SHENLEY BROOK END SCHOOL

SCHOOL NEWS Vol 19 Issue 16 : 12 July 2018

Diary Dates

20 July School Closes for End of Term (staggered finish for students — see below)

3 & 4 September Inset Days

5 September School re-opens for Years 7 and 12

6 September School Re-opens for all year groups

12 July Year 12 Social Sciences Festival

13-17 July DofE Gold Practice Expedition

17 July Sports’ Presentation Morning

18 July English Trip to the Open University

19 July Year 8 Social Skills Trip to Westcroft Shops

19 July Year 9 Equalities Well-Being Workshop

END OF TERM ARRANGEMENTS

Students will be leaving school for the Summer Break on Friday 20 July. The school will re-open

on Wednesday 5 September for students in Years 7 and 12 and Thursday 6 September for all

other year groups at the usual time of 8.25am.

On 20 July students will leave at the following times:

Year 7 12.50pm

Year 8 12.50pm

Year 9 11.55am

Year 10 11.05am

Sixth Form 12.50pm (or earlier if they do not have a timetabled lesson)

Welcome to the newsletter, not only the last one of the school year, but my last one as

Headteacher. As you will be aware, I will be taking on a new role across both Shenley Brook End

School and The Hazeley Academy as we form 5 Dimensions Trust. I will be the Executive

Headteacher leading both schools and Mr Holmwood will be here as the Headteacher. These are

exciting times and I look forward to continuing to work with all the students and parents here, as

well at Hazeley.

We had a fantastic whole-school Sports Day and I’m looking forward to the Summer music

concert; all we need is England to continue to do well in the world cup and it’ll be the perfect start

to the Summer break. I wish you all a pleasant holiday.

Mr G Martin

Headteacher

LOST PROPERTY NEWS

Jackets, blazers, PE kits, football boots, shirts and ties, shoes etc. These are just

some of the items we are continually finding in the Lost Property bins in the front

office. Again, these bins are full and we are putting the lost property contents on tables in the

street from Thursday 12 July 2018 until close of school for the summer break on Friday 20 July

2018.

Please encourage your child to look for any lost items, and parents are

welcome to come into school to look at the end of the school day. Any items

remaining at the end of this term will be recycled. Items of value are kept

in a locked drawer in reception, and enquiries for these items should be

made to the receptionist.

PARENT NEWS

As you will have read in our most recent newsletter I have been appointed as Headteacher as part

of our move in September into a newly formed Multi-Academy Trust as Mr Martin moves into the

role of Executive Headteacher.

If your child is currently in Year 10, I’m letting you know of an important evening in September to

assist you in supporting your child as we commence the very important start to Year 11.

Year 11 Parents’ Revision information evening

After the October half-term break all Year 11 students will be sitting their first set of Mock

Exams, mostly starting on Monday 5 November. It is important that students prepare for these

exams as part of their revision programme so that we can provide targeted support for them in

response to their results.

We are organising a Parents’ Information Evening about Year 11 Revision on Wednesday 26

September from 6pm.

The evening will start in the Theatre:

6pm: Revision strategies for your child

6.30-7.40pm: Three sessions; one each for English, mathematics and science explaining subject-

specific revision strategies and resources available

I hope that you will be able to come to the revision evening and I look forward to meeting you then.

Mr Holmwood, Headteacher (from September)

ENGLISH NEWS

Year 7 Summer Reading Challenge

All Year 7 students have been set a challenge this Summer to get them reading – the challenge is to

choose a book, read it and complete as many of the tasks from the grid below as they can!

They can complete just one task, or they can complete them all! How they choose to present the

work is up to them. Students will be asked to present the completed work in an English lesson

within the first few weeks of Year 8 – prizes will be awarded to the best projects!

If students have any questions they should ask an English teacher before the end of term.

More details of the Year 7 Reading Challenge can be found on Moodle.

Create a collage of

words, images and

colours inspired by

your chosen book.

Imagine your book is

being made into a

film – create the

film poster.

Write a review of

your book for a teen

magazine.

Dress up as a

character from your

book and take a

photograph of

yourself.

Create a

wordsearch based

on your chosen

book.

Write a letter to

the author of your

chosen book.

