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MAY 2010 NEWSLETTER
STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS… We have been advised that major works will be carried out on the pylon in the school field during the summer holidays from Monday 6th to Friday 20th August. Parents and Students need to be aware that the tennis courts,
Astroturf and field will be out of bounds for
everyone during this time.
Dear Parents and Carers,Dear Parents and Carers,Dear Parents and Carers,Dear Parents and Carers,
We are now well into our examination season
and with our vertical curriculum we have at times
five hundred students sitting examinations. The
staff have offered a rigorous revision programme
which will continue through the half term break.
The students continue to take every opportunity
to access this support and are focused on the
task ahead. Our Learning Gateway, Fronter has a
full revision programme for most subjects, so
your child can also revise on line with materials
created by their teachers. If your child is taking
examinations this summer please support them
by ensuring that they take advantage of these
opportunities.
We are very pleased to have been able to extend
our curriculum model into year 9 for the next
academic year, so that all our year 9 students
will follow a GCSE or equivalent examination
course of their choice, whilst still ensuring a
broad and balanced curriculum. The students
are very excited with this programme which
enables them a higher degree of choice at an
earlier stage in their education.
All secondary schools within Enfield have been
approached to participate in security screening.
On the last day of the half term the Borough
Commander and local police operated a security
arch at the school. Students and staff were
pleased to accommodate this initiative as it
raises for all of us awareness of personal safety.
We have also had assemblies on the theme of
internet safety. Please ensure that you check
your children’s internet access and the kind of
information they post on networking websites.
Further to our consultation on biometric registra-
tion, we have sent individual letters to each
student. Please ensure that you return the letter
to school. I am confident that the new technology
will enhance how we can support you as parents.
We are continuing to develop our technology to
ensure that parents get clear up to date informa-
tion through our learning gateway. If you have
not yet accessed your child’s record
electronically please contact Mr Andre at
to be issued with your password.
Our Chicago trip was very successful as you will
read on pages 8 and 9. It has given all of the
students involved a fantastic experience and for
the four students who will potentially receive
scholarships, a life changing opportunity. Thank
you for all the support you gave to the fundrais-
ing for this trip. We raised in total £11,007.33.
We were also very pleased to welcome Tessa
Sanderson to the school as our guest of honour
for the Celebrating Sports awards evening.
I wish you a restful break and thank you for your
continuing support.
Janet Cullen
Principal
Lyndsay Johnson, Tessa Sanderson and Janet Cullen
at the Celebrating Sports awards evening
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Student VoiceStudent VoiceStudent VoiceStudent Voice School Council choose Jack Petchey Award WinnersSchool Council choose Jack Petchey Award WinnersSchool Council choose Jack Petchey Award WinnersSchool Council choose Jack Petchey Award Winners
The Jack Petchey Foundation allocates 10 awards to Lea
Valley High School each year. Winners receive £200 to
spend on enriching or supporting an area of school life. For
example, last year one student chose to take her Drama
class to the theatre, another chose to buy extra equipment
for the Duke of Edinburgh Award group.
Following a visit and information session from a representa-
tive of the Foundation, the School Council asked to organ-
ise nominations for the awards from the student body.
There will still be one staff award and one Principal’s award
but the other 8 are to be awarded between the year groups,
by the School Council.
The Criteria for Jack Petchey awards are:
• Effort
• Positive attitude
• Overcoming difficulties or problems
• Taking on personal challenges
Young people are often excellent judges of each others
strengths and frequently know more about the circum-
stances of their peers than the adults around them. Each
Tutor Group is offered the chance to nominate 2 members
of their class, with reasons. Names are then erased and the
School Council selects from unnamed descriptions. In addi-
tion, the year group for which the award is being considered
is not allowed to see the nominations or participate in any
way in the selection process. This ensures that everyone
has a chance to nominate and be nominated and
eliminates the possibility of favouritism or corruption.
I have been impressed by the systems that the working
party developed, by their enthusiasm and efficiency in
delivering and collecting nominations and by their sense of
commitment and fair play. Thanks also to Form Tutors for
helping facilitate the process during Lifeskills lessons.
The following students have received nominations this year.
Congratulations to:
( Year 10)( Year 10)( Year 10)( Year 10)
Chris Ogieva , Chloe Hughes-Cullian, Anthony Coombes
Murat Korkmaz, Lewis Gorman, Chloe Lane, Tice Mehmet
Sam Rose*
(Year 11)(Year 11)(Year 11)(Year 11)
Eylam Kara, Ema-Jane Jenkins, Alice Smith,
Darrick Coomsonm Lauren Price, Kelly Webb, Karay Ayan,
Paige Logie* Mohammed Aylan, Gemma Martin
(Year 12 & 13)Year 12 & 13)Year 12 & 13)Year 12 & 13)
Poppy Green, Daniel Noble*, Cirhesna Hibbert
Rob Kasongo, Rikki Masterton, Antolina Szpak,
Khalid Abdirabi
(* = Award winner)
Jo Danischewsky
Link Teacher for the School Council
Super HeroesSuper HeroesSuper HeroesSuper Heroes “I have learnt to share, to not talk as much as I used to and to stay focused. It’s a nice project. Give the teachers all the
respect, stay focused and you will enjoy it.”
Marco Faria, 9TWMarco Faria, 9TWMarco Faria, 9TWMarco Faria, 9TW
A number of students in Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in the
Superheroes Project, designed by the Secondary Support Service. The project was created to promote some of the
outcomes from the SEAL agenda, in particular, how to lis-ten, focus and work effectively together. There was also an emphasis on celebrating one’s own and others’ achieve-
ments.
Students studied a
range of well-known superheroes and vil-
lains. They considered the features of a true hero or villain, and
talked about their imagined habitats and
lifestyles. Following this research, students discussed how they would create
their own original characters. Using a range of mediums, from fabric to felt tips, and from glitter to fur, they then cre-ated figures, designed and cut out patterns, and brought
their imagined characters to life. Finally, students created a name, profile and a range of superpowers for their figure.
Throughout the eight-week project, the students’ conduct
was excellent and their achievement was celebrated when they participated in a Private View of their work. This fan-
tastic event was attended by their friends, staff and par-ents.
“I have learnt how to be kind and to share.” Nadean Pillay, 7EPNadean Pillay, 7EPNadean Pillay, 7EPNadean Pillay, 7EP
“Enjoy it. Don’t disturb others, as it will be wicked in the end.”
Jordan Knight, 7EPJordan Knight, 7EPJordan Knight, 7EPJordan Knight, 7EP
In behaviour support, we are all very proud of our students’
achievement. We hope you are too!
Alison Varndell
Director of Subject, Behaviour
Martin Heraud AwardsMartin Heraud AwardsMartin Heraud AwardsMartin Heraud Awards Two Lea Valley Students were
awarded the Martin Heraud Award for Endeavour earlier this term.
Lewis Gorman and Berfin Aydogdu and their proud parents were invited by the Enfield Rotary Club
to a lovely meal and ceremony where they received their award
for the hard work they have put into their
studies and the progress they have made. Along side students from other Enfield schools and their fami-
lies and teachers, as well as the Rotary Club members, the two stu-
dents had to make a speech to the crowded room, which they did very clearly and confidently,
as excellent representatives of Lea Valley High School.
“ I was so happy when I got my award and my family were really
proud of me. Don’t just wish for it...Work for it!”
Berfin Aydogdu 8DLBerfin Aydogdu 8DLBerfin Aydogdu 8DLBerfin Aydogdu 8DL
Helen Powell
Assistant Principal
LEA ALLEY H IGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3
Information, Advice & GuidanceInformation, Advice & GuidanceInformation, Advice & GuidanceInformation, Advice & Guidance World Book DayWorld Book DayWorld Book DayWorld Book Day
World Book Day took
place on the 4th
March 2010. We
celebrated World Book
day with a visit from
the Author, Bernard
Ashley. Bernard Ash-
ley worked with a wide
range of students
from all year groups in
two workshops. He was a captivating story teller and had
the students mesmerised with his tales. Afterwards he
signed autographs for the students.
