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Lealands NewsLealands News School Newsletter | Issue 23 | March 2015 | Student Name ______________________
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End of Term
Friday 27th March
Summer Term Begins
Tuesday 14th April
Bank Holiday
Monday 4th May
Half - Term
Monday 25th May -
Friday 29th May
Inside this issue:
Headteacher’s Introduction
School Notices
Sports News
Christmas Jumper Day Update
Valentines Day Menu
Thinking Maps
Year 10 Maths Feast
Student Voice Update
Beds University Taster Session
Year 10 Work Experience
Careers Fair
Cambridge University Trip
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P6-7
P8
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P10
P11
P12
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P14-17
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Winter Games
NHC Dance Showcase
Year 8 Art
Literacy Week
Textiles Competition
International Schools Update
Coca Cola Enterprises Trip
Rotary Tournament
Commonwealth Day
Dance Show
Summer Exam Timetable
Anne Frank Trust Ambassadors
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P24-25
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Lealands High School, Sundon Park Road, Luton LU3 3AL
Tel: 01582 611600 Fax: 01582 612227 Email:admin@lealands.luton.sch.uk
www.lealands.luton.sch.uk
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Introduction from Headteacher - Mr Burridge
I am sure you will agree, when you read through this edition
of the newsletter, that many of our students have continued
to excel themselves in a wide range of activities and events.
Some highlights so far this term have been the Year 7
fantastic performance of songs from 'Joseph and The
Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'. The Dance Show was
another great example of Lealands' talent on display. The
dedication and hard work of our students and staff in
preparing for so many wonderful performances is wonderful
to see. We are all looking forward to the Easter Concert and
the Summer production which will be upon us soon. This
edition also contains many examples of sporting success and
we are particularly proud of the way our Sports Ambassadors and Leaders support a wide
range of activities in and out of school.
Literacy Week and World Book Day were even bigger and better this year with daily events,
competitions, prizes and special activities related to literacy and books in all Key Sage 3
lessons. This year we invited students, as well as staff, to dress as a character from a book
and were really pleased with the effort and thought that so many students put into this.
Our Year 11 students have been busy applying to colleges and sixth forms alongside this
busy time of preparing for public examinations. We had a special day which included a
Careers Fair and various workshops and activities to prepare them for interviews and
applications. This event was new for this year and was very successful. We hope to repeat
it again in the future.
Year 10 students have also had a busy time with two weeks of work experience earlier in
the term. It has been good to hear about their experiences and especially positive to
receive a number of letters from employers praising our students. Year 9 have been
working through option choices and these will be finalised early next term.
We have, as I am sure you are aware, faced some challenges, this term. I hope that you
have felt that our communication and response to any concerns raised continues to be a
strength of the school. We always welcome feedback and I am available and very happy to
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Introduction from Headteacher - Mr Burridge
Term Dates
Spring Term Ends: Friday 27th March 2015
Summer Term: Tuesday 14th April 2015 - Friday 17th July 2015
Half - Term: Monday 25th May 2015 - Friday 29th May 2015
Bank Holiday: Monday 4th May 2015
Academic Year 2015/2016
Autumn Term: Monday 7th September 2015 - Friday 18th December 2015
Half - Term: Monday 26th October 2015 - Friday 30th October 2015
meet with parents, by appointment, should you wish to discuss any matters relating to the
school. I would also like to thank all of you who have sent messages of support.
You may have become aware that Lealands, along with Cheynes Infant School and
Tennyson Road Primary are working very closely with Sundon Park Junior School. The
Heads from all of these schools have attended meetings with parents recently to explain
the support that will be provided. In particular, Mrs Bendefy has been appointed as the
Chair of Governors at Sundon Park Junior School. We are looking forward to the
opportunities this more formal relationship will bring for our schools to work even more
closely together in the interests of the local community and children we all serve.
