Wednesday 6th May 2020Daily Briefing

Firefly SurveyPlease could all students and parents complete the survey on firefly by 6pm on Thursday (7 May). this feedback is important to us in planning for the coming weeks.https://lpgs.fireflycloud.net/surveys/c2l-survey-april-2020

A history of the United StatesMuch of our news compares the UK to the US despite its very different origins and constitutions. This podcast explores the degree to which the US lives up to its own ideals. Excellent for GCSE historians as well as anyone with a wider interest in global politics.https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/a-history-of-the-united-states/

Can animals understand fairness?https://www.facebook.com/29092950651/posts/10163558730770652/?vh=e&d=n

Parent Portal Update including Android and Apple appDue to the migration, all parents will have to reactivate their parent portal accounts by following the steps on this page. http://www.lpgs.bromley.sch.uk/1221/parent-portalYou can also download the Firefly for Parents app from the App Store or the Google Play Store. These pages provide a basic introduction to the apps:Getting started (Android/Apple)Bookmarks (Android/Apple)Messages (Android/Apple)You will require our school code to log in for the first time. This is LPGS.

Firefly MigrationWe have successfully migrated our Firefly system to the cloud. This should improve the performance of the system during busy times.Students have been sent the new instructions for logging in (the last reminder was sent on 20/01/20 at 7.00am).

Why should I log in to the parent portal?The parent portal gives you access to your child’s timetable, tasks, behaviour logs and attendance as well as access to subject areas containing lesson resources and other important information.In the future we will be sharing trip letters, consent forms and our medical form via Firefly so will need at least one parent/carer in each household to activate their account so they can access these documents easily when required.

If you have any issues with the above, please e-mail Miss Kelly kk@lpgs.bromley.sch.uk

Information for parents – Firefly

Wellbeing tip of the day

Legal rights

Legal rights

Usually if you don’t carry out your obligations under a contract (what you are meant to do) you have broken the contract and the other person can claim damages/compensation

Couple have to cancel their wedding due to the coronavirus.They probably had contracts/agreements for flowers, for catering, for cars, for

hotels.Would it be fair if all of those people could claim money from the bride and groom?

Have the couple broken (breached) their contract?

Legal rights

The law is different if the contract has ended due to an event outside of either of the two parties’ (the people who made the contract) control. We say that the contract has been FRUSTRATED.

Things that can frustrate a contract and end it:1. The subject matter of the contract is destroyed

2. The government have made something illegal e.g. it is illegal for hotels to stay open

3. Something has happened that makes the contract fundamentally different. The virus situation is fundamentally different for many situations

So what happens to the money?

The Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 says:

1. Deposits must be repaid2. The balance is not owed

3. If someone got something out of the contract/part of it they usually have to pay for it. If one person had some costs then the other one might have to pay for it.

Example:Bride and Groom cancel the booking for their wedding flowers. They had paid £50 deposit an the flowers were

due to cost £500. The florist had ordered some ribbons with the bride and groom’s initials on and that cost £25.00

The deposit should be returned. They don’t owe £450. The judge will probably say that the bride and groom should pay £25 for the ribbons. The bride and groom will probably receive £25.00. The law tries to make it fair

because it is no one’s fault.

Some history

The coronation of King Edward VII should have taken place on 26th June 1902 but the King was very ill and it was delayed until 9th August 1902. This led to a lot of

cancelled events and a lot of legal cases which are known as the ‘coronation cases’. In future law

textbooks there will probably be a lot of cases known as ‘the coronavirus cases’.

A Level Law

This is an example of something we study as part of the A Level: contract law

We also study: criminal law and tort law

Law is always relevant

Enter the ‘MAGICAL MOMENTS’WRITING COMPETITION

Our imagination is all powerful.

Imagine, as if by magic, you could go anywhere, right now.

Describe where that would be and say why.It could be anywhere in this world … or a fictional setting

You could travel back in time … or step into the future … You decide!

HOW TO ENTER

Entries should be no more than 500 words

Send your stories to Mrs Hall (Librarian) via the MAGICAL MOMENTS Firefly page

Click here for the form

DEADLINE: Friday 29th May

Two prizewinning groups: Y7 / Y8 and Y9 and above

Book tokens to be won and Achievement Points awarded too

Etymology of …mumbo jumboWords with a dark past…

• Name of an idol supposedly worshipped by certain tribes in Africa; said to be a corruption of words in Mandingo (one reconstructed version is Mama Dyumbo)

• …but no likely source has been found in the languages of the Niger region, to which the original accounts relate. Meaning "big, empty talk" is attested from 1896.

• One source suggests the idol/god was used by men of the tribe to “frighten women into obedience.”

Daily Maths Puzzle

For more puzzles follow @LPGSMaths on Twitter

Daily Maths Puzzle – The Answer!

Answer from 05/05/20

VISUAL ARTS – (06-05-2020)Things to Do

Please keep sending EFJ your favourite artist or artwork– efj@lpgs.bromley.sch.uk

https://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 – (06-05-2020)ART QUIZ

YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

Name of Artist: JUAN MIRO

Title of Art work: THE GARDEN

TODAYS QUESTIONS

Name of Artist: ?

Title of Art work: ?

Missing music making?

Sign up to VIRTUAL BENEDETTI sessions by 7th MAY!

They are open to all (you don't even need to be able to play an instrument), are completely free and finish with a big finale concert on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May at 4pm so what are you waiting for?...

For more info and sign up, click on this link: https://www.benedettifoundation.org/virtualsessions

Thanks,

Miss. Sheppard

Blast from the past

Take the A Train - Ellington and Strayhorn

Last week celebrated the birthday of Jazz Legend Duke Ellington. Listen to the signature tune of this great band written by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Take the A Train depicts the journey from Brooklyn to Harlem on the new Subway.

From the walking bass to the train hooters this remains one of the most popular Jazz standards of all time. Listen to the piano solo by the maestro himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY

We can still go to the theatre ….

The National Theatre is streaming Nick Dear’s Frankenstein based on the novel by Mary Shelley free on its YouTube channel. Benedict

Cumberbatch stars until 7th May and Jonny Lee Miller until 8th.

Free TheatreBBC Culture in Quarantine - bringing the arts into the home. FreeAndrew Lloyd Webber musicals streaming. Free

Comedy Gold

Todays clip is ;

https://youtu.be/En58VidqeS8

Microsoft Teams: Join the conversation!

• Click on the images below to join the MS Teams groups. Chat to other students about books, tv/film or video games.

• Or join the Kahoots each morning at 9:30!