headline 9 january 2015

Headline 9 January 2015

Email: [email protected] @ilkleygrammar

Headline

9 January 2015

We have well and truly hit the floor running already this term. It’s a jam packed calendar starting off with our Year 11 students sitting their Mock exams and we wish them the very best over the next couple of weeks.

Before Christmas, we conducted a Parent Questionnaire and are very pleased to have had nearly 600 responses from across all year groups, including over 500 free text comments.

We are now analysing the detail behind the results and would like to take this opportunity to share some of the top level feedback provided.

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It’s great to see such a range of positive feedback, and to be able to get a better understanding of what’s important to our parents, as well as to receive comments on areas that some parents would like to see improved or developed. We are currently reviewing the school’s ‘Vision and Values’ and will build in this feedback to our discussions and work on this. We will also now begin to work through the other sections and will give some more feedback later this term.




Hello and Welcome! We have some new faces around school this week; we welcome three new members of staff to IGS this term: Mrs Beverley Scott, Mr Jamie Gutch and Mrs Lisa Capstick.

Beverley joins us as an Art teacher (replacing Mrs Steph Barton who left at Christmas and has started a new job at St Johns’ Fisher, Harrogate), she has previously worked at Settle College and will teach Art for the next 2 terms.

We also welcome our 2 new Lead Practitioners, Jamie Gutch and Lisa Capstick. Jamie has come to us from Harrogate Grammar and has a specialism in MFL and has previously held the position of Faculty Leader at Harrogate Grammar School. Lisa has a specialism in English and joins us from Minsthorpe Academy where she was Leading Practitioner and English teacher. These are two newly created positions within school and will drive improvements in the quality of learning and teaching across the curriculum so that it is consistently outstanding. Jamie and Lisa will work closely with a wide range of individual teachers, as they continuously develop their practice, as well as leading and delivering whole school professional training.

New Year 7 Leader We are delighted to inform you that from this week Jess Watson will take up the post of Year 7 Leader, replacing Assistant Headteacher Chris Washington, whose role as a member of the school's Leadership Team has changed somewhat in recent weeks.

Both Jess and Chris will be working closely with each other over the next few weeks and months. This is to ensure a smooth transition and to further develop the opportunities that post 16 iLeaders have to support the learning and personal development of younger students.

Beverley Scott Jamie Gutch Lisa Capstick

Chris

Washington Jess Watson

Munich Trip 2015 Update If your son or daughter is due to go on the Munich trip please note the following information. The trip will leave on Friday 30th January at 5.15am, from the lay-by on Cowpasture Road. Students are required to carry their own passports and EHIC (European Health Insurance Card).

Challenge and Celebration 2015 Letters have been sent home reminding parents of the payment deadlines that are approaching for two of our Challenge and Celebration trips. The next payment is due, for both the Year 8 Big Trip to London and the Year 9 Big Outdoors trip to the Lake District, on Friday 13th February.




Ilkley and the Great War The Yorkshire spa town of Ilkley is a popular tourist destination famous for its moor and literature festival. It is less well known that Ilkley is a town with a rich military history. By 1914, army camps were a familiar sight along the River Wharfe. With the arrival of Belgian refugees, wounded soldiers and regiments from Leeds, many of the hotels and halls were adapted for new purposes. The war affected everybody through absence or loss of loved ones and changing political and social circumstances.

While those at home reacted to the challenges of this momentous time, Wharfedale men served in all of the major battles on the Western Front. Among these men were the Ilkley Territorials, a Howitzer Battery who served together throughout the war and kept detailed diaries of their experiences.

Now a new book has been published - Ilkley and the Great War - in which authors Caroline Brown and Mark Hunnebell document the impact the First World War had on Ilkley and its residents using old photographs, newspaper articles and heartfelt diary entries.

Caroline, a librarian and author, said the inspiration for the new book came from a project to research names on a Roll of Honour with teachers and students from Ilkley Grammar School to mark the Centenary of the First World War using resources in the Ilkley library. The authors make acknowledgements to Alison Harrison (IGS Librarian) and Jeff Pancott (History) for their contributions to the book.

Musical Soiree Students from Year 12 delighted their audience on Monday 15th December with their musical talents. Lucy Carter (12JLI) organised a concert in aid of Medicins Sans Frontieres and raised over £325. The hall was laid out cabaret style, with audience members sat at tables, whilst enjoying refreshments. The audience started with Lucy describing how the money raised would be used and information about the charity and the work they do in East Africa, at the forefront of many minds with the recent Ebola crisis.

