Newsletter 4 rincipal’s Report

Spring is here and creative learning is happening from 9am – 5.15pm for all years at Rye Studio School as summer hour’s return. Beyond the busy classroom experience further enrichment has inspired new skills and developed additional team building opportunities. Year 10 worked with industry P partners, Same Sky and Under 1 Sun using performing arts skills to develop and deepen understanding of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Quotations and descriptive passages were brought to life in the creation of a 15ft articulated street theatre puppet. Theatre make-up, documentary photography and carnival drumming extended the theme. Students working diligently with visiting professionals and then took their skills to the streets of France to meet our partner school, College Jean Moulin and parade with them in Parade Des Geants. Year 10 were phenomenal ambassadors, entertaining thousands that lined the streets of Berck and performing for an incredible three hours. What a celebration!

Our relationship with the Creative Industries broadened further this term as we welcomed numerous artists, practitioners and business chief executives into Studio School. Artist Ian Penney, showed paper cutting techniques, brought to life with the music students and Beth Butterwick shared top tips on business management. Diverse talent and experience is being shared with our students to create a vibrant, inspiring learning environment.

These opportunities are rare and valuable and students share their skills and talents through leadership as seen this term in the Get Set Programme in over ten local schools to gain Arts Awards. As a school we aim to share our opportunities with others and Alex Quisi, Learning Coach for Photography will be setting off to Rwanda this Easter to represent Rye Studio School and support street children by introducing photography skills to them for employment opportunities. This will develop into a joint photography project with year 10 and the start of a partnership with Rwanda Aid, which will become a focus for our fund raising activities. Alex will share his experiences in the next newsletter and we thank him for his pioneering work with David Chaplin, from Rwanda Aid.

Best Wishes Jo Townshend, Principal S4 Open Evening

Another busy and exciting evening came together for the Open Evening for KS4 students. The Production Arts students turned the outside of the building into a kaleidoscope of colour whilst inside there were musical performances from Y10 supported by the BTEC musicians K and drama cameos from the performing arts students.

The photographers demonstrated a photographic workshop and the adjoining room became a mini cinema for creative digital media students to screen their most recent productions. Downstairs an element of normality was restored with displays of the more tradition core subjects with Maths, Science, English, IT and Business studies to the fore.

Ian Gillespie, Assistant Principal xecutive Principal’s

Report

The Rye Academy Trust works closely to support partner primary schools in the Rye area and I have been very grateful E to Rye Studio School students for the excellent work that they have undertaken with several local primary schools this year.

This work has included some excellent art and music workshops, which in turn produced work that contributed to the “Get Set” animation project as well as some leadership skills work with Key Stage 2 children.

Last week, Milo and Mia gave their time to organise a Disco in the Beckley Village Hall for all of the children who attend Beckley Church of England Primary School and the event was a huge success. Parents say that it was the best Disco ever organised at the school with great music and activities running throughout the Disco which kept the children focussed and enjoying every minute of the action.

It is so good to see our Studio School students inspiring younger children and offering such brilliant service to our local community.

Thank you to all of the students involved in these projects.

Ann Cockerham, Executive Principal CSkills Conference

I attended the annual conference of Creative and Cultural Skills in early March. Held at the Backstage Centre, Thurrock, where KS5 students had their first induction with studio school, the building is home to an excellent academy of further stage and technical skills, as well as being a venue for leading bands to C rehearse before going on tours. Sited next to the Royal Opera House’s set construction building and only 90 minutes from Rye, it is a fabulous place to learn more about all things theatrical.

The conference was inspiring, with guest speakers including leading British Designer Wayne Hemmingway, currently undertaking the major regeneration task on Dreamland in Margate. He talked about young people at the heart of the creative industries and how the industry brings £71bn into the UK economy and employs over 5% of the working population. We also heard from Doug Richard, founder of the School for Start Ups and author of the Richard Review of Apprenticeships. Ed Vaizey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture spoke to delegates, as too did comedian Matt Lacey about the value of internships. Breakout sessions included a discussion about work placements from New College Nottingham and Wiltshire College and their collaboration with neighbouring theatres to deliver lessons.

