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Editor : Nikki Haydon
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Community News
Seniors Saturday sessions
Our next bingo session for over 60s, hosted
by our sixth form and ex-student volunteers,
is on Saturday 15th November starting at
2.00pm. Free raffle and refreshments and
six games, all for a maximum of £3. Please
publicise to any local seniors who might be
interested.
Celebrating Parents Day
We held another wonderful Parents Day in
school on Saturday 25th October, the ninth
at Haverstock, with hundreds of families
taking part and over 30 students and exstudents as volunteers. Many thanks to
Jackie Williams for providing such delicious
refreshments, to our site services team for
their invaluable help with setting up, cleaning
and clearing up, to Kajima for their support
and of course to the wonderful Parent Council volunteers and organisers.
Historical links with John Lewis
Guy Coumbe, head of business, received an
interesting message from Steve Bartell at
John Lewis after the visit made by Year 10s
before half term: ‘You are always welcome
to visit us and it was nice to read that your
students want to do their work experience
with John Lewis …....Just as a small point
of interest to your school: my mum went
there in the late 40's early 50's when it was
both boys and girls but they were separated
she said.’ Those who remember the old
Haverstock will recall the Boys and Girls
signs above the entrances.
Absence and late messages for Years 7 to
11: 020 7424 8312
Absence and late messages for 6th form:
020 7424 8350
Diary Dates
3 November:
School starts for all students
4 November:
Governors finance meeting 5.30pm
6 November:
Year 7-9 tutor evening 4.00—6.00pm
12 November:
Key Stage 5 parent/carer evening
4.00—6.00pm
All students finish school at 1.15pm
13 November:
Governors curriculum meeting 5.30pm
19 November:
Year 10/11 tutor evening 4.00—6.00pm
Headlines
Winter Draws On
The clocks have gone back and we are into the
season of dark mornings and dark evenings.
Although so far we have been lucky, with temperatures significantly higher than usual, we now have
three or four months where we should expect low
temperatures and inclement weather.
We are lucky, because our buildings and the site in
general are well designed, so that students can
remain covered and protected from the elements if
they choose to do so. The building is warm, light
and comfortable. Students are also able to get a
well-cooked, nutritious meal at lunchtime and many
avail themselves of this opportunity. There are
also clubs, and library access, before school,
lunchtime and after school. There are some things
that you can do as parents to make the day a more
comfortable and productive one for your child.
Uniform - These days we have very few uniform
issues at Haverstock and most students are always appropriately dressed. However, we still
have some issues with footwear and outdoor
coats. Please ensure that you sons and daughters
have strong and durable shoes, particularly at this
time of year. They should be waterproof and with
good grip. We do not accept trainers or canvas
shoes such as Vans or Converse. Although blazers are compulsory, they are not weather proof, so
all students should have a serviceable outdoor
coat or jacket that is warm and waterproof. Cotton
hoodies are not appropriate and students will not
be allowed to wear them anywhere on site. Please
do not send them to school with a cotton hoody as
an outdoor coat.
Bags - All students need a sturdy, waterproof
school bag for books and equipment.
Breakfast - Too many students do not have
breakfast before leaving for school. This is an
important meal and a necessary one to have a
productive working day. Please make sure that
your child has cereal, toast or something cooked
before they leave for school, and that they leave on
time. We offer a range of breakfast options in
school if you prefer. A donut from Sainsbury’s or
chocolate from ‘Quick Stop’ eaten in the street is
not a good start.
Let’s all try to ensure that the trials of autumn and
winter do not undermine good learning.
John Dowd- Headteacher
Haverstock triumphant ! Read all about the
latest sporting successes on page 2
2014-2015
Edition No 8/9:
Week beginning: 3/10.11.14
A reminder to all parents and students in
Years 12/13 to attend for their interview
with tutors on Wednesday of this week
between 4.00 and 6.00pm.
Curriculum News
New Year, New Career [Academy]!
