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On Thursday 10th July 2008 the Art Design and Technology Department held its final show. An example of every student’s work at GCSE, AS or A2 in Art, Textiles, Resistant Materials, Graphics and Product design was exhibited. Four of the most talented A level art students were asked to take part in a competition to paint a portrait of our Headteacher, Kevin Prunty. The portraits were revealed during the course of the evening and Mr Prunty selected the winning entry by Gurvinder Kular who received £50 cash prize. The three runners up each received £20 prizes.
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Tina Pickering who is a professional artist with a particular interest in portrait work, had some of her work on display and gave a talk about the inspiration behind some of her pieces.
Bollywood Gypsy Roma Travellers Cranford Community College has long provided education for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children. The Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month in June 2008 provided an opportunity to celebrate the culture. Pupils worked on stories and posters about their culture, which were displayed in the school. Gypsy photos and artefacts were also displayed and used in lessons and DVDs were shown featuring music and interviews. A barbecue was also held, which students and parents attended.
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Sports Day Cranford’s Olympic Sports day had all the buzz and colour of the real thing. In spite of the rain, students and staff cheered and waved flags of support as students competed for gold, silver and bronze awards in sporting excellence.
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Hollywood The red carpet was rolled out at Cranford Community College on Wednesday 7th May 2008 as the stars came to town! Students at the school became celebrities for the night when their media studies work was showcased as part of Cranford’s first ever awards ceremony- the theme for the night was ‘Bollywood meets Hollywood’. This was chosen to celebrate the vibrant mix of cultures that is evident at the school. The awards were given out for the best trailers, thriller openings and music videos that were made by students as part of the GCSE and A-level Media Studies courses. It was a fantastic opportunity for students, parents, teachers and members from the industry to see the unique work created by the talented pupils at Cranford.
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In July 2008 Harpreet Bains, Mandeep Bath and Satvinder Sangra volunteered to take part in the Fulcrum Challenge 2008. The programme consisted of raising £1550 each with the other half donated by BAA who paid for the airline ticket, all travel and accommodation costs for the heart of Himalayas where they worked to refurbish a primary school.
The Primary French Market took place on 2nd July 2008 hosted by year 9 fast track French GCSE students. Year 6 children from Norwood Green were delighted and enthusiastic to take part in the French market experience.
2008 as the school prepared to begin its summer holidays 30 intrepid year 12 students along with three of their Science teachers travelled down to Taunton in Somerset, to carry out their ecology based coursework investigations. For many this was their first foray into the ecological world.
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On 30th June 2008 year 9 and 10 pupils accompanied by staff visited the French battlefields of World War 1 and explored the historic city of Ypres in Belgium. The trip was fantastic, and in particular, the visit to the trenches at Hill 62 near Ypres was an experience not to be forgotten.
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Six stalls were set up and decorations covered the entire Concert Hall. The stalls included a Post Office, a pet shop, a bakery, a clothes shop, a green grocers and a café serving food to the guests.
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Their second project was at Bana Ba Betsi boys’ school where they built a sustainable protected vegetable patch so that the boys can grow their own vegetables all year round. This was an amazing opportunity and and personal journey. Both Harmohit and Mrs. Kaher would love to do it again.
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They had many opportunities to get to know the Chinese hosts who made all feel very welcome and on the final day the two cultures celebrated together with an international evening.
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Harmohit Rai and Mrs. Kaher, Pastoral Manager to the 6th form, embarked on their Fulcrum journey to Botswana in July 2008. It was an amazing and indeed a life changing experience for them both. The first project for the group of 26 students from a range of schools was to dig a foundation for a fisheries trading office in Tocadi.
Two weeks of camping in the cold, long journeys across mountains and breath taking scenery were rewarded with the joy of seeing the children’s faces and successfully completing the project.
During August 2008 to coincide with the Opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing, 11 members of staff and 20 students went on a journey of a lifetime. TIFERT (Tianjin Institute for Foreign Economic Relations and Trade) shares a long standing partnership with Cranford and hosted the visit. The trip focussed upon visits to business enterprises and cultural sites to broaden students’ understanding of the Chinese way of life.
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The year 8 trip to the Isle of Wight during the Easter break 2008, was a great experience for Mr Kokate, Ms Suri and the pupils. Whilst visiting Kingswood for the ICT activity (Media Stage) they also participated in many outdoor activities like abseiling, climbing, laser quest and a variety of team challenges.
The Prime Minister ’s Global Fellowship has been set up to help young people understand Britain’s role on the global stage. The scheme has been created to nurture outstanding talent and enterprise through international exposure to different countries and their way of life. Thousands of students across the country applied and were K i r an interviewed but Kirandeep Sidhu S i d h u d e e p from Cranford Community College was awarded a place on the first ever project. She discovered first hand what globalisation means for Britain and for the rest of the world. Kirandeep applied for this project because she knew the opportunity was “too good to miss”.
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Farewell to Year 13
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On Thursday 13th May 2008 Cranford Community College bade farewell to Year 13 Class of 2008. As with all celebration events, the evening highlighted the talents and achievements of an excellent year group who are destined for great things at university and beyond. On 16th July 2008, 90 student volunteers from years 7 to 13 gathered at the Concorde Centre to give their feedback on the SDP priorities and offer their ideas. The theme was the journey to excellence.
The annual Sixth Form RE Conference held on 18th July 2008 provided an opportunity for students to partake in intellectual debate voicing their opinions about issues that matter.
Results Success 2008 “I am absolutely delighted that Cranford Community College students have done so well academically yet again this year and have maintained the successive improvements of recent years. Over 66% attained 5+A*-C at GCSE.
Students engaged in a variety of activities, including ‘Speed debating’, various workshops and a ‘Question Time’ style panel debate. The heart of the event was the workshop sessions which were student planned and led.
The government target of 50% 5+ A*-C including maths and English was also achieved.
Record Achievement Evening Year 11 Record of Achievement evening on Thursday 22nd May 2008 was truly a celebration of a superb year group as they embarked on their final GCSE examinations. A glamorous sea of fine outfits, colourful balloons and flashing cameras, recorded the event for all to remember. It was attended by a record number of guests and parents to applaud them on their way.
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Maryam Mohamed Year 11 March
I am absolutely delighted with the continued improvement in post 16 results which is due to the hard work and commitment of students and staff at the school. The school and parents can be very proud of the pupils”. Kevin Prunty, Headteacher
Ahab Syed Year 12 April
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Esther Nicoll Year 12 June
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