The audience were then treated to IGS Saxophone Quartet: Iso Hirst, Samuel Shaw, Ivan Horoshenkov and Top Hepworth playing ‘Santa Baby’ and ‘Frosty the Snowman’. Jo Ruddock and Harri Pitches then sang together, followed by Jo playing Mozart's Sonata in C and performing ‘Read All About It’. Tom Hepworth provided a saxophone solo with his version of ‘Aria’ followed by Lucy Carter singing ‘Stay With Me’ and ‘La Vien Rose’ alongside Jo Ruddock and Sam Button. The evening finished off with a solo of ‘Over The Rainbow’ performed by Kate Jennings.

The students who organised the event expressed their thanks to Miss Ramrattan and Miss Watson for their support. Requests have already been made for a follow up concert in the summer, so watch this space!




Well done to Hannah Wellock (10BJS) who took part in a Cadet Winton fencing competition at Millfield School, Somerset as part of the Yorkshire women's under 17 épée team on the 13th/14th December. The Yorkshire squad came 8th as a team, individually Hannah performed well in her poules (winning 5 and losing 4); all the scoring was then combined to provide a team result.

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Year 7 Gifted and Talented Maths Christmas Constructions A selection of our gifted and talented mathematicians in Year 7 gathered to apply their mathematical skills to create some Christmas constructions. We saw lots of compass skills and geometrical knowledge as students accurately constructed and folded Christmas stars; they all produced some fantastic work. There were even reports of some students going home, creating more and decorating their tree with them.




Well done and thank you to our Christmas choir and saxophone quartet who entertained the rotary club at the Craiglands Hotel on Tuesday 16th December with Christmas music and carols. What a wonderfully festive way to round off the last week before Christmas.

Thank you and well done to our Post 16 volunteers who delivered Christmas parcels with Ilkley Rotary just before the Christmas Holidays.




12 Pipers Piping! Well done to Callum Carslaw who enjoyed a fantastic opportunity over the Christmas holidays. Callum was one of the pipers who played during the New Year’s Eve ‘Auld Lang Syne Race’. The pipers have traditionally piped the runners out and back in for many years. Alistair Brownlee won the race with Jonny Brownlee third...IGS Head of MFL, Linda Carey, was a little further behind! The photo (courtesy of Woodentops) shows Callum and Alistair Brownlee.

Alistair Brownlee and Callum Carslaw

Well done to our Year 8 rugby team who played Whitcliffe Mount School on Wednesday in the Yorkshire Cup. It was a tight match with impressive play from the Year 8 squad who secured a victory with the final score ending 24-30. The team are now through to the quarter finals of the Yorkshire Cup—good luck boys!

Well played to our U14B netball team who played in the Emerging Schools’ Netball League on Wednesday night. They competed against some stiff opposition and were unlucky not to qualify for the League Finals. Ellie Cooper (9ALC) and Imogen Brodaty (9GPS) have provided the match report.

The girls showed a fantastic display of teamwork in the cold

and rainy weather, battling the elements as well as the

opposition! The score against University Academy Keighley

(UAK) was 5-1 to UAK with Aisling O'Neill (9JP) crowned player

of the match.

The Year 9s were not put off by the defeat or the worsening

weather and carried on to play St Joseph's. Becky Burnett

(9MEK) netted an amazing long distance shot. However, despite

improved play by the Ilkley girls, in the end, the match

ended 11-1 to a very strong St Joseph's team, who will now go

on to the League Finals.

Ellie Cooper (9ALC) and Imogen Brodaty (9GPS)




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B SPORT CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY

12th January

Senior and Under 15 Netball Club @ Sports Hall 3.00 – 4.30 (SMB/SD) CANCELLED DUE TO EXAMS

Year 9 Netball Club @ Gym 3.00 – 4.30 (SHR/SMB)

Year 11 and 1st XV Boys’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

Year 9 Basketball Practice 12-1 (MWC)

TUESDAY

13th January

Year 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Hockey Club @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15 – 4.30 (JH/AJK)

Year 9 and 10 Basketball Club 3.00 – 4.15 (LV)

Year 6 Swimming League – Swimming Sports’ Leaders (PLB)

WEDNESDAY

14th January

Synchronise Swimming Club @ Pool 3.15 – 4.30

Year 9 and 10 Boys’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

Winter Rugby Training @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15 – 4.30 (ACF)

U14/15 Hockey v South Craven (H)

Cross Country @ Northcliffe Park (MWC)

