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December 2012 

NEWS FROM WOODROFFE

The PTA’s amazing annual event, A 

Taste of Christmas, always signals the 

start of the Christmas season and gets 

December off to an excellent start. This 

year’s was probably one of the best 

ever, with a constant stream of visitors 

throughout the evening and excellent 

performances from our musicians to 

entertain the crowds. Year 7 students 

also distinguished themselves with a 

range of exciting stalls and, of course, 

their relentless enthusiasm! Over four 

thousand pounds was raised and I 

am sure that everyone who was there 

enjoyed it. 

We now look forward to the Carol 

Concert, this year being held at St. 

Michael’s in Lyme Regis on Tuesday 18 

December. Please note the change of 

date. 

Woodroffe has an enviable reputation 

for music and, indeed, the arts in 

general and I am therefore delighted to 

announce that we have been chosen 

by the DfE to be one of two National 

Lead Schools tasked with promoting 

and developing Cultural Education. Bids 

were invited from National Teaching 

Schools and we were lucky enough to 

have ours accepted; it is also a sign 

of the reputation of Woodroffe’s arts 

programme that we were chosen over 

a number of very well known schools 

across the country. 

As is the case with most initiatives 

from the Department for Education, the 

guidelines are fantastically vague but 

there are clearly huge opportunities for 

the school in leading this project. We 

will be working with the Arts Council’s 

‘Bridge’ organization, RIO, whose 

remit is to make sure that we have 

the facilities and expertise we need to 

generate further artistic activity across 

the country. It is likely therefore that 

we will be put in touch with some major 

national projects which otherwise 

might have passed us by. Now that 

the Specialist Schools Movement is 

dwindling and the funding for this drying 

up, Lead School Status will allow us to 

embark upon a significant period of new 

creative activity. A £50k grant will also 

help! 

Our work as a National Teaching School 

has begun to take off this term and we 

have been busy working with the other 

schools in the partnership in order to 

develop ways to share good practice 

and thus improve the quality of teaching 

both in school and across the region. 

Teaching School status has already 

given us access to opportunities we 

wouldn’t normally have had, including 

Research Grants, Staff Training, and 

links to other outstanding schools and 

I am sure that these opportunities will 

continue. 

Finally, as the year comes to an end, 

I am sorry to say that Woodroffe is 

about to lose one its most outstanding 

members of staff. Gilly Warr, our 

Administration Manager has worked 

at the school for twenty-four years 

and, indeed, was a pupil here. Anyone 

who has had any contact with her will 

know of her astonishing efficiency and 

her utter commitment to the school, 

and Woodroffe will be a poorer place 

without her. Personally, I will approach 

Christmas wondering what on earth I am 

going to do without her to organize me. 

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy 

New Year. 

RPS 

REMINDER 

The Woodroffe School Christmas Carol 

Concert 

Mr J Cullimore, Head of Music would like 

to invite you all to come and see all of 

the school ensembles singing together 

at the school’s festive Christmas Carol 

Concert. The Concert will be held on 

Tuesday 18 December from 6.30pm at 

St Michael’s Church in Lyme Regis. 

F O L L O W U S O N 

@woodroffeschool

London Art Trip – Andy Warhol, Ice Skating and Graffiti 

On Friday 07 December, Mr Vine, Head of Art and Digital technology, and 35 sixth form students left Dorset for a three day trip 

to London. 

Day one of the visit saw the group experience the capitals award winning Street Art tour through its vibrant East End. As 

well as learning about East London’s incredible creativity, historical and cultural events, the group were taught about the 

appropriateness of street art – where and when it can be used and how it can help to rejuvenate run down areas of inner 

cities. 

The day was followed by visits to a number of independent galleries around Hoxton Square including the ferociously 

fashionable White Cube – home to some of the world’s most cutting edge art. 

The evening saw the group dine in London’s infamous Planet Hollywood before a trip to the Royal Haymarket Theatre to 

watch One Man Two Governors. 

