News Warlingham School
ISSUE 5 2018-2019 JULY 2019 In this edition FROM the headS
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First aid course
6-9
Year 9 trip to see wicked
10-11
State school netball finals
12-15
Art exhibition
16-19
Trip to the royal society
20-21
Year 7 Judo
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Young ambassadors support local schools
24-29
Fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Society
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Interact Club
34-39
INterhouse badminton
40-41
Year 3 & 4 Primary Multiskills
42-47
Information from Surrey County Council
48-49
Year 7 & Year 8 District Athletics
50-51
What parents need to know about... Snapchat
52-55
FEATURE: State School Netball FInals
FEATURE: Year 9 Judo
FEATURE: Interact Club
FEATURE: Interhouse Badminton
Wide Horizons High Aspirations
FEATURE: Year 7 & Year 8 District Athletics
From the Heads...
Dear Parents / Carers As we write this, it is hard to believe that another school year is over; the school terms have flown by. We would like to take the opportunity in this last edition of 18-19 to reflect both on the year that was and to turn our attention to the very exciting, if seemingly distant autumn term coming up. Once again, we have just completed a fantastic activities week aimed at raising aspirations and widening student horizons. The feedback from staff and students has been very positive and we are pleased that all of the time and effort which went into Page 2
planning the week has resulted in an enjoyable experience for all concerned. The second-to-last week of term witnessed the whole of Years 10 and 12 out on Work Experience and half of Years 7, 8 and 9 away on residential trips to the Lake District, Paris and the PGL centre in Shropshire. The students that remained in school were all busy taking part in day trips and school-based activities. Full reports about all the activities this week will appear in the autumn newsletter. We are particularly pleased to report that on each of the residential trips and on some of the day trips non-Warlingham staff and members of the public have
gone out of their way to compliment the behaviour and conduct of our students. It is lovely to receive such feedback and pleasing that our students are representing their school so well. There have been some fantastic events this term including the Art Exhibition, School Show, Music Concert and Sports Award Evening - all were very well attended and extremely enjoyable. Each one created a sense of real pride in the skills and abilities of our students and were timely reminders of the pleasures of working in and leading a school. We would like to congratulate the staff and students for organising these superb events and we look forward very much to next year’s events. Of course, Year 11 and 13 students have now left and are enjoying a wellearned, extended summer holiday. No doubt there will be some nerves amongst those students as Results’ Days approach: • Thursday 15th August for Year 13 • Thursday 22nd August for Year 11
Warlingham Sixth Form College staff will be in school on 22nd August 2019 to assist all students enrolling into the College. In the main school, Key Stage 3 students experienced a full week of exams after the June half-term and parents will have recently received their end of year reports. As always there will be successes which are important to celebrate but also some areas which require a bit more attention when we return in September. Year 10 had a full fortnight of exams which were based entirely in the Sports Hall to give the students a realistic experience of what to expect in Year 11. We were very pleased with the attitude of the Year 10 students during the exam period and we feel they took it seriously as part of their preparations for the real thing. This, coupled with their work experience fortnight are important steps in being a mature Year 11 student and we look forward to working with the students next year.
We sadly have to bid farewell to Miss Haylock, Mr Austin, Mr Loseto and Mr Palko this summer. There are also four members of staff who have We wish all of our students well and enjoyed a significant length of service hope they are pleased with the fruits of at Warlingham who are leaving us. Mr their labour. The LRC will be open from 9.0011.00am on both days for the collection of exam results.
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From the Heads... (CONTINUED)
Cole who joined us in 2010 is moving to take up a richly deserved Assistant Headship in another school and Mr Holder, who has been with us for 16 years is leaving also. Mrs Lillani, after almost two decades at Warlingham is taking a well-deserved retirement. Mr Bradwell is also retiring after joining us in 2001. He has spent the last six years of his time here as Headteacher and then Executive Head Teacher of Warlingham School & Sixth Form and also Chief Executive Officer of the Tandridge Learning Trust. We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all those departing for your efforts and for the help you have provided so selflessly to so many throughout your time here. You have all served the school and the community impeccably. You will all be missed and we wish you well for the future.
students are ready to learn. We’d like to thank all of our parents and carers for ensuring their children are smartlydressed and properly equipped for school, as this helps to set the right tone and avoids negative interactions. Finally, we wish you all a relaxing and enjoyable summer holiday and thank you all for your continued support of the school. Parents and Carers play a crucial role in the success of our young people and it is through working in partnership that we can achieve the best outcomes for our children. We feel proud to be associated with such a wonderful school and very privileged to have the opportunity to lead it next year. We will welcome our new Year 7 students at 8.35am on Wednesday 4th September 2019 and all students in Years 8-11 at 11.05am on the same day. Students in Year 13 will return at 8.35am on Thursday 5th September 2019 and Year 12 will start on Monday 9th September 2019 at 8.35am.
