Oct Ober 2015
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REPORT FROM THE GOVERNORS The governors would like to welcome students and staff back to school at the start of the new academic year. We would particularly like to welcome our new Year 7 and Year 12 pupils. We hope you have settled in well and are looking forward to your time at Winchmore. We would also like to congratulate our staff and our students for their excellent exam results - which are yet again the best ever in the history of the school. The results are especially impressive given the changes that have been happening in the education world, including the increasing rigour with which exams are now being marked. Our improving results demonstrate the hard work and commitment of our staff and students. Many governors attended the recent Open Evening and were amazed by the sheer number of people who attended, the most we have ever had on an opening evening. Many prospective parents and students told us how impressed they were by the school. A typical comment was: " I just wanted to thank you for the fantastic Open Evening you all put on for prospective parents last Wednesday. The student guides were very helpful, enthusiastic and welcoming and the school gave out very positive vibes." It is clear that Winchmore continues to be a school where people want to be. We would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to put on such a great Open Evening. Finally we would like to tell you about some changes to the governing body. We are delighted to welcome two members of staff who have been co-opted as governors. Mrs Naomi Franks is an RE teacher and Mrs Ruzin Yalchin is a higher level teaching assistant. At the same time we say a sad farewell to Pat Sims, who was a governor for seven years. Pat was a key member of the governing body and served in various roles, including as chair of the Educational and Performance committee. Pat was noted for her tenacious questioning and her willingness to take on additional responsibilities at short notice. Bernard Fleming (Chair of Governors) OCTOBER 2015 OCTOBER ‘The Black Canvas' Black History Month Art Exhibition By Winchmore School Students Thursday 1st – Saturday 31st October 2015 9.00am-5.00pm daily The Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House, 39 London Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS The talented art pupils from Winchmore School were commissioned by Enfield Borough Council to create an exhibition for Black History Month 2015. This exhibition will remain in place at The Dugdale Centre in Enfield throughout October. The theme is ‘The Black Canvas’ and students responded by celebrating strong black figures in society and recreating works by contemporary black artists, which led to some exciting personal responses. The exhibition was opened by the Mayor of Enfield on Thursday 1st October along with students from the Expressive Arts Team at Winchmore School who showcased extracts from their school’s production of The Lion King. RUDOLPH WALKER OBE VISIT 14 OCTOBER 2015 Rudolph Walker, currently cast as Patrick in EastEnders, visited Winchmore School to meet the young art students involved in BHM. He had heard about our art exhibition at ‘The Dugdale Centre’ in Enfield. Rudolph was especially keen to meet Sofia Esposito, who created his portrait for the exhibition. When he met her he said “Wow, I am speechless. Why did you choose me?”, Sofia said “Because you were the first black actor cast in a UK soap. You have done so much in your life, not just personally but you are also helping young people through The Rudolph Walker Foundation”. We presented him with a framed print of his work which he said will be hung in his home. Rudolph took time to speak to each artist about their artwork, and gave the group an inspirational speech about reaching your dreams. Rudolph also said he will definitely be returning to Winchmore School in the near future, and is very keen to work with our Drama Department. TEDDY BEAR PICNIC On the 13th October Winchmore School played host to a number of our local primary school students and their bears, as well as our own families and assorted soft toys, at a Teddy Bears Picnic organised by Ms Davies as a fundraiser for the main school production this year of the ‘Lion King’. We had a number of stall holders at the event as well as face painting, competitions and a picnic area. Ms Dives taught our visitors some of the dances from the Lion King and we had some wonderful excerpt performances from our students. The music department along with a number of students encouraged our visitors to take part in