Dear Parents/Carers

I write to you at the end of a very busy Spring Term hoping that this Easter Newsletter finds you well as we prepare for the solemnity of the final weeks of lent and celebration of Easter.

It has been, as ever, a term full of enjoyment, opportunity and achievement. Winning a top 10 Value Added Award for the school’s achievements last summer has been a great accolade at the time when our current year 11, 12 and 13 enter the final phase of preparation for this summer’s exams.

It is with equal pride in the talents of the girls that I can announce the following fantastic achievements. We have recently appeared on the BBC News for our budding playwrights, we were awarded a top eight finish as part of the National Debate Mate competition and we won the U14 & U15 UK Basketball Championships.

The school continued its celebration of Literacy with Dress as a Character Day and of Dance with the Dance Show - ‘Adrenalin’ which I hope many parents got to see. As ever the Spring term charity fundraising events have been a focal point in the year. This year we have raised money for the Ursuline Ethiopian Appeal and for the Japanese Tsunami Appeal following the tragic events in March. I am extremely proud to tell you that thanks to the fantastic efforts of the girls fundraising we have collected £4000 & £1,497.54 respectively to support those in need. True Serviam.

Public and internal exams begin soon after our return from Easter so my thanks to all the parents of the school who so ably support their daughter through the stresses and strains of revision. My thanks also to the staff of the school for all their hard work, especially to those dedicating part of their holiday to extra lessons during their Easter break to help the students.

I hope you enjoy this newsletter and wish you all a most happy and holy Easter time.

Yours in service

St Angela’sEaster Newsletter 2011

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St Angela’s has gained national recognition as one of the top ten schools in the country for achieving the highest value added scores for GCSE in 2010.

The award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was marked at a celebratory event on March 16th in Central London.

Happy EastErHeaven and earth you made

Almighty Father, your only-begotten son you gave

Priest and King, Lamb of God

Passion and death on a cross

You, Lord Jesus, made us children of God.

Encourage us to believe

All our love and praise receive

So joyful and glorious

The Lord is risen, miraculous

Endless is your love, O Lord

Rejoicing, we thank you, our God.

Value Added Award for St Angela’s

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S.A.C.R.E NEWHAM ART PROJECTS.A.C.R.E stands for the Student Advisory Council for RE and as part of the Newham Borough, St Angela’s takes an active role in SACRE. In fact, Francesca Kempster of 10 Streisand is the chairwoman and we go to different schools every term for SACRE meetings in the borough. We involve ourselves in different activities as well as debates and discussions that are relevant to the youth of today who live in Newham.

This term SACRE was unique because the borough organized a special arts project for the participants of SACRE. This project, titled “Where and How do I belong” was hosted by Plashet school. St. Angela’s was represented by two groups and we worked on two separate works of art. Our pieces focused on the impact that the school made on our lives. We used various props which we eventually framed in a lovely box frame. We were thrilled with the end product.

All the other schools also produced beautiful pieces of work that meant something very special to them. It was very nice to see and understand that whatever school we came from, our lives are being shaped by our learning and our environment. All in all, we think that the art project of SACRE NEWHAM was a rip roaring success. Our thanks to Claire Clinton from the Borough of Newham who made this happen. It was a wonderfully creative day and fun was had by all.

st angela’s Fundraising This term St Angela’s girls have been raising money for the Ursuline Ethiopian Appeal and for the Japanese Tsunami Appeal following the tragic events in March. The girls’ fundraising included food sales, fashion shows & non-uniform days, to name a few. In total they have raised £4000 & £1,497.54 respectively to support those in need.The 6th Form have also been raising money for one home and one abroad based charity. The School Council and Justice & Peace have been fund rais-ing with students for Macmillan Cancer Care, While the whole 6th Form have joined the main school in fund raising for the Kobo Ethiopian Orphanage to build washrooms.

the saCrE teamMs. Francesca Kempster – Year 10Ms. Lauren Shirley – Year 10 Ms. Jasmine Lister – Year 9Ms. Amanda Nsugba – Year 9 Ms. Genesis Flores – Year 9Ms. Lucy Ufuah – Year 9Ms. C Afonso (RE Teacher)

ObituaryDorothy Ellis (n robertson)

died on 31st October 2009. She was born in Cairo and moved to Seven Kings in 1948 with her mother, Milada, her father, Frank, and her brother, Ronald. She attended St Angela’s up to A Level and always said how happy she was at the school. She leaves two sons, Andrew and Robert.

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book Character Day

As part of Book Week various activities took place in our TLC to show how great books are. We dressed up as charcters from books. Naturally we are all winners, however the best dressed won books. Other events such as poetry slams took place in which students had to impress our judges with their way with words. On the last day Miss Bacon had a book quiz at lunch-time and we had to answer questions on the plasma screen. All in all, St Angela’s Book Week was an outstanding event which showed how much books are loved and how they can create an effect on people. They can simply help you with your English Skills or can help you with a real life problem.I want to take this chance to thank the staff for making this hap-pen; this is one of my best memories. I hope others have enjoyed it too. Cherelle Malongo (7 Durrant)

st angela’s book Week7th to 11th March 2010

The highlight of the Book Week celebration was a very enjoyable Book Character Day when staff and students dressed as a character from a book.

tLC poetry slam Winners:YEAR 7-8 Winner:Cherelle Malango (7 Durrant) YEAR 9-11 Winner:Donshiya Charles Donpattu(11 Ashley)

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World Book DayAll across Great Britain many people celebrated their love of books on World Book Day.

In St Angela’s we did many things on World Book Day, we had

many competitions about different countries to enter which we had to look up in books. We were given vouchers which we could ex-change for a free book or use it to buy books in the TLC and shops. World Book Day also symbolised the start of Book Week which was the next week. St Angela’s World book day was a lovely big event and we had lots of fun. Many pupils gathered around the TLC to be a part of celebrating their love of books. Yasmine St Croix 7 Dur and Chapter Jane Yeobah 7 Mal

Where’s Wally?

Can you spot the Maths department dressed up as Wally in our very own Where’s Wally?

World Book NightThis year, in addition to World Book Day, St Angela’s participated in the inaugu-

ral World Book Night. Four members of staff (Ms Bacon,

Ms Hill, Ms Peacock and Ms Boyd) successfully applied to be “book givers” and subsequently gave their choice of book away to students. Pictured here are Ms Boyd and some of her Year 13 A Level English class with their copies of “A Fine Balance” by Rohinton Mistry, which was Ms Boyd’s choice from the World Book night list.

