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News from Highgate Wood School arts college
CONSIDERATION COOPERATION COURTESY CONTRIBUTION Issue No 13 July 2013
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The school would like to thank all those involved in
the PSA for their contribution to school life during
the past year.
The PSA has been instrumental in providing funding
for a whole range of resources within the school,
has run Staff Appreciation events and has also
played a key role in maintaining that vital
relationship between what happens within school
and what goes on at home. We are particularly
grateful to the work of Liz Whitlock who stepped
down as co‐chair earlier this term, after serving five
years on the PSA steering committee.
At the last PSA meeting Rebecca Hamilton was
elected the new co‐chair. The PSA committee now
consists of Co‐Chairs: Jane Morgan and Rebecca
Hamilton; Treasurer: Mark Baldwin and Social
Secretary: Virle Paterson
The best way to contact the PSA is still through
hwoodpsa@gmail.com.
The Chair of Governors, Charles
Wright, writes:
I recently attended two great
Highgate Wood events, the Year 11
Celebration Evening and MADfest.
Between them I think they summed up the
Highgate Wood ethos, of individual and collective
achievement to the best of your ability. Many
thanks to the staff and PSA members who made
these events so successful, and of course to our
students for their efforts and enthusiasm
throughout.
Our Sixth Form is going from strength to strength,
and we hope to welcome back many of our Year
11s in September, along with a new influx of sixth
formers from elsewhere. So good luck to all who
are awaiting those exam results.
At the Governing Body we have been signing off the
budget, for 2013‐14, which sees us in a healthy
state financially, and also looking in detail at the
plans for the house system, which will be
introduced in the autumn.
Basically this is about new ways to ensure that all
our students get the maximum support throughout
their time at Highgate Wood, as well as new
opportunities to work together across the huge
range of extra‐curricular activities the school
provides. I am confident that it will provide a solid
base for us to move forward on helping all our
students reach their potential.
Finally, can I thank all of you, our parents and
carers, for the support you have shown both for
your own children and for the school over the past
year; it is this sort of support that helps make
Highgate Wood the positive community
comprehensive school we all want it to be.
Have a great summer.
Cover picture:
The cover features images from MADFest,
which included the Post 16 Art, Photography,
Design Technology and Media exhibition
which so impressed Nick Clegg when he
visited the school earlier this month.
Chair of Governors:
Charles Wright (Community Governor)
Vice Chair:
Imogen Pennell (Representative Governor)
Representative Governors:
Cllr Eddie Griffith • Oliver Blackaby • Brenda Allan
Parent Governors:
Andrew Boardman • Diana Brown • Philip Cavendish
Caroline Conlon • Elizabeth Hess • Chris Tully • Rob White
Community Governors:
Phil Cocksedge • Violet Hazelwood‐Henry • Chris Parr •
Carol Vincent Headteacher Governor:
Patrick Cozier
Staff Governors:
Tristan Ashman • Jack Fitzgerald • Saad Gul Mohammed
If you wish to contact the Governing Body please write to the
Chair of Governors, c/o Mrs K Ozturk, Highgate Wood School,
Montenotte Road, London N8 8RN
HIGHGATE WOOD SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY
GOVERNING BODY UPDATE
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Welcome to the last edition of
Insight for this academic year. Yet
again the year has absolutely flown
by. However, that’s not to say that
we haven’t been incredibly busy as
always, continuously achieving new
heights and delivering excellent experiences for our
students. It seems like only a few weeks ago that I
was writing to you to celebrate another set of
outstanding exam results at Highgate Wood School
last October. Given the tremendous dedication of
our students and staff (and of course the fantastic
support that we get from our parents/carers and
governors), I am very confident that this August will
see similarly impressive results to be proud of. I
wish our Year 11s and Post 16 students the very
best of luck!
You will see in this edition of Insight just how
vibrant a place HWS continues to be for all of our
students and staff with so many exciting things
happening. I think you will get a sense that at
Highgate Wood School we are very serious about
doing whatever we can to make a positive
difference to our students, maintain the highest of
expectations and inspire self belief. I hope that you
enjoy the read!
School Development Priorities for Improvement
for 2013/14
You may recognise that the two key priorities for
2013/14 are the same as those for this year. This is
no accident. We are very clear that if we as a school
are to give our students great experiences and to
ensure their most outstanding achievements at
Highgate Wood School, we must ensure that they
receive the very best teaching possible; and this in
turn is only made possible if the leadership of the
school is outstanding. Therefore, we intend to keep
MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER our focus on these two core priorities until we
achieve them.
We have made some good progress this year and
we continue to get better, but we know that we are
not yet where we are capable of being, so the
journey continues. I will feedback to you in the
autumn term on some of the more specific focuses
that underpin the plan to deliver on Priority A.
Visit to HWS by Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg PM (Deputy
Prime Minister)
You may or may not be aware that we were visited
on Friday 5th July by Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg MP and
our local MP, Rt. Hon. Lynne Featherstone. The
focus of the visit was to discuss the ways in which
the school uses the Pupil Premium funding that we
get from the government. This is money that is
given to schools nationally to use specifically to
close the academic gap that often exists between
students who have social and financial
disadvantages compared to other students. For the
year 2013/14 the funding we have received at HWS
equates to approximately £410,000.
It was a fantastic occasion, and a true privilege for
the school to host such a senior politician as the
Deputy Prime Minister. The best part of the visit
was when he had an opportunity to view the
amazing Art, Media and Technology work from our
Post 16 students. Some were present and thus able
to show their work to him personally. He was very
Priority A: Securing Outstanding
Teaching and Learning
Securing Outstanding
Leadership and Management Priority B:
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impressed with the quality of their work and of the
school as a whole.
Uniform in September
We intend to be strict with our uniform
expectations when we come back to school in
September. Most students wear the uniform with
pride and to a high standard, but not all. As a
reminder, our expectations include the following:
Blazers are compulsory, but jumpers/cardigans are
not – hence if students do not wish to wear two
layers on top of their shirts, it’s the jumpers/
cardigans that should not be worn
No other alternative to the school jumper/cardigan
(with the HWS Blue trim) can be worn:
Black shoes must be worn – not black trainers
Shirts for boys and girls must be worn tucked in
Ties should be worn to a length where at least
five stripes are visible on the wide part of the tie
below the knot – the knot must be worn high so
that the top button of the shirt is covered up
Girls’ skirts should not be rolled at the top and
should be worn so that all four buttons down
the side of the skirt should be visible
Short sleeve shirts are a perfectly acceptable
alternative to long sleeve shirts for girls and boys
Plain headscarves are acceptable if worn for
religious reasons, but not otherwise.
