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Issue 730 Follow the news on Twitter @ElthorneHighSch 17th March 2016

End of Term /Start of Summer Term Arrangements Thursday 24th March is the last day of term. Students will be dismissed at 12.15pm and it will be a non-uniform day for a donation of £1.50. The Summer Term commenc-es on Tuesday 12th April at 8.40am. This will be a normal school day and will be Week 1. Monday 11th April is a training day for school staff. Mr White Examination News

Year 10 students will be receiving paper copies of their examination timetables this week. They will have a GCSE exams timetable and a Domestic exams timetable. Please check the timetables carefully, including the spelling of your child’s name as this is the spelling that will appear on the certificates. An electronic version will be emailed to parents/carers using the email registered with the school. If your child does not receive these timetables by Tuesday 22nd March, please contact me. Examinations Information notice board is located outside N block. Ms Yates MFL News Spanish Theatre Production on Monday 18th April (Years 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) Reminder of deadline for payment is Monday 21st March - If you have problems with ParentPay, please contact Ms Patel (spatel@ephs.ealing.sch.uk) in our Finance Depart-ment. The Spanish department is delighted to invite your son/daughter to a theatre produc-tion of Primera Cita in the school hall, on the morning of Monday 18th April 2016. The purpose of the production is to allow students the opportunity to employ their knowledge of Spanish to enjoy a play, delivered entirely in the target language. (For full details, please refer to Newsletter 3rd March) Ms Roberts Star Linguists Awards The MFL department are launching a new rewards initiative to celebrate effort and achievement in Languages. On a half termly basis all MFL teachers will select the out-standing linguist in their class who will receive an MFL badge that can be worn on their lanyard. They may win the award for: outstanding effort significant progress working over and above service to languages excellent homework Look out for the names in the newsletter . Ms Kahan

Newsletter Contents:

End of Term/Start of Term Arrangements

Examination News MFL News Sainsbury’s Active Kid

Vouchers Reader of the Week Your Life You Choose The Eltones Teen Read Award Year 8 French Exchange Year 8 PGL Residential

Year 10 Belin Residen-tial

Year 10 Prefect Applica-tions

Exam Invigilators Word of the Week School ID Cards H.S.A. News

Don’t Forget

Thursday 24th March Final Day for Students

School finishes 12.15pm Non Uniform Day

Monday 11th April 2016

Training Day

Tuesday 12th April 2016 Students return normal time

Monday 18th April

Spanish Theatre Production Years 8-13

Academic Year

2015 - 2016 ………………………………………………

Spring Term Mon 4thth Jan – Thurs 24th Mar 2016

Spring Half Term

Mon 15th Feb - Fri 19th Feb 2016

Easter Holidays Fri 25th Mar—Fri 8th Apr 2016

Good Friday 25th Mar 2016 Easter Monday 28th Mar 2016 ………………………………………………

Summer Term Mon 11th Apr - Mon 25th Jul 2016

Bank Holiday

Mon 2nd May (May Day) Mon 30th May (Spring Bank Holiday)

Summer Half Term

Mon 30th May—Fri 3rd Jun 2016

Training Days Mon 11th April 2016 Mon 6th June 2016

Summer Holiday Commences

Thurs 21st July 2016 ………………………………………………

Academic Year 2016 - 2017

……………………………………………… Autumn Term

Mon 5th Sept - Wed 21st Dec 2016

Training Days Mon 5th Sept 2016 Fri 21st Oct 2016

Wed 21st Dec 2016

Christmas Holiday Thurs 22nd Dec – Mon 2nd Jan 2017

Spring Term

Tues 3rd Jan - Fri 31st Mar 2017

Training Day Tuesday 3rd Jan 2017

Spring Half Term

Mon 13th Feb—Fri 17th Feb 2017

Training Day Mon 20th Feb 2017

……………………………………………

Thought for the Week

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MFL Faculty Spelling Bee Year 7 The Modern Foreign Languages Department has for the first time this year taken part in a Spelling Bee. The aim of the Spelling Bee is for students in Year 7 who are beginners in a for-eign language to practise and improve their vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation and memory skills in the target language (French, Spanish and German). It is part of the Routes into Languages National competition and it made up of 4 Stages: Autumn end of Term – Individual Class Spring Half Term - Whole School Competition Spring end of Term – Regional Competition Summer Term – National Competition We are pleased to announce that the finalists of the Whole School Competition are:

