ISSUE 5 2013/2014 JULY 2014
¡Muy fantástico!
INSIDE THIS EDITION: ¡Muy fantástico!
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From the Head
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House Reports
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Where are they now?: Andrew Kelly
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Warlingham vs. Oakwood Match Report
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D of E Bronze
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Bronze for Mr Burdett
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Life Drawing Workshop
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Primary Multiskills School Admissions Forum
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Geography News 2013-2014 14-15 Technology Tournament
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Newsletter News
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Year 11s visit Churchill College
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Freddie Knoller: Holocaust Survivor
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1984 Trip
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Award-winning Author visits school Staff News
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Music Trip to Paris
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Dates for your diary
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After arriving at school at four in the morning we travelled by coach to Gatwick and caught the first plane in the morning to Barcelona. We all took the metro to “Estacio Clot” and looking like tourists we all walked to the hostel we were staying in. We dropped our bags off, found our rooms and went straight to the shops to buy some lunch. We then trekked up a hill which felt like
Everest to Parque Guell where we looked around in the sunshine for a couple of hours. After our early start we were all almost asleep when we headed back to the hostel for dinner. Next morning we were woken up by knocks on our doors for breakfast then headed to La Sagrada Familia, an amazing unfinished cathedral.
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As we approach the end of another very busy school year, I can hardly believe it has gone so quickly. Once again it has been a year of many changes in the education world. We have seen the announcement of new GCSE and A Level exams, a new National Curriculum at Key Stage 2 and 3, the ‘end of the road’ for National Curriculum levels, new performance measures for schools, a new Ofsted framework, a new SEN code and the replacement of statements with individual Health Care Plans. During the next academic year all schools will be spending a good deal of time preparing for these changes and we will endeavour to keep parents informed about their impact throughout the year. New GCSE’s in English and Maths will be introduced in September 2015 so we will ensure our current Year 8 is well prepared during the next academic year. At the time of writing this article we are in the middle of Activities Week. Over half of Year 7 are in
the Lake District camping, a number of Year 8 students are in France, almost half of Year 9 is at the PGL centre in Shropshire and all Year 10 students are on Work Experience. The students in school this week are taking part in a wide variety of trips and in-school activities. So much is going on this week that we have decided to put all the reports and photographs together in an ‘Activities Week special feature’ in September as there isn’t enough time to make sure that all the activities are properly represented before we have to go to print. On the 12th June, Mr Kinder, Mrs Randall and I hosted a forum to launch to parents one of our main School Development Plan initiatives for next year – ‘Great Literacy for Learning’. At Warlingham we strongly believe that good literacy skills are absolutely crucial in enabling students to achieve future success. The Government has also made it clear that the new exam qualifications (mentioned earlier) will place much greater demand on the literacy skills of
students. For these reasons we feel it is imperative that all our students are fully prepared to access the new curriculum and achieve to their full potential. In September we will be launching a series of initiatives to encourage reading and improve spelling and punctuation. We have already held our WORD CUP spelling competition between form groups. In September all staff will be using a revised marking code to ensure students receive consistent feedback in relation to literacy. Key words will be displayed in classrooms and lesson aims will be broken-down to ensure understanding. Spelling tests will become part of regular tutor-time activities and revising spelling will become part of normal homeworks. Subject departments will be providing more opportunities to develop extended writing skills. I have certainly enjoyed my first year as Headteacher at Warlingham School and as I mentioned earlier, it has flown by. The excitement at this time of the year comes from looking ahead to the challenges of the new academic year. As ever, all of us at Warlingham are constantly seeking to learn and improve to ensure that we are the great school that all your children deserve. I hope you all have a good summer holiday and we look forward to welcoming the children back on Tuesday 2nd September.
¡Muy fantástico!
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back to the hostel for dinner and despite their best efforts we beat the teachers at pool. Tuesday morning we woke up and headed for an outside pool however when we got there we discovered that there was no water in it! After some decision making we decided to have a walk along the beach and explored the area in the sunshine and made a unanimous decision to stay there all day. Only after heading back to the hostel for showers did we discover some pink skin to say the least! In the evening we had dinner and some of us played pool and some students went and played basketball and football in the park.
We then took the Metro to Las Ramblas, a very famous street for shopping in Barcelona. We all walked to el Puerto where there was a huge shopping centre called Maremagnum but the majority of us stayed outside and sunbathed with icecreams on the decking. After a couple of hours we headed back to the hostel for dinner and after an exhausting day we collapsed into bed. Monday morning we woke up, had breakfast and headed to Nou Camp,
FC Barcelona’s ground. We explored the entire stadium; we all found it so interesting and were amazed at the size of it! After touring the ground we went to a beautiful park called Ciutadella where we had a very enjoyable afternoon sunbathing and playing catch when Señor Oscoz fell over which gave us all a laugh. Unfortunately Mr Oscoz’s bag got stolen and he had to spend his afternoon at the police station whilst we were enjoying the sun! We headed
On the last morning we all woke up and had breakfast and sadly, had to pack away and clear our rooms. We left our bags in the baggage room and went to the shopping centre that we went to on our first day. We looked around and had lunch and did some last minute shopping. After an hour or so we headed back to the hostel and got our bags. We jumped on the metro for the last time to the airport. We checked our bags in, went through security and got onto the plane. También, ganamos el partido de fútbol contra los chicos españoles ¡Nos encantó porque fue muy fantástico!
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Chichester - 234 points
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The summer term has been another fantastic and fully-packed term with lots of trips and events to end the year. Year 11 completed their final term and exams and I would like to wish them the best of luck for Results Day. I hope you all achieve the grades you deserve. During the Summer Term the new Year 7s have fully settled in and have ended the year on a high with trips including Thorpe Park and the Summer Camp in the Lake District. Year 7s have also had their first Sports Day, where many students experienced great success.
