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End of Term

Friday 27th March

Summer Term Begins

Tuesday 14th April

Bank Holiday

Monday 4th May

Half - Term

Monday 25th May -

Friday 29th May

Inside this issue:

Headteacher’s Introduction

School Notices

Sports News

Christmas Jumper Day Update

Valentines Day Menu

Thinking Maps

Year 10 Maths Feast

Student Voice Update

Beds University Taster Session

Year 10 Work Experience

Careers Fair

Cambridge University Trip

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Winter Games

NHC Dance Showcase

Year 8 Art

Literacy Week

Textiles Competition

International Schools Update

Coca Cola Enterprises Trip

Rotary Tournament

Commonwealth Day

Dance Show

Summer Exam Timetable

Anne Frank Trust Ambassadors

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Lealands High School, Sundon Park Road, Luton LU3 3AL

Tel: 01582 611600 Fax: 01582 612227 Email:admin@lealands.luton.sch.uk

www.lealands.luton.sch.uk

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Introduction from Headteacher - Mr Burridge

I am sure you will agree, when you read through this edition

of the newsletter, that many of our students have continued

to excel themselves in a wide range of activities and events.

Some highlights so far this term have been the Year 7

fantastic performance of songs from 'Joseph and The

Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'. The Dance Show was

another great example of Lealands' talent on display. The

dedication and hard work of our students and staff in

preparing for so many wonderful performances is wonderful

to see. We are all looking forward to the Easter Concert and

the Summer production which will be upon us soon. This

edition also contains many examples of sporting success and

we are particularly proud of the way our Sports Ambassadors and Leaders support a wide

range of activities in and out of school.

Literacy Week and World Book Day were even bigger and better this year with daily events,

competitions, prizes and special activities related to literacy and books in all Key Sage 3

lessons. This year we invited students, as well as staff, to dress as a character from a book

and were really pleased with the effort and thought that so many students put into this.

Our Year 11 students have been busy applying to colleges and sixth forms alongside this

busy time of preparing for public examinations. We had a special day which included a

Careers Fair and various workshops and activities to prepare them for interviews and

applications. This event was new for this year and was very successful. We hope to repeat

it again in the future.

Year 10 students have also had a busy time with two weeks of work experience earlier in

the term. It has been good to hear about their experiences and especially positive to

receive a number of letters from employers praising our students. Year 9 have been

working through option choices and these will be finalised early next term.

We have, as I am sure you are aware, faced some challenges, this term. I hope that you

have felt that our communication and response to any concerns raised continues to be a

strength of the school. We always welcome feedback and I am available and very happy to

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Introduction from Headteacher - Mr Burridge

Term Dates

Spring Term Ends: Friday 27th March 2015

Summer Term: Tuesday 14th April 2015 - Friday 17th July 2015

Half - Term: Monday 25th May 2015 - Friday 29th May 2015

Bank Holiday: Monday 4th May 2015

Academic Year 2015/2016

Autumn Term: Monday 7th September 2015 - Friday 18th December 2015

Half - Term: Monday 26th October 2015 - Friday 30th October 2015

meet with parents, by appointment, should you wish to discuss any matters relating to the

school. I would also like to thank all of you who have sent messages of support.

You may have become aware that Lealands, along with Cheynes Infant School and

Tennyson Road Primary are working very closely with Sundon Park Junior School. The

Heads from all of these schools have attended meetings with parents recently to explain

the support that will be provided. In particular, Mrs Bendefy has been appointed as the

Chair of Governors at Sundon Park Junior School. We are looking forward to the

opportunities this more formal relationship will bring for our schools to work even more

closely together in the interests of the local community and children we all serve.

Our school continues to grow and we have been informed by the Local Authority that we

are over-subscribed for entry in September 2015. In many ways this is very positive news,

but it will also require careful planning so that additional teaching staff can be recruited

and the needs of a growing school population are well met.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr J Burridge

Headteacher

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Online Payments

Don’t forget you can pay online using the ‘Parents Payment’ link from the homepage of

our website: www.lealands.luton.sch.uk

If you do not have your link code to login, please contact the school finance office on

01582 611600. Parents can pay online for the following:

Voluntary Contributions Events, Trips and Visits

Technology Years 7, 8 and 9

Graphics Year 11

Resistant materials Years 10 and 11

Art

Food Technology Year 10

Textiles Year 10

Prom 2015

PGL Claythorpe Court September 2015

Blue Peris November 2015

Please Remember You Can Now Pay For School Meals Online

The school prefers for all school meals to be paid for online. This gives you the flexibility to

top up your child’s account at home using a debit or credit card rather than having to use

cash or cheque.

