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Issue 10 - 21 November 2018 News & Views

COLLINGWOOD SPORTS LEADERS INSPIRE THE FUTURE

Over the summer we spent two weeks at the Wildlife Friends Foundation sanctuary in Thailand. The sanctuary was situated in the grounds of a Buddhist temple, which brought a wealth of culture and vibrancy to the surrounding village and the sanctuary itself. Throughout our time there we spent a week volunteering with elephants and a week volunteering with other wildlife that included gibbons, crocodiles, deer, macaques, wild boars, tortoises, turtles, parrots, lynxes, civets, otters, bears, lorises, iguanas and a cassowary.

All of these animals had been rescued from areas across Thailand where they may have been abused, forced to work in tourism industries or made to work in labour camps. One of our favourite animals was a cassowary named Bernie who was rescued in the local villages, villagers had called the sanctuary in fear of the large bird believing that he was a dragon! To attempt to contain him they hit him over the head with a rock which has now given him permanent brain damage, so he struggles to eat in the natural style of throwing his head back, therefore volunteers at the centre help hand feed him - this was one of our highlights.

Friday 16 November saw a selection of the College’s talented sports leaders assisting in the delivery of Active Surrey’s Years 5 and 6 Sports Crew Training. This scheme is designed to give Years 5 and 6 the confidence and skills to be effective sports leaders when they reach secondary school or join clubs outside of school. Our leaders helped the younger pupils in a mentor role, supporting them to be reflective in the delivery of their sports sessions A massive thank you to the following leaders for representing the College so well, talking to the pupils so confidently and demonstrating the values of being good sports leaders. Harry Johnson, Danny Watson, Sam Attard, Toby Nowell, Jasmine Akbar-Phillips, Elizabeth Walker, Melissa Jarvis, Taylor Staples, Neve San Emeterio, Dan Humphreys and Amber Lilley.

Mr Beer and Miss Robinson - PE Department

YEAR 13 GIRLS VOLUNTEER AT THAI SANCTUARY

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Thursday 22 November: We Will Rock You Principal Acting and Dance Role Auditions, 3.05pm, Barossa Studio

Friday 23 November and Monday 26 November: Enterprise Days Thursday 29 November: Year 13 Parents’ Evening, 4.30pm until 7.00pm, Sixth Form Centre Wednesday 5 December: Years 7 and 10 Reports to Parents Thursday 6 December: Year 10 Parents’ Evening, 4.15pm until 7.30pm, Sixth Form Centre Friday 7 December: Sixth Form Application Deadline Candlelight Soiree, 7.00pm until 9.30pm, Barossa Drama Studio Monday 10 December: For Students and Staff - Screening of Peter Jackson’s ‘They Shall

Not Grow Old’, 3.30pm, Kingston Theatre Tuesday 11 December: Carol Service, 7.30pm until 8.30pm, St Paul’s Church, Camberley Wednesday 12 December: Years 8 and 9 Progress Reports to Parents Friday 14 December: Early Closure, finishing at 12.20pm - END OF TERM

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Another highlight for us was looking after a troop of elephants which included mother, baby and two adopted aunts - Pin, Pun, Kaew Petch and Laong Dao. We enjoyed hand feeding the elephants banana balls, made from bananas, bran and pellets. We also filled their enclosure with salad (a bamboo chip and molasses mix), enrichments (bamboo logs, tyres and wraps filled with fruit) and in the evenings got to wash and walk the elephants, which was a truly magical experience. Every day we were challenged with special projects, one of which was clearing a lake so that gibbons could inhabit islands that the water surrounded. Gibbons can’t swim and if a lake is densely populated with lilies, they attempt to run across them and consequently drown. Hence the importance of the activity. By the end of our trip we had made two islands habitable, thereby providing the centre with more space for gibbons in the future. We really loved the experience, not only because of the animals but also the people we met. There was a great sense of comradery throughout the sanctuary and this helped motivate us throughout the two weeks to work

with our friends and achieve something for the animals. Also, it was a great morale booster to see so many dogs and cats running around the sanctuary. WFFT rescues all animals and over the years has accumulated 17 dogs and 5 cats, some who are blind, deaf and have serious health conditions. They were a great comfort throughout our time abroad.

