Q News Summer 2021

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Q News | Issue 11 | Summer 2021

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HEADTEACHER’S REVIEW Dear Reader, This final edition of Q News for this academic year marks the end of an historic year for our school, full of complex challenges, extraordinary achievements and highlights that we will look back on in years to come with such pride and joy.

We have all had to overcome some real barriers at times during this unusual year, but not only have we kept going, we have stepped up and moved forward.

One of the things I am most proud of this year, has been the way we have not only sustained and enhanced valuable learning experiences for students, we have carved out solutions to problems to enable us to provide some fun, memorable and lively experiences for students that define the unique culture of our school.

Had these moments been lost to COVID-19, our students would not have thrived in the way they have. They would have been robbed of yet another year of magical moments that nurture relationships, build character and enable our children to experience more than their learning. It is vital as a community that we seek creative solutions to the challenges we encounter for the happiness and well-being of all young people.

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It is these experiences that give us hope that normality will return and that we are capable of continuing to thrive despite the difficulties that we have to navigate through.

We had a clear strategic plan in place to minimise disruption and normalise school life experiences for our students as safely as we could. This is easy to say but it took an inordinate amount of risk assessment, managing and the inherent goodwill of so many members of staff to make this happen. Testament to its success, is that at the end of a tumultuous year, the culture we cherish here at our school, remains fully intact.

Our students, staff and parents have all demonstrated remarkable resilience, strength and ambition throughout this entire period. Many have endured days of isolation and the worry of testing positive for COVID-19, yet positivity and the ‘can do‘ spirit within our community continues to triumph. Whatever the Autumn term holds we will not only get through it, we will get through it together and we will continue to move forward from a position of strength.

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Let us not forget that during a year that has seen some communities paralysed by the pandemic, we moved into a brand-new environment. The move to a new school last September, now seems such a long time ago. One year on and we are really thriving in an environment we will never take for granted. It is an incredible place to be every day, not just because of the spectacular facilities, but because our students are really inspired and our curriculum offer is rich, diverse and hugely exciting. It is what our dedicated, talented and inspiring staff deserve and it will only get better!

Our formal opening by HRH The Princess Royal in June, was a magnificent day for everyone connected with Les Quennevais School. All students were so excited, proud and terrific ambassadors for our school, giving HRH a true Les Quennevais welcome. From the bunting and flag waving, to our steel band playing “God Save The Queen” and all the fantastic highlights of our curriculum and facilities which we presented to the Princess – it was simply a magnificent day.

The occasion was topped off when HRH spoke to the entire school assembled at the end of the visit and she described Les Quennevais School as a school “in a class of its own!“ Given that HRH must visit thousands of schools, her statement endorsed the conversations she had as she toured our school. She was not only very impressed with the state of the art and world-class facilities, she was also clearly struck by the students she met and spoke with. As she departed, she spoke to our Head Boy and Head Girl who thanked her for her visit on behalf of all our students. She commented on how wonderful the new building was but also said she had picked up that the real strength of the school was the people within it. How perfectly astute and accurate. It was a day that our school deserved; it lifted our spirits and allowed us to show off the incredible community we are.

At the end of the year that could so easily have broken or damaged many communities and schools, we are forging ahead and thriving. Record examination results in English and Maths for Year 11 students, secured in January, demonstrate the continuing ambition of our students, the superb teaching on offer and the terrific pastoral support that underpins our school.

It’s a year we can all look back on with a remarkable sense of pride and recognise the power a collective endeavour can achieve.

When we all work together, anything is possible and even things that seem impossible can suddenly happen almost every day. I say often, culture is everything.

I hope this edition of Q News gives you a tangible feeling of the extraordinary community we have here. I wish you all a safe and sunny Summer with your families. As important as school is, nothing is more important or as influential as your family time.

Cherish every moment you have together in the coming weeks and make the most of being together again, especially for those families and members of staff visiting loved ones further afield for the first time in a very long time. How wonderful and how needed!

Yours sincerely Sarah Hague Headteacher

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LQS collaborate with The Jersey Tea Company Jersey Tea Company kindly gave 2 tea plants to the Science Department to grow in our biosphere. They are doing fantastically well in the growing chamber, under the care of our technicians and students and have even sprouted new leaves!

Miss O’Connell Teacher of Science A small group of Year 9 students went along to meet Katherine Boucher from Jersey Tea Company to learn about the growing and processing of tea plants locally.

Accompanied by the resident chickens, students had a tour of the growing fields and learned about the sustainable and organic farming methods that are used. The students saw the huge amount of time and effort that goes into the planting, nurturing and harvesting of each tea plant for processing.

The students learned about regenerative farming methods used, where wild plants are allowed to grow amongst the tea plants to promote healthy competition and reduce evaporation of moisture from the soil during dry months. The free roaming chickens provide helpful fertiliser and pest control.

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Then it was back to the processing area where the students saw the different techniques for making black, green and white tea, observing that they all actually originate from the same leaves. They were then lucky enough to be able to sample from delicious freshly brewed tea before being picked up by the minibus, topping off a fabulous Biology-filled morning.

A student reflected that, “It was nice to see that local companies utilise organic farming and integrate biodiversity into what they do.”

A wonderful morning talking to your Year 9 students about Jersey Tea; organic and sustainable farming methods, and setting up your own business. Great to see their curiosity; hear their questions and watch them try our teas!

Katherine Boucher The Jersey Tea Company

Students receive a visit from a British & Irish Lion

We were very excited to welcome Louis Rees Zammit to Les Quennevais School during the recent B&I Lions training camp on Jersey. Louis, who currently plays for Gloucester in the English premiership and for Wales, is the youngest member of the Lions squad at 20 years old and he spent time with students from all of Year 7 and rugby team members form Years 8,9 and 10. He was accompanied

by Bil a cuddly lion that he has been tasked with keeping with him at all times. He explained to the students that if he mislays him, he is fined by the squad and it is a constant battle as teammates attempt to distract him and hide Bil around the camp.

Louis took a number of wideranging questions from the students including ‘what was his hardest moment in his career?’

His answer, that he was told he was not going to be good enough to have a rugby career at the age of 14 and how it only spurred him on to work harder and prove others wrong, was an inspiring message for the students to take away. The humble and sincere way he answered the students’ questions showed them all that you don’t need to be a loud and brash personality to be successful on an international stage.

We were very grateful to receive a signed rugby ball form the whole Lions squad and Louis took time to sign a Les Quennevais School rugby shirt that will join our growing wall of honour in the Sports Centre alongside the likes of alumni Matt Banahan and Myles Landick.

We have also had some of our exercise bikes on loan to the Lions during their stay and these will also be signed by the squad to inspire our students as they use them next term.

