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WEEKLY BULLETIN 11th October 2013

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Dear Parents, OCTOBER SATURDAY 12—MONDAY 14TH

th Greenpower Goodwood Final May I congratulate the Richard Lander surfing team, who for the 6 year MONDAY 14TH & WEDNESDAY out of 7, have won the coveted Peninsula Schools Surfing Festival. This 16TH involves many tens of students from secondary schools across the Year 10 Art Trips to St Ives area. Much of our catchment includes the north coast area such as St WEDNESDAY 16TH Agnes and Porthtowan, and many of our students also come from the 3:30—5:30 Perranporth area, so this is a festival where we should always start as RHS Get Grown ups Growing favourites. But every competition has to be won and competitors need the We need parents to help out in the will to win also. So congratulations again to all students involved! school garden! THURSDAY 17TH Congratulations also to Georgia Doyle-Lay who has been selected to INDUSTRIAL ACTION Only Year 11 in school represent England at Athletics after finishing second in her age group at THURSDAY 17TH the the ESAA Combined Events National Finals recently, setting a new 19:30—21:00 Cornish record for her age group. A fabulous achievement and well Truro College Information Evening deserved! for Richard Lander School students and parents/ carers Finally, may I congratulate the following students, who earned the most THURSDAY 17TH merits for their Learning Communities last week. Future Chef Competition THURSDAY 17TH - FRIDAY 1ST Thea Neal: 16 (Godrevy) NOVEMBER Scarlett Shepherd: 14 (Towan) Year 10/11 American Exchange - Emily Meadows: 13 (Rame) RLS Students visit Mechanicsburg Jack Beech: 13 (Pentire) FRIDAY 18TH Year 9 Chemistry event with Steve Mulcahy University of Bristol TUESDAY 22ND Headteacher Climbing Wall trip to Tavistock Barn WEDNESDAY 23RD 16:30—19;30 Jazz Band and Recorder group rehearsal at Truro School WEDNESDAY 23RD & THURSDAY 24TH Year 9 Fire Safety Tour THURSDAY 24TH Green Day Cheese and Wine evening for Year 7 Parents FRIDAY 25TH INSET - No students in school

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turns in the small waves. boarders. The U16 boys also did well with Surfers Take the Mat Reed taking First place, Trey Kai Thomas was the clear winner of the Campbell in 3rd and Will McRitchie Peninsular Surf under 16 category coming first in each coming 4th. Competition Title round and not far behind him Jo Hornbuckle took 3rd place. Needless to say Richard Lander School Again! were the overall winners and got to keep In the Under 14 boys surfers Jack hold of the trophy for another year. Coombes went through to win the final T hirty of the schools best surfers went after coming first in all his heats. Jack Mr T Roberson to represent Richard Lander at the Burton also did well to get through to the Peninsular Surf Competition on Friday 4th final and came fourth. Sam Russell got where they dominated most of the events through to the semi-finals and Lewis and had a great day. Cooker made it through to the quarter finals. The surf was challenging in that the competitors needed to use all their skill Dulcie Haver was the proud winner of the and wave knowledge to make the most under 14 girls category. out of what little power there was available in the small waves. Despite this It was almost a clean sweep with the body many of the teams managed some big boarding division as well. Anya Gough took first place for Under 16 girls body

to make this short poem. Peaceful Delight – Jessica Starlett

The Sea is refreshing calm and irresistible Behind a mountain, The waves crash and fall onto each other Turquoise clear lake, luscious green, as the pebbles fall and roll And pure, still waters. The sea is spacious as the water sparkles The water is cold like the blood of reptiles The natural blurred waves crash calmly Water – Madelaine Collins into the opaque shallow water The sea is majestic as it glitters The calm bubble surrounding the water National Poetry Day lillies, Here is some more excellent student A ripple and a splash trailing the tide, 3rd October 2013 work: The tossed water settles along the sea Waves – Max Everard line, Hearing the muffled laughter and fun of S tudents produced some fabulous Waves, crashing down in the deep blue life we live within. work for National Poetry Day sea Bobbing up and down in open seas The morning dewdrops crystallising on In Art, 8R4 responded to a water painting The white horses galloping the ground, by Kurt Jackson to produce a creative In a race to the sea-shore The underwater vibes rising up above. poem using specific Art vocabulary. CRASH! The water ripples up the bank A waddling penguin surfing in the ocean, Students worked in small groups to mind Like a rampaging bull Silently frogs and fish diving down below, map and create a line each for the poem, Before scurrying back, The way of live has begun. then they assembled all the lines together Preparing to attack again.

