Bushey Meads News
Issue 125
10 November 2017
HIGH PROFILE FOR BUSHEY MEADS SCHOOL AT PIXL NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN LONDON Mr Turner – Executive Principal On Thursday of this week our fantastic school had a very high profile at a national conference in London attended by over 1800 delegates (mainly senior school leaders and key educationalists) from around the country. Deputy Headteacher Mrs Ash spoke to over 300 delegates in a Breakout session at the start of the busy day - outlining all the superb raising achievement strategies that have enabled our school to significantly improve its results at both KS4 and 5 over recent years.
One of the delegates I spoke to later in the day said “it was one of the best Breakout Sessions I have attended – full of very practical ideas to make a real difference” – high praise indeed!
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Dates for the diary
Tues 14th November More Able Evening st Tues 21 November Yr 10 & 11 Trip to Sadlers Wells Theatre th Thurs 30 November Yr 7 Trip to St Albans th Tues 5 December Yr 10 & 12 Parents Ski Presentation th Fri 8 December Y11 into Y12 Taster Sessions Tues 12th December Christmas Music & Arts Concert th Thurs 14 December Christmas Lunch th Weds 20 December Term Ends at 12:20pm
Another delegate provided the following text feedback:
“Breakout 2 - delivered by Bushey Meads regarding Year 11 was brilliant! Congratulations on all they do and I will be summarising it for discussion with SLT back at school. Thanks”
At the conference all the delegates received a PiXLis magazine, which will no doubt end up in the staffrooms of all the schools represented. There were no less than three articles about our school: ü one mentioning our Head Boy Rikesh and one of our Head Girls Amira, who both compered the annual recent national PiXL Celebration Event and a lovely photo of them at the prestigious event to go with it ü one profiling Deputy Headteacher Mrs Ash, with details about her excellent Breakout Session ü one explaining all about our involvement in the PiXL Them and Us initiative that has been launched at our school this term and based around our new school motto ‘Our School has a Mind to Be Kind’
On top of that a film was shown to all the 1800 delegates in the Main Meeting that featured 8 BMS students – talking really eloquently about the project and also Mr Besisira and his Tutor Group in a tutor session led by him focussed on a key aspect of the
As if that wasn’t enough, our star Year 13 student Shannon sang an amazing solo ‘On My Own’ and literally brought the house down – there was not a dry eye in the place!
It was an absolutely stunning performance and capped off a brilliant day for Bushey Meads – almost half the school leaders in the country would have heard about and seen so many superb aspects of our wonderful school! Sir John Rowling the Founding Director of PiXL sent Shannon this email.....
Please say thank you from me to her. The song was wonderfully and movingly delivered. We wish her all that is best in the future but I want her to know that right now she has brought a great deal of pleasure and positive emotion to a lot of people. Well done to Shannon and to Bushey Meads!
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK KEY STAGE 3 Y STAGE 3
Beau (7 Beech) This week’s student of the week has been nominated by Mr Back, our Learning Resource Centre Manager. Beau has been nominated for making a magnificent start to his Literacy lessons in the LRC already gaining himself a place on the Harry Potter trip. Beau is currently reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens a fantastic book to read in year 7.
KEY STAGE 4
Jack (10 Oak) This week’s student of the week is Jack - 10 Oak for being in the top 10 for achievement points in his year group! Jack is always positive and tries his best in lessons and have an excellent attitude to learning. Not only this, Jack is also very polite and a pleasure to teach! Keep up the great work!
KEY STAGE 5
Somer (13 Willow) This week’s student of the week is Somer – 13 Willow for her excellent attitude and start to year 13. Somer has an excellent attitude to learning and is working very hard to make sure she secures the best grades in August. Somer plans to do an apprenticeship when she leaves Bushey Meads, I’m sure she will be very successful and we wish her all the best for the year ahead!
A MIND TO BE KIND Bushey Meads School constantly and explicitly promotes relationships that focus students on learning behaviours and progress. Everyday our students celebrate their differences by living without harm, acting with kindness and showing respect for one another. As a school community and as individuals we have ‘A mind to be kind’ following the three principles:
§ Live without HARMING others § Do Acts of KINDNESS § Show RESPECT for others
What to do if you feel you or a friend are being bullied
Tell somebody about it. You can: ü Report it via the STUDENT WATCH area on the school website
ü Report it via the CONFIDE button on school computers ü Email or speak to an Anti-Bullying Coordinator (ABC) ü Speak to a student ANTI-BULLYING AMBASSADOR ü Email or speak to your form tutor, a teacher or a pastoral manager
HOUSE CUP UPDATE Mrs Ash – Deputy Headteacher
House Points 2017-2018 4500
ELM BEECH SYCAMORE ASH OAK WILLOW MAPLE
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4226 4184 3875 3847 3831 3632 3538
BRIGHT YEAR 7’S SHINE AT CURRICULUM SHOWCASE EVENING Mr Fisher – Senior Assistant Headteacher On Thursday evening our bright, new year 7 students got the chance to show to their parents and carers the high quality learning that had taken place during the first half term. The large restaurant area was set out with wonderful displays from science, maths, English, the arts, the humanities, technology, and other subjects too.
