Autumn Term 2014 - St Anne`s Catholic High School

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From the Headteacher
Dear Parent/Carer,
We have come to the end of another busy and successful term and I hope that you will enjoy reading
about the many activities and events that have taken place since we started the school year in September.
Year 7 students made a successful transition to secondary school and have already made a substantial
contribution to many areas of school life. We are fortunate to have so many gifted and talented students
and staff here at St Anne’s.
Building work has commenced on the new Sixth Form Centre situated on the Upper Site in Palmers
Green. The addition of this Centre will provide much needed accommodation and facilities for our
expanding Sixth Form. This term we have undertaken various events to fund-raise for the new centre
and I would like to thank all of you who supported the Christmas Bazaar on 29th November. We raised
£3,000 for the Sixth Form Centre on this day.
This term we say goodbye to Mr Jones from the Geography Department and Miss McCloskey from the
RE Department. I would like to thank them for their hard work and contribution to school life and wish
them all the very best in their new posts.
Finally, thank you, parents and carers, for the support you give to your daughters and to the school. I
wish you and your families a happy and holy Christmas and I look forward to seeing all of our students
on Tuesday 6th January at 8.40am for the start of the Spring Term.
God bless.
Yours sincerely,
Siobhan Gilling, Headteacher
Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with your God.
The Catholic Life of the School
Retreats
Years 7, 8, 10 and Sixth
Form students have had
their Retreats this year.
As a Catholic community,
Retreats provide students
with some time and space,
away from their daily routine,
to reflect on important issues
connected with their lives
and faith. On Retreat days,
students spend the day with
the school chaplain and
their form tutor for creative
activities, group discussions,
meditation etc, aimed at
helping them grow in their
relationship with others and
God.
Reconciliation Services
Students from Years 7 and 10 have had
the opportunity to receive the Sacrament
of Reconciliation during Advent. Other
Year Groups will receive the sacrament
during Lent. The services followed
individual confessions. The Sacrament of
Reconciliation is an opportunity for the
students to look deeply into their lives to
discern what it is that they really need to
change, and move forward into the future
filled with hope and confidence. It is also
an invitation to become better faithful
friends accepting the stranger and caring
for each other.
Advent Preparation
We often miss the meaning of Advent and Christmas
because these December weeks are full of Christmas
parties and shopping, making it easy for us to become
too focused on the material things. During the four
weeks of Advent students had an opportunity to come
to the chapel at lunch time and reflect on the meaning
of Advent and Christmas. It was good to see students
taking this opportunity and putting aside time for
personal prayer.
Mr Ravi, School Chaplain
Workshop for Year 13
We recently had a workshop about
Marriage and Relationships for
Year 13 students. It was run by the
Diocesan Marriage commission about
family life. Part of the team were three
married couples who shared their first
hand experience on family life and
marriage. It was well received by our
Year 13 students!
St Anne’s Students – Good Neighbours to the Elderly
As well as our liturgies, retreats and services of Reconciliation, the Catholic Life of the School Working
Party has also been addressing a worrying issue in today’s society – the loneliness, isolation of, and
treatment of older citizens. Having heard news reports about the number of older people who do not
get to talk to anyone in a month, we felt it was important to raise our awareness and take some action.
As well as the news reports, our London Citizens’ students had observed that it was difficult for older
citizens travelling on the bus at the same time as all the school children going home.
Our emphasis this year is that helping our neighbour is not all about fund-raising, and that we are
called on to give in other ways such as giving up our time and putting others first. So with all the
above in mind, we hosted our first tea party and plan to have another later in the year. In the Summer
Term we will also be focusing on a ‘dementia awareness’ week in school to help us all to increase our
understanding and consideration and to be able to offer some practical help such as visits to local
residential homes.
The articles here give further detail about progress so far and I look forward to updating you on our
next tea party and other plans at the end of the Spring Term. As Christmas approaches, I wish you all
a happy and holy Christmas from myself and all staff in the Religious Education Department.
Ms Pugh
Subject Leader Religious Education/Assistant Headteacher Catholic Life of the School
Come to Tea at St Anne’s!
On Sunday 5th October 2014, we held our first tea party for older citizens at the Upper Site in Palmers
Green. Our guests were parishoners from St Monica’s Church, members of Ruth Winston House and
friends and relatives of staff and our thanks go to the Knights
of St Columba from St Monica’s for their assistance with
transport. Staff and some Year 10 students prepared and
served sandwiches, tea and cake and chatted to our special
guests. We also had entertainment from some of our Year 9
girls in the form of Irish dancing accompanied by a member
of staff on the accordian. It was a really lovely afternoon and
our guests were kind enough to send lovely thank you cards
praising the girls and requesting more tea parties! We look
forward to our next one in the Spring Term.
Our Carol Service
On 10th December, we held our Christmas Carol Service at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint
George’s Church. Once again the students outdid themselves. The theme of the evening was peace
which was echoed by the choir’s stunning performance of Let There be Peace on Earth. There were very
moving solos from Anna Maria Achilleos and Ines Maria Carracedo Lerma, as well as performances
from our fantastic Gospel Choir.
As a reward the girls are all being treated to a Christmas Pizza Party. Well Done!
Sixth Form Visit to Holloway Prison
On Saturday 13th December 2014, I accompanied
some of our Sixth Formers along with students from
other schools to HM Prison Holloway. It was a day
where the children of the inmates were allowed to
come in and celebrate Christmas for half a day with
their mothers. Our task was to sing Christmas carols
and entertain everyone. We gained a real insight into
some of the difficulties for all involved when someone
is imprisoned.
“In spite of the common negative image of prisons,
there can be real human feelings. I learnt to break the
taboo surrounding the prisoners and not to stereotype
them,” said Tia Locker, one of our students.
It was a humbling experience and it was difficult to witness the sadness when the children had to leave,
and when expected visitors did not arrive, but we hope that in some small way our presence helped on
the day.
London Citizens
Following on from the listening project we took part in last year, our London
Citizens’ students worked together to pass on what they learned through the
surveys they conducted in Enfield Town during the Summer Term. Their focus
was on community building through increased communication, understanding
and through taking more ownership and responsibility. They received very
positive feedback and found it a valuable experience to see themselves through
the eyes of others. From their observations, the girls highlighted the need for
greater consideration of others from all ages, but in particular they raised the
issue of the treatment of older citizens. This issue was reinforced when they
attended the Haringey Assembly and listened to people talking about their
concerns about vulnerable people in their community.
“Just walking through
Enfield town, we saw
there was a general
lack of consideration
for others from people
of all ages in the
community.”
Tobechi Oti, 11A
“We heard one woman talking about the need for a better care system for those suffering
from dementia. Her mum had experienced 22 different carers in one month, not giving her
any stability of care.” Mollie Webster 11L
On the 8th October 2014 we were invited
to attend the Catholic Social Teaching
and Community Organising Conference
hosted by Trinity Catholic High School in
Essex where the girls made a presentation
and delivered a workshop to other schools
about their experiences. They raised the
issue of vulnerable older citizens through
thought provoking role plays showing
school children and an elderly lady on the
bus. The students from the other schools
commented that the St Anne’s group was
very motivating and helped them to think
about consideration for others.
Christmas Hampers
Each year, St Anne’s students
gather together to donate
food items and gifts to create
Christmas Hampers. This year,
our students have once again
been generous and delighted to
give, to help make someone else’s
Christmas special.
As a school, we made a total of
40 hampers to support local
families in our community and
parishes.
Sixth Form visit Auschwitz
On Wednesday 1st October 2014 two of our Sixth Formers, Monica Singh and Abena
Bediako, accompanied by one of our RE teachers, Miss Yiannakis, visited the former
Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp in Poland. This visit was
part of the Lessons from Auschwitz (LFA) Project and organised by the Holocaust
Educational Trust.
