Page 1

in-form 17-21 NOV 2014

b WEEK

Follow us on twitter @ilkleygrammar

Throw, Duck and Dodge! This week saw the start of our Community Dodgeball Competition, where community teams of girls and boys are pitched against each other in year groups for the ultimate prize of Dodgeball Champions...and Learning Community points! Well done to Year 7 who took part in their Tournament this week. The Year 7 winners were: 7LNR—S Band

The next 2 weeks will see Year 8 and 9 competing in their fiercely fought dodgeball battles.

Year 8 Tournament Monday 17th November- I band, Tuesday 18th November - G band, Wednesday 19th November - S band. Final is Thursday 20th November.

Year 9 Tournament Monday 24th November - I band, Tuesday 25th November - G band, Wednesday 26th November - S band. Final is on Thursday 27th November.

Good luck everyone!

Well Done 7LNR

Page 2

Year 7 GUIDE TO Dodgeball

Get to the balls early...

Locate your target...

Take aim... Fire...

And catch!

The Ref is always right!

Jump... Dodge...

Dive...

Page 3

Dinner Time Rota (No bags in Dining Hall)

B Hall Year Time Packed Lunch

Sitting 1 Year 8 12pm N3 and N6

Sitting 2 Year 9 From 12.10pm Social Area D Floor

Sitting 3 Year 7 Not before 12.15pm N4 and N8

School Nurse drop-in Session:

Tuesday 18th November, 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 KS3)

(click here for KS4)

Please remember your manners when in the lunch time queue, if you misbehave you will be sent to the back of the queue. Rotating lunchtime sittings are for Years 7, 8 and 9 only. Years 10 and 11 have optional sittings. Bags must not be taken into B at lunchtime unless you have essential medication (i.e. Epipen or Diabetic equipment).

Coming Up…Coming Up...

November

Friday 14th

Children in Need

Year 8: 3 Legged Walk

All school: Non-uniform day

Monday 17th—Friday 21st

Year 10 Art Residency

Year 11 French Orals

Monday 17th

Year 8 I Band Dodgeball Competition

Tuesday 18th

Year 8 G Band Dodgeball Competition

Wednesday 19th

Year 8 S Band Dodgeball Competition

Primary Maths Quiz

Friday 21st

Year 8 Dodgeball Final

Year 11 reports issued

...EVERY WEEK...EVERY WEEK...EVERY WEEK...

7MEH 8PDH 9KL 9ALC 10LO 11SMS 12JHB 13DGW

% Attend 100 100 98.1 98.1 98.1 96.6 100 100

80

90

100

Att

en

dan

ce P

erc

en

tage

Tutor Group

Highest Attending Tutor Group

3-7 November 2014

Key Stage 3 Assemblies The Key Stage 3 assemblies in the week beginning Monday 24th November will be vertical and led by the Learning Community Leaders. The theme will be 'Identity, Belonging and Action'. Tuesday 25th November - I band Miss Swales Wednesday 26th November - G band Mrs Lister Thursday 27th November - S band Mrs Knowles

Page 4

Review Day—Friday 28th November As you will know from your Planner, Friday 28th November has been allocated for our annual Review Day. This is a day when the normal school timetable is suspended and you meet with your tutors to consider your progress and set targets and action points for the future.

School buses will not be available and you will need to make your own travel arrangements in time for your appointment.

You must attend your appointment, unless you are ill and not fit for school. You must also attend in school uniform at a time allocated by your tutor and the process will take approximately half an hour. Each year group will receive specific instructions from their Year Leader about producing a presentation for your tutor.

You are expected to undertake independent learning during the rest of the day. Examples of independent learning are available on the school web site under each curriculum area and on Realsmart in the student section by Key Stage Hub.

Uniform Focus—Hoodies As the weather has turned colder more of you are wrapping up which includes you wearing coats and hoodies. There is only one correct way to wear a hoody to school...as a coat and not under your blazer. As with a coat you should remove your hoody as you enter school. You can expect to be challenged if you fall short of our high expectations. The ‘Get Smart’ message benefits us all. You can expect to receive a uniform comment if you are wearing your hoody incorrectly - it is very easy to avoid the challenge!

