NEWSLETTER INSIDE THIS ISSUE: I S S U E 3 7 EASTER 2018 Year 7 Girls Football Booking The Trend! Champions BBC School News Report Adswood Primary Students’ Science Visit S tudents and staff at Mr Clarke organised a student costume category Stockport Academy went all golden ticket competition for his Mad Hatter fancy Principals’ 2 with students having the dress. Both winners Message out for World Book Day this year—and were determined chance to win a new book received new Kindles! Hegarty 3 following a frantic search of not to let the bad weather Head of English Mrs Upton Maths Visit his bookshelves! spoil the fun! said: “The atmosphere Students also received book around school has been World Book 4 In what is now a time- tokens, while teachers absolutely brilliant and it Day Photos honoured tradition, everyone could dress up as shared what their favourite has been great to see the Sport Relief titles are during assemblies. effort that everyone has 5 their favourite literary gone to in celebrating World Performing character, with some At lunch, the judging of the 7 Book Day. Arts excellent efforts making student and staff costume Showcase their way into school. Have competition took place, “What is really encouraging a look through the photo with Ms Keough winning is that students are now Young Carers 8 gallery on Page 4 to see first place among the staff borrowing more books from Day some of the costumes. for her Willy Wonka the library than ever before Steel Band 10 costume (she managed to and they clearly can’t get As you might expect, the convince her entire GCSE enough of reading. It is library was a hub of activity Drama class to dress up as something we celebrate throughout the day. Along Oompa Loompas!) and every day here and long with literary word searches George Thomas winning the may it continue!” and other reading activities, www.stockport-academy.org | Twitter : @sptacademy | Instagram: @StockportAcademy P A G E 2 Principals’ Message It is humbling each term to Yet again we are delighted given so much time outside reflect on all of that our and overwhelmed by of lessons to support them in school has achieved and this applications to join our achieving the highest has been yet another truly wonderful school, with possible progress. We are exceptional term. Our very numbers rising by over 140% hoping for the best GCSE first Sports Relief event was a in recent years. We are yet progress results ever at resounding success, raising again oversubscribed and Stockport Academy this year not only money for a good have an unprecedented – still some hard work to cause but also awareness of number of students joining come over the next few a healthy lifestyle for all of us in September from our weeks. our students (and staff). local primary schools. We We have planned another have been busy this term Our Performance Awards busy half term ahead; we beginning to make Evening was as always a have already started preparations for their arrival display of exceptional talent preparations for our end of and have been working to in sport, music, dance and year prizegiving, we have Mrs Janine McCann, support Year 4, 5 and 6 drama - worthy of any further performance Principal students in Science, PE, professional stage. We evenings including a Drama, Literacy, Numeracy cannot move on from this professional National and Steel Pans, with plans to term without fondly Theatre Connections also include Humanities, remembering a most performance, Sports Dance and ICT next phenomenal World Book Day, SMSC days, trips to term. We are really excited Day. From Cruella de Vil, France and Lake to be working with them and Willy Wonka and her Oompa Garda. There is as always so welcome them to our Loompas to Alice and Red much going on. In order to community. Riding Hood – this was a real keep up to date with so celebration of books across Interventions and support for many things that we cannot every genre, encouraging our Year 11s undertaking GCSE always squeeze into our students to read something this Summer are ongoing – I newsletter please follow us different and simply would like to take this on twitter (@sptacademy), celebrate literary talent of opportunity to personally Instagram published authors and thank parents of Year 11 for (@stockportacademy) and Mr Frank McCarron, students themselves. their support and all of our keep an eye on our website. Executive Principal subject teachers who have Year 7 Champions! Stockport Academy’s Year 7 Girls Football Team were crowned champions of “We are hoping for the best GCSE Stockport following a tournament held progress results ever here in January. at Stockport Academy Our girls took on teams from Bramhall this year.” High, Harrytown, Stockport School, Hazel -Principals’ Message Grove High and Cheadle Hulme High School. After going four games unbeaten, they swept aside Cheadle Hulme High School PE Teacher Ms Foster said: “This was an amazing result for the team as it was their 3-0 in the final thanks to two goals from first ever tournament together. We Anaya Weaver and another from Scarlett couldn’t be more proud of them!” Aspril. I S S U E 3 7 P A G E 3 Meeting The Maths Maestro We rolled out the red carpet for Maths royalty in attending our Year 11 Parents’ Evening to give them January, with the visit of the founder of Hegarty advice on supporting their child’s progress ready for Maths, Colin Hegarty. the Summer’s GCSE Exams. Colin spent the day at school talking to students and hearing about their experiences using the platform, Head of Maths, Mrs which encourages independent learning through a Mackintosh, said: “Our series of online tests and exercises. students really enjoy using the program and He also met with Year 11 student Jack Edwards who it was an honour to has spent to date over 140 hours using the program to meet the man behind hone his Maths skills in his GCSE year. the Maths!” At the end of the day, Colin spoke with parents Bringing Poetry To Life Our Year 11s spent the day at a special event learning directly from the poets whose work they are currently studying in their GCSEs. The day involved a series of lectures, with speakers reading their own poems to a captivated audience, explaining how they wrote them and what inspired them. They also offered exam tips and advice on how to become a professional writer. Stockport Academy Head of English Mrs Upton said: “It was a real once in a lifetime opportunity- just to be in the same room as the Legendary Poet John Agard with Poet Laureate and all of the poets that we heard from, offered our Year 11 student Paige students an incredible insight into what inspired them to write their poems. Context is often the hardest part of students’ poetry studies so it was a truly invaluable experience.” Celebrating Science Week We celebrated Science Week in March, with a wide display of experiments in the Main Hall to cap off five range of activities and events to promote the subject. days of Science-based activities throughout school. Head of Science Mr Campbell put on a show-stopping Students had the opportunity to win prizes by entering a Science Quiz in form time, while assemblies were also themed around the subject. Meanwhile, Year 5 students from Adswood Primary were invited to take part in a CSI-style forensics workshop (read more about this on Page 9). Mr Campbell said: “Science Week was a fantastic success and we really enjoyed putting on the experiment display in particular. Science is a fascinating subject and it was great to have so much going on to celebrate this.” P A G E 4 World Book Day Photo Gallery A big well done to all staff and students who made an exceptional effort to come to school in fancy dress for World Book Day! All photos can also be found on our website. “What is really encouraging is that students are now borrowing more books from the library than ever before and they clearly can’t get enough of reading.” - Mrs Upton I S S U E 3 7 P A G E 5 Getting Our Running Shoes On For Sport Relief Students and staff celebrated Sport Relief in style, that took them on two laps through the playground with a full day dedicated to sporting achievement and around the sports field. At the end of the track, and aspiration in March. finishers all received a ticket that entered them into a prize draw to win sporting gift vouchers. The day started early, with our Sports Leaders and Cheerleaders arriving at school for 7.00am to support United Learning’s Head of Sport, Shaun Dowling, as he kicked off the next leg of his epic 600- mile charity RideABC bike ride. Shaun eventually completed his journey from Ashford in Kent to Carlisle, stopping off at around 25 United Learning schools around the country on the way. PE Teacher Ms Foster, who organised the day, said: “This has really been a day to remember and it was brilliant to see everyone in school so engaged in sport. The money raised through activities such as our non-uniform day will be going to a fantastic cause and it is wonderful that students have taken Throughout the day, PE lessons involved students steps towards leading an active and healthy lifestyle attempting to fill out a ‘Sports Bingo’ card – while benefiting others at the same time.” completing 50 sets each of a number of activities such as skipping, throwing a ball and kicking a football.