NEWSLETTER Spring 2020
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Lammas School and Sixth Form NEWSLETTER Spring 2020 Monday 24th February 2020 Dear Parents and Carers We are so proud to have heard from ex-students about their recent successes, having gone on to great things following their time at Lammas School. Two of our past students feature later in this newsletter, both demonstrating that hard work and commitment pays off. Both Zohra and Azi are clearly destined to be highly successful, and this is down to putting in the hours and being resilient. As we draw nearer to exam season, it is vital that students attend school every day. A lesson missed can mean the difference between a pass or fail, and to be successful in future life students must understand how vital study, preparation and positive mental attitudes are. Every student, and especially those nearing exams, have clear guidelines on how to prepare at home, using the online resources as well as essential reading as directed by class teachers. All parents who were not able to make the recent Y11 Parents’ Evening will be contacted directly to discuss current attendance and progress, with an emphasis on how best to support students at home. The extra effort put in at this time of year will enable your children to be successful, and ensure that when they open the envelope with their exam results in August, they have clear pathways to a next step in learning which will take them to happy and productive futures. Mike Davis, the social commentator, tells us that the urban population of the earth outnumbers the rural, and that this happened sometime in the last decade. This has huge implications for our children, as the urban population further increases. How will this fact inform careers, homes and wellbeing? There is much we don’t know about what will be expected of our children in the future, but what is indisputable is to be successful they will need to be great communicators, creative problem solvers and able to form positive relationships with others. Our commitment, to Wide Horizons ensures that we continually design opportunities to develop these essential skills. Have a lovely week. Graham Clifford Head Lammas School and Sixth Form Proud Traditions | Wide Horizons | High Achievement Cordially invites Year 6 Parents parents/carers to attend our annual ‘Life at Lammas’ Coffee Morning Monday 9th March, 2020 9:30am to 11:00am Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road, Leyton, E10 7LX We look forward to meeting you. Kindly note that this invitation is for parents and carers; children should attend school as normal. ……………..………………………………….…….. A member of the Griffin Schools Trust Important Dates: Thursday 11th June from 2pm by appointment - Year 6 Interviews A member of the Transition Team will meet you and your child here in school to gather and share information. Wednesday 1st July – Year 6 Welcome Day Year 6 students join us for the day to sample lessons, meet Lammas students and staff and spend time with their future Year Group. Arrival - 8.50am with a 2.30pm finish. Uniform will be available to purchase here in school on both of these days Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mr Pillay (Assistant Headteacher). Email: [email protected] Telephone: 020 8988 5860 PE WEEKLY NEWS WEEK COMMENCING 24/02/2020 Excellent Lammas Basketball Achievements again in 2019/20!! 8/10 Lammas teams made the Waltham Forest Borough Finals Boys: Yr 7 Runners up Yr8 Runners up Yr9 Champions Yr10 Semi Finalists Yr11 Group Stage Girls: Yr7 Champions Yr8 Champions yr9 Semi Finalists Yr10 Runners up Yr11 Champions Year 7 Yr7 boys Basketball LOST VS Leytonstone (FINAL) Year 8 Yr8 Boys Basketball LOST 34-22 VS Leytonstone (FINAL) Yr8 Girls Football 6aside League FINALS – CHAMPIONS Round robin; Lammas WON 2-1 vs Chingford Lammas DREW 1-1 vs Heathcote Year 9 Yr9 Boys Basketball WON via default (FINAL) Yr9 Girls Football 7aside League FINALS – CHAMPIONS Semi-final; WON 2-1 vs Chingford Final; drew 1-1 and won 2-0 on Pens vs Willowfield Yr9 Boys Basketball LOST 42-69 vs Greig City (LYG R2) Year 10 No fixtures Year 11 No fixtures Sixth No Fixtures Form Monday 24 February Tuesday 25 Yr7 Boys football vs George Mitchell (H) February Yr9 Boys football vs Fred Bremer (H) Wednesday Yr11 boys football vs Walthamstow Academy (A) 26 February 6th Form basketball vs Barnet (A) Thursday 27 Yr8 Boys football vs Highams Park (H) February Yr10 Boys football vs South Chingford (A) Friday 28 GCSE Handball vs Kingsford (A) February WF Trampolining Competition 12-3 (Sports Hall) Yr9 Boys basketball