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14 — 18

SEPTEMBER

Student Success Basketball, Triathlon, Mountain Running, Flying, Music, Work Experience and more!

Exam Results! GCSE and A Level

Vision and Values and

Personal Best

Clubs Fair

#joinupandjoinin

Know Your Hub!

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Welcome Back! We were delighted to welcome our new Year 7, 12 and 13 students to IGS on Friday 4th September and on Monday morning we welcomed back all years to school - all of you hopefully fully refreshed and ready to go for the new academic year! Over the holidays we have celebrated fantastic exam success once again at both A Level and GCSE.

We set new records for A Level again this year, achieving our highest ever points scores per student and points per exam entry. With a 99% pass rate, 39% A*/A and 90% A*/C grades, there was real cause for celebration. There were outstanding performances from a whole range of students, including Calum Carslaw and Rhiannon Savage, each with 4 A*s, Tom Bennett and Samuel Hill with 3A*s and Alex Burnett, Matthew Leedham and Jess Parker each with 2A*s and an A.

We have also seen our highest ever number of students progressing onto university study this year, with a record number moving on to Cambridge University to study courses including Medicine, Music and Natural Science. This is a fabulous set of results of which we can be rightly proud!

At GCSE, although top grades have dropped nationally for the fourth year in a row, we once again bucked this trend, by increasing the percentage of A* and A grades achieved by our students this year, including in English and Maths, where 14% of all GCSE entries were awarded A*s, (7% above the national) and over a third (36%) achieved either an A* or A (15% above national). In total, 16 subjects improved their A* and A grade results this year, with 13 subjects improving at A*-C, showing further successes across all disciplines at the school. This was of course the last year using these headline measures, as from this year, the new Progress and Attainment 8 scores will be used.

It is therefore particularly pleasing to see that IGS has performed exceptionally well on ‘expected’ and ‘better than expected’ progress measures this year too, (where students’ prior ability is taken into account when comparing results to national outcomes), with 98% of our subject results outperforming national expectations for both measures, several by more than 20%.

Top performer at the school was Catherine Boyle with 10A*s and 1 A grade, followed by Rebecca Hall with 10A*s and Ella Glover, Millie Horn and Skye Lury with 9A*s and 1 A grade.

Duncan Brearley, Natasha Majoram, Anna Tench and Jamie Hennesey

Sam Davison and Christine Gurung

Matthew Dale and Richard Hale

Sophie Bolton, Skye Murdoch, Kate Bacon and Martha Baldwin

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As we start the new term we have introduced the 6 period day, with changes to lunch time and a slightly later finish (3.05pm), alongside the 2.15pm finish on a Wednesday (full details here). School bus times have been amended accordingly and full details can be found here. We have a number of exciting things to look forward to and work on this year, including our new school Vision and Values, have you seen the new display in the school’s main entrance?

Our vision at Ilkley Grammar School is to provide an exceptional, inclusive

learning experience at the heart of our community. Our students will achieve

their academic personal best and will be equipped with the confidence and

skills to make a positive difference to their own lives and the lives of others.

We will achieve this through modelling our core values and attributes in the

way we work together.

You should also be familiar with your Year qualities…

Our new Year 7 students will get a chance to put all their key skills to use next week as they head off to Nell Bank...good luck everyone, enjoy your day, make

lots of new friends, test yourself and remember...do your Personal Best!

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Alongside our visions and values and tie qualities are also our basic, school rules that form the foundations of our Personal Best (PB) reward and sanction system. Can we take this opportunity to remind you of the behavior we expect from you:

Students are expected to: Be polite Show respect for others Allow others to learn without distraction Try hard and do their personal best Respect property and the academy environment Wear their uniform correctly Attend school and be punctual

Students around school should: Keep to the left in corridors Move directly to their next lesson in an orderly way and behave

sensibly Eat and drink in designated areas only Fill their water bottles only at break time and lunchtime Retrieve their belongings from lockers only before registration,

break time and lunchtimes in readiness for lessons Use Mobile Phones at break time and lunchtime only Stay away from out of bounds areas Only use their iPad in lessons unless it’s a wet break/lunch