Year 7 students attended at every table, explaining their projects to the interested parents. Students had cooked some savoury toasts to serve alongside our usual refreshments and many staff members generously gave up their time to supervise proceedings.
After reviewing students work, parents and carers moved to the seats they had pre-booked in hall. In a varied 40 minute show, students themselves explained what they had been studying. The first half term had a more cross-curricular flavour, with 'communities' as a unifying theme; for instance, maths sequences had been converted to dance moves, songs in French and Spanish lessons had been sung and played in music lessons, plots from history had been enacted in drama.
As well as hearing from our confident, student speakers, the audience enjoyed performances which included two short plays, a complex dance choreographed to mission impossible, and around 170 of our students singing to an impressive, live orchestra.
All speakers, musicians and performers on the night were year 7 students, a fact that had one of our dedicated school governors write in afterwards to describe how she
"...sat in awe. Even though the children are relatively new to the school, they all performed with confidence and lots of enthusiasm."
High Achiever Awards – first half Autumn Term 2017
As many of you are aware throughout the year, every half term, each faculty is asked to nominate one student from each year group to receive a prestigious High Achiever Award based on the student’s work, effort, attitude and achievements made throughout the previous half term.
Each student who receives a High Achiever Award will have their name published in the weekly newsletter, and a copy of their certificate displayed on High Achiever noticeboards which are placed in prominent places around the school site. They will also will receive a letter of recognition from the school and their certificate is posted home to their parents.
I am delighted that the following students all received a High Achiever Award for their work during the first half of the Autumn term. We congratulate them all for their recent success and wish them every success as they continue their learning journey at BMS.
COMPUTING
Kara McMahon ethic Brendon Monk Emma Sullivan Leon Nyoro possible
10M
An excellent start to the new IT BTEC course and demonstrating a fantastic work
11B 12S 13O
Creating a wonderful website for his controlled assessment An outstanding start to Year 12 handing in work of the highest standard Making an excellent start to Year 13 and wanting to achieve the highest grade
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Dinoja Pakkiyarajah Ruby Mullan Andrei Irimia Jessica Enevoldson Lily Scourfield written
7A 8M 9E 10B 11A
Excellent attitude to all learning styles Excellent attitude to all learning styles Having a great attitude to developing his learning with independence Having a great attitude to developing her learning with independence Demonstrating a high level of skill in food practicals and an excellent attitude to
Oswald Fernandes Joely Morgan
12E 13M
tasks Developing a deeper understanding of the wider issues of design and manufacturing Producing research for her design project that is informative and inspiring
ENGLISH
Logan Riley
7W
Baleigh Brown Irvine Tannor Arunesh Uthayakumar Monica Villiers Thalia Russell
8B 9M 10A 11O 12A
Alastair Bointon
13B
Producing some great poems on the theme of 'freedom' in Creative Writing Club and for general diligence in class this half term Being hardworking, insightful and dedicated in her approach to English Excellent contributions to class discussion and brilliantly detailed book work Working conscientiously and performing well in the assessment Producing outstanding classwork and homework Completing all tasks with genuine engagement and desire for deeper knowledge and understanding Showing insight and risk-taking in response to texts and making good progress
HUMANITIES
Kelsey Murphy 7M Iga Morka 8A Abderrahim Taghrest 9O and Lucy Newman through Cormac Coyle
Having an excellent attitude to learning and effort in Geography Having an amazing attitude to learning and always wanting to know more Making an excellent start in R.E. showing an excellent ability to distil religious texts
10M
to grasp key concepts Completing an outstanding GAP task and always trying to progress her learning
11A
using all the resources available Enthusiasm, hard work and participation in History, leading to excellent progress
Charlotte Brewer well Alice Sherwood
12M
Demonstrating a great philosophical mind and always working hard and achieving
13A
Being consistently focused in class and ensuring home learning tasks are always completed to the best of her ability
7S 8M 9S 10S 11E 12B 13A
Having a great attitude to learning and showing great strength of character A great attitude in supporting the school community in student panels Excellent effort and producing great work in lessons Excellent work and very insightful contributions in Prince's Trust Brilliant hard work in both Maths and GCSE P.E. - highly motivated Outstanding consistent work ethic in SEN Homework Club An excellent contribution in the SEN Concert playing two pieces – a brilliant pianist!
