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Orleans Park Newsletter 17 March 2017 Orleans Park Newsletter 17 MARCH 2017 www.orleanspark.richmond.sch.uk SCHOOL CALENDAR 21 March Parent Internet Safety Workshop 23 March Year 9 Parent Consultation Evening 31 March Last day of term Easter Holidays 1 April Ski Trip Val di Fiemme, Italy 18 April Students return to school for the Summer Term Later today, ITV News will be in school to record a piece for the lunchtime news. FROM THE HEADTEACHER These are difficult times for schools and raising the issue Fair Funding for all schools nationally can only support local MPs in lobbying the Government about the way in which schools are funded. As many of you already know, a meeting was held in St Margaret’s on Monday evening attended by BBC News School Report representatives and parents from all four local schools, Orleans Park, Orleans Primary, St Stephen’s and St Yesterday was BBC News School Report Day and I was Mary’s. The meeting was extremely well attended and delighted to see the end result of all the hard work that speakers included Dr Tania Mathias, MP for Twickenham, has gone into sourcing stories, recording, editing and Sir Vince Cable, Matthew Waterfall from the National presenting the report. I was totally amazed by the quality Association of Headteachers, Chairs of Governors from of the reporting and the variety of topics covered which the local primary schools and members of the council. included two political items that featured interviews with The BBC were there to film the event and clips from the Dr Tania Mathias outside the Houses of Parliament, Sir meeting, including a short interview with me, were shown Vince Cable, the Chair of HACAN (Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise) and Ruth Cadbury, throughout the day on Tuesday on BBC London News. MP for Brentford & Isleworth. There was also a Skype Since the meeting I have been contacted by a number interview with a Professor from Manchester University, on of other news agencies and this morning Good Morning the morality of creating a hybrid of the woolly mammoth, Britain were here to broadcast live into their 6am, interviews with the CEOs of two local companies, SPEAR 7am and 8am news bulletins. The full item can be and One Water and local stories about living with viewed here: http://www.itv.com/hub/good-morning- disabilities, our very own Boccia club and the effects of britain/2a3211a1974. I would like to thank the students Storm Doris on the local community. who took part and the staff who arrived at school at For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the report, it can be 4.30am to accommodate GMB! viewed on our website: http://www.orleanspark.richmond. sch.uk/bbc-news-school-report2/763875.html I would like to thank the staff who made this possible by supporting the students with their news stories, Mrs Livesey, Mrs Brooks, Miss Dettman and Mr Lane and all the students who were involved, they were amazing and I am very proud of them all. After Easter we will be following up on some of the story ideas that were pitched but didn’t make the report and we plan to make one or two reports each month that will be posted on our website – watch this space for more information. Reporter Nick Dickson and the GMB crew Ms E Ball ATTACHMENTS Student Absence Line Orleans Park is a Talking Teens Leaflet 020 8892 7607 member of the RFU Sixth Form Absence Line Education Partnership 07591 662320 SIXTH FORM UPDATE NETBALL Sixth Form Applications Year 7 B and C Borough Netball Tournament Sixth Form Applications The Year 7 and 8 netball teams got to compete in the Borough Tournament on Thursday 9 March. It was well Today is the deadline for returning reply slips for Sixth attended with teams from Waldegrave, Grey Court, St Form offer letters. If you have forgotten to do this, please Richard Reynolds, Christ’s and Twickenham Academy. ensure yours is brought to the Sixth Form Administration The C team narrowly lost the three games in their pool Office first thing on Monday morning. Please also accept 2-1 and they worked really hard to stop the opposition the offer on the UCAS Progress website. For further from scoring. The B team beat Christs C and Grey Court information, or if you wish to discuss your subject choices B and drew against Waldegrave B in their pool games further, please visit the Sixth Form section of the school and this meant they finished top of their pool and went website, or contact contact SixthForm@orleanspark. into the final. They were very excited and nervous to be richmond.sch.uk. in the final and this showed in the first half. They worked Sixth Form Tours hard throughout the game but struggled to convert their attacking play into goals. They lost the final 5-3. Players of Sixth Form Tours are available for parents of Year 10 the Tournament: C Team Maddie Prior and B Team Sophia and 11 students on Thursday mornings at 09:00. If you French. have a child in Year 10 or 11 and would like to book an appointment on one of the tours please email: Netball London Live Trip [email protected]. On Saturday 11 March 40 students went to the Sixth Form Update Copper Box to watch Surrey Storm play in the Netball Superleague against Mavericks. We got there early to Each week we publish a Sixth Form Update which soak up the atmosphere and have our faces painted includes information about all the opportunities and in Surrey Storm colours. The students loved watching events in the Sixth Form. This week we have exciting the warm up and were amazed at the speed at which news about the Sixth Form production as well as a review the game was being played. A very physical game of of Thursday’s archaeology trip. netball was to follow and Surrey Storm maintained their Sixth Form Update lead throughout. The students thoroughly enjoyed their experience and can’t wait to support Surrey Storm and Mr C Cahill, Assistant Headteacher/Head of Sixth Form Rhea Dixon in future games. Mrs J Cornwall, Head of Year 7 SPRING CONCERT GREEN ECONOMY WORKSHOP Our annual Spring Concert is taking place on Monday 20 March at 18:00 in the Attenborough Hall. It is specifically A group of 30 Year 9 students took part in a Green for the benefit of primary aged children and their families. Economy Workshop as part of our Geography lessons. In There will be a range of items to showcase the variety the first session we learnt about the Green Economy and and the ability of our music students. If you have younger all the different jobs that you can do in that sector. We siblings at primary school who are interested in music, also designed sustainable cities using new sustainable please bring them along. The concert is free of charge and environmentally friendly technologies. In the second and tickets are not needed on this occasion. If you have session we designed our wind turbines out of cardboard, any queries, please contact the Music Department. lolly sticks and blue tack. We used motors to generate power and see how much energy we could generate Mr A Wells, Head of Music when the wind blew (or a hairdryer!). We made several prototypes to see what design was best then competed YEAR 7 & 8 DEBATING CLUB against each other to see who could generate the most Debating Club will be held in Room 49 at 12:40 - 13:10 energy. My team won! Thank you to Miss Conway- on a Friday lunchtime. The next session will be on Friday Hughes for organising such a fun event. 24 March. Fin Lewis 9P Debating topic will be: Should alcohol be made illegal? Mrs J Livesey, Assistant Headteacher Let us know your news, compliments, suggestions or complaints: www.orleanspark.richmond.sch.uk/contact-us OPSA Rugby Parking A huge thank you to Graham Goffey, Becky Lunn and their team of volunteers for raising £3,721 for the school this year. A special thank you to Jackie Allen and Joanna Maluka for running the website bookings. Class Representatives A full list of class reps and their contact details may be found on the OPSA website. Social Event Potential ideas so far are Quiz night and a decade themed live music or disco event – any other ideas please do tell your class reps. Easyfundraising - Reminder Booking this year’s family holiday? You can do it through easyfundraising at no cost to you and help the school. Please do sign up at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ panel/ and nominate OPSA as your charity to help raise much needed funds for the school at no cost to you. HOUSE POINTS 11215 12226 12265 12886.
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