The College - Stationers` Crown Woods Academy
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The College - Stationers` Crown Woods Academy
The College April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Crown Woods College Edition: 3 Our community, your success We have now been in the College for a year and although the novelty is beginning to wear off I am still struck by the beauty and functionality of the design. The intention was not only to create a school that facilitated an improvement in the quality of education and therefore skills and qualifications but that the environment should enhance the quality of life of those who learn, teach and work here in whatever capacity. It is most certainly doing that; we expect a significant increase in exam results this summer and it is quite clear from the response by staff and pupils that the quality of life here has improved immeasurably. The community certainly appreciate the new College because they have chosen Crown Woods as their first preference secondary school in great numbers. Not only are we full for September 2012 but we have a long waiting list. The GCSE results in the summer will show the impact that the new College has made but we can already see the benefits with a significant improvement in behaviour and reduction in exclusions and an improvement in attendance. This all bodes well for the future and I am looking forward to working with pupils, parents, carers and teachers alike so that the whole community can be very proud of the service we provide for this part of London. Yours sincerely M. J. Murphy Principal Crown Woods College Pupils Are Announced Runners Up In National Awards In The Presence Of HRH Prince Charles A group of year 11 pupils have been recognised for their hard work on The Prince’s Trust xl Programme. This is a well earned reward for over a years' hard work. The journey began in January 2011 when Crown Woods College xl group were investigating knife crime and its causes. The group found out that that peer pressure was often a reason for young people being involved in anti-social behaviour and they decided they wanted to do something about it; the group thought to take the message to younger children and share their findings about the dangers of being involved with the wrong crowd and where this may lead. The group wrote a play, song and poem. They took extra drama classes, made badges and information leaflets and called the project 'Children Want Change'. After months of set and prop building, costume designing and practice the group were ready to go on the road. In all, the group have performed the play to hundreds of children, young people and adults to high acclaim. The play was last performed at Greenwich’s Anti-Bullying Week. The Prince’s Trust were so impressed that they nominated the group for the regional award for Community Impact. On a cold November night they attended Arsenal’s Emirates stadium where Konnie Huq presented them with their Regional Champions award. At this point the Prince’s Trust nominated them for the national awards meaning that the group were in the top three across the UK. The high profile, star-studded red carpet event took place on Wednesday 14th March at the Odeon, Leicester Square. On a day when the group met HRH Prince Charles, Tom Hardy, Adam Deacon, Gok Wan, Emeli Sandé, and Emma Bunton, they were to be crowned runners up by the actress Joanna Lumley. They duly took to the stage at the invite of hosts Ant and Dec to receive their trophy. Although slightly disappointed, the group were gracious in accepting that the winner of the category was a worthy one. The group were treated to an after show reception where they mixed with the stars (in particular with Adam Deacon). They were each given a Burberry coat by way of congratulations. Fame has spread quickly and the group have been featured on the Alan Titchmarsh show, in the News Shopper and the Evening Standard as well as a Radio London interview. There is also a video on the Prince’s Trust website. What makes this even more special is that the pupils involved in this success are from very varied backgrounds and several have behaviour and learning difficulties. The work that the pupils have produced on this will go towards their final Prince’s Trust qualification, as they have completed the community action module. The message is that it only takes inspiration and motivation in a young person’s life and they will shine. Well done to Ashley Cox, Brendan Gilhooley, Abi Grover, John Henley-Smith, Nazim Huseyin, Tamara Lewis, Aqib Mahmood, Chelsie Martin, Olivia Shepherd, Shannon Simcox, Donald Struga. Article by: xl advisors Paula Harrington, Ben Wright & Neil Harrington. Thank you to The Evening Standard, News Shopper and the Princes Trust for allowing us to publish the featured photographs. Crown Woods College A Humanities College 145 Bexley Road, Eltham SE9 2PT Phone: 0208 850 7678 Fax: 0208 294 1921 April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Page 2 Arden ‘Teachers open doors, you the student must walk through’ Arden News New York 2012 Trip After a long flight, we touched down in Newark, to unexpectedly sunny weather, considering we had all packed for arctic conditions. We then transferred to our hotel in Manhattan and after quickly unpacking we walked to Times Square. It was quite an extraordinary sight as we took in the surrounding lights and energy. The next couple of days passed too quickly as we visited several of New Yorks attractions including the Rockefeller Centre, 9/11 memorial, Ice skating in Central Park and the Empire State Building, We also had free time to ourselves to look around shops and take in the sights. We have all made some great friends and amazing memories that we will cherish for a long time to come and would seriously recommend everyone to visit New York. Artice by: Richelle Bird, Alice Kolendo and Alanah Sees Arden Students Learning from the Masters Arden On Wednesday 8th February 2012, Year 12 and Year 13 students from Arden College visited Coca-Cola Enterprises newly launched Educational Centre at Sidcup to learn how Coca-Cola bottles are designed. This trip helped the Year 13 students to gain experience and techniques on how to develop and design new bottled water for the London 2012 Olympics as part of their Business BTEC National level 3 coursework project. During the workshop at Coca-Cola training centre, students were shown how products are developed, designed and branded to meet the needs of different target markets. They were also shown different bottles created and designed by Coca-Cola and the concept behind those designs. At the end of the workshop