EBS
NEWS
5TH JULY 2013
ISSUE 301
020 8344 2100
WWW.EASTBARNET.BARNET.SCH.UK
STAND BACK AND LOOK AGAIN!
A few years back, I was putting wallpaper on the
walls of a room in our house and was extremely
fussy about getting it to look completely seamless.
Once I had finished, it was very satisfying to
stand back and look at what I had achieved.
After a few days, I stopped appreciating my good
work and the wallpaper just became a pleasant
backdrop which I hardly noticed. On Wednesday
of this week, we were visited by the Principal and
14 teachers from one of the best schools in
Russia. They said ‘wow’ as soon as they saw
our school gates, and again when they saw the
sculptures, and continued the wows at the Sixty
Year clock, and the view from the library, and on it
went for about two hours. At the end of their visit,
the Principal said ‘I would love to be a student at
your school. I would love to be a teacher at your
school. In fact, I would like to work in any capacity
at your school because I feel inspired just to be
here’. Every now and again, we should stand back
to admire our work, so that we can gain the
inspiration to make it even better.
N. Christou, Headteacher
EBS SUMMER FAIR - SUNDAY 14TH JULY 2013 - GET INVOLVED!
The ever popular Summer Fair is fast approaching!
Come and join us on Sunday July 14th between 124pm for some fun, lip-smacking food and refreshing
drinks. There will be games, entertainment and stalls
selling all sorts of gifts and goodies; something for all
the family. One of the new games this year is Guitar
Hero. We will have entertainment from an Open Mic set
where talented performers, students, staff and parents
are invited to perform. If you would like to take part in
the Open Mic show, please complete a form available
online, from school reception or from Mr Marriott and
Miss Rigby.
could spare a little of your time to help out, whether it’s
for four hours or just one, we need you! It’s a fun day
and it’s a great way to get to know other parents at the
school and to meet staff. Thank you to those who have
already volunteered time, we really appreciate your
support.
DONATIONSNEEDED
NEEDED - for the fair please! We are still
DONATIONS
accepting donations of bottles of drink for the Bottle
Tombola, unwanted gifts, pre-loved CDs, DVDs,
console games, jewellery etc. Please have a ferret
through your cupboards this weekend and see what
you might be able to part with (just make sure you
check with the owner of said items that it’s okay to
donate them to us). Please leave your donations at
reception marked for the attention of the PTA .
CAKES – please bring in cakes to reception (shop
CAKES
bought or homemade – no nuts please) for the PTA
Refreshment Stall on either Friday 12th July or on the
morning of the fair on Sunday 14th July. Thank you.
RAFFLE
TICKETS – a huge THANK YOU to everyone
RAFFLE TICKETS
who has already returned their raffle tickets with
payment. So far, we have raised in the region of £350!
It’s not too late to submit your raffle ticket stubs with
payment to reception, or you can buy tickets on the day
of the fair. First prize in the raffle is an iPad Mini!
MORE
NEEDED
MOREVOLUTEERS
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED - to help on the day!
The fair runs from 12-4pm, we’d be really grateful if you
L. Miles, PTA Chair
GLOBE THEATRE YEAR 7 TRIP
As part of their English curriculum, Year 7 students visited the
Globe Theatre this week. Each group of students participated in
a Lively Action workshop, working with actors to examine how
the language of Shakespeare comes alive. They then met the
Weapons Master of the Globe to learn how fights are
choreographed, and watched demonstrations of different types of
stage fighting. The students impressed the staff at the Globe with
their enthusiasm and questions.
“It was the best day out ever!” - Alex Michael, 7H
“I quite enjoyed learning new things about the Globe.”
Courtney Barnard, 7B
S. Colangelo-Lillis, English Teacher
MY PET READING
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A group of 21 Year 7 and 8 students went on the
‘WE Read’ trip at UCS School where they were
able to meet the authors from a shortlist they
had been sampling over the previous months.
Students were encouraged to write reviews of
the books, the best of which are available for all
to see on the WE Read website.
Students went to author presentations where they participated
in discussions and could purchase signed copies of the books.
A great many schools took part so it was an amazing
achievement to have a review published on the website. One
of our students, Lily Rachel 7A wrote excellent reviews for all
six books and all of them were published. She then went on to
win a prize for Best Review at the WE Read ceremony at the
end of the day. We were extremely proud of her and all EBS
students who took part in the conference.
Smokey
A. Cobb and S. Karakin, English Department
Book Prizes were awarded for the best photo of a
pet reading competition for KS3 students.
1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
Emily May, 9G (winning pic above)
Frankie Gibbons, 8F
Christopher Longstaff, 7B
NOTICE REGARDING STUDENT APPOINTMENTS
Any student who needs to leave school early for an
appointment, must have a letter from their parent or place of
appointment, otherwise they will not be allowed to leave the
school. They must also return to school straight after their
appointment has finished.
YEAR 12 BUSINESS STUDIES STUDENTS WIN RETAIL BUSINESS CHALLENGE 2013!
On Thursday 20th June, seven Year 12 Business
Studies students competed in the annual retail
challenge, hosted by Barnet EBP. The challenge aimed
at giving students a different perception of the retail
environment. The day addressed the practical elements
of collecting and organising information, working in a
team and developing presentation skills.
Our students were set the task of coming up with an
innovative idea for the company Timberland. They were
fantastic and demonstrated high levels of creativity in
their presentation. There were a panel of judges from
industry including the Managing Director of Brent Cross
and an audience of 60 peers and teachers. Needless to
Winners of the D&T Year 8 Karakuri competition, judged by
Mr Hallam and Mr Jenkins out of 210 entries!!!
1st Prize 2nd Prize
3rd Prize
Donnelle Darroux, 8B - Chama House
Avril Houghton, 8F - Keller House
Kim Chard, 8A - Tutu House
Special mentions for
awesomeness go to
Jamie Greenwood, 8F
Harrison Smith, 8H
Arjan Oosterhuis, 8H
Shruti Joshi, 8B
C. Harrison,
Technology Teacher
say THEY WON! I would like to take this opportunity to
thank them for volunteering in this challenge and would
also like to thank Mrs Schramm who accompanied
them. The students involved were:
Marie-Lena Constantinou
Brandon Kaikitis
Duwaine Campbell
Joshua Nelson-Fuster
Jaynand Joshi
Zaki Abdelshah
Fred Yeboah-Smith
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B. Smith, Business Studies Teacher
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MERITS
This is your final opportunity to register your
merits as next week will be the final week to
do. So for this academic year, I will be
available all of next week during lunchtime,
please don’t forget! Certificates and badges
will be awarded by the end of term.
REMEMBER: don’t throw away your
homework diary as merits are carried over
from one year to the next, so, if you don’t
manage to see me next week, your merits
can still be registered in September. Thank
you and happy counting!
R. Virides, Pastoral Officer
HOLLY BISHOP - FRAMED, NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Please be advised that the on stage production of Framed has now moved and will take place at
National Theatre Studio; The Cut, 83-101 London, SE1 8LL.