George Mitchell Times
imes IssueGM 33 – December 2014 T
Everything is ‘Brill’ in Lille on page 2
Artist Alke Schmidt Impressed with GM Merry Christmas! students Page 6 A FAB Christmas edition as our primary students make the playground a safe and happy place on page 9 The curiosity of the dog in the night time Page 13
George Mitchell School Headteacher Saeed Hussain Tel (020) 8539 6198 Fax (020) 8988 9658 E-mail: [email protected] FAO Kathleen Smith, Headteacher’s PA Twitter: @GMATSchool www.georgemitchellschool.co.uk
12_pager_December_2014_.indd 1 11/12/2014 16:39:02 < Y A word from the Ă : t Head and Deputies... ů t Ŭ ů ' As the term slowly comes to an end, I think this is a good time to reflect on all the positive achievements we have Ő seen at George Mitchell School since September. In the primary, staff and students have seen the benefits of the ƚ ‘Success for All’ Literacy programme and the PE curriculum introduced by Mr Burke. Our primary parents have set ŝ up a ‘Parent Teacher and Friends Association’ aimed at raising funds to improve the school and they have already Ă held two successful community events - the Summer fair in September and the Winter fair in December. In the Ɖ secondary, we have had several exciting drop days and a wonderful day trip to Lille for MFL students in year 10 and Ŷ 11. We have also started the ‘Team Up Saturday school’ to help our students prepare themselves for their GCSE exams. There is alot more going on at George Mitchell School. Follow us on Twitter at @GMATSchool and www. georgemitchellschool.co.uk and you will be able to hear more news and success stories about the life of the school. Belinda Chapple We are always looking for new effective ideas to advance teaching and learn- 1 ing. So far this year we have developed ways for children to show they are mak- 1 ing good progress in lessons; strategies to make work accessible for different levels t of learners; making sure our assessments about children are detailed; and look- W ing at how we can support our children who are developing English. We have also t introduced a new Literacy Marking Code which helps students find errors with A things like punctuation and spelling in their work. The Homework Policy has been E put in place and there will soon be a homework timetable and a homework club. ‘ It’s been a busy, but exciting, term for Teaching and Learning at George Mitchell! s w w I joined George Mitchell School in Sep- Helen Williams t tember and I have truly enjoyed every minute of working here so far. The children F and staff are wonderful and have made me feel very welcome; I can’t believe it is a only a term since I started and we have all achieved such a lot. I would like to thank everyone from George Mitchell School for working together to make improvements s to the Primary school on this exciting journey we are on. I would like to thank every- one who has made me welcome and part of a wonderful and hardworking team. ‘ K Claire Kirwin Ğ It only seems like yesterday that I joined the staff at George Mitchell School ũ as the Deputy Headteacher, and at that time we were a 600 strong secondary , school. A lot has happened in the 11 years I have been here – yes, I can’t be- ƚ lieve it either. Now an all-through with nursery, primary and secondary phases, ǀ a few new faces on the staff but with the same vision – to enable young peo- > ple to do and be the best they possibly can. George Mitchell School is a ‘fam- ŵ ily’, a wonderful place to work and a wonderful place to learn. A true communi- Ž ty school with a community spirit . . . and finally – thinking of good cheer, have Ɛ a wonderful Christmas break and onwards to a successful 2015 for everyone. Ĩ Ă
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12_pager_December_2014_.indd 3 11/12/2014 16:39:19 George Mitchell Primary W show huge potential A Our year 2 sports hall athletics team entered their first compe- tition on the 12th November. The Waltham Forest event hosted at the impressive Redbridge Sports Centre, gave each of the 24 primary schools that attended 8 dif- ferent challenges. Each team completed running, throw- ing and jumping events and scored points for their school. Our boys team finished 8th and our girls 15th. The ex- perience gave our team something to really build on. Sprinting is a real strength for us at this age group. Maxwell and Gagejon showed huge potential. We will be planning some training next year leading up to the the borough sports day when they will race on the out- door track for the first time. Y D Wƌ Ěŝ ^Ś ,Ă ^Ś ĨƌŽ zŽ ĐĞ ŚĞ Ž ǁ Đŝ Ɛƚ Žǀ ŽƉ ůĞ Words provided by Peter Burk Pictures by Saeed Hussain 3 George Mitchell Times www.georgemitchellschool.co.uk