“Recently, we were privileged to be given the opportunity to visit Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. It was an
extremely moving trip where we were able to have first-hand experience of the site where so many people were brutally
murdered just because of who they were. We were with approximately 250 other Sixth Formers from various schools
in England. One of the people accompanying us was Rabbi Marcus who was the founder of the Holocaust Education
Trust and he gave the following definition of holocaust: ‘The result of prejudice and intolerance unchallenged’. We
think this is so powerful because it summarises the cause of the holocaust and presents us all with a challenge in how
we see and treat others.”
Monica Singh, Year 13
“As part of visit we were taken into a room about the size of our school
hall and it was filled with shoes. I was taken aback when the guide said:
‘Here are some of the numerous amounts of shoes left by the prisoners.
Each of these 40,000 pairs of shoes represents a life that was snuffed out.’
George Santayana once said, ‘The one who does not remember history is
bound to live through it again.’ This quote tells us why it is so important
to remember what we as humans have done in the past so that we do
not let it happen again. Unfortunately, as human beings we have not
learned from the past. There have been numerous other holocausts since
1945 where whole groups of people have been systematically killed just because of who they are or where they are from.
One of the most shocking things we were confronted with was humans’ inhumanity and how such terrible suffering
was allowed to happen.”
Abena Bediako, Year 12
No amount of words can describe the feeling I had whilst in Auschwitz. No picture can fully translate what it is like
to be standing in the concentration camps, on the same ground where innocent people were brutally murdered.
I could not believe that people were actually capable of causing so much pain and suffering to others and what
dawned on me the most was the realisation that many people stood by and watched this happen yet they said and
did absolutely nothing.
After returning from Poland, I was sitting at home reading the Bible, and I came across a passage in the book of
Proverbs that summarised my thoughts during the visit to Auschwitz: “Condemning the innocent or letting the
wicked go - both are hateful to the Lord” (Proverbs 17:15). For me this highlights the importance of challenging
injustice. We have to pass on the message and we have to realise that standing down when we witness injustice
allows further injustice to happen.
Miss Yiannakas, RE Teacher
That’s No Excuse!
This is a call out to all Parents who do not currently
receive our ParentMail Emails.
With the increasing use of internet and emails, we still
have 192 students, for who we do not have an email
address registered for their Parent/Carer. This means,
that for those students, we are not able to send out
instant emails and notices home.
If you do not receive ParentMail Emails from us,
please get in touch and give us a valid email address
that we can update our system with.
Why Attendance and
Punctuality Matter
If students are to achieve their potential, good
attendance and punctuality are critical. The link
between attendance and achievement is well
documented.
At St. Anne’s we want all of our students to achieve the
very best examination results that they can and poor
attendance will have a significant impact on student
achievement. Students with irregular attendance:
4 Get behind with work
4 Lose the thread of the topics being taught
4 Become de-motivated on return to school
4 Lose friendships
4 Miss out on important career and guidance input
4 Miss out on extracurricular opportunities
4 Are less likely to feel part of the school
90% attendance is equivalent to one day of absence
every fortnight. Over an academic year this amounts
to four weeks of absence (100 lessons missed!).
Mrs Sanders, Deputy Headteacher
Punctuality is a life skill that everyone
needs to learn. However, some girls have
taken this to a new level! Reproduced
below are some genuine explanations that
St Anne’s students have given regarding
their lateness during the Autumn Term.
“Wrong bus route.”
“Stayed away from London.”
“Wrong appointment.”
“Unwell but not now.”
“Bus got full three times.”
“Locked in the toilet.”
“Mum told me to leave late.”
“Coz of my Dad.”
“My sister needed strawberries.”
“Times got mixed up.”
“Something caused traffic on road.”
“Bird pooed on uniform.”
“Mum left for Italy and took my book.”
Mrs Franklin, Attendance &
Welfare Officer - Lower Site
Mobile Phones at St Anne’s
At St Anne’s, we have a very strong belief in the importance of the quality of teaching
and learning that takes place within our classrooms so that all our community are
able to work in an environment that is conducive to teachers teaching, students
learning, and therefore student success. It is our policy that students are permitted to
bring a mobile phone into school but they are not permitted to use it during school
hours. It can be most disruptive to all concerned if a mobile phone goes off during a lesson and disrupts
the learning environment for both teachers and students. We are very proud of the fact that when visiting
teachers spend time at our school they are most impressed that mobile phone disruption to lessons is not
a cause for concern as it is in many other schools.
We advise all students that mobile phones should be switched off as soon as they arrive at school. Phones
should be stored safely in bags or on the student’s person. It is strongly advised to remove all batteries as
this will ensure any alarms set on the phone will not go off. Students are also strongly advised to be very
careful and vigilant in mobile phone usage both on their way to and from school. I would very much
appreciate your support in reminding your daughter that she must always be aware of her surroundings
in terms of members of the public and traffic if she has her earphones plugged in. They should avoid
drawing attention to themselves.
If a student is found with a mobile phone in school the sanctions imposed are as follows:
• 1st Occasion: A Serious Misdemeanour Detention is set.
• 2nd occasion: A two day Fixed Term Exclusion is set.
If a student is found in possession of a mobile phone or a student’s mobile phone rings during a Controlled
Assessment or during a public exam, we would like it known that this is a very serious matter as the
consequences are very serious in terms of the students affected and the implications for our school as
an examination centre. It has therefore being decided that any student found with a mobile phone in the
above mentioned circumstances will automatically face a minimum two day fixed term exclusion.
Mr Maguire, Key Stage 3 Director
Child Protection
At St Anne’s, we all have a moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and
promote the welfare of all our students. We endeavour to provide a safe and
welcoming environment where all staff, students, parents and visitors are respected
and valued. We are alert to signs of abuse and neglect and follow Safeguarding
good practice to ensure that our students receive effective support and protection.
Guidance
Here in school we all have a key role and responsibility in safeguarding the young people in our care. Mrs
Gumbrell, First Deputy Headteacher is the designated Child Protection Co-ordinator. The Achievement
Leaders of each year group liaise with Mrs Gumbrell on Child Protection related matters and action taken in
response to concerns.
Our students are made aware of who the members of staff with responsibility for co-ordinating Child
Protection are and are encouraged to discuss any concerns or worries that they have for themselves or others.
If as a parent/carer you have a concern relating to the welfare and safety of a student at our school, any of the
Achievement Leaders or Mrs Gumbrell will be happy to discuss this matter with you. There is a copy of our
Child Protection Policy for your information on our school website. This can also be requested for reading at
the Lower and Upper site Reception areas.
Safeguarding Children Online Safety
http://st-annes.enfield.sch.uk/perch/resources/adviceforparentsoncyberbullyingfrom-department-of-education-1.pdf
As parents – or relatives, teachers and other adults responsible for children’s safety – we want our children and those we
look after to be healthy and happy – and to develop well both physically and mentally. Children learn through exploration
and natural curiosity, and it is part of our job as parents and carers to encourage that. However, as our children grow
up, develop and discover new experiences, we have to take more and different steps to ensure their safety. Until their
understanding and instincts catch up with their curiosity, our children need to be protected from everyday dangers –
whether crossing the road, in and around the home, trying new foods or talking to new people they meet. And sooner or
later… going online.
They’re growing up fast
Your child may already use certain trusted websites or – if
older – social networks. Chances are they know more about
technology than you do, but lack the life-experience and
wisdom to handle all they encounter. This is why we need a
measured approach to keep our children safe when online.
So what’s changed?
Until recently, most homes had one computer, on which
parents could safely monitoring their children’s online activity.
Now that children have their own computers for homework
it is more difficult to ensure they visit appropriate websites
and don’t talk to strangers online. In the age of smartphones
and tablets most parents find it a real challenge to not only
educate their children in doing the right thing, but monitor
and control their online behaviour.
The risks
No-one is immune from encountering problems online. Our
children are naturally more trusting than adults and less
aware of the darker side of the ’net. They are also not as well
equipped to deal with such issues – or their consequences.
