autumn newsletter 2011

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Dear Parents/Carers Our Academy has made an excellent start at the beginning of the new academic year. We held the annual ‘Values Day’ in September and invited our partner Lower school year four children to join us for the activities – see further in the newsletter for additional information about this highly-successful day.

The fund-raising towards our outdoor classroom space and sensory garden was set off with a fantastic start by the Fun Run, kindly organised by Mr Tfifha. He was very pleased with the total raised so far (currently £960) and wanted to thank everyone for their efforts. A special mention for Kira Peacock for raising £110 alone! Our Site Manager, Dale Childs, has already booked the builders to cut holes in the old swimming pool floor (for drainage) and to put in place the decking and seating levels.

We particularly want to ensure that the area is ready to use in the spring to allow our current Year Eights to get the benefit of the space. I know that many will benefit from the quiet area, linked to our PALM Centre and Learning Mentors, who provide so much support for our children. The next stage will be the Garden Development Working Party, led by Mr Childs with volunteer staff and a group of pupils. They will be researching and designing the planting areas (including trellis around the learning space and the type of plants for the sensory garden. We would welcome advice from anyone else (it has already been suggested that we contact Wrest Park apprentices). Contact [email protected] if you have expertise and want to help. Further information and a sketch can be found in the centre of our newsletter. Please continue to give generously.

We were very pleased to greet so many parents and carers at our recent Form Tutor meeting and thank you all for making sure that the children all arrive with the right attitude to work; well-equipped for learning and wearing the correct school uniform.

Do keep in touch with us if you have any questions about your child’s learning. The week before half term holiday is the time that children should be bringing home their school books (if they haven’t already been seen and signed by you). We like to make sure that you see the books at least termly so that you

can discuss the work and the levels that your child is working towards and the progress they are making with each subject. Teaching staff can be contacted through our school email system: the initial of the first name joined to the [email protected] or via [email protected]. If you don’t get the answer the first time don’t hesitate to contact Key Stage Leaders: [email protected] or [email protected] Best wishes Ann Payne Headteacher

View from the Chair of Governors

With unseasonably mild weather this feels like an odd time to be writing a contribution to the autumn newsletter but as always the school year is flying by.

Looking back to last term we launched Arnold Academy in July and now this term all the staff have been working hard to carry on the excellent achievements of Arnold Middle School. I think it is fair to say that everyone at Arnold is getting to grips with the long term difference Academy status might make, not least the new Governing Body. However, there are a number of reasons why we should approach this monumental change with positive anticipation.

Firstly, as last years’ Key Stage results demonstrate the improvements in English and Maths are showing steady year on improvement. This, alongside the robust and accurate data that enables close monitoring of pupil perform-ance we have a solid platform for further development.

Secondly, as anyone who has visited the school this term will testify, we have some excellent facilities. The latest phase of development which includes the entrance and administration block gives the school a modern look and feel to go with the education provided.

And finally the most important ingredient of all the pupils and staff. Throughout the rest of this newsletter you will find the sheer variety of achievement and activity underway. From academic to sporting there is no shortage of excellence and endeavour. This above all else, makes me think Arnold will excel as an Academy.

Rhys Chesters-Lewis

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

With immediate effect, we would be grateful if all cheque payments made to school are payable to ARNOLD ACADEMY. This applies whether it is a payment for dinner money, activities, donations, or trip money including those trips to which you may already be contributing. The only exception is where you may have an arrangement with the Music Department for your child’s instrument lessons – this will continue as before. The new procedure will simplify our systems and reduce our accounting/auditing costs thereby increasing funds available for the children. We are in discussions with our bank with regard to electronic payments and hope to make this alternative available to you soon. We will keep you informed. Thank you. Mrs K Wildey & Mrs R Carter Finance Department

Halloween & Bonfire Night As Halloween approaches, Bedfordshire Police is reminding parents and guardians to keep their children safe. If possible, parents should go out ‘trick or treating’ with their children, sticking to well-lit areas and only knocking on the doors of people they know. Some people may have ‘No trick or treat’ posters up at their doors and we ask that these are

respected. Bedfordshire Police is also reminding children and parents to be mindful that some of the more vulnerable or elderly members of the community may feel intimidated by people calling at their doors and appeals to all residents to look out for their neighbours who may feel frightened during this time. Extra patrols will be on hand over the Halloween and bonfire night period to ensure that the evenings can be enjoyed safely. For more advice about Halloween please visit www.bedfordshire.police.uk

Values Day 2011

Last month saw the most successful ‘Values Day’ so far with Arnold welcoming over 120 year 4 pupils and staff from our feeder Lower schools to enjoy the day with us. This year we focused on our 3 core values : RESPECT; TRUST and CO-OPERATION. Key Stage 3 worked together in their forms on a variety of activity promoting one or more of these values. We had bridge building, scientific investigations, drama activities and language quizzes to name just a few. Key Stage 2 divided into vertical groups with our Year 4 visitors and spent the day working together exploring our themes of the day. A great day was had by all pupils and we look forward to welcoming them to Arnold very soon.

