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PRESENTATION ON WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2017 Many people are afraid of cancer and don’t know all the facts. To support our students and as part of our PSHE programme at we have invited the Teenage Cancer Trust, to speak to our Year 10 and Year 11 students on Wednesday 22

November about cancer and health.

Teenage Cancer Trust's national ‘Understanding Cancer Together’ presentation is recognised by the government as it raises awareness of cancer which can lead to earlier diagnosis.

Mrs Palmieri, Teacher in Charge of Citizenship & PSHE

A national charity dedicated to helping young people

understand and fight cancer.

A FANTASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT! Turing 13 have been celebrating a charitable achievement of one of their tutees. Melissa Wing along with some other Lord Grey students completed a sponsored 5k run for the Meningitis Research Foundation. Melissa completed the run in just 36 minutes and raised over £100.00 for the charity. Well done Melissa for this amazing result! Melissa earns herself a Star Reward for her charitable efforts. Mr Page & Mrs Clark

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATING

On Thursday evening last week, debating teams from many Sixth Form Schools across Milton Keynes gathered at Walton High for a Debating Competition. The competition was fierce and the local MP, Iain Stewart agreed with all those in the audience that the standard of debating this year was the highest he had seen since inaugurating these events a few years ago. Our team of Nathan Smith and Sonia Asryan had the disadvantage of being first, to go in on the programme, where those going later get a better idea of what the judges were looking for and the ‘tricks of the trade’. In the end we were beaten by Shenley Brooke End Sixth Form, but all the judges commented on how well Nathan and Sonia had done. They praised their poise, research and presentation as well as their questioning of the opposition’s speakers, and their responses to questions of them. Well done Sonia and Nathan.

The debate program was very beneficial for me as it taught me new skills and allowed me to discuss a topic I would never have considered before in a professional environment. I would definitely recommend participating in this scheme if you have the opportunity as it can teach you so much about public speaking and increase your confidence. Nathan Smith

Partaking in the MK debate team was a great opportunity which has taught me a plethora of skills varying from public speaking to organisation. Being able to meet Iain Stewart, who w a s p r e s e n t m a d e t h e experience more fun and was definitely a motivational drive for me. The whole process was intellectually stimulating and I would be more than happy to do it again if the opportunity ever arises. Sonia Asryan

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Forename Surname Form Awards

