A SPECIALIST SCIENCE COLLEGE OCTOBER 2006

Issue No. 1

GCSE Results—Eggar‛s Tops the Charts!

James Glazier Sophie McCallum Scott Adams Kirsty Hawtin Simon Boschi

and Stephanie Benton

Show their delight!

It has been another year of success for Eggar’s School. Yet again, Eggar’s pupils’ examination results have set new records. The percentage of Year 11 candidates achieving five or more GCSE passes at grade C or above was an astonishing 76%. This is the third year running we have achieved over 70%.

The government has introduced a new gold standard this year, measuring the percentage of pupils achieving 5A*­C grades including English and Mathematics. At Eggar’s we achieved 70% and early indications are that this will be one of the best results in the county.

We are also delighted by the number of higher grades achieved by are students. 22% of all grades were A*/A. 50% of Year 11 achieved at least 1A*/A grade which is a remarkable achievement.

There were some truly outstanding performances in this overall strong picture of academic success. The following pupils all achieved 7+ A*/A grades:

Florinda Riall Kathryn Bowes Matthew Bosworth Alexander Vogt Sophie Woodhouse Rebecca Pugh Benjamin Toovey Ryan Mitchell James Pidduck

One candidate was singled out for special mention by the examination board this year. Ian Cantoni was one of the top five in the country in English Literature out of more than 300,000 entries. In Art 3­D Studies, Eggar’s students were awarded all of the top 10 marks nationally ­ a remarkable achievement. All candidates in Year 11 achieved examination success with over 99% achieving five or more passes. The difference in standards of achievement between boys and girls at Eggar’s was, once again, less than is the case nationally. The boys achieved 74% 5+ A*­C grades and the girls achieved 78% 5+ A*­C grades. These results were very significantly above the national average.

Daniel Hibbert Brett Cox Anna Burridge Amy Croft William Happel Rebecca Head Sean Burton Ian Cantoni

The Art Department would like to thank all the wonderful pupils who assisted us at the open evening last week. The evening was a great success with some fantastic work taking place throughout the Depart­ ment. The prospective parents were highly impressed to see such good work taking place combined with excellent behaviour.

Mr Colburn Jackson’s class produced a large version of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” which is now on display in the room. Miss Carew’s class concentrated on drawing bugs which were decorated beautifully. All pupils involved re­ ceived a certificate of thanks for their hard work and contribution.

Catherine Blundell

Sophie White

&

Lucy Hart

Alice Hiller, Lauren Eade, Anna-Lee Reed, Laura Strudwick,

Martha Pierce Daniel Hopcroft, Adam Parks, Emily Bailey, Katherine Skelton

& Richard Cope

7NCa

Year 7 pupils enjoying a well deserved lunch!

Half the year group went to Alice Holt Forest while the other

half went to Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Bonding Day went fantastically well. The year 7s were split into two groups and they made their way to Queen Elizabeth Country Park and Alice Holt Woodland Centre. The aims of the day were to make new friends, try new activities and to have fun. Every student had a go at shelter building, team games and orienteering. I am pleased to report that no one got lost during orienteering, including the teachers!!

The staff at both centres contributed to a brilliant day.

The students themselves behaved impeccably and gave 100% to all of the activities. There lots of smiles and laughs and it was evident that new friendships were made. The students had plenty of energy at the end of the day judging by their talking on the coach journey back to school. But there were one or two who caught forty winks!!! No names will be mentioned here!!

Well done to the year 7s for a tremendous start and for a brilliant day!

Adam Wheeler, Head of Year 7

Team building activities

on a beautiful sunny day!

I hope everyone had a relaxing Summer, it certainly seems so long ago now.

We have had a very busy start to Year 8 and it is good to see everyone settle back into the routine of school. This year we will be monitoring very closely attendance and school uniform. We do expect all pupils to wear the appropriate uniform – your support in this area is greatly appreciated.

The trip to Boulogne was fantastic, although it was an early start, we all enjoyed Nausicaa and the old town. It was a pleasure to accompany Mr Cooper and Year 8 on the trip. Further on you will see some photographs and Georgi Boyce’s diary of the day.

There will be many interform sports competitions this year, current affairs quizzes and tutor group fantasy football teams – prizes will be awarded to the winners.

This academic year we have a residential trip organised in the summer term to Calshot – where pupils will be able to develop team skills in the many different activities.

We will all look forward to a busy and hard working year ahead of us.

Miss L Rogers Head of Year 8

Alys Penfold, 8LH

I am doing a run for a charity, Whizz Kids, I do not need any sponsors but you can watch the event on TV on Sunday 22nd October 2006. It is Southsea, Portsmouth 2.5 km long (about ½ a mile) Please watch out for number 1044 and wish me luck.

As you are all aware Mrs Morgan is currently absent from school due to having an operation – we wish her a speedy recovery. Mr Johnstone, Head of Design Technology, has kindly agreed to take over 8SMo in Mrs Morgan’s absence.

We are booking places already for Calshot. This trip is open to the whole of Year 8 and places are filling fast. If you need more details then please get a letter about the trip from reception. Calshot is a great experience where you will be able to take part in all manner of different fun and challenging activities. You will be able to try your hand at abseiling, archery, skiing, sailing, kayaking and much more.

