St. Bede's Catholic College Specialist Science and Sports College

Issue 204 23rd October 2015 T: 0117 377 2200 E: contact@stbedescc.org W: www.stbedescc.org

THIRD GREAT ST BEDES BAKE OFF On Monday 12th October pupils demonstrated their vast range of baking skills in the third annual St Bede’s Bake off. With over 150 entries it was a very difficult task to choose the winners. After a lengthy deliberation the following names were announced:

Phoebe Cremin and Reegan Reeves (Year 7) – Pastry Freya Sawyer (Year 8) Cookies

Laura Turpin (Year 9) Small Cakes Fayth Thomas (Year 8) Tray Bake Lauren O’Hagan (Year 11) Bread

Samuel Knight (Year 10) Vegan Portia Smith (Year 7) Large Cakes

Megan Robertson (Year 8) Show Stopper Portia Smith was crowned overall ‘star baker’ having produced an excellent Rainbow Smartie Surprise.

Congratulations to all those who took part and keep on baking!

CATENIAN PUBLIC SPEAKING

Sunday 18th October saw another nail-biting competition as Bristol schools com-peted for the annual Catenian Public

Speaking competition. Our candidates presented compelling arguments for their chosen subject. Year 11 pupils

Amy McMahon and Karolina Symanska (Head Girl) both gripped the audience as they grappled convincingly with the challenging subject:

"Liberty means responsibility". Martha Eustace (last year's winner) was able to present this year's first prize to

Karolina. This win makes it four in a row for St. Bede’s:- Jake Roy, Ben Whitfield, Martha Eustace, and Karolina. Amy was awarded joint third prize.

An amazing afternoon. Thank you for listening!

Portia Smith, Star Baker

Amy McMahon and

Karolina Syzmanska

THE BIG DRAW In the week beginning 12th October, we celebrated The Big Draw – the National Campaign for Drawing. This year’s theme was ‘Every Drawing Tells a Story’, and our pupils have been taking part in drawing activities in tutor groups and across the curriculum. Visiting artist Rory Doona led a drawing workshop for some Year 8 pupils and also led talks to GCSE Art pupils about working in the creative industries – a valuable experience for all.

We also found some talent amongst our staff – sixteen teachers entered the drawing competition and students have been busy guessing the artist behind each picture… answers revealed before half term!

Well done and thank you to all those who helped to celebrate The Big Draw.

PUPPET WORKSHOP On Monday 12th October the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama came to St Bede’s and led a puppet workshop with Year 8 pupils. The pupils enjoyed a demonstration of their fantastic giant puppet in Theatre Benedictus and got the chance to create their own puppets and perform with them! A brilliant morning, fun while learning!

DATES FOR

YOUR DIARY

23rd October END OF TERM 1

2nd November START OF TERM 2

WEEK A

5th November Dry Ski SlopeTraining

10th November SIXTH FORM

OPEN EVENING 6.30PM

12th November Dry Ski SlopeTraining

Sixth Form Kintbury

Retreat Depart

Year 12 visit to Colston Hall,

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

NEW STATE OF THE ART SCIENCE LAB AT ST. BEDE’S

We are delighted to announce that our state of the art chemistry lab is completely finished, thanks to funding from parents through Gift Aid and governors. Working in the laboratory will hopefully inspire even more students to go on to study chemistry and physics at A-Level and beyond. Ms Mason, Head of Science said “It is the additional fume cupboards which really mark out this lab. These mean we now have a university-standard facility which enables students to participate in a range of more advanced and exciting practical experiments. Previously students would have been taught a number of concepts by watching a demonstration by the teacher or on video. “Our A-Level groups have in the past also had to travel to Bristol University to carry out practical activities associated with their study and although we are immensely grateful to the university staff for their support over the years, it is now wonderful to be able to have these excellent facilities here at St. Bede’s. “We have a very strong take-up for chemistry A-Level; the lab is a real boost to our sixth form resources. I am sure also that the younger pupils will be delighted to be using these facilities.”

SPANISH THEATRE SCHOOL

We were delighted last week to hear that year 8 pupil Megan Scarpati recently

performed the role of Pinocchio in front of an audience of 300, entirely in Spanish!

