Regents Review Summer 2019

REGENTS PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2019

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WELCOME Headteacher’s Welcome

As the summer term 2019 draws to a close, students across the school are celebrating their successes and highlights in our reward assemblies. As always our Regents Review is full of news and it is hard to believe that so much happens in one school in just over 11 weeks. All the events, learning, trips and projects only happen as a result of the most amazing staff members. The fact that so many members of staff are willing to go above and beyond is a great strength at Regents Park. I want to publicly thank the staff for all the extra time they take to support all of these fantastic opportunities in addition to their day job of teaching and learning. The celebration of students’ achievements has certainly been a very common theme in my diary this term with plenty of opportunities to eat cake or drink hot chocolate with marshmallows. Students and staff have joined me because of their achievement in sports, gardening, competitions and much more, with Spencer, our school therapy dog, joining us to add to the special celebrations. We have also celebrated the Silver Sports Award which will be added to our other notable awards The Gold Artsmark and the Gold RE Mark. Well done to the RE, PE and Creative Arts departments. In contrast to all of these wonderful moments of joy the summer term is also when we bid farewell to colleagues as they move onto new adventures. I would like to wish the following staff the very best in their new posts and thank them for being part of the Regents Park journey: Miss Kingswell – moving for promotion to Head of Department Mr Spencer – moving for promotion to Head of Department Miss Cannon – moving to to another school Miss Alabaster – moving for promotion to Head of Department Miss Cooper – moving to teach science in a larger school Miss Holmes –is re-locating in the summer Mrs Rogers – celebrating her retirement after supporting literally thousands of students in Southampton over the years. Mrs Bradley – celebrating her retirement and

looking forward to signing up for some new adventures. Mr Barco – starting his teacher training course In September the school will welcome many new faces as we extend our staff team with the following staff joining us: Mr Jones – Assistant Headteacher [Data] Mr Ramshaw – Assistant Headteacher [Pastoral] Mrs Moth – Assistant Curriculum Leader: English Miss Smith – Subject Leader: Media Mr Odum – Assistant Curriculum Leader: Maths Mrs Hurst – SENCo Miss Birch – Maths teacher Miss Harrison – Humanities teacher Miss Gale - Humanities teacher Miss Matthews –Humanities teacher Mrs Saunders – Behaviour Support Worker We have also seen many of our current staff move from interim posts to permanent positions and some have new and exciting posts that they will be moving to in September: Miss Reed – Assistant Headteacher [Teaching & Learning] Mr Strange – Director of Inclusion / Extended Leadership / Lead DSL Mrs Blake – Curriculum Leader: Geography and History Mr Branford – Curriculum Leader: PE Mrs Lomer – Curriculum Leader: Maths Miss Ruberry – Assistant Curriculum Leader: Maths Mrs Moussa – Assistant Curriculum Leader: ICT Miss Grassie – Subject Leader: Sociology Mr Winson – PSHE and Careers [maternity cover] Mrs Blakely – Head of Year Support [Year 7] Finally, the summer holidays will see further improvements around the school as part of Project 2020 with the work on The Design Hub, new offices and ICT upgrades planned to enhance the school. We look forward to welcoming you back in September. Have a safe and happy summer. Mrs Barnes Headteacher Miss Baillie – Study Supervisor Mr Babaee – Study Supervisor

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GENERAL NEWS Transition Day With 189 students joining Year 7 this September, this will be our largest cohort yet! To support these students in their transition to secondary school, a number of events and activities have taken place. All primary schools have been visited by Head of Year Support to help prepare them for their start. This initial contact allows the children to put a name to an RPCC face and ask any pressing questions. The two main events for students and their families were very successful. Over 140 families attended Transition Evening where they were formally introduced to important staff and students. The Head Boy and Head Girl led the way before Mrs Barnes and Spencer (our therapy dog) issued their formal welcome. Two Year 7s shared their experiences of starting at Regents Park before the Head of Year 7, Mrs Bishop, outlined her expectations of her new year group. Student performances included a Year 7 baton twirler

and a Year 10 singer. Year 6s were also given a summer homework pack and an information booklet. The following day, Year 6s attended the Transition Day. Lessons were structured around our ethos of Respect, Pride, Creativity and Challenge with students sampling learning in RE, PE, MFL and Creative Arts. Students left with certificates for successfully completing their induction. Any students with additional needs were supported by an enhanced transition programme coordinated by our SEN department. Students were given small group tours and completed hands on activities with plenty of help from our SEN team. Feedback from these sessions has been excellent with positive comments from primary school staff, parents and students themselves. Year 6s have been well prepared for their September start. We wish them a restful break and look forward to welcoming our new Year 7s into the Regents Park community.

