
Last weekend was a successful one for students on the Duke of Edinburgh Silver Practice expedition. Mrs. Murphy reports, ‘We set off on the mini-bus at the end of the school day on Friday to a campsite in Settle. We all managed to pitch the tents in the daylight and everyone cooked their own tea and settled down for the night. Everyone woke up pretty early, and discovered there had been a big frost and our tents were a bit frozen! Luckily for us it was lovely and sunny and we all soon warmed up. We all cooked ourselves breakfast and packed our kit away. Then the Silver D of E participants split into their two groups and set off on their practice expedition with Mr Lough or Mr Harvey. It was a beautifully sunny day and the morale remained high throughout the day, as they enjoyed the landscape and views walking across to Malham. We were lucky enough to have another dry night, however it was even colder than Friday night and the tents were frozen on waking on Sunday morning. The weather remained dry, although a lot cooler on Sunday. The students found this a bit easier, as they were carrying their heavy rucksacks. They all had a good go at map reading and leading their group and all successfully completed the practice expedition. Bringing more food, learning how to walk down steep slopes and being a bit more organised were all lessons that they learned over the weekend and hope to remember for the qualifying expedition in May. Thanks to Mr Lough and Mr Harvey, Mr Murphy and our young leader Stan Mitchell for all their help, support and encouragement across the weekend.’ Our thanks also go to Mrs. Murphy.
Mr. Woodward reports, ‘The ‘Easter Bunny’ visited BHS this week and students took part in an egg hunt…Forest School style! Teams had to construct (using knot tying skills learnt last week) a stretcher upon which to carry their egg collector. It was then a race around the playing fields, taking it in turns to carry/be carried by their teammates, searching for chocolate eggs as they went. Some of the stretchers held together well…others less so! Students also got to know their native tree species as they worked on identification using senses other than sight.’
We’ve had no assemblies this week as Year 7 have been fully engaged in their first experience of high school exams. They’ve done incredibly well, arriving with the correct equipment and very quickly becoming familiar with exam routines and rules. Year 8 have their exams straight after the Easter break starting on Monday 13th April and they too will need a calculator, pens, pencils, a ruler and a rubber.
Our final fundraising total for Comic Relief was £443.77. Thank you. Our competition winners were ‘Best nose design’ – Kacey, Year 9, Best themed bake (large red nose) – Eva Year 9. Best creative bake (clown) – Felicity Year 7. Well done to all.


Whilst we’re on the creative theme, Mrs Hunter was very impressed with Year 8’s cushions!

If you’re having a gardening clear out, you may be able to help us. The Intervention Team are keen to get our garden areas back into production. We would greatly appreciate any kind donations of gardening related items you may be able to spare. This could include seeds (flowers, vegetables, fruits or salad varieties) compost, plant pots, gardening tools or any other useful materials. We would also warmly welcome items such as bird boxes or wildlife friendly additions to also help us create a wildlife garden within our school grounds.
And so, as we reach the end of the Spring term, we wish you and your family a happy Easter break and will look forward to welcoming students back into school on Monday 13th April.
their studies to life as they explored the fascinating history of medicine, from Victorian surgical practices to modern breakthroughs in healthcare. Walking through the recreated 19th-century disease street and examining a range of interactive exhibits, students gained a deeper understanding of how medical practices have developed over time. It was clear from their enthusiasm and thoughtful questions that they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The visit not only supported their learning prior to their exam, but also sparked genuine curiosity and discussion, making it a memorable and valuable day for everyone involved.’
Another cold week with biting winds but students warmed themselves with a new addition to our Forest School kit: Kelly Kettle storm kettles; these ingenious inventions make warming water and cooking outdoors in poor weather conditions easier, especially when dry tinder and fuel are hard to come by on a damp February afternoon!’
done to Daisy D, player of the match, playing her best quarter at C, sending strong passes. Georgina was like a whippet, driving into space. Millie worked hard playing C for the first half but her best play was at GS last quarter… with more time the goals would have come. Thank you, Daisy G for playing up and providing another option on court. 15 – 6 loss in the end but how nice it was to see goals going in.
Two more goals from QE ensured they took a 4-2 lead into the half time break, the Boroughbridge squad listened well to the feedback and showed great resilience and true Yorkshire grit as they competed well in the early exchanges of the second half. Boroughbridge conceded once more against the run of play but their tremendous mindset was undeterred. Farnworth, revelling in his more attacking role, struck again with a well taken poacher’s goal inside of the six yard box. Boroughbridge continued to apply pressure in attack and the substitutions and positional changes worked well. Farnworth was on hand to expertly dispatch a laser guided freekick into the far top corner from 25 metres out, the view from the sideline was perfect to witness the spectacle and Mr Richardson was mightily impressed with the technique used to complete his hat-trick. With Boroughbridge enjoying a good spell of possession, nerves in the QE team were jangling as the scores crept close to a draw. QE pounced on a rare error in defence to maintain the two goal lead but Boroughbridge hadn’t finished yet. Another excellent delivery from Farnworth into the box from a freekick created the perfect opportunity for Godley to attempt an audacious flick on ‘martial arts’ style which found itself outwitting the goalkeeper and nestling in the back of the net. The comeback seemed on for the Boroughbridge boys but another QE break resulted in another goal to seal the tie in favour of the home team. The level of performance from the Boroughbridge squad was fantastic, great preparation for the upcoming ESFA semi final against St Mary’s College.’
Christmas Dinner Day on Wednesday
On Wednesday evening, we welcomed back to Boroughbridge High School 


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It’s been reading all the way this week to mark World Book Day. A book inspired Bake-Off enabled students to use the medium of cake to show remarkable creativity with winner Zander (Y8) representing ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ by Roald Dahl, and runners up Freya (Y8) representing Ghostbusters by John Sazaklis and Freya (Y9) representing ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ by Holly Jackson. They were then put to a very good cause with students buying a delicious slice with funds raised going to the Read for Good charity.
In Geography, Mrs. Gomersal and Year 8 and 9 read part of ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell which is a best selling children’s book about four children that crash-land into the Amazon Rainforest. Mrs. Gomersal says, ‘Although Geography related, I like the message of the book. The four children learn that although utterly alone, in order to survive they must work together and trust each other.’
Working with a similar theme, Madame Joly in French with Years 7 and 8 explored ‘Le Petit Prince’ which is a book which talks about the importance of taking care of the people important to you. Years 7 and 9 looked at ‘Voyage au Centre de la Terre’ by Jules Verne with Madame Llaurado who said ‘Jules Verne in general, and this book in particular, is good in nurturing critical thinking and stimulating understanding of other cultures.’
We’re looking forward to the BHS Big Quiz tonight, the first event organised by the newly formed Friends of BHS. We thank them and you for your support with this and look forward to future events.
The week started well with our second phase of tree planting. Mr. Woodward reports,
Representing Boroughbridge High School, a group of 9 of our service students went to North Yorkshire County Hall with Mrs. Murphy to take part in ‘The Big Conversation’ on Wednesday. The aim was to come up with North Yorkshire’s own armed forces promises directly from the students who took part in rap, art and discussion workshops. They also had the opportunity to voice their opinion on community, education and wellbeing, as well as give suggestions of areas that could be improved. This is the first time that this particular event has taken place so it was great for us to be able to participate.