Elthorne Park High School Newsletter

Issue 806 22nd March 2018

Message from the Headteacher Dear Parents, I am very sorry to have to tell you that we have heard that one of our students who left the School in 2012 died suddenly last week. James Walton was a popular and hard-working person and his death whilst still studying at university is obviously a great shock. We are deeply saddened by his death and our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Just a reminder that we are putting in a final order for current style burgundy sweatshirts and the uniform polo-shirts at the beginning of May. From September onwards, the new Year 7s will be wearing new-style jumpers and shirts and we will no longer be able to order sweatshirts/polo shirts (PE kit is not affected by this change). If you wish to place an order for the current style sweatshirt/polo shirt to be collected by the end of term you will need to do so by the end of April. Please check the uniform shop pages on our website for details. Mr Wong, Headteacher End of Term /Start of Summer Term Arrangements Thursday 29th March is the last day of term. Students will be dismissed at 12:15pm (students entitled to Free School Meals can collect their lunch from the canteen). It will be a non-uniform day for a donation of £1.50 for Cancer Research. The Summer Term commences on Monday 16th April 2018 at 8:40am. This will be a normal school day and will be Week 1.

Year 9 Parents Consultation Evening Our Year 9 parents’ consultation evening will take place on Wednesday 25th April from 4:30pm until 7:30pm. The evening will provide an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with subject teachers. As Year 9 students are currently making option choices for Key Stage 4, there will also be an opportunity to discuss the suitability of courses for your child. Mr Hardy, Year 9 Leader

Berlin Residential 2018 Thank you to all parents/carers that have already sent copies of their child’s passport to Ms Clark. I would be very grateful if you could: Send in a photocopy of your child’s passport if you have not

already done so. Your child’s passport should be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of travel i.e. January 2019. Please ensure you have applied for a replacement passport asap if it is needed.

Please check the expiry date of your child’s European Health Card (in needs to be in date for July 2018). If it is out-of-date when we are on the trip, please apply asap using the following link: https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx and click on the “Apply for your EHIC now” button.

Send in a photocopy of your child’s valid European Health Insurance Card. All photocopies should be handed in to Ms Clark in Room E102. If there are any problems with the above, please email on lclark@ephs.ealing.sch.uk Ms Clark and Ms Reed

Newsletter Contents: Message from the

Headteacher End of Term

Arrangements Yr9 Parents Evening Berlin Residential 2018 Science Lecture Elthorne goes European! Welfare & Medication Lost Property Summer Exam Timetable HSA Update Reader of the Week Yr10 PPEs Yr9 Options Process Expert Lecture Series Classical Music Concert Invigilator Vacancies KS4 & KS5 Intervention

Programme for Easter

Don’t Forget Tuesday 27th March

Classical Music Competition 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Wednesday 28th March Yr9 Options Taster Day

Thursday 29th March Easter Holiday starts Early finish - 12:15pm

Monday 16th April

Students Return 8:40am Yr13 Assessment Week

Thursday 19th April German Exchange

students arrive

Wednesday 25th April Yr9 Parents Evening

Friday 27th April

Yr9 Options Form Deadline

Tel : 020 8566 1166 Email: elthorne@ephs.ealing.sch.uk Website: http://www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk Follow the news on Twitter @ElthorneHighSch

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Student Academic Year

2017 - 2018

Spring Term 2018

Spring/2

Monday 19th February – Thursday 29th March

Training Day - Tuesday 20th March

Easter Holiday

Friday 30th March – Friday 13th April

Summer Term 2018

Summer/1

Monday 16th April – Friday 25th May

Half Term

Monday 28th May – Friday 1st June

Summer/2

Monday 4th June – Friday 20th July

Summer Holiday Commences

Monday 23rd July

2018 - 2019

Autumn Term 2018 Autumn/1

Wednesday 5th September – Friday 19th October

Half Term

Monday 22nd October – Monday 29th October

Autumn/2

Tuesday 30th October – Friday 21st December

Christmas Holiday

Monday 24th December – Friday 4th January

Thought for the Week

Science Lecture The Science Department is pleased to announce that the next Science lecture by a visiting expert will take place during period 6 in the assembly hall on Tuesday 27th March and will start at 3:20pm The lecture is physics based and entitled ‘Building the future with quantum mechanics’. It will be delivered by Dr Jarvist Frost who is a researcher at Kings College. The lecture is open to all students. Students should see Mr Heffernan if they would like further details of the talk. Mr Heffernan, Head of Science Elthorne goes European! It has a been a busy European time at Elthorne just recently. In February, as a development of our links with our French exchange school in Ealing’s Twin Town, Marcq en Baroeul, we welcomed a Maths teacher, from the College Lazaro to do a week of observations in the Maths department. This was part of the College Lazaro’s Erasmus project and Ms Ahmad organised a schedule for her and made her welcome in the Maths department. On 8th March a group of Spanish students arrived from our Spanish link school in Madrid to stay with our Yr 10 students for a week as the return leg of the Spanish exchange organised by Ms Precup. On 12th March we welcomed a large group of teachers from all over Italy to our school. This visit was focused on exploring how we manage multicultural education, inclusion and teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL) for newcomers. This was part of an Italian Government initiative and was organised and facilitated by Ms Malik. Finally, on 15th March the College Lazaro group arrived as part of the first leg of the French exchange organised by Ms Kahan . Ms Kahan, Head of Languages

