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HIGH SCHOOL
www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk [email protected]
Maths, Computing and Arts Specialist School
14 June 2013
Academic Year 2012-13 – Number 11
We dreamed a dream…
The Green Council May Ball 2013 Alice The Musical Ballet Success Music Superstars -
Take Two! Artist of the Month Year 7 en France! Junior Maths
Challenge Swimming for
Charity Gym and Dance
Show Swimming Success Football Player The Athletics
Season so far…...
www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk [email protected] twitter @farlingayehigh
THE UPPER SCHOOL BALLET PERFORMING AT THE GYM AND DANCE SHOW
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We dreamed a dream… A FTER months of eager
anticipation, the DVD of the Farlingaye production of Les Misérables was finally ready. To celebrate and enjoy it, the cast, musicians and crew were invited to a special ‘première’ - a high definition screening in the Sixth Form Common Room on Tuesday May 21st. Most people were able to attend and a good proportion of students dressed up in full black-tie, ‘Hollywood Première’ style.
It was lovely to see the show all the way through - for many cast members and all the musicians it was the first opportunity to do so. There was an agreed ban on singing along, but there were cheers and applause at the end of all the big numbers and it was a great opportunity to reminisce.
The DVD is an excellent record of the production and many thanks to the hours and hours of work that school technician Adam Deeble and Sam Brilliant (Year 13) have put in. It is fantastic for us all to have such a good quality memento of the production, especially for the many students who are leaving at the end of this year. We have a few copies
left for purchase at £12.50. If you are interested please contact Mr P i c t o n b y e m a i l a t [email protected] Ms Tyndale-Hardy
The Green Council O N a chilly Sunday morning in
March, members of the Farlingaye Green Council, armed with spades and buckets of mulch, went to work in a neglected corner of the school grounds. Their purpose was to plant a copse of young birch, wild cherry and rowan trees supplied as part of the Woodland Trust’s Jubilee Woods scheme. The spot was thick with nettles and required some clearing before the trees could be planted. We hope the trees will be of benefit to wildlife and absorb a little bit of CO2 from the environment, not to mention making the school site a little more attractive. At the time of writing the trees are growing well with only one casualty. We hope that they can live alongside the nettles, which are themselves a haven for insects. If the trees flourish, we may look to add to the copse in future years or look for further sites for tree planting around the school. Thank you to all the
PETER LING, SAM EDWARDS,CHRIS VINCE AND JACK BRYANTON AT THE ‘PREMIÈRE’ OF THE LES MISÉRABLES DVD SCREENING
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Green Council members who helped with the planting.
As part of the Green Council’s continuing efforts to reduce the amount of disposable plastic items used at school, a dedicated band of members continue to wash up at school events such as shows and parents’ evenings. We hope by doing this to reduce the numbers of disposable plastic cups used. This year, at the Green Council ’s suggestion, the school has bought in five hundred reusable mugs made from recycled plastics. These are proving to be extremely useful, being lighter to carry around than ceramic mugs but still dishwasher-proof. We are grateful to Ms Hargadon and the FHSF for supporting us in this scheme and for providing the money for the purchase of the mugs from school funds.
The Green Council are always looking for ways to make the school a more environmentally friendly and sustainable place. If you have any suggestions that might help us achieve this, please let us know. Mr Hatfield
THE GREEN COUNCIL STUDENTS PLANTING TREES
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May Ball 2013 O N Saturday May 18th, once
again, the school was transformed for our annual May Ball. This year the theme was “Black and White” and our brilliant parents’ committee came up with i n gen i ous t ab l e and ha l l decorations. Guests arrived to a glass of bubbly and a chequer-board raffle with some fabulous prizes - many thanks to all the parents who responded to my frantic text! They walked down a red carpet surrounded by beautiful red mini rhododendrons, kindly donated by John Woods Nurseries. The hall was subtly lit with Christmas lights and candles, black and white films flickered in the background and e v e r yo ne w a s d r e s s e d i n appropriately coloured evening attire – very easy for the men!
The bar was popular and the food was fabulous. Vernon Blackmore of The Table and The Anchor cooked an excellent three
course meal of chicken caesar salad, slow cooked pork with a chorizo and bean sauce and raspberry crème brulée. By 9.30 pm people were up and dancing to a new band, “Austin Beats”, who proved to be popular. Fortunately I managed to avoid being dragged up for the conga!
