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Bo sham Village College

Lode Road Bo sham

Cambridgeshire CB25 9DL

Tel: 01223 811250 Fax: 01223 813123

enquiries@bo shamvc.org

“This is an outstanding college, where a very strong

ethos of community, high quality learning and

aspira onal academic achievement exists

throughout.”

AA message from the Principal

Welcome to our final newsletter of the year. Once again you will have the chance to read of the wide-ranging and amazing achievements of our students. As we approach the end of the summer term, activity in the college reaches fever pitch; in recent weeks, for example, we have had exhibitions, music concerts, a wide range of trips and visits, both home and abroad, alongside many sporting successes.

Another end of term highlight was the transformation of the Principal’s Lawn into a Gatsby style venue for the Leavers’ Ball; this event provided us with the opportunity to celebrate, in true style, the achievements and contributions of our outgoing Year 11 students; we thank The Friends for once again supporting this event so generously. As a year group they have been faced with additional challenges during their final year with us, following the late announcement of significant changes to GCSE examination requirements. Supported by staff, they responded with maturity, drive and hard work and we wish them well for their results in August.

We are so lucky that we have such a talented and committed staff who are prepared to go ‘above and beyond’ to ensure that these opportunities are possible. I am sure that you would join me in wishing them an enjoyable and well-earned summer break.

At the end of another successful year for BVC, thank-you for your on-going support and commitment.

KKate Evans

FFriday 18th July -- TTerm Ends at 1.25pm TThursday 21st August -- RResults Day AAutumn term 2014/15 WWednesday 3rd September -- TTerm starts for Year 7s only TThursday 4th September -- TTerm starts for all of school TThursday 2nd October -- SSchool closed for training day TThursday 2nd October -- OOpen Evening 227th -- 331st October -- HHalf--TTerm MMonday 1st December -- SSchool closed for training day FFriday 19th December -- TTerm Ends at 1.25pm SSpring term 2015 MMonday 5th January Term starts 116th -- 220th February -- HHalf term FFriday 27th March Last day of term

DDates for your diary

It all began around a year ago when I started talking with some Year 10 students in my form about what a great project it would be to build the electric car and race against other schools. We started looking for funding as the cost of the car was around £2400, but didn’t have much response. One of the students whilst on work experience at GE men oned the project and said they would like to be involved. Their parent company in America have grants available that involve collabora on between GE and a student project. The applica on was submi ed and was successful, which enabled us to purchase the kit to build the car.

I then adver sed the project with Year 9s to see who would like to be involved, and ended up with a fabulous group of 11 students from years 9 and 11 who were very commi ed and worked hard.

The car arrived in late November and we started building straight away. Every fortnight we would spend 1.5 hours a er school working on the next stage of the build, and 2-3 volunteers from GE would come and assist the students. It was a long process, with the instruc ons not always the easiest to follow, par cularly when it came to the electrics. In the weeks before the first race we were working on it nearly every day a er school to try and get it finished.

Finally it was done, and we entered the first day of tes ng and racing at Rockingham Speedway. The day started slowly with some simple modifica ons needed to pass scru neering, but once that was done the boys took turns doing laps of the 1.5 mile speedway circuit during the test sessions. It was fairly clear that we were going to be struggling for pace compared to most of the teams, and problems with our circuit breaker started rearing their head (and con nued to throughout the day).

In the first race we were pleased with our start and soon found ourselves a respectable 26th out of 39 cars. Unfortunately, problems started to appear, par cularly with the circuit breaker which slowed us up and by the end dropped us back to 34th. We desperately tried to make modifica ons between races and started the second race with our fingers crossed. Unfortunately, this didn’t help and although we resolved the circuit breaker problem, we had power issues that we couldn’t work out in the limited me we had. Despite these issues, in the second race we came 32nd of the 39 cars, so achieved our goal of not coming last, though we must have come close to being the most rescued car from the track a er breaking down! The vast majority of the other schools involved had done this before and had amazingly engineered cars, clearly with large amounts of funding built up over years, so the boys did brilliantly to be on the grid compe ng with them.

