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CONSIDERATION COOPERATION COURTESY CONTRIBUTION Issue No 25 July 2015

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

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Charles Wright, our Chair of Governors, writes: This period of the school year is

very much a time of endings and

beginnings; students moving on,

new students in to get a feel for

big school, staff moving on as

well, and governors.

It's also a time for a bit of

relaxation after the exam period, and I'd like to thank

all students, parents and of course our hard working

staff for all your efforts. Good luck everyone awaiting

results.

At our last governing body of the term we went

through the process of reconstitution, as required by

the Government, with a new focus on ensuring all

governors have the right skills and experience, and

moving away from the so-called stakeholder model.

This means fewer staff governors and fewer local

authority governors, but we've kept the same number

of parent governors - and indeed most of our co-

opted governors have also been parents. We will hope

to continue co-opting additional staff governors also.

Parents, and others with a real stake in our

community, should be at the heart of governance

arrangements, and while some governor designations

have changed, the prerequisite of a commitment to

making Highgate Wood the community

comprehensive school of choice for all in our area

remains.

Finally, the governing body says goodbye to Caroline

Conlon, moving on after serving as parent and co-

opted governor, and particularly as chair of our

curriculum committee, bringing huge expertise and

commitment to a role at the heart of our

improvement over recent years. We all wish her the

best.

Have a great summer (and may England bring the

Ashes home!).

Cover picture:

Some scenes from this year’s

fantastic MADFest which has

raised nearly £5K. Many of those

involved are currently on the

Music Tour to Italy. We hope they

are having a great time!

Chair of Governors:

Charles Wright (Community Governor)

Vice Chair:

Paul Bennett (Parent Governor)

Representative Governors:

Cllr Eddie Griffith • Oliver Blackaby • Brenda Allan •

Imogen Pennell

Parent Governors:

Diana Brown • Philip Cavendish • Elizabeth Hess • Chris

Tully • Rob White • Julia Chalfen • Paul Bennett

Community Governors:

Phil Cocksedge • Caroline Conlon • Violet Hazelwood-

Henry • Chris Parr •

Headteacher Governor:

Patrick Cozier

Staff Governors:

Emily Ford • Joe Demetriou

If you wish to contact the Governing Body please write to the

Chair of Governors, c/o Mrs K Ozturk, Highgate Wood School,

Montenotte Road, London N8 8RN (koz@hws.haringey.sch.uk)

HIGHGATE WOOD SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY

GOVERNING BODY UPDATE

This year's MADfest was the sixth and last for uber

organisers Nancy Wilde and Helen Franks - it literally

would not have happened without them spurring the

rest of us on!

The old (and a bit tired, right now) guard are staying

on so while it may be the last for Helen and Nancy it's

by no means the last MADfest. We now need fresh

ideas and fresh people to help continue to make this

day THE event in the Highgate Wood School calendar

and the best fundraiser for the school.

This year's MADfest raised nearly £5k so whilst that's

a bit less than the last couple of years it's still an

amazing amount to raise in one day. So, please join us

next year to help organise MADfest '16 and keep all

Nancy and Helen's great work going.

Have a wonderful, relaxing summer.

Very best, Highgate Wood School PSA

Don’t forget easyfundraising.org.uk. Visit

www.easyfundraising.org.uk/hwspsa

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Welcome to the last

edition of Insight for this

academic year. Yet again

the year has absolutely

flown by. However, that’s

not to say that we

haven’t been incredibly

busy as always,

continuously achieving

new heights and

delivering excellent

experiences for our students. It seems like only a few

weeks ago that I was writing to you to celebrate

another set of good exam results at Highgate Wood

School. Well, given the tremendous dedication of our

students and staff (and of course the fantastic

support that we get from our parents/carers and

governors), I am very confident that this August will

see similarly impressive results to be proud of. I wish

our Year 11s and Post 16 students the very best of

luck!

It has also been a year of sadness and loss. As you will

know, we tragically lost two dear colleagues this year,

enduring their passing away within days of each

other. Austin Coyle and Noreen Ryan both were both

very well loved members of our school community

and respected by all who came into contact with

them. Their passing evoked an emotional reaction of

the school community unprecedented in my career in

education. We are sad that they are no longer with

us, but we also draw great strength from the positive

examples that they set and by the way that the

school community (especially the students) pulled

together and supported each other in our time of

need. The events were sad but the reactions were

inspiring, and very much an indication of what makes

Highgate Wood School such a special place to be.

Nevertheless, despite the difficult times, Highgate

Wood School continues to be a vibrant place for all of

our students and staff with so many exciting things

happening. I think you will get a sense that at

Highgate Wood School we are very serious about

doing whatever we can to make a positive difference

to our students, maintain the highest of expectations

and inspire self belief.

I hope that you enjoy the read!

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER School Development Plan

Priorities for improvement for 2015/16

Priority A Securing Outstanding Outcomes for Students

Priority B Securing Outstanding Teaching, Learning and

Assessment

Priority C Securing Outstanding Effectiveness of Leadership

and Management

Priority D

Securing Outstanding Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare

You may recognise that the priorities for the coming

year are very similar to those of the current year. This

is because we have based our overarching priorities

on what Ofsted seek to judge when they inspect

schools. The specific wording has changed slightly to

reflect the new framework. However, these

judgements are flexible enough for us to be able to

ensure that the values that we believe in and our

mission as a school remain special to Highgate Wood

School .

The four priorities above can be considered as the

vehicles required to get us to a point where we are

making the biggest positive difference possible;

maintaining exceptionally high expectations and

successfully inspiring self belief amongst every single

member of our school community.

We have made some good progress this year on all

fronts and we continue to get better, but we know

that we are not yet where we are capable of being, so

the journey continues.

With your continued support I am utterly confident

we will get there.

Term dates for 2015/2016

A change in the law from September 1st 2015 has

meant that schools now have the freedom to set

their term dates individually and independently from

the local authority. This has led to some variance

both within Haringey and also between local

authorities.

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Highgate Wood School’s term dates have now been

approved by the governors and are available on the

website. The reason that I am bringing this to your

attention in this version of Insight is to highlight the

difference between the school’s term dates and the

Haringey term dates as published on the Haringey

website.

In a nutshell, we have decided to put our Easter

holiday back by one week from the stated Haringey

term dates bringing us into line with neighbouring

boroughs like Enfield, Islington and Hackney. Many of

Haringey’s secondary and primary schools have done

exactly the same thing as there is a common view

that Haringey’s chosen Easter holiday was placed too

early in the year to make it coincide with the Easter

weekend. For your information, we have also

included the term dates for next year at the end of

this version of Insight.

