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e hope you enjoy this and future issues which will be printed at the beginning of every term. “We cannot publish this newsletter without your help!” (More details at the back). W 1st DAY….. GATE OF OPPORTUNITIES….. new pupils were welcomed on 7th he Diocesan Board School 162 September to the Chelsea Centred Initial Teacher Training Academy with a special assembly attended (SCITT) course began in 1999 and T th rd by the Bishop of Kensington, the Rt. Revd celebrated its 10 year on 3 July of Paul Williams, Councillor Merrick Cockell, training high quality graduates (Ðphoto) to Leader of the R.B. of Kensington and become successful, confident and effective Chelsea, and Councillor Timothy Coleridge, teachers. Farewells were said to Michelle Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea. Cavendish, Course Manager for the last 4 In addition to addresses given by both the years who moves onto pastures new in I- Bishop and the Leader of the Council, Learning and also to Barbara Smith, SCITT prayers were led by the Bishop and the Executive Committee Member and Principal, Andy Yarrow and there were Headteacher of St Michael’s in Highgate readings by three of the new students: who retired in August. Shannon Lienert, Molly Louise Wells and Asarena Simon, Headteacher of St John of Christopher Carr-Jones. Students were Jerusalem, Hackney said: "Aim high for presented with a commemorative gift from success because without you, children have the Academy's sponsors, marking the no futures - because you are the keeper of Academy's first day. An October the gate of opportunities for children..... inauguration ceremony, which will be led by Smile - know the children; they will never the Archdeacon of , Stephan forget how you make them feel. Be Welch, will provide an opportunity to flexible; listen to change. Want the best; celebrate, officially, the opening of the have high expectations and instill it in new school. Ð ALL THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND them. Strive to be that special teacher; ST GUESTS ON CHELSEA ACADEMY’’S 1 DAY inspire and excite children about learning. Think about the individual need of the children; no two children/class are the same. Be resilient; bounce back when you get a knock. Don't be negative; be positive. Have a good laugh; support and if you don't know something, ask”.

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’SIR’ IN ANTARCTICA….. and victoria sponge.! Ð (LEFT) STIRLING AND ver Easter, whilst all the other PARIS WITH LOCAL MP LYNNE FEATHERSTONE who declared this “the most wonderful exhibition teachers were busy marking and ever by a primary school.” She added that “I lesson planning, Tim Miall, Physics O was gob smacked and awestruck by the scope teacher at Twyford High, Ealing attended of the project, by the brilliance of the a selection week for a scientific expedition artwork, the depth of the collection and all the to Antarctica. Tim was 1 of 4 Science information.” (RIGHT) ANNIE WITH HER BEAUTIFUL teachers across the country to be selected PAINTING OF . and will be swapping the classroom for the glaciers of Antarctica for 6 weeks in Autumn 2010 with an educational charity called the Fuchs Foundation. Base camp will be in a largely unexplored region of the continent, carrying out scientific research which can then be filtered down to students. This will be the second Fuchs Foundation trip to Antarctica for teachers, and they will be the only privately funded scientific expedition in Antarctica. Whilst in Antarctica there will be opportunities for phone link ups, blog updates and for Tim to STATE OF THE ART..... get the pupils involved in this exciting n mid June, Twyford High, Ealing project. celebrated the opening of their The foundation was set up in the memory I fantastic new Chapel, and a new of Sir Vivian Fuchs (Polar explorer) with building which includes a state of the art the aim to ‘inspire future generations by performance centre and media facilities. sending young teachers to the Polar Regions The Bishop of London (Ð) performed the to do scientific projects in hostile dedication and opening of the Chapel. environments’.

LONDON EXPERIENCE..... t Mary’s Junior, Hornsey decided to turn their school into a museum S celebrating London. Each year group studied a different aspect of London: Y6 - religious building blocks of London; Y5 - London in World War II; Y4 - landmarks of London; Y3 - the Zoo.

In addition to this, each class made a huge model of a London landmark and these were WALKATHON..... displayed in the hall, recreating a n 10th June, 360 students and 45 wonderful vista of London. Local members of staff from St dignitaries were invited and came along to Augustine’s High, Kilburn braved the visit the exhibition and stayed for tea in O tube strikes and walked to Hyde Park to the children’s café, sampling a fantastic begin their 7 mile Walkathon in aid of array of cakes baked by the children, Lavenda Springs Orphanage in the Sumburu including hot kings cross buns, angel cake district of Kenya. They raised £2800!

