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Heathcote School and Science College: a Leading Edge School
Issue No. 37, Summer 2013
Inside This Issue!
Heathcote School represented London in the GSK-McLaren
2 Dates for Your Diary
Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
3 China Visit
4 Les Arts
‘Fast Forward Challenge’
Dramatiques
Page 2/3/4
Boulogne May 2013
Heathcote’s Dux
Award Winners
Primary Science Lessons
at Heathcote
A team of students from Heathcote School has won a place in the
national final of a competition run through GSK’s science education
initiative, Scientists in Sport, after designing a test to help McLaren F1
drivers improve their performance and concentration under pressure.
Forensic More Able Day
The ‘Fast Forward Challenge’, run in partnership with the McLaren Group and
championed by the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team, used the excitement of the
science behind Formula 1TM to encourage an interest in science subjects at school.
5, 6-7, 8
Page 5/6/7/8
Achievement
Evening
9 @FL_YP comes to Heathcote
Heathcote School and Science
College Judging Panel
Year 7 Maths Project
Homework
Page 9/10/11/12
10 Summer Reading
Challenge
11 Year 7 Ace Reporters
Sky Sports ‘Living for
sport’ initiative
12 Sports News
BTEC Sport & Football Reports
The students (in the picture, from the left), Sergey
Talchuk, Adam Hoxha, Erhan Houssein and Zeshan
Naveed, represented Chingford, London, at the national
final on the 20th June, which was held at the McLaren
Technology Centre in Woking. From nearly 100 schools
that took part in the Challenge only six teams have been
selected for the final.
At the final, students presented their tests, which they designed to help improve
McLaren drivers’ responses, to a panel of judges including: Clayton Green, Human
Performance Manager at McLaren, James Wilding, young engineer on GSK’s Future
Leaders Programme, and Kerry
O’Callaghan, Head of Global Brand
At the final, students presented their
communications at GSK.
tests, which they designed to help
improve McLaren drivers’ responses
Sandra Faria, the Science teacher
who supported the competing
teams at Heathcote, said:
“The students were really excited
about reaching the final and visiting
the McLaren Technology Centre.
They worked hard on designing their test and the whole school was behind them in
trying to win the national final. We’re always looking for ways to bring our science
lessons to life and taking on the Fast Forward Challenge was a great way to do that.”
‘A Message from the Head’ on page 2
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A Message
from the
Head
Dates for Your Diary
3rd September
First day back for students
27th September
School Photos
4th October
Macmillan Coffee Morning
9th October
Open Evening
17th October
Year 7 and 12 Tutor Evening
24th and 25th October
28th October-1st November
Training days, school
closed to students
Half term
14th November
Year 11 Parents Evening
11th December
Winter Showcase
12th December
Christmas Lunch
19th December
End of term
6th January
17th Feb-21st Feb
Spring term begins
Half term
Heathcote School Sensory Garden
We are all set to go ahead with the Heathcote School
Sensory Garden, helped along by the grant given by
The Lottery.
We will keep you up to date as things develop.
Zoë Cozens
Waltham Forest Rounders Rally
Thirteen Year 7 & 8 students were selected to take part in
a rounders rally, competing against schools within the
borough.
The girls played extremely well as a team, applying key rules and
tactics in their game play and were a credit to Heathcote School.
The girls achieved a well deserved 3rd place winning 4 out of 6 of
their games. Well done to all students that took part.
Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
On Saturday 20th April 2013, a group of 24 Sixth
Form Students set off to conquer their Bronze DofE
Practice Expedition.
Although the expedition was
done over the local area, the
pupils got an insight into how
different a journey from
Chingford to Theydon Bois
can be when on foot. The
students were able to put into
practice the navigation and campcraft skills that had been
learnt over the previous sessions after school.
They thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and were very
fortunate with the weather on both days. The students will
continue to prepare for their final expedition in the South
Downs in July.
Well Done Team.
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As another year draws to a close I
would like to thank you once
again for your continued support
over the past year. Our staff and
students have worked hard
and are due a well- deserved rest.
We are looking forward to
results day, A/AS level results are
available on 15th August and
GCSE results on the 22nd
August.
Here are some of the key dates to help you start
the new term in September. Please remember
that the full list of dates will be in the student
planners.
We hold the Headteachers’ Surgery every Monday
evening, between 4.30 and 5.30. Please call the school
for an appointment if you wish to attend.
