BISHOP RAMSEY
MARCH
2013 Issue 4
RECORDER
What’s in this issue…
Dates to Remember...
MARCH Monday 11th Start of Lent Appeal Week Wednesday 13th Parents’ Prayer Group (8.00 pm in the Chapel) 14th Spring Soiree (7.00 pm in the Hall) 15th Red Nose Day and Whole School Lent Appeal Challenge “Be Funny for Money” 20th House KS5 Science Quiz 21st Year 8 Parents’ Consulta on Mee ng (5.00 – 8.00 pm in the Hall and the Hub) 22nd Non Uniform Day 25th Start of Cultural Diversity Week 25th “Hairspray” School Produc on (7.00 pm in the Hall) 26th “Hairspray” School Produc on (7.00 pm in the Hall) 27th “Hairspray” School Produc on (7.00 pm in the Hall) 27th End of Term for students 28th Staff Development Day Thursday Friday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday APRIL Monday 15th Start of Term for staff and students Wednesday 17th Year 12 Parents’ Consulta on Evening (5.00 – 8.00 pm in the Hall and the Hub) Thursday 18th House Dance Compe on Tuesday 23rd Gi ed and Talented Parents’ Evening (6.30 pm in the Hall) Wednesday 24th House KS4/5 Jeopardy Event Friday 26th Non Uniform Day Monday 29th Year 10 Work Experience begins MAY Wednesday 1st House KS4 Deba ng Event Friday Monday Wednesday Wednesday Friday Tuesday 3rd Year 11 Leavers’ Eucharist 6th May Bank Holiday 8th House Year 7/8 Rounders Event 8th Parents’ Prayer Group (8.00 pm in the Chapel) 10th Year 11 Prom Thursday 14th UCAS Applica ons Mee ng for Parents (7.00 pm in the Hall) 16th House Year 8 and 9 Maths Relay Friday Friday 17th Year 13 Leavers’ Eucharist 24th Year 13 Leavers’ Breakfast HALF TERM: ‐ Monday 27th – Friday 31st May 1 Headteachers notes Gree ngs from the Chaplain From the Governors A School Trip with a Difference Year 8 ICT Students House Music Compe
on Senior Teams Maths Challenge End of Term Variety New Years Honours House Curriculum Day Maths and Science Workshop Careers Update The next edi on of the Recorder will be published to the website on Friday 3rd May 2013 Headteacher’s Notes...
1. 5. Many thanks to the parents who responded to our ques onnaire on Academic Tutoring Day. The results are a ached to this issue of “The Recorder”. I am par cularly grateful to the parents who took the trouble to add supplementary comments to their responses. I am delighted to let you know that Bishop Ramsey’s applica on to become a Teaching School has been accepted. This is a real achievement for the school and presents us with an exci ng challenge. Teaching Schools are modelled on Teaching Hospitals and have responsibility for Training new teachers, Professional Development, Talent Spo ng, Research and Development and Suppor ng other schools in their area. We will undertake this fairly daun ng task leading an Alliance which includes Haydon School, Douay Martyrs School, The Eden Academy, Hayes Park School and Deansfield School. Brunel University is an addi onal strategic partner in our work. Becoming a Teaching School represents an exci ng challenge for Bishop Ramsey and will enable us to develop the skills and talents of our own staff and work in a suppor ve partnership with other local schools. 2. Congratula ons to Nyaar Jamie, George Moore, Robert Steane and Billy Stark on being given condi onal offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge Universi es next year. Nyaar will be reading Medicine at Oxford where Robert will be studying Physics. Both George and Billy are going to Cambridge, where George will study Medicine and Billy Human, Social and Poli cal Sciences. You may have seen the ar cle about “The Fab Four” in a recent issue of the Uxbridge Gaze e. Mr A Wilcock Headteacher 3. One issue where some clarifica on seems necessary was communica on with the school. There is a very helpful document on the Parent/Governor Zone of the website called “Communica ons Methods”. As well as guidance on whom to contact in different circumstances, it contains the e‐mail addresses of key members of staff, including Year Directors and Heads of Faculty. If you want to contact a par cular subject teacher, you need to go onto the Parent Portal and click on the subject. This will generate a blank e‐mail to your child’s teacher. Year 11 did their mock exams just before Christmas and I am pleased to report that they took them very seriously and performed to a high standard. We are currently an cipa ng that 85% will achieve 5 A*‐C grades, including English and Maths. 4. The more generous funding granted to Academies has now come to an end and our budget for 2013‐14 gives us very li le room for manoeuvre. I am pleased however that we will be in a posi on to fully fund the curriculum we want to deliver, without compromising our staffing levels. 2 Greeting from the Chaplain...
The news in recent months concerning the failures of some of our na onal ins tu ons, the BBC, NHS hospitals, and poli cal par es amongst them, to protect the vulnerable from the abuse of those in posi ons of power and influence has, I would think you agree, been somewhat depressing. Who can we trust is a ques on which is very much on people’s minds and hearts. As we are painfully aware the Church is not exempt either from such failures of leadership. Unfortunately although there are repeated calls for a clean up and reform, past history and indeed psychological studies suggest that these failures will con nue to make the news. Perhaps sadly it is inevitable, as Lord Acton wrote in a le er to the then Bishop of London, that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The prophets of the Old Testament three thousand years ago were lambas ng poli cal and religious leaders for their abuses, and there was a constant call for repentance. But who are his people? In one sense, as indicated above, all of us. But we cannot be a follower unless we are prepared to follow Jesus’ lead and adopt appropriate behaviour. And this perhaps links with the failure of our ins tu ons. A er all, ins tu ons are made up of people. And the ins tu ons will only change if their members change. Only if there is a genuine desire for honesty and integrity, can change take place. We are in the season of Lent and Lent is a me when we recall the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness. During this me, a me in which he was preparing for his public ministry, he was, the Bible says, tempted to turn his a en on towards things which ul mately could not provide true fulfilment. Those tempta ons touched on the themes of the desire for material wealth, for power and for glory (fame!). All of these tempta ons, Jesus resists. What he realises is that true happiness and real freedom may come only from breaking the chains of imprisonment of the constant desire for these things. True freedom comes from recognising our own need for something more profound and less temporary in nature. We may interpret this as our need for love, but at the deepest level it is our need for God. The message of the Bible was and is counter cultural. What God offered to those who heard his call was an experience of libera on which led them out from the slavery of the world of poli cal and ins tu onal power to a new freedom under the protec on of the Lord himself. “My thoughts are not your thoughts nor are your ways my ways says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” The prophets of the Old Testament also consistently recognised the vulnerability of the poor and the powerless; their voices proclaimed a message of redress. God’s salva on was not focused on those who have, but rather the have‐nots. “Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty; though you have no money come! Buy and eat; come buy wine and milk without money, free!” It was also an offer made to everyone irrespec ve of background. As I write this the official start of Spring is almost upon us. Our weather as yet has not realised this. But in fact in our gardens and parks the buds of new flowers are growing, and the trees are making ready to break into leaf. As I write this so Bishop Ramsey School’s Eco champions are plan ng new seeds in our flower and vegetable beds ready for the growing months. All Chris an hope of new life is based on this understanding that through the power of God, Jesus Christ is the one who brings life out of death. Lent leads towards the remembrance of the events of Holy Week; Jesus’s death on the Cross and his rising from the dead on Easter Sunday. As the Easter sunrise warms the earth with God’s love in the risen Christ, so new growth may for each one of us emerge out of the soil of our lives. The Lord’s offer of salva on resonates as much today as it did hundreds of years ago. The me of suffering as a consequence of the sins of the world will one day come to an end. That is of course the Chris an hope focused on the leadership of Jesus Christ, in his teaching, his ministry and his iden fica on with the poor and the vulnerable. He is the one who leads his people towards the establishment of the kingdom of God’s rule. Rev’d L Hillel School Chaplain 3 News from the Governors...
