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5-9 OCTOBER

2015

B WEEK

Rugby, Netball, Fellrunning, Cross Country, Netball and Football!

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Thank you to everyone who played their part so wonderfully yesterday and helped show our school in such a positive light. Morning visitors were taken around the school by 8AMD who acted as very informative tour guides. The feedback we have received, both written and verbal, was extremely positive. Our parents always comment on how you all speak so articulately and proudly about your school. In the evening the displays in classrooms ranged from the scientific and fiery to the dramatic. We had entertaining and interactive displays in all our subject areas: an International Café, Friends of Ham feeding visitors to the MFL rooms, the National Rotary Club Young Chef Competition, a variety of sports on show, rehearsals for our school production ‘Oliver’ and our Science team brought science to life with entertaining and fact filled explanations of all things scientific. The Maths department created a human scatter graph, our CAD and ICT suites were full of students working hard and interested parents watching them design and create. Our Humanities team put on a whole host of activities from Facebook detecting to digging for artefacts in history. On a creative note, our art rooms were full of students and visitors taking part in the National Big Draw Competition...what an evening! So, thank you for your effort and positivity in making Ilkley Grammar School look so fantastic. Our visitors praised your maturity, your smartness, your courtesy and your smiles. You are our best advert; we know that we will yet again have high numbers of applicants for places in Year 7 for next September, and that will be largely down to you!

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Community Calendar What is the Community Cup? Throughout the year you will compete, with the other bands, in the Community Cup competition by earning Community points. Last year, I Band proudly lifted the Community Cup…will it be you this year? The tutor group contributing the most points in each year group will also be awarded the coveted ‘Super Tutor Group’ title.

How can I earn points for my Community? You can gain points in any of the community events or ongoing Year Group events such as the Year 7 Readathon, Year 8 Children in Need fundraising, Year 10 and 11 5 aside football and many more. You can also earn points by gaining your Bronze, Silver, Gold or even Platinum awards!

How many points do we get? This table show how many points it is possible for your band to achieve in each event.

That means if every student in your band gets a gold certificate you would earn 6000 extra points!

When will the events be?

Maximum Points Available to One Band KS3 Dodgeball 900

Whole School Community Quiz 300

Christmas Jumpers 300

Staff Tournament 300

Community Fundraising 300

KS3 Pancake Race 300

Community Afternoon 1500

Year 7 and 8 Hockey 600

Year 9 and 10 Rounders 600

KS3 Sports Day 900

TOTAL 6000

The following points are available when you gain your PB certificates

Bronze 5

Silver 10

Gold 15

Platinum 20

Headteacher’s Commendation 25

Term 1 w/b Monday October 5th

Year 7 Dodgeball

w/b Monday October 12th Year 8 Dodgeball

w/b Monday October 19th Year 9 Dodgeball

Wednesday 11th November School Community Quiz

Friday 11th December Christmas Jumper Day

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Term 2

Wednesday 27th January Community non-uniform day and

staff unihockey tournament

Tuesday 9th February KS3 Community Pancake Race

Friday 11th March Learning Community Afternoon

Term 3

Thursday 12th May Year 7 Hockey

Thursday 19th May Year 8 Hockey

Monday 4th July Year 10 Rounders

Wednesday 6th July Year 9 Rounders

Monday 11th July Sports Day

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Dinner Time Rota (No Bags in B Hall)

Sitting 1 12.30pm

Sitting 2 From 12.40pm

Sitting 3 Not before 12.45pm

Year 9 Packed Lunch Area: Social Area D Floor

Year 8 Packed Lunch Area:

M7

Year 7 Packed Lunch Area:

M3 and M5

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

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

Are You Doing Your Personal Best? Can I thank the vast majority of you for such a positive start to the year. Your challenge now is to maintain these high standards until July.

There have been some growing issues at lunchtime, that I want to resolve including litter and anti-social be-haviour.

Can I make it absolutely clear that all litter must be placed in a bin. You are responsible for clearing away your own area and leaving it as tidy as you found it. This is particularly important in the sandwich rooms, courtyard cafe, Year 11 Centre and B Hall.

The bag racks near the courtyard are for KS4 only, all KS3 bags need to be put in lockers. Your bag con-tains a valuable iPad and they will end up broken if you leave them around the site.