Dear Parent/carer
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China Visit
4th - 9th May 2013
British Council. For approximately 14 years the British
Council has had annual delegate exchanges with the All China
Youth Federation (technically the Ministr y of Youth). These
usually concentrate on an exchange of views around a youth
policy study visit.
On this occasion there were nine members attending with the British
Council. The first two days in Beijing involved attending a conference
where each member of the British and Chinese delegation had to
give a presentation on how their organization could propose an exchange programme between the two countries
With regards to Heathcote it is hoped that the proposed exchange visits will allow the students to gain:
1. Better awareness on cultural differences
Travelling and speaking to contacts in China opens the students to different surroundings, making them acquainted
with the country's customs, people and region. Cultural awareness is the major impact of students getting involved in
the programme. Heathcote students can study Chinese culture and take part in cultural activities which would allow
the students to gain an insight into Chinese history and society. The Chinese members of the projects could gain an
insight into British culture, in particular living, studying and working in London. Being aware of each other’s
cultures, also teaches the students how to be open-minded, thus, moulding the student's personality for the better.
2. Diverse opportunities
By speaking and meeting others, this project will offer a wide
range of diverse opportunities for individuals, both from China and
London. For instance, they can learn through different teaching
strategies that their own country does not offer. They will also be
exposed to a new learning environment, which is a great advantage
for learning new skills. Aside from that, these individuals will be
able to experience the differences of educational format, academic
programme offerings and educational philosophies as well as
looking at importance of work in each other’s country and the
importance of strong language skills.
3. Personality development
Getting involved in this programme may allow the members to
travel far from home without parental guidance. Thus, they need to
make decisions on their own. With this, they are taught how real life is and what it means to be responsible in
another country. This experience will allow them all to personally develop, making them confident, independent,
allowing them to gain better decision-making skills and have a clear definition of goals in life.
The British delegates were also given the opportunity to visit a variety of youth and community projects, including
the Beijing Hongdandan Education & Culture Exchange Centre, which is a voluntary service centre to help visual
impaired people. We also visited Children’s Youth Palace where we were able to witness after school youth projects in
action.
Heathcote School would like to establish and develop international
links with China and is excited to promote London and showcase what
it has to offer as a city. It would open the school to our visitors,
welcoming them as well as allowing them to use our resources and
working with our staff and students. We envisage that the Chinese
contingent, independent of whether they are students, youth workers
or representatives from industry, will equally gain just as much from
these projects as the students from our school.
The whole trip was a truly enlightening experience and the contacts
made while in Beijing will hopefully lead to purposeful exchange trips
between Heathcote and the youth of Beijing.
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Les Arts Dramatiques
Boulogne May 2013
You might have thought you were in the wrong room,
mais non…This term witnessed a collaboration between
the MFL and Drama departments,
with special guest Madame Rowton
and a group of Year 7 students
making up the pioneering team.
What our pupils say:
The class spent an hour using games and
activities you would usually find in the
Drama studio to practise their French.
The pièce de résistance was a
series of dramatic frozen
pictures accompanied by
French captions that the
students composed
themselves. Bravo to all of our
budding acteurs et actrices!
On a gagné!
The Sealife Centre:
Nausicaa
ing all
It was incredible see
e sharks,
the sea creatures lik
d sting
fish, seals turtles an
ol
co
rays. It was really
sea
experiencing the
creatures.
nt. I
Boulogne was brillia
n and
ai
ag
go
to
e
would lik
it to
definitely recommend
of
re
anyone who is not su
going.
Vilain enfant!
Gabriel Dyer 7/2
This was a good trip
for the
class to go to and we
got to
do so much in one da
y. We
got to practise our Fr
ench
and buy souvenirs in
the
dif ferent places we vis
ited. I
loved it.
Grace Chitty 7/3
I really enjoyed this trip and
I hope I have another
chance to go on a trip like
this. It is something I will
remember for the rest of
my life.
Shani Christian-Wilson 7/2
I had a really good time seeing places and doing fun activities in
Aachen, Germany. Over the course of that week I learnt lots of
new German vocabulary and was able to speak German to
German people.
I had a wonderful time in Germany and hope to go back soon.
After the trip I was given the prize for the best booklet because I
scored the most marks!
By Oliver Washbrook 7/6
My Germany Trip
Heathcote’s Dux Award Winners
We are proud to announce that two students have
been awarded the prestigious Dux Award at
Heathcote this year for their outstanding effort and
achievement in year 9.
