Friday 24 May 2019

Dear Families

What an intense half term the five weeks from Easter to the Bank Holiday are. Year 11 and

Year 13 students are finally thrust into the frenzy of the exam season as staff and students alike

try to cram that last little bit of knowledge into their heads before the big exams. We are now

two weeks into the three week cycle with a week to go after half term. There is still lots of

revision to do and we wish all of our students well with the terminal exams. Of course for all the other students end of

year exams will start after Half Term. Resources for these exams will be available on Show My Homework.

Even in these five weeks though a lot of wonderful activities have been going on. Our Year 9 students have been

choosing their options for next year and we have welcomed in our new Year 7. We continue to be significantly

oversubscribed and one of the most popular schools in Lambeth. We have hosted the Herne Hill Film Festival for a

showing of ‘Chasing Coral’ and we also hosted the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge where Michael and Tiarna in Year

10 represented the school in the most fantastic manner. Elia in Year 9 continued her excellent progress in Basketball and

took part in a NBA Europe Elite Camp in Italy and there were a number of sporting fixtures although the result of the

now traditional staff vs Year 11 football match is best glossed over. We have also started our new DofE Year 9 cohort

who have been very lucky with the weather so far.

We were also very pleased to have visits from two big names. Aaron Wan Bissaka, one of the most highly rated young

footballers in Europe popped in to speak to our students and was an excellent role model as somebody who clearly

believes in giving back to his South London community.

We also had a visit from another South Londoner Sadiq Khan who visited our Football Beyond Borders students as part

of a focus on funding for youth projects in London. It was an amazing day as our young people spoke to him and Helen

Hayes MP about projects they had been working on before joining him for some training on the pitch. He gave very

generously of his time and our young people had an unforgettable experience. Thank you also to Bruk and Hari from

Football Beyond Borders whose work continues to be an inspiration.

Having met him several times before when I was the Deputy Head at a school in his constituency when he was an MP I

was struck by the intense levels of security that he has to have compared with four or five years ago. In a city that is

rightly known for its inclusivity and tolerance it is sad that this is necessary. The Elmgreen message through the

Elmgreen Way of tolerance, kindness and community will always be stronger than prejudice and hate.

A final message before the final half term about uniform please. On the whole it is excellent but can I remind you about

the rules around piercings. Facial piercings are not permitted and hair colour should be natural as should nails. Can we

please ensure that all students are adhering to this as we go into June. Have a lovely break.

Dominic Bergin

Headteacher

Dates for your Diary

Thursday 6 June 4.30pm – 7.00pm Year 12/13 Parents Information

Evening: Apprenticeships

Year 12/13 Families

Thursday 13 June 7.00pm – 8.30pm Parents and Carers’ Council All Families

Wednesday 19 June 6.30pm - 8.00pm Governors Resources, Leadership

& Management Committee

Governors

Thursday 20 June 6.30pm - 8.00pm New Year 7 Families Evening New Year 7 Families

Friday 21 June 9.00am – 3.00pm Year 7 Induction Day New Year 7 Students

Wednesday 3 July 6.30pm Full Governing Body Meeting Governors

Wednesday 10 July 5.30pm-7.00pm Art, Media and DT Exhibition All families/guests

Wednesday 10 July 6.30pm – 9.00pm School Production All Families

Thursday 11 July 6.30pm – 9.00pm School Production All Families

Friday 12 July 6.30pm – 9.00pm School Production All Families

Thursday 18 July All Day Sports Day Tooting Bec Athletics Track

Monday 3 June 2019 Term Begins. All students return

Thursday 20 June Professional Development Day (staff only)

Friday 5 July 2019 Professional Development Day (staff only)

Friday 19 July Term Ends

Monday 22 July 2019 Professional Development Day (staff only)

Tuesday 23 July 2019 Professional Development Day (staff only)

Year 11 May Half Term Revision Programme 2019

Saturday 25 May 9.30am - 12.30pm

English Revision – Miss Kaur 004 Media Revision – Mr Hill Room 139

Monday 27 May Bank Holiday

Tuesday 28 May 9am -12pm 10am - 12pm

English & Maths Revision English with Mr Moroney – Room 005 11XE1 Maths with Mr Sandoe Room 126

Wednesday 29 May 9am – 12pm 9am – 12pm 9am – 11.30am 10am – 12pm 10am – 1pm 12pm, – 2.30pm

Maths Revision 11YS with Miss Pike – Room 132 11XS with Mr Gayle – Room 130 11YT with Mr Sullivan – Room 128 11XT with Miss Straker – Room 137 11YE with Miss Miggins-Johnson – Room 127 11XE2 with Mr Sullivan 11XE2 – Room 128