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GENERAL NEWS Year 7

the Year 7 AMA (Academically More Able) project which has been created to support and challenge those students who, over the year, have shown the highest levels of effort and willingness to push themselves ready for the transition into Year 8. After students received their academic reports, we have been incredibly impressed by their willingness to improve in certain areas and their ability to recognise their strengths in the subjects that they have taken such an interest in over this academic year. I look forward to seeing the continuous positive development of such a hardworking year group as they enter Year 8 in September. Keep up the fantastic work Year 7! Mr Stone Head of Year 7

The Year 7 cohort has had an incredibly positive year. During their first year here at Regents Park, students have been involved in a variety of different extra-curricular and incredibly positive opportunities. These have included representing the school in the KS3 Rounders fixtures against other schools and getting involved in the school production. They have also been an integral part of a peer-mentoring project where they will be partnering up with the upcoming new Year 7 cohort to help them in their transition to secondary school. This involves them supporting their tutor time activities, transition to lessons and finding their way around the school. Another project that has been launched to help support the hardest workers in the year group is

Year 8

100% Attendance

picked two additional option subjects to study on top of their core subjects. In order to support your child moving into KS4 we have created Google Classroom groups for new subjects with transition work for pupils to complete over the summer holidays. Please find the codes below: Hospitality & Catering - 7gt2em2 Computer Science - ih9zlb iMedia - 1612l6 Photography - 2jmse6z

Alex Ballard Samuel Bhopale Craig Brunsdon Joshua Day

Top 20 Conduct Points

Ani Doncheva James Riches Emily Dunn

Emily Gammon Malee Hopkins Luke Inder-Puffet Molly Langston Vivian Nomo Julia Pyda Bradley Winterburn

Alisha Gray-Crook Simone Sopterean Vernessa Cooper Erin Docherty Joshua Day George Nott Dylan Baddams Caitlin Wink Molly Langston

Sociology - qdf50rq BTEC Sport - vtgni9

Year 8 have now come to the end of their KS3 subjects in their first two years at RPCC. I am proud to see how much each individual has progressed and matured. In September when starting Year 9, your child will be beginning their KS4 journey towards their GCSE’s. Your child will have already chosen whether to study History or Geography and have

It has been a pleasure being the Head of Year 8 and I look forward to continuing to work with the year group in September. Have a fun and restful holiday.

Allia Mesa Joy Phillips Jamie Day

Charlie Williams Craig Brunsdon Chloe Moore Megan Durham William Crouch

Miss A Cooper Head of Year 8

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Our 24 Zero Heroes (No behaviour points)

Harry Harmer Sarah Khan Ellie Lyons Erin Maddock Holly Miles

Hayden Smith Jessica Ward Charlie Williams Lisa Williams

Matus Balaj Alex Ballard Leyla Bilgic Georgiana Burghel Cassie Connell Jamie Day Erin Docherty Ella Farrelly Alisa Filippova

Abigail Moore Chloe Moore Maddison Murphy Julia Pyda

Annalise Ryves Faith Saunders

Year 9 It seems like yesterday that the students in Year 9 were selecting their GCSE Options and we are now at a point where they are completing their first year of KS4. It has been an extremely busy year for them which has ended with the Year 9 exam period being completed. The students have had a brilliant year and it has been a pleasure to oversee the progress of the year group as well as seeing them continue their journey through the school. I am really proud of all of the students this year who have shown in a variety of lessons that they can work independently, but also challenge themselves to be the best they can be. It is always a pleasure to take a seat in a Year 9 lesson and watch all of the hard work taking place, this is shown in the extremely high standards of work we see the students produce every day. This term was a busy one with Sports Day at the Sports Centre, X Factor and a range of trips for the students to participate in including a residential to Berlin. We are really pleased with the amount of students who have taken part in these opportunities throughout the year and have represented the school in a polite and respectful manner. We have received many positive reports from the community outside of school showing the maturity and respect shown by Year 9. Overseeing the progress and development of Year 9 this year in the start of their KS4 courses has

been an absolute pleasure and I can’t wait until September to continue to oversee the progress of the students’ in their GCSE courses. Special shout out to the following people who have received 0 behaviour points this year:

Lydia Barucka Norbert Mikolajcyzk Nikola Niemczyk Jay Pannell Dawid Sikora Arthur Castle Abdel Karoui Adrian Munteanu Tabbi Thabir Tasmin Akter Louise Dunster Eleanor Greenacre Kayleigh Shaw Analisa Zarnescu Aiela Baig Grace Breen

Robert Jackson Caitlyn Manning Sophie Maynard Ronald Redmers Talal Alzahrani Leanna Boyd Henry Lock Ella New Lena Stodolska Joshua Webb Sahanaj Begun Caitlyn Blakeman Phoebe Davis Maria Dolegowska Kacper Solak Bartosz Syrocki Karolina Waligora

Amy Brockway Samuel Cartmel Alex Gesteira

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Special shout out to the students who have received 100% attendance this year:

Owen Cooper Lydia Baruca Minshal Muneer Grace Breen Oliwia Komisarz Ella New Chloe Gale Nadia Mucha

Luke Heath Ashleigh Mpofu Nadia Mucha Jay Pannell Ronald Redmers Kidest Yossef

Have a brilliant restful summer and I look forward to seeing you all in Year 10.

