SUCCESS Magazine – Autumn 2018

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the Heads Achievement Assembly Head Boy & Head Girl Sports Day I like…

Hope in Tottenham Transition Anti-Bullying Talk Matters Fundraising English Product Design Science Social Sciences Art Enrichment IT Computing Physical Education Classics Business Post-16 History EAL Library Beyond Words SEN Aquila Cygnus Lacerta Pegasus Scorpiuz Interhouse Character Student Voice Dates for Your Diary

Printed and published by: Heartlands Community Trust, Station Road, Wood Green, London N22 7ST © Heartlands Community Trust

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GOURMAYEUR: Italy

“One of the most rewarding experiences of my life”

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WELCOME FROM THE HEADS In August we were pleased to celebrate some really good GCSE results for our class of 2018. They worked really hard leading up to the summer exams and later on in the magazine you can see some fantastic individual stories of achievement.

As we head into this year’s mock exam series and first round of assessments students seem motivated to do even better and we are confident students will make great progress this year!

I will take any opportunity to mention our SEARCH ethos as it is the heartbeat of the school and something we are passionate about here at Heartlands High School.

The SEARCH values are used to plan our curriculum, they govern our pastoral care and drive us to ensure teaching and learning is excellent. We live and breathe SEARCH every day and on the pages of this magazine you will see how. From the amazing activities which happen after school to the rich and diverse learning experiences students are offered in the class, I am very proud to say students here get a good and rounded education both academically and in the development of their character.

Winter offers us many challenges, the days are colder and shorter. But it also sees some exciting Heartlands productions, competitions and trips which students can be a part of. Check the advertisements throughout this edition of the SEARCH magazine carefully to ensure you have added key dates to your diary and are encouraging students to attend and take part. It is by far our busiest period for the Arts and we are very proud to present such an array of choice for you all to be part of!

It has been another busy start to the year.

We are really pleased that The Grove finally opened as a new school, so thank you to all of the staff, parents, governors and students that have been involved in making it such a success. The school will open in its permanent location in Turnpike Lane in September 2019 and we’re excited to see how that extensive refurbishment of the old Haringey Professional Development Centre is taking place. We’re aiming to make this a place with outstanding facilities for young people with autism and we’ll be starting a number of fundraising projects soon to ensure that we can get the very best out of the building.

The Board of Directors and the Local Governing Bodies of both schools held a training day in early October where we collectively set down our objectives for the coming years. We are very much focused on ensuring that both schools create a range of exciting opportunities for students that extend them and give them new experiences. In many respects our goals for young people in both schools are similar. We want our young people to be happy, to make progress and to be safe. We are as ambitious as ever in setting our academic targets for our students in Heartlands, while of course recognising that there is more to life than exams. Progress has always looked different for every young person. I’m very proud of the fact that we have developed schools that value trips, character education, the arts and sport. The offer is broad and we are working on making it better still.

I look forward to welcoming you into school in the coming months.

Finally, we have been pushing on with applying for the Sixth Form. As you may be aware, last year we did not succeed in getting a capital bid to complete the works to the building that we would require, although we were successful with approval from the regional Headteacher Board. We therefore have to jump through all of those hoops again and we’ll continue to do that until we get a positive result. The next round of applications is in a few weeks’ time and I will keep you up to date once I know more.

Best wishes,

Enjoy the holidays when they finally arrive.

Elen Roberts Head of School, Heartlands High School

Mr Garrill Executive Head Teacher, Heartlands Community Trust

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ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY 2018

ROBERT WINSTON SPEAKS TO HEARTLANDS STUDENTS Lord Robert Winston gave a motivational message to our students in the Final Assembly.

The world leading scientist spoke about how the brain is a muscle that can be grown. Through effort and self-belief, students can learn more about the world around them and

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be more prepared for the future.

Lord Winston emphasised that one of the special things about being a young person is that you are more able to pick up and learn new skills and knowledge, and he encouraged students to make the most of their time at school. Lord Winston spoke

with enthusiasm about the wonders of the natural world and the human body and how students can appreciate them. All prize winners had the chance to talk to Lord Winston when they received their award from him.

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ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY 2018

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Lord Winston is Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College, London.

In the 1970s he developed gynaecological surgical techniques that improved fertility treatments. He later pioneered new treatments to improve in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed preimplantation diagnosis. This allowed embryos to be screened for genetic diseases and has allowed parents carrying faulty genes to have children free of illnesses such as cystic fibrosis.

Lord Winston now runs a research programme at the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Imperial College that aims to improve human transplantation.

He has over 300 scientific publications about human reproduction and the early stages of pregnancy. He is also Chairman of the Genesis Research Trust – a charity which raised over £13 million to establish the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology and which now funds high quality research into women’s health and babies.

Robert Winston is also is a television presenter and politician.

Information from www.robertwinston.org.uk

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HEAD BOY & HEAD GIRL

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JARED Y BRAND “Students can approach us around school (e.g. in the corridors or playground) or email us with any concerns and/or questions regarding school activities as we are pleased to be of help and would love to put forward ideas on the student body’s behalf.”

We, as your Head Boy and Head Girl, feel honoured to have the opportunity to address you all and speak to you about the role we play here in the school.

An email was sent out regarding the chance to take on the role of Head Boy and Head Girl as well as numerous other leadership opportunities within the school.

The two of us were naturally drawn towards the roles as we were passionate about representing the student body in the school and making the school a better place.

The application process itself was a challenge as it required us to speak briefly about some of our achievements, goals in life and reasons we felt we were suitable for the role. As well as this we required a person of reference like our tutors or teachers that we knew well. After sending through applications and passing the primary stage, we partook in a 6

rigorous yet thorough process in which we underwent a series of tasks which gave Mr McArdle a sense of our individual characteristics which would in turn show who was best suited for the role.

One of the most difficult yet enticing parts of the application process was promoting ourselves to the school as potential candidates which gave a sort of ‘presidential election’ feel to the whole process. However, we managed to gain enough votes and express our plans for the future of Heartlands in order to hopefully be successfully selected among numerous other factors in the decision process.

Once it had been narrowed down to very few candidates we were tasked with preparing a presentation for Mr Garrill and Mrs Roberts. In this presentation we were instructed to present to them our ideas for future changes to the school, our motives behind going for the role to begin with, past experiences we had

with leadership roles and a few other topics. Fortunately, however, Ms Levenson was on hand to provide us with all the mentoring and help we needed, making sure we were both comfortable, confident and prepared for the interview.

We look forward to being able to represent the student body around the school and at a number of school based events such as the open evening, where we gave a speech to the hundreds of visiting parents and children, and on the first day of school where we helped guide new Year 7 students. We hope we are able to contribute to many more events like this and participate in assisting the leadership of the school. Students can approach us around school (e.g. in the corridors or playground) or email us with any concerns and/or questions regarding school activities as we are pleased to be of help and would love to put forward ideas on the student body’s behalf.

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SPORTS DAY

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DAY Sports Day 2017–18 was a huge success with a number of school records being broken. For the first time in a number of years the weather was a little cloudy but this did not cast a shadow over what was a competitive and enjoyable day.

This year saw a slight change to the sports with the centre pitch playing host to the tug-of-war and 5-aside football competitions side by side allowing spectators to create a brilliant atmosphere cheering on their houses.

There were new school records for Sandra Brown 2.43 min (800m); Kadira Gilwa 1.56 m (high jump), Williams, Victoriano, Diyoka, Bishop 59.60 s (Year 7, 4 × 100 m

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relay); Mayamba, Pinnock, Bassega, George 55.63 s (Year 9 4 × 100 m relay); Yusra Hammache 6.06 min (Year 9 1,500 m); Immanuel Akinboyewa 5.12 m (Year 8 long jump) and many more.

