Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Yr 9 Poems commended in TVLP Poetry competition

  Wed 12 May 2021

  We are delighted to announce that Year 9 Daniel Groves and Ellis Lehane’s poems have been chosen by the independent judge, Catherine Smith, as COMMENDED entries at the TVLP Poetry Competition.  Their poems, along with the winning entry and the other runner-up entries, are available to view on the TVLP website: tvlp.org.uk/poetry-competition.

  The final number of student poems received was high (47 in total across 5 schools) so being selected as a Commended entry is a great achievement.

  Well done Daniel and Ellis!!

  Mr Elliott and Miss Martin

  

• Year 9 inspired by artist Pete Gilbert

  Tue 11 May 2021

  Year 9 students have been creating multi-media pieces inspired by the work of New Forest artist Pete Gilbert.

  Gilbert paints whimsical landscapes in his studio in the middle of the forest and creates amazing works all year long using watercolours, oils, and pastels. He is a self-made artist who paints mainly scenes from the New Forest and the Dorset coast. Being immersed in the forest helps him paint the phases of nature. In this case, students drew the trees using wax crayons and then dabbled their paintbrushes in watercolours to create transparency and texture in contrast with the darkness of the trees.

  They came out beautifully and each one is so unique.

  Miss S Tombs
  Art Teacher

  

• The Film Club is back

  Fri 23 Apr 2021

  The Media Studies department launched on Tuesday 10th of December its new after school Film Club with the screening of Tim Burton’s 2003 film Big Fish, a heart-warming tale about family bounds and communication between fathers and sons.

   

  The purpose of the Film Club is to study some of the most remarkable and unconventional examples of filmmaking and approach their narratives and cinematic practices from analytical and critical angles, in order to expand our knowledge and understanding of the language of film in its industrial context. The Film Club will look at different eras and genres, as well as different film industries and countries, although with an obvious focus on the British and American film industries, trying to find the most remarkable examples of cinematic production, both in terms of their narratives as well as the technical aspects of film production.

   

  After the screenings we will hold a conversation about the film and discuss aspects of narrative as well as the technical side of film production. This Film Club will certainly be of interest to students of English language and literature, drama, art, music, social sciences and philosophy, as well as any other student who may be interested in cinema or simply enjoys a good story.

  The Film Club is running after school every Thursday from 15:15 to 17:30 at the Windsor Boys’ School Media Suite and it is not exclusively open to Media Students, but all students who are interested in cinema or just enjoy a good story are welcome to attend. The film is open to students of all levels, since the films selected for screening will be in the British Board of Film Classification U-15 ratings.

   

  Some of the films screened so far have been THE TREE OF LIFE (Terrence Malik, 2011; THE ILLUSIONIST (Sylvain Chomet, 2010); ROPE (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948); Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009); 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968); Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968); GONE GIRL (David Fincher, 2014); NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Coen Brothers, 2007); SE7EN (David Fincher, 1995); and MILLER’S CROSSING (Coen Brothers, 1990).

   

  NEXT SCREENINGS:

  Thursday 22 April GHOST WORLD (Terry Zwigoff, 2001) 15
  Thursday 29 April NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Jared Hess, 2004) 12
  Tuesday 6 May WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE (Todd Solondz, 1995) 15
  Thursday 13 May HAIRSPRAY (John Waters, 1988) PG

  

• Years 9 and 10 House Events Easter 2021

  Thu 01 Apr 2021

  This week saw our Year 9 and Year 10 pupils all represent their House at either Hockey, Table Tennis, Drama or Quiz.

  The weather was glorious for the Hockey competitions and, especially considering the lack of School Hockey over the past 12 months, the standard was impressively high. In Year 9 Ottrey finished as winners after a thrilling 1v1 shootout, and Burnett took the Year 10 title.

   

  The Table Tennis was hyped by Mr Clark playing his favourite 90’s boyband tracks to keep the boys’ energy and skill levels high, with Ford winning both Year 9 and Year 10 competitions. The Quiz rounds were excellently compered by Mr Wilson, whose mix of niche genres and general knowledge saw 10 Ford winning on Tuesday and 9 Woodland on Thursday.

   

  Miss Walter expertly guided the boys along a creative path for the Drama competitions, with self-penned scenes involving a camera man, a TikTok dance, a film reference, a celebrity reference and a prop being used the only criteria given. 10 Warwick were adjudged winners on Tuesday with 9 Burnett taking the crown on Thursday.