And a special shout out to those who have received the most achievement points this year:

Mr Gates Head of Year 9

Caitlyn Manning Estera Jasinska

Year 10

Another year has flown by with so much that has happened. At the time of writing, Year 11 have departed and Year 10 are now the oldest year group in school. The realisation that in 12 months cohort 2015 will also moving on to colleges and apprentices has become very real. In this term students had an opportunity to experience the world of work during work experience week in May. It has been so pleasing to hear so many positive comments from employers. It is also pleasing to hear students using this opportunity to make positive connections with employers in their chosen field of work in the hope to secure future employment or further their educational interests. Well done Year 10. This term we continued to reward students who consistently achieved in their studies with letters home and a £10 shopping voucher. Students who have received letters and shopping vouchers this year are: Charlie Parnell, Daniel Chester, Karolina Gaudzinska, Ethan Whybrew, Liam Woods, Lauren Earney, Breshna Hotaki, Kinga Kruszynska, Adam Mashall, David Callin, Matilda Parker, Rodraich Hurnn, James Tindall and Joshua Pitter . Well done to you all.

This term students applied to become part of the Student Leadership Team. There were numerous applications to become Head Boy and Head Girl and their applications were all very strong. It was a difficult decision to decide who was to be appointed. A huge congratulations to Hannah McArthur and Tom Kelly for becoming Head Girl and Head Boy and to Tomas Farrelly, Daniel Chester, Jessica Leonard and Emily Norton for being appointed Deputy Head Boys and Girls respectfully. As we depart from school for the summer holidays, I wish all students and parents a restful holiday. For students, be safe and please look out for each other during the holidays. I am really excited to be seeing students in September (once I have recovered from this year!) push on with their studies and go on to achieve good results this time next year.

And relax! Mr Sinclair Head of Year 10

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Year 11

WOW! Year 11 have flown through their exams with pride and although there was a lot of challenges we hope they have done well and feel as though they pushed themselves enough to reach their potential. We have had wonderful feedback from colleges after their transition days and we are really proud of our team. As promised, this newsletter element will be all about saying goodbye to Year 11. On the 19th June we had our leavers assembly - lots of incredible moments throughout this, singers, certificates and competition winners - students behaved impeccably and wrote a lot of thank you cards to their teachers and staff who have supported them throughout their time here.

We reintroduced our goodbye video with a spoof of ‘This Is Me’ and students thoroughly enjoyed laughing at our expense!! Thank you to all staff who got involved with the video and a special thank you to Mrs Ballard for creating it. On the 27th June we had our annual Year 11 prom at Rhinefield House and what an evening it was! With the beautiful weather and stunning backdrop, we had a fantastic evening of food, dancing and laughter. Students arrived in style - bikes, limos, Range Rovers and old classic cars. We then moved onto the back lawn to have photos beside the beautiful lake and then enjoyed dinner in the grounds. Students had a competition for Prom King and Queen as well as a raffle to win some wireless headphones.

There were photobooths and photographers on standby to get the best shot, and personalised cupcakes and sweets for the students. Students were well behaved and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. I would like to say a massive thank you to all the parents for their support at prom. It was fabulous to see so many friends and family at the event to watch and celebrate with us. Alongside the money raised for prom, we also raised money for charity and we have given that money to the Daisy Garland Foundation. For the final time, I hope you have a happy and safe summer. We look forward to seeing you on 22nd August at 10:30am.

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Prom 2019

Trainee Teachers 2019 - 2020 At the end of June, all our trainee teachers successfully completed their training year. Greta Birch (Maths), Evie Bowers (English), Tasmin Chowdhury (RE), Natalie Harrison (History), Alex Lopez (MFL) and Amber Salsbury (Art) all made excellent progress over the course of the year and showed passion and commitment towards their chosen profession. It was a pleasure to see such sustained professionalism and enthusiasm over the course of the year. All trainees immersed themselves fully within the life of school including running extra- curricular clubs, supporting with revision workshops and assisting with Rock Challenge. All trainee teachers have been successful in securing NQT positions at a number of schools in Southampton including Regents Park, Hampshire and beyond. This bears testimony to the expertise and dedication of the curriculum mentor team at Regents Park and their commitment to nurturing raw and exciting talent.

• Greta Birch will be joining the Regents Park maths department. • Natalie Harrison will be joining the Regents Park History department.

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Library There have been a few changes in the library since the last Regents Review: Mrs Highmore has gone on maternity leave and Mrs Payne has taken over as librarian for a year while she is away. It has been a smooth transition and the monthly book club and weekly quiz, now on a Thursday, have continued as usual. The library aimed to raise awareness on World Refugee Day on 20th June with a new and informative display. There is a selection of books in the

library telling refugee stories from around the world, including well-known titles such as Boy 87 and The Kite Runner. Members of the book club will soon take these titles home and pick their favourites. Some of our student librarians received Pride badges this month as rewards for their hard work and dedication. They are an essential part of the library service and kindly give up their time at break, lunch and after school to help keep the library a place we can all be proud of.

