Aylestone School

It has been so pleasing to be able to hand out our Special Achievement Awards to well deserving students in our Celebration Assemblies this week.

Many students have been recognised for consistently doing the right thing in and out of lessons, making positive contributions to the school community.

Well done to all.

This Friday at Aylestone...

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🥾🌧️ Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Success! 🌧️🥾

This weekend, 15 of our Year 9 pupils successfully completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award qualifying expedition – and what an achievement it was!

Working in three independent teams, pupils navigated approximately 14 miles over two days through the Herefordshire countryside, travelling from Queenswood Country Park to Aylestone School, using only maps and compasses to find their way. Along the route they carried all of their own equipment, pitched their own tents, cooked their own evening meals and demonstrated fantastic teamwork, resilience and determination.

Despite some rain, spirits remained high throughout the expedition. The pupils were a credit to themselves, their families and our school, showing maturity, kindness, and perseverance every step of the way.

For those unfamiliar with the Duke of Edinburgh Award, it is a nationally recognised programme that helps young people develop confidence, independence, and teamwork through volunteering, learning new skills and expedition challenges.

We are incredibly proud of all 15 participants and hope their success inspires even more pupils to take part next year.

And the most important lesson learned from the weekend?

🧦 Bring more socks! 🧦

Well done, Year 9 - you were amazing!

QUIZ NIGHT

A reminder that our Quiz Night will be taking place on Thursday 11th June, starting at 5:30pm, £10 per team with lots of tables already booked. If you would like to pre-book a table please email [email protected], or alternatively you can turn up on the night.

We will also be drawing a raffle, tickets for which will be available for students to buy at break times from this Thursday, lots of great prizes to be won!

Over half term, One of our Year 7 boys took on an incredible challenge — climbing a total of 8,848 metres across nine days. He did this by scaling an 8-metre indoor climbing wall more than 1,100 times!

He set himself this goal to raise money for Mind, and has managed to raise over £2,000, which is absolutely fantastic. His achievement has even been featured in an a BBC news article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21zwvglx2o.

He’s shown real determination (and is understandably a bit tired today!).

We, as a School, are very proud of him!! Well Done

On Wednesday, our Year 7 and 8 girls Rounders teams played matches at Kingstone. Some great rounders played and all in good spirits. Well done girls!

⚽ WE’RE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS ⚽

We are currently seeking sponsorship support for our upcoming sports tour to Barcelona!

This exciting opportunity will help our students develop teamwork, confidence, and unforgettable experiences both on and off the pitch. Your support can make a real difference in helping us provide the best possible experience for our players.

In return, sponsors can receive recognition across our social media platforms and tour materials.

If you or your business would be interested in supporting our tour, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 Contact: [email protected]

Thank you for supporting our team and helping make this opportunity possible! ⚽💛