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For a treat two authors, Cat Clarke and Sita Brahmachari came for a visit to talk to year 7 students about their experience as an author and about the steps in releasing their new books. Sita had just won the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2011 for her novel about life,

death, friendship and love, so it was an extra special occasion.

Sita talked movingly of Nana Rosie, the inspiration behind the character of Mira’s courageous Nana Josie in her book Artichoke Hearts. She explained how Nana Rosie described protecting your heart from hurt was similar to an artichoke heart – tight, hard leaves protecting the tender centre. The girls had many intelligent and interesting questions for Sita.

Cat Clarke talked of her novel Entangled, a tense thriller which has the main character Grace waking up in a room with no memory of how or why she is locked there. The girls had a fantastic time and so did Cat for she later twittered ”Huge thanks . ….for organizing a bloomin’ awesome school visit this afternoon!”

The children listening to the authors took in every word they said. Now more children have been coming to the TLC. The books that the authors wrote have been flying of the shelves in the fabulous TLC. No doubt these authors have changed the opinions of children in St Angela’s

We all love reading and so we were delighted when Diane Lennox from Read∙ing matters made the long journey down to us from Bradford to train us to be Reading mentors on 14th and 15th February.

We now have a total of 45 trained Reading Leaders in the school :15 in the 6th form, 15 in year 10 and 15 in year 9.

The 15 year 10 students have been meeting regularly since October with their year 7 mentees. It has built some really positive relationships and developed the confidence of both the mentor and their mentee.

The year 9s and year 12s also meet regularly during lunchtimes and although they have only been paired up for a month we are already working really well together. Being a reading leader develops confidence , patience and above all allows us to be great role models.

The year 10s and 12s are each putting together a portfolio to enable them to gain a NCON qualification – the submission date is in May so we will know by the next newsletter who was successful.

That is why at St Angela’s every one is a reader

Comments about the training:‘ A very enjoyable day, would definitely recommend it’

‘ the activities were really useful in helping us to help our mentees’Comments on being a Reading leader:

‘ my communication skills have improved and I have found new interests on the way’‘it’s great as this programme allows you to help people. It is nice to know you can help others’‘ I can’t wait to see how much difference it makes’

author Visits

Cat Clarke

Ana Owuamanam 7 Fed and Ashleigh Osuoha 7 Durrant

Sita Brahmachari

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An anagram is the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce other words, using all the original letters only once. Choose to solve anagrams from any of the categories below and see if you can discover the correct word, name or phrase.

CrEaturEs LONE EGG DEAL (6,5) TIP UP SHAMPOO (12) LAST BOARS (9) LONE PET (8) ANY CAR (6)

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Easter Word Search

bunnyhot /cross/ bunschickscrucifixiondiscipleseasteregg

giftgood fridaylast supperpalm sundayressurectionspring

EastEr WOrD GamEs

A word ladder is a sequence of words formed by changing just one letter each time eg CAT - COT - DOT - DOG. Can you find the missing words? Use the clues if you get stuck

SO EMU (5) NO CALF (6) AT GORILLA (9) MAIN GOLF (8)

Reading Leaders Word Games…Could you be a Reading Leader? See if you can decode the following text to work out what it says

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reading Leaders Word Games . . . Could you be a reading Leader?See if you can decode the following text to work out what it says

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During half term, Newham held a badminton competition for everyone in the borough. We were pleased to see that lots of St. Angela’s girls went along. The finals were on Sunday at Newham Leisure centre. Siobhan Lynch got through to the semi-finals and faced a girl from Woodford

County. It was close but she won meaning she was in the final! It was a long wait for the finals but it was worth the wait. In the finals Siobhan came up against an experienced player but after

a tough game took the victory winning 21-19! Siobhan got a trophy

and a gold medal and the girls from St. Angela’s also got medals. Well done to everyone who attended and hopefully we do just as well next year!

Siobhan Lynch (year 9)

On Friday 4th February 2011. The St. Angela’s badminton team attended the 2nd round of the English Schools’ Badminton Competition. We were competing against schools from East London.

Our 1st match was against Francis Bordsley. We had to play two single games and double games against them. We won them all! We also played two other schools.

Once the scores for all the games had been added up, we were told we were in the semi-finals! The semis were tough but we managed to win 4 out of our 5 games which meant that we made it to the final!

In the final we came up against Woodford County, who have county players on their team. We played really well but Woodford were unbeaten and took the victory. Despite this we were very happy because we came 2nd and got silver medals.

The day was fun and a great experience. Well done to the team: Siobhan Lynch, Comille Francis, Katrina Feklistova, Melissa and Evelyn Adebayo.

The u14 St Angela’s Basketball team went into the final with only one thought in their heads.

We wanted to get to the London finals this year. Having lost that privilege last year to Barking Abbey by 1 point there was no way that we wanted to miss out this year.

In our pool we had to play Abbs Cross, Bishop Challenor, Haber Dashers Aske. The girls beat every team in their pool and went

into the semi-finals against our nemesis Barking Abbey. The St Angela’s team went into the game with the passion that could only have one result. Barking Abbey did not have a reply to St Angela’s fast pace. We won the game by a huge margin of 20 points. The final was against Chadwell Heath although they tried their best to contain the charging St Angela’s team, there was nothing that they could do to stop the us from claiming our rightful place in the London Finals. Ms Charles

ST ANGELA’S u14’S EAST LONDON BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

Newham badminton competitionEnglish schools badminton Competition

To follow our progress check out our blog on www.stangelas-ursuline.co.uk

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Adrenalin Dance Concert was a show full of a variety of dance styles and techniques such as; street dance, Irish dancing, African dance, contemporary, stomp and jazz. During the term dancers from years 7-13 came together as a team to create a great show which was performed to over 300 primary school children on Monday 14th March. This was followed by the other two further performances open for friends and family to come and watch on 16th and 17th March.

Most of the dances were created for the show, but it also included GCSE Dance and A Level Dance pieces.

‘Vanitas’ choreographed by Mariella Fortune-Ely (yr 11) opened the show, this GCSE piece was inspired by Audrey Flack’s ‘Marlyn Vanitas’ and is based on the ideas of vanity and the brevity of life.

