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Issue 9: 13th November 2015
On Monday this week the Music Faculty staged
their Autumn Concert in the SandPit Theatre. It was a
wonderful display of music from different genres with
many exceptional performances. One of the real pleasures of the Autumn Concert is that we start to see new
students involved, and can follow their progress in
music throughout the year at each successive concert. I
would like to congratulate all the students involved and
offer a very big thank you to Ms Stothard and the music
staff for preparing this concert.
This week we have been preparing students for
Remembrance Day. Mr Leat, Director of Learning for
History delivered some wonderful assemblies and the
whole school gathered at the front of the school to mark
the occasion with a two minute silence. James Allen in
Year 11 played the Last Post in what was a very moving event. I would like to thank all the students for being so respectful.
Next week, we are delighted to welcome two very
special visitors to the school, Mr Jallow who is the principal of Farafenni Senior Secondary High School together with the Chair of Governors, Mrs Kinteh. As a
reminder, we have developed a very strong link with
Farafenni Senior Secondary High School in the Gambia, West Africa. The link is now in its seventh year
during which time there have been annual trips of staff,
and more recently students between the two schools.
The link is primarily a curriculum link to support the
development of teaching and learning across the two
institutions, but we have also been involved in some
support work including the construction of a large hall
at the school. Next spring a group of eleven students
and three staff will travel to Farafenni to formally open
this new building, and to celebrate this wonderful new
facility in the Gambia. I would like to thank Mrs Lyons
for starting this important international link and overseeing all of the trips.
Those who have been to the school this week will
have noticed the latest building work to improve main
reception. Whilst this work is going on, main reception
has been re-located to D-block. New signage is up to
show you the way.
Alan Gray
Headteacher
Sandringham School Academy Trust
Registered in England No. 07523557
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DIARY DATES
Tues 17 Nov
Thurs 19 Nov
19-25 Nov
Fri 20 Nov
Fri 20 Nov
Tues 24 Nov
Weds 25 Nov
Thurs 26 Nov
Fri 27 Nov
30/11 - 11/12
Tues 1 Dec
Weds 2 Dec
Weds 2 Dec
Thurs 3 Dec
Sat 5 Dec
7 - 11 Dec
Weds 9 Dec
Thurs 10 Dec
PTC - Yr 13 - 4 - 7pm
Scrooge - 7pm, SandPit
Library Book Fair
Fo$S Quiz Night, 7.30pm until late, Main hall
Year 9 - The Somme Battlefields Trip
House Maths Competition, 3.15pm in the SandPit
LRD appointments start at 4pm
LRD Day
Occasional Day
Trial Year 11 exams
Matilda trip, Cambridge Theatre, 5.15pm leave
Year 12 Applied Science trip to GSK - 8.30 - 1pm
PTC - Yr 12 - 4 - 7pm
International Evening - 7pm in the SandPit
Fo$S Christmas Extravaganza, 11 - 3pm
Year 7 theme week
A2 Devised Drama performance - 6.00pm - The SandPit
House Choreography - 3pm - The SandPit
Word of the Week
I is for … inertia (noun)
1. A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
The bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of
government
2. PHYSICS
A property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion, unless that state is
changed by an external force.
The power required to overcome friction and the
inertia of the moving parts.
Payments to the school
We appreciate at times that the process for payments at the
school may be confusing so we are working on streamlining the process and moving the majority of payments to
ParentPay. From time to time this may not be possible but
we will endeavour to do so in most cases.
We will therefore be sending reminders of logon details,
for those parents that have not activated their ParentPay
account, with your child’s report when they are distributed
next week. If you have activated your account but need a
reminder of your login details then please contact Ros Ellis in the Finance team.
Also for the first time we will be moving the payment for
Christmas Lunch to ParentPay. We hope this will be easier for parents and avoid any confusion as to whether their
son/daughter’s lunch has been paid for.
