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in-form 24-28 NOV 2014

A WEEK

Follow us on twitter @ilkleygrammar

‘You are brilliant! Children in Need, is such a fantastic cause and a charity that you can relate to in a fun and generous way.

All in all you have raised a tremendous £3163.95!’

Ms Williams

Well Done and Thank YouWell Done and Thank YouWell Done and Thank You

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What had 248 heads and

372 legs? Our Year 8

three legged race for

Children in Need! The

year group braved the wet

and cold and walked,

limped and hobbled their

way around Ilkley on

Friday afternoon.

Well done

Year 8 you

raised

£960.78!

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Year 7 Pudsey Challenge Tutor groups in Year 7 were asked to collect small change at home over a period of time. They brought this in to school on Friday to decorate a giant outline of Pudsey bear that each class had created. Well done Year 7 you raised £601.79!

Well done to everyone who brought in their loose change to take part in the challenge, all in all you raised... £601.79...not bad for 30 minutes work! One Super tutor group point will now be given to all forms with 2 going to AMD, AMB and ASH and 3 to PO.

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Year 8 GUIDE TO Dodgeball The Year 8 Community Dodgeball Tournament was fiercely fought this week...those balls get thrown harder

as you go up a year! It was close...very close, but the winners, representing G Band, were 8SL.

Get the ball quickly...

Show no mercy... Take no

prisoners!

Well done 8SL and G Band.

Good luck Year 9 in next week’s Community Dodgeball

Tournament!

Point out your

opposition’s weakness... ...really quick!

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Dinner Time Rota (No bags in Dining Hall)

B Hall Year Time Packed Lunch

Sitting 1 Year 7 12pm N4 and N8

Sitting 2 Year 8 From 12.10pm N3 and N6

Sitting 3 Year 9 Not before 12.15pm Social Area D Floor

School Nurse drop-in Session:

Tuesday 25th November, Medical Room. No appointments required, they are here to listen not to tell!

iPad drop in session:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.15pm - K3

Independent Learning :

(click here for KS3)

(click here for KS4)

Please remember your manners when in the lunch time queue, if you misbehave you will be sent to the back of the queue. Rotating lunchtime sittings are for Years 7, 8 and 9 only. Years 10 and 11 have optional sittings. Bags must not be taken into B Hall at lunchtime unless you have essential medication (i.e. Epipen or Diabetic equipment).

Coming Up…Coming Up...

November

Monday 24th Year 9 Dodgeball Competition I Band

Tuesday 25th Year 9 Dodgeball Competition G Band

Wednesday 26th Year 9 Dodgeball Competition S Band

Thursday 27th Year 9 Dodgeball Final

Friday 28th— Review Day No school buses will run, you must make your own way into school, be in uniform and in time for your appointment.

...EVERY WEEK...EVERY WEEK...EVERY WEEK...

Key Stage 3 Assemblies The Key Stage 3 assemblies in the week beginning Monday 24th November will be vertical and led by the Learning Community Leaders. The theme will be 'Identity, Belonging and Action'. Tuesday 25th November - I band Miss Swales Wednesday 26th November - G band Mrs Lister Thursday 27th November - S band Mrs Knowles

7DJS 8DSF 9CW 10AHF 11AJH 12PC 13DK

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Review Day—Friday 28th November As you know from your Planner, Friday 28th November has been allocated for our annual Review Day. This is a day when the normal school timetable is suspended and you meet with your tutors to consider your progress and set targets and action points for the future.

School buses will not be available and you will need to make your own travel arrangements in time for your appointment.

You must attend your appointment, unless you are ill and not fit for school. You must also attend in school uniform at a time allocated by your tutor and the process will take approximately half an hour. Each year group will receive specific instructions from their Year Leader about producing a presentation for your tutor. Like last year, in preparation for Review Day, you will be expected to produce a presentation to show your tutor called #MyLearning. Click here to see more information on what is expected of you.

You should undertake independent learning during the rest of the day. Examples of independent learning are available on the school web site under each curriculum area and on Realsmart in the student section by Key Stage Hub.