The lunchtime supervisor team are members of staff and have the right to put a comment in your plan-ner if you are behaving poorly. From this week there will be a lunchtime detention room in P6 that is open everyday. It will be staffed by the Leadership Team, and will be used for anyone causing serious problems, swearing or persistently challenging the rules of the school. All staff including the lunchtime supervisors can put you in the P6 room.

Mr Calvert

School Photographs Catch up sessions for school photos will take place on Friday 2nd October during Periods 3 and 4, sibling (family group) photos can also be taken during lunchtime.

Mr Rignall

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Have Your Say What do you think about in-form? Top of the class, needs to work hard-er...could do better? Have your say in how in-form looks in the future and answer this survey!

Sign Language Course The school is funding 15 places on a sign language course starting after half term. The course will run on Thursday lunchtimes between 12:35pm and 1:20pm in M12. We will meet on a weekly basis for the duration of 5 weeks; this will start on Thursday 12th November and finish on Thursday 10th December. You will need to bring a packed lunch to ensure a prompt start for each session.

If you would like to take advantage of this excellent opportunity then please e-mail your full name, tutor group and a sentence or two about why you wish to take part, to: victoria.brides@ilkleygrammarschool.com.

An expression of interested must be received before Wednesday 7th October. Places are limited so act fast! Miss Brides

Some of our Post 16 Business and Economic students attended the ‘Thrive Yorkshire’ event at The Craiglands Hotel last week. The event is in its second year and is a Business Growth Conference.

The event included a Q&A session about ‘Positive Image’ led by Tina Boden, co-founder of Enterprise Rockers with our A Level students. It was a terrific opportunity for our students to see the variety of businesses in the Yorkshire region. The curriculum links to branding and marketing in the presentation have enabled students to really see how these principles operate in the community. Hopefully the speakers and the event in general gave them a taste what goes on in the world of small business.

Mr Comiskey

Thrive Yorkshire

Sign Language Course 12 Nov—10 Dec

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The Write Stuff Newly published crime fiction writer, Alison Baille, talked to students in our creative writing club this week. Alison, accompanied by her friend Rowena Harbour, are both ex Ilkley Grammar School students from the class of '65. They were thrilled to be back and delighted to take questions from our budding young writers. Alison talked about her inspiration for her novel 'Sewing the Shadows Together' which gets its title from a line in DH Lawrence's poem 'Bat'. She first came across the poem in an English lesson at the school!

As Alison and Rowena walked back to reception they commented on how intelligent and perceptive the students were in asking their questions. Amongst other memories, Alison also reminisced how her older sister had once rescued Alan Titchmarsh from the school swimming pool!

Mr Colman

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Congratulations to our Year 8 rugby team who played at Upper Wharfedale School in the WRSRS on Monday night. The scores were: IGS 5 Vs 15 Bingley Grammar School IGS 0 Vs 10 Ermysteads Grammar School IGS 40 Vs 15 Wharfedale School IGS 15 Vs 0 Settle School

The full squad were: Isaac Luffman (8MEH), Tom Hagan (8RRG), Harry Firth (8PO), Ed Riley (8PO), Ed Earle (8PO), Lewis Pemberton (8AMD), Henry Stoddart (8RRG), Oliver Hall (8AMB), Rhys Samuel (8LNR), Finn Blythe (8PO), Harry Constantine (8ELC), Nathan Coones (8AMD), Jamie Sykes (8AMB), Tom McMaster (8ELC), Flinn Gilroy (8PO), Ed Bulloch (8AMD) and Kian Kirkbright (8AMD).

Well done to our Year 7 football team who played their first central venue fixture on Monday night. Their first match against St Mary's School, Menston ended 1-0 in our favour with a brilliant finish from Thomas Dover (7AWD). The team then played Abbey Grange and, even with 2 fantastic goals from Captain Jacob Thompson (7VEC) and Thomas Dover, lost 4 - 2. The final match had the team back on a strong foot where they were victorious against Horsforth 2- 1 with two goals from Ben McNulty (7FEA).

Congratulations to all involved: Olli Bentley (7JWK), Louis Carter (7DJJ), Jacob Thompson (7VEC), Jake Kapur (7AWD), Rico Lee (7AWD), Thomas Dover (7AWD), Luke Crompton (7DJJ), Ben McNulty (7FEA), Angus Twigger (7JWK), Sam Connolly (7JWK), and Charlie Smith (7AW).