Access to the online payments can be found on our website using the link at the top of the

page ‘Parents Payment’; this will take you directly to the registration/log in website.

Further details and an online payments instruction manual can be found on our website:

www.lealands.luton.sch.uk

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

Any changes to a student’s address, contact telephone numbers or email addresses should be passed to me at the school preferably by email to admin@lealands.luton.sch.uk or by telephone on 01582 611600 as soon as possible.

Many thanks for your assistance in this matter.

Mrs A Lawes, Deputy Headteacher’s PA

Contact Information For Students

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Value of the Month

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Sports News

Trampoline Competition

In February, Lealands hosted two trampoline competitions. The first took place on Wednesday 11th February and included competitors from Years 7 and 8. Congratulations to Shannon Mongey from Year 7 who placed first in the individual event. The second event took place on Tuesday 24th February and included competitors from Years 9 - 11. Congratulations to Megan and Natalia who came first and second in the individual event. Everyone put in an amazing performance. Well done from all at Lealands!

Cross Country Competition

The county cross country competition took place on

Wednesday 11th February at Ampthill Great Park. It was a

cold day, but fortunately there was no rain. I had qualified

for the Year 7’s event after coming in the top 10 of the Luton

Schools Cross Country race. There were approximately 67

other girls running in the same event as me. The course was

a very hilly 2km run, in contrast to the very flat course of the

Luton schools event. There were a lot of strong runners.

Some had competed at this level a lot of times, but this was

my first time! Just before the line there was a final challenge

of one last steep hill, which was the most challenging part of

the course. I crossed the line and came 49th, which I thought was a good achievement at

this level. I hope to run again next year and do even better.

By Meghan, Year 7

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Sports News

Congratulations to the Years 7 and 8 netball teams who recently took part in tournaments.

We are pleased to report the Year 7s came 3rd overall and the Year 8s came 4th. This is an

excellent achievement, well done girls!

Year 8 Team:

Isabel Goldney, Hannah Janman, Shenikah Kama, Jenetta Akurienne, India McKenzie,

Ashley Keenan, Daisy Fujino, Faith Douglas and Danielle Robertson

Year 7 Team:

Chelsea Mafuva

Meghan Davis

Shannon Mongey

Kaylen Harris

Jayleigh Richards-Cruikshank

Elise Francis

Skye Nanton

Students nominated for Awards

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Computing

Year 10

Computing

Year 11

Radiah Khan

Shakinah Kama

Farshad

Faridy-

Masooleh

Mateusz Walenda

Steven Edwards

Kyle Farmer Thomas Cutler

Nitin Verma Hannah Parker

Morgan Paul-Joseph

Osei Boffa Zac Robinson

Leonardo Sposito

Omar Yasin

Congratulations to the following students for their success in ICT/Computing last half-term

(January - February)

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Christmas Jumper Day - Update

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College Open Days

Valentines Day Menu

For Valentines this year, Lealands’ kitchen staff put together a stunning themed menu of

love. This included beautiful handmade cakes, tarts and biscuits.

Staff and students are lucky to be treated to such a fantastic variety of homemade cuisine

every day!

Barnfield College Shuttleworth College

Monday 18th May 2015 3pm– 8pm Thursday 21st May 2015 5pm - 8pm

Wednesday 3rd June 2015 3pm– 8pm

Bedford College North Herts College

Tuesday 19th May 2015 5pm– 8pm Tuesday 21st April 2015 4pm– 8pm

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Thinking Maps

Thinking maps are an excellent way to help your child visualise a particular thinking process. By using thinking maps, children can sequence, classify, simplify parts of a whole, describe, define, compare and contrast and understand cause and effect. We are encouraging students to use these maps in their learning at school.

The thinking map shown here is an extended bubble map describing different parts of social diversity. This map is an excellent way of reviewing learning on any topic, but would work particularly well for revising characters or settings in English.

