17TH June 2016ISSUE 357020 8344 2100WWW.EASTBARNETSCHOOL.COMINHERITANCE!A young man inherited a huge house and land from an uncle who had no children of his own. He had no real interest in living there so decided to sell it all and use the money to live a comfortable life without the need to work. Unfortunately, his ‘easy come, easy go’ approach to the wealth he had inherited led to a life of excess, which included irresponsible amounts of alcohol, drugs and gambling. Within a few years, all the money had gone and the young man’s life ended prematurely because of all the excesses he had indulged in. The wealth which allowed the family to buy such a huge house and land was acquired over many years, starting with an ancestor five generations back who sold fruit from a market stall for most of his life. The young man inherited a fabulous gift and turned it into a curse. I remember having similar thoughts about a student who was born with so much talent and yet ended up in prison because he used his gift for bad rather than good. The gifts we inherit should be the springboard for achieving success in life, but they can also be a curse if they are abused.

N. Christou, Headteacher

The GCSE and ‘A’ Level Art and Photography Exhibition is back on 23rd June 2016 5:00pm - 7:00pm - all are welcome!

This year, we once again ran a very successful Karakuri competition for Year 8. Students were introduced to mechanisms and modelling, and asked to design their own Karakuri over the Easter holidays to reflect their chosen movement. The standard was extremely high which made choosing the winner a difficult task. The innovative ways that students managed to interpret their designs showed excellent creative skills and an attention to detail. The three winners were:1. Sacha Storrs-Davies 8E Zelda2. Adam Hutton 8F James Bond 3. Isabella Constanti 8H Ski LiftThe winners received Amazon vouchers and a certificate of excellence. Check out the website for the list of runners up!

EBS has been selected to provide a speaker at the Achievement Show 2016. In its ninth year, the Achievement Show celebrates and shares best and next practice nationally. Every speaker is a currently serving teacher or school leader providing a unique opportunity to share first-hand practical ideas and solutions that can be applied in a range of contexts. For further information please visit:ssatuk.co.uk/achievement-show-2016

Year 13 Textile students Sophie W., Sophie S., Madeleine, Mia and Isabelle have designed furniture for the Library! The designers and Textiles teacher Miss Goddard were congratulated by the Headteacher and members of the Technology Faculty at the unveiling on 10th June. The Library is thrilled with the textiles, especially as they are based on items seen in the library! Students measured and made computer models of the furniture using CAD, designed paper patterns, and made toiles, before printing the final textiles

On Friday 10th June, nine KS3 students, Ms Somerville, Mrs Cobb and our Writer in Residence, Caroline Green, went on an exciting trip to Hendon Town

Hall for the prestigious Carnegie Fiction Event. In the weeks leading up to the event, we had been frantically trying to read all eight of the shortlisted novels. Finally, after much debate, we chose ‘The Rest of us Just Live Here’ by Patrick Ness to present. At the open day, we were lucky enough to be in the presence of the spectacular Cernegie Winner 2015, Tanya Hardman, who offered some great advice on how to improve our writing. Each school presented a different book, and finally it was time for the ‘big vote’! ‘Lies we Tell Ourselves’ by Robin Talley came first with 25 votes. Eleanor Rachel, Year 7

YEAR 8 KARAKURI COMPETITION 2016 ART & PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 2016

EBS AT THE SSAT ACHIEVEMENT SHOW 2016

YEAR 13: STUDENT DESIGNS FOR LIBRARY

SHADOW CARNEGIE AT HENDON TOWN HALL

YEAR 9 CRICKET TOURNAMENT

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS AVAILABLE OVER THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AT EBS

The new school skirt, other uniform items and PE Kit are available in store from Smith’s Schoolwear, Enfield or online at smithsschoolwear.co.uk - home/school delivery available. The new kilt

skirt will be required uniform for students starting in Year 7 in September 2016 and other year groups from September 2017. All girls will continue to be allowed to wear black school trousers as a uniform option.

BUYING NEW UNIFORM OVER THE SUMMER?

MON 25TH JULY - FRI 19TH AUG | 8:15AM - 4:45PM MON 22ND AUG - WED 24TH AUG | 9:00AM - 4:00PM

East Barnet SchoolSummer Camp 2016

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GCE Thursday 18th August 2016A2 9am to 10.30amAS 10am to 11am

GCSE Thursday 25th August 2016 9.30am to 11am

COLLECTION OF EXAM RESULTS

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On Friday 10th June, the annual U14 cricket tournament took place at Dollis cricket fields and EBS entered an ‘A’ and ‘B’ team. 10 teams entered and EBS ‘B’ finished 6th following a brilliant final win against Compton. EBS ‘A’ started the day with a tense draw against Fortismere, followed by wins against Compton and Christ College ‘B’. A superb performance by Alex Molloy in the ‘super over’ qualified us for the final. In a tense final, Christ College ‘A’ just came out on top but the boys did fantastically well to finish second and return home with a silver medal.

Can you help at/before the BBQ? (Anything from 30 minutes on a stall to chopping the fruit for the Pimms). Please email: pta@eastbarnetschool.com.

basketball, trampolining,

dance, football, badminton,

table tennis, dodgeball, rounders,

mountain biking