Megan, who is fluent in the language, attends a Spanish Theatre School in Muller Road,

Bristol. Megan thoroughly enjoyed the experience and is now looking

forward to auditioning for their forthcoming production of Frozen, again, in Spanish!

RUGBY UPDATE

Wednesday 14th October saw the first foray into full contact competitive Rugby for some of our year 7s as they contested a festival held at St Bede’s. St Bede’s was happy to put out two strong teams, both with a healthy number of substitutes. Our two sides competed strongly and showed up well against varied opposition. This festival was a precursor to a future event hosted by Oasis Academy Brightstowe that will decide who progresses in the competition. With dress rehearsals finished, we are encouraged by our boys chances. Thursday would see more Rugby at St Bede’s in the form of a year 11 match versus Redland Green School. Unfortunately our boys weren’t quite able to get the win in a game that saw our attritional style surpassed by Redland Green’s exciting backline, leading them to a ten-point victory. Whilst the Year 11 players were slogging it out on the 1st XV field, we were lucky enough to have seventy-two excited Year 6s contesting a Tag tournament on our 3G pitches. The tournament, set up to offer our Catholic Primary feeder schools the opportunity to come and experience our fantastic facilities first hand, before applications for year 7 close at the end of the month, was a terrific success and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The competition follows a number of visits by our Head of Rugby, Mr Luke to those feeder schools, giving the prospective St Bede’s boys and girls a taste of rugby to whet their appetite prior to arrival at the College. St Bonaventure’s Catholic Primary were crowned eventual winners against a very good St. Francis side and were handed their trophy by former St Bede’s pupil and now Bristol Rugby player, Joe Joyce.

A'LEVEL ART TRIP TO ST. IVES - 8th-11th October

The College Art Department had the opportunity recently to take the

current A-Level students to St. Ives in Cornwall for a weekend of art

activity and enrichment. The students visited the Barbara Hepworth

Museum, several independent art galleries as well as the famous Eden

Project. In all environments, the students were encouraged to draw, paint

and use their photography skills in a creative and exciting way. They also

had the opportunity to work with a local artist who introduced them to

why St. Ives is important amongst Artists worldwide. He gave the stu-

dents a snapshot of a professional artist using his skills, as well as teaching

them skills and new ways of working. It was a valuable experience for the

students and the work that they have produced has certainly enriched

their own portfolios.

FIRST WORLD WAR BATTLEFIELDS TRIP TO YPRES AND THE

SOMME

At 5.00am on Thursday 8th October, 39 excited Year 9 pupils

and 4 staff set off on their tour of the First World War

Battlefield sites. We visited the fascinating Memorial

Museum of Passchendaele, where pupils investigated the

three battles of Ypres and explored replica bunker and

trench systems; the moving ceremonies at the Menin Gate;

the Somme area and Thiepval, where we held our own

ceremony and laid a wreath in memory of those who

sacrificed their lives in the First World War. Our First World

War experience was tied together by our final visit to the In

Flanders Field Museum.

BATTLEFIELDS TRIP 2016

Letters are now available to Year 8 for next year's Battlefield

Trip. If you have not received a letter from your tutor,

please see Mrs Lewis. Deposits need to be returned to Mrs

Gates by Friday, 6th November 2015.

NATIONAL POETRY DAY

In the last issue of the newsletter we had just celebrated National Poetry Day. The theme this year was

‘Light.’ Pupils were encouraged to create their own poetry on this theme.

Congratulations to Isabelle Faria and Catlin Baber who were our winners.

THE FOREST FIRE—Isabelle Faria, Year 9

Blazing flames engulf.

Consuming, spreading, growing,

Furious, eating.

Like a pack of hungry wolves

Nothing escapes them, no one.

THE LONE LIGHT—Caitlin Baber, Year 10

Swallowed in the darkness Its silvery light shines bright

Above it sits alone Cold, distant, it guides us home The Lone light glows in the night

NEW LOGO FOR PASTEUR HOUSE!

Pasteur House Council have been running a competition to design a new logo. We

wanted something that encompassed the ethos of the house as well as represent

Pasteur himself - Kylle Deligero, Year 10 came up with the perfect design. It is

complemented by the house motto: #anythingispossible. We are very proud of our

new logo. Well done Kylle! Eoin Condron and Charlotte Norris Pasteur House

Captains.

