Bishop Douglass Catholic School

Parent Newsletter

In Pursuit of Excellence 1st May 2020

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Monday 25th May—Friday 29th May: Half Term

Friday 17th July: Last day of term

INTRODUCTION At the moment, we are all wondering what the future holds for schools in the UK. We await the ‘comprehensive plan’ that the government will announce next week and we will keep you updated. It is possible that we will follow the example of some of our European neighbours and the government will order some pupils back to school in June. Whilst there are economic pressures in this country to follow this course of action, we do have reservations that lifting the lockdown too early will risk a second peak of illness and puts children and school staff at risk. We are very pleased with the efforts that teachers, form tutors and heads of year are making to keep in touch with children and give them the opportunities to continue to make progress with their studies. We are trialling some online lessons in various subjects with year 12 and believe that this will help to motivate them to keep working. We will be setting different work, in their chosen subjects, for year 11 students who are aiming to come back into our Sixth Form so they continue to move forward and prepare for next year.

We want to respond to any issues that parents and children raise, so that learners feel both enabled and empowered to carry on with their school work. This includes having someone from school giving your child a call, if you feel this would help, we are more than happy to do this. We encourage you to make contact with the school if you have any queries by emailing schooladmin@bishopdouglass.barnet.sch.uk.

School staff are continuing to make preparations for our return to school and the school remains open for children of key workers and those that are more vulnerable. We are very grateful for the many staff that have volunteered to be at school and are being made aware of many who are supporting efforts to care for those that are isolated in their communities.

We are very clear about the procedures that we are putting in place to ensure that examination pupils are allocated grades that reflect our view of the grade they would have achieved if they had sat GCSE and BTEC examinations this summer.

Of course, these are subject to moderation. Please see the letter from Ofqual sent with this newsletter. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the messages of support and your forbearance during the unusual circumstances of the past month.

There has been some work of extraordinarily high quality produced by pupils working at home during lockdown. Students whose work is commended by their teachers will receive e-postcards and have their names recorded here in the parent newsletter each week. Well done to all those students named and a huge well done to the students who have won the prize draw for Amazon vouchers. Keep up the great work.

With our best wishes for a productive week. Stay safe. Mrs Henderson, Head of School. Mr Tissot, Headteacher.

THIS WEEK’S PRIZE DRAW

WINNERS

Year 7 WHYTE, Akeelea

Year 7 NOURI, Nila

Year 8 NAKMOUCH, Sami

Year 8 DE FREITAS, Laura

Year 9 MAHBOOBIAN, Benjamin

Year 9 VIEIRA, Joshua

Year 10 DEV, Tara

Year 10 CHOUIOUET BENSAR, Alaa

Year 12 PAPP, Petra

Year 12 QUARESMA, Ivany

The winners of the draw for the £10 Amazon vouchers for each year group, are listed below. Every piece of work submitted is put in the draw, so keep completing that work everyone:

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BISHOP DOUGLASS PARENT NEWSLETTER

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN

WITH SEND

HISTORICAL FIGURE OF THE

WEEK

The Institute of Education have produced re-

sources to support the homeschooling of chil-

dren with SEND. These are available on their

website by following the link below.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-

centres/centres/centre-inclusive-education/

For more information on Rosa Luxemburg, visit: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosa-Luxemburg Watch: 1986 film ‘Rosa Luxemburg’ Listen/learn the song: ‘The Letters of Rosa Lux-emburg’ by The Maximilians For further learning about women who changed History or ‘Herstory,’ see: https://www.historyextra.com/100-women/100-women-results/

SAINT OF THE WEEK

For more information on Catherine of Sienna, visit: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03447a.htm For the 2 hour movie in Italian with English Subtitles https://gloria.tv/post/jxBm4D6DfRTF1CM3H2nE6Pz1r For further discussions about this important Doctor of the Church please speak to Mr Asgian or Mme Fiore

WORDS OF THE WEEK

Monday- Resolute - (Adjective) - Admirably

purposeful, determined, and unwavering.

• With resolute concentration, Nadia made one final attempt to finish her balance beam routine without falling off.

• He was resolute in carrying out his plan.

Tuesday- Reciprocal - (Adjective) - Given, felt,

or done in return; (of an agreement or obligation) bearing on or binding each of two parties equally.