On September 30th , after an action-packed
afternoon of interviews and activities involving 60 students and 25 board members and
senior staff, 46 Year 12 students were selected as part of the 2014/15 Haverstock’s
Career Academy (CA). With three Academies – Creative & Media, STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering & Maths), and
Business & Finance – this year’s intake will
get to take part in wide range of events and
activities over the next two years of the programme. An orientation session kicked off
the 2014/15 Academy, followed by 1:1 meetings with Alex and Louise in the week leading up to half term. Students also enjoyed a
visit and talk from 2011 Career Academy
graduate Max Kalu – who along with his
mentor spoke with students about the mentoring experience from his perspective, offering anecdotes and words of advice as students they begin their own mentoring relationships.
Both Year 12 and Year 13 Career Academy
students have already been involved in a
number of volunteering activities since the
beginning of the year – including open mornings and evenings, interview panels for incoming staff, and focus groups for Starcom
MediaVest and The BBC. Great work all
around! Haverstock’s Career Academy looks
forward to a fantastic year ahead for both
our Year 12 and Year 13 students – who are
continuing their journey on the programme
while turning their focus to UCAS applications.
November will be an exciting month for Year
12 Career Academy students: Shopping
trips for business suits in Central London the
first week back from break, inaugural Guru
Lectures, and each Academy’s welcome
dinner where students will meet their mentors for the very first time. This year McKinsey will be hosting the Business & Finance
dinner at their Piccadilly offices, HP the
STEM dinner at their office in The City, and
Olswang will host the Creative and Media
dinner at their Holborn London headquarters. Sincere thanks to all our hosts for their
generous and ongoing support!
Alexandra Abraham
Corporate Partnerships &
Career Academies Manager
Roll of Honour
Congratulations to all the following students:
Year 7
Nazeera, Mohammed, Molly, Emdad 7E for
achieving a bronze award in the Y7 maths multiples challenge; Joseph, Alamagan 7S, JeanMichel 7R for writing beautiful poems in literacy
( see Joseph’s poem on page 3); Amiina Nuur
7O for supporting others with poetry writing in
class; Labiba, Sabhiya 7O for extremely well
prepared and executed Spanish speaking assessment; Isaiah, Cain, Idil, Olti, Zahra, Nurealam, Yusra, Sophia, Kabir, Nehal, Farzana,
Ananya, Intisar 7S for really positive group
work in English; Milo, Zulaykha, Sophie,
Adeyemi, Sam, Pedro 7H, Riley, Leila, Jamie
7R, Reddwan, Idil, Nurealam, Sophia, Tanvir,
Intisar 7S, Valdrin, Shiek, Ewan 7T, Margarita
7V, Mohammed, Molly, Demar, Mhamed,
Elizabet 7E, for scoring 100% in their accelerated reader quiz
Year 8
Foivi Maniatopoulou 8A for independent learning of the preterite tense and sustained effort
with Spanish assessment preparation;
Lauren Purcell 8H for fantastic knowledge of esafety issues in IT; Abdi Ahmed 8O for excellent work and superb verbal contributions in
geography
Year 9
Lucy 9T for excellent understanding in maths;
Rehan, Mohammed, Lima, Akibur, Nusret,
Tobi, Mohamed from Ms Pyper’s English group
for sustained effort all this half term; Badsha,
Lynyrd, Masuma, Akibur, Alex, Constantinos, Najla, Leo, Mita, Nayem, Rumon, Yasir
for hard work consolidating Spanish vocabulary
using Vocab Express; Shannon Thomson 9A
for sustained effort in Spanish; Vaenya, Reggieleigh, Akram, Ozcar, Yasmin, Masuma,
Kayshen, Alana, Jesse, Maryam, Mohamed
for excellent Spanish written work at level 5
Year 10
Eesa, Sanaa, Faduma, Chloe, Kiran, Khadijah, Halimasacdia, Omayma, Ruma for consistent effort in homework and classwork in
geography; Roland Roserie 10H for an excellent, charismatic, articulate GCSE English
speaking and listening presentation; Isabella,
Laura, Dagmara, Josh, Arda, Najib, Faduma,
Faiza, Farhad, Taher, Waled from Ms Pyper’s
English group for excellent GCSE English
speaking and listening presentations; Aldis,
Tasmiyah, Shakera for hard work consolidating
Spanish vocabulary using Vocab Express;
James Yeo, Mahmut, Zahit, Daniela, Raffaele,
Thomas, Bethany, Molly, Kira, Samsam,
Matthew, Harry, Thahiya, Danielle, Najma,
Arian, Khadijah, Nasmin for consistent hard
work this term in history; Eesa, Naema 10H,
Akif 10S, Karine 10E, Tyrell 10V for outstanding GCSE mock results in science
Year 11
Blert, Erza, Tamanna, Samadur, Akramur,
Jenny, Naser, Alez, Rahma, Reuben, Sara,
Fahima, Damdisuren, Max, Abdisamed from
Mr Mills’ maths group for excellent maths exam
questions; Nadira 11V for her consistent excellent performance in sociology; Naser 11E for
amazing effort in English homework and classwork; Astret, Ena 11O, Fahim 11T, Hiva,
Hope, Sabir 11R for outstanding GCSE mock
results in science
Year 12/13
Lina, Mahima, Agnesa, Florence, Jodie, Yasmin, Tahmina, Kareen for consistently applying
themselves in English this year
….with Jamie Histed, Matt Miller, Mike Edwards, Sally
Oman and Lucie Hernandez : PE department
Haverstock is the best footballing school in the borough !