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Year 10 Maths Feast

On Monday 9th March I, along with three other students, went to Putteridge High School

to take part in the ‘Year 10 Maths Feast’; a competition organised by the Further

Mathematics Support Programme. It was a stimulating experience which helped us to

consolidate our mathematical knowledge and apply it when faced with a variety of

challenges.

We enjoyed developing our teamwork skills and competing against other able

mathematicians, especially with the final relay challenge. We divided our team into

two and found solutions to part of a puzzle before giving the answer to our teammates to

continue with the next part of the puzzle.

By Naa Ntodi Year 10

The team included: Candice Lawlor 103MP, Samuel Ojo 103MP, Naa Ntodi 106DF,

Mateusz Walenda 102ST

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Student Voice Update

Lealands’ Head Boy

and Girl, James Ford

and Ashley

Thomson have been

working hard on

“Our Story” and you

will all be seeing

their presentation

very soon. They will

be giving assemblies

and visiting Tutor

Groups to tell you all

about this very

exciting new project.

Our fantastic Year 10 group have also been busy planning the British Heart Foundation /

Children In Need dodge ball competition. This event is taking place just after the

newsletter deadline so will be covered in full in the next edition.

Another of our Student Voice projects is also taking place just a little too late to make this

edition of the newsletter. The group of students that meet every Thursday are planning a

very special lunch. The students, the majority of whom have English as a second language,

are bringing in food from their homeland. This special taster menu will be shared amongst

the group and invited guests. A tasty reward for all their effort and commitment to the

group. Well done.

A reminder to all students that if they have any issues or concerns that they would like to

raise please contact Mr Payne. Student Voice meetings take place daily during lunchtimes

in PE 2.

Help one another; there's no time like the present and no present like the time.

~James Durst

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Taster Session at University of Bedfordshire

Students nominated for Awards

Dillan and Sailesh Jethwa were recently shortlisted to take part in the AQA Unlocking

Potential Programme. The programme is the brainchild of Dame Kelly Holmes and both our

students received a very nice letter from the double Olympic champion. Only 40 students

are chosen to take part nationally and unfortunately Dillan and Sailesh did not make the

final cut.

Ryan Cooper has also been nominated for the Sky Sports Student of the Year Award. Ryan

took part in last year’s Sky Sports Project and is also going to be involved in delivering this

year’s. Sky have not made the announcement as to which students have been shortlisted

yet so we are keeping our fingers crossed.

Well done Dillan, Sailesh and Ryan. Keep up the good work.

In February, Year 8 student Jamie O’Connor visited the University of Bedfordshire for a taster morning. He was given a tour of the Park Street Campus and attended a Media Performance lecture. Jamie was allowed to control the vision mixer when the university students recorded their short commercials. Jamie said he wants to be a film maker when he is older so it was a great chance for him to find out about university life and career options. Jamie wrote the following report about his morning: I liked talking to the students because they were giving me good tips on what I need to do to achieve becoming a film maker. I got to use the equipment and was telling people when to zoom in and cutting to different cameras using the vision mixer. I got to see all the facilities on the student campus. They even have their own nightclub. We were given a voucher for £5.00 to spend in the canteen and I bought a spaghetti bolognese, a drink and a muffin.

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Year 10 Work Experience

In February, our Year 10 students took part in a

two week work experience programme. This gave

them the opportunity to learn and acquire new

skills, as well as experiencing work life first hand in

their chosen field. Our students worked in a

number of organisations from well-known retail

outlets to local nurseries and restaurants.

It was a great success and I would like to

congratulate all our students for their hard work

and commitment in completing their two week

work experience.

Here are some of the accounts taken from students who took part in the programme:

Kayleigh Castle 102ST - The Meads Primary School

For my work experience I was placed at The Meads Primary School, for two weeks from

8.30am to 4pm. I worked with a variety of children from all different backgrounds, from

ages 4 to 5 years old.

My duties included supervising the children at all times making sure they were safe and

happy.

I took part in a variety of projects based around the movie Finding Nemo. I helped the

children write about the film as well as helping them on their science project and with

mental arithmetic.

In the mornings I was tasked with filling the fruit bowls and making sure the class had all

their resources for the day such as books and crayons. I also had to help tidy up the

classroom at the end of the day before I went home.