Arete Sixth Form ST BEDES CATHOLIC COLLEGE

“ A climate where students discover a thirst for knowledge and a passion for learning.”

OPEN EVENING Tuesday 10th November 2015 at 6.30pm St. Bede’s Catholic College, Long Cross, Bristol BS11 0SU www.stbedescc.org

OCTOBER HALF TERM MULTI SPORTS CAMP

During the October half term the St. Bede's

Community Sports team will be running a week long

multi-sports camp for boys and girls aged 7-14. The

camp will run from Monday 26th-Friday 30th October

from 9am-3pm. There will be a whole range of sports

played throughout the week ranging from basketball,

football, cricket to dodge ball, rounders and invasion

games. The camp costs £10 per day or £45 for the full

week if booked before the end of today. If booked after,

the cost is £12 per day or £50 for the week.

For more information and to book a place please

contact Rob Allan, Community Sports Development

Officer, on 07825 767582 or email r.allan@stbcc.org.

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

PRIMARY CROSS COUNTRY

On Monday 12th October St. Bede's hosted the North

Bristol primary cross country championships.

Pupils in years 3, 4, 5 and 6 from 13 different local

primary schools took part with pupils in years 5 and 6

competing for the opportunity to qualify for the

County finals and represent North Bristol on

November 14th. In perfect weather conditions, over

400 children competed with impressive results.

The overall winning school on the night was

Elmlea Juniors with Westbury Park and

Westbury-on-Trym tied for second and

St Bonaventure's taking third.

Good luck to all the children that qualified to

represent North Bristol at the county finals.

CAFOD Young Volunteers day

On Tuesday this week year 10 St Bede's pupils along with other year 10’s from schools across the Diocese

came to St. Bede's to take part in the CAFOD young volunteers programme. The theme of the day was

campaigning. Pupils discovered the different campaigns CAFOD run around the world and how we can start

campaigning and teaching other pupils about the issues faced in our country and beyond. The focus of the

day was creativity and teamwork and we were challenged to find creative ways to present a specific CAFOD

value to a target audience. Overall it was a fun and exciting day which allowed pupils from all schools to work

together and learn about CAFOD. Dominic Britton, year 10.

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Girls

1st DES B/B B/B DES PAST

2nd PAST PAST DES B/B DES

3rd B/B DES PAST PAST B/B

Boys

1st DES PAST PAST DES PAST

2nd B/B DES B/B PAST B/B

3rd PAST B/B DES B/B DES

Girls 1st:

DESCARTES = 39 Boys 1st:

PASTEUR = 37

2nd: BELL BURNELL = 32 2nd: DESCARTES = 37

3rd: PASTEUR = 27

3rd: BELL BURNELL = 31

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Congratulations to Nikrad Nassiri, Lauren O’Hagan and

Harriet Selway who were recently awarded their Bronze

Duke of Edinburgh award. The year 11 pupils all agreed it

had been a wonderful experience and all look forward to

starting their silver award.

Wear It Pink Day Pupils and staff were invited to accessorise their uniforms and ‘Wear It Pink’ today to raise funds for

Tenovus Cancer Care. At first count this morning, we had raised £410.00! We are anticipating that the

final amount will be over £500.00! Well done to all who participated. Pupils and staff had so much fun,

all for a worthy cause.

JOB VACANCIES Governors at St. Bede’s wish to appoint an:

English and Drama Teacher for January 2016 This is a full time teaching position

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 3rd November 2015. Science Teacher

Maternity leave cover – January to April 2016 The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 9th November 2015.

Vice Principal for Easter 2016

Information on all vacancies are available on our website www.stbedescc.org

SWEENEY TODD Last night 50 pupils from years 10-13 along with 10 staff watched the production of 'Sweeney Todd' at the Bristol Hippodrome. This was an amazing opportunity to see Welsh National Opera; world-class opera com-pany perform Sondheim's dark comedy; a musical set in the 1970s telling the story of Sweeney, a man seek-ing revenge. Those who enter his shop get more than a close shave. The unlucky ones end up in Mrs Lovett’s rather unsavoury pies! It was an unforgettable performance and thoroughly enjoyed by all.