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Clubs and Activities Timetable
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After School |
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Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Junior Choir in L5 with Miss MacLeod Netball for Years 7 & 8 on the Courts with Mrs kemp, Miss Sherwood and Miss Shipley Netball for Year 11 on the Courts with Miss Sherwood Programming Club for Year 8 in room 23 Spelling Bee Club for Year 7 in room 10. A Modern Languages club specifically for a regional and national French or German spellings competition. |
Hockey for Years 8 & 9 from 3.15 to 4.15pm at the Outdoor Complex with Miss Shipley Homework Club in the Resource Centre until 4.30pm Netball for Year 11 from 3.15 to 4.15pm on the Courts with Miss Sherwood Resource Centre open until 3.50pm Rugby for Year 7 from 3.15 to 4.15pm meet at the Lodge with Mr Cook and Mr Havard Rugby for Year 9 from 3.15 to 4.15pm meet at the Lodge with Mr Daly Rugby for Year 10 from 3.15 to 4.15pm meet at the Lodge with Mr Varey Sixth Form Maths Clinic in room 11 Sixth Form Netball from 3.15 to 4.15pm on the Courts with Miss Sherwood |
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Resource Centre
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Energy Club (Week B only) for Years 7 - 9 from 1.05 to 1.45pm in N13 with Mrs Yorke. Part of the eco-ivo comittee involved in creating an energy aware school. Lots of fun activities, refreshments, outings and responsibility! Anyone from Years 7 - 9 who's interested in environmental issues is welcome, bring your lunch. Hockey for Year 7 in the Sports Hall with Miss Franklin Kick Football in the Sports Hall with Sid Bridges Orchestra in L5 with Miss Lill |
Homework Club in the Resource Centre until 4.30pm Kick Football from 3.15 to 4.15pm in the Sports Hall with Sid Bridges Resource Centre open until 3.50pm |
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Books Over Breakfast from 7.30 to 8.30am in the Community Lounge with Mrs Hands and Mrs West Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Folk Group in L5 with Miss MacLeod Hockey for Years 10 & 11 in the Sports Hall with Mrs Kemp Netball for Year 9 on the Courts with Miss Shipley Netball for Year 10 on the Courts with Miss Franklin and Miss Sherwood Sixth Form Hockey period 5 in the Sports Hall with Mrs Kemp and Miss Shipley |
Girls Fixtures with Miss Franklin, Mrs Kemp, Miss Sherwood and Miss Shipley Hockey for Years 10 & 11 (when no fixtures) from 3.15 to 4.15pm at the Outdoor Complex with Mrs Kemp Homework Club in the Resource Centre until 4.30pm Resource Centre open until 3.50pm Rugby for Year 8 from 3.15 to 4.15pm meet at the Lodge with Mr Crisp Running Club for all years from 3.15 to 4.15pm meet at the Lodge with Mr Braybrook and Mr Varey Sixth Form Football Fixtures with Mr Daly and Mr Varey |
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Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Advanced Singers in L8 with Miss Lill Badminton for Year 9 in the Sports Hall with Mr Braybrook Barbershop in L5 with Miss MacLeod |
Boys Fixtures with Mr Braybrook, Mr Cook, Mr Crisp, Mr Daly, Mr Havard and Mr Varey Homework Club in the Resource Centre until 4.30pm Music School (Steel Pans, Samba and Guitar/Ukuleles) from 3.00 - 4.00pm in L5, L7 and L8 with Miss Lill, Miss MacLeod and Mr Prakash Resource Centre open until 3.50pm |
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Books Over Breakfast from 7.30 to 8.30am in the Community Lounge with Mrs Hands and Mrs West Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Concert Band in L5 with Mr Prakash Girls Football for Years 7 & 8 in the Sports Hall with Mr Daly and Mr Havard Table Tennis for all years in the Sports Hall with Mr Daly |
Resource Centre open until 3.30pm Swing Band from 3.15 to 4.00pm in L5 with Mr Prakash |
The Animal Shed and Greenfingers Club
Meets in the animal shed every break time and lunchtime. Activities include helping to look after the school rabbits and guinea pigs, and growing and looking after plants. In the spring term help is needed to grow vegetables in the garden to feed the animals and also to help grow flowers for sale to boost animal shed funds to pay vet bills.
