The
andprint
Issue 7 : 18 Oct 2013
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The weekly newsletter of
Sandringham School
A Specialist Arts and Science College
On Friday of this week, Gallery Rouge is kindly
sponsoring the first BeauSandVer Art Exhibition, displaying artwork from across Beaumont, Sandringham
and Verulam Schools. The exhibition is open to the
public all next week so if you are in town, why not pop
in and view some of the work on display. It is of extremely high quality and demonstrates the talent across
the three schools.
The first of our House Competitions starts this
week with House Drama and a report will be given in
the next edition of the Sandprint. The House competition provides an opportunity for students to take the
lead and work across year groups towards a common
purpose.
Next Monday evening in the SandPit Theatre the
Music Faculty will be showcasing the musical talent of
students in Years 7 – 9 with the Lower School Music
Recital evening. This is always a really enjoyable
event with some stunning talent on display, so please
try to come along if you can and support the students.
After half term, we will be holding the first of two
key events aimed at supporting Year 11 students in
making decisions about their future beyond the age of
16. On Thursday 7th November all Year 11 are invited to hear about the BeauSandVer post-16 Consortium
and what is on offer across the three schools. We will
be explaining what courses you can study and how the
Consortium operates to ensure you get the best possible
choice of subjects from those on offer. The evening
will be held at Sandringham (7.00pm) and Verulam
(8.00pm). Letters of invitation will go out to Year 11
and this evening is also open to any external students
considering joining our Sixth Form.
Alan Gray
Headteacher
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DIARY DATES
Mon 21 Oct
28 Oct - 1 Nov
28 Oct - 1 Nov
Weds 6 Nov
Thurs 7 Nov
Fri 8 Nov
Mon 11 Nov
Tues 12 Nov
Fri 15 Nov
Mon 18 Nov
Weds 20 Nov
Thurs 21 Nov
Fri 22 Nov
Fri 22 Nov
Weds 27 Nov
28 & 29 Nov
2-6 Dec
Weds 4 Dec
Thurs 5 Dec
Sat 7 Dec
Junior recital evening - 6pm SandPit Theatre
Half-term break
Scuba Diving trip
Fo$S meeting and AGM - 7pm - Staff Room
Yr 11 BSV Post 16 Info Evening
‘Mess’ - 6pm - SandPit Theatre
Battle of the Bands - 7pm - SandPit Theatre
ELD 2
Fo$S Quiz Night - 7.30pm
Yr 13 PTC - Sixth Form Centre
E-Safety Talk - Sixth Form Centre, 6.30pm
Year 8 Girls HPV 2 Jab
Music lunchtime concert - SandPit Theatre
Yr 9 Battlefields trip
Chemistry Show, 6pm, SandPit Theatre
Learning review days
Library - Book Fayre
Year 12 PTC
Year 7 JDW Performance to parents - 6pm SandPit
Fo$S Winter Wonderland - 11 - 6pm
eSafety Update
There will be an eSafety meeting on Wednesday 20th
November at 6.30pm in the Sixth Form Centre.
Further details and a reminder will be sent out closer to
the time.
This meeting will be to give parents/carers practical tips
for talking to students and some technology solutions for
filtering out inappropriate content and managing their
time online.
We look forward to seeing lots of you at the meeting.
Fergal Moane
Assistant Headteacher
ABSENCE LINE 01727 895929
Absence Email: (Available 24 hours)
[email protected]
Please report ALL absences before 9:15am on the first
day of absence. This should be followed up by a
letter on return.