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Congratulations to our Cross Country team who started their season on Wednesday 23rd September at the annual Bingley Harriers Cross Country Challenge. Some of our students were trying cross country racing for the first time and by all accounts, really enjoyed it.

There was some notable performances from Bernadette Raven (8PO) 7th in the Year 7/8 girls race, Dominic Coy (9SP) 4th in the Year 9/10 boys race and Bethan Morley (9PDH) 1st in the Year 9/10 race. The full list of results can be found below:

The next cross country is on Wednesday 7th October for all year groups. This will be a great opportunity for any Year 7s who wish to run, please contact Mr Carr if you are interested.

Year 7 and 8 Girl's Race

Pos No Name Time

7 430 Bernadette Raven (8PO) 10.29

12 433 Ella Hammond (8ELC) 10.53

16 434 Ella Shuttleworth (8AMB) 11.20

23 432 Katie Meredith (8RRG) 11.46

Year 7 and 8 Boys Race

Pos No Name Time

13 509 Reuben Foster (8ELC) 9.45

14 512 Archie Minto (8AMB) 9.48

26 517 Oliver Hall (8AMB) 10.22

28 511 Tom Jackson (8AMB) 10.26

29 515 Harvey Stapleton (8RRG) 10.27

30 518 Archie Lambert (8AMD) 10.35

Year 9 and 10 Girl’s Race

Pos No Name Time

1 609 Bethan Morley (9PDH) 9.07

9 610 Rachel Scott (9PDH) 10.41

11 611 Elise Crabtree (9DSF) 12.41

12 612 Kara Milligan (9PDH) 13.38

Year 9 and 10 Boy’s Race

Pos No Name Time

4 711 Dominic Coy (9SP) 8.16

6 710 Oscar Stapleton (10CW) 8.42

7 709 Joe Haigh (10LV) 8.48

18 707 Jack Strother (10LV) 9.38

19 708 Joe Strother (10JPC) 9.42

22 712 Arran Burnett (9HED/KE) 9.50

Year 9 and 10 Girl's Team Result Pos Team Counters Total

1 Ilkley GS [1, 9, 11] 21

Year 7 and 8 Boy's Team Result Pos Team Counters Total

5 Ilkley GS [13, 14, 26] 53

9 Ilkley GS B [28, 29, 30] 87 Year 9 and 10 Boy's Team Result

Pos Team Counters Total

2 Ilkley GS [4, 6, 7] 17

6 Ilkley GS B [18, 19, 22] 59

Year 7 and 8 Girl’s Team Result Pos Team Counters Total

4 Ilkley GS [7, 12, 16] 35

Left to right: Kara Milligan, Elise Crabtree, Bethan Morley and Rachel Scott

Bethan Morley on the podium

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Well done to our senior netball teamed who played in the Bradford District Netball Tournament last week. The Senior A Team (Year 13) won all of their games, and the Senior B team (Year 12) only lost to the Senior A team. Both teams beat Bradford Grammar School and played fantastically throughout all games. The girls impressed everyone with their performances.

Senior A Team – Winner Senior B Team – Runners-up The full squad were: Rosie Shouler-Harris (13JLI), Eleanor Pilling (11JLF), Grace Malir (13JLI), Alex Murray (11CT), Amelia Fowler (13DXB), Johanna Murray (13JLI), Hollie Morris (13PC), Ella Glover (12LCM), Lucy Jacques (12LCM), Bella Forbes (12SLG), Laura King (12SLG), Cara Woods (12SSS), Milly Horn (12LCM), Eva Atraszkiewicz (12RN), Harriet Jackson (12LCM) and Maya Booton (12AJK).

What a Difference a Fortnight Makes! Congratulations to our Year 9 rugby team who played 4 matches in the White Rose Schools’ Rugby Se-ries on Tuesday night. The result was a real turnaround from their last matches 2 weeks ago, when they played the same opponents but struggled to show their true ability. The results on Tuesday were: IGS 35 v 0 Settle School IGS 25 v 15 Bingley Grammar School IGS 20 v 5 South Craven School IGS 25 v 10 Ermysteads (2wks ago South Craven beat us 50-0)

Well done to Jonathan Kelly (9PB) who scored his first ever try for IGS after only starting to play rugby 3 weeks ago. It was brilliant to see such determination and resilience in our team, they didn’t give up and proved the path to success is to ‘try and try’ again...true Yorkshire grit!