Looking to September, we will once again be encouraging all of our students to attend school as much as possible. We are delighted to have improved whole school attendance this Take care and have a wonderful summer. year and we would like to build upon this once again in 2019/2020. We are very proud of our students and believe that well-presented uniform, correctly worn is an important part of our shared standards and shows Page 4
Mr P Kinder and Mr S Day Joint Heads of School
In September 2018, Warlingham School & Sixth Form College made a donation of £755.80 to ‘Happy Days’. Happy Days is a charity that works with local communities right across the UK to provide vital respite breaks for individuals, families and groups who support children with disabilities or life limiting conditions. Our support has allowed the charity to help 110 children from Surrey who have speech and language difficulties and learning difficulties. They had a trip to the Hawth Theatre to see Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. All donations this Friday from mufti day will also go to the same charity. Page 5
First Aid Course
On Friday the 21st June 2019, twelve • Understanding the role and of our sixth formers participated in a responsibilities of the first aider Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work • Being able to assess an incident course. This is a one day course that • Being able to provide first aid to an provides the student with a recognised unresponsive casualty qualification that is valid for three years. • Being able to provide first aid to a It is a super course which covers casualty who is choking a whole host of life saving training, • Knowing how to provide first aid to including: Page 6
a casualty with external bleeding • Knowing how to provide first aid to a casualty who is in shock • Knowing how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries The course is run and delivered by Tina Marley the founder of NEST (North East Surrey Training). Tina is
an excellent trainer who provides a fun but informative environment within which to gain the qualification. The course is limited to 12 places and I am delighted to report that all 12 candidates successfully completed the course and as a result our school and the local community that our students live in are much safer! Page 7
First Aid Course (CONTINUED)
Congratulations to: Lisa Bayes, Lauren Carter, Sophie Champion, Anna Maria Cherneva, Charlotte Evans, Emma Doenges, Holly Lawless, Morgan Radmall, Tyrell Read, Emily Riches, Reece Richards and Emily Sadler.
“I enjoyed this course. I now feel confident in helping those in need.” Emily Sadler “I enjoyed the First Aid course as I felt I could apply my knowledge and feel confident in my practice.” - Lisa Bayes Here is some feedback about the “I can’t wait to retake the course to course given by some of the sixth renew my qualification in three years.” formers: - Tyrell Read “The course was extremely informative “I enjoyed this very much. It was a and a big confidence booster.” - Reece nice and easy way of learning First Richards Aid.” - Morgan Radmall
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“I am very grateful to learn these skills about this when I started and I now and feel confident enough to use them feel confident enough to help in an in an emergency.” - Sophie Champion emergency.” Other comments given by those on the “This is very important to know for everyday life. It made me more course who did not put their name to confident to administer First Aid.” them: “I thought that the First Aid course was very helpful to know for everyday life. Due to the presenter and how well it was explained, I feel more confident in performing First Aid.” “This course was extremely interesting and informative. I knew nothing
This was a super group of sixth formers who really engaged with the course and as you can tell from the comments, have obviously got a lot out of it.
Mrs Salem P.E. Teacher
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Year 9 trip to see ‘Wicked’
students were able to analyse the main features of music theatre such as vocal techniques, acting and direction on the stage as well as the role of the conductor and the orchestra during the performance. They were utterly They had an amazing time seeing such amazed with the set and technical a hugely popular production. We were aspects as well! lucky to get great value tickets for this Wicked is one of the most awardwinning musicals in the West End; show! since its 2003 debut, Wicked has All the students enjoyed the show broken box-office records around and they were extremely surprised the world, currently holding weeklyto see how totally professional and gross-takings records in Los Angeles, committed the musicians, dancers Chicago, St. Louis, and London. and singers were on stage. The The ‘Wicked’ trip was a hugely successful Music department trip for Year 9. The students’ behaviour was exemplary, not only during the show, but also on public transport to and from the show.
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Students also expressed their opinions Our favourite character overall was Elphaba because she was very funny about the trip: and her high notes when she sung “I really enjoyed the wicked trip, I had were mind blowing! It was our first a really good time with my friends! time watching a musical and we My favourite character was Elphaba really enjoyed it and had an amazing (the Wicked Witch) and I enjoyed the part where she was singing in the sky experience.” - Kenzie and Izzy (during Defying Gravity). It was my first time watching a musical and it was an amazing show to see for my first theatre trip. It was an amazing experience and I loved it.” - Lisa
“It was so good; my favourite part was when Elphaba was singing ‘Defying Gravity’. It was the first time I watched this and I enjoyed it so much!” Francesca
“Wicked was amazing! We really enjoyed listening to Elphaba sing because her vocal range was insane.
Mr Duff Head of Music
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State School Netball Finals
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Miss Crowhurst was delighted that the Year 8 Netball team made it through to the State School Finals again this year.
The competition was hosted at St. John the Baptist School in Woking and takes place at the end of the Netball season. Page 13
State School Netball Finals (CONTINUED)
Our girls faced stiff competition. Each match was closely contested (especially the third match where they only lost by two goals) but unfortunately our girls were not quite strong enough or big enough to end up being on the winning side. Although our girls were disappointed by their performance they played with enthusiasm and determination throughout and were a pleasure to take on the trip. Page 14
At the end of each match the opposition were asked to nominate a ‘player of the match’ to reflect one of the game’s values. They were: Molly Smith - in the first match, nominated by Howard of Effingham Hannah Cooper - in the second match, nominated by Ashcombe Millie Baxter - nominated by Woking High Lucy O’Shea - nominated by St. Peters
The Year 8 squad were a credit to the school and we look forward to how they progress next year: Lucy O’Shea - GS Ruby Baxter - GA
We are so grateful to Izzy and Ruby for navigating and making sure that Mrs Salem didn’t get lost!
