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Friday 3rd July 2020

Headteacher’s Weekly Review

I am writing this as Gavin Williamson is answering questions at the press conference. I am turning into my dad

- I am shouting abuse at my mobile phone on my desk as I watch the press conference live. My dad shouted

at football on television. Not that then as In this case, it made a difference!

I have been reading the guidance throughout the day and in truth don’t quite yet see a way through - I will

but just not today.

I wholeheartedly and with every fibre of my being believe that it is the right ambition to bring all children back.

I also understand that the government guidance is an attempt to mitigate the risks associated with

coronavirus as effectively as possible. However, the logistics are, as a colleague head said, mindboggling. I

will be meeting with my staff and the Senior Leadership Team tomorrow and over the course of next week to

work out a plan so that we can welcome back all our students. I will share with you as soon as I have a plan.

I wasn’t going to write about coronavirus at all this week - I had racked my brain to try to be more interesting

and came up with the idea of “The Soundtrack to My Life”. I was inspired on my way to school by Hi Ho Silver

Lining on the radio. Always played at the end of 1970s school discos.

I then began to think of songs that had punctuated my life. I also wondered if there was a particular song,

released because of the current pandemic - but couldn’t think of one.

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My list is a fairly middle of the road one and not likely to impress any of you and so I will save that delight for

another week. Don’t be disappointed I am not sharing and when you think that the soundtrack started well,

with me, at age 3 or 4 singing along to my parents copy of the Beatles ‘She Loves You’ but then progressed to

the purchase of my first single - Colonel Hathi’s March from the Jungle Book - you are not missing much.

The purchase of the single was an epic experience and one repeated often. A visit to a privately owned

record shop, Ard Radio in Great Junction Street, Leith, where we could browse through singles and albums. It

wasn't like the uber cool shops in Camden - my dad shopped in it! It was however a tactile, sensory

experience - all squashed in a tiny shop and squeezing past each other to rummage through the stock. I

remember queues outside when the Bay City Rollers released ‘Rollin’ (I told you my soundtrack would not

impress).

I also remember my sister was with me (and our parents) and she chose ‘Here Comes the Diddy Men’. The

choice of record is not the issue (for some of you it might be). Anyone who is an older brother or sister will

probably get my irritation here. My first single, almost a rite of passage and she, two years four months and

eleven days younger got her record at the same time!! I had to wait until I was 16 to get my ears pierced - she

got hers on the same day! I have lots of examples.

My sister and I shared a bedroom and my mum had decided I could stay up slightly later than my sister. It

didn’t go down well and after cleaning her teeth and heading to bed, my sister popped her head round the

living room door and announced that when she was older she would have a baby girl, call it Debbie and

make her go to bed first! The trials and tribulations of growing up.

Children today are enduring a real trial and it is up to us, the adults to provide emotional security. Not always

easy, but it is our number one job.

One of the ways we have been preparing for the return of all students is to provide the opportunity for staff to

undertake training so that we can be designated a ‘Trauma Informed’ School. We are mindful of what the

lockdown experience may have been like for some of our students and so this will allow us to develop a

focused framework of support through both our pastoral care and curriculum provision.

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I am not sure what your plans are for this 4th July weekend but whatever is in store for you - stay safe.

Have a lovely weekend.

Debbie Smith

Headteacher

The nominations for this week’s Headteacher’s award are:

