Putney Academy NewsMessage from the Principal

Edition 18 30-01-2015

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Thanks to Mr Jenkins’ very informative assembly on Friday we all have a very clear understanding of why the holocaust is such a significant event in world history. I hope that this week you have all seen some of the commemorative programmes or internet articles on the subject. As Mr Jenkins said one of the most shocking things about the holocaust is that despite the world being aware of what a human tragedy this was there have been numerous other incidents of genocide since 1945. This is why our community pillar is so important at APA as it demonstrates we can all work together regardless of faith or nationality.

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Author: Gary PaulsenTitle: HatchetPlot: A boy is stranded on an island.

Book ReviewBy Dexter Foss 7CPA

Do you like adventures?Do you thirst for journeys?Then this is the book for you!If I liked it, you will too!

The book is about a thirteen year old boy called Brian Robertson.His parents are divorced and he visits his father every year.He is flying in a bushplane to visit his father, when suddenly the plane crashes and he wakes up on a deserted island. How is he going to survive?

I think the book is amazing because it’s unpredictable.

I would recommend this stunning book to someone who is bored.

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!Anne Frank

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Year 7,Lend Lease has picked a winner for the Lend Lease construction competition- the winner will be announced in next week’s assembly!

I was extremely impressed with Miss Patrick’s tutor assembly. Fatmia showed confidence and effort when explaining her projects she completes in her spare time. The energy shown by Sinead,

The great Turing House,Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded positive points this week!

Year 7- Kieran MoreYear 8- Jordan RubyYear 9- Davi Fortes Year 10- Lee Cook

Year 11- Lukas Augustinas

Please do complete your Turing House survey- it would be really great to get a House song, fantastic work on display and ideas for upcoming events!The next House event is 13th February 2015- what it is? YOU DECIDE!

Have a great weekend,Ms Harvey

A continued congratulations to those students with 100% attendance: Robyn Smart; Troy Piedade; Lynn-Esther Kacou; Dirie Hirsi; Jasmine Harding; Shania Coyle; Shakira Brown; Alea Barham and those above 96%: Anna-Ruth Stephens; Jamal Hassan; Eleesher Baker; Andrew Corbyn; Shai Allen; Saphyrra Dje; Daniaal Akram; Jordan Ruby; Shaecaeden Clarke; Samantha Rowe; Daisy Fieldhouse-Still; Jimena Arias; Simon Allen; Daniaal Akram; Amber Miller; Isabelle Barton-Young; Lauren Cook; Kenny Tovar Sanchez. Once again, this list has grown since last week which shows what a great effort some of you are making. Keep up the good effort.

Congratulations are also in order for the following Year 8s for the achievement points you have accrued this week:- Robyn Smart and Lynn-Esther Kacou for their Independence in History- Bethany Strong and Abubaker Tighrini for their Good Effort in Maths and History- Louise Davey and Nadia Nelson for their continued Commitment in Science

Keep up the good work!

I was very pleased to see Ibrahim Ahmed and Bradley Bridger showing good community spirit in Science this week, by helping out others in their lesson. Thank you to all of you in Turner House for your feedback on the House system on Thursday. A special thank you for Ibrahim and Hagi for your help in organising ideas, to Shannon Coughlan for your loyalty, and Hedya, Robyn, Daisy and Tylar-Morgan for your efforts in raising money for the charity. Let’s hope we can raise more money for the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability.

Finally well done to the Year 8 Student of the Week, Dr Stanley’s nomination: Theo Pulit. Theo consistently adheres to all six of the pillars of the school with no complaint and expectations of others.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

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Congratulations to the following pupils, in Dickens House, for achieving 100% attendance so far this year. Keep it up and you will be in for a chance to visit Nando’s with me soon!

First they came for the CommunistsAnd I did not speak outBecause I was not a CommunistThen they came for the SocialistsAnd I did not speak outBecause I was not a SocialistThen they came for the trade unionistsAnd I did not speak outBecause I was not a trade unionistThen they came for the JewsAnd I did not speak outBecause I was not a JewThen they came for meAnd there was no one leftTo speak out for me(Martin Niemoller).