Two year 13 A Level Dance students performed their technical examination solos which were based on the characteristic style of American choreographer Alvin Ailey.

Another one of the pieces performed was called ‘Blue Train’, this dance was taken from a project that the girls in the piece did earlier on this year, based on the story performed at the V&A Museum.

The final dance, ‘Rhythm’ was performed by Yr 13s dancers who had previously danced in all the dance shows since year 7.

Congratulations to all the dancers involved and many thanks to all the Yr 10 helpers and teachers who supported Adrenalin Dance Concert throughout the three performances.

By Luchia McKenzie & Ms Jarvis

Dance concert

FENCiNG triumpH On 5th March, Katrina Feklistova (9 Atkins), was one of 13 students from Newham Swords - a local fencing club located in the Newham Leisure Centre that qualified for the British Youth Championships. This is a major achievement for Katrina as it was her first competition after only 2 months of getting involved in the sport. She was up against many national fencers who have been fencing well over 5 years and she reached the semi-finals, achieving a respectable 3rd place in her age category. Katrina said “After my first competition, I’ve become even more determined to succeed in this sport. It’s really exciting and a great workout! Everyone is so friendly, especially the coaches, former Olympi-ans - Linda Strachan and Pierre Harper that have helped coach me. The competition gave me an insight to what fencing is really like and hope-fully I would achieve a respectable place in the British Youth Champion-ship.”

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CELEBRATING LANGUAGESEach month St Angelas’s celebrates a Language of The Month, below are the languages we have had so far this term.

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A ReflectionAs part of the Celebrating Languages group, we have been sharing stories and prayers from each others cultures. Karolina Bakula and Dona Jose (yr 8) have been translating a Polish reflection into English and Malayalam ( some spellings are phonetic)

British Sign Language Club St. Angela’s has seen its first British Sign Language Club cohort of students successfully complete their AQA Unit training, whilst having fun and mastering the basics of a new language. (The Unit Award Scheme allows students to achieve AQA points that may become useful in post-16 further education.)

The students (seen pictured) started attending the Thursday Sign club in September, and have enjoyed their time learning how to sign things such as: the alphabet, their names and personal items of interests.

By attending the Sign Club, the students’ awareness of disability was enhanced, and their individual personal development skills broadened. The students gave the following comments about their experience: “We learnt so much!” “I had done some signing in my primary school, which made it fun to do here too.” Key stage 3 students interested in learning some BSL in the Summer term should come to the LSU and see Ms George.

A R eflection As part of the Celebrating Language’s group, we have been sharing stories and prayers from each others cultures. Karolina Bukala and Antoline Thevathasan (yr 8) have been translating a Polish reflection into English and Tamil( some spellings are phonetic) Szukajcie prawdy jasnego plomienia! The brightening flame of truth pursue, vallicham thee sathiyam Szukajcie nowych, nie odkrytych dróg… Seek to discover ways no human knows… mannushan Za każdym krokiem w tajniki stworzenia With every secret now revealed to you, rahasiyam Caraz się dusza ludzka rozprzestrzenia, The soul of man expands within the new. I większym staje się Bóg! And God still bigger grows! Daivam valliyathu vallarunnu Choć otrząśniecie kwiaty barnych mitów, Although you may the flowers of myth remove, puchpam mattu Choć rozproszycie legendowy mrok, Although you may the fabulous dark disperse, erruttu Choć mgle urojeń zedrzecie z błękkitów; And tear the mist of fancy from above; Ludziom niebiańskich nie zbraknie zachwytów, There’ll be no shortage of new things to love, poothiya eshttam Lecz dalej sięgnie ich wzrok! Farther in the Universe

Celebrating Languages Group

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On Friday 4 March, we finally made it to Calais after the trip being postponed in December because of the snow! At 6.15, we said goodbye to our parents and left Forest Gate to make our way to Dover, where we took the ferry to Calais.

The bus was brand new and very comfortable. As it was still really early, lots of people slept on the way to Dover – even the teachers! Others watched a film, and after a few hours we had made it to Dover.

We were really lucky, not only was our coach brand new but the ferry was as well! We all sat in our groups and enjoyed the journey to France – some people went out on the deck, it was really windy but it was nice to see France in the distance!

When we got to Calais, the teachers brought us on a walking tour and we learnt about some French traditions – we all had to introduce ourselves and do the ‘bises’ (kissing each other on the cheek!), it was great fun.

We had our photograph taken at the lighthouse in Calais, and we were happy it was closed and we didn’t have to climb the stairs!

In the afternoon, we visited a Lace Museum. We had a guide who spoke to us in French and the teachers helped to translate. We saw the machines which made the lace, and we even saw some very expensive designer clothes like Chanel dresses. After our tour we went and took part in a workshop where we made fashion booklets and created our own designs using some of the lace. It was good fun, but it was hard as we had to listen to all the instructions in French! After the lace museum, we were starving so we went to eat lunch in the Cité Europe shopping centre. The food was good and we even managed a bit of shopping in Carrefour afterwards – but we had to rush back so we didn’t miss the ferry!

I had a great day and can’t wait for the next trip to France!

CaLais…We finally made it!!!

Let’s Get Cooking at St Angela’s This was a great experience as I got the chance to cook with many young people from Newham. I learnt how to cook new things and so did the children. It’s nice to see children that are younger than us having fun. The food we made was just out of this world, it was healthy too (no salt) and it still tasted fabulous. Angelique Tennant (10 Ross)

A large number of students from year 7 -9 have been meeting every Wednesday to share recipes and try out something new. The teacher demonstrates how to make quick, tasty yet healthy treats then we try out the recipes ourselves.

We learnt how to roll out dough without it breaking and we made short bread, pizza, coleslaw,

blueberry muffins and chickpea curry - very, very, tasty yum!

I personally found cooking club helpful and it showed if you stop being lazy you can succeed in cooking.

I have developed many skills from taking part in “Let’s get cooking club” and I often visit the website to check out exciting recipes. I recommend that you visit www.letsgetcooking.org.uk and get involved.