After school Year 7 Reading groupAfter school Year 7 Reading groupAfter school Year 7 Reading groupAfter school Year 7 Reading group
A number of year 7 students attend the after school reading
group on Wednesday afternoons with our library assistant
Ms Bateman. This takes place in the library and is aimed
at encouraging and raising the students’ reading levels. The
group is well attended and students’ are benefiting from the
extra support that they are receiving.
Year 10 Work Experience Year 10 Work Experience Year 10 Work Experience Year 10 Work Experience –––– 28th June 28th June 28th June 28th June –––– 9th July 2010 9th July 2010 9th July 2010 9th July 2010
Work Experience for year 10 is fast approaching and stu-
dents should now be preparing to call their employers and
arrange their interviews. This is an exiting time for year 10
students as they prepare to experience two weeks in the
world of work. Should you have any queries please contact
me! All year 10 students will be sitting a maths exam on
the 30th June, letters have been sent home about this and
letters have also been sent to all employers to make them
aware of the situation. Students will be expected to attend
the exam and then continue on to their work placement
straight after.
UCAS HE Convention UCAS HE Convention UCAS HE Convention UCAS HE Convention
50 Year 12 students’ visited the UCAS HE Convention on
the 5th March 2010. The convention brings together
universities within the UCAS scheme to inform and guide
prospective university students. Visiting the convention
plays a vital part in helping students decide about what and
where to study within higher education. Prospectuses are
available from most of the stands at the conventions and
gives the students an insight as to what each of the univer-
sities offers.
AIM HIGHER HE Summer SchoolsAIM HIGHER HE Summer SchoolsAIM HIGHER HE Summer SchoolsAIM HIGHER HE Summer Schools
A number of students have applied for the Aim Higher Uni-
versity Summer school programme. The aim of the HE
Summer schools is to give students a taste of university life.
They are designed to show students the opportunities
higher education has to offer and give them the chance to
explore the options open to them. A number of our students
have been accepted into the summer school programme
again this year.
Helen Roberts
Assistant Director: Information, Advice & Guidance
School Sport Partnership School Sport Partnership School Sport Partnership School Sport Partnership Take 6 Basketball:Take 6 Basketball:Take 6 Basketball:Take 6 Basketball:
On Thursday 25th March, the Enfield PE Team in conjunc-
tion with Mini Basketball England organised a Primary
School Festival in Take 6 Bas-
ketball which is a small sided
version of the game designed
to make the game more acces-
sible to younger children.
We also had young leaders
from Lea Valley High School
and Bishop Stopford’s School
helping to run coaching ses-
sions and then run the tourna-
ment. The following 6th form
students assisted on the day;
Ryan Hek, Elizabeth Baidoo
Cari Philadelphia, Ben McErlean
Tanya Maphosa, Cyril Sarran
Dare 2 Dance Dare 2 Dance Dare 2 Dance Dare 2 Dance ---- Girls Dance Empowerment Day: Girls Dance Empowerment Day: Girls Dance Empowerment Day: Girls Dance Empowerment Day:
On Friday 23 April, around 80 girls aged 14-19 from across
the Borough took part in a street and break dance work-
shop. The idea behind Dare 2 Dance was to empower the
girls to think wider than
just performing dance but
also to think about other
pathways that maybe
open to them within the
area of Dance and Per-
forming Arts. The girls
learnt a number of moves
and routines across the
genre of street and break
dancing including body popping, they were also treated to
performances from some of the top female break dancers
in the country to inspire them to get involved in dance per-
formance.
Leadership Academy:Leadership Academy:Leadership Academy:Leadership Academy:
The Leadership Academy students have finished the 4 ses-
sions for this academic year and are now being encouraged
to use the skills they have learnt to volunteer at a number
of sports events across
Enfield and London in the
coming months. They will
be completing their Step
into Sport passports
which logs the amount of
hours they have volun-
teered and certificates
this so that the students
have something tangible
to use with their CV when applying to University or jobs.
The students are also in the process of organising a Multi
Sports Festival for Primary School students in July.
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Careers FayreCareers FayreCareers FayreCareers Fayre
On Thursday 18 March we held a very successful Sports
Careers Fayre at Lea Valley High School. We invited the
Borough’s Leadership Academy students to attend along
with all the students in Key Stage 4 and 5 who are studying
PE and Sport pathways in the
curriculum. The sports hall was
set up as a marketplace and
students could speak with or-
ganisations and groups (Army,
Royal Navy, University sports
departments, Physiotherapists,
coaching organisations etc)
who advised them on the opportunities
and careers that are open to students in
the area of PE and Sport. There was also
plenty of interactive equipment to keep
the students entertained and lots of
informative literature to take away to
help make decisions on possible future
pathways.
Tag RugbyTag RugbyTag RugbyTag Rugby
The Lea Valley and Enfield School Sports Partnerships in
conjunction with the RFU, Saracens and Enfield Ignatians
held the annual Borough Festival at Enfield Ignatians on
Tuesday 18 May. Over 200 students from 20 schools at-
tended the day. They played 6 games each in the form of
group stages and then the top two from each group played
in quarter finals, semi and then the final.
Eventually, after a fantastic final, Merryhills Primary School
beat Grange Park, who were the Cluster League Champions
from earlier on in the season, 10-9 after a second period of
extra time. It really was a fantastic day with so many stu-
dents from across the Borough playing to such high stan-
dard and with such enthusiasm and spirit.
Ahmed AbdullaAhmed AbdullaAhmed AbdullaAhmed Abdulla
Just before Easter, ex Lea Valley High School student Ah-
med Abdulla came and assisted Mr Oynucu, Mr Woodville
and Mr Turner with a training session for the Year 8 football
squad. Ahmed was a schoolboy at the Arsenal academy
while at Lea Valley but moved to West Ham Utd when he
was 16 and is now a professional at West Ham, playing
regularly for the Reserves and hopefully in the near future
looking to break into the first team squad.
The Year 8 boys went to see Ahmed play for West Ham in
the FA Youth Cup back in February and so he came in to
take the students through their paces, answer questions on
the life of a professional footballer and advise the boys on
the importance of education as well as a career in sport.
We wish Ahmed all the best in his football career and thank
him for giving up his time to work with the students.
Interhouse Results:Interhouse Results:Interhouse Results:Interhouse Results:
The next Interhouse competition is on Tuesday 25 May,
when the Year 7 students will compete in an Rounders
competition.
The 5 a side football was very successful before Easter,
with large numbers of boys and girls competing for their
House. The overall results for the football competition were
as follows (this includes the competitions for Year 9 and 10
Boys and Girls).
SR are overall 5 a side Football Champions for 2010
Tim Perkins
Partnership Development Manager
CricketCricketCricketCricket
Our first match against Chase Community School in the
Enfield Cricket tournament! We were in the changing room
getting changed into our cricket kit, discussing our strategy.
Everybody on our team was ready and so was I. We made
our way to the Astro-Turf and met the pupils that we were
going to play against, they looked very good, and I mean
very good!. Most of them very tall and were experienced
players. Matthew our number one bowler was chosen to be
our Team Captain, Matthew and the Captain of the other
team stood up and flicked a coin to decide who would bowl
first. Matthew succeeded in giving us a healthy advantage;
we were bowling first that was our advantage because Mat-
thew, Ferhat and Fabien were our star bowlers of the team.
They scored a total of 7 wickets between them, tying down
Chase to 102 all out. Then it was our turn to bat, Matthew
and Ferhat went in to bat first, unfortunately Ferhat was
out for 3 runs, then Malcolm came in to the crease ready to
rock ‘n’ roll! Matthew scored us 54 runs and Malcolm
scored us 35 runs, with 8 more runs because of the wides
and no-balls, we finished on 103-1 our Glorious Victory! We
were free to cheer. With his 43 runs and 3 wickets, Mat-
thew was the man of the match. On behalf of myself and all
the Team I would like to say a big thank you to Mr. Oyuncu
for coaching us, his support and giving up his time to help
us out.
