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28 SEP—2 OCT

2015

a WEEK

Triathlon, Rugby, Horseriding, Gardening Club and Aquathon

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Très bien, bien hecho, goed gedaan, you all got into the spirit of European

Day of Languages on Wednesday.

We had a Continental Café, kindly sponsored by Morrisons

Supermarket, in P Hall and you were all encouraged to find out about new

languages.

Using QR codes you used your iPads to uncover facts, tongue twisters, the

noises animals make in different languages and language idioms from

around the world.

Thank you for getting involved and joining it...gracias!

Merci to our Year 8 and Post 16 Language students who manned the Café.

High 5 Miss Blane Hernandez...the Café was a

great success!

Dos vasos de zumo de naranja por favor?

Tongue twisters are tricky at the best of times...but in Dutch...come on Mr Kehoe!

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We welcomed Alex Corwin from the Ilkley Literature Festival into school on Wednesday. The Creative Writing and Book Club invited her in to find out about what the Ilkley Literature Festival has to offer this year. We were left with one small problem...with so much on offer we don’t know what to choose! Alex’s top picks this year are: Blake Remixed; Nine Lives; Sally Green and the Art of Being Normal. More information on the Festival can be found here.

Snap Happy! Year 10 Photography students are currently undertaking research visits to the tarn area of Ilkley Moor for their first GCSE unit 'Landscapes'.

Students work on location developing skills in photographic composition and the effective use of different viewpoints to explore a shot.

Learning Community Assemblies I Band (Key Stage 3) - Monday Year 10 (all bands) - Wednesday

G Band (Key Stage 3) - Thursday S Band (Key Stage 3) - Friday

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We are delighted to be involved with the Ilkley Art Trail this year. The event sees Ilkley transformed into a gallery between Wednesday 7th to Sunday 11th October and venues are open daily 10am to 5pm.

Six of our Year 13 students from last year will be exhibiting mixed media in 2 venues: Shoo Social Media Ltd, 137 Bolling Rd, LS29 8PN and Harrison Robinson Estate Agents, 126 Bolling Road, LS29 8PN.

Some of you may have been taught by Mr Gutch this year...his talents don’t stop at teaching Languages. Alongside his wife the couple are exhibiting their mobiles. Balance and harmony are key concepts in their work where they bend and shape wood to create a variety of forms which they then compose into mobiles, with each element suspended in perfect balance. You can find out more here:

Ilkley Art Trail 2015

So if you are around Ilkley during October why not

pop in to some of the venues and support

ex-students and Mr Gutch.

The gamut of artwork exhibited covers a huge range from photography, land and seascapes, glass and ceramics and screen printing, to jewellery, mobiles, textiles and oil paintings...something for everyone! We have both student and staff artwork included in this year’s Art Trail.

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Climbing to Success We welcomed world record breaking climber Vanessa O’Brien into school on Friday 18th September. Vanessa is a British-American mountain climber, explorer, public speaker and former business executive who holds the 2015 Guinness World Record for climbing the Seven Summits in 295 days and The Explorers Grand Slam in 11 months. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Member of The Explorers Club, she climbed the highest mountain peak on each continent and also skied the last degree (60 nautical miles or 111 km) to the South Pole in the Antarctic.

As of March 2013, Vanessa became the fastest woman to climb the Seven Summits, in 10 months, one of only 54 to do so. In 2014, she carried the Explorers Club Flag #206 to Manaslu's summit as part of a research study investigating nocturnal hypoxic exposure on high-altitude mountaineering.

Vanessa talked to some of you about challenge and resilience, key qualities for both record breaking mountain climbing and doing your Personal Best at school and she even signed a copy of the Guinness Book of records for the Library. It was very apt that we hosted Vanessa last week, as it ties in nicely with Year 7 who are just starting their KS3 ‘mountain challenge’ in English. Vanessa was clearly impressed with you all and tweeted: Vanessa’s next challenge is to climb Chimborazo in Ecuador to bring awareness of Climate Change for 25zero.com.