On Saturday morning after a typical Londoner’s Full English breakfast, it was off to the Halcyon Gallery where their tour guide 

showed the group a number of exciting exhibitions from some of the world’s most prestigious artists. These included works by 

Mitch Griffiths, Robert Heindell, Santiago Montoya, Mauro Perucchetti, Lorenzo Quinn and Andy Warhol. 

They group also visited ‘Death: A Self Portrait’, a winter exhibition held at the Welcome Collection showcasing over 300 works, 

followed by the highly acclaimed photographer Tim Walker’s show at Somerset House. The group stayed at Somerset House 

for an hour’s ice skating in the evening. 

The final day of the trip was spent in Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland and Harrods for a spot of Christmas shopping before 

returning home. 

One Year 12 student said “An exhilarating, whirl wind tour of London’s lively art scene! An overwhelming trip rich with joyful 

hurrahs and inspiration a plenty. A huge thank you Mr Vine and the staff for organising the trip”.

Arts Award News 

Christmas Crafts in the Shelters 

Year 8 students Lottie Rouse and Lauren Boggan planned and ran a Christmas craft workshop in the Lister room on Marine 

parade for local primary school children. 

The two girls are working towards their Silver Arts Award. For the leadership part of the award they decided they would like to 

share their skills with young people. 

They organised a wonderful variety of activities from Christmas cards and Origami to showing the children how to make their 

own felt Christmas tree decorations. 

Year 8 - A Bridge Too Far? 

Y8 are just completing a project on 

structures and have designed and 

tested bridges for their strength by 

hanging weights from them 

A very noisy and exciting end to the 

busy term 

Miss Barnes, Head of Design 

Technology 

Both girls were really pleased with the way the workshop turned out. “It all ran really smoothly, the children enjoyed the activities 

and we received some very positive feedback from them.” 

Alison Bowskill 

It’s a Wrap! 

All Year 8 students produced a textile book cover in DT this Autumn. The two best designs from each of the nine groups were 

selected. 

Students are currently working on a similar design with Fabergé Eggs in Art. 

Miss Barnes, Head of Design Technology

Blitz Alcohol Education Roadshow 

On Friday 23 November Year 9 had 

the opportunity to explore five sessions 

provided by the Blitz Alcohol Education 

Roadshow. The initiative is aimed at 

reducing antisocial behaviour, providing 

alcohol education and in particular how 

it can affect your health. 

For the first session the students 

watched a drama production performed 

by the Solomon Theatre Group. The 

powerful performance was followed 

by a Jeremy Kyle style question and 

answer session. The actors remained 

in character for this session and Mr 

Greenhough, Head of Year 9, was 

pleased to see the students interrogate 

the actors with poignant and ethically 

analytical questions. 

The day then progressed with sessions 

on the effects of alcohol, sexual health 

and the consequences of alcohol and 

antisocial behaviour which affect the fire 

service – this included hoax calls, arson 

and the misuse of fireworks. 

Mr Greenhough, Head of Year 9, said “I 

was so pleased to see Year 9 approach 

all of the sensitive sessions is such a 

positive and enthusiastic manor. They 

carried out sensible discussions relating 

to some very difficult issues whilst still 

managing to have lots of fun”.

CCF Taster Sessions 

November and December are busy on Wednesday afternoons after school. For six weeks Year 8 students have been coming 

along to a series of CCF taster sessions to find out what CCF training is like and what the CCF has to offer them. Despite little 

daylight and either rain or freezing temperatures the prospective cadets have thrown themselves into everything with great 

enthusiasm. 

As with the majority of training, it was planned and delivered by the senior cadet instructors. This year the programme was 

very ably led by Cdt. Sgt. Ellie Hayter and her team of Year 11 and 12 instructors. The activities ranged from rigging a sailing 

dinghy, learning how to build a shelter and cook in the field, flight simulation, rocketry, camouflage and small unit army 

manoeuvres. In January we look forward to officially welcoming those who choose to join. 