The boys had a great day despite our problems, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They were a credit to the school, and having had a good first compe ve day, are now working on improvements to the car design to reduce the problems. The boys are planning to build a new, lighter and aerodynamic car next year, completely from scratch. We do need funding though to get this plan off the ground. If any parents know of companies that would like to sponsor the group and be adver sed on the car then if they could please contact me it would be much appreciated. I also hope to recruit another group of students to work on the exis ng car and see if they can improve the design we have for next years races.

Mr Ma Hall

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German Exchange—Part 2

Our week in Kempen by Ela Maczkiewicz, Year 10

This year, students from year 10 and 9 took part in an international exchange with a school similar to ours in the town of Kempen. The first leg of the exchange was in February, when our German partners came over to stay for a week here. In May, students from BVC travelled to Germany for a fun-filled week. Travelling to Kempen on Thursday, the journey was long, loud and lustig! Spending around 8 hours in the company of our friends, bellowing old chart number 1s was inevitable. That evening, we met our exchange partners again. On Friday, we went to school in Kempen, to experience German school life, and take part in their lessons. Later on in the afternoon, the majority of us walked and cycled into Kempen for sightseeing, and more importantly – ice cream! Saturday was spent with our exchange partners. In my case, and for a few others, we took a train into Düsseldorf, for shopping and sightseeing. The day after, a large number of us took a trip to a theme park. Not only did this mean a fun day out with our friends, but thankfully, screaming is universal, and so the language barrier was no problem! On Monday, the whole school of over 1000 students, plus the English students, journeyed to a zoo in the Netherlands, to celebrate the school’s 50-year anniversary. Meercats, monkeys and some overactive mongoose were just a fraction of what we saw. On our penultimate day, the German exchange participants all went into Köln (Cologne) together, to see the cathedral and have some independent time. Not only did it pour down the whole day, but climbing around 600 steps to the top of the cathedral tower was the most exercise we had done all week, and the boys were quite out of breath! Overall I believe we all had a fantastic time on German exchange, and would recommend it to any student thinking of participating.

Back in May, twenty six BVC students completed the second leg of the German exchange to the Erich Kästner Realschule in Kempen, north-west Germany. It was a fantas c opportunity to experience first-hand German life, culture and language, whilst making new friends, both German and English. The ar cle below gives you a flavour of what the group did during the week, and you can find out more about the Exchange and our partner school on the College website. Many thanks to all BVC families who supported the 2014 exchange. Mrs Nicola Hill, Languages Faculty

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On Friday 13th June, Bo sham played host to forty Dutch students from Anna van Rijn College in the Netherlands. They were visi ng Bo sham as part of the annual Dutch exchange, and were greeted by a group of enthusias c but slightly nervous Year 8s. Together students spent the day answering big philosophical ques ons, crea ng beau ful wire sculptures and comparing life at their two schools. By the end of the day, any ini al nerves had gone out of the window and students enjoyed a celebratory a ernoon tea with their new friends, before saying a sad goodbye. Hopefully this won’t last too long though as a group of Year 9s will get the chance to visit Anna van Rijn College this November. A big thank you goes to Mrs Melling, Mr Gee, Mr Seeley, Miss Damant, Mr Tolhurst and Mr Farewell for their part in organising/running the day. Miss Keeley Richards

Dutch Exchange—Part 1

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Drama students follow the yellow brick road

A er being offered support and guidance from the past Year 11 drama leaders, myself and four other determined GCSE drama students took on the challenges of pu ng on a large produc on performed by years 7 and 8. This involved key responsibili es: teaching, learning and listening.

The Year 7s and 8s worked extremely hard to produce such a big and challenging performance: The Yellow Brick Road. From the weeping lion and the heartless n man all of the characters got to the Emerald city! The yellow brick road was li ered with theatrical and technical obstacles which we will all take on board to face future performances.

We hope to see the future Year 8s and the new Year 7s in September!