Please do let us know if this deviation from the

Haringey dates presents any problems for you.

Uniform has improved, but we will maintain our

very high expectations

As you will be aware, we have been very strict with

our uniform expectations this year and will continue

to be from now on.

At Highgate Wood School we have a uniform because

we believe that self presentation is an important life

skill and our uniform supports a sense of belonging to

the school community. The improvement this year

has been striking. Overwhelmingly most students

wear our uniform with pride and to a high standard

now, but not all. As a reminder, our non-negotiable

expectations include the following:

Blazers are compulsory, but jumpers/cardigans are

not – hence if students do not wish to wear two

layers on top of their shirts, it’s the jumpers/

cardigans that should not be worn

No other alternative to the school jumper/cardigan

(with the school’s blue trim) can be worn

Black shoes must be worn. Please note that

canvass shoes and Keds, Vans and Converse are

not acceptable forms of footwear for Highgate

Wood School neither are leather forms of the

above.

Note: We have spare shoes for students who turn up wearing

shoes that do not fit within our uniform code the students are

expected to wear instead

Shirts for boys and girls must be worn tucked in

Ties should be worn to a length where at least five

stripes are visible on the wide part of the tie below

the knot – the knot must be worn high and the top

button of the shirt must be done up

Girls skirts should not be rolled at the top and

must be worn so that all four buttons down the

side of the skirt should be visible

Short sleeve shirts are a perfectly acceptable

alternative to long sleeve shirts for girls and boys

We are very keen to ensure that we set and maintain

the highest of expectations for students at Highgate

Wood School, and this includes the way in which the

uniform is worn. I want to reiterate that we do not

wish to make uniform an issue, and it won’t be with

your support in ensuring that your child adheres to

this. To be clear, we will be sending your child home

to get changed if they arrive back in September not in

full school uniform.

We thank you in advance for support with this.

Year 11 Uniform Return

We are encouraging year 11 students to return any

items of uniform that are in a good state of repair

when they come in to collect their exam results in

August. We are keen to build up a stock of spare

uniform that we can re-sell on to other students at a

reduced second-hand rate, or that can be used on a

day to day basis to resolve any issues of non-uniform

compliance from September.

There will be some containers available in the GCSE

results day on the 20th August to collect items of

uniform that are no longer needed.

Temporary Science & ECS Hut in the playground to

be removed/Departmental moves

You may remember that last summer I informed you

about the need for us to have two temporary

classrooms in the Main Playground to accommodate

the additional need for science and ECS. This meant

less playground space for students during this year.

Well, the good news is they are going! By the time we

return back after the summer break the two

classrooms will have been removed.

In addition to this, there will be some departmental

moves taking place over the summer. Due to the

changing curriculum needs we will be moving

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humanities teaching away from the top floor of the

Pavilion Building to the ground and (part of) the first

floors of the Admin Building, with maths moving in

the opposite direction. Business Studies is moving

away from the first floor of the Admin Building to the

New Wren building above the Learning Resource

Centre.

There are also partial moves for Media Studies,

Sociology and Music Technology.

Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Changes

The main areas of responsibility are not too

dissimilar to last year, but in terms of keeping

parents informed, I thought it best to include the

table below showing you who is responsible for

what.

Hopefully, it should help you in terms of approaching

the right person to deal with any queries that you

have depending on the nature of your query.

Patrick Cozier Headteacher

School Development Strategy

SLT Performance

Departmental Performance

Pupil Premium Strategy

School Development Plan

Whole School Self Evaluation

Staffing Personnel Issues

Overview of Exclusions

School Improvement Forum (Oversight)

Child Protection (4)

External liaison

Complaints

Governors Strategic Management Committee

Craig Hewitt Deputy

Headteacher

Self Evaluation

Assessment

Curriculum

Pupil Premium Strategy Pupil Progress

Departmental Self Evaluation – Evaluation of Learning and Teaching

Assessment Analysis, Processes & Practice

Exams

Exams analysis

Reports

Oversight of Whole School Curriculum

Calendar

Pupil Premium Strategy (Student Progress)

Governors Curriculum Committee

Katerina Christodoulou

Deputy Headteacher

CPD & Performance

Appraisal

Staffing & Recruitment

Student Attendance

Pupil Premium Strategy Pastoral Care

CPD Strategy

INSET Days/Afternoons

CPD Monitoring and Reporting

Performance Appraisal

Recruitment, Processes and Procedures

Global Dimension

Child Protection (4)

Oversight of Student Admissions

Attendance & punctuality monitoring & Strategies

Pupil Premium Strategy (Pastoral Care)

Governors Personnel Committee

Dawn Spence Assistant

Headteacher

Inclusion and Intervention

Child Protection Lead

Pupil Premium Strategy

(Inclusion)

Inclusion Strategies

SEND Provision

Independent Learning Centre Provision

Support Panel

Counsellors

LAC

Child Protection (1)

Oversight of Pendarren

SEN Admissions

Pupil Premium Strategy (Inclusion)

Dean Mansfield Assistant

Headteacher

Learning and Teaching Development

Literacy Strategy

Maths Strategy

Learning & Teaching Development Team Leader

Learning and Teaching Policy & Implementation

Learning and Teaching Displays in the Classroom

Homework

Literacy Strategy and Oversight of Implementation

Maths Strategy and Oversight of Implementation

Adrian Hartley Assistant

Headteacher

Key Stage Four Coordinator

Key Stage Four Raising

Standards Leader

Careers Education & Guidance

KS4 Raising Standards Lead

PiXL

Key Stage 4 Admissions

KS4 Parent/Carers’ Evenings

Oversight of Work Experience

Key Stage 4 Options

Celebration Evening Lead

Lindsay Pinnick Assistant

Headteacher

Key Stage Three Coordinator

Key Stage Three Raising

Standards Leader

Timetabling

KS3 Raising Standards Lead

Key Stage 3 Admissions

KS3 Parent/Carers’ Evenings

Coordination of KS3 Enrichment

End Of Key Stage 3 Celebration Lead

NQTs

Student Teachers and ITTs

Timetable

Timetable Groupings

Duty Rotas

Claire Allaway Assistant

Headteacher

Behaviour for Learning

KS2-3 Transition

Mentoring Provision

Citizenship

Behaviour for Learning and Ethos overview

Pastoral Care Mentors

Family Support Worker

Rewards

Referral Room

Internal Isolation Room

Anti-bullying

Peer mentoring

KS2/3 Transition Strategy

Community Engagement & Residents

Network Learning Communities

PSA

Tristan Ashman Assistant

Headteacher

E-Learning Strategy & E-Safety Officer

Communications, Procedures & Data

Protection

Student Voice

Wider Curriculum

E-Learning Strategy and Monitoring

Liaison with ICT Services

School-learning environment (corridor displays and plasmas)

