Wider Learning Bulletin 6 – 23.05.19

Art Exhibition:Please see a poster below for the Art, Graphics and Photography Exhibition, showcasing some of the great work produced this year…

We are incredibly pleased with how the rehearsals are going forInto the Woods and are getting very excited as we approach the final half term of rehearsals. We have a cast of 50 students, an orchestra of 12 students as well as a backstage team of 8 students (costume, props and make-up) and the tech team (12 students) who are all working hard to make the show magical and spectacular!

Tickets will go on sale on Monday 10th June via an online booking system. We will send out the link to this in the first week back after half term.

Performances:• Wednesday 3rd July at 7pm (240 tickets for sale)• Thursday 4th July at 7pm (240 tickets for sale)• Friday 5th July at 7pm (240 tickets for sale)

Prices: Adult £12 / Student £7

Miss Adams, Mr Orringe, Mr Dewsnap and Miss Ighorae

Activities Week 2019

The majority of students have now made choices for Activities Week 2019. The deadline for all choices to be made is Monday 3rd June. Any students who have not made allocations by this day will be allocated with free in-school activities.

Students will be given their final timetable w/b Monday 17th June. And I will email out the final information for all activities w/b Monday 24th June to parents and carers.

Medical Information: It is absolutely essential that you ensure our medical records for your son / daughter are up to date, regardless of the severity. If your son / daughter has any medical needs listed on our school records please do ensure they have all necessary medication (including inhalers, Epipen’s etc) with them for all trips. Without these, students WILL NOT be able to attend any off-site trips. If your son / daughter no longer has a medical need, or if there are any changes or updates to medical information and circumstances, please email the details to the Elms Office: office@twyford.ealing.sch.uk

If you have any concerns, questions or queries regarding Activities week, please contact us at activitiesweek@twyford.ealing.sch.uk

Miss Adams and Student Services Team

Mozambique Day – Tuesday 21st May 2019

On Tuesday 21st May, Y7 students took part in Mozambique Day. We started off in the PC learning about Mozambique and hearing from Father David Brammer about his experiences during his visit to our partner school. We then sung the Mozambique National Anthem. Students then went into workshop groups which

included a range of subjects including House systems, Cooking, Clay-making, Humanities, Poetry, Drama, Art, Science, RE and Twyford Reporters. Students spent the day learning about life and culture in Mozambique before showcasing their work during period 5 in the PC. It was a joy to see the students positively engaged in Mozambique Day and inspired by ways they can make a difference. Mozambique Day has raised the students awareness of some of the challenges facing our

partner school in Maciene as well as the devastating impact Cyclone Idia has had on Mozambique this year. We hope this will encourage the students to raise money in the Sponsored Walk which will be donated to our partner school in Maciene as well as Tearfund Charity. Miss Adams, Father David & Mr Hickey

Mozambique Day

Mozambique Day

We raised £7213 last year….

Sponsored walk:The aim of sponsored walk day is for students to complete at least four laps of Gunnersbury Park, which is 2.4 miles long per lap to raise money for our partner school in Maciene, Mozambique. We will also be donating a substantial amount of the money raised this year to ‘tearfund’ charity, who are currently delivering emergency relief work in Mozambique following a devastating Cyclone in March 2019. If you would like to watch a short video of the work ‘tearfund’ are doing, please go to: www.tearfund.org.nz/Cyclone-Idai-Mozambique

We are encouraging students to raise a minimum of £20 each through completing sponsored walk day. Students can walk, jog or run the distance (with a maximum of eight laps) either in their house colours or fancy dress. Students can enter their Sponsorship money via ParentPay by Friday 28th June. We will then share the total raised per house and year group in the End of Summer Term assemblies.

Sponsored Walk 2019How the sponsorship money has helped our partner school in Maciene;improving facilities and sponsoring 70 orphan girls to attend school…

The devastating impact of Cyclone Idia (in March 2019) in Mozambique

Year 12 exchange to Lyon, France Over the Easter holiday I spent a week in Lyon with my exchange family, probably the biggest test to my A Level French speaking abilities so far!I have to admit, at first I was slightly nervous about the prospect of staying a week in the home of a family with whom I had only exchanged a few emails (but I immediately realised I needn't have worried as I felt immediately at home when I met them!) Upon arrival I was welcomed immediately and realised that I would be expected to speak in French for the whole of my trip - although this worried me at first it has greatly improved my speaking skills! I had a fantastic time exploring the beautiful city of Lyon, from visiting traditional museums such as “Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs” and the “Musée des Automates” where I saw hundreds of traditional mechanised puppets. These visits helped immerse me in Lyon’s rich history and culture. We also visited the Centre of Resistance and Deportation which was particularly interesting as it combined my studies in history with French. Of course, my exchange also took me round the traditional streets of Lyon where, surprisingly, the buildings are designed in Italian style, as well as spending some time visiting local shops. Overall, it was a fantastic trip for me as I not only got to learn about French culture (although drinking tea out of a bowl was slightly disconcerting!) but it also massively helped me improve my French through being immersed in the language. I was also lucky enough to have formed a fantastic friendship and I cannot wait for my exchange to return to London in the summer! Melina Geser-Stark