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Year 10 Work Experience

Adam Line 101DF - Vauxhall Motors I was placed at Vauxhall Motors for my two weeks and I was really nervous, not knowing what to expect. My first day at Vauxhall was an induction and the staff I met were really friendly. They made me feel very welcome which eased any worries and concerns I had. My working hours were from 8am to 4pm and I worked with a number of people from undergraduates, to project managers responsible for jobs such as testing product safety and measuring vehicle parts. I also worked in various sites such as the paint shop and controlled a robot which was programmed to paint cars on the production line. My work experience gave me a valuable insight to any future career paths that I might wish to follow within the car manufacturing sector. I really enjoyed my two weeks work experience and realised that it is important to work hard in order to achieve a career which is enjoyable and rewarding.

Mateusz Walenda 102ST - MK Solicitors For my work experience I was placed at MK Solicitors on Dunstable Road for two weeks, working as a personal assistant for various solicitors at the firm. My hours were from 9.30am to 5.30pm and I was responsible for various tasks such as drafting reports and letters for cases, emailing clients and answering telephone enquiries. During my contact with the clients I had to be polite at all times and I had to listen very carefully making sure I did not make any mistakes in order to ensure customer satisfaction. I was also given the opportunity to shadow solicitors and sit in meetings with clients in order to gain an insight into the working practices of a qualified solicitor. I thoroughly enjoyed my two weeks at MK Solicitors.

The staff at The Meads Primary School were really nice and they made me feel very

welcome and treated me like a member of staff.

I really enjoyed my two weeks placement and it has strengthened my ambition to become a

teacher.

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Year 10 Work Experience

Syed 102ST - Motorised Cars

For my work experience I wanted to work with cars, so I decided to work at Motorised Cars, a local garage which specialises in MOT’s and general servicing and fixing of vehicles. My working hours were from 9am til 5pm and the staff were really friendly and helpful. During my two weeks, I learnt a lot about cars and how they work mechanically. My role was very practical as I had to get my hands dirty changing tyres, oil

filters and replacing brake discs and pads. I also helped with the MOT testing of cars and was trained on the MOT machine which logs vehicles for testing, passing and failing. I really enjoyed my work experience; the staff gave me a lot of sound advice on what options and courses to take to become a qualified mechanic. I would definitely recommend this placement to anyone who wants to be a mechanic.

Photos from the Year 10 Work Experience

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Year 10 Work Experience

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Careers Fair

Lealands recently developed their careers

programme with the introduction of a Careers

Fair for Year 10 and 11 students. It provided

them with a fantastic opportunity to meet a

variety of local businesses and colleges

without having to leave site.

The school sports hall was transformed into

an exhibition, with displays from twenty three

local exhibitors. Students were encouraged to

visit them all, asking questions and finding out

information which they could use to make

decisions about their future. There were

surveys to fill out, competitions to enter,

leaflets and lots of interesting freebies to

collect.

The exhibitors included all of the local further

education colleges, apprenticeship schemes,

the British Army, volunteer police cadets,

Barclays Bank, SKF, Hayward Tyler and

Vauxhall.

The Year 11 students were off timetable for

the day to join the careers fair, which also

included attending a seminar on revision skills

and ‘job readiness’. During the seminar they

were given activities which encouraged them

to work in teams and find solutions for certain

problems. They were also asked to try to

complete challenging activities which would

work both sides of the brain, which proved

more difficult than it sounds.

The event proved to be thoroughly successful

and has helped students and staff to make

many connections with local colleges, sixth

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Careers Fair

forms and businesses. The school had some

fantastic feedback from the agencies

involved, many of which said they would be

interested in coming back if they organised

another event in the future.

Matt Fountain from Vauxhall said “Students

really engaged – great behaviour”. Lee Daly

from Barnfield said “Students were very well

behaved and spoke in a very mature manner”.

Khaled from Oaklands College was also

impressed with the students and commented

“I particularly enjoyed the questions the

students asked – they weren’t shy! I was

impressed to hear their questions and views,

really polite!”

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Cambridge University Trip

On Thursday 27th February, students from Lealands

visited Pembroke College in Cambridge. The trip was

part of our on going commitment to inspire our

students to fulfil their true potential and encourage

them to believe that the impossible is in fact possible.