I thought this week we could reflect this thought-provoking poem by Martin Niemoller. Mr Jenkins spoke at whole school

assembly on Monday about the Holocaust and reminded us that Wednesday the 27th of January was Holocaust Memorial Day.

The Holocaust was the state-sanctioned persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The Nazis came to power in Germany in January 1933. They believed that Germans were “racially superior” and that Jews as well as many other groups were “subhuman” and posed a threat to the German race.

In the early days of their regime, the Nazis established Concentration camps to hold their political opponents. In the following years, before the outbreak of war, they used these camps to incarcerate the victims of their ethnic and racial hatred.

Between 1941 and 1944, Nazi German authorities deported millions of Jews from Germany, it’s occupied territories, and it’s allied countries to ghettos and to extermination camps, where they were murdered in specially developed gas chambers. Although Jewish communities were the primary victims of Nazi racism, other groups such as Roma (Gypsies), Poles, homosexuals and the disabled were also targetted. By 1945, the Nazis and their collaborators had killed nearly two out of every three European Jews.

The crimes committed during the Holocaust devastated most European Jewish communities and eliminated hundreds of Jewish communities in occupied eastern Europe entirely. We commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day because if we don’t remember the past we risk forgetting those who suffered. We must also try to ensure that these incidents are never repeated.

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The Dickens House celebration board will be updated very soon- if any of you would like to contribute, either by helping or submitting excellent work, come and see me in the House office.Reflecting on the Holocaust day, I have found a quote which hopefully inspire you:

Current AffairsSchool Announcements

A topical item will be selected from our global, national or local community and tutors will lead their groups in an age appropriate discussion.

Stimulate and formalise topical discussion.

Build confidence and Improve student oacy skills

students are expected to:- Listen actively- Use standard English and full sentences- Take turns- Think before you speak- Respond by building on and/or challenging the views of others (use sentence stem support cards)- Speak audibly

Session Outline

Purpose Student Expectations

Next week’s topic: The Snooper’s Charter David Cameron is pushing for more powers to fight terror by monitoring online activity - but what would the law changes involve?

Find out more here:http://news.sky.com/story/1410140/q-and-a-the-snoopers-charter-explained

Snoop Laws: ‘our duty’ to fight terror or a step too far in a Big brother society- let’s discuss in next week’s Current Affairs Session.

SportTable Tennis rankings

Some new faces in this week’s top 10. We had 30 students at the club on Wednesday. Well done and keep coming along. If you want to join a local table tennis club then please go and ask Mr. Evans for details.

1. Louie2. Amiya

3. Alhassan4. Daniel5. Isaac6. Josh 7. Kailen8. Mark9. Sacha10. Gael

Fixtures next week: Year 7 Basketball Tournament

– Southfields Academy – Tuesday 3rd February, 4-6pm.

Positive Points

How many positive points have you been awarded this week?Our Mascots Boris and Max have been very good boys since Christmas and have been rewarded with a trip to the seaside to paddle their paws.Will you win a trip in the summer term? Keep accumulating those points!

E-safety & Cyber bullyingLots of parents are worried about how and when to introduce their child safely to smartphones and tablets. Social networking and the internet, play a big part inchildren falling victim to cyber bullying, scams and harassment from others. With children as young as 8 regularly being given expensive devices as afashion accessory, surely there should be something in place to protect and educate them in the dangers of the internet. Ark Putney Academy and the PTA are working closely to introduce new technology that will protect and give peace of mind to those that need it. By installing a simple free app onto the device and creating an online account, you will have instant peace of mind that your childcan use their phone the way that it is intended - safely !Get in touch with us or go to www.mobileguardian.com for details.The service is exclusively free for APA with the voucher code ARK30250

Easy MoneyIf you shop online, you can help raise vital funds for the school by going to www.easyfundraising.org. All you need to do is create an account and use it just like you would use google. Easyfundraising notes where you are shopping and sends a percentage of your total spend back to the nominated organisation such as Ark Putney Academy at no cost to you ! £27.15 has been raised so far by just a few people and we want your help to raise more this year. There are lots of big names associated with the scheme like Amazon, Ebay and M&S. What’s more it doesn’t cost you a penny !!! All money raised will go back to the school and the PTA pledges to ensure that this money is used to benefit the students directly. Please sign up today and if you need any help or advice, please contact the PTA. Unwanted School Uniform

Do you have any old APA school uniform lying around that no longer fits?We are now accepting donations via school reception.Please ensure that all donations are clean, in good condition and baggedfor the attention of the PTA.