Our school continues to grow and we have been informed by the Local Authority that we
are over-subscribed for entry in September 2015. In many ways this is very positive news,
but it will also require careful planning so that additional teaching staff can be recruited
and the needs of a growing school population are well met.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mr J Burridge
Headteacher
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Online Payments
Don’t forget you can pay online using the ‘Parents Payment’ link from the homepage of
our website: www.lealands.luton.sch.uk
If you do not have your link code to login, please contact the school finance office on
01582 611600. Parents can pay online for the following:
Voluntary Contributions Events, Trips and Visits
Technology Years 7, 8 and 9
Graphics Year 11
Resistant materials Years 10 and 11
Art
Food Technology Year 10
Textiles Year 10
Prom 2015
PGL Claythorpe Court September 2015
Blue Peris November 2015
Please Remember You Can Now Pay For School Meals Online
The school prefers for all school meals to be paid for online. This gives you the flexibility to
top up your child’s account at home using a debit or credit card rather than having to use
cash or cheque.
Access to the online payments can be found on our website using the link at the top of the
page ‘Parents Payment’; this will take you directly to the registration/log in website.
Further details and an online payments instruction manual can be found on our website:
www.lealands.luton.sch.uk
It is extremely important that we have up-to-date contact information for all students.
Any changes to a student’s address, contact telephone numbers or email addresses should be passed to me at the school preferably by email to admin@lealands.luton.sch.uk or by telephone on 01582 611600 as soon as possible.
Many thanks for your assistance in this matter.
Mrs A Lawes, Deputy Headteacher’s PA
Contact Information For Students
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Value of the Month
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Sports News
Trampoline Competition
In February, Lealands hosted two trampoline competitions. The first took place on Wednesday 11th February and included competitors from Years 7 and 8. Congratulations to Shannon Mongey from Year 7 who placed first in the individual event. The second event took place on Tuesday 24th February and included competitors from Years 9 - 11. Congratulations to Megan and Natalia who came first and second in the individual event. Everyone put in an amazing performance. Well done from all at Lealands!
Cross Country Competition
The county cross country competition took place on
Wednesday 11th February at Ampthill Great Park. It was a
cold day, but fortunately there was no rain. I had qualified
for the Year 7’s event after coming in the top 10 of the Luton
Schools Cross Country race. There were approximately 67
other girls running in the same event as me. The course was
a very hilly 2km run, in contrast to the very flat course of the
Luton schools event. There were a lot of strong runners.
Some had competed at this level a lot of times, but this was
my first time! Just before the line there was a final challenge
of one last steep hill, which was the most challenging part of
the course. I crossed the line and came 49th, which I thought was a good achievement at
this level. I hope to run again next year and do even better.
By Meghan, Year 7
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Sports News
Congratulations to the Years 7 and 8 netball teams who recently took part in tournaments.
We are pleased to report the Year 7s came 3rd overall and the Year 8s came 4th. This is an
excellent achievement, well done girls!
Year 8 Team:
Isabel Goldney, Hannah Janman, Shenikah Kama, Jenetta Akurienne, India McKenzie,
Ashley Keenan, Daisy Fujino, Faith Douglas and Danielle Robertson
Year 7 Team:
Chelsea Mafuva
Meghan Davis
Shannon Mongey
Kaylen Harris
Jayleigh Richards-Cruikshank
Elise Francis
Skye Nanton
Students nominated for Awards
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Computing
Year 10
Computing
Year 11
Radiah Khan
Shakinah Kama
Farshad
Faridy-
Masooleh
Mateusz Walenda
Steven Edwards
Kyle Farmer Thomas Cutler
Nitin Verma Hannah Parker
Morgan Paul-Joseph
Osei Boffa Zac Robinson
Leonardo Sposito
Omar Yasin
Congratulations to the following students for their success in ICT/Computing last half-term
(January - February)
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Christmas Jumper Day - Update
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College Open Days
Valentines Day Menu
For Valentines this year, Lealands’ kitchen staff put together a stunning themed menu of
love. This included beautiful handmade cakes, tarts and biscuits.
Staff and students are lucky to be treated to such a fantastic variety of homemade cuisine
every day!
Barnfield College Shuttleworth College
Monday 18th May 2015 3pm– 8pm Thursday 21st May 2015 5pm - 8pm
Wednesday 3rd June 2015 3pm– 8pm
Bedford College North Herts College
Tuesday 19th May 2015 5pm– 8pm Tuesday 21st April 2015 4pm– 8pm
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Thinking Maps
Thinking maps are an excellent way to help your child visualise a particular thinking process. By using thinking maps, children can sequence, classify, simplify parts of a whole, describe, define, compare and contrast and understand cause and effect. We are encouraging students to use these maps in their learning at school.
