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Ark Putney Academy Newsletter - 11/11/2016 Edition 7

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Hamlet will be performed at the RADA Studios, 16 te It’s lovely to see so many staff a Chenies Street, London on November 14th at 7pm. K and students buying tickets to the Shakespeare Schools Festival. See you there! It will be fantastic to have such a big crowd from APA supporting our production of Hamlet. Spotted at Year 8 From now until 30th November, you must collect as many a il positives and as few negative S points as possible. APA The best 100 students will be entered into a prize draw and 50 students will go ice skating for the afternoon. So make sure you’re all getting it right around Year 9 the academy if you want to be in e with a chance to win! k u L Have a lovely weekend, Ms Downey Year 8 making salt through distillation and neutralisation in Science. Year 10

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f ri a h S APA Community House Points and Competitions Messages from the Heads of Year Well done to everyone who took part in the spelling bee at lunchtime! Next week we have a Year 7 Year 9 Year 10 chess tournament Miss Cameron Ms Harvey Miss McMillan and a Christmas It’s been a fantastic week for Shout out to the following Year 10, card design year 7s at APA. Attendance is students who have been competition. The looking good and the number working exceptionally hard in Another busy week with winner will have of you down for detentions is Maths! Maria, Luke Mangion, Hamlet rehearsals and dropping. Please make sure Aaliah, Poppy. revision is on the horizon. their Christmas you are getting your homework T’Leah and Amy-Layla for Don’t forget you need to stay card printed done and seeing your tutors helping Ms Rowe put together focused and really think about and it will be the and teachers for help. a voting ballot box and where you want to be on the decorating it so wonderfully! ATL and in the future. This is official APA card It’s been great dropping into Well done to Set 1 in Science, the time to make that change- this year! the clubs and seeing how Miss Hughes has commented move up and get recognised enthusiastic you are all. This on how fantastic you have for it. week’s Pillar recognition goes been- especially in practical to Jay for his commitment lessons! Star of the week- Shai Allen-

– he’s been at a club every Student of the week- Luke for her help with Miss Harvey Brunel day after school this week! Mangion for working super and generally offering a Star of the Week is Kate for hard in Maths! helping hand when needed. her impressive maths skills Well done to the following – expanding double brackets students who have 100% Work hard, be nice. 4262 points already is amazing! Shout out attendance av. attendance: 94% to our Hamlet performers Amiya Luis I look forward to seeing you all Retaaj, Maicha, Sarah Saskia Juan Manuel on Monday and Tianna. Good luck for Danyal Adam Monday’s performance! Agustina Farnaz Miss McMillan Sacha Kevin Ho As it begins to get colder T’Leah Lewis Lea please make sure that you are Luke McQueen bringing a warm coat. Navy or Dexter Najam-Us black only please! Kathlyn Micah Fatima Raheela 4597 points Florian Beatriz av. attendance: 96% Poppy Daniel Nathan tutor attendance league: 1st- NCO 2nd- MEV Year 11 3rd- COL

Miss Lake Rowling 4th- KTO Points league (for the week!) Thank you to all year 11 Year 8 1st- COL students for their commitment 2nd- MEV to their studies. Parents Miss Bingham evening was well attended and 4614 points 3rd-KTO av. attendance: 94% 4th- NCO hopefully you all took some Star – Sila Gul I am looking forward to advice on board. announcing who will be Remember the next few weeks Pillar star – Reem El-Sayed joining me on the ice skating are crucial in the lead up to trip very soon! your mock exams, so make Reminders – tickets for sure you have a revision

Revise, rest and enjoy the Turing Hamlet on Monday weekend timetable in place. Entries for Christmas card competition Star of the week – Sharif Keep an eye out for the Ahmed, for getting it right! announcement of the ATL ice 3943 points skating trip av attendance: 96% APA Community Amy for being a good friend from Big Up Box Mia Big up Keavey love Shakira Brown and Alea

Big up Mia for being a good friend. Anon

Big up to Nicol for being really US Election Quiz annoying!! From Chakiena The world was stunned by the results of Tuesday’s election, but how can you Big up Rhy Power for doing guess the correct voting statistics? something in PE Anon 1. Out of the 23 million Americans Big up Alea, Anna, Shakira, Brenda, eligible, what percentage of people Jimena, Calesse, Shania, Karen, voted? Valeria, Kaliyah, Rumaysah, A) 37% Big up Mr Collins, Mr perez and Ms Saphyra. I love you all Abigail B) 56% Foss for taking us to Swanage on C) 85% Wednesday – year 10 Geography Big Up Abu Anon Class 2. Out the total amount of women Big up Miss Carter for making me who voted in the election, what Miss Harris and Miss Carter r the laugh. Anon percentage voted fro Donald best Anon Trump? A) 42% Big up to my beautiful and handsome Big Up of the Week B) 25% friends Courtz, Krosa, Valeria, ‘Well done to the Year 9’s who C) 2% Shortayy, Abigail, Brownies, Abu, participated in the Southampton Shania, Karen and Zaisy, Anna, 3. Which percentage of 23k people University careers day. They did Tmore. Brenda xx Anon surveyed said they only voted a fantastic presentation in front for Donald Trump because they Big up Miss McMillan and her dusty of university staff and 3 other disliked the other candidates: crew. Big Up, Big Up!! Anon ark schools about the importance A) 12% of transferable skills in careers. B) 80% Big Up Paul for good karate moves. Their presentation was praised C) 51% Anon for its structure and personality.’ Miss O’Loughlin Big up Tylar-Morgan – Abgail

