NEWSLETTER George Green’sSchool

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Principal’s WelcomeThe terrible events following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines have touched us all. The horrific images we have seen on the television have moved many people to donate millions to the various appeals; there has been no evidence at all of the ‘giving fatigue’.

Here at George Green’s, we wanted to do our bit to help alleviate the suffering. We decided to hold a non-uniform day on Wednesday this week. This was in response to both students and staff asking me what we could do to help.

At the moment, every Wednesday, Ms Maxwell, in the Geography department is providing us all with work to do in tutor time to do with Internationalism as we have international school status. This is designed to make our students aware of issues around the whole world rather than just those on their doorstep. She prepared a fascinating PowerPoint presentation about the Philippines and the dreadful impact of the typhoon. Thank you Ms Maxwell

Non-uniform days are relatively straightforward to organise but are only successful if some people work incredibly hard. I would like to say a huge thank you to John Martinez, Martin Frost, Liz Ferry and Jay Felice for collecting the money. John was outside in the cold with his bucket from 6.30 in the morning! He was determined to be there when the staff arrived. We ensured that all the students had the chance to donate by making them all come through the front entrance. No one was going to escape!

All the effort was really worthwhile. We raised £1332. A FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT! So well done to everyone for proving once again that George Green’s staff and students seek to be good citizens, not just of their local community, but of the world.

Jill Baker

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Prefect CornerThe Prefects would just like to say a big “THANK YOU” to everyone for Wednesday’s non-uniform day. As a school we have raised £1332 and this will help people in the Philippines.

Commendations We would just like to say “Well Done” to all those pupils that went on the rewards trip to the “London Eye”

Don’t forget to work hard to earn your merits because there are all sorts of rewards for you to receive.

One little reminder ......Stop dropping litter.........................don’t lose the privilege of taking your lunch outside!

Football Well done to all the boys who are participating in football on Saturday mornings and after school. You are showing a real commitment and the results and proving that. The year 10 team have so far this season played 6 won 6. REMARKABLE RECORD. The year 9 team have played 4 won 3 and drawn 1. Also a REMARKABLE RECORD. Good luck to the year 7 football team who have their second game 21/11/13 against Sir John Cass. The year 9/10 team will be playing at Millwall Park this Saturday morning v Sir John Cass. Good luck boys let’s hope this undefeated record stays until Christmas. Please don’t be late. You must be there by 8.30. Mr Davies RugbyWell done to all the year 9/10 boys who played a really tough rugby match against Raines Foundation last week. The boys who played were very committed and played the game in a brilliant spirit. The team also wore for the first time the brand new kit that four pupils from George Green’s School designed.

Mr Davies

Thank you from Ms DannMs Dann would like to say a big thank you to all the year 10 and 11 prefects who take part in the Reading Buddies scheme. This takes place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons during registration and we couldn’t run these projects without your help. Well done to the year 7 and 8 students who turn up each week ready to talk to their partner and share their reading. Keep it up!

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Religious Education:Ms Kelly would like to congratulate her new Year 7 class (7.6) on their fantastic behaviour and engagement in their RE lessons. ‘I would like to say an extra special well done to the following who have enthusiastically joined in during class and have been great at answering questions: Alfie Burnett, Tolga Ceyhan-Boluk, Tanvir Islam, Kye Menzies and Thayer Miah. You are a lovely class to teach and I look forward to exploring more about the six world religions with you’.

Ms Kelly would like to say how well her new Year 8 class (8.1) is settling into their RE lessons. They have explored and compared religious creation stories with the Big Bang and evolution; they have written their own stories and newspaper articles, and some students have written creation poems and performed them in front of the class. ‘I am particularly impressed with a number of students who are making really good contributions in class - a special mention to Kalam Chowdhury and Shayeeb Ali for their insightful and critical contributions. Also a massive well done to those with very good work in their books and excellent homework: Nazra Ali, Samirah Begum, Sealtiel Llego, Wafa Mohbubul and Fangling Zheng.Last, but by no means least, Ms Kelly would like to congratulate and encourage a number of students from different classes, who have improved their attitude and behaviour for learning in recent lessons: Lurelle Edwin, Charlie Terry, Frankie Wright. Well done, keep it up.