This year marked the introduction of the Gokay Aydemir Memorial Trophy for football, with the houses battling it out not only for points towards the overall Sports Day Trophy but for this very special new trophy in Gokay’s memory. The football tournament was very competitive with Cygnus House being the first ever holders of the trophy in Heartlands’ history.

also crowned champions of Sports Day! Congratulations and well done to all involved. The final standings were as follows:

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As per tradition, the overall winners of the 2017–18 Sports Day were not announced until the final celebration assembly where Cygnus House was

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HOPE IN TOTTENHAM

On Thursday 27th September, Mrs Annan organised a presentation with our deputy head boy Devante Sepaul-Craig, and deputy head girl Theresa Magoba, along with one of our fantastic prefects Zariel Konado.

These students had the pleasure of representing Heartlands High School at the official opening event of the HOPE in Tottenham project.

This event was hosted by Haringey’s very own Labour MP, Mr David Lammy, and the Mayor of Haringey, Cllr Gina Adamou.

Mrs Annan highlighted the work done by HOPE in Tottenham in collaboration with the MET police, to prevent young people getting involved with gang crime.

They, along with David Lammy and Gina Adamou, cut the HIT cake representing the birth of a new initiative available for all young people in the borough.

Our students spoke about the amazing work that HOPE does for Haringey and brought to light the hopes and dreams that young people have for their future in this borough.

Well done Theresa, Devante and Zariel.

They were commended on their vision for young people and really did our school proud.

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It is my pleasure to be taking on the role and responsibility of Transition. This will allow me to work with the current Year 7s more and develop a programme that allows them to feel part of the Heartlands community but

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also develop the necessary drive to succeed in future career paths.

In the coming months a number of events will be coordinated to help students reflect on their Heartlands journey so far but also to think about where it may end up. Trips to universities is something all Year 7 students will

get exposure to during SEARCH Days. As the year progresses I will be working closely with local primary schools to help develop a platform for Year 6 students to engage with the school. Exciting times lie ahead for Heartlands and I look forward to sharing more over the coming months.

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ANTI-BULLYING AT HEARTLANDS Heartlands High School is committed to ensuring that all students are able to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment without the fear of being bullied. Bullying is an antisocial behaviour and affects everyone; it is unacceptable and will not be tolerated at the school. If bullying does occur, all students should know who to tell and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. Alongside this we understand anxieties and worries that will occur at home due to incidents of bullying and so this page is designed to help guide you all.

November sees the return of AntiBullying Week and this year’s focus which is … ‘Choose Respect’.

We will be celebrating Anti-Bullying Week at the school between 12th and 16th November with a series of assemblies and mini events happening across the school.

In each form an Anti-Bullying Representative has been elected and these will be announced during the assembly to students.

Who to talk to???

It is all of our responsibilities to manage and deal with bullying at Heartlands so you can talk to any member of staff! Below, however, are some key contacts if you have any worries or concerns as a parent or a student.

Although bullying is a year-round focus, here at Heartlands High School

Mr J Nagle Ms S Hockley Safeguarding Officer Safeguarding Officer

Dominic Corey Head of House Aquila

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Vanessa Philip Head of House Cygnus

Chinice Oliver Head of House Lacerta

Ms E Daley Anti-bullying Coordinator

Niamh Martin Head of House Pegasus

Jodie Attreed Head of House Scorpiuz

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ANTI-BULLYING AT HEARTLANDS

Students are constantly advised on how to report incidents of bullying and staff are always on alert to any untoward behaviour that they deem to be of a bullying nature.

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• Access student APPS and complete an Access student APPS online bullying report and complete an online bullying report form form which will go which will go straight to straight to our antiour bullying coordinator bullying coordinator for investigation for investigation

There are numerous ways that students can report bullying and these are detailed below.

• Students are encouraged to speak out if they or anyone they know are experiencing bullying of any kind. They can speak to any teacher, form tutor, Head of House, engagement officer or, if they feel more comfortable, a friend, family member or antibullying rep who can contact someone on their behalf

• Complete a statement form at Student Services which will be passed to the relevant member of staff • Access the bullying comments box at Student Services which gives students an opportunity to recommend improvements in the tackling of bullying

• Students are also exposed to other organisations that help with bullying, give advice and help with the reporting of bullying.

Organisations such as Childline, Bullying UK and Get Safe Online are promoted Parents can access our anti-bullying policy online. This will give you a detailed overview of our intentions as a school and we are always here to listen to your worries and concerns about bullying. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you feel you need any further information, help or guidance on this issue.

• Centralised system where all bullying is logged. This collates incidents and supports repeat victims and perpetrators

If you think or feel you or someone else is being bullied …

1. Use the Student Links tab on Google.

It is called the Act Now Report Bullying form 2. Speak to your tutor or Head of House 3. Speak to your Engagement Officer

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TALK MATTERS & FUNDRAISING

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Talk Matters This term we saw the launch of the whole school oracy project: Talk Matters. Talk is important because it enables you to develop your written answers in exams, as well as your confidence and communication skills. You need all these skills to be successful when you leave school to go to college, university and the world of work. Therefore, to develop your oracy there will be three focuses this year: • Full sentences • Formality • Fearless

Full sentences Pause and think before you speak.

Remember to speak using full sentences and avoid opening your sentences with words such as: ‘Basically’, ‘Like’ or ‘Yeah’.

Formality Speak formally to suit your audience.

Use standard English and academic terms to help prepare you for university and work.

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This half term we will focus on answering questions in full sentences. Try to pause and think before you respond to teachers and your peers. Avoid starting your sentences with ‘Basically’, ‘Yeah’ or ‘Like’ and write in full sentences. Also, don’t give up!

The more you practise talking in full sentences, the more confident you’ll become!

speak. Project your voice, face your audience. Some non-verbal gestures such as hand movements can aid your talk. When you are listening, track the speaker.

FUNDRAISING The Fundraising Department was recently able to get the Drama and Music students some fabulous theatre tickets to top West End shows. The lucky students are going to see A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic, one of London’s most respected theatres that has just celebrated its 200-year anniversary. Stephen Tomkinson, the well known TV and stage actor, stars as Ebenezer Scrooge.

It is a truly magical and wonderful production and we look forward to hearing all about it.

Hamilton, one of the USA’s founding fathers. It sold out on Broadway and when it opened in London in December 2017 it was to rave reviews. It is incredibly difficult to get tickets to this so our students are particularly lucky to have this chance to go to one of the must see shows on the West End. The Victoria Palace Theatre was beautifully restored prior to the opening of Hamilton and is now one of London’s most beautiful theatres.

Twenty students are also extremely lucky to be going to the sold out, award winning production of Hamilton, the massively successful hip hop and rap musical about Alexander 12

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karl nova author visit Year 7 had an exciting talk from author, poet and musician Karl Nova. They really enjoyed hearing about the experience of working as a poet and were very excited about helping to create a rap!

We have a strong global presence, operating programmes in Nepal, Africa, Jamaica, the Middle East, and the United States.

Debate Mate is a unique, international educational charity dedicated to improving social mobility using cost-effective peer-to-peer debate mentoring.

We run after-school debating clubs in areas of high child poverty, facilitated by students at the best universities, which give disadvantaged young people the skills they need to become exceptional young leaders – confidence, interpersonal communication skills and higher order thinking.

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We also run bespoke workshops for teachers looking to integrate debating into their classrooms and specialised training for students who want to ‘debate like a world champion’.

By teaching debating through peer-to-peer mentoring, we empower and inspire participants and provide them with powerful role models to raise their aspirations.

