END OF YEAR MAGAZINE 2018-2019 1

CONTENTS

East Barnet School Sports Day 2019 Year 7 First Day 2

Special Events 3 - 7

Art and Photography Exhibition 8 - 9

Rewarding a Growth Mindset 10 - 12

Residency Programme 13 What a Busy Year! Library News 14 - 15 At East Barnet School, we There are many honours of being a Headteacher but endeavour for students to there is no greater pride than seeing the children happy. acquire a love for learning This year that happiness can be seen on the children’s Student Leadership 16 - 17 coupled with the development of smiling faces from the first day in Year 7 to the farewell their moral compass, identifying Sixth Form Prom, and all that goes in between. I am Performances 18 - 21 their own sense of integrity, grateful to all the staff and friends of the school who equality and justice. This provide the children with such fabulous opportunities End of Year Magazine is full to from mindfulness to robotics, art and design to creative PTFA 22 the brim with students displaying writing and university trips, from choir and chess to sports the “I want to learn” and and shows. The evidence of the wonderful year we Garden Project 23 “Do the right thing” philosophy. have had is shown in these pages and I hope you enjoy Be it in their community spirit reading about it as much as the students, staff and I have with charity work and acts of enjoyed living it. Year 11 Prom 24 - 25 kindness, or in their maturity and drive, when they took collective I wish all members of our community a restful, happy and Sixth Form Prom 26 - 27 and purposeful action against healthy break. climate change. The students have faced many challenges and hurdles along the way School Trips 28 - 30 but the growth mindset they have displayed towards their acquisition of new skills has meant that they have L. Swaine Headteacher Houses 31 developed, achieved and simply had lots and lots of fun. Design & Technology Department 32 - 33

The School Mental Health Award Robotics 34 - 35

East Barnet School has been fortunate enough to be able to work with Leeds Beckett University to begin the process of achieving ‘The School Mental Health Award’. The process Sports Round-up 36 - 41 has seen us evaluate our current practice, questionnaire and interview staff and students as well as set up a parent forum. We now have a named lead Governor for Mental Health and are developing our website to include more information and advice to support both parents and students. In the coming months we will be introducing ‘be well zones’ ‘well-being warriors’ and developing group mindfulness sessions. We are also excited to announce that we are joining the ‘Resilient Schools Programme’, designed to help young people develop resilience to overcome challenges. We look forward to sharing our progress with you at the start of the next academic year! Remember, if you need to speak to anyone over the summer, you can contact Kooth: End of Year Magazine Produced by N. Bain Edited by H. Seckleman, S. Monahan and L. Swaine The Winner of the House Cup 2019 - Keller! 2 Year 7 First Day Special Events 3

AWARDS EVENING 2018

Students, families and friends were welcomed to this year’s Award Ceremony by our fabulous Head Girl and Deputy Head Boy; Bethany Hargreaves and James Williamson. In total, 55 students were invited to attend the prestigious event at which they were each presented on stage with golden trophies and special commendations recognising their outstanding achievements. Awards were presented from all faculties in the school. Three students were recognised for their outstanding academic performance, achieving the highest grades overall in their Key Stage. To celebrate the importance of wider achievement in school and beyond; Community, Leadership and Governors’ trophies were also presented. The evening concluded with the presentation of the Headteacher’s Award which, this year, on invite by Ms Swaine was presented by our much treasured former Headteacher, Mr Christou. The trophy was received by the very deserving Tommy Simmons-Perez.

Before and during the evening there were musical performances from Tommy Simmons-Perez, Evie Craggs and Finn Emmens-Green, creating a wonderful ambiance for all to enjoy. Our guest speaker for the evening was Luke Garrard, a former EBS student. He shared his fondest memories of school and explained what a fundamental part EBS played in his life. As manager of Borehamwood FC, Luke is a great role model for our students. He was excited to be reconnected with EBS and looks forward to creating opportunities to work with the school and our students in the future. Thank you to all staff, governors, parents, family members and friends who attended the event making it such a special occasion, and huge congratulations to the worthy recipient of the awards. We are so proud of you all. We look forward to celebrating more success next year. TROPHY & COMMENDATION WINNERS 2018 Caitlin Aley Sarosh Aminuddin Aryan Baheer Daniel Banyard Connor Barry Liam Bavington-Hodge Ewan Betts Yvon Borisova Joe Bunyan Tom Castiglione Vittoria Cavarero Oliver Cicopalus Freia Cooper Olivia Corbett Jessica Corbett Evie Craggs Matthew Dunton Alex Dunton Peter Durrant Finn Emmens-Green Kevin Fang Ben Floyd Emily Foster Natalia Georgopoulos Andrew Gurney Harry Hodgkinson Amber Irish Scarlett Irish Lola Jenkinson Abigail Keathly Christopher Leach Ryan Lura Angel Mangan Neo Merkis Esha Mistry Naresh Mohamad Salim Helaina Mousicos Chrissy Neocleous Elysia Neocleous Finley Noonan Taylor Olive Millie Pedder Knappett Beth Peters Lottie Rachel Aaliah Razi Dhvani Shah Tommy Simmons-Perez Shannon Smith Anthony Stefanou Karyn Takai Ozkan Tekcan Eduard Tepes Paolo Vetrano Scarlet Wright Omed Zarifi

Year 7 First Day 2018 - 2019 4 Special Events Special Events 5

Mayor Visits EBS A Royal Wedding to Remember New Mayor Presents Teaching Award

On Monday the 29th of October, the Worshipful Mayor of On 12th October, EBS student Poppy, was fortunate On 26th June, the (new) Worshipful Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet visited EBS to present Mr Sadler with an the London Borough of Barnet visited East Barnet School. enough to attend the wedding of Princess Eugenie and award. We are so excited that Mr Sadler won a Silver Pearson National Teaching Award in the Digital Innovator of the He met with members of the Student Council and invited Jack Brooksbank. The full story with more pictures can be Year category, which is an amazing achievement. As a Silver Teaching Award winner, Mr Sadler will now be considered members of the school community to join him at the found on the EBS website, but below are a few snippets for a Gold Teaching Award in his category which will be announced at the UK Ceremony at the Roundhouse, London on London New Years Day Parade, to represent the Borough from Poppy’s report: 20th October! Mr Sadler was also interviewed on BBC Radio 2 by Zoë Ball to discuss all of the brilliant work he does - and celebrate the theme “London welcomes the world”. I recently had the privilege to go to the royal wedding at thank you for everything you do, which inspires so many students! St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. We were in the front row which meant we could see almost everything and have an opportunity to be interviewed by the press. When the celebrity guests started arriving it was about 9:00am, and we had a really good view of everyone going in. When the bride came, she looked so beautiful in her dress! I really enjoyed my trip and I was very lucky to witness such an historic occasion.

Barnet School Awards London Teacher of the Year

Barnet and Southgate College, in partnership with the The London Teacher of the Year Awards mark the vital London Borough of Barnet and the Barnet Times Series, contribution that school staff make to our community. The hosted the Barnet School Awards 2019 to celebrate the awards recognise the expertise and dedication that is the amazing and unique achievements of students and staff in hallmark of an outstanding teacher. This year, in Barnet, Barnet primary, secondary and special schools, highlighting Camden and Brent, Mr Sadler won STEM Teacher of the the great work Year, which is another great achievement! happening in local schools and the community. Year 7 EBS student, Alexandra Tsiotsi was nominated for her amazing charity work in the Most Inspirational Student category for raising £7000 Aurin Girls’ Choir Tour for The Brompton Foundation. This On Thursday 27th June, the Aurin Girls Choir visited the is an amazing school as part of a nationwide tour. They are a 50-strong achievement! group of very talented singers who all go to school in Alexandra also Hungary. Thank you to Margaret Emmens-Green who helped met the Mayor of organise the visit. It was a great afternoon filled with singing Barnet. Keep up all and interesting methods of learning the famous ‘Kodaly’ the charity work, technique. Our very own EBS Choir were in attendance to Alexandra, we are get some top tips from the very best! very proud of you! 6 Special Events Special Events 7

