MAY 2015
Headteacher’s Introduction
Cashless Catering
Careers News
Inspiring Women
Charity News
Year 9
The Farm
Pg 1
Pg 3
Pg 5
Pg 5
Pg 5
Pg 6
Pg 6
Jack Petchey Winners
Autism & Disabilities Club
PE News
Pg 6
Pg 9
Pg 9
Dear All
We are now well and truly into the exam season and I
am so pleased that students and staff are making so
much effort to help our girls fulfil their potential. Please
contact us if you feel there is any additional help we
can offer or if you have any concerns about your
daughter during what can be a stressful time.
We will continue to try and make FBA a fantastic place
for your daughter to study.
Best wishes
It is extremely exciting that we are beginning our work
to create a large brand new multi purpose library at
school this term. This will be almost triple the size of
the current library giving us space for many more
students. The old library will become a meeting room
and a space to celebrate the history of the school.
Julian Dutnall
Building of the new LIFE Centre at the front of the
school also starts this term.
You can read of our sporting successes in this
newsletter. I want to particularly highlight our
involvement with the Australian national Futsal team
which is a partnership we hope to develop annually.
Cashless Catering in the canteen is explained in detail
by Mrs Gentle. Please check you understand how this
will benefit your daughter and how it will affect you.
Mrs Sidhu has arranged a questionnaire for parents
after every Parents’ Evening this year and I am
absolutely delighted with the results which show how
positive parents feel about the school. Thank you.
MAY 2015
Lost Property
Please could you name your daughter’s property
including clothing and equipment as there is a growing
amount of unclaimed items in Resources. Mrs
Bayfield will be taking unclaimed items to the Veterans
of War Charity Shop in Romford after each half-term
break.
Mrs M Bayfield
Resources
Our attendance is currently 95.3% which is our best
ever but there is still room for improvement.
Parentmail
Dropping Students at
School
To register,
email [email protected] to
request your unique login in and password or call
01708 447368 x 247.
Mrs C Gentle
119 Belgrave Avenue,
Gidea Park,
Romford, Essex RM2 6PS
Tel: 01708 767 890
[email protected]
www.haveringschoolwear.co.uk
A reminder that Parents/Carers are not permitted to
drive onto the school premises during school hours
(8.30am - 3.30pm) for the safety of our students
unless there is an exceptional circumstance.
Parents/Carers are asked NOT to use the front part of
the drive as a drop off / pick up point as this not only
causes issues for other road users and vehicles that
need to enter or leave the premises, but is also a
safety concern for pedestrians which may include your
daughter.
Thank you
MAY 2015
Cashless Catering
Coming Soon !!!
Good Bye Money !!
What is a Cashless System?
At the heart of the cashless system, there is a computer
allowing the system to recognise each individual
student, track individual balances, record spend and
receipts, on what food, on any specific date and time of
day.
How are students recognised by the system?
Don’t forget to return your consent forms to register for
the new Biometric (Thumb Print) catering system.
The system will be based on biometric finger patterns
and our supplier follows Government and BECTA
guidelines. Each student will have their finger pattern
registered which will then be translated into an
alphanumeric code, the image is then discarded, when
used this will then enter them into the system program
and identify them by a number. The system will also
allocate a unique PIN number to each user as well as
having a search facility to lookup individuals by name.
How is this used to obtain a school meal and
drinks?
No more money!
Shorter queues!
Use Parentpay to top-up
The student simply places their finger on a scanner at
the point of sale; a display will show the student’s name
and current balance held within the system. The
selected food and drink items will be entered into the
system from an itemised keyboard while the amount
spent and the new balance will show on the display.
Go Live Date 6th July 2015
How is money entered into the system?
We have been a cashless school since Sept 2013. We
are very pleased to announce that we are taking the
next step in the process with the introduction of
cashless catering this term. The system will enable us
to deliver a more efficient, faster service and to continue
to provide wholesome, healthy and enjoyable meals at
the lowest cost. Many local schools are already
operating cashless catering provision and have
identified a number of benefits outlined below.
