Riddlesdown News of the Week

w/c 13th April 2015 (B)

Learners of today. Leaders of tomorrow.

www.riddlesdown.org

Good Luck, Mrs Langan!

This week, we wish Mrs Langan,

Headteacher of Phoenix College,

the best of luck as she begins her

maternity leave.

During her maternity, Mr J Vass will

move to Phoenix College as Acting

Headteacher whilst Miss Ward will

take on the role of Acting

Headteacher of CPA College.

New Staff

At the end of last term, we said thank you

and goodbye to Mrs Easterbrook (MFL)

and Mr Howatson (English) who were

both moving away from the area.

This term, we welcome:

• Ms Edwards (English)

• Mrs Sing’Ombe (Science)

• Ms Colloff (English)

We hope they will settle in very quickly.

Croydon Schools Awards 2015

Thank you and a huge

congratulations to all the

students and staff who took

part in the Croydon Schools

Awards ceremony at Fairfield

Halls at the end of last term.

UKMT Maths Team Challenge

Congratulations to Samuel De Gorrequer Griffith 8RJK, Sian

Powell 8RJK, Stella Fisher 8RJK and Isadora Hugo 8JLR for

continuing the outstanding results that Riddlesdown Collegiate

has achieved in this year’s regional mathematics competitions by

finishing in 15th place in the South East regional finals.

The UKMT Team Challenge was

hosted by St Olave’s Grammar

School and 37 other schools from

across the South East region took

part. There were four rounds that

tested students’ speed, teamwork,

logic and even fitness in the 40

minute relay race. What a result,

well done!

Mr King

Forensic Psychology Conference

College VI Psychology students attended a

conference in Central London on the topic

of Forensic Psychology, including talks

from TV-celebrity Professor David Wilson

and distinguished Professor, Elizabeth

Loftus who came from California to speak

at the event.

Students heard gruesome tales of how

serial killers and hit men have been

hunted down by the police, as well as

hearing Loftus describe her famous

research into false memories and

confessions, and how easy it is for

people to believe things have

happened in their past when they are,

in fact, made up!

This week’s seminar is

PE

on Thursday at 8.15am in the

Conference Room

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Refreshments will be available

from 8.00am. Please check the

lists outside Mr Dey’s office to

remind yourself of future seminars.

Year 11 Gifted & Talented Breakfast Seminars

Year 11 Aquila / Orion English Revision

Sessions EVERY THURSDAY 3.30 – 4.30pm in 002

Date Teacher

16/4 Writing: Section B ELH

23/4 Poetry Expert Session NMM

7/5 Poetry Expert Session

ELH

14/5 Mice and Men: Language & Literature NMM

21/5 Mice and Men: Language & Literature ELH

Year 11 Phoenix/Pegasus English Revision

Sessions EVERY THURSDAY 3.30 – 4.30pm in X01

Date Teacher

16/4 Poetry – Recap of poems

Poetry – How to approach the unseen poem

and write a response

JMP

JEG

23/4 Poetry – How to write a comparative essay PJB

7/5 ‘J&H’ and ‘Animal Farm’ – How to approach the

unseen extract

ADC

14/5 ‘Animal Farm’ - How to successfully find and

analyse your own extract to create a response

PJB

21/5 J&H’ - How to successfully find and analyse

your own extract to create a response

ADC

Year 11 Prom

The payment deadline has

passed and the Year 11

Prom is now full. If you

paid your deposit but did

not pay your balance by

28th March, you need to

see Mrs Surbey as soon

as possible to see if you

were allocated a place.

Debating and Public Speaking Year 7, Year 8 &

Year 9

Wednesday

1.00 – 1.30pm

Bring your lunch!

Room P06

It’s fun! Allowing your viewpoints to be heard.

Being able to speak in front of an audience

which helps in many workplaces.

More and more roles require real confidence

from employees in speaking to groups with

confidence, and practice in this field really is

invaluable.

Speaking on a wide range of subjects

encourages you to get out of your comfort

zone.

Year 11 History Master Classes Are Back!

Become an expert in tackling the exams!

Every Tuesday

from 3.40 – 4.10pm.

That’s just ½ an hour

in S07 (College VI)

This Week’s Class

Skills Focus

Interpretation 16 mark

question – 1945 Election

Extra-Curricular Music

STARTING ON WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL LUNCHTIMES IN C16

WITH MRS MILLER.

(Limited spaces available so sign up in C12)

Astronomy Club starting now! Are you interested in Space?

Then join the Astro club and use the

telescopes to make real observations

of the planets, moons, stars and

galaxies.

6:30pm – 7:30pm Wednesdays. Collect a letter and consent form from the

Science College office.

Conservation

There will be no conservation now until June.