Liaison with Local Press

Internal & External School Publications & Marketing

Staff Bulletin

Legal compliance on Data & Information and Publications

Student Voice & School Council

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Nick Charlesworth Associate Assistant

Headteacher

Head of Post 16 Education

Key Stage 5 Raising Standards Leader

Alternative & Vocational

Provision

KS5 Raising Standards Lead

PiXL6

Post 16 Admissions

Post 16 Assembly rota and themes

Post 16 Parent/Carers’ Evenings

Post 16 Recruitment

Post 16 Celebration Evening Lead

Off-site alternative student provision

Steve Hatch School Business

Manager

Finance & Premises

Health and Safety

Oversight of Managed Network Service

Finance and Resources

Site / Premises/ Lets

Catering Services

Health & Safety

Support Staff

Payroll

Insurance

HR & Contractual Issues

School Journeys

Events Diary

Oversight of Cover and Staffing for absences

Governors Finance & Resources Committee

By keeping a note of the roles and responsibilities

above, I am hoping that it will make it easier for

parents to direct any queries or concerns directly to

the most appropriate person to deal with it.

Good bye and Good Luck to leaving colleagues

As always, the end of the summer term is also a time

for farewells. We are saying goodbye to a number of

staff at the end of this term.

Mrs H Hickey, our Head of Geography is leaving us to

enjoy a well earned retirement after giving 24 years

of service to the school.

Ms H Stephens is leaving after giving ten years to

Highgate Wood School’s Art department.

Mr M Rowland has been one of our Site Managers

for the past eight years, and is now moving to take

up a new appointment in another school.

Da Vinci House’s Pastoral Care Mentor, Ms W

Maclean-Jones is leaving after five years service.

Ms M McGurk (Psychology and English) and Ms S

Roberts (Science department, Deputy Head of

Seacole and temporary Acting Head of Seacole) are

leaving after four years of service.

Ms R Howard, from the PE Department, is leaving

after being at Highgate Wood School for the past

three years, and Ms M El-Damanawi and Mr A Ward

are leaving following two years of work as teachers

with our Science Department.

Ms S Johnson, in the English department, Ms R

Morgan from the Learning Support Department, Da

Vinci Pastoral Care Mentor, Ms H Palray, and

Specialist Behaviour Mentor, Ms K James are all

leaving us following one year of service.

All those who are leaving have made Highgate Wood

School a richer place and we are very grateful for

that significant contribution. We offer our very best

wishes to all for the future!

... And Finally – Thank you for your support!

I would like to thank you all again for your valued and

continued support. I wish you and your families a

pleasant summer holiday

Please remember, students return on Friday 4th

September 2015 (please double-check the start times

for each year group elsewhere in this edition of

Insight).

Regards

Patrick Cozier

Headteacher

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HOUSE LEAGUE TABLES

Top Vivo Earners

Rasheed Kamara (Yr 11)

Rawan Ataya (Yr 10)

Luke Gosling (Yr 9)

Grace Heron (Yr 8)

Lottie Ezer-Ahern (Yr 7)

Top Vivo Earners

Jordan Dowden (Yr 11)

Randal Harrison (Yr 10)

Yusufcan Kir (Yr 9)

Freya Dougan (Yr 8)

Hugo Clague (Yr 7)

Top Vivo Earners

Umer Khan (Yr 11)

Jordan Brown (Yr 10)

Jordell Percival (Yr 9)

Toby Wyckoff-Smith (Yr 8)

Adwoa Boateng (Yr 7)

The best way to predict the

future is to invent it

From caring

comes courage

Success comes from

perseverance

56,701 this year

56,697 this year

58,334 this year

As usual Haringey has a whole range of sports and

activities available for young people over the

summer break. Some will require booking, some

require payment, but the majority are free to

enter and you can turn up on the day.

Visit www.haringey.gov.uk/holidayfun

for details.

HALF TERM ACTIVITIES IN HARINGEY USEFUL WEBSITES FOR SUMMER EVENTS

We don’t expect students to spend every day of the summer holidays working on SAM Learning or BBC Bitesize revision. Below is a list of other websites that might help with ideas for the holidays, give you the chance to gain some new experiences, learn some new skills and refresh yourself so you are ready for a really successful start to the new school year in September.

Haringey Youth Space: www.youthspace.haringey.gov.uk

Haringey Shed: www.haringeyshed.org

Alexandra Palace: www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on

The Crouch End Project: www.thecrouchendproject.co.uk

Islington Advice & Information Service for Young People: www.izzy-info.com

Barracudas Activity Day Camps: www.barracudas.co.uk

Camden Council Holiday Activities: www.camden.gov.uk

The Roundhouse: www.roundhouse.org.uk/young-creatives Islington Events: events.islington.gov.uk

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YEAR 11 PRIZE WINNERS

Odeja Anderson

winner of the

Noreen Ryan Award for kindness and compassion

CELEBRATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Mr Hartley writes:

The Year 11 Celebration Evening in the Union

Chapel was an amazing event, and one that served

as a fitting tribute to a fantastic Year group.

Sinead and Patrick showed real skill as they kept

things moving and entertained the crowd, whilst

our guest speaker, the Olympic Gymnast, Louis

Smith MBE, inspired us with the story of his own

schooling and his subsequent achievements.

I would like to thank all of those who helped make

the evening such a success, but especially the Class

of 2015 who were what it was all about. They are

an extraordinary group of talented individuals and I

do wish them every success with their forthcoming

exam results and their future careers.

I do hope they all have well deserved period of

enjoyment and relaxation over the summer and

that we will see them all back at Highgate Wood

School sixth form in the new year.

Sinead Duffus and Patrick Hegarty-Morrish were the

comperes for a fantastic and memorable evening.

Our guest speaker,

Louis Smith MBE

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Our year 11 lead,

Adrian Hartley

Our Headteacher,

Patrick Cozier

Patrick Hegarty-Morrish

winner of the

4Cs Award for consideration, cooperation,

courtesy and contribution

OUR MAIN SPEAKERS

YEARBOOK AND VIDEO

The video of Celebration Evening 2015, filmed by Imogen Marks and Ijes Marshall, and edited by Imogen Marks is now available on-line. You will shortly be able to access it through the school website. You can also access it directly from http://tinyurl.com/hwsclass2015

The Class of 2015 Yearbook is currently in production and will be available on results day!