Nathaniel Vanderpuye 8BM
1st SR 23 points
=2nd MJ 19 points
=2nd DL 19 points
4th EP 18 points
5th SG 17 points
6th BM 15 points
7th TW 12 points
8th SC 10 points
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PhotographyPhotographyPhotographyPhotography Photography GCSE has
been a new course to
the school this year.
Students have looked
at aspects of digital
photography including
colour, composition
and digital manipula-
tion. Students have
been looking at the
work of artist Julian
Opie and creating their
own versions of his
work. This picture was
taken as a simple col-
our photo and then
edited in PhotoShop to
give it the flat, simplified look that inspired by Opie. It was
created by Katie Gardner and is a portrait of Buddy Neville.
Aimee Lawrence
Teacher of Photography
Sport Relief 2010Sport Relief 2010Sport Relief 2010Sport Relief 2010 On Wednesday 17th March 2010, Lea Valley High School
Sports Council along side Mr N Woodville organised a mile
run around the school in aid of Sport Relief. The course was
based around the perimeter of the school field, the astro-
turf pitch and the outside of the school building; this being
an exact mile. All Students were able to donate £1 to wear
their trainers with their sport relief socks and run the mile
during the school day. Lower school Students chased two
sixth formers, Daniel Cole and George Luck, who were
dressed as hares! They ran along side their teachers,
including their Principal, Ms J Cullen.
The event was a complete success with students interact-
ing with their peers and staff to raise money. The students
and staff raised a total topping over £400. The money
raised will be donated to the Sport Relief Charity, where it
will help to transform the lives of poor and vulnerable peo-
ple, both at home and across the world’s poorest countries.
Emma Hayward
Deputy-Head Girl / Sports Council Chair
Aim Higher in ArtAim Higher in ArtAim Higher in ArtAim Higher in Art Three AS students from Lea Valley were accepted onto a
Saturday school at Chelsea School of Art and Design, one of
the top three Art schools in the country. The school ran over
three Saturdays and allowed students the chance to see
how a top art school runs, experience a taster of life as an
Art student and also to see what different courses they
could study. The students also took part in creative work,
making sculptures and using the professional photography
studios belonging to Chelsea Art School.
Five students from our AS and A2 year groups have been
accepted onto a two-week summer school at Central St
Martin’s School of Art, another of the top three Art schools
in the country. Students will be given a grounding in all of
the Art disciplines that Central St Martin’s offer. This will be
an amazing opportunity for our students to really further
their Art skills and experience university life. Congratula-
tions to Chloe Kidd, Chloe Wall, Rachael Christodoulou,
Naomi Hackett and Sophie Player, we can’t wait to hear all
about your time at Central St Martin’s!
Aimee Lawrence
Assistant Director of Year 8
Literacy at Lea ValleyLiteracy at Lea ValleyLiteracy at Lea ValleyLiteracy at Lea Valley Students in year 7, 8 and 9 have begun their new comic
strip during AM registration. They have been asked to
design their own comic strip, creating a character that
spends a day at Lea Valley High School. There have already
created a number of different characters who face various
quandaries. Meanwhile, the creative cultural workshop has
begun in earnest with students across key stage 3 partici-
pating in a cultural workshop where they are taking the
opportunity to learn about different parts of the world and
different cultures. As a starting point they have been
researching those countries that are involved in the World
Cup. Other students in the older years have been taking
advantage of essay writing workshops which have helped
them to improve their writing style and ultimately their
grades.
Tom Hawkins
Literacy Co-ordinator
Mathalon 2010Mathalon 2010Mathalon 2010Mathalon 2010 Our Year 9 students were invited to participate in the first
Mathalon at St. Mary’s High School in Cheshunt in March.
Teams of students had to participate in an online test and
then competed with the other schools being asked quick-
fire maths questions which they had to answer out loud.
Lea Valley were the only school selected to represent
Enfield and competition was tough against the five Hertford-
shire Schools, not helped by Lea Valley battling one student
down! Having a team of three against the other teams of
four members
The students did extremely well and managed to be placed
second, losing to The Broxbourne School. Congratulations
to the students who took part:
Jack Warren, Noor Owarish, Safia Dahir.
Helen Roberts
Librarian
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Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Duke of Edinburgh
Practice Expedition 24Practice Expedition 24Practice Expedition 24Practice Expedition 24thththth May May May May 20 6th form students completed their practice expedition
successfully this
spring. This in-
volved planning
a route for a 6
h o u r w a l k
through Epping
Forest to Gilwell
Park on Satur-
day, camping
overnight and
w a l k in g o n
through the forest to Theydon Bois on Sunday.
By the end of the practice, the teams were confident to
cook meals on trangia stoves, sleep under canvas, navigate
using a combination of map and compass and support each
other in a variety of situations. We were fortunate to have
rain so valuable
lessons were
learnt such as;
keep your map
dry or it will fall
to pieces, if your
tent is dry when
you get up pack
it before it gets
wet and back-
packs some-
times have waterproof covers. (See photograph!)
Thanks to Mr Cassidy, Ms Schofield and Mr Hawkins for
giving their weekend to the activity and (as some of the
usual staff that help were caught by the ash cloud) particu-
lar thanks to par-
ents who helped
with pick up at
short notice and
to Mr Astle who
kindly came and
collected the kit.
Student s now
need to bring their
logbooks in to sign
off the sections for
leisure, service and recreational activity, before their next
expedition.
The qualifying expedition will take place at the end of Term,
and we will be making an overnight camp in the Screens
Park area near Chelmsford.
Well done to the Bronze group for willingness to engage in
and learn from new activities and a great team spirit.
Jo Danischewsky
Director of Enrichment
Jam Free Dance ProjectJam Free Dance ProjectJam Free Dance ProjectJam Free Dance Project Year 10 dance students Ryheim Scott and Jayden Gjuzi, members of Lea Valley’s Got Talent winning dance group;
Flava, took the opportunity offered to them to become in-volved in this exciting project organised by Enfield Borough
Council Arts Officer, Zoe Prosser and the Dance Arts Foun-dation.
Coached by danc-
ers and choreogra-phers from Sad-
dlers Wells Ballet Company, our stu-
dents worked on Saturday mornings with students from
other schools to put together a ballet inspired dance pro-duction which they performed once locally for their families
and again at Saddlers Wells!
Jayden and Ryheim enjoyed the experience, leaning about comtempory ballet, a dance style they had not worked in before. It was a great experience to work with the profes-
sional dancers from such a prestigious company, they felt they learnt a great deal to help them in their studies for the
future.
Helen Powell
Assistant Principal
Jack Petchey Awards CeremonyJack Petchey Awards CeremonyJack Petchey Awards CeremonyJack Petchey Awards Ceremony Lea Valley High School was again chosen as the venue for the
Borough’s Jack Petchey event. Award winners and their fami-
lies were welcomed
by Neil Rousell, Co-
director of Education,
Children’s Services
and Leisure, the eve-
ning was compared
by Barbara Firth and
Chris Bullock, Grants
Officer for the Jack
Petchy Foundation,
talked about the
aims of the Foundation.
Jack Petchey was turned away from a job, being told he ‘wasn’t
good enough’ after completing active service during the war,
however, through his own hard work and enterprise by the
1990’s he had become one of the most successful entrepre-
neurs in Britain! His awards are given to young people who
have made a whole hearted and unselfish contribution to their
school, club or community. Leader Awards were presented to
adults who have demonstrated an outstanding ability and com-
mitment to encourage and motivate young people. The Lea
Valley Award was presented to Miss Tate.
The evening was inspirational, award winners and their families
enjoyed singing, musical and dance performances from young
people from the Borough, including Lea Valley’s dance group,
Flava.