Johnson - 307 points
Year 8 students have worked hard this term producing an amazing presentation for the classwork competition, which included a PowerPoint
What an amazing, fun packed and eventful year..….we’ve had the mighty Crystal Palace maintain Premier League status, Project Pinocchio, the World Cup, the Geography trip to Edenbridge, the infamous Year 8 France trip, and of course Number Day. It was another thoroughly enjoyable term, packed full of various activities finishing off a memorable year! Year 7s have worked extremely hard in their project days and recently went on a Science trip to Thorpe Park. Tutor groups 8W and 8A collated a mixture of work from various subjects for the classwork competition and took part in the Creative Arts days. They did a fantastic job finishing second in the competition and earning some crucial house points.
presentation and interviewing the Headteacher in order to create a litter campaign. Most of Year 9 have recently retuned from the PGL trip to Shropshire. The trip included a wide range of activities such as canoeing, kayaking and rock climbing. The rest of the year group were involved with trips such as The London Bridge Experience, Docklands, and a three-day event on site called Team Challenge. This enabled the students to develop their leadership and teamwork skills. Year 10s have worked hard towards their end of year exams and have just arrived back from work experience. This is a great opportunity for students to get an insight into the real world and
The Year 9s have recently returned from the PGL trip where they took park in lots of activities such as Raft building and the Trapeze whilst the remaining Year 9s took part in Team Challenge; another B&E event, improving their communication and team building skills. Year 10s have been off for two weeks getting a taste of the ‘real world’ on various work experiences; I know that many colleagues have been impressed during visits, seeing the students in a ‘professional environment’. The Year 11s are now enjoying their extended summer holiday after completing their GCSE’s – I wish them GOOD LUCK with their respective results. Of course the end of year exams have also been completed; I am hoping that
gain valuable experience which can be used to direct them towards the career of their choice in the future. Everyone in the house has worked hard throughout the year to collect merits and have excellent attendance which all count towards the House Competition; I hope with some excellent performances in Sports Day we will be able to improve our overall place. I would like to thank everyone for all the hard work they have put in with their tutor groups and the house this year. Thank you for making this year such a successful one. I hope everyone has a fantastic summer holiday.
all the students in Johnson managed to achieve the best they possibly could after the hard work they have put in. At the moment we are currently just behind Mallory in the house competition. It’s still all to play for with a week to go as we have Sports Day results to be included, and I’m quietly confident we will again come out on top! I would like to thank all the tutors for another great year of support and hard work as well as the parents and students for making my tenure as Johnson Head of House very enjoyable. I wish everyone a long, relaxing and refreshing summer holiday, and look forward to carrying on the strong Johnson success in September.
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This year the house has strived to reach the heights of House champions. We find ourselves again awaiting Sports Day results in order to determine the house finishing position. I would like to thank the students personally for all their efforts this year, all have worked hard and started to believe that this might just be the year. This term has been another determined and constructive one and as always has been hectic with inter-house competitions and events. We have had the Year 9 students involved in Project Pinocchio, organised by the Design & Technology and Business Studies
departments and the Year 8s have been submitting their best work from across the curriculum for the Classwork Competition. Special mention must be made to Mrs Webb, Miss Lynch, Mrs Griffiths and 8HM this year. They finished top overall and won the Classwork Competition for the house. The Year 10s have been off all over Surrey and London taking part in work experience placements which they have organised themselves, and the Year 11s after five years of hard work are now enjoying their extended summer break before they embark on their Sixth Form / College placements or work. Mallory House has again gone above and beyond this year not just in academic studies but to
Sharman House has had a fantastic year with students recently enjoying the rewards of Activities Week, including the Year 7 Summer Camp, trips to Harry Potter and PGL to name but a few.
The two Year 8 tutor groups did a fantastic job in the recent Classwork Competition with excellent work representing all the subjects and students. They have
Unfortunately we are losing two tutors from our very successful tutor team, Mrs Griffiths and Mr Darby but we are pleased to welcome back Mr Cole to the house upon his return. On behalf of Mallory students and myself, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the tutors for their ongoing support and hard work. I look forward to the challenges and experiences which are to come with a new school year. Well done Mallory! Have a fantastic, relaxing summer holiday!
forward to starting their GCSEs in September. Our Year 10s have been getting a taste of the world of work at their work experience placements, where they have been impressing their employers and visiting staff. We look forward to seeing them continue their progress in Year 11.
continued to impress with their contributions to the extra curricular groups. Year 9s have chosen their options and completed their end of Key Stage 3 assessments, with some very pleasing results. They have enjoyed the delights of PGL and Team Challenge and are looking
Finally, Year 11s are now off enjoying their extended summer holidays after completing their GCSE’s. Good luck! I would like to thank Mr Seward, Mrs Fuller, Miss Perry and the team of tutors, many thanks again for all your hard work and support, and I hope you have a lovely Summer holiday.
Sharman - 286 points
Our Year 7s have now found their feet and are starting to really get to know each other and form the relationships that will see them through to year 11. They have enjoyed continued success in the House Merit Competition and continue to dominate the attendance prize as well.
the wider community. I am very proud and would particularly like to thank the Year 8 forms again for their continued and excellent contributions to charity and fundraising. Congratulations to you all!
Mallory - 345 points
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." Vince Lombardi
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Andrew Kelly - Close-up Magician It was lovely to welcome former student, Andrew Kelly back to the school. During his visit, I managed to catch up with him for a ‘Where are they now?’ feature and he dropped into 10 different lessons surprising students from Years 7—9 with his magic tricks. He also did a spell in the hall during break time. Andrew was at Warlingham School from 2004 until 2011. He now works for a logistics company, but in his spare time he pursues his real love: magic.
