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INSIDE THIS EDITION: Les Intouchables Return to the Forbidden Planet News from the LRC Oxbridge Offers!
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Communic8
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Sports
F E B R U A R Y
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Pack your bags!
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UCAS report Careers and WEX
2012/2013
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Focus on fundraising
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Year 10 SRW trip to UCL
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Year 11 Mock Results
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Limousine Luxury!
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EPQ: The Electric Guitar
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In the Hot Seat: Lucy Carter
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Student Council update
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Council creates cool logo
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Dates for your diary
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L-R: Zahed Miah (7H), Alfie Lonergan (7L), Ella Bishop (7L), Rhianna Patel (7M), Cameron Montlake-Mees (7W) and Daniel Harvey (7A) On Tuesday 22nd January, Student Council members from Year 7 & 8 packed bags containing essential school items for children around the world, including a pencil case, exercise books, pencils, pens, colouring pencils, a maths set, ruler, lunch box and water bottle. The school mufti day on the last day of last term raised £1,316.57 for the SCHOOL in a BAG charity, which was enough to fund 59 bags to go to children abroad.
The SCHOOL in a BAG charity is an initiative run by the UK registered charity the Piers Simon Appeal. The charity exists to export school bags to children in disadvantaged or wartorn areas. The bags help to give children a brighter future by providing essential equipment to support their education. Louis Forsyth (7N) said “When I was packing the bags, I felt like I was helping people less fortunate than me.”
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Les Intouchables peut-être considéré comme un chef d’oeuvre.
Black Forest Trip
Lundi, 17 décembre, nous sommes allés au cinéma et au Café Rouge , accompagnés par nos professeurs de français, Madame Smales et Madame Ryan. Nous y sommes allés en train et en métro et nous sommes arrivés là-bas à 15 heures.
Nous sommes allés voir “ Les Intouchables et puis nous sommes allés manger dans un restaurant français. , le Café Rouge. Les Intouchables est une comédie française qui a comme protagonists une personne handicappée, Philippe et un garçon de couleur, Drisse, qui l’aide et le soutient. Ce film parle de l’amitié entre deux hommes et veut nous communiquer que les personnes handicappées sont des personnes comme tout le monde. Après ça, nous sommes retournés à la maison avec le ventre plein et en ayant vu un film , qui selon nous,
On Monday, 17th December, we went to the cinema and to Café Rouge in London, accompanied by our French teachers, Mrs Smales and Mrs Ryan. We went by train and tube and we arrived there at 3 o’clock. We went to see “Les Intouchables” and then we went to eat in a French restaurant, le Café Rouge. “Les Intouchables” is a French comedy which has for main characters a disabled person, Philippe and a black man, Drisse, who helps and supports him. The film speaks about the friendship between the two men and its message is that disabled people are the same as everyone else. After that, we returned home with a full stomach and having seen a film which, in our opinion, might be considered a masterpiece.
The class would like to thank Miss Dearden and Miss Cudlip.
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feel as if I was making a difference and really helping people who aren’t as lucky as us”. Maisie Keller (7W) added that “it was a really good day, and it was great that we were raising money for a fantastic cause”. Throughout the school year, we shall be raising more money for SCHOOL in a BAG and packing more bags to be shipped to help the kids. As Abi Whitehead (7A) said, “I am happy that we could do Tony Gutteridge from the Rotary Club and Luke Simons from SCHOOL in something for children who have a BAG, set up the production line no education, are poor and are If it wasn’t for ‘SCHOOL in a BAG’, lunch time in order to pack school living in troubled times. This will help some children would have only one bags for the charity. J’Nae Young children all over the world!” pencil to last all year. SCHOOL in a (7H) shared that “packing school bags BAG is a great cause that really helps for less fortunate children made me disadvantaged children. Aidan Malahu (7M) said, “It was an interesting experience and we could sense the bags would really make a difference in a child’s life.” Each school bag packed has a unique number inserted into the plastic sleeve, so that it can be tracked and the information posted on SCHOOL in a BAG’s website. Some of our students kept a record so they would be able to track which school, in which country, received the bags they personally packed. The student council members from Year 7 & 8 generously gave up their
Lucy Hughes (8M)
Mrs Hubbard with Tony Gutteridge
J’Nae Young (7H)
Louis Forsyth (7N)
Matthew Rouse (8L)
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All photographs courtesy of Miss Clark
Return to the….
Return to the Forbidden Planet is a jukebox musical by Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare’s the Tempest and the 1950’s sci-fi film Forbidden Planet. The drama department began auditions for this production early in the autumn term, 2012 and after several stages of the audition process had a large cast with both spoken parts and a huge ensemble.