  Gareth Breen
  Director of Sport

   

  

• Sixth form encourage inclusivity in our community

  Thu 01 Apr 2021

  On Monday 29th March, Miss Walter held a meeting with members of the Head Boy Team, Senior Prefects and Prefect Teams to discuss how we can work together to make TWBS a more inclusive and safe place for members of the LGBTQ+ community. The students had very frank and open conversations about their experiences and knowledge of being an ally and what changes need to made amongst the TWBS community.  Along with the help of Miss Walter and her Stonewall training, actions have been put into place that will appear around the school after the Easter holidays.

   

  If you want to find out about how you can be an LGBTQ+ ally and how you can encourage inclusivity in our community, please come and speak to Miss Walter or any member of the Head Boy Team. For support with Gender Identity and Sexuality, you can visit https://switchboard.lgbt/

  

• The importance of behaviour for learning

  Thu 25 Mar 2021

  This week’s assembly sought to help students better understand that while academic achievement is clearly an important facet of school life we value and develop the behaviours required to be successful in both school and the workplace. We aim to develop the individual by promoting the importance of resilience and application in overcoming adversity.

  Click on the link to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdeKNsaMEI4

  Mr Fousset
  Assistant Headteacher

  

• Intermediate Maths Challenge

  Thu 25 Mar 2021

  We would like to congratulate all 58 Year 10 pupils who took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge during lockdown.

  The Intermediate Maths Challenge is a national competition that encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. To see so many of our top mathematicians volunteer to compete in this extracurricular challenge, particularly during school closures and online learning, was impressive. If you, yourself, fancy trying a few of the questions from this year’s Challenge, more information about the United Kingdom Mathematical Trust (UKMT) and it’s challenges can be found here: https://www.ukmt.org.uk/

  To recognise the highest performers in the Challenge, UKMT award the top-scoring 40% of participants Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates in the ratio 3:2:1.

  We have now received the results and certificates are being distributed in lessons this week.  A special mention to the following boys who achieved a score in the top 40% and thus a certificate:

  Silver:
  Habishek Devandhiran – Best in School
  Jack Birchmore
  Brodie Laing
  Atti Chute
  Bhavesh Sharma
  Mark Venter
  Arun Karavadra
  Markus Lopez

  Bronze:
  Max Toft
  Oscar Peace
  Rohan Dubey
  Harry Weston
  Finley Tilbury
  Arjun Bassi
  James Campbell
  Ben Wagstaff

  Again, a huge well done to all who took part!

  Miss C Hare
  Deputy Lead Maths Faculty

  

• TVLP French Spelling Bee

  Thu 25 Mar 2021

  The Thames Valley Learning Partnership (TVLP) held a French Spelling Bee competition during March.  The competition was very challenging, and all students performed well!  A student from Holyport College won the Spelling Bee scoring 100% in the last round.

  I would like to congratulate Ivan Grygorov Year 9 for getting to the final of the French Spelling Bee representing TWBS.

  Miss E Martin
  TVLP Champion

  

• Covid-19 Testing at TWBS

  Wed 17 Mar 2021

  After more than 2500 Covid-19 tests we have finally finished our three in-house lateral flow tests of all pupils on their return to school!

  This huge operation was carried out in the Sports Hall and was made so much easier by the fantastic behaviour of the boys who were a credit to their parents/carers as they travelled through our testing centre in a calm and orderly manner. The agency staff who were assisting with the testing now know the history of the house names at TWBS and commented, more than once, on the politeness of our students.

  Mrs C Flood
  Chemistry Technician

  

• TWBS Business Department Tower Construction Challenge – Screen Free Day 2021

  Fri 12 Feb 2021

  On Wednesday, almost 100 TWBS Business students remotely took part in a tower building competition to help promote soft skills such as critical thinking and resilience within our school.

  The task was simple – Build a tower out of nothing more than 5 sheets of A4 paper and a single 1m length of sticky tape which could support the weight of a single egg at its summit.

  After many ingenious designs, and abject failures (Special mention must go to Year 11 student Tom Coomber – who submitted an entry of 9cm after a calamitous failure), four students took the winner, or runner up, prize in their category;

  Year 10/11 Prize
  1st Place – Jacob Ingels (170cm)
  Runner Up – Daniel Drake (149cm)

  Year 12/13 Prize
  1st Place – Hasan Syed (54cm)
  Runner Up – Rory Tuomey (36cm)

  Each winner will be awarded 20 Uno Animo points for their house and will receive an Easter Egg on our return to school while the runners up will receive 10 Uno Animo points for their house.

  Well done to all for being really good eggs.

  Mr Higgs
  Head of Business