Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School
Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School
6 MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING 2011 On Thursday 27th January 2011, 52 Year 7 and 8 students and 5 adults went on a trip to the Royal Shakespeare Courtyard Theatre in Stratfordupon-Avon to see the musical “Matilda”. My personal opinion is that the “Matilda” musical was fantastic, and I also think that all the actors were very talented, especially the children. My favourite characters are Matilda and Miss Trunchbull. “Matilda” is about a young girl named Matilda who is not recognised or wanted by her parents but still she has to suffer and stay with them. Matilda`s head teacher is Miss Shakespeare Shakespeare - There aren’t many people who don't know the name of this brilliant man; extremely successful, accomplished and a magnificent writer of some of the world’s most captivating plays. Almost 500 years after his death, his name lives on, as well as his inspirational works of wonder. He is still, to this day, commended as one of the greatest poets, and the world’s greatest writer in the English language. In my Year 10 English set we study English Literature as well as English Language. Consequently, we had a big coursework project entirely focused on some of Shakespeare's work, working towards a controlled assessment at the end of the topic. We had to look at two texts for the topic. These were Shakespeare's famous 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell, for which we had to analyse the structure and language. Both these are written in the language of four hundred years ago which is very different to modern day English language. This made analysing the language very hard as some quotations seemed very difficult to comprehend at first. Trunchbull who is very mean, but her class teacher Miss Honey is the very opposite to her - kind and understanding. She realises that Matilda is by far the most intelligent girl in her class and soon finds out about how she is treated. She speaks to Miss Trunchbull who is not pleased. Miss Honey got no sense out of her so went to Matilda’s parents and asked if she could adopt Matilda. They agreed and Matilda suffered no more. The set was bright and colourful and had lots of detail and the singing and dancing was brilliant. I found that the play was great from the start and then got even better. The film and book of Matilda are amazing but the play is 10,000 times better. The play is a lot more interesting when you watch for yourself. The theatre staff are very nice, there are plenty of seats and the theatre is very clean. This play is great and for all ages. It is very funny and it makes a great day out. By Caprice McGovern 7ESM However, once I became used to the style in which Marvell and Shakespeare wrote, it began to become easier. The main point that we had to cover in the topic was how the language in both texts is used to express and show people in love. We had to carefully annotate and analyse both texts trying to spot links and differences in the language styles. We had to show the feelings presented in both texts, and how the language expresses these, and how it can make the reader or viewer feel. What I enjoyed about the Shakespeare topic was that it was challenging and had a high level of complexity throughout the course. I found it very intriguing to get to study such a masterpiece of English literature, which was enjoyable to read and work with. It was interesting to look at the structure of the play and see how Shakespeare had intricately placed everything perfectly, manipulating the language and delivering the emotions with extreme perfection. It was fun to see what other styles of language were shown in such an old play; it was engaging and I enjoyed learning and analysing it. The exam went very well, and I ended up doing better than I initially thought, as it was a difficult project at first. Shakespeare's works are magnificent and very deep, mystical and exciting, I hope very much to work with some more again. By Matthew Harwood 10RCR
An A Level in Mathematics is a good foundation for a wide variety of careers. We interviewed some of our Year 11 students who hope to continue with their studies in Maths to A Level standard. Sam Knight, Lewis Brain, Reannan Kean, Jordan Jones and Megan Bullock all include Maths in their choice of A Level subjects. Megan is intending to study medicine and so her choice of subjects is science-based with Biology and Chemistry along with Maths and French. She has applied to Archway and Rednock Sixth Forms. She finds the problem solving aspect of algebra the most interesting aspect to work on. Sam has an illustrious name to live up to, being named after the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Fittingly, his ambition is to follow in the footsteps of the famous builder of bridges, railways and ships, and to become an engineer working with hammers and fire! He has done work experience with Saul boat builders R.W. Davies, which he greatly enjoyed. Sam hopes to attend Downfield or Archway Sixth Form to study Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Government and Politics. Maths Stars MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING 2011 Many of the most successful students in Maths are also good at Music. Lewis Brain is a talented pianist and drummer. He feels that notes are like numbers: they follow in sequence. A mathematical brain that is good at solving problems is also good at working out musical patterns. Lewis is hoping to attend Downfield Sixth Form to study Music Technology, Maths, Biology and Chemistry and thinking about possibly becoming a doctor in the future. Harry Vallender is another pianist who intends to do Maths and Jordan Jones is a successful guitarist. Jordan enjoys Maths because he likes the fact that you get a definite answer. He is hoping to become a sound engineer and will be studying Music Technology, Computing, Electronics, French and Maths at Cirencester College. Reannan is intending to become a primary school teacher and has already done some work experience at St Matthews School. She has applied to Archway and Cirencester College to study Maths, Art, Biology and Psychology. Solving simultaneous equations is her favourite maths topic! We are lucky to have such enthusiastic students with a wide range of ambitions, who set a good example to younger pupils who aspire to do well in their exams. 7
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An A Level in Mathematics is a good<br />
foundation for a wide variety of<br />
careers. We interviewed some of our Year<br />
11 students who hope to continue with their<br />
studies in Maths to A Level standard. Sam<br />
Knight, Lewis Brain, Reannan Kean, Jordan<br />
Jones and Megan Bullock all include Maths<br />
in their choice of A Level subjects.<br />
Megan is intending to study medicine and so her<br />
choice of subjects is science-based with Biology and<br />
Chemistry along with Maths and French. She has applied<br />
to Archway and Rednock Sixth Forms. She finds the<br />
problem solving aspect of algebra the most interesting<br />
aspect to work on.<br />
Sam has an illustrious name to live up to, being named<br />
after the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Fittingly,<br />
his ambition is to follow in the footsteps of the famous<br />
builder of bridges, railways and ships, and to become<br />
an engineer working with hammers and fire! He has<br />
done work experience with Saul boat builders R.W.<br />
Davies, which he greatly enjoyed. Sam hopes to attend<br />
Downfield or Archway Sixth Form to study Maths,<br />
Chemistry, Physics and Government and Politics.<br />
Maths Stars<br />
MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING <strong>2011</strong><br />
Many of the most successful students in Maths are<br />
also good at Music. Lewis Brain is a talented pianist and<br />
drummer. He feels that notes are like numbers: they<br />
follow in sequence. A mathematical brain that is good<br />
at solving problems is also good at working out musical<br />
patterns. Lewis is hoping to attend Downfield Sixth<br />
Form to study Music Technology, Maths, Biology and<br />
Chemistry and thinking about possibly becoming a<br />
doctor in the future. Harry Vallender is another pianist<br />
who intends to do Maths and Jordan Jones is a successful<br />
guitarist.<br />
Jordan enjoys Maths because he likes the fact that you<br />
get a definite answer. He is hoping to become a sound<br />
engineer and will be studying Music Technology,<br />
Computing, Electronics, French and Maths at<br />
Cirencester College.<br />
Reannan is intending to become a primary school<br />
teacher and has already done some work experience<br />
at St Matthews <strong>School</strong>. She has applied to Archway<br />
and Cirencester College to study Maths, Art, Biology<br />
and Psychology. Solving simultaneous equations is her<br />
favourite maths topic!<br />
We are lucky to have such enthusiastic students with<br />
a wide range of ambitions, who set a good example to<br />
younger pupils who aspire to do well in their exams.<br />
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