students were given a chance to draw the design of their new bottle, write up the features on a large piece of paper and then present it to everyone in the room. This activity encouraged the students to develop presentation skills and also enhanced their team-working skills. They also learnt how to conceptualise, label and size a product, design new bottles using bottle blowing techniques and how to come up with different brands and flavours that will meet the needs of their target markets. The workshop provided an excellent link to their unit 10 Coursework content. ! Ultimately all students enjoyed the trip and also found the opportunity to learn outside the classroom environment very rewarding. Thank You Arden for funding this trip!! Mr. U. Ibanga On 26th January, our Year 12 BTEC class went to the Teach First Offices in London Bridge as part of our Unit 5 coursework. We started the day with a welcome presentation from the Regional Director. Afterwards, we had the opportunity to ask lots of questions about the charity and the work that they do. Next we were shown around the office by an ex-student of Crown Woods School who is now a Manager at the charity. At 11:30 we were picked up by our mentors who we spent the rest of the day with. They told us about their jobs and got us doing lots of different office tasks like using the photocopier, scanner and fax machine and filing documents. ! Here is what some of the students and workers at the office said about the day: “It was very valuable for us to spend a bit of time with some of the young people that we hope our work benefits. I was very impressed by them, by their polite and thoughtful questions and by their enthusiasm and interest. They were excellent ambassadors for their school” Head of External Relations “Our whole class enjoyed their experience including myself. My mentor gave me great advice and taught me a lot of new things like how to act in an interview. Now when I go for an interview I will have more confidence because I know what sort of questions to ask” Zac Fry “I learnt a lot about how the office is run because I thought no-one would be talking to each other and just thought it would be tense, but as I could see everyone gets along and is kind to each other. This makes me more comfortable to work in an office like Teach First” Meme Truong “This has been the best school trip I have been on and I hope to have this experience again. I have taken a lot back to school, for example how to use some office equipment that I haven’t used before and most of all it has motivated me to get the Distinction that I am hoping to achieve” Ashley Fry “This school trip has helped me achieve my unit 5 and given me experience about what it’s like to work in an office. I liked getting to know information about my mentor, what they studied at school and how they got to where they are now” Lennon Diza Mr. M. Hartnett Head of Arden April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Page 3 Symphony Centre ‘Inclusions is at the heart of our community’ Year 10 Princes Trust xl group go Crown Woods pupils celebrate festivals on residential from around the world Symphony Centre On a cold and damp friday in February Mr. Wright, Ms. Emmett, Ms. Carrett and In the EAL department we have been celebrating lots of different festivals from around the world. Thank you to all the pupils that put so much hard work and myself headed off to Ashford for effort into this project. the annual xl residential. On arrival we were surprised to find that the Chinese New Year – 23rd January ground was still covered in snow. Year of the Dragon - We celebrated Chinese New The pupils who had planned the Year by making dragons; including a huge head of a whole residential themselves took Dragon. part in a number of activities including the Leap of Faith, Team ChalPancake Day – 21st February lenge, Wall Climbing, Archery and This day is also know as Mardi Gras 3D Swing. Pupils challenged staff to in some countries. To celebrate the Aero Ball and Football, staff winpupils made pancakes, for a few of ning on both occasions. A good time them this was their first experience was had by all and the pupils who of making pancakes. Colourful and praticipated have now completed a whole module of their Princes Trust award. decorative Mardi Gras masks were Article by: Mr. N. Harrington also made. Climbing at the Reach - Charlton Ten Symphony pupils had the chance to learn climbing skills at the Reach climbing centre, Charlton. Everyone climbed, learnt rope techniques and had a great deal of fun! Each pupil progressed every week and gained in confidence and aptitude. We are looking forward to going again! Article by: Ms. E. Worrall T/ic VISR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! %&'()!*+,-$.+.%!-'!+.,-&(/-+'.,0! ! !!!12/+.%!-'!-#$!-')3! St David’s Day – 1st March This day celebrates the Patron Saint of Wales. To mark this day we drew daffodils, wrote poems and even made our own little saints! Holi Festival – 8th March An Indian festival, originally believed to be a special rite performed by married women for the happiness and wellbeing of their families. Today Holi is celebrated in the streets, colours fill the atmosphere as people throw ‘abeer’ and ‘gulal’(powdered paint), covering family and friends in traditional bright colours. The festival marks the end of winter and rejoices in the bloom of spring. As we did not want to make a mess in our lovely new classroom, we drew life size images of ourselves and coloured them in instead. Not quite as much fun as throwing paint over each other! Article by: Ms. J. Chapman !!!!!!!!! ! Cross College Crown Woods College Enrichment Programme The Crown Wood College Enrichment Programme continues to flourish, with pupils enjoying a varied and interesting variety of activities. Below is a small sample of the Enrichment Programme on offer: The 2012 Centre also offers a full programme full details can be found at www.crownwoods.org.uk. French Exchange - Building Links Recently twenty-two French high school pupils visited Crown Woods College on the first leg of the brand new French Exchange with the Collège Henri Bergson in Paris. •Monday - Yr 7-10 - Drama Whole School Production - Crown/Symphony - 3pm •Monday - Year 11 - Maths Enrichment - Ashdown AS001 - 2.50pm Monday - Choir (Lunch-time) - Music Department - 12.40pm - 1.10pm •Monday - Yr 10 - Art Enrichment - WM206/204 - 2.50pm •Monday - Yr 11 - Construction - WM002 - 2.50pm •Monday - Yr 7-9 - Technology Enrichment - WM203 - 2.50pm •Tuesday - Studio Time - Music Department - 2.50pm •Tuesday - Year 11 - Maths Enrichment - Ashdown AS001 - 2.50pm •Tuesday - Yr 7-10 - Drama Whole