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Volume. 2 Issue. 15 Tuesday 22nd July Bolingbroke Academy is proud to be green. The Courageous Hound will be emailed unless otherwise requested. A few newsletters will be available at reception. Dear Parent/Carer, I can’t quite believe this is the final issue of the Courageous Hound for this academic year. What a year it has been and I am looking forward to reviewing our achievements at the Annual Speech Day and Prize Giving in September and seeing lots of you there. In this issue of the Courageous Hound we have lots of information about new staff members and how departments will look for the Academic Year 2014-2015. Whilst we are looking forward to welcoming lots of new teachers as our Academy grows we are saying goodbye to some familiar faces who will be greatly missed. Hound We would like to wish Miss Harvey all the best as she embarks on a fantastic opportunity. She has really inspired all pupils to take a keen interest in different types of sport and has encouraged their competitive side, particularly in cricket. We would also like to wish Mr Constable all the best as he begins a new challenge. He has done a wonderful job to help all the pupils, especially those who need that extra support, to grow in confidence. Ms Bergin from the Humanities Department will also be sorely missed as she embarks on an exciting challenge in New York. For more details on Who’s Who for 2014-2015 please see pages 3 & 4 On Monday 7th July we launched our new website. We hope you will all be able to navigate your way around it easily. It’s a lot easier and simpler than our previous site and we hope to keep making changes over the summer period to improve the calendar and other information. On page 7 you will find an introduction to the new Courageous www.arkbolingbrokeacademy.org. Please remember these very important dates for your diary. Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th July - Uniform Pop-Up Shop Days Friday 19th September - Annual Speech Day & Prize Giving I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and I look forward to seeing you on Monday 8th September. Ms Edis Principal FIRST DAY START TIMES YEAR 8 (Class of 2020) YEAR 7 (Class of 2021) YEAR 9 (Class of 2019) 1 MODEL UN DEBATE TRIP Hound By Ms Brown On Wednesday 2nd July, a team of year eight debaters consisting of James Wilson, Rae Madoc Jones, Salma Awale, Ruth Parkman-Eason, Isi Leather and Jack Jenkin, competed in a Model United Nations debate against sev- en other teams. The day started off with a poster presentation, where Ruth spoke about an A2 poster that she Courageous Courageous had made with Rae on article 27 of the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child); the post- er went on to be specially commended for its detail and decoration. Next, James, Salma and Rae debated with another competing school, the motion being ‘this house believes that the government should take responsibility to make sure that no child goes hungry’ – Salma was specially commended at the end for giving one of the best speeches. After a pleasant lunch on the sunny grass outside, the day continued with a speech made on Ghana by Jack, and ended with a general assembly debate in which the team made huge contributions towards resolutions on the Millennium Development Goals. SCIENCE EXPERIMENT GETS MESSY By Ms Westcott Year 7 pupils have been learning about the rock cycle on our planet this term. We’ve been making fossils, experimenting with model lava, avoid- ing volcanic eruptions and weathering model rocks. Pupils have been getting messy but the enthusiasm they have for learning has been very commendable! Keep up the good work year 7 scientists and your end of year science results will be great! The Governors, the Principal and Staff of Bolingbroke Academy cordially invite you to Annual Speech Day and Prize Giving On Friday 19th September Speaker: Paul Marshall St Michael’s Church Cobham Close Chairman, ARK Schools and Chairman 14:30 - 16:00 and CIO of Marshall Wace LLP RSVP to Ms Gilbert by 22nd August 2 BOLINGBROKE ACADEMY Hound DEPARMENTS 2014 - 2015 CORE TEAM Principal - Ms Edis Vice-Principal - Mr Speight (Curriculum & Data) Courageous Courageous Assistant Principal - Ms Bessa (Behaviour & Ethos) ENGLISH SCIENCE MATHS Mrs Green (Kelly) Ms Donaldson Subject Leader Mr Conlon Subject Leader Subject Leader Teachers Teachers Ms Hopkins Teachers Ms Tibbetts Ms Nobes * NEW Ms Westcott Ms Banks Ms Khan* NEW Ms Simmons Mr Shannon* NEW Ms Widdowson * NEW Mr Whitehead* NEW Ms Brown HUMANTIES Mr Bismark* NEW Ms Quincey (LSA/Science Technician) (Maternity Leave) Ms Blacklock ART & DT MFL Subject Leader Ms Wheeler Ms Sherman* NEW Lead Teacher Lead Teacher Teachers Mr Truman* NEW Teacher Teachers Mr Ward Fuller * NEW Ms Houghton Ms Konneradt Mr Speight