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Term 3 Newsletter February 2022

       

Term 3 Newsletter

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Headteacher's Blog

14 Feb 2022
Monday 14th February 2022
It seems that we have had another term where the key priority has been to simply keep the school functioning in full operational mode, with the impact of Covid absence on staff and students presenting considerable challenges. It therefore seems a real achievement that we have been able to remain...
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Diary Dates

HALF TERM
All Day
From 21 Feb until 25 Feb
21
February
INSET DAY
All Day
28
February
START OF TERM 4
All Day
01
March
Year 13 Progress Evening
4:00pm – 7:30pm
03
March
Year 7 Author Visit - Sarah Hagger-Holt
9:00am – 11:00am
04
March
Year 8 General Knowledge Quiz
All Day
08
March
Bring It On - School Production
7:00pm – 10:00pm
08
March
Bring It On - School Production
7:00pm – 10:00pm
09
March
Bring It On - School Production
7:00pm – 10:00pm
10
March
Bring It On - School Production
7:00pm – 10:00pm
11
March
British Science Week & Neurodiversity Week
All Day
From 14 Mar until 18 Mar
14
March
Year 8 Progress Evening
4:00pm – 7:30pm
17
March
DofE - Gold & Silver day walk
All Day
20
March
Year 7 Disco
5:00pm – 6:30pm
24
March
Parent Forum
6:00pm – 7:00pm
28
March
04 Feb 2022
Bring It On - The Musical - Tickets now on sale
Gordano School Creative Arts Faculty invites you to this year’s school production of Bring It On! – The Musical. The production involves 80 students and showcases the Creative Arts subjects of Drama, Dance, Music and Art in one of the school’s signature events...
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14 Feb 2022
A Level Artwork Showcase
Please see below a showcase of our current students A Level Artwork. Some spectacular pieces, well done everyone.  
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11 Feb 2022
Gordano School Supports Children's Mental Health Week 2022
This February (7th - 11th,) Gordano School has been supporting Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week (CMHW). Working with OTR (Off The Record, Bristol) we have delivered assemblies and pop up talking sessions throughout the week.    
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11 Feb 2022
Post 18 Apprenticeship Information Evening Success
On Thursday 3rd February our Careers team hosted a virtual event for Sixth Form students and parents. The evening was a great success. 
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07 Feb 2022
Gordano French & Spanish Spelling Bee Success
Well done to all our Year 7's who took part in the Grand Languages Spelling Bee at the end of January. Participants had to spell as many words as they could in 60 seconds in either French or Spanish. 
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31 Jan 2022
Gordano School Marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Many thanks to the staff, students and members of our community who joined us to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) at the end of January. A group gathered to hear the winning HMD poetry read out by the authors of the poems.  Congratulations to our winners Emily Webster, Femke Lucking...
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24 Jan 2022
Music News - Rotary Young Musician Competition win for Lucas Faram
Huge congratulations to Lucas Faram who was placed Second in the Rotary Young Musician Competition that took place at Redmaids School on Friday 21st January. Lucas played 'Marimba Dances', a ten-minute plus piece on the Marimba, with three movements entirely from memory, impressing the...
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10 Jan 2022
Portishead In Bloom Painting Competition - call for entries
Calling all aspiring artists. 'Portishead In Bloom,' have just announced their 2022 Schools Painting Competition. There are three age categories and the theme this year is 'The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Garden.' Entries need to be submitted by Friday 27th May 2022...
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07 Jan 2022
Cian Continues his Climb for Children's Hospice South West
A New Year means new mountains to climb for Cian and his friends. You may remember from last term Cian Redman from Year 8 has set himself a challenge to climb the height of Mount Everest to raise money for the Children's Hospice South West. Along the way he is involving friends, family and membe...
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PE News 

Year 7 Girls Football Team Reach the Quarter-Finals in National Competition

Our PE team have been as busy as ever in Term 3. Well done to our Year 7 U12 Girl's Football Team are still climbing the ranks in the current National Schools Football Championships, they have drawn either Shenfield High School or Kingston Grammar School away in the Quarter-Finals, good luck with your next match girls. 

Gordano Alumni signs with Southampton Football Club 

We would also like to congratulate Gordano Alumni Will Armitage, who has recently signed a contract to play for Southampton Football Club and scored in his debut match.  

Gordano Student wins Bronze at the Indoor Athletics Championships

A huge well done to Rosa Ford in Year 10, who travelled up to Sheffield in early February to the English indoor Athletics Championships where she won the bronze medal in the Under 17 triple jump with a Personal Best of 11.45m.

Year 7 & 8 join the North Somerset Netball Tournament

Well done to all our Year 7 and 8 girls who participated in the North Somerset Netball Tournament in January. Well played everyone.  

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Library News

11 Feb 2022
Brilliant Reads
Here is the first edition of our new newsletter showcasing brilliant books for young people!
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