Hadley Wood News July 2011

INSIDE THIS MONTHS ISSUE

Goodbye and
Goodbye Mrs Loizides. Hadley Wood’s
Primary School Headteacher retires.
Playground. Update on the upgrade

Thank You Louiza.
Ami Northam. Walks (20 miles!) for Charity.
Letter from Westminster. David Burrowes
reports.

We will all miss you.
WI. Olympic site visit.
HADLEY WOOD NEWS
JULY 2011 ISSUE

Black Eyed Peas concert. Mia gets a Royal lift.
Church Centenary Tea.
Bikes R Us
Profile. Mrs Louiza Loizides. Head Teacher
Hadley Wood Primary school.

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wondered. Always
used to be.) ‘Actually’
she replies, ‘It was!’
Then to the Central
Foundation Girl’s
School in the City and
then on to Teachers
Training at St Gabriel’s
now amalgamated with
London University’s
Goldsmith’s College. ‘I
wanted to be a teacher
from about the age of
eight’. Then teaching
practice in Camberwell cannot help noticing her calm and
and by way of contrast understanding manner. It’s easy to see
a spell in a small village why she was so good at liaison and
school in Suffolk. coping with the diplomatic difficulties of
Profile Louiza started teaching at a school in going to work at a failing school.
Hackney, then married and later took a Aged forty four, Louiza decided to
Waiting outside a Headteacher’s study break to bring up their two sons. Once study for an MA in Education at Hertford,
can bring back painful memories. Not so the boys started school it was back to attending the University for two nights a
at Hadley Wood’s Primary School. teaching part time in Haringey and later week over four years. ‘I was lucky to have
Meeting Mrs Loizides was as usual a full time at Oakthorpe Infants School, such a supportive family otherwise it
welcoming and friendly experience which amalgamated with the Junior would have been too difficult’ she says.
though a little sad. Unbelievably School to become a Primary. In all Louiza ‘But I loved the course and the reading. It
retirement beckons. I asked her if she was there for 17 years taking on was such a stimulus’. Following her
would not mind mentioning some past responsibility for Maths and ICT. She degree she moved to Latymer All Saints
history. Born and bred in Camden Town loved working with other teachers and Primary school in Edmonton as Assistant
of Greek Cypriot parents she attended All sharing knowledge and practice. She Head Teacher and then Deputy
Souls School in Foley St behind The was a leading teacher in Maths and Headteacher. This was another failing or
Middlesex Hospital. ‘Any special modelled lessons to teachers from other ‘Special Measures’ school. Louiza
memories’ I ask. ‘Well I was May Queen schools as well as working one year with worked closely with the newly formed
in 1962, voted in by the other children’ the Local Authority Mathematics Team senior management and within six
she replies with a smile. ‘Actually I was a delivering maths training sessions to months the school was out of special
bit shy. But I loved drama and sport’. She other teachers. It was at Oakthorpe that measures. Within two years she applied
came 6th in a London Schools event and she gained her knowledge and skills in and was thrilled to be given the Headship
as a result was chosen to run in the first senior management. She was able to use at Hadley Wood Primary. ‘I liked the size
ever girls National Cross Country these skills as part of a team that of the school (245 children at that time),
competition for girls in Rochdale supported a nearby failing school in and the culture of high quality teaching’.
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were all so proud of the school we need
not have worried.’
They have also won several other
awards: Healthy schools Award, Leading
Parent Partnership Award, Basic Quality
Mark, the NACE Award, and we are
currently working towards out TAILORING AND REPAIRS BY EXPERTS
International Award. There is also the
Are now pleased to welcome to their team,
Sing up Gold Award. Music is a strong
Dentists with specialist interests in:
provision at the school and about 80
Endodontics (Root Canal Therapy) children are currently learning to play
by Dr Marta Suarez instruments. There is a choir and an
orchestra and concerts are held every
Orthodontics, including incognito braces
by Dr Shahla Rahman
frankly it’s been an honour to be in
Periodontics charge of such an excellent group of
(All treatments for gum health) teachers and children. But I am not sure
by Dr Riccardo Zambon how I feel. It will probably come home to
Please enquire at our practice Reception me when I have actually finished’.
I get up and make my apologies for
16 Crescent West, Hadley Wood, keeping her away from her duties. ‘Before
Barnet, Herts, EN4 OEJ. you go’ she adds ‘I should say that I wish
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SHOWTIME Hadley Wood School and my successor
Miss Beverley Benson every happiness
atmosphere and the international feel of and success for the future’.
the school. Louiza mentioned the DINNER I leave the school and make my way
importance of teaching children about