During the morning they learned about the day to day

lives of undergraduates at Cambridge University. They

were given examples of the workload that they could

expect if they were one day students at the world

famous university. They completed tasks that helped

them understand how they should select appropriate

courses to study and also how they might budget

effectively. Current undergraduates gave a tour of the

college and a first hand account of life at Pembroke.

They were happy to answer questions, of which there were many, and when asked why

they had agreed to give the tour their answer was in itself inspiring. They said that their

journey from GCSE's to Cambridge was indeed a difficult one but also one which was

achievable for anyone. They said that they wanted to let students from "ordinary" schools

and backgrounds know that they were just like them a few years earlier.

After a lovely lunch in the great hall they were treated to a tour of the college's own

museum. Everyone was very impressed with the thousands of exhibits and wished that

there was more time to

explore, but

unfortunately the day

had come to an end.

All in all a fantastic trip

to a magnificent place.

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Winter Schools Games

On Friday 6th March students from

Lealands helped deliver one of the

biggest sporting events in the school

calendar. The Winter Games are county

finals for students from Year 3 to Year 13,

competing in swimming, athletics, table

cricket, boccia, rugby, tag rugby, hockey,

handball and rowing. Lealands’ students

from Year 9 delivered the athletics event.

Our 6 Gold Ambassadors from Year 10

were responsible for covering the event

on Social Media across 3 venues, Inspire

Sports Village, Venue 360 and Luton

Rugby Club. The Gold Ambassadors were

also involved in the opening ceremony

and were flag bearers for the Luton

schools.

The event was attended by England

hockey player, Kirsty Mackay, and

Paralympic athlete, Julie Rogers. Julie was

the guest of honour and was interviewed

on stage by Shannon Shakes and Tia

Travers in front of nearly 1000

participants, dignitaries and spectators.

The girls were very nervous but did an

outstanding job. All our leaders

performed to the highest standard and

represented Lealands impeccably.

Gold Ambassadors: Nadine Scarlett, Amoy Smith, Kayla Perry, Elise Crick, Shannon

Shakes and Tia Travers.

Year 9 leaders: Geri Matthews, Clare Frost, Natalia Buonassisi, Sophie Shaw, Charlotte

Carey and Harry Baker

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North Herts College BTEC dance showcase

BTEC Level 3 performing arts dance

students from North Herts College

kindly visited Lealands High School

recently, to showcase work from

their course to Year 9 and 11

students.

Among the performers were some

talented ex Lealands students. It

was great to see them continuing

their studies and amazing to see

how well they are progressing at

college.

The dancers performed a variety

of styles covered in their course

including; ballet, contemporary,

urban and jazz.

The performance was extremely

beneficial for the Year 9 students.

They watched what they could

achieve if they were to choose

BTEC dance as an option in Year

10. It was also a fantastic opportunity for our current Year 11 BTEC dance students to see

first-hand the type of work covered if they chose to continue the BTEC course at North

Herts College. The students

were also given the

opportunity at the end to ask

questions to the performers

and the dance teacher.

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Art Department Update

In art this term, Year 8 students have been learning about what makes a successful composition and have been inspired by the work of artist Georgia O’Keeffe. They showed a confident understanding of what makes a good composition and were able to combine aspects of O’Keeffe’s paintings with their own ideas. Students used colour blending techniques with watercolours to paint a final idea in this style. A selection of final paintings were chosen for display within the art department and are making a colourful addition to the work we have around out art rooms.

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Literacy Week and World Book Day

Monday 2nd March - Friday 6th March was Literacy Week here at Lealands, which included World Book Day on Thursday 5th March.

The purpose of the week was to promote the importance of literacy across the curriculum so that students understand that basic literacy skills are essential in all lessons and not just in English.

The week commenced with an inspiring visit from author, Christopher Edge, who presented

his books and his experiences of being an author to Year 8 students throughout the day. The day culminated with a select group of students taking part in a writing workshop - it’s not every day that our students are taught to write by a professional author and we hope that the students involved will be inspired to write their own pieces in the near future. (There are more details about the visit on the opposite page.)

