Friday 3rd November 2017

ISSUE 8

6th Nov Y13 Drama Workshop

7th Nov No Event

8th Nov Chaucer Workshop

9th Nov Y13 Parents’ Evening

Governors Committee

Student Support Panel

Meetings

10th Nov Inset Day No students

in school

By Vaishnavee Vithiyananthan in 13B

PPE final piece.

Dear Parents and Carers

Following on from my email last week. We currently have 2 vacancies for parents to join the Governing Board of Oaks Park High School.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a positive contribution and work as part of a team to help decide the priorities and strategic

direction of the school by working in partnership with the Headteacher, Senior Leaders and other Governors.

We are looking for dedicated individuals who can offer their knowledge and expertise in one or more of these areas; finance, human

resources, health and safety, communications or managing premises.

If you have a passion for improving the life chances of children and can offer supportive challenge to the leadership of our school

to help us to fulfil our vision, please refer to your GroupCall email sent on 31/10/17 for full details of how to apply. If you are interested

and wish to reserve a place at the meeting on Tuesday 7th November at 12 noon or require further information please contact;

HeadteachersPA@oakspark.redbridge.sch.uk

Ms JL Hamill Headteacher

International Links The last week of term saw Oaks Park and Alfred-Almond Central School have a video conference surrounding the

issues of Palm Oil. Alfred-Almond is located in Allegany County, New York around 2 hours southeast of Buffalo and

the Canadian border. Within science, Y11 students have been research the effects of palm oil on certain species as

part of Orangutan Land Trust and and Palm Oil Innovation Group’s education programme. Year 11 students Anjalina

and Aqila reflect on their experience:

‘Throughout the week, we had researched the benefits of palm oil and other factors that contribute to the extinction

of the orangutan population. We came together with students from New York, through a video conference, in a

means to discuss global issues. We recognised our roles as global citizens, and the reality of improving the econo-

my or saving a population. We came to the conclusion that both factors were equally important to the citizens of

Indonesia. By continuing to extract palm oil they would be increasing their GDP, however the mass deforestation

included would have devastating in the indigenous creatures. Both New York and here in Oaks Park High School,

the views were similar; both agreeing to balance the components out. As students we learnt the social skill of

interaction, even across the Atlantic Ocean. We are very grateful for this opportunity, and thoroughly enjoyed our

discussion with the New York pupils.’

We are looking forward to our next video conference with Alfred-Almond School in November and

thank you to the LCR and RNLC for hosting the conference.

Ms Fox

Age Restrictions Social Media

Attached is a simple chart of age restrictions for social media. We have

been asked by our Safer Schools Police Officer to share this with you so all

of our parents/carers are fully aware of where the law stands with the use

of social media by children and what their legal responsibility is. We would

appreciate your support in making sure that all children are adhering to the

law and that any use of their phone is monitored by parents/carers so they

are using it properly and above all safely.

Mr R Manning Assistant Headteacher

Recognising effort,

achievement and

contributions in lessons and

tutor time

Mrs Corton

Year 7 Tutor Group

Students of the Month

7N -Ohemaa Boakye-Wiredu

7E - Jada Bourne

7W- Rocson Robert Chajee

7B-Niranjana Udayakumar

7U-Aditya Vasipalli

7R-Reena Sian

7Y Mohammad Yahya Haq

7P Sayeed Ahmed

7I - Dhanisha Patel

7L- Lin Chen

Overall Year 7 Students of the month

Ohemaa Boakye-Wiredu

7N

Aditya Vasipalli

7U

Ohemaa has had excellent feedback from all lessons about her effort, achievement and contributions.

Aditya has made an incredible start to Year 7 with superb feedback from Teachers. He is very enthusiastic and

keen to get involved in all aspects of school life.

Are you good at wri�ng scary stories? Can your

words make people run screaming? If so, write a

short, scary story and email it to the LRC

ltaylor@oakspark.redbridge.sch.uk

The Winner will be announced on

24th November 2017…so, get scaring!!!!!

The CEIAG Team

The CEIAG Team are here to support students in making informed decisions about their futures and to help

them achieve their career and educational aspirations. The CEIAG Team is made up of:

Mr. McDonnell Mrs. Smith Mrs. Sumray

Higher Education

and Super

Curriculum

Coordinator

PSHE and

Careers

Coordinator

Careers

Coordinator

PiXL 'Getting students into top universities' conference

On Wednesday 1st November 2017, 22 of our Year 12 students travelled to the historic

Westminster Hall to take part in the PiXL Conference on 'Getting students into top universities'.

