- Nower Hill High School

From the Headteacher: It has been a very busy half term and I have to say that the weeks have simply flown by.
Good news about the school’s performance continues to come in. Having reported to you last time that the
school’s GCSE results in 2014 had put us in the top 8% of all state schools nationally (including selective ones),
we have just had notification that our A level results for the past three years place us inside the top 10% of
schools included in that analysis (see below). This half term, I have had the pleasure of a fascinating and
thoroughly enjoyable lunch with the holocaust survivor, Rudi Oppenheimer. I also enjoyed welcoming into the
school Shadow Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, to talk with our Year 11s about their participation in the Heart
Start programme; we have by far the largest number of participants out of all the schools involved. We were all
enthralled by Robert Winston’s talk to our science students; he can be seen in my office below, receiving our
donation to his charity. I also spent an interesting half an hour with the regional organiser of the Duke of
Edinburgh Award Scheme, who was pleased to tell me that there are no other state schools in this region with
anywhere near the number of students that we have involved; 160 of our Year 10s have signed up, which says an
awful lot about the sort of students we have here. I was also delighted to be able to present the first seven Year
11 students with their green badges for achieving 100 conduct points and the first four Year 7 students receiving
their blue badges for 200 points (see below). Over 1000 students have now earned their bronze badges. Wishing
you all a peaceful and restful half term break!
Mr Livesey
Awarded to students in:
Year 7
Maav Divecha- 7LVP
Megan Salt- 7LNB
Diana El- Lomani- 7CFC
Muhammed Virjee- 7CSJ
Aaron Patel- 7CPP
Year 8
Lauren James- 8STW
Akash Backory- 8RKB
Saachin Bhatt- 8RSB
Steven Yogarajah- 8RLK
For their achievements in ICT and Computing
Government VIPs visit The Sports Faculty
On Wednesday 14th January
2015, Nower Hill was invited
to play host to the Shadow
Health Minister the Rt
Honourable Andy Burnham
and the Shadow Public
Health Minister the Rt
Honourable Luciana Berger
to assist our Year 11
students in their First Aid
lesson.
The Sports Studies faculty
deliver the British Heart
Foundation ‘Heart Start’
award to all 300 Year 11
students as a part of their
core PE curriculum. Not only
a valuable life skill but also
a real lesson in how to
manage a crisis situation
with confidence.
The two Shadow Ministers were on hand to support our students who conducted themselves impeccably throughout.
To top it off, the session was filmed by Sky and BBC news making the 7.05am slot for Sky and the BBC 6 O’Clock news
on Thursday 15th January. Andy Burnham was the Minister who led the Hillsborough enquiry and has kindly offered to
come back after the General Election to deliver a talk to our PE students on the Hillsborough disaster which will be
invaluable.
Mr Parker
Drama Student Awards
The following students were proud to achieve trophies for Drama Student of the Term and Most Improved Drama Student of the Term for
their Year groups: (Pictured left to right) Jasmine Yearwood – Drama Student of the Term and Alex Smith - Most Improved Drama Student
(Year 9), Marwa Duhal - Most Improved Drama Student of the Term (Year 10), Zia Mirza - Drama Student of the Term (Year 7) Hannah
Moriarty – Drama Student of the Term (Year 10) Rachel Chellapah - Drama Student of the Term (Year 13) and Ariana Ladha – Drama
Student of the Term (Year 8)
Also winning trophies but not pictured were Kirstie Horsley - Most Improved Drama Student of the Term (Year 7), Leah Dimmock – Most
improved Drama Student of the Term (Year 8). Natalie James - Drama Student of the Term and Dominic Sawyer – Most Improved Drama
Student of the Term (Year 11), and Isabella MacDonald – Drama Student of the Term and Remel Reimers - Most Improved Drama Student
of the Term (Year 12) and Zac Miller - Most Improved Drama Student of the Term (Year 13)
Miss Gardner
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!
Lord Robert Winston inspiring the next
generation of Scientists
Students and staff alike listen intently to the captivating Lord Robert Winston during a presentation on Monday 2 nd February.
Thank you to Ms Goss for organising and to the students for contributing a significant amount to ‘The Genesis Trust’ a charity which
helps prospective parents with genetic abnormalities among other conditions. He was so impressed with the quality of Sixth Form
discussion he has agreed to come back to NHHS to offer a seminar including Q and A!
