Alderbrook School

Raffle tickets for our Easter Charity Chocolate Hamper are still on sale so bring your money in. £1 for three tickets. You can buy tickets from the Sixth Form students who are coming around form groups or there will be a sales desk in Cartwright foyer on Wednesday.

Congratulations to the year 7 netball team who came second out of 9 schools in their first Solihull Borough netball tournament yesterday, playing fantastically well and displaying all the school values. They narrowly missed the gold medal in a close final against Langley School, losing 6-5.

We were thrilled to have Jennifer Killick, author of 'Alex Sparrow', 'Crater Lake' and 'Dread Wood' visit Alderbrook yesterday to speak to students and inspire the next generation of writers!

Competition between the ABK Houses has reached fever pitch this week with Mr Mander's Race to the Top! Which House will prove victorious?

A truly inspirational day for Amy, James and Sam at the Solihull Languages Festival. Thank you to Mr Tipping for facilitating this.

As the weather is getting warmer, we would like to remind all parents that students need to wear their blazers every day to school. Coats can be left at home.

Monday 24th to Friday 28th March

The use of smartphones amongst young people has very much been in the spotlight recently. Here is a link to an article written by Dr Rangan Chatterjee which gives 10 top tips for parents.

Smartphone Free Childhood Smartphone Free Childhood is a grassroots movement on a mission to keep childhood smartphone free. We want to connect parents in their local communities so that together they can make a pact not to give their children smartphones until at least 14, or social media before the age of 16.

Have you bought your Easter raffle tickets yet? Tickets are on sale now, £1 for three tickets.

Yesterday, our A Level French students had a fantastic opportunity to engage in a Q&A session with an examiner. Thank you to Mrs Oliver for organising this event and for taking these lovely photos.

Fancy winning one of these fantastic chocolate hampers? Raffle tickets are on sale from tomorrow priced at £1 for three (Sixth Form students will be visiting for groups to sell tickets). Proceeds will support our ex-student Jack in his fundraising campaign for Dementia UK.

We are currently looking for the right person to join us a Teacher of Science.

https://www.alderbrookschool.co.uk/vacancies/

Congratulations to our very own Mr Smith who won The Sharon Cooke Award for outstanding new teacher of PE at last night's Solihull Roll of Honours. Mr Smith is an ex-student of Alderbrook and is now a valued member of our PE department, so he is purple through and through! We are really proud of him.

Last Friday, Onatti Productions brought French theatre to our Year 9, 10 and 11 students. Thank you to Mrs Oliver for organising this event.

Our Sixth Form are running a charity chocolate raffle and they would really appreciate donations from families and staff. Please send donations to the Sixth Form area.

Monday 17th to Friday 21st March

Well done to our year 13 Business students who delivered presentations about their business proposals to staff today