 Newsletter
With the imminent arrival of the school blazer the Art Department has been busily running a competition to design a new school badge to accompany it. Pupils in years 7, 8 and 9 have recently been putting the finishing touches to their new designs in class time and years 10 and 11 have been grafting at home due to coursework demands. The rules required pupils to use no more than three colours and keep the design simple but effective due to manufacturing processes – “less is more” was a commonly used phrase during this phase of the design but so was “easier said than done”. The temptation to use “just one more colour” or “just one more symbol” to get it just right often broke the rules, challenging pupils to rethink their designs without losing effect.
Many pupils worked hard to highlight the school as being a safe, friendly place with no discriminations or prejudice within – to represent this with just a few simple symbols is certainly a challenge, and even if you were allowed to use all the colours of the rainbow, and make it as complicated as you like, the task is still a demanding one.
The deadline for all entries is the 17th February when a panel of school governors will pick a winner from each year group and then the overall winner from that. The chosen design will then go into manufacturing and will next be seen representing the school on the new blazer. Best of luck to everyone involved.
Mr M Gordon
Head of Faculty
The main aim for Learning Mentors is to remove barriers to learning and raise attainment levels.
How do we do this?
1:1 sessions Drop In at Break and Lunch times
Group Work Peer Mentor Scheme
KS3 & KS 4 study skills groups Intervention
After school sessions
Playstation Club
Homework Clubs
Breakfast Club
Academic support
Craft Club
Pastoral Support
Last, but not least, sticking the kettle on!
This is what we aim to achieve:
Improved self-esteem in youngsters
Improved confidence in youngsters
Improved social and interpersonal abilities
Improved learning and attainment
Improved behaviour in the classroom and around school
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mrs. Burnett onto the Learning Mentor team. We are sure she will not only be an asset to the Mentors but the school as a whole. Several pupils grilled Mrs. Burnett; here are the questions and answers:
Why did you want to be a Mentor at Wentworth? (Rakib Ali, Tom Lloyd, Conor Kennedy)
I wanted to become a mentor to help people. I chose Wentworth because it’s a big School with a full range of 11-16 year olds and a diverse student mix and the school was highly recommended to me.
What do you like about being a Learning Mentor? (Stacey Morley)
I like helping pupils to realise their full potential.
What is your favourite time as a Learning mentor so far at Wentworth? (Natalie Mather)
Watching Miss Aspinall doing her Jig.
Where did you work before you came to Wentworth? (Josh Markey)
I worked at Lloyds TSB as a Regional Manager.
Are you a genius? (Rakib Ali)
Of Course! I have an IQ of 1,000,527!
If you were going to put an album onto our computer what would it be? (Miss. Southee)
Black eyed peas, Elephunk
Who would you invite to a make believe dinner party? (Miss. Aspinall)
George Bush because I think he’s quite funny in a peculiar way!
What’s big, blue and environmentally friendly?
(Clue: Hopefully some of you are using it and some of you intend to.)
Guessed it yet?
The new bicycle-shelter of course.
With the prospect of oil running out in the next 25 years, we all really need to be conserving as much oil as we can. Cycling to school is not only healthy for you it’s also environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Even if you don’t own a bike you can still help to reduce the amount of energy use in the world by walking or even catching the bus.
Walking or cycling to school wakes you up, gets your blood flowing and makes you alert and ready for a full day of studying. (Catching the bus can do the same but more so, because when its’ late or drives straight past you or worse, doesn’t come at all – it makes you hopping mad!)
So, well done all you ‘pedal pushers’, you’re leading the way in Salford and making a less polluted environment for us all.
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