Success Magazine – Summer 2018

SUCCESS CHILDREN’S

BOOK AWARD

CITY HALL

WORKSHOPS

BEYOND

WORDS

SUMMER 2018

HARINGEY

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WELCOME FROM THE HEAD

This edition sees the celebration of the Haringey Children’s Book Award, which has always been an inspirational event. It is led brilliantly by Ms Swinyard, our librarian, and although we give it a Haringey badge it is very much her brainchild.

The event is a celebration of reading and, of course the writers that help us to enjoy their work. It is a pleasure to see so many young people talking about the selection of books and sharing their enthusiasm for reading.

Reading has always played a central role in my life.

I look at my children now and reflect on how lucky they are to have come to reading quite early. If I’m honest I think I came to it a little late. I was really into my GCSEs and A Levels before I started to challenge myself with reading, and find real pleasure in exploring a whole variety of literature. I never saw my degree at University as a means to an end in terms of a career. Instead, it was just an opportunity to read more, discuss literature more and be challenged to read a wider variety of books.

I’ve certainly taken this through with me to middle age.

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of everything. I’m delighted to see how that has evolved.

There is now a committed group of young people that wend their way to the library every lunch time to be part of what goes on there. It is a little oasis.

Moreover, we have developed a structured reading programme called Beyond Words, which ensures that children don’t miss out on those early years of reading that are so crucial. There has always been an abundance of evidence to show how important it is for young people to read consistently. A few minutes a day at home makes a huge difference. Schools can’t make this happen but perhaps as parents we can all encourage our children to put away the screens for 20 minutes a day and read for pleasure.

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Hello, my name is Vera and I am writing to let you know about the wonderful experience myself and a handful of lucky students were able to have at a gender equality workshop at City Hall.

We were lucky enough to meet, and talk to, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan; the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau; and the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern! We briefly discussed feminism as there were other people for them to talk to but we managed to get our main point across. What is feminism? Well, many people have many different views and opinions SUCCESS MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2018

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about feminism. However, myself and the students presenting our ideas narrowed it down and it’s really quite simple: feminism, in our opinion, is about women having equal rights as men when it comes to income, job opportunities and other important factors that affect our everyday lives.

How do you view feminism?

After the group discussions, we all took our seats and the panel, which consisted of the mayor and the other leaders, answered questions asked by the audience, us. They have all been working very hard to combat important issues – especially the gender pay gap. This is where men

are paid more than women when doing the same job. In some industries such as the fashion one, women are paid more than men, but these industries and professions only represent a tiny percentage of men and women and therefore do not particularly impact general society.

From this event, we learned that feminism is an important issue and that while important figures in societies around the world are working hard to tackle it, it’s still a prominent issue which needs a lot of work to help those suffering from gender exploitation.

Vera Habib Gojani

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HARINGEY CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD

HARINGEY CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2018

kiran millwood hargrave wins this year’s Haringey Children’s Book Award This year’s Haringey Children’s Book Award was the best so far, with Heartlands again hosting the workshop day and ceremony with over 25 different school book groups visiting across the day!

Haringey students took part in workshops with the authors, queued to meet their favourites

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during book signing sessions, and voted on their favourite book from the shortlist. The award was won by Kiran Millwood Hargrave for her book The Island at the End of Everything.

Kiran said ‘The HCBA was the best-organised school book award I have ever had the pleasure of being involved with. There was

time to engage with the children during signings and workshops, and the ceremony itself was fun and certainly enhanced my engagement with my fellow shortlisted authors and books.

It was an honour to be involved, and even more so to win such a fantastic award.’

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HARINGEY CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD

The Island at the End of Everything

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave From the author of the bestselling tale The Girl of Ink & Stars comes a beautiful new adventure about finding your way home.

There are some places you would not want to go. Even if I told you that we have oceans filled with sea turtles and dolphins, or forests lush with parrots that call through air

thick with warmth … Nobody comes here because they want to. The island of no return.

Ami lives with her mother on an island where the sea is as blue as the sky. It’s all she knows and loves, but the arrival of malicious government official Mr Zamora changes her world forever: her island is to be made into a colony for lepers. Taken from her mother

and banished across the sea, Ami faces an uncertain future in an orphanage. There she meets a honey-eyed girl named for butterflies, and together they discover a secret that will lead her on an adventure home. Ami must go back to the island of no return, but will she make it in time?

Synopsis from www.goodreads.com

SHORTLIST*

The Island at the End of Everything

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Chicken House Tender Earth

by Sita Brahmachari Macmillan Children’s Books The Jamie Drake Equation

by Christopher Edge Nosy Crow Ltd

Sweet Pizza

by G R Gemin Nosy Crow Ltd Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake

by Rob Lloyd Jones Walker Books * All available in the library

Who Let the Gods Out?

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“The Haringey Children’s Book Award is the most wonderful way to get children involved in reading. I was moved to discover that children reading my story Tender Earth have not only engaged with the literature but been moved to organise fundraising for homeless charities in their schools. These are experiences that help young people feel engaged with their communities and with the wider questions that will help them in all their learning to become active citizens. The diverse children of Haringey, many of whom do not have access to reading cultures at home, are given a window of access to the world of books and opportunity through this fantastically organised award at a crucial moment in their education.”

SITA BRAHMACHARI, AUTHOR

“I think this whole exercise went to prove how much fun books and school can be when it isn’t all about exams. I know they want to continue with the book club next year and I imagine that they will also be keen to work on the Carnegie Shadowing. It was a lovely day out – a wonderful atmosphere, a lovely location, a good mix of speeches with the amazing authors reminding us why we’re doing this. Thank you so much!”

CATHERINE COLES, TEACHER, FORTISMERE

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ENGLISH jon day author visit On 9th May, Dr. Jon Day came in and spoke to a group of Year 10s about his career and life story; how he came to be a writer, a book critic and an academic working for the prestigious King’s College. Year 10 had a very interactive experience with Dr. Jon Day as they asked him questions and listened attentively to his life experiences. He explained how once he had graduated, he knew he didn’t want to be in an office job and that writing primarily suited him more than anything, in fact even when writing wasn’t the thing that was on

his mind day and night (in his younger days) he admits that he always wanted to be a writer.

He also told the Year 10s of his various experiences and lessons he learned from being a bicycle courier, and how having a child made him realise that he needed a job, which ultimately pushed him to the position that he’s in today. Overall, Year 10 learned a lot about Jon Day, and maybe his experiences have inspired some of them to become writers too.

By Isaack Hango, Year 10, LLB

Jon Day is a writer, critic and academic.

He teaches English at King’s College, London. He has written essays and reviews for the London Review of Books, the New York Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, Bookforum, n+1, and many others. He is a regular book critic for the Financial Times, writes about art for Apollo, and is a columnist for British Homing World, the UK’s premier pigeon-racing newspaper.

His first book, Cyclogeography, was published in 2015. Homing, an anti-travel book about pigeons and the idea of home, will be published in 2019.

pixl – Strive for 5 English Conference Mr Duncan and Ms Doherty had the pleasure of taking twenty Year 11 students to the Dominion Theatre for a GCSE English Conference – aimed at communicating key strategies for students to deploy in their reading exams.

Students gained clear approaches to the most difficult reading questions complementing the teaching from Heartlands’ English Faculty. The Conference concluded with a motivational speech from Ashley Jackson, who encouraged students to ‘Dream Big; Act Now; Never Give Up; and Believe You’re Amazing’ – a message that chimes with Heartlands’ SEARCH ethos.

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

PiXL was held in the Dominion Theatre and provided seventeen Year 11 pupils the opportunity to attend a conference to go through some typical Maths questions ahead of their GCSEs this Summer. They worked really hard throughout the two hours and had the opportunity to hear from Shabaz Nelson, a motivational speaker.

We run after-school debating clubs, 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.

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

Heartlands students have had a fantastic year competing in the Urban Debate League.

Here Year 7 student Razanne Bardou explains why she loves Debate Mate: ‘I go to debate club because it is fun and enjoyable.