Habib Ali T03

Sara Ali C14

Milana Alimova E03 2

Evan Anderson C12

Kaitlin Bebbington E02

Inaaya Begum T11

Aleena Begum C04

Isobelle Bewley T06

Maddison Bloomfield T09

Alex Bright L14

Mckenzie Connor T14

Lucy Crouch T03 2

Alice Dench C12

Ines Dias C05

Jacob Dwight C10

Naseem El-Kassem L12

Madison Feegan T03

Amber Fensome T01 2

Kelsie Francis C09

Jarad Gallagher T07

Molly Garrard T07

Charlie Gibson T09

Millie Gibson L06

Vienna Graham T01

Amanda Gwashure C12

Rosie Hailstone C04

Abdul Hamid C17

Maddison Harris T01

Muhammed Hizir E02

Amber Hogg L04

Farhiya Ibrahim E06

Mercy Ilozor L03

Connor Ireland L11

Saima Khatun E11

Angel Lawanson L07

Jessica Lawrence C15

Mia Lowe C06

Lily Marriott L09

Jayden McKee C07

Forename Surname Form Awards

Lewis McNamara T01 3

Liana Mendes O'Brain E12

Rayhan Miah E14 2

Macie Moore T06

Kim Mwedzo L15

Ethan Nasir E12

Charlie Oak T02 2

Kamsi Onyeukwu T02

Nicholas Ortela E02

Bernice Osafo L01

Artjoms Ovcinnikovs T15

Taylor Page L14

Harley Payne T02

Brandon Pickett-Hill C01

Mya Powell C16

Ricky Price L10

Thomas Pullen T15

Lukas Ray C06

Fathima Iffat Rizvi T05 2

Paolo Romeo E13

Ella Sharples T13

Sky Shaw T09

Trivon Sheppard T10

Suzannah Simms T17

Freddie Spiers L01

Eva Sturdy T02

Mushin Suleimana Sabou E17

Shamil Taqwa C04

Helena Teixeira L12

Katelyn-Anne Thomas-Stock T08 3

Archie Tyler E01

Akleema Uddin T04 2

Zainab Uddin T01

Abidah Uddin L01

James Vickers T04

Terri-Alisha Walker E01 2

Abbie Walker T05 2

Kacey Whatling T08

Rosee Willoughby C05

Rea Wilson E08 2

Codie Wingate T14

Luka Woodgate E05

Ella-May Wootton E11

Sumalee Worster E05

Many congratulations to all the students who have received a Headteacher’s Award. Very well done and keep up the good work!!

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HOW TO REVISE SESSIONS, YEAR 11

Mr Killen, will be running the following sessions to help and assist students with revision.

Monday 13 November 3.25pm-4.30pm - Colossus and Engima Students Monday 20 November 3.15pm-4.30pm - Lorenz and Turing Students

VENUE: MAIN HALL.

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Dan Pearce joined NHBC in 2010 and has been Executive Business Manager, providing

overall project management for corporate projects, business plans and strategies, since

2014. He recently volunteered for his first Career WorkOut session with Year 11 students

(aged 15-16) at Lord Grey School.

“I wanted to help people who may be struggling to make decisions about their futures, as I

was at their age,” he said. “The students asked me questions about my job and career,

qualifications, what educational path I took and advice on job applications, interview

techniques and job options. I came away feeling positive and encouraged.

The students I spoke with had good ideas about what they could do next, even if they were

unsure. Most were engaged and attentive and asked good questions. Some weren’t quite

so interested but, by focusing the discussion and drawing them to ask questions, they did

then participate and hopefully get something out of it.

It was a very self-reflective process that makes you revisit your school days, the uncertainty,

your hopes and dreams from those days and then think about how you went from then to

now. What I took away, and hopefully also got across to the students, was that whether you

know what you want to do for a career when you are 15 or not, you can get to a pretty good

place with a pretty good job no matter what happens. It also made me think more positively

about the job I do, something that is hard to do when you’re in the midst of deadlines and

deliverables.”

If you would like to have a go too, click www.worktree.org/events

We are an employability education charity on a mission to help young people succeed in work by broadening their career awareness, stimulating their aspirations and requiring their communication skills.

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NEWS FROM TURING Autumn Term is half-way through and first holidays of the season done. So much has happened and we have been an incredibly busy bunch!

Turing 13 and Turing 08 have both won the awards for the best Tutor Group Photo Shoot and chocolates make their way to be enjoyed amongst you all! Super Snaps!

The Summer Project Competition was particularly difficult to judge, as the entrees were so good. After much deliberation the winners were announced in assembly.

Sophie Ward

Tiffany Ansong

Ella Sharples.

Sophie created and photographed the most delicious Healthy Eating Food Programme, whilst Tiffany crafted (including Plasticine accessories) a room setting and Ella Sharples wrote a drama script which was very explicit. Amazing effort girls - prizes coming your way.

More celebrations, Phoebe Stewart, Year 9 answered the call to design a logo for Turing House. Phoebe not only drew her idea, but also made a Mobile Phone Holder for Mrs Wasway using a CAD drawing.

Then finally, Turing House needed a House Charity, to support. The criteria was for it to be a local organisation which benefits the children of Milton Keynes. Amber Fensome, in Year 7 brought to our attention Ride High. This horse riding charity works with disadvantaged children in the local area who need to build confidence and feel success, by learning to ride and care for the equine creatures. We will bring you more details in forthcoming editions.

