KS3 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2

Summer Festival 2015

Our annual Summer Festival will be taking place on Saturday 6th of June from 11am to 4pm in front of the school building. There will be fun activities for everybody to enjoy.

Message from theHeadteacher

As the Spring Term draws to a close the Foundation School would like to share with you some of our special

events and achievements. We began the year in January with our Year 9 Pathways event at Queen Mary University, which was attended by so many families and students. Our

Academic Review Day took place on 12th February, it was a super day here at the school and a wonderful opportunity for families to meet with tutors and to review student progress.

Our Foundation School Council have raised £78 for Unicef by baking and selling some lovely cakes at break time and we hope to have raised well over £600 for the Comic Relief Red Nose

Appeal by working very closely with the Trust School.

We w i l l c o n t i n u e t o o rg a n i s e workshops for Parents next term regarding “e -safety” and how we can

keep our children safe on line. If you are interested in attending a workshop please do not hesitate to contact the school for further information, details will also be available on our website.

Finally, I hope you all enjoy the Easter break and look forward to seeing everyone again bright and early on Wednesday 8th April when we return

to school.

Mrs Loveday, Headteacher (Foundation)

Spring Concert

On Thursday the 26th of March 2015

there was an amazing spring music concert that took place in our very own Wil loughby theatre. The excit ing programme, included soloists and groups.

Highlights included “Tuned Percussion” who played Uptown Funk, Cody Moses who played the drums with outstanding musicianship and the growing SPWT School Orchestra.

Congratulations and thanks to the performers who took part in the event and we hope to see more of you at the next music performance.

Merits Update

We are delighted to announce the top three merit achievers in each year group for this Term:

Year 7Fahim Amin 7MH – 73 merits Tasfia Chowdhury 7CG – 60 merits Naomi Ellwood 7SA – 60 merits

Year 8 Myisha Begum 8AMO – 71 meritsMinhaz Khan 8SMO – 61 merits Md Dipu Miah 8NU – 60 meritsShuma Akther 8TR – 60 merits

Year 9 Tasnim Hoque 9SM – 58 merits Doreen Baroi 9AN – 57 meritsSaamia Rahman 9IS – 53 merits Shaheen Shahid 9SM – 53 merits

The final prize winners will be announced at the Foundation Awards Ceremony which will take place in June.

Year 9 ExaminationsWe would like to congratulate all of the year 9 students for their excellent conduct and preparation for the mock exams which took place in February. The end of KS3 exams for English, Maths and Science will take place on Monday 20th April and Tuesday 21st April 2015. Students should continue their preparation for these very important examinations throughout the Easter Holiday. Ms Verity will be working closely with Year 9 from the summer term.

Highlights from Ms Hamid Year 7 YTL

Young Mayor Election 2015

This experience allowed students to understand the role of a Mayor, and the

importance of voting.

Extreme Reading

In the Photo: Amirah Choudhury

In the run up to World Book Day, Year 7 took part in an Extreme Reading

competition. This is a photographic competition for the most obscure and entertaining places people can read in.The winning forms were:First place 7LJ, second place 7LM,

third place 7SA

Beauty and the Beast Theatre Production

140 students in Year 7 attended a spec tacu la r p roduct ion o f the enchanting classic ‘Beauty and the

Beast’, at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, on 13th and 14th January 2015.

This was a wonderful opportunity to experience a theatrical performance. Bursting with truly spectacular sets,

brilliant songs and dazzling, slick choreography, this up- lifting show was the perfect festive treat bringing the

magic of the fairy tale to life in style.

Big Book Reading Buddies Lead readers

11 Year 7 students took the role of being 'Big Book Reading Buddies' for primary school students. They were

excellent ambassadors for the school!

Girls Netball Tournament Winners

The following students attended and won the Tower Hamlets Netball borough tournament!

Naomi Ellwood 7SAAshantay Fennell 7SA

Fiona Zeka 7MHShahla Khandcar 7LGShakila Khandcar 7SHSumaiyah Akthar 7LM

Jenny Hoang 7LGTasfia Choudhury 7CG

Safiya Bernou 7RS

Highlights from Ms Smith Year 8 YTL

Into University workshop and visit

30 students participated in the Into

University Buddy workshop. Students

spent a morning at the Into University centre discussing about University life and further education. The students

then spent a day at City University with students who were studying Speech and Language Therapy. Each SPWT student was buddied up with a University student so they could

discuss their aspirations as they move through school, college and University.