The Dux Awards Scheme was created by the Russell
Group Universities and the Department of Education to
encourage the recognition and reward of top performing
pupils in Year 9. Two high-performing pupils, a winner
and a reserve, are chosen as the Dux for their school, the
prize is a visit to a Russell Group university for the
winners and their teacher.
Anais Anderson and Adam Hoxha visited Kings College
London on June 25th for an introduction to university life.
The day consisted of a welcome talk, a question and
answer session with current King’s students at which
pupils and teachers
were invited to quiz
a panel on their
experiences at
university, a tour of
the Strand campus
and an interactive
skills workshop.
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Primary Science Lessons at Heathcote
Chingford CofE Junior School have been having transition
lessons. They have had great fun making observations by
dissolving chemicals and testing the common gases. They
were amazed to see how oxygen relights a glowing splint and
related it to how easily fires can start.
Forensic More Able Day
The day was a great success, with the pupils from Heathcote,
Rushcroft and Highams Park working really well together and
making new friends. They all greatly enjoyed getting their
hands dirty with fake blood, plaster casts and fingerprinting.
They investigated a crime scene in the afternoon, and
enthusiastically attempted to pinpoint the murderer using the
evidence available. A Great Big Thank You to all those that
made it a success.
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On Thursday 9th May, students, parents, teachers and Governors
gathered to celebrate the Achievements of our Year 11 students.
Students came along in their smart outfits and certainly looked
stylish.
The evening’s events were compered by Sarah-Jane Elderton and
Charles Acton. An excellent programme of entertainment was
provided by Daisy MacDougall, Jasmin Cowan and Naomi FrancisVirgo, Linsey Nicholson, Nihad Sadouki, Shaunese Brown, Ana
Etienne-Escudero and Nina Barker-Francis.
Progress folders and prizes were awarded by form tutors and
Governors.
Memories of the students’ time at Heathcote were shared; Peter Dagley
and Nihad Sadouki spoke about the achievements and memories of
the year group. A vote of thanks was given by Elizabeth Leport to
finish off the event. There was an opportunity for many photos.
Hosts Sarah-Jane Elderton
and Charles Acton
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@FL_YP comes to Heathcote
Year 7 Maths Project Homework
On Tuesday 14th May 2013 The Financial Literacy
Youth Programme, gave students at Heathcote School
and Science College a lesson in financial education.
A ver y big WELL DONE to the year 7s! They
worked on five exciting Maths projects, namely:
Cost of Christmas, Mobile phone deal, Easter egg
hunt, Designing sports fields and Family Holiday.
30 year 9 students participated in a one day event which offered
a ground-breaking opportunity to develop key competencies in
financial literacy- the knowledge and set of skills that allow an
individual to make effective and informed decisions on how to
generate, manage and invest financial resources in the most
efficient way possible. Through a series of activities, challenges
and keynote speakers students investigated some of the key
financial issues that trouble young people today; including
budgeting, saving, borrowing, employment and investment
opportunities.
The programme, which is run in collaboration with Natwest
Bank, is the first of its kind. Nick Howe, The Regional
Enterprise Manager, Natwest Business Banking said “Financial
literacy is vitally important but often underestimated. It relates
to everything we come across in day to day life".
Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were
appreciative of learning experience. Many of the students are
now making use of the knowledge and skills that they acquired
on the day; as well as the online resources that FL-YP has to
offer.
Ms Elgie, who observed much of the programme said, “It was
really nice to see students engaging in activities that encourage
the discovery of financial know-how in such an enthusiastic way.
I think that this is a crucial element of education that is not
covered in depth in the current school curriculum. It is an area
that students not only find interesting, but is also clearly useful
for their future understanding of the financial world”.
To find out more information about the programme please visit
www.fl-yp.co.uk.
Students can also follow @fl_yp on twitter for competitions, news and
events related to personal finance and careers.
Small Change
– Big Activity
This year Small Change raised money
for a number of different charities by
holding several different activities.
These included cake sales, quizzes and
competitions. Money has been donated to the Motor Neuron
Disease charity, Comic Relief and Children in Need.
