Warlingham News - May 2018

News Warlingham School

ISSUE 5 2017-2018 MAY 2018 In this edition FROM the headteacher

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Biology trip to Wakehurst

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UKMT Maths Challenges

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Year 9: Outstanding Art

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The Geography Pages

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Maths: Working with Universities

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Prix de la paix

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Football and Netball Tour

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Attendance / Year 9 Football

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FEATURE: Biology trip to Wakefield

FEATURE: UKMT Maths Challenges

FEATURE: The Geography Pages

FEATURE: Prix de La Paix

Wide Horizons High Aspirations

FEATURE: Football and Netball Tour

From the Headteacher...

Dear Parents/Carers, The public exam season is now fully under way and has been for the two weeks leading up to the half term break. Year 11 and 13 students will still face a further three weeks of exams after half term before they can look forward to a long summer break.

I am sure both year groups are looking forward to celebrating the end of their exams at their respective Proms on June 28th (Year 13) and June 29th (Year 11).

Once again I have been very impressed by the dedication and commitment of the vast majority of students preparing for GCSE, BTEC and A Level exams. I hope all their hard work will be rewarded when they receive results in August. During this same period we are also holding Page 2

school exams for Years 7 to 10 and 12 to give them an experience that will help them prepare for public exams in the future. With the removal of AS Levels, the School exams for Year 12 are particularly important as they form an important part of the decision as to whether students will continue with their studies into Year 13. The exams for students in Years 7 to 10 are an opportunity to assess the learning this year and provide an important marker for all students as to their progress towards their target grades.

As we are all aware success at school is inextricably linked to good attendance. I am delighted to say that most students at Warlingham have excellent attendance records.

Our target is that all students should have an attendance of at least 95% and many have significantly above

this figure. There is a further article by our Attendance Officer (Mrs Stokes) in this newsletter outlining the importance of attendance and the consequences for parents of inadequate attendance.

Once the exams season is fully over (in the last week of June) there is still a lot to pack into the remaining weeks of term. Not least Activities Week and Year 10 Work Experience, as well as welcoming next year’s new Year 7 cohort on their induction days (3-4 July 2018).

I would also like to invite you to come into the School on Monday 18 June 2018 to view the fantastic Art and Textiles work of this year’s GCSE and A-Level students. The exhibition is open from 3.30pm to 7pm. It’s very informal – just come and wander around taking as much or as little time as you like. I know you will be impressed.

a career in coaching or playing football to also continue with their educational studies at the School. Anyone keen to find out more is invited to a Parents’ Forum on Wednesday 20th June 2018 at 7pm, where Mr Scott (Head of Sixth Form) and representatives from Whyteleafe FC will be presenting more information on this new initiative.

Next academic year we hope to be starting a link in our Sixth Form with Whyteleafe Football Club. This will enable some of our students to play football for Whyteleafe FC and gain various football coaching qualifications I would like to wish everyone a relaxing half term break. whilst taking A-Level and vocational qualifications in the Sixth Form. This will be a great opportunity for those students with a real interest in pursuing Mr N Bradwell Headteacher Page 3

Biology trip to Wakehurst

On 20th March 2018, A Level Biology students visited Wakehurst, Kew’s gardens in Sussex. This wild, botanic garden on the High Weald of West Sussex has over 500 acres of beautiful ornamental gardens, woodlands and a nature reserve.

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Wakehurst is also home to the Millennium Seed Bank, the largest wild seed conservation project in the world, holding around 1,914,977,619 seeds. We visited the centre to study the ecology in the Wakehurst woodlands.

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When we arrived we were greeted by a lovely tour guide who showed us around the visitor centre and took us to our first site. Unfortunately, the weather the day before provided us with a muddy trudge across the fields, to reach the area where we took our first set of data.

From learning sampling techniques in class and having practised our skills in our own fields; we split into our groups and began counting and identifying the plants in the area. We were taught about the traditional practices of coppicing the land in order to use the wood to create charcoal for creating cannons in the roman era. Now the same practice is implemented in a way of in-situ conservation to increase the biodiversity of the area.

We then visited the other site and compared the different temperatures and light intensity to identify the different amount of species of plants that would be present; this technique is useful as it can show the different abiotic factors that contribute to the increase of bio diversity of the plants.

