Insight Issue 86 - 4th March 2016

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Sharing the detail and the bigger picture with our Community
Issue 86
March 2016
Week 1
Headteacher’s Message
Continued
This week all local primary school children
in Year 6 were notified of their allocation
for secondary school. I am delighted to
announce that applications for places at Sir
Frederic Osborn showed an increase on
previous years. This confirms the growing
popularity of our school and the trust that
parents and carers are showing in us. I will
be writing to all our new entrants
explaining the support systems we have in
place to ensure that the transition from
primary to secondary school is the best it
can be.
Please do take the opportunity over the
next two weeks to view the fantastic
volcano display which is on show in
reception. Year 7 and 8 students have
been working hard on these and they are
a real testament to their application and
enthusiasm in this topic that we are proud
to share their
efforts.
A massive thank you goes to Charley
Holloway-Biddle 12A who has been
promoting the work of the Beat Charity.
Beat is the UK's leading charity supporting
those affected by eating disorders and
campaigning on their behalf. The charity is
dedicated to helping people with anorexia
nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder,
emotional overeating and other eating
disorders, and providing information to the
public about these conditions. Charley and
the Sixth Formers have been raising our
awareness of their work and raised over
£450 for the charity through our recent non
uniform day. The work of the charity can
be followed on their website
www.b-eat.co.uk
Charley
Holloway-Biddle &
Tara Pooley-Green
promoting Beat
Charity
Jed Whelan
Headteacher
Student Photography
Success
Last month, I took a picture of the
fountain in the town centre. When I
showed it to my mum, she said I should
enter it into a magazine she reads called
the 'Hertfordshire Life'. The idea of the
section of the magazine is that if you take
an impressive picture which you are
proud of or others think is good, you
email the editor and wait to see if it
appears in the next copy. So, I emailed
my picture with a caption to describe
where it was taken and what the weather
was like.
I waited in anticipation, I kept searching
my emails for any updates. None, but
then, I had a text from my Dad saying
"Well done!" I had done it. My picture
was in the magazine! I was so happy!
By Lauren Somerville 8F
Another thank you goes to Miss Wells’
Year 7 science group. Miss Wells had
become concerned at my kettle, which
kept furring up. The class were set the task
of investigating why this happens and what
things we could do to remedy the
situation. The students produced some
excellent scientific work and after
following their advice my kettle is no
longer furring up.
Sir Frederic Osborn School Insight Newsletter 4th March 2016
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Page 1
Headteacher Awards
Headteacher Awards
Year 7
Jessica Archer 7F
Georgia Jones 7S
Outstanding French homework
Outstanding contribution to class
discussion in Philosophy & Ethics
Rio Price 7S
Outstanding effort in Philosophy &
Ethics
Jodie Sargeant 7S
Ethics
Nathaniel Thompson 7S Outstanding effort in Philosophy
& Ethics
Year 8
Daniel Adepoju 8R
Great writing in the SWAT in
Maths
Lizbe Badenhorst 8R Excellent piece of Maths
homework research on perfect
numbers
Faye Battley 8R
Working above & beyond in Lexia
& making significant progress
Hugo Gasseau-Dryer 8R Excellent reasoning & thinking
with reverse percentages followed
by brilliant presentation in class
Hugo Gasseau-Dryer 8R Outstanding attitude to learning in
Philosophy & Ethics
Daniel Sutton 8R
Great writing in the SWAT in
Maths
Daniel Sutton 8R
Full engagement in Lexia
Oliver Bailey 8F
Great writing in SWAT in Maths
Calvin De Villiers 8F
Rhianna Hill 8F
Ethics
Daniel Perrin 8F
Lauren Somerville 8F Great writing in SWAT in Maths
Lauren Somerville 8F Outstanding effort in Philosophy &
Ethics
Sumehra Tahreem 8F Full engagement in Lexia
Joe Botchway 8S
Good effort on SWAT assessment
& improved SWAT score
Joe Botchway 8S
Kayleigh Knopp-Ryan 8S Full engagement in Lexia
Sean Oliver 8S
Good effort in SWAT
assessments & improved SWAT
score
Affrica Reed 8S
Improved effort in Philosophy &
Ethics
Owen Smoker 8S
Good effort on SWAT assessment
& improved SWAT score
Year 9
Alicia Chamberlain 9R Outstanding effort in Philosophy &
Ethics
Ellie Buss 9S
Fantastic attitude to learning in
Philosophy & Ethics
Erin Maguire 9S
Enthusiasm & participation in girls
football
Nell Moore 9S
Ethics
Morgan Pugh 9S
Enthusiasm & participation in girls
football
