Headlines The German Exchange has gone extremely well

and there will be a full write up coming soon for you to read. I would like to congratulate the students on their enthusiasm for German and how they approached the exchange. I would also like to thank Ms Kincaid for organising the trip so well.

This is British Science Week and a number of activities have been taking place. On Wednesday, PhD students from UCL spent the morning giving lectures on new technologies including their Hydrogen Powered Car – which they drove up from London. The theme for BSW is Improving the Environment, and other activities include making Eco Bricks, Eco assemblies delivered by year 13 students and our new Wind Turbine being delivered. I would like to thank the Science faculty and Mr Lee and Ms Cavanagh for organising the activities. One event that has had to be postponed was the annual Chemistry Show, and we will be staging this later in the year.

The COVID-19 outbreak is something that we are taking very seriously, and the daily communications I hope help with keeping you informed about how the school is approaching the situation. Things are changing daily, so this may be out of date before publication! Our advice at the moment is that it is business as usual, however all of us need to further improve our hygiene habits particularly around washing hands. I think the message is getting through and we now have far cleaner teenagers than previously! Keep watching the e-mails and web site for further news.

Alan Gray Headteacher

The andprintIssue 23 13th March 2020

Sandringham School

Registered in England No. 07523557

DIARY DATES

16 Mar National Youth Theatre Auditions

15:00 Y10 Bronze DofE 2 (Blue)

17 Mar Y12 Trial Drama Exam

19 Mar 09:00 Y13 Awards Ceremony

Y8 House Sports (LL)

French Exchange Visitors arrive

15:00 Y10 Bronze DofE 2 (Green)

Please visit our school website for the most up to date diary dates

Postponement of School Events As a precautionary measure against COVID-19, we are postponing the following school events: Weds 18th Match: Year 10 PTC Thurs 19th March: Sports Tour Info Evening Thurs 26th March: Y9 Bronze DofE Launch Eve Mon 30th March: Spring Music Concert Weds 1st April: Y8 PTC Thurs 2nd April: Y10 Bronze Dof E Info Eve The Y13 Awards Ceremony will still take place from 9am-10:30am on Thursday 19th March. Wherever possible, we will look to reschedule these events in the near future. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and will be in touch when a new date has been allocated.

Mark Allday Assistant Headteacher

Headteacher’s Commendations Week Ending 13th March 2020

Aspiration Liam Clark Rogers 7A Science Rhia Hylton 7E PRE Simba Mudziviri 7E Key Skills Olivia Dudey 7F PRE Charlotte Hannam 7F PRE Beth Adams 7J Art Sofia Anderson 7J Art Mae Barnett 7J Art Vivian Cela 7J Art Sara Chekairi 7J Art Ruari Curtin 7J Art Joe Farrugia 7J Art Poppy Golding 7J Art Dominic Hamman 7J Art Max Houlahan 7J Art Jessica Koter 7J Art Harvey Nsubuga 7J Art Kieran O'Leary 7J Art Harry Parkin 7J Art Eda Pozder 7J Art Poppy Robinson 7J Art Jessica Rolph 7J Art Stanley Seeby 7J Art Yasmin Slah 7J Art Erin Taylor 7J Art Shaun Uzus 7J Art Millie Warren 7N PRE Maddy Whittle 7N PRE Adam Kellett 7T PRE Lauren Dent 8A Food Tech Sam Fang 8A French Bryn Jenkins 8A Food Tech Lilia Kerber 8A French Abigail Veitch 8A Food Tech Callum Williams 8A French Livia Klag-Horne 8H Food Tech Libby Allam 8J French Henry Gilbert 8J Food Tech Matthew Hanton 8J French Ayaan Hussain 8J Food Tech Kenzie McCarthy 8J Food Tech Kenzie McCarthy 8J French Michael Bird 8N French Gabriel Dunkley 8N Food Tech Rhianna Madarbux 8N French Max Barnett 9S Art

Confidence

Martha Cooper 7H PRE Eddie Erskine 7H PRE Harrison Hiles 7H PRE Hannah Liley 7H PRE Madalyn Long 7H PRE Bea Madzharova 7H PRE Katie McNamara 7H PRE