Everyone clearly had a great time and I know everyone would want to thank the committee who work so hard to make it such a great event. These included Anna Greenwood, Juliet Campbell-Barr, John O’Brien, Ruth Edwards, Fred Stocker, Caroline Hale, Adrian Hine, Emma Lewis, Ellen O’Riordan, Lydia Sansom, Debbie Hambleton and Julie and Phil Attwater. I’d also like to thank Vernon Blackmore for the great cooking, Mr Mark Hill at ACE Hire who always supports us with a very fair price, John Woods Nurseries, Crown Nursery in Ufford and Paul Rudland who lends us the bar and bar fridges. Sue Hargadon
BELOW AND RIGHT: PARENTS ENJOYING THEMSELVES AT THE MAY BALL
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Alice: The Musical F OR three nights in July, the New
Hall will be transformed into a wonderland full of curious behaviours and strange creatures. The Lower School Production this year is a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s timeless stories of Alice’s descent into the rabbit-hole and what she found there.
Our production showcases the acting, singing, musical and dancing talents of over a hundred students in Years 7, 8 and 9. They are superbly supported by a stage and technical crew whose lighting, sound and setting designs enhance the enjoyment of the spectacle.
Performances are on Tuesday 2nd, Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th July at 7pm. Tickets are available by completing the ticket request form recently sent home with students, priced £6 for adults and £4 for students.
This will surely be an unmissable entertainment so book your tickets now! Miss Lancaster and Mr Todd
Ballet Success C ONGRATULATIONS to Harriet
Jones, 9I, who has achieved her RAD Grade 7 in Classical Ballet. Well done, Harriet!
ABOVE: HARRIET JONES DEMONSTRATING HER DANCING TALENT AT THE GYM AND DANCE SHOW.
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Music Super Stars I T came to our attention that a few
students were omitted from our music feature last month. So we are repeating our feature about musically talented students who work incredibly hard at their instruments. They join in with school activities and achieve great things outside of school too.
Well done all of you! And our deepest apologies to the few we missed out. Ms Hargadon
Joe Grimwood 13P has been playing the trombone for 8 years achieving Grade 8. He has been playing the piano for 10 years and is working towards Grade 7. He participates in the Barbershop Choir, Big Band, Sinfonia, Chamber Choir and Brass Band.
Polly Robinson 13X plays the piano and has achieved Grade 8. She sings with our Senior Choir.
Luke Taylor 13F has been playing drums for 7 years and has Grade 8 in both drum kit and snare drum. He has been singing for 5 years and is working towards Grade 8. He has a scholarship to study “Orchestral Percussion and T impan i ” a t B i rmingham Conservatoire this September. He has sat in on 3 West End orchest ra p i ts and a lso participated in: Guildhall School of Music “Advanced Jazz” Course in July 2011; a Jazz Workshop with Derek Nash; a performance a Latitude in 2012, Woodbridge Excelsior Brass and Company of Four 2013.
Charlie Hale 13I plays in Martlesham Brass and the school’s Brass Band, performing to a high standard.
Sam Edwards 13P has been playing the flute for 10 years and is working towards Grade 8. He has Grade 6 in singing and also plays acoustic guitar and electric bass guitar. He sang at the Red House. He participates in the school’s Sinfonia, Concert Band, Chamber Choir, Boys Vocal Group and Barbershop Singers.
Aine Begley 13F has achieved Grade 8 in violin and viola. She played in the recent production of “Les Miserables” and plays with the Suffolk Youth Orchestra.
Patrick Doorly 13A has achieved Grade 7 in Piano and Grade 6 in Violin. He played in “Les Miserables”, and sings in the Barbershop and Senior Boys’ Choirs. He plays with the Suffolk Youth Orchestra and has a place to read music at University next year.
Lucy Moon 13P is working towards Grade 8 in Saxophone and Singing. She has participated in Junior Choir, Senior Choir, Chamber Choir, Concert Band and Sinfonia and a number of school productions including the recent “Les Miserables”.
Imiee Smith 13L is working towards Grade 8 in Tenor Saxophone and has grade 6 Clarinet. She supports all our productions including “Les Miserables”, and plays in Big Band and Brass Band.
Peter Ling 13R has been studying singing for 2 years and is working towards Grade 8. He performs with The Accidental Quartet and school’s Barbershop Singers, Senior Boys’ Choir, Chamber Choir and he played the lead role in the recent production of “Les Miserables”.
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Grace Emery 13G has been playing the violin for 13 years and singing for 4: she has Grade 8 in both. She has been playing the piano for 7 years and has achieved Grade 7 in that. She is leader of the South Suffolk Youth Orchestra, a member of the National Youth Strings Academy and part of a folk trio. She plays in the school’s Sinfonia and Senior Strings.