7A 8O 9S 10O 11O
Excellent organisation and presentation in exercise book Excellent organisation and presentation of work in book Excellent effort and staying focused in lessons Excellent organisation skills used in lessons Outstanding organisation, presentation and completion of worksheets in
LEARNING SUPPORT
Ishmael Perera Tulsi Harania Chloe Tattam Zachary Faulkner Sophie Ashby Jack Rogers Ben Lawson
MATHS
Lleyton Fiordellisi Lucie Kirby Bhavya Patel Naomi Djanmah Vinal Kerai MathsWatch Emma Sullivan
12S
Andrew Powell
13S
folder Exemplary organisation of home and independent learning throughout the first half term Exemplary organisation of home and independent learning throughout the first half term
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Lacey Hope half
7A
Excellent attitude to learning and a high standard of home learning produced this
Charlie Rogerson Nehal Pabari Khushali Pabari Tameeca Naidoo Jake Zimmatore Cameron Hanton
8A 9O 10O 11B 12O 13A
term Being collaborative and a great role model Outstanding attitude to learning Excellent attitude to learning and eagerness to challenge herself Outstanding attitude to learning A consistently conscientious approach Commendable progress in speaking
PE AND HEALTH
Keely White Max Machen Lenny Grayling Angela Qarib Sky Wright-Hobson Euan Enright
7O 8S 9A 10A 11S 12A
Kimeera Naidoo
13B
Having a great attitude and effort in lessons An outstanding level of performance in school and District football teams Excellent levels of effort and enthusiasm in all aspects of PE Excellent attitude in curricular and extra-curricular activities An excellent attitude in PE lessons and her support on the 3 day summer course Having a really positive attitude, making a pleasing start to A level PE and for help on Community Service Continuing hard work, effort and a positive attitude to A Level PE
PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
Holly Harris Pavya Baleswaran Bhavya Patel Abby Andrews
7A 8A 9S 10W
Brilliant commitment in dance Excellent work in music Excellent work in art lessons and an excellent attitude to learning Great improvement within technique and theory work in dance
Gita Dyjecinska Samantha Read Isabella Stovey
SCIENCE
11S 12M 13S
Her determination and commitment to success in drama Great efforts within dance, specifically in her theory work Her excellent approach to photography
Scarlett Appleby Andrea Tamang Kamsiya Vasanthakumar Lewis Reid George Hinkley Sahir Ladha Kerrie Geelan
7E 8M 9A 10W 11M 12B 13B
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Elaine Chui Rebecca Ward Akbar Khan Niamh Cooper
10B 11S 12M 12E
An excellent contribution in the Business Studies class and a controlled assessment completed to a high standard Outstanding contribution to the psychology department A consistently positive attitude and good contribution to psychology lessons Enthusiasm and wider reading in psychology
An excellent attitude to learning in all her science lessons Excellent attention to detail and superb performance in science assessments Amazing application to study in science Exemplary academic performance since the start of this year Performing excellently and way above his target since the start of this year Consistently outstanding performance in A level physics Incredible progress made since the start of this year in science
STEM
Nazib Chowdhury Kavya Mehta Jesse Harry-Brown Pilar Gonzalez-Aller Rodrigues
7A 8W 9A 10A
Kieran Branigan Hamza Hussain Kajal Dodhia
11S 12E 13B
Excellent effort and attitude in STEM subjects Outstanding achievement in Mathletics Outstanding achievement in Mathletics Outstanding use of online Maths software to drive independent learning and revision Excellent effort and attitude across the STEM subjects Excellent effort and attitude in Science and Design & Technology Her participation and achievement in the UKMT Girls Maths Olympiad Challenge
THEME OF THE WEEK - REMEMBRANCE Mr Malik – Pastoral Support and Communications Manager This week students focused on the very important theme of remembrance in the run up to Remembrance Day on the 11th November. Students spent tutor time thinking about why remembrance is significant today and how people show their appreciation for the sacrifices service men and women make for us. KS3 and 4 students looked at areas where there is currently conflict and then looked at how they could show appreciation by being having a mind to be kind and doing act of kindness like the shoebox appeal or even paying someone a compliment. KS5 assembly consisted of Mr O’Kelly sharing the story of a local cavalry man who lost his life in north Africa in the WW1. Extracts of letters he wrote home were shared with the students who found this very emotional.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERYSTWYTH COMES TO BUSHEY Miss Skevington – Head of Geography The University of Aberystwyth’s Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. As part of this celebration, the department is looking to colleagues in schools to share knowledge, experience and up to date, exciting research. Miss Skevington was lucky enough to be invited to a course for teachers of the new A Level in July of this year and during that time made a contact which would prove to create an exciting opportunity for the students of Bushey Meads School. On Friday 3rd November, Senior Lecturer in Glaciology Dr Irvine-Fynn made the enormous journey from the west coast of Wales all the way to Bushey. Students from A Level Geography and even some enthusiastic More Able year 11 Geographers were invited to attend a session on Glaciation. The students were mixed up into small groups and really rose up to the challenge of a University style lecture and activity. They carried out a mapping activity, interpreting present day geomorphological maps to determine the ice extent and direction of ice movement which would have formed the landscape. Working in teams, asking intelligent questions and interacting with Dr Irvine-Fynn, students made the most of this enriching opportunity. We even learnt about some “hot topics” and areas of exciting, current research taking place in the world of glaciology. Thank you to the University of Aberystwyth and the Geographers present on the day for an excellent afternoon.
