Billy is the production that has been selected for this year's annual production at icknield. Mr Rowe gave an annoucement on the previous week explaining it, so in case you missed it, here is a breif summary of what was covered.
Over this week many things will be happening to help children in need, and in this article every single one will be covered! We have a very exciting week ahead so make sure to bring in your pounds. Remember, this is all going to a charitable cause so dontating is probably a good thing to do.
On friday, icknield will be having a non-uniform day, where you will be able to wear whatever you want. However to be able to wear non-uniform, you must bring in one pound.
Blooket is a game that is used in class by teachers to help students learn while having fun. It has proven very effective over the past few years, and started when the chromebook one to one devices were introduced in 2021. Students really enjoy doing them and it does work learning wise.
Sparx has been widely used across the school, as seen with Sparx Maths and sparx reader. These have been very succesful programs in helpng students learn, which is why the school has chosen sparx again with the science side of the school.
As part of the Icknield Careers Program Williams have invited ICC to go on a trip focused on STEM at their Heritage Museum. The trip is for Y7, 8 and 9 Students. The trip will include linking the national curriculum to the real world engineering, A guided tour of the museum, A go on their ESports Simulators. The trip will take place on October 11th. If you would like anymore information on this please contact Mrs Richardson.
As of 11/09/2023, SS2 or "Student Services Room 2" is now the Student Safegaurding office. Ths was decided for a number of reasons, but this means that there will be new procedure unlike the old "Student Services" scheme. For example, during lesson times you will not be able to drop in anymore, but during lunchtimes you can if you are struggling with anything. In the announcement bulletin it was also reminded to all students when staff are responsible for your safety during a time period. this is in between 8:20 and 3:10.
Every year 8 student going on this trip has had all of this infomation avaliable, but in case any student missed any of this infomation, it is all here!
Year 8 students will arrive at school as normal and will have to be there by 8:30am for a 9:00 leave. It is unkown where students will meet but it is most likely the dance studio. On Monday, students should return at around 18:00, however, due to varying traffic conditions, it is likely that the timings will be a bit off. Students will have their phones with them to communicate with parents in this event.
PGL will be supplying a whole range of foods on the site over the weekend. However on the trip to Osmington bay, The coach will stop at a service station so students can being money to buy snacks for the trip.
Click here to download an image of the rough kit list. Some parts of the kit list such as bin bags have been removed.
Mobile phones can be brought to the trip but can only be used on the bus. "Osmington bay is an opprtunity to get away from screens and enjoy the outside" Mr Moden, the Head Of Geography said. Phones will be confiscated by teachers when the students arrive. "People have tried to abuse this policy before, by for example, bringing an extra phone. These people have alwys been caught in the end". He also said this could lead to big sanctions after.
June each year, pride month takes place. ICC will be celebrating this in many different ways!
This non-school uniform day will be different from others because you will have to wear colours of the rainbow. To be more specific, 1 colour per person. This is so in the field a big photo can be taken of icc students being part of, in a way, the pride flag.
Students may have noticed already that there are some slides in the canteen highlighting important people from the LGBTQ+ community. This will help people be aware on how much of an affect LGBTQ+ people can have on the world.
In tutor time a video about the history of pride month will be played. This will be benifical for students as they can learn more about being part of the LGBTQ+ community, and how pride month started.
A kahoot will be played in tutor time as well about Pride Month. This will add an aspect of fun to the learning.
In the whole school communication, LGBTQ+ charites will be promoted.
Chess Club is held every day during lunchtime in Room 4, which is Dr. Owens' classroom. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, all are welcome to join and play chess.
If you do not know how to play there are many experienced people who can teach and guide you so that you can get better. If you want practice visit chess.com, a website that alows you to play chess online or against a robot. However, for obvious reasons, this website is blocked during school hours. If you would like to learn the rules, the team here at ICC news recommend this site because of it's visual explanations.
Many people go, mainly because its a fun place to hang around with nice people, and it is usally very quiet. Remember that chess is a very challenging game so do be prepared for many obstacles while playing this game.
From the 30th of June to the 3rd of July Y8 are going on a trip to Osmington Bay where they will be staying at PGL. While they are there they will do many activities PGL offer and they will head out to the beach and walk down the coast. Here are some intersesting facts about Osmington Bay:
Year 8 have the oppertunity to go to the world renowned Bletchley Park as a computing trip. Funny seen as I am writing this inside the computing room (Room 48). Now, let's see what bletchley park is for those who don't know!
