May 2017 Brilliant Club 2015/2016 Update As this year’s cohort of Brilliant Club members prepares to head off to Bristol University for their Graduation trip, one member of last year’s cohort has even more to celebrate. Every year The Scholar’s Programme who run the Brilliant Club scheme publish a magazine in which they include a small selection of the assignments completed by students from across the country. As a mark of the high standard of the work she completed, one of our students, Alyssa Khan (year 11), has been included in this year’s publication. Her assignment considers whether activities increase satisfaction and happiness in adolescents and she was highly praised by her mentor for her commitment throughout the programme. Congratulations Alyssa. DEAR PARENTS/CARERS What are you reading at the moment? A thriller? Short stories? Biography? What made you choose it and would you recommend it? These questions are buzzing around the academy as all of Year 7 (and Year 8 from September) are involved in DEAR (Drop Every And Read) where the students and staff literally put everything else to one side and enjoy reading. Not surprisingly it’s proving to be incredibly popular and making a difference to reading skills. Students have recommended books to staff and vice versa. Best wishes for a happy half-term. DRAMA DEPARTMENT THEATRE VISIT On Thursday 4 th May students from Years 9, 10 and 11 visited the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton to watch Exeter based Theatre Company, Le Navet Bete’s production Dracula, the Bloody Truth. The name Le Navet Bete (when literally translated it means “stupid turnips”) brought the perfect amount of mirth to this treasured fable. The company, which specialises in physical theatre, coupled ghoulish goings on with plenty of japing and an affectionate sending up of the classic horror genre. Performed by an exceptional quartet (Nick Bunt, Dan Bianchi, Matt Freeman and Al Dunn), who all portray a myriad of colourful characters, the story was conveyed partly as a series of memory monologues and partly through a deliberately nonsensical set of theatrical scenes. Set beneath a crumbing proscenium arch, students witnessed some sensational slapstick, frantic costume changes and airborne props, all strung together with clever dialogue and hilarious wordplay. A particular favourite of ours was the revolting sick in a bag routine. Brilliant! We cringed every time the actors stood near it. The trip was a GREAT success thanks to the exemplary behaviour of students and fantastic support from parents. Students even managed to get a photo with one of the actors after the show. Thank you Mrs Willson Headteacher Deputy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Assistant Head Assistant Head Business Manager Mrs Browncey
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May 2017
Brilliant Club 2015/2016 Update
As this year’s cohort of Brilliant Club members prepares to head off to
Bristol University for their Graduation trip, one member of last year’s
cohort has even more to celebrate.
Every year The Scholar’s Programme who run the Brilliant Club scheme
publish a magazine in which they include a small selection of the
assignments completed by students from across the country. As a
mark of the high standard of the work she completed, one of our
students, Alyssa Khan (year 11), has been included in this year’s
publication. Her assignment considers whether activities increase
satisfaction and happiness in adolescents and she was highly praised
by her mentor for her commitment throughout the programme.
Congratulations Alyssa.
DEAR PARENTS/CARERS
What are you reading at the moment? A thriller? Short stories? Biography? What
made you choose it and would you recommend it? These questions are buzzing
around the academy as all of Year 7 (and Year 8 from September) are involved in
DEAR (Drop Every And Read) where the students and staff literally put everything
else to one side and enjoy reading. Not surprisingly it’s proving to be incredibly
popular and making a difference to reading skills. Students have recommended books
to staff and vice versa.
Best wishes for a happy half-term.
DRAMA DEPARTMENT THEATRE VISIT On Thursday 4th May students from Years 9, 10 and 11 visited the Tacchi-Morris
Arts Centre, Taunton to watch Exeter based Theatre Company, Le Navet Bete’s
production Dracula, the Bloody Truth.
The name Le Navet Bete (when literally translated it means “stupid turnips”) brought the perfect amount of mirth to this
treasured fable. The company, which specialises in physical theatre, coupled ghoulish goings on with plenty of japing and an
affectionate sending up of the classic horror genre.
Performed by an exceptional quartet (Nick Bunt, Dan Bianchi, Matt Freeman and Al Dunn), who all portray a myriad of colourful
characters, the story was conveyed partly as a series of memory monologues and partly through a deliberately nonsensical set
of theatrical scenes.
Set beneath a crumbing proscenium arch, students witnessed some sensational slapstick, frantic costume changes and airborne
props, all strung together with clever dialogue and hilarious wordplay. A particular favourite of ours was the revolting sick in a
bag routine. Brilliant! We cringed every time the actors stood near it.
The trip was a GREAT success thanks to the exemplary behaviour of students and fantastic support from parents. Students even
managed to get a photo with one of the actors after the show. Thank you
Mrs Willson
Headteacher Deputy Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Assistant Head Assistant Head Business Manager