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A Letter from the Headteacher July 2018 www.lordswoodgirls.co.uk Lordswood News will be sent out via Parentmail and you A Letter From The will recently have received a letter from our Finance Director regarding the move Headteacher to cashless catering from September. Dear Parents, One of the recurrent issues raised by students at Headteacher’s Question Time this year, has been that I write this letter with the memories of the superb of lunchtimes. The School Council has worked with the production of The little Mermaid and the 60th school leadership and catering manager to address anniversary celebration event fresh in mind. The concerns and from October half term, there will be production was stunning and, if you did not manage to a new catering provision in school. The new provider see it, you sadly missed a real treat! is looking to redevelop the canteen area and create ways of speeding up the through-put so that students The 60th celebration was also a fantastic event and I have more time to eat their lunch. Part of the solution should like to thank everyone who helped make the is to have a cashless provision thereby speeding up day such a success. It was wonderful to see so many time at the till. I should be grateful for your support in students, parents, staff and governors, past and present, implementing this new approach which ultimately will and also members of the local community. The day improve your child’s enjoyment of lunchtimes. reinforced the concept of the Lordswood Community to which I so often refer. What was particularly lovely was I would like to be able to say that all building work has speaking to some of the original Lordswood students now been completed – sadly this is not the case! The who joined the school in 1958. They were clearly very sports hall and sixth form centre are now finished but proud of their school and were pleased to see that the the corridor linking the main school to the new build has Lordswood Girls’ School of 2018 remains one of the yet to be constructed. I have been informed that this most successful schools in the city. Clearly much has should be completed by the end of the summer holiday changed over the last 60 years but the school’s focus on so hopefully my letter to you in September will include striving for excellence in all things remains. some positive news in this regard. The whole build has been a protracted nightmare and I know that there are One of the many challenges facing schools in 2018 several staff who have aged during the process! The remains funding; sadly in spite of recent government construction of the 3G football pitch has started and pronouncements issues around funding have not gone this project is expected to be completed by the end of away. Lordswood Girls’ School’s success is based on October. hardworking and focused students, supportive parents who work in partnership with the school and excellent I referred earlier to the quality of our staff and this teachers. We will not compromise our focus on term we sadly say goodbye to a number of teachers delivering high quality teaching and learning and refuse who have gained promotion to other schools. Ms to let funding cuts lead to a reduction in the number of Bukreedan, KS5 Co-ordinator of Mathematics, Mr Butt, subjects offered or in the number of teachers, thereby teacher of science, Ms Christian, Lead Professional for increasing the size of teaching groups. We do, however, Humanities, Mr Jones, teacher of mathematics, Mrs need to look at where we can make savings without Ling, cover supervisor, Mrs Mellor, teacher of geography impacting on standards. This means that we really and Miss Pickford, Acting Achievement Co-ordinator do need to move forward with our plan to become KS4, will be leaving us at the end of this term; we a paperless and cashless school. We have tried to thank them for everything that they have done and promote Parentmail this year but there are still a large wish them every success and happiness in their future number of parents who have not signed up. There have beyond Lordswood. We also wish Mrs Uffindall, KS4 Co- been issues with the rollout of the system but, where ordinator, well as she embarks on her maternity leave. parents have got in touch with the school, we have been able to resolve these. If you have not yet activated your The term ends for all students at 12 noon on Friday 20th account, please do so and if you are having a problem July and the autumn term resumes for Years 7-11 on setting it up, please come into school where we will be Wednesday 5th September. There is a staggered start happy to support. From next year, all reports and letters on