Headteacher’s Award

Friday 3rd July 2020

Alexander Hatherley B7 Imogen Shortt G4

Amelia Kibble B1 Isobel Crees Y8

Anna Heath B5 Jacob Thornton G2

Ava Baranova-Davies B7 Jayden Austin R8

Benjamin Catlin B3 Joe Davidson Y6

Benjamin Fox B9 Joshua Godfray G4

Bethan Lees Y5 Katie Sealey R3

Bianka Humnicka Y8 Katrina Gibson B9

Caitlin Tandy Y3 Keelan Farrell B1

Charley Grant B5 Lewis Cartwright B1

Connie Gaskill B8 Lily Faux B6

Conrad Matthews B1 Lola Holland B1

Daniel Figg Y3 Lola Steede G2

Danny Hlavenka G8 Luka Perovic B1

Dharma Mitchinson B8 Matilda Boyle R5

Eleanor Denton B2 Melissa Hooton R2

Elliott Aldridge Y4 Nokomis Rai R9

Elliott Ford Y4 Oliver Ward-Murphy B3

Elsie Score R1 Oskar Watson G5

Emily Karczewski G6 Paige Simpson Y9

Emma Batterbee B1 Prashant Gauchan G6

Ethan Tran R8 Shemsi Warboys B6

Fiona Lee Y5 Sophie Fournier Des Corats G3

Gail McRobbie R4 Tyeem Anthony G8

Gracie Young G5 Tyler Bailey Y6

Heather McRobbie R8 Wiktoria Poniatowska G8

Hollie Yates Y6

The winner is: Lola Steede

LGBT+ Pride marches and festivals are usually around this time every

year: they’re often more like celebration parties than political protests

Differences!

Everybody is different in their own way. This may be the way they talk, look and even their attitude, but this is what makes them unique. June is pride month, many people around the globe celebrate pride every year, if you do not know what pride is then here is an explanation:

Pride: this is celebrating people who are gay, bisexual, lesbian, asexual and many more. Although

many of these may seem like they are different words that mean the same thing, they actually are

quite different.

By Abbie Bampton — Year 7

For next term…

If you have a laptop or Chromebook with charger that you no

longer use and you would be prepared to donate it to school, we

would then distribute these to students to keep for use at home.

If you require further information, please call the school.

Thank you to those who have already donated laptops.

Year 12 Biology

It has been a delight to welcome Year 12 Biology students back into the

classroom over the last few weeks. It has allowed us the chance to put all the

online home learning into practise.

Last week students dissected a sheep heart and managed to understand

how the diagrams in the books look very different in real life! No one fainted

so think they will all make good surgeons in the future!

This week we moved on to a less messy plant practical! Students had to set up a

potometer to investigate rates of transpiration (amount of water that travels

through a plant). This caused a lot of frustration, as it all has to be set up

submerged in water without any air bubbles!

Brilliant work everyone!

Ms Harrison

Calling all students in Bailey, Gemini, Romer and Young!

Everyone can take part in this year's Sports Day. It's a 'Virtual Sports Day' and only one house will win.

Gemini currently hold the Sports Day Shield but can Romer, Bailey and Young catch them this year?

Compete for your house and everyone who enters and follows the instructions correctly will earn

points for their team.

The instructions are all on the PE Google Classrooms along with an entry form to submit once a chal-

lenge is completed either from home or at the local park. All entries MUST also submit video evidence

of the challenges being done as this is the fairest way to decide on the points awarded to each

house.

It is not compulsory to enter, however, Sports Day is always a big deal at Sandhurst School and this

may be the only time we ever run a 'Virtual Sports Day'. Please make an effort for your house and

complete at least one of the challenges.

Good luck and let the best house win!

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Challenges

Sprint Challenge - Get a partner to film you running a sprint. You will be awarded points

based on how fast you run over a reasonable distance.. The distance that you sprint can be

decided by you but to score the best points try to aim for between 75 and 200m. For a benchmark,

aim to run at least one length of a football pitch as fast as you can. Be sure to do a warm up first

including some jogging and stretching.

Long Distance challenge - Get a partner to film you running laps of a local park or

field. You should aim to run 800m to 1km. This would be approximately 3 laps of a large football

pitch.. Marks will be awarded based on how well you can maintain a fast running speed.

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Jump challenge - Set up the standing long jump in your garden or local park. Stand behind

a line and jump with two feet, landing with your feet together. The distance measured is from the start

line to the back of your heels. No run up is allowed and the jump must be performed from a standing

start. Use a tape measure to record your scores. Video evidence is required.

Throw challenge - Throw a ball into a bucket or a bin from a distance. The best and farthest

accurate throws will receive the highest points. You can set up the challenge however you want in

your garden or local park. All entries must have video evidence submitted.

Mr King

Chef of the Week

Georgia Kingsland – Cookie Monster Cake

Congratulations on completing the Level 2 Food Safety – Charlotte Clark

CHEF OF

THE WEEK

Mrs Jackson-Jones

Summer Bake Competition

Google Classroom Codes:

Students Staff Parents/Carers

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Chicken skewers and rainbow cake

made by Terri-Marie Gonning

Congratulations to Paige Simpson, Y9 who has won the runner up

prize for the Sainsbury’s banner competition. The theme was

positives to come out of Covid-19. Paige showed us a lovely

depiction of how communities have rallied together to help each

other in the wake of Covid-19.