I always learn something new and the mentor is really nice. The best thing about Debate Mate is the competitions, you get to compete against other schools and debate a motion. The motions are always challenging and about modern events. In the competition there are four speakers (from each team): each has three minutes to get their point across.

There are two teams: proposition, who agree with the motion, and opposition, who disagree with the motion.

During the debate you can rebut the other team’s ideas by saying ‘point of information’, which is when they are speaking you can disagree and tell them why they are wrong. You can also, while you are speaking, go back to the other team’s point and explain why they are wrong. Overall I think Debate Mate is a very fun experience and is helpful as it boosts confidence.’

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SUBJECT MATHS

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UKMT Maths Challenge During this academic year, some of our students had the opportunity of taking the UKMT Junior and Intermediate Maths Tests. Well done to the following students who received the following awards.

year 9 — intermediate Gold, Best in School & Best in Year Award

James Miller Bronze

Julie Jarjouhi

Silver

Charlize Nitti Bronze

Sergi Lange Soler

year 10 — intermediate Silver

Luka Beridze Bronze

Gerald Sella

Gold & Best in Year Award

Silver

Silver

Toby GloverMeyer

Muhammad Ashraf Khan Bronze

Bronze

Bryan Okafor Ogu

Nik Zlatkov

Bronze

Jenny Guo

Bronze

Chen Fang

Nabilah Yasmin

year 8 — junior

Fred White

Silver & Best in Year Award

Tyrese Vananderson

Kayden Virgo

year 7 — junior Gold, Best in School & Best in Year Award

Ethan Ogarro Silver

Firas Zahrol Layani

Gold

Nathaniel Adjei Bronze

Bo Yee Chung

Bronze

Archie McMeekin

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Silver

Eva Thomas Bronze

Marwa Chaib

Silver

George Edney Bronze

Hadi Jawad

Silver

Yadira Vargas Bronze

Jackie Zheng Bronze

Mohamed Setti El Issaoui

Silver

Natalia Soltyk Bronze

Evren Erturan Bronze

Ermir Raka Bronze

Liyanda Poswa

Silver

Raihan Chowdhury Bronze

Ayoube Djendel Bronze

Samir Bougrine

Silver

Jessie Guo Bronze

Mishkath Ahmed Bronze

Faraz Baksh

Bronze

Hamzah Adem

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CLASSICS

In Classics at Heartlands this term we have been looking in more depth at the art and architecture of the ancient world. In the Roman and Greek worlds art and architecture were great symbols of wealth and power, and those who could afford would try their hardest to have buildings and statues dedicated to themselves. Thankfully we have a large array of preserved classical art and architecture still held both in their home cities (such as magnificent monuments in Rome and the ash clad preservations in Pompeii), and at our fingertips here in London across some of our great museums.

In Club Classics this term we have been looking at the architecture of religion and thinking about how temples were designed and decorated in the Greek and Roman worlds.

Lucas Van Der Doelen-Kawazuti produced this great estate agent poster for the Parthenon (right) – one of Greece’s biggest and most famous temples in Athens.

A great deal of art and architecture from the ancient world – including a large collection of statuary from the Greek Parthenon – is held at our very own British Museum in London.

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This term Mr Gates took a group of forty Year 8s to visit the collection there and get up close to the culture of civilisations living thousands of years ago. Students explored a range of civilisations and saw how art and architecture can give us an insight into the lives and power shifts of the Romans, Greeks, Assyrians and ancient Egyptian peoples. Students produced some excellent answers to some challenging questions and took a lot away from the day – including a new appreciation for what Classics is and its importance to us today.

As we look forward to the new year and what Classics has to bring, Year 8 students have already experienced some of what Classics has to offer, in the form of trips, class taster sessions and discussions around the Latin language.

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GREAT DESTINATIONS FOR SEEING CLASSICAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE BOTH HOME AND ABROAD Istanbul: Turkey’s Istanbul used to be the capital of the Roman Empire (Constantinople) and still has a great deal of Roman art and architecture amongst the other beautiful sites in the city.

Petra: Jordan’s desert city is covered in history and some amazing stone carved art.

Rome: The capital of Italy still astounds tourists with its beautiful traditional architecture from 2,000 years ago – not to mention The Colosseum.

Vindolanda: Scotland’s main archaeological site along Hadrian’s wall shows a lot about what Roman Britain had to offer.

St Albans: This outer London Roman city has much of its traditional Roman art, architecture and foundations still on show.

British Museum: Completely free, London museum focuses on classical art and architecture.

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COMPUTING This term in computing across all years we really focused on the idea of programming and applying abstract thinking to solving a problem and creating a solution. Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, once said:

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‘Everyone should know how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think!’

Not only does this help our students develop technological awareness, but links with their understanding and learning in many other subjects in school, and enhances their job prospects for an ever changing employment market.

KS3 COMPUTING In KS3 Computing we have been looking at computational thinking and how to create a solution to a computing problem. In Year 7 our students have been designing and creating their own games. After analysing and creating their own versions of Pac-Man, the Year 7s showed their creative flair by making an independent game. Firas ZahrolLayani created a block jumping game in which you have to avoid obstacles and race to the end without losing a life (fig. 2).

In Year 8 our students have been applying their understanding of programming and technology to the real world and their everyday lives.

Students have been exploring control systems and how we make everyday technology work. This has led to students creating their own varied examples of control systems using the programming software Scratch. Jessie Guo in 8O created a really detailed SUCCESS MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2018

system with a working keyboard, CD player and other control elements in a room (fig. 1).

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Ibtisaar Ahmed in 8T created a great example of control systems used in fast food restaurants with a drinks machine (fig. 3).

Well done KS3 for all the hard work this year – we look forward to seeing what 2018/19 brings in Computing for those who have chosen to continue with it.

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As Year 11s have headed off after months of hard work and really great effort being applied in coursework, we have also been seeing some great work coming from our Year 9 and Year 10 Computer Science and Creative iMedia students.

In Year 9, Mr Gates’ Creative iMedia students have been creating their very own websites using Dreamweaver and HTML, for a eco-friendly music festival taking place in the summer. Students have really applied themselves to learning the skills of web design as well as taking into account the audience and purpose dictated in their client brief. Codrin Ursuleanu produced the amazing site shown above (fig. 4).

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BUSINESS Outbound Residential to Aberdovey On 20th April students in Year 10 went on a residential to Aberdovey in Wales as part of our careers offer here at Heartlands. The weekend residential consisted of three days in Wales doing outdoor recreational activities underpinned by looking at employability skills such as teamwork, resilience and communication. The students took part in water activities, rock climbing and abseiling, and then did an expedition where they camped overnight and walked through steep terrain back to base. This allowed students to really think about their character and how they might deal with individuals in the workplace and overcome challenges they may face.

One students described the weekend: ‘It gave me a great experience out of school and helped me to learn skills and characteristics that I would probably not be able to learn inside of the school environment.’ The weekend was a huge success as students were able to reflect on what they achieved over the course of the few days.

One student said: ‘I overcame fears I thought I had before and was able to participate and complete all tasks I was involved in to an incredible standard such as reaching the highest point during rock climbing. It also made me appreciate nature more.’

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Moelis and Company On Wednesday 25th April, 15 students in Years 9 and 10 visited Moelis and Company, an investment bank near St Paul’s. This trip allowed students to understand what investment banking is and the different roles staff undertake within this organisation. They found that Moelis was a relatively young company which has been working on some major deals over the past few years such as Dell to EMC and Hilton Group to Blackstone. This not only allowed our students to generate their

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interest in investment banking, but also helped them to consider their future career paths. One student said: ‘It really inspired me and made me realise what a huge interest I have in the business industry and I’m looking forward to a future in it.’

It was clear on the day students found many of the discussions interesting.

One student in Year 10 said: ‘I was able to speak to some of the bankers; they told me how I may be able to branch into their career. This has helped me understand how I may be able to go into the sector.’

