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HEADTEACHER’S NEWS Upcoming Events In the lead up to Christmas we have a number of exciting events taking place at JRCS. I have listed these below and would particularly encourage as many parents as possible to join us at our Annual Music Concert next Tuesday. Next week I will make sure that the details about the arrangements for the end of term are included in The Seagull.

Dates for your diary:

JRCS Winter Concert: Tuesday 29th November at 6:30pm JRCS Dance Winter Showcase: Thursday 1st December 6:00pm – 7:30pm Lower School Disco: Wednesday 14th December 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Mr Smith Headteacher GENERAL NEWS Year 10 Maths Ambassadors This week saw the launch of our ambassador programme with eleven Year 10s giving up

their time to work with some of our Year 7 students on their numeracy skills. It was amazing to overhear some fantastic explanations and how enthusiastic everyone was about the Maths.

Thanks to our 20 Year 7 students, in particular to our Maths ambassadors: Deli Bajrami, Harry Keating, Firdaus Lahmani, George Smith, Ahlam Ali, Lily Jones, Robert Lluka, Denise Muyumba, Kathleen Sheehy, Matthew Thorndike and Clawnton Wetshi.

Ms Moody Leader in Maths

Issue 519 Friday 25th November 2016 Next week is week 2

ARP News

Parent Support Group Dear Parents, just a reminder that we will be meeting at Cosmo’s on Thursday 1st December at 5.30pm for our annual meal together.

Please advise me if you wish to attend. Thank you to all those who have already responded to my letter.

Mrs Guise ARP Manager UKMT Team Maths Challenge

On Wednesday 16th November, four of our Sixth Form students took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Team Challenge. The competition invites teams from across London to compete in the Senior Maths Challenge. Our students achieved 11th place overall out of 39 which is an amazing achievement and shows an improvement on previous years.

Students involved were Elorm Tsetse, Thomas Clarke, Jordan Wauchope and Tolu Oluwolen. Well done lads!

Mr Gaudoin Leader in Maths Year 12 A level PE Biomechanics trip to UEL

The Year 12 A level PE cohort visited UEL Stratford campus on Tuesday 22nd November, to meet a Biomechanist and participate in biomechanical analysis. The 10 students have been studying force and its effects on sports performance as well as looking at new technologies being used to analyse movement efficiency and sporting technique. The students had an opportunity to try out the force plates in the lab to see the effects of force on motion and used a dynamometer to test muscular strength in the legs, which was important to evaluate training programmes and recovery from injury. We learnt about limb kinematics and looked at the technology used to study human movement before finally discussing the possible career paths following a degree in Sports Science.

This was a great opportunity for the students to see how the biomechanical principles work in a practical setting and hopefully their knowledge has been extended further.

Many thanks to UEL for hosting us

Miss Boulton Head of PE Year 8 Inter-form Handball Tournament

Last week saw every Year 8 tutor group participate in a Handball knock out tournament which was hosted in the Sports Hall each lunchtime.

The matches lasted 8 minutes and forms were eliminated after each round leading to a semi-final on Thursday which involved 8J vs 8E and 8H vs 8G. There was lots of support from students and the Year 8 tutor team and some really exciting matches were played. The final was 8E vs 8G and was a fierce contest between the two forms. It was 2 all in the closing seconds and Ade from 8G scored

the winner in the last few seconds to clinch the victory for 8G.

Thank you to all students and staff who supported the event and good luck to the Year 8 boys and girls who have been selected to represent the school in the Borough Handball competition at Goresbrook school this week.

Congratulations from a very proud form tutor!

Miss Boulton Head of PE and 8G Tutor JRCS are Borough U13's Handball Champions Massive congratulations to our U13's Handball Team who won the Barking and Dagenham U13's competition on Tuesday night held at Goresbrook School.

The competition consisted on five school teams in a league format, with the winner of the league being crowned as champions and representing the Borough at the London Youth Games.

Within the league stage the results were:

Vs Eastbury - 2 - 1 Vs All Saints - 2 - 2 Vs Riverside - 4 - 2 Vs Sydney Russell - 6 - 0

So well done to these boys (see picture) and all the best in the London Youth Games. Squad - (Back Row): Ben Adeniyi (8G), Adebiyi Olajide (8G), Dimeji Olayinka (8J), Sergui Brataon (8G), Samuel Osikorobia (8E) and Jeremiah Ogunturin (8E), (Front Row) - Olumachi Ukonu (8G), Tyresse Strout (8H), Bailey Maffia (8H) and Adeoye Jolaosho (8G)

Basketball borough league result U16’s Dagenham Park 33 - JRCS 26

Roster Points Jovan Nenedovic 10A 0 Abiola Shokeye 10C 12 Dimitrois Lawani 10C 2 Temitope Oluwole 10C 0 Tejan Oweh 10C 0 Clive Armstrong 10D 0 Brandon Batchelor 10D 0 Guerchon Swarhay 10F 9 Kanny Kiakia 11D 3

Upcoming fixture: Wednesday 30th November vs Tuition Centre (Home)

Mr Newport PE Teacher and Head of Year 11 Year 7 Netball News

Well done to the Year 7 Netball team who took part in their first fixture against Riverside.

