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End of Spring Term Newsletter

March 2016

In this Newsletter

News-inBrief

OntheWebsite

Importantarrangementsanddatesforthehalftermahead

Future Newsletters…

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website.Newsletterswillbepublishedonahalf-termlybasis.

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News – In Brief

£7 Million Expansion Approved

Wehavejustreceivednoticethatourplansforanewteachingblockhavebeenapprovedbythelocalplanningdepartment.Thismeansthatworkwillstartonsitethiscomingsummer.Thedevelopmentisexpectedtotake

around18monthsandwillproduce20newteachingroomstohouseourEnglishandmathematicsclasses.

At a cost of around£7million, the newdevelopmentwill producestate-of-the-art teaching facilities for the

students.Towardstheendoftheproject,therewillalsobesomeinternaladaptationstotheexistingbuildingas

fournewsciencelaboratorieswillbecreatedfromthecurrentEnglishclassrooms.

Themajorbuildingworksshouldnotinterferewiththenormalschoolroutinesastheworkswillbeself-contained

onthesouthernboundaryoftheschoolsite.

Thenewbuildingwillalsoallowtheschooltoexpandbytwoformsofentry,aswelooktohelpaccommodate

theincreaseddemandinHounslowforsecondaryschoolplaces.

Ellis Bloom Offered Place at RADA

WeweredelightedtohearthatYear13’sEllisBloomhasreceivedanoffer

to study a stage management course at the Royal Academy of the

DramaticArt(RADA),oneofthemostprestigiousdramaschoolsinthe

world.ThisfollowshispreviousacceptancetotheLondonAcademyof

MusicandDramaticArt(LAMDA),anotherofthemostrenowneddrama

schoolsinthecountry.Ellisalsohasa finalrecalltoGuildhallSchoolof

MusicandDramainthenextfewmonths.

Ellishashadaninterestinstagemanagementformanyyearsandhas

honedhiscraftinschoolwiththehelpofthedramadepartmentandin

particularMrsDaviesJones,whowasastagemanagerintheWestEnd

fortenyears,workingonshowssuchasMelBrooks’‘TheProducers’.Ellis

hasbeenthestagemanagerforanumberofschoolproductions,including

‘TheGovernmentInspector’(2013),‘GreatExpectations’(2014)and‘It’s

AWonderfulLife!’(2015).

WewishEllisall thebestashepursueshisdreamofworking in the theatre.WehavenodoubtthatEllis’

outstandingworkrate,commitmentanddedicationwillmakehimagreatfitforthiscareer.


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Charity Fundraising: Sport Relief

OnFriday18March,theschooltookpartinafundraisingcampaignforSportRelief,

afantasticcharitywhichsaveslivesbothintheUKandabroad.Themaineventwas

aRowathon,organisedby theHouseLeaders.Ittookplaceintheschoolhallfrom

8.45am – 3.00pm,withstudentstakingten-minuteburstsontherowingmachines –

thechallengewastoseewhichhousecouldrowthefurthestoverthecourseofthe

day!Althoughtenminutesdoesn’tsoundlikealongtime,itwasmoredifficultthanit

sounds,buttheboysshowedexcellentresilienceanddeterminationtogetthrough.

Thefullresultsareshownbelow:

1. TURNER 68,685mrowed

2. BRUNEL 67,621mrowed

3. SHACKLETON 67,225mrowed

TheseoutstandingfiguresmeansthateachhouserowedtheequivalentdistanceofDovertoCalaisandback –

aphenomenalachievement.StudentsinYears7-9werealsoallowedtodressinsportskitforthedayfora

minimumdonationof£1.ThefinaltotalraisedbytheschoolforSportReliefisanexcellent£381.95 – thankyou

toeveryonewhotookpart,andtotheHouseLeadersfororganisingtheday.

Outstanding A-Level Drama Results!

TheYear13A-LevelDramaandTheatrestudentsgavetheirfinalpracticalperformanceonWednesday9March,

performing‘LinesCrossed’toapackedaudienceinRoom100.TheplayfocusedonLanceArmstrongandwas

devisedbythestudentsthemselves,usingwitnesstestimonyandothersources.

