Hello, and welcome to this week's edition of the Wildern Weekly. My name is Mr Knight and I am one of the Assistant Headteachers here at Wildern School.

 

I am a part of the Communication Studies team, teaching ICT which links closely with my main role, managing the schools IT systems.  If it is electronic there is a good chance that I am involved at some point here and I would be your contact if you have any questions on:  Chromebooks, INSIGHT, Virtual Parents Evenings, Website, School Social Media Accounts, Google Education, eSafety, emails, SMS and the Wildern Weekly etc.  You might have had a few messages from me this week with the arrival of Ofsted on Tuesday but we usually try to keep all our main messages unless urgent or important to the Wildern Weekly on a Friday.

 

Associated with this I am the Trust’s Data Protection Officer so it is my job to ensure once we have your data in school it is managed correctly for both you and your child and that they also understand how to keep this information secure.

 

Throughout the year you will receive either directly from me or via the Wildern Weekly the latest updates and materials we have to support you and your family in the ever growing world of eSafety.  Our eSafety guides and latest information can be found here.  If you have any questions about any Apps that your child might be using or wanting to download please contact me via the school website and I would be happy to help you.  Also if you have any concerns over accounts or behaviours online please contact us as soon as possible or report this directly to CEOP.

 

I am also responsible for transport and cycling to and from school and I am passionate about trying to make the roads and the behaviour of our students on them as safe as possible.  Bike Drs and Bikeability Levels 1-3 are run here so please look out for this information.  All students that cycle to school need to complete this cycle permit form for me please. I am pleased to say we have the opportunity to run bike maintenance lessons during the school day in May.  If your child is interested please sign up here

 

Over the Easter and May holidays I run the annual Year 11 Holiday Revision programmes to support students on their run up to the summer GCSE exams.  These sessions usually run during the first four days of each holiday to give Year 11 time to rest at the end of the week.

 

Finally but probably most important to me, I am Head of Alba house.

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As a school we entered over 100 entries, Ringwood received over 1200 photographic entries.  Melissa placed in the Years 11 to 13 category, a really competitive category and the first year that Wildern has had a student place in this category. 

 

Henry won the Years 7 to 10 category and went on to win the Young Photographer of the year.  For the second year in a row Wildern WON!

 

This terms photography competition is ‘Delicate Summer’ please email all entries as a JPEG to Miss Oswald

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Thank you to all the Year 7 parents that attended our Virtual Parents' Evening yesterday.

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Well done to all Year 11 French, German and Spanish students who have completed their speaking exams over the last week. They were well prepared, on time and worked really well. Please congratulate your child!

Whole School

Monday 29 April Week A

Monday 6 May Bank Holiday

Tuesday 7 May Week B

Year 7 

Wednesday 1 May -  London Eye & Natural History Museum

Year 8

Friday 24 - Monday 27 May - WALES trip

Year 9

Monday 29 April Exam week begins 

Thursday 13 June Parents evening

Year 10

Wednesday 15th May Practice food exams

Year 11

Monday 29 April GCSE ART & Photography exams begin 

Friday 3 May BTEC exams 

Tuesday 7 May P4 & 5 Final assembly & shirt signing

Thursday 9 May Seminar timetable starts

Thursday 9 May GCSEs start 

Tuesday 28 - Friday 31 May Half Term revision

Happy 460th Birthday, William Shakespeare! 

 

The great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564—at least, by historians' best reckoning. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptised on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn. Shakespeare’s date of death is conclusively known, however: it was April 23, 1616. He was 52 years old and had retired to Stratford three years before.

 

Although few plays have been performed or analysed as extensively as the 38 plays ascribed to William Shakespeare, there are few surviving details about the playwright’s life. This dearth of biographical information is due primarily to his station in life; he was not a noble, but the son of John Shakespeare, a leather trader and the town bailiff. The events of William Shakespeare’s early life can only be gleaned from official records, such as baptism and marriage records.

 

He probably attended the grammar school in Stratford, where he would have studied Latin and read classical literature. He did not go to university but at age 18 married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years his senior and pregnant at the time of the marriage. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born six months later, and in 1585 William and Anne had twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died 11 years later, and Anne Shakespeare outlived her husband, dying in 1623. Nothing is known of the period between the birth of the twins and Shakespeare’s emergence as a playwright in London in the early 1590s, but unfounded stories have him stealing deer, joining a group of traveling players, becoming a schoolteacher, or serving as a soldier in the Low Countries.