Please be aware to

prepare for the day

we will have on long

registration on Friday

21st November

(Monday’s timings).

Page 5

Year 11 and 12: Challenge and Celebration Week Payment for the Humanities Week, part of Challenge and Celebration week, is due on 21st November. All payments should be made via Parentpay.

Mr Adams

Children in Need 2014 Friday is non-uniform day in aid of Children in Need; the theme is superhero style! How many Batmans, Spideys and Supergirls are we going to see?

Stuck for ideas on what to wear? Take a look at these tips for easy superhero costumes. Pay £2 to your tutor and lets get raising lots.

Year 8 will also be taking part in their 3 legged walk around Ilkley...don't forget to bring a scarf to tie your legs together!

Only 8 places left...see Miss Watson ASAP!

Calling all Dancers! You are invited to attend a contemporary dance workshop run by Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD). The workshop is free of charge and will take place in school on Monday 8th December 2014 3-5pm (in the Gym). NSCD are a Centre for Advance Training in Dance and run the Yorkshire Young Dancers (YYD) scheme. The YYD and NSCD aims to provide 13-17 year olds access to high quality dance training whilst developing creative potential as dancers. The workshop at Ilkley Grammar School offers an opportunity for students to experience contemporary dance and to consider if the YYD scheme would be suitable for them. A dance artist from NSCD will deliver a 2 hour workshop based on contemporary technique and choreography. This workshop also acts as a preliminary audition onto the YYD scheme. If you would like to take part then please see me for a letter which needs to be signed and returned by parents/carers. The deadline to confirm a workshop place is 27th November.

Miss Watson

Page 6

Well done to our Year 7 rugby team who played Hipperholme and Lightcliffe School on Monday night. The final score was IGS 34–15 Hipperholme and Lightcliffe.

Congratulations to Emma Powell (9JP) who competed on Saturday 8th November in Glasgow for another round of the British tooling series. Emma, competing again in the seniors category, got through to the finals in 3rd place and finished in 2nd place.

The competition had a lot of long reaches but she powered through in the final Emma secured the same points as 1st

place Anna Wells, so it came down to time. Emma’s next competition is the Rope Race in Manchester, good luck!

Good luck to Jamie Kidd (8PB) who will represent England in the Taekwondo team this weekend at the Commonwealth Championships in Edinburgh. Jamie has been involved in the sport since he was 3 years old and is in the Great Britain National Cadet Team and fights all over the world. Jamie is feeling very proud to represent his country along side his GB team mates who are Olympic athletes. All the best Jamie!

Well done to our footballers who took part in the Year 10 Inter Tutor Group 5-a-side Football Competition over the last few weeks. The finals were played out on Friday and 10JI came out as victorious winners securing 3 Super Tutor Group points. Around £60 was raised for various charities in the process.

Round 1 – Friday 10th October Round 2 – Friday 17th October Round 3 – Friday 24th October

10JI 6 - 1 10BJS 10BJS 1 - 4 10CT 10CT 1 – 1 10JI

10JLF 1 - 1 10SMD 10LSL 4 - 1 10JLF

10SMD 1 – 4 10LSL

10LO 0 – 4 10AHF 10HGW 4 – 2 10LO

10AHF 0 – 2 10HGW

Winners 10JI qualify for Final Winners 10LSL qualify for Final Winners 10HGW qualify for Final