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YEAR 9 END OF KEY STAGE 3 AWARDS

Ms Pinnick writes:

We were delighted to present a number of

different awards to Year 9 students at our End of

Key Stage 3 Celebration Assembly on Friday 10th

July.

It was sometimes extremely difficult selecting

award winners, and this is testament to the high

standards of work, effort and contribution

amongst so many members of the year group.

I would like to congratulate each and every one of

you for successfully completing the Key Stage 3

part of your education, and wish you all the very

best for success in your GCSE courses.

HOUSE PRIZES

DA VINCI HEAD OF HOUSE AWARD

Stacey Slawinski (9H)

SEACOLE HEAD OF HOUSE AWARD

Maria Lyons (9T)

EDISON HEAD OF HOUSE AWARD

Scott Reidy-Martin (9S)

OTHER PRIZES

TONY BURTON SPORTS AWARD

Finn Lilburn (9T)

TUTOR 4 CS AWARDS

9H 4Cs Tutor award to: Maddie Cordery

9I 4Cs Tutor award to: Mahjaben Hussain

9G 4Cs Tutor award to: Isobel Murray

9A 4Cs Tutor award to: Rhea Patel

9T 4Cs Tutor award to: Maya Eagles

9E 4Cs Tutor award to: Mya Gomez

9W 4Cs Tutor award to: Matthew Walker

9D 4Cs Tutor award to: Holly Conroy-House

9S 4Cs Tutor award to: Sammy Ha

Subject: Computer Science

Effort Prize: Caleb Wyckoff-Smith 9I

Progress Prize: Jade Sollinger 9E

Subject: Design & Technology

Effort Prize: Maya Eagles 9T

Progress Prize: Mansoor Garcia 9G

Subject: Drama

Effort Prize: Aiesha Shallo 9S

Progress Prize: Simone Ram 9W

Subject: English

Effort Prize: Noah Stoneman 9G

Progress Prize: Amy Giles 9T

Subject: ECS

Effort Prize: Jasmine Restrepo 9S

Progress Prize: Melisa Biner 9S

Subject: Geography

Effort Prize: Ellie Broom 9S

Progress Prize: Oli Buchan 9W

Subject: History

Effort Prize: Chase Grey-Burrell 9D

Progress Prize: Eva Parfitt 9I

Subject: Modern Foreign Languages

Effort Prize: Greta Irvine 9E

Progress Prize: Imaru Lewis 9I

Subject: Music

Effort Prize: Isobel Murray 9G

Progress Prize: Noah Stoneman 9G

Subject: Maths

Effort Prize: Alex Diaferia 9T

Progress Prize: Khem Iglesis Barrull 9E SUBJECT AWARDS

Subject: Art

Effort Prize: Savannah Mundle 9A

Progress Prize: Tony Tyler 9E

Subject: Citizenship

Effort Prize: Cameron Fredericks 9T

Progress Prize: Manel Ait Mouheb 9H

Subject: PE

Effort Prize: Dimitri Christou 9I

Progress Prize: Megan Boardman 9E

Subject: Science

Effort Prize: Khem Iglesis Barrull 9E

Progress Prize: Iman Balit 9W

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MESSAGE FROM OUR FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

Meltem Erbil writes:

I am the Family Support Worker at Highgate Wood

School and my role is to help parents and carers

create a home environment that complements the

school’s work in encouraging learning, valuing high

achievement and preparing students for post-

secondary education or a successful career.

If you have any school-related concerns about your

child, it is always best to discuss these with their

form tutor or House Team, as they will know your

child and can work with you to address or resolve

any issues. However, sometimes there are other

problems that parents or carers need help with. I

am here to listen and offer support. I know that all

families are unique with different experiences,

achievements and struggles. If I can’t help directly,

I am able to signpost or refer parents and carers to

appropriate support.

Here are just some examples of the things I can

help or assist with:

Providing regular communication with classroom

teachers

Suggesting strategies to use at home to support

your child’s learning

Mental or physical health issues

Maintaining punctuality and good attendance

Supporting parents and carers to ‘get involved’

with school life

Housing and money worries

Family relationship problems

Bereavement and loss

New starts and settling in

Training, education and employment

Parenting skills

I can meet with you in school, visit you at home or

see you elsewhere.

If you would like to contact me, I am available

during term time, on 020 8342 7970 ext.275 or by

email: mer@hws.haringey.sch.uk.

I will not be available in the first few weeks of the

new term, but will be in school full-time from the

beginning of October.

I would also like to take this opportunity to wish

you a very happy and restful summer holiday.

100% ATTENDANCE

Lucian Afford (7D)

Kamran Andrew Morris (7D)

Surajudeen Ayinde (7E)

Emmanuel Bonket (7T)

Ned Canton Perry (7T)

Joe Ewbank (7D)

Lottie Ezer-Ahern (7H)

Zak Fowler (7D)

Atya Hamilton (7G)

Alland Hemerashid (7A)

Sabine Kikuchi-House (7W)

Trycia Manzeke (7T)

Sinead Newland (7I)

Trong Nguyen (7W)

Paris Reid (7H)

Sophia Urumova (7W)

Jack Walker (7G)

Arishma Baig (8T)

Olivia Birkett (8A)

Rory Butler (8A)

Holly Carter (8E)

Nina Corney (8G)

Dilara Kasapoglu (8I)

Natalie Manoharan (8E)

Zaynah Sarwar (8H)

Elliot Walker (8H)

Cj Williams (8D)

Name (Reg)

Holly Hart (9I)

Ceyda Karayigit (9W)

Can Keles (9S)

Isobel Murray (9G)

James Sweeney (9S)

Amanda Williams (9A)

Kimmone Williams (9H)

Good attendance and punctuality is vital for

success at school. Lots of studies show that school

absence leads to really significant drops in

attainment, with students who have poor

attendance achieving much lower grades in their

exams than if they had attended more regularly.

Congratulations to the Key Stage 3 students below

who did not missed a single day of school this year.

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BATTLEFIELDS TRIP POSTPONES

Ms Georgiades writes:

Due to ongoing strike action in Calais we were

unable to go on our trip to the Battlefields of Ypres.

We were very disappointed about this, as were

many of our students.

The trip has been rescheduled for Tuesday 15th

September. We hope to have an enriching and

rewarding day out in the new term

HIGHGATE WOOD SCHOOL SCHOLARS

Ms Birnie writes:

Twenty-four Year 12 students have embarked on

the Scholars Programme this year. Students

travelled to Keble College, Oxford University to get

a taste of university life at a top university,

attending tutorials with PhD students.

