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SchoolNEWSLETTER 296

Values – Care – Achievement

Thursday 8 March 2018

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Head’s Introduction

Food for ThoughtThis week during Collective Worship form groups have been thinking about working as a team and the Women’s World Day of Prayer. One of the quotes we have spent some time thinking about is:

“Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.” Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement

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We welcome all feedback and thank all parents for their valuable contributions. If you have a query or simply an observation about the school please complete the form online.

AHS Feedback

Dear Parents and Carers,

I am delighted to draw your attention to the enclosed uniform information for September 2018. A reminder that next year’s Year 7, 9 and 10 will wear the new uniform, whilst Year 8 and 11 will continue to wear the existing uniform for one more year. The new uniform will be available to purchase from the beginning of July.

Now the snow has melted, we’re able to reschedule the School Show. Previously purchased tickets will be valid for any performance on 12-14 March (note: 13 March show is at 4.30pm). Tickets are still available. I look forward to seeing families there.

Mon 12 MarTue 13 MarTue 13 MarWed 14 MarThu 15 MarThu 15 MarTue 20 MarWed 21 MarWed 21 MarThu 22 Mar

Fri 23 MarWed 11 Apr

School Show: School of Rock, Main Hall, 7.00pmSchool Show: School of Rock, Main Hall, 4.30pmAnnual Holgate Science Lecture, NSLC, 7.30pmSchool Show: School of rock, Main Hall, 7.00pmBBC School Report DayIceland Trip Information Evening, 6.00pmWorld Book Day & Non-Uniform DayY10 Parents’ Evening, Main Hall, 3.45-7.15pmY11 and Y13 Year Group photoY11 Parents’ Revision Skills Evening, Sixth Form Library, 6.00pmSchool finishes at 3.10pmY12 and Y13 Parents’ Evening, 3.45-7.30pm

Upcoming Events

Students from Archbishop Holgate’s School to celebrate Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey with members of the Royal Family and British Government On Monday 12 March, students will travel to London to join 700 children and young people from across the UK in celebration of Commonwealth Day. The event is the largest annual multi-faith Service in the UK and is typically attended by Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, senior members of the Royal Family, High Commissioners, Commonwealth Heads of State and invited guests. The Commonwealth Service will be broadcast live on the BBC and will celebrate the 2018 Commonwealth theme, ‘Towards a Common Future’, looking forward to The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London this Spring. The aim of the Service is to celebrate the unity, diversity and linkages of the modern Commonwealth and foster greater understanding of the Commonwealth’s achievements and role.

Mr Nihill, School Chaplain said: “The students and I are very excited about being given this wonderful opportunity. We are looking forward to spending the day in London, meeting people from across the Commonwealth and seeing members of the Royal Family at this unique event.”

In recent years this event has attracted contributions from Ellie Goulding, Kofi Annan, Sir Richard Branson, Nobel Peace Prize laureates and Malala Yousafzai.

Commonwealth Day has been celebrated across the Commonwealth, every year since the 1970s. In recent years, there has been a shift away from celebrating a single day towards celebrating Commonwealth Week, with Commonwealth Day at its centre. Further information about The Commonwealth can be found at: www.thercs.org.

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This Week’s Main School News

Year 11 Revision and Period 6 As Year 11 continue preparations for their GCSE exams this summer, I would like to invite you to a Parents’ Revision Skills Evening on Thursday 22 March at 6.00pm in the Sixth Form Library. The evening will aim to cover a range of issues, providing you with information that will be useful as you support your child at this important time.

The evening will make clear study leave arrangements for Year 11, provide information about exam timetables and revision sessions in each subject area and also offer general advice in supporting your child to develop effective study skills. As part of the evening, Curriculum Leaders for English, Maths, Science, MFL and History will be present to answer any questions and offer advice about approaching the exams in their subject areas. In addition to the Senior Leadership Team, also present will be Mr Williams (Head of Year); Mrs Chappell (Pastoral Support Worker); Mrs McMurdo (Able, Gifted and Talented) and Miss De Lashley (Director of Sixth Form), all of whom will be glad to answer questions and offer support.

