St Angela’s NewsletterSummer 2010

Dear Parents and Carers

After a full, hardworking and very enjoyable school year I’m sure you are glad, as indeed the girls are, that the summer holidays are here. Looking back we have had a very productive time with many fantastic achievements and this bulging newsletter reflects how busy this term has been.

It was a great honour to host a visit as part of the global Ursuline Conference and this was a great reminder to us at St. Angela’s of our role in a much bigger family around the world.

Our summer fete was a great success and built upon the great sense of community we have as those living locally began to discover what it looks like behind our walls. We hope to repeat this on a larger scale next year as well as seeing many more parents there to support the school. We need you!

Sports, Music, Art, Drama and educational trips have figured heavily this term alongside the all important exams, and I want to single out the outstanding nature of our staff to parents as we end the term. Quite simply, without such wonderful people who often give of their time above and beyond their roles this school would not be what it is. They are the embodiment of Serviam and I am sure and I hope that parents understand how unique the staff are in providing a first class education.

As usual at the end of the year some of our staff are leaving us, so we wish the very best to Mr Yardirgi (ICT), Mr Boissiere (Science), Ms Falconer (Technology), Ms Allen (CSC), Ms Weiss (Science), Mr Edmonds (ICT) and especially Ms Moise-Dixon (SLT) who has had a big impact in her role of student intervention over the past 3 years.

We do have three special members of staff leaving this year due to their years of service. Mrs Pettenuzzo (1981), Mrs Harrington (1991) and Mrs Burke (1971), have all been shining examples of Serviam in St. Angela’s over many years and we wish them well on their retirement.

It leaves me just to wish you all a very restful and enjoyable summer holiday until students return on Friday 3rd September 2010.

Yours sincerely,

Mark JohnsonHeadteacher

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On Friday 2nd July 2010, four countries (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia and Poland) represented by four headteachers and a classroom teacher came to our school.Mr Johnson, the deputies of the school and our student translators met our guests at reception, where they were invited to the lawns for tea and refreshments. This was followed by Mr Johnson taking them on a tour of the school. This included lesson observations period 3 and 4. After lunch we said good bye presenting them with gifts, a Serviam paper weight and a bouquet of flowers and they responded by presenting gifts to the school too. This day was always going to be great. The day was summarised by the General Superior Mother Cecelia

Wang O.S.U, who told the worldwide delegates that Forest Gate had laid on a translation process and facilities to assist her Sisters in the issue of language : “ This shows that Serviam is more alive now than in the time of Angela.”

Paul McCarthy

The 1st of July to the 6th of July 2010 was a historical week for all English Ursuline schools, and had taken two years to achieve. The Global Ursuline conference was thought about two years ago when annually headteachers, deputies and Heads of RE attend a weekend conference to discuss education in the 7 English Ursuline schools. It was decided that the Ursuline conference should expand and develop and create an international feel to it.

Invitations were sent out to all Ursuline schools in the Roman Union. The point of the conference was to share good practice within and outside of the classrooms of Ursuline schools across the world.

The residential week at the Aylesford Priory in Kent was saved by having great weather. When the delegates arrived they were asked to select a school to see after a representative from each English Ursuline school had made their ‘pitch’ having talked about the best things about their own individual schools.

The Global Ursuline Conference came to Forest Gate2nd July 2010

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The main school choir were privileged enough to have performed in front of many Ursuline Head Teachers and Nuns from all over the world. We performed a repertoire of 15 pieces which included: Let the River Run, Forever Young, I Dreamed a Dream, Danny Boy and ended with our school song.

After a very successful performance the choir and staff were treated to tea, juice and biscuits in the conference room.

By Desiree Ibekwe 9 Fitzgerald

The Main School Choir at Ayelsford

Founders Day

This term we celebrated our 148th year!

Olympic ChampionYear 11 Presentation

EveningWe were delighted to have Olympic Gold

medalist Christine Ohurugu join us for a fabulous year 11 presentation evening.

Happy

Retirement

We say a fond farewell to Mrs Burke, Mrs Pettenuzzo, and Mrs Harrington who have been shining examples of Serviam to our school

community and between them have served almost 90 years. We wish them all the very best in their future paths.

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Sports Day

Olympic Record Holder 100M Hurdle - Joanna Hayes (12.37s)

Year 7: Linda Ogunsanya (15.19s)Year 9: Emma Nwofor (11.69s)

Congratulations to the following year group winners:

Year 10: ASHLEYYear 9: FITZGERALDYear 8: SAWALHAYear 7: CATHER

Best Support and Banner Winners:

10 GLOAG, 9 FRANKLIN

8 KNIGHTLEY, 7 HURSTON

THIS YEAR’S SCHOOL RECORD HOLDERS:Olympic Record Holder 200M - Florence Griffith-Joyner USA (21.34)Year 7: Abigail Aderibigde (28.50s)Year 8: Finette Agypong (28.03s)Year 9: Myah Bellevue (26.75s)Year 10: Tiffany Minta (24.75s)

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St Angela’s girls spent a reflective and informative week considering the plight of refugees and celebrating the fantastic contribution they make to our community. Lessons that week carried the theme of refugees and looked at many issues around being a refugee.

