College Football Event - Thursday 23rd May

On Thursday we have our College Football event running throughout the day;

• Period 2 - Year 10

• Period 3 - Year 7

• Period 4 - Year 8 

• Period 5 - Year 9 

All students must wear any of the following pieces of uniform;

• Lordswood Boys' PE kit

• A football shirt with sports bottoms (jogging bottoms or shorts)

• Their college's colour shirt with sports bottoms (jogging bottoms or shorts)

Students who are representing their College in the football event must wear football boots or astro turf trainers, there will be no spare boots or kit provided on the day. Please bring other trainers to school with you as students cannot walk through the school in football boots. 

If you have any questions regarding this, please e-mail Mr Preece, s.preece@lordswoodboys.co.uk.

Thank you in anticipation of your support, I look forward to seeing you all supporting your College. 

Dates for your diary

• Year 8 & 9 end of year Drayton Manor visit - £10 deposit to be paid by 15th May and the final £20 to be paid by 28th June.

• Thursday 23rd May, College Event

• Friday 24th May, End of half-term 5

• Monday 3rd June, return to school - half-term 6

Pastoral Updates 

Please ensure you read through the Head of Year update that is relevant to your son and make contact with our colleagues should you have any questions.

NOS Updates - 17 May 2024

The National Online Safety programme publishes a weekly #WakeUpWednesday update for parents/carers. This weeks update relates to 'SCHOOL AVOIDANCE'. 

School avoidance is a sharply increasing phenomenon, with tangible negative effects on children’s wellbeing and education. The factors that come together to make a child consciously avoid seeing their classmates and teachers can be much more complicated than is often assumed. A careful, mindful approach from parents, carers and educators is required to help children return to an environment that may be causing them intense anxiety. 

This guide aims to help you understand the issue of school avoidance – not only its potential roots and ramifications, but also what we can do to help children and young people navigate these obstacles and continue their education.

I hope your find this information useful.

Dance, Performing Arts and Extra-curricular updates

From Mrs McKeon, Director of Learning of Foundations Studies and Extra-curricular learning

Performing Arts

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, students have been discussing how Dance has had a positive impact on their mental health and the purpose of the creative arts in their curriculum. Dance has been increasingly recognised for its positive impact on mental health. Engaging in dance can offer numerous psychological benefits, which contribute to overall well-being. Students have discussed how their confidence has improved when working in a group, how listening and moving to music alleviates their stress, and that they feel creatively challenge.

On Thursday 16th May, all Year 7 students visited The Belgrade Theatre to watch ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’. The story is an adaptation of the book written by Onjali Rauf; it explores the importance of friendship, kindness and hope. The students absolutely loved going to the theatre and shared some brilliant reviews.

“The performance taught us about real life situations but was also entertaining. I had real sympathy for the characters in the show.”

“It was absolutely amazing, comedy gold!”

“The show was humorous and educational as it explores the wars happening in different countries.”

Here is a reminder regarding our Extra-Curricular provision. Please find the timetable below of the clubs that we offer. This timetable has been amended slightly for the remainder of this half-term.

Sport fixtures and training schedules for week beginning 20th May 2024

Weekly sports round-up from Mr Janes, Director of Sport

Physical Education Provision

Students have began their Athletics Unit in PE lessons in preparation for Sports Day. This week the students have focused on the element of pacing in long distance running, developing their knowledge around the cardiovascular system and how the body responds to the stress of endurance events.