After conducting our initial sampling, we were led to a different area of the woodland to see the different trees that have been sourced from around the world such as a tree from Chile and southern United States. We then conducted more testing on how different light intensities affect the growth of particular species of plants we found very interesting results from this practical.

After having lunch in the beautiful

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mansion, we had a talk about the millennium seed bank in which they explained how they preserve the seeds and store them in order to allow them to survive for hundreds of years. We also learnt about the importance of the seed preservation and seed diversity.

After the talk we were taken to the millennium seed bank and given a special behind-the-scenes access tour to visit the different labs within the seed bank. The behind-the-scenes access meant we were allowed to enter the drying rooms were the seeds are prepared and checked. We were also shown around the labs where the checking processes and x rays were taking place. This area was truly fascinating as a lot of our class are considering careers in biochemistry

(hence will be working in labs) so this really sparked an interest within us as to what our futures could look like.

Visiting the seed bank and seeing the conservation techniques in action - for instance the lab technicians counting and evaluating the seeds demonstrated the importance of the conservation that takes place there and how one day we may rely on this project to save a species of plant or even the future of food sources.

This experience was really enriching; I have learnt a lot and am sure I will visit again. I also believe this experience has made my biology course even more interesting and I hope to ace any future ecology questions!

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UKMT Maths Challenges UKMT Junior Maths Challenge On Thursday 27th April, some of our Year 8 students sat the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge, answering questions such as: What is the remainder when the square of 49 is divided by the square root of 49?

A 0

B 2

C 3

D 4

E 7

Our students did very well, achieving the following: Gold: Tommi Kelha, Leonard Amoabeng & James Burn Silver: Penny Crawley, Kajan Sivanathan, Henry Jobling, Evelyn Raymond, Ronnie Gillam, Gongyue Zhou, Patryk Nowak, Joe Satchell & Harry West Bronze: Charlie Delaney, Daniel Granger, Olivia Bird, Corin Smith, Ryan Shelley, Nathanial Beaven, Liz Gilbey, Austin Ayres, Nyah Harris, Rhys William, Sophie Harwood, Mia Lennard, Louis Gates, Meir Rizvi, Jessica Dann & Chris Standen

and logical thinking.

The maths challenges aim to stimulate Tommi Kelha has also been selected to mathematical thinking and enhance participate in a Junior Kangaroo followproblem-solving skills and our up competition! Well done Tommi. congratulations go to all of the 28 students who received a certificate and Mrs Scott certainly showed off their perseverance 2 i/c Maths Page 8

UKMT Team Challenge On Wednesday 18th April, two Year 9 and two Year 8 students took part in a maths challenge at St. Olave’s Grammar School. During the course of the day we took part in four one hour long tasks that challenged not

just our thinking skills but also our teamwork and cooperation skills.

When we first arrived we were greeted by a student of the school and shown to a large hall which was where the challenge would be taking place.

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a sheet already on the table with some to have a break and discuss with the teachers leading this maths challenge questions to help us warm up and to where we went wrong in some of the start working as a team efficiently. answers.

After about an hour every school had After this break we headed straight into task 3 in which we were again in pairs, this time we were completing a number crossword.

The twist was that one pair had the across clues and the other the down clues and much like in the shuttle round we needed each other’s answers to work Heading into the second task we were out our own answers. In all feeling very confident having worked addition, no communication was allowed across the pairs. well in the previous tasks and having We managed to complete the scored quite highly. The second task crossword within the hour was called Shuttle and this involved and many of our answers splitting into two pairs that could only were correct. talk to one another and not consult The final task was more the other pair. The Year 8s formed of a fun task. What this one pair and the Year 9s formed the other. Each pair was given two cards. involved was one pair On each card was a problem to solve, moving to a table far away from the other pair. Then however only when the first question had been answered by pair 1 could the when the timer started a person from one of second pair use that answer to solve the pairs would run to their question, then with that answer, a designated teacher it was passed back to pair 1 and so to receive a question, on until we got a final answer to all four problems. This was repeated four go back work out the answer and then run back to the teacher to see times to complete the round.

After the Shuttle task we were allowed if it was correct. If it was wrong you arrived and we were ready to begin.

The first task was to answer a sheet of ten questions in the time given. In our group we decided to answer questions individually and then come together to help each other where needed. This tactic worked well and we managed to get through the first task without too much hassle.

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got one more chance to get it right. If correct, you got a new question which you had to pass onto the other pair to work out. This was repeated as many times as possible within the hour.