Georgie Hegley 10.2

News from the Arts department The Arts department has had another busy term. The KS3 open mic lunch me was very well a ended, as was our week of KS3 lunch me concerts. The students performed with enthusiasm and confidence and were well supported by the audience. The summer concert was another highlight with 100 students taking part in a varied programme which included performances by the orchestra, junior band, Year 7 and 8 vocal groups and the jazz band. There were also wonderful individual and small group items making the evening’s programme varied and entertaining for all. In the interval the audience thoroughly enjoyed looking at the work displayed in the art and technology exhibi on whilst being entertained by Year 9 musicians. It was a great way to spend a summer’s evening. Well done to everyone involved!

Mrs P Hall & Mrs Y Grainger

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One of the highlights of the BVC calendar is Leavers’ day. Year 11s are very fortunate to get the chance to dress up and celebrate the end of their five years at Bo sham in this very special way.

The day included breakfast, formal assembly, lunch , a ernoon tea and a concert. Mrs Evans spoke to the students about grasping opportuni es and Mrs Denise Cook, Assistant Head of Learning recalled her five years with the group and how they had blossomed. She said “it has been a pleasure ge ng to know them over the last 5 years, watching them grow in confidence and mature into fine young people. I wish them well in what ever their chosen path is a er BVC and ask them to stay in touch.”

Mr Phil Burgess, Head of Learning, relayed some amusing anecdotes about the group, along with some reflec on and thoughts about looking forward to the future.

The concert included a performance of ‘Happy’ by members of staff, a rou ne they had previously performed in the Leaver’s video. Photos of the day can be seen on the BVC website.

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Year 7 support Red2Green Last term, Year 7 organised and ran an Easter fair. Each form had 2 stalls, and these included ‘Make up the teacher’, delicious cake stalls and ‘Dangling Donuts’. The fair was a success and a lot of fun – although it may have taken Mr Baker and Mr Farewell a while to wash the makeup off! Overall, we managed to raise £128.90 and we were really proud to present this cheque to Red2Green. Ben LeMaire 7.6

Back in June, Year 10 GCSE Business Studies students benefited from business advice from some of the city’s leading finance experts in a Dragons’ Den style event, organised by The Cambridge Building Society.

The students organised themselves into 12 businesses and pitched their ideas to the CBS Dragons to secure their start up capital investment. The entrepreneurial students were given £10 to turn into as much profit as possible and employees of the building society mentored the students on elements of business such as Marke ng, PR, Product Development and Pricing Strategies.

Sue Higginson, corporate manager at The Cambridge Building Society, said: “The students wrote business plans and pitched to a panel to gain investment. They worked out the pricing by looking at compe tors and traded during two break mes. They managed to turn £120 into more than £400 and it was a great opportunity for the students to think crea vely whilst pulling together the skills they have learnt so far on the course including presen ng, budge ng, project management and other areas related to star ng a business and organising themselves for trading.”

Sarah Kennedy, Business Studies teacher at BVC added, “We are very grateful to the Cambridge Building Society dragons for providing their me and exper se to mentor our start-up businesses, and of course for the funding they provided. Students have thoroughly enjoyed this prac cal opportunity to experience business. Over a period of 3 months, a huge amount has been learnt, as well as raising money for this well-deserving charity. We are very proud of all our businesses in contribu ng to the final dona on of over £400 to the Teenage Cancer Trust.”

The winning teams were the Doughnut Factory and TCT Carwash.

Baking for Sunflowers More fundraising from Year 7! Four girls, Sophie Kelly, Anna Butler-Finbow, Megan Faller and Lucy Crawford (all in 7.3) did a big bake sale for Sunflowers Care, a charity for children from 0 - 18 with a variety of complex health needs. They offer long term care and short break respite care by a team of nurses, therapists and carers.

The girls raised £76 and were thrilled with their achievement. Thank you to everyone who supported the girls by buying a cake.