P.E. Department
Sophie Maynard – WA Hannah Cooper - C Mollie Smith - WD Izzy Whittaker - GD Maddie Creenan - GK Millie Baxter - WA Page 15
Art Exhibition 2019
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This year’s GCSE Art and Design and A Level Art, Textile and Photography Exhibition took place on Monday 17 June in the Main Hall.
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Art Exhibition 2019 CONTINUED
Graham Tapley from CR2/CR3/CR6 magazine was in attendance and kindly shared with us the photographs he took for the magazine.
Melanie Filmer Marketing Manager
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Trip to the Royal Society
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On Friday the 5th of July my classmates and I were lucky enough to participate in a trip to The Royal Society for their Summer Science Exhibition 2019. Inside, the Royal Society has multiple rooms filled with cutting-edge science companies and universities showcasing their research. There was a wide range from self-driving cars and drones to protecting nuclear reactors from natural disasters and ways to combat tuberculosis. My personal favourite was the stall called Living on the Moon - they were trying to find ways to make it possible to live on the Moon by using moon rock to 3D print parts and tools. The stall had the largest piece of moon rock in the UK which I was able to hold! They also had a virtual reality simulation of a lunar rover which was fun to drive around. We also attended a lecture about climate change and the damaging effects on the Earth’s glaciers. The volume of glacial ice is now 80% less than it was a century ago. Our speaker said that in order for us to reduce the effects of climate change we all need to do our part but also large global companies need to do more to help the cause. It was a highly informative and extremely interesting day out.
Reece Richards (12G)
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Year 7 Judo
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During the Summer Term a group of Year 7 students took part in a Judo course at Tatsfield Martial Arts Center. Every week these students travelled to TMA for a full Judo session where they learnt holds, throws, ground fighting, locks and chokes. They also took part in classroom sessions looking at the Judo code particularly respect, honesty, friendship, courage and self control. At the end of the term we had a Judo awards ceremony where students’ parents came in and they were awarded medals for their contributions.
In addition, trophies were awarded to the following students: Most Improved: Kai Simpson and Callum Speechley Best Randori (fighting): Sam Smith Spirit of Bushido (life skills): Clayton Fennessy Best Judoka: Jake Gower It was a fantastic experience for both the staff and students involved and we are grateful to everyone who facilitated this.
Mrs Hunt (Science Teacher) & Miss Sansom (Apprentice T A)
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Young Ambassadors support local schools
Despite the poor weather disrupting the Year 1 & 2 Multiskills Festival, our Year 9 Young Ambassadors were put to good use, supporting two local Primary School Sports Days. We had three different groups of Year 9 students go out to the local schools - Tuesday 25th June, Wednesday 26th June at Hillcroft and Thursday 27th June at Atwood School. Page 24
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Young Ambassadors support local schools (CONTINUED)
The Young Ambassador Scheme has now been running at Warlingham School for over twelve years. The intention is to provide our students with opportunities for leadership in sport within the community. Our students are recommended by the P.E. Department, either for their sporting potential, or for their leadership qualities, or a mixture of both. On Tuesday the 26th June, Nicola Thomas, Beth Bailey, Keira Haymes Douglas Oliveira, Leonard Amoabeng, Louis Jennings, Kenzie Beck, Alfie Page 26
Lamb from Year 9 and Jess Seagroatt and Kate Mosely from Year 10 came with me to run an afternoon Sports Day at Hillcroft School. Bad weather struck again and the original event was cancelled. However, Hillcroft kept our students to help run a Rounders session for the Year 5s. Neil Fuhrmann was in charge of our students and gave them a planning session and then our Year 9 & 10 students were put in charge of their Year 5 students! I am pleased to report that our lovely students rose to the challenge and did a super job!
On Wednesday 26th June, it was the turn of Chris Standen, Ronnie Gillam, Zac Rhodes, Cydney Biggle, Izzy Rider, Nicola Thomas and Beth Bailey. These students were only meant to be helping with the Year 1 & 2 Sports Day in the morning, however, they did such a good job that they were asked to stay in the afternoon to help with the rescheduled Year 3 & 4 Sports Day from the day before. Again, we received wonderful praise from the Headteacher at Hillcroft and from Neil Furhman who was responsible for our students during the day.