some drumming lessons which added to the atmosphere. The visitors to the event were also able to meet the characters from our production. Yet another great event from our Expressive Arts team. JUNIOR GIRLS FOOTBALL vs CHASE The junior team consisted of 8 Year 7 pupils and only 4 Year 9 pupils and were up against a strong Year 9 team from Chase School. The Winchmore team were led by captain Teiko Apafo who tried to help our very inexperienced team. The entire team gave their all. Nazife Dagli was in goal as team member Simrun Singh was not available neither was Melis Mehmet due to her committments with training for Arsenal, so Winchmore were severely weakened. The back four consisting of Tanya Lancaster, Katie Anderson, Nayana Brathwaite and Sudenaz Savas all worked very hard. The midfield four Zara Kellner, Yasemin Hamit, Celeste Kellman and Jo Anne Chisvo also played well. The front two consisting of Teiko Apafo and Emilia Pacinella also tried hard and had opportunities to score. Sarah Kelly-King came on in the second half. Winchmore went down 0-10 but no player gave up and that makes me proud of the team says Miss Brazier YEAR 9 MATCH AGAINST SOUTHGATE It was a wet September afternoon and Winchmore School vs Southgate was a heated affair. Winchmore took the lead through a well-crafted team goal scored by Dior Teca. The lead was doubled before half time by Jamal Baptiste-Payne to make it 2-0 . Unfortunately a lapse in concentration allowed Southgate a half time goal from a short corner. Half Time, 2-1. Winchmore shot out of the blocks in the second half with another Dior Teca goal (3-1). However Southgate hit back with two goals of their own, due to a lack of midfield presence. 3-3. Three minutes added on. The same midfield that was dismantled for the second and third goals came back with a bang to outplay six Southgate players and play Jamal through. Instinctively, he toe poked the ball past the despairing keeper. Winchmore scored in injury time to secure the win. It was a great team effort to rally in the last moments of the game and (in the words of Brendan Rodgers) they showed great character to battle to the end. Fantastic result on our first game and the team now look to build on a great result and prove that they are Enfield’s number 1 team. Man of the Match Dior Teca Report written by Paul Gialo - Mr Aourarh was proud of the team. YEAR 7 BOYS FOOTBALL 48 Year 7 students attended the football trials. Mr Waters had to have several trials to get his team down to a man- ageable number. Having beaten Aylward 4-1, The Year 7’s were drawn against Highlands in the cup and lost narrowly 2-3 scorers were Zakariya Zergui and Costas Costara. 1) Jason Berisha 2) Freddie Hornsey 3) Costas Costara 4) Zak Bowstead 5) Hugh Warren 6) Frederique Tumba 7) Ramzak Ngatika 8) Lewis Japal 9) Connor Liddell 10) Felix Nyanzi 11) James Street 12) Zakariya Zergui 13) Francesco Arpino 14) Ergun Binbay Mr Waters hopes to have a successful season with these boys. YEAR 7 BOYS SECOND LEAGUE FIXTURE The Year 7 boys had their second league fixture against Chace Community School and won 3-0 Francesco Arpino scored 1 goal and Zakariya Zergui scores 2 goals. A solid defensive performance from Lewis Japal, Zac Bowstead and Felix Nyanzi made sure Winchmore year 7 team are undefeated in the league winning 2 out 0f 2 matches 1) Lemmy Hammond 2) Jason Berisha 3) Costas Costara 4) Zak Bowstead 5) Hugh Warren 6) Frederique Tumba 7) Ramzak Ngatika 8) Lewis Japal 9) Connor Liddell 10) Felix Nyanzi 11) James Street 12) Zakariya Zergui 13) Francesco Arpino 14) Ergun Binbay Coach Water is proud of you all. NETBALL The Year 7 Netball team have recently played two matches. With excellent shooting from Emilia Pacinella and Cagla Sancar, they beat Heron Hall School 10-1, and sadly lost against Southgate School 6-9, but again Emilia and Cagla shot well. The Year 7 team members are: Tatyana Muzondo, Yolena Georgiou, Zara Kellman, Nellie Castara Nazife Dagli and Urisha Patel. The team have a number of matches coming up and hopefully they will perform well. Training for Year 7s takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays after school with Miss Murphy. Anyone is welcome to join. ENGLAND vs ESTONIA This is Miss Brazier's 7th Winchmore School trip to see England at Wembley. 49 pupils went on the trip. Miss Brazier was impressed with Year 7 Zara Kellner's poster that she made to spur England on. Many of the pupils had their face painted to show their support for England. All the pupils applauded Wayne Rooney when he was presented with his golden boot for 50 England goals and the record by any English player.