NEWSLETTER 08, 23Rd OCTOBER 2015
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NEWSLETTER 08, 23rd OCTOBER 2015 Dear Parent / Carer, HALF TERM All students return to school after half term on Monday 2nd November at 08.30am. Please stay safe during this half‐term, especially around Bonfire Night by attending an organised event. STEM / ENGINEERING WEEK From Monday 12th – Friday 16th October each student at Manchester Academy had two sessions in House Tutor Time where they learned about: ‐ The routes into Engineering ‐ The different types of engineering careers available to them ‐ Making the right subject choices at GCSE ‐ Other skills required In Science classes, every student received an engineering information booklet, while parents also received information. Parents were also invited to an Employability Evening where general career routes were discussed and also that engineering is a growth area within the British economy. The Maths department incorporated engineering challenges into the starters of their lessons in order to ensure that the connection was made with Maths and Engineering. We were privileged to have engineers speaking to groups of students. Our Rollercoaster Engineer impressed not only with her presentation but with her career! Igemi studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of Manchester. Her role involves ensuring the designs for new rollercoasters are safe. She then travels the world testing rollercoaster rides! After her presentation, Igemi was inundated with questions. We had an engineer from the construction company Laing O'Rourke. Bronagh spoke to our Key Stage 3 students and set them a ‘bridge challenge’. Students came back after lunch to ensure that their bridge designs still supported the specifications! An eco‐engineer addressed Science classes and then ran a workshop for our STEM students. Our students and partner feedback indicated that students enjoyed the presentations and had a greater understanding of the career pathways available into engineering. EUROPEAN RESTART A HEART DAY: LOVED ONES SAVE LIVES Manchester Academy students were given heart start training by “Green Watch” from GMF & RS (Moss Side Fire Station) on European Restart a Heart Day. The Chief Fire Officer for Greater Manchester, Peter O’Reilly met with colleagues from the British Heart Foundation charity who have launched an ambitious campaign to teach the whole community CPR to help save lives. The British Heart Foundation are hoping for every secondary school to become involved and have created a really fun, easy to use kit for young people to teach themselves life saving techniques. The Fire and Rescue Service are assisting to create as many young life savers as possible as they are aware of the impact and reputation we have in the community. The British Heart Foundation has already seen a life saved as a direct result of its secondary school campaign in Yorkshire. 'Your hands can save a loved one's life' is the slogan for this year's European Restart a Heart Day. The initiative, spearheaded by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), aims to raise cardiac arrest awareness. In support of today's Restart a Heart Day, all schools and colleges that participate in I.M.P.S & ORCS are being provided with information and resources to teach hands‐only CPR to as many people as possible in the run‐up to half‐term. In an emergency CPR before an ambulance arrives doubles chances of survival, therefore it is vital that bystanders know what to do in an emergency and we are proud to be part of this initiative to save lives. Many thanks to GMF & RS for delivering the programme in particularly Moss Side Fire Station “Green Watch” and Julie Roberts. THANK YOU TO ENGLAND RUGBY World Cup Rugby Match: England V Uruguay A handful of students from Manchester Academy had the opportunity to attend a Rugby World Cup Match and be part of a special evening show casing some of the best Rugby talent in the world. This was a sell‐ out event, even though England had already been knocked out of the competition due to the fact that England had not played in the North since 1923. Students were selected to attend the match due to their commitment to rugby training after school and their keen interest shown in Rugby as they had joined our local rugby union team Broughton Park. Not only did the students need to show a commitment to training, but they also had to showcase the Principals of England Rugby which are Team Work, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship. Upon arrival at the Eastland's stadium students were able to take delight in the atmosphere and they were really excited to see a great game of rugby. The game did not let us down with England triumphing 60 to 3 which was England's biggest win of the competition. The students all commented that they would not forget the evening and they took