I will be following up a number of leads from the day for possible internships for our students, including the Royal Opera House, The Arts, Craft, and Design Councils, The London Theatre Consortium, the Tate and Sadler’s Wells. I sincerely hope that we can open up opportunities for our students to learn in their world-leading institutions. Rebekah Gilbert, Assistant Principal for Business Engagement arnival Drop Day

As English students prepare for controlled assessments on Macbeth, they need to understand how characters in the play would respond to the infamous witches. To deepen their knowledge of the witches, all year 10 students began to design a witch by looking at quotes from Shakespeare; finding C descriptive details to inform the costume and construction, referring to key quotes that could be used back in the classroom. Industry partners were brought in and plans were made to take the giant puppet to France.

Countdown to the France trip had begun! Three days of intensive creativity were to follow in the lead up to the carnival in Berck.

The mission: To build a 12-foot Giant Witch inspired by the Witches in Macbeth and also teach a group of students how to march and drum for 3 straight hours. A tall order you may have thought, but apparently not for our students.

On the Wednesday we had a ‘willow withies’ workshop from puppet making extraor- dinaire Nikki Gunson, of Same Sky. She worked with different groups of year 10 students and taught them the essential skills and tips for creating giant structures, in which the students dove head first into.

After many splinters and blistered fingers the puppet slowly began to take shape. In every corner of the room there seemed to be different structures being assembled by what looked like teams of scurrying ants! Those that were not involved in the building were squeezing in to snap as many photos as possible, and there was also the team of drummers outside practicing over and over, as if creating a working tem- po! The whole day reminded me of an ancient Egyptian construction site.

Towards the end of the day our Witch was nearing completion, and once you had picked your way over exhausted scattered teenagers, nursing their calloused hands, all that was left to do was TWO full days of painting…

But all joking aside it was a very successful and enjoyable day, with each of the stu- dents showing just what they are capable of, so a huge thank you to each and every one of them. Also a big thank you to Nikki Gunson, who we will hopefully work with again in the future and also the students from Rye College, Georgia Burt and Alex Morris for leading the Blocco Drummers.

Venn Past, Personal Coach and Teaching Assistant

arnival des Geants,

Berck

KS4 Rye Studio School students showcased their response to their learning in GCSE English on Shakespeare’s Macbeth by C building a giant effigy of a witch from withies and tissue paper.

Together with our amazing Bloco drummers we crossed the Channel/Manche to join the “Carnival des Geants” with our partner school College Jean Moulin in Berck northern France and created an exciting fusion of quintessential English culture with traditional French folk culture which culminated in a spectacular parade.

Angela Delf and Karen Davenport - Personal Coaches ork Placement News

Another exciting term for studio school students out on work placements. During the February half term, two lucky students, Bella Woodcock and Mia Hope, got the opportunity to work for five days at London’s top Fashion PR Company just off Regent Street – see their article for W full details.

Students continue to gain valuable theatre experience, both backstage and front of house, learning the intricacies of running a busy theatre, at St Mary in the Castle and the Stables. Good arts administration skills are being gained by one student at the De La Warr Pavilion, and other students are learning about running classes for junior students with the White Rock Theatre, This Time Around Dance and Silver Lee Dance School; plus another is learning juniors coaching skills at the 1066 Gym in Bexhill.

Another of our KS4 students travels regularly to London to experience the world of styling and makeup with top designer Ruby Hammer. She is learning all about promotion, marketing, and blogging.

We are grateful to the continued support of our major hoteliers, The George and The Mermaid, where students are learning about excellent customer service in these top boutique establishments. Others have been filming for local community group the Music Well, where they have learnt to take a brief, storyboard, film, edit and produce a final cut for the client.

New placements on offer to students include competing nationally for opportunities with the BBC, both in London and locally, and we are exploring opportunities with the Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells and ITV. Rebekah Gilbert, Assistant Principal ork Placement Modus

Exciting, educational and inspirational would be the three words that I would use to sum up my half term work placement! This half term Bella Woodcock and I set off to work in the big city at Modus, a top London PR fashion firm. In one week we managed to learn life skills W that I feel no other company could offer us; we learnt how to cooperate with future clients (that included meeting with some very prestigious people), to keep your team motivated, and how to use the computer software for stock control. We ran around London taking photos and seeing what people were wearing for their 'A la Modus' blog - it was London Fashion Week and some of the fashions were incredible.