This trip will be the first of many collaborations with Moelis in the near future and it was clear that

those students who attended gained from the experience. One student highlighted: ‘Learning about all the people’s paths to get to where they are now and how they started off with completely different goals but then found themselves happier in the jobs they have instead.’

This allowed students to think about how everyone’s journey to investment banking is varied and gave them scope to reflect on how they may be able to achieve this in the future.

I would like to thank the staff at Moelis for allowing us to visit them, and giving up their time to organise such a fantastic trip.

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DRAMA

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On Friday 27th April our Year 11 Drama students showcased their talent, skill and hard work in their Component 2 practical exams.

Students performed two contrasting extracts from a published play to an examiner and an audience of peers and staff. The exam day was a huge success, the students were absolutely outstanding and the quality of performance was so high, we were so impressed and proud of the entire cohort. The examiner clearly enjoyed 16

the performance and was rightly taken aback with the focus of performers and audience alike.

At the end of the exam he stood up and said to us all: ‘When you get to my age, many of your memories from school will have faded but you will remember this.

You will remember performing in your GCSE Drama exam. What is clear to me is that all of you have performed to the best of your ability today,

which is all anyone can ask of you.

I really hope many of you go on and continue performing after GCSE, whether that be at A-Level and beyond or just as a hobby because it would be a real shame if this were the end of your drama journey.’

We wish the Year 11s the best of luck with their remaining exams and we hope they do return to drama because they have proven that they are incredibly talented!

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ART year 11 coursework

With their Art GCSE exam fast approaching, Year 11s knuckled down and worked diligently on their coursework and final piece planning.

The results are evident in their books, some of which are exploding with exciting multimedia experiments.

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in time management and project planning and development. These skills will be vital when they go to off to college and eventually get a job.

Looking at the development of their books from the beginning of Year 11 to now is a testament to how much they have grown into thoughtful and creative artists. They should be proud of their achievements and I wish every student success with their next creative venture.

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Bryan Okafor-Ogu, Year 9, Aquila

Gemma Sousa Da Silva, Year 11, Pegasus

Crystal Bailey, Year 11, Scorpiuz

Layla Carter-Idriss, Year 7, Cygnus

Rhia Hibble, Year 11, Lacerta 18

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Daira De Dios Campoverde, Year 9, Lacerta

Reniece Pierre-Morales, Year 10, Aquila

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SCIENCE Miss Addison making soap with the students!

pH challenge with Ms Korponyai

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Science week was a roaring success! Students made soap and bath bombs, and experimented with dry ice.

Above are a few images from the week.

Twitter is an amazing social media tool and creates a platform for our department where we get to display all the amazing achievements that the students and staff create! Follow us on Twitter @HHSScientists.

Welcome Ms Rose to the science department

HERE ARE SOME OF OUR TOP AND MOST RECENT TWEETS!

How has it been working at Heartlands High School?

It’s been difficult finding my way around but everyone has been immensely helpful, and I think I’ve managed to settle in quite quickly.

How is the department?

The department is really wonderful, everyone has been very keen to help and lots of people have many good ideas about how to make Science lessons fun and interesting.

What hobbies do you have?

In my free time I enjoy tabletop gaming, going to see musical theatre (I’ve seen my favourite show, Les Misérables, 28 times!) and playing video games.

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PRODUCT DESIGN

Lucas Van Der Doelen-Kawazuti, PGE Emre Gulkaynak, CBD

Gerald Sella, SRE

Phoebe Willars, PWM Eliz Korkmaz, ASG

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MUSIC HEARTLANDS ON TOUR Royal Albert Hall

Midland, Texas Back in February, Tarrel Dixon Coimbra (trumpet), Devante Seepaul-Craig (violin) and Ms Shakespear (violin) joined the Haringey Young Musicians on their tour to Midland, Texas.

Here’s Tarrel’s report of the tour: On 10th February 2018 we embarked on an eight-day trip to the depths of Texas. The early 4 am start was the beginning of the trip. We met up in Hornsey and took the coach to Heathrow. After the six-hour wait in Heathrow, we had a ten-hour-andfifteen-minute flight to Austin/Dallas Texas. After clearing Customs we had a daunting six-hour drive to Midland, Tx. On arrival we met our hosts and got sent to our houses for the week.

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spending time with our hosts. The day after that we had our first rehearsal with the Lee High School Orchestra, and we got to know the conductor Beau and how enthusiastic everyone was. The second day we had more rehearsals, and on the third day we had rehearsals of Sibelius and West Side Story, on the fourth day we had a small concert in another school (elementary) and on the 5th and 6th days we had more rehearsals. On the last day we had one large concert for our hosts and others, and then we went back to our hosts and said our goodbyes before embarking on our drive back to Austin/Dallas and the nine hour flight back. It was really amazing to play in an orchestra with 150+ people!!!

edward.skerry@heartlands. haringey.sch.uk. Haringey Music Service provides a wealth of ensembles and choirs that meet after school and on Saturdays.

Please see Ms Shakespear or email rosie.shakespear@heartlands. haringey.sch.uk to find out more.

Just a few weeks ago, Shout Out! joined over 500 students from across the borough to perform in the Royal Albert Hall for Haringey Music Service’s concert Haringey Goes Wild. They were singing two choral works that had been especially commissioned for the occasion. It was an incredible event and we are very proud of everyone who was involved!

Well done to Eva Thomas, Devante Seepaul Craig, Tarrell Dixon-Coimbra, Imani Blake and Asia O’Garro, who were also participating within other Haringey ensembles.

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In April, 10X visited the University of Westminster for SEARCH Day. The day was a brilliant opportunity for the students to get a taste of what life is like living and studying at university.

The UoW Harrow Campus houses the university’s Schools of Arts, Media and Film and although our day focused on the brilliant music facilities on offer, students’ eyes were also

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION congratulations The following students have successfully passed their music exams this year: • Yigit Kamas passed grade 1 violin with distinction • Martha Thompson passed grade 3 clarinet • Abdullah Khalid passed grade 4 classical guitar with distinction • Tamila Husejnli received Excellent for her Colour Strings Showcase Well done to all of these students!

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Fantastic weekend away at PGL Windmill Hill. HHS Girls netball teams played brilliantly with Year 7 finishing second!

opened to the professional film and TV studios and media design suites.

Our visit encouraged students to want to try their best back in our lessons so they can potentially one day get to go to a university like the UoW – a couple of students were even shocked to learn that detentions are not given if you don’t complete your work at university!

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THE LIBRARY author visit: Taran Matharu

On Friday 27th April, the best-selling author of the Summoner series Taran Matharu came in to visit the school.

Described as ‘Harry Potter meets Pokemon’, the Summoner books tell the story of Fletcher, an ordinary boy who discovers that he has the power to summon creatures from another world and is taken to a military academy to develop his abilities. Classes in Years 9 and 10, as well as the student librarians and Platinum Club, received writing workshops, followed by a question and answer session with Taran in tutor time, which students could sign up to attend. Taran talked about his journey to becoming a writer before

“Taran talked about his journey to becoming a writer before we all got stuck into thinking of stories of our own.”

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we all got stuck into thinking of stories of our own, using our favourite TV shows and books as inspiration.

Ideas ranged from a Victorian vampire romance set in a bakery to superhero werewolves bringing down a corrupt government.

Lucas Van Der Doelen-Kawazuti, a Year 9 student, had this to say about the visit: ‘My favourite part of Taran Matharu’s visit and his workshop was the way he described to us how he came up with the ideas for the Summoner series, and then we tried it out ourselves. He showed us how you can link the things you like and why you like them to story plot ideas. We all tried to get ideas for stories and a few of us went up and shared our ideas. This inspired me to think up some more ideas for my own short stories. I’d like to try some of these techniques in stories I write in the future. I read the Summoner series trilogy and I

“The stories are fantasy, but take place in a historic setting that is recognisable.