Whilst at school, he’d enjoyed watching David Blaine. Then, one day, he saw a close-up magician performing at a wedding and he was hooked. One of his school friends, Will Gates, showed him a trick which fascinated him and it inspired him to try to do magic himself. He taught himself from books and watched video clips. From this, he put his own stamp on existing tricks and also developed his own. He started posting quite a few videos of himself out and about
doing magic. He did it for fun, not expecting anything to come from it. However, researchers from the Ellen Degeneres Show in the US saw his videos and got in touch. They invited him to be a guest on the show and when he agreed, they flew him over for a six-minute slot. As a result of the show, he had lots of requests to perform from all over the US and the UK. He even had requests from Canada! There was an article about him in the Surrey Mirror (see above) and he has his own YouTube
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channel: youtube.com/skateakboard which he updates regularly. Andrew’s interview with me follows….
What were your favourite subjects? “I particularly enjoyed English because I really like to write; it allows me to be creative. I got an A* in English at GCSE. I like computers and wanted to be able to demonstrate some IT skills for employers so I found IT very useful.”
Did you have a favourite teacher? “I had Mr Fowler for GCSE Mathematics and I responded well to his unique teaching style. I also enjoyed Miss Brown’s (English) lessons because she made learning fun.”
What is your fondest memory?
“I recall Levi Roots coming into school. He spoke to all the GCSE Business Studies students. He’s quite a downto-earth guy that could relate to the kids. He was mobbed for autographs.” (Little did Andrew know then that he would be mobbed for autographs himself some 5½ years later!)
How is the school different from when you were a student? “In terms of the buildings, I’ve noticed the improved paintwork and new signs. I’ve been really impressed with how well-mannered
the students are. Lastly, I feel really tall because everyone seems smaller somehow….”
What career did you envisage for yourself whilst you were at school? I was a member of the Air Cadets and it inspired me to want to be a
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for his fantastic illusions and magic. He went into a random class every period and, luckily, he came into my classroom to perform his magic. In the middle of an ordinary lesson he came into our class and we were so delighted that we had been chosen.
commercial pilot or a stunt man. But then I was bitten my the magic bug. Magic was a hobby of mine until the Sixth Form when I realised that I might be able to make a career of it. I didn’t have any plans to go to university, because there were no courses in magic.
What did you do after leaving Warlingham? “After a few weeks, I got a job at a logistics company, which I’m still doing, but I took the day off to come here. I’m going from here to do a gig at a wedding in Maidstone. My job is officebased; I help with the day-to-
day running of the business. It’s also quite hands-on, because I also have to be in the warehouse sometimes, operating a fork-lift truck! I don’t make any pallets disappear, though. I’m lucky, because my employer is very supportive of my hobby, which one day I hope will become a career.”
Do you still keep in contact with your school friends? Yes, when I have time, I try to stay in contact. Jack Meadows was one of my friends from school. He’s passionate about magic and has been instrumental in getting me a lot of gigs.
On the 19th of May an exstudent from Warlingham came in, his name is Andrew Kelly. Andrew had recently appeared on the ‘Ellen Degeneres’ show
His first trick was to make a pack of cards turn into glass! Andrew asked Mrs Hubbard to hold an ordinary pack of cards tightly in her hands. He clicked his fingers and asked Mrs Hubbard if she felt anything happen to the cards – she said “No”. Mrs Hubbard then took her hands off the pack of cards and it had turned into glass! We were all amazed as he took the glass out of her hand and showed it to us. Next, he asked for a volunteer. Everyone’s hands shot up into the air and said “pick me, pick me”. Andrew looked around for the lucky winner and chose Harriet Roberts to do the trick with him. Harriet picked out a random card. It was the Queen of Hearts. Andrew shuffled the cards and picked out a card. He asked, “Is this your card?” and showed everyone. The crowd were so excited, everyone was screaming. It was her card! Andrew then went to the next lucky classroom to amaze them with his fantastic illusion and magic tricks, we felt very privileged to have seen him perform.
Warlingham vs. Oakwood...
