Friday 17 November 2017 Friday Night Lights match The highlight of Emanuel s rugby season is nearly here. On Friday 24 November our 1st XV will travel to the home of Premiership side Harlequins, the Twickenham Stoop, to face Latymer Upper School in the second of our three Friday Night Lights fixtures. Played under floodlight, this well-established Emanuel rugby fixture will prove to be an exciting evening for players and spectators. We re sure you ll agree this will be a great occasion for the lucky Emanuel players selected. Gates open at 5.30pm for a 6.30pm kick off. Entry to the stadium is free and limited parking is available at 5. It would be fantastic to see staff, students, parents, Old Emanuels and other members of the community out supporting the school and the rugby on show. Please come and support us - we re sure you will all be in fine voice on the side lines. SDG Emanuel News bulletin launched Junior and senior media club are collaborating with the Emanuel Newsletter to create the new Emanuel News Bulletin which will be released once a half term. Over the last few weeks we have been filming the first show, with our hosts Samuel and Oliver. Sam said: Senior Media Club is the highlight of my week so when I was told about the opportunity to write and present the bulletin with Oliver, I was delighted. The club also includes filming skits using the green screens, editing and using high tech camera equipment. The headmaster said: I am delighted with the quality of the news production. The presentation and technical quality is hugely impressive and it s heartening to know that daily life will be chronicled in this way from now on. The first episode of Emanuel News includes students reports about the Showstoppers Concert and the Model United Nations, and is available on the news section of the school website.
2 Author Ross Raisin to visit Emanuel The English department is delighted to be welcoming acclaimed young novelist Ross Raisin to speak to pupils on Tuesday, 21 November. Raisin was born in West Yorkshire in 1979 and studied English at King s College, London, followed by an MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, where he now teaches. His first novel God s Own Country (2008) follows a lonely adolescent living in rural Yorkshire, who forms a disturbing attachment to the daughter of his new neighbours. His second novel, Waterline (2011), deals with ideas about class, bereavement and social fragmentation through the tragic decline of a Glaswegian shipbuilder following the death of his wife. In A Natural (2017), Raisin takes the typically macho world of football, and views it from the perspective of an introverted player tormented by his sexuality and the homophobia of his teammates. Raisin was named as one of Granta s Best of Young British Novelists in 2013, and he has been the recipient of several other awards, including The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year (2009). He teaches on the UEA/ Guardian Masterclasses programme, and is a writer-in-residence for the education charity First Story. All pupils, parents and staff are very welcome to attend this talk, which will begin at 4.00pm in the Library. JAJ Arthur Miller s Bitter Dream BY YAZ On Tuesday 7 November in the Sixth Form Literary Group, Felix delivered a captivating presentation on the life and work of Arthur Miller, who (as Felix explained) led a colourful personal life, including an unstable love life which saw him married to four different women. Felix also discussed how Miller s childhood experience of seeing his family s fortunes ruined by the Wall Street Crash of 1929 may have contributed to his plays exploration of the flimsiness of the American Dream. All My Sons, Death of a Salesman and A View from the Bridge all present a family struggling to get by financially and emotionally, which may highlight Miller s belief that those who believe in the American Dream are deluded. Each of these tragedies features a hypermasculine protagonist who dominates his family but eventually experiences an emasculating downfall. This may be Miller showing how his protagonists struggle to meet societal expectations about being a strong man in mid-20th century America. Christmas Carol Service tickets The school s Christmas Carol Services are on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December at 730pm in the chapel. The Carol Services are among the highlights of the school year and usually attract large congregations. A thoroughly enjoyable evening is guaranteed. To keep a track on numbers, free tickets will be issued. Please email Lucinda Stuart-Grant in the music department on lsg@emanuel.org.uk with your request. You can have as many tickets as you