The rehearsals were simultaneously fun and stressful, with full cast rehearsals some nights and different choruses rehearsing separately others, the drama studios were occupied by students from all year groups every evening. The story takes place on a spaceship run by Captain Tempest (Brandon Whitney), his crew of ‘babes’ (Renee
Gaynor, Mary Crawley, Sally Morritt, Hannah Bryan and Chlöe Packer) and his wingman, Dan Hill. When their spaceship is caught in a meteor shower the new Science Officer (KT Taylor) jumps ship and they’re soon dragged to a mysterious uncharted planet, D’ Illyria , where they meet Prospero (Andrew Scullane), Ariel (Chloe Caldecourt) and Prospero’s daughter, Miranda (Abi Pogson-Millis ). Tempest and Miranda fall in love, but the ships cook, Cookie (Molly Roadnight) also falls in love with Miranda and desperately tries to win her affection. The story spirals into farcical mayhem when the Science Officer returns and turns out to be Prospero’s evil spouse, the drug, X-Factor, brings Prospero’s Id to life and creates a fearsome monster (presented beautifully by the physical theatre chorus) and Cookie and Tempest fight for Miranda’s affection. Along with all this there was narration, explanation and more cheesy comedy from the newscaster chorus, 50’s music performed by the magnificent Mr Duffy and wonderful school band with the cast. And of course, the show wouldn’t have been possible without Ms Clark, Mr Deacon and Miss Wernham. As a cast member I can honestly say that working on Return to the Forbidden Planet has been one of the most positive experiences of
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my life, I’ve made close bonds with people I ordinarily wouldn’t have the opportunity to socialise with and I have an entire set of fond memories that will stay with me forever. Now it’s all over I can’t wait to do it all again next year, with Macbeth. I’m sure it will be just as fabulous, even if it isn’t as shiny. On the 27th and 28th of September 2012, the auditions for Return to the Forbidden Planet took place and we all jumped aboard Starship Albatross. The piece is a funny twist on Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, which includes outrageous outifits, catchy music and a giant love triangle. After auditions, various people, selected by the teachers, were asked to return for a call back until they were eventually whittled down to the final 18. From then, it was full steam ahead, with rehearsals, script writing and even a bit of ‘dancing’. The final three days before the shows were spent in a very hot, tense, silver hall, and without these days, I doubt we would’ve had something worth performing. Instead, we shouted ‘Damn your logic, we’ve
got a show to perform’ and despite a few sore throats and disappearing voices, by some miracle, by the 13th of December, we were ready. There was musical mayhem and some outstanding performances from Brandon Whitney, our very own, very short, Captain Tempest, Abi Pogson-Millis, KT Taylor, Mollie Roadnight, and a particularly memorable ‘Gangnam Style’ from Dan Hill. After three nights of spending the majority of act 1 under the staging, I have only just got rid of the crick in my neck! One pair of silver leggings and lot of jokes later, it was over; we would never get the chance to perform the show again. I’ve made so many friends and have so many
unforgettable memories from what was, without a doubt, the best show I have taken part in! But none of it would’ve been possible without the hard work, determination, and very late nights, of the cast, the teachers and the tech crew, so a huge thank you goes out to them! Return to the forbidden planet? Yes please.
News from the LRC We’ve had a very busy start to the Spring Term in the LRC and for those students and staff who visit the LRC, they may have noticed a couple of new additions. Formerly bland book shelves have been replaced by colourful rotating book stands incorporating the school house colours which display ‘quick-read’ books. We have also added a modern, contemporary two-seater sofa for quiet reading - which is constantly in use - and four hexagonal -shaped noticeboards which is a fun way of displaying what’s happening in
the library, school work, and current events. We have received many positive comments, especially about the book stands. The feedback is that they really brighten up the place and make the books look more appealing. We have recently launched a programme whereby a few of our Years 10’s visit an old people’s home in Caterham. Our students are reading to the residents and this is proving a very rewarding and beneficial experience for the students and residents as many of them do not receive any visitors. It is hoped that a
rapport will be formed between our students and the local community. I would like to express my thanks to all my LRC helpers who come in during break and lunchtime to help out behind the desk, they are all doing a grand job and I am very grateful for their assistance. A big thank you also to everyone who brought in donations for the floating shelter. All the donations were greatly received and appreciated.
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Oxbridge offers!