Mr Letch Deputy Headteacher

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After 20 years, we say farewell to Mr Letch It is with very mixed emotions that I will be leaving Les Quennevais School and Jersey at the end of term; excitement for a new challenge and to be closer to my family, but sadness to be leaving this wonderful school and island. Since 2001 Les Quennevais has been a central, and, at times, all consuming part of my family’s life and our time in Jersey. Both of my children attended the school after leaving La Moye and stayed until the end of Year 11. Mrs Letch has also worked at Les Quennevais as a Learning Support Assistant, Exams Administrator and closing the gap co-ordinator for the last seven years. To be moving on from such an amazing and supportive community of colleagues, friends and students is a major step for us but we are only in the position to do so because of the support and experiences we have had over these last two decades. As I embark on the challenge of a Headship, I will be looking to take the ‘Spirit of Quennevais’ that we cherish so dearly into a new school environment and use it to enhance and impact on the school experience and ultimately life chances of a new community.

If just a part of what we have here can be replicated with students beyond the island, they will be the better for it.

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I was appointed by Mr Thorp in April 2001 to work in an SLT including Mrs Ashley, Mr Otterwell and Ms Locker. Mr Thorp encouraged staff to look to the latest ideas and educational theory to enhance student learning but very quickly I realised that Les Quennevais is about more than just the classroom experience. The opportunities to dress up, appear on stage and put yourself outside of your comfort zone were, and remain, plentiful. Nobody does having fun like Les Quenevais School. Red Nose Days (including a highly forgettable blues duet with Mr Parkes), Gunging, Sport Relief, Drama productions, Battle of the Bands, Sports Days, team building days and much more.

Ensuring that both students and staff have opportunities to enable the positive impact that creativity and extra-curricular activities give us all is so important. Activities Week was another new experience I was to discover. Spending weeks in London with Mrs Moisan will stay with me forever (especially the singalongs on the bus!)

The constant laughter and opportunities to get to know students and staff in different environments over the various off and on-island activities is central to building our special community.

For seven years Mrs Ashley and I even Ied groups to visit Atlanta and spent a day at North Atlanta High School. (This is where we got the idea for a whole school tannoy from!) Getting students ‘off the rock’ to broaden their horizons and experience the world beyond is something we must return to after the current restrictions are lifted.

The years since Mrs Hague became Headteacher have probably been the most challenging and rewarding of my years here. My role in leading the school’s move to the new building began with the first meetings back in 2013. To have sat in the new building and see students enjoying the fantastic facilities that have been created fills me with pride. When Mrs Hague was appointed, we set out to build a world class school for the 21st century and to enter the building with the highest exam results ever achieved at Les Quennevais. This was realised through the skill, commitment and dedication of all the staff over these years. The quality of

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Les Quennevais students are simply fantastic and become superb ambassadors for the school when they leave. We all feel a deep connection to the school and the time we have spent here.

It has made us who we are, and we are better people for it. I have seen approximately 5,000 different Les Quennevais students in my time here. It has been a privilege to play even a small part in their lives and who they have become.

I will miss students from years ago coming up to me and telling me about how their lives are going and reminding me of the special place that Les Quennevais has in their hearts but I will be back to visit and closely watching the next stages in the Les Quennevais School history from afar, because ultimately everyone who passes through the front doors is #alwaysquennevais!

Goodbye and good luck to everyone in the Les Quennevais School community. Keep being amazing!

Mr Letch Deputy Headteacher

FAREWELL MR & MRS LETCH

“This school is in a class of its own” - HRH The Princess Royal 24th June 2021 will forever be a very special day in our school’s history. We were immensely privileged to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to officially open our beautiful school.

It was an historic event that will live long in our memory. Our students were exceptional ambassadors of young people and of our school and it was a joy and a privilege to show off their work and our fabulous new environment.

The morning began with our students lining the route into school for the Princess with much flag waving and cheering to give an immaculate welcome to her party. After formal introductions, our Year 8 Steel Band proudly played a fabulous rendition of the UK national anthem, God Save The Queen.

This set the tone beautifully for excellence and enjoyment commented on by HRH, who was extremely well briefed and knowledgeable about our school, its ethos and its considerable success.

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HRH was guided through the school by Mrs Hague stopping first to watch a performance from our last production Annie, “It’s a Hard Knock Life”. This was brought to life once again by our talented students on the stage in our magnificent hall.

She then observed a History lesson in our Immersive Suite which brought the sights and sounds of the trenches in World War I to life.

HRH was really taken with our impressive Wall of Excellence – where examples of excellent work by our students is prominently displayed in an art gallery style format. This is a powerful message that demonstrates the importance of celebrating the success of our students and their work and it was not something she had seen before.

Her next stop was in Food Technology, where the Princess thoroughly enjoyed interacting with our students using genuine Jersey produce.

Again, she was very impressed with the design of the rooms and the technology available, but she was particularly interested in the produce the students were using and our links with local growers and farmers. Our students confidently chatted away to her about the dishes, a selection of which were already on display in our unique tasting room – another feature HRH had not seen any school before.

These dishes, alongside a beautiful selection of Jersey produce, were an incredibly impressive feast for the eyes.

Constance, our food van, was another intriguing stop. It was here that our Head Boy and Head Girl presented to HRH a brief overview of our school’s significant charity fundraising, including snapshots of ”Gunging” on Red Nose Day; Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children, for which HRH is Patron and a new partnership with a school in Burkina Faso. The amount our school community has raised for charity over the years is hugely impressive and it gave HRH a real flavour of the culture we cherish so highly at our school.

We then treated the Princess to a fantastic interactive lesson with students and the International Space |Station on our digital Science Wall, where students were preparing questions to send up to astronauts. This highlighted to HRH the huge opportunities the new building has enabled us to offer our students, particularly when engaging with Science.

Throughout the tour of the building, the Princess had commented on the exceptional artwork, finding it hard to believe that our students are only 11 to 16 years of age. She was really struck and impressed by the maturity of their work. This was particularly evident in our Textiles, Art and Photography area, where the Princess thoroughly enjoyed the huge range and quality of work taking place. It was at this point that the Princess commented that school had never been like this for her and maybe she should like to go back to school if all schools were like this!

We like all tours of the school to finish with a bang and the demonstration in our Superlab Reaction Chamber left HRH completely astounded!

Firstly, by a high specification and layout of the professional scientific environment but then followed by an extraordinary experiment that would not be normally permitted without the facilities we have in Science, totally left the Princess in awe.

During her speech to students and staff at the formal unveiling, HRH described Les Quennevais as “a school in a class of its own.”