Lea Valley is very proud of its winners who were presented with
their certificates and medals on the evening as well as being
awarded £200 to spend to benefit other students at school:
Lea Valley winners were:
Pamela Milla, Karolina Kierpacz, Mihaela Volosciuc, Kyle Kenny
Hannah Parker, Nii-Larte Lartey, Safia Ali, Jashua Cutler, Kate
Ahern
LEA ALLEY H IGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER PAGE 7
InclusionInclusionInclusionInclusion Jamie’s FarmJamie’s FarmJamie’s FarmJamie’s Farm
Four year 8 students and three year 7 students visited
Jamie’s Farm in Bath for the first week of the Summer
Term. Within the first few minutes of arriving at the farm,
mobile phones, i-pods and mp3 players were confiscated,
along with the any sweets, crisps and chocolate that
students happened to be carrying! This initial ceremony was
to set the tone for the week, as hard work and exercise
were fuelled by lashings of beautifully-prepared low-salt,
low-sugar, additive-free food.
Many of the students thrived in this rural environment,
thoroughly enjoying working with the animals and very
quickly bonding with site staff. Activities included feeding,
medicating, mucking out and herding different kinds of
livestock. All students also went horse-riding on at least
one occasion and some of the students cooked delicious
food which we all enjoyed. A few students even had the
opportunities to go to an auction.
Each of the students encountered moments of difficulty,
but all seemed to grow in confidence as the week
progressed, taking part in all that
farm life had to offer. The week
had a positive affect on the
students, and all of them rose to
the occasion and embraced many
of the experiences on offer.
The ethos of the farm was to
create a family atmosphere. In
between long stints of outdoor
work, students and adults ate
together, discussing what they
had been doing and what they wanted to do before they
went home. The students were encouraged to speak pleas-
antly and politely to each other, remembering manners
when asking for things out of reach further along the dining
table.
Group and individual reflection, with ‘shout-outs’, where
students praised other people’s achievements, were also
very powerful experiences. The students learnt a lot about
themselves and grew to value each other.
To top it all, the weather was amazing all week and we were
all very sad to leave. While some looked forward to their
first takeaway all week, others offered to give up all of their
electronic gadgets if they could only stay on the farm
forever!
Alison Varndell
Director of Subject, Behaviour
Celebrating Sports AwardsCelebrating Sports AwardsCelebrating Sports AwardsCelebrating Sports Awards Lea Valley High School hosted
this prestigious awards cere-
mony attended by Olympic Gold
Medallist, javelin thrower Tessa
Sanderson and His Worship the
Mayor of Enfield, who pre-
sented the awards.
Angelina Rowntree in Year 13 was runner up in the Young
Sports Volunteer of the Year category and Lyndsay Johnson,
who coaches our highly successful girls football team who
impressed the American scouts so much in Chicago, was
runner up in the Coach of the Year awards.
Stephanie Holloway
Director of Specialsim
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CHICAGO 2010CHICAGO 2010CHICAGO 2010CHICAGO 2010 After six months of fundraising and organising 12 boys
and 12 girls from years 10 – 13, Lea Valley’s senior boys
and girls football teams embarked on a trip of a lifetime
with five very excited members of staff during the Easter
holidays. After a rather rough landing in Chicago and a
17 stop El ride into Downtown, to say everyone was tired
when we got there was a understatement.
The first morning, not so bright eyed but very excited, the
group were visited by a representative from Challenger
Sports UK, who spoke to the students on the possible
coaching opportunities available to them in the USA.
After tales of signing autographs, being treated like a
star and the actual realization that they could embark on
a football coaching career in the USA, the students were
buzzing.
Still on a high, the players made their way to the lake-
front for a training session, with the city skyline in the
background. The staff put the players through their
paces and seriously, we have never seen some of these
students work so hard. It was clear from this moment
that this trip had already had an effect on their attitudes.
After a shower and a quick nap it was off to see the
sights, with a walk up Michigan Avenue to Millenium
Park, via the Water Tower Place and the Chicago River.
The highlight was the Chicago Bean. I don’t think there
has ever ‘bean’ so much appreciation for modern art!
The night’s entertainment was a Chicago Bulls game.
Though tired, all the staff and students thoroughly en-
joyed this. They met the Benny the Bull mascot and
loved the general atmosphere, usually only reserved for
football in the U.K. The highlight however for most stu-
dents was ‘We’re gonna do the wave’ – a song sang and
echoed by LVHS students and Mr.Jones very excitedly as
they got the whole upper section of the United Centre to
do a Mexican Wave.
In the morning the serious side of the trip began with a
visit to Robert Morris University. The students were
taught by the Dean of Business about the history of Chi-
cago and how they can live the American Dream – by
just setting their goals higher. Then they met the Head
Women’s coaches who educated the students about
scholarships to America. After photographs for a Univer-
sity magazine, gifts from the University and a tour, many
students were talking about how they wanted this –
studying in America. Aspirations were already raised.
That evening after a long trip to Rockford, the staff and
students met up with players and parents from the Rock-
ford Dactyls/Raptors for dinner at the Machine Shed.
Each player was linked up with a ‘buddy’ and by the end
of dinner they had been given even more gifts and were
chatting like they’ve known each other for weeks. To say
they were excited was an understatement.
“I am so impressed with your players. I wish I could get my girls to play with such
passion and tackle as hard as these
girls. They have so much raw talent”
American Coach
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After a much needed sleep in it was game day. A mixture
of nerves and excitement greeted the staff at breakfast.
But by the time we reached the fields at the Puma Col-
lege Showcase all were much more focused. It was the
boys to play first and, after a shaky start, they were
exceptional. Mussa, Alex, Theo and Khyber particularly
stood out. The game finished 1-1. Their second game
was against much tougher opposition though, a Rock-
ford side that contained many players who already had
their scholarships secured. Even though the game
finished with LVHS on the loosing end, every one of the
boys were outstanding, with George and Sammy giving
solid performances in the middle.
The girls were up next, and they were ready and focused.
The first game against a much bigger and fitter Rockford
team proved to be a reality check for the girls. However
they took the loss on the chin and their second game
was inspiring. There were so many stand-out perform-
ances as the girls held an excellent Chicago Fire team to
a draw, even though they were mostly aged 17 and 18
and train together 2 or 3 times a week. Mollie, Katie,
Wendy and Ayse were particularly outstanding. I person-
ally have never seen these girls play so well; they were a
true credit to Lea Valley High School.
Buzzing from their day of football the students headed
straight for the pasta party for them and their buddies,
organised by the Rockford Park District. This evening
made you proud to be a Lea Valley teacher. Many of
these students were completely out of their comfort
zone, however they responded remarkably. The way
they, without instruction, socialised with the American
players and behaved impeccably, was a true credit to
the school and their parents.
The word tough could not even begin to describe the
second day of football. Exhausted and sore, both sets of
players had a morning game that would push them to
their limits. But still the character and determination
came out, and even though each team were on the loos-
ing side, they left the field with everyone extremely proud
of the determination and heart they showed.
The final night gave us a final dinner – where the stu-
dents dressed to impress. After wonderful food at
‘Champs,’ there was a small presentation for Players’
Player of the tournament which was awarded to Theo
Jones and Mollie Kmita, Coaches MVP for Alex Childs
and Ayse Mustafa and Most Improved Player for Danny
Burke and Katie Gardner.
With the football over, all that was left for the final day
was Shopping!! Something all students were excited
about . With Abercrombie and Fitch, Macy’s and Vans to
name but a few, many students had to purchase bigger
carry-on bags to take all their new clothes home.
This tour tested the students both mentally and physi-
cally and more than anything the students shone
through. The goal of the trip was to inspire these stu-
dents and to give them an experience that will open
doors and motivate them to aim higher. Some students
returned home, after being scouted by American Univer-
sities, with the very real possibility of a football scholar-
ship. Others found their career path in coaching. How-
ever all students returned home with new found friends
both at home and abroad and with a bond with their
teammates that is as strong as ever and memories to
last a forever. This really was a trip of a lifetime.
Since returning, eight students from years 11, 12 & 13
have been contacted regarding scholarships and are in
negotiations with the Universities, a fantastic tribute to
their skill and hard work and the dedication of all the
staff and parents involved in the organisation of the
event.
