Canons Life - Spring 2018

CANONSLife The Spring Term 2018 at North London Collegiate School

FEATURING

Mental Health & Well-being Community Exchanges Arts Festival Arabian Nights Sports Fantasy Day Fashion Trips & Exchanges

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Canons Life / Spring 2018

Contents 4-5

NEWS AND EVENTS Senior Societies Middle School Poetry Recital Weizmann Safe Cracking Tournament LGBT+ Conference Author Visit – Matt Dickinson

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HEADMISTRESS INTERVIEW

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8-9 FEATURE

Mental Health & Well-being

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10-11 PERFORMING ARTS Community

Canons Follies 12

ONL NEWS

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TRIPS & EXCHANGES

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HOUSE & CHARITY Fantasy Fashion

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15 MUSIC

Instrumental Concert

Drummond Recitals 16-17 JUNIOR SCHOOL

Religious Studies Week World Book day

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18-19 SPORTS NEWS Lacrosse Skiing ISGA

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page 18 13 FRONT COVER: COMMUNITY Senior School Production

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Welcome from the Headmistress I have been made to feel so welcome by this warm and vibrant community, and have really enjoyed meeting so many parents and girls.

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am delighted to introduce my first edition of Canons Life, on the theme of mental health and wellbeing, which are of fundamental importance at North London Collegiate and very close to my heart.

I have been made to feel so welcome by this warm and vibrant community, and have really enjoyed meeting so many parents and girls. Once educated here, girls remain North Londoners for life, and I have been struck by the strength of loyalty which is felt by our alumnae.

This led me to research the founding principles of the School, and I now understand that the spirit of NLCS runs deeply amongst current pupils, staff and parents as well as ONLs. As I said in my Founder’s Day speech, every time you use your intellect, your courage, your passion and determination to do something

positive, something kind, something good in the world, you will be honouring the traditions and the founding principles of this remarkable School.

I continue to be impressed by the depth and range of activities and events that take place, our days are always full of enrichment opportunities for all students whatever their interests or passions might be. I do hope you enjoy reading about the vibrancy of School life in Canons Life, and in our recently launched Senior School weekly newsletter.

It has been a very busy Spring term, full of challenge, fellowship, creativity and endeavour. Thank you for your continued support for our amazing School. I wish you all a happy, restful and snow-free Easter break.

Sarah Clark, Headmistress

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News & Events LGBT + SOCIETY CONFERENCE The LGBT+ Society organised a conference this term welcoming speakers Hattie Collins (Music Editor) and Kez Coo (Assistant Producer) from i-D magazine. They spoke about working in the film and music industry and showcased their work with individuals such as Pharrell Williams and Missy Elliot.

They also discussed how they express their sexuality through their work and offered words of wisdom to students on careers in the creative industries.

Students also heard from Samantha Jury-Dada, Women’s officer for LGBT+ Labour and Southwark Councillor. She discussed the Labour Party’s record of inclusion of LGBT+ members and policies, and also her own experiences in politics as a LGBT+ person of colour.

Contributions from students of the society included a discussion on the Hijra community of India and the relevance of race when considering LGBT+ icons such as Freddie Mercury.

SENIOR SOCIETIES We have welcomed more than 20 guests this term to speak as part of our Senior Societies programme. The variety of subjects has ranged from ‘How We Listen with Our Bodies’ to ‘My Quest to Build a Space Ladder’. Last month, we were delighted to welcome Fiona SpargoMabbs from the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation. Established in memory of her son Daniel who died in 2014, the charity provides education, support and advisory services about drugs and substance misuse. The Foundation seeks to promote healthy, informed choices for young people, empowering them with the knowledge, life skills and confidence they need to choose lives free of such

misuse. Fiona told us about the legacy of her son Daniel, as part of an informative and interactive talk designed to develop the knowledge and abilities young people need to make safe choices.

MIDDLE SCHOOL POETRY RECITALS On a sunny afternoon in the Drummond Room, Year 7 gathered for the final of their poetry recitation competition. The poet, Anne-Marie Fyfe, came to judge, to read some of her poetry and also to talk about life as a poet. She thoroughly enjoyed her visit and was entertained by the lively questions from the girls and their wonderful performances.