The thinking map shown here is an extended bubble map describing different parts of social diversity. This map is an excellent way of reviewing learning on any topic, but would work particularly well for revising characters or settings in English.
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Year 10 Maths Feast
On Monday 9th March I, along with three other students, went to Putteridge High School
to take part in the ‘Year 10 Maths Feast’; a competition organised by the Further
Mathematics Support Programme. It was a stimulating experience which helped us to
consolidate our mathematical knowledge and apply it when faced with a variety of
challenges.
We enjoyed developing our teamwork skills and competing against other able
mathematicians, especially with the final relay challenge. We divided our team into
two and found solutions to part of a puzzle before giving the answer to our teammates to
continue with the next part of the puzzle.
By Naa Ntodi Year 10
The team included: Candice Lawlor 103MP, Samuel Ojo 103MP, Naa Ntodi 106DF,
Mateusz Walenda 102ST
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Student Voice Update
Lealands’ Head Boy
and Girl, James Ford
and Ashley
Thomson have been
working hard on
“Our Story” and you
will all be seeing
their presentation
very soon. They will
be giving assemblies
and visiting Tutor
Groups to tell you all
about this very
exciting new project.
Our fantastic Year 10 group have also been busy planning the British Heart Foundation /
Children In Need dodge ball competition. This event is taking place just after the
newsletter deadline so will be covered in full in the next edition.
Another of our Student Voice projects is also taking place just a little too late to make this
edition of the newsletter. The group of students that meet every Thursday are planning a
very special lunch. The students, the majority of whom have English as a second language,
are bringing in food from their homeland. This special taster menu will be shared amongst
the group and invited guests. A tasty reward for all their effort and commitment to the
group. Well done.
A reminder to all students that if they have any issues or concerns that they would like to
raise please contact Mr Payne. Student Voice meetings take place daily during lunchtimes
in PE 2.
Help one another; there's no time like the present and no present like the time.
~James Durst
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Taster Session at University of Bedfordshire
Students nominated for Awards
Dillan and Sailesh Jethwa were recently shortlisted to take part in the AQA Unlocking
Potential Programme. The programme is the brainchild of Dame Kelly Holmes and both our
students received a very nice letter from the double Olympic champion. Only 40 students
are chosen to take part nationally and unfortunately Dillan and Sailesh did not make the
final cut.
Ryan Cooper has also been nominated for the Sky Sports Student of the Year Award. Ryan
took part in last year’s Sky Sports Project and is also going to be involved in delivering this
year’s. Sky have not made the announcement as to which students have been shortlisted
yet so we are keeping our fingers crossed.
Well done Dillan, Sailesh and Ryan. Keep up the good work.
In February, Year 8 student Jamie O’Connor visited the University of Bedfordshire for a taster morning. He was given a tour of the Park Street Campus and attended a Media Performance lecture. Jamie was allowed to control the vision mixer when the university students recorded their short commercials. Jamie said he wants to be a film maker when he is older so it was a great chance for him to find out about university life and career options. Jamie wrote the following report about his morning: I liked talking to the students because they were giving me good tips on what I need to do to achieve becoming a film maker. I got to use the equipment and was telling people when to zoom in and cutting to different cameras using the vision mixer. I got to see all the facilities on the student campus. They even have their own nightclub. We were given a voucher for £5.00 to spend in the canteen and I bought a spaghetti bolognese, a drink and a muffin.
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Year 10 Work Experience
In February, our Year 10 students took part in a
two week work experience programme. This gave
them the opportunity to learn and acquire new
skills, as well as experiencing work life first hand in
their chosen field. Our students worked in a
number of organisations from well-known retail
outlets to local nurseries and restaurants.
It was a great success and I would like to
congratulate all our students for their hard work
and commitment in completing their two week
work experience.
Here are some of the accounts taken from students who took part in the programme:
Kayleigh Castle 102ST - The Meads Primary School
For my work experience I was placed at The Meads Primary School, for two weeks from
8.30am to 4pm. I worked with a variety of children from all different backgrounds, from
ages 4 to 5 years old.
My duties included supervising the children at all times making sure they were safe and
happy.
I took part in a variety of projects based around the movie Finding Nemo. I helped the
children write about the film as well as helping them on their science project and with
mental arithmetic.
