SHENLEY BROOK END SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWS Vol 18 Issue 9 : 9 March 2017 Diary Dates 13 March Year 12 History Lecture in London 14 March Years 8, 9, 10 County Cup Football Finals 14 March Years 9, 10 Drama Trip 15 March Year 12 Maths Institute, Oxford 15 March Year 12 Geography Field Trip 16 March Year 10 Parents’ Evening 4.30pm to 7.30pm 16 March Sixth Form English Trip 17 March U16 Girls’ County Cup Football Final 17 March Year 9 Big Bang Science Fair 18 March Years 9 to 13 International Churchill Speaking Competition 20 – 31 March Year 10 Experience of Work Placements 20 March Year 10 College Visits 20 March Year 12 Young Enterprise Finals 22 March Year 12 Geography Field Trip 23 March Year 12 Parents’ Evening – Sports Hall 4.30pm to 7.30pm 24 March Year 7 English Trip – Stratford on Avon Welcome Inside, as always is a cornucopia of activities to keep you updated and entertained. It is lovely to see such a wide range of reports that include work experience, debates, football success, electronic booking for parents’ evenings and gamelan. I am really pleased that we can offer so much breadth and that so many students want to participate in the wider life that we can provide. And of course, studying for qualifications. It was nice to see many parents of Year 11 students at the recent evening where we covered how to support your child during the GCSE revision time. If you were unable to attend, the presentations are available on the school’s website. There are a few parents’ evening coming up (Years 10, 12 and 9) and I look forward to seeing many of you at one (or more) of them. Mr G Martin Headteacher
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SHENLEY BROOK END SCHOOL
SCHOOL NEWS Vol 18 Issue 9 : 9 March 2017
Diary Dates
13 March Year 12 History Lecture in London
14 March Years 8, 9, 10 County Cup Football Finals
14 March Years 9, 10 Drama Trip
15 March Year 12 Maths Institute, Oxford
15 March Year 12 Geography Field Trip
16 March Year 10 Parents’ Evening 4.30pm to 7.30pm
16 March Sixth Form English Trip
17 March U16 Girls’ County Cup Football Final
17 March Year 9 Big Bang Science Fair
18 March Years 9 to 13 International Churchill Speaking Competition
20 – 31 March Year 10 Experience of Work Placements
20 March Year 10 College Visits
20 March Year 12 Young Enterprise Finals
22 March Year 12 Geography Field Trip 23 March Year 12 Parents’ Evening – Sports Hall 4.30pm to 7.30pm
24 March Year 7 English Trip – Stratford on Avon
Welcome
Inside, as always is a cornucopia of activities to keep you updated and entertained.
It is lovely to see such a wide range of reports that include work experience, debates, football
success, electronic booking for parents’ evenings and gamelan.
I am really pleased that we can offer so much breadth and that so many students want to participate
in the wider life that we can provide. And of course, studying for qualifications.
It was nice to see many parents of Year 11 students at the recent evening where we covered how to
support your child during the GCSE revision time. If you were unable to attend, the presentations are
available on the school’s website.
There are a few parents’ evening coming up (Years 10, 12 and 9) and I look forward to seeing many of
you at one (or more) of them.
Mr G Martin
Headteacher
Grease is the word for Romeo and Juliet Young Shakespeare Company Revision Workshop for Year 11
They think our love is just a growing pain
Why don't they understand it's just a crying shame? Their lips are lying, only real is real
We start to find right now, we gotta be what we feel
What does Grease have to do with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet? Quite a lot, according to the Young Shakespeare Company!