We are very keen to ensure that we set and
maintain the highest of expectations for students at
HWS, and this includes the way in which the
uniform is worn. We thank you in advance for
support with this.
New House System – Appointments Have
Been Made
The progress towards the new house system in
September has continued during the course of this
term. In the last edition of Insight I shared the
structure with you to show you the key posts of
responsibility within the system.
I am pleased to say that we have now appointed
staff to the posts. The following table shows you
who will be the main staff responsible for your
Head of House
Mr J Rowlands
in charge of Student Progress
Deputy Head of House
Ms K Zwicky
in charge of Pastoral Care
Form Tutor
Same as this year unless there have been staff changes
First Point of Contact
Pastoral Care Mentors
Assistant Head
Mr D Mansfield
Student Progress Lead
Ms W. Maclean‐Jones
Pastoral and Behavioural Support
Assistant Head
Ms C Allaway
Pastoral Care Lead
BLUE HOUSE ‐ HIG
Ms K. Roberts
Head of House
Mr K Brokenshire
in charge of Student Progress
Deputy Head of House
Ms S Roberts
in charge of Pastoral Care
Form Tutor
Same as this year unless there have been staff changes
First Point of Contact
Pastoral Care Mentors
Assistant Head
Mr A Hartley
Student Progress Lead
Mr L Mitchell
Pastoral and Behavioural Support
Assistant Head
Ms D Spence
Pastoral Care Lead
GREEN HOUSE ‐ ATE
Ms J Smith
Head of House
Mr J Key
in charge of Student Progress
Deputy Head of House
Ms A Ryan
in charge of Pastoral Care
Form Tutor
Same as this year unless there have been staff changes
First Point of Contact
Pastoral Care Mentors
Assistant Head
Mr L Pinnick
Student Progress Lead
Mr A Sturdy
Pastoral and Behavioural Support
Assistant Head
Mr T Ashman
Pastoral Care Lead
YELLOW HOUSE ‐ WDS
Ms D Byfield‐Elizabeth
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The cost of the new PE kit is approximately £50
(depending on the size required). However, we are
very conscious of the burden of cost to parents/
carers (particularly if you have recently bought the
current red and black kit). With this in mind we are
looking to heavily subsidise the cost of your first
purchase of the new kits for all students in years 8,
9 and 10. The way that this will work is shown in
the table below:
We are very pleased with the teams that we have
put together and are excited about the key role
that they will play in launching the new house
system and providing the very best support and
care for your child.
Over the last few days of the term we will be
deciding upon what sort of process to go through
to name each house. This will happen very early in
the autumn term. At the heart of that process will
be the students as we are keen that they have the
most significant say.
In terms of uniform (apart from the PE kit
mentioned below), there are no plans to change
any items of uniform to represent house allegiance.
We are most likely to issue students with house
colour lanyards and badges, but that is still to be
discussed with the students before plans are
finalised.
A Change in the PE Kit
We have decided to change our PE kit from
September to reflect the new House system. The
changes will come into effect for Year 7, 8, 9 and
10. The new kit will be optional for Year 11. The
reason why I am insisting that all year groups from
7 to 10 wear the new kit is to avoid a situation
where those families who can afford the new kits
buy them, and those that can’t continue to wear
the old kit, with the possible result that parents/
carers are pressured into buying the new one
‘because everyone else has’.
My preference is to avoid such a scenario by
making it a complete change for everyone (with the
exception of year 11). However, we are intending
to help out financially with the change as described
in the table overleaf.
The new kits will be predominantly black with trim
to match the colour of the respective houses. The
items that will comprise the new PE Kit will be:
Black Polo Shirt (with House Colour Trim)
Black Hoodie (with House Colour Trim)
Black Tracksuit Bottoms
Black Shorts
Black Socks
Group Compulsory Cost
Year 7 Compulsory Full Cost
Year 8, 9 10 ‐ eligible for
FSM and\or Pupil Premium Compulsory Free
Year 10 GCSE PE Students Compulsory Free
All other Years 8, 9 and 10 Compulsory £25 discount
Year 11 Optional Full Cost
The new PE Kits will be available from the end of
August for students in Green House. Unfortunately
there is a delay for the other houses. We expect
the orders for Blue House and Yellow House to
arrive a couple of weeks later. However, you can
still come in at the end of August to have your child
fitted and to order the new kit, whether or not the
correct one has arrived. In the event that the PE kit
is not available for the start of term, we ask that
students wear the current red and black kit, or a kit
of their own that is representative of their house
colour until the new kit is obtained.
When purchasing the new kit, we would be very
grateful if you could donate any items from the
current PE kit that are still in good condition.
Our intention is to send the HWS
red and black kits over to
South Africa as a
donation to our school
charity Hillcrest. A
number of our partner
schools in South Africa
would truly appreciate
the kits.
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Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Changes
I reported to you in the March edition of Insight
that we had made changes to the Senior
Leadership Team, including the appointment of Mr
Craig Hewitt as Deputy Headteacher.
I have now decided how to distribute the roles and
responsibilities of the team. This is shown below.
Mr Cozier Headteacher
School Development Strategy
SLT Performance
Departmental Performance
Ms K Christodoulou Deputy Head
Staff Development (CPD)
Performance Appraisal
Staffing & Recruitment
Mr C Hewitt Deputy Head
Whole school self‐evaluation
Assessment
Curriculum
Mr S Hatch Business Manager
Finance and Premises
Health and Safety
Oversight of Managed Network
Service
Mr D Mansfield Assistant Head
Learning & Teaching
Development
Literacy Strategy
Numeracy Strategy
Mr A Hartley Assistant Head
Key Stage Four Coordinator
Key Stage Four Raising Standards
Leader
Attendance
Mr C Allaway Assistant Head
Behaviour for Learning
Community & Arts Specialism
KS2‐3 transition
Ms D Spence Assistant Head
Inclusion and Intervention
Child Protection lead
Pupil Premium Strategy
Ms L Pinnick Assistant Head
Key Stage 3 Coordinator
Key Stage 3 Raising Standards Leader
Timetabling
Mr T Ashman Assistant Head
E‐Learning strategy and E‐Safety
Officer
Communication (including PR)
Procedures and Data Protection
Student Voice
By keeping a note of the roles and responsibilities
above, it should help you in terms of approaching
the right person to deal with any queries that you
have depending on the nature of your query.
Learning and Teaching Development Team
In addition to the staffing changes mentioned so
far, I would like to congratulate Ms R Howard, Ms
W Watkins and Mr N Robertson who have been
appointed as our Outstanding Teaching Coaches.
