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School Newsletter No.13

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Dear Parents,

We have really enjoyed the end of term as it has given us many opportunities

to celebrate some lovely work in the school, participate in superb visits to

complement our curriculum and of course the blessing of our new building for

KS4 and KS5.

Half of our Y7 students took the opportunity to go down to Newquay to

participate in the annual Watersports trip with six of our staff. The weather

was really good – warm but quite a bit of cloud to reduce the risk of sunburn.

Students surpassed themselves this year making the most of activities

including sailing, coasteering and surfing and they all learned many new skills.

Mr Marrero led the Y10 Business Studies trip to Berlin which was the first time

we have had this opportunity. Again, students made the most of their time

there visiting local companies as well as other places of interest which they

took very seriously. We hope they will demonstrate their new knowledge in

their Business Studies exams!

A few of our staff are moving on at the end of the year: Mr Callender, Mrs

Hewitt, Ms Tseliou, Ms Blatchford, Ms Stewart, Mr Thrasivoulou, Ms Begum

(SENCO), Ms Danvers, Ms Begum (maths), Mr Dumpleton and Mr May. I wish

to thank them for all of their hard work and wish them every success in their

new schools.

The first day of term is Wednesday 5th September. Y7 will come in for an 8.30

start. Y8, 9 10 and 11 should arrive for a 10.30 start. Individual school photos

for Y7, Y11 and Y12 will take place on Friday 7th September and all Tutor

Groups will also have their photos taken as a group.

I hope that all of our students and families make the most of the break and

get some well-earned rest. Please make sure that all uniform is purchased

ready to wear on the first day of term.

Best wishes,

Rob Ahearn, Headteacher

Ever to Excel

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Mr Michael – Deputy Headteacher

6th Form Transition Day

On Tuesday 3rd July, the school hosted its 6th Form Transition Day for students in year 11 who

have applied to join our brand new 6th form in September. Students were involved in a number

of activities throughout the day in preparation for the transition into 6th form.

The 6th form will be based in the newly refurbished premises in the North London Business

Park and we will be offering a range of A level courses. Enrolment for the 6th form will take

place on Thursday 23rd July at 11.00am for both internal and external students.

GCSE Results Day

Year 11 students will arrive to receive their GCSE results on Thursday 23rd August 2018 at

9.30am. A celebratory breakfast will be made available for all Year 11 students and parents

from 8.30am in Building 4, which will be home to the KS4 and 6th form students.

A separate letter will be sent to Y11 students and families outlining the arrangements in more

detail.

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Service of Blessing for Building 4

Following the 6th Form Transition Day, a service of blessing was held in the new facilities which was led by His

Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain, and The Right Reverend Athanasios Bishop of

Tropaeou. The event was attended by staff, parents and students as well as stake holders involved in the project.

Mr Ahearn thanked the different groups who have made the build possible as well as thanking the Church and the

Governors for their support.

His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios heaped praise on the work and effort put in by the staff of the school and

highlighted the importance of education as being the foundation of strong society. He performed the special blessing

which was followed by light refreshments.

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Year 6 Induction Day

On Thursday 5th July, the school hosted the Year 6 Induction Day for primary students who will be joining St Andrew

in September. Students were greeted in the main hall and the day began with a welcome assembly. Following the

assembly, the students participated in a range of engaging lessons, including classics, French, maths, music and

science. Staff gave them a good idea of what they can expect when they arrive in September.

KS3 Awards Evening

The KS3 awards evening was held on Tuesday 10th July 2018

in the main hall, where students who have excelled in

particular subjects during the academic year received an

award from staff. Parents, students and staff were also treated

to performances from Thomas French on the Cello, Alex

Ioannides on the Piano, and an amazing vocal performance

from the 2018 School Talent show winner Enkeleda Skiada.

The event was hosted by year 9 students Georgia

Christodoulou and George Rogers.

A big thank you to Friends of St Andrew (FoSA) who sponsored

the awards on the evening.

St Andrew Y7 students visit JCoSS

A team of year 7 students from our school were

selected by their RE teachers to take part in an

event at the Jewish Community Secondary School

in Barnet. JCoSS has a large team of staff

dedicated to the teaching of RE and also outreach

work beyond the Jewish community. One of the

ways this takes place is through interaction with

other schools. As a consequence, we were one of

several schools to visit their Inter-faith tent and

meet students from the school. ‘Getting to know

you’ games were played, songs were sung, and

social media details were swapped. It was clear

that year 7s at any school, of any faith, all share

the similar interests as each other.