BUSHEY MEADS SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING A SUPER SUCCESS! Mrs Ash – Deputy Headteacher The annual Sixth Form Open Evening took place on Tuesday 7th November and was very well attended despite the weather! Students, parents and carers learned about the support given from the Sixth Form team and the wide variety of subjects on offer.
Head of Sixth Mr O’Kelly welcoming students, parents and carers
Head of Science, Mr O’Brien explaining the opportunities A Level Biology can offer for the future
Ms Court, Head of English, describing the differences between the two English courses on offer
Head Girl, Isabella, explaining why she chose BMS for Sixth Form instead of other local providers
Mr Besisira discussing the highly successful BTEC IT option and Computer Science A Level.
Ben, Adam and Nathaniel demonstrating their musical skills.
The vibrant Sixth Form CafĂŠ
Head of Geography, Miss Skevington
Head Boy and Deputy Head of Sixth Form Rikesh and Mrs Timotheou ready to welcome students
Mrs Speker discussing Fine art and Photography
Mrs Hanbury, Deputy Head of Faculty for Design and Technology
SECURING YOUR SUCCESS INITIATIVE Mrs Ash – Deputy Headteacher A group of 33 students from Year 11 (20% of the cohort) are part of a programme to “Secure Success” in the core subjects of English and Mathematics. The students are invited to attend support sessions on a Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime where Sixth Form students help support them with their learning. The attendance to the sessions has been fantastic and the programme will run throughout the entire year. Students from last year’s Year 11 found the experience very worthwhile and were eager to give back to support to the younger students. Further mentoring programmes and initiatives will be rolled out to the rest of the year group over the next term.
FANTASTIC LEARNING FOCUS IN YEAR 11 LESSONS Mrs Ash – Deputy Headteacher
This week I dropped into a number of Year 11 lessons to look at their focus and attitude to learning. I was incredibly impressed and proud of the students and want to thank all the staff who are helping support the Year 11’s with their upcoming Pre Public Examinations.
PE and Sports Studies
Childcare
Triple Science – Chemistry
Triple Science – Chemistry
IT
BTEC IT
BTEC IT
Business Studies
GOVERNORS DAY AT BMS Mr Turner – Executive Principal Next Tuesday is arguably one of the most important days in our school calendar and is our annual Governors Day at Bushey Meads. It is a day when all our hard working Governors and some of our key Trustees come into the school for a breakfast meeting with our Student Learning Consultants at 8.00 am and then go on to lead the Key Stage 4 Main School Assembly. This gives them the chance to hear about all the latest initiatives related to teaching and learning that are taking place at the school and also profile themselves with a large and important body of students within the school. Much of the work of our Governors and Trustees takes place at evening or weekend meetings and is unseen to most of the staff and students, so Governors Day enables them to connect in with the key stakeholders in our school on a typical day – the students and all the dedicated staff who work here. During the day they have an important meeting with our key Middle Leaders – our superb Heads of Faculty, and they undertake a tour of each faculty and department area; visiting lessons to see the teaching and learning and marking and feedback that is taking place. In addition they meet as individual governors with a select group of students from all year groups in the school to hear their feedback about all the key subjects they study. After a comprehensive tour of the school during which they will see all the amazing developments that have been made to our school site over the previous 12 months, they attend a joint Governors and Student Parliament Meeting – this year discussing Learning and Teaching. After lunch in the school restaurant they finish their day at the school with some performances from our talented performing arts students in the Main Hall. All in all a great day that gives them an excellent understanding of the latest developments at the school and a chance to really hear the powerful views of our all important student body.