This group were also treated to lunch during the break between the two events! Both groups had set the benchmark high and Thursday’s group had a hard act to follow! On Thursday 27th June, there was a change in venue. The next larger group was off to Atwood Sports Day. This was an event that our Young Ambassadors had helped with the previous year. This is a large (all-day) Sports Day run by David Smith and Lucinda Bayliss. Page 27
Young Ambassadors support local schools (CONTINUED) The weather was improving steadily throughout the week and Thursday was the best weather day of the week with glorious sunshine. Our Year 9 students were kept busy from the moment they arrived and they must have been exhausted at the end of it. The Thursday group were: Ella Hardy, Maddie Vickers, Evie Heaven, Megan Shelley, Ruby Davidson, Olivia Sexton, Poppy Mateus, Kenzie Beck, Zac Rhodes, Alfie Lamb, Chris Standen, Louis Jennings and Ronnie Gillam. Again our Warlingham Year 9 Young Ambassadors rose to the occasion and delivered. It was so lovely to hear compliments from the organizers about how well they had all done and what a positive contribution they had made to the sports days! Mr Tipton also popped down to see the students in action and was impressed by their performance.
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Here are some comments made by our Year 9 Young Ambassadors: “I really enjoyed my Young Ambassador experience; the teachers were very nice and all of the children were very sweet.” - Izzy Rider “In my opinion, ‘Young Ambassadors’ is a good experience and I really enjoyed it. It will help with my social skills after finishing my education and with leading a team in the future.” Cydney Biggle “It was a great opportunity to build leadership skills and kept us involved with the students.” - Nicola Thomas “I enjoyed my time at Hillcroft School. I always had something to do and it was a lot of fun.” - Beth Bailey ‘I really enjoyed the experience at Hillcroft School as the staff and students were very nice and seem very well taught.” - Zac Rhodes
“I very much enjoyed helping out with Hillcroft Sports Day. It was a good experience and I had a great time.” Ronnie Gillam
and made the Sports Days of the other schools a really enjoyable experience as a result.
“I really enjoyed the experience. All of the staff and the children were very welcoming.” - Chris Standen
Mrs Salem PE Teacher
Well done all of you!
Seeing all three groups of Year 9 & 10 Young Ambassadors in action made me feel proud to be part of Warlingham School: They were not only smart in their appearance but they also all rose to the responsibilities of leadership and showed what lovely students they are. What they were prepared to give of themselves truly benefitted others Page 29
Fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Society
On Sunday 23rd of June I hosted a cupcake event for the Alzheimer’s Society. On the day, I sold cupcakes, played games and invited my family and friends to donate and have a cupcake. I decided to host this event after I read in a baking magazine that Alzheimer’s is the leading killer in the UK and, as I love baking, I decided to raise money for charity whilst doing it. In preparation for my event, I had a cupcake decorating lesson (the week before) to help me present my cupcakes as beautifully as possible. My teacher was one of my mum’s friends who bakes professionally. She taught me how to do a traditional Page 30
cupcake swirl, as well as giving me good tips on how to bake the cupcakes, which improved them
on the day. Also, I practised the cakes before the event to prevent any disasters happening on the day.
I practised red velvet cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes and a giant cupcake. Page 31
Fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Society (CONTINUED) On the day before my Cupcake Day, I spent all day baking. This included lemon meringue, red velvet and chocolate cupcakes plus a giant cupcake. Apart from the giant cupcake, I made 24 of each kind and in total I made 72 small cupcakes. Instead of completing the cupcakes I only made the cake but no buttercream as I wanted the buttercream to be smooth and fresh
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on the day. However, I did finish the lemon meringue cakes because they had no buttercream on them, instead they had gooey lemon curd centres and Italian meringue on top. The meringue was blow-torched and made from egg whites and heated sugar. On the day of the event - I started early to make the buttercream for most of my cupcakes. The first buttercream I made was an Oreo buttercream
which had crushed Oreos in it for the chocolate cupcakes. Next, I piped the plain, vanilla buttercream onto both the red velvet cupcakes and the giant cupcake. I used the skills from my cupcake decorating lessons to pipe the buttercream. Before my family and friends arrived, I laid out all the games and cakes. Then the guests (around 40) arrived, donating money as they walked in and eating cakes. Everyone loved the cakes and someone even asked for the recipe to one. As the day came
to its end people took some cakes home to give to their family and only 6 individual cupcakes and half of the giant cupcake were left. People donated £150 towards the Alzheimer’s Society and my dad’s company will match fund it so the total amount of money I get to give to the Alzheimer’s Society is:
£300!!!
Thank you to everyone who donated.
