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Year 11 Prom

June/July 2017

The annual Year 11 Prom

was held on 23rd June and

once again, it was an

amazing night. The theme

this year was "The Great

Gatsby", harking back to a

bygone, Golden Era of

glamour and fun.

Students looked amazing

and arrived in a variety of

very stylish modes of

transport.

Parents and staff have

long been an integral part

and great supporters of

the Prom and this year

was no different. A

fabulous number of

Queensmead parents

turned out to cheer the

students in and staff were

on hand to celebrate with

the students and

congratulate them on all

their hard work in the lead

up to exams and wish

them all the best for the

future, whatever their

chosen path.

A big thank you to

everyone who made the

night so special.

Mrs Gibbons

Assistant Head of Year 11

Year 11 Prom

On 24th May, sixty students

from Year 8 and 9 who had

displayed outstanding

behaviour and attitude to

learning were rewarded with a

trip to Laser Planet in

Watford.

Upon arrival the students

were split into teams of

fifteen, two from Year 8 and

two from Year 9. They then

received a full briefing from

the referees about the do’s

and don’ts when inside of the

arena.

Everyone was given a laser

gun and fitted with an LED

vest which would glow if they

had been hit. At the end of

each battle, the team with the

highest number of hits was

victorious.

The teams that were not in

combat refuelled on slush

puppies and hot dogs while

watching the action from the

arena on the many screens

dotted around the refuelling

station.

It was delightful to see the

students’ teamwork and

strategy skills being put to

excellent use, with

handshakes all round at the

end of each battle.

Mr Guthrie

Assistant Head Year 9

Year 8 and 9 Rewards Trip

On the weekend of

Saturday 9th June,

Queensmead DofE

students travelled to Tring

to complete their assessed

qualifying expedition with

students from other

schools in the borough.

The challenge for the first

day was to navigate to the

Bridgewater Monument

and then back to camp,

which all groups completed

successfully.

The next task was to set

up camp, which is usually

straightforward, but

despite the sun students

battled against ferocious

winds to put their tents up.

All teams worked together

to take on the wind and set

up each other's tents and

after an hours collective

work, we had ten tents

standing and only one set

of broken poles!

After a hard day of

walking, team chefs took

to the Trangias to prepare

the evening meal. The

menu consisted of

Spaghetti Bolognese, Pasta

Neapolitan and Hotdogs.

With no mobile phones

allowed, due to the twenty

conditions of the Duke of

Edinburgh assessment,

students were left to

entertain themselves

without the use of

technology. Queensmead

students became trend

setters when they invented

a new sport, which they

named Volley Circle.

The students set a

campsite record of a score

of fifteen volleys and

remain the undefeated

champions of town farm

campsite.

As the sun set over camp,

tiredness from the days

trekking as well as the

intense Volley Circle

competition, started to

kick in and everyone

settled into their tents for

the night.

On day two timings were

key. The assessor chose to

focus on the route cards

and checkpoint locations.

Students had to ensure

they were at the

checkpoints along the

routes at the specific times

to ensure they passed the

expedition section.

With this in mind,

everyone quickly packed

up camp and set off at

8.30am after a hearty

breakfast of porridge and

cereal bars. They set off

along their routes

enthusiastically ready to

take on the seven hours of

walking they had ahead of

them out on the hills.

Along the routes students

also worked on a group

project, which they had to

present at the end of the

weekend, in order to pass

the expedition section.

This year teams projects

were very creative. From

creating a collage of the

Bridgewater monument to

making a horror movie

along the route.

First team back into camp

and to complete the

expedition was Andreya

Shehova (Leader) Karina

Jhuti, Kristina Morrison,

Medina Muhammad and

Mikayla Edwards.

They all worked

fantastically as a team,

showed grit and

determination and never

gave up.

All five teams met the

twenty expedition

conditions and the

assessor passed and

congratulated them all,

particularly for the high

levels of teamwork

demonstrated and the

creativeness of their

group projects.

Congratulations to all

students who took part, I

am extremely proud of

you all for your efforts

over the weekend and

hope to see lots of you

continue on and complete

the silver and gold

awards.

