PSFA Committee members
Parents Staff & Friends Association AGM
Our second AGM is being held on Monday 18 March at 7pm in the BDC.
If you are able to come along we would love to see you. The three main committee roles are filled with candidates happy to stand again and there will be no pressure to commit to becoming a regular face if you prefer not to.
We’ll be thinking about events for the coming year, allocating funding in response to recent requests from staff and considering the direction we want take the PSFA with regards to a whole school approach. We very much hope to see you there!
Birchwood Bonus Ball
The draw for December was made by Mrs Jacobson, and witnessed by two members of school staff. The prize of £62 went to Tracey Tyler with winning number 13. January’s draw was made by Dr Ingate and also witnessed by two members of staff. Congratulations go to Mary Augustine with winning number 31.
The Birchwood Bonus Ball is a raffle style club, with up to five numbers available to purchase per person, per subscription period. The subscription fee is £2 a month per number, payable in advance for the remainder of the academic year. 50% of subscriptions shall be allocated as prize money and 50% to PSFA funds with prize money depending on the membership uptake. Draws shall be held on the last day of each month.
If you would like to take part by purchasing one or more numbers, please email confirming your name and contact telephone details.
Wine Tasting
Thank you to everyone who came along to our wine tasting event on Friday 1 February. We hope you enjoyed it, picked up a few hints and tips and had some fun too! If you have any feedback for us on the evening or the types of events that you would like us to hold in future then do please let us know. We raised just over £300 and will be looking to run another in the future.
An Inspector Calls
The Year 11’s were treated to a production of An Inspector Calls to help with their revision.
The Globe Players production company performed the play, stopping every so often to explain parts and give ideas to the Year 11’s, in the hope it would be a useful revision tool for the upcoming English Literature mock in February.
The English department thought by seeing the play acted out would help the Year 11’s with the “Response” part of their essay.
It was a useful experience, and both the Year 11’s and English department would like to thank the Globe Players for coming along and giving the students a chance to see the play in full.
The Year 11’s would also like to thank the English department for organising the event.
Niamh Payne and Emily Robson, BBC Reporters
Tenner Challenge
Year 9 Business students took part in the Tenner Challenge workshop. The aim of the Challenge is to make as much profit from the initial £10 investment using a business idea of their choice.
Jo O’Rilley, the event organiser said, a big thank you to all who contributed to a great morning with sixty Year 9 students The Brazier Trust for funding, to Gladys and Dave for giving up their time to volunteer, and Mrs Dervish for co-ordinating, also to the other teachers who helped!
We covered a lot of team challenges, skills needed in the workplace and the launch of the Tenner Challenge. I look forward to hearing what the teams do this year and how much money they raise. Any profit they make the students are able to keep for themselves.
Mrs Dervish, Business
Primary links with Birchwood
Year 6 students, from nine local primary schools, have been attending Birchwood to help stretch and challenge their maths skills. To conclude their time at Birchwood they showcased their work by building a truncated icosahedron decorated with all the maths they had learnt.
The winning teams were Northgate for decoration, St Michaels and All Saints for structure.
Mrs Cox, Maths
Back to School for Year 7 and 8 Parents
Birchwood’s Maths department held another ‘Back to School’ evening for Year 7 and 8 parents. Twenty two brave parents came along and took part in a carousel of Maths lessons ranging from Nth term to Pythagoras’ Theorem to Chinese Grid Multiplication. After an hour and a half, they left with minds bursting with useful mathematical knowledge and tummies full of tea, sandwiches and cakes.
Feedback was fantastic and we look forward to running the event again next year. Thank you to my Maths colleagues for making the evening possible and to Mr Kadlec and his catering team for providing the delicious refreshments.
Miss White, Maths.
Art Easter Workshop
Learn how to make:
- A paper Easter wreath
- Bunny or carrot boxes for your Easter treats
Thursday 28 March 2019, 3:30pm - 5:00pm C23
There will be a £1 charge to cover the cost of materials.
We are limited to 30 spaces - first come first served!
Sign up today on the sheet outside C23.
County Dance Festival
Love is in the air!
The lovely Mrs Devoti, from the cafe, is making some yummy Valentine themed cupcakes for today.