February 7

Wir Lieben München

We welcomed home on Monday our Year 11 Munich

visitors (55 of them in total!) who thoroughly enjoyed

their educational long weekend in Germany.

The visit was intended to consolidate and extend

understanding of the students’ current study of

Germany between 1919 and 1945 and was packed with

varied activities and excursions. Mr Nutall (Head of

History) led the trip alongside Mr Pancott and several

other support staff members.

The students behaved entirely appropriately and were

very supportive of each other in dealing with what can

be a very emotional experience, particularly to the

Dachau concentration camp.

Throughout the visit, the superb conduct and excellent

manners of the students were praised, and

compliments were received from the staff on the

airline, and at the hotel, their exemplary behaviour and

positivity made them both a pleasure to be with and a

credit to themselves and the school.

Look out for Mr Nutall's travel diary on page 11.

Headline 7 February 2013

Email: [email protected] @ilkleygrammar

Ready, Steady, Cook, Race, Make! On Wednesday night our technology Team hosted a ‘Technology Challenge Evening’, inviting parents and students to join us for an action-packed event that included teams of primary school children racing rubber band driven model cars and our Year 9s either vying for Ready Steady Cook success or making felt for the first time. The event was a magnificent showcase for some outstanding work in Technology, and our visitors were quite rightly, very impressed by all the commitment, creativity and hard work shown by student and staff alike.

The winners of the Year 9 Ready Steady Cook Challenge were; Tanya Rusby 9CT (left) and Hannah Ward 9AHF (right). The Primary School winners of the Rubber band driven model car race were Burley Woodhead. Youngsters Tom Jackson (left) and James Newman (right) brought along their ‘Elastigator’ which dominated the races throughout the heats!



Techno-tastic!



Attendance Measure – Highest Attending Tutor Group

Spanish News Our Spanish Exchangers have been attending meetings this week and are all looking forward to their visit over the half term. 30 Year 11 students alongside Mrs Kitchen, Mrs Till and Mr Mouton will depart on Friday 21st February. As well as the Spanish Exchange we have 3 Year 13 students going to Madrid on a study course during the half term: Jess Mitchell, Alice Simpson and Issy Gibbs - good luck to all of them.

Practice Makes Perfect! Our musicians, dancers, actors and backstagers are all hard at work rehearsing and practising for the school production ‘The Seven Ages of Man’. Have you bought your ticket yet? If not head to reception (tickets are £5 and £3 concessions) as soon as you can to ensure you get the best seat in the house!

Careers Fair – Join Us! Wednesday 19th March, 1pm

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Readathon 2014 Year 7 parents (hopefully) now know we are running Readathon from 7th February to 7th March this year. This is a national sponsored event in aid of children’s charities. Even more importantly, it is about getting children to read – and read anything they enjoy: fiction, non-fiction, magazines, even computer manuals, whatever they like. They can read as many or as few books/magazines as they feel able to, there is no test at the end – the main aim is to have fun reading. There is an IGS suggested reading list which may help them to choose an appropriate title. 75 new books have been purchased especially for Readathon – it would be great to see them all taken out at least once! Please support this event and encourage your son/daughter (or both!) to read as much as they can, and as much as they want, and to enjoy themselves doing so.

Click here for the suggested reading list.

Careers Fair It is a significant number of years since we have held a Careers Fair, therefore this is an excellent opportunity to promote an organisation and raise its profile to our students. The Fair will be aimed at Years 10, 11 and 12. If you think this is for you and you would like your business or organisation represented please contact [email protected] or phone on 01943 608424.

Homophones – How Did You Do? Were they tricky or a piece of cake? Here are the answers to last week’s spelling challenge. ‘Where do you think you’re going?’ asked the teacher who was struggling to hear. ‘I was just going to the toilet. And my mate wanted to come too. So that makes two of us.’ ‘Well you can go at break. So get back there.’ ‘Over here?’ ‘No, over there.’ ‘Now back to the lesson. What sort of clothes did the evacuees wear in World War Two? Don’t forget, a lot of their possessions would have been left behind. Isn’t anyone going to say anything? Don’t be put off.’ ‘They probably wore their best clothes to impress the families they were staying with.’ ‘Quite right. They would have to decide which clothes to take and which to leave behind. Well that’s the end of the lesson, who is dressing as a witch this Halloween?’

http://www.ilkleygrammarschool.com/headline/latest_news/readathon_2014/

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Sharing Success Well done and good luck to Calum Carslaw (12DGW) who has been asked to play for the National Aire Cadet Pipe Band at the Menin Gate for the World War One centenary event on Wednesday 19th February. Move over Heston Blumenthal! Congratulations to Desideria Sardelli (10GS) who took part in the district final of the Rotary Club Cookery Competition held at Betty's Cookery School in Harrogate on Monday evening. Out of the 7 group finalists, Desideria secured a runner up place – this

means she goes through to the regional final to be held in Derbyshire in March. The standard of food prepared was excellent – we are very proud of her!

