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Careers
Newsletter Year 13
Welcome
School Newsletter
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of The Deanery, I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. I am delighted to introduce our third special newsletter. It is great to see the work that our pupils are doing across all areas of the curriculum. We are very proud of them and look forward to seeing them all again soon. Stay safe. Mr Wood
National Volunteer Week
In line with National Volunteers Week we have been recognised by The Duke of Edinburgh Award for the outstanding contribution our Duke of Edinburgh pupils have made through volunteering whilst achieving their Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. D of E North congratulated the school and participants, whilst also thanking us for our continued hard work, motivation and dedication to their Charity’s core values.
Well done to all the D of E participants and Mrs Boardman for
all your hard work, you racked up an impressive 715 hours of
voluntary hours.
Issue 3
Worship at Home
This incredible video put together by former student Hayley
Fairhurst. ‘You will be found’ is performed by past and present
@deaneryhigh and @Deanery6thForm pupils and staff to
say #ThankYouNHS and key
workers https://youtu.be/vVZ8t6vWwQU
Look out for Mrs Johnson, Mr Walker and Mrs Stafford amongst some
of our fabulous past and present performing arts students. Well
done to all involved.
How have you been doing with your spare time during lockdown?
We would love to hear from you. Please send photos along with a short summary to
Learned a new
skill or started a
fitness regime
Decorated a room
in the house
Arts and crafts
projects
Learned a new musical
instrument or practised more
Improved your cooking and/or
baking skills
Read a
book…or two
Things to cheer
others up who may
be lonely
Helped with
the
housework
What have you been up to?
#ThankYouNHS and Keyworkers
Have you tried engaging with our 'Faith at Home' worship presentations on our social media? Each week, on a Monday, we are posting a media presentation looking at a different theme to help us to worship at home. They contain prayers, Bible readings, videos and quotes to get you thinking and help you to connect with your faith.
Soul Survivor Church in Watford are producing a daily podcast to support young people to stay connected to God during this time. You can download the 'Take Heart' podcasts on your app store or watch on youtube. Follow this link for more details. https://www.soulsurvivorwatford.co.uk/church-online-take-heart
Y10 Work Experience
With the support of ‘Changing Education’ we are able to facilitate a full programme of Virtual Work Experience. This will be of great benefit to our pupils, providing them with access to the world of work and links with leading industry experts to provide them with insights into the workplace. The Virtual Work Experience week has been scheduled to take place week beginning Monday 6th July 2020. Prior to this there are several steps that need to be completed. On Wednesday 3rd June all Year 10 pupils will be sent information direct from Changing Education to their school email address. This email will invite them to download the Changing Education Student App. Pupils will then be asked to complete some essential information so that they can be matched with industries related to their interests. This will involve: 1. Via the app pupils need to select three areas of industry interest. 2. Create a placement called ‘Changing Education Virtual WEX’ across the following date range: 6th July – 10th July. 3. Complete and submit a work personality questionnaire. This all needs to be completed and submitted by Friday 12th June 2020 in order for links to be made and pupils matched up with employers. Pre-Placement phase: In the lead up to the Work Experience week, pupils will be sent regular emails with links to #SectorSpotlightSessions where they will be able to watch a range of daily employer videos providing them with insights into a range of industries. In addition, they will receive a bi-weekly email every other Friday with video links to the most relevant industries linked to their stated interests. On 29th June, a week before the Work Experience week, pupils will receive an email with full details and a timetable for their placement week. Virtual Work Experience Placement phase: Pupils will have access to daily #SectorSpotlightSessions videos. They will be involved with interactive careers talks as part of the virtual work experience offer. These will take place each afternoon and provide pupils with the opportunity to listen live to industry experts and will also provide pupils with the opportunity to ask questions direct to these speakers. This will provide pupils with great experience and insight to real employers and industry, as well as providing great content to include on their future CV. We would be very grateful if you would speak to your son/daughter about this fantastic opportunity and encourage them to access their emails on 3rd June, download the app, and submit all the required information by the deadline of 12th June. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs
Martin on [email protected].