Vanessa at the South Pole

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Dinner Time Rota (No Bags in B Hall)

Sitting 1 12.30pm

Sitting 2 From 12.40pm

Sitting 3 Not before 12.45pm

Year 8 Packed Lunch Area:

M7

Year 7 Packed Lunch Area:

M3 and M5

Year 9 Packed Lunch Area: Social Area D Floor

Please remember your manners when in the lunch time queue; if you misbehave you will be sent to the back of the queue. Rotating lunchtime sittings are for Years 7, 8 and 9 only.

Years 10 and 11 have optional sittings. Bags must not be taken into B Hall at lunchtime unless you have essential medication (i.e. Epipen or Diabetic equipment).

Open Day Our annual Open Day and Evening takes place on Wednesday 30th September, with morning tours from 10.45 until 12.30pm and the full Open Evening taking place from 6-8pm. If you are helping out as tour guides or have volunteered to take part in the evening’s activities...thank you!

You are a key part to showing the school in its very best light and we look forward to the usual positive comments from prospective parents about your behaviour and attitude. School will close at 2.15pm on Open Day, timings as a normal Wednesday.

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School Photographs It’s not too late to order your school photo and if you missed it there is a chance for you to have yours taken on Friday 2nd October during Periods 3 and 4, sibling photos can also be taken during lunchtime.

Mr Rignall

Exam Timetables Exam timetables have now been uploaded to our school website. You can view them here.

Mr Baker Reach for the Top! Year 11 PE lessons look a little bit different this year. Alongside the usual options, students also had the chance to select sessions at Clip and Climb, the new climbing centre in Ilkley.

Climbing, as well as improving fitness, helps with agility, co-ordination, and confidence...and it wouldn’t be a PE lesson if there wasn’t an element of competition...with head to head sessions on the time trial wall! Looks great fun!

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Triathlon Triumph! What a weekend it was for everyone who took part in the Ilkley Triathlon...and we are extremely proud to hear that some of our students...and staff, did incredibly well!

The competition was made up of 350 individual and 30 teams places; three people were needed for a team, meaning one person swam, one person then biked and the third one finished with the run. The course covered a distance of a 500m indoor swim, followed by a bike (3 x laps of a 4.8km circuit) and a 4.8km run (1 x lap of the same circuit).

Mrs Knowles had a storming race, finishing as first female home in a time of 1 hour and 5 minutes, closely followed by Lucy Jacques (12LCM), finishing 1st in her category, Mrs Marklew, Francesca Woodman (11CT) and Mrs Stageman.

The men’s races was equally well represented by ‘Team IGS’ with Alec Graham (12SSS) and Matthew Heap (13LR) finishing an impressive 4th and 5th respectively in their category. Mr Colman improved on his time last year coming home 57th in his category.

Four of the teams entered had members from IGS with the Mon Williams team setting an awesome pace for others to follow. The trio of Joanne (13EM) and Lucy Williams (13DK), and Ruaridh Mon-Williams (13PC) came second in the team category in an incredible time of 58 minutes and 38 seconds. Alongside Team Destructor and The Pluck Hares, our female PE teachers competed in a team. They entered the female team category and finished 6th...not bad Miss Vangenechten, Miss Haigh and our recently retired Mrs Ravensdale!

Mrs Knowles

Mrs Knowles (middle)

Mr Colman Mrs Marklew

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Blooming Marvellous! Well done to our Gardening Club who were singled out for praise by Ilkley in Bloom judges for their dedication and hard work they displayed as part of this year’s competition. Mrs Sanders and Mrs Walsh, who run the gardening club, attended a presentation tea alongside Peter Phillips (10LV) where they were presented with a cup and a certificate. We were thrilled to be involved in this year’s Ilkley in Bloom 2015 Competition where Ilkley received a silver gilt award in the town category. Yorkshire in Bloom is part of the RHS Britain in Bloom campaign that has been running for over 50 years and its aim is to encourage communities of all sizes to make positive and lasting improvements to their local environment. Congratulations to all of the Gardening Club who have done such a wonderful job this year in making the front of the school look so colourful.

