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Haywood News 1 8/4/14 15:24 Page 1 The SPRING 2014 LOOKING GOOD: OUR SMART NEW UNIFORM ON SHOW Beth Proctor and Brandon Joe were among the students chosen to model the new-look Haywood Academy school uniform. FULL STORY: see centre pages Tel: 01782 853535 www.haywoodacademy.coop Haywood News 2 8/4/14 15:20 Page 1 Students help to raise cash at Robbie Fanfest Nicole’s baby elephant makes it Intu a shopping centre parade YEAR 9 student Nicole Winley won a competition organised by the Intu Potteries shopping centre to design and decorate a life-sized baby elephant. STUDENTS from Haywood Academy and items The design was called mirror, with the its partner primary schools supported the donated by area above the central line representing a Robbie Williams Fanfest in Burslem town Steelite. healthy city and environment, while centre. These reflected below were damaged buildings and decay, showing what could happen if On Saturday 8 February they joined local were then we fail to look after our planet. artists, musicians, market stallholders and showcased and Helped by her friends – including Lydia businesses to celebrate Robbie’s 40th judged by Robbie’s’ step-mum, Clowes and Rebecca Pennell – Nicole had birthday. Melanie Williams. to draw her winning design onto a 3-D Haywood Academy orchestra performed a The event was staged to raise money for model and paint it. medley of Robbie’s hits on the steps of the the Donna Louise Trust – of which Robbie is The parade took place from Monday School of Art. Despite the bitter cold their the patron – and more than £15,000 was 10 March to Sunday 6 April, with 18 performance was amazing and they received collected. Well done to all who took part. elephants decorated by celebrities on excellent feedback from the audience. ■ display in the shopping centre, alongside Pictured above are some of the Nicole’s design. Other students took part by baking and Haywood students who took part in the More than 500,000 visitors saw the decorating cakes and decorating pottery Fanfest and, inset, Robbie himself. exhibition which aimed to raise funds and awareness for the Asian elephant foundation. Nicole’s elephant will also be going to London for a winners’ Young dancers brought toys to life photoshoot. Our pictures show Nicole painting her design, above, while below is the finished elephant. YOUNG dancers from Haywood Academy interpretation of ‘A Day In The Life Of…’ were invited to perform in the annual stories through the medium of dance and Stoke School Sport Partnerships Dance movement. Extravaganza staged at Hanley’s Victoria Our piece explored the theme of toys Hall at the end of March. and demonstrated what we thought toys The event included primary schools, would do if they could come to life. secondary schools, academies and The students represented the school colleges from across Stoke-on-Trent really well, closing the show as the final who were asked to demonstrate their performance. 2 THE HAYWOOD NEWS Haywood News 3 8/4/14 15:35 Page 1 NEC trip went with a Big Bang ALL our Year 8 and some Year 10 students went to the Big Bang Fair at the NEC in Birmingham in March. The aim was to encourage them to study STEM subjects at GCSE. The day was very enjoyable and the students saw lots of new technologies and sciences at the show. Some took part in chocolate welding and learnt about air pressure and pneumatics, while others had the chance to see the 1,000 mph land speed record Bloodhound car. Shane Grocott reached for the stars when he chatted with NASA engineers and got to meet Space Shuttle pilot Captain Jon McBride. Firms help our young engineers Haywood students outside the Academy with the BMW 13 Electric Car and, right, members of the KMF team who visited the school. BEN Berrisford who works for Knights BMW as KMF Engineering also visited their Product Genius, paid a visit to Haywood Haywood this term. Academy in January. Jenny Conlon from KMF came Ben – whose job is to research and test in with two apprentices to work every BMW car – came in to work with our Year with Year 11 Product Design 10 Greenpower Engineers. Students on their controlled Ben arranged for the students to be assessment. test-driven in a brand new BMW I3 Electric Students had the products they Car and helped them to analyse the vehicle had made tested by the visitors and to pick up engineering ideas for Haywood's were given valuable feedback about the Greenpower Electric Vehicle. commercial potential of their ideas. Students also had the chance to quiz Ben Our students then recorded this information in a Q&A engineering session after school. to evaluate their 3D work. THE HAYWOOD NEWS 3 Haywood News 4-5 8/4/14 16:11 Page 1 MONTHS OF CONSULTATION COME TO AN END AS