An EBS Cadet Feet Safely Back on the Ground Jack Petchey Achievement Awards

On the 11th February, Sara Jikerjian received a trophy Huge The Jack Petchey Achievement Awards scheme aims to recognise students for Most Improved Cadet at the Enfield Sea Cadets unit. congratulations who have helped others over and above expectations, been a good role model, Sara was also fortunate enough to give a speech about to Tom in the demonstrated bravery or have overcome a personal barrier or challenge. Each Race for Life in front of the Deputy Lieutenant for Enfield, Sixth Form who month, students and staff are able to nominate someone they feel deserves the award and a winner is then presented Mrs Ann Cable MBE DL, and the District Officer, Lt Cdr successfully with their certificate and pin badge in assembly. The winner is then able to spend £250 in an area of school they wish to Weston, including Unit Cadets and parents. Well done, completed develop. We have had some fantastic and worthy winners of this year. Below is a list of the winners and a brief description Sara! his charity of why they were chosen: skydive on 11th November! Tom Month Winners Description would like to pass Sep 18 Amir Hossein Amir was nominated for successfully completing an AS Level qualification in Farsi at the end of Year 9 on his thanks to Ganjkhany achieving a Grade B! Amir has been attending Farsi school since the age of 10 to improve communication everyone who in his home language and had already achieved an A in his GCSE Farsi. He has gone that extra mile to donated to this complete two top grade qualifications in Year 9 that would not normally be sat until Year 11 and 12. He has shown to others at EBS that education need not end when you walk out of the school gates. worthy cause, successfully Oct 18 Adrien Audibert- On the way home from school, Adrien witnessed a small 6 year-old boy fall off his scooter. He ran over to Rebellato the child, comforted him and gave him a wipe to help clean his injuries. Adrien then helped the boy to his raising £780! feet, located his grandmother and carefully escorted the boy back to her. He has inspired others at school to perform similar acts of kindness, going above and beyond to helps others. Speak Out Challenge Nov 18 Agata Agata is a conscientious student who demonstrates an excellent work ethic. This was rewarded in Year Gwincinska 11 when she achieved an outstanding set of GCSE results. She is a positive role model for all at EBS, On the evening of January 24th, Freia represented EBS at the regional finals of the going out of her way to help others. She spent much time in Year 12 mentoring younger students in Maths, Speak Out Challenge. The 22 winners from each Barnet school gathered at Copthall where her positivity was infectious and helped to engage students with their work. Away from school, Agata regularly volunteers at a local NHS hospital. Furthermore, Agata has been a project manager for a mental to battle it out for the title. Topics such as mental health, school systems, social media health campaign with the National Citizenship Service, demonstrating leadership and caring compassion. and body image reflected many issues that are important to this generation and the Jan 19 Rojin Kiannejad Rojin has been supporting classes and individuals in English for two years, as an incredibly reliable, standard was incredibly high. After delivering a passionate and thought-provoking supportive and efficient Teaching Assistant. One particular Year 9 student looks forward to her presence speech in front of the Mayor and other distinguished guests, Freia was awarded an (as does the teacher!) every week, and could not access the lesson without her friendly and helpful amazing and much deserved 3rd place. Congratulations go out to all those who took manner. Throughout last year, she regularly spoke in Year 11 lessons about strategies to achieve a part in such a passionate, mature and reflective fashion. Level 9 in English - as she did - in both Language and Literature. She is an inspiration for all students and incredibly humble regarding her own talents. Feb 19 Alexandra Alexandra won the Jack Petchey award for her amazing efforts in her charity work. She has raised over Careers EBS Photography Competition Tsiotsi £7000 for her heart foundation. Having overcome personal illness and surgery, Alexandra comes to school every day and now does so much for others. She has raised money through knitting hats and scarves and Mrs Betts, our former Head Well done selling them online for charity. On top of this, on her birthdays she refuses to ask for presents and instead of Careers, was nominated to Archie asks for people to donate to her charity. She inspired a friend of the family to swim a marathon which this year at the UK Career McMurray helped raise further funds. She is an inspiration to all students and thoroughly deserves her award. Development Awards. For all for winning Mar 19 Abdullah Batur Abdullah is an amazing young man who spent his half term break volunteering in Greece to help people in the work on our bespoke web-based Careers Resource on the EBS refugee camps, visiting organisations, helping people in need. He then came back to tell his form about his Skooler, Mrs Betts was shortlisted for Best Practice in the photography experience. The things he must have seen and heard were probably quite upsetting. This brave young man Use of Technology. Best of luck for the future, Mrs Betts, competition says he feels strongly about helping others and aims to do more in the future to help people in need. you will be missed! this year. Apr 19 Ivor Daniel Ivor won the April award for demonstrating excellent leadership skills by helping out in the Library all year. He has never missed a week and impressed the Library staff with his motivation and commitment to his role. Ivor was trained to organise the returned books, label new books, stamp and cover them when UK Chess Challenge required, much to the appreciation of the Library staff. Moreover, he demonstrates a positive attitude towards all of his studies and epitomises the EBS mottos of “I want to learn” and “Do the right thing”. May 19 Dhruv Garg Dhruv won the May award for his efforts in Physics over the past year. He has demonstrated a growth Mr Parsons ran the school round of the annual UK Chess Challenge again this year, and as per usual, the standard of mindset this year and has worked very hard on the Physics curriculum. His efforts have seen him rise up play was very high. With three students tying with top scores after their seven matches in the spring term, a ‘finals’ round and become the top student in Physics lessons since the start of the second term. In his lessons, Dhruv was played this term to determine the EBS Chess Champion of 2019. Congratulations to Peter Durrant in Year 12 who, is able to contribute positively to class discussions and provide intelligent suggestions and answers to after a competitive finals play-off, is the EBS Chess Champion for 2019! Impressively, the two runners up for this year questions. His contribution to Physics is hugely appreciated by the Science Department. are both students in Year 7. The final scores were: Jun 19 Declan Declan has shown an amazing dedication to PE and Sport this year and has made significant progress McTeare as a result. He has cemented himself amongst the most able PE students in their year group and has 1st Peter D. 10 points made significant contributions at extra-curricular clubs. Declan has represented the school in Badminton, 2nd Jai M. 8 points is captain of the Cricket Team and also captained the Football Team who went on to win the Barnet Plate 3rd Kai S. 6 points Competition. He is a great role model to his peers in PE and thoroughly deserved his award.

A ‘well done’ too to the Sixth Form Leaders, Alexander This year’s winners have spent their £250 on things ranging from new library books, Schwaller and Sonny Greenley, who made an enormous vinyl cutters in D&T, bowling trips and a Van der Graaf machine in Science. Each contribution to the success of this year’s competition. year students are also allowed to make a nomination for a leader award, where they can nominate a member of staff who they believe deserves recognition for their hard work and dedication to the students they work with. Last year the award was won by Mr Sadler for going above and beyond expectations with his STEM work and commitment to the development of robotics at EBS. This year’s winner will be revealed at the end of term! All our winners will be attending the Barnet Jack Petchey awards evening in July where they will receive a gold medallion from a special guest. To the right is a picture of last year’s winners at the event! 8 Art & Photography Art & Photography 9

GCSE & A Level Photography Exhibition GCSE & A Level Art Exhibition 10 Rewarding a Growth Mindset Rewarding a Growth Mindset 11

Rewarding a Growth Mindset EBS Design Team

At East Barnet School we encourage hard work and learning from your mistakes. The more practice you do, the harder A busy month of February also saw the EBS Design Team you work, the more challenges you take on, the more progress you will make. We have a number of students across all awarded 2nd place at the Design Ventura Awards ceremony year groups that have been demonstrating a growth mindset and have become more able in a number of subjects around at the London Design Museum. This was an impressive school. Some of these students have been fortunate enough to attend some super-curricular activities and trips designed achievement as over 277 schools comprising of 14,000 to stretch them and inspire them to continue to work hard. students nationwide took part in the 2018 competition. Caelan Durston, Chloe Constantinou, Tom Castiglione and Elena Roncarati were given the brief to design a ‘product’ Oxford University to sell in the Design Museum Shop for under £10. The team created a greeting card made from a paper that Strong links have been formed this year with Oxford contains glucose and plant seed, it is fully biodegradable University in order to challenge preconceptions and and has a UV pattern printed on the surface that is only motivate some our students. In November, a group of visible by bees. The card mimics flowers in bloom and Year 11 and 12 students visited Christ Church College attracts exhausted bees who realise they can actually eat for an outreach event and were treated to a tour of the the paper; once revived they have the energy to return to college and lunch in The Great Hall. An anthropology the hive or pollinate a few more flowers! The Design Team and Ms Sparey at the Design Ventura event. workshop was then delivered to them in the nearby Pitts River Museum. At the same college this summer, 12 Brilliant Club Year 10 students were selected to be part of a Bright Horizons project and also visited Christ Church on two April saw the launch of The Brilliant Club’s Scholars occasions. They learned about life at one of the world’s Programme. 12 Year 8 students went on a trip to St Hugh’s best universities and took part in some humanities and College at Oxford University to launch their programme. science taster sessions. The trips to Oxford really opened They attended a tutorial on how to write persuasive the eyes of some our students and made them realise that arguments using emotive language, logic and structure attending these top universities is not out of their reach. Year 11 and 12 students enjoying lunch in The Great Hall (left) and were given a tour of the campus. The students were and exploring Oxford during an outreach event. impressed with the gardens and the different styles of buildings within the college and found the Library amazing! Rethink Society They then had a Q and A session about university life, what degrees you can study and what clubs you can join. Following six weeks of tutorials in school on Literary Throughout February, seven East Barnet students “The day was extremely interesting and well Theory, delivered by an Oxford PhD student, our students took part in The Rethink Society Programme organised. When we arrived we went to a lecture submitted a final assignment showing off all of the skills run by Oxford PhD students and lecturers. theatre, where we heard from multiple students they had developed. These were then degree classified The programme involved our students attending studying a range of subjects; this gave us all a and the students were able to attend a graduation a series of workshops designed to develop the better idea of what university life is like. We then skills and critical thinking required to study a had lunch followed by a tour of Christ Church ceremony at Sussex University in June. The quality of social science at university level. The programme College, it was truly beautiful and interesting. Year 8 Students at St Hugh’s College for the Scholars work produced by the students was incredible and they challenged some common stereotypes and included Following the tour we then all delivered our Programme Launch and at Sussex University for their graduation. thoroughly deserved their graduation day at Sussex. debates about immigration in the UK and how to think presentations on immigration. I found them all about immigration, both its causes and consequences. fascinating as to how we all tackled such a wide UKMT Junior Maths Challenge Donmar Warehouse Students were then set the task of producing their own subject. Then finally we had a mini graduation video exploring UK immigration and were rewarded for ceremony where everyone who attended April also saw 18 Year 8 very able mathematicians taking Later in the summer term, selected highly able Music and completing the course with a graduation ceremony at received a certificate. It was an extremely part in the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge. This is a Drama students participated in the Donmar Warehouse Christ Church College in May. Natalie Long in Year 12 rewarding day, as well as an educational one.” national competition which involves answering 25 very Education Programme. Students were lucky enough to describes the day: difficult multiple-choice questions in an hour under exam attend a special school performance of their current show conditions. As usual, our students performed extremely – Sweet Charity – and then took part in a workshop run Masterclass Lecture well, achieving gold, silver and bronze certificates. Well at EBS. Some of our Music students were also fortunate done to Bhavika Mistry and Helena Pishiri who qualified enough to attend a workshop delivered by the Aurin Girls In January, 13 Year 12 students attended a GT Masterclass Lecture series at Bloomsbury Church London. A number of for the next round of the challenge (The UK Junior Choir from Hungary, which was highly inspiring. high-profile Professors and Doctors delivered lectures covering a wide range of topics such asThe Afterlife, Hitler and Mathematical Olympiad). Histiography, and The Psychology of Outstanding Achievement. All lectures sufficiently challenged the thinking of the students in attendance and inspired them to investigate areas of subjects they had not explored before. Science Challenge On June 28th, 12 Year 8 and 9 students visited Harrow Aim High College to participate in the North West London Science Challenge. Working in groups and mixed with other February saw our high achieving Year 11 GCSE students schools the students took on science challenges such take part in an Aim High GCSE Programme. The as medical diagnostics, E-Fit technology modelling and programme was designed to help these students achieve programming robots. All the students showed great the top grades in all of their subjects and inspire them to teamworking and problem solving skills. Well done to the Medical Diagnostics E-Fit Technology winners: Lola go on to some of the top further education institutes in following students for winning specific events: winners: Daniel Banyard and Jenkinson and Mehr Khan. the world. Some of our more able Year 12 students came Arjun Shiv-Patel. along to share their experiences with the Year 11s and Year 12 students share GCSE experiences with Year 11s at the Other participants were Joshua Thurlow, Georgia Betts, Emily Glinoer, Sofia Peara, Loren Abrahams, William With, offer them support should they have wanted it. Aim High Programme. Christian Webb and Rohan Joshi. 12 Rewarding a Growth Mindset Residency Programme 13