Refugee Week was organised by Michael Da Silva Pearce, Head of Curriculum Support, who stated “Many students with refugee backgrounds go undetected in schools. They are often amongst our most aspirational students who want to make the most of opportunity and build successful lives for themselves. Such young people have so much to give back to the community.”

One of the highlights of the week was a visit from Neil Amas, Director of Research at the University of London and a noted authority on Refugees in the UK.

Refugee Week is now an annual event in St Angela’s. It is an opportunity for us to reflect and celebrate the wonderful diversity of our community and recognise what each and every one of us can contribute to the wider community as a whole.

Speak Loud, Speak ProudThe RE Department ran a session called “Speak Loud, Speak Proud” encouraging pupils to explore both verbal and non-verbal communication. Our aim was to promote the importance of being assertive as opposed to aggressive and also the importance of speaking out on modern issues that affect and concern us. We had lots of debate and discussion, practical tasks as well as an excellent reflection on being the change we want to see in our society. We ended the session with the reading from Ecclesiastes 3, “A time for everything” and the lasting impression created was that now is our time to speak and speak proud.

Miss Kerridge

Year 9 language students gave Snoop Dogg a run for his money displaying their linguistic (and dancing) talents writing their own lyrics to a famous rap song. They hipped, and hopped, in a wide range of languages, including Spanish, German, Tagalog, and Twee! Glastonbury 2011, here we come!

Year 9 challenge day MFLSprechen like it’s hot!

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We were chosen to participate in an exciting new programme called Debate Mate last September along with girls from year 9 and 10. Every week after school on a Thursday a really cool mentor came from a London university to teach the rules of debating and give us tips and feedback on our performance. We participated in many debates with different motions ranging from This House Believes Police Should be Armed to This House Believes Britain Should be the 51st American State.

The programme was launched with a show debate at The Royal Institute. We have been to three after school Urban Debate League competitions at local schools: Stratford, Kingsford and the last competition we hosted! The Richard Koch Cup was a day long debate and St Angela’s were represented by the year 9 girls: Rianna Alexander, Kristine Lauriaga, Vanessa Martins and Zarmala Naeem. They were fantastic and won each of their debates but unfortunately did not have enough points to reach the final.When we were first asked to be involved we were nervous because neither of us enjoys public speaking and the thought of it made us uncomfortable. However, we soon gained

confidence. Debating has become fun for us both although it’s still challenging! It teaches you how to create an argument quickly, how to be spontaneous, think logically and make others want to listen to you and be charismatic.

The debating year ended really well when we were lucky enough to be amongst a small

number of schools invited to the House of Lords with the year 9 girls, Eleanor Angwin (year 12 debate mentor) Miss. Pellegrini and Mr. Johnson. As we entered the building we really realised what an important place it is due to the high level of security checks and the many serious-faced security guards. We were told to wear a pass

at all times. A private tour had been arranged for us and we had access to a private balcony on the Thames. The other guests included Stephen Fry (Actor and Presenter) and Krishnan Guru Murphy (Channel 4 News Presenter). When Zuzanna complimented the former on his unusual tie he told us that he “loved” our “custard and gravy uniform”. It was a fantastic day and a unique opportunity; a truly fitting end to the year.

This House Believes That Custard and Gravy Help You Debate

Zuzanna Wnekowska 8 Mirren and Khiera Odle 8 Sawahla

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On Wednesday 5th May a group of year 10 girls were lucky enough to be given a chance to spend a day at Eversheds, a “magic circle” law firm which has a spacious and sophisticated office in the City of London. We were initially quite nervous, not knowing what to expect. However after spending time with our hosts we were soon feeling much more relaxed. We explored the different career pathways in law as well as taking part in debates at one of the largest law firms in the world.

We had a Q&A session with a lawyer to gain an understanding about his lifestyle and work, learning that lawyers are incredibly busy, hard working people who earn lots of money. Overall we learnt which of our ideas about lawyers were myths and which were reality.

We had a chance to take a tour around the firm and were amazed at how modern the place was. We also met the founder of the Black Lawyers’ Directory and the programme “Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s Lawyers”. She explained the high hopes the group has for children in our generation. They expected us to aim for the best, and they were there to provide support and encouragement as needed.

The highlight of the day was the two exciting debates in which most of us took part. There were four teams and we split into two groups of two. Our team got through to the finals and won the 1st prize trophy. This was achieved by a lot of dedication from the whole debating group. The cup is evidence of everyone’s hard work – including Miss Pellegrini’s.

We all left Eversheds with a big smile on our faces holding proudly our well deserved trophy, feeling like winners ….

Pooja Gunamal (10 Ashley)

A Day at a Law Firm

Newham Festival of SportTo mark the end of National School Sports Week a group of Year 7 & 8 pupils attended a series of sporting events at Langdon School. With competitions in tennis, dance mats and new age curling it was a fun morning for all. The new age curling team were determined to come away with a medal after coming 3rd in the event last year and this spurred them on to come first in the girl’s competition which made them very happy! The tennis team were just piped at the post on match point but acquitted themselves well as did the dance team who danced for 20 minutes solid!

Live VibeCongratulations to the dancers in Oblivion who performed at the final Live Vibe at the Lilian Baylis Theatre at Sadler’s Wells. Well done to O b l i v i o n who are: G r a c e A k u r u t , P r e c i o u s Ene and Rache l le Ragasa.