Miss Alice Tozzi

Dragons help raise money for Teenage

Cancer Trust

World War 1 Centenary Commemorations at Bottisham

Memorial Poppy Garden

Back in November last year, Mrs Williams and students in the Hor culture group planted the poppy seeds. They tended them un l March when the bed was prepared and the seedlings planted out. The garden was officially opened on

May in a ceremony a ended by Mrs Evans, representa ves from the Bri sh legion and members of Year 9. It was a very emo ve ceremony, being accompanied by Mr Tooley playing the last post.

But why a poppy garden?

The use of the poppy was inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields". Its opening lines refer to the many poppies that were the first flowers to grow in the churned-up earth of soldiers' graves in Flanders. The poem was wri en by Canadian physician and Lieutenant, Colonel John McCrae on 3 May 1915 a er witnessing the death of his friend, a fellow soldier, the day before. The poem was first published on 8 December 1915 in the London-based magazine, Punch.

In 1918, American YWCA worker Moina Michael, inspired by the poem, published a poem of her own called "We Shall Keep the Faith". In tribute to McCrae's poem, she vowed to always wear a red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for those who served in the war. In November 1918 she appeared at a conference with a silk poppy pinned to her coat and distributed 25 more to those a ending. She then campaigned to have the poppy adopted as a na onal symbol of remembrance. In 1921 the poppy was adopted by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, a founder of the Royal Bri sh Legion.

Now, in the weeks before Remembrance Sunday, The Legion holds a fund-raising drive , during which ar ficial red poppies are offered to the public in return for a dona on to the Legion. Every poppy helps us to support the Bri sh Armed Forces past and present, and their families. The Legion now has a campaign to cover the UK with poppies during the centenary period in commemora on of all those who lost their lives in the First World War. Bo sham’s poppy garden is their contribu on to this.

WW1 in Music Last term, Year 9 students studied music from the

me of World War 1 as part of the commemora on of the start of this war. The project included listening to examples of popular songs from this me and also studying how music was used to accompany silent films such as the ground breaking 1916 film “The Ba le of the Somme”.

Some students went on to compose songs using authen c lyrics from 100 year old songs, using popular chord pa erns and musical devices of the

me, but o en with a contemporary twist! Other students chose to compose a sound track for an extract from the silent movie. This music was then performed live while the movie was playing,

to an audience as it would have been in 1916 when more than half the adult popula on of Britain went to cinemas to see it. In 1916, a piano or cinema organ would have accompanied the film using tunes of the me. Our students used a range of instruments and musical devices to add appropriate mood to the moving images. This project was also an opportunity to listen to Laura Rossi’s recent work for orchestra which also accompanies the “Ba le of the Somme” silent movie. She is currently working with the Imperial War museum, organising some possible future events of commemora on. The students produced some excellent composi ons and two examples can be seen on the bo sham youtube channel. Mrs Pam Hall

Students visit the Somme

Year 9 students headed off on their annual visit to the Somme ba lefields this term. Students started by ming how long it took to cross No Man’s Land in a bus travelling at 60kph to get a sense of how big the ba lefield was. We then went to see Lochnagar Crater, the only hole le by the mines which were blown up under the German front line on the 1st July 1916. Due to the centenary of WW1, the Friends of Lochnagar (who maintain the site) have started adding plaques to the walkway round the crater to remember individual soldiers from all wars since WW1. This generated a fierce debate on whether that was a good idea! A visit to Fricourt German cemetery and Dartmoor Bri sh cemetery helped us to consider how different na ons chose to remember their dead and why they might have made these choices. We ended up by visi ng the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, a huge monument with over 70,000 names of soldiers whose bodies were never found. Built in the 1920s, it reflected the view of the me that the First World War was a victory despite the huge human cost, an interpreta on that has changed a great deal since.

It was a trip that gave us a lot to see, a lot to think about and a lot to argue about! Miss Kate Hammond

WW1 in English Year 9 have been studying a unit on war poetry in their English lessons. Students were asked to take a poem as a s mulus and write a recrea on of the poem in another form. Below is an example by Jess Sparkes.

