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We rose to the Challenge and raised £2538.48…thank you!
A fantastic achievement by our students…and you! The basketball match between our Post 16 team and the
teachers was a huge success. The atmosphere in the Sports Hall last Friday was electric. Mr Milburn not only
had to don a pink tutu, as students raised over £200, he also had to endure waxing his extremely hairy legs
as they raised over £500! Not sure that’s something he’s ever going to want to suffer again.
Mr Milburn goes above and beyond for Sport Relief, the story so far…
Mr Milburn is also running in this year’s London Marathon for the charity ‘Get Kids Going’ a National charity which gives disabled children and young people, up to the age of 26, the wonderful opportunity of participating in sport. You can follow my final weeks of training at
uk.virginmoneygiving.com/TimMilburn and on Twitter @GetTimGoing
Tutu in
place…
…he misses the net
again and again!
Miss Smith
seems to enjoy
this more than
Mr Milburn…
…no pain,
no gain!
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Grudge Match…Post 16 vs. The Teachers!
Post 16 48-16 Teachers
Post 16 team are ready to rumble!
The teachers look worried!
Post 16 team
look
impressive in
the warm up…
…the teachers less so!
It’s all one
way
traffic!
Even with all the teachers on the
court…it’s all too late…
Well done everyone!
Will ‘Safe Hands’
Beynon save the
day?
Will Mr Falkner’s
rugby skills help?
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Attendance Measure Use a Tree…Plant a Tree
Challenge and Celebration Week The payment deadline for Years 7-10 Challenge and Celebration week is Friday 4th April. Payment should be made via ParentPay.
Adiós y buen viaje
Goodbye to our Spanish exchange students who leave today, Friday. They have had a busy week with us, enjoying everything that Yorkshire can offer. With visits to Skipton Castle, York and Haworth, a quiz and a farewell meal at the Aagrah, their week has been full of Yorkshire life! Thank you to all the families who have supported our
Spanish visitors, providing them with a home from home. Gracias le agradecemos su apoyo!
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Arabic club Last Thursday the Arabic Club organised its first open day, ‘An afternoon of Middle Eastern Experience’. Students were invited to taste Arabic delicacies, find out about Arab countries and engage in Arabic conversation.
Spring has Sprung! You would be forgiven for thinking that we were still in winter with the cold snap we have experienced this
week but spring really is here! Our garden has never looked so good at this time of year…and that is all
down to the hard work of our Gardening Club and the Work Related Learning team put in week in and week out.
Just some of the delicacies on offer.
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Sharing Success Well done to the band ‘The Electric Press’ who were voted the best performers at the recent Hearts Club Night at the Otley Courthouse. The band is Will Lovell (10PPB) on Guitar and vocals, Charlie Ison (10BB) on bass and vocals and Josh Matheson (10VEB) on drums. Well done boys!
Congratulations to our U16 rugby team who played in the Yorkshire Cup Final last Saturday against Crossley Heath. It was a tremendous match but it wasn’t our day. The final score was IGS 5 – 21 Crossley Heath
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Well done to Desideria Sardelli (10GS) who took part in the regional final of the Rotary cooking competition at the weekend in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. She had a stunning menu planned and although not the winner we are all proud of her progressing so far.
Desi’s Menu
One thousand leaves of potato and haddock on a bed of spring leaves and tomato concasse with balsamic vinaigrette.
~ Yorkshire sourced lamb rack cooked in a Bronte pistachio crust, served
with a spinach mousse, baby carrots glace and a lemony hollandaise sauce.
~ White chocolate mousse with berries in two consistencies and a hint of
violet.
Netball News Congratulations to our netballers who have been in action this week. On Monday the U12A team and the U14A team played at St Joseph’s. Our U13B team were playing in the Netball Emerging League on Tuesday. The U13B reached the semi-finals but lost to Dixons Trinity A team. The U12B tried hard but didn't get through to semis although it was a great experience for them as they were playing with U13s.
Good luck to our Year 11 Applied Learning students who are undertaking expeditions as part of their Duke of Edinburgh bronze award. The expeditions will take place on the 9th and 10th April and 7th and 8th May and the following intrepid explorers will be giving their all. Harry Blessington (11JCT), Alice Bryett (11JB), Stan Collins (11JCT), Ella Frear (11KPC), Jonny Holden (11LSL), Angus Holyroyd-Penny (11SMS), Helen Kelly (11MH), Emily McKie (11JCT), Sam Melia (11JCT), Jake Rowen (11PO), David Whitham (11MH) and Victoria Willoughby (11ISR).