This year’s topics include Funny Feminist comics,

Fracking and Shale Gas and Benefits of a Healthy

Life Style. As part of the programme students

attend tutorials at Highgate Wood and are then

required to submit a 2,500 word essay over the

summer at an undergraduate level.

Scholars is a challenging programme, but is a great

opportunity for students to get experience of

university study and enables students to get a head

start on their personal statement for their UCAS

applications to Russell Group Universities.

On June 23rd, Year 8 attempted another trip to

France after the disappointment of not making it to

Bruges last year. Everyone on the coaches was ex-

cited to be on the trip. All the way to the Dover fer-

ry there was a great atmosphere but we arrived at

Dover only to find that there were strikes in Calais,

meaning we wouldn't be able to cross the Channel.

Everyone was extremely disappointed.

Instead we went to the beach at Margate. We all

enjoyed splitting off into groups visiting the beach,

the Old Town, the shops and the arcade. We all

had a great time despite never making it to France.

MARGATE (SUR LA MER)

DRAMA CLUBS

Ms Crook writes:

I would like to thank all those involved in our outreach

work with local primary schools this year. It has been

hugely welcomed and a great success.

From next year we are going to be building on our

successes within the school, with a new drama club

for Years 7 and 8 and a Drama Transitions Project for

Year 9 and 10.

The Transitions Project will embark on a range of

projects, working on both devised and text based

performance. It will also work in conjunction with

outside practitioners and agencies.

Details will be available in September.

Please look on the Drama noticeboard in the Drum.

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Mr Key writes:

Edison House’s Brandon Abraham in 8W is getting

more and more recognition as a serious contender

for world class Formula 1 racing.

Brandon (8W) has just beaten adults as well as

juniors to win the indoor karting Team Sport

London League. Such was his dominance during

the competition that on the last race he lapped the

second place driver five times.

Brandon is now also competing in outdoor karting,

already winning several novice trophies.

Well done Brandon!

BRANDON’S RACE TRIUMPH LITERARY SUCCESSES

Ms Harding writes:

In May, we selected three

Year 8 stories to go to the

Historical Association, as

part of their Historical

fiction writing competition.

It is a competition that is open to students from all

over the world.

The history department was delighted to receive

the news that Isabel Pountney's story has been

selected to win a prize.

As a winner Isabel will receive £25 plus a

paperweight and the school will receive a years'

Historical Association membership. Winning

stories will also be published on the Historical

Association's website.

We have also heard that Isabel won a literary

award at the recent Crouch End Festival. Clearly

she is an exceptional individual with a significant

literary talent..

Well done and congratulations, Isabel.

WANT TO LEARN MANDARIN?

Ms Lacroix writes:

Next year we may have the opportunity for some

students to learn Mandarin as an extra-curricular

opportunity.

The course would not be geared to GCSE or any

examination but designed to be a practical

introduction to speaking and using the language. It

will give students some spoken Mandarin and,

with luck, the enthusiasm to carry on with

Mandarin study in the future..

If you are interested please let me know at the

beginning of the new academic year.

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AMY EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW

Ms Daws-Knowles writes:

AS and A2 Media Studies students had the

fantastic experience of seeing an exclusive pre-

view of the acclaimed film about Amy Winehouse:

Amy. They also had the opportunity to take part in

a Question and Answer sessions with the film’s

director, Asif Kapadia

Thanks to Into Film who organised this event at

the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley.

Thanks to Barbara Lewis and Ed Harlow for

supporting us on the trip. If you haven't seen it go

buy a ticket!

Mr Robertson writes:

Is there anything wrong with this picture? For the

50+ students who have attended one of our

meetings this half term, the answer would be a

resounding 'no'. However, they all understood why

that question had to be asked - because the toys

that society expects boys and girls to play with also

reflect attitudes about how they are expected to

behave, first as children, but then as adults. The

girls who attended our meetings were very clear

that they shouldn't grow up in a society where a

toy cookery set is a gift for a girl, whereas a

chemistry set is something for boys. They explained

how the decisions made by toy manufacturers

didn't reflect the reality of their lives, and they

understood how restrictive such stereotypes were

for their own ambitions. Finally, they rejected the

idea that doing something 'like a girl' should mean

inferiority to boys or men. They were very clear

that their feminism was simply about equality.

It has been a busy half term for our feminist

groups. Whilst our students in years 7 - 9 have had

their first introduction to feminism, our year 10

students have moved on to discussing feminist

activism on Twitter & Tumblr and how to safely air

their views in a sometimes hostile social media.

Meanwhile, we were honoured to be chosen by

Sociologists at the Institute of Education & Cardiff

University for a research project into perceptions

of gender, which involved interviewing a range of

students in years 8 & 9.

I would like to thank every student who has

attended our feminist groups this year - we have

now been successful in holding meetings for every

year group - and I look forward to seeing you all

next year.

HWS FEMINISTS

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Mr Bomani writes:

Highgate Wood Sports day at White Hart Lane

Community Sports Centre saw some excellent

performances and participation from our KS3

students. One record was broken by a tremendous

run from Roland Somogyi in 7W. He completed the

800m in a speedy 1.27.31 beating a school record

that had lasted 6 years.

Bella Holohan of 8S was another notable performer

who came close to breaking the school 200m

record. She achieved a personal best of 29.35.

Well done to Mr Talbert and his relay team for

winning the staff relay with Mr Cozier’s team

coming second. Mr Cozier has assured all of us that

had there been another 10 meters, he would have

caught Mr Talbert!

Well done to all who cheered, supported and

participated on the day, it was a great advert to the

team spirit and sporting talent we have at Highgate

Wood School.

A special thank you also goes out to our Year 10

GCSE PE and Year 12 BTEC students who helped on

the day.

SPORTS DAY 2015

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Mr Robertson writes:

On 9th and 10th July, Highgate Wood School sent a

delegation of 16 students to the Global Classrooms

Model UN conference at Mulberry School for Girls.

The conference topic was global security, with

committees debating everything from the dangers

posed by ISIL and Boko Haram to education in post-

conflict zones, counter terrorism, human rights and

the Ebola outbreak.

For Ms Sayer and I, the conference gave us the

chance to watch with delight at the mature,

committed and creative performances put on by

our delegates. We marvelled at how Gloria and

Laura bossed their committee and how Alex stuck

firmly to his country's unpopular positions. We

were enthused by Eleanor's passion & solutions-

based approach, by Eva and Kate's grace under

pressure, by Ruby's professionalism and by

Martha's persistence. Furthermore we were frankly

astonished by Isabel, who at one point seemed to

have politely organised her committee single-

handedly, making sure every delegate had a job to

do and no one was left out. In the five years I have

been involved in Model UN, it was one of the best

performances I have seen.