These students are now going to be practising for the Regional Competition on the 20th April 2016! Good luck to you all!

Ms Reed Sainsbury’s Active Kid Vouchers Food Technology is collecting Sains-bury’s Active Kid Vouchers! Please col-lect as many as you can and had them into to me and we will buy some new equipment for our kitchen. Ms Prendergast

French Carly Bruckner

French Christopher Bussetti

French Nell Wilkins

Spanish Dorina Varga

Spanish Alex Greaney

Spanish Mia Elefthriou

German Kirsty Love

German Anya Swingler

German Isabella Shakil Woodford

Reader of the week Kai Afflick, 8T

For reading aloud brilliantly from RL Stine’s Deep Trouble from the Goosebumps series during our

library lesson. Great choice! We were all gripped. Please come to the library to collect your prize.

Year 7 Your Life you Choose On Wednesday 16th March 2016 our Year 7 students attended the Your Life You Choose day presentation set up by local magistrates. Students attended five workshops throughout the day ran by magistrates, police, the prison service, youth justice and victim support. The ses-sions aim to deter young people from a life of crime by making them aware of the conse-quences of crime, not only for themselves if they become offenders but also the effects it will have on their parents, friends and victims. The students reported that they really enjoyed the day, learnt a lot about crime and the laws applicable to young people and what it’s like to be in prison. Many thanked the workshop leaders for taking the time to come in and teach them. The workshop leaders also commended our year 7s on their behaviour, eagerness to learn and engage and the unique questions they asked.

Ms Gorey

The Eltones

On 20th March The Eltones will perform at the O2 in the national finals of the Jack Pet-chey Glee Club Challenge. It would be really great to have supporters in the audience. If you would like to join us for the evening performance, you can buy tickets here: Online bookings - http://www.axs.com/uk/events/305772/the-jack-petchey-glee-club-challenge-grand-final-ticketsThe Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge Grand Final tickets ... www.axs.com

Get tickets for The Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge Grand Final at indigo at The O2 in London on Sun, 20 Mar 2016 - 19:00 at AXS.com Ms Carey 2016 Hounslow Teen Read Award Ceremony – Tuesday 15th March Following a couple of short meetings for the Hounslow Teen Read, 17 of us headed off to the Paul Robeson theatre in Hounslow on Tuesday. As the Elthorne group we had voted for our three favourite books and we were all excited to find out the winner. However, beforehand we had a talk by Anthony McGowan, author of books such as Hellbent and The Knife That Killed Me. He was really engaging and had lots of interesting things to say to the aspiring authors in the audience. After the talk, it was the moment we had all been waiting for. The winner of the Teen Read was to be re-vealed. Although not all books had got a warm reception (one or two had even been considered to be used to scrape up sick), there was one that had touched all the readers and really stood out for being an interesting and distinct book about Transgender teenagers. This was a book that stood out for being the first of its kind which I’m sure will usher in new waves of LGBT books that will raise awareness at a younger age. This book was called the Art of Being Normal and it won by a landslide vote. The Teen Read was a really interesting event that was a great opportunity for less known authors to get their names out. Equally, it was great to meet with other people interested in books and reading, to discuss what book should win. I really enjoyed meeting the authors Dave Cousins and Anthony McGowan too as they both had a distinctive style of writing which really showed up in their talks. Fergal Jeffries, 9E