Some of these potential issues are as follows:
4 Talk frankly to your child about how they explore issues
related to health, wellbeing, body image and sexuality. They
may be discovering inaccurate or dangerous information
online at what is a vulnerable time in their lives.
4 Review parental control settings in line with your child’s
age and maturity. Adjust them if appropriate. If they ask you
to trust them and turn the controls off, think carefully before
you do. Agree in advance what is acceptable online behaviour.
4 Talk frankly to your child about how they behave towards
others online. Discuss bullying, posting hurtful or untrue
comments and the dangers of behaviours like sexting and
inappropriate use of webcams.
4 Give your child their own budget online activity, but agree
boundaries so they manage their money responsibly. Don’t
give them access to your payment card details.
4 Explain to your child the legalities concerning issues such
as copyrighted material and plagiarism.
4 Hacking amongst this age group is very rare, but it does
exist. Explain the dangers and consequences.
Six important questions to ask
Here are some questions you could discuss with your
daughter, now that she is older:
4 Inappropriate contact from strangers;
4 Inappropriate online behaviour, such as becoming a
Q Do you really know everybody on your ‘friends’ list?
Q Do you know how to use and set privacy and security
settings? Can you show me how?
Q Do you ever get messages from strangers? If so, how do you
handle them?
Q Do you know anyone who has made plans to meet someone
offline that they’ve only ever spoken to online?
Q Are your friends ever mean to each other, or to other
people, online or on phones? If so, what do they say?
Q Has anyone you know, taken naked or sexy photos and sent
them to other people, or received photos like that?
Our advice
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
(CEOP) - http://ceop.police.uk/ - provides information
and advice, and allows you to report concerns regarding
online child protection issues. CEOP is a command of
the National Crime Agency, and is dedicated to tackling
the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young
people. CEOP exists to help young people (up to age 18)
who have been forced or tricked into taking part in sexual
activity with anyone online or in the real world.
‘cyber-bully’, especially when encouraged by others;
4 Exposure to inappropriate content of a sexually explicit,
racist, violent, extremist or other harmful nature.
4 Receiving aggressive advertising and marketing messages.
4 Personal information stored on your computer, mobile
device or games console can become compromised.
4 Enabling viruses and spyware by careless or misinformed
use of computers, smartphones, tablets or games consoles.
Everyone needs help sometimes… and that’s especially true
of parents staying switched-on to their child’s online safety:
4 Reinforce boundaries. Your child may think they are
mature, but they still need your wisdom and guidance.
4 You may think your child knows more about using
technology than you do, and you may be right. Endeavour to
keep up to date and discuss what you know with your child.
St. Anne’s in the Social Media World
We are continuously updating our school Social Media accounts and are proud to share good news and
update our community on what’s going in school. We have also recently uploaded some clips of our
Amazing Gospel Choir – something that you must all see. As well as the two accounts shown below, there
are also a number of individual department Twitter pages.
For the school’s latest news, please follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Twitter:
@StAnnes_N13
Facebook:
St Anne’s Catholic High School for Girls
Maria Geraci, Marketing and Special Projects Officer
Cars and Buses
Do you Bring Your Daughter(s) to School by Car?
If so, please do not stop on the zig-zag lines; if you can,
stop or wait well away from our gates. We also ask you to
respect our neighbours; for example, please do not park
across any driveways. Thank you.
Does your Daughter(s) Travel To and from School
by Bus?
There are frequently long waits for buses, particularly in
Enfield. It is often the case that many students cannot
get on the first, second or even third or fourth buses that
come. The W8 service is too often inadequate at around
3.30-4.00pm. We are doing all we can to prompt Transport
for London to improve the service for when students leave
school each day. Mr Goldbart, School Business Manager
Lost Property
May we please remind parents and carers to clearly label
all items of school uniform, PE kit etc.
We have a large amount of lost property that we are unable
to identify due to it not being labelled.
A Message from PC Kurt
The Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan
for London sets out the importance
of reconnecting the public with the
police and that engaging with and
understanding the views of young
Londoners is vital. The survey aims to
secure the views of young people in
relation to a range of crime and safety
issues including:
4 Personal safety
4 Victimisation
4 Confidence and satisfaction with
the Police
4 Specific police tactics
4 Wider Information and
engagement needs
Could all students please complete the
online Youth Survey. Launched on
Monday 10th November 2014 and
closes on Friday 19th December 2014.
www.londonvoice.org.uk/
youthmatter1
PC Kurt
Schools Police Liaison Officer
Youth Travel Ambassadors
We are very proud of being part of an exciting programmed organised by Transport for London, with
the aim to improve communication between young people and TfL. Students are given the chance to
make a real difference to the travel and transport issues which may affect them and the local community.
Four of our Year 7 students have attended a workshop and have since prepared a pitch to persuade TfL
to award them a small grant. They hope to improve travelling conditions for young people and students
from our school. Our students will be delivering their pitch at Enfield Council on Wednesday 17th
December and we wish them luck.
Mrs Danneau-Joyce, Director of Vocational Studies & Student Voice
Have you made your Voluntary
Contribution this Year?
There is still time to make your £50 (per family, not per
student) contribution to the Governors’ Fund. As a
Voluntary Aided school the Governing Body has to fund
10% of the cost of significant building work and, this year,
fill the funding gap for the new Sixth Form Centre. We
really do need your contribution. If you have not yet had a
chance to pay, we wrote to you a couple of weeks ago. For
more information, please email [email protected].
sch.uk or telephone 020 8920 5228. Thank you.
Temporary Student Entrance at our
Upper Site Campus
Owing to the Sixth Form Centre development one of the
pavements in Oakthorpe Road has been closed. Your daughter(s)
may have told you that an entrance has been opened down a
short, well lit alley off Green Lanes between Woody’s Restaurant
and some residential flats. This has been done with safety in
mind.
Safe Cycling
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If your daughter would like to cycle to school your local
Council may offer lessons. We can provide you with a
contact; just drop a line to [email protected]
or telephone 020 8920 5228. Both our sites now have cycle
parking available for students, staff and visitors.
Mr Goldbart, School Business Manager
Maths 2017 School
Performance
Measures
Please see below the recent message
announced by the Department of
Education regarding Maths GCSE.
We would like you to be aware of this
information.
2017
School
Performance
Measures
The
only
GCSE
Maths
qualification that will count
in the 2017 secondary school
performance tables (due to be
published in January 2018) will
be the new GCSE in Mathematics.
Neither any earlier (pre-2017)
results from the current GCSE
in Mathematics nor any results
from the Edexcel Level 1/Level 2
Certificate in Mathematics will be
included in the 2017 secondary
school performance tables.
Thank you.
Mrs Gumbrell
First Deputy Headteacher
St. Anne’s Christmas Bazaar
Prize Winners
--- Raffle --1st : iPad Air - Mr Gilling
2nd : £50 Cash - Lina Spadafora
3rd : £50 Cash - Kelly Gannon
West Lodge Tickets - Christy Foley
Pantomime Tickets - Helen McCarthy &
Ebonie Chin
Art Pack - Leo Ioannou
Paintballing - John Donnelly
Free Driving Lesson - Gerri Forsyth
On Saturday 29th November, St Anne’s hosted its annual Christmas
Bazaar at our Upper Site with the Friends of St Anne’s. The event
was very well attended and was a compliment to the tremendous
support and effort provided by the girls on site, the Sixth Form
Students and our teaching and support staff including caretakers
and cleaners.
With all school-based fundraising aimed at supporting our New
Sixth Form Centre, all profits were added to the on-going appeal.
Once again, the afternoon was a wonderful success with various
games, activities and stalls including a Christmas Gifts &
Decorations Stall, Vintage Hand Bag Stall, Henna, cake stalls,
tombola and of course our raffle, all of which contributed towards
a grand total of £2,800.
Thank you to all who attended and supported the event.