When the end of the maths challenge came and the places were announced we found out we had come 8th out of 30 teams which was a fantastic achievement!

We had a great time taking part and learnt a great deal. I would like to say a big thank you to St. Olaves for hosting this challenge and a big thank you to Mrs Scott for choosing us to go on this trip.

Harry Liu (9N)

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Year 9: Outstanding Art!

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We are looking forward to next year’s GCSE Year 10 class as, if this is the standard of our Year 9 homeworks, they will be attaining some amazing grades in 2020!

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Mia Liston Kyra Luckhurst Kate Moseley Jasmine Rodrigues Aaron Sugg

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The Geography Pages

Summer is almost here!

Every day I see focus along B Block: my form (the MIGHTY 11G), our Year 11 GCSE-takers and our senior Year 13 A Level students are all poised and ready to smash their exams.

Weather’ events and are now delving Into Asia;

Year 9 – are still experts on volcanoes and earthquakes, have travelled to the Brazilian Rainforest (from the safety of their classrooms!) and are now trying to solve the worldwide issue of Lower school is still busy too – in preparation for their end of year exams ‘Climate Change’. after the half term break: Year 10 – are bang on-track in their GCSE course and have just started the Year 7 – are slowly becoming rock content for Paper 2. Their End of Year stars! Their knowledge of geology is exam (also after the half term break) currently second-to-none; will be a whole GCSE Paper 1 exam.

Year 8 – have moved on from their Fun times! in-depth, dangerous, look at ‘Extreme Page 16

present two reports – kindly written

by Emily, Daisy and Charis – about their recent exploits…many of which seem to have centred around a certain fast food company (we should ask for sponsorship!).

Have a lovely break in the sun, binge on ice-creams, and come back safely in June!

Mr Gardner Head of Geography

Norfolk GCSE Trip – 7th to 9th March 2018 On the 7th of March we got on a coach to Norfolk. We stopped at the service station for lunch and then continued the four-hour coach journey.

Sixth Form students have also been flat-out post-PPEs (pre-public examinations). Our Year 12s have been visiting Seaford and (exotic!)

Croydon – more of this below – and have completed the “AS” part of their two-year course. Year 13 students have had a thrilling time completing their coursework (now sent off to the moderator!), have completed their twoyear A Level course and are now hard at work revising and spending lessons developing their exam skills.

Before I leave you to the rest of this stunning publication, I am pleased to

When we arrived we had a guided tour of our rooms and where we were meeting that evening. Later that day we had a lesson to introduce us to what we would be learning throughout the course of the next few days. In the evening we had free time, dinner and an activity for example: nightline, bouldering and aeroball.

The next day we headed to the beach to collect the data we need for exam questions. We did a variety of tasks to measure longshore drift, wave count and beach profile. Unfortunately it rained quite heavily for most the day but we still carried on with the Page 17

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fieldwork. When we got back to the centre we had another lesson on what we had learnt, another activity, dinner and free time.

The next day we went into Norwich and filled out a sheet we were given.

Then we headed on a long journey home ater a good trip that we all learnt a lot from.

Emily Holvey (10M)

Year 12 trip to Seaford On Monday 23rd April, the Year 12 geography class went on a day trip to Seaford in East Sussex. The aim for our day was to gather information on the beach about our hypothesis.

The topic we were studying was coasts - including their erosion and management strategies.

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stopped at the town of Seaford. It was fairly windy but sunny. Here we did our first set of field tests, including a wave count, beach profile, rock angularity and two sets of field sketches. We did not see much of the town as we were mainly focussing on the coastline and the physical processes that affect it.

We then drove along the coastline to Tide Mills, an old derelict village set just back from the beach. We repeated the field tests here, as this allowed us to compare the two sites to show us the variation in their rates of erosion.

Finally, we got a cheeky McDonalds and drove back to school.

It was an enjoyable and educational trip which really helped us develop some of the practical skills we will need for our Somerset trip next year.

And those skills might come up in our exams.

Daisy Millington (12W)

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Year 12 trip to Croydon On 8th of May, the Year 12 geography class went to Croydon to study the regeneration in the area. This was in order to practice the field techniques that would possibly come up in our exam. It also gave us insight into one of the case studies we have been learning about, and taught us more about the area we live in and around.

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included a pedestrian count, where we focused on one place and counted how many people walked past that spot in the space of two minutes.