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Later in the week, it was the turn of Year 8 students to perform in a Poetry Recital Competition, but this time it was in Spanish! The girls showed marvellous interpretation skills, creating a fierce contest. The jury panel was delighted to listen to the poems of Gloria Fuertes presented by our girls and had the unenviable task of selecting the winners.

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TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY In February, Year 9 participated in Take Your Daughter to Work Day. The girls experienced a typical day in a workplace, observing meetings and taking part in office life. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the day, with many learning about the different types of jobs offered in a bank, experimenting with robotics and 3D printers, learning about chemical engineering and performing laparoscopic surgeries on pigs’ livers!

Throughout the day, girls not only discovered the fascinating jobs on offer in the working world but also learnt valuable lessons, such as the importance of meeting deadlines. Overall, the girls were thrilled to experience a full day at work, whether it was in a GP’s surgery or lawyer’s office, and have gained inspiration regarding the future career paths they may wish to follow.

WEIZMANN SAFE-CRACKING TOURNAMENT

Two teams of Year 12 students travelled to Dulwich College to participate in the Weizmann Safe Cracking Competition.

Schools from all over London took part, with each team creating a safe from scratch and incorporating two physics concepts to break the safe open.

Throughout the day, the girls had the opportunity to try and crack open the other teams’ safes while theirs was being attempted to be cracked open too. The day ended with a speech from Oxford University Mathematics Professor, Marcus Du Sautoy, who gave an exciting talk entitled ‘What we Cannot Know’. Many thanks to Kureha Yamaguchi in Year 13 who coordinated the entries and helped the teams develop their safes.

AUTHOR MATT DICKINSON At the beginning of the term, acclaimed author and filmmaker Matt Dickinson visited NLCS. He spoke about his experiences climbing Mount Everest, and about the books he has written based on his adventures. On some of his expeditions, Matt faced many setbacks but explained that it is because of these, he became such an experienced explorer. He also showed

students photographs of his numerous feats, from crossing crevasses on ladders to the Khumbu Icefall, the most dangerous part of Everest. Matt is also the author of several books too: The Everest Files trilogy, Mortal Chaos, its sequel Deep Oblivion, and Lie Kill Walk Away. The girls were keen to pick up one of Matt’s books and couldn’t wait to get immersed in the story.

UK MATHEMATICS TRUST TEAM CHALLENGE

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At the end of February, a team of two Year 8 and two Year 9 girls took part in the Regional Final of the UK Mathematics Trust Team Maths Challenge. Competing against 27 other schools, the girls performed brilliantly, finishing in first place. This is a fantastic achievement, well done and good luck for the National Final in June!

MRS SARAH CLARK

Mrs Sarah Clark

Headmistress Interview I

n January, we welcomed our new Headmistress, Mrs Sarah Clark. The Canons Life team couldn’t wait to arrange an interview to find out more about her and what plans she has for the future.

What attracted you most to the School?

The tremendous reputation. I had heard about NLCS and I was also aware of the history of the School, being passionately involved in girls’ education. It was the first independent girls’ day school with a great philosophy: tolerance, social and religious inclusion, and an absolute commitment to academic excellence.

These are all qualities which have been important to me throughout my career.

What were your first impressions of the School and the students?

It is very fast moving- and I love that! I was also impressed by the extracurriculars and the holistic nature of the education offered as well as the Senior Societies because I thought it was so exciting to have such a wide range of interesting speakers coming in. I loved the staff too, I met such wonderful, tremendous, and committed teachers with a passion for the subjects that they taught, which is so inspiring.

What advice would you give the students?

Keep a balance in your life as much as possible. Academics are very important

but if you are not happy in yourself then your academics can be impacted. So, it is important to have a hobby whatever it may be. It can be academic or nonacademic, but it should be outside school work. I remember meeting the Big Six and asking them, “What do you do to relax?”. I think self-care is so important; we all work so hard and it is a busy and industrious atmosphere. A lot is expected of the girls and quite rightly, however it is just as important to realise when you are stressed out and to find an activity which will alleviate the stress.

What kind of student were you at school?

