Page 1| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Victoria Mossbournian
The newsletter of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
December 2015 Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
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Inside Page 2 Pastoral news—A endance Page 3 Pastoral news contd…… Star of the week Reminders Page 4 Enrichment It is my great pleasure to introduce this newsle er, in which you will find informa on about the manifold events, achievements and successes of the term. This will be the first newsle er for parents and carers of our new Year 7 students – who have made a fantas c start to their secondary school journey. The extra classes, sports teams and enrichments which are now running to accommodate twice last year’s numbers have added such dynamism to the Academy, even though we are s ll not half-full. A highlight of the term was the (belated) Opening Ceremony, which took place in late November. It was a pleasure to welcome the builders, architects and Hackney Council representa ves who made the opening of our Academy possible. Guests, including parents of students in the opening yeargroup, were given tours of the Academy, listened to wonderful performances from the band, choir and soloists, before a ending a short ceremony in the old chapel, where the Mayor of Hackney and Lady Bourne unveiled a plaque. It felt, to borrow a phrase from Churchill, very much like the end of the beginning. At the ceremony, one of our Year 8 students, Freya, gave a speech about being in the first year group and her love of the buildings. It was far beyond the years of a Year 8 student and highlighted another aspect of Academy life which is star ng to come into its own: the Oratory specialism. Amongst several new ini a ves this year (and if your child hasn’t shown you their Oracy/Oratory passport yet, do please take a look, it’s in their planner), perhaps the most exci ng is The Big Debate. Intended to boost students’ confidence in public speaking whilst also introducing them to current affairs, The Big Debate involves all Year 8s, every Friday, deba ng an issue which has recently been in the news. We have been treated to passionate and eloquent arguments, and perhaps the most impressive aspect has been how involved students have been from the floor. Page 5 Science Art Page 6 MVPA friends group - Winter Fair Page 7 CSD Diary Dates Student Parliament Page 8 Music news Page 9 Music news contd….. Trips Page 10 Sports news Performances of another kind, led by the inimitable Ms Black, have given our many talented musicians a chance to shine in the half-termly concerts which have taken place in the chapel. More details are inside, so I shall confine myself to thanking the parents and carers who came and supported the students. I know you will agree there has been a great deal of talent on show, and how wonderful it is to see events taking place in that beau ful space. Huge thanks must also go to the MVPA Friends Group for organising such a brilliant Winter Fair. It was the first large event that the group have put on and involved months of hard work and planning. To see students, parents and residents joining in with the games and ac vi es really showed how the Academy is becoming part of the local community, and long may it con nue. For any parents or carers looking to join the Friends Group, they are at [email protected]. Looking forward, the next significant event on the horizon is for our Year 8s, as they begin the process of choosing their op on subjects. This involves taking up more contact hours in op on subjects like Music, Drama or Compu ng, as well as the chance to study new subjects like Psychology, Economics and Sociology. The process of introducing students to the new subjects and suppor ng them in the decision of which op ons to choose and which subjects to discon nue is one that will be done over a period of months and will fully involve parents. It will mark the beginning, in Year 9, of their GCSE courses – important qualifica ons which are currently more demanding than ever. Page 11 Sports news contd….. Page 12 Library news Finally, I would like to thank you all for your support throughout the term and, on behalf of all of us at the Academy, wish you a res ul and happy break. Best wishes, Mr N Rutherford Page 2| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Pastoral successes and reminders A endance 7 CICERO contd…. Suhayla Ismail The whole Academy a endance for this term is Brianna Jeffrey-Yearwood Daniel Shaw outstanding; we are currently at 98.1%. Charles Su on On Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Mossbourne Victoria Andre Taylor Park Academy had their very first a endance trip for Luca Wakefield those students who achieved 100% a endance in the 7 KING previous academic year. Evie Fletcher Mr Pu ock and Miss Kelly took 19 Year 8 students to Niomi Forde-Mckenzie Thorpe Park by coach. Although it was a very wet day the Melvin Mampuya Shae-Rhys Marcel-Samuel students all enjoyed themselves. Well done to all those students and hopefully they will be A ya Mar ns Cassima Nava on the trip again next year. Shakur McDonald Amelie Noor Benjamim Gomes Sari Robinson Rosa Rook Kadija Sillah Adam Sokhal Delano Walker 7 PANKHURST
