We have reached the end of what has been the most successful year in the school’s history. Our examination results last summer placed us as the 27th

most improved school in the country for GCSE results. This has lead to many accolades and awards. This would not have been possible without

the hard work of students and the dedication of all of our staff.

This year has also seen us further develop our international links with a joint project run by Ms Monyei which included schools in Turkey and

Germany. Our sixth form students have also part icipated in study visits to New York and Barcelona. In addit ion we have been able to support more recreational and revision residential journeys, including trips to the Isle of

Wight, Derbyshire and a watersports trip to the South of France.

Our Evening with the Arts was a resounding success with professional performances from our

students taking a trip round various West End shows, with our own versions of Oliver, Annie, Wicked

and many more.

We have continued to have great sporting success with the highlight being Ms Johnson’s girls’ football team which won the national Futsal competition in Sheffield in June. The cup was as big as many team members! Our students entered Enf ield’s first Public Speaking competition and swept

the board with Nii-larte Lartey winning the key stage 3 trophy, and Daenelle Dawkins winning the key

stage 4 trophy. Well done to all.

As at the end of every academic year we are saying goodbye to a number of staff leaving, notably two members of staff who have given long service to the school. Marina Cash has worked at the school

for thirty one years and she is leaving to work for Teach First, an organisation which trains new teaching staff. Terry Humphries has been at the school for twenty four years and is taking a well earned retirement from his role as Director of Technology. I trust parents and students will join me in

thanking these teachers for the sustained hard work over the years which has contributed to the

school’s improvement.

Finally I wish you all a happy summer break. School will resume for students on the 7th September

2009.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Janet Cullen

Principal

Dear Parents and Carers

Summer 2009

Newsletter

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Year 7 Response to the Parents' Evening Questionnaire Results We had a ver y good turnout of 75% of parents at the Consultation Evening on the 30th April, and the students all took home their colour-coded r eports detailing their progress since September. All par ents found this evening useful, and 95% of parents are happy with the transiti on process over the l ast year, which is reall y pleasing. Of course, if you do have any concerns at any poi nt during the year, your child's Form Tutor is the first point of contac t, and a really useful method of communicati on is through the student planner.

Fourteen percent of par ents responded that they do not know who their child's Form Tutor is, and so I have included a table below to act as a reminder*. There has been one recent change after the departure of Ms Cramer - Mr Chaudhar y (Ms Cramer's former co-Tutor) has become 7BM's Form Tutor. I would encourage all parents to regularly use and sign the Student Pl anner. This is in-tended to be at the centre of your child's lear ning, organising their school experience, monitoring attendance and academic pro-gress. It should also contain your child's timetable, which is useful to l ook at each evening in preparation for the next school day. 69% of parents responded that they use this regul arly. Please can all parents have another l ook at the Student Pl anner with your child to make sure that it is being used as fully as possible.

Seventy one percent of par ents feel that their child recei ves a r easonable amount of homewor k. We are currentl y monitoring home-wor k across Year 7 and ensuring that we are making the mos t of the 'FLO' booklets (Further Learning Opportunities), which should be in place for every subjec t and contains all the homewor k for each subject for each term or half term. Please ask your child to look at their FLO booklets is they tell you they have no homewor k! There is also wor k that can be accessed thr ough the website www.lvhs.org.uk on the 'online ser vices' link.

Ninety seven percent of parents are clear about the targets that have been set for their child, and the colour coded 'traffic-light' system has been designed to make it clear at a glance about how well they are doing. If you do have any subjec t specific con-cerns, pl ease contac t the teacher using the student planner. The targets are set on prior at tainment, so based on Year 6 SATS, the CATS exams and data we reported to you during the autumn term.

*Year 7 Team 2008-9

Mr T Johnston – Director of Year 7

Ms R Vernon – Assistant Director of Year 7 Ms S Wright – Student Welfare Coordinator Year 7

7BM Mr A Choudhary

7DL Ms N Swartz 7EP Ms A Lawrence

7KH Ms K Vajsz

7MJ Ms J Bardsley

7SC Ms H Stroud

7SG Ms N Paton/ Ms H Oyuncu 7SR Ms V Sharpe/ Mr K Manick

7TW Ms A Yalley/ Mr T Hawki ns

Thank you for your attendance at Parents Eveni ng. If 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 mem-ber of staff or find out in more detail about yourr child's progress, pl ease call the school on 01992 763666 or me on 01992 704692. The next term will bring the 'transition' into Year 8 for the current Year 7s. Have a restful holiday.

Tom Johnston

Director of Year 7

A successful transition for our Year 7s into Year 8s

It has been a very successful year for our current Year 7 cohort. As Assistant Director of Year, it has been a pleasure for me to watch as the Year 7 s tudents have grown over the year into confident young people who make a positi ve contribution to our school.

At the end of June, I accompanied some of our Year 7 students on a fantas tic trip to the south of France. The focus of the trip was water sports and the s tudents took part in many acti viti es that they had never experienced before, for example canoeing down the Ardeche River for 34 km thr ough a gorge and manoeuvring successfull y down rapids without falling out! Even though some of our students wer e apprehensi ve at first, they soon adapted to it and came away saying that it was one of the best experiences of their lives.

I was extremel y proud of the way that despite various setbacks and being nervous at times, the students all took part fully and di d their absolute best. The students were a huge credit to our school, with impeccable behaviour and an ex-tremel y positi ve at titude.

The year has been ver y nicely r ounded off with the trip to France, the acti vities days and a superb Sports Day. Throughout all of this the behaviour and performance of Year 7 has been excellent and I feel that they are ready for the rollover and to become our new Year 8 cohort.

From September, I will become the Director of Year for the current Year 7 cohort . I am ver y much l ooking forward to this role and

hope I can have a ver y positi ve impact on the achievement, progress and welfare of all the students i n my care. I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of myself and the year 7 students, to thank the current Director of Year, Mr Johns ton,

for all his excellent wor k with our year group and to wish him well in his new school.

Rae Vernon

Assistant Director of Year 7

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Year 8 Year Eight have had a very successful year and we look forward to seeing further progress in Year 9. AssessmentAssessmentAssessmentAssessment Much of the hard work has paid off for many students. Fifteen percent of the year group are blue in English, 30% are blue in Humani-ties, 20% are blue in Modern Foreign Languages and an amazing 43% are blue in Technology. This represents progress above what was expected at the start of the year and could not have been achieved without hard work and determination. Well done to all the

students and teachers that made this possible.

SportSportSportSport The year group have had a very successful year in sport; including an enjoyable and exciting Sports Day. Records were broken by Gaille Bola, Damani Ekeama and Pamela Milla. Furthermore, there were a vast array of committed performances that showed the talents

and endeavour of a vast majority of the year group

Enrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment OpportunitiesEnrichment Opportunities A range of opportunities have been provided to Year 8 and most students have taken full advantage. There has been a water sports week to France; a camping trip for two nights under the stars in Hampshire and a team building day ran by World Challenge. Further-more, the students enjoyed Activities Days that took the children all over London doing a variety of different activities; including Ma-

dame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, London Zoo, Fishing and much more. Special MentionSpecial MentionSpecial MentionSpecial Mention An assembly was held to recognise the achievement of students in Year 8. The following received special recommendation.

AttendanceAttendanceAttendanceAttendance Well done to the 76 students who ended up with attendance higher than 95%. This is a major step to ensuring that your child makes

the most of their education.