In the mornings I was tasked with filling the fruit bowls and making sure the class had all
their resources for the day such as books and crayons. I also had to help tidy up the
classroom at the end of the day before I went home.
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Year 10 Work Experience
Adam Line 101DF - Vauxhall Motors I was placed at Vauxhall Motors for my two weeks and I was really nervous, not knowing what to expect. My first day at Vauxhall was an induction and the staff I met were really friendly. They made me feel very welcome which eased any worries and concerns I had. My working hours were from 8am to 4pm and I worked with a number of people from undergraduates, to project managers responsible for jobs such as testing product safety and measuring vehicle parts. I also worked in various sites such as the paint shop and controlled a robot which was programmed to paint cars on the production line. My work experience gave me a valuable insight to any future career paths that I might wish to follow within the car manufacturing sector. I really enjoyed my two weeks work experience and realised that it is important to work hard in order to achieve a career which is enjoyable and rewarding.
Mateusz Walenda 102ST - MK Solicitors For my work experience I was placed at MK Solicitors on Dunstable Road for two weeks, working as a personal assistant for various solicitors at the firm. My hours were from 9.30am to 5.30pm and I was responsible for various tasks such as drafting reports and letters for cases, emailing clients and answering telephone enquiries. During my contact with the clients I had to be polite at all times and I had to listen very carefully making sure I did not make any mistakes in order to ensure customer satisfaction. I was also given the opportunity to shadow solicitors and sit in meetings with clients in order to gain an insight into the working practices of a qualified solicitor. I thoroughly enjoyed my two weeks at MK Solicitors.
The staff at The Meads Primary School were really nice and they made me feel very
welcome and treated me like a member of staff.
I really enjoyed my two weeks placement and it has strengthened my ambition to become a
teacher.
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Year 10 Work Experience
Syed 102ST - Motorised Cars
For my work experience I wanted to work with cars, so I decided to work at Motorised Cars, a local garage which specialises in MOT’s and general servicing and fixing of vehicles. My working hours were from 9am til 5pm and the staff were really friendly and helpful. During my two weeks, I learnt a lot about cars and how they work mechanically. My role was very practical as I had to get my hands dirty changing tyres, oil
filters and replacing brake discs and pads. I also helped with the MOT testing of cars and was trained on the MOT machine which logs vehicles for testing, passing and failing. I really enjoyed my work experience; the staff gave me a lot of sound advice on what options and courses to take to become a qualified mechanic. I would definitely recommend this placement to anyone who wants to be a mechanic.
Photos from the Year 10 Work Experience
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Year 10 Work Experience
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Careers Fair
Lealands recently developed their careers
programme with the introduction of a Careers
Fair for Year 10 and 11 students. It provided
them with a fantastic opportunity to meet a
variety of local businesses and colleges
without having to leave site.
The school sports hall was transformed into
an exhibition, with displays from twenty three
local exhibitors. Students were encouraged to
visit them all, asking questions and finding out
information which they could use to make
decisions about their future. There were
surveys to fill out, competitions to enter,
leaflets and lots of interesting freebies to
collect.
The exhibitors included all of the local further
education colleges, apprenticeship schemes,
the British Army, volunteer police cadets,
Barclays Bank, SKF, Hayward Tyler and
Vauxhall.
The Year 11 students were off timetable for
the day to join the careers fair, which also
included attending a seminar on revision skills
and ‘job readiness’. During the seminar they
were given activities which encouraged them
to work in teams and find solutions for certain
problems. They were also asked to try to
complete challenging activities which would
work both sides of the brain, which proved
more difficult than it sounds.
The event proved to be thoroughly successful
and has helped students and staff to make
many connections with local colleges, sixth
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Careers Fair
forms and businesses. The school had some
fantastic feedback from the agencies
involved, many of which said they would be
interested in coming back if they organised
another event in the future.
Matt Fountain from Vauxhall said “Students
really engaged – great behaviour”. Lee Daly
from Barnfield said “Students were very well
behaved and spoke in a very mature manner”.
Khaled from Oaklands College was also
impressed with the students and commented
“I particularly enjoyed the questions the
students asked – they weren’t shy! I was
impressed to hear their questions and views,
really polite!”