Ozni Cabady Regina Clement Lisa Le Daniel Otubanjo Sonny Perkins At present we have 117 students who have achieved Elijah Ryan 100% this term so let’s keep this up. Aimee Stewart Esme Sturgess The following students have all achieved 100% Kammile Tackie Te eh a endance for this term: Hermela Tibebe Nathan Turner Lorenzo Casoli 7 ANGELOU Izabelle Wilson Cheyanne Jones Julia Wojcik Madeleine Abbo Lamar Luwum Lucy Antonio 8 ANGELOU Demsey McAuley Jennifer Ayodele David Akinsanya Edward Smith Chiara Bertali Jada Anderson Barnaby Warner Bernard Blondell Marcus Cyrille Elijah Welch Amelie Bone 7 CICERO Oscar Fernandes-Mcdonald Marcell Cyrille Oziel Cabady Berfin Gozubuyuk Idris Korbay Margot Ces Edie Joslin Emily Peake-Villas Iago Collins Ishmatu Kamara Mia Perez Ma lda De Guia Aleyna Kuran Bo Sills Tamara Dyer-Green Camil Mbuyongha George Webb Leon Fosu Omaris McBurnie - Jonas 7 CHURCHILL Heily Gavilanes Louis Skelding Roman Bird Godwin Hodges Mark Briza 8 CHURCHILL Adem Boyar Jack Ci ci Freya Desmarais Donny Fisher Brandon Flynn Kaienne Francis James Kallay Nathan La Olive Ma hews - Prichard Adamu Olokowo Julia Sefil Lena Westerburg-Burr 8 CICERO Fawzia Ali Theo Grandorge Jenae James Jasper Kaucky Marlo Knobben Nia Marcel-Samuel Martha Modell Dylan Nyarkoh Paris Palmer Morgana Teglia 8 KING Lukas Berr Kai Carrington-Osborn Luke Corkrey-Rolle Jake Grandorge Dijon Hughes Joof Keo Kers ng Herbert Bradley Mavinga Tabatha Millest Ngozi Nwachuku-Joseph Yakup Tosun 8 PANKHURST Temitope Ademuwa Syed Alam Geo Camilleri Tyrique Celes ne Ray-Lee Langlais Tegan-Diaz McDonagh Tia Morrison Opeoluwa Temiwoluwa Jaida-Phoenix Thwaites-Brown Julia Tran Gwilym Watson Selina Yilmaz Page 3| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Star of the Week Star of the Week = Tea and Cake with the Head of Year Star of the Week is presented to a student who has in that week; 
100% a endance 
100% punctuality 
performed extremely well across the curriculum 
been nominated by their Form Tutor The Heads of Year then select which students receive this award for their Year Group and it is presented by the Principal each week during the Year Group assembly. The following students have all shone brightly during this term and have been presented with the award: Year 8 Students who win Star of the Week are being treated each half term to cake and a so drink at Loafing, our local café. Sam Solman Ishmatu Kamara Marlo Knobben Harmony Forbes-Weekes Jake Grandorge Luke Ayodade Dijon Hughes Dylan Luxford Denis Banach Tegan-Diaz McDonagh Lena Westburg-Burr Aleyna Kuran Berfin Gozubuyuk Pictured above is Mr John - Head of Year 8 with the very first set of Year 8 students who enjoyed their me out. Reminders The new term begins on Monday 4th January 2016. Please ensure your child is on site by 8.15am. If you are purchasing any new uniform this must be labelled clearly with your child’s name par cularly the Mossbourne Coat. If purchasing new shoes or changing hair styles please check they adhere to the Academy Uniform Policy. Year 7 Sari Robinson Firdaus Badmos Marcell Cyrille Mark Briza Tahlia Deaner Maahi Ahmed Rosa Rook Ziyaad Mohamed Ma lda De Guia Regina Clement Zeynep Sacli Amelie Bone Elise Ward Please make sure there is sufficient funds on your child’s Parent Pay account for the start of the new term. Page 4| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Enrichment History of Cooking Enrichment Dressed by Angels The History of Cooking enrichment has been successfully run this term and students have been able to try new recipes such as World War II ra oned potato cakes, Aztec chilli hot chocolate and Georgian scones. For Remembrance Day on 11th November, a select group of the students made and sold poppy cookies to members of staff at Mossbourne Victoria Park in order to raise money for The Poppy Day Appeal. Aztec Hot chocolate The Exhibi on Reviewed by Mia Perez (7 Angelou) The Fashion Journalism enrichment group visited the Dressed by Angel’s exhibi on in November at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. Arranged in date order, the costumes lead us through the early Victorian era right through to the present day. These unique costumes were from famous TV shows