Spring Term Newsletter Monday 20th April 2026
Bowbrook Newsletter 2026
Congratulations!
We start this week by saying congratulations to 2 pupils who have won National ISA competitions! Fantastic and… we were the only school to place or win in 2 of the categories…That’s the way we like to do it at Bowbrook!
Well done Maria and Rosie. They both took on board my assembly challenge of ‘putting yourself out there’ in entering a National competition and squaring up to schools from all over the country!
ISA National Sports Cover Design Competition.
Fantastic news on our return to school that 2 of our students have secured First places for their entries in to this competition. Congratulations to Maria Parkes (cross country)and Rosie Styles (swimming) for their winning designs which will now be printed as cover designs for the National events later this year.
Art News
Year 11 in the Art rooms:
The effort and commitment of the last 2 years by our year 11 Art students has reached its end this week, with students completing their final controlled assessment and exam over the last 3 days. Huge congratulations to them all for creating such an exciting variety of outcomes and for the positive energy they all brought with them into the exam.
KS4 Art Club for year 10 starts up again on Tuesday lunchtimes and Wednesdays, 4-5pm, from 21st April. I look forward to seeing everyone then!
@BowbrookArts
AGM Cheese and Wine
Flyer for the Parents’ Committee AGM Cheese and Wine evening on Thursday is attached. You will need to register via the QR code so we can cater for numbers.
Flyer is also coming home in book bags.
I hope to see a healthy parental representation there…
Prep School News
How lovely to see all the children again after the Easter break!
Our new topics have created a buzz around Prep: World War 2, history of Peopleton, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, Around the world and Fairytales.
Trips are being booked, dress up days are being organised and children are signing up to the new clubs on offer: tennis, yoga, puzzles and games, just dance, gardening, samba, recorders, ukelele, croquet and bowls, computing – simulation. Does anyone have a croquet set they would be willing to lend us please? We have one coming in, but wondered if there was another in our community? Children in 5 made solar ovens and wind turbines this week and 3/4 were very busy creating old Viking maps. If anyone has any large cardboard boxes spare, could you please send them to Class 3/4 for an exciting project?
Newsflash: Caterpillars have arrived in N/R! Names to follow….
J6 are off to Bewdley Museum next week to do an evacuee workshop as part of their World War 2 topic. where they come to school dressed up as an evacuee.
There is a Summer Prep Music Assembly booked for June 11th with a focus on the younger children. The teachers will talk to the children to see who would like to participate.
Our Assembly was all about perseverance inspired by an iguana – so if you hear the children saying ‘be an iguana’ you’ll know what they mean!
Stay and Play starts again next Wednesday so we look forward to seeing some of our families then.
Have a lovely weekend all.
The Prep Team
Music News
Welcome back to the Summer Term!
Extra-Curricular
All music extra-curricular clubs will be beginning next week again with the exception of Orchestra and Upper Chamber Choir. These after school Clubs will be beginning the second full week back; week beginning 27th April.
GCSE Music
Composition club will now be open to Year 10 and will take place in the MacSuite every Monday from 4-5pm. This is not compulsory but will be beneficial if students are able to attend regularly. This club is beginning next week.
Junior Music Clubs
Please look out for a ‘Junior Samba Drumming Club’ letter which has now gone home with students in the Junior school. If your child is interested in attending this term, please return the reply slip to me ASAP or to the main office. There is no need of your child is continuing on from last term.
Junior Recorder Club has begun with Mrs Hughes our woodwind teacher on a Thursday from 3.30-4pm. There are still some places left if your child is interested. Please email me if your child would like to come along.
Junior Ukulele Club is beginning again on Monday with Mr Bell. Please contact myself or Mr Bell if your child would like to join; there are a few spaces left.
Summer Term Extra-Curricular Timetable
Monday 4-5pm Junior Ukulele Club DB
Tuesday 4-5pm Orchestra (invite only – starting 28th April)
3.34-4.15 String Group with Mr Neville, Courtyard 2 Classroom
Wednesday 4-5pm Upper Chamber Choir, Middles & Seniors – (starting 29th April)
Thursday:
Lunch 1pm Middle & Senior Wind Group with Mrs Hughes
3.30-4.00 Junior Recorder Club with Mrs Hughes – Classroom J3
3.30-4.00Junior Samba Drumming Club with Mr Booton – Music Rm
4-4.30 Middle & Senior Drumming Group with Mr Booton – Mr Booton
Friday 1-.10 Middle and Senior Folk Group – Music Rm (Starting 1st May).
Other News
Many Congratulations to Eleanor Wright in Year 10 who has passed her Grade 1 Piano Exam. This is a super achievement; very well done!
Mrs Izod
Marathon Man
From Marathon Man Mr Swain!
I’m running the Manchester marathon is this Sunday and it is all to raise money for the Alzheimers Society. If anyone would like to donate, then please click on the link below. I really appreciate the comments of support and donations that have been made so far, thank you!