All of our wonderful winners won a Turing House lunch and on 18 October 2017 were presented with Golden Tickets. No queues or money required, service all the way! The photo is showing our feast!

Well done Turing, we are making our presence known and we are super proud of each of you.

Here's to us and celebrating our success.

Mrs Wasway and Miss Brown

Head of House & Assistant Head of House

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These lovely students received a complimentary lunch, front of the queue privileges, and reserved seating in the school Canteen on 18th October 2017 for winning The

Year 7 Summer Project.

Turing winning students: Sophie Ward, Tiffany Ansong and Ella Sharples.

Lorenz winning students: Hannah Whitefoot, Aidan Brent, Helena Teixeira

Enigma winning students: Fletcher Ballerin, Oliver Hayler, Maddison Jackson

Colossus winning students: Archie Binfield, Rosie Hailstone, Abbey-Jane Gates

Congratulations to you all, and we hope you had a fab time!

WINNERS

FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL BY ETHAN NASIR ENIGMA HOUSE

As I enter the new school, I think about this giant hall.

Who is my tutor ? Is he or she nice ?

Could they give me good advice.

Will I get a House Point or will I disappoint.

Who is Mrs Kirby ?

Who is Ms Dunn ?

At this school I will have fun.

This year I will definitely achieve, all I have to do is believe.

Well done Ethan on your amazing efforts.

Mrs Dunn & Mrs Kirby Head and Assistant Head of Enigma House

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Photos of the event.

European Day of Languages On Tuesday 26 September the Languages Faculty hosted the European Day of Languages. We had food from different countries such as Italy, Spain, Germany, China and England. The students tried various food and they thought it was lovely. We had anthems playing in the background and a PowerPoint showing why languages are so important. Also, The Henry Allen Trust came into the school to raise money by doing an international themed cake sale. Plus the sold merchandise e.g. wristbands and lanyards. It was a huge success and we managed to raise £55.07. It was a fantastic day and I hope we can do the same next year. Tyler Cooke, Manager of the Event Year 12, L09 If you are interested in finding out more, please visit http://thehenryallentrust.org.uk/

Tyler with his well deserved certificate

for raising money for the Henry Allen

Trust. Well done.

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Just before half term, on 22 September, the Performing Arts team welcomed thirteen fabulous acts to the stage for our annual Talent Show. Among singers and musicians, this year we also had card tricks, cheerleading, sign language and a diablo act to enjoy. The show was compered by Year 12 Drama students, Thomas Capel and Molly McCarthy, who did a fantastic job. We have already asked them to continue as our comperes for Christmas and Summer assemblies, as well as the Performing Arts Showcase in the spring term. Our thirteen finalists spanned from Year 7 to Year 11, and were chosen by student judges at the auditions, two weeks before the show. They included: Year 7:

Lily Errington and Faith Essilfie – singing and dancing

AJ Gates – singing and signing

Nojus Rugalis – playing his own composition on piano

Neitonas Stekanas – diablo tricks

Isaac Yogo – playing a mash-up of well-known pop songs on piano

Year 8:

Ollie Simpson – playing a drum Solo Year 9:

Blake Tibble – performing card tricks

Year 10:

Sophie Mollison – singing Year 11:

Rosie Ballarin - singing

Aletha Bowen - singing

Ben Dodds - rapping his own composition

Lucas Greenwood - performing guitar and vocals for his own song

Plus LG Knights Cheerleaders; Maisie Rolfe, Erin Rolfe, Eden Reeve, Rahema Hussain and Charlotte Dorrington from Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10. Our judges for the night included Enigma Assistant Head of House, Judith Kirby, and Performing Arts’ link Governor, Lisa Rodriguez, who have come on board as judges for us for many years and are always impressed with the talent shown by our students. We also welcomed Paula Diamond, Director of Milton Keynes’ Diamond Theatre School for 25 years, who joined us as a judge for the first-time last year and enjoyed the night so much, she couldn’t wait to come again this year. Our fourth judge this year was celebrity guest, Andy West; award winning BBC journalist, ex-producer of Radio Two’s Jeremy

