Pu li Speaki g Cha pio !

Mar h

Ediio

Fi ha Park Muli A ade Trust

World Class News

Wel o e fro Mark Bailie

Dea Pa e t / Me e of ou Co u it

I hope ou e jo a ell-dese ed est o e the Easte eak a d a age to spe d i e ith ou f ie ds a d fa il .

Ho a I help hild to lea ete ?

Resea h i to the a i hi h hild e lea has o siste tl o luded that the a uisiio of k o ledge – k o i g lots of dife e t thi gs - is o e of the ost i po ta t fa to s i suppo i g thei u de sta di g of the

o ld a ou d the a d thei a ilit to appl , i te p et a d o p ehe d e i fo aio a d skills. I addiio to this, it is also ell u de stood that o a ula size elates to a ade i su ess.

K o ledge a asi all e di ided i to t o ke a eas: K o i g a out a d k o i g ho to . As pa e ts, e a e o sta tl p o idi g oppo tu iies fo ou so s a d/o daughte s to de elop a u de sta di g of the o ld a ou d the . F o the o e t the appea i ou o ld e seek to tea h the e k o ledge a d skills that e elie e ill help the to e su essful – the o e e a do this as the get olde – the g eate the f e ue of o e saio s at the di e ta le; the o e e e ou age a d odel eadi g fo pleasu e; the desi aio s e o side fo t ips a d isits a ou d the ou t - the g eate thei depth a d eadth of

k o ledge ill e o e a d the o e su essful the a e likel to e at s hool a d i life.

At all the s hools i Fi ha Pa k Muli A ade T ust, s hool leade s a e o sta tl e ie i g u i ula e pe ie es; i o ai g tea hi g a d

lea i g st ategies a d de elopi g o e a d ete ualit esou es to i p o e lea i g fo ou hild e a d stude ts.

Wo ki g i pa t e ship ith pa e ts a d ou o u iies e a ake a e e g eate dife e e o e i e.

I hope ou e jo this ediio of Wo ld Class Ne s a d look fo a d to o ki g togethe as e o e fo a d e t te .

Mark Bailie

E e ui e Headtea her

The s hools i our Muli A ade Trust FPMAT

Fi ha Pa k Muli A ade T ust FPMAT u e tl has s hools. These a e: Fi ha P i a ; L g Hall S hool; Fi ha Pa k a d Fi ha Pa k . We the efo e p o ide edu aio i Co e t to hild e f o age — . Ea h s hool has its o ide it ut e eits f o ei g pa t of FPMAT. These e eits e su e that ea h s hool a p o ide high ualit tea hi g a d lea i g e pe ie es fo all stude ts.

Stude ts a d staf feel pa t of a ide fa il of s hools hi h allo s the to e gage a d o k ith thei pee s, p epa i g the fo the e t stages i thei edu aio a d o kpla e.

Pu li Speaki g Cha pio !

L g Hall S hool a e ele ai g a dou le a a d i pu li speaki g.

Yea stude t, Daud Ah ed, ep ese ted L g Hall S hool at the So opi ist Pu li Speaki g Co peiio o th Ma h . Despite ha i g

ee th ough a eek of o k e a s at s hool, Daud a ed the f eezi g te pe atu es a d s o to ate d the o peiio . Daud spoke i f o t of

people, i ludi g the Ma o of Rug o his hose topi , B e it.

The judges e e tho oughl i p essed ith his skills a d as the o l a didate to talk a out su h a o t o e sial polii al issue

as B e it. He deli e ed his spee h i a a that u ited the ha e i a ou d of applause a d laughte se e al i es.

Stude ts e e gi e topi s to sele t f o a d had to speak fo i utes o thei hose topi . Ma ks e e a a ded fo o te t, deli e a d p ese taio . A spee hes hi h fell outside of se o ds o e o u de the i ute i e li it e e pe alised. Ma ks e e also dedu ted fo a o e usi g a ead p epa ed te t, e essi e use of otes, o e o isaio

ithout u de sta di g.

I the e d Daud s at hed i to out of the ha ds of othe e epio all st o g a didates, e o i g the West Midla ds Regio al Pu li Speaki g Cha pio . I addiio , Daud as a a ded the A e Ga ie A a d fo outsta di g a hie e e t i pu li speaki g. Daud e ei ed the this addiio al a a d e ause the judges e e i p essed that E glish as Daud s thi d la guage. The Ma o of Rug p ese ted Daud ith his a a ds.

L g Hall e e the i st s hool f o Co e t to pa i ipate i the o peiio i ea s a d the i st o e to i it i ea s!

M I a o , ho leads the De ai g So iet at L g Hall S hool, a o pa ied Daud o the da a d said, Daud s pe fo a e as i spi aio al, he as a fa ulous a assado fo the s hool. He has set the a e high fo futu e o peiio .

Paul G ee , Headtea he , said, I a i edi l p oud of Daud a d hat he has a hie ed. E glish is his thi d la guage! He is a ou g a desi ed to ha e a e ight futu e.