Well done to Kate Nixon (10FV) who won the U16 Girls’ West Yorkshire Table Tennis Championships this week and now goes through to represent West Yorkshire in the next round of this English Schools event. Good luck Kate!

Well done to Ayman Siraj-Gil 8ADM who was the overall winner in Bradford Education’s Art Competition, secondary schools’ category.

Congratulations to our Year 8 hockey team who played magnificently in the Bradford Schools’ U13 Hockey Tournament. They finished as runners up, well done girls!



Well done to our Year 7 basketball team who played Beckfoot School in their first competitive game on Thursday – it was a close match, but they were victorious 22-24. Well done boys!

Congratulations to all our athletes who represented Bradford on Saturday in the West Yorkshire Cross Country Championships. They did extremely well, both Ben Thompson and Sarah Pickering successfully gained places to represent West Yorkshire in the English Schools Finals later this month. Lucy Haines and Lucy Williamson are both reserves for the team.

Well done to Cameron Tilley (8CW) who is the first student in Year 8 to achieve his Silver Certificate (80 credits). Congratulations!

Congratulations to those of you who took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge this week. The Intermediate Challenge is aimed at students in Year 11 or below and involves answering 25 multiple choice questions in one hour and is sat in school under normal exam conditions.

Rugby Success Well done to our 1st XV who played Prince Henry's Grammar School in the ¼ finals of the Yorkshire Cup on Tuesday and won 12-10. Our Year 7 team also played on Tuesday, their match was against Allerton Grange School and we were victorious with a 29-10 victory. The Yorkshire Cup match (¼ finals) for our Year 10 team that was due to be played this week was rescheduled. The match will take place on March 4th – good luck boys! Our Year 8 rugby team played Allerton Grange on Thursday and won 67-7

Netball News Unfortunately we were missing some of our key players this week, but all girls played well in matches, despite some defeats. 'Players of the Match' awards this week were given to: Rosie Shouler-Harris 11EAC (Senior), Rachel Hanson 9SMD (U14), Niamh Hyslop 8ADM and Izzy Atkinson 8HM (U13) and Ella Shouler-Harris 7SL (U12).

Well done to our U13 Sports Hall Athletics teams who were in action on Monday afternoon at Beckfoot. The girls’ team came 1st and the boys’ team came 3rd, the combined result meant team IGS were the overall winners! This means that the girls’ team now joins the U12 team in going through to the next regional round of this competition next week. Good luck!

Ben Thompson Sarah Pickering Lucy Haines Lucy Williamson

Rosie Shouler- Harris Rachel Hanson Niamh Hyslop Izzy Atkinson Ella Shouler-Harris



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B AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY 10 Feb

U12 A + B Netball v St. Aiden’s (A) (SHR) Cross Country @ Ermysted’s (SMB/MWC) Depart @ 1pm Street Dance -All ages (JW) Gym 3.15-4.15pm Y7 FOOTBALL (PLB) School Fields 3-4.30pm Y8/Y11/1st XV Boys’ RUGBY Training (ACF/VP/JP/SB) IRUFC 3.30-5pm

TUESDAY 11 Feb

Y10 Boy’s Rugby v Settle College (A) (GR/BC) Depart @ 2.15pm U12 Girls’ SpHall Athletics @ Richard Dunne Sports Centre (LV) Depart @ 11.15am 1st XV Boys’ Rugby v Ermysted’s (A) (VP/ACF) Depart @ 12.45pm U12B + U14A Netball v Skipton (H) (SHR) Y7/8 NETBALL (SHR) SpHall/Cts 3-4.30pm Y9 NETBALL Club (SHR) SpHall/Cts 3-4.30pm Y9/Sen HOCKEY (JH) BR Astro 3.00-4.30pm Sports’ Leaders- Pool (PLB) 3-5pm Y7 Boys’ RUGBY Training (JP/GR) IRUFC 3.30-5pm