back home across the field. What a lady
different cultures, religions and beliefs so and how we will all miss her.
that through this knowledge children Friday19th August Rod Armstrong
have understanding, tolerance and An evening of music inspired by London’s
West End theatre productions. Resident Pianist
respect for others.
Paul Jaffa and colleagues will entertain you with Hadley Wood
I asked her what was she most proud
of. ‘Hmm’ a pause. ‘Lots of things. Our
their take on both classic and modern songs. Community Playground
Enjoy a sparkling wine and canapé reception,
partnership with families has been very 3 course meal followed by coffee, tea Renovation –
successful. There’s a lot of interaction and chocolates.
Public Consultation
with parents and we work in partnership £45.95 per person. Payment with booking.
with them. What else? ‘I think we have a Meeting Update
very good teaching programme. The The HWCPR is now looking at
importance of the three R’s is WEST LODGE PARK
playground designs and the size of the
fundamental but we give the children a YO U R C O U N T RY R E T R E AT

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very rich and broad curriculum. We have Email: wlpreception@bealeshotels.co.uk Web: www.bealeshotels.co.uk playground and the community. A
been very successful in the way we section of the field around the existing
deliver our Creative Curriculum. I must playground has been marked out with
have looked puzzled. ‘We ask the class term. The school has a music specialist, posts and rope to show the maximum
to vote for a topic and then teach about it. Mrs Haines. The school also received an area the playground will cover. (The
For example chocolate has been a Active award for sport. The children play photo shows the proposed perimeter
favourite topic this year. So we taught the Rounders, netball, football, handball, kindly and cheerfully demonstrated by
children about the processes of melting tennis, gymnastics and athletics and children from the primary school. Many
and solidifying, visited Cadbury’s factory, have an annual sports day. ‘I thought many thanks to Mrs Loizides and the
reading Charlie and the Chocolate sport was not a priority in schools teachers who went to the trouble of
factory, making different flavoured anymore’ I ask. She shakes her head and organising this.)
chocolate ourselves etc etc. The children leans forward.’ We feel strongly that the To ensure that the community are fully
love this approach and it is very effective’. children should be good sports people
What about special awards? ‘Well and especially be able to win or lose
probably our best moment was being gracefully. We make a point of
judged as an ‘Outstanding’ School by acknowledging and valuing all the
Ofsted in 2008. This was based on an children whether they are winners or not’.
inspection, a review of the children’s Louiza goes on to talk about the
results, observing the teachers at work, children. She’s obviously very proud of
talking to the children, staff and parents.’ them and of the school. ‘How does it feel’
‘Stressful’ I asked. Louiza smiled. ‘Well I ask ‘to be on the verge of retirement’?
you never know what the children are ‘Well, I do have mixed emotions’ she
going to say at any one moment but they replies ‘I really love this job and quite

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Charity
Ten year old Ami Northam, grand- web: www.celebritiesguild.org.uk
daughter of Gill Gutteridge and John Jill
Northam, has recently completed a
marathon 20 mile walk to raise money for Need’ who will use the funds raised to Arch, Speaker’s Corner (where Ami
school children of her own age in Africa. equip a newly built primary school in extended her vocabulary!), Buckingham
Ami has had a long held ambition to Sierra-Leone, a country where many of Palace and in to Green Park and St
enhance the lives of children in Africa and the schools were destroyed by the 10 James’s Park. They hobbled past Big
came up with the idea of undertaking a year civil war. Ben and the Houses of Parliament,
sponsored walk. She selected a After a few months of training, Ami set across Westminster Bridge (bypassing a
wonderful charity called ‘Wherever the out with her dad, Chris, at 5.30 a.m. on a man carrying a snake !) and then took in
fine morning in early June. The target the London Eye and The Tate Gallery on
was to walk from Ami’s School, Monken the South Bank. The famous dome of St
Hadley, to St Paul’s Cathedral, trying to Paul’s Cathedral was a sight for sore
stay off-road as much as possible. Their eyes (and very sore feet!) but a final
walk took them across Hadley Common sprint up the steps saw them complete
where they linked up with the Dollis Valley the task by about 2 p.m. The total
Greenwalk which leads all the way to the distance walked was just over 20 miles
housing maze of Hampstead Garden which entailed taking an impressive
Suburb. A chance encounter with the 49,306 steps !
previous owner of Ami’s home in Barnet While somewhat bedraggled and very
helped set them back on track towards wet, Ami felt a deep sense of satisfaction
Hampstead Heath. in successfully completing a challenging
Once off the Heath, they walked over task and, most importantly, had raised
Primrose Hill and then into Regents Park, money to fund much needed equipment
at which point the heavens opened. for children far less privileged than
Undeterred, the duo made a quick visit herself.
to Sherlock Holmes’ House on Baker Fundraising is still ongoing – thanks to
Street and then carried on to Marble a number of very generous donors, Ami