Highgate Wood won 7 awards in total and were

narrowly pipped to the title of Best Delegation, but

we are in no doubt about the quality of their

contributions, the hard work they put in and the

way they embodied the school's values throughout.

For our Year 10 students, this will be their last

school conference as delegates. Whilst I hope they

will continue to attend conferences as part of our

MODEL UN - GLOBAL CLASSROOMS

sixth form, I also want to thank them for the way

they have supported each other and the

programme so magnificently over the years. For

the Year 8 and 9 students who are at the beginning

of their MUN journey, I am left with great

excitement about what they are capable of in the

future.

Gabriel Brown

Sina Nafissi

Eva Parfitt (Award)

Kate Owen

Gloria Coles (Award)

Laura Moss (Award)

Charlie Newbold

Ruby Neal (Award)

Isabel Pountney (Award)

Jake Canton-Perry

Eleanor Jones (Award)

Iola Elson

Alex Harris

Emmy Budis

Martha White (Award)

Lily Roberts

Congratulations to you all. It was a hugely

impressive achievement.

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APPS FOR GOOD AWARD WINNERS

In June, our Head of Computer Science, Mr Talbert,

and Year 9 students Nancy Levy-Vegh (9A) and

Rhea Patel (9A) were each presented with an

award at the Annual Apps for Good Awards for

Teacher of the Year and Fellow of the Year.

It was one year exactly when Nancy and Rhea

competed in the finals of the Apps for Good

awards where they unfortunately did not win their

category. The girls did not see this as a failure but a

start of something big and they were awarded as

fellow of the Year for this.

They entered their WaterWorks app idea into

several competitions. Reaching the finals of the

Appathon competition where University of

Edinburgh students created their app as part of a

hackathon and they were presented with an award

for their app by the Speaker of the House of

Commons John Bercow at the Houses of

Parliament.

In addition to receiving an award at the Appathon

competition they reached the second stage the

Inspiriting Digital Enterprise Awards (iDEA) and

taking part in various Apps for Good projects to

help develop the fellows programme for hundreds

of Apps for Good fellows.

Mr Talbert received the Teacher of the Year award

for his hard work and dedication to the promotion

of promoting computer science to girls and the

work of Apps for Good.

Through his hard work he has met the Prime

Minister, David Cameron; appeared on BBC News,

participated in talks, TeachMeets, video interviews

and inspiring an array of students from his past and

present with one of his former students wining an

Every Woman award for her work in technology at

the age of 15.

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Mr Talbert writes:

In June, 20 Year 7 students took part in the filming

for the BBC Learning videos and tutorials for the

launch of the BBC’s new micro:bit computer.

The BBC micro:bit is a micro-computer aimed at

getting young students ready to code from an early

age which the BBC will be giving every Year 7

student in the country for free later this year.

It was an intense day of filming with the computer

science department even taking part in a bit of

acting for the videos which will be seen by schools

across the country as a guide and introduction to

how to use the micro:bit computers in their

schools.

Mr Talbert writes: On the 9th July, the computer science department ran an enrichment day for all Year 10 students. It was a jam packed day, full of different activities, where students were given the opportunity to experience different aspects of computer science delivered by organisation from across the country as well as members of our own team.

BBC micro:bit VIDEO

Mr Talbert writes: In July, 45 Year 7 students were treated to a special treat for their good behaviour and hard work this year with a trip to this year’s Rock Assembly at Wembley Arena. During the day they were treated to a futures fair where organisations like British Airways, Coca-Cola, Facebook, and PricewaterhouseCoopers had stalls and provided the students with careers advice and information about job opportunities in their organisations. Later the students were treated to a concert with performances from Rizzle Kicks, Melissa Steel, M.O., Maverick Sabre, Rebecca James, Example and surprise guest Krept & Konan. It was an exciting day that all of the students enjoyed and one that they truly deserved for their good behaviour and hard work.

ROCK ASSEMBLY 2015

YEAR 10 COMPUTER SCIENCE ENRICHMENT DAY

Our visitors included Hack Lab, Little Miss Geek, Stemettes, Freeformers and HG Education. Workshops ranged from creating Minecraft mods, robotics, app prototyping, website design and talks from leading women in technology. Students enjoyed the day and experienced a different side of computer science that they did not expect.

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THE WORK OF ENGINEERS

Daimante Adeniyi and Fahmida Islam write:

On Wednesday 24th June sixty Year 9 girls got to

experience the life of an engineer. Ms El-

Damanawi organised this trip to the London

Transport Museum because she felt that there

wasn’t many women engineers out there and

wanted us to try new things.

On the day we were given activities to complete,

one of which was to build a train track that allowed

you to transport an egg safely from one side to

another without dropping it. We also got involved

in a scavenger hunt and met and interviewed two

Engineering Ambassadors.

The ambassadors, Dylan Jonas and Melanie Ogden,

both worked in the Department of Civil

Engineering. They said that the favourite part of

their job was being part of building something in

the area they live in, and knowing that it will be

there long after they are gone and that their work

will be remembered.

Overall it was a good day and we are really grateful

that the London transport museum has allowed us

to gain a better understanding about engineering

and being an engineer.

CENTRE OF THE CELL AT HWS

Sophia Doncheff writes:

Thirty Year 8 students are working on a research

project with a group called Centre of the Cell that

includes scientists from Queen Mary University,

London.

The project will help us learn about air pollution but

also help develop wider knowledge. It will involve

us in practical activities. We will need to take

samples of our saliva and urine. Being a part of the

project means that we can help researchers to

understand why, what and how different air

pollutions enter our body and how it can affect us.

Although they will take some personal samples

from us, it cannot be traced directly back to us at all

so our privacy is protected. But it is a unique

opportunity to help answer a scientific question,

develop scientific research and to work closely with

a group of professional scientists.

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BIG BANG SCIENCE FAIR

Phoebe Bennett writes:

I was one of a hundred year 10 students who

travelled across London to visit The Big Bang Science

Fair.

It was full of a range of activities where we learnt

lots of different scientific facts alongside useful

information about how science is used in everyday

life, as well as in careers.

In the exhibits we were shown a range of things,

such as how iPad cameras could be used to monitor

heart rates of people from small changes in their

skin colour, how to robotically draw miniature

drawings of big objects, as well as a hands on exhibit

showing how ultrasound can be used to help see

parts of a foetus.