One of our activities was to collect small change from the
Heathcote houses to raise money for cancer charities. Each
house was given a different cancer charity to support based on
their house colours. The results are as follows:Place
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
House
Charity
Zeta
Beta
Delta
Infinity
Sigma
Pi
Omega
Gamma
Pancreatic Cancer
Childhood Cancers
Breast Cancer
Leukemia
Kidney Cancer
Multiple Myeloma
Ovarian Cancer
Colon Cancer
Amount
23.28
23.03
19.86
17.53
14.62
14.35
12.00
11.96
These tasks are open ended and were sometimes
adapted to give each student a feeling of achievement
regardless of their level of Mathematics.
We have so many fantastic posters designed by students
and their parents/guardians. It was challenging to pick
outstanding projects because the students gave their
best to produce amazing work. Notwithstanding, we still
have to acknowledge some students for brilliant work
done. They are: Zaahir Hussain, Jamelia White, Jhanay
Otto, Rhiana Pagan, Lauren Gannon, Giulia Veseli,
Ameera Manning, Mia Acton, Ozgu Yigit, Nathanial
Orafu, Sophie Johnson, Sofia Shelbourne, Grace Chitty,
Madison Bromley,
Alice Worth, Shani
Christian-Wilson, Oliver
Washbrook, Amy Hoxha,
Sasha Bruce and
Elizabeth Demir.
Also a very big THANK YOU to all parents that were
involved! We hope you enjoyed assisting your child in
producing an excellent Maths project.
Heathcote School and Science
College Judging Panel
Heathcote School is one of the 75 judging panels selected by the
Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK. This is the second year
that we have been we have been asked to form a panel.
This prize celebrates the best books that communicate science
to young people. An adult judging panel selects a shortlist of 6
books. The winner is selected by judging panels like ours. This
year we have six year 7 students who have volunteered to sit on
the Panel. The Panel will be supported by Dr. Darling-Reid and
Ms Wellard as well the other Library staff.
We hope to announce the winning book
early in the autumn term.
The 2013 shortlist
• Build the Human Body,
by Richard Walker
• Buzzing!, by Anneliese Emmans Dean
• Discover More: The Elements, by Dan Green
• Don't Flush: Lifting the Lid on the Science of Poo and Wee,
by Richard Platt, Mary Platt, John Kelly
• Human Body Factory, by Dan Green
• Look inside space, by Rob Lloyd Jones
This makes a grand total of 136.63 raised for cancer charities this year.
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Summer Reading Challenge
With our summer holidays on their way, it is time to think about keeping our minds
busy – I certainly would not want anyone to get bored while away from school...!
Here is a summer reading list for years 8 – 13 (to be) that you might enjoy. I also
challenge all of you to write a review of any books you read, as I would like to begin a book
review area on the website. Please email me your reviews at
[email protected].
Booklist for summer reading 2013:
Lucky Star, Cathy Cassidy
Wimpy Vampire Strikes Back, Tim Collins
Beast Quest, Adam Blade
Goodnight Mr Tom, Michelle Magorian
Shiverton Hall, Emerald Fennell
Tracks of the Tiger, Bear Grylls
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
My Sister the Vampire, Sienna Mercer
Horrible Histories, Terry Deary
Four Children and It, Jacqueline Wilson
Dork Diaries, Rachel Russell
Life of Riley, Joanna Nadin
Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan
Gangsta Granny, David Walliams
Absolutely Fantastic, Tom Gates
Tiger Wars, Steve Backshall
Summers Dream, Cathy Cassidy
Goal Glory Days, Robert Rigby
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne
Year 8 to be:
Demons and Druids, James Patterson
Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
River Boy, Tim Bowler
Journey to Jo’Burg, Beverley Nadoo
Maleficent Seven, Derek Landy
Recruit, Robert Muchamore
Gallagher Girls, Ally Carter
Ruby Redfort , Lauren Child
War Horse, Michael Morpurgo
Hunger Games (series), Susanne Collins
Noughts and Crosses, Malorie Blackman
Maze Runner, James Dashner
Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Heather Brewer
How I Live Now, Meg Rosoff
Hobbit, J.R.R.Tolkien
Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S.Lewis
Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater
Dead to You, Lisa McMann
Wonder, R.J.Palacio
Eragon, Christopher Paolini
Cordelia Codd, Claire O’Brian
Year 9 to be:
Red House, Mark Haddon
Variant, Robison Wells
Shelter, Harlen Coben
Perception, Kim Harrington
Long Earth, Terry Pratchett
My Soul to Take, Rachel Vincent
Girl 15 Charming But Insane, Sue Limb
127 Hours, Aron Ralston
Leaving Poppy, Kate Cann
Gone, Michael Grant
Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia
Sister Missing, Sophie McKenzie
Postcards From No-man’s Land,
Aidan Chambers
Twilight (series), Stephanie Meyer
Stolen - A Letter to My Captor,
Lucy Christopher
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
To kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee
Oblivion, Anthony Horowitz
Warp, Eoin Colfer
Day I Met Suzie, Chris Higgins
Years 10/11/12/13 to be:
Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
No Time for Goodbye, Linwood Barclay
One Day, David Nicholls
Atonement, Ian McEwan
Horse Whisperer, Nicholas Evans
Chocolat, Joanne Harris
French Lieutenant’s Woman, John Fowles
Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Labyrinth, Kate Mosse
Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates
Women in Love, D.H.Lawrence
Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
Fault in Our Stars, John Green
Book Thief, Markus Zusak
Dracula, Bram Stoker
Macbeth, Shakespeare
Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
If you read your way through the lists above, there are also reading recommendations on
the school website. If you are looking for activities to complete along side your reading,
check out the English Department area on the Heathcote website; there are lots of
activities you can do with your books.
