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1-5 FEBRUARY
2016 B WEEK
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Community Counts As our next community event is approaching, the Year 7 and 8 hockey tournaments on the 12th and 19th of May respectively, we thought you would like an update on scores on the doors in this year’s race to be crowned Learning Community Champions!
S Band have secured the lion’s share of the points so far with 3068 points...but it’s close! G Band are on their heels with 2893 points, only 175 points behind! I Band aren’t out of the race yet...last year’s winners are on 2454 points and could still make up the difference with the remaining points on offer.
With Year 9 and 10 rounders, sports day, individual year group events and the final certificate round up there are still plenty of events for students to get involved in to
help secure their community teams’ final positions.
I BAND G BAND S BAND DODGEBALL 400 700 800
QUIZ 105 205 200
CHRISTMAS JUMPERS 85 87 18
YEAR GROUP EVENTS 290 340 530
STAFF TOURNAMENT 300 100 200
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING 200 300 100
SPECTATOR BONUS 24 51 30
PANCAKE RACE 185 60 55
COMMUNITY AFTERNOON 800 900 1000
CERTIFICATES…SO FAR 65 150 135
2454 2893 3068
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IT’S NOT JUST THE RACE
FOR THE LEARNING
COMMUNITY CUP THAT
IS HOTTING UP...WE ARE
GETTING CLOSER TO
NAMING THIS YEAR’S
SUPER TUTOR GROUPS!
ALL STUDENTS CAN PLAY
THEIR PART IN
SECURING TUTOR
GROUP PRIDE AND
BECOMING SUPER
TUTOR GROUP 2016!
7AW 7AWD 7DJJ 7FEA 7GS/JMP 7JWK 7MPC 7TJB 7VEC
Bonus Points 185 150 165 85 165 210 70 110 45
Platinum 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
Gold 195 165 150 255 180 375 240 90 135
Silver 130 110 100 170 120 250 160 60 90
Bronze 125 125 130 140 130 140 135 120 125
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WHO CAN CATCH 7JWK!
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8AMB 8AMD 8ASH 8ELC 8LNR 8MEH 8MH 8PO 8RRG
Bonus Points 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Platinum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gold 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Silver 60 30 50 10 100 50 10 10 50
Bronze 100 90 115 105 125 105 75 80 100
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9ACF 9DSF 9HED 9LAM 9LG 9PB 9PDH 9SL 9SP
Bonus Points 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
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Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Silver 0 20 30 20 0 10 20 10 20
Bronze 60 60 90 120 45 100 55 65 95
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8LNR HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD!
IT’S STILL ALL TO PLAY FOR IN YEAR 9!
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Attendance and Reporting Absence from School Good attendance and punctuality matter. Our expectations are that students will achieve at least 95% attendance, unless there are exceptional medical circumstances. Even 95% allows for two weeks' absence.
It goes without saying that there is a very high correlation between school achievement and good attendance, and we monitor this very closely and ask for you to work in partnership with us in seeing your child make the very best of school life. Please encourage your child to be punctual; it is obviously very good training for future life. Our school gates close at 8.30 as registration starts and open again at 3.05pm when school finishes. Any student arriving to school late must sign in at Reception with a note or planner comment explaining their lateness. If your child is ill or unavoidably absent, please telephone the school explaining the absence before 8.45 am. This must be done on each day of absence, followed by a letter of explanation when your child returns to school. The contact numbers for reporting absence are: Key Stage 3 - Years 7, 8 and 9 Call 01943 608424 option 2 then option 3 on the phone [email protected]
Key Stage 4 - Years 10 and 11 Call 01943 608424 option 2 then option 4 on the phone [email protected]
Key Stage 5 - Post 16 Call 01943 608424 option 2 then option 5 on the phone [email protected] Unavoidable or exceptional term time absence requests should be made via the ‘Leave of Absence Form’ (available on the website here or from reception or the KS3/4/5 Hubs) prior to any arrangements being made. The application should be, wherever possible, submitted at least 3 months before the planned absence, and absences cannot be authorised retrospectively. It will only be in extremely exceptional circumstances that any leave of absence of more than 5 days will be granted. Medical and dental appointments should be noted in your son or daughter’s planner and shown to their tutor and as to reception as they leave. All Key Stage 3 and 4 students must sign out at the main Reception and sign back in at reception on their return. Key Stage 5 students must report to the Post 16 Office before leaving and sign in/out using their registers near reception.