The Work of the Governors Learning, Teaching and Achievement Commi ee Two students reached the required standard last year, Lydia Davies and Joshua Valverde and they are both now in their first year at university. The challenge has been put to the current Year 13 and hopefully the three successful candidates will be accepted onto the scheme before the end of this term. Watch the next edi on of The Recorder for further news. The driving force of all commi ee work is the School Development Plan. Mr Wilcock, the Headteacher has highlighted 5 strategic aims:      Every learner an empowered learner Every lesson an outstanding lesson Every day at school a rich experience Every rela onship a posi ve encounter A community that looks outwards and beyond. Mr Dennis Knowles Chair of LTAC This may be an idealis c framework to work within; nevertheless we strive to prove that it is an achievable goal. Catering Survey The commi ee invites Heads of Facul es and Departments to present their progress and within the above framework has heard from English, Modern Foreign Languages, Special Educa onal Needs, Humani es and the School Chaplain. The policies appraised this past year have been Sex Educa on, Literacy, Worship and Careers. We have looked closely at progress rela ve to star ng points, standards a ained, narrowing gaps, the quality of student learning, the quality of teaching, the promo on of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural educa on within the curriculum and how well SEN and disabled students have achieved. The work of LTAC is demanding but fascina ng. The guidance of Mrs Watson, Mr Poole and many other staff members is valued highly. Harrisons Catering are keen to collect student opinions about their experience of the catering service provided here at Bishop Ramsey. To this end, they have commissioned a survey which is available to all students on Fronter. Students have been informed of this and whilst we will try to give access/ me in school for students to complete the ques ons, please will all parents/carers encourage them to par cipate by accessing Fronter at home if necessary. The more informa on Harrisons are able to gather then the be er informed they are about what students want from this service. Data will be analysed at the end of the spring term when the school breaks up for the Easter break. Last year I men oned the legacy le to the school by Miss Margaret Case, which provided for a bursary scheme whereby bursaries are available for up to three students per year for three years in further educa on in either Science or Hor culture. The value is £500 per year to the successful students who present their essays on given topics to a commi ee agreed by the governors, followed by an interview. Mrs J Howe Personel Director 4 News, Events and School Activities...
Then we entered a second room and the whole experience came to life. There was a mound of shoes, the babies’ shoes so small, but the pile was s ll large. Shoes just like the ones I put on babies I know, when they want to go out to play. This pile of shoes came from babies that weren’t playing but were dead; guards had taken the shoes from them before killing them. At this point I ques oned how any individual could become so remote from the suffering in front of them. At the culmina on of my day there was a memorial service led by Rabbi Barry Marcus from London’s Central Synagogue. It was pitch black and very cold. We all stood huddled together. By torch light the Rabbi spoke and chanted the memorial prayer. The sound of his voice echoed in the s llness. I thought how poignant it was that something so beau ful could be happening in a place full of such ugliness. Could those poor souls who died in these camps ever have imagined such a wonderful upli ing experience taking place? I had seen for myself the horrors of man’s inhumanity to man. A School Trip with a Difference Every year Bishop Ramsey is fortunate enough to send two Sixth Form students to visit the former Nazi extermina on and concentra on camp of Auschwitz‐Birkenau as part of the Holocaust Educa onal Trust’s programme to promote understanding of the Holocaust. As part of the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz Project’ Lucy Hamwijk (12.5) and Callum Devine (12.2) were selected a er wri ng essays explaining why they wanted to take part in the project. As a result of their par cipa on they were selected to speak at the London Assembly’s Holocaust Memorial Event. Lucy Hamwijk tells us all about her experience in the ar cle which follows. Why did I want to go to Auschwitz? My reasons for wan ng to be involved in this project were many. There are countless lessons to be learned for all of us, no ma er our age, cultural background or poli cal persuasion. A er all, as the philosopher Hegel wrote, “What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history.” But there was also a more personal influence on me: My Opa. He had been the same age that I am now when war broke out and found himself figh ng in the Dutch resistance, blowing up things and stealing food stamps to pass on to Jewish families hiding in the local community. I saw his ac ons as heroic, secretly blowing up train tracks, breaking into post offices but this was not the whole story. Opa was figh ng for people, real people who were being persecuted. I wanted to know for myself as much as I could about what actually happened to real people who were persecuted. The experiences offered by the Holocaust Educa onal Trust would allow me to find out more and to speak with other people who had lived through this tumultuous me. At the Orienta on seminar, before our visit to Poland, we reflected on the fact that the vic ms of the Holocaust were individuals with families, homes, jobs and the usual trappings of life; they were no different from you or me. As part of the course we were fortunate to hear from Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper. He told us all about his experiences. What struck me most was that he s ll considers he has had a good life. He endured labour camps, lost his family and was so close to death every day. He valued his friends like the family he lost, he told us that his survival was based on luck, not tac cs,just luck. 5 News, Events and School Activities...
