Moment by Moment Michaelmas Term 2018.

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MICHAELMAS 2018

Moment by Moment – Michaelmas 2018 – Edition 007

MOMENT BY MOMENT T E R M LY N E W S L E T T E R Michaelmas 2018

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Moment by Moment – Michaelmas 2018 – Edition 007

Michaelmas 2018

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Events St Dunstan’s Remembers The whole College gathered on the front crescent on Friday 9 November for the annual Remembrance Service. To mark the centenary of the First World War, 230 crosses were laid outside the front of the College to represent the 230 students and staff who died during the war.

MUGA Opening The College’s new Multi-Use Games Area was officially opened on Friday 21 September. The new area, located next to the school on the Jubilee Grounds, will house a variety of sports including hockey, netball and football. Former pupil and ex-England netball player, Natalie Seaton, did the honours of cutting the ribbon.

Pavilion Opening The new Pupil Wellness Centre, located at the Pavilion, opened on Tuesday 16 October. The new centre houses the College’s chaplain and nurse.

Pupils will also be able to access counselling services if they wish.

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Shaun Attwood Visits

Careers Convention

Power of One Production

Star of National Geographic Channel’s Banged-Up Abroad spoke to Year 10-13 pupils about his life.

Through his reflective, philosophical, occasionally terrifying and darkly humorous talk, Shaun hopes to help our young people put their lives into perspective as they wrestle with the trials of adulthood.

The annual Careers Convention took place on Monday 12 November. This year, more than 60 exhibitors attended from some of the UK’s top employers including EY, NHS and Syco Entertainment. Head of Careers, Ms Nicola Rich, said: ‘The event went really well and the pupils got a lot of information and advice.’

Soren Bennick Productions visited the College on Tuesday 13 November to mark this year’s Anti-Bullying Week. During the visit, they put on an anti-bullying production to all pupils from Reception to Year 6. The Power of One is a production by actors who use boxes, colours, and masks to vividly portray what bullying is.

OD Day

Junior School Harvest

Black History Month

The Old Dunstonians Association held its annual OD Day in September. Former pupils visited the school, representing a wide range of leaving years from 1954 to 2014. They were met with images and artefacts provided by the archives, with many ODs looking bemused at how much (or little) they had changed since their days at the school.

Junior School parents and pupils celebrated Harvest on Tuesday 9 October. The annual Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving took place at St Laurence Church, which is a short walk away from the College. This year’s event was supporting Voluntary Service Lewisham (VSL).

The College community celebrated Black History Month on Wednesday 10 October. Pupils, staff and parents gathered in the Great Hall for an evening full of entertainment, food and fashion.

Well done to everyone involved!

World Mental Health Day Pupils marked World Mental Health Day by wearing yellow to College for the day to support Young Minds’ Hello Yellow campaign.

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Junior Christmas Challenge

Nursery Celebration

Senior House Drama

Prep pupils worked together in their House to prepare a Christmas showcase of a famous festive song. Performances included freestyling, teacher cameos and interpretive dance… Fun was had by all involved!

The Nursery Celebration was an absolute triumph this year and always seems to be one of the highlights in the St Dunstan’s Calendar. St Laurence Church made the perfect setting for this Nativity story retold by our youngest pupils through wonderful acting and singing. Well done Nursery, you were all little stars today!

It was another victory for Hecker who won their third House Drama in a row with their performance of Jack and the Beanstalk. Speaking about the performances, Mr Armstrong said: ‘It was another brilliant afternoon with some fantastic performances. Congratulations to Hecker and all the pupils for their hard work.’

Christmas Fair

Year 3 Tate Art Project

Culture Development Workshop

The annual Friends of St Dunstan’s Christmas Fair took place on Friday 7 December. This year’s fair included Christmas wreaths, decorations and a selection of sweets and gifts to buy. Mr Cozens, said: ‘Thank you to everyone who was involved, it was a brilliant event and everyone enjoyed themselves.’