I found some of my reports recently as I was clearing out my house. What was interesting was that my teachers had

SCHOOL DAYS (Sarah Clark, middle)

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absolutely understood me. I was very enthusiastic and put effort into everything I did, but usually I was described to have acted on “impulsive intuition” than on “mature thought”. I really loved being taught and being at school. I threw myself into school life and ultimately became Head Girl, but I really found my passion and steadiness in the Sixth Form. I didn’t get brilliant GCSE’s, but I feel that it made me a better teacher and Headmistress, as I changed and took control of my life.

Also, I went throughout my whole school life not knowing that I was dyslexic, which explains my tendency to be disorganised.

I only realised at 22, while I was doing my teacher training. But, it has made me extremely committed to being positive about dyslexia and special educational needs.

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want to follow a traditional course of study in the future. The world of work is continuing to evolve, and we need to embrace all those new opportunities.

For example, I am really interested in the new professional apprenticeships and degrees that are starting to become available. I am also interested in seeing how we can bring new partnerships with businesses and universities into the School. It would be about keeping all the things which are great about NLCS, but also about presenting all the opportunities which come our way because of our increasingly challenging and technological world.

FOUNDER’S DAY 2018

As a student, what extracurricular activities did you participate in?

I loved debating, and I also enjoyed playing netball. I loved hanging out with my friends, and we took it upon ourselves to redecorate the whole common room, I managed to persuade my Headmistress to give me some money to install a new carpet. I also enjoyed writing, and my friends and I put on a performance of Dick Whittington which I had written.

We raised a lot of money for the RSPCA. I liked singing and drama and was in a number of productions while I was at school. One of them, The Magic Flute, involved having to learn to sing opera too!

What are you most looking forward to about Founder’s Day? Although I am interested in innovation

and what is going to happen in the future, I love tradition because I believe that we all need to be rooted in something. I am really looking forward to all of Founders’ Day especially the daffodil procession and singing “Where’ere You Walk”. My speech this year is about the founding principles behind the School and how past students have exemplified them. I hope it will be inspiring to everyone who attends the ceremony.

How do you see the School growing in your future years as Headmistress?

NLCS will always fundamentally be an academic school, and we will always be sending girls off to the best universities in the world. What we also must do, however, is broaden ourselves a little and understand that some girls may not

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Interviewed by Laila Arain (Year 12)

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MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE

Promoting Positive Mental Health and Well-being FANTASY FASHION

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MENTAL HEALTH SINGING

TEA & CHAT

hree years ago, we created a Mental Health Committee, with the aim of reducing the stigma surrounding mental health and providing an additional support network for students. Since then, we have grown from a committee of six to a society of over 30. As well as promoting campaigns and raising awareness through regular topical discussion groups and our termly magazine Speak Out, we helped to launch a new peer mentoring system. This includes ‘Tea and Chat’ sessions in which anyone in the Senior School can chat about things they have on their mind and get to know students from other years. We offer one-on-one sessions, and have also opened an email service for easier communication between mentors and mentees.

MENTAL HEALTH WEEK

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Last May we hosted our first major series of events during Mental Health Awareness Week. The whole school took part, including collaborations with many societies, ranging from the LGBT+ Society to Philosophy Society, helping to broaden everyone’s perceptions about mental well-being. For the younger students, clubs such as Mad Hatters got involved, discussing books surrounding mental health. For the Upper School, girls were able to examine mental health in more detail, for example the Debating Society held a debate titled ‘This House Believes presentation of mental health issues in the media has a negative effect’ which held many enriching discussions.

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The week was particularly important as it marked our introduction as a new society. We gave assemblies, published an edition of Speak Out and launched our weekly discussion groups and ‘Tea and Chat’ sessions. A pledge board was on display in the dining hall lobby, where both students and staff voiced their support and promised to help end the stigma about mental health.

This term, we held our first Mental Health Conference. The evening consisted of three talks; one from the Medical Director of the Anna Freud Centre, about growing minds and how life becomes more complicated in adolescent years.

