January 2014 - Archbishop Tenison`s School

Inside this
issue:
Year 7 Church
Sleepover
2
School Music
and Drama
2
Mastermind
Big Draw
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Lord’s Visit
4
Geography
4
Debate Mate
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Visit to Old
Bailey
5
Rugby
Tournament
5
Christmas
Project
5
Puzzles Pages
6-7
Tenison’s
Tweet
8-9
Gary Carr’s
visit
9
Critical
Question
10
Football
11
Te n i s o n T i m e s
Christmas seems such a long time ago with dark and cold nights.
We welcome the New Year, lighter evenings and an overall
determination to be outstanding in all areas.
Our focus this term is on raising achievement, with half-termly
assessments and setting of targets by both students and teachers. I
do encourage parents/carers to discuss their son’s progress, not
only with their son but with Form Tutors and Heads of Year.
This month we have reviewed our behaviour practice and have
further strengthened how we work. Parents will find enclosed a
copy of the revised plan.
We have re-invented the ’House’ system; all students and staff
belong to one of the four ’Houses’: Canterbury (white), Durham
(red), Winchester (blue), York (green). Each house has a Head and
a Sixth Form Captain:
Canterbury - Head is Mr Thomas - Captain is Henry Hoang
Durham - Head is Ms Appavoo - Captain is Robert Chaplin-Dewey
Winchester - Head is Mr Fynn - Captain is Daniel Adebiyi
York - Head is Mr Williams - Captain is Darrell Adjei
House assemblies will take place each month and we would
encourage parents and carers to attend especially as students will
be congratulated and given awards.
Latest
This term will see us starting our ‘Fiction Writing’ competition for
junior and senior students, which will be judged by a well-known
author.
Last term the winner of the ‘Mastermind’ competition was Robert
Chaplin-Dewey.
As I close, I want to thank all staff, parents/carers, partners especially the Dyers and Chartered Surveyors, Governors, the
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education and Lambeth Authority for
their continued support.
Mrs Elizabeth Sims, Headmistress
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St Mark’s Sleepover
Many of our Year 7 students attended an ‘Initiation
Ceremony’ into the school through a sleepover at St Mark’s
Church. This was a popular and successful event where
students learnt and applied the school’s core values of
CHART: Compassion, Hard Work, Accountability, Respect
and Trust
Here is what the boys had to say:
The best thing
about the trip was
learning about the
core values of the
school, it was fun
because we all
had to work together as a team.’
Jannai Ricketts
Daniel Baldwin
as
Archbishop
Tenison (above)
and Simi and
Shahiyan ready
to dance
(below)
“We got to do activities and have fun with our friends. I
was able to meet other students in my year group. It was a
great experience; I really enjoyed it.”
Jannai Ricketts
“The best thing about the trip was learning about the core
values of the school; it was fun because we all had to work
together as a team.”
Mickel Carty
“We had so much fun but I also learnt a lot. I’m so glad I
went.”
Jason Lika
“The sleepover was really fun, we did fun activities, ate a
lot of food and drinks, and watched a movie. My favourite
activity was when we did charades (an acting game). I
hope ATS has another sleepover because the first one was
really fun.”
Emeka Ahanonu
Another Music and Drama Success
If you have spent a week at Archbishop Tenison’s
School you will be aware that we have some
outstanding actors and musicians. The School
Christmas performance again demonstrated this. Mr
Gravett’s musicians were the first to take stage and
included an incredible rendition of James Brown’s ‘I
Feel Good’. However with talents such as Samuel
Brennan on the vocals, Kieran Coley on the drums,
alongside Camron Gregory Weekes and Chase Bailey
on the bass we couldn’t be that surprised.
Mr Wong’s daring production of ‘Bill and Ted’s
Excellent Adventure was, of course, also incredible.
Kieran Reid and Kendrick Fordjour as Bill and Ted were
clearly “wicked, wicked” (as their characters would
say, whilst dances led by Mr Mort, Leandro Carvalho,
Simi Modupe and Shahiyan Mason were absoloute
show- stealers! Thank you to all staff and students
involved. It was a wonderful evening.