Daud as a spe ial guest li e o The B od S ai Sho , BBC Co e t a d Wa i kshi e, o Wed esda th Ma h.

Co– Co stru io : Ho this e eits stude ts

Co- o st u io allo s olleagues to go e o d olla o aio to esta lish a t ue o ki g pa t e ship hi h e a les staf to o k togethe ith a o o ai of p o idi g a Wo ld Class edu aio fo all stude ts. It is u h o e tha sha i g ideas; e a e a le to e eit f o :

FPMAT CPD P og a e—sha i g tea hi g e pe ise a d est p a ise fo all staf to deli e a Wo ld Class edu aio

Usi g p i a a d se o da e pe ise to de elop o ld lass lea i g e pe ie es i su je t a eas

Sea less p og essio a oss phases

Assess e t p og essio f o age — —e su i g stude ts a e aki g at least e pe ted p og ess at ea h phase of thei edu aio

Mode aio a oss the Fi ha Pa k Muli A ade T ust FPMAT to sta da dise assess e ts

FPMAT GCSE g oups a d aste lasses

FPMAT Stude t Leade ship

E t a u i ula oppo tu iies a oss the s hools

Fi ha Pa k MAT FROG Co e t—a VLE Vi tual Lea i g E i o e t hi h allo s stude ts a d staf to a ess sha ed esou es

E o o ies of s ale—e a li g ei ie t udgei g allo i g us to uilise the udget ith the est i pa t

The e a e a a ge of oppo tu iies that stude ts e eit f o th oughout thei i e i FPMAT hi h e elie e a e o l possi le th ough ou st o g pa t e ship.

Co– Co stru io : Ho this e eits stude ts

Assess e t Progressio

Su je ts ha e o pleted a assess e t o e ie f o Nu se – GCSE.

It as esse ial e e su e ou e pe taio s as a MAT FPMAT a e o siste t. Co- o st u i g the assess e ts ill e su e the lea i g

e pe ie es fo stude ts a oss FPMAT a e o siste t, o i uall p og essi e a d ohesi e.

Moderaio as a MAT

Ate eai g thei assess e ts, su je ts the used thei o- o st u io eei g a d tea he t ai i g da to ode ate o k as a MAT agai st the

e assess e t ite ia.

The o i uaio of this o k ill e su e that p og ess is a u atel a d o siste tl t a ked a oss FPMAT.

Fi ha Park Muli A ade Trust FROG

This ea , a FPMAT FROG site as eated to e su e ease of olla o aio . This pa i ula site as a essi le to all s hools ithi the Muli A ade T ust. Ma of the do u e ts e e eated o Google Do s a d ould the efo e e o i uall edited a d ie ed staf a oss the MAT. Staf ha e also used the site to o u i ate a d sha e helpful esou es. This sha i g plafo , alled Fi ha Pa k Muli A ade T ust F og Co e t site desig ed staf at FPMAT a d eated FROG ho o sho ase F og Co e t as a e a ple of good p a i e fo s hools a d uli a ade t usts.

Co– Co stru io : Ho this e eits stude ts

Fi ha Park MAT Appre i e Challe ge

Gited a d Tale ted Yea stude ts f o L g Hall S hool, Fi ha Pa k S hool a d Fi ha Pa k e e eage o te de s fo the o a ual Fi ha Pa k MAT App e i e Challe ge. Stude ts took pa t i a a iet of

athe ai al halle ges. The e e t i ol ed tea s desig i g thei o eakfast e eal ased o a hose ta get a ket a d the e. The the

had to esea h ut iio al i fo aio a d use this to al ulate the alues fo thei o p odu ts, as ell as osi g a ufa tu i g a d sale

p i es.

O the se o d da of the halle ge the stude ts the had to eate a pit h fo thei p odu t as ell as eate a ideo ad e t to a ket it. All of the tea s e e the judged a pa el of tale ted athe ai ia s f o Fi ha P i a S hool, ith Tea C a kali ious f o Fi ha Pa k ei g

o ed o e all i e s. It as a fa tasi ouple of da s.

Co– Co stru io : Ho this e eits stude ts

Fi ha Park MAT Stude t Leadership MATSL

Ou fa tasi MATSL tea ha e ee supe us this te o ki g o ou li a p oje t a d a e passio ate a out suppo i g oth ou s hool a d lo al li a ies. The le el of o it e t e ha e see f o the stude ts has ee t ul Wo ld Class a d ou oa d oo st le eei gs ha e

ee i a t a d i h ith ideas a d i iiai es.

The stude ts ha e to date aised o e £ a d olle ted ea s of se o d ha d ooks hi h e ha e de ided to use to eate a li a fo the M to Hospi e.

Ou MAT ook p oje t is i full s i g, stude ts a d staf alike a e e ou aged to su it sho t sto ies hi h ill e i the u i g to e pu lished, the p o eeds ill the e uilised i p oje ts a oss the MAT a d to suppo t ou hose ha iies.