Regards, Andrea Kelly

LRC CORNERWe hope your week has been good. Again, we have had a very busy week and we are so proud that our library is so well used by so many lovely pupils and we get a real buzz by the amount of reading and work that goes on in here during your own free time. We have another batch of new books for you this week, Beast Quest, Judy Moody and some new copies of the Hunger Games series, to name just a few.This week’s special mentions are:-Mr Harris’s 8.4 Accelerated Reading class:- MUSHFIA ALAM, CHRISTOPHER BARTH, KALAM CHOWDHURY, AHJAR HUSSAIN, ANISUR RAHMAN, ANDREA RILEY, ABU TAHIR, REZWANA UDDIN and AURORA ZYMBERI – These pupils have all quizzed during this last week. MOHIMA BEGUM and MIZAN MOHAMMED - Mohima has now taken over Mizan by one quiz – so the girls are are now in the lead!Ms Dann’s 8.6 Accelerated Reading class:- RAFI AHMED, ROKSHANA ALI, HALIMA BEGUM (star of the lesson), SAMIRAH BEGUM, JASON LAM, JASON NAUNAY GRANDA and MAHIMA YEASMIN – These pupils have all quizzed during this last week.Ms Trevaskus’s 8.2 Accelerated Reading class:- TAHSIN ANJUM, CHLOE GEVAUX and TYRHYS ROBINSON – These pupils have all taken more then 1 quizz.Well Done to you all.That is it for this week. Have a lovely weekend and remember…..…read, read, readPat, Martine and Syed

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Drama department news Drama GCSEMr Williams tells me that you are all doing a sterling job.I have watched some of the video evidence and am seeing some thoughtful and creative work.Great contributions from George, Emdad and Nazia.Please continue with the excellent work, next week you have your controlled conditions write up, good luck to you allMs Williams

Performing ArtsI am so glad to see that the trip to Half Moon Theatre has given you the inspiration needed to produce your own show.Touhid in all of this week’s lessons you have been focused, committed, hardworking and creative. I think you have found a job for life as a set designer.Kieran you have been great this week having to deal with the makeshift lighting rig due to renovations, you have not been deterred in your pursuit to light the show and I am sure you will overcome all of the difficulties put in your way.Teddy you have been a silent worker this week, being independent and focused producing a soundtrack to rival that of any Hollywood movie. Well done, you are truly a musical star.All performing arts students you have to keep focused and motivated to produce your own show in a week. I can’t wait to see the finished product.Ms Williams

MAT CornerUniversity College London is one of the top universities in the UK and we, at George Green’s, have felt incredibly proud of our students, both in Year 8 and in Year 10, who have been attending regular sessions at the university. Our three Year 8 students have been attending the UCL Sutton Scholars Programme since the start of the academic year and have enjoyed their experience immensely. As of November, two of our Year 10 students, Monika Lepste and Shayek Rahman, have been attending UCL Saturday School. It is a huge achievement for these students to be on the programme, as they were chosen from over 350 students from across London. When asked about his experience so far, Shayek said:‘The UCL Horizons programme is a Saturday school aimed to broaden my understanding of dif-ferent career options out there. It offers us many different courses such as medicine, law, maths and more which will without a doubt give me an insight into university and the career I wish to pursue.’If you have any questions about any issues to do with More Able and Talented provision at George Green’s please contact Miriam Wright on mwright@georgegreens.com

University College London

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Food News:Special mentionsI would like to say a MASSIVE well done to the following students for making an excellent start in food tech this term:TE7.3: Fadumo Ali, Afzal Hussain, Louise Little, Sadie Stokes, Bertie Tough, Kieran Virdee, Mahira YasminTE7.8: Rajin Hussain, Atiya Khanom, Nahidul Kamali, Melissa Hudson, Leah Bowkett-MansfieldTE8.4: Emily Houlding, Chloe Robinson, Saifur Rahman, Masuma Khanom, Riaz IslamTE8.7: Milly Wade, Abid Islam, Anjuma Shikdar, Asma Hussain, Al Amin HaqueKeep up the hard work!Keep an eye out for Food Club - Coming after Christmas! Ms Hughes

Textiles: I would like to give a special mention to Nazia Umme year 9 for her outstanding hard work and effort in Textiles GCSE. Well done Nazia and keep up the hard work!!Textiles club, Wednesdays Tech 2 3:30-4:30,is now up and running!Come along and learn how to sew, tie dye and many more exciting techniques. All welcome. For more information see Ms Sullivan.

Graphics:Jilana Akhtharul Jaman 11P for getting the highest mark in mini mock last week!Ms Koli

I have just taken on 8.3 for RE and this class are AMAZING - they are already doing GCSE questions for their homework! They are a real pleasure to teach and I am looking forward to their first assessment when I hope they get some really high grades!

Parent/Carer Surgery Drop In

Tuesday and Thursday mornings9am - 10am

At George Green’s School we know the importance of communication. We are also aware that nobody knows children as well as their parents and carers. In a bid to keep the pathway of communication between ourselves, parents and carers open we have launched a parent drop in surgery. Charlotte your Parent Support Partner will be available between 9am-10am for you to drop in and discuss any matters concerning your child’s education and well being. It may be that you just wish to drop in and introduce yourself and find out what is happening in school. There is no need for an appointment, just pop in and get to know your child’s school a little better.The drop in surgery is an informal opportunity to communicate with school. If you have any serious concerns or issues relating to your child please contact the school in the usual manner. If you have any questions relating to the drop in centre please contact:-Charlotte Constantinou (Parent Support Partner)- Tel: 02079876032 ext519

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Year 7 Form of the weekThis week’s form of the week is 7 Orang-utan. They have kept their attendance high and also moved up to 3rd place on the merits table. A massive improvement.Well done 7O!

