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December 2014 Issue 19 Another Successful Year 9 PE Reward Trip at the Portsmouth Outdoor Centre Photography Summer of Sport +MR STYLLIS SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE CATCH UP ON OUR SPORTS REPORTS AND RESULTS PLUS: ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, KARL RUDZIAK, ANIMAL AID, SHOOT!, D OF E, FARM VISIT AND MORE You see that girl with tattoos and piercings covering her body as if it were a canvas? She’s got an ill mum in hospital. You see that boy, smoking at the age of 15? He is an A* student. You see that pregnant girl, just 17? She was raped. Welcome to Latitude Society takes the image of a teen and instantly judges them. Does the way Welcome to another new year at ALNS. We have seen a lot I hope that you are as excited for the coming year as I am and of changes since the last edition of Latitude – a change in I look forward to being able to celebrate and promote the someone looks automatically decide their future, their past, their way of life, leadership, a new cohort of students and we said good bye and fabulous work that our students do both in and out of school in the way they are? Of course not. Right? Well, others disagree. good luck to another year group, the class of 2014! this magazine. People may not have a perfect life like you. So they deal with it in different ways. In this edition, we’ll take a look back at the end of the last Teenage minds are the new generation, the new way of life. Someone in for academic year and showcase some of the amazing work that our Fair-trade fortnight was celebrated by Year 7 that generation will be your prime minister, the person who saves a family Dates the students have produced. who cooked pancakes which were filled with member’s life, the person who will look after you in old age. So, don’t think Diary: Mrs Hardingham – Acting Head teacher fair-trade bananas kindly supplied by Sainsburys. all teens are bad and rude. Surely that makes you the bad and rude one? Autumn & Spring They also learned about other fair-trade 92% of teens are judged by society on a day to day basis. You don’t know products (supplied by Sainsburys) and what Thursday 27th November Year 12 Certificates Evening 4.45-5.30pm what secrets, what amazing ideas are hidden in those young, fresh brains. You Monday 17th November Year 11 Mock Exam’s continue fair-trading involves. They looked at the climate don’t know. And why would they tell you when you push them so far into Friday 21st November Children in need lunchtime charity event in different countries and which countries the dirt that they can’t speak. I thought we were a free country to do and to Tuesday 25th November Awards Evening produce the different fair-trade products. be what we want? So why are you taking that away from them? Wednesday 26th November Governors – Academy Steering Group 5.30-Information Centre Not all teens are bad. Friday 28th November INSET Day – School closed to students Eliza Fewings Monday 1st December INSET Day – School closed to students Year 10 English Writing controlled assessment week Wednesday 10th December Governors – Finance & Estates 5pm Information Centre Governors – Human Resources 6pm Information Centre 9A Raise Money for a Good Cause Thursday 4th December Year 11 Parents Evening As part of their commitment to raising money for charity, supported by their tutor, Mr Styllis, 9A raised £205 for the Portsmouth Monday 8th December Year 10 MFL Speaking Exam week Year 10 English Writing controlled assessment week Downs Syndrome Association. Students were given the option to donate to a charity of their choice and chose the Downs Friday 12th December PD Day 4 Syndrome Association Footprints Charity as it had supported a tutee’s family in the past. Friends of ALNS Quiz Night Wednesday 17th December Governors – Curriculum & Standards 5.30pm Information Centre The students raised the money by helping out around the home and carrying out chores for friends and family. Non-Uniform Day Bizarre Bazaar Thursday 18th December Performing Arts Evening They received a letter of thanks from Footprints and plan to repeat their fundraising event this year. Friday 19th December Celebration Assemblies Mr Styllis Last day of term Monday 5th January All students return to school Thursday 8th January Year 10 Parents Evening ALNS Environmental Work Wins Award Thursday 15th January Friends of ALNS Meeting 6pm Information Centre A team of five Year 10 ALNS students, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award Community project, gave up their free time over 13 Wednesday 21st January Governors – Academy Steering Group 5.30pm Information Centre weeks to renovate the school’s wild garden. Friday 23rd January