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Haywood News 1 23/3/15 17:27 Page 1 The SPRING 2015 Gordon Banks with the six winners and Miss Weston, Head of Art. POSTERS END UP IN A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS STOKE City and England legend Gordon Banks came into Haywood Academy to present prizes to students who had taken part in a poster competition to promote the importance of bone health. Character-building nets an More than 50 students from Year 9 GCSE art classes entered the competition which was organised in conjunction with the Haywood Hospital. It was extra £15,000 for Haywood launched with a presentation from Consultant Osteoporosis Nurse, Annette Twemlow, and Haywood THE range of rich and The letter added: “The Foundation Project Manager June Brammar. diverse opportunities school provides regular Judging proved a difficult task as the standard of students have to develop feedback to students artwork was so high. However, six winners – Kenzie their character at regarding their character Cotton, Beth Harding, Ashley Baskeyfield, Yasmin Haywood Academy has traits and behaviour as Naher, Hannah Snell and Rosiemae Langham – were been recognised by a part of their Commitment eventually chosen. £15,000 cash injection to Progress (C2P) scheme. They were presented with certificates and shopping from the Department for Education. “Teachers are committed to supporting vouchers by the 1966 England World Cup goalie, who is President of the Haywood Foundation, a charity The money – a Regional DfE character-building activities and closely which supports research into arthritis and Character Award – will be invested in monitor student C2P scores.” rheumatism. expanding and improving even further The school has also been praised by The Potters' hero – who played in every game the character development facilities at Ofsted for its exemplary approach to during England's successful 1966 World Cup run – the school. character-development for students. made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the In a letter confirming the award, the Senior Assistant Headteacher Mr Football League and won 73 caps for his country. He DfE said Haywood Academy offered an Whittingham said: “Our philosophy is also played in Stoke’s 1972 League Cup win. array of character-building activities to support the development of character As well as presenting prizes to the competition through PSHE days, motivational via a whole school approach which winners, Gordon was also happy to sign autographs for Haywood students. speakers, army cadets and theatre places a love of learning in all that The posters produced for the competition are now programmes. we do.” on display in public areas at Haywood Hospital. Tel: 01782 853535 www.haywoodacademy.coop Haywood News 2 23/3/15 17:22 Page 1 INSPIRATIONAL: Mr Dein pictured with students during his visit to Haywood Academy. Premier League Ambassador David Dein provides SOME REAL INSPIRATION FORMER Arsenal FC Premier League structure. side. He reminded me about a person and get on in life.It’s Vice-Chairman David Dein paid a Mrs Liz Devey, Progress Leader the importance of taking time important to bounce off each visit to Haywood Academy to for Year 10 said: “David Dein is an to double-check things.” other. deliver a motivational speech. incredibly influencial figure in “It makes you a better person ■ Mohbeen Ashraf: The 71-year-old, who is one of football and to have him come into and you can achieve more. “David Dein has motivated me the Premier League’s official VIP the Academy and give a talk was a Success is based on teamwork.” Ambassadors, brought with him a great opportunity for our students. by saying whenever I need to do something to always stick my ■ wealth of personal experience “It gave them real awareness of Olivia Sumner: neck out.” following his successful the football world and provided “I learned from David Dein involvement with Arsenal. inspiration to assist them in their ■ that to succeed you need to drive to be successful.” Connar Sloan: He joined the Arsenal Board in go the extra mile with That inspiration was clear from “David Dein has made me teamwork.” 