3855 Accent No 11 Oct 02 - Ashcombe School

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Changes ... to the staffWe welcome many new staff aswell as pupils this term. Havingsaid farewell to departing staff at theend of last term, including Mr Grundywho had spent most of his teachingcareer here, we have a long list ofteachers who have joined us.As many of you will have gleanedfrom the local and national press (seepage 5 ) we have fifteen teachers newto the profession. In the Sciencedepartment Miss Watts, Miss Hall, DrCoultous and Miss Mitchell; in PE MrKetley; in Music, Mr Ashwood; inMaths, Miss Boomer and Mr Robson;in Languages Miss Doherty, MissKoursarou, Mrs Attwell and MrHilgers; in DT, Mr Harrow; inInformation Studies, Mr Vivian, andin English, Miss Whittle.Joining us from other schools areMiss Ramgoolam (DT), Dr Scanlon(English), Miss Ling (Geography), MissWard (History), Miss Bird (Languages),Mr Stobie (Maths), Miss Makinson(PSE / History), Ms Dryden (Head ofSpecial Educational Needs) and MrsJones (RS).Too many names?! Well, here’s aglimpse into the non-working lives ofa few of them.Dr Coultous got her doctorate inchemistry form Durham Universityand before teaching worked in anFMCG company (for the uninitiated,that’s "fast moving consumer goods").Miss Boomer (pictured far right)studied at Glasgow and Exeter. Shehails from Northern Ireland. Sheenjoys travel and hockey.Mr Hilgers (pictured centre above)has taught in France, Germany andLuxembourg and gained his Master’sdegree from Trier in Germany. Heenjoys travel and reading as well asspeaking and learning newlanguages.Mrs Attwell (pictured below left)previously worked for a Germancompany in London. She enjoyssailing and travel. Like MissKoursarou (pictured beneath her) shelists chocolate as one of her passions,so pupils will know what to get thesetwo members of staff for Christmas.Miss Koursarou works off the caloriesas she plays netball, and beforecoming to The Ashcombe she taughtin France.Six of our new staffMrs AttwellMiss KoursarouMr HilgersMr RobsonMiss Bird taught elsewhere inSurrey prior to her move here. Shetoo likes travel and aims to run amarathon one day.Not surprisingly, Mr Ketley(pictured below right) plays cricket,football and rugby to a high standard.He enjoys reading books by BillBryson. He taught in three schools inthe south-east before joining us.And finally, into teaching from a Cityinvestment bank (with a brief momentof fame on ITN at the start of term!) wewelcome Mr Robson (pictured centrebelow) who is a keen cricketer.Mr KetleyMiss BoomerPTAinfo@ashcombe.surrey.sch.ukTheprincipal contacts for youthis year are as follows:• Mandy Ellott (Chair),• Viv Clampitt (Secretary),• Martine Brewer (Treasurer).The PTA funded the Careers Fairlast month and is in the process ofhelping the school raise funds for anew minibus.The sponsored walk(date for next term to beconfirmed) should help this causeconsiderably.If you would like to support thePTA by giving some of your timeand / or skills, please contact anyof the above people by email(address above) or via MrThompson at school.2
Changes ... to the environmentWhilst much internal paintinghas taken place and someshifting of locations, the most eyecatchingtransformation has takenplace outside the Sixth Form Centrewhere the grassed area has beenlevelled and bricked over to form anopen piazza-style area. Picnicbenches have been ordered by thePTA working party and will beerected shortly. If any of you wouldlike to join this group for a couple ofhours on a Saturday morning onceper half term, please contact ChrisBarker on 07941 415802.You might then see aphotograph of the finished productwith you in it in the next edition ofAccent on Ashcombe.In need of a makeover!Below: The finished piazzaLeft and right: Work in progressDates for 2003-04Autumn Term:starts Wednesday 3rd Septemberand ends Thursday 18th December[half term w/b Monday 27 October]Spring Term:starts Monday 5th January andends Friday 2nd April[half term w/b Monday 16February]Summer Term:starts Monday 19th April andends Wednesday July 21st[half term w/b Monday 31 May]3
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Page 7 and 8: Sport at The AshcombeVolleyballInte
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Page 11 and 12: International Links and Visitsmeals
Page 13 and 14: Language Classes ... for Parents“
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