Vine Show and 2016 Big Brother Finalist. He stated that, after seeing the talent our students possess, he really hopes they “hold on to their passion and their ambitions, because they clearly have the talent to go far.” Alongside our student performances, we also enjoyed post-interval act, Team Turing. Mrs Wasway and Miss Brown, Head and Assistant Head of the new Turing House, entertained us with a comedy tap routine to Love and Marriage, by Frank Sinatra. We want to thank them for being such great sports and we hope they will return to the stage to show off more staff talent next year! THE RESULTS In Third Place, and winning an escape room experience for up to six people, was Ollie Simpson, whose drum solo to Wipeout by Surfaris received a massive cheer from the audience. In Second Place, and winning an escape room experience for up to eight people, was Blake Tibble – whose showmanship and ‘comedy duo’ with Andy West really entertained everyone watching. The Audience Winner this year was Rosie Ballarin, who also really wowed the judges with her soulful and powerful rendition of Queen Latifah’s I Know Where I’ve Been. Rosie’s prize was to record the song at a local professional recording studio, something she really enjoyed. The Judges Winner was Lucas Greenwood, who not only impressed with his vocal ability, but also his guitar playing and own lyrics. Lucas has won a three hour recording session at The Stables, courtesy of Notivate, and we look forward to hearing the results of this. Special thanks go to the Performing Arts Team for all their hard work that went into making Talent Show a success; particularly technician Arran Johnson, training Drama teacher Kieron Hansell and Head of Music, Ruth Maxwell running the sound and lights for the rehearsals and show. We wold also like to thank the local businesses who donated our prizes, Escaper MK, Pennyland Studio and Notivate at The Stables Theatre. Well done to everyone involved and congratulations to the winners Maria Edwards Head of Performing Arts Faculty

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NEWS FROM LORENZ

Huge congratulations to Kerensa-Cheyenne for passing her First Aid Course and Baby Sitting Course through Milton Keynes Council.

We are very proud of you.

Linda Bowen, Head of Lorenz House

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Girls Rugby After school, every Tuesday All Years Welcome!

An external qualified coach from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Bob Hardman will be taking the sessions.

Equipment required: boots and a gum

shield. (Gum shields can be purchased from Sports Direct, Decathlon Sports and any online sports retailer for less than £5).

Congratulations to

our Year 11s who

won their County

Cup football fixture

2-1 at Aylesbury

Grammar School.

Many congratulations to

our Year 7 Netball Team

winning 15-0 and Year 11

Netball Team who won 8-2

at Sir Herbert Leon

Academy on Wednesday,

18 October.

HOCKEY Year 7 and Year 8 Girls

After school, every Wednesday 3.20pm-4pm

Interested?

If yes, please speak with Miss Hussey in the PE Office or Club Captain,

Georgia Potter, Year 7 Enigma and let us know you are coming!

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Would you like to join our governing body?

Parent Governor Vacancy Do you enjoy a challenge?

If YES, please get in touch we would love to hear from you!

Successful schools need effective governing bodies. Skills learnt in the workplace can add

real value to governing bodies. School governors are people who wish to make a positive

contribution to children’s education. Governors are volunteers who work with our staff

to ensure all students get the best education. We do benefit from having governors who

represent all aspects of the local community and this is where you could fit in. In

addition, you will be part of a team and gain an enormous sense of satisfaction.

Would you consider joining our governing body and giving us some of your experiences?

Were you a governor at your child’s previous school?

Being a school governor has its rewards, and is an important contribution to education.

No previous experience required, you will be given access to training.

Interested?

Please complete the application form

on the following page.

