summer 2013 volume 3, issue 5 message from ashmole’s the

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2 Geography Trip 5 Student Voice

3 Berlin Trip 2013 6 6th Form Dinner

4 Oxford Taster Day 7 Year 11 Football

5 BBC School Report 8 Fundraising For

6th Form Centre

Summer 2013 Volume 3, Issue 5

Dear Parents, Carers, Friends and Students

One of the many pleasures about being a Head Teacher is to witness the success and talent of so many of our students and to see how that talent and success flourishes. This term has been very much about student talent and success.

Ashmole Academy has had one of its most successful years with applications to the top universities, and the number of students who are leaving to read Medicine. The individual talent of those students

and the success of our ‘Medic Programme’, has been so evident in achieving this success.

From medics to chefs. In June we invited Councillor Lisa Rutter and the Head Teacher of Brunswick Park Primary School to join our Head Boy and Girl and myself for a special lunch cooked in our canteen by our Junior Masterchef star TJ Dobson. I have to say his recipes and food were delightful.

From food we then go to music with the Proms Week and the APFA Fringe event and then to the Art and Technology Exhibition. Finally, we were very pleased to receive a special visit from our local MEP Marina Yannakoudakis to talk to many of our Student Council students.

What an action packed term!

Best wishes to everyone for any enjoyable and restful summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you all again in the new term which begins for students on Tuesday 3rd September.

Derrick Brown Head Teacher

THIS photo is of a group of Year 13 students enjoying themselves

at the recent 6th Form Dinner. These students are all hoping to go on to various universities to study medicine.

See page 6 for more about the 6th Form Dinner.

Ashmole’s Future Medics!

Message from the Head

A s h m o l e A c A d e m y

THIS year the Business and Economics department ran the IFS

Student Investor Challenge for the first time. The IFS Student Investor Challenge is a fun competition for 14-19 year olds which gives a taster of buying and selling shares to make a profit. Thousands of teams play every year internationally and Ashmole Academy submitted 15 teams to the challenge. Our teams competed against other teams in Ashmole and over 8000 teams across the world. There were many prizes to win including the top prize of an all expenses-paid trip to New York with £200 spending money for each team member and £2,000 for the school.

Each team is given a virtual £100,000 to invest via the online virtual trading centre.

The Goal: to make as much money as possible by the end of The Trading Game!

The teams achieve this goal by buying and selling shares from the list provided by the IFS. This list includes FTSE 100 companies, around 50 smaller companies called ‘IFS SmallCap50’ and some investment trusts. The competition is designed to be as close to real life as possible while being fair to all teams, regardless of where they are located and how much time they have to play.

Our teams included Giant Killaz, D.A.G.A, Keaynes Beanz, Subsidy, Salahudin to name just a few. Our Economics elite gathers to fiercely competed in the cut throat Stock Exchange market! Our teams did

fabulously with one of our teams getting into the Regional Finals. Giant Killaz including Tom Black, Kyri Savvides, Julian Pratt and John Mitas, successfully invested their their £100,000 and came 16th in the South East Region. Giant Killaz, along with Ms Archeou, were then invited to attend the Regional Final in the City where they were joined with another 30 teams from the region. The preparation for the Regional Final was vigorous. The boys stayed back after school most days to revise all things finance, economics, business and current affairs. Tom, Kyri, Julian and John performed well on the day of the final answering a variety of very challenging questions and coming 13th overall. A great achievement and determination shown from Giant

Killaz, well done!

“We have all really enjoyed taking part in the IFS Student Investor Challenge and have gained hugely from the experience. It goes to show that hard work and perseverance pays off in the end.”

Kyri Savvides


2Humanities @ Ashmole

Geography Trip

ON the 20th March we embarked on our geography

trip to Juniper Hall in Surrey, where we would be staying for the next 3 days. The purpose of the trip was to cover our ‘Rural Rebranding’ and ‘Extreme Weather’ Topics. On our way to Juniper Hall we made a stop off in Guildford and began our fieldwork, filling in our ‘Flood Risk’ recording sheet based on the land use for each area. After that we jumped back on the coach and carried on our journey to Juniper Hall.