Our students outside had waited so patiently and with such pride in their school and the momentous occasion. It was hard not to be moved by their wonderful reaction to the day. We were also incredibly proud of our students and the community we are part of.

It was a day to cherish and one that all of us, students and staff alike, will look back on with immense pride and affection to remember the day HRH officially opened Les Quennevais School.

Mrs Hague Headteacher

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FAREWELL CLASS OF 2021 Having had no formal Leavers’ Ceremony or Leavers’ Ball last year it was refreshing being able to hold our first Leavers’ Ceremony in our new School Hall for the Class of 2021.

Being unable to invite parents as we normally would, we recorded the event for parents to watch that evening on our YouTube channel, which was greatly received.

The students were presented with their Record of Achievement and individual awards were presented by Governor Tracy Mourant.

Staff and students were treated to the usual tradition of a student ensemble which was lovely to hear and really added to the special atmosphere before bidding them farewell from Les Quennevais for the last time.

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Students were also able to go the Leavers’ Ball, held at the L’Horizon Hotel. As always, the students had a fantastic time and there were some truly epic entrances, one student arriving in no less than a tank! The students absolutely looked the part and were a credit to themselves and the Les Quennevais community.

We wish this great cohort all the best for whatever the future holds and that they get the exam results they so truly deserve.

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Alumni Interview Mrs Le Marquand I’m Krysia Le Marquand and I am a teacher of Science and Head of Student Support at Les Quennevais School and a mum of two.

After leaving Les Quennevais in 2000 I completed my A-Levels at Hautlieu, then went to study Marine and Fresh Water Biology at University of Aberystwyth, Wales. I continued my passion for the marine environment, studying a Masters in Marine Environmental Protection. I loved both my degrees and the hands on experience that went with them including dissecting fish, star fish, sea urchins and other marine life in the lab. I also had the opportunity to work in Loch Lomond looking at how the fresh water has been impacted by salmon farms. My final year involved sampling marine life on the on the research vessel Prince Madog in Bangor and investigating how an offshore windfarm would impact the marine environment in Colwyn Bay. There are memories and experiences I will never forget.

After university I returned to Jersey and worked as a civil servant. I knew I had a passion for Science, but also a huge admiration for teachers.

I decided to complete my Secondary Science PGCE in Southampton, then started working at Les Quennevais in 2011 and have not looked back.

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Which years were you at Les Quennevais?

1995 – 2000 What was your greatest achievement at school?

Receiving the Good Neighbour Award in my final year.

Song/band/album that defined your school years?

Fugees – Ready or Not Oasis - Wonderwall Red Hot Chilli Peppers Californication.

What was your biggest challenge at school?

Extended written work. This was always a challenge, but in the same vein gave me the most satisfaction when I completed it. I got so much support from teachers so I could manage this. Through determination and encouragement from Les Quennevais I was able to progress and in later years write a 20,000 word thesis for my Masters.

Favourite lesson or activity?

My favourite lessons were Science, Art, Geography and Maths.

I had a passion for Science and this started with Miss Gilbert in Year 7. We were taught as a form then, 7E. ‘Give it a shoogle’ - this was her catch phrase in every practical we did. Her enthusiasm for the subject shone though and she made every topic relevant to us.

Art was a subject that I really enjoyed and took on at GCSE. I remember our class got a new art teacher, Mr Jones, halfway though Year 10. We started the Waves project, which was amazing because it was so different to what we had done before.

I continued my passion for these two subjects at A-level and decided to follow the Science path at University. However, I am always drawn back to the Art rooms and at any given opportunity will go there to enjoy the creative space.

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Favourite memory of Les Quennevais?

There are lots of memories, but I think I will always go back to country dancing with the PE department. This was such a grand occasion and an InterHouse competition. We practiced in PE lessons; do-si-do, heel toe heel toe, side side side together!

I was in Tranter House then and E and N came out in force. On the day of the competition, all of a sudden there were character skirts, neckerchiefs, matching outfits and a lot of enthusiasm.

I believe Tranter House won the competition that year.

Another fond memory was Activity Week at Les Quennevais.

Whether you were on Island, away in London on the Drama trip or in Year 10 scaling the Black Mountains in Wales, it was a week you would never forget.

Which aspects of life at Les Quennevais helped you become the person you are today?

The community – staff and students. This was clear from Year 7. The teachers and learning support staff took the time to get to know you as a person, not just as another student coming to a new school.

The importance of supporting everyone around you.

What path did you take and who inspired you along the way to get you where you are today?

At Les Quennevais my Careers teacher, Mrs Ashley, inspired me to continue my passions of Science, Geography and Art at A-Level and introduce the idea of taking these interests and studying these at further education.

After Les Quennevais, I completed my A-Levels. I then went to university to read Marine and Fresh Water Biology at Aberystwyth in Wales. I chose this because I had such an interest in the sea, this came from living on Jersey. I met many inspirational lecturers at Aber, but my mentor was Dr Susan Fish. She was a fantastic mentor not only for my learning but supporting me being away from home.

I then returned to Jersey for a year after completing my degree and worked to save some money. I knew I wanted to continue learning so decided to go back to Wales, but this time Bangor to do a Masters in Marine Environmental Protection.

My thesis mentor was Professor Hilary Kennedy – and again she did not just support me with my thesis but everyday problems from where to get a new kettle and what was the best way to get to Manchester Airport.

I returned again to Jersey but this time thinking about the plan moving forward; the career. I had been inspired by so many teachers and lecturers throughout my education and I realised I wanted to also do this.

Favourite aspect of your job?

Teaching Science, working with incredible colleagues and listening to, and supporting young people. No day, hour, minute is the same and this is what makes the job challenging but also so rewarding. Young people, especially in the last year with a pandemic, have had to contend with so much more than I ever did. They are incredibly resilient, but are still young people that need guidance and support.

What advice would you give to students looking at their career options?

Keep all doors open. Do subjects that you enjoy and find interesting. Remember there are careers out there that you might not know about or have yet to discover may be perfect for you.

#historic Mrs Le Marquand has been appointed as Assistant Headteacher from September and becomes the first former student to be part of the Senior Leadership Team.

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Run for Bobo raises over £5,000 Earlier this term we launched an exciting new partnership with a school in the town of Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. The school already works closely with the Freedom Church in Jersey and some of our alumni have been involved in travelling to Burkina and helping to build the new secondary school. We initially sent over some of the old furniture and equipment from the old Les Quennevais School to have a new life in Burkina Faso and we have also been connecting with their students by writing to them in our Year 10 French classes.

We have now set ourselves the challenge of raising enough money to feed all of the children at the school in Bobo one meal a day for the next year. Each meal only costs 8p and we calculated that if every Les Quennevais student raised approximately £15 each, this would provide the funds required to make a huge difference to the students in Bobo. At Les Quennevais we work hard to help students look beyond the island of Jersey and to have empathy for, and provide support to, those less privileged than ourselves.