Following this, our students had the chance to

have a look around the school. The visible symbols

of Judaism were obvious, from the Hebrew signs

on the building and windows, to a Mezuzah on

every doorpost. Our students learned that the

Mezuzah is a small scroll of scripture inside a small

box which will often be touched as each room is

entered.

It was fascinating to see another, very different,

faith school but also recognise the many

similarities in character, faith and culture. Well

done to James, Alexsandra, Mario, Nia, Kyri,

Zafirah. Raffaella, Chris, Zain, Anastasia, Joy and

Alexis, who represented the school so well.

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Head of Maths – Mrs Nyakpenu

The Maths department entered a number of students for competitions run by the United Kingdom Mathematical

Trust (UKMT). I am very happy to report that this has been our best year ever in terms of the certificates awarded.

Below are the names of all students who will receive a certificate in the achievement assemblies before the end

of term.

Year 7 – Junior Maths Challenge Results (JMC)

Hideshi Ogasawara - Silver and Best in Year 7 Mario Lambrou – Silver Chloe Christofi – Bronze Iustin Muresa – Bronze Yekta Soylu – Bronze Zain Jamil – Bronze Raffaell Brinzea – Bronze Joy Barenga –Bronze

Year 8 – Junior Maths Challenge Results (JMC)

Kamran Oochit – Gold Certificate, Best in Year 8 and Best in the Junior Maths Kangaroo Challenge Pavlos Kyprianos – Silver Aaron Cooper – Silver Lucas Kousoulou – Silver Nikita Nikitov – Silver Kyri Yianni – Bronze Luis Malcolm – Bronze Luke Summers – Bronze Andreas Eleftheriou – Bronze Lilly Smyth – Bronze Carl Coker – Bronze Megan Quinlan – Qasim – Bronze Iona Georgiou – Bronze Raphaella Panteli – Bronze David Barenga – Bronze Cassie Bedford – Bronze Sarah Beshko – Bronze

Year 9 – Intermediate Maths Challenge Results (IMC)

Yoshitada Tatezumi – Silver, Best In Year/IMOK Thomas French – Silver Alex Moriarty – Silver Yahya Maxted – Bronze Anthony Joannides – Bronze Saihan Marshall – Bronze Paris Andreou – Bronze Victoria Dimitrova – Bronze

Intermediate Maths Kangaroo (IMOK)

Yoshitada Tatezumi – Grey

Head of Maths – Mrs Nyakpenu The Maths department entered a number of students for competitions run by the United Kingdom Mathematical

Trust (UKMT). I am very happy to report that this has been our best year ever in terms of the certificates

awarded. Below are the names of all students who will receive a certificate in the achievement assemblies before

the end of term.

Year 7 – Junior Maths Challenge Results (JMC) Hideshi Ogasawara - Silver and Best in Year 7 Mario Lambrou – Silver Joy Barenga –Bronze Iustin Muresa – Bronze Raffaell Brinzea – Bronze Chloe Christofi – Bronze Zain Jamil – Bronze Yekta Soylu – Bronze

Year 8 – Junior Maths Challenge Results (JMC)

Kamran Oochit – Gold Certificate, Best in Year 8 and Best in the Junior Maths Kangaroo Challenge Aaron Cooper – Silver Pavlos Kyprianos – Silver Lucas Kousoulou – Silver Nikita Nikitov – Silver David Barenga – Bronze Andreas Eleftheriou – Bronze Megan Quinlan – Qasim – Bronze Cassie Bedford – Bronze Iona Georgiou – Bronze Lilly Smyth – Bronze Sarah Beshko – Bronze Luis Malcolm – Bronze Luke Summers – Bronze Carl Coker – Bronze Raphaella Panteli – Bronze Kyri Yianni – Bronze

Year 9 – Intermediate Maths Challenge Results (IMC)

Yoshitada Tatezumi – Silver, Best In Year/IMOK Thomas French – Silver Alex Moriarty – Silver Paris Andreou – Bronze Anthony Joannides – Bronze Victoria Dimitrova – Bronze Saihan Marshall – Bronze Yahya Maxted – Bronze

Intermediate Maths Kangaroo Challenge (IMOK) Yoshitada Tatezumi – Gold

Year 10 – Intermediate Maths Challenge (IMC)

Niki Inasaka - Gold, Best in Year and Best in School Demetrios Erotokritou – Silver Margaryta Bilozerova – Bronze Alexandra Panayi – Bronze Katrin Taneva – Bronze

Intermediate Olympiad (IMO)

Niki Inasaka – Merit (top 25% in the UK)

FMSP Year 10 Maths Feast Competition

Niki Inasaka Anastasis Avraam Margaryta Bilozerova William Barenga Sachin George Gregory Stavrou

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We have also had the pleasure of working with Aarti Ramchand, who decided

to volunteer in the Maths department after completing her GCSE exams.

