MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Can you believe it that we are already half way through May and just one week to go until half term? It seems incredible to think how this time has passed and the whole world is continuing to navigate it’s unique and individual way through this challenge. When it comes to the words ‘challenge’, ‘unique’ and ‘navigate’, there is no greater journey that can be described by these words as that of parenthood. You may have already seen the announcement that Mrs. Leighann Ferguson is leaving us to go on maternity leave. That is a challenge.... and we wish her all the very best and thank her for everything she has done for so many of you and your children over the years. Miss Isabella Moran has been working alongside her throughout this term and is a wonderful person to have join our team. We wish them both well on their respective journeys. On a different note, you will have received my letter at the start of the week and, today, the accompanying letter about how we are looking to try and report back to you over this period of remote learning. As we continue to build the best adaptation to normal school life as we can, your continued support and trust of us is incredible and our thanks to you is as true now as it has always been. Whatever information that may keep coming from media and/or Government, rest assured we only have one focus and that is that nobody is left behind, nobody is held back and everybody is loved. We will always endeavour to do what is right, when it is right, and in the best way we possibly can for the well-being of all our students and we will always communicate what that will be in good time for everyone. There is some incredibly positive work and examples of true character coming from our students and long may that continue, lockdown or no lockdown.

CANARY WHARF COLLEGE, CROSSHARBOUR

15th May 2020

NEWSLETTER

A MESSAGE FROM MRS FERGUSON

From today, Miss Moran will officially take over responsibility for both the girls PE, and 9LF. She

joined us after the Easter break and has already been communicating with the students via Canvas.

She has a wealth of knowledge that I am looking forward to the girls PE department taking ad-

vantage of, and watching how they progress over the coming year whilst I am on maternity leave.

I’d like to thank you as parents for supporting me on fixtures and giving your child the permission to

attend. We have some very talented girls within school, and have been successful across many

different sports. I am very proud of each and every girl that I have seen progress at CWC in both PE

lessons and whilst representing the school. I will miss them all dearly and I wish you all the best

over the coming year.

SMART THINKING Mrs. Toma received a great reply from Henry in Year 7 regarding his homework assignment “I'm getting a reputation for giving lots of poster homework tasks . It made my day! “

How to make a poster that Mrs Toma likes: Make it Really Smart (That's the Only Method Actually). (It spells Mrs Toma)

Careers Advice

Canary Wharf College Crossharbour students have the opportunity to attend virtual career talks hosted by Speakers4school. Students can join the talk and ask questions anonymously. Visit https://www.speakersforschools.org/inspiration/vtalks/upcoming-vtalks/ Here is a list of the speakers for next weeks VTALK Schedule

DATE SPEAKER INFO

Mon 18th May 10am

Aleida Rios, Group Head of Engineering, BP.

Why choose Engineering as a career? John, a graduate who works at BP, interviews BP's Group Head of Engineering, Aleida Rios on how she got into Engineering and how students can build a career they enjoy.

Mon 18th May 2pm

Penguin VTalk Featuring Malcolm Gladwell Journalist, author, and public speaker

How to Talk to Strangers Author of five international bestsellers, Malcolm Gladwell, joins academic and author of Don’t Touch My Hair, Emma Dabiri, to dis-cuss the consequences of mis-communication, how to interview others and the art of storytelling.

Tues 19th May 10am

Robert Peston, Political Editor, ITV

Join Robert Peston, Political Editor, ITV and Founder, Speakers for Schools in his very own Virtual Talk!

Tues 19th May 2pm

Kathrina Mannion, Director of Environmental Policy, BP

Kathrina will discuss her career and current role in Environment and Policy. She will also discuss her motivations and career progres-sions. Kathrina used to be a Senior Advisor for the government so has a really interesting career story.

Wed 20th May 10am

Dr. Maria Faraone, Director of the RIBA Studio Royal Institution of British Architects

What does an Architect do? Dr Maria Faraone will explore with students more about the career, what it might entail, and how students can pursue the career.