The next two were given by Time To Change, one of the UK’s largest Mental Health campaigns. Firstly Jocelyn Cox spoke about how they help to normalise talking about mental health, and secondly Marium, one of the charity’s ‘Young Champions’, gave an emotive account of

her experiences with mental health, telling us how she overcame her struggles with the support of her school. Finally, the Samaritans gave a talk on their mission and small things we can do to look after our own mental health daily. The session concluded with a number of workshops.

The evening was a huge success, with a large turnout including students from neighbouring schools such as the London Academy and QE Boys.

The discussions about mental health did not end there. For Time To Talk Day we ran stalls giving out free resources, as well as fun things to raise awareness for the campaign, including badges and temporary tattoos. We also held a fundraiser for the Anna Freud Centre.

We pitted the Classics Department against the Biology Department, who had to answer questions about the School such as ‘which teacher gives the best life advice?’ in a ‘Family Fortunes’ style game.

FAMILY FORTUNES

Over 100 students came to support this highly entertaining event, raising £60.

We are delighted to have been able to launch so many new events in the past year and can’t wait to see where the new members will take the society next term.

By Cassie Chan, Shivani Dasani, Saira Mattoo, Mental Health Society

Mind Your 5 In the Junior School, girls have also been taking part in an initiative to support and nurture their well-being and emotional resilience. Back in 2017, we welcomed Dr Krause, a consultant clinical psychologist, to talk to parents about her ‘Mind Your 5’ programme, which covers the five main categories that psychological research indicates we need to focus on to build positive mental health and provides simple, 5-a-day strategies.

Following a very successful ‘Mind Your 5’ week in the Autumn, this term girls have continued the programme, which started with an assembly in which everyone was reminded of the 5 key things that help us to feel good about ourselves.

‘TIME TO LAUGH’ COMEDY SHOW

YEAR 5 TEAM BUILDING

Healthy Practice, Activity, Positive Thinking, Positive Emotions, Your Connections Catering Manager Mr Hill talked to the Lower School about hidden sugar in food, and the kitchen is running a new initiative of Smart Food, drawing the girls’ attention to fruit and vegetables in season, to the need to keep hydrated and of the importance of eating whole grains as part of a healthy diet.

Following the assembly Year 3 girls looked at a wide range of food labels and packets to determine what type of nutrients they contained. They created a balanced meal on a plate with their knowledge and understanding.

Girls have learnt about the importance

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of regular exercise and were reminded of the importance of bouncing back and having a positive approach to small setbacks using the important little word….

YET! As a fun way to end the term, we also organised a comedy show to highlight the importance of laughter.

Earlier in the term, Year 5 took part in a team building day run by Ace Adventures. The girls enjoyed a series of challenging activities which could not be completed without working together.

It was lovely to spend the day learning outside in the school grounds.

Well done to all!

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Performing Arts Community

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uge congratulations to everyone who was involved in the amazing production of Community, written by our Director of Drama, Deborah Gibbs, which ran for three nights in the Performing Arts Centre!

The play examined the impact of technology on our lives today, exploring several of the key themes and issues present in our society. Set in a world within touching distance, it features a character who has secured a job in the high profile and successful technology company ‘Community’.

This is a place which demands absolute

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commitment to the world of social networking, where nothing is private, and everything has to be shared. This leads to tensions developing between our central character and her family and friends, and difficult decisions have to be made.

The production drew on technology and fused texting, movement, sound, lights and projection in innovative and exciting ways. The play even included a flying drone, rotating set and all audience members needed to download an app to participate in the interactive elements during the production’.

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Canons Follies With the growing franchise of NLCS, the opening of a school on the Greek Island of Skopelos is looming. The Big Six are at a loss of who to invite to cut the ribbon, but upon discovering Mrs Fotheringham’s diary and realising that there are three heads who could do it, they’ve invited all of them! Now what?

Canons Follies 2018, based on Mamma Mia, is a compilation of sketches, songs, and dances, all created by the students in Year 13, slightly pushing the boundaries on ‘endearing mockery’ of the School.

Woven together by the great ABBA hits, re-written to express the more pertinent problems of the Sixth Form, it proved to be great fun for everyone!

Congratulations to our fabulous Year 13 for a side-splitting show!