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During PE lessons in May and June students from all years were challenged to be sponsored to run laps of our school track.

We aimed to see if we added all the laps together how close we could get to Bobo. We are proud to announce that we ran over 4000 laps and broke the 1000-mile barrier reaching just under halfway to Burkina Faso.

Some students ran an astounding number of laps and have raised large quantities for the partnership. Their commitment and passion to do as many laps as possible and support the students in Bobo was clear to see. The laps were counted for House points with McKeon completing the highest average number of laps per form and gaining points towards the House Cup.

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We are still collecting sponsor money to send to the school in Bobo (please do send it in if you still have any). As this edition of Q News went to press our grand total was over £5000. This will provide 62,500 meals and further events will be arranged in the new term to keep fundraising towards our overall target of £10,000 and to impact even more lives. Our partners in Bobo would like to send a huge and emotional thank you to everyone who has supported them.

Mr Letch Deputy Headteacher

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DT students take part in the...

Over the past 12 weeks, 3 groups of Year 10 students have been developing digital prototypes using IoT (Internet of Things) technology to create an innovative digital solution which can eliminate unnecessary daily journeys made by postal workers to 120 potentially empty postboxes across the island.

The project came about when Dr Galan noticed that nonrenewable resources were being used to visit 120+ postboxes across the island, multiple times per day, which is inconsistent with an aim to be carbon neutral.

Jersey Post then set this as a challenge to Year 10 students.

The brief was simple - to design a solution which will notify Jersey Post as to which postboxes contain mail and, crucially, which ones do not, so Jersey Post can eliminate unnecessary trips to the empty postboxes.

On Wednesday 9 June, our students skilfully presented their designs to a panel of industry experts at the Digital Jersey Hub. The judging panel consisted of Tim Brown, Chief Executive Officer at Jersey Post, Professor Andy Stanford-Clark, Chief Technology Officer at IBM UK, Alexia McClure, Chief Operating Officer at Jersey Business and Alexa Munn, Head of Governance at Children, Young People, Education and Skills at the Government of Jersey.

Teams created their own logos and identities using our Adobe software.

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All groups worked hard to pursue a successful outcome and created working prototypes, which were tested on a network we built at school using a real postbox. Groups used NodeRed for a programme flow to control the Laser sensors to detect mail accurately, and send a signal package using the LoRa Network.

They created an API (application programming interface) using App Inventor for use by postal workers to receive notifications from postboxes and the casings were designed to professional standard to be weatherproof using advanced 3D printing.

The devices would operate successfully for up to 5 months using just 2x AA cells and could notify workers if the voltage dropped below a certain level so they could change the batteries.

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‘Their design processes, from creative artwork to the quality functional CAD model, demonstrated mastery of industrial design principles.’

Les Quennevais students won a Design Award with the judges saying, ‘Their design processes, from creative artwork to the quality functional CAD model, demonstrated mastery of industrial design principles.’

Our students also received an Honourable Mention, ‘For creating an application to survey postboxes exemplified the important design principle of fully understanding the problem before designing the solution.’

This refers to an App created by the students showing the location of every postbox on Jersey, indicating to workers which boxes have letters. This App will become an interhouse competition in the Autumn term.

Mr Ferguson Head of Design Technology

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LQS hosts its first concert for the public...

On Monday 14 June, the day restrictions lifted for indoor public events, Les Quennevais hosted a concert by the charity Music in Action as part of the Liberation Festival.

It was inspiring to see our space used in this way for the very first time, highlighting just how incredible a space it is for the school and the Island community to utilise but also how much potential there is to make Les Quennevais a first class performance venue. The conductor likened the acoustics to that of The Barbican in London!

Being the first concert held for over 18 months it was poignant to see performers performing for an actual audience and it was an immense privelege to host that experience at Les Quennevais School.

James Mews, Chairman of Music in Action, thanked the school saying “All of what the school provided was incredible – it enabled so many people to be inspired by the wonderful music performed at Les Quennevais School. At a time when we are suffering from a deficiency of music – restoring live music into people’s lives has been therapeutic and quite frankly life giving.”

In August, Les Quennevais is hosting the Jersey Symphony Orchestra for its Summer Concert and they are already booked in for Christmas and Easter concerts next year, with the Jersey Music Academy also booked in for a concert in February.

The West has always lacked a first-class performance venue; I believe Les Quennevais School has the potential to provide that.

We are so proud to have this incredible space and the opportunities that lie ahead of us are endless.

Watch this space!

Mr Richardson Business & Facilities Manager

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...and its first exhibition!

Les Quennevais School is currently hosting its first professional art exhibition - ‘2020 A Year In Vision’ by Glen Perotte.

At its heart is a visual close up study of ‘being human’. It is an anthology of portraiture and personal narratives, inviting critical consideration of both.

One reason this particular body of work was chosen to be our first exhibition to host was that four of the subjects are from Les Quennevais; Headteacher Sarah Hague and former students Charlie Rio, Jo Birch and James Queree.

Another reason is that the school gets to keep the clever hanging system on which the work is hung which has been sponsored by the school’s newest corporate partners Baccata Trustees and SRM Accountancy. This will enable us to host further exhibitions in the future in this beautiful, naturally lit space and display student work using this great system.

The school would also like to thank Carla Harris from Intro for getting her clients on board with the project and her ongoing support of the school.

The exhibition, which went up over the half term break has huge visual impact so students were shocked to find it upstairs upon their return and were blown away by it sparking thoughtful discussion and awe.

Glen gave an assembly to the students explaining the concept of the exhibition and how he actually produced the ultra highdefinition photographs, the most common question asked by those who see them.

It is inspirational to bring professional work into school for students to look at every day and we look forward to welcoming more professional artists to display their work in our corridors in the future.

Mr Richardson Business & Facilities Manager

Sponsored by

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Year 9 students complete their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Over the course of two very windy days, Les Quennevais students have shown desire, ambition, resilience with some very tired legs as 62 students completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh assessed expedition.

Totalling 25 miles over the two days, students embarked on their expeditions from different starting points from Gorey Common to St Catherine’s Breakwater. Although the hike is not a competition, that didn’t stop some fierce competitiveness amongst the groups as they bid to be the first to make it to Crabbe.

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Rozel Harbour was the first check-point where groups were able to stop and refill their water bottles. It was an amazing sight to see them appear down Rozel Hill and make their way across the bay – with some tumbling over on the sand! By the time they had reached Les Platons on the North coast, tiredness was beginning to kick in for some, but with the support of their friends and a helping hand, they were back on their feet and continued the trek onwards towards Crabbe. With tents pitched and Trangia stoves at the boil, the final group made their way into camp to resounding and supportive cheers from all other groups. For staff, it was simply nice to watch students interact and communicate as a team without the use of any technology and just a simple campfire and marshmallows to keep the spirits up!