Julia Shaw
Business Manager
Headteacher’s Commendations
Chloe Bushell 7B History
Jake Evans 7B Computer Science
Adam Guilder 7B History
Lottie Melvin 7B Computer Science
Scarlett Lees 7D Computer Science
Sebastian Rimmer 7D Computer Science
Vasyl Ruszin 7D Computer Science
Dylan Catterfeld 7E Computer Science
Hugo Fortuna 7EE Computer Science
Joe Hartington 7EE Computer Science
Lily Hurp 7EE Computer Science
Alex Samsami 7EE Computer Science
Sophie Timbs 7EE Computer Science
Dylan Croukamp 7K Computer Science
Thomas Clark 7S Computer Science
Nahyan Khan 7S Computer Science
Jessica Butler 7V German
Holly Cutler 7V German
Francesca Hayes 7V German and Computer Science
Zoe Holliday 7V German
William Huke 7V History & German
Henry Nurse 7V Computer Science
Esha Pattar 7V Computer Science, History and German
George Sharpe 7V Computer Science
Joseph Storkey 7V German
Isabella du Preez 7V German
Alfie Aldridge 8B Design & Technology
Brendan Donegan 8B Design & Technology
Parvi Patel 8B Food Technology
Khalid Alrahabi 8D Music
Alexander Clarke 8D Drama
Luke Cuneen 8D Food Technology
Theo Kerr 8D Drama
Alex Lee 8D Music and Drama
Catherine Lomas 8D Food Technology
Daisy Longhurst 8D Music
Nico Mahoney 8D Music
Jessica Simmons 8D Food Technology
Caitlin Thompson 8D Drama
Keziah Van Noordwyk 8D Design & Technology
Anya Viljoen 8D Drama and Food Technology
Aaliya Alam 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Meghna Balakrishnan 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Emma Beardon 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Ellen Bennett 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Charlotte Blount 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Freya Cooke 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Abi Padden 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Daisy Rowe 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Dylan Stanton 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Orlagh Zielinski 8V Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
Amy Colvin 9B Design & Technology
Liam Jackson 9B Design & Technology
Christopher Williams 9B Design & Technology
Jake Farrenkothen 9D Design & Technology
Joel Hodgson-Stokes 9D Design & Technology
Oliver Taits 9K German
Daniel Burstow 9S Design & Technology
May Charsley-Smith 9S Art
Lucy Mair 9S German
Ryan Croukamp 9V Design & Technology
Connor Jackson 10B RS
Abigail Carter-Downing 10D RS
Charlotte Burfot 10S Physics
Helen Borlase 11B German
Christian Lowe 11B German
Megan Kerr 11K German
Taylor Saunders 11K RS
Joel McKinnon 11S German
Samuel Winter 11S German
Michelle Irwin 11V German
Aleisha Khan 11V German
Ebony Leonard 11V German
Madeleine Patten 11V German
Miguel Rangasamy 11V German
Michael Townsend 12 CLG Student Voice
Naomi Adebayo 12 CUG Student Voice
Jade Chesney 12 CUG Student Voice
Ross Clark 12 CUG Student Voice
Megan Smith 12 CUG Student Voice
Caitlin Cesena 12 MMA Student Voice
Lewis Clamp 12 MMA Student Voice
Kirsty Dolby 12 MMA Student Voice
Emily Horton-Harpin 12 MAY Student Voice
James Maxwell 12 MAY Student Voice
Max Sweeney 12 MAY Student Voice
Megan Barr 12 SAE Student Voice
Library News
The Scholastic Book Fair will be in
the Library on
Thursday 19th November
Friday 20th November
Monday 23rd November
Tuesday 24th November
Wednesday 25th November
This is a great chance to buy Christmas presents and
stocking fillers. Please remind your children that they
should bring money on the Book Fair days if they wish to
purchase books/posters or stationery. They will have an
opportunity in their English Library lessons to look at the
Fair and take part in our competitions. The book fair will
also be available at break and lunchtime.
Prize Draw for Year 9
Our first prize draw for Year 9 took place on Tuesday. All Year 9 students were asked to read a fiction
book, give a verbal review and complete a piece of
writing about the book. The best efforts were entered
into the draw. Here are some of our happy winners!
Keep reading!
Jean Kirby
Librarian
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The SandPit Theatre News
It’s been a very busy week in the theatre! The incredible
sell-out Autumn Concert on Monday showcased Sandringham’s wonderful musical talents, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We have also just finished the
technical runs for the Young Actors Company’s production of Scrooge, which will be touring local primary
schools next week before a free performance in the
SandPit on Thursday. To keep up-to-date with up and
coming events, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Twitter: @sandpittheatre
Facebook: SandPit Theatre
Scrooge!
Thursday 19th November - 7pm
Free Entry (tickets required)
Sandringham School's Young Actors Company are pleased to present their production
of Scrooge, a take on Charles Dickens' classic tale 'A
Christmas Carol'. They visit the SandPit Theatre with
their final performance, after a local tour of primary
schools.
International Evening
Thursday 3rd December - 7pm
Adults £3 Concessions £2
Plays, songs and sketches performed in
French, Spanish and German by the students
of Sandringham School. Come and celebrate language
learning and international global citizenship.