Well done to our Year 7 rugby team who had their first taste of competition on Monday night in the initial round of the White Rose Series at South Craven School. They played really well showing great enthusiasm, determination and lots of potential for the future, winning three out of the four games. The results were: IGS 20 v Skipton Academy 0 IGS 10 v Upper Wharfedale 0 IGS 0 v Settle College 10 IGS 10 v South Craven 0

Congratulations to Libby Walker (8AMB) who took part in the Horsforth Horse Show on Sunday 13th September. Libby, riding her horse Zak, gained three 1st rosettes and one 3rd in Gymkhana. She was also awarded: 2nd place in ‘Horse and Hound’, 2nd place in ‘Family Friend’, 5th place in ‘Best Friend’ and 6th place in ‘Handy Pony’.

Left to right: Penny Burns, (10JDA) AJ Johnson (10LV), Thomas Lambe (8LNR) Peter Phillips (10LV), Jake Broughton (10LV) and Lewis Hunter (10LV).

Libby Walker riding Zak

Well done to Charlotte Elston (7TJB), Nathan Coy (7FEA), Angus Twigger (7JWK), Ashley Leach (7FEA), Becca Ashelford (8RRG), Katie Meredith (8RRG), Archie Minto (8AMB), Tom Jackson (8AMB), Adam Mitchell (8AMB), Isaac Naylor (8ASH), James Newman (8AMB), Ella Shouler-Harris (9SL), Dominic Coy (9SP) and Cameron Reilly (10JB) who raced at the Ilkley Aquathlon on Saturday 19th September. Dom Coy and Cameron Reilly finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the Tri 3 boys category. The organisers also asked to pass on a big thank you to Adam Cooke (10JPC), Holly Park (10JK), Imogen Parton (10MEK), Amy Cogan (10LV), Matthew Hall (10CW), Archie White (10JDA), Alex Hargraves (10MEK), Eva Jeffels (10JK), Molly Jeffels (11SMD), Robbie Matthew (9PB), Joanne Williamson (13EM) and Lucy Williamson (13DK) who all gave up their Saturday afternoon to help.

Dominic Coy (left)

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…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…

B SPORT CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY

28th September

Y11 Football Trails @ IGS. 3.15-4.30pm. Depart @ 3.10pm (SP)

U16 + Senior Netball training 3.15-4.30pm (SB)

Sports’ Leaders’ Training Dodgeball @ Gym 3.15-4.30pm (PB)

Y7 Football CV1 @ IGS. Depart @ 3.10pm (RBU)

Y8 WRSRS Rugby @ Wharfedale RFC. 2.15pm meet, 4pm KO.

TUESDAY

29th

September

U12 + U13 Netball training 3.15-4.30pm (FA/SD)

Rugby All years @ IRUFC (ACF)

Y7 Football. 3.15-4.30pm. (RBU)

Y7 Rugby @ IRUFC vs Horsforth. KO 3.30pm

Y9 WRSRS Rugby @ Skipton RFC. Depart @ 3.20pm. Y10 Rugby vs BGS @ IRUFC. 3.30 KO

Sports’ Leaders’ Handball on Courts 3.15-5.15pm

U15 Rugby @ IRUFC vs BGS.

WEDNESDAY

30th

September

Indoor Cricket U15 Girls 2.30 – 4pm (PB)

Synchronised swimming. 2.15-3.30pm. (SG)

Y8 Football CV1 @ PHGS (SP)

U15 Rugby @ IGS vs BGS

U16 Netball Tournament @ Bradford Grammar

THURSDAY

1st

October

Y7+8 Hockey @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15-4.30pm (AJK)

Girls’ Football @ Ben Rhydding Astroturf 3.15-4.30pm (LV)

Y7, 9 , 11 RUGBY @ IRUFC 3.30-5pm (ACF)

Y10 Football vs Benton Park @ Ben Rhydding Fields 3.15-4.30pm (SG)

U14+U15 Netball training. 3.15-4.30pm (FA)

Y7+10 Rugby @ Bedale HS. 40KO. 1.45pm Depart. Y11 Rugby WRSRS @ IRUFC. 4 KO. U12 + U13 Hockey vs South Craven @ IGS

