Our bees are making good preparations for winter.
They have been foraging from around the local area and we are also supporting them by giving sugar syrup every five days, to ensure they are have enough to store reserves for the winter months.
There is only one frame yet to be drawn and filled, all others have plenty of wax capped stores and pollen in them along with some of the last bees to be reared for the season.
Well done to our Year 11A Netball team won against Corfe Hills, as well as our own 11B team yesterday. Player of the Match was Poppy Laidlaw.
Well done to our 11B Netball team, who unfortunately lost against our 11A team. Player of the Match was Chelsea Hlomayi
Our visitors from Speyer are having a fantastic time during the Poole leg of this year’s German Exchange. This week they have enjoyed sunny visits to Poole Harbour, Stonehenge and Salisbury as well as yesterday’s joint trip with our students to Bath and the wonderful Roman Baths. As usual with our exchanges, friendships are being formed, barriers broken down and cultural lessons learned.
We are very proud of our Geography and Art departments who have been awarded the quality mark from the Prince’s Teaching Institute. Both departments submitted evidence demonstrating their progress on the following:
Increasing challenge within the curriculum
Enthusing pupils through subject-based activities beyond the curriculum
Developing their staff’s specialist subject knowledge
Raising the profile of their subject.
The Young Carers group are visiting LEGOLAND today as part of a partnership with The Wessex Variety Charity, who help fundraise events and trips for young people around the country. We hope they have a great time!
A reminder of the whole school extra curricular clubs being run this term! Students can speak to the relevant department if they are interested in attending a club. 
Please see below the fortnightly sport fixtures calendar.
