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The Upcoming Week...
Week Starting Monday 26/09/14
Weekly Bulletin ST. MARYLEBONE C.E. SCHOOL
FR I
THU
Y8 & 9 Behind the Brand, Lyric Theatre, Time (tbc).
Y9 Trip to London Eye, P4-6.
6th Form Committee Meeting, B23, 12:50-1:25pm.
WED
Y12 Interviews for 6th Form Committee Applications, 12:40-1:30pm.
TUE
KS3 School Council Training, Library, P1 & 2.
Y12 Interviews for 6th Form Committee Applications, 12:40-1:30pm.
School Council, Art Rooms, 12:50-1:25pm.
Y13 Gold DofE Final Expedition leaves, P5.
MON
Y9 & Y10 Athletics Leadership Event, SH, P2-5.
KS4 & KS5 School Council Training, Library, P3 & 4.
Y8 Settling in Evening, Main Site, 5:00-6:30pm.
Y9 Settling in Evening, Blandford Site, 5:00-6:30pm.
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Baptism and Confirmation Class 2014
Are you interested in becoming
baptised or confirmed in the
Church of England?
To learn about baptism and confirmation
at St Marylebone, contact Father Ed for
information, or come to “Confirmation Q&A,”
Monday lunchtimes, 12.50pm, in C33.
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Would you sleep on the street to help
homeless people?
On Friday 10th October, Father Ed and a group of volunteers, will be sleeping
out to raise money to help homeless people move off the streets and back into
accommodation.
Homelessness can affect any one of us. This is clear from the range of individuals who use the
West London Day Centre. Every day up to 100 homeless people visit the day centre and since last
year’s Sleep Out, the Advice Service has supported at least 233 people to move back into
accommodation. However, homelessness continues. In 2013 - 14, we saw 1,139 newly homeless people
at the day centre, which makes it vital that our work develops.
The sponsored Sleep Out will be held outside St Marylebone Parish Church on Marylebone Road.
All the money raised will go directly towards the West London Day Centre Advice Service,
helping homeless people off the streets and back into accommodation. There will be activities in the
early evening, followed by the sleep out until Saturday morning where there will be breakfast served at
the Day Centre.
Would you sponsor Fr Ed or take part?
For more information and to register visit www.wlm.org.uk/sleep-out or contact Fr Ed,
Questions? Read our Frequently Asked Questions or contact Jenny from the Fundraising Team on
020 7569 5914 or via [email protected]
Promote? Can you help us to publicise the Sleep Out? Please pass on information to anyone who you
think may be interested in taking part.
Donate? If you can't join us for the night but would like to support the Sleep Out and our Advice
Service, you may want to make a donation via www.justgiving.com/SleepOut-2014., or see Fr Ed’s Just
Giving page, which will be advertised very shortly!
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The theme of the week is EMBRACING THE UNKNOWN and
our poem of the week is ‘The Door’ by
Miroslav Holub (1923 –1998).
The Door Go and open the door.
Maybe outside there’s
A tree, or a wood,
A garden,
Or a magic city.
Go and open the door.
Maybe a dog’s rummaging,
Maybe you’ll see a face,
or an eye,
or the picture
of a picture.
Go and open the door,
If there’s a fog
It will clear.
Go and open the door.
Even if there’s only
The darkness ticking,
Even if there’s only
The hollow wind,
even if
nothing
is there,
go and open the door.
at least
there’ll be
a draught.
What is the poet suggesting will happen if you ‘open the door’?
Whole School
The theme of the week is EMBRACING THE
UNKNOWN and our book of the week is
‘Gormenghast’ by Mervyn Peake (1911 –1968).
Why not read the book and question how the main
character goes against the expectations that have
been placed upon him?
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Reading Week is coming!
We are looking for novelists, playwrights, poets or story writers, as well
as publishing industry insiders and journalists, who would like to come
and give an informal talk and/or run a workshop the week beginning 3rd
November. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in taking
part, please contact
Katie Owen [email protected], or
Cat O'Connor(c.o'[email protected]. Thank you!