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Year 11 Senior Leaders S ince the first day in September, older students from Y9, Y10 and Y11 Common Room have been spending time, during Tutor Sessions, mentoring and ‘buddying’ our F or the first time in the new school our new Y7 students. They have been giving ‘Year 11 Senior Leaders’ have been advice, school tours and extending rewarded with a ‘Common Room’ which, knowledge to the younger students as at present, includes a fridge, kettle, Pool & they start their first term at Richard Football Table. Lander School. I am also working with a number of outside agencies to sponsor or provide They have had a great deal of fun and other certain facilities, resources and Twister Thursday for seemed to enjoy the wide range of ‘goodies’ that our Senior Leaders will Dyspraxia Awareness activities during these early weeks. Well appreciate in exchange for performing done to all the Tutors, Mentors & short duties during lunchtimes, to support Week Buddies for making the programme a staff. By Matthew Luetchford and Ben Lamb success Mr Jim Beech If any Parents or Businesses are keen to get involved in this exciting initiative please contact Mr Beech T oday it was Twister Thursday for Dyspraxia Awareness Week. We all met Ideal Xmas together and started by playing the Twister pressie! game in a competition. The winner, Tom Learn French and Donlon Smith from year 10 won a Twister have fun at the same game donated by Argos. Afterwards we time! From the were shown hints and tips to support us Linguascope Team, an including balancing exercises and app for your phone/I handwriting tips. To finish with some of the pad to play games year 9 students made some Twister related that improve your games of their own. French vocabulary, Tom Donlon Smith said: “Playing Twister spelling and for Dyspraxia Awareness was lots of fun grammar. and lots of laughs. There was a competition where the winner got a ‘This Xmas’s most sought after gift’ Twister game and the rest got Smarties” ‘The app you can’t leave home without’

U nder the direction of cartoonist Nick Brennan, students in the Ark have made an impressive start on our Ark Art project, following our visit to Falmouth Art Gallery last week. The ideas for this piece of art have been both developed, and then coloured using inks by the students based in the Ark here at Richard Lander School.

Mrs D Beattie ARB Teacher

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Hampshire (County advisor for PSHE) the bull” - Y9 ASDAN PSD pupils, Visitors to the PD Police and is listed in Cornwall County Richard Lander School, Truro Council’s Health Promotion directory of Curriculum specialist substance abuse teachers to “Many specialist speakers and guests schools and young persons. find it difficult to deliver in a W e have welcomed many visitors to way that keeps the students PD lessons so far this term. For Y11 SCADA is highly recommended, valid and interested and engaged. You students Truro College have delivered a credible: obviously felt comfortable presentation about what they offer post working with large groups.” – 16 and the acclaimed SCADA (alcohol and  SCADA is a unique resource that Julie Rowe, Head of PSHE, drug education programme) has been supports each schools PSHE Camborne Academy introduced to many Year 11 groups. The curriculum: aim is that all year 11 students will have “So good to hear such a balanced  SCADA creates trust and honesty: taken part in the sessions before session, full of real and relevant “His style of delivery engages our Christmas. Steve Clare who facilitates the information – brilliant – thank students.” - Nick Eacott, Sir sessions really seems able to get students you!” - Helena Clements, West James Smith’s, Camelford thinking about the wider issues that come Buckland School, nr Barnstaple with alcohol and legal/illegal drug misuse. “Please continue to keep your The sessions have been well received by  SCADA provides a forum for open lessons real and tell it as you see students so far and we very much hope discussion without consequence: it. It works!” Pete Bond, we can extend the programme to other “Most pupils had a question or saltash.net Community School year groups in the very near future. something to say.”- Susi Deliske, Here are just a few comments made Wadebridge School “Steve’s knowledge cannot be about the programme: replicated by those without his

“Pupils were clearly engaged, telling extensive experience in the SCADA uses its unique depth of their stories and answering licensing trade. I’m happy to knowledge from 20 years licensing questions.” – Katie White, Head recommend SCADA to other experience to support schools in the of PSHE, St James School, Exeter schools and colleges.” - Peter delivery of a very specific part of the PSHE Glynn, Assistant Head Teacher, curriculum, teaching pupils from Year 7 to  SCADA breaks down barriers Wadebridge School Year 13. within minutes:

“Down to earth . . . honest . . . SCADA is supported by Mr David funny . . Steve wasn’t talking V. Downing (Head of RE/PD)