In lessons, students should: Arrive on time and attend all lessons Bring the correct equipment including a charged iPad Line up outside the classroom Sit where they are told to do so by the teacher Follow instructions given by staff Speak politely at all times Work hard and always do their Personal Best As you know our academic year ends in a terrific celebration of student achievement with Challenge and Celebration Week—one of the highlights on the school calendar and a brilliant chance to congratulate you on your effort in following the PB system all year. Unfortunately there are times when we have to use the PB sanctions, starting at comments and moving on , if necessary, to detentions and isolations. We expect you to follow the basic rules with regard to school life and where possible avoid the sanction, whether it’s wearing a skirt at the correct length, arriving to lessons on time or correct use of your mobile phones...teachers don’t enjoy handing out comments and would much rather praise and encourage with stamps as rewards. In the small number of cases where detentions are used as sanctions your parents will be informed in advance of why you have received a detention and when it will take place. In extreme cases isolation will be used and to reflect the changes to the school day we will be extending isolation until 4pm.

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Know Your Hub Your Key Stage Hub is your go to point in school—make sure you know who’s who..

Key Stage 3 Hub (Years 7,8 and 9)

Key Stage 4 Hub (Years 10 and 11)

Year 7 Leader Miss Watson

Year 9 Leader Mr Radcliffe

Year 8 Leader Mr Swain

Key Stage 3 Administrator Mrs Hey

Student Support Manager Mrs Varley

Student Support Manager Miss Wells

Student Support Manager Mrs Wood

Year 10 Leader Mr Wardle

Year 11 Leader Mr Goodbold

KS4 Pathways Co-ordinator Mrs Walsh

Key Stage 4 Administrator Mrs Lucas

Vocational Learning and IAG Co-ordinator

Mrs Mitchell KS4 Learning Mentor

Mrs Wilson

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Dinner Time Rota (No Bags in B Hall)

Sitting 1 12.30pm

Sitting 2 From 12.40pm

Sitting 3 Not before 12.45pm

Year 7 Packed Lunch Area:

M3 and M5

Year 8 Packed Lunch Area:

M7

Year 9 Packed Lunch Area: Social Area D Floor

Year 7 will remain on first sitting until half term.

Please remember your manners when in the lunch time queue; if you misbehave you will be sent to the back of the queue. Rotating lunchtime sittings are for Years 7, 8 and 9 only.

Years 10 and 11 have optional sittings. Bags must not be taken into B Hall at lunchtime unless you have essential medication (i.e. Epipen or Diabetic equipment).

Open Day Our annual Open Day and Evening takes place on Wednesday 30th September, with morning tours from 10.45 until 12.30pm and the full Open Evening taking place from 6-8pm. If you are helping out as tour guides or have volunteered to take part in the evening’s activities...thank you!

You are a key part to showing the school in its very best light and we look forward to the usual positive comments from prospective parents about your behaviour and attitude. School will close at 2.15pm on Open Day, timings as a normal Wednesday.

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Talk 1—Period 1: 7iA1 and 2 DT – JI/PO 7iB1 and 2 PE – AJK/SP 7FEA Hi – TJB 7JWK GY – JB 7MPC GY – JLK

Talk 2—Period 3: 11A Gy – JB 13A Gy – TG 9i1 Gy – RRG 9i2 Gy – ELC 9S2 Gy – CSW 9i3 Hi – MEH 9S1 Hi - JDA 9s3 Hi – TJB

Learn Through Climbing Some of you will get the chance next week to meet and listen to visiting speaker Vanessa O’Brien, a mountaineer who holds the world record for climbing the highest peaks in all 7 continents and skiing to both Poles in a calendar year.

We hope as many Geography students as possible will get the chance to join the 2 talks in B Hall on Friday. If you are in the classes below you will get the opportunity to listen to Vanessa.

Mr Washington

8.40am Y10 X Band Science LP (D2), BJH (D11), PPB (A11), DSF (A10) & IS (S2) 9.05am Y10 Y Band English KJ (S3), DJJ (P3), AW (T1), LBC (P6), ASH (P4) & SL(S4) 9.30am Y11 Option C Ap/PC(M10), Dm/PO(L3), Pg/MWC(K1), Sc1/LP(D12), Sc2/DSF

(A10) & SS/JMI (EcoPod) 9.55am Y11 Option C Be/JLP(N7), Fr/AMB(N3), Gy/TG(M4), Hi/MEH(M7), Pl/LSL