Itwasanoutstandingproduction,andthestudents’resultswereatestimonytothis– bothEllisBloomandGeorge

Bridgewaterwereawardedanastonishingfullmarks,whileLouisKelly,EmShanahanandJackTakedawere

onlyafewmarksaway.Welldonetoentiregroup – theresultsareatestamenttotheirhardwork!


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Isleworth Community Play

TheIsleworthCommunityPlayisalocalinitiativenowinitsthirdyear,bringingtogetherstudentsandresidents

fromthelocalcommunityforaseriesofliveperformances.Thisyear’sevent– ‘Isleworth:TheRockandRoll

Years’washostedatIsleworth&Syon,forfourperformancesintheweekof14March.TomKeenan(10F)had

theleadroleintheproduction,whichwassetinthe1950sandfocusedonformerIsleworthresidentVinceTaylor,

thepersonwholinkedIsleworthwiththerockandrollera.

Ittrulywasamagnificentproduction,witheightotherIsleworth&Syonboysperforming:AhmedAbuelmeaza

(11E),MoAbuelmeaza (13ALE),Kendall Berryman (9E), JakeBowden (9E),AadiMudhar (9B),Mubanga

Mulenga(10F),JamesPusey(9E)andRowanThwaites(11F).Welldonetoalloftheboys!

Left:theposterfortheplay;right:James,TomandAadiaspartoftheband(photograph©AnnaLoveland).

Debate Team Place in London’s Top 30!

Thelastnewsletterdetailedourdebaters’exploitsinRound1oftheUrbanDebateLeague,

wheretheIsleworth&Syonteamswon4outof6debates.Thishalfterm,studentstookpartin

Round2atVilliersSchoolonWednesday2March.Thestudentsexcelledthemselvesonce

again,andhaveofficiallyplacedinthetop40schoolsinthewholecountry!Notonlythat,but

theboysareoneofthetop30schoolsintheLondonarea.

Thisisanexcellentachievement,especiallyconsideringthatmanyofthestudentstakingparthavehadminimal

debatingexperiencebeforethisyear.LedbyMissCox,MissSawbridgeandMissShukla,alongwiththeDebate

Matementors,thesky’sthelimitfortheseoutstandingdebaters!

Challenge Partners Review – Sixth Form

WewelcomedareviewteamfromChallengePartnerstowardstheendofJanuaryforanannual“healthcheck”

onthequalityoftheschool.Thisyear,wefocusedspecificallyontheSixthForm.Ledbyaqualifiedandactive

Ofstedinspector,thereviewteamspenttwodaysinschoollookingatallaspectsofourpost-16provision.

Weareespeciallypleasedthattheteamvalidatedourownjudgementoftheprovision,asbeingareallygood

SixthForm.Manypositiveareaswerehighlightedinthereportalongwithsomesuggestionsforimprovement.

TheteamlookedatthreeparticularaspectsoftheSixthForm:improvementstrategies;studentoutcomesandthequalityofteaching;andlearningandassessment.Someofthecommentsfromthereportarecontainedon

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IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES

“Schoolleadersknowthestrengthsandareasfor

developmentintheSixthFormverywell.Self-

evaluationisaccurateandkeyareasfor

developmentarebeingaddressed.”

“Staffandleadersareverycommittedtothe

students,toimprovingoutcomesandtohelping

studentstomoveontotheappropriatenextstage

intheireducation,employmentortraining.They

givefreelyoftheirtimeandskillstoofferindividual

supportandguidance.”

“Theethosoftheschoolpromotesinclusionand

equalityofopportunity.Studentswithdiffering

needsfeelwellsupported.”

“Girlsaremadetofeelverywelcomeintheschool.”

“Thereareawiderangeofenrichment

opportunitiesavailable,andgoodopportunitiesto

developleadership.”

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS

“53%ofstudentsachievedA*Bgrades,99%ofstudentsachievedA*-E.ThetargetforA*Bin2016

is59%.”