Lisa
Katie: At GCSE, the science subjects quickly became my favourite, but whether that was due to the people I sat with, or the subject itself, I’m not sure! I also really enjoyed history Robertson (13A) and Katie Fernandez (13L) lessons, as my class was fantastic and I Two Year 13 students have found the topics really been offered places at Oxford interesting. University. We caught up Tell us about some of the with them recently... extra-curricular activities you When did you join have been involved with Warlingham School and from during your time at the which school? school. What have you most Lisa: I have been at enjoyed about them? Warlingham School since Lisa: During the first few years Year 7 having previously been at the school I was part of the at Warlingham Village Primary debating team which has School (formerly called been useful in helping me Farleigh). understand how barristers Katie: I joined Warlingham construct their arguments School back in September during a trial, which is relevant 2006 having come from St to the subject I am applying John’s Primary School. for at university. Over the past year I have enjoyed Which subjects have you taking part in several activities particularly enjoyed whilst at in my spare time such as the school and why? Paired Reading and visiting Lisa: I enjoy all four subjects Gresham Primary School to that I currently take at A Level help out. I felt these were but I also enjoyed learning really good opportunities to French and Geography at learn new skills and I enjoyed GCSE. I enjoy a range of working with younger subjects because they all children. I also took part in involve slightly different ways the Maths Leadership Award of thinking yet the knowledge which involved organising of one subject area can often events for the lower school to be used within another.
help create an enthusiasm for Maths. Katie: Throughout my time at Warlingham School I spent a lot of time in the music department taking part in a variety of music clubs including orchestra, choir, steel pans and African drumming. Music is something I have really enjoyed since I was very young, and outside of school I’ve had piano lessons since I was 6, which I will be sad to stop when I’ve done my last grade exam this term. What subjects are you studying at A Level? Lisa: Maths, Chemistry, Biology and English Literature. Katie: I am studying Biology, Chemistry and Maths, and I was doing Physics but I decided to drop it so I could focus on getting the three grades for my offers. My subjects link nicely together, so it really helps enhance existing knowledge from previous topics. Is there anyone or anything in particular that you felt helped you during the Oxbridge application process? Lisa: By being part of the Sixth Form’s ‘Russell Group,’ we were given lots of support by senior members of staff and encouraged to make our university applications as good as they could be. A mock interview at Caterham School arranged by Mr Knott was particularly useful in putting me at ease and helping me practise being
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questioned about my subject by someone unfamiliar in preparation for the real university interviews. Katie: Mr Knott organised many trips for us, including an Oxbridge conference at Epsom Downs Racecourse and a challenge day at a college at Cambridge University. I also had the opportunity to shadow an Oxford student for a day, which encouraged me to apply as everyone was lovely and it was such a fun day! He also arranged for the Oxbridge candidates to have mock interviews at Caterham School. This was really helpful and gave me a lot of feedback about my interviewing technique. Mr Bradwell and Mr Chotai helped me proof read my personal statement countless times, and Mr Scott offered to send my application on a Saturday when the website crashed at school the day before! Everyone involved in the process was really helpful, which made it far less stressful than I had been told it would be. What subject are you hoping to read at Oxford? Lisa: Law (Jurisprudence) which is a three-year BA degree Katie: I have applied for Biochemistry, a subject which, in a nutshell, uses
chemistry to explain biological process. Which college made you an offer and what do you like about that college? Lisa: Mansfield College. I applied to this college specifically because of its small size and friendly reputation. When visiting Mansfield for the interview, I was impressed at how beautiful the buildings are and how outstanding the tutors are for my subject. The food is also renowned as being the best at Oxford so that definitely appealed too! Katie: St Hilda’s college made me an offer, and although I originally applied to Corpus Christi, I am really pleased as my second round interview was at St Hilda’s, so that helped. The tutors at the college were lovely, and one of them is researching into a topic that I covered briefly in my extended project qualification, so it will be interesting to find out more about the science I’ve only read about. The college also has beautiful grounds, and it’s not in the middle of Oxford so it will mean that (hopefully) it will be a bit quieter than some of the others. What do you hope to do postUniversity?
Lisa: Currently my plan is to work my way up through the legal profession and, as I have a particular interest in Family Law, I would hope to specialise in that area. Katie: I’m not really sure yet, some of the courses I’ve applied to are for Master’s degrees, so that will mean an extra year at university. I could end up going into research, or maybe branch into pharmaceuticals or medicine, but we will see what happens! Tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, interests, family etc.) Lisa: My spare time is quite music dominated and I particularly love going to concerts – mostly rock or metal. I like to spend time with friends and family as much as I can, particularly if Nandos is involved! Shopping is a major vice of mine, and my motto is that you can never have too many clothes! Katie: Music takes up a large proportion of my time. My plan for the summer is to learn the saxophone, as it has become somewhat a tradition of mine to learn an instrument over the summer holidays! I am also involved in the music group at my church, either singing or playing the guitar or piano.