The system will be based on biometric finger pattern
recognition. Registration of students will take place on
Th
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30 June 2015 and 1st July 2015. On Monday 6 July
2015 the system will go live. The new system and the
current cash system will run parallel to begin with. We
will be testing the system on a small group of students
at first before rolling out to the whole school by
September 2015.
(a)
(b)
By ParentPay. ParentPay offers parents the
freedom to top-up their child’s account at any
time quickly and easily with a debit or credit
card. An electronic record of the payments can
be viewed online at any time.
PayPoint at local stores. For parents who are
unable to use their online Parentpay account
they can top up their child’s account in local
PayPoint stores. Those parents choosing the
PayPoint method will receive a payment card
through the post. Payments made by this
method can also be viewed online by logging
onto ParentPay. Cash will not be accepted at
school, at the till or in the Finance Office.
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How will students be able to check what their
current balance is?
There is a display at the till and Parentpay will keep
track of balances going up or down and can be viewed
each time a parent logs on.
Can all the money be spent on one day?
No, a daily spend limit will be set for all students and no
food above that limit can be bought. On written request
from parents, we can adjust this maximum spend figure
for individual students.
What if the student does not hold a sufficient
balance one day to pay for a school dinner?
As before, no student is refused a school dinner. The
school will allow for the student a ‘loan’ credit for one
day. However, as before, we would expect value to be
loaded by the next day.
What about students entitled to a free school
meals?
The system works exactly the same for all students
whether they pay or have a free school meal. All
students have their own account to use in exactly the
same way. The amount allocated for the free school
meal will be entered into the system by the software
daily and will only be accessible at dinner break. Any
underspend or missed dinner will not be added to the
next day’s balance.
You can add extra value to a Free School Meal account
in the same way as usual (ParentPay) to enable a
greater daily spend than the allowance. As the
allowance can only be spent on a school dinner, extra
value added can also be used for break time snacks
and drinks.
Data Handling
Certain data will be held on the system to enable
accurate operation. This will include name, form, photo,
account balance and meal entitlement. This data will
be handled under the guidelines of the Data Protection
Act and only used by parties directly involved with the
implementation of the system.
Main Benefits
•
Convenient way of paying for school meals. No
more looking for change every morning.
•
Alleviates many of the associated problems
with the use of cash in schools ie loss, theft and
bullying
•
Specific food allergy ingredients can be barred
automatically
•
Healthy eating is encouraged
•
Queuing times are reduced through increased
speed of service
•
Automatic free meal allocation with the student
remaining anonymous
•
Detailed reports to analyse all aspects of the
use of the system
•
Having control of student accounts teaches
important life skills
•
A more efficient delivery of service helps the
caterer to provide wholesome, healthy and
enjoyable school meals
•
Discourages school dinner money being spent
on less healthy options at the local shops
before or after school
If you have any queries or concerns please contact Mrs
Gentle on 01708 447368 ext 247 in the Finance Office.
No more money!
Shorter queues!
Use Parentpay to top-up
MAY 2015
Careers News
Charity News
Bake for Nepal
Check out the
Careers tab on the
school website to
access "CLC
Building Futures"
weekly bulletin. This
will give you up to
date information on
Apprenticeships,
Part time and Full
time vacancies, local
Labour Market Information and other events, open
days, opportunities and suggestions to help plan your
future. Especially valuable for Years 11/12/13
Remember you can also use KUDOS the careers
information and job search programme from the same
Careers link on the website site. Over 427 of you have
already accessed it!
Mrs Jones
Inspiring Women
Conference
Two of our sixth form were interviewed by the Guardian
and our school mentioned. Please see the link below
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/23/hu
ndreds-of-sucessful-women-from-the-arts-inspire-thenext-generation
Staff and students enjoyed a bake sale in The Lodge on
Wednesday 20th May to raise money for Nepal. We
have a connection with the earthquake disaster,
through Stand-by-me, in that we sponsor a young girl
called Eliza Thapa in Nepal. She is missing since the
first Gorkha earthquake and we are all hoping that she
can be found. She went home for Easter from her
school run by Stand-by-me in Hetauda to the remote
area of Khairang and unfortunately her village was
damaged by the earthquake, as it was in the
Kathmandu valley.