Bletchley Park was a secret location during WWII where a team of mathematicians, cryptographers, and other experts worked to decode secret messages used by the Axis powers. Their work is credited with shortening the war by two years and saving countless lives. Today, Bletchley Park is a renowned museum and heritage site. Year 8 students will visit, explore the museum, participate in computing activities, and witness Enigma, the infamous German cipher machine.
Bletchley Park is in Milton keynes, as shown here:
The annual ICC production Is currently taking place, on the 22nd of march through to the 25th of
March.
This it may be too late to get tickets now, but as shown on the poster it is £9 per person.
Mr Rowe, the lead of the drama department speaks very highly of the annual plays and in the presentation he
did about the production when it was announced. He said that there was a "great atmosphere" in the plays
when
they happened. After I spoke to a few people part of the play they said that it was very exciting! I agree
from what I have been hearing from reharsals. If you would like to get late tickets, then I suggest you rush
and click Here right now. This could be your last chance, so good
luck.
If it is past the 25th, Then I am afraid you are out of time.
As we approach spring, another wonderful event has arrived! The "International Women's Day" of this year is approching very fast, so this article, with help of Jude Bradley's research, will tell you everything you need to know about this event!
International Women's Day is a day when we celebrate the great acheivments of women and try to forge equality for women. The earliest Women's Day known in today's records, called "National Woman's Day", was held in February 1909, in New York City. It now takes place on the 8th of March, which is when it will take place this year.
There are multiple things that ICC will be doing to celebrate Interantional Women's Day. For example, in the library, there is a new stand of books about many succsesful women and there stories. There are also going to be assemblies on the subject as well, which coud inlude sme external speakers talking aout there careers!
On Saturday the 11th of Febuary 2023, it is women and girls in science day! In this article I am going to explain what it is.
This year, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS) will focus on the role of Women and Girls and Science as relates to the Sustainable Development Goals in review at the forthcoming High-Level Political Forum namely (clean water and sanitation), (affordable and clean energy), (industry, innovation, and infrastructure), (sustainable cities and communities) and (means of implementation), while following up on discussions on water held during from the “Water Unites Us” 7th the 2nd High-Level International Conference on the Sustainable Development 2018 held in Dushanbe, and the 2nd UN Ocean Conference and its High-Level Symposium on Water held in Lisbon, as a contribution for the 2023 UN Water Conference, and other UN Fora. In doing so the international community aims to connect the International Community to Women and Girls in Science, strengthening the ties between science, policy, and society for strategies oriented towards the future. The international community will showcase best practices, strategies, applied solutions in addressing sustainable development challenges and opportunities. It will also include for the first time a science workshop for Blind Girls and a session from the BLIND fellow SCIENTISTS on “Science in Braille: Making Science Accessible”.
This could be the most exciting article written yet, because the title is not clickbait! Well I guess it kind of is. It isn't really keeping the animal and looking after it, but it is more like funding the species you pick and saving it from possible extinction. You also recieve a squishy toy of the animal you are supporting, and a book of facts on the animal. So, who made this all happen?
Well, the person who is writing this, (James Moore) is part of the student school council. Now, it was suggested as an idea to the manager of the school council that one tutor could do it. She then thought, "you know what, lets do it for every tutor!"
Well, I am afraid to say life wont be as simple as was first thought by probably many of youu readers thought at first. For the school to adopt every tutor group an animal, it would cost £561/Year. This may not seem like alot for icknield, but with the worsening cost of living chrisis, the last thing that icknield needs is to loose £500 every year. So how will this work?
Well, im not sure if you readers will give a positive reaction to this, but to do it, your tutor is going to have to earn it! Yes, that's right, every tutor will have to fundraise enough money (£33) to adopt an animal for a year! So, when your school council representives come around and tell you about this, be ready with your ideas! Your whole tutor could be counting on you!
Well, at first it may seem that you are looking after an animal of choice, but that isn't the case. What actually happens is you pick an endangered spicies and you can help fund it for £3 per month. Is this it? No, that would be kind of rubbish. You actually recive a squishy toy of the animal you are supporting, a book of facts about the animal, and updates on how you have helped the animal thrive. not as exciting as was presented by the name, but it is still pretty cool!
