School Newsletter • Issue 28 • February 2016School Newsletter • Issue 28 • February 2016School Newsletter • Issue 28 • February 2016

In this issueIn this issueIn this issue

Royal Recognition

Christmas Concert

Christmas Jumper Day

Plus much more…Plus much more…Plus much more…

Aspire Aspire BelieveBelieve AchieveAchieve

Name:

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Content Page

Introduction from Headteacher Mr Burridge 3-4

School Notices 4-8

Sports News 9

The ‘Bookateers’ 10

Accelerated Reader 11

Benefits of Dance 12

Year 7 News 13

Christmas Hamper, Food bank Competition 14

Christmas Jumper Day 15

Christmas Concert 16-17

Fundraising Update 18

International School Report 19-21

Royal Recognition 22

Student Voice 23

Careers Fair 2016 24-25

Thinking Maps - Flow Map 26

Textiles Trip - The Clothes Show Live 27

Year 11 Produce Outstanding Works of Art 28-29

Year 9 and 10 Clay Sculpture Workshop at the Victoria and Albert

Museum

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Coming Soon... 32

In This Issue...

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Introduction from Headteacher Mr Burridge

Dear Parents and Carers,

This is our first Newsletter of 2016 and the term seems to be

flying by. Staff are continuing to work really hard to ensure

that all our students achieve as well as possible with your

support. It was great to see so many of you at recent parents’

evenings and the literacy meetings. A number of you have been pleased by the new

online booking system for parents’ evenings and I think this has streamlined them so that

they run more efficiently. The partnership between parents/carers and the school is

crucial to ensure good progress and achievement of students. We really value any

opportunity to discuss your child’s work with you; either at formal evenings, by telephone

or by appointment with any member of staff.

We have continued our drive, this term, for our students to become more independent in

their learning. Our thinking maps are helping with this. We have also had two

organisations in to work with students. Year 7 had an excellent two hour session on

independent learning and study skills and Year 11 had a revision and study skills session.

Lots of helpful tips and advice were given that will hopefully make a difference. We will be

looking at similar experiences for other year groups throughout the rest of the year. You

can really support your child to be a successful outstanding learner by encouraging them

to always come to school properly equipped having completed their homework (see

ShowMyHomework on our school website).

We are very conscious, at Lealands, that our students need lots of support with their

future choices and careers. There are so many options out there and things are constantly

changing. It was wonderful to have such a successful careers fair in school on 28th January.

This takes a lot of organising and I am very grateful to our staff who enable this to happen.

It was fantastic to see students from Year 8 upwards so engaged and mature in speaking

with the representatives from the various companies and organisations that were

represented. The exhibitors were full of praise for our students; rightly so! The timing of

this event is planned to particularly support Year 9 students who will be making option

choices soon.

You may have heard in the news that the Government is expecting all current Year 7

students to take the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) which includes GCSEs in English, maths,

science, geography or history and a language. In recent years, the languages department

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Important Dates

Year 7 Parents’ Evening - Wednesday 16th March 2016

Year 9 Options Evening - Wednesday 2nd March 2016

Dance Show - Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th March 2016

Easter Concerts - Tuesday 15th March 2016 and Thursday 17th March 2016.

Term Dates:

Spring Term - Tuesday 5th January 2016 - Thursday 24th March 2016

Half-Term - Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February 2016

Summer Term - Monday 11th April 2016 - Thursday 21st July 2016

Half-Term - Monday 30th May - Friday 3rd June 2016

The term dates for the academic year 2016-2017 are now available to download from our

website www.lealands.luton.sch.uk

at Lealands has become increasingly successful with fantastic results. However, we are

conscious that many students find studying a language a real challenge and are looking at

ways to further support them so that we can meet the Government’s target if it becomes a

requirement.

The other pressure in the news has been for schools to become academies. Our governors

currently have no plans in this regard, although they are constantly looking at what is in the

best interests of the school and our students. In this regard, they have decided to explore

converting to foundation school status. Foundation schools are a different category of

Local Authority maintained school. In Luton currently, six high schools are academies, four

are foundation schools and three, including Lealands, are community schools. Governors

feel that foundation school status could bring a few significant benefits to the school and

will be consulting with all stakeholders regarding this soon.

I would like to finish by thanking you all for your continued support which is invaluable in

ensuring that our school is the very best it can be.