Golf Academy @ Ghyll Beck Driving Range (SP)

1st XV Rugby Union v Kings Priory (H) (AF/VP)

THURSDAY

15th January

Year 7 and 8 Hockey Club @ School Playing Fields 3.15 – 4.30 (AJK) Girls’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC 3.30 – 5.00 (SG/WPL)

Mixed Badminton @ Sports Hall 3.00 – 4.30 (AJH) CANCELLED DUE TO EXAMS

U13 Boys’ Cricket Training (tbc) (PLB)

Year 6 Swimming League – Swimming Sports’ Leaders (PLB)

Year 11 Football vs. St Mary’s (A) (SP)

Year 7 and 8 Rugby Union v Brighouse High (ML/JP)

Year 9 and 10 Rugby Union v Brighouse High (BC/GR)

FRIDAY

16th January

Dance Club @ Gym – 3.15 – 4.15 (JW)




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Dining in Style! The school is applying to the Government Condition Improvement fund and as part of the bid plans have been drawn up and submitted to Bradford Council for planning approval for changes to our current dining areas. Harrogate based SSA Architects Ltd have submitted plans to enclose the existing outside courtyard area with a new glazed roof and create a mezzanine floor to provide additional dining space.

The plan is to create a ‘dining hub’ increasing capacity to accommodate all students, ensuring you all have access to dining facilities. It is also hoped that enclosing the courtyard will reduce the maintenance burden on the school by protecting part of the building from the elements.

Have a look at the images below...we think it’s going to look fantastic so fingers crossed that our bid is successful!




Year 9 Business Opportunity Students in Year 9 who are considering taking Business GCSE are invited to apply for a place to attend an enterprise event at Horsforth School on Wednesday 21st January, organised by the Leeds University Business School. We have ten places available for IGS students and you will have the opportunity to develop an environmentally sustainable business idea with the support of Business School staff. All students will receive a certificate and there are prizes for the winning pitches. If students want to take part they must email Ms Nicholl [email protected] by 3pm on Monday 12th January stating their name, tutor group and explaining in 50 words why they are interested in Business.

GCSE Overview Year 10 Year 11

Year 12 Apply+ Students: Any students who are expecting to apply for university with an early UCAS deadline i.e. Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Vet Medicine and Dentistry – should join the dedicated Google Classroom group as explained to them by Ms Nicholl in a meeting on 24th November. Students should go to ‘Google Classroom’ and log on with their school email and password and join using the code ‘s0mny5’. Enrichment and support opportunities will be posted here and students can also share opportunities, wider reading and comments with each other.

UNIQ Summer Schools: One week free Summer Schools at Oxford University offered to students in Year 12 in July or August 2015. They attend lectures, seminars in their chosen subject and workshops about applying to Oxford. Participants also take part in a variety of social activities each. Closing date for applications 12th February 2015. More information and apply here.

University of Bath 3-day Tasters: Monday 13th July–Wednesday 15th July 2016 or Wednesday 15th July-Friday 17th July 2015. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore the campus and get an idea of what it’s like to live and study at Bath, £170 includes accommodation and meals. If you are interested, email [email protected] for more details.

Hull York Medical School Summer Residential: 21-24th July at University of Hull with a day trip to the University of York. For Year 12 students considering a career in Medicine from families where neither carer/parent has entered into higher education. For more information see the Flyer or email [email protected] . Deadline Friday 13th February.

University of Bradford Taster Sessions and Conferences: Running from 11th February until 8th July 2015 in the following subjects: Psychology, Archaeology, Economics, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Clinical Sciences, Business, Law, Making the most of your application to Medicine. More information at www.bradford.ac.uk/schoolsandcolleges or email [email protected]

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Safer Internet Day 2015 Safer Internet Day 2015 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 10th February with the slogan ‘Let’s create a better internet together’. Co-ordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. Globally, Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries, coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and 31 national Safer Internet Centres across Europe. The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet. Ultimately, a better internet is up to all of us!

How well do you know your digital footprint? What is a digital footprint? Literally everything you do online (your online activity) is recorded on the internet. It is possible for people to look at this months or even years later. Some forms of this online activity can be easily found or viewed by others for example posts on social networking sites or through a Google search. Most of your online activity will be private, however, it may be accessible to others such as employees in the future or professionals who may wish to investigate your online activity. How to have a good digital footprint We have reminded students this week that whenever they put any images or text out on the internet, e.g. though Facebook or social media, they are presenting an image to the outside world about themself. Any offensive or abusive comments about anyone else are easily discovered. Serious offensive behaviour towards others online could result in trouble with the police.

