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The Gedling School was greeted with the presence of an unexpected visitor this term. A baby blue tit fell out of its nest from a tree in the school grounds. Struggling to fly, it was rescued by Tom Shaw-Mellors. With lots of care from Tom and Steve the groundsman it was reunited with its mummy.

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Schools Fantasy Football 2009-2010

Best ever season with 61 teams taking part and some excellent results a breakthrough season for the girls in the school and the winner being Miss Malone - a great role model for the future... Winners in each Year group were Alex Green Year 7, Adam Carratt Year 8, Jack Steggles Year 9, Liam Smith Year 10 and Michael Naidoo Year 11. First place for Parents was Mr Smith and FA Cup Winner Mr The Gedling School Caunt. The booby prize was passed on from Ms Mountain to Mr Aziz Specialist Science College must be a Senior Leader thing!

DABS AWARDED NATIONAL

ACCREDITATION!!
Thanks to the hard work of the DABS (Defence Against Bullying Scheme) team we are proud to announce that our school has been accredited with Approved Provider Standard (APS). Granted by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation and supported by The Department for Education APS is only awarded following a lengthy and detailed assessment process. Our school had to show that its anti-bullying scheme meets the requirements of national quality standards and also demonstrates safe and effective practice. A special thank you to the following year 11 leavers for their contribution to DABS over the last few years: Andrew Clifford, Sam Ellis, Shabina Forhana, Jessica Franklin, Carly Hendren, Jennifer Jarvis and Klaudia Weselak. The current DABS team looks forward to continuing to support student safety and happiness in our school.

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6pm - 8.30pm
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Thursday 30th September 2010

Have a good summer (some football tournament going on in Africa, I believe) and see you for a bigger and even better season in the autumn it all starts again in September.. Mr McCarthy Chairman (I came 8th if anyone is interested my best in 12 years of running these leagues in Nottinghamshire schools!)

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As the final half term of the school year comes to an end we have completed the Year 11 GCSE examinations. Now that the coursework is finally completed and marked, revision classes have come to an end and students face the prospect of an end to their compulsory secondary education, we wait with some trepidation for the outcome of five years effort. We said the formal goodbyes at the Leavers Awards Assembly. An event that was witnessed by many a proud and yes, occasionally tearful parent and we had a joyful celebration at the Prom. Sincere thanks go to Mrs Armitage the Progress Leader for Year 11 and her team of helpers who had done so much to arrange all these potential memories for our leaving year group. One final important date for Year 11 will be August 24th (Tuesday) when we will be waiting in the school hall with those all important results. Year 10 students have completed their one week work experience entitlement during this term. They have worked hard to find placements and I am delighted that in such difficult times, when so many employers have withdrawn from the scheme we secured places for more students than ever. The week is a tremendous opportunity for students and one that many excel at. Staff always comment what a difference it makes to their confidence and maturity on their return to school. The school has for some time now been a recipient of the Healthy Schools Award. This is something we are very proud of as it reflects the effort that is put into ensuring that our young people are encouraged to learn about and adopt healthy lifestyles. It affects all aspects of school life, from the food served in the canteen, to activities encouraged in PE and after school and some lessons such as looking at the effects of drugs and alcohol in PSHE. We have had Healthy Schools week where every student in the school was encouraged to take part in new activities, try new foods, had lectures on nutrition and saw theatre productions on emotional health issues. As we head towards the summer holidays it would be nice to think that some of the good habits they have started during this week will become routine over the six weeks that they have to get outside and be active. We wish you all a relaxing and safe summer break and look forward to seeing you all again on the first day of the new school year, Wednesday September 8th. Mrs L Carr Acting Headteacher

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Skating Sensation
Year 11 student Nina Povey started skating in 2003 when she was just 9 yrs old. She couldnt even stand up! She attended the Skate UK sessions at the Nottingham Ice Centre which lead to her being asked to join the NIC Academy in 2004. Her first competition was in Sheffield 2005 where she competed in the Beginners Ladies 9-10 yrs and came 7th out of 17. She eventually competed in her first International Competition in Poland 2008 and since then she has represented Great Britain in Estonia and Slovenia. Last years skating season 09/10 was the best year so far for Nina where she became 7th in the Country on the National Ranking List for Novice Ladies. Her recent successes have included: Oct 09 - Scottish Championships Dumfries - Bronze Medal Nov 09 - British Championships Sheffield Novice Ladies - Bronze Medal Feb - 10 International Competition Slovenia - 8th (20 competitors) and she achieved the Junior Test pass which qualifies her for the British Championships again for the 2010 season. The Skating Season has just begun and Nina has to work hard to prepare for the next British Championships. She hopes to compete in the European Championships.