In one exhibit we were shown how to use

newspaper to make strong structures such as a

throne for three people to sit on (with cup holders),

and hats. On other stalls some of my braver

students stroked snakes, whilst others took it a

step further and ate bugs!

The location of the fair, at Westminster Kingsway

College, also showed how science can be used in

innovative ways. There were automatic hand gel

dispensers on most door handles so that each time

a door was pulled you couldn’t help but stay clean;

a really clever idea!

Some students took part in Crime Scene

investigation (CSI) workshops, whilst others took

part in career sessions with ‘The Stemettes’. I

really enjoyed a creative workshop which involved

making natural hair oil and an Aloe Vera face mask,

which looked into the science behind cosmetic

products.

Overall the Big Bang Fair was a great experience

and I look forward to more next year!

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Hannah Crabb-Krivine writes:

With the ambition to inspire more young female

individuals to get involved with science, the

science department at Highgate Wood School

headed by Ms Michael and Mr Brennan, took 25

girls to the Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal

Society.

The day was an exciting mixture of interactive

demonstrations, activity stations and picnicking in

the park during our lunch break. The trip provided

an excellent insight into the complicated world of

science and those who are part of it. The

scientists were truly passionate about their

subject. We were able to talk to the researchers

about their work; subjects included

nanotechnology, archaeological equipment,

medical applications of electrically conductive

materials and photon computers. Representatives

from across the world’s leading universities such

as Cambridge and UCL explained to us recent

discoveries that could shape the future. I can

safely say that we were all in awe of one stall

which showed a material that could be torn apart

and with just a small amount of pressure re-gain

its original structure without losing strength. We

even got to meet Professor Brian Cox.

The visit gave us an opportunity to see the wider

applications of science and careers in technology.

SUMMER SCIENCE EXHIBITION TEACHING SCIENCE

Ms Andreas writes

This term students from 7G, 7E and 7T took part in

a very exciting opportunity of running gopher

science workshops to primary school students.

The Year 7s were trained to deliver practicals and

explain the key concepts as they carried out the

work.

It really showed the talent of our students, as well

as revealing their firm grasp of scientific knowledge

and ideas. Some of them also showed themselves

to be born teachers.

Said Jack Walker (7G) “It was great fun as we were

able to work with young children”, whilst Joseph

Screen (7G) commented: “I enjoyed teaching the

primary school pupils scientific skills. They were

very enthusiastic and wanted to understand why

things happen”.

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Ms Ronay writes:

Twenty Year 8 English students went to the Art

house Cinema in Crouch End as a reward for their

excellent class work and effort in their English

lessons this year.

The students saw a private screening of the

acclaimed film” Mr Holmes” starring Ian Mc Kellen

and Laura Linney.

The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired

Holmes living in a Sussex village with his

housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he

finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old

case. Holmes’s memory isn't what it used to be, so

he only remembers fragments of the case: a

confrontation with an angry husband, a secret

bond with his beautiful but unstable wife…

The students were treated to a selection of sweet

and savoury pop-corn. It was a lovely afternoon

and a fitting film to consolidate the Detective

Fiction the students had been studying this term.

MR HOLMES VISIT

Tyler Zabel 8H

Zac Johnson 8H

Grace Heron 8I

Nino Geliashvilli 8G

Rebecca Manoharan 8G

Marwan Benamer 8G

Leyla Osman 8G

Erica Watkin 8A

Charlie Newbold 8A

Ella Reynolds 8A

Natalie Manoharan 8E

Jem Clift 8E

Agnes Szabo 8W

Day Robinson 8W

Honor Beeby 8D

Heaven Myers 8D

Connor Haynes 8S

Toby Wyckoff Smith 8S

Jake Milligan 8D

Hugh Thomas 8D

Mr Grimmett writes:

Over the past few months we have been working

alongside a school in South Carolina on a project

focusing on Youth Culture. We have produced

videos for each other, learnt about each other’s

slang words and discussed our local areas.

As part of this project we visited central London to

video, photograph and learn about our city from

the perspective of a tourist.

We took a tour bus and saw London’s historical

and cultural sites. We discovered, amongst many

other facts, that Oxford Street has 1.5 miles of

shops to that there is a war memorial dedicated to

the animals that died. We took a ride on the

London Eye, of which Anna Jevons (8H) wrote,

despite have a dislike to heights, "that she'd "never

forget the spell bounding view" as we reached the

top; we even managed to locate Ally Pally on the

horizon and waved to you all!

After our London Eye experience we took a walk

past Big Ben toward Trafalgar Square via Downing

Street. We did not see David Cameron but we had

a chat with the police guarding the front gates.

Isobel Poutney began to interview them about

what their job was like as well as which were their

favourite TV shows.

Iola Elson and Grace Helon summed the day up by

saying it was 'inspirational' and that they "had the

best day ever.” Everyone enjoyed having the

opportunity to take videos from the London Eye,

walking around their city as well as learning about

the history of London on the tour bus.

We look forward to showing you the finished video

in September. A new project with an American

and Belgian school will begin from September.

LONDON YOUTH CULTURE VISIT

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Alessandra Drakovic GCSE Art

Gazel Guvenc AS Art

Gazel Guvenc AS Art Jamie Alcantara AS Art

TRIUMPHS IN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Mr Astrop

This has been a vintage year for the Art and

Photography department.

For those who were able to attend the GCSE or A

Level exhibitions you will already be aware of the

extraordinarily high standard of so much of the

work that has been produced. Students should be

rightly proud of their achievements, and we do

hope they receive recognition in their work in their

examination grades.

Here are a few of the highlights from the year’s

shows.

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ART STUDENT DESTINATIONS

Ruby Clarke A2 Photography Tai Pham A2 Art

Freya Everest AS Art

This year we are once again proud

that a large number of our cohort

will be continuing to use their

creative skills to inform their future

career choices and will be taking

Art & Design or Photography at

Foundation Degree level. Some of

our students have already received

firm offers. Congratulations to Tai

Pham (Cass/Westminster), Amy

Harrall (Ravensbourne/LCC), Olivia

Rickarby (Ravensbourne), Joe

Vickerstaff (Ravensbourne/LCC/

Working Mens), Conrad Lee

(Ravensbourne/LCC/Working

Mens), Sonia Martinelli

(Loughborough/Plymouth), Lauren

Foy (Ravensbourne), and Oscar

Rowell (Leeds/Bournemouth/

Reading).

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THE UNIQUE

CLASS OF 2015

LEAVERS’ DAY

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Mr Talbert writes: In July, three Year 7 students Clara Klein-French (7I),

Noah Leigh (7I) and Willow Miller-Teece (7I)

competed against nine other teams from across the

country in the Kodu Kup 2015 finals at Microsoft

headquarters in Reading.