Goi g fo a d, e ill e looki g to fu the i p o e Tea hi g a d Lea i g uilisi g good p a i e a oss ou fou s hools th ough ou MAT

E ha ge P og a e hi h ill e lau hed i the su e te . Mo e e s to follo o e the o i g eeks. Follo us o Fa e ook a d T ite

fo egula updates…

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Fi ha Park MAT Stude t Leaders

The Fi ha Pa k MAT Stude t Leade ship o sists of ep ese tai es f o ea h of the s hools ithi the MAT. Stude ts e e i ited to ite a lete of appli aio outli i g thei easo s fo appl i g togethe ith thei skills a d st e gths the ould i g to a stude t leade ship tea .

Lucy Hudson Finham Primary

6

Simran Heer Finham Primary 6

Amiya Badesha Finham Primary 6

Deeksha Balaji Finham Primary 6

Miriam Dumitrescu Lyng Hall 9

Sandeep Kaur Balrey Lyng Hall 9

Amina Mansur Lyng Hall 7

Nidhi Himatlal Lyng Hall 12

Marysia Wojcik Finham Park 12

Kamaldeep Uppal Finham Park 12

Tegan Bailey Finham Park 7

Harry Jackson Finham Park 8

Carly Witten Finham Park 2 9

Hope Radburn Finham Park 2 7

James Hendry Finham Park 2 8

Ariyan Dolati Finham Park 2 8

L g Hall S hool

Fi ha Pri ar

Fi ha Park

Fi ha Park

Co- o stru io : Ho this e eits stude ts

MATSL Fu draisi g

Stude ts f o all the s hools i Fi ha Pa k Muli A ade T ust e e us fu d aisi g fo the MAT Stude t Leade s MATSL li a p oje t.

Fi ha P i a pupils aised fu ds th ough thei B illia t Books a d ake sale!

MAT Stude t Leade s f o Fi ha Pa k

e e delighted to e ei e a

do aio of ooks a d £

f o WHS ith Regio al Ma age Ia Ro le .

Food as a popula hoi e fo fu d aisi g.

L g Hall stude ts fou d that food al a s goes do a t eat a d tea he s e e lu k e ough to e a le to pla e o de s fo sa osas, sp i g olls,

sa d i hes a d Ro a ia C e s it. Stude ts ooked the food to o de a d e e deli e ed to staf!

Stude ts e jo ed the halle ge of the i st FPMAT Ta le Te is Tou a e t.

Yea stude ts f o Fi ha Pa k e e delighted to e o ed i e s, ith Ch is a d Caitli helpi g thei tea i !

It as a ightl fought o test ith o e at hes pla ed. Yea a d Yea o s a d gi ls f o Fi ha P i a , L g Hall S hool, Fi ha Pa k S hool

a d Fi ha Pa k atled it out o the ou ts. Well do e to all ho took pa t!

Co- o stru io : Ho this e eits stude ts

...Pare i g a d Headship

Ate o ths as Headtea he , I i d self ele i g o the halle ges a d e a ds that this life ha gi g

e pe ie e has ought. I a a s, I ha e fou d the ole aki to e o -i g a pa e t fo the i st i e. The thought of o plete espo si ilit a e hu li g. Ho e e , as a pa e t a d Headtea he , the jo a d p i ilege that the espo si ilit i gs out eigh the easo s ot to take it o . A d hilst it is ha d to full p epa e fo the sta t, I ha e e e eg eted the gia t leap I took i o i g fo a d.

As ith e o i g a pa e t, lots of p epa aio e t i to the a i al. That o e t ho e e passed i the li k of a e e! I e ei ed su h a a el o e to the s hool f o staf, stude ts a d pa e ts a d as ui kl

i p essed the st e gth of the suppo t et o ks i the s hool a d the i-sio fo edu aio that a th ough its o e.

Just like pa e i g, the pote ial fo the o u e e of ii al i ide ts a ui kl o up u h of the aki g da if ou a e ot p epa ed a d the ould easil pa al se ou. Ho e e , the st e gth of the p o edu es ou set

i pla e a e ke to e su i g the s ooth ope aio of o e people. Ke to this is ei g i the i o he e the fa il a e. As a o se ue e, I ha e e e felt isolated as Headtea he ut just like ith pa e i g ha e adopted a e a ed the oise, ustle a d de a ds th oughout the da .

Teethi g a d ta t u s a happe all too ote , ut I fou d the s hool to e a pla e that o i ues to s ile, laugh a d suppo t ea h othe i the

te sio s the a e e pe ie i g. Maki g de isio s p o ptl , a u atel

a d ith ala e is ital. Mai tai i g a se se of o posu e, t usi g ou i si ts a d sta i g t ue to ou alues is the soluio . Choosi g the ight aitude ea h da ea s that o ate hat has just happe ed, ou a o i ue ithout u i g o e pt a d sill a age to ai tai

pe spe i e.