Final – Friday 7th November 10HGW 0 – 1 10JI 10HGW 5 – 0 10LSL 10JI 5 – 0 10LSL

Super Tutor Group Points 1st 10JI = 3 points 2nd 10HGW = 2 points 3rd 10LSL

Page 7

Congratulations to our Cross Country team who competed in the second round of the English Schools’ Cross Country Cup competition on Saturday. The event was hosted by Mount St Mary's College, Sheffield, and our runners did extremely well in horrendous conditions. All three teams- Junior Girls, Junior Boys and Inter Boys, finished 3rd overall in their age categories which has qualified them for the National Final in Newquay, Cornwall on Saturday 29th November! We wish them luck for the long journey down south and hope for better weather than Saturday. The individual results were as follows: Junior Girls 2nd Bethan Morley (8PDH), 18th Rachel Scott (8PDH), 23rd Ella Shouler-Harris (8SL), 26th Emily Field (8LAM) and 29th Katie Meredith (7DJS)

Junior Boys 5th Dominic Coy (8SP), 7th Robbie Matthews (8PB), 15th Adam Mitchell (7AMB), 23rd

Reuben Foster (7ELC), 33rd Ethan Whiteside (8PDH) and 47th James Patchett (7MEH)

Inter Boys 11th Cameron Reilly (9JB), 20th George Hardesty (10BJS), 21st Ben Thompson (10LO), 22nd George Dey (9MWC), 37th Harry Barker (9JRW) and 40th Joe Haigh (9GPS)

Junior Girls

Junior Boys

Inter Boys

Page 8

Congratulations to our Year 9 basketball team who were in action last Thursday at Titus Salts School. They were victorious in both games they played:

IGS 12 - 4 Titus Salt Baskets scored by: Adam Hayes 3 (9CW), Patryk Bialkowski 2 (9CW) and Matthew Spencer 1 (9JP)

IGS 22 - 2 Immanuel College Baskets scored by: Adam Hayes 5 (9CW), Matthew Spencer 2 (9JP), Jacob Cooke 2 (9MWC) and Patryk Bialkowski (9CW)

Well done to Year 8 who have been donating shoeboxes full of Christmas goodies for Operation Christmas Child. The shoeboxes will go to children in Kosovo who would otherwise not receive a Christmas gift. In total 54 boxes have been donated...good job!

Page 9

Ghostly Goings On Well done to our Year 8 writers who took part in the Gothic Writing Competition. The year group have been studying gothic writing this term and tried their hand at their own eerie offerings. Following our author visit last week, Alan Gibbons was asked to judge the stories and deemed four entries to be spectacularly scary.

The winners were (left to right):

Gemma Harrison

(8HED/KE)

Danny Leach (8HED/KE)

Alfie White

(8LG)

Noah Thomaidis (8SP)

Congratulations to Eleanor Hunt (7LNR), Harry Hunt (10AHF) and Ethan Whiteside (8PDH) who took part in the Ilkley Cycling Club cyclo-cross event. The cycling club hosted their third annual cyclo-cross event last Sunday based at Olicana Cricket Club. The course was based around the cricket club and the back of Ilkley Lido, the youths’ race also went up into Middleton woods. Cyclo-cross is off road riding but on a modified road bike with knobbly tyres. This event was open to beginners so mountain bikes were also allowed. The event involved riding, carrying and running with bikes over varying terrain and mud. Over 250 people took part across the races, which ranged from under 8s through to the over 50s and a novices’ ride for those new to the sport. Eleanor rode in the U12s race (not her favourite type of racing) and finished 5th amongst a very strong field of riders. Harry rode in the Youth race (U16s). He got off to a great start and was at the front with the leaders, but when lifting his bike over a log his chain came off; after refitting the chain he powered his way back through the field and finished a well earned 6th. Ethan also competed in the U16 youth race and finished strongly in 10th place.