To encourage and inspire the students to continue to read for pleasure, they participated in a number of events and reading based activities. Assemblies and all Key Stage 3 lessons across the curriculum had a literary or literacy theme. In Technology and Art, all Key Stage 3 lessons were based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; poetry was taught in Languages, whilst book report writing and advertising were taught in Humanities and English alike. Meanwhile, in ICT students were asked to make a potential movie trailer for a book; in music, students were taught the lyrics to Jonah Man Jazz and in drama, games of literary charades were enjoyed by all, plus they read the life story of Marilyn Monroe. Literacy skills were also explicitly taught in science and maths.

To celebrate World Book Day, teachers and students came to school dressed as their favourite book characters. It was great to see everyone make such a fantastic effort with their costumes and many prizes are due to be given out in rewards assemblies at the end of term to congratulate students on the fantastic effort they put in during the week across the whole of curriculum.

Well done Lealands High School!

For more photos, please see the Gallery Page on our website.

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Children’s Author, Christopher Edge Visit

As part of Literacy week and World Book Day, children’s author, Christopher Edge, visited Lealands to help inspire and motivate our Year 8 students into writing.

Author of Twelve Minutes to Midnight, Shadows of the Silver Screen and The Black Crow Conspiracy, he initially talked about how his main character Penelope Treadwell came about. He talked about the power of famous Victorian books such as Sherlock Holmes, Dracula and War of the Worlds and the authors that wrote them. Penelope is a thirteen year old girl who writes grisly tales in a bestselling magazine which are enjoyed by readers from Victorian Britain. To help her succeed as a writer she uses the male pen name of Montgomery Flinch. One day she receives a letter from the governor of Bedlam which plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she ever imagined.

The Year 8 students then listened intently while Christopher read an extract from his first book Twelve Minutes to Midnight.

Following this, he went on to talk about how he got his inspiration for other characters in the book and the other books in the series. He told them he uses everything around him. For example; photographs, real life stories, newspapers and even just daydreaming. He suggested that when they are writing stories they should use the same tools as he does.

Sessions were held throughout the day in our Learning Resource Centre. He also kindly agreed to be involved in a recorded interview by Rudo Makoni and Naa Ntodi from Year 10, as part of the upcoming BBC School Report event. At the end of the day he signed copies of his books for the students.

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Textiles Fashion Competition

As part of Literacy Week and World Book Day, Lealands

recently offered students the opportunity to become the

next top fashion designer!

The competition was open to students in Years 8, 9 and

10. The brief was to design a dress based on a book, a

play or a character from a book or play. They could be

created using any media of choice, as long as they were

no larger than a piece of A4.

The designs had to include the finished dress, plus details

of the colours, materials and textures of the materials it

could be created with. Prizes included a fashion design

book, colouring pencils and drawing pencils.

The entries were judged by Headteacher, Mr Burridge and

Head of Technology, Miss Ayres. The standard of the designs was outstanding and all met

the brief in an extremely imaginative way.

Four runners up were chosen, with the overall winner being created by Year 8 student

Anais Justin. The design was based around the character Matilda from the book of the

same name by Roald Dahl. The dress includes a top section with a pattern of sums, to

represent Matilda being good at Maths. There is a large red bow around the waist to

represent the bow she wears in her hair. There is also a section of the skirt in the same

pattern as her shirt, plus a quote from the book. There are also books on the skirt which

represent her love of reading. Finally there is a picture of a falling glass of water on the

front to represent Matilda’s mind powers.

The best entries will now be entered into a national competition; ‘Stardust Boutique

Design-a-dress Competition’. This competition is open to Secondary Schools across the UK

and includes a £100 cash prize, plus £500 towards the school’s prom. This competition will

be judged on Tuesday 7th April 2015.

Winning Entry

By Anais Justin Year 8

By Abisha

Tharmaseelan By Carla Lindars

By Jessica

Farquharson

By Clare Frost

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International Schools Update

It has now been two years since our

partnerships with Subodh School in

India and Sazira School in Tanzania

were formed. The British Council

who provide the funding for these

links have assessed the progress

made and have decided that the

quality of the joint projects is worthy

of a further year of support.

We will be looking forward to hosting colleagues from

India and Tanzania in the next academic year.

We have been providing financial support to Sazira School

so that their students are provided with food at lunchtime

and clean drinking water from a recently excavated well.

We have also provided sports equipment to enable their

students to undertake PE after school.