WEDNESDAY 12 Feb

1st XV Boys’ Rugby Yorks. Cup semi-final v Ermysteds @ Skipton Depart @ 12:45pm U19 Boys’ Squash Regional Finals @ Bedale U13B Netball Emerging League @ UAK (SHR) U14 Hockey Tournament @ S.Craven (AJK) Y10 Boys’ Football v Abbey Grange (H) (SP) Cross Country @ Cliffe Castle (MWC/AJK) Y8 Boys’ Rugby v Rodillian Academy (A) (JP/BC) Depart @ 2.15pm U13 Table Tennis West Yorkshire Schools’ Championships @ Keighley Table Tennis Centre Y9/10/11 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Club (MWC) BR Astro 3.30-5pm Y7 BASKETBALL Club (ACF) Gym 12.15-12.50pm Girls’ Synchro (Mrs Gooch) Pool 3-4.30pm Y7 Boys’ + Girls’ DODGEBALL (PLB) Gym 3-4pm

THURSDAY 13 Feb

Y7 Basketball CV2 @ Beckfoot (ACF) Y7 + Y9 Boys’ Rugby v Guiseley (A) (GR/SB/MWC) Depart @ 3pm U15 + U14A Netball v Parkside (A) (SHR) Y9 BASKETBALL Club (SP) SpHall 12.10-12.55pm (*week B only) Y9 NETBALL Club (SHR) SpHall/Cts 3-4.30pm Sports’ Leaders- Pool (PLB) 3-5pm Y9/10/11 BADMINTON Club (AJH/KPC) SpHall 3-4.30pm Y7/8 HOCKEY Club (AJK) BR Astro 3.00-4.30pm

FRIDAY 14 Feb



Congratulations

Table Tennis, Scouts and Orienteering …what you

a talented bunch of students we have!

Kate Nixon’s (10FV)

Table Tennis Talents!

Nea Weston’s (9AHF) Scouting Success!

Laura King’s (10FV) Athletic Achievements!



Mr Nutall’s Travel Diary On the morning of the first day, the group visited Dachau, a concentration camp on the outskirts of Munich. A sombre, yet incredibly valuable experience that I am sure will remain with the students for many years to come.

In the afternoon Mr Pancott and I led the students on a walking tour around the city. The sight of Germans surfing on the River Isar drew particular attention (a man-made bore on the river creates a surfable wave). There was also no shortage of sights relating to our historical studies. We traced the route that Hitler and the Nazis took during their 1923 Putsch where they attempted, and failed, to overthrow the government. We also visited the Hofbrauhaus, a traditional Bavarian beer hall that can accommodate 7,000 people and aside from being a place where Hitler had made speeches, it was also very interesting to see true Bavarian culture with some German gents still wearing traditional lederhosen and Robin Hood-esque hats. The local culture became such a hit with the students that some returned home with Bavarian hats (no lederhosen though sadly)! The cultural experience was further extended with a meal at a traditional bierkeller in the evening. The atmosphere of the venue could be praised far more highly than the standard of the food!

The second day was spent visiting the beautiful town of Nuremberg where we visited the Nazi rally grounds and the Museum of Fascination and Terror, located in the Nazi Congress Hall (the largest example of Nazi architecture in existence).

At the museum, students learned about the two central pillars of Nazi control: propaganda, indoctrination and fear. Following this, we visited the Palace of Justice where the Nuremberg Trials were held. We sat in the courtroom where senior Nazis, such as Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess, were tried for their crimes against humanity.

Yet it wasn’t all history, history, history - the students were given time to spend taking in Munich for themselves and on one evening we went bowling (with some impressively high, and low, scores – mentioning no names). The visit to BMW World also proved popular with students getting to sit in/on some highly expensive cars and motorbikes. One student commented on a particular car: ‘230,000 euros, that’s quite reasonable really.’

He better start saving now! Dan Nuttall (Head of History)



Next Week’s Menus: Eat, Learn, Live

There is also a range of cold meals, sandwiches and pizzas available every day and remember the meal deal is still only £2.15. This includes a hot meal and a pudding or drink. The same price covers a choice from the cold selection and a juice and a small dessert.