12_pager_December_2014_.indd 4 11/12/2014 16:39:24 Waltham Forest Sports Awards hanks to their ef- Tforts as part of the ‘Sky Sports Living For Sport’ initiative, 9G was invited to attend the 2014 Waltham Forest Sports Awards Ceremony where they were nominated for two awards – The Inclu- sive Sports Award and The Physical Activity & Health Project Award. Last, June 9G encouraged over 200 students to participate in the Hula Hoop, 3-Legged and Egg & Spoon com- petitions which they ran at Waltham Forest Town England’s 4 x 400m Com- tal Shelley (Y11), nominee and organised. Seven Hall along with special monwealth Games Gold for Sports Person of the representatives of 9G, guests, the Mayor of Medal relay team Daniel Year! Many thanks to Mr. along with Mr Collier Waltham Forest, Leyton Awde. Special mention Collier for nominating and Ms Jaeggi, enjoyed Orient captain Nathan also goes out to George 9G and for inviting us to this prestigious event Clarke, and member of Mitchell’s very own Crys- this exciting ceremony. Words & pictures provided by Christine Jaeggi Young Leaders Graduation DĂŶLJ ĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ &ũŽůůĂ WƌĞŬĂnjŝ͕ďĚĞůĨĞƚĂŚĞƌƌŽƵŝĐŚĞ͕EĂ- ĚŝĂ ,ĂƐƐĂŶ͕ ZŝƚŚƵƐĂ ZĂƚŚŝLJĂŬƵŵĂ͕ ^ŚŝƌůĞLJ DĂŶ͕ DƵŶĂ /ƐŵĂŝů͕ ƐŵĂĂ ,ĂŵnjĂ͕ ^ĞŚĞƌ 'ƵŶĞƐ ;Ăůů ϵ'Ϳ ĂŶĚ ^ŚĂũŝĂ &ĂƟŵĂ ;ϵ&Ϳ ǁŚŽ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĐƟǀĞ ŚĂŶŐĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ zŽƵŶŐ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ ŽŶ Ğ- ĐĞŵďĞƌ ϴƚŚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ŚĞůĚĂƚtĂůƚŚĂŵ&ŽƌĞƐƚdŽǁŶ,Ăůů͛Ɛ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŚĂŵďĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĂůŐƵĞƐƚŽƵŶ- ĐŝůůŽƌ >ŝĂƋƵĂƚ ůŝ͕ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ůůƚŚĞ /ĨĂŶLJŽŶĞŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶũŽŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͛ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŚĂƌĚǁŽƌŬ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ŶĞǁĐŽŚŽƌƚŽĨzŽƵŶŐ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ϯ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŝŶ ĚĞǀĞů- ƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽƐĂLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƐƉĞĂŬƚŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐůŝƐƚĞĚ ŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞĂŶĚŝƚǁĂƐĂƉůĞĂ- ĂďŽǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞLJǁŝůůƉƵƚLJŽƵŝŶƚŽƵĐŚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƐŬŝůůƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJ ƐƵƌĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƐŽƐŵĂƌƚůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƟǀĞ ŚĂŶŐĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ ŝŶƐƵĐŚƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ͘ Words & Pictures provided by Christine Jaeggi George Mitchell Times www.georgemitchellschool.co.uk 4
12_pager_December_2014_.indd 5 11/12/2014 16:39:30 Students’ artwork fetches £150 at Charity Auction
On Thurs 13th Nov a sculpture laser cutting technology, the lard, commented on the sculp- designed and made by our students made a series of pa- tures saying they were “better very own year 8 students was per cranes which appeared to than some of those designed exhibited at a glitzy charity be flying from the pages of the by the pros.” At the end of the dinner in central London. The book. The book itself was cut dinner one of the artworks was group, Weronika Badach, Jan- to look like trees. They also cre- auctioned off to raise money nat Saeed, Amaal Hussein and ated a sculpture which depict- for the charity, PEAS, who work Aliya Anwar were challenged ed a school, built by the charity to expand access to sustainably to make a sculpture entirely out they worked with, in Uganda. delivered, quality secondary of second hand books. Using a The architect in charge of the education across Africa (PEAS. combination of origami and design of the event, Rion Wil- org.uk). It was sold for £150! Words & pictures provided by Eve Goldman