Congratula ons to all Year 8 ICT students! A erwards I was approached by the trust to speak at the London Assembly. This was to be a Holocaust Memorial Service with Boris Johnson and other mayors and dignitaries from the Jewish community. It was an incredible experience from beginning to end. Since then I have been to hear other tes monies at the Bri sh Library and have been invited to speak at the Belgian Embassy. …for producing work towards an innova ve pilot project involving computer programming skills and literacy. All Year 8 students undertook an 8 week project to create a short story using programming so ware called Scratch. Students either modelled their story on an exis ng one and added their own twist or created their own. The idea to combine Scratch (an interac ve piece of programming so ware) with literacy for story‐
telling is being developed at Brunel University by Mr Lawrence Williams, who came to pioneer the idea with the school and make it a first na onally. Mr Williams also has plans to develop the idea interna onally star ng with a school in the Czech Republic, by using work first completed by the students and teachers at Bishop Ramsey. The work of four students from the year group was chosen to be represented at the Be Show 2013 in London’s pres gious Excel Centre in Docklands. The finalists were chosen for their crea vity in the story, their literacy skills used (spelling and grammar and ease of transfer to other countries) and for the use of their computer program. The chosen finalists were Isobel O’Loughlin (8M), Helena Crowie (8A), Emily Maude (8M) and Christopher Flach (8R). Well done to all of them. Mr J Abraham Mr S Ke er Mr N Mayne ICT Department When I put myself forward for the visit to Auschwitz I had no idea how it would affect me. I am now very much aware of how important communi es are and how we all need to work together to build bridges between them. No community can live in isola on. Lucy and Callum will now work as Ambassadors for the Lessons from Auschwitz project to promote awareness and understanding of the Holocaust within our community. Miss L Robinson History 6 News, Events and School Activities...
The House Music Compe
York at the House Music Compe
on on On 14th February 2013, the spectacular musical talents of York house were displayed in the House Music Compe on. York showcased a very diverse range of ages and talents. The compe on was a great success. The now tradi onal music compe on took place just before half‐term. All of the Houses had held prac ces and rehearsals at various mes beforehand, trying to ensure that the students had an opportunity to display their obvious talents. This certainly paid off with a great array of musical ability on view for the large audience of students, staff and a few parents to enjoy. We had individual soloists – singing and instrumental – group ensembles and massed choirs, all of whom were on top form making the job of the judges, Mr Wilcock and Mrs Neale, very difficult indeed. Much credit must go to all of the students who performed, but especially to the Sixth Formers in each house who organised a lot of the prac ces and were responsible for co‐ordina ng the actual performances. A er much delibera on the judges decided that Salisbury and St Albans were the joint winners this year – congratula ons to both of these Houses! The overall standard was as high as ever and many of the students are already thinking about what and how they are going to perform next year. York’s amazing choir had students from all year groups. They arranged a piece of music that started with a rap and ended with a classic from Queen. The students had worked really hard on ge ng the mings correct. It was very hard finding me to prac se with such a large number of students but York worked really hard to achieve an outstanding performance. The amazing band were a band with a difference. They had not only a saxophone, played very well by James Wille (10Y) but also steel pans played by O’Neil Smith (10Y). Majid Bastan‐Hagh (13.6) joined the band to make his outstanding debut on the drums. Abigail Carlen (8Y) and Emily Stokes (12.7) were our two soloists. Abigail sang “White Horse” by Taylor Swi and Emily played “Le Coucou” by Daquin, a classical piece on the piano. This made this a music event to remember. Sarah and Bethany from the winning St Alban’s House have submi ed this report: Although our House Music rehearsals started a li le chao cally, we really enjoyed working with a truly talented group of students from all years. We chose to sing “Fields of Gold” as our Choir piece as we both liked the song and knew the harmonies would be nice. On the night it came together really well. Our two soloists Alec Coles‐Aldridge from Year 12 playing the trombone and Victoria O’Rourke from Year 9 playing the piano both gave an excellent performance on the night. Our ensemble piece was fully composed and arranged by Alec Coles‐Aldridge, it was a fantas c piece of music that we called “Alec’s C‐Dog March”. Overall we all thoroughly enjoyed House Music and felt St Albans’ performances really reflected our talent‐filled and highly dedicated House. The result ended in a well deserved first place e between Salisbury and the Mighty St Albans, although, it has to be said we are a li le biased! York achieved a very respectable fourth place in this event. Louie Blackman (9Y) Sarah Moring (12.5) Bethany Kershaw (12.8) 7 News, Events and School Activities...
Rochester’s take on the House Music Compe
Senior Team Maths Challenge on On Monday 12th November 2012 three Sixth Formers, Anthony Leonard, George Moore and Tabitha Davies, took part in the London West heat of the Senior Team Maths Challenge at Merchant Taylors School. There were 12 other local schools and colleges taking part. Rochester started off a brilliant evening of musical entertainment with Morgan Ridout (8R) on his trumpet with a wonderful fanfare. Next up was Monique Munro (10R) singing” Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Put your records on”, accompanied by Carys Ridout (10R) on the piano. The Rochester choir sung “Lego House” next by Ed Sheeran and last up was the Rochester Band playing” Titanium” by David Gue a; this included a vocal: four strong performance. We felt we were in with a chance of doing as well as last year’s 3rd place. The compe on was in three parts. In the first the team worked as a group answering 10 ques ons. In the next round they split into two pairs and had to complete a cross‐number where one pair had the down clues and the other pair had the across clues. The final round was the hardest and was split into several mini relays. Next to perform were Manchester whose acts included a fantas c vocal solo by Pre y Raghavan (8M) singing Adele's “Glory Days”. The highlight of Salisbury's performance was a rap/sing off complete with dance movements in the form of a medley. York's choir did a fantas c version of Alicia Key's “Girl” on fire as well as a jazz version of Watermelon Man. Exeter's performance once again showed real finesse, with a well coordinated choir and an interes ng way of presen ng the band number! St Alban's wrapped up the evening, with a composi on by Alec Coles‐
Aldridge (12.3) for their band piece really standing out. Our team came 4th, which was an excellent result considering the compe
done team!! It was a great evening to a end with so many talented students on show. Well done to everyone who performed, the audience were kept well entertained! Mrs S Aitken Rochester House on. Well Mrs Jane Hurley Mathema cs 8 News, Events and School Activities...