1983 and became Vice-Chairman comments made by some of the want to keep trying my the same year. He later rose to students after Mr Dein’s visit: hardest to get somewhere in During David’s time at Arsenal the become Vice-Chairman of the FA life with my football.” club won five league titles, five FA and has served on numerous ■ Bilawal Khan: Cups, a Uefa Winners Cup and UEFA and Fifa Committees. He “David had chosen words and ■ Courtney Mountford: two League Cups. The club also has also been credited as one of quotes to help me get through “I learned that teamwork is won the Community Shield five the driving forces behind the things and look on the bright important in order to develop as times. Primary pupils make full use of facilities SPRING term seems to have started where the moviemaker videos and English activities. from Moorpark have been taking advantage of autumn term finished – BUSY! Following on from this, Year 4 have now turned extra English sessions with Miss Wemyss from Haywood has already had an opportunity to their attention to Inventors and Innovators. the Haywood English Department. welcome children from New Ford, Mill Hill, Smallthorne have been taking advantage of Extended writing has been on the agenda for Holden Lane, Smallthorne, Jackfield Infants the science facilities here at Haywood. Year 5 Year 4 on their recent visits, while gravity and and Moorpark Junior. have been exploring aspects of space, Year 4 forces have been the focus for Year 5 in the Year 2 children from Holden Lane took have focused on sound, Year 3 on healthy Science Department. part in an English activity based on The eating and Year 6 on habitats. Our relationships with the primary schools Fire of London, while Year 1 visited the When they haven’t been busy doing science continue to go from strength to Technology Department to make Terrific Toys. they’ve visited the Food Studio to prepare strength. We invite all local The children were extremely proud of their food that supports a healthy lifestyle. primary schools to tell handywork. In the meantime Year 1 made and us what they want and Year 4 were also keen to have a slice of the packaged a toy as part of their need and we do our action by designing and making Viking coins in Superhero project. Chocolate best to fix it. our Technology Department. It’s not every day certainly grabbed the attention of they get a chance to make money! Year 3 when they made and Year 2 pupils from Holden Lane Children are never too young to visit decorated delicious chocolate working on their Haywood. Reception children from Mill Hill cakes. Fire of London came to use our 4D Cinema to support the In a recent ICT session, Year 2 project. work they have been doing on their Under the children from Jackfield Infant Ocean topic. Mill Hill staff added their own School had great fun recording story-telling and music activities to make this some of Horrid Henry’s jokes into a very exciting and enjoyable session for all. into a photo-story. They also New Ford children are regular visitors to explored living things in Haywood. This term Year 4 have been using science. Time Travel as the theme for their ICT Some Year 6 pupils 2 THE HAYWOOD NEWS Haywood News 3 23/3/15 17:28 Page 1 It’s not just about words – the numbers count too THE Accelerated Reader programme has seen Haywood students reading a staggering YE 63,943,921 words since G AR September last year. IN 1 K 0 The chart, right, shows I V 14.7m 11.2m the number of words words read by each house words read read since the start of this academic year. 12.7m AHL are leading the 16.7m words A S words P race to win this term’s I read O S read L reading prize for the E L N O highest number of words E read by a single form. G Students in this form have read Haywood – the next generation 3,772,886 words and, between DURING this term children from Holden Lane Primary, them, AHL and GBW have put last Jackfield Infant School, Moorpark Junior, New Ford Primary, term’s winners – 10SP – into third place. Smallthorne Primary, Burnwood Primary and Mill Hill Primary Our star reading students are Georgia Lousia from Year 9, who have attended Haywood to take part in a variety of exciting has read 2,061,260 words, and Jasmine Cotterill from Year 7, who activities including a wide range of ICT sessions with Mrs has read 1,622,169 words. Aliya Begum from Year 8 and Joshua Russell and creative writing sessions with Miss Wemyss. Munn from Year 7 are not far behind – both are close to reading one million words each. Moon rocks were ‘out of this world’ HAYWOOD students who are involved students must apply part of the Excellence to join, show a high level of Academy were given an achievement, a commitment opportunity that was truly ‘out to excellence and a of this world’ when material willingness to be involved in collected from the surface of an extra-curricular the moon during NASA programme. missions in the 1960s and Year 6 children from ’70s was brought into school. Smallthorne primary also got The lunar samples were close-up to the lunar samples part of space and astronomy when they visited Haywood to module – Space: The Final take part in a science Frontier – being studied by students lesson.