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7 Children in Need

8Mad4Books is madder than ever!

9 Welcome BBQ

10Netball Winners

2 Prize Giving Evening

3 Giving Nation Project

5Epping Forest Biology Field Trip

6 Primary Enrichment

Autumn 2009 Volume 2, Issue 4

Dear Parents, Students and Friends,

As the Autumn Term comes to a close, it may seem a bit strange that I start the newsletter by looking back to the summer examination results.

However, this is my first chance in a publication to congratulate the students on an absolutely fantastic set of results, and to thank the staff and the parents/carers for all their support in helping make that happen. A brief summary of the results are given below with a full breakdown available on the website:

1. 95% of Year 11 achieved 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE

2. 75% of Year 11 achieved 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Maths

3. 86.7% of Year 13 students achieved top grades at A level with 99.4% passing A level overall.

4. The average point score for A level was 342.

In terms of newspaper league tables, we were placed by The Guardian newspaper in the top 5% of comprehensive schools in London on % gaining 5 or more A*-C grades.

Many of you attended our recent Prize Evening where our guest speaker was Theo Paphitis from BBC2’s Dragon’s Den. The evening was a great success.

During the end of the last academic year we completed a survey of parent and student views using an independent company. Thanks to all of you who returned the survey. Your overwhelming appreciation of the school was very pleasing to note. However, equally important for me is also to note your feedback on areas that you wish the school to work on further. A report on the survey’s findings has been included in this newsletter.

As we are approaching the end of term, season’s greetings to you all.

Derrick Brown Head Teacher

Message from the Head

IN the summer term the school introduced a significant change

to the way the canteen works. We removed the old tills and replaced them with a brand new cashless system. The implementation of this system has gone remarkably well and students have adapted very quickly, including the new Year 7s.

The biggest benefits for students have been the shortening of queuing time and removing the need to carry cash around the school.

Most students and staff have registered for the finger swipe system and again this has gone very smoothly.

RemindersIf you top up over the internet your child’s account will be updated within about 30 minutes but you will not see the updated balance on the ParentPay account until the end of the next school day.

The default top up on ParentPay is £10 but you can put on more.

If you don’t have your ParentPay log-in details you can request them, either by sending a note in to the school finance office or by sending an email to [email protected].

Cashless Catering

STOP PRESS:Christmas lunch this year will be on Tuesday 15th December.


Prize Giving Evening

2Events @ Ashmole

ON Thursday 19th November the school held its annual Prize Giving Evening. More

students than ever before were awarded prizes showing the increasing effort and performance made by them all.

We were fortunate to have Mr Theo Paphitis from the TV programme Dragon’s Den as our guest speaker. He told the large audience of students, parents, staff and governors about his early career and gave encouragement to the students to continue to achieve their best.

Afterwards everyone gathered in the Refectory for drinks and a buffet and Theo Paphitis kindly signed many of the students’ books.

The school’s annual production was held on 8th, 9th and 10th December in the School Hall.

A review will follow in the next issue of the @shmole.

THANKS to all those parents and students who completed the school surveys in June

09. These surveys are an important means for the school to better understand how parents and students feel about Ashmole School and help us to continue to improve the educational experience we provide for all. The vast majority of responses were very positive indeed and parents and students gave some extremely useful feedback.

Thank you to the 95% of parents surveyed who rated the school as good or very good. Parents rated the school very highly for a range of general criteria, including: site security; facilities and resources; communication with home; the discipline of the school; control of absence and truancy; control of bullying; developing moral values and community spirit.

We are happy to note that the majority of our students feel they are making very good progress in all subjects. The majority of parents rate the teaching at Ashmole as very good.

We noted that a small minority of parents surveyed were less satisfied with the amount and quality of homework set by the school. As a result of this we have begun to work on ensuring the homework set is of a better quality. We are also working to improve the recording of homework set and the checking student planners. This is so that parents and students are better able to understand what is being set and when. We know that parents check planners and check the work students complete at home and we thank you for your continued support in this.