End of Term Variety play in a Brech an style. The A Level students in their interpreta on of Macbeth captured the tension between the main character and Lady Macbeth in their rise to power. The excellent performances by Ivor Jones (13.6) and Alishba Khan (13.4) in the leading roles portrayed their changes in character on the road to power and eventually downfall. They were ably supported by the rest of the cast, all of whom depicted tension and fear as well as comedy. The autumn term came to a close with a wide variety of entertainment for the Bishop Ramsey community. Bishop Ramsey’s first Shakespeare Fes val took place on 11th December. This homage to the Bard was filled with tragedy and romance. It was performed by over 100 students from Years 7 to 13, including A Level students performing excerpts from their A Level pieces. The evening ended with the final A Level piece, a scene from “The Tempest”. The cast were ably led by Trieve Blackwood‐Cambridge’s (13.3) powerful portrayal of Prospero. Ka e Stevens (13.5), Philip Beckman (13.1) and Alliyah Samuel (13.3) were all excellent in their various challenging roles , changing their characterisa on and costume as necessary. The evening concentrated on the themes of love, corrup
on and power and its aim was to make Shakespeare accessible without taking away the beauty of the language or the complexity of the characters. A selec on of the sonnets and scenes from plays were performed to a packed audience. The students used different styles, costumes and props of their choice to interpret the pieces. The Annual Carol Service was held on 19th December. A mixture of music, readings and prayers the evening was good prepara on for Christmas and remembering its true meaning. The evening featured many well loved carols, including “Once In Royal David’s City” and” In The Bleak Midwinter” as well as some newer music. The Bishop Ramsey choirs sang the popular” When A Child Is Born” and an new interpreta on of the popular” God Rest You Merry Gentlemen”. The concert band played” St Nicholas Suite” while the recently formed Staff Choir performed “Do You Hear What I Hear”’ looking fes ve in white, black and red. The Fes val opened with Sonnet 20. This was followed by scenes from two of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. Firstly “Romeo and Juliet” with a large cast from Years 7, 9 and 10, many on stage for the first me. The extracts included the masked party scene where the young lovers meet for the first me. In contrast Act 1 Scene 1 of” King Lear” was performed by six students from Years 9, 10 and 11. The opening scene from this challenging play concentrated on the King’s division of his kingdom and the daughters’ love or fake love. There were strong performances from all the cast especially Joshua Evans(10R) as the elderly king and Inga Becker‐Hansen (11E) as his youngest daughter who dares to tell the truth. “An Alterna ve Take On Some Christmas Classics”, arranged by Ka e Stevens (13.5) featured music that is known to everyone including “Stop The Cavalry”. The evening finished with the recessional hymn” Hark The Herald Angels Sing”. A scene from “Henry V” followed. Students from Years 8 and 10 transported the audience to Britain during Tony Blair’s administra on and examined patrio sm and the love of one’s country. A strong performance was given by Lewis Henderson (10R) as Henry supported by his advisers and the very convincing soldiers. Year 9 performed a scene from the merry, mixed‐up world of “Twel h Night”. The cast handled the play of mistaken iden ty and love in a proficient way. The term ended with the annual tradi onal staff pantomime, an end of term treat for students and staff. This year saw the audience transported to Old Peking in Aladdin. Organised by Mrs Clarke and Miss Neal, the pantomime had a cast and crew of over 30 staff members. The tradi onal pantomime saw the baddie, Abanazar, this year in the right panto, looking for riches and power using his nephew Aladdin to do the dirty work. All the familiar characters were there, Aladdin and his princess, his mother Widow Twankey, the genies as well as several zombies. The en re cast and audience were transported to the magical land of Amarillo where Aladdin found his princess, the baddie got a custard pie in his face and everyone lived happily ever a er. The Year 13 Drama students performed excerpts from their A level pieces aided by some of the younger students. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was opened by Titania and the fairies, many of whom joined the school in September. This was followed by the A Level students performing a very different interpreta on of a scene from the 9 News, Events and School Activities...
New Years Honours for ex Student This produc on was a mixture of fun, music, bad jokes, men dressed as women and of course audience par cipa on was mandatory – cheering, booing and joining in with the classic responses of ‘It’s Behind You’ and ‘Oh No it isn’t’ as well as singing to “Is This The Way To Amarillo” and the current favourite “Gangnam Style”. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it was the perfect end to the term. Ex Bishop Ramsey Student and double Paralympic gold medallist Natasha Baker has had two honours bestowed on her within a month. On 4th December 2012 Natasha was officially granted the Freedom of the Borough at a special council mee ng. She is the first woman to be given the Freedom and was awarded it in recogni on of the pride her spor ng achievements had brought to the people of Hillingdon. The Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr Michael Markham, formally unveiled a commemora ve pavement plaque in Uxbridge town centre close to her gold postbox as a permanent reminder of her success. Miss E Neal Senior Librarian As 2013 dawned Natasha was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list from the Queen. She told the Uxbridge Gaze e ‘It has been a fantas c year and this just tops it off’. Natasha has recently received her award from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Congratula ons go to Natasha from Bishop Ramsey School on a very successful 2012. Mrs E Neal Senior Librarian 10 News, Events and School Activities...