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Year 10 student Laura Turburville has been drag racing since June 2009 on her fathers racing team Team Turboville. Laura races a Junior Dragster, which is half the size of a regular dragster. Hers has a 480cc engine which competes to an eighth of a mile in around 8 seconds. Lauras car can out-accelerate a Bugatti Veyron and most other super cars. It does 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds and pulls with five times the force of gravity off the startline! Laura currently competes in the National Drag Racing Championship which is spread over seven rounds at Santa Pod Raceway and Shakespeare County Raceway. She is also hoping to compete in the Nordic Challenge in Scandinavia and at the Nitro Olympix in Hockenheim, Germany. Lauras most recent competition resulted in her coming 3rd out of 14 entrants and secured her as 7th in the National Championship! When she turns 16, Laura will be allowed to move up to a more professional class in a new car which is being built for her at the moment. Drag racing must run in the blood as Lauras dad, Ian, has been racing a Top Fuel Harley for several years and has won many titles. His bike races to a quarter of a mile in 6 seconds at around 200mph!

2012 Olympic Prospect

Following an injury and operation in 2008 which seriously impacted my ability to train, I have made a positive start to the 2010 slalom racing season, having been selected for the GB under 23 team.
I began canoeing in 2000 aged 13, I began competing in division 4 in 2001 and moved up through the divisions fairly quickly, reaching division 1 by 2002. This was the first year that I came to represent Great Britain as part of the Under 16 training squad. In 2003 I was promoted to the Premier division where I began racing against the top paddlers in the country. Since then I have been a member of both Junior and Under 23 Teams on several occasions. Canoe slalom involves negotiating a course made up of around 20 gates on a stretch of whitewater against the clock. A race run typically lasts 90-100 seconds, 2 attempts are made at the run and the time from the fastest run is counted. 2 second penalties are incurred for hitting a gate and 50 seconds for missing one. The training required is intense, with up to 10 sessions per week in a boat and in the gym. It took a lot of determination to come back from an injury that left me unable to paddle at all for several months, but it was definitely worth the effort. I will be racing in the U23 European Championships in August in Leipzig Germany. This will be the biggest event I have ever competed in and I think it will be a great experience and I hope, with more hard work, more such opportunities will arise. Hannah Bailey EMAG Mentor

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The Gedling School Election

It has always concerned me that many children leave school with very little knowledge or understanding of the election process. Therefore I organised a mock General Election to coincide with the Real Thing on Thursday 6th May. First of all students from Year 10 were invited to apply to be candidates representing the three main political parties. They then were given formal interviews and had to gather together a party team with specific roles established. The successful applicants were, Kelly Ashurst representing Labour, Connor Wade representing Liberal-Democrats and Savannah Stammers representing the Conservative party. This included Kelly contacting Vernon Coaker the Labour MP in order to gain help and guidance. She not only met Mr Coaker but was also invited to meet Gordon Brown on his visit to Nottingham! The three teams then delivered a series of assemblies to each of the year groups. Finally they took part in a Live Debate in which they had to prepare thoroughly in order to spontaneously answer questions from a Live audience of over fifty students. All the students involved revealed an outstanding knowledge and understanding of their Partys Manifesto and answered the questions in an expert manner. Tension mounted on Election Day, with the candidates casting their been cast and counted, 300 or so students gathered in the hall to hear the result. It was as follows: Connor Wade - Lib/Dem 283 Kelly Ashurst - Lab 174 Savannah Stammers - Con 71 It was heart warming to hear not only Connors acceptance speech, but also very generous speeches by the unsuccessful candidates, Kelly and Savannah. I feel that the whole experience was valuable for all the students of Gedling School.

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This year, another 100 Gedling students spent a night at the Think Tank Museum in Birmingham. We made animated films with playdoh, travelled through space at the planetarium, looked round the museum exhibits and watched 3D dinosaurs in the Imax cinema at midnight! After all that excitement some found it difficult to get to sleep! The next day it was off to Cadbury World and lots of chocolate! A great time was had by all and our students yet again did us proud! Mrs S Straw

Our thoughts on the Think Tank Museum

Think Tank museum was a great experience. We learned a lot of things there, which is always good. If we had a chance to go again, we would! First of all, when we got there, we went for a tour all around the museum and we discovered some great facts about animals, machinery and the human body! Then we went to the Lego classroom to make mini animations like Wallace and Gromit. We made one about a person and a cat that was trying to take his glasses! After, we headed to the planetarium and watched about the stars and the pictures made in the sky (like dot to dot). We got changed and chose where we would sleep that night; we slept on a bridge, it was fun but uncomfortable, every few minutes we slid down! Later we went to the IMAX theatre and watched a film about dinosaurs (3D). It was funny because people screamed when the dinosaurs came out! It was about midnight so it was time for bed. The next day we set off for Cadbury world. It was good because we went on a ride and had our picture taken. That was the end of a great trip! Emily Swinscoe & Grace Thompson 7D