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News from the Library
Whole School
Book Recommendation Bookmarks
Whenever you borrow a book from the library at main site you will be offered a recommendation book-mark. If you enjoy your book, fill in the card with a review and hand it to the Librarian when you return the book. The best reviews will earn house points and
Creative Writing Club Every Wednesday lunchtime you are invited to join us for a relaxed creative writing session over a biscuit or two! We will be making a start on some ghost stories next time— just bring a pen and your imagination! All are welcome to attend
Years 7-11
Blandford Library Portal The portal is an excellent resource for your studies, with links to library catalogues across London as well as a variety of magazine archives, specialised subject resources and JSTOR, a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. To access it click this link: https://sites.google.com/a/stmaryleboneschool.com/test/ (Be sure to bookmark it in your Chrome browser so that you can access it remotely when you are logged into your school Google account) If you haven’t already done so, here’s how to set up a JSTOR account:
1) Follow the link from the 6th Form Library Portal to the main JSTOR page (http://www.jstor.org/) 2) Click on Login, which is at the top right of the page, to the right of the JSTOR logo 3) On the Login page, click on Register, which is directly be-neath the blue Login button 4) Enter your StM email address (rather than a hotmail ad-
Years 12-13
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Fabric Wanted...
Design & Technology Textiles Department
Is running low of fabric and other textiles item
Do you have any unwanted fabric or textiles items lurking in the back
of your cupboards or cluttering up your workspace that needs a new
home?
We would be more than happy to take it off your hands
Please contact Ms Burtenshaw or Ms Wimberley
on: 020 7935 4704 x 330 or 287
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Every little girl, wherever she is in the world, deserves the chance to wear a pretty dress and for
many of the girls the appearance of being well dressed & cared for can make a big difference to the
way they are treated.
After the October half term break, the DT Textiles Department will be running a ‘Dress a girl
around the world’ club after school on a Wednesday.
In order for students at SMS to feel they can help this worthy cause and for the club to run we are
looking for donations of the following:
- pretty cotton pillowcases or similar fabric (nothing too flimsy please)
- elastic, ribbons, bias binding & other pretty trimmings
Please drop off any items with Dot at main site reception.
Thank you in advance for helping to support this worthy cause.
Ms Burtenshaw
Dress a girl around the world is a
campaign under Hope4Woman
International that has been bringing
dignity to young girls around the
world since 2006.
The idea is simple - to make a pretty
dress out of a pillowcase!
Whole School
This year, all Year 7 and 8 students are studying French at SMS -
c'est fantastique ! Every month, there will be a bilingual item in
the newsletter about France, its language and culture. Allons-y !
Septembre is the month of vendanges,
when grapes are harvested after
ripening in the summer sun, in order
to make wine. The vendanges are done
either manually or mechanically, the
former being a typical summer job for
university students. This is also a time of numerous local
celebrations, as wine-making is a very old tradition in France.
Pour les plus agés, c'est bientot (début octobre) le BFI London
Film Festival, ou il y aura plusieurs films francais. Par exemple
vous pourrez y voir 'Mon amie Victoria', le portrait de deux
jeunes femmes noires a Paris, et 'Retour a Ithaque', une comédie
dramatique sur Cuba.
Au revoir et a la prochaine !
Dr Kelsall
Head of French
Bonjour!
Key Stage 3
On the 14th- 17th of September, Ms McColl, Bryony Jones and I, took part in the battlefield tour
programme along with other schools from West London. We visited many graves, museums and
battlefields which were very eye opening and emotive.
On the first day we met at Twickenham train station with anticipation, fear and excitement bubbling away
inside us. We were soon to learn that there was nothing to be afraid of, as we were greeted by equally
scared looking people, all clutching suitcases and packed lunches (probably containing more sweets than
actual lunch food!). After loitering for a bit, meeting wonderful Bob (our tour guide who wore a panama
hat and fabulous shirts), and hugs and promises to send postcards home (that never actually happened…)
we set off to our first destination; a Kingswood site in Ashford!
The coach was full of lively chatter, getting to know names. The environment was incredibly encouraging,
reassuring me not to think of my previous fears.