Major Ruffle, CCF Leader 

Congratulation to Lieutenant 

Ransome-Williams 

It is with great pleasure that the CCF 

announces the promotion of Mr Simon 

Ransome-Williams to the rank of 

Lieutenant. This follows his successful 

completion of Royal Navy Advanced 

Officer’s course in August. This involved 

a week-long qualification course at 

the Britannia Royal Naval Academy 

at Dartmouth. All of the cadets and 

adults in the CCF offer him our warmest 

congratulations. 

Major Ruffle, CCF Leader

Clothes Show Live 2012 – Fashion, 

Textiles and JLS! 

On Monday 10 December, I and 39 

textiles students from Years 10, 11, 

12 and 13 left school at 7am. Our 

destination was the Birmingham NEC, 

the location for the Clothes Show 

Live 2012. After a three hour coach 

journey, we reached the venue and 

headed straight for the main arena- this 

was enormous! 391 exhibitors were 

exhibiting everything from makeup, 

clothes and shoes, to handbags, 

jewellery and magazines. I passed 

stalls selling vintage clothes at £5 a 

T-Shirt, to deluxe teeth-whitening stands 

at £89 for 20 minutes. Rimmel London, 

Barry M, Models Own and Helen E 

were just some of the big beauty brands 

on the floor, their coveted gift bags 

filled with products, in a rainbow of 

colours. Elle and Company magazine 

had stands; I asked these about work 

experience possibilities and gained 

useful information about websites to visit 

and people to contact. 

This proves that aside from the 

wonderful selection of scarves, shirts, 

dresses, jewellery and beauty products, 

the Clothes Show Live can also help 

with education: there was a section 

of the arena dedicated to University 

and Colleges specializing in Fashion 

and Textiles. I visited many of these, 

following Miss Barnes’ advice, and 

spoke to the students running them. 

This proved invaluable, as the students 

talked about what their Universities 

were like, and gave great advice on the 

courses available. 

The fashion show at half past twelve 

broke up the day- It was an incredible, 

extravagant performance with great 

music and dancing, beautiful models 

and 230 inspiring outfits! JLS kicked 

off the show, and a cast of fantastic 

dancers and models followed suit: 

twirling and strutting their way down 

the immeasurably long catwalk. 

Renowned designer Henry Holland and 

Stylist Grace Woodward presented the 

show, creating a vibrant, exhilarating 

atmosphere that stayed with us for the 

rest of the day. For those who did not 

purchase anything the complementary 

goody bag at the exit was a delight. The 

whole day was a success. I really felt I 

was at the heart of the British fashion 

and I am hoping for another trip next 

year! 

Jess Morgan, Year 12 Student

A Visit to the Eden Project for the Year 10 Environmental Science 

Students 

Mr Loveland, Head of Humanities, Mr Brown, Head of Year 7 and Mr 

Thomas, Head of Sixth Form, accompanied a group of Year 10 Geography 

and Environmental Science Students to Cornwall earlier this month to visit 

the Eden Project. 

The trip, which offered much more than just a fun day out in Cornwall, was 

introduced into the curriculum to fit into the groups study on ecosystems 

which is currently being studied as part of their GCSE course and in 

particular investigate the characteristics of a tropical ecosystem. 

The group not only had chance to look around the ground layer, they also 

experienced the dizzying heights of the skyway in the rainforest biome. 

Some students were overheard saying “This looks incredible from up here” 

and “I can’t believe a place can be this hot all of the time!” 

There was of course a chance to experience a very different set of climatic 

conditions on the outdoor ice rink where the skills of balance, control and 

moral support were all tested. 

Mr Loveland said “A big thank you to the students for conducting 

themselves in an excellent fashion all day! Next stop, an investigation into 

the Lyme Regis beaches!”