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Well played to our Year 10 football Team who played Guiseley last Thursday, they were vic-torious IGS 6—2 Guise-ley...great start to the season boys!

Congratulations to Sam Naylor (11HGW) who took part in the recent Ilkley Triathlon. Sam raced in the team event and took on the challenge of the swim leg. He finished the swim in a time of 6mins 27.8 seconds, which included 2 extra, unrequired lengths, swimming 550m instead of 500m. Sam recorded the second fastest swim time (by 0.15 seconds) and would have been the fastest swimmer if he had swum the 500m required!

Well done to Jemima Elgood (12RN), Sarah Pickering (12TG), Lucy Williamson (13DK), Lucy Jacques (12LCM) and Joanne Williamson (13EM) who took part in the English Schools’ Fellrunning Championship at Calder High School , Mytholmroyd on Sunday 27th September. They ran superbly well and finished as follows:

Position M/F Position Name Time

24 5 Jemima Elgood 0:43:03.3

30 7 Sarah Pickering 0:44:47.7

33 10 Lucy Williamson 0:47:03.4

35 12 Lucy Jacques 0:48:17.3

46 18 Joanne Williamson 0:52:50.1

Left to right: Lucy Williamson (13DK), Sarah Pickering (12TG), Jemima Elgood (12RN), Lucy Jacques (12LCM) and Joanne Williamson (13EM

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

B SPORT CLUBS

MONDAY

5th

October

U16 + Senior Netball training (SB) - Cancelled

Y11 Football @ IGS. 3-4.30pm. (SP)

Sports’ Leader Training Dodgeball @ Gym – (PB) 3.15-4.30

Y9 Football CV2 @ PGHS. (MWC)

Y7 Rugby WRSRS @ IRUFC

Senior A Netball V Beckfoot – Away.

TUESDAY

6th

October

U12 + U13 Netball training (FA) - Cancelled

Rugby Training Years 7-10 @ IRUFC (ACF)

Football Y7 @ IGS fields 3.15-4.30. (RB)

Football Y9 @ IGS fields 3.15-4.30 (MWC) Cancelled

Y9, 10, 11, 12 Girls Hockey @ BRHC (JH)

Sports’ Leaders’ 3.15-5.15PM

Y8 Football Training (Squad Only) @ IGS. 3.00- 4.30. Y10 Rugby V WRSRS @ Guiseley. Meet 3.20 - 4.00 KO

WEDNESDAY

7th

October

U13+U15 Indoor Cricket Boys + Girls. PB 2.30 – 4.30 (PB)

Y11, 12, 13 mixed hockey. Sportshall, 12.30-1.15pm. (JH)

Y7 Football CV2 @ IGS 3.00. (RB)

Cross Country @ Cliffe Castle meet @ 1.15pm. (MWC)

Synchronised Swimming. 2.15-3.20. (SG)

Rugby Training Y11 – 1XV @ IRUFC. (ACF)

THURSDAY

8th

October

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

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

Y7 +8 RUGBY @ IRUFC 3.30-5pm (ACF, MWC)

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

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

Sports’ Leaders’ 3.15-5.15PM

Y11 Football V St Marys @ IGS 3.45 KO

Y9 + Y10 Rugby Away @ South Craven. Meet at 2.45- 3.30 KO

U15 Netball Tournament @ Bradford Grammar. Meet at 2:30. 1XV Rugby @ King Edward Vll School. Meet at 1.15- 4.oo KO