Guest Speakers Caroline Green Lara Sparey Writer in Residence Designer in Residence Throughout the year we have welcomed guest speakers from a variety of fields and backgrounds to inspire, educate and motivate our students to want to succeed. This summer I had to This year’s EBS Design experience something Jonny Geller Non Pratt Team have excelled! Four bittersweet that teachers of our students took part are probably well used In November we welcomed Jonny Geller, the Joint CEO In January, we welcomed Non Pratt, the published Young in the Design Ventura to, but for me was a of Curtis Brown and Managing Director of the books Adult Author who has written several books including competition run by The brand-new emotion. division. The company has a long and illustrious history Truth or Dare, Remix, Trouble, Giant Days, Second Best Design Museum London. A couple of students as a world-renowned literary agency representing many Friend and Unboxed. Non talked to Years 11, 12 and 13 Design Ventura is a finished Year 13, after famous figures of the literary and political world including about stories and storytelling and emphasized that stories nationwide competition for being members of my Winston Churchill, John Steinbeck, Samuel Beckett and themselves need creators and consumers: she suggested students in Year 9, 10 and after-school writing club DH Lawrence. Jonny himself has represented many that we as consumers should be selective about what 11. Students are challenged since they started at EBS famous political figures and celebrities, including Nelson we buy or choose to see. Non encouraged students to to design a new product for in Year 7. Mandela. Jonny’s speech to Year 10 was very inspiring, question what they read and see, as many books and films the Design Museum Shop covering the work of a Literary Agent as well as general only contain certain sorts of characters and emphasised It was such a strange with the winning product tips about working in the creative industries and how to her point using the lack of female role models in many feeling, to know that these manufactured and sold. For be a successful writer. blockbuster movies. wonderful young adults were heading off into the world more information visit https://ventura.designmuseum.org. when I had known them since the age of 11. I’m so proud The EBS Design Team created a BeeKind card made of Lily Rachel and Roisin Tambimutti, also Alex Schwaller from fully biodegradable ‘bee saving paper’. The Paper who joined the club a little later, and wish them so much is covered with water-based UV painted circles, these success in their futures. I fully expect them to fly! ultraviolet dots unseen by the human eye, replicate ’landing The club continues to thrive and I am grateful every week zones’ for bees much like flowers in nature, the paper also that I am allowed to come in and have such fun as part of contains plant seeds which will eventually grow into plants my job. (I’m sure one day someone is going to say it has popular with bees. Their innovative idea was awarded all been a mistake, these last seven years...) 2nd place at Design Ventura competition, an impressive I have also really enjoyed helping to run the Stan Lee achievement as over 277 schools comprising of 14,000 Excelsior Award book group in the Library with Mrs Cobb students nationwide took part in the competition. and working with Miss Hinchin for our fantasy fiction As part of the 2nd place prize, the Design Museum arranged ‘Triple E’ School. meetings with a London based graphic design company Coming in to East Barnet School on a Monday afternoon who are now working with us to help take our card to Jonny Geller CEO of Curtis Brown spoke to our Year 10s in Non Pratt (left) with Sophie Moores, who helped bring the author November. in to speak to Year 11 and Sixth Formers. remains one of the best parts of my week and I am market with all profits returning to the design department at already looking forward to seeing what the next academic East Barnet School to fund future design projects! David Dein Lady Zahava Kohn year brings. Thanks to all for making me feel I am part of A huge well done to the EBS Design Team, Caelan the school, year on year, and I’ll see you in September. Durston, Tom Castiglione, Chloe Constantinou, and Elena In March, David Dein spoke to Year 11 and 12 students In May, Year 9 students were very fortunate to attend a Roncarati. about being successful and his career in football. David talk by holocaust survivor, Lady Zahava Kohn and her Caroline Green The Design Team meet every Thursday lunchtime in room is the ex-Vice Chairman of Arsenal FC and the Football daughter Hephzibah Rudofsky. Lady Zahava grew up in 219. Association and was the main architect in the creation Amsterdam in the 1930s as part of a Jewish family living Lara Sparey of the Premier League in 1992. He has been at the in Nazi Europe. She and her family were captured and forefront of many important changes in football including sent to Westerbork transit camp in Holland and then later the introduction of Goal Line Technology and VAR. David to Bergen-Belsen before being released from the camp spoke about the key elements of success including hard in 1945. Following her compelling story of resilience and work, courage and vision. He encouraged students to determination to survive, our students were encouraged to be original and take pride in their work and explained ask questions to further their knowledge and understanding that their attitude and behaviour were key attributes that of the holocaust and it’s significance in history. would either make them a success or prevent them from reaching their potential.

Visit the school website (News > Writer in Residence) to check out the Best of The Creative Writing Club! The 2018 - 2019 version will be on the website soon, so watch this space!

Residency Programme 2018-2019 David Dein mid-flow (left) and with some of our Year 12 Lady Zahava Kohn (right) and her daughter Hephzibah Rudofsky students (right). (left) with Year 9 students following their talk. 14 Library News Library News 15

Library Lessons Manga Exhibition Carnegie Shadowing

Year 7 students followed a programme of activities in Library the Library. Students learnt how to use library books, newspapers and the Encyclopaedia Britannica online as News well as drawing their own reading autobiographies and completing a non-fiction project and presentation. All 2018 - 2019 students used the library E-Readers in lessons. They also participated in a bookmark design competition. Year 12s had Library sessions within some of their subject Mrs Cobb and Mrs Shah organised a busy and eventful groups where they learnt about Library resources. Year 10s Student Librarians play an important role at EBS. Those Every year a group of avid readers who shadow the Cilip year in the Library. All year groups have used the Library were also offered a Library catch up session and a leaflet wishing to be trained in Library work are given an Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Book Awards are taken well: about what we have to offer. opportunity to learn book knowledge, shelving skills, an to an end of year event to showcase a presentation from • Year 7 are particularly avid readers, borrowing 2414 appreciation and know-how of displays, and how to protect the Carnegie shortlisted books. Shadowing these books books, an increase of 35% from last year. Whole School Reading books and preserve collections. These invaluable skills inspires and challenges young readers with 79% saying • Year 10 increased their borrowing by 23% having teach responsibility at an early age and can progress to reading and discussing them with teachers and librarians received Library catch-up sessions for the first time this Every class from Year 7 to 11 received a box of books skills which can be used for Duke of Edinburgh awards. makes them think more about what they read. year. from the Library to encourage whole school reading at On 25th June, 10 lucky Student Librarians were treated to On 13th June, a group of 13 very keen students attended • Sixth Form students continued to borrow a wide range of least once a week in Form Time. These boxes supported an extraordinary eye-catching exhibition of Manga at the the shadowers event (the Oscars for Young Adult books) non-fiction and fiction books. students who had forgotten to bring books from the Library British Museum by the EBS Library staff. The students organised by Barnet Libraries. EBS students presented a or home. This has really encouraged literacy within the • EBS students borrowed 4699 books between were absolutely blown away at the entire collection and synopsis of their chosen book A House with Chicken Legs school and the boxes have been well received by both September and June. how Manga has been portrayed in so many genres. using homemade props. Our students performed extremely students and staff. Classes were reminded to swap the Students on the trip experienced an interactive camera well to great applause from local school participants. The most popular books this year were Wonder by books half-way through the year. R.J Palacio (most borrowed book for 2nd year running!) taking their photos and converting it into Manga characters. Students were very lucky to meet an author from the followed by the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Ceramic exhibits such as ‘Mangafied Fish and Chips’, shortlisted books; Candy Gourlay gave a powerful speech Kinney, the Tom Gates books by Liz Pichon, Billionaire Britannica pancakes, and daily objects with Manga characters over on her new book Bone Talk and immersed the audience Boy by David Walliams, Murder Most Unladylike by Robin them were exquisite. One student said: “A huge thank you into an authentic historical adventure. Stevens, and Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The Library, with funding from the PTFA, continued to to EBS Library staff and the British Museum for letting us The Carnegie Medal this year was awarded to a book invest in Encyclopaedia Britannica School Online which have these great experiences”. called Poet X. can be accessed both from school and home via the Library Skooler page. We have promoted its use amongst Read 4 Barnet students in all year groups. Encyclopaedia Britannica School online contains trusted information and copyright An avid group of EBS readers went on a lively and exciting trip to a reading conference at Wren Academy attended free images at an appropriate level for our students. by several other Barnet schools. Our students had a panel session with authors Patrice Lawrence, Kesia Lupo, Karen Gregory and Tracey Mathias and there were also small group talks with two of the authors. Parents, staff and students can follow author and library activities online via the Library Blog on the EBS website! When the time came to ask questions, our students were not shy. In fact, one EBS student asked the panel, “Were there any recurrent themes in your books?” Patrice Lawrence replied that “London” was a major theme in most of her novels Author Talks and Tracey Mathias said “secrets” featured in hers. One of our students, Julia, said, “There was a great variety of books to buy including Rose Interrupted, an Non Pratt Jonny Geller Caroline Green unreleased novel by Patrice Lawrence. We got to vote for our favourite author and it was no surprise when the results revealed Patrice as the winner.” We were very lucky to have a visit The Library along with Caroline Green, our very own by the published Young Adult Author, Mr Carrington, organised a visit Writer-in-Residence, spoke to all MEANWHILE... Non Pratt. This was sponsored by by Literary Agent, Jonny Geller. of Year 7 in November. Caroline Stan Lee Excelsior Award 2019 Year 13 student, Sophie Moores East Barnet School was extremely talked about her inspiration as both who had donated some Jack lucky to secure such a prestigious a Young Adult Author and also Stan Lee Excelsior is an award scheme for Comic Books. Students from Years 7 to 10 Petchey prize money to the Library speaker for our Year 10s, 12s and compared writing styles, saying it is joined in weekly discussions with Writer-in-Residence, Caroline Green whilst reading the for an author talk specifically for 13s through the charity Speakers harder to write for children than it is shortlisted books. This year it has been more popular than ever. Caroline as well as the older students, and we are incredibly For Schools. This was an inspiring for adults! Caroline’s books include students had fun reading and judging the books. Graphic novels such as these require grateful to her for her generosity. talk and there was some very Dark Ride, Cracks, Fragments & real concentration to read. Based on student reviews of the art, dialogue, characters and positive feedback from students who Hold Your Breath. Caroline’s books story, the winning EBS book is Isola. All books are now available in the Library. attended. have been flying off the shelves since her talk! Caroline’s wonderful Literature Quiz World Book Day after school writing workshop continues to be extremely popular In May, a team of five students from 7H and 7E represented This was celebrated with a showing of the film Wonder with EBS students. EBS at the Barnet Literature Quiz at Chipping Barnet in the Library (this has been our most borrowed book Library. They won an internal quiz competing against two years in a row). Students also took part in a Library seven other teams with Empathy book quiz and all their excellent knowledge of students received £1 World books. They did very well, Book Day Tokens. finishing 3rd out of six teams. 16 Student Leadership Student Leadership 17