Congratulations to Beth Williamson (13JES/JLI) who has been successful in her application to Rolls Royce and has been offered a place on their prestigious Accountancy Apprenticeship Programme. Beth starts her AAT Accountancy training at the UK Head Office of Rolls Royce in Derby from August this year. Good luck Beth!
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…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…
B AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND FIXTURES
MONDAY 31 March
U12A/ U13A/ U14B/ Sen Netball v BGGS (A) (SMB/SHR)
U14 Hockey tournament @ BGS (JH)
STREET DANCE -All ages (JW) Gym 3.15-4.15pm
Y7 FOOTBALL (PLB) School Fields 3-4.30pm
Indoor CRICKET NETS (SP) SpHall 3-4.30pm
Y8/Y11/1st XV Boys’ RUGBY Training FINISHED
TUESDAY 1 April
U14A + B Netball; Ilkley A v Ilkley B (SHR) Sphall
Y7/8 NETBALL (SHR) SpHall/Cts 3-4.30pm
Sports’ Leaders’- Pool (PLB) 3-5pm
Y7 Boys’ RUGBY Training FINISHED
Y9/Sen HOCKEY season FINISHED
WEDNESDAY 2 April
U12 B + C Netball Emerging League (H) (SHR)
U13A + U14A Netball v BGS (H) (SHR/SMB)
Y7 BASKETBALL Club (ACF) Gym 12.15-12.50pm
Girls’ Synchro (Mrs Gooch) Pool 3-4.30pm
Y7 Boys’ + Girls’ DODGEBALL (PLB) Gym 3-4pm
Y9/10 Girls’ RUGBY Training FINISHED
THURSDAY 3 April
Y9 BASKETBALL Club (SP) SpHall 12.10-12.55pm (*week B only)
Sports’ Leaders’- Pool (PLB) 3-5pm
Y9/10/11 BADMINTON Club (AJH/KPC) SpHall 3-4.30pm
Y7/8 HOCKEY Club (AJK) BR Astro 3.00-4.30pm
Y9/10 Boys’ RUGBY Training (SB/BC/GR/JP) IRUFC 3.30-5pm
Y9 NETBALL season FINISHED
FRIDAY 4 April
GCSE PE Moderation Day
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Front page, centre page and back page!
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Our Careers Fair success and our
marvellous mathematicians all
made the centre page education
special in the Gazette!
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Auction of Promises If you were lucky enough to win one of our lots that money simply couldn’t buy…now is the time to put your hands in your pockets! All winners have been informed and payments should be made in full by today Friday 28th March (otherwise the item will be offered to the next highest bidder). Payment should be made via Parentpay – click the link here.
Starter for 10… Thank you to all our quizzers who came to our Quiz and Curry night on Thursday, it was a very successful event.
Car Boot Sales Start clearing your cupboards out now! The first car boot sale is confirmed for Sunday 6th April with the following three taking place on 18th May, 22nd June and 20th July. The car boot sales are held on the school field, gates open at 7.30am for sellers and 8am for buyers and the sale will finish at 12.30pm.
Standard pitches £10 and larger pitches £15. Parking for buyers is £1. Refreshments will be available. If you could spare some time to help it would be really appreciated. We need volunteers for:
Saturday 5 April 1.30pm - 3.30pm to help set up the field. Sunday 6 April 7.15am - 9.30am to help with parking. Sunday 6 April 11.30am - 1.15pm to help remove netting and clear site.
If you could spare some time to help us please email the PTA on [email protected]
Meetings We welcome all new members to our PTA – so join up and join in! We met this week on Wednesday and the last two meetings of the year are due to be held on: Tuesday 29th April and Wednesday 11th June. Meetings start at 7pm and are held in the Lower Library in school. If you can’t make our meetings but would like to be included then email [email protected].
You can follow the PTA on twitter @IGSPTA.
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Available Daily…
There is also a range of cold meals, sandwiches and pizzas available every day and remember the meal deal is still only £2.15. This includes a hot meal and a pudding or drink. The same price covers a choice from the cold selection and a juice and a small dessert.
THIS WEEK’S
MENU
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Take a look at the Red
Tie section in Realsmart
for some revision sites!