Elisha Laurent (9 Atkins)

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indoor rowing Competition

As part of our GCSE Spanish course, we took part in the “Each one, teach one” programme by devising and teaching a lesson. We started with a power point presentation while playing Spanish music and then handed out (non-alcoholic!) piña coladas! We gave out students a writing task and had a balloon game, ending with a piñata!

Lizzie Shorter (10 Baez), Francesca Kempster (10 Streisand), Lauren Shirley (10 Streisand), Isobel Fanfan (10 Baez), Zarmala Naeem (10 Streisand) and George the skeleton

yEar 10 spaNisH “Each one, teach one”

CRICKETCongratulations to both the U13 and U15 Cricket teams who made it through to the Essex Indoor Finals at the Essex County Ground in Chelmsford. The teams went out at the semi-final stage but put up a good fight, playing against schools with county players as part of their teams. Both teams are now in training for the outdoor season and the opportunity to regain the Newham Championships later in the year.

Congratulations to the St. Angela’s Indoor Rowing team. They competed at the Newham competition which was organised by London Youth Rowing at the beginning of the year. The competitors were placed as follows:

Eden Victorin (yr7) 2nd

brogan Hyde (yr 8) 2nd

Vanessa Erhour (yr9) 1st

Zoe mukendi (yr 11) 1st

Although we did not have a Yr 10 rower that day, St. Angela’s still won the overall event and qualified for the East London Finals. This was the first time that St. Angela’s had sent a team to represent Newham at the East London Rowing Championships and the girls were thrilled to row against tougher opposition. There were 14 competitors in each year competing and the results were as follows:

Eden Victorin (yr 7) 11th

brogan Hyde (yr 8)13th

Camille Francis (yr9) 12th

bridget (yr10) 11th

Zoe mukendi (yr 11) 8th

Congratulations to all involved as on both occasions they were committed and supported each other through their individual events.

CHambEr CONCErtOn March 10th 2011, the music department held

their second chamber concert of the year in Merici Hall. Pupils from year 7 – 13 took part in the concert,

playing and singing Classical, Jazz, Rock and Traditional music on a range of instruments.

Well done to all those who performed

The next Chamber concert:thursday, 23rd June, 6:30pm, merici Hall

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Arriving at the prestigious Wimpole Street venue, it was clear this was to be an eye-opening event. Seated in a well-furnished auditorium, we were spoken to by dignitaries from across the medical profession. These included Mr George Fussey, the Head of Tutoring at Eton College, and Dr Kevin Murphy, an admissions tutor at Imperial College London. Also present were several medical students and senior professors.

As the title suggests, we were given a real insight into life as a medical student and as a doctor. Topics included, ‘The Interview’, ‘getting the right work experience’ and ‘pathways in a medical career’. There were also a number of Q&A sessions in which the platform was opened for students to ask the panel of guests a question. The ‘ethical issues’ session proved particularly popular, with many of our students voicing their opinions and taking a prominent role in the discussion.

We had the opportunity to mingle both with the guests and the other prospective medical students present. There were students from across the country and from a variety of backgrounds - a reassuring sight at a time where we are often plagued with figures which suggest only the most privileged students have a chance of getting into medical school. It was wonderful for networking and socialising.

Though very long, the day was certainly worthwhile; we learnt, we laughed and we looked forward into a life as a doctor – most importantly, we loved it!

Emmanuel Temenu (12 Foley)

On the second week of March, I attended a conference organised

by the Royal Society of Medicine, in order to further my knowledge about studying medicine at university. Here I had the privilege of meeting a variety of doctors, from GPs to Consultant Physicians, who were able to describe what being a

doctor entails. This experience has given me valuable insights into the

working lives of doctors in many different specialities. It has also opened my eyes

to the competitive nature of applying to medical schools, and how studying medicine is an extremely demanding career. However, having attended

the conference, I feel much better prepared for applying to study medicine, and believe that it is the right career path for me.

Taariq Miah,(12 Kerr)

year 12 maths Lecture12 A-level Mathematics students went to Forest School to attend a lecture on the ‘Mathematics of Juggling’. This was hosted by Colin Wright – a witty, intelligent and somewhat crazy mathematician who entertained us all with dazzling displays of juggling as well as a useful insight into the mathematics behind it all. An enjoyable and truly inspirational evening was had by all.

. . . .OtHEr 6tH FOrm NEWs . . . .Dance for burmaWe had a visitor to talk to students about the political and social aspects of Burma. Students were encouraged to dance to show their support in Brescia and it truly was a site to see them moving and grooving!

Food EventA challenge was set for tutor groups to cook for their peers. Some wonderful recipes were shared and we are planning an end of year booklet for students to share with their families.

Examination preparationAll 6th Form students should now be revising actively for the summer examinations. The schools are both open for Easter revision

sessions and your child should be signed up!

So you want to be a Doctor?

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Debating House of Lords reformIt’s a grey and blustery winter’s morning in December, and there is a train of shivering teenagers outside the Houses of Parliament. St Angela’s and St Bonaventure’s 6th Form students are battling the

cold, but we’re not here to admire the weather – reforming the Lords is on the agenda for today!

Normally reserved for members of the Lords, the House of Lords Chamber is today filled with students from schools and colleges across the UK. The topic to be debated is the future of the House of Lords, and we are on the side of a hybrid house (which has both appointed and elected peers). Our group of 8 students has had training and discussions with Baroness Massey over the previous weeks and are sitting

in the front benches, ready to present the case for a hybrid House against the opposing Fully Appointed, Fully Elected and Abolition arguments.

Adebayo Odusola spoke first for the 6th Form, detailing how a hybrid system would bring the benefits of both the appointment and election systems. Appointed peers would be able to provide the life experiences and specialist knowledge that is essential to the House of Lords, whilst the elected peers would be able to ensure that the House stayed accountable and representative.

After the opening remarks from the proponents of each system, the floor of the chamber is opened up to questions from all those on the red benches. As each proposed reform

option is probed and questioned by students, the atmosphere in the chamber changes as supporters of each option fight fiercely for to defend their arguments. Many of the peers present said that it was the liveliest debate they had seen in a long time in the Chamber,

The closing statement allows those on the benches to summarise their reform options and respond to questions raised by the floor. Kevin Choi speaks for 6th Form, and re-iterates the argument that a mixture of accountability and specialist knowledge is the best way forward. After all the options had been summarised, a vote is called by the Lord Speaker. Unfortunately 6th Form’s Hybrid option lost out to the Fully Appointed option put forward by Robert Clack School.

