Frederick Bremer News July 2017 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk Headteacher’s Message And so we come to the end of another very exciting year in the school, and we can look back on some amazing DIARY DATES achievements. I can confidently say that the school is working so hard to ‘be the best we can be’, and every single pupil and parent has made a contribution to making this End of Term Wednesday 19th July 2017 school so successful. Dismissal from 12:15pm At the end of the year, we always look back and reflect and as a country we have been through many challenges and Staff Inset Day 1 Monday 4th September 2017 awful tragedies. I hope as we move into a new academic year, we can build positively together for a bright future and a safe community for us all. Return to School Tuesday 5th September 2017 You will find in this newsletter some of the amazing events Staggered start from 12 noon for all years and opportunities that our pupils have been part of. There has been so many exciting opportunities and achievements this year, and I am so proud to be the Headteacher of a Staff Inset Day 2 Friday 29th September 2017 school where staff work so incredibly hard to support each and every pupil. Open Evening Wednesday 4th October 2017 As you know, it is so important to us that we focus not only on great GCSE outcomes but also on developing the richness of character which will truly enable our young people to go End of Term Friday 20th October 2017 on and thrive in the modern world. Thank you so much for all of your support over this year, your commitment to the school is really important to us. Return to School Monday 30th October 2017 Have a wonderful summer break, and we look forward to seeing you all in September. (Headteacher’s message continues on page 2) Jenny Smith Headteacher Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 84981 3340 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk GOODBYES TO STAFF As always at this time of year, we sadly need to say good bye to some members of staff who are moving to new opportunities. Although we will miss them all very much, we wish them all the best in their new adventures and hope they stay in touch. We will be welcoming some brilliant new staff to the school in September, and I know they will be made very welcome. We are fully staffed in September. Ms Panesar – Science Teacher On behalf of Governors, staff and pupils (past and present) of Frederick Bremer, we wish the very best of luck to Ms Panesar who is retiring at the end of term. Ms Panesar has been working at Frederick Bremer since it opened in 2008, and previously at Warwick Boys. She has been a committed and enthusiastic member of the science department, and many pupils have gone onto Science related degrees and careers as a result of her teaching. We wish her well in her retirement, and will miss her very much. Ms Hillman— Deputy Headteacher As I am sure you are aware, Ms Hillman will leaving Frederick Bremer School to become Headteacher of Heathcote School. Ms Hillman has worked tirelessly for the school for 7 years, and will be sorely missed. However, we know she will be an amazing Headteacher and we are looking forward to working in future partnerships with her and with Heathcote. We wish her the very best of luck for her journey ahead. Mr Larkin – Deputy Headteacher Mr Larkin is not leaving the school, but will be changing his role in the school from September. He has stepped down from his position as Deputy Headteacher, and will from September be working part-time in the school as a Geography Teacher and leading our Duke of Edinburgh programme. We would like to thank Mr Larkin for all of his hard work and commitment as Deputy Headteacher. Other staff who are leaving us are: Ms Jameson – Head of Year 7 and DT Teacher Mr Smith – Head of PE Ms Wiede – Citizenship Teacher Ms Kelly – English Teacher/Literacy Coordinator Ms Chafer – Assistant Headteacher Maths and Numeracy Ms Lockett – English Teacher Ms Sayegh – Head of DT Ms Lockhart – Media and Resources Coordinator Reminders about the start of term Tuesday 5th September 2017 Please click on the link here to view the Year Start time end of year letter on our website. 7 11.50am (lunch available) 8, 9, 10, 11 1.10pm (no lunch available) 2 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk BBC MUSIC DAY On Friday 23rd June we celebrated BBC Music Day across Year 7, 8 and 9 Music Creative Curriculum groups. BBC Music Day is a UK-wide celebration of music that aims to unite communities and generations through their love of music. At Frederick Bremer we created a 120 piece choir and orchestra across the year groups, learning repertoire in one day and performed to an audience at the end to the day. Year 9 taught Year 7 how to play with the assistance of Year 8 pupils. Year 9 pupils found it challenging teaching others, but said they "enjoyed helping and teaching others, meeting new pupils and being the conductor”. Many were able to reflect on the experience they had and how they would develop their teaching style. Overall, it was a fantastic day and pupils responded well, a pupil stated that "it was amazing and I think we should do this more often". Ms Buckley Head of Creative Arts 3 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk BBC MUSIC DAY Pupils performed and attended an afternoon concert for BBC Music Day 4 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ST LUKE’S CONCERT A selection of high performing musicians from Year 9 were specially selected to perform at London Symphony Orchestra St Luke's as part of the Music in Secondary School's Trust annual concert. They worked hard over the past few months to learn Mozart's Piano Concerto in F, a challenging piece which demands highly skilled performers and involved some very intense rehearsals. The pupils involved were: Maya - Piano Soloist Cherie, Sam, Fahar, Alice, Charlotte, Amber, Danny, Frederick, Daniel, Eric, Joshua and Zack . "I am incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication and how professional the final performance was. I had goosebumps from the performance - well done to them all". Miss Buckley The director of music at MiSST who worked with the pupils said: “The pupils were great and you should be proud of how well they represented the school. Maya worked particularly hard learning the whole piece off by heart! Some great things going on at Frederick Bremer!” 5 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk MUSIC SUMMER CONCERT Our final concert of the year which showcased all the handwork of the Year 7,8 and 9 Creative Curriculum pupils. Performances exhibited the range of progress made by pupils this year. This included Year 7 ensembles, solo performances from pupils who have taken their grade exams, our senior ensemble and our combined choir and orchestra. Pupils demonstrated their talent and every concert just gets stronger with their ability. We are incredibly proud of the hard work, motivation and progress of all pupils. We look forward to even more next year! We are extremely proud of how hard our pupils work and would like to say a very well done all involved! 6 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk RADLEY COLLEGE RESIDENTIAL Fifteen pupils were taken to Radley College for the 3rd year in a row as part of the MiSST programme. The aim of the residency is to improve musical knowledge and skills, form new friendships across the MiSST schools and increase confidence in problem solving and team work. Across the 4 days pupils learnt and prepared 3 pieces for performance as well as participated in social activities and we have year 9 pupils who are mentors and senior members to work with the younger pupils. This is a great opportunity for the selected pupils to spend 4 days in a private college, accessing music education in a workshop style setting. Pupils found the music sessions intense, but have loved the experience of college life and meeting new people. Ms Buckley Head of Creative Arts 7 Follow us @FBSchoolE17 for the latest news @frederickbremerschool www.bremer.org.uk PROGRESSION WEEK Two weeks ago was a busy week at Frederick Bremer with our annual Progression Week taking place for our Year 10s. Pupils were offered five different pathways to learn how education and business opportunities inter- sect. Pupils went on to work experiences in London Law firms, specialist garages and charitable organisations. Two groups of pupils experienced a week in the life of apprentices working closely with Network Rail. Alongside those who opted for a work related placement, other pupils had the opportunity to visit Universities, the financial hubs of the city and learn how to apply for sixth forms. Feedback from pupils has been extremely positive and we look forward to pupils applying their learning next year as they apply for College and Sixth Form places. List of organisations that supported us Ernst and Young during Progression Week City and Islington College Westminster Kingsway College Network Rail Leyton Sixth Form College Osborne Sir George Monoux College Canary Wharf Group Big Creative Education Redington University of Greenwich My Kinda Future City of London University Barclays Bank Kingston University Natwest Bank Whipps Cross University Hospital “ This week has taught me so much about what I am capable of.