2013 School Production to be the 

Biggest To Date 

We had an overwhelming turn out for 

the Bugsy Malone auditions this term 

and although we could not offer a place 

to everyone who auditioned we do now 

have a cast of 112 students ranging 

from Year 7 to Year 12. In addition to 

this there will be a backstage crew and 

band, so a huge number of the school 

will be involved in this year’s show. We 

were thrilled to have so much interest 

and it is very exciting to be working with 

our biggest cast ever. It is also a little 

daunting! 

Year 7 are Just Crackers About 

Christmas 

This term Year 7 and Miss Cropp, 

Teaching Assistant, have been getting 

into the festive spirit by spending 

their Wednesday lunchtimes creating 

Christmas decorations for the Year 7 

tutor rooms. They have enjoyed making 

a range of different items such as cards, 

tags, banners and baubles. They also 

had a demonstration of how to make 

Christmas crackers by Dr. Graham and 

this week they printed their own baubles 

in the Art Department (pictured). 

I would like to remind parents that they 

have been sent the rehearsal schedule, 

consent form and a letter through 

Parent Mail. It is very important that you 

check your Parent Mail regularly as I 

will be communicating with you through 

this system, for example letting you 

know when your priority booking for 

tickets will start. We also have a Bugsy 

Malone area on the home page of the 

school website, where all the relevant 

information can be found. 

If anyone can donate any time, 

expertise or materials that might help 

with things such as costumes, props 

and set building we would be very 

grateful. Please contact me on acruwysfinnigan@woodroffe.dorset.sch.uk 

Rehearsals start in January and the 

performance week is week commencing 

24 June 2013. 

Ms A Cruwys-Finnigan, Head of Drama

Tackling the Energy Challenge Together! Relevons ensemble le défi énergétique ! 

The Geography and Modern Foreign Languages departments are currently working on a very exciting project, called SEACS: Sustainable Energy Across the Common Space. SEACS was officially launched in May 2011 and is a three year exchange project 

bringing together five partner organisations: three UK local authorities; Devon County Council, Dorset County Council and Wiltshire Council, the French county council of Côtes d’Armor, and the French agglomeration of Lannion-Trégor. SEACS is a €2 million 

project selected by the European Cross-border Cooperation Programme INTERREG IV A France – England and is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the five partner organisations. The project will continue until September 2014. 

SEACS is about empowering and inspiring people on each side of the English Channel to actively reduce their energy consumption. The aim of the project is to create opportunities to reduce energy demand, implement energy efficiency measures and use 

clean/renewable energies. The project will raise awareness on the importance of acting now on climate and energy issues and encourage people to change attitudes and behaviours towards energy usage for the long term. The Anglo-French project will identify 

practical measures that lead to sustainable energy use in the cross channel region. This will be achieved by learning from past and existing energy related projects and by jointly creating new initiatives. 

Students from the Woodroffe School have formed an Action Group and are working in partnership with the Collège Lucie et Raymond AUBRAC in Brittany. The Action Group consist of Phoebe Rowe, Josh Philips, Aaron Walker-Purse, Rory Kinlan, Jesse Sibley, 

Indianna Powell, Sam Norton and Jade Mowlen. The SEACS / EAT team meet every Friday lunchtime and are currently working on a short film about our school using the digital media suite and MFL iPad. The students have created a PowerPoint presentation in 

French with photos and video footage to highlight our commitment to environmental action. This will be posted on the shared SEACS webspace (http://www.seacs.info/node/411). 

We will also be updating you on the groups progress in future editions of Rough Notes. 

Jesse Sibley, Year 8, said “I am really looking forward to working on this project. It is going to be interesting to see how the French tackle the environmental issues. It will be good to use my IT and languages skills together in a way that will really challenge me”.

Staff Leavers 

We are sad to say goodbye at the end 

of term, to Alison Brightwell, Science 

Technician, who is retiring after six years 

and Vicky Pearce, English and Drama 

GTP student who is moving onto her first 

teaching post in Weymouth. 

