Maths & Science Faculty

George Mason (best in school) and Amy King achieved gold awards. Aron Steward, Katy Moran, Ben Bache, Joanna Healey, James McCairns, Dean Leary, Lucy Brooks, Zaid Moosa and Daniel Clifford achieved silver awards.

The following pupils achieved bronze awards: Anne-Marie Mendonca, Charlotte Bee, Paul Anderson, Kimberley Bird, Sophie Dixon, Laura Henderson, Lisa Wilson-Doyle, Chloe Cane, Crystal Stewart, Nathan Chishick, Matthew Maskell, Lucy-Faye Spence, Jack Koslicki, Christopher Lee, Beth McSoley, Harriet Reeves and Shummi Akthar.

For more information about the Mathematics Department and the development of the National Numeracy Strategy at Theale Green Community School visit the Departmental Website

The Science department is pleased to announce the appointment of an additional teacher next year. Miss Saxon is a Biology specialist and she will be teaching through out the school from Key stage 3 to A level.

Yr 10 science.

On Friday 29^th June Miss Moulder and Mr Gill took a group of 50 students to ‘Careers Quest 2001’ and ‘BBC Tomorrow’s World Live’ at Earls Court in London. Some of the students enjoyed watching ‘Robot Wars’ being filmed live and won a T-shirt for being the noisiest in the audience. Jodie Folkes, Sarah Maffey and Adelle Neal took part in a competition to build the fastest robot and won a £170 robot making kit!

We are delighted to announce that a group of year 10 students won the local regional round of the Food and Farming Challenge beating strong competition from other local schools. They now go on to the national final in London on 18^th July 2001.

GNVQ

Congratulations also go to all the students taking GNVQ Intermediate Health and Social Care for successfully completed their Red Cross Emergency life Support Course

Another busy year is coming to a close and preparations for the next school year are at 'full steam'. We are hoping that the building work that is happening at present will be complete and all the English staff are looking forward to moving into the new refurbished classrooms in September. Pupils are now busy producing display work which will put the finishing touches to the rooms when we move into them!

This year has seen a number of successful theatre visits and visiting groups in school, the most recent being an upper school trip to the Hexagon to see a performance of The Complete Works of Shakespeare - abridged, of course! The rapid and often comic run through the plays of Shakespeare was enjoyed by all. Thank-you to all the staff and pupils who have participated in these activities. Two theatre trips for next year are already being planned: 'Twelfth Night' for year nine and 'The Banshee.' Letters will be coming out about these trips in September.

The launch of the national Literacy Strategy is keeping English teachers very busy at present. This government initiative is putting a focus on developing further the literacy skills of students in years 7-9 and introducing some of the ideas that have been established in primary school during the last few years in the Literacy Hour. The English Department is adapting our current schemes of work in incorporate the best ideas of this initiative.

Finally, the English department wants to wish farewell to two members of staff who are leaving and welcome three new teachers who will be joining us in September. In September, Mr Fahy, Miss Williams and Miss Beesom will be bringing their youth and enthusiasm to the department.

Sadly though, Mr Holroyd and Miss Flint are leaving the school at the end of the year and the English Department will miss them both. Mr Holroyd was, until last year, the Head of the English Department, having started in the school 17 years ago as a newly qualified teacher. He has put much work into the English department over the years and created the successful department that we now enjoy. Our loss is Denefield School's gain; he will be starting there in September as Deputy Headteacher. Miss Flint is moving to the West Country from where she originates; she has been with the department for five years and contributed greatly to its development. We wish them good luck in the future.