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

• National Gallery Trip 2021

  Wed 08 Dec 2021

  Year 11 GCSE art students took the train to London last Friday. We had a lot of fun!

  Mr Noctor, myself and the Year 11 students went off to visit the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. Students scavenged for famous paintings in the museum and had the opportunity to sketch what they saw.  They were happy to see that there were several iconic paintings which they recognized.

   

  After our visit, we made our way to Buckingham Palace and then returned to London Waterloo. Students took many pictures, so please enjoy our photo gallery below!

   

  We very much look forward to our next adventure!

   

  Miss Tombs, Art Teacher at the Windsor Boys’ School

  

• Year 11 TWBS House Events

  Fri 19 Nov 2021

  In last Friday’s sunshine, the Year 11 boys finally had their opportunity to take part in one of the House activities – Rugby, Table Tennis, Creative Writing, Invention or Art. It was also a suitably relaxed and different way to end the fortnight of mock examinations that the cohort had sat through, so was roundly welcomed by boys and staff alike!!

   

  In rugby the matches were hotly contested and new talent unearthed (yes, you Leo Godwin, Peter Brant, Ben Pleace and Luke Phillips!!!) and the standard of rugby was superb. Ultimately Burnett were victorious over Ottrey in the final (winning three out of the four House Rugby events overall!!).

   

  Burnett were truly the champion House for Year 11 as they romped to victory, in not only the rugby but also the Table Tennis, Creative Writing and Invention!! Only Warwick were able to claim a victory with a superb piece of Pointillism in Art, and even then Burnett finished in second place!!

  

• Year 11 Creative Writing House Competition

  Thu 18 Nov 2021

  On Wednesday we had students competing in our Creative Writing Challenge.  It was a delight to see so many students writing and presenting excellent pieces.

  The challenge was to take a photograph of a place in the school to inspire their writing and we had some excellent entries!

  Congratulations to Dylan Price and Ethan Gunter who were the champions for Burnett House.  Here’s the photo and piece of writing they created:

   

  Frozen in time

  There she stood on her pedestal of stone. A figure un-brandished by time. A figure un-bewildered by the world around her and a figure rendered immobile, trapped in her iconic pose, enriching the somber silence of the garden with the hollow sound of a violin.

  The amber, auburn and Crimson of autumn foliage littered the emerald, green grass. This does not surprise me.
  As I see three pillars of living wood extend and reach for the grey stricken sky.
  Two of which were freckled with streaks of white the other an ominous shade of dark brown.

  The quiet rustle of leaves compliments the serenity of the garden.
  The distant echo of a car parking reverberates through the solemn brick passage which wraps around the garden like a serpent constricting its prey.
  I sit on a solitary bench under the canopy of falling leaves.
  I exhale……………………………A plume of thin cloud embraces the freezing air.
  I inhale…………………………….The scent of damp earth and woodsmoke fills my nose.

  My heart starts to impose a rhythm of unnatural speed and beauty.  I feel invigorated and smile.
  This place truly puts me in a peaceful state of mind the statue and I, together, are frozen in time.

  By Dylna Price and Ethan Gunter, Year 11, Burnett House

  

• TVLP Art Competition

  Thu 04 Nov 2021

  Students from the Windsor Boys’ school submitted entries for this autumn’s TVLP Nature Art Competition. A student from The Langley Academy has won, however three students from the Windsor Boys’ School were chosen as commended entries.

  The student works chosen were by Brandon McCulley, John Valdez, and Thomas Stapleton which can be seen below.

   

  Thomas painted the butterfly in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. Brandon painted the fox and John painted the Flamingo both in the style of British artist Dave White.

  I’m delighted to announce that Wexham Park Hospital will be displaying poster versions of the work by the TVLP schools in November, for patients and visitors to admire. The works of Thomas, Brandon and John will be amongst the works displayed in the Hospital. A copy of this poster can also be seen below.

   

  Miss Tombs
  Art Teacher

  

• Year 9 TWBS House Events

  Fri 22 Oct 2021

  This week the Year 9 pupils and Sixth formers had their opportunity to represent their House in Rugby and Table Tennis, and the Year 9s in Art, Invention and Creative Writing too.

  Thankfully for the rugby players, the overnight and early morning rain gave way to blue skies on both Monday (Year 9) and Wednesday (Sixth form) so that conditions were perfect for good running rugby. A strong Burnett side narrowly beat Allen in Year 9 while Ford were unbeaten all day to win the Sixth Form competition, victorious over (the previously undefeated) Lambdin in their final.