Recrea ons - Anthem For Doomed Youth

Where are the bells? The church bells; the church bells that should be ringing for the men who died for their country. They gave up their lives for us, for their country and we don't have the common decency to give them a funeral, a burial, a thought. These men died as ca le, thrown into a cart like lumps of meat already butchered. Hung on display for everyone to see. We will only hear monstrous the anger of the guns. No church hymns to bid them farewell, no funeral, no thought. No one will come and look for these men; they will just be le to lay here. Le to rot. Le to die. Only the stu ering of rifles rapid ra le to send them on their way. Where are the thoughts for these men? Where are the prayers? This isn't fair. They deserve so much more than this. More than just a few words mumbled to say 'thank you' for your lives. There isn't enough me. Too many men dying too quickly. There isn't enough me to say a prayer for each and every one of the men who are dying on the ba lefields. They will not have the honour and respect they deserve; this isn't fair, this isn't right. Save the choirs, save their voices. No one will hear them sing again. Save the hymns. No choirs to sing at their funerals. What candles may be lit in their honour, their memory. No one will mourn these soldiers. Not in the hands of men but boys, boys too young to die. Boys, too young to die, to fight, to be taken away from us. Families wai ng for their men to return home. Fathers, sons, brothers husbands; these men who s ll ma er to someone out there. And now, each slow dusk a drawing down of blinds. A sunset. A sun that sets but never reappears. This is the sign to show that their lives have ended, that they have fought well. The honour belongs to them.

Bottisham Archive

The History faculty have been working hard to collate WW1 stories from people associated with the college and Bo sham. These stories have been put into an online archive called ‘Bo sham at War’’ This can be viewed at bo shamatwar.wordpress.com It includes stories and photographs and we hope you will take me to have a look. This is an on-going project and we are keen to add more stories. If you would like to contribute please e-mail khammond@bo shamvc.org or phone the college.

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Year 7s have a blast! At the end of June, Year 7 went to Leicester for their annual trip to the Na onal Space Centre. As we approached Leicester the rocket tower could be seen from a distance and there was lots of excitement as we waited to explore. There were 144 steps to the top of the rocket tower but it was worth the climb. There were lots of interac ve exhibits to explore. The Astronaut show in the Planetarium was definitely the highlight of the trip, with the 3D simulator ride crashing on the moon of Jupiter coming a close second. It was a long day but it was full of fun and exci ng memories.

Miss Charlo e Daymond

History brought to life in Berlin

Once again, Year 11 took off to Berlin over the Easter holidays to kick start their GCSE history revision and to learn more about 20th century German history. Star ng with a climb of over 150 steps to the top of the Siegessaule (the Victory Tower) to gain an overview of Berlin, we quickly sorted the men from the boys! From there, we used the trains, trams and buses to visit some of the key sites: the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, the University where the Nazi book burnings occurred, the TV Tower and the old Jewish Quarter. The Jewish Quarter is fascina ng, containing one of the few synagogues which was not destroyed by the Nazis on Kristallnacht in 1938, buildings with WW2 ba le damage s ll very evident and a wealth of crea ve ways in which people have chosen to pay their respects to the Jews who lost their lives during the holocaust. A er a night in our much-loved hostel – you could hear a pin drop as people were so exhausted! – we were out on the coach to Sachsenhausen concentra on camp to learn more about the holocaust. As the official training camp for the SS in Germany, Sachsenhausen was deliberately used to try out new ideas, both in terms of how to get labour from its inmates in the most efficient fashion, and in how to end their lives. It is not an easy place to visit, but it was one that made a deep impression. From there, we went to see the Berlin Olympic Stadium and, via lost bags and missed trains, went to see the exhibi on on the Gestapo and SS in the centre of the city. We ended at the Holocaust Memorial, where a fierce debate was had over whether it succeeded or failed in its aim to make people remember the 6 million Jews who lost their lives during the Holocaust. The jury’s s ll out on that one… A final morning of site-seeing, to see the buildings where the July Bomb Plot was engineered and to visit the Berlin Film Museum to revise Weimar culture, was followed by plenty of shopping and a great deal of ice-cream. It was a really packed three days, but a lot of fun, and we look forward to being back there next year! Miss Kate Hammond

