Wednesday 10 March 2010

Beyond the Classroom 


Please click here to view the Junior School Activity List

Please click here to view the Senior School Activity List


International Sports Trips  

Malta Sports Tour October 2009

Skiing La Tuille March 2010, will include several parents - a first for Westbourne. 

 

Junior School

 

Maths Masterclass

Maths Masterclass is a fun and challenging after school activity for Year 4,5 and 6 which takes place on Mondays.

   

Maths Booster Class

Maths Booster Class has been designed to help our children in Year 5 and 6 achieve their expected level.

Art Club

Art Club is run on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in Junior School.  No experience is necessary and all materials are provided.  Many Pieces of Art Club work have been entered into local and national competitions.

Gymnastics Club

On Tuesday mornings throughout the year a gymnastics club is offered to Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. The pupils work towards achieving the British Gymnastics Association Proficiency Awards 

 

Senior School

Senior School students have the opportunity to take part in a large range of after school activities and outings. Here are some examples of what is currently on offer:

Year 10 & 11 have begun Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze award with the intention that as many as possible of the current Year 9 will be able to complete both Bronze and Silver before they leave Westbourne. (www.dofe.org)

Girls’ Football for Year 7 &  Year 8  was organised towards the end of last term.  The girls clearly enjoyed it and the level of skill and commitment was surprisingly very good.

Children in  Year 7 and Year 8 are currently having an opportunity to attend French Cine Club, where they watch French films and clips.

Year 11 French and Year 10 and 11 Spanish take place on a voluntary basis after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This is primarily for children who wish to take  a second language as  an additional GCSE, but other children can attend sessions for extra support. Although we have less time than other subjects, we are able to achieve a considerable amount of work because of the size of the group and the willingness of the pupils to learn.  We take it in turns to bring cakes each week which also makes it very worthwhile!

Latin is being offered as an after school activity this term. Latin is an interesting language which helps students to widen their English vocabulary and enhance their understanding of French and Spanish. It also has much to offer from a historical point of view.

Year 11 English teachers run Year 11 Study Club for English so far this year – largely targeting C/D borderline students.

Year 9 and Year 10 have started to work towards their Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze award has this year, with the intention that as many as possible of the current S9 will be able to complete both Bronze and Silver before they leave Westbourne.

20 of our Year 8 pupils are going  to the Island Adventure centre on Rua Fiola in the Inner Hebrides for a week in June.

A  promenade production of “The Importance Of Being Earnest”  took place in the last week of June 2009.

Various  theatre trips have taken place throughout the year, our Year 10 went to the Lyceum to see Blood Brothers during half term, to enrich their post 1914 drama coursework for English Lit. A mixed Year10/11 group went to see ‘An Inspector Calls’.

There was a Year 9 cinema trip to ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ which the children had been reading at school, back in October

Once a week a group of Year 7 and Year 8 pupils were taken to The Foundry for indoor climbing lessons. By the end of two terms all pupils were competent at both climbing and belaying and had learnt the importance of working together to ensure a safe climbing environment.

Children have had the option of following the National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS) which is designed to increase their technical skills, knowledge and safety. A number of pupils progressed to Level 2:Intermediate climber indicating a good understanding of the basics of indoor climbing and an ability to climb and boulder safely and independently.

Running club is offered to all abilities in senior school. We mainly run on a Monday night  when we have the light nights. We run through local woods, streams and around reserviors. Pupils can run, jog or walk and take on water challenges on the way round.