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Newsletter Summer 2008 Click on the image on the right to see the latest edition of 'The Avenue'.

Additions to the website:

Sports Day June 2008 Lister 733, Mennell 652, Tuke 639 More photos to follow

Our Head Chef Bobby Nanda returns from Burma

Click here to read Bobby's report about how the £1,329 raised on F&F Day is being used through the charity that Bobby and his wife have founded to ensure that aid gets to where it is needed.

Job Opportunities

We are curently advertising for an Assistant Bursar (Finance) - 20 hours a week, and a full time Geography Teacher for either September 08 or January 09, an Invigilator (from 3rd June for 3 weeks), and a part time Specialist Teacher for the Study Centre. There is also a vacancy in the Junior School for a Key Stage 1 Class Teacher. More details on these posts can be found by clicking here.

Good Luck to Year 11, 6i and 6ii with their GCSE, AS and A Level exams.

Above shows members of Year 11 celebrating the last day of lessons last Friday.

Speeches on Friends and Families Day 10 May 2008. Click here if you would like to read those of the Head and members of the Quartet.

Year 11 Drama Exam One of the groups performing an excerpt from Wind in the Willows in assembly last Friday, and we were all suitably entertained! Well done.

London Marathon Congratulations to Stephanie Chaplin, our cleaning supervisor, who raised over £2,000 for MEDICS in the recent London Marathon.

Update on latest Development Plans Click here or on the image on the left.

Latest Newsletter Spring 2008 Click on the image on the left to download the latest copy of our Newsletter for Spring 2008. A hard copy has also been mailed to all parents. Click here is you would like to look at previous copies of the Newsletter.

Summer AS, A2 and GCSE Exam Timetables

Provisional timetable for Summer 2008 AS, A2, and GCSE exams Provisional timetable for Summer 2008 GCSE exams - to help identify the Science GCSE exams click on the GCSE Science course codes. Timetable for Practicals and Orals exams - click here.

Friday 14th March - a lot going on - Sports Relief, Cabaret, Non-Uniform Day, Austerity Lunch, a Cake Sale for the Tiger Foundation + normal lessons!

Buddhist Centre Visit Year 8 visited the Buddhist Centre in Cambridge on Wednesday to learn about two different kinds of meditiation, as part of their study of the three Eastern religions.

Uttlesford Reality Roadshow for Years 9 & 10. Students attended the Road Safety, ASB and the Law, Substance Misuse, Internet safety, Respect and Relationships, Fire Safety and Theatre Active workshops all day on Friday 7th March 08.

Photos of the Theatre Active workshop and the Internet Safety bus. Click on them to enlarge.

World Book Day 6th March 08 Years 9 and 10 were treated to a performance of 'Malika's Kitchen' by the lively performance poets who visited the school on Thursday afternoon.

GCSE Options Handbook - September 2008 in pdf format (this is for those in Year 9 going into Year 10 in September)
Reply sheet re. Year 10 Option choices also in rtf format - please return to Will Mullen by 19 March 08.
The above documents and others can also be found on the Parents' Page.

'An Evening of Performing Arts' February 09

Photos now on website - click on images below

There were 3 dances from ‘42nd Street’, ‘Anything Goes’ and ‘We Go Together’ followed by a play entitled ‘Hiding Straw in Haystacks’.

Year 7 'Africa Day' Tuesday 5th Feb 08 This photo shows some of our Year 7 pupils in the pottery workshop. There were other workshops involving textiles and making music.

The Governors of Friends’ School Saffron Walden
invite applications for the post of BURSAR from April 2008

The post of Bursar is available from April 2008 following the retirement of Jane Corwin after 12 years of service at the school.

The Bursar is responsible for the management of the finances, administration and property of the School and is also Clerk to the Governors and a member of the School’s senior management team.

Probably a qualified accountant, the successful applicant will have a proven record of administration at a senior level, financial management and the control and management of projects.

Click here to find out more about this post.