The students listened intently as they were informed about how best to select the right cours-

es at University, and what preparations need to go into ensuring that highly effective applica-

tions are written. The students also heard from representatives of Oxford University and King's

College London about how best to go about securing a place at their institutions. Oaks Park

students were some of the first to ask these representative about the structures of degree

courses at different Russell Group universities. The day concluded with the students being

given excellent advice on how to fulfil their potential and revise effectively for their A level exams.

The students who took part of the visit form part of our Sixth Form's unique 'Headhunted' group. These students have excelled

academically during and since their GCSEs and have been identified by the Sixth Form team as those who need additional advice

and guidance in making applications to the most competitive courses. They are provided with

personalised advice and are the first to hear about opportunities aimed at students who have the

potential to apply to the Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. The PiXL Conference begins a

new phase for the Headhunted group, who will now embark on Oaks Park's first 'Oxbridge

tutorial programme'. This will see students gaining one to one support from members of staff to

enhance their university applications and give them the academic support necessary in their

endeavour to succeed in gaining a place at the elite universities.

Careers Education, information, Advice and Guidance

Mia's Visit to Cambridge University

In October, one of our More Able Year 11 students, Mia Olagbaju was lucky enough to visit the University

of Cambridge as part of her Jack Petchey competition. Here she describes how she found visiting the

university and what impact it has had on her thoughts on going to University:

"Taking part in the Jack Petchey Speak Out Competition was an amazing

experience and I was lucky enough to be able to visit Corpus Christi College in

Cambridge in October with my fellow Regional Finalists. Being in one of the

most respected and oldest institutions in the country, surrounded by smart and

creative young minds was incredible. During my trip, I was able to speak with

an admissions tutor, tour the college with current undergraduates and have a

history lecture on excommunication in Medieval England. The highlight of my trip was the private tour of the Parker Library, where I

was able to see old manuscripts, texts and images, some that even predate the year 1000. My visit to Corpus Christi was inspiring

and I hope to one day be studying in such an innovative and incredible environment".

Apprenticeship and Higher Education Opportunities

J.P. Morgan Do you want to start your career in financial services or technology with one of the

premier global financial services firms?

The J.P. Morgan Apprenticeship offerings in both Financial Services and Technology have been designed to offer a complimentary

alternative for those who are not wishing to take the university path. J.P. Morgan have been running their apprenticeships for 5

years now.

Available in Bournemouth, London, Edinburgh and Glasgow the J.P. Morgan programme include industry level qualifications, or in

the case of technology, an honours degree studied through the apprenticeship model.

With a competitive salary and benefits package, and award winning levels of pastoral care to ensure you transition into the work-

place successfully. You can find out more at jpmorgan.com/apprenticeship and jpmorgan.com/technology-apprenticeship.

PwC

If you want to go to university but are also keen to begin your career, PwC's Flying Start degree programmes offer the best of

both worlds. The skills you’ll learn on the paid work placements are extremely transferable, which means you’ll be able to work

anywhere in business.

You’ll get to meet the firm's world-class clients and work alongside their highly skilled teams. Studying at university you’ll get to

experience the full time student lifestyle. But as the placements are paid you’ll have some money to enjoy it too. You’ll gain a

degree, and hopefully impress enough to secure a place on our graduate scheme. You’ll be supported through your journey, re-

ceiving support from buddies, mentors, people managers and peers. For more information see http://www.pwc.co.uk/flying-start

For any questions about the above opportunities please see Mr McDonnell

in D1 or the Sixth Form Office 1.

Careers Education, information, Advice and Guidance

University Offers

Well done to the following students who already have university offers coming through! This is an excellent

achievement so early in the UCAS cycle.

Student Name Universities and subjects students have offers from

Zach Anane-Agyei University of Kent- Economics

Loughborough University- Economics

Ibtisam Awow Queen Mary University- Dental Materials (Russell Group)

Rohan Barua University of Bath- Mathematics

Kings College London- Mathematics (Russell Group)

Ravi Bhardwaj King's College London- Pharmacology (Russell Group)

Rahul Desai University of Nottingham- Mechanical Engineering

University of Surrey- Mechanical Engineering

Eisvina Dumbliauskaite University of Surrey- International Event Management

University of West London- Event Management

Reanne Griffith De Montfort University- Broadcast Journalism

University of West London- Media Production

Mahfuzal Haque City, University of London- Economics

Royal Holloway, University of London- Economics

Madani Hussain Bristol, University of West England- Mathematics

Loughborough University- Mathematics

Harpreet Kaborta University of Birmingham- English (Russell Group)

University of York- English (Russell Group)

Careers Education, information, Advice and Guidance

Virusan Kanthan

ALL FIVE OFFERS!

