Each week I share the theme which is being explored by staff and students in school to give an opportunity for you to discuss this at home as a family with your child.
This week our theme is ‘Rule of Law’ and our whole school assembly on Wednesday was led by Mr Coombes.
His slides are copied below with a link to a TED talk by Kimberley Motley which he included.
Other activities on Wednesday included a full public exam briefing for Year 11 from Mr Berryman and a training session on Emotional Logic for Peer Mentors with Mrs Edwards which will support their work with Year 7 students.
eSafety Presentation
You will recall there was an eSafety event for parents last week when Ken Corish reminded us that being online is an extension of our usual environment and that we should treat our online friends with the same respect that we show to our friends and acquaintances when we are not online.
Mr Corish’s presentation is now available at the link below (please click on the forward arrow to view the Prezi presentation).
Excellent Work
Our Excellent Work this week has been submitted by Ms Welton from the Year 8 Classical Civilisation latest project. Students were asked to design a Roman town after studying their main features and then present their plan to the class.
Students’ work was judged using this list of criteria:
Includes all the key features of the task: location, main buildings, Uses detailed technical vocab e.g. aqueduct, amphitheatre Presenters speak with clarity and confidence, and share the workload equally
Schaefer Mann 8S
Rick de Wilde, Stanley Dilloway 8S
Mackenzie Pike, Daniel Atkin, Finlay Kirk 8W
Individual Achievements
Schaefer Mann 8S
Well done to Schaefer who played on the champion team (Team Southwest, TSW) in the U14 junior nationals for underwater hockey in Sheffield last weekend. Schaefer had one goal on the day and the team played five games and were undefeated, winning the final 2 – 1.
Oliver Pollard 7C
Congratulations also to Oliver who recently spent four days playing football for Callington Colts U12s in Callington’s twin town of Guipavas, France.
Oliver played in two formal matches against two U13 teams, winning 7 – 0 against Gousenou and drawing 3 – 3 against Coataudon FC by whom he was presented with their team’s pennant for Man of the Match. The team also took part in the Town Parade.
Callum Lyons 10N
On Sunday 28 April Drake Judo Club held their annual ‘Birthday Bash’ in Tavistock. This year the event included a team competition between club judoka from Devon and Cornwall. One girl and boy from each weight group was chosen to represent their county.
Well done to Callum who was chosen to captain the boys’ team. After a frantic set of determined fights the Devon boys came out on top by 70 points to 35. The Devon girls had a very close competition and narrowly won by 51 points to 50 points.
Callum also puts in many hours each week to help coach the younger club judoka at the Plymouth Life Centre and at the village hall in Sparkwell and is seen as a great role model.
Fintan Kinsella 6TJB
We heard this morning that Fintan has been selected, following audition, to attend a National Youth Theatre summer school. When he has completed the two weeks of intensive training he will be eligible to take part in future National Youth Theatre productions. Well done Fin!
Fin is also leading on our student-led production of Agatha Christie’s play ‘And Then There Were None’ which will be staged in the Edgcumbe Theatre from 10 – 11 July. Please save the date for this; there will be more information available soon.
Ten Tors Challenge 2019
Ten Tors training is officially done writes parent Mr Clifford. After many hundreds of miles walked, a few navigational deviations and a few more blisters our DHSB teams are now physically and mentally fit and ready for this year’s Ten Tors challenge.
Over the last six months students have been given navigational and survival skills that will remain with them for life and equip them well for the event. Not to mention leadership, communication, team working and resilience opportunities to add to their own skill set.
On behalf of the entire school and Ten Tors training team we wish our students well for this year’s event.
Many students also take part in the annual challenge with organisations outside school and we will publish a full report after the event.
Teams leave basecamp for the last time and ascend Watern Tor before sunrise
Mr Ames (Ten Tors team manager) takes a moment to appreciate the morning vista as the sun rises in the East
Team 35 complete their first Ten Tors training at Holming Beam
Staff News
I’m pleased to let you know that Mr Quinlan has achieved his Level 1 Google Educator Award.
He said that this will enable him to fully use G Suite for Education in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning. For example, one of his Year 7 classes is creating a shared website which will be useful when they revise for their exams.
Sports Update
Football
Many congratulations to the Year 10 team. The team is through to the Devon Cup final after beating St Peter’s 6 – 4 in the semi-final.
Cricket and Softball
The Year 7 team won their first ever cricket game by one run on the last ball in their match against Stoke Damerel this week. Well done to them and the Year 8 team for getting the cricket season off to a good start. The Year 8 team won both their matches.
Year 7 team
Year 8 team
Pictured here is the Year 9 and 10 Softball Cricket team who also had a good start to the season.
Table Tennis
DHSB participated in the Plymouth Schools Table Tennis league and did very well.
The team finished in second place on this occasion narrowly missing out to the Plymouth School of Creative Arts.
Future Events
Monday 6 May
Bank Holiday
Tuesday 7 May – Friday 10 May
Year 12 Exams
Tuesday 7 May – Wednesday 8 May
Year 11 GCSE Art Exam
Wednesday 8 May at 18.00
PTFA Meeting
Friday 10 May – Sunday 12 May
Ten Tors Challenge
Friday 10 May
Year 11 Final Day in School
Monday 13 May
Start of Summer GCSE and GCE Exams
Wednesday 15 May
Year 13 Final Day in School
Friday 17 May
Year 10 Reports
Friday 17 May
Year 10 SRE Morning
Wednesday 22 May at 16.00
Bushcraft Parents Meeting
Friday 24 May
Final Day of Summer Term One
Monday 3 June
First Day of Summer Term Two (A week)
Monday 3 June – Friday 7 June
Year 7 Exams Week