Confidence Cont:

Isabel Ramachandran 7H PRE Thyra Sondergaard 7H PRE Noah Ziaullah 7H PRE Henry Barnard 8A History Finley Hamilton-Bray 8A History Lilia Kerber 8A History Zaid Khan 8A History Kiah Shah 8A History Ruby Halton 8E History Tallulah Dalton 8F History Harry Gaines 8F History Fin Murphy 8F History Noah Butler 8H History Zach Delira-Gunn 8H History James Healy 8H History Nandhana Pillai 8H History Finn Rutland-Turner 8H History Ayaan Hussain 8J History Kenzie McCarthy 8J History Finley Miller 8J History Samuel Shannon 8J History Dean Bladon 8N History Georgina Blandford 8S History Sienna Kulha 8S History George Parker 8S History Noah Whitney 8S History Mustakim Ali 8T History Clarissa Elvers 8T History Billie-Lou Towner 8T History Dillon Boucher 9A PRE Heidi Lowe 9A PRE Trinity Vallender 9A PRE

Integrity

Harry Parkin 7J Science Jack Bunn 8E Drama Tomer Cohen 8E Drama Nathan Scales 8E Drama

Initiative Felix Shaw 10T Media Studies

ABSENCE LINE 01727 799564

Absence Email: (Available 24 hours)

absence@sandringham.herts.sch.uk

Please report ALL absences before 9:15am on the fir st day of absence and

every morning thereafter

Character of the week (Room: C5)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Room C5 is named after Mikhail Gorbachev whom

we feel demonstrates strong Integrity in his work.

Date of Birth:

2nd March 1931

Early Life:

Gorbachev was born in Privolye in Stravropol territory, Russia

He was the son of peasant farmers

He joined the Komosol (Young Communist party) in 1946

Achievements:

Was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR from 1985-1991, and President from 1990-1991

Credited with opening up the Soviet Union to the West and ending the Cold War, resulting in the downfall of communism in Eastern Europe

Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his efforts to end Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

“If not me, Who? And if not now, When?”

Bio written by the Teaching and Learning SLT

C is for … connive [verb]

Definition: Secretly allow (something immoral,

illegal, or harmful) to occur.

Example: Government officials were prepared to

connive in order to achieve the desired outcome.

Synonyms: Collude, Conspire, Disregard Antonyms: Condemn, Punish, Destroy

Huge congratulations to Natalie E in 7E who has

been successful in obtaining one of only 15 places nationwide for the Pony Racing Authorities Youth Training Scheme.

The scheme will provide her with the loan of a

racing pony and if all goes well, she will have her first event at a racecourse as a budding jockey in three months’ time. This is an exciting step for Natalie in her ambition of being a professional jockey, something which she has and continues to work so hard towards achieving. Well done to Natalie on this amazing achievement and we wish her every success in the scheme.

We love to hear about student successes outside of

school. If you would like your son/daughter to be included in the Sandprint, please contact Melissa.holian@sandringham.herts.sch.uk.

Student Spotlight

Science News

Writing Competition for Asimov Anniversary

To mark the 100th anniversary of Isaac Asimov’s birthday, we ran a writing competition based on the interests of the author himself. Isaac Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote on many themes although he is best known for his science fiction writing and the 3 Laws of Robotics. His novels have been turned into successful films including ‘I Robot’ and ‘Bicentennial man’. Pupils could enter into 4 different categories based on some of Isaac Asimov’s interests. Predictions for the future, Improving the 3 laws of robotics, A short science fiction story and The history of science fiction.

Every one who entered wrote a short story. Key stage 4 winner was Christy Shaw with a short story written in the near future where the world wide TESLA data base knows everything about everybody, but keeps some organic operatives in case the data base itself is hacked. Key stage 5 winner and overall winner was Jess Beadle-Platt with a story about the possible choices that could be made with any advances in designer babies. Here is an extract:

"Anyway much better to know, you know. Who wants the hassle of rolling the dice, so much easier to pay the way, as it were." Elizabeth flicked her bottle blonde hair, cascading it in a movement as fake and well practised as the rest of her.

