22nd March 2019 Grange Academy Supports Comic Relief Friday 15th March 2019 was Comic Relief Day. Grange Academy supported this worthwhile cause with style. Students came into school in mufti for a £1 donation. The afternoon was great fun. Staff gave students a fantastic afternoon of music and fun. Staff lip-synced to Abba (Dancing Queen), Village People (YMCA) and Spice Girls (Spice up Your Life). The students then voted with the largest cheers and claps. The winners were!! Spice Girls who performed again to an excited audience. Students also had the opportunity to vote for Jelly Wellies at 20p a go. They were voting for Miss Assink, Mrs Morris or Mrs Thomas to wear boots filled with jelly. Miss Assink was the winner, or maybe not!! The afternoon was a lot of fun. Thank you to Alfie’s mum (S2) for making such a fantastic red nose cake. It was delicious. The total raised on the day was £225.36. Staff Allen: I was good at Miss Friggens: I love a dancing in the good excuse to dress up! assembly! I liked the When we were waiting to YMCA! perform it was a bit scary Daniela: I liked the and nerve-racking. Abba cake sale because I like were a tough act to cakes. I didn’t have a follow! The children were ticket so Kade bought all very supportive and me a ticket. Thank you my sailor hat was very Kade. popular in the S1B playground with Elm and Zack: I liked the different bands, I liked the Village Willow class! People, because it was very good. Mrs Porter: The afternoon on Friday was really good, it Jazmin: It was fun, I enjoyed the day, I liked the crowd. was lovely to see the staff and children all coming Brooke: I liked the show, I liked Abba, because they are together to have fun. The Spice Girls stole the show with my favourite. their performance. A star was born in S2 class, for one Finley: I liked all the teachers in their costumes, I voted afternoon only Mr Eden became the stunning Baby for Mrs Thomas for the jelly wellies but she didn’t win. Spice! We raised money for a good cause and had fun S2 at the same time, what could be better? Pietro: My favourite part of Comic Relief was the staff Mrs Glowocz: What a fantastic afternoon. We had performing as ABBA, I liked the song, also it was very ABBA! We had The Village People! We had the Spice funny to see Mr Eden in a dress. Girls! And did the pupils enjoy it? Yes, they did! We Tommy: I enjoyed the entire range of events that were could have been at Wembley! put on for us in the afternoon for Comic Relief because A great afternoon for a great they were comical (funny). The funniest part was when cause. Mr Eden came on stage in a blue wig and a pink dress. Mrs Blair: After the event had Chloe: I enjoyed the afternoon on Friday, my favourite finished, so many students said was when Mr Eden danced on stage how much they had enjoyed wearing a blue wig and a pink dress, I the afternoon, it was so nice to really wanted Mrs Morris to wear the see them laughing, joining in jelly wellies but Miss Assink got the with the singing and dancing. I most votes to wear them. do think we have not seen the Rio: Friday afternoon was fun, I saw last of fun shows like this. Mr Eden in a dress and lots of other Ms Charnock: It was a fantastic staff dressed up. Miss Assink had to day and the concert was wear the jelly wellies, it was funny but excellent. What a joy to see so I really wanted Mrs Morris to wear many staff and students them. together on the stage and Leon: My favourite part of the having fun. We raised over £200 and the students have afternoon was Sir wearing a ridiculous dress, this made learnt so much about helping others whilst enjoying me laugh. The rest was OK but all for a good cause. having a great time together. Thank you to everyone Sixth Form who took part. Kate: There was dancing, I enjoyed the music- YMCA. I Oak Class liked the YMCA band. Mr Eden had blue hair, he looked Kaleem: It was funny, jelly welly! so funny! Chibunna: They was singing, lip-syncing. It was good. We Jennifer: The teachers were dressed up as Abba, Spice bought cakes for Kaleem’s birthday from the bake sale Girls and the Village People. Ms Assink was in Abba, so and shared. was Mr James, Mrs Glowocz and Ms Charnock. I was Dove Class supporting Abba and the Spice Girls. It was funny and Oliver: I found the jelly wellies funny, especially when Miss exciting watching Abba. Assink wore them. Thamid: I was laughing a lot at all the dancing. The Alex R: I liked the Y.M.C.A. group. Mr Kilcoyne was very YMCA dancers made me laugh the most. The teachers funny doing his singing. were wearing costumes but I could still recognise them. Irfanul: I liked the music in the concert and watching Miss Willow Assink dance. Max: It was so Brook: I thought it was funny seeing Mr Eden cool. I danced on in a dress and a wig. the stage. Sam: I liked the Spice Girls and Y.M.C.A. Kyle: It was Howard Class hilarious. Miss Ewan: I really enjoyed the cake sale and the show was Assink dance really funny! I was shouting really loud for the Spice Girls! moves were funny. My favourite part was everyone dancing on stage. Toby: Miss Assink Gabriel: I enjoyed the assembly because it was fun! Mr took her socks off Eden was wearing a white dress with a blue wig! and put her feet in Nathan: I really enjoyed the cake sale and the assembly. the jelly wellies. It was so funny to see the spice girls dressed wearing Tristan: And her different clothing! balloons popped.