Mr Lane, Tenison Times Editor
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Mastermind
The winner
was Robert
ChaplinDewey,
representing
Durham
House.
Tenison's, at the end of last term, crowned its first ever
Mastermind champion after a thrilling final in the Great Hall. The 6
finalists had battled their way through tutor group and year group
stages to make it to the final - no mean achievement in itself! The
final was held in front of the whole school, with contestants
answering questions on a general knowledge round, as well as a
second round of questions on a chosen specialist topic. The winner
was Robert Chaplin-Dewey, representing Durham House. He scored
a grand total of 17, including 7 points on his specialist topic
of Countries and Cities. In 2nd place was Apiwat
Chanyacharungchit, who answered questions on the Vietnam War,
and in 3rd place, Akintola Okiki, whose specialist topic was NBA
Basketball.
Congratulations to all boys involved; it was a wonderful occasion.
Mr Elstub, Deputy Headteacher
Big Draw
For one day towards the end of last term the entire school got their
pencils going on what became a drawing extravaganza. Students
across the school got their artistic skills together as teachers
brought drawing to the classroom.
Highlights listed below:
 An Origami session where the students
made hundreds of ‘peace’ cranes
 A special drawing class with Mr Williams
Highlights
included an
Origami session
where the
students made
hundreds of
‘peace’ cranes
where students had to draw their mood
about how they did and explain what they
wanted to do to get higher grades
 A special drawing ideas lesson with Miss
Fox where students had to draw
philosophical ideas and bring out their
merits by making them visual!
 Students demonstrated the power
of speech through powerful visual
imagery with images and symbols
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House of Lords Visit
One of the highlights of this academic year so far for Archbishop Tenison’s
Sixth Form was the visit to the School of two members of the House of
Lords. We recently played host to Lord Haskel and Lord Borwick as they
talked to a good number of Sixth Formers about the inner workings of the
second chamber of UK Parliament. As well as explaining the role and the
importance of the House of Lords, they gave an insightful and detailed
talk about the daily routine of being a member, which gave lie to the
assertion that the House of Lords is an archaic anachronism, describing
the steps that it has taken to remain relevant in the 21st Century. They
also answered questions on hot topics such as Syria and the
representativeness of the House of Lords.
As an A2 Government and Politics student I found the experience
particularly illuminating, as they were able to break down the rather
complicated process in which a bill passes through both the Houses of
Parliament and the House of Lords before becoming a law and make it
easier to understand. However, Lord Haskel’s and Lord Borwick’s areas of
expertise lie in Science and Technology, Transport and Entrepreneurship
and so they had something to offer the whole audience meaning that it
was a greatly beneficial and positive experience for the whole sixth form.
Robert Chaplin-Dewey, Assistant Head Boy
Geography in the ‘Real World’
In Geography we did a wonderful activity where we built miniature
shanty town houses out of bits of cloth, card, string and scraps. We
had a few minutes to build the house in groups of four and if we
wanted more materials we had to go up to Ms Emmett and
answer a geographical question. When our time was up Ms Emmett
would go around to each group and pour water on to their
‘shanty town’. If the house kept standing that group would win a
prize. It was a great activity where we tested our group work skills
and initiative.
William Cook, Year 8
Debate Mate Latest
Debate Mate is a club which helps all the year groups to improve their
debating skills. It was organised by the English Department to help us
debate better and increase our level. In this club we learn things like
rebuttal, which is listening to the view of an opposition and then counterattacking by saying your point. We also learned how to debate with style;
this is basically speaking aloud, using body language and also being
repetitive and emphasizing your voice to make the point better. We also
learned all the types of techniques that are used in debating.
Before we start Debate Mate we always play games to get us engaged;
these games are really fun plus Debate Mate helps all the year groups to
interact with each other. Although this helps us to improve our debate
skills, we also get to make new friends which is fun. So far this experience
has been great.
Abu-Bakarr and Rehan, Year 9
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Visit to the Old Bailey
In November the Sixth Form visited one of the most famous
institutions of law and order in Britain, the Old Bailey.