Some of our students feel we could do more to develop their potential and to give more focused careers guidance. As many parents will be aware we have been developing links with a number of the most prestigious universities and Ashmole students have already attended summer schools at London School of Economics and Imperial College. Groups of students from Years Nine, Ten and Eleven have visited Oxford and Cambridge Universities and University College London as part of our Gifted and Talented programme. This programme of support and guidance will continue to be developed.

Once again thank to all those who completed the surveys.

Ms Barnes Deputy Head Teacher

Parental and Student Surveys June 09

YEAR 8 took part in the ‘Giving Nation Project’ during the

2008/09 school year. The project allowed students to develop their skills of enterprise alongside a greater sense of community. They had to come up with their fundraising ideas and take on a variety of business roles with one person in the class holding the position of Project Manager. They wrote a business plan, carried out a financial forecast and marketed it around the school before actually producing the event. Each form class carried out a different charity event and raised a total of £1098. The ‘Charity Cup’ was awarded to Mr Bolton’s form 9M2, with Mr Almeida’s form 9N2 close behind in second place. The cup will now be passed on next year as the current Year 8s begin their fundraising campaign!

Last year we organised a quiz for

the Great Ormond Street Hospital. The quiz was for Year 7s but we also welcomed other people to donate some money. The quiz show went very well. Pupils were answering questions and lots of their classmates from their form were supporting them. It was a great experience for all of us and we raised about £108! We had lots of fun coming up with an idea, putting up posters and selling tickets. It was definitely worth while and it’s great to know that we are helping people as young as ourselves and saving lives. Thanks to all the people that participated.

Moho Moein 9S2

LAST year the whole of Year 8 raised money for Great Ormond

Street Hospital. Each form did their bit by arranging their own activity, such as talent shows, fun runs and quizzes. My form 9J2

(we were 8J2 at the time) organised a sports quiz for Year 9 (now Year 10). We had to cross many hurdles to achieve our goal but we finally got where we wanted to be. It did not matter how hard it was, all that really mattered was that we did something to help a good cause, for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Our fundraising will contribute to another operating surgery and a few more family rooms being built, giving sick children the chance of recovery.

Leah McMillan 9J2

GREAT Ormond Street Hospital is a place where they save many

children’s lives and try to give them a comfortable stay during their time in hospital. It allows parents to stay with their children, however it costs money. So last year with us being 8M1 we held a fundraising event in competition with all the

other forms in Year 8. Our event involved students and teachers racing against each other with some phenomenal obstacles to compete. Our event was open to Year 7s and was a memorable experience for all. We managed to raise a marvellous £145. Overall it was a great success and tremendous help to GOSH.

Evi Gavriel and Sophie Salih 9M1

Giving Nation Project2008/09


Jeans for Genes Campaign

3Humanities @ Ashmole

IN October we supported the Jeans for Genes campaign by

highlighting the issue of genetic diseases through a series of Assemblies led by the Science Faculty and by holding a Jeans for Genes day. We raised over £1,000. A big thank you to those who supported the cause.

The Jeans for Genes charity is a major fundraiser for the Children’s Medical Research

Institute. Scientists at the Institute are working to try to present diseases such as leukaemia, muscular dystrophy and genetic defects before they occur in our children or where that is not possible, to develop better treatments. In addition, monies are used to support children and families with these conditions.

Mr Bray

IN the midst of a growing Swine Flu problem, the Biology

Department accompanied the Year 12 Biology students to Epping Forest to begin their coursework investigation for the A2 course.