On 16th September a group of 45 students from years 10 and 11 had a day out at Thorpe Park along with Miss Curtis and her sister, Sam, Mrs Swadling, Mr Gibb and Mrs Sutehall

It wasn’t an educational visit, just a purely fun day out and I can safely say that is exactly what it was!

The thrills of Stealth, Nemesis and Slammer were experienced by all and some even went back for 2 nd and 3 rd goes, I think mainly because they couldn’t believe it was that awful after the first go!

The weather held out for us and at some points during the day the sun even shone, but after going on Tidal Wave, I don’t think anybody could have got wetter even if it had rained!

I am not a thrill seeker myself, but had a very enjoyable day listening to every body else scream while relaxing with a Cappuccino. I think the prize for bravery goes to Miss Curtis and Sam who went on Stealth together and were still shaking from the experience several hours later!

Mrs Sutehall

Will Mitchell, James Love, Ben Lynn, Zak Bulpitt, David Mayes, Tom Van Dongen & Charlotte Chisholm

Standing dangerously close to Tidal Wave!

Enjoying a well earned lunch!

The return journey

Tristan Norris 11AS

Jess Thomas 11AS

Laurence Taylor 11SD

Matt Archdale 11SD

&

Dominic Beardsall 11KM

Andrew McKenzie, Lawrence Kenvin, Matthew Underwood & Lauren

Steele

Will Happel, Nick How, Alistair McCullum

Georgina McLean & Hannah Smith

Amy Cross, Amy Holloway, Harriett Cross, Rebecca Pugh

& Abi Cass

Gareth Bourne, Ryan Duddridge & Alex Vogt

Alicia Morphew

Jubilation and happy faces

all round on Year 11 GCSE Results Day

Hi! I spent the early years of my life in Somerset, where I attended school and college. I then decided to move to Wales, spending three years at Cardiff University, studying for a BSc Zoology Hons. During this time, I spent three weeks on the Caribbean island of Tobago, writing a project on the behaviour of territorial damselfish species! My subject specialism became animal behaviour, diversity, and evolution. My teacher training year was spent in Exeter, which I thoroughly enjoyed; Southampton has now become my home! I am a keen racket sports fan, p lay ing squash, tenn is and badminton as often as I can. I love watching most sports, and am a huge Liverpool FC fan!

Jamie Wordsworth Teacher of Science

Miss Niamh Carew Art Teacher

I began my new and wonderful job as the new art teacher at E g g a r ’ s i n September 2006. Thank you to all staff and students who

have been so kind and helpful to me, I already feel like part of the furniture! Previous to Eggar’s, I taught art in Devon and lived in Exeter. I also studied at the University of Exeter.

Before I became an art teacher, I studied Fine Art in The National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, also my home! I was lucky enough to live and travel around Australia and Eastern Europe. I love travelling and have had so many amazing experiences.

My favourite city is New York. My favourite food is Indian. I can’t possibly pick my favourite artist as there are too many to choose from! I hate spiders and traffic! Most importantly, I love being an Art teacher and I am looking forward to my time here.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to both pupils and parents. I have recently moved south from County Durham, where I have been teaching for the past 5 years. I am a new addition to the Art Department here at Eggar’s with a specialism in Ceramics.

I have enjoyed my first few weeks at the school. I am slowly beginning to remember everybody’s names (I will get there eventually). My first impressions of Eggar’s are of a well organised friendly school, with helpful enthusiastic pupils. It has been a joy not having to raise my voice yet! I hope to continue enjoying my time here and hope that my pupils will enjoy my lessons in turn.

Paul Colburn Jackson

Art Department

On the 12 th and 13 th September the GCSE Geography students walked to Coors Brewery in Alton to support their studies on the People, Work and Development Unit.

The brewery is a good example of changing work practices over the years with once employing over 400 and now only about 100 staff. Millions of pounds have been spent updating the site and installing computer systems to run the brewing process from start to finish.

The students got to taste malt grains and two brave students (who I won’t name!) tried a hop pellet, even though they were warned it was extremely bitter and yes, their faces did prove that point!

Geography GCSE Trip to Alton Brewery

We learnt that the spent yeast can be used again as pig food but also for us humans ­ it is sent to the Marmite factory!

One enterprising student worked out that if every student at Eggar’s drank one pint a day, it would take one year for the school to drink the whole of a fermentation tank!

I think they also learnt some Geography!

Mrs Sutehall Geography

There is a bath bug wiping out your garden birds

A parasite which thrives on bird tables and in bird baths is killing thousands of c h a f f i n c h e s , s p a r r o w s a n d greenfinches. The ‘bug’ trichomoniasis is passed on by saliva as birds dribble on to bird tables, baths and feeders. Those afflicted suffer a slow and painful death. They become lethargic and have difficulty breathing and swallowing.

Science Department.

Please ensure bird tables, baths and feeders are thoroughly cleaned, weekly, in order to reduce the risk of infection.

The Individual Needs Department has moved to the Learning Centre!