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Anna Heath

Young Geographer of the Year

Competition 2020

Harry Boother

Lilia Balla

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Jacob Grinter

Maddy G-J

Oliver Ward-Murphy

Competition winner

Victoria Pinnell (R7) recently entered an art

competition organised by the Lexicon in Bracknell. They needed

people to create artwork featuring butterflies and Victoria

submitted this gorgeous butterfly.

Unsurprisingly, she was chosen as their winner and not only will

her creation feature in their butterfly display, but she’s also won a

£5O voucher.

Well done Victoria, we were so impressed by the quality of your

work, you fully deserve this!

Ms Dris and Mr Doree

CREATIVE WRITING SESSIONS ONLINE

Wokingham Library are now resuming the Igniting Writing

sessions remotely, for teens to dial in. Running these online

sessions will hopefully be a way to get young writers to come

together, share ideas and develop their storytelling, which is vital

when so many of their usual creative outlets and ways of

making friends are so restricted still.

The online Igniting Writing sessions are being held monthly, with the next one scheduled for Saturday 11th

July at 10:30am. If you want to join in, all you need to do is have a parent or guardian email Elizabeth

McDonald, the Wokingham Library Young People and Families Outreach Manager, with their name, age

and school, requesting to be part of the session. Elizabeth can be contacted on

[email protected] and she can then send them the link to dial in.

Writing challenges have also been posted on the club’s blog: https://ignitingwriting.tumblr.com/).

mailto:[email protected]

https://ignitingwriting.tumblr.com/

Well done from

Mrs Byron

and Mrs Marshall

ig Bang Digital 2020

Big Bang Digital 2020

Science, Engineering & Covid-19

Tuesday 14 July

Big Bang Digital 2020 – science, engineering & Covid-19 celebrates the amazing work of scientists and

engineers in a pandemic.

Mark it in your calendar for a day of inspiring online sessions to give young people a front row view of the

incredible contribution of scientists, healthcare professionals, engineers, technicians and students in

responding to Covid-19.

Join us as we hear from the people working to develop a vaccine, the teams involved in building the

Nightingale hospitals, those keeping transport networks going and the companies innovating to respond to

the UK ventilator challenge.

We’ll meet inventive young people supporting frontline efforts across the world, get an insight into the

environmental benefits of staying at home and celebrate healthcare heroes and learn how their jobs have

changed.

With interactive polls, live Q&A sessions with guests and associated activities throughout the day, there are lots

of ways to get involved and even prizes to be won!

SAVE THE DATE - MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW

Year 9 - Keelan Farrell Year 9 — Elliott ford

Year 9 — Danny Hlavenka Year 9 — Lola Holland

Art & Photography work of the week - 3rd July

Congratulations to the following students who have produced work of an exceptional

level. All students will be nominated for the Headteacher’s Award

Year 9 — Elsie Score Year 9 - Holly Yates

Year 9 — Eleanor Denton Year 9 — Daniel Figg




Year 9 — Kacey Hughes Year 9 — Kacey Hughes

Year 9 - Bethan Lees Year 9 - Isobel Crees




Year 9 - Melissa Hooton Year 9 - Luka Perovic

Year 9 - Matilda Boyle Year 9 - Paige Carr




Year 9 - Sophie Claydon Year 9 - Paige Simpson

Year 9 - Shannon Bell Year 9 - Isobel Mills




Year 7 — Ben Catlin Year 7 — Emma Batterbee

Year 7 — Jayden Austin Year 7 — Lewis Cartwright




Year 7 — Fiona Lee Year 7 — Gracie Young

Year 7 — Lily Faux Year 7 — Sophie Fournier Des Corats




Year 7 — Benjamin Fox Year 7 — Prashant Gauchan

Year 7 — Katrina Gibson Year 7 — Connie Gaskill




Year 7 — Oliver Ward-Murphy Year 7 — Alexander Hatherley

Year 7 — Bianka Humnicka Year 7 — Amelia Kibble




Year 7 — Gail McRobbie Year 7 — Wiktoria Poniatowska

Year 7 — Nokomis Rai Year 7 — Katie Sealey




Year 7 — Caitlin Tandy Year 7 — Jacob Thornton

Year 7 — Ethan Tran Year 7 — Shemsi Warboys




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