Want to know what your digital footprint looks like?

Take the quiz (Lisa Nielson: The Innovative Educator) on the next page

and see what it says about you.




3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points -1 point

1 How much of my online footprint represents the reputation I want to share with a future college/university or employer?

All of it Most of it Some of it There’s nothing

there

Some of my footprint does not represent the

reputation I want.

2 How many items that I've been named or tagged in are ones which I would want a future college/university or employer to see?

Most Some Very few There are no

comments about me

There are comments which do not

represent what I would want seen.

3 How many videos of me convey what I would want a future college/university or employer know ?

Most Some Very little There’s nothing

there

There are images I would prefer were not seen by a recruiter or

admissions office.

4 How many online profiles have I created that I am proud of in places like Google, LinkedIn, About me, Facebook, Twitter?

More than 2 2 1 None I have created profiles that do not portray me

in a positive light.

5 If I do an image search of myself, how many images appear that present me in a positive light?

More than 10 6 to 10 1 to 5 There’s nothing

there

Most images do not present me in a way

that will help my college or career

success.

6 If I do a full name search of myself via search engines like Google, etc., how many positive results appear about me?

More than 5 3 or 4 1 or 2 There’s nothing

there

Most of what appears does not present me in a way that will help my

college or career success.

7 Are there key words or an alias connected to me that a future college/university or employer could use to find me online?

Yes, and they would be positive.

I think there are some that could

be positive.

Some, but not sure it would

have a positive

influence.

No Yes, but what they found would not be

positive.

8 Do I regularly check up on my digital image and see if other people have posted comments, videos, or images about me on publicly viewable sites?

Yes. I often do by using

services such as Google

Alerts and it is mostly

positive.

Not regularly. I

might sometimes

do an online search of my own name.

Rarely. I usually find out if other

people let me know.

How Did You Do? Negative Score: Clean up time! Congratulations for knowing how to create a footprint. Your next step is to clean up your image.

No Score: You’re off the radar! You’re a digital unknown or “digitally anonymous.” As you consider the benefits or disadvantages this can have in your academic and career pursuits, you’ll want to be deliberate in your decision about whether or not you want to keep it that way.

1 - 10 points: You’re a New ‘Foot’ on the Block! You are at the beginning of your journey. Plan it well.

11 - 15 points: You’re Making Strides! You are moving in the right direction. Keep going.

16 - 20 points: You’re a Rising star! You are developing a positive digital footprint. Keep working on it and you’ll move up in no time.

More than 20 points: You’re Web Wise! You have created a strong digital footprint. Keep it up!

Courtesy of Lisa Nielson: The Innovative Educator




Can You Help Your Child With The 'Shifty Fifty' Spelling Challenge Bosses and employers often lament the poor spelling of youngsters today. This isn't usually due to an overreliance on spell checkers or laziness, but because the rules for English spelling are often quite complicated, and then have many exceptions. Although many IGS students are good at spelling, there are a number of common errors which keep cropping up. Interestingly, the same words are often misspelt by adults too!

The Shifty Fifty is a list of the most commonly misspelt words by both adults and students. This half term the Shifty Fifty Spelling Challenge is to learn all these words in blocks of ten per week. The English Department will be promoting this in lessons and we hope there may be time in tutor periods as well. In the final week of half term, we will hold a spelling bee competition for any student who wants to be tested on the full shifty fifty.

The first ten are listed below. Good luck!

1. accommodation 2. appearance 3. beautiful 4. because 5. beginning

6. believe 7. business 8. ceiling 9. conscience 10. decided




Welcome to our fourth annual Auction of Promises, where you bid for products or services kindly donated by children, parents and businesses. To do this we need your support, so we would be very grateful if you could donate an item, however big or small (e.g. bottle of wine, cake, gift voucher etc.), a service (e.g. dog walking, piano lessons, sports coaching, gardening, ironing etc.) or if you run a business, a product or service such as a free meal, photograph, haircut, manicure etc. Some of you may even have a holiday home you could let out! We need to have your promises/non-perishable items by Friday 30th January so that we can print the auction catalogue and have it sent out to you by half term (13th February). Can you please forward your promises to the PTA via our own email address: [email protected] We had some brilliant offers last year and raised almost £3000. Our target this year is to raise money for another lunchtime shelter and various other small projects chosen by students and staff – and to tip over £3000! Please get promising!