UCAS report Year 13 students have completed their UCAS applications for September 2013 entry. Students can apply up to a maximum of five courses at different universities and receive offers only if their predicted grades and applications are good enough. At Warlingham we have 118 applications and now we are in the process of getting offers. As of Feb 1, almost 100 of the 118 students have received at least one offer of a place. Two students have been offered a place at Oxford having completed an arduous
interview process. 26 students have been offered places at all five of their chosen universities. The standard of personal statement was very good this year and the students should be congratulated on producing excellent applications. In late April the students have to decide on which place they want. They keep two of their offers, one of which is the main place they wish to study and the other is their back up offer if things don’t go well. Then it is all about studying as hard as possible
to get the best A Level grades possible. When the results are out in August the students then get their final offer. However this is all dependent on getting the grades they need. The hard work really starts now as the difference between success and failure is a place at University or not. It is a big moment for all our students but hard work from now will receive the ultimate reward - a place in their chosen institution.
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Communic8 Operations Manager from Rowland Brothers International. Rowland Brothers International is a Funeral Directors that also offers International repatriation. At the time when they came into the school, they were very busy in their Croydon office, arranging to bring home the Brits that were killed in the Algerian hostage crisis. Fiona lived in Spain for many years and became bilingual. Her fluent Spanish helped her work in Texas for many years. She uses languages every day in her job as she manages the operational side of the assistance that Rowland Brother International offers. The team she manages has a multitude of languages represented amongst them. She puts part of her success down to the fact that employers took the fact that she was bilingual as a major factor when employing for her various roles.
Communic8 is an event run by the Business and Enterprise department in conjunction with Modern Foreign Languages for all Year 9 students. One of the aims of the event is to remind students that studying a foreign language can be a useful skill for so many careers and for some is an essential qualification.
All Year 9 students study French and some also study Spanish but the event gives them an insight into facts about the different countries, while our guest speakers hopefully give the students the encouragement to choose languages at GCSE level. Our guest speakers on the day were Sue Ackerman, Consular Liaison and Fiona Greenwood, International
Conor O’shea, Danielle Melling, Olivia King and Zachary Collard-Odle in 9M wrote about their experiences: “On Monday 28th January, Year 9 took part in Communic8 day which involved learning about different languages including German, Spanish and French. We were all put into groups to complete seven activities that gained points for our group.
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Joseph McCaffrey (9W) Jack Ogle (9A) Morgan Parnell (9L) Dan Whittingham (9L) Y-Block Runners Up No. 19 (Piella United) with 58 out of 77 Before the activities we had presentations by two people who told us about their jobs and how languages is a good resource in the business world. One of them explained that a company is most likely to choose a person with languages to go abroad for work than someone who has no qualifications for languages. The seven activities consisted of anagrams, quizzes and answering questions about the three languages. We enjoyed the day immensely and we were very appreciative of the teachers giving their time.”
X-Block Runners Up
Tomas Flynn (9G) Alexander Hardy (9G) Finley Moore (9H) Abby Stephens (9N) Emma Tiwarri (9N)
No. 14 (Cheerios) with 60 out of 77
Y-Block Winners
Benjamin Carter (9W) Angus Collins (9R) Lauren Hall (9L) Luke Walsh (9W) Renee Wilson (9L)
No. 9 (Group 9) with 59 out of 77
Prizes were given to the winning and runner-up teams of the activities in each half of the year.
X-Block Winners
Mary Allahverdi (9H) Charles Arthur (9N) Olivia Bradshaw (9H) Benjamin Day (9N) Alexander Page (9N)
No. 7 (England) with 61 out of 77 Isabelle Cohen (9L)
Careers and WEX Careers Have you registered with U-Explore yet? The registration process is very simple. All you need to do to sign up to U-Explore is fill in some basic details about yourself and where you go to school. (The registration code you need is 64250). Once registered you can then log in anywhere you have an internet connection. Tip: Click on Resources and watch “For Learners” video to find out how to get the most from this resource. The Careers Library is here for you to use during the hours that the LRC is open. If you would like to talk to someone about your choices, completing application forms, writing
CV’s etc. please come and see me or ask your tutor, HOH to make an careers appointment for you. Work Experience Thank you to those students who have returned their completed forms. We have now started placement assessments and as you can imagine this takes a long time as placements are dotted far and wide around London and the surrounding areas. There are still approximately 60 students that haven’t returned their forms. This must be addressed with urgency now. The deadline for returning your completed forms was 3rd December. Forms that are received now will be checked once we
have completed the assessment of placements that we have already received. You cannot go to your placement if our checks have not been completed. If you are waiting for employers to return forms please make contact with them and ask for them to forward the completed form either to yourself or directly to the WEX team. (WEX@warlingham.surrey.sch.uk ) If you need help finding a placement please come and see me in the LRC, now, don’t leave it any longer. Time is running out!!