News from the Drama Sports Report

Department. Our Year 9 Rugby team are on fire this term! Following T he year 9s are very busy rehearsing this team shot last Thursday every lunchtime for their up and coming the boys went on to beat Sir Fire Safety Tour. The show will include James Smith College 13 short plays with very important Fire (Camelford) 51-0 in the first Safety Messages for Primary School round of the County Cup children. Safety around bonfires and sparklers, not playing with matches the We have had another good week of Thursday 10th October: importance of checking your smoke rugby fixtures this week , particularly alarm and never go back into a burning winning 4 of our 6 matches against Redruth School @ Redruth building will be just some of the topics Redruth, who are always a strong rugby Yr 7A: 0-65 (won) covered. This year we are performing at school. Yr 7B: 0-40 (won) Mount Hawke, Chacewater, Mithian and Yr 8: 50-0 (lost) Blackwater Primary Schools. Tuesday 8th October: Yr 9: 32-10 (won - played at RLS) Yr 10: 9-29 (won) Important dates th Helston School @ RLS Yr 11: 27-15 (lost) Tuesday 15 October – Dress rehearsal Yr 7 A: 66-0 (won) 3.30 – 5.30pm Room 130 rd th Yr 8: 7-20 (lost) 23 and 24 October – Tour of Primary Yr 10: 0-50 (lost) Mr J Williamson Schools Yr 11: 27-7 (won) Mr J Bridger Ms Charleston 4

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Craft Club were back in full swing this week as they crocheted pumpkins! The year 9 students patiently taught the excellent and very able year 7s how to do it and some members of the group even managed to extend the Halloween theme to ghosts and witches!

Craft Club were back in full swing this week as they crocheted pumpkins! The year 9 students patiently taught the very able year 7s how to do it and some members of the group even managed to extend the Halloween theme to ghosts and witches!

This year we are glad to be collecting the Morrisons Let’s Grow vouchers! Now in its 6th year, the Let's Grow programme aims to help schools capture the imagination of the nation's children by showing them where food comes from and inspiring them to grow their own fruit and veg in the school grounds.

We would like parents to collect Let’s Grow vouchers at their local Morrisons from Monday 2nd September until Sunday 27th October 2013.

What is Get Your Grown-ups Growing? GYGG is part of the Campaign for School Gardening. At Richard Lander we are going to host an event in October where grandparents, parents, carers and friends are invited to help in our garden. We are hoping to encourage adults within our community to help develop our new garden we are hoping to plant some bulbs/seeds and build a bug hotel! We would also love to see adults from our local community passing on their gardening experience to our students by helping them sow seeds and assist in weeding! Initially we are planning to run 2 after school sessions: Wednesday 9th October – 3:30-5:30pm Wednesday 16th October – 3:30-5:30pm Weather depending it should be a fun session so please remember old clothes and your wellies.

Refreshments will be provided!

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Mira 2 text books French Exchange 2014 If you studied Spanish in year 9 and still have a Mira 2 text book at home W e have just 5 places left and could you please return it to the would particularly like to hear from Languages department as soon as year 9 &10 boys who are currently studying French possible.

We shall be running a French exchange visit to Le Collège St Joseph in Staff Inset Days and What next? Toulouse next year for students currently in years 9 and 10. The School Closure Days Truro College are holding an proposed dates are: 2013/2014 (no pupils in information evening for Richard French students in the UK: Lander School students and their Sunday 16th – Sunday 23rd March school) English students in France: parents/carers on Thursday 17th Friday 28th March – Friday 4th April October at 7:30 pm. This is going 4th September 2013 ahead despite the fact that The cost of the exchange will be 25th October 2013 industrial action is taking place £350. This includes return coach travel 15th November 2013 that day. 6th December 2013 to Bristol, return flights to Toulouse, a programme of activities in France, 24th July 2014 Richard Lander Careers Fair will insurance, and staff supervision. Please speak to your French teacher if you Please note there is one change take place on Thursday 14th would like an application form. from the INSET days previous- November from 4:30—6:30 pm. ly advertised on the school web- All students from years 9 - 11 and French Exchange 2014 site their parents/carers are invited. Mrs B Stokes

Competition Time! The Languages Department Presents Word of the Week!

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th th Monday 14 July – Wednesday 16 July 2014 (2 nights/3 days) Open to Year 7, 8 and 9 Only 35 spaces available

During our stay, we will be visiting such sites as the Science Museum, The Natural History Museum, Greenwich Maritime Museum and Observatory, Tate Modern, The London Eye, Madam Tussauds and taking an evening coach trip around the sites of London. Also included is a boat trip on the river Thames. Letter available from Mrs Hudson-Hayward Room 226.