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12_pager_December_2014_.indd 6 11/12/2014 16:39:32 Art not just for art’s sake
KŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϱƚŚ Ă ĚĞůĞŐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ LJĞĂƌ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚĂŶĚĂůůƐƚĂīǁĞƌĞŝŵƉƌĞƐƐĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ϭϬ ƚĞdžƟůĞƐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵ ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ƐŚŽǁŶ ďLJ ŽƵƌ DŽƌƌŝƐ 'ĂůůĞƌLJ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ Ă ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ƌƵŶ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƚĂƐŬ͘ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚ ĂƌƟƐƚ͕ ůŬĞ ^ĐŚŵŝĚƚ͘ tĞ͛ƌĞ Ăůů ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞdͲ^ŚŝƌƚƐŵĂĚĞďLJƚŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁŝůů ůŬĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŚĂƐĂŶĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞŐĂůůĞƌLJ ďĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚŝŶĂ&ĂƐŚŝŽŶ^ŚŽǁĂƚƚŚĞŐĂůůĞƌLJ͘ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ĞŵŽƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ǁŽƌŬƐǁŚŝĐŚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƉůŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ he artist and designer ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚĞdžƟůĞƐ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ŝŶ commented on how ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĂŶŐůĂĚĞƐŚ͕hnjďĞŬŝƐƚĂŶĂŶĚ T sŝĞƚŶĂŵ͘ ^ŚĞ ĂůƐŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ well-mannered and polite ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐ ĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZĂŶĂ our students were. WůĂnjĂĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂŐĂƌŵĞŶƚĨĂĐƚŽƌLJŝŶĂŶ- Words & pictures provided by Eve Goldman ŐůĂĚĞƐŚĐŽůůĂƉƐĞĚ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϭϬϬϬůŝǀĞƐůŽƐƚ͘ dŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŚĂĚĂĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐƉĞĂŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƚĂďŽƵƚŚĞƌǁŽƌŬďĞĨŽƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĨĂƵůƚLJ ƚͲƐŚŝƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŵĂŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘ dŚĞ Ăƌƚ- ŝƐƚĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌǁŚŽůĞĚƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉĐŽŵ- ŵĞŶƚĞĚŽŶŚŽǁǁĞůůͲŵĂŶŶĞƌĞĚĂŶĚƉŽůŝƚĞŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞ͘dŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐƚŚĞLJĂƐŬĞĚǁĞƌĞ
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12_pager_December_2014_.indd 7 11/12/2014 16:39:35 “BEST EVER ATTENDANCE
Year 4 96.3%
Year 8 96.7%
HANK YOU to parents and carers for your support and Secondary 95.6% Special congratulations to Year 8 on Tco-operation with our attendance! It’s produced the achieving 96.7% Year 4 for 96.3% and Year 6 for 96.2% best ever attendance at George Mitchell School (2013-2014) It does not stop there! Already we are at 96.5% ( as of 95.5% George Mitchell School (All-through) Primary 95.2% September 2014) Please continue with your support by
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12_pager_December_2014_.indd 8 11/12/2014 16:39:39 CE AT GEORGE MITCHELL!”
Your child’s attendance is important in order to give them a stable foundation for a fulÀlling future
Year 6 96.2%
arranging medical appointments outside of school hours 020 8988 9682 Or 020 8539 6198 Press 1 secondary (Bevin and family holidays during school term. Reporting your Hay) Press 2 primary (Carol Whitehead) Remember! Pupils child’s absence before 9.30am, ring: Primary attendance must arrive at 8.40am for a prompt start!
hotline – 020 8988 9687 Secondary attendance hotline – Words provided by Bevin Hay Picture by Charlie Bushell
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12_pager_December_2014_.indd 9 11/12/2014 16:39:42 ...in the Plaground
Our primary FAB (Fighting Against Bully- and help pupils who may need someone to Fing) team are doing a greatA job with pro- play with, helpB sort out minor disagreements moting our anti-bullying in the playground. between friends and are available if pupils Each FAB member has a badge and a yel- want help if they feel they are being bullied.