YEAR 9 TRENCHES TRIP 2017 Mr Newbold – Head of Humanities Faculty Early morning October 6th whilst it was still dark and most people were fast asleep in bed saw over 80 hardy and intrepid Year 9 students assembling at school for what has become our annual trip to Ypres and surrounding area to visit important sites from the First World War. Year 9 are currently studying this in their history lessons and this was an opportunity to experience something of what it was like to be a soldier in the First World War which many eagerly responded to. We made good time to Folkestone where we crossed to the continent by shuttle, in itself an interesting experience for students. From there we headed through northern France and crossed over into Belgium to Ypres. There students explored the remains of the trench system at Sanctuary Wood and visited the Memorial Museum at Passchendaele. However, for many the highlight was visiting the cemeteries at Tyne Cot (the largest British and Commonwealth war cemetery anywhere in the world) and the contrasting Langemark German cemetery. Students found it fascinating to look for the graves of soldiers with their surname or of those sadly killed on the day of our visit (and because this year is the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele) exactly 100 years ago.
Finally we had time to spend in Ypres itself where students were able to buy tasty Belgian chocolates and to enjoy the ambience of the town before heading back home.
Divija said; “it was a great experience but there were moments which were quite emotional so we should be grateful to the soldiers who helped us to live our lives today”. Jesse found it “very reflective” but “also great fun” as did Kayana who said “it was great fun and I learnt a lot about WWI” Well done to all the students who took part and a big thank you to all the staff who took part and made the trip possible.
CHILDREN IN NEED – FRIDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Mrs Ash – Deputy Headteacher Year on year, Children In Need gets bigger and better, raising more and more money for charity. Last year, as a school, we raised an impressive £1179 for this worthy charity. This year we would like to do even better! We will be holding a non-uniform day on Friday 17th November where students can pay £2 for the privilege of wearing their own clothes in school that day. We will start to collect the £2 for the non-uniform day from Monday 13th November so any student wishing to participate in the event needs to bring in the money and hand it to their Form Representative during one form time. Any students who do not contribute £2 for charity will be expected to wear the normal school uniform.
STUDENT RECEPTIONISTS Mrs Nealon and Mrs Biggerstaff – Receptionists Year 8 have now completed their year as student receptionists and what a fantastic job they have done – thank you to all the students who have assisted us over the past year; we would have been truly lost without you. All Year 8 student receptionists have been awarded 5 achievement points in acknowledgement of their hard work and as a ‘thank you’. Year 7 students will be starting their year as student receptionists from Monday 6th November and we are sure they will get off to a flying start. Good luck to all of you and thank you in anticipation of a very successful year.
WORD OF THE WEEK (WOW) Ms Bowe – Lead Practitioner for English and Whole school Literacy
Language is empowering
MATHS CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK Mr Akram - Lead Practitioner for Maths
SCIENTIST OF THE WEEK Mrs Razavi – Senior Science Technician
PASTORAL NOTICES
Mobile Phones – Please note that the use of mobile phones for KS3 and KS4 students is strictly prohibited during the course of the school day. All phones need to be switched off and should not be seen at all by staff. Any violation of this rule is subject to confiscation for up to two weeks depending on the circumstances. Lateness – Please remember that if you are late to school after tutor time, you MUST sign in at the student window before going to your lesson. Road Safety – It's really great to see so many of our students riding their bikes to school and it fits perfectly with our Healthy Schools status. We'd be even happier to see them all wearing helmets in the interests of their own personal safety! Take care of yourselves and be safe please!
Break and Lunchtimes – students are reminded that the fields are now out of bounds due to the weather conditions making the field very muddy. Students seen on the fields will be sanctioned in accordance with the behaviour policy.
SYCAMORE HOUSE UPDATE Mr Lyley – Head of House A huge warm welcome back to all Bushey Meads students and staff to the winter term, of what has already been a very successful start for Sycamore House. I hope you all enjoyed a restful break! Please can I begin my acknowledging how grateful I am for the opportunity to lead Sycamore House this year, and congratulate the following committed students across Years 7-13 for their appointments as Form Reps and House Captain, respectively; Benji (7S), Noah (8S), Desmond (9S), Hollie (11S), Ajin and Louis (12S), Tristian (13S) and Jack Elson (10S). All of you have made a positive start to the role and I look forward to seeing what Sycamore House can achieve this academic year.
