Eastbury Community School, Hulse Avenue, Barking, Essex IG11 9UW

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“The reward

of a thing

well done, is

to have

done it”

(Ralph

Waldo

Emerson)

Thought of

the Week

Mr Dickson

Headteacher

Issue 1

Sept 2016

@ eastburyschool

RECORD NUMBER OF TOP GRADES AT

EASTBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Eastbury Community School celebrates

another set of excellent A level results with

99% pass rate

Eastbury Community School is delighted to

announce another highly successful year

for Sixth Form students who have once

again exceeded our expectations and

produced the A level and BTEC results

which will enable them to go on to an

outstanding range of Universities, Modern

Apprenticeships and professions. Over

half of all grades achieved at A Level

were at A* to B (53%) and 1 in 5 (18%)

were A*/A grades.

STUDENTS ARE VERY PROUD ABOUT THEIR

ACHIEVEMENTS

Many students have achieved excellent

results but particular mention should go to

the following students for excellent results –

Karima Abdou (2A*&1 B): Ayesha Ali (3B);

Rosie Betteridge (1 A*& 2A); Sophie De'Ath

(1 A*& 2A); Kirndeep Kaur (3B); Kira Kemp

(3B); Hinna Mirza (1A & 2B); Rehab-Al

Mohsin (3A & 1B); Ernest Peka (1A*1A & 1B);

Victoria Prue (1 A*& 2B); Harkirat Riyat; 1

A*& 2B; Mathna Saadi (3B); Anjali Singh

(1A*, 1A & 1C); Chamique Willock (1A &

2B); and Zeyana Yussuf (2A*& 1B).

UPCOMING EVENTS 22 September 2016 Awards Evening

23 September 2016 Genes for Genes Day

28 September 2016 Open Evening

30 September 2016 Year 7 Photos

6 October 2016 Year 7 “Settling in”

13 October 2016 Year 11 into 12 Evening

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ZEYANA YUSSUF WINS PLACE TO STUDY ENGLISH AT

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

Top Universities are now getting ready to welcome

students from Eastbury including Cambridge, Kings

College, University College London, Queen Mary’s,

Bristol, Warwick, Birmingham, SOAS, Manchester

and Bath to study a range of exciting subjects. We

are also pleased that an increasing number of

students will be progressing to higher level Modern

Apprenticeships. All of the students I spoke to

unanimously would like to thank their teachers for

their support and hard work during their time at

school. Many commented on the fact that they

now realise that hard work and perseverance pays

off.

Everybody at Eastbury (Staff, Governors and

students) congratulates Zeyana Yussufon winning a

place to study English at one of the top universities

in the world – Cambridge. We wish her every

success.

ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR GCSE RESULTS

WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF THE TOP A*/A

GRADES

Eastbury has built on its success in recent

years with 61% of students achieving A*-C

grades in GCSE English and Mathematics,

and a staggering number of 116 students

achieving a top grade A*/A in their favourite

subject, with more than 1 in 10 of students

achieving 5+A*/A grades. Nearly 1 in 2

students achieved at least 1 top A*/A grade.

The GCSE results and progress data clearly

demonstrates that students of all abilities

have worked hard and made excellent

progress.

In recent years exams have become more

rigorous and there have been changes to

the way students are assessed (more end of

course exams, less coursework and no early

entry). Eastbury is pleased that it continues

to build on the huge improvements in results

in recent years with a year group that has

faced many personal challenges.

Strong performing departments include

Biology (41% A*/A &92% A*-C); ,Chemistry

(32% A*/A & 93% A*-C); Physics (47% A*/A &

88% A*-C); Computing Science (39% A*/A & 84% A*

-C); English Literature (20% A*/A & 68% A*-C);

Mathematics (21% A*/A & 68% A*-C); French (17%

A*/A & 57% A*-C); Statistics (36% A*/A & 87% A*-C);

Drama (15% A*/A 87% A*-C); Eastbury is proud that

the vast majority of students also studying

vocational courses such as Hospitality and

Catering, and Physical Education; achieved grades

A*-C with many getting the top A*/A grade.

Eastbury is extremely proud of the achievements of

all students. It is very difficult to get the top grades,

the school is therefore especially pleased with the 3

top students, Hamaad Aslam, Rebecca Nam and

Karina Prokofjeva who achieved a highly impressive

10 A*/A and the 18 students who gained 8 or more

top grades A*/A (Raisha Amin; Junaid Butt; Cathy

Davouloury; Artenisa Deda; Maryam Sarwar;

Muhammad Remon Akbor Mohammed Amaan

CONTACT DETAILS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

(020 8507 EXT)

EXT

Primary Ms Jenkins 4602

Year 7 Mrs Oberholzer/Ms Higson 4540/4539

Year 8 Mr Vickers 4516

Year 9 Mr Owen 4558

Year 10 Mr Wood 4515

Year 11 Miss Miller 4515

Miss Moore 4514 6th

Form Mr Alkis 4514

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Eastbury Awards Evening – Thursday 22

September

We are looking forward to one of the

highlights of our school year – our

annual awards evening. We are

looking forward to meeting the families

of our most successful students who

have been invited to this special event.

It must be remembered that we

celebrate student achievements and

progress throughout the year in

assemblies and at various events. With

so many of our students making

excellent progress we are exploring

more ways of celebrating their

achievements, I welcome any views

you have on this.