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French Exchange Year 8 reminder of the dates French students in Ealing: 21st-26th April 2016 Elthorne students in France: 16th-21st June 2016 Payment Thank you to those of you who have paid in full. We now need to pay the final balance for the Eurostar so please check on parent pay that you have completed all payments. If you have any queries regarding the above or need a password reminder please either e-mail spatel@ephs.ealing.sch.uk or call 020 8566 1166 and choose the Finance option. Parent Information Meeting re: French Exchange 2016 A briefing meeting for parents (pupils need not attend) has been organised (for hosts and/or participants). This will take place in the school Drama Studio from 6.20-7.00pm on Monday 21st March. Important information will be given out during the meeting and all parents must attend. It is also the perfect opportunity to ask questions you may have about the exchange. Ms Kahan Year 8 PGL Residential Trip Monday 11th July to Wednesday 13th July 2016 Polite Reminder Please can you ensure that you have paid the interim payment of £50. This is now overdue. If you need any assistance or have any queries or need a password reminder please either e-mail spatel@ephs.ealing.sch.uk or call 020 8566 1166 and choose the Finance option. Many Thanks Ms Patterson Year 10 Berlin Residential Trip Tuesday 12th July to Saturday 16th July 2016 Students attending the trip have been given two forms which require parents/carers to complete the details of the child’s name as it appears in their passport and a permission/medical details form called an SV7. We would be very grateful if both forms could be fully competed, signed and returned to me in Room S5 as soon as possible. Ms Clark

Year 10 Prefect Applications Any students who would like to apply to be a prefect should write a statement of application, no longer than one side of A4, by Wednesday 23rd March. The statement should address the following: The personal qualities you possess that would make you a good prefect. Do you have good communication

skills? Are you organised and conscientious? Can you get along with most people and be a good listener? Roles that you would like to get involved in. State which areas you will excel in and give reasons. Ideas for developing the role of prefects at EPHS for next year. What new ideas could you bring to the

role? What events could you organise? Ms Trueman

Exam Invigilators - as and when required £10 per hour We are looking for people who are friendly, efficient and flexible with the ability to work well within a team or individ-ually and under pressure to be part of the invigilation and exam support team. The hours are as and when with the majority of hours in the months of May and June. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please con-tact the exams office on 0208 566 1166 ext 1052.The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from DBS. Ms Yates

Word of the Week - Onomatopoeia

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School ID Cards Please beware that the school operates a zero tolerance on broken, defaced or damaged ID cards and that students found with such cards will have it taken away and be asked to replace them at a cost of £3.00 (Lanyards & holders are extra). The card can be ordered through the School Reception or alternatively they can be ordered through the “on-Line” Uniform shop (which can be found on the School website) the ID card is a compulsory uniform requirement that all students must wear them whilst at school. Ms Williams H.S.A. News The HSA is pleased to support the Eltones in their performance at the O2 in the national finals of the Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge by paying for t-shirts for the team. At the following school events the HSA need some helpers to serve on our refreshments stand : Summer Concert - Wednesday 22nd June 2016 Shakespeare Festival – Wednesday 6th July 2016 Please email us if you are able to help out at these events: elthornehsa@hotmail.co.uk Our next meeting is in the 6th Form Study Room on Monday 9th May 2016 at 7.15pm. The meetings last no longer than an hour, so come along an join us. Elthorne HSA also have a Facebook group: Elthorne Park High School HSA. Do join to stay in touch with up and coming events and meetings. You can also follow us on Twitter@elthornehsa.