Debating such serious matters in the actual House of Lords Chamber has been an incredible chance to see the inner workings of parliament. Sitting in the actual seats where only Lords can normally sit, and speaking in front of the myriad of television cameras has given us 6th Form Students an elusively new perspective on politics. Perhaps the Lords too, now have a new perspective on their future?

SELECT, ELECT OR REfORM?

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royal bank of Canada Workshop The Royal Bank of Canada Workshop was a very informative session. It helped in various ways which I am very grateful for. The first workshop was well presented and also the

activity was very relevant to the scheme. I strongly believe that everyone that enters this scheme would leave with something very helpful and motivating. As for me, the workshop helped me with my people skills and helped me become more aware of what is needed to succeed in the working world. To become very successful in what you do, you have to stand out in your CV, as well as in your interview.

The interview activity was very helpful for me as well as for many other students by helping them with their presentation and language skills. The use of good language skills is very important and also having a good general knowledge about the country and the world is essential even though it doesn’t relate to the job you are getting interviewed for.

The workshop gave me a chance to ask questions about working in a top bank, what is needed for an applicant to stand out and also how to make sure you are on top of your job. I thought that they answered the questions very well and broadened my knowledge of what is needed from me to stand out as a candidate.

By Agnes Olowogboye (12 Cox)

Firstly a big Thank You to all the students, staff and parents who have been supporting our 8 challengers in raising the money needed for them to

be able to take part in this exciting and worthwhile project.

Each Challenger has to raise £2,895.00, so you may have noticed them harassing you for money on Open evenings and Parents’ evenings!Our most recent fund raising attempt took place in conjunction with a company called ‘Bags2school’ who have pledged to donate 50p for each kilo of good quality second hand clothes we collect. At the time of writing we have collected over 353 kg of clothes and we hope that by the time you are reading this we will have exceeded a tonne.

Lauren Byrne, Josh Clements, Nick Phillips, Astrid Leachman, Mori Sadiq, Natasha Edwards, Adele Coy, Romaine Christian will be accompanied by Ms Harvey and Ms Mcwalter

‘Abandoning my ‘life of luxury,’ and getting back to basics, will allow me to realise how fortunate I really am, providing me with a new and heightened appreciation of the way I live.’

Astrid Leachman

‘It will be nice to get a real life insight of how different cultures live and also being able to help them.’

Natasha Edwards

World Challenge | Project Uganda 6th – 28th July 2011 … less than 90 days to go!

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Clifford Chance is an international law firm and is one of the world’s leading professional service organisations. It is one of the world’s most dynamic and productive companies.

In the February half term 21st-26th, I was given the remarkable opportunity to gain work experience at

Clifford Chance. It was a fantastic chance for me to experience the daily life of a lawyer and get all of my ‘lawyer questions’ answered! I did a lot of activities throughout the progression of the week such as filing deals with various banks, ‘bibling’; engaging in case study work; discovering the different aspects of law; undergoing an IT session; and CV and interview practice.

One of my worries prior to the work experience was that I would feel out of place in an atmosphere which would be extremely formal – as expected from a law firm. However, I found the atmosphere calmer and less formal than I had expected, yet at the same time very vibrant and productive. The lawyers were very friendly and seemed to enjoy their jobs very much.

Teamwork also paved the way for me to make new friends with people who shared matching career interests with me. It was truly wonderful to see other students from different parts of the country, also aiming high and sharing similar aspirations.

It was an amazing experience and I learned a lot from all the sessions we attended and also from the experienced lawyers. It helped me to decide on what aspect of law I would like to specialise in, in the future.

model uN – Falun sweden march 2011Despite the 4.00am start the thought of going to Sweden was exciting for all involved. The idea was to take part in a model UN with delegates from Sweden, France, Namibia and ourselves. Four students from St.Angela’s represented Saudi Arabia. During the model UN we had to represent the views and opinions of that country which was not easy on all issues. Before going we had to write resolution papers and resolutions. When in Sweden we worked from 8.30am -9.00pm on all but one day. Although it was very hard work it was also rewarding and enjoyable. We all got involved in lobbying which, just like the real UN, was very political. We all spoke in the committee stages and we all spoke in the General Assembly, on the Thursday of our visit, where the resolutions that had got through the committee stages were debated.Just like the real UN all the proceedings were in English. We all stayed with host families and the Swedish people were generous and all spoke perfect English.Falun is 200 miles North of Stockholm and is a small town. We learned a lot about Swedish education, especially how good they are at independent learning. Sweden is a superb country to visit. It is very clean, no litter at all and very cultured. We all gained a huge amount from the experience and would really hope some delegates from St.Angela’s can attend next year.

Lovelace Odoi (12 Ryan), Abigail Atoyebi (12 Delbourgo), Sundas Malik (12 Foley), Mirianda Offori-Appiah (12 Mcguiness) & Mr. Julian

Lovelace Odoi (year 12)

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London Zoo come’s to st angela’s!On Friday 25th March London Zoo came to St. Angelas to give our girls the experience to see animals that are adjusted to living in extreme environments. We got the chance to see a Giant Madagascan hissing cockroach, an American Cornsnake and a Macaw Parrot. All the girls were very excited and all said that they enjoyed the experience. Some girls were even brave enough to touch the cockroach. It was a great day that was enjoyed by all and the girls were excellently well behaved and well mannered to our visitors.

In the grand world of debating the Oxford Schools Competition ranks pretty highly. Notorious for being competitive and difficult, with hundreds of schools across Britain entering, my fist feeling when told I would be one of these teams, was dread. Despite having gone through the ordeal a year earlier and made it through to the finals, the positive experience I had then was clouded by my utter fear; how was I going to make it through? Naturally there was a lot of pressure.

We made our way to the City of London School for Boys for our London regional round, and the familiar nauseous feeling set in. The tension between our competitors slowly eased after the first round as lunch was laid out and we began to feel more comfortable. After all, we had gone through this process hundreds of times previously. We came out of the second round adamant that we had not lived up to the expectations set the year before. When it was announced that we had made it through to the finals, neither of us expected it!

There was only a week for our fears to build up again before we had to face the Oxford Union, for a long day of debate, discussion and desperation. Almost one hundred teams stood between us and the trophy, some familiar faces and some completely unknown; we didn’t know what to expect.