“Right” With a flat tone and sharp eyes the doctor coughed deliberately one more. “Eye colour, hair colour, height, weight, and any specific features you want?” finger tapping deliberately after each category, she raised an eyebrow.

“Well that's easy, blue- the absolute bluest eyes you've ever seen, blonde hair in these little ringlets, anything under 110 pounds and 5’6” there was a note of ‘of course’ in her voice as she noted the features, as if any other answer was preposterous. “She will be beautiful, big eyes, small nose, dainty in every sense of the word.” Her eyes shone with sick satisfaction, voice as nauseating as the words she spewed. This sort of control ill suited her, her eyes glassy as she positively salivated over the image she created for herself.

Both stories will be available on line.

Detector Design Competition Last year we were lucky enough to be included in

competition run by Smiths Detection, a company who design and manufacture products that are used to detect chemicals, explosives, what in carry-on baggage, and cargo screening. The local production facility in Hemel Hempstead produce 2 main products; one to detect explosives and narcotics at airports and a smaller portable chemical detectors used by the military.

The pupils had to design a detector to detect anything of their choice in a location of their choice, but had to be discrete and to test people without them realising.

The pupils had to build a non-working prototype, produce a diagram or poster to explain how it would be used and what it would look like and to prepare a 5 minute presentation. It had to meet certain restrictions on size.

Sandringham had two teams competing for a place in the finals at Smiths Detection later this month or next month. 1 teams design was chosen as the winner, but both teams impressed the engineers from Smiths Detection and were asked to team up to prepare for the final, so congratulation to Tristan, Harry, Mustakim and Johnny who will all be going forward to the finals.

Rampaging Chariots

One of Sandringham’s ex pupils is an engineer working at Leonardo, an international aerospace company with a site in Luton specialising in electronics. Sarah has done a lot of work with us in the STEM areas and is our technical advisor for Rampaging Chariots, a national competition run by Leonardo along the lines of Robot Wars.

Our team of four budding engineers will have to show skills in:

Design and Technology, Wood and metal working, Basic electronic engineering Wiring and electrical, Radio control and Design and problem solving

They will have to design a chariot to compete in 4 disciplines : Assault Course, Sumo, Tug of War and 2 a side football. Good luck to the Team!

Barry Lee Teacher of Science

Library News The Library Team were excited to be unpacking

books into their new setting this week. K block is a beautiful new building that will be the home to the English Department and the Library. We hope that the students will enjoy this lovely new space once it is finished in a few week’s time.

Short Story Competition Premier Inn is encouraging young people 15 and under to submit an original 500-word short story – either round the theme of relaxation or inspiration. Stories can be inspired from their own real-life experiences or something from the depths of their imaginations. A diverse collection of tales will be published, so stories revolving around friendship, families, animals or even science fiction are all welcome, providing they slot into the themes above. An esteemed panel of judges will crown national prize-winners in two categories: under 10s and ages 11-15. In addition, there will be twelve regional runners-up. Prizes include a 2-night stay in a Premier Inn family room family room and will have their story published; 24 x Regional Finalists will have their stories published Entries close on 31st March. To submit a 500-word short story, young authors can submit their entries with their name, age, location and contact information for parent/guardian to StoryPremierInn@golin.com .

House Spelling

On Monday 9th March, students from all eight Houses competed in the annual House Spelling competition. There were 6 rounds in total: commonly misspelled words, subject specific vocabulary, new vocabulary, high level vocabulary and the “on the pot” round. In addition this year there was a bonus round where students had to choose the correct homonym for the sentence. As always, teams were given a joker card to play which doubled their score for their chosen round.

Some of the challenges on offer were words such

as bombastic, amalgamation, disassociation and expediency. The new vocabulary round reflected the ever-changing nature of the English language and included words such as texpectation (the anticipation of waiting for a response to a text message), carcolepsy (a condition where the passenger falls asleep as soon as the car starts moving) and nomophobia ( the fear of being without a mobile phone reception).

The wining team was Fawcett with 141 points followed by Johnson and then Hepworth. Well done to all who participated and many thanks to the English staff who came along to do a little bit more marking!