They will join Mr D Mansfield and Mr G Contor to
form our new Learning and Teaching Development
Team. They will lead the school’s development with
regards to exploring and sharing the latest teaching
techniques and ideas to move our teaching from
mostly good to mostly outstanding.
Goodbye and Good Luck to leaving
colleagues
As always, the end of the summer term is also a
time for farewells. We are saying goodbye to a
number of staff at the end of this term.
Adam Jivraj (Psychology), Laura Brain (Ethics and
Cultural Studies) and Jess Canty (English) have been
with us for about a year. Mr Jivraj has been an
important part of the Social Science department.
Ms Brain has similarly made a significant
contribution the to ECS department. Mr Canty has
worked well in the English department, but has also
made a much wider and more significant
contribution to HWS by covering as an Assistant
Headteacher during Ms Spence’s absence earlier
this year. We thank them all for their time and
energy at HWS and wish them well for the future.
Donnie Maclaren (Art), Ines Taylor (Science), Jack
Ms W. Watkins Outstanding Teaching Coach
Ms R. Howard Outstanding Teaching Coach
Mr N. Robertson Outstanding Teaching Coach
Mr G. Contor Advanced Skills Teacher
Mr D. Mansfield Assistant Headteacher
Learning and Teaching
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Fitzgerald (History) and Saad Gul Mohammed
(Maths) have all been with us for two years. In the
time that they have been here they have made a
significant contribution to HWS. Mr Maclaren has
been an excellent teacher of Art, but demonstrated
his excellent versatility by taking on ICT teaching
this year. Ms Taylor has been a really positive
addition to the Science department and has built
up excellent relationships with her students who
will miss her when she goes. Mr Fitzgerald has been
influential as the Student Council lead this year as
well as being a staff governor. Mr Gul Mohammed
has made his mark in Maths in addition to
organising and leading the daily prayers for our
Muslim students, as well as being a staff governor.
We wish them all well for the future, and know that
they are bound for success.
Joss Keates (Drama) has been at Highgate Wood
since September 2005. In that time she has made a
huge contribution to the Drama department and
the school as a whole. She has been fully involved
in a number of Drama productions and musicals.
Ms Keates has a fantastic relationship with her
students and will be very much missed by them.
We will miss her too, but we wish her the best for
the future.
Richard Ampomah (Science) has been at Highgate
Wood since November 2004. He has a very calm
manner and joined the Science department at a
time when stability was very much needed. Well,
he did just that giving us nine years of loyal service,
working very hard to contribute to his department
and support his students. We are saying bye to him
this summer as he moves on to new pastures. We
wish him the best of luck.
Chris Wheeler has been the Site Manager at
Highgate Wood for a massive 18 years. His
commitment to the school has been magnificent
and his loyalty is hugely valued. Everyone who has
worked in a school will know that the Site Manager
can make your experience amazingly good or
amazingly bad. Mr Wheeler fits into the former
category. He is hardworking, patient,
accommodating and very skilled. He is leaving HWS
to begin a well earned retirement. We wish him
and his family all the best for the future.
All those who are leaving have made Highgate
Wood School a richer place and we are very
grateful for that contribution. We offer our very
best wishes for the future.
During the course of the year several staff took on
roles above and beyond their usual responsibility. I
would like to thank Mr. Odei for so capably
stepping in to lead the ICT department, and Mr.
Robertson and Ms McGurk for providing leadership
in Sociology and Psychology respectively. Thanks
also to Ms. Harding for managing the History
department during Ms. Kingston's maternity leave,
and Ms. Breed for covering Mr. Howley's absence
as Head of Learning for Year 9.
Earlier this year Ms. Christodoulou stepped in to
lead the English department, Mr. Mansfield
became an interim examinations officer, whilst
more recently Ms. Ryan supported us by becoming
acting Head of Year 10. Thanks to you ALL, and the
rest of the staff, for helping ensure that Highgate
Wood School provides not only a successful and
happy learning environment, but a stable and
secure one too.
Amazing Students!
I would like
to take this
opportunity
to thank and
congratulate
some very
special
students.
Firstly, I would like to congratulate Joe Dodd for
being awarded the Pauline Ashbee 4Cs Award at
the Year 11 Celebration Evening. This was a well
deserved award for a top student. We are proud
that he is a Highgate Wood Student.
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Ms McConville writes:
Our Year 11 Celebration Evening
took place on Friday 21st June
2013 in Union Chapel, Islington.
Year 11 students did the school,
their parents and themselves
proud and made an incredible
effort with their outfits – lots of
amazing dresses and dapper suits
were on show!
The music acts showed the astonishing talent
within the year group with four
bands and artists performing a
wide range of songs.
Our special guest, the Radio
One DJ, Gemma Carney spoke
about her road to success and
describe the highs and lows she
has encountered in her life so
far.
Joe Dodd, 11G, was announced
as the winner of the annual 4Cs
award by Mr Cozier. Speeches
were given by all the form tutors,
Mr Cozier and Miss McConville.
Lois Green, 11H, and Conrad Lee,
11W, entertained us at the end
of the evening during the Order
of Thanks. Afterwards, students and staff enjoyed
food and drinks in the exclusives bar at Union
Chapel. Overall a thoroughly memorable evening.
Many thanks to all members of staff who were
involved in the organisation of the evening – it was
fabulous.
CELEBRATION EVENING ‐ CLASS OF 2013
I also want to thank three very special young
women who came to the rescue of one of our
students who sustained a very serious injury in an
accident on site. Whilst others (understandably)
panicked at the sight of the injury (and the blood
that was present), Charley Edgecombe, Monica
Nicolaou and Magda Zieja applied some immediate
basic first aid and comforted him whilst the
school’s first aid staff were on their way to the
scene. These girls were truly heroic, and I am proud
of them all. They deserve all of our praise for their
swift, calm and helpful reaction to a difficult
situation.
... And Finally – Thank you for your support!
I would like to thank you all again for your valued
and continued support. I wish you and your families
a pleasant summer holiday.
Please remember, we return on Tuesday 3rd
September 2013 (please double‐check the start
times for each year group on the back page of this
edition of Insight).
Regards
Patrick Cozier
Headteacher
Radio One DJ, Gemma
Carney, our special guest.
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Ms Dornan and Ms Ryan write:
We would like to say a big thank you to all the
students involved in performing at the Crouch End
Festival in the second week of June.
Those who played with the Haringey and Young
Persons’ Big Band were really impressive. The choir
sang brilliantly and the band ‘Little Folk’ played and
sang professionally and beautifully.
We had lots of comments from members of the
public about how high the standard of the music
was. Everyone was so proud.