need. RFW Please specify in your email: 1) How many tickets you require in total 2) Which evening you wish to attend, Tuesday 12 or Wednesday 13 December 3) Your name and the name and form of your son/daughter CHESS: The chess team travelled to darkest Croydon to play what was, rather surprisingly their first match of the season after the postponement of the previous fixture. More surprisingly, despite the loss to ill health of board 1, the team started with not only a win, but an emphatic win. In the first round every member of the team overpowered their opponent, with Zeeshan and Enzo (making his debut) on the lower boards winning early, soon followed by Jacob and Tom on boards 3 and 4, and eventually Pietro on board 2 and Luke on board 1. With the score at 6-0, and with only 1/2 a point required to clinch the match, there was a danger of complacency, but for the most part everyone kept their focus and we wrapped up the match 11 1/2 points to 1/2. Well done to all. MPD
3 A growing economy On Tuesday (14 November) 30 business and economics pupils from the sixth form had the opportunity to hear Ben Pugh, founder and CEO of Farmdrop speak about his company and the highs and lows of growing a start-up. Pupils learned first-hand about the role that technology plays in challenging the market power traditionally held by large corporations. Farmdrop has taken on the major supermarkets by supporting local farmers and using mobile technology to move food from the farmer to customers, cutting out the big supermarkets, and ensuring better quality, fresher food that is picked to order. Ben spoke about the challenges of capital raising to grow a business from delivering 400 of produce a week to 400,000. He also spoke about the importance of sticking to his vision and core values as his company grows. Farmdrop s mission to change the way the food supply chain works, to support farmers and the environment has allowed them to attract some of the best talent from across the industry to help them as they expand. Farmdrop now serves households across London, launching in Bristol earlier this year with plans to expand to other cities across the country in 2018. The talk was an inspiration to those thinking of starting their own business, and gave a practical insight into many of the concepts that are taught as part of the economics and business A levels. MAH Cinema Club French Café Earlier this month the Cinema Club had a special screening of Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban complete with fancy dress! This dedicated group of film fans had a great time watching this exciting, action packed film together. The next Cinema Club screening will be A Dog s Purpose next Wednesday (22 November) from 4-5.45pm. This will be followed in December by a special Christmas fancy dress film screening. Watch this space for more information! MR SKINNER (MEDIA COORDINATOR) St Cecilia s Concert Please book your tickets for the St Cecilia s Concert which takes place next Friday (24 November) at 7pm in the Hampden Hall. Tickets are available at a cost of 10 adults, 6 children and 26 for a family ticket (two adults and two children). This is a chance to hear all the major school ensembles perform and showcase what they have been working on since the start of term. It promises to be a really high quality evening of music from across the years. Please arrive early in order to get a good seat. Interval drinks and canapés are included in the price. For tickets, please contact Lucinda Stuart-Grant on lsg@emanuel.org.uk On a cold November morning on the patio, Phyllis and Marija set up a French Café at morning break selling pain au chocolat and hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream. There was a mad rush from students as soon as the bell rang and our buttery steward, Peter, kindly stepped in to help out. It was very well received by the pupils who helped us raise over 75 for charity. Thank you to everyone who came along. PS CONGRATULATIONS GRACE: Well done to Grace on being selected for the U17 Pulse Long Squad. Pulse is one of the new franchises that will soon be competing in the Netball Superleague and hosts the top international players. CY