Sara Mussell
Teacher of Business
Giving the last words to Sammy Locker-Townsend
(we heard them throughout the trip)
“I’m going to America to play, nothing is
going to stop me - I wish I could stay
here now, I love it!”
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learning at Lea Valley High School? Including:
ο Morning/Afternoon attendance information
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able you to access the the system
Curriculum NewsCurriculum NewsCurriculum NewsCurriculum News
Fronter in ScienceFronter in ScienceFronter in ScienceFronter in Science
Over the past term the Science department has been work-
ing very hard on putting resources on Fronter for our GCSE
classes. Students can access them by going to
www.lvhs.org.uk , clicking on the learning gateway link and
then using their normal school login details.
Resources available to aid revision include:
Online versions of the textbook
Revision podcasts for your phones and mp3 players
Past exams with answers
Interactive exams with animated answers
Links to the BBC bitesize website for the specific course the
student is doing
It is essential that all GCSE classes are making good use of
these resources in order to prepare for their exams. The key
exam dates in science are:
Biology 1: 9th June (re-sits for Year 10 & 11)
Chemistry 1: 16th June (all of Year 10 and re-sits for year 11)
Physics 1: 24th June (all of Year 10 and re-sits for year 11)
Revision sessions for Science run every Wednesday from
3.30-4.15pm.
Martin Cassidy
Deputy Director of Science.
Key Stage 3 MathsKey Stage 3 MathsKey Stage 3 MathsKey Stage 3 Maths
Assessment season is well underway in the Maths Depart-
ment. Year 7 and 8 students have completed their end of year assessments, and their results will be published in
their summer reports. Year 9 students successfully com-pleted their SATs examination and are expected to do extremely well.
A group of 20 AG&T students from year 7 and 8 competed
in the prestigious UK Maths Challenge aimed at the top third of students in the country. Students sat an hour exam
paper testing their mathematical knowledge and under-standing. Results are expected back in early June and the top students in the country will be invited to compete in the
Junior Mathematical Olympiad. Good luck to all those who took part!
On 3rd March, Key Stage 3 students celebrated World
Maths Day by taking part in an online mental maths compe-tition against over 1 million students from 235 countries all
over the world including Sri Lanka, The Philippines, South Africa, Hungary, United Arab Emirates and Turkey, to name
a few. Altogether Lea Valley students answered nearly 100,000 correct answers and united with over 56,000 schools to set a new world record! All students enjoyed the
competition but special congratulations must go to Joseph Namooa-Foster who answered the most number of correct
questions and Nina Gamboa who had the highest score. Well done!
Here are the top scorers and best classes in each year group:
Key Stage 4 MathsKey Stage 4 MathsKey Stage 4 MathsKey Stage 4 Maths
Exam season is underway and revision sessions are avail-
able for all year 10 and 11 students.
Maths Mondays take part after school on the maths
corridor for year 11.
Tuesday lunchtime session runs in MA2 for year 10.
A Level revision also continues after school.
There is also a Saturday session on 5th June. Please ensure
you sign up with you class teacher.
Remember “fail to prepare and be prepared to fail”
Students must ensure they have all the necessary equip-
ment in preparation for the exam and bring these to every lesson as well:
Calculator, Pens and Pencils, Ruler, Protractor, Compass
GCSE Maths Exam DatesGCSE Maths Exam DatesGCSE Maths Exam DatesGCSE Maths Exam Dates
Alex Raphael
Subject Leader for Key Stage 3 Mathematics
Top ScorerTop ScorerTop ScorerTop Scorer Best ClassBest ClassBest ClassBest Class
Year 7 Hale Temizturk 7x2
Year 8 Nina Gamboa 8y1
Year 9 Farirai Mzila 9x1
ExamExamExamExam DateDateDateDate TimeTimeTimeTime
Linear Higher (non- calculator) Mon June 7 13:15
Modular Unit 3 (non calculator) Mon June 7 13:15
Linear (calculator) Fri June 11 09:00
Modular Unit 3 (calculator) Fri June 11 09:00
Unit 2 Stage 2 (calculator) Mon June 21 09:00
Unit 2 Stage 1 (non- calculator) Wed June 30 13:15
Are you making the most of Fronter?Are you making the most of Fronter?Are you making the most of Fronter?Are you making the most of Fronter?
There are revision materials on Fronter for all
curriculum areas. Make sure you are using it!
If you have any problems accessing Fronter,
please see Mr André
LEA ALLEY H IGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER PAGE 11
nation to succeed through excellent predicted grades or
coursework folders at Grade A already. Additionally, many of
Lea Valley’s Sixth Formers have shown academic success
with successful offers from some top Universities up and
down the country such as Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham,
Liverpool, Nottingham, Sussex, Southampton. Good luck in
your A Levels!
A group of six Sixth Formers recently got involved in the run
up to the election by attending a ‘Question-Time’ event at
Latymer School, with several MPs in attendance from the
three main parties. The students enjoyed watching their
own personal version of the ‘televised debates’ and were
impressed by the questions that many young people asked
in the audience. Political fever ran high in other areas of the
school, with many students in Year 8, 9 and 10 running
mini-mock elections. 10MJ ran a mock election on behalf of
their year group and were surprised with the Labour major-
ity! This interest in politics and debate is fantastic news as
Lea Valley has signed up to involve its students in the Mock
Bar Trial for another year running: with some of our top
students being challenged to play the part of barristers,
witnesses and criminals in a ‘real-life’ courtroom drama.
Get ready to don your wigs and gowns!
With exam season approaching, Key Stage 4 have been
enjoying intensive revision programmes to ensure we have
even more students achieving the top grades. With tailor
made classes available nearly every day of the week
(except Sunday!) in all subjects, including Mr. Hawkins’
exceptional essay writing workshops, we look forward to
some impressive GCSE and A Level results.
KS3 students have numerous exciting opportunities open to
them this summer term! Excitingly, the MFL department
have started to offer keen linguists the chance to learn
Mandarin Chinese on Mondays after school with Mr.
McIntosh, a fantastic opportunity which very few schools in
the country offer. Additionally, a group of 20 AG&T students
from year 7 and 8 competed in the prestigious UK Maths
Challenge aimed at the top third of students in the country.
Students sat an hour exam paper testing their mathemati-
cal knowledge and understanding. Results are expected
back in early June and the top students in the country will
be invited to compete in the Junior Mathematical Olympiad.
Good luck to all those who took part!
Moreover, the English department have challenged the
whole of KS3 to a poetry-writing competition, entitled
‘Poetry From Your Culture’. Students, using their culture as
their inspiration, will compete to be the winner for their year
group and the have the opportunity to read their poem out
at a Cultural Celebration Night planned for next Academic
year. Good luck!
Rachel Connell
Able, Gifted & Talented
EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglish
We are having a busy time in English! Last half term Year
sevens were given the fantastic opportunity of creating their
own chocolate design as part of the "Marketing Chocolate"
Scheme of Work. This half term they have been studying
Poetry; students are learning how to identify poetic tech-
niques such as rhyming couplets, metaphors and similes.
Students are now preparing to write their own poems based
on their culture which they will be entering into an internal
competition "Poetry Festival". We are very excited to read
their works of art!
Year eight have the pleasure of studying one of Shake-
speare's greatest plays this term; Macbeth. They will be
looking at stagecraft, Shakespeare's clever use of language
and the play in performance. Students have shown great
interest in this scheme and we look forward to seeing some
of their performances in class!
Year nine have had an extremely busy term; the first part of
the term was spent preparing for the SATS exams and
ensuring that all students were confident with what was
expected of them in the exams. Students have now
completed those exams and results will be with them next
term! Year nine are also currently studying Poetry from
other Cultures and will also have the opportunity to take
part in the "Poetry Festival". Good Luck!!!
Key Stage 4 students have completed all pieces of course-
work and now the emphasis is on solid revision for their
G.C.S.E exams. Students are advised to take advantage of
the fact that there is Saturday AM revision for both year
groups and Tuesday afternoon Revision 3.30-4.30pm for
year 11. Their English G.C.S.E exams are Tuesday 8th June Tuesday 8th June Tuesday 8th June Tuesday 8th June
2010 and Thursday 10th June 2010. 2010 and Thursday 10th June 2010. 2010 and Thursday 10th June 2010. 2010 and Thursday 10th June 2010. The English
Department wish you all the best of luck- we know you will
pass with flying colours!!!