Recently, the Young Shakespeare Company visited the school to deliver a
performance workshop of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to support Year 11 students as they
prepare for their GCSE English Literature exams. With a cast of just five actors,
they delivered an updated and dynamic performance of the play, combining Shakespeare’s
words with the soundtrack from the film Grease. Here’s what some of our students had to say about the experience:
“It helped me to remember key quotations. It was fun and gave more understanding as it was based in a modern setting. The actors expressed the characters really well.” - Charni C “It was good because they really engaged the audience. It developed my understanding of the play because when they were in role, they explained the reasons for their choices.” - Franklyn M “The performance was good and I learned a lot about the characters, what happened and why.” – Lewis C “I thought the performance was very good and I really liked the way they decided to make it into a high school environment to link it to modern day society.” – Layla A “It was interesting and intriguing. I like how they still made it relevant yet still kept its original style. It’s helped me to understand the language a lot more.” - Natalia C
Year 12 Parents’ Evening – 23 March 2017
Information has recently been communicated regarding the new online
appointment booking system that the school is trialling. This new system will
allow you to choose your own appointment times with teachers and you will subsequently
receive an email confirming your appointments. We hope this will be an improvement to the
previous system and we welcome any feedback.
Please visit https://shenleybrookend.parentseveningsystem.co.uk to book your appointments.
Appointments can be made from 3 March 2017 and will close on 22 March 2017. If you have
any concerns or do not have access to the internet, please contact Mrs Pryde in the sixth
form office on extension 263 who will be happy to add appointments on your behalf.
Cyber Bullying – Concerned about your child?
Cyberbullying is an increasingly common form of bullying behaviour which
happens on social networks, games and mobile phones. Cyberbullying can
include spreading rumours about someone, or posting nasty or embarrassing messages, images or
videos.
Children may know who's bullying them online – it may be an extension of offline peer bullying - or
they may be targeted by someone using a fake or anonymous account. It’s easy to be anonymous
online and this may increase the likelihood of engaging in bullying behaviour. Cyberbullying can happen
at any time or anywhere - a child can be bullied when they are alone in their bedroom - so it can feel
like there’s no escape.
If you're concerned about your child, and finding it hard to start a conversation with them, then click
on the link below, or copy and paste into your browser.
If you or your child would like further support or advice regarding cyber bullying, then please look at
the links below.
www.bullying.co.uk
www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk
www.kidscape.org.uk
www.childline.org.uk
www.bullybusters.org.uk
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
www.brook.org.uk
by Mrs S Ryan
Student Services Adviser
LIBRARY NEWS Reported by the Library Team
Lower School Debating Club
In our recent debate, we had some last minute
changes to our speakers and Hawraa Hijazie from our
sixth form, stepped in at the eleventh hour to propose
the motion, ‘This House Believes teachers should
wear body cameras’ with Year 11 student, Mia
Sawjani in opposition.
Hawraa argued that we are already used to CCTV in
schools and that body cameras would be a natural extension in ensuring the safety of staff
and students throughout all areas of school. She suggested that instances of negative or
threatening behaviour could be recorded accurately, so that those reviewing events would
have factual evidence, rather than hearsay reports. She also believed that students and
staff could review video footage as a teaching and learning aid, so that repeat incidents
could be avoided and situations handled differently.
Mia felt that using body cameras would have a negative impact on the learning experience,
causing distrust and resentment between staff and students. She far preferred the
implementation of a consistent approach to behaviour management, based on training,
dialogue and consequences, feeling that students were less likely to ‘play up’ to the camera,
hoping to wrong-foot a teacher or fellow-student. Mia also argued that body cameras are
expensive and that limited resources could be spent to better effect on other teaching
materials. Giving teaching staff surveillance technology, favoured by the police, could cause
students to feel they were being treated like criminals.
Mia won the debate, with a majority from the floor and the committee.
Shenley Book Ends Sixth Form Reading Group
In addition to reading, ‘Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe’ by Benjamin Alire Saenz, which students found engaging and relevant to their own life
experiences, members had been enjoying a wide variety of genres and authors, including the
following:
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley • Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (read, impressively, in the original Spanish
version, Como agua para chocolate) • Divergent by Veronica Roth • Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Students commented that they found reading complemented their studies,
providing an essential source of relaxation and escapism throughout their
mock exams.