Another test was to see how polluted the area was. To do this we looked at the area and tried to find visible signs of pollution, as well as pay attention to the level of noise. As well as this, we did surveys to find out what people thought of the area. Our people skills were also devloped as we asked

them how they felt about the local regeneration.

residential or was used to provide services for the local people.

We also went to Croydon College, the north end of the high street, West Croydon and several other places, where we repeated these tests. At each location, we had to write down what we did and didn’t like about it, as well as whether the area has been badly vandalised, or treated well. We also went into detail on the land use, and whether it was mostly commercial,

At lunch, the teachers accompanying us allowed us some time to go and eat and, inevitably, we all ended up at the local McDonalds. Soon after, we lreturned to the minibus, and headed back to school.

It was a good day for all of us, and we enjoyed learning first-hand about our local environment.

Charis Fernandez (12A)

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Maths: Working with universities

University of Surrey Maths Masterclass Tommi, Ronnie, Jess, Zack and I went to the University of Surrey for 8 consecutive weeks for a maths masterclass which took part on a Saturday morning. The masterclasses were led by amazing teachers – some who had gone to Oxford and Cambridge University. Each teacher had a class planned, with challenges and fun activities included. Some of the classes were so action packed, Page 22

they had to be spread out over two weekends!

The maths planned and taught was of a high difficulty, and some sections I didn’t understand at all to start with.

However, they explained what we had to do and explained the tasks well, meaning I understood it in the end. We covered topics such as pi, construction and binary. After learning about all of this we came back to school, soon to be learning about binary in computing and construction

University of Southampton Maths Challenge Congratulations to all of our students that sent in entries for the Southampton University Maths Challenge.

They received over 1300 entries for the Junior Challenge (Year 8 and Below) and over 600 for the Senior in maths, therefore the skills we were Challenge (Year 10 and Below) and taught and the methods we were were delighted by the quality of many taught have helped us to understand in of the entries. Apparently one student more detail whilst learning about these managed to invent graph theory topics. independently of Euler and another More topics we covered were bininvented Lagrangian multipliers!. packing, algorithms and codeAt the Senior Level, Matthew breaking, which could all come Woodgate was awarded a Certificate in handy in real-life. The teachers of Merit, while at the Junior Level Chloe explained all of the topics in a unique, Hodgson and Lauren Price have been interesting way. For example, one awarded Certificates of Distinction, of the teachers taught us about binJessica Dann and Mia Lennard have packing by explaining that if we got been awarded Certificates of Merit attacked by zombies, we would have and Tommi Kelha has been awarded to get as many vehicles on the boats second prize – an absolutely amazing as possible. We were given the lengths achievement out of 1300 entries!! of each vehicle and the length of All have been invited to Southampton the boat and we had to think of the method and the order that we packed University to collect their certificates. them in, so that we could get as many Well done for all your hard work. people away from the zombie infested Southampton University have now country as possible. released the solutions to their puzzles I really enjoyed the maths so your maths teachers can show you masterclasses and I encourage more them in lessons!! people to take part in it in the future.

Mrs Scott

Isabel Rider (8R)

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Prix de la Paix

On Monday 21st May we were delighted to welcome the Caterham Rotary Club who awarded their annual Prix de la Paix, a competition rewarding a sixth former studying Page 24

French or Spanish for an essay written on the theme of Peace.

Thank you to Gabriele Forni and Tasmin Wall who took part. The ÂŁ100 Prize was split between the two

entries to reward their essays written on the theme of terrorism in France.

(Photo features (L to R): Colin Vane (Rotary Club President), Tasmin Wall and Gabriele Forni (Year 13 students)

together with David Beckitt - from Caterham Rotary Club - who is the organiser of the competition.

Mrs Smales Head of MFL

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Football and Netball Tour

This year saw 40 students fly off to Platja d’Aro in Spain on the Warlingham School Football and Netball Tour. The trip took two football and two netball teams.

performed a brilliant rendition of ‘Man’s Not Hot’! After singing their hearts out (Mr Gunn and Miss Hurst) it was time to head to bed as we finished our first day.