I can Hardly Believe that I am Finally Going to Leave School! 

My association with the school goes back many years to when I first joined as 

a very nervous eleven year old in the early 1960s. My three daughters followed 

me, so I was a parent for quite a while, before I joined the support staff in 1988. 

During my time here I’ve worked in a variety of roles. I began as a part-time 

Reprographic Assistant before moving on to provide admin support for Ian 

Cook, who was Deputy Head at the time, and then the school Bursar, Mr Peter 

Rickard. In 1993 I took over as Head’s PA/Admin Manager working for Kerrigan 

Redman and on 

his retirement in 

2003 I started working for the 

current Head, 

Richard Steward. 

I have 

all of my very 

the contact I’ve 

governors, staff 

work at the 

challenging 

immensely 

honestly say that 

a day when I 

forward to 

thoroughly enjoyed 

different roles and 

had with parents, 

and students. My 

school has been 

at times but 

rewarding. I can 

there has not been 

have not looked 

coming into work. 

We welcome 

many visitors to 

Woodroffe and 

people immediately 

pick up on the 

warm atmosphere 

in the school. 

To have worked 

here for so many 

years in such a 

lively, hard working and caring community has been an absolute pleasure. 

Exeter Trainees Join the Staff Roll for 

Three Months 

On Monday 07 January 2013, the 

School will be joined by five new 

PGCE Trainees to its staff. The five 

graduates are all currently training at the 

University of Exeter for their PGCE in 

Teaching and as part of their intensive 

course have to spend three months in a 

placement school before moving onto a 

second placement school after Easter. 

Rachel Salter, Science; Lily Vernon- 

Hunt, MFL; Rebecca Heath-Taylor, 

Geography; Michael Capone, PE and 

Liz Flannery, PE will have a number of 

assignments, action plans and reports 

to complete whilst in school and will be 

assigned to a Personal Subject Tutor for 

the duration of their stay. Mrs Culham, 

Deputy Head and Trainee Programme 

Mentor, will also be working closely with 

the group on their performance and 

learning experience. 

We look forward to welcoming them all 

in the New Year. 

Music Achievements 

Massive congratulations to Sarah Nicholson for obtaining a distinction 

in her Grade 8 Tuba syllabus earlier this month. Sarah is now working 

towards her Grade 8 in Piano. 

Good luck to Dominic Kirtley who is taking his Grade 8 in the Saxophone 

on Tuesday 18 December. We look forward to reporting back on this in 

the New Year. 

Mr Cullimore, Head of Music 

We’ve now appointed my replacement, Gemma Keeping, who will take over 

from me in January. She is a very experienced administrator and I am sure 

she will be a great asset to the admin team. I wish her as many happy years at 

Woodroffe as I have had. 

Gilly Warr, PA to the Head and Administration Manager 

See Gilly read Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg, 

the winning entry from our poetry competition

A Chocolate Wonderland 

On Tuesday 27 November a number of 

Year 10 and Year 13 students currently 

studying Business Studies as part 

of their GCSE, enjoyed a successful 

visit to Cadbury’s Chocolate World 

in Birmingham. The day was packed 

with a number of activities including a 

tour of the production line, a visit to the 

World’s biggest Cadbury shop where a 

vast amount of chocolate was bought, 

chocolate tasting and the opportunity for 

the students to write their names using a 

chocolate pen on a marble table! 

This trip always proves a popular part 

of the Business Studies programme 

and once again I was particularly 

proud of the students whom behaved 

tremendously throughout the day. I look 

forward to going back next year. 

Year 7 Pantomime Trip to see Aladdin, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, Friday 14 December. 