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ONL News

20 YEAR REUNION

Latest Events

10 YEAR REUNION

EVENT

ATTENDEES & VENUE

DATE

TIME

ONLA 10,20,30 and 40 Year Reunion

Classes of 1978, 1988, 1998 and 2008 NLCS

12 May 2018

10.30am

ONLA Picnic

All ONLs NLCS Grounds

24 June 2018

Midday

ONLA Women in the Workplace Event

All ONLs Central London

26 June 2018

6.30pm

ONLA 3 Year Reunion

Class of 2015 NLCS

28 June 2018

5.00pm

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ONLs are a unique and dynamic group of people with careers and life experiences spanning an incredible array of sectors.

Now more than ever, there is a global emphasis on supporting women in their careers and establishing a work/life balance regardless of family situations.

We want our students and ONLs to be aware of their choices, and to have the courage to define success in their own terms rather than what they feel is expected of them.

In June this year, we are holding an event that spans all our career societies, where ONLs will hear from prominent women across a number of industry sectors about how the working environment has changed for women over the years, the challenges they still face and more importantly, how to overcome.

Earlier this month, members of the ONLA Arts Society met for an evening of talks and networking. We were fortunate enough to have Old North Londoner and TV Presenter Olivia Wayne, hosting the evening, and our speakers were Emmy Award winning TV Producer Jo Woolf and recruitment guru Sophie Eden, both also NLCS alumnae. This was followed by the opportunity to speed-network with fellow industry guests.

Trips & Exchanges Trips & Exchanges ITALY

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his term, we welcomed more than 50 students to Canons for the UK leg of our exchange visits. Students have visited from Madrid, Chambery, Ludwigsburg, Australia, NLCS Jeju and for the first time, NLCS Dubai. We hope that they have all had a great time and our pupils are looking forward to their return visits later in the year.

Girls have also been on many extra-curricular trips including Kerala and Russia over the Christmas break, and Florence, Berlin and Skiing in Italy during the half-term.

KERALA

RUSSIA

BERLIN

JEJU, DUBAI AND AUSTRALIA EXCHANGES

MADRID EXCHANGE

FLORENCE

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House & Charity FANTASY FASHION After a last minute reschedule due to snow at the end of the Autumn Term, the much-anticipated Fantasy Fashion show took place on Monday 22nd January. Organised by the Art Society, this exciting event continues to raise money for the Karenni Student Development Programme (KSDP) which was founded by ONL Stephanie Lee; the charity works in close collaboration with the Karenni people, providing basic needs and education in the most deprived states in Burma.

This year the girls showcased their talents by sewing outfits based on the theme ‘Jazz to Punk’ which was chosen

by the Year 13 Art Committee as it is the type of music they listen to during their weekly art lessons. Girls from Year 7 to 11 presented their dresses on the runway, with outfits covered in studs and chains to embrace the punk theme, to more classic outfits, including a dress featuring famous jazz singers and their album covers. The event also raised money through an auction, and stalls were set up outside the Performing Arts Centre including a photo booth and a stall selling products made by the Karenni people such as keyrings and jewellery.

The event had a fantastic atmosphere and raised £4,000 for this deserving charity.

TEACHER TALENT SHOW

Our Year 11 Time Out Charity Committee, organised a lunchtime teacher talent show, to raise funds for The Azalea Charity. It was a fantastic event with staff revealing many of their hidden talents including a BoogieWoogie piano performance, and an ancient Greek version of ‘Love is an Open Door’ from Disney’s Frozen!

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Music News Instrumental Concert Early in the term, we held an Instrumental Concert, which showcased our ensembles and chamber groups.

Performances ranged from a Veena and Tabla duet to a Disney medley played by the Flute Ensemble. We heard from the student-led Glee Choir and a newly formed Year 12 Quintet,

plus performances from the Plucked Strings and Senior Clarinets. There was also a fabulously played piano duet by two extremely talented Year 7 girls.

The evening was closed with a fun and entertaining Funk Medley by the Sax Ensemble, summing up perfectly how much the girls love to enjoy and immerse themselves in the music they take part in.

Drummond Recitals Girls have continued to perform to staff, students and parents during lunchtimes in our series of Drummond Recitals.