Alison Cuneen Teacher of English

Maths News The Maths Department are running a Puzzle of the Week. Who can solve the puzzle the quickest in your house?

Hannah Fryer Mathematics Department

Movies on at the Sandpit Theatre

Drama News

Kneehigh Plays - Year 9

Year 9 have been producing their very own Kneehigh style plays this week. Students are encouraged to bring in musical instruments and any props they might need for their final performance. It would be great if you could remind your son/daughter of this. Pictures will be posted on our social media platforms, so watch this space!

The Play That Goes Wrong - Year 8

As if there wasn't enough excitement in Drama,

Year 8 are also creating a big project inspired by Mischief Theatre's 'The Play That Goes Wrong'. It's a great opportunity for students to do things wrong, rather than right for once! Once again, students have been encouraged to bring any props for their final performance next week. We can't wait to see the finished pieces.

The (actual) Play That Goes Wrong Trip! - Year 10 and 11 GCSE Drama

Look out for letters coming home for an exciting

trip to see Mischief Theatre Company in action. Additional Drama Uniform- GCSE and A Level You should have now received letters home

regarding additional uniform items if your son/daughter is currently studying GCSE or A Level Drama. Students are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing to move in rehearsals and in preparation for practical exams. Those who are finishing the course are still welcome to purchase a T-Shirt or Sweatshirt as fond memories of their time with us in Drama!

Chair Duet House Challenge By the time The Sandprint goes out, we will

already know our winner of this year's first House Drama Competition! We are really looking forward to seeing some sensational performances later this week and will bring you news of the champions in the next edition!

Charlotte Hardacre

Director of Learning: Drama

House News

The House Science Quiz took place on Thursday

with Houses competing to be crowned the winners. After a closely fought battle, victory went to Turing House. Well done to everyone who took part and a special thank you to Ms O’Neill and Mr Moore-Bridger for organising the even

Fo$s News

SANDFEST20 update

We had a subcommittee meeting last week and had

a good discussion on the event. We are still looking for more people to get involved so please get in touch. If you have a particular interest or skill/ business please also let us know- huw.ali@ntlworld.com

There will be plenty of ways to get involved and

volunteer so please keep reading the updates. Watch this space for the next meeting. Thanks!

The FOSS team

Sat 28th March – Annie – 2.30pm & 6.30pm

West Herts Music Theatre presents Annie! Based

on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including "Tomorrow." Tickets £11/£9

Mon 30th March – Spring Concert – 7pm

Sandringham School presents their annual concert.

This features all their choirs and instrumental clubs, including the ever-growing show choir, the famous jazz band and sinfonia orchestra. Tickets £5/£3

Sat 4th April – Thoroughly Modern Millie – 7pm

The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie was the 2002 season's most awarded new show on Broadway! Based on the 1967 Academy Award-winning film, Thoroughly Modern Millie takes you back to the height of the Jazz Age in New York City, when "moderns," including a flapper named Millie Dillmount, were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the workforce and rewriting the rules of love. This high-spirited musical romp is a delightful valentine to the long-standing spirit of New York City and the people who seek to discover themselves there. Tickets £12/£10

Steven Cotton - Box Office Supervisor

Theatre News

March is in full swing with some exciting events

coming up at The SandPit Theatre! We have plenty of performing arts schools bringing original shows and musicals throughout March and April, not to mention Sandringham’s very own for Spring Concert and some A level devised performances.

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What’s coming up?

Sat 14th & Sun 15th March Sunlight 2.30pm & 7pm

Best Theatre Arts presents Sunlight! Deep beneath the mountains lie secrets, strange beings and adventure. Join our band of explorers on their quest for sunlight as they battle with Lava Lizards, sing with Echoes and meet the weird and wonderful inhabitants of the underworld. Tickets £12/£8

Tues 24th March An Evening of Devised Drama – 6.30pm

Join our YR12's as they present an evening of Devised Drama as part of their A Level examination. Tickets are FREE but there is a suggested donation of £3. All donations go towards the drama faculty.