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2014 Leaver’s Ball Once again the Year 11 Leavers’ ball was a night to remember. Rain was threatened all day but a er a brief shower just before the start, the weather stayed dry. The residents of Bo sham, rela ves of the students and staff marvelled at the amazing procession of vehicles bringing the students to the red carpet. As well as the usual Rolls Royces’, Porches, vintage cars and camper vans, there was an army truck, horse transporter, tuk-tuk, horse drawn carriage and caravan! One couple arrived by delivery bike and another was delivered in a wheelbarrow!

Mrs Cook and her band of helpers decorated the marquee on the principal’s lawn in black and gold, Great Gatsby style. Thanks goes to Milly Parry and Becki Arksey who made most of the decora ons.

In between dancing the night away, the students enjoyed a magician and chocolate fountain. Photos and a video of the evening can be seen on the Bo sham website.

A fantas c evening was had by all and we look forward to 2015 when who knows what we will see come down Lode road!

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Are you Au sm aware? Back in May, Year 11 student Emily Lodge gave a presenta on to staff about Au sm. She wanted to make everyone more aware of the condi on and put together an informa ve powerpoint presenta on to explain the facts. She explained that people with au sm have differences in the way they communicate, different social skills and intense and repe ve behaviours, known as s ms. Every au s c person is unique, some can have more severe problems than others but it doesn't mean that they can't live a normal life - they just need some extra help. Emily thinks a lot of people don't understand Au sm, which means that they get treated differently and are o en bullied. She thinks this is sad and wants au s c people to be accepted and for people to realize how much harder life is for those with au sm.

Growing and

Learning Back in December two students star ng helping Red2Green in their gardens. This then progressed to Red2Green providing them with their own plot, which is now tended by five students. They are growing carrots, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, fennel and an array of wild flowers, and sunflowers.

They really enjoy caring for the plants and watching everything grow, but are not so keen on the weeding which needs to be done every visit! They are looking forward to harves ng the crops and plan to make a large potato salad at the end of term. Some of the students plan to study Hor culture in year 10 when they will progress to gardening at Angelsey Abbey.

GCSE Catering students get the taste for Interna onal Cuisine.

Groups of students competed in a Master Chef style challenge, their task was to plan, cook and present a Turkish/Greek mezze style pla er. The results were first class and we all enjoyed ea ng pla ers of hummus, pi a bread, spanakopita and vegetable crea ons.

The following week, a visi ng Indian Chef Rama Vramasram was invited to introduce the students to the culture and cuisine of her home country and demonstrate some classic Indian dishes.

Henry said—”I enjoyed having someone come in and teach us about some interes ng recipes and techniques from another culture. It was interes ng to see and taste. If only there was more to eat!”

Amy said—”I really enjoyed learning about Indian cuisine from watching Rama cook. It was especially interes ng to see how the techniques and recipes differed from English dishes. The best part was tas ng the delicious curry and samosas! I hope to try cooking Indian food soon.”

Mrs Gill Taylor

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On Saturday 26th April, Burwell Tigers Under 13 Football Team took part in the Cambridge and District Colts League Knock-out Cup and won the final 2 - 0. The en re team consists of boys who a end Bo sham Village College. Well done to Josh, Adam, Henry, Joe, Angus, Robert, Luca, Ben, Oliver, Kian and Toby. The team are currently short of players. If anyone is interested in joining this friendly team, please contact Alison Logan on alogan@bo shamvc.org

SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS BY BVC STUDENTS

Back in May, four boys from BVC, Callum Fullwood, Harry Taylor, Toby Bicknell, & Alex Millward were part of the Cambridge & District Schools Team that took on Liverpool in the final of the ESFA Playsta on Inter-Associa on Trophy. The first leg was played at the Abbey Stadium in Cambridge and hopes of a 2 - 1 win were dashed in the final minutes when Liverpool equalized.

