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in-form 10-14 NOV 2014

A WEEK

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Now That’s How You Put on a Show!

It was showtime for Gangs ‘n’ Gals this week with performances on Tuesday and Wednesday. The scene was set... Big Bucks' Hot Joint...the hottest speakeasy in town.

Narrated by old timer Jack Horner (Fin Tunney) star of the speakeasy Beatrice Riley (India Sahota) was going through tough times, putting up with catty, back-stabbing Velma (Sophie Tarring) she befriends new waiter Donald (Daniel Burgess). Owner of the speakeasy, Big Bucks (Matthew Hodson) is experiencing financial and family problems, his step-brother, Antonio (Elliot Thompson) is stealing all of his business and the hottest joint in town might go under...the solution...put on a real theatre show, to raise enough money to keep the joint open!

The script, penned by Charlotte Armitage and Rose Blackburne, twisted and turned with interlinked storylines. The 1920s songs were sung beautifully, from up beat, all cast numbers to spine tingling solos. The Charleston based choreography was energetic and fun and the acting was simply tremendous! Gangs ‘n’ Gals was a super hot show. The show created completely from scratch, showed off some terrific Year 8 talent, along with the direction and assistance of a brilliant Post 16 team, you all did brilliantly. The commitment of the cast demonstrates that our younger students have self-management and organisation skills in bucket loads. Miss Watson along with the Creative Arts team have put in a huge amount of time and effort to put the show together which gave your friends and parents a show to remember!

The audience were enthralled from start to finish, with both nights selling out...it really was the hottest ticket in town this week!

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But who is going to play the main part...Bea or Velma?

Oh no...Big Bucks Speakeasy may go under! Lets put on a play to save the joint!

I’m gonna Charleston back to Charleston..all in the

name of the show!

Watch out boys...here’s brother Antonio

throwing his weight around!

Hey Donald...are you sweet on Bea?

Backstage Velma fights with

Bea...poor Bea!

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If you didn’t get a ticket and didn’t get to see the show, here’s what you missed...

Donny you can be a star too...

Have they done enough to save the day?

Big Bucks is saved...by a donation from a secret old timer!

Have we got a mole boys? Hurray!

There’s no business like show business!

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At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Armistice Day marks the end of the First World War. This year Armistice Day falls on Tuesday 11th November and we will observe two minute silence starting at 11am. The silence is meant as a tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for their country during both World Wars and other conflicts since, and at this time in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of bitter fighting, The Great War was finally over.

The Armistice was signed at 5am in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne, France on November 11, 1918. Six hours later, at 11am, the war ended. King George V issued the original proclamation in 1919 which called for a two minute silence: "All locomotion should cease, so that, in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead."

The bell will sound at 11am to mark the start of the silence and again at 11.02 marking the end, students should remain in their classroom until the end of the silence. Please join us in paying your respects during this time and you can help and show your support by buying a poppy from your Key Stage Hub. The poppies on this page were created by Mrs Romanowski’s Key Stage 3 classes last year. Students made a poppy and wrote how they were connected to WW1 or WW2. There are some amazing, inspirational stories, some wrote about family members currently fighting in the army, some wrote of family who were involved in WW1 and WW2. The end result is on display in P2.

Ms Williams

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Dinner Time Rota (No bags in Dining Hall)

B Hall Year Time Packed Lunch

Sitting 1 Year 9 12pm Social Area D Floor

Sitting 2 Year 8 From 12.10pm N4 and N8

Sitting 3 Year 7 Not before 12.15pm N3 and N6

School Nurse drop-in Session:

Tuesday 11th November, Medical Room. No appointments required, they are here to listen not to tell!

iPad drop in session:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.15pm - K3

Independent Learning :

(click here for KS3)

(click here for KS4)

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/The Courtyard Cafe at lunchtime unless you have essential medication (i.e. Epipen or Diabetic equipment).

Use a Tree...Plant a Tree Update

Coming Up…Coming Up...

November

Thursday 6th

Post 16 Open Evening 6-8pm

Friday 14th

Children in Need

Year 8: 3 Legged Walk

All school: Non-uniform day

Monday 17th—Friday 21st

Year 10 Art Residency

Year 11 French Orals

Wednesday 19th

Primary Maths Quiz

Friday 21st

Year 11 reports issued

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Working 9-5...What a Way to make a Living! As expected we have received fantastic feedback from our work experience employers. Year 11 spent the last week before half term enjoying everything that the world of work can offer. Some local employers tweeted about their experience, both Halliday Clark and STEM Bradford let us know what their new employees were up to.

All in all a great week, our Year 11s have done themselves and the school proud.

Alan Gibbons Visit

The acclaimed writer, Alan Gibbons, came into school on Tuesday to host Year 8 writing Workshops. Alan captivated his Year 8 audience.