School Production - Crown/Symphony - 3pm •Tuesday - Yr 9 - Art Studio Extension Work (only 15 places) - WM204 - 2.50pm •Tuesday - Yr 11 - Construction Enrichment - WM002 - 2.50pm •Tuesday - Yr11 - Graphics Enrichment - WM101 - 2.50pm •Tuesday - Yr11 - Food Technology Enrichment - WM104 - 2.50pm •Wednesday Yr 7-9 - Construction Enrichment - WM103 - 2.50pm •Wednesday - Funk Band (Lunch-time) - Music Department - 12.40pm - 1.10pm •Wednesday - Yr 7-10 - Drama Whole School Production - Crown/Symphony - 3pm •Thursday - Yr 10-11 - Drama GCSE Coursework catch- up - William Morris - 3pm •Thursday - Yr 11 - Construction Enrichment - WM002 - Before School •Thursday - Guitar Group (Lunch-time) - Music Department - 12.40pm - 1.10pm •Thursday - Orchestra - Music Department - 2.50pm •Thursday - Year 7 - Literacy Club - Ashdown AS004 - 2.50pm •Friday Year 9 - Collaborative portrait/landscape project - WM201 - 2.50pm •Friday - Yr 11 - Art Extension/Catchup - WM204/205 2.50pm •Friday - Yr 11 - Construction Enrichment - WM002 - Before School •Friday - Yr 11 - Product Design Enrichment - WM203 - 2.50pm •Friday - Yr 11 - Graphic Design Enrichment - WM101 - 2.50pm •Friday - Yr 11 - Food Technology Enrichment - WM104 - 2.50pm •Friday - Studio Time - Music Department - 2.50pm Our guests all stayed with their Crown Woods College hosts across years 8, 9 and 10, experiencing a week in the life of a London high school pupil. As well as experiencing school life with a day in lessons, shadowing their exchange partners on Wednesday, the Parisian group visited London’s main tourist attractions with day trips all over the city. However, the most important aspect was learning what it is to be part of a London family immersed in foreign culture for a week. Soon Crown Woods College pupils will travel to France. As friendships were already formed on the first leg, it will not be a complete step into the unknown for our pupils. However, on top of the fun programme we have in place, Crown Woods pupils will be exposed to a whole new culture, living as French pupils for the week, hopefully returning having picked up plenty of new French vocabulary as well as having broadened their minds! Article by: Mr. N. Bentley April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Ashdown School Page 4 ‘Inspire to aspire’ Dear Parents, Carers and members of our extended community, I feel privileged to introduce myself as the new Head of Ashdown School. We are a comprehensive school with an inspirational ethos. Strong discipline and thoughtful values create a warm, happy and calm atmosphere in which young people grow and develop into extraordinary members of society. Academic excellence for everyone is one of our core values. As a small school, we provide an individually tailored education in a friendly, family environment. We provide a rich education that celebrates academic endeavour and success, social responsibility, and find inspiration in beauty. Ashdown is a fun, comfortable place to learn and to work. In April 2011 we moved into a multimillion-pound new building. The design, facilities and vibrant Ashdown red reflect the friendly approach and the ability of our staff to listen to our students. Our environment symbolises our progressive approach to learning and achievement. We work in a place of beauty where a peaceful and calm atmosphere fosters learning and reflection. The focus of our transformational journey are our children. Ashdown was over-subscribed for September 2011 and is so again for this September. Our local community believes in the transformation that is occurring; many of our staff live in south London and we’re proud to be part of this community. You’re welcome to be part of this transformational approach; we look forward to working with and listening to you. Ashdown School’s future is bright. Our children are extraordiVictim nary. Warm regards, Kester Bantin Head of Ashdown School World Book Day Victim “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body” (Steele). As our minds were in need of a jog, Ashdown decided to celebrate World Book Day by asking every pupil in year 7, 8 and 9 to "Drop Everything And Read". At 12:40pm an announcement was made, which marked the start of thirty blissful minutes of reading. Many other activities were held during the day, including a book mark and fancy dress competition. For those Victim of you who are still wondering, Ms Brown was the poor gal Eliza, from Shaw's Pygmalion, and Ms Dowd was Hermione Granger, Harry's bossy accomplice. Ms Efford was of course Wally, although she was slightly easier to spot than usual! Ashdown School Inspired by the selflessness of Timothy Winters, 7CBN decided to fundraise for Barnardo's, a charity aimed at helping young children living in poverty. Feeling creative, 7CBN began the mindmapping process and although many fancy dress options were discussed, we decided to have a cake sale (the teachers are known to be very greedy!). Everybody got involved, including people's nans and neighbours. Popular choices included the delicious banana cakes (well done Rhiannon) and many scrumptuous cup cakes. Unfortunately, my own butterfly cakes did not go down as well! The event was a complete success, not least because pupils returned to their lessons feeling poorly sick! 7CBN raised over £90 for charity, which will go towards helping those less fortunate than ourselves. What a worthwhile event - very well done 7CBN! Year 11 GCSE Heroes Year 11 pupils in Ashdown have been working exceptionally hard to secure their GCSE results. At present, we have a number of pupils who have gained qualifications in a number of subjects. We call these pupils our 'Heroes'. Victi Victi Victim Victi Victim Victi Victim Victi Just a small selection of amazing books Crown Woods College Libray has available Victim Science Week Victi Victim Thank you to all those involved; the day was a lovely opportunity to celebrate the wonders of reading and to get lost in our imagination. The only question left is 'what will you read next?' Ashdown Charity Stars! Cake Sale Victi Victim This year's National Science Week theme was Our World in Motion. Ashdown celebrated this topic with a series of fun assemblies and a Victim school-wide outbreak of the IphoneITIS virus. Thanks to Tennesse, Siobhan, Caitlin, Meliz, Dawud and Abdul in Year 10 who made up the Victim medical team, treating the infected pupils and monitoring the spread of the infection over the week. Over the course of 5 days, from one infected person, over 70% of Ashdown school was infected, Victim with only half of those infected surviving the virus. This gave pupils and teachers alike the opportunity to observe the