Dramatic News

In December 2012, a talented group of students performed a creative production of ‘Alice In Wonderland’.

The performance was based on the original story but with a very modern twist. This version was set in a supermarket called ‘Wonderland’. The students themselves devised the production from the start with complete creative control.

We are extremely proud of what the students achieved through hard work and commitment, while also ensuring that the whole process was completed. They performed to a ‘full house’ of supportive parents, family and friends who were captivated by the show.

We would like to share the thoughts of some of the students involved in this exciting opportunity:

“Alice in WonderlAnd WAs A greAt experience to be pArt of And i Would definitely do Another production”. (olly berridge – 8Aos)

“it WAs reAlly good fun, And i liked being Able to Work With neW people”. (chArley rAWlins – 8WW)

“i loved being Able to Work With students from other yeAr groups As it WAs reAlly good to build neW friendships”. (fAy Wilkins – 9ed)

“i liked being Able to be creAtive And creAte our oWn story And ideAs. it WAs brilliAnt”. (ZeenAt britt – 10tlW)

“it WAs fun Working With friends And hAving the opportunity to do something neW”. (holly rhodes – 8WW)

“it WAs greAt performing to such A big Audience Who Were reAlly supportive.” (JonAthAn oAkey – 8lr)

“it WAs good getting to knoW And Work With the younger students, And seeing them develop in confidence throughout.” (JAdene clegg – 11tW)

The Drama department and the college would like to thank everyone that was involved and made the show a success.

Uppingham Community CollegeA Specialist Technology Academy

Newsletter: February 2013

Alice In WonderlandAlice In Wonderland

From all the staff and all the students who came to watch the Staff Panto on the last day of Christmas term, we want to thank you for coming to watch. Your contributions to your house charities were greatly appreciated and we hoped you enjoyed the show. You were a brilliant audience and it was fantastic to see so many of you in the audience. Due to its over-whelming popularity, we hope to return for a second performance, next Christmas.

“Who Stole The Magic Mirror?!”

“Welcome to the Big Brother House.”

Staff Panto 2012

importaNt term Dates

FeBrUarY18TH

term begins20TH

yr 11 french gcse controlled speAking 2nd sessionyr 9 pArents’ evening

21STyr 11 french gcse controlled

speAking 2nd session22ND

yr 11 french gcse controlled speAking 2nd session

23RDrugby trip leicester tigers v

sArAcens25TH

gcse drAmA moderAtiontriAngulAr cross country (pm) tbc

27THcollege council meeting (p5)

28THmAths unit 1 resit (pm)

marcH1ST

house Assemblies2ND-9TH

yr 10 germAn Work experience (germAn students to ucc)

4THmAths unit 2 resit (Am)

7THWorld book dAy

yr 10 gcse drAmA frAntic Assembly Workshop

13THtheme dAy

yr 7 tWycross Zoo / on-siteyr 8 & 10 profiles home

yr 9 choices evening15TH

mArch neWsletter deAdline20TH

yr 7 profiles home25TH-29TH

no music lessons27TH

success Assembly28TH-10TH

eAster breAk

apriL1ST-5TH

ucc to don bosco11TH

term beginsyr 8 girls hpv immunisAtions

BUs pass paYmeNts

If you wish to travel on UCC1 and UCC2 the deadline for the Summer Term Bus Pass is Friday 22nd March 2013. The routes are...

Ucc1 roUte

market Harborough, Opp Police Station, Leicester Rd - (7.30am), Centre (the Square) - (7.35am)sutton Bassett, Bottom of Sutton Lane - (7.42am), Main Street opp Queens Head - (7.44am)weston by welland, Ashley Rd/N Lea Opp Post Box - (7.46am)ashley, Main Street, The George Pub - (7.50am)east carlton, A427 Bus Shelter - (7.59am)middleton, Berry Rd / Bury Close - (8.04am)cottingham, Outside No 8 High Street - (8.06am), Rockingham Road - (8.08am)rockingham, Gretton Rd / The Cottons Junction - (8.12am)Uppingham community college, Arrive AM - (8.20am)Uppingham community college, Leave PM - Mon & Wed - (2.50pm), Tues & Thurs - (3.35pm), Fri - (2.00pm)

Ucc2 roUte

Houghton on the Hill, A47 Uppingham Rd Bus Stop, Opp Rose & Crown - (7.40am)Billesdon, Leicester Rd / Long Lane, Bus Shelter - (7.50am)Uppingham community college, Arrive AM - (8.20am)Uppingham community college, Leave PM - Mon & Wed - (2.50pm), Tues & Thurs - (3.35pm), Fri - (2.00pm)

Please note you can pay for these passes on Wisepay.

paYmeNts iNto coLLege

For security reasons we recommend that all payments into college are made by cheque.

For your convenience, we will be introducing more options for online payments through Wisepay in the future.

We do not advise bringing in cash but if this is necessary, a receipt should be requested at the time. Any cash brought in should be for the correct amount as we cannot provide change.

FiNaNciaL assistaNce

There are a number of ways that you can access some financial support for your sons and daughters. If you are not currently receiving a support towards free school meals

but have done so in the past please let us know as there is now new funding from the government towards this.