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ELTHORNE PARK HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Starting week beginning 22ND

February 2016 (Draft 4)

LUNCH

1.15 – 2.00

AFTER-SCHOOL

3.10 – 4.10

MONDAY

HANDBALL CLUB GIRLS

(ALL YEARS) (LMC)

STAFF

MEETINGS

DANCE CLUB

ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE

ALL YEARS

TUESDAY

GYMNASTICS CLUB

YEAR 7 /8/9 /10 (LPA)

FOOTBALL CLUB

YR7 (LMC)

X-COUNTRY CLUB

BOYS & GIRLS (ALL YEARS) (DPH)

SENIOR BASKETBALL (YRS 10/11)

(FHA )

YEARS 9/10 BOYS FOOTBALL CLUB

(MFL)

WEDNESDAY

TRAMPOLINING

BOYS & GIRLS (ALL YEARS) (DEL)

RUGBY CLUB BOYS YRS 7/8/9

(TRAILFINDERS EXTERNAL

COACH)

NETBALL CLUB ALL YRS GIRLS

(LPA)(JJE)

THURSDAY

BASKETBALL

BOYS & GIRLS

YEARS 7 & 8 (MFL)

GCSE PE REVISION YEAR 11

(LMC)(MFL)

GIRLS FOOTBALL ALL YEARS

(DPH) & (BRENTFORD FC COACH)

SENIOR & JUNIOR BOYS

BASKETBALL ALL YEARS

(EXTERNAL COACH )

YEAR 8 BOYS FOOTBALL CLUB

(FHA)

FRIDAY

BADMINTON CLUB

YEARS ( 10/11)(LMC)

FITNESS GYM CLUB YR11

(LMC)

FOOTBALL (YEAR 12 AND 13) (DPH)

Welcome to the first edition of this project newsletter

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We will be producing a monthly newsletter to keep you informed of the progress of the works and keep you advised of planned works over the following months

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Project News

DEMOLITION WORKS COMMENCE

Demolition of the existing building

The New Year saw the commencement of the project with the demolition soft strip starting on Monday 4th January 2016. The soft strip involves the removal of materials such as doors, timber, flooring etc. all of which can be recycled and re used by others. Once all the recyclable materials had been removed from the building, the demolition of the building structure commenced. We chose to demolish the building using specialist demolition machinery, rather than take the building down by hand. This eliminates the need for people to enter the demolition zone, which eliminates the risk to their health and safety.

Dust Buster machines were used to supress any dust generated during the demolition process. These machines are capabale of throwing a mist of water up 60m

Groundworks

Groundworks

The groundworks commenced in mid February with the installation of the deep drainage runs. We had to excavate to a depth of 2.5m along the perimeter of the site. We have are now carrying out the formation of the ground to receive the new building foundations. This involved excavating up to 2m deep to expose the gravel layers before backfilling with clean selected stone to form the base for the slab foundation. Underslab drainage installation is on-going and we will commence pouring the first concrete foundations week commencing 14th March 2016.

Future works

The groundworks will continue for the next six weeks with the installation of drainage and pouring the new foundation slab. During this period there will be four days where we will be pouring concrete and we envisage about twenty concrete wagons coming to site on thse days. The movement of vehicles will be managed by our traffic marshalls, who are clearly identified in orange protective clothing. At all times we will avoid traffic movements during school start and finish times. At the end of April, we will have finished the foundations and we will bring the timber frame panels to site. These panels are fabricated in Austria by Elk Systems.

Elthorne Park High School aims to ensure that the School’s facilities including the Hall and

Drama Studio are used to their full potential. We welcome all enquiries from local organisations,

associations and especially from the parents and carers of our students. So please do not hesitate to ask and

we will do our best to help you whether you are holding a birthday party or a regular weekly class. Please

speak to the Finance Department on 0208 566 1166 option 4 or email finance.admin@ephs.ealing.sch.uk

for further information.

FACILITIES FOR HIRE

The School Hall is available from £50 per hour (T&C’s apply) with a £200 refundable deposit and a minimum two hour hire. The hall can accommodate up to 300 people.

The School Drama Studio is available from £25 per hour (T&C’s apply) with a £200 refundable deposit and a minimum two hour hire.

Classrooms are available from £15 per hour (T&C’s apply) with a £200 refundable deposit and a minimum two hour hire.

Full T&C’s are available on the school website