Richard Found, Acting Deputy
Headteacher
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Student Achievements
Headteacher’s commendations
Emily Giovanni (7B) RS Faculty
Louis Glenister-Homeyard (7B) Open Evening
Alfie Hansard-Scales (7B) RS Faculty
Mollie Herrington (7B) RS Faculty
Liam Jackson (7B) RS Faculty
Tara Jones (7B) RS Faculty
Thomas Prideaux (7B) RS Faculty
Izzy Shaw (7B) RS Faculty
Rebecca Sinclair-Brind (7B) RS Faculty
Rosie Davies (7D) Technology
Emma Skerry (7D) Technology
Alice Young (7D) Technology & Open Evening
Kristen Kemp-Robertson (7E) Open Evening
Amy Topp (7E) Open Evening
Sophie Crowder (7S) English
Chris Rowe (7V) Open Evening
Philip Blecher (8B) Open Evening
Grace Gill (8B) Open Evening
Muhaimin Ahmed (8DA) RS Faculty
Delara Baria (8DA) RS Faculty
Jemima Cooke (8DA) Open Evening
Scarlett Dean (8DA) RS Faculty
Katie Freer (8DA) RS Faculty
Sophie Hegerty (8DA) RS Faculty
Matthew Hollingham (8DA) RS Faculty and Open Evening
Beth Hudson (8DA) Open Evening
Emma Jakeman (8DA) RS Faculty
Simon Maskell (8DA) RS Faculty
Fiachra O Cuanachain (8DA) RS Faculty
Zoe Palmer (8DA) RS Faculty
Amber Sealy (8DA) RS Faculty
Thomas Sear (8DA) RS Faculty
Alfred Sharp (8DA) RS Faculty
Charlotte Smith (8DA) RS Faculty
Benjamin Wyatt (8DA) RS Faculty
Yasmin Wazir (8E) Open Evening
Shamiso Jonson (8E) Open Evening
Holly Reynolds (8K) Open Evening
Fiona Snelling (8K) Open Evening
Samuel Stewart (8K) Open Evening
Rosalind Grundy (8S) Open Evening
Edward Elvidge (8V) Computer Science
Jayesh Lakhani (8V) Open Evening
Maya Reid (8V) Open Evening
Lucy Young (8V) Open Evening
Samuel Kirby (9D) Technology
Hannah Godfrey (9K) English Faculty
Kate Sidnell (9V) Drama Faculty
Alice Todd (9V) English Faculty
Kivalla Bridge (10D) Computer Science
Michael Townsend (10D) Computer Science
Luke Collins (10E) Drama Faculty
Didier Osindero (10E) Drama Faculty
Alexander Yates (10K) Computer Science
Daniel Mair (11B) Open Evening
Joshua Clamp (11D) Open Evening
Daniel Foley (11D) Open Evening
Nicky Green (11D) Open Evening
Katy Whorrod (11D) Open Evening
Michael Cronin (11E) Open Evening
Rachel Green (11E) Open Evening
Kathryn Knight (11E) Open Evening
Brooke Allen (11S) Open Evening
Jessica Pickering (11S) Open Evening
Chris Walker (11S) Computer Science
Greg Brinkworth (11V) Open Evening
Samuel Reitemeier (11E) Drama Faculty
Kieran Peppett (11K) Drama Faculty
Joseph Chadwick (12B) Open Evening
Chiara Verdigi (12D) Open Evening
Stephen Russell (13S) Computer Science
Music Faculty News
St Peter’s Recital
Well done to the saxophone ensemble and all our
soloists who performed in the lunchtime recital on
Wednesday. The audience really enjoyed the variety
and high quality of all the music played. Congratulations!
Junior Recital Evening
Monday 21st October at 6pm will see our first Junior
Recital of the year. Performers will be needed for a
technical rehearsal on the day from 3pm. Tickets are
available from the SandPit box office.
Battle of the Bands
Battle of the Bands will be on 11th November. The
sign-up sheet and more information can be found in the
Music Faculty, and all musical styles and original and
cover songs are welcome.
Les Misérables
We are looking forward to rehearsals for Les Misérables
beginning on October 21st. Congratulations to all the
cast members who are in the show!
Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date with all our news
@SandringhamMus.