Finally, we returned to the Maths classroom we had started the day in, where we added the final touches to our packaging, products, pitches and posters. All three of the groups presented their pitch and were all given an overall score by their peers. The winners were our group, which I thought was a worthy prize, considering the immense amount of effort everyone put in as a team. The whole day was very enjoyable, and helped to develop team‐building skills between different age groups and different genders that normally may have not worked together. The whole experience was really worthwhile and I learnt a lot about marke ng and how to create a catchy brand. A huge thank you to all those involved in making the day so pleasant! Manchester Curriculum Day Experiences As I waited outside the classroom at the start of the day in (ZF7), I was wondering what subject we would be spending our day on. All I could remember was something Mr Hamidon had men oned about soaps and perfumes. But that could mean anything, from designing scrubs to marke ng them! Which one would we be doing? I would soon find out.. We spent the first hour with Mr Doran, where he explained what we had to do and produce. The aim of the day was to create a pitch explaining the product we were planning to produce (soaps and bathbombs), with a brand name, a group slogan etc. Then we organised ourselves into mixed age and gender groups and got on with selec ng jobs for one another. Once the roles were organised, we agreed on retail prices and the profit we wanted to produce from our crea ons. I was very surprised that we worked so well, and teamwork shone through everything we did. We were resourceful in crea ng the packaging for our product and used all the resources available to make our final crea on look professional. Rosie Castle (7M) A er a quick break, we returned to class, this me in a Science lab, where we started to make our soaps and bath fizzers. Our group was able to relate responsibly and recognise the group members’ strengths and weaknesses. We split into two, with one group making the scented soap and the others crea ng the bath fizzers. Let's just say, not everything went our way! However we rose to the challenge, we were resilient and reflected on our past mistakes, to create a final product that looked, smelled and appeared professional. The Science lesson was personally my favourite, as we had prac cal work mixed in with teamwork, and our final produc on was perfect. On Tuesday 12th February 2013 we took part in the Perfume Curriculum Day, and Manchester’s task was to make Valen ne toiletries. First, we started with making bath bombs in the Science lab. We worked as a team to create the perfect sized bath bombs. We gathered all of the ingredients (citric acid, bicarbonate of soda, essence, food colouring and gli er) together and got to work. The girls s rred the mixture of ingredients and a er this moulded them in semi‐spheres. We used this process repeatedly un l our three balls were in shape. A er our lab experience, we moved downstairs to discuss brand adver sement and costs. Our group knuckled down to produce some amazing posters and flyers and we discovered that we would make more profit than es mated, which added to the group's great progress. While the team leader con nued to write his speech, the group used reasoning to create a persuasive pitch, with perfect presenta on skills. I learnt a lot from the English‐based lesson, with a couple of examples being: how to present a pitch confidently and how to create a catchy slogan. 11 News, Events and School Activities...
York House Curriculum Day The next thing we were told to make was soap. Again we gathered the ingredients and s rred them in the same manner. We started off a con nuous load of disasters by adding too much water. Too much food colouring was added and then too much essence was added. Our mixture started to become really slimy. At this point in me we were advised to ask for some more soap and start again. This second me our mixture turned out even we er. The essence started to make the air around us smell of chocolate and then the food colouring made the mixture brown. Our soap was a disaster! This year the York Curriculum Day was based around the environment. The day focused on recycling, re‐using and reducing waste and also conserva on around the whole school site. All of the ac vi es used recycled materials to create something else or students were construc ng fences to improve the school site. They even erected a shed to keep all of the outside equipment safe. Some of the ac vi es focused on ge ng props and costumes ready for the school produc on of ‘Hairspray’. In addi on to all of this, members of York House compiled videos to demonstrate the day's work and to develop their IT skills. The ul mate goal of the day was to improve the school's awareness of the importance of the environment. A er break we had to go to our English class to make our product name and product mo o. We also had to write a speech about our product. In our Business lesson we had to work out how much each product costs to produce and how much we wanted to sell it for. We were also told to make boxes to present our work in. This lesson was very important to our product sale. We made a £7 profit from our product. One Year 11 student who chose construc on and conserva on was Iain Leonard (11Y). He said, "The day has been great, even though it was incredibly cold; it’s been a really good experience. I would never usually do things like this but it has been fun to do something different. Oh, and I got to use a drill." Raheem Coombs (7M) Jewellery making turned out to be a very popular ac vity. York House embraced this ac vity with enthusiasm and they ended up with some great crea ons! A group of Year 9 students explained how they used team work and perseverance in order to make their pieces. Year 7 students Rachel Wille (7Y) and Emma Carlen (7Y) told us how their first enrichment day at How it should have turned out! 12 News, Events and School Activities...
Bishop Ramsey had been 'entertaining, crea ve and different'. Craig Pollock (11Y) and Daniel Hudson (11Y) enjoyed their me crea ng pieces of jewellery that later went on sale to raise money for Chris an Aid, Malosa and Uganda Shelter. In addi on, some members of the House had taken part in set design in order to provide contribu ons for the upcoming school produc on of 'Hairspray'. Those who par cipated felt a great sense of teamwork and created some great props for the musical. The Yorkies in the set design groups worked really hard to produce costumes and props ready for the school produc on. The day was enjoyed by all. It offered varied opportuni es, providing a diverse and enjoyable Curriculum Day for York. Majid Bastan‐Hagh (13.6) Kim Whi aker (13.6) Anthony Leonard (13.6) 13 News, Events and School Activities...
Rochester’s Curriculum Day On Tuesday 12th February 2013 Bishop Ramsey hosted a Curriculum Day. We were split into groups within our houses containing members of all year groups. The water group learnt about the poor sanita on and water supplies in poor countries and how this differs greatly from our own. They also carried water to see how different and difficult it is for people in the third world, who o en have to walk miles for their water every day. In the morning I was involved in a talk and workshop about mul ‐na onal companies avoiding paying tax and the effect of this on people in the third world. This was run by Hannah from Chris an Aid. During this workshop we were looking at defining poverty and how Chris an Aid is working to hopefully eradicate this issue for good in the future, by running numerous campaigns and aid projects. Within this we looked at how big companies such as Starbucks use loopholes in the law to avoid paying their taxes and the effect this has on developing countries, as this is where the majority of the raw material is grown. Elsewhere in our house other groups of students were looking at issues such as climate, trade, and water specifically within Uganda and Malawi. The climate group inves gated the effect of climate change on people in Malawi, for example the increased number of floods and what we could do to reduce the devasta ng effect these have on the people of the country. The trade group took part in a role play where they would ‘be’ a specific country with a certain amount of resources. This was used to demonstrate how countries trade with each other within our global community. Other groups decorated cup cakes and made valen nes cards to sell and make money for Chris an Aid, to show our support for the con nuing work that they do to help people in need. Overall this day was useful to all students as we were able to see how different other people’s lives are from our own and we were reminded not to take for granted the luxuries we have. It reminded us of how lucky we are as a popula on and how there are so many that are not as fortunate as ourselves and inspired us to do more to help, whether through dona ng to charity, running events, or even visi ng countries such as Malawi. Lara‐Jayne Cooper (13.1) 14 News, Events and School Activities...