Friends of ALNS Quiz Night Wednesday 28th January Governors – Human Resources 5.30pm Information Centre From February through to May this year, the team completed a number of tasks: Governors – Finance & Estates 6.30pm Information Centre • Clearing the existing pond and surroundings of weeds and brambles Thursday 29th January Year 9 Parents Evening • Repairing and re-roofing the Shed and re-painting all the structural woodwork Friday 30th January An evening with Jenny Docherty 7.30pm-9.30pm Monday 2nd February UNICEF RRSA Week • Building a new bridge over the stream and constructing a new brick-built barbecue Tuesday 3rd February UNICEF Day for Change • Managing the school’s willow beds and wild willow trees through pruning and Non-Uniform Day felling of trees. Wednesday 4th February INSET Day – School closed to students Thursday 5th February Friends of ALNS Meeting 6pm Information Centre Their efforts have been recognised at the annual “Portsmouth in Bloom” Year 9-11 Intermediate Maths Challenge ceremony with the award of a Silver Medal for their Environmental work. Key Stage 4 Curriculum Evening 6.30pm Well done to Oliver Bloor, Brad Mellor, Daniel Cannon, James Kelly and Wednesday 11th February Governors – Curriculum & Standards 5.30pm Information Centre Oliver Crowther. Thursday 12th February PD Day 5 Mr Beecher Friday 13th February PD Day 6 Last day of half-term Monday 23rd February All students return to school Year 11 Mock Exams Year 10 English Language controlled assessment week Wednesday 25th February Mentoring Day Monday 2nd March Year 11 Mock Exams Year 10 English Language Reading controlled assessment week Wednesday 4th March Full Governing Body Meeting 6pm Information Centre Thursday 5th March Friends of ALNS Meeting 6pm Information Centre Tuesday 10th March PD 7 Years 7-10 Winter Sports Day, Year 11 Prep for Exams Wednesday 11th March Governors – Academy Steering Group 5.30pm Information Centre Governors – Pay & Conditions 6.30pm Information Centre Thursday 12th March Year 8 Parents Evening Monday 16th March Year 10 MFL Speaking Exams week Wednesday 18th March Governors – Finance & Estates 5.30pm Information Centre Governors – Human Resources 6.30pm Information Centre Friday 20th March Friends of ALNS Quiz Night Thursday 26th March PD Day 8 Friday 27th March Non Uniform Day ON THE COVER: Monday 30th March School Production Week 7.30pm Year 9 PE Reward Trip Wednesday 1st April Governors – Curriculum & Standards 5.30pm Information Centre Thursday 2nd April Last day of term Monday 20th April INSET DAY – School closed to students ON THIS PAGE: Tuesday 21st April All students return to school Portrait by Amber Toman 1 2 1851 Sir Ben Ainslie and Sir ‘ It was really Photography Trust Keith Mills (chairman of the Workshop 1851 Trust) visited the Art awesome Launch At the start of our new Day Project Project with the Minister to have the Art for Portsmouth, Matthew opportunity project of portraiture in Art, A group Year 9 students were selected to Hancock, and other trustees to be part of Mr Styllis came in to teach us about Photography and how to represent Admiral Lord Nelson School and Board members of Ben something that and take part in a mural project around Ainslie Racing. Students were create effect. He showed us some will be so good of his own photography and had the hoardings of the new Ben Ainslie interviewed and photographed on the day, Racing base on Spice Island in Portsmouth. as part of the event, which us talk about the types of lighting Students painted a large ship as a team and later on, was then recorded Also I’ve never he’d used, natural or artificial, then smaller ships of their choice to create on the BBC news! done anything and how it adapted the image. a vibrant and interesting large scale mural. like this before He also explained how different angles and backgrounds can draw attention Students had a great day and it was nice to or distract from certain parts of the portrait. We had to mind map all of The painting party were joined by sailors painting and being part of an to have the the words we’d associate with portraiture and share all of our different from the Ben Ainslie Racing Team, who event that will be a huge part chance to try opinions and perspectives of each photo he showed us. Afterwards we worked with the students to depict some of of Portsmouth’s history. a new type of went off in partners and experimented with what he had taught us, the iconic Miss James art.’ trying different angles and lighting, focusing on the whole face or images of the Serena Wild zooming into individual sections and getting used to using the camera Solent. differently. We then looked a few of each other’s and evaluated what could be improved in them and what we need to work on overall.