The Urban Debate League is a cumulative tournament which takes place over three rounds across the country, and ends in a finals competition between the top eight schools in the league.

It is a fantastic opportunity for students from Years 7–10 to take part in a competition which will challenge, motivate and discipline them in oral presentations as well as analytical and evaluative skills that will aid them in their GCSEs and future careers.

Debate Mate will be run as an after-school club, each week, where students will be given the opportunity to discuss topics in preparation for rounds that will be competed against other schools in the local area.

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PRODUCT DESIGN

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SCIENCE

We welcome two new teachers in science this year – Ms Huckstep our new Head of Department and Ms Klebe our new Science Teacher!

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How has it been working at Heartlands High School? Really friendly dedicated students, fantastic staff and a great place to work.

How has it been working at Heartlands High School? I have really enjoyed getting to know my classes and all the staff. Everyone has been so welcoming.

How is the department?

The Science Department is awesome – the staff are really passionate about their subject and so supportive of the students and each other.

How is the department? Everyone in the Science Department is so friendly and encouraging.

I would like to specifically thank my mentor, Ms Goulding, for all the advice and support she has given me in this first half term.

What hobbies do you have? Anything that isn’t wet or smelly! I really enjoy the Van de Graaff generator – the students love it!

What hobbies do you have? You can never go wrong with a good biology dissection (especially a heart or lungs)!

science clubs Welcome back Ms Tawil who was on maternity leave – Ms Tawil had this to say: ‘I really missed the buzz of working in the science department and setting up all these awesome experiments’.

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We have three science clubs running this year with Ms Barrett, Mr Steinert and Mr Frith! This is what they have to say:

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KS3 SCIENCE CLUB GREEN SCHOOL CLUB I am running a green school. The aim is to get Heartlands recognised as a Green Flag school by reducing our carbon footprint within the school. tt Ms barre tue

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This year KS3 Science Club is linked to the CREST awards. A CREST award is given to students who show long-term commitment to a science project, over a period of at least 10 weeks. Initially students will be

Mr frith tue – s5.9 working towards their Bronze Award, for which they will research, design, build, and evaluate a model rocket.

Not only is this a fun, interesting way to get more involved in Science, but it also looks great on college and university applications!

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Mr Steine rt A chance for fri – s5.6 Years 7 and 8 to take part in extra experiments and learn about things beyond the curriculum, such as: Why do acids and alkalis react?

What happens when you use a catalyst?

How can you make the brightest fireworks?

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SOCIAL SCIENCES Citizenship GCSE Launches with a bang!

Cambridge Nationals Child Development course begins at Heartlands and students welcome a new member of the family!

Year 9 began studying for their Citizenship GCSE this September. This exciting new qualification is helping students to participate fully in society by improving their knowledge of politics, the law, rights and responsibilities, while also providing them with the opportunity to develop their active citizenship skills. The citizenship teaching team, led by Ms Squire, shared examples of active citizenship in a launch assembly in the first few weeks of term. So far, students have explored identity and migration and have taken part in their first formal debate on multiculturalism.

Some students in Year 9 and Year 10 have begun their Cambridge Nationals qualification in Child Development this autumn. This course is teaching students all about the developmental norms of children aged 0–5 and best practice in childcare. This vocational qualification is designed to prepare students for careers working with children and families such as midwifery, social work and early years education.

Students in Year 9 are looking forward to their SEARCH Day trip to visit the Foundling Museum and to meet adoption social workers and art therapists at Coram, a pioneering children’s charity in central London.

Year 10 students are looking forward to naming and taking care of the newest addition to the Heartlands family … a baby! The baby simulator mimics what it is like to take care of a newborn infant and monitors how well students are able to do this.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Students explore childhood through the ages at the Victoria and Albert Museum Year 9 Sociology students visited the V&A in Bethnal Green to explore how the concept of childhood has changed through the ages.

Led by Ms McIntyre, Heartlands’ new Sociology and Citizenship teacher, students analysed clothes and toys, drawing conclusions about how childhood is a social construct.

Heartlands High school Sociologists conduct primary research in Muswell Hill

10X sociologists spent their first SEARCH Day of the year conducting primary research on members of the public in Muswell Hill. Students were investigating the nature of gender roles within families by conducting structured interviews. They ensured their research followed ethical guidelines by gaining informed consent from their participants and they used formal English and exceptional manners during the interview process. Members of the public were really impressed by the professionalism embodied by Heartlands students. Burkay Cocelli was a standout sociologist on the day. He said: ‘After this experience, I feel more confident to speak to anyone!’

Well done to all the sociologists who took part!

Wednesday 12th December Thursday 13th December 7pm, Auditorium Tickets are now available on Parent Pay Adults £6 Staff & Students £ 3 GCSE Music and Drama Students £ 1

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So far this year, Art Club has been a huge success! The Year 7 and 8s have explored blind contour drawing with continuous line, crafted imagery with scissors and submitted work to acclaimed competitions! By pushing themselves and the boundaries – they have created some striking work.

If you are interested in finding out more about KS3 Art Club, please join us every Thursday ‘crafternoon’ in N5.9 to make, create, craft, build and even destroy!

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monet Rumana Malik, Year 11, has been inspired by the work of Monet and has created artworks and photographs in response to his work on the theme of ‘Water’.

‘Fragments and Architecture Series’ Heartlands Summer Art Exhibition 2018

To celebrate our creative and artistic talent here at Heartlands, the students showcased an inspiring collection of work at the Heartlands High School Summer Exhibition. The show presented a diverse mix of multifaceted artwork: Year 11’s Fragments and Year 9’s Architecture Series.

Fragments explored a range of personal, social and cultural issues, pertinent to each student. Year 9 produced an exciting body of work exploring manmade spaces and structures through 3D assemblage, recycling, reportage drawing and photography, and collage.

It reflected our unique artistic community and the different perspectives of our young artists.

Look forward to next year’s exhibition in June 2019.

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Beatrice Bishop, Year 10, Lacerta

Isobel Miller, Year 7, Scorpiuz

Kadira Gliwa, Year 10, Cygnus

Michael Spinola Rosales, Year 10, Cygnus

Gerald Sella, Year 10, Scorpiuz

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ENRICHMENT

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Since the beginning of term a wide range of enrichment clubs have been taking place across the school. This year we have a fantastic offer of different clubs. These clubs range from Masterchef on Mondays to Karate Club on Fridays. Please check the school website for more information on the range of clubs offered and what days they are on. So far those students who have attended have really enjoyed taking part in them and attendance has been good.

Masterchef has proved really popular among the student population and is oversubscribed. However, if your child would like to get involved in this and other clubs please get them to come see Mr McArdle in S3.5 or speak directly to the teacher who is running the club.

It is expected that students attend at least one club a week. This will help not only to broaden their minds and develop their understanding of key concepts but also increase their engagement.

I look forward to seeing participation in these clubs increase over the weeks and months ahead. As ever we are looking at ways to improve our offer and more clubs will shortly be added to this list. Students will also be informed by email and by daily notices in tutor time.

IT services N3.06 IT Classroom Computer Upgrade

As part of our ongoing efforts to upgrade the IT infrastructure at Heartlands, we have replaced the computers in the N3.06 IT classroom with new generation HP 260 Mini Desktops. Despite being a very busy period overall for the IT Department, we were able to accommodate this project in our

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schedule, performing the work in small increments, across three weeks.

The Operating System deployed with the computers is Windows 7 for now – we are hard at work preparing Windows 10, which we are looking to roll out in increments over the coming months.

The HP computers come with newergeneration features, such as the ability to be switched on remotely, that will facilitate effective management throughout their lifecycle.