“Subjectswithstrongvalueaddedin2015

accordingtoALPSwere:art,biology,chemistry,

Englishliterature,ICT,physicaleducation,physics

andsociology.

“Theschoolexceededitstargetof75%A*-DatAS

levelwith81%achievingthesegrades.Thisshows

goodimprovement.91%achievedA*-E.”

“Sciencesubjectsareaparticularstrengthofthe

schoolandareveryoversubscribed.”

“Studentsfollowingvocationalcoursesmade

excellentprogress.”

QUALITY OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND

ASSESSMENT

“Thereareverypositiverelationshipsbetween

studentsandbetweenstudentsandstaff.”

“Theschoolprovidesasecureandsupportive

environmentwhereallcanlearnandachieve.”

“Teachersplantheirlessonscarefullywithavariety

ofactivities.Theyhavestrongsubjectknowledge

andanenthusiasmwhichmotivatesandengages

thestudentssothattheyenjoytheirlearning.

Assessmentdataiswellusedinplanning.”

“Attitudestolearningareexcellent.Manystudents

aredevelopinggoodindependentlearningskills.”

Thefullreportcanbereadonlineat

www.isleworthsyon.org.

Great West Road Crossing Approved

After many years of lobbyingby the school for a pedestrian crossing on the GreatWest Road, we have

discoveredthatworkwillstarton29March2016.Theworkstakeplaceovernightandwillinvolveanewpelican

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crossing at the top of Ridgeway Road and some reorganization of the bus-stops. The project should be

completedinAugust.

Literacy & Numeracy Evening (Mrs Clayton and Mr Stoddart)

OnTuesday8March,theIsleworthAssociation(PTA)heldthe

Literacy&NumeracyEveningforthesecondyear.Hostedby

Mrs Clayton (Assistant Headteacher – Literacy) and Mr

Stoddart (Assistant Headteacher – Numeracy), the evening

wasaimedatYear7studentsandparents/carers,givinglots

ofhelpfulguidanceandadviceforhowstudentscandevelop

theirliteracyandnumeracyskills. Ifyouweren’tableto makeit

totheevening,don’tworry– afullpackofresourceshasbeen

posted to the website for you to download. Just head to

www.isleworthsyon.org.

Brilliant Club – Years 9 & 10

FollowingtheprevioussuccessofourYear7and8cohort,ourGifted&TalentedstudentsinYears

9and10havebeentakingpartintheBrilliantClubschemeduringthishalfterm.Aspartofthe

scheme,aPhDstudentfromaleadingUKuniversityhasdeliveredsixweeksoftutorialstostudents,

withhalfthegroupfocusingonhistoryandtheotherhalfonscience.Studentshaveresponded

reallywelltotheprogramme,completingaKeyStage5-levelessay.They’llgettheirresultsafterEaster,before

headingtotheSOAS,UniversityofLondonfortheirgraduationceremony.Welldonetoalltheboysfortheir

commitmenttothescheme.

Library Corner

OurlibrarianMsSquireshasorganisedanumberofactivitiesforstudentsthishalfterm.

STORYTELLING AT WORPLE

OnFriday26February,agroupofkeenreadersinYears7-9visited

WorplePrimarytoreadsomestoriestotheYear1pupils,aswellas

talking tosomeYear4studentsabouttheir favouritebooks. The

boysandgirlsattheprimaryschoolwereenrapturedastheboys

demonstratedtheirenthusiasmforstories.Theboysdidanexcellent

jobandshouldbe commendedfor showingthecouragetogetupandspeaktothegroup.

MEET THE AUTHOR: ANTHONY MCGOWAN

As part of our ongoing ‘Meet the Author’ series,

renowned writer Anthony McGowan spoke to the

whole of Year 8 on the afternoon of Tuesday 15

March.Hereadexcerptsfromsomeofhispublished

works,aswellasdiscussingwhat inspiredhim to

become an author,and takingquestions from thestudents.Everyoneseemedtogetalotoutofthe

session,withAnthonyawittyandengagingguest.

