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Barometer Week 27
WETHERBY SENIOR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
The
CRICKET SEASON
gets underway
NEWS: Street Safety Talk and a BAKE SALE
29th April
From the Headmaster Dear Parents, I do hope you are doing something more interesting this Bank Holiday than the Bakers, who have Autoglass coming round to fix the windscreen on the Rav 4 as the one diary entry this Monday. Living the dream out in South Bucks… Long-standing Wetherby parents will know that the Wetherbuzz before a May Bank Holiday Monday is always accompanied by a photograph of the bluebells in the wood behind my house. Unfortunately, although there are bluebells, the cold weather this week has hit them hard and it is probably the least impressive showing for many years. Bluebell fans will have to wait until next year for what will, hopefully, be a better crop.
A taste of summer, though not
outdoors, can be found at the top of the Prep School’s Wetherbuzz this term, with some beautifully cheery and exquisitely illustrated drawings by our very own Miss Katie Clifford. We are immensely fortunate to have a number of ‘Katie Clifford originals’ to adorn future editions of the Wetherbuzz, so do look out for and admire the artwork of one of our own. We really are blessed, in both Prep and Senior Schools, with staff who have hidden and not so hidden talents like Katie; staff who do so much for their local communities, raise huge amounts for Charity, sit on Governing Bodies of independent and state schools, skilled musicians, artists, amateur dramatists, chefs, helicopter pilots, ice hockey players, multiple linguists, martial arts experts, A Level examiners… and that’s all just off the top of my head. Together, they generate a collective character and warmth of spirit, something particularly evident at last night’s Senior School Admissions Team Dinner at the Prep School. Nights like this are so powerful, for many reasons, but I always journey home with a heightened sense of pride in our staff, having enjoyed seeing how well-received and at ease they are in many and varied contexts. Parents and visitors engage with our schools more than most, it seems to me, because of the welcoming, personable, down to earth nature of teachers and support staff alike, something that, ultimately, filters down to the boys and helps them grow into similarly fine, well rounded and socially gifted adults. Have a good weekend…
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DIARY & LUNCH MENU Monday 2nd
Monday Clubs
Bank Holiday
None
Tuesday 3
rd
Tuesday Clubs
Year 7 talk from Marylebone Safer Neighbourhoods Team Year 9 talk from Marylebone Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Chess & Backgammon Fencing Football Grub Club Wetherby Science
Period 1
Period 2
Wednesday 4th
Wednesday Clubs
Cricket Year 7 U12 WSS A/B vs Notting Hill Prep A/ B (A)
Table Tennis Rock Band History Film Club Quiz Soc
14:15
Thursday 5th
Thursday Clubs Lego Table Tennis Samba Percussion
Friday 6th School Choir
13:30
9 Tyburn cake sale - all welcome!
13:40
HM Assembly
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th Menu for Week 3
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
French Friday
Soup/Soupe
Courgette
Cream of Asparagus
Summer Squash
Roasted Tomato
Champignons & Estragon
Meat main /
Moroccan Vegetable Tagine with Apricots
Turkey Schnitzel with a Mushroom sauce
Bacon Chop served with an Onion Chutney
Chicken Creole with Tomato and Sweet Paprika
Hamburger (origine anglaise) servis avec des condiments
Meat free main / Plat végétarien
Pea & Mint Risotto
Chick Pea and Coriander Fritters with a Yoghurt Dressing
Mature Cheddar and Tomato Omlette
Vegetable Lasagne
Hamburger végétariens servis avec des condiments
To go with / pour aller avec
Cous Cous
Steamed Rice
Parsley Potatoes
Mini Jackets
Grosses frites au four
Roasted spiced Aubergine
Cauliflower
Green Beans
Sweetcorn
Tranches de tomates, fromage, cornichons, oignons et petits piments verts
Cherry Flapjack
Stem Ginger and Dark Chocolate Pudding with Cream
Pineapple and Mint Pots
Chocolate and Mixed Berry Cake
Mousse à la Mangue et au citron vert
Plat principal
Served with / servis avec
Puddings / Dessert
Always available Fresh Fruit, Salad Bar, Homemade yogurt and Dressings / Toujours disponible Fruits frais, Bar à salades, Yahourt frais et assaisonements
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ON THE NOTICEBOARD From the Deputy Headmaster Please note that the school will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday. Enjoy the long weekend.
