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Date: 24 April 2015
No:
28
Welcome to Ashlyns’ e-Bulletin. School life is
always busy, so here are a few reminders about
events that have happened and events to come.
17 days to GCSEs
ASA Comedy Night – some tickets available on the door TONIGHT (£15)
so it’s not too late to enjoy a great night out. Doors open at 7.30 pm. It’s
Friday night – treat yourself!
Next Week (Week 1)
 27 April Y10 Geography Field Trip
 27 April Y7 Exam Week
 28 April GCSE Art Exam / County Athletics
Physical & Creative Arts
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Thank you to all parents, staff and students for last night’s
excellent attendance at Year 8 Parent Evening.
This Week’s News
Cicely Fulford Y8 (PE)
Laura Geere Y7 (Art)
Carmen Hewitt Y8 (Art)
Daisy Wade Y9 (Music)
English
Sports Leaders Shortlisted for School of the Year Ashlyns School has
been shortlisted for the Sports Leaders UK Leadership Academy of the
Year Award. The award will be presented in House of Lords on 11 June
by President, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE. Two representatives
from Ashlyns will attend the ceremony which will highlight the programme’s
mission to enable young people to become more qualified, employable,
community-minded and active.
Follow the link for our entry video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JduNXbg6Lo
James Cann Y11
Rebecca Demosthenous Y11
Nathan Smith Y8
Abi Waters Y7
Year 7
Harvey Barnes
Emile Belgrade
Katie Gibson
Cara Monaghan
Year 10
Y11 Celebration Breakfast In recognition of the continued hard work of
Y11 students as they prepare for their GCSEs, a celebration breakfast was
held before the Easter Holiday. Invitations were given to 69 students, the
majority of whom, remarkably, managed to get out of bed extra early to enjoy
pastries and fruit with Mr Shapland and the Senior Leadership Team. We
know that there are many Y11 students working extremely hard, as well as
those who received invitations, and we will continue to recognise this through
the i-card award and other celebratory events. Keep it up Y11!
Y10 will be getting their marked mock exams
back in 2 weeks but should currently be doing
the 'green pen' analysis of their Easter
Homework past papers. Marks schemes are
now on SMHW. They are working through past
papers in lessons now as part of their revision
programme in the run up to their exams after
Half Term.
Charlotte Crispin
Olivier Simpson
Year 11
Becky Ford
Josh Ozcan
Year 12
Caitlin Carey
Joe Cook
Year 13
Rebecca Johnson
Ben Chalmers
Easter Sports Festival in Holland
During the break, 24 Y9 students
travelled to Holland to take part in a
football and netball Sports Festival with
other English schools. The girls netball
team won the U15 competition and
brought another trophy home to
Ashlyns. The boys football team came
3rd in their U15 competition narrowly
losing to the eventual winners of the
tournament. Well done from Miss
Holmes, Mr Preston and Mr Goodchild
to all students who came on the trip; a
great time was had by all.
Ashlyns at the Paris Marathon Ashlyns parent
Russell Green stands proudly with his medal and
Ashlyns tie having completed the marathon in
5 hours and 33 minutes – a huge achievement in
hot and polluted conditions. He has raised over
£500 for our Sports Hall - if you were waiting to
donate until after the race, here is the link!
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/russellrunsparis
Thank you, Russell, from everyone at Ashlyns.
GOOD LUCK to Miss Bjorn and Mr Peters
on Sunday, who are both running for charity:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/HeidiBjornsgaard
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/richpeters
ASA News
SPORTS FUND PRIZE DRAW Many thanks to all of you who renewed
your subscriptions this month. Our numbers are sufficient to increase the
third prize money to £15. The April winners are S Barber (£50), T Rigby
(£25) and J Rollit (£15). Congratulations to you all.
The Berko Warriors go to W.A.R this weekend! A group of Ashlyns
students are racing, climbing, crawling and sliding over muddy obstacles in
order to help raise money for the new Ashlyns Sports Hall. Please support
them by donating tohttps://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/berkowarriors
Can you help at the uniform
sale for our new intake?
Not only are the extra hands
helpful, but the atmosphere of
parents helping parents is
really welcoming for
newcomers to the school.
The sale this year will be in
the Ashlyns School gym from
3.30 to 5.45 pm on Thursday
18 June.
Please contact Mrs Diane
Russell on 01442 863605
extension 233 if you are able to
help. Thank you.
Music Congratulations
Amy and Maddie Perry Y8
both gained a merit in their
Grade 4 Piano
Cally Fairweather Y7 passed
Grade 7 violin with
distinction
Josh Eckert (Y10) and Tom
Richards (Y9) passed Grade 4
saxaphone. Charlie TrumanWilliams (Y9) gained a
distinction in Grade 3
saxaphone, and Caitlin Kelley
(Y8) a merit also at Grade 3
saxaphone
Leavers - Do you have any
Good as New Uniform?
We would appreciate donations
of any good as new items of
uniform, as well as any p.e. kit,
that you will not be needing.
Clean, resalable clothing can
be dropped off in the School
Office at any time.
Sports Fixtures
Dates to watch out for
 1 May Duke of Edinburgh
Monday 27 April
Y8 County Cup Cricket
v Tring - away
Tuesday 28 April
Herts County League Athletics
U14 & U16
Jarman Park
15:30 – 19:00
Wednesday 29 April
U15 Girls Rugby
v Chiltern Hills Academy - away
U15 County Cup Cricket
v Saint Columba’s – away
Thursday 30 April
Y8 County Cup Cricket
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Silver Practice Expedition
2 May Girls’ Revision
Weekend
5 May Mock Election
11 May Y12 Study Leave
begins
11 May Y8 Exam Week
TBC Summer Chill Concert
22 May Y13 Leaver Day
25 May Half Term
Letters sent out this week
v Rickmansworth School - away
 Duke of Edinburgh Silver
U15 Tennis
v Aldenham School - away
Y7 & Y8 District Rounders
@ home
Herts County League Athletics Meets
Date
Venue
28/04/2015
Jarman Park, Hemel Hempstead
05/05/2015
Westminster Lodge, St. Albans
11/05/2015
Woodside, Watford
04/06/2015
Woodside, Watford
16/06/2015
Jarman Park, Hemel Hempstead
29/06/2015
Plate final
30/06/2015
Final
Practice Expedition
 Y11 Study Leave,
Revision & Exam
Information