Sports’ Leaders’ Handball 3.15-5.15pm

FRIDAY

2nd October

Sports’ Leaders’ Football @ BR Astro 3.15-5pm

SATURDAY 3rd

October

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Extra-Curricular Activities 2015-16

Activity Place Time Year Group Member of staff/Department

Monday lunchtime Italian Club N5 12.50-

1.20pm Open to all Mrs Bono

Year 7 Drama Club B7 12.50pm Year 7 Mrs Ramrattan

Key Stage 3 Homework Club N9 1.00-1.25pm Years 7-9 Mrs Lowe and Mrs Archer

Orchestra Grade 4+ B8 12.45pm Grade 4+ Mrs Chapman

Lego Club K3 12.30pm Open to all Mr Walpole

Training Orchestra A7 12.45pm Beginner up to Grade 4

Miss Murray

Monday after school Sports’ Leader Training: Dodgeball

Gym 3.15-4.30pm Sports’ Leaders

Mr Blackwell

U16 & Senior Netball Sports Hall 3.05-4.30pm Years: 10,11,12,13

Mrs Bennett

Year 11 Football Trials School Fields 3.05pm Year 11 Mr Peltier

Tuesday lunchtime Book Club S4 12.30pm –

bring lunch Open to all Mr Lord

Funky Flutes A6a 12.40pm Open to all Ms Salter

Year 8 Drama Club (After Oliver Finishes)

B7 12:50pm Year 8 Mrs Ramrattan

Girls Coding club K4 12:35-1:20pm

All Girls ICT Department

Key Stage 3 Homework Club N9 1.00-1.25pm Years 7-9 Mrs Lowe and Mrs Archer

School Production vocals A7/B8 12.40pm Oliver cast Mrs Chapman and Miss Murray

Senior Wind Band B8 12.45pm Open to all Student led

Year 7 Art Club M11 12.45pm Year 7 Miss Whitley

Tuesday after school Football: Year 7 Sports Field/Astro 3.15-4.30pm Year 7 Mr Burton

Football: Year 9 Sports Field/Astro 3.15-4.30pm Year 9 Mr Carr

Girls’ Hockey Ben Rhydding Astro 3.15-4,30pm Girls: Years 9,10,11,12

Miss Haigh

Rugby: All Years Ilkley Rugby Club 3.30-5pm Open to all IRFC (external) See Mr Falkner

U12 & U13 Netball training Sports Hall 3.05pm U12 & U13 Miss Allen

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Football matches/events occur throughout the year on a variety of days - see Mr Peltier. Cross Country events occur regularly throughout the year (usually on Wednesdays) - see Mr Carr and the

weekly sports sheet has full itinerary of events and fixtures.

Wednesday lunchtime Key Stage 3 Coding Club K4 12.35-

1.20pm Years 7-9 Miss Brides

Key Stage 3 Homework Club N9 1.00-1.25pm Years 7-9 Mrs Lowe and Mrs Archer

Samba Band A7 12.45pm Carnival/percussion group

Mr Lewalski

Showstoppers Choir B8 12.45pm KS3 Choir Mrs Chapman

Strategy Games Club D2 12.30pm – bring lunch

Open to all Miss Mitchell, Mr Dennison and Mr Pearce

The Creative Writing Work-shop

P1 12.45pm – bring lunch

All years English Department

Backstagers (B Week) B7 12:50pm All Years Drama Department

Year 9 Art Club M9 12.45pm Year 9 Ms Mortimer

Wednesday after school U13 & U15 Indoor Cricket: Boys & Girls

Sports Hall 2.30-4.30pm Open to all Mr Blackwell

Year 11, 12, 13 mixed hockey Sports Hall 12.30-1.15pm

Year 11, 12, 13 Miss Haigh

Thursday lunchtime Junior Wind Band B8 12.45pm Wind Band Mrs Anderson

Key Stage 3 Homework Club N9 1.00-1.25pm Years 7-9 Mrs Lowe and Mrs Archer

Senior Choir A7 12.45pm Senior Choir Miss Murray

KS4 Theatre Group (after Christmas)

