The GRIFFIN FRIDAY 19 DECEMBER 2014 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM SOUTHBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WORD FROM THE HEADTEACHER Niall Smith Mon 5 Jan 2015 Professional Learning Day for Staff—Pupils not in school Tues 6 Jan 8.40am School Starts, Y11,12,13 Mock Exams (to 9/1) Thur 8 Jan Christmas Concert Visit to Surrey University Tues 13 Jan P3 Whole School Reading Thur 15 Jan UCAS Application Deadline Tues 20 Jan Junior Maths Challenge, Y11 Main Reports to Parents I was extremely pleased with this year’s Christmas Concert, which included the most student performers ever! Congratulations to all our performers and the staff who worked so hard to make the performances possible, particularly our Head of Music, Ms Watkins. Wed 21 Jan 7pm Drama: Blood Brothers, D of E Silver Day Walk in Richmond Thur 22 Jan 4-7pm Y11 Parents’ Consultation Fri 23 Jan Senior Citizens’ Christmas Party Y12/13 main Reports to Parents Mon 26 Jan Geography Trip to Bay of Naples (to 29/1), Y9 Visit to Kingston Uni Thur 29 Jan 4-7pm Y12/13 Parents’ Consultation Tues 3 Feb I was impressed by the festive spirit of this excellent community event, which is now a regular feature of our Christmas season. Our staff and students were a credit to the school. Beginning of the Term Arrangements School starts at 8.40am for all students on Tuesday 6th January 2015. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Kind regards, Mr N. Smith Headteacher D of E Bronze Day Walk in Richmond, Y8 Storytelling Event at Hook Library (am), 6-7.30pm Y11 Drama ‘Work in Progress’ Showcase Wed 4 Feb 2.20pm Pupils finish school – Staff Training Thur 5 Feb Intermediate Maths Challenge, 4-7pm Y9 Parents’ Consultation Mon 9 Feb Y12 AS Geography Revision Workshop Fri 13 Feb 3.10pm Break up for Half Term 16-20 Feb Half Term Mon 23 Feb 8.40am School Starts 2 The GRIFFIN 19 December Merry Christmas! 19 December The GRIFFIN 3 Merry Christmas! CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONCERT BONANZA: A WONDERFUL EVENING TO REMEMBER! F ollowing many weeks of rehearsals, the main hall opened its doors last Thursday evening to hoards of students, parents, relatives and staff eager to enjoy an evening of musical entertainment from a host of talented students at Southborough High School. And it was clear from the onset that the standard of musical talent had grown exponentially in both quality and size! Genially co-hosted by Mr Burns and Mr Botha- the evening began with a distinctively upbeat feel with the only recently formed Year 10 band performing ‘Hall of Fame’, followed by Year 11 student Olly Aldridge and 6th former Tim Nagamani performing ‘Hearts on Fire’ on guitar. The Singing Club won over the hearts of the audience with a very endearing rendition of ‘Whistle for The Choir’, followed by Sixth Former Josh Sattaur playing a fantastic version of ‘All of Me’ on the guitar. The biggest and by far the nicest change this year was the fact that so many more students - particularly Year 7 - took part in the music concert, something that clearly demonstrates how important the Creative Arts are within the curriculum. The entire class of 7F - with soloists Rhys Quee, Mageesh Manivannan, Luke Taperell and Diction Pun - sang a brilliant version of ‘We Three Kings’, followed by a special music clip, where stu- dents from 9D had written and composed music to accompany a rather scary film clip entitled ‘A Company of Wolves’. It was then time for French teacher Mr Ruffe to take to the stage and sing a powerful and impressive rendition of ‘Noel’, which impressed the audience no end. A very upbeat and jolly version of ‘Jingle Bells’ was played and sung by class 7C, followed once again by accomplished guitarists Olly Aldridge and Tim Nagamani, who performed a highly entertaining version of ‘Tribute’. After a short interval where the audience enjoyed a glass of wine and a mince pie, a large group