Overall, we really enjoyed our trip to Thailand. Although the experience challenged us both physically and emotionally we have learnt a lot about ourselves and what we can achieve. We would encourage anyone to take up the opportunity of participating in the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Mia Jones and Tate Willing (Year 13)

YEAR 13 GIRLS VOLUNTEER AT THAI SANCTUARY

YEAR 8 STUDENT SHORTLISTED FOR ‘YOUNG COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR’ Freddie Price (8G) recently entered the BBC Young Commentator of the Year; a nationwide competition for budding sports commentators aged between 11 and 15. Freddie chose to commentate on a football match between Manchester City and Everton. Being a City fan himself, his enthusiasm was genuine as he described, in flowing detail, the goal that gave City a 3-0 lead. Freddie’s entry has now been shortlisted for the final 15, so a clip will be played live on air on BBC Radio 5 Live between 7.30am and 8.00am on Thursday 22 November. Fingers crossed for the announcement of the winner live on air on BBC Radio 5 Live at 7.00pm on Sunday 25 November. Good luck Freddie!

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LIBRARY NEWS ... CDs, DVDs and Audio Books Were you aware that you can borrow CDs, DVDs and Audio Books on a one-week basis? These are non-renewable and no deposit is required. Please see a selection of our new DVDs here. Overdue Library Books Please can we ask parents that if they have received a letter or telephone call regarding an overdue library book(s) to encourage their son or daughter to return it to the Library as soon as possible. If the book has been lost then it needs to be paid for via ParentPay under ‘Replacement Library Book’. If there is an issue with the student returning a library book/item please speak to Ms Blay or Mrs Teissonniere.

Following on from the WW1 Centenary special events on Friday 9 November, we are delighted that we have been sent a copy of Peter Jackson’s film ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’. This extraordinary new film brings the war back to life, using new technology to render this century old footage in HD colour. This is a ground breaking film which contains original World War 1 film footage.

We are proposing a screening of this in Kingston Theatre on Monday 10 December at 3.30pm. This will be open to all students aged 15 and above and all staff too. The event will be free of charge although we recommend bringing a small donation with you on the evening for the British Legion.

Seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

SCREENING OF ‘THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD’

Ms Blay and Mrs Teissonniere - Library Co-Managers

Mrs Wright - Assistant Principal

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Congratulations to the following students who have made it onto the Modern Foreign

Languages Wall of Achievement for their linguistic abilities, effort and enthusiasm.

Mrs Castro-Iglesias - MFL Department

Freya McCormack 8A Siobhan Coleman 9D Prati Gurung 9K

Zaynah Imambaccass 8B Holly Davies 9D Jayden Dos Santos 10A

Corey Penn 8B Hannah Hind 9E Maahia Rahman 10E

Chloe Smith 8C Jacob Hanley 9F Molly Smith 10F

Lucy Dimmock 8D Louise Mills 9F Shree Singh 10I

Aaliyah England-Chandler 8D Subah Rakib 9G Joshua Milne 10J

Isabelle Cull 8E Suha Sharfaraz 9G Oliwia Ambroziak 11A

Anais Ellis 8F Thomas Findlay 9H Evie Faulkner 11A

Amanda Oxlade 8J Upasna Gurung 9H Nathaniel Coe 11C

Amalie Noble 9A Katie Connelly 9I Susannah Hannaford 11E

Lara Pearson 9A Mia Fairbairn 9I Phoenix Govey-Gray 11J

Cara Dorfinger 9B Mariam Rashid 9J Luke Bennett 11K

Charlotte Morris 9C Euan Gray 9K

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