This year we hope to be able to help them with making life

a little more comfortable for the boys who sleep on the

floor of a classroom during the week, as their homes are

so far away. Mr Josephat, the headteacher has asked if

we can help in providing mosquito nets and simple

mattresses for the boys.

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Business Studies Trip to Coca Cola Enterprises

On Tuesday 3rd March,

Year 10 Business and

Computing students

visited Coca Cola

Enterprises in Milton

Keynes. The purpose of

the visit was to learn more

about how Coca Cola

Enterprises use technology

in their production

methods. The day

included the students

developing their own

ideas for a new drink that could be launched by Coca Cola and then a tour of the factory

production line.

Many of the students were surprised at the amount of products that were produced at the

location in Milton Keynes.

Below are comments from students about what they thought of the day:

“I learnt a lot about what the company produce, it is not just Coke.” - Eduard Avili

“I wasn’t keen to go on the trip at first but I am glad I did. It was interesting to hear about

employee benefits and what methods were used to motivate them.” - Dominika Pitak

“I feel intrigued to find out more about how the different processes work.” - Syed Ali

“I was fascinated to learn of the scale of mass production. 48,000,000 cans a year are

produced, with 100,000 cans and 82,000 pouches of Capri Sun produced every hour.” -

Kieran Bloomfield

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Technology Rotary Tournament March 2015

More than 120 school children, college

students and their teachers from the

whole of Bedfordshire gathered at

Stopsley Baptist Church on the 6th March

to take part in the annual Rotary

Technology Tournament. Originally

devised by a former Luton industrial

training expert and Luton North Rotary

Club member, Derrick Upcott, the

competition formula has now become an

international success.

Lealands entered two teams of students

for the tournament.

Group A: Matthew Fitzgerald, Lauren

Gibson, Amy Shakespeare and Ethan Tann

Group B: Yahya Ettawri, Kieran Murphy,

Carla Lindars and Emily Silk.

Teams of four are set a challenge designed for their age group; foundation, intermediate

and advanced. This year they had to design, build and test a vehicle in which they could

transport a rescue package across a deep river that had no bridge, only a suspended cable,

and drop the package on the far side. All the necessary components were supplied and

they were given specific times for the design, build and test phases of the exercise.

John Hockey, Industrial Design Manager, SKF, Linpac and Dupont presenting the prizes said:

"Design and development is a fantastic profession to be in. Don't stop at the first solution.

Do not be put off because it is considered that it won't work. Focus - get great solutions.

Don't ignore people in the team who do not necessarily join in. A good team will include

generalists, who know a little about a lot, and logical people who may know a lot about a

smaller range of subjects."

In the foundation section the winner was Redbourn School and Lealands 'A' (Matthew

Fitzgerald, Lauren Gibson, Amy Shakespeare and Ethan Tann) were the runners-up!

Congratulations to all students who took part and did themselves and the school proud.

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Commonwealth Day Observance

We were very fortunate to receive an invitation for 8 of our students to attend the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey. Lauren Young, Meghan Davis, Holly O’Dell and Mark Jenner from Year 7, Narisha Mehta and Charlie Nelson from Year 8 and Lucy Field and Harry Stewart from Year 9 made the journey to London on Monday 9th March.

We travelled to Green Park and took in the sights of Buckingham

Palace, The Mall, Admiralty Arch, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, the crypt at St Martin-in-the-Field, Whitehall, Horse Guards Parade, Downing Street and The Houses of Parliament before arriving at the Abbey.

The multi faith service had representatives from the 53 Commonwealth Countries and in attendance was the Queen, the Duke

of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Kate was attending one of her final public engagements ahead of her due date next month.

Also present was the Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.