Imagine your book is

being made into a

film – design the

costumes for the

main character.

Write a diary entry

from the perspective

of the main

character.

Draw or paint a

picture of a

significant setting

from your chosen

book.

Write the transcript

of a radio interview

with the author of

your chosen book.

Design a board game

inspired by your

chosen book. Include

a set of rules.

Create a recipe

inspired by your

chosen book.

Write a missing

chapter for your

chosen book.

Create a playlist of

songs inspired by

your book – explain

your choices.

Write a #tweet to

sum up each chapter

of the book.

Create a photo-story

of one chapter or the

whole book.

Year 7 Othello Mastery Workshops

During the Summer term a small group of Year 7 students have been taking part in an extra-

curricular course on Shakespeare’s Othello delivered by the English team. Through a series of

practical and active sessions, students have studied the plot, characters and key scenes of the play.

The English team were really impressed by the enthusiasm and curiosity of the students who took

part – we had a lot of fun!

A small group of Year 7 students from The Hazeley Academy had also been working on an Othello

project with their own teachers. On Friday 6 July the two groups came together at Shenley Brook

End School for a day to celebrate their work. They were led in a day of workshops by theatre and

education practitioner Tracy Irish, culminating in an ensemble performance of a scene from the

play. The students really showed off their fantastic teamwork in a wonderfully creative

interpretation of the play.

At the start of the classes I felt quite self-conscious and shy ,however now I’m not afraid to act in front of people – Lottie G, 7CNM I enjoyed the games and every session we had. They were interactive and fun – Dasanpelle O, 7HBE I didn’t understand the plot of Othello at first, but now I have a more thorough understanding. Overall, I really enjoyed the sessions, and would do it again – Bella M, 7HPS I think the Shakespeare project was a good learning experience – Lucas H, The Hazeley Academy I enjoyed that I made new friends – Rachel M, 7BKT I had a fantastic time doing this – Isabella N, 7CNM It was a great experience and the end was the best – Daniel H, 7CCF It was an awesome experience. Thanks for spending your time with us!! – Thaarmishaa T, 7BPA This gave me the chance to experience something new – Eden S, The Hazeley Academy I really enjoyed the Othello Mastery Project because I have never been confident with reading Shakespeare’s language or acting it out and now I feel much more confident – Ruby N, 7SCH

Year 8 Arcadis English and Maths Project

This term, Year 8 students have been working on a cross-curricular enterprise project in

collaboration with the design and consultancy firm Arcadis. In maths, students worked in teams to

design and cost the building of a new leisure facility for Shenley Brook End School, while in English

they planned and delivered a formal presentation to pitch their designs to the client. Many groups

came up with creative, innovative and visionary designs.

The maths and English teams were tasked with selecting the teams who offered the most

impressive designs and presentations. On Friday 6 July, these teams went head-to-head in a

Dragon’s Den style competition, presenting their ideas to four representatives from Arcadis. The

overall winners will be announced at the Year 8 Awards’ Assembly in the final week of term

The Arcadis Judges

WORK-RELATED LEARNING NEWS

Advance notice from the Work-Related Learning Team for the next academic year

As part of the Year 10 curriculum, all Year 10 students will be required to carry out a work

experience placement from Monday 18 March to Friday 29 March 2019.

The official launch of next year’s two-week Block Placements for Year 10 students will take place in

October, but if the current Year 9 students and parents/guardians have the opportunity during the

summer holidays to make some initial enquiries with potential employers, they are welcome to do so.

We will let you know further details in October via letter, assemblies and the Student Newsletters,

so please watch out for our updates.

Best wishes for an enjoyable Summer break.

Work-Related Learning Team

MUSIC NEWS

Congratulations to the following students on their recent exam successes:

Thank you to all those musicians who have gone above and beyond the call of duty recently, helping

out, mentoring and performing at various events.

We enjoyed very successful workshops last week with several of the new musicians (currently in

Year 6) who will be joining us in September. They were ably and cheerfully helped by a selection of

our more experienced players. The short concert at the end showcased the hard work they had all

put in and they surprised their invited audience with how much had been achieved in just a morning.