Student Leadership at KS3 and KS4 Modern Foreign Languages

Many students this year have been recognised for their leadership roles and In December, 26 more able students from Danegrove and Livingstone Primary School came to East Barnet for a qualities across the school community and in specific subject areas. Students are Christmas-themed Modern Languages learning session led by 16 Year 9 Language Leaders. The Leaders planned awarded a bronze certificate for leading in one subject or area of school, silver for leading in two areas, a gold award for and made all the resources for lessons in French, German and Spanish. Our visitors learnt members of the family and being a leader in three or more areas and showing all the desired qualities of a leader. Any leader that goes on to plan, Christmas items as well as making Christmas cards and writing a present wish list in the foreign languages! Thank you to organise and deliver their own leadership event at EBS will be awarded a special platinum award. Ms Berger for coordinating the event and training up the leaders. The Student Voice has also continued to provide a platform for students to offer ideas on how to improve life at EBS. Music Form Captains have done a fantastic job in collating ideas from their peers, and bringing them to meetings to be discussed with Ms Swaine. This year there have been focus meetings discussing the school’s values and ethos, mental Mr Marriott’s Music Leaders had a busy March putting on health issues concerning young people and a big push on climate change action. The Student Voice representatives a number of events in and out of school. Sofia Casotti, also took part in a tasting event earlier in the year to decide upon new foods to be made available in the canteen! Eloise Pavlou and Scarlett Irish all performed in various Year Assemblies. Music Leaders also delivered a number Leadership Within the School Community of taster lessons to Year 7s and also visited Danegrove where many students took part in some workshops ran by our leaders. The Music Department are very proud of their The leadership accreditation system recognises student leadership taking place outside of subject areas. It celebrates the efforts this year. dedication of students who go above and beyond to help others and who give back to the school community through their leadership skills. Music leaders leading a taster for a Year 7 student and delivering Students across all year groups are taking on a leading role in setting up and running the technology associated with a workshop at Danegrove Primary School. assemblies and school productions. A selected group of Year 9 students spent the day helping Year 6 students familiarise themselves with the school they will be joining in September and six Student Librarians have been recognised for their Physical Education dedication and leadership skills. They have been helping their peers to locate texts in the Library, checking in and out books and helping to keep the Library organised and running smoothly. Our Sports Leaders have been busy this year inspiring An Environmental Team of students was formed following concerns expressed at a Student Voice meeting that the over 1000 primary school children to take part in sports and school wasn’t doing enough to tackle climate change. The team went on to lead a whole school assembly and ensure a physical activity. They have done this through organising number of changes were made around school. These included a new Vegan menu being introduced at school, plastic and delivering a significant number of sports festivals at cutlery being removed from the café and new non-plastic, recyclable packaging introduced in the canteen. Letters were EBS, a Year 6 volleyball tournament and a Year 5 and 6 circulated to staff and parents alike to ask for their help in combatting climate change and a ‘wear something green’ day dodgeball event. The leaders then went on to deliver the was organised to raise funds to improve recycling facilities at school. New recycling bins will be added to complement the Barnet Tri-Golf Tournament at the Metro Golf Centre and new recycling stations designed and introduced by students recently. Well done to Lottie Rachel, Bhavika Mistry, Caitlin ran events all day at the Barnet Primary School’s Athletics Fordah, Naresh Mohamed Salim and Charlotte Oakley for leading the climate change assembly and a special thanks to Championships. Throughout the day they worked with Scarlett Irish and Eleanor Rachel for leading a group of students and producing the letters for staff and parents. 657 primary school students from 15 schools and ensured that the 16 field events, 52 track races and the tug-of-war event all ran smoothly and to time. It was great to see all the leadership skills they learned at the start of the year put The Sports Leaders at Allianz Park helping to run the Barnet into action. The 21 Sports Leaders this year have been a Primary Schools Athletics Championships. Scoring the Tri-Golf real credit to EBS and have acted as fantastic role models tournament and leading a Primary School Sports Festival at EBS. to the primary school students.

Year 5 Challenge Day

Over 30 leaders were involved in a Year 5 Challenge Day this summer where 26 more able Year 5 students from local primary schools were put through their paces in a number of workshops. Bhavika Mistry, Charlotte Oakley and Olivia Students take part in our ‘wear something green’ day (left and middle). One of the new recycling points located around school (right). Spencer from Year 8 started the day off by helping to lead a History session on medieval maps. 21 Science Leaders then turned one of our ‘superlabs’ into a Forensic Science Lab. Our Year 5 guests had to solve a murder! They used flame tests, chromatography, soil pH tests and fibre analysis to detect the murderer and were successful in solving the crime. Subject Leaders At each station were very able Year 10 leaders who enabled the students to carry out their tests safely and explained the science behind the techniques. Grace Gavin, Loren Abrahams, Lola Baretta and Mia Marshall then helped lead a A large number of number of students this year have helped to lead workshops for local primary school children tower building maths challenge, where students had to build the tallest tower able to hold a tennis ball. The day was throughout the year. finished off with a fantastic robotics session lead by some of our fantastic Robotics Leaders inYears 7-12. Our leaders English taught the primary schools how to build and programme their own ‘Speed Bot’, which they were then able to use in a competition against other teams. An exciting end to the day, expertly led by Peter Durrant, Jada-Maya Modha-Weir, Suzie Three students in Years 7 and 8 planned and organised a Charalambous, Maddie Dalton, Emily Bryce, Abi Pomphrey, Amelie Wade, Todd Levy, Ethan Todd and Ellis Ahelegbe. Creative Writing session for Year 5 students from Livingstone and Danegrove. Anthea Lambi, Lila Chamberlain and Julia Zegar planned the session on Picture Books from scratch and produced the required resources. The students from both schools were very motivated and engaged with the topic, producing some wonderful work. They all said how much they enjoyed it as they were leaving, and their teachers were very positive about the afternoon too. Our Creative Writing Leaders delivering a workshop for Year 5s. East Barnet School Leaders delivering various sessions at the Year 5 Challenge. 18 Performances Performances 19

Dancing into 2019! A Dramatic Year!

This year has been a huge success for the dance group at East Barnet School. EBS hosted 2018-19 has been another incredible year in the Drama Department, with so many theatre trips and performances that it the Barnet Dance Competition on Thursday 24th January 2019, the competition was fierce but has been difficult to keep count! Our Sixth Form students created some exceptional work this year, with Year 12 utilising both our Key Stages managed to get placed. Both pieces were based on the war in Syria, each the physical theatre style of Frantic Assembly in their assessed performances of Mark Ravenhill’s pool, (no water) to great one was moving and very different. Both Key Stages 3 and 4 gained 2nd place with Amy Perera effect. Year 13 followed up last year’s bonkers Hansel & Gretel by transforming part of level one into a 1970s Chilean choreographing the Key Stage 4 piece. Both groups committed to endless rehearsals to ensure torture facility, as they truly immersed the mask-wearing audience in their ‘Punchdrunk’ inspired devised performance. their pieces were ready. The success of both groups in the competition was down to their magical A large Year 11 GCSE cohort have created some extremely relevant and original devised pieces, while the two days of moving pieces. externally assessed scripted scenes went brilliantly, with many outstanding performances and theatrical designs. Our talented, current Year 10 have a hard act to follow but already show strong signs that they will rise to the challenge! The Key Stage 3 group then went on to the Barnet Dance Festival to perform their dance again. Not only did they display their piece, they took part in the Mary Poppins grand finale.The girls Once again, visits to the theatre have formed a vital role in enhancing the learning of our Drama students, as well as blew everyone away with their tumbling skills. It was a pleasure to watch them on a professional consolidating and expanding their social and personal development. I felt great pride in being able to introduce our stage and they behaved impeccably throughout. Year 10 and 12 students to the National Theatre adaptation of Andrea Levy’s wonderful Small Island, documenting the experiences of members of the first generation of Jamaican immigrants to arrive in Britain on the Empire Windrush To celebrate the students’ hard work and success, Mrs Smith and I took the dancers to Laser in the late 1940s, in a production that was as educational as it was theatrically stunning. Other productions we have Quest. The girls had great fun and finished the games with pizza and chips. It was a great treat for experienced this year began with the full company of our Little Shop of Horrors production descending on Regents Park us all and we will definitely return for a rematch! Open Air Theatre to watch their version of the show. We also took groups to see A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, The Lastly, Aerial Attic in Barnet hosted an aerial circus workshop for all those that wanted to attend. Woman in Black, The 39 Steps (two nights in a row!), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, The Unreturning, The girls applied their dance skills to trapeze, silks, hoop and hammock! They took to the discipline with ease and and Kneehigh Theatre’s Dead Dog in a Suitcase. Welcoming the Donmar Warehouse was a huge thrill, as their theatre matched Dracula, Man in the Moon and even to standing on the trapeze! practitioners led a workshop with some of our most able Year 9 students, before our visit to the theatre for the production of Sweet Charity. We hope to expand our relationship with the Donmar further in the future, and have already discussed a similar link with other professional theatres. Our first school production of the year was Two, by Jim Cartwright. This hard-hitting, funny-yet-moving piece saw the auditorium turned into a working northern pub (which we named The Swaine Tavern). The audience were seated on pub tables, and immersed in the action of what was a very successful piece. Those present will not be able to forget the joy and mayhem of the post-show karaoke!

I’ve been blown away with the girls’ passion for dance, their ability to adapt to different activities and their conduct. They always display a positive attitude to all the opportunities that are given to them. They have been an absolute pleasure to teach and I look forward to working with them next term. A very proud Ms Buczman Autumn Acoustic Concert

On 18th October, the Music Department put on our annual Autumn Acoustic concert. It was a hugely enjoyable evening Our whole-school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was a fantastic achievement. The young and full credit must be given to all our fantastic musicians who got up on stage and sang/played their hearts out. It was so cast worked incredibly hard to create a performance of huge joy and energy, which was matched by the talent and skill inspiring watching such talented people and the support of friends and family helped to make the evening a real success. of the EBS Orchestra. With the stage management and technical aspects of the show being student-led, we could not Thank you to all those involved, particularly the PTFA for supplying refreshments. be more delighted and proud to have these marvellous young people at the helm. The future of the Arts at our school is bright! Summer Concert I need to extend a huge thank you to all members of staff who worked hard to facilitate and enable all of our endeavours and crazy ideas this year; particularly the unflappable Mrs Eustace, the PremisesTeam, Mrs Chandler, Sue Donald in On Thursday 20th June, the Music Department held it’s Finance, Mr White, Mr Boast, and to Ms Swaine who graciously let us name our pub in her honour. A final mention must annual summer concert. It was a wonderful evening, go to two students without whom we could not do what we do (but now somehow must find a way to do precisely that). featuring some very talented musicians across the year The term ‘technical legend’ cannot come close to encompassing the level of dedication that Benjamin Potter has given us groups. Sam Board opened the show with a fantastic cover over the years - for evidence please ask him where he spent the snow day in January (clue, it was the auditorium lighting of Leave The City by 21 Pilots, followed by various solo box!). Ruth Small is Stage Manager extraordinaire, and I am delighted that she is off to study the craft at Central School acts and school bands. The Orchestra played their part, of Speech and Drama, ahead of her inevitably telling everyone in British theatre what they should be doing in the near livening the mood with some big band music and also some future. show-stopping numbers from Carmen. It was also great Next year we will be presenting our take on Alan Parker’s wonderful Bugsy Malone, complete with splurge guns - look out to see some bands play which the students have formed for auditions in the first two weeks of term - and we will be hosting a Cabaret evening featuring songs from the estW End, themselves over the last year. Thank you to everyone performed by our talented singers. Thank you for your support this year. Have a great summer, and get ready for more! involved and a special well done to those students who picked up awards at the end of the evening. @EBSDrama @EBSDrama Mr K. Messios, Head of Drama 20 Performances Performances 21 22 PTFA News Garden Project 23

We continue to need support to raise vital funds and attract Our New Garden is Here to Stay! new members. Details of the many ways to help are shown on the PTFA section of the school website After a few false starts and issues with the weather, students have helped to clear and prepare the ground ready for PTFA NEWS Look out for our new appeals for the next school year. planting, with a range of veg and fruit, ready to harvest later in the year. Stuart Gates, Chair East Barnet School PTFA We are hopeful of a bumper crop (so long as the snails and slugs stay away!), and look forward to handing some of the produce over to the school canteen as well as to the local homeless charity, Homeless Action Barnet on Woodhouse The PTFA Help To Make A Photos from the BBQ Road. Difference! If anyone is interested in coming into school to work with students and staff with the ongoing development and maintenance of the garden, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Mr Drugan via the school office. The PTA changed its name to the PTFA to acknowledge the many friends attending the meetings and supporting our activities who no longer have students attending the school, but their continued loyal support is vital and most welcome. Our activities and achievements this year have been remarkable through the generosity of people giving their time, monies and attending our events. We have held three events this year, two quizzes, one in the autumn term, one in the spring term followed by our Mid-Summer BBQ and Music Event. The total sum of monies this year donated to the school was £10,000, this included monies for a new computer server, a 3D printer, repairing of sports equipment and giving funds so students can use the Encyclopaedia Britannica online to assist with their studies. As ever I would like to pay tribute and a heartfelt thanks to the team of volunteers who give up their time to make it all possible, that includes parents, guardians, members of staff and our many friends plus of course everybody who purchased a lottery number. Special thanks to our two quizmasters Jason Killip, Sean Sweeney and the parents who arrange the amazing match funding to bolster our funds.