On their way home the students wrote accounts of their day:

“Today was great! In London there was lots to do and here were some things I did. We got on the train to Green Park and walked around and did some sight seeing. We had a quick snack and watched the soldiers. My favourite part of the trip was going to Westminster Abbey where I sat about 1.5 metres away from the Queen! Before hand we had a guess of what colours the Queen would be wearing. Mark was the closest to cream (which was the colour she was wearing) saying white. We all had a great time and a good laugh.” By Lauren Young Year 7

“Today was brilliant. We went sight seeing while we were waiting for the ceremony to start. We saw numerous landmarks and almost got lost on the tube! It was an amazing day out over all” By Lucy Field Year 9

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Commonwealth Day Observance

“I really enjoyed my day in London. We did a mixture of things like; going to Westminster Abbey, walking past Buckingham Palace, watching the changing of the guards and many more. The part I enjoyed most was when I saw the Queen, Kate and Prince William and watched the changing of the guards.” By Holly O’Dell Year 7

“I had a good day. We met the Queen and Commonwealth Athletes. We had to guess the colour of the Queen’s hat. I guessed white / cream which she wore, so I won some chocolate. We also went to Piccadilly” By Mark Jenner Year 7

“I had a fantastic time, it was amazing watching the parade and it was also fun seeing all of the other things around us. When I saw the Queen I felt special and I also saw William and Kate, Kate is now pregnant again. It was the Observance for Commonwealth Day 2015! I saw gold, silver and bronze medalists for judo. Then sadly we had to leave London to come back home.” By Meghan Davis Year 7

“When we went to London for Commonwealth day I had a great time throughout the whole of it. We got the train to Green Park where we got off to go sightseeing. We saw; Big Ben, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. This was all before Westminster Abbey where we saw the Queen. That was my favourite part, but I also had a great time listening to peoples stories and opinions about the commonwealth” By Charlie Nelson Year 8

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Dance Show 2015

Students at Lealands have been showing off their talent for

dance at the recent annual dance show. Over forty students

from Years 7 – 11 performed a variety of dance styles from

urban, ballet and contemporary to a fantastic acrobatic

cheerleading performance.

On Tuesday 3rd March, children from Pirton Hill Primary

School, Sundon Park Junior School, Leagrave Primary School

and Cheynes Infant School were invited to Lealands to be

the first to see the performance. The children watched and

clapped along to the music enjoying the different dances

and music on show.

On Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th March, the dancers

from Lealands were joined by Next Generation Youth Theatre and Year 5 and 6 students

from Pirton Hill to perform to the general public. This is the second year they have

performed over two nights and it was fantastic to see the

school hall sold out for both nights.

All of the dances on show had been choreographed by the

students themselves during lesson time and as part of the

extra-curricular programme. All of the backstage was also

operated by students under the supervision of staff members.

As a surprise addition to this year’s show, dance teacher, Mrs

Harley performed a piece with her daughter Ava, for charity.

She collected money after their performance and managed to

raise a fantastic £151. This will be donated to local charity,

Reecie Nelson Superstars, who raise money for The Brain

Tumour Charity.

Following 6 months of hard work and dedication

from both students and staff involved, this year’s

dance show was yet again an overwhelming

success. It was clear for all to see the abundance of

talent there is throughout Lealands High School!

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Dance Show 2015

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Summer 2015 Exam Timetable

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Summer 2015 Exam Timetable

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Anne Frank Trust - Ambassadors Programme

Lealands has recently received the news that they

have been put forward for the Anne Frank

Ambassadors programme.

The programme involves students from six regions

around the UK who volunteer to spread Anne

Frank’s story and message of hope to local Primary

Schools.

The programme involves:

Education seminar days that include

workshops, tutorials and activities. Students

explore prejudice and discrimination and

examine how these attitudes contribute to a

conflicting and destructive society.

Using the knowledge gained in the seminars, students create a workshop aimed at

Year 6 pupils, which they then deliver to their local primary schools.

At the end of the programme, they attend a celebration event, which is a reward for

their work and recognition for becoming active citizens.

Once they have graduated, Ambassadors have the opportunity to mentor the next

generation of students on the programme.

The programme will give our students the opportunity to:

Understand the history of the Holocaust and its lessons for their lives and

communities.

Learn to become active citizens in their local communities.

Continue to increase their confidence, public speaking and presentation skills.

Develop their creative skills.

Build their team-working and leadership skills.

Develop positive behaviours and attitudes.

The school is extremely pleased to have been given this great opportunity to develop and

engage the students. It fits in perfectly with our curriculum of citizenship, history and

religious studies at Key Stage 3. It also fits in with our Year 10 history where we look at life

in Germany and the impact of German occupation in Europe. We also facilitate an annual

study tour to Amsterdam which includes a visit to Anne Frank’s house.