Day two began with an early start as the first group set off at 8:15am, with the aim to head out to the north-east of the island through the lanes and reaching the checkpoint at L’Etacq. Groups had varying success with this, but all eventually made it to the checkpoint. By the time they had journeyed across towards Corbiere, the wind had picked up to a fresh Force 5 and made the conditions tough! The group named the ‘Real Housewives of DofE’ however, were never going to let these conditions bother them as they continued forward with a purposeful stride! By the time all groups had made it back to the school, there were some very tired legs and a few blisters that needed attention, but much more than this, there was a sense of pride as they had all achieved an undeniably long distance in some harsh conditions.

Every year, we are amazed at our young people and how they tackle this challenge, but their determination, friendship and overwhelming positivity always gets them through. A big thank you to all the staff who made this happen in these difficult times – a real example of our Les Quennevais community working together to create an unforgettable experience.

We look forward to enrolling new Year 9 students in September 2021!

Mr Harris Assistant Headteacher

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Year 10 students give their views on their Trident work experience For my Trident I was placed at VCP to work alongside Mr Silva in the PE department. Going into a new work environment brought a lot of nerves and new skills that I had to adapt to and be able to use on the spot. You don’t know what skills you have until you are put in a position to use them, and that was certainly true of my work experience. I learnt that I have very good communication skills, which helped me speak with adults and children of younger ages and also being able to work in a team to create new ideas and activities for the day and so much more.

However, Trident isn’t about taking your skills into the workforce necessarily, you learn so much from the experience.

It’s about leaving your comfort zone and trying new things you wouldn’t go for normally. One of the most important skills I learnt personally was being able to adapt and think of things on the spot. Working in a school, you’re never going to know the behaviour of a class, what mood the children are in and most importantly know if they are going to enjoy what you have planned. I had to use my initiative throughout the day and always have more than one plan.

During my Trident at Jersey Post, I discovered the true power of respect, walking in the front door on my first day to be met with the smiles and good mornings from my new colleagues for the next two weeks. The best thing for me was that I didn’t feel different, I felt like I was a real part of the team from day one.

Although I won’t remember everyone’s name, I will never forget what they all did for me.

If I was unsure of something or confused I would always have someone nearby willing to help me out. Even though at times it was not always the easiest, I loved every second of it.

During my time there I made it my one and only mission to make the biggest difference to each and every single one of my colleagues, from delivering parcels to manually sorting letters. I did the best I could to make an impact and those who I assisted were always there for me if I needed anything. That right there is when I learnt the true power of respect; if you are respectful to people, you get respect back.

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And that is why I was honoured to be given the opportunity to work for Jersey Post, I remember seeing Jersey Post in the list of options and I just knew that is something I wanted to try, and I’m so pleased I got to spend my two weeks there and I truly hope they enjoyed having me there.

I hope I get the opportunity to work with them again in the future.

Callum C Year 10 student

Personally, Trident were the most memorable two weeks I’ve ever had. I have gained confidence in myself now that I know I can talk in front of a class and lead activities. By taking onboard what Mr Silva and other teachers at VCP told me opened up new opportunities such as always pushing yourself to leave your comfort zone and try new things.

A personal highlight for me when I assisted Year 5 swimming at Langford Sports Centre.

Swimming is a sport that can really divide the class and levels ranged from strong club swimmers to students who weren’t yet comfortable getting into the pool. What made it a highlight was watching the students support and encourage each other. With being the additional ‘adult’ with the class I enjoyed being able to offer more students the support they needed.

Lottie L Year 10 student

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During the short two week period of Trident, where I worked at the Oxygen Therapy Centre, I gained experience and knowledge into the modern workplace. This was most profound on my first day, as it was different to walking into school, knowing everyone that would be there. Within my first week, I had met all of the staff and volunteers, as most of them only worked one or two days a week, and had been tasked with both setting up the hyperbaric chamber: hoses and masks, including the full sterilisation of the equipment.

I had also been presented with a deeply informative demonstration of how to operate the chamber and allowed me to replicate on the adjacent one, to which I did first without any mistakes. Furthermore, I was tasked less than an hour later to do so with clients inside with an operator shadowing. The sequence was simple: fifteen minutes pressurizing to get to the desired pressure, an hour at pressure, and fifteen minutes to depressurise.

Eathan working at the Oxygen Therapy Centre

I was additionally allowed access to the study journals they kept besides the chamber. I found a lot of interesting Science stored here, from the effects of pressure on the body to how the 95% oxygen, fed into the masks located inside the chamber, helped with a variety of long and short term conditions, such as: Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Arthritis, various sleeping conditions and an unbelievable amount more.

By the third day, new volunteers had come to work. The manager, who was my supervisor, wanted me to train them in using the hyperbaric chamber, as this would be a good time to see all of the knowledge I had taken in over the days I was there. I first shared the information with them, checking to see if they understood, then gave them a demonstration, to which they needed a bit of help. As well as the practical side, I explained to them what to do and say within a panicked, stressed, or other concerning situation, this included ensuring clients are comfortable with their environment.

Moreover, in the occasional times where no clients were booked, I would complete tasks set by my supervisor, one of them being a dietary plan for people with MS, to include vital minerals and vitamins for people with the condition as well as varying meals to make sure that they would not become boring and making them appealing, for this I used skills that I picked up from working in the kitchen for weddings.

Conclusively, my time at the Oxygen Therapy Centre taught me many uncharted skills that will aid me in the future as well as now, within my last year at Les Quennevais. These skills to me are summarised as a deeper understanding of coordination, empathy, independence, initiative, maturity, teaching, trust and teamwork. I have already started to implement these skills into my everyday life, and hope to pass these on to others. Finally, I hope to go back to working and volunteering for the charity, aiding them with fundraising and day to day running of the centre.

Eathan S Year 10 student

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Celebrating Excellent Writing Student wins National Award The English Department is proud of the strength of its curriculum at Key Stage 3 and this includes the weekly focus on students developing their creative writing.

To demonstrate the places that writing can take students, since 2019, Key Stage 3 have been invited to participate in the Royal Commonwealth Societies Writing Competition. This is one of the oldest writing competitions in the world, dating back to 1883, with entries submitted from all over the Commonwealth.

Every year, the students are given a theme, which they then choose to creatively write about - despite the title the writing does not have to be an essay.