In the new academic year, we look forward to seeing fresh new faces joining the Library Squad. Anyone interested in joining the team in September will have the chance to apply and get to know some existing members through the interview process. Once on the team they will be given the opportunity to learn the ropes and have their names added to the student librarian rota. The Library Squad would like to wish all Regents Review readers an enjoyable summer and we look forward to a fresh start in September!

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Careers Year 10 Work Experience In May, our Year 10 students spent a week at a work placement and were lucky enough to experience a variety of different settings from construction at Crest Nicholson, childcare at Little Berries Nursery, Law at Lester Aldridge LLP, retail at Boots, and many many more. As ever, their employers were extremely impressed with their attitude and work ethic. Here are a taster of the kind of comments our staff received about them: • “ Absolutely fantastic to have around the office ” - Arash Najd • “ We would employ Marni. She is great! ’ - Marni Welch • “ E ngaged really well with the children. Come to work for us! ” - Mia Hudson-McRae • “ Really good! Well-mannered and enthusiastic. The children love him !” - Ryan Bricknell • “ Delight to have in class ” - Caitlin-Rose Harnett

future during the Work Experience de-brief on their first day back. They were able to take on- board the messages of perseverance and pursuing their dreams through a very special assembly from Michael Kurn, Premier League presenter, and also took part in various careers activities with their tutor.

Beau Biddleston at her work experience placement

We are so proud of them and pleased that they gained such invaluable experience. Here are a few comments from the students: ‘I really loved my placement’, ‘I wish it was longer’ and ‘It was fun, I enjoyed it but also learnt a lot’. Students were also given the opportunity to reflect on their week at work and start to plan for the

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Sun Residential In April this year, we were proud that two of our students were successful in being accepted on the SUN (Southern Universities Network) spring residential at the University of Southampton. Jessica Leonard and Patrick Ricardo took part in this unique opportunity to visit university campuses, find out more about apprenticeships, experience student life and learn new skills. They also got to stay in the university accommodation which made it a really authentic experience! This summer, we have also heard news about another of our students, Annalise Foley, who has been accepted onto SUN’s summer residential at the Kingswood Activity Centre on the Isle of Wight. We look forward to hearing all about teambuilding and resilience activities that she takes part in.

Year 10 Mentoring Project

As a final celebration to end the programme, the students were invited to an event at City College where they participated in a resilience workshop and were served lunch by City College students in the Aspire restaurant. Emma Gorsuch said that the programme was, ‘really educational and useful for finding out about pushing ourselves and working towards the next steps.’

The Year 10 cohort have been given many opportunities to develop their employability skills and prepare for life after Regents Park, and the ‘People Like Us’ peer mentoring programme was another example. Fifteen of our students participated in this programme in the spring term and were mentored by Southampton City College students who had been trained by Southampton Solent University mentors. During the sessions, students were able to discover more about their personality types, characteristics and skills, as well as being able to talk to young people who only recently progressed from school to college.

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English

English Enrichment The dedicated and hard-working English Enrichment group have been creating their own pieces of work based around the theme of science going wrong! They have also shared their work with Mrs Barnes.

Trust Transition Project During the most recent part of the Trust Project, spoken-word poet Adam Kammerling visited our Year 7s for a poetry workshop. They had an amazing time and created some beautiful pieces.

Competitions A huge 102 of our amazing students had their work published with Young Writers as part of their Mission Catastrophe competition! They have recently received their glossy books.

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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Mathematics Year 8 Preparations for GCSE As we approach the summer holidays, Year 8 are nearing the end of KS3, where they have worked hard throughout this academic year. In September they will start studying towards their GCSEs and I am sure Year 8 are up to the challenge and will mature into great mathematicians over the next 3 years. To support them in maths, students will need to be proficient in using scientific calculators, compasses and protractors, students will need to purchase these to use in lessons and to help them complete homework tasks. Sainsburys Home 9 Piece Maths Set with Tin

Year 11 Maths Revision Year 11 took advantage of our Domino’s revision evening in May. It was very well attended and the Regents Parks Maths Department would like to thank Domino’s for supplying the pizzas for free. Year 9 Year 9 have just sat a very challenging set of mock examinations. Well done for their perseverance! The three papers have given students a useful insight into what their examinations will be like next summer. Class teachers have gone through the test papers with students, who have already seen where errors could have been avoided and improvements can be made in the future.

Must include: ruler, protractor & a pair of compasses

Tesco 9 Piece Metal Maths Set

Must include: ruler, protractor & a pair of compasses

Scientific Calculators We recommend the Casio

This revision evening was held to support Year 11 who are the third year group to be examined on the new 9 – 1 graded GCSE (first examined 2017) which comprises of three examinations and includes some of the previous AS level content. It also places greater emphasis on multi-step problem solving. We hope Year 11 enjoy their summer and we look forward to seeing them in August for their results.

fx-83GT X. This is a new 2019 model, it includes all functions required for GCSE. The Casio fx- 83GT X can be purchased from supermarkets, or online retailers like Amazon, for around £10.00

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DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Teaching fractions at RPCC

Below are how some aspects of fractions are taught in Maths. Please use these techniques to support your child at home.

