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[email protected] April 2019 LAKELANDS NEWS Lakelands Academy A message from The Headteacher Dear Parents / Carers, The week beginning March 25th 2019 turned The golden thread running through this long, out to be one of extraordinary contrasts. We eight week half term has been the GCSE knew we were expecting visitors from the preparation work which has loomed large in Royal Navy, to work with our Food the lives of our Year 11 students, and also for Technology classes, and a professional chef the staff working with them. The formal to judge our Bake Off final. (Congratulations written exams begin very soon after the go to KS3 Winner Rosie Allen and KS4 Easter holiday, in early May, so I hope that Winner Ellie Robinson.) We also knew that Year 11 use their two week break wisely. reformed gangland leader Matthew Norford No-one would suggest that they be revising was coming to talk to Years 10 and 11 to all day every day – time definitely needs to warn them about the consequences of be set aside for rest, relaxation and making poor choices in young adulthood, recuperation, but a structured programme of while Year 7 and 8 explored the world of subject consolidation will definitely be worth careers during their Futures Morning. What it. We all wish Year 11 the very best of luck, we did not know (until Monday morning) was but urge them to remember the famous that we were also expecting visitors from remark, variously credited to golfer Gary Ofsted! As I write this the official report has Player, or film producer Samuel Goldwyn: not yet been published, so I will have to wait “the harder I work, the luckier I get”! until the next newsletter to share more detail. On March 15th, the entire school community What I can say is that I’ve never felt more pulled together to raise money for Comic proud of our students, who showed the very Relief. The atmosphere throughout the day best of themselves throughout the day. summed up all that is best about Lakelands – We were delighted to welcome back with teamwork, fun, and challenge all in ex - student, now Royal Engineer, ‘sapper’ evidence. Year 9 were sponsored to, and Rowan Birch to the official opening of our climbed Everest – or its equivalent, by walk- Health and Wellbeing Centre last week. In ing up and down the stairs opposite the use since autumn term 2018 – a hundred canteen 4023 times, covering a vertical dis- years on from the Armistice which ended tance of over 12,000 Metres. Meanwhile, World War One - our current students voted elsewhere in school, the first round of the to name each room in honour of a soldier Great Lakelands Bake Off produced an from Ellesmere, who fought in the Great War. extraordinary variety of stunningly creative It was therefore very fitting that Rowan be cakes, which were eventually cut and sold to present, and we were very grateful to him for raise money for Comic Relief. The staff band driving 170 miles to be with us for the entertained young and old alike at lunchtime, occasion. students and staff competed for the best I hope you all have a lovely Easter, and that fancy dress awards, and in an admirably ‘eco the sun shines for us all. aware’ development, students were encouraged to have their red noses painted on, to avoid creating plastic waste. Together Sophy Bellis Team Lakelands raised well over £1000, which will go to change lives for the better, in Headteacher the UK and overseas. PUBLISHED BY Lakelands Academy OSWESTRY ROAD, ELLESMERE, SHROPSHIRE, SY12 0EA TELEPHONE 01691 622543 Faculty SUPERSTAR Awards - voted by faculty staff members Headteachers DENNIS CRIPPS award Gone above and beyond to help an ex- student with their medical degree. KS3 ENGLISH KS3 - Rosie Milford 7C SCIENCE KS3 - Evan Garratt 7N KS4 - Amy Jefferies 11B KS3 - Imogen Yiu 7B Physics KS4 - Lucy Jones 10C MATHS KS3 - Lisa Morgan 8W Chemistry KS4 - Lauren Williamson 9B KS4 - Lilli Nixon 10C Biology KS4 - Emily Sweeney 10W CREATIVE ARTS PE KS3 - Codey Davies 7C Music KS3 - Gabriella Edge 8N KS3 - Stela Shishkova 7W KS4 - Josh Selby 10N KS4 - Tom Staley 9B KS4 - Harriet Pope 11C Art KS3 - Madison Evans 7W KS4 - Eve Whitby 10W WORLD STUDIES Graphics KS3 - Charlie Hampson 7N MFL KS3 - Chloe Lewis 7B KS4 - Clover Porritt 9W KS4 - Maisy Ford 9N Food KS3 - Aisha Thomas 8C Geography KS3 - Nadim Khan 8B KS4 - Deeba Khan 10B KS4 - Tom Clarke 11C Drama KS3 - Darcey Cullen 7C History KS3 - Olivia Sekunda 7B KS4 - Alfie Griffiths 9N KS4 - Craig Stovin 10N IT KS3 - Oliver Perkins 7C RE KS3 - Lucy Sutherland 8N KS4 - Ben Lewis 10B KS4 - Matt Sherry 11C HARRIET POPE An example of sporting tenacity - aspiring to the greatest heights and showing huge resilience when Headteachers personal disappointment strikes. An excellent role award