Miriam Poulston 13E has been playing the cello for 3 years and is working towards Grade 8. She plays with “The Friday Night Quartet” and performed in the school’s production of “Les Miserables”.
Pippa Austin 13D plays the oboe and sings and she has achieved Grade 8 in both. She has reached Grade 7 on the piano. She has been accepted into the Royal Academy of Music.
Phoebe Aubugeau-Williams 13D has been playing the oboe for 6 years and has achieved Grade 8. She plays with the Suffolk Youth Orchestra and also played for the recent production of “Les Miserables”.
Bryony Porter 13S has been learning the piano for 13 years and has achieved Grade 8. She participates in Martlesham Brass
Dan Watson-Brown 12Q is working towards his Grade 7 in drums, and working towards Grade 8 in Bass. He played in the recent production of “Les Miserables”.
Jacob Clements 12A has been playing the guitar for 5 years and is working towards Grade 8. He performs with bands outside school and played guitar for the recent production of “Les Miserables”.
Laura Bradley 12Q has been playing the piano for the past 5 years and has reached Grade 7. She also plays in the school’s Guitar Ensemble.
Matt Farthing 12A plays piano at Grade 7, drum kit at Grade 8 and orchestral percussion at Grade 8. He is part of the National Youth Orchestra, Junior Percussion at the Royal College of Music and is taking part in a Masterclass at the London Symphony Orchestra this summer.
Libby Morris 12W has been playing the flute for 7 years and has achieved Grade 7. She plays in the school’s Concert Band and Sinfonia.
Grace Davis 12P has been playing the flute for 10 years and has achieved Grade 7. She also plays the piano and bassoon. She plays in the Suffolk Youth Orchestra, the South Suffolk Youth Orchestra, and the school’s Sinfonia, Concert Band and Choirs.
Emily Ley 12A has achieved Grade 7 in singing. She performs with Senior Choir.
Graham Robertson 12Y has been playing drums for 6 years and is working towards Grade 8.
Benedict Cooper 12R is working towards his Grade 7 in guitar. He a l s o pe r f o rms w i th the Barbershop Singers and the Senior Boys’ Choir.
Rebekah Testro 12G is working towards her Grade 7 in singing.
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Will Coutts 12F is working towards Grade 7 in both guitar and piano. He also performs in the Senior Boys’ Choir and Barbershop Group.
Charlie Hopgood 12C has been playing drums for 7 years and is working towards his Grade 7. He plays in a band outside of school and in the school’s Concert Band, Senior Boys’ Choir and Sinfonia.
Ellie Franklin 12E has played the flute for 6 years and has achieved Grade 7. She plays in the South Suffolk Youth Wind Orchestra.
Lily Barnard 11N is working towards her Grade 7 in clarinet. She plays in the school’s Concert Band.
Jess Phillips 11N has been playing the piano and cello for 8 years and is working towards Grade 7 in both. She takes part in the school’s Sinfonia and Choir.
Esther Howe 11Y has been playing the violin for 10 years and is working towards Grade 7. She is working towards her Grade 6 in singing. She is in the Suffolk Youth Orchestra and participates in the school’s Sinfonia, Senior Strings and Chamber Choir.
Jack Bryanton 11Y sings with Chamber, Senior Boys and Barbershop Choirs and helps with Junior Boys. He plays with Sinfonia, Concert and Brass Bands, playing clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano, alto and baritone sax. He has gained Grade 6 in Clarinet,
Fabian Marshall-Tierney 11G has been playing the drums for 12 years and has achieved Grade 8 in drum kit. He plays with “The Rest Is Noise” and is a stand in for “Grace Brothers”. He plays in the school’s Brass Band.
Lucy MacPhail 11N has been playing the piano for 8 years and is working towards Grade 8, and clarinet for 5 years and working towards Grade 7. She plays in Concert Band and Sinfonia.
George Clark 11F has been playing the piano for 8 years and is working towards his Grade 8 and working towards Grade 5 in saxophone. He plays in the school’s Concert Band and Brass Band.
Ruth Lovett 11L has been playing the oboe for 2 years and the cello for 5 and has achieved Grade 7 in both. She has Singing Grade 6 and has been part of the National Youth Choir for 3 years and participates in “Illuminati”, and the school’s Orchestra, Concert Band, Senior Girls’ Choir and Chamber Choir.