… Basketball Match Report On Tuesday 18th of March the Year 7 basketball team were getting ready to face Oakwood Secondary school in an epic basketball showdown! We stepped onto the court, our heads held high, to prepare for the jump ball. Hannah Dawson (7A) bravely stepped forward to take on Oakwood’s tallest player for the jump ball. Inevitably the taller Oakwood player tapped the ball to his team mate and Warlingham dropped back as Oakwood had possession. As soon as Oakwood stepped over the halfway line Warlingham ran to our markers and intercepted a little too obvious pass! Charlie Payne (7N) had intercepted the pass and threw a chest pass to Jordon Fletcher (7R), who made a run through the middle of the court, weaving and powering past the Oakwood players with class. Jordon then threw a perfect bounce pass to Hannah who dribbled in to shooting range and scored a wonderful basket. 2-0 to Warly! But our good form didn’t last long as we completely lost the players we were supposed to mark and in the confusion Oakwood had already scored! The glum look on everybody’s face knew we weren’t going to let this happen again…but it did! Again we lost track of our markers and they scored again! 4-2 to Oakwood. This
was getting ridiculous! I took the ball and passed straight to Hannah whilst Oakwood were still celebrating and she made a quick dash down the line. When Oakwood’s faster players had recovered they ran and blocked Hannah’s path. But as they were too busy worrying about her they didn’t notice me run past them to receive an aerial pass and score a lay-up. We were back in the game! Oakwood had put their game faces on and completely owned our line of defence and scored a backboard shot. The whistle was blown and the quarter had ended. The overall score was 4-6 to Oakwood. We all took a swig of water and our coach Mr Ashdown explained to us where we needed to improve and why our defence was falling flat. The whistle went again which meant the second quarter was about to begin. In the second quarter our defending improved but our offence was nowhere to be seen! The quarter ended 4-8 to Oakwood as we were playing on the defensive side. The third quarter started well as we at last - found our markers again and intercepted a pass! Darren Mensa-Etsi (7R) saw me and threw a chest pass in my direction, I ran past an Oakwood player trying to defend their half and I caught sight of Sammy Addison (7N) running down the line on the opposite side, as well as Darren approaching the foul shot area but I went for glory… The ball bounced off the rim of the hoop towards an Oakwood player!! But this time the good luck was on our side, he lost control of the ball and it bounced straight into my hands. I looked straight at the hoop
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and shot…and in it went! 6-8 we were catching up. I think the team held their heads a little too high as we completely messed up the rest of the second half of the quarter! The quarter ended 12-6 to Oakwood. I was substituted for the time being as the whistle went for the fourth and final quarter of the match. This was the deciding quarter. Basket after basket after basket went in and Oakwood couldn’t do anything about it. We were neck and neck! What a way to come back. Oakwood hadn’t scored anything in that quarter because they were playing defensively after the first basket of the quarter. It was 12 all. Four minutes left in the quarter and I was subbed back on. I dribbled up the line and cut in near the foul shot area ready to shoot, but my path was blocked by a very tall Oakwood player. Charlie was waving his arms frantically at me right in the foul shot area. I passed the ball to him knowing he does best in front of the basket on the foul shot line. He was just about to shoot when a big Oakwood player knocked him over! “Foul”, the referee called and Charlie was given two foul shots. Just one of two would get us into the lead. Charlie shot the first one and scored! A sigh of relief spread across the whole team and anxiety had replaced confidence on the faces of the Oakwood players. One more to score and Oakwood would have to score two to win. Charlie shot and missed! The ball was somehow thrown under the basket. Oh well, we were still in the lead we just had to hold our ground to keep it up. A few seconds left and Oakwood hadn’t scored yet and had started to panic. The whistle went for the last time. Warlingham were victorious!!! It ended 13-12. We couldn’t believe our luck! It was almost miraculous. Again, what a way to come back!
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DofE Bronze Expedition
At the beginning of the New Forest trip we were all nervous about the approaching days. After we set up our tents we got our Trangias out and started cooking. We all had loads of different foods; some had fajitas, some hotdogs and my group had pasta Bolognese. We then played games in the woods!
were given a map and a compass to go with our route card and each group set off on a 25 mile walk (nowhere near 25 miles interjects Mr Hellier…apart from the group that didn’t look at their maps for a while!) We all got moody at times during the walk and were pleased to get back to camp.
On Friday, after being woken up by Mr Hellier & Mr Fraser shaking our tent (earthquake test), we packed our bags and set off on a five hour walk with the teachers for training, as we were walking on our own the next day. We still had energy to run about in the woods again when we returned.
DofE was one of the best things we have ever done and it was really hard but it was so much
On Saturday we got up and cooked our breakfast on the Trangia. We
fun we can’t wait for D of E Silver next year. Highlights of the two expeditions were Arun & Annie getting stuck in the mud (but not together!), Bailey winning the Mr Rumsey Hard-core Award, Grace Leighton (9W) winning the Mr Fraser Gourmet Award and Mr Rumsey’s tent doing an impression of The Poseidon Adventure!
Bronze Medal for Mr Burdett
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The event consisted of a 10km run followed by a 40km bike and then a 5km run. Out of the 60 starters in his age group, Mr Burdett had a steady start to the first run finishing in 14th place but then put in the fastest bike split of the day to claw his way back up the field. The Spanish heat made the final run challenging and Mr Burdett battled for second place for a while spurred on by the large British crowd. In the end Mr Burdett held on for third place behind two Spanish athletes, but was really pleased to come away with a medal against some top quality opposition.
On 1st June Mr Burdett, Head of ICT, was part of the Great Britain team for his age group at the World Duathlon Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. Each country held qualifying races to
select their teams and over 50 countries were represented in the finals. Apart from the professionals, all the other athletes competed in age categories divided every five years.
The next stop for Mr Burdett is Ironman Switzerland in the school holidays which consists of a 3.8km swim, 180km bike and a marathon. The remainder of the summer holidays will be spent resting!
Life Drawing workshop Almost every year since I started here in 2000 we have invited a team from the Royal Academy of Art to Warlingham School to run a one-day Life Drawing Workshop. This year’s was on Thursday 27th June. For most of our Sixth Form Art students, it was a totally new and rather
daunting prospect. There were certainly a few anxious comments and nervous giggles at the beginning. Paul, the tutor, soon got the students working hard and they quickly forgot their initial nerves. Each student produced between 10 to 15 drawings of varying sizes and styles, working on the floor using charcoal and chalks. We all ended up a bit stiff and very messy, but having had a really inspiring and enjoyable day. Increasingly Art colleges are looking for A Level students
with life drawing; many of our students who have already been to interviews have said how impressed they were with the life drawing they had in their portfolio, so it was a really valuable day for all. If you would like to see more of their work please go to the Art Room on the school website.