Thank you for your continued support and we all look forward to your children excelling in Year 9. Sam Fox Tim Albone Director of Year Assistant Director of Year 8

Subject Highly Commended Effort Highly Commended Achievement

English Liam Shoobridge Siobhan Currie

Mathematics Jonatan Kosierb Safiya Dahir

Science Ruya Sari Jack Warren

ICT Babatunde Osunmakinde Sam Thompson

Humanities Jack Donovan Babatunde Osunmakinde

Art Sophie Page Ellie Pickard

Technology Ashley Caplin Jack Smith

PE – boys Ryan Burnbell Damani Ekeama

PE – girls Ashley Caplin Louise Waldock

French Chanel Burrell Kaniz Soobhun

Spanish Erdem Tintas Dency De La Cruz

Performing Arts Damani Ekeama Daniel Odobi

Form Name Form Name

BM Shannon Doherty SG Ellie Pickard

DL Guled Ahmed SR Desree Akorahson

EP Stan Chamberlain TW Trung Trinh

MJ Abdulquani Abdulahi SC Dency De La Cruz

ADOY Charlotte Shadwell DOY Pamerla Milla

Subject Effort Award Achievement Award

English Azar Mohamed Dency De La Cruz

Mathematics Joshua Dodds Noor Owarish

Science Moise Manzumba Iffath Chowdhury

ICT Frida Arthur Ellie Pickard

Humanities Safiya Dahir Siobhan Currie

Art Siobhan Currie Alan Markwell

Technology Emma Kidrowicz Jack Warren

PE – boys Leonidas Cgristodoulou Sammy Webster

PE – girls Goldie Willett Hollie Hockley

French Noor Owarish Mariangela Scibetta

Spanish Merve Korkmaz James Markwell

Performing Arts Marco Faria Dency De La Cruz

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Year 9 It has been a busy term for the Year 9 students. Most notably they have completed their SATs exams and began their option

choices for the next academic year.

SATs and OptionsSATs and OptionsSATs and OptionsSATs and Options Following the Governments decision to discontinue these exams, LVHS have internally assessed the papers this year and the Year 9 students and parents have received their results at parents evening. Throughout the three day exam process, the stu-dents showed great maturity and respect for the exams and came fully equipped for each session. The results also determined

which exam groups the students are in for English, Maths and Science in Year 10.

All Year 9 students have now started their Options subjects in Year 10 and have made a strong start.

Aim Higher Aim Higher Aim Higher Aim Higher The AimHigher Roadshow came to Lea Valley on Wednesday 13th May and ninety Year 9 students were able to view a short presentation and ask questions all about University life. The scheme is aimed at encouraging students to think about University and their choices for further and higher education. All students involved thoroughly enjoyed their experience and requested

follow up work within Citizenship lessons. Future events including weekly mentoring sessions with University students have been arranged and will begin at the start of

the new academic year.

Year 9 Parents EveningYear 9 Parents EveningYear 9 Parents EveningYear 9 Parents Evening The Year 9 Parents Evening was held on Thursday 21st May. Any parents who were unable to make the evening should contact

their child’s form tutor or class teachers to arrange alternative meetings and for feedback.

Year 9 Graduation AssemblyYear 9 Graduation AssemblyYear 9 Graduation AssemblyYear 9 Graduation Assembly The end of Year 9 was celebrated on Tuesday 21st July with a Graduation Assembly. Students received framed certificates for their achievement and effort in all subjects. There were also prizes from each form tutor for contribution to form, Assistant Di-

rector of Year award for Citizenship and Director of Year award for contribution to the year group. The list of winners is below:

Congratulations to all students who have received an award for their work this year. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all students and their families a happy and safe summer holiday. Sharon Rayner Director of Year 9

Subject Effort Award Achievement Award

English Taylan Karagoz Emmanuel Adewumi

Mathematics Devante Reid Andreia Ferreria

Science Adam Hayward Daniel Powell

ICT Zaima Chowdhury Dominic Zajac

Humanities Emma Hollis Tice Mehmet

Art Jack Suggitt Kelly Holden

Technology Emma Hollis Tim Williams

PE – boys Samuel Bullen Jack Boyton

PE – girls Hannah Parker Ashlea Thurlow

French Joe Ahern Emma Hollis

Spanish Mert Doldur Ali Genc

Performing Arts Ellis Palmer Ryheim Scott

Subject Highly Commended Effort Highly Commended Achievement

English Samiya Jama Richard Dixon

Mathematics Dillon Meadway Daniel Powell

Science Omer Mukhtar Dominic Zajac

ICT Devante Reid Emma Hollis

Humanities Mert Doldur Kassiya Redraven

Art Mert Doldur Bedran Kaya

Technology Chloe Huhes-Cullinan Cathy Assoba

PE – boys Devante Reid Harry Scowen

PE – girls Nadia Ibrahim Lauren Cole

French Emel Tintas Victoria Adeyemi

Spanish Ubah Olad Samuel Bullen

Performing Arts Jack Boyton

Form Name Form Name

BM Samiya Jama SG Yasmin Rouabhi

DL Dillon Meadway SR Malila Maluta

EP Tahir Yildrim TW Cara Maisary

KH Nadia Ibrahim

MJ Victoria Adeyemi ADOY Kelly Holden

SC Lauren Cole DOY Devante Reid

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Year 10 Achievements:Achievements:Achievements:Achievements: Year 10 students have now become Year 11 students and they have begun Year 11 with a fantastic attitude and behaviour for

learning has generally been very good. Well done for the positive start to the year, Year 11!! The students have recently completed summer GCSE examinations in Maths, English and Option subjects. We look forward to the

results of these exams which will be published on 27272727thththth August 2009. August 2009. August 2009. August 2009. In Year 10 we have had many students who are extremely talented in their sporting abilities and who have continued to work hard and excel in this area this year. Well done Alfie Price and Theo Jones who have continued to achieve really well in boxing and foot-ball respectively. Well done to Hannah Dunne whose achievement in competing at a national level in Karate this year is fantastic. A huge congratulations also goes to the Year 10 girls in the Senior football team – Paige Logie, Ayse Mustafa, Mollie Kmita and

Rosie Kmita who are National Futsal champions!! Year 10 Graduation 2008Year 10 Graduation 2008Year 10 Graduation 2008Year 10 Graduation 2008----09090909 The students below will receive prizes for outstanding effort and achievement in their academic work this year at the Year 10

Graduation ceremony on Tuesday 21st July 2009. I would like to congratulate these students on their excellent work.

Effort Award Achievement Award

English Yeliz Bakir Georgina Morgan

Mathema tics Mihaela Volusciuc Luke Trevellion

Science Jan Shaha Esther Childs

ICT Tanyel Mustafa Gary Adams

Humanities Eylem Kara Turan Kaya

Art Chanell Quire Tiffany Kelly

Technology Sachron Hitchman Dersim Orhan

PE – boys Jonathon Jansen Theo Jones

PE – girls T iffany Kelly Nikesha Hatton

French Rosie Kmita Lizeth Alvarez-Falcon

Spanish Don Dave De La Cruz Hayden Broodie

Performing Arts Havva Rebke Sophie Short

Business studies Berdar Genc Deyo Olad

The following students are highly commended for their efforts in subject areas – well done to you all! Daenelle Dawkins (English) - Laura-Jayne Gibbings and Bayo Akinmejiwa (History) Shaun Stone (Boys PE) - Alfie Price (Resistant Materials) Paige Logie is commended for pastoral achievement in terms of student leadership.