Congratulations! Are you LOST PROPERTY ...to the following Young College Students interested in of the Week: learning Every term we take a huge amount of lost property to Year 11 Spanish? local charity shops despite our Construction - Mason Rive best attempts to reunite it with Horticulture - Courtney Smith We are planning on holding a Spanish for its rightful owners. Hair and Beauty – Megan Stephens Beginners class after school and it will be Motor Vehicles – Ben Jenkin run by our new Spanish Assistant Please label your property Vanessa Alfonso. Classes are open to clearly so we can return it to Year 10 anyone, pupils, parents, grandparents, you if you lose it. Construction – Lewis Sear aunties, uncles.. Horticulture – Rebecca There is a huge mound of Whitford The class will start Tuesday 5th November unnamed lost property outside Hair and Beauty – Emma from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. It will be every Student Reception. Please Jane Furze Tuesday Week A and Monday Week B. check there if you have lost Catering – Joshua Jones anything this term. If you are interested or have any Well done to you all! questions, please e-mail:- Thank you! Miss Elliott/Mrs Tonkin [email protected]

Our talented year 9 artist is back with his weekly cartoon.

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GCSE Mathematics Revision Classes Success comes in for Foundation Exam ‘cans’ not ‘can’ts’ 6 and 8 November 2013 When & where?

Tuesday lunch-time/tutor time 1.35 – 2.20 pm Room 223 Wednesday after school 3.30 – 4.15 pm Room 224

Come along to either session. Every week would be great. If it’s a lunch-time session, make sure you get permission from your tutor and that they know where you are. If it’s an after school session, make sure your parents know and you will need to arrange transport home. In the sessions up to the exam students will revise:

Date TOPIC Tue 15/Wed 16 Oct Perimeter, area and volume

Tue 22/Wed 23 Oct Averages & range including stem & leaf

GCSE Mathematics Linked Pair (Higher Level) Revision Classes

When and where? Thursday after school from 3.30 – 4.15 pm Room 224 Wednesday lunchtime from 1.35 – 2.20pm Room 223

There are 15 sessions altogether... If you are coming to a lunch-time session, make sure you get permission from your tutor and that they know where you are. If you attend an after school session, make sure your parents know and you will need to arrange transport home.

Topic 3:30 - 4:15 pm Topic 1:35 - 2:20pm Solve simultaneous equa- Indices, standard form and Thu 10 Oct Wed 16 Oct tions surds Sequences and nth term Thu 17 Oct Transformations Wed 23 Oct Direct and inverse Thu 24 Oct Trigonometry Wed 6 Nov proportion Solve quadratic Mon 11 Nov Thu 7 Nov GCSE Exams equations Wed 13 Nov 8 RICHARD LANDER SCHOOL WEEKLY BULLETIN : 11th October 2013 9 9 Richard Lander School Noticeboard Are you plagued by Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Gremlins?

All of the RLS Guide to Literacy tips can be found on the school website at www.richardlander.co.uk/curriculum/rls-guide-to-literacy.html

The English language is rich with variety and words that have specific meanings. It makes the potential for communication exciting and beautiful. However, that also makes it incredibly complex with many words sounding alike although they are spelt, and used, differently. There, they’re and there are classic examples of this category of words known as homophones.

There, they’re and there These tricky words sound alike but have different meanings (making them homophones) and so it is easy to become confused over which ones to use. There is used when referring to a place: The science books are over there. Some people find that a good way to remember this is to look for the word here which is contained in the word there. It reminds them that this is to do with a place. Their is used to show possession; to show that something belongs to other people: My friends keep forgetting their homework. Some people find that a good way to remember this is to look for the words he and I contained in the word their. It reminds them that they need the word that is to do with things belonging to other people. They’re is a contraction of the words they are. For instance: They’re working really hard. Other ways to test your usage.

When you use any of these three words, get in the habit of asking yourself these questions, but remember that they will not work in all cases though:

If you wrote there, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with here? If so, you're using it correctly. If you chose their, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with our? If so, you've chosen the correct word. If you used they're, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with they are? If so, you're on the right track!

Remember, if there is something you would particularly like to see covered then please email your requests to [email protected] with RLS Literacy in the subject header. Mrs N Bone - Head of English

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Please see Mr Beech if you would like to go on the school ice skating trip

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