like Downtown Abbey, musicals like Wicked and films like Titanic. Some were even worn by famous singers and actors such as Paloma Faith, Rihanna and Kanye West. We all enjoyed it very much because it was fun whilst also being educa onal. I saw many costumes that I recognised from films and shows. Amber Saadna from 7 Cicero said, “I thought it was amazing how they managed to make so many dis nc ve costumes”. Poppy day appeal biscuits Amelie Bone from 7 Angelou exclaimed, “It was like a history lesson! We saw so many costumes from so many different eras. It was a very exci ng experience as I saw many ou its worn by famous people. My favourite ou it was the one in the film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’”. Page 5| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Science News by a beau ful photograph of a glacier in taken in Iceland in long exposure. Biology Week A special men on to Rosa Rook (7 King) and Izabelle Wilson (7 Pankhurst) who put together a wonderful 12th – 16th October was an exci ng week in the presenta on about their favourite photographs durScience Department because it was Na onal Biology ing the half term holidays a er a ending the trip. It Week! Lots of events took place throughout the was wonderful to see their enthusiasm for biology! Academy. Well done to students who came along in their lunch me to watch the heart and lung Art News dissec ons – par cularly brave were those who blew through a tube into the lungs to test their lung Year 8 Aspiring Ar st Trip capacity! A big thank you to those who stayed behind In November, Miss Haron the Wednesday of that week a er school to watch ding took a lucky group an inspira onal David A enborough film about of year 8s to the Tate rep les and amphibians from the Planet Earth Series, Modern art gallery on it was great to see so many of you interested in the London’s South-Bank. natural world! The students were able Also, throughout the week, students prepared to see the exhibi on speeches to perform about their favourite plant or ‘Making Traces’ that featured works by ar sts such as Rothko, Miró and Condo. They produced many quick observa onal drawings of the works in their sketchbook, whilst taking in the magnificent architecture of the Tate Modern. animal (or in some cases – fungus!) Congratula ons to everyone who took part, the standard was incredibly high and it was a very hard to judge! We did decide on 25 winners and these students came on a trip to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibi on. Dijon Hughes (8 King) said, ‘It was great to have the opportunity to see these amazing photographs at the Museum. I urge everyone to go and see it, the photos are brilliant!’. David Akinsanya (8 Angelou) was par cularly moved Page 6| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 MVPA Winter Fair ‐ Saturday 12th December 2015 A massive thank you to the students that made these stalls possible to run and of course to those who came and supported on the day: To celebrate the first ever MVPA Friends Group Winter Fair, we ran an Appren ce-style compe on here at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy. The penul mate week of term saw a large group of students in their respec ve Tutor Group teams volunteer their prep me to design a Christmas-game related stall capable of raising the most money when pitched to Hackney’s finest. The students were a credit to the Academy on the day and raised a huge amount of money… Proof that being covered in gli er and elf ears in the build-up really was worth it! These stalls included: Team 7/8 Angelou Lucky (Carrot) Dip Team 7/8 Churchill Where in the World is Santa? Team 7/8 Cicero Rudolf Hoopla Team 7/8 King Pin the Nose on Rudolf Team 7/8 Pankhurst Knock Down Wall We would also like to say a very big thank you to the MVPA Friends Group for all their hard work in making this event successful. The overall event raised approximately £2,500. 7 Angelou Amira Abdulkadir Taneicia Adams Chiara Bertali Marcel Cyrille Bailey Donovan 8 Angelou Charlie Copas Oscar Fernandes-McDonald Edie Joslin Ishmatu Kamara Aleyna Kuran Louis Skelding 7 Churchill Oziel Cabady Heily Gavilanes Suhyala Ishmail Tasnim Tabassum Jack Thomson-Kelly 8 Churchill Joseph De La Cruz Cameron Harman Isobel Munro Adamu Olokowo Tayla Ward Lena Westerburg-Burr 7 Cicero Roman Bird Lorenzo Casoli Ocean-Louise Hacke Cheyanne Jones Amber Saadna Lois Swaby 8 Cicero Dylan Nyarkoh Ensar Oguz 7 King Olivia Pulinski Shakur McDonald Melvin Mampuya A ya Mar ns 8 King Niamh Clarke-Willis Joseph Forrest Elif Oksuzoglu 7 Pankhurst Zainab Chowdhury Raven Corkrey-Rolle Lisa Le Elise Ward Julia Wojcik 8 Pankhurst Sophia Apelfeler Ray-Lee Langlais Tia Morrison Mary-Jane Williams Rebekah