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COMPUTING

This term in Computing we have been focusing on applying skills learnt to real life or real world scenarios, be that in lessons or beyond in our enrichment activities. This is really key for learning, as understanding why can put what we have learnt into perspective, and show the relevance of computing in an ever advancing technical world.

On SEARCH Day 1 our Year 9 and 10 students began to apply the skills learnt in their lessons to scenarios applicable to their field of study.

In Computer Science Mr James introduced the Year 10 students to some advanced programming techniques and got them to work on an extended piece of programming making a Robot Wars style game.

Students were given a short brief about the task and had to think about how they would meet their clients requirements and make their game as accurate as possible, whilst being efficient and adding their own unique features. Students made text games where they randomly got given a robot and the stats of those robots were displayed. They would battle another computer’s robot based on these stats and one would come out victorious. Despite being a challenging 22

task, all of our students rose to the challenge and created diverse, interesting and highly technical pieces of code. Tasks such as this are a way to show the real life applications of what we learn. Companies such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and SnapChat all use technical written programming to create and develop their highly successful products, and employees of these companies need the proficiency as displayed by our students to succeed.

“Companies such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and SnapChat all use technical written programming to create and develop their highly successful products, and employees of these companies need the proficiency as displayed by our students to succeed”

In Creative iMedia, our students have been equally busy applying their learnt skills to the world of media journalism. On SEARCH Day 1 the Year 9 and 10 classes for iMedia

joined together to form a news room where they had to pick and research three stories – both local and national – to report on. They would then in their groups report on this in their allocated medium.

One Year 9 group was in charge of the print newspaper where they created a four-page spread of the Heartlands Gazette. This included image editing, data organisation, formal writing and publication layout editing. The students rose to the challenge and produced a fantastic piece of work well beyond the brief given. Three of our groups were set to work on their HHS FM reports, looking at how news is presented in an audio format. These students first of all had to do some research into existing radio news channels to aid them in how to pitch their stories and how to write their scripts. They then recorded their sections of their radio broadcast, with everyone throwing themselves into it and showing a real understanding of telling a news story through an audio-only medium. The students then edited their pieces using techniques learnt in lesson and added in extra effects to make it a full radio broadcasting clip. The final group created a short TV broadcast for Heartlands Today.

This required a lot of script writing, acting and filming, and then technical editing. The five boys who attempted this did incredibly well as this was very challenging and they created not only an informative piece but something that looked professional and engaging. All in all, Heartlands newsroom was a big success and really showed our students the real life application of what they are learning.

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CHAMPIONS OF THE TERM abi Amina Sib

Amina has had a great start to her GCSE Computer Science course, always putting in 100% effort.

She even offered to help with Open Evening to share her passion for computing with our prospective students. Amina doesn’t just stop at exploring computing in lessons, but has been trying to develop her programming skills in her own time!

Well done, Amina!

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPORTS AWARD EVENING At the end of the Summer Term Heartlands hosted our first Sports Awards Evening to celebrate the huge talent and successes we had during 2018. The evening was hosted by Mr Whent, with awards in netball, football, trampolining, athletics, dance, rounder’s and badminton as well as individual awards for all athletics record breakers and sports personality of the year for both girls and boys. We were extremely lucky to have Asha Philip as our guest speaker, who discussed her story and journey to fame and posed for photos with all students and parents who wanted one. She is a true inspiration to any sports person. We had an excellent turnout of both students and parents and the evening was a real success.

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students up for awards with proud parents watching and supporting them. We hope this will become an annual event in the Summer Term to look back over the year and celebrate students who really have done exceptionally well.

INDOOR ATHLETICS Under 16 English schools indoor athletics cup girls squad. Coming second by three points. Outstanding performances by all six girls, setting a number of new school records.

Michael has been working really hard this term on his animation project in Creative iMedia spending time working on details, making it look professional and really thinking about how he can make it suit his client’s requirements. On SEARCH Day Michael was incredibly supportive of people not only in his group but with all groups and showed his technical ability in editing media as well as showing others how to edit.

Keep it up, Michael.

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This year has seen the launch of Heartlands’ new GCSE Classics course with students in Year 9 starting a journey to explore the ancient Roman and Greek worlds.

Alongside this we have Club Classics still running on Thursdays after school, giving anyone across the school a chance to explore more of the Classical world.

This term in Classics we have been exploring the Greek world and how people used to live 2,000 years ago compared to how we live today.

Students have been exploring in particular the parts that war and the gods had to play in society. One way we have explored this is through the story of the Trojan War, and the story of the Odyssey by Homer written around 2,700 years ago. This story tells of one of the Greek kings who had been at war in Troy returning home, but getting stuck on his 24

journey for many years due to upsetting the gods.

Alongside this Year 9 have started learning Latin this half term by translating the story of a citizen of Pompeii called Caecilius and his family. This story uncovers real facts about a real person who we know existed from the ruins of Pompeii, whilst giving us a chance to learn the ancient language of the Romans.

Already by Term 2 students are able to translate nouns and verbs in the present tense and have learnt lots of the vocabulary! Amazing!

architecture of the city they live in 2,000 years ago. Students found it interesting not only to see what they had been learning about in school, but also to find out some real history about the city they live in and have grown up in! More trips to come!

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BUSINESS

Jupiter Asset Management

On 19th October a group of Year 10 Economics and Business students went to Jupiter Asset Management near Victoria, South London, and took part in a workshop around careers. During this trip they managed to get a tour of the building and speak to the CEO of this company as well as some key staff who work in a variety of roles within the firm. This allowed students to understand the role of asset management and also to learn what staff jobs generally entail on a day-to-day basis and how some of these people managed to seek a career in this field.

Overall this trip was a success in that students found the activities informative and it helped them to aspire to careers similar to this.

This past Search Day, a Year 9 Business group managed to go to visit the Bank of England. Here students were able to learn about the history of money, as well as the Bank of England’s role in dealing with interest rates and inflation. Students were even lucky enough to hold a brick of gold and to test the weight of the block. This trip allowed students to see the workings of the bank – interest rates and inflation, which is part of their GCSE course which they had been learning about at around this time.

All students seemed to enjoy the day and it gave them the chance to put textbook theory into practice.

In the week beginning 1st April, Year 10 students will be taking part in a week’s work experience placement. This year we have a wide range of employment opportunities available for students to take such as: MTV, Linklater’s, Barclays Bank, Police and Streetz Ahead Dance Production, amongst others. I look forward to seeing our students excel in the real working world and I look forward to sharing some fantastic stories with you soon.

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Search Day Business Trip: Bank of England

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POST-16 IAG Event

On Tuesday 30th October Heartlands hosted its Post-16 Fair for Year 11 students. This event took place in our Sports Hall.

On the night 30 different institutions were represented ranging from sixth form schools, colleges, apprenticeships and employers. This event gave Year 11 students exposure to these institutions from both within and outside the Borough of Haringey. Following this event Year 11 students will now start the task of planning for their next destination after their GCSE exams and results next August.

This will require them, in the coming weeks and months, to attend various institutions’ open evenings and to complete applications. Their Post-16 journey begins now and it was fantastic to see so many students and parents in attendance and also listen to the engaging conversations throughout the night.

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an audience with Elizabeth I Ms Ingall’s Year 10 History students were visited by two very special guests in September. The library was transformed into an Elizabethan royal court. Sir Walter Raleigh set the scene and introduced Queen Elizabeth I to the group. Year 10 students had planned questions to ask Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh to help deepen their understanding of their GCSE course. Some of our Year 11 students also came to meet the queen and one was even knighted!