Have a wonderful and safe summer! Ms. Elgie
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St. George’s, University
of London Year 7 – 12
Spring and Summer
Schools for 2013
Out of over 450
applications from
schools all over
London, three
Heathcote students
were accepted onto
the very challenging and respected
Medicine and Healthcare Courses offered
by St. George’s, University of London, a
specialised institution based in South
West London.
Ross Simmons (yr 9), Oliver Washbrook
(yr 7) and Lisa Vu (yr 12) will be able to
take advantage of this unique opportunity,
allowing them to explore the range of
medicine and healthcare courses on offer,
as well as the chance to experience
student life first hand by meeting current
students and staff in addition to
participating in group work, subject taster
sessions, careers activities and a variety of
social events.
For more information about the university
and other opportunities, see the website:
http://www.sgul.ac.uk/
Leavers Afternoon Tea
On Friday 21st June 2013 the
Heathcote Sixth Form hosted the
‘Leavers Afternoon Tea’ which
allowed all the Year 13 students
to formally say goodbye to all the
staff at the school.
It was a historic moment as this was
the first time the school said goodbye
to its A-level students. The event was a
very happy occasion, marking the end
of exams, but it was also sad as we see
them leave the school and go off to
university or into training and
employment.
The qualifications, skills and
experiences that they have gained
during their time with us allow them
to enter the next phase of their lives
with confidence. All the staff at
Heathcote wish them lots of luck in
the future.
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Year 7 ACE Reporters – July 2013.
Year 7 students have been doing lots of work on the First News newspapers during their Literacy lessons. Ms Cozens gave
them the chance to become reporters themselves and come up with an exciting story about Heathcote Sixth form. They had
the chance to interview Mr McCarney, Head of Sixth Form.
Report by James Clarke 7/3.
Secondar y School
On October 14th 2011, Heathcote
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opened up their own
Form was and have an
sum up how successful the Sixth
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exclusive interview with the Hea
McCarney.
subjects including
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hology. We asked
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Mr McCarney a host of question
included a few of them.
asked a student.
“So was the Sixth Form a success?”
ons to come to the Sixth
“Well, we have had more applicati
replied Mr McCarney.
list”
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wait
a
Form and we have
Sixth Form?”
“So what does it take to get into the
d.
a pupil aske
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“Well you need to get around a grad
Mr McCarney said.
idea?”
“How did the students feel about the
asked curiously.
Form”
“They were very excited about the Sixth
replying happily.
the Sixth Form
Well from the responses I would say
was a huge success!
Report by Gabriel Dy
er 7/2
Sixth Form has been a
new thing here at Heath
cote
that Sixth formers felt
privileged to go into a
new
building. The activities
that go on in the build
ing are
Science, Maths, PE, En
glish, DT, Histor y, Geog
raphy,
Psychology, Beauty Sal
on and many more act
ivities.
To get an A Level you
have to revise a lot and
push
yourself that little step
fur ther, it’s not easy bu
t 45
students have already
made University, says
Mr
McCarney.
Here are the following
questions we asked Mr
McCarney:
“What subjects are most
popular choices in the Six
th
Form (Heathcote)?”
“Biology, Psychology, Ma
ths
and Chemistr y.”
“How many students can
Sixth Form take up?”