Chris Levine and his 3D Hologram of the Queen. You may have seen this article in the Daily Telegraph magazine last Saturday. Chris Levine is an Old Scholar and left Friends’ School in 1976.

Chris Levine produced his unique 3D hologram of the Queen 4 years ago and is about to open an exhibition with the other photos he took of the Queen at the time.
You can access this article online by going to the Telegraph website and searching for Chris Levine or by clicking here . Find out more about Chris Levines's work on his website at www.chrislevine.com.

School Menus Click here to see the current 3 week menu in operation this spring term. Our Catering Company, Chartwell's, also hold a carvery every week, and a Chefs' Theatre (see photo of stir fry on left) at least once in every three weeks.

NOROVIRUS – WINTER VOMITING BUG

Parents please note that as yet we have not seen many cases in this area or this school. Please advise all children to thoroughly wash their hands for a full 2 minutes and with a bacterial soap if possible, always before eating and after every visit to the toilet. Any child who is sick should remain at home until well, and then a further 48 hours with no symptoms before returning to school.

Our most common complaints at present are headaches and coughs and colds; please ensure your child/children have plenty of tissues and cough sweets, which should hopefully avoid them having to come out of lessons to get them from the Medical Centre.

Sharon Rose - School Nurse - 16 January 2008

Job Opportunities - Temporary Teacher of Physics or Science - needed as soon as possible.

- see Vacancies Section for more details.

Autumn Term 2007 Newsletter This is being mailed to all parents, but you can download a copy by clicking on the image on the left.

Whole School Photo September 2007. Click on the image on the right to enlarge. Click here to see previous school photos.

If you have not yet collected your photo order from Reception then please do so as soon as possible.

Calendar for Spring Term 2008 - click here This is also being mailed to all parents.

Timetable for January 2008 GCSE, AS & A Level exams - click here

Latest Term Dates to Summer 2009

Click here

Children in Need - Non-uniform day

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f you have a photo you would like included then email to mjh@friends.org.uk

Friends' School PTA Recipe Book

The long awaited Friends’ School PTA Recipe Book is now available for purchase from either of the School offices, or by ordering online at PTA@friends.org.uk The Books, which contain over 50 recipes sent in by parents, children, teachers and support staff, are priced at £5.00 each and would make an ideal gift for Grandma as well as being a useful keepsake.  Both offices have a copy which may be viewed prior to purchase.

PTA Autumn Quiz Evening Saturday 10th Nov.

A great success. Many thanks to the PTA for all the time and effort they put into making this such an enjoyable evening.

2007 District Cross Country Championships - Wednesday 31st October 2007

Friends’ School sent a 55 strong cross country team to the district competition this year. In the last few years Friends’ have performed extremely well considering we are competing against much larger schools. A team consists of 8 runners with the top six places counting towards the team event total. The year 7 girls had outstanding individual results with Imogen Candler being placed 2nd, Cordelia Kiddy 3rd, Pandora Kiddy 4th and Libby Whitfield 10th. Combined with Annie Scholfield and Poppy Greenwood’s placings of 17th and 18th respectively they were district champions. The year 8 girls also performed exceptionally with Becky Westerhuis 5th, Jess Mazdon Binns 6th, Elizabeth Cooke 9th, Elle Casey 10th, Jocelyn Jarman 11th and Poppy Stanbury 17th. They too were named district champions for the second year running. Alice Irwin and Polly Johnson ran fantastic races in the year 10/11 group and were placed 3rd and 4th overall. Brilliant results by our girls.

The boys also had some pleasing results with the year 8 boys being placed 2nd in the teams event. James Cochrane was placed 2nd, Ben Kaye 9th and Jed Hunter 19th. The year 10/11 boys were placed 3rd overall which was particularly pleasing seeing that our team consisted of 6 year 10’s. Jack Richardson was placed 7th whilst Ben Brown ran well for 15th. The year 7 and 9 teams were placed 10th overall.