The girls unfortunately lost 7-1 but played fantastically well. Player of the match goes to Justina Folorusho 7C.

Well done girls.

Girls Football News Congratulations to the under 12’s girls football team who came 2nd in the ESFA under 12 indoor competition.

All the girls played fantastically well and managed to come top of their table beating Eastbury, Sydney Russell and Goresbrook school.

Unfortunately the girls narrowly lost 1-0 in the final to Eastbrook School . However, all girls played extremely well and all their hard work is paying off.

Just a reminder that girls football is on a Monday lunchtime and Wednesday after school 2-3pm. All girls welcome.

Miss Pridie Teacher of PE New Arrivals: Congratulations to Ms Hector on the birth of her baby boy Noah, born Thursday 10th November, weighing 7lb 2oz.

Congratulation also goes to Mrs Umeh on the birth of her baby boy, Jidenna Justin, born 18th November, weighing 8lb.

OFFICE ASSISTANTS

The Office Assistants for next week:

Monday Belica Cofie 8C Tuesday Alexander Grain 8C Wednesday Daniel Jurkin 8C Thursday Ana Lopes Rebelo 8C Friday Joshua Mendoza 8C

Required ASAP

Cleaner Closing Date: 4th December

14 hours per week Monday – Friday: evenings starting at 4.00pm. (£9.80 per hour) Start times are non-negotiable. This is a temporary contract until June

2017 in the first instance.

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

Year 11 Mock Exam Timetable 2016

Date Paper Length Time

Monday 5th December Spanish Unit 1 & Unit 2 45 & 50 minutes 8:45am

Monday 5th December English Language Paper 1:

Explorations in creative reading and writing 1 hour & 45 minutes 11.15am

Monday 5th December

RE Paper 1 DT

Dance Construction

1 hour & 30 minutes 1 hour & 30 minutes

1 hour 1 hour

2.00pm

Tuesday 6th December Maths Paper 1 1 hour & 30 minutes 8:45am

Tuesday 6th December History 2 hours 11:15am

Tuesday 6th December Science B1 1 hour 2.00pm

Wednesday 7th December English Language Paper 2:

Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives 1 hour & 45 minutes 8:45am

Wednesday 7th December Maths Paper 2 1 hour & 30 minutes 11:15am

Thursday 8th December Business Studies & Economics Unit 1 1 hour & 45 minutes 8.45am

Thursday 8th December Science C1 & P1 2 hour 11.15am

Thursday 8th December Geography Paper 1 1 hour 2.00pm

Friday 9th December Science C2 1 hour 8:45am

Friday 9th December English Literature Paper 1: Macbeth 50 minutes 10:15am

Friday 9th December Business Studies & Economics Unit 3 & 5 1 hour & 30 minutes 11.15am

Friday 9th December PE 1 hour & 30 minutes 2pm

Monday 12th December Geography Paper 2 1 hour & 30 minutes 8.45am

Monday 12th December English Literature Paper 2: Poetry 1 hour & 30 minutes 11.15am

Monday 12th December French Unit 1 & Unit 2 45 & 50 minutes 2:00pm

Tuesday 13th December Maths Paper 3 1 hour & 30 minutes 8:45am

Tuesday 13th December Citizenship Unit 1 1 hour & 15 minutes 11:15am

Tuesday 13th December DT Practical From 11.30am

Tuesday 13th December RE Paper 2 1 hour & 20 minutes 2.00pm

Wednesday 14th December Media 1 hour & 30 minutes 8.45am

Wednesday 14th December Music Listening 1 hour & 30 minutes 11.15am

Thursday 15th December Computer Science

IT 1 hour & 30 minutes

1 hour 8.45am

Thursday 15th December Triple Science B2 & P2 2 hours 11.15am

Thursday 15th December DT Practical From 11.30am

Thursday 15th December Citizenship Unit 3 1 hour 2.00pm

Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th January 2017

Art Practical 2 days