Performances have ranged from a violin trio, a beautiful cello Nocturno and a

South East Schools’ Chamber Music Festival Early in February, eight chamber groups took part in the qualifying round of the South East Schools’ Chamber Music Festival. Classics of the chamber music repertoire by Schubert, Brahms and Mendelssohn were heard alongside cello octets by Villa-Lobos, a feat in itself to perform.

Following this event, two groups were selected to perform in the prestigious Festival Concert held at St John’s Smith Square. The occasion proved to be a real buzz for all the performers and will have been a musical experience they will treasure for a long time. In addition to this, we were delighted to host our

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passionate rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah by a member of the Middle School. The recitals are a wonderful way for girls to gain confidence, as for some of them, this is the first time that they have performed in front of an audience.

own South East Schools’ Chamber Music Festival Concert, where NLCS students were joined by pupils from University College School, Henrietta Barnett, Highgate School, Wycombe Abbey and Whitgift School. Congratulations to all students involved in the Festival, all of whom must be commended for their hard work and commitment.

Junior School News I

t has been another jam-packed spring in the Junior School with lots of different events and activities taking place. Girls dressed up for Valentines Mufti-day, painted in the snow, enjoyed exploring the new equipment in the playground and even built a Viking Longboat!

Parents and families were also welcomed on Exhibition Saturday to look at their daughters’ colourful displays of work and achievements from this term.

At the start of the term, the Performing Arts Centre was awash with odd

socks and red plaits as the Year 4 girls introduced the Junior School to the famous freckle-faced heroine of Astrid Lindgren’s classic novel, Pippi Longstocking. The girls sang and danced with engaging energy, bringing Pippi’s resilience, originality and curiosity to life. This story of how one little girl transformed a rigid, rule-obsessed town will stick in our minds for quite some time. Congratulations to all the girls!

In March, the Junior School celebrated World Book Day in style. The day

MEDITATION WORKSHOP

began with an assembly led by 6Q, who explained how authors persevere with their writing and taught the rest of the School the importance of never giving up even when you think you have no ideas. Lower School girls dressed for the occasion in a wide array of fabulous book-inspired costumes, while the First School came in pyjamas and onesies ready for comfy story times! The teachers joined in with the fun and proudly showed off their costumes in assembly.

The girls sang and danced with engaging energy, bringing Pippi’s resilience, originality and curiosity to life.

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING

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VALENTINES MUFTI DAY

WORLD BOOK DAY

It was a wonderful week celebrating different beliefs and gaining a greater understanding of the views of others.

SNOW PAINTING

EXHIBITION SATURDAY

The whole of the Junior School had an exciting time during Religious Studies Week. Girls from Reception to Year 6 enjoyed learning about stories from different faiths, which were brought to life through visits from religious leaders, alongside professional story-teller, Xanthe Gresham. Highlights from the week included the sharing of foods from different faiths at lunch each day. Excited cries of “What is on the menu today?” could be heard as the girls bounded into the lunch hall. The School became a hive of activity, with different visitors meeting each class. Year 4 and Year 6 were treated to visits from several monks, while Year 5 enjoyed an inspiring meditation workshop.

Following their lesson on the Islamic story of ‘Mohammed and the Fledglings’, Reception made mealworm-adorned birdfeeders which they took out to the playground. It was a wonderful week celebrating different beliefs and gaining a greater understanding of the views of others.

VIKING DAY

WORLD BOOK DAY HISTORICAL WOMEN

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NEW PLAYGROUNDYOUNG SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

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Sports News Independent Schools Gymnastics Nationals At the end of the term, after weeks of training, the Under 15 and Over 13 gymnastics teams competed in the prestigious annual Independent Schools Gymnastics Association (ISGA) National finals. There were many notable performances from the Under 15 team, in particular, Sophia Waller who placed in the top 15 out of 60 gymnasts. The girls performed the best they ever have in this age category and placed 6th overall nationally and 5th in their group routine.

Huge congratulations to the rest of the team – Hannah Tang, Sophie Empson, Jasmine Khabie-Zeitoune and Luna Williamson who all placed incredibly well!