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BEYOND YEAR 11 Denitsa Kukeva Former EAL HHS student First Language: Bulgarian

I promised EAL students I would let them know how Sixth Form is going on after I finished Year 11 a couple of months ago. Everything is going well in Year 12, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Garcia for being so strict and unyielding in making us keep our EAL folders and presentation of classwork and home learning in perfect condition, because now I find it more than helpful at college. In each of my subjects, even in Maths, my teachers expect from us perfectly organised folders. I want to say thank you because now it is much easier for me and I can observe how many of the other students are actually struggling with all this. It is because of this that I would like to send a message to all EAL students that may think now that organisation and presentation is something unnecessary – trust me, actually, it is way more beneficial than you all may think. Good luck in your AFAs, everyone!

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EAL Club is open, as usual, to all EAL students every day after school.

Well done to those of you who attend regularly to work independently on your English, complete your homework, read your 40 minutes a day or simply support each other.

A special shout out to Ricardo Schmidt in Year 8, who has been working really hard since day one – Ms Garcia is really proud of him!

EAL BREAK CLUB EAL Club at Break is open every day to all EAL students who wish to work independently or practise their English speaking skills with other students/staff! A special thank you to Ms Holloway, who usually gets us all engaged into interesting discussions.

OPEN EVENING: EAL DEPARTMENT Open Evening saw brilliant EAL ambassadors welcoming prospective parents and Year 6 students.

Thank you, Daniel Guerrero and Tabita Spirlea, for representing EAL in such a fantastic way.

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LIBRARY This term has been a busy one, with library activities ranging from author visits to clubs.

Book recommendations are still a staple of any lesson in the library.

Here are some of our favourites which students have been reading recently.

Ms Marvel Volume 1: No Normal G WILLOW WILSON

This tale of superheroes tends to lure in even the most reluctant readers, but there’s more to it than Kamala developing her new powers.

Kamala struggles with peer pressure to ‘be more American’ and a major subplot of the books is her being firm in retaining her cultural identity as a Muslim, gaining support from her faith.

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The Novice TARAN MATHARU

After Taran’s author visit last year, the ‘Summoner’ books have built up a small devoted following at Heartlands. Described as ‘Harry Potter meets Pokemon’, the books tell the story of Fletcher who discovers how to bond himself to magical creatures and is sent away to learn how to cast spells. Warning: students who borrow the first book end up reading it in a matter of days as they become hooked by the story.

Mortal Engines PHILIP REEVE

Soon to be released as a major film, Mortal Engines is set in a steampunk world where moving cities travel across the

great plains, attacking each other in the pursuit of limited resources.

Tom, a lowly historian, ends up falling out of the city of London as he pursues a mysterious assassin, Hester. Together, the pair of them try to make their way back to London and investigate a sinister plot.

Cinder MARISSA MEYER

The first in the best-selling ‘Lunar Chronicles’ series, Cinder is a science-fiction retelling of the story of Cinderella. Cinder, a lowly cyborg mechanic, is bullied by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. Her path crosses with the handsome Prince Kai when he asks her to fix a droid for him, drawing her into a battle for Earth’s freedom against the machinations of the sinister Lunar Queen.

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Target this half term: 100% participation – everyone completed first quiz.

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ADY

24

CDR

8

LCE

12

PGE

17

SAG

11

2

AGN

14

CMH

14

LCK

23

PHS

11

SAI

12

3

AHO

17

CPY

17

LFH

12

PMC

19

SHE

19

4

AKU

19

CSB

19

LGI

14

PMD

61

SKS

40

5

AME

11

CST

20

LLB

37

PMG

27

SRE

8

Prizes: Pizza party for first form in each house! Beyond Words trophy for first house.

6

AMZ

16

CSY

15

LRO

16

PSH

27

SRW

9

7

APE

19

CTS

15

LRR

19

PSI

19

SSO

10

8

ASQ

13

CWE

44

LSA

49

PWM

19

SSZ

24

AVERAGE

17

AVERAGE

19

AVERAGE

23

AVERAGE

25

AVERAGE

17

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HHSBeyondwords

BEYOND WORDS Beyond Words is our whole school reading programme that creates responsible, resilient and reflective readers. Students have been reading books within their ZPD level and taking quizzes to check their understanding, and we have already seen some brilliant progress.

over a ninemonth period • increase in library borrowing of over 100% • decrease in at-risk students of 63% • students reading for 16 minutes a day on average So far this year we have seen:

Since we began Beyond Words we have seen:

• books read: 4,465 • words read: 112,793,169 • engaged time: 15 minutes per day

• average reading age increase of 13 months

Average percentage correct: 85% Engaged time: 20 minutes per day

AQUILA

Arthur Kerr Williams 812,11 words

Jannath Rahman 688,634 words

Suber Abdi 608,976 words

CYGNUS

LACERTA

Eden Capon-Ruddock 1,118,304 words

Yingjian Ling 1,803,392 words

Sumaiya Shahid 1,031,298 words

Ying Hao Lin 1,161,348 words

Devon Hindley 875,653 words

Yingjie Lin 884,533 words

PEGASUS

SCORPIUZ

Huseyin Acikan 2,066,574 words

Mohamed Amine Messaadi 1,978,952 words

Melissa Chukwudolue 1,754,545 words

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Jinn Yin Wang 2,039,175 words

Jinnjet Wang 1,091,586 words

Xian Tai Yan 445,005 words

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SEN rise In English, the RISE group wrote their own creative stories.

The task was to create a character and a setting using descriptive language incorporating different sentence structures such as simple, compound and complex sentences. They structured their stories with a beginning, middle and end.

Here are some examples of their brilliant stories: Maxim wrote a story about a ghost called Jim – Jim possesses and scares people in a haunted house.

Connor wrote a story about a pirate called Sam – Sam went on an adventure and discovered monsters, friends and treasure.

Chanique wrote a story about a fairy called Emily and a girl called Nina – Nina locked Emily in the classroom.

Samia wrote a story about a witch – Bailey was a witch who looked after her cat.

Filmon wrote a story about Batman – Batman was actually a simple man who fought creatures.

Lewis wrote a story about Batman – Batman saved children from the evil clown in a haunted house.

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As part of this year’s ASDAN course Year 9 have been learning about their carbon footprint. They’ve been looking at how different lifestyle choices can effect the size of your

footprint. The Year 9s completed an online questionnaire from WWF which highlights which areas of their lives are contributing the most CO2 as well as how they can help cut their

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year 11 study skills

This half term Enrich lessons have focused on the following: communication, expression and identity.

In our lessons we have begun to create a documentary introducing us to the importance of school and why ‘School Matters’ students have taken on the roles of directors and producers, working as a team, collaborating ideas and taking part in group activities using multimedia.

Our Year 8 classes have taken on roles of editors and photographers and have started to create their own magazine. Students write weekly articles focusing on researching important topics for them and being able to express themselves.

Watch this space!

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own footprint. From eating more fruit and vegetables, cycling to school and recycling more, students found there are lots of ways they can help save the planet!

nocn The National Open College Network Horticulture students recently won a grant from Learning through Landscapes Trust. This grant allowed us to choose £500 of resources for the allotment area. The students will now benefit from the use of a luxury bug hotel, a wireless microscope, and a bird box with a camera built into it. We wait in anticipation for spring when we can start to use them all.

The Year 11 students who attend Study Skills have now settled into a routine and have spent the opening half term picking up some valuable time management skills.

Students have given us some positive feedback on the intervention, some commenting on how efficient they have become with regards to completing home learning tasks and others mentioning that they have picked up some useful exam techniques from the past paper resources that are available to them.

This autumn we have been gearing up for the mock exams and students will be creating revision cards, glossaries and flashcards to aid their visual memory of key terms and concepts.

We will be working on all subjects and are lucky to have subject specific expertise from staff that lend a hand.