Crystal Decanter - Eleanor Gabayo
Sweet Christmas Tree - Mr Golbart
Fruit Basket - Clare Buttery
Breakfast Hamper - Mrs Turner
Breakfast Basket - Barbara Costa
--- Other Prizes --Champagne Game - Mrs Neocleous
Guess the Weight of the Cake Ms Forsyth & Mrs Jones (Jointly)
Guess the Name of the Husky Katerina Nicolaou
Guess Where Santa Is - Ms Khan
Sixth Form Centre Progress
Great News! The building work on our
exciting, new Sixth Form Centre is
going to plan. We expect our current
Year 11 to be using the Centre in
September 2015. The Friends of St.
Anne’s (FOSA) Buy-A-Brick Appeal
will launch in January.
Mr Goldbart
School Business Manager
Enfield Parade of Light
St. Anne’s School Choir Get Enfield in the Christmas Spirit!
On Sunday 30th November 2014 the School Choir, conducted by Miss Fortune, along with Mrs Gilling,
Mr Maguire and other members of staff, led the community in song at the switching on of the Tree
Lights by the Mayor of Enfield. The choir was accompanied by the North London Brass Marching Band.
The switching on of the lights is part of the Enfield Christmas Parade of Light which involves over 25
community groups and nearly 500 participants and is now one of the biggest events in Enfield where the
community all meet together to celebrate the start of the Christmas season. The event raises money for
local charities. This year’s total is in excess of £2,000 plus match funding of £1,000 from Barclays Bank.
The money will benefit eight Enfield-based charities.
Mrs Worrall
The Parade of Light was just one of the exciting events for the Music Department this term. We started
off with our Year 7 Welcome Mass, where the whole of Year 7 came together to sing the song ‘We Are
Marching in the Light of God’. It was an excellent performance and a fantastic start to the year.
Our Gospel Choir has been very busy, recording competition entries and singing at Canary Wharf in aid
of the charity ‘Missing People’. The feedback we received about the choir was totally overwhelming with
people commenting on how outstanding the choir sounded. In response to this, we started a Facebook
group dedicated to the Gospel Choir - www.facebook.com/StAnnesGospelChoir. On it you will find
updates about the choir, photographs, videos and information about upcoming performances. Again
the response to this has been tremendous with some of the videos attracting thousands of views. To top
this off ,we managed to raise over £1700 for the charity, which Barclays Bank will match.
Miss Fortune, Subject Leader for Music
Prize Giving 2014
On Thursday 6 November 2014 we hosted our annual Prize Giving Evening celebration. It was a wonderful
opportunity to celebrate attainment, progress and outstanding contributions to the life of the school through each
Key Stage. The evening was attended by many proud parents, School Governors and our talented prize winners.
Mr Donnelly, the Chair of Governors, praised the achievements of the girls and made a unique analogy between
the care and talent demonstrated in The Great British Bake Off competition with a similar attention to how as a
school community we nurture and support the talent and aspirations of our students. Indeed, he went even further
and likened the chief presenters of the TV programme – Marry Berry and Paul Hollywood – to two members of
the SLT team. He was of course referring to their strategic vision and care for the students and not their seniority!
Mrs Gilling gave an uplifting speech to staff, students and Governors. She reminded us of all the many and varied
achievements and successes which have occurred over the last 12 months – and that we are justly proud of them
all. We then had the presentation of certificates. The Prize Winners in each Key Stage had their names read out by
Mr Maguire, Mr Foster and Mrs Turner and each student came on to the stage and shook hands with the Guest of
Honour, who presented each prize winner with their envelope of certificates and vouchers. It is good to remember
that not only do we recognise outstanding achievement in each subject but prizes are also awarded for effort and
contribution at each Key Stage. We also awarded prizes for the outgoing Fairtrade Team, Deputy Head Girls Team
and Head Girl.
Kate Anolue, the Freeman of the London Borough of Enfield, was our Guest of Honour and gave a moving and
motivational address that reminded us that girls’ education is not always valued in certain cultures. She praised the
successful students but equally reminded them to work even harder to secure their goals and to continue to change
perceptions about how successful women of the future can be.
We are very proud of the exceptional singers and musicians in our school, the Gospel Choir gave a fabulous
performance of two inspiring numbers and Daria Philips concluded the musical interlude with an excellent
bassoon recital which was accompanied by her mother on our grand piano.
It was good to see large numbers of parents and staff socialising in the hall at the end of what had been a celebratory
and memorable evening. Many thanks are extended once again to Mrs Jones, Mrs Pausey and Mrs Worrall for all
their help with arranging and organising the certificates, prizes, seating plan and the programme for the evening.
Mr Foster, Assistant Headteacher & Director of Key Stage 4
Jack Petchey Award Winners 2014
Congratulations to the students listed below who have been nominated for a Jack Petchey achievement award.
These awards are given to students in recognition for making a valuable contribution to either the school or the
local community.
Esther Lusembo 10L
Anita Audit 9J
Lucy Nguyen 8T
Vanessa Amankwah 11T
Courtney Boateng-Smith 13F
Haille McFarlane 13A
Laura Spadafora 9F
Harmony Nkundo 10F
Mercy Korsah 8J
Each award winner is presented with a certificate and badge in recognition of
their achievements; they are also given a fund of £200 to spend on something
for the school or local community. So far this year the school has been able to
purchase a range of equipment for different departments including:
4 A HeadCam for school visits and trips
4 Geometry sets and Scientific calculators for the Maths
department
4 A large magnetic atomic structure model for the Science
department
4 A Level text books for the History department
4 Extra materials for the Art department
4 Microscopes for the Science department
All Award winners will be invited to attend a Borough Jack Petchey Celebration
evening in March.
Mrs Lee, Jack Petchey Co-ordinator
St Anne’s Fairtrade
Hello, I am Francesca Giambrone and I am delighted to have
been chosen as the new Chair of Fairtrade at our school.
Fairtrade is a foundation in which we can contribute to help
farmers receive a better deal when trading and tackle any
injustice that occurs, resulting in a better quality of life for the
farmers.
As a team, we have already started well, having successful stalls
each week. Without the whole of the Fairtrade Team, our stalls
each week, as well as work behind the scenes, we would not be as
successful. The team has also been busy thinking up new ideas
such as a St Anne’s Fairtrade Twitter account (@StAFairtrade).
We hope this will raise the profile of the team and the work we
do in school advertising the products we have on offer. We are
also planning on getting Fairtrade T-shirts for the team and a big
banner to place on our stall each week. The purpose of these ideas
is to make people more aware of Fairtrade and the hard work
many do to benefit the farmers and their families. Additionally,
we are also looking into introducing a range of new products on
the stall to fit everyone’s preference, as well as having products
that would also promote a healthy eating lifestyle.
Being the Chair of Fairtrade has been a great honour so far and I am looking forward to future success with my
team. Without the whole of the Fairtrade team, the staff who help us and the school community who purchase
their Fairtrade products from us each week, our stalls would not be as successful. I would like to thank everyone
for supporting us.
Francesca Gambrone, Chair of Fairtrade at St Anne’s
Friends of St Anne’s - FOSA
We thank all parents/carers who have supported one or more of our
events this academic term. Your support allows us to continue to
fundraise and support initiatives in school which benefit all of our
students. We are joining the school in their fundraising to support
the Sixth Form Centre Appeal.
We have two social events planned for students at the beginning of the spring term. There will be a Year 8 & 9 Disco
on Friday 30th January 2015 with St Ignatius College and an Ice Skating Trip to Alexandra Palace on Saturday 7th
February. Tickets and more information will be sent out in the New Year.
For parents, staff & friends, we also have our second Quiz Night on Friday 27th February 2015, and we invite you
all to attend this event, which promises to be an entertaining evening. More information regarding tickets & tables
will follow.
Friends of St Anne’s are continuously seeking new volunteers to join us to provide fresh ideas and suggestions as
well as supporting and organising upcoming events. If you are interested, please get in touch via email to fosa@
st-annes.enfield.sch.uk.
