Students from Years 7 and 8 were involved in ‘The Making A Difference Project’ in the community at the end of the Summer term, by visiting a local old people’s home and a centre for the severely disabled. The students from tidied up gardens, planted plants in wall baskets and painted a ‘sensory’ room at the Enable Centre.
The students were challenged to nominate a project to make a difference for/to school or the community. They then had to pitch their ideas to a “Dragon’s Den” style of Year 9 students and Beverley Burton from ‘No Limits’ a Government Enterprise representative to win up to £200 to support their projects and buy the necessary materials to complete it. With help from friendly staff at B&Q in Sutton the students were able to “stretch” their £150 considerably!
Sally Lee one of the teacher’s who accompanied the students on their visit to Holmlea said, “I am extremely proud of both the effort and hard work shown by the students. They were very enthusiastic about the project. The staff at Holmlea showed great appreciation and we were looked after, encouraged and praised all day. The staff at Holmlea were so impressed they wrote a charming poem, written by Mrs Trevelyan:-
Thank you dear children from 7SL;
After all your hard work,
The garden's looking swell!
You've been so good,
You'll make the school proud;
We are so happy,
We could cheer out loud!
We will keep the garden open
For all to see;
With grateful thanks
From all at Holmlea.
Mairi Ramsdale who accompanied the students to the Enable Centre commented; “The students had an excellent day. They worked really hard. It was so great for us all to make a contribution to our local community. |
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 Tibshelf Community School’s work with the Bolsover Health 4 Life team culminated with a day off timetable for a series of workshops exploring various aspects of healthy living. Sue Allen, Head of PSHE and Citizenship explained that all Y8 pupils from the school participated in the 5 creative and interactive workshops, these included:-
• Oz-boxing
• Tai-Chi
• Beauty Therapy and Hand Massage
• Teen Life Check
• Art Project on the body and healthy eating
A big thank you to PC Steve Lewis, Snap Dragon Company, Chesterfield College, Teen Life Co-ordinator, Sharon Wells and artist Karen Woods who ran the art workshop with Tibshelf’s art teacher Hilary Smith. Also thanks go to Martin Andrews, School Sports Co-ordinator and Lindsay Tideswell, PE Teacher and staff support on the day. |
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Mrs Jacquemart’s Language Leadership Group |
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 Year 9 pupils at Tibshelf Community School have been successful in achieving the Foreign Language Leadership Award by teaching French to Year 7 pupils at Tibshelf and Primary pupils at Park House, Blackwell, Tibshelf Town End, Westhouses and Heath School.
The Leadership Award was accredited through Sports Leaders UK which started in 1981 and over 100,000 pupils take part every year. The Leadership awards develop leadership skills with the emphasis on organization, team work, communication, motivation, leadership and taking the initiative. The Year 9 pupils began working towards the award in January 2010 and completed in July 2010.
Mr Peter Crowe – Executive Headteacher at Tibshelf Community School said, “The recipient Schools have commented on the quality and excellence of our students’ work in this activity. The impact they have had as ambassadors for Tibshelf School cannot be over estimated.”
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