John Burridge

Headteacher

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It is extremely important that we have up to date contact information for all students. Any

changes to a student’s address, parental contact telephone numbers or email addresses

should be passed to Mrs Lawes in the Finance Office as soon as possible either by

telephone on 01582 611600 or by email to admin@lealands.luton.sch.uk.

In the event of an emergency school closure, for example due to severe weather, parents/

carers will be informed by text message. If you are unsure whether you have given us an

up to date mobile number, please contact the school on 01582 611600. If you do not have

a mobile phone, you are advised to check the school’s Facebook page

www.facebook.com/lealandshighschoolofficial or the school’s website

www.lealands.luton.sch.uk- where a message will be added to the ticker.

Luton Borough Council now has a page dedicated to school closures. This can be found on

their website at www.luton.gov.uk/schoolclosures

Severe Weather Notice

Lealands Is Now On Facebook

Lealands High School is pleased to announce that we are now on Facebook.

Our Facebook page www.facebook.com/lealandshighschoolofficial, will be used as a resource to connect with our community; sharing news, achievements, information, updates and photographs.

We would encourage parents and students to sign up to our page as we will use it as a tool

for communication, sometimes at short notice.

Scan the QR code above with your mobile device to be directed straight to our page.

Contact Information

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Value Of The Month

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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:

Events, Trips and Visits Voluntary Contributions Other

Flatford Mill

An Inspector Calls

Netball England

Move It Exhibition

Blue Peris

Technology Years 7,8,9

Textiles Year 10 and 11

Resistant Materials Year 10 and 11

Food Technology Year 11

Science Revision Guides

Music Lessons

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

Success In Computing

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 GCSE ICT

Year 10

GCSE ICT

Year 11

GCSE

COMPUTING

Year 11

Paris

Anderson-

Bugler 7MH

Robbie

Howe 7RA

Radiah Khan

8AL

Noor Dar 8AP

Arbaz

Mustafa 9CK

Victoria

Angeli 9AC

Harry Baker

10NM

Eduard Avili

11DF

Matthew

Fitzgerald

11RS

Congratulations to the following students for their success in computing last half-term

(October- December 2015).

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Tuesday 26th April 2016

St Albans 5-7pm

Wednesday 27th April 2016

Welwyn Garden City 5-7pm

Monday 14th March 2016 All Day

Tuesday 15th March 2016 All Day

Tuesday 1st March 2016 5-8pm

Tuesday 17th March 2016 5-8pm

Thursday 25th February 2016 3-8pm

Thursday 14th April 2016 3-8pm

College Open Days

A reminder that there are a number of college Open Days coming up in the next few

weeks.

Parking Reminder

For parents and carers who use St John’s car park to drop off and pick up students from the school, please remember that it is also the main access for the Church. There have been incidents reported to us where delivery drivers and waste disposal lorries have not been able to access the Church because cars have double parked and blocked the entrance and exit. We know that it can be difficult to find safe parking near the school, especially at those peak times, but please remember to be considerate of the organisations, businesses and residents close by.

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Sports News On Tuesday 12th January, 25 students from Years 7-11 took part in the Luton school cross

country competition at Stockwood Park.

The Year 10 and 11 boys ran a 3.6KM course first, followed by the Year 10 and 11 girls who

ran a 3KM course. After these events, the Year 8 and 9 boys ran a 3KM course, followed by

the girls who ran a 2.4KM course. Lastly, the Year 7s 2KM course was run.

Congratulations to Sam Ojo, Jennifer Peters, Shanice Thompson, Maria Chadli and Taylor

Keeley who all qualified for the County competition at Ampthill Park next month.

A special well-done to Maria Chadli who came 1st place in her event, out of around 45

participants.

The Cross country team were as follows:

Year 7

Aiden Latchman, Aaron Janman, Terry Offeh, Taylor Keeley, Harvey Williams, Lauren Evans,

Shanice Thompson, Saruna Gudza, Candice Bent, Maria Chadli

Year 8 and 9

Arbaz Mustafa, Menelik Agu-Lionel, Jennifer Peters, Meghan Davis, Faith Douglas, Shenikah

Kama.

Year 10 and 11

Kelly Peters, Aleah Givens-Flynn, Prince Mensah, Natalia Chmielewska, Ebonny Lindsay-

Coore, Sam Ojo, Ethan Tann and

Jordanne Harvey.

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Lealands High School Book Club “The Bookateers”

Introducing ‘The Bookateers’ – Lealands High School Book Club!