“It’s a great asset to the Mohammed who is part of FAB says school and I get the joy of ‘It’s a great asset to the school and I get the joy of helping other peo- helping other people and ple and making life easier for them’. making life easier for them”
low tabard to wear when they are on duty Ursula in Y3 Lion class said ‘ they so all pupils and staff can locate them in help me, as they care about us and the playground. The FAB team are made if we fall down they take care of us up of Y6 pupils who want to help keep and take us to the midday assistant’. George Mitchell a happy and caring place for everyone. They go into the playground BinBin who is also in Lion said ‘ FAB come to “they help me, as they care play with people in reception and it’s nice’. about us and if we fall down Well done FAB team, you certainly are they take care of us and take FABulous! us to a midday assistant” Words provided by Mrs Henderson-McLeary Photo: Charlie Bushell
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12_pager_December_2014_.indd 10 11/12/2014 16:39:47 FAB Anti-bullying conference Geroge Mitchell’s Y6 FAB team went Mahmood Y6 “We went to the Arse- out against bullying if they see or to the annual anti-bullying confer- nal stadium to examine the mean- hear it happen. Everyone learnt that ence at the Emirates Stadium, organ- ing of anti-bullying. We met a few we all have a responsibility, both ised by the Diana Award Anti-bully- celebrities like Bars and Melody and adults and children, to speak out ing charity. Set up in the memory of Twist and Pulse who were helping against bullying and report it. It isn’t Princess Diana, over 400 young peo- us in the workshops and promoting just the victim who can stop bully- ple from across southern England anti-bullying” Fatima Mohammed ing, but people who see it happen- came together to share the anti-bul- Y6 “I was active and confident and I ing to someone else can speak out lying work they do in their schools. learnt about anti-bullying and how and stop it too. If you are being bul- The Y6 pupils, alongside the chil- to stop bullying. Yousef Arif Y6 “The lied in school there are lots of peo- dren, attended two different work- anti-bullying conference answered ple you can speak to who will stop shops which helped develop their all my questions like how bullying it. Talk to your parents or carer, your awareness and knowledge around starts, and what you can do to stop class teacher, and any other adult bullying in a fun and interactive it” National Anti-bullying week was in school you feel able to talk to or way. The workshops included pub- 17th – 21st November and this year’s speak to a FAB member and they will lic speaking, dance, music , creative theme was ‘No Bystanders’. Both the help you to find an adult you can tell. writing and photography, and whilst primary and secondary students had Words & Pictures provided by Mrs Henderson-McLeary
the students were doing these, Mrs assemblies and McLeary and Ms Plaster attended class time focus- their own teacher workshops fo- sing on bullying cussing on Cyber bullying and also and what being discovering how other schools deal a bystander in with bullying. At the end of the day, bullying means. all the students performed what they The theme of did in their workshops and we also ‘No Bystanders’ had performances from some of the is an important celebrities who also participated – message as it Bars and Melody and Twist and Pulse encourages ev- from Britain’s Got Talent. Mustafa eryone to speak George Mitchell Times www.georgemitchellschool.co.uk 10
12_pager_December_2014_.indd 11 11/12/2014 16:39:51 The story of the India Corps
The memorial at the site of the Indian troops’ first battle, Hollebeke. in the trench system down into the dugout
t the start off theh First Woro ld day tripp to BBelgiuum and Francec ful and evoco aative Inndid an Me- War, wiith the Geerman Army to see thhe siteess of the story of the morial at Neuvve-e CChapelle, the sweeping through Belgium India CCoorrps. We vvisiteed the spot site of a mmajor bab ttle in which towards France, the ddefence where Sepoy Khudadad Khan’ns Indian troops played a key roole. of the area round thhe town of heerroism won him tht e Viictoria n tthe first 14 mom nths of thhe war Ypres became crucial. How- CCross; the memorial tot Inndian 138,66008 Innddian soldid ers fof ugght everr theh Brir tish Army was far troops at Hollebeke witth devo- on thee Westernn Froontn . 211,413 smmalller than the French or Ger- tional words from Muslim, Sikh were killed - a higgher percentagge man armies and the hunnddreds and Hindu scriptures; the build- than in the British Armmy - before of thousands of voluntteeers had ings used as dressing stations for they were transporteed to other yet to be trained. The Indian Indian troops fighting at Groot- battles in Turkey, thee Middle East Corps from Lahore and Meerut ebeke; and the India memorial and East Africa. In the words of - many of whom were soldiers on the Ypres ramparts above the Anglia’s supportinng booklet, ‘it from presentt-day Pakistan - were Menin Gate. At Passchendae- is fair to say thaat without their called on to help and arrived in le we explored a dugout and presence and thheir bravery, thhe France in September 1914. In- trench system and haandn leed Indi- battle and thee war could well dian sooldiers played a key role an Army weapons and uniform. have been lost before Christmmas.s’ in the earliest battles of the war. Finally, as the sun set and the n 31st October two Year 10 moon rose, students - Mohamed Rehan we paid our aand Andrada Ciolacc - joiined me respects at as guests of Angliia Tours for a the beauti-
Our guide Steve explaining the sepoy’s equipment worn by Sibtain from Leyton Sixth Form College.
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12_pager_December_2014_.indd 12 11/12/2014 16:40:01 Shadia Browne plays
theBecause I study blues music, naught and Buxon. I ful, meaning I can members of my class really enjoyed meet- adapt to any song.
and I had a great op- ing new people I absolutely enjoy our Shadia Browne portunity of perform- and learning things music band at Ley- ing at Leyton Sixth from one another. ton Sixth Form Col- Form College. We I am currently learn- lege. It helps me be performed a wide ing how to play bass creative, and I also genre of songs so that guitar, steel pans, learn a lot there. As a everyone would get piano and I also sing. naturally shy person, involved. There was a Knowing how to play this is helping me to mix of other schools this many instru- build my confidence.
there including Con- ments is very help- Words and pictures provided by Shadia Browne
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