Mon12 Mar

EnglishEnglishMathsMaths

Romeo and Juliet contextSign of Four context VectorsSurface Area

Tues13 Mar

REArtBusinessSociology

GraphicsProduct DesignICTFrenchEngineeringTravel & TourismMusic

Media

PEDramaFood

Textiles

Muslim Beliefs Exam Preparation Unit 3 Promoting a brand Socialisation, Culture and Identity—how to make your answers more sociologicalExam content: materials Exam content: quality

Unit 1 Exam/Unit 2 Coursework Role Play Fabrication Process Development of assignment and meeting the needs Composition support and programme notes: AoS 4—Western Classical since 1910, topic overview revisionUnit 1: TV serial dramas; Improvements and completion of horror trailers and assistance with evaluationsMuscular Contractions Component 3: The Tempest Evaluative Work: Analysis against the brief Exam prep

Wed14 Mar

Science Exam Skills

Thu15 Mar

HistoryGeographyComputer Science

Cold War Leeds Urban fieldwork Revision Paper 2

Get Exam Ready!Top Tip #6: Research shows that reading, highlighting and copying your notes just won’t cut it for revision. You need to engage with the information on a deeper level. Reorganise your notes; produce flash cards; make

posters; create charts; design mind-maps and draw pictures. These are all really good ways of making your brain work harder during the revision process and therefore memorise information much more effectively.

School ShowUnfortunately, due to the snow and school closure the School Show, ‘School of Rock’, had to be postponed. Although it has been rescheduled, for 12-14 March, the cast were of course very disappointed. However, on Friday, Mrs Newton received a call to invite the principal cast of the show to perform at the Barbican on Saturday night as part of ‘A Night to Remember’. Students were thrilled at the invitation to perform. Mr Donaghy knew how much time and effort students had put into the production and to have it cancelled by snow was devastating. Giving them a chance to perform at the Barbican certainly added a silver lining to a disappointing week.

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This Week’s Sixth Form News

Key DatesSecond Sixth Form Parents’ Evening Wednesday 11 AprilYear 13 Leavers’ Day Friday 25 MayYear 12 Internal Assessment week w/c Monday 2 July

Sixth Form Parents’ Evening - ReminderPlease be reminded that this is now Wednesday 11 April, 3.45-7.30pm.

Rewards and Recognition

The Gold Award - At Archbishop Holgate’s, we truly value hard work and effort. Each week, Heads of Year select two members of their year group to appear on the “Wall of Excellence” reflecting exceptional work and effort where students have done something extra special in lessons or in the wider life of the school. Winners of the Gold Award will receive a weekly prize. The following students have been awarded the Gold Award.

Jamie Hope, 7Bm - For his brilliant organisation and commitment this term. Well done! Mrs Edmondson

Eleanor Gordon, 7NTh - For producing an outstanding piece of homework for English: a wonderful model of the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet, painted beautifully and lit with real fairy lights. Well done! Mrs Edmondson

Sarah Adams, 8Cr - For living out the school values. Sarah is always very tolerant of those around her and is always organised. A great student. Well done Sarah. Mrs Avey

Callum Franks, 8Cr - Callum is organised and mature, a pleasure to have in the form and the year group. Well done Callum. Mrs Avey

Livi Wiggins, 9Kl - For improved attendance since half term. Well done. Mr Wiles

Samuel Binder, 9Al - For improved attendance since half term. Well done. Mr Wiles

Jack Lewis, 10Ha - For all his hard work in, and on, the school show. Miss Turvey

Erin Smith, 10MHo - Erin planned and taught a contemporary dance to her peers in core PE. Not only was the dance fantastic and the teaching good, it was a highly enjoyable and successful lesson. She had put a lot of care into the planning. Excellent! Miss Turvey

Tom Hields, 11Ah - For consistently working hard and going the extra mile. Well done! Mr Williams

Lia Thompson, 11Ah - I’ve seen an impressive increase in effort from Lia and she has impressed staff. Keep up the hard work! Mr Williams

Jacob Peters, 12Db - For commitment to his placement. He went into placement both days, including when school was closed. He has shown great resilience this week, despite the severe weather. Mrs Hopkinson-Kearney

Prashna Rai, 12CFr - For always being helpful, positive and smiling – quote “a joy to have in form!” Mrs Hopkinson-Kearney

Olivia Old, 13Nc - For the early completion of her media investigation to an exemplary standard. Miss De Lashley

Jonathan Whitham, 13KKe - For exemplary effort in implementing feedback and guidance when completing corrections. Miss De Lashley

UCAS Key Dates2 May: If you receive all your university/college decisions by 31 March you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be declined.