This experience was incredible, and has definitely opened our eyes into what we could see ourselves doing in the foreseeable future. Just this one week’s experience has motivated and inspired both Bella and I, and we can't thank Rye Studio School enough for giving us this opportunity! It must be said that we are both VERY LUCKY!

Mia Hope and Bella Woodcock KS5 students y Work Placement

I have just started a new work placement at St. Mary's in the Castle in Hastings. I attend every Friday for the day. They are a small theatre that is used for lots of different events like Jazz breakfast, Samba nights, music events and recitals and it can be hired out for private use. M I was really nervous when I first started there as I have only just started my Production Arts Course so was worried that I wouldn’t know about much of the equipment that they use but they made me feel very welcome. I mainly work with the Manager Zoe and men who are both called Ryan!! I find it very enjoyable and interesting and I am keen to learn about how the sound and lighting works to help me with my production arts course at Rye Studio School. It is very interesting to see the equipment in use for real performances and I am surprised at how much I have learnt in such a short time.

I have recently done a few shows with them in the evening and I have loved every one of them. I help to setup for the shows with sound and lighting and sometimes video. I have learned a lot since going there and it has really helped me out with my college course.

Josh Bignell - Year 12 ashion and Textiles Mock Examination

An excellent result for the students first exam this year, well done! F It all began through individual analysis of contemporary and classic artists and de- signers from our trip to the Saatchi gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum, that the students skilfully explored derivatives of the theme Mystery and Imagination. The sketchbooks developed into beautiful resources, rich in research, ideas, swatches and designs, creatively using photo-montage techniques to add depth to the visual communication of textile processes. Then, with great dexterity, a huge variety of designs were produced for the exam; from batik beaded hooded-cloaks to Shibori dyed chiffon kaftans, Klimt inspired jackets and bias-cut corsets, were all bravely constructed, often as first time garments.

With all this hard work, the students should feel confident at practicing their skills in making delicate hand painted and draped pieces for their A level exam and exhibi- tion this June. Look forward to seeing you all there!

Catherine Bell, Learning Coach for Fashion and Textiles rt Mock Examinations

Being a sculptor practitioner I am able to share my knowledge and skills with a group of A Level students who are able to manipulate what I offer to their advantage.

Over the last two terms I have watched students build their A skills and develop ideas. It is interesting to feed a curriculum with its structure, which is duly twisted and turned by the individuals’ ability and persuasion to answer the ‘essential question’. A strange occurrence is that all the ideas in the group stem from the same question but each artwork is completely different.

Coming from a studio practice I can see the advantages that this A Level method has, if followed could result in a good routine to be carried on with into future creative practice. The students are encouraged to question and record every stage of an artworks development, whether it is through gathering information, experimenting with skills or materials, in group discussion or one to one conversations.

At the beginning of March I assisted my group through an 8-hour practical mock exam done under the watchful eye of invigilators, to demonstrate the pressures in which they will have to perform under. It was a joy to listen and watch all of the scratching, scribbling, application of paints and charcoals, the pouring of wax; the raw start of materials resulting in an inspired work.

Stephanie Rubin, Learning Coach, Art uckingham Palace

On Monday the 31st March at 3pm I proudly attended Buckingham Palace to represent the Studio School Trust for the Duke of York’s launch of his brand new digital enterprise award scheme 'IDEA'; where I had the opportunity to meet guests and give them my opinion and ideas on the award B scheme. Guests included will.i.am, Annika Small CEO of the Nominet Trust as well as other governors from the Trust and various other CEOs and directors from large worldwide based digital companies. When speaking to them all we exchanged our own personal ideas for the award scheme and what could be done to get more of us teens involved!