Year 3 took part in an exciting project led by the award-winning artist, Steve McQueen. A Tate photographer visited the College to work with each class, thinking about how a picture can tell a story. Their class photographs will feature as part of an exhibition at Tate Britain, along with thousands of other Year 3 classes across London.

Our Year 13 business students attended a Culture Development Workshop by Benjamin Drury on Monday 19 November. During the session, students learned how culture must underpin business strategy in order to achieve success. The students then applied the principles to their own business start-up ideas.

Junior Cycle Confident

Design Enrichment Workshop

Future Leaders

Year 4 returned from Exeat to start Cycle Confident Level 1. Specialist trainers from Cycle Confident Ltd covered skills such as starting, stopping, manoeuvring and looking round safely.

They loved the opportunity to develop their cycling skills and are already looking forward to completing Level 2 next year!

Junior School pupils took part in a Senior School enrichment workshop in November. During the session, pupils had to design and build a boat that could hold 15 weights without sinking. The pupils then had to add a sail and see if their boats could float.

Junior School’s Pupil Council met on Monday 5 November for a working lunch. During the lunch, the pupils discussed which charities they would like to focus on going forward and how they can support them best.

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Community Service and Charity Pupils donate artwork to Catford Bridge Station Students in Year 7 and Year 8 attended CatArt weekly and created these beautiful collage works on the themes of Catford and transport this term.

They donated their work to Catford Bridge Station and the collages will be displayed in the station’s lobby next to our book exchange corner.

Christmas Collection

Reading Support

Our Junior School pupils have been collecting Christmas presents for Voluntary Services Lewisham. The presents will be given to those in need for Christmas. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the collection.

Agnes and Sam volunteered weekly at Rathfern School this term to help young children improve their reading skills. Agnes says: ‘Personally I found that reading with young children and helping them made me feel accomplished.’

Music Michaelmas Concert The Michaelmas Concert, Dance to the Music of Time, took place on Wednesday 14 November. Our senior school ensembles explored music as movement in a vibrant and diverse concert that celebrated the high musical achievement of our pupils. The audience were captivated by SDC Voices, who performed a stunning arrangement of ‘Dancing in the Street’, and Chapel Choir’s take on Queens’ ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’. Sixth Former Rachel also performed a beautiful violin solo with the Senior Orchestra of the piece Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens.

Masterclass with Richard Fox On Thursday 11 October, tuba player Richard Fox led a workshop and concert entitled ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue’. Richard Fox performed Cappuzi’s Double Bass Concerto alongside his original composition Electronic Improvisation, which demonstrated the diversity of the tuba. The audience enjoyed a variety of performances from our high level achieving soloists at the College, as well as a swinging set by the famous Big Band. The evening culminated with a jazz-funk jam led by Richard Fox, who invited the eager audience to sing the catchy lyric ‘I Feel Like Funk’ing It Up’! We look forward to inviting more special guests in our upcoming concerts!

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Trips Year 7 Bushcraft The annual Year 7 Bushcraft trip exceeded expectations once again. In the face of great adversity in the form of Storm Callum, students encapsulated resilience, determination and commitment to all of the activities getting well and truly stuck in throughout. From trap making to fire building, students never failed to rise to the challenge that the real outdoors provided.

Alongside jumping in the lake and catching the biggest crayfish on record, students also consumed salmon eyeballs and built incredible outside shelters from nothing more than mere twigs and tarpaulin.

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Sicilian adventure

Historians visit Florence

During the summer, Geographers from Years 10-12 were accompanied

by Mr Dawson and Miss Charleton to explore the volcanic delights of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands.

A challenging and multi-location venture, the trip took students to the heart of Mount Etna.

In October, Year 8 artists and historians visited the beautiful city of Florence. During the trip, they visited famous spots including the Santa Maria Novella and the Duomo.

