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BDA INTRODUCES PRAYER STATIONS

This week the chapel was transformed into

an interactive space and pupils had the

opportunity to engage with various ‘prayer

stations’.

It was excellent to see pupils writing prayers

for family and friends and thinking carefully

about which areas in the world they

wanted to pray for before sticking a dot on

a map.

There were opportunities to say ‘sorry’ and

to forgive others symbolically and many

students said they particularly enjoyed the

‘Big Questions’ wall where they were

encouraged to write down what they

wanted to ask God.

The prayer space will remain open at times

throughout the week until half term and

any students who have not managed to

visit are invited at lunchtimes.

Sixth form students receive Duke of Edinburgh awards

Over the past few months, we have closely

followed our students’ progress through the

various levels of the Duke of Edinburgh

scheme.

As such, it was with great pride we

witnessed them receive their certificates at

the Town Hall to mark the completion of this

rigorous and rewarding scheme!

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OXBRIDGE PROJECT UPDATE:

THE REFORMATION

Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Carr-Jones came

into the Oxbridge Project to deliver a talk

about music at the time of the Reformation.

For the people that do not know about it,

the Reformation, also referred to as “The

Break with Rome”, was when Martin Luther -

a German monk- wanted to change 95

things about the Catholic Church. As a

result of the 95 fleeces, the “West” (from

Croatia) was battling the “East” and many

Catholic Christians killed Protestants and

vice versa.

At the end of this first conversation we all

reflected on a Catholic saying: “As soon as

the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from

purgatory will spring”. What do you think

about it?

On a second argument about this, we

discussed how the music changed during

this period of time. For example we heard

“O, Wilhelme, pastor bone” and “Salve

Regina”, Catholic songs that monks would

sing before the Reformation. We also

learned how Protestants translated all the

songs from Latin to the language spoken in

that specific country.

In order to understand the differences

between the two, we all sang a hymn. It

was a really fun thing to do!

So thank you Mr. Carr-Jones for coming

and teaching Oxbridge and teaching us all

of these wonderful things.

By Stefania Jahier 8B

A Trip To Remember… On Saturday the 24th of January, five BDA

table tennis players were taken to the Ping

Pong World Championships at Alexandra

Palace. Greenhouse kindly donated tickets

to witness this magnificent event.

The lucky five -Yassin Seddik, Israel Awolaja,

Cacherel Mirjah, Demi Reid and Yassmine

Al-Amrie – thoroughly enjoyed seeing this

amazing event live, and jointly expressed

that they learned a lot of tips to take

home.

BDA players enjoying a game outside the venue.

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Performing Arts Wall of Fame

Congratulations to our Performing Arts

Students of the week who have

demonstrated excellence in lesson and

commitment in extra-curricular activities.

Well done!

Please follow the following link to view the

latest Prezi and to keep updated on next

week’s events:

http://tinyurl.com/BDA-PA-BULLETIN

Year 8 impress at borough Indoor Athletics

Last Thursday BDA boys and girls Indoor

Athletics team represented us in the inter -

borough competition at Hammersmith

Academy. Both teams performed well and

were a credit to the school.

The girls’ team worked so hard and came

third overall from 6 schools, with only 30

points separated them from the winners.

The boys were excellent and had to work

extra hard due to a reduced team. They

were rewarded with a victory and were

crowned borough champions.

The boys’ team will now go on to represent

Hammersmith in the West London Finals.

Congratulations for all the hard work and

dedication displayed by every team

member!

Boys’ Team

Kyjaun Anderson-Howell

Adonjiah Clarke-Graham

Ojay Blake-St Louis

Hassan Mansary

Max Cagigao

Marc Aboua

Abdiquani Musa

Girls’ Team

Otum Colman

Kaiyahn White

Shakira Smith

Rio Walters

Camelia Ben-Kacem

Ella Monterio

Sara Geletaw

Ola Ibrahim

STUDENTS OF THE

WEEK

Tiana

Goulding 7D

Brent

Holder 10D

Hebba

Dabous 12Du

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TOURNAMENTS AND CLUBS AROUND THE ACADEMY

Hockey Tournament Music Club

Music club commences again for this

term. The schedule below outlines

which lessons will be taking place.

Lunchtime

1:30 – 2pm

After school

3:50 – 4:50pm

MON Music Tech

&

Choir

Samba

TUE Jazz Band

WED Samba African drums

THUR Orchestra

FRI Choir,

Steel Pans

&

Rock school

For more information about sessions,

please contact Mr Clark in the Music

department.

Cricket Club

Cricket club will be held every Monday

during lunch-time. This event is open to

all year groups and will take place in

the Sports Hall. Please be advised that

you will need to bring your own pair of

trainers to participate!

Science Club

Next week in Science club, you will be

shown how to make a parachute!

Intrigued by how this can be achieved?

Then head down to Room 119 at 3:45 –

4:00 on Monday to create something

unique and fascinating!

**GIRLS HOCKEY**

All years are invited!

