Chace Community School

40 A Level students and staff watched a fantastic production of ‘Comedians’ by Trevor Griffiths at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith last Thursday evening. The brilliant cast had everyone in stitches, although the serious point about working class oppression and the danger of stereotypes was poignant. Thank you to all students and staff involved for such a successful evening.

Congratulations to our high achievers who received their awards from the Mayor at Enfield's High Achievers Conference on 3rd November. Parents, students and staff celebrated the outstanding GCSE results from high achieving students from all Enfield's secondary schools. During the evening the students learned about the exciting learning opportunities that lie ahead on their 'roads less travelled' from representatives from Cambridge University and UCL.

Drama staff and students are busy rehearsing for 'The Curse of the House of Atreus' which will be coming to Chace at 7pm on 26th and 27th November in the Drama studio. Tickets are on sale now for our latest production.

Congratulations to our determined and dedicated team of cross country runners who were pipped at the post into 2nd place at the recent Borough Cross Country Championships on 12th November. They ran extremely well and made an excellent effort...well done!

Following last year's very successful start, the Age Concern Trans-IT project has entered its second year at Chace. A new group of older students is being mentored and taught how to use the internet and other aspects of ICT by our sixth form volunteers. The project is a real learning experience for all those who take part and has created many friendships between members of the two generations.

Our Post 16 committee led this week's assemblies on the theme, 'Leading Learning at Chace'. Our LEAD LEARNERS described how they, as SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT LEARNERS, lead their learning and support others to be the best they can be. They have HIGH EXPECTATIONS of themselves and are excellent roles models. Last weekend 6th formers encouraged Year 7 students on the 2009 PGL trip to AIM HIGH and SUCCEED.

Our 2009 Year 7 PGL trip to Windmill Hill, East Sussex was the best yet. Thank you to the staff, 6th former and Year 7s who made the weekend so successful.

Thank you to Gary Kousoulou from 'Goodlooking Optics' who led an excellent workshop on presentation skills on 15th October for Chace BTEC Business students and 14 students from Lycée René Descartes de Champs-sur-Marne near Paris. This very successful joint venuture organised by Ms Linney with Mr Levesque enabled French and English students to build bridges and learn together.

’…their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, are all intertwined with our lives, with what we think, say and do. We don’t live alone. We are all members of one body. We are responsible for each other.’ Year 10 members of Chace community heard Inspector Goole explain the importance of community on 14th October when they saw JB Priestley's play in the West End. English staff leading the trip thoroughly enjoyed their evening with such enthusiastic, successful learners.

Vendredi 9 octobre, 28 élèves de seconde (Year 11) ont visité une ville française dans l'Essex. Ils ont beaucoup parlé français. 28 year 11 students visited the Europa Centre in Essex, which is set up like a French village. They practised speaking French as if they were in shops, at the station and in cafes - all excellent preparation for their GCSE speaking exams. Chace staff and the staff at the Europa Centre were very impressed with their confidence and courage as they practised their French.