7 June: If you receive all your university/college decisions by 3 May you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be declined.

21 June: If you receive all your university/college decisions by 7 June you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be declined.

Year 13 BTEC ResultsResults will be released to students between 8.00-8.40am on Thursday 15 March. Students should make their way to the Sixth Form Library to collect their results envelopes. Information, advice and guidance will be provided following the results that week.

Year 13 Mock ResultsYear 13 sat their final wave of mocks this week. This was their last opportunity before the formal Summer assessments. Results will be given back to students by subject teachers in class, however, a copy of all results will be sent home w/c 19 March.

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PLEASE SHARE: If you would like to share students’ achievements in the community with us, then please email jsissons@archbishopholgates.org. It’s always nice to celebrate what students are accomplishing outside of school

Sports Corner

You may remember that as part of BBC School Report, students were asked to write a news article about a story that sparked their interest over half term which they found inspirational in some way. Here’s Oliver’s take on the Space X Falcon Rocket…

BBC Schools News Report - SpaceX Falcon Heavy Test-Flight

Elon Musk’s company ‘SpaceX’ has just launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into space. They did this in order to test the rocket was able to carry out future missions. After a very successful take-off the rocket then soared into space before detaching with its payload. The payload was a brand new, red Tesla roadster worth $100,000. After detaching from the payload both rockets made a graceful landing back on earth: almost as if it was choreographed. While all the action unfolded there were 500,000 people littered all over the ground eagerly gazing at the spectacle occurring before their eyes.

The Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket that has ever been launched. It is like the Saturn V rocket of the Apollo era. With this much power and a reusable rocket, Elon Musk believes that this could spell “game over” for other commercial space companies.

This story is important because in the future the population of earth may become too overwhelming for its resources or the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere just makes the earth inhabitable. If that happens then the human species may have to move away from the planet in order to survive. An example of a planet humans could move to is Mars, this is because Mars has a slight atmosphere and traces of water. However, with current technology that seems undoable, but if the development of Elon Musk’s rockets continues then that won’t be such an impossible task because the rockets will be reusable cutting costs, and the power of the spacecraft will suit the requirements. This clearly highlights the fact that this story is very important because space travel may become an aspect of everyone’s lives in the near future.

Transition: A movement special effect that takes place as one slide replaces another in a slide show. (Trans - from Latin transire, ‘go across’.

OF THE WEEK

KarateOlivia Teasdale has been doing Karate almost 4 years. She works very hard, training twice a week at Haxby Shotokan Karate Club, 4 hours in total (a little more when teaching some of the younger kids’ class, which she does as part of her DofE) Olivia’s progressed well and is working towards hopefully grading for her Shodan (black belt) next February.

GCSE PEA big well done to the Year 9 GCSE PE students who spent a morning running a Year 4 Multi-skills Competition for over 160 pupils from across the city. The feedback from staff was exemplary.

FootballThe Year 8 football team got back to winning ways beating Tadcaster Grammar School 3-1. The side went in 1-0 down but eventually won the game 3-1. Special mention to Cain Harrison and Charlie Petch who were the stand out players.

@AHSYork : York School of Rock puts pupils academy in a spin.

We are delighted to announce our new

school uniform which we will begin to

introduce next academic year.

From September 2018, the new uniform

will apply to the following year groups:

Year 7 - New uniform

Year 8 - Current uniform

Year 9 - New uniform

Year 10 - New uniform

Year 11 - Current uniform

What is the new uniform?

The new school uniform consists of:

Claret jumper with school logo* (Lower School)

Navy jumper with school logo* (Upper School)

Claret and silver clip-on tie* (Lower School)

Navy and silver clip-on tie* (Upper School)

Plain white collared shirt

Black trousers/skirt

Black shoes

Hoody (optional)*

*The school jumper and tie must be

purchased from our uniform supplier

Keal Teamwear. Students can also

purchase the optional hoody from

Keal Teamwear to wear to and from

school and as part of their PE kit.