possible effects of a severe viral outbreak first-hand. Although there may have been some black-market infection deals brokered by pupils eager to catch the virus, possibly because of the chocolate-based treatment, participation was fantastic throughout the school and the project was a great success. A Day in the Life From a moth-eaten antique to a glorious haven. From Crown Woods School to Ashdown School, Crown Woods College. Our education has improved in a myriad ways. We’ve jumped to new levels, where most students want to achieve their goals and know how to do so. Moving from Cs to Bs in a few weeks; it might be a challenge, but it’s one we enjoy. Our new environment sends out a positive view to everyone, everyday. School life is more beautiful. Commanding but fair, our teachers give us incrementally more than they need to, and they still smile at us. This makes our days seem brighter. Ashdown School makes communication between teachers and student more effective; they talk to us like adults. The view is amazing, and no, it’s not a hotel but if it was we know we would stay here. Students and staff are great; we get on and reach our full potential. We could say more but we don’t want to seem be big-headed. You can ask anyone, Crown Woods College is better than ever. We also think that now that we have our new environment everyone can finally get along and do the work, appreciating the special gift we have been given. Gemma Paterson and Nam Ly The following pupils have received our gold awards which means they have secured 3 or more GCSEs at a C grade or above: Doyin Ayandosu, Callum Oliver, Biranchi Neupane, Sirat Shinwarie and Joe Butler. The following pupils have received our silver awards which means they have secured 2 GCSEs at a C grade or above: Lily Truong, Grace Percival, Matthew Birmingham, Charlie Doherty, Mildred Ehiabor, Ashim Gauchan, Storm Jude, Ibukun Bolarinwa, Sobrah Chambalori and Daniel Zelnis. The following pupils have received our bronze awards which means they have secured 1 GCSE at a grade c or above: Adenis Ruci, Jessica Perry, Sohil Hassani, Paul Gnadou, Richard Taylor, Diana Costa, Vanessa Putman, Connor Murray, Samantha McCarlieFoy, Houssam Cheik, Olivia Armstrong, Jamal Okubule, Amanda Henriksson, John Henley-Smith, Funmi Popoola, Perry Melluish, Jessica Mullen, Nam Ly, Sophie Page, Tamara Lewis, Gemma Paterson, Daniel McCaughan, Sam Eckhardt, Alex Summers, Kristine Pauvilane, Chloe Smith and Brendon Gilhooley. We are very proud of all of our Year 11s and can't wait to celebrate their successes in August. Victi Victi Victi Victi Victi April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Page 5 Delamere School ‘Making aspirations a reality’ Exciting News this Term Delamere News Delamere School Year 10 Delamere Debaters: Joe Spark, our Citizenhsip teacher, has set up our first ever Debating Society! We have four of our Year 10 pupils entering competitions which we are delighted about. Year 7 Delamere Radio Club: Six of our Year 7 pupils are working on our first ever Delamere Radio! They are in two groups and are in the process of researching a school based issue; from this they then have to write a script around the topic and then create a podcast that can be broadcast to tutor teams later this term. JSLA: We are looking forward to the Delamere Dance Production that is taking place next month. A number of our pupils are Sports Leaders and have been working with primary schools in preparation for this event. We do hope lots of pupils and parents will come and support this fantastic evening. Speakers4school programme: This is a national programme that we have signed up to which offers free guest speakers to schools. We are excited to hear from them soon to know which speakers will be inspiring our pupils next term. Year 9 Spanish Film Appreciation: Our Year 9 Spanish linguists enjoyed a showing of the film ‘Pan’s Labryinth’ which complemented the work they have been doing around the Spanish Civil War. Year 9 French Film Appreciation: Our Year 9 French linguists enjoyed the showing of the film ‘La Haine’ which deals with issues of social breakdown and youth alienation in suburbs that led to riots in both Paris and London. Year 7 Free The Children Day: We ran this workshop based day in November for all our year 7 pupils to enrich their SRS curriculum and widen their knowledge, understanding and empathy for issues concerning what happens to children around the world including child soldiers and child employment. Delamere Impossible Quizzes: We have written three ‘Impossible Quizzes’ for our pupils this year. These are completely optional and the pupils love them! Pupils submit their entries and the winners are chosen by Ms Lymer. The prize last time was a voucher for Nandos Restaurant. Our aim is to encourage pupils to think outside of the classroom and build on their interest in finding out more about the world for themselves. We would like to congratulate Zach Beadle our most recent winner. Year 7 National Short Story Competition: 75 of our Year 7 pupils were shortlisted to have their short stories published in a book that will be displayed in the British Library. Competition organisers wrote to all 75 pupils and their parents/carers. Delamere Science Week Morning activity Included: Mr Baker fire breathing, Smoke Bubbles!, Elephant Toothpaste, Thermit Reaction and Smoke Bombs. Assemblies Included: Van de Graaf, Dry Ice making ice cream, Freezing flowers and Changing colour experiment. Nobel prizes: Throughout the week science teachers were watching very carefully the pupils (and teachers!) who they thought were participating the most in Science Week. The pupils with the most Nobel prizes will be chosen (along with a friend of their choice) to go kayaking down the Thames. Lessons: Making the tallest and strongest polystyrene tower! Judged by the ultimate hairdryer! (Nobel prizes available) Turning 2p coins to silver and then to gold! Helium Balloons - pupils to design a tag with a science fact on it to attach to their helium balloon. An email address was provided for the finders of the balloon to email (the furthest away balloon to receive a Nobel Prize!) Science Ambassadors: 7NSI: Jade Robinson & Jamie Sparrow 7SDS:Mollie Brown & Feyisola Kolapo 8RGD: Jack Osborn & Jordan Wan 9D1:Taero Sabina Siris 9D2: Harry Smith & John Okai Delamere Achievements Year 11 results so far: We are delighted that many of our Year 11 pupils have already secured excellent GCSE results despite not completing their studies until this summer: English: Sixty of our pupils have achieved A*-C in their November iGCSE English Language GCSE: 10 A*/A grade; 28 B grade; 22 C grade. These