We added a few slides to introduce our anima on and we even gave the characters voices by using a microphone. Overall, I really enjoyed the day and found it a worthwhile thing to do! St Albans Curriculum Day 2013 The St Albans Curriculum Day involved the students in a range of different crea ve ac vi es, supported by teaching and support staff from various departments including Art and Photography, Drama, English and ICT. The Anima on, Drama and Podcas ng were based around tales from the Brothers Grimm. The Photography was linked to a special project being carried out with support from the Moor Park Arts Society. Emma Clue (11A) Anima on In Anima on, everyone worked from a theme from the Grimms’ fairy tales where we had to base our anima on around those gruesome stories. We were placed into groups of five and given an individual story to work on. My own group chose Snow White. We then had to outline the main scenes in Snow White and work out how we were going to represent them in our anima on. A erwards we got busy making the set and using our imagina on to the full, especially when we had to make the characters that were going to appear on our set. We then used a laptop with a programme that allowed us to use a webcam and take pictures, but each me we took a picture, we had to move the characters across our set. A er many clicks from the computer, the anima on was coming together really well and it showed us how much work really goes into a li le clip. Podcas ng The Curriculum Day was a fun and educa onal day that gave everyone the opportunity to socialise with other people in the school from different year groups. I took part in the podcast sessions where I had to work with younger pupils in the school to make a fairy tale podcast. The podcast is like a short radio play with various sound effects and music. Our group chose to retell the tale of red riding hood. The day was fun as we got to be very crea ve and it gave us a break from the usual lessons. At the end of the day the podcast groups also had the opportunity to watch what the drama groups had put together through out the day, which was good as they had worked hard to put together fairy tale performances that were very funny. Overall I enjoyed the day and feel everyone else in my group did as well. Lucia Hawkins (11A) 15 News, Events and School Activities...
Drama On House Curriculum day this year a group of about 60 St Albans students took part in a drama workshop based on the Grimm Tales wri en by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. We had a useful introduc on to the topic and then started by doing some warm‐up drama ac vi es. One of the ac vi es we did was walking around the room in the style of different characters from the fairy tales, for example; the wolf, the ugly stepsisters or the innocent children. To do this we had to think about our movements and body language, which were important for later tasks. We then went on to work in our year groups, in which we created short plays that have a moral, and cau on children about a danger, much like the Grimm Tales. A variety of ideas were performed and well presented, including drink‐driving, cyber‐bullying and gangs. coloured cards. Whilst the black studio allowed a minimal amount of light, (with the black absorbing the majority that was shone on the objects), the white and under lit studio reflected it all. The students then chose objects which had sen mental value to them and used the different studios to capture these items in various lights to create shadows and moods. In the a ernoon session the group worked on edi ng the photographs they had taken firstly establishing between ‘the good ‘‘the bad’ and ‘the ugly’. They then made use of basic Photoshop skills, focusing on using the crop and levels tools to start off the edi ng process. During the day we had a visit from a member of the Moor Park Arts Society, which is currently suppor ng the Photography Department with this project, enabling them to also purchase some new cameras. Overall the day was highly enjoyed by all the par cipants with special thanks being given to Mr Tulsidas who organised the Photography day’s ac vi es. Our main ac vity of the day was the performance of 7 of the Grimm Tales. We were split into 7 groups of mixed ages and each given one of the tales: Rapunzel, Ashpu el (Cinderella), Snow White, Rumpels ltskin, Sleeping Beauty, Li le Red Cap or Hansel and Gretel. We had an hour to plan and rehearse our plays and then performed them to the rest of our house. The performances were really good and gave students an opportunity to showcase a range of their talents within their pieces. I really enjoyed the day and liked watching the students perform. I think it was useful as it gave students more confidence and many students came out of their shell throughout the day, giving fantas c performances in their final pieces. Bethany Kershaw (12.8) Betsy Gater (12.8) Photography Mr S McIntyre Head of Expressive Arts As part of the St Albans Curriculum Day, the Photography Department led a workshop focusing on crea ng images through experimen ng with light exposure. Ini ally several mini studios were produced by the students using different 16 News, Events and School Activities...
The Science lessons emphasised that Science is for everyone and that teachers and parents can work together to help the students to progress further. For example, talking about the Science work done at school and then asking a simple ques on such as, “how do you think it works?” The session began with parents drawing an image of what they believe a scien st looks like. This task was designed to unearth stereotypes associated with scien sts and science in general and worked very well. Very few parents drew a female! All of the parents enjoyed the opportunity to take part in some experiments that can also be easily carried out at home. These included making a bouncy ball, alka selzer rockets and crazy custard. A great deal of fun was had by all and Mr Doran and Mr Khan thoroughly enjoyed the workshop, mainly due to the enthusiasm shown by the newly found budding scien sts – the parents! I would like to thank all of the parents who a ended this evening and also to the staff who gave up their me to teach these extra lessons. The feedback we received was very posi ve indeed! The Powerpoint presenta on shown on the evening, which contains useful links to help parents support their child in Science, is available to download from the Year 7 Science Fronter page. Maths and Science Workshop for Year 7 Parents This mee ng was organised on Monday 4th February to provide guidance for parents on how they can support their child’s learning in both Maths and Science and also to give them the opportunity to experience a Maths and Science lesson. A number of parents arrived with a certain amount of trepida on as this was the first me they had returned to educa on as a ‘student’ for some while! The Maths lessons, run by Miss Vakeria and Miss Mian, enabled parents to learn how some aspects of Maths were different to what they might have experienced at school. The lessons incorporated target numbers, number and algebra pyramids and a matching up jigsaw ac vity. This involved discussing solu ons, problem solving and some perseverance. It was encouraging to see the parents focusing on the task in hand and maintaining concentra on – just like their children! 17 Mr A Lunnon Assistant Headteacher Mrs K Ross Science News, Events and School Activities...
Billy Stark and Majid Bastan‐Hagh from Year 13 visited The Houses of Parliament to a end a Hillingdon Youth Parliament mee ng at the invita on of Nick Hurd, MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner. As a result of this, we aim to have more students from Bishop Ramsey having an input into the governance of their local community. Work Experience Thank you to all Year 10 students and parents who returned all work experience placement paperwork to Mrs Moore on me and especially those of you who have been able to find your own work experience placement. Mrs Moore is now mid‐way through interviewing students before we allocate all students to their work experience placement. We will be preparing for work experience during Year 10 PSHE lessons ahead of work experience week, which starts on Monday 29th April. Careers Update Becky Howells, our School Careers Advisor, con nues to interview students from Years 11, 12 and 13. In addi on to con nuing our one‐to‐one support of students, we will shortly be offering students the chance to a end subject specific informa on taster sessions, to learn more about possible careers areas such as medicine, teaching and appren ceships. Careers Drop in session Students from Years 12 and 13, please remember that Becky is available for a careers drop in session every Friday from 08.40 – 09.40am in WG08. No appointment is required. If you would like to book a careers advice appointment, please see Mrs Moore in room WG08 to arrange a convenient me. Have you got a careers idea? We want to hear from you! Drop your idea into one of our careers boxes in the Library or Sixth Form Common Room and we’ll do our best to help. Thank you to the many of you who
have joined the new Bishop Ramsey
Careers Facebook page.