(M13) & Sp/CT (N2) 10.25–10.45 BREAK – Post 16 and Staff (those available period 2 can go 5 min. early) 10.45am Y7 I Band 7AW/Mu/EM(A7), 7TJB/Gy/ELC(M5) & 7VEC/En/EJR(P5) 11.00am Y7 G Band 7FEA/Hi/TJB(M8), 7JWK/En/MEK(S5) & 7MPC/Cz/CJP(B10) 11.15am Y7 S Band 7AWD/En/SL(S4), 7DJJ/En/DJJ(P3) & 7GS/Re/JLK(M12) 11.35am Post 16 and Staff 11.45am Y9 Y Band Maths JCB (K2), SLG (B14), NJB (C8), JMP (B10) & SMD (C4) 12.05pm Y9 X Band Maths GS (D4), LO (D1), LAM (D2), AMD (D3) & EAC (C5) 12.30 – 1.25 LUNCH – Staff, Post 16 (if available period 4 please go 5 min. early) + siblings 1.30pm Y8 S Band Gy1b/ELC(M5), Hi1a/TJB(M8) & HiS2/MEH(M7) 1.45pm Y8 I Band 8AMB/Dr/KBH(B7), 8ASH/Re/AWD(M1) & 8PO/Mu/EM(A7) 2.00pm Y8 G Band Maths AMD(D3), LO(D1) & JMP(B10) 2.15pm Post 16 and Staff until 3.15pm

Siblings need to make their own arrangements to have photos taken during lunch break

i.e. arrange to meet each other anytime between 12.30 and 1.20pm.

Smile Please! Are you camera ready? Recent haircut? New glasses? Monday is school photograph day! Please take note of when your school photograph will be taken this Monday 14th September. Post 16 students should have their photograph taken during non-lesson time. Those of you wishing to have a photograph with your sibling(s) should go to P Hall during lunchtime.

Mr Rignall

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We received a special well done from MP Kris Hopkins. He had read about our fantastic Maths achievements last year and wanted to extend his own congratulations...well done to all those involved!

Well done to Jemima Elgood (12RN) who has been selected to represent England in the Mountain Running Home Counties International in Betws-y-Coed, Wales on 19th September. This is Jemima’s second England vest having made her England mountain running debut earlier this year at the International Youth Cup in Bulgaria. Earlier this year Jemima finished runner up in the 2015 FRA U16 championships...best of luck Jemima! Left: Jemima Elgood (12RN)

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Congratulations to Dominic Coy (9SP) who raced at Mallory Park racing track in Leicestershire for the Inter Regional Junior Triathlon Championships on Sunday 6th September after being selected as one of the 12 triathletes to represent Yorkshire for the second time. Competing as part of the Tri Star 3 boys team which also included Rueben Mantle (Bingley) and Fionn Kerry (Holmfirth), Dom swam, cycled and ran well eventually finishing a respectable 21st in his age group within a very competitive field just behind Fionn and Reuben. The Yorkshire Team for the second year running just missed out on the podium by 8 points to be placed 4th Team overall. One more chance next year hopefully for Dom!

Well done to Ben Smithson (10JDA) who as part of the Yorkshire U15s basketball team came away from the Lord Taverners National Junior Championships with a bronze medal.

Congratulations to Jamie Kidd (9PB) who competed in the City of Liverpool Open Championships in July. The tournament was attended by 300 competitors from the UK and Europe, at the Green Bank Sports Centre in Liverpool. Jamie picked up his third gold medal of the year in the 53kg Cadet Advanced category

Left: Dominic Coy (9SP)

Lord Taverners National Junior Championships

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Congratulations to Herbie Wilman (11AHF) who as part of his work experience at Multiflight Flying School (Leeds International Airport during the last Challenge and Celebration week undertook his first flying lesson.

Herbie wants to become a pilot and now has 40 mins flying time in his pilot’s log book as a result of the fantastic opportunity at Multiflight. This was a hugely inspirational placement which Herbie sourced himself.

Well done to Ella Grench-Cini (8AMB) who achieved a distinction in her LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) public speaking exam just before the summer holidays.

Bravo to our latest music students who have enjoyed success in their recent music exams:

Emily Berry (10JPC) and Eleanor Dear (9PB) have both had successful auditions to the Saturday Music School at Leeds College of Music.