Y11 Rugby V Northallerton @ IRUFC. Yorkshire Cup

FRIDAY

9th

October

Sports’ Leaders’ @ BRHC 3.15-5.00 PM

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Lunch Menu

Week Two

MON TUES WED THU FRI

Classic Fish Pie with

Cheesy Mash

Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding

Herb Crusted

Pork Steak

Battered Fish, Tartar sauce and

Lemon Wedges

Fajita Wraps

Choose From Cajun

Chicken, Mixed Bean

Chilli or Crispy

Chicken All Served with

Salsa, Soured Cream,

Nachos & Mexican Rice

Veggie Pumpkin Risotto

Veggie Leek and Brie

Stuffed Pancake

Veggie Mediterrane

an Vegetable Pasta bake

Veggie Tomato,

Mozzarella & Basil Stack

Honey Roast Carrots

Cauliflower

Cheese

Roast Potatoes Steamed Broccoli

Baby Corn

Roast Autumn

Vegetables Savoy

Cabbage

Chips Mushy Peas

Baked Beans

Classic Bolognese

Chilli Con

Carne Rice Pot

Chicken Tikka Rice Pot

Herby

Tomato Pasta Pot

Ricotta Tortellini

Sweet and

Sour Chicken Noodle Pot

Five Bean Chilli Rice

Pot

Chicken Cacciatore Pasta Pot

Vegetable Stir Fry

Noodle Pot

Pasta Carbonara

Tomato

Leek and Potato

Tomato

Leek & Potato

Tomato

Cheese & Ham Panini

Margherita

Pizza

Margherita Pizza

BBQ Chicken

Wrap

Pizza Style Panini

Cheese and Ham Toastie

Margherita Pizza

Tikka Flat

Bread

Selection of Pizzas & Panini’s

All mains are now £1.85 and served

with as much salad and fruit as you can

eat

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Breakfast Menu

Croissant - 95p Doughnut/Iced Finger - 75p

Toast - 25p Cereal Bars - 65p

Cereal and Milk - £1.20

Fruit Pots - 75p Fruit - 25p

Yogurt Pot - 75p Fruit Juice - 75p

Fresh Fruit Bar - £1.00

Bacon Sandwich - 95p Cheese Muffin - 50p

Filled Bagel - 95p Filled Flatbread - 95p

Porridge - £1.20

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B10 B12 B13 B14

4.30pm

Using degrees in the Sports Industry & Football Business

Hospitality and the wider careers

Careers in Aviation and the Travel & Tourism Industries

Varying Roles as a Therapist

UCFB Marriott The Aviation Academy NHS

5.00pm

Change & innovation in IT

Vocational Sport Courses

Engineering in the modern world

Careers as a medical consultant, how to become a doctor

Skipton Building Society Craven College Spooner Industries NHS

5.30pm

Apprenticeships - The new modern apprenticeships explained

CILEX – How to get into the legal profession

Careers within a leading E-Learning Company – Virtual College

Modern Nursing Careers in the NHS

Craven College

6.00pm Biomedical Science & Biological Research

Financial Services Careers

UCAS— The process explained

Non-clinical roles in the NHS

University of Leeds Halifax Leeds University NHS

6.30pm IT Architecture Explained

Accountancy Today Product Design Careers Careers in Health & Social Care

Skipton Building Society Armstrong Watson Jonathan Carey Design Craven College

The Careers Fair

and Aspirations

Event Wednesday 7

th October

4.30 -7 pm.

Please see the schedule of times and rooming for the Aspiration Presentations – there are still some spaces available for you to reserve. We look forward to welcoming you all to this event and experience this excellent opportunity to gain an insight into many careers and the different entry routes into them. Independent careers Advisers will be available in the Lower Library throughout the event

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The Science of Everyday Life: Marty Jopson Have you ever wondered why ice floats and water is such a freaky liquid? Or why chillies and mustard are both hot but in different ways? Or why microwaves don’t cook from the inside out?

In this fascinating scientific tour of household objects, The One Show presenter and all-round Science Bloke Marty Jopson has the answer to all of these, and many more, baffling questions about the

chemistry and physics of the everyday stuff we use every day.

Coming to IGS December 2015

Oliver

2/3/4 December

9-14 November www.otleysciencefestival.co.uk

Bring Your Parents to WAMS (Widening Access to Medicine) aimed at Year 9, 10 and 11 students who may be thinking of a career in Medicine. (Please note this event is only for students who can attend with their parents)

Time: 6pm- 7.30pm Date: Thursday 15th October Venue: The University of Leeds, Worsley Building, The students talk will focus on: what it is like to study Medicine Medical students will discuss their typical day requirements needed to pursue Medicine A doctor will also be taking you through their typical

day.

The parents talk will focus on supporting a child throughout the application to university Information includes: what it is like studying medicine the application process financial information dispel many myths surrounding studying Medicine A current doctor will also join the parents’

presentation to discuss their typical day. Please register at www.wanttobeadoctor.co.uk

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

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

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