Our school orchestra’s polished performance at the year 6 Transition Evening was well received by

an appreciative audience, some of whom we hope to see returning for our summer concert on

Tuesday 10 July at 6.30pm.

Leo Zervos clarinet Grade 6 Passed with Merit

Caitlin MacDonald flute Grade 7 Passed with Merit

Zak Milton guitar Grade 2 Passed with Merit

Joshua Ravilios keyboard Grade 1 Passed with Distinction

Chloe Matthews keyboard Grade 2 Passed with Merit

Dhruv Patwardhan keyboard Grade 3 Passed with Merit

Chelsey Ng violin Grade 6 Passed

Tae Yamazaki violin Grade 6 Passed with Distinction

Abigail Harrison violin Grade 7 Passed with Distinction

Geri Eneva violin Grade 8 Passed with Merit

Art in the Park

SBE music students had the pleasure of working with London based Syrian Oud player, Rihab Azar in a one-day

workshop on Friday 29 June. Students learned about Arabic music, particularly music from Egypt, and spent

the day rehearsing four pieces which they performed at Willen Lake the following day for Art in the Park

festival.

Many thanks to Anuour Kassim MBE (an associate governor) for co-ordinating the event.

LIBRARY NEWS

Lower School Debate

In our latest Lower School debate, four students tackled the

motion, ‘This House believes we should not give money to beggars’. Ruby

Morris and Dilan Morjaria proposed the motion, with their main arguments

centring around alternative means of supporting the homeless. They

suggested it would be more practical to provide blankets, food and water,

and other useable commodities, without the awkwardness of needing to

know the ‘right’ amount of money to give. Talking to people on the streets, giving them your time,

and a listening ear could also be of more benefit than loose change, which, they argued, could be

spent on alcohol or in supporting a drug habit. Many charities, and the police force, advocate that

you do not give money to beggars, suggesting, instead, that you donate the money to relevant

charities. Ruby and Dilan also mentioned organised groups of ‘professional’ or bogus beggars, who

pretend to be homeless in order to make money.

In opposition, Ami Gardner and Andrea Sanduly argued that it was right to give money to beggars;

that it was a kind and humane act, towards those in society who are vulnerable and without the

privileges that we may take for granted. They highlighted the many homeless minors, who are too

young to get jobs, and who may have run away from an abusive situation, and any money could pay

towards a hostel or a hot drink on a cold night. They also drew our attention to the high percentage

of beggars who have a diagnosed mental illness, those who have dropped off the system, and are

unable to access help through conventional means. Giving money allows this vulnerable group the

opportunity to make some choices for themselves, when other choices have been taken away, and to

feel ‘noticed’ by a society who otherwise seems to have forgotten them.

Ami and Andrea’s arguments won over the audience and the committee, gaining the majority of

votes from both groups.

Wellbeing Resources in the Library

A number of students and staff commented on the Library display on Mental Health

Awareness Week, which showcased both fiction and non-fiction titles relating to the

mental health and wellbeing of young people. As a result of feedback, acting on an

initiative instigated by the Support and Wellbeing Hub, we have now collated books

dealing with student wellbeing, and introduced a dedicated book stand, located at the rear of the

Library. The shelves feature a selection of books to support students with a variety of wellbeing

topics, including dealing with friendship and family issues; how to prepare for exams; developing

healthy eating and sleeping habits; keeping safe on the internet and building self-esteem. In

addition to other subject areas relating to wellbeing, there is a list of our fiction titles which also

discuss aspects of student wellbeing. You will find these on our normal Fiction shelves, under the

author’s surname.

Inter-Schools Debates

We were pleased to welcome visiting students from Royal Latin School, on Tuesday 26th June, for

two debates, against teams from Shenley Brook End School. This was a student-led initiative,

suggested by two ex-Shenley Brook End students, Mia Sawjani and Tom Scott, who now attend the

6th form at Royal Latin, and our own 6th form debaters, Matt Pembery, Sharif Zaman, Viv Lapushner

and Robert Welch.

The students chose one debate topic each: their first debate was ‘This House believes voting

should be compulsory’, and was proposed by Mia and Tom, from Royal Latin, against Sharif and Matt

from Shenley Brook End. This debate took place at lunchtime and was attended by a large audience

of students and staff. Adopting the Parliamentary style of debate, each speaker spoke for 6

minutes, handling interjections from the opposing team, during the middle 4 minutes of their speech.

