Year 11 News & Information

Year 11 Final Arrangements

Friday, 04 May 2012 12:12

Year 11 students will leave on Thursday 31 May 2012.  After this date they will not be expected to come into school for their timetabled lessons.  However, they will be expected to attend revision sessions and exams during this time.

Yearbooks will be available for Year 11 to collect from the library between 8.15am and 9.15am on Thursday 31 May.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support over the last 5 years as your child’s Head of Year.  I hope to be able to say farewell to you at either the Prom or Leavers’ Assembly in June.

Ms R Dawbarn
Head of Year 11

Download a copy of the Year 11 Leaving Arrangement letter for parents (pdf, 13Kb)

Dates for GCSE Art Practical Exam 2012

Friday, 30 March 2012 08:13

Please note that the GCSE Art practical exam will be from Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th May inclusive.

Team Mean Machine at the F1 in Schools National Finals

Wednesday, 28 March 2012 07:32

On the 16 an 17 March four Year 11 Engineering students travelled to Birmingham NEC to take part in the F1 in schools National Finals.

The students; Harley Mundford (Team manager), Elliot Roxby (Marketing and Sponsorship), Harvey Allen (Design) and Daniel Osborne (Manufacturing) performed extremely well over the two days of fierce competition.  The students had to undergo a variety of scrutinising exercises and perform a 10 minute presentation to a panel of F1 judges, as well as 'market' their F1 team over the two days to prospective businesses visiting the show.   Additionally the team had to take part in racing their car along a 20 metre track finishing 9th in the speed trials and 3rd in the Reaction racing.

Overall, Team Mean Machine finished 8th out of the 20 teams who had travelled from all over the UK.  This was a truly fantastic achievement for the team, especially when you consider they only formed as an F1 in schools team in October 2011, whereas some of the teams competing over the weekend had been formed for over three years.

The competition was part of the Big Bang Fair, held annually at Birmingham NEC to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) within schools and received over 45,000 visitors.

For more information about the challenge see www.F1inschools.co.uk or for specific Teammeanmachine information visit www.teammeanmachine.org.uk,  The team had attracted a number of local sponsors and the boys were extremely grateful for their support both moral and financial, again see their website for more details.

Graham Parker
Head of Design and Technology

NVQ in Beauty Therapy at Sprowston High

Monday, 19 March 2012 09:03

The NVQ in Beauty Therapy is aimed at individuals working in, or seeking to work in, the ever-growing beauty industry. Year 11 students Emma Body and Rebecca Howes are currently working towards this qualification, and have recently spoke about their experiences on the course:

'We have just passed our Level One and are now moving onto Level Two.  In Level One we learnt about health and safety, facials and manicures and in Level Two we will be learning about eyelash tints, waxing, make-up and pedicures.  As we are the only students in Norwich doing this course we had to go to the company's training centre in Bishop's Stortford to pass Level One.  We had our portfolios assessed and had to do practicals in facial and manicure treatments, which we are happy to say we passed.' 

We wish Emma and Rebecca good luck on the next stage of their course.

Year 11 Revision Evening - Thanks

Monday, 27 February 2012 11:50

Thank you for the attendance of Year 11 and their parents who attended the Revision Evening on Thursday 23 February.  There was a range of workshops that students and their parents attended all aimed to support revision during this busy exam season.  We offered help and advice on revision technique, mind mapping, Maths, English and Science support and even looking after student well being and how best to manage stress.

I would like to say thank you to the many staff who helped support the evening and gave up their time to help Year 11.  Copies of handouts and information from the evening will be available soon - watch this space!

Rebecca Dawbarn
Head of Year 11

Orders now being taken for Year 11 Yearbook and Prom Book

Monday, 20 February 2012 11:43

Orders are now being taken for the Year 11 Yearbook and Prom Book through 2M Print. Simply fill in the order form, available to download below, and return it to the school by 9.15am Friday 30 March.  Please include payment with the order form and all cheques should be made payable to 2M Print Ltd.
 
Download a copy of the order form (pdf, 251Kb)

Year 11 Students compete in F1 for Schools Regional Finals

Friday, 10 February 2012 12:45

Year 11 students are visiting Loughborough University today with Mr Graham Parker (Head of Technology) to take part in the F1 for Schools regional finals.  We wish them luck!  The teams are:

• Team Soul Trader:  Dean Palmer, Josh Peck, Antony Dorr, Matthew Smith
• Team Dynamite: Ben Moore, Ali Apps, Nathan Mason, Kyle McLaughlin
• Team Mumah Zoom:  Jacob Cracknell, Nathan Young, Luke Osborne, Harry Grogutt
• Team Mean Machine:  Harley Mundford, Elliot Roxby, Daniel Osborne, Harry Allen
• Team Volvo:  Ryan Clabon, Tom Carver, Wesley High, James Shen

From left, Team Mean Machine: Daniel Osborne, Harry Allen, Elliot Roxby,
Harley Mundford and Team Soul Trader: Dean Palmer, Matthew Bull, Josh Peek,
Antony Dorr

From left, Team Volvo: Ryan Clabon, Wesley High, Tom Carver, James Shen and
Team Dynamite: Ali Apps, Kyle McLaughlin, Nathan Mason (not pictured) and Ben Moore

From left, Team Mumah Zoom:
Jacob Cracknell (not pictured), Luke Osborne,
Nathan Young, Harry Grogutt

Year 11 Revision Evening - Thanks

Monday, 20 February 2012 12:17

Thank you for the attendance of Year 11 and their parents who attended the Revision Evening on Thursday 23rd February. There was a range of workshops that students and their parents attended all aimed to support revision during this busy exam season. We offered help and advice on revision technique, mind mapping, Maths, English and Science support and even looking after student well being and how best to manage stress.

I would like to say thank you to the many staff who helped support the evening and gave up their time to help Year 11. Copies of handouts and information from the evening will be available soon - watch this space!

Rebecca Dawbarn
Head of Year 11

Year 11 early entry Maths achievements

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00

Some of our successful Year 11 Maths students celebrate achieving their A*-C grades in the early entry Maths GCSE exam.  Well done!!

Year 11 Maths Results

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 11:52

We have lots to celebrate this week with the arrival of some GCSE Maths results. Well done to the higher paper Maths students who as you can see achieved very well:

• Leigh Amond  A*
• Rachel Butterfield  A
• Kieran Pratt   A*

Congratulations to the 22 Year 11’s who were graded a C on the foundation paper. Taking a GCSE paper 6 months early is a real achievement for those who got a C grade.

So close…

Some students only missed out on a C by a few marks. 14 students were less than 10 marks away from a C.  Those who missed out by a small margin – well done.  Learn from the experience and use the second opportunity to get the C.  You know what you have to do now!!

Time is running out!

Did you know that for Year 11 there is only approximately 85 days of school left! (until June half term!).  Most exams will have started by then.

85 days to…

• Make a difference – every lesson counts.
• Think about your future – where are you heading?
• Spread the load – this year is stressful!
• Earn grades that you deserve and that you can be proud of!