Similarly we do have our own college fund which has been set up to help students have access to activities that might otherwise be too expensive. Parents who live in Spire Homes may also be interested to know that there is funding available for a variety of things such as trips, uniform and music tuition.

If you would like any more information please contact Student Services for a confidential chat. They would be only too happy to help.

UrgeNt remiNDer

If your child has been issued with crutches by the Hospital or Doctor, a parent/guardian should contact the college before the student returns to college. The college requires a completed ‘Return to School Assessment and PEEP’ form to be completed prior to the return of the student.

i amara LatiNa

Did you know that we offer Latin as an enrichment activity on Mondays from 3.00pm - 4.00pm?

Latin is a interesting language and is really useful for anyone considering an academic career path. Even if that is not the case, learning about the culture and history is fascinating. The lessons are open to students of all year groups and parents are welcome to join as well!

For more information please contact Mr Duffin at duffin_d@ucc.rutland.sch.uk or come along for a taster session. Have a look at this website for more reasons as to why Latin is cool: www.livelylatin.com

Lost propertY

Please take all belongings home at the end of the week or leave items in lockers. Items left in the cloakrooms and other areas of the college are collected on Fridays after school. Lost property will be available at the college shop the following week for students who have misplaced items.

coLLege sHop

(term time students only)mornings: 8.15Am – 8.30AmbreAk: 10.35Am – 10.55Am

Afternoons: 1.10pm – 1.40pmcheques mAde pAyAble to ucc or cAsh

HUmaNities DepartmeNtby Miss ballance

In recent weeks Year Eight and Year Nine have been studying the English Civil War and World War One respectively. Before Christmas these students were set a homework task of creating a timeline on these important periods of History.

The idea behind the timeline was to enable students to do their own research and use their imaginations to create a timeline of their choice. There were certain dates they had to include but the presentation of the task and number of dates was left open. It was incredibly pleasing to see the fantastic work that many students created.

The Humanities Department are keen to highlight some of the most creative examples of this work; celebrating the students’ hard work, effort and thought. They truly represent

what is meant by outstanding homework and show the very high quality and thoughtful work produced by these students.

coNgratULatioNs

Daniel Bennett (9PM) won Gold in the under 66Kg Pre-Cadet category at the British Judo Championships in Sheffield on the 12th-13th January. Daniel had some tough fights and had to wait until the end of the day for the final. The final was preceded by a procession of all the day’s finalists but the wait was worth it! The final was nail-biting.

“vAle’s dAniel bennett tAkes u66kg gold With A Win over strAtford’s lukAs rAZbAdAuskis.”

This competition win counts as double points for the ranking positions this year, which is a great start.

GCSE Design & Technology

coursework Final deadline 22nd February 2013

product design

Year 8 aND 9get creative!

On Wednesday 27th February, 32 students from years 8 and 9 English will have the opportunity to spend the morning with a local successful ‘Young Adult’ fiction writer. The author ‘Georgia Twynham’, has written a successful range of books which can be viewed on her website;

www.thethirteenth.co.uk

Ms Twynham will spend the session working on creative writing techniques with the students, in preparation for a series of writing sessions they will have during the Spring term. These sessions will culminate in the production of students’ own short stories, which will be showcased in the college library.

A Key Stage 3 competition will also take place with the student authors reading their work aloud to their peers.

Best of luck to our young aspiring authors!

tHe DUke oF eDiNBUrgH’s awarD

There is still time to complete your Bronze and Silver Award if you are a Year 11! Please see Mrs Thomas for more information.

Furthermore, we have two students who have completed their respective awards and wish to congratulate them.

compLeteD siLver awarDJoseph cunninghAm

compLeteD BroNze awarDellA brAhmAchAri

12 HoUr sports

First aiD coUrse

This is the first time we have run a sports first aid course and it was a huge success.

Well done to these students who completed the 12 hour course:

Alex gudgin

emmA brAy

JAck imison

kyle binder

luke eldridge

poppy clAxton

robert Johnson

trAvis ritchie

WilliAm Johnson

atteNtioN!saiNsBUrY’s active kiDs

voUcHers are Back

We are collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers again. This year we aim to purchase sports equipment for the college. Please collect vouchers from family and friends and post them into the letterbox at Student Services or the collection box outside the Sports Hall.

The more vouchers we collect the more equipment we can buy! Thank you in advance from Mr Bourne and the PE Department.

LoNDoN2LoNDoN:via tHe worLD

“a 2.5 year expedition to cycle, row and kayak a loop of the planet.”

Sarah Outen, MBE, took time out from her busy schedule to visit the college, where she gave an inspirational account of the first leg of her round the world adventure to students from all year groups.

Still only 27 years old, Sarah demonstrated what could be achieved through ambition and determination, and is a superb role model for the students.

Keep a track of the next stage of her journey on her website.

www.sarahouten.com

5 top tipsFor passworDs

CHOOSE A STRONG PASSWORDDON’T REvEAL YOUR PASSWORD TO OTHERSPROTECT ANY WRITTEN DOWN PASSWORDSNEvER GIvE YOUR PASSWORDS OvER EMAIL

CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD REGULARLY

keep it secret

GEORGIA TWYNHAM

sportiNg News

Despite the bad weather, sport has been continuing at the college with our winter programme and fixtures.