Well done!
CROUCH END FESTIVAL
SIXTH FORM ART TRIP TO BARCELONA
More images from the evening will be available on GCSE Results
Day\6th Form enrolment Thursday 22nd August.
Gemma Cairney’s tweet following our
Celebration Evening
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Ms Harding
writes:
In May 2013, our
year 8 students
completed a
homework
project where they had to write a piece of historical
fiction. The story could be set in any country and
cover any period from 1500‐1900.The best 3
entries from the Year group were entered into a
National Historical Fiction competition, with the
chance to have their story published, and win a
prize. I am thrilled to announce that Tommy Escott
from 9D was one of the winners, with his story,
‘Join or die’.
The Historical Association received entries from
forty schools, and the standard of the stories was
excellent, making Tommy’s achievement all the
greater. The judges at the Historical Association
particularly liked Tommy’s ‘action sequences’.
Tommy received a certificate from the HA, a £25
cheque, and a Bath aqua blue glass paperweight.
The history department also receive a year’s free
subscription to the Historical Association.
Many congratulations Tommy, and thank you for
taking part.
ENTERPRISE AND ACHIEVEMENT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PRIZE WINNER
Ms Jones writes:
The BTEC Sustainability skills students have been
doing a Workskills unit 'Working as a team' that
includes an enterprise project. The enterprise
project is something they have to do from scratch
e.g. plant seeds, grow them into vegetables and
herbs, then decide on costs and finally manage to
actually sell their crops.
It is a project that also exemplifies communication
skills and tests the students ability to be a good
citizen' in the community. Moreover it shows keen
enterprise as the students were able to sell all their
products.
The manager at Waitrose is very pleased with the
outcome of the sale and has invited our students
back to do 'more business through selling our
vegetables at Waitrose.' He has also commended
the students behaviour etc. and offered to help us
with funding in the future for our produce
enterprise!
Mr Astrop writes:
“This is truly outstanding art and
photography,” was Deputy Prime Minister
Nick Clegg's assessment our A level exhibition
held in the main hall during MADfest.
Mr Clegg viewed our exhibition in the final
stages of hanging when our teachers and
students were rushing to complete the show
before the private view that evening.
Throughout MADFest visitors confirmed Mr
Clegg’s opinion. It was truly a stunning show.
OUTSTANDING ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY
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Ms Allaway writes:
On 9th July Year 10 students had a speaker from
Speakers for Schools, the organisation set up by ex‐
Highgate Wood School student Robert Peston.
Adam Gee, the award‐winning TV producer from
Channel 4.
Mr Gee spoke about the power of multi platform
media to create change and the example he gave
was the campaign started on Hugh Fernly
Whittingstall’s programme about fish discarding.
He showed that by combining TV programmes with
internet petitions and other social media
campaigns things that people care about can be
made to change for the better.
For the last part of the session Mr Gee spoke
exclusively to the GCSE Media Studies students,
talking about the programmes he is responsible for
on Channel 4 which are the factual entertainment
schedules such as Embarrassing Bodies and One
Born Every Minute.
SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOLS
Ms Zwicky writes:
Our new year 11 have been visiting the Tate Britain,
to build on their GCSE Art & Design coursework.
Those who have already been on the trip have
investigated the work of William Turner as well as
the more modern work by the Chapman Brothers,
which they have analysed with great insight, and
strong observations contextually as well as visually.
Through close investigation, Archie Cartwright
discovered additional interactive elements to the
sculpture work, unnoticed by all teachers up to that
point! We were truly impressed!
We were in fact thrilled at the level of detail the
student applied to their work throughout the trip.
They have been a pleasure to take on this trip, and
have been great ambassadors to Highgate Wood
School.
VISITS TO THE TATE BRITAIN
Mr Charlesworth writes:
Students in Year 12 have
completed their Centigrade
questionnaires and await
the feedback they need on
university options.
Centigrade is an on‐line
facility to provide advice to
A level students thinking about
university for the first time. Provided by the
Institute of Careers, Centigrade matches student
interests with university courses while also taking
each students academic profile into consideration.
GUIDANCE FOR UNIVERSITY
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MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE STUDENTS BELOW WHO
HAVE BEEN LISTED IN THE PURPLE
BOOK FOR EXCEPTIONAL
ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR.
Manel Ait Mouheb (8H) for winning the Castle
Competition.
Marwan Al‐Khalaf (8A) for making very positive progress
on a positive report.
Andrea Bevilacqua (9H) for excellent languages work,
handwriting and presentation of overall work.
Desmond Boampong (8E) for making very positive
progress on a positive report.
Lucas Bolton (8D) for being the runner up for the Castle
competition.
Dan Butuc (11G) for making impressive progress in
English, moving from a grade F to a C in less than a year.
Mia Clarke (8G) for excellent and creative design work in
Science.
Lorcan Duffy (8G) for excellent and creative design work in
Science.
Emmanuel Dultheo (11D) for producing excellent work in
Art, which is very creative and skilled.
Tommy Escott (9D) for winning the Historical Fiction
Competition.
Ashley Forde (8G) for excellent and creative design work
in Science.
Kate Gosschalk (Post 16) for helping organise the kind
donations made to the residents of the YMCA Hostel.
Alisa Gudzinskaite (9S) for being the only volunteer at
lunch‐time to organise a whole class display.
Rory Hammett (10D) for excellent poem in English and a
positive star to GCSEs.
Sam Holmes‐Kelly (11I) for achieving full marks in Spanish
CA and being a 'model of the 4C's'.
Kalid Khulatein (11T) for excellent work experience report
‐ you were 'a pleasure to work with'.
Jacob Lukaszewicz (8A) for winning the Castle
Competition.
Christina Lyons (10S) for writing an outstanding essay on
female stereotypes in the media.
Imogen Marks (11H) for excellent work in Science and
consistently demonstrating the 4Cs.
Christopher Martenson (8S) runner up in the Historical
Fiction Competition.
Ishmael Tickly‐Young (8S) runner up in the Historical
Fiction Competition.
Matthew Mulcahy (11G) for excellent work experience
report whilst working at the British Film Institute.
Mr Russell writes:
“Working with the young writers at Highgate Wood
School has been a complete joy. The group have
shown an indefatigable zeal for learning,
understanding and exploring” – Anthony Anaxagorou
From October 2012, there has been an exciting
project taking place every Thursday afternoon.
Eleven dedicated pupils have been working with
Anthony Anaxagorou, a spoken word artist who has
worked with notable musicians and artists and
featured in The London Mayor Poetry Slam, BBC
London Radio, BBC Youth Nation and the Royal
Shakespeare Company.