comprising of 7A and 8A blew the audience away with their utterly amazing and enthusiastic performance of ‘Vois sur ton Chemin’ , a song that they had practised with French Teacher Mr Ruffe during lessons. With French spirit still in the air, Head of Modern Foreign Languages Mr Johnson and his ‘Band’, including IT specialist Gavin Hanel and a number of upper school, then took to the stage to perform a George Harrison favourite’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ – a fabulous staff/student enterprise! Getting the audience back into a more festive spirit, class 7A, with soloists Cameron Weston-Shaw and Arushan Hariharan – delivered a beautiful and moving version of ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’, something that they repeated in the Carol Concert later the following week. A small group of Year 7 and 8 singers got together for the very first time earlier this term to form ‘The Bandits’ and they performed their very first song together, a lovely version of My Broken Heart. Highly talented pianist Joe Girton, a Year 11 GCSE Music student, then performed a marvellous rendition of ‘Prelude in C’ by Bach which left the audience speechless. The fabulous school Jazz Band then delivered a rousing version of The Entertainer and Peter Gunn Theme, which had people tapping their feet in the aisles. With the recent ‘Human Rights Day’ still very much in mind, Sixth Former and Deputy Headboy Wayne Damoo sang a thought-provoking version of ‘Stand By Me’ accompanied once again by Tim Nagamani on guitar. Ending the evening, the Ukulele Group performed ‘Silent Night’ beautifully, followed by a very upbeat ‘Hound Dog’ which was sung by the whole of class 8A. Everyone present agreed that it had been a really enjoyable evening! Thanks Many thanks must go the following for all their outstanding contribution and help in making this concert such a success: Ms Watkins, Head of Music and Mr Sokolov for organising and producing such a splendid show Mr Sokolov, and Sixth Formers Gemma Kwon and Tim Nagamani for sound direction Mr Burns and Mr Botha for being such great show hosts George Whittaker and Mihai Ruta for lighting Louis Gosling, Daniel Holbrook, Adam Tuaima, Meshach Jasan, Jack Stevenson-Port, Josh Binas and for Stage Management Mihai Ruta for programme, ticket & poster design, and lighting Mr Milliken for Multimedia Mrs Lee-Potter for all her tireless work with the singing group Mrs Furminger, Mrs Loveday, Mrs Humphreys for ticket sales and Mrs Bell and Mrs O’Toole for setting up the hall/refreshments The lovely ladies from FOSH for once again providing a fantastic raffle The Sixth Form Junior Leadership Team for serving refreshments AND TO ALL THE MANY (over a hundred!) STUDENTS who PERFORMED. WELL DONE to all of you – YOU WERE FABULOUS! 4 The GRIFFIN 19 December Merry Christmas! 19 December The GRIFFIN Merry Christmas! 6TH FORMERS HOST CHRISTMAS PARTY TO REMEMBER FOR OUR SPECIAL OAP GUESTS 6 th Formers and Southborough staff once again pulled out all the stops to make the senior citizen Christmas party go with a swing. The event is held as a way of saying a big ‘thank you’ to all those senior citizens living close by to the school and it’s something that we all look forward to each year as our guests are always such great company and know how to enjoy themselves! Many of these men and women have had their own children, grandchildren, extended family and friends attend the school at some point during their lives and this annual ‘get-together’ is a way of showing how much their kind community spirit and support over the years is still much appreciated by both staff and students at Southborough High School. Held in the Sixth Form common room, the space looked unrecognizable, decorated with brightly coloured paper chains and snow flakes and quirky window decorations that mimicked a stain glass window effect – all made by Art Teacher Mrs Adams and her