Calling all Dancers! You are invited to attend a contemporary dance workshop run by Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD). The workshop is free of charge and will take place in school on Monday 8th December 2014 3-5pm (in the Gym). NSCD are a Centre for Advance Training in Dance and run the Yorkshire Young Dancers (YYD) scheme. The YYD and NSCD aim to provide 13-17 year olds access to high quality dance training whilst developing creative potential as dancers. The workshop at Ilkley Grammar School offers an opportunity for students to experience contemporary dance and to consider if the YYD scheme would be suitable for them. A dance artist from NSCD will deliver a 2 hour workshop based on contemporary technique and choreography. This workshop also acts as a preliminary audition onto the YYD scheme. If you would like to take part then please ask Miss Watson for a letter which needs to be signed and returned by parents/carers. The deadline to confirm a workshop place is 27th November.

Please be aware to prepare for the day we will have on long registration on Friday 21st November (Monday’s timings).

Year 7 and 8 Flu Vaccine All students in Year 7 and 8 should have received their letters for the flu vaccine. These letters have been sent home requesting parental consent for you to have the nasal spray that will be administered on Friday 6th December in C8.

You can only receive the vaccine if you return a signed consent letter.

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Congratulations to Ellis Thompson (7ASH) who is the first student in the whole school to achieve his Bronze Certificate (40 credits).

Well played to our Y15 rugby team who competed against Guiseley School in the NatWest Vase on Monday. It was a close match with the final score ending IGS 21-28 Guiseley.

Well done to Arthur Ashcroft (8PDH), Mark Rennison (8PDH), Pedram Habibzadeh (8PDH), Joe Higgitt (8PDH) and Vlad Tirdea (8PB) for organising a successful football match last Friday after school. The match was organised to raise money for the Hillsborough Justice Campaign as part of the boys’ ‘Another Football is Possible’ project. The boys raised £20.20 with donations still coming in. A hard-fought and fast-paced match ended 6-5, finishing in extra time thanks to a ‘golden goal’ from Robert Johnson (7DJS). Thanks to all who played, to Harry Watson (9KL) for volunteering as a referee and to the PE department for sorting out the bus and equipment.

Vlad Tirdea Arthur Ashcroft Pedram

Habibzadeh

Joe Higgit Mark Rennison

Congratulations to Matthew Hodson (8DSF) who took his grade 3 jazz saxophone exam, the same week he played Mr Big Bucks in Gangs ‘n’ Gals...well done Matthew!

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Congratulations to Jamie Simpson-Kidd (8PB) who won a silver medal at the Taekwondo Commonwealth Championships 2014 in Edinburgh for Team England. Jamie beat Australian, Mackenzie Spiers in his first match and went on to beat one of his England team mates, Tyler Barwell in the semi finals. The final was between himself and another team England athlete Matthew Guest, with Jamie only just losing out on the gold.

Well done Jamie!

LEFT: Jamie with Lutalo Muhammad, Gold medallist in the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships and Olympic bronze medallist 2012 alongside GB athlete Jordan Gayle with Gold medallist (Juniors) Thomas Henley.

Cadet Commonwealth Silver Medallist Jamie Simpson-Kidd

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Pass….dribble...shoot!

Well done to our Year 9 basketball team who played in the Bradford Schools’ play-off finals on Wednesday night. The boys played incredibly well and performed superbly as a team. Joe Haigh (9GPS) and Ralph Atkinson (9CW) have written the match report.

The team began their campaign confidently, with an emphatic win against Kings. Team captain Ralph Atkinson opened the scoring, followed by baskets from Adam Hayes, Patryk Bialkowski, Adam Cooke and Cameron Shankland.

In the second game however, the IGS team found themselves engaged in an end to end struggle. Every time one team scored the other went and equalised soon after. IGS came excruciatingly close to taking the three points, but eventually lost out to Thornton by a last second free throw. Points were scored by Ralph Atkinson (5), Adam Hayes (4) and Jacob Cooke (2).

In the final game IGS were up against their arch enemies, Beckfoot. Even with points from Ralph Atkinson (4), Patryk Bialkowski (2), Adam Hayes (2) and Matthew Spencer (2) it was still not enough to overcome the eventual tournament winners, Beckfoot.

