December 2011
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College Christmas Card Competition
Congratulations to Faith Ling 8.9 who is the winner of the competition this year, with a digital design called ‘Shepherd.”
There were a total of 67 entries and as usual it was very difficult to pick the winner. I would like to say well done to all the girls who entered and I hope you try again next year.
Mr Redman, Art Subject Leader
Children in Need
Children in Need 2011 was a great success. The Student Council organised a non-uniform day and sold wristbands and key rings. Several girls organised their own events. Special thanks to 7.6 who ran a Pudsey café raising £80 in just one hour. Rameet Chana and Karan Sahdra of 7.5 sold bookmarks and Simone Barsby and Tendai Kufandirori of 10.8 ran a sponsored silence. The total collected in so far...
Visit to Lille
At long last Friday December 2 was here and Mrs Fisher, Mrs Thornber, Mrs Walton and Mrs Henderson, along with 32 Year 10 and 11 students, set off for our trip to Lille. Thanks to our students’ excellent time-keeping we had a speedy journey and even managed an unscheduled half an hour in Boulogne. This was just enough time to blow off the cobwebs and, in some cases, buy essential French berets...
Year 9 Clothes Show
Thirty six Year 9 students enjoyed a day out at the annual Clothes Show Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham this week. The girls saw graduate FASHION work, the latest trends and the spectacular Clothes Show catwalk. They gained lots of inspiration for their Year 9 Fashion Project.
Miss Stanton, Head of Design and trip organiser said: “At The Clothes Show there is lots for fashion conscious...
Basic Skills Quality Mark Awarded for Fifth Time
We are pleased to inform you that Sir Jonathan North Community College has been awarded the Quality Mark for Secondary Schools for the fifth time. This is in recognition of its improving provision, practice and performance in the basic skills of literacy and numeracy. The feedback we received by the assessor was incredibly positive:
`This is a clear-thinking, reasoning, highly successful school...
Adverse Weather Conditions
We would like to remind parents of the arrangements in place in the event of adverse weather conditions. Should we judge the weather conditions on site and/or in the local area to be a health and safety risk, we may be forced to close the College.
You will find information on this by:
• Visiting the College website www.sjncc.leicester.sch.uk
• Listening to BBC Radio Leicester or by visiting its...
Triathletes
On Thursday 24 November two potential Team Great Britain Triathletes, Adam Bowden and Mark Buckingham, from The Wells Foundation visited Sir Jonathan North. They took the time out from their busy training schedule at Loughborough University to visit GCSE PE students and Year 10 Sports Leaders.
The duo led a question and answer session explaining in detail what they do physically and mentally to...
Basketball Results National Schools Year 9 v...
We came out very flat against a team from Derbyshire as we seemed unfocused and certainly lacking precision and therefore caused a very hectic start due to some silly decisions. We soon pulled back in our second quarter and ended the first half with a score of 47-7. A big score but we were pushed, as their defensive skills were very good.
With a team talk at half time, Miss Bryan decided to put...
DeMontfort University
On Wednesday 16 November 40 Year 10 students spent the afternoon at DeMontfort University. The aim of the trip was to give students a university experience. The group started with a taster lecture on Psychology and they learnt about Cognitive Psychology. They did a number of activities to test what information they process. The results of this were quite alarming as 75% of the group didn’t notice...
Schools Shakespeare Festival 2011 Friday 11...
Year 11 BTEC Performing Arts performance of ‘As You Like It’ was a resounding success. The critic said ‘it was colourful, creative, energetic and sensitive’ in the portrayal of the story with its twists and turns.
Students involved were:
Duke Senior Macauley Laywood
Rosalind Emily Dawson
Amiens Dana Rockwood
Jacques Courteney...
Visit from Local MP
On Friday 4 November Sir Jonathan North students welcomed Mr Jon Ashworth, MP for Leicester South, into school. The Student Council Executive and two students in Year 11, Florence Slattery and Ella Joyce, made presentations to Mr Ashworth.
The Executive focused on the Student Council’s previous achievements and Florence and Ella talked about the amazing opportunities our school has to offer and...
Friends Against Bullying and Diversity (FABAD)...
From the 2nd to the 4th November, fourteen students and two members of staff went to the Aylestone Leisure Centre to be trained by Diversity Hub to be a ‘Champion Against Violence’ Leader. Several members of the FABAD club were involved and they will use what they have learned to train other members of the group. Students received a certificate and some helpful resources at the end of the...
Professional Theatre Company Visit
Theatre Centre came to perform ‘Under a Foreign Sky’ to an audience of Year 9, 10 and 11 students on Monday 7 November. The play was written by Paula B. Stanic when she wanted to investigate the impact of current global upheavals and how a new home can change who you are. The play portrayed three young immigrants who made the journey to Britain for a new start in life and explored the diverse...
Year 8 Raise Money for LEPRA
In June 2011, the current Year 8 took part in raising as much money as they could for the charity LEPRA. Students were introduced to the charity by Eileen Evans who showed case studies of this devastating disease and also explained how in every two minutes of every day, one more person is diagnosed with leprosy.
As a thank you to Year 8, Ms Evans arranged for a professional dancer to come in to...
Student Designs Take Flight at College’s...