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Lord Grey School, like all schools, has a Governing Body. Governors represent parents, staff, local government, local industry, business and the community. The Governing Body’s main role is to work in partnership with the Headteacher and staff to develop the school strategically and evaluate its work. Readers will be interested in the overall composition of the Governing Body which is as follows:

LA Governors appointed by Milton Keynes Council

Parent Governors, elected by parents/carers

Staff Governors, including the Headteacher

Partnership Governors appointed by the Governing Body.

Parent Governor Elections Parents play an important role in the running of the school and we strongly urge you to consider standing for election yourself or nominating someone else who is interested. The questions and answers below give you more information. You may nominate yourself. Please return your Nomination Form to Dean Johnson, Director of Business, by 12 noon on 12 November 2017 via Reception. The school has an equal opportunities policy and the Governing Body is keen to have all sections of our community represented. We also wish to have a wide range of skills and professions on our Governing Body. Parent Governor Q1 Am I eligible if I am not the student’s parent? A1 Yes, if you are the legal guardian of a student who attends

Lord Grey School. Q2 May I remain a Parent Governor once my child has left the

school? A2 Yes, if you wish to, until your four year term of office

expires. You may also resign at any time during your term of office.

Q3 What would I have to do as a governor? A3 You would be expected to:

A. attend one full Governing Body meeting per term at the school;

B. undertake some special tasks, such as joining a committee or panel and linking to a class or subject; C. attend some of the school functions; D. do a lot of reading and learn about our school so you can

contribute to policy making and the evaluation of the school.

Q4 Will there be an election? A4 If there is one parent nominated, they will be elected

unopposed, but if there are two or more candidates for the one vacancy, a ballot will be held. If this is necessary, a further notice will appear in the Newsletter about the arrangements.

All parents whose child/children attend this school will be entitled to vote in the ballot and voting will be on the basis of one vote per parent/carer per place available. Before a ballot takes place, we will circulate information from the candidates to all parents. If it proves impossible to fill the vacancy, the Governing Body has the right to appoint alternative governors in order to fill the required number of Parent Governor places on the Governing Body. A person will be disqualified from election as a Parent Governors if she/he is:

An elected member of the Local Authority

Paid to work in school for more than 500 hours in a school

year.

There are a number of other circumstances in which an individual is

disqualified from being a governor, which include bankruptcy and

criminal conviction. All newly appointed or elected governors will be

checked against List 99, which details those people who are

prohibited from working with children or young people. Proof of

identity will be required. Should you require further information on

disqualification clauses, please contact Governors Support on 01908

253614. The school also carries out DBS checks on its governors.

Or you can join as a co-opted governor. This is anyone from the

community who has an interest in educational progress at Lord

Grey School.

If you would like more information, please contact Dean Johnson

on 01908 626116.

PARENT GOVERNOR VACANCY

Please return in a sealed and clearly marked envelope to Dean Johnson via Reception by 12noon on 12 November 2017.

I wish to nominate myself /the following person as a Parent Governor for Lord Grey School.

Parent Governor (must be a parent/primary carer). Co-opted Governor

Name:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Parent of: …………………………………………………………….…………... Tutor Group: …..……… Tel No:…..………..……………………..

NOMINATION FORM FOR PARENT OR CO-OPTED GOVERNOR

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Equipment for Learning

If a subject teacher, Form Tutor, Assistant Head of House, Head of House or member of the

leadership team discover a student without the right equipment (there will be a sanction put

in place.

Many thanks to all those parents who already support the school in this and well done to the many students who are already well organised for their learning. For the disorganised, forgetful or just plain tardy – watch out! We will be on your case! Dr Jones, Headteacher.

CARRY YOUR CAMPUS CARD

EVERY DAY.

It is vital that students bring the right equipment for learning.

You can purchase a pencil case with the contents shown above

for just £1.50 @ Student Services.

Only

£1.50

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We are always looking at ways to help you achieve

your full potential. Lord Grey has subscribed to SAM

Learning which is an online learning package which

has materials for SATS, GCSEs and A Levels. The

resources available on the system are very good, and

have the advantage that they can be accessed

anywhere where there is an INTERNET connection, at

home, in the LRC, public libraries as well as in lessons.

