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And another year comes a close. Everyone is hot, tired and in need of a holiday! But it has been a successful year in all areas of the school and everyone can be proud of what they have achieved. We are saying goodbye to several valued teachers but our special electronic best wishes go to Mr. Phil Starr who is off to be a yeah head at a school in Cockfosters. Phil has been instrumental in the relaunch of the EWS website and the establishing of Web Club at school. He is a great friend and we will miss him!
Have a happy and safe summer holiday. We will be back in September with a whole host of new features on the site. |
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Right, time for a bit of a catch up. There has been so much going on recently that we haven't had a chance to tell you all about it; so let's make amends.
MFL took Year 10 went to Paris at the beginning of July and despite getting caught up in some pretty manic celebrations of France's victory over Portugal in the World Cup semi-final, they managed to have a good time. Tres bien. There are some photos of the trip here. And even more here!
Sports Day was last Thursday under cloudy skies at Perivale Athletics Track. Ranelagh Divsion won the day (again!) but were beaten in the overall 2005/6 competition by Clare Division! There are a few photos here.
The following day MFL took Year 8 to Boulogne for the day. They visited a brilliant acquarium, went shopping in the old town and got lost in a giant French supermarket. The teaching staff enjoyed a fine lunch on the terrace of a restaurant so everyone was happy. Photos of the trip here.
On Monday of this week the RE/English Dept. went to Canterbury for the day with Year 7. They visited the beautiful cathedral and the Canterbury Tales Experience. A great day was had by all but everyone was too hot to take any photos. Or at least that is what they say!
Yesterday was our annual charity day - this year organised by Miss Vanstone and Mrs Haesler. There were bounteous stalls, karaoke, a bouncy castle and even a watermelon eating contest. The sun beat down and the atmosphere was supeb. Everyone happy and raising money for some great causes at the same time. Perfect. The money is stil being counted but it is thoughht that it will match last year's large total. There are a few photos here.
The final newsletter of the year was published yesterday. You can download a copy by following this link.
Lots of photos can be found via Ms Barnas's page on Homelink. They feature the trip to Aachen last year, Year 7 and some snakes and a trip to Kew. Also you can read her report on the ongoing gardening project at school. |
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We have put some photos online showing the wonderful work of Miss
Barnas and her team in improving the school grounds. A full feature
on this wonderful project is to follow but for now, enjoy the
transformation in picture form! |
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The latest edition of the Head's newsletter was sent home with
pupils today. You can get an electronic copy by clicking here. |
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Our sixth formers involved with the Envision charity project have
published their end of year review. You can download a copy of the
report by clicking
here. |
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There have been no news updates for a while due to the web site
team's heavy involvement with "Honk!", this year's whole
school musical. "Honk!" premiered last night (after a
special preview performance for local primary schools on Tuesday)
and the audience reaction was very enthusiastic. Photos
available here. |
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Photos from last month's AS and A2 Drama performances are now online
here! |
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AS and A2 Drama Exam Performances are tonight. Full details and
photographs will follow next week. |
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Term begins again and, for the moment at least, the sun is shining.
Many girls went on an exciting cruise during the holidays and lots
and lots of photographs can be found here. |
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Pupils! Do take a look at the new Homelink section of the website where teachers are uploading lots of useful
information for your studies. If your teacher has not added anything
yet then do pester them until they do! |
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We break up today for the Easter break after a long and tiring
term for all members of the EWS community. Year 9s, 11s, 12s and
13s will obviously have exams on their mind over the holiday but
pupils and staff alike must make sure they give themselves time
to rest properly before a busy summer term. |
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A copy of the recent OFSTED report on the school can now be downloaded from
here. |
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Last night saw the annual "Celebration of Achievement "
evening at which prizes were awarded to many, many pupils for their
hard work and success in the past year. A full list of winners is available here and photographs from the evening will be online soon. |
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The 2006 Sixth Form prospectus and application form are now online. Please click here. |
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Photos from the Music and International Evening are now available
here. |
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The Performing Arts Department hosted a Music International Evening
last night showcasing performances from GCSE and A Level music pieces
plus a celebration of our rich cultural life at EWS. It was a wonderful
show and pictures will be available from this page very soon. |
The SEN Dept. has published a lot of information about its excellent
work at the school. To visit the pages click here. |
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The EWS website is undergoing some major updates and consequently
may not be functioning correctly in all areas. For example, if you
are viewing the site in IE you will see that the top menu bar is
a little odd! Fear not! The updates will be completed soon and we
will give you details of all the changes that we have made. |
The Performing Arts Department return from their annual West End
residential, having had workshops with professional actors and watched
the wonderful Blue Man Group and the long-running Phantom of the
Opera. A report can be read here and
pictures are available
here. |
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The MFL Department took Year 10 and 11 Spanish students to a conference
in Euston. Photos to follow soon. |
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Year 7 and 8 English students enjoyed workshops with children's
author Jonny Zucker. And what a nice man he was! Inspirational,
funny and a great speaker. Find more about him by clicking here. |
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Vacancies for a Business Studies teacher and a Library Assistant
were added to the website today. Click
here for further details and application materials. |
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The latest Head's newsletter was sent home with pupils today.For
an electronic copy click here. |
Year 8 had a "Fair
Trade" event this morning where they learnt about ethical
trading practices around the world, including this rather lovely,
and fairly traded, chocolate
bar.