Alongside The First Story
Project, Anthony has help
these pupils publish their
work in a brand new
anthology entitled:
Metrophobia. The book
itself was presented to
each pupil by Ali
Nightingale from First
Story at the successful
Highgate Wood School
evening book launch on Tuesday 16th July.
Well done to the following students: Yoshiki
Vernon, Caleb Wyckoff Smith, Lily Roberts, Sina
Nafissi, Jace Griffiths, Max Currer, Alicia Lerche,
Hannah Crabb‐Krivine, Martha White, Sim Farhad,
Ruth Ollier and Amber Paterson.
It’s been a pleasure to work with you all
throughout the project.
Metrophobia will be available in the LRC and from
First Story.
CONGRATULATIONS FIRST STORY‐ERS!
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A small group of A Level Media students were
invited to join the Press Team that was with Nick
Clegg on his tour of the school.
Chase Teera writes:
The experience we had of being part of the camera
crew as well as working with professional
journalists was educational and exciting. It allowed
us to see the kind of professionalism that these
reporters work with. They could quickly adapt to
different scenarios and were well prepared for
anything.
We followed their advice in taking as much footage
as possible, and gave ourselves enough options to
cover different possibilities.
We followed Nick Clegg on his tour of the school
and saw how well he engaged with students in
different lessons, admiring and appreciating their
hard work. There was also a glimpse of his
personality when he asked for the tennis scores
with a student as he left the school despite being
tightly scheduled.
All the members of the press team realised that Mr
Clegg was genuinely impressed by our school and
this was reflected in their reports in the papers, as
well as our own planning for our video report.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IN SCHOOL STUDENT PRESS TEAM
The surprise visit of the Deputy Prime Minister,
Nick Clegg, to the school caused a few shocks for
some of our students as he walked into their
classrooms.
Together with local MP Lynne Featherstone, he
visited History, English and Food Tech lessons
where he asked questions and tried to get a flavour
of what happens within the school.
He was fortunate enough to come at a time when
we had the A Level art exhibition being displayed
and seemed particularly impressed with the work
of Adan Abdiqanni. “I was really surprised when
Nick Clegg came in and started speaking to me
about my designs,” Abdi told the Haringey
Independent. “He has really inspired me and
encouraged me to give my all in my future studies.”
The purpose of the visit was to see at first hand
how Pupil Premium funding can make a difference
to student’s lives. This is an initiative that Nick
Clegg has personally championed and he told the
press he was “chuffed” to see it “making a
difference on the ground” in a school like Highgate
Wood. But it was also clear that Mr Clegg wasn’t
just impressed with what is happening with Pupil
Premium in the school. He was genuinely excited.
“Highgate Wood is great, it’s fantastic,” he raved to
the Ham and High. “It’s got a wonderful atmos‐
phere ‐ and it’s really hugely impressive to see
these outstanding works of art [at the post 16 art,
photography, design and technology and media
studies exhibition].
Mr Clegg visiting Food Tech
Visiting a History Lesson
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Ms Ford writes:
Over the last half term in English, the new Year 8
have been reading and learning about A
Midsummer Night's Dream.
We have taken a creative
approach and students
have enjoyed activities
such as drama and set
design to support their
understanding and
enjoyment of the text.
Ms Emery's class have
made some wonderful
stages showing the
magical world and
characters of the play and have incorporated
elements such as glowing moons, flying Pucks and
real flowers!
Congratulations to
everyone in 8T for
their amazing work,
but particular
mention must be give
to Sonny Bailey‐Davis,
Isobel Crompton,
Maya Eagles, Finn
Linburn, Daniel
Litviniuc, Vincent
Davies, Stanley
Adepegba‐Ogidan,
Kerise Granfield, Armelinda Idrizi and Maria Lyons,
who have been particularly creative and
industrious.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Ms Robertson writes:
On Tuesday 16th July, we welcomed visitors from
Fashion Enter, a government supported fashion
consultancy and manufacturer that gives advice
and exposure to some of today’s most talented
designers and manufacturers.
Year 10 and Textile GCSE students listened
attentively as they were told of the many career
prospects within the textile industry.
Fashion Enter offer Appenticeships to young people
where they work four days of the week and are in
college for one. And they get paid. Students
listened to two ex‐apprentice employees from the
on‐line fashion store ASOS, who are one of the
numerous companies that work with Fashion Enter.
They explained how apprentices can move on to
many different positions from production pattern
cutter to fabric technologist to textile designer.
Our visitors were so impressed with the quality of
students work at Highgate Wood that ASOS are
being approached to put Rebecca Frank’s skirt
design into production, and they are also now
exploring the possibility of launching a competition
to get student designs onto the ASOS website.
We are looking forward to our relationship with
Fashion Enter developing in the coming year.
A CAREER IN FASHION
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Mr Astrop writes:
During this half‐term
twenty four art and design
and photography A level
students devised and
taught six two day
workshops to Year two,
Year four and Year five
pupils at Weston Park
Primary.
The themes covered ideas as diverse as painting
with light using digital cameras, identity through
mask making and stop frame animation.
All the teachers involved were thoroughly
impressed by our students work. Ms Stephens
said, 'I was so proud of our sixth formers, they were
naturally worried about teaching young children
but performed magnificently and had a great time.”
We also got many compliments from the primary
school pupils themselves who thoroughly enjoyed
the experience.
Alana Leissle writes:
I really enjoyed getting to know the children’s
individual styles and personalities. And it wasn’t
just their artistry that we saw being developed. As
the sessions progressed the children also learnt
how to cooperate better with each other and
communicate with a different age group well.
It was a fantastic experience for me and I would
recommend all sixth formers getting involved in
something similar, whether it is working within the
creative arts or doing something entirely different.
6th FORM OUTREACH TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Mr Fitzgerald writes:
On the 15th July 25 excellently behaved new Y11
students spent an enjoyable day at Magdalen
College, one of the 38 colleges that make up the
University of Oxford. They had the chance to
question a current History Fellow (tutor), struggled
with a moral dilemma as an example of the logical
discussion that students are expected to
demonstrate at interview, and had the opportunity
to enjoy Oxford in the sun.
It seems that students took away two important
messages from the trip: firstly, that Oxford,
Cambridge and many other great universities are
attainable goals for Highgate Wood School
students; and, secondly, that being able to
demonstrate an active interest in your subject
through what you've read, visited, seen and
researched (and how you responded to each of
these things) is the most important thing that
admissions tutors are looking for evidence of.
As Harvey Clements comments: "It scrapped a lot
of what people thought about Oxford beforehand...