Next Visit STEM Careers – Greenvale Primary School

21st April 2015 – Periods 1- 4

Please meet at the science college office nice and early

Science College

Please go to your normal lessons as promptly as possible.

From there, your teacher will bring you down to the Hall.

Y7 Science Week

Year 7 Science Week talks are taking place

on Thursday 16th April.

The talk is “Electricity: Fixed, Free and

Flowing”

THURSDAY 16th April - Year 7

Bryson Gore Electricity: fixed, free and flowing Le

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1 7a/DrA CJO C07

09:00 - 09:50 1 7a/ExB HJH A05

1 7a/FrC SLM A11

SCC 2 7o/ExA JLR O10

09:50 - 10:40 2 7o/DrB CJO C09

2 7o/ScC SCC O09

BREAK

ODF 3 7p/ScA CYA P08

11:00 - 11:50 3 7p/ExB KLT P02

3 7p/ExC AKJ P09

ODF 4 7x/ExA KTT X02

11:50 - 12:40 4 7x/FrB JHG O18

4 7x/DrC FTD TH

Aquila Period 1

Orion Period 2

Pegasus Period 3

Phoenix Period 4

Science College

Please go to your normal lessons as promptly as possible.

From there, your teacher will bring you down to the Hall.

Y8 Science Week

Aquila Period 1

Orion Period 2

Pegasus Period 3

Phoenix Period 4

Year 8 Science Week talks are taking place

on Wednesday 15th April.

The Talk is “Science in Sport”

WEDNESDAY 15th April - Year 8 Bob Boyd Science in Sport

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ODF 1 8a/Co1 CIP O12

09:00 - 09:50 1 8a/La2 KRB S01

1 8a/Lt1 SU1 A04

ODF 2

8o/Re1 MMG O01

09:50 - 10:40 2 8o/Re2 SEL A15

2 8o/Sp3 HCB O18

BREAK

ODF 3 8p/Gg1 DVS P16

11:00 - 11:50 3 8p/Gg2 KCA O06

3 8p/En3 JMP P06

STB 4 8x/Ma1 JAE X04

11:50 - 12:40 4 8x/Sc2 STB X16

4 8x/Ma3 RJK X06

Science College

Please go to your normal lessons as promptly as possible.

From there, your teacher will bring you down to the Hall.

Y9 Science Week

Year 9 Science Week talks are taking

place on Friday 17th April.

The talk is “Chemistry… Elementary”

Friday 17th April - Year 9 Bryson Gore Chemistry… Elementary Le

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ODF 1 9a/En1 ELH A06

09:00 - 09:50 1 9a/Fr2 CJW P09

1 9a/Fr3 SLM A11

ODF 2 9o/Ar1 ALQ C10

09:50 - 10:40 2 9o/Mu2 TKW C05

2 9o/Dr3 CJO C07

BREAK

ODF 3 9p/Sc1 JEB A12

11:00 - 11:50 3 9p/Ma2 CRW P01

3 9p/Sc3 CYA P08

ERW 4 9x/Gg1 SCS X09

11:50 - 12:40 4 9x/Sc2 ERW X14

4 9x/Ma3 RJK X06

Aquila Period 1

Orion Period 2

Pegasus Period 3

Phoenix Period 4

Best Attendance w/c 23rd March 2015

Percentage of students with 100% attendance:

Aquila 84.7% Orion 79.9%

Pegasus 85.8% Phoenix 83.4%

Year Best Tutor Group College

7 7DVS 99.2% Pegasus

8 8IDH 98.9% Pegasus

9 9SEA 97.8% Phoenix

10 10JMP 97.6% Pegasus

11 11NEP 100% Orion

12/13 CCS 91.5% College VI

Word: Fatalism

Definition: (adj.) a doctrine that events are fixed in

advance so that human beings are powerless to change

them; also : a belief in or attitude determined by this

doctrine

Etymology:1670s as a philosophical doctrine that all

things are determined by fate, from fatal + -ism.

Meaning "disposition to accept all conditions and

events as inevitable" is from 1734.

Words in Action: Many people seem to have

developed a sense of fatalism about the war.

And Finally….

Eloise wins Jack Petchey’s “Speak Out”

Challenge!

A fantastic “Speak out” competition took place

on the 24th March for the Croydon regional

final, hosted by Harris Academy Upper

Norwood.

Eloise Cleminson 10JMP, Pegasus College

gave her speech as part of the Speak Out

Challenge. She spoke with passion and

confidence representing herself and the

Collegiate in the best possible way. The judges

recognised her efforts and strengths and she

won 1st place. A huge congratulations from all

at Riddlesdown!

Riddlesdown News of the Week

w/c 13th April 2015 (B)

Learners of today. Leaders of tomorrow.

www.riddlesdown.org

Have a great week!