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CELEBRATION OF LIFE….. Senegalese wrestlers while an incredible n 26th June St Michael’s, Camden drumming group kept everyone’s energy Town held a 'Celebration of Life levels up in the heat of the afternoon. O Day' to raise money for the Aside from the hard work, the students restoration/development of St. Michael's also visited Ile de Gorée, a UNESCO world Church, Camden Town. Everyone went to heritage site, where they learned about school wearing either something which the slave trade and experienced first hand showed an activity they liked doing out of how life might have been for the slaves school e.g. a sport, a dance or something who were separated from their families and which they aspired to be e.g. a doctor, a sent abroad. A visit to Bandia nature vet. The children gave Father Philip North reserve also held big treats for the group; (Parish Priest) and Peter Garvie (Pastoral the girls were barely 2 metres away from Assistant) a send off (Ðphoto) as they 2 one month old giraffes, and they also started their mammoth fundraising cycle saw 2 three tonne rhinos, water buffalo, challenge where they visited 29 Cathedrals some very rare antelopes, giant tortoises, covering over 1000 miles in 2 weeks. monkeys, crocodiles and even a couple of warthogs in the café! The welcome shown by the whole community was very warm and the group spent time with the local tribe’s chief, as well as having lunch with the mayor and their visit made national tv. They all firmly believe that they “won’t take anything for granted again”, and hope that more students will be able to enjoy the opportunity to experience such a different way of life in the future. The group are busy planning for the Senegalese students visit in October. DREAM TEAM..... girls and 2 teachers from Bishop Wand Sec., Sunbury 10 returned in June from the first leg of an exceptional exchange with their partner school in Dakar, Senegal. (Îphotos) The two schools linked up under the British Council’s “Dreams and Teams” project, which aims to build the leadership skills of young people whilst involving them in international links to further their cultural awareness. Students from both schools spent a busy week organising a sports festival for young children in the community of Ngor, a friendly village just outside Dakar. The festival itself was a huge success and featured a football tournament, sack races, skipping, dance competitions, swimming races, and even the appearance of some very famous

LDBS Schools Newsletter Issue 10 ~ Sept 2009 3 of 12 A TALENTED TEAM….. and the Dean and Chapter of . Y6 children from eight schools our pupils (one each from Y3-4-5 and joined together to mark the end of their 6) (Ð) from St Mary’s, Finchley, time in primary school, to celebrate, and stormed their way through the Quiz F to prepare for the adventure of starting at Club heats which began with area finals in secondary school. November. More than 700 schools from Children from each school were represented across the country took part in the general in the procession, and led elements of the knowledge quiz and St Mary’s was one of service: reading, intercession, the anthem seven schools to make it to the National and an instrumental interlude. Liz final, which took place in Oxford Town Hall Wolverson (LDBS) was the preacher, and th on 10 July and they WON!! the Revd Ralph Godsall, Priest Vicar led Lorna Jaffe, Deputy Headteacher said “It the service. has been so beneficial for the children; it Schools represented were: Burdett-Coutts has improved their confidence socially as & Townshend; St Barnabas; Churchill well as academically! Their peers are Gardens; St Clement Danes; St Gabriel’s; extremely proud of them and the whole St Matthew’s; St Peter’s and Westminster school has enjoyed being part of the run up Cathedral. to the competition. Celebrating their intelligence is sadly not something that SUMMER…. happens often enough and they rarely have the chance to display their talents and Summer arrives with a hot heavy sun, expertise publicly as much as those with Children are happy for its time to have sporting or musical achievements. This fun, experience has greatly boosted their self Listen to the buzz of the busy working esteem”. bees, Look at the wave of the emerald trees.

The bright, bold, breathtaking blue sky, Beautiful birds fly on high, Families are off to a nice cool sea, Children are playing, they are free.

Shorter nights and longer days, Can you see the suns golden rays? Ice-cream and lollies for everyone, People can enjoy the sun.