Ms Bessa PE MUSIC Mr Kerby Subject Leader Lead Teacher Mr Perry* NEW Lead Teacher Lead Music Tutor Ms Luetchford * NEW Ms Dyne Sports Coach Tutors Mr Brar Ms Kirby - Ashmore Mr Brooks Mr Farve Mr Fernandez Mr Vincent * NEW 3 BOLINGBROKE ACADEMY Hound DEPARMENTS 2014 - 2015 HEADS OF HOUSES LEARNING SUPPORT RESEARCH & STAFF DEVELOPMENT ERSKINE (Library and Reading Courageous Courageous Ms Tibbetts Programme) KLEIN Ms Rassette Ms Rassette SMYTH Lead SEN Practitioner Mr Crumbleholme *NEW (ASD specialist) Ms Robinson VERBIEST Learning Support Assistants Department Leader Mr Kerby Mr Crumbleholme * NEW Librarian & LSA Support Mr Bismark * NEW Ms Rose Mr Siddah *NEW SUPPORT STAFF KIDS COMPANY Administration Tom Ridge, Team Leader for Kids Company at Bolingbroke Ms Gilbert Academy is sadly leaving his post as Team Leader, to relocate PA to Principal closer to his family in the South West of England, so that he & Communications Manager can support and care for a family member. Tom wanted to give this message to Administrators pupils, parents/carers and staff: “I have Mr McIntyre thoroughly enjoyed my time at Bolingbroke Ms Sarwar and have felt extremely fortunate to have been at the Academy since day one and Facilities seen how the kids and the school have grown and matured. I wish all pupils and Mr Sammons their families all the best for the future and Facilities Manager hope that everyone has a happy and relaxing summer holidays. “ Premises Team Mr Clow Mr Barnes Tom Ridge will be replaced by Fazila Mayet in September. Fazila has been Catering working for Kids Company at Evelyn Ms Crabtree Grace Academy in Brixton for the Chef Manager past three years, and is really excited about taking up the post of Kids Com- pany Team Leader at Bolingbroke Kitchen Assistants Academy, and getting to know some Loreta Behandi of the children and families of Ricardo Ferreira Bolingbroke Academy. Finance Ms Thunhurst 4 MUSIC CONCERTS Hound The Music department have been very bust since the last Courageous Hound. There have been two fantastic concerts at St Michael’s Church and also the ARK Music Gala at the Barbican. Parents, staff and pupils have all been very impressed with the quality of performances, well done to everyone who was involved. Year 7 Concert Courageous Courageous On Tuesday 24th June Year 7 pupils were able to show their families everything they had learnt over the last three terms and parents/carers were not disappointed. Here are some photos from the night! Summer Splash Programme of Pupils from all over the school took part in this magical event. It was a performances wonderful night that included a diverse range of musical treats for every- TREASURE (Bruno Mars arr. Reeve) one to enjoy. There were so many highlights it’s hard to name them all. School Band feat. Alliyah and Fawwaz THE NUTCRACKER MINI-MIX WE hope the photos from below do the evening justice.* The evening was (Tchaikovsky arr. Reeve) a wonderful tribute to Mr Reeve as embarks on new challenges. He has School Band brought huge amounts of enthusiasm to the music department and we SPRING SONG (Mozart) hope he keeps in touch to see how the pupils develop and improve over Guitar Ensemble the years. * More photos to be on the website shortly. YOU RAISE ME UP (Lovland/Graham) Bolingbroke Choir SUMMERTIME (Gershwin arr. Reeve) Bolingbroke Music Scholars/Apprentices SWEET CHILD O’ MINE (Guns N’ Roses) Rock School CANON (Pachelbel) Training Band COUNT ON ME (Bruno Mars arr. Rest) Training Band feat. Vadim and Tristan CAN’T REMEMBER TO FORGET YOU (Shakira/Rihanna) Rock School ADIEMUS (Karl Jenkins) Dawn Chorus SKYE BOAT SONG (Trad.) Dawn Chorus SHATTER (Feeder) Rock School LADY MADONNA (The Beatles arr. Harding) School Band and Bolingbroke Choir UMBRELLA (Rihanna/The Baseballs arr. Reeve) School Band, Training Band, Bolingbroke Choir, Dawn Chorus 5 ARK MUSIC GALA Hound On Monday 7 July, Bolingbroke Academy joined 750 pupils from 25 academies in the ARK Schools network. They came together to perform in the sixth ARK Schools Music Gala held at the world-renowned Barbican Centre in London. A packed audience of around 1000 supporters celebrated the achievements of students from throughout the net- Courageous Courageous work. The Barbican Centre, which is normally home to the likes of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Shakespeare Company, hosted ARK Schools children who performed a range of music from John Williams to Pharrell Williams. The event involved pupils of all musical abilities and ages, in a bid to prove that everyone has the ability to be a musician, given the opportunity. Performances included the Eurovision Anthem ‘We write the story’ written by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, ‘Skyfall’ by Adele as well as Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’.