Ourthankstohimforgivinguphistime.

WORLD BOOK DAY EVENT: CAROLINE LAWRENCE

WorldBookDaytookplaceonThursday3March,

and a cohort of Year 7 students visited the Paul

Robeson Theatre for a talk with author Caroline

Lawrence. Caroline writes historical fiction for

children,andtalkedaboutherloveofhistory!She

alsodiscussedtheprocessofwriting,breakingdownthenovelinto‘chapteroutlines’togetaclearsense

ofstory.Theboysreallyenjoyedthevisitandwere

gratefultoCarolineforsigningbooksafterwards.

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News from CucinA

WesayfarewelltochefTobithisweekafterhisexcellentserviceto

theschooloverthepasteighteenmonths.Tobiwillbecontinuing

hisworkwithCucinAashehasgainedaninternalpromotion.He

willbeworkingwiththeircoreteamondevelopingnewmenusand

nodoubtwewill,onoccasion,seehimbackat Isleworth&Syon.

Weallthankhimforhishardworkatschool.

InhisplacewewelcomeMichael(picturedright)whotakesoveras

HeadChef.Michaelhasanexcellentbackgroundintheindustry

andwehavenodoubthewillcontinuetoleadanexcellentservice

fortheschool.MichaelwastrainedatWestminsterCollege,London

andStratfordUniversityinWashingtonDC.Hehasworkedonsix-

starcruiselinersandfive-starhotelslikeTheMontcalmandThe

BerkleyHotel.WewelcomehimtoIsleworth&Syon.

AmemberoftheLondonBoroughofHounslow’sEnvironmentalteammadeanunannouncedvisittotheschoollastweekand,asexpected,gaveourkitchenstaffatopgrading(five-stars)forfoodhygiene.

Sports Report

Inspiteoftheshortnatureofthehalfterm,oursportsmenhaveexperiencedsomegreatsuccess.Herearejust

someofthehighlights.

OurYear8IndoorAthleteswontheMiddlesexCountyChampionshipsandwerethereforeselectedto

competeintheLondonYouthGames.ThiscompetitionsawstudentsfromacrossLondoncompetingin

avarietyofevents.Ourboys(picturedbelow)gaveanexcellentshowofthemselves,finishingsixthinthewholeofLondon!

Weweredelightedtohearthatfivestudentsrepresentedthelocalborough,Hounslow,forcricketatthe

LondonYouthGames.ThematchestookplaceatLords,thehomeofEnglishcricket,andtheboysdid

theschoolproudastheyandtherestoftheboroughteamendedupassilvermedallists!Welldoneto:

CurranBains(7A),ZohaibChaudhri (8F),ZaynHussain(8D),AhmedKalair (8E)andSukhteshwer

Khaira(8F).

KeyStage3crickethasbeengoingfromstrengthtostrength,withuptothirtystudentstakingpartin

Thursdaytrainingsessionsaheadofthestartoftheseasonnextterm.There’sbeenafantasticlevelof

commitment,demonstratingwhatastellarcoreofcricketerswehaveatIsleworth&Syon.CoachMr

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ThehardworkintrainingclearlypaidoffforourYear7and8indoorcricketside(capturedbelow),who

wontheirregionaleight-a-sidefinalonWednesday23March.TheynowprogressontotheMiddlesex

final;thereislimitlesspotentialintheteam,andwecan’twaittoseewhattheycomeupwithnext!

HarryWilliams(8E)competedintheu-13BadmintonEnglandbronzecircuittournament,whichtook

placeinBirminghamontheweekendof12March.ThiswasthefirsttimethatHarryhascompetedinthis

stage,andheendedupasrunner-up!BadmintoncoachMissGeorgehopesthatHarrycanpushonfrom

thistoevenbiggersuccessinthefuture.

MissGeorge’safter-schoolbadmintonclubcontinuestogofromstrengthto

strength.Thishalfterm,shehostedJustinStone,theMulti-SportsManagerat

Queens’ParkRangersFC,fora“smash-up”session.20studentsinYears7-

11tookpartinthisnewtypeofbadmintontrainingfocusedonmusicandfun!