Christopher James (7N)
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Interact Club
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The Warlingham interact club comprises a group of students working together to have a positive impact on the world by working on local and international campaigns throughout the year. Page 35
Interact Club (CONTINUED)
The group of students who are part of the interact group are: Anastashia Smith (president), Jahzara Black Thompson (vice-president), Kimesha Thompson (treasurer), Mia Kirk (secretary), Nicola Thomas, Javier McBean, Ben Stevens. Miss Pithouse runs the group, which involves fortnightly meetings with Caterham rotary representatives Roger Easter and Sarah Burke. The local activity the group has chosen is termly visits to Sherwood Park School - Sherwood Park is a Foundation special school for learners aged between 3 and 19 years that have Severe/Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties and/or disabilities (SLD/PMLD), as well as learners who, additionally, are on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD) with complex needs. Javier McBean (Year 9) reported: ‘On Monday 29th April, we left Warlingham School to head to the Sherwood Park school. We arrived there and headed into the reception where we were greeted by the wonderful ladies behind the desk at reception. We then met Jessica, the head of the Sixth Form students, who led us to a room to discuss what our plan for the afternoon and, of course, remember Page 36
names too! Once we finished our chat Jessica gave a quick yet fairly detailed tour around the school. There was so much to enjoy around the school! Their discovery play area, sensory room (a soft play room with lights, cushions,
toys and music) and even their Jacuzzi made it feel like the teachers and students were always welcome there. What made the school such a joyful experience was the kids. Near to all of the children had difficulty speaking
vocally and had to rely on text to speech communication and physical movement, and yet even with their trouble, it was truly phenomenal to see. Here are a few activities that we participated in. Page 37
Interact Club (CONTINUED)
Javier and Ben in PE
for that particular subject, so we couldn’t interact as well as we might Ben Stevens (Year 9) reported the experience of working with students in have done were there more to learn. Interestingly, the class we were in a PE lesson: “When we were divided into pairs to view the various activities had been doing a music qualification, so the staff had to have evidence of the school, Javier and I chose to of their progress by taking videos help the students in a PE session. and pictures of them playing some Aside from a few, we were able to instruments. There were six students in communicate with the children in our assigned class with four members the class, which made this easier. In of staff. All of them communicated PE, the teachers really tried to get all through grunting, eye movement or students (including us!) to get active. In their warmup, we got to look at how hand gestures, so for Jahzara and I, the staff manages to include everyone it really was a guessing game! During the lesson, we listened to some great in the activities they do, even those songs from artists like Justin Bieber, who couldn’t physically do it. What followed was a plethora of fun, on both One Direction and Jess Glynne. This the kids and our parts. They had more experience really opened our eyes to a wider view about how different people than enough to do, and it showed. When we were done, we helped pack in the world live and learn daily and, despite what could drag you down, up, and unfortunately we then had to you can still follow your dreams.” leave the school. Since then, we’ve been waiting for news of our next trip Anastashia and Mia in The there. We can’t wait!”
Nicola and Jahzara in Music
Sensory Room
Anastashia Smith (Year 7) reported the Nicola Thomas (Year 9) reported the experience of working with students in experience of working with students in The Sensory Room: “Mia and I were a music lesson: “Jahzara and I chose put in the Lily class together. When we music because it interested us and arrived, they were just starting their as for me, I am taking GCSE Music. sensory lesson. This room had so It was completely different to your many coloured lights and so much to average music lesson! Unfortunately, feel and look at! It was very exciting! the students were in their last lesson We got paired up with a specific child, Page 38
with teachers around to help us. Being in the sensory room was such an amazing experience that I will remember and treasure forever. It was so nice to help the children and see how they learn compared to us. I really loved this trip!’
Kimesha in a Sixth Form lesson
Kimesha Thompson reported her experience of working with sixth formers: ‘Incredible...that is the only word to describe my experiences. During my visit I took part in an Art class, in which we helped sixth formers design their future bedrooms ( such a pea-sized thing that meant a whole lot to them ).
our lives are; it’s heartbreaking as it opens your eyes to how people with a disability struggle.” The students have received a lot of praise and recognition for their efforts. Anji Flowers from the Rotary Youth services said “The students really seem to be getting their heads around forward planning and the operational challenges, brilliant skills for them to develop in a way that results in tangible benefits for others too. This is such a great initiative.”
The representatives from Caterham Rotary were extremely impressed with how well the group worked together to move this community-based project forward. There was enormous There were roughly eight children in potential and benefits for both sets of the class that I took part in aged 16-18 students. years old. That is a small class is what you are probably thinking, considering Finally, Miss Pithouse said “I am so proud of the hard work and dedication there are around 30 students in one the students have demonstrated ordinary school class - “ordinary” is this year. They have shown maturity, not a word anyone could use to talk empathy and kindness in the lead up about these children/ young adults they may have had disabilities such as to and during their visit to Sherwood Park school. The partnership with autism but they welcomed you with Sherwood Park will continue next year open arms; they were so excited that and I look forward to our next visit. In you were there to see them. Their addition to this, the students are also smiles were one in a million! working on an international project, so Visiting the school had to be one of the watch this space!’ most emotional experiences of my life, as it makes you realise how much we For more information on the interact take for granted and how much easier club please contact Miss Pithouse – r.pithouse@warlinghamschool.co.uk Page 39
Interhouse Badminton
With so much sport going on this summer and the success and potential success for British sport, it has been fantastic to see England men’s team win the World Cup in Cricket for example and the potential of the women’s England Netball team……. just to mention a few! So what sport or physical activity are you going to be involved in next year? Page 40
It was great to see so many of you involved in playing Badminton last term, either in the club, for the school or in the inter-house mixed badminton tournament. Sport is a great way to get involved in the school, to make new friends, sometimes from different age groups, and as a release from all the pressures of school work and dayto-day living. Why not give it a go?!