We now occupy the one storey building adjacent to the Humanities block. The building is called The Learning Centre and we are delighted with our new ac­ commodation. We have 2 dedicated teaching rooms, both fully equipped with a suite of networked computers. We have a lovely quiet area with brilliant reading books for pupils to enjoy. Staff and students agree that the Learning Centre is a great place to learn.

Connexions service also shares our building, having a dedicated office for student counselling and careers inter­ views.

It is our intention to create an outdoor classroom in the spring, but in the mean­ time, we are thoroughly enjoying our new home and recommend you pay us a visit.

Mrs Linda Campbell Head of Individual Needs

Fantastic New

Facility

Conner Fielder, 8LH and

Matthew Hooker, 8KN Have a novel way to keep “la

pluie” at bay!

Ryan Winter, 8LH and

Travis Richmond, 8KN

Comparing notes!

Emma Harding &

Mr Carter, Head of Science

Emma:

“Qu‛est-ce que c‛est Monsieur Carter?!”

Y8 Visit to Boulogne­sur­Mer 2006

166 students from year 8 took part in a day visit to the French port of Boulogne­sur­Mer on 22nd September. Although the weather could have been better at times, our spirits were never dampened and the students did themselves great credit by their exemplary attitude and behaviour throughout the visit. During the course of the day we visited the old town of Boulogne, saw all manner of sea creatures at the Nausicaa Sea Life Centre and finished with a little shopping at the Cite Europe.

Our students showed a keen interest in all things French and enjoyed the experience of two ferry crossings in one day. Many thanks to all the members of staff who took part in the visit and particularly to Miss Loble for agreeing to come along at such short notice, our school governor Mr McKell for being the life and soul of the party on Coach 3 and our new caretaker Mr Stuart Campbell for opening up the school so early in the morning and helping us to get off to a flying start. Georgi Boyce of 8KN tells the story of the day:

Ma journee à Boulogne­sur­Mer

On the morning of my trip to Boulogne I woke up at 4.00 with butterflies in my stomach! I hurriedly got ready and arrived at school in the pitch black and pouring rain! I tried to be optimistic as I realised that everyone else was wearing jeans and fleeces, while I was in a skirt and sleeve­less top! Oh well! We waited excitedly in the entrance hall while the butterflies in my stomach danced an energetic jig!

Mr Cooper led the dash to the coach and we admired the cosy lights and comfy seats and footrests! We pulled out of the school drive at 5.30, and drove along the motorway. I was say next to, and near, my 3 best friends ever – Katy, Natz and Ellie, we chatted and laughed which was fun and in two and a half hours Mr Cooper found the microphone and announced that we were at Dover. I was really excited as we navigated the confusing archways and ramps of the P&O ferry port. As the coach rolled on to the ferry and we got off, a high sea wind whistled down the stairs towards us! We struggled up the stairs and were quickly briefed on the time we had to get back and were told to change our watches by one hour – French time. There was only one shop on the Ferry, but it sold lots of things, including chocolate, which my friends and I shared, and disposable cameras. I bought one and was very glad I did as there were so many things that day that I wanted to capture! We had traditional croissants in the café and watched excitedly from the top deck as France came ever closer.

We rolled into France at 9.30 and I was surprised to see that on all the Ferry signs it said it in English first and then French! On the drive to the old town of Boulogne we passed lots of interesting things, including a sculpture of a massive wine bottle, advertising something French, and the bridges with wire sculptures of people playing sports standing on either side! The French are very interested in statues and sculptures, so there were a lot of things to look at. We arrived and parked outside the walls of the old town. We walked through the gates and had lunch on the grass by the Cathedral.

We then visited a street and square with lots of stalls, shops and cafes. It was still raining, so we got soaked while filling in our soggy questionnaires. We were then allowed to go shopping and lots of people bought these fantastic hats, which were like umbrellas which attached to your head like a hat. There was a variety of shops and we got a good opportunity to speak French while ordering things. One of the shops was a sweet shop, which sold every kind of sweet thing I could think of! It smelt delicious! All too soon we were piling back onto the coach, ready for the drive to Nausicaa, The Sealife Centre.

Nausicaa was amazing! The ceilings were mirrors and the tanks were lit up. Most of the tanks you could walk right round and see the amazing fish or jelly fish. There was one triangular tank with tuna in it that had a mirror to the left of it. When you came down the stairs you saw the mirror and several people (including me) walked into it! The fish were amazing and I took hundreds of pictures.

There were ladders you could climb up to poke your head into a glass bubble in the tank above, and see the brightly coloured fish swim over your head. There was a glass tube full of cove jelly fish and little tanks with exotic starfish inhabiting them. The biggest surprise was when you turned the corner onto a glass floor with glass walls surrounding you and beautiful sea lions swimming and rolling around you, smiling as they chased one another round and round. I spent a very long time watching them and was fascinated by their effortless swimming and diving. After that I walked around the corner, one of the walls was glass and I saw a tank of beautiful tropical fish, I ran up to it, interested, and was surprised to find myself face­to­face with one of the sharks the fish shared their tank with! I stayed for a while, wondering at the powerfully menacing fish, and then went upstairs. Upstairs was the sea­lions tank from the top. It was exciting to see the pretty, round heads of the4 sea­lions break the surface and shake their dripping whiskers before diving again. Another cool thing was the manta rays. They swam closer when you touched their backs and rolled over so you could see the funny face on their underside.