Key Stage 5 students have also completed all pieces of
coursework and are now revising hard for their exam on
Tuesday 8th June 2010. Tuesday 8th June 2010. Tuesday 8th June 2010. Tuesday 8th June 2010. They must ensure that they read
their texts again(Pride and Prejudice and The God of Small
Things) and are confident with the poems. The Key Stage 5
team would like to take this opportunity in commending the
AS English Literature groups for all of their hard work in
completing their coursework to the highest standard; we
are extremely proud of you!
Bahar Bostan
Deputy Director of English
Able Gifted and TalentedAble Gifted and TalentedAble Gifted and TalentedAble Gifted and Talented LVHS continues to celebrate the success of its gifted and
talented students, with many showing they have excep-
tional ability in and out the classroom.
Lea Valley’s fast-track Maths and English A Level groups
continue to excel, with many of them showing their determi-
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Year 7Year 7Year 7Year 7
It has been a very successful year for our current Year 7
cohort. It has been a challenging journey at times but I
know from speaking to many Year 7 pupils that it has been
a very rewarding experience. The students have settled into
their routines and work extremely well within the school’s
framework of expectations. I have enjoyed getting to know
many of the students and it has been fantastic hearing
about all the great achievements that have been occurring.
UniformUniformUniformUniform
I would like to thank all parents and carers for their ongoing
support in making sure that all students attend school in
full uniform. Please can I remind you, all students should
return in September wearing appropriate school shoes as
well as navy blue skirt or trousers, a white shirt, a navy ‘V’
neck jumper, a blazer and a tie so that they are ready to
learn.
Parents EveningParents EveningParents EveningParents Evening
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your
attendance at Parents Evening. There was a very good turn-
out of 80% at the Consultation Evening on the 13th May.
The students all took home their colour coded reports which
highlighted their progress since the start of the year. All
parents found this evening useful. If unfortunately you were
unable to attend, then your child’s target sheet will have
been sent home and teachers will be making contact with
parents for whom they have specific concerns. If you would
like to speak to a member of staff or find out in more detail
about your child’s progress, please call the school on
01992 636666 or me on 01992 704692.
Enrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment Opportunities
‘U Can 2’ is a funded project which aims to give students
some fantastic life experiences that they might not other-
wise have the opportunity to take part in. We have been
able to put together a range of exciting extra-curricular
activities for a selected number of students within the year
7 cohort. These include an instructed eight week skiing
course, a four week rock climbing course and a four week
GoKarting course.
The first of the activities have successfully gone ahead, with
one group enrolled on the rock climbing course and the
other on the skiing programme. The feedback from both
staff and pupils has been incredibly positive and all are
excited to continue developing new skills over the coming
weeks.
I would like to wish all students and their families a safe
and enjoyable summer holiday. As always, thank you for
your continued support and I would forward to working with
you again next year.
Danisha Patel
Director of Year 7
Joe Rowlands
Assistant Director of Year 7
Year 8Year 8Year 8Year 8 Year 8 have made a real effort this year to try to meet or
exceed their target levels. Overall they have settled down
into a hard working, and successful cohort of students with
an excellent dynamic. There are lots of good Year 8 role
models that other students can look up to, especially within
the school council.
Enrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment Opportunities
The students have thoroughly enjoyed their enrichment
opportunities this year, for example the day trip to Duxford
Aeroplane Museum, three days on the Isle of Wight, and a
visit to Jamie’s Farm where they had the rare opportunities
of handling young animals and seeing how a farm works.
They are very much looking forward to further trips next
year. We are looking into offering an opportunity for horse
riding and hope to visit the Isle of Wight again next year, for
a longer period this time, as the students enjoyed it so
much.
TimetablesTimetablesTimetablesTimetables
Year 8 are excited about the prospect of the ‘rollover’ time-
table which will mean that they become Year 9 from July.
This will be a very important year for them as they will do
their SATs and will choose their options for GCSEs.
Anti Bullying Assemblies and After School ClubsAnti Bullying Assemblies and After School ClubsAnti Bullying Assemblies and After School ClubsAnti Bullying Assemblies and After School Clubs
Over the last term, the students have been involved in
presenting assemblies focused around the theme of bully-
ing. The students really enjoyed taking part in these and
there have been some wonderful performances. We have a
range of after school clubs designed to support and enrich
the school experience of students at Lea Valley so please
encourage your children to attend. If you are unsure about
what is available please contact the school or myself for
information.
UniformUniformUniformUniform
Please continue to support us with ensuring your child is in
full school uniform in the morning and that they arrive on
time. Please try wherever possible to make dental or medi-
cal appointments for your child outside of school hours.
Please make sure you contact the school when your child is
absent or send them to their SWC with a note.
Rae Vernon
Director of Year 8
YEAR 8 YEAR 8 YEAR 8 YEAR 8
BTEC & GCSE OPTIONS!BTEC & GCSE OPTIONS!BTEC & GCSE OPTIONS!BTEC & GCSE OPTIONS!
Have you made your choices yet?
LEA ALLEY H IGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER PAGE 13
Year 9Year 9Year 9Year 9 Year 9 have had a very good start to the summer term. We
would like to pay tribute to the superb, mature attitude the
students showed towards their SATS. The atmosphere
within the exam hall was a pleasure to behold. I have little
doubt that many students achieved, developed and ex-
celled.
Academic AchievementAcademic AchievementAcademic AchievementAcademic Achievement
Year 9 students have already started to reap the benefits of
their academic endeavour. Modern Foreign Languages and
Physical Education have already entered approximately 30
students onto the GCSE course. We have witnessed with
great pride the dedication and commitment these students
have applied to their courses. We look forward to seeing
this replicated throughout the year group as GCSE’s
approach.
SportSportSportSport
A very successful football, basketball and netball season
came to an end. Outstanding sporting achievement meant
that Lea Valley High School continued to shine as a sports
collage. Particular mention goes to Gaille, Kirkland, Ian,
Holly, Louis, Hakeem, Leonidas and Damani.
Enrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment Opportunities
Congratulations to Damani, Adrian and Moses. With hard
work, dedication and a touch of flair they have become
talented musicians in an excellent band. We look forward to
hearing them for many years to come. Equally we would like
to recognise Goldie for her creative writing talent. Lea Valley
High School wishes her every success in the completion of
her first book.
Special MentionSpecial MentionSpecial MentionSpecial Mention
Assemblies have recognised the achievement of the follow-
ing students: Blessing, Adrian, Lauren and Tadhg. Well
done for your achievements
AttendanceAttendanceAttendanceAttendance
Year 9 attendance is 93.1%. Ms Lawrence has developed
attendance clinics, competitions and rewards to promote
high attendance so that all students meet their potential.
Congratulation to 9MJ, 9DL and 9EP who have attendance
above 95%.
Thank you for your continued support and we all look
forward to your children excelling in Year 9.
Sam Fox
Director of Year 9
Year 10Year 10Year 10Year 10 Year 10 students have now begun their GCSE examina-
tions. Attendance and behaviour in exams has been
excellent thus far and I anticipate excellent results in
August. Revision has been going well for the year group for
many weeks now. There has been an excellent turn out for
Saturday and after school revision sessions which have
been incredibly positive experiences for both students and
teachers alike.
UniformUniformUniformUniform
I would like to take this opportunity to request your child
attends all exams with the correct equipment and in full
uniform, despite the beautiful summer we are expecting.
Summer Sports CalenderSummer Sports CalenderSummer Sports CalenderSummer Sports Calender
The winter sports season is officially over and many staff
have spoken with me about some strong year 10 prospect
for the summer sports calendar. Training for the cricket and
Athletics teams have been going well and I expect to be
commenting on their significant accomplishments in the
next summer newsletter.