IGS finished as runners up. Joe Haigh and Ralph Atkinson

Back row, left to right: Adam Cooke( 9JP), Cameron Shankland (9JRW), Ralph Atkinson (9CW), Adam Hayes (9CW), Joe Haigh (9GPS) and Patryk Bialkowski (9CW). Front row, left to right: Jacob Cooke (9MWC) and Matthew Spencer (9JP)

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Well done to Emma Powell (9JP) who secured 2nd place in the seniors category at Rope Race Manchester. Her favourite route was climbing up a telegraph pole onto a football shaped wooden ball (both moving around) then up onto fake ice blocks to the top . Emma’s next competition is on 29th November at The Leeds Wall...good luck Emma!

Congratulations to our Cross Country Team who were in action last Wednesday at Cliffe Castle, Keighley. All runners did really well. Bethan Morley (8PDH) came 2nd in her age group and Rachel Scott (8PDH) was placed 5th. Photograph courtesy of Woodentops.

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Bravo and Bien Hecho to our language students who entered the Languages Perfect Competition (Northern) and achieved great success.

Gold Certificate Winners Holly Park (9HM) Oscar Stapleton (9CW)

Silver Certificate Winners Jasper Evans (9HM) Oli Greaves (9HM)

Bronze Certificate Winners Sofia Richards (9JB) Tom Scott (11MH)

Well done also to Will South (9JRW), Alex Hargraves (9JRW), Harry Barker (9JRW) and Alice Chadwick (9JB) who were rewarded with a certificate of participation.

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Well done to our orienteers who competed in the British Schools Orienteering Championships on Sunday 16th November. In total, 640 students participated in the event with students coming from all around the UK - Torquay, Banchory and Ulverstone, to name but a few. Ilkley Grammar School was represented by eight athletes across the year groups: Eloise Hall (7PO), Laura King (11FV), Lucy Jacques (11AJH), Robbie Matthews (8PB), Lucy Haines (11VEB), Matthew Hall (9CW), Daniel Hayes (12PC) and Ruaridh Mon-Williams (12PC).

Although the event took place on a somewhat cold and very grey day this did not dampen the spirits of those participating, who did so with enthusiasm and vigour.

The IGS team did the school proud not just with their positive cheerful attitude but with a great set of results.

The three Year 11 girls made up a competitive team and stormed to victory, winning the team prize in their age category. Lucy Haines lead the team home in 1st position, Laura King was in 10th position and Lucy Jacques in 17th, which was particularly impressive given she is relatively new to the sport of orienteering. Although IGS were unable to make up teams in the other year groups, there were strong individual performances .

Eloise and Matthew Hall both finished near the top of their field in 6th place (Year 7 girls’ and Year 9 boys’ respectively), Robbie Matthews had a great run to finish in 17th position in a particularly strong field of over 60 competitors and Ruaridh Mon-Williams and Daniel Hayes produced some solid results with 7th and 16th place respectively.

Well played to our Year 8 footballers who took part in a Football Tournament at St Mary’s School on Wednesday night where 15 Year 8 boys made their IGS football debuts.

Prince Henry’s, St Mary’s, Guiseley and IGS fielded two 7-a-side teams and they played a round robin tournament. Despite not recording a win, the IGS sides were in very high spirits and played some lovely football. They are looking forward to their next run out in the new year.

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Well done and thank

you Year 8 for donating

51 shoeboxes for

Operation Christmas

Child

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…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…IGS SPORT…

A AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND FIXTURES

MONDAY

24th November

Senior and Under 15 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (SHR/SD)

Year 11 and 1st XV Boy’s Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

Year 7 Monday Night Football @ School Fields – 3.30-5.00 (PLB)

Netball Senior A + B @ BGS (SB)

Netball u14 @ BGS (KR)

TUESDAY

25th November

Under 13 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (KR)

Year 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Hockey Club @ School Playing Fields – 3.15 – 4.30 (AJK)

Year 7, 8 and 9 Football Club @ School Playing Fields 3.15 – 4.30 (SP)

Year 7 and 8 Boys’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

IGS Dodgeball @ Sports Hall – 3.15 – 5.15 (PLB)

Girls’ Football Year 9 @ Oakbank – 3.00 – 6.00 (LV)

WEDNESDAY

26th November

Under 12 and Under 14 Netball Club @ Sports Hall – Lunchtime (KR/SD)

Synchronise Swimming Club @ Gym/Pool Changing Rooms – 3.15 – 4.30

Year 9 and 10 Boys’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (ACF)