Itwasanexcellentsessionwhichtheboysthrewthemselvesinto.

Year12Level3BTECSportstudentshavetakentheLevel2StreetGamesaward.Theaimistoallow

studentstogainskillswherebytheycanengageyoungpeopleinaccessingphysicalactivity,particularly

inruralareas.Theboyshavethrownthemselvesintothetaskandhavefounditextremelyrewarding.

AhugewelldoneandthankyoutoHarneetChaggar(13MAS),OmarHabib(12MAS),JamesMcLaughlin

(13MAS),PrinceRadhakrishnan(12MAS)andJamieTilt(12MAS),allofwhomhaveassistedthePE

departmentthishalfterm.Theboyshavedemonstratedoutstandinglevelsofcommitmentinhelpingto

coachsomeofthelowerschoolsportsteams – it’sbeengreattoseethemshowingleadershipskills!

AllSixthFormstudentsaregiven thechanceto take theHigherSportsLeadercourse,anationally-

recognisedLevel3qualificationrunbySportsLeadersUK.14ofourcurrentYear12and13cohort

organisedaSportReliefFUNdamentalfestivalatMarjoryKinnonSchoolonWednesday16March.All

96 students at Marjory Kinnon took part, and students and staff alike were overwhelmedwith the

professionalismdisplayedbythestudents,whoplanned,deliveredandevaluatedaseriesofsportingactivities(asshownbythephotographsbelow).Welldonetothestudentsinvolved!


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On The Website

Wider Learning Week 2016

WewillonceagainberunningWiderLearningWeekforYears7-9thisyear;itisscheduledforMonday4 – Friday

8July,andpromisestobenotonlyfunbutalsoextremelyrewardingforallthestudents.Thishalftermwehave

launchedthe‘WiderLearningWeekHub’onthewebsite.ThispagewillhosteverysinglepieceofcommunicationrelatedtoWiderLearningWeekactivities,andwillincludecompleteweeklyitinerariesoncetheyhavebeen

confirmedafterEaster.Headtohttp://www.isleworthsyon.org/?page_id=887096.

Home Learning

Oneoftheschool’sacademicprioritiesfor2015-16isIndependentLearning,encouragingstudentstogobeyond

theirclassroomstudiesthroughHomeLearningandotherindependenttasks.Wefeelthatitisimportantfor

parents/carerstobeawareoftheworkbeingsetforyourchildren;tothatend,weaskedeachcurriculumarea

toproduceKeyStage3(Year7-9)HomeLearningSheetsforeachofthesixhalftermsthisyear.

Thesesheetshavebeensteadilypostedtothesubjectpagesonthewebsite;thiswillcontinuefortherestofthe

year.Thesheetsgiveageneralideaastowhatworkyourson/wardshouldbecompletingathomeeachweek

foreachofhissubjects.

Atthetimeofwriting,HomeLearningsheetsformostsubjectareashavebeencompletedanduploadedforthe

SpringTerm.IfyoucomeacrossasubjectpagewithoutalloftheHomeLearningtasksheetsfortheAutumn

andSpringTerms,donotworry – theyareinprogressandwillbeuploadedinduecourse.Overthecourseof

thenexthalfterm,wewillalsobepostingtheSummerTermsheets.

Extra-Curricular Activities List

You can view the completeschedule ofenrichment programmes (catch-up sessions, clubs, and societies)

availabletostudentsontheschool’swebsite.Thisdocumentwillbeupdatedonatermlybasisandisdesigned

toprovidearoughoutlineontheactivitiesavailabletoourstudents.Thereisalsoadocumentforsportstraining

andclubs.Headtowww.isleworthsyon.org/?page_id=2533.Pleasenotethatthisdataisaccurateasofthestart

oftheSpringTerm2016,andissubjecttochangedependentonindividualcircumstances.