lower year Southborough students. Sixth Formers ensured that there was a true sense of occasion in the room with sparkly table decorations and Christmas music in the air as our visitors arrived for an afternoon of fun. Very generous spirited members of Southborough staff donated over one hundred Christmas gifts – ranging from toiletries, wine, chocolate, whiskey, candles and scarves – and these served as ideal ‘prizes’ that were on display for our guests to pick and choose from throughout the course of an afternoon packed with food, drink, bingo and raffles. We even offered a display of costume jewellery (again donated by kindly staff) and guests were asked to choose their favourite piece as a keepsake of the afternoon’s festivities. With our guests settled into their seats with a warming glass of sherry - or two! - Head of Music Ms Watkins and a small team of Year 7 and 8 singers sung a number of favourite Christmas songs to our appreciative guests, who sang along with much gusto. The singers really did the school proud, as 5 they sang beautifully! After the sing-along, it was time for a game of BINGO, where our guests got the chance to win loads of those lovely donated prizes! Hosted by our very own Mr Iles, his cheeky number calling went down a treat! Following the success of last year’s catering students, this year’s Greedy Griffin team followed in their footsteps to ensure that guests enjoyed yet another scrumptious selection of both sweet and savoury fare. With the support and guidance of Head of Food Technology Ms Pollitt, Food Technology Technician Mrs Gregory, together with our new Level 3 BTEC Professional Cookery 6th form students, these able students prepared a truly delicious ‘afternoon tea’ comprising of mini sandwiches and crisps, cheese scones, followed by mince pies, cupcakes and a lovely selection of gateaux and chocolate tortes. The Greedy Griffins and 6th formers excelled themselves by making absolutely everything from scratch, which impressed our guests immensely. Dressed in their ‘cookery whites’, the students had the honour of serving the food to guests themselves, serving at tables just like you would in a professional restaurant! Headteacher Mr Smith popped along to the party to speak to our guests and a number of 6th formers – including Head Boy Kiran Arokiasamy and Deputy Headboy Rukshan Rajamanthri – spent time mingling and chatting with guests. Our visitors appeared to have a very happy couple of hours and the constant raffle draws ensured that they all went home laden with Christmas gifts and goodie bags crammed with left over cakes and cookies. Indeed, one lucky guest won the top prize gift of a beautifully decorated Christmas cake – made by our very own students. Everyone who took part agreed that it had been a highly enjoyable and fun afternoon. A big thank you to all those students and staff who helped on the day, including: A whole host of Sixth Formers who helped set up the common room beforehand and made our guests feel welcome throughout the afternoon; The 6th form BTEC Professional Cookery students Aravint Chandiran and Lawrence Boloco for planning the catering and overseeing the Greedy Griffins; The Greedy Griffin Team of lower school catering students, including Dylan White, Omar Zuromba, Jonathan Adepoju, Basil Raja, Jamie Sowankumpoo, Tyler Yim, Charlie Briggs, Zac Weston, Jason Weston Airey, Luke Gregory, Josh Baxter, Gabriel Lee, Alex Lewis; The Year 7 and 8 singing group: Diction Pun, Rhys Quee, Mageesh Manivannan, Luke Taperell, Reuben Sinclair, Aaron Lomanto, Josh Gregory, Alex Finnie; Staff: Ms Pollitt, Mrs Gregory, Ms Watkins, Mrs Adams, Mrs Drinkwater, Mr Iles, Mr Sanders, Mr Botha, Mrs O’Toole, Mrs Furminger, Mrs Desai and Mrs Bell. All Southborough staff who generously donated such a wide range of wonderful gifts! Mrs Taylor Sixth Form Support Officer The school wishes to thank Mrs Taylor, who did such a wonderful job of arranging the party, and co-ordinating all the activities to ensure it was such a success. 