The pa e of ha ge a e oth e hausi g a d e hila ai g i a e fa il . I o ths e ha e e-ig ited ou T ai i g S hool status a d sta ted Wo ld Class e-a editaio . Ou Ma da i E elle e P og a e has g o follo i g Glo al Co fu ius Class oo of the Yea . The Se io Tea has ee ef eshed a d t o e Se io Tea se o d e ts i t odu ed. We ha e sta ted o k ith UN A assado s a d i t odu ed esto ai e jusi e p og a es a oss the s hool. Ne MAT Stude t

Leade s o o k a oss ou lo al o u iies a d li a ies a e sta i g a ea l eadi g i te e io p og a e. A p i ipled u i ulu desig has ee eated hi h gi es i eased spa e fo ea l suppo t as ell as p o idi g spa e fo o e Post- ou ses. The i t odu io of a e tea hi g a d lea i g poli o lo ks the s hool i to keepi g the ai thi g the ai thi g . As a f ie d of the Fi ha fa il said e e tl o e-tu i g to s hool, ha e t ou g o !

The g eatest jo ? Bei g a le to ould, de elop a d e ou age o i -edi le staf tea a d as a esult see the li es of ou ou g people i -

p o e. To e a le to de ide the futu e di e io of su h a illust ious g oup of people is a p i ilege. To ake de isio s a out stude ts edu aio al e -pe ie e a d e o e dist a io s is a jo .

So like pa e i g fo the i st i e, the jo i ites halle ge. But ou do t look a k. I stead ou p ess ahead eage a d ead fo hat o es e t. What g eate se se of fulil e t a the e e tha leadi g, u tu i g a d pa e i g ou ou ge ge e aio ith faith, lo e a d o i io ?

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Co e tr You g A assadors

Pupils at Fi ha P i a e e t eated to a a iet of o kshops as pa t of the lau h of the Co e t You g

A assado s P og a e.

L g Hall Ro oi s STEM Da

O the th Fe ua The S allpei e T ust isited L g Hall S hool to deli e a full da p og a e fo Yea .

Stude ts e e put i to g oups of to desig , uild a d p o ote thei o ROV—Re ote Ope ated Vehi le. I ea h of the g oups a set of ate ials

e e o ofe , ea h o i g ith a ost he e stude ts had to t a d ake thei speake fo the s allest ost possi le. S ie ii u de sta di g,

u e a , desig a d a kei g skills e e de eloped, alo gside e p a i al skills su h as solde i g.

At the e d of the e e t stude ts had to p ese t thei speake alo g ith the ost a d the a kei g ad e t. The o peiio i ol ed stude ts usi g thei

p og a i g skills to allo a Lego o ot to follo a spe ii path. I tea s, the had to i st uild a to e ade f o pape to hold a spe ii eight to i iiate tea o k i the g oup.

Stude ts e e sho ho to o e t thei o ots to a iPad a d taught p og a i g skills. As pa t of this the lea t ho to

o e oto s o the o ots i depe de tl of ea h othe to allo the o ots to tu .

At the e d of the da stude ts

de o st ated thei o ots to see ho ell the et the ite ia. Ea h g oup the ga e a p ese taio selli g h thei p otot pe fo a auto ated a should e hose .

Co e tr U i ersit a d DELL

A g oup of i ed Yea , a d stude ts e e sele ted to take pa t i a p og a desig ed DELL at Co e t U i e sit . The da as to e gage

ith te h olog a d see ho it e a les a d t a sfo s ou li es e e da . O th Fe ua the e e take to Co e t U i e sit he e the ot o l got to o k ith lots of Dell p odu ts, ut also to see hat life is like at U i e sit a d the ealth of oppo tu iies a aila le to the .

The da as u ep ese tai es f o Dell a d oth u de g aduate a d post g aduate A assado s f o the U i e sit . We e e gi e a tou of the e te si e site a ou d the it e t e. We e e all i p essed ith the fa iliies a d e uip e t

e sa f o ai at a d a i g a e gi ee i g to edi al assess e t a ds, the e as a pletho a of a i iies a d lea i g goi g o .

Stude ts e e the tasked ith desig i g a App hi h ould help esol e o e of the ajo so ial p o le s i the ou t . The g oups ge e ated a ious ideas a d i iiai es to ta k-

le ull i g, e ata ks, po e t a d health a e issues. The i i g tea of Mia, Ha , Mel i , Se dija a d Sa uel desig ed a app to p e e t gu i e, a i easi gl o e i g so ial p o le . The ill o go head to head ith othe s hools i the egio al i als. The stude ts

a e looki g fo a d to Dell isii g us at s hool to sho us uses fo i tual ealit .

Dol Y Mo h

The old e e othe ed the a a !

The s o a d old eathe did t da pe the spi its of stude ts ho isited Dol Y Mo h i S o do ia, Wales.

The stude ts e jo ed a ide a ge of a i iies hi h halle ged the a d de eloped thei skills.

The e e a aged a

da o the ea h although a

litle loud a d old !

