Friday 14 June 2019

Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

C ongratulations to all of the Year 9 Yellow Group Bronze students for completing their assessed expedition. They

all showed themselves to be resilient and independent young people. All passed their assessed expedition.

Library News

Read stories, build empathy, make a better world.

Empathy Day, was founded in 2017, inspired by research showing that humans are not born with a fixed quantity

of empathy—it is a skill we learn.

Besides being a core life skill, empathy is a force for social change, as it is a powerful motivator for helping others.

According to neuroscientists, reading fiction is a brilliant way to make us more empathetic. As we read, our brains

are tricked into thinking we are genuinely part of the story and the empathetic emotions we feel for characters wires

our brains to have the same sort of sensitivity towards real people.

We have lots of empathy boosting books in the library. Here is a selection:

A change is gonna come: This inspirational short story and poetry collection from

12 Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers will help to build understanding and

insight. Topics bereavement, Islamophobia, sexuality, racism and mental health.

Boy 87: by Ele Fountain: Shif wants to be an engineer, but one day the soldiers

come for him and he knows he will no longer be safe. The book is a gripping,

uplifting tale of one boys struggle for survival. Fiction can help to understand the

refugee experience like nothing else.

Indigo Donut: by Patrice Lawrence: Indigo lives with a kind foster mum, but

carries almost unbearable emotional pain. This gritty, powerful read will help

you understand how overwhelming emotions can lead us to reject the very people

who care most.

Booked by Kwame Alexander : a pacy, funny, moving verse novel with an

emotionally engaging central character. Nick’s family is breaking up. To cope,

he’s drawing on football, friendship and poetry.

To find out more visit www.empathylab.uk

Dates for your Diary

Thursday 20 June Professional Development Day (staff only)

Thursday 20 June 6.30pm - 8.00pm New Year 7 Families Evening New Year 7 Families

Friday 21 June 9.00am – 3.00pm Year 7 Induction Day New Year 7 Students

Wednesday 3 July 6.30pm Full Governing Body Meeting Governors

Friday 5 July Professional Development Day (staff only)

Wednesday 10 July 6.30pm - 8.00pm Governors Resources, Leadership

& Management Committee

Governors

Wednesday 10 July 5.30pm-7.00pm Art, Media and DT Exhibition All families/guests

Wednesday 10 July 6.30pm – 9.00pm School Production All Families

Thursday 11 July 6.30pm – 9.00pm School Production All Families

Friday 12 July 6.30pm – 9.00pm School Production All Families

Thursday 18 July All Day Sports Day Tooting Bec Athletics Track

Friday 19 July End of Term—students dismissed at 12.30pm

Monday 22 July 2019 Professional Development Day (staff only)

Tuesday 23 July 2019 Professional Development Day (staff only)

Music News

Congratulations to the following pupils with their recent graded exams success:

May Myers O'Mulloy (Year 10) - Voice, Grade 6 with Distinction

Gina Mcardle (Year 12) - Flute, Grade 6

Mateusz Bokowski (Year 10) Electric Bass, Grade 5 with Merit

Daisy Penny (Year 10) Piano, Grade 4 with Merit

Wishing the best of luck to our Year 7 football team competing in the U12 South

London League finals this afternoon…….

Year 10 Summer Exam Timetable Week Date Exams: Lessons 1&2 Exams: Lessons

3&4

Exams: Lessons 5&6

A Monday 17 June Option A

Computing (90min)

Dance (90min)

Geography (90min)

History (120 min)

BTEC Music (60 min)

Normal Lessons Option C

Drama (90 min)

French (90 min)

Geography (90min)

History (120 min)

Media Studies (90min)

Spanish (90min)

Hospitality & Catering (90mins)

Tuesday 18 June Maths II

Calculator

Foundation & Higher (90min)

Normal Lessons Biology Combined –

Foundation & Higher (70min)

Triple (105min)

Wednesday 19 June Chemistry Combined –

Foundation & Higher (70min)

Triple (105min)

Normal Lessons English Language (105mins)

Thursday 20 June STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAY – NO EXAMS

Friday 21 June Maths III

Calculator

Foundation & Higher (90min)

Normal Lessons Physics Combined –Foundation

& Higher (70min)

Triple (105min)

B Monday 24 June Option B

Computing (90min)

French (90 min)

Geography (90min)

Spanish (90 min)

Media Studies (90min)

Music GCSE (75min)

Religious Studies (90 min)