6 The GRIFFIN 19 December 19 December Congratulations to the following boys who earned awards this half term: Ready Reader: Year 7: Sameer Ahmad, Alfie Barnard, Alfie Barnett, Jem Bywater, Susmithan Chandiran, Tyler Desai, Miles Ellis, Aiden Hackman, Patrick Hegarty, Findlay Johnston, Anesh Kajenthran, Abigaran Kanthakumar, Labeeb Khaled Mirza, Hishaam Khan, Jaydon Lazar, Jordon Lazar, Hammad Malik, Gokulan Nanthakumaran, Jamel Nemdil, Jamie Pereda, Diction Pun, Umajenath Ranganathan, Connor Rye, Sayanth Sasitharan, Kye Spedding, Karigallen Thambaiya, Vaisnavan Thavendrakumar, Mackenzie Thompson, Richard Varatharajan, Rebal Warraich, Samuel Wenlock, Arron Willmer, Marcus White. Ready Reader: Year 8: Jamil Akram, Salvador Alban, Thanusan Balakumar, Hyun Wook Choi, Aaron Desai, Izaz Din, Joshua Duckett, Danny Hearn, Billy Jones, Anjevan Mahendran, Zachary Meehan, Rooney Monks, Luke Newell, Christopher Newton, Tomas O’Byrne, Kyle O’Gorman, Joe Rockall, Yasser Sad, Will Savage, Habisan Senadiraja, Juan Seo, Joshua Turpin. Ready Reader: Year 9: Arunn Ananthan, Max Briggs, Louie Herman, Archie Johnson, Evan Jones, Gregory Kozicki, Robert Pigott, Ashan Selvaranjan, Jack Simmonds, Nisanth Srikanthan, Sam Tinson, Jazib Waheed, Ely Watumwa. Independent Reader: Bertie Badham, Sagar Jawa, Liam Jones, Jasvin Khurana, Dylan Maclean, Callum Murphy, Mohammad Qamar, Basil Raja, Jathees Selvanesan, Sivanajan Sivasamy, Maadesh Thayaparan, Christian Harper, Sam Hodgson, Ibrahim Mir, Zachary Weston, Jack Wheeler. Rising Reader: Jasvin Khurana, Dylan Maclean, Jathees Selvanesan, Dean Cain, Max Flint, Henry Johnson, Ju Hyun Kim, Visvak Manojh Kumar, Guy Parkin, Qasim Rafiq, Sajagan Varathan, Oscar Edwards, Super Reader: Jesse Boloco, Harry Fennell, Joshua Gregory, Aaron Lomanto, Mithushan Thiagarajah, Jack Twort, Jake Waters, Thomas Barnett, Charlie Briggs, Brett Shepherd. Advanced Reader: Jamie Suwankampoo Star Reader: Hashir Shahid, Dawid Odachowski Classic Reader: Reuben Sinclair Word Millionaire: Dylan Maclean UNDER 17 CRICKET TEAM SMASH INTO THIRD ROUND OF T20 INDOOR LEAGUE After winning the first two rounds of the Surrey Cricket 6-aside Under 17 T20 Indoor League, Southborough 6th formers /Upper school students took part in the third round on Friday afternoon against Tiffin Boys. Our boys batted first, gaining 160 for 2. Top scorer Adam Lawrence gained 38 runs (retired), followed by Conor McElligott, with 33 runs. The opponent, much to our delight, scored just 60 runs all out, with Rafeh Jafri getting three wickets, Prince Singh getting two wickets and Conor McElligott the remaining wicket. Cricket coach and Assistant Head of Sixth Form Mr Colbert is thrilled with his team’s success, as they are now top of the League. The boys now go through to the next round, playing Old Wimbledonians on the 23rd January. Good luck, lads! The Horrible Histories Series Horrible Histories are great, funny and interesting books. The books cover different times in History: Romans, Tudors, Greeks and more! It is suitable for children but adults like it too. I enjoy these very much and finally my favourite is the Terrible Tudors because it’s really funny and you learn from it too. Mehdi Khalil 7ABA MUSIC CLUBS MONDAY: 12.50 MUSIC 1 – YEAR 7 ‘PLAY TIME’ For those who would enjoy getting together with others on a variety of instruments and producing performances of various songs. TUESDAY: 12.50 MUSIC 1 – JAZZ BAND At present we have 3 trumpets, 1 trombone and 1 baritone – any other competent brass players (at least Grade 4) would be very welcome. WEDNESDAY: 12.50 MUSIC 1 - UKULELE CLUB If you have already played or you would like to improve your skills, come along to make music! THURSDAY: 12.50 BLOOD BROTHERS On January 21st at 7pm in the school hall, Year 10 will be presenting Blood Brothers by Willy Russell, in special