The Duke’s speech left me feeling empowered and motivated to become more of an entrepreneur and more out-spoken than ever, as well as to take every opportunity I can. "You only have one life to live so start living it now" (words from will.i.am)! This experience has been unforgettable; this is not the only incredible opportunity that Rye Studio School has offered me this term (such as working at Modus PR in fashion week and Country Homes magazine). I would just like to take this opportunity to thank Rye Studio School once again for giving me ANOTHER incredible opportunity and I can't wait to start working with the other students on our own 'digital enterprise award' !! Mia Hope, Year 12 student

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Level Photography

A Level Photography students sat their AS mock examination at the end of February. The exam culminated a six week exploration of the Essential Question; At What Cost Immortality? A During the exam the students have the choice of completing their work in the darkroom or studio. Adam Thomas, Bella Woodcock and Lian Wood spent part of that examination time in the darkroom printing their work, using various techniques learnt over the last months and applying them to great effect. All other students were in the studio completing digital final pieces. Students were using a wide range of techniques and media. For example Chloe Field was using Photoshop to merge various images together, Fern Piggott was both in the darkroom and studio, Harry Allum was fusing together portraits shot with a pinhole camera made by himself, Michaela Addison was combining ghostly imagery together, Shem Katz was arranging his photographs that explored the interesting idea of What is not seen, Thomas Dutton was subtly editing long exposure photographs, Jade Tate was combing both scanned and Photogram'd imagery and more imaginative and mysterious work seen here from all the students. Well done to all!

Andrew Gilpin, Learning Coach for KS5 Photography et Set

Rye Studio School students from Y12 and 10 have been involved in a project funded by GET SET, the educational arm of the British Olympic Association. The projects aim to foster the legacy of the Olympics, in our case by linking to both the cultural and sporting components by developing ideas to do G with the Olympic values of Friendship, Challenge and future aspirations (Going for Gold). Chloe Field, Tom Dutton, Mia Hope, Darcie Catt, Erin Steer, Shem Katz and Naomi Bowler have led children at Beckley, Peasmarsh, Playden, Guestling and Winchelsea in Art, Music and Dance activities linked to the Friendship and Going for Gold themes as well as any specific school themes. The work has been filmed by Creative Media students Jack Nix, Hugh Brown and Monica Wybrow. The work can count towards their Arts Award.

The film and art resources have formed the basis of an animation where students are working with professional animator Glen Whiting, of The Snowman and Peppa Pig fame, to produce a permanent record of the work to inspire local young people and remind them of the Olympic values.

The animation also includes work done on the same theme by our students with Danish young people whilst in Denmark at Faaborgegnens School, last month and work from the Y10 students who led the carnival procession in Berck, France this week.

The final element of the Olympic legacy project, unsurprisingly was a friendly sports festival with many year 2 children coming together at Rye Sports Centre for a festival run by students from Rye Community College and Rye Studio School. Our students involved were, Charlotte Elton, Holly Grand, Harley Gentry, Marcus Page, Josh Titchner, Emily Locke, Lily Clough, Maddie Funnell, Delilah Osborne.

Ian Gillespie, Assistant Principal et Set Sports

Studio School Y10 students Delilah Osborne, Lily Clough, Josh Titchner, Marcus Page, Harley Gentry, Holly Grand, Chloe Goring, Maddie Funnell and Emily Locke all joined forces with their counterparts at Rye College to run a Miltos Ports event for year 2 students from most of the local primary G schools. In all 198 young people had a fantastic fun based sports experience as they tried a variety of challenges guided and supported by our students. Our emerging communication and organisational skills were certainly in evidence and helped every primary child to have an experience to remember. It also provided the sports element to our Get Set project, well done all!

Ian Gillespie, Assistant Principal rimary Mathematics

Master Classes in Rye

Selected students from a number of local Primary schools have recently been attending this year’s Royal Institute supported P Primary Mathematics Master Classes Series.

The students enjoyed some lively sessions which through games, activities and investigations help develop their Mathematical reasoning, problem and communication skills. As well as being a positive learning experience it is also an opportunity to make new friends.

The sessions were assisted by Charlie Upjohn from Rye Studio School.

Colin Morris – Learning Coach for Mathematics rimary School

Ambassadors

Students at Rye Studio School have just entered their exciting and successful ‘Primary Ambassadors’ project into the Speakers P School Council Awards run by Parliament’s Education Service and the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow MP.