After long journey we finally made it to Ashford, where cups of squash and tea were waiting for us. We
unpacked our things and were briefed on the days ahead of us. After that we made our way over to a
VERY daunting looking structure called ‘Jacobs Ladder’. After being told that I actually had to climb this
death trap I took a moment to re-evaluate my thoughts on the human race. The day continued with
more “team building” activities, followed by a delightful, and very much needed dinner, we settled into
bed and fell happily into a deep sleep.
This did not last long. At 6:30 we awoke and met for breakfast at
7am with our packed bags and very un-fresh faces. After shoving
down a mixture of beans, sausages, bacon, bread and other
delicious things we were all packed into the coach and set off for
France!
Finally we arrived at Calais!!! We made our way to our
accommodation, dumped our bags, learnt the names of the other
people in our room and were rushed off again to Tyne Cot
Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the
Missing in Ypres. This was a hard part of the trip as Tyne Cot is
the largest commonwealth cemetery in the world, everywhere you
looked were hundreds upon thousands of graves, and large stone
walls with the engravings of the names of many dead men with no
known grave.
From there we headed to Langemark, a German cemetery which
was drastically different. I found this very interesting, seeing how
the French displayed their dead compared to the Germans. As soon as you walked into the Lnage-
mark you were greeted with a mass grave containing 24,917 men who lost their lives in WWI.
To end the day we headed to Passchendaele Museum. I really enjoyed this as it was an incredibly good
museum that was very interactive, interesting and good fun! Ms McColl and I both tried on very heavy
helmets that did not suit us a bit! From there we headed back to our hotel and everyone changed into
slightly more formal attire. I changed into my school uniform as I was going to represent the school and lay a wreath at the Last Post Menin Gate Ceremony, which happens every night at 8 am every day of the
year.
First World War Centenary Battlefield
Tour
Key Stage 3
I felt incredibly honoured to do this, as the occasion was very poignant, and there were many ex and
present soldiers there. After this we headed out for a little bit of late night shopping in Ypres, which
involved the purchase of lots of Belgian chocolate!
The following day we went to Newfoundland Memorial Park, which was the site of the Somme battlefield.
It was very moving to think that people had fought and died for their country right where I was standing. I
particularly enjoyed the sheep, which were doing a great job of cutting the grass! Sheffield Memorial Park
was nearby so we paid our respects to the men that lay in the cemetery. Next we went to Thiepval
Memorial, this was very moving as everywhere you looked there were thousands of names engraved on
the walls, in fact there were 72,195 all belonging to British and South African men who lost their lives
during WWI. We then had a quick ice-cream break at Ulster Memorial tower in the glorious French
sunshine. After that we headed back to the hotel for our final night in Belgium.
On the final day we headed to the coach one last time. We
visited the ‘In Flanders Field Museum’ which I really enjoyed as it was very interesting, and moving. We then headed to a
workshop to make clay figures that were to be part of a bigger
exhibition. We really enjoyed this as it was great fun and it felt
great to be doing something that was going to be a part of
something beautiful to remember the men that lost their lives.
Finally we headed to Lijssenthoek Cemetery, where we were
given wooden tokens (some crosses, some other religious
symbols and some just a plain piece of wood) and found a grave
to place them on. We had a moment’s silence to remember all
who fought in the war, not just our allies, but everyone who lost
their lives; who had the courage to get out of their beds every
morning, put on their woodlouse ridden clothes, and step out
onto a battlefield not knowing whether they would ever come
back again. We remembered them.
By Harley Bray 9B
Key Stage 5
Changing Your Negative Thoughts.... 1. Think of a situation that has worried you
stressed you out.
2. Write it down in the middle of the paper
3. Write around it all the negative thoughts
you have about it.
4. Now apply these techniques of disputing.
Logical – Does this thinking make sense?
Empirical – Is there any evidence for thinking
this way?
Pragmatic (Practical) – Is this way of thinking
helping me?
5. In ANOTHER COLOUR, challenge each of
those negative thoughts and write an oppo-
site, positive alternative thought for each
negative one.