Year 8 1st – 8W – Johnson 2nd – 8G –Sharman 3rd – 8R – Chichester 4th – 8A – Johnson 5th – 8M – Mallory 6th – 8H – Mallory 7th – 8L – Chichester
Year 9 1st – 9L 2nd – 9W 3rd – 9A 4th – 9H 5th – 9N 6th – 9M 7th - 9G 8th – 9R
Year 10 1st – 10 R 2nd – 10G 3rd – 10W 4th – 10A 5th – 10L 6th – 10 H 7th – 10M The results of the competition were:
Year 7 1st – 7M – Mallory 2nd – 7W – Johnson 3rd – 7N – Sharman 4th – 7L – Chichester 5th – 7H – Mallory 6th – 7G – Sharman 7th – 7R – Chichester 8th – 7A - Johnson
A big thank you too to Sam Coole and James Ouch in Year 12 and Judith Standen for helping to run the results table. This really helped and ensured quick change overs and a smooth competition! A specially big thank you to Karen Lottin who has regularly supported the running of the Badminton Club.
Mrs Salem
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Year 3 & 4 Primary Multiskills
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The summer season has been a little more temperamental this year and we did not quite manage the excellent weather of 2018. Nevertheless, the 21st May delivered super weather for our Year 10 Young
Ambassadors and Year 3 & 4 Primary School Children. Both the primary children and the Young Ambassadors worked really hard to provide a positive and funfilled afternoon. Page 43
Year 3 & 4 Primary Multiskills (CONTINUED)
Part of the objective of the Young Ambassador Programme is to provide our Warlingham students with leadership experience in setting up and delivering a competition to much younger students in our local schools. We have a good number of Young Ambassadors at our school. These are students that are recognised either for their sporting excellence or positive and mature attitude that display the qualities required for leadership to motivate the next generation of students. This Year’s Year 10 students who did a super job leading this event were: Jess Taylor, Amy Johnstone, Mia Rouse, Amy Collins, Summer Patton, Grace Stewart, Jack Nelson, Josh Hardy, Caid Anderburg, James Clarke, Luke Allen Sanders, Matt Greaves, Joel Eakins, Sami Butt, Josh Hill, Cliona Wall and Maisie Connery. Here are this year’s Year 3 & 4 results for 2019: 1st - Warlingham Village 2nd - Audley 3rd - Hamsey Green 4th - Whyteleafe 5th - Woodlea 6th - St. Francis 7th - St. John’s Page 44
Many congratulations to Warlingham Village as 2019 Winners and to Audley who almost retained the title! When organising such an event, there are always many different people to thank behind the scenes. Firstly, I would like to thank the PE Department for re-organising their
schedule so that we could have access to the facilities. The site team always do an amazing job in helping to set things up and always take that extra step. Thanks to Chris Glover and to Judith Standen for providing transport for Warlingham Village. Page 45
Year 3 & 4 Primary Multiskills (CONTINUED)
A big thank you to Pam Mutter from reprographics, Fiona Delaney and Vikki Holmes for ordering the medals, Louise Runge for providing emergency First Aid cover and to Carole Martin for researching the medical notes of our students. Page 46
Finally, the Year 3 & 4 primary students were delighted to receive their medals and participation certificates from Tandridge Learning Trust CEO, Nick Bradwell. We were all set to go again on Tuesday 18th June with the even younger Year
1 & Year 2 event. Audley, Hamsey Green, Hillcroft, Marden Lodge, St. Francis, Woodlea, Warlingham Village and Whyteleafe schools were due to be led by our lovely Year 9 Young Ambassadors. However, we were just about to set up the competition when
the heavens opened, so unfortunately we had no choice but to cancel the event. This means that Marden Lodge retains the cup from 2018 and will need to bring it back in 2020!
Mrs V. Salem P.E. Teacher
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Information from Surrey County Council Penalty Notices to Address Poor Attendance at School
that the Local Authority issue Penalty Notices when the absence is not authorised. Warnings will not be given where it can be shown that parents have been notified that such absences will not be authorised.
A Penalty Notice may be issued as an alternative to the prosecution of a parent/carer for their child’s unauthorised absence from school and will be used by Surrey County Council 3. The issue of a Penalty Notice will in the following circumstances: also be considered where it is 1. Pupils identified by police and judged that a parent is failing to education welfare officers engaged ensure their child’s regular school on Truancy Patrols and who have attendance. This will be considered incurred unauthorised absences. when a pupil has incurred 7 or 2. Leave of absence in term time more unauthorised sessions in the (5 days or 10 sessions or more). previous 6 school weeks, which Please be aware that The may include a pupil arriving late Education (Pupil Registration) after close of registration. (England)(Amendment) Regulations If you believe at any stage that your 2013, which became law on child’s absence from school may 1st September 2013 state that leave you liable to receive a Penalty Headteachers may not grant any Notice, it is extremely important that leave of absence during term you take action without delay to time unless there are exceptional secure their regular attendance. circumstances. The Headteacher If you have any questions or is also required to determine the require further support to achieve number of school days a child can an improvement, please contact be away from school if leave is the school or the inclusion officer granted. (formerly education welfare officer). In such cases the Headteacher/ N.B. At Warlingham School the Governing Body have to judge Headteacher role is fulfilled by two whether there are exceptional Heads of School. circumstances and may request Page 48
Penalty Notice relating to Exclusions If a child is excluded from school, Section 103 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 places a duty on parents/carers to ensure that their child is not in a public place without justifiable cause during school hours. This duty applies to the first five days of each exclusion. Failure to do so will render the parent/carer liable to a Penalty Notice. (Alternative education provision will be made available from the sixth day of any exclusion.)