Thursday 30 May 9am-12pm 9am-12pm

Combined Science Revision Mr Thomas – Room 221 Miss Morgan – Room 219

Friday 31 May 9am- 12pm

English Revision Miss Dewes – Room 003

Saturday 1 June 9.30am - 12.30pm

History Revision Miss Hutchinson Room 106 Mr Bennett Room 107 Mr Grant Room 108

Public Examination Timetable

Date Start Length Board Component Title Level

Monday 3 June 09:00 02:00 AQA History B : Paper 1 GCSE

Monday 3 June 09:00 01:15 EDEXCEL Eng Lit Prose A Level

Monday 3 June 09:00 02:00 EDEXCEL SPANISH : Listen, Read, Transl A Level

Monday 3 June 09:00 02:40 OCR F Maths B (Mei) Core Pure A Level

Monday 3 June 13:40 01:20 EDEXCEL ITALIAN : Writing [H] GCSE

Monday 3 June 13:40 01:30 WJEC Media Studies COMP 1 GCSE

Monday 3 June 13:40 01:25 EDEXCEL CHINESE : Writing [H] GCSE

Monday 3 June 13:40 02:00 AQA Physics ADV P3 Sections A,B,C A Level

Tuesday 4 June 09:00 01:45 AQA English Language Paper 1 GCSE

Tuesday 4 June 09:00 02:00 AQA Economics ADV Paper 3 A Level

Tuesday 4 June 09:00 01:30 WJEC Food Science Unit 1 L3

Tuesday 4 June 13:40 01:15 WJEC Music Component 3 GCSE

Tuesday 4 June 13:40 02:00 AQA Chemistry ADV Paper 1 A Level

Tuesday 4 June 13:40 02:00 AQA Sociology ADV Paper 2 A Level

Tuesday 4 June 13:40 01:00 OCR Portuguese : Reading GCSE

Tuesday 4 June 13:40 01:00 OCR Turkish : Reading GCSE

Wednesday 5 June 09:00 01:10 EDEXCEL SPANISH : Writing [F] GCSE

Wednesday 5 June 09:00 01:20 EDEXCEL SPANISH : Writing [H] GCSE

Wednesday 5 June 09:00 02:00 EDEXCEL GERMAN : Listen,Read, Transl A Level

Wednesday 5 June 09:00 02:00 OCR Maths B (Mei) Pure Mths Mechanics A Level

Wednesday 5 June 09:00 02:15 WJEC Media COMP1 Media Products A Level

Wednesday 5 June 09:00 03:00 AQA Philosophy ADV Paper 1 A Level

Wednesday 5 June 09:00 02:30 AQA Polish Unit 2 A Level

Wednesday 5 June 13:40 01:30 EDEXCEL Geog : UK Geog Issues GCSE

Wednesday 5 June 13:40 02:30 AQA History ADV Paper 2 Option R A Level

Wednesday 5 June 13:40 02:45 OCR Portuguese : List,Read,Wrt Paper 2 A Level

Thursday 6 June 09:00 01:30 EDEXCEL MATHS Calculator Paper 2 [F] GCSE

Thursday 6 June 09:00 01:30 EDEXCEL MATHS Calculator Paper 2 [H] GCSE

Thursday 6 June 09:00 02:00 AQA Biology ADV Paper 1 A Level

Thursday 6 June 09:00 02:00 EDEXCEL IT Unit 1 : Info Tech Systems BTEC L3

Thursday 6 June 13:40 02:15 EDEXCEL Geog Paper 2 A LEvel

Thursday 6 June 13:40 02:00 AQA History Paper 2 Option B GCSE

Thursday 6 June 13:40 02:15 OCR F Maths B (Mei) Stats Major A Level

Thursday 6 June 13:40 01:15 OCR F Maths B (Mei) Stats B A Level

Friday 7 June 09:00 01:45 AQA English Language Paper 2 GCSE

Friday 7 June 09:00 02:40 EDEXCEL SPANISH : Writ Resp. & Trans A Level

Friday 7 June 09:00 02:30 WJEC Drama Comp3 Text in Performance A Level

Friday 7 June 09:00 02:30 AQA D&T : ADV Paper 1 A Level

Friday 7 June 13:40 01:45 EDEXCEL Biology Paper 2 [H] GCSE

Friday 7 June 13:40 01:10 EDEXCEL Science Biology Paper 2 [F} GCSE

Friday 7 June 13:40 01:10 EDEXCEL Science Biology Paper 2 [H] GCSE

Friday 7 June 13:30 02:00 AQA Psychology ADV Paper 2 A Level

Countdown to Work Experience

In 8 weeks’ time all Year 10 students will be undertaking a work experience placement

during the week commencing 15 – 19 July 2019.

There are a number of benefits to students participating in this opportunity, including:

• increasing their awareness of their own skills and strengths

• helping them to understand how the subjects they study in school link to certain jobs

• giving an insight into what the world of work is really like and employers' expectations

• increasing their motivation to do well in school

If your child has not yet secured a placement, the half term break is an ideal time to support

them with their search.

How can I support my child?

* Ask friends or family if they aware of any opportunities

* pass on any contacts who could help your child

* rehearse telephone calls they may need to make to an employer

* proof-read emails they send to employers

* think about the location of a placement and how they will get there

All the employer needs to do if they are willing to accept your child on a placement is to

complete the Employer Completion Form which is available on Show My Homework.

These forms need to be returned to me- jwhyton@the-elmgreen-school.org.uk

Jeremy Whyton

Student Guidance Officer

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