Discos for St Anne’s and St Ignatius Students
Another school year, another round of School Discos. Our Autumn Term has seen two so far, for St Anne’s & St
Ignatius students. Year 10/11 students had their one first, held at our Upper Site with more than 300 students in
attendance. The second was Christmas-themed for Year 7 students, and 160 students danced the evening away and
thoroughly enjoying their night.
Both events have helped to raise £1,955 for the Friends of St Anne’s. A big thank you goes out to everyone who
supported the event, including students, parents and staff who chaperoned on the evening.
These social evenings organised for both schools have proved to be a big hit, and we are happy to say that they will
continue to be a part of our school calendar.
Lower Site Students Walk the Walk!
With the start of the construction work for our new Sixth Form
building, a sponsored walk was organised at the Lower Site to help
raise additional funds to support our appeal. This took place on the
Lower Site field and involved all students from Years 7-9.
Students were encouraged to come to school in their own clothes
and wear something in their House colour. The girls completed
lots of laps and had fun singing along to music on their way round.
Each student was also given a sponsor sheet. They took these
home to try and find as many sponsors as possible. We had a
great response, and a number of girls raised significant amounts
of money to help us raise over £2,000 from that day alone. The
winning Year Group was Year 7, who raised an amazing £1077.30,
more than of half the total amount raised! Well done, girls!
Top Student in each
Year Group:
Name & Form:
Raised:
Isabelle Keeley, 7 L
£125.00
Adora Okerulu, 8 L
£76.10
Ella-Maya Virgo, 9 J £110.00
FOSA Autumn Quiz Night
On Friday 17th October the Friends
of St Anne’s hosted another successful
Quiz Night. With a total of 22 teams,
all those who attended had a fun-filled
evening. The teams were made up of
parents/carers, friends, the Head Girl
Team and staff. Prizes were given to the
winners and losers and the evening’s
raffle helped to raise a magnificent total
of £867.30 for FOSA.
Our Next Quiz Night:
Friday 27th February 2015.
All Parents/Carers & Friends Welcome
St Anne’s Poetry Competition - The Winners!
To celebrate poetry month Ms Bunbury ran a school poetry competition. There
was an influx of entries with a lot of talent to choose from. The overall winner and
Key Stage 3 winner was Sneha Shankthakumar with her poem The Sea, which
employed great personification. The Key Stage 4 winner was Tanjin Huda with
a descriptive poem entitled Snowflakes’ Halcyon Spell. The girls won framed
copies of their poems, shopping vouchers, vivos and certificates. Other winners
in Key Stage 3 were Deyonce Murdock for her surreal poem Dear Red and Molly
Hamlin with a historically-inspired piece entitled Pompeii. At Key Stage 4, in 2nd
and 3rd place were Kalifa Etienne with a characterization of Lady Macbeth and
Oluwakemi Owoseni with the African-American influenced Sister 2014. Runnersup were Bethany Creasey (Family), Ada Kaukenaite (Untitled) and Rhian Keady
(You Tube) at KS3 and Oluwakemi Sorinola (Untitled on Lady Macbeth), Rebecca
O’Toole (Power) and Vanessa Amankwah (Macbeth Perspective) at KS4.
The Sea
by Sneha Shanthakumar 8L
The swift air grabs me by the neck pulling me closer to the
freshness of the sea,
The light crisp sound of the sea rings in my heart and fills me.
The sea glares back at anyone who admires his beauty,
Then he smiles when he knows they are doing their duty.
The sea, a handsome prince sitting on the glittering throne,
All his jewels are hidden and unknown.
But he opens his treasure and shows them to me,
He is happy when he sees I’m filled with glee.
He gives me a shy smile only to me;
Everyone waits for him to see.
His eyes are warm, welcoming and they are aqua sapphire,
To get closer to me is his only desire.
He calls to me and sings his songs accompanied by the zephyr,
The foam arises and it’s white as a feather.
The wind whispers for him, and beckons me to sit close by his
side,
But I can’t wait to feel the warmth inside.
The blue eyes stare at me as I walk past the beautiful sea,
I go and sit close by his hands as he holds me.
It is calm and peaceful, and this melts my heart,
The Sea’s structure is a work of art.
There is more joy than triple,
When I stare out and listen to every subtle ripple.
I hope I will see his exquisite looks every day,
He whispers to me that he will always stay.
Snowflakes’ Halcyon Spell
by Tanjin Huda 10J
Descending artistically from the Heavens,
Delicate and mild crystals of ice
approach the timekeeper of the realm
Mandating time to stand and minutes to halt.
Encompassed by an incandescent coruscate
Light feathers resembling stemless flowers
Embellish the truth of unfortunate calamities
Rough edges, covered by snow’s enchanting petals.
While the Earth rests,
from growing over Spring and Summer
the trees sleep, the animals sleep,
A veil of quiet peace
And the entire world is silent
- Snowflakes’ halcyon spell.
Thank you to everyone for entering and all staff who supported. Keep writing, ladies!
Ms Bunbury, English Department
Mayor’s Award for Public Speaking Final
On the evening of Tuesday 2nd December St Anne’s hosted the Final of the Mayor’s Award for Public Speaking
at the Upper Site. We were represented by Zahra Alawoad 9A, Sophia O’Sullivan 9A, Chinma Johnson-Nwosu
11M and Aimee Christodoulou 11A, who were fresh from success in the semi-final. It was a tough, hard fought
competition and the standard of the speeches was extremely high. St Anne’s girls were on top form again and their
speeches were original, inspiring and highly entertaining! I am delighted to report that we came away with the
following awards:
KS3 – Second Place – Zahra Alawoad
KS4 – First Place – Chinma Johnson-Nwusu
Congratulations to all of our girls who took part. The level of commitment and effort that you put into representing
St Anne’s is something to be very proud of. A big thank you also to Renee Kapuku and Courtney Boateng-Smith
in Year 13 for helping to coach and mentor the girls.
Mrs Lee, Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator
Dates for your Diary - Spring Term 2015
Monday 5th January 2015 ................................................................................................................................... INSET Day
Tuesday 6th January 2015 ...................................................................................................... Back to school: 8.40am start
Tuesday 13th January 2015 ............................................................................. Year 8 & New Head Girl Team Photographs
Thursday 15th January 2015 ....................................................................... Year 7 Parents Evening: Classes A, F & J
Thursday 22nd January 2015 ....................................................................... Year 7 Parents Evening: Classes L, M & T
Thursday 29th January 2015 ................................................... Parents’ Drop-In Morning, 9am-12 noon, Lower Site
Thursday 29th January 2015 ..................................................................................................... Year 11 Parents Evening
Friday 30th January 2015 ............................................................................................................................. Year 8 & 9 Disco
Saturday 7th Febuary 2015 ....................................................... Friends of St Anne’s Ice Skating Event at Alexandra Palace
Thursday 12th February 2015 ..................................................................................... Year 9 Pathways Evening, Upper Site
Monday 16th - Friday 20th February 2015 .......................................................................................... HALF-TERM BREAK
Friday 27th February 2015 ............................................................................................... Friends of St Anne’s Quiz Evening
Friday 6th March 2015 ..................................................................................................................................... Year 9 Photographs
Wednesday 11th March 2015 ..................................................... Parents’ Drop-In Morning, 9am-12 noon, Upper Site
Monday 16th March 2015 ......................................................................................................... Year 11 & 13 Leavers’ Photographs
Friday 20th March 2015 .............................................................................................................. Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Wednesday 25th March 2015 ............................................................................................................. Year 8 HPV Injections
Thursday 26th March 2015 ................................................................................................................................ Ski Trip Starts
Friday 27th March 2015 ............................................................................... End of Spring Term - School closes at 12 noon
Monday 30th March - Friday 10th April 2015 .............................................................................................. EASTER BREAK
Monday 13th April 2015 ....................................................................................................................... Start of Summer Term
Year 10 Art Students meet artist Ibrahim Mahama
The Art Department has been selected to participate in the Jack Petchey Start Programme which gives young
people the opportunity to work with the Saatchi Gallery whilst exploring and engaging with the Arts. The project
will take the form of two gallery visits and artists workshop, exploring contemporary visual art through visits and
workshops at the Saatchi Gallery. It will culminate in an exhibition of the students’ work, which is to be displayed
as part of the main Saatchi Gallery programme at the end of the project.