Our next meeting will be on Friday 31 March at lunchtime in the Sixth Form Library when
we will look at Khaled Hosseini’s novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. All the titles mentioned above are available to borrow from the Sixth Form Library.
World Book Day Big Book Swap Event – 2 March 2017
Many thanks to all staff and students who helped make our Big Book Swap event such a
success. We received hundreds of books featuring many popular authors, including Jacqueline
Wilson, Derek Landy, Anthony Horowitz, Cathy Cassidy and Jeff Kinney.
Participants were able to swap their vouchers for a book from our wide selection. Birch
House brought in the most books to swap and one lucky student from Birch, who donated a
book, will win a £10 voucher at a prize draw in the next house assembly.
Many generous individuals donated armfuls of books, and any books remaining, after our Book
Swap, will be available in our forthcoming Book Sale, week commencing Monday 13 March. All
titles, including some brand new books, will cost just 10p. Why not stock up early on some
Easter reading?
World Book Day Book Tokens
Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 will have received World Book Day tokens in their registration
trays along with the recent edition of the Teen Book Club magazine. The tokens can be
exchanged for World Book Day titles available at all good book shops, including W H Smiths
and Waterstones.
There are specially written £1 books by popular authors such as Jacqueline Wilson, David
Walliams, David Almond and Michael Grant.
Tokens can also be offered as part payment for full-priced books and for any titles chosen
from the Teen Book Club magazine.
Any students in other year groups can pick up a £1 token from the library. They are valid
until 26 March whilst stocks last.
Sixth Form Debating Club
Aaron Heighton proposed the motion, ‘This
House Believes the House of Lords should be
Abolished’ with Zoë Broad in opposition. Aaron
believes the House of Lords to be outdated, out
of touch with the will of the people and
undemocratic, in that they are unelected. He
argued that they delay important legislation and
claim extortionate expenses, sometimes out of
proportion to the amount of work they do.
Zoë, in contrast, suggested that members of the House of Lords bring experience to the
parliamentary process, with the Lords made up of some ex-politicians, but also with expert
professionals from business, religion and the world of medicine. She argued that they were
not always under the thumb of party whips and were more likely to scrutinise bills for their
merit, rather than for personal ambition or party glory.
Zoë admitted that reforms were possibly needed to ensure all Lords took their
responsibilities seriously, and claimed appropriate expenses, but felt it would be a gross
misjudgement to abolish the Lords altogether.
The vote from the floor was split, whilst the committee, after much deliberation, voted to
uphold the motion, favouring Aaron’s arguments.
Forthcoming Events in the Library
Book Sale Monday 13 March to Friday 17 March (all books 10p each)
Closing Date for Teen Book Club Orders Thursday 16 March
(Use your £1 World Book Day Tokens)
Games and Puzzles Lunchtime Thursday 16 March
Books R Us Meeting Tuesday 21 March
Easter Craft Lunchtime Thursday 30 March
Student Attendance and Sickness
Parents please note that students should not contact you to be collected if they are ill.
If students feel ill they are expected to go to the medical room where
they will be assessed, and if the medical staff feels it is necessary,
parents will be contacted to collect their child.
If your child does contact you, and has not followed the correct
procedure, please do not collect them but refer them back to the medical
room.
If your child has a specific medical issue impacting on attendance, please speak to the Year
Leader or Mrs Baldwin (Welfare Officer) who will offer help and support.
Thank you
Mrs Baldwin
Welfare Officer
Year 10 Experience of Work Final preparations for the FE / HE trips and Work Placements
Work experience
We have organised a session in school on Friday 17 March to ensure as far as possible that all
students are ready to go out on their placements on the morning of Tuesday 21 March. They
will be told about Health and Safety and Safeguarding issues and asked to reflect on how
they can get the most out of the work experience.