Tuesday the 3rd February

4pm start on 3G pitch

Speak to your head of house if

you would like to participate

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HOUSE LEAGUE TABLE

Position

House

Points

1st

Philippians

985

2nd

Galatians

975

3rd

Romans

960

3rd

Colossians

950

4th

Corinthians

915

5th

Ephesians

900

Upcoming House

Competitions

Week

Commencing

Competition

Key

Stage/

Year

Group

Jan – Feb

History

Slavery

Competition

Year 8

January

Geography

Quiz

KS3

Jan – Feb

Volcano

Building

Year 7

10th – 12th

February

Geography

Orienteering

Year 7

27th January

Football

KS4/5

3rd February

Girls’ Hockey

All

Years

10th February

Staff/Student

Badminton

All

Years

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Date Sport Year

Group Opposition Venue Staff Start

02/02/15 Football Y10 Chelsea

Academy

Home Mr King 16:45

02/02/15 Football Y8 Chelsea

Academy

Home Mr Lima 15:45

02/02/15 Volleyball Y10 Fulham Cross Away Ms Aitken 16:00

03/02/15 Hockey KS3/4 Burlington

Danes

Home Ms

Ledwidge

16:00

04/02/15 Rugby Y9 &

Y10

Holland Park Home Mr

Thornton

16:00

04/02/15 Girls

Basketball

Y10 Platanos

College

Away Ms Paine 15:30

05/02/15 Rugby Y7 & Y8 Holland Park Home Ms Paine

Mr Lima

16:00

06/02/15 Football Y7 Hammersmith

Academy

Home Mr French 16:00

07/02/15 Football Y7 & Y8 Hackney New

School

Hackney

Marshes

Mr French

Mr Lima

08:00

BDA SPORTS

NEXT WEEK’S SPORTS FIXTURES

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LIBRARY NEWS

It’s week three and many classes have

made terrific progress in the library. A

number of students have already reached

their targets for this term and are continuing

to read novels that they both enjoy and will

improve their reading. Well done to 7D, in

particular, for working hard after school this

week to get lots of quizzes done. If you

have not quizzed since Christmas, you have

two weeks in order to reach your target.

Good luck!

In order to get those all-important hundred

per cents you need to be borrowing books

and reading at home as well as in school.

Many students are excellent at borrowing,

renewing and returning books. However, if

you are one of the exceptions that have a

book sitting under the bed or at the bottom

of your bag, we need it back so someone

else can read it! We will be speaking to

students with overdue books in lessons and

it is really important that they come back. If

you have any concerns or you have lost a

book please speak to a librarian.

There is a lot going on in the library beyond

lessons this term. For one, students have

begun to get involved in this year’s Stan

Lee Excelsior Book Award, the nation’s

search for the best graphic novel of the

year. We have had lots of votes in already

and both ‘Bunny versus Monkey’ and

‘Alone’ look like early favourites! We have

copies of all shortlisted books in the library

so if you want to get involved just ask a

librarian. There will be a great prize for our

best graphic novel reader; the student who

has read and voted on the most titles.

Finally, World Book Day is just over a month

away! There will be lots going on in the

library, which we will announce soon…

Book Review

Zom-B by Darren Shan

Darren Shan is the master of horror, and is

widely known for his gruesome stories in

both the ‘Cirque Du Freak’ and

‘Demonata’ Series’. Now he’s back with a

new horror series, Zom-B.

Zom-B follows the story of ‘B’, a rough kid

with a habit of bullying, as a zombie

invasion starts to spread throughout the UK.

B’s Dad is a vile character: racist, abusive

and violent, and I love the way Darren

Shan doesn’t hold back in describing him.

Though B is later shown to be something of

a bully too, we completely understand as

we have already seen the interactions with

B’s father. B’s father is dismissive of the news

reports on a zombie attack in Ireland,

calling it a hoax, and saying it is all a

publicity stunt. B is not so sure, and when a

creepy ‘family friend’ comes to call, it

seems to tie in with the coming zombie

apocalypse.

Though this book has all the requisite terror,

with zombie’s digging fingers into people’s

skulls, and arms being ripped off, it is also a

really interesting read dealing with racism,

and B’s struggle to deal with a dad who he

knows is horrible, but loves anyway. I highly

recommend this book!

By Ms Hartnett

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5 4 3 2 1… GET TO KNOW LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT; MR DELGADO

5 People you’d like to have over for

dinner:

•Ms Martín and Ms Ingr... after her

mention from last week’s bulletin.

•My family. It is getting harder and harder

to meet all together

•My partner (only her), in a remote place.

•The Pope. He seems to be quite down to

earth

•Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus (just to see

their manners at the table)

4 books and films you’ll never forget:

•The ambiguity of play

•Funny Games

•Momo

•Chronicle of a Death Foretold

3 foods you’d have for your last meal:

•Starter: Hummus with vegetables

•Main: Paella

•Dessert: Flan (A kind of pudding)

2 places you’d love to visit:

•North Pole (and walk all the way)

•Panama, so I can finally visit my sister

1 day you’ll never forget:

•When I arrived in Flåm (Norway) after

paddling the longest fjord in the world

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Bon Appétit

Next week on the menu:

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WORD OF THE

WEEK: LEGISLATION

Noun

1. Laws, considered collectively

2. The process of making or enacting

laws

THEME OF THE

WEEK: OFFERING

2 Corinthians 9:7

“Each one must give as he has decided

in his heart, not reluctantly or under

compulsion, for God loves a cheerful

giver”

NEXT WEEK’S DIARY