Oskar Radwan 9S
Improvement in reading &
increasing reading level
Alfie Ruckwood 9S
Fantastic improvement in work
ethic & quality of work in English
Year 9 continued
David Sofica 9S
Outstanding effort in
Philosophy & Ethics
Liam Wallace 9S
Good performance in Science
test
Dante Thompson-Brown 9B Good performance in Science
test
Year 10
Trisha Ajesh 10F
Consistent high grades above
GPG in Science
Cinzia Billson 10F
being a great help & support
at a time of crisis
Anna Fuller 10F
Oustanding work in
Philosophy & Ethics
Dean Goble 10F
Good performance in Science
test
Bethany Stannett 10F Outstanding attitude to
learning in Philosophy &
Ethics
Matthew Cachin 10R
Very good Science homework
Thomas Coxsey 10R Great learning & effort in
Maths
Thomas Coxsey 10R Extra effort with English
Assessment
Emily Delacy 10R
Outstanding work in English
Charlotte Ingrey 10R
Outstanding work in
Philosophy & Ethics
Deanna Rogers 10R
Excellent study skills
improved learning & beating
GPG in Maths
Rhianna Smith 10R
Excellent questions & study
skills in Maths lesson &
reaching GPG in assessment
Rhianna Smith 10R
Philosophy & Ethics
Regan Carolan 10S
Philosophy & Ethics
Regan Carolan 10S
Effort & outstanding
Leadership
Regan Carolan 10S
Taking control & doing a great
job of inter-form at a difficult
time
Nathan John 10S
Excellent Science debating
skills
Megan Nicolson 10S
Outstanding attitude to
learning in Philosophy &
Ethics
Lauren Wilkins 10S
Improved learning & resilience
in Maths
Lauren Wilkins 10S
Excellent participation &
improved attitude to learning
in Drama
Georgina Docherty 10B Growing confidence & great
attitude in Drama
Adele Jose 10B
Taking control & doing a great
job of inter-form at a difficult
time
Mollie Hall 10E
Excellent result in first part of
Science case study
Teegan-Mai Somerville 10E Being a great help & support
at a time of crisis
Continued page 3
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2
Headteacher Awards
Headteacher Awards
Year 11
Jhon Aggabao 11N
Reaching GPG in last Maths
assessment
Jhon Aggabao 11N
Excellent effort & focus on
developing skills in
orienteering on Bude visit
Brandon Blee 11N
assessment
Lydia Frost 11N
developing orienteering & rock
climbing skills during Bude visit
Katie Isherwood 11N
Adam Mansell 11N
Reching GPG in last Maths
assessment
Leah Rice 11N
Outstanding Philosophy &
Ethics end of unit test
Megan Stevens 11N
Reaching GPG in Maths
homework exam paper
Lauren Beaumont 11F Increase in confidence & verbal
contributions in English
Jade Cowley 11F
Outstanding effort in Philosophy
& Ethics
Jade Cowley 11F
Harry Messias 11F
James Norris 11F
Excellent participation in
lessons, engagement with the
subject and focused completion
of Literature coursework within
a very tight time schedule
George Salisbury 11F Reaching GPG in Maths
homework exam paper
Velemina Sekhala 11F Great effort in Maths, improved
work rate and independent
learning study and beating GPG
in Maths exam paper homework
Oliver West 11F
Reece Clark 11R
Reaching GOG in Maths
assessment
Leigha Gann 11R
Reaching GPG in Maths
homework exam paper
Leigha Gann 11R
Outstanding effort in Philosophy
& Ethics
Leigha Gann 11R
Katie Oliver 11R
Danut Peiu 11R
Beating GPG in Maths
homework exam paper &
improved work rate and
independent learning in Maths
Chloe Sargeant 11R
assessment
Year 11 continued
Francesca Tozer 11R
Philosophy & Ethics
Francesca Tozer 11R Excellent effort & focus on
Jamal Tring 11R
assessment
Rhiannon Fitzpatrick 11B Improved attitude in
Philosophy & Ethics
William McClelland 11B Reaching GPG in last Maths
assessment
Guy Morgan 11B
Excellent grade in Philosophy
& Ethics end of unit test
Guy Morgan 11B
assessment
Kyrstian Wilk 11B
Beating GPG in last Maths
assessment
Joseph Fretwell 11E
assessment
Mo Jarrahbashi 11E
assessment
Natasha Maworera 11E Beating GPG in last Maths
assessment
Telmo Moreira 11E
Reaching GPG in Maths home
work exam paper & great
improvement in Maths
Nethan Shelton 11E
assessment
Nethan Shelton 11E
Lacey Walter 11E
assessment
Aaron Goble 11S
Kira Hendriks 11S
assessment
Bailey Kennoy 11S
Beating GPG in last Maths
assessment
Emma Lowe 11S
Reaching GPG in maths
homework exam paper
Jack Matthews 11S
assessment
Sade Peddy 11S
assessment
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3
Young Ambassador Update
Netball
Well done to the Year 10 Netball Team who
competed in the Welwyn, Hatfield Partnership
Netball Games U15 tournament at Stanborough
School on Tuesday 23rd February. The girls were
able to show some brilliant passing and intercepting
play and team work, always cheering each other on
and being positive. Well done to Sir Frederic Osborn
School’s player of the tournament Mollie Hall 10E .