NEW UNIFORM

LOWER SCHOOL Year 7

UPPER SCHOOL Years 9 & 10

School uniform

Questions

Do I have to buy all of the

uniform from Keal Teamwear?

The school jumper and tie are

the only items of uniform that

must be purchased from Keal

Teamwear. Shirts, trousers, skirts

and shoes can be bought from

any suitable supplier.

What if my child attends school

in the wrong uniform?

We will ask them to change and

provide them with the correct

items of uniform. Students will

have until the following Monday

to buy suitable uniform.

I can’t afford the new uniform. Can I get some help?

If you are in receipt of free school

meals please contact the school.

What should I do will the old

uniform?

School is always grateful for any

donations of sweatshirts and polo

shirts in good condition.

School uniform

School Jumper

Claret jumper (Lower School)

Navy jumper (Upper School)

Shirts

Plain white collared shirt.

School Tie

Claret and silver clip-on tie (Lower School)

Navy and silver clip-on tie (Upper School)

Trousers

Plain black, straight leg trousers. Skinny

fit and elasticated material trousers are

not allowed. Belts should be plain black.

Skirts

Plain black, knee length skirts. Skinny,

bodycon or elasticated material skirts

are not allowed. Tights should be black

or natural in colour.

Shoes

Plain black leather, sensible low-heeled

style. Shoes should have no obvious

logos. Trainers and boots of any kind

are not allowed. Socks should be plain

black or white.

General uniform rules

It is important for students to attend school in the correct uniform; the

following should help to clarify our expectations:

All items of uniform should be clearly labelled with the student’s name.

School bags should be fit for purpose and large enough to fit an A4 folder

and text books inside.

Hairstyles should be neat and not follow extremes of fashion. Only natural

hair colours are allowed.

Students may wear one plain 3mm stud in each ear. Due to health and

safety issues, no additional body piercing is allowed.

Heavy make up is not allowed. We would prefer Year 7 students to not

wear any make up.

Nail varnish is not allowed. Gel, acrylic and false nails are also not allowed.

X

X

X

Purchasing uniform

School Jumper £16.00 - £20.00

School Tie £6.25

Hoody (optional) £15.95 - £17.95

The school jumper and tie must be

purchased from our uniform supplier

Keal Teamwear. You can order these

online via their website or by visiting

the Keal Teamwear shop.

Contact details

Keal Teamwear

105 Walmgate

York YO1 9UA

T: 01904 624497

E: enquiries@keal-teamwear.com

W: keal-teamwear.com

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 4.30pm

Saturdays: 9.00am - 4.00pm

Sundays: Closed

Bank Holidays: Closed

CURRENT UNIFORM

From September 2018, the current uniform

will apply to the following year groups:

Year 7 - New uniform

Year 8 - Current uniform

Year 9 - New uniform

Year 10 - New uniform

Year 11 - Current uniform

Current uniform reminder

The current school uniform consists of:

Claret sweatshirt with school logo* (Lower School)

Navy Sweatshirt with school logo* (Upper School)

Plain white polo shirt with school logo*

Black trousers/skirt

Black shoes

Hoody (optional)*

*The school sweatshirt and polo

shirt must be purchased from our

uniform supplier Keal Teamwear.

Students can also purchase the

optional hoody from Keal Teamwear

to wear to and from school and as

part of their PE kit.

LOWER SCHOOL Year 8

UPPER SCHOOL Year 11

School uniform

Questions

What if I want my child to wear

the new uniform?

All students in Years 8 and 11 will

wear the current uniform for the

entire year. Year 8 will transfer to

the new uniform in September

2019. Keal will continue to have a

stock of the existing uniform that

can be purchased during the year.

In addition school will keep a

supply of jumpers should a

student need one for only a few

weeks at the end of the year.

What if my child attends school

in the wrong uniform?

We will ask them to change and

provide them with the correct

items of uniform. Students will

have until the following Monday

to buy suitable uniform.

School uniform

School Sweatshirt

Claret sweatshirt (Lower School)

Navy sweatshirt (Upper School)

School Polo Shirt

Plain white polo shirt

Trousers

Plain black, straight leg trousers. Skinny

fit and elasticated material trousers are

not allowed. Belts should be plain black.