. Ilkley Grammar School PTA News

Today is the final day we can accept donations for the Auction of Promises, so there’s just still time, and it really is a case of the more the merrier (and the more money we can make!). Thank you to those of you who have been so generous donating the things that money just can’t buy. Look out for details of the lots available and get ready for the bidding wars!

We welcome all new members to our PTA – so join up and join in! The remainder of the meetings are due

to be held on: Wednesday 12th March, Tuesday 29th April and Wednesday 11th June. Meetings start at

7pm and are held in the Lower Library in school. If you can’t make our meetings but would like to be

included then email [email protected]. Watch out, too, for our 2014 Car Boot Sales: provisional dates

are Sundays 6th April; 18th May; 22nd June and 20th July. You can follow the PTA on twitter @IGSPTA


https://twitter.com/IGSPTA



Siblings often have to take a back seat in their families whilst their parents work hard to support and care for their disabled brothers and sisters. This means they may get less attention from parents and have more caring responsibilities at home. They often feel very protective of their brothers and sisters and worry about how they are doing, or they may find it hard to understand their brother or sister’s disability or illness. Siblings can feel isolated when others don’t understand their feelings and experiences.

YoungSibs www.youngsibs.org.uk is an information and support service for siblings aged 6-17 and it is run by Sibs www.sibs.org.uk - the UK charity for siblings of disabled people. Siblings can:

Share their experiences with other siblings and feel less isolated.

Find out more about their brother or sister’s disability or condition.

Send in their requests for help with a range of issues including worry about the future; activities to do with their brother or sister; help with bullying; and coping with difficult behaviour. Once they get in touch we give them ideas for dealing with the issue or talk to their parents or teachers on their behalf.

“It feels really reassuring to know that I am not alone, even though it sometimes feels like it”

“It has really helped me a lot to understand my little brother’s disability. Thank you for helping me”

For more information and a brochure for siblings contact Sibs.

Website: www.sibs.org.uk Email: [email protected] Tel 01535 645453

Address: Meadowfield, Oxenhope, West Yorkshire, BD22 9JD

Career of the Week: Beauty Therapist The Work: as a beauty therapist you could provide a range of face and body treatments including: facials (cleansing, massaging and toning the skin), applying and advising about make-up, eyebrow shaping and eyelash colouring, manicures, pedicures, nail treatments & extensions, nail art, removal of unwanted facial and body hair, electro-therapy treatments to improve body tone and shape and tanning. You may offer other treatments such as massage, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy and reflexology. You may occasionally need to refer clients to their doctor for example if they have a severe skin problem.

Entry Requirements: to become a fully qualified beauty therapist you would need to complete a beauty therapy qualification at Level 3. For school leavers the 3 main routes into this work are:

Full time or part time college courses (many courses available locally – see UCAS Progress website below)

Via an Apprenticeship at Level 2 and 3

A course at a private beauty school, which can be expensive Beauty therapists need to be open and friendly. They also need to be able to make clients’ feel relaxed and be a good listener.

Information and support for children and young people who have a brother or sister who is disabled, has special educational needs or a serious long-term illness or condition.

http://www.youngsibs.org.uk/

http://www.sibs.org.uk/

http://www.sibs.org.uk/


http://www.youngsibs.org.uk/



Training and Development: once working there are many additional qualifications available to help you to develop your career. You can also take higher education qualifications such as Foundation Degrees which may be useful if you want to progress to salon management. Look on UCAS website for courses like Beauty Therapy Management, Salon Business Management and Beauty and Spa Management.

Pay: beauty therapists typically earn between £12,000 and £17,000 a year. Salon Managers can earn over £20,000 a year. Beauty therapists also receive tips and are usually paid extra for products they sell in the salon.

Further Information: www.apprenticeship.org, www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk College courses - www.ucasprogress.com (enter Ilkley, 20 miles, Post 16 courses, Beauty)

‘I was lucky to get an Apprenticeship with Cleavdon Beauty Salon in Ben Rhydding, which involved attending the Yorkshire Beauty College one day a week. I had to re-take my GCSE Maths at College to get a C, but I already had my English. For my 2 year apprenticeship, I studied and passed an NVQ Level 3 and I also have taken an internationally recognised qualification, CIDESCO, so I can work abroad and on cruise ships. I will be taking more courses to keep increasing my training and learning in the salon. I also go into retirement homes to do the nails of the elderly. The starting salary is approx. £150 per week but this is topped up with regular tips from clients. I really enjoy my job and would recommend this profession. I love working with the

clients and I get great satisfaction from making them feel good - over the last 3 years I have gradually built up a client base and I’m lucky enough to run the salon 2 days a week for the owner. I’m learning the admin side of running the business and my ambition is to run my own beauty business.’