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Basketball On Monday 17th September This season has proved another positive progression for the basketball teams at Warlingham with players improving their talents all the time. The Year 7 team have a large squad with plenty of enthusiasm who have a couple of games left to pick up their first win. With the talents of Reuben Galvau driving the team forward, the team have a bright future as long as they continue to train and make use of the sports hall at lunchtimes to hone their skills. Zane Sheeran is ‘Mr Basketball’ and he has organised the team in a mature, beyond-his-year’s attitude. The Year 8 team is by no means a one man squad as the talents of Dom Bleakley and Matt Alston has not gone unnoticed and they are equally backed up by Regan Valle and Billy Locke. They are currently unbeaten with wins over RAAS,
Beacon, de Stafford and Reigate and have their District tournament on Wednesday 30th January which should give them a chance to win a trophy. Good luck. Despite the quality of Chris D’Souza, Tom Clayton and Michael Eaton as gifted basketball players, the Year 9 team has struggled getting wins on the board. The rest of the squad have helped turn things around and this was evident in the win against Oakwood where the team were 23 – 14 down at half time, to turn the second half around to win 33 – 29. It was an amazing game to witness with the players really going back to fundamental basketball to pip the win. Special mention needs to go to TJ Stead for injecting some urgency to the game, Mikyle Woolford for his never say die attitude and Adam Bennet for posting up well.
The Year 10 + 11 team have had limited fixtures due to many schools being reluctant to allow students to play with extra revision sessions going on, however, they did play their hearts out against a strong RAAS team with only 5 members from Year 10. The boys deserve so much credit for their endeavour as they had to play the whole game without being able to sub in and out and were playing against students a year older than themselves. They have their District tournament on Wednesday 6th February.
Circuit Training Nick Milsom is running a circuit training class in the Sports Hall on Wednesday evenings from 7.15pm to 8.15pm. It costs £5 per person and the first class is half price. If you are interested please contact him to book your place on mobile telephone number: 07784976571 or via email: nmilsom.pt@gmail.com
Boccia!!
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On Wednesday 23rd January, as part of the CSLA enrichment course, Katie Gatt from Redhill & Reigate YMCA came and delivered a Boccia session to our sixth form students. After such a successful summer of Olympic and Paralympic sport we feel it is very important to continue to develop sport, particularly at the grass roots level. Although some of our students had heard of Boccia, none of them had, had an opportunity to play it. As many of you may already know, Boccia is an inclusive sport similar to bowls which is played in a seated position by competitors of all ages and with a wide range of
disabilities. It is a precision ball sport and it is also related to pĂŠtanque. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes with severe physical disabilities. It was originally designed to be played by people with cerebral palsy but now includes athletes with other severe disabilities affecting motor skills. The aim of the game is to throw leather balls - coloured red or blue - as close as they can to a white target ball, or jack. The balls can be moved with hands, feet, or, if the competitor's disability is severe, with an assistive device such as a ramp. At the end of each round, or end, the referee measures the distance of the balls closest to the jack, and awards points accordingly. The team/ player with the highest number of points at the end of play is the winner.
If both teams have the same amount of points after all ends have been played, one additional end is played to determine a winner. After an initial introduction from Katie on the different techniques used to throw the ball our sixth formers quickly picked up the competitive nature of the game and contested some closely fought matches. As part of their leadership experience the students were also encouraged to referee the games, using a coloured bat, which indicates to both teams, who is next to play the ball. Oscar Cleeter, Lauren Curt, Chelcie Franks, Neil Hutchinson, Hannah Jones, David King, Luke McGarry, Steph Moore, Georgie Parker, Alex Pryke Collins and Charlotte Steward all improved their skill level and understanding of the game by the end of the afternoon. Providing them with this type of experience helps to increase confidence and perhaps encourages volunteering in disability sport.
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Disability in sport
On Thursday 24th January, four of our CSLA students attended a conference on disability in sport. This was a county-wide conference organised by the School Games Organisers and hosted at Leatherhead Leisure Centre. The aim of the conference was for Young Leaders across the County to come together to see how sports can be adapted to engage students who experience a wide range of disabilities. There were a number of practical disability sports for our students to experiment with, including GoalBall, Boccia, Seated Volleyball, Polybat, Table cricket and Tee Ball amongst other activities that could be developed from a range of equipment. These activities encouraged our sixth formers and young leaders to think outside the box and how perhaps this equipment could be utilised to overcome various physical disabilities.
Our sixth formers however felt that the most inspiring element of the course was listening to the address given by Steve Brown, GB’s Wheelchair Rugby Captain. We all felt touched and humbled by his life story and how he overcame life threatening injuries. A gifted, able bodied young man at school, Steve then experienced a tragic accident in his early twenties which resulted in him breaking his neck. A major thrust of his message was to think about what his body could still do rather than thinking what he couldn’t do. He would set himself targets of how many buttons he could do up on his shirt - by himself - as part of his recovery.