Made up of 10 students from Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10, ‘The Bookateers’ will soon be taking the literary world by storm by giving book reviews and recommendations. During the first term there were lengthy discussions about different genres, favourite books and literary quizzes. This term will see the start of the annual Carnegie Medal nominees, which will involve ‘The Bookateers’ creating their own shadowing website to review the books that are shortlisted for the prestigious award. Reviews from the book group will be displayed in the Learning Resource

Centre, along with recommendations for readers of different year groups.

Book Club

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Accelerated Reader This year we have had a brilliant start with Accelerated Reader; records have been broken with one student reaching over 1000% of their target! To reward the students that have shown commitment to their reading homework, we celebrated by inviting them to a pizza and film party during lunch time last term. Students are not rewarded by their reading ability, but by their engagement, so it is possible for everyone to join if they show commitment. Being rewarded pizza for reading a good book; I can’t think of a better deal!

When talking to students about their homework of reading for one hour a week, some mentioned how they love reading with their parents and discussions about their book. Thank you very much for those who have done this, as this not only inspires and motivates children to read but helps a reading culture not only become evident at school, but transpires to their home life also. It was also reassuring to hear students comment that they not only know how reading will help them in school, but how it is also a life skill that will help them later when they leave.

To help us work together to ensure your child is reading, we ask that you check their learning diary regularly and sign it if they have been doing their homework. This way it will help us monitor their progress and reward your child by inviting them to the next pizza party!

By Ms Rezaei (Learning Resource Coordinator)

We have asked student Radiah to write about her experience with the Accelerated Reader programme as she will have a good insight as a pizza party regular!

“At Lealands, we think reading is extremely important. But, we think that it’s even more important that students enjoy themselves whilst reading. To encourage this, Mr. Furkins arranges rewards at the end of each term for students who do well and reach their targets, and also to students who put in their 100%. Reading is something that I always make time for, whether it’s in the morning at breakfast; just before I go to bed or any other time that I’m bored and free. Of course, reading is only fun if the book is just the right genre for you. It can be difficult to find books that you really love and it never happens first time. That is why we have a Learning Resource Coordinator who will help you with what you’re looking for and has a suggestion of books for everyone. So if you ever need any help choosing the best books you can always go to the LRC and ask. There is something for everyone and I guarantee, you will find the ideal books for you.” By Radiah Khan, Year 8

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Benefits of Dance

As a school, we are lucky to have the dance facilities that we have here at Lealands, but

why do we do dance? What are the benefits?

Dance is not only great fun, but no matter your age, it helps keep both our bodies and

brain active. It helps improve strength and flexibility, and can also keep you fit and

entertain you at the same time.

While allowing you to use creativity, dancing in small groups widens teamwork, social

skills, leadership and quick thinking. Dance gives us the freedom of choices and

independence, allowing us to use our imagination and test our own abilities.

Dance is also seen as a therapy. No matter what style, dancing can raise self-esteem and

self-confidence, reduce stress and relax your mind. Dance allows you to express yourself

or your experiences through movements, or even help you to identify and understand

other people's emotions or stories.

Open up your mind to new challenges and

participate in the Lealands Dance Department's

clubs and activities today!

By Anais Justin, Year 9 Dance Leader

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University of Bedfordshire Visit On Monday 14th December, myself and a select few Year 9 and 10 students had the

privilege of going to the University of Bedfordshire. During our time there, we learnt about

journalism and social media.

We were introduced to a paralympian named Sean Rose who had been confined to a

wheelchair after an accident. We also met a lady named Cathy Wood who had been a

former participant in triathlons and she gave us an insight into journalism. We were

accompanied by two other schools throughout the day and were put into groups to take

part in some activities. We had to create a hashtag website and we watched inspirational

videos from a group talking about body image.

My highlight of the day was getting to learn more about journalism and further broaden

my mind in the ways of social media.

By Ryan Cooper, Year 10

Year 7 News - ‘Make the world a better place’ During November and December, all of the Year 7 students took part in a project called ‘Make the world a better place’. This involved students doing small good deeds for friends and family, for example, making mum a cup of tea (without her asking!), writing a handwritten letter to someone special and sorting out things that we don’t need and giving them to charity.

Head of Year, Miss Sheridan was really proud of how well the Year 7 students did while completing this project. Students would talk about some of their good deeds during checking in and out in tutor times.