Message from 9 Tyburn: Next week, 9 Tyburn will be hosting a bake sale to raise money for the Walkabout Foundation. The foundation’s aim is to provide wheelchairs to people in need and fund specialist research to help find a cure for paralysis. It would be greatly appreciated if everyone would come along on Friday towards the end of lunch and enjoy a tasty treat while helping those in need. We look forward to seeing you next Friday! Please note: Any baked goods brought in by boys must contain NO NUTS. If boys come in with Tupperware, please ensure it is clearly named.
From the Games Department As the weather improves I would like to strongly encourage you to include a bottle of factor 30 sun cream in your son’s kit on days that he has games. A sensible white cricket hat or sunhat with a rim that goes all the way around would also be a good idea. No baseball caps please! Even with London’s mellow climate the summer sun can be surprisingly strong and we don’t want any boys getting badly burnt or sun stroke.
From Mr Hartley On Tuesday boys in Years 7 and 9 will attend a safety briefing run by the Marylebone Safer Neighbourhoods Team. The sessions, run by the local police, will focus on a number of aspects of pupil safety, including safety on the way to and back from school. Although targeting of pupils for valuables is a rare occurrence, as a pupil travelling alone or in a small group it makes sense to be aware of how you can minimise the risk of this taking place and know what to do if it does.
From Miss Valentine: SAVE THE DATE MONDAY 9TH MAY will see the Year 7s performing their ‘Pantoperas’. The performance will run from 1900-2000 in the Theatre and all of the boys in the year group have a part to play. The boys have been working very hard to put together this show and they would appreciate a supportive crowd to laugh and applaud (in the appropriate places!)
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9 TYBURN
*
FRIDAY 6 MAY th th
FOR CHARITY
A Great Way to enjoy a tasty treat and give back to those in need!!!
CLASSROOM NEWS From the Art & Design Department Mr Meyer writes... A large part of the curriculum leant
has
itself
to
sculpture allowing
Lachlan Walker
Mikhail Demichev
boys to bring this area of art out in a number of different mediums from clay to styrofoam.
Towar
ds the latter stages of
the
Spring
Term, Art & Design Club
looked
Giacometti right),
Alan Angert
Sean Masri
a
at (see
prolific
artist, who created sculptures
of
abstract figurines.
This
provided the boys with an opportunity to use an array of media from metal wire to pulp. They completed work
by
acrylic paint.
Jack Henniker-Gotley 6 The Barometer - 29/4/2016
Gulliver Woods
their using
CLASSROOM NEWS From the Biology Department Miss Lillington writes... This week in Biology, the boys in Year 9 have been learning about diffusion and factors that affect
the
rate
of
diffusion.
In this practical, the boys were using their mathematical and practical skills to investigate the effect of surface area:volume ratio on the rate of diffusion using different sized agar jelly cubes. They placed the pink alkaline jelly cubes in acid, and as the acid moved into the cube, it neutralised the pink colour, turning it colourless. They found that as the size of the cube increased,
the
surface
area:volume
ratio
decreased and it took longer for the acid to diffuse throughout the cube.
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CLASSROOM NEWS From the Geography Department Miss Vanstone writes‌ Year 7 have been studying rivers and
have
recently
started
considering river management. Water is a highly contested world resource
and
Turkey
has
harnessed the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates
through
the
GAP
scheme. This culminated in some excellent essays where the boys evaluated the pros and cons of this scheme including the knockon
geopolitical
consequences
involving Iraq and Syria. Boys also did an information hunt where they had to work as a team to find information about flood defences hidden around the room such as under tables and behind bins.
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CLASSROOM NEWS From the Physics Department Mr Dawson writes... Year
9
have
been
exploring
the
electromagnetic spectrum this week. Here the boys were
conducting
investigation
into
an how
different coloured lights required
different
energies to activate.