Even though it is a massively elite university you
don't have to get A*s in everything to go there...You
just have to be clever and love your subject, not a
complete genius..."
A VISIT TO OXFORD
QUIZ NIGHT
Ms Osborne writes:
Well done to all
those involved in the
Quiz Night for South
Africa. The students
managed to raise nearly £1,000 towards their
summer project to support the Hillcrest Charity.
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CAREERS EXPERIENCE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE
Ms Roberts writes:
On Friday 21st of June a group of Year 10 students
attended the Pan Youth Diversion Day and Public
Services Fair at Alexandra Palace.
Students spoke to members of the Army, the
Metropolitan Police, Fire and Ambulance service
and had the opportunity to ask about their work
and even try on some unusual uniforms such as the
clothing worn by police to protect them from
dangerous gas attacks. Students found out more
about the London riots and how the services were
involved during this time.
There were also representatives from numerous
sports organisation, with our students playing
rugby with some members of the London Saracens
and providing support to young amateur boxers
battling it out in the ring!
Ms Osborne and Mr.Williams write:
Monday 8th July Miss Osborne, Mr Williams and 20
excited Year 8 students set off to Pendarren House
with high expectations of what promised to be a
fantastic week of outdoor and adventurous
activities, and we were not disappointed.
Carrying on the long standing tradition between
Highgate Wood School and Pendarren House,
students showed perseverance, determination, and
team spirit. Throughout the week students were
put through a range of challenges in canoeing,
caving, abseiling, high ropes, mountain walking,
orienteering , and each time they excelled with
huge smiles and sense of accomplishment.
Students showed great character in the face of
fears and apprehension. They also displayed
amazing consideration towards each other,
whether it be offering a helping hand up to the
next rock edge, or an encouraging word when the
going got tough.
In the words of Nancy Mahon “I'm so pleased I
reached the top of the mountain… this means its all
downhill from here right?”
It is their ability to form new friendships, work with
different people and achieve common goals that
always makes this trip so special and rewarding.
Ms Osborne writes: “It was a real honour to share
this experience with all the students and I would
urge everyone to snap up the opportunity if it
arises. I come away with memories I will always
cherish, and have the photos to prove it.”
Mr. Williams writes “Possibly the best Pendarren
yet, sunshine, smiles and all out fun for everyone.”
SUMMER TRIP TO PENDARREN
WAR ON WASTE
Ms Jones writes:
Many congratulations to the BTEC Sustainability
Group for receiving their War on Waste Award at
the recent Haringey ceremony. Congratulations
also to Oliver (BTEC Student) and Elisabetta (Parent
Volunteer/Gardener) for your individual successes
on the scheme.
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Rosa Gamble writes:
Model UN is a conference that
attempts to replicate the
conditions of the real United
Nations, giving delegates a
chance to debate from the
positions of real countries in
an effort to reach agreements
on some of the most important issues our world
faces.
At the Global Classrooms conference this year the
main topic of discussion was the 'water crisis', and
many different solutions were discussed and
debated with the two days. Model UN was very
enjoyable as it gives you the chance to debate
topics that affect all of our futures with students
from a wide range of different schools.
MODEL UN—GLOBAL
CLASSROOMS INTERNATIONAL
Mr Robertson writes:
Every time we take our students to conference they
represent themselves and Highgate Wood superbly
well. This conference, however, was even more
special. Our delegates were outstanding; they
supported each other throughout the two days and
were impeccable in the way they negotiated and
debated with students from other schools.
It was clear that they had prepared thoroughly by
researching their topics in depth, and this meant
that their contributions raised the standard of
debate in their committees.
Out of the 15 delegates selected for the
conference, 9 won awards, which led to Highgate
Wood winning the award for Best Delegation. They
were one of the most successful delegations that
we have had in several years and Mr O'Connor and
I are incredibly proud of them.
Beth Gosschalk (awarded Best Position Paper) Jonah Berman Blue Weiss Susie Friedman (awarded Best Delegate) Rosa Tully Lucy Carter (awarded Best Delegate) Ellie Delamere Harry Vinall‐Smeeth (awarded Best Delegate) Sushila Ghose‐Coveny Ellen Boardman (awarded Best Delegate) Alex Ahern (awarded Distinguished Delegate) Patrick Hegarty‐Morrish (awarded Distinguished Delegate) Natalya De La Motte Rosa Gamble (awarded Distinguished Delegate) Rebecca Franks (awarded Distinguished Delegate)
HWS MODEL UN DELEGATES ‐ JULY 2013
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Mr Fitzgerald writes:
Ms Kingston, Ms Georgiades, Ms Burniston, Mr
Hatch and I had the great pleasure of
accompanying 43 new Year 9s to France in order to,
as one student put it, “walk on land where history
was made.”
We were excellently guided around each of the
cemeteries, monuments and preserved trenches by
the highly conversant Mr Smith who encouraged
the whole group to reflect on what they saw; on
the scale of the sacrifice made, the conditions of
the trenches, the experiences of ordinary men who
loyally went 'over the top' to walk across no‐man's‐
land into enemy machine gun fire.
Perhaps the most poignant part of the day was
our visit to the German cemetery at Fricourt.
With its shady trees and black metallic crosses,
each bearing the names of four‐not one ‐soldiers, it
contrasted with the almost ceremonial atmosphere
of the immaculate British graves. We were
impressed at the many students who began to
ponder the justice of the defeated nation being
given much less space with which to honour their
own often equally innocent dead. The highlight of
the trip, however, had to be Joachim Harris finding
the grave of a relative who fell at the Somme and
A VISIT TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE who is now buried at Pozieres. This reminded
everyone how the Somme ‐ often remember
through casualty numbers ‐ was a battle fought by
individuals, many of whom ended up paying the
ultimate sacrifice.
Hopefully the students'
experiences in France will
greatly enrich not just their
own study of WW1 in the
autumn term, but also the
rest of their classes’ as they
get the opportunity to share
some of their feelings,
memories and photos.
Ijes Marshall, Tunrayo Sadiq and Jamila Willcott
write:
Thanks to Ms DK for giving us the opportunity to
participate in the 2013 London Metropolitan
University Summer School.
We studied criminology throughout the week.
However other subjects such as business, human
sciences and journalism also took place. We
participated in university lectures and discovered
information about criminology at a degree level.
We tackled questions such as 'what is crime?' and
'who is a criminal?'. As well as this, we learnt about
university finances, courses and student life.
During the end of the course, we presented our
work to the rest of the summer school and received
our certificates. We also learnt a great deal.
Along the process, we met people from different
nationalities and background who have similar
interests and beliefs.