For the first two days the bright, fresh weather in Southgate misled many, and the waterproofs and wellies, recommended by the teachers, proved very useful. As many of those who went will tell you, measuring leaves and digging up soil is not an activity

which goes well with rain and wind, but despite this, the group soldiered on. For the final day the sun shone and we were able to get good readings using the temperature probes and light meters. Whilst some of us sampled the plant species using quadrats, others were fishing for unusual invertebrates in the pond and Mr O’Dwyer was astounding us with his immense knowledge of the local flora and fauna. Miss Shipton (now out of her wellies) even found time to take some

pictures; although understandably after 6 hours of scouring through forests and wading through fields, not everyone was quite at their best.

Even though it was pretty difficult learning how to use some of the more complicated ecological pieces of equipment, the expedition was both a very educational and enjoyable experience.

Max Case13M2


4Science @ Ashmole

Epping Forest Biology Field Trip

AS Biology

THE Year 12 Biologists have had a gory start to their AS

course. Whilst learning about heart disease and the risk factors that can increase your chances of developing C.V.D. (cardiovascular disease) they have dissected hearts to find out what’s inside. The stringy tendons were tough to pull on and many were surprised just how thick the heart muscle is. Many of the students cut off cross-sections of an artery and vein so that they could investigate which contained the most elastic tissue when they hung them off a clamp stand and added masses. They have used blended liver to investigate the effect of the enzyme catalase on the rate of reaction with hydrogen peroxide. Future investigations include the effect of caffeine on the heart rate of Daphnia (water fleas) and determining the vitamin C content in fruit juice. Have a chat with Miss Shipton in S8 if you want to find out more about AS Biology.

Miss Shipton


5Science @ Ashmole

Primary Enrichment

Checking the purity of an acidRECENTLY, in chemistry we

have been learning about chemicals, making you see how much we all take them for granted! In a recent lesson we have done a practical investigation to test the purity of an acid via a process called Titration. We started by filling a burette (a long glass tube with a tap at the bottom) with an alkali which we know the concentration of, called sodium hydroxide. We then put 25cm3 of citric acid into a conical flask and added 3 drops of an indicator chemical which turns pink when it is neutralized. We then carefully turned on the tap at the bottom of the burette, releasing the alkali into the acid. When the solution

in the conical flask turned pink we stopped the tap and on the burette measured the precise amount of alkali it took to neutralize the acid, therefore we can calculate the purity of the acid.

Matthew Jeffery 11N2

IN our lessons in Chemistry we have been studying chemical

synthesis. One of our recent lessons we carried out an experiment on the purity of chemicals, which is called Titration. In the experiment we tested citric acid. First we filled a burette, which is a specific measuring cylinder with sodium hydroxide. We then measured 5ml of citric acid and put it into a

beaker. After doing this we added universal indication to give us a colourless acid solution in order to see what colour it turns during the titration. We then began to add the alkali from the burette and swirled the beaker as each drop was being added in. Here we had to be extremely careful to make sure we did not get a fuschia pink colour. We had to make sure to get it to a permanent pale pink colour, which indicates the neutralization of the citric acid. I really enjoyed this lesson because it helped us understand more about the different methods to purify acids.

Elina Athanasiou11N1

ON Wednesday 4th of November the Year 12 Primary

Enrichment group visited Walker Primary School for the first of many sessions. The group of sixth form students travelled to Walker in order to help with the delivery of science lessons to the Year 3 and 4 students. For many of our young adults it was a trip down ‘memory lane’ and an opportunity to see the classroom from a different perspective.

The enrichment project has continued to grow and develop over the last four years. It is a superb opportunity for our students to work as a team and develop their communication and presentation skills.

Given the enthusiasm of the group during the first session, the project looks as though it will continue to be a huge success.

Miss Hart

April Winner

Ben Prescott 9N2Ben has been selected to play hockey for Middlesex and the South of England. He has also been invited to trials for the England squad. Ben’s award is going to pay for professional hockey coaching in the school.

May Winner

Rudi Michael 9M1Rudi has won the Middlesex Boxing Championship. Rudi would like his award to go to providing additional resources for the Business Studies Department.