On arriving, the first and most important thing we sorted out

was rooms and then went straight into a classroom lesson which was taught by a teacher from the field centre. We then travelled to a nearby river and assessed factors that would contribute to it flooding e.g. width, depth etc. Dinner was at 6.00pm everyday and afterwards we had more classroom lessons, about presenting the data we had collected, until we finally finished at 8.00pm at which time everyone was exhausted! On our second day we focused more on the rural rebranding side of the course and walked up to Denbies Vineyard which was once a pig farm. While we were there we carried out

fieldwork to assess whether the rebranding in that area had been successful.

Probably the highlight of the trip was going bowling on Thursday night with everyone which gave us a well needed break from geography and allowed everyone to just relax and have fun. On our last day at Juniper Hall we did work on the ‘infiltration’ of different land types, which consisted of pouring 10L of water over a sample size piece of land and recording how much of the water came out at the other side. We also got to see and use the weather station at the field centre and learn how they record different aspects of the weather. Finally after 3 long days of nonstop geography we made our way home back to Ashmole! Overall the trip let us see a different and more practical side to geography that couldn’t be taught just in a classroom that showed us what true geography was!

Alisha Michaels12S2

PhilosophyClub

ifs Student Investor Challenge

PHILOSOPHY club is held every Monday lunch time and is open

to all Sixth Formers with a keen interest in discussion and debate. We have looked at issues such as equal marriage rights, religion and its relevance in today’s society and even the beginning of life as we know it… the club is never short of people and definitely never absent of interesting thoughts and ideas. Students can openly express their views whilst engaging in intellectual conversation regarding issues that very much affect every single individual of our generation. Philosophy Club is a great way to enjoy and develop the ability to avidly reason and discuss any opinions you may strive to uphold whilst participating in friendly debate with your peers. I highly recommend Philosophy Club as a great way to spend just one lunch time a week broadening your knowledge, developing your skills and having some fun!

Ishbel Fahey-Theaker13M2


3Trips @ Ashmole

AT 3.30am on the 25th May 36 tired Year 10 students in their

onesies met in Ashmole Academy car park to set off for Berlin. This was to be an action packed non-stop trip to gain an appreciation of German culture, and the History that is

everywhere in this wonderful city.

On Saturday we got to know Berlin by visiting a museum called the Story of Berlin, underneath this museum is something quite unusual – an atomic bomb shelter, and we learnt about what would have happened if Berlin

had been attacked by the USSR.

Sunday was about understanding the depths of the terror that ran through Germany whilst the Nazis were in control. We visited Sachsenhausen concentration camp where they had held so many prisoners simply for disagreeing with their point of view, and then to the museum at Wannsee House where a group of Nazis met to decide on the future of the Jewish people in Europe.

Monday brought the sunshine, and that was lucky as we had a four hour walking tour of Berlin, with our guide – Mr Ford! We started at the Olympic stadium built by Hitler and the Nazis, then visited all the historic land marks of the city – The Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, memorial to the Jews of Europe, Checkpoint Charlie and the remains of Hitler’s bunker, all with the invaluable explanations

of Mr Ford. To finish we went up the TV tower to view the city from above, we even managed to fit in a bit of shopping!

Tuesday was our last day, it was raining again, but we still took a trip down the River Spree to see Berlin from the river. Then it was time to pack our bags and get back on the plane to London.

‘Berlin was an incredible experience I was lucky enough to share with my friends in the May holiday. It is not a city I would ever necessarily visit, so going with Ashmole was a great opportunity to see places and learn about German culture and history; I was even able to visit a concentration camp. I gained a lot from the trip and would recommend it to future History and German GCSE Students.’

Charlotte Nash, 10/S1

THE Barcelona trip was a really great experience. The activities we took

part in and places we visited showed us a different lifestyle to the one usually associated with the centre of the city, and the one we have back home.

As part of the trips we went to a theme park which had the second fastest rollercoaster in Europe Furious Baco, and the tallest rollercoaster in Europe, Shambala. We also went to the Salvador Dali Museum in his home town of Figueres, the Nou Camp Football stadium, Park Güell and the beach.