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Who are England’s Top Sixth Form Subject Performers? Each year Oxford Analytical Research carry out a comprehensive study of the performance of sixth forms throughout the country, celebrating sixth form excellence. Last year, this popular analysis was viewed over 150,000 times. There is a variety of information available concerning overall institutional performance but this is the only national comparative analysis at subject level, which considers student progress in preference to student outcomes. It seeks to shine a light on examples of excellence and celebrate what is often invisible (and uncelebrated) in headline performance table measures. Each year they look at a different perspective. For this year’s analysis, they considered academic (school sixth-forms) and vocational (all providers) performance in 2015 and it has to be said...we did rather well!
You can see the full data here; http://researchoxfordanalytics.org/
Biology 6th Theatre Studies 6th General Studies 24th Maths 25th
In the country! In the country! In the country! In the country!
Ilkley Grammar School PTA Needs You! Our next Car Boot Sale is approaching and we need volunteers for set-up on Saturday 14th May (between 2-4pm) and on the day itself, Sunday 15th May (between 7am - 1pm).
If you could help, for just a couple of hours, it would be a great help. The boot sales are a big generator of funds for the school and it was unfortunate that the first one of the season had to be cancelled because of the state of the pitch. Hopefully we will have better luck with the remaining three sales: 15th May, 12th June and 10th July. If you are able to help, please email [email protected]
Teacher of History with Citizenship and/or Geography We are seeking to appoint, from September 2016, a well-qualified and innovative full time teacher of History with Citizenship and/or Geography and who is able to inspire outstanding learning and progress. Applications from NQTs as well as more experienced teachers are welcomed.
We are looking for: a dedicated and passionate teacher of History with Citizenship and/or Geography, who has
resilience and a strong, positive work ethic a commitment to providing high quality lessons to engage, challenge and inspire our students an individual with the ability to teach History and Geography across the full ability range to A level
for the right candidate a strong commitment to extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities
For further details, including our specific application requirements for this post, please visit our school website www.ilkleygrammarschool.com. Closing date for applications: 8am Monday 9th May with provisional interview date will be later that week.
For further details on all our vacancies, including our specific application requirements, please visit our school website www.ilkleygrammarschool.com
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20th—29th May 2016
There is so much going on in this year’s festival...here are just some of the highlights!
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Leeds University Half Term Maths Challenge Leeds University received a total of over 650 entries to the February Half-term Maths Challenge Competitions from schools around the region and were very impressed both by the quality of the answers and the effort put in by the pupils. Some of our IGS students did particularly well and have been invited to a special prize giving evening on 18th May at Leeds University. As well as Jacob Cooke (10MWC), Nathan Foster (10MWC), Nathaniel Richardson (9PB), Matthew Hunter (8MH), Iona Lee-Wardell (8ASH) and Alex Harlen (8LNR) being awarded merits, Sophia Richards (10JB) won 1st prize overall. This is the second time that Sophia has been the overall winner, she won 1st prize in the Junior Half-term Challenge back in 2014, so special congratulations to her!
Congratulations to our Year 10 football team: Cameron Shankland (10MEK); Adam Hayes (10CW); Joe Haigh (10LV); Ben Knight (10MEK); Max Turner (10JPC); James Silson (10MWC); Tom Archer (10KL); James Hudson (10MEK); Ben Bearpark (10LV); Christian Farrar (10JK); George Dey (10MWC); Tom Millen (10CW); Jack Harrison (10JK) and Ralph Atkinson (10CW) who have secured their place in the final of the Leeds Champion’s Cup. The team played Cardinal Heenan last Friday in the semi-final and won the match 3 - 2.
Christian Farrar scored 2 goals and after coming on as a substitute, Ralph Atkinson scored the winner with his first touch with about 10 minutes to go.
Good luck in the final boys!
