March2023 Bulletin

Message from MS KRUGER

Who is your favourite author? I asked Mr Doyle and this was his answer:

Douglas Adams Wrote The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I like this book very much as it is funny and Sci-fi – my 2 favourite genres perfectly blended into one great read! It also contains the answer to the ultimate question: the answer to life, the universe and everything!

Upcoming dates

Week 6th March - 10th March 2023

The Week Ahead

Year 11 Progress Review Week

National Careers Week

Tuesday

St John's Inspire Workshop 3:15-4:15pm

Wednesday

U15 Football at Northolt 12:30pm

Thursday

Year 8 Options Evening 5-6:30pm

Friday

Year 10 Full Reports available to parents

Student and Parent Calendar 2022-2023

Please note other events will be added to this calendar as they arrive

Spring term

Year 8 options evening Thursday 9th March 2023

Year 7 parents evening Thursday 30th March 2023

End of term Friday 31st March 2023

Easter holiday Monday 3rd April to Friday 14th April 2023

Summer term

First day for students Tuesday 18th April 2023

Bank Holiday Monday 1st May 2023

Bank Holiday Monday 8th May 2023

Year 10 parents evening Thursday 25th May 2023

Half term Monday 29th May to Friday 2nd June 2023

Year 9 parents evening Thursday 29th June 2023

Monday

Chicken & Rice

Tuesday

Burritos & Wedges

Wednesday

Roast Dinner

Thursday

Sausage Hot Pot

Friday

Fish and Chips

Available everyday Fresh Salad Bar, Sandwiches/Rolls Pasta, Jacket Potato

We want to thank all parents who participated in the consultation that has led to the new school vision.

Charity day Friday 7th July 2023

Sports day Wednesday 12th July 2023

Last day for students Tuesday 18th July 2023

Autumn Term 2023

First day for students Monday 4th September 2023: times TBC

Staff Development Days students are not in school: all of these dates are included in the holiday dates above 30th August 2022 | 31st August 2022 | 25th November 2022 |

3rd January 2023 | 17th April 2023 | 19th July 2023

Messages sent home last week

on School Gateway or paper copy via students

Parents / carers of all students:

• We want to know about your careers - message

Parents / carers of Y10 Duke of Edinburgh students:

• Information letter

Parents / carers of Y8 students:

• Year 8 Options information

• Registration information for HPV vaccine

• Year 8 Progress report

Parents / carers of Y7 students:

• Y7 Progress review week information

• GoApe trip information

Attendance at EWS

EWS attendance expectations: attendance should be over 95% and with no lates to school. Supporting good attendance is the most crucial factor in both your child staying safe and achieving academically. Attendance which goes below 90% is considered persistent absenteeism: in this instance the school is required to take action and work with home to get the child's attendance up to over 90%. As parents/carers you can monitor your child’s attendance on the schoolgateway app and their attendance and punctuality on firefly.

Firefly

EWS uses firefly as a way to provide students and parents/ carers with clear guidance about work beyond the classroom. There are specific homework tasks set by the teacher with fixed deadlines and also optional further learning activities such as reading lists and past exam papers. Parents/carers should click on the link below or on the school website to sign up to firefly if they have not already done so and can contact Mr Pallister on the school number if they have any issues with signing up.

Schoolgateway

EWS uses the schoolgateway as the main method to send information and messages home to parents/carers. Parents/ carers are strongly advised to download the app. Parents/ carers need to check both the app and their email to stay up to date. The schoolgateway is also used to make payments for school lunches and trips. Parents/carers should click on the link below or on the school website to sign up to firefly if they have not already done so and can contact Mr Pallister on the school number if they have any issues with signing up.

Other Notices

If you have an older child or family member that attended EWS and is now in employment and would be interested in sharing their careers journey within our school community please could you ask them to email office@ellenwilkinson.ealing.sch. uk for the attention of Mr. Bolt (AHT Careers Lead) or Ms Gibson (Careers Co-Ordinator) to arrange a suitable time. EWS want to celebrate our alumni and share motivating careers journeys with our current students to help inspire their futures. We look forward to hearing from you.

Live Parent Sessions

We know parents and supporters will be there every step of the way. The University of Portsmouth have live sessions to ensure parents and carers are in the perfect position to help support their child's journey to university.

The new sessions look at student finance applications – a key milestone in the months ahead. And for parents of year 12 students, they delve into the equally daunting task of picking a university and course. Click on the link to find out more and to book your place in the live sessions.

Geography competition

Geography competition

What's on at EWS

Ealing Borough Trampolining Competition

Five students from Year 9 and 10 took part in the annual borough trampolining competition last week at Drayton Manor High School. Along with a group of Year 9s and our Year 7 Specialist Place Students they completed two masterclass sessions with National Coach John Wotherspoon prior to the competition. Their hard work and training paid off and all five students performed their rountines with minimal or no errors- which included back and front somersaults. Martha Topping in Year 9 finished in silver place in the elite category and was also award team silver alongside Marina Erturk Year 10. Year 9s Grace McIntyre, Helena Collazo and Kiara Thompson collectively won team bronze in the intermediate category. Well done girls!

GCSE Languages classes watch theatre productions in French and Spanish!

If you would like your child to have the opportunity to represent Ealing in this year’s London Youth Games, please contact Jo Valks, Ealing’s Sports Development Officer at valksj@ealing.gov.uk Please see below a full list of the sports and age groups that are on offer.

Ealing hold open trials for all their teams, so if you’d like further information on any of these events please contact Jo Valks on the email above or visit the www.londonyouthgames.org

Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black presents a new work 'By Whatever Means' (Mthuthuzeli November), which is a love letter to musician, performer and activist, Nina Simone that combines ballet, jazz and the blues in a moving and inspiring piece of dance theatre. Ballet Black is transforming the dance landscape by giving a platform to artists of Black and Asian descent. Performances will take place at the Barbican Centre from the 8th to 12th March, to book tickets use this link https://balletblack.co.uk/events/ barbican-2023-ballet-black-pioneers/

Year 10 French and Spanish GCSE classes took part in a theatre project in January and February 2023. We first studied extracts from the scripts and read a synopsis in class. We then travelled by coach to Dormers Wells High School where we joined their students, plus students from Villiers High School, in watching the theatre productions performed by professional actors from France and Spain! They were really entertaining and included some audience participation – some of our students got involved and did really well! In a following lesson students then wrote a review of the play in French or Spanish – see examples below! The whole experience was both enjoyable and culturally enriching for our students, as well as being a superb opportunity to develop their listening skills and widen their vocabulary. Marica 10CE: Je suis allée voir une oeuvre de théâtre en français et je vais donner mon avis. Je pense que l’ambience était agréable et les acteurs étaient rigolos. J’ai aimé la pièce car c’était une expérience intéressante. Je voudrais aller au théâtre au futur, ce serait amusant.

Lily 10ME: Pienso que los actores fueran graciosos y jugaron bien. En mi opinión el ambiente fue agradable. Me gustó la obra porque entendí bien el español y fue una experiencia diferente. Me gustaría ir al teatro en el futuro, sería divertido e interesante.

Congratulations to fantastic performance from Devina, Tamseel and Aaminah at the Ellen Wilkinson live girls' chess tournament on Sunday 26th February. Pictured with five times British Chess Champion and International Master Harriet Hunt.

Mr. Bolt & Ms Gibson