Recent themes include: Climate in Action in the Commonwealth (2020) and A Connected Commonwealth (2019). The themes allow students to explore their own connection in the Commonwealth and give them a platform for their voice, requiring the students to write with real purpose and conviction.

In 2020, during Lockdown, the competition was launched virtually to our Key Stage 3 students. We had a high uptake of responses, making my job of inputting all of the entries online even more challenging, but thrilling! It was several months before we heard the results, but they were worth waiting for.

Les Quennevais were very successful: 47 students won an award – 5 golds, 11 silver and 32 bronze and received certificates and monetary vouchers as kindly sponsored by Langham Hall.

Furthermore, we were informed that 47 awards is the highest number ever given to any school in Jersey. The great news didn’t end there; we were then informed that Amanda Creavy was one of only two Jersey students whose entries were amongst those shortlisted for the final international awards.

An LQS student in the top 100 out of thousands of world wide entries! COVID made getting together to celebrate this success difficult, but plans eventually fell into place so that this achievement could be recognised.

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On the evening of July 8th, the RCS Jersey Branch Cup was awarded to Amanda by the Bailiff, who received the Cup and her prize for having one of the best entries from the island. This was a wonderful achievement for Amanda and all of those students that received awards.

I have recently submitted the 2021 entries and await with anticipation these results, hoping that they will be equally as fantastic and that we will be able once more to meet inside with all of these winners, for a real writing celebration.

Miss Alexander Teacher of English

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Alex & Kadie say goodbye to Les Quennevais We are completely honoured to have been the Head Boy and Head Girl from 2020-21 for Les Quennevais School. Our experiences and memories made throughout our time at Les Quennevais have been the most unique, valuable and enjoyable times we could have wished for. Not only have we learnt so much in the classroom, we have learnt lessons for life and made relationships that we will treasure forever.

As Head Boy and Head Girl, we are sure we can speak for the rest of our year when we say that we are in awe and overwhelmed with pride that we were the first Year 11s to have the privilege of being in our incredible new home.

The new advanced technology and facilities have helped us with the bumpy ride we have had over the past year, but it is simply not just the building that has made our time and last year in particular one to remember. The ethos and buzzing atmosphere that the passionate staff have created for us in order to thrive is what will be remembered and what we will look back on in years to come.

Resilience is undoubtedly the core value that defines us as a year group and something that we all had to use throughout the bumpy ride with our educational journey, most notably the trials and tribulations of Covid-19 that has certainly changed the way we have all approached things as a community. With the current Covid restrictions, we were very lucky to have had our Leavers’ Ball and the Leavers’ Assembly, both of which were poignant and special events that perfectly ended our Les Quennevais experience and gave us all the chance to say goodbye to the fabulous staff that have taken us on this journey.

Thank you to everybody in our LQ community. Without your help and support, we would not have had the experiences we now leave with. Good luck to next year’s Year 11 and to Billy and Lottie, the future Head Boy and Head Girl – we know you are in good hands to have the very best time in your final year. Make it count!

Alex & Kadie Head Boy & Head Girl 2020-21

ALEX & KADIE SAY GOODBYE

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Year 6.5 are welcomed to LQS for its first Transition Transition Days sponsored

by JT

On Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd July, some very nervous-looking and fresh faces took their first steps as they began their Les Quennevais journey for Transition Days. With students from a range of different schools across the island, this is going to be Les Quennevais’ biggest year group in September, making the experience of these two days absolutely vital and help settle any nerves before they officially begin in September.

After gathering themselves in the school hall and meeting their new form tutors, the 6.5s headed out to their first lessons of the day and it was plain to see that within ten minutes of being in the LQ environment, any nerves or trepidation had vanished and they were soon throwing themselves into the various different activities that had been carefully planned and prepared by staff.

Whether it was writing about the Moth-man in English, exploring the Nature area in Science, or building Sand War vehicles in DT, the students were utterly spellbound and inspired by their two days of lesson activities. This was something made very clear in their final assembly when they informed Mrs Hague that they wished they could have more transition time and lessons and that they couldn’t wait to get started in September. We can’t wait to see you all again and know what a positive impact you will have as a year group.

Mr Harris Assistant Headteacher

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The Wall of Excellence returns looking better than ever Back by popular demand! The Wall of Excellence has been reinstated at the new Les Quennevais School. The large number of recycled frames, kindly donated from The Framing Workshop and a number of donations from parents has enabled us to create a new Wall of Excellence fit enough to grace the main street of the school. A new sign has gone up and the wall is at least twice as big as the display we had in the old school.

Work from almost every subject is on display and the only criteria is that it is work of an excellent standard for each individual student. From English essays, to Food homework, from Maths tests to French descriptive writing it’s all there, ready to inspire those who walk past every day. The old sign from the old Les Quennevais has been given to our partner school in Bobo, Burkina Faso and we look forward to seeing their work on display too as we enter the next school year.

Through the power of social media, many other schools have been inspired by our idea. The ‘Wall of Excellence’ has been replicated across the world. From as far afield as Peru, Australia and Singapore, other schools have been inspired by the idea, but we were the first and dare I say, the best! You will know if your child has work on the Wall of Excellence as a letter is always sent home when new work is displayed. For me, it is a joy to see the rigour and dedication of our students to create work which embodies ‘an ethic of excellence’. We hope you will all be able to marvel at it too when we can open up the school to visitors again.

Mr P Jones Assistant Headteacher

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McKeon secure an historic win for the new school’s first Sports Day The penultimate day of term saw the eagerly awaited return of everyone’s favourite calendar event – Sports Day! A day that ultimately decides who will win the overall House Competition, was fought in beautiful weather making the return of this special day idyllic. The event is hotly anticipated every year but this year that emotion was ramped up several notches because, of course, we were unable to hold the event last year meaning that 2 year groups, Year 7 and 8 had never experienced an LQ Sports Day so they were right up for it!

Not only was it the first Sports Day for 2 years, but our first at our new school using our own sports facilities and having the track events on our playing field against the backdrop of supporters in front of our beautiful school. This, coupled with the students’ exemplary behaviour, sportsmanship and passion for their Houses, made it by far the best Sports Day yet and was the perfect way to cap off an incredible year for Les Quennevais School.

The day kicked off with field events with our own field playing host to the throwing disciplines; javelin, discus and shotput whilst the high jump was contested in the Sports Hall. The high jump was where the school records were threated most.

Year 8 student Dylan absolutely obliterated the school record winning it for Watts and Jamie in Year 10 coming very close to breaking a record that has stood since 1994. Unfortunately, he was unable to but still got the win for McKeon. The morning concluded with McKeon 30 points on top heading into the afternoon’s track events.