FA People’s Cup Oak Class News Grange Academy are Team oak have been very proud of these 3 busy this week. We players. They will be have played representing interactive games and Bedfordshire in the FA completed word People’s Cup on Sunday 24th searches too. Oak March @ Kempston Rovers completed their World Football Ground. Book Day data, using block graphs and Dove Class News pictograms from their tally charts and the Dove class have a new classroom projector so the answers to their questions. We have students can have a better interactive learning continued on our compliment quest, by experience. The students would like you to read filling up our bucket with compliments and their comments on how the new projector will help practicing saying them with nice facial their learning: expression and voices. Alex R: The projector has brighter colours for our Chibunna: If your friend is speaking to you interactive whiteboard and the letters are clearer. and you say, ‘Why are you talking?’ and Irfanul: The old projector had a pink colour and not listen, that will spill their bucket. If you the new one is better than the old one. speak nicely to your friend and tell them Alex W: We have a new Sonic projector with HDMI what you like, ’I love your smile’, that will fill super colour. The old projector was pretty old and bland but the new will everyone’s bucket! My bucket is not help to me educate better. above my head, it’s inside my body. Brook: The new projector is more colourful, Jake: In my busy book, I was looking for e- the old one was bland. e, ea, ee, a-e, ai, ay. When I found them I Joshua: When the projector was being was highlighting them. fitted I didn’t want to do my work because I Kaleem: I liked the bucket story! (And wanted to watch the electric technology. touching the pictures on the clever touch When I am sitting in the choose area I can for ee sound). see it much better. Aishah: I said Jamie: The machines look the same but the “Good job!” to fill new one is lighter. I think it is better. up a bucket. I like Sam: It’s amazing, we see a big picture! the bucket story. Amy: This morning I tried really hard to Howard Class News make my voice Howard Class took part in a Skype different when we call to Whipsnade Zoo on were doing Wednesday morning. The class compliments. were able to see and speak to Joshua: Basketball. Sam from Whipsnade Zoo and to ask any questions they had before their visit to Whipsnade on Sixth Form News Thursday. Sixth Form Kade: I think the Skype went have been quite well. It was funny because thinking some people couldn’t see the about the meerkat because it was qualifications camouflaged in its habitat. they have Aarman: I think the Skype was good because now we know the already people working in the zoo are friendly and they told us if we get lost to achieved last look for their badge and that they will have the teachers’ phone year and numbers. what they Gabriel: I really liked the Skype call because of the meerkats because are working I really like meerkats. It is good that we have done this so that we know towards this what will be there now. year. They Nathan: It was a really good idea to do the Skype because we can organised this information and other see what’s going on in Whipsnade Zoo and we got to see the animals information about their work experience on with the video camera. to a CV, which they can use when they are Allen: I was a little bit scared about the roaring sounds but Sam told looking for a job. me that there is a fence to keep me safe. Kate: I used the computer to type my name. Harry: Well I liked the lions we saw on the Skype call, they looked big. Jennifer: We used the computer to write our They were terrifying! It was useful to see some of the animals before we CVs on Microsoft Word. We chose a CV go to the zoo because we need to feel prepared for the trip. template, to organise the information. I Daniella: The meerkats climbed the mountain and it was funny! I liked chose a colourful CV so it would stand out. doing the Skype video…. But at least I didn’t see bees! Thamid: I wrote two CVs, the second CV I wrote independently, it was much quicker. S1A News We are going to give our CVs to Mrs Morris, This was an important week for S1A. They she will use them for finding work experience took their Level 1 Food and Cookery next year. exam. Mrs Porter gave up a whole day Georgina: We need a CV to apply for a job. to work intensively with them to prepare You put your name, contact information, for the exam, and the students all did your old work placements and qualifications their best and worked well together. you have. Tiffany: On Monday we came to school RSE News instead of work experience to revise and In RSE we have been practice for our exam. making chatterboxes. K’Leeer: Mrs Porter helped us to prepare Amy: I like coming for the exam on Tuesday. I think we did well. into the PLC. It’s not Jamie: I found the exam hard at the start, but it got easier as I loud. relaxed. Chibunnah: Things Robert: Some of us had a scribe who wrote for us. They wrote down are so nice and we what we said. I remembered what my friend had for lunch and used learn about polite it in one of my answers. words. Tanvir: We also had teachers as readers to read the questions to us. Kaleem: I like coming They are not allowed to help us or give us the answers though. to the different classroom.