arrangement with Samuel French ltd. The play tells the story of twins secretly parted and the devastating consequences when they learn the truth. All are welcome, but please be advised that the play does include some occasional swearing. Tickets will be sold on the door for £4. I look forward to welcoming you to Liverpool of the 60s! MUSIC 2 – MUSIC PRODUCTION CLUB Aimed at Year 9 pupils who are interested in working with technology/ sound production for the music industry. FRIDAY: 12.50 MUSIC 1 – SINGING CLUB Singing for everyone – all ages welcome! MATHS CLUBS The maths department offers help after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Please come along. If you’d like to develop your thinking skills, why not join us at chess club or puzzle club? LUNCH The Team: Abishak, Rafeh, Adam, Haris, Conor and Prince 7 Book of the week! Merry Christmas! ACCELERATED READER AWARDS The GRIFFIN Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayFriday Chess club Chess club Chess club Chess club Chess club (B7) (B7) (B7) (B7)(B7) AFTER Maths help Maths help Maths help Maths help SCHOOL for all years for all years for all years for all years (B8) (B7) (B6)(B5) Puzzle club (B5) 8 The GRIFFIN 19 December 19 December SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE RECIPES? We are planning to introduce new items to our school menu and invite you to share recipes and suggestions for your son’s favourite meal, pudding and break time snack. Please take into account that the meals have to be healthy and nutritious as well as relatively easy to cook in a big batch. Please email suggestions to office@southborough. kingston.sch.uk or give hand-written recipes to reception. Thanks in advance for your input. MENU w/c MONDAY 6th JANUARY Monday Tuesday Shepherd’s Pie Veggie Shepherd’s Pie PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY Wednesday Chicken Joe’s Tomato Twist Cheesy Pasta Peas & Carrots Mixed Veg Raspberry Jelly Butterscotch Angel Delight Thursday Spaghetti Bolognaise Veggie Friday Battered Pollock Vegetable Kievs Bolognaise Chips Garlic Bread Peas Sweetcorn Rice Pudding The GRIFFIN 9 Southborough High School / PE Department Key Stage 3 & 4 Extra Curricular Programme Autumn Term 2014 Lunchtime Monday Tuesday After School Gym - Table Tennis Club – No Clubs – Staff Meetings up to 20 participants JCO Astro –Y7 Astro – Y8 Basketball – Yrs 7/8/9 CJO CJO / KSC / JCO / ACO Wednesday Astro – Y9 Thursday Astro – Y10 Y 7/8 cricket bowling machine – 6th formers Friday Astro – Y11 Fruit Sponge Rugby Club - All Years Football Club ADU / JCO / KSC / ACO / DJO + Coach Basketball – Squad players only – KS4 & 5 CJO Cricket Y7/8 – astro - Darren Badminton – Gym JCO / DDE Personalised training programs OPEN TO YEARS 10-13 THE WEIGHTS ROOM WEDNESDAYS 3:20-4:30PM THE MUSCLE PROJECT Jacket Potatoes, paninis, bakes beans, salad, fresh fruit and a variety of sandwiches and rolls are also served every day. STRENGTH MUSCLE WEIGHT LOSS DIET ADVICE HELP WITH FINANCE AT UNI Is your son/daughter planning to go to University next year and you want to find out if they are eligible for additional monetary support? Many parents/carers may not be aware of the wide variety of grants, scholarships, bursaries and other sources of monetary support that your son/daughter may be eligible for when they go to university. Thankfully, there are actually a wide num- ber of organisations and charities out there that may be able to help you. Please visit the Sixth Form page of school website, under ‘Letters & Information’. There you will find a useful document which gives you a few pointers as to which websites you should access to find out more. It may mean a little effort and digging around on your part, but the results could be very rewarding! WORD OF THE WEEK: ‘USURIOUS’ Given the season of good cheer, our word this week is 'usurious' derived from usury... the medieval practice of charging interest