Below is an account of her time here.

I’m Aarti Ramchand, a former year 11 student at this

school. When I finished my GCSEs in June, this year

(2018), I was left having nothing to do over the

summer holidays. So I decided to ask Mrs Sampson

if there was a possibility of me coming into school a

few days a week to help out in the Maths department

and aid other students from all years in their

learning, whether by going around the classroom

and explaining certain concepts to students and how

to go about a maths problem if they were struggling

with it or by explaining it on the board to the whole

class or even just checking that people knew what

they are doing and were getting the answers correct.

Loving Maths, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the

opportunity the school has given me of being in

contact with it on a daily basis. The satisfaction that

results from helping someone and the expression

that a student gets on their face when they

understand something is priceless and makes it in

my opinion all the more worthwhile. Furthermore, it’s

nice to be on the other side for once; not being the

student but the “teacher” and finding out how

everything works behind the scenes!

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Head of Science - Mr London

This year we say farewell to Mr Thrasivoulou and Miss Begum who will be embarking on the next chapter of their careers. I would like to take this opportunity to recognise their hard work and dedication to the science department, which has no doubt contributed to the strong foundations we have built and put the department in a position to move on to bigger and exciting new things next year. Good luck! In other news, congratulations to Mario Lambrou, Sarah Beshko and Shaila Ramchand who won the end of year Science Awards. These students have worked extremely hard all year and their progress has not gone unnoticed. Keep up the good work.

Head of MFL - Miss Fourcade

Year 9 French Poetry

As part of our poetry mini-project, Year 7 and 9 students discovered the life and work of French poet Robert Desnos. We discovered that Desnos was a journalist whose passion for poetry triggered his decision to write one poem every day for a year, making him a very prolific writer. He died at the end of World War II, after being imprisoned in a concentration camp. Year 7 and 9 students were inspired to write poetry in his style, on the theme: ‘le Bonheur, pour moi, c’est…’ “Happiness, for me, is…..” Poetry came to life in unexpected ways, with some truly impressive work! Well done to all students involved!

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Tartuffe – theatre trip

On 21st June, a group of Year 9 and 10 students went to the Theatre Royal Haymarket to watch Tartuffe, a 17th

century play by French playwright Molière. Students were able to enjoy the bilingual performance thanks to the sub-

titles available throughout the play: in English when the actors were speaking French and vice versa. While the original

text was used in French, the use of English allowed the director to bring a

modern touch to the play. The cast, including award-winning Paul Anderson

and Audrey Fleurot, inspired students by demonstrating that languages are

not limited to travels and interactions, but are also a vehicle for culture.

What Thomas, Alex and Dimitris had to say:

‘Surprisingly, a lot of us managed to pick up a lot of the French dialogue

without actually reading the subtitles and this is all thanks to our

phenomenal, amazing and spectacular French teachers. It was a very

interesting and enjoyable trip, that enabled us to expand our knowledge of

the beautiful French language. There was an unbelievable and

overwhelming plot twist and the performance was very engaging for the

audience. Oui Oui! C’était très bon!’

Leukaemia Cancer Society Short Story Competition

Congratulations to Helena Stylianou in Year 9 who was the runner

up in the Leukaemia Cancer Society short story competition. She

entered the 13-15 year olds category and had her story published

(Ms Blatchford has a copy of the book).

Below is a picture of Helena and Ms Blatchford at the presentation

after collecting her certificate. Helena’s story is below.

It hit me like a truck. For the past 10 years, I have been living in hell

because of my mum. The past three weeks have been worse, like

being in a burning house, not being able to escape, but still living.

Why was I letting my brother and I live in this hell when it could have

been over with years? It was all my fault. I wouldn’t have to cook,

clean or help my brother if I had just called my father.

Why was I waiting for so long? Why was I putting it off so much? Was

it because I didn’t want to upset my mum? Was it because I was

scared? I finally plucked up the courage to call my father. I had the

phone in my hand for about an hour, trying to figure out what to say.

I pushed all my feelings and thoughts aside and hit the call button.

I told him everything. I even cried. He said it was is fault but it wasn’t at all. He said it was because he never came to

see us but it wasn’t. He came and got my brother and I the next day. Mum got mad but my dad didn’t let her get away

with what she had put us through. Now, I live in a nice house, where I don’t have to cook or clean. I do still help, but

it’s not my responsibility anymore, and neither is my brother. I’m glad I was able to call my dad, because now, my life

is just great.

He saved me. My courage saved me, and I’m glad it did.