Now that I’ve heard Taran Matharu speak, I can understand his motives behind the series better.” lucas van der doelen - kuwazuti

really liked the combination of history and fantasy. The stories are fantasy, but take place in a historic setting that is recognisable. Now that I’ve heard Taran Matharu speak, I can understand his motives behind the series better. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed his visit and can’t wait to read the new prequel to the Summoner series – The Outcast.’

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We recently celebrated Japan Day to learn about Japanese culture, thanks to a grant from the Japan Society to the library. Students in English and Art lessons took part in workshops on drawing portraits from author/ illustrator Sonia Leong, who works

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in the Japanese Manga art style.

Two volunteers from the Japan Society also led lunchtime activity sessions for students to try on a kimono, and learn origami and calligraphy. Food Technology students also tried making some

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Japanese treats, which were shared with students at lunchtime! We also used part of the grant to buy some new books set in, or about, Japan, for the library collection.

GCSE Art, Photography and DT Final Year Exhibition & Year 9 Pop-Up Architecture Series Canapes, Drinks & Live Music

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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.

BOOK REVIEW: SOPHIE KINSELLA’S MY NOT SO PERFECT LIFE

So far this year we have seen: • books read: 11,500 • words read: 275,503,875 • engaged time: 14 minutes per day

By Phoenix Capstick

This book is about a young woman who has a dream of making it big in London. But in reality she is stuck at the bottom of the food chain and is struggling to make it up. She is stuck in a small apartment, has a hideous lowly admin job and her commute everyday is distressing. This book contains an extraordinary story because it introduces people to

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

Since we began Beyond Words we have seen: • average reading age increase of 13 months over a nine month period • increase in library borrowing of over 100% • decrease in at-risk students of 63% • students reading for 16 minutes a day on average

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“It’s a well rounded book for young mature readers who like to see past fantasy and dive into reality.”

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

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ADN

19

CDR

8

LCE

30

PGE

38

SAG

12

2

ADY

39

CFA

7

LCK

15

PMC

10

SAI

19

3

AHO

18

CSB

13

LFH

20

PMD

12

SHE

7

4

AKU

15

CSD

10

LGI

44

POR

17

SMI

10

5

APE

5

CST

5

LGS

12

PSH

50

SRE

16

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

6

ARO

10

CSY

13

LLB

15

PVU

15

SRW

18

7

ASG

13

CTO

12

LRR

8

PWK

10

SSL

13

8

ASQ

9

CTS

7

LYG

16

PWM

28

SSZ

19

AVERAGE

16

AVERAGE

9

AVERAGE

20

AVERAGE

23

AVERAGE

14

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AQUILA the cruel reality of life and does not just stop there. It presents how hard it is to live as an ordinary person and goes even further to give us a glimpse of the struggles successful people have to deal with. It’s a well rounded book for young mature readers who like to see past fantasy and dive into reality.

Ahmed, Taliah

Arslan, Sila

Abiri-Osei, Ellen

Naneva, Maria

Shallo, Taahir

Begum, Naimah

Morina, Gleidis

Lassami, Ilies

Kolenda, Katherine

Okafor-Ogu, Bryan

Balci, Buse

CYGNUS

LACERTA

Abshir, Sumaya

Alexieva, Veneta

Mailittafi, Safiyah

Bennett, Harry

Shahid, Mahmudah

Boudoukha, Yacine

Rhule, Jaydon

Annett, Leo

Tuertyaeva, Valeria

Allouche, Lina

Khan, Samrin

Koroliovas, Mykolas

Lilova, Gabriella

Ciise, Muad

Biris, Horia

Mechilli, Panagiot

Muresan, Valentina

Zahrol Layani, Firas

Bishop, Harriet

Al Mostafa, Ali

Johnson, Keyarney

Jallow, Khadijah

PEGASUS

SCORPIUZ

Sahindal, Bertan

Van Der DoelenKawazuti, Lucas

Ganeva, Ketie

Bozkurt, Sinem

Willars, Harriet

Gozubuyuk, Abdul

Bejko, Britney

Meem, Naima

Lundeya, Jeremie

Memishaj, Atnand

Chen, Rain

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Rahman, Jaznim

Bardou, Razanne

Saraiva Hollerbach, Dylan

Florea, Alexandru L

Abdullahi, Ridwan

Tejici, Elaine

Thomas, Ayden Lee

Bidduth, Bishal

Rama, Ben

Wang, Jinnjet

Khan, Zaynab

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EAL MATILDA: THE MUSICAL Hard-working EAL learners and students who were awarded with Outstanding Buddy certificates got to watch the musical Matilda in central London! Thank you to Ms Egdell, Ms Holloway, Ms Voskou, Mr Sisicay and Ms Martin, who helped us have a fantastic evening.

MATILDA: THE MUSICAL Laur Florea, Year 10 First languages: Spanish and Romanian This week, almost all EAL students of Heartlands and some teachers went to the theatre to watch the musical Matilda. Matilda is a little girl who has irresponsible parents and other bad influences around her; however, she is the smartest child in her school.

Her father constantly bullies her.

According to the play, what he hates more about her is the fact that she is a girl. He always wanted a boy.

A funny scene at the beginning of the play highlights this fact: when the nurse gave him the baby and he was told it was a girl, he swiftly gave her back to the nurse. The second aspect his father hates the most about her is that she likes reading. In the play, Matilda is five years old and no one else apart from her knows how to read in her class, which highlights she is a genius.

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Later on, Matilda found a strong person who would fight for her to be treated appropriately by her family so she can have a childhood. Childhood, what a beautiful word. This person was one of her teachers, Miss Honey.

She appreciates how intelligent Matilda is and witnesses how she is bullied by the school’s headteacher.

The headteacher! This person dislikes all children, but her hate for Matilda is stronger probably because of the same reason her parents don’t like her: Matilda’s intelligence makes her feel insecure and dumb. She was jealous. In one of the scenes, we can see that she has lots of trophies in her office. This also adds to the fact that she is good at what she does – most likely not through the right methods – but doesn’t know how to lose, as she hasn’t had to cope with it before.

I won’t spoil the end, but I liked the play so much that I decided I was going to read the book. In conclusion, Matilda teaches us that if we really deserve something, in her case to be treated fairly by the people around her, even if it seems impossible to achieve, we can do it if we put in enough effort. This is what I liked the most about the play!

FIRST EXPERIENCES IN A NEW COUNTRY Atnand Memishaj, Year 7 First languages: Greek and Albanian. Also speaks: Bulgarian Experiencing a New Country!

Hi, my name is Atnand and I am 12 years old. A year and a half ago, I moved to England with my family. To be honest, I didn’t know much about the country and I had never thought I would have the chance to live here. However, I got to go on this special journey.

Actually, I got a new life: it was unbelievable and unforgettable for me. When I arrived at the airport, it was very exciting. I had never seen an airport so elegant and great, and my feelings were all mixed together – I was full of curiosity and my heart was pounding so fast. Outside, it was raining and I was thinking of my new start.

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WHAT EAL MEANS TO ME Marian Baymakov, Year 10 First language: Bulgarian

neighbourhood, which was clean, quiet and beautiful. It was very different.

Everything, everywhere, everyone was new for me. For a moment, I thought I was not going to be able to live here, and I was scared about it. However, as time went on, I gradually learned many things. I remember people were extremely kind, and that they would help me understand the language and be understood. I felt that I shouldn’t be afraid because I made a lot of good friends and we could learn from each other. The important thing was that I could be safe and happy to live in the UK, and so I started to feel like it was my sweet home.

“I felt that I shouldn’t be afraid because I made a lot of good friends and we could learn from each other.”

When I started my new life in a different country, I had to learn about the culture and how to take care of myself. This was a good chance to get my own independence. I am very happy and glad that I came here. A new country, a new life and new challenges.

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English as an Additional Language – is it only a label? NO! EAL isn’t just a department, it’s not only students who can’t speak English. EAL is much more, not only for me, but for so many other students from foreign countries who start from zero without any friends or language. It’s a big family. A family that supports its members. When the word ‘EAL’ comes to my mind, images, memories and experiences immediately appear in front of my eyes. All of them full of warmth, cosiness, hope, kindness, love, support, wishes for studying and much more.