Normal Lessons Option D

Food Prep & Nutrition (90 min)

French (90 min)

History (120 min)

Media Studies (90min)

PE GCSE (90 min)

Product Design (90 min)

Computing (90 min)

Spanish (90 min)

Tuesday 25 June English Literature (60 min)

Normal Lessons Normal Lessons

Public Examination Schedule 2019

Date Start Length Board Component Title Level

Monday 17 June 09:00 02:40 EDEXCEL FRENCH : Writ. Resp & Trans A Level

Monday 17 June 09:00 02:00 AQA Biology ADV Paper 3 A Level

Monday 17 June 13:40 02:45 OCR Dutch: List,Read,Wrt Paper 2 A Level

Monday 17 June 13:40 02:45 OCR Turkish: List,Read,Wrt Paper 2 A Level

Tuesday 18 June 09:00 01:30 WJEC Hosp&Catering Unit 1 Onscreen L1L2/B

Wednesday 19 June 09:00 01:15 AQA POLISH Writing [H] GCSE

Wednesday 19 June 09:00 02:00 AQA Chemistry ADV Paper 3 A Level

End of Year Key Stage 3 (KS3) Examinations

Date Start Length

Year

Group Subject

Wednesday 26 June 9am 1hr20mins Year 8 English

Wednesday 26 June 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 9 English Paper 1 of 2

Thursday 27 June 9am 1hr20mins Year 8 Science

Thursday 27 June 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 7 Science

Friday 28 June 9am 1hr20mins Year 8 Maths (Non-Calculator) Paper 1 of 3

Friday 28 June 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 9 Science

Monday 1 July 9am 1hr20mins Year 9 English Paper 2

Monday 1 July 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 7 English

Tuesday 2 July 9am 1hr20mins Year 9 Maths (Non-Calculator) Paper 1 of 3

Tuesday 2 July 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 7 Maths (Non-Calculator) Paper 1 of 3

Wednesday 3 July 9am 1hr20mins Year 9 Maths (Calculator) Paper 2 of 3

Wednesday 3 July 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 7 Geography

Thursday 4 July 9am 1hr20mins Year 7 Maths (Calculator) Paper 2 of 3

Thursday 4 July 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 8 Maths (Calculator) Paper 2 of 3

Friday 5 July Staff Professional Development Day – no school for students

Monday 8 July 9am 1hr20mins Year 8 Geography

Monday 8 July 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 9 Geography

Tuesday 9 July 9am 1hr20mins Year 8 History

Tuesday 9 July 11am 30mins Year 9 Numeracy (Non-Calculator) Paper 3 of 3

Tuesday 9 July 1:30pm 30mins Year 7 Numeracy (Non-Calculator) Paper 3 of 3

Wednesday 10 July 9am 1hr20mins Year 7 History

Wednesday 10 July 11am 30mins Year 8 Numeracy (Non-Calculator) Paper 3 of 3

Wednesday 10 July 1:30pm 1hr20mins Year 9 History

School Term and Holiday Dates 2019 - 2020

Term 1

Holiday Monday 21 October 2019 to Friday 25 October 2019

Term 2

Holiday Friday 20 December 2019 to Friday 3 January 2020

Term 3

Holiday Monday 17 February 2020 to Friday 21 February 2020

Term 4

Holiday Monday 6 April 2020 to Friday 17 April 2020

Term 5

Holiday Monday 25 May 2020 to Friday 29 May 2020

Term 6

Plus 4 additional Professional Development Days to be agreed

*To be confirmed

Monday 2 September 2019 Academic Year Begins

Professional Development Day (No school for students)

Tuesday 3 September 2019 Year 7 start / Year 12 Induction (am)*

Wednesday 4 September 2019 Years 8-11 Return

Thursday 5 September 2019 SL6 Induction*

Year 13 Lessons begin*

Friday 6 September 2019 Year 12 lessons begin*

Friday 18 October 2019 Term Ends

Monday 28 October 2019 Term Begins. All students return

Thursday 19 December 2019 Term Ends

Monday6 January 2020 Term Begins.

Friday14 February 2020 Term Ends

Monday 24 February 2020 Term Begins. All students return

Friday 3 April 2020 Term Ends

Monday 20 April 2020 All students return

Monday 4 May 2020 Bank Holiday (school closed)

Friday 22 May 2020 Term Ends

Monday 1 June 2020 Term Begins. All students return

Tuesday 21 July 2020 Term Ends

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