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termly achievements So we are now well into our first term here at Heartlands and it has been an extremely busy and successful start for all of our Aquilans.

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The new Year 7s have settled in well and after a short and daunting spell of starting secondary school are fully acclimatised to their new environment and are showing strong successes both inside and outside the classroom.

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Aquila ended last year as the overall house champions being presented the house shield by Professor Robert Winston. It was an extremely proud day for me and I failed to hide my excitement of winning the big prize ahead of all the other houses. This was the first time that Aquila had won the shield and it is displayed next to my desk as a constant reminder of all of the hard work of my students throughout last academic year.

Aquila’s motto is ‘Flying high and hunting success’ and just like the eagle that represents our star constellation there is an expectation of every Aquilan to identify an opportunity to be successful and strike to make it their own.

Success comes in many forms. For me success is not only making academic progress but also lies in the content of character. To me success is shown through being a good citizen, being courteous and polite, helping another student in need, wearing our uniform proudly in the community, helping at events and striving every day to be a better person.

I look forward to leading the house this year and wait in eager anticipation for celebrations of more successes and I very much look forward to meeting families, parents and carers at upcoming school events.

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I want to extend my gratitude and congratulations to all of those students who have been successful in obtaining a student leadership position this year in the house whether that be Prefect, Form Rep, Bullying Ambassador, Library team or JLT. I very much look forward to working with you all across the academic year and am excited to see what initiatives you implement to help our school community grow from strength to strength.

This year’s interhouse challenges have got straight back into full swing and Aquila’s attendance at these events has proved extremely fruitful with many wins under our belt! We are currently third in the table just behind Scorpiuz and Pegasus. I have a good feeling we will have this one in the bag this year and am dusting off another space for the trophy! Aquila take interhouse seriously – please see our latest battle and team for the countdown challenge.

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by the end of last academic year. This symbolised real grit and determination to make the most out of their schooling and these students will undoubtedly benefit.

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Year

Form

Merit Total

Irish Ziyah

Year 8

APE

496

Matheson T’Jean

Year 8

ADY

496

Abdirahman Akram

Year 7

AKU

485

Rahman Jannath

Year 7

AMZ

480

Langan Olivia

Year 7

APE

466

Daley Akiem

Year 8

AGN

448

Ahmed Minshad

Year 7

ASQ

443

Dai Yu

Year 7

ASQ

439

Gilgil Ayse

Year 7

APE

438

Nanev Ivan

Year 7

ASQ

421

Morina Gleidis

Year 8

ADY

415

Boodram Caitlen-Star

Year 8

AKU

408

Waseem Samiullah

Year 10

ASQ

408

Amos Ella

Year 8

AHO

406

Kadir Maariya

Year 10

ASQ

403

Ait Amara Nassim Francisco

Year 8

AHO

400

Vargas Saavedra Isabella

Year 9

AGN

397

Keser Arda

Year 8

APE

396

Ahmed Abdullahi

Year 7

AMZ

394

Adarkwa Denzil

Year 7

AME

382

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termly achievements A fantastic start to a new Heartlands year. It is probably the most demanding term of them all, so well done to all of you for settling in and after winning Sports Day, Interhouse, the Football Cup Competition AND the highest merit achiever (Molly Dunlop) last year. As the proud and successful house we are, the expectation has not dropped this year. As a house, the belief is that we have a clean sweep at the endof-year assembly.

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After starting off the interhouse competitions in last place, we have now shot up the ranks into second place after a fantastic performance by the Greene siblings (Myfanwy and Reuben), Ernest, Devon and not forgetting the help of Mr. Stubbs and Ms. Egdell in Countdown as well as winning the Maths bake off by Tamilla which added to our overpoints.

Bravo Cygnus.

A special mention to all the Cygnus students who support these events and keep our house spirit strong and alive so early on in the year!

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Year

Form

Merit Total

Husejnli Tamilla

Year 8

CTS

606

Greene Reuben

Year 7

CSB

541

Zulfikar Raniya

Year 10

CWE

496

Zhou Jiamin

Year 7

CTS

466

Clarke Sienna

Year 7

CSB

437

Guiver Daisy

Year 9

CTS

437

Frederick Nicholas

Year 7

CSB

434

Victoriano Sheila

Year 8

CST

431

Annett Leo

Year 8

CSY

424

Derradj Yousra

Year 7

CST

409

Griffin Zephyr

Year 8

CMH

401

Gliwa Kadira

Year 10

CSY

394

Alexieva Veneta

Year 10

CDR

390

Zakrzewski Ernest

Year 7

CWE

385

Johnson Keyarney

Year 8

CTS

379

Michael Spinola Rosales

Hasan Faezah

Year 10

CWE

378

A special mention to Michael Spinola Rosales who achieved the Head of House award in the achievement assembly for his continuous hard work in all of his subjects – a model student who constantly aims for the best and is always SEARCHing for Success.

Michael is a fantastic student who should be proud of all his accomplishments so far.

Khan Muhammad

Year 7

CMH

378

Doldur Boran

Year 7

CPY

376

Chung Bo Yee

Year 8

CSB

375

Altun Ali

Year 8

CDR

372

Fly together; achieve together.

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Striving for 96% attendance, I am proud to say that Cygnus currently stands at 96.2% and 113 students are on 100% attendance, which is a fantastic effort from all. WELL DONE!

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Tamilla Husejnli

Congratulations to Tamilla Husejnli for achieving the most amount of merits in the whole of Cygnus so far, receiving the Head Teacher’s award in the most recent achievement assembly. Tamilla has been awarded with a year lunch pass for her fantastic efforts. Will another Cygnet achieve the highest amounts of merits for the year in the whole school for a second year running????

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Lacerta termly achievements

Welcome back to all students, parents and carers in Lacerta. Term 1 is always very busy as students settle into their routine for the academic year both in the school and at home completing their home learning.

I have been extremely proud of all of you and your successes since the start of the term. Lacerta has proven we are the house to watch out for this year as we continue to win the merit race and stay within the top two for attendance and Beyond Words. I have extremely high expectations for all of you and have no doubt that we will continue climbing to the top.

attendance Congratulations Lacerta, we have over 80 students with 100% attendance since the start of the school year! As a house we have been extremely consistent in ensuring attendance is high.

Each week, we have reinforced the importance of attendance at school and how this links to excellent progress and achievement. That’s why I’m delighted that we are currently above the school target of 96%, with 96.11% at the end of Term 1.

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Yasmyn Tucker

We are extremely proud of Yasmyn Tucker, the head girl from Lacerta, and all her fantastic efforts this term.

star students Congratulations to the following students who have the highest achievement points in their year group and have contributed to Lacerta being first in the merit race.

Week

Student Name

Year 7

Cerys Graham LLB with 357 Merits

Name

Year

Form

Merit Total

Graham Cerys

Year 7

LLB

521

Oluseye Tyra

Year 7

LCE

512

Ignatiou George

Year 8

LLB

497

Lin Ying Hao

Year 9

LLB

496

Hersi Tasneem

Year 8

LLB

495

Greene Rebecca

Year 8

LCK

490

Mirza Seemi

Year 7

LCK

478

Lin Yingjie

Year 7

LCK

474

Ahmed Mohsin

Year 7

LSA

467

Watkins Charlotte

Year 7

LFH

459

Barlas Burak

Year 7

LSA

457

Jama Samira

Year 10

LLB

454

Kingett Alyssa

Year 7

LCE

450

Mohamed Amira

Year 7

LRR

449

Bishop Harriet

Year 8

LRR

445

Ezenekwe Ugonna

Year 9

LCE

444

Lagap Elif

Year 8

LFH

443

Mohamoud Siham

Year 7

LLB

442

Onea Mark

Year 7

LLB

440

Enriquez Kian

Year 9

LCE

433

Year 8

George Ignatiou LLB with 300 Merits

Year 9

Lin Ying Hao LLB with 316 Merits

Year 10

Samira Jama LLB with 263 Merits

Connect with Mr Brierley

Shannetta McKenzie LBU with 221 Merits

lacerta@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230 Ext: 306

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termly achievements Pegasus had a fantastic start to this academic year and I couldn’t be prouder to be their Head of House. We have received over 37,000 merits as a house in one term alone, which is just a small glimpse of what an amazing start to the year we have had. Students have really embodied the house motto of ‘Carpe Diem; seizing the moment’.