Cipher Challe ge

Stude ts f o Fi ha Pa k ha e joi ed fo es ith the U i e sit of Southa pto a d pa t e s to take pa t i the a ual

Naio al Ciphe Challe ge. The iphe halle ge is a fu a ual o peiio , he e uddi g athe ai ia s g oup togethe a d o k o eekl iphe ed s ipts ased o people o eali g do u e ts a d ii g to ea h othe i ode. Most eeks it ill e a lete f o pe so o e to a othe e pted i a dife e t ode. You

task is to u o e hat ode it is a d sol e it…

Ea h eek o sisted of t o halle ges, halle ge B ei g o e skill de a di g tha task A. Usuall halle ge A ould i g a k p e ious iphe s, pa i ula l i the o e e t al eeks of the o peiio , he eas halle ge B ould ote i t odu e e odes. Task B as

the efo e the o e halle gi g o je i e, due to the fa t that i o de to de iphe the ode, ou had to i st e og ise the t pe of iphe . I e e e that i eek o e it as just t o si ple Caese iphe s. Ho e e as the

eeks p og essed so did the o pli aio of ea h iphe . Th oughout the i st fe eeks, ost iphe s e o pleted du i g the ate -s hool sessio , despite ou dete i aio , though, a had to e o i ued o i late da s ithi the eek at ho e. A fe e e let u i ished… Late o i the o peiio the i o po ated o e tha o e ode i the sa e te t a d

the o peiio o ga ise s eated thei o iphe , hi h uled out the aid of a e sites e ould so ei es use these to t a slate ou te t,

ot to heat .

I lea ed a lot du i g this e pe ie e a out a dife e t iphe s, pe se e a e, olla o aio , o e pe se e a e a d a litle o e pe se e a e.

Io a Ho at the Naughty Ei stei s Naio al Cipher Challe ge

Cipher Clu

The easo I joi ed as e ause I a ted a e e ii g e pe ie e he e I a sol e puzzles a d a k odes. Whe I joi ed e e od as helpful a d

I i sta tl k e that this as goi g to e a azi g. You ight thi k that it is just a u h of people tu i g lete s i to othe lete s ho e e the e is a s ie e a d te h i ue to pe fe tl a ki g the ste .

The e a e loads of dife e t iphe s a d ste ies out the e ith t ists a d tu s that o od sees o i g. You get su h a se se of a i ipaio a d e -ite e t f o k o i g the ste a d t i g to a k it all the a

th ough. E e he ou thi k ou a t sol e it s the eed to k o hat it ea s that d i es ou th ough, dete i aio is just a o us.

The e is also a ele e t of dete i e o k that is eeded to o t i ute to the i al esult. It sta ts of ith a lue let i the last iphe a d ou eed to igu e out a ke o d o the t pe of iphe that it is. The ou ha e to t all dife e t possi le o i aio s o ke o ds depe di g o the iphe . Ea h

ste li ki g ith the last a d lea i g a lue fo the e t telli g a sto to good to stop. O e all iphe lu as a g eat e pe ie e a d I ould e ou -age a o e ho is i te ested i it to gi e it a go.

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L g Hall Stude t Coa hes

L g Hall Stude t Coa hes suppo ted a Japa ese Da e Wo kshop as pa t of the Tok o

P i a Fesi al.

The also de o st ated leade ship skills o ki g

ith p i a s hools th ough E gage Co e t .

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Stude ts the eated i te a i e i ula D

ot ooks that ide i-ies the th ee ai t pes of ol a oes a d ke fa ts a d i fo -

aio a out ea h o e.

A pape odel of E jajallajokull ol a o,

World Book Da

Child e at Fi ha P i a e jo ed d essi g up fo Wo ld Book Da . The e e a le to o e i to s hool as thei fa ou ite ha a te o i PJs ead

fo sto i e.

Yea stude ts took pa t i a s a e ge hu t to i d a a iet of o ds f o thei ook olle io .

The e as also a Wo ld Book Da uiz fo hild e .

Mathe ai ia s ork ith Ho es Pri ar S hool

O Thu sda the th of Ma h , the Maths Stude t Leade s f o Fi ha Pa k isited Ho es P i a S hool.

We, the Maths stude t leade s, had desig ed a ouple of tasks, i ludi g P iso e X a d C oss the B idge at a

app op iate le el fo the KS Yea - stude ts. While e e e the e fo the da , e used

a a iet of halle gi g uesio s at dife e t dii ulies fo ea h ea of KS . We did this to t a d

help the de elop a kee i te est fo aths hilst aki g it fu . Both e a d the p i a stude ts had a g eat i e!

The stude ts o ked i g oups to sol e se e al p o le s to dis o e the ide it of P iso e X . We suppo ted the ith dis o e i g e ethods to ad a e thei u de sta di g. Se e al g oups o pleted the P iso e X a i it a d the e e the set C oss the B idge p o le . No od ould sol e it. Ca ou?

You are ith three of our olleagues: our assista t, ja itor a d a profes-sor. You are o a lif ith o other e its other tha a rope ridge, hi h o l supports t o people at a i e. It is dark. Mo sters are approa hi g. You ha e o l o e light et ee the four of ou. You NEED the light to ross the ridge. You ha e i utes to ross all of ou a ross the ridge.