Staff and students managed to raise
a fantastic £145.57 in one lunchtime
and this money will be donated to
Stand-by-me to help with the relief
for the Nepal earthquake. Well done
to everyone who took part and the
Charity Committee who made and
iced 100 cupcakes to sell. Thanks
also go to staff who donated their
time and cakes to sell.
Fundraising update
We have received a certificate from Saint Francis
Hospice, congratulating The Francis Bardsley Academy
for Girls for their fundraising achievements. Since 1994
we have steadily raised money for the Hospice and this
week we have reached a staggering total of
£12,887.63. This was largely added to in 1997 and then
from 2000 onwards the total has continued to grow.
Recently the total was boosted by the MATCH project
and every year we are raising significant amounts. Well
done to the staff and students for reaching this amazing
total.
Mrs Poluck
i/c Charity
MAY 2015
PSA News
The Farm
Following another successful Quiz Night, the PSA have
been able to buy and install blinds in the Dance Studio
to cover the mirrors during dance assessments and
assemblies. We are looking to provide the Dance
Studio with a graffiti mural on the back wall to brighten
up the space during the summer holidays – watch this
space!
The farm has been very busy during the past few
weeks. We have welcomed 150 students from Hylands
and Squirrels Primary Schools to visit the farm and
learn about animal groups and habitats. Our students
demonstrated how to care for animals and acted as
Farm Ambassadors as they accompanied the guests
around the Farm. There have been many requests
from other schools to visit in the autumn when our new
building is completed.
PSA
Year 9
Well done to 9L for winning the best attendance of the
term.
Well done to 9S for having the best punctuality of the
term.
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Inter-form challenge leader board: 3 is 9O with 1078
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points, 2 is 9W 1122 points, and current leaders are
9R with 1206 points . The creativity from our year group
as a whole has been very impressive.
We had a fun challenge
to see which form could
create the best item of
clothing out of
newspapers and we had
some brilliant entries.
(photo attached)
A reminder for parents
that the Paris
Residential Risk
Assessment will take
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place on June 3 from
6.30 – 7.30 in the main
hall. Please be prompt.
Well done to all the girls for working so hard for their
exams. Have a great half-term.
Miss H Smyth
Deputy Progress Manager Year 9
1940’s lunchtime VE Celebrations
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On the 7 May the girls celebrated the VE Anniversary
with vintage footage on the screen and music as they
enjoyed tea and cakes during their lunchtime. Our
newest member of staff “Nana” joined the fun and
modelled how to wear a fashionable period headscarf
with Amelia White.
Farm on the move
The farm will have a fabulous new home in the autumn
with a new building and more space. Our animals have
moved to Lambourne End Farm whilst the work is being
completed and the farm and lodge students will take up
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their temporary residence in the 6 Form block. During
the break the students will still be able to care for the
bunnies and guinea pigs as they will remain until the
summer holidays. Lorna Childs 9B, Emily Green 9B
and Ellie Jacobs-Smith 9E bid a fond farewell to the
Lodge as they helped packing prior to the move.
Jack Petchey Winners
The April winner is: Bethan Putnam 10O
Bethan is a hard working student who dedicates her
time to help the school as much as possible. Bethan is
a kind, caring friend to all. She is a prefect and Year 7
reading partner. Bethan is also a generous person.
Bethan takes her role as prefect seriously and gives up
her lunchtimes to help others. Bethan is an inspiration
and really deserves this amazing award.
MAY 2015
The May winner is: Kourtnie Larmond 9R
Kourtnie is always a happy and cheerful person and
lovely to everyone she meets. She always helps
everyone and is kind and generous, putting other
people before herself.
Kourtnie is always willing to lend a hand and has a
positive sprit and attitude. She is respectful to everyone,
a good friend and an inspiration to all.
Student News
Jessica Nightingale of 8W recently took part in a
national schools ski race competition. 32 schools from
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all over the country competed and Jessica came 6
out of 13 in her age group and 32 out of 92 racers who
took part – Well Done Jessica!