This term has seen Pegasus students compete in a wide variety of enrichment clubs and interhouse competitions, from countdown and chess to sports and FIFA gaming. I would urge any students who have yet to represent their house to aim to do so this coming term! I want to especially congratulate our Year 7 students on their successful first term of secondary school and their seamless integration within the house. They are all firmly part of our Pegasus team and the house wouldn’t be the same without them! Year 11s have a testing few months ahead of them but I have absolute confidence that all of you will achieve your goals, and, as a house, we will be here to support you and root for your SUCCESS!

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attendance This term our house attendance is currently 95.8% – so close to the 96% we are aiming for, I know we can get there! A special congratulations to PSI for having the highest attendance this term.

They will enjoy their reward of a pizza party during form time.

merits As mentioned above, Pegasus has a staggering number of merits this term alone. And whilst we always work together as a team we couldn't have achieved this without the help of PGE, who received the highest merits as a form this term. They too will be celebrating over some pizza during their form time.

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Madison Wooddeson

I would like to congratulate Madison Wooddeson on receiving the Head of House SEARCH award last half term. This award is open to every Pegasus student and is awarded to students who really exemplify not only our house motto but our school ethos.

Madison has shown this through her consistent positive behaviours in the classroom, during form time and around the wider school community! Well done Madison!

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Year

Form

Merit Total

Abubakar Yusra

Year 8

PGE

504

Gopaul Lydia

Year 7

PGE

499

Willars Harriet

Year 8

PMD

476

Patel Rishi

Year 7

PGE

470

Perry Kashaya

Year 7

PGE

469

Scripnic Antonio

Year 8

PMD

455

Figueroa Terrell Jayson

Year 8

PMG

445

Alshagore Oues

Year 7

PGE

443

Lammas Scott

Year 10

PGE

432

Krasniqi Glenda

Year 7

PMD

428

Bolt Jessica

Year 7

PSI

424

Ghertan Vasile

Year 7

PGE

421

Meyer Ashley

Year 10

PGE

416

Van Der DoelenKawazuti Lucas

Year 10

PGE

412

Khashad Raffi

Year 8

PGE

411

Aydemir Narin

Year 7

PSH

410

Atterbury-Kelly Callum

Year 7

PSH

408

Isufi Alf

Year 9

PGE

400

Rainsford Shannon

Year 7

PSH

392

Bledowska Wiktoria

Year 8

PMG

391

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Scorpiuz

HHSHaringey

PROUDLY SUPPORTING

termly overview What a wonderful start to the new academic year Scorpiuz has had. It has been a pleasure to welcome the new Year 7 students into the house and watch them grow in confidence over the last seven weeks.

I had the pleasure to work with all Year 7 students on their very first SEARCH Day and also see lots of parents and students during the Year 7 parents’ evening.

94.9%

Attendance

TOP MERITS

As we go into a new half term I have spoken to students about fresh starts and high expectations and how, although the days are getting shorter and the temperature is getting colder, it is so important that students remain in good habits of getting up every day and getting themselves into school ready to learn.

It was lovely to congratulate many students in the end-of-term celebration assemblies for achievements in attendance and effort across the school. We recently selected new tutor representatives and each tutor group selected their new junior leaders. I’m looking forward to working with this group over the next few weeks.

Bersan Asksu

star students

Well done to Bersan Asksu, SDH, who received the Head of House SEARCH award during the celebration assembly for his attitude to learning and school and his much improved effort this year.

attendance Already this term I have celebrated 100% attendance awards with three different tutor groups. SAI is also looking forward to their pizza party this week for the best attendance over the whole half term. I hope you enjoy the well-deserved treat.

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Name

Year

Form

Merit Total

Seddighi Marwoa

Year 8

SAG

634

Ahmed Abdullahi

Year 7

SAI

481

Amos-Byfield Lydia

Year 8

SSO

463

Lipinska Nikola

Year 7

SHE

450

Wang Jinn Yin

Year 7

SKS

450

Thompson Finn

Year 7

SRW

446

Papaleontiou Martha

Year 7

SAG

441

Karakaya Silan

Year 8

SAI

435

Polak Adam

Year 7

SAG

431

Diyoka Naomi

Year 8

SHE

430

McMeekin Archie

Year 8

SHE

427

Abdula Harun

Year 7

SRW

421

Berhane Filmon

Year 8

SAG

416

Moran Beatrice

Year 7

SKS

412

Daoudi Manel

Year 9

SAG

407

Thomas Ayden Lee

Year 8

SSO

405

Hadj-Chikh Mya

Year 8

SSO

397

Kucaj Alisa

Year 7

SAI

391

Yenisel Ugur

Year 7

SRW

391

Perry Daisey

Year 7

SAI

380

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Interhouse

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Attending an Interhouse competition means you get a stamp on your Enrich Card

Interhouse competitions have got off to a flying start this year following Cygnus winning Interhouse 2017–2018 (it went down to the very last competition!). We’ve had a range of competitions, from Chess, to Fifa and Pick Up Sticks.

The highlight competition so far this year was Countdown, run by Mr Adekunle, which included students and staff members on panels, and a very large audience! Interhouse Competitions are a fantastic way to represent our houses and to develop our characters through Enrichment.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS Interhouse Quiz

current interhouse standing

Mr Seldon

latest interhouse results

Position

House

Points

1

Pegasus

45

Maths Cake

Countdown

2

Cygnus

43

Winners

Winners

3

Scorpiuz

39

Cygnus

Cygnus

3

Lacerta

36

Runners Up

Runners Up

5

Aquila

36

Pegasus

Pegasus

CHARACTER FOCUS The Character programme re-launched this year at Heartlands. Three core character values have been selected to focus on to become a key part of the school’s ethos, namely Resilience, Independence and Gratitude. Together, they form the Heartlands R.I.G. In Character VT, students have been reflecting on these values through discussion and by writing ideas down in the Character Reflection Notebooks each student has received. As well as our character values, a key way we’ve been developing Character is by encouraging students to take part in more enrichment.

Students have been updating their new Character Passports and Enrich Cards to recognise them taking part in Enrich.