Sarah Lumley 11F has been playing the violin for the past 7 years and has reached Grade 7. She plays in the school’s Sinfonia and has played in the String Ensemble.
Max Slater-Robins 11H has been playing the trumpet for the past 10 years and has reached Grade 8. He plays in the school’s Concert Band, Brass Band, Big Band and Sinfonia.
David Nunn 11I has been playing the piano for 8 years and has a post Grade 8 Diploma. He has played the violin for 7 years and has Grade 7, and has been playing the guitar for 5 years. He is part of the Suffolk Youth Orchestra and is the accompanist for a vocal group in Felixstowe. He plays with “The Rest Is Noise”. He won the Suffolk Piano Championship, and is auditioning for Guildhall in June.
Tessa Bailey 11L has been playing the piano for 9 years and oboe for 3 and is working towards Grade 7 in both. She takes part in the Suffolk Youth Orchestra, school’s Sinfonia, Concert Band, Senior Choir and Chamber Choir.
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Alice Brown 8R has been playing the violin for 9 years and is working towards Grade 8; she has been playing the piano for 7 years and is working towards Grade 7. She plays in the Suffolk Youth Strings and the school’s Sinfonia, Junior Choir and the Lower School Production Band.
Alex Cooke 8Y has Grade 6 in cornet and Grade 7 in piano. He plays with Suffolk Youth Wind Band. South Suffolk Youth Orchestra, Woodbridge Excelsior Brass Band, in school’s Sinfonia, Big Band, Brass Band and Concert Band.
Annabelle Cooke 7A has Grade 6 clarinet and Grade 5 piano. She was accepted for the Suffolk Youth Wind Band, and is believed to be their youngest member. She plays with the bands at school.
Charlie Scott 9I is working towards Grade 6 in drums. He also plays percussion and piano. He performs in the school’s Concert Band and in the Lower School Production Band.
Eliza Burkitt 7I is a member of Suffolk Young Strings. She has been playing the violin for 5 years and the piano for 3 years. She also plays in the school’s Sinfonia.
Natalie Bechmann 11L has been playing the cello for 12 years and the piano for 11, and has achieved Grade 8 in both. She plays with the Suffolk Youth Orchestra and the school Sinfonia.
Jonty Page 10H has been playing the piano for 8 years and saxophone for 5 and has achieved Grade 7 in both. He plays in the school’s Concert Band, Brass Band, Big Band, Sinfonia, Senior Boys’ Choir, C h a m b e r C h o i r a n d Barbershop Group.
Rachel Knight 10Y has been playing the clarinet for 6 years and is working towards Grade 7. She also plays violin and piano. She participates in the school’s Sinfonia, Concert Band and Senior Choir.
Stephen Conquer 9N has Grade 6 in viola. He also plays the piano and recorder. He participates in Sinfonia.
Ellie Reed 9E has been playing the violin for 7 years and is working towards Grade 6. She plays in Sinfonia, Senior Strings, Senior Choir and the Lower School Production Band.
Sarah Knight 9Y has been playing the flute for 6 years and has achieved Grade 6. She performs in the Concert Band and the Lower School Production Band.
Paddy Hynes 9S has been playing the guitar for 4 years and is working towards Grade 6. He participates in South Suffolk Youth Jazz Orchestra, plays lead guitar in the lower school productions, sings in the Senior Boys’ Choir and Barbershop Singers, and plays with a band outside school.
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Artist of the Month Y EAR 11 students have recently
completed their course and have just produced a fantastic exh ib i t ion d isp lay ing the i r wonderful work from the past two years. Emilie-Jane Osborne's work has attracted a lot of interest for its wide variety of exciting artwork, ranging from precise drawing to e x p r e s s i v e p a i n t i n g s a n d imaginative illustrations. Well done, Emily; a pack of watercolour pencils is your prize, and well done to all Year 11 for a brilliant exhibition. Mr Rearden
Year 7 en France! O N Friday June 6th, 90 Year 7
students and nine brave members of staff took advantage of a rare nice day by taking a well-earned, post exam trip to Boulogne, France for the day.
An early start of 5.45 – 6.00am saw Jasmine Slater collect the day’s 1st award for ‘worst excuse for being late’ – claiming she had got the time wrong, only a last minute rush meant a complete group set off on the long journey across the channel. Everyone safely on board, we happily set off with fingers crossed for a sunny day by the seaside.