June Winner

Gong Zhu Li 10M1Gong Zhu started Ashmole earlier this year having come from China. He spoke no English. His English is now very good and improving all the time. He has moved up three sets in Maths and two sets in Science. The school will purchase new teaching aids for students learning/improving English and to provide new art resources.

Annual Staff Award

Mr NallamilliNallamilli was been nominated by a number of staff and students for his outstanding commitment to the development of the Spinney into a fantastic teaching and learning environment. He was also commended for his commitment to his students, especially in regard to exam preparation and apparently his great sense of humour!


1. Why did you go into teaching?I started as a chemist in a power station, similar to Mr Jack, and after a few years decided to get some career advice and was told to become either a prison officer or a teacher. Firstly I worked with some young offenders then decided to train and go into teaching.

2. What did you study at school?History, Psychology and a MBA in business.

3. What subject did you teach?I taught History mainly. But I also taught IT at Southgate School as I was the only person qualified to teach it.

4. If you weren’t a teacher what would you be?Hmmm…I would be a plumber or an electrician because I love doing houses up and landscape gardening, so yes, a DIY person. ‘Mr Brown the Handy Man!’

5. What is your favourite book?I quite like John Steinbeck and I like John Grisham, he writes law and espionage stuff which I think is fantastic.

6. So, X Factor or Strictly?

Definitely X Factor, though sometimes I do watch a bit of Strictly.

7. What do you think of Jedward?Well, there’re really good fun and they are very persistent; however, Jamie shouldn’t have gone.

8. If you were a superhero what would you name and superpower be?That’s a hard one, I mean you have Spiderman, Batman, Superman and all the X-men…I think I would have to be Wolverine.

9. What would you do if you had 1million pounds? (and it can’t be school related)I would buy a different supercar for everyday of the week. Bentley on a Monday, Lamborghini on a Tuesday etc…

10. What would your last meal be?Steak and chips.

11. If you could marry one celebrity, who would it be?Definitely…Megan Fox.

12. So, is excellence a habit or an event?It’s definitely a habit!

6News @ Ashmole

LSE Choice Programme

Interview withMr BrownMr Brown

Jack PetcheyAchievement

Awards

THIS programme begins with a Summer School in August for

Year 12s which is followed by 16 Saturday morning sessions taking place over Year 13. The Choice teaching is based on the A Level syllabi and contextual master classes allowing students the opportunity to revise and study one subject from a new perspective.

Ezgi Boyraz (13/N1) writes of her experience: “The LSE Choice programme acts as a supplementary course to A

Level studies. Economics, Maths, Government & Politics, History, Geography and Sociology are taught by leading professionals in their field which has provided me with a different perspective to the A Level course. For me it was an amazing opportunity to understand different periods of history through another teaching dimension.”

Mrs O’Carroll Gifted & Talented

Coordinator

THE new Christian Union is going to be on

Thursdays at Lunchtime from 1:30-2:00pm in Ma3.

(If you are worried about your lunchtime, lunch passes will be available)

Whether you are a Christian or you just have some

questions about the Bible or Jesus, come along!

All are welcome, from Years 7-13 and teachers too!

If you can’t make it send questions to [email protected]. Or ask Tanya White in 12m1 or Mrs. Fenning.

Christian Union is Back!


UNIVERSITY College London Higher Educational Awareness

Day Wednesday 18th November 2009

On a blustery November day 32 students from Year 9 plus 4 members of staff set out to attend a HEAD day at UCL. On arrival we were met by the schools liaison officer and her band of student ambassadors.

After an introduction about the university and where it stands in world rankings, apparently it’s fourth, the students were split into groups to ascertain their views

on life at university. A ‘scavenger hunt’ was then undertaken by the students who had a comprehensive tour of the campus with chocolate as the prize for the winners of the ensuing quiz.

Finally it was back to the lecture theatre for a thought provoking presentation about our throwaway society and the impact it could have on our young people. Definitely food for thought.