4 House Music On Wednesday 8 November after school around 200 students were involved in the ever exciting and dramatic House Music Competition 2017. First up were the soloists who won through from the heats which took place on the Monday, and the final was really high quality. The adjudicator Mr William Saunders, director of music at the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk, was hugely impressed with the variety and talent on display. All those who took part in the heats should be extremely proud of what they did, achieving points for their houses. Four prizes were up for grabs, and the winners were as follows: Lower Fleur. Middle Leo. Senior Jade. Emanuel musician of the Year Claudia. The House Choirs then took to the stage, and it was nice to see a varying spread of pupils both senior and junior as well as staff involved. Howe / Clyde won the Choir competition, and once all the points from the heats had been added to the melting pot, Nelson / Drake came out victorious. Bravo to everyone involved, and a thoroughly enjoyable evening for everyone who attended. TWR Emanuel Musician of the Year Claudia (inset) and the victorious Howe / Clyde team Junior House Chess Everyone shouted chess is amazing! as I photographed the beginning of this year s annual Junior House Chess event from the mezzanine above the Library s Goddard Room. Having six players from each house, match up over three successive Tuesdays is a format which has served this competition well over the years with the best team usually coming out on top. In the first round of matches Wellington defeated Clyde 5 to 1 and in the other fixture Lyons edged Clyde 3.5 to 2.5. There is a lot of chess being played in the library at the moment with some promising young players, Charlie has already caught my eye with some excellent play both in this competition and in Chess Club. TRJ This week s cake winners The Psychotronic Book Club has been running at Emanuel School for nearly 10 years, the group meets once every half term to discuss whichever strange novel has taken the fancy of Mr Jones. Although lots of pupils have been involved in the past, recent attendance has been disappointing except for a couple of regulars and Ms Watson. So we were absolutely delighted to have a bumper group of 12 children discuss Stephen King s 1970s cult classic The Long Walk and hear how much everyone genuinely enjoyed this very atypical dystopian novel from the master of horror. Will 12 students ever attend the Psychotronic Book Club again? We hope so! Our next selection is Susan Hill s I m the King of the Castle should you be interested in attending the discussion on Tuesday December 12. We have lots of copies available in the Library. TRJ
5 SPORT Netball 1ST VII NATIONAL SCHOOLS, SURREY ROUND: 5TH PLACE BY CATHERINE Last Sunday the 1st VII attended the Surrey round of the U19 National school s outdoor netball tournament. Our first game was against Coloma, a very strong side, and eventual qualifiers for the next round. They beat us well, and unfortunately we struggled to pick ourselves back up from this disheartening defeat. We had periods of good netball, but were on the wrong side of some 50/50 calls, and were pushed off the ball too easily at times. The next few games were equally hard, playing against some of the county s best U19 netballers. We showed resilience and passion, and fought hard, supporting one another when things didn t go our way. Overall, we were unlucky not to come away without a win, pushing old foes Royal Russell exceptionally hard until the final whistle. It was a brilliant match up, with them coming out for revenge after our victory over them last week. At the final whistle, they had one up on us, however we played our best netball in this game, flowing nicely from defence to attack and with many skills on show. We finished sixth in the pool and therefore did not qualify for the next round of this competition. It was a day of learning, and ultimately, netball which may previously have won us games against weaker teams, was not good enough for us to beat any of the teams we played this weekend. Although winless, there are vital lessons to be taken from this weekend and there were many good patterns of play and spells of exciting team netball. We all look forward to training next week and future fixtures whereby we hope to be able to challenge ourselves further. A huge thank you to all the parents, supporters and coaches who kept us warm and fighting throughout the tournament. 1ST VII v PUTNEY HIGH FINAL SCORE: 23-33 (LOST) BY CATHERINE Putney High is a strong all-girls school, with over 200 students per year to select from. We knew it would be a tough game and one which we would have to play our best. Unfortunately, we were up against it from the outset, with Putney making a fast start, employing a successful defensive policy which we initially struggled to break down. We got ourselves back into the game with good fighting spirit, and some fast, flowing netball. Our midcourt players worked hard to support the defence and attack equally, attempting to hold up their attack, preventing the Putney girls from getting a run on our defence, whilst also attacking the circle with pace and precision. We