Revision Resources

Asstudentsacrosstheschoolgetclosertotheirsummerexaminations,theyshouldbeusingallthetimethattheycantorevise.Wehaveadedicated‘StudySkillsandSupport’page(www.isleworthsyon.org/?page_id=915)

onthewebsitewhichcontainsavarietyofresources.Thisincludesblanktimetablesandrevisionguides,aswell

asa subject-by-subject guide for what resources can helpwith the revisionprocess.You can alsoviewa

documenttitled‘RevisionStrategies:WorkingunderPressure’,whichdetailswaysthatstudentscancopewith

thestressesoftheexaminationperiod.

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Reminders

Back to School

TheSummerTermbeginsforstudentson Tuesday 12 Aprilat8.30am.Studentswillbeexpectedinschoolfora

normalschoolday.Pleasedoensurethatstudentsfollowtheschool’sappearancepolicyatthestartofterm.

Easter Revision

InthesecondweekoftheEasterbreak,wewillberunningrevisionsessionsasoutlinedintheschedulebelow.

Itisimportanttonotethatthesesessionshavebeentargeted

forselectedstudentsandarethereforenotopen

toeveryone.Personalised lettershavebeensenthometothose studentswhoneed toattendoneormore

sessions – ifyoureceivedaletter,itiscompulsory thatyouattendyoursession(s).

TUES 5 APRIL (AM) WEDS 6 APRIL (AM) THURS 7 APRIL (AM) FRI 8 APRIL (AM)

Physics (Triple)

TBI-220History A*/B

ANO-119Economics (Unit 11)

ALE-211Geography (C/D)

CLA-116

DramaTMC/LDB-100

Business (Coursework)

HDN-208Geography (UCH)

SML-117

ArtLPA/RCA – 107/108

Chemistry (Triple)

RON-216Geography (A*/B)

EDU-118

English Language(Foundation Tier)

SHA-127

Chemistry

(Foundation Tier)

MTA-204

Biology (Higher Tier)

MDA-202

English Lit (Poetry)GBR-124

Music

RPH-103

Resistant MaterialsLEL-112

TUES 5 APRIL (PM) WEDS 6 APRIL (PM) THURS 7 APRIL (PM) FRI 8 APRIL (PM)

History (C/D) ANO-119

Economics (Unit 12)

ALE-211Biology (Higher Tier)

MDA-202

Art

LPA/RCA – 107/108

Business (Coursework)

HDN-208

Biology (Triple)

NSE-207

DramaTMC/LDB-100

Biology (Foundation Tier)

MTA-204

English Language

(Foundation Tier)

SHA-127

Music

RPH-103

English Literature(Of Mice Men)

GBR-124

Resistant MaterialsLEL-212


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Appearance Policy – Holiday Reminders

Please remember the requirements of the schoolwith regards toappearance, in particular tohair.This is

especiallypertinentovertheholidayperiod,whenstudentscanbetemptedtogoforastylethatdoesnotconform

to school requirements. Our policy is clear with regard to hair, and all of our students are aware of the

requirementsthroughrepeatedremindersinassembliesandintutortime.TheextractfromourAppearance

Policyisincludedbelowasareminder:

Hairshouldbeconventionalinstyleandinlength(abovethecollarandnoshorterthanablade2)and

shouldnotbeartificiallycoloured,“spiked”orcontainstyli ngproducts.Excessivelyshavenhair(belowa

blade2/whereskinonheadisvisible),shavedeyebrowsoranyshavenstep/lines/patterns/fashiontrims

arenotacceptable.

Examplesofinappropriatehairstylescanbeseenbelow.

FADED SKIN TO 2 SHAVEN STEP FADE PRODUCT

FADE SKIN FADE - AFRO RELATED TO MUSICAL,

SPORTING OR FASHION TRENDS

If,onreturnaftertheholidayperiod,studentsarenotappropriatelyattiredforschool,theywillbesenthomeandtoldthattheycannotreturnuntiltheirappearanceisappropriate.

PleasealsorememberthattheSeniorLeadershipTeamoftheschoolarethefinalarbitersofthe

AppearanceCode.