Steve Brown made us all stop and think and re-evaluate our own strengths and weaknesses. As we can all recognise from our highly successful Paralympics, the human body and mind is an amazing thing. Striving to achieve something positive and overcoming adversity is a very inspiring message for us all to work towards. Steph Moore, Jack Lidiard, Georgie Parker and David King (shown in the picture with Steve Brown) were the students fortunate to attend this event. They all played an active role during the conference.
Student leadership... On Monday 14th January, five students in year 9 went to Reigate Schools as young ambassadors for a leadership course. The five students that went were Shayan Patel 9H, Eloise Kitchener 9H, Jack Perry 9A, Dominic Montgomery 9A and Callum Stringer 9A. From what I could gage there were 4 other schools which attended, they were
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Reigate, Beacon , Royal Alexander and De Stafford. The day was fun and entertaining for everyone. The leadership course mainly revolved around 3 words, Music, Dance and Words. Music meaning the tone and pitch of your voice, Dance meaning your body language and expressions when talking and words meaning the language you speak. I think all the students from all the schools who attended learnt new things at the course about leading. I would like to thank Mrs Salem and Reigate School for a great day. The course was delivered by Tim Dancer from ‘Create Development’
Badminton Officiating Course
On Wednesday 19th December twenty-four of our pupils took part in a Badminton officiating course run by
Badminton England. The aim and intention of the course was to encourage and upskill our students to have the confidence to officiate in matches both in school and at out of school tournaments. Volunteering is a big part of sport and this course was intended to encourage more young people to have the confidence to do this.
Our students did very well but the course itself was long. If we are to encourage more volunteers perhaps these types of courses need to be more interactive. Nevertheless half of the group have volunteered at a school tournament last week and will shortly receive their certificates. We have some talented Badminton players at Warlingham. Don’t forget that Badminton club continues after half-term on a Wednesday for all years from 3.10pm – 4.15pm. There is then an extended session for sixth formers and the more advanced players from 4.15pm until 5.45pm. Keep active and come and play.
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Focus on fundraising Year 7’s at the Community Roadshow in (date) had a short talk from one of the organisers about a charity he is involved in, the ‘Chilubula Support Group’. The ‘Chilubula Support Group’ is a charity that supports orphans and vulnerable children affected by AIDS in the Chilubula region of Northern Zambia. It provides food, clothing, education and sponsorship for the children and young adults as well as providing employment opportunities for the community. A collection was held amongst the Year 7’s and it raised £55.43 for the charity.
Warlingham School students have raised £1,992.58 for various charities since the start of the Academic year in September 2012.
The sale of poppies in the school in late October in the run up to Remembrance Sunday raised £127.39 for the Poppy Appeal - the major fundraising campaign of the Royal British Legion. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the First World War ended. Civilians wanted to remember the people who had given their lives for peace and freedom. An American War Secretary, Moina Michael, inspired by John McCrae's poem, "In Flanders' Fields", began selling poppies to friends to raise money for the ex-Service community. The Legion adopted the poppy for
its fundraising in 1921 - and so the tradition began. The girls in Year 8 have been very busy. Megan Barrett, Yveline CallusPennec, Marianne Christensen-Scoones, Sonya Gholami, Tyler Gowie, Alice Hughes, Grace King and Tamzin William raised £52.76 for ‘ActionAid’. ‘ActionAid’ works in 45 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas, helping people break free from poverty. And Taia Dellaway (8A), Teneil Faulkner (8H), Millie Broome (8G), Hannah Lewis (8H), Jordan Plows (8M), Neeve Truelove (8A), Shannon Turbett (8H) and Adele West (8H) raised £80.33 for ‘Young Epilepsy’ - a charity that works on behalf of young people with epilepsy in the UK. They held a cake sale and had a collection. They wanted us to thank everyone that donated on their behalf. The Sixth Form raised £360.10 for ‘Children in Need’ during their pyjama day in November?? Lastly, the main school mufti day on the last day of last term raised £1,316.57 for ‘School in a Bag’, the charity nominated by the Student Council. See article on the front page and page 3 for more details.