There were also starfish which you could touch, which was really fun. Still marvelling about the delights of Nausicaa we climbed back into our coaches and drove to cite Europe, the shopping mall. We excitedly split into groups and started shopping. There were some English shops and lots of French ones! Me and my friends each got MASSIVE pain au chocolat’s as supper, they were delicious! I bought some key rings and a cow piggybank! I really enjoyed shopping and using French!

The ferry ride home was fun as well, although some people felt sick. We sat on the top deck and enjoyed the sea and sky while reminiscing about our wonderful day. We were all tired on the coach journey home and arrived back at school at 9.30. We were glad to be home, but all agreed that Boulogne was brilliant, so thank you to all the staff involved in the visit.

By Georgi Boyce , 8KN

Déjenner sur l’herbe Eggar’s style!

STUDENT VOICE REPRESENTATIVE

STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

Yr MALE FEMALE TUTOR 1 2

Year 7 Tom Gray, 7NCa

Michaela Madgwick, 7JH

7NCa Lauren Eade Tom Gray 7CG Julie Bianchi­Gray Sam Mealing 7JH Michaela Madgwick Oliver Davis 7PJ Lizzie Knight Ross Torry 7OW Jasmine Weston Matt Verrier 7JW Becky Lascelles Joshua Safford­Geri

Year 8 Barry Zubor, 8LH

Laura Fitzgibbon,

8RCo

8LH Barry Zubor James Arnott 8RCo Laura Fitzgibbon Thomas Rasburn 8KN Harriet Granville­Jones Jack Bicknell 8SWa Charlotte Pugh Ted Dean 8SMo Beth Saward Mollie Eccott 8REo Stuart Sharpe Emma Baron

Year 9 David Schofield, 9AV

Maliaka Oyortey, 9HR

9SCa Katie Kilbride Thomas Fabian 9AV Katie Davies David Scholfield 9JF Melissa Grew Matt Bishop 9DS Poppy Allen Jack Bailey 9DW Nick Love ­ 9HR Maliaka Oyortey ­

Year 10 Ryan Capes, 10CB

Rosie Croft, 10KMc

10CB Ryan Capes Heather Rowland 10SW Lee Washington Carlyanne Goldsworthy 10SKi Lorna Ulrich Matthew Smyth 10SL James Flanagan Melissa Piper­Knight 10MR Nathan Dibley Thomas Brown 10KMc Rosie Croft Conner Dawson

Year 11 Lee Bogue, 11KM

Tuesday Moroney, 11KM

11KM Lee Bogue Tuesday Moroney 11CH Zak Bulpitt Andria Daughtry 11AS Ben Lynn Jake Gamgee 11SD Stuart Gagen ­ 11JS Melissa Ogden ­ 11MB Ashley sheppard Siobhan Tee

In our school we have a Student Voice group which meets every six weeks to discuss ways in which we can improve the school, and we had our first meeting of the Year on Thursday 28 th September 2006. The group is supported by Mr Sullivan, Deputy Head Teacher. Before the Student Voice group meets every tutor group representative listens to the views of his tutor group and then each Year group has a Year council meeting to discuss the views of the Year group. These views are then discussed at the Student Voice meeting. All agendas and minutes from the meetings are circulated to the students on the school intranet system.

Before this year we were called the school council, we changed our name to make students have more voice in the school. Students need to know they can come forward with any ideas they have in making the school better and we will do the best we can for them. We can discuss problems and ways in which we can solve them. At our meeting this term our discussions included the new school policy in Rights & Responsibilities, lunch time arrangements and corridors.

Tuesday Moroney, 11KM

On Sunday 1st October Alan Titchmarsh awarded prizes to the local young artists of Alton who have been successful in the annual Alton Art Society exhibition. We entered work in the Yr7 to Yr8 as well as the Yr9 to Yr11 category.

Stunning Exhibits!

Historically we have performed very well as a school and taken many first place prizes. On the following page you can see our current pupil winners.

Mrs Kinteh Curriculum Leader for Art

Picture left by Ehren Grew

Picture above by Amy Lines and left by

Harriet Cross

Liam Joyce - 1st Prize

Joseph Puddick - 2nd Prize

Kathryn Robertson - 2nd Prize

Wendy Offord - 3rd Prize Maya Bradshaw - 2nd Prize

Just a few of our students having a ‘musical‛ time.

Please read on for a personal account from one of E g g a r ‛ s students.

Sunday 9 th July

At 2:15pm we arrived at school and helped to move the musical

equipment around. When the bus came we loaded it up and at 3:00pm we left. The coach was quite cool. It had a heater, air conditioning, 2 TV’s with DVD players, curtains, lights and even a toilet! We then drove for a couple of hours to Dover for the ferry. We got on the ferry and after a bit, we were allowed to wander around. In the shop, I didn’t buy much but some people bought loads. I’ll probably get my souvenirs in Austria!

After the ferry ride, we got back on our coach and kept on driving only making a few stops.