HAYWOOD ACADEMY’S NEW-LOOK UNIFORM IS FINALLY UNVEILED Inter-house progress and It’s a smart new look attendance ALL students receive a Commitment to Progress grade in their lesson – 1-4, with 1 being the best. This means that the House with the lowest score for Haywood students will be the winner. The C to P results up to Easter OUR months of hard work Mrs Chadwick, Miss Hughes, Mrs are: Rova Bakki and Edward Selman consulting students and Brailsford and Mrs Yates together 1st Phoenix and Genesis model the new-look uniform. Fstaff over plans for a new with Year 9 students Dean Watkin, with 389,303 Haywood Academy school Rahbar Zahman and Nicloe Winley SMART NEW LOOK: some of the Uniform Working party and the models – seated are Miss Hughes and Mrs Chadwick while standing 2nd Viking and Galileo uniform have finally paid off as plus Kara Hulme from Year 7 – was are, from left, Brandon Joe, Masuma Rahman, Beth Proctor, Cerys Lancaster, Ryan Callaghan, Rova Bakki and Edward Selman. with 404,534 designs for the smart new look set up. 3rd Apollo and Pioneer – planned for introduction in The Working Party looked at with 406,353. September – are at last unveiled. various samples and considered EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW... Well done to everyone in Phoenix Primarily in navy blue – with style, colours, PE kit, and what and Genesis, they continue to details picked out in royal blue – the could be included in a school GIRLS BOYS top the leader board. new-look uniform consists of jacket, uniform starter pack. ■ Haywood Academy fitted navy blue jacket with ■ Haywood Academy navy blue jacket with trousers, a white shirt and black Three different uniform suppliers matching knee-length pleated skirt or trousers matching trousers The inter-house attendance shoes for the boys, while the girls were then invited to submit sample ■ White tailored shirt competition results up to ■ White tailored shirt Easter are: will wear a jacket with a pleated designs which went on display in ■ Black shoes ■ Black shoes skirt or trousers, white shirt, black the school. Special assemblies ■ Black tights 1st Phoenix and Genesis ■ with 94.77% shoes and black tights. were held and students filled in ■ Haywood Academy royal blue ‘V’ neck jumper Haywood Academy royal blue ‘V’ neck jumper Both sexes will wear clip-on royal ballot forms to indicate which with navy trim (optional) with navy trim (optional) 2nd Viking and Galileo blue ties with a coloured stripe sample items they preferred. with 94.15% ■ Haywood Academy clip-on royal blue tie – ■ Haywood Academy clip-on royal blue tie – identifying each house, while Headteacher Carl Ward said: “I coloured stripe will identify each house coloured stripe will identify each house 3rd Apollo and Pioneer optional items include a royal blue am delighted that the collaboration with 93.90% ■ Haywood Academy navy tunic (optional) V-neck jumper, a Haywood between parents, governors, staff PE KIT ■ Haywood Academy head scarf (optional) The gap between the Houses is Academy navy tunic for the girls and students has resulted in the ■ Haywood Academy navy ‘t’ shirt with light blue getting smaller but Phoenix and and a Haywood Academy choice of new school uniform that is PE KIT trim (compulsory) Genesis are still in the lead. Well headscarf. The new designs also not only popular with students but ■ done to everyone for some Haywood Academy navy ‘t’ shirt with light blue ■ Navy shorts (compulsory) – available from The include PE kit. is excellent quality and value for trim (compulsory) great attendance figures. Schoolwear shop. Work on deciding what the new money. The new uniform, which ■ Navy leggings (compulsory) – available from uniforms should look like began way displays the Academy’s new logo, is ■ Haywood Academy long-sleeved navy skin top The best Form attendance The Schoolwear Shop. results are: back in November last year when a exceptionally smart, yet functional, ■ Haywood Academy netball skirt (only if in the team) (optional) 1st Phoenix and Genesis Uniform Working Party – consisting and students have commented they ■ ■ Navy leggings (optional) – available from The Haywood Academy long-sleeved navy skin top XBD 96.15% of Mrs Sellman (parent), will be proud to wear it.” (optional) Schoolwear Shop. ■ 2nd Apollo and Pioneer Haywood Academy fleece training top (optional) ■ Haywood Academy fleece training top (optional) PEW 95.9% Cerys Junior Girls Pleated Skirt Package trousers, clip-on tie and a PE polo shirt and 3rd Viking and Galileo VWY 95.2% Scan the photo Lancaster, Ryan Senior Girls Pleated Skirt Package Haywood Academy navy scarf for those to see more... Callaghan and Beth Junior Girls Trouser Package students who wish to wear one.

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