Well done and good luck to Ruby Sugden (9HED) and Ella Shouler-Harris (9SL) who have been selected for West Yorkshire County Netball Trials in September. This is a fantastic achievement for the girls and we wish them the very best of luck!
Congratulations to Jack Hendy (10JK) who has passed his Grade 6 Rock School exam with distinction.
Sophia Richards (10JB)
Ruby Sugden (9HED) Ella Shouler-Harris (9SL)
Jack Hendy (10JK)
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Bravo to Lucy Carter (13JLI) who has achieved tremendous success with the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT). Founded in 1976, the NYMT offers exceptional opportunities in pre-professional, musical theatre training for talented young people aged 10 to 23 years through skills workshops, master classes and residential courses led by industry professionals. These opportunities exist for stage performers, musicians, technicians and stage crew and, through their Creative Team Mentorship programme, for aspiring directors, musical directors, choreographers and designers.
The NYMT represents the very best in work with young people through musical theatre, enabling thousands of youngsters across the UK to develop both their creative and personal potential, leading Andrew Lloyd Webber to dub it “the finest youth music theatre in the world”.
In January, Lucy travelled to Birmingham for a first round of auditions for the well renowned theatre. Auditions take place in many locations throughout the country and attract auditionees in the thousands. Having been successful in this audition she was invited for a second round in London during February half term and was delighted then to be cast in one of this year's shows, ’Brass’ which will be performed at the Hackney Empire in London in August.
Heart-breaking and uplifting, Brass tells the story of a group of men from a Leeds-based brass band who sign up to fight as part of the Leeds Pals Battalion. In their absence, their women folk, all munitions workers at the infamous Barnbow factory, decide to learn the instruments the men have left behind in the hope of playing triumphantly for them on their return from war.
Lucy travelled to Sevenoaks to spend a week of the Easter holidays rehearsing for Brass. As part of the experience she will also travel to France to film a short piece for the BBC and there are plans for other commemorations involving NYMT as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
Many of you will remember that Lucy played a very charismatic ‘Fagin’ in our school production of Oliver and is a veteran of many Upstagers' pantomimes and musicals.
Watch out for Lucy’s name in lights in the future...definitely one to look out for!
Lucy Carter (13JLI)
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Well done to Ethan Whiteside (9PDH) who competed in the U15 British Schools’ Cycling Association National Mountain Bike Championship on Sunday 1st May and won! The cycling event took place at Penistone Hill Country Park, near Haworth. The riders were not only up against the elements with cold and windy conditions for much of the day, but also with the terrain. Although a beautiful backdrop the race made the most of the gruelling moors which are currently doubling up as the film set for the forthcoming drama documentary of the early years of the Bronte family. The event was set on a challenging course on the same moorland that Wuthering Heights was set.
Ethan Whiteside (9PDH)
Congratulations and thank you to our Year 7 avid readers who spent their recent Easter holidays with their noses in books. They weren't just reading for enjoyment but also for money! Students were sponsored to read as many books as possible for Readathon. The money raised by this amazing charity provides children's hospitals with regular storyteller visits, plus a mobile bookcase jam-packed full of brand new books which are replenished every six weeks. The year group raised a fantastic £1344.17...well done Year 7!
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Good luck to: Luke Pearse (8ASH); Ella Shuttleworth (8AMB); Caitlin Oddie (8AMB); Amelia White (8ELC); Ella Hammond (8ELC); Nathan Coones (8AMD); Ed Riley (8PO); Ben Radick (8PO); Matt Bothamley (8AMD); Harry Pearson (8MH) and Tom Hollidge (8MH) who are all taking part in the Dragon Boat racing at Doe Park, Bradford on Friday 6th May.
Well done to Oscar Stapleton (10CW) who competed his 100th
Skipton Parkrun last weekend. Skipton Parkrun is a free weekly 5km event for runners of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 9:00am in Aireville Park, Skipton. It is not a race against other runners, but a 5k timed run and is an opportunity for all the local community to get together on a regular basis to enjoy this beautiful park and get physically active.
Although Oscar didn’t achieve a PB this time, he did come home in 3rd position!