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CLASSROOM NEWS From the IT Department Mr Bray writes... Year 9 boys have been looking inside a laptop this week in order to understand the properties of key hardware components i.e. input and output devices, CPU and various types of memory. This applies to all computers, including smartphones and game consoles. We’ve also been looking at the best deals for computers of various specifications, so if you’re in the market for a new laptop, the boys should be able to advise you. Alternatively, if your current laptop is beginning to creak, they should be able to advise you on how to upgrade certain components to speed things up.
Excuse me sir, but I think there may be something wrong with my laptop.
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CLASSROOM NEWS From the French Department
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LIBRARY NEWS Two book reviews by Year 9 Talal Hangari, Ninety Eighty-Four by standards. The novel is intriguing to the end and the world in which it is set is just the same. 1984
George Orwell Simply put, 1984 is a masterpiece and a must-
is a great book and a must-read.
read - a book that I would recommend to anyone
Joshua George-Oppong, More Than
and everyone. 1984 follows the story of a man,
This by Patrick Ness
Winston, stuck under the boot of a highly
Patrick Ness will be an author treasured forever.
oppressive, totalitarian government, that attempts
Winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal (twice)
to have control over all aspects of life. Winston
and author of one of the best-selling trilogies
begins to question the
(Chaos Walking), Ness delivers one of the best
government,
and
books that he has ever written. Patrick Ness tells
comes
the
a story of a boy named Seth who tries to find an
that
the
identity in a place he now calls home. Seth,
system
is
however, is seen in the first few pages drowning
wrong,
to his death. Murder? Suicide? Much to his own
to
surprise, he wakes up. Even after his own death.
and
Is this an afterlife? Does Hell really look like an
more as the book
English suburb...one in which he used to live? My
progresses.
1984
only criticism of this book is the fact that he
heavily explores the
leaves too many questions unanswered...What
to
conclusion current
completely and question
begins more
effects of extreme oppression on people. The way
species
that fear and anger, two emotions created and
‘Driver’? Did Seth find
reinforced by the government to serve its own
what he was looking
interests, pervade Winston's society. We are also
for? Is Seth gay in the
able to see the effects of indoctrination, leading to
real
people
being
accepting
direct
controversies
and
was
world? the
the
Ness great
oxymorons as possible - called 'doublethink.'
author he is has got
Another large theme of 1984 is the way in which
me hooked. At the
conformation and acceptance is done almost
moment I am reading
instantly, once again through the conditioning of
"The rest of us just
the government. Only in the mind is Winston ever
live here," and I love
safe, and even then it is difficult for him not to
it.
accept
coming soon.
and
conform
to
the
government's
More
reviews
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TRIB NEWS 9 Fleet Miss
Vanstone
writes‌ 9 Fleet have been studying Journalism this week including a brief introduction to politics. On Wednesday and Thursday we analysed some newspapers and worked out whether they were to the left or right, tabloid or broadsheet and reliable or not.
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SPORTING NEWS From the Games Department Mr Sullivan writes...
Congratulations to Year 7 cricket players who
Here are the latest updates from the Sports Department at Wetherby Senior:
hope) some lovely weather ahead! It also means Cricket is upon us. With a couple more weeks we will have our first WSS hard ball fixture. We are here to encourage and develop the boys’ and
understanding
Radnor House. We lost be 7 runs! Bring on Notting Hill Prep next week.
The summer term means light evenings and (we
knowledge
participated in a tightly fought trail match against
about
After our lessons and trail matches we would like to announce our two captains in Year 7 for the Cricket season are: Finlay Waters (left) and Dylan Auerbach (right) - Congratulations boys!
this
amazing sport! Great start boys, keep it up!
On a bright cold afternoon the beautiful grounds
for scoring a 4 with the last ball of the match;
of Regents Park laid host to the Under 14 cricket
Luke Kirilenko for balling with a good line and
hopefuls staking their claim for positions in the
length and Pip Evans showing a level of maturity
upcoming cricket squads.
beyond his young years with his ground fielding.