Mrs. Serrao
“Spectroscopy in a suitcase” at Nower Hill
The Yr 12 A level chemistry students were lucky to have a visit from the “Spectroscopy in a
Suitcase” team from Imperial College in January. This is the third year Nower Hill has had access
to this advanced infra-red spectrometer and associated computing equipment. The topic is on the
A-level syllabus, but as this piece of equipment costs around £20,000, schools do not normally
have an opportunity to see the equipment working. The team from Imperial College gave a 2 hour
lecture/demonstration which included the students having a chance to run their own spectra and
then use the information to solve problems. We were also grateful to Imperial College, to be able
to borrow the equipment for an additional week which gave the chemistry teachers an opportunity
to do more advanced teaching with the Y13 students.
Mr. Katz
Year 12 students working with the
infra-red spectrometer
PTFA Logo Competition
• Congratulations to Harlene Karda 7LLS for
winning the PTFA logo competition
Of the many entries submitted by Yr 7 Harlene’s entry was selected by the PTFA committee. The use
of colour, hand shapes and the large letters best reflected the nature of our successful PTFA
committee. Harlene’s winning design will be used on all PTFA letters and communications in the
future. Harlene is pictured here with Mrs. Emily Dodd, her Year Coordinator.
Santa Dash 2015
A massive thank you and congratulations to Harvin Seehra 7CSL for
being the top Santa Dash fundraiser - £92!
The Santa Dash was a tremendous success as Nower Hill students raised £1300 while the total for the
day is approaching £12,000. The Santa Dash for next year has been booked for Sunday 13th of
December. A date for your diary.
Year 10 Students Compete in the Regional Final of
The Coca Cola Real Business Challenge
On the 29th of January myself, Narika Mistry, Natasha Cheung,
Dylan Crook, Yash Ghelani, Harmit Panesar, Karishma Dave and
Yeside Rahaman participated in the London finals of the Coca-Cola
challenge and it was a privilege to be part of such a day. Over the
course of the day we collaborated with Coca-Cola and together we
created a presentation on how we could raise money for The
Special Olympics Great Britain, by creating an app, a social media
campaign, an event and a poster. We had to include all the integral
business theories, as well as present to a room of over 100 people
from schools around London. Being one of the last 10 schools in
the London Region (90 schools submitted entries) was a massive
achievement, and we were supplied with refreshments and food.
Unfortunately we did not win, although I do think we should have
won and many other schools and groups agreed. Overall it was a
great day and an experience none of us will forget.
By Rahil Pandya
Jack Petchey Award Evening
Jack Petchey winners celebrated their successes at the Harrow Jack Petchey award evening held at the
Harrow Arts centre on Tuesday 20th of January. The Mayor of Harrow presented each winner with a Jack
Petchey winners medallion in recognition of their hard work and contribution to the Nower Hill school
community. Well done to all our deserving JP winners.(L-R, standing), Shreyen Lakhani , Preyen Lakhani ,
Ismaele Eledeib, Natasha Trowbridge, Rachel Chellapha, Gobithanan Sivarajan , Mr Hamilton.
(L-R seated) Erwin Suthagar , Rebecca Fallon , Councillor Ajay Maru the Mayor of Harrow, Tanish Katoria ,
Deepali Ram.
Mr. Nagle
Fearless Futures
Over a 10 week period a group of Sixth Form girls took part in the Fearless Futures Programme.
Fearless Futures is an innovative in-school programme for young women, which focuses on giving us
the confidence to fulfil our own long-term potential and succeed on our own terms. Throughout the
programme there was a focus on consciousness-raising and developing practical skills and
knowledge to help us in both our personal and career journeys, enabling us to learn better how to
speak up for ourselves and make our voices heard, as well as listening to the views of others. From
the start we had all agreed on a ‘no-judgement policy’, which allowed us to openly share our ideas
and become more comfortable with doing this and so also develop public speaking skills.
One of our challenges was to provide a workshop for Year 9 and 10 girls in which we would run
activities focusing on what we had learnt in our own sessions, to try to increase their consciousness
surrounding their self-worth and their potential to promote change in their own lives as well as
others. We also did things like writing blog posts about matters that were important to us, and so
ranged from feminism to determination, exploration activities in which we shared our views and
debated on topics surrounding, for example the portrayal of women in the media.