Eth

an

Wh

itesid

e

Ele

an

or H

un

t H

arry

Hu

nt

Page 10

…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…

B AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY

17th November

Senior and Under 15 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (SHR/SD)

Year 11 and 1st XV Boys Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

Year 7 Monday Night Football @ School Fields – 3.30-5.00 (PLB)

Table Tennis Trials @ Sports Hall – 12.10 (AS/SP)

Senior Netball vs Parkside @ IGS – 3.15pm

Year 10 Rugby Union vs Guiseley (AWAY) – leave school 2.15 KO 3pm (ACF)

TUESDAY

18st November

Under 13 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (KR)

Year 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Hockey Club @ School Playing Fields – 3.15 – 4.30 (AJK)

Year 7, 8 and 9 Football Club @ School Playing Fields 3.15 – 4.30 (SP)

Year 7 and 8 Boys’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

IGS Dodgeball @ Sports Hall – 3.15 – 5.15 (PLB)

WEDNESDAY

19th November

Under 12 and Under 14 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – Lunchtime (KR/SD)

Synchronise Swimming Club @ Gym/Pool Changing Rooms – 3.15 – 4.30

Years 9 and 10 Boys’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

U15 Girls’ Indoor Cricket @ Sports Hall – 3.00-5.00 (PLB)

Table Tennis Trials @ Sports Hall 12.10 (AS/SP)

Year 8 Football 7-a-side @ St Marys (MWC) – time to be confirmed

Under 15B Netball Finals @ Hanson 2.45-6.00 (SD)

Hockey 2XI vs BGS @ IGS 3.30 (AJK)

Year 9 Rugby Union @ Rossett High School – KO 3.00

THURSDAY

20th November

Year 7 and 8 Hockey Club @ School Playing Fields – 3.15 – 4.30 (AJK)

Cancelled

Girls’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (SG/WPL)

Mixed Badminton @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (AJH)

IGS Dodgeball @ Sports Hall – 3.15-5.15 (PLB)

Under 14 Hockey Tournament @ Ilkley – 3.30 (JH)

FRIDAY

21st November

Dance Club @ Gym – 3.15 – 4.15 (JW)

Page 11

IN THE IN THE IN THE

NEWSNEWSNEWS

Page 12

Great to s

ee news of

Melissa

Johns (10C

T) starring

in the

music video f

or the ant

i-

bullying ch

arity ‘Safe

@ Last’

Bravo Year 8...review of

the Purple Tie

Productions on the front

page...it was a smash hit!

Page 13

Exhibition of International Artists coming to North Yorkshire this December courtesy of IGS technician and Artist For fans of fantasy literature and the New-Zealand film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit a special event is coming to Ripon, North Yorkshire this December to tie into the release of the final Hobbit film The Battle of the Five Armies starring Martin Freeman, Sir Ian McKellen, Billy Connelly and Richard Armitage. Artist and IGS technician John Cockshaw will be co-ordinating and curating an exhibition of artwork inspired by the works of J.R.R Tolkien at the luxury Arts Cinema venue Curzon Ripon. The work of acclaimed Canadian Artist Ted Nasmith (renowned illustrator of Tolkien’s stories and new illustrator of G.R.R Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’) will be exhibited alongside John’s own work and the artwork of Polish Graphic Artist Katarzyna Chmiel-Gugulska. The aim is an exhibition of diversity and thought-provoking interpretation of a single author’s work, and the work on show will be an exciting blend of painting, traditional drawing and photographic work. Leeds-based Archaeologist Shaun Richardson will be contributing some interesting thoughts on John’s own work that draw on Mediaeval aspects of landscape. The exhibition opens on Saturday 13th December and continues until Saturday 31st January. Entry is free and the show opens daily according to Cinema screening times.

Page 14

The aims of Anti-Bullying Week 2014 are to: Stop the bullying of disabled children and those with special educational needs by equipping schools,

colleges and youth service leaders with resources to develop youth led anti-bullying initiatives and encourage inclusive attitudes amongst children and young people;

educate those who support and work with children to recognise children and young people who may be particularly vulnerable to bullying - encouraging an inclusive approach within all anti-bullying education; and

ensure the school and wider community understand that the use of any discriminatory language is wrong and will not be tolerated and that this includes challenging disablist language.

Top tips for young people: What can I do if I'm being bullied? Firstly you need to understand that it is not your fault. Believe that you deserve better and seek help. Talk to someone. Problems rarely get better by

keeping them inside. If you can, talk to an adult that you trust - like your parent or a teacher.