London City Airport Industry Day

On the 24th March 20 students visited London City Airport to find out about

the different jobs at an airport and the technicalities of ensuring the airport runs smoothly.

Barclays Bank visit

On Thursday 26th March 20 students visited Barclays at Canary Wharf. They heard about the different departments

at the company and worked with employees to discuss finances and money awareness.

Mountain biking at the Olympic Park

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Students from year 9 and 10 were invited to a special mountain biking session at the Olympic park.

Pathways at Queen Mary

The start of the Spring term saw the year 9 cohort making a really important decision in regards to their vision for

their future. Students were invited to Queen Mary University where they attended various presentations to help them understand the GCSE options process.

Students arrived at Queen Mary University dressed to impress and ready to discuss their future. Final options for GCSEs were chosen on Academic Review Day where students

had a further opportunity to discuss their choices with their tutors.

Highlights from Mr Kilner Year 9 YTL

Big Bang Fair – Science

Over the Spring term there have been various trips for Year 9 students. Mr

Phelan and the Science team took students to the Big Band Fair 2015. The Big Bang is the largest celebration of science, tech- nology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK.

Everything they do is aimed at showing young people (primarily aged 7-19) just how many exciting and rewarding opportunities there are out there for them with the right experience and

qualifications.

Comic Relief

For Comic Relief this year, students raised over £400 selling red noses and inviting students to 'make their face

funny for money', taking selfies with an

Athletics Tournament

The year 8 athletics tournament was a great success. Every tutor group was represented and there was an excellent standard.

8SMO were the eventual winners.

assortment of funny accessories, a huge picture frame, and of course, their red noses!

Well done to the students who organised this event.

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Mountain biking at the Olympic Park

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Students from year 9 and 10 were invited to a special mountain biking session at the Olympic park.

JJ JegedeGB Athlete, Long Jumper

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S t u d e n t s a t t e n d e d a s p e c i a l presentation by Olympic Long Jumper, JJ Jegede. During the presentation he

discussed how you could get into a career in Athletics and his personal journey.

Parents’ Forum - Dates

April 24th ! 9-10AMMay 8th!! 9-10AMJune 12th! 9-10AM

The parents’ Forum will take place at the infants site: St Paul's Way Foundation, Masjid Lane (off Wallwood Street), London E14 7BW.

Tel: 0207 987 9503.

Girls’ Athletics

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Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 girls completed i n t h e b o r o u g h A t h l e t i c s completion. All students worked extremely hard and were great representatives of the school. T h e y c o m p e t e d w i t h p ro f e s s i o n a l i s m a n d g re a t sportsmanship.

Talent Show 2015

On the 20th march 2015 the second St

Paul’s Way Talent show took place in the Willoughby theatre." The show included dance, drama and music.

The audience voted for the winners and these were the results:

First Place: Fahim Amin & Rayhan Rumel (break dancing)

Second Place: Cody Moses (drumming)

Third Place: Elsa Loker (monologue)

Well done to all the performers, you were amazing!

Jack Petchey Award 2015

Mazharul Haque 8SM has won a Jack Petchey Award. He was nominated for his willingness to learn in lessons and

to help others who may find their work difficult. Mazharul also volunteered his time to help with the visit of an ex student who attended the school in 1915.

Wembley Trip

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On Thursday 5th February 25 year 9 and 10 students were selected to go on a Wembley stadium tour as a reward for their hard work and high levels of performance in PE.

The students were able to see the iconic statue of Bobby Moore who captained and led England to world cup victory in 1966. They had the opportunity to go into the changing rooms and take their pictures with some of the famous players' shirts, sit in the press room and even stand pitch side. Many of the students were also able to take pictures will the FA cup too.

It was a fun day and the students really enjoyed themselves. Hopefully some of the Year 9 students have now selected GCSE PE as one of their options!

!Contact Details

Tel: 020 7987 1883 Fax: 020 7537 4529

WWW.SPWT.NET school@spwt.net

125 St Paul’s Way London, E3 4FT

Arrangements for the new term

School will reopen for all students at 8.55am on Wednesday 8th April 2015. Breakfast club is open from 8.00am every morning.

Please report any absences on the attendance hotline:

020 7515 2828

A polite reminder to parents to avoid making appointments

during school day, where possible.

Thank you.