Monday 10 th July

We travelled on the coach for absolutely ages! 26 hours in fact! (A lot of people were asleep for most of the journey!) We watched a lot of films and videos too. When we finally got to the Youth Hos­ tel… well, it was brilliant! It was quite big and a large swimming pool was waiting for us! There was also a park and a mas­ sive field to play football on.

As soon as we got off the coach we relaxed on the grass. Then we were told our rooms. After we had all got sorted, we went for a swim in the pool.

Tuesday 11 th July

Today we went to the ice caves! We travelled in the coach for a bit and then walked for ages up to the cable­car station. When we got on the cable­car, there was a massive thump (which lots of people screamed at.) and then we sped off up the mountains really quickly.

Next we had to get up to the caves. There were 1400 steep steps inside the cave! When we were about to go in, some people were given candle­lamps to hold. When the man opened the door, a gust of icy wind swooped out and we all leaped back. As soon as we were about to go in, another gigantic, freezing wind came at us. I could hardly breathe and I nearly fell over!

Anyway, when we got inside the man said that the temperature was ­6° and that was in summer! There were loads of amazing ice sculptures inside and sometimes the man lit them up so that they went turquoise. By the end, we were all absolutely freezing. My legs and arms were shaking all over! When we got down to the coach, we ate lunch and then set off for St. Gilgen for our first concert!

It was great listening to the Big Band and it was fun singing to the public. Once the concert had finished, we all had ice­creams and then drove back to the hostel to spend the evening at lei­ sure. We weren’t allowed to make too much noise because there is a law that after 10:00pm anyone who is making a lot of noise can be fined or even taken to jail!

Wednesday 12 th July

Today we spent most of the day doing the best thing ever… SHOPPING!!! I bought lots of presents and things and then visited an enormous fortress which is the biggest in Europe!

Later, we went to a really posh park to do our second concert but guess what happened… It rained! (This is how it happened :)

The band were setting up and were just about to play when it drizzled a little, but Mr Farris said, “Oh, it’s only a bit of rain, we’ll be fine. Just start to play!”

But then it started to thunder really loudly and it absolutely chucked it down! There was a mad rush as every­ one tried to pack everything up so that it didn’t get wet. Luckily, I didn’t get as wet as some others because I was flat against a tree keeping some electri­ cal equipment dry!

When we got back, we had to unload the truck and get everything down in the cool cellar so that it could dry. Most people music pages were splodges of black ink at the end though!

Thursday 13 th July

Today we went to play our second concert. It was near the trick water gardens and some of ‘Sound of Music’ had been filmed there. There weren’t many people around but we still had a good time. All the electrical equipment was plugged in to one tiny socket in a wall and it looked a little rusty. No­one thought that anything could happen but we were soon wrong!

The Big Band were half­way through a song when suddenly, the power turned off! People had to keep on playing their solo’s until it was fixed but the audi­ ence didn’t really notice.

When we had finished the concerts, we went to the trick water gardens and had a fun, but wet, time! When we got in, we sat down on some stairs whilst the guide picked some volunteers to sit at a table. Suddenly, spurts of water flew up from the seats and the people got really wet!

We then wandered around the gardens hoping not to get caught, but by the end we were all absolutely soaked to the skin! At the end, we saw a stall and went to it to find out that some man had been sneaking about and had took photos of us in the gardens! We all crowded around trying to find ourselves and most of us got the photo as a souvenir.

After the gardens, we travelled back to the park that we went to on Wednesday and did a concert. There were hundreds of people there listening, including a Japanese group who asked us to stand next to them whilst they took photos! We sang all our songs and the band played everything they could. At the end we had a massive round of applause which we deserved after all!

Friday 14 th July

Unfortunately, today was our last day. We got onto the coach and departed for Calais. On the way, some of us got given little awards for special things that we had done. When we got back we unloaded the coach and went home. We were all pretty tired as sleeping on a coach isn’t as good as it may sound like.

The Austria tour was a great success. We all had loads of fun and we got a holiday as well! Hopefully you enjoyed reading about my experience and maybe you could join the Big Band or Chamber Choir. I would like to say thank you to Mr Farris and Miss Hampson for organising the tour and teaching us the songs, Miss Kinteh for taking all the photographs and everyone else for making the tour great.

By Harriet Granville – Jones, 8KN

This year we are teaching Double Art Vocational Studies for the second year. This exam is worth 2 GCSEs in Art and students are rewarded for behaving as professional artists. Our Year 11 students have recently completed a Poster Campaign Painting designed to be displayed at international airports to persuade tourists to be environmentally friendly. As a Specialist Science College this theme was especially suitable as a cross­curricular topic.

Mrs Kinteh.

Above by Jess Schonhut

11CH Left by

Zoe Kinsman 11AS

Congratulations to last year's Yr10 Art students who successfully completed a stunning collection of Batik banners for their GCSE coursework. The textile pieces were based on the work of the A r c h i t e c t a n d D e s i g n e r Hundertwasser.

These are currently being enjoyed on exhibition in the Art Department. Particular congratulations to Sarah Carter (our Head Girl 2006­7) who has been working independently to complete her GCSE in Art afterschool and at week­ ends without attendance to classes. Mrs Kinteh.