1PM Leavers’ Assembly
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The Library will be open for quiet study, with support from staff, to help you with your holiday revision. You may be invited to subject specific sessions which will also be running:
Session 1 9:00-10:30, Break 10:30-10:45
Session 2 10:45-12:15, Lunch 12:15-13:15 (time to get into town as no on site catering)
Session 3 13:15-14:45
Subjects include:
Where: Ilkley Grammar School Library
When: Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th April, 9am to 3pm
How to get here: 8:32 train from Menston, 8:39 X84 bus from
Addingham and 8:00 762 bus from Keighley via Silsden
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Homophones 1 Recap: One Direction Do Tesco
The band were straight off the plane to a new hotel. But as the hotel staff weren’t expecting them, Liam suggested they pop into Tesco to get a bit of shopping. ‘What are we doing here?’ moaned Harry as his quiff started to flop. ‘I’ve been up all night. Just take me home would you.’ ‘Yeah,’ agreed Zayn, let’s get a cab from that taxi company we sang about.’ ‘But there are too many people in the Addison Lee, Zayn. Doesn’t Ilkley have a taxi company?’
‘Come on lads,’ encouraged Liam. ‘Just a quick bit of shopping, then we can go.’ ‘But I look awful,’ continued Harry. ‘Supposing someone notices me looking like this.’ ‘Look Harry, you’re turning heads as you walk through the door,’ said Niall. ‘Yeah,’ agreed Louis. ‘You don’t need make up to cover up. And you wanted to wear those,’ he continued pointing at the Harry’s skinny jeans. ‘Ok,’ said Liam, taking charge. ‘So which direction is the broccoli?’ ‘It’s One Direction, not Which Direction,’ moaned Harry, his quiff drooping even more. ‘Anyway, what’s wrong with pizza?’ ‘You’ve had quite enough junk food for one tour,’ added Zayn. Come on you two.’
Homophones 2: One Direction Write Another Song Liam: So, we have eight hours until the concert tonight, what should we do until then? Zayn: I think we need to practise for our gig. Niall: We’ve done that already Zayn. Louis: Well maybe it’s time to work on another song. Harry: Great idea Louis! It’s too quiet round here anyway. Niall: So, what should the song be about? Liam: What about the weather? Something about the sun and everyone being happy. Zayn: I don’t know whether a song about the weather is a good idea. Think of our fan base man. It would be quite a risk. I just don’t know if it would be cool. We need something more original. Liam: What about a song about broccoli? That’s never been done before. All (except Liam): No way. Harry: What is it with you and broccoli today? Louis: We need a song that tells people about who we are and what our message is Niall: That’s right- the band and its message of love and peace to all. Louis: Is that our message? Harry: Ok, let me run this idea past you. What about a song where a boy met a girl- they passed in the street and then and they danced all night? Niall: I’m sure that sounds familiar… Zayn: So, shall we just practise for our gig then?
GCSE Revision
Fortnightly Focus; Homophones (1D Style!)… How did you do?
Homophone (noun) a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning or spelling, or both: The words 'sow' and 'sew' are homophones.
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Post 16 News University of Leeds LINGUASTARS 2014: LE GRAND DÉPART: summer school being held on 3rd and 4th July
2014. Year 12 students who are studying languages have, in the past, found ‘Linguastar’ study schools extremely helpful in deciding whether to do Languages at university.
Santander Flying Start Programme: from school to a Chartered Institute of Bankers qualification in just four years (Degree equivalent). Find our more Santander flying Start Programme
Telefonica (O2) Business Sales Apprenticeships: opportunities available for external facing roles and internal channel support roles in Leeds and Preston Brooks staring early September 2014. Apply at https://www.pds-group.co.uk/talentum/
Schroders School Leaver Trainee Programme: opportunities in the financial services industry for candidates with at least 3 A Levels, grade C or above who are aged 18 by 1 September. Online applications by Friday 16th May www.schroders.com/global/careers/for-students/trainee-programme
Part-time Job Opportunity: Kangaroo Club in Ilkley are looking for students who would like a part-time job straight from school to help with their after school club. A great opportunity for students interested in going into childcare. Interested students please call into Post 16 Office.
Queen Mary University of London Scholarships: Engineering Excellence Scholarships of £3,000 per year available For MEng/MSci students. More information at www.qmul.ac.uk/excellencescholarships
BAM Nuttall Apprenticeships: opportunities in Civil Engineering Industry for Civil Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and Planning Engineers. http://www.bamnuttall.co.uk/trainingTraineeship.html
Communications: for the information of parent/carers, the Post 16 Team can be contacted by email at [email protected]. Opportunities are posted on Twitter for our students @igspost16. The weekly bulletin ‘Post 16 In-Form’ is emailed to the school email address of each student at the end of the week, containing lots of important information.
Work Experience: Students, who are undertaking work experience in the coming months, please let Mrs Cowley in the Post 16 Office have the details as soon as possible. Students, who are struggling with a placement, see Mrs Cowley for help.