Well done to the following students who did many good deeds throughout the two months:

77KS – Justine Heal & Meghan Scott-Simons

74IF - Louie-Morgan Evans & Angel-Louise Moore

78CN - Ryan Russell & Jack Clerkin

71WY - Saruna Gudza & Makayla Wells

75SS - Jessica Ridley & Jack Hill

73RA – Tyler Cooper & Omari Anderson

72MW – Riece James & Jake Coates

76MH – Fabhia Chowdhury & Aiden Rayner

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Christmas Hamper Food bank Competition

Just before Christmas we

launched our Christmas hamper

food bank competition.

Reengagement students

designed an assembly

PowerPoint and posters to

spread the word. Each tutor

group was invited to create and

design a Christmas hamper box

with a donation for The Luton

Food Bank. We were very impressed with the originality of lots of the boxes and there

were prizes for the most creative design in each year group. 94MG were awarded as the

best overall design with their very artistic ‘Christmas Dinner’ design.

Most importantly, we collected a huge amount of food for Luton Food

bank. So much so, that we had to use the

school mini bus to transport it to them.

They were extremely grateful as Christmas

can be a very difficult time of year

financially for a lot of families.

We would like to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to

everyone that took part in the

competition and made a donation. We

have helped so many families over

Christmas which is great!

Reengagement Team

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Christmas Jumper Day

On Friday 18th December 2015, students and staff

at Lealands were ‘doing it in a Christmas knit’ and

helping raise money for the Text Santa, Christmas

Jumper Day appeal. Well done and thank you to

everyone who got involved. There were some

great jumpers on show!

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Christmas Concert On Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th December 2015, Lealands’ performing arts

department put on another wonderful Christmas concert, titled ‘Tidings of Comfort and

Joy’. The concert included performances from the school choir, orchestra and soloists.

There was also a unique performance from the Year 10 performing arts students of ‘Angels

and Aliens’.

As always, the evenings were a fantastic success, showcasing what incredible talent we

have here at Lealands. Well done to everyone who took part, both on stage and behind

the scenes and thank you to everyone who came to support.

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Fundraising Update

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International Schools Report Exchange Visit to Sazira School, Tanzania. By Mr Slatter

Leaving a cold and snow covered England for the

tropical warmth of Tanzania was something my

family were very envious of as I left home. Things

didn’t turn out exactly as I thought; there was a

complication with my flights which needed to be

dealt with at Heathrow, I was assured everything

was now fine. Kenyan Airways have updated

their fleet of aircraft to Boeing Dreamliners;

which meant the flight to Nairobi was

comfortable. The transfer to the second flight went without issues; I then realised why

there had been a problem with the flight, I was now flying direct to Mwanza and would get

there two hours early. Edward Ntungi, my exchange partner, didn’t know this so I would

have to wait at the very primitive airport that is little more than a couple of sheds. What

made matters worse was Mwanza was experiencing a tropical storm. It was the first time I

have been met at the door of the aircraft by a man with an umberella to get me to the

transport bus; the rain was horrendous. By the time Edward arrived the storm had passed

but I was drenched.

The trip to Bunda was much quicker than previously as the road is tarmacked all the way

(courtesy of Chinese roadbuilders); unfortunately, for the driver, too quick, as he was

caught speeding at one of the many police check points along the way – you have to pay

the fine immediately. During the time I was there, we were stopped four times – the police

are looking for anything they can fine motorists for; Edward, told me that they are very

corrupt and much of the money goes in their pockets!!

In Autumn Tanzania elected a new President, who in turn, nominated a new Prime Minister

for election. Most people seemed pleased with this change as he has introduced policies

immediately that are aimed at getting rid of corruption and moving Tanzania forward at a

much faster rate. Education being something he has had an impact on already; Edward told

me that all children now have a right to free education and development programmes are

being rapidly introduced.

In my initial meeting with the Headteacher, Mr Josephat, said that only two schools out of

over two hundred in the Bunda Mara region had been selected to receive Phase 1 of an ICT

initiative. They were given 5 PC’s, 2 Solar Panels and a Projector Screen; the only reason

they were selected was the knowledge in the use of ICT equipment that Lealands had

provided. Without our input this would never have happened. The Government are logging

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their progress and if everything is fine they will receive more PC’s and Solar Panels (there

are 5 phases altogether). They have been given an off-line package called RACHEL (Remote

– Access – Community – Hotspots – for Education – and Learning). It was with some pride

that I saw students who had never touched a computer a year ago, eagerly get to grips

with their new resources. None of these students have a PC, tablet or smart phone at

home – most don’t have electricity.