It was a good opportunity to try out

our Spanish skills, especially when shopping around in town trying to communicate with people who could only speak broken English. Since we went to a more close knit part of Barcelona, there were many more occasions to try and utilise the foreign language.

The trip was an unforgettable one, from the animal themed disco to our coach entertainment. It was a brilliant experience which I’m sure everyone would want to do again in a heartbeat.

Sophie Busby 10S1

IN April, twenty Year 9 Ashmole students visited Le Raincy as part of

our long-running French Exchange with the Collège J.-B. Corot. Le Raincy is a suburb in the north-east of Paris, which is twinned with Finchley. The Ashmole students had already hosted their partners in late March, when it snowed and the group spent a chilly Saturday together on a Thames cruise and in Greenwich. Ashmole was blessed with quite different weather for the five days and four nights spent with their penfriend’s family in France. After arriving and being greeted by their partners, pupils had the opportunity to participate in lessons in Collège J.-B. Corot before being formally welcomed at the town hall by a local dignitary. They then left with their

French families. On Saturday, there was sunshine instead of snow for the cruise on the Seine where students also visited central Paris and spent time around Notre Dame, purchasing souvenirs with their partners. On the Sunday, students had to speak a lot of French as they spent the whole day with their host families. Many students benefitted from another visit to central Paris that day, most of them visiting the Eiffel Tower. On Monday, the Ashmole students spent the day at Euro Disney while their partners had to stay in school. After one final evening with their hosts, Ashmole students said farewell to their partners on Tuesday and enjoyed the Eurostar back to London. The students all reported that they had had a fantastic time and many

hoped to continue to develop their friendships with their French partners in the future.

Mr Pearson

“My favourite thing about the French Exchange was spending the evenings with two families and seeing how the French live”

Nicole Fantela 9S1

“The trip was really fun because we got to learn about French culture and was really different to England”

Hana Suleman 9N2

“It’s a brilliant way to get into the language because you’re in the culture all the time”

Dardan Ratkoceri 9N1

“It was a very educational trip and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”

Arianna Abdul-Nour 9S1

French Exchange

Barcelona Trip

Berlin Trip 2013

Oxford Taster Day


4Gifted & Talented @ Ashmole

Susie EppsQuotes from Year 10 students who took part in the Oxford Taster Day on 2nd May 2013

“The Oxford Taster Day was incredible. The people at the college also shared the story of their enjoyable time at the college with us. I am very grateful to have gone on this trip to Christ Church College and because of it I am even more motivated to dream big and actually work hard for it.”

Wen Hua Yap 10/S2

“It was an amazing opportunity to visit the university for experience and to get ideas of where I would like to go in the future. We saw the giant library in the middle of the colleges and the guide explained that the university got copies of all books published. I discovered many things about university life that will help me later on in life.”

Michael Georgiou 10/J1

“The most I enjoyed throughout the day was how there was a broad choice of studies I would like to pursue in the future; and you don’t have to know what you want to be when you are older when applying, as you can study a variety of courses, and change when you want. It was a great experience and hopefully I will

attend Oxford or Cambridge in the future.”

Sabrina Zanelli 10/N2

“To start our day, we wrote down some questions we wanted to know about university in general, and also some words that we typically associated with universities such as Oxford and Cambridge. Then we proceeded to have a lecture. We also discussed misconceptions about university (Oxford in particular) and university work vs. social life.”

Sophie Busby 10/S1

“Afterwards we took a tour around Christ Church College, which was limited due to the area being prioritised for the students as their exams were soon approaching. The tour showed us some famous areas including a filming location for the Harry Potter franchise.”

Matthaios Tuton 10/M1

“It was interesting for them to share their previous experiences with us and to reassure us that Oxford was not as posh and unattainable as we believed it to be. We ate lunch in the dining hall which appeared in Harry Potter and then visited the Pitt Rivers Museum, which is linked to the university.