Skirts

Plain black, knee length skirts. Skinny,

bodycon or elasticated material skirts

are not allowed. Tights should be black

or natural in colour.

Shoes

Plain black leather, sensible low-heeled

style. Shoes should have no obvious

logos. Trainers and boots of any kind

are not allowed. Socks should be plain

black or white.

X

X

X

General uniform rules

It is important for students to attend school in the correct uniform; the

following should help to clarify our expectations:

All items of uniform should be clearly labelled with the student’s name.

School bags should be fit for purpose and large enough to fit an A4 folder

and text books inside.

Hairstyles should be neat and not follow extremes of fashion. Only natural

hair colours are allowed.

Students may wear one plain 3mm stud in each ear. Due to health and

safety issues, no additional body piercing is allowed.

Heavy make up is not allowed. We would prefer Year 7 students to not

wear any make up.

Nail varnish is not allowed. Gel, acrylic and false nails are also not allowed.

Purchasing uniform

School Sweatshirt: £10.99 - £12.99

School Polo Shirt £7.50 - £9.50

Hoody (optional) £15.95 - £17.95

The school sweatshirt and polo shirt

must be purchased from our uniform

supplier Keal Teamwear. You can

order these online via their website

or by visiting the Keal Teamwear

shop.

Contact details

Keal Teamwear

105 Walmgate

York YO1 9UA

T: 01904 624497

E: enquiries@keal-teamwear.com

W: keal-teamwear.com

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 4.30pm

Saturdays: 9.00am - 4.00pm

Sundays: Closed

Bank Holidays: Closed

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Form Group

Quizzes taken

Top QuizzerPoints

per Form

7Bl 148 Millie Cartmail 834

7Bm 194 Emine Babucheua 947

7By 76 361

7Cy 164 Jamie Holm 770

7Gr 135 Alice Woolway 603

7Hf 184 Hollie Cowling 1079

7Hv 105 Matthew Waites 436

7Kx 98 TJ Crump 616

7NTh 81 Sebi Ackerley 431

7Wm 159 Eva Southall 812

Literacy NewsAHS English Writing BlogStudents are warmly invited and encouraged to visit the new AHS English writing blog at www.ahswriting.wordpress.com.

Here, students can explore examples of their teachers’ writing, as well as having the opportunity to submit their own writing to be read by peers and teachers. Students are encouraged to submit examples of their own personal, creative writing, or pieces they have done in class and are proud of. Through the blog, students can then read and comment on each other’s work, or directly Tweet their writing to the AHS English Twitter feed.

All students need to do is click on the ‘Submit Writing’ button on the main menu, type it up or copy and paste it from a document, and wait for it to be approved by their teacher. After that, their writing will appear on the website for all to read!

Blog Post of the WeekBy Jacob Hall, 7Wm

https://ahswriting.wordpress.com/2018/03/02/o-fox-o-fox-by-jacob-hall/

Of Fox, O Fox

O fox, o fox

How is your heart?

Is it as bright as can be,

Or darkest of dark?

O fox, o fox,

When you kill

Over the lake

And near the hills.

O tell me,

Is it natural?

Or is it not?

When you splatter your prey’s blood

All over the rock…

O fox, o fox,

Were you raised like this?

To kill and to hurt?

To let out a bark?

O fox, o fox,

How is your heart?

It looks to me like its

Darkest of dark…

World Book DayWorld Book Day has been rescheduled for Tuesday 20 March due to last week’s snow day.

Accelerated Reader ResultsCongratulations to our quizzers of the week – they have been awarded for the number of quizzes completed and the accuracy of their quizzes. All students should aim to average 85%.

Students can find out how accurate they are, how many quizzes they’ve taken and how many words they’ve read by clicking on the ‘progress’ bar of Accelerated Reader:

Non-Uniform DayTuesday 20 March will be a Non-Uniform Day. Students are warmly invited to come to school dressed as their favourite character. Monies raised will be donated

to the Book Trust Charity who seek to provide books and reading schemes to children in the UK (https://www.booktrust.org.uk/).