Can you help to make our students more employable? Find us by searching for “Bishop
Ramsey Careers Information”. If
you “like” our page, you will receive
updates on all key careers events
and news. All are welcome!
As part of the Careers programme for Year 10, the enrichment days will be focused on the theme of Employability. All of Year 10 will apply for a poten al job/course and will be interviewed for that posi on. This will be on Thursday 18th July. On Friday 19th July, the year group will take part in an enterprise challenge which is organised and judged on a compe ve basis. The quali es and skills required for these ac vi es are those needed in work situa ons. All details also appear on Fronter
Many of you have a huge wealth of experience in the workplace and it would be great if you could use your skills to help out with these days. Latest Careers Visits and Trips Students from Years 12 and 13 were fortunate to a end an excellent presenta on on employability skills and the changing world of work by Jerome Carroll from Manpower. A group of students a ended Heathrow Jobs and Careers Fair with Mrs Moore and Mrs Hunt and feedback from this has been extremely posi ve. Year 10 students received a lesson in budge ng and personal finance from 10 employees of Barclays Bank during their PSHE lessons. Many thanks to Barclays for providing what was an invaluable session for all concerned. If you would be able to assist us with interviews or the enterprise ac vity can you please contact Mrs Moore on 01895 671071 or pmoore.@ [email protected] Don’t be shy – do have a go! Both of the days are a lot of fun, as well as being a valuable learning experience for Year 10 in an increasingly compe ve job market. Mr T Hall Head of Ci zenship, PSHE and Careers 18 Academic Tutoring Day Questionnaire ‐ 2012
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1 (Not good at all)
Communication
87
140
55
21
6
309
How effectively do you feel that information about school events and developments is communicated to you?
100
156
45
6
2
309
Do you feel that as a parent/carer you have a 'voice' in your childs education?
70
138
78
22
1
309
289
20
309
158
145
303
How effectively do you feel that information about your child's learning is communicated to you?
E ‐ Safety
Yes
Do you feel that your child demonstrates good and safe internet practices when they are online?
Would you be willing to attend e‐safety workshop sessions at the school?
No
Parent Portal
107
177
247
274
99
127
55
15
7
303
Other
Parent Pay
194
1 (Not easy at all)
Not at all
Letters Home
201
2
Once Curriculum
303
3
2 ‐ 5 times
7
Events Calendar
50
4
Do you find the website easy to use?
165
Recorder
What do you use the school website for
81
5 (Very Easy)
Have you looked at our website in the last four weeks?
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School Website
PE Newsletter
this issue
Sports Leadership P.1
XC Results P.1
Cross Country
Results
Rugby Results P.2
Football Update P.3
Congratulations to the
12 s tudents from BR
who were s elec ted to
run for Hillingdon in
the Middlesex Cross
Country
Championships.
The event took plac e
on 31st January at the
pres tigious Harrow
School.
Results:
Year 7 :
Aron Harris-Powell (7M)
—18th
G r a c e H o o pe r ( 7 A ) —
40th
Year 9 :
Brandon Filby (9A)—
15th
J o s h u a M a ly a n ( 9 R ) —
27th
C h e l s e a P l ed g e ( 9E ) —
41st
Year 10 :
T o m m y P ik e ( 1 0E ) — 4 7 t h
Daniel Culyer (10Y)—
60th
H o l l i e B ar n es ( 1 0 R ) —
24th
L a u r e n W i lki n s o n ( 1 0 E )
—51st
H e l e n B ir c h ( 1 0 R ) — 4 3 r d
Year 11 :
E l l i o t E v a n s ( 1 1M ) — 5 0 t h
Playground Update P.3
Girls Netball P.3
Girls Cricket P.5
Curriculum Day P.5
Sports
Leadership
A group of Sports
leaders joined with
leaders from the
Harefield Academy to
organise and run the
Primary School
Middlesex Indoor
Athletics
Championships.
The students were
responsible for
coordinating the events,
time keeping and
scoring. They were also
responsible for
presenting the medals to
the winners at the end of
the 2 events.
Well done and thanks
to all involved.
Ramsey Rugby Club It's been another busy term for the Ramsey Rugby club. Although plagued
by poor weather, we have completed 13 fixtures across the year groups,
winning 10 matches, drawing 1 and with only 2 losses.
The stand out team has been Year 7, many of whom are new to the game.
Congratulations to them for winning 4 games out of 5, including wins away
at Haydon and Vyners.
Year 8 have built on last year's performances, recently beating significantly
bigger sides in Haydon and Queensmead.
Year 9 have improved significantly and look forward with optimism to the
end of season tournament at Abbotsfield, along with teams from Years 7, 8
and 10.
Year 11 have an increasing number of players representing Ruislip RFC
and having beaten Vyners 50-0, can consider themselves very unlucky to
lose 15-10 to a strong Haydon side.
Two years ago that result would have been unthinkable. This is an example
of where a little hard work, a good attitude and some physical strength can
get you! Congratulations to all who have contributed to Rugby this season.
We look forward to the borough competitions at Abbotsfield.