Sycamore Successes With success in mind, I would like to kickoff by congratulating all students who posted their entry to the House Mascot and Logo competition. There were some fantastic entry's, across all Year Groups to win Sycamore valuable House points. Moreover, an additional belated felicitation to Isabella Stovey for her appointment to Head Girl! I am certain you will do a fantastic job in representing both the sixth form team and Sycamore House this year. Let the competition begin‌ Whilst the new term has only just begun and with so much yet to come, it has been an absolute pleasure to have been involved in the first inter-house Countdown competition. I was incredibly proud to see so many eager Sycamore students, all from Mrs. Garcia's enthusiastic 7 Sycamore competing head to head against many House teams with a mix of Year Groups. The 'Stoic Sycamore Students' did very well to achieve joint 4th place. With an upcoming House assembly on the theme of 'Participation' in the forthcoming weeks, I hope to see many more committed Sycamore students getting themselves involved! Derry, Sydney, Angela, Ilias, Benji, Alvin, Abhi and Kaushal.
Celebrating our first half term theme of 'Community' I was also very proud to witness the final product of History and Dramas' joint production of 'Trial by Ordeal', showcasing the value of communities working together in the Medieval period. The Year 7 skits, coordinated by our fantastic Head of Drama and Year 9 Form tutor, Mr Futerill, were fantastic to watch, filled with comic relief, great storytelling and awesome performances. A massive thank you to all students involved on the Year 7 Celebration Evening for making both departments so proud!
On a final note, a massive personal thank you to all Sycamore students at the start of this half term. Sycamore have progressed significantly in the House Cup Competition from 6th to 3rd place in the last 3 weeks. Be sure to keep working hard in lessons and getting yourselves involved to win those crucial points!
PE AND HEALTH FACULTY NEWS 2017-18 INTER HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY Mr Cartledge - Head of PE and Health
DISTRICT CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP On Tuesday 7th November the Year 7 and 9 crossCountry teams took part in the annual Watford District Cross-Country Championships at Royal Masonic School. The year 7 races featured over 100 athletes from 15 different schools with nearly 80 students competing in the Year 9 races. Special mention must go to Ronan Ismaili in Year 7 who came an outstanding 2nd place - a fantastic achievement. Jess Benveniste in Year 9 also came an excellent 10th and both will now qualify for the county Championships in February. Other top 40 finishers included : Y7 Boys : Gonzalo Gonzalez-Aller 12th Y7 Girls : Megan Worley 33rd Y7 Boys : Noah Haines 26th Y9 Boys : Aaron Doody 25th Y9 Boys : Charlie Mainwaring 30th Y9 Boys : Leo Enright 35th Y9 Girls : Maisie-Ann Hayes 36th Y9 Girls : Katie Branigan 38th
RUGBY
This half term all boys in KS3 will be taking part in rugby as part of the KS3 curriculum. Rugby will be taught in a safe and inclusive environment with all boys encouraged to develop the key skills of running, passing and tackling. We are also very fortunate that the school is part of the RFU All School programme and will therefore be benefiting from the support of an RFU coach in both curricular and extra-curricular time. To support the safe delivery of the programme ALL students must bring a mouthguard to lessons. These can be purchased from the PE Faculty priced at £2 or £2.50 depending on the style of guard purchased. Rugby club for Year 7 and 8 will be taking place after school every Thursday. If you require any more more information please contact the PE faculty at school. cartledgea@busheymeads.org.uk
BOYS FOOTBALL NEWS Under 18 Boys Football v St Michaels (District League)
Date : Thurs 2nd November Result : Lost 3-0 Scorers : Squad : Lyes Titouah, Andrew Fordham, Finlay O’Reilly, Euan Enright, Chris Osei, Julius Pazio, Nitharshan Sellathurai, Daanyaal Anwar, Chris King, Jake Zimmatore, Leon Nyoro, Jack Leyshon Commended performances : Andrew Fordham, Euan Enright Comment : The boys lost a very keenly contested match after conceding 2 penalties at the end of the 1st half and start of the 2nd half. However there were lots of positives about the performance against strong opposition with some excellent passing football particularly in the 1st half.
Year 11 Boys Football v Queens ‘B’ (District League)
Date : Friday 3rd November Result : Lost 5-0 Scorers : Aidan Angold Squad : James Dodwell, Aidan Angold, Conner Atkinson, Ethan Fiordelisi, Joe Manning, Thanujan Tharmalasingam, Finlay Horastead, Joel Smith, Jack Leech, Tadas Taraskevicius, Josh Williams Commended performances : Aidan Angold, Ethan Fiordelisi Comment : The boys came up against a very strong St Joan of Arc team who were runners-up in last years County competition. The team battled hard but found the opposition too strong.