Their game idea StarStrike Elite was one of the ten

finalist out of hundreds of entries that were present

to judges on the day and although they did not win

they had a fantastic experience having a guided tour

around the Microsoft complex and meeting

Minecraft YouTube star ‘Solly The Kid’.

Mr Talbert writers:

We have been doing some fantastic work this year

and we have not limited our expertise to just

Highgate Wood School but our local primary

schools with the Digital Schoolhouse. The Digital

Schoolhouse programme has been setup by the

UKie the trading body for the UK’s wider games and

interactive entertainment industry and funded by

the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

The Computer Science Department teachers and

pupils from Coleridge Primary School were given

the opportunity to feature in an online video to

promote one of the workshops “Code Kingdoms”.

The video will be shown on the Digital Schoolhouse

YouTube page and also feature videos featuring Mr

Talbert and Mr Cozier.

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HARINGEY BOOK AWARDS

Ms Ereira writes:

On July 7th a group of Year 7

students travelled to Heartlands

School for the awards ceremony of

the Haringey Children’s Book Award.

Author Daniel Whelan gave a truly inspiring speech.

He talked about the transformative power of

books, using the image of the mirror as an analogy

for reading. Just as in the Greek myth of Medusa, it

can help us to destroy monsters. It reflects us and

reverses the world around us. Stories are ‘little

beams of light that tell you something new about

yourself’. ‘I read,’ he said, ‘to see the world around

me distorted and reflected’.

He said that those who find reading hard or scary

have simply not found the right book yet. When

you do, he said, you will be changed for life.

Gill Lewis, author of shortlisted book Scarlet Ibis,

also spoke. She talked about how she had found

reading hard as a child, and how reading illustrated

books like Tintin eventually engaged her with

reading. Her greatest regret is all the time she

spent not reading and all the books she missed out

on as a child. Her advice: Don’t turn your back on

books. Read and persist.

Finally Piers Torday, author of another shortlisted

book, The Dark Wild, talked about the

environmental concerns that underpin his trilogy of

books.

And finally… drum roll… the votes were counted

and Scarlet Ibis was announced as the winner of

the first Haringey Children’s Book Award.

Ms Ereira writes:

On 2nd and 3rd of July, book club members visited

Coleridge Primary School to read to children in the

infant school. Students had practised reading their

chosen picture books aloud before the visit, which

meant they were well prepared and able to hold

the little ones’ attention. It was genuinely

impressive to see how well they engaged the

children in the stories. There was plenty of

laughter and lots of rapt expressions on little faces.

It was a really enjoyable experience for everyone,

big and small.

TRIP TO COLERIDGE PRIMARY

Ms Ereira writes:

On 22nd June the LRC hosted a live streaming of

the Carnegie Awards Ceremony, which was taking

place in the British Library. The book group had

been reading as many of the shortlisted books as

possible, and many of us had strong feelings about

which book should win.

The winning book was Buffalo Soldier, which

pleased some but not all. I managed to capture

some of the reactions to the announcement, and

you can see quite a range of emotions!

CARNEGIE WINNER ANNOUNCED

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SKYPE CHAT WITH GILL LEWIS

7A Louis Ashworth Gloria Kelly Joe Bruce Klodian Mustali 7AE Berkan Kisa Adam Lloyd Ozlem Incedal 7D Joe Ewbank Sylvie Keen 7E Aaron Bell Carlias Simeone-Murrells 7G Joseph Screene Naima Boukhemal 7H Lottie Ezer-Ahern Caitlin Gillespie 7I Matthew Free Toni Mallon Willow Miller-Teece 7S Max Hanson Laurie Taylor 7T Samuel Marks Alabama Cawley Libby Fowler Guerin

7W Sophie Gill Joshua Kingston 8A Lily Wallace Ella Reynolds 8D Billie-Jo Hayden Zackhala Francis 8E Jem Clift Natalie Manoharan 8G Rebecca Manoharan Nino Geliashvili 8H Amy Davis Isabel Pountney 8I Ella Phillips Iola Elson 8S Jeannie Coles Euan Escott 8T Sophia Doncheff Terry Johnson 8W Rico Fergus Cameron Destouche

Congratulations to our top accelerated readers

who have received their AR Certificate.

STAR READERS

Ms Ereira writes:

On June 4th the book group had a virtual author

visit in the form of a Skype chat with Gill Lewis,

author of Scarlet Ibis. Scarlet Ibis is shortlisted for

the Haringey Children’s Book Award and has been

thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who has read it

here.

Gill has a particular love of animals, and used to

work as a vet. Her very large dog tried to muscle in

on the Skype call half way through, to a chorus of

‘ahhhh!’ from the students here in the LRC.

She talked about how she draws on people she

knows for inspiration in her writing. She also spoke

about how hard she found reading and writing as a

child, and how she had never imagined that she

would become an author as she found spelling and

grammar so intimidating. Her favourite book

growing up was Paul Gallico’s The Snow Goose.

Buffalo Soldier by Tany Landman was

inspired by the true story of

former slave Cathy Williams. She

was the only known African-

American woman to enlist in the

US army, under the guise of a

man, serving for three years

before her true identity was

discovered.

The book is this year’s winner of the prestigious

Carnegie Medal. The judges commented: “We were

particularly impressed with how Buffalo Soldier

explored what it means to be truly free: the

evolving idea of freedom is an essential part of this

gripping, often traumatic book.”

THE LRC RECOMMENDS….

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Friday 4th September

at 10:35 am (finishing at 1:45 pm) for Year 7

at 2:10 pm for Year 8 —11

It will be Week 1

* Term starts for students

SPRING 2016

Monday 4th Jan

15th – 19th Feb

Thurs 24th March

Term Starts

Half term break

Term Ends

AUTUMN 2015

Friday 4th Sept

26th—30th Oct

Friday 18th Dec

Term Starts*

Half term break

Term Ends

SUMMER 2016

Mon 11th April

30th May – 3rd June

Friday 22nd July

Term Starts

Half term break

Term Ends

Post 16 Results Day Thursday 13th August

INSET DAY Thursday 3rd September

School breaks up for half term Friday 23rd October

GCSE Results Day & 6th Form Enrolment Thursday 20th August

Bank Holiday Monday 31st August

Term Begins for students Friday 4th September

Year 7 Enrichment day Friday 11th September

Welcome evening for Year 12 Parents Tuesday 15th September

Welcome evening for Year 10 Parents Monday 21st September