MFL Stars of the WeekStudents were nominated by Language staff to receive an

Effort merit, a postcard home and appear on the ‘Stars Wall’:

KS3 French - Millie Copeland, 7ByKS3 German - Olivia Marshall, 8Lp

KS4 French - Marcin Czechowski, 9HpKS4 German - Abby Dennis, 10Hu

KS4 Spanish - Manuel Alahendrage Don, 10BKi

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Vacancies

General Kitchen Assistant (2 posts)Post 1 - 18.75 hpw, term time only (10.30-2.15, Monday to Friday)Post 2 - 23.75 hpw, term time only (10.00-2.45, Monday to Friday)

Both posts attract the living wage of £8.45 per hour

Specialist School Assistant - BSL Signer (Level 2)32.5 hpw, term time only

Grade 4 - £12,481-£13,598 pa (this is the pro rata salary)

Specialist School Assistant - BSL Signer (Level 3)15 hpw, term time only

Grade 6 - £6,930-£7,844 pa (this is the pro rata salary)

Invigilation CoordinatorGrade 5 Level 1 - £18,338 pa (actual salary - £3,056)

Two month contract only, required from 30 April to 29 June 2018

For more information visitwww.archbishopholgates.org/our-school/vacancies/

Enhanced DBS check will be required

Annual Holgate Science LectureThis year’s lecture, Green Chemistry for Tomorrow’s World

Today, is given by Dr Avtar Matharu, Senior Lecturer and Deputy

Director of the Green Chemistry

Centre of Excellence, University of

York, on Tuesday 13 March, 7.30pm,

in the National Science Learning

Centre, University of York. Everyone is

welcome to attend, admission is free.

Adverse WeatherHopefully summer will be on the way very soon and the following will not be required until next year. However, in the event of any more adverse weather where we are required to close the school for ‘health and safety’ or ‘insufficient staff to operate safely’, we will do the following.

Closing school before school starts

• We will make a decision as early as possible and text home, regularly update our social media sites, inform local radio stations, inform the Local Authority for those who travel by taxi and add a notice to the school website. (We are aware the school website ‘crashed’ last week due to the volume of traffic and are working with our hosting company to remedy this).

Closing school during the school day

• If the weather forces us to close during the school day, we will text home, add regular updates to our social media sites, inform local radio stations, inform the Local Authority for those who travel by taxi and add a notice to the school website. We will also work with our bus companies to ensure these are brought forward. If you do not wish us to send your child home, please contact us and we will keep them until 3.10pm as normal.

Please be assured we want school to be open and it is only on very rare occasions that we will be forced to close the school. For further information please see our ‘Adverse Weather Policy’.

Year 8 Visit to Pocklington Buddhist CentreStudents will be visiting the centre on Tuesday 13 March, they will be taking part in a Q&A session and have the opportunity to practise meditation. Please return permission forms to Sixth Form Reception by Friday 9 March.

Archbishop Holgate’s School… working for Justice and CompassionEaster Eggs - In addition to our usual giving, this Lent we are collecting Easter Eggs for York families who need to use the food bank. Every form is challenged to collect the loose change of each member of the class in order to purchase one or more Easter eggs – 20p, 50p, £1. A small egg may be given to an individual child, a larger egg may be given to a family to share. Families are also very welcome to purchase Easter Eggs themselves and donate them at Reception. All eggs will be gratefully received. Thank you for your help this Lent 2018.

Year 8 student shows true Community ValuesThis week we received a message from Miss Platts (Year 5/6 Teacher) at Park Grove Primary Academy with high praise for one of our Year 8 students, Onett Perera.

She said: “I just wanted to let you know about a project one of your Year 8 students is doing at our school. Onett was one of my students two years ago, and I knew from then he had a keen interest in coding. Around October last year, he came to visit me at school and proposed leading a Coding Club for Year 5/6 pupils, sharing his expertise and interest with some of his old school mates. We started the Coding Club on 20 February and I am so impressed with the planning and effort Onett has taken in preparing each session. He has been emailing me to share his thoughts and ideas, he has coded a shooter style game with written tips and advice within the code to share with the club and is teaching the skills very eloquently, with his friend Jacob.”

We cannot praise Onett highly enough for giving something back to his community and showing the school values in action. Well done Onett.