grades were achieved following a seven week intensive programme of compulsory after school classes that followed a completely new exam board and content; iGCSE is very skills based and is taken by a number of independent/grammar schools. Maths: Sixty two of our pupils have already achieved an A*-C in their GCSE Maths: 14 A*/A; 18 B grade; 30 C grade. Citizenship: Eighty five of our pupils have already achieved an A*-C in their GCSE Citizenship: 30A*/A; 35 B grade; 20 C grade. Adult Literacy Level 2: (equivalent to 0.5 C grade GCSE) Seventy five of our pupils have already achieved a pass in this qualification. Adult Numeracy Level 2: (equivalent to 0.5 C grade GCSE) Eighty of our pupils have already achieved a pass in this qualification. BTEC Level 2 Diversity and Equality: (equivalent to B grade GCSE) All ten pupils who studied this accreditation have passed this qualification. Some of our achievements in KS3 Year 7 English - 89.8% of our pupils are Level 5+ / 8.9% are Level 6+ Maths - 100% of our pupils are Level 5+ / 53.9% are Level 6+ Science - 100% of our pupils are Level 5+ / 24.7%% are Level 6+ Year 8 English - 95.1% of our pupils are Level 5+ / 53.6% are Level 6+ / 0% are Level 7+ Maths - 100% of our pupils are Level 5+ / 78.0% are Level 6+ / 23.1% are Level 7+ Science - 100% of our pupils are Level 5+ / 93.9% are Level 6+ / 30.4% are Level 7+ Year 9 English - 93.3% of our pupils are Level 6+ Maths - 98.8% of our pupils are Level 6+ (53.2% are Level 7+) Science - 97.7% of our pupils are Level 6+ (41.1% are Level 7+) KS3 Outstanding Achievement Year 7 English – Level 6C: Jacob Million, Lola Hunter, Anthony Hunt, Ellie Stringer, Zainab Yusuf, Koyinsola Fashola, Vincent Hamond and Daisy Mayhew. Maths – Level 6A: Michael Nguyen and Feyisola Kolapo. Science – Level 6A: Michael Nguyen Year 8 English – Level 7C: Miles Hines, Charlotte Bellhouse, Piers Reed and Jordan Wan Maths – Level 7A: Richard Cheung, Ashley Bradley, Babashola Shotayo and Michelle Carrillo-Bejarano Science – Level 7B: Melisa Topcu, Michelle Carrillo-Bejarano, Yulia Tskhay and Jordan Wan. Year 9 Chloe Wing, Harry Smith, Sarah Welsh and Aaron Mayne should all be congratulated for their outstanding academic achievement in English. Top levels in Maths go to Uzorma Owete, Demi Raymore and John Okai, all at Level 8. Additionally, congratulations to Rhiannon Frazer and Jamie Diep for their superb Science achievement. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Science Visits: Two amabssadors came to the school to make presentations to Year 10 about their careers (a cancer genetisist and a computer programmer for visual effects in films such as Harry Potter). Skype conferences with 2 scientists from around the world (one working for Renault formula 1 and one working for an e-commerce company) Enrichments: Planets - baking biscuits to the scale of the solar system then decorating them, and Rat dissection - Pupils were able to dissect the lungs, heart, kidneys and eye! A whole-school project: Teachers wore a lab coat with the name of their favourite scientist on for the week. The 'Science Impossible Quiz'! Winners will also receive nobel prizes. Ms. A. Croft Head of Delamere School ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Page 6 Sherwood School ‘A world of possibilities’ Sherwood News Dear Parents / Guardians, I am very pleased to finally write to all of you after taking the post of Head of Sherwood School in January 2012. Firstly, let me say, I feel proud and privileged to be Head of Sherwood School and I am looking forward to an extremely bright future, working with all staff, pupils and local community, for the benefit of Sherwood and the College as a whole. My aims are for every pupil at Sherwood to have an outstanding educational experience and in doing so achieve the qualifications needed for every individual to make their next steps. I have very high expectations and so will ensure and continually drive a curriculum, learning environment as well as enrichment opportunities and experiences that stretch, challenge, engage and motivate all at Sherwood school. My first impressions of Sherwood School have been positive, but I am clear that continued improvements are needed for the school to fulfil it’s very obvious potential. Working with parents, the school has already made positive gains in improving attendance and punctuality to school. Our two other main drivers have been establishing positive conduct in and around school as well as driving whole school academic achievement. Sherwood is currently establishing numerous rewards systems to reinforce positive conduct and effort as we seek to create a school where success is continually celebrated. Sherwood staff are working hard planning stimulating lessons that will inspire and challenge all learners. Numerous enrichment opportunities are offered by staff on a weekly basis to offer support or boosters to a pupil's academic attainment. Many more opportunities are planned for the remainder of the academic year, with the aim of all Sherwood pupils making rapid progress across the curriculum. Please encourage your son / daughter to attend all enrichments and complete homework to the best of their ability. I look forward to working with you to provide the very best educational experiences for all Sherwood pupils. KS3 News Sherwood School Sherwood Excursion To further enrich Sherwood pupils we are planning a range of departmental and cross-curricular excursions over the coming Summer term. A particular highlight is the Year 7 and Year 8 day excursion to ‘Tree Jumpers’ in Kent. This is an excellent provider of high adrenaline outdoor activities including a high ropes course, rock climbing, abseiling, kayaking etc. A letter detailing arrangements and costs will be issued to the different year levels in the near future. This will be a fantastic day of fun, teamwork and learning life skills. Mr. B. Griffen Head of Sherwood School Year 9 Pathways We are committed to ensuring that Sherwood pupils strive for and achieve their potential. To support our pupils Sherwood School ‘A world of possibilities’ in this process Year 9 pupils and parents attended a pathways evening on Tuesday 28 Sherwood School February. At this key whole College event pupils were able to learn about their choices Option Choices for Key Stage 4 and beyond, find out about for the courses, and discuss their suitability with KS4 teachers. This excellently attended evening 2012 was followed up with Pathways Day on Tuesday 6th March where all Sherwood Year 9 pupils completed a formal interview with a parent and a Senior member of Sherwood staff. This personalised process enabled pupils to