Mrs O’CarrollGifted & Talented

Coordinator

ON the afternoon of Tuesday 20th October Freya Morrissey

came from Newnham College Cambridge to inspire 60 Year 10 students about applying to a top university. Surprisingly the Year 10s were quite reticent to begin with until a Question & Answer session prompted by a balloon in Cambridge colours was passed amongst the audience.

Freya was quick to dispel the myth that Cambridge was for “posh” people; she had gone there herself from a comprehensive school. There was lots to discuss and think

about, ranging from the cost of going to Cambridge, employment opportunities available to graduates to guessing which degrees Sacha Baron-Cohen and Stephen Fry had studied for at Cambridge.

Freya certainly succeeded in de-mystifying the whole Cambridge aura, telling us that the university doesn’t just need the likes of Ashmole students but is taking steps to actually seek them out.

So now Year 10s it’s up to you to put in the work and make the grade.

Mrs O’CarrollNewnham College, Cambridge

Some of the Senior Team collecting for Children in Need

7News @ Ashmole

THE Senior Team dressed up in pyjamas for Children in Need

and collected money during break and lunch time. Other students

challenged the staff to a netball match which the students won 5-4. Altogether £455 was raised for the charity.

The Dreaming Spires: Gifted & Talented News

University College London Higher Educational Awareness Day

Wednesday 18th November 2009

Children in Need


THIS year, Mad4Books is bigger and better than in previous years; we have been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the current Year 7s! With

nearly 50 members, the Library is very busy on a Tuesday lunchtime! Students are working their way through the activities, and are achieving Bronze and Silver awards. A HUGE thank you to Ahmed Al Jabir and Nicole Shroff, from Year 11, for their help and for being such positive role models to our Year 7 students.

Miss Chandler, Miss O’Carroll and Mrs Evans

WE have been reading autobiographies with year 9.

One student read Theo Paphitis’

book. This is what Aris thought:

“This is a rag to riches book in an economic context. Some key characters in the autobiography are Theo himself, his family and many public figures who have helped him in his highly successful life. He writes about his move from Cyprus and how he has made his fortune by turning companies around. All ages 13+ will enjoy and understand this book; it is easy to read and people should read it to inspire them to have a successful business life! Even if you don’t want to become an entrepreneur then this is still a very positive and uplifting read!”

Aris Savva 9N2

THIS term we have been reading ‘Auslander’ by Paul

Dowswell, and everybody is hooked! We are looking forward to our December meeting when we will be discussing it as a group. This year we are also going to be discussing the books using an online forum, and members of ‘Bookit’ have already started posting their responses to the novel. Look out for our review of ‘Auslander’ in the next issue of @shmole!

Miss O’Carroll, Mrs Evans and Miss Cooper

8English @ Ashmole

Theo Paphitis –ENTER THE DRAGONBOOKIT!

The Key Stage 4 Reading Club

DEVIL MAY CAREBy Sebastian Faulks – Writing as Ian Fleming

Mad4Books is madder than ever!

The Devil May Care is a revolutionary addition to the Bond genre. Sebastian Faulks is the first person to write as Ian Fleming and really sets the bar high.

The book is a gripping thriller that will have you not wanting to put it down. Bond is sent on a sabbatical by M to “relax and unwind” and

to review his status as an 00 but is then called back early to take up a mission in Russia where he comes up against a man with a deformed hand – more like a monkey’s paw – and his henchman, a master in torture and painful deaths. One thing leads to another and Bond meets another agent sent by M without knowing it. With a cover story that she need to find her twin “Poppy” she and Bond have to stop a deadly strike against another country which could start another world war! The clock is ticking and all Bond’s training is put to the test, but can he succeed?

If you enjoy this book then I would really recommend that you try Ian Fleming’s James Bond. In most cases they are better than the films.

Jack Whitaker 9J1


Welcome BBQ

A FASHION Show was held at the school on Friday 16th

October 2009.