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Example of a student's work in their Character Reflection Notebook

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HEAD BOY & HEAD GIRL s Charitie Society

nt Stude ers e i w Interv

Junior Leadership Team Teaching and Learning Society

Tour s Guide Jared Brandy

Yasmyn Tucker

DEPUTY HEAD BOY & GIRL YEAR 11 PREFECTS

Theresa Magoba

Isabel Dacosta Hinds

Devante Seepaul Craig

Nasra Jeilani

Zariel Konadu

Lina Allouche

Alexandru Florea

Taliah Ahmed

Nabilah Yasmin

Busayo Akinyemi

Chanelle Yearwood

Baindu AmaduMoore

Sara Zahed

Vera Habib Gojani

Raneem Chemlal

Veneta Alexieva

Nuzhat Mahbub

Melisa Karatas

Jude Apcher

Nuseyba Farah

Suzie Sawicka

Numirah Hassan

Phoebe Willars

Alanta McKenzie

Zahraa Khanafer

Nirvana Hoxha

Greta Halili

Toure Gordon

Ayca Itmec

Georgina Bradley

Asia O’GarroBinite

YEAR 10 PREFECTS

Jeslyn Owusu

Thant Aung

Eliz Korkmaz

Aaliyah Whyte

Buse Balci

Maariya Kadir

Je-Vaughn Douglas

Melike Isisk

Ella MacDonaldBoyle

Faezah Hasan

Raniya Zulfiakr

Myfanwy Greene

Jane Er

Sergi Lange-Soler

Klea Kojko

Beatrice Bishop

Jasmine Adriani

Tyrese Lee

Yahya Ali

Tilly-Mae Scott

Sinem Bozkurt

Melisa Gozubuyuk

Laura Wojdalowicz

Elaine Tejici

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POST-16 & HISTORY

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JUNIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Adnan Negash

Ilies Lassami

Hamiid Macallin

Dominic Scott

Nirvana Hoxha

Beatrice Bishop

Tyrese Van Jakub Krystian Anderson Nowakowski Redman-Lee

Rushya Lawrence

Jinn Jet Wang

FORM REPRESENTATIVES Aquila

Ms Carla McIntyre Ms Y Kenssous Ms Teal Martz Ms Julie Huckstep Mr S Gordon

AME

Mr O Traynor Ms B Squire

ATO

Aquila

Ms R Postlethwaite /Mr A Seldon

APE

Aquila

Ms K Hurford Miss Doherty

AHO

Mr R Williams Ms H Driver

CWA CDR

Yusuf Malik

CMH

Cygnus

Ms Anita Marshall Ms D Tombs

Cygnus

Ms J Smith

CST

Cygnus Cygnus

Mr E Skerry/ CSY Zara Shaw Ms W Egdell CEL

Shianne Anderson Tamilla Husejnli George Edney Leo Annett

Cygnus

Mr A Whent

CWE

Hadi Jawad

Cygnus

Mr N HughesParry Mr G Stubbs/ Aniqa Begum

CPY

Dominic Scott

CSB

Sienna Clarke

Sandra Brown

LRR

Kiayan

Wasim

Scorpiuz

Lacerta

Mr D Rimmer Ms S Betiku

Scorpiuz

Lacerta

Ms L. Barrett LLB

Siham Mouhammed

Nirvana Hoxha Gresa Nuha

Lacerta

Ms N Clarke

LCK

Ms Ashley Rose

LRO

Beatrice Bishop Bibiola Adegibe

Scorpiuz

Lacerta

Lacerta

Ms K Coverdale

LCE

Ibrahim Adriani Sebastian BaahAchemfour Thomas Kulicsek

Aquila Aquila Aquila Aquila Aquila Aquila

Aquila Cygnus Cygnus Cygnus

Cygnus

Lacerta

AKU AMZ

Rebecca Clarke Caitlen-Star Kimani McDonald

AHP AGN

ASQ

ADY

CTS

Marwa Chaib

Lacerta

Mr T Frith

LFH

Lacerta

Mr Steinert

LSA

Lacerta

LGG

Sila Arslan

Lacerta

Ms E Goulding Mr P Goulding

LGI

Zeyna Cekmez

Nizar Ouariach Reniece

Pegasus

Mr K Gates

PGE

Jennifer Isufi Tyrese Lee

Pegasus

Mr O James /Ms Ingall Ms N Sheehan/ Mr Rexworthy Mr D Smith

PJS

Pegasus

Mr M Williams

PWM

Pegasus

Mr D Maclaren Ms V Mudd Mrs J Hicks Ms M Gulderen Mr Remi Adkunle

PMC

Scorpiuz

Ms. Ali

SAI

Scorpiuz

Mr M Haque SHE

Scorpiuz

Ms R Rundle SRE

Scorpiuz

Mr J Kirman/ Ms C Chan Ms G Koupparis Ms M Delonghi/ Ms S Parsons Ms M Sainz-Rozas Mr G Adegbile Ms O Shosola Mr A Rowe

Sarah Saavedra Sude Hazar

Adnan Negash Ugur Bulbuller

Aaliyah Willock Fahad Farah

Latife Lagap

LBU

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Ecem Yesiloglu Ali Mohamed Julie Jarjouhi

Ilies L Claudia Adu-Darko Veneta Alexieva Frank Ampanosh Bleron Azemaj Arzu Garip Myfanwy Green Ania Himedan Hamiid Macallin Ezo Eren

Pegasus

Pegasus

Pegasus Pegasus Pegasus Pegasus

Scorpiuz Scorpiuz

Scorpiuz

Muad Ciise

Alaheddine Ferrag Sumio Sharif Glenda Biris Hassan Tarell

PSH

Callum A-Kelly

PSI

Emelia Kendorova Atnand Memishaj

PMD PHS PMG

SKS

Toure Gordon Santini/ Simona

Shannon Doherty Jakub Krystian Nowakowski Ketie Ganeva Sakiriye Nurie Huseyin Numirah Aya Tilly-Mae Madison Jemima

PAE

SKN

Zach Bull

Devante SeepaulCraig Alice Brown

Laura Wojdalowicz Jean Kabesa- Gabi Tshikuna (Gabriela Racut) Mohamed Sayanora Seghir Mogege Khadidja Daoudi Norhan Ali Ali Ortac

SDH

Rushaya Lawrence

SSZ

Jinjet Wang

Sahar Sultan

SAG SSO

Marwa Manel Seddighi Daoudi Armela Kucaj Malachy Tait

SRW

Kushie Kaur

Siham Hasan

Klea Kojko

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Date DECEMBER

Year

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Event

Monday 3rd – Friday 7th December

FIT Week | Target Setting Week

Saturday 8th December

Hairspray Rehearsals

Monday 10th December

Hairspray Technical Rehearsal

Tuesday 11th December Tuesday 11th December

Hairspray Dress Rehearsal All school SEARCH Day 3

Wednesday 12th – Thursday 13th December Friday 14th December

Hairspray Performances Year 11

Year 11 Exam Practice

Tuesday 18th December

SEN Department Winter Show

Friday 21st December

Last day of Autumn Term 2

Monday 24th December – Friday 4th January

Christmas Holidays

JANUARY Monday 7th January

First Day of Spring Term 1

Monday 14th – Friday 25th January

Year 11

Mock Exams

Wednesday 16th January

Year 8

Year 8 Options Evening

Saturday 26th January – Sunday 3rd February

Ski Trip

Monday 28th January – Friday 1st February

National Storytelling Week | Open Door Week

Tuesday 29th January

SEARCH Day 4

FEBRUARY Friday 1st February

LGBT History Month

Thursday 7th February

Safer Internet Day

Friday 8th – Sunday 10th February

Berlin Trip

Tuesday 12th February Wednesday 13th February

Year 8

Year 8 Parents’ and Carers’ Evening

How to findLate us:start, 9:30am All school

Friday 15th February

Last day of Spring Term 1

Monday 18th – Friday 22nd February

Half term

Tuesday 26th February

First day of Spring Term 2

Wednesday 27th February

Year 11 Parents’ and Carers’ Evening

Thursday 28th February

All school Late start, 9:30am

MARCH KS4

KS4 Recital Evening

Friday 8th March

SEARCH Day 5

Monday 11th – Friday 15th March

Assessment Week AFA 2

Monday 11th March

Year 11

GCSE Music Performance

Monday 18th March

Year 11

Year 11 Drama Spring Showcase

Thu 21st March

Year 6

Welcome Event World Poetry Day

AUTUMN 2018

Tuesday 5th March