Breathing Meditation 1 (Kabat-Zinn 1996)
Assume a comfortable posture lying on your back or sit-
ting. If you are sitting, keep the spine straight and let your shoulders drop.
Close your eyes if it feels comfortable.
Bring your attention to your belly, feeling it rise or expand
gently on the in-breath and fall or recede on the out-
breath.
Keep your focus on the breathing, being with each in-
breath for its full duration and with each out-breath for its
full duration, as if you were riding the waves of your own
breathing.
Every time you notice that your mind has wandered off
the breath, notice what it was that took you away and
then gently bring your attention back to your belly and the
feeling of the breath coming in and out.
If your mind wanders away from the breath a thousand
times, then your job is simply to bring it back to the
breath every time, no matter what it becomes preoccu-
pied with.
Practice this exercise for fifteen minutes at a convenient
time every day, whether you feel like it or not, for one
week and see how it feels to incorporate a disciplined
meditation practice into your life. Be aware of how it feels
to spend some time each day just being with your breath
without having to do anything.
Mindfulness
Techniques
Careers
This Week’s Opportunities
Y12-
13 HE
DESIGN YOUR FUTURE. Talk directly to course leaders and admissions staff from over 90 higher education provid-ers offering courses within ART , DESIGN, FASHION, ME-DIA, ARCHITECTURE, CERAMICS, JEWELLERY etc. 12-13 Nov. Free.
http://www.ucasevents.com/design
Y11 -
13 INSIGHT
Free 'Compose your Future' exhibition. Talk directly to course leaders and admissions staff from over 60 unis and colleges offering courses within PERFORMING ARTS, BROADCAST & MULTI-MEDIA et al. 15 Oct. You only need to register.
http://www.ucasevents.com/compose
Y12-
13 ENRICHMENT
"Insights into ART HISTORY" free at the prestigious Cour-tauld Institute of Art on 28th October 2014
http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/publicprogrammes/schools/outreach/index.shtml
Y11 -
13 ENRICHMENT
For TEXTILES and FASHIONISTA students- new exhibition and knitting workshops
http://ftmlondon.org/ftm-exhibitions/knitwear-chanel-to-westwood/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Knitwear+%27the+best+fashion+exhibition+on+...&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=...-bottom%3A+2px+solid+%23000000%3B+%22%3E
Y 12 ENRICHMENT
Are you interested in finding out more about a career in LAW? Check the selection criteria but this is a great insight opportunity with mentoring
http://www.purepotential.org/events/wragge-legal-open-day/
Y 13 HE Browse the huge number of scholarships available to help you fund your university studies
http://www.thescholarshiphub.org.uk/
Y12-
13 HE
How about studying outside the UK? Sign up to the QS World University Tour - a great opportunity to meet face-to-face with admission directors from the world's top universi-ties. Free London 5th October
http://www.topuniversities.com/events/qs-world-university-tour/europe/london
Y11 -
13 ENRICHMENT
Are you interested in POLITICS and SOCIAL POLICY? Model Westminster is an opportunity to be part of a dy-namic group of young people making real impact on deci-sion making.
http://modelwestmin-ster.org.uk/about/
Y11 -
13 INSIGHT
Are you interested in a career in HEALTH? The NHS has a short but very useful online questionnaire which gives you ideas based on your likes and dislikes
http://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/take-the-test.aspx
Y 12 ENRICHMENT
SOAS Scholars is a programme of mentoring, support and summer school open to students who are first in family to go to uni or are in receipt of FSM. Apply by 26th September
contact Ms Kenneth in Careers or email [email protected] for appli-cation form
Y 13 HIGHER
APPRENTICESHIP
Why not take a 2 year Gap and take advantage of 6 excit-ing training opportunities in the growing field of CYBER SE-CURITY - £23-£26k per annum - and then go to uni! If in-terested in finding out more contact Careers team.
careers@stmarylebone school.com
Y11 -
13 INSIGHT
Want to be an AIRLINE PILOT? Then this Pilot Training exhibition is a must for you. Heathrow T5 on 1st Nov.
http://www.pilottrainingexhibitions.com/london/