SHAVEN PARTING PATTERNS

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Basic Equipment – ‘No Excuses’

Itisasimpleandclearexpectationthatstudentsbring“basic”schoolequipmenttoschoolonadailybasis,thus

enablingthemtobeready for learning.Equipmentincludespens,pencil,ruler,ascientificcalculator,specialist

mathematicsequipmentandawaterbottle.Alloftheseitemsshouldbeorganisedwithinasuitably-sizedschool

bag,whichshouldalsocontainareadingbook.Pleaseensurethatyourson/wardorganiseshisschoolbagthe

eveningbeforeaschooldayandisthereforeready to learn.Thereare‘noexcuses’ forstudentsnotbeing

preparedforschool.

Independent Learning

Animportantwholeschoolobjectivefor2015-2016isforstudentstodisplaygreaterindependentlearning.The

misconceptionistothinkthatthisissolelyabouthomework.Infact,parents/carerscanhelptheschoolpromote

independentlearningbyencouragingtheirson/wardto:

1. Makedecisions(acceptthateffortisrequiredinordertobesuccessful;self-checktheirwork,accept

advicewithout perceiving it as criticism and workwithout always seeking approval; respond to the

teacher’swrittenfeedback)

2. Learnhowtothink(questiontheteacherabouttopicsaswellastheirpeers,takeriskswiththeirlearning,

useinitiative,beopen-mindedandoffersolutions,re-visitactivitiesortopicswithoutpressure)

3.

Workinasystematicandorganisedmanner(theypossessschoolbasicequipment;theyareresourceful

andmanagetheirtimeeffectively)

4. Readfor20minuteseveryevening.

Key Stage 3 Homework Pilot

TheKS3homeworkpilotisbeingextendeduntiltheremainderoftheschoolyear.Evidenceshowsthatthe

regularandeffectivecompletionofhomeworkcontributestoanadditionalsixmonthsofstudentprogressevery

year.Giventhis,studentsinYears7-9willcontinuetoberewardedwithHomeworkPositiveseverytimeahome-

learningactivityissubmittedwhichisofan"acceptablequality".

An "acceptablequality" relatestobothcontentandpresentation,andis solelyat thediscretionof theclass

teacher.StudentswhoproduceoutstandingpiecesofhomeworkwillreceiveHomeworkCommendations.Many

oftheseoutstandingpiecescanbeviewedonTwittermarkedwiththehashtag#IsleworthHomework.

Pleasecontinuetocheckthestudydiaryofyourson/wardfortheirhome-learningactivities;thesearealsoposted

ontheschoolwebsite.Detentionsforfailingtosubmithomeworkhavebeenphasedout;instead,parents/carers

willbecontactedbyletterwhenstudentsregularlyfailtosubmitwork.

Year 10 Work Experience

Year10WorkExperienceisloomingandasignificantnumberofstudentshavemanagedtosecureplacements.

Wewouldliketothankparents/carersforsupportingusintheprocessofsecuringthesevaluableexperiences.

Shouldanyparent/carerknowofpotentialworkexperienceplacements,wewouldbepleasedtohearfromyou.

Communications

Weareendeavouringtoincreasinglyuseemailasameansofschool-to-homecommunications.Apartfromtheenvironmentalandcostbenefits,thereareclearbenefits inensuringthat informationgetshome ina timely

manner.Wewould,therefore,askthatallparents/carersensurethatwehaveanup-to-dateemailaddress.


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Ifyouremailaddresshaschangedsincethelastdatacollectionsweep(TargetSettingDay,November2015),

pleasecompletetheshortformlocatedontheschool’swebsitetoletusknow.

Lost Property

Pleasenotethatalllostpropertywillonlybekeptforahalfterm;afterthispoint,itwillbetakentoalocalcharity

shopordisposedof.Itisagoodideatoputclearlabelsinyourson/ward’suniformandsportskit,outlininghis

fullnameandformgroup.ThiswillensurethatanyLostPropertycanmakeitswaybacktoitsrightfulowner.