The inaugural Sports Day at the new school also saw the birth of a new tradition, the march of the three Houses around the field before taking their places to view the afternoon’s events. It was a special sight to see the whole school, staff and students walking with their respective Houses to the tune of carnival music, drums banging, flags waving, mascots dancing and students cheering for their Houses. It was the clearest example of the spirit of Quennevais and that was before a single step had been run!

Once the Houses had been sorted into their year group bubbles in front of the main building, the first track event was the Year 7 100m. McKeon started strong with a 1st and 2nd place with Charlie narrowly missing out breaking Philip Ashley’s record by 0.01 of a second! A record that has stood since 1998 was safe for another year and Mrs Ashley could breathe a sigh of relief. But not for long, as McKeon just did not take their foot off the pedal with Jamie in Year 10 narrowly missing on breaking the school 100m record had it not been for a headwind. You could sense a feeling in the air that it might just be their year.

There were some fantastic races competed throughout the afternoon and then it came to the relays which culminated in the return of staff/sports captain relays. Watts won the girls thanks to a rapid leg by Miss Le Marquand and McKeon won the boys thanks to Mr Parkes’ months of training paying off.

After a fantastic afternoon’s work of compering announcing the racers and entertaining the crowd, it was down to Mr Le Feuvre to thank the students for their unrelenting passion and support of their Houses and his fellow PE staff for orchestrating the afternoon before announcing the winners.

It was no surprise that Year 7 was won by McKeon as they continued their dominance throughout this year into Sports Day and seemed to win every event on the day.

The year group final results were: Year 7 McKeon Year 8 Watts Year 9 Tranter Year 10 Tranter However, the overall winner with a first win for 21 years was McKeon House. Sports Captains Owen and Summer collected their trophy from Mrs Hague as Year 7, who have been mighty for their House throughout the year invaded the pitch in celebration of their historic win.

The final results were: 1st 605 points - McKeon 2nd 556 points - Tranter 3rd 534 points - Watts It was a very special day for our school community to enjoy this wonderful event again and we look forward to hosting many more in our new home.

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McKeon are Champions after the best fought House Competition in memory McKeon Well what a year it has been for McKeon! Back in September, in my first House Assembly I said I had a dream to see the McKeon flag flying high at the end of the year when we had won the House Competition and we were able to make that dream come true. Our flag will be flying all Summer and the school will be lit up in red thanks to a year’s worth of strive, determination and sheer spirit to get the job done.

I could not be prouder of you all.

Thank you.

We moved into a new school and promised that with that new school we would become a new McKeon and so much of our newfound success has been thanks to our incredible Year 7s.

I remember assembling them all in the Hypothesis Room back in September and had them chanting “WE ARE MCKEON!” and they never looked back since winning absolutely everything in their first year. They inspired the rest of the House and had the older year groups believing for the first time in a generation that it could be our year.

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The tide turned in the latter half of the Spring Term when we won the Badminton, Humanities Competition, Van Gogh, Bake Off and Blake Off to take a lead that we never let go of throughout the Summer Term with wins in the Softball and the Run for Bobo Challenge all whilst continually picking up weekly class charts points for excellence, effort and good behaviour in the classroom.

Note that most of these events are not sport related, so when I said at the start of the year that everyone can contribute to the success of this House I wasn’t joking. Those wins in the Van Gogh, Bake Off and Blake Off were the difference in putting us in front and giving us the momentum to stay ahead of the pack.

Going into Sports Day with a comfortable 112 point lead over Watts and a 76 point lead over Tranter we knew we were in a good position but anything can happen on Sports Day and with no previous win to speak of for 21 years we weren’t guaranteed anything. I was particularly nervous as we approached Sports Day, I knew how strong Tranter were two years ago when they were victorious and with Watts having won Sports Day a record 18 times compared to McKeon’s 2 victories they are always a threat.

But it was a Sports Day that no other McKeon student or staff member had ever experienced, we just kept on winning or placing 2nd and 3rd in races we would normally be dead last in.

I said to our Sports Captains Owen and Summer – ‘I think we might just do it, we keep on winning!’. The effort that all our year groups showed was unbelievable; you could tell how badly they all wanted it and the support our athletes received from the rest of the House was the loudest by far so I want to thank those who did not race but still gave it their all for their support of their peers and McKeon.

It was a magical moment when Mr Le Feuvre read out Tranter as the runners up; that was the moment we knew 21 years of hurt had come to an end. We had won Sports Day and therefore the overall winners of the House Competition could no longer be in any doubt, we had done it! We had done the Double and made history.

Seeing the Year 7s invade the pitch and then hoisting the flag and the House Cup with them on the last day of term was a personal career highlight for me. The overriding theme from my interviews with the House Captains was that McKeon is a family, and we really are. We are all so close and our support of each other is unbreakable.

That win meant so much to this family but also to past McKeon family members who had to go through that 21 year drought. It was for them as much as it was for us and I am so proud that this incredible young group of people were able to achieve it.

Next year, the challenge will be greater as we strive to repeat that success. There is more hunger to compete when you are the ones chasing but we are now the ones with a target on our back and we are going to have to double our efforts if we want to stay in front.

For the time being, we will savour the moment and enjoy being Champions because come September that is in the past and we will be facing a new challenge. I have a special group of House Captains who will support me in leading McKeon next year as we constantly remind the rest of the school who we are.

We are McKeon!

Mr Richardson Head of McKeon

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Tranter What a year we’ve had for our first House Competition in our new home. It has been so fiercely competitive between the Houses and a true feeling of sportsmanship has been witnessed by all.

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Despite falling short at the end, I am immensely proud of every student who has thrown themselves into all events this year. Whether it has been on the sports field or in the classroom, everyone in Tranter House has done themselves proud. Our efforts on Sports Day should not be underestimated with every year group achieving better than they have done previously. In the end, the momentum of McKeon House proved too much and we congratulate them on their mammoth effort and victory this year.

We will be back stronger next year and ready to compete on all fronts. We know what we have to achieve and we know what’s at stake. We have new House Captains, Sports Captains and Arts Captains – we are united, we are strong and we will bounce back! What a year and let’s go into the next with pride!

Mr Harris Head of Tranter

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Watts What can I say Watts House?

It has been a fantastic year for McKeon and I am sure that you will join me in congratulating them on their first win for many years. We have battled hard throughout the competitions this year - some might say not hard enough!

We started off with great vigour with a strong win in the Tug of War and I really hoped that this would point us in the right direction. However, we seriously have to be in it to win it and we have, on some occasions, fallen short of this expectation.

Sport seems to be a pattern of highs and lows with some year groups putting in outstanding performances and others not doing so well.

In netball and football the pattern unfolded that the girls might win and the boys would come last and vice versa.