• Such treaties provide reciprocal rights and obligations.

• She was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture.

Wednesday- Blatant - (Adjective) - (of bad

behaviour) done openly and unashamedly; completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious.

• When the judge heard the defendant’s blatant lie, he became very angry.

• The advertising is so blatant in this magazine that one can barely read the articles.

Thursday- Gracious - (Adjective) - Courteous,

kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status.

• The gracious innkeeper greeted her guests with tea and cookies.

• It was gracious of the Queen to speak to the elderly patients.

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BISHOP DOUGLASS PARENT NEWSLETTER

Star Pupils of the Week

A massive well done to all the pupils named below who have been mentioned by their

teachers for completing excellent work on ShowmyHomework.

Keep it up!

Forename Surname Year Reg Subject

Anna Clara AGOSTINI DE SOUZA Year 7 7 Campion Maths

Olutoye ALABI Year 7 7 Campion MFL

Niko BAEZ-ARRANZ Year 7 7 Campion Drama & Maths

Josiah GACHERU Year 7 7 Campion Drama

Chiara DE ALMEIDA Year 7 7 Fisher Maths

Dina FUTSUM Year 7 7 Fisher History

Wiktoria STASIAK Year 7 7 Fisher History

Javier APPEANING Year 7 7 More MFL

Danielle HARE Year 7 7 More Maths

Medina HUSSAIN Year 7 7 More Maths and MFL

Jhosh PAYONGAYONG Year 7 7 More Maths

Aida AHMADI NIEA KHORAM Year 7 7 Owen MFL

Rayan ALMAZUMI Year 7 7 Owen MFL

Rocco ANTONIAZZI-GALEA Year 7 7 Owen MFL

Troja MEHMETI-KRASNIQI Year 7 7 Owen Maths

Sara MORAWIECKA Year 7 7 Owen Maths

Monique Ashley TAN Year 7 7 Owen MFL

Daniel BAILEY Year 7 7 Ward Maths

Kayann BAILEY-BOWEN Year 7 7 Ward Maths

Lucja DZIALEK Year 7 7 Ward History, Geography and Maths

Larius FREMPONG Year 7 7 Ward Maths

Gordana MACAK Year 7 7 Ward Geography and Maths

Isabel NORMAN Year 7 7 Ward History and Maths

Gilbert YEBOAH Year 7 7 Ward Maths

Gwenn BULATAO Year 8 8 Campion MFL

Nathanielle Brennel MANUEL Year 8 8 Campion MFL

Sami NAKMOUCH Year 8 8 Campion MFL

Manuel PINTO Year 8 8 Campion MFL

Amelia ROMANOWSKA-LATOCHA Year 8 8 Campion MFL

Gabriel TEIXEIRA Year 8 8 Campion MFL

Anna DAVLETSHINA Year 8 8 Fisher History

Rachael ODUGU Year 8 8 Fisher MFL and Maths

Adam SHERGOLD Year 8 8 Fisher Maths

Kento SHIGEMURA Year 8 8 Fisher History

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Star Pupils of the Week

Forename Surname Year Reg Subject

Arelle SUAREZ Year 8 8 Fisher Maths

Favour UWENDUYILE Year 8 8 Fisher MFL

Dimitrios LESAI-LAIOS Year 8 8 More Maths

Katerina STEPANOVA Year 8 8 More Maths

Aras YILDIZ Year 8 8 More Maths

Mustafa AHMED Year 8 8 Owen History, Geography and Maths

Shian Ayesha BULANDOS Year 8 8 Owen Maths

Anna Maria DRUMCHIYSKA Year 8 8 Owen Maths and Geography

Charles FLORENZANO Year 8 8 Owen History and Geography

Christos GKEGKOLLARI Year 8 8 Owen History, Geography and Maths

Saina NAGVENKAR Year 8 8 Owen History, Geography and Maths

Krzysztof PEKALA Year 8 8 Owen Maths

Melina ZAMANI Year 8 8 Owen Maths

Aynaz AMIRI Year 8 8 Ward Geography and Maths

Gabriel AVERSANI GIL Year 8 8 Ward Geography and Maths

Bodwin BITALO Year 8 8 Ward Geography