Miss Reed

PE Department

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award

Sixty six Year 9 Geography

students went on a trip to

the Natural History

Museum on Friday 16th

June to explore our

Hazardous Earth. Students

have just recently finished

their first topic in GCSE

Geography on how

hazardous our planet can

be in relation to Volcanoes

and Earthquakes. This trip

was a fantastic opportunity

for students to expand

their knowledge and

understanding on this

topic.

Before entering the

museum we were able to

enter the Butterfly

Exhibition and were

amazed by how many

butterflies there were and

the different colours on

display. Some students

were overwhelmed by all

the butterflies making a

home on their heads which

forced a few not to last

inside the exhibit for very

long.

Inside the museum we

visited the newly designed

Volcanoes and

Earthquakes exhibit, where

students were able to

explore a range of

different information and

materials that are related

to GCSE Geography. We

were able to witness the

casts of the victims of the

Pompeii Volcano disaster

and see what

volcanologists wear when

they enter a volcano.

It was also great to see

students participate with

all the interactive

resources that the Museum

offers. They were amused

by the Kobe Earthquake

simulator, a case study we

have explored in Year 9.

Students were also given

the opportunity to explore

the other areas of the

Museum, including the

Dinosaur/Mammals exhibit

and the Solar Systems,

which is explored in Year

10/11 GCSE Geography.

Everyone was thrilled to

see the real life T-Rex.

Special thanks to

Miss Jupp, Miss Wilkinson

and Mrs Cusack for

attending the day and

ensuring the students had

an enjoyable Geography

trip.

Well done to the Year 9’s

on the day! All students

demonstrated a positive

attitude and behaviour and

made the day an

overwhelming success!

Mr McDonald

Geography Department

Natural History Museum Trip

Jeudi le quinze juin, je suis

allée avec mes copains et mes

professeurs au Institut

Français pour regarder un film

qui s’appelait ‘Les Aventures

Extraordinaires d’Adèle

Blanc-Sec, et aussi, nous

avons fait des activités sur le

film. Nous sommes allés en

métro, il y avait beaucoup de

personnes et c’était un peu

difficile de ne pas se perdre,

heureusement, nos

professeurs étaient très

organisés.

Avant d’aller au ‘Ciné

Lumière’, qui est où on a vu le

film, nous avons fait les

activités et nous avons mangé

le déjeuner. Selon moi, je

pense que les activités

n’étaient pas trop difficiles et

elles étaient amusantes.

L’après-midi, on a vu le film, il

s’agit d’une jeune femme qui

s’appelle Adèle qui ne s’arrête

pas jusqu’à elle a sauvé sa

soeur Agathe. À mon avis, je

pense que mon personnage

préféré du film est

Espérandieu parce qu’il est

très intelligent et aussi

amusant.

En ce qui me concerne, je

pense que l’excursion à

l'Institut Français était

absolument incroyable et je

me suis beaucoup amusée.

On Thursday 15th June a few

students and teachers

travelled to the French

Institute to watch a film called

'The Adventures of Adèle

Blanc-Sec' and take part in

various activities related to

the film.

We went by tube and the

journey was very busy, I was

worried in case we got lost

but fortunately our teachers

were very organised.

When we arrived at the

Institute we did the activities

that had been set for us and

then had our lunch. The

activities were not too difficult

and they were fun.

After lunch we saw the film at

'Ciné Lumière'. The film was a

fantasy adventure set in the

early twentieth century about

a young woman named Adèle.

My favourite character from

Trip to the French Institute

the movie was Espérandie

because he was very smart

and great fun.

I think the trip to the French

Institute was absolutely

amazing, I had a wonderful

time and learnt a lot while I

was there.

Matilde Perez Moscoso

Year 9

On Thursday 27th April 120

of Queensmead’s most

able mathematicians from

Year 7 and Year 8 sat the

UKMT Junior Individual

Maths Challenge paper.

They had been preparing in

lessons and at home and

the hard work certainly

paid off as five students

achieved a gold certificate,

which means they were in

the top 6% of students

who took the paper in the

country. There were also

plenty of silver and bronze

certificates earned.

The Maths department

would like to recognise the

effort of all the students

who took part and

especially congratulate the

students who achieved a

certificate.