Coventry University- Health and Life Science

University of East London- Pharmacology

University of East London- Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of East London- Biomedical Sciences

University of East London- Chemistry

Sankavee Karunakaran University of Southampton- Economics (Russell Group)

University of Surrey- Economics

Aafreen Khan University of Manchester- Development Studies (Russell Group)

Hassan Mahmood Royal Holloway, University of London- Computer Science

Hussain Mahmood Royal Holloway, University of London- Computer Science

Vinil Patel University of Surrey- Chemical Engineering

Swansea University- Chemical Engineering

Aatish Parmar University of Kent- Accounting

University of Leicester- Accounting

Dipti Puthawala London South Bank University- Accounting and Finance

Plymouth University- Accounting and Finance

Kinjan Ranavaya Buckinghamshire New University- Air Transport

University of Hertfordshire- Aerospace Technology

Muntakim Reza University of Leicester- Mechanical Engineering

Careers Education, information, Advice and Guidance

Davinder Sangha University of East London- Biomedical Science

University of Westminster- Biomedical Science

Narmeen Shiik King's College London- Psychology (Russell Group)

University of Manchester- Psychology (Russell Group)

Raghav Sharma King's College London- Biomedical Science (Russell Group)

Vanessa Thomas Bournemouth University- Law

Brunel University- Law

Manraj Toor Brunel University- Mechanical Engineering

Queen Mary University- Mechanical Engineering (Russell

Group)

Afroze Yousaf City, University of London- Optometry

Year 12 Headhunted students ready for the PiXL Conference on getting into top universities

Sixth Form Successes — Students of the week

Ali Hussain 12R has been nominated for showing dedication within his independent learning

for Maths

Nadirah Taher-Choudhury 12Y has been nominated for showing an enthusiastic attitude

within Geography, but also providing quality to classroom discussions.

Elisona Sadrijad 12R has been nominated for achieving a distinction in their health and so-

cial care assessment

and her dedication to her studies.

Joseph Hayne 13P has been nominated for his continued dedication and hard work on his

Construction work.

Luwang Gitteh 13W has been nominated for her vastly improved project proposal for her

EPQ - you've worked hard, well done!

And the winners for this week are……

Elisona Sadrijad 12R & Joseph Hayne 13P!

Congratulations : )

Ali Hussain 12R Nadirah Taher-Choudhury

12Y

Luwang Gitteh 13W

Joseph Hayne 13P

Elisona Sadrijad 12R

‘Attend today 100% ….. Achieve tomorrow’

Mr. Todd

Attendance

‘Attend today ….. Achieve tomorrow’

Week 7

Attendance - 16th October—20th October 2017

Dear Parents/Carers,

I am delighted to say that attendance has continued to be good again this week. Years 7-13 absence is 4.2% and Years 7-11 is

3.90%. We aim to keep this below 5% at the very most.

We have now been at school for half a term so this gives us a great opportunity to start looking deeper not only at overall figures

but individual students. All students across the school should be fully aware of what percentage attendance they have from the

4th September 2017 until the 20th October 2017. This should be recorded in their planner along with their forms attendance and

year groups attendance to show how they compare to others in their year group. They will also record the number of lates they

have had to all lessons over the term. Can you please take time to look at this with them whilst you are signing their planners

each week. When we have concerns over attendance and punctuality we will always contact you in the first instance so we can

work together. I have a simple table below to demonstrate what attendance looks like in relation to days missed of school and

more importantly the number of learning hours lost, We are grateful for your continued support at Oaks Park and if you do have

any questions please do contact your child’s form tutor in the first instance followed by their pastoral team.

Kind Regards,

Mr Todd

‘Attend today …….. Achieve tomorrow’

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS 2017-2018

Sociology Grade Booster – Miss Gonda and Miss

Willson

Year 13 – Monday in F12 with Miss Gonda

Year 11 – Monday in F24 with Miss Willson

Economics Support

Year 12 - Tuesday after school

and Wednesday lunchtime in F18,

Year 13 - Thursdays after school in F18.

Drama Club – Miss Burcombe

***COMING SOON***

Football – Mr Todd / Mr Allison

Year 10/11 football on Thursdays.

Gifted and Talented Art Club, Ms L Smith

Every Wednesday, from 3.30-4.30 in E11, for Year 8.

Curriculum Access Homework Club

All year groups, every lunch time, Acorn Centre

Homework Club – Mr Iqbal

Monday – Thursday Lunch Times in A25. All year

groups welcome.

Oaks Park Voices – Choir – Ms Lewis

Friday Lunchtimes in A6, all years welcome.