Year 10 SRW trip to UCL
On 1st February, Mr Royle and Miss Gallagher took 20 year 10 Society, Religion and Wellbeing students to UCL to see what studying Philosophy
would be like at university. When we got there, we had lunch in the Refectory followed by an introduction to the university. After that, we had a talk from one of the students who told us all about university life and how you can take part in lots of different activities beyond academic
Year 11 Mock Results There were more than a few nervous faces period 5 on 15th January. The reason was the Year 11 Mock Results ceremony. Year 11 Students had had a very busy start to the year by sitting exams during the last week of the Autumn Term. The purpose of these exams was to check progress in relation to targets, practise revision techniques, practise exam techniques under timed conditions and to experience the pressure of having lots of exams grouped closely together. This is of course what Year 11 will go through this summer, so although this was a difficult experience, I believe it was also a very valuable experience. The ceremony itself was formal and involved short speeches from Miss Woodhouse, Mr Weston and me. The students were reminded of our achievement motto which is to “Aim High” and to work in partnership with their teachers to get from the “base camp” to their own personal “summit” of achievement. The students were then sent to the back of the hall to collect their results envelopes from
their Tutors. There was some tension, because many students were collecting actual GCSE results from exams taken in November. We were delighted that 28 of our Year 11 students achieved a Grade C in Maths! Overall, there was a spread of emotions ranging from absolute delight to disappointment and a realisation that more effort and hard work was going to be needed in order to make opening this summer’s envelope a more satisfying experience. Currently Year 11 are working well and are making the progress their targets suggest they should. There is not much of the year left but an awful lot of good can be achieved if the students can keep up the hard work and commitment and follow the BASE Camp approach between now and the actual exams. We will do everything we can to support the students in the important run up to this summer, as I am sure parents will as well.
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study from amateur boxing to yoga and meditation. We were then required to do some work as we took a tour of the campus in the form of a scavenger hunt which helped up to get a feel for the size of the place. Finally, we had a sample lecture from a PhD student about the problem of evil which was an interesting experience and led to some heated debates on the way home! Thank you to Mr Royle and Miss Gallagher for arranging the trip. We all really enjoyed it and it opened our eyes to Philosophy at university.
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Limousine Luxury!
I got chosen by the school to get a limo ride home because of my value added on my tracking. The value added is how much you have exceeded your MTG (Minimum Target Grade) or how far you are away from reaching your MTG. I was chosen because in all my subjects I was either above my target or on my target grade, except from in two subjects which I was below my target grade by one grade. There were about 20 of us who won the prize and when we found out we were all getting a limo ride home, we were all amazed. At first I thought it was a joke and thought we were getting a Warlingham pencil or water bottle. But Mr Weston was being serious! I was surprised that the school would even think about booking a limo ride for us to go home; apparently the prize had been donated. We got to leave period 5
early. We told our teacher we had to leave early because our driver was waiting to take us home. His face was priceless! We had to meet at the reception to make sure everyone was there and ready. We were so excited we couldn’t keep still. We could see the limos from the reception. I still couldn’t believe it. The school had booked two white limos for an hour for us, one stretch and one hummer. I was so shocked; when we crossed the road the drivers came out and opened the door for us I was excited, I couldn’t wait to get inside. We were split into two groups, one in the hummer and one in the stretch. I was in the stretch, but before that some of us stood by the limo and took a photo. We had 3 drop off points, Whyteleafe, Sanderstead and Warlingham Green, then back to school. Most of us decided to go back to school so we could be in the limo as long as
possible! When we got inside the limo we all screamed with excitement. There were disco lights everywhere, leather seats, radio; we got to choose what we listened to and how loud it was. They even gave us drinks like lemonade, cherryade, orangeade etc. We had more than one each and after that we were incredibly hyper and couldn’t stop screaming and shouting. When we were going down to Whyeleafe we saw loads of people from school, we would down all our windows and screamed at everyone. We went past nearly half the school, sticking our heads out the window waving at them. We even went past people from other schools. Highlight of the day! Then we went down to Sanderstead, up to Warlingham, then back to school. It was much better than any of us thought it would be or even expected. We had a super nice driver who never moaned once and let us make as much noise as we liked. It was incredible, an experience never to be forgotten!
EPQ: The Electric Guitar As part of our study at Sixth Form we all had the opportunity to choose an enrichment activity to help us develop skills we might not acquire through our other subjects. When choosing my options I liked the fact that with the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) there were a lot of possibilities as to what I could do; as long as it is approved by Mr Scott and fits in with one of the given categories, Dissertation, Artefact or Performance, then it is possible to do.
with a guitar that was different and unique but still functional, from scratch. I was assigned a supervisor, Mrs Howe, who was brilliant in helping me get organised and assisting me with starting such a massive project. She gave me ideas of places to visit for research on other instruments and the development of instruments, such as The Horniman Museum, and she was able to help give me some design influences, such as the Art Deco movement.
The EPQ teaches you how to properly research a subject and reference any sources while letting you study something that interests you. For my project I chose to design and make an electric guitar under the artefact category.