Last Friday all of year 7, their tutors, co-tutors and head of year watched a fantastic production of Aladdin. The year group 

had been studying the pantomime genre in drama, exploring such conventions as slap-stick, silent comedy, stock characters, 

contemporary reference and word play, all of which featured in abundance in this show. One of my favourite jokes featured 

the dame showing off because she had ‘lettuce’ after her name…iceberg, rocket and little gem! A particularly hilarious moment 

was when Mr Larcombe was asked to shout out ‘Hello Wishee-Washee’ very loudly and then to go up on stage, he ended up 

having to lie on his back with a certain piece of underwear draped over his face while someone juggled with fire above him. 

He was a great sport and instantly achieved legendary status amongst the year group. Year 7 all behaved extremely well and 

maintained the excellent reputation that Woodroffe students have when out of school. They seemed to thoroughly enjoy it, as 

did the adults. 

Personally I think it was the best panto I’ve ever seen and believe me I’ve seen a few. Oh yes I have! 

Mrs Cruwys-Finnigan, Head of Drama 

See what the students thought 

Mr Banfield, Head of Business Studies

FEED THE NEED TO 

........... The Library is 

OPEN for you to: 

Visit Mrs Cropp this week and borrow 

a book for the Christmas holidays. 

Year 8: what about reading some of the 

Tim Bowler books? 

OR 

Year 7: how about trying the new book 

by Philip Reeve, Goblins (a bloodthirsty 

lot that are just about to embark on 

the wildest adventure in all of goblin 

history…..) or visit the latest Brillant 

World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon or try 

The Hobbit before you see the film! 

Poetry Buzz! 

The staff have argued amongst themselves, in the Staff Room, over which is the best poem; 6th Form students have 

spoken to me, and amongst themselves, about poems to which they have an emotional attachment; staff and students have 

discussed the poems, and poets that wrote them, in their Tutor groups. This poetry project has created a general buzz at all 

levels and between all ages. 

All years have been eagerly visiting the Library to read the Woodroffe Wall of Poetry and cast their votes. 

And NOW the school has 

chosen…….. 

In the category for short comic poems 

Ogden Nash was a clear favourite with 

Fleas (chosen by Mr Holding) and I eat 

my peas with honey by Anon (chosen 

by Mrs Moore and Ms Hill) sweeping 

the board. 

In the classic category The Witches’ 

Spell from Macbeth (chosen by Miss 

Cropp) and Jabberwocky from Alice 

Through the Looking Glass by Lewis 

Carroll (chosen by Mrs Chadney) 

BUT 

Overall the winner was Please Mrs 

Butler by Allan Ahlberg (chosen by Mrs 

Mandy) with a close second being The 

House that Sneezed by David Lennie 

(chosen by Mrs Sleigh). 

Coming soon………. 

Year 8 Author Visit on 14th January 

On Monday 14th January the whole of Year 8 will be having a visit from Tim 

Bowler, the author. One of Tim’s books is Storm Catchers, which some of the 

year 8 students have been studying in their English lessons, so this will be a very 

exciting event. 

Tim is an internationally renowned author whose work has been translated into 

many languages and we are delighted to have secured a visit by him. Tim will 

be talking to the children about inspiration for their own writing and also enthusing 

them about the joy of reading. He will talk a little about his new book Sea of 

Whispers (published 3 January), but he will mainly concentrate on his book Buried 

Thunder and the Blade series. This visit will support the literacy work that we do in 

school and we hope it will prove a stimulating experience for the students. 

To prepare for his visit the students might like to explore what Tim has written 

(see below): by reading one of his books over Christmas or looking at his highly 

informative official website: http://www.timbowler.co.uk 

Afterwards there will be an opportunity for the children to buy a book and get it 

dedicated to them and signed by Tim. A dedicated and signed book can provide a 

treasured reminder of the day for the students and can act as an extra incentive for 

them to enjoy reading. 

This is a one-off event and students will need to bring a cheque made out to 

‘Serendip’ on the day if they wish to purchase a book directly from the bookstall. 

