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Dinner Time Rota
(No bags in Dining Hall)
B Hall Packed Lunch
Sitting 1 Year 9 Year 7 M3 and M5
Sitting 2 Year 8 B Hall and M7
Year 8 & 7 Year 9 Social Area D Floor
Rotating lunchtime sittings will be for Years 7, 8 and 9 only. Years 10 and 11 have optional sittings. Bags must not be taken into B Hall/The Courtyard Cafe at lunchtime unless you have essential medication (i.e. Epipen or Diabetic equipment).
School Nurse Drop-in Session: Tuesday 12th May – Medical Room
No appointments required – they are here to listen not to tell!
iPad drop in session: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.15pm - K3
Independent Learning (click here for the link)
@ilkleygrammar
12 - 16 May
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Good Luck and Goodbye
On Friday we say good bye to our current Year 11s as they
leave to start their GCSEs. From joining IGS as Year 7s
back in 2009 you have proved to be a hard working and
conscientious group. The exams are the final leg (for
some of you) on your journey with IGS. We know both
how hard you have worked in lessons and your revision,
and how challenging these next 5 weeks will be for you
—but we will be with you every step of the way.
Have confidence in yourself but remember, in the words
of a great man…
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with
problems longer.”
Albert Einstein
Good luck—and here’s to celebrating with you in August!
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As you prepare for the last mile of the GCSE journey, we all wish you the very best of luck. You deserve huge success. You are an amazing group of students who have consistently shown respect, commitment, courtesy and a warmth towards each other and all staff at IGS. We all wish you every success in your GCSE exams and whatever comes next.
The Key Stage 4 Hub Staff
GOODBYE RED TIES 2009—2014
11ISR 11MH
11JCT
11EAC
11PO
11KPC
11JB
11SMS
11LSL
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Attendance Measure Well done to 7PDH, 8CW/SF, 9BJS, 10ALS and 11SMS all our top attending tutor groups last week. A special mention to 7PDH and 8CW/SF who had a top attendance of 100%.
Coming Up…
Friday 9th May – Year 11 leave
Monday 12th May – Summer exams start
Monday 12th to Friday 16th May – Geogra-
phy Fieldwork Year 10
Thursday 15th May – Year 7 Parents
Meeting
Monday 19th May – Celebratory Art Exhibi-
tion (all week)
Tuesday 20th May – Year 10 Saltaire History
Visit
Wednesday 21st May—Art Exhibition Open
Evening
Thursday 22nd May—Year 10 Saltaire Visit
7PDH 8CW/SF 9BJS 10ALS 11SMS 12/13DGW
% Attend 100 100 99.1 99.5 97.8 97.7
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Tutor Group
Best Attendance Tutor Group
28 April - 2 May 2014
We won’t skirt around the issue!
We may be entering the home run towards summer, but your uniform and your smartness still speaks
volumes about your pride in yourselves and your readiness to work.
One girl has already lost her licence to wear a skirt for the rest of this year and to be fair to her, and to avoid
more of you in trousers when you don’t want to be, we will be challenging too short skirts and issuing
uniform comments and detentions to those with skirts rolled up, held too high with a belt or just too short.
You know how to avoid the challenge!
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Congratulations to both Benji Claydon (11PO) and Alex Henney (11ISR) who played for West Riding County FA in the Midland Counties League Cup against Birmingham FA on Sunday. Playing against a strong Birmingham side, West Riding overcame the disadvantage of playing at the opposition's home ground to come out 4-0 victors with Alex scoring to help the side through to lifting the cup. A successful season has seen the team win this cup and finish as runners-up in a league where they have played as far away as Hereford!
Good luck to our linguists who are taking part in The University of York’s virtual quiz based around the different stages of the Tour de France.
Bon chance to ‘Les Roulers Fous’ who are: Nathan Spiller (10VEB), Catherine Boyle (10ACD), Milly Horn (10AJH), Ethan Thompson (10VEB), Sarah Yorke (10ALS) and Laura King (10FV).
So far they have completed 3 of the 8 rounds.
Congratulations and good luck to Rachel Scott (7PDH) who will represent Ben Rhydding Under 12 Girls’ Hockey Team who have qualified for the National Finals in Cannock on Saturday 10th May.
This is a great achievement for Ben Rhydding, who qualified for the National Finals for the first time ever in 2013, and have once again qualified as North Champions in 2014. Rachel is delighted to be Ilkley Grammar’s representative in the squad this year.
Well done to our Year 10 boys’ cricket team who won their first match in the Yorkshire Cup on Tuesday. IGS beat Upper Wharfedale In the Leeds/Bradford regional 1st round of the Under 15 National Cup. The boys bowled out Upper Wharfedale for 49 runs in 12 overs. Will Rowe (10VEB) was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets for 8 runs. In reply IGS knocked off the total inside 5 overs with Dan Revis (10AJH) 30 not out and Sam Fox (10PPB) 18 not out. IGS are at home to Beckfoot in the next round. Congratulations also to our Year 7 cricketers who were victorious against Laisterdyke in their first match of the season.