Well, have a look below:
The Y11s will be seeing behind the scenes of films like harry potter and WAY more!Now to tell you what is going to happen we will tell you some information about the trip below:
You will get to see some amazing sets like the great hall Serving as the backdrop to some of the film series’ most iconic scenes such as the Yule Ball and the Battle of Hogwarts. The spectacular Great Hall includes the costumes of students from each Hogwarts house plus two large tables which are set for dinner; at the top of the room is the teachers' table where the Hogwarts Professors sat. The Great Hall is home to some of the beautiful hand crafted props created for the Harry Potter film series including Professor Dumbledore’s lectern and the House Points Counter.It is rumoured that when the House Points Counter was first built it caused a national shortage of Indian glass beads.How cool.
You might also want to see The Forbidden Forest seen in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was a combination of location and studio shooting. This moved entirely to the Studio for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in order to house Aragog the spider's lair and continued to grow throughout the film series. While shooting for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, scenic artists created backdrops that were up to six hundred feet in length. The Forbidden Forest seen at the Studio Tour is filled with 19 trees each with a diameter of over 12 feet. For more information go to This link. This trip does not normally happen so please thank the teachers that they have booked tickets so that you can go and see this wonderful tour around warner bros studios. Any quetsions ask us.
The great big dance off, which ICC have entered, will take place on the 24th January 2023 in the Beck Theatre, Hayes.
The Great Big Dance Off is a popular national dance competition open to schools all across England & Wales. This is the ONLY national dance competition aimed SOLELY at schools.
It's vision is to create an exciting competition bringing together children of all ages and abilities where the emphasis is on having a good time.
TGBGO (The Great Big Dance Off) has been entered by ICC! We believe it is too late to enter, but if you wish to ask any questions about the dance off, ask Miss Samuel-Beechy.
On January the 15th of 2023, and the week after, we will be celebrating World Religion Day in school. Some tutors may have activities related to this.
World Religion Day is a day where people celebrate different religions and it is a reminder that religions should have harmony with eachother as some people fought over there own beliefs. It is a special day where all religions come together and celebrate every single one.
World Religion Day was started by the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’í Faith. It began in the state of Maine in the United States as a day for World Peace held Through World Religion in October 1947. In 1950, it became known as World Religion Day. It was decided that for one day a year, all religions should be celebrated and their similarities appreciated. This day ended up being the 3rd Sunday of January.
The Bahá’í Faith is a religion that belives all religions, all races, all people are equal. It originated in iran.
One of the less talked about events in icknield are the winter games. The winter games are events that take place in PE for Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9. There are teams named after sporting stars, such as:
There are many different activities that get done in the winter games such as:
Lets go through every sport so you know what they are.
If you are wondering what hockey is, then i'm concerned. Anyway, hockey is a sport where two teams compete to win. How do you win? Score the most goals in a certian time period. There is one ball in the game and it can be moved around with a hockey stick. To score a goal the ball must be put into the opposing sides goal.
Rugby is a sport where two teams compete to win. How do you win? Score the most tries in a certian time period. There is one ball in the game and it can be moved around with a pair of hands. To score a goal the ball must be put into the opposing sides goal. Yes. I pretty much just copied and pasted that, but if you would like to learn more, head onto this cool website I found.
Capture the flag but the flag is a rugby ball.
Song Fitness is a game where you take two teams and put an even amount of people on rowing machines and cycling machines, and see which team goes the furthest while listening to 4 minute christmas songs. there are 5 rounds of this, and whoever wins the most will win the game.
Dodgeball with a few twists, such as the "santa bib" that unless the opponent catches your throw, you are invincible.
It happens in december before the christmas break.
Welcome to the Icknield Community College Student newspaper website! If you were trying to find the offical icknield website, click here. Icknield is a community of students who are interested in learning. The teachers are very kind and understanding and are always happy to help. Icknield is a brilliant school and Ofsted gave it a rating of "Good" in a 2019 inspection. Students are always very welcoming.
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What is the Icknield Commnunity College student news website? The ICC student news website is for articles about what is going on around the school, from upcoming school events, to key infomation for all students. This site is a good place to go when you have any doubt about what is going on around the school.