So many people, when they wake up, think of that little room full of pictures of trips and birthday parties, full of sheets which reflect hard work, full of students sitting down on the chairs or on the floor when there isn’t enough space, and Miss Garcia – the amazing teacher who always tries to help to make our lives be better and to show that we – the EAL students – are not alone. The teacher with the wide smile, ready to share with you knowledge and advice, the teacher who will never turn her back against you. The person you can trust for everything.

Every time I enter the EAL room, there is always people – not just students, but friends, family, who will always support and help me if I need it. In that room, which not all HHS students know, there is so much love keeping us together. That kind which, after a not really nice day, gives you

happiness back and charges you with positive energy for a long time.

The walls of that small room have seen so many dreams, hopes, hard work and cohesiveness. For me, EAL is not only my second family, but a new world of amazing experiences, incredible people with many different cultures gathered from many parts of the globe.

“To be an EAL student means to work hard and not to give up despite everything.”

When I think of EAL, excitement and zest conquer me as many marvellous memories come flooding back.

Memories of pushing forward and failing, of laughing and feeling sorrow, of happiness and sadness. I never imagined I would experience all this, and I understand it is difficult to picture it if you’re not part of the EAL community.

To be an EAL student means to work hard and not to give up despite everything. For us, the difficulty is greater: coming from another country and starting school without any friends or words to say in English feels awful. Here is the moment to say a big thank you to all the teachers who gave me a hand at those hard moments. I feel grateful both to them and my friends, as I am feeling happier and more confident now.

For these reasons, I am extremely cheerful to be part of this amazing school, Heartlands, and to be part of the EAL community! I will never forget this fascinating school, the amazing teachers and the little and colourful EAL room. I can only be proud of the fact that I am part of it – EAL will always be in my heart.

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SEN Interventions PRECISION Precision teaching involves an activity in which the student reads specific subject-focused vocabulary put together by an LSA. During this intervention students learn effective strategies on how to break up words into syllables. Students also learn rules that change the sounds of words and fun ways to remember new words while reading. The students really enjoy reading in precision as it builds their confidence and allows them to learn new challenging words. Quite often the students challenge themselves to beat their own time or score by trying to read the words faster and without any mistakes.

Sessions are usually one-to-one based or small groups run every day of the week. We offer students a safe and comfortable space in which they can be themselves and have the emotional support to express their feelings freely.

Students communicate their feelings through drawing, painting, crafting or chalk drawing.

It’s amazing to witness students gaining more ownership and courage to talk about their feelings and learn coping skills to adapt to their everyday life. Students really enjoy these sessions because they can get messy with sand and lots of glitter, but mainly because students have learned techniques that help them become aware of what they are feeling and because the sessions provide opportunities for them to express these.

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BAKING CLUB During baking club a few of our SEN team work with an ambitious group of students, building their skills and independence in the kitchen. We meet every Monday in week B and bake a range of different savoury delights and sweet treats. Each week, we aim to work on a range of different skills: cutting and chopping, melting chocolate, weighing, mixing ingredients and cleaning the kitchen once the session is over.

This club is open to anybody that wishes to attend and we meet every Monday, week B in F4.20

THERAPEUTIC PLAY Using a variety of methods from non-directional to co-operative play, this intervention is a form of counselling that gives students the opportunity to express their experiences and feelings through play and talking.

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KS4 ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM The Years 10 and 11 NOCN students have been working hard to finish their portfolios for their Horticulture and Catering qualifications. They have been taking advantage of the good weather to complete their practical modules and help make the school allotment an attractive and productive space. They have been preparing the ground outside, sowing seeds in the greenhouse and building support structures for runner beans. We wish them all the best in their submissions.

ARCHERY CLUB Students from Learning Support have been enjoying archery club on Fridays after school. They have been practising their technique and have seen how their hard work and determination have paid off. Well done to Lewis Berry for his outstanding shooting.

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YEAR 11 STUDY SKILLS This year we have been lucky enough to have a very dedicated group of Year 11 students and staff joining us in Year 11 study skills sessions after school. The group has been coming along since September and together we’ve been working on strategies that help with exam technique, coursework completion, breaking questions into manageable ‘chunks’ and improving our understanding of some complex subject matter. Staff, parents and tutors have been extremely supportive in helping students to attend regularly and we’ve had invaluable input from certain members of staff who have regularly provided work and differentiation for the students.

The ENRICH curriculum supports students in developing their social communication and independence skills. They have been working tremendously hard this term working on key skills. During our ENRICH sessions we focus our learning on the PSHE curriculum and use this to guide our discussions and thoughts in better understanding the world we live in. This term we are looking closely at developing independence through various topics such as career, managing emotions and learning to take positive risks.

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Our regular attendees have worked so hard and seem to be doing everything in their power to conquer those stumbling blocks on their way to GCSE success.

The Learning Support team have worked tirelessly to support these students and to make this an enjoyable, challenging and motivational experience for our students.

YEAR 11 RECIPROCAL During VT time the Learning Support department has been running reciprocal groups that have been set up to provide tailored support in specific areas of learning. This includes Reciprocal English sessions that have been structured to teach inference and to allow students to create their own individual methods of breaking down some of the more difficult exam questions, Maths Mastery and some morale boosting Mindfulness sessions. Overall the sessions have been a success and students are now ready to take on those intimidating 6-markers while steamrolling their way through the 1-mark answers. The sessions have also been very positive in allowing students to develop confidence and self-esteem.

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Aquila

HHSHaringey

PROUDLY SUPPORTING

termly achievements It has been another fantastic term for Aquila, not only sitting in first place in the merit race but also joint first with Lacerta with attendance figures. I am so proud of my house and our achievements and see each of those merits as not only beneficial to the house but also to the student as we see them develop positive character virtues and become more focused and rounded classroom learners. I have always made clear my desire for Aquila to come out top and enjoy the trophies that come with first place, but positive student development will always remain the greatest prize for both tutors and myself.

95.7%

Attendance

TOP MERITS

As we approach the final weeks of this academic year our focus naturally turns to our Year 11 students and their GCSE exams. It is at this time that we need to focus ourselves and show the determination and grit we talk about during so many of our collective worships together. The whole house is behind our Year 11s and we wish them all the very best over the coming weeks as they put years of hard work into action.

I wish all of our Aquilans well and urge you all to finish the school year as you have started. You should remain focused and committed to your studies, show resilience when things get tough and always strive to be the very best you can be. I as always have ultimate faith in all of you.

star students I would like to congratulate Phoenix Capstick ASG who won this term’s head of house SEARCH award. He did this by not only exemplifying what a good citizen should be through his kindness, determination and resilience but through his academic progress also. Phoenix is well above target in almost all of his subjects, with an excellent attitude to both learning and home learning – well done!

attendance I want to take this opportunity to recognise everyone in the house for focusing on their attendance but want to reserve a special thanks to all students still in the 100% club. If you’re still wearing that badge then you should be thoroughly proud!

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Laurie Ballard

Simona Karatopraklieva

Conrad Friis-Reynolds

Darya Laksari

I want to give a massive congratulations to all GCSE Drama students but reserve a special well done to Laurie Ballard, Conrad FriisReynolds, Simona Karatopraklieva and Darya Laksari for a fantastic scripted GCSE Drama performance.

The visiting examiner was so impressed, as were your teachers and audience members. There are simply not enough superlatives – well done!