The team headed up to Goodison Park in Liverpool on May 15th for the 2nd leg. When Callum Fullwood scored a penalty to level the match with 12 minutes remaining, it looked as if the team’s chances of winning the trophy for the first me in their history were s ll very much alive. Unfortunately, those hopes were dashed two minutes later when Liverpool scored the winning goal.

It meant more final heartache for the Cambridge & District team. They have reached the final of the showpiece event four

mes and s ll have not yet won outright. The manager, Mark Critoph said “We’re proud of them. They ba led for every ball, they worked hard and we were chuffed with them – we can’t ask for anymore.”

Well done boys!

Mark and Lewis train with Co enham Roller Hockey Club on a weekly basis where they are fortunate to have Carlos, the England coach come and regularly take their training sessions. They also train with the England team once a month in Peterborough and play in tournaments most weekends.

In February, they went to Portugal with the England under 9 , under 11 and under 13 teams where they spent the days training and the evenings playing matches against Portuguese teams. Roller hockey is a much bigger sport in Portugal than in England. Their ambi on is to represent England and we wish them every success in achieving this.

Ben has been playing cricket for Cambridgeshire since 2009 and is currently part of the Cambridgeshire U14s squad. He also plays for Harwick and Caldecote 1st XI in the Senior 1 League. Ben was offered a place in the Northants Cricket Academy in March 2014 a er a successful trial and has represented the academy in a number of fixtures. Well done Ben!

Burwell Tigers take the cup

Lewis & Mark Roller Hockey

Stars of the future!

County Cricketer Claydon

Lucy Ashworth is a very talented gymnast who belongs to a Cambridge Gym Club. She recently competed in a 4 piece compe on in Bury St.Edmunds which involved bars, beam, vault and floor exercises. She had a clear round and came 3rd in the beam and 4th for the floor. Her coach was really pleased and she is now preparing for the next compe on.

We look forward to hearing more about Lucy’s progress in the future.

Gym-tas c!

BVC boys ba le it out in Liverpool

Photo courtesy of Cambridge Evening News

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Adult & Community Learning

We have had a very busy year in Adult Learning, with so many learners enhancing their skills in a variety of cra , cookery, language and fitness classes, as well as achieving qualifica ons in RHS Hor culture, English, First Aid, Bookkeeping and Counselling.

Our new prospectus for Autumn 2014 is now available with lots of new and exci ng courses: Ballroom Dancing, Bollywood or Belly Dancing, Digital Photography, Guitar for Beginners, Learn to Draw, Pain ng in Acrylics, Makeover Your Home, Silver Clay Jewellery, Stained Glass Making, and much more.

In addi on, we have some courses designed to help those wishing to improve their skills for work. We are offering a Maths GCSE for adults and Saturday workshops on Compu ng: Learn the Basics, MS Word and Excel and a course to help with applica ons and interviews; ‘Get That Job!’. Some of these courses are offered free of charge, subject to eligibility. Full details can be found on our website www.bo shamvc.org/adultlearning or by contac ng the Community Office during term me.

If you are re red, and would like to come along to Bo sham Village College’s catering suite a er school to learn to cook some simple meals and eat together a erwards, please contact the Community Office for further details. This course is free.

We hope that there is a course in our new programme which will take your interest, but if you have any sugges ons for future courses, please let us know.

Mrs S Tarasewicz

Forget John Travolta, ‘Friday Night Fever’ is the latest event to hit BVC!

Friday 6th of June saw the first Year 7 disco organised by the Friends of Bottisham Village College, when over seventy Year 7s turned up to rock out in the main hall. With both the DJ mix and the pick-n-mix, everyone appeared to have a great time, helped by some serious lighting effects and a foam machine!

