THE RAVENSBOURNE REVIEW Issue 8: 12th - 16th November 2018 “TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE”

Summer 2019 Exams - Contingency Day - Wednesday 26th June 2019

The Summer 2019 exams may seem a long way off, but we wish to share some important information with you to avoid any possible issues next summer.

During the Spring Term students will be given their individual exam timetables. The Summer written GCSE exam period will run from Monday 13th May to Thursday 20th June 2019. In addition, there will also be a ‘contingency exam day’ on Wednesday 26th June 2019. This has been arranged by the examination awarding bodies and all students need to be aware of this date.

The Joint Council for Qualifications has put this in place for GCSE and/or GCE examinations, should sus-tained national or local disruption arise during the June 2019 examination series.

This means that all exam candidates must be available to sit any exam organised for Wednesday 26th June 2019. This decision is not a school decision and applies to all candidates in all schools.

Please can all students/parents/carers make a note of the contingency exam date in the event that an awarding body needs to invoke its’ contingency plan and ensure that they take this into consideration when booking any events or holidays.

Of course, it is hoped that there will be no need to use this date, but failure to attend any exam that has to be taken on this day could adversely impact on the student’s exam grade.

Mrs E Tilzey

Examination Officer

Welcome to Issue 8 of The Ravensbourne Review. This week the focus is heavily on anti-bullying and

rightly so. The Pastoral Teams, Miss Barker, Student Leadership, Big Brother, Big Sister and many others

take an active lead throughout the year to educate the school community. Many studies point to a happy

school being a successful school and that is certainly the place we call The Ravensbourne.

This week the behaviour and achievement system has shown an increase in positive behaviour of 10%.

Meaning 87% of all logs were positive. To put that in context, Ofsted would rate an outstanding school at

75%. An impressive return for a gloomy November week.

Well done all!

Mr O’Shaughnessy—Head of School

Achievements and Rewards

Top Attendance W/C 5.11.18

Year Home Room %

7 Alessi/Kapoor/

McQueen

99.3%

8 Paris 98%

9 Hypathia 98.1%

10 Tokyo 96.9%

11 Duffy 95.7%

Top Achievement Points W/C 5.11.18

Year Home Room No.

7 Perry 36

8 Alicante 71

9 Euler 43

10 Lima 25

11 Browning 27

Weekly Agenda - w/c 19.11.18

Week 1

Monday:

Year 7 Assembly

Science Ambassador training day

Tuesday:

Year 8 Assembly

English Language PPE—Great Hall

A-level study day—Henry VIII

Year 9 trip to Cambridge University

Wednesday:

Year 9 Assembly

GCSE Biology PPE

Thursday:

KS4 Assembly

English Language PPE—Great Hall

Photography trip to The Getty Galleries

Friday:

KS5 Assembly

Year 10 trip to V&A

Wellness Ambassadors Congratulations to the following students for

becoming Wellbeing Ambassadors for the school.

You’ll be able to spot them around school wearing

their green ribbon badges.

Year 8 – Lucy Boisselet, Elise Freeman, Tara Haydar,

Leah Atkinson, Elise Anscombe, Rowan Burge, Ugne

Bujeviciute, Serena Strickland, Caitlin Dovey, Mischa

Karnan, Sienna Smith.

Year 9 – Kyle Sewell, Yasemin Bafli, Myles Austin, Thea

Van den Belt, Rayyan Zafusial, Marnina Allen, Daisy

Sherlock, Dominika Cupa, Natalia Dagaden, Juliette

James.

Year 10 – Benjamin Cloudsdale, Anna Matthews, Olivia

Emmanuel, Sapphire Collister.

Thank you to all the staff and students that took part in ‘Odd Socks

Day’ on Monday. It was brilliant to see so many people being unique

in their bright and colourful odd socks. Here are a few of the odd

socks that were seen around the school.

Wall of Respect Another massive thank you to everyone that contributed to the ‘Wall of Respect’. It’s

brilliant to see what respect means to people and all the different ways in which we can

show each other respect.

Yesterday’s focus for Anti-bully week was cyberbullying. We spoke about

what Cyberbullying is, how we can stop it, what to do if it happens to you

and how to support people if they are a target of cyberbullies.

To mark the end of Anti-bullying week , Miss Parrish and her incredible

dance team performed a very moving performance at lunchtime in the Small

Hall. It was a excellent way to finish what has been a very powerful and

thought provoking week.

On Tuesday a number of Year 9 students took part in the Speak Up Speak Out public speaking course.

This one day public training workshop gives the students the skills to develop and deliver a competition

speech on a topic that is important to them.

The following five students were selected to go through to the second round. Congratulations to Thea

Van Den Belt, Dominika Cupa, Jacob Doran , Balmee Hunumunt and Charlotte Tompsett.

From these five, two students will be selected to represent The Ravensbourne School in the Speak Up Speak Out Competition later on in the academic year. All students received a certificate for taking part and Alana Brown and Freddie Martin also achieved certificates for being most improved on the day.

SKI TRIP TO LA PLAGNE—FRANCE

2020

Open to KS3 students only.