Big up Lali, Courtney and Tylar #BESTFRIENDS Goals – Abigail APA Celeb-alike We’ve begun to notice that some of our staff and students bear uncanny Big up Miss Harvey for circle time likenesses to certain celebrities, tell us what you think! If you see any staff love Keavey Anon for students around the school that you think have doppelgängers, let us know! The best ones will be featured in the newsletter! Mrs Downey for being kind to me Anon

Big up Joshua in year 9 for always making me laugh! Anon

Big up Ms Southcott for being the best teacher ever (not just because she put Disney Classical music in her lesson) – Victoria

Big Up Chakiena for trying something new (football) Nicol

Buzz Lightyear Mr Bransgrove APA Physical Education department

PE Pillar Students of the week.

Each week the PE staff will nominate 6 pupils who demonstrate the pillars in class or PE extra-curricular clubs. As well as being published in our newsletter their names will go up on our Pillar star board which can be found in the PE department.

Effort: Lewis Bridger – always giving 100% in lesson and year 9 football club. Commitment: Tyrshondre Petralia – attending rowing club every lunch time to help improve his fitness and get higher on the rowing leaderboard. Community: Alisha Hissoob – being a part of the boxing club and not missing a session. Independence: Lynn Kacou – worked hard in her fitness and table tennis class. Teamwork: Nicol Ramos Nardello – showed great teamwork when playing dodgeball this week. Enthusiasm: Prince Tonmi – always enthusiastic about taking part in PE extra-curricular clubs.

Sky Sports Living for Sport

Our APA Sky Sports Living for Sport Group got a special visit this week from their athlete mentor Kate Haywood – Kate Emma Haywood is an English former elite swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and represented England in the Commonwealth Games. The group also took part in a co-operation session with Mr Sheehan on Thursday and learned the rules of dodgeball before team Rhys beat team Kenny in an epic dodgeball battle.

Football fixtures and upcoming events

 Friday 11th November: yr 7 A v yr 7 B – Friendly at APA Astro  Monday 14th November: yr 9 – Football Tournament  Monday 14th November: London Youth Games 2017 Cricket Trials and training sessions for year 7 and 8 boys and girls (For more details speak with Mr Sheehan).  Tuesday 15th November: Bike-Run event @ The Hurlingham Academy  Wednesday 16th November: Wandsworth Schools Basketball tournament at APA sports hall (come along and support our APA basketball team)  Wednesday 16th November: yr 7 v The Harefield Academy – ESFA Boys Under 12 PlayStation Open Schools Cup  Wednesday 30th November: Wandsworth School Games Badminton Competition KS4 boys (if interested see Mr Sheehan).

Extra-Curricular Clubs

All PE extra-curricular clubs are in full swing including KS3 Rugby where we have coaches coming down from Rosslyn Park to train you. If you would like to be on the APA Rugby team get down to training on Monday after school. Also for those who are not currently doing a PE Extra Curricular club why not have a look at our timetable below and try something new next week!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Rowing Club Rowing Club Rowing Club Rowing Club Rowing Club Lunchtime 1.15pm – Badminton Girl’s only Basketball Football House 1.45pm (sports hall) sports club (Sports hall) (sports hall) Competitions (Must have (sports hall) (TBA) trainers) After School KS3 Rugby Yr7 boys Boxing/fitness Yr9 football Sixth form 3.30pm – (astro) football (activity (astro) sports 4.30pm (astro) studio) (Must be in Basketball Basketball PE kit) Academy Table tennis Girls football Academy (sports hall) (activity studio) (astro) (sports hall)

Ballet Yr8 football (activity (astro) studio)

USA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Winner Winner Hillary Clinton Donald Trump 66% 48% of the vote of the vote Gary Johnson 14% Hillary Clinton 48% Donald Trump 7% Gary Johnson 3% other candidates 8% other candidates 1% It is past time Spoilt Vote 5% Spoilt Vote - “ Eligible to vote 536 Eligible to vote 232m for women to take their % Turnout 50% % Turnout 56% Now it’s time for rightful place, side What NExt? What NExt? “America to bind the wounds by side with men, in • With a Republican President, House and Senate, • If the current margin holds, it will of division; have to get the rooms where the the Republican Party will control the White be 2nd time in 16 years the popular- together. To all Republicans House and both chambers of Congress. The

vote winner lost presidency. It hadn’t and Democrats and fates of peoples, where Democrat Party will have the least amount of happened for 112 years before that.

power they have held in many years. • The US dollar sinks and stocks independents across this their children’s and • The British Prime Minister Theresa May has “ plummet in market mayhem as offered her congratulations to Donald Trump. nation, I say it is time for grandchildren’s fates, investors face up to a shock win “ According to the BBC, she said the UK and the us to come together as one are decided. US had “an enduring and special relationship” that could upend the global political and she looked forward to building on these order. united people. ties.