He gave a lively, animated talk to the whole year group and delivered a writing workshop to each learning community in turn. Students crafted dramatic, eerie horror stories that were enough to set your teeth on edge.

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Children in Need Children in Need takes place on Friday 14th November with a pledge that every child in the UK has a childhood which is: safe, happy and secure. The charity provide grants to projects in the UK which focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. They are local to people in all corners of the UK and support small and large organisations.

Their grant programmes are open all year round for applications and give small grants awards five times a year and main grants three times a year. To raise money for Children in Need we will be taking part in the following events:

Non Uniform Day Friday 14th November non-uniform day, come in you’re your best clobber or dress as a super hero for the day...your choice! Pay £2 for the privilege and lets get raising money!

Year 8 Three Legged Walk Year 8 will take part in the 3 legged walk for Children in Need around Ilkley, please follow the instructions below on the day:

Students will depart at about 1.30pm. Everyone must return to B Hall at the end of the walk and sign back in at the same desk you logged out at. You will return to school in time for the end of the day and will be dismissed at 3pm.

Remember to bring a scarf to tie your legs together!

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It’s Christmaaaasss...nearly! Christmas fever has hit the Music Department! It's not too late to come along and get involved...especially those of you who have been involved in the Purple Tie Production and Ilkley Operatic's Bugsy Malone! Come along and contribute to our first Christmas Concert in 15 years. See Mrs Chapman or Miss Murray for more information.

Mrs Chapman

Calling all Dancers! You are invited to attend a contemporary dance workshop run by Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD). The workshop is free of charge and will take place in school on Monday 8th December 2014 3-5pm (in the Gym). NSCD are a Centre for Advance Training in Dance and run the Yorkshire Young Dancers (YYD) scheme. The YYD and NSCD aims to provide 13-17 year olds access to high quality dance training whilst developing creative potential as dancers. The workshop at Ilkley Grammar School offers an opportunity for students to experience contemporary dance and to consider if the YYD scheme would be suitable for them. A dance artist from NSCD will deliver a 2 hour workshop based on contemporary technique and choreography. This workshop also acts as a preliminary audition onto the YYD scheme. If you would like to take part then please see me for a letter which needs to be signed and returned by parents/carers. The deadline to confirm a workshop place is 27th November. Miss Watson

Are You Ready to Play? The Community Dodgeball Competition is coming….your community needs you to take part! All tutor groups should enter 6 boys and 6 girls and community points will be awarded to winners. Get the following dates in your planners: Year 7 Tournament Monday 10th November -I band, Tuesday 11th November - G band, Wednesday 12th November - S Band. Final is Thursday 13th November

Year 8 Tournament Monday 17th November- I band, Tuesday 18th November - G band, Wednesday 19th November - S band. Final is Thursday 20th November.

Year 9 Tournament Monday 24th November - I band, Tuesday 25th November - G band, Wednesday 26th November - S band. Final is on Thursday 27th November.

Miss Swales, Mrs Lister and Mrs Knowles

“Remember the 5 D’s of dodgeball: Dodge, duck,

dip, dive and dodge.” Patches O’Houlihan

Key Stage 3 Assemblies The Key Stage 3 assemblies in the week beginning Monday 24th November will be vertical and led by the Learning Community Leaders. The theme will be 'Identity, Belonging and Action'. Tuesday 25 November - I band Miss Swales Wednesday 26 November - G band Mrs Lister Thursday 27 November - S band Mrs Knowles

Mr Washington

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Othello at the Carriageworks Our all female cast of Othello performed at The Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds on the 18th October. It was a full day with a technical rehearsal on the stage in the morning, during which KS3 students Dominic Fisher and Lewis Hunter worked well together to get the cues right and check that the technical elements enhanced the performance. Our performance was well received and it was lovely to see the girls working so strongly together as an ensemble. They made the story clear and built great tension. At the end of the evening the presenter praised the group’s hard work and evocative story telling. Now the girls are using their experience and understanding of the text to discuss race and gender within Shakespeare. The research project ‘Othello can be white, Romeo can be a girl! is co-ordinated by novelist Delia Jarrett-Macauley and linked to Warwick University. Well done to all the cast involved: Othello (Melissa Johns), Iago (Jessica Toseland), Desdemona (Lucy Millington), Cassio (Rebekah Gray), Roderigo (Ellie Dennis) Brabantio (Alice Rich), Duke (Hannah Wellock), Lodovico (Charlotte Simpson), Montano (Anna Morris), Emilia (Hannah Riley), Bianca (Lucy Hunter-Rowe), 1st Senator (Ellie Tolan) and 2nd Gentleman (Alex Johnson)

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Well done to Daniel Burgess (8PB) who has been selected as one of the cast of Matthew Bourne's Lord of the Flies, which is on at the Bradford Alhambra from 3-6 December. The company will unite a cast of remarkable young talent from West Yorkshire in an extraordinary adaptation of William Golding's classic novel, Lord of the Flies choreographed by Olivier nominated Scott Ambler.

