Page 13 - Bellfort Magazine Issue 8

In the Technology Department, Last year the school production, a
over two days in February, almost collaboration by many staff and
100 P6 pupils from local schools many departments under the
experienced Robotics— leadership of Mrs Hastings, Mrs
developing programming and nu- King, Mrs Poole and Mrs McKel-
meracy skills. Once again it was a vey, produced the Musical
well-attended experience. The The RE Department in collabora- ‘Grease’ to packed audiences at
sixth form Technology students tion with Mr Kissick ran a superb the start of December. Sandra
who led the event were invigorat- Bible Exhibition, ‘Journey through Dee (Courtney Gribben) falls in
ed by the experience. life’ last September, underpinning love with Danny (Denver Ma-
their curriculum. There was a vi- haffy), in a summer romance only
brant Scripture Union running af- to find that they both end up at
ter-school throughout the year, Rydell High for the new term and
with a focus on spiritual and mor- where it is the thing to be cool.
al development. We record However, as the story unfolds, the
thanks to our local churches who T-birds in their new used car,
support our SU and Assemblies ‘Greased Lightning’, pledge un-
and especially Ballyloughan ending friendship with their Pink
Church which hosts our Annual Ladies. As a thank you, the drama
Carol Service. troupe were treated to a cut-price
Theatre Trip to London where
Later in May the RAF visited the
they were inspired by Les Misera-
school to give year 9 a STEM day. In June 2017 the Modern Foreign bles, School of Rock and Phantom
The activities included: designing languages department jetted off of the Opera, managing also a
and manufacturing a communica- to Paris with 45 students from magical river tour from Westmin-
years 9 – 11. There was a guided
tions’ tower from straws; pro- ster Bridge to Tower Bridge!
tour of Paris, a Seine River cruise There was not a dry eye on the
gramming a robot and designing a
bus or flight on the way home!
product of the future.
And lots of potential diva perfor-
A local company Quad X, which mances! It was a whirlwind trip

produces ATV attachments, visit- into the world of Musical Theatre,
where increasingly, in both Drama
ed Technology & Design, to give a
and Music, our pupils shine.
talk about the opportunities for

school leavers within their compa-
ny after GCSE, A-level and post and memorable visits to Notre You heard just a snippet this after-
Dame Cathedral, Disneyland Paris, noon of one of the pieces from
graduate level.
Asteriz Theme Park and Stade De this year’s show, ‘Joseph’ and I
The Technology Awards at Key France football stadium. hope you will put the dates of
th
st
th
stage 3, which assess the Design 29 , 30 November and 1 De-
folder, Practical work and exam cember into your diaries right
now to see what we plan will be
performance, were won as fol-
For the European Day of Lan- an inspiring performance.
lows: Year 8, Andrew Sheppard,
guages, Year 8 pupils had the
Year 9, Ellen Blair, Year 10, Nicole
chance to take part in quizzes
Turtle. about European countries while
Year 12 sampled some Spanish

tapas!
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