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London Youth Games – Disability AthleticsOn Thursday 10th June, three girls from St. Angela’s took part in the London Youth Games at the Mile End Stadium. They were selected to represent Newham in

this prestigious event. It was an amazing day filled with talent from all the London

boroughs. Maureen Ndikum Lum came 2nd in the Shot Putt and achieved a silver medal. Iyanou Oriakhi came 10th in the 100m, out of 12 athletes and 5th in the Long Jump out of 7 athletes. Lauren Hilare came 9th out of 11 in the Long Jump. The girls also had the opportunity to meet Paralympic Gold Medal athlete Danny Crates.

All the girls who took part left the stadium with laughter and the feeling of fulfilment. The aim of the day was to discover hidden talents and I write with all confidence that the aim of the Youth Games was definitely achieved. It was a day filled with laughter, fun, excitement and most of all the feeling of achievement.

By Maureen Ndikum Lum

Five Year 7 and 8 students competed in the London Youth Games Gymnastics Competition. The squad had trained hard at our lunch-time club and extra training sessions at Newham Leisure Centre to perfect our routines. On the day, we all looked very smart in our new leotards but all felt very nervous. We had to perform on two pieces of apparatus vault and floor. On vault we had to perform two of our best vaults and on floor a routine of things like handstands and back flips in time with music. We had a great day

and got good scores for our routines.

We were really pleased with ourselves especially as this was our first competition and we all promised that we would do even better next year!

Jordan Griffiths – 7 Allcott

PE

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London Youth Games Gymnastics JudoFrom the humble beginnings of St. Angela’s Judo club, three girls were entered into the East London Inter-School competition last month. The students competed in two different categories, with Reshay Melville and Akville Marmlikonyte winning a Gold and Silver medal respectively and Precious Danso winning a Gold medal. They competed very well and demonstrated the sporting etiquette which binds the rules of Judo. Judo club will continue next year, so why not come along and give it a go?

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Over the last year Cheerleading club has grown under the direction of Coach Lorraine Ofori. Fifty students attend club each week with the desire to learn and perform new stunts, a cheer and dance. In June the team were entered into the Newham showcase, which saw them gain a Gold level on the day and with their past two results saw them crowned as Grand Champions. Congratulations to all involved.

Cheerleaders become Grand Champions!

A group of 10 from St. Angela’s were able to visit the Olympic site. It was interesting to see how many things have happened since the bid took place.

The Olympic Stadium will be used for the opening and closing ceremony and also the

Athletics. There will be around 80,000 seats during the games but there are 55,000 demountable seats that will be taken away after the games. The Aquatics centre will hold seating up to 17,500 during the Games. The venue will hold two 50m pools and a diving pool. Overall, it was a lifetime experience to see the Olympic park under construction. The tour was really good and we all enjoyed it. Of course we’re all looking forward to seeing everything in action in 2012

Tour of the Olympic Park

Inter-Form CompetitionsOver the course of the year students participate in seven activities to gain points for their form class, in order to win the Inter-Form trophies for Years 7 to 11. Each pupil is encouraged to participate in one of the following events; Badminton, Basketball, Cross-country, Dance, Football, Softball or Volleyball. This year saw an increase in participation levels and excellent competition and support.

Year 7 Winners - AngelouYear 8 Winners – AtkinsYear 9 Winners – BaezYear 10 Winners – Robertson.

CitySafe Youth GamesCongratulations to the following girls who participated in the City Safe Youth Games: Anjum, Eddisia Samuel, Joanne Joseph, Lucriece Grehova, Emma Nwofor, Paige Hutchinson, Nneka Patrick, Rochelle Edgar, Kirstyn Amegatcher and Aiko Rimando

Additional congratulations to Emma who co-presented the day with Billy Mizen, the

brother of Jimmy Mizen

London Youth Games Tag RugbyCongratulations to the the year 7 & 8 Tag Rugby Team who finished 2nd in their pool and 4th overall at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre as part of the London Youth Games. These games represented 33 boroughs across London. Well Done to: Brogan Hyde (Captain), Deborah Nwankwo, Faith Francisco, Vanessa P e r u c h o , Sophie Kelsey, Amy Watson, Jane walker, J e m i m a Ababio, Maria Del Gardo and Nerissa Ferrol.

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TLC news….Author visits

Over the year students have had the pleasure of listening to a wide range of authors

and this term was no exception! Once again it has been a wonderful term with many authors visiting the school. Students were treated to an awesome line up of some of the top names in girls fiction; Cathy Hopkins, Cathy Cassidy, Sophia Bennett, Samantha Mackintosh and Tasmin Murray.Ms. Cassidy talked about her new book Angel Cake, whilst Cathy Hopkins discussed her book, Million Dollar Mates, first in a new series. Following the session with Cathy Cassidy, one year 8 student was overheard saying “This is the best day of my life!” Samantha brought a delicious end to the term for year 9 students with treats of cupcakes and lip-gloss.

Meanwhile Sophia and Tasmin have written fiction books featuring ghosts, fashion and refugees. The year 7 students had many interesting questions for the authors and have been eagerly reading the books since their visits.