away some great memories along with some important morals in sportsmanship: ‐ always play hard and show determination to win but also to show respect towards your opponents and treat them as one of your own team mates after the game ends. A good night was had by all and we would like to thank England Rugby for all the support they are giving Manchester Academy at present through the Rugby all schools initiative. Mr Smith and Mr Boyle, PE Department STARS OF THE WEEK Every week the different subject department select a student who has done exceptionally well and nominate them for Stars of the Week. Each students receives ten merits and on Friday, is invited to breakfast with the Principal. Student Form Subject Comment Tazmin Afroze 11WMO Maths For her enthusiasm during Maths lessons and for actively taking part in class discussions and helping out in the classroom to create a positive learning environment. Toheeb Iawal 9PDH Drama Excellent focus and great ideas which related in a great performance Chris Thananki 7RWO Music For effort in social times in music and a positive and polite attitude at all times. Abdulmalik Fidow 7DBE Art Really fantastic attitude in class, really keen to learn and has made 2 sublevels of progress already. Molly Hopkins 9MLE Food Tech For consistent hard work and effort in food technology. Well done! Muhammed Zahid 7DBE Spanish Fantastic effort and enthusiasm in lessons and always working to the best of his ability. Abdullah Alkanash 8CBE Induction Fantastic effort and enthusiasm in his induction. Yazeed Alrayani 11RCH Science For both performing the best in their classes respectively. Etesham‐Ul Islam 11LMI Ihsan Ahmed 8CRS PE Excellent effort, always first one in when bringing groups in and always trying her best in tasks. Ayia Alaova 8DSE Geography Amazing articles on the population crisis. Faisal Alluqmani 8RTE Franklyn Charles 8RTE Transition Franklyn always tries his hardest in lessons, in all tasks. He consistently represents the MA way! Well done! Tirveni Cournadin 11DJO Computing Excellent discussion of test plan strategy for coursework. Jamila Begum 11DJO Adil Khan 11WMO Business Helpful, polite, and determined to get an A* in Business. Ermiya Eskandary 9BIL English For creating a reading habits survey that he is going to undertake with KS3 forms after half term She has written me a play review of Richard III (!) and is Cerys Evans 7RWO now on Romeo and Juliet. I have never seen a student so taken with Shakespeare. Her understanding and interest is striking. He attends English revision every week and has a fantastic attitude. He clearly revised for his exam and is Jacob Kader 10RRA constantly looking for ways to improve. Abdelraouf Denidni 9AKH Maths He is always extremely focussed and very hard working in all Maths lessons. Amayna Solomain 10RFO Drama for Drama for running the Drama club Sahad Nasir 8DSE Food tech For his work in food technology. Producing a power point on multicultural dishes. Yasmin Jama 11LMI Spanish For outstanding work in lessons and for completing extra independent work outside of school. Miriam Minei 7LBA For producing a brilliant Wanted poster of Christopher Columbus. Faizaan Hussain 8GBE English Last week he had a lunch detention with me for persistent disruption and since has been really self‐ disciplined in class, has presented his work really neatly and produced thoughtful work which he has volunteered to offer in front of his English class‐ particularly in persuasive writing. Zakaria Mohammed 11JAR He has made incredible progress in the last 5 lessons through sheer graft and resilience and as a result has gone from a D grade to a B. I am really pleased from him and he thoroughly deserves it. ENRICHMENT TIMETABLE The current Enrichment Timetable is attached below – there’s something for everyone! Yours sincerely, Mr A Griffin, Executive Principal ENRICHMENT TIMETABLE AUTUMN TERM 2015 Day Time Activity Students 5‐a‐Side Football Badminton Chess Club All Years Lunchtime Health‐Related Fitness Table Tennis X‐Box Club Years 7 & 8 Athletics Club All Years Debate Mate Monday Library Year 7 3.00‐4.00 p.m. Basketball Years 10 & 11 BTEC/GCSE Catch‐Up Drop‐In Session for English or Personal Statements Year 11 French Revision 3.00‐5.00 p.m. Technology (BTEC & GCSE) Years 10 & 11 5‐a‐Side Football Chess Club Lunchtime Health‐Related Fitness All Years Tuesday Tchoukball Vaulting 5‐a‐Side Club Film Club All Years Volleyball Library Year 7 3.00‐4.00 p.m. Maths Able & Talented Netball Years 7, 8 & 9 Technology (BTEC & GCSE) Years 10 & 11 French Club Year 11 Spanish Club 3.00‐4.15 p.m. Junior Chef Years 7 & 8 5‐a‐Side Football Badminton Chess Club All Years Lunchtime Dodgeball Health‐Related Fitness Maths Tutorials (1.30‐1.50 p.m.) Class 11A/Ma2 Bicycle Maintenance Cheerleading All Years Rugby Textiles Building & Programming Year 7 Library Club Wednesday 3.00‐4.00 p.m.