During my time in the school we worked on a

variety of projects; geography - global warming,

citizenship – student aims and ambitions, RE –

Is there Life after Life?, Maths – Village of 100

people, Science – minibeast classification/diet

and nutrition and PE – Team building games.

Many of these projects have also been

attempted by our partner school in India; so we

will now be able to make comparisons of the

information collected from three continents.

Edward unwisely decided to hire a guide one

day and hike to the top of the wooded hills

behind the hotel I was staying in. The heat and

the humidity soon made the climb difficult to

say the least. Edward who carries a little more

weight than me was wasted by the time we

reached the top; I wasn’t a great deal better.

However, despite being very hazy the views over the Serengeti and Lake Victoria were

stunning. There was also such numbers of wildlife so close to human settlements; I saw

gazelles, monkeys, something that looked like an enormous rat, lizards, countless different

types of colourful butterflies and just before we finished as we rounded a bend a whole

troop of baboons walking towards us on the same path about 20 meters away. They gave

us a few unwelcome cries as they saw us and disappeared calmly in to the trees.

Progress at Sazira is clear to see, the staff is growing in size and there are now 8 female

staff; there was a queue of smartly dressed parents trying to transfer their children into

the school while I was there. Success brings its own problems; like Lealands they are over-

subscribed and now have classes of 60 in the lower years. The drop-off rate is declining

and there are many more students staying in education until 18 years of age.

Our help in providing clean water, encouraging the school to provide nourishment during

the day, the mosquito nets for the residential boys, the introduction of more interactive

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teaching and the sports resources has been the

catalyst for this change. Lealands has a right to

feel very proud of the contribution it has made

to the staff and students of Sazira School; they

now have a considerable advantage over other

schools in the region and if they now take this

opportunity to make rapid progress it will

benefit this community for many years.

None of this; however, would have been possible without

the funding provided by the British Council over the last

few years; a relatively small amount of money that has had

a huge impact. It is important that students at Lealands

can empathise with what is happening in Sazira and

appreciate that they can make a massive difference to

others in the world that are less fortunate than

themselves.

Having seen the impact fresh water can have on a

community I have decided to cycle in the 100 mile

Prudential Cycle Ride in London this summer and will be

trying to raise money for WaterAid; any sponsorship would

be very welcome as I have pledged to raise £600 for the

charity.

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Royal Recognition We are extremely proud of a Year 11 student, who has

received a letter from the Royal Household to

congratulate her on her work as School Ambassador. The

letter was presented during a Year 11 assembly.

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Student Voice Following on from the International Schools work our students did last year, the Student

Voice group have been working on presentations about the countries of their birth.

The students have been sharing their knowledge and experiences within the group. So far

our presentations have been on South Africa, Poland, Pakistan, Spain and England. Please

contact SV if you would like to make a PowerPoint Presentation about YOUR country.

Irene Madzimure is organising this project and has been helped by Maria Mushtaq, Amelia

Jarema, Eryk Romanski, JJ Dera and Ryan Russell. I believe we have several more

presentations in the pipeline!!

In other news the group have been working on ways to increase their numbers. The BIG

idea is to transform SV into Lealands Media Club. The concept is to develop a club which

would report on “all things Lealands” but from a student’s perspective. Sports reporting,

playground trends, music and film reviews, school dinners and lunchtime clubs have all

been mentioned as possible subjects for discussion. Reports could be filmed for assemblies

or distribution to Tutor Groups. Written pieces would be included in our newsletter and

displayed on plasma screens across the school.

We are looking for budding film makers, writers, artists, photographers and reporters. The

direction the LMC would take and the topics covered would be decided by the students.

We are at a very early stage in our plans and would welcome any students that wished to

get involved to attend our regular Thursday meetings. They take place in PE2 during lunch

break. Get involved and make a difference to YOUR school.

“Great questions make great reporting”

Charlie Nelson

Charlie is only 2 months away from embarking on his 300 mile

cycle ride in memory of his brother Reecie. He is ramping up his

training and battling against all the British weather can throw at

him. After his interview on Three Counties Radio he received

great feedback and lots of donations to his charity fund. He has

subsequently been interviewed by the Luton On Sunday as well

as being filmed by the Brain Tumour Charity for their website

and future advertising campaigns. Charlie is working very hard

to fit all this in to his very busy schedule. Please wish him well

when you see him and encourage him if you see him on his bike!