EAST BARNET SCHOOL PTA

QUIZ MASTER: SEAN SWEENEY

THE EAST BARNET SCHOOLth PTA GENERALFRIDAY 9KNOWLEDGE NOVEMBER START TIME: 7.30pm TICKETS £7.50* BOOKING This is a ticketless event. Your name Reserve your place now! Come along as a team of 4-8 people or will be on a checklist at the door. Email us your details to: we can make up teams on the night. There *All proceeds go to the School. [email protected] will be a well stocked licensed pay bar and You can enter teams of 8, alternatively, we can make up teams on the night. Bring your own food. you are welcome to bring along your own food. There will also be a raffle with fabulous prizes! THERE WILL ALSO BE A RAFFLE & LICENSED PAY BAR Tickets: £7.50 includes nibbles on each table. This is a ticketless event. Your name will be on a checklist on the door. For more information: eastbarnetschool.com/pta To book: Email [email protected]

Ways You Can Support the PTFA and the Students 24 Year 11 Prom Year 11 Prom 25

Year 11 Prom 2019

What a glorious evening. The students looked stunning and the weather was perfect. I always have to do a double take when the young ladies and gentlemen walk through the door - so mature, relaxed after their exams and excited to be attending their Prom. As staff, we were all so proud and waved goodbye wishing them a long, fun and happy summer.

Mrs Norton 26 Sixth Form Prom Sixth Form Prom 27

Sixth Form Prom 2019

It has been an honour to serve as your Head Boy this year and I’m immensely grateful for the opportunities for both me and the leadership team to give back to the school we love. I’m especially proud of the leadership teams array of fundraising events for Children in Need which raised an enormous amount of money for charity. It simply wouldn’t have been possible without the help of volunteers in the Sixth Form who truly demonstrated what kind and caring individuals we have grown into during our time at EBS. I will hold happy memories of my friends, my teachers and the whole East Barnet School community and I will ‘bleed sky blue and maroon’ for the rest of my life. Cameron McTeare, Head Boy 28 Trips Trips 29

New York, USA Normandy, France Our final day began in a very hands-on way by making bread in a small cooperative bakery. Our host, Eric, put School Arriving in New York City during a snowy blizzard, 33 On Monday 1st July, 28 Year 9 students and three the students’ French knowledge to the test and was very Year 13 Social Sciences students soon found themselves members of staff set off for a trip to Normandy. After a impressed with their language and bread-making skills. Trips immersed in the culture of the ‘Big Apple’. Touring cultural long day of travelling, we arrived at our accommodation We were very proud when he praised the group for their sites and monuments as a group and exploring the in the early evening and set about putting our French attitude and behaviour. Well done, Year 9! The afternoon 2018 - 2019 districts, attractions, shops and eateries, they quickly got language skills to the test immediately! Our first port of call was spent learning about making goats’ cheese and their bearings. The weather became unseasonably warm was the magical Mont St Michel, where we climbed up to meeting the goats, their kids and other assorted animals. for February as Mrs Hammond and Mrs Schramm were the abbey (lots of steps!) and then explored the town of It was difficult to tear our students away from the animals! Skiing, Italy spotted in quite a few of the chic shopping spots, doing Mont St Michel with its cobbled streets and ramparts and Many also had a go at milking the goats and found that their best to aid the US economy. The students were a breathtaking views of the sea and estuary. they were naturals! I’m sure that Jacques would have been pleased to accept them as apprentices! credit to themselves and to the school as a fine time was The following day saw us visiting a market in Bayeux, had by all. followed by an audio guided view of the Bayeux Tapestry. Finally, it was time to buy some last-minute gifts at a large We were impressed by many of our students who could supermarket and to visit Sephora before getting ready to elaborate on the details we learnt about William, Harold come back to London the next morning. We all thoroughly and the Battle of Hastings. In the afternoon, we went to enjoyed the company of the students - well done all for the sight of a much more recent battle - the Normandy being great ambassadors for our school! landings - made all the more poignant by being there Over October half term, 40 students travelled to Italy during the 75th anniversary. Many cafés and lamp posts for the school ski trip. The weather was fantastic, and were still adorned with posters of war heroes, flags, and everyone had a great time learning to ski and eating signs welcoming their liberators. Our first stop was at the homemade Italian food. We asked two Year 8 students 360° cinema in Arromanches where students watched who haven’t been on the trip before a few questions... footage of the landings and learnt about the 100 days of battle which followed and which were a significant turning What did you enjoy the most? point leading to the end of the war. We then visited the Lily: I liked the evening activities and interacting American Cemetery above Omaha Beach (the site of the with everyone, I also made a lot of new friends. Most American landings). The students were moved by what importantly I enjoyed learning how to ski! they saw and behaved in a very respectful and mature way Josh: My favourite part was the slopes, they were really which made us very proud. They also asked some very fun and I enjoyed learning to turn. interesting questions and were keen to know more. Our What was the hotel like? visit culminated in hearing the last post being played which Lily: The food was delicious and there was more than was very moving. enough. The hotel was very nice and spacious with a balcony that shows the mountain views and the beautiful village. Auschwitz, Poland Josh: The hotel was really nice and cosy, the food was really good, and staff were really nice. This year, two of our Year 12 students, Chloe Blott and Greg Wishart took part in the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project run Did you make progress skiing? by the Holocaust Educational Trust. Based on the premise that ‘hearing is not like seeing’, this four-part course explores Lily: I mean at the start I couldn’t even put on my skis let the universal lessons of the Holocaust and its relevance for today. The LFA Project aims to increase knowledge and alone actual skiing. I made a big improvement throughout understanding of the Holocaust and to clearly highlight what can happen if prejudice and racism become acceptable. the week - by the end of the trip we were going down Our students were invited to attend a preliminary seminar in October where they heard testimony from a Holocaust difficult slopes. survivor. This was followed by a visit to Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Poland, with time to meet again in February Josh: At the start I wasn’t even able to stand upright and to reflect on their learning. The project requires students to disseminate what they have learned to their peers and wider by the end we were going down slopes and even skied community. In undertaking this Chloe and Gregg have led a whole-school assembly and have written the pieces below down a glacier. to share their reflections. Below is an excerpt from Chloe Blott on herAuschwitz reflections, Gregg’s can be seen on the Would you recommend the ski trip? school website. Lily: YES, yes, I would, the trip is an amazing experience and a great chance to socialise with friends. Auschwitz reflections every single one of us has a name, even the millions that Josh: I recommend this to everyone. died in the camps which was why the Nazis attempted Before visiting Auschwitz, I was expecting to feel as I to erase ones sense of identity by identifying them with did during my history lessons, distressed but not able to numbers and shapes on their clothing. I would recommend comprehend the number of fatalities because they were visiting Auschwitz to anyone that can, in order to gain just statistics to be learnt. I was completely wrong. Before a better sense of the extravagant scale on which the departing for Poland I was prepared for the occasional tear, holocaust was ran. which did not appear, instead there was an overwhelming sensation of sickness that filled up my stomach during the entire tour. That feeling was astonishment mixed with horror which grew with each barracks we passed because the numbers were becoming so much more than just statistics in a textbook, they were becoming people like Wolf Flaster, a polish Jew; Katarzyna Kwoka and her daughter Czesława who died months apart. By providing visitors with these names and the accompanying faces the Holocaust is humanised, it becomes personal because 30 Trips Houses 31

