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Volume: 13  Days  6 - 10   week beginning Monday 14th December 2009


Dear Parent/Guardian and Pupil

Year 11 mock exams; access to the school site
Please could all year 11 students note that access to the site will be through the main gates on Tetherdown during the mock exams.  The gates will be opened for a short time before and after each exam to allow students to enter or leave the site.  Access through North Wing and Twyford Avenue will not be possible during the school day.

Yr 10 Mathematics Mock Exam 
Sets 1 and 7-10 will be sitting a mathematics mock examination on Thursday 17th December in the gym.  It will consist of 2 papers: the first is non-calculator starting at 8.50am; the second is the calculator paper starting at 2pm.  Equipment will not be given out.

Set 1 also has a statistics mock examination in the hall on Friday 18th December starting at 8.50am.

Pupils involved have study leave for the day of the examination only.

Examination Certificates
Student's who sat exams last summer can collect their certificates from: -
 
            GCSE              Room 103S (Exams Office) during break, lunchtime or after school
            AS                   From Mrs J. Patel, Sixth form Office
            A2                    By arrangement with Mrs J. Patel, Sixth form Office
 
Exam boards will no longer replace lost/destroyed certificates so please ensure you file them away safely, as some employers insist on the production of original certificates.  You will also need the information when completing UCAS applications.

Duke of Edinburgh Award
Well done to the second group of Gold participants who took part in a week's training in the Brecon Beacons in November.  They experienced challenging weather conditions with winds of up to 100mph on the peaks. Not a problem for hardy Muswell Hillers!  Thanks to Ms. T. Paul and Mr. S. Cox for making the trip possible.

YEAR 12: Gold meeting     in South Wing Hall on Monday  14th December at 1pm
YEAR 10: Bronze meeting in South Wing Hall on Tuesday 17th December at 8am

Fortismere Choir
Mr. E. Jeffries writes "Fortismere Choir will be singing carols at the Pocket Park, opposite the John Baird public house at the end of Princes Avenue, Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill at    1 p.m. Saturday 12th December, in aid of cancer charities.

A plea from the English Department:
Does anybody have a copy of the board game 'Cluedo' that they would be willing to donate to the English Department to help with the teaching of one of our units?  If you do have one that you do not use/need anymore, could you contact me please?
nyoung@fortismere.haringey.sch.uk
Thank you very much.

Change of address and contact telephone numbers for parents/guardians
Please inform Mrs L. Williams, South Wing, of any change in address or contact telephone numbers in writing, by telephone, 0208 365 4466 or email lwilliams@fortismere.haringey.sch.uk.

Student MLE Usernames and Passwords
Mr. Z. Hoeben (MLE Co-ordinator) writes "There have been some unfortunate problems surrounding student usernames and passwords on the MLE due to unannounced and currently irreversible changes by Fronter and through our provider RM Haringey. We apologise if students are unable to log in and we have been informed that the details are being reset and should be complete by the beginning of next week.  In the meantime, if a student needs to access the MLE to view department resource rooms only, please use the generic account:

Website: www.fronter.com/haringey/login
Username: studentguest
Password: fortismere

When the new accounts have been confirmed, I will be uploading tutor group lists of student usernames to each Year Room on the MLE, where students can view their details.  There will also be a hard copy put up in North and South Wing Halls.  Student passwords should be the same as before, but if this is not the case, they should inform their form tutor, who will arrange for it to be reset via IT support.

Thank you for your patience!"

Fortismere Chess Club
Mr Renner writes:  Another fine performance by Fortismere's chess team, defeating Latymer School by 4 ½ - 1 1/2.  Congratulations to our team: Tom Villiers (13.4), Tibor Jones (11M), Simon Wilks (9O), Oliver Glick (12.2), Jialu Chang (11O) and  William Bowler (11I), now just 2 matches away from becoming Zone 10 Champions in the Yately Manor National Schools Chess Championship.  The Chess Club meets on Friday in T09 (next time: December 11) - all are welcome

From the Library:
Christmas present idea for the readers in the family: a subscription to Puffin Post.  The Puffineer receives 6 fun packed magazines a year, a fabulous membership pack and 6 free books www.puffinpost.co.uk .  Or go to your local bookshops - as well as Muswell Hill Bookshop, we also highly recommend The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green for a small, quirky and very friendly experience!

Cathy Hopkins fans - a date for your diaries.  Cathy will be in the library on Tuesday 12th January and is happy to meet and chat with students at lunchtime.

Lost Property
All lost property must be collected by Wednesday 16 December.  After this date anything remaining will be going to the charity shops.

Yours sincerely,

Aydin Önaç
Head