Marica ESPOSITO Year 8 8 Ward Geography

Gaby GALDINO MESSIAS Year 8 8 Ward Geography

Emily GEGA Year 8 8 Ward Geography and Maths

Ashley LITHY Year 8 8 Ward Maths

Marcin PASZEL Year 8 8 Ward Maths

Aidan SOUZA Year 8 8 Ward Maths

Naomi CEVIK Year 9 9 Campion Sociology and MFL

Angelo DISTOR Year 9 9 Campion Maths and MFL

Joan Pau JAEN MENDOZA Year 9 9 Campion Maths

Fabian LOCKRIDGE-SCOTT Year 9 9 Campion MFL

Arwen Egraine VALEZA Year 9 9 Campion Maths

Angelica DISTOR Year 9 9 Fisher Sociology

Leon GIACOMINI Year 9 9 Fisher History

Emma MARTINKEVIC Year 9 9 Fisher Sociology

Iustin MURESAN Year 9 9 Fisher Maths

Ryan PASHAEE Year 9 9 Fisher History

Lauren CHOW Year 9 9 More Maths

Rishikesh SUNDARALINGAM Year 9 9 More Maths

Joshua VIEIRA Year 9 9 More History

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Star Pupils of the Week

Forename Surname Year Reg Subject

Karine VICENTE Year 9 9 Owen Maths

Jackline KUOL Year 9 9 Ward Maths

Alaa CHOUIOUET BENSAR Year 10 10 All Saints MFL

Tara DEV Year 10 10 All Saints Drama and History

Gabriele SAPKAITE Year 10 10 All Saints Maths

Iuliana ADAMOWIX Year 10 10 Campion MFL and Drama

Rubenn BAZGAN Year 10 10 Campion Sociology, Maths and MFL

Raluca-Elena COZMA Year 10 10 Campion MFL

Moroti OSOBA Year 10 10 Campion Maths and MFL

Dameli ANAFINA Year 10 10 Fisher Geography and Maths

Kaira CANER Year 10 10 Fisher Maths

Muhammad GENTAMARA Year 10 10 Fisher Geography

Michee MUNGENGA Year 10 10 Fisher MFL

Chanae WILLIAMS Year 10 10 Fisher History and Drama

George ILISOI Year 10 10 More MFL

Louisa PAPAPETROU Year 10 10 More Geography and Maths

Arturas VERTELKA Year 10 10 More Sociology

Camilo VILLEGAS BOHORQUEZ Year 10 10 More Sociology

Alexandra WARRINGTON Year 10 10 More Maths

Anuk WEERAWARDANA Year 10 10 More Drama

Malgorzata WILK Year 10 10 More Drama and History

Raine Kyle ESTRELLA Year 10 10 Owen MFL

Monty RAYNER Year 10 10 Owen MFL

Shreya BALAMURUGAN Year 10 10 Ward Geography

Maryuri IZA Year 10 10 Ward Geography

Eduard REDINCIUC Year 10 10 Ward Maths

Ybette Grace YNION Year 10 10 Ward Geography and Maths

Ahmad AMIRY Year 11 11 Fisher Maths

Glory BENTIL Year 12 12 Campion English

Cristina AGOSTINHO Year 12 12 Fisher History

Tyri DENNIS Year 12 12 Fisher Sociology

Amber RAYNER Year 12 12 Ward Sociology

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MFL DEPARTMENT

BISHOP DOUGLASS PARENT NEWSLETTER

Madam Ellery's year 7, 8 and 9 language students have been developing their cultural knowledge of

French and Spanish speaking countries over the last two weeks. From researching real towns to designing

their own cities, reading and making recipes, designing menus for restaurants, writing holiday plans,

listening to podcasts, watching short films and even changing their phones into Spanish, the students have

really taken on the challenge. Well done! Excellent work! JanJosiah

Adeline

Sofia

Year 7

AnielaDanielle

Perpetua

Ruth

Cristiano

Denis’ Spanish city

Year 8

write a message in Spanish

Anna

Set your phone to Spanish Nathaniel

Vivek’sresearch

Follow a French recipe

Boran

Dimitrios

Katerina

Luca

Lucas

Melina

Obaid

Saina

Year 9Plan a holiday

MapaloDru