Williams-Reid Selina Yilmaz Page 7| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Student Parliament Literacy Interven ons This term saw 117 students stand to be elected as part of our 20152016 Student Parliament here at the Academy. These students completed speech wri ng workshops with the Principal and Miss Frater in prepara on. I received posi ve feedback from every Form Tutor regarding the content and delivery of speeches… They would not have been able to pick a winner so I do not know how the students did! Lexia is a computer based interven on which supports students with their phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary development, and comprehension. All students have made steady progress through the program with Demsey McAuley, Kai Carrington-Osbourne, Tayla Ward, Zeynep Sacli and Zuri Ndubeze making excep onal progress and comple ng the interven on. Given the number of students that applied to fill 20 spaces, it was always going to be compe ve and I would just like to say a massive ‘Well Done’ to those who campaigned. But congratula ons must go to the following students who have been voted in by their peers’: Reading Plus is a new literacy interven on designed to help students establish their reading fluency, increase their comprehension skills and expand their vocabulary whilst broadening interests and building 7 Angelou knowledge. Students have responded posi vely to this Maddy Abbo new interven on and have made great progress. In Marcel Cyrille par cular, Ishmatu Kamara has made tremendous 7 Churchill progress and is at the top of the class leader-board Oziel Cabady with two lessons consecu vely with scores of 80%+ Leon Fosu and over 80,000 words read! Selina Yilmaz is another 7 Cicero pupil who has made great progress and con nues to Demsey McAuley quickly move up the reading levels. Roman Bird Diary Dates Spring Term 2015 Start of Spring Term 4th January at 8.15am Year 7 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 26th January @ 4.15pm Early close for students @ 3.25pm MVPA Friends group mee ng Tuesday 12th January @ 6.15pm Tuesday 1st March 8 Angelou Berfin Gozubuyuk Charles Copas 8 Churchill Tayla Ward Joseph De La Cruz 8 Cicero Morgana Teglia Dylan Nyarkoh 7 King Evie Fletcher Simon Ciavarro 8 King Naema Farid Jake Grandorge 7 Pankhurst Lisa Le Ziyaad Mohamed 8 Pankhurst Tegan-Diaz McDonagh Gwilym Watson I’m looking forward to working with all the MPs and would like to thank last year’s representa ves for their wonderful work on behalf of the Academy. Year 8 Op on Day Wednesday 10th February Inset Day—Year 7 only Wednesday 10th February Inset Days Thursday 11th and Friday 12th February Here’s to a prosperous 2016 Half Term Miss Kelly - Student Parliament Coordinator Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February End of Autumn Term Thursday 24th March Page 8| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Music News Chapel Concerts— October and December At the end of each half term, students having instrumental music lessons have the opportunity to perform in the chapel and share some of their work from the half term’s lessons. The Concerts have included students’ pieces when preparing for exams, duets, small chamber pieces and even some of their composi ons. The choir and Chamber Orchestra also performed in the beau ful Winter Chapel Concert, which included some carol singing and more solos. Well done to all students who performed this term—don’t miss our next Chapel concert in February! carols; O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam and Carol of the Bells (made famous in the Film Home Alone, 1990). The Victoria Park singers also performed songs and the East London Community Band li ed the Christmas spirit with Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer and other Christmas melodies. All of the ensembles joined together to lead the congrega on in several Christmas carols. Elif Oksuzoglu (8 King) read the poem King John’s Christmas by A A Milne, chosen to represent our specialism in Oratory. It was a wonderful celebra on of Hackney Victoria Park’s music within the community. Well done to all of the performers! Coming up next term !! Choir sing for St Joseph’s Hospice Christmas Fes val Concert Trips 11th January - LSSO Concert at the Barbican 21st January - Band members watch the LSO rehearsing 29th February - Dangerous Minds (LSO and Shakespear) Events Ba le of the Bands - Wednesday 9th March ( me to be confirmed) The Choir were invited to perform at the St Joseph’s Hospice Christmas Fes val Concert. The event took place on Wednesday 16th December in the beau ful St John of Jerusalem church in Hackney Victoria Park. They sang two Music Showcase - Wednesday 20th April Chapel Concerts - dates to be announced Page 9| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Music Con nued Music trips at Mossbourne