Year 7
Year 10
8th November v Vyners W 50-0
5th March v Queensmead (h)
15th November v Haydon W 10-0
21st March tournament @ Abbotsfield
15th November v Douay L 10-5
5th February v Queensmead W 25-0
5th February v Ruislip HS W 25-0
Year 11
14th March v Bishopshalt (a)
18th October v Vyners W 50-0
18th March tournament @ Abbotsfield
6th November v Haydon L 15-10
Year 8
5th March v Queensmead (a)
4th October v Vyners W 15-0
8th October v Ruislip HS W 20-0
Seniors (Year 12 & 13)
7th November v Bishopshalt D 10-10
7th November v Douay - no result
14th February v Queensmead W 10-5
14th February v Haydon W 10-5
19th March tournament @ Abbotsfield
Year 9
8th October v Ruislip HS W 15-10
24th January v Douay Postponed
14th March v Bishopshalt (a)
20th March tournament @ Abbotsfield
Semi final v Haydon, date TBC
Boys Football Update Playground
Update
With the help of some
Jack Petchey Funding 2
outdoor basketball
Congratulations to all year groups for playing some excellent football
despite frequent unhelpful conditions this season! Our teams from
Years 7, 9 and 10 have all qualified from their groups, to go into the
next round of the borough cup competition. Year 8 and 10 were very
unlucky not to qualify for the cup but they both go forward with someconfidence into the plate quarter-finals. Good luck to all teams for the
knock out stages of the competition.
hoops have been fixed
outside the sports hall.
The PE department will
also be providing some
outdoor basketballs that
students can borrow for
lunch times out there,
with the deposit of a lanyard or equivalent valuable. We trust that when
this equipment is in
place students will value
it, and respect it properly
as we will not be able to
replace it when or if it
becomes damaged.
Girls Football Update The Premier League Under 13
Girls Schools Tournament;
Thursday 7th February 2013
On the 7th February a football
tournament took place at goals
near Wembley Stadium. All the
schools in the local area took to
the pitches to win a trip to play at
Liverpool’s stadium for the
national finals. Bishop Ramsey
had a team from Year 7 and one
from Year 8. The people who
played for Year 7 were Rosie
Castle (7M), Angel Faleye (7M),
Hannah Dendy (7M), Jessica
Gater (7S), Anna White (7M),
Alice Pike (7S) and Elizabeth
Evans (7R). Each school played 5
games, Bishop Ramsey Year 7
played Vyners first and the score
was 8-0 to Vyners, who played
really well and so did we - but we
couldn’t score a goal. The next
game was against St Gregory’s
and the score was 4-0, we were
getting used to the football a bit
more and we stopped more goals
but we couldn’t score one. Our
next was against Queensmead
and the score was 6-0 to them in
that we were trying really hard but
we didn’t score a goal
unfortunately. For the next game
we played Harefield Academy and
the score was 9-1 to them, we
Netball
Year 7
Vs. Northwood W 24-0
Vs. Uxbridge W 11-0
Vs. Northwood College L 8-4
Vs. Guru Nanak W 14-1
Vs. St Helen’s D 6-6
Year 8
Vs. Ruislip High W 14-5
Vs. Haydon W 14-2
Vs. Northwood College D 44
Vs. St Helen’s W 4-1
Year 9
Vs. Northwood W 14-1
Vs. Vyners L 16-11
Vs. Uxbridge W 10-1
Vs. Haydon W 10-1
Vs. Douay W 3-2
Year 10
Vs. Vyners D 17-17
Year 11
Vs. Vyners L9-4
Seniors
Vs. Vyners (A) L 22-12
were amazed when we scored our
first goal, it was scored by Jessica
Gater. Our last game was against
Queens Park and they were equal
position to us in the league and we
won 3-2. We won our first game,
we were thrilled with Alice Pike,
Rosie Castle and Jessica Gater
scoring our goals! Once we
finished our last game we waited to
hear the results to see who got into
the finals but unfortunately we
didn’t get in but the Year 8s did.
Hannah Dendy (7M).
Year 8s went into the tournament
with high hopes of doing well after
competing alongside the Year 9s
last year and finishing 3rd overall.
However, there were over double
the amount of teams this year so
we knew we had our work cut out!
The first game was against Ark
Academy, and Bishop Ramsey
won this comfortably 3-0, with
Lauren Bannister (8A) scoring 2
goals and Chloe Widdows (8R)
scoring the other. The next game
was a tough one against
Paddington Academy, and we
were beated 2-1, with Chloe
scoring our only goal.
Hammersmith Academy were next
and we went down 2-0 this time.
We knew we had to win our last 2
games to have any chance of
progressing to the quarter finals
and we began well with a 2-1
victory over Chelsea Academy,
Ellen Wardlaw (8R) and Lauren
Bannister being the goal scorers.
Our last group game was against
Ellen Wilkinson who were
currently 3 points ahead of us in
the league table so it was a must
win and we also knew our group
might come down to goal
difference! Bishop Ramsey put
on their best display of the day,
running out 7-3 winners, with
Hat-trick hero Ellen scoring 4
goals, 2 for Chloe and the last
for Lauren. We had a nervy wait
to find out if we has grabbed the
runner up spot in our group,
which we had and we were
drawn against Phoenix who had
beaten us in the semi final last
year. It was a very close game,
with Phoenix taking an early
league but most of the pressure
being on their goal. Right at the
end Lauren grabbed an
equaliser but when we were still
excitedly celebrating Phoenix
snatched a winner and
progressed through to the semi
finals. Year 8 Team; Charlotte
Akester (8R), Chloe Widdows
(8R), Ellen Wardlaw (8R),
Lauren Bannister (8A), Angel
Mutesasira (8A), Pretty
Raghavan (8M), Hollie Wilkinson
(8E).
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Charlotte Akester (8R) who has been selected to represent Hillingdon in the London
Youth Games for cricket. Charlotte was part of the Hillingdon Team who won their group of the London
Youth Games tournament at Harrow Leisure Centre on Sunday 10th February. They beat Enfield in a
close game 64-63, they then thrashed Merton 131-19, finishing with a victory against local rivals Harrow,
with the Hillingdon Girls winning 94-30. The team now progress to the London Finals on Sunday 3rd
March at Lords Cricket Ground; Good Luck to Charlotte and all her Team-mates.!
Curriculum Day This year Curriculum day for Salisbury house was great fun. Our subject was Healthy Living and we realised that there are a lot of things that make you healthy. It’s not just having a healthy and balanced diet or exercising, but it’s also being social, and your mental health, even being financially healthy. We did some Judo, played games, ate some healthy food and as teams made towers for the school. We interacted with people of all ages and it was different . We did some exercise and competed. These are some quotes from our students: “Judo was fun!” “Everything was really fun!” “I really enjoyed it and it taught me a lot about healthy living.” “It was fun that we all worked together as a team and played even though we didn’t know each other.” Overall we all thought it was fun and we can’t wait ll next year. Eden Podier (8S) Myriann Panayi’s
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