It takes ou i ute to ross the ridge. It takes our assista t i utes to ross the ridge. It takes the ja itor i utes to ross the ridge. It takes the professor i utes to ross the ridge.

You eed to take our tea a ross to the other side. Ho are ou goi g to do it i i e?

Ru i g this da as e ei ial si e e ade othe people ha e a fu da a d ho estl it as fu fo us. Also, e helped the hild e i thei u de sta di g of aths a d the a the see it. If ou e i te ested i pa i ipai g i these ki ds of a i iies the joi Maths Stude t Leade ship.

I o lusio , e ha e lea t a lot f o this e pe ie e a d feel the stude ts lea t a lot as ell. Also, the had fu as ell as us. We got to see ho the stude ts pa i ipated a d e gaged togethe i the a i iies. We hope ou e jo ed hea i g a out ou e pe ie e a d a e i te ested i i di g out o e a out hat e do.

B Ms Parker a d the Fi ha Park S hool Maths Stude t Leaders

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Fi ha Park

Stude ts at Fi ha Pa k e e t eated to a isit f o

Ale a d Hugh Desig E gi ee s f o T iu ph Moto les.

The o ked ith stude ts to e plo e desig a d e gi ee i g.

The e e ought i a i e e a ple of desig .

Stude ts i OOSHL Je elle Clu e e delighted ith thei Tat De i e i spi ed lase ut je elle .

At the egi i g of Ja ua Fil a d Media stude ts ate ded t o o kshops at Wa e B os. Ha Pote Studios, the i st o il i g a d

a e a te h i ues, a d the se o d o ho to get a o e ial il ade. The staf e e i edi l i p essed at ho k o ledgea le a d ell- eha ed the stude ts e e, sa i g the o pa ed fa ou a l ith al ost e e g oup the e e e had. This t ip ga e a stude ts the oppo tu it to look at the jo oles i ol ed i the aki g of the Ha Pote Fil s, a d let

a of ou stude ts i spi ed e ough to look i to a ee s fu the .

Media

A othe aio al il a a d o i aio fo ou Si th Fo stude ts Mat Bets a d Joe Ju zak, ho e e highl o e ded fo thei U usual Suspe ts il i t o htps://goo.gl/ eUGgX at the Mo i g I age A a ds

, a d had thei o k sho at the BFI i Lo do i Ja ua . A fu the si il s this ea ha e ee put fo a d fo the Media Magazi e Video P odu io Co peiio A a ds , hi h e hope ill e e t ou pla e a o gst the top il - aki g s hools i the ou t .

Yea Fil stude ts ha e o e up ith a o igi al a to gai il i dus-t o k e pe ie e i the a se e of ofe s f o the p ofessio itself: The e fo ed thei o p odu io o pa fo the eek. Ta gei g i -to at aio al il fesi al le el, the e de ised, s ipted, sto oa ded, shot a d edited thei o sho t il , as ell as eai g a o igi al s o e a d sou d efe ts. The e i e il a d logisi s ha e ee a aged the stude ts the sel es, i ludi g se e al lo aio shoots, a d e hope to see the i al p odu t at this ea s Fi ha Fil Fesi al i Ap il.

B Mr Gu

Fi ha Pri ar

Child e at Fi ha P i a el o ed isito s f o Japa to s hool. This as li ked to the You g A assado Japa Co fe e e. As this oi ided ith Wo ld Book Da , hild e e e kee to sho thei isito s the e

eadi g hot ai alloo hi h has ee eated i the s hool ai e t a e a ea.

I keepi g ith Wo ld Book Da , hild e liste ed i te tl as thei isito s f o Japa told the a t adiio al Japa ese sto .

Yea hild e the taught the isito s the sto of Litle Red Ridi g Hood.

T o Chairs Wrii g Co peiio

The aio al ii g o peiio o ga ised i o ju io ith Wa i k U i e sit , asks stude ts to o side the pi tu e of t o sto e hai s

hi h ake up the Hafez-Goethe Mo u e t i Wei a , Ge a . The o e o ate the o k of Ge a poet Joha Wolfga g Goethe — hose o k sought to eak do the igid ultu al di isio s

et ee Ch isia Eu opea a d Isla i o lds.

Difere t ut the sa e

I this o ld of ou s e ha e dife e t ultu es dife e t ha a te isi s dife e t opi io s dife e t p efe e es. We li e ou li es i ou o a ut a e t e sill the sa e?

Ha e ou e e felt like people just st i e fo po e ? Ha e ou e e felt like people a e o upted ealth? But h a e e ot the sa e?

We li e i the sa e o ld e eathe the sa e ai et e isolate ou sel es a d ight to e o e the ost po e ful. We hoose to kill ou o spe ies. But h ? A e e

ot the sa e?

We di ide ou sel es i to g oups: la k a d hite; i h a d poo , fa ous a d i fa-ous. It s like e li e i the sa e uildi g a e split i to t o loo s. Wh a t e e

the sa e?