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Primary Multiskills 2014
On Tuesday 10th June and Tuesday 24th June 2014 we hosted two primary multiskill festivals. The first one on the 10th June was a Year 3&4 event aimed at those children who are not always picked for school teams. The second was on the 24th June and this was aimed at the Gifted and Talented in Yr 1 & Yr2. The weather on the 10th of June was sunny but breezy. The Yr 3&4 children coped very well with the conditions and they worked hard in a range of activities that tested their handeye co-ordination skills, agility, stamina, speed and endurance. The 24th June was another such event, this time aimed at almost the youngest age group. It was super to see the skill level of children so young. Their accuracy, sense of determination and competitive spirit were a joy to behold. Even
the heat did not sap their enthusiasm and energy. During such events we have our usual support of Young Ambassadors, Sports Captains and CSLA students who are there to lead the primary children. It is wonderful to see how the primary children respond to the Warlingham students and how the Warlingham students engage the younger generations. Encouraging opportunities for leadership is a key part and purpose of such events within the school. This year we had a number of Year 8 Young
Ambassadors/ Sports Captains who led and supported the Year 3&4 event with our more experienced CSLA students supporting them. Thanks to Nicole Miles, Reuben Galvau, Charlotte Wicking, Harun Ghani, Beth Sharpe, James Hall, Sophie Lawrence, Ben Bugden, Katie Blatchford, Faith Keywood, Harriet Emery, Emanuel Lloyd, Anna O’Sullivan, Wills Fellows, and Grace Cooper. Our second event was led by our Year 10 Young Ambassadors together with the Year 12 CSLA students. Year 10 - Jack Perry, Amin Lmoh, Calum Stringer, Eloise Kitchener, Rebecca McDonald, Daisy Roadnight, Immy Ardley, Domonic Montgomery, Dan Hill,
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Jack Tagg, Saskia Sue, Caitlin Moy and Bethany Gwilliams. Our CSLA students Rebecca Moore, Becky Moore, Dan Pogson, Sandra Tetteh, Stevie Lawrence – Wrist and James Jenden supported both primary events and Liam Harrower, Harry Spall, and Harry Ward were able to help with the year 3&4 event. All did a super job and worked tirelessly throughout. Sport in the Community involves the support of an army of people be it the primary teachers organising the teams, parents providing transport and motivational support, the site staff
at Warlingham School providing additional help with facilities and the PE staff vacating the facilities so that such events can take place. Jeanette Atkins, PA to the Headteacher came and took some fabulous photographs and Mr
Bradwell presented the winning teams with medals and certificates. This year’s results were as follows: Tuesday 10th June Year 3 & 4 1st – Hamsey Green 2nd – St. Francis 3rd – Marden Lodge 4th – Whyteleafe 5th – Audley 6th – Woodlea 7th – Joint – Hillcroft X and Hillcroft Y Tuesday 24th June Year 1 & 2 1st – Marden Lodge 2nd – Audley 3rd – St. Francis 4th – Hamsey Green 5th – Woodlea 6th – St. John’s
School Admissions Forum Surrey County Council is looking for a parent representative with an interest in school admissions to volunteer to its School Admissions Forum. A parent representative should be someone who, at the time of appointment, is the parent of a child who is aged between 2 and 16 years and who is in education. A parent will not be able to be a parent member of the Forum if they are also a governor
at a state-funded Surrey school. Other members of the Forum comprises representatives from schools (governors and headteachers), the local authority, the Armed Services and the Catholic and Church of England Diocesan bodies. The Admissions Forum meets three times a year and the next meeting will be on Friday 26 September at 10am at the Runnymede Centre.
More details about the role and an application form can be found on our website, www.warlinghamschool.co.uk. Alternatively, please contact Linda Culley by email linda.culley@surreycc.gov.uk or by phone on 01483 517689. Applications must be received by Friday 5 September 2014.
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Geography News 2013-2014
It’s that time of the year again...! Rather than just feeling tired (and sneakily looking forward to the Summer break!), it is a good time to reflect on what has been another amazing year for the Geography department. Next year’s GCSE cohort is 120strong, the current Year 10 pupils have already started their controlled assessments and students in Years 11 and 13 have been sent off having had positive, confidence-building experiences in their examinations. Even so we are still pushing on until the end of term with our Year 12 AS students attending a UCAS/ Career Conference at the Royal Geographical Society (more on that next edition). I wanted to take this opportunity to offer a MASSIVE thanks to all
Geography teachers for their tireless efforts over the year. So many students have had a great time in lessons down the ‘B Corridor’, and this is all down to them. I am pleased to end the year with both a word from our Year 8 Geography club members, our AS students and an exciting prospect for GCSE and A-Level Geographers next year, in the form of a trip to Iceland! All that is left for me to do is wish you all a cracking holiday – you have all thoroughly deserved it – and a reminder to bring the department back some photos and interesting facts from where you have been lucky enough to visit over the Summer!
Year 8 Geography Club This year the Geography department has introduced a new after-school club aimed at Year 8. It has been a great success from the departmental viewpoint, but the most important view is that of our students. Here is what they reported back to us at the end of their year: "Geography Club is a great experience for all students who love Geography. We get involved in many geographyrelated activities such as geography board games, documentaries, and we use the iPads and their apps. There has also been a big interest in the girls creating some game show activities! In addition, we get to finish off work from class such
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as our landscape in a box. We cover everyone's interests: some people like creative activities so they can create pieces of art; some people like I.T so they can create a website and use their skills; others prefer English and can do a piece of creative writing about a natural disaster and how it affects the civilians. Some prefer to enjoy watching documentaries and films, which is really great for finding out about new case studies. Geography club has something for everyone. The participants love it here and we would recommend it to anyone who loves Geography. Everyone there is really nice and it is a laugh. Thank you to Mr. Fraser for running the club; we look forward to continuing it next year".