The successful applicants and their teams then took part in a month of election campaigning. The three teams then gathered together a tremendous amount of research and evidence to help in their bid to win the election!

votes early in the morning. We had formal ballot papers, secret booths and a ballot box. Every student in the school took part and had an opportunity to experience the voting process. After all the votes had

I certainly enjoyed organising it and it was a pleasure to see how the students responded to the challenge. A fantastic experience! T. Chambers

Derby University Gifted & Talented Visit

Year 10 Gifted and Talented students visited Derby University to take part in a number of workshops and lectures to give them a taste of University life and make them aware of the kind of subjects available to study in the future. The group had all previously signed up to subjects of their choice and seemed really excited about the day. Out of the 18 students that attended this visit 11 of them had expressed an interest in Forensic Science, 4 in Criminology, 2 in Engineering and 1 in Mathematics. After a quick introduction to staff and the University the students were given a tour of the Campus by University student mentors and then it was straight into their first lecture of the day. All students were fully engaged in very interesting topics from re-enacting criminal trials to Crime Scene Investigation. Students spoke very positively about their experience and as the day came to a close it was clear that they had clearly enjoyed their taste of University life with many expressing an interest in Higher Education for the future. Mr Caunt Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator

TAKING A RISK
On the 25th of May we were able to run an MMP (Millennium Mathematics Project) sponsored activity day for Year 8 and 9 based on the themes of probability and risk in everyday life. Many interesting examples were shared with the groups involved including TV/movie clips, research work and interactive exercises. Many of the more well-received ones were from The Real Hustle and works from the popular TV illusionist Derren Brown - there is a mathematical explanation to all successful scams if you look hard enough. The groups behaved well and the competitive side of using hand-held Who wants to be a millionaire-style interactive answer pads was energetic to say the least! I think our Chair of governors, Anne Baldry, was genuinely shocked at how focussed, persuasive and (although its a dirty word in some quarters) competitive our young people can be in the right environment ... The winners were: Year 9 Ellie Horsley & Robyn Vernon Year 8 Elijah Shaw & Nisha Aslam All in all, an excellent activity with fun for all underpinning some real life/applied mathematics for Years 8 and 9. As an additional bit of fun and to check who has retained the important messages of the day - here is a question... How did Derren Brown get to throw ten heads in a row with his coin tossing experiment? Mr McCarthy (Subject Leader for Maths) will give prizes to the first three parents carers to call him at the school with the correct and full answer.

Year 9 visit to Snibston Discovery Park and Holocaust Play

On a very sunny day the Year 9s visited Snibston Discovery Park. The main purpose of the visit was to watch a play about the experience of Jews in Germany during the war. Mr. Johnson and three pupils were given yellow stickers to show how Jews were labelled in Hitlers Germany and the play was designed to show how they were treated differently at school, at work and how they had their homes taken away from them and forced to live in Ghettos. The play was quite powerful and there was an opportunity for students to hotseat the actors when the play had finished so they could gain a greater understanding of how people would have felt about the mistreatment of Jews, some of whom had been close friends with non Jews who then treated them badly. The rest of the morning was spent around the museum, which was great fun, and raiding the gift shop. Mr. Chambers took everyone on a nice walk in the countryside to find the picnic spot! In the afternoon there was a further opportunity to look round the museum and get involved in the interactive displays. The students were great, well behaved and enjoyed themselves, in fact all the staff said what a good day it had been (thanks, in no small part to the British weather staying fine and sunny).

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Trip
Year 9 students accompanied by Mr Bali and Miss Monk visited the Rolls-Royce site in Derby to take part in an enterprise and engineering challenge day. When we first arrived at the Rolls-Royce centre we watched a short video about the history of Rolls-Royce. After a few minutes we went on to learn about the history of the jet engines that they manufacture on the Rolls-Royce site. Later we were taken downstairs to a show room of vintage cars and colossal engines. We all got a chance to look around and sit in the cockpit of a Canberra bomber. Before lunch we were all put into separate teams to do a construction competition. Each team had to make a plane out of the materials sold to us. We were only allowed to buy things from the shop once and we also had a budget of 100,000

which seemed like a lot to make a paper plane but we used other materials to make it go far. The plane had to travel across the room on a piece of string propelled by a balloon strapped to its underside. The winner nearly got to the other side of the room, but all the planes were well designed. Overall it was a good day and we all enjoyed it! Conor Williams 9D

