BWA team win prize national Carnegie video compeition
The Brooke Weston Book Busters reading group came second in a national video competition posing as characters from the Carnegie shortlisted books.
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The Brooke Weston Book Busters reading group came second in a national video competition posing as characters from the Carnegie shortlisted books.
Year 7 students at Brooke Weston Academy wrote welcome letters to the incoming cohort, giving details about the school and the best ways of settling in.
Well done to our students who took part in the Big Book Quiz against peers from other Trust schools.
Well done to young golfer Ben Atherton from Year 7, whose perfect last shot in a recent competition meant that the Northants county team clinched a victory to beat Bedfordshire.
Brooke Weston Academy is in the top 9 per cent of state funded mainstream schools for its Progress 8 score and in the top 11 percent for its EBacc entry, based on 2018 figures.
Well done to Year 7 student Adrian Leal Fernandez who has won this year’s Bookbuzz review competition for his review of ‘Bus Stop Baby’.
Congratulations to three of our sports teams who all won gold medals in recent tournaments. The Year 7/8 Dodgeball, Y9/10 Handball and Y8/9 Futsal teams all stormed to victory in hard fought contests, winning the top spots in each competition.
Brooke Weston Academy’s Principal, Pete Kirkbride, and Head of Sixth Form, Nina Smith, presented a cheque for more than £600 to Corby Nightlight, a homeless shelter in the town.
Year 7 and Year 9 students, who between them have volunteered more than 80 hours in the Brooke Weston Academy library, have been presented with certificates of achievement and a book of their choice.
Brooke Weston Academy students have been awarded certificates from the Royal Horticultural Society, after designing and constructing an allotment area which offers a wealth of enrichment and learning opportunities.
There is still time for students to visit the annual Book Fair in the library which runs from Wednesday 20 to Monday 25 February, featuring the latest books, posters and stationery.
Year 7 teams from Brooke Weston Academy came up with innovative and life changing concepts in a bid to represent the school in this year’s Believe Big competition.
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