The disco brought together the Friends and Year 7 Teachers, and was a lovely example of the how the Friends would like to develop further over the coming years. “The Friends is about raising money for the school but it is also about bringing different people together and providing fun events for the pupils and also the community” says Rebecca, “Events like the disco are fun for everyone, and are about more than just fundraising”.

The final Friends event of the year – the Bottisham Ball was a great success. The Great Gatsby theme was very popular as the tickets sold in record time! The Bottisham Ball supports the provision of the marquee for the Year 11 ball which happened the night before.

Other things that the Friends have supported this term include a substantial contribution to the Bottisham Student project and also provide funding for the ongoing wireless networking provision across the school site. There will be more information about this in the coming weeks.

With the end of the term fast approaching, the focus for the Friends is now towards the new school year and continuing the great work of the Friends so far. If you are interested in the work of the Friends, have questions about how we choose where to spend the funds, or would like to suggest a possible event, please get in touch. The Friends have a Facebook page or you can email friends@bottishamvc.org.

Splash Disco

Arts & Cra s

Mul -Sports Giant Pool Inflatable

Under 8s swim FREE

£1 Courts for kids Lion Learners

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Football Success! This years’ football cups brought an unprecedented level of success with both Year 9 and 10 boys teams reaching the district final at Histon. In what proved to be two very closely fought games, the Year 9 team sadly came away runners up whilst the 10’s ul mately prevailed! A huge congratula ons to all boys involved.

Rounders Success! The Year 9 girls ‘A’ team put in a great performance in their compe on, ending up runners up to St Bedes in a very tense final game! Yet more success for Year 10 came in the girls district rounders compe on. They defeated St.Bedes, Chesterton and Bassingbourn to win their group, and went on to win their semi-final against Netherhall. They le their compe on victorious a er bea ng Comberton 6 -1 a resounding win! Well done to all girls that have represented BVC in rounders this term.

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Athle cs Five students represented Bo sham at the County Schools Athle cs Compe on this term with some superb results. Josh Hubbard came 3rd in the junior boys for hammer, with Alice Newcombe and Ashley Brown both coming 2nd in their respec ve 1500m races. A special men on must go to both Maisey Snaith and Finlay Marrio for not only winning their respec ve events, but also for achieving English Schools’ standard. Together with Alice Newcombe, they are all compe ng at the English Schools Athle cs Championships at Birmingham on 12th and 13th July. Well done to all!

Several school records have been broken with this seasons athle cs fixtures. Well done to the following students:

Hannah Spray – Year 7 Javelin (18.70m) Maisey Snaith – Year 8 100m (12.69s) 200m (tbc) 300m (42.75s) David Dow – Year 7 1500m joint record (5:07.00) Adam Cross –Year 8 100m (tbc) Lily Turner – Year 9 300m (tbc) Ashley Brown – Year 10 1500m (tbc)

Also the Year 8 boys and Year 10 girls relay teams.

Primary School fes vals The summer term once again saw a host of primary school fes vals being held on the BVC playing fields. First came the Year 3 mini Olympics fes val which was supervised by thirty four Year 8s, who did a remarkable job in their first ou ng as sports leaders.

Two hundred and sixty Year 5 & 6 students visited us for the Pentathlon sports fes val when Year 9 sports leaders were deployed to ensure the smooth running of the day. Many primary school teachers commen ng on the high level of commitment and professionalism shown from the BVC students. And in July we hosted a Year 1 mul -skills fes val where seventy Year 8s again organised and encouraged the young visitors.

Well done to all that have assisted as a sports leader this year!

Jubilee Cup On the 25th June, ninety students from years 7 to 10 competed at the Cambridge Athle cs Track on Wilberforce Road, in all track and field events. There was an amazing atmosphere with over 1000 students in a endance from ten schools within the Cambridge district. All of our students were a great credit to the school and there were numerous impressive and victorious performances on both the track and in the field, with several school records being broken on the day. We even had a special visit from Mr Alvey who came to support, along with lots of parents. It truly was a team effort with Bo sham Village College finishing runners up, narrowly beaten by The Perse school.