vs St Mary (H) Year 7 Boys – Borough finalists The year 7 boys came up short in their first Basketball Final and only lost by 5pts, however there are some encouraging signs that this Team of boys will be successful in the future as Mr Braithwaite has big plans for them. Well done for this season and roll on next season. Year 8 Girls – Borough Champions Year 8 successfully defended the title they won in year 7 31-16, with team lead by their 2 STAR players Siobhan Daley & Cheyenne Fell they comfortably won the Final and also on a high note Cheyenne was crowned MVP of the match, well done girls and roll on next year Year 8 Boys – Borough finalists The year 8 boys team came on leaps and bounds from last season, when they did not qualify for the play offs. What a difference a year has made with the team buying into the basketball we do at Lammas and looking like an excellent squad in year 8. They went unbeaten in the league beating Leytonstone, Buxton, Norlington and George Mitchell on their way to winning the group. The semi-final followed in similar fashion with a comfortable win against Fredrick Bremer School. Unfortunately the final wasn’t to be losing against a strong Leytonstone team to finish up Waltham Forest runners up. A fantastic achievement nonetheless and the team should be very proud. Squad: Ayman, Edgar, Aretas, Zurell, Abdul, Radoslav, Dorian, Andre, Dhanyal and Idiris. Year 10 Girls – Borough Finalists Year 10 Girls Basketball report Year 7 runners-up. Year 8 Champions, Year 9 (no games), Year 10 Runners Up This is the history of the up and down times of the current Year 10 Girls basketball team. A group of girls with lots of individual potential but with little team ethic and had not really played for a year. Expectations were low with the idea for the season being one of playing as hard as we can and let's see where that gets us. This was going to be a short season as only 4 teams had entered the league. Along with Lammas we had Forest, Holy family and Frederick Bremer. Our first game of the season was away to Frederick Bremer. A team we had not played before but one that consisted of several tall and athletic players. Comparing this to our relatively small team this looked like it would be quite a tough task. And that it truly was. The game was tied on the final buzzer meaning we had to go in to dreaded over-time with the girls coming out as 23 – 19 winners. Phew. A lot of tired legs and minds after that one but confidence was boosted by the high level of effort and determination showed by all. Game 2 – Away to Holy Family. The current borough champions and the team we beat in the Year 8 Final back in 2018. This was a very low scoring contest with Holy family coming out as 12-5 winners. Defences were on top in a very physical contest which pushed the girls physically and mentally. The promising part was the number of good opportunities that were created by the team, meaning that, with a little bit of care when scoring or with the final pass we would compete with these opponents the next time we play them. The next time was in the final. Forest withdrew and with only 3 teams in the league it was decided by the powers that be that it would be a straight final. Lammas vs Holy Family 2. Wilder vs Fury 2 had nothing on this. Holy family started off positively and gained an early lead. The girls fought back and closed the gap to 1 point by the start of the final quarter. With both teams getting tired and making more mistakes the final quarter was an extremely tense contest with Holy Family pipping Lammas at the very end. It has been a pleasure to coach this team and with some improvements with the shooting/lay-ups the gold medal will be held by Lammas next season. Well done to Yagmur, Shasmeen, Bianca P, Leena, Bianca B, Khadija, Ceren, Aaliyah, veronica, Gabriele and Muneerah. On Tuesday 11th February both the year 8 and 9 girls won their Waltham Forest football league. The years 9 qualified in 4th for the semi finals and the years 8 as 1st place. Both teams came through to win their respected competitions! Lammas year 9 girls were fantastic in the 7aside football finals night taking the gold medals and being crowned champions. The semi final was a tough game against Chingford Foundation who like Lammas had some very talented girls. It was an end to end game of football but Lammas took the lead through clinical striker Ma-Leiha who smashed a long range effort into the bottom corner. Chingford equalised through a goal mouth scramble but Lammas kept their heads and Tashae calmly slotted the ball home in the second half to win 2-1.