Awards have been allocated by form tutors to the students who had shown the most consistently positive attitude to learning all year. The award by the Assistant Director of Year is a good citizen award and the Director of Year’s prize is to the student who is

overall the most outstanding student in Year 10.

Form Name Form Name

10BM Josef Kirby 10SG Ben Grimes

10DL Voldessa Farrell 10SR Chloe Chamberlain

10EP Justyna Gawron 10TW Shaday Campbell

10KH Taylor Caplin

10MJ Azim Mohammed ADOY Emerald Taylor

SC Hannah Dunne DOY Rebecca Bowles

Attendance:Attendance:Attendance:Attendance: Attendance has been an important priority for the year group all year as research has shown that attendance is directly linked to achievement. The more you attend, the better your results!! The year group’s overall attendance is currently around 90.6%. We

look forward to improving this in Year 11 and getting our collective attendance up to our target of 92.5%.

Congratulations to all 100% attenders for 2008 – 2009. All these students will receive post cards recognising this.

Activity Days:Activity Days:Activity Days:Activity Days: Well done to all students who participated positively in Activities days and Sports Day! Many students had a brilliant time at the army where we were challenged to complete an assault course which was a great achievement for all students who took part in it. We also cooked our own army rations for lunch which were tasty!! Other students had a excellent time on the boat trip around

London and many students worked very well on the Olympics day.

Work Experience:Work Experience:Work Experience:Work Experience: The school received many really positive reports regarding work experience from 22nd – 26th June. Many Year 10 students were an asset to the school and really made the most of the opportunity. I hope the experience will help all students to think about what

they want to achieve by the end of Year 11 and with their career pathways in the future.

I hope all students have a relaxing holiday and come back refreshed to achieve their very best in Year 11 so they will all be greengreengreengreen or

blueblueblueblue when results are published in August 2010!!

Make sure you all complete the work you have been given over the summer to prepare you for your courses next year. Take care of yourselves and I will see you in September…

Ms. Tate

Director of Year – Year 9

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Year 11

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for ensuring the success in achieving a high attendance and punctuality

record at the recently concluded GCSE exams. The importance of this process was truly ref lected by the effort and time

allocated by all stakeholders including the students, you the parents, the teaching and non-teaching staff at Lea Valley High

School. I am sure the allocation of these resources will result in a continued improvement in the performance of our

students when the results are released in August. Regardless of the results however, I am sure that in the majority of cases

across the year group, the effort of the students were their best and I would like to thank you for your support. Of course

there is room for improvement and the Senior Leadership Team is already incorporating this into future strategies.

Graduation and Prom

This year our school hosted a graduation ceremony for students completing Key stage 4 (year 11) and Key stage 5 (Sixth

Form). I am very pleased with the enthusiasm shown by all to ensure its success. Graduation is an important part of our

academic year as it celebrates successes and sets bench marks for future generations of our student population.

The Prom was also a great success with the largest participation of graduating students in the school history. Students,

parents and staff responses suggest it was enjoyable. Parents, I must thank and congratulate you for your contribution. The

venue manager has since stated that this was by far the most successful Prom ever held at the venue. I would also like to

thank all the students for their exemplary behaviour that made all of LVHS proud.

I am in the process of the final editing of a DVD chronicling the events of the above that will soon go on sale at £10 each.

Year Book

The number of students making an advance payment for the year book has been disappointing. This is making it extremely

difficult for us to have a professional production and will need to be reviewed at the end of the term. You can still pre-order a

year book by paying the deposit to our finance team during break and lunch

during school days. The full price of the year book is £15.

Finally thank you all for your support to me and my pastoral team for the

last two years and my two predecessors for the last f ive years. Good luck in

Sixth Form, apprenticeships, Further Education College, employment or

whatever you have chosen to pursue. My continued support is unbiased

and my desire to witness your personal successes is unrivalled.

Animal Care at Capel Manor

Katie Norbury in Year 11 went on a course this year in Animal Care at Capel

Manor College. Katie was awarded with a prize for the “Most Improved Student” on the course and she was commended for her

hard work and enthusiasm on the course. Congratulations to Katie and we wish her well next year as she goes to college in St

Albans to complete a course in Equine Studies.

John Jones-Alleyne

Director of Year

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6th Form

Duke of Edinburgh Award Five Year 13 students (Angelina Johnson, Tom Fennelly, Sarah Fish, Lucy Mann*+* and Kyle Kenny) successfully completed their

Bronze expedition. Not quite the walk in the park that they anticipated, the students completed a challenging 36 km hike carry-

ing a full kit on the Friday before setting up camp and cooking a hot meal. A 7a.m. start and fry up the next morning ensured that

they continued to make steady progress and despite blisters, hay fever and a minor detour they arrived at their destination on

time and smiling. Students were highly commended by the external assessor for their enthusiasm, ability to work in a team and

camp craft skills. Thanks to Ms. Danischewsky, Mr Cassidy, Mr Hawkins and Ms. Goddard for giving up their time to ensure that

the expedition was such a success.

Anna Schofi eld

Teacher of English

New York Firstly, we took twenty one s tudents to New Yor k. It was a fantastic trip packed with acti vities, sightseeing and shopping!

We wer e lucky to take part in a guided tour of the New Yor k Police Museum, the Fire Department Museum and Ground Zero. This was ver y moving and important for our students as they will be usi ng this experience to construct a projec t on the events of 9/11 for their AS-DAN qualification this new academic year. Then we took it easy for a couple of hours on a boat cruising around the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and great views of the island of Manhattan and landmar ks such as Brookl yn Bridge.

That evening we went to see New York Liberty Womens Basketball team play against Indi ana Fever at the Madison Square Garden, seen of so many great sporting occasions. The students absolutel y loved the razzmatazz of American sport, it really was a show on top of the top level sport that we got see. For reference the Li berty l ost a thrilling game in overtime much to the disappointment of Lea Valley’s new Liberty fan club! An amazing event happened while we were in Times Square about to eat dinner. News came through about Michael Jackson’s death on the giant screens in the Square. The traf fic stopped, New Yor kers were on their cell phones and crowds gathered: it was a poignant moment which we’ll never forget. During our coach tour, we passed the Apollo Theatre in Harlem where we saw the Michael Jackson fans congregating for impromptu dancing and

singing in memor y of the singer filmed by many television crews .

Probabl y the favourite moment of the trip for many of the s tudents was the trip up the Empire State Building. We were l ucky to have such brilliant weather and the students spent lots of time and took many photos of the great views of Manhattan. We visited Strawberry Fields in Central Par k which is in remembrance of John Lennon from the Beatles. In the par k we also watched a brilliant street performance of comedy and acrobatics, then rel axed around the

boating lake and walked down the famous tree lined Mall. On the last day we had a chance to look around the shops in 5th Avenue, 7th Avenue and Times Square and we pr obabl y visited every Foot Locker in town!

It really was a brilliant trip, the students were fantas tic and had a great experience of life in such a culturall y exciting city as New York, and it is an experience we will not forget.

Further Sixth Form News: All our Year 13/14 students have now completed their courses and the majority are moving onto Uni versity. We l ook forward to Thursday 20 Augus t when they get their results and finalise their uni versity pl aces, We wish them well in the future.