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The box office is open from 11.30am – 3.30pm Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you can call us on 01727 799565 or visit www.sandpittheatre.co.uk

Notice from HCC re Foster Carers

. Hertfordshire County Council Fostering Team is

working on a project to recruit more foster carers for children in Hertfordshire. They are currently in a desperate situation with 950 children in foster care and losing more foster carers than gaining them each year.

Almost anyone can apply to be a foster carer, and

people from all parts of the community are welcomed to apply so that they can find the best match for every child.

If this is something that you would like to hear

more about, please contact them on the email address foster.recruitment@hertfordshire.gov.uk

World Class Schools

#BeCreative – 22 April 2020

In our role as one of the two lead schools working with the World Class Schools network, we will be celebrating creativity in all its forms on 22 April 2020. The date is the 50th Earth day and will allow students, staff and parents the opportunity to show creativity and demonstrate how we can change the world for the better.

Look out for further details in future editions of

the Sandprint.

Mark Nicholls Deputy Headteacher

Music News

Herts Jazz Hive: Sun 22nd March

On Sunday 22nd March there is an opportunity for musicians (Grade 3-8) to take part in a FREE workshop run by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. It is open to vocalists, wind, brass, percussion, keyboard, drum kit, guitar and bass guitar players. This will be held at Stevenage Music Centre from 10am-4pm and the event ends with an informal concert. If you are

interested, register via Eventbrite: https://jazzhive.eventbrite.co.uk

BBC Young Composer Competition 2020

The nationwide BBC Young Composer competition 2020 is open to all students aged 12-18 who work across any genre, any instrument, and any method. Winners will participate in a tailored development programme working with a mentor composer on a project with the BBC Concert Orchestra which will be performed and broadcast in a special young composers concert at the BBC Proms in 2021. Closing date: Thursday 11 June at 5pm. For more information visit bbc.co.uk/youngcomposer

Spring Music Concert Cancellation

Please contact the Box Office either in person, on

01727 799565 or at admin@sandpittheatre.co.uk to refund your tickets. We need your transaction number (on the confirmation email or on the ticket itself) to process the refund which can be in the form of a credit note (valid for up to 2 years and can be used on any production at the SandPit Theatre and includes the refund of transaction fees) or we can refund onto card however this does not include any transaction fees, only the value of the ticket refunded onto your card.

Emma Beaton

Director of Learning , Music

Dance News

Velocity outstanding payments

There are a number of students who have received t-shirts or ordered DVD’s and have not paid. Please ensure all payments are made by the end of next week.

Dance Clubs

If you would like to join any of the below then

check out the timetable and come along – new students are very welcome.

Monday Street dance club – 1.25-1.55pm (lunchtime) 6th position ballet club, open class – 3.15-4.15pm Wednesday Boys dance club – 1.25-1.55pm (lunchtime) Striding Out (KS3 dance) – 3.15-4.15pm Boys dance club – 3.15-4.15pm Thursday Senior dance club (KS4/5) – 3.15-4.15pm Friday Contemporary club – 1.25-1.55pm (lunchtime) . Follow @SandringhamDanc on twitter and

@sand_artsteam on Instagram. For updates.

Clare Meeking Director of Learning, Dance

British Heart Foundation Request

The British Heart Foundation in Hemel are looking

for donations of unwanted items. These can be dropped off at their store in the Marlowe’s shopping centre or you can call 01442 266747 for a free collection on Thursdays. They accept most items apart from furniture or electrical goods. If you are having a Spring Clean this weekend please think about donating.

MFL News

German Exchange Staff and students have been having a wonderful

time on the German Exchange. They are now back safely after a fun-filled and educational couple of days and we will include a full write up of the trip in next week’s edition of the Sandprint.

PE News

Fixtures Sat 14th Mar: Football V Roundwood Park Mon16th Mar: Y11 County Basketball Final

@ St. Columba’s College 6pm Y8 Girls County Basketball

Final (H) 16:00 1st XV County Cup Semi final

V John Henry Newman (A) Y9A/B District Netball @STAHS Tues 17th Mar Y11 District Cup Football V

Verulam (H) Y8A/B District Netball Tourn @

STAHS Weds 18th Mar 1st XI District Cup V Marlb (H) Y9 County Plate Football V

Bushey Meads (H) Thurs 19th Mar Y9 Football V Beaumont (A) Y7 Jnr. NBA V Stowmarket (A) Fri 20th Mar Y8 Girls County Development

Rugby

News

This week has been another busy week for Sport at Sandringham and more success is a result of lots of hard work from teams and individuals across the school. As sport starts to become interrupted the future of competitions remains uncertain, however this week has certainly been business as usual.

