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EDITION 84 1st May 2020
The weekly newsletter for the Holyport College family
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Great Geography Easter Bake Off! The judging panel had a tough time making decisions as there were so many incredibly impressive entries. Overall winner: Grace Allen (U6) - “erupting volcano” Year 10-13 Winner: Joint between James Ward (L6) “coastal erosion at Durdle Door” (top) & Katherine Dudley (Y10) “formation of a spit”
Year 7-9 Winner: George Grech (Y7) “erupting volcano”
Miss Lunney would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all the students who took part, she really enjoyed seeing all the incredible bakes! Also a big thank you to the judges. @holyportcollege
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IN THIS EDITION
From the Maths Department Puzzle Corner and some great work from students
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From the Art Department News from Art and amazing artwork being completed at home
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From the College Tracking attendance at online lessons and introducing Rainbow Gate
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From the History Department Get involved in our VE Day celebrations!
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From the Calendar Various notices
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FROM THE MATHS DEPT
DIXIT 1st May 2020
Puzzle Corner Thank you to everyone who sent in their solutions to last week’s problem. The Adult Winner was Chihiro Gee who was first to submit the correct answer. The student Winner for this week was Harvey Portsmouth who submitted this solution:
Here’s another maths problem for everyone to try. if you find a solution, email a picture of your workings to Miss Saeed (a.saeed@holyportcollege.org.uk) ➔
Maths home learning Some amazing maths work being done at home for week 2 of home learning: By Lewis Gee Year 7
By Jasmine Lancaster Year 8 ➔
By Anwar Onafowope Year 8 3
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FROM THE ART DEPT
WHAT’S ON - Museums in Quarantine on BBC iPlayer In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Alastair Sooke gains privileged access to the Tate Modern for a last look at the Warhol exhibition - Historian Simon Schama takes us on a very personal virtual tour of the Young Rembrandt exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, currently in lockdown - Dr James Fox makes the argument that, in difficult times, art is needed more than ever, in a survey of the collection at Tate Britain - Dr Janina Ramirez curates a highly personal selection of the artefacts housed by the British Museum.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hqmn/episodes/player
Website update The Holyport Art website has over 40 links to explore to help inspire you to be creative. The website and gallery is growing in momentum and new information is being added weekly. A new Year 9 options page is now available to view. This week's welcome page portrait has recently been created by Year 11 student, Teagan Pickering for her final Art exam. Follow the link to explore http://holyportart.holyportcollege.org.uk/ Weave silk If you want to know how the banners are created on the website go to http://weavesilk.com/ and create your own magical versions of light symmetry - it’s also available as an app.
Music Portico Quartet released a new EP today - aptly titled We Welcome Tomorrow. Rich, atmospheric and one to relax to over the weekend - a stunning piece of work!
@HolyportExpArts
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FROM THE ART DEPT
DIXIT 1st May 2020
Fabulous work from our students!
Art Holyportian of the week Remy Stannard Yr 9 - getting creative and recycling his old school uniform! âž” @HolyportExpArts
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FROM THE COLLEGE
Online Lessons It has been great to see so many students attending our online lessons which have been taking place since Easter. The teachers really enjoy having an opportunity to properly interact with their classes! As we said in our communication at the beginning of term, these lessons are not compulsory for students (we know how challenging many people’s home schedules and circumstances are) but we would really like to encourage all students to attend- even if you are comfortable with the work you’ve completed each week, it’s a great opportunity to keep in touch with staff and with your classmates. There’s no pressure to have your camera on either it’s absolutely fine for students to keep cameras turned off if they wish to. Many parents and carers have been in touch asking if there’s a way for us to let them know if their sons or daughters have been attending these lessons. In response to this, we have established a new way of reporting this using our existing technology. From Monday, if your son or daughter is absent from an online lesson, you will receive a notification in the Behaviour Point section of Edulink stating that they were absent from this lesson. It is important to note that the tariff on this has been set to “0 Points” and it is in no way intended as a punishment - the notification is simply for your information. All of these notifications will be deleted from the record once the school is fully reopen.
Rainbow Gate Thank you to all those who have already contributed rainbows to display on the College gate. Local residents are invited to attach their own using the cable ties and plastic wallets in the plastic box behind the College sign outside the gate. If you live further afield, please do send in photographs via email and we’ll get them displayed.
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FROM THE HISTORY DEPT
DIXIT 1st May 2020
Holyport College History challenge you to get creative and take part in the #VEDay75 celebrations. We would like to see photos or videos of what you do. You could: • • • • •
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Host a living room tea party Decorate your house/garden Re-enact a celebration photo with your family Learn the lindy hop dance Sing the “Lambeth Walk” or the “White Cliffs of Dover” Make a short news video in the style of 1945 Make a newspaper front page
More ideas at https://bit.ly/2VTWZWa and https://bit.ly/2Spv6TO and https:// bit.ly/2VTYXpK and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFaMjmBt2JU Send your entries to f.lunney@holyportcollege.org.uk by Monday 11th May
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FROM THE CALENDAR
Dear all We thought now might be a good time to let people know we are still recruiting to Teach Maidenhead. Please do contact us if you would like to apply. Debbie Harding | Human Resources Manager |01628 625308 EXTENSION 129| debbie.harding@furzeplatt.net Furze Platt Senior School, Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7NQ Tel: 01628 625308 EXTENSION 129 | Website: www.furzeplatt.com
Notice from the ESFA: 4. Information: increased fraud risk during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Periods of instability, such as during the coronavirus pandemic, bring an increased risk of fraud. Fraudsters will actively exploit these difficult times and will target vulnerable areas for financial gain. We have been informed some learners and parents have received a letter from ESFA asking for personal learner bank details in relation to the 16-19 Bursary Fund. We never ask for personal bank account details. This is a fraudulent letter – please do not respond. Our lovely Mindfulness teacher is offering free public teens and young adults relaxation sessions via zoom. These will be every week starting from Wednesday 6th May. For more details visit Marie's website: http://www.ukpranichealing.co.uk/marieobrien/ The Oxford Union – Oxford’s world famous debating society has opened up to the public to allow them to listen to its online podcasts. This is exactly the sort of thing that top Oxbridge potential students should be listening to. https://open.spotify.com/show/7MonkY3UKwabTuV2iFZVJn The list of speakers can be found here: https://issuu.com/oxfordunion/docs/oxford_union_trinity_term_2020_termcard? fbclid=IwAR1nQ3bpQWtEqpAprcxL_ipPvOlwL2k86VjRfQakDsB8VBSwhk2-gaNZ548 This term they have everyone from Gina Miller (top Anti-Brexit lawyer) , Miriam Haley (the main accuser in the Weinstein trial), Katya Adler (BBC Journalist) plus many others. Do subscribe… 8