Vacancies - Director of Mathematics (Leadership Spine L8-12)
Closing date Monday 31st March 9am We are seeking to appoint, from September 2014, a well-qualified, innovative and inspirational teacher of Mathematics to lead this key curriculum area at our successful and oversubscribed Converter Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to lead and develop a wide ranging and successful curriculum area. We are looking for someone with vision, creativity and a dynamic approach to
leadership. The successful candidate will lead our experienced team to ensure every student receives a world-class mathematics education. This is significant middle leadership post, part of the school's Extended Leadership Team, and is an ideal opportunity for someone interested in developing their leadership potential, in readiness for Senior Leadership in the near future. Our most recent Ofsted inspection of October 2011 confirmed us as a good school with outstanding achievement and enjoyment of learning. In summer 2013 a subject inspection of mathematics judged this department to be outstanding.
You will have:
a passion for the teaching of Mathematics
experience of leading change in Mathematics
a commitment to providing high quality lessons to engage, challenge and inspire our students
the potential to teach across the full age and ability range
a strong commitment to extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities Please see our website for further details www.ilkleygrammarschool.com
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Please help contribute to our iCentre – any tips, apps
or pitfalls that you have come across as a parent can
be shared with others – positive and negative!
Email [email protected] or
One to Watch Habbo used to be called Habbo Hotel, and is a social networking site aimed at teenagers, although we know of children as young as 8 years old who use it. The site has been the subject of considerable concern because of pornographic messages.
App ‘azzard! Any apps our students are asked to install on their iPad are fee. However, other apps can be installed on the device (or on mobiles) and there can be risks and cost associated with it: • A child may not be aware of potential costs if only accessing 'free' content. • Some free games ask for credit to be spent in order to continue to the next level, and while the amount you pay each time might be low, it can add up and be a shock for the bill payer at the end of the month. • Your child may download a video or ringtone without realising that this has triggered a subscription to a service that will start charging the phone regularly. • Always be sure of your child's activity on your smartphone or tablet. • Do not let your child have use of your mobile device if you want to avoid any unexpected surprises • Always guard your mobile device with a PIN, which you should keep to yourself. • Do not reveal the login details you use for App Store, Google Play or other sources of apps. • Always check your phone bills for numbers or payments you do not recognise.
Click Jacking Defn. ‘Where fraudsters attempting to get your unsuspecting child to click on something tempting, which results in downloading malware or tricking them into sharing private information.’ Examples of click jacking are a funny video with a clever caption such as “OMG! You won’t believe what this girl did!”, or a fake app that can show your children who has looked at their page.
All IGS iPads should have the name and tutor group of the student owner as
part of their lock screen image. This helps when reuniting owners and iPads in
cases of forgetfulness!
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Dates for the Diary Term Dates
SPRING TERM 2014
Friday 11 April Close
Easter holiday: Monday 14th April – Friday 25th April
SUMMER TERM 2014
Monday 28 April Re-open
Monday 5 May May Day (School closed)
Friday 23 May Close
Half term holiday: Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May
Monday 2 June Re-open
Thursday 24 July Close (1.15pm)
Summer holiday: Friday 25th July
AUTUMN TERM 2014 Friday 5 September Training Day
(School closed to students)
Monday 8 September Training Day (School closed for students)
Tuesday 9 September Years 7 12 13 start
Wednesday 10 September School opens fully to all students
Get in touch and stay in touch! We would be interested in any feedback on these bulletins. Also, if you would like further information on anything within them or, wish to request other information items, please get in touch! It is really important we can stay in touch with you; if you need to change your contact details please email [email protected] or contact the school office.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01943 608424
Website: www.ilkleygrammarschool.com
@ilkleygrammar
March Friday 28 Madrid visitors return Year 12 Ripon Workhouse Visit
Payment due date for Auction of Promises
April Wednesday 2 Year 10 Parents’ Meeting 4-7pm Friday 4 Coutances visitors arrive Friday 11 Coutances visitors depart Take-a-Break 10am School closes for Easter 3pm
14-25 April Easter Holidays Iceland Visit 21-15th April
Monday 28 School opens Tuesday 29 PTA Meeting 7pm Lower Library Wednesday 30 Year 6 iLearning Evening
May Friday 2 Year 8 girls’ HPV Vaccination Monday 5 May Day – school closed Ilkley Carnival Friday 9 Year 11 leave Year 12 begin study leave Saturday 10 Cantores Olicanae 1.30-4.30 B Hall Monday 12 Summer exams start Year 10 Fieldwork all week Thursday 15 Year 7 Parents’ Meeting 4-7pm Monday 19 Year 10 Fieldwork all week Tuesday 20 Year 10 Saltaire Visit Wednesday 21 Art Exhibition Evening 7-9pm Thursday 22 Year 10 Saltaire Visit Friday 23 Year 13 leave