To support Charlie on his bike ride, please visit uk.virginmoneygiving.com/

someonespecial/reecenelson

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Careers Fair 2016

Following an extremely successful first

Careers Fair last year, on 28th January

2016, Lealands hosted another one, only

this time it was even bigger and better. The

Careers Fair included exhibits from local

and national businesses along with local

colleges, universities, apprenticeships and

armed forces. It proved, once again, to be

an excellent opportunity for students to

gain more knowledge, help and advice

about their future beyond Lealands High

School.

The school sports hall was transformed

into an exhibition centre, with displays

from thirty two exhibitors. Students from

Years 8-11 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 Forces, Barclays Bank,

Lloyds Bank, Vauxhall, Aldi, SKF and many

more.

For our Year 11 students, there was also an

inspirational and motivational workshop

on revision and study skills, delivered by

Live-N-Learn.

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Careers Fair 2016

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Thinking Maps - Flow Map

This is an example of a flow map used in an RS lesson. This map is a tool for

sequencing. Students can use this tool to put events in order, to recount a topic or series

of lessons, to show processes and what happens next to solve multi-step problems. For

example, the flow map can be used to help revise historical events, to help record the

process of a science experiment or even to record the plot of a novel. The possibilities are

endless! Test your child - see if they can remember the hand signal for this map.

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Textiles Trip - The Clothes Show Live

On the 7th December 2015, we went to the Clothes Show Live at the NEC. On arrival we had a look around the market stalls before going to the cat walk. There were two parts of the cat walk. The fashion trend forecast showed the key trends on the high street and on returning to school we completed mood boards based on the four trends which included metallic and dark romance. The second part was based on the elements. The costumes, clothes, dancers and models were great. Some of the outfits were eye catching and unusual to make them stand out. We had great seats which were directly in front of the cat walk. We also saw a few celebrities who were there promoting their fashion ranges and some of us met Charlotte Crosby. By Lydia Willock, Carla Lindars, Daniella Angeli.

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Year 11 Produce Outstanding Works of Art

During the end of the Autumn term, all Year 11 Fine Art students sat their 10 hour mock

exam. This was an important time in preparing these GCSE art students for their final exam

this April. Students responded to the theme “Food” and created a wide range of

spectacular art work.

Here is a small selection of what was created over these two days. The Year 11 art

students will be showcasing all of their work during their end of course exhibition on the

week beginning 20th June 2016.

Mrs Sutton (Subject Leader for Art)

Abdul Maruf Rubina Begum

Nadine Scarlett

Fatima Macauley Gabriel Lupancu

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Chyle Brandon

Ethan Tann Ivana Phillips

Conor Ford

Oana Dinu

Chloe Hart

Year 11 Produce Outstanding Works of Art

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Year 9 and 10 Clay Sculpture Workshop at the Victoria and Albert Museum

On Wednesday 9th December 2015, a

group of enthusiastic artists from Year 9

and 10, were invited to attend a

workshop in the Ceramics Gallery, at the

Victoria and Albert Museum. This was a

valuable experience for these students;

giving them the opportunity to work

alongside a contemporary ceramic artist

and to use the museum collection, as a

rich resource for their own artistic

designs.

These students worked effectively during

their day at the museum and produced

some imaginative and well planned

sculptures. Both the workshop leader

and assistant commented on how well

behaved and engaged the students were

in the session. “It was a pleasure to have

given these students this opportunity

and I look forward to seeing the effects

this day has on their own art work here

at Lealands.”

Mrs Sutton (Subject Leader for Art)

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“The V&A Museum was an amazing place and a great experience. We explored different

ways of recording details from other artists’ work in order to create something of our own.

We then gathered in to small groups and worked collaboratively to put our ideas together

to create a 3D clay sculpture. The clay techniques that I learned were very effective and I

will definitely use them in the future.

The artwork around the museum was beautiful and I am glad I was given the opportunity

to attend.” Anais Justin 96MH

“The artist showed us how she planned her art work out on paper before she made it out of

clay. She made it in to a simple shape first and then stuck the pieces to the wall to see

what the work might look like. We worked in this way as a group and came up with our

own clay work inspired by organisms and work from the collection.

We were all fascinated by the paintings, sculptures and inspirational pieces of art work that

we saw in the museum. I want to thank Mrs Sutton for giving me this life changing

opportunity.”

Lauren Gibson 105PR

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