All pupils and staff had a fantastic day. "We were worried that the Year 4's would find it too much coming up to Arnold so early on in the term, but they have had a brilliant day," commented a lower school member of staff. Thank you to all members of staff from both Arnold and our feeder schools who helped make this day such a success.

Building Towers using pasta and jelly babies!

Working Together

Creating a Form logo

Can you guess

who has the

X-Factor?

Arnold Academy’s Newspaper

Values Day at Arnold

by Emily Binns

Values day was a great day because we got to do all sorts of things. We got to make fabric men like the men in the advert, change for life. The first thing we did was a forest picture. It needed 4 layers. With Mr Rudkin we had to make a square out of lots of different shapes. My group did it! With Miss Reeve we made a poster of a value. Oh, and the Year 4’s came for all of this. It was a great day.


Values Day

by Molly Watts

Values day was all about showing values and working together. Year 4’s came from local schools i n c l u d i n g R a m s e y M a n o r , Greenfield, Pulloxhill, Silsoe, Sundon & Westoning. My favourite activity was where we had a jigsaw that each piece if put together correctly creates a square.


Values Day at Arnold

by Jessica Trivett

My favourite thing was making blob people. I liked working with the Year 4’s. We also did Values posters.


Values Day at Arnold by Nathan Shanley

Today the Year 4’s came for a trip to Arnold. We played all kinds of games and activities. My group did a forest painting and made fabric men. There were schools from Ram-sey, Silsoe, Westoning, Sundon, Greenfield and Pulloxhill. We also did a shape game where we had six shapes and they made a square. We did a values poster where we chose a value and drew a picture about it.

ARNOLD ACADEMY DAILY NEWS


History Department News

The History department continues to grow from strength to strength at Arnold with a team dedicated to providing all pupils with an enjoyable and worthwhile journey through our past. Mrs Wood has been working hard in Year 5 creating a new style of assessment sheet based on the ‘DEAL’ (describe, explain, analyse and link) sheets used in Science. These have proved very successful and are currently being created for all assessments across Years 5-8. We hope this will ensure a sense of continuity throughout all topics studies.

Our new History club (Thursdays 3.30-4.30) has proved extremely successful with over 25 children attending weekly. Currently we are designing and building our very own Ancient Greek hoplite shields. It is brilliant fun and all participants seem to be thoroughly enjoying themselves.

As always, we are continuously looking to add to our already extensive collection of historical artefacts. If you feel you have any items that you would like to donate to the History department please contact me either via the office or by email [email protected] Miss R Truscott Leader of History

FIREWORK SPECIAL AT ‘ARNIES’

4th November 2011

Only £1.90

Menu for the week: Monday—Sausage rolls Tuesday—Salmon fillets Wednesday—Pizza Day

Thursday—Roast Friday– Firework Special


Values at Arnold

As I’m sure you are aware, we are very proud to be a Values School. At Arnold we work hard promoting our values throughout the year through a variety of ways including assemblies; schemes of work and our values cards. As parents and carers we would like you to have the opportunity to discuss our values at home with your child. Below you will find a list of our values for this half term up to Christmas. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at school or via email at [email protected] Miss R Truscott Leaders of Values and Life Skills

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ADVANCE NOTICE: School Council will be organising a Non-uniform day for Friday 16th December 2011. All money raised will go towards our new sensory garden and outdoor classroom.

Theme: you can choose to wear either normal non-uniform or Christmas fancy dress.

Prizes for the best costumes will be awarded. Cost: £2.00 per pupil

Date: Friday 16th December 2011

Week commencing Value

31st Oct Loyalty

7th Nov Loyalty

14th Nov Tolerance

21st Nov Tolerance

28th Nov Trust

5th Dec Trust

12th Dec Unity

16th Dec Unity

Fun Run Update Pupils have been busy collecting sponsorship money after a fun afternoon of fundraising for our Sensory Garden. To date, together with the pupil contribution of £2 for non uniform and taking part in the fun run the children have raised a massive £1088, the total keeps changing. We hope to receive all sponsorship by half term.