Royal Geographical Society Conference: Going places with Geography! On Friday 4th July, a group of Year 12 students visited the Royal Geographical Society in South Kensington to get some inspiration to become future Geographers. We experienced lectures on many different aspects of Geography, including studying geography at University, which we believed was extremely beneficial considering we start to apply for Universities in September. We also got an idea of what it is like to work in different
sectors of Geography such as: working in Project Management, charity and natural hazard response which focused on the importance of technology in the aftermath of an earthquake, typhoon or any natural hazard. Finally, we were lectured on the importance of a gap year and how 'traveling the world and seeing new cultures can contribute to personal development and accomplishment as well as helping one to become a better Geographer. There are loads of different opportunities such as living with Thai jungle tribes or exploring fascinating developed cities like Singapore. The gap year talk taught us to be adventurous and more independent. All of us found the day exciting as we built on our knowledge of what t would be like to stud at University as well as the different career opportunities available in the geography industry. If you are going to take Geography at A Level (or are even thinking about it), we highly recommend you visit the RGS.
ICELAND 2015! The Geography Department is pleased to be announcing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We are organising a Geography field trip to Iceland during the Easter holidays of 2015, which will be open to Geographers in Years 10 – 13 (limited places available). Although not compulsory, this will be a very educational visit, and our goal is to offer an experience that will be full of the ‘awe and wonder’ of Geography in the real world. It will provide a
unique study opportunity in an environment born through volcanism, and sculpted by ice, wind and water. All of the activities during the week relate directly to our A level and GCSE Geography courses and would be greatly beneficial for consolidating and extending your understanding of work done in the classroom. There will be a chance to visit unique landscapes and natural wonders ranging from the sublime to the surreal; students will discover volcanic craters, lava flows, hot springs and geysers, glaciers and stunning waterfalls, with the opportunity for whale watching and glacier hiking! A provisional booking is being organised and it will be confirmed once a sufficient number of students have confirmed they are interested in the trip. The cost of the trip will be approximately £700. This is an allinclusive price except for the transport to/from airports (Gatwick hopefully), and any additional spending money participants wish to take. If you are interested in this trip, please see Mr. Fraser or Mr. Gardner in the Geography Department AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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On the 2nd of July, a group of twelve Year 8 and Year 9 Design Technology students attended the RIBI Technology Tournament at the Warwick School in Redhill. Mr Johns and Miss Sayers took us in the minibus and we met students from other schools including Ashcombe and Warwick. The task was aimed to give us the opportunity to problem solve from an engineering and design perspective and involved manufacturing a mechanical arm to pick up ‘radioactive matter’ (in the form of a tennis ball) from a
The Classwork Competition was won by 8G due to an impressive range of work, high quality and strong presenting duo. The Anti Litter Campaign was won by Johnson due largely to their anti litter musical! The ‘Leaflet for Year 6’ category was won by Mallory courtesy of the impressive design. Overall, Mallory were first, Sharman second, Johnson third & Chichester fourth.
Firstly we got sketching and thought about similar real world objects such as chop sticks, scissors and mechanical Space Shuttle arms. Our materials included wooden dowels, paper, card and string. It was quite easy to come up with ideas but it was harder to actually make the prototype, especially as it needed to be two metres long! We went through many ideas and made many alterations along the way. We
also had to produce a professional portfolio which showed our design, plans and specifications. After lunch we finally finished the prototype and got to test it. Although some groups broke and had some problems (including us!), we managed to succeed! Our portfolio was marked and received great feedback. We had a great time and enjoyed meeting new people, and, of the three teams that attended from Warlingham, one of the Year 8 teams won the whole event!
Newsletter News Over the past few years, we have regularly reviewed our decision to produce a paper-based newsletter. Apart from the fact that it costs an awful lot of money to produce it each time, it’s also not very environmentallyfriendly to continue to produce so many pieces of paper when it could be delivered ‘virtually’.
Taking everything into account, we have decided that, from September, we will cease to produce an individual copy per student. The newsletter will continue to be published on the website. Parents who have signed up to Informe will get a notification that the newsletter is available, together with a link.
The newsletter is currently available on the website and we know fromm our ‘visitor statistics’ that many people download it from there or read it online.
There will continue to be physical copies available in Reception and we will additionally make a small number of colour copies available in the LRC for any students who want one. In addition, if any parents still want to
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receive a physical copy, we will make those available on an individual basis. If you would like a paper copy, please let Yvonne Street know by email (y.street@warlinghamschool.co.uk) or by phone 01883 624067 ext. 2015. She will need to know your name, the name of your child and your child’s tutor group. The paper copy of the newsletter will be delivered in the usual way by ‘Student Post’ so please make your child aware that he or she will be expected to deliver it to you at home.
Year 11s visit Churchill College centre and gym all of which are free to students of the college - a real bonus especially with the cost of gym membership in most places. The day continued with the Senior Tutor explaining exactly what it means to be a Cambridge student and this meant having academic ability of the highest level and being able to discuss your subject in a mature and thoughtful way. Students were then given an opportunity to meet lecturers in their particular area to discuss their academic progress before we were given lunch in a "Hogwarts" style dining area.
L-R: Megan Hayes (11W), Ellie Bean (11W), Kelly Higson (11N), Alice Hobson (11A) and Francesca Alston (11H) On July 3 a group of Year 11 students attended an Open Day at Churchill College for prospective Cambridge University students. The academic ability of the students at Cambridge is very high and there are a number of Warlingham Students who are capable
of reaching this goal. The day began with a tour of the college which is one of the largest at Cambridge in terms of area. Students are accommodated on site and there is a choice of type of accommodation across the site. Also we were shown the library, music
Churchill College has shown how Cambridge has moved on and is very welcoming to students from ALL backgrounds - there is no longer any evidence of the elitism that used to be sometimes associated with the University. Warlingham has three students going there in September and, hopefully, another group will be considering this after yesterday's visit.