 

The first reference to Shakespeare as a London playwright came in 1592, when a fellow dramatist, Robert Greene, wrote derogatorily of him on his deathbed. It is believed that Shakespeare had written the three parts of Henry VI by that point. In 1593, Venus and Adonis was Shakespeare’s first published poem, and he dedicated it to the young Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd earl of Southampton. In 1594, having probably composed, among other plays, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, and The Taming of the Shrew, he became an actor and playwright for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, which became the King’s Men after James I’s ascension in 1603. The company grew into England’s finest, in no small part because of Shakespeare, who was its principal dramatist. It also had the finest actor of the day, Richard Burbage, and the best theater, the Globe, which was located on the Thames’ south bank. Shakespeare stayed with the King’s Men until his retirement and often acted in small parts.

By 1596, the company had performed the classic Shakespeare plays Romeo and Juliet, Richard II and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. That year, John Shakespeare was granted a coat of arms, a testament to his son’s growing wealth and fame. In 1597, William Shakespeare bought a large house in Stratford. In 1599, after producing his great historical series, the first and second part of Henry IV and Henry V, he became a partner in the ownership of the Globe Theatre.

The beginning of the 17th century saw the performance of the first of his great tragedies, Hamlet. The next play, The Merry Wives of Windsor, was written at the request of Queen Elizabeth I, who wanted to see another play that included the popular character Falstaff. During the next decade, Shakespeare produced such masterpieces as Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, and The Tempest. In 1609, his sonnets, probably written during the 1590s, were published. The 154 sonnets are marked by the recurring themes of the mutability of beauty and the transcendent power of love and art.

 

Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1616. Today, over 400 years later, his plays are performed and read more often and in more nations than ever before. In a million words written over 20 years, he captured the full range of human emotions and conflicts with a precision that remains sharp today. As his great contemporary the poet and dramatist Ben Jonson said, “He was not of an age, but for all time.”

Touch, Look, Check

 

Anyone can get breast cancer. Get to know your normal by checking your breasts regularly.

 

• Touch your breasts 
• Look for changes  
• Check anything new or unusual with a GP

What's your normal?

 

Here is our Summer term co-curricular activities including our Summer Term PE menu. Please look at what is on offer to your child and discuss this over with them as their might be something more that they can get involved with.  Students can sign up via the link they have been emailed last week. 

 

Year 8 Boys Football Won the County Cup 3-0 against Thornden

 

After a phenomenal performance that the Year 10 boys football team should be very proud of, unfortunately they lost the Southampton League cup final on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the game. Congratulations to Bitterne Park School who won the trophy.

 

U15 Hampshire FA cup final:

Tuesday 7th May Wildern vs Bay House School Venue: Silverlake Stadium, home of Eastleigh FC, SO50 9HT

 

KO - 4.30pm Entry: £2 Programmes: 50p

 

Film Making Day for Young people

 

 "lights, camera and action!" Is your young person interested in filmmaking? 

 

Missed our early bird offer? Fear not! We've got you covered with our 10% discount! 

 

Let your young filmmaker join us for an immersive 1-day filmmaking workshop, tailor-made for budding creatives aged 13-17 years old! Presented in collaboration with the incredible team at D&T Videography, this workshop is a golden opportunity that your young visionary won't want to miss! 

 

Here's what awaits them:

 

 Acting Essentials: Dive into the world of performance and audition for a role in an upcoming production! It's time to shine on screen!

 

Preparing for Production: Unleash their creativity as they learn storytelling and collaborate with fellow filmmakers to storyboard their cinematic masterpiece.

 

Behind the Camera Technology: Explore green screen wonders and unleash imagination with cutting-edge editing software. Get ready for mind-blowing special effects!

 

These are just a few secrets they'll uncover to create a blockbuster trailer that'll leave audiences on the edge of their seats!

 

 Save the date: Thursday 30th May

 Time: 10am - 4pm

 Location: The Dart Centre, Hedge End, SO30 4EJ

 

Ready to ignite their passion for filmmaking? Grab their spot now with our limited-time offer! Act fast, this discount is only available until April 30th! Book their place before spaces disappear faster than a Hollywood plot twist!

 

Save their spot here: https://bit.ly/TeenageFilmWorkshopTaster

 

What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Township

 

Potentially addictive online games are nothing new, but the specifics of this kind of media can vary enormously – and, as a consequence, the risks in each individual game are just as diverse. The city-builder Township is no exception: providing its legions of devotees with accessible, satisfying fun … but exposing them to potential hazards at the same time.

 

However, any safeguarding issues that the game might have can (with a little knowhow) be neutralised – allowing young players to have some engrossing fun without adults needing to worry about children’s data, their money or their mental wellbeing. Our guide outlines how to help young gamers enjoy Township safely and responsibly.

Every Student Matters, Every Moment Counts

 

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