The sessions were led by Hanna McCloskey, who made
each session both really informative and also fun and
interesting, as she was so passionate about her
programme and all the benefits we could gain from
taking part in it.
From taking part in the programme we all learnt so
much about ourselves and each other, as well as
developing our self-belief in our capabilities and
confidence in that we all have the capacity to do
amazing things.
Bethan Khesro Y13
Stretch Curriculum Visit to Shaw Trust Horticultural Centre, Stanmore
The daffodils we planted at Clamp hill on the 30th of January 2015 will be planted in the Bernays Community Garden in Stanmore (not maintained by the council) and some
will also be sold for charity on Mother’s Day. In the end we managed to pot 60 trays of 4 daffodil bulbs - That’s 240 bulbs in total! The proceeds will go towards the various
Shaw Trust social enterprise projects helping young disadvantaged people into work schemes with local businesses.
It was a lovely sunny day and our students were a credit to Nower Hill High School. We were also invited back in the summer thanks to their superb efforts and attitude.
Our students were given gifts of daffodil bulbs to take home with them. We have kept a few here at school and are growing them on the windowsill outside our classroom –
I5/I6.
Please do come and have a look.
Nikki O’Shea, Carrys Sinclair and Sonia Chudasama
“I actually enjoyed it, I liked being with everyone and it was really fun and amazing!” – Lydia
“I enjoyed planting the daffodil bulbs and I liked getting on the bus as well.” – Preyen
“It was good and we all enjoyed planting bulbs.” – Priyen
“I really enjoyed making these, it was good. I liked making so many bulbs because I wanted to be the best at planting!” – Shreyen
“I like going to Stanmore, I live in Stanmore. I liked riding the bus. I like planting. It was fun being with my friends.”
“I really liked helping out by planting some bulbs. I also enjoyed seeing the different types of plants” - Richard
Stretch Curriculum visit to
Platinum Hair Studio
On Thursday 29th January, we took the
students to a local hair salon as part of our
‘Personal Hygiene: Haircare’ module so
they could see first-hand how salons
work…
Mr. Wooding
http://www.platinumhairstudio.co.uk/
0208 427 7751
Holocaust survivor Rudi Oppenheimer visits Year 8
Rudi Oppenheimer, survivor of Westerbork and Bergen Belsen came to Nower Hill High School to
help commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Concentration and Death Camps
and teach Yr 8 about the lessons of the Holocaust.
Thoughts from Yr8 afterwards:
‘The whole room was quiet and everyone was listening intently. Everyone was being
respectful and I feel everyone learnt something that afternoon.’
(Kelsey Sahadow 8RHP)
‘When Rudi Oppenheimer came in it was interesting to find out the truth about the
Holocaust because its hard to know what really happened…’ (Rebecca Fallon 8SLG)
All of Year 8 listening to Rudi Oppenheimer on the 30th January 2015
Comments from Yr8 students about the experience:
‘Rudi told us his story and the lies he was told about his race…it was touching to know
what happened to him and others around him.’ (Majd Al-Asadi 8RDP)
‘Learning about Rudi and his family’s journey taught me to enjoy the life I have been
given and to be proud of the fact that I am lucky. I now am more interested in the
Holocaust.’ (Nancy Donaldson 8RDP)
9AMN raised £107
OXFAM UNWRAPPED…this is what we bought.
Health Check
Chickens
Mosquito net
Fix a well
Teach a teacher
Give girls a head
start
School supplies
Goat couple
Plant an
allotment
Mrs. Nicolaou and Mrs. Mortell
Faculty of Linguistic and Cultural Studies
NEWS
LINGUISTS OF THE ½ TERM
Competence • Confidence • Curiosity
We would like to congratulate and commend the following students for their excellent
work and attitude in Languages this ½ term. Bravo!