Talk to friends that you trust. Or, if you are scared of what might happen if you tell your parent or a friend, then contact Childline on 0800 1111.

Protect yourself - if you can, avoid situations where you are likely to be bullied. Never retaliate with violent actions such as hitting or punching - this can lead to you being seriously hurt or getting in trouble yourself. If the bullying is online, block or unfriend contacts that are being abusive. Make sure you have the highest privacy settings. If you are not sure how to do this then ask for help.

Take part in activities that help to raise your confidence and make you feel good about yourself. Some ideas could include Guides and Scouts, cadets, drama and dance classes, art classes, exercise classes and swimming. Remember that you deserve the very best in life.

If the bullying is making you feel very desperate and scared then don't take it out on yourself - get immediate help. You can contact Childline any time, day or night, for support and advice.

Use your own experiences to help others. Talk to your school or youth group about setting up an anti-bullying group, or see if you can

Page 15

All Saints’ Church, Ilkley An evening of carols, readings, music and song led by

Revd. Patrick Bateman Mince Pies and refreshments provided by IGS PTA

Retiring collection supporting Bradford Nightstop

Page 16

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.

SCHOOL MENU

Page 17

Top Deals this Term

Page 18

Career of the Week: Zoologist The Work: Zoologists work in a wide range of areas including: Developing and testing new drugs.

Improving agricultural crops and livestock.

Disease and pest control. Conserving endangered habitats and species.

Animal welfare and education. Developing policies and enforcing regulations for government agencies.

They specialise in one of a number of areas: Ecology (animal environments). Herpetology (reptiles).

Entomology (insects).

Parasitology (parasites).

Paleozoology (fossil remains).

Your tasks would include: Carrying out field and laboratory research. Studying animals in their natural environment or in captivity.

Identifying, recording or monitoring animal species.

Producing detailed technical reports. Giving presentations and publishing information in journals.

Supervising technicians. Entry Requirements: Good GCSEs are required and ‘A’ Levels are preferable including Biology. A degree in a subject such as Zoology, Animal Ecology, Animal Behaviour or Conservation is also usually required. Prior to doing your degree, experience in voluntary work in conservation or a related area would be helpful.

Training: You will need to develop your skills and knowledge throughout your career. Membership of professional organisations such as the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) and the Society of Biology offer opportunities for your continuing professional development.

Pay: A starting salary can be between £21K to £25K. Those in research posts can earn between £25K and £30K a year. These figures are intended as a guideline only.

Further Information Society of Biology www.societyofbiology.org Institute of Zoology www.zsi.org/science National Careers Service www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

For an electronic copy, please see Mrs Mitchell Careers Coordinator in the KS4 Hub or Mr Cole, Independent Careers Adviser.

WB Autumn term Week

Year 10 Year 11

17-Nov Fr - orals 10B

24-Nov Review Day (28.11.14) Review Day (28.11.14) 11A

01-Dec

Sp - orals H&S - Deadline 1 (4.12.14)

Dr - Drama in the making 2

Mu - performance 1

12B

08-Dec En - Spoken language Mu - performance 2 13A

15-Dec En - Spoken language 14B

GCSE Overview

Page 19

We are organising a Taster Day at Craven College on Wednesday 3rd December. We will leave school prompt at 8.30am and return for 3pm for school buses. Students will not be required to wear uniform to the Taster Day. All the subject areas on the right will be covered.

Please sign up for 2 sessions; it is better to try a course to find out if it’s a realistic option for you next year. You can apply for more than 1 course at a college.

Courses at college are very different from school and you will need a post 16 pathway and a back-up plan.

For any questions or queries about the taster day or courses, please see Mrs Mitchell in the Key Stage 4 Hub.

