Immanuel College Slice of Life April 2012
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The View from Caldecote |
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All the strengths of the inspiring Jewish experience Immanuel offers were apparent in the course of Purim 5772, when for the first time in three years the Festival fell on a school day. The way we celebrated the Festival enabled our pupils, irrespective of their religious background, to internalise its values and meaning. The pupils enriched their present by actively connecting themselves with their past. Purim is about more than carnival and misrule. It explores the great themes of the ... |
Biologists' Fruity Extraction |
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Immanuel held a Science and Technology week from 12th to 19th March. To mark this, the Biology Department ran a lunchtime laboratory session with the help of Lower Sixth Biology students, inviting pupils to extract real DNA from a living organism, in this instance kiwi fruits. The process required pupils to grind up the fruit with a special extraction mixture and then place the filtered liquid into a boiling tube. When ice cold ethanol ran down the side of the ... |
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Chana Passes Her Computer Driving Test |
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The European Computer Driving Licence programme is a demanding extra-curricular activity, requiring much preparation outside scheduled lessons. Chana Bernstein (11SR) has successfully completed all seven modules, which include email, the Internet and Microsoft packages such as Excel and PowerPoint. The pass mark for each module is 75% and Chana achieved an average score of 92%. Well done, Chana! |
Fencers' Fine Finishes |
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When a parent asked the PE Department whether fencing could be introduced to Immanuel, Ms Swain requested Priscille Lapoutage, an England fencing coach and assessor, to start an extra-curricular Fencing Club. The club proved so popular that fencing was brought into the formal curriculum. After just one term’s tuition in PE lessons, Immanuel pupils excelled at the National Public School Fencing Championships at Crystal Palace, a prestigious annual event attended by public schools from the length and breadth of ... |
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Fun for Foreign Film Aficionados |
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This term saw the launch of a Foreign Film Club, at whose meetings pupils have watched popular contemporary foreign films (with sub-titles). The first film to be screened was the inspirational French film Les Choristes, whilst for the second meeting of the Club the award-winning Spanish film Valentín was shown. Pupils from Years 9 to the Upper Sixth came along and enjoyed the films and consumed plenty of popcorn and snacks. Joshua Smith (9FP), who saw Valentín, said, “it was ... |
Immanuel Girls March on with more Maccabi Medals |
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The Maccabi Badminton and Table Tennis tournaments for Years 7 to 11 were held at JFS on Tuesday 6th March. Six schools competed across the age groups. Pupils displayed superb team work and presented an object lesson in fair play by officiating at their own games. Immanuel’s run of sporting success continued at this busy and well-attended event. Sophie Cohen, (9AP), and Rachel Sonn, (9LV) gained first place in the Year 9 Badminton (Doubles) tournament, a feat emulated by Emily ... |
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Girls' Singing is Wicked |
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On Tuesday 21st February, the second annual Girls' Singing Concert took place. The event featured a programme of performances full of talent and potential, with pupils from Years 7 to 11 singing a wide variety of songs from Brahms to Sondheim and numbers from musicals such as Wicked and Carousel. Mrs. Dehaan, the College's singing teacher, declared herself to be “so proud” of all the girls who took part. |
Mathematicians are Going for Gold |
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On February 2nd, nearly 130 students from Years 9, 10 and 11 took part in the UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, a national event which seeks to identify the best young mathematicians in the country.. Pupils have one hour to answer a maximum of twenty-five questions which test their mathematical, logical and problem solving skills. Points are awarded for correct answers, but marks can be deducted for wrong answers, so there is an element of strategy involved to the achievement of ... |
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Mr Garman Not Brassed Off At Joining ABBA |
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Recently, the College's Director of Music, Mr Nicholas Garman, was accepted as a member of the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (ABBA). Despite being a fairly small organisation, the ABBA adjudicates the brass band competitions which are held all over the country on most weekends. The Association aims to provide clear, constructive feedback whilst ranking the performances of as many as twenty bands in order. As part of his role, Mr Garman will have to sit in a tent - ... |