A2 Devised Drama Performance
Wednesday 9th December - 6pm
Suggested Donation £2
Using their given stimulus, A2 students create thought-provoking pieces of theatre.
Come and support our students as they
showcase not only their performing talents but their creative and unique concepts as well.
House Choreography Competition
Monday 10th December - 3pm
Students battle with original dance pieces
for house points, and the chance to perform
in one of Sandringham's annual dance
shows in the Spring and Summer terms.
I’ve Seen Santa!
Sunday 6th December
11.30am & 2.30pm
Adults £8 Concessions £6
It’s Christmas Eve, and as the snow falls
gently, Little Bear is very excited indeed. He can't wait
to see Santa! When everybody is tucked up in their
beds, he finds a hiding place and waits - for a very long
time! Will Little Bear really see Santa? This delightful
show comes to life with songs, music, puppetry and
magical storytelling. Especially for 3-7 year olds, and
their grown-ups.
Digger Movies Christmas Film
Screening
Saturday 12th December
Adults £3 Concessions £2*
Come and join us for a family friendly
Christmas film!
*Free children’s drink with every child ticket
Rachael Peacock
Theatre Manager
Music News
Autumn Concert
On Monday 9th November we held our annual Autumn
Concert to a packed audience in the SandPit Theatre. The
evening featured all the extra-curricular groups in the
school as well as a performance from 7B, the winners of
our Last Choir Standing competition in October. The
Show Choir opened the evening with their own arrangement of Like I'm Gonna Lose You and the music from
then on was a wide range of styles, including
Holst's Mars performed by the Sinfonia, Palladio from
the String Quartet, rock from our Rock School, jazz arrangements from our three jazz ensembles and the list
goes on! Uptown Funk was the big finale and featured
all the singers from the evening accompanied by the fantastic Jazz Band. The event featured over 130
musicians and we are tremendously proud of them all so
well done to everyone involved.
Carol Service
Our Carol Service is on Monday 14th December and will
be held in St Leonard's Church in Sandridge. Students
involved will be getting information on their rehearsals
and a letter about arrangements for the day, next week.
Please note that tickets will need to be reserved in advance, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
For more up-to-date news, follow us
@SandringhamMus
Amy Stothard
Director of Learning: Music
ABSENCE LINE
01727 895929
Absence Email: (Available 24 hour s)
[email protected]
Please report A LL absences before 9:15am
on the first day of absence. This should be
followed up by a letter on return.
Rich Davis, Assistant Headteacher
Fo$S News and Diary Dates
PE News
Fixtures
Mon 16th November - Yr 10 Girls Football v St. Paul’s (H)
Yr 7 Netball v STAHS (H)
Yr 8 Basketball v St. Martin’s (H)
Yr 11 Basketball v Watford (A)
Wed 18th November - Yr 8 Boys and Girls Table Tennis @
Marlborough
Yr 10/11 Netball v Marlborough (H)
Senior Netball v St. George’s (A)
1st XI Football v Nicholas Breakspear (A)
1st XV Rugby v Nicholas Breakspear (A)
Thurs 19th November - Yr 8/9 Netball v St. Helens (A)
Yr 10 Netball v Sir John Lawes (H)
Yr 11 Basketball v St. Columba’s College (H)
Yr 9 Girls Football v Charters (A)
Fri 20th November - Yr 10 Football v Sydney Russell (H)
Sat 21st November - Yr 7-10 Rugby v Kings Langley
Quiz Night – Friday 20th November, 7.30pm
until late - Main Hall
News
Congratulations to the Senior girls football team on reaching
the last 16 teams in the country after their 5-2 win against
Wootton Upper School in the National Cup. Goals from
Yapp (2), Fox, McShane and Riddell in a fantastic performance that saw the team outplay their opposition and move
into the next round. The draw will be made soon and again
demonstrates the standard that our girls are playing at this
year. Well done!
Well done to the Yr 11 Girls Football team after their tight
win on Monday v The Rydens School in the National Cup.
This is a huge achievement as it puts the girls into the last 32
school teams in the country. This is another great achievement for girls football at the school and as of this week all
girls’ teams are currently unbeaten and still in both County
Cups and National Cups in all age groups.
The Yr 8 boys football team went out of the National Cup on
Monday after a 4-0 defeat to Kings Langley. The boys started well, however after Kings Langley scored their first goal
the team found it hard to get back into the game.