First come, first served…. Reserve your place quickly by paying your £200 deposit.

Total price (including the deposit): £1027. The price includes the ski lift pass and the full skiing equipment.

6 days of skiing lessons with the ESF and some evening activities (some activities, will be charged separately)

Please see Miss Leroiser for more details. vlerosier@e21c.co.uk

BIG RED BOX CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN 2018 BIG RED BOX is a King's Church London Christmas initiative, supporting those in the local community who might go without during the festive period by collecting food and distributing Christmas hampers. It focuses on local families in Sydenham, Downham, Lewisham and surrounding areas who might not be able to afford a Christmas meal this year. Over the past four years BIG RED BOX have given away over 2300 boxes and in 2017 they aim to collect over 1000 boxes, helping those around us at Christmas. Last Year the Ravensbourne School collected 70+ boxes- this year we aim to break our record once more.

Why should we get involved? Many of us forget how fortunate we are at Christmas. Lots of presents, delicious food and loving families are something that we take for granted. However, this is not the case for everyone and Christmas can be a very lonely and stressful time, both financially and emotionally. There are people living only a stone’s throw from you, who will really struggle this year. Getting

involved with this project won’t cost you much time or money but it will make a huge difference to

others.

Step 1: Bring in the items allocated to your form (we will happily take other items you can spare)

Step 2: All boxes will be sorted to create a hamper with a selection of food ready for a family to receive

at Christmas.

Step 3: Boxes will be ready to go and sent by Friday 8th December.

NATIONAL THEATRE TRIP WITH NEW VIEWS PLAYWRITING GROUP

On Wednesday, nine students, who are taking part in the National Theatre’s playwriting initiative were

given the opportunity to see a new performance at the Olivier called Hadestown.

The performance was mesmerising, a modern day fable based on Orpheus – the poet singer – and

Hades – the King of the underworld – who takes Orpheus’ beloved, Eurydice, into the underworld. The

songs were amazing and exhilarating, replicating traditional jazz sounds from the Deep South of

America in the 1930’s. The students loved the spectacle and seemed to understand that this old Greek

myth was still relevant, especially in the way it was presented in its new form.

As the students are working to create their own new performances it was a great chance for them to

see how new work is created using old sources. We all look forward to celebrating their achievement

and…watch this space…have Rehearsed Readings in May 2019 of their new scripts.

Mrs Duncan – Drama

On 15th November TRS Dance organised the first Bromley Schools Dance Showcase where we saw schools from across the Borough bring dances to perform. It was such a lovely evening showing how talented our pupils are and giving the dancers a chance to meet and watch each other.

DANCE

Recognising young people’s outstanding contributions to the community.

Do you know a young person at The Ravensbourne School who has done something great

to help the community? Such as helping other children, disabled or elderly people or

maybe a sick relative. Are they working to improve the environment or organising an

event to raise money?

If you do then please let Mrs Orchard-Green or Mrs Maidment know. Your nominations

will be passed onto the Bromley Rotary Club Youth Award Team for their consideration.

The winners will receive a voucher to spend in The Glades, Bromley and have their

achievement celebrated in a ceremony on 25th January 2019 at The Langley Park School

for Boys.

Application forms can be found in the KS3 and KS4 offices in the Science block or email

your nominations to Mrs Orchard-Green or Mrs Maidment at the addresses below:

corchard-green@e21c.co.uk lmaidment@e21c.co.uk

Last chance

to nominate

Girls Girls KSFA Silver Jubilee

Trophy Away Hayes 0-7 Win

Dessiah Chevelleau 4, Mia Lockett, Ellie Rivers, Shamoy Campbell

1st Year Whites 1.1 ESFA U18 Elite Cup Away Ruscroft 5-4 Loss

Gianluca Galata Avila, Shaike Kamara, AJ Martin, Ollie

2nd Year Reds 2.1 National League U19 Home Tonbridge Angels 0-0 Draw

2nd Year Whites 2.2 KSFA Acad League Cup Away Abbey 2-3 Win

Sam Owamboye, Harry Pointing,

2nd Year Blues 2.3

ECFA London Mens Invitational Home Crystal Palace LSEC 5-2 Win

Antonio Cucit, Jevon Daley, Reece Thorpe, Dominic Thompson,

1st Year Whites 1.1

National League U19 Alliance Away Dulwich Hamlet 2-4 Loss

Sam Awatefe, Mo Kaudeer

1st Year Blues 1.3 ECFA London Men's

Champ Away West Ham Beckton 0-7 Win

Asher Reid 2, Billy Keen, SamEkoja, Tayler Dale, Will Grieveson

1st Year Yel-lows 1.4 KSFA NK Div 2 Home Christ The King 8-4 Win

Own goal, Stefan Anekwe 2, Moyo Williams 2, Sulamain Bangura, Dejaun Rodrigues, Isaac Landoli

A Level Devel-opment Dev A KSFA U18 White Cup Away Simon Langton 2-3 Win

Omar Artry, Shaun Nketiah, Artemas

Team Team Competition Venue Opposition Score Goal scorers