WORKING TOGETHER….. n Tuesday 30th June, St Margaret’s deanery, Westminster came O together as a community to celebrate the rich diversity of their schools: Church of England, Community, and Roman Catholic. The service was organized with the generous assistance and By Jesse Mantey, The Blue, Isleworth hospitality of the Rector of St Margaret’s LDBS Schools Newsletter Issue 5 ~January 2008 4 of 8

STUDENTS HONOURED….. ren Academy's Inaugural Presentation Evening was held on W 9 July where four hundred students, parents, staff and governors gathered at the Artsdepot theatre in North Finchley for the event. Over 80 students (Ð) were awarded prizes for their academic, sporting and social contributions to the Academy's success during its first year. It was a very tough choice for Academy staff in deciding which students should receive awards; there were many other candidates almost as well qualified as those who were awarded. The Guest of Honour for the evening was the Academy's Chair of Governors, Dr Priscilla Chadwick who presented each of the students with their prize and treated the audience to an inspiring speech.

TURTLE….. David Pite, Building Finance Administrator at the LDBS went on a family holiday to Egypt to sunbathe near the Red Sea and visit the Pyramids. David’s nickname in his Canoe club is “Turtle” and he went in HANGING CYCLE BASKET….. search of his “friends”, and instead he had t Stephen, Twickenham gardening an awesome time swimming with fish 9 club were very lucky to be invited to metres down and saw a blue spotted S attend the Hampton Court Palace Stingray (below). flower show in July. They were given press passes by Stephanie Wood of School Food Matters and met Boris Johnson, (Ò) and saw the hanging basket he created in a cycle helmet.

LDBS Schools Newsletter Issue 10 ~ Sept 2009 5 of 12 ~ SUMMER EVENTS 2009 ~ ….. in LDBS schools ~ Enjoy. Ð ST GEORGE’S DAY

Reception ~ “Hop & Skip” Y8 ~ Summer Fair ‘Truro Tombola’

Y2 ~ “Long Sword Dance”

Y3 ~ “Long Sword Dance” “Summer Concert” St Barnabas, Sloane Square Twyford High, Ealing

“Monkey Clump” The Green S., Isleworth

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Î “Recess – School’s Out”

“Athletic Season” Í

St Mary’s High, Hendon

Foundation Stage ~ “Book Characters” Y6 ~ “2009 Knex Challenge” Bishop Winnington Ingram, Ruislip

Greig City Academy, Hornsey ~ Y7 boys and girls athletics teams finished first place in the Haringey athletics championship in May. The highlight of the evening came in the boys 4x100m where a collision at the second changeover left Rohan Campbell on the floor and a long way behind the other runners. But he didn't drop the baton in this collision and powered his way up the straight to put the team in a great position at the third changeover and the boys went on to win the race with Lenden Tuitt taking the final stretch.

“Celebration Easter Garden” ‘Cinderella Jones’ St Andrew’s, Enfield St Michael’s, Camden Town

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“Summer Concert”“Sports Day” St John’s, Stanmore

“National Sports Week” ~ Hackney Free & Parochial Sec.

“Strings Project” ~ Sir John Cass’s Primary

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“Sports Day” Ï “Art Day” Ð “BBQ” Ï

Î “Huff Day”

Holy Trinity, Swiss Cottage

the Sea" mural. Many of the children - and COLOURFUL MURALS….. staff -helped with the painting, and the dward Betham, Greenford had a very murals certainly make the playground more busy end to the summer term, creating colourful! E 2 murals to brighten up one of their playgrounds! All the children were asked for their ideas, which were combined to create "We are all one family at Edward Betham", and an "Under the Sea" design. Luckily, the school have some very talented artists: Mrs Roberts and Miss Francis drew the "One Family" design, and Mrs Hensley the "Under

CHORAL MUSIC….. t Paul’s, Whitechapel school choir took part in a prestigious singing event at Sthe Barbican on 8th June. The choir teamed up with News International and performed a programme of Baroque choral music by Handel and Purcell, alongside 300 singers from choirs of seven schools and seven city firms.