We had a Q & A session with a Judge, who discussed many of the grisly
cases he had dealt during his time as a Judge, and before that as a
Barrister.
Afterwards we went on a tour of the Old Bailey which included a visit to
a court and the Roman Wall. Next, we went to the gruesome ‘Dead
Man’s Walk’ where, in the “old days”, people would have walked there to
be hanged. That pretty much concluded the tour apart from visiting
another courtroom, and seeing the great mural within the building.
All in all, quite the lovely trip; thanks to Mr Reid and the people who
help arrange the trips. If you’re interested, the Old Bailey does have
public galleries to the courtrooms should you want to observe a trial.
This is available to young people aged 14 and upward though the lower
age limit can go up depending on the content of the trial.
Ben Kind, Year 12
Learning Life Skills Through Rugby
My name is Mayowa Fakorede, Year 9. Last term the School’s Tenison Tigers Rugby Team
entered a competition. We had a lot of fun, winning two games 9-6 and 9-1. We played on a real
rugby pitch and playing against other schools made it really fun for us. At the start of the
competition we did a little warm-up led by our Captain, Princewill. We listened to Mr Singleton
to make sure we made him proud of us. As we played each game, we learnt from what we had
done and other rugby coaches there taught us more rugby skills and techniques that could be used
in the games as we proceeded. Also, the Year 8 Rugby Team won 50-0 but lost the other game;
they played really well and showed good sportsmanship. They supported each other after every
game that they played.
I’ve learnt from this competition that you do not have to be the strongest to play rugby but it is all
about being focused, listening in PE lessons, and being committed to what you do. It is also about
helping others around you and showing them support like Princewill does.
I want to thank all the PE teachers, especially Mr Farnolle and Mr Singleton, who gave their time to
take us on these competitions, and for teaching us the right way through everything that we do.
6th Form Community Christmas
Our Sixth Form students made another outstanding contribution to the
community in their most recent Christmas party at Montgomery Hall.
The students performed and cooked for a large community that
included many elderly people and others who would be unable to
spend Christmas with loved ones or family at this time of year. They
were, as usual, on excellent form, singing their hearts out, telling jokes
and baking brilliantly. Whether it was Pauline Obasoto’s
beautiful singing, Ishmael Patterson's cooking skills or Delara
Fahmi’s quirky disguise as a female Santa Claus, there is no doubt
that the students made the day for the Oval Community.
Many thanks also to Revd Steve Coulson for managing this wonderful
event.
Mr Lane, Tenison Times Editor
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Definition O’ Clock!
Below is a made-up word. You are going
to create its definition. Send your answer
to Mr Lane to get featured in the next
Tenison Times!
Mystery Word: Squackle!
A dad and his son were riding their bikes and
crashed. Two ambulances came and took them to
different hospitals. The man’s son was in the
operating room and the doctor said, “I can’t operate
on you. You’re my son.”
How is that possible?
A cowboy comes into town on Friday as he has an important
meeting with the Sheriff that lasts one hour. There they
discuss various important cowboy matters such as what
hats to wear and who has the best moustache. The cowboy
leaves to do some research and tells him he will come back
tomorrow on Friday. How is this possible?
you
say
I am gone when
my name -
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Maths Bubbles
Put the Numbers
3,6,12,15,18,21,24,27
In the Bubbles bellow so that each row
column and diagonal adds up to the
same thing.
Shifty Shapes
Can you draw this
Shape without lifting
your pencil up once?
You have 3 attempts!
Sequences
Complete the Sequence blanks and continue for 10 more!
1, 2, 3, _, 8, 13, 21,__, 55, 89, __, ?
Send your amazing answers to
[email protected]
To win your mystery prize!
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Welcome to the first edition of the Library’s
Tweet Sheet. Information contributed by
all members of the ATS Library Team. Enjoy!
This term’s thought:
Need a textbook? Just Google It?
In a society of Mouse-Clickers and Touch-Typists,
has the pen and paper died out? In favour of
the Internet, we understand that there are so
many things it can be used for: to Entertain,
Teach and Help. What we ask though is that,
even with all the technological advancements
in this day and age, is it still important to
remember old-fashioned tools?