Gold Year 8

Amy Moss

Vrinda Prajapati

Livisa Thevarajah

Gold Year 7

Sandor Den

Apinan Kalithasan

Silver Year 8

Kaylah Morgan

Necigaa Prathepan

Anuraam Senthan

Saloni Trivedi

Adam Weber

Silver Year 7

Ali Hzaim

Abesha Kirupaharan

Bailey Martin

Daniel Preece

Edward Rymer

Vithushine Thirukumaran

Bronze Year 8

Samuel Brown

Jessica Chan

Shania Craig

Ameera Dulloo

Marwan El-Harras

Ella Godden

Yaseen Hasan

Zakaria Nasir

Jaydyne Rainford

Tamana Rahmani

Shiyaran Raveendran

Demi Sorhent

Bronze Year 7

Ayoube Amouche

Mohammed Bentrioua

Shyanne Craig

Laksan Elangainathan

Zuaira Ghani

Luke Jackson

Riyad James

Labeena Kukan

Louise Man

Kainaat Mazhar

Ansh Mistry

Louis Mitchell

Manav Shah

Miss Jackson

Maths Department

Mathematics Challenge

A team of four enthusiastic

and able mathematicians

from Year 7 travelled to

Stockley Academy on

Thursday 29th June to take

part in the Hillingdon

Schools’ team maths

challenge. They had been

practising at lunchtimes

and afterschool and were

faced with a group round,

a cross number and a relay

round.

The team’s strongest

round was the

crossnumber in which they

scored in the twenties, but

unfortunately did not make

the top three. The team

tried very hard and

enjoyed themselves and

should be very proud of

what they achieved. We

hope they will continue to

enjoy solving maths

puzzles in future

competitions.

Thank you to Mrs Kaur and

Mr Hay who took the team

and helped with the

marking and scoring and a

huge well done to the team

who represented their

school in this way.

The team:

Abesha Kirupaharan

Labeena Kukan

Bailey Martin

Edward Rymer

Miss Jackson

Maths Department

Year 7 Team Mathematics Challenge

The Youth Travel

Ambassadors (YTA) joined

twelve other schools at the

London Transport Museum

in Covent Garden on

Thursday 22nd June to

celebrate our successes

and plan ahead for the

next academic year.

As we have had a

successful year winning

both the Modeshift Award

in November and

Excellence in Walking in

February, we were greeted

warmly by the staff of the

London Transport Museum

and YTA Coordinators from

five different London

Boroughs.

We started the day with a

small reception in the

theatre room, where we

were split into groups and

were introduced to the

other schools. Some of our

group then got up and

showcased our campaign

to other schools who then

had the opportunity to ask

questions and gain

inspiration from us.

We were then allocated to

the Pink group where we,

with our coordinator

Michael Kitchen, went

around the Museum,

piecing together the past,

present and future of

London’s transport

infrastructure.

We also had a cycling

competition where

students competed against

each other in a race. As

proof that our group was

amazing, the overall

winner was Nimpreet

Khaneja, who received a

voucher as a reward.

We then had a talk from

one worker at TFL who

spoke about his job with

the YTA and how this links

in with TFL and the Mayor

of London. An employee

who was part of a

graduate scheme also

came to talk to us about

how we could get involved

with a career in TFL and

about their Youth Panel.

At the end of the day I had

the opportunity, together

with a student of

Claremont High, to say a

few closing words about

my experiences in YTA for

the past three years.

I talked about all the

groups successes and how

we were not just a group

anymore, we were a

family. I received a

wonderful reception from

the other schools, which

made me feel proud to be

part of the group.

After our brilliant

performance as a team,

we were introduced to a

member of staff from

Cardinal Wiseman, who

discussed our previous

campaigns and invited us

to visit their school’s YTA

to support the newly

created team there.

I, on behalf of the team,

would like to thank

Mrs Oakley for giving us

space, time and support in

our campaigns.

Our committed team:

Caitlin Brennan

Michael Goddard

Nimpreet Khaneja

Nataliya Klymko

Ho-Kit Lam

Mazin Marhoum

Melanie Meek

Kashiap Mehta

Matilde Perez Moscoso

Grace Phillips

Sophie Taylor

Nataliya Klymko

Year 9

Youth Travel Ambassadors

KS3 Awards Evening took

place on Thursday 29th June.