Welfare Any student bringing in medication to School must take it to the School welfare office along with a written permission note as to when this should be administered. Lost Property Lost property is building up with PE kits so please send your child to welfare to have a look before this gets taken away at the end of term. Ms Walters, School Welfare Officer Summer 2018 Public Examinations Timetable The exam timetable for the public examinations this summer is now available on the school website under ‘School Documents’ or by clicking here. This is the general timetable and contains all the BTEC, GCSE and GCE examinations that our students have been entered for. Students will receive personalised timetables with their room and seat allocations in the final week of April Ms Yates, Examinations Officer

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HSA Update We were happy to spend some of our funds in the last couple of weeks. We paid for a new set of netball dresses for the school team and also are funding new art aprons for the 3 art rooms and some new brushes. Please continue to let us know if you wish to run for EPHS as part of the Ealing School Challenge at the Ealing Half Marathon on 30 September 2018. We are arranging another Curry & Quiz Night in the summer term - further details to follow. Start swotting now! Year 7 tutor groups will join us in fundraising at the EPHS Summer Festival on the afternoon/evening of 4th July. We can't wait to see what they will have on offer - and hope you will come along to support them. We will also be there with food and drink. For those who are not familiar with the EPHS Summer Festival - the Art/DT/Graphics departments are open to offer a great chance for parents and students to see the coursework from the Y11 students in Art, DT and Graphics, plus there is an evening of Drama and Music performances in the Hall. Come along, see how great the kids are, have some fun, and support the school! Our next meeting will be on 30th April, in the 6th form study room at 7.30pm. Hope to see you there. Our contact email is: elthornehsa@hotmail.co.uk

Sammy Willis (7L) For reading the whole ITCH series this term and for some wonderful insights into Phillip Pullman’s daemons in His Dark Materials during

Ms Ahmed’s library lesson this week.

Please come to the library to choose your PRIZE.

Reader of the week

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Year 10 Pre-Public Examinations (PPEs) – Summer Term 2018 Year 10 students will have two weeks before their PPEs at the beginning of the Summer term. Their teachers will have shared key information about these examinations such as the number of PPEs per subject, length of each PPEs, revision list of topics, type of assessment within the paper (multiple choice questions, short answers, essay, etc.) and any relevant websites or revision books to support their home study. To support your child in their preparation for these PPEs, they will need to create a study timetable and produce effective revision materials. The study timetable should organise revision of subjects into short manageable chunks for each week until the examinations and their revision materials should help your child to become familiar again with the subject knowledge. The revision materials can take many different formats such as flashcards, mind-maps, post-it notes around the house (key facts, formulae, quotes and examples), practice questions and papers for timing under exam conditions. The Year 10 PPEs will start on Monday 30th April until Friday 11th May and students are expected to attend school as normal. Students will be provided with a detailed exam and revision timetable as well as information about extra revision sessions provided by subject areas. Curriculum leaders and subject teachers will inform students of these arrangements. Students are reminded they are responsible for bringing the appropriate equipment to each PPE, which should include two black pens, pencil, ruler, eraser, protractor, compasses, highlighters and, where permitted, calculator. The exam regulations insist on any water bottles that are brought into the exam room are clear with the label removed. Students are not permitted to borrow equipment from another candidate once inside the exam room. The school is not required to provide exam equipment and may not be able to do so on the day. Students must be dressed in full school uniform with lanyards and no trainers and if your child is going to be late or absent, you must telephone the school as soon as possible. An assembly will focus on their preparation for these important examinations. Ms Hagel, KS4 Achievement Co-ordinator Year 9 Options Process - Key Dates Wednesday 28th March – GCSE Options Taster Day Students will be given the opportunity to take part in GCSE taster sessions which will allow them to sample the subject content and skills that will covered in different subjects during key stage 4. These lessons will showcase the increased rigour and challenge that students will experience during their GCSE courses and support them in making informed and appropriate GCSE choices. Wednesday 25th April – Year 9 Parents Evening – 4:30pm - 7:30pm If you have any further queries regarding Options, there will be another opportunity to ask questions during parents evening. As well as checking your child’s progress, if your child is considering choosing that subject as one of their options, you will be able to ask the teachers for subject-specific guidance and advice. Friday 27th April – deadline for return of Options form These forms must only be returned to your child’s tutor. Once returned, tutors will check the forms to confirm your child has completed them correctly. We will then begin the process of creating the option blocks and timetabling the subjects to ensure as many students as possible get their first choice of courses. If this is not possible, we will meet with any student whose choices we are unable to accommodate and help them decide on suitable alternatives. Mr Hardy, Head of Year 9

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Introducing the EPHS

Expert Lecture

Series

Take the opportunity to attend free university level lectures on a variety of subjects right here at Elthorne Park.

Monday 26th March 2018

The appropriation of Old Testament Women in

Second Wave Feminist Dystopian Fiction

Every Monday 3:20 - 4:15 in the Hall Ideal if you are interested in:

Literature, Theology, Feminism and Sociology

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Invigilator Vacancies

Elthorne Park High Westlea Road Hanwell London W7 2AD Tel: 0208 566 1166 Fax: 0208 566 1177 E-mail: elthorne@ephs.ealing.sch.uk

£10 per hour

As and when required during Examination Seasons

Elthorne Park High is an 11-19 mixed comprehensive school located in very pleasant surroundings in Hanwell. The successful candidate will be friendly, efficient and flexible with the ability to work well within a team or individually and under pressure. Application form, job description, and personal specification are available on the school website (www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk) or from the school office (020 8566 1166). The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from DBS. Closing date – Monday 26th March 2018

EXAMINATION INVIGILATOR (AS AND WHEN REQUIRED)

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KS4 and KS5 Intervention Programme for Easter 2018 There are several revision sessions taking place in the second week of the Easter holidays for Year 11, Year 12 and Year 13 students. If your child needs to attend one of these revision sessions, you will receive a letter from the school.