B7 12.50-1.20pm

All years Mr Hansen

Year 8 Art Club M9 12.45pm Year 8 Miss Harris

Thursday after school Science Club N10 3:10-4pm Year 7 and 8 Mr Hefferin, Mrs Haskins,

Mr Garrido

Girls’ Football Ben Rhydding Astro 3.15-4.30pm All girls Mrs Vangenechten

U14 & U15 Netball training Sports Field 3.15-4.30pm U14 & U15 Miss Allen

Year 10 Football Ben Rhydding Fields 3.15-4.30pm Year 10 Mr Goodbold

Year 7 & 8 Hockey Ben Rhydding Astro 3.15-4.30pm Years 7, 8 Mrs Knowles

Years 7, 9, 11 Rugby Ilkley Rugby Club 3.30-5pm Mr Falkner/Mr Carr

Friday lunchtime Advanced KS3/4 Coding Club K4 12.35-

1.20pm Years 7-11 Miss Brides

KS3 Homework Club N9 1.00-1.25pm Years 7-9 Mrs Lowe and Mrs Archer

Rock Club: Week A Classical Guitar: Week B

B8 12.45pm Open to all Mr Wells

Dance Club (after Christmas) P7

12.50-1.20pm

All years Miss Watson

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Lunch Menu

Week One

MON TUES WED THU FRI

Chicken and

Leek Crumble

Slow Braised Beef and

Vegetables

Cumberland Sausage with Onion Gravy

Battered Cod Tartar sauce and Lemon

Wedges

Roast Pork, Stuffing and Apple Sauce

Veggie Five Bean Burrito,

Tomato Salsa, Soured Cream

and Nachos

Veggie Feta, Cherry

Tomato & Basil Stuffed Pepper

Veggie Quorn and

Lentil Casserole

Veggie Cheese and Caramelised Red Onion

Quiche

Veggie Mediterranean

Vegetable Strudel

Roast New Potatoes

Green Beans Glazed Root Vegetables

Sautéed Potatoes

Corn on the Cob Broccoli

Mash Carrots & Peas

Chips Mushy Peas Baked Beans

Roast Potatoes Cabbage &

Leek Cauliflower

Cheese

Classic Bolognese

Chilli Con

Carne Rice Pot

Chicken Tikka Rice Pot

Herby Tomato

Pasta Pot

Ricotta Tortellini

Sweet & Sour

Chicken Noodle Pot

Five Bean Chilli Rice Pot

Chicken

Cacciatore Pasta Pot

Vegetable Stir Fry

Noodle Pot

Pasta Carbonara

Tomato

Leek and Potato

Tomato

Leek & Potato

Tomato

Cheese & Ham Panini

Margherita

Pizza

Margherita Pizza

BBQ Chicken

Wrap

Pizza Style Panini

Cheese and Ham Toastie

Margherita Pizza

Tikka Flat

Bread

Selection of Pizzas & Panini’s

All mains are now £1.85 and served

with as much salad and fruit as you can

eat

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Breakfast Menu

Croissant - 95p Doughnut/Iced Finger - 75p

Toast - 25p Cereal Bars - 65p

Cereal and Milk - £1.20

Fruit Pots - 75p Fruit - 25p

Yogurt Pot - 75p Fruit Juice - 75p

Fresh Fruit Bar - £1.00

Bacon Sandwich - 95p Cheese Muffin - 50p

Filled Bagel - 95p Filled Flatbread - 95p

Porridge - £1.20

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Coming to IGS December 2015

Oliver

2/3/4 December

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Radiotherapy Department, Level -2 Bexley Wing, St James’s University Hospital Open Day.

Thinking about a career in radiotherapy or just plain interested to see what goes on? Come see the department on Saturday October 10th between 10am and 2 pm and we will show you around the department including the treatment machines and all the latest equipment. We will also give the opportunity to hear about our research and how we are developing new techniques to make radiotherapy more effective and easier for patients. You will meet the front-line staff and those in the behind the scenes areas that make the whole service to you.

You don't need to book just pop-in. For more information phone 0113 20 6472 or email gina.finlayson@nhs.net