Tip of the Month:
Plagiarism. Or Cut and
Paste?
You may not realise it but a simple cut
and paste from a website into your own
work is illegal. If you have permission
from the author then it is allowed but
students must remember that you are
not allowed to use that of someone
else’s work in your own.
Best Study Apps:
Firstly, we have: myHomework. This planner is
compatible
with
nearly
all
devices.
Organisation is key to success.
Next is the Eclipse.Net App: IMLS. The best
way to make sure you have access to the
Library database on the move.
Lastly is WolframAlpha.
It’s like Wikipedia
but a bit more trustworthy as it uses “curated
data” which, in layman’s terms, means the
app/site only takes data from trusted sites.
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What is 'Eclipse.NET Hosted’?
Eclipse.Net Hosted is our Library database. It holds information about the latest books
in stock, the newest DVDs from ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to ‘The X-Men’ and much more.
We recommend that you logon and open Eclipse.NET from any computer in school or at
home to reserve books or check what we have before you ask.
Thank you to all involved. The
Library team is shown below. Do not
be shy to talk to them about ideas for
the next Tenison Tweet:
Michael Adoteye
Eyosias Demess
Useful and Trusted Websites:
http://www.listening-books.org.uk/
http://www.completeissues.co.uk
www.linguascope.com
Dwayne Thompson
Journals
Sam Brennan
Abhinav Mahesh
Nathan Edwin
Simao Barroso
Reiss Rose
John Kamara (Senior Book Reviewer)
Jacob Appiah
Dean Awere
Babatunde Adesoye
Bakary Saidy
David Daramola
Joe Brennan
Flipside: A magazine with the best technology
and gaming info for teenagers.
The Lawyer: A magazine with the latest news
about careers in Law and reviews for upcoming
lawyers.
The-Day-Newspaper: an online newspaper for
students. To log in to use the website, request
login details via email to the Librarian at: [email protected].
Paul Ogbebor
Newspapers
Paul Tinkorang
Kacper Gil
First News: A weekly paper with the latest news
and information.
Downton Abbey’s Gary Carr visits Tenison’s
In November, Gary Carr, who plays Jack Ross in Downtown Abbey and Fidel Best in
Death in Paradise, came to Archbishop Tenison’s School. He gave an inspirational talk in
assembly to the whole school about hard work, discipline, and being a business person.
He closed with Nelson Mandela's quote that we are all children of God and we should let
our light shine.
Gary then did a workshop with the Drama students
from Years 10 and 11. He answered some very
good questions which were set by the boys about
how he prepared for his roles, why he had not gone
to America at the beginning of his career, and his
current and future plans.
The Headmistress, Mrs Elizabeth Sims, thanked Gary
for coming to the school but did tell him off for
wearing his cap in assembly! Gary apologised and
wondered whether he would be given a detention.
See more at: http://www.tenisons.com/page/70/
Latest-News.aspx#sthash.QGxcLHCn.dpuf
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ATS win National Debating Competition
On Thursday 7th November, 16 boys from Years 8, 9, 10 and 11
came together to go to the Debate Mate launch. Debate Mate is a
competition that over 400 schools from six major cities in Britain
compete in at Easter. Until then professional debaters and
university mentors come in and help our students in the art of
debating. We went to the Emmanuel Centre in West London where
we were introduced to Debate Mate. We sat and listened to
Debate Mate being described and then witnessed a lively debate
from different finalists and champions. The debate was then
opened to the floor and different people from different schools in
the audience gave a speech on what they got from the debate and
whether they were side proposition or opposition. There was a
Nando’s voucher up for grabs for the best
speech which Jeremiah Emmanuel won.
Debate Mate is a great product and is
proven to help you and improve your
grades in English. It is run every
Thursday at the School from 3.30 to 4.30
pm in room 8.
Damilola Awotunde, Year 10
Critical Question: What is a Word?
“That’s not true! Words are a learnt way of
communicating. Without words we would be
restricted to hand gestures and emotions. This is
what babies do before they learn words.”