get individual advice on their selections and to make We know that learning is an on-going process and that pupils achievement can at times falter. the most informed choices. Pupils and parents greatly appreciated Through the regular assessment of pupils performance and the analysis of individual attainment this comprehensive process and share our confidence about the future data we can identify and create targeted interventions to support learning. Sherwood staff achievements of the year group. are working hard to enrich the learning of pupils through a range of intervention programs. In collaboration with Learning Support Year 7 pupils with weak reading levels have been withdrawn to complete an intensive reading program. The English department are running weekly enrichment lessons for a group of Year 8s on Mondays and Year 7s on Wednesday who have not made the desired progress so far this year. Maths are running two programs simultaneously on both Mondays and Wednesdays for level 5 pupils that we believe are capable of finishing Year 9 on a level 6. Year 9 and Year 8 Science enrichments will be commencing before the Easter holidays and a Humanities high achievers enrichment will commence in the Summer term. Through our small school knowledge of our pupils and use of pupils data we are confident that we can support our Sherwood pupils in reaching their potential. Targeting Success CWS Key Stage 4 Choice Page 1 KS4 News Sherwood Year 11 pupils have continued to make good progress this term and we are extremely excited about their excellent achievements. The vast majority of the year group have secured at least 1 grade A*-C already and are very close to completing their other courses. Some recent examples of success: 8 pupils have already secured 3 A*-C grades at GCSE: Aimee, Tom, Hayley, Sebnem, Sobijan, Zikria, Karan and Madeline! 6 pupils have been part of the winning XL team and recently had the chance to meet Prince Charles and Ant and Dec: Well done Nazim, Aqib, Chelsie, Olivia, Shannon and Donald! Madeline - A in English iGCSE, Zikira - A* Dutch GCSE, Nathan - A Chinese GCSE, Linda, Madeline and Alex: A in Science modules Tom, Zikria, Sobijan, George, Joe, Aimee, Kevin, Madeline B grades in English, Maths and/or Science. Year 11 Maths: At the start of March year 11 had the opportunity to take their maths GCSE early. The whole cohort worked extremely hard with over 60 pupils spending a great deal of their weekend revising at school. We were extremely impressed and proud of their hard work, commitment and enthusiasm and we look to receiving their results. Year 10 Early Entry Maths 10FMK will shortly be starting an intensive programme of revision for their maths GCSE. This class are taking the exciting opportunity to sit their GCSE exam early, at the end of Year 10 and we are looking forward to seeing all their successes. Study Group A study group has been created for year 10 pupils to consolidate their work in their core subjects. The group uses the ICT room to develop their independent study skills in a weekly enrichment. Attendance and commitment from the pupils has been excellent. Year 10 Residential In June all of Year 10 will be going on a residential weekend trip to a very exciting activity centre in Kent. The trip will give the year group a chance to undertake a series of physical and mental challenges and will be a fanastic chance to form strong relationships before the rigours of year 11! We are sure the weekend will involve a huge amount of fun for everyone and we are really looking forward to it! April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Page 7 William Morris ‘Innovate and create’ Ms. L. Dhupat Head of William Morris William Morris News Design Technology Year 9 Design and Technology pupils have been learning about creative career pathways this term. Pupils were visited by designers and looked at career options when choosing Design and Technology at GCSE. The sculptor John Robinson spoke to pupils about his current work and his time working with artist David Mach, to create a series of sculptures built out of coat hangers. Silver King, the gorilla pictured, was displayed in the Power of Making exhibition at the V&A last year which our pupils attended. Fashion designer Nicky Rowan visited Year 9 and Year 12 pupils, to share her wealth of experience in the design industry, and presented pupils with her impressive professional portfolio of fashion and textile designs. Delamare pupils have been working with Ms Maocha, Ms Lands and Ms Gondhia on a cross curricular project to create 'planets' for the solar system. Pupils made cookies in the shape of the planets and decorated them for Science Week. KS3 Years 7 - 9 Technology club is held each Monday after school, so please come along to the William Morris School, Room 203. William Morris Art captivates Year 9 Pupils with Special Effects! In February William Morris held a careers day for Year 9 (KS3) pupils and amongst the visitors to the Art Department was a special effects technician. The pupils were captivated by the presentation of explosions, crashes and pop videos, and had hands-on experience with various props that had been specially made for film and T.V. They even got to see a special shatter glass bottle smashed over the technician’s head. Year 12 and 13 students began their preparation for their art exams with a day of gallery visits in London. The students very patiently walked through the pouring rain from the Mall to the Tate Modern and collected valuable information to begin planning their own ideas. Article by: Ms. J. Zagloba Music & Drama News The Drama Department has continued to be a hive of activity with auditions, rehearsals, performances, trips and workshops. Auditions and rehearsals have taken place and are underway for the whole college production of Hairspray. We had over 300 pupils audition and competition was high. This year’s production promises to be bigger and better than ever! On the evening of the 8th March, our Year 12 students performed their Duologues and Monologues as part of their Unit 2 AS exam. Thank you to all the parents, carers, staff and pupils who supported. Theatre trips have continued for Years 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 pupils, with more to follow for Years 7 and 9. These trips are a valuable part in allowing pupils to feel inspired and excited by the world of theatre. Workshops: During the week of the 6th February the William Morris Team held a Year 9, careers week, inviting external professional practitioners who work within the Arts to lead workshops for our Year 9 pupils in order to inspire and provide them with relevant information