Following our earlier post of the morning break activity in the Recruitment Office, here are some more photos showing students and staff during the lunch break in the Drama Studio.
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Friday 22 May 2015
Thursday 21 May 2015
Inter-form Tug of War
Mr Simmonds writes:
Year 7, 8 and 9 have been battling it out to see who have the technique and muscle to be the inter-form tug-of-war champions 2015. The competition has been organised by Mr Simmonds, with Mr Dudgeon assisting to begin the pulling proceedings. The competitions have taken place on the school field during the last week of term. Each team has put forward four boys and four girls to represent the form group. All students and staff within each year group have offered vocal support throughout all competitions. All staff and students look forward to the event, with a big thanks to Mr and Mrs Farrow for the loan of the rope each year.
Wednesday 20 May 2015
Year 11 students design classroom posters about presentation of work
Congratulations to our talented Year 11 students, Nathan Wilkins, Gabriella Wells, James Gander, Robert Sillett and Josh Slatter, whose designs were chosen to be made into classroom posters. The posters, which will be put up in every classroom in the school, are a reminder to students of their teachers' expectations about presentation.
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Friday 15 May 2015
World War One "Pop-Up Recruiting Office"
As part of our continuing project on ‘Chailey and The Great
War’, which is encompassing our own events, research, trips, special
assemblies, commemorations, connections with local and national organisations
and other elements, the Arts and Humanities faculties, staff and students, are
organising a ‘pop-up’ 1915 recruiting office next Thursday 21st May.
Apart from recreating a military recruiting office from 100
years ago, there will also be the opportunity during break and lunchtime on
that day for students to explore and study facsimiles and documents from the
time. These are designed to help understanding as to what the atmosphere was
like for people living in Sussex at the time, and the various pressures they
may have felt to enlist (or not) in the armed forces. There will be also be
characters at the recruiting office in costumes of the period.
Thursday 14 May 2015
Year 7 Sponsored Readathon
We are delighted to publish the results for the Year 7 Sponsored Readathon which took place recently.
The total amount raised was £480 and 180 books were read in two weeks by the 34 participating Year 7 students.
Chantal Camara raised the amazing amount of £80 - the most ever raised by a student.
Hattie Silverman read the most books - 28 in two weeks.
Well done to these two students who were each awarded a book token. And well done to all those who took part and raised so much money for such a worthwhile cause - Readathon is the UK ’s
national sponsored reading event, encouraging children to read for pleasure,
while raising money for three children’s charities: ReadWell, which provides
books and storytelling to children in hospital; CLIC Sargent, giving support to
children and young people with cancer and their families; and Roald Dahl’s
Marvellous Children’s Charity, which helps seriously ill and disabled
children. Since 1984, Readathon has
raised more than £25 million and has helped encourage millions of children to
read more books.
The students who took part in Readathon all received a certificate in their assembly today and can be seen in the photo.
Year 7 student, Zantia, a Junior Bake Off Contestant
Zantia Stevenson writes:
JUNIOR
BAKE OFF
As a normal school girl I had a dream, a passion for baking and
also food tech. My dream became a reality!
First of all I printed off an application form for the Junior Bake
Off and filled it in and made a mango and passion fruit Pavlova, then printed
off a photo, attached it, and also included a photo of myself. The next thing I
know is I get a phone call from a producer saying I got into the finals of the
auditions!!!!!
Then I got given some dates and a few weeks ago I went to London and met Mary Berry
and James Martin. This was probably the
best moment of my entire life (I am not even on the programme yet). Then a few
days later I got another phone call
asking if I would like to be part of the show!!!!!!!!!
Questions you might ask me:
· When do
you start filming?
We start filming in August.
· What are
you going to be baking?
Every week we will be baking something
different. So you will have a technical challenge where you have to follow a
specific recipe then a creative challenge where you have a theme and you have
to make something inspired by that theme e.g. underwater.
· Who
inspires you to bake?
The person who truly inspires me is my great
grandmother and this is because she is always teaching me new things even though she is now elderly
( 97) and often says to me and my mum, (my other inspiration) “the moment I
stop baking is the moment you need to be worried”.
· What is
your favourite thing to bake?
My favourite thing to bake is probably a
pastry based tart because I love French baking as it is very sweet and I love
making my own pastry and filling it with delicious and sweet sauces that are
creamy and also you can make it look really pretty and professional.