this day so please refer to the timings below for your daughter’s year group: Ms Pickford said of the Year 10 winners “The year 10 Year 7: 8:35am students this year have made a real effort and have Year 8: 9:25am pushed themselves outside of their comfort zones, and Year 9: 9:50am have embraced new experiences across the subject Year 10: 10:15am areas. They have been involved in many events in school Year 11: 8:35am and have been praised for their confidence in getting involved. It has been lovely to see their personalities Year 12 and 13 will be meeting with tutors during the and maturity levels grow this year and I wish them all week and all year 12 will be required in school on Friday the very best as they start year 11 in September.” 7th September at 8:30. The school calendar for next year will be available on the school website in addition Year 7 Year 8 to the calendar for next term which appears at the end Grace Currall Rania Khurshid of this newsletter. Molly Gillett Faith Murray Raya Rodney-Taylor Claudia Bryan I should like to take this opportunity to thank you for Millie Conway Alishbah Yasin your support over the last year and wish you and your Rosa Maria DallisonL Gia Dhami family an enjoyable and relaxing summer. Lidiya Hassan Christal Dilworth Erin Norman Lyla Perkins With very best wishes, Nicoli Tcacenco Reeha Saleem Eleanor Davies Upright Melika Hussain Megan Harper Rachel Ling Nell Harris Nour Abdel-Dayem Anoushka Saint John Macaiah Darman Claudia Vuthyani Holly Freeman Davina He Aishat Lekuti Aminah Ilyas Betsy Merrell Mrs Jane Götschel Headteacher Year 9 Year 10 Mona Khosroshahi Farah Al Ali Jovita Manickam Luka Emanuel Farah Shah Zara Hussain Summer Term Lucy Fan-Bruno Parveen Kaur Chloe Gandolfi Sanna Wazir Achievement Awards Layeba Khan Hajra Ahmed Congratulations from the Achievement Ayshah Zulfiqar Liyah Gill Ellie McDonald-Stanton Ishpreet Sohanpal Co-ordinator team of Mrs Peniket, Mr Gursimran Kaur Zara Ahmed Baker and Ms Pickford Tanisha Sangha Kushmeet Roopra Nosheen Siddiqi The following students received awards at the Amna Shuja Ariana Ahmadzadeh Lordswood Girls’ School Celebration Evening on Tuesday, Nina Dixon-Biggs Alina Javed 17th July. The girls had shown great determination and Saniyah Mahmood Hannah James improvement in skills specific to the following subject Deeba Nasari Samantha Middleton areas and were applauded for their success. Jaspinder Shoker Simran Purewal Ms Peniket said of the Year 7 winners, “the current Shinee Tomlinson Year 7 achievers have successfully demonstrated Victoria Babajide perseverance and commitment to developing their Iqra Naseem talents in a range of new skills and challenges at Erin Norman Headteacher’s Award secondary school level. I am extremely proud of the Nour Abdel-Dayem Headteacher’s award girls and wish them all the best as they move up to Year Lucy Fan-Bruno Headteacher’s award 8. The girls will prove to be excellent role models to our Ishpreet Sohanpal Headteacher’s award new Year 7 students when they start at Lordswood in September.” Mr Baker said that Years 8 & 9 have both had a The School Council successful year and have been praised by their teachers Mrs Riley on a busy year for the School for their determination and maturity. These year groups have been involved in a personal growth mindset Council Reps challenge during the morning review programme and As ever, the School Council’s fundraising efforts have they have applied their growth mindset qualities in their been amazing this year and, in total, they have managed learning. to raise an amazing £2421.23 for various charities! Our regular Wear It Pink day for Breakthrough Breast Cancer raised £815.13 in October 2017 and the Council went grow older. The Reps even stated that it should be a trip on to raise £856.07 for Children in Need the following that is run more often. month. I would like to say a huge thank you to all of the School Council Fundraising Week in April 2018 was a students involved in the School Council for their hard huge success and each Year Council worked incredibly work and dedication over the past academic year. hard planning and arranging their fundraising activities. Attendance to meetings has been exceptional and each The week was a festival of events with talent shows, non of the girls has contributed to everything we have done. uniform days, a photo booth and cake sales and below is a break down of which charities our Year Councils I would like to encourage all of our current Reps to apply supported and how much they managed to raise: to be a member of the School Council again next year as well as asking all other students to consider applying.
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