Well done to Mollie and the girls.
Year 7 Athletics Success
A huge well done to the Year 7 athletics squad who
competed in the Welwyn, Hatfield Partnership Indoor
Athletics Competition. A great effort and team spirit
saw Sir Frederic Osborn win 90% of their track events
ultimately ending in the girls coming a respectable 3rd
against a strong Bishops side. The boys won their
competition and are therefore through to the county
finals. We couldn’t be more proud of the team and all
the team spirit they showed to continue to cheer each
other on. The boy’s team attending the county finals
are: Eddie Corbit, Kyle Stride, Jamie Barker, Stephen
Buah, Kieron Packard, Jack Brewer, Jay Newman and
Paul Haggerty. Well done to both teams, another
huge SFO success! Also a massive well done to the
Year 9 leaders who represented SFO exquisitely.
Year 7 Athletics Squad
Volleyball
Well done to the Year 10 Volleyball Team who
competed in the Welwyn, Hatfield Partnership
Volleyball games in a tournament at Stanborough
School on Wednesday
24th February. Coming
up
against
tough
opposition, the boys
managed to claw back
an excellent draw with
Stanborough, making
the game finish 21-21!
The
boys
played
excellently with some
very close games and brilliant volley balling
techniques, tactics and formations used.
Well done boys and a massive thanks to School
Games Organiser Mrs Salter for organising, yet
another successful competition!
Girls Football Club with Watford Ladies Player
A fantastic opportunity for any girls wanting to
develop their football skills further or just have fun
with a development women’s footballer. Terri Harvey
is running a girls football club
every Thursday after school on
SFO’s all-weather pitch from
3-4pm. Every person taking part
needs shin pads and boots or
astro trainers. Terri has been
trained by some of the county’s
best coaches and she is giving
up her time to share her
expertise and tips that she has
learnt along the way.
Year 9 Leaders
Sport Relief Week 14th March 2016
We are delighted to announce Sir Frederic Osborn
School are fundraising for Sport Relief 2016, run by
our Year 10 Gold Ambassadors. This is the first time
the school have held Sport Relief week before, so we
need as many students on board paying for as many
fun fundraising activities throughout the week. Please
see a timetable of events below: please note
Teachers British Bake Off and non-uniform day will be
after the Easter Half Term break. Please see page 8
for the full Sport Relief Timetable of events.
Regan Carolan
Gold Ambassador Lead
Page
4
World Book Day
GCSE PE Conference
World Book Day took place on Thursday 3rd March
and at Sir Frederic Osborn library we celebrated by
adding hundreds of new book titles to our stock. We
also gave students the opportunity to pick up book
vouchers which enable them to get £1 off an item at
their local bookshop. Student Librarians worked flat
out to get the new books ready on time. All students
had a major input into the choice of stock, some of
which are listed below:
On Friday 4th March Year 11 PE GCSE students
attended the Edexcel GCSE PE Students revision
Conference in London. The conference will benefit
the students with their forthcoming exams. The day
was fully interactive based on the Edexcel GCSE
specification. The students learnt how to improve
their practical skills and then analyse their
performance. They were given tips on how to move
their grades to the next level in a theory exam along
with a comprehensive set of revision notes.
Paula Hawkins – The Girl on The Train
Harper Lee – To Kill A Mockingbird
David Walliams – Gangsta Granny and Grandpa’s
Great Escape
Jamie Oliver – Everyday Super Food
J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (Complete Series)
Jeff Kinney – Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Old School
Dan Howell and Phil Lester – The Amazing Book Is
Not On Fire
Joe Sugg – Username Evie
A valuable and informative day.
Mrs S Mitcherson
Deputy Headteacher
The vast majority of new book titles are compatible
with the Accelerated Reader scheme which every
year goes from strength to strength as an incentive
for reading.
Key Stage 3 students are awarded five merits for
each book quiz passed at 80% and above. All
students have a minimum target of 2 book quizzes
per term, with some passing as many as 42 since
September!
Key Stage 3 students have also been re-tested for
their reading age recently and I’m proud to say most
students have increased their result with several
Year 8 and 9 already reaching a reading age of 16.
Well done to all students for their involvement with
World Book Day and thank you for continuing to
support your child’s reading at home.