Charlotte Nash 10/S1

Susie Epps 12/N1 has been accepted onto Sutton Trust US Summer School. Susie will attend Yale Week from 3rd-9th August 2013, all expenses paid. Susie was chosen as one of the successful 150 students from an original pool of over 1,200 eligible applicants.

At the start of the year, I applied for the Sutton Trust US-UK Summer School Programme where I would have the chance to go to Yale or MIT – among other top US universities such as Trinity, Harvard and Princeton – for a week. After filling out the 11-page application, I submitted it and waited.

One afternoon in March I received a text message from Fulbright, the company working in partnership with The Sutton Trust. Clammy-palmed, I clicked open and to my surprise, I had been accepted into the 200 that would then be whittled down to just 150 students. I was so excited and after attending a residential weekend in April, held at LSE, I was only hungry for more!

The residential consisted of taking a mock ACT test – sort of

like SATs and are for admissions into any US university – and a 30 minute interview, all to be selected into the final 150. While I was at LSE, it was amazing to meet other students from all over the country, only to find that we had loads in common! Leaving LSE, I only had to wait a few days until I would know if I made the cut… And I had!

Now the hard work begins. I have already taken the ACT and it was like no test I have ever sat before. The ACT is 4 hours long and we only got two breaks. It is rigorous and a real test of not only your academic capabilities but a test of how well you can cope under pressure too.

But now that it is done, I can look forward to the summer where I will be visiting Yale and other top schools in the US. When I return in September, I have SAT Subject tests to take and applications to write, as well as keeping up with my A-Levels and extra-curriculars too!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the teachers that have helped me to apply and who will be writing my references and helping me write mine – I apologise in advance for the long applications!

Susie Epps12M1

Yale University

Christ Church College, Oxford


5Gifted & Talented @ Ashmole

Academy Excellence AwardsACADEMY Excellence Awards

2013 were unfortunately cancelled after our students had written their essays. Professor Grayling, Master of the New College of the Humanities stepped into the breach and judged the submitted pieces of work.

Shannon Rafique’s Biology essay entitled ‘How has colour microscopy revealed new things about our

friends and foes – bacteria?’ was considered the best essay. Shannon’s prize was a signed copy of a book by the Professor and a very generous book token.

Congratulations, Shannon

Ashmolean Lecture SeriesTHIS academic year saw the

launch of the Ashmolean Lecture Series. We invited staff, parents, alumni and external speakers to present to Year 12 students on a variety of topics. Thank you to everyone that contributed and gave their valuable

knowledge and time. 20 lectures were held including speakers from Arup, Korn/ Ferry, Network Rail, Kings College, Oxford University, UCL and the Bar Council.

If you would like to take part next year, please contact Mrs S Sullivan via the school office.

OVER the course of the last year, some of members of the school

community have been hard at work writing various pieces of work as journalistic pieces in preparation for the unveiling of our latest school project. The project- a school based, fundamentally student run newspaper named “The Mole”.

The first issue of this project is likely to be published in the autumn term, but to get there we had to put in months of work on the part of everyone on the team, and so we hope that we can re-launch the programme next year. That is with contributions from others that may be interested in pursuing a career in journalism or writing or perhaps those who just enjoy written pursuits.

In the spring term, shortly after the launch of this group, some of our team were asked to write articles for the BBC Schools News Report in March. These articles were diverse in topics and issues covered; the only brief given was that we were to write something that affected us as teens in the 21st century. Topics covered in the articles included: “Are we losing ourselves in a world of technology?”, “Universities- are

they becoming too universal?” and “Creative Speaking”. The full versions of these articles plus many more that were written for the programme can be found on the Ashmole Academy website where there is a link to the BBC Schools News Report.

Our team is currently hard at work trying to collaborate with designers of the paper and the editors to try to put together the maiden issue of “The Mole”. The articles will vary in size and subject matter and there should be something of interest for all students.

This year has been a busy one for us all, especially with the launch of “The Mole”, with much deliberation and months of hard work culminating in what we hope to be the first issue of our paper.

A massive thank you to all of you who wrote articles for the BBC Schools News Report or participated in it in anyway. Also thank you to those who are currently in the process of writing for “The Mole”. Keep up the good work.

