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HEADTEACHER’S NEWS Issues after school Over the past few weeks we have been experiencing issues with young people who are unconnected to the school hanging around at the end of the day. On a few occasions this has unfortunately resulted in our students being both physically and verbally intimidated by these unwanted visitors.

We have liaised closely with both the police and the local authority in order to ensure the safety of our students. There has been an increased police presence at the end of the day and we have passed all the information we have onto the relevant authorities.

Can you please support us by reinforcing the need for students to go straight home at the end of the school day and where possible travel both to and from school with a friend or family member.

If you have any further concerns about any of these issues please do not hesitate to contact me at the school at any time.

Dates for your diary:

Friday 15th December: Student Christmas Lunch

Monday 18th December: Lower School Disco 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Wednesday 20th December: Staff No Talent Show: Late start at 11:00am (Students should not arrive to school before 10:30am) – Early finish 1:15pm approximately after the Staff No Talent Show (non-uniform day).

Thursday 4th January: Return to school (normal time).

Mr Smith Headteacher

GENERAL NEWS Christmas Dinner On Friday 15th December we will be celebrating the festive period by serving a traditional Christmas dinner in the school canteen at lunchtime. We encourage and invite all students to join us. If you would like your son/daughter to experience our Christmas dinner it is extremely important

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that you ensure there are suitable funds on their dinner account. Sandwiches and pasta will also be available to students on this day. Any students who have dinner accounts in arrears will not be served in the canteen.

Mr Donovan Assistant Headteacher

Reminder to all students - Lockers Please ensure all lockers are emptied of any food items before the Christmas break.

Lost Property Can all parents please be reminded to ask students to check the lost property basket before the end of term as any items left will be disposed of. Also any confiscated items can be collected by students from the School Office at the end of the day on Tuesday 19th December.

Mrs Stone Office Manager

Celebration and Certificate Evening On Thursday 4th January we are celebrating the achievements of our Year 13’s who left in Summer 2017. Students and parents are warmly invited at 5.30pm.

Mrs Wren Vice Principal – Southern Consortium Fire Cadets Miss Draisey would like to congratulate the following people for applying to be a Fire cadet in the Borough:

Joshua Sam 8A, Carl Quist-Arcton 8F, Sameer Ali 8H and Ryan Smith 8E,

They will have the opportunity to train as a fire department worker, complete drills to improve fitness and learn life-saving skills.

They were given this opportunity, had to complete an application form and attend an interview. So far, two students have been accepted. Well done boys for aspiring to be your best!

Miss Draisey and the Year 8 Team Sutton Scholars On Friday 1st December 30 Year 8 students were offered an opportunity to apply online for a university-based programme that runs throughout the school holidays with University College London. They were selected based on both their academic performance at school, their behaviour, mindset and homework scores from October. The application was done online and had to be completed in just two days! A total of 16 applied and we will wait and see whether or not they get a place, but what a great show of students who want to be their absolute best version of themselves! The students who have applied are listed below:

Alexander Adekeye 8A, Arafat Abiola 8C, Adedamola Olatunji Oristade 8A, Sorna Chondhury 8A, Alba Nuhiallari 8C, Rachel Okine 8C, Goda Valeisaite 8C, Chelsea Akposheri-Oweh 8C, Maddie Mortimer 8D, Gloriane Kabeya 8F, Megan McCabe 8F, Sammi Lai 8G, Filip Zajdler 8H, Enisa Kurta 8H, Jenny Peka 8H and Waleed Rafique 8J.

A huge well done from Miss Draisey and the Year 8 Team!

UK Senior Maths Team Challenge Last Wednesday we sent four students from Years 11, 12 and 13 to compete in the UK Senior Maths Team Challenge. This is an annual event held at the prestigious Queen Mary College in Mile End. The competition draws from schools across London and features some of the best mathematicians the capital has to offer. Tolu Oluwole 13D, Thomas Clarke 13E, Nishat Islam 12D and Aryan Aftab 11E were chosen to represent the school. Our team came a respectable 25th from 40 schools that entered the competition.

Well done to you all!

Mr Mir Maths Department

Student Voice - Unilever Bid

On Wednesday 6th December Sueda Oktay, Gabi Sarauskaite, Sabrina Shaikah, Shanise Garner, Ibukun Silva Ope, Ms Boller, Ms Ryzak descended upon City Hall. Picture this: Top Floor of the Mayoral Office, Incredible views over the river Thames and a top table of officials from the transnational company Unilever, eyes bearing up at us from behind desks. These important people were waiting to watch our pitch asking for money. We had spent the last three weeks preparing to bid for money to set up a Youth Summit on Mental Health and now was the time to bring all of the presentation skills and confidence we had built up.

We were called in, took a sharp intake of breath and stepped out onto the podium, 10 minutes later we had absolutely nailed it in every aspect! The pitch could not have gone any better and the intense questioning afterwards showed how interested the panel were in our idea. They praised us for our plan to highlight mental health issues in schools and for our presentation skills. We all were so uplifted by our performance and the reaction we got. All in all, a great afternoon which hopefully will bring up top £1500 to allow us to set up the Youth summit.