TLC

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Carnegie Book AwardYear 7-9 students have been shadowing the CILIP Carnegie Book Award for the best children’s book of the year. The girls took up the challenge to read as many of the shortlisted eight books before the winner was announced.The Carnegie Medal is awarded annually to the writer of an outstanding book for children and the girls enjoyed the opportunity and challenge of reading books that they may not have normally chosen. Whilst they all had their own particular favourite, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson was chosen as the overall favourite by the girls. However, the judge’s choice was The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.As part of the shadowing process the girls met with students from Plashet School for lively and enjoyable discussions of the shortlisted books.

Tasmin Murray

Samantha Mackintosh

Cathy Cassidy

Cathy HopkinsSophia Bennett

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The whole of year 8 science had a very enjoyable day with author Malcolm Rose. Malcolm has written a series called Traces featuring Luke Harding, a sixteen year old CSI. The girls had to put their forensic skills to the test and prove that Malcolm had been in the TLC on that day rather than at home in Sheffield. The highlight of the visit was a demonstration of a £10,000 prosthetic hand as used by the main character of his latest book.

Changing track completely the girls then spent time being advised by Malcolm during a creative writing session. The girls enjoyed the time and came up with some amazing stories. Ms Daly’s science class was then challenged to bring their knowledge together by writing a story in which they used their forensic skills to commit the perfect crime and avoid detection. Congratulations to the girls on some very inventive methods and utilisation of their knowledge.

Malcolm Rose - Forensic Science and Creative writing Workshop

Newham Languages Speech Competition 2010

Overcoming their nerves and battling against strong competition, two out of the five pairs representing St Angela’s at this year’s Languages Speech Competition at Kingsford School came first in their language and age category. Well done to: Denise-Mae Law, Chantelle Anonuevo, Kate Boadilla, Katrina Feklistova, Arniya Soosapillai, Celina Laureta, Maria Delgado, Belinda Jesujeyarajah, Susan Fatubarin and Patricia Mulumba.

A group of students from Years 7 to 9 graced the Wimbledon

Championships this year. We met at Stratford Station at 7.30am.

On arriving at Wimbledon we were pleased to see that there was no queue, perhaps the morning down pour had put some spectators off. It was the Ladies Quarter-Finals day and some of the students and staff, saw Serena Williams play on Centre Court. A day at the championships also included taking photos, autograph hunting, playing in the tennis zone, shopping at the huge merchandise shop under court 1 and off course watching the BIG screen on Henman Hill. We left the ground at 8pm after having a fantastic day.

Wimbledon Tennis Championships

Prince’s Teaching InstituteThe Prince’s Teaching Institute (PTI) is an independent educational charity created by the Prince of Wales. It believes that all children, irrespective of background or ability, deserve a rich subject-based experience at school - both within and beyond the examination curriculum. We have been working towards becoming members of the Prince’s Teaching Institute School’s Programme throughout the year. This has involved the English and Mathematics departments.

INTER-CRICKET SCHOOLS CUPCongratulations to the following students who won the Inter-Schools Cup on Tuesday 13th July. The team were Camille Francis (Captain), Siobhan Lynch, Dorthea Darby, Amber Byrne, Nerissa Ferrol, Evelyn Adebayo and Sophie Kelsey.

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On the 11th May 2010, a group of students in Year 9 and 10 were chosen for a workshop led by Marie Lawrence, from the Rambert Dance Company. The workshop lasted the whole day and it was very enjoyable from the start. We did a contemporary technique class first and then concentrated on some repertoire from the Company, ‘A Linha Curva’. We visualised the stage and the story behind the dance and this gave us an idea of setting, lighting and costume. We worked together to learn the dance and made a mash-up of our favourite moves in groups to create group performances.

“The chequer-board stage of Itzik Galili’s ‘A Linha Curva’ is filled with rhythmic pulses and tension, with irresistible samba-inspired lines and

curves, blended with a Brazilian style and contemporary dance technique. This new version for Rambert by one of Israel’s most talented choreographers is a sensation and a real crowd-pleaser. The original music, composed by Dutch percussion band Percossa, drives the rhythms and electrifies the atmosphere to an incredibly powerful level.”

On the 13th May 2010, the same students went to Sadler’s Wells to see the Rambert Dance Company performance live. The dances were so graceful and emitted power and emotion. One other dance that caught our eye was the Rain Forest choreographed by the icon that is Merce Cunningham. With its electronic score by David Tudor and reflective silver pillows by Andy Warhol, it is a wonderful artefact from the 1960s; first performed in Buffalo, NY on 9 March 1968, by Merce Cunningham Dance Company. It was amazing to see the company and the diversity of the dancers.

By Ayeisha Raquel Year 9

Athletics NewsCongratulations to both the Year 7 and Year 8 Athletics teams who are now Newham Athletics Champions. Both teams were awesome in their respective competitions in both track and field events.

In June, the finals of the Essex Athletics Championships took place and congratulations go to Emma Nwofor (Yr 9) and Tinuola Arikzwe (Yr 7) who were crowned Essex Champions in the 75m Hurdles and Shot Putt respectively.