HaNDBaLLcoUNtY pLaYers

Five students from UCC were selected to play for the Rutland U16’s Handball team. Morgan Severn and Tom McFarlane (Year 8) and Tom Beach, Oakley Wilkins and Jacob Lockyer (Year 9) played in the East Midlands Regional Competition against Lincolnshire. The match was a tight contest finishing14v14

at full time. Extra time still couldn’t split the teams finishing 16v16. In the end, Rutland just missed out, losing in a penalty shootout.

The Rutland squad is made up of Catmose and UCC students, pictured above.

UCC has National U13/U15 Schools Cup Competitions coming up in April. If anyone is interested in playing in these teams, please contact Mr Lewin.

cricket visits

Tom Leonard, our Country Cricket Development Coach, has been visiting the college to run coaching sessions and assembly visits every Friday. The first indoor competition took place with the U15

Girls hosting the schools tournament involving Catmose and John Ferneley. A full outdoor programme of cricket will start in the summer term. Are you interested?

BritisH BasketBaLLcUp FiNaL visit

by Mr logan

In January, 45 students had the opportunity to attend British Basketball’s version of the FA Cup – the BBL Cup final. The aim of the day was to provide an opportunity for students to experience a live Basketball game at professional level and to encourage participation in Basketball. The game was between Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles. The game was eventually won by the Leicester Riders. Throughout the day, those

HANDBALL

BASKETBALLCRICKET

attending were also able to watch England vs Ireland, the BBL Slam Dunk Contest and were even treated to some high flying acrobatic Basketball Dunks during half time by the ‘Crazy Dunkers.’

Seeing as everyone on the trip had such a good time, there may be another similar day out in the future. If you didn’t get to go this time, make sure you try to go on the next one!

aNtHoNY cLark visit

Former GB Badminton International and Olympian, Anthony Clark, visited the college for his second visit in January as part of the Sky Sports Living for Sport Programme. Anthony delivered an assembly presentation to over 200 students talking about his career, his training, and the values of sport. Anthony then spent two hours coaching the college’s Badminton squads, pictured above.

Both visits have been really well received by students and staff alike and the college has signed up to continue the project next year. UpcomiNg coLLege eveNts

aLL eNgLaND opeN BaDmiNtoN cHampioNsHips

Members of the UCC Badminton Club will have the chance to watch International Badminton players when they visit the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham for the All England Open on Thursday 7th March.

Places for this trip will be available after the half term break. Please see Mr Lewin to book your place.

Leicester tigers visit

We are running our second visit of the year to watch the Leicester Tigers. This time students have the opportunity to watch an evening game at Welford Road as they take on Saracens on Saturday 23rd February in an 8.00pm kick off. Tickets plus transport are just £15. Anyone wanting to attend should see Mr Lewin to register.

U13 BoYs rUgBYby Mr bourne

The UCC U13’s won their Quarter Final County Cup match against Woodbrooke 37 v 20. The U13 Rugby Team faced horrendous conditions to take their place in the Semi-Final of the County Cup where they will play Mount Grace away. The boys fought hard, winning the ball during the breakdown and scoring tries on the break. Aaron Hart and Morgan Severn scored three tries each, playing with controlled power and aggression. All the boys can be extremely proud of their efforts and can look forward to the Semi-Final.

Thank you to Mr Fagence and Mr Steele for their coaching of the squad.

BADMINTON

ANTHONY CLARK

FUtsaL competitioNs

This term has seen the Boys Futsal Competitions take place. The Year 9 and 11 teams both narrowly missed out on winning their tournaments on goal difference. However, the Year 10 team won their tournament on goal difference to become the first UCC team to win a Boys Futsal competition.

comic reLieF DoDgeBaLL

We will be running a charity Dodgeball Tournament on Friday 15th March as part

of our Comic Relief activities.

Fancy dress is compulsory for all teams. If you would like to enter, put together a squad of 6 players and get practising. Full details after half term.

aFter scHooL cLUBs

After half term we have the following after school sports clubs running.

To register for any of these clubs, please see Mr Lewin.

HALF TERM

Sporting FunAt UppinghAm CommUnity College

Sporting FUn For BoyS And girlS oF All ABilitieS From 5- 11 yeArS

10.00am - 3.00pm - Daily

m o n D a y 1 1 t h - F r i D a y 1 5 t h F e b r u a r y

£45 For All 5 dAyS or £10 per dAy

Tel: 01572 823631 / 07902 243405email: lewin_R@ucc.RuTland.sch.uk

AthleticsFootballKwik CricketTag Rugby

GamesRoundersTennis

BasketballMini Hockey

FUTSAL

congrAtulAtions to sAm WilliAms, sven hArt, cAmeron shArp, ben richArds, JAcob gregg, Josh elliott, Joe bell And JordAn neil Who mAde up the squAd.

moNDaYs climbing club

bAdminton

tAble tennis club

hockey club

FriDaYshAndbAll club

fencing club

netbAll club

rugby club