Events Newsletter September 2017

Parents of children in our Reception and Kindergarten classes are welcome to attend an informative Phonics workshop. 

Prepare your tastebuds for an Italian pizza making adventure.

All pupils will celebrate Harvest Festival.

A variety of activities designed to encourage pupils and staff to showcase their languages and learn a few phrases in those with which they are not familiar.

European Day Of Languages

Year 3 will go on an 'Island Adventure' at Dame B's.

Year 5 will 'Go Wild' at Latham Road in Cambridge

We invite you to attend our Back to School - Parent Workshop to experience how we support learning in school through digital means and to help you ‘get to grips’ with our evergreen apps and understanding how Google Classroom works.

For parents with children in Years 3 and up it will have a similar format to sessions we have run in previous years. Look out for the information that will make its way home and reply to confirm your attendance. 

Mental maths strategies and resources to help parents support their children's learning in school and at home.

Year 3 - An Island Adventure (Dame B's)

A day of thinking skills and team building challenges; can your group survive and escape from your desert island?

Year 5 - 'Go Wild!' (Latham Road)

Year 5’s collaboration day will be hosted by the Junior School. The theme is outdoor learning. We will be using natural materials to create artwork, exploring the SPF nature reserve at Latham Road, getting to know each other by playing team building games, singing around the campfire and toasting marshmallows!

We will also have lunch at the Senior School and have a tour, taking in the amazing new building as well as other facilities in the school.

The aims of the day are  to  make new friends, learn about native wildlife and plants as well as developing design skills away from the classroom - no pre-prepared art materials here!

A production of Roald Dahl’s revolting rhyme Jack and the Beanstalk. 

To reserve tickets, please contact the School Office.

In this week's music lessions pupils will be performing to each other. They will play instruments or recorder pieces, or sing class songs.  

As languages and cultural understanding in the world today are more important than ever, we will be embracing every opportunity to share our love for language learning. In the Senior School we are celebrating the European Day of Languages in many different ways this year.

There will be a House Quiz on Friday 22 Sept testing students on their knowledge of various languages across the world. 

On the actual day, Tuesday 26 September, we have an alumna, Gwen Clayton, giving an assembly to share with us where languages have taken her. Learning vocabulary and grammar does pay off! There will be a multilingual treasure hunt across the Senior School site and the annual competitive search for the most multi-lingual member of staff (both teaching and non-teaching). The ML dept will be taking over the student blog and putting it into different languages. There will be a few other surprises during the day as well! 

The RS and Philosophy department presents: Professor Keith Ward, Professorial Research Fellow, Heythrop College, London and former Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford.

For Year 11 and 6th Form RS and Philosophy students.

Year 7 students are off to Grafham Water Centre for a two-and-a-half day residential Adventure Learning trip involving water sports, climbing, and a variety of games and other outdoor activities.

It is a key part of our induction programme with the new Year 7s working in teams, enjoying exciting challenges and generally breaking the ice with each other. It provides an ideal opportunity for students to get to know each other and try their hand at something completely new.

Before London 2012 Stratford was one of the most deprived areas in London. However the £9 billion ploughed into the London Olympics regenerated the area and created a thriving commercial hub. On Thursday 5 October our Year 11s will be visiting Stratford to investigate this through fieldwork.

This year marks the 250th Anniversary of the death of the German composer Georg Philipp Telemann. 

On 9 October, at 19.30 in the School Hall, some of our chamber music groups and soloists will perform a concert of his music, and Dr Dexter-Mills will talk about his life and compositions.

Everyone is welcome and no tickets are needed. If your son or daughter is performing in this concert they will be given further details shortly.

You are warmly invited to a relaxed and informal tour of the new building between 16.00 and 18.00 on Friday 13 October or Wednesday 18 October.
 

A new club for students and staff. All levels of ability are welcome to attend.

Contact Dr S Tustin to register your interest.

An opportunity for students to hear some of UK's leading academics lecture on topics related to Classical Civilization, Latin and / or Greek A Level courses. 

The Study Days are hosted by the Classics Faculty and give an excellent opportunity to experience learning in a university setting.

Members of the Classics Department will be going too, so there will be maximum opportunity for students to make the most of the lectures by following up with discussion in class too.

Elevate Education will run their highly successful study skills programmes with all students.

The workshops and seminars aim to:

• Improve student performance
• Achieve behavioural change
• Encourage students to use and apply skills

Year 12 students will attend the first of three workshops for this year covering:

• Utilising the syllabus to frame study
• Structuring and reviewing organised notes
• Conceptual learning to develop deep understanding
• Utilising practice exam papers
• Standing out through independent learning

Year 13 students will attend a workshop covering:

• Techniques for self motivating
• The role of belief and self-efficacy in performance
• Developing a growth mindset
• Increasing motivation through goal attachment
• Breaking goals into manageable tasks and deadlines

USA College Day is the largest US university event in Europe.    150 US universities will exhibit at this free-to-attend event for prospective undergraduates, parents and teachers. 

Students interested in attending should contact: Dr Mark Woodward

'Multiple Mini' is a progressive style of interview now used by many universities in their selection process and is one of many activities laid on by the our Medsoc Society.

In addition to their standard interview prep, Year 13 students will be challenged by a variety of ‘stations’ to help them prepare for the mathematics, ethics, dexterity, memory, empathy and communication skills that are key to achieving the successful applications we are familiar with.

Year 13 students will debate questions surrounding the topic of 'peace' with other local 6th Form teams. 

Drama students have been invited to attend a workshop with theatre company Gecko.

At our annual 6th Form Cabaret the Old Library in college will be transformed for one glorious night only into a glittering jazz club.

Tickets available at 6th Form reception:

• Adults - £5.00
• Concessions - £2.50

All proceeds from the evening will go to Alzheimer's Research UK.