LONDON MET SUMMER SCHOOL
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Ms Birnie writes:
Students and staff
responded brilliantly to the
suspected racist attack on a mosque in Muswell Hill
in June.
On hearing of the incident, the Citizenship, ECS and
Sociology Departments organised cards and
messages of support from over 500 students and
staff in solidarity to those that we affected in the
nearby community.
In the evening a vigil was held and Ms Birnie, Mr
O’Connor and Mr Robertson joined with local
parents and students to show their support for the
Somalian community that had been targeted. Ms
Birnie, Mr O’Connor and William Orchard for Year 8
handed the cards over and spoke at the rally about
how Highgate Wood School stood for diversity and
tolerance.
William’s mother commented: "When I heard the
vigil was to be held, I had a very strong impulse to
attend, and to take William. It felt so important to
actually show our support and solidarity to the
Somali community by our physical presence. I also
particularly wanted to take William to witness the
vigil, to show him how individuals taking a stand
matter ‐ I get the impression that so many young
people now seem to feel "I can't make a difference
so I won't bother" but I've always felt that the
whole is a composition of its many parts, and each
part is essential. I want to instil in my children the
importance and power of having a voice, of
standing up for what you believe in, and in what
you believe is right or wrong."
SAY NO TO RACISM
Mr Charlesworth writes:
Students in Year 12 spent an engaging day at the
University of Essex at their annual ‘Applying for HE’
conference.
The day affords an opportunity to look round a
campus university which students are often
interested in when faced with the prospect of
staying in London or leaving home for a large city
based university such as Manchester, Leeds or
Liverpool. In addition to a full tour of the campus –
accommodation options caused more than a little
interest – an en‐suite for £40 per week or £40 in
your pocket? ‐ Students attended a series of
subject specific lectures on subjects of their choice.
For those interested in Medicine or Oxbridge there
was a seminar on each and those interested in a
Gap Year could find out more from a charity
running schemes all over the world.
TRIP TO ESSEX UNIVERSITY
Ms Harding writes: Following our Holocaust survivors visit last term the History and Philosophy Department took 30 Year 10 students to the Jewish museum where they learnt about the life of Leon Greenman who survived the holocaust, even though he was moved to five different concentration camps, including Auschwitz. ‘Visiting the Jewish museum was an unforgettable experience. It was very touching learning about how dreadful living conditions, and horror the Jewish community had to go through’, said one of our students. “It made me think not to take for granted what I have and how lucky we all are,” said another. We would like to thank the m all for displaying such maturity and empathy during their visit.
HOLOCAUST — Never Again
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Mr Charlesworth writes:
To mark the end of A level
exams 6th Form students met
for a BBQ and a chance to
relax after the hard work they put into their exams.
In charge of cooking was Mr Pateman who made it
through 150 burgers, 90 sausages and a vast
quantity of Ketchup. Tropical punch was provided
by students raising money for their World
Challenge trip to Malaysia and music provided by
the South Africa team. Entertainment came in the
form of an adult bouncy castle and sumo wrestling
suits. The highlight of the evening being Head of
Science Mr Brennan successfully flooring Joel
Archer after Joel had beaten Head of 6th Form Mr
Charlesworth with ease.
SIXTH FORM PARTY MADFEST
Izzi Weir and Lucy Carter write:
MADfest this year was a great success! It was a
scorching hot afternoon and the acts were the best
yet, not to mention Mr Frost in the stocks!
The stalls were really well run and there was a
fantastic range of things to fill up the day.
So “thank you to the PSA (and the Year 11
Committee who did a pretty good job as well!)
Activities such as the bungee run and beat the
goalie were great, and not just for children either. It
was hilarious.
Arabella Weir writes for the PSA:
This year's MADfest was a huge success ‐ we had
boiling hot sunshine all day (a first?), fantastic acts,
amazing food and endlessly cheery staff prepared
to go in the 'stocks'!
We were probably down on numbers this year,
which was a shame, but there were so many other
local events going on plus the weather we realised
this might happen. That said, MADfest still raised
an amazing amount ‐ over £6,000 with a bit more
coming in, so, with luck, we'll get to £7,000.
MADfest really is a whole school effort but special
thanks ought to go Nancy Wilde and Helen Franks
who really do run the MADfest machine with
incredible precision, good nature and ultimately
efficiency. The year 11s made a really valuable and
much appreciated contribution, too.
For the last week of term , ninety‐two talented
music students, together with a select collection of
staff (including Mr Cozier) travelled to Italy for the
bi‐annual Music Tour to Lake Garda.
Here Pat Hegarty‐Morrish describes their outward
bound journey.
On our 24 hour coach journey to Italy, Lake Garda I
cannot even start to explain how much has
happened in such little time. Fifty secondary school
kids could probably do a lot of stuff if they were on
a coach together for as long as we have been!
After leaving school yesterday at about 8ish
everyone was so hyper on the gallons of sugar
smuggled onto the coach, and the excitement
lasted well into the journey to Dover and on the
ferry itself.
When the after sugar slump hit at about 3 in the
morning, we had just arrived in Dunkirk, and Mr
Cozier's snores echoed through the bus. Obviously
he could not be expecting a rest from running the
school, because getting 90 rowdy schoolchildren
through immigration could be even more stressful.
Now we've grabbed a few hours sleep we are
regenerated for the next 10 hour’s sitting down
and eating. We are all loving each others company
and are looking forward to getting to Italy itself and
we think its going to be a great week.
LAKE GARDA MUSIC TOUR
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SWIMMING STARS
Ms Breed writes:
In the recent Haringey schools swimming
championships, we took 6 teams in 3 age groups.
Some outstanding performances which resulted in
winning 4 of the 6 age groups.
Yr 7 40m Girls Backstroke Rosa Georgiou 1st
Yr7 40 m Girls butterfly Megan Boardman 1st
Yr7 40 m Girls Freestyle Kate Owen 1st
Yr7 40m Girls Breaststroke Rhea Patel 1st
Yr7 40 m Boys Breaststroke Callum Paveley 1st
Yr7 Girls 4 x 20m freestyle relay HWS 1st
Yr 8 40m Boys Back Nic Lerche 1st
Yr 8 40 m Boys Fly Jake Hamilton 1st
Yr 8 40 m Boys freestyle Jake Hamilton 1st
Yr 8 40m Girls Breaststroke Ruby Neale 1st
Yr 8 40 m Boys Breaststroke Tommy Escot 1st
Yr 8 Boys 4 x 20m freestyle relay HWS 1st
Yr 9 40m Girls Backstroke Raphi Phelps 1st
Yr 9 40m Boys Back Martin Donnelly 2nd
Yr 9 40 m Girls Fly Morwenna Taylor 1st
Yr 9 40 m Boys Fly Patrick Heggarty 2nd
Yr 9 40 m Girls Freestyle Helen Swinton 1st
Yr 9 40 m Boys freestyle Billy Scott Price 1st
Yr 9 40m Girls Breaststroke Beth Gosschalk 1st
Yr 9 40 m Boys Breaststroke Barney Terrington 1st
Yr 9 Girls 4 x 20m freestyle relay HWS 1st
Yr 9 Boys 4 x 20m freestyle relay HWS 1st
These students should be complimented not just on
their swimming ability, but on their conduct,
behaviour and presentation. They thoroughly
impressed everyone and were perfect ambassadors
for the school.