Year 7 Camden Schools Cup Final: Haverstock 2-0 Hampstead
The Year 7 boys were quick to find the back of the net in the cup final on Wednesday after James
"Jamingo" Taylor was able to tap in an effort from skipper Dion Sfarca. The Y7 boys
wanted more but were denied several times in the first half after hitting the post and
cross bar four times. But moments into the second half Jean Michel Kabongo rocketed
the ball into the back of the net to make it 2-0.The final finished 2-0. Skipper and MOTM
Dion Sfarca lifted the cup for the Y7 boys
Year 8 Camden Schools Cup Final : Haverstock 2-2 Acland Burghley
(Haverstock won 2-1 on penalties)
Two very early defensive mistakes cost the Year 8 boys two goals and at half time the
boys were 2-0 down. They had to dig deep to get back into the game.
With only 7 minutes to go, all the hard work and passion paid off.. J’Neil Bennett was
finally able to get a shot off and made it count 2-1.Again the boys showed great desire
and passion,; as soon as the whistle went the boys chased the ball down and maintained
possession. With only a minute to go, Dion Sfarca sent a searching ball forward ... An
AMAZING TOUCH from Zane Nicholas left every spectator in awe and Zane brought the ball down,
then smartly set up J'Neil Bennett for the equalise: 2-2 now penalties. Goal keeper Yaseen Miah became a hero after saving 3 of the Acland Burghley penalties. A great penalty from MOTM J'Neil Bennett and Leart Billalli were enough to allow the Haverstock boys to pick up the cup for the second year
in a row.
Year 9 Islington and Camden Schools Cup: Haverstock 3-1 William Ellis
Two goals from MOTM Dean Shaughnessy and a goal from Akibur Rahman were enough to put the
Haverstock boys into the quarter-finals.
Headway student
of the week
Congratulations to
Jean-Michel Kabongo 7R
for sustained positive behaviour
over the half-term and
Carlos Campbell Stinson 7
for his continual polite manner and
focus during the lesson
Study/clubs news
Analytical Skills Workshop
The 6th Form study centre is offering
its students an amazing opportunity
on Tuesday 4 November. This is
your chance to develop those analytical skills that are vital in order to do
well in higher education and in the
work place. Last year’s participants
said they really enjoyed the workshop
and that it had boosted their confidence. Don’t miss out!
Date: 4 November
Time: 3.15 pm
Homework Club
Help with Maths & English
for South Asian Young women Age 12 – 17
Every Wednesday 4-6pm
Only 10 spaces left…….
For details contact:
Tasnim Desai—Senior youth worker
T: 020 7388 8198 F: 020 7388 5457
50-52 Hampstead Road London NW1 2PY
www.hopscotchawc.org.uk
Business wordsearch winner!
Vladislav Trayanov 8T receiving his £5.00
from Mr Coumbe. Why not Havago in this
month’s wordsearch; you could be a winner !
Place: Study Centre
Japanese Club …...
Open to all comers, starts after half
term on Mondays from 3.15—4.15 in
C107. Regular attendees will be able to
sit the Japanese GCSE this academic
year if they are Year 9 or older (and
want/ feel ready to!). See Ms Flynn for
further details.