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Cambridge University Trip
On Thursday 27th February, students from Lealands
visited Pembroke College in Cambridge. The trip was
part of our on going commitment to inspire our
students to fulfil their true potential and encourage
them to believe that the impossible is in fact possible.
During the morning they learned about the day to day
lives of undergraduates at Cambridge University. They
were given examples of the workload that they could
expect if they were one day students at the world
famous university. They completed tasks that helped
them understand how they should select appropriate
courses to study and also how they might budget
effectively. Current undergraduates gave a tour of the
college and a first hand account of life at Pembroke.
They were happy to answer questions, of which there were many, and when asked why
they had agreed to give the tour their answer was in itself inspiring. They said that their
journey from GCSE's to Cambridge was indeed a difficult one but also one which was
achievable for anyone. They said that they wanted to let students from "ordinary" schools
and backgrounds know that they were just like them a few years earlier.
After a lovely lunch in the great hall they were treated to a tour of the college's own
museum. Everyone was very impressed with the thousands of exhibits and wished that
there was more time to
explore, but
unfortunately the day
had come to an end.
All in all a fantastic trip
to a magnificent place.
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Winter Schools Games
On Friday 6th March students from
Lealands helped deliver one of the
biggest sporting events in the school
calendar. The Winter Games are county
finals for students from Year 3 to Year 13,
competing in swimming, athletics, table
cricket, boccia, rugby, tag rugby, hockey,
handball and rowing. Lealands’ students
from Year 9 delivered the athletics event.
Our 6 Gold Ambassadors from Year 10
were responsible for covering the event
on Social Media across 3 venues, Inspire
Sports Village, Venue 360 and Luton
Rugby Club. The Gold Ambassadors were
also involved in the opening ceremony
and were flag bearers for the Luton
schools.
The event was attended by England
hockey player, Kirsty Mackay, and
Paralympic athlete, Julie Rogers. Julie was
the guest of honour and was interviewed
on stage by Shannon Shakes and Tia
Travers in front of nearly 1000
participants, dignitaries and spectators.
The girls were very nervous but did an
outstanding job. All our leaders
performed to the highest standard and
represented Lealands impeccably.
Gold Ambassadors: Nadine Scarlett, Amoy Smith, Kayla Perry, Elise Crick, Shannon
Shakes and Tia Travers.
Year 9 leaders: Geri Matthews, Clare Frost, Natalia Buonassisi, Sophie Shaw, Charlotte
Carey and Harry Baker
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North Herts College BTEC dance showcase
BTEC Level 3 performing arts dance
students from North Herts College
kindly visited Lealands High School
recently, to showcase work from
their course to Year 9 and 11
students.
Among the performers were some
talented ex Lealands students. It
was great to see them continuing
their studies and amazing to see
how well they are progressing at
college.
The dancers performed a variety
of styles covered in their course
including; ballet, contemporary,
urban and jazz.
The performance was extremely
beneficial for the Year 9 students.
They watched what they could
achieve if they were to choose
BTEC dance as an option in Year
10. It was also a fantastic opportunity for our current Year 11 BTEC dance students to see
first-hand the type of work covered if they chose to continue the BTEC course at North
Herts College. The students
were also given the
opportunity at the end to ask
questions to the performers
and the dance teacher.
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Art Department Update
In art this term, Year 8 students have been learning about what makes a successful composition and have been inspired by the work of artist Georgia O’Keeffe. They showed a confident understanding of what makes a good composition and were able to combine aspects of O’Keeffe’s paintings with their own ideas. Students used colour blending techniques with watercolours to paint a final idea in this style. A selection of final paintings were chosen for display within the art department and are making a colourful addition to the work we have around out art rooms.
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Literacy Week and World Book Day
Monday 2nd March - Friday 6th March was Literacy Week here at Lealands, which included World Book Day on Thursday 5th March.
The purpose of the week was to promote the importance of literacy across the curriculum so that students understand that basic literacy skills are essential in all lessons and not just in English.
The week commenced with an inspiring visit from author, Christopher Edge, who presented
his books and his experiences of being an author to Year 8 students throughout the day. The day culminated with a select group of students taking part in a writing workshop - it’s not every day that our students are taught to write by a professional author and we hope that the students involved will be inspired to write their own pieces in the near future. (There are more details about the visit on the opposite page.)