The Year 11 students who are coming into the 6 th Form have had their Induction which consisted of a series of subject tas ter sessions and wor kshops on Si xth Form expectations, enrichment programmes and careers and UCAS (Uni versity) applications. We look forwar d to Thursday 27 August when students receive their GCSE results and final course choices can be finalised for the Sixth Form. Congratulati ons to the students who have passed their ASDAN CoPE this year. This is a vocati onal course which builds and devel ops key skills and challenges students to wor k on new skills independently. It also has 70 UCAS points which can contribute towards the final poi nts total when appl ying to Uni versity. Tim Per klns

Director of Year

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Humanities Speech

Science Within Science this year, we have seen some exciting developments. As a department, we have been keen to improve the grades that pupils achieve within their Investigative Skills Assignment (ISA) which is an internal assessment of pupils’ investigative skills that is worth 25% of the Core Science, Additional Science or Separate Science GCSEs. For Year 11, this has involved intervention throughout the year, giving pupils the opportunity to improve their ISA grade during and after school time, as well as on the Isle of Wight trip in February. This intervention has led to at least 17 more pupils achieving a C grade, and 10 more B grades compared to

the beginning of the year.

For Year 10, the Core Science ISAs have been completed to a very good standard with over 82% of pupils already being green or blue for their ISA grade. This should mean that less intervention will be required for the Year 10s as they move into Year 11. As Year 9 move into Year 10, the vast majority have already completed a Core Science ISA with some achieving excellent grades

already. This should allow an even greater proportion of these pupils to finish year 10 with a green or even blue ISA grade.

Perhaps our most exciting development as a department is the increasing level of personalisation that we are able to offer our students. As we move into the new academic year, over 40 students will be studying a GCSE in Additional Applied Science in Year 11. It is hoped that this course, which focuses on science in the workplace, will be more engaging for these students and therefore

ultimately allow them to achieve better grades.

Lewis Ansell

Deputy Director of Science

The final half term has been a busy but exciting one in the Humani-

ties department.

All students completed exams to the best of their ability and BTEC coursework was submitted, with many students submitting work at a level beyond their Target Minimum Grade. Humanities would like to congratulate every student on their hard work over the last few

months.

Years 7 and 9 enjoyed lessons based around the Olympics on Olympics Day, with Geography lessons based on the sustainability of the 2012 Olympics and History lessons based on the Olympics

through time.

The rollover has seen the addition of two members of staff in the department – Ms Effah and Ms Blasiaks but unfortunately, the end of term will see the departure of Mr Russell and Mr Stanford. Both will be missed by staff and students and we wish them every suc-

cess in their careers.

Lauren Samat Director of Humanities

E.M.A.T. Our EMA team are happy to share that they have had another successful

year.

Our ESOL students’ English language skills have im-pr ov ed tremendous ly, some of which were en-tered for an ‘Entry Level

Certificate in English.

Our Welcome Centre stu-dents have enjoyed learn-ing through their Induction at Lea Valley High School. It has hel ped our EAL students to learn Eng-lish, and all new admissions to know about their new school, meet new

friends starting at the same time as them and to work as part of a team.

We are happy to inform you that as from September 2009 I will be your

Subject Leader EMAT.

Our current EAL Team - Yeshim Muharrem, Mevlut Ceylan and myself

would like to wish you all a very pleasant holiday.

Alena Demcakova EMAT

It’s been a busy year for the Speech & Language Re-source Base! We have supported 96 in-class periods per targeted student over a fortnight for a range of subjects from Year 7 to Year 14. In addition we have run withdrawal groups for Literacy, Social Communication and Asdan (Year 10 and Year 11). Two Speech & Language students have achieved the Silver Award in Asdan this

year and have started on their Gold.

Our Year 10 and 11 students taking exams this year benefited from coursework development work with us and from special exam arrangements. We finished the Annual Review programme by March and reviewed individual targets with you. We helped our Year 9 and 10 students to choose their options for next year and we have been very pleased that two of our Year 11 students have been accepted for entry to the Sixth Form from September. We were delighted that two Speech & Language students have been given the Jack Petchey Award this year due to their hard work and commitment. This has come with a cash prize so that the whole of Inclusion Faculty will bene-

fit.

We have been lucky this year to be joined by our new Speech Therapist, Geraldine Chenevot, who has worked with students in-class, in small groups and 1:1. The flexi-bility of her input has been much valued by the Depart-

ment.

We look forward to seeing you all next academic year and to helping your children achieve their potential. Have a

happy and safe summer holiday!

Maggie Manktelow

Pam Roedling

Natalia O’Sullivan

Geraldine Chenevot

Speech & Language Unit

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Library The library has been very well used over the year and our borrowing rates are higher than they have been since we have moved to the new building. During the months of May and June the library borrowing rates are usually much lower than any other time of the year and this is only because this is exam season. The library is back to normal opening times from the 6th July until the

end of the term. Scholastic Book FairScholastic Book FairScholastic Book FairScholastic Book Fair

Once again we will be holding a scholastic book fair in the library between the 9th – 14th July. This is an opportunity for

students to purchase books for themselves at cost. The scholastic book club is well supported by students during the year.

Revision Guides and StationeryRevision Guides and StationeryRevision Guides and StationeryRevision Guides and Stationery This year we have had a wide selection of revision guides on sale to students. Revision guides are sold to students at cost as the school is able to purchase in bulk and carry this discount on to the student. We will continue to sell these revision guides from the library next year. Stationery is also sold from the library and students are able to purchase maths sets,

calculators, pens, pencils and stationery sets. These are all economically priced. Booked Up for Year 7Booked Up for Year 7Booked Up for Year 7Booked Up for Year 7

This year once again the Booked up for Year 7 Government initiative enabled every year 7 student a free reading book. We

have been told that all year 7 students in September 2009 will be able to have this opportunity again.

Reading for LifeReading for LifeReading for LifeReading for Life The National Year of reading was launched in 2008 to encourage everyone to read and offered suggestions for themes for each month of the year. This year 2009 the focus is on Reading for Life which is aimed at encouraging everyone every-where to realise the importance of reading. With summer holidays approaching it is good to encourage your children to continue with their reading. For good ideas you may wish to visit the Reading for life website which is:

www.readingforlife.org.uk Remember, Reading isn’t only in books, it is everywhere!

Helen Roberts Careers coordinator

FA Futsal National Finals Sheffield 2009

Lea Valley High School Under 16 girls team made their

way to Sheffield on Saturday 27th June to take part in

the National Futsal Finals after successfully winning

the Enfield and Middlesex titles.

The team, consisting of Wendy Danso, Paige Logie,

Rosie Kmita, Mollie Kmita and Ayshe Mustafa, were in

a positive mood in the group stages losing only one

game narrowly and finishing top of their group, on goal

difference. This earned them a semi-final date with

Chauncy School. A hat-trick from Rosie Kmita set up a

great victory to reach the National Final against AFC

Preston. In a tight game one goal was always going to

win it and it came f rom Rosie Kmita who scored a

cracker to crown Lea Valley High School National

Futsal Champions 2009.

Thanks go to manager Lyndsay Johnson and coaches Kevin Campbell and Kim Goddard for their support and the girls for

this fantastic achievement.

Dave Bullock

Director of Specialism

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In October 2008 it was confirmed that 94% of all 5-16 year olds in the London Borough of Enfiel d are now accessing two hours of high

quality Physical Education and School Sport; 4% above the national average. In light of this outstanding achievement, both the Lea

Valley and Enfield LA SSP’s were awarded the PESSCL strategy Partnershipmark i n January 2009.