We would like to give a special mention to some of our pupils who raised a significant amount of money through sponsorship; these include Emma Boost, Lauren Bunyan, Millie Davidson, Daniel Day, Holly Fish, Charlotte Godino, Chloe Joy, Sam King, Charlie Milton, Kira Peacock, Misty Penning, Nathan Shanley and James Wright. Without the support of all our pupils and the contribution made by each and everyone we would not have made such a great start in this project. We look forward to the next fund raising activity which is being led by our School Council, look out for details of the ‘Bag2School’ collection. Thank you.

Sensory Garden

Our fundraising has begun and our hopes and dreams for the old swimming pool are drawn below. The pool is to be filled in, decked and with the help of volunteers, planted to become a beautiful sensory garden. If you are interested in helping with this exciting new project please contact Dale Childs on [email protected]

An artists’ impression

Leave of Absence Requests We continue to encourage full attendance at Arnold Academy to maximise the continuity of learning. We follow agreed local and government procedures when considering all requests for leave of absence. Please bear in mind that authorised leave can only be granted for a maximum of 10 days in any one request and under specific and exceptional criteria. Requests must be received at least 4 weeks before the date of the requested leave period. Requests for leave which are an extension of the school holidays are not granted. All requests must be made on the form available from the office. The section below is taken from the policy.

FAMILY HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME

The following information on holidays has been the subject of consultation between Arnold, Parkfields and Harlington Upper and adopted across the HASP schools.

The school discourages family holidays in term time due to the impact on pupils’ learning. There is no automatic entitlement for any holiday. A pupil will only be granted holidays in exceptional circumstances. Holidays of more than 10 days will be recorded as unauthorised. Holidays taken in September, May or the first two weeks of

June, when important testing takes place, will be unauthorised. Fixed penalty warnings will be issued if 10 or more sessions of unauthorised absence are taken in a ten week period. A Fixed Penalty Notice will be issued when a pupil has taken more than 10 days of holiday which has not been authorised by the school during their time at Arnold Academy. Holidays taken in term time must be applied for at least four weeks before the date of the holiday using the form available from the school office. Only the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher can authorise absence. If a request form is not completed the holiday will be unauthorised.

Extended Holidays

The school actively discourages the taking of extended holidays in term time. If the school grants leave for an extended holiday which extend beyond the agreed deadline it may constitute grounds for removing the pupil from the school role. Thank you for considering the above when applying for leave of absence for your child.

National Poetry Day Thursday 6th October

Pupils worked in lessons to investigate and create poetry of a playful nature, inspired by the work of Spike Milligan. Below are some examples

from year 6.

Colours of the world

The sun was yellow The sky was blue

No more colours so The sea was pink.

Remi Pachnanda

The Own Goal

The footballer ran across the pitch

He scored easily! Do you know why? It was his own goal!

Callum Norman

My Blind Cat

I love my blind cat But she is as blind as a bat, She bangs into doors and she Is scared of her own paws. I love my blind cat! Neave Sheppard

Time

I looked at the time, I thought ‘Oh my!’ I gave a big sigh And ate a piece of pie. Bethany Stonier

My Border Collie

His nose is black and one eye is blue, If you leave it out he will chew up your shoe, His fur is black, white and grey, He likes to run around all day, He knows lots of tricks Like giving his paw and catching sticks, I love my dog, he’s lots of fun, When he barks loud he makes the Postman run! Scott Stevens

Lunch

My favourite lesson is lunch That’s all I love to do (eat) But I have a hunch That it’s not a real lesson. Megan Watts

My Poem

I looked at the clock And it said don’t mock So I looked at the chair And it said don’t stare. Georgia Dean

Ning Nang Nong Ning Nang Nong and the cows go bong… Wait a minute! Cows don’t go bong they go moo! Matthew Hall

Arnold Academy & Barton Library Community Project

We are working with our village library to support local residents develop their IT skills. Pupils and local residents created a working agreement to establish a mutually beneficial working environment for both groups.

We are conducting a trial for the project with a small group of pupils and residents which we will consider extending if this proves to be popular and practical to deliver. This is an exciting project and I am proud of the commitment shown by the pupils who have agreed to take part. Arnold Academy can show that we can make a positive contribution to our local community.