“270 – 280.”
“Do you feel that Sixth
Fo
rm has been a success?”
“I feel that Heathcote’s
Sixth Form has been a
big success
because all the students
that applied for Universi
ty got in”
Mr McCarney has spo
ken about improvement
s and
that was to get an extens
ion or a bigger building
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Sky Sports ‘Living for sport’ initiative – ‘On the pulse’
Heathcote PE department were very
lucky in welcoming GB Sprinter
Jeanette Kwakye into the school as
part of the ‘Living for Sport’ initiative.
Jeanette has been allocated as Heathcote’s
athlete mentor and will be visiting the
school to check on the progress of the ‘On
the pulse’ project.
The PE department and Jeanette decided that the
project that would have the most impact for the
school would be a free fitness session for year 7
& 8 students launching in September 2013. ‘On
the pulse’ will focus around single sex fitness
sessions where students will gain incentives for
attending and improving their fitness levels.
Jeanette will be returning to the school on the 19th
of July to deliver an inspirational training session to
a lucky 20 pupils and we look forward to a
successful autumn term when we launch the project.
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Deaf Pupils from more than
6 schools visited Heathcote
School for a Sports Day.
On Thursday 27th June 2013 nearly 40 deaf
pupils from schools across Waltham Forest
and Barking and Dagenham spent the day
here at Heathcote School. It’s an event we
have hosted for a number of years now and
everyone always has a great day, meeting new
and old friends.
We were very lucky
with fine, warm weather
and everyone enjoyed
the sports events. The
most dramatic and
popular event was the
dodge ball shoot out!
A big thank you to
Remark Community
Team for leading the
events.
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Sports News
FOOTBALL REPORTS
by Matthew Udall
Heathcote v Chingford Foundation
Year 7 Boys District Final 2013
BTEC Sport
On Tuesday 21st May
2013, the Year 13 BTEC
Sports student set off to
take part in some Outdoor
and Adventurous Activities
in Harlow as part of their
course.
OAA provide a fantastic opportunity for students to develop
their leadership and team-working skills as well as improving
and conquering some of their personal fears. The group of
students took part in Archery, Bouldering (a form of rock
climbing) and Bumble (River Awareness Activities).
The group worked extremely well with all of the members
learning a great deal about their physical ability and mental
capabilities throughout the day. Well Done.
In a match that had all the drama of a cup final, the year 7
boys’ football team won the district cup after a 2-1 victory over
Chingford Foundation. Heathcote survived an early scare after
a goal by Chingford was ruled out by a late - but correct- offside
call by the referee. Proceeding on, Chingford dominated the first
half, but were shut out by the shaky but solid defence of
Heathcote, resulting in a goalless first half. After the break, the
boys fired on all cylinders applying pressure from the off. The
breakthrough came in the early stages of the half as a shot was
put through the keepers’ legs giving Heathcote a 1-0 lead.
Although pressure was applied and shots taken, Heathcote just
couldn’t get a second, and were punished with a little under 10
minutes to go when Chingford broke through and put the ball
past the Heathcote keeper to even things up. After this, it was
anyone’s game, and extra time loomed. It all changed, however,
after a fantastic solo run was rewarded with a penalty for
Heathcote in the final minute of the game. With massive
pressure on the taker, it was slotted home giving Heathcote the
cup that had eluded them for the past 30 years. Congratulations
to Heathcote on a great performance and the best of luck in the
defence of the title next year!
Heathcote v Chingford Foundation
Friday 26th April 2013 U13’s Football final
Table Tennis
Success
Heathcote School has been
very fortunate with two
outdoor table tennis sets
donated to the school by
Waltham Forest. They
have been a huge success
with hoards of pupils
making use of them
throughout the school day.
The Heathcote U13 Boys football team suffered a 13-3 defeat in
the cup final, a match plagued with injuries for Heathcote.
Contrary to the score line, every member of the squad played a
great game of football, with the odd standout performances. The
1st half started promisingly, with 2 early goals, both of a high
quality. Chingford were allowed to regroup, however, and came
back to end the first half 4-2 up. The second half was dominated
by Chingford, scoring 9 to the 1 for Heathcote, resulting in a
final score of 13-3. Considering the Chingford team have
reached the London Cup final, and are a division higher, there
should be no shame in the defeat. If the positives are taken
through to next season and the negatives worked on, it is no
secret that the squad can be serious contenders next year.
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