S1B News These past few weeks we Next week we are have been learning about making scones. I don’t afternoon tea and how to like jam so I will just have set a dinner table. These cream. were taught in Food Tech Brooke: For the afternoon and Life Skills. We are tea, I practice making a working towards a unit cup of tea with different award for setting a dining flavours. I liked the table in Food Tech and in peppermint tea. Life Skills we are learning Natasha: For the when afternoon tea is served and all the food and drinks afternoon tea, we have made finger sandwiches, a that could be served. We are enjoying both lessons and ginger cake and next week we will be making something we will keep you posted with what we learn in both yummy for our afternoon tea, I wonder what it will be. lessons in the coming weeks. Tino: In Food Tech we had pretend food for the dining Zack: We set up a table, we placed knives, forks and table. plates and different food on the dining table. Jo: In Food Tech, I made a raspberry tea, it was pink and Jazmin: We made finger sandwiches and ginger cake. sweet, I liked it. Willow Class News S2 News This week we drew around Ruby and then labelled the S2 have been busy bees different parts of the body. We are going to splatter it this week, we have been with paint to celebrate Holi the Hindu festival of colour. taking part in lots of fun Keith: We made milk fudge to eat to celebrate Holi. lessons and learning lots Tristan: I liked the fudge. of new skills. Hannah: We added Pietro: I face my fears in sprinkles and little Horticulture, I took part in sweets. the whole lesson even Max: I ate it all. It was though I spotted a BIG BEE! Leon: I have improved in some of my lessons this week, in delicious. English I was reading some texts as a practice for our Ryan: We measured the exams. I answered the questions really well. stuff with cups. Chloe: I have been busy with my student parliament Toby: It was all yummy. meetings, we have been talking about who our new Art Ruby: We looked at and Science teachers might be, I met and interviewed videos of people them, they seemed very nice. throwing paint at each Rio: In PE we have been playing tennis, I have learnt other. how to do a backhand and forehand when playing Kyle: We labelled the tennis. body with the hair, Jaiden: I have been doing some elbows, arms, legs and letter writing in my intervention eyes and lots more. time; I wrote a really good letter. Alfie: I am really enjoying my PowerPoint project in IT, my S4 News presentation is all about space. This week S4 as part of their Music lesson Tommy: We did a ‘ready steady have been learning about different genres cook’ challenge in Food of music, this week was a rap group called Technology. I made a meal that I Sugar Hill Gang. They made a song called have learnt from my Grandmother, ‘Rapper’s Delight.’ it was a delicious chicken hotpot. As a group we then chose are favourite song and discussed what we did and Andreeas: I have been playing didn’t like about the song. We also talked tennis in PE, I like it. I completed a about the instruments we could hear in the small Maths test on my own, Mr different songs. Eden says I did very well. We all liked different music, some liked calm and slow music while others liked Rag S3 News ‘n’ Bone Man ‘Arrow’. It was a joy to see This week S3 went to the class enjoying the music, dancing and enjoying Caldecotte Outdoor discussing what they did Centre. They went abseiling and didn’t like about the and then did a treasure music. hunt. Patryk: I enjoyed dancing Skye: On Monday we went to the music. to Caldecotte to do Parvir: We have learnt abseiling. I went on the about rap music, artists lower tower as the high one names. One was Sugar Hill looked really scary and was Gang. really high. Ashlee: My favourite song April: I was really petrified when I saw how high the was ‘Once I was 7 years wall was, but I really enjoyed it in the end because I old’ by Lucas Graham. did the lower one, so it was ok. Kelsey: When we got to Caldecotte I was excited but scared. I didn’t want to jump over the edge! I Ash Class News have never done abseiling Ash class have been learning about the before. I did it though. Giovanni weather. In ICT they found pictures and used went straight down like words to describe each season. Spiderman. He was really fast. Aneyk: Rain Ben: I didn’t do it because I was Lolu: Rain is wet, sun is hot. scared to have a go, I wish I had Harry signed rain. though because it looked fun. Josh: Sun is nice. Joshua: I kept telling everyone Ben: Wind is blowy. not to look down so they all did! Noah: I like to splash in puddles. James: I went on a Treasure hunt Robert: I like playing in my pool when It’s hot. to find the red clip locations, they Lewis: I see clouds in the sky. were all