Happy reading.

Karisma, 12/J1

FOR the first time, Ashmole took part in the BBC Schools News

Report project. In the run up to ‘News Day’ on 21st March, students from various year groups researched and wrote their own news stories about young people and the school community.

Articles included a visit to the UCAS convention, the world of technology, university life and creative writing.

The stories were edited and uploaded to the school’s website in time for the News Day deadline. These were then linked to the official BBC Schools Report website with a global audience. Prior to the deadline, students also scripted and filmed a news summary clip. All of these resources can be viewed on the school’s website.

On ‘News Day’ – 21st March – the majority of our news group met for a working breakfast. We reviewed our work, watched the news clip and discussed the daily headlines.

In addition to this, 3 of our students – Owen Jenkins, Sophie Busby and Ellie Reeves – went to Television Centre with Mr Sullivan. All 3 of them wrote scripts for the news which was broadcast live on the website.

Well done to all students involved and thank you to the technical staff involved.

Being part of the BBC Schools New Report was an amazing experience in the world of journalism. It was great to see how the BBC news is broadcast internationally. Being part of this project involved me having my own article displayed

on the Ashmole Academy website which was wonderful; my family overseas saw my article on the Ashmole website and other students’ stories. My article was on the ‘Elite Sports Forum 2013’ which the PE department held for Ashmole’s young athletes to share their sports careers outside of school and their achievements.

On the 21st March we got to see our short clip being broadcast live on BBC News website with all of our stories included.

Jennie Balaganeshan 10M2

The story I covered involved my sister, Chloe. After studying overfishing in geography, she decided to write in to parliament focusing primarily on this issue in the UK. She later received a letter back form 10 Downing Street and so I interviewed her about this.

The filming of our BBC School News Report show was very enjoyable. When on camera we all had to be very serious and look professional. There was a lot of tie straightening and synchronised paper shuffling as the two people we chose as presenters tried to imitate their TV counterparts, which was rather amusing for the rest of us.

I also was given the amazing opportunity to go to Television Centre. We met many of the team who are seen every day on the news and the three from our school did the news bulletins on the radio. It was an experience which I will never forget especially as the BBC moved location shortly after our visit.

Seeing my work on the internet put a smile on my face but was also, unfortunately, slightly embarrassing as my mum and grandparents were quite overwhelmed by it. I hope more opportunities like the BBC School News Report arise in the future and I look forward to taking part in them.

Ellie Reeves 10J2


6News @ Ashmole

ON Friday 14th June I had the honour to go and cook in the

kitchen with the school chefs. It was so complex, so fun and very hot; luckily I brought a bottle of water with me! I was really supported by the kitchen staff, they were on hand to help with anything I needed and were very friendly towards me.

It was an honour to cook my special

chicken recipe for Mr Brown, Councillor Lisa Rutter, Mr Griffiths from my primary school, teachers, 2 members of the Senior Team and my mum. They all made my day very special. It was exciting when Mr Brown said he can see all my dishes and sauces on special TJ Fridays! Seeing the smiles on people’s faces when you have cooked for them makes you feel that all the hard work is worthwhile.

My ambition is to be a leading chef and I can’t wait to see my chain of restaurants around the world – TJs.

Terence Dobson, 7J2

YEAR 10 Physicists have recently enjoyed performing their

controlled assessment activities. The assessed work involved investigating air resistance. In order to create a longer ‘drop zone’ for their experiment, the pupils used the stage in the school hall. They then dropped different designs of paper helicopter and timed the flights. The results look very positive and pupils are now concluding their write-up of the experiment.

Mr Hague

ON Thursday 9th May we held the annual Year 13 Leaver’s

Dinner at the Pembridge Suite in Arnos Grove. After a pleasant dinner we were entertained by guest speakers Mrs O’Carroll and Mr Scott who reminisced about the students’ lives at Ashmole.

