Well Read
24 June 2008
On Wednesday 23rd April Year 10 pupils at the Belfast Model School for Girls accepted The Belfast Telegraph's Newspaper Challenge. During the final term pupils read and examined The Belfast Telegraph on a weekly basis, studying different parts of newspaper content, language and style of writing.
Pupils were given the opportunity to read factual and informative texts in order to select information; make effective use of information in their own work and evaluate how information is presented. It is hoped that this challenge will have encouraged our pupils to write to inform others through reportage - skills needed for GCSE and skills that can be put to real practical use through membership of the Girls' Model Editorial Team.
The pupils' final task was to produce their own newspaper page or pages with roles being delegated according to the pupils' strengths.
Overall the English Department was delighted with the pupils' achievement. Each Year 10 pupil is to be presented with a certificate of achievement to commend her hard work. Well done Year 10!
Best Practice Event
11 June 2008
Belfast Model School for Girls invites you to join them on two learning/benchmarking opportunities, which are being held as part of the Northern Ireland Best Practice Scheme.
The scheme is sponsored by the Public Service Improvement Unit, in the Department of Finance and Personnel, as part of the Government's strategy for reforming and modernising public services. It will run over the next two years and its aim is to highlight and share good practice within the public sector.
All Best Practice events are open to staff from public sector and voluntary/community sector organisations in Northern Ireland and are free of charge.
The Model School for Girls events however are particularly targeted at personnel from the education sector and related areas.
The events are taking place on the following dates.
Date: 20 June 2008
Time: 10.15am to 1pm (followed by lunch)
Theme: Effective Partnerships Promoting Learning
Date: 18 September 2008
Time: 3.30pm to 6:30pm (followed by refreshments)
Theme: Effective ICT & Partnerships Promoting Learning
Venue: Belfast Model School for Girls, Dunkeld Gardens, Belfast BT14 6NT
Download "Belfast Girls Model Best Practice Events.pdf" or contact Mrs Leitch by email pleitch523@girlsmodel.belfast.ni.sch.uk or by telephone 028 90391768 for more details.
