Want something to do that’s really good fun before the Christmas festivities begin……..well you can at the Sportwise Christmas Camp.  

Activities include: football, dance, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, tag rugby, hockey and by popular demand arts and crafts too!

This will be at Great Barr Leisure Centre, Aldridge Road.  From Monday 21st to 24th December.  9:00am – 3:30pm each day.   The cost for the full four day experience is £30. 

Do book early to avoid disappointment!    

Either by phone: 0800 612 2725  or by e-mail: bookings@sportwise.org    

There are over a hundred pupils at Great Barr School, in KS3 and KS4, who are undertaking the challenges set to attain their STEM Leadership Qualfication.  They have and will be working with many STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) experts and supported by STEM Point based at ThinkTank, Millenium Point on of our many external partners.    STEM qualification, gives many of our pupils the opportunity to gain an additional accredited award, which will really enhance their school CVs and support their movements into both further and higher education. 

Through STEM Point and Kike, who is coordinator at ThinkTank, we can access many STEM Ambassadors, who the Community Ambassadors have been modelled upon.  All of the current Community Ambassadors and many other pupils will be working throught their awards, which they will gain in Y11, through many fun and stimutaing experiences.

Currently every wednesday, in the SMLC, pupils doing this award can gain time to support work on the STEM portfolios and enhance their in-school learning experiences.  Next April 2010, we will be having our second STEM Day and also a Community Science Day in March, which will bring as many of our community partners in, to embrass the schools Science and Mathematics specialisms.  STEM subjects are ever necessary as the job markets change and to keep us in touch and hopefully ahead of the global competition in these areas.

Friday 25th marked Britains biggest coffee morning in aid of people living with cancer. Great Barr School helped to raise money for this noble cause by selling home-baked cakes as well as coffee . . . Staff and pupils alike were involved in this activity which served not only as a fundraiser but as a thought provoker for those less fortunate.

We raised £160.00 for this noble cause!

Sustainability is about caring- for oneself, for the environment, and for ones neighbour . . . . together we can creat a sustainable school.

So do you have nothing to do in the week or at the weekend?  Or do you just want to try something new, well Satori Freestyle Martial Arts is for you.

Satori FMA will work with you on self defence, anti-bulling, respect (for yourself and the people around you) and control plus lots more.  But above all Satori is a place where you can have fun and make new freinds.  So do you fancy a new kind of challenge?

Our new website will be online soon so come and visit us

For More Details Please Email:

• Glenn  06MACDONALDG@greatbarr.bham.sch.uk
• Kerry  06HALEK@greatbarr.bham.sch.uk

We are really enjoying our art classes with Gill Barnard at Great Barr School.  Although we have only recently come together to learn how to do watercolour and other forms of painting.  We really enjoy the friendly atmosphere in the class.   

The classes are taught by Gill, a local artist, with many years experience in painting technique, particularly in watercolour.  All of us find it really relaxing and cannot wait to come each week.

If you are interested in joining this lovely group, then you can do so by completing the questionnaire on this website or asking to speak to Helen Davies the Community Coordinator at Great Barr School, who will contact you with more details.  

Places for the course are limited and demand is high, so don’t miss out.

Cyberbullying, when one person or a group of people aim to threaten, tease or embarrass someone else by using a mobile phone, the internet or other technologies.  Those who take part in online bullying often use a group of friends to target their victims.   Sometimes, these people do not even realise they are bullying someone.    There are different means of communicating threats, by: e-mail; chatrooms; through social networking sites or by sending viruses. 

Even though cyberbullying cannot physically hurt you, it can still leave you feeling mentally vulnerable and very upset.  You can also feel scared, lonely and stressed and that there is no way out.  Even though those that use the web to target and bully others think that they can remain anonymous, this is not the case.  Even someone using a false name or email address can be traced and banned by social networks and email providers if they are found to be bullying others.  If you notice bullying happening on a mobile phone, contact your mobile service provider.

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