Emma Nwofor was then selected to represent Essex at the English Schools Athletics’ Champions held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. She will compete in the 75m Hurdles. It was at English Schools that Christine Oghuru started her illustrious career, so fingers crossed for Emma in 2016!!!

Rambert Dance Experience

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wholesome, we invited faith leaders from the Muslim, Jewish, Catholic, Anglican, Sikh and Pagan communities. We started with warm up exercises, After which, we put our thoughts and questions on paper. This was followed by an inter faith dialogue on the existence of God in the 21st century. The inter faith dialogue emphasised the commonality of the basic values in our religions

The general consensus was that this SACRE meeting was very successful and a good time was had by all. C. Afonso

During June, St. Angela’s were visited by the Cyclicious campaign, which was designed to encourage students to ride their bike to school. During PE lessons we were given an opportunity to have a go with the ‘smoothie bike’, riding the bike powered a blender attached to the bikes to make a smoothie.

The smoothie bike gave us some idea of how much energy we use up when we are riding

our bikes. It was really enjoyable and most girls enjoyed it.

Cyclicious!

“Even though its hard work, it’s still really fun. And the smoothie was delicious in the end!” said Lauren Mahadoo.

The Cyclicious campaign gave us a chance to learn more about bicycle safety and maintenance. It helped girls realise that they could ride to school without too much effort. The two teams competed against each other with Miss Lebby’s team cycling 5.3 kilometres and Miss Meeches team cycling 4.9 kilometres!

By Jasmine Hayward, Gaylle Pasiliao, Lauren Mahadoo, Estelle Nsouka

SACRE stands for the Standing Advisory Council of RE in Newham. Every term, we are hosted by various schools around Newham where we

meet and discuss various issues that affect our community and our spirituality. In this, our final term of the academic year, SACRE came to St. Angela’s. This was an exciting time for us as the chair person of SACRE is a St. Angela’s girl – Francesca Kempster of Streisand, and the topic was an exciting one that included a lot of experiential learning. The topic of our session was: Does God exist in Newham in the 21st century? In order to make the topic

SACRE in St. Angela’s

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Our first trip was to Queen May University of London. We had four representatives from year 10 attend a day devoted to mathematics beyond sixth form. They gained an insightinto new topics such as Cryptography and Topology and even learnt about how much hidden mathematics there is in ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Futurama’.

On 30th June, 32 pupils from Year 9 went to a day designed for gifted and talented mathematicians. The event was also held at QMUL and the day provided them with fun, inspiration and lots of challenges. They also got the opportunity to learn some Mathe-Magic and to see how mathematics is used in the working world.

Mathematics at KewFinally on 2nd July the ‘Year 7 & 8 Mathematics Club’ went on its annual trip to Kew Gardens. Throughout the day they solved many problems on a numeracy trail that took them around the stunning environment of Kew Gardens. An enjoyable day was had by all!We are already looking forward to the many trips, competi t ions and successes that the next a c a d e m i c year will offer St Angela’s M a t h e m a t i c s Department.

Mr Ryan

St Angela’s Mathematicians make us proud

On 1st July the borough round of the ‘East London Maths Challenge’ was held at Kingsford School. Caroline Casey and Zarmala Naeem from Year 9 along with Elizabeth Henry and Bettina Rosaria from Year 10 were chosen to represent St Angela’s. We

are very proud to announce that they came first out of twelve schools and have some nice, shiny medals to show for it!This superb achievement lead to our four fantastic mathematicians being invited to the final of the ‘East London Challenge’. This was held at the Museum of Docklands overlooking the waterfront and towers of Canary Wharf. The pupils worked well as a team through many different challenges and managed to finish 5th out of twelve teams.

The Mathematics department has had a busy and successful term with various competitions

and trips taking place.

MATHS

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Mathematical MindsApproximately 150 pupils had the opportunity to enjoy the Mathematics activities on offer in the ‘Year 9 Challenge day’. All 150 of them were racing around Merici Court doing various tasks. The first task was focused on communicating using only words on how to build a shape made of eight pieces of lego – sounds easy but in practice proved to be tricky! The second task was the ‘Maths Relay’, an activity which required mathematical prowess, teamwork and athleticism. We were extremely pleased with how well the Year 9s developed their teamwork and communicat ion skills throughout the hour.

The Maths Department at QMUL

This has been an incredibly busy term for the drama department. The Year 11 GCSE exam performances went very well indeed and we have high hopes for results day. This was quickly followed by the Year 12 AS performance exams, with no less than four plays directed by the teachers, Ms Owen and Mr Bellamy! The students performed ‘The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband’, ‘Miss Julie’, ‘The Lesson’ and ‘Slow Time’. The audience response was excellent and we only hope that the examiner was equally impressed. The next big event (no rest for the wicked!) the launch of StARS Theare Company (St Angela’s Rising Souls). Founded by a group of Year 9 students, StARS’ first production was planned for July. The students presented a devised play, entitled ‘Identity’, which was directed by our outstanding gap-year student, Lorraine Ofori. The students gave three performances, the first of which was attended only by girls in Years 7 and 8, who were able to apply for free tickets. on the MLE and visit the StARS room to discover the secret words! We very much hope that this audience contained some future members of StARS Theatre Company!