An uneventful crossing saw the group arrive in Boulogne on schedule at 1.30pm French time, and students and teachers split off into groups to find their respective restaurants. Nice lunches were enjoyed by all, and the day’s second award was shared between Ben Campbell and Georgie Beavis for ‘most mussels eaten in 60 seconds’. William Mayhew also collected the award for ‘I’m a student get me out of here!’ having accidently locked himself in the restaurant toilet. Luckily the owner (with the help of his French teacher) was on hand to set him free.
Next up was a tour of the old town, and a chance to see the fortifications under the glorious sunshine (for the first time in several years). Equally captivating were the local market stall holders, and (following umbrella hats in 2012 and the still popular berets from 2011) the must have for 2013 appeared to be novelty sunglasses (special mention goes to Troy Wingar for ‘most novelty sunglasses’ here).
Having entertained and been
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SOME OF EMILIE-JANE OSBORNE’S FABULOUS ARTWORK.
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entertained in Boulogne, we set off for some shopping in Cité Europe. Both staff and students took the opportunity to recharge their batteries before the trip home. All 100 brave souls loaded back onto the coaches, we set off for home – a choppy crossing between Calais and Dover not dampening spirits before the final drive home. There remained time for two final awards – ‘least comfortable sleep’ going to Luke Mann, and ‘last man standing’ going to Leon Cowell. Everyone home safely and accounted for, a great day out was enjoyed by all. For the staff at least (as well as a new year group), 2014 awaits! Mr Adams
Junior Maths Challenge T HE Junior Maths Challenge
(JMC) is the last of the Maths competitions and the year is ending with another fantastic set of results. The JMC is open to Year 6, 7 and 8 students and 14 students from some of the local primaries joined 85 Farlingaye students in this tough Maths challenge. The results were once again fantastic with an amazing
number of certificates being awarded. In Year 8, gold certificates were
awarded to Alex Cooke, Alice Brown, Imogen Stocker, Samuel Cottee, Daisy Nash, Anna Vincent, Luke Coates, Rosie Seabrook and Phillip Carlstroem. Alex scored a remarkable 122 (out of 135) and has again qualified for the Junior Olympiad although Alice and Imogen both impressively scored over 100 marks with Alice just missing out on an Olympiad place. In Year 7, gold certificates went to Josiah Brown, Alex Wakeling and Charlotte Wells. It is particularly pleasing to see how many students performed so well with 19 silver and 23 bronze certificates being awarded with nearly 60% of students receiving a certificate which is well above the 40% awarded nationally.
It has been a great year for Farlingaye’s mathematicians with nearly 300 students across all year groups participating in a range of individual and team competitions. Congratulations to all the students who took part and I look forward to further success next year. Mr Tait
LEFT: THE JUNIOR MATHS CHALLENGE HIGH SCORERS: ALICE BROWN, IMOGEN STOCKER AND ALEX COOKE.
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Swimming for Charity C ALLUM Beattie-Knights and
Oliver Andrews, both 9N, have raised money for charity as part of their Enterprise Day work. They both completed a two mile sponsored swim to raise money for The Stroke Association. Both have a close family member who has suffered a stroke and they wanted to show their appreciation for the support their families had received.
The money raised will be included in their Enterprise Day total.
Congratulations boys!
Gym and Dance Show W E had a lovely Gym and Dance
Show at the start of the term which showcased some of our outstanding dancers and gymnasts. In addition to the very accomplished performers it was also a fantastic opportunity for some less experienced students to perform some of the beautiful dances they had created. The audience were treated to a range of dance styles including Ballet, Contemporary, Street Dance and
Rock and Roll. Students across all year groups participated and one of the highlights was an exceptional dance performed by students in Years 11 to 13 and choreographed by ex student Florence Blackmore. Miss Alexander
Swimming Success O N June 1st, Sam Cottee, 8F,
raced with teamipswich at UEA. He was part of the 4 x 100 free relay team and they won gold.
They have qualified for the British Gas ASA National Championships at Ponds Forge Sheffield on July 24th 2013.
Congratulations, Sam and good luck for July.
Football Player J ASMINE Gedny, 7Y, plays for
Witnesham Wasps U13’s Girls’ football team. She was awarded parents choice “most improved player” for the 2012/2013 season.
Well done, Jasmine.
The athletics season so far….. T HERE are a number of different
athletics competitions that the students have the opportunity to c o m p e t e a t . T h e C o u n t y Championships are an individual event and we shared the successes in the last forum. All the other competitions are team events where the collective results are added together to get a team result.