Five members of our Student Council (Mia Hope, Molly Miller, Hugh Brown, Trevor Chadwick and Elisha Winchester) volunteered to be 'Primary Ambassadors' and linked with our local Primary School. The aim of the project was to provide the Primary children with engaging learning experiences, as well as giving our 'Primary Ambassadors' real life experience of creating and developing a project from scratch, working with younger members of the community in a role as responsible adults, meeting tight deadlines, overcoming problems by working as a team and making use of resources available, achieving a quality end product for all involved. Without any assistance from staff the 'Primary Ambassadors' created a 'Romans' based script for 100 Primary School children, rehearsed, filmed, edited and produced short films for each of the three classes taking part. It was an enormous task for the five year 10/12 students and was completed in an incredibly short time of three weeks.

Throughout the three weeks that the project ran our five 'Primary Ambassadors' worked tirelessly as a team to get all elements completed; working between two venues, dealing with the realities of working as an adult in a school environment with 100 very young children and having to overcome problems that arose, without staff assistance. They used their initiative, all the resources that were available to them as well as maintaining contact with each other and school staff via email and the school VLE; they climbed an incredibly steep learning curve and discovered the positive impact that hard work can achieve. The Primary children were fantastically enthusiastic about the project. They brainstormed script ideas and applied their knowledge of the Romans to help produce the piece. By acting out the scripted roles they developed their self-confidence, speaking, listening and reading skills as well as team work capabilities. They learnt about the film making process and were thrilled to see themselves on screen when watching the final products. This project truly did engage the students in the classroom. We evaluated this project through verbal feedback from all parties involved. Copies of the films are available should you wish to see them.

Rachel Kimber, Learning Coach Mathematics and Assistant Principal

“It has been a massive learning curve for all of us. My team and I have truly loved working with the talented and keen students at Rye Community Primary School, each and every student has great potential.” Mia Hope, Key Stage 5 Student. an Penney Workshop

In March, Artist Ian Penney let a master class in paper-cutting for year 12 Art students. Local practitioner, Ian, works with intricate paper cuts exploring varied motifs and narratives to create fine art work and commercial illustrations, exhibiting at Rebecca Hossack, London and currently The Serco Prize for Illustration 2014-London Stories, London I Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza.

Students took images from a recent study visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum and Saatchi Gallery as inspiration for single composition that could be working into a paper-cut. Clear design decisions were essential to plan before cutting with scalpels began to avoid disaster with a single cut. Students developed skills with drawing with a knife, extended composition ideas and broaden their understanding of media to contribute to their AS portfolio. Final artworks were exquisite and Ian gained some new converts to the genre of paper- cutting. Erin Steer became an impressive paper-cutting addict, demonstrating fluent skills in that medium which she put to great use in her exam work but also in creating a workshop poster for another session with Ian with her colleague Chloe Field.

We hope Ian will be back in Studio School soon and we send a huge thank you for such an inspirational master class.

Jo Townshend, Principal and Learning Coach for Art usic Workshop

Rye Studio School's BTEC music students will be welcoming a visit from the legendary Dave Barker - aka 'The Magnificent' - this term alongside members of the UK band 'Intensified'. The students have been studying Reggae, and Ska and the M workshop will give them an appreciation of the history of the music; it will also provide an opportunity to practice their session musician skills alongside one of 's great reggae legends.

Dave's career spans nearly 50 years during which time he has worked with most of Jamaica's top artists and producers including Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, & and The Wailers with Bob Marley. He was already a well known and prolific recording artist in his home of Jamaica before the 1971 number 1 hit '' saw him shoot to international fame with his distinctive lyric "I am the Magnificent, W - O - O - O".

Although he is loved among music fans across the world for his toasting vocal style, he actually possesses one of the most influential and soulful voices of this early era of Jamaican musical history. Rye Studio School are privileged to be working with him.

Rachel Cuming, Learning Coach for Music

ave Barker Workshop

For those who don't know, Dave Barker is one of the many reggae artists to have recorded at studio one and helped build the foundations of what we now call reggae.

There was a brief moment of nervousness in the room, after D all, what more could make a young, musician feel a tad small than having someone within arm’s reach who has actually made it?

But these first feeling were soon knocked through the wall when Dave and his accompanied artists Steve and Lewis (Who are a current reggae band and have worked with greats such as bob Marley!) started to speak.

The first session of the master class was a lecture on reggae and its beginnings. As you can imagine, this was a big change to reading of internet pages and watching YouTube videos.

It was an overwhelming experience to hear real people talk about real music, Dave Steve and Lewis Are the kind of people who just make you want to listen.