On Thursday 16th October all Year 10 GCSE Art students visited the Saatchi Gallery. The group had the opportunity
to attend a talk by Nigerian artist Imbrahim Mahama, whose work represents his cultural background. His talk
was followed by a question and answer session, where the girls were able to discover how the artist created his
large scale studies and develop a greater understanding of how an artist portrays meaning in their work. The girls
thoroughly enjoyed the experience and are looking forward to the next visit in March 2015.
Portrait Workshops
It’s been a very busy start to the Year 10 GCSE Art course. In
addition to the Saatchi Gallery project, the girls have enjoyed a
series of drawing workshops as part of their lessons. Working
in the A level room with easels added an air of challenge for all.
The results of the sessions are excellent. Well done everyone!
Miss Garry, Subject Leader for Art
Design & Technology
It has been a busy and productive term in the Design & Technology department! The girls have produced
some fantastic work. We are very pleased with the effort and commitment shown by our students and
wish them all a very peaceful festive break & a happy new year! Please follow us on Twitter for all our
latest news! @DT_StAnnes
Mr Patel, Subject Leader, Design & Technology
Media Studies
Students are currently working hard
on their coursework pieces, a thriller
movie opening in Year 12 and a music
video in Year 13. Students recently
attended study days at the British Film
Institute and learnt about recent TV
drama, nusic videos and how to make
a film opening. The students enjoyed
the trip and said how interesting the
different speakers were, especially
Dexter Fletcher, actor and director,
who talked about film making.
Mr Riley, Media Studies
Geography Department YEAR 11 FIELD VISIT TO STRATFORD
ICT Department
Year 13 Creative Media students were
out and about this term with the
objective of enhancing the lives of the
third generation whilst encouraging
social interaction and companionship.
Ophelia Abebreseh, Patricia Baidoo,
Clarissa Do, Daniella Mankulu and
Melissa Ramos visited the Ruth
Winston Centre in Palmers Green
each Monday over a six week period.
Each week they shared their skills
and expertise with the over 50s by
delivering a structured and effective set
of presentations and providing one to
one guidance on the following topics:
mobile phones, tablets, Skype, You
Tube, Twitter, Facebook and online
forums. The project with the Ruth
Winston Centre was a massive success,
one which was warmly welcomed by
the members and enjoyed by all. Well
done, ladies!
Mr Delaney, ICT Department
On 22nd October 2014 the Geography Department took
the brave decision to take 80 Year 11 students shopping at
Stratford in East London! In actual fact it was a field visit to
look at the impacts of the regeneration scheme in this area
that was triggered by the Olympic and Paralympic Games
in 2012. This study formed the basis of their Controlled
Assessment whereby students carried out a range of survey
work including conducting interviews with local people
to assess how effective the Olympic Legacy has been,
particularly for local people. The group visited both the
Westfield Shopping Centre and the Olympic Park to gauge
the level of impact the regeneration has had.
Despite
the
great
temptation to shop, the
girls were able to put
aside the attractions of
stores such as Armani
Jeans and focus on the
task in hand. In fact, they
were brilliant and were
a real credit to St Anne’s
in terms of their conduct
and work.
Who is this? Ms Bolt???
Well done Year 11 –
you were true Olympic
champions!
Mr Sikuade and
Mr Orme, Geography
There’s lots going on in Science!
It has been a busy term in the Science Department on the Lower Site.
As always, the Year
7 Specialised Cells
project
resulted
in a number of
outstanding models
and demonstrated the
creativity of students.
We apologise for any
mess made in your
homes during the
preparation of the
creations shown here!
Chelsi Green, 7A
Abioseh Kamara, 7F
Rhian Keady, 7L
Going Wild in Science
In addition to our fish, we are pleased to welcome
new additions to the Lower Site Science Department
in the form of guinea pigs and stick insects.
The winners of our
competition to name
the guinea pigs were:
As part of the new Year 7 curriculum, girls
have completed numerous projects including
7T making element cubes with Miss Nicolaou.
Year 7: Oreo
suggested by
Rachelle Masala 7M
Year 8: Einstein
suggested by
Claire Ojoh 8L
Year 9: Eugene
suggested by Karen
Wumba Mbadu 9M
Daisy 7M and
Alicia 7A welcoming
our new additions
KS3 Science Club with Mr Thompson
The Year 7 girls having been making slime,
extracting salt from rock salt and generally enjoying
some fun practical activities in Science Club with
Mr Thompson. All of the girls have been having a
great time and are developing their love of science.
We look forward to more investigations, creativity
Moyo 7J and Emma 7J making King Kong hands and fun in the New Year.
Miss Kitching, Teacher of Science
for Halloween in Year 7 Science Club
Physical Education News
Inter-Form and Championship Cross Country
During the first two weeks of term
all of our KS3 PE groups took part in
cross country running training and
inter-form competitions. The complete
course measured a little under a mile
and required the students to develop
their cardiovascular fitness, as well as
their resilience and determination!
Points were awarded to each member
of the form, so it was not just about the
fastest runners, but the contribution of
all students. Year 8 and 9 students were aiming to beat their previous year’s results, and Year 7 students all set
themselves a target based on their training during week 1. Well done to all KS3 students who took part (especially
when the weather was less then inviting!).
Following their success
in inter-form cross
country, 21 girls were
selected to represent
St Anne’s at this year’s
Borough Cross Country
Competition held at
Trent Park. Although
the sun was shining, the
course was particularly muddy from the recent spells of rain. All girls put in fantastic performances, running
approximately 2 miles on very difficult terrain which was a new experience for most. The Year 7 team finished
overall in 5th position and the Year 8 and 9 Team in 3rd. These were our best results in this event to date. Our top
individual runner was Alison Arredondo 7F who finished an amazing 5th place out of 88 runners.
Year 8 & 9 Inter-Form Netball
Huge congratulations go to all the girls who took part in the Year 8 and 9 inter-form competitions. There was
a very high standard of play over both of the days of the netball, and we look forward to the Year 7 inter-form
competition, which will be taking place after Christmas.
Year 8 Results (Player of the Tournament won by Tochi Anunobi)
Year 9 Results (Player of the Tournament won by Savannah Stokes)
Thank you very much
to the Year 11 GCSE PE
students who helped
umpire and support the
PE Department during
this two day event.
KS3 Netball Teams - Their Successes So Far...
Our Year 7, 8 and 9 Netball teams have had much to celebrate already this term. Firstly, attendance at Thursday
afternoon’s Netball training has been excellent. At the start of the term both courts were full with enthusiastic
and committed players, all keen to secure themselves a place on the team for a fixture. As term has progressed
(and the clock change affected the visibility), we have noticed a decline in Year 8 and 9 attendees, although we are
hoping that in the new year the girls will be back in preparation for our next fixtures.
Year 7 netballers continue to progress with their individual skills and knowledge of the rules, and we are delighted
that some new students have recently joined us - new members always welcome! The team have only played 2
games with an impressive 8-0 win against Oasis Hadley and a tough draw of 3-3 against Latymer. Year 8 have
also had good attendance after school and additional lunch time practices, with over 14 girls training it has
been a difficult job to select players for fixtures! The girls have only been defeated in one league game so far this
year, enjoying wins against Lea Valley (11-0), Latymer (7-2) and Oasis Enfield (14-0). In the new year we have
matches against Heron Hall, Chace Community School and Winchmore, so Mrs Rogers looks forward to seeing
lots more Year 8s at training in preparation!
Indoor Athletics
October kicked off the start of
the Athletics season with Year
10 & 11 students competing in
the Lee Valley Indoor Cup, a
competition open to schools in
the north of London and Essex.