even beyond the legal limit.This word commonly refers to activity that greatly exceeds the bounds of reason or moderation. Thus we have 'exhorbitant rents' and 'extortionate prices' and even 'spending an outrageous amount on entertainment' and indulging in 'immoderate laughter'. No doubt all these 'examples' are being showcased both this week and next. Weights room & Fitness suite Extra Curricular Programme Monday Lunchtime After School Y 11 Weights gym & Fitness suite JCO Staff Meetings Tuesday Y 10 weights gym & Fitness suite* CJO Ys 10/11/ 6th form weights gym & Fitness suite* Wednesday 6th form weights gym & fitness suite* KSC The Muscle Project- MHA Key Stage 3 self defence - GSR Thursday Y10 Core PE Y10/11 & 6th form weights gym & Fitness suite* JCO Friday Y11 Core PE Ys 10/11 & 6th form weights gym & fitness suite* MHA * Due to the popularity of this club there will be limited entry into the weights room & fitness suite. 10 The GRIFFIN 19 December NEW CANTEEN PRICES, EFFECTIVE AS FROM 5TH JANUARY 2015 The school is currently reviewing its school food policy in keeping with guidelines on School Food Standards recently issued by the government and which will become mandatory in all academies and maintained schools from January 2015. The guidelines are intended to make it easier for schools to create imaginative, flexible and nutritional menus for their pupils and at Southborough we will use them new to help relaunch our catering operation in the New Year. The aim is to provide an even more varied, tasty and healthy menu and to ensure our pupils receive the nutritious and balanced diet they need and deserve. As a start to this process we have reviewed our existing canteen prices noting that they have not been increased for at least four years and have slipped behind our supplier cost increases. We are therefore implementing modest price increases as from the start of next term, 5th January. The revised price list is below. We will of course keep you fully informed about the exciting improvements we are planning to introduce! Mr N Smith, Headteacher BREAKTIME Bacon & Cheese Pastry £1.40 Vegetarian Pizza £1.00 Meat Pizza £1.20 Sausage Roll £1.10 Cheese on Toast £0.70 Toast - slice £0.40 Jam portion (in a tub) £0.30 Baked Beans portion £0.80 Beans on Toast £1.00 Cheese & Beans on Toast £1.20 Pancake£0.80 Bacon portion (one rasher!) £0.80 Bacon Roll £1.20 Sausage Roll £1.20 Panini (3 choices of filling) £2.00 Toastie (choice of filling)- half size £0.80 Muffin – Breakfast (bacon/egg filling) £1.80 Bagel – Breakfast (bacon/egg filling) £1.80 Cereal (box) £0.80 Soup & Roll £1.20 Pizza Wrap £1.30 (veg’n, cheese & tomato filling) Yoghurt£0.60 Bread with pizza filling - vegetarian £0.80 Bread with pizza filling - meat £0.90 Hash Brown (individual triangle) £0.30 Doughnut (ring) £0.90 Muffin (chocolate chip) £0.40 Chicken Joe’s £1.20 (chicken breast in roll plus salad) per half Croissant - Plain £0.80 Croissant - Chocolate £0.90 Chicken Burger £1.90 Beef Burger with cheese £1.90 Waffle (with syrup or chocolate sauce) £1.00 Cookie£0.70 Sauce (sachet) £0.30 Fruit (banana, apple or orange) £0.50 LUNCHTIME Hot Meal – Meat or Vegetarian Panini - various Wrap – hot, with chicken Sandwiches - Vegetarian Sandwiches – Meat or Fish Baguette - Vegetarian Baguette – Meat or Fish Baked Potato -plain £2.20 £2.00 £1.80 £1.70 £1.90 £2.00 £2.30 £1.50 Baked Potato – one filling Baked Potato – two fillings Cheesy Pasta Pudding- Hot crumble & custard, rice pud etc. Pudding- Cold ; jelly, cakes etc. Main Meal Deal meal & pudding combined £1.60 £2.00 £1.70 £0.90 £0.50 £0.60 £0.80 £1.00 Tropicana (in carton) Yazoo (chocolate flavour in plastic box) Ice Tea (plastic bottle) J2O (apple flavour in plastic box) £1.00 £1.10 £1.20 £1.20 £0.70 £2.70 DRINKS Bottled Water - small Fruit Juice – Orange or Apple (carton) Milkshake (carton) Britvic Orange - can
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