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The February newsletter was sent home with pupils today. For an
electronic copy click here. |
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The DFES published its performance tables for 2005 yesterday and
data for EWS shows that, once again, the school's results are well
above both the national and local average. We are also in the top
25% of "value-added" schools nationally. For KS4 data click
here. For Post 16 data click
here. |
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Year 13 Drama students performed their devised work for examination
last night. For details and photos click
here. |
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School has been back for over a week now and despite the dreary
January weather, there is a very positive atmosphere around the
place. Lots of hard work going on in all areas. More details to
follow. |
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The Performing Arts department stage the world premiere of "Promised
Land" to a great response. More details and pictures to follow
soon. |
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Another form go online! QBs produce a pleasingly eccentric website. Click here. |
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EWS raises lots of money for Children in Need by dressing up and
being silly. Photos
here. |
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Mr Harding has now added some useful documents for his AS/A2 History
students. Click
here. |
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Photos of the recent Geography trip to Hastings are now available
here. |
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Mr Harding has put some History GCSE materials on the site just
in time for Year 11 Mock revison! Click
here. |
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Today saw the first of this week's performances of the legendary
Black History assembly. It features a huge number of girls and has
been put together by Nicole and Casandra of Year 11. Photos to follow. |
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There is a tinge of melancholy in the air today as the school says
goodbye to Mrs Middleton who is heading back to Australia. She has
been a wonderful teacher, a great colleague and a friend to everyone."She
will be hugely missed" is an overused phrase but on this occasion
it could not be more appropriate. |
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MDF triumph in the annual Year 8 Performing Arts competition. After
an exausting couple of days the competition climaxed in a series
of wonderful performances from all Year 8 forms. Photos to follow
shortly. |
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Our Year 8s took part in Citizenship workshop about the law today
and we were honoured by two special guests: Baroness Scotland and
Lord Justice Judge who both spent time talking to our girls. More
details to follow soon. |
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MGr are online! Go and see their great webpage by clicking here. |
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Photos from our recent World Languges Assembly are now online
here. Look at all the wonderful colours! |
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The school raises money for the Genes
for Jeans campaign with a jean-based non-uniform day. Photos
to follow soon. |
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Year 10 Drama students perform some brilliant pieces in the Greek
style. Click here for pictures. |
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The Year 13 biologists have returned from their week in Wales and
have published an online diary and photo gallery from their trip.
It's great! And can be found by clicking
here. |
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This morning saw the final peformance of a special assembly that
has been running all week in celebration of world languages. And
quite wonderful it was too. Photos to follow very soon. |
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The Maths Department hosted a very successful "Games Evening"
for Year 7 parents last night. With an attendance of over a hundred
the feedback from the event was hugely positive. Photos to follow
soon. |
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A new form online! MSE hit the internet in their own unique way!
To see their site click here. |
A group of A2 biology students set off for a week's study course
in deepest Wales yesteday. Let's hope the weather holds!
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The Ellen Wilkinson School has been listed in The Guardian as
one of the top "Value-Added" secondary schools in the
country. This is a measure of the improvement that a pupil makes
between joining the school in Year 7 and their GCSE results in
Year 11. To see the full list click
here.
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Final audtions were held today for the Performing Arts Department's
Christmas production. "Promised Land" is an original
script about immigration in post-War London and will feature a
cast of sixty pupils.
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England win the Ashes! Lots of staff and pupils are very happy
indeed (except perhaps our Australian colleagues!) |
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The School is pleased to announce a fantastic 69.9% A*- C result
in the Summer GCSE exams. Every girl who sat examinations achieved
at least three GCSE passes. Also 23% of all grades were A* and A
grades. These results are testament to the hard work of pupils,
teachers and parents. Well done all.
A Level results to follow shortly. |
We are back! After a long hot summer EWS returns
to work and celebrates some wonderful exam results at all levels.
Stay tuned for all the News, features and resources that you could
possibly wish for!
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