Congratulations to Sociology student Rebecca Wenmoth (13AH) who recently sent a response to the Guardian article below, asking people to comment after MPs voted against offering sanctuary to Syrian child refugees. Rebecca’s response, the youngest student to be included, was published in the Guardian! You can read the full article here.
Rebecca Wenmoth (13AH)
Oscar Stapleton (10CW)
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…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…
A SPORT CLUBS
MONDAY
9th
May
Y9 + Y10 American Football @ Fields 3:30 – 5.00pm (AF)
Y7 + 9 Rounders @ Fields 3.30 – 4:30pm (FA/SD/DT)
Y8 Cricket @ Fields (SP)
Y7 Rounders League @ Oakbank (FA)
TUESDAY
10th
May
Y7 Cricket @ Fields. 3:30-4:30pm (RB)
All Years’ Tennis 3:30 – 4:30 (MWC) - CANCELLED
Athletics League @ BGS 3.30pm (MWC)
Y9 Cricket Yorkshire Cup (H)
WEDNESDAY
11th
May
Synchronised Swimming 2.15-3.20.
Y8 + Y10 Rounders @ Fields 2.15 – 3.30pm (SB)
U15 Rounders League @ IGS
Bradford Schools’ Athletics @ UAK Y7-9, 2.15pm
THURSDAY
12th
May
All Years Athletics @ Fields 3.30 – 4.30pm (MWC/LV)
Y9+10 Cricket @ Fields 3:30- 4.30pm (ACF/SG)
FRIDAY
13th
May
@ilkleygrammarPE
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Career planning helps you to realise your ambitions — what you would like to do in your working life, which courses would suit you and which colleges/universities or businesses fulfil your needs. Each week, we hope to provide information that will help you along your journey ranging from apprenticeships, open days and insights into careers you may not have thought about. Further information is available from Mrs Mitchell (Key Stage 4 Hub or Mrs Stewart (Post 16 Office).
What's your dream job? When people talk about a dream job, it could mean a few different things. It could be: doing something you're good at
doing something you're interested in
achieving an ambition like earning lots of money or travelling the world.
Whatever a dream job means to you, the National Careers Service can help you find out if there's one out there for you. Remember...not everyone finds their dream job straightaway, but this doesn’t mean it isn’t going to happen. Try to stay positive and follow the tips. Have a look at their website to help guide you through your career journey.
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The Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Sport Performance has been developed by sport performance experts from; performance physiology, sport nutrition, sport and exercise psychology and strength and conditioning.
The Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching has been developed by sport coaching practitioners to equip you for employment within the sports coaching industry.
Thinking of a Career in Sport? Leeds City College would like to invite you to their HE Sport open event
on Wednesday 18 May, 10.30am - 2.00pm at their Horsforth Campus. You will get a chance to: meet the HE tutors; find out more about their Sport Coaching and Sport Performance
degrees; learn about strength and conditioning, training and lifts; learn about how individual personalities make a team and experience different coaching styles and training structures
with current students.