Car Parking – Before and After School

Wewouldbegratefulifparents/carerswouldcarefullyconsiderwhetherornottheirchildrenrequirepickingup

fromschooleachday.Theroadsaroundschoolcangetcongested;droppingofforcollectingstudents,ateither

endoftheday,doesaddtothiscongestion.Itcanbefrustratingforourneighbourstocopewiththeaddedtraffic

andsometimesthewaycarsareparkedisillegal.Thezig-zaglinesoutsidetheschoolgatesareinplaceforthe

safetyofourstudents,anddoubleyellowlinesalsoexisttoensurebettertrafficflow.TheLocalAuthorityhasan

EnforcementOfficerwhoattendstheschooltoissuefixed-penaltieswhererequired,andthishasourfullsupport.

Inaddition,parents/carersmustnotdriveontotheschoolgroundstopickuptheirchildren,unlessthereare

exceptionalcircumstances.Walkingorcyclingtoschoolisafarhealthieroptionforyourchildren,sopleasegive

thisoptionseriousconsideration.

Healthy Behaviours

SAFE CYCLING

Asmallnumberofboyshaverequireda reminder

aboutsafecycling,especiallyonthewayhomefrom

schoolintheafternoon.Allstudentsshouldhavea

cycle helmet aspartof theircyclewearand they

must also ensure that some care is taken when

cyclingdownthehilltotheLondonRoad.Again,we

would ask you to discuss these matters if your

son/ward cycles to school. Thank you for your

support.

FIZZY DRINKS

We ask all parents/carers to ensure that packed

lunchesdonotincludefizzydrinks.Suchdrinksare

notallowedontheschoolsite.Inadditionwehave

noticedsomeboyspurchasingunhealthydrinksand

snacks (including packets of biscuits and large

packsofcrisps)onthewaytoschool.Wewouldask

youtodiscussthiswithyourson/wardinanattempt

topreventsuchunhealthybehaviour.

Free School Meals

Ifyouareinreceiptofcertainbenefitsthenyoumaybeabletoclaimforfreeschoolmeals.Yourchildrenare

entitledtofreeschoolmealsifyouareanyofthefollowing:

inreceiptofIncomeSupport

inreceiptofIncome-basedJobseeker'sAllowance

inreceiptofanIncome-RelatedEmploymentandSupportAllowance

inreceiptofaChildTaxCredit,butnotentitledtoaWorkingTaxCreditandhaveanannualincome(as

assessedbytheInlandRevenue)ofnomorethan£16,190(from6April2015)

beingsupportedbytheNationalAsylumSupportService(NASS)

inreceiptofGuaranteedElementofStatePensionCredit.

OnlineapplicationstotheLondonBoroughofHounslowonthelinkbelow:https://eforms.hounslow.gov.uk/ufs/ufsmain?ebz=3_1410421727852&ebd=0.Ouradministrativestaffare

happytohelpyouprocessyourapplication.

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Dates for the Diary

Summer Term 2016

APRIL

Monday11 Moderation Day (Studentsdonotattend)

Tuesday12 StartofSummerTermforstudentsThursday21 Year7ParentsEvening(4.30-7.00pm)

Tuesday26 IsleworthAssociation(PTA)Meeting(7.15pm – Library)

Thursday28 UKMTJuniorMathematicsChallenge

MAY Monday2 BankHoliday

Thursday5 Year8ParentsEvening(4.30-7.00pm)

Mon9 – Fri13 Year9Examinations

Mon30 – Fri3June Half Term

JUNE

Wednesday15 Cricket:1stXIvMCC(Isleworthians)

Friday17 SportsDay(OsterleyAthleticsTrack)

Mon20 – Fri1July Year10Examinations

Tuesday21 IsleworthAssociation(PTA)Meeting(7.15pm – Library)

Wednesday22 Cricket:StaffvYear13Leavers

Thursday23 SchoolCouncilMeeting(11.00am)

Friday24 Year11Promtbc

Tuesday28 SummerArts&TechnologyEvening(7.00pm)


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