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Centenary Summer Tea
St Paul’s continues to celebrate its ‘Bayeux Tapestry’ painted by Peter
Centenary year; this time with a delicious Moore a previous lay reader at St Paul’s
summer tea attended by forty local Church depicting the history of this
residents. The pews were all pushed corner of Hertfordshire.
back, tables with attractive tablecloths Tania Hawkins spoke about her
were brought in and whilst guests Christian faith and highlighted all that St
watched a DVD of past church fetes and Paul’s has come to mean to her and her
the centenary week-end celebrations, a family.
superb home-made tea was served. Two of the guests were only seven
Jeff Hammer, who trained as a classical years younger than the church! – and
pianist before moving into the world of loved having their childhood memories accommodation and also a better
professional music where he worked with revived. One guest wrote this in her environment. The new families soon to
many top artists, played some nostalgic thank you letter: “Gleaming silver, move in to the area will want not just
music from the shows. beautiful bone china and a delicious tea quality housing but quality air. Hundreds
Photographs of the past era were on all combined to make this an of waste trucks from seven North London
display together with the Hadley Wood unforgettable event.” Boroughs and Barnet Council's depot
Jill Northam driving along the A406 are not what these
Photos taken by Vanessa Northam new residents will have bargained for.
During the same week in Parliament I
took up the case of a long standing
Letter from Westminster resident of the same area, Gary
One of the things I enjoy about being an Mckinnon, the computer hacker who is
MP is the variety. Last month for example facing extradition to the US and has
I was campaigning against the Aspergers Syndrome. I was
plans to develop a huge waste pleased that Gary's case was
management site at Pinkham the subject of discussions
Way on the A406. I also visited between President Obama
the new properties along the and the Prime Minister and will
A406 which are now largely free continue to press for Gary to
of squatters and squalor and stay in the UK.
being redeveloped. The Some things though are
regeneration of this area will be similar at this time of year,
greatly helped by better namely concerned parents

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complaining about too few good school on 9th September from 5pm at Walker
places being available for their children. Cricket Ground, Waterfall Road N14. It is
There are areas in N14 and N21 which in aid of Nightingale Community Hospice
have unfortunately become 'black holes' Trust and Enfield Good Samaritan
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parents teachers and businessmen Women’s Institute.
for new ‘free’ primary and secondary On the 22nd June the Hadley Wood W.I.
schools in or near to Palmers and guests set off by coach to the
Green. Details can be found at Olympic Village site. After coffee we
www.northlondonfreeschools.co.uk and visited an adjacent building where we
www.greekorthodoxschool.org.uk had an excellent overview of the huge
Finally, a date for the diary. I have my Olympic area. A member of Newham
annual charity cricket match coming up Council gave an interesting and

Mia gets a Royal lift.
Given that Editors should never mention their own families we had some
misgivings about including this article. Nevertheless it was rather a special event
and we hope you will forgive us. The grandchildren came over from Norway last
week. Our elder son took the girls and their mother to the Black Eyed Peas informative talk on the progress of the
concert in Hyde Park. By a lucky chance they were in the VIP section and not far Olympic village, emphasising the legacy
from Prince Harry. of the site after the games with its range
At some stage Harry noticed Mia could not see over the heads of the surrounding of new affordable housing, shops,
adults and asked her if she would like to sit on his shoulders. ‘Er yes’ said Mia, schools, parks, transport infrastructure,
practically passing out. ‘If you fall off’ medical and sports facilities. A tour of the
said the Prince ‘Its not my fault. Are we area and lunch at Caribbean restaurant
cool?’ ‘Are we cool’ thought Mia sitting completed the day. Mrs. Gloria Neal was

there in a daze for two songs. ‘We sure thanked for organising such an
are’! interesting outing.

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really nice’ said Mia ‘Very friendly’. The
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Bridge beginners class. just about to begin!!!
Eighteen weeks after starting in February The beginners course is now
the beginners bridge players had their finished for this year but we will
first taste of a bridge competition. Eleven consider an improvers course
members of the Hadley Wood Bridge next year and if there is demand
club kindly volunteered to partner each then a new beginners session
beginner on the final night at St Paul's will start in January 2012.
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