OfSTED visit Cumberland

On Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th June OfSTED Inspected Cumberland School.
We will receive their report by the end of June. I am positive that they will have seen many good things during their visit as well as some areas which we need to improve. I can tell you that the Inspection Team commented on the positive behaviour and attitude of Cumberland Pupils.

Cumberland - Campion Partnership

Goodbye to Year 11

Year 7 London Cup Finalists

Congratulations to the Year 7 football squad and Mr Murphy (Team Coach) for reaching this years London Schools Football Cup Final. Cumberland were by far the better team and totally dominated the second half. Unfortunately they lost 2 - 3 to Knights Academy from South London. It was good to see so many staff and parents supporting the team.

Cumberland welcomes Dame Kelly Homes

We were very pleased to share some of our sports facilities with The British Triathlon Federation in conjunction with Corus and the London Borough of Newham Primary Schools. The event was aimed at Primary pupils who ran, swam and cycled as part of a childrens mini-triathlon. Dame Kelly Homes was there to welcome them home.

Head teacher Commendation's

The following pupils have recently been sent letters of commendation
Shakir Abdi 8B
Jasmine Osei 8U
Nazat Hossain 8E
Nathan Antoshko 8E
Shahima Khanom 8C
Ibiroyetunji Oyelana 8B
Elizabeth Battle 8B
Trieu Ho 8E
Mustafa Kamal 8M
Mason Connolly 9N
Malcolm Bisaso 9N
Eduard Pavluiuc 9N
Sarah Hulme 9M
Chrysolyte Bamfo 9R
Narissa Blondell 9R
Lgli Loshi 9R
Shufa Ndikuriyo 9E
Dennis Huczko 9R
Kylie Quach 9R
Sheniqa Adams 9R
Billy Bryan 10N

Glider Design Challenge

Just befor the Easter Break Cumberland School took part in this design challenge, at Cambridge University, as an introduction to aerodynamics and design. The pupils were placed in groups of three and asked to build a glider that could perform under rigorous tests. Once completed the team had to fly their plane at five targets placed around the lecture theatre. In order to do this the teams needed to modify their glider to allow it to turn left, right and long distance. After the testing was complete Cumberland were in joint first place with all five targets hit, so a final ‘fly off’ was announced. Each team had one chance to hit the stage G-13 made a brave attempt but came in a respectable fourth place. Then it was team G-7's chance and they didn’t disappoint, their plane flew in slow motion to the applause of all the schools involved. The challenge was a success and after an intimidating start our pupil' s showed that they could compete with the best.

Newham Science and Technology Day

12 of Cumberland's finest represented the School in the Newham Science and Technology Challenge Day on 19th April, held at the QMW University in Mile End , despite facing fierce competion from the boroughs best, Cumberland student's displayed excellent qualities in terms of their ability to work as a team, and problem solve collaboratively while respecting the views of their peers. They were definitely shoulders above the rest and the awards received were a testimony to this.

Trieu and Kristion (Year 8) both were part of a group that were overall winners and will be representing Newham in the London challenge day. They created a paper bridge that managed to take the load of 10kg (equivalent to 10 bags of sugar).

Nhi and Jasmine (Year 8) won an award for an individual event.

Y10 Business Studies visit West Ham Utd

Business Studies take every opportunity to exploit their industrial links, providing pupils with a richer experience from which to draw for their coursework. Fortunately, we are well positioned at Cumberland School and find ourselves within a short distance of a number of high profile organisations.

Today Ms Lewis took a group of Year 10 BTEC candidates to West Ham Utd, where pupils saw at first hand the multitude of ways that the football club generates income. A tour took in the home and away changing rooms, the director's stand, the director's box, a hotel room, the press room, a functions suite, the bar and reception, as well as the pitch edge. The hosts, Tom and Nadirah, were fabulous and regaled pupils with countless interesting facts - including, to Georgia's amazement, that the grass on the pitch can be heated up using underground heating!!