Pirate for a Day for Year 1

Year 6 visit Centre of the Cell

Year 1 pupils visited the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on Friday 12 October. The visit was to support their latest learning topic, Treasure Island. During the trip, the pupils hunted for treasure and experienced life as a real pirate.

Year 6 pupils explored the Centre of the Cell exhibition on Wednesday 28 November. The centre is part of the Whitechapel Campus of Queen Mary University of London. It is the first science education centre in the world to be located within working biomedical research laboratories.

Space Design Competition

Year 9 Army Field Day

12 of our Sixth Forms took part in the UK Space Design Competition at Imperial College London on Saturday 2 December. The pupils took part in science and enginerring tasks to show them what life is like in the industry.

On Friday 30 November, Year 9 cadets had their first taste of being “in the field” as they visited Mereworth Woods Training Area in Kent. After an early start the cadets went through a series of skills including how to construct a shelter, camouflage and concealment, patrolling and observation.

Cologne Christmas Market

Year 2 become nature detectives

Ahead of the Christmas break, Year 7-9 pupils got the chance to experience the Cologne Christmas markets. The pupils took time practising the language and picking up some last minute Christmas gifts.

This term, Year 2 became nature detectives on our visit to Ladywell Fields. We took a closer look at local habitats, discovering more about the animals that co-exist with us!

Year 6 Residential Trip

Docklands Fieldwork

Year 6 had a glorious week of fun and French in Burgundy. The children were so well engaged, enthusiastic and happy. Ms Dickenson said: ‘It was a great trip with great food and great company!’

Geography students visited London Docklands on Sunday 7 October to carry out their fieldwork. The pupils were fortunate to be met with sunshine!

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CCF and DofE Cadets attend gun salute to welcome the King and Queen of the Netherlands to London Five lucky students were given the opportunity to witness close-up the gun salute to welcome the King and Queen of the Netherlands to London on Tuesday 23 October. After arriving early the students got the chance to watch the pre-salute inspection at the Honourable Artillery Company. They then travelled to the Tower of London as part of the police escort with the guns before watching close up the 42 gun salute to mark the start of the state visit.

Worshipful Company of Marketors

Trafalgar Night

Training for our cadets

As part of our partnership with the Worshipful Company of Marketors, the CCF were invited to play at the 151 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps Regimental Curry Night on Monday 15 October, which was being held in the magnificent Long Room at The Honourable Artillery Company Museum in the City of London.

The annual CCF Naval Section Trafalgar Night Dinner was held this year on Wednesday 17 October. A semi-formal Naval dinner for Year 11 -13 RN Section Cadets and associated staff (total of 21 attendees this year), it reflects the Royal Navy tradition of celebrating Lord Nelson’s victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar on October 21, 1805.

Six Year 11 RN Cadets attended the 3-day RN Section Cadet Instructor Course held at Crowborough Training Camp, over the first weekend of the October Exeat this year. The course provided the opportunity for the Cadets to develop various skills that they have acquired during their CCF training and prepare them for the more senior ranks in the section.

Art This term in Art This term has been another busy one for the Art department. Our Year 12 and 13 artists continued with their weekly gallery visits. This included visits to the Saatchi Gallery, White Cube and the Bernard Jacobson. The pupils also made visits to the Tate and National Gallery. Michelle Price, who works for Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, also visited St Dunstan’s to talk about her projects including the redevelopment of the old Camden Market.

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Sport Olympic Masterclass

Netball Success

Olympian Ed Sinclair put our swimmers through their paces at a pre-season session to start the term.

All the swimmers found the session thoroughly enjoyable and got a lot from training with an Olympic swimmer.

Congratulations to all of our netball girls who have represented the College at Kent and INSC tournaments this year, after a decision was made that the girls are now ready to compete at this level across the age groups.

Game of the Season

Strength and Conditioning

In October, the U15s played their first game under the lights narrowly beating Kings Rochester 28-22. Special mention to player of the match Sam, who has also represented the county this term along with Sean, Micaal, Jago and Paddy.

