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020 8663 4199 info@lpgs.bromley.sch.uk It s a relief to have got through January without any setbacks due to weather.

Rebekah Cooper Football Star Rebekah is in the Girls Under 14's Kent Schools FA team.

Rebekah took this opportunity and has so far played two games.

Congratulations, Rebekah! We re proud of you.

1 It s a relief to have got through January without any setbacks due to weather. All of Years 11, 12 and 13 have now experienced their trial exams and are now preparing for their real finals, now only a few months away. Rebekah Cooper Football Star Rebekah is in the Girls Under 14's Kent Schools FA team. Following trials in June 2014 Rebekah was called up by the Kent Manager to cover the Goalkeeper position. Rebekah took this opportunity and has so far played two games. The Kent Manager has been so impressed by her attitude she has advised Rebekah will play until the end of this season. Congratulations, Rebekah! We re proud of you. UNIFORM REMINDER Most of our students follow our uniform rules and are a credit to you and the school - both inside the school gates and beyond. Please do remind them that when they wear the uniform in public they are ambassadors for LPGS and we expect them to wear it with pride. Outdoor coats must be plain and navy or black. Only navy scarves are allowed. Staff will confiscate coats and scarves which do not comply with these rules.

Langley Girls Remember the First World War During November, students c o m m e m o r a t e d t h e o n e hundredth anniversary of WW1 in a variety of ways including through

Lost Property We have moved our electronic lost property notice board to https:firefly.lpgs.bromley.sch.

2 Langley Girls Remember the First World War During November, students c o m m e m o r a t e d t h e o n e hundredth anniversary of WW1 in a variety of ways including through assemblies, composing songs, writing poetry and constructing artefacts. Members of tutor group (8LMi) pictured right are proud of their winning display. Lost Property We have moved our electronic lost property notice board to /cloud-services/lost-property as the pilot site started to require a login to see to the bottom of the page. You can still find a link from the school homepage by clicking the student tab and then lost property. Lost property which is not claimed after one term of holding is donated to charity.

Molly Miller is Runner-up up in Poetry by Heart Competition Molly Miller was runner up in the South London heat of the Poetry by Heart competition.

3 Molly Miller is Runner-up up in Poetry by Heart Competition Molly Miller was runner up in the South London heat of the Poetry by Heart competition. She was the only state school competitor and lost out narrowly to a Year 13 student. If the winner cannot make Nationals, Molly will represent South London in the final stage of the competition. For her efforts and great achievement, she won a prize and a book of poetry for the school. Molly chose to read 'A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General' by Jonathan Swift for her pre-1914, 'The Dancers' by Edith Sitwell and 'The Fish' by Elizabeth Bishop. Remembering The Fish was particularly impressive because of its length and the fact that she only had a weekend to learn it. Her performance was faultless and she remembered every word. Molly spent many hours rehearsing during lunch and break with Ms Ali and must be congratulated on her determination and effort. Molly was even courageous enough to perform one of her poems in her Year 10 assembly. Well done Molly! Success for former student Gemma Smith Gemma recently wrote to Ms Newman, her A Level Business Studies teacher, to thank her for the teaching that has enabled her to become an entrepreneur less than a year after leaving school. She said What we created with you has pretty much changed my life and has brought me in so much more money. Gemma is now a full time manager at a leading private health club and runs her own mobile spray tanning company. She followed the business plan she devised in class. She thanked Ms Newman: I thought I should let you know as it was all YOUR hard work and commitment that went into helping me even though I was the biggest pain in the class.

4 The CRY Great Cake Bake Friends and family of our lovely Arabella Campbell, the 16 year old student who died a sudden cardiac death in 2013, have raised 750 for a heart charity that provides screening for young people. A coroner s inquest found Arabella had died of a sudden cardiac death: a condition that kills 12 young people a week in the UK. In most cases there are no previous symptoms. Arabella s former classmates and their families organised a Cake Bake as part of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young s Awareness Week, making over 600 home made cakes, sponges, cookies and gingerbread men to raise cash and awareness of CRY s screening service for 14 to 35 year olds. The cake bake money brings the total donated and raised for CRY in Arabella s memory to around 13,000. Other events held in the past 18 months include raffles, sponsored runs and walks, a carol concert at Borough Market and a strawberry tea and auction.