Year 7A Boys Football v St Michaels (Friendly)
Date : Sat 4th November Result : Lost Scorers : Squad : Christopher Gomez, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Aller, Louie Hill, Adam Bengherifa, Ronan Ismaili, David Tegzes, Finnley Spencer, Ayyan Choudhury Shamas, Dominic Richards, Bailey Narroway, Astor Zaghis, Arun Khan, Noah Haines, Zohair Charrouf Commended performances : Comment : The boys came up against their strongest competitor this year in St Michaels. They have lots of depth and unfortunately the boys could not get into the game. A tough lesson but cannot fault the effort of the team.
Year 7B Boys Football v St Michaels (Friendly)
Date : Sat 4th November Result : Lost Scorers : Djani Colakovic Squad : Kayan Said Dawood (GK), Jaden Johnson, Dylan Angold, Ilias Dahmani, David Tegzes, Daniel Coutts, George Baldry, Ari Ali, Evan Monahan, Djani Colakovic, Thomas Hurst, Qasim Kazmi, Maxim Sandu Nicholaescu, Karris Sivarajah Commended performances : Ilias Dahmani Comment : The boys put in a good first half performance but were unable to take their chances in front of goal. After going in at half time 3-1, it was an uphill struggle. The boys’ determination to score goals and get back into the game left us exposed defensively. In the end St Michael's were able to take advantage and leave with a comfortable win. Our boys gave it their all but St Michaels proved to be a very strong side.
Year 8A Boys Football v St Michaels (Friendly)
Date : Sat 4th November Result : Lost 6-4 Scorers : Max Machen 2, Nathaniel Amoako, Tyler Pearce Squad : Max Machen, Ellis Anthony, Cian Lynch, Leo Feeley, Frankie Rowe, Sean Sabapathy, Tyler Pearce, Aarav Kothary, Matthew Keough, Tom Barnes, Nathaniel Amoako, Rayun Mohamud, Mashrur Chaudhury Commended performances : Aarav Kothary Comment : After an excellent first half performance tiredness in the second half cost the boys as they conceded late goals to lose the game. An outstanding performance by Aarav Kothary in goal deserves special mention.
Year 8A Boys Football v Chancellors (County Cup)
Date : Mon 6th November Result : Lost Scorers : Squad : Max Machen, Ellis Anthony, Cian Lynch, Leo Feeley, Frankie Rowe, Sean Sabapathy, Tyler Pearce, Aarav Kothary, Matthew Keough, Tom Barnes, Nathaniel Amoako, Stan Booth, Mashrur Chaudhury Commended performances : Comment : The boys suffered a heavy defeat in the County Cup 1st round against an outstanding Chancellors team fielding a number of boys attached to professional clubs.
Year 9A Boys Football v St Michaels (Friendly)
Date : Sat 4th November Result : Won 4 - 2 Squad : Jesse Harry-Brown, Shayam Pattni, Archie Sykes, Taylor Bees, Harris Plant, Ben Castello, Leo Enright, Irvine Tannor, Jake Norris-Ataie, George Rowe, Luke Andrews, Zach Khan, Jaden Sotomy, Reid Sims Commended performances : Jake Norris-Ataie Comment : A fine performance from the team, offering threat in attack and a solid defensive organisation. The passing and movement of the ball was pleasing and meant that the team was able to keep possession against a team in a higher league.