  In Table Tennis Woodland’s Sixth formers made a mends for their dismal showing in rugby to win the tournament, while in Year 9 a full round-robin league schedule saw Burnett finish top of the pile. Some fantastic spooky stories were devised and performed in the Creative Writing – 9 Woodland with the spookiest and best entry on the day.

  Personification on animals in art was the theme set by Miss Tombs for the artists, and some amazing entries (pictured elsewhere in the newsletter) were produced; Warwick’s entry was adjudicated the winning piece.

  In the DT rooms the tasks were to design and prototype an educational toy for children & then sell it to the competitors in a Dragons’ Den style presentation. Some novel ideas were put forward, but the Burnett team were the ones that got the most investment and thus the winning team!

  

• 2021 Swimathon for Windsor Lions

  Fri 15 Oct 2021

  On Sunday morning an intrepid staff team of Miss Hague & Messrs Fousset, Clarke, Patel, Dodd & Breen plunged into the pool at Windsor Leisure Centre to raise money for the Windsor Lions in the annual Swimathon event.

  The team managed a total of 3,250m in their 50 minute timed swim, just 150m behind the prefect team (who are all half our age!!)

  If you think this is a brilliant achievement and would like to donate in support of the staff team, the link is: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/twbs-swim  Thank You.

   

  Gareth Breen
  Director of Sport, TWBS

• Science Society ‘Hopping’ from Strength to Strength

  Fri 15 Oct 2021

  During their lunch on Monday 11th October, Jack Nelhams (Year 11) and Oliver Sheppard (Year 13) demonstrated to a number of pupils in Sixth form and the Lower school, how to dissect a frog and rat.

   

  Oliver expertly cut open the abdomen of the rat clearly exposing the small intestine, liver and other organs. Finally, Oliver tried to remove and view the brain but this task was just a bit too cerebral for him!

   

  Jack who previously dissected a frog during the Open evening in September did such a princely job, that I asked him to do it again for others to see, he jumped at the opportunity. He willingly giving up his lunch to showcase the internal organs of the frog to his peers, we saw the lungs, gall bladder, fatty deposits and many other fascinating organs.

   

  I want to thank these two boys immensely for taking the time to show this to others who are interested in science.

   

  If anyone is interested in carrying out a dissection after half term, they need to come and speak to Mr Wilson or Mrs Arnold in the next 3 or 4 weeks.

   

  Alex Wilson
  Head of Biology, TWBS

  

• Luke Austen wins Silver in C2 International Judo

  Thu 07 Oct 2021

  After an 18 month break from judo competitions due to COVID restrictions Luke competed in the C2 International at the UEL Sports Doc in London.  This was his first event as a junior fighter. He won four fights with maximum ippon scores and eventually came away with a well earned silver medal.  His result means he is part of the elite athlete pathway program with England Judo (ETD Squad).

   

  Luke will now continue to train with the top fighters in the country and hopefully he will be able to compete in European competitions in the next few months.

  

• Trip to RHS Garden Wisley

  Thu 07 Oct 2021

  On 5th October, eight students from across Year 9 and Year 10 were invited to attend wildlife workshops delivered by RHS Wisley staff and to consider biodiversity changes they would like to make at TWBS and the local community.  All the students made excellent contributions to the day and helped to set apart TWBS as a lead school within the Thames Valley for its efforts to improve the environment.

   

  During the day our students got to hear from well skilled and passionate advocates for wildlife and biodiversity, and got to take part in creating “seed bombs” to help the growth and spread of wild flowers in the local area.  The quality of input from the students as they took part in discussing new innovative ideas that they wish to see implemented in the Thames Valley was exceptional.  Each student has since been personally invited to produce pieces of art and to write articles to be published in local media that promote the need to improve the biodiversity of the area based on the quality of engagement from our students.  The school has also been identified as a community with whom the Thames Valley Learning Partnership would look to invest into the development of biodiversity projects identified and lead by the students.

   

  We all look forward to seeing those developments come to fruition in the coming weeks and months.  Well done!

  

• TVLP Student Leadership Conference

  Wed 06 Oct 2021

  Last week, the Senior Prefect team attended a student leadership conference at Slough & Eton College.

   

  This event was run by the Thames Valley Learning Partnership and was attended by student leaders from all eight TVLP schools: Beechwood, Eton, Holyport, Langley, St Joseph’s and St Mary’s (as well as the host school – Slough & Eton – and ourselves, TWBS).

   

  It was a brilliant day during which students from all schools worked together to understand more about student leadership and about community.

  The best thing, from my perspective, was seeing so many students together, in person, at a conference hosted for them. In my opinion nothing beats face-to-face conversations!

   

  Anna Lyon
  Head of Sixth Form