QNews Michaelmas 2021

NEWS Michaelmas Term September – December 2021

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Q News | Michaelmas Term 2021

Year 8 – Pupil Librarians for 2021/22 Mrs Dewhurst, our School Librarian was delighted to welcome the new team of Pupil Librarians for this academic year. The team of 10 seem eager to help and enthusiastic to learn!

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-8-pupil-librariansfor-2021-22/

Roald Dahl Day 2021 The start of the new academic year meant it was time to celebrate Roald Dahl Day. This was probably the best turnout QEGS have EVER had for this event!

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ roald-dahl-day-2021/

Whole School Open Morning Thank you to all prospective parents and pupils who braved the weather on Saturday to attend our Whole School Open Morning, and in helping us to make it a huge success.

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7,500 miles of Inspiration – Riding for Adam

The 15th September saw a group of pupils and students accompany Mrs Gammon and Mr Vyse to Blackburn Cathedral to represent Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School at a very special event in honour of one of our former pupils, Adam Van Cleef, who very sadly passed away due to cancer in 2018 aged just 23.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/7500-miles-of-inspiration-riding-for-adam/

Awe-inspiring Staff take on the London Marathon Two of our amazing staff at QEGS took on the London Marathon, raising money for charities very close to their hearts.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/aweinspiring-staff-take-on-the-london-marathon/

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Sixth Form art students visited Yorkshire Sculpture Park, accompanied by Mr Braime and Mr Windle. As well as the outstanding permanent collection at the park, there was an exhibition by the portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos as well as extraordinary new large-scale sculptures by Damien Hirst.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/yorkshire-sculpture-park/

Libraries Week 2021 Libraries week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer and here at QEGS we certainly have lots to offer!

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/libraries-week-2021/

Owen secures sought after Apprenticeship During summer 2021 we were delighted to learn that Owen Hardman had been successful in securing an Engineering Technician Apprenticeship at British Aerospace. This is a four-year apprenticeship in which places are highly sought after.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/owensecures-sought-after-apprenticeship/

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Annual Prize Giving Ceremony 2021 The highly-anticipated Secondary School and Sixth Form Prizegiving Ceremony took place virtually on Thursday 23rd September 2021.

The presentation, celebrated a range of prize winners from individual subject recognition to GCSE and A level attainment awards.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ annual-prize-giving-ceremony-2021/

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Year 11 Languages and Careers Enrichment Morning On the morning of Friday 5th November, every pupil in Year 11 was involved in the Languages & Careers day in which pupils learnt about the different skills required in the world of work and the importance of knowing a language to enhance their opportunities.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/languages-andcareers-enrichment-morning/

We Will Remember Them Secondary pupils, sixth form students and staff took part in a service to remember those who gave their lives in service of the country, which included a reading from our Head Boy and a poem from our Head Girl. The service was streamed live from the main hall to classrooms and the dining hall.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ we-will-remember-them-2/

There’s no stopping Nicole Saunders!

Fantastic Felix selected for Lacrosse Team!

Congratulations to Nicole Saunders who has been selected for the prestigious development programme in Athletics (run by English Athletics) and Fencing (run by British Fencing). Nicole has also been selected to fence at an international competition in Poland in December representing the U20’s British Team.

Congratulations to Year 7 pupil, Felix Clarke, who was selected to play for Stockport Metro’s Lacrosse team, which also includes a two week tour of America next summer. This is a great achievement, and we wish Felix the very best of luck.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ theres-no-stopping-nicole-saunders/

Creativity through a time of uncertainty

During the last two years we have lived through unprecedented times and our young people have been affected in profound ways. In education, creativity has been through an incredibly challenging time, due to various lock downs, class bubbles, and remote learning, which has impacted on time in the studio for our pupils and students. These challenging times have been heightened by the removal of an externally set assignment from the examination boards, which would provide pupils and students an examination type of task and a period of sustained focus. At Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, we have done our utmost to provide quality learning opportunities by keeping our art studios open as much as possible. This body of work reflects the art produced during this time and celebrates returning to normality for our A level Fine Art students.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/creativity-through-a-time-of-uncertainty/

No More Knives!