Year 9 students had an opportunity to let their engineering ambitions take flight at a special one-day workshop at the College this week. Around 50 students had the chance to work with a professional engineer in designing and making propelled gliders. It was part of a special Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) day run by ‘The Smallpeice Trust.’
The students worked in teams and were...
Interactive Careers Day at Rockingham Motor...
On Wednesday 12 October 2011, Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby, Northamptonshire opened its doors to 600 young people from across the region to enable them to experience for themselves the wide variety of career opportunities within the engineering and automotive industries.
At Sir Jonathan North, we believe that it is very important to expose our students to Maths, Science, Engineering and...
Readathon News
In the week before half term many students took part in the Readathon. They were very enthusiastic and read at every opportunity. Now we are asking them to bring in the sponsor money they raised as soon as possible.
Where the money goes
Half of the money goes to CLIC Sargent which provides to support to children and young people with cancer.
The other half goes to the Roald Dahl’s Marvellous...
INCA Year 9
Congratulations to the Year 9 INCA Photography students for a very successful project. Ten Year 9 students were nominated to be part of INCA which ran from Monday 10 until Wednesday 12 October, were students worked with photography artist in residence, Emily Crofton. The brief was to take photographs using an SLR camera on the theme “Closer to Nature.” Students then learnt how to develop their own...
Spark Book Launch
On Wednesday 5 October we celebrated the Spark Book Launch . This
involved our Illustrators, selected from Years 7 to 9, who had attended our
Summer School in Illustration:
Charlotte Henry, Hannah Hamblett, Johanna Kugler, Vibha Shaji, Gugendeep
Kaur, Agnes John, Faith Ling, Rachael
Barnes-Powell, Rashida Makda, Fahima Saiyed and Destiny Reidhofer.
The students had responded to short stories,...
Basketball Results
29th Sept – Year 10 vs City of Leicester
The girls proved far too strong and experienced for their opposition with a win 54 – 8. The girls started a little slow, looking rusty from their Summer break. Tia Sylla was nominated as the MVP.
6th Oct – Year 8 vs Samworth Enterprise
The girls won 38 – 2 with some outstanding defensive work from Sinead Fletcher preventing their best player from...
Visit by the High Sheriff
On Tuesday 11 October the College received a visit from the High Sheriff of Leicestershire. The High Sheriff toured the school and then met with the Student Council Executive, two students in Year 11 who were also part of the award winning Young Enterprise Team last year and three other students. Senior members of staff and visitors listened to presentations about the Student Councils previous...
BTEC Performing Arts: ‘As You Like it’
As part of their preparation for the Year 11 BTEC Performing Arts course, students went to Melton Theatre to work with the National Youth Theatre and to ‘get a feel for’ the venue ready for their performance of ‘As You Like It’ on the 11 November (as part of The Schools’ Shakespeare Festival). The students prepared as an actor would do in performance workshops and then performed a section of...
Year 7 Team Building Trip
What a fantastic time we had at the Outdoor Pursuits Centre. The sun was shining, the girls were excited and the tutor groups worked together really well! The students – and most tutors – took part in a range of activities, including wall climbing, archery, abseiling, and many team building tasks. It really helped the girls to get to know each other – and to spend the day with their tutor...
'Fantastic Foodies'
Thirty seven of our Year 11 GCSE Food students were presented with their ‘CIEH Level 2 in Food Safety in Catering’ certificates. Leicester City Council Food Safety Officer, Garry Scrivens, who delivered the course with Food Teacher, Elise Eldredge, said: “All of the girls worked hard. They listened, asked questions and prepared thoroughly for the exam which they passed with flying colours. Well...
Dynamic DNA
DNA is the molecular blueprint for all living things and is used in many medical fields. DNA fingerprinting has become a permanent part of civilisation; the process can apply itself in many situations from helping to prove innocence or guilt in criminal cases to resolving immigration arguments and also clarifying paternity. On Thursday 15 September, 60 of our Year 9s visited the Dynamic DNA event...
Year 8/9 Girls Football 21/09/11
SJNCC were drawn against Kibworth High for their opening match of the season. This was to be our very first 11-a-side game as a team in this age group. From the outset it was clear that we were to be playing against a team with the majority of their players from Year 9. After a disappointing start, SJNCC never gave up. We kept battling to score. However, the opposition’s defence managed to block...
Health and Social Care Students demonstrate their...
The Health and Social Care Team would like to take this opportunity to thank our Year 11 GCSE and student volunteers for their help and support during Open Evening Sept 22 2011.
Prospective students were invited to participate at our interactive work stations within the Health and Social Care Team.
Station 1 The Health Zone saw a chance for prospective students to take their parent’s or...
Year 11 'An Inspector Calls' Theatre Trip
The English Team organised for 57 very eager Year 11 students to watch a performance of J. B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ at the Curve Theatre in Leicester. Our students were so animated after the performance they have decided to share their views with you:
“I didn’t know what to expect when 57 of us trooped off to watch ‘An Inspector Calls,’ especially as I have never been to the theatre...
Creative and Media Career Pathways Conference at...
Year 11 Creative and Media Diploma students visited The King Power Stadium on Tuesday afternoon for a Career Pathways event organised by VESA especially for all the Diploma lines across the City and County. Students attended workshops on pathway choices in Higher and Further Education led by
De Montfort University, the Connexions service and Creative Leicestershire.
The students were encouraged...
“Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.”
– Confuscius