Amy Stothard
Director of Learning: Music
National Awards for
School Support Staff 2013
The National Awards for School Support Staff provide
schools with the opportunity to recognise the contributions that support staff, individuals and teams make to
the success and achievements of the overall school
environment. Support staff are in many cases the
unsung heroes of a school ensuring the smooth running
of activities so that there is no disruption to the
teaching. a
Early in October, in a glittering ceremony at the Park
Plaza Hotel in London two of our Support Staff members won prizes.
Our school Librarian, Margaret Southgate was awarded
Distinction in the NASBM National Awards for the
„Lifetime Achievement 2013‟. Well done Margaret.
Also, Sandringham's Senior Science Technician
Christine Page was awarded Distinction in the NASBM
National Awards for Technician of The Year 2013.
Congratulations Christine.
Anna Sutcliffe’s dancing success
Congratulations to Anna Sutcliffe of 7K. She took part
in the National Annual Grand Finals of the ISTD Dance
Competitions and came 5th in her solo dance, 4th in the
pairs and got to the semi-finals in her Rock „n‟ Roll
dance.
She will be dancing in 21 performances of the Aladdin
pantomime in December at the Radlett Centre.
Well done to Anna and good luck in the pantomime in
December.
BeauSandVer Art Competition
The first ever Art Competition across the BeauSandVer
Consortium is taking place over the weekend of Friday
18th to Monday 21st October at the Gallery Rouge in
Chequer Street, St Albans. Just before the summer
holiday, the Year 12 Art students in each of the schools
were given the challenge to prove how good their artwork
was and to see if it was suitable for being displayed in a
real art gallery. The work that has been produced by the
students across BeauSandVer is amazing and covers a
wide range of subjects. If you would like to go and see
the work, and to see how high the quality is, please visit
the Gallery Rouge at some point over the four days when
the artwork will be on display. If you wish to attend the
Friday evening viewing (7.30pm – 9.00pm), please send
an RSVP to the gallery itself. www.galleryrouge.co.uk
Susanna Sutcliffe
Mother of Anna Sutcliffe, 7K
Silver Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
Last week, 26 Year 12 students completed a 3 day
expedition for their Silver Duke of Edinburgh on the
South Downs, Sussex. They were very fortunate with
the weather and enjoyed some lovely scenery. The
students have completed their training expedition and so
were fully prepared to navigate their routes in the area.
They had prepared varied menus and all excelled in their
team work. Every student has also been working hard
on the 3 other areas of the Award; Service, Physical
Recreation and Skill. Although some students found the
expedition a real challenge, many of them are intending
to go on to complete their Gold. Next weekend, a group
of Year 11s are walking the same area to complete their
Silver Expedition.
Vikki Borman
Director of Houses
Graeme Swann
Teacher of Humanities
Sports News
Fixtures
Sat 19th October –
Yr 7-10 Rugby v Nicholas Break
spear (Various)
Mon 21st October – Yr 9 Netball v Beaumont (A)
Yr 7 County Cup Football v
Verulam (A)
Tues 22nd October – Yr 7 Girls Basketball Tournament
(Samuel Ryder)
Wed 23rd October – Hockey @ Oaklands
1st XV v Roundwood Park
Senior Netball v St George’s (A)
Yr 9 Girls Basketball
Tournament (Roundwood Park)
Yr 9 Football v Kings Langley (A)
Thurs 24th October – Yr 9 Basketball v Beaumont (A)
Yr 8 A/B Netball v Roundwood
Park (A)
Yr 11 Girls Basketball
Tournament (Oaklands)
Sat 26th October –
No fixtures, enjoy your half term
Netball
The Year 9 Netball team travelled away to Roundwood
Park, where they played two games; a league match
against their „A‟ team and a friendly against their „B‟
team. In the first game, the girls battled hard, coming
up against a very evenly matched „A‟ team. There was
end to end action with some fast and furious play from
both sides, however, Sandringham eventually came out
as the victors, winning 9-7. They then went on to dominate against the „B‟ team, beating them 15-2. Overall
the girls played incredibly well, but MVP was Rebecca
McShane who put in an outstanding performance in the
centre court, making some fantastic interceptions and
was an all-round play maker.
