Fyling Hall Matters Friday 23rd February 2018 (Issue 17)

Space fact: Only 5% of the matter in the universe can be seen.

Insect fact: The exoskeleton of an arthropod is waterproof which makes it possible to survive in harsh conditions.

Animal fact: Elephants perform a "burial ceremony" when they lose a member of the herd. They gather around the body and stay in silence for a while. They will use branches to cover the body before they leave.

Human body fact: The liver has an amazing ability - it can constantly regenerate itself, and can take huge amounts of damage.

Technology fact: if you were to take a selfie on the world’s first camera, you’d have to sit still for 8 hours.

World fact: on 1st April, 2005, NASA pranked the world by saying they had found water on Mars. Damon Kelly

Damon’s Facts of the Week

Year 9 French pupils were very happy to be given permission to use their phones in class recently.

They competed against each other in class to learn vocabulary on Quizlet (online software which provides excellent exercises and games which aid the development of language skills).

It became very competitive with all of the students working very hard to improve their knowledge of French vocabulary.

Words of the Week

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Tricky: essential precise

Trickier: fundamental meticulous

Trickiest: requisite fastidious

One of the best things about Fyling Hall is how it manages to be safe and inviting while still pushing people to grow and try new things. This applies to all things: personal growth, academics, sports and, music and the arts. For the last few months I’ve taken on the challenge of learning to play the guitar and I love it. At times it has been difficult, fortunately I have been lucky enough to have a guitar teacher, a music teacher and fellow students who encourage and help me learn.

What I never ever thought I’d do is play an instrument on stage before an audience, but two weeks ago that is exactly what happened.

On the Thursday before our last half term break, a country music night was organized, with dozens of students and guest musicians getting together for a night of check shirts and good music. I accepted that I was probably the least experienced guitarist in the whole ensemble, but I also accepted that if no one on stage was judging me for it. The evening was a tremendous success.

Having Mrs Wormald there to help me get over my nerves helped massively and I am just so glad that I go to a school where I can have such experiences.

Damilare Williams

Country Night– Yee-Ha!

French Phone-Frenzy

The Drunk Cow-headed Lady’s Tomb!

This week’s history club members have uncovered the story of a newly discovered Egyptian tomb!

Although, it might seem hard to believe that there are still tombs to be discovered in Egypt (as Archaeologists have been excavating these massive tombs for the last two hundred years), many still lie undiscovered with many priceless artefacts hidden inside.

Recently archaeologists have discovered a new tomb. Uniquely this tomb is possesses a bizarre collection of paintings (in immaculate condition)… of a dancing monkey!

The occupant of the tomb was clearly a person of some affluence or power, named Hetpet. She was a priestess to the goddess Hathor. Hathor has the head of a cow, and is often associated with love, wisdom, music and a bunch of other things, including drunkenness.

We know the Egyptians had animal gods, and cats were especially worshipped, but it is not clear why a monkey would be featured? If anyone knows we will be glad to hear from you!

Damon Kelly

100 Years Since Women Got the Vote in Britain

The 6th of February marked 100 years since the Representation of the People Act was passed, granting some women over 30 in the UK the right to vote for the first time. The nation celebrated and paid tribute to the women who helped force a change in the law, in fact over 40,000 people used the hashtag “#100Years” on Twitter.

Interestingly, it was only women who were over 30, who owned a property or had a university education which could vote. Although there were still these trivial barriers for women, the day marked a huge step in terms of equality. The law change did not just affect women, it pathed the way for men of the working class to have a vote as well, something which may have gone unheard amongst many.

This day reminds us that there is still work to be done,

but it doesn’t stop people thinking how far we have come over the course of a relatively short space of time. We celebrated the day as way to pay homage to the years of campaigning and activism by groups of women who are better known as the suffragettes and suffragists. Without them, we truly would be living in a very different society.