As always, our girls ran, jumped
and threw as quick, high and far
as they possibly could. St Anne’s
cruised through the first round
and secured themselves a place in
the ‘A’ final. The standard of competition in the final was raised somewhat and the team managed to finish in an
amazing 2nd place out a total of 19 schools.
With the success of their peers, the Year 8 & 9 Team who were to compete next in the competition had a tough
standard to try to maintain. Competition was stepped up from the start with a total of 43 school teams entering
the first round at this stage. St Anne’s entered an A and a B, both of whom qualified for the semi-finals, making
it into the top 18 teams. With some extremely hard matches in the semi-finals unfortunately our B team did not
qualify any further, but our A team have secured a place in the ‘A’ Final. Watch this space to see what position
they came away with at the finals on Wednesday 17th December.
Bulletin Extra • Key Stage 3
Gilwell Park
On Monday 15 September all 180 Year 7 students
went to Gilwell Park in Epping Forest. The aim of the
trip was to help all the new girls build friendships
and to do some team building in their new Form
Groups.
Activities such as Go-karting, High Wire Walking and
3G Swing were a big hit with the girls, all supporting
one another to step out of their comfort zone. The
weather was perfect so picnic lunches were the order
of the day and the journey back to school was a very
quiet one as everyone was totally exhausted but proud
of their achievements.
Mrs Cheeseman
City Hall
Twenty two girls from across the Lower and Upper sites were chosen to represent the school
on a visit to City Hall. We received a tour of this amazing building and learnt about how the
Mayor of London has to make many decisions about education, health improvement and
transport in the capital. The girls were praised for their excellent questions and ability to
debate mature topics. We were privileged to sit in the London Assembly meeting room with
its fantastic views across London. We finished with a walk along the South Bank and some
lunch. A perfect day with a perfect group of students.
Mrs Cowley and Miss Lawrence
Children in Need Day
Jeans for
Genes Day
As usual Jeans for Genes Day was supported by
Key Stage 3 with enthusiasm by students and staff
alike. Everybody wore something denim and an
ice lolly sale took place during morning break.
Lots of funds were raised and sent off to help with
the worthy causes this charity works with.
KS3 saw Children in Need Day in with the army, American
high school students and girls in pyjamas. Staff joined in too
with those in pyjamas saying it was the most comfortable
day’s work ever. This is always popular day with St Anne’s
students and staff and, as usual, everyone dug deep to provide
support for all the hard work this charity does.
Pink Friday
Everyone came into school wearing
something or everything pink in aid
of Breast Cancer Awareness. There
was a cake sale during morning
break and a Pink make up and nail
varnish makeover was on offer for
those who wished to take part. Lots
of fun was had by all while raising
lots of money for this worthy cause.
Dove & TfL Come to St Anne’s
The cosmetics company Dove came to talk
to students about what beauty really is and
to look at how we all feel about ourselves.
Students did a workshop where they had to
bring pictures of what they thought natural
beauty was. They looked at why people
have self-esteem issues and how this is
compounded by the media. They learned
how images in magazines and on TV are
altered to make the models look perfect.
The girls were shown that models don’t
look like the finished pictures they see.
Transport for London also visited to tell
the girls about personal safety on public
transport and how to be aware of their
surroundings when travelling. The girls
learnt that bus and rail travel is much safer
than they thought but that they should
always be alert to happens around them.
Lots of good advice was given and the girls
all now know what to do should they feel
worried during their travels.
Just Their Cup of Tea!
St Anne’s hosted a
grand Tea Party for
the elderly at the
Upper Site on Sunday
5th October. Sophia
and Niamh (both 9A)
and Aisling (9L) got
the afternoon off to
a spirited start when
they performed a
series of traditional
Irish dances. Well
done, girls! Ms Savin
New Prefects
The new Year 9 Prefects have made a good
start in the Autumn Term in their new post.
Congratulations to the new Key Stage 3 Head
Prefect Team pictured below with the Head
Girl Team.
Tamera McIntosh 9T: Head Prefect
Mayowa Opedo 9F: 1st Deputy Prefect
Laura Spadafora 9F: Deputy Prefect
Daiana Condrea 9A: Assistant Head Prefect
Zosia Stoklasek 9A : Assistant Head Prefect
Sandra Agyeman 9L : Assistant Head Prefect
Hannah Anyanwu 9L: Assistant Head Prefect
Victoriane’s Ambition
On Friday 5th December, I went
to North Middlesex Hospital
to meet with Kanta Patel, a
Consultant Midwife. This was
arranged for me by my Mentor
Mrs Lacey. I asked lots of
questions: did you know that
52% of babies are born at night?
Kanta told me it is because of the Moon’s rhythms. I was told
that mothers pass on their antibodies in the breast milk to
protect their babies. I had an absolutely amazing time and have
definitely learnt alot. I now know how I can achieve my dream
to become a midwife. It will take a lot of hard work but I am
determined to achieve my goal.
Victoriane, 9L
Mr Maguire, Mrs Cheeseman,
Ms Savin and Mrs Cowley
would like to wish you and
your family a very
merry Christmas and a
happy New Year.
It seems like only yesterday that I was bidding farewell to the Lower Site and looking forward to pastures new in
Palmers Green and now we are already at the end of the Autumn Term and what a busy term it has been, as you’ll
see from these Bulletin pages!
Year 10 have made the huge jump from Key Stage 3 into their GCSEs and have already undertaken ISAs and an
English Controlled Assessment. Year 11 Prefects have comfortably stepped into their new roles of responsibility
and have been busy with their Pre-Public Exams and Sixth Form applications.
Key Stage 4 have taken part in number of different events: a tea party that was held for the elderly; they celebrated
the annual Year 10 & 11 disco; awakened our Christmas spirit at the Bazaar, supported charities, Year 10 Drama
students performed to the Year 9 girls on the Lower Site, they celebrated success at the annual Prize Giving
Evening, Year 10 went on retreat and Year 11 collected their Summer 2014 exam certificates.
City Hall Visit
Children in Need
On Monday 15th September, a group of
aspiring lawyers and politicians accompanied
by Mrs Cowley and Ms Lawrence visited City
Hall.
Unfortunately, Boris was not available on
the day but he should thank his lucky stars
as the girls were on top form with their
questions on key topics such as education and
communities. As always, St Anne’s girls were
praised for their maturity and conduct but
the highlight of the day was not only going
into the London Assembly meeting room but
being allowed to sit in the fancy custom made
chairs and looking out over London!
The Upper Site went back in time on Friday
14th November when we supported Children in
Need day with an Eighties theme. The sounds of
Madonna, Salt ‘n’ Pepper and Duran Duran filled
the air at break time as we had a sing along which
ended with Mr Foster, Ms Chin and Ms Lawrence
doing a rendition of Come on Eileen on stage!
Jeans for Genes Day
Friday 19th September saw St Anne’s
take part in the annual Jeans for Genes
day event. It was beautiful to see such
an array of colours as the girls supported this
worthy charity. Staff and students in St Marianne
House raised extra money by setting up a nail
painting bar and adding extra colour to the day.
Key Stage 4 recognised National Anti-Bullying Week (17th to
21st November) this year with an assembly that featured the
wonderful Sticks and Phones cyberbullying video produced by
our Year 13 Media Studies students:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlnZReqE2uY
The girls also created a ‘Tree of Strength’ where staff and students
from each House hung messages of encouragement and positivity
such as “if bullies are trying to bring you down – it means you are
above them”. The lit tree was situated in the Foyer where many
visitors to the building took time to stop and admire the tree and
read the wonderful, inspiring messages.
Friday 17th October saw the Upper Site
turn pink as we supported Breast Cancer
Care’s Pink Friday. Breast Cancer Care
is a national charity that strives to ensure
everyone affected by breast cancer receives
the best treatment, information and support.
