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1 Spring 2017 Top Points this week Yer 7 n ll ie el di m Pr Ab in ce d Yer 8 Yer 9 b li n Co Z i ny r Ty Du ej on l Yer 10 Yer 11 Gi n Well done to ll the students who erned plce on this week s rewrds trip to Putt in the Prk. It sounds like gret fternoon ws hd by ll nd it shows it pys off to follow the Six Pillrs! It ws lso gret to see such good turnout t Yer 9 options evening this week. It mkes me feel so proud to see so mny of you tking such n interest in the next step of your cdemic creers. Well done lso to the choir who hve hd busy week t the Ark Schools Sing into Spring event nd singing t the Town Hll lst night. I hope you ll hve restful hlf term. n Mi Ci Spotted t APA hi s Down ey As mm f ro Mess ge Student Newsletter ~

2 Newsletter Spring 2017 APA Community Messges from the HoY Yer 7 - Miss Cmeron Congrtultions on nother successful hlf term! Despite the cold it s been gret to her bout how you ve been getting on. Shout out to our mini-golfers, in prticulr Ti who mde the effort to thnk ll of her techers nd is gret representtive of our yer 7 community. Specil mention to 7ABR who rocked the Tutor Olympics this hlf term, hope you enjoyed the Hribo! Looking forwrd to our Movie Night next hlf term, s well s seeing wht else you guys get up to! Hve restful brek. Yer 8 - Miss Binghm The Str of the Week this week is Louise Chesters. Enjoy hlf term nd tke time to reflect on wht hs been very busy hlf term. Don t forget to work through your revision booklets to give yourself the best chnce of showing wht you re relly cpble of in the Ester ssessments. Yer 9 - Ms Hrvey Yer 9, It ws fntstic seeing so mny of you t our Options Evening; ending ks3 nd moving into ks4 is the first step in crving YOUR futures. I look forwrd to meeting nd discussing your options with you nd ensuring tht you pick the best subjects for YOU! I d like to end the hlf term on some positives so huge well done to the following: I hd DT lesson with yer 9 s nd Mrk nd Mnni showed brillint tem work helping their peers. Gret commitment from both. Mr Sheehy Joseph. In French he is 100% focused, works to the best of his bility nd lwys sks for chllenge or n extension tsk. Joseph hs been continully enthusistic nd committed to French this yer. He is role model to other students. Ms McMilln Could you let them know how impressed I hve been with Yer 9 s whole rising to the chllenge of plying with scripts cretively in Drm. They re working towrds performing extrcts from the ply Chtroom for their drm ssessment next hlf-term. I will let you know when they re performing so tht you cn mybe see few! Ms Young Junyd nd Juzih hve been stnd out scientists this term. Thinking criticlly nd sking excellent questions, they hve developed their skill in science nd pushed themselves nd their understnding forwrds impressively Mi huge improvement in ttitude nd effort regulrly completing extension work Reeym gret strt to new set this ½ term. Amzing work nd lwys iming for extension. All of 9 set 4 ll chieved t lest 10 out of 12 in test on Romeo nd Juliet J. Ms Tylor Agustin for consistently producing outstnding homework in history. Sch for mking gret progress in his essy writing in history. Connor for mking gret contributions in history lessons. Ms Opoku. Hve gret, restful hlf term. Ms Hrvey 2

3 Newsletter Spring 2017 APA Community Messges from the HoY continued Yer 10 - Miss McMilln Yer 10, Congrtultions on nother fntstic hlf term. You hve worked relly hrd nd I hve noticed very mture ttitude in so mny of you towrds yours studies nd reltionships. Well done to the following who hve 100% ttendnce! Come nd see me for prize AMPONSAA-SAFO, Brend BROWN, Shkir COYLE, Shni GIORDANO ZANINI, Luis Felipe MOHAMMED, Lyl REVA, Anton ROGERS, Tylr-Morgn SMART, Robyn You re now officilly hlf wy through your GCSE Course. This time next yer you will hve covered ll content nd the revision will begin. It s time for you to reflect on how much you hve chieved nd how fr there is to go. Enjoy your holidys, I look forwrd to seeing you when we come bck. Miss McMilln Yer 11 - Miss Lke Yer 11, Well done to you ll s whole, it definitely seems tht you re ll working much hrder in lessons. Mny of you re strting to come in erly nd study in the librry nd most of you re tking the opportunity fter school to work with techers during intervention. But let s not get complcent! The next few months re bout you mintining this stndrd of commitment, strting with your holidy intervention sessions. Attendnce to these is compulsory, so mke sure you re here nd on time. I relly don t wnt to be coming to pick nyone up next week! First week bck fter hlf term will be your finl prents evening n importnt chnce to discuss your exmintion entries, revision mterils you should work through nd the resources you will need, so plese ensure you book your ppointments with ll of your techers. Lstly, ttendnce! Still n issue for some which needs to chnge. Dys off will only increse the pressure on you to ctch up, the opposite of wht you ll need or wnt t this time. Let s strt to get it right nd get it better! Our Strs of the week! Teon Piedde nd Dnny Durn-Bejrno I received the following e-mil from Mr Sheehn: Helped me out on Tuesdy with yer 7 footbll club. Good role models nd positive towrds younger students offering them dvice nd encourgement. Also the following students in my Fridy core PE lesson re helpful nd hve been committed to lerning bout helth nd fitness, giving 100% doing so: Shmeille Grnt Ashi Abeberese Lin Mrshll 3