Well done runners, Jenny Allwood and myself would like to praise you for your commitment and effort leading up to and on the day.

Nick Batcheler

From the Archives: Asphalt Cricket in about 1957 The white stumps painted on the wall can still be seen from 50 years ago. Click on the photo to enlarge.

Remembrance Day and White Poppies

Why are some wearing white poppies? Click on the poppies on the left to find out more. Also click here to find out more about the Peace Pledge Union. Their shared belief is that war and violent conflict are neither necessary nor inevitable. Their shared aim is to work towards creating a just world free from war.

Red and white poppies were available from Reception.

How to order your Whole School Photograph

(The 12th November deadline for school orders has now passed)

This is now on display outside Reception in the Senior and Junior Schools. Order envelopes will be sent home with pupils. Alternatively you can download one by clicking here or on the image above.

Costs for the above are: A - cream mount in dark wood frame= £49, B - cream bevel cut mount = £29, and C - roll in a commemorative box = £19. ( Please note that the mount colour will be cream as shown above and not maroon)

Please send your order envelope and cheque, payable to Friends' School, to Reception by Monday 12th November at the latest. Parents living abroad may ask for the cost to be included on school bills. Photos need to be collected from Reception later this term. Late orders have to be sent directly to Tempest by parents and they include a £5 late handling charge.

A low resolution copy of the photo is shown below. Click on it to enlarge slightly. The length of the actual print is about 81 cm or 32 inches.

Sixth Form Pilgrimage to explore the roots of the Quaker movement September 2007 Click on the photo to see more.

The majority of parents subscribe to ParentMail, and receive Parents’ Notes and other communications from the school by email. This service is free to parents and has been particularly useful during the postal strike. If you have not subscribed to ParentMail then may we urge you to do so and download the form here and return to the School.

Sixth Form 'Preparing for Peace' Conference at Leighton Park School on 26th September 2007

Quakers in the news this week

‘Silent Witnesses’ by former Friends’ School pupil Tom Robinson in the Guardian on Tuesday 25th September. See the online version at http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2176409,00.html

‘Quaker Schools – perfecting the art of good behaviour’ in the Independent on Thursday 27th September. See the online version at http://news.independent.co.uk/education/schools/article2999530.ece You can also click here to download a pdf of the article.

'How to Grow Apples' - a short comedy
by Richard Smith

Thursday 20th and Friday 21st September at 7.30 pm in the Drama Workshop. A great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. Well done.

2007 Science Department Gardening Competition

Whole School Photo 7 Sept 07

GCSE Results 2007 Results at Friends’ School Saffron Walden showed another very pleasing improvement on last year with 92% of pupils achieving 5 or more A*- C grades and an overall A*- G rate of 99.9%, with 76% of pupils achieving 8 or more A*-C and 60% of all grades at A*- B. Click here to see our press statement.

Click here to see a summary of our A Level and GCSE Results for 2007

A level Exam Results 2007 Click here to see our press statement. Photos show a few of our students after getting their results.

Students at Friends’ School Saffron Walden were celebrating a superb set of A level results this morning. 35% of the grades were at A (11% above the National Average), 65% at A and B (15% above the National Average), with 93% A-C (19% above the National Average). Overall the pass rate was 100%. Well done.

Year 8 Activity Week Outdoor Activities 2nd to 5th July 2007. Click on the photo to see more.

A, AS level and GCSE Art Coursework 2007. Click on either photo to see more.

Year 7 Trip to Sheringham 2 - 4 July 2007 Click on the photo to see more

Year 11 and Sixth Form Summer Ball 29 June 2007 at Bury Lodge Stansted Click on the photo to see more.

Sports Afternoon 20th June 2007 Lister 1060, Tuke 990, and Mennell 782 Click on the photo to see more.

Year 7 Geography Field Trip to London 'Docklands' 28 June 2007. Click on the photo to find out more.

Summer 2007 Newsletter This is being mailed to all parents at the start of the summer holidays, but if you would like to download a copy then please click on the image on the left.