The Government’s new Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) states that the ambiti on now is to create a new 5 hour offer for all 5-16 year ol ds by conti nuing to increase the number of 5-16 year ol ds taking part i n at least 2 hours high quality PE and sport at school each week and by creati ng new opportunities for them to participate in a further 3 hours each week of sporting

activity, through school, vol untary and community providers. The new strategy also aims to create new opportuniti es for all 16-19 year

olds to participate in 3 hours each week of sporting acti vities through their colleges or i n local cl ubs.

In terms of PESSYP schools are essentiall y responsible for ensuring that all young people r ecei ve a minimum of 2 hours high quality PE in the curriculum and the opportunity to access at least one hour of school sport beyond the curriculum. Initial figures for Enfiel d indicate

that well over 50% of all young people i n Enfield are already accessing this 3 hour entitlement. At Lea Valley High we currentl y have 55%

of our students accessing this 3 hour entitlement.

School Sport Coaching

The School Sport Coaching programme is one of the works trands that makes up PESSYP. Its aim is to increase the number of coaching hours deli vered through school sport by 675,000 hours nationall y per year by supporting participation of young people into the fourth and

fifth hours of the 5 hour offer.

Schools in Enfiel d have been abl e to recei ve 10 week coaching bl ocks in a variety of focus ac tiviti es throughout this year, including

athletics, basketball, g ymnastics, multi-skills, tag rugby and tr ampolining. To date over 1000 hours of high quality coaching hours have

already been deli vered in the Enfield schools.

Multi-Skills Academies (MUSSA)

During the Easter holidays Julian Golding, our Athletics Community Sports Coach, organised and deli vered two Multi-skills Academies – one at Lea Valley High School and one at Lee Valley Athl etics Centre. The participants attending the Academies included gifted and talented children from Years 5 thr ough to Years 8 from across

the Borough of Enfield.

The MUSSA Academi es provided the young talented athl etes with an excellent op-portunity to work on and develop their basic core movement skills. The Academies focused on improving agility, balance and coordination, aiming to gi ve all the young-

sters a good strong base from which they can build sporting success. The young participants were put through their paces i n a variety of sessi ons, i ncluding fitness

testing, team building and sport specific sessions .

As a direct result of the MUSSA Academies there are now a number of young ath-

letes regularl y attendi ng training sessi ons at Enfi eld & Haringey Athletics Club and in

some cases repr esenting the club in National Junior Athletics League competiti ons.

G & T Programme

Lea Valley’s cl uster of primar y schools, Capel Manor, Ches terfield, Honilands and Prince of Wales were invited to nominate their Year 5

and 6 Gif ted and Talented PE students to take part i n a G & T programme during the spring and summer term.

The pr ogramme takes place every Friday after noon at Lea Valley High School, deli vered by teachers, coaches and Middlesex University

students and includes Games, Dance and Gymnastics elements as well as generic core physical development sessions .

Stephanie Holloway

School Sports Partnership

School Sport Partnership

Ardeche Trip Forty two Lea Valley High School students from year 7-9 had the opportunity of a lif etime with a water-sports trip to the South of France. The 8 day trip had 3 days of water-sports on the Mediterranean then a water park en route to Canoeing for 3 days down the Ardeche Gorge. The trip, led by Director of Subject Mr Seller, was outstanding and the students revelled in their new environment demonstrating excellent teamwork and leadership skills. They negotiated challenging rapids over the 36 kilometre river and the smiles at the end were evident for all to see. This trip was one of the elements which will see Lea Valley High School achieve Interna-tional School Status in July coupled with a number of other links. Well done to all

the staff who made the trip so successful.

Dave Bullock

Director of Specialism

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Maths

Transport Survey

Following attendance at a transport conference and discussions with Cllr

Vince, the School Council discovered that it is difficult for organisations

to complain to Transport for London about their services, but they accept

complaints from individuals.

We decided to carry out a survey of the different busses that are used by

our students and how many students use each route. We found that

altogether 17 different busses were listed, the main 4 being 217, 317,

327 and 279.

Our results showed that, in the morning, over 300 students use the 279,

over 200 the 217, 150 the 317 and 50 the 142. Slightly less students

travel home by bus .

It seems that the 279 is the biggest problem because at least two other

secondary schools use it at the same time, even though it runs quite

frequently.

Students can help by getting some exercise and walking some of the way

to or from school, especially those of us who wait for the bus at Tesco’s,

just along the road.!

Our next move is to work with the Principal to make a pro-forma letter for

students and parents to use so that they can alert Transport for London

to any problems, as individuals.

School Council

Key Stage 3 NewsKey Stage 3 NewsKey Stage 3 NewsKey Stage 3 News

Congratulations to the following students who all

attained a level 8 in their maths SATs exams:

Zaima Chowdhury

Andreia Ferreira

Declan Forgenie

Ashlea Thurlow

Dominic Zajac

Scott Crawley

Mattie Cuthbertson

Hannah Parker

Daniel Powell

Sam Rose

This is an excellent achievement!

All Year 9 students will continue to prepare for their first GCSE modular exam which will be taken in November. Students should be revising Handling

Data topics over the summer holidays.

Level Up club continues for students in Years 7 and 8. All students are welcome to come along for help with maths class work and homework. The club will

run every Wednesday lunch time in Ma1.

Selected students in Year 9 have recently started working towards a Leaders Award in mathematics. Students are attending after school training ses-sions aimed at improving their maths abilities and mentoring skills in order to support and lead other students in lessons and clubs. Well done to the students who have been chosen to complete this

award.

Key Stage 4 NewsKey Stage 4 NewsKey Stage 4 NewsKey Stage 4 News

Year 10 and 11 students have recently completed their GCSE maths exams. Revision sessions were well attended and students were well prepared for their exams. Thank you to parents for their support over the exam period. Exam results will be available

for students on Thursday August 20th.

Key Stage 5 NewsKey Stage 5 NewsKey Stage 5 NewsKey Stage 5 News

Year 12 and 13 students have also recently completed their AS and A2 module exams. A special mention should go to Reece Dizenzo and Diana Moscato in Year 12 for their hard work and revision in the lead up to their exams. Results will be available for all KS5 students on Thursday August

27th.

Lauren Edwards

Director of Mathematics

The school has joined a programme called “Debate Mate” for next academic year. This will involve undergraduates from Universities in

London coming into school to set up a Debating Club which will teach

students about the art and skill of successful debating. The skills required for debating are invaluable in terms of developing personal

and social skills. Ms Connell in the English Department will be helping to run the Debating Club, there are approximately 20 places so if you

are interested see Ms Connell to register your interest.

We have also been accepted onto the National Bar Mock Trial Compe-

tition 2009. We need students who are interested in a career in Law to

take part in a competition in which we have to take on the role of particular court positions such as barrister, lawyer, judge etc and ar-

gue as either the prosecution or defence to win a trial. The competition starts in September so if you are interested see Mr Perkins.

Tim Perkins

Assistant Principal

Citizenship

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Activities Days 2009

Army Visit 30Army Visit 30Army Visit 30Army Visit 30thththth June 2009 June 2009 June 2009 June 2009

This activity was offered to our Year 9 and Year 10 students and took place at the Pirbright Barracks in Guildford, Surrey. Everyone had a fantastic day of team building, perseverance and encouragement as well as experiencing what ration packs consisted of and the chance

to cook our own.