Kimberley Knight

Post 16 News Exam Entry Forms: these should have been received by all students now. The form should be signed and

returned by 11th February to ensure we comply with the exam board’s deadline. After this deadline extra fees are incurred.

Modern Languages at Oxford: Saturday 26th April, Faculty of Medieval & Modern Languages 10.50-4.00. Experience a day at Oxford University and find out more about studying languages at Oxford. Apply at www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

Headstart Courses: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses available for Year 12 students. Find out more at http://www.etrust.org.uk/headstart.cfm

Rolls-Royce Apprenticeship: learn while you earn at our Barnoldswick Facility. Apply online at www.rolls-royce.com/apprenticeships closing date 16th February 2014.

Gap Medics: Hospital work experience for one/two weeks in Tanzania for those interested in the health professions. www.gapmedics.co.uk

Starbucks Youth Action: Fancy running a social action project in your local area? For 16-24 year olds. Find out more at http://www.ukyouth.org/our-work-with-young-people/corporate-responsibility/youth-action

Kaplan Scholarship Programme: Accountancy Apprenticeship opportunity to receive £15,000 worth of Accountancy training and gain further professional Accountancy qualifications. Closing date 28th February 2014. More information at: http://kaplanapprenticeships.co.uk/getting-started/scholarship?gclid=COjXlpXbubwCFazHtAodsigAZQ

Legal Apprentice Opportunity: with Lupton Fawcett Denison Till based in Leeds. More information from www.luptonfawcett.com/join-us/ or apply to [email protected]

Apprenticeship Available: at Pitscards, Ilkley, to work in Sales/Office Support. www.pitscards.co.uk

http://www.apprenticeship.org/

http://www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/

http://www.ucasprogress.com/

http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/

http://www.etrust.org.uk/headstart.cfm

http://www.rolls-royce.com/apprenticeships

http://www.rolls-royce.com/apprenticeships

http://www.gapmedics.co.uk/

http://www.ukyouth.org/our-work-with-young-people/corporate-responsibility/youth-action

http://kaplanapprenticeships.co.uk/getting-started/scholarship?gclid=COjXlpXbubwCFazHtAodsigAZQ

http://www.luptonfawcett.com/join-us/


http://www.pitscards.co.uk/



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Dates for the Diary Remaining 2013-14 Term Dates

SPRING TERM 2014

Friday 21 February Close

Half term holiday: Monday 24th February – Monday 3rd March

Monday 3 March Training Day

Tuesday 4 March Re-open

Friday 11 April Close

Easter holiday: Monday 14th April – Friday 25th April

SUMMER TERM 2014

Monday 28 April Re-open

Monday 5 May May Day (School closed)

Friday 23 May Close

Half term holiday: Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May

Monday 2 June Re-open

Thursday 24 July Close (1.15pm)

Summer holiday: Friday 25th July

Get in touch and stay in touch! We would be interested in any feedback on these bulletins. Also, if you would like further information on anything within them or, wish to request other information items, please get in touch! It is really important we can stay in touch with you; if you need to change your contact details please email [email protected] or contact the school office.

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01943 608424

Website: www.ilkleygrammarschool.com

@ilkleygrammar

February Monday 10 Year 11 Parents’ Meeting 4-7pm

Wednesday 12 Drama/Music Residential departs

2pm

Monday 17 Year 11 GCSE French Orals week

Tuesday 18 School Production 7pm

Wednesday 19 School Production 7pm

Thursday 20 School Production 7pm

Friday 21 Take-a-break 10am

Spanish Exchange departs (Madrid)

24-28th February Half Term Barcelona visit

USA Ski visit Spanish Exchange

March Monday 3 Training Day Tuesday 4 School opens Ilkley Pancake Race: The Grove Monday 10 Year 11 GCSE Spanish Orals Wednesday 12 Year 11 to 12 interviews

Year 9 Parents’ Meeting (Options) 7pm PTA Meeting: Lower Library Thursday 13 Year 11 to 12 interviews Friday 14 Year 11 to 12 interviews Wednesday 19 Learning Community Day Friday 21 Madrid Visitors arrive 10am Take-a-Break



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