Well done!
Mr Ibrahim writes:
July 8th hosted the annual school Sports Day which
introduced the new House system to the school
body.
Students from across all year groups participated in
a range of sporting activities including Rounders,
Tennis and Track and Field athletics. Team selection
and organisation of the day was left to newly
elected house captains and form reps ensuring that
all events and races were fully represented by
competitors from each respective house.
The good weather played its part in making this a
memorable event with Green house winning the
Athletics festival and Yellows winning the Games
events.
A big thanks to all staff and students who made
this such a great event. Special thanks to Mr Adams
for his hard work in pulling the day together.
SPORTS DAY
1st 2nd 3rd Athletics
B G Y Boys
G Y B Girls
G B Y Combined
1st 2nd 3rd Team Games
Y G B
RESULTS
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CHESS TOURNAMENT AT HIGHGATE SCHOOL
Mr Lamb writes:
On Thursday 20 June, fourteen of our students
travelled to Highgate School to take part in a chess
tournament.
After 32 matches and much excitement, Highgate
Wood narrowly conceded defeat. The team will be
returning in September for a much anticipated
rematch.
Highgate School: 18 wins
Highgate Wood School: 14 wins
Madeline Baron
Mati‐Ur‐Rahman Sarwa
Harry West
Imaru Lewis
Abel Kent
Daniel Dop
Leban Mohamed
Ertan Kiziloz
Sertan Kiziloz
Christopher Martenson
Scarlett Monaighn
Klaidi Kuka
Joseph Nguyen
OUR CHESS TEAM
CONRAD MASON VISITS HWS
Mr Lamb writes:
Conrad Mason, author of The Demon’s
Watch, visited Highgate Wood School
on Tuesday 25 June to share his
writing tips with Year 8s.
He explained how he came up with ideas and led a
writing workshop.
Shrey Sethi 8I was awarded a £10 Amazon gift voucher for producing the best story of the day. An extract from his composition is printed below. Well done Shrey!
The Black Rose By Shrey Sethi
The grey clouds snaked across the gloomy
sky. Waves bombarded the colossal ship as
it fought for its pride. Captain Longbeard
had never been so afraid.
‘Stay together...we can get through this!’
bellowed the captain.
Boom! The once victorious Black Rose
began sinking.
‘What should we do captain?’ cried Jack.
‘Nothing... we gave Mother Nature a good
fight and now we’ve lost.’
The captain knew it was the end for him
and his loyal shipmates. Or was it...?
‘I hadn’t seen an author before and he really
inspired me’ Ertan Kiziloz 8I
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Mr Lamb writes:
On Tuesday 18 June the junior
debate team took part in the Debate
Mate Novice Cup. It was held at the Credit Suisse
Building in Canary Wharf.
The topics included: Should child labour be legal
and violent video games should be banned. After
the debates, the CEO of Credit Suisse gave an
inspirational speech about success!
Well done to the team and congratulations to all
Debate Mate participants in what has been
Highgate Wood’s most successful year!
DEBATE MATE NOVICE CUP
Mr Lamb writes:
Students took part
in deciding the
winner of the 2013
Carnegie novel
review. Students
posted their reviews on the LRC MLE space and
voted for their favourite novel.
CARNEGIE AWARD 2013
The Weight of Water by Sarah
Crossman is amazing. I love the way
that the author splits the story into
poem format.
The story is about a Polish girl and her
mum who emigrated from Poland to
Coventry trying to look for a man called Tata.
Kasienka (the girl) starts year seven and she is not
fitting in. Her mum starts works in a hospital and
she is not fitting in either. It’s sad and shows how
real life is like for some people. You can skip pages
and go to another part of the book and catch up,
because each 2 pages have poem titles, such as
Starting Year Seven.
So to conclude, I LOVE THIS BOOK and I have never
come across a book like this before.
Talv Bains 9A
CARNEGIE BOOK REVIEW WINNER
CREDIT SUISSE NOVICE CUP TEAM
Sina Nafisi
Imran Lewis
Jace Griffiths
Harry Ghose‐Coveney
Ihsmael Tikly Young
Nathaniel Stark
Tre' Jackson
CATCH SOMEONE READING!
Ms Ford writes:
To help promote the joy and fun of reading we are
asking students, staff, parents, relatives and friends
to send us pictures of themselves reading a book
during the summer holidays.
We hope that this will end up as a display in school
for September.
Please email your pictures of people reading to:
goodbooks@hws.haringey.sch.uk
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AUTUMN 2013 Mon 2nd September
28th Oct ‐ 1st Nov
Friday 20th Dec
Term Starts *
Half term break
Term Ends
SPRING 2014 Mon 6th Jan
17th Feb– 21st Feb
Friday 4th April
Term Starts
Half term break
Term Ends
SUMMER 2014 Tuesday 22nd April
27th—30th May
Wed 23rd July
Term Starts
Half term break
Term Ends
School starts again for students on
Tuesday 3rd September
It will be Week One Year 7 arrive for 10:25 registration
Other year groups register at 2:10 pm
Thursday 15th August A Level Results Day
Thursday 22nd August GCSE Results Day and Post 16 Admission Day
Monday 2nd September INSET DAY
Tuesday 3rd September First day of Autumn Term
Thursday 7th November Academic Review Day
Thursday 3rd October Open Evening (for 2014 entry Year 7s)
Wed 14th May 2014 Year 7
Tues 25th March Year 8
Thur 14th Nov 2013 Year 9
Tue 28th Jan 2014 Year 10
Thur 16th Jan 2014 Year 11
Wed 27th Nov 2013 Post 16
PARENTS’ EVENINGS
Mon 2nd Sept 2013
Fri 11th October 2013
Monday 2nd June 2014
Monday 21st July 2014
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
INSET DAYS
* First day for students is Tue 3rd Sept
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