1. Simplifying fractions

3. Common denominators

2. Mixed numbers

Maths Challenge Enter the maths challenge competition. Entries can be brought to room 32 at break or lunch time. There will be a prize for the best entry. Amazing Maths Magicians

We all know that mathematics can be quite daunting and challenging, with resilience being a key point towards success so let’s celebrate some of our resilient students’: Mya Bodycote, Year 7 - for her superb attainment and effort throughout the whole year. Cristian Ionecsu, Year 7 - he is a maths magician because he is always eager to learn. Grace Denness, Year 7 - she is hard working, willing to contribute to discussions, helpful and supportive of others. Kayleigh Shaw and Minshal Muneer, Year 9 - worked hard for their mocks with good progress. Denisa Danalache, Year 8 - always looking to be challenged and view more difficult work. Remember it’s never too early to revise for your GCSEs.

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Here are some helpful sites for you to try out: www.mathsgenise.co.uk www.corbettmaths.com www.hegartymaths.com www.mathsmadeeasy.co.uk www.studymaths.co.uk Youtube – it’s not just for funny cats and games, it is also educational. Why not try out some of these maths memory songs: • https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=EgjCLhoI9Mk • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flL_ W2IkkqA Maths Fun Facts • The numbers on opposite sides of a dice always add up to seven. • If you folded a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be the thickness of the observable universe.

• “Forty” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in alphabetical order. • Conversely, “one” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in descending order • ‘Four’ is the only number in the English language that is spelt with the same number of letters as the number itself. • Every odd number has an “e” in it • “Eleven plus two” is an anagram of “twelve plus one” which is pretty fitting as the answer to both equations is 13. • Also, there are 13 letters in both “eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one”. • A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time. It means 1/100th of a second. • If you shuffle a deck of cards properly, it’s more than likely that the exact order of the cards you get has never been seen before in the whole history of the universe.

Sociology First of all, I would like to send huge congratulations to our Year 11 students who have recently completed their GCSE exams in Sociology, out first ever cohort through the examinations process. Both Ms Webster and I are wishing them the very best for their results, in all subjects, but especially Sociology! We feel that our students revised, revisited and studied hard for their GCSEs and hopefully the hard work has paid off. I would also like to make a special mention to Ms Webster, who has provided the Year 11 class with countless fun-filled and educational resources throughout the past 2 years – thank you! The Year 10s have begun one of the toughest units on the Sociology course: Social Stratification. This unit looks at class systems, caste systems, hierarchies in society, poverty and the welfare system. The students have thoroughly engaged with the unit, and especially like to voice

their opinions on varying matters! We have also enjoyed watching the documentary ‘Rich House, Poor House’, where we have been able to evidently see the impact of differing incomes, lifestyles and the impact that money can have on a person’s life. Congratulations to the Year 9 students, who have been revising hard for their first ever set of GCSE exams. They’ve all mentioned that they realise the challenges ahead and found the exams, especially Sociology, a touch difficult, but they were a useful tool in giving them an understanding of their weaknesses and where to go next in their learning. Miss Grassie’s and Mr Spencer’s Year 9 classes have recently travelled to London to experience first-hand a criminal court case at the infamous Old Bailey, now known as the Central Criminal Court. The students were lucky

enough to receive a tour of the different courts and learn about the history of the magistrate’s wigs, as well as being able to view a live trial taking place on the day. The students sat incredibly attentively for over an hour to listen a murder trial. They were engaged throughout as they listened to the details of the crime scene and listened to the witnesses being put through their paces under scrutinising questioning. Lastly, something to celebrate in the Sociology department – our new cohort for the 2019/2020 academic year is our largest so far in the 3 years we have been running the subject and hopefully we will continue to grow. It is amazing to see how many students want to develop their passion and understanding of the world and the society around them.

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Science City Science Intervention Day It has been another busy and exciting term in the science department for both teachers and students alike. Some of our Year 11 students were fortunate enough to be able to attend a city wide science intervention day. Students were able to participate in sessions covering many different parts of the science curriculum in preparation for their GCSE exams. During the day, students were involved in a walking talking mock as well as several focused workshops aimed at developing subject knowledge and understanding in key areas, personalised to those students. All the students had a great time and developed new skills for studying as well. Comments from the students included: “I learned concepts in a different environment which has helped me to think about them differently and will help me remember what I did.” “It was a different, but good, experience to have teachers from different schools and colleges teach us. They told us the same

things we have been told before but in a different way that I think will help me remember it.” Now that Year 11 students have successfully completed their final science exams (all six of them!), we now wait for the summer results with great anticipation. The science team wish them lots of luck in these exams and all Now that Year 11 students have successfully completed their final science exams - all six of them, we now wait for the summer results with great anticipation. The science team wish them lots of luck in these exams and all future endeavours. Tassomai There have been some big changes to Tassomai - the daily goals have become more responsive! Here is what Tassomai have to say about the recent changes: “We have adapted the Daily Goal to make it more motivating and rewarding for the student to complete: now, each time a student finishes their Daily Goal, they will be awarded a reduction to their target for the next day. We have listened to feedback that Daily Goals can be too high, and that this can put students off from regularly logging in, we also know that there are huge benefits to be gained if students can spread their work on Tassomai. This new development is designed to encourage students to build Tassomai into a manageable and sustainable daily routine. Complete your daily goal today, and tomorrow it will be lower, fail to complete it tomorrow and it will go up a bit the next day.” future endeavours. Year 11 exam preparation