Shaun Harrison

11AS Katie

Minnett 11MB

Bethany Arnott 11CH

Katie Wyeth, Lucy Ellis & Amy Pullinger, 8SMo

Our new Year 8 students working as Y7’s in the last days of July. Their final art experience was with ‘Architecture Workshops’. Each tutor group worked for 2 periods on two of the hottest days of the year to make a piece of sculpture influenced by a bridge.

They began by making tetrahedrons individually and then worked in teams to make their bridges. They chose the beam or cantilever bridge techniques. Good fun was had by all in this problem solving experience.

Mrs Kinteh

Ben Ulrich, Ryan Butcher, James Bevis & Carlos Alveras, 8REo

James Mealing, Abi Boyce, Seb James & Charlie Smith, 8REo

Mollie Eccott, Anthony Beard & Sophie Cook, 8SMo

Luke Jackson

&

Lee Ellis 8SMo

Year‛s 7, 8 & 9

Every Monday

AFTER SCHOOL 15:20 - 16:20

Cost 50p per Session to cover materials

Please come & join us. We look forward to

seeing you

Making Music

Luke Watts

Eggar’s School is lucky enough to be hosting a full Javanese Gamelan set during the autumn term and pupils from across the school have had the opportunity to attend workshops.

Alex Jarvis, Laura Strudwick & Kim Newman

Gamelan music is the traditional music of Indonesia and this set was hand crafted in Java before arriving in the country. Each ins trument is wonder fu l l y decorated in green and gold paint and the overall effect of the music is very hypnotic.

Pictured here are pupils from Year 7 learning a Javanese piece called Ricik Ricik which literally trans­ lates as ‘light rain’ – quite apt for this time of year!

A wonderful start to the year I feel. Well done, Year 10!

Congratulations are also in order for James Luff. He not only won the Fantasy Football competition 2005­2006 for Year 10 but succeeded in coming second overall at Eggar's. The first place was taken by Mr Laycock, our Head of Department for P.E. and more importantly of course, a Year 10 tutor. So great success for Year 10 and James in this competition. Well done, James. Let's go for gold this year!

As Year Leader for Year 10 it was my pleasure to observe some of the options lessons earlier this term. The atmosphere in the classrooms was active and productive with all students on task. I have also had feedback from certain Year 10 individuals that the change in timetable and focus this year has been an exciting and enjoyable one. I have to agree with them and I am proud to note that this progression has shown how Year 10 are becoming mature and independent learners and I look forward to watching them flourish in the next two years.

Welcome to year 10 where an exciting and challenging time is ahead of us.

I would also like to welcome our new students to Eggar's School and these are: Charles Hudson 10KMc, Charlie Groves 10CB, Joshua Cole 10MR, Chelsea Freemantle 10SL, Emma Nutbeem 10SKi, Aaron Dalton 10CB and Roksana Brzostek 10MR. Well done in your smooth transition into life at Eggar's and I am confident that you will rise to every challenge ahead and be as successful as the rest of our Y10.

James Luff 10MR

1st in Year 2nd in School

Fantasy Football

10SW decided to raise money to buy equipment for Badrudeen School in Gambia. Each pupil was given a Smartie Tube to fill with money earned by doing small tasks for their parents and neighbours. The collection covered three weeks, at the end of which 10SW had collected £67.29. Dale Wingrave managed to raise the most, £12.00, a very good achievement in such a short time. Well done to all those in 10SW who managed to raise some money for a very worthy cause.

The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures

The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures are broadcast each year on television, they are aimed at an audience of 11 years plus and are very entertaining, especially with audience participation. This year the theme is “THE NUM8ER MY5TRIES”, the five lectures are being given by Marcus du Sautoy, professor of mathematics at Oxford University. He has applied his mathematical genius to his local football team, since he re­numbered their team shirts with prime numbers they have had great success on the pitch. The lectures will be televised on Channel 5, one a day, immediately after Christmas Day at about 19:15. The five lectures are titled “The curious incident of the never­ending numbers”, “The story of the elusive shapes”, “The secret of the winning street”, “The case of the un­crackable code” and “The quest to predict the future”. If, though, your child would like to attend any of the lectures which are on 15 th December through to 22 nd December at The Institute of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, London then please ask your son / daugh­ ter to see Mrs Woodward in the Maths Department for an information leaflet.

On 1 st October 2006 travelled to Newcastle to take part in the Great North Run. The run is 13.1 miles long. There were 50,000 people taking part including some people in wheelchairs and some from other countries. Many people were dressed in fancy dress or running to raise money for charities. I ran for a charity called CLIC Sergeant who provide support to families of children suffering from cancer, CLIC Sergeant are particularly special as they have support Charlotte Adams in my form and her family. I completed the run in 1 hour 59 minutes and 52 seconds and have raised £712! I had a brilliant day and really enjoyed the atmosphere and taking part in the race (even though I got overtaken by a banana!!). I would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who supported me.

Mr Laycock (10SL)

The Department has sought to increase the variety of activities offered to students. I am pleased to announce we have obtained funding for POP Lacrosse club (Thursdays after school), a girl’s basketball coach (Wednesday after school) and Mr Gibb has successfully launched girls tag rugby (Wednesday after school). Re­ member to keep your eye on the Ex­ tra Curricular Activities list for new clubs starting after half term!