Over 100 students received

prizes for both academic and

pastoral success as a result of

being nominated by their class

teachers and form tutors.

The evening’s most

prestigious accolade, the

Governor’s Award, was

awarded to Nataliya Klymko.

Congratulations to all students

who attended the evening and

thank you to all staff and

parents who made the

evening such a success.

Miss Rowthorn

Assistant Head Teacher

KS3 Awards Evening

Summer Production - School of Rock

Summer Production - School of Rock

This term has been very busy

for the gardening club by

making Queensmead bright

and colourful. The students

have had great feedback from

teachers all noticing the

colourful baskets and pots.

On Tuesday 11th July two

judges from Hillingdon council

visited Queensmead to judge

the pots and baskets for the

‘Hillingdon in bloom’

competition. Keep your

fingers crossed as this is the

first time we have entered the

competition.

The students deserve a big

thank you for all their time

and effort in making

Queensmead look colourful

and lovely. They have been

giving up their own time to

maintain the flowers by

coming into school earlier and

spending lunchtimes watering

them.

I wish them lots of luck with

the ‘Hillingdon in bloom’

competition.

Amna Ahmad

Jessica Chan

Paige Ditton

Riddhi Patel

Vrinda Prajapati

Mrs Oakley

Environmental Officer

Hillingdon in Bloom

In addition to

our current

authorised

school uniform

suppliers, we

are pleased to

announce a new

online service is

now available.

Please visit

www.pmgschool

wear.co.uk

for details.

Twenty-five Year 9 and 10

students travelled to

Marchants Hill PGL Activity

Centre in Surrey on Friday

30th June as a reward for

their efforts over the

academic year. Students

were selected for having

perfect attendance and

exceptional reports.

Arriving on Friday

afternoon, students had

lunch, settled in, unpacked

and headed to their first

activity, the giant swing

and zipwire.

Over the next two days

both the students and staff

took part in lots of fun

activities, including raft

building, ambush trapeze,

zip wire, jacob's ladder,

climbing and Survivor.

Overall a great weekend

was had with lots of

activity. Well done to all

the students who attended

they were all fantastic

ambassadors for the

school.

Miss Reed

PE Department

Year 9 and 10 PGL Trip

The new mosaic artwork was

designed by Miss Brady for a

project brief which requested

a creative exterior visual and

the piece certainly exceeds.

69,500 mosaic individual tiles

were carefully hand placed to

create a stunning array of

colour and pattern.

Selected students from Year

8, 9 and 12 worked really

hard, alongside Miss Brady, in

the production of the design

over the course of several

weeks.

Each of the six sections

represents a subject and

illustrate a symbol of

relevance on the curriculum at

Queensmead School.

The vibrant mosaic can be

viewed on entrance to the

school and guarantees to

fulfill everyone's artistic

appetite.

Thank you to the following

students for their help.

Joseph Boyle Canavan

Sean Galvin

Beanie Healy

Aimee Langford

Nadia Rock

Tilly Zapletal

Miss Brady

Art Department

Mosiac Artwork

Dates for your diary

September Fri 15th KS4 & 5 Awards Evening 6.00pm — 7.30pm

Wed 27th Prospective Year 7 Open Evening 5.30pm — 8.00pm

October Thurs 5th Year 7 Meet the Tutor Evening 5.30pm — 7.30pm

Term starts for students Tues 5th September

Over the course of the year,

our aim has been to train

every KS3 student at

Queensmead to be able to

administer CPR and use an

Automated External

Defibrillator (AE) in an

emergency situation. Thank

you to Sarah Walker-Smith, a

volunteer from Harrow Unit,

St John Ambulance, we have

succeeded in achieving that

goal and can now proudly

state that all 720 students in

Years 7-9 have received and

practiced this life saving

training.

Riding on the back of that

success, The Apprentice Club,

headed by Mrs Gibbons, were

offered the opportunity to

work towards their First Aid

certificate. Over the past five

weeks in addition to CPR, the

students have learnt:

How to make an

accident scene safe and

prioritise casualties

Treatment of an

unresponsive casualty

Treatment of bleeds,

burns, choking and

asthma

Treatment of Angina,

Heart Attack, fainting,

stings and sprains

Feedback from

Mrs Walker-Smith has been

overwhelmingly positive:

It has been fantastic to see

the students embracing this

practical training and learning

how a few simple techniques

can save someone’s life. It is

great that the school has an

AED (defibrillator) and giving

the students this training in

how to use it makes the

environment safer for

everyone and gives them an

important life skill.