But not only did we get the lecture, Dave Steve and Lewis Also stayed for a jamming session! The drums guitars bass and mic’s were all suddenly out and Dave was ready to sing.

Once again... A steady nervousness had got to us all! But Dave was having none of it, "just relax" he said, "we are all friends here, if we make a mistake, we just go back and make it better, now come on!" He brought with is words a calm atmosphere and a boost of confidence.

We started off by covering Dave’s song double barrel, Dave was dancing away and singing his heart out, while Rachel was teaching us some harmonies to put to it, all of this going on at the same time but somehow it just worked!

We jammed for the rest of the time we had left, everyone singing along and just having a good time.

The feedback from Dave was really inspiring, he made us feel like he was the one meeting someone special.

Sophie McGuinness, Year 12 Music Student ersonal Coaching Developments P The real value of personal coaching has been evident this term as the pressure builds on students to produce coursework and prepare for the approaching AS and GCSE exams in May/June. The coach- es have been instrument al in helping students to manage their workload and make the most of the time available to them.

The coach development programme is in full swing with regular training sessions with Chris Baldwin from the Educational Psychology Service to further up skill the coach team to support the pastoral and emotional challenges facing the students as well as their academic progress.

Ian Gillespie, Assistant Principal hat We Do In

Science

‘Climate change and whether resistance is futile’ is what Science students have been studying within monitoring W and protecting the environment. They have been looking at the changing coastline in the local area and will be polling opinion on whether climate change is a natural cycle or manmade when they present their project work in the local community on April 3rd.

They have just started a new topic of sport and fitness and were given a talk by one of the fitness coaches at Freedom Leisure outlining what a career in fitness and sports coaching entails. They are now testing their own fitness as part of their GCSE coursework which means very active science lessons!

Sara Kendall, Learning Coach for Science rincipals Training

Principals' Induction and PBL training report March has been a busy month for our SST Programme Officers with the ‘2014 Principals’ Induction’ and ‘An Introduction to Project Based Learning’ training events taking place in Manchester, in addition to the Regional Networking events that P we reported on in the previous issue.

2014 Principals’ Induction We were very proud to host the Principals’ Induction event, which brought together Principals from all over the country due to open Studio Schools in September. The agenda included various key priorities, including implementing the Studio School model and the implications of the proposed changes to accountability measures for Studio Schools.

We were particularly delighted to welcome Jo Townshend who travelled up from Rye Studio School, which opened in 2013, to share her experiences as a new Studio School Principal. Her presentation was both uplifting and entertaining and was an incredibly useful experience for all attendees. At the SST we feel that it is vital that we cultivate the support and expertise within the Studio School movement so we would like to thank Jo wholeheartedly for taking the time out of her busy schedule to make sure new Principals can learn from her experiences so far.

Sally Hudson, Principal of the Apollo Studio School, said: "I found the Principals’ Induction training really useful. It’s good to touch base with people who are doing the same thing. It’s interesting that the key issues were pretty much the same for everyone but with different priorities and solutions. I found Jo’s presentation really interesting, and a clear demonstration that the resilience we hope to achieve in our students is alive and well in the staff of the Studio School movement."

Words taken from the Studio Schools Bulletin wanda Photography

Project

It all happened very quickly. Just over two weeks ago David Chaplin the CEO of Rwanda Aid went to visit our principal Jo R and a few members of staff at Rye Studio School. David explained us how his NGO operates supporting vulnerable people in the heart of Africa.

He told us about many of the social problems that are affecting Rwanda. Street children, lack of education and lack of professional skills are incredibly serious issues for the country right now.

In that same occasion David also mentioned a photography project on street children Rwanda Aid needed some help with.

The opportunity to go to Africa and take photographs immediately appealed to me. Contributing to effective and positive change in one of the poorest regions on heart was definitely a strong motivation. So when David asked if I wanted to participate in the project I said Yes.

I spent the following few days sorting out my vaccinations and working at some logistic issues. Anyway in less than a week since my first encounter with David I was actively working at the Rwanda Photography Project.

With Rwanda Aid staff members we have started thinking on a series of ambitious objectives we would like our project to accomplish. If you would like to know more or getting involved at with the Rwanda Photography Project feel free to drop me a line at any time: [email protected] [email protected] Thank you, Alex Quisi, Rye Studio School airtrade Fortnight

Fair Trade fortnight comes to Rye Studio School ……… .and we went bananas!!!!