The science department are pleased to announce that we will be renewing our Tassomai subscription next year. This means that all students currently using Tassomia can continue. We will also be subscribing to Tassomai’s new Key Stage 3 provision so as of September our Year 7 and Year 8 students will also be able to use Tassomai. Operating Live The Regents Park science department would like to extend a massive thank you to the staff at Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, for arranging and allowing our students to attend their ‘Operating Live’ event. This was a truly unique experience for our students who have aspirations to work in medicine in the future. The Year 9 and 10 students who attended were given scrubs and made to dress as surgeons. They were then tasked to care for their “patient” and prepare them for a medical operation. In the afternoon the students were given some amazing biological specimens to dissect, with the aid of staff and doctors from the Operating Live team. Students got to handle brains, eyes, hearts and lungs. They also got to witness the dissection of an intestinal tract - an experience not often afforded to GCSE students. It was truly a mesmerising day. The pictures are not for the faint hearted! Lastly, it is with sadness that we say goodbye to Miss S Cooper, as she is leaving at the end of this academic year. She will be greatly missed by staff and students. The team would like to take the opportunity to wish her future success in her new job. We will miss you Shaz!

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ICT Computer Science – KS4 Year 11 students have completed their NEA project as well as sitting both GCSE exams in May. We are really proud of our first cohort taking Computer Science GCSE and we wish them all the best with their results. Year 11 CiDA Students submitted their coursework early May and celebrated in style with cupcakes the completion of their CiDA course. We wish them all the best with their results.

IT – KS3 Year 7 groups have been developing their coding skills using Scratch and now they have moved to creating a film poster as a part of a taster unit into iMedia.

Year 8 groups began exploring the trends in technology looking at social, ethical, legal and environmental changes for their chosen technology. They have chosen their technology research from from mobile phones, gaming consoles, social media and PCs & tablets. This is particularly helpful for students to develop their understanding of the effects of technology on their lives and how to make the best of it.

iMedia – KS4 Year 10 students have completed their first coursework as part of iMedia and we will be getting the results in the summer. They have started the second coursework which is to create a piece of multimedia that promotes the city of Southampton to tourists. Year 9 have begun the first coursework in which they have to design and produce a book cover with science fiction theme. After school support is available Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Coding Club After school coding club for KS3 groups on Tuesday after school is continuing in room 6 looking at both Scratch and Python software.

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Creative Arts & DT

Southampton City Art Gallery

Matilda June 25th at 7.30pm some very excited students and staff were part of the audience for the touring production of ‘Matilda’ at The Mayflower Theatre. It was a magical night and we all thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the performance. The children in the cast were amazing, oozing energy and enthusiasm in every scene and we all agreed we didn’t want to go the Miss Trunchbull’s school! Musical Production Students from Year 7, 8 and 10 visited four primary schools in the city, showcasing an extract from our forthcoming musical production in November. We received a warm welcome and the students demonstrated their creativity and performance skills. I hope it’s wetted the appetite of all the budding performers starting life at RPCC in September.

In the Footsteps of a Genius: Responding to Leonardo da Vinci This year sees the five hundredth anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest artists and scientists the world has ever known. To mark this anniversary, the Royal Collection Trust, which holds the finest surviving group of Leonardo’s drawings, collaborated with twelve museums and galleries to stage simultaneous exhibitions of Leonardo’s drawings across the United Kingdom. Southampton City Gallery was privileged to be one of those chosen venues. Throughout the duration of the exhibition, the gallery worked with local schools and colleges across the city to further explore the work of Leonardo. The work our students were able to create in response to this was displayed proudly to the public at Southampton City Gallery from 18 May to 8 June. We are extremely proud at Regents Park Community College of all students, whose work was selected for this display!

BTEC Performing Arts Showcase On Wednesday July 3rd the Year 10 Performing Arts students showcased their talents to parents. They performed scripted work and dance as part of their Component 2 unit for their BTEC qualification.

Taylor Thompson, Jessica Leonard, Karolina Gaudzinska – Year 10

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Dance Showcase On Tuesday 11th June, the Year 10 BTEC dance students performed at Richard Taunton Sixth Form College’s Dance Showcase event at Nuffield Theatre in Southampton. They performed a piece that they had been working on, developed from a workshop run by students from the college. The showcase involved students in their 1st and 2nd years at Richard Taunton, including a few ex- Regents Park students. Our students represented the school in a manner that exceeded expectations and they should be very proud of their performance.