The students left at 7am on the Bank Holiday Monday and flew from Heathrow to Barcelona. All the staff (Mr Tipton, Mr Gunn, Mr Smith, Miss Hurst and Mrs Runge) were mightily relieved once they touched down in sunny Spain! It was an hour and a half journey to the Caleta Palace Hotel, where we were greeted by Activ4. We quickly checked in and were soon ready for our first buffet dinner. To end the day, we headed out on the town for some karaoke. MC Albie was fantastic on the microphone and

The morning of the second day saw all of our teams undertake their first training session. All were up bright and early to travel to St Antoni, where the footballers trained on a 4G pitch and the netballers trained in the sports hall. After a good morning session, the teams headed back to the hotel for lunch before going back out for more afternoon activities. The netballers had another training session, where they outplayed St John Fisher. Meanwhile, the footballers headed to the Aro stadium, to play against St John

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Fisher’s B and C teams in their first matches. Warlingham 1’s dominated their opposition with impressive goals coming from Jay Simpson and Val

Marchese, and the game finished 6-0.

The 2’s fought hard for a 3-3 draw, after a superb Luke Gutteridge hattrick.

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After a long day it was time to head back to the hotel to freshen up before the big bowling showdown!

The bowling saw Jay Simpson wipe the floor with everyone, scoring well over 120, although Miss Hurst did come a close second (much to the disappointment of Mr Tipton and Mr Gunn)! After bowling, everyone battled it out in the arcade for first place on the punch bag, air hockey and ball kicking machines.

Day three saw the netballers take part in Miss Hurst’s netball session, for some fun in the sun, whilst the footballers headed off for their second coaching session with the Espanyol FC coaches. After two exhausting sessions in tropical conditions (19

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degrees), we all headed to the beach before lunch. In the afternoon, we headed out for an 18-hole showdown of mini-golf at a challenging course that for some looked impossible.

Everyone’s competitive side was on show and we had plenty of birdies, eagles and a few hole-in-ones! Time to cool off, so it was back to the pool and beach and cool off is exactly what the boys did in the unheated pool.

In the evening the footballers played their international match against CE Farners. Team 1 were unlucky not to take another victory. A couple of great goals, notable by Val Marchese saw us lead going into the final 15 minutes.

A few missed chances and some lacklustre defending saw us concede

a late equaliser with the score finishing 2-2. Team 2 came up against a very good B team which pinned them back for long periods of the game. The pressure told and the team lost 6-0.

The netballers decided it was ‘Ladies Night’ and headed out to explore Platja d’Aro before finally ending up at the ice cream parlour. After a fantastic evening experiencing Spanish football, playing under the floodlights and the Platja d’Aro town it was the end of day three.

Day four saw a very early start for our netballers as they headed out for their two netball tournaments. Team two stepped up first and battled hard against a number of English schools. They had a couple of good wins and a couple of draws. Notable performances from all the girls, but there were stand out performances from Molly Smith (best defender), Holly O’Sullivan (player of the tournament) and Holly Valentine (top goal scorer).

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In the afternoon, team one played in their tournament against a different set of schools. The girls were up for this and after discussing their team tactics, they were ready to put them into action. The girls were on fire and their link up play down the court gave both Olivia Sexton and Amy Collins plenty Page 30

of shooting opportunities. Winning their first few games comfortably and going into the final game they only needed a draw to become Spain 2018 Champions. However, they kept up the pressure on their opposition and were crowned undefeated Spain 2018 Champions. Well done ladies, it was a

week and a few injuries, the team were unlucky in their final match.

After a superb finish from Alfie Lamb to equalise, they eventually lost 4-1.

Later on, team one took on St John Fisher’s (SJF) A team. This was much more of a challenge compared to the game they played earlier in the week against SJF and in a game of very few chances for either side, saw us lose 3-1 after some clinical finishing from the opposition forwards.

pleasure to watch!

Whilst the netballers were off competing in their tournaments the footballers played their final matches.

Team two faced a strong Walton side at Calonge, with team one cheering them on in the stands. After a taxing

After some great sporting displays everyone reconvened by the pool for a couple of hours before packing their cases. The evening was jampacked and saw our tour quiz take place: five rounds of tough questions and activities (Spanish picture round, Spanish general knowledge, word search, guess the sport and a picture round to finish). After all the excitement of the quiz, our first prizegiving took place. All of the students received a certificate of participation and took their team photos. The final evening’s entertainment saw us head to the disco with all of the other schools to celebrate the week in Platja d’Aro at SportsFest. After dancing the night away - with some interesting dance moves - it was time to head home to catch enough sleep so that we could enjoy our long final day.