To encourage and inspire the students to continue to read for pleasure, they participated in a number of events and reading based activities. Assemblies and all Key Stage 3 lessons across the curriculum had a literary or literacy theme. In Technology and Art, all Key Stage 3 lessons were based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; poetry was taught in Languages, whilst book report writing and advertising were taught in Humanities and English alike. Meanwhile, in ICT students were asked to make a potential movie trailer for a book; in music, students were taught the lyrics to Jonah Man Jazz and in drama, games of literary charades were enjoyed by all, plus they read the life story of Marilyn Monroe. Literacy skills were also explicitly taught in science and maths.
To celebrate World Book Day, teachers and students came to school dressed as their favourite book characters. It was great to see everyone make such a fantastic effort with their costumes and many prizes are due to be given out in rewards assemblies at the end of term to congratulate students on the fantastic effort they put in during the week across the whole of curriculum.
Well done Lealands High School!
For more photos, please see the Gallery Page on our website.
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Children’s Author, Christopher Edge Visit
As part of Literacy week and World Book Day, children’s author, Christopher Edge, visited Lealands to help inspire and motivate our Year 8 students into writing.
Author of Twelve Minutes to Midnight, Shadows of the Silver Screen and The Black Crow Conspiracy, he initially talked about how his main character Penelope Treadwell came about. He talked about the power of famous Victorian books such as Sherlock Holmes, Dracula and War of the Worlds and the authors that wrote them. Penelope is a thirteen year old girl who writes grisly tales in a bestselling magazine which are enjoyed by readers from Victorian Britain. To help her succeed as a writer she uses the male pen name of Montgomery Flinch. One day she receives a letter from the governor of Bedlam which plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she ever imagined.
The Year 8 students then listened intently while Christopher read an extract from his first book Twelve Minutes to Midnight.
Following this, he went on to talk about how he got his inspiration for other characters in the book and the other books in the series. He told them he uses everything around him. For example; photographs, real life stories, newspapers and even just daydreaming. He suggested that when they are writing stories they should use the same tools as he does.
Sessions were held throughout the day in our Learning Resource Centre. He also kindly agreed to be involved in a recorded interview by Rudo Makoni and Naa Ntodi from Year 10, as part of the upcoming BBC School Report event. At the end of the day he signed copies of his books for the students.
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Textiles Fashion Competition
As part of Literacy Week and World Book Day, Lealands
recently offered students the opportunity to become the
next top fashion designer!
The competition was open to students in Years 8, 9 and
10. The brief was to design a dress based on a book, a
play or a character from a book or play. They could be
created using any media of choice, as long as they were
no larger than a piece of A4.
The designs had to include the finished dress, plus details
of the colours, materials and textures of the materials it
could be created with. Prizes included a fashion design
book, colouring pencils and drawing pencils.
The entries were judged by Headteacher, Mr Burridge and
Head of Technology, Miss Ayres. The standard of the designs was outstanding and all met
the brief in an extremely imaginative way.
Four runners up were chosen, with the overall winner being created by Year 8 student
Anais Justin. The design was based around the character Matilda from the book of the
same name by Roald Dahl. The dress includes a top section with a pattern of sums, to
represent Matilda being good at Maths. There is a large red bow around the waist to
represent the bow she wears in her hair. There is also a section of the skirt in the same
pattern as her shirt, plus a quote from the book. There are also books on the skirt which
represent her love of reading. Finally there is a picture of a falling glass of water on the
front to represent Matilda’s mind powers.
The best entries will now be entered into a national competition; ‘Stardust Boutique
Design-a-dress Competition’. This competition is open to Secondary Schools across the UK
and includes a £100 cash prize, plus £500 towards the school’s prom. This competition will
be judged on Tuesday 7th April 2015.
Winning Entry
By Anais Justin Year 8
By Abisha
Tharmaseelan By Carla Lindars
By Jessica
Farquharson
By Clare Frost
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International Schools Update
It has now been two years since our
partnerships with Subodh School in
India and Sazira School in Tanzania
were formed. The British Council
who provide the funding for these
links have assessed the progress
made and have decided that the
quality of the joint projects is worthy
of a further year of support.
We will be looking forward to hosting colleagues from
India and Tanzania in the next academic year.
We have been providing financial support to Sazira School
so that their students are provided with food at lunchtime
and clean drinking water from a recently excavated well.