GIRLS NETBALL NEWS Year 7 - DMC Date: 2/11/17 Opposition: Bushey Academy Result: Won 9-2 Team: Emily Clark, Freya Hadden, Anusha Choudhary, Cara Wright- Hobson, Gracie Pugh, Sophie Zambarloukos, Vera Kutten Comment:This was the year 7 ‘s first match. They played really well with strong passing and interceptions. A special thanks to Sophie and Vera (Year 8) who played at short notice due to a shortage of players . Player of the Match : Emily Clark for impressive interceptions and passing down court. Year 8 - DMC Date: 2/11/17 Opposition: Bushey Academy Result: Won 10-3 Team:Eloise Homes, Ife Henry. Georgia De-Venny, CJ lea, Mayura Aravindan, Emer Walsh, Rhianna Hall , Elly Andrews Comment: This was a fantastic result for Year 8 and well deserved. Their passes were accurate and they found space well on court. The shooting was strong as well as the defending in the circle. Player of the Match : Elly Andrews for great interceptions and moving well into space on court. Year 10 - SJC Date: 6/11/17 Opposition: Francis Combe Academy Result: Won 15-0 Team: E.Estrada, N.Djanmah, A.Wells-Harbin, C.Lightfoot, N.Redmond, A.Finley Comment: This was an excellent performance from the year 10 team who remain undefeated this season. Some fine passing and great converted shots saw them secure an easy victory. Player of the Match : Naomi Djanmah for great all-round play Year 11 - SJC Date: 6/11/17 Opposition: Francis Combe Academy Result: Won 16-11 Team: A.DeAlwis, A.Parker, M.Bonyadi, A.Rashid, F.Kelly, M.Shah, R.Aravindan, A.Trivedi Comment: In a closely contested match Bushey Meads pulled away in the final half of the game and maintained their lead until the final whistle. Player of the Match : Arabella Parker for outstanding shooting Year 11 - SJC Date: 8/11/17 Opposition: District Tournament Team: R.Aravindan, M.Shah, J.Phillips, F.Kelly, M.Bonyadi, A.Rashid, A.Parker, M.Sjollema Comment: This was a tough tournament for the year 11 squad in cold conditions but as always they worked hard and with enthusiasm. With group matches against Habadashers, Francis Combe and St.Margarets the highlight was a close encounter with St.Clement Danes where they demonstrated excellent passing and transfer of play down court. The girls were a credit to themselves and the school - Well Done Player of the tournament: Ayisha Rashid, fantastic effort and athleticism in all matches
YEAR 7 DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS
Well done to the Year 7 boys who won the Year 7 Division 1 league. They won 7 games out of 7 scoring 30 goals and conceding only 13. They have now been promoted to the Premier Division. A fantastic achievement - well done. Position Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Bushey Meads 7 7 0 0 30 13 17 21
ARSENAL LADIES VISIT BUSHEY MEADS Wednesday’s Arsenal coaching session saw a special visit from first team player Gemma Rose as part of the Women in Football week. Gemma, who has visited the school before for an assembly, helped regular coach Lucy to run a session with the girls and provided them with some Premier league tactics to take forward into their own games. Gemma spoke freely with the girls about her own experiences at school and her development through the tiers of football to the point where she is now a regular in the Arsenal Ladies first team squad. The girls were all presented with tickets for the upcoming Arsenal Ladies game at the end of the session. Big thanks to Lucy, Gemma and Arsenal for providing the girls with this great opportunity that I am sure they will always remember. Thanks also to Mrs Maloney for supporting the event.
SCHOOLS SPORTS HERTSMERE PARTNERSHIP BADMINTON On Tuesday students from year 10 and 11 represented the school at the boys Hertsmere Partnership Badminton tournament. The competition was fierce with teams from Haberdasher’s, Watford Boys and Yavneh competing and the standard extremely high with county players aplenty. The Bushey Meads team acquitted themselves very well with a number of victories and some very close matches. Although not making it through to the final the boys should be proud of their efforts. Competitors: Vinal Kerai, Henry Stewart, Charlie Lyall, Joe Manning, Yama Qarib, Maxwell Hamilton, Billy Garvey
SPORTS CLUBS PROVIDED BY EXTERNAL COACHES Athletics Coaching - Running club Every Tuesday with Watford Harriers in the gym. ALL Welcome
Arsenal Ladies continue their coaching with Bushey Meads students every Wednesday from 3.15 - 4.15 on the field. ALL girls Welcome.
Herts Warriors Basketball begins Friday 29th September ALL welcome meet in the school hall suitably attired. Finish 4.20. For full details of the clubs, fixtures and practices students and parents need to check on the Bushey Meads School website in the PE and Health Faculty icon where you will find a full list of the extra-curricular activities. This is updated on a weekly basis to show the fixtures and practices for each week. In addition students can check the notice boards in the boys and girls changing rooms. The PE and Health Faculty also have their own Twitter account @BMSPEandHealth which includes regular updates on fixtures, match reports and details of forthcoming events. For any parental enquiries about any aspects of PE contact the Head of PE and Health Faculty Ashley Cartledge cartledgea@busheymeads.org.uk For any specific issues related to Girls PE and girls fixtures contact Sarah Cooper coopers@busheymeads.org.uk.
ARSENAL LADIES TICKETS As part of our ongoing link with Arsenal ladies we have been allocated 100 tickets for students and staff to use over the course of the season to watch Arsenal Ladies play their home matches at Borehamwood. If any students and their families would like to access tickets for any of the matches (see dates below) they will need to contact Mrs.Cooper in PE (coopers@busheymeads.org.uk) at least a week in advance to arrange ticket collection. Email Mrs Cooper a week in advance if you would like free tickets to watch Arsenal ladies play: coopers@busheymeads.org.uk