QEGS welcomed the ‘No more knives tour’, in partnership with Lancashire constabulary, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and the Diocese of Blackburn, into school to speak to all our Secondary School pupils about knife crime and the devasting impact it has on lives.

Combining music with powerful stories and teaching that equip young people with the skills and knowledge they need to say no to knives and start to discover their full value and identity.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/no-more-knives-2/

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Modern Foreign Languages Debating Competition

A group of Year 13 French and Spanish students took part in a tough debating competition with over 10 schools from across the north-west. Students had to debate some difficult and thought-provoking topics in the language they are studying.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/modern-foreign-language-debating-competition/

An Open Letter…

During lockdown last year, Year 11 English pupils were invited to choose any topic and write to a person of their choice. Maariya Daud was keen to write about the heritage of the school and produced a beautifully written open letter to our Head, Mrs Gammon Read more

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/an-open-letter/

Year 8 visit Edge Hill University

A group of Year 8 pupils attended Edge Hill University for an “Aspire to Higher Education” event. Mr Gould and Mrs Powell accompanied the pupils to explore and research Higher Education in more detail.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-8-visit-edge-hill-university/

Royal Society Science Book Prize On the 11th October 2021, the Royal Society Children’s Book Prize was launched here at QEGS. We have worked closely with the Royal Society and this book award for the last few years and we are absolutley delighted to discover that QEGS have been chosen again to take part.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/royal-society-science-bookprize/

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No Pens Day Wednesday QEGS joined thousands of other schools and early years settings across the country by getting involved in an exciting one-day event called No Pens Day Wednesday.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ no-pens-day-wednesday/

Non-Fiction November During the month of November over 200 non-fiction books were loaned out to pupils and students here at QEGS. Non-Fiction November really was an ideal time to promote non-fiction books.

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Year 13 – Visit to Arran Year 13 Geography students travelled to Arran in Scotland to collect data for their independent investigations, as part of their A level study.

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https://www.qegsblackburn. com/year-13-visit-to-arran/

https://www.qegsblackburn.com/nonfiction-november/

Vikings by Year 5

Pupils in Year 5 embraced their recent learning topic ‘Vikings’. They used junk modeling equipment to create settlement models and used clay to create Viking coins before painting them silver for effect.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/vikings-by-year-5/

Bronze Award for our Year 8 Librarians Year 8 pupils have been taking part in Librarian training endorsed by the School Library Association and successfully completed their Bronze Award.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/bronze-awardfor-our-year-8-librarians/

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Rohan smashes target in ‘sleepout’ fundraiser!

Year 6, Head Boy, Rohan Gupta along with his father and friends have raised a staggering £5685.00 for local charity, Nightsafe.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ rohan-smashes-target-in-sleepoutfundraiser/

Christmas Jumper Day raises over £300!

We are delighted to announce that the annual ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ has raised £326.00 for Save The Children. Pupils and staff rallied together and wore an impressive array of festive knits. Thank you to all those who gae generously, your donations are appreciated and will help children have a better future, around the world.

Festive fun in the Library Pupils in Year 7 and 8 took part in a festive book and gift sale this week raising £42 for two very worthy charities DRONE SAR and The Guide Dogs Association. The sale saw an abundance of books and handmade gifts including some beautiful bookmarks created at our bookmark club and some wonderful book art gifts.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/festivefun-in-the-library-4/

Tea Time Concert 2021

Pupils and students from Years 7 through to 13 held a Tea Time concert to showcase some of the performance work that has taken place in class and in their instrumental lessons.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/tea-time-concert-2021/

QEGS Annual Christmas Carol Service Staff, pupils and students rounded off a fantastic first term of the 2021/22 academic year with a carol service performed at our Secondary School and streamed to pupil and student form groups.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-annual-christmascarol-service/

Young Person of the Year Award!

The first winner in the Lancashire Telegraph Community Heroes Awards 2021 was announced, with Year 12 student, Sahil Usman, named Young Person of the Year!

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/young-person-ofthe-year-award/

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