Rhineland, Germany Year 12 Geography Field Trips Chama Tutu

Typically, the journey to Chama have been involved in various events, both It has been another winning year for Tutu House, after Germany didn’t go exactly as competitively and with the focus of doing good for others. last year’s clean sweep at Sports Day and the Inter- planned. We started off well, Last year we held a cake competition, although we didn’t House Sports Competition. This year the Houses have and on time, until we had a flat taken a different approach with a greater focus on tyre which meant that we were get placed we raised £214.96 with the other houses. This went towards new computers for the JackCeCup school. charity work. We have also been factoring in attendance stuck for little over two hours. to our House Points system, and we are pleased to say Eventually we were back on Being sent images of the school making use of the new equipment made me feel very proud, well done team! that Tutu has come out on top nearly every week! We our way, which was met with also had a Spelling Bee - with some forms amazing at This was shortly followed by donating food to the some loud cheers. After a ferry spelling - pipped at the post, we came 2nd overall. crossing and a very long coach homeless. The house worked hard in making sure journey we arrived at the hotel we had enough to make fantastic food hampers; We have had our annual cake competition, and Tutu and we had dinner, before As part of ‘AS’ Level Geography, Year 12 participated we organised more than any other house, which is students produced some really creative bakes - a new going out to see the nearby in two very contrasting fieldwork tasks. On Tuesday 5th a testament to how much we care. Next up was the generation of star bakers are emerging in Year 7 and town of Boppard and the river March, they visited Stratford to look at the impacts of bookmark competition and Spelling Bee, we had lots of 8! Our Year 7s also did us proud, with the number of Rhine. (Don’t worry, no one was development and the Olympic Legacy on the area. The winners and house points! Great work team! entries in the Library Bookmark competition, with Tutu coming 1st. They certainly brightened up the Library, pushed in). sun shone brightly and students were able to collect In Years 7 and 8 we came 1st with attendance! You’ve results to use on the skills paper. Friday 15th March, our favourite place - as it also hosts our Christmas tree The next day was hot. Really hot. As in, 40° hot. We were been getting yourselves to school on time, which is great. Year 12 went to Walton-on-the-Naze to study a coastal where we collected food for the Trussell Trust again. not thankful to be climbing up a hill to get to Cochem Let’s aim to keep this up for Years 9 and 10 next year. landscape. The weather was not so good – Storm This year Tutu House students spent time in their forms Castle. We had a tour, luckily in the shade for the most As I’m writing this we have sports day tomorrow. I’m Gareth had just finished, but they only got the tail end of looking at Charity work. We currently support Grief part, and most of us had some (very melty!) ice creams. sure we will have lots of successes to report after the the heavy rain and high winds. Creating beach profiles Encounter, a bereavement support service, that has In the afternoon we went to the theme park. Everyone big day. It’s my favourite day of the year and I’m looking with ranging poles, tape measures, helped many students, so we will continue. enjoyed that part and we were all grateful for the water forward to the chants, banners and all round great gun clinometers and compasses rides, which some people went on lots of times. atmosphere. We were invited as part of the Changemakers Initiative (making sure to go up the beach I’ve had a great first year as the Head of Chama to visit the Mandela Exhibition in central London - all of On Wednesday, we went to the music museum in in a straight line) was a real test of house and I look forward to more charity events and the details are on the school website. Rüdesheim, which was eccentric in all the best ways. We abilities. The rain destroyed some opportunities to work with the students and staff next We look forward to yet more success on Sports Day, all have some videos or photos of the cool, but creepy, of the results, but not their spirit. year. See you all in September! and hope that we can win for the Third Year in a row! music boxes. Then it was time for the cable car, which After a warming cup of tea in the was so high up that I tried not to look down. We went up café (and shed loads of chocolate) E. Buczman - Head of Chama House M. Robb - Head of Tutu House in the cable car to see the monument and have a picnic it was time to head home just as the lunch. It may not have been as hot as the previous day, tide came in and the rain fell even but that didn’t mean the ground didn’t feel like it was harder! on fire. We took the cable car back down, which was somewhat less scary than on the way up, and we had Murray Keller time to look around the town before going on a cruise Vienna, Austria along the river. The end of the year is always a great time to reflect on Keller look like candidates to do very well in the Inter- and celebrate the many successes throughout the year. On the fourth day, we went into Cologne, where we In the last week of the summer term, Mr Richman and House competition this year. Another strong showing in met up with some German students from the Dietrich Mr Giffen along with Ms Berger and Mrs De Maria Back in autumn, out of the five ‘House Cake’ categories the Cake Competition with the Best Tasting Cake in the Bonhoeffer Gymnasium in Neunkirchen. We were split took 41 students to Vienna, Austria. It was a chance we won three! Best Looking cake was won by Sarah school from Abbie Eldrett (7D) and the Best Effort from into groups, and luckily our guides were pretty much for students to practise their German in a variety of Higgins, Summer King & Esher Mistry, best cupcakes Jazmin Haghighi and Zoe Henry (7F) raised our hopes fluent in English and were really nice, so we didn’t have situations, as well as to experience the rich and varied Aine Hargreaves won, and most creative was Lola- early on. Some fantastic bookmarks meant that with all to use that much of our broken German. (We did speak history and culture of the city. We toured many parts Juliet Omran. Then instead of the annual Christmas our entries combined, we won the most points across some though; don’t worry the trip wasn’t for nothing). of the city and Tree competition, we placed boxes under our trees the board with my favourites coming from Anastasia We explored the city, gaping awkwardly up at the huge visited a variety for a food bank collection for Chipping Barnet Trussell Shiamishis and Zoe Henry. The inaugural inter-house cathedral, and then we then went to the chocolate factory, of museums Trust. Walking past the Murray tree every morning, I Spelling Bee was another victory, showing we are a which was my favourite part. Suffice to say, we ate lots of and monuments was filled with pride as the boxes filled to the brim. As house of many talents, and at the time of writing we are chocolate and bought lots too. that related to the spring term sprung we had our first ever ‘Spelling neck and neck with Murray for the Sports Day victory The last day was spent mostly on the coach again, and the Cold War Bee’ competition, every form did this as a form (it’s difficult to type with my fingers crossed!). and the rise of competition. Murray came 4th but there is always next most of us slept, being tired out from all the walking we With the close of the academic year drawing in I can Hitler. We also year! Throughout the year, we have won the attendance did in Germany, until we arrived home, ready for some definitely say that I am very proud of the work that visited places competition a few times, again next year Murray House much cooler weather and lots of rain. Kellerites have put in to Inter-House competition this such as the will be gaining the points by having the best attendance. Naina Pryse 8C year. A special mention and a thanks must go to House Schönbrunn and As we go through the summer, Houses eagerly await Captain Joel Sicka who has been an immense help Hofburg Imperial Sports Day and I know Murray will come back from throughout this year in organising and motivating this Palaces, and narrowly missing out and be the champions again, year. I will be moving on to pastures new next year so I the Prater with retaining the cup for the 4th time. wish Keller house all the best and hope they continue to its Giant Ferris I would like to say a very big thank you to all the people dominate in years to come. Wheel. We who have helped with our house community! We look look forward to forward to next year’s events and welcoming our new running this trip Year 7 students. Have a great summer! T. Harrison - Head of Keller House again in the near future. C. Manzi - Head of Murray House 32 Technology Technology 33

Year 7 Juggling Balls & Board Games Year 9 Hats ‘A’ Level Design and Technology

The ‘A’ Level Design & Technology: Product Design, Fashion & Textiles and Design Engineering students worked exceptionally hard this year tackling the new specification with determination.After many late nights and some holiday sessions spent in the workshop they produced excellent outcomes which we hope will continue to put us in the top 10% of high achieving schools in this subject in the country. Many thanks to Mrs Roncarati, Mrs Chandler, Mr Boast, Mr Chandler, Mr Sadler, Miss Sparey, Ms Joseph and Mr Zane for giving up so much of their time to help the students and a huge well done to the students themselves.

Nol Kelmendi, Portable Milton Stavrou, Wall Bending Machine Mounted Easel

Robert Cartwright, Biology Teaching Aid Year 8 Cultural Cushions Year 8 Karakuri Jack Mugglestone, Toy Storage

Tom Hay, Weights Support

Emma Booty, Smart Desk with in-built seat Jack Nash, Exercise Machine

Zafer Azak, HAMILTON SURFER DUDE Ewan Johnston, Adjustable 1st Megam Lam 2nd Hannah Parsons Adjustable laptop/ Supporting Camping Chair Alfie Dean, Chords Practice Aid tablet holder Nick Stout, Year 9 Clocks Wall Desk and Storage

Brooklyn Kadiu, Domestic Rowing Machine

Giacomo Roncarati, Katerina Apostoli, Milan Shukla, Water Sport Haruka Sudo, Festival Wear Office Foot/Desk Exercise Devices Equipment Dryer Theatre Costume FROZEN 3rd Olivia Spencer Triumph Design Awards

For the first time, EBS Technology decided to enter the Triumph Design Awards. The Triumph Design Awards encourage and celebrate creative thinking, innovative problem solving and the ability to produce feasible solutions to real world challenges. Daniel Oakley who designed a robot to clean rubbish from rivers and bodies of water and Daniel Hutton who designed an on-the-go drink brewing system, won many certificates (more than the actual winner!), and are to be congratulated on their amazing achievement. 34 Robotics Robotics 35

The EBS Robotics STEM Concept

The EBS Robotics Primary Triathlon has been designed to help teachers and students engage in STEM through the use of Robotics. The project makes extensive use of the VEX educational platform, VEXiQ. VEXiQ is a Robotics Educational platform that enables children to understand a variety of important factors related to Engineering, such as Mechanical Engineer, Electronic Engineering, Design, Coding and Collaboration through Teamwork Challenges. It covers every aspect of STEM. Students operate out of their usual comfort zone, working together in teams to design and manufacture solutions that solve real world problems. EBS ROBOTICS The EBS Robotics Primary Triathlon is perfect for primary school students and helps them to understand the basic concepts of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths which in turn eases their transition to secondary school Big Bang 2019 science and technology at KS3. It is a fun way for students to also interact with others. It also helps students to get involved with the core elements STEM Education. Using the VEX IQ platform together with our additional online challenge The Big Bang Fair is the largest Science and Technology Fair in the UK which takes place at the NEC. As a result of the packs gives students that are new to STEM the opportunity to get involved in fun engineering activities here at EBS. We Big Bang Fair’s popularity, there are now a series of London regional events that take place to enable students that are had the pleasure of testing this at a recent independent Primary School Challenge Day which we hosted here at EBS. not able to reach the NEC, Birmingham to attend a local event near to their school within London and the South East. These smaller Science and Technology Fairs are hosted at Universities and Colleges across London. The aim of the events is to show young people aged 7 - 19 the exciting and rewarding opportunities that are out there for them with the right experience and qualifications, and also its a great way of showing good example of how best to bring classroom learning to life, of which EBS Robotics have been leaders. How and why EBS Robotics got Involved