We have also provided sports equipment to enable their
students to undertake PE after school.
This year we hope to be able to help them with making life
a little more comfortable for the boys who sleep on the
floor of a classroom during the week, as their homes are
so far away. Mr Josephat, the headteacher has asked if
we can help in providing mosquito nets and simple
mattresses for the boys.
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Business Studies Trip to Coca Cola Enterprises
On Tuesday 3rd March,
Year 10 Business and
Computing students
visited Coca Cola
Enterprises in Milton
Keynes. The purpose of
the visit was to learn more
about how Coca Cola
Enterprises use technology
in their production
methods. The day
included the students
developing their own
ideas for a new drink that could be launched by Coca Cola and then a tour of the factory
production line.
Many of the students were surprised at the amount of products that were produced at the
location in Milton Keynes.
Below are comments from students about what they thought of the day:
“I learnt a lot about what the company produce, it is not just Coke.” - Eduard Avili
“I wasn’t keen to go on the trip at first but I am glad I did. It was interesting to hear about
employee benefits and what methods were used to motivate them.” - Dominika Pitak
“I feel intrigued to find out more about how the different processes work.” - Syed Ali
“I was fascinated to learn of the scale of mass production. 48,000,000 cans a year are
produced, with 100,000 cans and 82,000 pouches of Capri Sun produced every hour.” -
Kieran Bloomfield
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Technology Rotary Tournament March 2015
More than 120 school children, college
students and their teachers from the
whole of Bedfordshire gathered at
Stopsley Baptist Church on the 6th March
to take part in the annual Rotary
Technology Tournament. Originally
devised by a former Luton industrial
training expert and Luton North Rotary
Club member, Derrick Upcott, the
competition formula has now become an
international success.
Lealands entered two teams of students
for the tournament.
Group A: Matthew Fitzgerald, Lauren
Gibson, Amy Shakespeare and Ethan Tann
Group B: Yahya Ettawri, Kieran Murphy,
Carla Lindars and Emily Silk.
Teams of four are set a challenge designed for their age group; foundation, intermediate
and advanced. This year they had to design, build and test a vehicle in which they could
transport a rescue package across a deep river that had no bridge, only a suspended cable,
and drop the package on the far side. All the necessary components were supplied and
they were given specific times for the design, build and test phases of the exercise.
John Hockey, Industrial Design Manager, SKF, Linpac and Dupont presenting the prizes said:
"Design and development is a fantastic profession to be in. Don't stop at the first solution.
Do not be put off because it is considered that it won't work. Focus - get great solutions.
Don't ignore people in the team who do not necessarily join in. A good team will include
generalists, who know a little about a lot, and logical people who may know a lot about a
smaller range of subjects."
In the foundation section the winner was Redbourn School and Lealands 'A' (Matthew
Fitzgerald, Lauren Gibson, Amy Shakespeare and Ethan Tann) were the runners-up!
Congratulations to all students who took part and did themselves and the school proud.
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Commonwealth Day Observance
We were very fortunate to receive an invitation for 8 of our students to attend the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey. Lauren Young, Meghan Davis, Holly O’Dell and Mark Jenner from Year 7, Narisha Mehta and Charlie Nelson from Year 8 and Lucy Field and Harry Stewart from Year 9 made the journey to London on Monday 9th March.
We travelled to Green Park and took in the sights of Buckingham
Palace, The Mall, Admiralty Arch, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, the crypt at St Martin-in-the-Field, Whitehall, Horse Guards Parade, Downing Street and The Houses of Parliament before arriving at the Abbey.
The multi faith service had representatives from the 53 Commonwealth Countries and in attendance was the Queen, the Duke
of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Kate was attending one of her final public engagements ahead of her due date next month.