model for younger students. KS4 JAMIE SCHINDLER - ROSE For showing outstanding resilience when things weren't going right for him in the Bake Off. ACHIEVEMENT POINTS Winning Forms Individual Winners GEORGE SUMNALL YEAR 7 NEWTONMERE YEAR 7 STELA SHISHKOVA DANNY WILLIAMS YEAR 8 COLEMERE YEAR 8 KAITLIN SMITH JOE BOWERS YEAR 9 NEWTONMERE YEAR 9 ZOE YOUNGER JOEL MILLER-MOONEY YEAR 10 WHITEMERE YEAR 10 MOLLY BAILEY ADAM CLARKE YEAR 11 BLAKEMERE YEAR 11 MIA ROBERTS OVERALL WINNER NEWTONMERE Red Nose Day climbs higher than ever and goes green Lakelands Academy had a Red nosed Friday, for one of our favourite charities, filled with Comic Relief charity raising Capers. The morning kicked off with fancy dress competitions, closely followed by a very delicious break time Bake Off competition and cake sale and then a quick jaunt up Everest to burn off all those extra cake calories. The morning school run was very colourful as students appeared as a pose of cowboys, a dinosaur, banana, minion, Dennis the Menace, Dobby and many more. Staff also made appearances as a swarm of bees, a lumberjack, hippie, Mexican, Cruella De Vil, Macbeth’s 3 witches, 80s popstars and the Lakelands Dream Team. Morning assemblies gave us the opportunity to take a look at what these comic capers are all about and what incredible causes our fundraising goes toward supporting. Then it was back to raucous costumed merriment, songs and antics, where prizes were awarded across the year groups and staff based upon the always rousing cheerometer scale. Students not only made costumed appearances but a huge number also entered the Lakelands Bake Off competition. Year 7, 8 and 9 students entered 6 identical small bakes and Years 9 and 10 a layered cake. “We are super proud of our wonderful students” said Head of Years 7 & 8, Miss Mansfield “We have been overwhelmed by the number of Bake Off entrants and stunned by the hidden culinary and artistic talent that has emerged during the competition.” The cakes ranged from gooey rocky road cupcakes’ to a 5 layer ice cream cake, an Easter inspired bake with mini eggs and a white bunny moulded from icing and a myriad of red nose inspired cakes. The presentation was utterly immaculate. “I cannot believe the level of skill in some of these incredible cakes, and I am so proud of everybody who has taken the trouble to enter”. Said Miss Bellis. “These amazing bakes and creations have incorporated some incredible flavour combinations and creativity. Well done to all competitors. The judging is going to be incredibly tough.” said Food Technology Teacher Miss Marks. One cake, entered by 10N was baked, decorated and assembled as a whole class creation, literally depicting themselves and their classroom. Bethany Pickett who made the ice cream inspired creation said “I am very happy with my cake, I am confident it will go far as I chose good flavours and colours.” Olivia Mooney who entered a chocolate mint creation said “I’m happy with how my cake turned out and also the standard. Everyone else’s are amazing, everyone has done well.” Name Cake name Details Jamie Schindler Rose Red velvet cake Beautiful finish with gold detail Beth Picket Ice cream cake 5 layers of cake, unique flavours, exceptional crea- tivity and design Emily Tinsley Victoria sponge Detailed piping Mia Roberts Unicorn cake Ombre icing. Detailed piping. Chocolate shards. Annabelle Cole Blakemere Bunny Flavours and theme of Easter David Jones Nosey marble cake Red nose theme and hand made decorations Kris Bunt tin cake Intricate piping Olivia Mooney Aero cake Funky presentation and yummy flavours Ellie Robinson Carrot cake Beautiful design and taste Zoe Younger Green Piece Henna design. Detailed piping Sarina Lemon cheesecake Beautiful neat detail and cooking for the feel-good factor Lilliee Dulson Comic relief cake Use of old family recipe. Good design Eva Jones Lemon Drizzle cake Beautiful presentation. The hall was filled with students and staff for the break and lunch time cake sales and auction. The fantastic festival atmosphere in school was stepped up by rousing performances from the staff band and our environmentally friendly red nose painting where students were encouraged to get involved with the non-plastic enviro-swing alternative and have their red nose painted on instead of buying the plastic red noses. Heaps of praise were also lauded by Mr Crilly, Mr Palshis, Miss Davie and Mrs Milford for the Year 9 climbers who smashed the Everest Challenge. More than half the Year 9 students from each of the four tutor groups ascended our Everest Challenge by walking up the Lakelands stairs as a relay for comic relief and raised sponsorship money of over £550. “The students between them walked up and down the stairs 4023 times, a vertical distance of 12,000 metres.