Year 10 students took part in an Enterprise Day, organised by Mr McNulty with the help of the organisation NEBA, who help with our work experience. At the start of the day, we were separated into groups, and then each group was assigned a business person - who would be working with us for the entire day, giving us any help they could offer as well as sharing their own personal experiences and advice. Before starting any tasks, the groups had to decide on team names and logos. Each team member also had to have a team bracelet on, so it was easy to see what team we were in. The day was divided into two main tasks, for the first part we had to design and build the tallest lighthouse we could, out of paper! There were various rules involved; we had to make the tallest unsupported tower, with a working light at the top. There couldnt be any wires showing, and we had to work to a time schedule. Our business adviser couldnt actively help, but he could give us helpful ideas. When all the teams had finished their towers, we had to carry them to the front, where they would be judged by the presenter of the day, who was from NEBA. There were lots of great attempts, but when the towers were transported, thats when the flaws began to show! Some of them fell over; others had lights that didnt work - these all lost points. Another thing that won teams some points were their design specifications, because we were required to draw one up. The three tallest stable towers won the most points for their team. After lunch, we had to choose from two products to make - CD cases or chocolate boxes. We made a prototype of our chosen product, and then we had to mass produce as many copies of it as we could in the time given. Again, our business adviser couldnt help us, but they could give advice. Our team chose to make chocolate boxes, and each copy had to be of a good quality and identical to the prototype - so we could get the most money. As we had to buy our materials, we had to use them efficiently and then sell the products we made. At the end of the task, our products were judged against our prototype - and all of the other teams products! The winner was selected by who made and sold the most good quality items and the team with the most points from all of the day won overall. We really enjoyed the whole day as it was a new experience that was very helpful to us, it was good to hear the opinions of somebody who actually had experience of enterprise and business. Also I think everybody benefited a lot from the teamwork, we worked together really well and found out a lot of new skills for our future possibilities in business. Savannah Stammers & Elise Arnold Y10

Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 went all the way to Mansfield to see a show named Horrible Science at the Bonnington theatre. Some people may have come across Horrible Science before from its famous books authorised by Terry Deary, or the amazing magazines.
As we entered the theatre we sat in our seats and watched many things to do with science with a platform saying HORRIBLE SCIENCE swinging back and forth as we waited for the show to begin. Suddenly, the show began with a clash of thunder and three mad scientists dashed onto the stage. They explained that the world of horrible science was about to come alive. They all sang a song horrible science is coming alive. After the song, a boy named Billy in the audience, who was a man in school uniform pretending to be a school boy, asked the scientists questions and was allowed onto the stage. The scientists opened the doors to Horrible Science World and there were four different parts in the world. This included Fatal forces, Blood, Bone and Body bits, Microscopic Monsters and Shocking Electricity. In the middle of the world, was the brain that controls everything in Horrible Science World. The brain decided to tell all of the microscopic monsters to take over the world outside (Earth). Billy had one hour to learn as much as he could and answer the brains difficult questions. First off, the scientists took Billy into the Microscopic Monsters zone where they were told a lot of disgusting facts about bad bacteria and good germs. For example, when bacteria spread, they grow twice their original size every five hours. Billy had 45 minutes left to save the world. He met the scientists at the Shocking Electricity zone where they were locked in a room with a door and motor that connects to it. They found that they had to build a circuit to unlock the door. They came off the stage to look for conductors outside the stage. They finally had the battery, wires; the motor and metal tubes connected and unlocked the door so Billy and the scientists were safe. Then he was left all alone outside Frankensteins Castle. He entered the castle

and suddenly Frankenstein appeared out of nowhere. Frankenstein told many horrible facts about the body. Then he decided to see what would also be in Billys body. So he got a curved knife to cut his belly open. Billy thought fast and suggested that he uses a bobble goggle machine and the first half ended When the second half started, we put our 3D glasses (aka bobble goggles) and the show began again. Billy had the bobble goggle machine with a screen of someones mouth as Frankenstein told a few more facts like it takes eleven seconds for food to go through the gullet from the mouth to the stomach. With only 30 minutes left Billy and the scientists found themselves in the final area, the Fatal Forces zone. One of the scientists told more astounding facts about gravity and upthrust. They took themselves up into space and talked about orbit and how it affects the solar system. Eventually Billy reached the brain and answered all the questions correctly and saved the world, himself and of course the crazy three scientists. What an amazing production and treat from our science teacher Mrs Straw. Everyone enjoyed this brilliant and amusing show. It was well worth going to all the way to Mansfield. Mason Massey Y8