Lewis Wheelhouse (10JB) and Ellie Cooper (10JDA) both passed their Grade 4 Classical exam, Lewis achieved a distinction and Ellie was awarded with a merit.

Abbey Lane (8ASH) and Ella Shuttleworth (8AMB) took their Grade 2 Flute exam and achieved merits. Emily Mayo (8MEH) took her Grade 4 Flute exam and secured a pass. George Emsley-Sharp (8MH) sat his Grade 3 Trumpet exam and also achieved a pass.

Herbie Wilman (11AHF)

Congratulations to Ziah Stanley (11CT) and Raiden Venaruzzo (11JLF) who enjoyed work experience at the University of Bradford and were such a hit, they made it into the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics news letter!

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…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…

A SPORT CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY

14th

September

U16 + Senior Netball training (SB)

Y11 Football Trails @ IGS. 3-4.30pm. (SP)

Y8 WRSRS @ Settle College. Leave school @ 3.20

Sports Leader Training Dodgeball @ Gym – (PB) 3.15-4.30

TUESDAY

15th

Post 16 Football vs Benton Park @ IGS. (PDH)

Y9 WRSRS Rugby @ Bingley Grammar School. Depart @ 3.20. U12 + U13 Netball training

Rugby All years @ IRUFC

Football Y7 Trails @ IGS fields 3.15-4.30. (RB)

Football Y9 Trails @ IGS fields 3.15-4.30 (MWC)

Y9, 10, 11, 12 Girls Hockey @ BRHC

WEDNESDAY

16th

U13+U15 Indoor Cricket Boys + Girls. PB 2.30 – 4.30 (PB)

Y11, 12, 13 Mixed Hockey. Sportshall, 12.30-1.15pm. (JH)

THURSDAY

17th

Y7+8 Hockey @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15-4.30pm (AJK)

Girls’ Football @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15-4.30pm (LV)

Y7, 9 , 11 Rugby @ IRUFC 3.30-5pm (ACF, MWC)

Y10 Football @ Ben Rhydding Fields 3.15-4.30pm (SG)

U14+U15 Netball training. 3.15-4.30pm (FA)

Y9 Football @ IGS CV1. 3.15-4.30pm (MWC)

Y11 Football vs Guiseley @ IGS. (SP)

Y8 Rugby away vs Rodillian. 1.25 meet for 1.45 depart

Y10 Rugby away vs Rodillian. 1.25 meet for a 1.45 depart

1XV WRSRS Rugby @ South Craven School. Leave school 3.20

Football Y7 Trails @ IGS fields 3.15-4.30. (RB)

FRIDAY

18th

Welcome back from the PE team! We are all looking forward to another year of sporting success at Ilkley Grammar School. The sports season is already up and running, with a busy extra-curricular programme starting next week. Whether you are experienced in a particular sport or want to try something new, make sure you get involved. The team have some exciting plans this year, including Sports Leadership awards in core PE along with Sports Leader-ship accreditation for Post16 students.

Watch this space for more news about how we’re rewarding and celebrating student success. Mr Burton

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Well done to all our gardeners who were

involved in their Ilkley in Bloom visit...Ilkley scooped a silver and

IGS got a special mention!

Our exam results were celebrated in the press, both our fantastic A Level results and

our amazing GCSE results...