ICT Catch Up Club – Ms Davda

Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Lunch Time,

in A26. For KS4 and KS5

Business – Achievement Support

Thursday lunchtimes 1.30-2pm in F17

Economics Support

Year 12 - Tuesday after school

and Wednesday lunchtime in F18

Year 13 - Thursdays after school in F18.

Ceramics Club – Ms Brown

Every Thursday Lunchtime in E9 for Year 11 GCSE

Art students

Food Intervention – Ms Bianchi

Every Thursday Lunch time in E1, for year 11

Homework Club – EAL Department

Every Lunch Time for any year group in E15

Digital Art Club – Mr Golding

Every Tuesday Lunch time in E10, for year 7 and 8

LUNCH TIME CLUBS 2017-2018

LUNCH TIME CLUBS — Continued

EXTRA CURRICULAR P.E TIMETABLE (SEPT - DEC)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

BEFORE

SCHOOL

7:45 –

8:15

INDOOR

ATHLETICS

SPORTS HALL

MS TRICKER

X COUNTRY FIELD

MS TRICKER

MS MCDONALD

LUNCH

TIME

1:25-

1:55pm

YR 10

INTERVENTION

CLASSROOM S1

MS MCDONALD

MR WOOD

BADMINTON YR 7

& 8 SPORTS

HALL

MS PETRIE

MS ANDREWS

DANCE

GYMNASIUM

MS TINDIDES

FITNESS - FIT

SUITE

MR LESTER

YR9

INTERVENTION

MS ANDREWS

MS PETRIE

TABLE TENNIS YR

9, 10, 11

GYMNASIUM

MR WOOD

MS TINDIDES

FITNESS - FIT

SUITE

MS TRICKER

YR 11

INTERVENTION

CLASS ROOM S1

MS MCDONALD

MS TRICKER

MR WOOD

TABLE TENNIS YR

7 & 8 GYMNASI-

UM

MS ANDREWS

MS PETRIE

FITNESS - FIT

SUITE

MR LESTER

YR 11 INTERVENTION

CLASS ROOM S1

MR WOOD

BADMINTON YR 9, 10

11 SPORTS HALL

MS TRICKER

GCSE DANCE

GYMNASIUM

MS TINDIDES

MS MCDONALD

FITNESS - FIT SUITE

MR LESTER

GCSE CIRCUIT SPORTS HALL

MS TRICKER

GCSE TRAMPOLINING SPORTS HALL

MS TINDIDES

MS MCDONALD

FITNESS - FIT SUITE

MR LESTER

AFTER

SCHOOL

3:15-

4:30pm

NETBALL YR 9,

10, 11 SPORTS

HALL

MS MCDONALD

MS ANDREWS

YR 7&8 BOYS

FOOTBALL FIELD

MR WOOD

MS TRICKER

DANCE

GYMNASIUM

MS TINDIDES

YR 9 BOYS FOOT-

BALL ASTRO

MR GREEN

GCSE TABLE TEN-

NIS GYMNASIUM

MR LESTER

DANCE SPORTS

HALL

MS TINDIDES

NASSA TRAINING

BASKETBALL-

ALL YEARS

SPORTS HALL

MR GREEN 5 –

7PM

RUGBY ALL

YEARS FIELD

MS TRICKER

GCSE BADMINTON

YR 9, 10, 11

SPORTS HALL

MS PETRIE

JUJITSU GYMNASIUM

MR ISLAM

FITNESS CLUB - FIT

SUITE

MS TINDIDES

FOOTBALL GIRLS ALL

YEARS ASTRO

MS TRICKER

HANDBALL SPORTS

HALL

WK 1 7, 8

WK 2 9, 10, 11

MS MCDONALD

YR 10 + 11 FOOTBALL

FIELD

MR TODD

YR 7 & 8 NETBALL SPORTS HALL

MS MCDONALD

Snapshot of the OAKS PARK week

Y7 Achievement Assembly. A great way to end a fantastic first half

term at Oaks Park. Here are the student of the month from each Form

Group!

Y11 Students completing their required Chemistry

practical

Fantastic discussion of ‘Geography in the News’ by &u. Enormous

range of ideas and follow up questioning

Y8 Art Students have begun to cut

their stencils ready for spray painting

We are very proud of our Young

Citizen nominee Hania Y7

Pop-up drainage basins by 7U today as an

introduction to Rivers Topic

Postmodernism A2 student Leena completes

exciting and diverse piece of Art work

Word of the Week

Matu�ne adjec�ve

Meaning:

Just before dawn.

In a sentence:

“Kayla’s matu�ne musings inspired an

early start to the day.”

Quote of the Week

“If you’re still looking for that one person who can change

your life, take a look in the mirror”