NEWSLETTER - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School for Girls
NEWSLETTER
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Founded 2005
Friday 27th February 2015
Vol 12. Issue 19
Football Tournament
Dear Families,
I do hope you had a good half
term and that the girls have
returned ready for the next
few weeks of hard work.
In the week before half
term we remembered and
celebrated Reynold Silva’s
time at EGA. He worked with
us for over twelve years and
it was clear from the tributes
just what an impact he had
on both staff and students.
We were delighted that
representatives of his family
and friends were able to join
us.
I have spent some time
recently talking to Year 7
girls who have achieved
the maximum number of
commitment to learning top
grades. We talked about
what they liked about EGA
and their ambitions for the
future. I was delighted to
hear that we have a future
forensic
palaeontologist,
a pharmacist, a teacher of
English and a voice over for
animated films!
During half term, the
students and teachers from
our partner school in South
Africa arrived and we have
very much enjoyed their
presence in school this week.
Look out for more news
on the exchange in future
newsletters.
Yours sincerely,
Year 8 Indoor Athletics
Before half term, a group of
year 8 pupils took the bus to
St Aloysius College to take
part in the annual indoor
athletics event. With field
events that included speed
bounce, standing triple
jump and vertical jump, as
well as the one and two
lap races followed by the 8
lap parlouf and the relays,
we knew that we had an
exciting evening ahead of
us.
All the girls put in a sterling
effort and were rewarded
with a silver medal, only
5 points off a gold! They
should be congratulated
on their performance
and their exemplary
behaviour:
Lashay Dilaver
Liyah-Renee Braithwaite
Rashida Walker
Grace Ikhinmwin
Muji Osunbayo
T’mai Jones
On Tuesday, 7 girls
represented EGA in a
football tournament. Out
of 25 schools, we raced up
the rankings to 5th place,
finishing our games in the
quarter finals. We played
extremely well as this was
our first time playing as a
team.
Thank you to Ms Silva for
organising the tournament
and Ms Collen for taking us
there. Congratulations to
the team:
Saskia Brown 8A
Dea Bozhani 8Z
Rashida Walker 8Z Adrianna
Sanders 8Z Opah Cruz 7A
Sonya Miah 7E
Stephanie Arenas Paredes
7L.
If you are interested in
representing EGA in the
football league, please
speak to Ms Silva or come
to the afterschool club on
Mondays or Wednesdays.
BOOK OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY 2015
HALF BAD – SALLY GREEN
LIBRARY COLUMN
Hello fellow readers, half term is
over – it gave me a chance to
catch up on some reading.
overwhelming favourite
being Allegiant by
Veronica Roth
February 13th was the
closing date for the
second stage of the
Islington Teen Read
competition, with EGA’s
THANKS FOR VOTING - those of
you who did so will be entered
into the prize draw on March
3rd draw to win £20 vouchers
and free books! WATCH THIS
SPACE for results.
Half Bad is set in modern-day England, is the first in a trilogy and
this first volume centres on Nathan's quest to find his outlaw
h
father. Witches and Humans
live together. There are the Black
Witches and the White Witches. The 16-year-old protagonist,
Nathan is half-white and half-black. His mother is dead, and his
father is the most powerful and the cruellest Black Witch in the
world. Trapped in a cage and abused, Nathan has to escape
before his seventeenth birthday, when he will receive three gifts
from his father and his magical ability. Otherwise, he will die.
A few recommendations from
books I took home for half term:
• Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
• Poppy by Mary Hooper
There is gore aplenty (some of the witches supposedly feast on
live hearts) but there are also tender scenes, particularly
Nathan's romance with Annalise and his touching bond with his
brother Arran. Half Bad is full of suspense. We wonder whether
Nathan is capable of evil, as a sinister witch called Mercury
predicts with the words: "Killing is in your blood, Nathan. It's what
you are made for."
The book ends on a neat cliffhanger, but the good news is that
HALF WILD will be published on March 26th 2015.
This art work is by Tayeba Syeda in 8Z. We were creating
Islamic style art, starting with the ‘flower of life’ pattern
and expanding from it. Tayeba wanted to finish hers off at
home and we are very glad she did!
Year 10 Citizenship students joined City and Islington
College students and staff, Hogan Lovells law firm staff
and Bite the Ballot to promote the importance of young
people developing an interest in politics and registering
to vote in the future. Bite the Ballot is a charity that
introduced National Voter Registration Day to educate
young people about the importance to have their say in
our democracy. Despite the cold day there was a lot of
support from the young people to make a difference in
the future of this country.
Girls in Education
As Year 10 Citizenship students, we would
like to raise awareness about the issue of
girls in education. We feel that you, as
students of an all-girls comprehensive
school, should be aware that education
is not a right in some countries around
the world. We are lucky that, in the UK,
education is acknowledged as a right for
all, but that is not the case everywhere.
There are many reasons as to why girls
around the world do not have easy
access to an education.
One, for example, is cultural views. In
some countries, people think that girls
should stay at home and do chores
while boys should go to work to provide
financial support to their family. There is
also the mind-set of some parents who
think that girls are going to go away
after marriage so there is no point in
educating them as they will not hold the
family’s name after marriage.
There are also political views which
stand as a barrier to girls’ education.
For example, some governments may
not have the funding for education as
they prioritise their budget spending
on other things. This acts as a barrier to
girls’ education as they do not have the
resources which would educate them.
As pupils of an all-girls school, we must
think globally and take action locally.
To promote girls’ education, we must
raise awareness about these issues and
contribute in changing these views so
that women can be equally treated in
terms of education.
Best Punctuality
for the term: - 8H and 7T – 99.2%
By Mahima, Sheepa, Julakha, Lara,
Abigail and Zannat
MISSING SCHOOL = MISSING OUT
Studies show that you need to be in
school, on time, at least 96% of the
time to achieve your potential.
Are you giving yourself the best
possible chance of success?!
Best Attendance
for the term: - 7E 98.4%