Thursday 18th June 2020Daily Briefing – Exam Week 2 .

CONGRATULATIONS to Ivy in Year 10 for winning one of the categories in the Young Reporter Scheme 2020: Since the launch of this year's project at LPGS in the Autumn Term, Ivy has written and submitted 8 articles to NewsQuest. This is a tough project to get through, especially in light of the recent events we have faced, so huge congratulations Ivy!

The Duchess of Cambridge will be leading an online assembly on mental wellbeing among children: The assembly will be live on the Oak National Academy website at 11am on Thursday 18 June and can be accessed here: https://classroom.thenational.academy/assemblies/

Virtual tour of The northern lights: The aurora borealis is a dazzling natural phenomenon caused by Earth’s magnetic field interacting with electrically charged particles from the sun. The lights are visible from countries at high northern latitudes, such as those of Scandinavia, Russia, Iceland, Greenland and Canada. Click here see this natural wonder

Exam Schedule – Week 2

Duttee Chand (born 1996) is an Indian professional sprinter and current national champion in the women’s 100 metre event. She is the third Indian woman to ever qualify for the Women's 100 metres event at the Summer Olympic Games. Chand clinched silver in women's 100m at the Jakarta Asian Games. It was India's first medal in this event since 1998. In 2019, she became the first Indian sprinter to win gold at the Universiade, clocking 11.32 seconds in the 100m race.Dutee is also India's first athlete to openly come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, when she spoke about being in a same-sex relationship in 2019. "Freedom of choice and freedom to love are my inalienable rights and I shall exercise it”.

DuteeChand

India's first openly gay athlete

LGBT history made at the Rio Olympics; Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh are the first same-sex married couple to compete and win gold in the games.

Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh OBE

Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh, two ex-Team GB Hockey athletes and proud LGBT activists.• Helen promotes Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign, Athlete Ally

and Access Sport, to support LGBT inclusion in sport.• Kate is an Ambassador for the Women’s Sport Trust, Access Sport

and is an advocate for LGBT+ rights.

LGBT and SportKate and Helen promote the equal access, opportunity, and experience in sport, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

The mission is to end homophobia and transphobia in sport and to activate the athletic community to use their leadership to champion LGBTQI+ equality.

Meet the Pro's series

Episode 2 in our Meet the Pro's series

Akina Gondwe - U20s England and Worcester Ladies Rugby player

https://lpgs.fireflycloud.net/physical-education/meet-the-pros-episodes

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I saw Lisa Damour speak at a conference and wished I had read her book before I became the parent of a teenage girl. We will link to an article each day. These are intended for parents / carers rather than students and hope that they are of interest. Best wishes, K. Scott

Helping Teens Make Room for Uncomfortable Emotions.

Psychological health includes being able to bear unpleasant feelingsClick here to read the full article.

George Floyd: How far have African Americans come since the 1960s?

In the weeks following the death of George Floyd, much has been said about the long struggle by African Americans for equality in the US.

It is 57 years this August since civil rights leader Martin Luther King led the March on Washington to demand racial justice.

So how much progress have black people in the US made since the 1960s? We've looked at six measures.

Click here to read the full article

Wellbeing tip of the day

Daily Maths Puzzle

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Daily Maths Puzzle – The Answer!

Answer from 17/06/20

VISUAL ARTS – (18-06-2020)Things to Do

Please keep sending EFJ your favourite artist or artwork– efj@lpgs.bromley.sch.ukhttps://spark.adobe.com/page/WF9rdQrdhHhWP/

Bored? Fed up? In need of some Art experience to get your creativity flowing?Then click this link to find many creative projects to get involved in:https://firefly.lpgs.bromley.sch.uk/visual-arts/things-to-do

• A chance for all to share ideas/thoughts/reflections on ART• Please send a high resolution image or images• Please send a bit of text about why you have chosen this art

work and/or artists etc• Please send the name/date/materials if possible• Click on the SPARK link above or image to see work shared to

date – COME ON GET INVOLVED!! IT’S VERY EASY… JUST SHARE!!

VISUAL ARTS – (18-06-2020)AYO

AYO is a new digital Arts magazine which aims tocelebrate the Arts within Langley Park Girls Schooland the Arts within the wider community. It willfocus on aspects of Dance, Drama, Fine Art,Literature, Music, Media and Photography.

AYO is a collaborative project through which weaim to give our students a platform in order toshare their opinions, ideas and experiences basedon the Arts.

We are currently looking to recruit a team of students to help run future editions of AYO – we are looking for – EDITORS –JOURNALISTS – PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS

We are also looking for articles from students, staff and parents to feature in our first online edition of Ayo in July 2020

Please click on this link to find out further detailed information on how to apply:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/01MiHXvgK1rXP/

Contact Mr Fox Joyce for further help –efj@lpgs.bromley.sch.uk

VISUAL ARTS – (18-06-2020)ART QUIZ

YESTERDAYS ANSWER

Name of Designer: Mary Quant

TODAYS QUESTION

Name of Designer: ?

A blast from the past

Karma ChameleonCulture Club

Join in with this feel good 1980s track from Culture Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw

LPGS Virtual Sports Day 2020 WEDNESDAY 24TH JUNE

Take part in challenges to earn

points for your houseDo 1, do 3 or do them

all for the CLEAN

SWEEP

Enter your results on the Virtual Sports Day

Firefly page Whole School WARM UP AT

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THE EVENTS… Click on each image for details

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ALL YEAR GROUPS CAN COMPETE

The Young Walter Scott Prize

If you’re aged between 11 and 19 and interested in history and writing, the Young Walter Scott Prize is ready to take you on an adventure! We are the UK’s only creative writing prize specifically for budding historical fiction writers. ENTER If you have a story of between 800 and 2000 words, set in a time before you were born, you can enter the Young Walter Scott Prize – we are now open for entries, and the closing date is 31st October 2020. Entries are judged in two age groups – 11 to 15 years and 16 to 19 years. Any kind of fiction is accepted – prose, poetry, drama, fictional letters or reportage. WIN You could win a £500 travel grant, an invitation to one of the UK’s best book festivals to meet published authors, and a chance to see your own work in print. Full terms and conditions and tips for writing and research are on our website.Click here www.ywsp.co.uk to find out more!

Langley Lockdown Blues 🎷🎷

Following the success of the LPGS Lock-down Lyrical whole school competition (and for a bit of light relief during the exam fortnight), we are launching the next Music Department virtual venture.....the LPGS Lock-down blues virtual performance!Click here for all the instructions you need and we want as many of you to get involved as possible as not having an instrument isn't an excuse!*by taking part you and your parents/

guardians are giving permission for you to be included in the final multi-screen video which will be published on Firefly, LPGS social media and our website*

Just remember the following guidelines when filming must be adhered to:• perform in front of a plain background• wear suitable/ appropriate clothing• make sure no other family members are in the

video (pets are fine!)• send your video from your school account

So what are you waiting for, get practising and recording!!Miss. Sheppard🎺🎺🎷🎷🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺

Daily Maths Puzzle