Upcoming competition after Q4 exams:FILM CLUB poster competition

Year 7 and 8 will be invited to create posters and a review of their favourite movie this year. Prizes will be awarded and the best

ones will be displayed in the MFL corridor. More information to follow…

Languages

Y7 Spelling Bee update: We are currently organizing a Trust round, where our

winners will be competing against students from William Perkin and Ealing Fields in July.

Stay tuned for more information….SPANISH: Almeira Larrington

FRENCH: Dijan Mbanu and Grace Tarrant

Clubs update:During MFL film club, year 7 and 8 stduents watched a

Spanish comedy this half-term: Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica.

We have also started a German movie last week, entitled The Miracle of Bern.

Trips update: Year 10 are in Berlin, Germany from 21-24thof May. We are

looking forward to hearing about it when they are back! Y12 French exchange to Lyon. Several of our year 12 have

made contact with their exchange partners in Lyon, France. Y8 German exchange (Activities Week) Y8 Madrid trip (Activities Week) Y8 Normandy trip (Activities Week)

MFL Games ClubOur new MFL Games club run by Ashley and Maddy (Year 12) has been very popular this half term, with many year 7 and 8 students attendind during lunch and competing in games of

Pictionary, Guess the Language, who’s who, True or False.

Cricket:• Cricket season is underway with the first

games of the season falling to Y10 who did a full day of Middlesex Cricket – unfortunately the 6’s never came! But ultimately the boys had a top day and finished in the top 5.

• The Y8 and 9s were next both teams played exceptionally well! Both teams winning their opening fixture against Brentside.

• Y7 have impressed on the field of play, but unfortunately that hasn’t translated into victories (yet!) losing both of their matches against Brentside and Dormers Wells – but with more matches after half-term all our fingers will be crossed for them!!

Athletics: Athletics has started with a BANG (pun intended!). Senior Boys and Girls teams narrowly missed

out on the borough championship win! Losing by 1 point to Drayton Manor overall, with the boys team finishing a solid 1st place for their respective points totals.

The same boys team soon headed off to the ESSA track and field cup finishing 2nd place behind St. Pauls at the halfway mark – but unfortunately fell to 6th place towards the end of the competition.

The junior girls team found themselves in a similar position finishing 3rd at the halfway mark but dropping to 5th at the end of the day.

We look forward to improving our game in further fixtures and events after half term.

Remember to come along to the Summer Sports clubs at lunch and afterschool including Rounders, Cricket, Tennis, Football, Cross Country, Athletics, Badminton

and Ultimate Frisbee!

Community News

Mozambique Cyclone appeal (Diocese of London)

Charity Concert Riku Matsubara - tenor

26th May 2019 (Sunday) 14:15- 15:40

日時： 5月26日（日曜日）午後2時15分から3時40分

At St. Martin’s, Hale Gardens, LONDON W3 9SQ

入場料：お一人 10ポンド、12歳以下無料

12歳から18歳並びに65歳以上は 5ポンド

Entry £10.00 Concessions (12-18 and over 65) £5.00

under 12 yrs Free

寄付含めて収益はイングランド教会ロンドン教区と交流がある

モザンビークの教会を通して今年二回のサイクロンに

よって被害を受けた地区への支援金として捧げられます。

All profits will go to aid churches and communities affected by the latest cyclones in Mozambique through ALMA (Angola London

Mozambique Association) Diocese of London, Church of England

Hosted by Japanese Anglican Church (UK) St Martin’s West Acton Contact : shuto-tomoni@hotmail.co.uk

Sports Updates

The Diocese of London are holding a Mozambique Cyclone appeal Charity Concert on Sunday 26th May at St. Martin’s Church, hosted by Japanese Anglican Church. The details

are below and everyone is welcome to attend:

Rowing Club:This term 25 students have been attending a rowing club (Team Keane club in Chiswick) afterschool as a new extra-curricular club organised by Miss Dowson. The students have thoroughly enjoyed the experience so far and Miss Dowson is hoping to continue the extra-curricular club next year so look out for further details in the Autumn term. Miss Dowson