Also present was the Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
On their way home the students wrote accounts of their day:
“Today was great! In London there was lots to do and here were some things I did. We got on the train to Green Park and walked around and did some sight seeing. We had a quick snack and watched the soldiers. My favourite part of the trip was going to Westminster Abbey where I sat about 1.5 metres away from the Queen! Before hand we had a guess of what colours the Queen would be wearing. Mark was the closest to cream (which was the colour she was wearing) saying white. We all had a great time and a good laugh.” By Lauren Young Year 7
“Today was brilliant. We went sight seeing while we were waiting for the ceremony to start. We saw numerous landmarks and almost got lost on the tube! It was an amazing day out over all” By Lucy Field Year 9
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Commonwealth Day Observance
“I really enjoyed my day in London. We did a mixture of things like; going to Westminster Abbey, walking past Buckingham Palace, watching the changing of the guards and many more. The part I enjoyed most was when I saw the Queen, Kate and Prince William and watched the changing of the guards.” By Holly O’Dell Year 7
“I had a good day. We met the Queen and Commonwealth Athletes. We had to guess the colour of the Queen’s hat. I guessed white / cream which she wore, so I won some chocolate. We also went to Piccadilly” By Mark Jenner Year 7
“I had a fantastic time, it was amazing watching the parade and it was also fun seeing all of the other things around us. When I saw the Queen I felt special and I also saw William and Kate, Kate is now pregnant again. It was the Observance for Commonwealth Day 2015! I saw gold, silver and bronze medalists for judo. Then sadly we had to leave London to come back home.” By Meghan Davis Year 7
“When we went to London for Commonwealth day I had a great time throughout the whole of it. We got the train to Green Park where we got off to go sightseeing. We saw; Big Ben, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. This was all before Westminster Abbey where we saw the Queen. That was my favourite part, but I also had a great time listening to peoples stories and opinions about the commonwealth” By Charlie Nelson Year 8
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Dance Show 2015
Students at Lealands have been showing off their talent for
dance at the recent annual dance show. Over forty students
from Years 7 – 11 performed a variety of dance styles from
urban, ballet and contemporary to a fantastic acrobatic
cheerleading performance.
On Tuesday 3rd March, children from Pirton Hill Primary
School, Sundon Park Junior School, Leagrave Primary School
and Cheynes Infant School were invited to Lealands to be
the first to see the performance. The children watched and
clapped along to the music enjoying the different dances
and music on show.
On Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th March, the dancers
from Lealands were joined by Next Generation Youth Theatre and Year 5 and 6 students
from Pirton Hill to perform to the general public. This is the second year they have
performed over two nights and it was fantastic to see the
school hall sold out for both nights.
All of the dances on show had been choreographed by the
students themselves during lesson time and as part of the
extra-curricular programme. All of the backstage was also
operated by students under the supervision of staff members.
As a surprise addition to this year’s show, dance teacher, Mrs
Harley performed a piece with her daughter Ava, for charity.
She collected money after their performance and managed to
raise a fantastic £151. This will be donated to local charity,
Reecie Nelson Superstars, who raise money for The Brain
Tumour Charity.
Following 6 months of hard work and dedication
from both students and staff involved, this year’s
dance show was yet again an overwhelming
success. It was clear for all to see the abundance of
talent there is throughout Lealands High School!
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Dance Show 2015
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Summer 2015 Exam Timetable
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Summer 2015 Exam Timetable
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Anne Frank Trust - Ambassadors Programme
Lealands has recently received the news that they
have been put forward for the Anne Frank
Ambassadors programme.
The programme involves students from six regions
around the UK who volunteer to spread Anne
Frank’s story and message of hope to local Primary
Schools.
The programme involves:
Education seminar days that include
workshops, tutorials and activities. Students
explore prejudice and discrimination and
examine how these attitudes contribute to a
conflicting and destructive society.
Using the knowledge gained in the seminars, students create a workshop aimed at
Year 6 pupils, which they then deliver to their local primary schools.
At the end of the programme, they attend a celebration event, which is a reward for
their work and recognition for becoming active citizens.
Once they have graduated, Ambassadors have the opportunity to mentor the next
generation of students on the programme.
The programme will give our students the opportunity to:
Understand the history of the Holocaust and its lessons for their lives and
communities.
Learn to become active citizens in their local communities.
Continue to increase their confidence, public speaking and presentation skills.
Develop their creative skills.
Build their team-working and leadership skills.
Develop positive behaviours and attitudes.
The school is extremely pleased to have been given this great opportunity to develop and
engage the students. It fits in perfectly with our curriculum of citizenship, history and
religious studies at Key Stage 3. It also fits in with our Year 10 history where we look at life
in Germany and the impact of German occupation in Europe. We also facilitate an annual
study tour to Amsterdam which includes a visit to Anne Frank’s house.