Ingestre Hall On the morning of Friday 24th May at 10.00am, we took 50 students from Years 8, 9 and 10 to Ingestre Hall in Stafford. The journey took 6 hours, but it was well worth it. We arrived at the beautiful venue where we were greeted by the lovely staff and tutors. We walked up the drive way into the Great Hall. Students were shown to their rooms, which was very exciting. Some rooms had as many as eleven beds to a room, each with a beautiful view out into the grounds. Mr Stone had the best room of all, all to himself! Students were shown to their workshops. Art was taking place in a beautiful room, just off the Great Hall, overlooking the front of the gardens, photography took place in many locations, mainly out in the grounds and textiles was taking place in the art studio, again overlooking the beautiful gardens. Dinner was a picnic tea of

sandwiches, sausage rolls, dips, salad and more… Students had time to unpack, then explore the outside whist playing some sport, using table tennis tables, pool tables and chilling with friends.

We were awoken early Saturday morning by the sound of birds

singing. Breakfast was served at 8.30am with a selection of cereal, toast, jams and eggs. Workshops started at 9.30am until lunch with a short break in between. Art developed a drawing from the previous day into a design to transfer onto a silk screen, textiles were learning how to complete a felt piece taken from a drawing from the previous day and photography learnt how about depth of field, rules of third and aperture, and

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then explored the camera whilst being outside. Lunch was sausage, mash and beans with chocolate sponge and custard, which was yummy. After a relaxing break hanging out in the

We had lunch which was southern fried chicken and salad, followed by Belgian waffles with ice cream and chocolate sauce. It was then sadly time to empty our rooms and say our goodbyes. We all got onto the coach for our journey home. Luckily this time it only took 4 hours. Thank you to Mrs Flynn, Mrs Fishlock, Mrs Thompson and Mr Stone for coming along with us.

grounds or the Great Hall, the workshops continued. Students worked through the activities producing some fantastic work. The tutors were all very complementary of the students. Dinner was jacket potato with a choice of beans, cheese or tuna with salad and chocolate muffin for dessert. Evening entertainment was some time outside with friends, playing sport, a movie in the 3D cinema room or just hanging out with friends in the Great Hall. Sunday morning was upon us before we knew it. It was time to pack up our bags and strip off our beds before heading to breakfast. There was time for a workshop to develop and refine any work. Art and textiles students took their work to display in the newly refurbished Orangery. The work looked amazing. Photographers prepared a slide show of their favourite images. There was a short break until we all went to look at the exhibition displayed. Students were given the opportunity to explain their work and have a look around. We then went to the cinema room to watch the slide show of the photographers work. I must say, it was all fantastic.

Some quotes from students:

‘I really enjoyed taking photos of the flowers because we don’t have as much in Southampton, so it’s been a great experience. Over the weekend I have taken lots of cool photos and my favourite one is the photo with the four girls sat on the hill in front of the hall’. ‘I really enjoyed my few days going out and taking photos and trying to experiment with depth of field and all. This helped me with my photography skills and I have learnt loads of new things’.

‘This has been a once in a life time opportunity’.

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3. Mysteries of life! - Out at the edge of knowledge, everything gets mysterious. What mysteries of life would they love to solve? There is much we don’t know, so much that inspires, so much that is mysterious - where to begin? They could also explore the awful mystery of suffering and the faces of evil. Many of our students really get into this competition and, once again, the standard of work was fantastic. The 11 winners within the school were: A lice Blades, Amelie Asher, Anisa Ahmed, Briana Harriman, Charlie Jones, Chloe Arthur, Jessica Baran, Lynne Barratt, Julia Olszowa, Olly Wignall and Willow Kentenchen . Four of these (Amelie, Brianna, Olly and Anisa) were selected by the local SACRE as winners for the Southampton region. All 11 will be entered into the national competition in July. Well done Year 7!

investigating how religions use art in different ways to communicate their beliefs – from pictures to buildings to calligraphy. As part of this unit students were asked to produce

and explain their own piece of art as an entry to a National & Local Competition called Spirited Arts.

Students were given 3 options:

1. Questions, questions – students needed to consider Ultimate Questions e.g. What does it mean to be human? What will happen after death? Who inspires us? What will give us courage to live and love? 2. Windows on the soul - If you could look through a window in your mind or soul into the ‘big beyond’ what will they see? Does the ‘window of the soul’ open in life, through music, by spiritual discipline, or only at death? Does the spirit or the soul even exist? KS4 Berlin and Poland Visit On Monday 8th July 2019 5 tired staff and 42 students woke up very early - 2:00am and made their way up to Gatwick airport to begin our dual site visit to Berlin and Krakow. Our flight departed at 6:49am and upon arrival in Berlin we checked in and headed out to start exploring the city’s history. First stop was the historic and spectacular Berlin Olympic Stadium – here students went for a tour of the behind the scenes areas to see how it functions today as a Bundesliga football ground. Students

were blown away by the sheer scale of the stadium that, in spite of a few tweaks remains as it stood in 1936 – a sight to behold for sure! The next day we headed out for a 2 hour guided tour of Berlin – here we took in the Topographie of Terror, the Jewish Museum and Checkpoint Charlie. These places really brought their studies to life for the students. Wednesday was a slightly less busy day with visits to the memorial church and the Holocaust memorial. From here we departed for an overnight coach trip to Krakow…

