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The Regents Review
Winter 2015
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GENERAL NEWS
Open Events 2015
Biggest turnout ever!
Last half term, Regents Park Community College proudly opened its doors
and welcomed Year 5 and Year 6 children and their parents to a number of
open events. This year a record amount of parents attended our formal Open
Evening, with over 500 visitors on the night. The feedback was overwhelmingly
positive, with many comments about the warm and friendly atmosphere, the
dedication of the staff and the overall appearance of our learning environment.
The evening began with a formal welcome speech from Headteacher Mr
Archibald, and Assistant Headteacher Ms Webster. Following this, guided tours
by current students, ensured parents saw all that we have to offer. No visit
could be deemed complete without tasting the treats in the MFL café, sampling
a ‘school dinners’ menu from City Catering or trying the freshly baked bread
from Food Technology students. Activities included Kung Fu Punctuation in
English, role plays in History and experiments in Science.
Year 8s win design
competition
Regents Park students were
overjoyed after they won a
competition to design a new waste
solution lorry. Haulage firm Raymond
Brown launched a bid for youngsters
to help come up with new ideas to
help support their recycling efforts.
As a result, 13 pupils from Year 8 at
Regents Park Community College took
part and were crowned winners and
had their work showcased when a
lorry bearing their artwork pulled into
the school.
Head of Year 8, Miss Bishop said:
‘The students and the staff are very
excited to see our new lorry on the
road and I am very proud of what my
year group has achieved. As a school,
we are grateful of the opportunities
afforded us by companies, such
as Raymond Brown which allow
students’ learning to extend beyond
the classroom.’
The winning team members were:-
Ranjeet Singh
Ellie Holmes
Deveena Khela
Yazmin Simmons
Anisha Begum
Robyn Caine
Harriet Baker
Jess Barclay
William Greenacre
Megan Ebbutt
Eva Shepherd
Phoebe Underhill
Emma Frederick
Armistice Day
At the eleventh hour on the
eleventh day of the eleventh
month – the day which marks
the end of the First World War –
staff and students observed the
2 minute silence. Once again, Mr
Barron played the ‘Last Post’ to
mark the occasion. A group of
students came to school dressed
in their Cadet uniforms and took
on the role of selling poppies to
support ‘The Royal British Legion.’
Experience learning the
RPCC way!
Going to school on a Saturday?
Really? Yes, this year we offered
Year 5 and Year 6 students the
chance to take part in a taster
session. On Saturday 3rd October,
60 students – some a little nervous
but most a little excited – arrived
at RPCC to experience learning our
way. Sessions in Art, Geography,
Media, Literacy, Religious Education,
Physical Education and Information
Communication Technology were
delivered by our expert teachers.
As they left, students were rewarded
with certificates and RPCC pens.
The students were enthusiastic and
clearly talented. We look forward to
seeing many of them again as part of
our transition process.