Newsletter
Issue 28 | 31 January 2025
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"Leaders aren’t born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work"
Vince Lombardi
Dear Parent/Carer
It has been fantastic this week to see so many of our wonderful students wanting to be leaders and demonstrating excellent leadership skills. This week we have launched our prefect assembly for Year 10 and an opportunity to be selected to visit No 10.
I have also had the privilege of meeting with a group of Year 11 students, whose hard work and determination has been rewarded with very impressive marks on their Creative iMedia NEA and a group of Year 9 students who are going to present their anti-bullying campaign to the rest of the school. As part of our student voice, I have also seen some fantastic artwork, watched some very imaginative drama (breaking the 4th wall), listened to a really impressive Matilda rehearsal, read some amazing pieces of creating writing and seen the excitement of those taking part in the National Maths Challenge. What a talented array of students Applemore has!
With very best wishes
Clare
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Our four Year 10 students, Dexstar, Matthew, Jacob and Noah, were selected at interview back in September to complete Beaulieu Motor Museum's 3-month course (every Tuesday and Thursday evening) and completed it with flying colours. Only 8 young people completed the course (4 from other schools), so we are incredibly proud of our students. The car was a wreck when they first started working on it and did not start. It now works perfectly and looks great!
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William (pictured below), completed the course last year and was invited back this year as a mentor. He will continue working with the team in the future and is pursuing a career in car mechanics when he leaves school. His mum said today that, "the whole experience has been life changing for him and has boosted his confidence and self esteem" - so great to hear.
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Creative iMedia
This week's Milkshake Monday, hosted by Ms Williams, was a celebration of the terrific efforts of Year 11 iMedia Students who recently completed their first of two assignments in their course. The students all reached and/or exceeded their expected grades!
Mr Kemp said, "I'm so incredibly proud of our students. Their preparation, execution, evidencing, skills and final products were some of the best I've ever seen in my two decades working here."
These feelings were echoed by Ms Williams, "What a lovely gathering listening to the students experiences throughout the assignment - the launch days are certainly working wonders with our NEA courses like iMedia."
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Year 10 Visit
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
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Fifteen Year 10 students had the opportunity to visit Southampton’s Oceanography Centre sponsored by Salters institute. The day started with a very informative guest speaker, followed by some time in the laboratory where they got to make aspirin. The day ended with a panel of three guest speakers talking about their roles within the industry. The second part of this trip is next Thursday where the students will be visiting Exxon.
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Ski Lessons
The 2025 Ski Trip is nearly upon us and judging by these photos, Mr Saunders and Miss Perkis have been enjoying their practice sessions!
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Darts Competition Gets Underway
LET'S! PLAY! DARTS! The Ally Pally it was not, but nevertheless, our first darts competition commenced this week with staff and students battling it out to claim bragging rights. Results to feature in forthcoming newsletter issues.
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Girls Football
Miss Perkis was delighted with her girls football lesson this week. Here they are working on dribbling and passing strategies
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Students are excited for next week's Reward Day's - watch out for next week's bumper gallery of photos from the various activities!
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Bookings will close on Monday 3rd February at Midday. Click the image below to head to the bookings page on SchoolCloud.
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Mrs Page (Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead) will running a series of Wellbeing Drop-In Sessions throughout next week for students to pop in if they want to chat about certain things, or even meet other students. Biscuits and drinks will be provided for anyone who attends.
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We’re supporting #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek with 'Place2Be!' This year’s theme is ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself,’ encouraging self-discovery and growth. Here are some useful links:
We All Have Mental Health - YouTube
Families - Children's Mental Health Week
Books and activities to support your child's mental health | Words for Life
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Starting next week, Year 11s can pop along to our new Study Hub in the mornings before lessons commence. More details on this will follow in Monday's Year 11 assembly with Mr Kemp.
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With Warhammer Club now into its eighth week, members are really starting to show their battle skills and a sincere keenness to immerse themselves into this fantasy sci-fi game.
Warhammer is a hugely enjoyed gaming system of using scaled miniatures to enact battles on an epic scale. Its history started back in 1983 when the first edition of Warhammer was released and was the first game of its kind to use specifically designed miniatures. This has grown over more than 30+ years into a globally dominant games series. With all age groups enjoying the game at any level they are comfortable with.