The day went better than we ever could have hoped for, placing 2nd, 1st, then 2nd in the first three rounds. When it came to the fourth it was growing dark outside, we were exhausted, and the pizza for dinner was playing on my mind. We had somehow made it into one of the final round qualifying rooms; impossible I thought. The complex motion got the better of us, and we did not make it into the grand final, but we still placed in the top thirty, and had established ourselves as a formidable team. I can’t wait to sink my teeth into next year’s competition.

Oxford Schools Debating Competition

Mia Smith (year 11) and Eleanor Angwin (year 13)

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On Wednesday 16th March, year 10 students who have been taking

part in the Debating Club went on a trip to the BPP Business School at Liverpool Street. The event was arranged by the Black Lawyers’ Directory and sponsored by Barclays. In the morning there was a workshop which was led by a volunteer law student from the English Speaking Union during which we were told how to improve our debating skills. After lunch, each school was put into two teams and we had a competition. There were five schools from all over London.

The whole day was very entertaining and was filled with opportunities to talk to people who had experience in law education and in debating. There was also a chance to meet new people from other schools. At the very end of the day the host announced the winning team – one of St Angela’s! We were able to take home a cup and certificate each.

Debating trip with the black Lawyers’ Directory

On Tuesday 1st March year 7 and 10, took part in the Ergo challenge indoor canoeing event, as an endurance trial. This is traditionally a very strong event for the St. Angela’s girls and this year saw some impressive performances.

The event consisted of pupils being to put to the test, by using their upper body strength to move the machinery in a canoeing motion, whilst on a time limit of 60 seconds. The pupils were judged on how many strokes they did in this time, and the best of their year group took it again in a 5 minute challenge.The time they were set to beat was a total of 153 strokes set by Nikita Barnes of 7 Durrant over 60 seconds.The year 10 trial saw Nadia Malik of Turner win the 60 second challenge with152 strokes, and during the long distance event of 5 minutes Emma Morgan of 10 Turner scored a massive 598 strokes.

Congratulations to all involved!

Miss Lebby

iNDOOr CaNOEiNG

Jasmine Hayward (10 Baez)

pOLisH CHOir VisitSt Angela’s choir shares the stage with a leading choir of girls from Poland.

As part of the Skowronki choir’s English tour, some of the 44 singers from the group (which means ‘Skylarks’ in Polish) performed for us. The culmina-tion of the concert was a joint performance of Hymn to Freedom by Oscar Peterson.

Skowronki is one of the leading girls’ (aged 13-17) choirs in Poland and has existed for 60 years. They tour extensively throughout Europe and the UK and have most notably given a command performance for The Pope in The Vatican. Their last visit to the UK was in 2003 when they won 1st place in the children’s category at the world fa-mous Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

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Olympic AmbassadorsSt. Angela’s has selected a group of students who will become Values Ambassadors for the

school leading up to London 2012. These students will help to promote the 7 values of the Olympics and Paralympic Games. The values are Friendship, Respect, Excellence, Determination, Courage, Equality, and Inspiration.

Congratulations to:siobhan Lynchbrogan Hyde

Helena Grattanshannon belvinamy Watson.

Visit tO tHE OLympiC parkOn Thursday 13th January 2011, Brogan (Hyde) and I had the pleasure of visiting the Olympic site as part of a tour. The buildings were unique and though not finished they were a delight to look at. I had most fun listening to the tour guide explain what will happen to each building after the Olympics. The Olympic village is really coming along and will altogether house 10,000 sportsmen and women and 7,000 officials. The building most complete is the Velodrome and its wooden structure looks amazing from the outside. I’m happy to report that most of the Olympic buildings will be kept and open to the public. Also, the prices for Olympic

tickets are very affordable for under 16’s; you just pay your age. However for adults the tickets will cost considerably more. The Olympic Village is placed within four boroughs. The Olympic Village is sure to be a remarkable sight. You can now apply for tickets for London 2012 until the 26th April.

By Jacinta Agbeko – Yr 9

IRIE Dance TheatreThe Yr 8 & 9 Dancers and Yr 10 GCSE and Dance Leaders had the opportunity to work with IRIE Dance Theatre, who are an established Afro-Caribbean company specialising in dance and drumming.

In the two workshops, the dancers worked with Dance Artist Sheba and drummer Emmanuel. The dancers learnt about the history of People’s African dance and Caribbean dance, as well as exploring the fundamental technique unique to both styles. For example, in African People’s dance, the spine pulsates, whereas in Caribbean dance, an undulating spine is used more readily. The dancers worked in small groups to develop movement material, in which they created some exquisite work. Each workshop ended with a mini presentation of the group performances and feedback with the audience members. Well done to all involved.

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Over February half term, a group of dancers from years 9 and 10 participated in a 3-day residency with dance artists from CandoCo Dance Company, as part of a National Dance project called Moving Bodies. The dancers worked with two dance artists and explored some repertoire which was created for the disabled and non-disabled dancers of CandoCo. The dancers manipulated and developed ideas from the workshops and created an abstract dance piece along with dance artists Sarah Blanc and Lou Chapman. The piece called ‘Inside Out’ was performed at Adrenalin Dance Concert. Congratulations to Ciara Gay, Valeria Trujillo, Yvonne Gyamfi, Gregiana Augustine, Megan Mosey, Shauna Dominique, Kelechi Akaronye and Seriya Ezigwe.

CandoCo Dance Company

Debate Mate and the Urban Debate League CompetitionsSt Angela’s debating team have had a very busy term. There have been training sessions for us every Thursday after school led by university mentors and sixth formers who are excellent debaters.

We’ve hosted two Urban Debate Mate competitions and in both we have been successful. The first one was on January 26th and St Angela’s had four teams. The long prep motion was: ‘This House would punish celebrities for misconduct in their private lives’. This turned out to be a very interesting and controversial motion.

Three of the St Angela’s teams won their debate on this so we had a great start. Our next competition was on March 10th and again our teams (all 5 of them) were successful only losing 3 of the 10 debates we were in! A real achievement!