Consistency across the board is something that we must strive for next year. I would like to congratulate all students that took part in Sports Day especially the Year 8 students who gained first place for their year group – with some record breaking achievements.

Other notable performances have been achieved by our creative students who performed particularly well winning the House Music Competitions.

Congratulations to Adi and Katie for their winning performances and Daniel as a runner up.

Well done to the academics amongst us who have scored consistently high on class charts and the Maths challenges. Next year, this needs to be maintained if not improved upon. Ben and Casey gained us vital points in the Half Term Heroes this time round, I would like this to be something that we all strive to attain.

Next term is a new year, with a new confidence and a new resolve under new leadership with Lottie and Joel. Let’s make sure that with continued commitment and dedication it is not McKeon or Tranter on the trophy, but Watts yet again!

Mrs Ashley Head of Watts

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Whole School Awards As with Sports Day, we were also able to see the return of our Whole School Awards on the last day of term by holding it outside and in year group bubbles.

Year groups were invited out on the field to hear the nominations and winners for excellence and determination for all subjects.

The day culminated with Year 10 and the announcement of the whole school awards, the Student Leadership Team and House Captains.

The last trophy awarded was the House Cup for the overall House Competition which was won by McKeon House and presented to an ecstatic Head of House Mr Richardson and his House Captains.

The Whole School Awards winners were: Consistent and Outstanding Performance throughout Year 7 Neve B Consistent and Outstanding Performance throughout Year 8 Daniel B Consistent and Outstanding Performance throughout Year 9 Amy L Consistent and Outstanding Performance throughout Year 10 Poppy P Home & School Award Outstanding Effort & Endeavour Lower School Robyn E

The Eoin Corcoran Award for Charity Romayni F The Baines & Band Optometrists Award for Work in the Community Lucy W The Welsh Award for Creativity & Innovation Ruby L Lydford Cup for Progress in English or Mathematics Adi B Student who has made great personal progress in the Lower School Nina LB Chair of Governor’s Award for the student who has made great personal progress Jolie M Spirit of Les Quennevais Award Lottie L

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The 2021-22 Student Leadership Team Head Boy Billy M Head Girl Lottie L Deputy Head Boys Oliver L Adi B Daniel K Jake DLH Jack P Eathan S Deputy Head Girls Poppy J Romayni F Zoe D Jasmine H Abigail T

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House Captain Billy M & Jaide K

House Captain Simao O & Jensen B

Sports Captain Owen G & Summer N

Sports Captain Joel V & Lottie L

Creative Arts Captain Nic R & Zoe D

Creative Arts Captain Eleanor W & Naomi O

Tranter House Captain Ethan H & Hannah L Sports Captain Callum C & Rhiann L Creative Arts Captain Erica R & Pip P

The 2021-22 House Captains The 2021-22 Student Leadership Team

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HALF TERM HEROES So many of our students do extraordinary things. It is a privelege to be able to highlight some of the ‘Heroes’ that live among us and go above and beyond for others, or to be the best version of themselves.

Each student will receive 5 House Points for their House and an Amazon voucher - a sign that good deeds will be rewarded!

- Mrs Hague

THE WINNERS Robert 7V: McKeon House Nominated by Mrs Pickersgill School Value: Resilience “Robert gives 110% effort in every lesson - even when he finds a task difficult he does not give up. Robert worked incredibly hard to recite ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ by William Blake for the Blake Off Competition in English. He performed to his year group and he won! Robert never fails to make everyone smile.”

- Mrs Pickersgill

Ben 7L: Watts House Nominated by Miss Alexander School Value: Resilience “Ben has made huge progress this year with his written work in English. He is constantly engaged and enthusiastic, demonstrating enormous effort in his work. He has shown huge resilience in his transition to secondary school and he is a student who encapsulates everything our school is about.”

- Miss Alexander

Ryan 8S: McKeon House Nominated by Mrs Goodchild School Value: Respect “Ryan has amassed a huge amount of positive Class Charts points this year. He shows all of our core values throughout all lessons. He is an active member of his form and his House. He embodies everything that is the spirit of Quennevais” - Mrs Goodchild

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Christian 9N: Tranter House Nominated by Mr Harris School Value: Ambition “Christian was a true leader in his DoE group. He demonstrated outstanding leadership, organisation and delegated roles to his team. Christian was the glue that held his team together and was a fabulous example of ambition and respect and a great example to others.”

- Mr Harris

Amanda 9E: Tranter House Nominated by Miss Alexander & Mr Jones School Value: Ambition “Amanda’s submission of a piece of writing for the Queen’s Commonwealth Competition was recently one of two entries from Jersey shortlisted for the final International Awards. As a Gold finalist Amanda was awarded a cup by the Bailiff from the Royal Commonwealth Society Jersey Branch. This was a huge achievement.”

- Mr Jones

Isla 9Q: Watts House Nominated by Mr Jones School Value: Respect “Isla always works to the best of her ability showing a huge amount of respect to her peers, adults and herself. She has the highest number of positive points on Class Charts within the year group and has not received a single negative or first warning throughout the entire year.

Isla also graduated from the Apprentice Level in PiXL Edge and completed DoE. She always has a smile on her face and a strong sense of right and wrong. She is an excellent student.”

- Mr Jones

Lucy 10E: Tranter House Nominated by Mrs Bore School Value: Respect “Lucy always puts others before herself and is a keen supporter of all the charity work we undertake as a school. Lucy has raised a significant amount of money - for our new partnership school in Bobo and she is such a charitable member of our community.

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Kelsie 10V: McKeon House Nominated by Mr Oliver School Value: Respect “Kelsie joined Year 10 only a few short weeks before heading off to her Trident placement, where she thrived and was offered a job after Trident ended. She has worked incredibly hard from day one at our school to complete work she had missed by transferring. We are all really impressed with the determination and resilience Kelsie has shown - what a fantastic start.”

- Mr Oliver

Special Commendation Award Year 8 Steel Band Nominated by Mr Bell School Value: Ambition “Our Year 8 Steel Band have shown great ambition and resilience this term. They have focussed as a team and as individuals to ensure their pans are correct via practice and more practice! They were given only a short amount of time to learn, rehearse and perform the National Anthem for our school opening by HRH The Princess Royal. Their performance was flawless and very much enjoyed by everyone - including HRH. What a fantastic contribution they are to our school. They should be very proud of their achievements.

- Mr Bell

Year 8 Steel Band performing the National Anthem for HRH The Princess Royal

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THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS We would like to thank our corporate partners for their generous financial support this year. We are proud to have these companies associated as Corporate Partners of Les Quennevais School, working with us to make a difference and invest in our young people. If you’d like to become one of our partners, please get in touch with our Business Manager Mr Richardson.

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