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Freddie Knoller: Holocaust Survivor
L-R: Daniel Pogson, Megan Johnson, Daniel German, Sam Berke, Freddie Knoller, Sian Smith, Stevie Lawrence-Wrist, Lewis Nash & Chloe Parrett
Freddie Knoller, aged 93, is a Holocaust survivor. He was born in Vienna in 1921 and his early childhood was spent living happily with his parents and two brothers. The family were well known for their musical abilities and were often seen performing on the stage and at various charity functions. On 11 March 1938, everything changed when Austria was annexed by Germany. Freddie’s life, during the tragic period of 1938 – 1945 and during which time 6
million Jews were murdered by the Nazis, reads like a novel - arrests, prison, escapes, hiding with false papers, joining the French Resistance and Concentration Camps. But luck, courage and optimism saved him from extermination and the British eventually liberated him from BelsenBergen on April 15th 1945.
On Thursday 12th of June Freddie visited Warlingham Sixth form to tell his story and the events that still haunt him today. It is difficult for us to put into words the impact of Freddie Knoller’s talk, it really was a memorable experience. It was deeply moving and made even more poignant by Freddie’s optimism for life that shone through not only in his words but also his demeanour. His story was told so movingly and with such humanity that it touched us all. Quite simply, it was unforgettable
Editor’s note: The visit by Freddie Knoller was the lead story in the 26th June E-newsletter edition of the Caterham Independent.
1984 Trip
On Wednesday the 7th of May, both of the Year 9 groups that took part in the 1984based extra English lessons in the weeks prior came together and embarked on a trip to the Playhouse Theatre in London, to see the highly acclaimed theatrical adaptation of Orwell's novel. After having read the book in the classes, which took place before school starting in January, it was interesting to see such a story presented in a different format. When the day came, we left at the close of morning break, before taking the train all the way to London Victoria. From there, we walked the rest of the way.
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Since we arrived fairly early, there was time to spare before the beginning of the stage production. Lunch was eaten in St James' Park, with a quick visit to Buckingham Palace sneaking in just before. Later, we walked around to the theatre, getting glimpses of Trafalgar Square, which features in the book, under the name of “Victory Square.” Upon arrival at our destination, one thing in particular caught my eye - the Shard piercing hugely through the fog that had gathered in the distance. It held some eerie resemblance to the Ministry of Truth that is present in the book, which is described as an “enormous pyramidal structure rising three hundred metres into the air.” (It was in fact based on the Senate House, also in London.) Shortly after getting to the theatre, we were seated and the play began. Ultimately, I thought that the story was presented incredibly well, with all of the actors playing their
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characters as true to Orwell's vision as possible. Each understood their role, and together they formed an outstanding cast. Special effects added largely to the performance. There were many times throughout where it seemed like you could hear the heart of every audience member beat as one loud, quick noise, thanks to the shocking moments that the PX team added in. One scene especially stood out; whilst a certain character is being tortured, they scream out to the audience, shouting “I can see you! This is real! HELP ME, PLEASE!” This alone would be atmospheric enough, but the fake blood that appeared, the costume choice of the captors and various other things made it much, much more so. Overall, I found it to be an excellent performance, and it was great of the teachers to arrange the outing for us.
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Award-winning author visits school
Back row L-R: Miss Clewley, Nicole Nash (9R), Cliff McNish (Author), Mrs Holder Front row L-R: Grace Redington (9L), Tasmin Wall (9R), Alice Hughes (9A), Ross George (9N) , & Paige Pickering (9R) Warlingham School’s two top set classes of Year 9 English students listened to a talk and participated in a workshop run by award-winning author, Cliff McNish in June. Some of the students won the visit as a prize in a competition that was run by the Tandridge Education Partnership.
To celebrate Tandridge Literacy Week, the Tandridge Education Partnership (TEP) offered prizes of workshops by three wellknown authors. To win a workshop for the school, students had to submit letters to the TEP. There were two ‘winning’ schools for each key stage. Year 9 Warlingham students won both of the prizes that were available for Key Stage 3/4 students for their letters; one came from each of the top two sets in English. One was written by Ross George and the other was a collective letter written by Nicole Nash, Paige Pickering, Grace Redington, Tasmin Wall and Alice Hughes. In their letter, the girls wrote:
great how you have books for children and adults. The Doomspell Trilogy is a really great fantasy series, and is packed full of creativity. Breathe; The Hunting Ground and Savannah Grey are extremely scary and haunting yet full of suspense. All your books have been written amazingly and we really would recommend them to anybody.”
“As a class we really enjoy reading your books and their imaginative story lines, and we really can’t put them down. It’s
Cliff gave a talk to all Year 9 students in the two top sets for English. He told the students that, contrary to belief, you have
Mrs Holder, Head of English, said: “I am really proud of the students that won the prize. Their letters were really heartfelt and they did really well to win not one, but both prizes in their category.”
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only four basic stories in fiction that are endlessly told and retold and mixed together in various ways. All stories are a combination of these four so-called “archetypes”. These four stories are: “overcoming the monster”, “the dream come true”, “the loss of something important” and “the journey”. In groups the students have to relate each concept to a favourite book. Daniel Lazenby (9A) and Yveline Callus -Pennec (9A) won autographed books for their excellent contribution to the discussions. Cliff also gave the students lots of useful tips on how to write great stories. Mr Bradwell was very pleased that the students were able to benefit from Cliff’s visit, and commented: to work really hard to get into the writing industry. But he balanced that by telling them that despite the hard work required, it is very rewarding. He also stressed how important it is to enjoy what you do, even though regular income might not be guaranteed. And for those who suffer from ‘”writer’s block”, he urged them
not to worry or try to think too hard as ideas would come in their own good time. The students split into their classes, then participated in an hour-long workshop.
“Cliff McNish’s visit was thoroughly enjoyed by all the students who were lucky enough to listen to his talk and participate in his workshop. There is no doubt that he will have helped all the students involved to take their creative writing skills to another level.”
