Edition 61 - 15th October 2010 File

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Edition 61 : Week-ending October 15th , 2010
The weekly newsletter from Yardleys School, for pupils, parents, carers and our local community.
Important Dates…………. for your planner or diary
• Black and Asian History Month (BAHM) – until October 22nd
• BAHM Concert: Thursday, October 21st - Tickets £1 (Staff Room: 8.15am and break)
• End of half term – Friday, October 22nd, 2.50pm.
After Half Term:
• Progress Review Week – November 1st- 5th
• Diwali and Bonfire Night Celebrations – Friday, November 5th.
• Year 11 Parents’ Evening – Thursday, November 25th.
•
Euro Week Report
The results of the European Week quiz in the library were:
Winners: Anika Ali, Zaiba Abid, Ebenezer Ajibade
Runners-up: Maira Bibi, Nicole James, Ali Warsame,
Bhagyasha Lodhari, Casey Cox
A letter from 6W of Arden Primary School after their visit to Yardleys Secondary School :
‘French in Sixty Minutes’
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On Friday 8 October, Arden Primary School’s 6W went to the wonderful Yardleys School. On the way
there we were all feeling anxious, because we were going to meet new people in a secondary
school…a huge secondary school.
Once we arrived at Yardleys reception all our anxiety evaporated, when we were met by the very
kind Miss Chrysostomou, and several very pleasant Year 11’s. We all felt excited to be learning
‘French in 60 Minutes’, and couldn’t wait to get started. We learnt many words in French, including:
French numbers, French colours, French animals and even French greetings, for example: ‘Bonjour’,
‘Ca va’, ‘Salut’, ‘Comment tu t’appelles?’ and lots more. Miss Chrysostomou was so friendly and
helpful and so were the Y11’s (we were all impressed with how brave they were, standing up and
being teachers!).
The whole experience was amazing, and we all hope Yardleys invite us back again. We
would like to say a colossal THANKYOU (or Merci) to Miss Chrysostomou and the Y11’s
for all their hard work, and for everyone at Yardleys for making us feel so welcome. We
hope you enjoyed having us and we are very grateful to you all.
Important Message for Parents and Carers
Do You Need To Improve Your IT and Computer Skills?
If so, we can help! We are starting an IT Class for Parents to be held in the Church Hall next to St
Edmund’s Church in Reddings Lane. Please come to the first session from 11.00am to 12.00 noon
next Wednesday, October 20th to register your interest and to discuss your IT needs.
Reminder: FIRST AID CLASS – Starting on Wednesday, November 3rd in school at 9.15am
House News
Form Election Results:
Form Captains and Vice Captains
This week featuring Odyssey…. and Elements…..
OD Form
Captains:
Maryam,
Wasim, Liam,
Mujtaba,
Sara, Tanveer
Sophie,
Arsalan.
OD5-Quasar
EL Form
Captains:
OD1-Pioneer
OD6-Spectrum
EL1-Mercury
OD2-Equinox
OD3-Zenith
OD7-Astral
EL2-Radon
OD8-Orion
EL3-Argon
OD4-Endeavour
OD Form
Vice-Captains:
Hezar, Bhumik,
Asad, Gary,
Zidane, Sana,
Rahima,
Iunisya,
Halima.
EL4-Xenon
Asaad, Saifaa,
Asif, Dominic
Gurdev, Robin,
Gulshana,
Mohammed
EL5-Krypton
EL6-Chromium
EL7-Neon
EL8-Platinum
EL Form
Vice-Captains:
Nazim, Reece,
Rowdah,
Hamzaa, Khalil,
Zain, Ahmed,
Ajaz.
Sporting Success for Yardleys’ Pupils, Past and Present:
Our Commonwealth Games Medal Winner :
After Nadine Okyere left Yardleys in 2003, she
went on to college and university, and joined the
Birchfield Harriers athletics club. On Tuesday, in
Delhi, she ran the final leg of the 4 x 400 metres
final for the England team and in a brilliant last lap
won the bronze medal (behind India and Nigeria).
We are very proud of her achievements and will
hopefully be cheering her on to even greater
success in the London Olympics in 2012.
Well done, Nadine !
Basit plays for England!
Basit Zaman in Y11 has been
chosen to play cricket for the
England Development
Programme over the next four
years, including a tour of South
Africa for 3 weeks in February.