Monday saw two home basketball games played

with the Y9s being involved in the County plate final V Onslow. In a close match a young team were undone by the visitors and ended up losing to a strong side. Runners up in the County plate competition is a good result for a mixed season. The Y10s were also playing in the County Cup semi final V Queens. The team put in a sub standard performance for what has been a good season. In a game that they know they should have won the intensity just wasn’t there and they ended up losing by 8.

Both performance squad teams were in action on

Monday against St. Helens away. Both teams played superbly with two wins 24-13 and 21-13. This is a great result against a strong school and again shows the development of the team this season. Well done girls.

The Y8 boys rugby team played Chancellors at

home on Monday in a friendly. With further progress and a number of players showing real promise the team went down to the travelling side, however the future looks bright and with a real commitment to the sport next year the team can have much success moving forward.

Tuesday saw our Y8 boys football team host

Marlborough in the District Cup. A great start to the game on a very windy astro saw us take a 4-0 lead into half time with some superb football. The second half was a formality as we progressed into the quarter final with a 5-1 win. Well done and good luck in the next round.

On Wednesday the Y11 boys basketball team

hosted Queens in the County Cup semi-final. It was a good performance from the team with all 12contributing to the game. Ryan H and Max E led the team in scoring and comfortably took control of the match to see us ease into Monday’s final V St. Columba’s. Hopefully the result will be the same in the showpiece event at 18:00 on Monday.

The Y8 boys basketball team also played their

County Cup semi-final at home on Wednesday with the opposition being St. Columba’s. In a very tight game Vicente L and Finn H outperformed their opposite numbers to book their spot in next week’s final V Beaumont on Wednesday at 16:00. Hopefully their run continues and they can overturn the revers fixture from earlier in the year.

PE News cont. Wednesday saw a win for the Y7 Netball Team vs

Marlborough, beating the opposition by a convincing 12– win. MVP Chloe G.

The 1st XI were also in action on Wednesday V

Owens School at home in the County league. With a recent run of form and some good performances the team continued this in the first half with a 3-0 lead taken into the break. With a big squad and much rotation in the second half the lead was held, albeit with 2 goals conceded to see us win 3-2. Next week sees us host Marlborough for a place in the District Semi.

The senior basketball team played their County

Cup semi-final V Queens on Thursday away against a team that has placed in the top 4 Nationally this season. The fisrt 5 minutes saw us ru them close, however Queens really showed their dominance and class in the second quarter and pulled away to take the win. It was a valuable experience especially for a very young side. Particular mention should go to Carlos R-M and Peter A who played their final game for the schoolin what has been an excellent school basketball career for them both and I thank them for their hard work and dedication.

The Y8 Netball team travelled to Marlborough for

their final District Netball game in what has been an unbeaten season. This record in still in tact after a comprehensive 14-3 win, with Katie A impressing throughout. Well done girls.

For more news, fixtures, team sheets and results

don’t forget to follow us @SandringhamPE on Twitter and at www.sandringhamsport.co.uk

Andrew Cracknell Director of Learning: PE

Quiz Night Postponed The below quiz night has been postponed. All

those attending should have been notified and arrangements made regarding payments that have already been received. We look forward to seeing you at the rescheduled event once a new date is decided.

Fundraising Event: New Greens Club St Albans:

Sat 18th April 11am– late A member of the Sandringham kitchen is helping

to host a fundraising event on behalf of a family member who sustained life-changing injuries from a motorbike accident on Hollywell Hill on 10th January 2020.

The event will raise money to help support East

Anglian Air Ambulance who tended to Lee, and his mum who has given up work to help him recover.

There will be a Children’s Disco, face painting,

raffle, cake sale, tombola, hot food, teas and coffees and an evening bar and disco. Please come along to help support Lee and his family. Thank you