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presents for friends and family, whilst I got dragged to Sephora to look at the make up with many of the girls! After their spending spree, it was time to head for the airport to catch our flight.

After a slight delay we safely landed at Gatwick and then completed our final coach journey to the School at around 2.30am.

First of all, I would like to say a huge thank you to all of the staff who gave up a week of their Easter holidays to go on tour. Also, a massive thank you to all of the students who participated in Tour 2018; you were great and On our final day we were up bright and represented the school extremely well! early to check out of our rooms, before Finally, to all of the parents / carers, thank you for being on time and for heading to the pool and beach for once last time. There was time to top up our tans and for one last dip in the ice cold pool before a quick lunch and departure from the hotel. After lunch we set off for Barcelona, for the Nou Camp Tour, home to Barcelona FC. After visiting the trophy room, changing rooms, walking down the tunnel; sitting in the dugouts and walking through the press rooms, we had finished our tour and headed for the club shop.

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helping the trip to run smoothly in its early stages. As we look back with many fond memories of this year’s tour, it will soon be time to do it all again. Bring on Tour 2019!!!

Mr Tipton PE & Science Teacher

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Attendance / Year 10 Football Attendance

very exceptional circumstances and fixed Penalty Notices are issued by Surrey County Council in all approriate cases.

Overall School attendance at Warlingham remains at a high level with a greater number of students than last year achieving 100% attendance. We will continue to do all we can to help and encourage better attendance Well done to all those students who and if you would like any advice or go the extra mile to make sure their guidance please do call the attendance attendance is as good as it can be office. and congratulations to all the Year 11s who will be leaving School with 100% Vicky Stokes attendance.

Attendance Manager Our Education Welfare Officer is present in School weekly and works with the School to support students and families with attendance issues.

Early intervention and support are very effective at Warlingham and have had a positive affect on attendance and student outcomes.

Year 10 Football

The Year 10 Football team finished off a remarkable season by winning the district cup in dramatic fashion last month. The boys’ performance in the league has been exceptional, going the whole season without dropping a single point, accumulating 8 wins Where support offered is not accessed, regular communication with form 8 games and only conceding 2 School is not maintained and absence goals in the process. This consistency of performance can be attributed to is unauthorised, legal action will be taken. In the last two months, parents their commitment and team spirit this year. At least half of the squad were of four Warlingham students have new additions or were playing in new been summoned to appear in Court and have received substantial fines for positions this year and this refreshed line-up has seen the balance of the failing to ensure their child’s regular team go from strength to strength. attendance in school.

The boys breezed through the early Please remember too that it is illegal for the Headteacher to grant any leave rounds of the cup to set up a Final of absence during term time unless in against Reigate, who have been by Page 34

far their closest competitor this year.

After a narrowly winning 2–1 at home in the league fixture the boys knew they were in for a fiercely competitive game. As predicted the game didn’t disappoint, with fast free-flowing Football on show and both teams giving each other very little time on the ball. Warlingham began to assert themselves on the game after 10 minutes and an excellent volley from Jack Garner saw them take an early lead. They stayed on the front foot and added another before half time to go in 2-0 up. After half time the Reigate team came out with a point to prove and were playing much better.

They scored and then began to look the better side as the Warlignham defenders had lots of pressure put on them. Eventually this pressure saw Reigate score an equaliser and the character of the Warlingham boys was being tested for the first time this season. 2-2. The score would stay this way until the end of normal time but this was due to some heroic defending and great saves from goalkeeper Jake Jennings. Into extra time and nerves were running high as both teams came out to play for the win.

Warlingham started slightly brighter and during a period

of few chances managed to get the ball in behind the Reigate defence and at the feet of Harry Bee. He would make no mistake, staying calm under pressure as he slotted the ball past the Reigate keeper to win the cup for Warlingham. With so many great attacking performances it was difficult to pick a man of the match but in the end it had to go to centre back, Jack Honey-Green, who had kept us in the game with numerous last ditch tackles and blocks.

I would like to finish by congratulating the whole squad - Jennings, Stammers, Honey-Green, Simpson, Chippington, Edmonds, Jones, Creed, Riches, Bee, Garner, Pegg, Tagg, Corvaglia and Pocock - on a truly amazing season. Next year we move on to bigger and better things as we enter the Surrey cup.

Mr Gunn PE Teacher / K S 4 Co-ordinator

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Wide Horizons High Aspirations

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