Stomp Workshop

Year 10 BTEC Performing Arts and GCSE Drama candidates joined Stomp in workshops on Monday.

Dragons Den

Fifty Year 7 pupils were split into ten groups to take part in a Dragons Den project. Each group were given a starting point to improve our school, which included litter, the courtyards and corridor display. The groups put together a PowerPoint presentation, a written pitch, a budget and a survey during PSHE and after school. On Wednesday morning a team of professional consultants from Ernst and Young assisted the groups with their School Improvement Initiatives and gave them advice and tips for their group presentations. Everyone prepared well for their pitches and worked extremely hard. In PSHE they entered the Dragons Den. The Dragons were Ms Moore, Mr Hughes, Mr Jagwani and two School Council reps from Year 10, Christos and Megan. Four groups were selected as finalists, and they will now have more time to develop their School Improvement Initiatives for Litter, the Courtyards, the Display and Parent Clubs. They will have a conference call with their Ernst and Young consultant to help finalise their presentation to check everything is ready. We will take the groups to Ernst and Young's offices in Waterloo on Wednesday night for the final Dragons Den. Watch out for the winners!

Headteacher's Commendations

Congratulations to all those who have been commended for their work during the past week.
Daniela Rodriguez Villegas 10U
Melanie Mamood 9L
Monika Varsani 9N
Petros Akin-Nibusun 9B
Ali Muridi 9U
Montano Sinclair 9E
Afsar Choudhury 9B
Christos Simos 10U
Ihsaanul Hoque 10A
Siddique Ahmad 10C
Egla Loshi 11L
Nada Imane 11L
Aaron Hanif 9M
DuaAshraf 9L
Phuong Nguyen 9B
Blue Turner 10C
Dat Doan 10E
Jordan Cook 10U
Kim Doan 10M
Lok Kei Wan 11L
Samatar Axmed 11E
Huong Nguyen 11R
Joko Sanyang 11M
Apsara Liyakath 11B
Tahiyat Huq 11E

Staff 5-a-side Football

Staff 5-a-side football takes place after school every Wednesday in our sports hall.

New surf star found at Cumberland School

Potential ‘surfers of the future’ showed off their talent in East London recently as several hundred students from Cumberland School tried their hand at surf sports, including Street Surfing and dry-land surfing, at the first ever Calypso Surf Anywhere Tour. All this was done in the school gym without the need for a beach, the sea or waves. There was one winner – 15 year old Jessica Harman. Jessica will now be attending an ‘all expenses’ paid trip to a special Calypso Surf Academy in Cornwall. She will learn to surf under the guidance of top surf coaches with seven other winners from schools all over the UK. The Academy is supported by Calypso Aquajuice, the company which sponsors the Junior British Surfing Team.

Sports Results

Basketball:
Boys U/16's Newham mini league:
Cumberland beat Stratford 20-8
lost to Royal Docks 3-20
lost to Rokeby 6-34

Netball:
Yr 7's lost to Sarah Bonell 1-8
Yr 8's lost to Sarah Bonell 0-7

Football:
Congratulations to Yr 7 who have reached the final of the London Cup. Match report to follow.

Work Experience update

The deadline for year 10 pupils to submit their work placement options online is March 30th. We have also allowed pupils to once again find their own placement and the deadline for submitting the 'own find' forms is also March 30th. All 'own find' forms must be submitted to Mr Jagwani. If you need a form please see either Mr Green or Mr Jagwani. This year we have received just over 50 'own find' applications which is the highest the school has received from a year group so well done to all those pupils. The website for the online options is:

www.learnaboutwork.org/newham

Don't forget to pick a MINIMUM of 4 options and click submit when you are happy with your choices.

Romeo and Juliet

The whole of Year 9 watched a performance of Romeo and Juliet by the Young Shakespeare Company today. The pupils helped to direct scenes from the play ,telling the actors the way that they should deliver their lines and how the play should be performed. Everyone enjoyed the show!