Head Girl, Megan Nelson, gave a witty impersonation of both guest speakers which was highly entertaining. Dipo Akinola then made a surprise speech which contained some light-hearted images and memories of the past of three members of staff who

are about to embark on their retirement, Mrs O’Carroll, Mrs Fisher and Mr Bourne. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all three of them for their time and effort they have put into Ashmole, especially in the 6th Form, and wish them a very happy retirement.

I would also like to wish all students in Year 13 every success for the future and a special thanks to the Senior Team who have worked tremendously hard for the past year.

Mrs McLaren

ON Monday 20th May 2013 we had the pleasure of

welcoming a very special guest:

award winning author of children’s literature Caroline Green! Caroline is the author of “Cracks”, “Dark Ride” and “Hold Your Breath”. She delivered an inspirational, fun and interactive talk to all the Year 7 students. Caroline inspired all of us on the day. It was wonderful to see a considerable number of our budding writers being greatly motivated by the guest author. It was a fantastic and inspirational experience for both teachers and students!

ELEANOR Kilpatrick (8N2) and Charlotte Orr (7M1) both

play Flute as part of the Enfield Youth Wind Band (EYWB).

The band represented Enfield in the Rotary Youth Makes Music Festival held at the Royal Festival Hall on 18th March 2013. Rotary in London are

presenting this concert to showcase the exceptional talent of young musicians who have been sponsored by Rotary Clubs from across London.

The popular TV presenter, Pam Rhodes, introduced the acts and interviewed the performers.

Author Visit

Caroline Green

Enfield Youth Wind Band

Air Resistance Controlled Assessments

6th Form Dinner

TJ’s Lunch


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CONGRATULATIONS to both Year 7 netball teams.

The A team won the Borough Tournament which was entered by all the teams in the Borough. They initially were placed in a pool of 5 teams, coming second overall. They then went on to beat East Barnet School 5-1 in the semi-final. They met a very strong Compton team in the final. The match was very close and Ashmole fought tremendously hard to come back from conceding a goal early in the game to finally winning 2-1.

The B team also did very well in their tournament. They went through from the round robin stage but narrowly missed a place in the final. In the play off for third and fourth place they comfortably beat Henrietta Barnett School 2-1.

A big thank you must also be said to the large squad of players who trained hard every week to support the two very successful teams. It was superb to see at least 30 pupils at training most weeks.

Ms Burton

PE @ Ashmole

Year 11 Football

XI FootballANOTHER fantastic season for

Ashmole’s XI football team, once again they reached the finals of both the Middlesex Cup & League. With Middlesex being such a strong county for football, the team led by Andreas Kyprianou should be very proud of their achievements.

Mr Scott

AtheticsA STRONG start has been

made to this year’s athletics programme, with several students achieving fantastic success. Tyla Beckles continues to destroy the field in both the 100m and 200m in all Barnet District Meets. Nathanael Thomas looks a likely English School’s competitor in the Under 15 category in both sprint events despite being only 13 years old!

The boy’s Year 8 team also boasts a

High Jump winner in Micah Cox and 4x100m relay winners with both Micah and Nathanael being joined by Casey Nolan Samuels and Daniel Coker-Ojo. Some strong middle distance runs by Sara Osman and Abi Gaskin are also noteworthy and we look forward to the Barnet Championships again this year to see if we can beat our 13 medal record tally of last year.

Miss Murphy

AFTER successfully reaching both the League and Cup finals

last year, Ashmole Academy U16s won the League Final. But the question was, could they win both the trophies this year?

LeagueWe started off the season against the team we lost to in the cup final last year, East Barnet. We know that this would be a massive game. We thrashed East Barnet 4-0 with a brilliant display of football. After that outstanding win, we then faced Compton and Wren Academy, winning 4-1 and 2-1. In the first three games of the season, we showed determination and enthusiasm, and we played outstanding football. We had scored 10 goals and only conceded 2 goals in 3 games, and we knew that we were close to qualifying, but we couldn’t be complacent. Our next fixture was against Finchley High. We ran out 2-1 winners, and we successfully qualified for the quarter finals, in which we were to play Hendon. After comfortably beating them 6-1, we had to play Finchley High again. Even though we had beaten them 2-1 before, they would be more up for it this time. In freezing, windy conditions, we won the match 1-0, and we were in the final for a second year running! We found out that we were to play East Barnet again, and this time we were not going to leave without a win. In a thrilling match were we didn’t play to our full potential, our courage and determination

shone through as we took the game to extra time, where Chris Chira scored the winner! We were champions again, and now our attention was drawn to the Cup.