The construction of the set was a community effort and, at the school fete, people made a small donation to write a message about what makes up their own identity on two giant screens, which were used in the performance! As a reward for their hard work, the girls in the cast went to see the musical production “I Looked at the Ceiling and Saw the Sky” at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East.

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StARSSt Angela’s Rising Souls Theatre Company

eht fo noitulove eht seifingis eman ehTsoul that can only be achieved through true expression that is found in art.

CREATE INSPIRE MOTIVATE SUCCEED

A group of girls, who were identified as being talented in either history or drama, went to see the play “Welcome to Thebes” by Moira Buffini at the National Theatre. Set in the present day, but inspired by ancient myth, the play is about the aftermath of a brutal war and echoes the situation in Liberia. The central character, Eurydice, is the first democratically elected leader of Thebes. She is also a woman.

Before going to the theatre, the students researched the background of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (the president of Liberia) and the actions of Women of Liberia

Mass Action for Peace. In the practical workshop, we looked at the theme of women in power. We discussed feminine identities and experimented practically with the notion of a bag as a symbol of power and status but also femininity. We even got to take a sneaky peak at the contents of a member of staff’s handbag, with most of the students concluding that it must belong to a sixth former, or a young ‘trendy’ teacher who probably gets quite stressed! The herbal remedy threw them off the scent! So, who was it? You guessed it…Ms Boyd!

Drama News…

Year 9 Challenge Day Drama

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Friday lunchtime to rehearse the songs and movements that went along with them. These were all choreographed by Darrell (one of the organisers). Through the night there were different guests starring such as: Andy Akinwolere from Blue Peter, actors from Hollyoaks and also runners up from the BBC programme Over the Rainbow.We were performing in four VIP suites in the centre. We were all very excited and loved our seating! The show was magnificent! There were so many special effects including a torch effect and Mexican waves. We all had an amazing experience!

9 Fitzgerald and Streisand

O2 concert By Jamilla Chakar & Zenia Ellis

On the 7th July St. Angela’s participated in the ‘License to Thrill’ show at the O2 Arena for the second year in a row. A total of 5,000 students/teachers took part in singing 28 songs on a James Bond theme. Songs included: Bad, Greatest Day, Diamonds are Forever, Goldfinger, Don’t Stop

Me Now, Another Way to Die and Fighter. We were at the O2 Arena from 11am to 10pm! We had a four hour rehearsal before the show and had an hour break to enjoy our experience and reflect before the big show!Kemi Aneke from year 8 (Dench) performed a solo to “You know my name” and was the first St. Angela’s girl to do a solo at this event.

She took the stage and blew the crowd away with her o u t s t a n d i n g voice and did everyone proud. T h r o u g h o u t the year the choir would get together every Monday and

Trip to Jane Austen Conference at the British Library 30th JuneThe trip to the British Library was a day that I won’t ever forget. The theme of the day was ‘Jane Austen,’ and there were several activities on the subject. One was a talk on how rubbish the modern reprints are compared to her original work. Jane Austen wasn’t a fan of punctuation, nor spelling, but the publishers of the time were. So they rewrote much of her novels. Her works are often credited for excellent punctuation and order; so when you hear that, you can turn smugly to your friends and begin ‘Well actually. . . ‘

Perhaps the most interesting part of the day was coming face-to-face with a book that was around 1000 years old in the treasures room of the library. Directly

behind that sits the prayer scroll of Henry VIII. I had to be dragged out of the room feet first - apparently you can’t take it home with you.

Well, I would recommend a trip to the British Library for anyone who does English. Even if you don’t, it makes you cool. Well cool! Thomas Gell (Year 12)

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The group participated in some games at Vieux-Boucou beach one evening, which has man made sand dunes that were created around 1840 to protect the countryside from the onslaught of the Atlantic Ocean. In the evening the girls participated in a range of team games, egg drop, beach games, Queen of Azur, which saw them having to use their initiative to successfully complete these games. The students and staff had a sunny fantastic week, in which everyone learnt something and thoroughly enjoyed their camping and water

sports experience in France.

The PE department travelled with 21 students to AzuRivage in South West France to undertake a water sports’ holiday for a week. Each day the students took part in three activity sessions, which saw them develop a range of skills. The on-water activities were body boarding, pico sailing, kayaking, dart sailing and wind surfing. Off-water, the students went to a high ropes adventure park - the chic surfing town of Hossengor - to do some shopping and experience the fantastic crepes and ice-cream parlour. They also did a mountain-bike ride.

Rockley Watersports Trip

Dance FestivalsCongratulations to the three dance groups who were invited to perform at Redbridge Dance Festival.Year 10: Hayley Abraham, Shannon Corsan, Gemma Dowling, Mariella Fortune-Ely, Chantice Gervais, Joyce Hagan, Chantel Sanchez. A-level: Grace Akurut, Rachelle Ragasa, Jessica Singaram, Ronalyn Ragasa. Galvanize: Jenny Bumanglag, Rhianna Case, Chantice Gervais, Ikeah Pownall, Chantel Sanchez.