The Warhammer Club has been reformed and under the careful guidance of Mr Mills who is and avid gamer himself and has been painting miniatures for over 40+years! This week's club saw even more new members attending and would welcome anyone wishing to either learn or discover new ways to play. Some people just love to paint or build the models and others just love to immerse themselves into the glory of battle.
This week we're showing off some of the talents from miniatures painting. Keeping a keen eye on those brush strokes. Also we can see some battles in progress, notably the numerous Orcs and deadly Daemons as they clash on the battlefield. Some really amazing painting skills I'm sure you'll agree!
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This week the school and Hythe and Dibden Youth Football Club (H&D YFC), renewed a 10-year partnership contract. Ten years ago, when the previous contract was signed, H&D YFC started with nine boys teams. Now, the community club has grown to 44 teams, 14 of them being girls only teams. This commitment by both organisations will ensure the community will continue to grow.
Furthermore, we're pleased to confirm that our planning application has been granted by local authorities to expand and develop container area into a permanent Sports Pavilion structure. Changing rooms, classroom and kitchen areas will be installed inside. Work will begin during the Easter holidays.
Thank you to all who have helped so far - we're rather excited to see the Sports Pavilion fully functional for the Applemore Community.
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World Book Day 2025
This year, we're celebrating World Book Day on Wednesday March 5th, ensuring all Applemore students can participate in the festivities.
We've planned a variety of exciting activities for students to enjoy throughout the day, both in lessons and during recreation time. While we won't be requiring costumes this year, there will be numerous competitions and events to celebrate this cherished day within the Applemore community.
Further details will be shared on Class Charts and the Student Bulletin.
A selection of £1 books will be available for purchase on the day. Students can either use their World Book Day tokens or bring money to purchase the books they'd like.
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Arty News
This week's arty highlights have been seeing the year 8's continue with their Kusama inspired plates, which are looking sooo good! I can't wait to share the final results with you.
Art Club artists had fun this week, creating bowls from old vinyl records. The results look really cool. It is an example of arty upcycling at its best. Vinyl records that were destined for landfill, being re-purposed into functional and fun products. Thank you to Mrs Brearley for her help running the club. If you would like to join, then we look forward to seeing you every Wednesday from 3pm until 4pm.
I visited Testwood School earlier this week, and was proud to show sketchbooks from art students from year 10 and 11 to art teachers from eighteen other schools. They were blown away by the wonderful work on show. Thank you Choe, Lily, Fia, Phoebe, Rio and Ophelia for allowing me to showcase your amazing work.
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Artist of the Week
Each week, Mr Wheatley shines a spotlight on an artist and this week's artist uses a touch of textiles in their work.
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This week we celebrate Jane Austin 250th birthday! Jane was an English novelist known primarily for the novels Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Mansfield. Since her death Janes novels have rarely been out of print. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have been adapted in numerous films.
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Future Fridays Monday
Next week, we are excited to see Celebrity Barber Samuel Francis for a one hour special on Monday (lesson 4). Big thanks to Mr Lopez who will be Samuel's model. Student's interested in a career in hairdressing or beauty should register with their teacher then head down to the hall!
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Other Notices
- College Applications: A reminder to get you College Application in as closing dates are fast approaching.
- Work Experience: Big push this week on work experience! Ms Charrett will be coming around to all Year 10 tutor groups over the next two weeks.
- Mock Interview Day: Tuesday 5th March - more information to follow from Ms Charrett.
- Apprenticeships: National Apprenticeship week is on its way so join our webinar where we will be discussing all things apprenticeships! Click here
For more information about our Careers Guidance, click the button below.
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For a full and up-to-date list of our enrichment programme & activities, click the image below to visit our website enrichment page.
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Anger at a toy being stolen. Sadness when losing a game. Frustration when struggling in class. All children will experience challenging feelings sooner or later. Emotions are a natural part of life, and while youngsters should be allowed to express themselves, it’s important they also learn how to process these more difficult emotions in a mindful way.
Of course, many children may well be encountering these intense feelings for the first time, and it can be intimidating to skirt the line of helping them properly handle their emotions while also validating their experiences. That’s why this guide offers expert advice on how supporting youngsters to develop emotional literacy.
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