Parent Questionnaires
Results of recent Parent Questionnaires from Years 7
– 13 Parents’ Evenings:
96% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “My daughter is happy in the school “
99% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “My daughter feels safe in this school”
97% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “My daughter makes good progress at this
school”
98% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “My daughter is well looked after”
95% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “My daughter is taught well at this school”
Staff News
Mrs Roe, a member of our Learning Support
Department, took part in the Nuclear Races 6k 50
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obstacle mud run on 16 May as part of a team that
raised over £3,000 for Saint Francis Hospice, one of
the charities FBA support. Having completed the race
Mrs Roe said “It was a great afternoon and I would do it
again!” Well done Mrs Roe!
97% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “the school is well led and managed”
94% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “Year groups are well led and managed”
91% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “This school responds well to any concerns
I raise”
93% of parents who responded agreed with the
statement “I receive valuable information from the
school about my daughter’s progress”
MAY 2015
MAY 2015
Autism & Disabilities Club
PE Department News
FBA/RIEES Graduation Ceremony For
FBA Autism Ambassadors Takes
Place In July In Romford
On 23 April the following students played The
Australian Under 14 Futsal team
The Graduation Ceremony of the Frances
Bardsley Ambassadors will take place on
Saturday 11th July 2015 in the Youth
Lounge at Romford Baptist Church.
This will be an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to the
Frances Bardsley Autism Ambassadors who have
sacrificed their Saturdays to work with 14-25 year old
young people with autism in the London Borough of
Havering. The FBA Autism & Disabilities Club has been
working in partnership with the RIEES Autism Club in
Romford.
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Lilly Adams
Sadaf Afzal
Sophie Kelly
Lauren Bambridge
Patricia Omole
Trinity Langmead
9F
9O
9E
9F
8E
8S
They lost the first match 0-3 and fought back to win the
second match 1-0
It was a great experience for them.
This amazing work has been a part of the national
‘#IWill Campaign,’ on Social Action, the Patron is His
Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron supported the
‘#IWill Campaign.’ The Frances Bardsley Academy for
Girls Autism & Disabilities Club is an active member of
the campaign.
FBA Staff have been invited as well as all FBA Autism
Ambassadors, their parents and key supporters. For
further particulars please contact Adekunle and Ronke
Ogunleye, founders of the RIEES Charity in Romford –
[email protected]
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On 11 May the following students played in the
Havering Under 16 Football Final at Aveley
Mr I Corea
Teacher-in-Charge
FBA Autism & Disabilities Club
Kate Beard
Georgia Griffin
Violet Pearce- Watson
Emma Wood
Courtney Worsfold
Melody Ayandokun
Ellie Bowman
Rhea Carpenter
Aimee Stripling
Anbar Hearn
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Under 14s Futsal Competition
Charlotte Ishmail
Rachel Marks
Maisie Maloney
They played against Redden Court and won 5-0. Well
done and thank you to Miss McMillan who coached
them
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On 12 May the following students played in the final
against Emerson Park
Lilly Adams
Sadaf Afzal
Sophie Kelly
Lauren Bambridge
Isabel Plunkett
Josie Binder
Zainab Mudashiru
9F
9O
9E
9F
9O
9F
9R
They all played well and finished as Runners Up.
Lilly Adams
Sadaf Afzal
Tia Austin
Lauren Bambridge
Josie Binder
Jade Dudley Keen
Brooke Gentleman
Sophie Kelly
Zainab Mudasharu
Zainab Olemoh
Lainey Drake
Lucy Kerr
Trinity Langmead
9F
9O
9E
9F
9F
9S
9B
9E
9R
9B
8F
8W
8B
It was a close game and we won 2-1. Trinity and
Zainab M scored the goals.
Well done and thank you to Mr Lonsdale who coached
them.
The following students took part in the East Region
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Futsal tournaments on Sunday 31 May at Brunel
University in Middlesex and Mayesbrook Park,
Dagenham
Under 12s Futsal Competition
Lizzie Agombar
Katie Agombar
Lauren Armstrong
Maddie Biggs(C)
Mae Jeffries
Adrienne Larmont
Rayah Rashid
7F
7B
7S
7S
7E
7S
7L
A huge thank you to Mr Smallwood and Mr Turrell for
coaching the girls
Mrs Chapman
Extra Curricular and
Community PE Co-ordinator