“Some words just come naturally as we grow in our
society. Even babies learn words themselves. For
example they make sounds until people understand
them!”
Anas Hoque Year 10
Abhinav Mahesh Year 11
“The first thing that comes to mind is that
words are something that we do naturally.”
Dwayne Thompson Year 11
“A word is an opportunity to express something
about our world. It is fascinating how this
expression can change dependent on the language
used!”
Mr Melvin
“Words protect the world. Words allow
people to explain their actions. For
example, you use words to stop
violence.”
“W-O-R-D! A word is a bunch of letters coming
together.”
Sameer Patil Year 7
Luis Vieira Year 8
“I agree! Words are something you use to
communicate. Without words no-one
would be able to understand each other
and as a result there would be much more
violence.”
Steve Batai Year 10
“That’s not all! Words only mean
something when they come together to
make sentences.”
Ben Nii-Naate-Grey Year 7
What do you think?
To engage with the debate email your thoughts to [email protected]
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A narrow and brave defeat for Year 7 football
Highlight commentary:
The teams kicked off at 3.45 at Motspur Park, ATS having started with the ball but, oh
no, they got tackled. Uh-oh, that was a very good long ball by the away team and a
powerful shot - GOAL!! The opposing team are a goal up but can ATS come back?
The away team have made two substitutions and one is taking a throw in. A strong
throw in the box and, oh no, not another GOAL to the away team! The half-time
whistle blows and the ATS coach needs a serious talk with his boys.
The second half starts and a terrible pass leaves an opportunity for ATS to come back.
The team pass with pace around the pitch leading to a corner opportunity. Oh what a
volley! ATS bring it to 2-1!...
(Unfortunately the away team score two more goals and now ATS are down 4-1)
Tenison’s have the ball back; oh what a clever move! A fantastic passing display! The
goalie and defender stand no chance and it is 4-2!...
My goodness me ATS are playing well. It is another corner. Wow, the ball is sailing to
back post and a fantastic header has made the score 4-3!
The ATS winger is dribbling up the pitch and another beautiful cross has been made.
GOAL!!! ATS have made it 4-4! What a comeback!!! A beautiful bicycle kick in to the
top corner.
(unfortunately a last minute goal from the opponents led to a 5-4 loss but the PE
Department congratulate the grit and determination shown by all involved).
Emmanuel Oppong, Year 7
Man of the match was: Daniel Oyelade
Other scores:
Year 11 South London Cup
2-2 (Lost on penalties)
Year 8 vs Central London Foundation
3-2 WIN; Year 8s move on to Inner London Cup
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A Church of England Secondary
School for Boys
55 Kennington Oval
Kennington
London
SE11 5SR
Phone: 020 7735 3771
E-mail: [email protected]
Founded over 300 years ago by Thomas
Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tenison’s
has continued to provide a high quality education
for boys aged 11 - 19, with girls admitted in the
Sixth Form.
As a centre for learning, academic success takes
place within a stimulating and happy
environment, which encourages full development
of abilities, personality and talents.
For further information about admissions, please
feel free to contact Mrs Arnold at the School.
‘Justice, Mercy and Humility’
Parents and Staff Association
We can only improve the school if we know what parents and carers are thinking.
Please attend PSA meetings so your voice is heard.
Keep your eyes peeled for PSA meetings next term!
All meetings start at 6.30pm and run for no more than one hour.
Meetings take place in Room 3. Please attend – your presence is vital!
Mr Elstub, Deputy Headteacher
Clubs at Tenisons
ATS has plenty of great opportunities for Enrichment, Fitness and Character Development.
Want your child to get involved? Encourage them to take a look at some of the following clubs!
Duke of Edinburgh - see Mr Lane
Basketball Club Tuesday morning (7.40 am)
BBC School Report - Mr Melvin
Wednesday morning and after school
RS Club Wednesday Lunchtime
Drama after school constantly
Philosophy Club - coming back soon!
Debate Mate - see Miss Basma /Mr Ramsland
Music, Choir and ICT - see Mr Gravett