Get in touch!Email:pta@arkputneyacademy.org

Twitter:@apapta

THE CULTURE CORNERLa chanson de la semaine - The song of

the weekFresh Prince - Soprano

Le film de la semaine - The film of the week

Belle et Sébastien

104 minsFrench and German

with English subtitles

France | 2013 | col | dir. Nicolas Vanier, with Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo | 6+ |

Our story takes place in the Alps, high up in a peaceful village – until the day the Germans arrive. It’s the story of a lonely boy and a wild dog. It’s the story of Sebastian who tames Belle. It’s the adventure of an indestructible friendship. It’s the odyssey of a little boy looking for his mother, an old man looking for his past, a member of the Resistance looking for love, a young woman looking for adventure, a German lieutenant looking for forgiveness.Currently showing at the French Institute 17 Queensberry PlaceLondon SW7 2DT

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Mot de la semaine - Word of the week

We always need more student answers for 5,4,3,2,1! So get thinking and hand them in to your tutors or Miss Rowe in B15

Scan the QR code to watch the video!

5,4,3,2,1

5 people dead or alive that you would have at your dream dinner party:Nyjah Huston, Sean Malto, Paul Walker, Luan Oliveira, Robbie Amell

4 books or films that you’ll never forget:Fast and Furious 5Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsI OriginsNever Back Down

3 courses you’d choose for your last meal:Spaghetti CarbonaraMashed potato with steak and chipsPassion Fruit Mousse

2 Locations in the world you’d love to visit:Veneza(Venice)Tokyo

1 Day of your life you’ll never forget:The day I met my favourite skateboarder Nyjah Huston at the Element store in Miami.

This week answering 5,4,3,2,1 we have Yam Viau Nogueira in Year 10, who’s brainchild it was to have a student 5,4,3,2,1. Lets see what he has to say...

Say what?Answers

“At every crucial time of our lives,

at every despairing or difficult moment,

at every crisis, there will be a poem to contain you,a poem to accompany you,a poem to understand you.”

Jackie Kay

“A simple message,But on tough days worth remembering:Don’t give up.”Joyce Carol Oates

“Every writer I know has trouble writing”Jospeh Hellier“You’re never too old,too whacky, too wildto pick up a bookand read to a child”Dr Seuss“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”Martin Luther King Jnr

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If you want to do well in your language exam you must practice your verbs.If you want to do well in your language exam you must practise your verbs.

There are to many cars on the roads these days.There are too many cars on the roads these days.

The children were happy playing with there toys.The children were happy playing with there toys.

Brunel’s middle name was Kingdom. What was the reason behind this?A)It was a compliment to his father’s adopted country.B)It was his mother’s maiden name.C)It was the name of the midwife who delivered him.D)His mother went into labour in Disney’s “Magic Kingdom”

The whether was nice so we went to the beach.The weather was nice so we went to the beach.

Grammar Time Answers

Me and my friends are going to the cinema on Saturday.My Friends and I are going to the cinema on Saturday.

Put a name to a face...Do you know the names of the famous authors in these pictures? Give your answers to miss Rowe in B15 to earn a positive point!

How well do you know your House? Brunel

Brunel’s parents were called Marc and Sophia. What were their nationalities? A)French and English B)English and Spanish C)Belgian and Irish D)French and Dutch

The first major engineering project on which Brunel was employed was in London. What was it?A) The steamship ‘Great Eastern’B) The Thames TunnelC) Tower BridgeD) Battersea Bridge

In 1833 Brunel was appointed as Chief Engineer to a railway company. What was its name?A)British Rail.B)Great Western Railway.C)London and Western RailwayD)Virgin Trains