Rugby
On Thursday the Yr 10 team played St Clement Danes
in the Natwest Vase in some very tough conditions. The
team battled exceptionally hard all game with a fantastic
display from Tom Goodall, who was rewarded with a
try after bursting through 4 defenders. Dan Goldingay
was excellent again on kicking duties, calmly slotting a
conversion from a very wide angle. Didier Osindero
came on as a replacement in the 2nd half and was superb
both with and without the ball and Josh Farraway continued to dominate across the pitch. After the allotted
time the scores were level and the game went to extra
time. We went up early in the additional time and as the
final whistle grew closer the game looked increasingly
more comfortable, however in the dying seconds after
some continued pressure St Clement Danes managed to
cross the line and take the win. The game was an excellent display of rugby and once again the boys conducted
themselves professionally throughout and played with
passion.
Football
Our Saturday fixture this week was against The Hemel
Hempstead School. Our Yr 8 and 10 team travelled
away and both games saw goals early on. The Yr 8s
went down 1-0 very quickly, however the team got together and worked exceptionally hard to take the victory
6-4, with goals from Brandon Cane (4) and Gwil Park.
The Yr 10 game was a tighter affair with Tom Goodall
netting twice, once in both halves and a very late goal for
Hemel gave us two away wins. At home the Yr 7 team,
after their defeat in the week to Simon Balle wanted to get
back to winning ways. They did not disappoint and took
the victory 5-4, clearly in need of some defensive work.
The Yr 9 team played some very good football ahead of
their National Cup game by winning 4-1 in emphatic
style. The scorers were Ashley Willing (2), Oliver Russell and Hayden Kemp-Robertson to seal 4 victories out
of 4. Well done to all of the boys involved.
The 1st XI had two fixtures in two days last week. On
Wednesday they travelled to Hounslow for their 3rd round
National Cup fixture. The conditions, including the pitch
weren‟t to suit us and were definitely not expected. The
team conceded early on through some defensive errors
and after equalising almost instantly then finished the half
2-1 down. The second half was similar to the first half
with some poor defending and the side dropped their
heads. With 10 minutes to play a goal from Jacob Trigg
and Toby Parker almost got us back into the game, however there wasn‟t enough time to make up for the shaky
defending. On Thursday the team played the 1st round of
the County Cup against St. Michaels, who have won the
competition a number of times in the last few years. After
going 1-0 down through some poor early defending, the
opposition quickly established control of the game. We
spent the majority of the first half chasing the ball and had
very little possession, however just before half time Jonny
Entwistle pounced on a Luke Foster free kick to equalise.
The second half was very similar to the first with St.
Michaels dominating possession, however against the run
of play Foster broke free from his defender and struck to
make the game 2-1. With 10 minutes to play and under
constant pressure the game was levelled and taken to extra
time. After the first 7 minutes we had conceded again and
almost given up hope of reaching round 2. With seconds
to run on the clock Toby Parker received the ball inside
his own half and ran at goal, he beat 4 players and calmly
finished passing the floundering keeper to take the game
to penalties. With the ascendency going into penalties
Chris Hoad was able to save twice and seal the victory. A
well fought game earning the team a place in the second
round against Kings Langley on Friday. Well done boys.
For more news, fixtures and results don‟t forget to follow
us @SandringhamPE on Twitter.
Andy Cracknell
Director of Learning: PE
Achievement Assembly
Photographs
The Achievement Assembly photographs are
available to view and buy in Main Reception.
Photos are £5 each for a 5” x 7” print.
Fo$S News
Morrisons Let’s Grow promotion
Fo$S Meeting and AGM - Wednesday 6th
November - 7.00pm - Staff Room
Hurry! Only 2 weeks left to collect your Let's Grow
vouchers! Please put vouchers in the collection box in
the library.