Hackney Gala In November, the MVPA Band took part in the Hackney Mayor’s Music Awards concert. They performed ‘Everybody Dance’ by Chic, with Hackney New School’s choir at the Hackney Empire. The two schools collaborated only the night before the Gala, however, the students were extremely professional and performed exceedingly well on the big night! Aleyna Kuran (8 Angelou), winner of last year’s Hackney Musician Award was invited to play during the VIP drinks recep
on beforehand. MVPA was nominated in the top four schools in the Hackney borough for a Music department of excellence: Miss Black is aiming for first place next year! Music For Youth Prom at the Royal Albert Hall On November 25th, 25 year 7 music students went to the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington to watch one of the ‘ Music for Youth’ Proms. We watched choirs, brass bands, orchestras and heavy metal rock bands of all ages and from across the whole of the United Kingdom. They performed in the large arena of the hall and we had a fantas c view up in the gods. We’re hoping that Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy will be able to perform as part of this exci ng events in future years to come! Royal Academy of Music Trip Fi een students from the MVPA Band went to watch a lunch me concert at the Royal Academy of Music one Friday in October. The Royal Academy Orchestra performed some Baroque and Classical music using instruments such as the harpsichord and mpani. The students were also lucky enough to wander around the Royal Academy museum of instruments, including some Stradivarius violins worth millions of pounds. Miss Black was also excited about returning to her place of study and was even recognised from all of those years ago by staff members! The Grand Opening of MVPA Year 7 ‐ Girls’ Netball Team Before the opening ceremony of the school, the choir, chamber orchestra and some soloists performed in the auditorium to very special guests including the Mayor of Hackney, building contractors and architects who had helped to design the Academy. Page 10| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Sports News Cross Country Following an outstanding debut, Tegan-Diaz McDonagh has become a regular in the team and has since consistently demonstrated self-confidence and a compe ve desire during matches. She most definitely is destroying any prevailing stereotypical views regarding women in football and has helped promote girls’ football within the Academy. Theo Grandorge’s consistency also earns him recogni on - he really has been world class in between the s cks, pulling off some incredible acroba c saves, maintaining posi vity within the camp. Year 7 Football Squad 2015‐2016 Bernard Blondell Mark Briza Ansumana Daboh Kaine Elwin-Brown Dae-Sharn James Baris Kirbiyik Jerell Lewin Maleek Mothersill Finn O’Sullivan Daniel Otubango Sonny Perkins Eli Rogers Elijah Ryan Adam Sokhal (C) Charlie Su on Kammile Tackie Jack Thomson-Kelly Delano Walker Following a gruelling trial early in October which involved students comple ng the much loved 12 minute Cooper run, students were selected to represent the Academy in the Hackney Cross Country Championships which were held at Hackney Marshes. The boys and girls performed exceedingly well in what was a difficult race with arc c condi ons (well it is Cross Country - we would not have it any other way!). Despite only having the two year groups, our students were dominant on the winners’ podium: Year 7 Girls Tahlia Deaner (2nd place) Maddy Abbo (4th place) Year 8 Girls Ellen McGann (1st) Year 8 Boys Keo Kers ng Herbert (1st place) A special men on to those that took part on the day: Year 7 Mia Perez Simon Ciavarro Lamar Luwam Luca Wakefield Year 8: Lukas Berr Callum Gregory Martha Modell Year 8 Football Squad 2015‐2016 Temitope Ademuwa Luke Ayoade Geo Camilleri Tyrique Celes ne Charlie Copas (VC) Oscar Crossan-Jory Joseph De La Cruz Jake Grandorge Theo Grandorge (C) Callum Gregory Keo Kers ng Herbert Emre Kulahcigil Bradley Mavinga Tegan-Diaz McDonagh Exauce Nkaka Jean Ntaka Nikita Petrak Darren Sarfo Ali Swamad Yakup Tosun Football The Year 7 boys’ football team have really stamped their mark on their Mossbourne Victoria Park football campaign so far this year. Unbeaten in a very compe ve Hackney and Tower Hamlets league has le them in a promising posi on for the tle race. Captain Adam Sokhal has shown a real presence at leading the team from centre back. The team have worked hard at crea ng a posi ve culture within the football squad both on and off the pitch and with con nued progress, the team is shaping