Massive congratulations to all

students who undertook the

training. Special recognition

goes to the following who

showed patience and

dedication in successfully

completing their First Aid

certificate.

Emily Billings

Serena Evans

Grace Hanmore

Sara Ladhani

Gowsheka Mayooran

Sasharee Moore

Safia Noor

Reshmitta Rajmohan

Deepshika Talwar

Saloni Trivedi

Rim Zerouali

Well done and have a well

earned rest over the summer

break.

Mrs Gibbons

English Department

CPR and First Aid Training

Year 9 Borough Rounders Competition

On Wednesday 7th June,

nine Year 9 students

travelled to Vyners School

to compete against six

other schools in the

Borough Rounders

Tournament.

Junayd James captained

the team through the six

matches. The team played

extremely well and made

very few mistakes when

fielding. Their use of

strategical play was

outstanding, demonstrating

excellent teamwork and

decision making.

Mrs Carter

PE Department

Left to right: Mano Denov, Dona Kahawe, Nurany Sawda Khan, Nataliya Klymko,

Sabhyata Gurung, Sandich Thapa, Michael Goddard, Junayd James, Shae Lindo-Lee

The results:

Queensmead V Bishop

Ramsey: Won 6.5 - 3

Queensmead V Bishopshalt:

Drew 4 - 4

Queensmead V Vyners:

Lost 4 - 4.5

Queensmead V Uxbridge

High: Won 5 - 0

Queensmead V Harlington:

Won 4.5 - 1

Queensmead V Barnhill:

Lost 3.5 - 4.5

On Monday 26th June

Queensmead School

hosted the Year 8 Borough

Rounders Tournament.

Ten schools arrived all

eager to play rounders.

Queensmead faced Vyners

School, Barnhill School and

Harlington School in their

section. They scored three

rounders in their first

match and managed to get

five of the Harlington

players out.

After this game

Queensmead began to

settle into their batting

innings and scored five

rounders in the second

match and six in their final

match.

The team demonstrated

excellent sportsmanship

throughout the

tournament.

Mrs Carter

PE Department

Hillingdon Borough Athletics

Year 8 Borough Rounders Competition

Back row left to right: James Hanmore, David Turner, Joseph Boyle Canavan, Millie Jarvis, Kaylah Morgan

Front row left to right: Alfie Davies, Grace Hanmore, Lauren McCarthy, Amy Martin

On Thursday 15th June

athletes from Year 7

and Year 8 attended

the Hillingdon

Borough Junior

Athletics competition.

Despite the soaring

temperatures

everyone gave their

best effort bringing

home some medals for

Queesnsmead.

The girls made it

through to the finals

for hurdles and 100m

and the boys through

to hurdles, javelin and

4x 100 relay.

Congratulations to

Miles Rockland who

received a Gold medal

for javelin, Lewis

Batten who received a

Bronze medal for

hurdles and Jennifer

Gaul bronze in the

girls 100m.

Miss Powis

PE Department

The annual Queensmead

Sports Day was held on

Friday 14th July. The sun

was shining and there

were some outstanding

performances from

students with a large

number of school records

being broken.

The results:

Year 7

1st 7b

2nd 7e

3rd 7g

Year 8

1st 8a

2nd 8d

3rd 8g

Sports Day

Queensmead School, Queens Walk, South Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0LS

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Year 9

1st 9g

2nd 9e

3rd 9f

Year 10

1st 10c

2nd 10a

3rd 10f

Records

300m - 48.6 Secs

Phoebe Flaherty

400m - 58.88 Secs

Kai Strachan

800m - 2.52 Mins

Phoebe Flaherty

1500m – 7 Mins

Isabella Wasden

Discus - 14.30 Metres

Matilda McEntee

High Jump - 1.56 Metres

Saakom Derbie

Shot Putt - 12.20 Metres

David Kanayo

Mr Conway

Head of PE