Name

Year

Form

Merit Total

Chaib Marwa

Year 7

ADN

1602

Da Silva Jono

Year 7

AKU

1504

Ait Amara Nassim Francisco

Year 7

AHO

1451

Borkowska Nikola

Year 8

ASQ

1415

Ali Tanzim

Year 7

AHO

1412

Top Sena

Year 9

ARO

1386

Morina Gleidis

Year 7

ARO

1385

Cameron Natasha

Year 7

ADY

1340

Boodram Caitlen-Star

Year 7

AKU

1340

Kadir Maariya

Year 9

ASQ

1317

Warecha Michal

Year 7

ADY

1273

Howell Shanice

Year 7

APE

1266

Amos Ella

Year 7

AHO

1242

Acevedo Arcila Juan

Year 8

AKU

1227

Baymakov Marian

Year 10

AHO

1226

Abdi Suber

Year 8

AKU

1207

Williams Amber

Year 9

AKU

1184

Atasayar Askin

Year 7

AKU

1183

Kolenda Katherine

Year 8

ASG

1182

Alija Laureta

Year 7

AHO

1173

Connect with Mr Corey aquila@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230 Ext: 362

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Cygnus termly achievements What a fantastic half term and year this has been! I’ve been beaming with joy when I think back on all the positive events that have happened this year. One highlight was Jaydon Rhule CST performing a very confident ‘Mans not Hot’ and celebrating his performance as a house.

Our Year7s have nearly completed a full year at Heartlands High School, so very well done to all of you. I hope you’re all very proud of what you have achieved this year.

A massive congratulations to Ugar Celik CBD in Year 8, who has been a part of the Cygnus SEARCH group and every Friday reflects on his behaviour

star students

Sebastian Kosowski

Jack Jefferson

With the upcoming GCSEs this term’s Cygnus star awards have to go to Sebastian Kosowski and Jack Jefferson. Both students are extremely determined and hardworking; they have kept their heads low and focused on attaining their best possible grades come August for results day. We all look forward to hearing your grades.

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from the previous week. He has taken his targets really seriously and improved his behaviour enormously.

Ugar, you should be very proud of what you have done in such a short amount of time.

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Attendance

Cygnus, keep your eye on the prize and aim towards the end of the year for the achievement trip – many of you still qualify! As we look forward to Sports Day, as reigning champions can we pull out all stops and win both Interhouse AND Sports Day? All the best to our Year 11 Cygnets in CSR and CTO, who embark on their GCSE journey: this is the most important time of your secondary school life and I hope you all achieve the grades you have been working towards as this will set the bar for the rest of your educational lives…

Next event… PROM!!!!!

TOP MERITS

Name

Year

Form

Merit Total

Dunlop Molly

Year 8

CBD

1994

Husejnli Tamilla

Year 7

CTS

1634

Spinola Rosales Michael

Year 9

CSB

1559

Berry Lewis

Year 8

CTS

1509

Ahmed Madeha

Year 8

CSB

1372

Guiver Daisy

Year 8

CTS

1348

Zulfikar Raniya

Year 9

CFA

1345

Noriega Alejandro

Year 8

CSD

1321

Shahid Sumaiya

Year 7

CFA

1286

Gliwa Kadira

Year 9

CSY

1268

Johnson Keyarney

Year 7

CTS

1267

Er Jane

Year 9

CTS

1242

Bougrine Samir

Year 8

CTS

1201

Brown Sandra

Year 8

CSB

1152

Ozkan Hatun

Year 7

CDR

1151

Clarke Niayla

Year 9

CBD

1148

Buntin Chanique

Year 10

CSY

1097

Griffin Zephyr

Year 7

CBD

1094

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Guerrero Hernandez Daniel

Year 10

CSB

1094

Hubvraj Samy in CDR represented Cygnus in the Pick Up Sticks Interhouse competition and what a result he achieved. Thanks to his participation in accomplishing first place, Cygnus is currently in second place by one point to Pegasus.

Azemaj Bleron

Year 9

CTS

1080

I am eager to see what exciting achievements next year brings!

attendance Still striving for that 96% attendance, it’s still within reach.

Shout out to the amazing 26 students, who still have 100% attendance throughout this academic school year. WELL DONE TO YOU! With just one term left, let’s have a massive push on Attendance and reach our Target!

Connect with Ms Philip cygnus@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230

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Lacerta

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PROUDLY SUPPORTING

termly achievements The brighter weather has brought a positive feeling for all students but especially the Year 11s, who will start their first exam in less than a week from me writing this. It is at this time we pay particular attention to the mental health of our students as this will be some of the greatest stress they have felt in their lifetime. We reiterate that the best way of dealing with this is through preparation, and hopefully our students are starting to feel prepared for upcoming exams. To students in Years 7–10, your end of year exams are also approaching and you must use this time to find out what works and what doesn’t for you when revising.

95.7%

Attendance

TOP MERITS

Good luck to all of our Year 11s in their GCSE exams.

star students The star students of the week for Terms 2 and 3 in Lacerta house are: Week

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Harriet Bishop

28

Evren Erturan

27

Wasim Katende

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Yasmin Gaffarena

25

George Ignatiou

24

Jason Saldanha

23

Yasar Karadogan

22

Jake Lerman

21

Milosz Madziar

Tutor Group Termly Awards Highest Merits: LCE Highest Attendance: LBU

moments The large number of Lacerta students on the mid-year reward trips to ice skating and cinema!

I look forward to seeing many of you on the end-of-year reward trips to Thorpe Park, paintballing or wherever you choose to go.

The impact of Ms Oliver since joining our team as Associate Head of House has been amazing.

We are seeing some positive changes in behaviour and attendance with the students she has been working with as well as bringing a great energy to the team. Thank you, Ms Oliver!

AHO Award for Outstanding Contribution to School

Harriet Bishop

Fred White

Name

Year

Form

Merit Total

Khan Samrin

Year 7

LCE

1609

Ignatiou George

Year 7

LLB

1477

Pawlaczyk Natan

Year 8

LLB

1448

Mayamba Gradie

Year 8

LCE

1419

Omac Esra

Year 7

LCE

1416

Macaranas Allanafe

Year 8

LCE

1401

Jama Samira

Year 9

LLB

1381

Kasa Samprina

Year 9

LGS

1343

Koca Ilayda

Year 8

LRR

1325

Saldanha Jason

Year 9

LCK

1288

Lin Ying Hao

Year 8

LLB

1288

Moore Leonnie

Year 10

LBS

1279

Ezenekwe Ugonna

Year 8

LCE

1275

Nuha Gresa

Year 8

LLB

1253

Jawaid Sara

Year 7

LLB

1238

Fortes Alicia

Year 7

LCE

1234

Mechilli Panagiot

Year 7

LGI

1224

Poswa Liyanda

Year 8

LGI

1217

Sharif Hassan Sumio

Year 7

LBS

1194

Greene Rebecca

Year 7

LCK

1172

Connect with Mr Brierley lacerta@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230 Ext: 306

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termly achievements As we enter the final AFA and GCSE examination season and the end of this academic year is in sight for all, it gives me great pleasure to be able to reflect on the successes Pegasus students have achieved and enjoyed over the course of the last 10 months working towards this point. I always speak about how proud I am of my students and of the fantastic opportunity I have to lead Pegasus house; this year this feeling has only grown stronger as the students have continued to grow in their determination to succeed and to strive for excellence.

School Matters is the first point of our school’s SEARCH for SUCCESS motto and ethos and is one the Pegasus students demonstrate and exemplify confidently. Twenty-six students or 12% of the house have maintained 100% attendance since the beginning of the year; 60 students, 28%, have maintained their attendance at above 98%. This is great! Our house attendance stands at 95.2%, which is the best figure we have ever had.

This is a testament to the hard work of the Pegasus tutors, Mr Adekunle and Mr Nagle, parents and ultimately the students themselves.

95.2%

Attendance

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Name

Year

Form

Merit Total

Effort and Achievement are the second and third points of our shared ethos and are represented by the high number of Merits student have earned as these are awarded when students go above and beyond in their work and conduct. I am pleased to report that 33 students, representing 15% of the house, have over 1,000 Merits since the start of the year and 150 students, 70% of the house, now have more than 500. These impressive figures have kept us in the running for the House Cup consistently; with two months remaining, I am confident we will be pleased with our final result! Moreover, what is really pleasing to see is the number of students who have earned themselves a place on the end-of-year celebration trips! Indeed, Pegasus students have demonstrated their understanding of Responsibility and Character by working hard to do things right and keep Demerits low.