Daniel has danced his way through several rounds of auditions, and his final audition on November 1st secured his place in the production. Daniel recently appeared in Ilkley Operatics ‘Bugsy Malone’, and has also starred in Year 8s production of ‘Gangs and Gals’. It is an incredible opportunity to perform with a professional company...good luck Daniel!

Congratulations to our first Khan Academy Maths Competition winners: Nathan Dinsdale (9GPS), Alex Harris (8SL), Ioni Kinley (7PO), Mackenzie Shearn-Miller (10JLF) and Alice Rich (10SMD). Interested in getting involved? Class codes to enter are: Year 7: WCHAC8 Year 8: YY26K2

Year 9: R7M56Z Year 10: 59SK7Y

Year 11: EY4K4Q

Congratulations to our U15 Netball team who enjoyed a tremendous victory in their league match against Immanuel College, Bradford on Monday night. The match finished IGS 23—8 Immanuel College.

Lord of

the Flies

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Well done to Emma Powell (9JP) who has been amazing the climbing world again with her climbing success. Emma competed in the Scottish Mixed Masters event at Ice Factor in Kinlochleven at the weekend. The women climbers (the category that Emma now competes in even though she is only 13) comprised of 15 routes in total: 3 boulder, 3 top rope, 5 auto belay and 4 in the ice.

The winner of the women’s competition was Anna Wells, of Dundee, with Emma beating 10 other women to second place, including well known Scottish climber Fiona Murray. The event involved scaling a 40ft mixed route of ice and rock using dry tooling equipment, which mimics the skills used for mixed climbing in winter by using ice axes on resin holds in the climbing wall. Emma’s next competition is on Saturday 8th November in Glasgow for another round of the British tooling series. Good luck Emma!

Congratulations to our Year 8 rugby team who came out on top against Bingley Grammar School on Wednesday. The final score finished IGS 45-14 Bingley.

Well done to Victoria Hepworth and Charlotte Whitaker-Pitts who are competed in the district round of the National rotary cooking competition at Craven College on Thursday evening.

Well played to our Year 9 girls’ football team who got their 2014-15 campaign underway on Tuesday with an emphatic win against Oakbank, winning comfortably 6-1. After a 10 minute master class warm up by Mr Carr the team were fired up for the game.

Sophie Armitage (9JB) opened the scoring after 2 minutes and IGS controlled the game from there on with Sophie eventually ending the game with her first hatrick for the school team. Nisha Cant (9HM) finished two excellent powerful shots after practising them before the game and Holly Limon (9ALC) got herself on to the scoresheet after calmly placing a penalty into the back of the net.

IGS also played Beckfoot and drew 0-0. A fine display of goalkeeping by Beckfoot denied the girls their second win in a row.

All of the girls are in action for Ilkley Juniors at the weekend against top of the league Farsley Celtic and if they play like Tuesday they will be in for a good game!

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

A AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY

10th November

Senior and Under 15 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (SHR/SD)

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

Under 12 Netball vs South Craven @ IGS (SD) – time to be confirmed

TUESDAY

11st

November

Under 13 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (KR)

Year 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Hockey Club @ School Playing Fields – 3.15 – 4.30

(AJK)

Year 7, 8 and 9 Football Club @ School Playing Fields 3.15 – 4.30 (SP)

Year 7 and 8 Boys’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

WEDNESDAY

12nd November

Under 12 and Under 14 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – Lunchtime (KR/SD)

Synchronise Swimming Club @ Gym/Pool Changing Rooms – 3.15 – 4.30

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

Under 15 Netball Bradford League @ UAK (SB) – time to be confirmed

Cross – Country @ Cliffe Castle 1.00pm - 4.00 pm (AJK, MTB)

THURSDAY

13rd

November

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)

Under 15B vs Salts @ Salts (SD) – time to be confirmed

Girls’ Year 9 Football vs Oakbank (AWAY) (SB) – time to be

confirmed

Under 11 Football v St Mary’s @ IGS (SP) – time to be confirmed

Year 9 Basketball v Samuel Lister (AWAY) time and teacher to be

confirmed

FRIDAY

14th November

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IN THE NEWSIN THE NEWSIN THE NEWS

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Ex students opening new

business in Ilkley

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Most, if not all of you have seen

Grumpy Cat one of the many meme

stars on the internet. Are you

creative, fun and have a sense of

humour? Think you can up with a

better meme than this one? Then

the KS3 iPad meme Competition is

for you.