An amazing opportunity for our Year 10 students. In October, internationally renowned coach, Richard Tidmarsh, who is part of the Reach Fitness Project, visited the College giving our pupils an introduction to strength and conditioning.

Junior Cross Country Win

House Cross Country

The Junior boys progressed to the regional round of the English Schools Cross Country Championships on Monday 8 October. Well done boys!

Congratulations to Usherwood who won the House Cross Country this term. This was took place on the new course around the College grounds.

We were fortunate to have sunshine for the whole afternoon.

Swimming Success

U13 Girls Hockey

Congratulations to James, Austin, Georgina, Chloe and Buster for taking the inaugural swimming prizes for this term.

Well done to our U13 girls who took part in Colfe’s Hockey Tournament in October. Great effort and teamwork from all the girls.

More photos from our MUGA Opening

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Individual Achievements Young Poet

Computing Challenge

Swimming Success

Year 7 pupil Janvier, alongside his mum and brother Janeal, has been working hard to promote their book of poetry entitled ‘Incorrect Rhymes’. The book showcases their talents and is a wonderful selection of poems designed to inspire other young poets.

Congratulations to Lukas (pictured) and Adam for achieving a top 10% score in the Bebras Computing Challenge. They have been invited to participate in the TCS Oxford Computing Challenge in March.

Year 7 girls Millie and Georgina had a successful swimming term. Millie successfully broke the existing 33yds backstroke school record during her PE lesson swim assessment. Georgina also successfully broke the existing 33yds freestyle and butterfly school record during assessment.

Taekwondo Club

DipABRSM Diploma

Congratulations to Dominic, who along with nine squad members of his Nomad Taekwondo Club, went to the International Tournament at Lee Valley.

Dominic was successful in winning gold for his club!

Congratulations to Year 11 pupil Piotr, who attained his DipABRSM diploma in the summer in violin performance.

Director of Music, Mr Oldfield, said: ‘This is a very impressive achievement and represents hard work and dedication.

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Year 8 pupils Ben and Callum. as well as Anya from Year 11, for progressing to the England Hockey Academy Trial.

Nathan Asiimwe, who played for Lewisham as they made their way to the finals of the London Youth Games Football Sam Coulson who managed to gain selection for the Kent Academy Cricket trials this year Lottie, Josh and Ottilie who all represented Lewisham with distinction at the London Youth Games

Christmas Card This year’s St Dunstan’s Christmas card features artwork by Bobbie Bloomer, Year 12 and Frances Price, Year 13.

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Lent 2019 Key Dates Monday 7 January Term begins for all pupils Wednesday 9 January 7+ and 11+ Entrance Examination Day - College closed for all pupils Friday 11 January Deadline for Sixth Form Scholarship Applications Monday 14 January Year 11 Oxford Trip Wednesday 16 January Start of the Sixth Form Scholarship Interviews Thursday 24 January Year 9 Parents’ Evening

Tuesday 12 February Woodwind Chamber Concert Thursday 14 February Deadline for Year 9 GCSE choices Sunday 17 February Ypres Trip - Years 11, 12 and 13 Monday 25 February Start of Trial Exams - Years 11 and 13 Friday 8 March World Book Day Monday 11 March Start of Science Week Tuesday 12 March Year 13 Parents’ Evening

Tuesday 29 January Year 7 Parents’ Evening

Tuesday 19 March Year 10 Parents’ Evening

Friday 1 February Junior School Disco

Thursday 21 March Start of Chicago - Senior School Production

Tuesday 5 February Year 8 Parents’ Evening Thursday 7 February Year 9 GCSE Choices Evening

Friday 29 March Term Ends

Please note that details of dates, events and activities, for Lent Term can be found on the College online calendar. Dates can be subject to change. www.stdunstans.org.uk

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