Wed 20th May 2pm

David Dein, Former Chairman of Arsenal and the Football Association

David's presentation will be aimed at 15-18yr olds and features the phenomenal success of the Premier League since its inception. David will also impart inspirational messages about how to be successful.

Thu 21st May 2pm

Peter Mather Group Regional Vice President, Europe & Head of Country, UK, BP

Carbon emissions need to fall fast to meet the Paris climate goals. At the same time, the global population continues to grow – and demand more energy. By 2040, another 2 billion people are expected to be in the world, while energy demand is projected to rise by around a third, equivalent to adding another new China and EU’s worth of energy demand on top of what’s required today. How can we tackle this dual challenge?

Fri 22nd May 10am

Tom Dore Head of Education, British E-Sports Association

Tom's session will talk about the transferable skills that can be gained from playing esports, Tom's session will aim to demystify the esports sector and let students know about the opportunities that exist.

HOW TO JOIN THE VTALKS Join 10 minutes before the VTALK to be ready You can join without needing an account – Watch how here For full speaker descriptions visit the VTALK Schedule here

VTALK LIBRARY & MORE

Watch pre-recorded VTalks from our library here Please see our Schools Guide here.

We would appreciate your feedback on the talks

Canvas Headlines As we settle into our rhythm of online learning, it is easy for students to get into the habit of ploughing on through their lessons, without allowing time to reflect. One way for students to reflect is when completing their 'personal development diaries' each week - a fantastic chance for them to link in the broader skills they are developing through their daily lives. We also need to remember how important reflecting on academic learning is too. One of the great facilities that Canvas allows is for students to look back at their work and see which bits they found difficult and where they need to improve. This could be by looking back at a quiz to see the correct answers, or it could be reading some teacher feedback for their class or their own work. It's easy to focus on the grade when receiving a piece of work back, whether that is a number of points, a percentage or a named grade, but this isn't the key driver that will actually move students forwards. One of the most powerful things about online learning is it allows students to learn at their own pace and take ownership over revisiting the aspects they found hard. Re-watching a video about something they found difficult or even asking the teacher a specific question about it means that students can address their misconceptions about a topic and feel empowered. We will soon be sharing with parents some information about more formal reporting and data, but in the meantime we hope you can continue to support students to keep improving and developing where they can! A video tutorial about reviewing completed assignments, grades and feedback on the 'Canvas Training' homepage is below (students need to be logged in to view it):

https://cwccrossharbour.instructure.com/courses/40/pages/canvas-training

“The old, pot-holed, cracked tarmac road winds through the dense forest of skeletal trees that never seem to have any colour to them; no leaves, flowers and all that lays on the forest is dead twigs and leaves. The dead leaves were still as a statue on the floor, not even the icy, gusty winds could move it. It seemed like all life here was dead, or something could be raised form the dead. Complete silence. At the end of the labyrinth track, a desolate manor house.”

Year 8 have been studying Gothic literature this term. Yannis penned this wonderful prose.

This term has been challenging for Year 7 as they are studying A Midsummer Night's Dream from home. Angelina has written a wonderful, analytical piece on how Shakespeare presents the theme of order and disorder.

“In this scene, Shakespeare explores the theme of disorder as Oberon attempts to restore the peace. The simile “drooping fog as black as Acheron” conveys the ominous, mysterious atmosphere which Shakespeare expresses to emphasise the disorder to highlight that love also obscures the sight of what you do and it’s hectic and uncontrollable. Shakespeare implies this in order to show the Elizabethan audience to let them comprehend of all the challenges that love must suffer and go through before seeing clearly again and that the reality of it is usually chaos. The noun ‘fog’ connotes the confusion and disorder taking place in this scene as the mood has already been set by the misunderstanding of Robin with the potion being given to the wrong mortal. Shakespeare also uses confusion to challenge and undermine the structure of society which links to forced love and tradition in Elizabethan era. This will make the Elizabethan audience comprehend the reality of love and it will also be an amusing scene as Shakespeare enhances a comedic aspect through Oberon and Robin.”