fought hard to the end, but ultimately the Putney attack and dominant shooter proved too much to handle - they ran out winners after a very competitive fixture. We have worked hard in training to rectifying our weaknesses, at both the attacking and defensive ends, and look forward to testing ourselves against Ibstock Place. Many thanks to the parents who showed their support for us during this challenging match. U15A v SURBITON HIGH FINAL SCORE: 17-41 (LOST) BY LIBBY Playing against a strong all-girls school, we knew this would be a tough match and that we would have to fight hard. Eva was strong from start to finish, keeping her head up, making many turnovers. Anna and Emma made some great movements to get the ball up, resulting in some amazing shots from Amelia. Scarlett, Milly and Natacha fought well with the opposition to make them work very hard for the result. The result was not a fair reflection of our performance. U15A v ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL FINAL SCORE: 38-23 (WON) BY LIBBY We knew this match would be a competitive one and we fought hard and continued this throughout the game. In the first quarter we got multiple turnovers from Eva and Emma. Our shooting was especially good - Emily, Anna and Amelia scored many of their shots. Eve and Milly played brilliantly, they never stopped running. Scarlett and Natacha worked great together, encouraging the team lto keep everyone motivated. U13A v IBSTOCK PLACE SCHOOL FINAL SCORE: 24-21 (WON) BY OLIVIA We started the first quarter down, but with Rosie stepping up to play GK (a position she isn t too familiar with) and Maddy back from her injury at GD, we managed to hold Ibstock back out of the shooters circle. This allowed Eva at WA and Sas at WD to work the ball down the court. Georgia came in at WA half way through the game and got every ball of the centre pass with excellent change of direction. Lucy received some great balls into the circle from Olivia and worked with both shooters Rosie and Ella (player of the match) who managed to bring the score back to 24. It was a great win and we are looking forward to playing in the last 16 of the National Cup next week against Colfes. U13B v SURBITON HIGH SCHOOL FINAL SCORE: 15-12 (WON) BY ELLA Our GA Lucie was injured early in the match so Ellastepped in to the position for the rest of the game. The team played very well, winning against a strong team. A perfect defence and great interceptions Cont d on p6
6 Cont d from p5 from Sofia, Anna and Sophie contributed to the victory. Lovely passes down the court from Ana and Clara and brilliant feeds into Sveva and Ella helped add to the score. Player of the match was Sveva for a great performance. U13C v SURBITON HIGH SCHOOL FINAL SCORE: 6-24 (LOST) BY GRACE PEARCE It was an intense and high-speed match. We lost the first quarter 0-4 - the opposition made many solid interceptions while many of our passes were weak. Unfortunately, by the third quarter, the opposition began to run away with the match; their GS was extremely good at snatching our ball and taking back the rebound. Hilla and Dasha were good GKs. We lost the final quarter and surrendered the game with a heavy loss. Our player of the match was Phoebe at WD who passed the ball brilliantly. Despite the loss we were able to take many lessons away from the game and we will come back stronger. U12B v IBSTOCK PLACE SCHOOL FINAL SCORE: 7-2 (WON) BY MILLIE It was a fast paced game and we did some great passing and changing of direction. We played well together as a team and were very accurate in the goal third. We also defended well giving IPS a hard game and few chances to score. Chloë played GK really well and made sure the opposition didn t score many goals. Player of the match was Venessa who played C really well, making some great interceptions and passing well. Overall it was a fantastic match and well done to all the girls that played. U12A v SURBITON FINAL SCORE: 8-4 (WON) BY LILY Having lost our previous match to Surbiton by a single goal, we were expecting a tight game. We fought hard to get into the lead and eventually pulled away, which gave us a comfortable position. Alice (WA) played excellently making many accurate passes, clearing out and dodging to get the ball. Maintaining our lead, we decided to change our positions which was a great learning experience. Fleur was voted player of the match and well deserved the award. She showed great defending skills and caused many successful turnovers. We all enjoyed playing Surbiton and hope to come back with a win next week. U12B v SURBITON HIGH SCHOOL FINAL SCORE: 9-6 (LOST) BY AMELIA We played well, especially Chloe who intercepted a number of passes and stopped