We a e ou sel es the s a test spe ies i the o ld et e ause ou o dest u -io . We ight ea h othe like it s a ga e, e ause i o e t li es to li e i despai . Do e ot ealise that ou li es a e too p e ious to e th o a a like that?

To su i e i this o ld e should e u ited. We should stop judgi g people thei olou . We should sta t judgi g people thei a io s. We should help those that

a e less fo tu ate. We a e all pa t of o e od .

We a e like a io ete puppets, est ai ed g eed o ld leade s; o t olled thei ules a d egulaio s; ei g at hed e e he e e go. Wh a e e t eated like this h is the o ld so uel that e a e u de su eilla e / . do the ot ealise that all li es ate ? B De i e E a uels Y

Two Chairs

We e e dife e t,

Yet the sa e.

We stood fa e to fa e,

Sile tl judgi g ea h othe s a e.

Wei a , Ge a

A pla e of histo .

The lo ge that I li ge ,

The lo ge e g o together.

You a feel the ali io she had sufe ed.

Although it feels a life-i e ago,

He hea t st i gs lut hi g,

Bli ded e es sill sea hi g,

Despe atel seeki g fo a a s e

To h he fou daio s had let he so ui kl ;

Like the ullet out of the gu ,

A lifei e of sufe i g had egu .

I, o the othe ha d:

Dife e t.

Although e e e the sa e hea t a d da of e e ge t,

We e e so e hat di e ge t.

I as ha ou ed;

Shelte ed a a f o the ul e a ilit the o ld.

I had that shoulde to ou o ,

That she had lost, a d that lost ould t e u do e.

We take ou seats,

Ea h taki g the opposite side.

I ould see he life s t i ulaio

A d she ould see le ish less glass.

B Chloe Hilto Y

Fi ha Pa k S hool has set itself the goal of aisi g £ , fo the ea -

Bu u di is o e of the o ld s poo est aio s, st uggli g to e e ge f o a eth i - ased i il a that let , people killed. The Bu u dia s sufe f o ide s ale po e t a d poo a ess to edu aio a d health.

Sta d Up a d Build Charit : This is a lo al ha it hi h has uilt a lass-oo s hool fo + stude ts fo usi g o de elopi g o st u io a d

te h i al skills as ell as e o iliaio . Of the stude ts % lost o e pa e t i Ci il Wa a d % lost oth. The a e o ited a out thei s hooli g a d a alk iles pe da to get the e i o de to p o ide a futu e fo the sel es, thei fa ilies a d the ide o u it

The Need: The s hool has tea he s a d uildi gs ut o te t ooks at all, ea i g that the a e u a le to full th i e.

Fi ha Park supports Sta d Up a d Build Te h i al S hool i Mu i ga, Buru di, Afri a

Our goal: Ou goal to e su e that the stude ts ha e the te t ooks that the eed as ell as ooks to suppo t i p o ed lite a . The esi ated ost to ake a dife e e is £ , .

What s Happe ed so fa :

O to e . A o -u ifo da d essed i Bu u dia Flag olou s aised £ , .

O to e . Cake sale aised £ .

T ustees isit Bu u di a d the Fi ha Pa k a e is up i Mu i ga. Lete s a e e ha ged ith Yea F e h a d stude ts i Bu u di De e e .

Fe ua . A ha it ea d sha e aised £

Wo ld Book Da se o d ha d ook sale aised £

Total aised to date: £ ,

Pla s fo the est of the ea :

Cake Sale th Ma h . Ta get £

Spo so ed u / alk to aise a a e ess of lo g alks to s hool i Bu u di. Su e Te . Ta get £ ,

Bu u dia the ed Cha it Da th Jul . Ta get £ ,

B Mrs Bu kle

World Book Da

Fi ha Pa k staf su p ised stude ts d essi g up as a a ge of ha a te s f o ooks to ele ate Wo ld Book Da .

All stude ts e ei ed a f ee ook of thei hoi e a d the e e e a ious uizzes a d

o peiio s th oughout the da .

Stude ts e jo ed lea i g a out staf s fa ou ite ooks a d thei lo e of eadi g.

L g Hall First World War Ce te ar Batleield Tour

O e ea l o i g i Fe ua Ms Bu to t a elled ith t o L g Hall stude ts, Ha isa a d Natha , to Belgiu to sta t thei jou e to o e o ate the G eat Wa , o Wo ld Wa O e as it is o k o .

Du i g the ou se of the e t fe da s, stude ts esea hed people f o Co e t ho had died i the a , a d usi g the Co o ealth Wa G a es Co issio e site fou d soldie s ho had li ed ea to L g Hall S hool

ut had died o the Weste F o t.

Ha isa: M isit to Belgiu as a g eat e pe ie e as it ga e e a g eate u de sta di g of Wo ld Wa O e. We isited a ell-k o e ete ies a d a eas of la d that pla ed a huge ole du i g the a , alo gside ell e pe ie ed tou guides ho e plai ed the sig ii a e of it all. It as u h easie to put i to pe spe i e ho a people e e a tuall afe ted du i g — a d isii g sites su h as the

ell p ese ed t e hes a d Su ke La e it also helped gai

a fu the u de sta di g of the life of a soldie .