Ballroom and Latin Dancing Club
Ballroom and Latin Dancing Club
The St Ivo Ballroom club was started in January 2006 in response students’ requests. Students from year 7 – 13 enjoy learning all 10 Ballroom and Latin dances. These are: Waltz, Quickstep, Slow Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Jive and Paso Doble. The students also learn basic salsa, and Argentine tango (seniors). Other dances covered are social foxtrot, disco hustle, some sequence and Scottish reels.
Participating in Ballroom and Latin dance is a wonderful way to keep fit, develop confidence and improve learning, particularly for boys. Regular attendance over 6 weeks shows excellent results. This style of dancing is an excellent life skill and already some of the 6th form students who have moved on to university have joined clubs there. Currently some of the year 13 students are also members of the Cambridge University dancers club.
The beginners’ sessions for September 2008 are held on Wednesday lunchtimes from 1:10pm to 1:45pm.
The improvers (last years beginners) and seniors sessions are on Fridays after school, from 3:10pm to 4:15/4:30pm.
All members can practise at Tuesday lunchtimes in the hall. There is also general dancing immediately after classes on Fridays until 5.00pm in the hall.
Students from all year groups and staff are always welcome. The club would like to encourage more boys to join. It is best, although not a requirement, to join at the start of the academic year, as the sessions are progressive.
There is no requirement for special clothing, although some students attending Friday lessons, change out of uniform and wear something more comfortable. School shoes are appropriate, however trainers make this style of dancing difficult. Many students, once they become proficient, wear ballroom and latin shoes. These are purchased form a dance shoe stockist. Mrs Bartlett can advise you of the best stockist. The clothing requirement for the public dances depends on what type it is and advice is given at the relevant time.
The club runs at least one social dance evening per term in the school hall as well as Sunday afternoon tea dances from time to time. These are open to the public and are an ideal way to raise funds. Members pay a minimal charge to cover the cost of their refreshments.
The senior club members attend at least 2 Black tie balls per year. Cambridge University Dancers’ Club runs these. They are a fantastic way for the students to dance to full strict tempo bands and to use their dancing skills. There are always demonstrations by professional dance couples at these events. The students also attend other public dances and tea dances in the locality. There is a cost to attend the public events. The club also relies on parent/carer help with transportation.
By attending such functions the students have met professional dancers such as Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova, Ian Waite and Camilla Dallerup, Mario Cavallaro and Joanne Clifton, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, Hannah Harala and Andrew Ceurdan, as well as Matthew and Nicole Cutler.
Blackpool Trip
The senior members participated in the inaugural visit to Blackpool at the end of June 2008. They were fortunate to enjoy some of the events of the “Tribute to the War Veterans” week, as well as dance in the Tower Ballroom to the Empress Orchestra. It is hoped that this club trip will become a regular senior members’ event.
Club members have participated in the annual St. Ivo dance production – Spotlight. The dances, performed as teams, were: Cha cha cha, Waltz, Tango, Jive, Paso Doble, Samba and Quickstep.
Students are invited via audition to participate in the two club pieces in Spotlight.
Spotlight 2009 was a resounding success. The two dances performed were a Michael Jackson latin medley and a quickstep to “Diamonds are a girls Best Friend”. Watch this space for Spotlight 2010!
Workshops
Workshops by outside professional dance teachers are run each year. These give the students an opportunity to extend their choreography repertoire and technique. There is a charge for these activities. The next expected workshop will be in July 2009.
Parents/Carers
Parents and Carers are welcome to come and watch the sessions, even participate if they wish. Help is always needed for transport to events and is always gratefully appreciated.
Any students and staff interested in joining the club should please come and see Mrs Bartlett – room 24. If you are a parent/carer interested in helping, especially at future social events, please contact Mrs Bartlett at school.
Books over Breakfast
This small club is for all those students who wish to come and read fun plays. We are a friendly lot and we often have a sixth form volunteer to help us. We have games too! We start at 7.30am with cereals and toast, tea, coffee, orange and apple juice. We finish at 8.30am. We run on Wednesdays and Fridays. We make everyone welcome.
Homework Support Club
Homework Club runs on Monday to Thursday after school, between 3.00pm and 4.30pm, primarily for Year 7. Teaching Assistants are available to offer help and guidance in as many subject areas as possible.