up for a successful future. A er a tough start to their football season, the Year 8 team are star ng to find their feet. Jean Ntaka has been instrumental so far this season asser ng himself on the pitch and boos ng moral in the changing room. Page 11| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Sports News con nued Ellen McGann (VC) Santana McKen-Clarke Tia Morrison Julia Tran Sophia Tran Jaida-Phoenix Thwaites-Brown Lena Westerburg-Burr Netball This netballing season was always going to be a big one for us given that the current Year 8 team are the current champions of Hackney. We really have used this to our advantage in the sense that we have had the Year 7 girls training with the Year 8s each week. Not only has this helped the Year 7s to learn the game a lot quicker (given that some of them had never played netball before), more importantly it has nurtured a fantas c team spirit. Effec ve team Captains have also aided this. Tahlia Deaner’s consistently posi ve a tude has earned her the captain’s armband for the Year 7s… Well done! Aleyna Kuran can always be heard on the netball court mo va ng her teammates which is why she has been ever-present in the team and of course the Year 8 Captain. Table Tennis Club Following the arrival of 6 indoor tables as a kind dona on from Hackney Council, we have been able to run our very first ever table tennis club here at the Academy. Each Monday, over 30 students have had the privilege to work with a professional table tennis coach learning to master the skills that are central to this intricate sport. Both the Year 7 and Year 8 netball teams have excelled on the netball court so far this year. Both teams have excelled during the group stage, and have booked their place in the knock out stages next year. We wish them the best of luck! We look forward to further developing this club next year as we aim to par cipate in external tournaments as well as set up in-school tournaments. Watch this space… Year 7 Netball Squad 2015‐2016 Maddy Abbo Amira Abdulkadia Margot Ces Regina Clement Raven Corkrey-Roll Tahlia Deaner (C) Evie Fletcher Niomi Forde-McKenzie A ya Mar ns Amilie Noor Mia Perez Kadija Sillah Aimee Stewart Julia Wojcik Individual Achievements **Sisters are doing it for themselves** Nia Marcel-Samuel and Shae-Rhys Marcel-Samuel recently won Gold in the Synchronized Ice-Ska ng Open at Lee Valley… nICE! Fantas c achievement as they prepare for the Na onals which are being held in Scotland next year. Year 8 Netball Squad 2015‐2016 Niah Bergonzi Selin Erdogan Dijon Hughes Jenae James Ishmatu Kamara Aleyna Kuran (C) Harmony-Forbes Linea-Weekes Following an extremely successful year running for Hackney, he was recognised in the recent Hackney Sports Awards Ceremony where he won an award for his contribu on to the London Youth Games 2015. Here he is with his winning medal… Page 12| Victoria Mossbournian| December 2015 Library News Welcome to Library News. In September the Library re-opened in the Huguenot building, formerly a French Protestant Hospital.
The students are able to read and research books in this historic panelled room with beau ful Victorian features. BookBuzz With support from the Book Trust, each student in year 7 will be given a free book of their choice by the end of this term from the school library. In October the students were shown reviews, by authors and other students, of twelve books. They were given some excellent choices. I hope that they enjoy reading their chosen book over the Christmas break. Author Visit It was a real privilege when, author of Trash, Andy Mulligan visited the school on 20th October 2015; par cularly as the students are actually studying this novel in English. Andy Mulligan discussed his wri ng and research techniques including answering ques ons from our budding authors in our spectacular chapel. He then read an extract from his new novel Liquidator which the students thoroughly enjoyed. The students were able to purchase this, autographed book via Parent Pay. Book Monitors The Book Monitors started their du es in the library. They have taken on the role with great zeal and have been busy adding stock to our growing collec on. They are here to help and support fellow students; please ask them if you require any assistance. Four of the monitors from Year 7, from le , Izabelle Wilson, Sibel Cecen, Alexia Bent and Nashanna Campbell Book Fair and Book Club The Book Fair, which took place in June, raised £347; the Book Club, which took place in November raised £60 . All funds raised will go towards the purchase of new books for the library. Thank you for your support. Future Events: Book Fair – Thursday 25th Feb un l Wednesday 2nd March World Book Day – Thursday 3rd March, 2016. Carnegie