U15 Girls’ Indoor Cricket @ Sports Hall – 3.00-5.00 (PLB)

Under 14 Netball vs. Parkside @ IGS (KR/SB)

Year 8 7-a-side Football @ St Mary’s (MWC)

Table Tennis @ Keighley TT Centre (SP) 4.00 – 5.45pm

Under 14 Netball @ UAK (HR) time to be confirmed

THURSDAY

27th November

Year 7 and 8 Hockey Club @ School Playing Fields – 3.15 – 4.30 (AJK) Girls’ Rugby Club @ IRUFC – 3.30 – 5.00 (SG/WPL)

Mixed Badminton @ Sports Hall – 3.00 – 4.30 (AJH)

IGS Dodgeball @ Sports Hall – 3.15-5.15 (PLB)

Under 15 Hockey Tournament @ Ilkley – 3.30 (JH)

Year 8 Girls’ Football @ Beckfoot – 3.00-6.00 (LV)

FRIDAY

28th November

Dance Club @ Gym – 3.15 – 4.15 (JW)

SATURDAY 29th

November

Cross Country National Final @ Cornwall (Leaving IGS Friday – Returning Saturday) (MWC/AJK)

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IN THE NEWSIN THE NEWSIN THE NEWS

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IGS Student

Council Elections

‘Be a Leader, Make a Difference’

Following the announcements in this week’s Year 10 and

11 assemblies and next week’s vertical assemblies, we are

looking for 3 talented individuals, from each year group,

to represent your band on the student council.

Interested?

Email a 50 word pen portrait to Mr Washington by

Monday 1st December saying why you would be good at

the job.

What happens next?

Read the iBook sent to you

containing anonymous

candidate profiles

Take part in the elections in

tutor time on Monday 8th

December

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Available daily…

There is also a range of cold meals, sandwiches and pizzas available every day and remember the meal deal is still only £2.15. This includes a hot meal and a pudding or drink. The same price covers a choice from the cold selection and a juice and a small dessert.

SCHOOL MENU

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Top Deals this Term

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Year 11 Craven College Taster Day We are organising a Taster Day at Craven College on Wednesday 3rd December. We will leave school promptly at 8.30am and return for 3pm for school buses. Students will not be required to wear uniform to the Taster Day.

Please sign up for 2 sessions; we recommend you try a course to find out if it’s a realistic option for you next year. You can apply for more than 1 course at a college. Courses at college are very different from school and you will need a post 16 pathway and a back-up plan. For any questions or queries about the Taster Day or courses, please see Mrs Mitchell in the Key Stage 4 Hub.

GCSE Overview

Year 11 Revision Technique—Testing yourself This week’s technique is particularly important to ensure the effectiveness of the revision you have done. Please check out the links and try the technique for yourself. You will be surprised at how much more you remember from your revision if you do it right.

Storage method used. Repetition

What is it? A test for checking if your revision is EFFECTIVE.

What to do? Test yourself again and again on work that you have

learned with increasing gaps between tests. E.g. spend 10 minutes at the start of a revision session

testing yourself on what you revised yesterday. Spend 5 minutes a couple of days later, 2 minutes a week later. You will be amazed at how much more you remember.

Handy hints: If you can’t remember the

information at any point in the cycle, then re-learn it and go back to start.

Get your friends /family to test you

More information at: A short video about

the curve of forgetting An entertaining clip from someone with a funny haircut An article about curve of forgetting from flashcard Learner The Ebbinghaus Forgetting curve - and how to overcome it

WB Autumn term Week

YEAR 10 YEAR 11

24-Nov Review Day (28.11.14) Review Day (28.11.14) 11A

01-Dec

Sp - orals H&S - Deadline 1 (4.12.14) Dr - Drama in the making 2 Mu - performance 1

12B

08-Dec En - Spoken language Mu - performance 2 13A

15-Dec En - Spoken language 14B

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Careers Using Biology Overview: Pursuing a career in Biology can be immensely rewarding and exciting. Biologists learn how living things work; how they interact with one another and how they evolve. They could study the evolution, natural history and conservation of plants and animals investigate the interactions of living organisms with light, the environment or each other or have careers in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology or medical research. Their work increases our understanding about the natural world in which we live and helps us address issues of personal well being and worldwide concern such as environmental degradation, threats to human health and maintaining viable and abundant food supplies. What do Biologists do?: There are several career paths you can follow including:

Research Research Biologists study the natural world using the latest

scientific tools and techniques in both laboratory settings and the natural environment to understand how living systems work.