The
boys
collectively
demonstrated
the
togetherness and ‘team spirit’ that Mr Sullivan and the rest of the games staff had cultivated throughout the school year. Some excellent batting, fielding and bowling was on show making the squad decisions for the future fixtures a tough call. Special stand out mentions must go Alan Azeaz 14 The Barometer - 29/4/2016
SPORTING NEWS Regents Park We are very lucky to use Regents Park as our Sports Ground this term but we all need to be aware of other members of the public and most importantly crossing the road. Some very useful points below:
If
possible,
cross
the
road
at:
subways, footbridges, islands, zebra, puffin, pelican or toucan crossings, or where there is a crossing point controlled by a police officer, a school crossing patrol or a traffic warden. Otherwise, choose a place where you can see clearly in all directions, and where drivers can see you.
Try to avoid crossing between parked cars and on sharp bends or close to the top of a hill. Move to a space where drivers and riders can see you clearly.
Look all around for traffic and listen Look in every direction.
Listen carefully because you can sometimes hear traffic before you can see it.
Remember, even if traffic is a long way off, it may be approaching very quickly.
Give yourself lots of time to have a good look all around - Don’t run!
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SPORTING NEWS Bank Holiday Fitness Your fitness challenge this weekend is to complete an endurance run and time yourself. Not the London Marathon! Year 7 – 3K max Year 9 – 5K max Adults – 7K plus You can use the running map from Regents Park. Please tell me your times on Tuesday morning. Good luck Have a wonderful bank holiday weekend.
Sports Quote of the Week ‘Don’t let what you cannot do interfere what you can do’ Follow us for results and updates on Twitter via @WetherbySSports #teamwetherby 16 The Barometer - 29/4/2016
CLUB NEWS Grub Club Miss Lillington writes...
and raspberries.
This week in Grub Club, the
Star bakers this week were
boys made double chocolate
Beau,
short bread, then decorated
shortbread shapes and Finlay
them using white chocolate
for the best overall product.
for
his
creative
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CLUB NEWS Chess Club
Week 1 Philip vs Seb Mr Warner writes.. Philip vs Mr Warner Chess club has expanded this term and now Leo vs George occupies both the Geography and History Salem vs Luca classrooms on Tuesday afternoons. Miss Rory vs Tom Vanstone and I are keeping score and you Giacomo vs Nicky can see the results on the left with victors Salem vs Seb coloured red, stalemates in blue. This Philip vs Luca Lego Alan vs Hamood week the boys were encouraged to think about the relative points of Club Ed vs Ben Josh vs Zack pieces to help them calculate Frejvid vs Massi whether to take a particular piece or not. Michael vs Thomas
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Week 2 Rory vs Philip Frejvid vs George Luca vs Nicky Seb vs Leo Philip vs Giacomo Frejvid vs Rory Mr Warner vs George Mr Warner vs Seb Alan vs Josh Hamoud vs Zack Massi vs Armand Bennett vs Michael Thomas vs Tom
CLUB NEWS
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LEARNING@WETHERBY Photography Mr Sullivan writes... Use a plain background My learning proposal is to develop my photography skills to relate to my love for the arts and sport. As you are aware have enrolled myself on a photography course and I am working on ‘Use a plain background’ Teaching point: A plain background shows off the subject you are photographing. When you look through the camera viewfinder, force yourself to study the area surrounding your subject. Make sure no distractions are in the background. This focuses more on the image. What do you think of my attempt - of a plain background? Can you see the difference? You have a go!
Go Mr Warner writes… My mission to learn Go has begun and I have downloaded the SmartGo app onto my Ipad. The essence of the game is simple: Surround more territory than your opponent; taking it in turns to place a counter on the 19x19 board. Playing the game well is far from simple and I have yet to graduate from the 9x9 board. One of the first concepts I had to learn was how to capture another piece. In Go a piece is captured when it is totally surrounded. Have a look at the example and see if you can work out what White should do in order to capture a black piece. 20 The Barometer - 29/4/2016
From the Editor On this week’s front cover: Year 9 hone their throwing skills. On the back: Year 9 learn what a joy it is to spend an afternoon playing a spot of cricket. For all comments and feedback please email: henry.warner@wetherbysenior.co.uk
http://www.wetherbysenior.co.uk/