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Arriving in a somewhat sleepy state we checked in, freshened up and headed out for a walking tour of the city – this was followed up by a visit to the Schindler Factory. Our final destination was a very emotional visit to Auschwitz. Here students were able to see the place where many horrors took place. Students were overwhelmed by the sights they saw – but as always were a true credit to the school and showed the utmost respect throughout the visit. Another truly fantastic learning experience for the students of Regents Park and another successful visit for the History team!

Mrs O’Brien and Mrs Blake

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Physical Education DEPARTMENTAL NEWS The summer term has been extremely busy in the PE department. We launched a brand new Sports Day where we returned to Southampton Sports Centre. This enabled students to select from over 30 different sports and activities, and experience playing them in specialist facilities designed for each. We had a number of professional coaches attend to deliver some fantastic sessions that the students thoroughly enjoyed. I would like to say a huge thank you to all the external coaches, organisations, staff, students and parents that supported the event and helped make it such a success! We will be asking students to complete a survey on how we can potentially adapt the day next year. On Friday 5th July 2019 we took 40 students to Southampton City Athletics Championships to compete against other schools. Almost all students placed in the top 4. Congratulations to: Kacper Gornicki, Year 7 Mariella Parkhouse, Year 7 Joe Ryan, Year 8 Ben Bowyer, Year 10 Our PE Champions have also had a busy term leading clubs and primary school events, including 2 football tournaments where they led over 200 students and did a fantastic job! They also supported at Wordsworth Primary School Sports Day on Monday 15th July 2019. They have been a credit to the PE department this year – thank you to you all.

U15 Rounders U15 rounders team were a pleasure to take to fixtures this year. The journey in the minibus to and from fixtures was always a highlight for me. It was always a good opportunity to discover student gossip that, as a Head of Year, I never seem to get told! With regards to the rounders, all the games played were played in a really good competitive spirit, applauding good skills on both teams. Games were all very close this year, however our best result was against St. Georges in the drizzle with a draw. Often the only difference was ½ rounder and the odd over thrown ball. The standard this year was very high. We will remember this for next year and hopefully be on the winning side next year. Well done girls. Game 2: We showed superb batting and running skills and won 13 - 8.5 against Woodlands with rounders scored by Indie (1), Sophia (1.5), Ella (1), Lucy (1), Malee (2), Bethan (2.5), Molly (2) and Mariella (2). Game 3: Unfortunately, after only being 1 rounder behind after the first innings, Upper Shirley High managed to get 4 of our players out in the second innings with superb fielding and beat us 8.5 - 5 rounders. With our rounders being scored by Layla (1), Bethan Mr Sinclair

Year 7 & 8 Rounders

some tough competition within the city. Below is a summary of our match results and rounder scorers: Game 1: Showing well-tuned fielding skills we won 10 - 2.5 against Oasis Mayfield with rounders scored by Layla (2.5), Indie (2.5), Bethan (0.5), Malee (0.5), Sophia (1.5) Ella (1) and Lucy (1).

It has been a unpredictable rounders league this year with playing in the scorching heat compared to having to wait in the mini bus until a storm passes over. However, our Year 7 & 8 rounders team have been ready and raring to play and even train in the rain in order to match up to

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(0.5), Sophia (1), Molly (0.5), Lynn (0.5) and Mariella (1.5). Game 4: After waiting in the minibus for 20 minutes to let a storm pass we had a last minute arrangement of playing on St George’s astro-turf with a quick game of one-innings before it rained again. During this game. St George managed to get 7 of our 9 players out leaving us with 2 batters fighting hard to return back to 4th base on each run. Although great resilience was shown by Mariella and Malee, St George managed to have us out before we could finish all our balls. We scored 1.5 (Malee 1 rounder and Mariella 0.5) and St George beat us with 7 rounders within their innings. Game 5: This most recent game I boarded back on the minibus

feeling the most proud I have of our rounders team this year. Going into this game against St Anne’s our RPCC team were extremely nervous and worried about St Anne’s glowing reputation on the rounders field. However, after the first innings we were only 2.5 rounders behind St Anne’s 4.5. Batting first in the second inning we scored

2.5 rounders and when fielding we showed the best outfield fielding skills we have ever shown and managed to limit St Anne’s scoring by only allowing 1.5 rounders, beating them within that innings. However both innings combined we did lose 6 - 4.5. Our rounders being scored by Indie (1), Bethan (0.5), Layla (2), Malee (0.5) and Sophia (0.5).

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