In 2017, EBS Robotics’ team, Girls of Steel were previous participants and finalists of the London Regional Big Bang event, which took place at Newham College at the time. Mr Sadler decided it was necessary for EBS Robotics to be part of another new STEM challenge aside from VEX Robotics and F1 in Schools. Since 2012, Mr Sadler had been present at the National Big Bang Our Experience at Big Bang Networking finals at the NEC through the VEX Robotics (as both National Finals took place under the same roof). However, due to Mr Sadler’s commitment with “Our experience from the day was fun, exciting and “We met a lot of wonderful students and teachers who many EBS Robotics students at the VEX Robotics National Finals he never motivating. We had over 100 children visit out stand to were interested in our projects, many of whom, including got the chance to scope out the event properly. However, in 2017 Mr Sadler drive our robots. It was so exciting to speak to the judges, judges, came over to drive the small robots and compete decided to enter Girls of Steel in both competitions, VEX Robotics UK and students, teachers and lecturers because they were all against other schools. The judges were excited to ask the London Big Bang. Girls of Steel won at place at the UK Big Bang Finals genuinely interested in what we learn with Mr Sadler us all questions about our Robotics Projects. There were when they competed at the London Regional event. They didn’t win, but were through competition as well as our general experiences numerous teachers that wanted to capture the EBS runners up for the Young Scientist and Engineer of the Year 2017. This was till being part of EBS Robotics. During the award ceremony Robotics essence of STEM Learning. We had a VIP visitor, amazing achievement considering is was their first entry. at the end of the day, we didn’t expect to win anything. We Emily Xu, who won the 2018 Young Scientist and Engineer were there mainly to showcase to the other schools what of the year event at the NEC in Birmingham. She gave us In 2018, EBS Robotics teams, Girlbots and Invexibles exhibited coding, we do and how proud we are, when we found out GirlBots some good advice on what she thought we could do to robotics and drone technology to a wide audience. The show was even had won the STEM ETHOS Award - we were overjoyed.” improve our projects, presentation skills and more.” bigger than 2017 when Girls of Steel had attended. The exhibition of great - GirlBots (Jada) - GirlBots work went down so well for EBS Robotics that they were awarded Best STEM Club in the UK by STEM Learning UK and the organisers of the Big Judging Skills Bang. As a result, Mr Sadler received a personal invitation from the London Big Bang organisers to attend any chosen London venue and we chose “We were judged in a few different ways; the main method, “From participating in this event we learnt quite a few skills; Westminster College in Kings Cross. The judges were so impressed with was asking us questions about why we chose to do the we learnt how to work better with children and to think on what we had shown at previous events that they urged us to attend again. Triathlon as a project. They also looked at how we worked the spot if something doesn’t go to plan, for example if our EBS Robotics teams, Girlbots and Invexibles, made a positive impact with with the children and how fluently we answered their computer breaks we would have a backup plan ready to the 1000s of teachers and students that visited over the day. questions. The way our work was marked was similar to use. Additionally, we are now more organised so we know last year by the type of questions, but it was more intense what to bring and when to bring it. We are also much better as we had two sets of judges marking our project and all of at presenting our ideas in front of people.“ EBS Robotics Entries their questions were a lot more in-depth.” - GirlBots - GirlBots Mr Sadler decided to enter three different projects. He was confident that the judges would be interested in what EBS Robotics had to show off. We decided to do things bigger and better with lots of Media in the form of CAD demonstrations, Live Robotics, Drone Engineering and chassis examples Presentations along with bright bold banner displays with interactive QR codes, Augmented Reality and more. We really went out to not just impress but to win every category available to use. For Daniel Oakley and During the day, EBS Robotics had their Primary Triathlon Sway presentation Daniel Hutton it was their first experience but for Girlbots they had been here before in 2018, so they on display, their game of Bot Ball as well as the Sixth Form Engineering and knew what to expect in terms of what to display and how to go about presenting themselves to a Robotics Projects. The majority of visitors were school children who enjoyed wide audience. Girls of Steel were also on stand by support by EBS Robotics enterprise level playing Bot Ball. The judges read through their Sway in detail and were stunned communication platform - Microsoft Teams via Skooler. Girls of Steel gave some great advice with Jada’s exploded 3D Autodesk animation and design work of her Robot. to the teams over our STEM communication channel which the teams acted on. So this year, Exhibiting at Big Bang has helped us to improve our personal presentation skills, the focus was just on Girls in STEM, but diversity in STEM and projects that reflected real visual communication skills, posture and general attitude when dealing with innovation. You can see Daniel Oakley’s Projects by visiting his YouTube channel: https://bit. people. I believe, as well as our project being great, that these are also some of ly/2Lm83HI and Daniel Hutton’s are here: https://bit.ly/2JLZ6nx. the reasons why we were awarded The 2019 STEM ETHOS Award. 36 Sports Round-up Sports Round-up 37

KS3 Girls’ Badminton Cross Country Year 7 Boys’ Football A group of determined Year 8 and 9 girls went to QE Girls’ Our boys had a very good first season, playing some for the annual badminton tournament. After splitting into attractive football throughout the league and cup September comes around very quickly and so does the Sports single and doubles teams, they played challenging matches competitions. They were knocked out at the semi-final cross-country season. With training commencing after against other schools from around Barnet. It was a great stage of the league competition, but are keen to develop school every week, we quickly picked up a new and excited Round-Up experience and resulted in EBS coming 5th out of 12 this further next year. Their biggest achievement however, group of Year 7 runners who were keen to improve their teams. The Year 8s among them will be very excited to play was winning the Barnet Schools’ 6-a-side championships, fitness and compete against other schools in the borough. 2018 - 2019 next year and hopefully try to go one better than this year. which saw them win all six of their matches and conceding only one goal!

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Under 14 Boys’ Badminton

Well done to the whole team! Barnet 6-a-side Champions! This year we have seen over 25 regular runners, competing Congratulations on 5th Place! in two league matches, one Borough Championship, Middlesex Championship and one runner Elena Roncarati Year 8 Boys’ Football Well done team! (Year 10) made it to the English Schools’ Championships League Plate Final Champions! Our boys progressed for the 2nd year in a row. through the league stages this year, culminating in a final Two teams competed at the Under 14 Barnet Badminton Basketball against JCoSS. Held at East Barnet in front of a large Championships in what was a very competitive field. Many crowd, the boys came in at half-time, losing 2-0. After some of the games came down to the last points and the EBS Year 9 Boys’ Basketball words of encouragement and personnel changes the boys teams both did well, coming from behind in two of their The Year 9 Basketball Team have had a solid season. One responded to draw level with two well taken goals by Ugur matches to beat strong opponents from across the borough. of the highlights was Samuel Ndreca throwing the ball in Bilgili. The game went into extra-time with the threat of Congratulations to Raphael Goodman, Ryan Lura, Evan the hoop from the halfway line in the last second of the penalties looming. However, Ugur completed his hat-trick to Hoskins and Josh Thurlow whose team finished 3rd overall. game against a strong Friern Barnet team to snatch a win. take the lead and the boys hung on for a well deserved 3-2 The boys finished 4th in the Barnet Schools East division win. We have been promoting park run this year and we and were knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the cup estimate we have over 50 junior park runners registered. competition which is a noticeable improvement on last year. The benefits of running are very powerful, so whatever age Onwards and upwards for Year 10 Basketball! you are and whatever experience you have perhaps think about taking up this accessible sport. For more information Year 10 Boys’ Basketball about registering for the park run please see parkrun.org.uk The Year 10 team performed well this year despite only having a small squad throughout the season. They started with an excellent 42-14 win against Wren Academy, but then lost their next match against a very strong Finchley Football Congratulations on 3rd Place! Catholic side. Despite this defeat, they still did enough to make the play-offs but unfortunately lost to London Girls’ Football Academy in the semi-finals. The boys performed extremely This year, girls’ football was a great success, with Year 7 Under 16 Girls’ Badminton well and as a result a number of them were called up making it to the borough finals. To access the finals, the Two teams were entered into the popular and highly for our senior side to play in the Under 18 League which girls played a number of games, winning a fantastic game League Plate Final Champions! competitive Under 16 Girls’ Barnet Badminton should be commended. Well done to all who were involved. against Wren; our defence did not let anything by. In Championships. Both teams fought well against tough the final, the girls played so well but Ashmole just beat opposition from 14 schools across the borough and finished Hockey us. The Year 8 and 9s had a good season, playing well, just outside the top three places. Well done to Emily just narrowly missing out on the knock-out stages of the Year 9 Boys’ Football Foster, Summer King, Sarah Higgins, Millie Knappett, borough competition. Bring on 2020. The Year 9 Boys’ Football Team have progressed so much Amelia Parsley Chapman, Abigail Wilkinson and Grace Jai Martins and Fergus this year. After two years of finishing in the bottom half of Merryweather for their efforts. Comrie represented EBS for Barnet Borough at the the table the boys played really well throughout the season and managed to finish 3rd in the Barnet League. The boys Under 16 Boys’ Badminton London Youth Games in then won their quarter final match against a strong Christ The Under 16 Boys competed fiercely in their competition June. There was a great College team 4-0 and progressed to the semi-finals. They and again battled from behind in a number of matches to spirit in all the hockey narrowly lost out to a good JCoSS side in the semi-finals finish 2nd and 3rd in their competition. Well done to William games, but unfortunately they didn’t get through. but should be very proud of how far they have developed Caistor-Parker, Joshua Downham, Theo Cross, Olly Turner, rd Maybe next year? this year. To add to this, the boys finished 3 in the Barnet Luke Oubridge, Adam Joyce, Oliver Clarke and Alfie Barrow nd Congratulations on 2 Place! Football 5-a-side Competition which is another fantastic for their performances this year. achievement. Bring on Year 10! 38 Sports Round-up Sports Round-up 39

Year 11 Boys’ Football taken some of our chances it could have been a different Rugby The season was unfortunately very short due to the lack of outcome. Despite this, I have really enjoyed working with teams who were involved in the league due to it being in the this group of individuals who have made some brilliant examination year. The boys made some excellent progress progress since Year 7. I wish them the best of luck for the East Barnet continues to develop rugby within the school and borough by being a regular attendee at the Blast Fixture throughout and there were some stand out performances in future. Evenings, organised and hosted by Saracens at Allianz Park. These provide a great opportunity for students to develop many of the games. The team were unfortunately knocked their skills in a competitive setting against other schools. Within Key Stage 3, the focus is primarily on participation and getting students playing the game and developing their knowledge and understanding within that competitive out at early stages in both the Barnet Cup and Middlesex 1st XI Boys’ Football Cup to Finchley Catholic and Highgate School respectively. The first XI Football Team competed in the Barnet League environment. All students involved enjoyed the experience and are excited about the prospect of seeing the sport grow The match against Highgate was unfortunate and it could and Cup this year. After a strong start in the league with within the borough. At Key Stage 4, the Year 10s competed well and had some very close matches, demonstrating a have easily gone either way, although there was a fantastic an away victory at St James and a hard fought draw at very good standard of rugby. The Year 11s proved to be our most successful team, which is very fitting as it was their last goal by Christian Apostoli which gave a positive despite Wren Academy, form dipped in the run up to Christmas campaign together. After successfully negotiating the early rounds and the semi-finals, the students faced Wren in the the negative result. The team qualified for the league with a string of injuries and absences disrupting the team’s final. They took a deserved early lead but Wren fought back and although the boys kept competing until the very end, play-offs with a brilliant 4-2 win over Compton with there performances. The team finished 7th in the league and they unfortunately finished runners-up. Something they should be very proud of. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with being a stand-out performance from Jubril Hassan. It was reached the last eight of the Barnet Cup. Well done to them over the last five years and hope that they continue playing. unfortunate that we lost our semi-final 2-0 against Mill Hill all the squad for their commitment and attitude shown as this was a tight game for most of the match and had we throughout the year. Sportshall Athletics

