| ISSUE 14 | Fri 26th May | 2017
Insider The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
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More than ever, we ask that you look after yourselves and each other over half term. Keep safe, be kind, and make sure you rest over the break.
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Yr 10 learning together
Latin trip to Bath
Tennis Ambassador training day
Yr 10 Sports Leaders to Ealing Tennis Club
Year 8 Exams
This week’s Menù
know I speak for the whole EWS community in expressing my deepest sympathy for the families and friends of the victims of the appalling atrocity in Manchester this week. We can all learn from the way in which the Mancunians responded with humanity and compassion after the incident.
nternational Bestseller! Year 8 student Mercygrace Samuyiwa has had a short story published in Reader’s Digest magazine. This is her with her prize winner’s cheque. We look forward to reading more of her work in the future.
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Yr 8 HPV 2 Yr 10 Sports Leaders to Pittshanger Tennis
Dates for your Diary
Message from Ms Kruger
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Upcoming Trips
Your Weekly Update
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Key Messages
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n Tuesday 23rd May, 8 of our students represented Ealing at the London Youth Games ParaFootball tournament in Hackney. They all played extremely well, winning all their games and only being narrowly beaten in the final to finish 2nd place overall. Well done girls! The students in the team are: Sulakha Abdi 10QMT | Mariam Mansour 8RPT | Aisha Airan 8RDA Angelika Ibrahimi 8RDA | Maryam Osman 7QME | Madison Bennison 10RSE Fatamo Abdi 9CDO | Saelim Lim 10MDS
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ater this week, we will be sending home a letter about a charity project called “Bridges to Africa.” The aim of the project is to promote an understanding amongst UK schoolchildren of some of the issues facing their peers in Uganda and Zambia. EWS students will be offered a chance to do a sponsored 10km walk on Saturday 1st July through central London, crossing 10 bridges of the Thames, from Vauxhall Bridge to Tower Bridge. Teachers volunteer their time to accompany those students who commit to raising money for the project through sponsorship. The money will go towards the work of the UK charity, Promoting Equality in African Schools, which is helping to provide affordable secondary education in developing countries (You can find out more about the work of the charity by visiting www.peas. org.uk). We hope you will encourage your child to participate in this worthwhile experience.
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uesday 6th June - rounders fixtures against Wiseman, Acton and Twyford. Wednesday 7th June - 12 leaders will be going to a Tennis Competition at Pittshanger Park. Thursday 8th June - our 8 brand new Tennis Ambassadors will be in a training course from 1-4 pm. Friday 9th June - 30 leaders will be umpiring the Mini Ealing Tennis tournament at Ealing Tennis Club.
Yr 9 Parents evening
M: Spanish Chicken Paella V: Stuffed Aubergines
M: Salmon with New Potato & Beans V: Quorn Chilli & Rice
M: Lasagne & Garlic Bread V: Spinac & Caramelized Red Onion Quiche
M: Roast Lamb Dinner V: Mushroom Stroganoff
6 th Form Learners of the Year - Amran Ahmed, Economics & Psychology - Brishna Ahmadi, Psychology - Lara Alake, Sociology - Ella Battraisey, French - Milleni Chandrakanthan, Applied Business - Devon Chow, Applied Business - Ria Dudhia, Geography - Amira El-Housseini, Business - Morvarid Hashemzadeh Balouchi, Biology & Chemistry - Pahlini Keeping, Physics - Lauren Latouche-Charles, Sociology & English - Yasmine Lahlouh, Economics - Keshonda-Alexus Morrison, Photography - Tsui-Ying Ng, English Literature & Language - Namrita Nota, Philosophy - Muntaz Salad, Philosophy - Ridha-E-Zainb Syed, Sociology - Sosan Wardak, Sociology - Sarah Hamdan, English - Zahraa Khan, English - Batool Al-Libawi, English
Letters home Please look out for the following letters which we sent home this week: • Concerns over the “Blue Whale Challenge” and “13 reasons why”. • “Bridges to Africa” letter. • Year 9 Parents evening invitation.
M: Fish & Chips V: Cheese & Onion Slice
Behaviour Focus for this Week This week be creative and make something that makes others see.
Thank you to Gia Gerace in 7MKa for this beautiful mood board.
“Art is not what you see but what you make others see.” Degas
Term Dates Autumn Term 2016:
Starts Autumn Mon 5th September Half Term Mon 24th October Christmas Holiday Mon 19th December
Spring Term 2017: Spring Half Term Easter Holiday
Starts Wed 4th January Mon 13th February Mon 3rd April
Summer Term 2017: Summer May Day Half Term
Starts Wed 19th April Mon 1st May Mon 29th May
Ends Fri 16th December Fri 28th October Mon 2nd January 2017 Ends Fri 31st March Fri 17th February Mon 17th April Ends Fri 21st July Fri 2nd June
Training Days (Students not in School)
Thursday 1st September 2016 | Friday 2nd September 2016 Monday 19th December 2016 | Tuesday 3rd January 2017 Tuesday 18th April 2017
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