Work ExperienceWork ExperienceWork ExperienceWork Experience
The maturity and professionalism that many have shown in
securing their work experience placement is most
commendable. Students have had the responsibility of find-
ing their own placements which means they have linked
them to their future career aspirations and we have had
many high quality placements, for example: Law Firms,
Fashion & Design and Engineering
AttendanceAttendanceAttendanceAttendance
Unfortunately the year 10 attendance has shown a small
decrease in recent weeks. I would like to congratulate our
100% attendees Danny Bio, Dean Herencia, Yusuf Kalipci,
Daniel Salumu and Jaida Staines for a fantastic achieve-
ment.
Thank you for your continued support.
Tim Albone
Director of Year 10
WORK EXPERIENCEWORK EXPERIENCEWORK EXPERIENCEWORK EXPERIENCE
28th June28th June28th June28th June————9th July9th July9th July9th July Enjoy your work experience , use this as an opportunity to discover
the world of work and be an excellent ambassador for Lea Valley
High School.
If you need any guidance call
Mrs Roberts on 01992 704690
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Year 11Year 11Year 11Year 11 Achievements:Achievements:Achievements:Achievements: Year 11 students have now begun their GCSE examina-tions. The students have generally settled into the exam period very well with student behaviour being excellent during the first whole year group exam - RE on 18th May
2010.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support to date and to remind you that the first week back after half term is a very busy one for examinations including
those for core subjects:
Mathematics Monday 7th June and Friday 11th June 2010
English Language
Tuesday 8th June and Thursday 10th June 2010
There are also many other examinations for options sub-jects during that week. Therefore, students should use time over the half term carefully to ensure they are fully prepared for these exams. Remember that there are revision materi-
als on Fronter, accessible from home.
Please also ensure your child attends all exams in full
uniform and with the correct equipment.
AttendanceAttendanceAttendanceAttendance: High levels of attendance are directly linked to high levels of academic achievement. Therefore please ensure your child attends school every day in order to prepare fully for their
exams.
SportsSportsSportsSports I would like to congratulate the Year 11 boys in the senior boys football team who recently participated in the Middle-sex cup final and finished runners up in the competition. I would also like to congratulate Nuria da Cunha for her recent success in Judo competitions completed outside of
school.
Jack Petchey Award for Year 11Jack Petchey Award for Year 11Jack Petchey Award for Year 11Jack Petchey Award for Year 11 A big well done to all the students below who were nomi-nated by other students in Year 11 to receive the Jack
Petchey Award for effort and achievement at school: Eylem Kara, Emma-Jane Jenkins, Alice Smith, Darrick Koomson Lauren Price, Kelly Webb, Koray Aysan and
Gemma Martin.
Paige Logie went on to win this award for her fantastic effort regarding fundraising for the Chicago Trip and captaining the football team. In addition she has made good academic progress this year and shown a very positive
attitude to learning. Well done Paige!
Revision:Revision:Revision:Revision: Over the past half term students have had many opportuni-ties to participate in coursework catch up and revision activities. Well done to all students who attended the Subject Saturday and after school revision sessions. Please look out for the timetable for May half term revision sessions and students should attend as many as they
possibly can.
Prom and Graduation: Prom and Graduation: Prom and Graduation: Prom and Graduation: Please can I take this opportunity to remind you that the Year 11 Graduation ceremony will take place on Tuesday 6th July 2010. We would like al students as well as their
parent and carers to attend this event.
In addition, the Year 11 Prom will take place on Wednesday 7th July 2010 at Forty Hall, Enfield. Tickets are available for £20 from the Finance Office and should be purchased
with a signed parental consent form.
Have a happy and productive holiday Year 11. Make sure you are REVISING and come back ready to achieve your
very best in your examinations. Take care & thank you.
Jo Tate Director of Year 11
Sixth FormSixth FormSixth FormSixth Form Exams SeasonExams SeasonExams SeasonExams Season By the time of reading this the students will be deep into the exam season. To ensure success, we have given them an extensive support and revision programme, including Saturday and after-school revision sessions as well as pre-exam sessions which occur immediately before the exams. Please encourage the students to attend all ses-sions, it has been proven that the sessions work and do
help improve grades.
University OffersUniversity OffersUniversity OffersUniversity Offers Congratulations to all of our 6th form students who have applied to University. It’s been a fantastic return! All students have received offers through UCAS with majority of
students being given their 1st choice.
UCASUCASUCASUCAS The year 12 students will be starting their UCAS (University & Colleges Admission System) process after half term. There will be a number of workshops in; writing personal statements, choosing the right University and student finance commencing after half term. There will also be an opportunity to visit Universities to help our student with their choices. Furthermore there will also be a UCAS invitation evening for parents to familiarise themselves with
the process.
Prospective Sixth FormersProspective Sixth FormersProspective Sixth FormersProspective Sixth Formers Those students in Year 11 wishing to come to sixth form next year will be given an interview. During the interview they will be given advice and guidance with their course choices. We are very much looking forward to welcome
them in our Sixth Form centre.
Ben Siaw
Assistant Principal, Sixth Form
SUMMER EXAMINATION SEASON
As you are aware we are now in our summer examination season. On four occasions this year we will need to use the dining hall as well as the assembly hall and sports hall, due to the large numbers of students sitting an exam at the same time. We therefore need to inform you that we will have to operate a limited catering service in our dining hall
on these days as outlined below:
• Monday 7th June 2010 – morning break will be as normal and a sandwich lunch will be offered to students
at lunchtime
• Tuesday 8th June 2010 – morning break will be
cancelled and lunch will operate as normal
• Thursday 10th June 2010 – morning break will be as normal and a sandwich lunch will be offered to students
at lunchtime
• Friday 11th June 2010—morning break will be cancelled
and lunch will operate as normal
Thank you for your support and understanding in this
matter.
Tracey Baxter
School Operations Manager
LEA ALLEY H IGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER PAGE 15
AttendanceAttendanceAttendanceAttendance Whole School Attendance: 92%
Overall Attendance in each Year Groups:
Year 7 93.4% Year 8 92.9%
Year 9 93.1% Year 10 90.1%
Year 11 90.5% Year 12 90.1%
Year 13 93.8% Year 14 93.3%
We are proud to announce that the following forms had the best atten-dance in their year.
7BM - 96.3% 8EP – 95.9% 9EP – 95.7%
10MJ – 93.4% 11EP – 93.7% 12DL – 93.8%
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 100% atten-
dance to school!
Year 7
Eida Attalah-Sawyer, Delal Aytac, Takunda Chikasha, Chloe Dipple, Maria Georgiou, Regina Gul, Rafal Janicki, Surajit Kar, Melisa Karakoc,
Halil Kaya, Charlotte Kearney, Kema Manu, Zeynep Mehmet, Colleen Napier, Peter Nguyen, Ozlem Opan, Harry Powell,
Nikita Ramrattan, Amie Sarr, Edgar Stancinskij, Hale Temizturk, Sophia Thomas, Demi Venis, Daniel Waldock, Ellie Williams,
Kareem Williams, Syreeta Williams,
Year 8
Taylan Cakir, Emily Hayward, Yahya Hussein, Fabien Kelly-King, Derrick Nartey, Erhan Osman, Jennifer Pomfrett, Wasamunu Sitali,
Tarik Temizturk, Nathaniel Vanderpuye,
Year 9
Deniz Alp, Jemima Asare, Joseph Attipa, Shirley Bekker, Ashley Caplin, Joseph Christodoulou, Ismail Duran, Josephine Fadare, Charlie Frisby, Joni Hasani, Ilayda Kocagul, James Lepe, Mitchell Mafukidze, Kanza
Maluakilu Capela, Moise Manzumba, Junias Mbona, Yvonne Oparaku,
Goldie Willett,
Year 10
Danny Bio, Dean Herencia, Yusuf Kalipci, Sophie Kristiansen,
Daniel Salumu, Jaida Staines,
Year 11
Nuria Da Cunha, Daenelle Dawkins, Alexandros Demetriou,
Voldessa Farrell, Grace Nsubuga, Stephanie Twumasi, Mihaela Volosciuc,
6th Form
Wendy Danso, Lee Heaney, Rafet Celebi, Mustafa Oztas,
Individual Form Group Attendance
Research has shown that
achievement is directly linked to attendance. Students with a
high level of attendance in-variably perform better in class
and in examinations. The number of GCSEs they pass
at Grade C will affect the amount of money they can
earn as an adult. School atten-dance makes a real difference
to GCSE results. The more qualifications students have
the more they are likely to
earn.