The books vary in price from £5.99 to £12.99 (hardcover). As a indication Storm 

Catchers (the book, which some students in Year 8 have been reading in their 

English lessons) has a current cover price of £6.99; but I will endeavour to get a list 

of prices, that the bookshop has agreed, out on Parentmail after Christmas. 

Stop Press 

Tim Bowler has just informed me that he will be sending our students a video 

message in his January Bolthole Bulletin, which will go live on his website on 1st 

January. 

I would like to thank all the members 

of staff, who contributed their favourite 

poem, because without them The 

Woodroffe Anthology 2012 would not 

have been born. THANK YOU 

See Gilly Warr read 

Please Mrs Butler 

‘The greatest gift is a passion for reading’ 

Elizabeth Hardwick

Huge Congratulations to Year 7 Boys’ Rugby Team 

Mr Snowling, Head of PE, was extremely proud of the Year 7 boys’ rugby team this 

term as they won the South West and Dorset Rugby Tournament. 

PTA 

NOTICES 

He said “The boys played absolutely fantastically and our A Team demolished 

all of the other schools with ease. My congratulations go to the whole team who 

have played hard this season, have trained well on Saturday mornings but most 

importantly have really enjoyed their rugby. 

I must say well done to the PE staff who arranged this tournament in a very short 

space of time due to flooding in Dorchester.” 

MON 

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WED 

THURS 

FRI 

SAT 

BREAK 

S/HALL 

B/Ball 

B/Ball 

B/Ball 

B/Ball 

B/Ball 

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES January 2013 

S/HALL 

Boys 5 a side 

Years 10/11 IRS 

YearS 

10/11/12/13 

B/Ball IRS 

Handball Years 

7/8/9 OTJ 

AS/A2 Practical 

IRS 

Badminton Years 

7/8/9 IRS 

FITNESS 

ROOM 

OTJ 

Girls only SLH 

IRS 

OTJ 

Well Being Club 

SM/MB 

LUNCH 

SP1 GYM TOP FIELD 

Spinning Girls 

only A Watson 

Fitness Yoga 

£1/session 

X-Country ARB 

All Years 

Girls Football 

SLH 

B/Ball Years 7/8 

DCC 

Dance HLC 

Years 7/8 Tramp 

HLC Start 31st 

Jan 

Table Tennis All 

Years MJH 

AFTER SCHOOL 

AFTER 

SCHOOL 

COURTS 

Soccer Netball 

Fixtures 


Fixtures 


Fixtures 

AFTER 

SCHOOL 

S/HALL 

U15 Girls Cricket 

U13 Girls Cricket 

Years 7/8 Netball 

Boys Hockey 

3.45-5.00 JPL 

Badminton 

Academy 

3.45-6.45 IRS 

Winter Wonderland 

We know it’s the biggest fund raiser 

of the year, but this year’s Taste 

of Christmas has surpassed all 

expectations. We had lots of traders, 

masses of shoppers and it was great 

fun. The final monies are still coming in, 

but it looks like we’ve raised a whopping 

£4,000 for school. 

Thanks need to go to all of Year 7 for 

displaying amazing entrepreneurial 

spirit when it came to selling raffle 

tickets and running stalls on the night. 

Congratulations to 7 JLK and Miss 

Kabia who sold nearly £400 worth of 

raffle tickets and won the inter tutor 

competition and the coveted end of term 

party. 

200 Club Christmas Winners 

Congratulations to Belinda Bawden 

(No.18) Nathalie Arnold (No. 46) and Jo 

Culham (No. 53) who win cash prizes of 

£100, £50 and £25 respectively. 

Thank You 

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who 

has supported the PTA this term. From 

attending meetings, to pouring wine 

and endless cups of tea, folding raffle 

tickets, sourcing raffle prizes, running 

tuck stalls at discos or tombolas at Taste 

of Christmas, decking out the hall or 

running a marathon, it’s all appreciated 

and it all helps. Thank you also to 

Deputy Head Mrs Culham who ensures 

everything runs smoothly with school. 