Health Care Biologists may develop public health campaigns to defeat illnesses

such as tuberculosis, AIDS, cancer and heart disease.

Veterinarians tend to sick and injured animals. Doctors, dentists, nurses and other health care professionals maintain the general health and well being of their patients.

Environmental Management and Conservation

This involves solving environmental problems and conserving the natural world for future generations. National Park Wardens/Officers help preserve their natural resources and educate the general public. Zoo and aquarium biologists carry out endangered species recovery programmes and serve as a vital education resource to the general public. Management and conservation biologists often work with members of the community such as landowners and special interest groups. There are also openings with not-for-profit conservation organisations, private ecological consulting firms or wildlife rehabilitation centres at home and abroad.

Education Life science educators enjoy working with people and

encouraging them to learn new things, whether in a classroom, a research lab, the field or a museum.

There are jobs in Colleges and Universities, Primary and Secondary Schools, Science Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, Parks and Nature Centres. Other career opportunities involving Biology exist within: Biotechnology, Forensic Science, Politics and Policy making, Business and Industry, Economics, Science Writing and Communication and Art.

Further Information: www.nationalcareersservicedirect.gov.uk and www.societyofbiology.org

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Prospects (the education, employment and training, employee-owned-mutual company) and E3 Bradford (a partnership between business, education providers alongside Bradford Chamber of Commerce and Bradford Council, have sponsored a new film encouraging local young people to consider becoming entrepreneurs. This coincides with Global Entrepreneurship week (17-23 November), which is the largest campaign in the world to promote the benefits of becoming an entrepreneur and the positive contribution they make to the economy. The video, called Bradford Born, Bred and in Business, includes interviews with eight local entrepreneurs. They discuss how they became entrepreneurs and why young people should consider becoming one. In addition to the film, local young people interested in becoming an entrepreneur can also join the Facebook page called ‘Bradford Talent’ to find advice and information on how to start a business. The Bradford Born, Bred and in Business film can be watched on YouTube here. This film is one of the initiatives that Prospects runs in Yorkshire and the Humber to tackle youth unemployment in the region. Another is ‘18 Works’, a free service linking employers who have vacancies with young people wanting work. Employers simply submit their vacancies to the ‘18 Works’ website. Vacancies are then promoted to young people via the website, social media and through the ‘18 Works’ team’s extensive network of schools, universities and other organisations working with young people. Find out more about ‘18 Works’ by visiting their website www.18works.co.uk.

For more information on this, please see Mrs Mitchell, Careers Coordinator, based in KS4 Hub.

Are you the next young entrepreneur in

Bradford?

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Monday Orchestra grade 4+ 12.25pm B8 Mrs Chapman

Training Orchestra. Grades 0 - 4 12.20pm A7 Miss Murray

Tuesday Flute/Keyboard and Piano lessons A6 Ms Salter

Senior choir year 9 + 12.20pm A7. Miss Murray

Junior Flute Group

Senior Flute Group

TBC A6a Mrs Salter

Wednesday Drums lessons A6 Mr Lewalski

Samba Band lessons 12.30pm A7 Mr Lewalski

KS3 choir 12.20pm B8 Mrs Chapman

Thursday Brass lessons A6 Mr Griffiths

Sax/Clarinet and Swing Band A6 Mrs Anderson

Violin/Viola lessons A6 Mrs Briggs

Swing band 12.30pm B8 Mrs Anderson

Friday Voice lessons A6 Miss Van Terheyden

Guitar lessons A6 Mr Wells

Rock Club 12.30pm B8 Mr Wells

(Student timetables are displayed outside A7—see Mrs Chapman B8 or B14 registration for further help)

Instruments, particularly large ones can be stored in B8. Ensure you put your instrument here before registration and make sure it is named.

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ILKLEY CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON

SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

Father Christmas and Children's procession, entertainment and festive fare on The Grove. Entertainment starts at 2.30pm. Santa in his horse-drawn carriage and the children's procession set off from Whitton Croft Road at 4.30pm, heading down the Grove to switch on the lights at 5pm.