These competitions have been very educational and so far we’ve learnt about how to plan for a debate, how to structure our speech and how to deliver it in an effective way. Overall our debating season so far has been great and we want it to continue to improve throughout the rest of the season. Siobhan Lynch (year 9)

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Three of our students were successful in a script writing competition orgainsed by BBC Radio London and Rich Mix in Shoreditch. The writers were Alicia Jordan (Year 9), Daljit Sharee (Year 9) and Deborah Ehinmonorin (Year 8). Their brief was to write a five minute radio drama linked to the themes of London 2012. Their script was selected from over eighty entries and performed by the students alongside 6 other plays at a live event on Wednesday 16th March.

Natalie Mofus (Year 10) and Luke Davies (Year 12) took on other roles in the play and also created the sound effects! The final script was developed over a three month period and the students received professional mentoring as part of this process. The live recording was attended by students from all five Olympic boroughs and there was a panel of experts who gave the students some extremely complimentary feedback about their work. The panel included Baroness King of Bow, Jeremy Mortimer (BBC Drama Executive Producer) and Tim Farr, a Paralympian (British Disabled Ski Team).

DRAMA IN THE MIX

This was an extraordinary achievement and two of the writers were interviewed on the day and featured on the BBC news!

Sasha Kyrou (7 Fedden) who went to see the live recording, wrote: “All of the schools had very imaginative ideas to do with the 2012 Olympics. As well as the performance by St Angela’s, I also enjoyed the play written by students from the City Academy in Hackney, which included the 2012 mascots, Mandeville and Wenlock, being captured by an evil dragon. The St Angela’s play centred on a young girl who wanted to become a singer but her grandmother became very ill and so she missed her audition.

The play was about ambition and determination, and the girl was inspired by her grandfather, who was an Olympic hero. It was a really great day and everyone really enjoyed it. It was amazing to see the St Angela’s girls on stage performing their own play. It was a real inspiration to us.”

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uNDEr 12 EssEx FOOtsaL COmpEtitiONOn Thursday 10th March, the year 7s football team went to a Futsal competition in Hornchurch. We got to the competition by train and bus.

We competed against six schools from all around Essex. It was a very hard competition, after playing all our games we were pleased when they announced the result. We came third - which was a great result and we were all very happy!

By Michell Rendon- Vasquez ( 7 Malone)

pHysiCs Day at st aNtONy’s Ms Obalim, Mrs Macmillan and Mr Baker carried out a Physics afternoon at St Antony’s Primary School. They were accompanied by Minty Acqua-Mankoe, Helena Grattan and Kimberely Reyes (yr 8).

Sixty Year 3 pupils rotated around three stations: light, sound and forces. They spent half an hour at each, where they watched a demonstration and carried out their own practical activities.

Kimberley, Minty and Helena provided exceptional support and assistance. They were a true credit to St Angela’s. The girls rotated with the groups and helped pupils with their experiments.

Mr Lucey, Headmaster of St Antony’s, visited each station. He thanked our girls personally and told me: “The pupils had great fun. I was really impressed. We have had a big push on Key Stage 2 Science recently and it showed in [St Antony’s pupils’] understanding.” mr baker

A number of our year 7 and 8 students entries for Look and Learn international EiiR Portrait competition in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 85th birthday are shown here. All entries will be put on a digital photo frame and presented to The Queen as well as appearing in ‘Look and Learn’s’ online children’s art gallery. Our students work can be viewed on. www.lookandlearnart.com

Year 10 students are participating in The National Art and Design Saturday Club run by The University of Arts London culminating in an exhibition of the work at Senate House in July.

‘Look and Learn Eiir portrait Competition’

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arts awardLast year some dancers took part in a project called the ‘Blue Train Project’ which ended with a performance at the V&A Museum in December. Before the performance we had to take part in a series of workshops that took place at the V&A, St. Angela’s or East Potential.

After the project we were offered an opportunity to undertake the Arts Award and have been working on our portfolios this month. The Arts Award is a nationally recognised qualification where young people share their skills and develop their creative leadership skills. The Level we worked towards was the Bronze award which is a Level 1 qualification.

This includes going to an arts event, researching your heroes/heroines and to share your skills. This is the first time that students at St. Angela’s have undertaken this award so congratulations to Ciara Gay, Valeria Trujillo, Yvonne Gyamfi, Luchia McKenzie, Gregiana Augustine, Shanice Francis, Jasmine, Megan Mosey and Araniya Soosapillai.

By Luchia McKenzie

st. angela’s trampolining team bounce their way to success!

Well done to Girls Trampolining Team on their recent success at the British Schools Trampolining Competition! In early December 4 members of St. Angela’s Junior Trampolining Club went to Hayes and Harlington School to compete in the regional round of this prestigious competition. The team placed 3rd overall earning them a place in the Zonal Finals competing against schools from across the whole of the South East of England. Karli Sylvin (8 Cather) placed 3rd as an individual in her age category qualifying her for the individual competition also.

The team then travelled to the Isle of Wight for the Zonal Round in late January, which saw them compete against some of the very best sports schools from across the South of England, the St Angela’s team performed brilliantly, coming third overall – missing out going through to the Overall Finals by 0.02 – a narrowest of margins even by trampolining standards! Karli Sylvin placed 7th in the finals, which is an amazing achievement. St. Angela’s have now firmly established themselves as serious contenders on the trampolining circuit! – A real testament to their hard work and endeavour.

Well done girls, Miss Lebby.

DuKE Of EDINBuRGH NEWS On 19th March some Year 10 students, hoping to complete their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award this year, had their first expedition. They were accompanied by Miss Murtagh and Miss Harvey. They went to the depths of Epping Forest and returned to tell the tale!

It was a beautiful, sunny day, the first of Spring. The walk started and ended at Loughton tube station and was about 12 km long. The girls were fantastic - they

navigated well, communicated well and look like they will make a great team.

Overall, it was a fun day with good company. I hope the expeditions in May and June will go as well and with this excellent start I am sure they will.

ms murtagh

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year 9 Wind turbine Challenge Last December, I and a selection of other year 9 students were chosen to have an engineering experience organised by a company called ‘Small Piece Trust’. 50 pupils attended, and we were put into groups of 5. Our challenge was to create an environmentally friendly yet an appealing wind turbine, with a budget of £800. Our group decided to design a pyramid-shaped turbine as we found that it had the strongest structure and would not fall over with strong wind! We did face some challenges though, such as what kind of gear system should we use, a larger or a smaller one? What would generate the most electricity? We tried both, and then traded materials that we didn’t need with stuff we wanted.