· How old
were you when you started?
I started properly baking at the age of 4. I started with cakes and wanted to bake every
single day so at the age of 7 I started
to bake on my own.
· What
career do you want to follow?
I would like to professionally be a chef and own a
few coffee shops and become the head chef. I have wanted this dream since I was 5!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday 13 May 2015
World War I
Mr Stephen Ziegler, our
Design and Technology Technician, has been talking to our students at this
week’s assemblies about his family connections with World War I. He had nine close male relatives on the
maternal side of his family who took part in the Great War and has carried out
extensive research about them. They were
farmers and horse breeders and his account gives a touching insight into how
the war had a profound impact on local communities in East
Sussex . A fascinating display
of his research, including photographs, a war diary of one of his relatives, and
local newspaper articles written at the time, is on view in the school
entrance.
This supports our ongoing
project to commemorate World War I, and History students are currently researching
local men in this area who participated in the war and their work will be added
to Mr Ziegler’s.
Friday 8 May 2015
The Results of the Chailey School Mock Election
1st HAYWARD-BROWN, Reuben 8Glynde Green Party 70 Votes
2nd BOOTH, Felix 7Caburn Happy United Green 63 Votes
3rd SKELTON, Connor 8Ash Connorservatives 51 Votes
Congratulations also to the other candidates (listed below in alphabetical order) who stood for election, all of whom polled worthy numbers of votes:
BUCKENHAM, Daisy 7Ash United Party
COLLINS, Nathaniel 9Glynde UTIP
RICHARDSON, Connor 7Ash Hope
SMITH, Imogen 8Ash The Dynamics
STEVENSON, Zantia 7Firle Mind Bogglers
Turnout (across Key Stage 3): 64% of the electorate
T Dudgeon (Returning Officer)
The Candidates |
Mr Dale congratulates Reuben |
the Winner's handshake |
Mr Dudgeon, the Returning Officer, with the results and Reuben |
Thursday 7 May 2015
Chailey School Mock Election
We have had a good turn out. Voting has been brisk. Manifestos have been scrutinised, decisions carefully reached, crosses have been placed and votes are now being counted.
These are the parties:
These are the parties:
2015
CHAILEY SCHOOL MOCK ELECTION
VOTE FOR ONE CANDIDATE ONLY BY
PUTTING A CROSS (x) IN THE BOX BESIDE HIS/HER NAME.
1
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BOOTH, Felix
7Ca
Happy United Green
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2
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BUCKENHAM, Daisy
7As
United Party
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3
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COLLINS, Nathaniel
9Gl
UTIP
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4
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HAYWARD-BROWN, Reuben
8Gl
Green Party
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5
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RICHARDSON, Connor
7As
Hope
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6
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SKELTON, Connor
8As
Connorservatives
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7
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SMITH, Imogen
8As
The Dynamics
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8
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STEVENSON, Zantia
7Fi
Mind Bogglers
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11 Weald leave a lasting legacy
11 Weald and their
tutor, Mrs Diane Mace, wanted to celebrate the existence of a Weald tutor group
as theirs is the last for the time being. They decided to plant a tree which
will grow for many years and enhance the school environment.
Possibly, in years to come,
their own children will come to Chailey and enjoy its beauty and sit under its shade!
It was decided to plant
a tree indigenous to the Wealden area and the Woodland Trust suggested a
Hornbeam. This is a tree which, historically,
was grown in the Wealden district for smelting for the iron industry and was
used to make the charcoal.
Good luck to all in 11 Weald and a big thank you for giving Chailey such a lovely reminder of you.
Friday 1 May 2015
Chailey's Got Talent
Over the past few weeks students have been auditioning in the Music Department for 'Chailey's Got Talent' and this week has seen the exciting finals with three acts from each year performing in front of their year group. The finalists who received the most applause were judged the winners.
The finalists and results are as follows:
Year 9
Ashdown - Taylor
break-dancing
Firle - Josh & Josh, guitar duet
Glynde - Carol, Meg & Shannon dancing
Winner - Taylor
Year 8
Ashdown - Connor, Imogen & Katy-Mae, Rock
around the clock
Caburn - Jordan ,
Lay me down
Glynde - group performance, 500 miles
Winner - Jordan
Year 7
Ashdown - Gymnastics
Caburn - band, Let her go
Firle - Hollie, flute
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