The evening started with students and parents modelling some of the clothing ranges. Then the clothing was available to buy. A jewellery stall and card stall were also selling some beautiful handmade items.

We have to thank all the models who bravely volunteered to walk the refectory cat walk. Well done!

The event was well attended with around 90 people enjoying the evening. It was disappointing that most of the ticket sales were friends/relatives of the APFA committee. Please try and support the APFA events which are for the benefit of all the students at Ashmole.

Fashion Showraises over£400.00

9APFA @ Ashmole

ON Friday 25th September 2009 the APFA held a

barbeque to welcome parents and students to the new school year.

The evening was a great success with over 100 parents and students attending. They thoroughly enjoyed a tasty choice of kebabs, burgers, sausages and vegetarian options. Delicious salads and

desserts were provided by parents. All this being washed down by something from the licensed bar.

Thanks must go to Andy Savva and George Christo for cooking and organising the BBQ.

Over £700.00 was raised towards the purchase of a new school mini bus.

WE are proud to announce that we raised in excess of £3000

with our first ever Christmas Market.

We started the day bright and early at 8am for our enthusiastic team of APFA members to organise all the stalls and refreshments. At 11am the market was opened by Mr Brown, and friends, relatives and members of the public entered the hall which held over 38 stalls including; jewellery, crafts, clothing, cakes, tombola and a selection of mini therapy treatments. The refectory supplied us with a variety of hot and cold food, including baguettes, paninis, homemade soup, hot dogs and

mulled wine. There were also crafts for the children, a chocolate fountain and Krispy Kreme doughnuts on sale.

A raffle was drawn with great prizes including £250 cash 1st Prize, an Itouch and a DSi. This was followed by a hugely successful auction with exciting bidding wars for ‘A Sanctuary Spa Day’, ‘A Chocoholics Red Letter Day’, ‘A Fortnum & Mason Hamper’ and a ‘Signed England Rugby Shirt’.

All in all the day was very enjoyable and a great success. We would like to thank everyone that supported this event and look forward to continued support in all our future events.

First ever APFA Christmas Market


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CONGRATULATIONS to the Year 7 netball team who

won their first tournament this September. It was the first time they had played together as a team as it was so early in the season. They played very well against teams

from East Barnet, The Compton, Bishop Douglass and Friern Barnet, finishing overall winners.

Ms D Burton Head of Tutorial Services Year 7 and School Sports

Co-ordinator

Back row: Medina Sheikh, Tyla Beckles, Emily Casey, Grace Rodgers, Raphaella Christou

Front row: Sophie Busby, Mala Patel, Lauren Carrillo, Marie-Anna Thoma, Katie Reilly

THIS is an annual event which is held to honour and celebrate

success and commitment to sport in Barnet. This year’s venue was The Arts Depot in Finchley and was attended by several famous athletes including Nadia Williams, the British No. 1 Triple Jumper; Darren Campbell who won an Olympic gold medal in 2004 in Athens and Tom Aggar, a Para-olympian who won gold in rowing in Beijing.

Rhys Thompson, Year 9, was runner up in the Young Sports Person of the Year category. He

recently came 3rd in a national judo competition and has been selected for the national judo squad for his age group.

Miss Sethi was runner up in the Coach of the Year category having coached the girls’ Year 7 and 8 Football Team so successfully last year as well as encouraging so many students to participate in football. The Year 7 and 8 team won the Barnet League, the Barnet Tournament, the County Finals and were runners up nationally only losing on penalties in the final.

Ms Burton

JudoHe took up judo 8 years ago. In 2006, he won the silver medal at The British Championships. He repeated this again in 2007 (Year 7), as well as winning gold in the British Schools Junior Nationals. In September 2009 he won a bronze medal in the ‘Heart of England’ British ranking tournament.

In October 2009 he competed at The British Judo Championships in Sheffield where he was awarded a bronze medal.