on how the Arts subjects can be used in their future careers. The drama department invited Amaka Okafor, a professional Theatre, TV and Radio actress, to come in and run a workshop and field a Question and Answer session on the realities of acting and how else drama can be used. In January, we also invited Frantic Assembly Theatre Company to come and work with our Year 12 pupils in teaching them about how to communicate meaning through dance and movement. Crown Woods College Gospel Choir perform in New York The performing Arts department have had a great term. The Music Department took 17 pupils to New York to take part in two performances, one at Ground Zero and one at St. John the Divine. We had a fantastic time and will never forget it! The Performance Art Department have also started rehearsals for Hairspray the Musical. We have a cast of over 50 pupils and we are really looking forward to performing it on the 2nd and 3rd July 2012. ! ! ! April 2012 www.crownwoods.org.uk Page 8 2012 Centre 2012 Notice Board Life in the 2012 Centre continues at a hectic pace! The success of the Basketball Academy increases every week, with both boys and girls teams being formed and fixtures with surrounding schools & colleges developing. We started this term with the exciting news that Crown Woods College pupils will be participating in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Auditions were held in the second week of term and it has been a very frustrating time waiting for the results to be published. Thanks to all pupils who were a credit to the College in the way they conducted themselves throughout the audition process. We have all been very patient in awaiting the results, which I have been informed will be with us before the Easter break – fingers crossed everyone! On Saturday 21st April, I will be taking 10 lucky pupils to the Olympic Handball Arena to participate in various activities. Another exciting opportunity for Crown Wood College pupils – look out for photo’s next time! Friday 23rd March was Sports Relief Day. Most pupils in Yrs 7 - 9 had the chance to run the Sports Relief Mile around our brand new Astro-turf area and the MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area). Let’s try and raise as much as possible for this wonderful charity. Thank you for support your children in this venture. Total sums raised will be published in the next issue. 2012 Staff will also be co-ordinating the very successful Jack Petchey ‘Speak Out’ debating workshops before the end of term in preparation for the Regional Final to be held in Corelli College next term. Each year our young people have had this fantastic opportunity to learn how to speak publicly – not an easy thing to do – even for adults! Last year’s final was held here in our brand new College and our pupils performed brilliantly. One pupil, Temi Adelukan went on to host the New Eltham Cluster Literacy Festival, who knows where this years finalists will end up?! On Friday 9th March, I accompanied 10 young women from Yrs 10, 11 & 12 to the Women of the World Conference at the Southbank Centre. It was a truly an inspiring day, the girls met some very successful women leaders from various areas including business, film, sport and the arts. The girls participated in numerous workshops and watched some empowering performances. I hope more girls have the opportunity to attend this event next year. Now we have some of the wonderful outdoor facilities available to us, staff and pupils are making the most of them! We have launched the 2012 Football Academy on Tuesday evenings with coaches from Millwall Football Club. We will also be running an Easter Soccer School – look out for details in this newsletter. Our Collective Learning Programme continues to offer opportunities not only to Crown Wood College pupils and their families but also to those from surrounding schools/colleges, please see full details in this newsletter. We are looking forward to lighter evenings spent using up as much excess energy as possible in the Summer term! Even CWC staff are motivated to join the staff Zumba sessions – a very popular way to end a busy day working here! Collective Learning Programme: Some classes still have places, please contact Julie Taylor 0n 0208 850 7678 email: [email protected] Enrolment for all classes is on Tuesday 24th April 6.30pm on the first floor of Arden School Ms. J. Taylor Director of Sport and Community Excel Beginners & Improvers Excel Beginners & Improvers Discover the many uses of Microsoft Excel and start to use Discover the many uses of Microsoft Excel and start to use it with more confidence. If you have a little more it withtomore confidence. If you have a little more experience, come along improve your skills. experience, along to improve your skills. 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Time: 10am – 12.30pm Date: 28th April – 26th May (5 weeks) & 9th June – 23rd Venue: William Morris Building June 2012 (3 Weeks) Time: 10am – 12.30pm Venue: William Morris Building Pre-natal Yoga Practising yoga during pregnancy is a safe and gentle way of keeping the body strong and supple as your body adapts to your Pre-natal Yoga growing baby. By modifying classic yoga poses and moving in a yoga during is a safe and gentle way of flowing, rhythmic way, youPractising will connect with yourpregnancy baby in a very keeping and the body strongtechniques and supple as your body adapts to your special way and learn breathing relaxation which growing10baby. modifying classic yoga will be invaluable during labour. weekBycourse - £60. 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An on the computer using pictures and words in an eye catching impressive slide show can be produced of that special holiday or is used to tell a story, show a method in how to occasion. PowerPoint is way. now PowerPoint a requirement of many employers in something, used as Processor. an aid in helping children to read as they excess of beingdoable to use the Word can easily move slide show with a click of the mouse. An Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012the (10 Weeks) impressive show can be produced of that special holiday or Time: 6.30pm slide – 8.30pm occasion. PowerPoint Venue: Arden School is now a requirement of many employers in excess of being able to use the Word Processor. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Adult Drama Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Weekly adult drama classes for anyone interested in Venue: Arden School developing their creativity, increasing their confidence, getting experience of performing and meeting like-minded people. Adult Drama Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Weekly adult drama classes for anyone interested in Time:developing 6.30pm – 8.30pm their creativity, increasing their confidence, Venue: Arden gettingSchool experience of performing and meeting like-minded people. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) 2012 Dance Academy Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Mondays 4pm – 6pm StreetVenue: Dance Arden School Wednesdays 3pm – 3.50pm Street Dance (CWC pupils only) 3.50pm – 4.20pm Cheer Dance – children aged 11 – 19 yrs 4.20pm – 5.20pm Show Dance children aged 5 – 11 yrs Venue: 2012 Centre –2012 StudioDance Academy All enquiries for Dance: [email protected] Mondays 4pm – 6pm Street Dance Wednesdays 3pm – 3.50pm Street Dance (CWC pupils only) PLEASE NOTE THER ARE NO –SESSIONS DURING 3.50pm 4.20pm Cheer DanceHALF – children aged 11 – 19 yrs TERM WEEK 4.20pm 4th – 8th June 2012. – 5.20pm Show Dance children aged 5 – 11 yrs Classes for CWC pupils only: Pupils must wear full and– Studio Venue: 2012 Centre correct CWC PE uniform. All enquiries for Dance: [email protected] PLEASE NOTE THER ARE NO SESSIONS DURING HALF TERM WEEK 4th – 8th June 2012. PLEASE NOTE THERE AREonly: NO Classes for CWC pupils Pupils must wear full and CLASSES DURING HALF correctTERM CWC PE uniform. WEEK : 4th - 8th March 2012 PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO CLASSES DURING HALF TERM WEEK : 4th - 8th March 2012 Fixture Results Greenwich Schools Indoor Athletics Competition February 2012 Collective Learning Collective Learning Courses Year 7 Girls came 3rd Year 7 Boys came 4th Year 8 Boys came 3rd Courses Summer 2012 Summer 2012 For more information or to book a place Netball Tournment Results For more information or to book a place Contact Contact Julie Taylor Director of Sport & Community Julie Taylor Year 9: 3rd in the Greenwich Schools Netball Tournament 5th in the Greenwich Schools Netball Tournament 0208 850Director 7678 of Sport & Community Year 8: [email protected] 0208 850 7678 145 Bexley Road, Eltham SE9 2PT [email protected] 145 Bexley Road, Eltham SE9 2PT Football Academy Football Results Year 7 played St Thomas Lost 8-1 Year 9 played St Thomas Moore beat 7-0 Year 10 played St Thomas Moore drew 2-2Year 11 played St Thomas Moore drew 1-1 Tuesdays: 3pm – 4pm Yrs 7 – 9 (CWC pupils only) Academy Football 4pm – 5pm Yrs 10 & 11 (CWC pupils only) Tuesdays: 5pm – 6pm children aged 11 yrs 3pm 9– –4pm Yrs 7 – 9 (CWC pupils only) 6pm – 7pm children 4pm aged–12 – 15 yrs 5pm Yrs 10 & 11 (CWC pupils only) 7.30pm – 9pm Senior team training 5pm – 6pm children aged 9 – 11 yrs Venue:2012 Centre Astro Congratulations 6pm – 7pm children aged 12 – 15 yrs For further details please contact Bill Walton: 07786998817 Intra Competition Results to Delamere School who won both Intra Competitions 7.30pm – 9pm Senior team training this week. A huge thanks to all staff that helped promote these and to Venue:2012 Centre Astro Basketball Academy For further details please contact Bill Walton: the07786998817 pupils who participated. A great opportunity to have fun and promote a healthy lifestyle whilst learning about the sport. Tuesdays: Basketball Academy A great have fun and promote a healthy 3pm – 4pm Yrs 7 – 9opportunity (CWC pupilstoonly) lifestyle about the sport. 4pm – 5pm Yrs 10 & 11 (CWC whilst pupils learning only) 6pm – 8pm - children over the age Tuesdays: of 11 Sundays: 3pm – 4pm Yrs 7 – 9 (CWC pupils only) 1pm – 3pm – children over the age of 11 4pm – 5pm Yrs 10 & 11 (CWC pupils only) Badminton Competition: Delamere (won the shield) Henry Hudson (quarter-finalist) Cameron Harris (semi-finalist) 6pm – 8pm - children over the age of 11 Thomas Deveney (quarter-finalist) Sundays: Beginners ICT 1pm – 3pm – children over the age of 11 Huw Sutton (semi-finalist) Don’t be afraid! Come and join others who are as nervous as you. You’ll be amazed how quickly you’ll be logging on with Jacob Million (winner) Won the shield for Delamere School confidence. A very friendly and supportive way to start surfing. Beginners ICT Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Don’t be afraid! Come and join others who are as nervous as Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm you. You’ll be amazed how quickly you’ll be logging on with Venue: Arden School confidence. A very friendly and supportive way to start surfing. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Beginners Photoshop Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Join the exciting adventure that is Photoshop! Venue: Arden School No experience necessary. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Beginners Photoshop Join the exciting adventure that is Photoshop! Venue: Arden School Sherwood Ali Kansoy Rezwan Basit Ashdown Mathew Brundritt Simba Nyakupinda No experience necessary. Roy Shilstone (finalist) 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) RockDate: Choir Abraham Archer Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm As seen on ITV1. Pop, Gospel and Motown singing for Arden School everyone! No audition required and Venue: no requirement to Ryan Clark (quarter-finalist) read music. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Adam Mulholland Rock Choir Time: 8pm – 9.30pm As seen on ITV1. Pop, Gospel and Motown singing for Rachael Crowhurst (quarter-finalist) Venue: The Restaurant everyone! No audition required and no requirement to Edward Coleman read music. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Multimedia Drop-in Lokesh Dudalal Do you struggle managing your music and photos your Time: 8pm on – 9.30pm Dance Competition Delamere (won the shield): smartphone/camera phone? Venue: The Restaurant Drop into our informal sessions for quick advice Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Multimedia Drop-in Venue: Arden School Do you struggle managing your music and photos on your smartphone/camera phone? Drop into our informal sessions for quick advice African Drumming Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Go ‘Bonkerz’ in this popular class! Djembe drums –are Time: 6.30pm 8.30pm provided. No experience necessary. Venue: Children must School be Arden accompanied by an adult. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm African Drumming Venue: 2012 Centre – Room 2004 Mini Kharel Tassia Longmore Lucrece Wasolua 2012 Enrichment this term View full programme at www.crownwood.org.uk Go ‘Bonkerz’ in this popular class! Djembe drums are provided. No experience necessary. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Date: 24th April – 3rd July 2012 (10 Weeks) Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Venue: 2012 Centre – Room 2004