Inside: Young Americans Visit, £30K Music Grant, New Football Partnership, Christmas Activities, Film Making in Malta, Careers
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Issue 34: Spring Term 2020 Term Issue 34: Spring King James I Academy magazine Bringing History to Life Inside: Young Americans Visit, £30K Music Grant, New Football Partnership, Christmas Activities, Film Making in Malta, Careers Fair, Author Visit, Innovative Religious Studies and much more. WELCOME United by music, dance & from the Head PERFORMANCE our members of The Young Americans Performing FArts Group have recently travelled all the way from the USA to visit King James to meet the staff and students they will be working with in February. The Young Americans organisation, which but also build was founded by Milton C. Anderson in confidence and 1962, is dedicated to the promotion of self-esteem. There understanding and goodwill among people will also be a focus ello readers and welcome to our throughout the world through music, dance, on supporting Hfirst edition of 2020 Vision; our performance, academic education and others and forging Vision magazine for a new decade. I do cultural interaction among their audiences. new friendships hope that you have all had a peaceful as many of the Christmas and have started your New Members are accepted into the organisation activities depend Year in style. based upon their talent and their interest upon group in helping other students around the world collaboration. Once again, Vision provides an excellent to attain self-confidence, self- esteem and opportunity for readers to look back respect for others through music, dance and During the initial visit last term, the four on the many exciting and varied, performance. They follow the philosophy Young Americans, Dylan, Giorgi, Ryan educational and fun-filled activities that that music brings people together for and Marley, pictured above, worked with made 2019 a year to remember, and to many purposes: teamwork, respect, members of RTS Theatre Group to put on Another triumphant look forward to the many opportunities accomplishment, caring, self discipline, a an inspiring performance in the Main Hall. available to our students in the new year. sense of self worth and much more, which Following this they invited our students to are all taught in their workshops. apply for the masterclasses next month and This edition really captures the way in the response was overwhelming with over which our young people have embraced In February a group of 25 Young Americans 200 students signing up. Those who have not CHRISTMAS SHOW opportunities and have supported their will visit King James and spend three days yet secured a place need not worry however, communities. From their commitment to in our school working with students in as the Young Americans have agreed to work raise £10,000 to support local charities to Years 7-9, Sixth Formers and members of with all interested students. New applicants his year, our Christmas show, ‘The Last Atten and their development of a new and highly RTS Theatre Group at King James. Students should see Miss Thwaites in the first instance. will be able to take part in a variety of the Curse of Papa Mentooi’ involved outstanding successful catering business, from their T 204 FIRST CHOICE support for Bishop Auckland Juniors FC workshops, and fast paced rehearsals, which We are pleased to be one of only four schools performances by 90 young people. to hosting a tea party for local residents, will culminate in a spectacular show on the in England to have secured a visit from this evening of February 4th. group and hope that our students enjoy the applications! it is clear that our students are always As is the custom of our RTS Theatre Group In addition to the free matinees, three willing to go the extra mile. experience. Tickets will be available soon for The group promotes an encouraging the Young Americans show; it is suitable for at King James, children from local primary hugely successful evening performances hanks to our high quality of teaching, schools were invited to enjoy the show for were attended by over 700 members of our diverse curriculum and excellent The arrival of the Young Americans will environment for students to push past any all ages and guaranteed to be an evening to T facilities, we have received 204 first provide another fantastic opportunity insecurities so participants can expect to remember. King James students will perform free over two days in our Main Hall. These local community, who all left in high spirits choice applications for Year 7 entry in for our students to excel, and all this develop not only their skills in performance, during the second half of the show. matinee performances were attended by thanks to the enthusiastic performances after a stunning Christmas Show that, pupils from Cockton Hill, Copeland Road, and infectious music. September. with its cast of almost a hundred young Crook, The Oaks and St Andrew’s primary people, wowed audiences for many days schools alongside 190 of our own students. Members of RTS will soon begin rehearsing We have now been over-subscribed for at the end of the Autumn Term. for the upcoming Festival of 3 Shows, which three years in a row; as a result of this we The show told the story of legendary will be performed by members of Roots have increased our number of classrooms The Academy, as it should be, is really documentarian Attenboro as he made and Little Roots, the younger cohort of the and employed additional teachers to becoming the venue in which our young his way to the mystical land of Oodywatt group. There will also be a Dance Show in accommodate more students. In September people can all find and develop their in search of the Totem of Mentooi. Whilst the Summer. we will admit 161 new Year 7s; this talents, using them to help to build a battling against his arch rival, Bear Frills, means that we have received 27% more better future for their communities. I am, applications than our maximum capacity. and you should be, proud of their many Atten is cursed by the evil Papa Mentooi, In February, 45 members of the group will Offers for places will be made on March 2nd. successes and take time to consider but with the help of a group of cursed travel to the Lake District for a team building what a difference they will have made by explorers, they battle against cults, crazies and learning experience where they will the end of the decade. and evil creeps to escape the curse! Lacking create new choreography and develop their any real sense, the show included dances performance techniques. There will also be PRIZE EVENING Have a great term. choreographed by our students, as well as a return trip to France at Easter to reward ur annual Prize Evening will over-the-top mimes and unplanned and selected members who have excelled in Otake place on Wednesday Nick Grieveson, Head Teacher improvised action scenes. performance and commitment. 12th February at 7.00pm. www.kingjames1academy.com Student teachers are Primary Outreach event brings HISTORY REWARDS TRIP DYNAMIC DUO! HISTORY TO LIFE ing James I Academy recently brought World War II Khistory to life in an intergenerational event involving senior citizens from our local community, primary school pupils from Crook Primary and our students in Years 8-13. The event was organised as part of the was born in South Shields but moved to students in Year 7, who were all Academy’s Outreach Programme. Over 50 London during the war to join the RAF - at 30chosen for their outstanding primary school pupils visited the Academy just 18 years old her job was to release effort and behaviour in lessons, have to take part in a variety of themed activities barrage balloons. Primary pupils were keen recently enjoyed a History rewards throughout the morning. Students learned to hear first hand what it was really like to trip to Auckland Castle. the Jitterbug, made VE Day bunting, baked live through such difficult times. biscuits according to an authentic wartime Students learned about the important recipe and took part in an activity which Director of Learning for History, Miss role of the Prince Bishops of Durham put them in the position of an evacuee Whitaker said, “This event gave young wo of our History and how Auckland Castle was one of deciding which of their possessions they people the opportunity to really appreciate their primary homes, where they came teachers have been T should pack for their trip. the tragedies of war and the resilience of to hunt and entertain. Students were making quite an impression on the people who lived through it. Winifred’s surprised to learn that the bishops had students in Key Stage 3 with a range In the afternoon, the Main Hall was story was truly inspiring and all pupils were the power to raise an army, create their of exciting role-play lessons. prepared for a VE Day street party, engrossed in her honest account of life at own laws, and even mint their own complete with traditional afternoon tea, that time. I am so grateful to the ladies for coins; they truly helped to shape the Students in Years 7-9 have been learning and students were joined by three local attending; they made the event very special country we live in today. about Witchcraft, Witch Trials, Vikings and residents, Winifred Lydon, Ann Lee and and I am sure pupils will always remember it.” Planning for the future at our the Battle of Stamford Bridge with Mrs Colleen Marley, who were escorted by their Students were given a tour of the care workers, Elaine Gardner and Sandra Paylor and Mr Ball, pictured above with Year Towards the end of the day, GCSE students castle and studied historic plans to Baynham.