Science homework on Seneca is live again! Those in year 8 and above will remember the platform and be used to it’s well chunked, animated design. For those of you who are new or need a refresh, here’s the detail.

You go to senecalearning.com and log in with your school email and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it using your school email and follow the instructions in the email link. If you haven’t logged on before, check your emails. Once you have been placed in a class, you will receive an email giving details of how to log on. Still not sure or having trouble? Speak to your science teacher, we can reset passwords for you!

The benefits of Seneca?

1. Your homework is nicely chunked so you don’t get overloaded with lots of text in one go and it won’t move on until you’ve achieved the previous section.
2. You can do it on the go! Seneca has a mobile app you can download. If you don’t have internet access at home, homework club is available after school every day in the success centre.
3. Your results are available immediately! You know exactly where your areas of strength and development are so you (and we) know exactly where you need tailored support

As an added extra, you can revisit any past topics covered and even complete sections in your own time if you fancy an extra challenge. Happy learning!

We are very much looking forward to welcoming the Onatti Theatre Group to Turves Green Boys’ School on February 12^th 2025. Our Key Stage 4 pupils will have the opportunity to watch a French play, Prendre Sa Revanche. This will help pupils to improve their listening skills in French as well as enjoying the performance. Prior to watching the play, pupils will receive a workbook with all of the key vocabulary and a synopsis of the play.

What is the play about?

It’s not all about the really entertaining story or the twisting plot, although they are very funny, no, it is all about the participation from our students.

Two antique dealers try to fool customers by passing off fake artefacts as real, but this time it is them who are made to be the fools!  Revenge comes when they try to con someone who’s quick thinking turns the tables on these two unscrupulous dealers.

This very amusing play can only be performed with the help of the audience who will help the actors in various ways during the performance. We are looking forward to seeing how our pupils engage with the performance!

We continue our ‘feel good’ Friday lunch time rewards this week. Heads of House select one pupil per year group for a multitude of reasons to be celebrated at lunch time and presented with a token to select a book from our reading rewards vending machine.   Senior Leaders then select one pupil from each year group. 

 This week’s winners were selected for the most class charts points in their first week? 

• Y7 Z Franklin for making a Valuable Contribution  
• Y8 L Fothergill Exemplifying our Turves Values every day 
• Y9 M Eaton Being a model pupils and role model for others 
• Y10 Ayaan Imitiaz Pupils of the week with most positives 
• Y11 C Brookes working hard despite the pressures of Y11 and being resilient 

An additional award was given this week for F Grainger for his exemplification of the Turves Values in the community and helping a member of the public in distress. 

7x1 have glided their way into secondary school and have settled in wonderfully! All boys are putting in their best effort, and trying their hardest. 7x1 were given the task of article writing 13/09 which they all took too really wonderfully.   In year 7, the boys look at a text called ‘Ghost Boys’ which highlights racism and the unjust social system of America.

They were asked to write a short article making people aware of how Jerome was unfortunately killed and they had to make sure they included emotive language.   Three boys did this in particular, these were: Theo E (7A1), Christopher F (7A1) and Joshua H (7A1). Their writing was superb and allowed themselves to venture outside the box.

They all created their own metaphor to allow their readers to feel captured by the emotion they feel. Christopher F did this spectacularly through a series of rhetorical questions: “Why did he get killed? Why? Why?! Why?!!”.   Well done to all of these boys! Moving from year 6 to year 7 isn’t an easy task, but they have made it look easy with their written work!    

We happily welcomed back our ‘feel good’ Friday lunch time rewards this week. Heads of House select one pupil per year group for a multitude of reasons to be celebrated at lunch time and presented with a token to select a book from our reading rewards vending machine.   Senior Leaders then select one pupil from each year group. 

 This week’s winners were selected for the most class charts points in their first week.

• Y7 A Moore – amazing contributions in form time  
• Y8 A Dale – always being polite and respectful, upholding Turves Values 
• Y9 J Stewart – Most positives in his House 
• Y10 G V. Richards – H MackCracken – Increased merits and great start to GCSEs 
• Y11 C Wildman – Zeph Benjamin – Excellent start to Year 11 

Year 11 have made fantastic start to their exam year in their maths lessons. Through both their maths lessons and form time maths interventions year 11 have got a clear aim to uphold the Turves values and be self-motivated to achieve.

In form time students are completing a mix of focus tasks targeted to specific points in the exam paper to build up maximum marks. They are also spending time looking at the 1 and 2 mark core skills questions to maximise their marks in the first half of the paper.

In lessons Miss Soden and Mrs E. Hussain’s class’ have started looking at Pythagoras’ Theorem and Trigonometry to explore side lengths and angles in 2D and 3D shapes. Mrs Love’s class are plotting and exploring Cumulative Frequency graphs. Mr Adam’s is looking at probability and Mrs M. Hussain’s are looking at rounding.

Shout outs to J. Rouse 11B1, J. Oguntimehin 11B1, M. Bates 11A1, J.Inman 11T1 and G.Worrall 11B2 who’s beautiful work is shown below. Great effort year 11, keep it up!

We happily welcomed back our ‘feel good’ Friday lunch time rewards this week. Heads of House select one pupil per year group for a multitude of reasons to be celebrated at lunch time and presented with a token to select a book from our reading rewards vending machine.   Senior Leaders then select one pupil from each year group.

 This week’s winners were selected for the most class charts points in their first week?

Y7 B Singh

Y8 E Kenny

Y9 B Mallet

Y10 G V. Richards

Y11 C Wildman

In English, we have welcomed Year 11 pupils back and have begun our study of our last key literature text: the play 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B. Priestley. To appreciate the play as a dramatic piece, pupils are performing each act with their peers serving as the audience. Thus far, our 'actors' are engaging well with the script and are interpreting the dialogue and stage directions to bring Priestley's characters to life, much to the enjoyment of the audience. Pupils' understanding of stagecraft is also developing; they appreciate the importance of setting, lighting and props, for example, to enhance the play in performance. Special mentions go to S. Ndong, W. Cornick, M. Weston, Z. Reid and C. Bosley (pictured right to left) for their valuable contributions; they have depicted the Birlings' dinner party with confidence, enthusiasm and insight. An excellent start to the year and your studies, Year 11!

In the summer term the Boys at Turves Green Boys' School captured the heartwarming and optimistic spirit of Alfie The Musical , with its famous story of a young orphans journey from a bleak orphanage to a life of hope and love. The audiences loved the lively group numbers such as "It's the Hard-Knock Life" and "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," alongside powerful solo performances like "Tomorrow."

The creativity, hard work, and dedication of the students and staff in putting together such a performance made this production memorable. The energy from the ensemble cast, the emotional depth of the lead actors with Hannigan, in particular, a scene-stealer with his over-the-top disdain for the orphans and hilarious antics offered a truly special theatrical experience.

The Creative Arts department are already in discussions of what our next TGBS Summer School Musical will be!

But before that look out for more information on our Christmas Talent Show

Turves Green Boys School has officially achieved Green Flag status!

Our eco-committee members have been working tirelessly to make Turves Greener and the assessors for the Green Flag award were impressed by all their ideas and how much they have changed the school already. The assessors commented that they cannot wait to see updates this year on projects the pupils began last academic year but were unable to complete. As eco-coordinator for TGBS, I could not be prouder and I am grateful to all the support the Senior Leadership Team and Maintenance Team have provided. Team Turves has done it again!

Keep your eye out for updates this year as we enter various competitions and complete a whole host of tasks. It’s going to be a fun one!