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Reading in an extreme fashion

Mr Esposito from the EAL Department has gone to great lengths to promote how fun reading can be – especially when conducted in an extreme fashion! Students from KS3 and KS4 took pictures of themselves reading in extreme situations to highlight that there should be no obstacles when it comes to reading for enjoyment.

Thanks to everyone who participated; please take a look at some of the entries we had.

Tanya from 7GX was the winner overall – she has won 100 points for Green House!

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‘If I ruled the world’ – Speeches by Secondary Students

We always want our students to excel in their academic work but also to gain skills that will help them prepare for the real world; hence we aim to provide a strong base for their future endeavours. Last term the Head of English organised a Democracy Week to encourage public speaking and most of all to incorporate the ‘Democracy’ ethos of our Round Square IDEALS. The students talked about what they would do if they ruled the world. Listen to the winning speeches for yourself!

Apart from these winning speeches the teacher was particularly impressed by the efforts put in by a student in Year 10. Read his speech here

New student newspaper

This year has seen the launch of a new student newspaper, The Regent’s Chronicles. Edited and produced by Year 11 students, this fun-filled weekly newspaper contains unmissable Regent’s secondary news, such as sports fixtures, House Points updates, interviews with students and teachers, world news and topical photographs. Our students produce all the content, in the process developing a wide range of skills such as lay-out, reportage, interviewing skills and time-keeping. We hope the Regent’s Chronicles will lead a long and healthy life; perhaps becoming another grand Regent’s tradition.

 

Secondary English Week

It’s been a busy time in English this week.  In celebration of ‘English Week’, all students have presented speeches to their classes on the topic ‘If I Ruled The World’.  Winners from each class competed for a spot in the final next week: so far it’s looking to be a fantastic selection of thought-provoking and entertaining speeches.

In addition to activities in the classrooms, students have also been taking part in a range of games and quizzes created by their English teachers.  From word games to Shakespeare recitals, cryptic clues to selfie booths, the foyer has been a hive of English activity.  All the games aimed to encourage students to speak, read and interpret ideas in English.

Lastly, the stage has been filled every lunchtime with potential candidates for the positions of House Captain and Vice House Captain.  Watch this space to find out the election winners!

– Ms Lucy Brookes, English Teacher

English Learning Environment Award

English Learning Environment Awards

PN 1- Isabella PN 2 – Cougar ND – Gaga RP – Pai RN – Nadee 1B – Titan 1W – Roxby 2T – Mario 2F – Sonic 3V – Pam 3M – Pann 4P – Putty 4G – Kenzo 5T – Zidi 5D – Pas 6N – Bless 6J – Genome Mr Vosko – Olivia 4G Mr Brown – Jay 4P Mrs Sirisom – Arfaa 3V Mr Rumple – Fure 5D

English Learning Environment Awards

Congratulations to the following pupils on their English Learning Environment Awards

PN 1- Lucas PN 2 – Molly ND – Kinn RP – Namo RN – Tonpo 1B – Chayut (IC pupil) 1W – Eiffel 2T – Emily 2F – Wei Xuan 3V – Jenny 3M – Inter 4P – Albert 4G – Burger 5T – Faye 5D – Dipti 6N – Hero 6J -Proud Mr Vosko – Shuho 6N Mr Brown – Shu Qi 1W Mrs Sirisom – Arfaa 3V Mr Rumple – Nina 3V

Fantastic Year 6 student writing: Titanium

There’s always fantastic work that goes on throughout school that we thought it would be great to share some! Here’s a great article written by a student in Year 6:

As the eerie sound of loneliness approached, the school had been destroyed. Paper flew everywhere like birds flying through the sky. Books spilled across the floor, lockers flew open as the school stood in silence. The beautiful, perfect school was gone. Gone. Instead it turned into a dirty, damp school. If a school was like that, would you go there?

Sitting down, shivering with fear, the boy realized what he had done. Tears rolled slowly down his face as he wiped them away. He didn’t know what had happened but he knew he had to get out of the school. FAST. Feeling very upset and embarrassed, the boy sat in silence, wondering what to do. He quickly walked out of the school as fast and quietly as possible.

The boy cautiously walked out the school as he passed the police car. Nervously, he crept along the wet grass to grab his huge, colourful bicycle (luckily, the police officer didn’t notice him). The boy pedaled down the street very quickly as fast as lighting; thinking what he had done wrong.

Cycling really fast, the boy jumped off his bike and into his house. As he arrived, he saw the news on TV. He knew it was about him destroying the school. In a hurry, he packed his everyday-things into a small, brown backpack.

Terrified, the boy heard a sound of doors cracking open. He quickly zoomed into the kitchen; his eyes locked on the door. But once he arrived in front of the door, it was locked! The police now had crashed into his house holding gigantic guns.  The boy looked around for keys; his eyes searched the kitchen until he found them lying on the table. He couldn’t go and grab them so surprisingly, he used his magic powers and quickly retrieved them.

The police were now searching the house as the boy disappeared through the kitchen door. The boy appeared in the dark forest. His legs started to quiver, his mouth began to dry up, he was petrified! As he walked through the forest, his feet crunched on the wood.

As soon as the burning sun fell down, the bright moon rose up in the night sky. The lights from the police car shone on him as he made his way through the woods. The police’s flashlight followed him like a shadow as he ran for his life.

Anxiously, the boy ran and ran through the woods until he got kicked by a police officer. He fell down onto his back; he froze.

” FREEZE!” shouted a police officer with an angry, burning face. He was shouting his head off! The boy looked around, seeing hundreds of police officers surrounding him.

” P-p-p- please let me go, ” the boy stammered. He was shivering with fear, begging the police officers to let him go. Cautiously, the boy tried to run but too many police officers surrounded him. He looked at them, their eyes filled with anger as they moved closer and closer.

The boy fell to his knees and covered his face with his arms. In a sudden, he exploded into a million pieces and blew away all the police officers…

By, Minnie 6J

English Stars of the Month

To reward those who show determination in English, we have created a ‘Stars of English’ newsboard to give recognition to students who are working above and beyond their teachers’ expectations.

See our ‘stars’ this month!

Amy - Y7 - English Star

Amy – Year 7

Amy works incredibly hard in English. Her classwork and homework are always of an excellent standard and show great care and effort.
Ms Brookes

 

 

 

 

Kam - Y10 - English StarKam – Year 10

Kam’s short story this month was fantastic and she put a great deal of effort into writing and redrafting it. Kam is always polite and hardworking, and as a result all of her work is of a similar high standard.
Dr Sweeting

 

 

 

Mint – Year 13

Mint - Y13 English StarThis month, Mint has redrafted her written task, completed two practice questions and volunteered to re-write an essay to improve it. This is representative of the huge effort she has put in since joining Regent’s and Mint has made fantastic progress as a result.
Dr Sweeting

Well done to all of you – keep up the good work!

English Learning Environment Awards 20/11/15

Congratulations to the students who have earned the English Learning Environment (ELE) Award this week!

This award is awarded to the students who demonstrate that they only use English to communicate both in and outside of the classroom thus allowing children (especially those who are not native-English speakers) to become effective English communicators.

PN 1- Lukas
PN 2 – Isla
ND – Mimi
RP – Tae Tae
RN – Puno
1B – Josh
1W – Leon
2T – Justin
2F – Angie
3V – Getter
3M – Peem
4P – Austin
4G – Juna
5T – Faye
5D -Ileen
6N – Heart
6J – Tanya

Mr Vosko Miyu 4G
Mrs Sirisom- Justin 2T
Mr Rumple – Neena 6N
Mr Brown – Mook 6J

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