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Key stage three and four volleyball tournamentTuesday was the fixture of a key stage three and four volleyball tournament. A two team year 8 spiked their way through their matches to secure second place in their division and an overall fourth position, whilst a Year 11 team of four secured a credible fifth overall. We are looking to expand our teams; Volleyball is a great way to take part in team sports.

Remember training is held every Friday after school!

Friday- Senior NetballAfter a yearlong unbeaten record for the Year 11 Girls, second place at the senior tournament came as a bit of a shock to us all, especially the way the game was concluded. Three tense six minute qualifying matches, with 2 wins and a draw against Gumley allowed for us to progress into the semi- final to play Heathlands, with the final score at 6-2, the Final was played with every bit of passion at 3-3 we were condfident that the game was ours, until at the very last second the whistle was blown and another goal was scored, this time Gumley leaving us in utter shock! Miss Middleton lightened the mood by saying 'For a team of Year 11 to play Seniors in Year 12 and 13 and come second is an incredible achievement' Wise words! We will be sure to get Gumley back in the league!

By Nikoleta Gashi

NOVEMBERMon 19th - Fri 23rdAnti-Bullying Week

Wed 21stArt Portfolio Advice Day

Thu 22ndLibrary: Author visit, Year 7 X side

Year 13 Parents' Evening

Fri 23rdArt Portfolio Planning Day

Fri 30thSchool Closed (Training buy back day)

Wed 28thYear 8 HPV Catch Up 2

DECEMBERSun 2nd

PTA Car Boot Sale

Mon 3rd - Fri 7thYear 11 Mocks

Tue 4thWEX Factor Year 10

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Year 10s Get Skilled Up

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last Friday the Year 11s held a ‘ma-hoosive’ cake sale to raise money for their prom in the summer of next year. The whole of the Prom Committee was involved – baking cupcakes, brownies, meringues and much more. Teachers and students flocked to A3 to buy the delicious cakes which had sold out be-fore break was even over.

Talia Louki, Year 11 baker and seller

A Busy Week In Sport

Prom Committee break Cake Sale Record

After successfully managing to secure their place at the biggest Careers event of the year, Year 10 were able to get a feel of the world of work at the NEC Skills show in Birmingham.

A two hour coach journey to Birming-ham last Thursday certainly did not dampen the mood of Year 10. Jobs, careers and training opportuni-ties were showcased,with exhibitions ranging from Engineering, Beauty and Therapy, Plastering and Environmental Science. The day, according to Yasmine Ferchiche, 'was better than expected.' Sabrina in Year 10 said 'I got to try on a plaster of a pregnant women, it was really heavy'.

'There was so much to see' said another Year 10 student. The two girls agreed that the day was inspiring and provid-ed them with an insight into the skills needed in order to secure their dream jobs. Ms Middleton, Year 10 Learning Co-ordinator was pleased with the day. 'It

was a great pleasure to take Year 10s who were a credit to the school'.

By Nikoleta Gashi

Geographers Go East for Field Trip

A study carried out by the Institute of Physics found that in half of state schools across the country no girls study Physics for A-level. The subject is often labelled as something only boys can do and this discourages many girls from taking it as an A-level. However, Physics links to our everyday lives and is important in many industries such as education, medicine and engineering.

Last week the Geography department took a group of Year 10 and 11 GCSE students on a field trip to gather data for their course work.

The students travelled to Canary Wharf, Stratford City and Canning Town. They used various methods of data collection including questionnaires to investigate urban living space. Khloe Best in Year 11 said 'I really enjoyed the trip. It was really interesting to see the different kinds of urban living spaces and com-

Miss Jesson in the Spotlight

Miss Jesson has been chosen for the first of our new series of ‘teacher spot-light’. Having joined the school at the beginning of September, Miss Jesson is now firmly established as the leader of PHSCE and Citizenship. I found that she’s driven, inspired and wants posi-tive change as I asked her a few ques-tions.

M.K: What drew you to Chiswick School?LJ: I liked the firm sense of community that came across on the website; also I’d heard lots about its good reputa-tion.

M.K: What are you aiming to achieve at Chiswick School?LJ: Being head of PHSCE I want to see children take a more active role in their education, school and local com-munity. I also want to encourage pu-pils to be more confident and able to engage in the world around them.

M.K: What inspired you to start teaching?LJ: I wanted to become a teacher in order to help children to succeed in school and life. I believe learning PHSCE helps the process of knowing how to connect emotionally with dif-ferent issues and causes.

By MaryaM khalifa

We spoke to Louisa Barrett and Paulina Konopacka – two Year 13 girls study-ing Physics - who are blazing a trail for other girls looking to follow a Physics pathway.

Why do you think girls do not study Physics?Louisa: 'I don’t know why they wouldn't want to. Everyone thinks it’s a hard subject. It is pretty hard and getting into it is the toughest part. You have to work hard to understand; then it clicks.'Paulina: 'The stereotype is that only boys can do that kind of stuff. If you are doing Maths it makes it easier be-cause they support each other.'

Why do you like it?Louisa: 'It’s really interesting.' Paulina: 'You can apply it to anything.'

Does it help that one of your teachers is female?Louisa: 'They are both good teachers.'Paulina: 'But it’s nice to have a female role model.'

What are your aspirations?Louisa: 'I want to go into medi-cine and Physics is a good support-ing subject with the other scienc-es.' Paulina: 'I am interested in architec-ture and engineering so it will be a great help to me.'

Both Louisa and Paulina are showing that Physics is not just a subject for boys; we wish them well in their studies and hope other girls in the school will pursue a similar route in the future.

By laura reid

TEACHERSPOTLIGHTsaid 'I’m really excited that it went

so well; it was amazing to see such a big turn out of students.' In total, they raised an incredible £237.70 from over 300 cakes. Ms Elks, deputy head said 'It was amazingly successful and it was wonderful to see how proactive the Year 11s are... I can’t wait to see what the boys in the year group will do to raise money.'

Miss McDonald, Head of Year 11 said 'I couldn’t be more proud of my fantas-tic Prom Committee. I have never seen such hard work and commitment or such a huge amount of money that has been raised by so few people, we are going to have the best prom ever...Well done team!'

By laura reid

Chiswick Girls Are Physics Traiblazers

Cake sake continued...

pare them.'

One of the highlights of the trip for many students was taking the new ca-ble car across the Thames. Max Taylor from Year 10 said 'I did struggle with approaching strangers to do the ques-tionnaires, but it was all beneficial and will help us to get the grades we deserve'

Now, it's back to computer rooms for the next three weeks worth of lessons to analyse the data and complete con-trolled assessments. We wish them all the best!

By NiNa Pryce

Paulina Konopacka Louisa Barrett