See Nikki Haydon for details of all clubs
Attendance
Top Tutor Groups
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How long have you been at Haverstock and what
do you do?
I started at Haverstock in September of this year. I am
a teacher of science and also second in charge for
science, looking after all things Key Stage 4.
As a child, who or what did you want to grow up
to be?
An adventurer. I went on a school trip where we
climbed a mountain and after that I wanted to do as many adventurous things as possible.
What annoys you most?
Big unnecessary range rovers in a big city which churn out carbon dioxide and get in the
way. Plus really loud motorbikes and whiny mopeds.
What would you most like to change about yourself?
I can’t stay awake in front of televisions. It would be great to be able to watch a film all the
way through without falling asleep.
What is the most essential part of your daily routine?
My cycle into work. It takes 45 minutes and gives me all the energy I need for the rest of the
day. My cycle home is the next most important part as it is a hectic and cathartic journey.
What is the least enjoyable job you’ve ever had to do?
Working in a warehouse packing car stereos. I used to find hiding places in the big warehouse and take little power naps during the day.
How do you enjoy yourself when you’re not working?
Going on long cycles, walks in the countryside, playing football with friends and spending
Sundays eating a roast and playing board games.
Who from the past or present would you most like to meet and why?
My grandfather. I never met him and apparently he was really nice. You can find out so much
interesting information from people who have lived in a different era from you. Plus he lived in
all the pacific islands, so it would be interesting to know what it was like being brought up in a
tropical paradise.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Don’t take life to seriously, try not to get stressed out about things. I think this is good for your
health. Stress can be really counterproductive. What will be will be.
What do you like most about being at Haverstock?
There is a huge amount of diversity which is what is so great about London. Haverstock is
like a little representative sample of the big great city we live in.
What would you really like to be doing in ten years’ time?
Sitting on the beach in the sun.
Dennis Leaker
Menu for week 2
Monday
Beef cobbler with mash potato
Lentil casserole with mash potato
Floured loaf
Fresh carrots fresh cauliflower
Chocolate brownie
Tuesday
Moroccan tagine of lamb with cous cous
Macaroni ‘double cheese’ with leek
Garlic and herb bread
Garden peas healthy salad
Toffee apple strudel with custard
Wednesday
Roast topside of beef with crispy roast potatoes and gravy
Vegetarian cottage pie
Seeded loaf
Fresh broccoli fresh carrots
Honey baked bananas with crème fraiche
Thursday
Sweet and sour chicken with rice
Goat’s cheese, leek and tomato tart with new
potatoes
Wholemeal loaf
Sweet corn roasted vegetables
Orange and almond cake with custard
Friday
Crispy fiery battered fillet of fish with chunky
chips
Homemade spicy bean burger with chunky
chips
Classic bloomer
Garden or mushy peas coleslaw
Wild berry fool with shortbread
Special words
In their literacy lessons recently with
Ms Toon a group of Year 7 students
learnt about why we celebrate and
commemorate
anniversaries
and
some techniques and vocabulary
which could be used in writing poems
for this purpose. They then wrote poems to celebrate a Ruby wedding anniversary - specifically for their teacher’s parents ! Below is one of the wonderful poems.
40 years, 40 cheers
Together for 40 years
Frozen in love and adventure
Marvellous times together
Fused together like two minds
And one body
by Joseph Francis-Dorsett 7S
This week the five students in the
group will be attending the first of
three writing sessions at Primrose Hill
Community library working with local
volunteers Brenda Stones and Shanti
Rebello. Looks as if there will be some
great writing produced !
Hello students,
It's been a wonderful first half-term; thanks so
much for having made me feel so welcome
here! A couple of announcements:
Year 11s - remember to bring in your attendance cards asap! It's first come first serve!
Reminder to Year 12s - If you are interested
in studying Medicine or at Oxford or Cambridge, please let me know as soon as possible, so we can organise support as early as
possible!
Anyone who needs a sounding board for their
plans for the future or the lack thereof,
please pop by Nikki Haydon's office on Tuesdays or Thursdays!