Independent research shows that provided students

use the materials for more than 10 hours in total then

it will boost SAT and GCSE grades.

So how do you get started?

The Web address is: www.samlearning.com

Every student has a unique user ID.

To discover yours follow these simple instructions!

CENTRE ID: MK3LG

USER ID: your date of birth followed by your two initials

e.g. the user ID for DAVID JONES, born on the 1 August

1985 would be 010885DJ

PASSWORD: This is the same as your USER ID but you

can change this once you have logged on for the first

time.

The system is not meant to substitute the work that you

do in class with your teacher, or homework that has

been set by your teachers. It is meant to complement

and enhance your learning and revision skills—by

completing exam style questions you will get better at

exams and having to mark your own work will help you

understand exactly what the examiners want in an

answer.

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If you do not know your login or password or are having any problems accessing SAM Learning please go to the SAM Learning Clinic with Dr Nourshargh on Tuesday at Tutor Time in the Science Office next to S04.

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SCHOOL YEAR 2017/2018 Open to students on the morning of:

Closed at the end of afternoon on:

Term 1 2017 Wed 6 September Fri 20 October

Half Term Holiday Mon 23 October Fri 27 October

Term 2 2017 Mon 30 October Tue 19 December

Christmas Holiday Wed 20 December Tues 2 January

Term 3 2018 Wed 3 January Fri 9 February

Half Term Holiday Mon 12 February Fri 16 February

Term 4 2018 Mon 19 February Fri 23 March

Easter Holiday Mon 26 March Friday 6 April

Term 5 2018 Mon 9 April Fri 25 May

Half Term Holiday Mon 28 May Fri 1 June

Term 6 2018 Mon 4 June Fri 20 July

Teacher Training Days: the school will be closed to students. 04 September 2017, 05 September 2017, 24 November 2017, 04 July 2018, 23 July 2018.

Bank Holidays: the school will be closed. 25 December 2017, 26 December 2017, 01 January 2018, 30 March 2018, 02 April 2018, 07 May 2018, 27 August 2018.

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Dates for your diary

13 November 2017

Year 11 How to Revise Sessions Colossus & Enigma Students

Time: 3.25pm-4.30pm

15 November 2017 Sixth Form Open Evening

5.30pm – 8pm.

20 November 2017

Year 11 How to Revise Sessions Lorenz & Turing Students

Time: 3.25pm-4.30pm

23 November 2017 Year 11 Parents’ Evening.

24 November 2017

Teacher Training Day. School Closed to Students.

14 December 2017 Year12 & Year 13 Parents’ Evening

KEEPING IN TOUCH WE MAY NEED TO

CONTACT YOU. In the ever changing world of mobile phones it is important to have good communication between home and school. Could you please ensure that you keep us up to date with regards to any changes to your mobile and home phone numbers as well as address and email detai ls , plus any updates on medical information. You are able to do this by using your son or daughter’s Student Planner or by contacting Student Services on 01908 626176/01908 626167 or emailing them:

student.services@lordgrey.org.uk

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Join us now – Lord Grey School is on Twitter! We are very excited about this and hope it will provide an additional network for the school to communicate to the wider school community. We are slowly incorporating social networking platforms within school to give instant information and many tweets

will be just simple reminders and diary dates. Our account is strictly monitored and our Social Media Policy is in place and will be posted on the website in due course. If you have any concerns or indeed suggestions of what you would like to see on our Twitter feed, please email us: enquiries@lordgrey.org.uk We do hope you find this a very useful addition to our communication channels. Happy Tweeting.

Twitter: @lordgreyschool

Lord Grey School, Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW

Telephone: 01908-626110 ● Website: www.lordgrey.org.uk ● Email: enquiries@lordgrey.org.uk ● Twitter: @lordgreyschool

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