Helen Roberts

Assistant Director of Information, Advice,

Guidance & Enterprise

Mural at Capel Manor Primary SchoolMural at Capel Manor Primary SchoolMural at Capel Manor Primary SchoolMural at Capel Manor Primary School For Activities Days this year we were invited back to Capel Manor Primary School to paint another mural on their fence. This years theme was ‘The Jungle’: The actual mural was designed by the Art and Design GCSE group once they have finished their exam work and

was painted by 8 enthusiastic and talented Year 7 and 9 students.

On the first day we started with the background and gradually built up the design. On the second day we invited out the Year 2 students who came and painted on their butterflies, snakes, lizards and various other jungle creatures. The finished mural was a great success

as you can see from the photographs

Alice Marsh

Art Department

On the 29th and 30th of June Lea Valley High School held their annual activities days. One day was set aside for an Olympic Focus with the students in Year 7-10 taking part in curriculum driven Olympic activ ities. The lessons planned by the staff were excellent and ranged from what an Olympic athlete would eat to the languages of the modern era. The lessons planned will be

shared with other Enfield schools in the lead up to 2012. The second part of the day enabled staff and students to explore a range of different activities including golf, f ishing, river boat cruises, tour of London, making a meal, a day with the Army and many more. The student’s behaviour was excellent during the whole two days and really created a community spirit between staff and students. One example was Miss Eggleton’s novel

idea based around the mad hatters tea party!

Mad Hatters Tea Party Both Miss Lawrence and I thought this would be a great opportunity for students to be creative and be able to design and make a product in one day! The students bought in cakes, sweets, drinks etc and Miss Lawrence and I provided the equipment. By the end of the day the classroom looked like Tinkerbell had paid us a v isit with the amount of glitter and sequins that were on the floor. As you can see f rom the pictures, some fabulous hats were made and we all had a very

productive and enjoyable day.

A huge thank you must go to the staff for their novel ideas as well as Jo Danischewsky and the

admin team who supported a really enjoyable two days.

Dave Bullock

Director of Specialism

Ecology Workshop Ecology Workshop Ecology Workshop Ecology Workshop A small group of students took part in a 2 hour ecology workshop at Capel Manor Gar-dens. They looked at wildlife habitats, different medicinal and cosmetic uses of plants and exotic animals. After exploring the gardens and a picnic lunch, they had a surprise encounter with Susan Boyle in the maze! Another highlight was watching baby piglets

play around in their pen at the farm area.

Capel Manor Gardens was a perfect spot for a very hot day with lots of water features and greenery, a cafe where they sell food made from the garden produce - and ice-

creams, which we enjoyed sitting under the trees. If you live locally and haven't been there yet, Capel Manor Gardens is well worth a visit

and only five minutes from the school.

Jo Danischewsky

Director of Subject for Enrichment

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Athletics Season 2009 After the amazing successes of the Sports Hall Athletics Season the Lea Valley High School students were well prepared for a great Track and Field season in the English Schools Athletics and Enfield Borough competitions. The Year 8 Junior boys team qualified for the South East of England final and amassed a total of 461 points which would have qualified them for the national final (top 12 schools in England) last year. Unfortunately this year that was the 13th best score in the country and not quite enough to qualify. Still a fantastic achievement considering this was the first year we had entered the competition. The pupils worked extremely hard in training learning new activities like hurdles and hammer. The team sheet is attached with the students scores but special mention should go to Akeem Membar, Murat Colak and Daniel Obobi who stepped in to cover any events at short notice. Also many thanks to Mr. Golding, Miss Goddard and all of the PE staff that lead training sessions during lunch times and spent many evenings

supporting pupils in the range of competitions we enter.

The Year 7 and Year 8 boys and girls were also involved in the first ever Sports College Track and Field Cup which took place at New River Stadium between Lea Valley High School and St. Thomas More RC School. Lea Valley won both Year 8 competitions but St. Thomas More were victorius in both Year 7 events and won the overall competition by just a few points. Another trophy for us to

strive for next year.

The high standards set by the Junior Boys and Girls at Lea Valley High School was reflected in a brilliant sports day. The level of competition was extremely high as shown by the number of records broken on the day. Congratulations to all the students who participated and won points for their form. The levels of participation and standard of kit and behaviour were excellent. A big thank you to Miss Johnson and Miss Goddard for organising the event and to all the staff for their support in officiating, and supervising

the many spectators in such hot conditions.

Mark Seller

Director of Subject for Physical Education

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Turkish Trip Our Turkish trip to Antalya Lisesi SchoolOur Turkish trip to Antalya Lisesi SchoolOur Turkish trip to Antalya Lisesi SchoolOur Turkish trip to Antalya Lisesi School

On the 28th April at 9:30am Ms Cullen, Ms Amico, Mr. Oyuncu and four students, Yinka Coker and Harry Scowen from Year 9 and Berivan Kesen and Sasha Scowen from Year 10, left Lea Valley School for Gatwick airport. We had lunch at the

airport before we boarded the plane, we all enjoyed our meals very much especially Harry.

We got on the plane at 2:15pm and the journey was four hours long. We landed at 8pm Turkish time at Antalya airport. We were all very tied and were picked up by a cab and taken to the Best Western Hotel. When we arrived at the hotel we

had dinner but soon after eating we rushed back to our very impressive room to watch the football.

On Wednesday 29th April, we walked from our hotel to the Antalya Lisesi School. When we arrived we went straight to the conference room and were greeted by the Principal and two English teachers. We were informed of the plan for the next two days. Whilst we were having a tour of the school we were also filmed by a Turkish television crew and Yinka was asked to be interviewed. The Enfield County girls helped us to download our reports and logged them on the SPLASH website.

Later on we had lunch in the school canteen, the choice of food was very limited and consisted of rice, stew and yoghurt.

After lunch we were taken to the school playground to be shown a traditional Turkish dance by the students. There were four boys and two girls all traditionally dressed and they even invited us to join in. We found the Turkish students to be very

friendly and they took particular interest in us boys.

Later on in the afternoon we walked down to the beach to go on a two hour boat tour. Mr. Oyuncu was very keen for us to go on the Jack Sparrow boat, we had to make him happy so we went on the Jack Sparrow boat! While we were on the boat we socialized with the German, Turkish and the Enfield County students, we listened to music, chatted and drank apple tea. Later that evening we attended a welcome dinner at a restaurant by the beach and as always the food was delicious

and Harry ordered two meals, and again when we went back to the hotel we watched more football.

On Thursday 30th April we went back to Antalya Lisesi school. Whilst us boys went to join an English class the girls joined in a PE lesson. The students asked us lots of question about our culture and our school in Enfield and we found the class to be very lively and friendly. Later that day we were taken to a museum and saw lots of ancient artifacts from Antalya’s history. This followed with a trip to the market in the old town. Ms Cullen, Ms Amico, Sasha and Berivan went in a different direction to us boys and Mr. Oyuncu. Berivan did the translation for the girls group whilst Mr. Oyuncu did the translation for the boys group. The old market town is very hilly so we all shopped until our legs dropped off and spent our remaining

Turkish money.

Umm more food, we had our evening meal in a traditional Turkish restaurant, Harry was happy to be fed again. We went back to the hotel to get packed and say our goodbyes and then headed off to the airport, our flight was at 7pm and we

arrive back in England at 12 midnight.

We all had a very enjoyable experience and were made to feel very welcome by all the staff and students at the school.

This was an experience that we will never forget.

Harry Scowen and Olayimika Coker

Students in Year 9

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Friends of Lea Valley 100 Club – the lastest winners of the 100 Club winning prize of £50 were:

AprilAprilAprilApril – Ms N Swartz MayMayMayMay – Ms H Balisson JuneJuneJuneJune – Ms Edna Griffith

The final draw of the year for the £100 bonus will be drawn on Wednesday 22nd July.