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S St Angela’s at Tate Britain Summer FeteThe St Angela’s Ursuline School Summer fete…Reborn!This July saw the return of a tradition – St. Angela’s Ursuline School Summer Fete. Many members of staff and students gave up their free time to serve the school and local community in an event that really brought out the best of St. Angela’s. Bringing back all of those summer fete golden oldies: the bottle stall, tin can alley, the book stall, book tombola fused with a more modern twist of airbrushed tattoos, henna, a nail bar and lots more, saw the St. Angela’s Ursuline School Summer Fete reborn! To celebrate the diversity within our school community and the 42 languages that we speak, each stall had a banner with its name written in one of the languages spoken by our school community.Students, parents, staff and the local community were also able to take part

Saturday July 2nd

in free workshops ranging from African Drumming to Origami. However, the most magical attraction was the Falconry display where we were introduced to a number of beautiful hawks, owls and falcons. We were treated to a fabulous flying display on the St. Angela’s lawn and a few brave ones went and held the birds!

Although we didn’t manage to raise quite enough for a new school minibus, staff and students raised a wonderful £1,200! The St. Angela’s Ursuline School Summer Fete is back on the annual social calendar – we look forward to seeing you all next year!!

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The Summer Show An annual event again was a great success with students displaying a diverse range of work and ideas reflecting the talent and abilities of our students who are performing at the highest grades in GCSE and A Level.

Angela’s Secret GardenA new addition to the art department’s portfolio! Year 12 art students ventured beyond the more traditional areas of painting and drawing to delve into the creation of a garden making flower and vegetable dyes from plants grown in their garden. The idea behind this project was to look at the traditional gardening

practice of the nuns who used to grow their own flowers and vegetables for the convent and the wider local community. Students and teachers from other subject areas assisted in planting and were offered the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of their labour in a painting workshop hosted by the Year 12 art students at The Summer Show.

This term saw the culmination of the Verbal eyes Project with Tate Britain. St. Angela’s

Year 7 students along with St. Antony’s Year 5 pupils created

a live art production as the Sublime Art Choir. Teachers, parents, and other gallery visitors were very impressed by the beautiful sounds resounding through the gallery by the unaccompanied singing against a backdrop of famous paintings by such artists as William Turner and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Parents were able to see their daughters receive their certificates of achievement, try

fun art activities and explore the gallery. The pupils’ wonderful hand- made kneelers used during the performance and later exhibited in the gallery are now on exhibition at The Borough Show at UEL.

S St Angela’s at Tate Britain ART

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All students attended one day at Queen Mary’s. The day was organised to support students in the writing of their personal statements. Students were accompanied to the university by 6th Form staff and attended a variety of sessions to support their progression.

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Inside Knowledge was attended by over 175 students. This is a one day event that the Centre has run for 6 years now. Professionals from a huge variety of employment areas; Medicine to Graphic Design and Engineering to Financial markets attended- including past students.

“A really useful day – much better than I expected” commented several students who attended.

The day is designed to give students an insight into career pathways they may wish to follow. The students have the opportunity to ask questions and gain a valuable insight into the realities of a working life.

A company called Future Foundations came in over four days to work with all of the students. The sessions included choosing the right university, UCAS and the personal statement, the time of your life and The Big Debate.

The sessions were all designed to start students really considering where they wish to attend university and what subjects they want to undertake.

Community Action Day as ever was a fantastic event and we have had students gardening, visiting the elderly and going to local primary schools to name but three projects. The feedback from areas they went to help has been fantastic- one group has already been invited back to Woodgrange Primary’s Christmas Disco.

The Summer Progamme culminated with Year 12 into Year 13 Mass in St. Antony’s Church exploring the journey from Year 12 to Year 13. It was wonderful to see all of the year 12 students celebrating and reflecting upon Year 12 and their pathway forward in the church.

This has been a very busy term for all 6th Form students as they have completed

their summer examinations. To welcome Year 12 back into

school, the 6th Form Centre has run a variety of summer activities to support the students moving into their Year 13 final year.

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Diana AwardsAt a reception evening in Barclays Corporate HQ, Canary Wharf, the 6th Sense Young Enterprise Company received a Diana Award for their anti-bullying contribution from the Minster of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP.

The Diana Awards panel congratulated the company saying that:

“Sixth Sense received their award for creating a bullying help book for students facing problems that are occurring in today’s society. The group gave up a lot of time to researching relevant topics, marketed and promoted the book; they have significantly raised awareness about bullying in their school.”

The team members were treated to entertainment from a dance troop, a performance by singers from West End musicals and lovely food and refreshments.

Students received a plaque, certificates and invitations from Earl Spencer to visit Princess Diana’s childhood home in Althorp. Well done everyone!

Chemistry Individual Investigation Days allowed students to make an informed choice and start making real progress towards what will almost certainly be the biggest document they will write at A-level and probably during the first two years of their degrees. Numerous teachers, gap year workers and current students were on hand to lend advice and the students involved got a real idea of the enormity of the challenge ahead of them.

DIANA AWARDS

State Street BankThis term, the Business Department went to State Street Bank, Canary Wharf. The trip offered us some background knowledge into banking, the history of banks, banking products, types of banks and how banking works, showing us the difference between commercial and corporate banking. Little did we know there were many more banks than HSBC and Barclays!

We created a life map with financial products, this looked at the different stages in our life and how banking would be essential – for example joint accounts when you get married and the type of credit cards needed at the right times!