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Did you see us?
Did you see our banner in the arena at the Ilkley Carnival and our advert in
the Programme?
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SUMMER MENU
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.
It’s only Reggae, Reggae Sweet potato curry next week...form an orderly line!
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For a growing number of people across the world, the horror of war is part of daily life.
The good news is that individuals, communities
and churches can make a real difference this
Christian Aid Week. Last year, a magnificent
20,000 churches across the country helped raise
£12m (€14.3m) for Christian Aid Week. Thanks to
these efforts, many more people can look forward
to a future free from poverty.
Exams—May 14th On the afternoon of Wednesday 14th May there will be exams taking place in rooms M1 – M8 & N1 – N8.
In respect for students taking their exams, these areas will be out of bounds to staff and student from 1pm until after 4pm, so please ensure you have collected all items you may need that afternoon before 1pm.
There will be no access to lockers etc. until after 4pm.
Please use the middle staircase should you need to gain access to the other rooms on M & N Floor.
Mr Baker
Exams Office
GCSE Overview
Year 10 Year 11
Mr Swain
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The Tour of Infinite Possibility Needs You!
‘The Big Wide’ by Hope and Social is the anthem for the Yorkshire Festival 2014, the cultural festival that will be running side by side with the Grand Depart (aka The Tour de France) in Yorkshire.
The song will be played throughout the festival by brass bands, bicycle orchestras, children’s groups and Hope and Social as part of this festival with their Tour of Infinite Possibility (TIP).
Hope and Social is a band everyone should know about. This year, they’re heading out on a Yorkshire-wide tour with a big difference - everyone’s invited. Yes, everyone. Firmly believing that anyone can play music, these big-hearted musicians are issuing an open invitation to join them as they march around Yorkshire rehearsing for the finale.
The Tour of Infinite Possibility will culminate with 12 gigs in 12 towns over just 4 days in June on their custom cycle powered stage.
They are trying to get 100's of people and groups along the route to join them and join their band. They’ll bring brass, bells and ukuleles. They’ll sing their hearts out, and they’ll stop for a chat wherever you are, as they march through Yorkshire to find hundreds of new recruits.
No-one is too young or too old to join in - they’ll sing with the WI, rock out with shoppers and beat the drums with the Cubs and the Brownies.
If you want to get involved and join the band visit their webpage www.hopeandsocial.com/tip for more information.
Click
here
Hope and Social
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Technical/Electrical Apprentice Spooner Industries is a leading supplier of engineering solutions to a range of process industries including food, paper, metals, converting and environmental sectors. The company supplies equipment globally from its engineering, manufacturing and R&D Test Centre located in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Further Information on the company, products and markets is available on www.spooner.co.uk
The apprenticeship scheme is completed over four years being trained in various departments within Spooner to develop a well-rounded skill set whilst also attending college one day a week for an NVQ and HNC. Upon completing the Apprenticeship you will be given a full time role in the most relevant department that meets your skills.
Requirements:
Ideal candidates will have high GCSE grades.
Further education in Maths, Science and Engineering is desirable.
A good combination of practical engineering skills would be beneficial and the ability to work equally as well as part of a team or individually is essential.
A positive and enthusiastic working attitude.
Workshop/Craft Apprentice Spooner Industries is a leading supplier of engineering solutions to a range of process industries including food, paper, metals, converting and environmental sectors. The company supplies equipment globally from its engineering, manufacturing and R&D Test Centre located in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Further Information on the company, products and markets is available on www.spooner.co.uk
The apprenticeship scheme is completed over four years being trained in the factory in welding, fabricating, fitting, spraying to develop a well-rounded skill set whilst also attending college one day a week for an NVQ. On completion of the Apprenticeship you will be placed into full time role which best suits your skill set.
Requirements:
Ideal candidates will have GCSE's in Maths and Science. A good combination of practical engineering skills would be beneficial and the ability to work equally well as part of a team or individually is essential.
Please apply by sending your CV and covering letter to Robert Proctor, Manufacturing Manager, Spooner Industries Ltd, Moorland Engineering Works, Lower Railway Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8JB or by
email to [email protected]
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Don’t Miss this Fantastic Opportunity!
Warhorse is a powerful and uplifting story of young Albert, his beloved horse Joey, and the unimaginable obstacles they overcome, both individually and together. The play is coming to the Bradford Alhambra, and we are offering you the chance to see it!
Tickets are available for Years 9-13 (cost £20) for the performance on Tuesday 10th June 7.30pm. See Ms Ramrattan if you would like a letter about attending this production.
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10-11th
May: 23rd Annual 5 a-side Football Festival Saturday 10th May: • Under 12 Boys Saturday 10th May: • Under 13 • Under 14
Leeds’ annual food and drink festival is back for 2014 and this year it’s even bigger and better than ever before. The Leeds Food and Drink Festival aims to become the biggest and best urban food festival in the UK with a diverse range of tasty events.