During the workshop, Cliff explained to the students that there are actually
Staff News The end of the Academic year is the time when we get the most leavers. Farewell to Bernice Dickenson ( Early Intervention Co-ordinator), Andy Burton (Database Manager), Sam Mullen (Attendance Manager), Stuart Lawrence (English), Stuart Hofmann (Maths), Tom Lancaster (Music), Maen Gallagher (SRW), Victoria Masters (MFL), Graeme White (2 i/c Business Studies), Rob Darby (Head of MFL), James Jackson (Assistant Headteacher) and Annie Griffiths (Head of Art), who is leaving us after
14 years. We thank them all for their contributions to the school and wish them well in their future careers. Katie Cooper (Hums/SRW) and Roxane Lignel (Support Staff) left us in May and Dawn Saffery left us in June. Lorna Eggleton (Maths), Julianne Chapman (Science) and Sheila Green (Head of Humanities) are all retiring after 10 years, 15 years and 39 years respectively. Welcome back from Maternity leave to Natalie Gordon (SRW) and Laura
Langley (English) who both returned in July. Finally, we look forward to welcoming all the new starters in September.
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Music Trip to Paris
On the 10th June 2014, a group made up of GCSE Music students, Year 9s and staff travelled to Paris for a Music trip. The first day was a long day of travelling, broken up with a Starbucks at the channel crossing. We had to arrive at 5:30am for a prompt 6 o’clock departure. As we are Music students, the journey consisted mostly of random sing-a-longs which, despite our amazing talents, sounded awful. Whilst on the train, it got really hot, so we left the coach to stand outside in the smelly but cool carriage. We were in France and only had another three hours left on the coach until we would reach the accommodation. Upon arrival, we took our stuff off the coach, waited for ages for them to sort out our rooms and then realised we would have to wait for a while so we had a quick rehearsal in the amphitheatre for the concert
which was the day after (eek!). An hour later a very nice lady showed us to our rooms on the top floor. There was one small lift so it took a while! Next was food which we were yearning for because we hadn’t eaten for 6 hours. It was nice and filling! Lights out was at 10 and the teachers didn’t want any sound afterwards so, of course, we all kept talking (but slightly quieter!). The next day we had an outing to Paris which included a mini tour of the city on the way to the Eiffel Tower which took about half an hour. This included seeing the bridge with the “lover’s locks” on it: ‘Pont des Arts’ and also the Arc de Triomphe. The Eiffel Tower was magnificent and everyone was excited about going up, until we were told we would have to scale 669 steps to reach the second floor. The view was amazing from the 1,063 feet tall tower. On the other hand, some
of us realized we were afraid of heights. Next, we went on a cruise down the River Seine and it was sensational; we saw all the sights and caught a tan while doing it. Upon completing these two activities, it dawned on us that it was almost time for our performances. The coach was loaded with all our stuff but first we had to get changed into school uniform in around 30°C heat. It was brutal torture! We set up our equipment in a park behind Notre Dame which took ages because the whole park was waiting for us – a few people asked us when we were actually going to start. It went surprisingly well and some spectators stayed for the duration of it. We planned on taking the coach home after, but it broke down so we ended up waiting for an hour or so and passing the time watching and dancing along with a busker on the bridge. A few of us went to
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the playground and got stuck on the top of the climbing frame! We got home quite late so we missed dinnertime but they found food for us because they were awesome. Fast-forward to the next day which was our highlight of the trip: Disneyland!!! The journey was quicker than the one to Paris – only 10-15 minutes – because it was closer to our accommodation. We split up into our groups and did our own things, checking in with the teachers at intervals. Sam, Calum, Cameron and Lucy decided to buy presents for the super duper amazing staff on the trip:
Mr Duffy was given a ‘Duffy’ teddy bear, Mr Lancaster (a.k.a. Dave) was given a ‘Winnie the Pooh’ mug and Miss Wood was given a miniature cactus. After a 7 hour day of fun-ness, we went back and had a couple of hours of free time, having a burping contest and a pillow fight! The final day we packed and cleared our rooms and got ready for the long journey home. We loaded the coach and set off at 8am for England. We stopped off for some last minute shopping and we all especially liked the sweet shop which had some odd colourings in the sweets because our
tongues went blue and we were very hyper on the journey home! When we were back in school, we said goodbye to our wonderful tour guide, Alan, and our amazing coach driver. We thanked them for a spectacular trip and they thanked us for being a nice group of children. We didn’t really want to go home; we had made so many new friends and become close with people we hadn’t spoken to much before. It was an unforgettable experience so thank you to everyone for organising it and to the teachers who made this trip absolutely amazing.
Dates for your diary Monday 1st September 2014
Staff Training Day 1 Year 12 enrolment
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Year 7 start (8.35am) Years 8-11 start (11.05am) Year 12 enrolment
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Year 13 enrolment
Thursday 4th September 2014
Year 13 enrolment
Friday 5th September 2014
Year 12: Start 8.35am, lessons period 1-2 and Induction periodds 3-5
Thursday 2nd October 2014
Staff Training Day 2
Monday 27th - Friday 31st October 2014
Half Term
Friday 19th December 2014
Last day of Autumn Term
Monday 5th January 2015
Staff Training Day 3
Tuesday 6th January 2015
Students start Spring Term
Monday 16th - Friday 20th February 2015
Half Term
Friday 27th March 2015
Last day of Spring Term for students
Monday 13th April 2015
Start of Summer Term
Monday 4th May 2015
Bank Holiday
Monday 25th - Friday 29th May 2015
Half Term
Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Staff Training Day 4
Friday 17th July 2015
Last day of Summer Term
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