This is a bookable only event. If you wish to attend, please email [email protected] or call 0113 216 2461. If you have any other questions about Higher Education at Leeds City College, or want to find out more about
applications, please contact them on 0113 216 2406 or email [email protected]
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University of Aberdeen Summer School The University of Aberdeen is delighted to be hosting a fully-funded 4 day summer school this year, Monday 25th – Thursday 28th July, to give students a flavour of studying in Scotland. The programme will be relevant to a student’s subject interests, it is free of charge and all those who attend will receive a £100 travel bursary. The programme is summarised below: Lectures, seminar sessions,
practical classes, sight-seeing tours and social activities
Relevant to your subject interests
For AS level students aiming to begin university in September 2017
Accommodation in individual study bedrooms and meals will be provided
All participants will be awarded a £100 travel bursary to put towards your travel expenses
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Kumon Opportunities Kumon Ilkley Study Centre are looking for Class Assistants. The work is Thursdays and Fridays 3.45pm to 5.45pm. Assistants help with the administration and study development of children at the Ilkley Study Centre based at Christchurch. The children range in age from 5 to 15, most studying the Kumon Maths programme but some studying English as well. The main responsibilities are: to give assistance to students in consultation with the Instructor; to mark and record work as necessary and to help with the setting up of class if necessary. The position would be ideally suited to A Level Maths or English students. Training in relevant aspects of the Kumon method and procedures will be given, pay is £6.00 per hour. Interested students should contact Sara Muir for more details 07429265858 and/or send a CV to [email protected]
Apprenticeships – Learn as you Earn! The BBC is launching a new pilot local apprenticeship across BBC English Regions that offer a career pathway into Broadcast and Communication Operations. On May 8th the applications for the 2016 Broadcast Operator (BOA) Apprenticeship close. They are looking for those aged 17+ and interested in Camera/Sound Operation to work at one of their local Radio/TV stations whilst gaining a qualification to support the newsgathering, radio and current affairs content creation their local editorial teams produce each and every day. They also have a new 4 year degree based Software Developer apprenticeship based up in Salford, North West Eng-land. Broadcast Operator Scheme details can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/boa and Software Devel-opment/Engineering Apprenticeship details can be found here http://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/trainee-schemes-and-apprenticeships/technology/digital-software-engineering
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Year 12 Humanities Event - Facets of Classics - 12th July 2016 The University of Leeds are inviting Year 12 students to Facets of Classics, an event introducing a series of workshops which aim to open up the study of Classics at university to students of other humanities subjects, as well as those already studying Classics. The event, which will take place on Tuesday 12th July, aims to give students an experience of the university campus while raising their awareness of a subject open for them to study at university which they may or may not already have considered. This is a particularly timely opportunity as Year 12 students begin to think seriously about applying to university and consider what subject(s) they may wish to study. Facets of Classics workshops are structured around A-Level Philosophy, Language, Literature, History subjects in order to empower students to use skills from other disciplines to study classical material. The workshops are primarily aimed at non-classicists to apply their skills from other disciplines to studying classical material for the first time. However, they also encourage Classics A-Level students to consider the breadth of the discipline beyond their curriculum as a taste of what’s on offer at university level. The day aims to engage students from different disciplines and backgrounds in classical studies, to ultimately offer them a better understanding as to the variety of subjects that classics both encompasses and complements. For more information on the content of the workshops, please visit their webpage here. Students will be able to attend two academic workshops as well as meet a number of researchers and students from the Classics department in order to find out about the many aspects of studying Classics. Morning refreshments will be provided but you will need to take a packed lunch. Places can be requested by completing the booking form (available from the Post 16 Office) with student details, including what relevant A Levels they are studying (as this will help them understand who is attending and allocate students to workshops) and return it to [email protected] by Friday 27th May. For further information on the events and projects they run for schools have a look at their website.
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Are you eating smart?
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Term Dates
SUMMER TERM 2016
Friday 27 May School closes
Half term: Monday 30th May— Friday 3rd June
Monday 6 June School re-opens
Friday 1 July Training Day (school closed)
Wednesday 20 July School Closes 1.30pm
Summer Holiday: Thursday 21st July— Monday 5th September
[email protected] 01943 608424 @ilkleygrammar
www.ilkleygrammarschool.com
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Dates for the Diary
May Thursday 12 Year 7 Community Hockey Friday 13 Year 12 leave Return 20th June Sunday 15 PTA Car Boot Sale Monday 16 Year 10 Geography Fieldwork Tuesday 17 Year 10 Geography Fieldwork Wednesday 18 Year 10 History Fieldwork Year 10 Geography Fieldwork Thursday 19 Year 10 History Fieldwork Year 10 Geography Fieldwork Year 8 Community Hockey Monday 23 Year 11 study leave begins Wednesday 25 Year 13 Art Exhibition Thursday 26 Meningitis Year 9 Vaccine Friday 27 Year 13 leave School closes
Half term: 30th May—3rd June
June Monday 6 School reopens Year 7 Public Speaking Tuesday 7 Year 7 Parents’ Evening
Look at our full school calendar here
Dinner Time Rota (No Bags in B Hall)
Sitting 1 12.30pm
Sitting 2 From 12.40pm
Sitting 3 Not before 12.45pm
Year 9 Packed Lunch Area: D Floor Social Area
Year 8 M7
Year 7 M3 and M5