The first of these is the English Schools Athletics Cup. This has three rounds; a County round followed by a Regional round and then the National Finals. Students all have to compete
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ELLA NAQVI 7F PERFORMING A CONTEMPORARY SOLO AT THE GYM AND DANCE SHOW
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in a track event and a field event and are awarded points that correlate to how fast they are or how far they jump or throw. Around 20 schools in Suffolk entered the competition and these were divided into two ‘county heats’. In our competition the Junior Boys’ team won, the Intermediate Boys also won and had a fantastic points total, the Intermediate girls won and the Junior Girls came a close second with a very credible points score. The students who scored the highest points across their two events were Morgan Dale in the Junior Boys, Jessica McFarlane in the Junior Girls, Adrian Sanday in the Inter Boys and Fatima Ejembi in the Inter Girls. All 4 teams had a points total that meant they would progress to one of the 3 Regional Finals and they will be competing in Watford on June 10th. Well done to everyone who competed so well in the Schools’ Cup!
The second team competition is held at Northgate and involves all the schools from Ipswich and South Suffolk. This year the schools have been put into 3 leagues and all of our teams have been put in to the A league with Ipswich High School, Ipswich School, Royal Hospital School, Woodbridge School, Copleston and East Bergholt. The year started us off with a great result! The Boys’ team finished second and the Girls’ team finished first and both showed a fantastic team spirit along with some outstanding performances. The Year 9 team came next but unfortunately two of the events had to be cancelled due to terrible weather, the high jump and hurdles are normally very strong events for both our boys and girls and students were disappointed that they couldn’t do these events. The Girls did well and came third with lots of individual wins and the Boys’ team were very excited to finish in first
place. For Year 9 there is also a County Final so the boys will progress to that later on in the year. The Year 8s had their competition this week and it was lovely to see so many students wanting to be involved. Again, there were some fantastic individual performances and many individual first place finishes. Against some very tough opposition the girls did very well to finish third and the boys second. Hopefully in the next forum we will be able to bring you the details of how the athletics season finishes. Miss K Alexander
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The Art Department would like to
invite you to Farlingaye High School
Private View of the Sixth-Form Art exhibition,
which again is comprised of work by Y12 and Y13 Art, Photography
and Textiles students.
The exhibition opening takes place on
Thursday 20th June 4.30 - 7pm
in The Sixth-Form Centre, and there are refreshments
available.
We look forward to seeing you at what will be a really impressive
display of art.
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Sharing Creativity for Life A day uniting in support of Cancer care
on
Friday June 21st 2013
We will be running a “school meets community” based Creative Arts day to bring together experiences, ideas and creative talents.
We will be creating: artwork for the Woolverstone Wish building in Ipswich Hospital.
sculptures for the garden overlooked by Somersham Ward A “choir for a day” and CD in support of the project
School and community members, teachers and students will be joining forces to create
large artworks in a range of media, including paint, textiles, wire and photography. Our musical focus will be on singing and setting up a “choir for a day” to include male tenors and basses, female sopranos and altos from the wider community to join with our Senior Choirs to perform at St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, and also record songs
on a CD. A short presentation of the day’s events followed by speakers and singing will end the
day. Refreshments will be available and a homemade cake sale. So if you have any expertise you can offer, or just like to sing a bit please contact us as
soon as possible. We need to know numbers to plan accordingly. Ms Martino ([email protected]), Mrs Hetherington
([email protected]) or call the school on 01394 385720.
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Schoolcomms
This term we have been trialling Schoolcomms which is a system that allows us to keep you up to date by text and email. It has been used for informa on about the public exams and other events that are happening in school. I hope you are finding it a useful way of the school communica ng with you. The company has launched a new smartphone app ‐ School Gateway. The app is completely free, and cuts the costs of text messaging in half for the school. If you have a smartphone, please download the app from Google Play or the Apple App Store. Step 1 ‐ Download the ‘School Gateway’ app Step 2 ‐ Select ‘I’m a new user’, enter your email and mobile number – your PIN number will then be sent to your phone Step 3 ‐ Enter your PIN and login That’s it ‐ you will now receive messages from us through the smartphone app. Your phone will buzz/ring just like when a text message arrives. So you will: receive instant no fica on of messages receive messages even when there is no mobile signal – provided you’re connected to Wi‐Fi not be charged for sending replies back to the school be able to store and receive messages all in one place If your mobile phone isn’t able to download the app, we will con nue to send messages via text instead. If you have any feedback or would like to know more about the system please contact Mrs Rozier at the school or email [email protected]
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