Page 3 - Abberley Adventures - Feb 2021

ABBERLEY ADVENTURES 3
Academic Life
Despite the challenges of lockdown academic life continues to flourish We reviewed our timetable last term and were set to launch a a a a a new and improved curriculum in January LIFE lessons (Life Skills Identity Faith and and Ethics) were introduced and and these sessions incorporate what used to be delivered during Religious Studies lessons as well as PSHE which is a a a a a a mandatory subject for all children My thanks go to Mrs Kennedy for her energy and enthusiasm in in making sure that this subject has been been so well received More time had been been devoted to Design Technology and and Computing and and Mr Hiles has worked hard to ensure that the subject is a a a success despite lockdown We have reviewed the the amount of time allocated to the the different subjects and made some adjustments where necessary The younger children for example now have more time allocated to English and Maths Lots of fun has been had during online lessons but some serious work has has taken place and this has has been confirmed by some truly excellent effort grades across all year groups It is rumoured that one pupil managed to to achieve a a a a a 5 in every subject Well done to to you all for such hard work despite the difficulties More Scholarship Success
Since writing my last Newsletter in in in late December more of our Year 8 pupils have achieved awards to senior schools Very well done and huge congratulations to the following pupils 3
Grace Tomlin
Drama Scholarship to Malvern College
Tilda Morgan
Drama Exhibition to Malvern College
Tilda Morgan
Musical Theatre Exhibition to Malvern College
Joe Hawthorne
Art Exhibition to Malvern College
Rufus Hankin
Sports Scholarship to Cheltenham College
Edward Cook
Sports Exhibition to Cheltenham College
Scarlet Smith
Art Exhibition to Cheltenham College
World Book Day
At Abberley Hall we we strive to encourage a a a a a love of reading and we we were delighted to to welcome author Neil Jenkinson for a a a a talk to to Year 7 about how he he created his book ‘The Slime Gang’ He answered many questions and gave some excellent advice on on the process of writing and having a a a book published On Tuesday 9th March the whole school will be celebrating World Book Book Day
Officially World Book Book day is on 4th March but we have delayed in in the hope of having children back at school by 9th We are also keen to avoid a a a a a a a a clash with Year 8 exams For us the day will have an an an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theme and and we encourage everyone to take part We hope that children will be back with us from Monday 8th but if we cannot be at school then the the event will go ahead in some form virtually Please keep this date in in in in mind and start thinking about your costume!
Year 8 Exams
Despite the challenges of lockdown we continue to prepare our Year 8 pupils for Common Entrance and Scholarship exams this summer and we are committed to ensuring that they achieve the the excellent results that they have been predicted Mock exams will be taking place for Year 8 from Monday 1st to Friday 5th March Parents will have received a a a a a a letter with further details and an an exam timetable Papers will will be sent in the the post and they will will need to be posted back at the the the end of the the the week in the the the stamped and addressed envelope provided We wish all our Year 8 pupils good luck and we know that they will try their hardest Please note no no other year groups have formal exams this term