Please come along if you would like to get involved or
to find out more about Fo$S and meet other parents.
Everyone is very welcome.
Quiz Night - Friday 15th November - 7.30pm til
late
Put together a winning team or join with others for a fun
packed evening including food and a well-stocked
bar! Buy your tickets now from
www.sandpittheatre.co.uk
Winter Wonderland - Saturday 7th December
11.00am - 6.00pm
Following the success of our Winter Wonderland event
last year, where we raised over £4,500 and entertained
not only Sandringham students and their families, but
many from the local community too, this year‟s extravaganza will be even bigger and better!
There‟s lots going on for everyone, including an ice
rink, Christmas Shopping Market, side stalls run by our
illustrious Year 7s, Santa‟s Grotto, fun zone, a licensed
bar serving mulled wine, a great choice of festive food
and lots more…
Christine Page
Senior Science Technician
Author visit
We were delighted to welcome Dawn Finch, the author,
last Thursday during Children‟s Book Week. Many of
the Year 7 students knew her as she used to be the
Librarian at Wheatfields school.
Dawn came to promote her first book called
“Brotherhood of Shades” that was published in
September. She gave us an interesting insight as to how
she created the storyline and the characters. There was
a lively debate in her question and answer session
including a reward of a chocolate eye ball! Following
her talk, seventy of her books were sold and personally
signed by Dawn.
We hope that her enthusiasm and her passion for
reading will inspire our students to read more or maybe
even to become a writer of the future!
Margaret Southgate
Librarian
Book your Ice Skating tickets NOW!
Tickets are selling well for the ice skating and we are
keen that no one misses the opportunity to skate when
they want, so please book your session now through the
SandPit Theatre website www.sandpittheatre.co.uk.
We haven‟t specified a particular time per year group, so
your child(ren) can liaise with their friends and arrange
to skate at the same time. Why not ask your nonSandringham friends and family to come along too and
make a day of it?!
Donations – Tombola Items, Books and DVDs
Nearer the time we will be asking for tombola items.
We need good quality unused gifts, bottles (wine, beer
and spirits) and lots and lots of chocolate! The tombolas
are always very successful stalls at our Christmas event,
so please start collecting goodies now. We would also
be grateful for second-hand books and DVDs.
Help on the day
BeauSandVer Consortium Courses
Festive Flower Arranging (adults over 18)
A few places are still available on the Christmas Flowers Workshops on Weds 4, 11 and 18 Dec at Sandringham School, 7 –
9pm. Fee will be £75, which includes all flowers and materials.
Jewellery Workshops (adults over 16) at Sandringham
School
Cobweb necklace and twisted wire bracelet making - Sat 9 Nov
10am – 12.30pm. The fee is £30, inclusive of materials. Wirework (charm-style bracelets) and wire wrapping - Sat 23 Nov
10am – 12.30pm. Fee will be £30, inclusive of materials.
Seascape and Landscape Intermediate Watercolours (adults over 16)
For those with some experience of watercolour painting. Mondays, 4 Nov – 25 Nov, Sandringham School, 7 – 9pm, Fee £36.
City and Guilds Functional Skills English Course – Free of
Charge
This course is ideal for adults who do not have a GCSE in English and would like to gain a qualification to enhance their own
skills. It will be running in January for the Spring and Summer
Terms and there will be exams at the end of the course. We will
be holding an information and assessment morning in December
for those who are interested.
We will be sending out a request for volunteers after half
term. We really can‟t run this event without your
support, so please consider giving up a couple of hours
on the day to help us make this the best Winter WonderFor more information or to register for any of the above courses
land ever!
please email [email protected] or call Carole on
Sue McKinnon 01727 754113.
Chair of Fo$S
Carole Heselton
Community Links Administrator
BeauSandVer Consortium