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A Day to Remember
The 14th May was a very special day for our current Year 11 students. They started the day by arriving in smart, colourful and trend setting clothes, clutching their school polo shirts and personal diaries, ready to sign and make farewell comments to all their friends. Although they were excited and eager for the afternoons assembly, they managed to maintain their focus in the mornings lessons. Some students busily rehearsed their routines, music and speeches, while Richard Zamorski, created light and sound to make the hall more like a concert venue. With the agreement of the Head Girl and the Head Boy together with the Social committee, I had invited parents along to the celebrations. It was great to see so many of them, turning up to support and be part of the celebrations. The students were appreciative of the speeches by the Head teacher and me and applauded every student who achieved an award. I was impressed by the rich talent and of skills of the recipients, many of whom were genuinely surprised by their personal achievements. The afternoons events moved from the formal to entertainment, hosted by Lucy Shaw and Damon Hennessy; a lively and witty duo. We listened to a super piano duet played by Andrew Clifford and Sophie Carver, a fantastic cover of Alicia Keys,New York sung by Jennifer Jarvis and a mesmerising performance from Michael Naidoo, Lewis Anderson and Will Brownley; the dance group performed with precision and skill to a compilation of modern music. I am sure that the

audience of parents, teachers and students were at this point completely in awe of the talent we were witnessing. In true comic tradition, we then laughed and clapped to 4 great entertainers with their personal take on YMCA, complete with costumes. The final farewells were made in classical style as Jennifer and Felix joined in harmony to sing their duet Time to say Goodbye popularised by the tenor Andre Bocelli. To conclude, all the performers joined the band to sing We are the Champions. This was a truly memorable day for all who were present and confirmed that among the young people of today Britain has got Talent. The afternoon stretched on long after the entertainment, as most Year 11s could not bear to leave. There were tears, hugs and plenty of good wishes. I am proud to have been part of such a wonderful afternoon and hope that many of the students will look back in years to come, with fond memories. Mrs Armitage Progress Leader Y11

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Salters Festival of Chemistry 2010 The Enterprise Having won the Salters Challenge at the Salters Festival of Chemistry held at Trading Game Nottingham Trent University in 2009, and come second in 2007 and 2008, our
current Year 7 had a hard act to follow! However, our team of intrepid Science club members, were up for the challenge. Georgia Bird, Karina Carlier, Jak Lever and Cassia Deacon-Southgate worked superbly as a team, but an accidental omission of a crucial piece of evidence denied them a prize in the Salters challenge (the morning activity). Undaunted, they set about the University challenge in the afternoon, producing lots of samples of different consistencies of slime. The aim was to make slime that would ooze between two fixed points in 30 seconds. Ours did it in 29.66 seconds! So this year, we were the proud winners of the University challenge! Congratulations to the team - slime champions 2010! Mrs S Straw Science Enrichment Coordinator Being in the Salters challenge was really interesting because we learnt lots of new experiments and how to work well as a team. We did really well on the slime task, which we won, that was a miracle! We all worked as hard as we could and tried our best not to argue with each other! Georgia Bird 7t

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A number of new classes have started this term and have proved to be extremely popular. They have included Head, Neck and Shoulder Massage, French and Beauty Therapy. The classes have been provided by tutors from New College Nottingham. If you are interested in any adult education classes please email: mytime@gedling.notts.sch.uk or call 0115 9408371.

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AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

The students of Gedling School have been very lucky to be benefiting from a variety of after school activities which have been provided for them free of charge through Extended Services Pathfinder Funding from the Government. Activities on offer have included: The Lounge (an after school youth club for 11-16 year olds) Tuesdays & Thursdays Hockey Club Trampolining Club The Oasis Breakfast & After School Club in our Inclusion Department Netball Club Boxercise Wii Fit Club Media Photography Languages Club Art Club

Silver Surfers
The Silver Surfers of Gedling have had a productive term learning new skills in all aspects of ICT. New College Nottingham tutor John Donaghue has been helping them with downloading photos, internet shopping, accessing emails and contacting family and friends. Anyone over 50 living in the local community can apply for this free course. Look out for start dates next term.

Two teams of Year 8 students took part in this work related activity that gave students the opportunity to put enterprise, maths & business skills into action through an exciting simulation of real life trading in the classroom. This game challenges the students to engage in a simulation of real life oil trading. The game involved students working together in teams, competing to trade oil and make a profit by: decision-making skills Applying & risk taking as they react to new market news. & calculating trading Managing transactions. applied functional maths They skills in a real context. skills & values Demonstrating that contribute towards success in business. insight into how companies Gain make business decisions & how the wider business environment can be affect success & failure. how a commodity such Understand as crude oil is traded & what factors affect market price.