From all the information gathered we got into our group tables and created our own bank. This was fun because it challenged our knowledge and what we learnt. My group won the task and we got some special State Street accessories.The food was immaculate and top class, this was vital in setting the banking scene!The volunteer speakers were extremely inspiring and encouraged me into the banking industry. Their stories demonstrated how anyone from any background can become a successful banker. Hard work and determination will get you into State Street Bank. The day made me realise that anything is possible - if I believe I can achieve!

Albert Ndoka – AS Business Student

Sixth Form Student in the MediaSt Angela’s and St Bonaventures sixth form student Karmen Marie Parker dominates the front cover. In the article inside, Karmen-Marie speaks inspirationally about her passion for fashion.

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Trip to BP in Canary WharfOn the 7th of May 2010, a group of year 10 and sixth form students participated in the Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s Lawyers Programme run by the Black Lawyers’ Directory with Miss Russell and Miss Peacock.

First of all, we were given a presentation by one of the senior lawyers at BP which gave us an insight into the different areas involved in working with a business as a lawyer. Then we were given a tour of the BP building. It was absolutely massive! There are over 5 floors, but what interested the group the most was the trading room. This was where deals were negotiated between other countries using massive speakers. It was really amazing!

Afterwards we had a great opportunity to talk to real lawyers and ask them any questions we had. Questions ranged from how many hours they worked to how much they are paid, although this question was not answered directly! We were then given our brief. We were going to have a mock mediation which involved us taking on roles of being lawyers and clients and trying to work out an agreement with a neutral third party acting as judge. Tempers flared but agreements were eventually reached. We then had one final talk on copyright and infringement laws.

At the end of the day we were given goody bags that contained booklets on BP, a mouse (for a computer!) and highlighters. We were also asked how many of us were thinking about becoming lawyers and everyone’s hands went up. Just recently BP contacted the school and said they want to mentor the group for the next year or two. We are very pleased and excited about this possibility and are looking forward to our next session with BP in September!

Yewande Awojobi (10 Roddick)

The Duke Of Edinburgh’s AwardOn the 19th of June the bronze group had travelled to Danbury Essex for a duke of Edinburgh assessment. Both days went exceptionally well leaving us campers overwhelmed in walking over 21km. Our aim was to have independence during the expedition by working as a team and figuring things out for ourselves. We achieved this by taking turns in navigating and having a group discussion if there were any problems. At times we felt like giving up. However as each group member seemed to take it in turns to cheer everyone up, we managed to get through it in the end. From doing both expeditions we learnt that you need to be well organised for emergencies. More importantly we learnt that in order to succeed, we have to work as part of a team to complete our mission.BUT best of all we made NEW FRIENDS! If it wasn’t for DOE we would have never got to know each other. We have become great close friends and hope to stay with each other till the end.

Angelica Balakrishnan

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Year 9 Geographers Visit Brighton Modern Foreign Languages Spelling Bee

A group of Year nine girls took part in an inter-schools Spelling Bee held at St. Bonaventure’s School on 9th June. Having revised avidly the night before the girls got to the competition only to discover that completely different words would be tested! Nonetheless, they really worked well in their teams with two of the three teams getting to the final despite some fierce competition. Merci beaucoup, Danke et Gracias!

ABSALUD ALLADA MelissaCHAKAR JamillaDUMBUYA SamiaDUNN LaurenELLIS ZeniaFOLAN-HASICI KateFREGENE MargaretKEMPSTER FrancescaMAHADOO LaurenMCMAHON ErinNITHTHIANANDAN NilukxyTONGE Elysha

After a hard working first year at St Angela’s, 172 pupils from year 7 went to Thorpe Park to experience dazzling heights and frightening speeds. It was a beautiful day with many other schools enjoying the many different attractions. Our girls had a great day and upheld the St. Angela’s name with outstanding behaviour!

Thorpe Park Trip

NEWHAM CRICKET LEAGUE

Congratulations to the Years 7 & 8 Cricket team who won the Newham Girls’ League. They won all their matches during the season, a fantastic achievement! In the teams final game, they won by 100 runs their best score to date. Team members were: Camille Francis, Siobhan Lynch, Tinoula Arikawe, Dorthea

Darby, Maria DelGardo, Amber Byrne, Nerissa Ferrol,

Jemima Adabio.

Well done to the Year 9 & 10 Cricket team, who were runners up in the Newham Cricket

League this season, they only lost one match. The

team were Ruby Perera (Captain), Megan Rouse,

Lauren Jacobs, Noelle Sapon, Zarmala Naeem,

Mary Alatise, Lauren Shirley, Eddisia Samuel and Michelle

Mercado.

Dear Lord,

As the summer holidays approachwe give You thanks for all of

our individual and collective achievementsthroughout the academic year.

We pray that You grant our family, friends,

local community and strangers alike,safety in the coming weeks.

May we use this time to reflectand praise your name for all the blessings

You bestow upon us.

May we return, filled with the Holy Spiritand the Spirit of St. Angela to continue

to be shining examples of Christ servantsand therefore Serviam.

Amen.

PRAYER

DON’T FORGETAutumn term begins

Wednesday 1st September 2010 with 2 days of staff training. Pupils

start Friday 3rd September.