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Clubs and Activities Timetable
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After School |
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Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Animal Shed and Green Fingers Club mainly for Year 7 in the animal shed with Mrs Cole
Cricket for Year 7 in the Sports Hall with Mr Crisp GCSE and A Level Dance Workshop in room 26 Junior Choir for Years 7 - 9 from 1.20pm in L5 with Ms MacLeod. Anyone who likes singing is welcome! Indoor Hockey for Years 8 & 9 in the Sports Hall with Mrs Kemp and Miss Shipley Neball for Year 11 with Miss Sherwood |
A Level Maths Clinic for Year 12 & 13 Maths studentsfrom 3.00 to 4.30pm in room 10 with Mrs Collings
Basketball for Years 10 & 11 from 3.15 to 4.15pm in the Sports Hall with Mr Braybrook and Mr Cook Homework Club for all years (Year 7 particularly welcome) from 3.00 to 4.30pm in the Resource Centre with Miss Carpenter, Mrs Carpenter, Mrs Keen, Mrs Pickering, Mrs Plumb and Ms Stubbs Ivo Dance Company in room 26 Latin Language and Culture Course from 3.10 to 4.10pm from 5th October in room 7 with Mrs Zahner. This course is open to students in year 8 and older students who learn languages. We follow the Cambridge Latin Course. Netball for Years 11 - 13 from 3.15 to 4.15pm with Miss Sherwood Resource Centre open until 3.50pm |
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Resource Centre
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Advanced Singers for girls in Years 10 - 13 from 1.20pm
in L5 with Ms MacLeod
Animal Shed and Green Fingers Club mainly for Year 7 in the animal shed with Mrs Cole Badminton for Year 8 in the Sports Hall with Mr Braybrook Ballet for all years in room 26 Ballroom Club practice session for all years from 1.15 to 1.45pm in the Hall with Mrs Bartlett and Miss Marshall History Club for Years 7 - 11 from 1.10 to 1.45pm in N9 with Mr Francis. History Club is for people who want to find out more. There is a mix of videos, projects, role plays and debates. All welcome. Knit your way to Christmas for all years in A4 with Miss Harness and Ms Painter. You will need to bring some wool, oddbits will do as a swop shop will be setup. If you have knitting needles then bring them to. Netball for Years 7 - 9 with Mrs Kemp, Miss Sherwood and Miss Shipley Percussion Club for all years from 1.20pm in L8 with Mrs King. All welcome who fancy some samba and drumming music. You don't need to have lessons. Table Tennis for all years with Mr Cook |
Football with Mr Bridges
Homework Club for all years (Year 7 particularly welcome) from 3.00 to 4.30pm in the Resource Centre with Miss Carpenter, Mrs Carpenter, Mrs Keen, Mrs Pickering, Mrs Plumb and Ms Stubbs Resource Centre open until 3.50pm |
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Books Over Breakfast for all years from 7.30 to 8.30am in the Community Lounge with Mrs Hands and Mrs West.
Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Animal Shed and Green Fingers Club mainly for Year 7 in the animal shed with Mrs Cole
Ballroom Club beginners session from 1.15 to 1.45pm in the Hall with Mrs Bartlett and Miss Marshall Craft Club for all years in the Resource Centre with Ms Shearman. Held on occasional Wednesday lunchtimes and during advertised craft weeks. Dance Clubs for Year 9 and Upper School in room 26 Gifted, Talented and Interested Music Club for all instrument players from 1.20 to 1.45pm in the music department with Mrs Lodge and Ms MacLeod. This is really a busking group - we play new songs nearly every week - contemporary style. Indoor Hockey for Year 7 with Miss Shipley Indoor Hockey for Years 10 & 11 with Mrs Kemp Orchestra for all string players and wind by invitation from 1.20 to 1.45pm in L5 with Mrs king and Mrs Lodge. Due to the number of players per part a higher level of independence is required of wind players. See Mrs Lodge for details. |
Basketball for Year 8 from 3.15 to 4.15pm with Mr Havard
Basketball for Year 9 from 3.15 to 4.15pm with Mr Daly Boys Basketball Fixtures with Mr Braybrook, Mr Cook, Mr Crisp, Mr Daly and Mr Varey Girls Fixtures with Mrs Kemp, Miss Sherwood and Miss Shipley Homework Club for all years (Year 7 particularly welcome) from 3.00 to 4.30pm in the Resource Centre with Miss Carpenter, Mrs Carpenter, Mrs Keen, Mrs Pickering, Mrs Plumb and Ms Stubbs Resource Centre open until 3.50pm |
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Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Animal Shed and Green Fingers Club mainly for Year 7 in the animal shed with Mrs Cole
Barbershop for boys in Years 10 - 13 from 1.20pm in L5 with Ms MacLeod Dance Club for Years 7 & 8 in room 26 Football for Year 7 meet at the Lodge with Mr Varey Girls Football for Years 7 & 8 with Mr Daly Netball for Year 10 with Miss Sherwood and Miss Shipley |
Basketball for Year 7 from 3.15 to 4.15pm in the Sports Hall with Mr Crisp
Chamber Choir for all years by audition from 3.10 to 4.00pm in L7/L8 with Mrs King and Mrs Lodge. Members should be committed to a high level of attendance. Homework Club for all years (Year 7 particularly welcome) from 3.00 to 4.30pm in the Resource Centre with Miss Carpenter, Mrs Carpenter, Mrs Keen, Mrs Pickering, Mrs Plumb and Ms Stubbs Resource Centre open until 3.50pm Spotlight Dance Club in room 26 |
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Books Over Breakfast for all years from 7.30 to 8.30am in the Community Lounge with Mrs Hands and Mrs West.
Resource Centre open from 8.00am |
Animal Shed and Green Fingers Club mainly for Year 7 in the animal shed with Mrs Cole
Badminton for Year 9 with Mr Varey Boys Dance Club for all years in room 26 Concert Band for all standards of woodwind, brass and percussion players from 1.20pm in L5 with Mrs King Trampolining for Years 7 & 8 with Mr Cook |
Ballroom Club improvers and seniors session from 3.10 to 4.15pm in the Hall with Mrs Bartlett and Miss Marshall
Resource Centre open until 3.30pm |
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.