CupBy beating Finchley High in the League, it was also a cup game; therefore we were in the Quarter Finals. We were up against St James, a very physical team. The match resulted in 3-2 win for us and we were now one step closer to the final. In a much anticipated game against Mill Hill in the Semi Final, the game went to penalties after a 1-1 draw. We held our nerve and won 4-3 on penalties. Once again we played East Barnet in the Final. After our recent win against them, we knew we could beat them again. After going 1-0 down, we never stopped going and we went 3-1 up, due to goals from Andreas Komodikis, Jake Antoniou and Chris Chira. In the last few seconds, they scored to make it 3-2. Fortunately we held out to win the game and win the Cup. We were once again Champions!

Our hard work and ability to play outstanding football since Year 7 has shown throughout each year. Each year has been a successful season, but this season has been amazing. The whole of the football team would like to thank Mr Scott for all the hard work he has put into this team since Year 7, and thank all the teachers for the support at the games.

Michael Louca, 11N2

Netball

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Dates For Your DiarySummer Term will end on Friday 19th July 2013 for students

Thursday 15th August: A level resultsThursday 22nd August: GCSE results

8News @ Ashmole

Autumn Term 2013Interviews for Year 12 30th AugustStaff Training Day Interviews for Year 13

2nd September

First Half Term Tuesday 3rd September – Friday 25th OctoberHalf Term Monday 28th October to Friday 1st NovemberSecond Half Term Monday 4th November – Friday 20th

December

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Summer 2014First Half Term Monday 28th April – Friday 23rd MayMay Day Monday 5th MayHalf Term Monday 26th May to Friday 30th MaySecond Half Term Monday 2nd June – Monday 21st July

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Scan the code with your smartphone to take you straight to the school website.

Fundraising For 6th Form Centre

WE are very pleased that so far we have raised

over £10,000 for the new 6th form Centre through the buying of ‘bricks’. If anyone would like to purchase a ‘brick’ details are available on the School website.

iTEC Project Update

IN previous newletters we have shown how Ashmole Academy is involved within a European

Project on developing effective and innovative use of technology within education. This involves 30 ministers from every European country. You can read in more detail about our involvement at http://bit.ly/1clQvyr

Jack PetcheyAwards

Summer Winners

Nuha Adam – 10M1Nuha is an excellent student and is on the School Council. Part of her extra-curricular activities include helping younger children learn to

cook. She is part of a dance group which she attends 3 times a week and had performed widely in London. Nuha helps take photos at weddings for couples who can’t afford a photographer and also runs her own henna design business. Nuha wants her grant to go towards a Karaoke machine for use by students on School trips away from home.

Thea Ioannou – 13J1Thea receives her award for her continued contribution to charity and raising awareness of causes. She recently spent a week spending

a £1 a day on food to raise awareness of living below the poverty line. Thea has put her grant towards an Ipad for School based in the library. This can be used by students as an individual learning aid or by groups filming / making podcasts. The whole School community can use it, for example PE will use it to analysis sport performance and as digital scoreboard for basketball and netball matches.

James Sothcott – 11M1James was 8th in the London mini marathon and 1st in the indoor 800m Hertfordshire Championship. He was 8th fastest in

National Road Relays and 2nd in 1st division Young Athlete League. He trains 6 times a week. James wishes to donate a photographic backdrop plus stand and a ring flash to the school. The equipment will be available for all students interested in photography. The Art Club runs most lunchtimes and is keen to encourage students in photography.

If anyone has any unused or unwanted embellishments;

buttons, ribbons, zips, beads or sequins, etc. then our Textiles Department could certainly make good use of anything that you kindly donate to the Academy.

Any donations should be marked for the attention of Miss Gordon, (Textiles Department).

Many thanks.Miss Gordon

Textiles

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