Mathematicians Feel the Heat |
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On February 2nd, nearly 130 students from Years 9, 10 and 11 took part in the UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge. Pupils have one hour to answer a maximum of twenty-five questions which test their mathematical, logical and problem solving skills. Points are awarded for correct answers, but marks can be deducted for wrong answers, so there is an element of strategy involved to achieve a high score. This is a national event which seeks to identify the best young mathematicians ... |
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Musical Magic at Music Festival |
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124 pupils, drawn from every year group in the school, entered one or more of the 25 different categories, from percussion to classical ensemble, available at this year’s Immanuel College Music Festival. Whatever the problems encountered in organising such a popular event, the real challenge, that of choosing the winners, fell to guest adjudicators; Mrs Sue Freestone, (Head Mistress of King’s School, Ely), Mr Chris King (ex Grenadier Guards) and Captain Barringer, (Royal Military School of Music). The standard of ... |
Pupils Flip Over Author Visit |
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On Monday 19th March, Martyn Bedford, author of Flip, which is on the short list for the Immanuel College Book Award, visited the College. Pupils were fascinated to learn about Martyn’s writing career and his inspiration for his Flip, in which a fourteen year old boy wakes up to find he is in someone else’s body. The story was partly inspired by Martyn’s memory of his own teenage years and his unhappiness at secondary school, when he often wished he ... |
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Teacher's Ten |
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This edition’s Teacher’s Ten have been answered by Rabbi Eliezer Zobin, Head of the Immanuel College Beit Midrash and Sixth Form Jewish Studies. 1. What is the best thing that has happened to you this week? It is my oldest daughter's Bat Mitzva this Shabbat. As I write these words, I remember one of the happiest days in my life: twelve years ago, when my daughter was born. 2. If Hollywood were to make a film of your life, who would ... |
Year 9's Heroic Shabbaton |
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On Friday 16th March, Year 9 Immanuel pupils remained in school for their pre-ICIT (Immanuel College Israel Trip) Shabbaton. Led by teachers and Sixth Form students, the pupils enjoyed a unique Shabbat experience on the theme of heroes. Before the start of Shabbat, the pupils enjoyed their own version of the Olympic Games, where participants demonstrated their ruach by striving enthusiastically for gold medals. Activities that followed ranged from inventing the perfect super hero to a looking at Jewish and ... |
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Year 10's Evolution Contribution |
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On Thursday 1st March, Year 10 visited the Natural History Museum to take part in the Genesis Tour, which examines evolution and its place in Judaism. The programme is run by Mrs Nic Abery of Look to Learn, an organisation that seeks to connect Jewish and secular learning through art and museum objects. The pupils were taken around various exhibits by Mrs Abery, members of the museum and Dr Rafi Zarum, from the London School of Jewish Studies. During the ... |
Immanuel Pupils experience slavery shortly before Pesach |
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The guillotine: not what you’d expect to come across in an exhibition devoted to the Atlantic slave trade. But for Year 9, the History study day at the National Maritime Museum was an experience that challenged expectations. The guillotine in question was a large size replica of an original used to execute criminals, including runaway slaves, in the Carribbean. The slave trade itself was a French and British export, and students were able to see ample evidence of connections between ... |
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Immanuel takes charge of the board |
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Immanuel takes charge of the board Team captain Jamie Saleh’s, (9FP) message to his rival was short and sweet: checkmate. Immanuel’s chess team won their second consecutive victory in March, beating Parmiter’s 2-1 with a fourth game fought to a draw. Our team boasted new addition Ruby Daitz, (7JS), with stalwarts Joshua Smith, (9FP) and rising coach Sammy Rose, (10NGA) completing the team. Parmiter’s for their part were hospitable in welcome and dignified in defeat, and we have extended them ... |
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