RugbyHe started playing rugby 4 years ago. In 2004, his team won a bronze medal at the Middlesex Rugby Festival. In 2007, his team came 5th in the Rugby Festival and 4th in the Middlesex Rugby Festival. At the end of the 2009 season, they won the Amersham and Chiltern rugby festival.

AthleticsIn the summer of 2008, he competed in the Herts County Championship, where he won three medals in separate events:

100m in 14.8 seconds, winning the bronze medal and completing it in his personal best time. The second medal was awarded for his completion of the 200m race in 29.17 seconds. The third medal was awarded for long jump, where he achieved 4m 18cm and a gold medal.

Cross CountryHe has represented the school in cross country. At the Barnet Championships he came 9th and won through to the Middlesex Race.

He also represents the school at rugby (captain), basketball, cricket and athletics. This season he has already got through the 2nd round of the Middlesex County Rugby trials.

In view of his achievements, he has been shortlisted for The Barnet Young Sports Performer of the year 2009.

AmbitionTo become a sports physiotherapist or a professional athlete.

Sports @ Ashmole

Netball Winners

Ashmole Receives 3 Awards at the Barnet Sporting Achievements Presentation Evening

Rhys Thompson 9/J1All Round performer


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JAMES joined Saracens Rugby Club aged 9 with the ambition

to play a high level of rugby.

He had a very successful few seasons at Saracens including an unbeaten cup run for the club. Following successful trials he was selected to play for The Hertfordshire U16 team where he played against other counties all over the country. James went on to represent England at U16 level. His time with England included intense training and a tour to Ireland to compete in The Youth Six Nations Championship. Although England lost to Wales in the final, wearing the English rose on his chest will be

a memory that he will never forget. He played mainly as a centre or forward.

Sadly, a serious shoulder injury that he sustained in Year 12 has prevented him from playing at the moment, but he has not ruled out the possibility of playing again at some time in the future.

He was also Barnet Discus champion when he was in Year 10. He also plays cricket and golf.

AmbitionJames hopes to go to University to study Business Management. After graduating, he hopes to work in the media.

Sports @ Ashmole

James Hedley 13/S1International rugby player

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Spring Term 2010First Half Term Monday 4th January – Friday 12th February

Half Term Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February

Staff Training Day Monday 22nd February

Second Half Term Tuesday 23rd February – Thursday 1st April

NB: Easter Bank Holiday Friday 2nd April to Monday 5th April

Summer Term 2010First Half Term Monday 19th April – Friday 28th May

May Day Monday 3rd May

Half Term Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June

Second Half Term Monday 7th June – Tuesday 20th July

Staff Training Days Friday 2nd July, Wednesday 21st July andThursday 22nd July

Other Dates for your Diary12th January Year 12 Parents Evening

26th January Year 7 Parents Evening

9th February Year 11 Parents Evening

2nd March Year 9 Options Information Evening

4th March Year 9 Options Guidance Interviews

9th March Year 8 Parents Evening

30th March Year 10 Parents Evening

Dates For Your DiaryAutumn Term finishes on Friday 18th December 2009 at 1.00 pm

Spring Term starts on Monday 4th January 2010 at 9.40 amWeek 2 – Registration followed by Lesson 2

WE still need 2 host families for 2 French boys (Year

9 age) for the exchange visit during March 2010. Students from Le Raincy will visit England from Thursday 11th March to Monday 15th March 2010.

Host families will receive £60 to cover costs. Please

contact Ms Moon as soon as possible if you think

you can help.

Ashmole Senior Team

Bill Bryson Awards

From left to right: Salih Hassan (Head Boy); Anna Kyriacou (Head Girl); Daniel Frutuoso; Caroline Humphrey; Sam Donoghue; Isabella Di Guiseppe; James Hedley; Lisa Elia

From left to right: Lucy Gannon and Patrick Raizerov, two of the lucky recipients of the Bill Bryson’s award winning book, being presented by Mr Brown and Mr Hague.

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