Bledowska Wiktoria

Year 7

PMG

1645

Ganeva Ketie

Year 7

PMC

1637

Xhelilaj Nicole

Year 7

PHS

1525

Benarab Muhammed Rayyan

Year 8

PMG

1394

Meem Naima

Year 7

PWK

1344

Abubakar Yusra

Year 7

PGE

1342

Willars Harriet

Year 7

PMD

1291

Figueroa Terrell Jayson

Year 7

PMG

1289

Plummer Sienna

Year 8

PSH

1274

Ibryam Dzhemile

Year 7

PMG

1270

High Aspirations is the last point of SEARCH and similarly I would like to finish with the reminder that the end of this year should be an opportunity for us all to reflect on achievements, successes and plans for next year.

It is important that we learn from our experiences and use this to ensure that we continue to grow and work towards our goals. I hope you have a lovely summer holiday and make sure that you start next year even better than how you finished this one.

Rizk Mahmoud

Year 8

PWK

1242

Islam Alvi

Year 8

PSH

1223

Namani Maya

Year 8

PMC

1211

Ustinov Kaspars

Year 9

PMG

1206

Gozubuyuk Melisa

Year 9

PMD

1199

Nessa Samia

Year 9

PMG

1156

Anghel Maria Adelina

Year 9

PMD

1151

Scott Tilly-Mae

Year 9

PHS

1121

Dimitri Ourani

Year 7

PSH

1119

Neilson Eleanor

Year 8

PGE

1105

star students Week

Student Name

29

Nicole Xhelilaj

28

Dzhemile Ibryam

27

Harriet Willars

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Nicole Xhelilaj

Dzhemile Ibryam

Harriet Willars

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Scorpiuz termly overview

As we enter the final term of this academic year, you will have started to prepare for some big events at Heartlands such as AFA 4 tests, GCSE exams and KS3 graduations. It has been really lovely to have conversations with students in and out of lessons about their academic achievement and progress. I have seen many students make positive changes to their attitude this last term and focus on what will best help them succeed in their lessons. It is always a favourite part of my job celebrating achievements in the Scorpiuz assemblies and I look forward to the final celebration assembly and rewards trip at the end of the year. Please continue to share all of your successes with me – both in and out of school. I enjoy hearing all about them.

Since September we have seen a development of the student leadership team not just in Scorpiuz but across the school and there are now exciting opportunities ahead for Years 10 and 11.

I know there are many students who would like the role of a prefect or Head Boy/ Head Girl and I hope there are lots of applications. There are certainly many students who would be brilliant in these roles. Please come and see me if you would like any support or guidance with your applications.

star students

Well done to Alejandra Evdochim, who has worked extremely hard in all lessons and has managed to improve her AFA grades in several subjects. She is now working at or above target in nearly all subjects.

Her attitude to Learning and Home Learning is always great!

Keep up the hard work.

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PROUDLY SUPPORTING

attendance

I am immensely proud of the house for continuing with every effort to fight for the top spot in the Interhouse attendance competition. Too many absences, authorised or unauthorised will affect your learning!

moments

It can be a very stressful time, revising for tests and exams.

It is important that you take advantage of the support and resources around you during this time and ask for help if you need it. I wish each of you every success in your upcoming exams.

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Attendance

TOP MERITS

Name

Year

Form

Merit Total

Seddighi Marwoa

Year 7

SAG

1452

Dunn Dejenai

Year 8

SAI

1404

Bardou Razanne

Year 7

SAG

1375

Berhane Filmon

Year 7

SAG

1364

Begum Maha

Year 9

SMI

1342

Guo Lin Ling

Year 7

SMI

1320

Racut Gabriela

Year 9

SHE

1316

Charles Nancy

Year 8

SMI

1302

Ozdal Ela

Year 7

SMI

1283

Al-Faruk Zakiyah

Year 7

SHE

1272

Halim Sinem

Year 7

SAG

1239

Khan Zaynab

Year 7

SSZ

1224

Thompson Martha

Year 8

SAG

1196

Sibabi Amina

Year 8

SAG

1189

Diyoka Naomi

Year 7

SHE

1147

Svincova Adriana

Year 8

SAG

1123

Thorpe Jasmine

Year 8

SSL

1110

Mezenner Fatima

Year 7

SAI

1091

Ahmed Ibtisaar

Year 8

SRE

1084

Vargas Ganchozo Yadira

Year 8

SMI

1061

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Interhouse latest interhouse results Chess

Pick Up Sticks

Winners

Winners

Lacerta

Cygnus

Runners Up

Runners Up

Aquila & Pegasus

Scorpiuz

Congrats to Hubvraj Samy, Year 10, CDR, Pick Up Sticks winner!

current interhouse standing Position

House

Points

1

Pegasus

162

2

Cygnus

161

3

Lacerta

150

3

Aquila

129

5

Scorpiuz

108

There will always be points for participation but no points if you do not compete!

So make sure your house takes part in competitions.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS Interhouse Bake Off Ms Barrett & Mr Rimmer

Charity Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is a community-based hospice service providing support for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families in the north and central London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington, and Hertsmere.

The children it works with have a range of conditions and often have very complex needs. The services aim to help the children and their siblings and parents make the most of the time they have together, and they continue to support the families after bereavement.

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We decided as a school that we needed to help and so we set a target of £3,000 at the beginning of the year and are determined to reach our goal by the end! We will keep you updated and hope you will all support charity events as we approach the end of the year.

Noah’s Ark is currently developing a new site and every penny received will go to building this fantastic project. The Ark will be set on a 7.5 acre nature reserve and be a home-from-home for children who are seriously unwell, where they will be given the time and space to be children and not just patients.

It will provide an inspiring space for relaxation and adventure, and somewhere for children and their families to connect with others facing similar challenges.

TARGET £3,000

RAISED £1,550

Noah’s Ark is running its ‘Give an Hour’ campaign and is asking people to donate an hour of their salary to this amazing £0 cause. If you feel this is something you would be able to do then please visit https:// www.buildingtheark.org.uk/give-anhour/ and help make a difference.

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FOREST SCHOOL CURRICULUM Forest School helps children to grow in confidence as a result of the freedom, time and space they are given in their learning.

This allows them to demonstrate independence at each individual child’s rate. Their interest grows as they want to learn more.

Our topic this term is ‘London

Life’. The students have been exploring the life of London out in the Forest School area.

We focused on all the different iconic buildings and looked at different ways we can build it.

The students made a skyline of London using sticks, flowers, stones and string. They enjoyed talking about their structures and looking at each other’s.

INDEPENDENCE

PHYSICAL & SENSORY

COMMUNICATION

Forest School is an approach which builds and promotes self-esteem and emotional intelligence, by fostering resilience, confidence, independence and creativity through use of the outdoor woodland environment.

The environment is a key tool in empowering learners and giving them responsibility.

For example, by involving them in risk management, they feel independent and make significant decisions about their learning.

Forest School helps students develop many skills that are hard to teach in the classroom.

It is very physical so it encourages the students to be active, with lots of activities to develop both fine and gross motor skills.

The students demonstrate increased self-esteem and self-confidence, improved social skills, improved physical motor skills, improved motivation and concentration, and increased knowledge and understanding of the environment. As if that weren’t enough, the students also develop language and communication skills through social play.

Students work independently on activities without staff support and show a great interest in tasks. Class Mars students’ last focus topic was ‘Get set, Grow’ where the students learned the important factors in how to plant their own vegetables and how to take care of them.

Every week students water their vegetables and think of ways they can help them grow.

The students have enjoyed getting mucky while sowing their vegetables. They cannot wait to see them grow and use the vegetables during their cooking lessons.

We made sensory bottles with materials from around the Forest School area. The students went around and picked flowers, leaves and even small stones and put them into their bottles, which we filled up with some water and a quarter of oil.