Mr Saint, Mrs Hazell and Andrew Smith, an experienced 6th form debater, acted as our judging

panel.

The second debate, during P5, was attended by existing 6th form students, prospective 6th form

students attending a taster day, and members of staff, with Mia, from Royal Latin, joining the

judging panel. Their motion was, ‘This House believes Donald Trump should be impeached’, with Viv

and Robert from Shenley proposing, and Anjali Shah and Rhea Khosla, from Royal Latin opposing.

The speakers were judged on factual content and relevance; coherent argument and delivery;

confidence and ability to engage the audience’s interest; making and taking interjections and keeping

to time. Taking all of these factors into consideration, whilst a very close call, the judges awarded

both debates to our teams from Shenley Brook End. Thank you to Mr Saint, Mrs Hazell, Andrew

Smith and Mia Sawjani for agreeing to be impartial, judging only on the stated criteria.

Many thanks and congratulations to all of the students taking part, for providing an excellent

showcase of lively, intelligent, and sometimes humorous, debating techniques and confident public

speaking.

Booked for the World Cup

There are a number of high-profile international sporting events going on at

the moment, including the Grand Prix; The Tour de France and Wimbledon.

The most popular, however, coming to its conclusion on July 15th, is the

World Cup. We have a display in the Library with both fiction and non-

fiction titles to support an interest in football, and two of our Library

Assistants are updating the results table, as matches are played.

For motor-racing, cycling and tennis fans, there are books on our

Sport shelf, Dewey Number 796.

Forthcoming Events in the Library

Monday 9 July – Start of DEAR Week – Come to the Library for reading material

Tuesday 10 July – Books ‘R’ Us 1pm in the Library – Bring a cold lunch or collect a lunch pass

Friday 13 July – Summer Craft Event 1pm in the Library

Monday 16 July – 6th Form Reading Group – 1pm in the 6th Form Library

Thursday 19 July – Library Assistants’ Summer Party (by Invitation Only) 1pm in the Library

The Library Team would like to take this opportunity to wish you an enjoyable summer break. We will

be open until the last day of term for students to return resources, and borrow books for their

summer reading and any summer tasks that may have been set.

INJECTION NEWS

Consent forms for injections

On Monday 9 July Year 7 girls will be bringing home consent forms for next year’s HPV injections.

The first dose of injections will be taking place on Thursday 13 September 2018.

Please return the forms by Friday 13 July to Matron.

SUPPORT & WELLBEING HUB NEWS

The Support and Wellbeing Hub welcomes its new member of staff Miss J Trim. Miss Trim has

seven years’ experience in working with children, young people and their families,

including working as a Family Support Worker in Milton Keynes HMP and as a

Child Sexual Exploitation Residential Care Worker.

She has recently gained the Diploma of Higher Education (Open) including child

psychology modules and is due to finish her Bachelor (Hons) Childhood and Youth

Studies in June 2019

MEDIA NEWS

THE SHENLEY SCOOP

Aliquam sed eros |

What a Scorcher!

Today’s Sports Day has been

one of the warmest ever

recorded in the school’s twenty

year history. Temperatures

reached a peak of 27 degrees

allowing all of our students to

complete a full programme of

events in brilliant sunshine.

By R. Lenoir - Staff Reporter

Our Journalists

During Sports Day, our

journalists participated by

interviewing and reporting on

events. As a team, we

photographed and recorded

some of the activities. After

four humid hours in the

sunshine building a bank of

stories and research, we spent

periods 5 and 6 frantically

typing away with our sunburnt

hands to inform you about the

day. This was an enjoyable and

educational experience and

gave us an insight into the wide

world of journalism in the

workplace, and a chance to get

involved in our own way.

By Tara & Charlotte - 9CJP

You’ve all been great sports

today!

“Sunny and Fun!”

During Shenley Brook End’s annual Sports Day, Years 7-10 competed in a

series of friendly rounders’ games. The teams were composed of form groups

and each group were able to face each other in a game. Each year group had

their own pitches to play on and everyone was able to play with or against their

friends.