BPSS Awards Evening Sportshall are CHAMPIONS again in the Year 8 Boys team The Year 7 and 8 Girls competed in the annual Sportshall and second in the Year 7 team. The leadership in both Athletics, there were a lot of schools taking part; eight teams was by far the best and a special mention has to On 7th November, several staff and students were invited to in both age groups - great to see so many schools. The go to Sami Tilly, Tommy Narvaez-White and Ryan Lura in attend the Barnet Partnership for School Sport Awards Ceremony. event had a great atmosphere and it was nice to see the helping organise the teams and being fantastic sportsman Having been shortlisted for several awards everyone waited in encouragement each school were giving each other. We guiding their teams when needed. The boys attended the anticipation to see if we would be victorious. The first award of had a full team and slowly the points and the wins were London Youth Games and had a brilliant experience. Well the night that we were in the running for was the Outstanding adding up, with each throw, jump and running race. It was done! Contribution to Leadership. We duly won this; the product of getting very close in both the Year 7s and the Year 8s the fabulous work our Sports Leaders did last year and have competition, and I am very proud of our runners-up medal done year after year supporting the sporting development of in both Year 7 and 8. The competition was at a very high our younger students in our feeder primary schools. Eleanor standard this year and the girls showed resilience, courage Rachel and Theo Cross collected the award on their behalf. Second up; the Secondary and determination. Well done! Young Performer of the Year Award. In the running; Elena Roncarati. Another win! In fact this was the second time Elena has won this award. When you realise the list of sports and achievements Elena has produced it’s little wonder. The final award was the Secondary Well done on second place! Team of the Year. In the running this time were our Boys U16 Basketball Team. Barnet Champions and the 3rd best team in London, they were definitely in with a shout. However, they lost out to a very deserved winner in Finchley Catholic’s U15 Boys Football Team. The final award of the night was awarded to the PE Department, as winners of the BPSS Participation Award. East Barnet was recognised for its contribution to school sport, winning the award again, which is now three years in a row. It’s not surprising given the enthusiasm our children have Congratulations champions! Congratulations to the team! and the support they get from their teachers. I suspect we could be in the running again having already taken part in Basketball, Badminton, Trampolining Cross Country, Football, Netball, Rugby and Sports Hall Athletics competitions this year! The Barnet Trampolining Competition took place in April hosted by our school. It was a wonderful event with many schools across the borough attending. We performed extremely well, winning the Year 8 boys team trophy with Neo Netball winning individual silver. Sebastian Harry (Year 9) received individual silver. The Year 10 girls won the team trophy and so did the Year 11 girls with Grace Merryweather winning individual silver and Amelia Parsley Chapman individual bronze. This incredible team was unbeaten all season and qualified The Year 11 girls have won every year since Year 7 and they were sad that this would be their last competition together in 1st place for the ‘final tournament’. After finishing in 2nd as they move on to further education next year. place last year they were determined to go one better and become champions. Fantastic shooting by Dhvani and Year 10 Winners! Year 8 Winners! Year 11 Winners! Year 9 Silver! Alice, a strong defence lead by Tsenat, Milly and Summer, they dominated both the attacking and defending thirds. With quick and agile centre court players Elena, Katie, Sarah, Scarlett and Sara, their slick passing and knowledge of the game proved to be an unbeatable combination. Every game they played in the tournament was won with ease and with their confidence developing each game, we Congratulations champions! are excited to see what is in store for them next year. This group of girls have inspired our younger netballers who the same successful position in the near future. Well done, have also shown some promising talent and may well be in an amazing achievement! 40 Sports Round-up Sports Round-up 41

Volleyball life, and what little time I have for a personal life and all my daily responsibility’s but sport gives you an opportunity to Year 10 Boys Volleyball be a part of a team. Sport isn’t just about winning it is about Our boys’ Volleyball Team were hugely successful this year. the people you play with, you win and lose as a team, make At the Barnet Schools Championships we placed 1st, 3rd memories that you will have forever due to a club after and 4th. By winning this event, our boys represented the school that was held by amazing teachers. I feel lucky to be Borough of Barnet at the London Youth Games. They had a part of East Barnet School and I am so happy to be a part six matches against strong opposition from various other of the amazing PE Department. By Alex Skidmore London boroughs; losing three and winning three. Sadly it wasn’t enough to take them into the later stages of the My First Sporting Year at EBS My First Sporting Year at EBS competition, but the volleyball they played and attitude they showed, represented our school fantastically well, and its As soon as I saw the sporting facilities, I knew that I would My first year at EBS has been a very exciting one in lots created a legacy for our younger students to follow. enjoy PE. The teams I have played in are football and of different ways. I was lucky enough to have a few friends cricket. In the Football Team, I am the goalkeeper and I in my form from primary school but I was nervous about Hurdles Cricket have played in every game this year. On some occasions, making new friends. This changed once I started playing I have played outfield when the team needed it. After the football on the astro with everyone where they were all On Saturday 8th June, Holly Taylor For the last three years, it has been a great pleasure to be football season had finished, we played our last Year 7 friendly and very welcoming. Another thing I enjoyed was competed in the 300m hurdles for entered for and qualify for the Indoor Cricket Tournament matches in a tournament at Mill Hill Powerleague. Our PE because we were doing fun sport activities which led Team Barnet at the Middlesex Schools’ held at Middlesex. The girls have immensely enjoyed this results through the season were mixed however we thought onto me participating in the Year 7 Football Team trials. Championships, Allianz Park for the competition, playing against schools from all over London, we could win it and we did. In fact, we won all our games I was very nervous about getting into the team or not last time ever! The conditions were narrowly missing out on first position. and conceded only one goal! I am the captain of the Cricket because everyone was so talented. I was delighted when really tough so Holly did not achieve the Team and have played every game this year. I am one of I heard that the team sheet was up and I was on it but not national standard time she was hoping Swimming the very good bowlers and one of many amazing batters. only on it I was Captain for the game. We had a cracking for, but her selection for the South-East We are looking forward to more games to come. I am in season and I will do my best to get into next year’s Football Regional Schools Championships Our Year 7 and 8 boys’ and girls’ teams took to Copthall the top set for PE with my teachers being Mr Carrington Team. I have recently joined the Athletics Club and it has in Erith, Kent where she will be Leisure Centre for the annual swim championships. and Ms Manzi. The sports I have enjoyed the most are: helped me physically and mentally. I have been selected to representing Middlesex, was confirmed. The competition was very fierce this year, but with 28 Badminton, Table Tennis, Football, Trampolining and represent EBS in Copthall at Allianz Park which I am really All of the athletes selected from EBS swimmers we knew we would have a good chance. After Athletics many of which we didn’t do at primary school. excited about. My first year at EBS has given me lots of did themselves proud - in the far from several individual events and some very exciting relays, Overall, I came to EBS knowing three others but now I opportunities for the future and I am looking forward to the optimal conditions, there were many our boys’ team finished in 2nd place, but our girls’ A team know many more people through clubs and teams. I can’t rest of my time at the school. By Anthony Maher podium places. went one better, winning the championships! wait for sport in Year 8. By Ed Scrivener My First Sporting Year at EBS My First Sporting Year at EBS My First Sporting Year at EBS I finally made it to East Barnet School! I love being in My first year at East Barnet School has been great! I first Year 7. The subjects are amazing, but I especially love applied to East Barnet school knowing that the school had At the beginning of the year, in my first PE lesson of Year 7, I walked into the changing rooms feeling nervous. When we PE. This year we started with athletics at Copthall. We a great PE Department and great education. My favourite got our kit on everyone looked so professional and confident. Being surrounded by others who were in the same position, came 2nd in jumping and long distance, so I earned my subject at school is PE. Since being at EBS I have joined pushed me to try my hardest and the hard work paid off. I got into the top set.A few weeks ago, I finished the season with first medal. We have done many sports, such as; table clubs that have intrigued me such as netball, football the Football Team and we won a gold medal at the Powerleague tournament, beating six other teams in the borough. tennis, volleyball, football and more. Our PE teachers, Ms and athletics club. Next year I hope to try out for the girls When Mr Ricketts handed out the medals in assembly, I walked down to get mine with pride, knowing we had achieved Hammond, Ms Manzi, Mr Pitts and Mr Smith have been basketball. Girls football is great! It is run by Ms Manzi a memorable accomplishment. It felt extraordinary! Now, I very supportive with our lessons and extra curriculum who has been great with helping us understand more and am in the Cricket Team and will soon head off to Copthall activities. We have lessons twice a week using amazing learn better techniques about football. Netball has been to compete for athletics. My aim and hopes are not just for apparatus such as the Astro turf, the cycling track the especially helpful, learning tactics: how to pass the ball to a me but for everyone in the squad to do well so they can feel massive sports hall and the fantastic dance studio. You can player whilst tricking the opponent, helpful drills to make us immensely proud of themselves too. Taking part in sports learn so many things and it can really promote your healthy improve on our catches. Netball was run by Mrs Hammond has been fun, has increased my team building skills and I’ve living. My favourite sport has definitely been trampolining. who is my current PE teacher and she has taught me many made many new friends. So, if you work hard in any subject I do a lot of trampoline but the PE lessons have taught me things about many different sports like how to use the you will have fun and if you persevere you will succeed. so many different experiences. PE has been a massive part correct technique and hacks. Before this year I have never Never give up! By Theo Wotton of my life and I am so grateful to have come to this school done athletics but I thoroughly enjoy it, it is run by Ms Manzi because I have learnt so many things. I was very much and Mr Carrington. All of the PE teachers have been Barnet Athletics Championships Tommy Lucy Street, interested in sports before my time here at EBS but this nothing but amazing and nice to me. PE has given me so Jeffery, Year Year 7 9 Barnet runner-up in school had a wide range of opportunities that I had to come many opportunities to grow and become better at sport in On Tuesday 2nd July, the Barnet Athletics Championships and take a look for myself and sure enough I absolutely general. I am so thankful to be a part of a school with such Champion hurdles. took place. This is an all-day event where students from in Javelin. loved it. I knew that I had to go to this school, even if you’re an amazing PE department and staff. I am currently on the across the borough compete against each other for the not into sports or you think you’re not very good at this I athletics team and I am very excited to compete at Copthall coveted title of Barnet Champion. The day started off with would highly recommend this school because EBS offers where I will be competing against other schools. For me an early meet and an excited but somewhat nervous group Milly Knight, Ryan Lura, an amazing chance to do something extraordinary. I wish when I play sports I zone out I have no worries everything of students from Year 7 - 9, ready to compete and cheer Year 7 Year 9 to try more extra curricular activities as I am a lot more stops in the world and nothing is going on nothing is each other on. The atmosphere was fantastic and the Barnet Barnet confident now. Next I will be trying out for netball. This is important I am just playing that sport and I am just focused students behaviour was a credit to the school. Although all Champion Champion in one of my favourite sports and I have previously done really on the sport there is no stress about what homework I have students were amazing, the following students deserve to in Javelin. Javelin and 3rd in 300m. well in it at primary school. EBS have a very successful to do or how I got in trouble in lessons it is just me playing have special recognition for their achievement. team. I will also be trying out for football. I am setting myself sports and having fun. Sports have had a special place a challenge. I am going to try tennis next. I am so excited to in my heart, since coming to EBS I have gotten more and see what East Barnet has to offer next! By Hanan Ikhlef more stressed with juggling homework, family time, school The Winner of Sports Day... Keller & Murray! Communication Matters. The Power of the Book.

In an era when almost all our communication is becoming digital we need to take a moment to remember just how important the printed book still is. Despite being a centuries old technology there are still many features of the printed book that are undeniably superior to its electronic counterpart. Firstly, the printed book cannot run out of power. As long as it physically exists it can be read and re-read and shared with no further impact on our beleaguered world from an energy point of view. Secondly, the reader can move instantly from one part of a book to another, to look at an index or check back on a detail without having to plough through an irritating number of pages first. There is a good reason why we progressed from the scroll. Perhaps most importantly of all the physical pleasure of turning the page of a book remains an integral part of the reading experience, and can be sustained for longer than looking at a screen. It is a relief then to read that the predicted demise of the printed book has been premature. Sales figures show that the reading public have not forsaken real books for the e-reader. Long may the printed book be a vital part of our lives.

H. Seckleman Assistant Headteacher

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