Eastbury Open Evening – Wednesday

28 September

I am extremely grateful to the many

students who will be proudly showing

primary students and their families

around the school on this evening from

16:45 to 20:00 hours. Can I also thank

parents and families for giving their

permission for students to take part,

can you please make sure you

complete the permission slip.

Aslam; Zahra Bashir; Maymunah Hussain; Toran

Joyce; Husam Khan; Zahra Mansuri; Ishak-Jamil

Munaim; Edi Rama; and Shwan Salah. 37 students

achieved 5 or more grade A*/A. 75 students, over 1

in 4 students achieved at least 2A*/A grades and

116 students achieved at least 1A*/A grade.

I am extremely pleased that so many students at

Eastbury and across the borough have achieved

success. Our students have made excellent progress

with a record breaking number achieving the top

grades in their favourite subjects. The number of

higher grades compares extremely well with the

national averages and puts Eastbury in line with

some of the best schools and academies in London.

We must all remember that exam results are not just

statistics; they are the result of hard work and are

the passport to many jobs. I am absolutely delighted

for all those who have worked hard to secure the

grades needed for their chosen University, Modern

Apprenticeship or job. All, whatever their pathway,

have made an excellent start to their careers. We

are all constantly trying to improve results to improve

the life chances of our students and help them onto

their next step in their careers. I would like to thank

all the staff for their hard work, professionalism and

the many hours they have put in to ensure these

amazing results. I would also like to thank our caring

families, Governors and Local Authority who have

provided support and encouragement. It is a

privilege to work with such a dedicated staff team

and enthusiastic students.

Executive Headteacher, Mr. David Dickson

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Eastbury Community School Reaching for the

Stars

Sixteen year 10 and 11 students from Eastbury

Community School visited the Royal Astronomical

Society to witness the release of the first data set

from the £1billion, international Gaia project. The

BBC filmed the visit, and students using the project’s

specially designed software to carry out their own

analysis of the galaxy measurements. This will be

broadcast during various news and other

programmes over the coming weeks. This is a

momentous occasion for Eastbury as the first school

in the UK to take on such a role in international

research and act as a hub school for the Institute for

Research in Schools. Eastbury students will be the

only individuals outside of the European Space

Agency and affiliated university professors to

receive live data from this galaxy-mapping project

and they will get the chance to discover

supernovae that have never been detected before!

We are all very excited at Eastbury, and proud of

Megan Greet, all the students involved and our

Science department for becoming involved in this

prestigious project.

The Dream Continues

Eastbury Community teachers Anita Ark and Jolaine

Brockett had the pleasure of working with the BBC

team on Sunday 11 September as Eastbury took

charge of the BBC Shakespeare Twitter feed during

a live steam of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from

The Globe. Eastbury kept the audience up to date

with the developing plot points through the live

feed, helping the audience to keep up with all the

unfolding action. Much fun was had by all as

Eastbury taught the play to the nation!

LOST

PROPERTY The lost property trolley is

out every Friday outside

the Reception office for

students to check if they

have lost any thing.

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EASTBURY RESULTS DAY - A LEVEL & GCSE

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This week, sixteen of our year 10 and year 11

students featured on National BBC TV and radio

news to demonstrate that teenagers really can carry

out genuine scientific research. We have been

selected as the first school in the world to work in

partnership with the European Space Agency and

the Institute for Research in Schools to analyse data

from their £1billion Gaia project, which aims to map

out more of the Milky Way galaxy than ever has

been previously. Our role as the England school hub

for this project is a reflection of the esteem in which

we are held amongst universities and research

bodies, as a result of the outstanding results our

students are achieving in science GCSEs and A

levels and our continued work to enrich their study

through extra-curricular programmes. Miss Greet

(Head of Physics) and Mr Paton (Physics teacher)

were delighted to accompany the students to the

Royal Astronomical society on Wednesday 14th

September for the first data release; as usual, all of

them represented the school fantastically!

We now look forward to our students searching for

more supernovae and getting involved in our other

science enrichment programmes. These will include:

Investigating Magnetospheric waves with QMUL,

imaging materials using a scanning electron

microscope, protein analysis using an atomic forces

microscope, entering the UK rocketry championships

and much more! Ask your son/daughter what they

plan to take part in!

EASTBURY STUDENTS REACH FOR

THE STARS!

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What is Show My Homework?

Show My Homework is an online homework

calendar showing homework information,

deadlines and attachments for students. All

homework will be displayed online using Show

My Homework. The benefits of the system for

students are:

See all of your homework at the click of

a button

A personalised experience to help you

stay organised

All homework details are accessible

24/7, long after the school bell rings

Smartphone app available from Apple

App Store and Google Play Store

Automatic due date reminders when

using the mobile app

Translation into 50+ languages.

How does it work for parents?

There is a Show My Homework app for parents

to use on their smartphones, tablets or

computer; visit your app store and search for

"Show My Homework", sign in with your

unique PIN number and you can access

homework details direct from your mobile

device. If you use the mobile app, you can

even receive automatic due date reminders to

let you know when you have homework due to

be handed in!

If you have a child in year 7, they will bring

home a letter on Friday the 16th September

which contains your unique PIN code and

instructions on how to login to Show My

Homework.

If you have a child in any other year and have

lost or misplaced your PIN code, please ask your

child to contact their tutor or YCC.

SHOW MY HOMEWORK

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