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    Half Term NewsletterFebruary 2015

    School Closure – Monday 2 FebruaryThankyoutotheoverwhelmingmajorityofparents/carerswhoshowedtheirsupportfortheschoolduringandfollowingtheclosurelastMonday.ItispleasingtobeabletoreportthatonFriday6February,wereceivednewsfromthepolicethattheperpetratorofthehoaxwasarrestedandwillbefacingcharges.AsstatedinMrFerguson’sletterofTuesday3February,ithasalsobeenconfirmedthattheindividualconcerned,wholivessomewayoutofourgeographicalarea,hasnoconnectiontotheschool.

    School CommunicationsPleasedogetusedtousingournewformsofcommunication,listedhere.Theyarethebestwaytokeepup-to-datewiththedailylifeoftheschool.Inrelationtotheclosurelastweek,itisalsofarmoreefficienttoaccessinformationviathewebsiteorTwitteraccount,ratherthanbytelephone.

    Website: www.isleworthsyon.org Email: [email protected]: @IsleworthSyon Tel: 02085685791Facebook: www.facebook.com/IsleworthSyon Fax: 02085681939ParentPortal: parent.isleworthsyon.com

    This Newsletter contains:

      Newsinbrief.

      NewsofoffersofplacesatOxfordUniversity.

     

    DetailsofhowtoordertheYear11Photograph. 

    Newsondevelopmentsatschool.

      Importantdatesforthetermahead.

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    NEWS & INFORMATION – IN BRIEF

    NEWSOxford SuccessCongratulationstoAnietieEkanemandFinnMcQueen,whohavebothbeenofferedplacestostudyatOxfordUniversity.AnietieaimstostudyHistoryofArt,whileFinnhasappliedforanEnglishLiteraturedegree.Goodlucktothemboth,andtoalltheotherYear13studentsintherun-uptotheirfinalexaminations.

    Debating Team Place 16th in the CountryWeweredelightedtohearthat,afterRound1oftheDebateMateUrbanDebateLeague,Isleworth&Syonplaced16 thinthewholecountry. Equally impressive was our local ranking, as we are the12th best school in London! More details canbe found online:http://www.isleworthsyon.org/?p=62265.

    KS4 Badminton Win GoldOurKeyStage4Badmintonteamweresuccessfulonceagainthishalfterm,astheyretainedtheircrownasWestLondonChampionsonFriday6February.TheybeatKingsburyAcademyinthefinalafteranotherfantasticperformancefromtheteam.Theynowprogresstothenextstageofthecompetition,takingplaceinMarch.WelldonealsotoourKeyStage3team,whowonabronzemedal,andonlymissedoutonthefinalplay-offbyasinglepoint.Readmoreonthewebsite:http://www.isleworthsyon.org/?p=45007.

    Auschwitz VisitOnThursday5February,GeorgeBridgewaterandJackTakeda(bothYear12)visitedtheconcentrationcampatAuschwitz,aspartoftheirA-LevelHistorystudents.Bothstudentsfoundtheexperiencetobeverymovingandinformative.WewillbewelcomingJanineWebbertotheschoolonWednesday11March.JanineisaHolocaustsurvivor,andshewillbetellingherpoignantstorytoallstudentsinYear9.

    Meet the Author: Alan GibbonsWednesday28Januarysawthelatestinstalmentinour‘MeettheAuthor’series,wherestudentsaregiventheopportunitytolistentoafamouswritertalkabouttheirexperiencesandtheircraft,beforetheygetthechancetoaskquestions.Thistimewewelcomedaward-winning author Alan Gibbons, who gave a fantastic talk and held a book signing afterwards. Read more about it athttp://www.isleworthsyon.org/?p=6935.

    Brilliant Club GraduationOurYear7and8BrilliantClubparticipantstookpartintheirgraduationceremonyonSaturday31January.TheytravelledwithMrFisherandMrsJenningsto theUniversityofSussex,wheretheycelebratedthecompletionof theirScholarsProgramme.Duringthe termlyprogramme,theyreceivedtuitionfromaPhDstudent,andwroteanessayatKeyStage4level.Welldonetoallthestudentswhotookpart.

    NOTICESSixth Form ApplicationsTheofficialdeadlineforthereceiptofapplicationsforaplaceinourSixthFormhasnowpassed.Letterswillbesentoutattheendofthisweektoallinternalandexternalapplicants,invitingstudentstoaninterview.Forthosestudentswhohavenotyetsentintheirapplication,youarestillabletodosothroughtheschoolwebsite–however,pleasebeadvisedthatwecannotnowguaranteefirst-choiceplacesonparticularcourses.