The Yr 7 boys had more luck in the National Cup 3rd round
with a 2-1 win in extra time over Alameda Middle School
from Bedfordshire with goals from Ben Wick and Ryan
O’Sullivan. The draw for the 4th round will be out soon.
On Tuesday, the Yr 11 netball team without a number of key
players won 29-1 v Loreto. Michelle Irwin was excellent and
was awarded the player of the match after her performance.
The Yr 10 team also playing Loreto lost 6-4 with a great display from Frankie Boost. Well done to all of the girls who
played on Tuesday and hopefully those girls that were unable
to play on Tuesday can re-join the squads for the next game.
Congratulations to Andre Raath on being selected for the
Hertfordshire County tennis team who had to play in the prestigious yearly 12 Counties team event. This event takes place
over a course of time with an ultimate team winning the overall competition. 2014/2015 was won by Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire plays in Division 1 and had to face, Cambridge,
Yorkshire and Essex. Three very strong counties. Hertfordshire 12U boys team got the county to a good start and won
convincingly beating all 3 counties with the 4 boys that were
selected for the team. It was a tough day, and a bit like a National event with 7/16 boys who played that day, being the
top 20 boys in the country.
For more news, fixtures and results don’t forget to follow us
@SandringhamPE on Twitter and at
www.sandringhamsport.co.uk
Donations – Tombola Items
Put together a winning team, or join with others on the
night, for a fun-packed evening including food and a
well-stocked bar! Tickets cost £10 (inc-food) or £5
(non-food).
On sale at www.sandpittheatre.co.uk or 01727 799565
and in person from the box office
Christmas Extravaganza – Saturday 5th December, 11am-3pm (FREE entry) – Only 3 weeks to
go!
We need good quality unused gifts,
bottles (wine, beer and spirits) and lots
and lots of chocolate! The tombolas
are always very successful stalls at our
Christmas event so please start collecting now and
bring in to Student Services on LRD Wednesday 25th
and Thursday 26th November
Help on the Day
We really can’t run this event without your support so
please consider giving up a couple of hours on the day
to help us make this the best Christmas Extravaganza
ever! An email will be coming out very soon, please
sign up.
Grand Prize Draw Raffle Tickets
1st prize £100, 2nd prize £50, 3rd prize Christmas
Hamper and lots more!
These will be coming home with student reports.
Please bring your ticket stubs, and payment, with you
on LRD, Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th November
Family Cinema – Saturday 12th December,
10.30am and 2.30pm
To get you in the festive spirit, Fo$S will be bringing
Frozen Sing-A-Long (PG) and Elf (PG) to the SandPit
Theatre on Saturday 12th December at 10.30am and
2.30pm respectively.
Tickets on sale at www.sandpittheatre.co.uk or 01727
799565 and in person from the box office.
£3 (adult) and £2 (child) - FREE children’s drink with
every child’s ticket
When their kingdom becomes trapped
in perpetual winter, fearless Anna joins
forces with mountaineer Kristoff and
his reindeer sidekick to find Anna's sister, Snow Queen Elsa, and break her
icy spell. Although their epic journey
leads them to encounters with mystical trolls, a comedic snowman, harsh conditions and magic at every
turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely push onward in a race
Andy Cracknell to save their kingdom from winter's cold grip. There'll
Director of Learning: PE be magic; there'll be fun, for the first time in forever!
Once upon a Christmas Eve, an orphan
baby crawled into Santa’s bag of gifts
and was taken to the North Pole. Raised
by Papa Elf, Buddy comes to realise he
doesn’t fit in with the other elves. Determined to find a place where he belongs,
Buddy searched for his real dad – in New
York City! In the Big Apple, Buddy finds
out why his dad is on the naughty list! But most importantly, he sees the world is seriously lacking in
Christmas Spirit which causes Santa all kinds of problems! So with the help of a department store elf, Buddy
tries to teach his dad, and the world, the true meaning
of Christmas spirit and to prove to everyone that Santa
really exists!
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Achievement Assembly
Photographs
The Achievement Assembly
photographs are available to view and buy in
main reception.
Photos are £5 each for a 5” x 7” print.
LRD Appointments
Once the Learning Review Day appointments have been
made, your son/daughter’s tutor will put a sticker in the
student’s planner informing you of the time. As usual,
could you all kindly bring in something for the Tombola for the Christmas Extravaganza when you come
for your appointment. We will be running a number of
different tombolas including the favourite ‘chocolate’
one. These should be left in Student Services – not main
reception, as previously.
Julia Shaw
Business Manager