Thank you to all students who have given of their time to represent the school and a special thank you to all staff who have given up their time to enrich the lives of Eggar’s students.

Mr Laycock

This term has been a very busy term for our football, rugby and netball squads. We have entered both the local district leagues and a new Perins partnership league. Our squads are performing well and are achieving some success in particular; U16 rugby unbeaten in the district league, Year 7 football squad unbeaten in the dstrict league and Year 8 football squad unbeaten in the partnership league.

Will parents please be aware that we cannot take responsi­ bility for personal belongings in school. School is an open public place and if your child brings any personal belong­ ings, including such items as musical instruments, mobile phones etc. to school they must either be locked away in their lockers or handed into Reception.

Thank you to everyone who contrib­ uted to either the Sainsbury or Tesco voucher collection last term. We achieved the grand total of almost 23,000 Sainsbury vouchers and 11,000 Tesco vouchers.

Some of the sports equipment i.e. 4 multipurpose goals, 2 pumps and activity skittles have already arrived but we are now eagerly awaiting 6 sets of kit for use by our competing games teams.

The Tesco vouchers have been “banked” for use in next year’s promotion as the choice of suitable

Items was very limited. This means that we should be able to acquire a new camcorder for use by both pupils and staff.

We are currently collecting Tesco vouchers for even more free sports equipment, so if you have any please send them in. As usual the collection box is sited in the LRC.

Once again, thank you to everyone who has supported us in these collections. It is very much appreciated by everyone, especially the PE department.

Mrs Helen Penning­ ton,

As part of our school behaviour management system after school detentions will always be held on a Thursday. This new practice takes effect after half term. The detention will be set by the class teacher, will be for a duration of either half an hour or one hour and will be supervised by a senior member of staff and a Year Leader. A letter will be sent home to you advising you of the reason for the detention and the date it has been set. We welcome your support in discussing your child’s behav­ iour and enforcing their respon­ sibilities in the classroom.

• Location – Eggar’s Secondary School • Advert Reference Number (please quote location above) • £5.94 per hour • Approximately an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon during school term­time.

We’re looking for members of the community who can demonstrate traffic awareness, a sense of responsibility and a commitment to making our roads safer for children. You’ll carry out the important role of ensuring the safety of children on the way to and from school.

A 50% retainer is paid during the school holidays and a uniform is provided. Job sharing is possible and we would also like to hear from people who could be available to work at short notice to cover patrol sites when the permanent School Crossing Patrol Officer is absent.

To find out more please contact the School Crossing Patrol team on 01962 846274.

If you have missed the closing date but are still interested please contact us to discuss this and other available vacancies.

Closing Date: 17 Nov 2006 Interview Date: w/c 27 Nov 2006

It has been a wonderful start to the term for the Year 7 students. They have settled in very quickly and have adapted to secondary school life with confidence and ease. There were one or two students who became lost at the beginning of term, looking for their next class. But now, the students know the layout of the school.

Adam Wheeler Head of Year 7

Well done to Gemma Brown (7CG). She won a local art competition in Basingstoke. She received £25 worth of book tokens. Congratulations!

Liam Ciara, 7OW, Connor Rimmell

7JH, Kimberley

Newman 7NCa and

Amy Campbell, 7OW

The above passed their stage 2 Cycling Safety Skills Test

during July this year. Well done to

them!

Sporting news

The Year 7 Boys football team are unbeaten in the Aldershot District League with a 5 – 0 win over Frogmore School and an emphatic 10 – 0 victory over Connaught School. Tom Arnot (7NCa), Jethro Barnsley (7NCa) and Tom Markham (7JW) in particular have contributed well with eye­catching performances.

Kamari Akers (7OW) passed her Grade 5 music exam. This is a wonderful achievement as Grade 5 is normally taken by students aged 15 or 16. Well done!!

Miss Sally Carter, PE Teacher, has been very impressed with the Year 7 girls involved with netball. They have shown signs of great promise!!

Alice Hillier, 7NCa, goes to Alton Trampolining Club at Alton Sports Centre. There has r e cen t l y been a

competition which Alice took part in and was lucky enough to come second in the under 13’s category!

On Sunday 1st October 2006 Lauren entered the South East Area Ballroom Competition for the under 13’s. The standard was very high! She was one of 12 dancers to go through, out of the South East Area, for the Nationwide finals to be held next Easter at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Lauren will be partnered with a former Eggar’s pupil Laura Allen.

Lauren

Eade,

7NCa

Well done to Anna Roberts (7CG). She won 1 st prize at a Junior Horse Riding Championship in the United States!

Uncovered What’s happening at the Science College?

Dates for your diary of DECEMBER 2006

8 th of DE­

CEMBER 2006

SIR ISAAC NEWTON IS COMING TO EGGAR’S!!

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Meet Sir Isaac Newton is a fast moving, often hilarious, yet hugely informative one­man­show conceived, written and directed by Johnny Ball , “Think of a Number” etc. and performed by the actor and former science teacher David Hall, English Shakespeare Co, the BBC's Big Toe Radio Show, Blue/Orange in London's West End and the

Young Vic Theatre in London."