Employers will be contacted early on in the placements and all students will either be visited
by a member of the Shenley Brook End staff or receive a phone call so that we can evaluate
the placement and record each student's individual achievements.
Parents and students have already received a detailed job description as part of the
contracts and students have been urged to contact their employers to ask any questions they
may have about starting their placements. However, on the last Friday in school before the
placements, we will issue students with the top copy of this contract so that they can refer
to it if they need to.
IMPORTANT We will also provide students with a form about emergency contact details for
the duration of the placements and any health issues of the students that may be relevant
and indeed most important to bring to the attention of the employers. This form should be
completed carefully and passed to the employer as soon as the student arrives on the first
day in the placement.
Reminder: if your child is going to be unavoidably absent from the placement, please advise
the employer and the school in the usual way.
Don't forget that the HE / FE trips take place on Monday 20 March in school time before
the placements start the next day. Please do not be late into school as this may cause a lot of extra work and delay our departure.
And finally, the teachers, Form Tutors, Year Leader, Mr Martin and everyone in the Work
Related Learning and Careers Team wish you all every success in your placements. We are
really looking forward to hearing about the fantastic achievements that you will all no
doubt realise during this wonderful work experience opportunity.
Mr Greenhalgh and Mrs Gladkow
Sports News Reported by the PE Team
Congratulations to our Year 9 boys, Year 10 boys and under-16 girls football
teams who have all made the county cup finals in recent weeks.
While SBE school has achieved success in these competitions in the past, most recently
winning the Year 10 and under-16 girls’ trophies last year, we have never been so successful
as to have the opportunity to win three titles in one year before.
The finals are all due to take place at Thame United, Meadow View Park, Tythrop Way,
Thame, OX9 3RN. Students who have been selected for the final squad and will be notified
by letter in due course.
Boys finals (Tuesday 14 March 2017):
Year 9am – 1.30pm kick-off - The Hazeley Academy v Shenley Brook End
Year 10am – 3.30pm kick-off – Shenley Brook End v Dr Challoner’s Grammar School
Girls finals (Friday 17 March 2017):
U16 – kick-off TBC – Shenley Brook End v TBC
Diversity Week
Students recently engaged in Diversity Week which considered
different areas of inequality/prejudice which exist in society.
The areas highlighted to support the Equalities Act were Religion
and Belief, Gender, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation (LGBT),
Transgender and Disability.
Students took part in a range of activities including a form time
'Guess Who' competition, an assembly from Stonewall and a
'Bake Off' sale.
Ms Amekhfi and Mrs Nottingham
We are nearing the end of the term and the Lost Property
continues to grow.
Please encourage your child to look on the tables in the
“Street” from Friday 10 March. The tables and remaining items of clothing will
be there until the end of the term when they will be recycled.
Items of value are locked in reception; enquiries should be made to one of our receptionists.
Parents are welcome to come into school at the end of the school day to look for any lost
property which may belong to their child.
Year 9 Parents’ Evening
The Year 9 Parents’ Evening will be taking place on Thursday 30 March 2017. We will be
trialling a new appointment booking system which will allow parents to book their own
appointments with teachers.
Further details will be communicated within the Parents’ Evening invitation letter.
Gamelan Reported by the Music Team
This week all Year 7 have taken part in an amazing musical experience - learning how to play
an Indonesian Gamelan. Dr Jonathan Roberts, one of the country's leading experts in the
music form, delivered sessions to each group culminating in a concert on Wednesday evening
in the theatre. Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali and an orchestra
comprises mostly percussion instruments like metallophones played with mallets, hand drums
and gongs.
'Learning about Gamelan was extremely interesting and fun. I learned a lot about the
instruments and the Indonesian culture.' Leonie 7SCO
'I liked Gamelan because it was different from what I usually play and it was fun to
experiment with.' Nathan 7SCO
'Not only did I learn about the type of music which Gamelan is, but the culture too.' Giselle