Happy Christmas from the PTA. 

School Shop 

There are a vast number of items 

currently available in stock at incredibly 

reasonable prices including: 

PE Sports Hoodies - The deadline for 

ordering PE Sports Hoodies is Monday 

21 December 2012. The Hoodies will 

have the student’s name on them and 

the school Crest. All orders for Hoodies 

must be made through the Shop and not 

through WisePay. 

Revision Guides - The Shop has an 

extensive range of revision guides 

available for GCSE, AS Level and A2. 

Recommended by teachers, you can be 

sure of obtaining the correct guide at a 

price below those on Amazon. 

Thank you to everyone who has 

supported the Shop over the past year. 

All profits received are returned to the 

school, which in turn will benefit all 

current and future students. 

Mrs G L Butcher, School Shop 

Health and Safety Notices 

Gentle Reminder about the Bus Bay 

Could you please remember to drop 

your children off in the bus bay and not 

continue up the drive. As noted in last 

month’s edition the drive is extremely 

congested in the morning and it is 

proving a Health and Safety issue. 

Could I also remind you to be mindful 

when pulling into the bus bay. The lines 

on the road at the bottom of the drive 

indicate that the right of way is for the 

drivers exiting the school drive and 

drivers on Uplyme road should stop/ 

slow down to make sure there is no one 

coming before entering the bus bay. 

Thank you. 

Students Continuing to be on Site 

Early 

We are continuing to see a number of 

students arriving in school early in the 

morning. As noted in last month’s edition 

the school is not open to students until 

8.30am and accepts no responsibility 

for them if they are on the school site 

before this time. 

Thank you. 

Mrs G Sleigh, Health and Safety Officer 

Polite Notice to Parents 

We are receiving an increased amount 

of telephone and email requests to 

deliver non-urgent messages and 

reminders to students. Whilst we try 

to assist, the volume of requests is 

increasing and this means that lessons 

are regularly being disturbed. 

If your child has an appointment or 

alternative travel arrangements home, 

for example, please can you ensure that 

he/she is aware of this before they leave 

for school in the morning. 

We will of course continue to pass on 

urgent messages. 

Thank you for your cooperation. 

Ms C Hill, Administration Manager 

Child Protection Leaflets 

The following link to the DSCB website 

takes you to a leaflet for parents and 

pupils about schools’ responsibilities in 

relation to child protection, including the 

fact that sometimes referrals are made 

to Social Care without parental consent. 

https://www.dorsetlscb.co.uk/site/ 

advice-for-people-working-with-children/ 

education-settings

Breaking News 

Jurassic Coast Banquet at the 

Natural History Museum 

There is the opportunity for two upper 

school students to take part in work 

experience with a top catering firm in 

London called ‘Moving Venues’ 

The students will be involved in the 

‘behind scenes’ work in the kitchen for 

a top ‘A’ list celebrity function which 

is being held at the Natural History 

Museum on the 6th March. The 

preparation will all take place on the 

6th and the function will be held on 

the 7th March. 

The function is to raise sponsorship 

for the Jurassic Coast Study centre. 

More specific details of the event and 

the experience will come through in 

the next couple of weeks – but initially 

we would like to find two students 

who are the most serious about 

following a career in the catering 

business. 

To help us decide who is the most 

committed to the project we would like 

you to prepare a presentation which 

we can film and send to Mr Richard 

Beggs who is the managing director 

of ‘Moving Venues’. He can then 

decide who will be given this fantastic 

opportunity. 

notes 

December 2012 

NEWS FROM WOODROFFE 

If you are interested in taking part in 

this competition then please prepare 

your presentation over Christmas, 

JLK and DAW will listen to them and 

film them when we return to school on 

14th January.

Download a PDF file of Rough Notes HERE - The Woodroffe School

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