After 2 hours of designing/making, we got to test them out. Each group went up with a presentation and their wind turbine. To replicate wind, a fan was used, and we tested how much electricity it generated. Overall, my group generated the second most amount of electricity but due to the price of our overall design and our good teamwork, we ended up winning! The prize for the winning team was a 4 day trip to Cambridge University to have an insight on other engineering activities which also will include a disco and evening entertainment. The experience for all of us was really enjoyable and has made some of us think about a career in engineering.

tiLbury pOWEr statiON trip “I was not expecting the height of the powerstation,

it was really scary! I thought it was really fun and learning new things was very exciting.”

Lillian Ikenga:

“It was such a good day! I never

thought I would go to a power station and when I did it was a good experience”.

Nastasya Acayo

“It was really good but

scary! I learnt a lot and found out stuff that I never thought of it.”Kirstyn-Bianca

Ametgatcher

“The trip was great. I learnt

alot about how a power station works and how the electricity is produced.”

Chloe Espiritu

“I never actually thought going to

a power station would be fun.But I enjoyed myself so much on the tour and pond dipping activities! I was sad when

the day ended!” Shannon Phillips

Katrina Feklistova (9 Atk)

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ST ANGELA’S NEXT TOP MODEL.On Thursday 11th March 2011, We successfully held a charity event to raise money for the young girls in Kobo, Ethiopia. We decided to arrange a fashion show that included all years 7-11. We also had the pleasure of having guests such as Mr Kyere, Dr Rieman and the talented Ms Chavda. They were a credit to us and also gave our event the flavour it needed. Ms Sterlini, our outstanding form tutor allowed our charity event to be so well organised and sensational.

The event celebrated the talents of our different cultures. We allowed the models to dance along the runaway to their cultural music and strut their stuff!

In addition to the fashion show, Gloag also sold yummy refreshments, and the milkshakes were the top sellers, adding to the whopping amount of money made.

At the end of this gala occasion, most students danced to the very famous Ghanaian song, ‘African Girls’ sung by the Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan, which rounded of Gloag’s charity event with smiles all rounds.

By Roxanne Quaye 11 Gloag.

spEak up – spEak Out!The Jack Petchy ‘Speak Out!’ Challenge is a workshop that 60 Year 10 students took part in to improve self-confidence and gain public speaking skills. We had the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities that made us look at our own as well as others’ public speaking skills.

From selling a puppet monkey and strange hats to describing an ideal day, and debating current issues, we were put on the spot and encouraged to think about exciting ways to engage an audience whilst keeping the purpose of the speech in mind.

Throughout the course of the day, the training geared us towards putting together a speech on a topic of our choice and presenting it to the rest of the group. Finalists were chosen in the showcase at the end of the day – they will now compete in an assembly and the winners will go on to represent St. Angela’s and compete with other schools!

Every single student walked away with something from the workshop. Carmela Tuazon (Midler) and Leona Gordon (Ross) said: “I didn’t even want to walk into the TLC at first – I was really nervous. By the end of the day, I had delivered my first public speech. I’m really pleased I did it.”

Jamilla Chakar says: “I gained confidence and improved my clarity in voice. Before the workshop I hesitated to speak in public but now I enjoy it and would like to have more experience!”

Watch this space for our St. Angela’s ‘Speak Out’ Finalist – they’re going to have a lot to say!

We are extremely happy to an-nounce that St Angela’s has won one of the London competitions for the Debate Mate Cup held on 31st March at the London School of Economics. This means we are in the finals with 7 other schools from rounds all over the country out of 115 schools taking part. Congratulations to the winning team who are: Rianna Alexander (yr10), Vanesssa Martins (yr10), Marianna Marcelline (yr9) and Kristine Lauriaga (yr10). Good luck in June girls!

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German Club takes place every Wednesday lunchtime in M4. It is run by Ms Turvey and Zuzanna the German assistant. German Club is extremely popular and girls sometimes have to be turned away at the door as the room is full! Over forty year seven girls now write regularly to their new penfriends in Germany - a project started in September in German club. The German girls all attend Zuzanna’s former school in Essen, Germany - also a Catholic girls’ school and very similar in size and structure to St Angela’s. The girls at German club have enjoyed making carnival masks, ‘Schultute’ and salt dough figures as well as enjoying quizzes and games.

uk maths ChallengeEarlier this term Ms. Ahmed’s Year 11 mathematics class entered the UKMT Inter-mediate Mathematical Challenge. This is a yearly competition aimed at the brightest mathematicians in

years 10 and 11 from across Britain.

As usual, we have had some outstand-ing individual efforts. Five pupils managed to gain the Bronze Award and two pupils managed to achieve the Gold Award (which is only offered to the top 6% of en-trants).A special mention must go to Mia Smith who not only achieved the best mark in the school but also managed to qualify for the next round of the competition – ‘The Pink Kangaroo’. This is a Europe-wide competi-tion only offered to those who produce a truly exceptional performance in the Inter-mediate Maths Challenge.

Gold Award; Mia Smith, Janet TalabiBronze Award; Rebecca Odunaike, Marian Enume, Agnieszk Zajac, Bettina Rosaria

Visit to The London Docklands MuseumYear 11 spent the day at The London Docklands Museum and were fascinated by the artefacts on display at the London Sugar and Slavery Exhibition.

As part of our poetry from Other Cultures we studied “Limbo”, a poem exploring the horror of slavery. This exhibition is actually in a building that once stocked the hogheads of sugar grown, cut and boiled by enslaved men, women and children in the West Indian plantations.

“It was really emotional seeing the endless lists of slaves names” “We also learnt about the emancipation and abolition of slavery and how people like Phillis Wheatley supported the American Revolution which saw the end of slavery.

Year 11 had a fascinating day discovering so much about this horrific part of British History.

German Club

Overcoming the Cross of HungerRisen Lord,

shed your light on those who live in the shadow of death

and warm the hearts of those who have lost hope,

that they who daily bear the cross of hunger

may find your Promised Land,

and move from slavery to freedom.

As we proclaim your Easter song

help us to die to greed and rise to justice,

to abandon apathy and take up action,

that rich and poor together may travel the road to freedom,

and be restored to your resurrection life.

Amen.