To top it all off, we used glitter to make them look prettier. The students enjoyed this activity as they explored the different textures from around the forest.

The students are learning new words that they are remembering week by week. Class Mars students are using adjective words to describe nature and their environment. The students have enjoyed walking to the forest in Alexandra Palace.

They communicated their feelings about how the forest makes them feel: ‘listening to the birds makes me feel calm’, ‘The trees are talking to each other’.

Ms Barbary

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NEPTUNE MATHS

LONDON

We also linked this topic to our PHSC topic ‘Changes in our body’: In Maths, we have been looking at money and using money.

We went out and looked at items of interest and compared the prices and decided if we could purchase those items based on our budget.

Here are some of the other topics we covered: • Counting on and adding two and three from a given number.

• Matching numbers to amounts.

• Using measuring tape, we measured parts of our body and made comparisons, identifying which part of the body is the longest or the shortest.

• We also talked about proportion in relation to our height and size.

• Place value: identifying units, tens and hundreds.

This helped us to add two and three-digit numbers.

Making houses in the style of 1666 as part of our topic on London, we learned about The Great Fire of London.

We discussed what caused the fire and why so many buildings were destroyed.

We also looked at the population of London and what people can do to create more space for Londoners.

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JUPITER SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

Jupiter students have worked very hard on their communication skills over the term. We have had class-based conversations, on a series of topics such as socialising, gender and sexual orientation, discrimination and prejudice…

Jupiter class cares a lot about our society, and always strives to understand what is going on in the world, and to share and discuss opinions. We have also worked on our emotions, and shared what makes us angry, or scared, and what we can do to overcome that. We have learned what the difference between pessimism and optimism is, and how to cultivate a Growth Mindset in our everyday thoughts, words, and actions.

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PHYSICAL & SENSORY

Jupiter students have enjoyed taking part in Step Into Dance, and they performed in front of an audience! They were amazing at it. Every morning we have five minutes, movement routine, which wakes us up and gets us all ready for the day.

Jupiter has been great at shopping and cooking. The Jupiter team organised the afternoon tea ceremony, working as chefs and waiters.

The students were amazing and everyone complimented them.

We have also been on a picnic in Alexandra Palace, and had a lovely time in the heatwave!

CURRICULUM Over the term, students worked hard on their factions and percentages for Maths – so now they can make the most of mid-season sales! In English, we have studied The Tempest, and learned all about Prospero’s magic powers. We are also learning how to plan a holiday – choosing our favourite destinations, booking flights and hotels, and finding the best deal.

In Geography, we have learned about religions, landscapes, and music from all over the world. We have also become passionate about Greek mythology, and picked our favourite god and magic power.

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SATURN LIFE SKILLS

All our cooking sessions this year have been about preparing and making sandwiches.

We are trying out many ingredients and fillings such as cheese, salad, butter and ham. We are using schedules to prepare our sandwiches, and we have taken them home afterwards to share with our families. We are very proud of our progress as we currently know how to set the table, what utensils will be required and we have developed an awareness of cleaning up at the end of the lesson.

CURRICULUM

In Maths lessons, we have been grouping objects by size; our students find this very exciting to pick up big dinosaurs from

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AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK

In Saturn class, we have introduced into our lessons, movement breaks in the form of exercises. These ‘learning breaks’ help us to be more focused as well as active and healthy.

During World Autism Awareness Week, award winning autism speaker Alex Lowery delivered a talk to students from the provision and selected students in the mainstream.

We dance in the morning to stimulate our senses and to feel more motivated and energetic for the long day ahead. Later on, we do a series of carefully chosen physical moves and stretches to keep a perfect state of wellbeing.

More importantly; we have a lot of fun!

There are currently 45 students in the mainstream school at Heartlands with a diagnosis of autism plus 30 students in the provision.

our sensory tray and then find the smaller ones.

This half term our topic is ‘London Life’. We love to know about all the wonderful activities and places to visit in London such as the famous Zoo. We also enjoyed creative activities such as making masks and modelling play dough animals. A trip to London Zoo has been planned, as well as other visits to different London landmarks and parks.

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VENUS SPRING SUCCESS

‘Let’s get cooking’ has been a successful BTEC Food Technology project for Venus class. Students have used what they have learned from home cooking skills lessons to choose a healthy homemade recipe.

They wrote their shopping list and shopped at Morrisons supermarket for fresh ingredients. Students cooked their meal and invited parents, teachers and friends to come and dine with them. Finally, students shared their recipes with parents and teachers.

Congratulations for all of your hard work, Venus class.

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MARS ENGLISH

ART

This term, for the topic ‘London Life’, we have been actively researching the many attractions that London has to offer.

Students have been using their ICT skills to research famous attractions such as Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, and the Tower of London, just to name a few.

Using their research, students have been working on creating a promotional tourism poster that highlights vital information about their chosen attraction.

The students enjoyed sharing their poster with the rest of the class, which allowed them to learn about London attractions from each other. Mars class students were engaged in lessons that highlighted their ICT skills, fine-motor skills, writing skills, reading skills, as well as their speaking and listening skills.

‘London Life’ was an amazing topic to explore and students enjoyed mastering their drawing skills when sketching London attractions for their poster in English. In addition, students learned to create the monarchy crown that resides in the Tower of London after a class visit to the tower. Students had to listen to instructions and follow intricate techniques to create their crown. It was a challenge for the students at first, but they persevered and were very proud of their accomplishment.

MATHS This term in Maths, students learnt about data handling as they learnt how to read bar graphs. Students learnt how to answer questions pertaining

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to the graphs. Mars class enjoy social activities; therefore, students were excited with the prospect of creating their own study that allowed them to approach their peers and have their peers participate in their study. The students were able to create their own survey, a skill that they had already learned earlier in the school year. After gathering the information, students created their own bar graph to represent the information.

TRIPS

This term, we were fortunate enough to go on multiple class trips. Mars class joined Venus class for a trip to Kensington Palace. The students enjoyed learning about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as well as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. After touring the Palace, students enjoyed a picnic by the garden where they socialised with one another.

Mars class also had the privilege of going to the Tower of London.

The students marvelled at the ravens that reside there before exploring areas such as the Bloody Tower and the Jewel House, where the students were able to admire the crown jewels.

After touring the tower, Mars class was treated to a cannon salute to celebrate the arrival of the third royal child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Heartlands High School, Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7ST T 020 8826 1230 F 020 8826 1231 www.heartlands.haringey.sch.uk office@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk HHSHaringey HeartlandsHighSchool

Day

Date

Event

Year 7 & 8

Monday – Friday

11 –15th

Years 7 & 8 exam week

Year 11

Thursday

14th June

Year 11 leavers’ assembly

Year 9

Monday – Friday

18th – 22nd June

Year 9 exam week

Thursday

20th June

Heartlands summer Art and Design Technology exhibition & concert

Monday – Friday

25th – 29th June

Year 10 exam week

Wednesday

27th June

SEARCH Day 8

Thursday

28th June

Year 11 prom

Monday

2nd July

Inset day

Tuesday – Wednesday

3rd – 4th July

Transition day

Thursday

5th July

NQT presentations and celebration

Year 10

Year 11

Year 6

Battle of the bands SEND summer show Tuesday

10th July

Sports Day

Wednesday

11th July

Battle of the bands

Thursday

12th July

Reward trips

Friday

13th July

Achievement assembly

Monday

16th July

Sports awards evening

Friday

20th July to find us: How

Achievement assembly

Year 7

Monday – Friday

23rd July – 31st August

Summer holiday

Monday – Tuesday

3rd – 4th September

Inset days

Wednesday

5th September

First day of Autumn Term 1

Tuesday

2nd October

Open evening; early closure

Wednesday

10th October

Year 7 Parents’ and carers’ evening

Friday

19th October

Last day of Autumn Term 1

Monday – Friday

22nd – 25th October

Half term

Monday

29th October

First day of Autumn Term 2

SUMMER 2018

End of Summer Term 2