The Merits cupThe merits are still a close call but there appears to be 2 front runners consistently getting merits. 7H and 7R seem to be keeping up their momentum. But it is only week 3 and we have 4 more to go. The half term cup could be anyone’s!

Results for the week1st 7H2nd 7R3rd 7O

Results for the half term so far1st 7H2nd 7P3rd 7R

Attendance CupA fantastic effort by 7S last week. Having managed to get 100% for a full week they received a non-uniform pass on Monday. It’s also great to see that they are still top of the attendance table. On a bad note year 7 attendance dropped as a whole from the previous week. We were so close to the magic 97%. Remember any form that get 100% attendance Monday to Friday gets a non-uniform pass on the Monday. Keep up the good work year 7 and lets hit the 97% attendance.

Year 7 Attendance 7th November to 13th November 96.99%14th November to 20th November 96.21% Year 7 forms attendance1st 7S 99.17%2nd 7T 98.89%3rd 7O 98.4%

Special mentionsMr Munck, Ms Barthram and Ms Sultana would like to give a mention to Mason Smith and Edrisa Camara for both being on it this week. Well done boys.

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Years 7 & 8

in Room 221

Study Hall

Years 9, 10 & 11

in Room 412

Everyday 3:15 – 5:15

Years 12 & 13

in Room 504

Year 8 TRIUMPHSOverall Top Merit Scorers of the week is Kevin Ortiz – back on the top spot after being narrowly pipped to the post last week.

Number of positive merit slips for the last 7 days

Total Average per pupil Top Merit Scorer Lates Attendance8T 1900 79 Aurora Zymberi 6 94%8R 2213 92 Hanna Mohammed 11 97% 8I 2215 92 Safa Saadani-Elallali 4 88%8U 1914 77 Rima Khantun 10 94%8M 1887 79 Ibrahim Yusuf 13 96% 8P 2384 103 Samia Begum 6 98%8H 2134 89 Annila Abbas 5 96%

Which form will have the highest average by Friday? Results will be announced in assembly next week.Year 8 motto - “A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.”Stanislaw Lem

Exciting news - Ms Cientanni announced today that any form achieving 100% attendance in a week, will have a non-uniform day for the whole form class. Special Mentions this weekMiss Kotum and Mr KarimWould like to say well done to Emad and Ekram for keeping focused and setting a good example!Miss Abdi and Miss OrtonAurora Zymberi (highest merit scorer and no negative slips!!)Miss Ahmad and Miss Begum Would like to mention Jason Lam this week.

CHILDREN IN NEED We had an excellent day collecting for Children in Need. Staff and pupils were very generous, we

will let you know next week how much was collected

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GEORGE GREEN’S SCHOOL PARENT FORUM

Our Parent Forum is a chance for you to come and tell us how things are

going here at school with your children. We have been running for over five years now, and as a small group working together with the school have been

able change different things over the years. We meet roughly every 6 weeks on a Saturday morning where we share our

ideas and concerns over a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits. Last September, some of our Parent Forum members who had been with us since the beginning, have sadly left our little group as their children have

moved on. This means we need new Parent/Carers to carry on this valuable and worthwhile group. We especially need our New Year 7 Parents/Carers to come along and join us for the next few years that their children are in school. Our group is very welcoming and you will be made to feel part of the group

straight away.

Our next meeting will be on :-

Saturday 23rd November 10am-12pm

To go on our mailing list please contact Pat Jones at: pjones@georgegreens.com

As part of Citizenship, Year 7s are working on creating changes to help people in the Isle of Dogs. My recent class 7.3 decided, after conducting research, that they wanted to help elderly people by opening up Café Vert and running clubs and lunch for them. They worked hard to prepare a presentation for Ms Baker to get her permission and have planned a number of fundraising activities to help raise the money for the clubs. Last Friday they held their first fundraiser. Tasmina Sultana (7E), Amira Ali (7R), Tahira Begum (7T), Mackenzie Farrell (7O), Leanne McKenna (7P), Rejwan Miah (7S), Adnaan Muhith (7D), Nadia Rahman (7H) and Jessica Smith (7T) spent Thursday after school baking cakes and then the class sold them on Friday lunchtime. They sold out within an hour and the class managed to raise £105 for their project.The rest of the pupils involved were Mohammed Ahmed (7R), Suneha Aktar (7T), Rukshana Begum (7D), Harry Bell (7P), Shrestho Bhowmik (7D), Kamrul Eshak-Rahat (7T), Ahmed Hemed (7D), Nafizah Islam (7H), Abdurahman Ismail (7R), Chelsea-Leigh Landerkin (7H), Sydnie Lee (7P), Ibrahim Musa (7S), Sakif Newaz (7T), Muhsin Rahman (7R), Beni Wamba (7E), Mahira Yasmin (7H) and Sumaiya Yasmin (7P) They have done an amazing job so far and I am sure they will continue to make their project a success. Well done