Food Technology
Eat your way around the world One of the many joys of holidays is getting to try local delicacies from around our own country and explore delicious treats when travelling abroad. With all travel currently suspended, local restaurants closed we may be missing some of our favourite tasty dishes. Pupils are being challenged each week to find out about local British delicacies and also investigate countries from different continents by finding out about climate, staple foods and traditional dishes. When possible pupils are also being encouraged to make a dish they have found out about and send photographs in to their teacher. Certificates and achievement points will be issued for excellent work – Enjoy your travels!
Subject News
Here are some photos of the practical work Mrs McCann’s Food Technology classes have been doing during lockdown. Looks delicious!
Science
Some students have been learning about different energy resources and comparing renewable and non-
renewable energy resources. Students have been designing their own islands with appropriate energy
resources and producing leaflets explaining how to save energy and money.
Megan Jones Mia Wood
Faye Guy
Science staff have loved hearing all about the adaptations of students’ pets!
Eve Earley told us
about her dog,
Rosie.
Evie Gulliford told
us about her dog,
Henry.
Our latest STEM challenges have included constructing a tin foil
boat with only 10cm2 of tin foil – how many coins could they hold?
Lily Wynne told us
about her cat.
Year 10 students have been learning about waste-water treatment and ecosystems.
Gabe Jones
Holly
Daniels
Follow us on Twitter
@DeaneryScience
Business
Miss Lowe and Mr Reid introduce ‘BusinessFlix’, a selection of TV programmes and podcasts to deepen your knowledge of the business world.
This is a fantastic resource for current business students, future business students and anyone with an interest in business!
Miss Lowe's favourite is SharkTank- the American version of Dragon's Den whilst Mr Reid enjoys listening to The Bottom Line podcast.
We would love to hear your feedback on the programmes!
Enjoy watching!
Miss Lowe and Mr Reid
Recommended watching on Netflix:
The Universe: Discover the secrets of the universe in this series that pairs animation with insights on
distant plants, black holes and other celestial marvels.
Dream Big: Narrated by Jeff Bridges, this compelling documentary examines some incredible
achievements of engineering from across the globe.
Absurd! PLANET: A cast of quirky critters and Mother Nature herself narrate this funny science
series, which peeks into the lives of Earth’s most incredible animals.
Recommended Reads:
Bill Bryson - A short history of everything. £4.99 Kindle Sam Kean - The disappearing spoon - and other true tales from the periodic table. £5.49 Kindle Let us know your thoughts and reviews by emailing [email protected]
Year Name Praise!
9 Amber Smith and Finn-Murphy Baker
Well done on their work on some outstanding descriptions.
10 Ellen Hartley Dedication and beautiful analysis of poetry
10 Calvin Haddock Extensive and effective revision at home – great work.
Sixth Form
Jordan Haddock Wonderful dedication to his exam practice and consistent submission of work.
10 Amy Darroch Outstanding reflective practice and commitment to improving her work.
8
William Kirkman Olivia Murray Isabelle Colwell Layla Meighen Madison Ashcroft
For always working hard and producing good quality work.
9 Melissa Poyntz For consistently fabulous work.
10 Liam Winstanley Consistently completing every task set.
10 Charlotte Holcroft Outstanding persistence with her Jekyll and Hyde work.
8 John Brown An amazing start to his short story for the Walter Scott writing competition.
English
Charlotte Holcroft – Y10
Holly Daniels – Y10
This week we launched the
Walter Scott writing competition.
Please get involved and use the
handy booklet to get you started!
Drama- duologue between the police and Tony Martin
(In a small room with dim lighting surrounding it, making the walls appear
grey. There is a single white table in the middle of the room and Tony and
the police officer are sat on either side. Dim light shines down onto Tony’s
face)
Tony
Well done. This is what happens when you are as useless like always. This
would not have happened if you did your job properly.
(Slightly brighter light shines on the police officer’s face)
Police
Mr. Martin, we apologise for the inconvenience we may have caused, but you
must understand that we are very busy. Being apart of the police force is not
easy and we have other cases to solve.
Drama
Rachel Hornby – Y10
Ava Williams – Y8
In drama, students have been asked to work on a script which is based on the Tony Martin break in
case. They had to try and create an atmosphere and add technical aspects to their work.
Charlie Cummins from 8TX did a great job. This is the start of her script.
Tony
So, you’re saying that every other case and every other burglary is more
important than the ones that happen to me. Because of you,(speaks louder) I
had to take matters into my own hands.