    School Developments – A New Teaching BlockPlanningmeetingshavestartedaswelooktobuildanewteachingblockontheschoolsite,whichwillcopewithaneventualincreaseinschoolroll.Ourplanistodevelopaschemethatalsoenhancessomeofthecurrentenvironmentalissuesatschool;forexample,re-configuringsomeofthesmallerteachingspacesandgettingridofsomeofthetemporaryaccommodation.Ourarchitect,CatherineRamsdenfrom‘UsefulSimple’,wasresponsiblefortheprojecttorefurbishtheHumanitiesandICTteachingarea,andshealsohasexperienceofseveralothereducationprojects.Catherinewillbeworkingwithalargeteamofexpertswhowillproduceaschemefittingfortheschoolaswenearour400thanniversary.

    Student Writers Wanted!Nexthalf-term,wearepilotingabrandnewHousenewsletter.Itwillbepublishedonthiswebsitetermly,andallofthecontentwillbe

    writtenbythestudentsthemselves.Eachhousewillhavetworepresentativesperyeargroup,inYears7-11.Studentsinterestedintakingpartshouldvisithttp://www.isleworthsyon.org/?p=16282.

     

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    Lost Property Ashortreminderaboutlostproperty:allnamedlostpropertyisreturnedtostudents.Anyotherunnamedlostproperty iskeptuntiltheendofthehalfterminwhichitishandedin.Ifithasnotbeenclaimedbythistime,itemsaregiventoalocalclothesbankoracharityshop.Werecommendthatyouputyourchild'snameineveryitemofclothingthathewearstoschool,includinguniformand,especially,sportskit.Thankyouforyoursupport.

    MrsJennings,Welfare

    AttendancePleaseberemindedthatifyourchildisabsentfromschool,aparent/carermustringintotheschoolonthefirstdayofabsence,plusanysubsequentdaysthattheyarenotinschool.Anyabsencesthatarenotphonedinwillbenotedasunauthorised.Pleasealsorememberthat,whereverpossible,allappointmentsshouldbemadeoutsideoftheschoolday.

    MrBrown,AttendanceOfficer

     Year 11 Group PhotographTheYear11GroupPhotographwillbeavailabletoview,on-line,withinthenextweek.Gotowww.tempest-groups.co.ukandtypetheschoolnameintothesearchboxandselecttheeventrequired.Orderscanthenbemadeon-linedirecttothephotographycompany,Tempest.Orderformsfortheindividualphotographswillbeissuedafterhalf-term.

    Appearance Policy – ReminderItisstillconcerningthatanumberofboysarebeingsenthomeforignoringourAppearancePolicyandinparticularforbreachesofexpectationwithregardtohairstyles.Ourpolicyisclear,long-standingandallofourstudentsareawareoftherequirementsthroughrepeatedremindersinassembliesandintutortime.Therules,asstatedintheirstudentplanners,areasfollows:

    Hairshouldbeconventionalinstyleandinlength(abovethecollarandnoshorterthanablade2)andshouldnotbeartificiallycoloured,“spiked”orcontainstylingproducts.Excessivelyshavenhair(belowablade2/whereskinonheadisvisible),shavedeyebrowsoranyshavenstep/lines/patterns/fashiontrims/high-tops/low-topsarenotacceptable. 

    Examp les of inappropriate hairstyles can be see n below.

    Hairistooshort(belowblade2) 

    Hairistoolong(beyondcollar)

     

    Twodifferentlengthsvisible 

    Productsinthehair 

    Productsandpatterns 

    Patterns 

     Alsonotethatcoatsandsocksshouldbeplainanddarkcoloured.DorememberthattheSeniorLeadershipTeamoftheschoolarethefinalarbitersoftheAppearanceCode.

     

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    IMPORTANT DATES

    SPRING TERM 2015

    FebruaryWednesday11 DukeofEdinburgh’sAwardsPresentations–FelthamCommunityCollege(7.00pm)Thursday12 Years7-9ValentinesDisco(7.00-9.00pm) 

    Mon16-Fri20 Half Term

    MarchTuesday3 PTAEducationEvent–Literacy&Numeracy(7.15pm) Thursday5 Year 9 Key Stage 4 Courses Evening 6.00pm)Friday13 CharitableEvent–RedNoseDay PTASocialEvent(7.00pm)tbcWednesday18 SchoolCouncilMeeting(11.00am)Thursday19 Year 10 Parents Evening 4.30 - 7.00pm)Tuesday24 PTAMeeting(7.15pm–Library)Wednesday25 Football:Year13LeaversvStaff(4.00pm)Friday27 Last Day of Term students depart - 12.30pm)

    SUMMER TERM 2015

    AprilMonday13 Inset Day 4 Tuesday14  Start of Summ er TermThursday23

    Year 7 Parents Evening 4.30 - 7.00pm)

    Tuesday28 PTAMeeting(7.15pm–Library)Thursday30 UKMTJuniorMathematicsChallenge