Just like other design projects, I had to create a design brief and specification to keep me on track throughout the project. Coming up with the initial ideas was one of the hardest parts of the project as there was so much that needed to be considered e.g. dimensions, wood type, shape and colour. Once the research I carried out was finished I was able to begin the making of the guitar, which would
Mrs Sayers, helped give us the basic skills and knowledge needed to do well in the project. At first it seemed like a monster task, having to come up
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have been much more challenging without the earlier research. Through playing the guitar I knew what I wanted the guitar to include and also what would make it better than other guitars I own. To implement some of the features I wanted for the guitar I needed specialised equipment, which thankfully my Grandfather, who had lots of experience in practical work, was able to help me with. He showed me methods of implementing all my ideas for the guitar such as rounding the edges of the wood and routing the holes for the electrics. Also my Dad was able to give me advice on ways of applying a finish to the guitar and ways of tackling problems I experienced through the making. After weeks of designing and making I had to present the project to Mr Scott and Mrs Howe, explaining how I managed it and what I learnt from the whole experience. I have since found that universities really value the EPQ, so I would highly recommend it to any Year 11’s going into the Sixth Form who are choosing their options.
Universities support and value the EPQ as evidence of a student's ability to use a range of skills that are vital for successful study in higher education. The EPQ: gives students the opportunity to choose their own topic, makes students responsible for their own learning and development, inspires and motivates students – completing the project gives them greater confidence and a sense of achievement, teaches new skills, such as, independent research, project management, reflection and selfdirected learning, and From a plank of wood to a guitar!
awards 70 UCAS points for an A*.
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Lucy Carter Deputy Examinations Manager My name is Lucy Carter and I started working in the exams department in November 2012, as the Deputy Examinations Officer. The short period of time that I have been in my role we have already completed two exam sessions, definitely giving me some immediate hands-on experience. My role is to assist the examinations manager, looking after invigilation time tables, liaising with staff regarding entries and lots, lots more. The great thing about the exams office is that each day is different and there is always something new to learn. I attended Warlingham School as a student then went on to continue my studies in the
sixth form. I enjoyed my time here as a student participating in all kinds of activities, school productions, Duke of Edinburgh and many more. It’s been lovely to be able to come back to see how the school runs from a staff perspective, also working alongside some of my former teachers. I’m recently married and I also run my own floristry business
which tends to keep me very busy! I also enjoy Zumba, baking and cooking in my spare time.
Student Council update In addition to packing bags for SCHOOL in a BAG (see front page for article) and getting involved in logo design (see next page for article), student council members have been progressing two other projects: Years 7, 8 and 9 ‘Design a Space’ Competition Student council members from Key Stage 3 introduced the competition to Warlingham students via a series of assemblies. They then consulted with their tutor groups to generate ideas for a new ‘pupil friendly’ space on the Warlingham school grounds. The ideas have now been consolidated into a final design, and will be submitted to senior leadership and the school governors for approval. Watch this space, and the Warlingham front lawn, to see your ideas become a reality very soon! Year 11 Common Room Year 11 student council members have worked tirelessly to design a comfortable and relaxing space for year 11s to enjoy at lunchtime. They have met with site staff, liaised with finance, and consulted with their peers to create a space that all of year 11 can enjoy.
Council creates cool logo On Friday 1st February student council members from years 7 and 8 spent lunch and fifth period designing a new logo for the student council. The members of the student council arrived to room C2 at lunchtime,8 children in all, and joined Miss Filmer and Mrs Hubbard. When then laid the food out like a buffet, then we ate, and then we began work on the new logo. Miss Filmer showed us a slideshow explaining what makes a good logo
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and how it should use colour, be memorable, be simple so it can be shrunk down, and be timeless so that you don’t have to keep changing it to fit all the time. After the slideshow Mrs Hubbard told us that we would be split into groups of 4; two year 8s and two year 7s, and that we would each get a sheet of paper to draw our ideas on.
After half an hour of coming up with ideas we stopped and showed the other group our ideas and visa versa. The other group and the adults then shared their thoughts about how we could improve our logo designs. Finally, we laid our ideas on the table and decided on a final design and the colours. I can’t share the final idea, but can promise it will be very good!
Dates for your diary Monday18th - Friday 22nd February 2013
Half Term
Thursday 7th March 2013
AS / A2 Modular Results
Friday 8th March 2013
Year 7 Tracking Reports home
Wednesday 13th March 2013
Year 7 Parents’ Evening
Wednesday 20th March 2013
Year 11 Information Evening (7pm)
Thursday 21st March 2013
Year 12/13 Parents’ Evening (Interim Reports handed out)
Thursday 28th March 2013
Year 10 Reports home
Thursday 28th March 2013
Last day of Spring Term
Friday 29th March 2013
Good Friday / First day of Easter holidays
Monday 15th April 2013
In-Service Training Day
Tuesday 16th April 2013
First day of Summer Term for students
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