Police
(Lowers his voice) You… have no right… to shoot people. You should have…
Tony
Don’t tell me that I have no right and don’t tell me what I should have done.
I will say it again, this would not have happened if you did your job
properly. Now a man is dead, and that is upon your hands.
(Tony leans back into dimmer light. His chair creaks as he does so)
Police
You cannot blame the police for the drastic actions you took. You were not in
any physical danger at the time so should have stayed calm and acted
responsibly.
(Tony leans forward and intensely stares at the officer as he speaks. The
room suddenly goes dark, spotlight is only on Tony)
Music
In Music, Y7 pupils have
been looking at the Music
of Africa.
Megan Jones produced
some good work using lots
of keywords
Y9 have been completing a world music
passport, visiting different countries and finding
out about the musical culture.
We also asked Y9 pupils who are taking GCSE Music next year to complete some additional work to
start them off in preparation for their GCSE Music.
Liam Bowker did some excellent
research on Indian Music.
Dynamics and Articulation
For each of these elements of music, I have created a podcast which will help you to answer the
worksheet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPMZCMV_RWs&t=15s
Alternatively you can use bbc bitesize or other websites to help you.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zbvpd6f/revision/1
Q1: What does the term Dynamic mean?
How loud or quite the music is.
Q2: What does the term Articulation mean?
The dots and lines above notes to tell us how the notes are played.
Q3: Complete the table of dynamics below.
Some parts of the table have been filled in for you.
Dynamic Name Dynamic Symbol Dynamic Meaning
Fortissimo FF Very Loud or Forceful
Forte F Loud
Mezzo Forte MF Moderately Loud
Pianississimo PPP Fairly Quiet or Soft
Piano P Quiet
Pianissimo PP Very Quiet
Crescendo Cresc Increase in volume
Diminuendo Decresc Decrease in volume
Sforzando SFZ Suddenly Loud or an Accented Note/Chord
Art
A massive well done to our amazing art students, for their continued effort and dedication whilst working from home. Thank you for sending us examples of your artwork so we can see the spectacular pieces you have been creating! Keep up the good work Deanery artists!
Special mention to the following pupils for their outstanding work:
Chloe Shaw Y10, Emily Young Y10 , Amy
Thompson Y9, Aimee Marsh Y9, Cameron
Haren Y9, Katie Telford Y9, Melissa Poyntz
Y9, Ines Huete-Proffitt Y8, Charlie Cummins
Y8, Robert Brown Y7 Alex Hornby Y7, Ryan
Ash Y7, Ava Daniels Y7, Katie Coghlin Y7,
Maddie Jones Y7 , Isla Cox Y7, Liliana
Kochanova Y7 Nicole Dickinson Y10, Daniel
Shaw Y9, Katie Watson Y9, Hayley Wray Y9,
Ben Derbyshire Y7, Pheobe Blackman Y7.
.
A massive well done
to Chloe Shaw in
Year 10. Chloe is
working super hard
on her GCSE
coursework.
We have received some outstanding work by Year 11 student Josua Hattingh. He is hoping to go on to college to complete his A-Level qualifications, but in his spare time he is focusing on his talent and trying to set up his own business within the Art industry. The pieces of work Josua creates are very detailed pen drawings of famous cityscapes, the intricate detail can take him up to 10 hours to add! I am sure you will agree, his work oozes professionalism and exceptional standard! Thank you for sharing Josua, we wish you every success in the future.
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A very special thank you and well done to our Year 7 artist Daniel Maguire. He has sent in a striking image that he has worked on independently during his time at home. Addressing his inspiration behind the piece Daniel wrote:
'I decided to draw my picture in response to the current happenings around the world that I had seen on the news and social media. My message behind the picture is to promote peace, positivity and inclusion in an often unkind world. We should be more accepting of each other - as we are all equal'.
Technology
Before the half term holidays, the Technology faculty gave their KS3 students an
upcycling challenge. Upcycling is all about taking something no longer in use and
giving it a second life and new function. In doing so, the finished product often
becomes more practical, valuable and more beautiful than what it previously was.
We asked our KS3 students to take an old object no longer in use and fashion it into
something else. A lot of our students got on board with this challenge and sent us
pictures of their upcycled objects, below are some of our favourites.