Mr. Piesse
French
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13
Spanish
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13
German
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Achievement
Emily Darnell
Arsalan Haidar
Amy Wahab
Alice Agerbak
Amy Dann
Taher Ebrahim
Gnanani Sriskantharajah
Achievement
Hana Andari
Abishek Pandya
Amirah Sheikh
Madelane Ranaghan
Courtney Duncan
Nare Amasi Hartoonian
Achievement
Effort and Homework
Markus Emmott
Joey Tsang
Parneet Kaur
Rasha Jaffrey
Maryam Jama
Fathima Mohammed Nazeem
Ajanth Raveendran
Effort and Homework
Adam Jahangir
Zanjabil Merahi
David Davidovic
Sanjay Balle
Jasmeet Bamrah
Anjali Thakkar
Effort and Homework
Vaisnavi Ramanan
James Secombe
Maathushan Jeyarajah
Hubert Lemczak
Vennila Anbalakan
Ronil Goldenwalla
Abishajini Rajakumaran
Vitusche Arulselvam
A Level Psychology trip to
Auschwitz 2015
A Level Psychology trip to Auschwitz 2015
In mid-January, 13 Year 12 Psychology students went to visit the
concentration camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau. The reason for the visit was
to support the teaching of the Social Psychology unit. Within this unit,
students are asked to investigate the key issue of “obedience during
conflict”. Key Questions such as “Why did the Nazi soldiers commit
these atrocities, when they knew it was morally wrong?” and “Could
this have happened in any country?” are discussed and debated within
the context of Social Psychology. The visit was a great success and was a
very emotional and moving experience for all the students and staff.
We also completed a walking tour of the Jewish Ghetto area of Krakow
which provided the students with a lot of contextual information on the
history of Poland and the conditions that the Polish-Jewish residents
endured during Nazi occupation. In addition, we completed a walking
tour of the sights of Krakow’s Old Town which allowed the students to
take in more of Krakow’s history. The students were a credit to the
school and showed great maturity throughout the trip. A big thank you
should go to Mr Freed who accompanied me on this trip giving up his
free time.
Miss Simmonds
Gymnastic Stars
• On Wednesday 26th November, these
five students took part in the Harrow
School Gymnastics Competition. We
had great success.
• Rebecca O’Goan WON the senior
individual award.
• Riordan O’Goan WON the junior
individual boys award.
• Grace Berridge-Burley came 2nd in the
junior competition and Millie Turvey
came 3rd.
Well done to you all – you were
fantastic!
Miss Ward
Year 7 Boys’ Basketball
Congratulations to the Year 7 boys’ Basketball team for reaching the
semi-final of the Harrow Schools Basketball competition at Rooks
Heath on Wednesday 4th February. The team beat Rooks Heath 8-2
and Park High 12-2 before losing to Harrow High in overtime in the
semi-final.
Tyrone Glean 7CFC, Mai-Ron Webb 7LSM,
Pha’Raokh Foster 7CSG, Tajean Fraser-Byrne
7LDH, Oli Long 7LMX, Toby Church 7LMX,
Ishvind Grewal 7LLS, Luke Hazlewood 7LVP,
Adam Manchor 7LDH, Daniel Pigeon 7 LSM,
Zachary Akinyede 7CMP
Year 8 Boys’ Basketball
Congratulations to the Year 8 Boys’ Basketball
squad for coming 2nd in the Harrow Borough
basketball tournament last week.
The team put in a great effort but lost to Harrow High
in the final. The boys beat Hatch End, Whitmore, Rooks
Heath in the group to come first before defeating Park
High in the semi-final.
Lattrell Maitland was ‘Most Valuable Player’.
Year 9/10/11 Boys’ Basketball
Year 9 boys VS Hatch End – Lost 57-6
Year 10 boys VS Salvatorian – Won 15-10
Year 11 boys VS Salvatorian – Won 35-22
Year 11 boys VS Salvatorian – Won 37- 21
Indoor Athletics
On Thursday 5th February, a crack unit of Indoor Athletes set off to Park
High School to compete in the annual Sports Hall Athletics
Championships. The team comprising of (Laurence Edwards, Ben RoseSenior, Jacob Loza, Sam Dadamo, Romaine Foster, Riordan O’Goan,
Ashley John-Baptiste, Amber Perry Jordan, Elize Asafu-Adjaye, Kelly
Elliot-Tyson, Taqiyya Brou ) had a great time and were put through two
and half hours of strenuous competition ending in the relay finale.
The team worked so hard and maintained as positive spirit throughout
coming 1st in 3 of the 4 relays and 2nd in the other which was an amazing
feat. The boys came 2nd overall and the girls 4th.
Table Tennis
Congratulations to the U14 Table Tennis team who
came 2nd in the borough tournament.
Tommy Warwick, Sachi Bhatt, Zane Ahemd, Hossam
Hannachi
The boys put in a tremendous effort beating every
team in singles and doubles until losing to Whitmore in
the final.
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