In the Over 13 category, despite a few injuries, the girls performed a fantastic group routine and placed 6th in this extremely tough field – the highest they have ever placed. Congratulations to Cara Chedid, Olivia Lake, Serena Shah and Cassie Chan.

London Youth Games Netball Champions We are delighted to announce that our Year 7 Under 12 Netball Team have been crowned champions at the London Youth Games, Europe’s largest youth sports festival, after competing in the final at the end of term. The team went undefeated, holding off tough competition from Surbiton High School in extra time in the final match. All 33 London boroughs entered the finals, held at Redbridge Sports Centre, “for one of the most hotly contested netball competitions we have ever seen.” said the games organisers. Congratulations, on a fabulous achievement and well done to everyone on the team.

INTRODUCING THE NEW BIG SIX This term we are delighted to announce our newly appointed Senior Committee; Tamilore (Senior Student), Kezia, Samantha, Megan, Sofia (Sports Captain) and Arabella. The girls will take over from the current students in the Summer term. Thank you to Varuna, Harriet, Livvy, Sophia, Lizzie and Thivya, for all your hard work, enthusiasm, wit and leadership this past year.

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NLCS Sports @NLCS_Sports �Mar 20 NETBALL: Staff took on the Year 13s today! The standard of play was good and intense. The crowd could feel how much both teams wanted it! The staff put up a good fight but alas could not deny the Year 13s their victory! Congrats Y13s! Thanks to all who came to support!!!

NLCS Sports @NLCS_Sports �Mar 10 NETBALL: Our U15 team who qualified for the Middlesex County Finals back in the Nov, had their chance to play for the title this morn. Despite missing a player due to international swimming commitments, the team played some fantastic netball, finishing in 3rd! Well done to all!

NLCS Sports @NLCS_Sports �Mar 18 LACROSSE: Sad the Senior 2nd & U15s couldn’t have their final outings but at least we managed to give the Senior 1st their chance to shine when we hosted @ MonGirlsSport & @GlenalmondColl last Monday due to Nationals mudgate!!! Huge thank you to @englacrosse for everyone’s efforts with #RNSLC18

NLCS Sports @NLCS_Sports �Feb 26 LACROSSE: Some great play from the U13A&B and U12A&B teams at the Abbots Hill Tournament over the weekend!!! U13A team WINS the Abbots Hill tournament beating Wycombe Abbey 3-0 in the final! Congratulations to all girls!

NLCS Sports @NLCS_Sports �Mar 14 CROSS COUNTRY: Harrow AC Cross Country challenge results- Lettie got 1st & Jiatan 2nd in Year 5 race. Lily came 2nd in Year 6. The top 4 finishers earn points to the team total. Year 5 (Lettie, Jiatan, Elle & Lily) WON & Year 6 team (Lily, Hina, Annabel & Maya) came 4th. Well done NLCS runners!

NLCS Sports @NLCS_Sports �Jan 30 SKIING: HOT OFF THE PRESS-NLCS SKI TEAMS WIN BRITISH SCHOOLGIRLS’ RACES!!! Two NLCS teams travelled to Flaine on Friday and have been competing over the last two days against 52 other teams! The girls skied phenomenally, getting the best results ever and winning the title! #NLCSproud

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CANONS LIFE TEAM: Students: Daksha Demba, Tanya Giridharan (Year 7), Gabriella Zheng, Madeleine Matthews (Year 8), Saanya Verma, Gaya Giritharan, Charlotte Chang, Sumayya Manji, Jyotika Kumar (Year 9), Aimee Shah, Aarya Janjale,Vita Rottenberg, Charvi Jain (Year 10), Olivia Payne, Shalini Shah, Faye Song, Inma Emberton, Mia Lane, Jessica Pretorius (Year 11), Aanya Shah, Athena Ham, Anouk Wijeratne, Tamilore Ogunyemi, Fiyin Akinyede, Shani Paun, Hana El-Chamaa, Kezia Levy, Francesca Shaw, Cara Chedid, Samantha Breslaur, Coral Harding, Saibhan Bains, Imogen Woods-Wilford (Year 12), Jasmine Chen (Year 13) Student Editors: Ishani Shah and Laila Arain Staff: Larraine Bristow

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