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FILM SET….. TRADITION… n May 20th, Y2 pupils from Littleton t Nicholas, Shepperton has a long Infant School, Shepperton, went to tradition of producing high quality O greet Princess Anne (Ð) who was S productions. Over 100 children (Ð) visiting a film set at Shepperton Studios and took part in an ambitious production of The HRH also spoke to apprentices working on Mikado. The school enjoyed workshops with scenery and props. a professional group – The Savoy Singers – and then attended a public performance of the show to inspire their own. The school’s production was outstanding with the amazing quality of the singing and acting of the leading characters and the colour and atmosphere given by the superb costumes. The whole cast were bewigged and had tailored costumes handmade by staff and parents. The scenery was painted by the Challenge Group in the school, involving able artists from across KS2.

ART EXHIBITION….. n 15th June, a ‘Private View’ was held for the GCSE, AS and A2 Art & O Textiles in the brand new extension of The Green Café at the Green Sec., Isleworth. This exhibition has become an annual event in the school calendar and celebrates the achievement of the students. Ð CONSTANCE – Y12; CLAIRE – Y13 & CHARLOTTE – Y13

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18M MURAL….. PRESTIGIOUS ART….. t the end of last term, nine Y8 students at Hackney Free & Parochial A Sec., took part in a community art project, adding their mark to a massive 18m art mural commissioned by renowned mural artist Richard Tait, at the back of St Paul’s Cathedral. Hackney F & P were one of three secondary schools invited to take part and being the last school to work on the mural, needed confidence and skill to work their designs around other creations. (Ñ)

SEDGWICK AWARDS….. n Thursday 25th June Hackney Free & Parochial Sec., held its Annual O Sedgwick Medal Service which are silver medals given to 8 girls and 7 boys in pecial congratulations go to Y13 each year’s graduating class. To earn a students at Twyford High, Ealing who Sedgwick medal, students had to earn S have been offered places at a number positive recognition from their teachers, and of prestigious art colleges for this year: The show an outstanding commitment to the London School of Fashion; The London school over the course of 5 years. For the Communication College; Wimbledon School of first time, the service was combined with the Art and Kingston University. It has been award of National Records of Achievement. another successful year of applications to the Every Y11 student present was rewarded for top London Art Colleges, with a total of their achievements. Father Rob Wickham led seven Y13 students continuing their study of the proceedings at St John-at-Hackney art. Church, with a simple message for the leavers: “Your experiences since Y7 will hopefully help you to weather the storms you will face in the future”. (Î) Penelope Penney, Secondary Adviser at the LDBS, spoke to the congregation about the value of a good education, and of their clear commitment to their schooling. She then led the presentation of NRA booklets, complete with statements of positive comment from tutors and subject teachers.

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DEAR GOD…. BIRTH CONGRATULATIONS Actual prayers of children! It is great the way you always get the stars in the right place. Why can't you do that with the moon? I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset you made on Tuesday night. That was really cool. "Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am." Faye Dean ~ Deputy Head at St Clement Danes, Drury Lane ~ Oscar in Summer 2009. RETIREMENTS Miss Philips ~ Yr 4 teacher at St Michael’s, Barbara Smith ~ Headteacher at Highgate ~ William St Michael’s, Highgate for 12 years – Oliver on 1st August. retired end of July 2009. 2009.

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pieces of work, news items - including MMMOOOVVVIIINNNGGG OOONNN /// TTTHHHAAANNNKKKSSS……… retirements, births and marriages of To the following for their valuable years: staff, or pictures/photos (these will be

Harry Ward (17 Years) – LDBS/Governor St sent back to you) which illustrate a John’s, Highbury Vale. 08/09 particular event or on-going project for our next LDBS Schools Newsletter. I Jackie Golby – Clerk Bishop Ramsey, Ruislip. would like to do a centre spread on the 07/09 Christmas festivities and am sure you will have some great photos. The event Michelle Cavendish – Course Manager at LDBS can be about anything to do with your SCITT for 5 years ~ has moved onto pastures festivities, whether it's a fete, nativity new with I-Learning. 08/09 play, best artwork for cards or

programmes or poems/stories the Miss Nicholls – Deputy Headteacher at St Mary’s High, Hendon for 18yrs children have written. Please send to: and been teaching for 35 years ~ is Mitch Gallacher, LDBS, Diocesan House, focusing on her Church work. 08/09 36 Causton Street, London, SW1P 4AU Fax : 020 7932 1111 E-mail: [email protected] by 18th December 2009

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