While it may seem like distant history, the centenary is a cause for both celebration and reflection between international women’s movements of the past and of the present. Feminists may still have significant battles to fight, but the actions of suffragettes brought about significant milestones in achieving world-wide equality and empowered women in other countries to follow suit and campaign for a more equal world.

Joseph Husband

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‘Words Of The Week’ Word-search

Amber Beeforth-Miller

This Week in Pictures: Country Music Night in the Barn!

On Thursday 8th February, Fyling Hall’s Music Department hosted a very special musical evening featuring renditions and re-interpretations of famous Country songs. Many of the students performed either in our vocal group, ‘Pitch Perfect’, A-Level and GCSE music groups or as part of the amazing live-orchestra. Fyling Hall is proud of each students achievements in participation in this concert, it was lovely to see improvements in students ability since previous concerts. Well done to all those who participated and thanks to all those who helped with the smooth running of this fantastic event. See you all next time!

This Week in Pictures: A Busy Week in Science

Year 10 Physics class investigating the process of splitting light into various different colours. The process gave an amazing insight into the colours we see / don’t see in light. Sadly, no pot of gold was found in the search for this rainbow!

Our new Science and Technology club investigate the inner workings and structure of a television. They pulled apart completely an early model of the television to investigate its complex wire and signal structure and how the picture is created.

We invite you to comment on the articles expressed in our newsletters. Please email news.team@fylinghall.org giving a reference to the article/journalist by name. We are open to new ideas, your suggestions and even a bit of criticism!

News Team

Editor Gabrielle Smith

Cameron Davis

Joseph Husband

Reporters Joseph Husband

Aleksander Akulov

Damon Kelly

Damilare Williams-Shires

Amber Beeforth-Miller

The Week Ahead Sat 24th 9:30am Ice skating followed by bowling or cinema

Tues 27th 1:30pm U13 7 a side football @ Ryedale

2:45pm U13 Netball v Scarborough College (Home)

Thur 1st 1:30pm U14 Netball partnership tournament @ Eskdale

Sat 3rd 1:30pm Trip to Alpamare water park

Ever since the dawn of time, women have contributed to science and technological development. Involvement in this field began through the practice of proto-science, alchemy, healing and crafts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period. These scientific developments, only made achievable through the pioneering work of many women, later developed into the areas of science we utilize every single day.

Traditional gender roles and stereotypes (i.e the idea women generally are less intelligent than men, therefore have no credibility) have clearly had an impact on the position of female ‘scientists’ throughout history. And perhaps the world today could be even more technologically advanced if an almost utopian inclusivity of women in science existed throughout the eras. Fortunately, despite stigma against women and exclusion of education, some honorable women managed to pursue their ambitions.

Notably, the first woman to earn a university chair in a scientific field in Europe was Laura Bassi in 1732. Inspired by Laura, other women including Dorothea Erxleben (who became the first female medical doctor in Germany) defied conventions to become successful women in science.

This newfound confidence and inspiration resulted in Marie Skłodowska-Curie achieving her first Nobel prize in Physics (1903) and later receiving the same accolade again in Chemistry (1911) for discovering radium and polonium. She was the first woman to become a Nobel laureate, and also the first to repeat her success in a matter of just eight years.

Some female scientists have also invented a series of things our society benefits from on a daily basis. One

such example is the development the dishwasher by Josephine Cochrane (1887).

The discoverers of DNA (J.D.Watson & F.Crick) notably based their studies on the work of Rosalind Franklin. Rosalind previously applied X-ray diffraction to study biological materials at King’s College London (1951); this made her scientific endeavors instrumental in the understanding of genetics that we have today.

In modern medicine the work of women has also been crucial: Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (who discovered HIV) and Barbara McClintock (discovery of mobile genetic elements) have both helped prevent thousands of deaths worldwide and contributed to our understanding of human genetics and the spread of infections. The 11th of February is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science; let us reflect on the success of the aforementioned scientists in order to promote the importance of equal possibilities in education around the globe.

Aleksandr Akulov

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11th February

Quote of the Week

‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.’

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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