4 House Positive Points - Running Totls These totls reflect the net points (negtive subtrcted from positive) of ll the students in ech house dded together. Remember, to be wrded positive points nd led your house to victory you must follow our Six Pillrs! Its lso importnt to tke prt in house sporting events nd competitions to ply n ctive role in our school community! APA Aspiring Messge from the Student Council Newsletter Spring 2017 Brunel McQueen Rowling Turing Microwve mel for one plese - There s no Vlentines love for Turing House who re still bottom of the House legue this week with lukewrm 6756 points. I ws hoping for perfume... but only lnding petrol sttion flowers, Brunel House re in third plce with 7604 points. One lrge popcorn combo... Ornge Wednesdys nd slp up mel t Pizz Express re in order for McQueen House who re just shy of the top spot with 8324 points. She sid yes!... Romntic getwy to Pris with be for Rowling House who hve secured the top for the end of this hlf term with dremy 8335 points. A huge congrtultions to : Tyrese Feron Kyrn Tylor Andri Kmil Alfie Astley For being selected to prticipte in the UCL Sutton Scholrs progrmme! It s gret opportunity to find out wht life t one of the UK s best university is like. Keep your eye open for more opportunities to find out bout life t universities ll round the UK. This week we hve discussed in our meetings bout wht to do for comic relief nd wht trips to do for ech yer on trips dy. Hopefully the suggestion box will be out fter hlf term, plese plce ll your ides in the box. Brend nd Ftim The Rel Inspector Hound APA s next School Production will be The Rel Inspector Hound! I would like to congrtulte ll those students who hve come forwrd for uditions over the lst 2 weeks. The list of nmes of successful students who hve been given n cting role within the ply will be posted up on the Drm room door from Mondy 20th Februry. Those students who hve not been given role this time round should continue to come to Drm Club on Mondys fter school to be given the opportunity to be in nother performnce event. The first rehersls will be on Thursdy 23rd Februry t pm Mrs Young Big Up Box Big up Louise for being the best Amber Big up ll my girls you know who you re Luren Big up Keno for helping me with my revision Big up to ll those ttending extr-curriculr clubs Mr Sheehn Big up Tig becuse I don t know Big up Ndi for being hilrious, crzy nd gorgeous Amber Big up Srh in reception, Smir in reception, An Juli in 7KBL nd Miss Hrvey in English Big up Rowen Mensh for helping me with my homework Big up Kier for cheering me up Miss Hrvey Big up Tig for being Tig Big up Nssim for being my best friend JJ Big up Amber for being hilrious nd my bestie Luren Big up the Yer 7 footbll tem for being so hrdworking Mr Sheehn Big up Srh from reception Big up Kyle for being my best boy friend Amber Big up Louise, love you! Luren Big up Amber, love you! Big up Lou for being mzing Ndi Big up Sm for being the best weirdo ever Big up Ti H for being so polite Miss Hrvey Big up Ndi, Amber, Luren nd Smmy for being the best <3 Big up Tony for being gret techer Big up 7 En-5 for being superstrs Miss Hrvey Big up Mr Sheehn for being the coolest techer 4

5 APA Physicl Eduction deprtment PE Deprtment Sports Assistnts (KS4 nd Sixth Form only) Due to our growing numbers in extr-curriculr clubs we re looking for PE Deprtment Sports Assistnts for the following clubs. Girls Footbll Yer 7 Boys Footbll Bdminton Lunchtime footbll Lunchtime sports hll clubs Overll, the im of the role is to support PE stff during Extr Curriculr clubs nd help mnge our sport s tems. This will include ttending extr-curriculr clubs nd helping set up/collect equipment s well s ssisting with wrm up, smll tem gmes nd refereeing. It my lso include ttending sports fixtures, writing weekly news for our newsletter nd supporting the PE deprtment in the running of sports house competitions.. If you would like to pply plese spek to Mr Hyden or Mr Sheehn to rrnge n interview time. PE Pillr Students of the week. Effort Sufnn Khn Commitment Miles Sewell Community Teon Piedde & Dnny Durn-Bejrno Independence Dvi Fortes Temwork Jhvrni Gordon Enthusism Clesse Nymn Upcoming fixtures nd events: Tuesdy 21 st Februry: Yer 7 v Burlington Dnes (Cncelled) Tuesdy 28 th Februry: Yer 7 v Southfields Acdemy (Legue Southfields Fridy 17 th Mrch: Ntionl Junior Rowing Lee Vlley Centre