HEALTHY SCHOOLS WEEK Pass It On Y7-Y10

As part of healthy schools week at The Gedling School pupils have been participating in Pass It On in Food Technology. Jamie Oliver started the Pass It On movement in the Yorkshire town of Rotherham by teaching a class of people new recipes every week. The idea behind Pass It On is to inspire people who have never cooked to give it a try and then, once theyve learned a recipe, to teach two other people how to make it too. We also want to mobilise anyone who can cook to pass on their skills by teaching their friends, family or workmates how to cook good, honest, affordable food. All students were fantastic during this week! Miss Bahar 7th June saw the start of our Healthy Schools Week at The Gedling School. Students had a variety of activities arranged for them which included: Nutritional Workshops provided by the NHS Theatre Workshops on emotional health and wellbeing subject matters provided by the Samanya Theatre Company Interform Sports Healthy Schools Market Place where students had the chance to seek information and support on a range of issues relating the healthy lifestyles World Cup Healthy Eating Competition Pass it On Cooking (Jamie Oliver style) in Food Technology lessons Bush Tucker Trial in the Cafe where students had the chance to eat unusual foods - not worms or bugs though! Throughout the week the students were encouraged to think about what they do that makes them stay healthy. It was encouraging that the majority of our students take part in some physical activity either in or out of school, think about their health and diet and take time to engage in different activities. Some students were surprised by how much activity they do and went away realising that its not just about going to the gym or kicking a football that counts but also, walking to school, helping mum and dad out with cleaning round the house, etc. all helps with staying fit.

LOUNGE CLUB VISITS GCSC

Lounge Club members had a change of scenery and went along to the Gedling Community Sports Centre. The students had a lot of fun playing a variety of sports and games. Many of them also found out theyre not too old to bounce around on the bouncy castle! Normally, the My Time building hosts the Lounge Club every Tuesday and Thursday during term time from 3-5pm. The students can use this time to complete homework as they have access to ICT facilities as well as play games such as the Nintendo Wii/Wii fit, table football, pool, and table tennis. There is also a variety of craft and creative activities that take place. As part of the ongoing commitment to being a Healthy School, The Gedling School & Gedling Community Sports Centre are launching the GEDFIT4FREE initiative for Year 10. This will enable them to benefit from using the on site fitness suite as well as have access to classes for absolutely FREE. Summer Activity Programme Gedling Community Sports Centre will be open during the six week holiday period from 8am-9pm weekdays and 8am to 5pm on weekends. There will be a whole host of activities suitable for ages 5-16yrs. All students will be issued a brochure detailing the activities being offered which include; tennis, Wii fit club with dance mats, childrens play session with bouncy castle, break dance, Kwik cricket and many others. Membership Available The fitness suite is open from 7am to 8.30am / 3.30pm to 9.30pm Weekdays and 8am to 5pm weekends. To book an induction call the gym on 0115 9408375..

Interform competitionS
During Healthy Schools Week Year 8 participated in Inter-Form Competitions. Each Tutor Group elected a boy and girl as Form Captain and they were then given the task of selecting 4 teams, each with 6 players, to take part in cricket, rounders, tennis and badminton. The activities lasted all afternoon and were all very keenly contested. 8A won the badminton and tennis whilst 8E won cricket and rounders. Trophies were awarded for each of these sports. Due to poor weather the Year 7 & 9 competitions, apart from football, were postponed. 7T won both the boys and girls football, and Year 9 boys football was won by 9E.

Mathematical Talent
30 Gifted and Talented students from Years 7 and 8 entered the UK Maths Challenge Competition in April 2010 and performed superbly! The challenge is designed to encourage students to broaden their mathematical knowledge and develop their skills. Congratulations to Alannah Jarvis for being the best in school! All students that participated received certificates for their hard work. Year 7s Saaman Zagarbashi Ben Fyson Smith Louis Ingle Joe Brinley Year 8s George Roe Rebecca Burrows Thomas Sommerville Aaron Connelly

They develop evaluative skills by reflecting on their own performance & the performance of others.

THE MOON JOINT CAFE

We have been asking students what they would like to us to provide for their lunchtimes and we have responded by offering them the following: The opportunity to take food outside and enjoy the new seating area. A new ordering facility which gives an additional service point for students to collect food from. A self-service cold food counter, making it easier for students to choose their food and reduce queuing times. More BBQs during the summer (weather permitting!) More and improved promotional materials around school informing students of what is happening in the Cafe Towards the end of summer we will be offering parents a new, convenient, payment method for student meals online via the internet using credit or debit card. We hope this will give parents better control of their childrens meals ensuring they get the healthiest, well balanced food they need to get the best out of their school day.