Boxing Sessions
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
On Saturday 18th October, 40 Year 10 students took part in a
Duke of Edinburgh Practice walk around Epping Forest. The girls
had the opportunity to refine their map and compass reading
skills as well as gaining team working skills. The highlight of the
day was walking through the golf course where Njeri Alao 10T
went to war with a patch of mud and lost her shoe. Njeri showed
true St Anne’s spirit, recovered her shoe and completed the walk.
Congratulations to all students who participated.
Students from Key Stages 4 & 5 undertook
a martial arts inspired boxing and fitness
session run by Esmond Francis from Martial
Way Training. The girls were amazing as
always and learnt lots of new techniques
as well as improving their fitness. These
sessions now take place on a regular basis
after school on a Friday.
from Mr Foster, Ms Chin, Ms Lawrence and Mrs Forsyth
A New Head Girl and Deputies
I would like to congratulate the new Head Girl, Christina Tejada, and her Deputy Head Girls who were
appointed to their posts after a stringent, highly competitive application and interview process.
The team quickly swung into action to ensure that their contribution to the whole school community
is already making a positive impact. The Christmas Bazaar was their first event, and the Senior Prefects
ensured it was a great success. They started setting up on Friday night before the bazaar, with plenty of
singing and dancing to help the work along, and were in school on Saturday morning from 9.30am–
4.00pm to help with every aspect. They have been exceptional and I thank them for the time and effort
they all put in. Among other things, the Head Girl team are also implementing a mentoring scheme to
support younger students in their academic work throughout the school.
BTEC L3 Portfolios
Meantime our BTEC L3 students are working hard to produce work for their portfolios, essential in
support of their course applications. Fantastic handbags are the latest item to be produced by our very
talented Fashion and Clothing students. Currently they are working on Fascinator head gear inspired by
nature and movie inspired designer clothing. Our Graphics and Design students played an integral role
in the design of our new Sixth Form Building which is rapidly developing in readiness for its opening in
September 2015. Mrs Gilling and I have had great fun choosing the components of the interior design,
featuring beautiful pink student washroom facilities!
It’s a very busy month in the Sixth Form
office, with many of our students attending
interviews at their chosen Universities.
To prepare all our students for their interviews, the
Sixth Form office have arranged repeated practice
formal interviews with Oxbridge graduates, doctors
and entrepreneurs. Subject Leaders and staff have
also been involved in the preparation process,
to ensure the success of our students in their
applications.
Our Year 13 this year have already attended
interviews at Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol
and Manchester and other top Universities.
Their chosen courses include Medicine,
Veterinary Medicine, History, Geography,
Politics, English Literature, Architecture,
Geology, Law and many more.
The Sixth Form office is also particularly busy at this
time of year with 1-1 Personal Statement completion
with Year 13. This proved especially successful last
year when the vast majority of our students went
to their chosen Higher Education institutions.
Some students are permanent residents in our office
needing as many as 12 tutorials prior to completion!
Our exceptional Art students are preparing
their portfolios for applications to the
London School of Fashion and the University
of the Arts London.
So, it has been another very busy term in the Sixth
Form Centre. It is always a great pleasure to work with
our girls and I would like to take this opportunity to
wish them all a very happy Christmas. Mrs Turner
Assistant Headteacher for 16-19
University
Interviews
Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad took our students off to Costa Rica this year to complete a range of volunteering
projects including medicine, teaching, care, conservation and business finance. They had a fantastic
time and gained lots of valuable experience, travelling, living and working independently. There is a
lot of fund raising activity throughout the school to support the girls who have to raise in excess of
£2,000 each, which is part of the challenge. Car washing, cake sales and other events provide a welcome
relief from all the hard work all the Sixth Form. Take time to read this wonderful article on the Projects
Abroad website written by Norma Molla, one of the students who went, to hear about the amazing
experience our students had: http://www.projects-abroad.co.uk/why-projects-abroad/volunteerstories/?content=group-trips/care-and-conservation-in-costa-rica/costa-rica/norma-molla/
Trans-IT, the partnership
between Age UK Enfield
and St. Anne’s Upper
School, has now been
running successfully for
a number of years. Older
people from the local
community have been
recruited by Age UK to
be trained in the use of
computers and be matched
on a 1:1 basis with students
from the Sixth Form.
The sessions run very
smoothly with both learner
and student showing
dedication. Not only were
the basics of IT covered
but just as importantly,
the exchange of ideas and
experience in a relaxed,
informal setting.
At the feedback session the
volunteers said they most
enjoyed “learning about
plumbing, DIY and general
history from my learner”.
The older learner: “From
the very beginning, I was
totally unfamiliar with a
computer – but now I feel
I have made good progress
with
the
incredible
patience of my tutor and all
the young volunteers.”
Leonie de Botton
Manager
Age UK Trans-IT Project
Yet again, we have provided a unique opportunity for both our students
and members of the older generation in our Age UK Trans-IT sessions.
We arrange with Age UK to provide computers, refreshments, a fun
learning environment and best of all, wonderful Sixth Form tutors,
to teach people how to use computers effectively. Our girls really
enjoy the sessions as do the ladies and gentlemen who are taught a
wide range of skills, including internet shopping, e-mailing, how to
use Facebook and many more everyday skills which the girls have but
the older generation have missed out on. It has really broadened the
horizons of our welcomed visitors who pass on their life experiences
to our intrigued students. There is much laughter and fun for all. This
continues from October to April and is free to attend.
Fazilat Nesar, one of our students, says of her experience: “At UK
Trans-IT we teach our older people to learn new computer skills and
apply them. We had to go through an interview to be selected, which
was a life experience for us. This was then followed up by a training
session. In our first session we were introduced to our learner, which
was exciting yet nerve wracking as we waited for our introduction.
Everyone got to know each other very quickly. It helps develop our
communication skills, which will help our journey to become medics.
It is interesting to see the sense of achievement they feel as they learn
new skills and realise their potential. Also it helps us as students to
understand our teacher and help us to recognise their methods of
teaching, which makes us appreciate them more. It has been good
to bridge the gap between the generations, as it has changed our
perceptions of older people and their perceptions of our generation. I
would recommend this programme for anyone who wants to develop
their social skills or learn more about patience and care.”
Please take time to visit our school website where you can view our
students working with Age Concern.
Mrs Turner
Assistant Headteacher for 16-19
Our New Head Girl Team
Hello, my name is Christina Tejada and I am privileged to be St Anne’s new Head Girl for this academic year. I
am also pleased to announce the new Deputy Head Girls:
Rachel Obeng Carly McCarron
Nwando Okechukwu Linh Ninh
Sarah Gallegher Jessie Edwards Niamh Murray
I would like to thank Mrs Gilling and Mrs Turner for appointing me as their new Head Girl and providing me
with a diverse, determined and talented team to work with. I would also like to thank Haille McFarlane and the
previous Head Girl Team for setting us a successful path to follow.
Our main aims for this year are to continue to build the bridge between the Upper and Lower Sites as well as to
make connections between our school and the local communities via a range of events. Some of the projects we
plan on carrying out include:
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Growing Girls & Sister-Sister Scheme to help girls grow into mature young ladies as well as help
them with any problems they may face.
An International Evening which will bring together the two Sites to enjoy an evening of cultural
performances and food from all across the globe.
A School Band that can perform at different functions within and outside the school.
More sports teams led by girls from the Head Girl Team.
More fundraising events and activities for charities such as ‘Help For Heroes’.
We look forward to working with students, parents, teachers and Governors over the next academic year and
will continue to represent the school and uphold the catholic ethos to the best of our abilities.
School Prayer
God our Father, source of all
wisdom and love, you gave Saint
Anne the privilege of being the
mother of Mary, the Mother of
your Son, Jesus Christ.
May her faith inspire us to use
the gifts and talents you have
given us, to bring your life and
love to others.
Guide us, the community of
St. Anne, to seek your way, truth
and life in all our thoughts, words
and deeds.
Amen.
www.st-annes.enfield.sch.uk • Tel: 020 8886 2165 (Upper Site) / 020 8366 0514 (Lower Site)

Autumn Term 2014 - St Anne`s Catholic High School

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