26 Recorder Wednesday May 14, 2014
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Press Gang
Philippa’s Shout
I hope that you are all well.
Did you know that today
is National Receptionists
Day? So be extra friendly
to your school receptionist
or if you are going to the
doctors or dentists, give the
receptionists a smile.
Certainly smiling with
success is Tyreese RemyHenderson. Read Star of
the Week to find out why.
Happy Birthday
Also this week on Press
Gang Ella Dalton reviews
the Star Paws: Pop Stars
and Holidays sticker books.
Thank you very much for
your contribution, Ella; I
am pleased you enjoyed the
books.
If you would like to own
a set of these great sticker
books, we have copies to
give away in this week’s
competition. Don’t forget
to enter and good luck to
you all!
If you, or someone you
know, is a potential Star of
the Week, or if you want
to share anything with
our readers, get an adult
at your school or club or
a parent or guardian to
contact me by email at
philippa.cave@archant.
Irfan leads
the way to
top school
co.uk, by phone on 020 8477
3769 or by post at the usual
Media House address.
I look forward to hearing
from you.
Remember, we also want
your weather pictures for
all seasons to appear alongside our weather forecast
on page two.
Philippa x
Community School on June
8, ahead of Forest Gate
headmaster Simon Elliott
visiting Winchester later
this year.
Mr Elliott hopes the two
schools can learn from each
other. He said: “Of course it
is a wonderful opportunity
for us to learn from the top
performing
independent
school in the country.
“We have demonstrated
that we have children of outstanding academic ability
Star of the Week
Tyreese Remy-Henderson
Tyreese is a student at
Eastlea Community School,
Canning Town. He joined
Eastlea’s Youth Dance
Company in Year 7 having
never previously danced
before. Through hard work
and commitment Tyreese
went on to represent
the school in local
dance shows and
competitions
winning Eastlea’s
Dancer of
the Year in
2012/2013.
In 2012,
Tyreese
successfully
auditioned
for the awardwinning, critically
acclaimed ZooNation
Dance Company. He
has shown an enormous
amount of commitment
and determination in his
dance training all the time
juggling school work with
regular performances in
central London (Royal Albert
Hall, Sadlers Wells and The
Place).
Tyreese spent the summer
performing every night at
the South Bank Centre in
ZooNation’s production
Groove on Down the Road,
which was such a success
they have been invited back
to perform for six weeks this
summer. The show received
outstanding reviews: ‘‘One
of the UK’s HOTTEST
dance companies…’’
(The Independent),
‘‘Highly skilled and
hugely enjoyable’’
(The Telegraph).
Tyreese is
also a great
role model to
other students.
Assistant
principal Nazanin
Shirani said:
“Tyreese goes
the extra mile to
share his knowledge
and passion of dance with
others and encourages
other students to follow their
dreams and never give up.
He is an excellent example
of what can be achieved if
you put in the hard work;
we are extremely proud of
him and look forward to
watching his dance career
blossom.”
Interesting Fact
Lions are the second largest
big cat species in the world
behind tigers. The average
male lion weighs around
180kg (400lb) while the
average female lion weighs
around 130kg (290lb). Lions
can reach speeds of up to
81kph (50mph) but only in
short bursts.
Joke of the week
Q: How many feet are there
in a field with 300 sheep,
three dogs, two horses and a
farmer?
A: Two, because all the rest
are hooves and paws.
join in the fun
Community secondary pupil
wins £76,000 scholarship
Pupils at a school in Forest Gate will be visited
by the housemaster of a
prestigious
independent
school where one of their
classmates won a two-year
£76,000 scholarship.
Irfan Badshah, 15, will
study politics, history, English and philosophy at Winchester College in Hampshire from September.
His future housemaster,
Dr James Hodgins, will
spend a day at Forest Gate
Many happy returns to these
Press Gang members with
birthdays this week:
George Hanks, nine,
Romford; Lauren Hanks, 12,
Romford; Eesa Faroqui, 10,
Redbridge and Sophie Hicks,
four, Hornchurch.
For cyclists age 11 and over
try the New Newham Led
Cycle Rides. Cyclists meet
Saturdays at the View Tube,
Queen Elizabeth Olympic
Park at 10am. The free cycle
tour uncovers a wealth of
architectural history and
scenic treasures.
n Forest Gate Community schoolboy Irfan Badshah and headteacher Simon Elliot
with pupils winning places
at Winchester and also Eton.
“This will be a wonderful
opportunity for them.”
He added: “The pursuit of
academically excellence is
something that Forest Gate
shares with Winchester.
“I feel sure that Dr Hodgins will be impressed at
the efforts that our chil-
dren make to overcome the
challenges that living in an
­inner city area brings.
“I believe our shared experiences will enhance both
institutions.”
Irfan, the son of an Indian
immigrant factory worker,
said: “It is fantastic that
Forest Gate has developed
a relationship with Win-
chester. It is essential that
children from deprived environments are given opportunities like the one I have
been afforded. Hopefully
this visit will help to inspire
my fellow pupils to follow in
my footsteps.”
Visit forestgate.newham.
sch.uk.
You could win great sticker books
What could possibly
be better than being a
princess? Being an allsinging, all-dancing popstar princess! Or what
could be better than an
adorable animal? An
adorable animal in an
outfit, of course! In this
great animal sticker
book series, you have
hundreds of sticker outfits to choose from – and
the pinker, the frillier
and sillier the better!
Star Paws: Princess
Pop Stars and Star
Paws: Holidays sticker
books are published by
Macmillan Children’s
Books and available to
own now from all good
stockists.
Star Paws Sticker
books competition
Q: Meet the Judges, in the Pop Stars
sticker book, is from which television
show?
A. Britain’s Got Talent
B. Strictly Come Dancing
C. X Factor
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Ella Dalton, seven, reviews the sticker books
for Press Gang and this
is what she says: “I
enjoyed the books. They
had very bright pages
and loads of stickers.
“My favourite pages
were buckle up decorating the plane and
putting all the animals
looking out of the win-
WINNERS
The winners of our Get Into
Art competition are Daniel
Halliwell, of Upminster; Carys
Roberts-Ross, of Wickford
and Disha Vyas, of Ilford.
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dows. The other one was
meet the judges, because
I like X Factor.
“I think this book is
good for children my age
and younger.”
Competition
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win one of three sets
of these great sticker
books, fill in the coupon
and send it to Star Paws
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