Year 7 Parents’ Evening Special
Lord Mayor’s Show Children in Need charity netball Movember Guess Who? Attendance Olympics Issue #92 - Monday 21 November 2011
Welcome to our Year 7 special edition of
Word On The Street which has a new-look too. Over the coming weeks our trusty publication will be evolving into a magazine and online blog, incorporating new photo galleries, videos, as well as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr integration, making it even easier for you to stay up-to-date with all things Bethnal Green.
In Pictures.
If you have any ideas for regular features or you would like to write an article, please let us know. Read all about it!
Cover story Students on parade at the Lord Mayor’s Show Last weekend a team of our students studying Art and volunteer staff from Allen & Overy joined forces to represent our joint venture, Artbeat at the Lord Mayor’s Show. The group designed and made their own banners and t-shirts (pictured), visually exploring the themes of justice and the environment. Not only did the Lord Mayor come and visit the students in their Art class but we also got a special mention in the short documentary shown on the BBC before the live broadcast. Perched precariously on top of a postbox, I just about managed to get some photos of our students parading past the Lord Mayor with their creatively colourful costumes. There were thousands of people lining the streets around St. Paul’s Cathedral. The atmosphere was fantastic and the marching bands really added a carnival feel. A little fact I learnt that weekend - carnival floats are called floats because the procession used to take place on the Thames and was only moved to the streets relatively recently considering the show has been running for nearly 800 years! Look out for more photos from the In Pictures section (right) on our website soon, including more from the Lord Mayor’s Show and the snaps from our charity netball match are not to be missed. In Pictures (from the top): • Year 7s competing in our Children in Need Mini-Athletics competition. Congratulations to 7G who narrowly beat 7E in second. 7B came 3rd. • Students on parade at the Lord Mayor’s Show (see article above).
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What a good sport.
100% Attendance List of Honour
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Charity netball match for Children in Need. Last thing on Friday, our Year 11 Girls’ netball team took on a “select” staff team in a charity match for Children in Need. Our philanthropic students are always keen to lead on fundraising initiatives and this was no exception. A task force of eager ticket sellers drummed up a crowd of fans who watched the match from the viewing platform in exchange for a welcome donation to the charity.
On the run.
Our Year 7 tutor groups also took part in a miniathletics tournament, competing for the Children in Need trophy. As if that wasn’t enough, our hard working Year 11s also slaved away in the school’s food technology room on Thursday evening, making “spotty” cakes to sell to raise yet more money for Children in Need.
As the List of Honour (right) shows, our Year 7 students are doing us proud when it comes to attendance and punctuality. You can also keep “track” of each tutor group’s daily attendance via our Attendance Olympics competition on the Students page of the school website.
A massive thank you to everyone that supported the event and helped make it such a success.