During the fortnight students decorated our Café area with brightly coloured fairtrade balloons, F posters and cardboard bananas, Fairtrade bananas were on sale every day which was the focus of this year’s Fairtrade event.

Key Stage 4 students baked splendid cakes with fair trade ingredients and set up a delicious cake stall for other students and staff to buy during the day to raise money for Fair Trade. The money from which was donated to Fairtrade Foundation.

Angela Delf and Karen Davenport, Personal Coaches ates for the Diary D Date Event A-Level Master Classes (see 7th - 11th April timetable in newsletter) 21st April Bank Holiday 22nd April Start of Term 5 3rd May Brighton Children’s Parade 5th May Bank Holiday A Level Drama Moderated 8th May Performance 14th May English AS Examination 19th May Core Maths 1 Examination Drama and Theatre Studies Unit 19th May 1A and 1B 19th - 20th May AS Art Exam - all day 22nd May Core Maths 2 Examination GCSE Performing Arts 22nd May Exam - PM 22nd - 23rd May AS Textiles Exam - all day 23rd May End of Term 5 2nd June Start of Term 6 2nd - 3rd June Photography AS Exam - AM aster Master Classes

The timetable for A Level master class below:

E Date Time Subject Venue 07.04.14 See below* Art / Photography Forum De La Warr Pavilion Textiles 08.04.14 10am – 4pm Performing Arts Rye Studio School Photography 09.04.14 10am – 4pm Business Rye Studio School 10.04.14 Open Studios Rye Studio School 10.04.14 All day Modus Students Rye Studio School 11.04.14 10am – 4pm English Rye Studio School

*To arrive at 10am at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, bring sketchbooks, iPad, cameras, pencils, pocket money and a happy demeanour to meet Jo and Andrew for a delightful arts experience. (see below)

De La Warr Pavilion

Art and Photography Students. Monday 7th April – 10am

I Cheer a Dead Man's Sweetheart is both a celebration and an exploration of painting in Britain today, presenting the recent work of twenty-one living artists whose practices span six decades.

The exhibition takes its title from the last verse of the poem Is My Team Ploughing by A. E. Housman, first published in 1896. As a conversation between a dead man and his living friend who is now with the girlfriend he left behind, it serves as an allegory for the influence of the past and its evolving significance in contemporary painting practice. chool Equipment

It has been noticed lately that students do not seem to have any equipment with them on a daily basis for their learning, we thought it might be useful to remind parents and students of what the minimum expected standards of equipment is for Rye Studio School: S SCHOOL SHOP PRICE 1 pen (blue or black) 5p 1 HB pencil 10p 1 pencil sharpener 5p 1 ruler (at least 15cm long) 15p 1 eraser 15p 1 school diary (KS4) – issued at start of term £5 1 mathematics set £1.50 A4/A3 sketchbook £2 - £6 Scientific calculator £7 - £9

All of this equipment, plus lots more is available from the school shop at very reasonable cost price.

We also sell:

Art Portfolios £13.45 Art Polly holders £2.10 Drawing Pencils (pack) 75p Gel Pens £3.85 Layout and Tracing Papers £1- £2 Notebooks 40p - £1 nline Payments and Enhanced O Communications From September 2014, Rye Academy Trust will be making improvements to the systems we use to process payments and introducing text and email communications to a wider audience. The system is the same as that used by Rye College and a number of other schools; therefore you will be able to access the accounts of your children at different schools through one web portal. Although cash and cheques will still be accommodated, this online system allows you to pay for educational visits, stationary, curriculum items and music lessons using your credit or debit card. Benefits of using this system include: simple to use web interface, payments are made through WorldPay so they’re secure and reliable, parents can view their payment history online and it also reduces the risk of students losing cash. The texting and emailing system can send texts and emails to remind parents of events, report absences along with other information. More information about these systems will be available in the very near future and if you have any questions in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing me [email protected]

Glyn Marsh - Acting Director of Finance, Rye Academy Trust

Parents Evenings

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If so, please complete this form and return it to Anne Jeffery at Rye Studio School.

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