Winners Tom Somerville & Adam Carratt Runner up Alannah Jarvis & Laura Moore A successful session and will be repeated in future years... Mr McCarthy & Mrs White

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a Season of Success!
What a superbly successful season it has been for The Gedling Schools Boys Football teams. All teams have represented the school with distinction from the first game in September right up until the final game of the season in June.
It has been very pleasing to see new faces establish themselves in the school teams as well as the regular players continuing to excel and develop their abilities against some very strong opposition. Some boys have performed so well that they have been asked on a regular basis to play a part with the year group above and have acquitted themselves superbly well. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parents for their continued support of our teams. I realise that with work commitments it can be very difficult to attend games as some are often a long way from home. It makes a massive difference to the boys to have this excellent support. Below shows just how well The Gedling School has done this year: Year 7 Nottinghamshire County Cup - Round 2 South Nottinghamshire Cup - Quarter Finals Year 8 Nottinghamshire County Cup - Semi Finals South Nottinghamshire Cup - Final (Runners Up) Year 9 Nottinghamshire County Cup - Final (Runners Up) Forest Vase - Semi Finals South Nottinghamshire Cup - Final (Runners Up) Year 10 Nottinghamshire County Cup - Round 2 Forest Bowl - Round 1 South Nottinghamshire Cup - Quarter Finals Year 11 Nottinghamshire County Cup - Round 2 South Nottinghamshire Cup - Round 2 massive achievement to have got this far and be playing this kind of opposition who have nearer 2000 pupils to choose from and are the National Champions at Under 14 level. Both of the Gedling teams played with great discipline and a superb attitude from start to finish at times playing some wonderful football. Myself and Mr Jones firmly believe in playing football the right way and using our passing style of game we were able to make the games very close. Sadly at times when we needed a little bit of luck we did not get it and unfortunately both Year 8 and Year 9 came away as runners up. We have all learnt a great deal from this occasion and I firmly believe that in the long run this disappointment will only spur the boys on to go one further next year. The Year 9 team have proven already this year that they can beat West Bridgford when they knocked them out of the Nottinghamshire County Cup, the first time that they have ever been beaten by a school in Nottinghamshire!

playing us in the future and as I told the boys after this game, we wont lose the next time we play them!

TEAM OF THE SEASON - Year 9

All the teams at Key Stage 3 have been outstanding this year for The Gedling School. The Year 7 team progressed to the Quarter Finals of the South Nottinghamshire Cup and the Year 8 boys reached a Semi-Final and Final. However, the Year 9 boys playing close to 20 games this year have managed to reach the Semi-Finals of The Forest Vase and the Finals of The South Nottinghamshire Cup and The Nottinghamshire County Cup. Sadly we came runners up on both occasions but the boys represented the school at all times with distinction. From the Goalkeeper through to the forwards all players have played their hearts out this year and I could not have asked for anymore from them. Congratulations to the entire squad for your hard work this year. I am very proud of all of you. Mr Caunt

U12 Girls Footy

U12 County Final at Meadow Lane, 13th May 2010 What a way to end the football season for the girls!!
Finally, in the last game of the season, the Year 7 girls won a County Cup. The opponents were Chilwell School, the same team that had beaten us in the semi final of the U13 Cup 11-10 on penalties. The girls knew this was going to be a difficult match and arrived at the ground with plenty of time to have their photographs taken on the pitch, in the stands and in the dug out! Gedling went 1-0 up in the first half through Charlotte Steggles who headed home a perfectly delivered corner from Chloe Lineker. The score remained the same until 3 minutes into the second half when Chilwell equalised. Chilwell then started to gain in confidence and Chloe Wood was called upon to make two match winning saves with 5 minutes to go.
U12 Girls 5-a-side squad: South Notts Champions, Midlands Champions, 4th in the National Finals.

our U13 Girls Footy, U16 Girls school South Notts Final County Cup Final

Wednesday 5th May 2010, West Bridgford Colts FC

This fantastic squad of girls had eased themselves into the South Notts Final after a 7-0 win over George Spencer in the semi final the week before. This was going to be a difficult final, but after beating Arnold Hill in the 5-a-side finals, the girls were confident they could win the final. Gedling scored the first goal through an excellent run and strike by Claire Johnson and looked like they could have scored another 5 or 6 before the half time whistle with Erica Thacker and Claire working their socks off up front.

Collingham FC, 22nd April 2010

The U16 girls team have had one of the most successful seasons a team at Gedling has had in a very long time. Successes have included National Cup representatives, South Notts semi finalists and now County Cup finalists. After the trek up north to the final on a boiling hot evening, the girls faced Valley School in the Final. Valley had been County Champions every year since forming a team in Year 7 with most of their players playing for the same team outside school. This was going to be very difficult! In the first half, the Gedling defence were superb, lead by Sophie Carver. Chelsea Smart, Katie Wright and Kelsie Sharman were solid at the back and as hard as she tried, the huge girl up front couldnt seem to find a way past our defence! In the second half, two mistakes led to two goals for Valley. Even Jessica Adcock who had yet another fantastic game in goal, couldnt prevent the goals from going in. Gedling kept battling right up until the final whistle and were deflated at the end, but they soon realised that they had given their all and Valley were deserved winners. Well done girls, an amazing season, just a shame there wasnt a winners medal to top it off. Good luck for the future to the three girls who play for the Nottingham Forest Centre of Excellence - we hope to see you all in England shirts one day! K. Malone Squad: Jessica Adcock (GK), Kelsie Sharman, Katie Wright, Sophie Carver (C), Chelsea Smart, Steph Horner, Mia Gell, Olivia Carver, Kelly Ashurst, Shelby Cann, Sophie Davies, Sophie Foster.
Sophie Carver, Chelsea Smart, Sophie Davies. Nottingham Forest Centre of Excellence

