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Luckley Life THE NEWSLETTER FOR LUCKLEY HOUSE SCHOOL SPRING 2018 ISSUE 14 WORLD BOOK DAY Prestigious Art Exhibition We were honoured to be invited to join a group exhibition at the Livery Guildhall Gallery in London. SILVER! The exhibition was organised by the Society of Heads, and showcased some of the best Art and Design and Photography work produced by students at independent schools from across London and the surrounding area. Our Year 12 and 13 students exhibited examples of their own work and also attended the private view. This was an amazing opportunity to not only see their work exhibited at a top London gallery, but also to interact with the audience and gain valuable advice and feedback from the organisers and the numerous Art teachers that were in attendance. Congratulations to all students involved. Richard Battrick, Head of Art We are delighted to have won a silver award in the National World Book Day competition! We will receive £1000 to spend on books from a local bookshop, and we have chosen The Bell Bookshop in Henley. The theme for this year was ‘Flight’ and we decided to use that as the basis for reinvigorating the library. We managed to involve every member of the school community in this challenge, and we’re really grateful for the time that so many people took in order to help us promote reading across the school. Each member of the school community (including parents) recommended books which they felt another group would enjoy. These recommendations were written onto flying objects and were used to decorate the school library. We completely transformed the room, including painting the mezzanine level blue so that the ‘flying book recommendations’ would have a sky in which they could float. International School Award The Textiles department made a giant rocket for students to We are proud to have been awarded intermediate read under, and chairs were replaced by giant, comfortable floor level of the British Council’s prestigious cushions in fire colours, to represent the flames of the rocket. International School Award, in recognition of our The Maintenance team turned one of the book cases into a work to bring the world into the classroom. rocket, which was painted by some of the pupils. We also covered This has been achieved through a culmination of the back wall of the library in starry black sky to represent space; hard work by the MFL Department to present a and created a range of moveable, book-themed characters and portfolio of the work we do in school to ensure objects which can be stuck onto that wall by students if they that our pupils gain the cultural understanding want to change the display. and skills they need for life work in today’s world. We’d like to thank everybody who helped us, and we’re really We are now working towards achieving full looking forward to spending our prize money! accreditation. Well done to the MFL team! Clare Rees, Head of English WWW.LUCKLEYHOUSESCHOOL.ORG [email protected] 0118 978 4175 A WORD FROM THE HEAD HEAD STUDENT’S TERMLY REVIEW Jane Tudor, Head Imogen, Head Student At the start of term, Year 11 and 13 students went The most significant aspect of life at our school is that quickly into their mock examinations. This was a hard there are always so many different activities and pieces few weeks for all of us and we were glad once it was of news that I feel genuine pride in. And, in amongst finally over. The rest of the term will now be busy as the sorts of items we would expect to see in a school we prepare for our final exams in the summer. newsletter, there will be an element of surprise. In other There are always lots of House competitions words, school life is always fascinating and never dull. throughout the spring term at Luckley. We have This term has seen a drive to collect items for our team enjoyed many sporting events, which you can read of volunteers to take to Ethiopia. On Thursday 22 March, about later on in the issue. a team of Year 10 pupils and staff will head to Bekoji, the The House Musicians’ competition was lots of fun home of the Ethiopian long distance runners, to work with - congratulations to Blake House for winning and a school and orphanage within a poor community. We well done to everyone who took part, you were all have asked for help from the whole school community to amazing. gather items we take for granted, but are prized in poorer At the time of writing my report, we still have more communities. To that end we will take off with hundreds of to come this term, such as the whole-school Cross pairs of pants, amongst other things. Country and the Inter-House Music competition, Pupils have also been raising money for this cause, with which is always very entertaining. the target of each form raising £120 to fund a bed. Year 10 pupils had an afternoon of ‘Following a Sixth Activities have included car washing, a sponsored fun run, Former.’ They were able to talk to the Year 12s, look cake sales, a mufti day, a Zumba session, a tuck sale, Year 10 around the Sixth Form Centre and eat lots of tasty Café and a sponsored silence. Well done to everybody for food. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and it your fantastic fundraising efforts! gave them an insight into Sixth Form life. No doubt we will all be very keen to share our This is my last termly review and I would like to say experiences on our return. it has been an honour and a privilege to be Head I hope you enjoy reading of the very many achievements Student. Thank you to the senior team for being of a very short term. helpful and enthusiastic over the last year. The time has gone so quickly and I can’t believe it’s nearly time to say goodbye to Luckley. I wish the next senior team the best of luck in their new positions of responsibility. I hope everyone has an excellent Easter Holiday! Follow our social media platforms to keep up to date with news and photos from school. www.facebook.com/luckleyhouseschool www.twitter.com/luckleyhouse Year 8 Fun Run www.youtube.com (search for Luckley) WWW.LUCKLEYHOUSESCHOOL.ORG [email protected] 0118 978 4175 Luckley HOUSE SCHOOL A Murder at Luckley! Science Week Fun Year 7 pupils were joined by 14 pupils from local prep British Science Week took place from 9 to 18 March. schools for a fun enrichment day, centred around a murder To celebrate, the Science Department held a number of mystery theme. The pupils worked in groups to study exciting demonstrations and workshops at lunchtimes the evidence and solve clues in English and maths lessons, throughout the week. before carrying out forensic testing in the science labs on Monday: ‘Exploring Taste’ - experiments to fool the taste soil and materials ‘found at the scene’. In a music lesson, buds and build up a genetic picture of pupils and staff. the pupils used a variety of instruments to create ‘suspense Tuesday: ‘Rat Dissection’- including a pregnant female! music’ and then enjoyed an art lesson, during which they created identikits of the main suspects in the murder case. Wednesday: ‘A Circus of Physics Activities’. The day ended with a drama lesson, where the pupils acted Thursday: ‘Magnification’ - examining specimens at 400x out various scenarios of what could have happened, before magnification under the microscope. the real identity of the murderer and the actual version of Friday: ‘Exploring Sight’- experiments which fool the senses events was revealed. with optical illusions. A big thank you to the Science Department for a fabulous week of Science fun. PhotographicWhat really happened..... Society Visit It was an absolute pleasure to host a visit by Mr Roger Holdsworth, Chairman of the Wokingham Photographic Society and Camera Club. Roger met with some of our BBC School Report dedicated photography students from across all years, BBC News School Report gives 11-16 year-old students who were excited and enthused to have the opportunity around the UK the chance to make their own news to show off their work to a photography expert. reports for a real audience. Using lesson plans and The students showed their work and gained lots of materials from the BBC Academy website, our English valuable advice that will stand them in good stead as teachers helped Year 7 pupils to develop their journalistic they go forward with their own ideas. Roger was able to skills to become School Reporters for the day. Topics impart some great advice regarding the students’ artist ranged from Luckley stories, such as the centenary research and camera techniques. celebrations, the zipwire, boys’ sports development and Ellis & Alec, Yr9 Photographers the Ethiopia trip, to current affairs, such as the death of Professor Stephen Hawking. The videos are available to watch on our website at: www. luckleyhouseschool.org/news-and-events/bbc-news-school- report/ WWW.LUCKLEYHOUSESCHOOL.ORG [email protected] 0118 978 4175 MUSICAL INTERLUDE......... GCSE Science Live Mrs Janice Ellwood, Director of Music Year 10 pupils travelled to Oxford in January to The Woodley Festival experience GCSE Science Live. This was a chance to This term, both the Junior and Senior Choirs prepared for hear from some of Britain's top scientists about their the Woodley Music Festival. The students all gave up many life and work, and proved fascinating for many students.

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