Miriam Koehle
Crisis at Christmas
We are delighted to be once again a venue
for Crisis at Christmas this year from 22nd to
30th December. Students have been very
positive in response to the recent assemblies explaining the work of Crisis and we
have two year groups involved in preparations for welcoming our 200 guests who
would otherwise be homeless over the
Christmas period.
Year 7 will be putting together a welcome
wall with messages for the guests. Year 9
students are collecting for small gifts that will
be stored in a large Christmas box and distributed to the guests as prizes and presents
by volunteers at different times during the
week; they are contacting local stores and
will be asking for donations from staff.
Many students have been asking if they can
be volunteers. Anyone over 18 can apply via
the Crisis website and ask to help for two/
three shifts on different days in a particular
centre; some of our Year 13 students may
be doing this.
Students between 16 and 18 can link with a
family member or adult over 25 and volunteer with them; we have parents who have
asked to do this already.
Students between 16 and 18 who don’t have
an adult to pair up with can work as a ‘trio’
with a teacher from the school; they could
provide an activity together for a shift or for a
day. This is likely to be after Christmas day.
For more details see: www.crisis.org.uk
Footloose
This year’s whole school production is called
“Footloose”. It’s a musical about a boy who
moves to a small town where fun is not allowed
– in particular, dancing – and how he tries to
change the attitude of the adults who run the
town.
There are students from all the year groups
performing but this year the two lead roles are
being performed by two Year 9s. It’s their first
ever school musical and they are both doing
brilliantly in rehearsal. They are great actors
and excellent singers!
After half term we will be really stepping up the
pace as we near Performance Week in December, with lots of dances to choreograph, costumes to buy and the set to build.
Be sure to buy your tickets early when they go
on sale in November because, as with most
years, it is bound to be a sell-out.
John Wadmore—CTL Performing Arts
A Young boy sailor from the
1914- 1918 war remembered
John Travers Cornwell V.C. (“Jack” Cornwall)
(8 January 1900 – 2 June 1916)
At the age of only 16, “Jack” was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the
highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
John "Jack" Travers Cornwell was born as a third child into a working-class family
at Clyde Place, Leyton, Essex. He joined the Boy Scouts and left Walton Road
School at the age of 14. In October 1915, Jack Cornwell gave up his job as a
delivery boy and enlisted in the Royal Navy, without his father's permission. He
became a Boy Seaman First Class and was trained as a “Gun Layer”, aiming the
naval gun onto its target.
“Jack” was assigned to HMS Chester and on May 13 1916 HMS Chester was in the
front line in the Battle of Jutland coming under attack from 4 German Cruisers.
Cornwell has severely injured but this was not known until the ship was relived
and first aid parties boarded the Chester and found him still at his post. "Jack” was
taken to Grimsby Hospital where he died on June 2 1916 at the age of 16.
The Admiralty decided to recommend Cornwell for a posthumous Victoria
Cross, the recommendation for citation from his Commanding Officer, Admiral
Beatty, reads:
"the instance of devotion to duty by Boy (1st Class) John Travers Cornwell who
was mortally wounded early in the action, but nevertheless remained standing
alone at a most exposed post, quietly awaiting orders till the end of the action,
with the gun's crew dead and wounded around him. He was under 16 years old. I
regret that he has since died, but I recommend his case for special recognition in
justice to his memory and as an acknowledgement of the high example set by
him.“
Jack was buried at Manor Park Cemetery with full naval honours. The funeral
route was lined by Boy Scouts and attended by tremendous crowds. Jack's family
walked in the procession with 80 members of Jack's old school, Boy Scouts, Sea
Cadets, and six Boy Sailors from Jack's ship, HMS Chester.
November business word search
Win £5 cash
Return your completed word search to
Mr Coumbe in room B015
ASAP !
This competition is only open to
year 7 , 8 and 9
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Britain is a member the ___________ Union.
What company makes the Windows operating system?
Most countries believe in ___________ trade.
Shareholders are paid ______ by the company if it makes a profit
What is the most popular newspaper in the UK?
What is the largest TV company in the world?
What company makes cars such as the Golf and the Polo?
Which company has a ‘tick’ as its logo?
The post of Chancellor of the Exchequer is the UK’s _______ minister?
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