Girls Football Round Up Nottinghamshire County Cup (10th June 2010)

The final game of the season saw the Year 9 boys Football team reach their second final of the season. The game was played at The Poplars playing fields in Burton Joyce on the 10th June 2010 against Bluecoat School. This was the final chance of the season to capture a trophy and the enthusiasm and determination from the entire squad was clear from the moment the first whistle went as Gedling attacked straight away with Anton Pryce running at the defence. The first half was all Gedling as Bluecoat were penned back into their own half for long periods, however despite all our pressure we were not able to find a breakthrough goal. As we entered the second half again the boys started brightly as Kaine Read swung a cross into the box. Mason Coy was able to divert the ball past the Goalkeeper for us to move into the lead. Shortly after Colby Bishop pounced on a chance to put Gedling 2-0 however we knew that against a good team the game still had a long way to go. As the game progressed we began to tire and Bluecoat hit two quick goals to take the game to extra time. With a cruel twist Bluecoat scrambled the ball into the net in the first half of extra time and despite all the efforts of the Gedling boys we could not get back onto level terms. As we have proven this season though we have the basis of a great side and the likes of West Bridgford and Bluecoat will not relish It has been an excellent season for girls football at The Gedling School. Team of the year has to go to the Year 7 5-a-side squad who reached the semi finals of the National Cup in March - the furthest any team at Gedling has ever gone in a Cup! Congratulations to all the girls who have featured in teams this season, especially to those who have reached finals - good luck for next season!! U12 5-a-side South Notts Champions Midlands Champions National Finals: Semi Finals (4th place overall) U12 7 a side County Cup Winners U13 South Notts Runners Up County Cup Semi Finals U14 County Cup Quarter Finals U16 South Notts Semi Finals County Cup Runners Up National Cup Representatives Thanks again go to all the parents, staff and supporters who have attended matches throughout the season, offering their support and lifts when required!! It is very much appreciated by the PE Department. See you next season! Miss K. Malone

Just as we were chatting on the sidelines about extra time with one minute to go, Steggles picked up the ball on the half way line and volleyed it towards the goal. Chilwells keeper obviously wasnt expecting it and the ball landed in the back of the net! The girls made the most of the celebration, Charlotte Cresswell emerging covered in blood after taking a knock to the face. The kick off was more or less the final kick of the game and the girls lifted the trophy in front of the many fans. Well done girls, a well deserved win after all your hard work this season. Thanks also to the parents and staff of The Gelding School who took the time to come and support the girls on the night, it was much appreciated by the team and myself. K. Malone, K. Scott & T. Hunt

Yet again, the girls came out after half time full of confidence but managed to concede in the first minute! The score remained the same even after extra time with both teams having their chances to win it but the game eventually went into a dreaded penalty shoot out. Gedling girls havent had much luck with penalties this season and this was to be the case again after losing the shoot out 3-2. The girls were disappointed, mainly because they could have had the game sewn up in the first half. With more penalty and shooting practice next season, lets hope the girls can go one further and lift the trophy in 2011!! Thanks again goes to the parents, teachers and friends of the team for giving up their time to support the girls, it is much appreciated. Squad: Chloe Wood (GK), Chloe Lineker, Sarah Perkins, Molly Clarke, Alannah Jarvis, Charlotte Steggles (C), Faye Wheatley, Charlotte Cresswell, Carla Newman, Charlotte Simpson, Rianna Feghali, Leah Foy, Claire Johnson, Alix Judge, Yasmin Moon, Erica Thacker.

South Nottinghamshire Cup Finals Day (24th April 2010)

As a Physical Education Department we were incredibly proud that both the Year 8 and Year 9 Boys Football Teams had achieved a place in the South Nottinghamshire Cup Final. The Finals were held at Regatta Way in West Bridgford on Saturday 24th April and saw The Gedling School played against West Bridgford School in both games. For a school of less than 700 pupils it was a

Squad: Chloe Wood (GK), Chloe Lineker, Sarah Perkins, Yasmin Moon, Charlotte Cresswell, Charlotte Steggles (C), Leah Foy, Beth Ellis, Rianna Feghali, Faye Wheatley.

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