.
Graphics
This lovely piece of work from one of our Year 10
Graphics students, Jess Dawber. It is a design for a
Rock bands album cover with annotation points.
Keep your eyes peeled as very shortly there will
hopefully be a virtual art exhibition, to show off the
outstanding talents of our amazing Year 11 and Sixth
Form students
Sam Hill
Jennifer Ye
Hannah Lewis
Izabelle Dutton
Chovin Faik
Lucy Hill
Rhiannon Williams
Alexa Crompton
Katie Weston
Joshua Edwards
Megan Chadderton Eve Earley
Thyona Chen
Megan Jones Amy Duckworth
Trudy Dixon
Here is an extract from Cameron’s speech:
Dear my supporters and people of the community,
As said in the Quran “you who believe, obey God and the messenger, and those in authority among you. If you are in dispute over any matter, refer it to God and the messenger”. In this passage it is taught to Muslims to obey three types of authority including Allah (God - through following the teachings of the
Quran), Prophet Muhammed (sunnah and Hadith) and any others in authority (maybe the heads of state). Similarly, Christianity teaches about the importance of peace and many Christians are pacifists.
Alesha Webb
Gabby
Ryan Ash.
Ben Derbyshire Amy Duckworth
Luke Kelly
Religious Studies
Week commencing 1 June - Y9 were investigating religious ideas concerning pacifism and peace
making. One of the tasks students could select was to write a speech on the topic.
However, people sometimes experience prejudice and discrimination. Black American people should not, I repeat should not have to fear for their lives and the future of their children - a child being frightened
to go to school or walk out their house due to racism. Everybody is unique and should have a chance to show off who they are whether they have different coloured skin, different hairstyle, their clothes style or language that they may speak. Everyone should show peace to one another.
I am a pacifist myself and I am here to convince you that pacifism is the right way to think, no violence, no war. We are a smart and clever community who have the intelligence to sit down calmly to talk about all of our opinions and what we think is right and wrong rather that quick thinking that war is just the
answer to everybody’s problem.
Thank you, to all you listeners who have come here today to listen to what I have to say as a pacifist and I hope you take on board what I have said and you realise the importance and meaning of what I have said.
There have been some fantastic entries from students across all year groups. Remember
that it is not too late to enter.
Students select one out of a choice of four themes and create a piece of artwork, poetry or
even photography.
Further details are available from your RE teacher.
Lilliana Kochanova Jonah Cheetham Evie Guilford
Some examples of the Art in Heaven contributions so far
Year 7
Year 7 are now focusing on consolidating their previous home learning, looking at the different
ecosystems and biomes around the world
Year 8 Year 8 are currently revising their rivers unit focusing on the location
of major rivers around the world and key river processes such as erosion
and transportation Year 9
Year 9 are currently recapping their Deciduous Forest case study, Epping
Forest, and looking at feature of biomes around the world
Year 10 Year 10 are revising their coastal
unit, looking at key process and the features of different types of waves
Examples of pupils' work
Geography
Evie Early Huette Proffittin
Ariana Cheung has created excellent work on the features of the Mediterranean biome with plants and animals you find there along with annotations of their adaptations
Kaitlyn Sims in Year 7 has complete work on the features of the Mediterranean biome with a brilliant diagram of the types of animals you find their along with their adaptations.
Lauren Ashcroft in Year 9 has produced extremely detailed work on the solutions to Rio de Janeiro’s environmental challenges.
Recommended reading or films
Year 7 - David Attenborough - The Early Years https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zw1jd
Year 8 – National Geographic Great Barrier Reef https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmb2Anx2QDg
Year 9 - City of the future: Singapore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6r3hZe5Tg
Year 10 – Drain the Oceans on Disney+ This is a great documentary from National Geographic that
shows the hidden world beneath our seas and oceans.
Geo Challenge – Create a 3D Diorama Use things around your house (the recycling bin will be your best be) to create a 3D diorama of the current topic you are studying e.g. rivers, coasts, Mediterranean biomes, or a city! Twitter Follow @deanerygeog for all your latest geography news, revision/home learning tips, amazing images and videos from around the world, and the best examples of work for the week!