I was privileged enough to watch these games myself where everyone was

playing to win. Even though everyone had fun, there was a competitive edge

to the games because everyone wanted to score points for their House. It was

nice to see everyone have so much fun despite the heat.

The winners of the Years 9 and 10 games are 9CKP and 10CHP. The Years 7

and 8 winners are yet to be announced. Jack - 10BSB

No Crocs, No Sliders

No Sliders Policy:

Today on our annual Sports Day, I

asked multiple people what they

thought of the ‘No Sliders Policy’

introduced this year. Most of the

opinions were very supportive of

the new policy.

I asked Lauren in Year 9 what she

thought and she said “It’s pretty

smart because if people were to

run in sliders, they would fall

over.”

I also asked Emily who is another

Year 9 student who said “It

doesn’t really impact me but I

think you should be allowed to

take off your smelly, sweaty shoes

and socks and put on something

more comfortable.”

Katie - 9BAT

Netball

I went over to interview some of

my friends who were doing

netball: “I love it so far. The other

teams are really good so they add

an extra challenge to each game.”

From just watching the games for

only a few minutes I could see

every participant trying their best

and seeming to enjoy it whilst they

did.”

Katie - 9BAT

Sports Day Summary

This year’s Shenley Brook End School Sports Day was

held on Wednesday 4 July. SBE school hosts a Sports

Day to celebrate sport and the opportunity for students to

have fun and to enjoy participating in a range of activities.

The PE team has spent months planning this event -

designed to be enjoyable for everyone. All staff have

encouraged students to participate and to enjoy their

activities as much as they possibly can. They also

participated in taking charge and staffing the activities to

help the running of Sports Day 2018. Mr Doyle, Team

Leader for PE said the day had been “sunny and fun!”.

Dilan - 9CJP

Badminton

Periods 1 and 2 in the Sports

Hall started off with badminton

for Years 9 and 10. This was

an important event for those in

Year 10 as it was their last

sports day. Many students who

were inside were pleased to get

some relief from the blistering

sun outside. Inside, students

were paired with a partner that

was decided during the week by

their form and given six

minutes per game.

Students tried their best but

there have to be losers as well

as winners. Participants had a

team of teachers cheering them

on, among them was Miss Orr,

Miss Cotgrove and many others

who were very enthusiastic in

their support.

When one student was asked

how they felt about the event

they said that it was ‘putting

effort into something only the

teachers seem to care about’ It

was a controversial statement

but partly true as some students

lose their enthusiasm for Sports

Day. The Year 7s seem to lack

this trait, perhaps because it is

their first sports day and they

get the chance to participate in

something other than traditional

school lessons.

By Year 9 Media Reporters

The Reporting Team

Jack Greene 10BSB

Josh Hodges 10SJL

Katie Bosher 9BAT

Aliyah Rodriguez 9BAT

Lily Martin 9BAT

Dilan Morjaria 9CJP

Tara Dempsey 9CJP

Charlotte Read 9CJP

By Year 9 Media Reporters

The Overall Results

1st – Sycamore – 1102

2nd – Birch – 1015

3rd – Hawthorn – 976

4th – Elm – 956

5th – Chestnut – 926

The Overall Year Results

Year 7 – Sycamore

Year 8 – Elm

Year 9 – Sycamore

Year 10 - Sycamore

Coping With The Heat

Today we went around and talked to the students of Shenley Brook End School

about their opinion of Sports Day - what they liked and what could have been

better. Many of the students have been very positive about the day, saying how

much they enjoyed being outside and participating in the events.

However, some didn’t enjoy the day because of the heat. It has been incredibly

hot these past two weeks and Sports Day was no exception with highs of over

25 degrees.

Students were told to bring in hats, sun-cream and plenty of water to make

the day more comfortable. The SSA was left open so that people who needed

shade could cool down. But, even with the precautions in place many would still

fall victim to the blistering heat, with dehydration and light-headedness being an

issue among the students.

“It’s really hot I thought I was going to go have to go to matron because I felt so

sick” said a student.

“I really like sports day because it’s an opportunity to get behind your house and

have some fun!” said another positive participant fresh from their efforts on the

track.

By Aliyah - 9BAT