numbered around the Kieran: Snow is cold. Wind is wind. Sun is hot. area. Rain is cold. S5 News This week we do. I felt nervous but presented our it was fun. When I assembly to was talking I was the whole clear and read well. school. We I could improve by have been speaking louder. looking at the Hannah: Today in jobs we would our assembly we like to do when we are older and found out the talked about jobs qualifications we will need. Some of us were nervous but we will do when we we read out lines really well and hopefully other students are older. I would like to work with hearing dogs when I will start to think about what they would like to do in the am older. I spoke really loudly and clearly Miss Assink future. came and told me I was really good. Abiah: Our assembly was about our jobs when we are Kieran: Today our assembly is about jobs we want to do older. It was fun and exciting, I wasn’t nervous when I was when we are older. I chose a bus driver in Bedford and I talking I spoke clearly and loudly. spoke about it clearly. I really enjoyed doing our Bradley: Today in our assembly we were talking about assembly. jobs. I got changed into my karate uniform I was so Rebecca: Our assembly was about what job we want to scared but it was magical. After I felt good we were do when we are older. I was confident and brave amazing. We had a practiced before the assembly. because I wasn’t nervous. Our assembly was super-duper Afterwards, five teachers came to us and told us that we fun because we were really good in the assembly. I could were amazing. improve by speaking louder. Callum: Our assembly was about what job we want to Elm Class News Elm Class are very lucky – Charlie: I remembered we have to chance to my words on my own join in the Bedford Corn and I helped other Exchange/Philharmonic people know when to Orchestra Project speak or move! Orchestra Unwrapped. Taylon: I liked spotting This not only means we the different get to spend the day instruments in the watching and talking to orchestra. There was a a real life orchestra, but massive drum that he also we get to have our hit with a big stick and videos played in front of all the people and schools it was so loud and cool. attending. We will be going to the concert on the 29th Kaschan: I liked doing my bit because I know the story April, but before that we had to spend some time of Sinbad the sailor. It was fun to make videos. understanding the story of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Tamsin: I liked when we were making the videos Scheherazade. We had to do a bit of research about because it was interesting to talk about the Sultan and the music and stories and then answer questions in our Scheherazade. four videos. You can see our team work in the picture. Chloe: I am looking forward to going to the orchestra We all worked together to answer the questions. Harry and I am excited to see our videos when the orchestra is and Sohaib asked to be Scheherazade and the Sultan so playing. I was proud of our videos when Miss B showed they got to dress up! us! Ethan: I am looking forward to seeing the real orchestra Grace: the music for the boy was low because he had a and listening to them in real life. deep voice. I think it was a trumpet. The instrument for Sohaib: I got to dress up like a king and be the Sultan. It the Scheherazade the girl was high and it was a violin. was fun to ask people to bow for me! Kirsty: I liked the videos because I got to read out my Harry: I was Scheherazade! The music sounded lines. I had two lines and I remembered them and I did wonderful and nice and high because Scheherazade well because if I said them wrong we had to start again has a high voice. and I don’t like messing up stuff. Sign of the Week UNICEF: Rights Respecting Schools Award Grange Academy have introduced a Article of the Week British Sign Language sign of the week. Please practice this with your children. Article 29 You will find this information on our Your education should help you use and develop your website www.grange.beds.sch.uk talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live follow the links Our School, British Sign Language. peacefully, protect the environment and respect other Each week there will be a new link for the sign and a people. image and video on who to sign it. Please talk to your children about the articles each The sign for week commencing 25th March 2019 is: week. Proud https://www.signbsl.com/sign/proud Each week a pupil at Grange Academy will give us their Attendance thoughts and comments on the Article of the Week. Harry (Elm) Our school protects the environment by recycling things. When you are at a new school and nervous it is nice when someone comes over to be your friend.

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