Caroline Whitaker (Chair IGS PTA)

Ilkley Grammar School PTA

AUCTION OF PROMISES 2015





There are 19 IGS students in the cast, the largest number from any single school! Upstagers are offering a 30% discount to IGS students and their families for the Friday and Saturday evening performances (23rd 24th 30th and 31st Jan) for tickets booked using our online box office www.upstagers.org.uk/boxoffice

Simply quote the discount code IGS30 at the checkout page. Telephone bookings can be made using the box office hotline 0333 666 33 66. Group bookings of 10 or more will also receive a free ticket!


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Available daily…

There is also a range of cold meals, sandwiches and pizzas available every day and remember the meal deal is still only £2.15. This includes a hot meal and a pudding or drink. The same price covers a choice from the cold selection and a juice and a small dessert.

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95p

Tired of the usual bacon

sandwich at break?

These promotions will

run from January at

break time

only...mmm £1.25

£1.25




Sssshhhh! All students have been reminded this week of the need to pay attention to the ‘Exams - Silence!’ notices that are currently on display around school. The majority of the mock exams are taking place in the Sports Hall but other rooms will be used. The mock exams are important preparation for our Year 11 students, and we ask all students to show their support by keeping quiet near exam areas.

Summer Exam Timetable The summer exam timetable has been amended and the updated version is included below. Both the mock GCSE and Summer GCSE exam timetables can be viewed on the school website, click here. If students have any questions regarding exams, please visit the Exams Office during break or lunchtime located at the front of school near Reception.

Exams Office The


http://www.ilkleygrammarschool.com/students/exams/



Monday Orchestra grade 4+ 12.25pm B8 Mrs Chapman

Training Orchestra. Grades 0 - 4 12.20pm A7 Miss Murray

Tuesday Flute/Keyboard and Piano lessons A6 Ms Salter

Senior choir year 9 + 12.20pm A7. Miss Murray

Junior Flute Group

Senior Flute Group

TBC A6a Mrs Salter

Wednesday Drums lessons A6 Mr Lewalski

Samba Band lessons 12.30pm A7 Mr Lewalski

KS3 choir 12.20pm B8 Mrs Chapman

Thursday Brass lessons A6 Mr Griffiths

Sax/Clarinet and Swing Band A6 Mrs Anderson

Violin/Viola lessons A6 Mrs Briggs

Swing band 12.30pm B8 Mrs Anderson

Friday Voice lessons A6 Miss Van Terheyden

Guitar lessons A6 Mr Wells

Rock Club 12.30pm B8 Mr Wells

(Student timetables are displayed outside A7—see Mrs Chapman B8 or B14

registration for further help)

Instruments, particularly large ones can be stored in B8. Ensure you put your

instrument here before registration and make sure it is named.





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Dates for the Diary

January

Tuesday 13 Governors’ Learning and Teaching Meeting 6pm PTA Meeting 7-9pm Thursday 15 Governors’ Resources Meeting 8.15am Monday 19 Governors’ Board meeting 6.30pm Thursday 22 Mock GCSE exams finish Monday 26 Year 9 Parents’ Evening Alan Turing Maths Competition Starts Wednesday 28 Year 11-12 Taster Day Friday 30 Munich trip departs 5.15am

February

Wednesday 4 Drama/Music residential Ingleborough Year 12 Cranedale Geography Trip Maths Challenge Year 9, 10 and 11 Thursday 5 Drama/Music residential Ingleborough Friday 6 Drama/Music residential Ingleborough Monday 9 Penny Lane—Dress Rehearsal 1-3pm Penny Lane Production B Hall 7-9pm Tuesday 10 Penny Lane Production for Primary

Schools 1-3pm Penny Lane Production B Hall 7-9pm Wednesday 11 Penny Lane Production B Hall 7-9pm Thursday 12 Year 11 Parents’ Evening 4-6pm Friday 13 Ilkley Rotary Pancake Race—The Grove Madrid Exchange leave

Term Dates

SPRING TERM 2015

Friday 13 Feb School closes

Half term: Monday 16th February —Friday 20th February

Monday 23 Feb School

Friday 27 Mar School closes

Easter Holidays:

30th March—Friday 10th April

SUMMER TERM 2015

Monday 13 Apr School re-

opens

Monday 4 May May Day—

School closed

Friday 22 May School closes

Half term: Monday 25th May —Friday 29th May

Monday 1 Jun School re-

opens

Wednesday 22 Jul School closes

1.15pm

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