many goals. What we must do for the next game is work on our passing and interceptions. What we did well was get the ball into our attacking circle and score. Isobel was player of the match for her many goals, interceptions and passes. Well done to all the girls who played. Rugby U16A v CITY OF LONDON FREEMEN'S FINAL SCORE: 0-7 (LOST) BY FINN Coming into this match, we were lacking in confidence following losses in previous results to City of London Freemen's. Conditions were poor for both sides as it rained continuously throughout the game making catching difficult to achieve, let alone passing. Although the odds were against us, we displayed some of the best rugby we ve played all season and showed that rugby is really a very simple game. The forwards were heavily used to get over the gain line in possession, which was done especially well by Jake and Finn, who right from the first minute, caused the Freemen's defence problems. Even under wet conditions, our lineouts were flawless, with Guy and Marcus making every catch that came their way and setting up mauls very well. Our organisation both with and without the ball was excellent, constantly punching through the opposition s defence with the ball, and making crucial tackles off scrums. The backs deserve a huge amount of credit for keeping the score low, especially the two centres Oscar and Alfie, who made every tackle that came their way from the first minute to the last. Both teams had their chances to win the match, but unfortunately it was Freemen's who came out of a very close game with a 7-0 win. Although the score line did not go our way, this was an excellent performance from us in which everyone in the team should be very proud of. U12B v CITY OF LONDON FREEMEN'S FINAL SCORE: 0-15 (LOST) BY ISAAC Heavy rain throughout the match made ball handling tricky. We were evenly matched during the first half until we conceded the first try. In the second half Murray and Robbie combined to produce a spectacular run, which almost resulted in a try. With time running out, the home team pressed on and scored a further two tries from kicks which worked due to a slippery ball. Unfortunately, when we got our opportunities to score the wet conditions didn't work in our favour. U12A v CITY OF LONDON FREEMEN'S FINAL SCORE: 15-15 (DRAW) BY LUKE On a wet and soggy Saturday morning, the team played a physical match against City of London Freemen's School, which meant we had to play to the best of our abilities. We started well running hard lines, breaking through their defences and gaining ground. We kept possession of the ball from the rucks, Fred made excellent runs and eventually space on the outside meant that Freddie had a clear run and scored the first try of the match. Unfortunately, our lead did not last long with the opposition scoring twice before half time. After our half time talk, we came out strong, with Harry running more hard lines, big tackles were made by Luca but unfortunately a moment of carelessness meant the opposition scored during a penalty to go 3-1 down. We started to get more aggressive, and managed to pull off another try, again by Freddie Holmes. Freemen's got even more aggressive, but we were ready, putting in big tackles with David working hard in the rucks. They fought hard to gain the ball, but we fought harder with excellent play from Luca Iovieno (man of the match) and a finishing try from Luke.
7 Rowing Emanuel A 4x: b Tom, 2 Michael, 3 Jake, s Ollie FOURS HEAD OF RIVER SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER There are only two categories of Junior events for schools in the Fours Head of the River: J18 quads and J18 coxed fours, for both boys and girls. The Emanuel Senior Boys were represented by two quads, with 6 out of the 8 boys being J16s. And what with sickness and injury the senior crew had had only one outing together, and that being 10 days previously. So for the A crew to come 34/52 crews over the full boat race course in a time of 20mins 26 secs was in fact a very encouraging result. The other quad of Edward, Fred, Siddiq and Ernest came 50/52, doing well as a young lightweight crew to maintain cohesion over the windy course and still beat a couple of J18 school crews. RRM Due to illness and injury, the Senior Girls squad only had one coxless quad of Maddie, Kathleen, Tiphanie and Izzy, racing at the Fours Head. After a cold wait marshalling, we had a good start and overtook a number of other competitors over the first part of the course. Despite the harsh winds around Hammersmith, we still finished strongly and placed 19/34 in the J18 category. This is a good result for the start of the season and we plan to place higher in coming months. BY IZZY