Fan-tash-tic Movember Update Following on from last week’s article, our team of male moustache growers are still doing there bit for Movember and raising awareness of prostate and testicular cancer. Check out the “Guess Who” style game on Pedley’s Puzzle Page overleaf. For more information about this important cause, visit uk.movember.com
Tai Chi
For the next two weeks Bethnal Green will be trialling Tai Chi morning classes for students and staff. This is a great opportunity to get some exercise, stay healthy and kickstart your morning with a relaxing routine. Start your day the Tai Chi way! 07.30 - 08.00 - Staff 08.00 - 08.30 - Students and Staff
Attendance Olympics Update
So, who’s ahead? Heat
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Begum, Hafsa Begum, Lilyma Choudhury, Mahfuza Comiskey, Christopher Gilbert, Theodore Hussain, Siddeeq Jihad, Hussain Ahmed Khan, Anisur Rahman Miah, Mohammad Farhaj Miah, Mohammed Mujahid Morrison, Gianna-Marie Nyarko, Joshua Uddin, Mohammed Imaad Akther, Cyma Ali, Haajar Augustin, Troy Da Costa, Donnell Gratton, Ellie Carol Deborah Hussain, Aysha Mahamed, Yasiin Morgan, Kameron Rahman, Saifur Sabriye, Abdi-Rahman Ahmed, Edah Ahmed, Samir Ali, Nuh Abdi Basit, Abdur Begum, Amina De Oliveira, Esther Hoque, Munirul Ibrahim, Ferdos Khatun, Afsana McGaughran, Harley Miah, Aniqaha Mujahid, Quasim Owens, Harry Pinheiro, Gabriel Ahmed, Majharul Ahmed, Tasnia Al Hussain, Abu Abed Barre, Fardowsa Begum, Rima Gardiner, Kerilee Katie Hoque, Shaheedul Islam, Mohammed IshaqHamza Islam, Naimul Kasapoglu, Senay Miah, Shajan Oluwole, Benjamin Rahman, Mohammad Abtahee Sokoya, Samson Begum, Safia Begum, Taamana Habib, Ahsan Hussain, Mohammed Sabir Khatun, Tahmida Miah, Farhan Rashid, Nadia Samkutty Samuel, Savio Sam Uddin, Mohammed Rizwan
If you have an article, feature, photo or event you would like to include in our weekly magazine, please send me an email to asmith@bgtc.org.uk. It’s amazing just how many fantastic things are happening each week at Bethnal Green. There’s never enough room on the page. Thank you. Adam Smith, Multimedia Designer.
example. Key information such as term dates, uniform expectations and the Student Pledge are also printed in the planners. Parent Helpline
Do you have a question you would like to ask us? Why not get in touch via the Parents page on our website. Fill in the Parent Helpline form and click Submit.
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The planners are also a good way of monitoring progress. Each week students have the opportunity to reflect on what went well and what they could do to improve their own learning. How do I arrange a meeting with my child’s teachers? Our teachers are more than happy to meet with parents at a time that suits you. Simply call our reception (02079207900) or fill in the Parent Helpline form online.
FAQs
Your questions answered by our Parent Governors. How can I support my child’s progress at home? We value the support that all parents and carers can offer students and appreciate all your efforts. There are suggested strategies included in the report pack for each subject area, including several websites, providing outlined ways that you could support your child at home. What are the school’s expectations regarding homework? Homework is set on a weekly basis in Years 7 and 8, totalling approximately 20-30 minutes per subject per week. Teachers log the homework set on the school website. From January, homework across all subjects in KS3 will be project based and packs will be available to download from our website. How can I find information about extracurricular activities at the school? Again, we have an online calendar on the Students page of the school website. There are at least half a dozen clubs and sports activities running every day at Bethnal Green. There is also a big screen TV in the school that students can refer to. How can I make suggestions to the school about how to improve certain areas? We value your input. You can either visit the Parents page of our website and fill in the Parent Helpline form and soon you will be able to pop in and post a suggestion in our very own letter box. What should I be checking in my child’s planner? Students planners are used to record homework tasks (also logged online), as a means of communicating with your child’s tutor, and to schedule extra-curricular activities so that you know if your child is staying late after school for
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Learner of the Month English
Technology
Donnell Da Costa Farhan Miah Mohammed Imaad Uddin
Mohammed Farhaj Farhan Miah Troy Augustin Gabriel Pinheiro
Maths Christopher Comiskey Rahim Miah Safia Begum Waled El Harrak Shajan Miah Mohammed Imaad Uddin Tahmida Khatun Humanities Gabriel Pinheiro Abdi Abdi Ferdowsa Barre Abu Hamza Mujaid
Food Tech./Hospitality Fardowsa Barre Kerilee Gardner Ellie Gratton Donnell Da Costa Business Mehmet Greaves Charne Afsana Khatun Samuel Samkutty
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Headteacher’s Award
Our Headteacher’s Award winners so far this term are: Destiny, Theodore, Saif and Edah. November winners will be announced in assembly soon.