The IGS Save our iPad campaign

2014 needs your help. What we

want is for you to create a fun,

creative meme that will help us to

spread the message about looking

after your iPad and the dangers of

breaking them.

Send your entries and any queries to ipadhelp@ilkleygs.ngfl.ac.uk by Friday

November 14th

.

Include your name and Year group on the entry. The winning

entries, one each from Year 7, 8 and 9 will be posted on Realsmart, and on

posters around the school Each winner will receive a prize.

Get Memeing and good luck…

KS3 iPad MEME COMPETITION

Splendid Performance and Workshop Our Theatre Studies students from Key Stage 4 and 5 were joined by students from Horsforth School to watch a performance of ‘Woyzeck’ and took part in a workshop with ‘Splendid Productions’ on Wednesday 22nd October. The Brechtian performance of Georg Buchner’s play challenged and engaged the students. After the performance the students spoke enthusiastically about the experience, praising the company’s style and approach which inspired them. They commented that the use of simple sound effects was so effective and they loved the use of episodes to structure a performance. In the afternoon the GCSE Drama students were involved in a workshop exploring Brecht’s theatre. It was a packed two hour session where the students were pushed to think quickly and develop their devising skills. Key Stage 4 and 5 students will be using what they learned to inform their devising and written work as part of their exam courses.

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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.

SCHOOL MENU

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Top Deals this Term

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Year 11 Revision Tip 4

Active Learning

Storage method used: Finding

patterns Chunking

What is it?

Thinking, understanding and connecting the things you are trying to learn to your existing ideas and knowledge.

What to do?

You have listed keywords, made mnemonics, constructed mind maps.

Now you must consider how the information can be used to answer exam questions. E.g. a Sankey diagram shows relative proportions of energy transfers.

Handy hint:

Ask yourself …. “What have I just learned?”

“How could I use it to answer an exam ques-tion.”

More information at:

Active Learning—Some ideas for teachers

About active learning—useful article from Education Scotland

A youtube video with some ideas to try

An interesting video with an active learning technique to try

Reading University study advice to students

Active Reading—an article about making reading an active process

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GCSE Overview

WB Autumn term Week

Year 10 Year 11

10-Nov En - Extended reading 9A

17-Nov Fr - orals 10B

24-Nov Review Day (28.11.14) Review Day (28.11.14) 11A

01-Dec

Sp - orals H&S - Deadline 1 (4.12.14) Dr - Drama in the making 2 Mu - performance 1

12B

08-Dec En - Spoken language Mu - performance 2 13A

15-Dec En - Spoken language 14B

Career of the Week: Baker The Work: Bakers usually work in one of three types of bakery: Plant Bakery You would use machinery and production lines to make large amounts of baked goods for shops, supermarkets and other large customers. In-Store Bakery For example with a supermarket you would use some automated machinery to make fresh bread products to be sold in the store. Craft Bakery You would create a smaller amount of products to be sold in a shop, delicatessen or chain of specialist shops. Entry Requirements: You can apply to work as a trainee in a bakery without any specific qualifications although employers may ask for GCSEs in English, Maths and Food Technology. There are also full time courses at local Colleges available e.g. Craven College Level 1 Professional Cookery and Hospitality course. There are also Apprenticeships available locally.

Training: You will usually receive on the job training including a course in food safety and food hygiene. You could also specialise in becoming a craft baker or pastry chef. Pay: Bakers can earn between £13K - £19K a year. With experience, specialist skills or supervisory responsibilities this could rise to £20K - £25K a year. (These figures are intended as a guideline only).

Further Information: Improve Ltd – www.improveltd.co.uk Federation of Bakers – www.bakersfederation.org.uk National Careers Service – www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk For an electronic copy, please see Mrs Mitchell Careers Coordinator in the KS4 Hub or Mr Cole, Independent Careers Adviser.

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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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Burley Scouts and Guides Bonfire

Burley-in-Wharfedale Burley Scouts and Guides bonfire will be on Saturday 8th November, near to the Scout Hut at the bottom of Peel Place. It starts at 6pm and the bonfire will be lit at 7pm, followed by fireworks at 7:30pm.

Calling all Year 9 and 10! Ever thought about getting involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme?

Burley in Wharfdale Duke of Edinburgh Award Group is currently recruiting New Bronze Members Mondays 6.30-8.30 for local young people who are 14 upwards to sign up for Bronze Duke Of Edinburgh, also open Wednesdays for silver and Gold groups (15/16 years upwards)

Menston Duke of Edinburgh Award Group is currently recruiting New Bronze Members Mixed level session at Menston every other Friday 6.30-8.30.

The cost is Free to attend sessions and a minimal subsidised charge for expeditions

Contact Helen Johnson -Renshaw for more information on 07582109825 or email helen.johnson-renshaw@bradford.gov.uk