Amount Payable for a Penalty Notice The amount payable for a Penalty Notice issued in any of the above circumstances is £60 if paid within 21 days of receipt of the Notice, rising to £120 if paid after 21 days but within 28 days. If the Penalty Notice is not paid, the Local Authority must consider a prosecution in the Magistrates Court for the offence for which the Notice was originally issued.
Please be aware that each parent is liable to receive a Penalty Notice for each child who incurs unauthorised absences, for example, if there are two parents and one child, each parent will receive one Penalty Notice. If there are two parents, and two children incur unauthorised absences, each parent will receive two Penalty Notices, which in this case would amount to £120 each if paid within 28 days. Advice and support is available from an Inclusion Officer by contacting your local Inclusion Office as follows: North West
Tel: 01483 518130
South West
Tel: 01483 517179
North East
Tel: 01372 833588
South East
Tel: 01737 737777
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Year 7 & Year 8 District Athletics The girls came out with some solid performances and out of 15 schools the girls managed a very promising 7th place. Special mention must go to Scarlett Stewart who came third in the Javelin, Annice Kemp who came 4th in the 1500ms, Amy Deighton who came 6th in the High Jump and Olivia Vickers who came 6th in the 1500ms. Well done to all those who represented our school: Girls: M. Taylor, S. Stewart, J. Kabiswa, M. Davenport, On Wednesday 5th June Mr Ward A. Emmanuel, P. Kemp, D. Thatcher and Mrs Salem took a group of Jackson, A. Kemp, A. Deighton, S. Year 7 students to the District Leavy, H. Rotchell, L. Booker, O. Athletics Competition hosted at Vickers, P. Lee, M. Gillespie and S. Reigate Grammar School. In these competitions there are a wide range of Hickey. Boys: H. Jarrett, W. Johnson, J.Parker, M. Rose, M. Rouse, M. athletic events from hurdles to heats Walker Reifitt, G. King, H. Morris, R. of the 100ms sprint, endurance track events such as the 1500ms and all the Damasksasukas, H. Lee, S. Honey Green, C. Holah, M. Halim, J. Moore. traditional field events including the Discus, Long Jump and High Jump. The Year 8 District Athletics which was We took with us a very keen group hosted by Caterham School had to be of Year 7 students many of whom rescheduled from Tuesday the 18th were not very experienced in their June to Thursday 20th June owing events but they were willing to face the to the weather. This time, Mr Tipton challenge. and Mrs Salem were blessed by much better weather. Again these athletic Although the boys overall result events encourage fierce competition in was not as high as they would have a wide range of skills against the best liked, they put in some very good in the district. performances. Special mention must go to J. Parker who came 1st in the Pleasingly, there were some impressive District in the shot. performances to note. Ned Kirk came Page 50
1st in the hurdles, 2nd in the Discus and 3rd in the shot. Kiyan Pinnock came 5th in the Long Jump, 5th in the Hurdles and 5th in the Discus. Shaun Skinner came 4th in the Long Jump, 1st in the 100m and 1st in the 200m heats. Arran Raymond came 4th in the Triple Jump. Darshan Thorougood came 1st in the 300m heats. Ethan Booker came 3rd in the Javelin and 7th in the 800m. Cai Jones came 5th in the 1500m. Chris Hodgetts came 3rd in the 1500m. Harvey Lee Dyer came 6th in the Javelin. Kieran Smith came 2nd in the High Jump. Juneniah Kabiswa came 7th in the High Jump. Tom Bew came 2nd in the shot. Izzy Whittaker came 4th in the High Jump. Lucy O’Shea came 8th in the shot and 6th in the 1500m. Alexa Cameron came 4th in the 100m final. Special mention too, to the other competitors
who represented the school: Girls: S. Dennis, R. Baxter, M. Baxter, M. Creenan, O. Barson, A. Bowman, M. Barnard, K. Alford Emery, S. Moore, S. Hinchey, K. Boton. Boys: M. Andrews, T. Andrews. At the end of the event we sat down to listen to the presentations. The girls came a very creditable 7th out of 11 schools but Mr Tipton was blown away by his boys’ team who came 1st in the District out of 10 schools! Warlingham School Year 8 Boys team are District Champions! What a fantastic performance and result!