Craven College Aireville Campus, Gargrave Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1US 01756 791 411 enquiries@craven-college.ac.uk

Year 11 Craven College Taster Day

Page 20

Page 21

Three towns in West Yorkshire have been selected to host a brand new live music and film event with DJ Yoda as a headline event for BFI Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder. ‘The Final Frontier’ events, produced by Ilkley Film Festival and Film Hub North as part of BFI Sci-Fi: Days of Fear Wonder, presented together with O2, see DJ Yoda’s new show come to three Yorkshire towns from 27th to 30th November, having only previously been performed once before in the world with its world premiere taking place as part of BFI Sci-Fi on Saturday 15 November at BFI Southbank. DJ Yoda Goes to the Sci-Fi Movies sees the BFI team up with one of the world’s finest manipulators of music and moving image to embark on a cut, paste, scratch and mix odyssey into science fiction. Once described by Q magazine as ‘one of ten DJs to see before you die’, DJ Yoda pioneered a new art form when he used his virtuoso turntable skills to sample film and TV to create intricate and highly-entertaining audiovisual collages. With no permanent independent cinema provision, the host towns of Ilkley, Huddersfield and Wakefield will see venues transformed into not only cinemas, but spectacular music venues as film and music comes together for one night only in towns that have never before held live soundtracked film events on this scale. The host venues are the newly-reopened Unity Works in Wakefield on Thursday 27th November, St. Georges Square in Huddersfield on Saturday 29th November as part of the town’s annual Festival of Light, and King’s Hall in Ilkley on Sunday 30th November, home of Ilkley Film Festival. Showroom Workstation, the lead organisation of Film Hub North, will present 39 screening events throughout October, November and December. Highlights include a Sci-Fi Shocks All-Nighter as part of Celluloid Screams festival on October 26. Sci-Fi will take over the cinema’s regular Cult Tuesday and Midnight Marauders slots with screenings including Quatermass and the Pit and BFI National Archive’s new restoration of The Day the Earth Caught Fire. A two-day Out of this World event will take place from November 1-2, as part of Sheffield City Council’s two day festival of the same name, focusing on a younger audience with screenings of ET, The Iron Giant, Flight of the Navigator and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Each screening will be accompanied by a complimentary workshop focussing on science and the creative arts, inspired by the film programme. As part of Black History Month, Showroom Workstation will present a programme of Afrofuturist film, with screenings including Space is the Place. Tickets and further information are available now: The Final Frontier Wakefield, Thursday 27th November, Unity Works, Wakefield – www.unityworks.co.uk The Final Frontier Huddersfield, Saturday 29th November, St. Georges Square, part of the Festival of Light. Free event – www.kirklees.gov.uk/festival Final Frontier Ilkley, Sunday 30th November, £15 – www.ilkleyfilmfestival.co.uk

Page 22

Monday Orchestra grade 4+ 12.25pm B8 Mrs Chapman

Training Orchestra. Grades 0 - 4 12.20pm A7 Miss Murray

Tuesday Flute/Keyboard and Piano lessons A6 Ms Salter

Senior choir year 9 + 12.20pm A7. Miss Murray

Junior Flute Group

Senior Flute Group

TBC A6a Mrs Salter

Wednesday Drums lessons A6 Mr Lewalski

Samba Band lessons 12.30pm A7 Mr Lewalski

KS3 choir 12.20pm B8 Mrs Chapman

Thursday Brass lessons A6 Mr Griffiths

Sax/Clarinet and Swing Band A6 Mrs Anderson

Violin/Viola lessons A6 Mrs Briggs

Swing band 12.30pm B8 Mrs Anderson

Friday Voice lessons A6 Miss Van Terheyden

Guitar lessons A6 Mr Wells

Rock Club 12.30pm B8 Mr Wells

(Student timetables are displayed outside A7—see Mrs Chapman B8 or B14 registration for further help)

Instruments, particularly large ones can be stored in B8. Ensure you put your instrument here before registration and make sure it is named.

Page 23

Mrs Chapman has 7

free tic

kets for this

music event, if

you

are intere

sted please

see her i

n B8.