I would like to express a huge thank you to all of the parents who came to join me for another SEND coffee morning in February. We discussed the many opportunities the pupils are given within our Department and how we, as a school, work hard to ensure we offer those reasonable adjustments which prove vital to ensure each pupil in our care is encouraged to reach their full potential, both socially and academically within school and in preparation for adulthood.

Thank you all for your continued support, Mrs Green.

Year 8 pupils are currently studying the fantastic play ‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell as part of their modern drama study in English. During lessons, pupils have had the opportunity to perform key scenes from the play and many of them have impressed us with their remarkable Liverpudlian accents!

Pupils have been going above and beyond in their drama study, demonstrating their self-motivation to learn and their understanding towards others when exploring the trials and tribulations of Mickey and Edward, two key characters in the play. These are two of our key Turves Values, so keep it up Year 8! 

In the next two weeks, pupils will complete their study of the play and we look forward to some more dramatic performances from pupils as the play reaches its tragic conclusion.

Thank you and well done, Year 8!

This week science club were carrying out experiments around pressure. Dr Patchett demonstrated how to crush a can without touching it using the pressure created by steam – steam takes up 1,600 times the volume of water!

We then used our new knowledge about pressure to figure out how to suck a boiled egg into a conical flask using boiling water. Have a look at the pictures and see if you can figure out how we did it.

Next week we will be carrying out experiments to celebrate British Science Week based on this years theme of “time”.

This week a Y7 science class has been helping staff from the University of Birmingham develop new resources for their Discover Materials in the Midlands Project. The Discover Materials team visited us and talked to us about why materials science is important, materials science, we have learned, is the science of the “stuff” everything is made of, from sports equipment to buildings and our mobile phones. We learned about how some of the raw materials for our phones are mined and some of these resources are quickly depleting.

Our students also shared their ideas on what their favourite materials are and what industries we have in the Midlands that we would like to celebrate. Suggestions included Network Rail, Cadburys, Aston Martin and the jewellery industry as well as traditional and non traditional materials such as wood and amethyst gold .

Our visitors very kindly stayed to science club after school and showed us some “clip on” microscopes that we used with school ipads to capture these images. Can you tell which is a school tie, a sugar cube or a piece of paper?

Our students really impressed our visitors with their enthusiasm and detailed questions. Many thanks to Dr Chris Hamlett, Clarissa Stickland and Kate Stokes for sharing their expertise and enthusiasm for Materials Science. We look forward to their return visit where we will test out the activities they are going to develop based on our ideas and questions!

This week year 9 have continued their investigation into air pollutants in and around Turves Green Boy’s School.

We took down our particle traps which had been placed in various places around school and used mini microscopes to analyse the number of particles trapped in each space. We compared food technology, science, the sports hall, outdoor space and various other classrooms. Surprisingly the rooms with the highest number of particles trapped were history, art and food technology (much to the joy of the science staff).

Our visitors explained to us different methods researchers use to visualise and study very tiny particles including electron microscopes and we looked at some images showing particles that were 1000^th of a mm wide.

Many thanks to Dr Dominik Kubicki, Dr Natalie Poulter, Dr Eleyna Slater and Katie Spencer from the University of Birmingham for sharing their time and expertise with us. Also, thanks to our fantastic students who shared their ideas and reflections on their results and developed their skills using microscopes.

Admissions 2024

It is National Offer Day.  If you have been successful in your application for Admission into Year 7 2024, we will write to you shortly with a welcome letter and information about forthcoming key dates.   If you have changed address since you applied, please contact us via email so that we can ensure we have the most up to date information for your child.  

If you were not successful on your application, please follow the link for information about Appeals: https://tgbs.co.uk/admissions/

Congratulations to H Crampton in 7X3. He completed a written piece in French talking about his pets.  He demonstrated our value of being ‘self-motivated to achieve’ and produced a lovely piece of writing using a range of adjectives. Keep up the excellent work!

Our Year 10 Hospitality and Catering pupils crafted a variety of dishes in honour of Chinese New Year. These included Vegetable Spring Rolls with a delightful Sweet Chili Dip, zesty Chili Beef, classic Cantonese Sweet and Sour Chicken, accompanied by rice and Chicken Chow Mein. The pupils diligently prepared ingredients throughout the morning and commenced cooking during Periods 3 and 4, catering to the three lunchtime sittings. The pupils also took charge of serving the food.

This event was integrated into the school's cultural calendar, aligning with our PSHE curriculum and Turves Values.

By the end of the service, all food had been eagerly enjoyed, leaving none behind.

Congratulations! You've done exceptionally well; your efforts are truly commendable!

On Wednesday 7^th February, we hosted our annual Careers Fair for all pupils. This was an excellent opportunity for all of our pupils to speak to a range of college, universities, apprenticeship providers and employers. We hosted over 20 different visitors including: Cadbury College, University of Birmingham, MGTS (apprenticeships), Army, Royal Navy and NHS. Our pupils enjoyed their interactions with the different providers and employers and the experience will have given them further information about their future options.

The visitors we hosted were:

Aston University

University of Birmingham

Bournville College

Cadbury 6th Form College

Halesowen College

King Edward VI Stourbridge College

Sandwell College

Solihull 6th Form College

University of Worcester

Access to Music

MGTS

Apprenticeship Centre

Redditch United

Birmingham Electrical Training

Nova Training

Army

Royal Navy

NHS

Collins Aerospace

RPS Construction

RLB (Quantity Surveyors)

Edmonds

Turves Green Boys School takes great pride in its ongoing support for the Buddy Bag Foundation. The school recognizes the importance of providing comfort and support to children in emergency care, and has actively engaged in various initiatives to contribute to this cause. Through volunteer efforts, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated staff and parents who have generously supported the Buddy Bag Foundation by knitting teddy bears to be included in the bags that will be given to children in emergency care. Your time, effort, and skill in creating these handmade teddy bears will bring comfort and joy to countless children in emergency care.

Turves Green Boys School recognizes and appreciates the invaluable contribution of these individuals, whose compassion and commitment will make a significant difference in the lives of vulnerable children. Your kindness and generosity serve as an inspiration to the entire school community. Finally we are excited to announce that we will be organizing fundraising events during break times, week beginning 26th February to raise funds for the Buddy Bag Foundation. Fundraising will be through a cake sale, throwing wet sponges at staff and a penalty shootout. These events aim to gather financial support to obtain Buddy Bags and fill them with essential items for children in emergency care. The school community is eagerly looking forward to participating in these events, as they provide an opportunity to make a positive impact and bring comfort to those in need. Turves Green Boys School encourages everyone to join in these fundraising efforts and contribute towards this worthy cause.