Year 7 shave been learning about weather symbols and were given the optional task of making up their own Met Office weather station symbol. Can you guess what Isabella’s weather symbols represent?

Canarywharfcollege @CWCcrossharbour

Ms Fajloun’s Brilliant Brainteaser

Although Ms Fajloun is abroad with her family, she’s still making sure that everyone is keeping their minds active.

Here is this weeks challenge from Australia:

Study of Andre Derain’s ‘Charing Cross Bridge 1905-6

Mr Vincent’s Tremendous Trivia

On your subterranean journeys through London you may have sometimes wondered about the names of train termini. Charing Cross, Kings Cross and Waterloo have particular historical etymologies; other stations are familiar from the Monopoly board, but has your attention ever shunted towards a terminus with perhaps the most obscure name on the network? May 12th is St Pancras’ Day. Pancratius, as he was originally known, was a 4th Century Christian martyr. He became popular in England after the construction of a church in his name in Canterbury, and the arrival of some of his relics in Northumberland in the 7th Century. Getting back on track with railways, though, the impressive church of St Pancras in North London gave its name to the railway terminus. He is also the patron saint of cramps – an affliction that can often plague the long distance locomotive rider.

Students have been exploring the three properties of colour: value; hue and saturation. For this artist study they applied their new knowledge and understanding.

Have you built special routines into your day? We would love to hear what they are.

Ms Hagan’s family have devised this colourful Self Care Checklist

Geography - Interpreting weather symbols

Derain painted this as part of a series of London works transforming London’s grey urban palette into a celebration of colour.

Dylan has managed to convey this really well.

Cómo hacer tu tortilla paso a paso 1. Pica la cebolla en dados medianos. IMPORTANTE: Si no

te gusta la cebolla, recuerda que puedes hacer la torti-lla sin cebolla y te quedará riquísima.

2. Pela y lava las patatas, y después córtalas en rodajas finas.

3. Con cuidado echa aceite en la sartén y fríe las patatas, a fuego medio, durante unos 15 minutos.

4. Cuando las patatas estén empezando a coger color, añade la cebolla y fríelo todo 5 minutos más.

5. Una vez esté todo bien hecho, retira la mezcla de la sartén y reserva el aceite sobrante

6. Bate los huevos en un bol y añade sal al gusto. 7. Después puedes añadir la mezcla de cebolla y patatas

a los huevos batidos. Remueve un poco con una cu-chara de madera.

The Ferguson household love to cook. However, baking is not our strong point. But then we found chocolate slabs! They give me so much nostalgia as it is what our school canteen had to offer when I was your age. The best bit is they require simple ingredients, little skill level in terms of baking , and taste amazing!

OLD SCHOOL CHOCLATE SLABS RECIPE Ingredients 250g Butter 175g Oats 175 Self Raising Flour 140g Sugar 14g Cocoa Method Melt the Butter Add all the other the ingredients and mix! Put in the baking tray and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees Icing 125g Icing Sugar and 20g Cocoa Finally………….Don’t forget to clean up, and ENJOY!

Cooking with mrs ferguson

SWEET AND SAVOURY COOKIng

Aprendiendo español mientras cocinamos - Esta semana toca tortilla de patatas Ingredientes

6 huevos

3 o 4 patatas, de unos 600 gr. en total

1 cebolla pequeña

300 ml de aceite de oliva

Sal

If you try this recipe at home, please take a picture and send it to Miss Rama through Canvas or to VSuarez@canarywharfcollege.co.uk

A Spanish favourite from Ms Rama and a chance to practice your linguistic Skills

Being a critical thinker is a difficult skill to master and takes guidance and support. This poster is to encourage students to think about what they see online. Some items are obviously fake but some stories and articles take a little more consideration and advice.

For some young people worry about not whether things are true or not? This is good topic to talk about especially with so many virus stories around at the moment. The link below is a useful website for any who would like support with settings on their internet or devices.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parental-controls-offered-your-home-internet-provider