Year 11 Maths Intervention 2016
Topic Timetable
Examination Dates:
Thursday 26th May (non-calculator paper)
Thursday 9th June (calculator paper)
iGCSE: dates are the same as above, however
calculator allowed for both papers
A*/A/B
B/C/D
Foundation C/D/E/F/G
7
March
(Mock
week)
General
revision
papers
General
revision
Papers
General
revision
Papers
14th
March
(Mock
week)
General
Revsion
papers
General
revision
Papers
General
Revision
Papers
21st
March
Vectors
Nth
terms
Mean from a table
Date
Mr R Cowley
School Librarian
th
2016
EASTER HOLIDAYS
IGCSE: dates are the same as above, however a
calculator is allowed for both papers
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5
New Breakfast Club Opens
Gluten Free Food
The new Breakfast Club opened to all students
from 7.45am to 8.25am on 1st Match in Attimore
Hall. The club will provide a nourishing, healthy
breakfast in a safe and warm environment.
We have had requests for
Gluten Free food and are
pleased to announce that we
will be introducing gluten free
pasta and gravy into the school
cafeteria. A great deal of our
basic meals are already gluten free, please see the
school website to view the nutritional value and
allergen information for our menu.
Encouraging students to have a good, healthy
breakfast to start their day will help focus and
concentration in lessons and sustain student
energy levels until lunchtime.
Individual portions of healthy breakfast cereal,
wholemeal toast, a variety of yoghurts, fruit and
fruit salad are some of the fare on offer.
Please email your comments and suggestions to
[email protected].
Mrs K Humphris
Catering Manager
www.sfosborn.herts.sch.uk/parent-zone-4/sfo-cafeteria
Mrs K Humphris
Catering Manager
Exams Office News – Important
Dates
Summer 2016 Exam Timetables
Year 10 and Year 11 students have received a
generic Summer 2016 exam timetable. This is
also available on the school website.
Individual exam timetables will be issued to all
students on Friday 18th March.
http://www.sfosborn.herts.sch.uk/about-us/exam-office
Mrs E Kelly
Exams Officer
Drama News
Please see below for dates and events coming up in
Drama:
Year 11 Final performance to parents Monday 21st
and Tuesday 22nd March 6pm
Year 12/13 students Performance of ‘The Odyssey’:
Monday 18th April 6.30pm and Tuesday 19th April
4.00pm
Theatre trip to see ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time’ on Wednesday 27th April 4.30pm
Year 10 and Sixth form Frantic Assembly Workshop
which forms part of their controlled assessment on
Thursday 28th April detail to
follow.
Miss S Standage
Subject Leader Drama
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6
Sports Centre News
ICT Apprentice Vacancy
We have confirmed our dates for the Easter holidays
and we are taking bookings now!
An excellent opportunity
enthusiastic ICT Apprentice.
We are continuing to run our Dance club every
Monday from 5-6pm in the dance studio for children
ages 11-16 for just £3 with your first session
completely free of charge! Each week a new style of
dance is introduced including street, lyrical & jazz!
The role of ICT Apprentice within the ICT Team is
to provide general IT support to staff and students
at Sir Frederic Osborn School.
After the hugely successful ‘Back2Netball’ we have
now introduced Netball Now. For those that want to try
something new or want to get back into the sport this is
a great opportunity to simply grab a bib and play some
netball! This session runs every Wednesday from
6-7pm in our Sports hall for just £5.
Don’t miss SFO Sports Centre on tour at The Howard
Centre! We will be there from 8am-4pm on Saturday
5th and Sunday 6th March promoting what we have got
going on with plenty of activities and prizes to be won!
Mr S Harte
Sports Centre Manager
for
an
ambitious,
Duties involved:


Dealing with general computer issues
including hardware and software
Dealing with any audio visual installations
Supporting with the implementation of ICT
projects across the school
Requirements:
General interest and understanding of
computer systems
Personal Qualities:

Good communicator
Patience
Qualifications:
English, Maths & ICT GCSE Grade C or
above or equivalent
For further details of this role please contact Mrs
P Diop by emailing
[email protected]
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Diary Dates 2016
Spring Term 2016
Sun 6th March
Year 13 Geography Trip
Thurs 17th March
Year 7 Big Bang Trip
PA Meeting in K2 6.30pm
Fri 25th March
Bank Holiday Good Friday
Mon 28th March
Bank Holiday Easter Monday
Thurs 31st March
Key Stage 3 Easter Disco
Fri 1st April
End of Term
Mon 4th - 15th April
Easter Break
Summer Term 2016
Mon 18th April
Summer Term Starts
Thurs 28th April
Year 8 Parents Evening
Mon 2nd May
Bank Holiday
Thurs 5th May
Thurs 19th May
Mon 30th - 3rd June
Half Term
Wed 20th - 22nd July
Year 10 Geography Trip
Fri 22nd July
End of Term
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Insight Issue 86 - 4th March 2016

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