He will be here on the 7 th of November The tickets for the evening show will be available closer

to the date.

bettermaths.co.uk Tel 08450 6 MATHS (62847) info@bettermaths.co.uk

MATHS GCSE – IMPORTANT CHANGES by Andrew Kuttner, bettermaths Alton

Starting with those pupils who have just embarked on their maths GCSE (mostly year 10's), the "benchmark" grade C is now accessible by all.

The maths GCSE will be streamlined from 3 to 2 tiers (Intermediate tier being dropped) and grade C will be available on Foundation.

The importance of this move is alluded to by the QCA in its letter to school heads:

As achieving the “benchmark” grade C opens so many more opportunities in further­education and employment “foundation” students I work with are now so much more motivated in their maths studies.

Mathematics plays a significant part in everyday life and a two­tier mathematics GCSE will be a positive step towards increasing post­16 take up of mathematics qualifications. It is right that we inspire, encourage and motivate young people in their studies by providing everyone with the opportunity, if their work deserves it, to gain a grade C in GCSE mathematics.

After­school MATHS classes at Alton Community Centre

Combining ongoing development of core numeracy skills with study of topics which have a calculation focus.

Multi­sensory learning benefits all students, especially those with learning difficulties.

For information call Andrew on 01420 89405

or click on www.bettermaths.co.uk

The beginning of the new academic year 2006­07 year was a very busy time in Finance and many thanks to all of you who sent payments to school so promptly.

When making payments to the school for trips, music, transport etc please ensure that they are placed in a sealed envelope, clearly labelled with your child’s name and tutor group. Also please mark for whose attention the envelope is destined and which trip etc. Envelopes should be handed directly to a member of the Reception team – no money should be left on the Reception desk. Cheques should be made payable to “Eggar’s School” and should bear your child’s name on the reverse, especially if their surname differs from that of yourself.

In addition, for security reasons, please do not send large amounts of cash to school with your child. For parents who do not hold a cheque book account, please bring cash directly to the School Reception, where a receipt will be issued. If you have not already done so, you may like to take advantage of your standing order facilities currently in operation for music and transport payments. For purchases of pens, pencils and planners etc from Reception, please send small units of cash, as the changing of large notes can often be difficult.

To parents using the Grayshott, Rowledge and Liss coaches please ensure, as per contracts, that payment is made direct to the school, on the first day of each month/term. This would facilitate the administration of the transport accounts and consequently help to keep costs to parents down.

Due to the overwhelming demand for pupils receiving music lessons we politely request that payment is sent to school promptly, upon receipt of renewal letters, which are mailed in the second half of each term, requesting payment in advance of the next term. Currently, we have a waiting list in operation for many instruments, and pupils may lose their place if payment is not received on time. All cancellations for music tuition must be sent to the Finance Office in writing or by email to vweston@eggars.hants.sch.uk

Your co­operation in these matters is greatly appreciated.

We hope you have an enjoyable half term break!

The Finance Team

School Calendar 2006/2007 – Dates for your diary

Autumn Term

November 1 Y11 Drama mock GCSE 2 Y11 Drama mock GCSE 2 Y10 Curriculum & work experience info evening 18:30 3 Careers Fair 7 Science evening community event (Sir Isaac Newton) 8 Parents drop­in session – in Library, 17:30 – 18:30 13 Y11 Mock MFL orals all week 16 Presentation Evening for GCSE Certificates

17 Y8 Citizenship Day 20 Y11 Art Mock GCSE 21 Y11 Art Mock GCSE 22 Y10 Modular Science Exams 23 Y11 Repeat Module Science 28 Y11 Mock Art GCSE 29 Y11 Mock Art GCSE 30 Y11 Mock Examinations begin

December Advent Carol Service 19.00 – 20.00 pm 8 Y10 visit to Lille

Y9 Science special event – Shock, Awe & Inspire 13 Senior Citizen’s Party 13.30 – 16.30 14 Yuletide Concert in School Hall ­ 19.00 pm 15 ACADEMIC REVIEW DAY – One to one meetings with pupil’s tutor &

parents throughout the school day Careers Fair in the Hall

18 Y9 Reports to parents 19 School Closes for Christmas

Spring Term 3 INSET DAY January 2007 11 Y9 Options Evening

18 Y9 Parents Evening 24 Y7 Citizenship Day 25 Y10 Double Awards GCSE Mock Art 26 Y10 Double Awards GCSE Mock Art

February 1 Drugs information Evening for parents ­ 18:00 2 Y8 visit to National Gallery 5 Y8 Exam week 5 Music GCSE final performances in hall 6 Music GCSE final performances in hall 8 Y7/8 Valentine Disco 19:00 ­ 21:00 13 Y11 Double GCSE Art 14 Y11 Double GCSE Art 15 Y10/11 GCSE RS trip to Poland for 3 days 15 Y11 Parents Evening 16:00 ­ 19:00 16 INSET DAY

19 ­ 23 HALF TERM 28 Parents drop­in session in LRC

17 Non­Uniform Day