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What parents need to know about... EXPOSING YOUR CHILD’S EXACT LOCATION
Snapchat is a photo sharing app for mobile phones and tablets. The app allows users to share images, videos and chat with friends. Users can share images and videos directly to specific friends, or through a ‘story’ shared with their entire friend list, which documents the previous 24 hours. In a study, Snapchat was ranked the 4th most negative app in terms of having an impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, with children feeling that they can use the app Snapchat to “make you look pretty.” Page 52
The ‘Snap Map’ lets you share your EXACT location in real-time through a map on the app. The user’s location updates when the app has been opened on the device. There is a warning on the Snapchat website about uploading images and videos to ‘Our Story’ stating that “snaps you submit to ‘Our Story’ can still show up on the Map, no matter which location setting you choose!” When uploading to ‘Our Story,’ your child’s image or video could appear in “Search results and Stories on or off Snapchat - today or in the future.”
LENS EXPLORER The ‘Lens Studio’ on Snapchat gives users the freedom to use their imagination to design their own filters for themselves and others to use. Snapchat states that the lenses users create “must comply with our Lens Studio Submission Guidelines and Community Guidelines and must be appropriate for Snapchatters aged 13+.” The ‘Lens Explorer’ in the app now enables users to choose from thousands of these creations to alter their snaps. Anyone can create a lens for Snapchat, which gives opportunities for age-inappropriate content to be uploaded.
SCREENSHOTS & SAVED MESSAGES While Snapchat’s gimmick is that all photos, videos and text disappear eventually, users still have the capability to screenshot or record anything which has been sent to them. Users may sometimes forget that screenshotting is possible and send a compromising image or message to somebody who they think they can trust. They may also accidentally send an image or message to somebody who they do not trust. Simply by pressing and holding a message, the user is able to save a message they have received, which can be screenshotted or used against them at a later date.
SNAPSTREAKS & ADDICTION ‘Snap Streaks’ are gained when snaps have been sent back and forth consecutively between friends. The longer that snaps are sent between users, the longer the streak becomes. Furthermore, Snapchat rewards users who have achieved high Snap Streaks, by gifting emojis, adding incentives for users to keep the streaks. Children invest time into making their streaks as long as possible, which can put an incredible amount of pressure on both themselves and their friendships.
SEXTING Due to ‘Snaps’ disappearing, (users can even send a one-second photo or video), Snapchat has become the chosen platform for children and young people to send sexually explicit images or ‘selfies.’ Once a photo/ video has been screenshotted, or recorded using another device or software, this can lead to further dangers, such as blackmail and cyberbullying. It is illegal to make, possess, download, store and share sexual images, photos and videos of a person under the age of 18. This also includes any sexual images, photos and videos that a child may have taken of themselves. However, if a young person is found creating or sharing images, the police can choose to record that a crime has been committed, but taking formal action isn’t in the public interest.
SNAP ORIGINALS Through ‘Snap Originals’, users can watch content which has been created by Snapchat on the app, including comedy shows, drama, news and more. Additionally, there are new lenses and filters available, inspired by the ‘snap originals’ shows. This is another feature to encourage addiction. Page 53
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THE RISKS OF SEXTING
It can be slightly awkward talking about this topic with your child, but if it helps them protect themselves, it is worth it. Talk to them about the consequences of sexting and make sure that they’re aware of the risks. Ensure your child knows that ‘Snaps’ can be screenshotted. Teach them that if they post anything potentially
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embarrassing or harmful (either of themselves or someone else) it can have severe consequences as the message, image or video can be shared further.
REPORTING A STORY, LENS, FILTER, SNAP OR MESSAGE
If your child comes across inappropriate Snapchat content sent directly to them or in another person’s story, advise them to report it immediately. This may include an inappropriate lens, filter, message or snap. To report an offensive lens, they should open the app and select the lens they want to report. An info button will appear above the lens. Click this, followed by the flag icon. This will send a report to Snapchat for further investigation. Reports can also be made on the Snapchat support website: support.snapchat. com.
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mutual friends or if their number is We highly recommend enabling ‘Ghost in their phone book. Explain to your Mode’ on the app so that your child’s child that this feature can open up their prole to strangers. We highly location will no longer be visible to anyone on the ‘Snap Map.’ To enable recommend that your child turns off the ‘Quick Add’ feature. This can be this, go onto the Snap Map and tap the cog in the top-right corner. Here, done in the settings. change the setting to ‘Ghost Mode.’ RESTRICT STORY VIEWS
USE ‘GHOST MODE’
Your child can add videos and images to their ‘Story’ throughout the day Advise your child never to send which will last for 24 hours. By any negative messages (or images default, anyone in a user’s friends list through gallery in the chat on the app) as screenshots can still be taken. can see their story. We recommend checking the privacy settings to You should also advise your child to ensure that this has not been edited. screenshot any negative comments This can simply be done in the they receive as the sender can also apps settings under the ‘Who Can delete them. To delete a message, View My Story’ section. The options simply press and hold the sent to choose from are ‘My Friends,’ message and press delete. ‘Everyone’ or ‘Custom’ - we suggest TURN OFF ‘QUICK ADD’ that it is set to ‘My Friends.’ ‘Quick Add’ helps friends find each other on the app. This is based on
HOW TO DELETE A MESSAGE
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Warlingham School Warlingham School is part of the Tandridge Learning Trust Address: Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9YB Tel: 01883 624067 Fax: 01883 624026 Email: info@warlinghamschool.co.uk Website: www.warlinghamschool.co.uk