If you would like to join up with the 100 Club for 2009 / 10, then please pick up an entry form from the Main Reception at school. The cost is £12 which gives you a number in the draw for each month. The prize is £50 a month and there are two bonus prizes of £100 at Christ-

mas and July.

The Friends of Lea Valley Gol f Day The Friends of Lea Valley Gol f Day The Friends of Lea Valley Gol f Day The Friends of Lea Valley Gol f Day

The Friends of Lea Valley Golf Day was held on Saturday 13 June 2009 at Cheshunt Park Golf Club. Nineteen s taff and friends of the school took part in a very successful and enjoyable day. The weather was fantastic and we enjoyed a full English Breakfast before a round of golf. Prizes were awarded for Stableford Points Winner (Champion Golfer), Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin competi tions. Everyone

had a great day and we look forward to next year’s competition. Many thanks to Cheshunt Park Golf Club for their excellent hospitality.

Champion Golfer 2009 – Paul Cleworth

Longest Drive – Dave Bullock

Nearest the Pin – Mark Seller

Graduation Ceremony 2009Graduation Ceremony 2009Graduation Ceremony 2009Graduation Ceremony 2009 The Friends of Lea Valley was pleased to donate £250 towards the Graduation Ceremony for Year 11 and 13 students who are leaving us this year. The £250 paid for the fantastic balloon arch seen below and the sound system that enabled the event to go ahead in the school courtyard. Members of the Friends of Lea Valley, Helen Balisson, Louise Hockley and Alison Cole were all in attendance on the evening to see how our donation was

spent!

Comedy NightComedy NightComedy NightComedy Night The Friends of Lea Valley organized a trip to Jongleurs

Comedy Club in Bow on Friday 17th July.

Leading Parents Partnership AwardLeading Parents Partnership AwardLeading Parents Partnership AwardLeading Parents Partnership Award The Leading Parents Partnership Award Initial Audit took place this half term wi th Pauline Walker the Local Author-ity Advisor. The school reviewed its position in terms of partnerships with parents under a number of different

objectives and then formulised an action plan.

If any parents would like to join the working party to achieve the LPPA then please contact Mr Perkins at tperkins@lvhs.enfield.sch.uk

The next meeting of the working party is Wednesday 9 September at 4pm in the Library.

Tim Perkins

Assistant Principal

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Careers/ Aim Higher Our students are fortunate in that they have many opportunities available to them whereby they are able to find out about opportunities as well as guidance in school which will help them to make good choices. We continuously encourage students

to aim higher as well as offer opportunities to raise students’ aspirations.

University Campus VisitsUniversity Campus VisitsUniversity Campus VisitsUniversity Campus Visits Lea Valley has formed many links with universities both locally as well as further a field which helps us to arrange group visits for students to find out about university life, what it would be like to go to university and also open up

their awareness of what is on offer outside of Enfield.

Construction BusConstruction BusConstruction BusConstruction Bus A group of Year 9 boys have been participating in the Aim Higher Construction Bus at Southgate College every Thurs-day for the last 10 weeks. The programme is aimed at raising aspirations and giving students opportunities to try out different jobs. Over the 10 weeks the students learn a bit of plastering, bricklaying, painting and tiling. The

boys have been extremely enthusiastic. They are accompanied to the college by Mrs Bateman, the library assistant.

Aim Higher RoadshowAim Higher RoadshowAim Higher RoadshowAim Higher Roadshow The Aim Higher Roadshow visited the school this term. Year 9 students had the opportunity to visit the bus during the day and to find out about the advantages of going to University and the benefits that they could experience by

choosing to Aim Higher.

University Summer SchoolsUniversity Summer SchoolsUniversity Summer SchoolsUniversity Summer Schools Emma Hollis attended the Year 9 Summer school at London Metropolitan University for two days. Students in Years

10 and 11 will be attending summer school during July.

Preparation for Working Life Preparation for Working Life Preparation for Working Life Preparation for Working Life Preparation for Working Life was offered as an afternoon club again this year and was opened to Year 10 and Year 11 students. The afternoon club offers this subject to students who want to achieve an extra half GCSE. This will be offered as an afternoon club to Year 10 students again in September. Letters of invitation will be posted to stu-

dents.

Work ExperienceWork ExperienceWork ExperienceWork Experience Our Year 10 students participated in work experience between the 22nd – 26th June 2009. All students were offered places and the report back from students as well as staff who visited the students has been extremely posi-

tive and students have been good ambassadors for their school.

Helen Roberts

Assistant Director of Information, Advice, Guidance & Enterprise

The Family and Community Support Service have released an Activity Calendar for 2009.

There are various evening events including:

Family Multi Sports, Family Fitness Clubs, and Anti Bullying Workshops.

Various trips for the family including:

Days out to Southend on Sea, Great Yarmouth, Paradise Wildlife Park, Colchester Zoo and the Science Museum.

And events and workshops such as:

Healthy Eating (how to prepare healthy meals on a budget),

Money doesn’t Grow on Trees (showing families how to budget properly) and

Teenage Years (an insight into how teenagers behave and the best way to deal with them)

You can pick up a copy of the calendar in the Main Reception or alternatively use the contact information below.

All activities/events/trips need to be booked in advance. To check availability, make reservations or to complete a booking form,

please email alice.martin@enfieldparents.org.uk or call 020 8373 2702

Tim Perkins

Assistant Principal

Family & Community Support Service Activity

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Summer Schools at Central Enfield CLC

Using computers and the internet: With the long summer holidays upon us now, you may find that your child/children will be using the computer/internet more frequently. I would therefore like to remind you of some e-safety tips which you may wish to consider when allowing your child/children to use the computer. This information has been taken from www.parentscentre.gov.uk which is just an extract from a huge set of resources available so please visit this site online or contact us here at the school if you would like any further information.

Top 10 safety tips on how to keep your child safe online

1. Consider using internet filtering software, walled gardens and child-friendly search engines. Use your browser's controls as some offer differing degrees of security for each family member.

2. Check out what child protection services your Internet Service Provider (ISP) offers - do they filter for spam, for instance? If not, ask them why.

3. Keep the computer in a communal area of the house, where it's easier to monitor what your children are viewing.

4. Tell children not to give out their personal details. If they want to subscribe to any ser vices online, make up a family email address to receive the mail.

5. Children love to chat, but make sure they only use moderated chat rooms and encourage them to introduce you to their online friends.

6. Encourage your children to tell you if they feel uncomfortable, upset or threatened by anything they see online.

7. Involve your children in writing your own family code of acceptable internet use. Remember that what's acceptable for a teenager isn't necessarily OK for a primary school-aged child, so get their input.

8. Computer kit is expensi ve so bear in mind that a child with a laptop may be vulnerable when carrying it to and froschool.

9. The web's a great resource for homework and research, but remember to use more than one site in research to get broad, balanced information and always reference your research sources.

10. Surf together. Go online with your children and become part of their online life. The key to safe surfing is communication.