Arabella s mum, Clare Northcott, who is campaigning to raise awareness of CRY s screening service, says the response from friends of Arabella and their families has been amazing.

Eighty per cent of these deaths will occur with no prior symptoms which is why specialist screening is so important.

5 Arabella s mum, Clare Northcott, who is campaigning to raise awareness of CRY s screening service, says the response from friends of Arabella and their families has been amazing. Clare says: Every week 12 apparently fit and healthy young people like Arabella die from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. Eighty per cent of these deaths will occur with no prior symptoms which is why specialist screening is so important. Arabella was a very fit healthy teenager and we want to raise awareness of screening services to stop more young people dying in this way. CRY has screened over 15,000 young people (from the age of 14) this year. The charity also fund specialist bereavement support, medical research and a fast track pathology service. Cardiac screening works says Clare. Although it will not identify all young people who might be at risk, in Italy - where screening is mandatory for all young people actively involved in sport - the incidence of young sudden cardiac death has been reduced by a staggering 90 per cent. For more information on CRY s free screening programme go to

Year 12 English Literature Struggle for Identity Study Day to Senate House, Institute of Education on

14 On the 25th November, 45 Year 12 English Literature students visited Senate House for a study day.

fiction and Gender and Owen Sheers, poet and Artist in Residence for the Welsh Rugby Union.

indeed characters assert their identity.

what a lecture in English Literature is like at university at university.

6 Year 12 English Literature Struggle for Identity Study Day to Senate House, Institute of Education on On the 25th November, 45 Year 12 English Literature students visited Senate House for a study day. Students were joined by Carol Leach, Chief AQA examiner; Dr Simon Avery, Lecturer in Contemporary fiction and Gender and Owen Sheers, poet and Artist in Residence for the Welsh Rugby Union. Students were encouraged to think critically about the various contexts of identity and how writers and indeed characters assert their identity. Not only did the day help students prepare for the exam in the summer, but it also gave them a taste of what a lecture in English Literature is like at university at university. The students were excited to see Owen Sheers (whose collection Skirrid Hill is their set poetry text) read from his collection and take questions and answers from the audience. He also signed many of their copies of the text. For more information about this trip and upcoming events, on Twitter.

7 Forthcoming Events February March 2015 Thursday 12 th February 4.00 p.m. Monday 16 th Friday 20 th February Thursday 26 th February 4.00 p.m. Tuesday 3 rd March 7.00 p.m. Thursday 5 th March 7.00 p.m. Year 12 Parents Evening Half Term Holiday Year 9 Parents Evening One Night Only Dance Production Langley Auditorium KS4 Guided Choices Evening for Year 9

8 We have begun constructing the school calendar for 2015/6. These are the term and holiday dates: Term Autumn 2015 Spring 2016 Summer 2016 Dates Tuesday 1 September - Friday 23 October 2015 Half-term October 2015 Monday 2 November - Friday 18 December 2015 Christmas Break Monday 4 January - Friday 12 February 2016 Half-term February 2016 Monday 22 February - Thursday 24 March 2016 (Good Friday 25 March, Easter Monday 28 March) 2016 Spring Break Monday 11 April - Friday 27 May 2016 (Bank Holiday 2 May) Half-term 30 May - 3 June 2016 Monday 6 June - Friday 15 July 2016 Professional Development Days 2015/16 Wednesday 2 nd September 2015 Friday 23 rd October 2015 Monday 4 th January 2016 Other Closure Days to Note in 2015/16 Tuesday 1 st September 2015: Year 7 and Sixth Form Enrolment Day - Y7 and Y12 only in school Thursday 8 th October 2015 : Year 6 Open Evening Wednesday 18 th November 2015 : Academic Review Day

25th November 2016 Newsletter 11

25th November 2016 Newsletter 11 Girls Football Tournament Dear Parents/Carers, Congratulations Hazelwood You managed to raise an amazing 1068.47 last Friday for Children in Need. We had lots of fun on