Computing
During our recent lessons we have been
learning about Fake News. We have learned
about the different types of Fake News along
with how to spot Fake News when reading news
stories online. Below are some posters created
with tips on how to spot Fake News and
explaining the different types of Fake News.
Tyler Burrows
Recommended websites:
Can you find an example of Fake News using the skills that you have learned?
Find an article online that is ‘Fake News’ and e-mail to your teacher. In your e-mail make sure to
explain which type of fake news you have found and how you know that it is Fake News.
Recommended videos:To find out more about the topic of Fake News and why it is so important
in today’s world try watching one of the videos below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38906931
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjykkmn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwWcHekMdo
Lily Gilligan
Jason Tran Nguyen
Katie Telford
Heidi Cottle
If you fancy developing your Computing skills further why not take a look at one of these websites?
Each one has lots of different activities and challenges. If you do have a go, e-mail your teacher to let us
know how you get on!
https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn
https://www.tynker.com/
https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/s/en/home
http://godigitalmcr.co.uk/go-digital-at-home/
Year 7 have been consolidating their learning on Medieval Castles. To support your learning, we
recommend you check out this virtual tour of Warwick Castle
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=HCmSPZ4meT4 and
“1066: A Year to Conquer England”, a mini-series available on
Prime where Dan Snow explores the events that led to the Battle
of Hastings (Certificate E).
Year 8 have been consolidating their learning on the First World
War. Shown here is an excellent piece of work from Charlie who
has explained how the war was triggered in 1914 and really
encapsulated the tensions between countries in Europe at the
time. To support your learning we recommend “Horrible
History
You will have seen a lot in the media about the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests in
America, Britain and around the world. We are very proud that throughout our curriculum you will
learn about Civil Rights in the USA, including the impact of protests, leaders and government (Year 9),
the impact of the British Empire (Year 8) and the reasons for the increase in protest against the
International Slave Trade (Year 8).
If you are able to, watch this TED talk by a high school student in America who explains what the
Black Lives Matter movement is and the importance of learning other cultures and black history.
Available on YouTube:
#BlackLivesMatter | Kennedy Cook | TEDx Youth @ Dayton
Histories”, available on BBC iPlayer and Netflix) and “Oversimplified History WW1!” available on
YouTube.
Year 9 have been completing projects on crime and punishment in the Middle Ages and Early Modern
England relating to the power of the Church and Witchcraft. To support your learning, we recommend
you checkout this website to get a better understanding of why there was a panic about witches and
witchcraft in the 17th century - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zy7nqhv/revision/4.
Year 10 have been studying Elizabethan England. Below is some excellent work from Ellen, categorising
the different reasons why Englishmen began to explore more and more in Elizabethan times, with a
detailed judgement on the main reasons. To support your learning, we recommend you check out BBC
Learning Zone – “A Time Travellers Guide to Elizabethan England” and Home-school History podcast
available on Spotify (look for Mary Queen of Scots). There is also “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” on Netflix
(rated 12).
Languages
Year 7 French Treasure
Hunt. Fabulous work
from Ava Daniels and Isla
Cox!
As part of this week’s French Art mini project, Katie Telford in Year 9 has researched artists and reproduced some of their most famous pieces herself.
Fantastique!
Fantastic research
and reproduction of
artwork by well-
known Hispanic
artists.
By Emilie Addison
Year 7
Year 7 French Artistic Work –
Mrs Hill’s Class have been
researching French Artists
Amy Duckworth’s attempt at
the ‘bonjour Paris’ by Marc
Chagall
Emily Purcell
Nicole Bradley
Harry Browne
Last week Year 7 and Year 8 were working on a project about Art in Spain. They researched some of the most famous artists and even had a go at creating their own piece of art, inspired by what they had learnt! Here are a couple of examples.
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Department
Subject Email Addresses
If you enquiries about work that has been set and have not been able to contact your teacher,
please use these as a means of communication.
Finn Murphy-Baker
School Synergy – A Guide for Students
Exciting news! If you are taught by Mr Smith, Mrs Muflahi, Mrs O’Brien or Mrs Ruddick they will be sharing work in Synergy Class Work to test this new function.
You will be able to ask questions and submit work in Synergy rather than trying to email teachers.
Check out his guide! Further updates to follow once we have completed the testing phase.