Sueda Oktay, Gabi Sarauskaite, Sabrina Shaikah, Shanise Garner, Ibukun Silva Ope,

Winter Concert

Well done to each and every student who took part in our Winter Concert last week. All of the performers were fabulous. We saw

renditions of songs from musicals by experienced students as well as some debut performances, all of which were fantastic. We also had two students singing along with the Concert Orchestra, something we have been itching to try but had not done until now.

We’d like to give a massive thank you to our tech crew (led by Samual Clark) for running around, setting up, making sure everything ran smoothly on the night and for the quickest pack-down we’ve ever seen at the end of the concert!

Also, thank you to the Hospitality Team for your help on the door, Mr Hargreaves and Ms Campbell for interval refreshments and Sid Summers 10H and Shanise Garner 10H for your fantastic efforts in compèring the evening – you were great!

LOCs are on the way to all students involved.

Have a great, well-earned break and we’ll see you back in clubs in January.

Music Department

Big Thanks to your commitment to Celebration Cake Club 2017

We have had an excellent turn out for Cake Club in 2017 and the students have turned out some really amazing cakes. The students have been very committed to coming over the last four weeks, they have learnt a wide range of new cake skills, from making the cake to covering with marzipan, then icing. They then finished off with some excellent designs.

Well done to all the students who attended and I would like to give a big thanks to Ms Moffatt, Ms Gande and Ms O’Rourke who have been a great support.

Mr Hargreaves Food and Catering

Barking Rugby Club girls visit Twickenham On Saturday 25th November a number of our girls had the privilege of playing a match at Twickenham Stadium ahead of the England Samoa men’s international and the England Roses Ladies against Canada.

They were part of Barking Rugby Clubs Girls team selected by the RFU to reward their efforts since they took up the sport. They were also a guard of honour for the teams and were on the pitch again during the national anthems.

The girls:Destiny Rosier-Welch 7F, Bethanie North 7C, Jamilah Lartey 7F, Ruby Whitton 7G, Summer Cox 8I, Angel Campbell 9C and Brooklyn Muriuki 9A had an unforgettable time and were a real credit to their club and school with their conduct and skill throughout the day.

Mr Kersey Pastoral Support Assistant

Overdue Library Books

There are quite a number of students who have an overdue library book. The date to return a book is stamped in the front of the borrowed book and a reminder sticker can be found in a student’s planner on the date it should be returned.

Can parents/carers please check their emails for reminders, and also check if your son/daughter has a library book. If a library book cannot be returned then the £5 library fine should be paid via ParentPay to cover the cost of the lost book.

Any queries regarding library books should be directed to the Ms Osland in the library.

Many thanks for supporting the school library.

Ms Osland School Librarian

Job Shop at Castle Green

We will hosting a Job Shop on Wednesday 31st January 2018 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm in the Community Suite in Castle Green. Appointments can be made directly by emailing nick.heath@lbbd.gov.uk

• Find the job you want

• Match your skills, experience and training with available jobs

• Identify relevant pre-employment and job skills training

• Get help completing job application forms

• One to one advice

Mr Mea General Manager - Castle Green

OFFICE ASSISTANTS The Office Assistants for next week: Monday Maddie Mortimer 8D Tuesday Migle Pajauiyte 8D Wednesday Joshua Perrins 8D Thursday Mia Ribbons 8D Friday Ronnie Russell 8D

Year 11 Mock Exams

Below is a copy of the Year 11 mock exam timetable. These are internal exams and students will be required to attend normal lessons. Please make sure students have a good breakfast and they have the correct equipment with them for each exam, including a calculator (if needed) and a black pen.

If they wish to, they may bring water, but this needs to be in a clear plastic bottle with the label removed. Please remind your child that under no circumstances should mobile phones be taken into exam rooms. If your child is unable to attend any of their exams, please call the attendance line as usual and we will require a letter from your doctor.

Day/Date Paper Time

Monday 11th December Triple Science Paper 3 - GCSE Physics 8:45am

Monday 11th December Dance & PE 11:15am

Monday 11th December History Paper 2 2:00pm

Tuesday 12th December Maths Paper 2 8:45am

Tuesday 12th December English Literature Paper 2 11:15am

Tuesday 12th December Core Science Paper 2 2:00pm

Wednesday 13th December Media 8:45am

Wednesday 13th December Music Listening 11:15am

Thursday 14th December Computer Science & IT 8:45am

Thursday 14th December Core Science Paper 3 11:15am

Thursday 14th December Geography Paper 2 12:30pm

Thursday 14th December Spanish & French Writing 2:00pm

Friday 15th December Business Studies & Economics & PE 8:45am

Friday 15th December RE Paper 2 11:15am

Friday 15th December DT Practical All Day

Monday 18th & Tuesday 19th December

Art Practical Two Days

Required - January 2018

Cleaner Closing Date: 14/12/17

Log onto: www.jorichardson.org.uk for full details and how to apply.

The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

ABSNOWLUTE MADNESS DISCO

for year 7, 8 & 9 Where: BOOTHROYD HALL @ JO RICHARDSON When: Monday 18th DECEMBER Time: 5:30-7:30 TICKETS: £1.50 REFRESMENTS AND TREATS WILL BE SOLD ON MAIN STREET