Debbie Perry,

Senior Assistant Principal

E-Safety: Using Computers and the Internet

CREATE MUSIC USING TECHNOLOGY There will be opportuniti es to use a variety of Indus try standard music software such as Reason, Ableton Li ve and students will also have opportunities to i nvestigate li ve recording and techniques such as sampling. DFP004: Central Enfield Cit y Learning Centre W eek 1: 27th - 31st July Time 10:00 – 14:00 The same course will run again on W eek 2: 3rd - 7th August 10.00am - 2.00pm GIRLS.COM GIRLS ONLY COMPUTER CLUB This course will invol ve young people using the latest in cutting edge technolog y to develop fun multimedia resources , invol ving them in creati ng animati ons, developing music using computers and creating and manipulati ng digital graphics. The course will invol ve wor king in small groups and indi vidually on making exciting animated films and creati ng and developing music in garage band. The course will invol ve young people usi ng indus try standard multimedi a software. DFP 017: 11 - 13, Central Enfield Cit y Learning Centre W eek 2: 3rd to 7th August, 10.00am - 2.00pm CREATING 2D & 3D COMPUTER GAMES This course is hands on; you will be planning, designing and creating your own computer games, which you can take away and play to your friends. You will need to think about the objecti ve of your game and create and put together the charac ters that will roam your virtual world. You will be i nvol ved in design and thinking about game design and building an interac tive world, which your friends can explore. You will also be creating and animating 2D & 3D charac ters to roam your world that you create. You will wor k indivi duall y but will also be able to work together on buildi ng levels within adventure games . DFP006:13 to 16, Central Cit y Learning Centre W eek 1: 27th - 31st July, 10.00am - 2.00pm STOP MOTION & DIGITAL GRAPHICS The course is aimed at developi ng skills in ICT. To have hands on experience of using ICT equipment such as digital cameras, cam-corders, develop digital graphics and animati ons. There will also be support in creating music and sounds usi ng technology. To devel op new skills in using multimedia applications. DFP007: 11 - 13, Central Cit y Learning Centre, W eek 3: 10th – 14th August 10.00am - 2.00pm DIGITAL ARTS PHOTOSHOP A Gain an eDigital Competence Certificate i n Digital Computer Arts Skills, Skills: Learn new computer skills, Learn how to use associated software applicati ons, Understand the methods of project based learni ng, Learn how to use a Digital Camera, Produce a finished piece of wor k. DFP002: 11 - 19, Central Cit y Learning Centre W eek 3: 10 to 14 August, 11.00am - 4.00pm FLASH ANIMATION A Gain an e-Digital Competence Certificate in Flash Animation. Learn new computer skills. Learn how to use associated software applications. Understand the methods of project based learni ng. Produce a finished piece of work using flash. DFP008: 11 - 19, Central Cit y Learning CLC W eek 3: 17th – 21st August, 11.00am - 4.00pm To register for these course go to http://www.summerunilondon.org/courses and choose Summer Uni Enfield Central Enfield CLC 113 Parsonage Lane, Enfield EN2 0AB 020 8482 2036

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Overall Attendance in each Year Groups (up to 15th July 2009)

Year 7 93.5% Year 8 93.6% Year 9 90.7% Year 10 91.1%

Year 11 93.0% Year 12 92.9% Year 13 93.5% Year 14 91.9%

Lea Valley High Attendance News

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A2-1 L2-1 L2-2 AS-1 AS-2 AS-3 AS-4

Whole School Attendance: 92.4%

Individual Form Group Attendance: 92.4%

Important information: As you are aware staff at Lea Valley High School are committed to improving attendance. Our aim is to help you make your child’s school l ife a happy and enjoy-able experience. To support your child’s education you have an important role to play and we therefore ask you for your assistance and co-operation, in the follow-

ing:

Attendance Attendance and attainment is c losely linked. The Department for Children Schools and Families have set 95% minimum attendance level as being acceptable rate.

Students should attend school unless they are il l. You may be asked to prov ide medical ev idence for absences over one week 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, birthdays 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 absence. 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 l ife-skil l 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 organised – 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.

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Dates for Your Diary Thurs 3rd Sept 09 INSET Day

Fri 4th Sept 09 INSET Day

Mon 7th Sept 09 Students return Year 7 & 13 – 8.45am start

All other years – 11.30am start

Mon 14th Sept 09 Friends of Lea Valley Meeting at 6.30pm

Wed 23rd Sept 09 HPV Injections for Girls in Year 11 and Year 10 – 1st round

Tues 29th Sept 09 Year 13 Parents Information Evening for UCAS at 6.30pm

Wed 30th Sept 09 HPV Injections for Girls in Year 8 and Year 10 – 1st round

Thurs 1st Oct 09 Prospective Parents Evening Students dismissed at lunchtime to allow staff to prepare

Wed 14th Oct 09 Year 7 Parents Evening at 5.30pm

Mon 19th-Thurs 22nd Oct 09 Enrichment Week

Fri 23rd Oct 09 INSET Day

Mon 26th-Fri 30th Oct 09 Half Term

Wed 4th Nov 09 HPV Injections for Girls in Year 11 and Year 10 – 2nd round

Mon 9th Nov 09 Friends of Lea Valley Meeting at 6.30pm

Tues 10th Nov 09 HPV Injections for Girls in Year 8 and Year 10 – 2nd round

Thurs 26th Nov 09 Sixth form information Evening for Year 11 at 6.30pm

Mon 7th-Thurs 17th Dec 09 Mock Exams for Year 10, 11, 12, 13

Fri 18th Dec 09 Last Day of TermLast Day of TermLast Day of TermLast Day of Term Students dismissed at lunchtime

Mon 4th Jan 2010 Spring Term begins All students return at 8.45am

Mon 11th Jan 2010 Friends of Lea Valley Meeting at 6.30pm

Thurs 14th Jan 2010 Year 11 and 13 Parents Evening at 5.30pm

Thurs 21st Jan 2010 Year 10 and 12 Parents Evening at 5.30pm

Thurs 4th Feb 2010 Year 9 Options Information Evening at 6.00pm

Mon 8th-Fri 12th Feb 2010 Enrichment Week

Mon 15th-Fri 19th Feb 2010 Half Term

Mon 1st Mar 2010 Friends of Lea Valley Meeting at 6.30pm

Thurs 11th Mar 2010 Year 9 Parents Evening at 5.30pm

Wed 17th Mar 2010 Year 8 Parents Evening at 5.30pm

Wed 24th Mar 2010 HPV Injections for Girls in Year 11 and Year 10 – 3rd round

Wed 31st Mar 2010 HPV Injections for Girls in Year 8 and Year 10 – 3rd round

Last Day of term for students

Students dismissed at normal time

Thurs 1st April 2010 INSET Day

Mon 19th April 2010 Summer Term begins

Mon 26th April 2010 Friends of Lea Valley Meeting at 6.30pm

Mon 3rd May 2010 May Bank Holiday School Closed

Tues 4th-Fri 7th May 2010 End of Year Exams for Years 7, 8 and 9

Mon 17th May 2010 Summer Public Examinations Commence

Mon 31st May-Fri 4th June 2010 Half Term

Mon 14th June 2010 Friends of Lea Valley Meeting at 6.30pm

Wed 23rd June 2010 Sports Day All students to attend

Mon 28th June-Fri 2nd July Enrichment Week

Mon 28th-Fri 9th July 2010 Year 10 on Work Experience

Wed 7th July 2010 Year 11 and 13 Graduation Ceremony at 7.00pm

Thurs 8th July 2010 Year 11 Prom at 7.30pm

Fri 9th July 2010 INSET Day

Mon 12th July 2010 Timetable Rollover to the new academic year

Mon 19th July 2010 Friends of Lea Valley AGM at 6.30pm

Fri 23rd July 2010 Last Day of Term Students dismissed at lunchtime

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