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Lunch Menu

Week Two

MON TUES WED THU FRI

Classic Fish Pie

with Cheesy Mash

Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding

Herb Crusted Pork

Battered Fish, Tarter Sauce and Lemon

Wedges Fajita Wraps Choose from

Cajun Chicken, Mixed Bean

Chilli or Crispy Chicken all served with

Salsa, Soured Cream, Nachos

and Mexican Rice

Pumpkin Risotto

Leek and Brie Stuffed

Pancakes

Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta Bake

Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil

Stack

Honey Roast Carrots

Cauliflower cheese

Roast Potatoes Steamed Broccoli

Baby Corn

Roast Autumn Vegetables

Savoy Cabbage

Chips Mushy Peas Baked Beans

Classic Bolognese

Chilli Con Carne Rice Pot

Chicken Tikka Rice Pot

Herby Tomato Pasta Pot

Ricotta Tortellini

Sweet and Sour Chicken Noodle

Pot

Five Bean Chilli Rice Pot Chicken

Cacciatore Pasta Pot

Vegetable Stir Fry Noodle

Pot Pasta

Carbonara

Tomato Soup Leek and Potato

Soup Tomato Soup

Leek and Potato Soup

Tomato Soup

Cheese and Ham Panini Margherita

Pizza

Margherita Pizza

BBQ Chicken Wrap

Pizza Style Panini

Cheese and Ham Toastie

Margherita Pizza

Tikka Flat Bread

Selection of Pizzas and

Paninis

All mains are now £1.85 and served

with as much salad and fruit as you can

eat

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Breakfast Menu

Croissant - 95p Doughnut/Iced Finger - 75p

Toast - 25p Cereal Bars - 65p

Cereal and Milk - £1.20

Fruit Pots - 75p Fruit - 25p

Yogurt Pot - 75p Fruit Juice - 75p

Fresh Fruit Bar - £1.00

Bacon Sandwich - 95p Cheese Muffin - 50p

Filled Bagel - 95p Filled Flatbread - 95p

Porridge - £1.20

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Stay Safe The roads around Ilkley and particularly around school can be busy around drop off and pick up times. Please remember the following when crossing the road: wait at the kerb by the crossing so that drivers know you want to cross at a signal crossing, press the button and wait for the green man to light up and never walk out while the

red man is showing, even if the cars have stopped or other people are crossing always walk over the actual black and white stripes of a crossing - many accidents happen around

crossings never cross the road while using your mobile phone or while listening to music on head phones stay alert at all times, remember cyclists and motorcyclists use the roads as well as drivers

Music Clubs We are looking forward to seeing lots of new faces (and all the old ones too) at our exciting programme of extra-curricular clubs. There is no cost for the clubs - they are free! If you need an early lunch pass to get into B Hall then please see the teacher who runs your club. You may eat packed lunches in the music room before rehearsal starts. We have a packed term this autumn with the school production, Open Day and the Christmas Concert and we'd love for as many of you to be involved.

Mrs Chapman

Instrumental Lessons Tuesdays 8.40-3.05: Flute, keyboard and piano. Wednesdays 9.40-1.15: Drums Thursdays 9.40-3.05: Clarinet, saxophone, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, trombone, horn, euphonium Fridays 8.40-1.30: electric guitar, classical guitar, bass guitar and voice.

Day Extra-Curricular Music Club Time Place

Monday Orchestra (grade 4+) - Mrs Chapman Classical and popular music

12.45pm B8

Monday Training Orchestra (Grades 0-4) - Miss Murray Classical and popular music

12.45pm A7

Tuesday School Production vocal sessions - Mrs Chapman and Miss Murray Oliver cast team

12.40pm A6b/A7

Tuesday Funky Flutes - Ms Salter Open to all flute players - different styles played

12.40pm A6a

Tuesday Senior Wind Band 12.45pm B8

Wednesday Showstoppers Choir - Mrs Chapman Pop and Musical Theatre repertoire

12.45pm B8

Thursday Junior Wind Band - Mrs Anderson Week A Wind Band - Mrs Anderson Week B

12.45pm B8

Thursday Senior Choir—Miss Murray Classical repertoire 3/4 part harmony

12.45pm A7

Friday Rock Club (A weeks) Classical Guitar Group (B) Both run by Mr Wells (see Mrs Chapman for more info)

12.45pm B8

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Did you catch our Media students’ music video ‘Candyman’ before the holidays? If not you can watch it here . Molly Harris (13DXB) and Paige Holdsworth (13NPG) worked on the videos.

Creative Writing Workshops

Are you interested?

Come along to P1 on a Wednesday lunchtime...bring you lunch...and a

pen or iPad!

The English Department look forward to seeing

you there!

Everyone is welcome, from Year 7 to 12. The group will look at a variety of writing activities and will include visitors and some Ilkley Literature Festival opportunities.

Careers Fair and Aspirations Evening on Wednesday 7th October, 4 - 7pm

Make sure you put this date in your diary….there will be lots of companies and organisations in school on the day to inform you about career choices. Companies and Further Education providers will attend the fair and be available to answer questions. Alongside the fair a series of career specific short presentations will also take place.

Mrs Mitchell

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C’MON...DON’T STAND ON THE

SIDELINES… JOIN UP AND

JOIN IN!

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Coming to IGS December 2015

Oliver

2/3/4 December