Important information:
As you are aware staff at Lea Valley High School are committed to im-
proving attendance. Our aim is to help you make your child’s school life a happy and enjoyable experience. To support your child’s education you
have an important role to play and we therefore ask you for your assis-
tance and co-operation, in the following:
Attendance
As attendance and attainment is closely linked the Department for Chil-
dren Schools and Families have set 95% minimum attendance level as
being acceptable rate.
Students should attend school unless they are ill. You may be asked to provide medical evidence for absences over three days or irregular
illness. On the first day of any absence please ring the school on the attendance line – 01992 704646 or get a message to the SWC for your
child’s year group to let them know why your child is absent. A note
describing the reason for the absence must be sent in with the child on
their first day of return to school.
Days off for shopping, birthday’s etc are not acceptable and will not be authorised. Continued unauthorised absence may lead to you being
prosecuted for your child’s non-attendance. Prosecutions may result in fines of up to £2,500 per parent per child. You may also run the risk of
receiving a Penalty Notice for your child’s continued unauthorised ab-sence. This means that for students with unauthorised absence from
school (i.e. any absence that the school has not given permission for) then their parent/carer may be subject to a prompt fine of either £50 (28
days) or £100 (42 days).
Penalty notices will be used as a deterrent to prevent a pattern of
unauthorised absence developing. They will be issued by post to a student’s home after just one warning and cases of absences without
acceptable cause will also include excessive holidays in school term time
and persistent late attendance.
Punctuality
Punctuality is an important life-skill for students to learn. It is important
that your child arrives at school on time. Arriving late can be very wasteful of children’s school time – just 10 minutes lateness each day is the
equivalent of over 6 full days in a year. Regular attendance including punctuality helps your child become reliable and organise – two qualities
valued by employers.
All students MUST be in school by the latest 8.45am everyday. Any pupil
arriving after this time will be marked as late and may be marked as an Unauthorised Absence. Any student that arrives late to school in the
morning will be kept for a 15 minute detention after school on a Tuesday or Thursday. Any student that is late twice in a week will be given an
automatic DOY detention which is 40 minutes.
Your child’s student welfare co-ordinator is as follows:
Sue Wright SWC Yr 7 01992 704 617
Sue Wright SWC Yr 8 01992 704 617
Kelly-Marie Richardson SWC Yr 9 01992 704 619
Kelly-Marie Richardson SWC Yr 10 01992 704 619 (attendance)
Sue Balmer SWC Yr 11 01992 704 618
86.00%
88.00%
90.00%
92.00%
94.00%
96.00%
98.00%
Form Class
Year 7
91.6093.7096.3091.0092.8095.8094.7094.8089.90
7SC 7MJ 7BM 7TW 7DL 7SR 7SG 7EP 7KH
86.00%
88.00%
90.00%
92.00%
94.00%
96.00%
Form Class
94.00 94.40 89.80 90.50 94.30 92.60 92.60 95.90 92%
8SC 8MJ 8BM 8TW 8DL 8SR 8SG 8EP 8KH
Year 8Year 8Year 8Year 8
88.00%
90.00%
92.00%
94.00%
96.00%
Form Class
Year 9
94.20 95.00 90.90 92.60 90.70 93.10 92.70 95.70
9SC 9MJ 9BM 9TW 9DL 9SR 9SG 9EP
84.00%
86.00%
88.00%
90.00%
92.00%
94.00%
Form Class
Year 10
90.10 93.40 89% 87.30 88.80 91.20 90.30 91.70 88.80
10SC 10MJ 10BM 10KH 10TW 10DL 10SR 10SG 10EP
75.00%
80.00%
85.00%
90.00%
95.00%
Form Class
Year 11
85.50%92.10%84.70%91.40%90.80% 92.10%93.20%89.50%93.70%
11SC 11MJ 11BM 11KH 11TW 11DL 11SR 11SG 11EP
75.00%
80.00%
85.00%
90.00%
95.00%
Form Class
Sixth Form
% 90.80 93.80 84.20 90.60 93.70 93.40 95.00 93.60
12BM 12DL 12EP 12KH 12MJ 13BM 13DL 13KH
A C H I E V E • D E V E L O P • E X C E L
BULLSMOOR LANE - ENFIELD - MIDDLESEX EN3 6TW
TELEPHONE 01992 763666 - FACSMILE 01992 760152
WEBSITE www.lvhs.org.uk - EMAIL [email protected]
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New Timings for the School DayNew Timings for the School DayNew Timings for the School DayNew Timings for the School Day I am pleased to inform you that the consultation process about the new timing of the school day is now complete. Thank you to all parents and carers who contacted me with
their views following my article in the previous newsletter.
The changes need to happen to accommodate all students as the numbers of applications to join Lea Valley increases. Our school is growing in popularity due to, among other factors, our students’ examination success and the recent confirmation by Ofsted of the high standard of education and care our students receive. The 6th form in particular is growing rapidly as students achieve the GCSE grades which open up the options of A Levels and other level 3 courses for them, more students choose to continue their studies at Lea Valley due to the high standard of personal-ised teaching and pastoral care they receive here. We anticipate all places being filled across all year groups in
September 2010.
To accommodate these larger numbers of students, we will be changing the structure of the day by introducing a staggered lunch time: Key Stage 3 (years 7 – 9) and Key Stage 4 (years 10 and 11) will have their lunch at different times, thus reducing queues in the canteen and improving students’ access to facilities such as the Library and Infor-mation Technology. In addition we are reviewing the use of tutor time and will use the longer tutor period to focus on
improving literacy and numeracy skills.
The new school day from September will be as follows:
Tayo Akamo
Vice Principal
New school day from September
8.45 – 9.15 Tutor time
9.15 – 10.15 Period 1
10.15 – 10.30 Break
10.30 – 11.30 Period 2
11.30 – 12.30 Period 3 /Lunch KS3
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch KS4 / Period 3
1.30 – 2.30 Period 4
2.30 – 2.35 Break
2.35 – 3.35 Period 5
Dates for your diaryDates for your diaryDates for your diaryDates for your diary
Monday 7th June
8.45 AM
School starts for 2nd Half
Summer Term
Monday 14th June
6.30 PM
Friends of Lea Valley meeting.
All parents / carers welcome
Monday 21st June National Sports Week
Tuesday 22nd June
6.30 PM
Welcome and Introductory meeting for parents & carers of new Year 7
students
Wednesday 23rd June Sports Day
Monday 28th June Year 10 start work experience
(2 Weeks)
Wednesday 30th June
8.45AM
Year 10 required in school
for Maths exam
Tuesday 6th July
7PM Year 11 Graduation evening
Wednesday 7th July
7.30PM Year 11 Prom, Forty Hall
Thursday 8th July Enrichment Day
Friday 9th July INSET Day, school closed to
students
Monday 12th July
5—7pm
UCAS Information Evening
Timetable Rollover –
New timetable for academic year
2010 – 2011 starts
Friday 16th July School reports issued to parents
Monday 19th July
6.30PM Friends of Lea Valley AGM
Friday 23rd July End of year. Students depart
12.25PM
Wednesday 1st September Inset Day, school closed to Students
Thursday 2nd September Autumn Term starts
KS3 Poetry From
YOUR CULTURE Competition!
Write a poem that expresses your culture!
Compete against your year group, Win a fantastic prize and take part in a Cultural Celebration Night!
Speak to your English teacher for more details
Entries from parents very welcome written either in English or your home language email to
[email protected] or send to
Helen Powell at the school