Natha : We isited Beau o t Ha el Ne fou dla d Me o ial pa k, hi h e e e gi e a tou of. The e o ial as a p ese ed se io of the f o t he e hea ighi g took pla e. Ate this e e t to a a ea alled Su ke

La e . This is he e a ata k took pla e the La ashi e Fusilie s o st Jul . e i agi ed hat it ould e like to e the a d alked th ough

hat ould ha e happe ed, hi h eall ought ho e hat the i pa t of a ata k ould ha e ee . We also isited Cate pilla Valle to help us u de sta d the lesso s of the So e. We the headed to Thiep al Me o ial to get a u de sta di g of the loss of li es.

The also isited Yp es, Belgiu to see a la odel hi h fo ed pa t of a o e o ai e i stallaio to a k the e d of the a . Follo i g that, the

fou d the lo al soldie s a e o the T e Cot e o ial. A isit to the Ge a a e ete p o ided a o t ast et ee the dife e t a s people e e e thei dead.

We o e so u h to the thousa ds of people ho lost thei li es a d the uote hi h I shall al a s e e e is f o Joh Ma ell Ed o ds:

Whe ou go ho e, tell the of us a d sa , for their to orro e ga e our toda .”

B Ms Burto

Lyng Hall Headtea her: Paul G ee

Address: Bla k e La e, Co e t , CV JS

Tel:

We site: htp:// .l ghalls hool. o.uk

Fi ha Pri ar ‘Inspiration is the spark that awakens us to the possibility of achieving great things’

Bri gi g lear i g to life! Yea hild e e jo ed a fa ulous da at Bi i gha Bota i al Ga de s. Child e ha e

ee eadi g Jou e to the Ri e s Sea E a I otso a d hat ete a to i e se the sel es i the te t tha a isit to see so e of the a azi g pla t a d a i al life featu ed i the sto .

Finham Primary

Headtea her: Ri ha d Ma hi

Address: G ee La e, Co e t , CV EJ

Tel:

We site: htp://i ha p i a . o.uk

ENGLISH

The E glish depa t e t ith a u e of othe kee staf ele ated Wo ld Book Da d essi g as ou fa ou ite ha -

a te s. The e as a hole s hool D op E e thi g a d Read e e t, a ollege Lit uiz, asse lies a oss the eek featu i g the spe iall il ed ideo that si th fo stude ts ade to ele ate the i po ta e of eadi g a d all stude ts e e gi e ook ou he s o th £ of a ook of

thei hoi e.

The lau h of Me to Mo da s – sile t eadi g e e Mo da o i g fo e e g oup i ea - – follo ed the Wo ld Book Da ele aio s. To suppo t this i iiai e, e e e to g oup has a i eta led slot i the li a o e the e t te to e i d stude ts of the se i es a aila le a d to o i ue to gi e eadi g a high p oile a oss the s hool.

The se o d Fi ha Challe ge essa ii g o peiio has ee hugel su essful. Al ost e e stude t i the s hool su ited a e t i espo se to the uesio : What has ee the ost i porta t i e io i

histor ?

The halle ge e ui ed the stude ts to esea h a topi of thei hoi e a d to ite a fo al essa i espo se to the uesio . E t ies ele ted stude ts i te ests a d e e di e se, a gi g f o p i i g p ess to the toilet to the ele t i guita !

Me to s hose the est e t ies f o ea h e to g oup a d f o these, ea h ollege hose i e s. Si th fo also hose a i e . All e e su ited to Leade ship tea a d essa s ill e p ese ted ith a a ds, a d p izes do ated Co e t Blaze, at the fo th o i g Sta Studded Cele aio of Su ess.

B Mrs Cooke

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Finham Park School Headteacher: Chris Bishop

Address: Green Lane, Coventry, CV3 6EA

Tel: 024 7641 8135

Website: http://finhampark.co.uk

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Stude ts at Fi ha Pa k o i ue to sha e thei lo e

of eadi g. As pa t of the Wo ld Book Da ele-

aio s, e e stude t e-ei ed a f ee ook of thei hoi e.

Li ked to the o k of the Fi ha Pa k MAT Stude t Leade s, stude ts e e delighted to e ei e a do aio of ooks f o WHS ith, Co e t .

To tha k WSH ith a d to help ighte thei sto e, stude ts e e i ited to spe d pa t of Wo ld Book Da at WHS ith, Co e t to eate a displa sho asi g the o k of stude ts at Fi ha Pa k .

MAT Stude t Leade s f o Fi ha Pa k

e e delighted to e ei e a do aio of ooks a d £ f o

WHS ith Regio al Ma age Ia Ro le .

Finham Park 2

Headtea her: Russell Pleste

Address: To i gto A e ue, Co e t , CV WT

Tel:

We site: htp://i ha pa k . o.uk

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