Mrs S Dye Leader of ICT

Mrs L has found the course very beneficial.

Mr H has really enjoyed working with Luke and hopes to continue into the Autumn.

I enjoyed helping Mr H and I think that he has improved very well and I have learned a lot.

I enjoyed working with older people helping them learn how to enjoy using the computer.

I enjoyed helping Mrs L learn how to use the computer. I think she is more confident now.

Mobile ANPR Parking Enforcement Van in Central Bedfordshire

We have been advised to make people aware about the new mobile enforcement van that will be patrolling Central Bedfordshire and urge them to park legally and safely when parking near to schools. In response to concerns about dangerous and disruptive parking near schools, Central Bedfordshire Council has purchased a new mobile enforcement vehicle which has been equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipment which will allow a Penalty Charge Notice to be issued for vehicles that park on yellow lines.

Whilst the vast majority of motorists are considerate when parking there are still a number of individuals that endanger the safety of others by parking at inappropriate and dangerous locations. Parking restrictions are put in place on safety grounds or to assist the free flow of traffic for the benefit of the residents of Central Bedfordshire and the general public.

The vehicle will operate by collecting the registration numbers of vehicles parked on restrictions and will process this information to create Penalty Charge Notices. Initially the

ANPR van will be used to deal with motorists who continue to ignore parking regulations on school keep clear markings, yellow lines and pedestrian crossings outside the school gates.

This will help to protect pedestrians at entrances to schools and road crossings by improving pedestrian sight lines and increasing their visibility to motorists, which in turn will help with safety when crossing roads.

Westoning Disco

Friday 18th November

Westoning Village Hall

7-9pm

Entry £3

Refreshments available

REMINDERS

A polite reminder that the disability parking bays are reserved for parents of pupils who have a physical disability. It would be very helpful if parents could move well along the car park when waiting to pick up their

child, as it can cause other cars behind to block the school transport coming in to collect the children to travel to the other villages. This then leads to long tail-backs on the Hexton Road, which could lead to a very serious accident if cars come along the road too fast. No parking is allowed along any part of the bus bays at the beginning and end of the Academy day as we have five coaches/ double decker buses and Local Authority commissioned taxis that need to have access to the area to load on children safely. Please avoid parking in the area near the mini bus garage/exit as the buses often find it difficult to get out of the school grounds.

Smoking is completely banned from all school sites (including Arnold Academy) and this extends to cars (and school transport) parked on the school site. We want to have children hydrated in school and provide

water fountains for them but it is most helpful if they can have water bottles with sports lids. The snacks sold at Arnies meet the nutritional standards set by the government and we want the children to bring only healthy snacks for break times.

With the weather turning colder now, please make sure that your child’s coat is properly named (along with the rest of his or her uniform). THANK YOU

Operation Christmas Child

Year 5 are, once again, taking part in Operation Christmas Child. This is a shoebox appeal created to bring joy to underprivileged children around the world. Not everyone can afford to fill a whole box, but most people can provide one item to help fill a box. For this reason we’re asking for items to go into boxes, and the children in Year 5 will put the boxes together.

These are the items we’re looking for: Shoe boxes with separate lids

Christmas wrapping paper

Soft toys (bought with CE label please)

Other small toys

Drawing and colouring items

Hygiene items - ie toothbrush, flannel

Sports items

Sweets (sell-by date beyond March 2012)

Small items of clothing - ie hat, gloves, t shirt

If you would like to contribute anything for the boxes, please send them to Mrs Wood in Year 5. The shoe boxes need to be ready by the beginning of November, so the sooner the better please. For more specific information on the appeal and the items for the boxes, go to: http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/ PS: If you like to knit, the site includes downloadable knitting patterns of items that can go in the boxes – the finger puppets look good! Thank you Mrs Wood Year 5 Form Tutor

Great Opportunities in Year 8

In year 8 there are lots of opportunities you can sign up to do like: Lunchtime monitor Anti bullying Lunch time sport helpers Active listener and more. I am a lunch time sports leader and find it great fun. We have a responsibility to look after the sports equipment and to plan and carry out safe and active games for all years to play. This term Year 8 have already had the opportunity to go and see ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre in Stratford on Avon. I went on this trip and thought it was really good. The play was funny and I now know so much more about Shakespeare and his style of writing. Also on the trip we were lucky enough to meet the Paralympic cyclist Alison Jones and the American Olympic gymnast Nastia Lukin. We had a photograph taken with them and they called us ‘Team Arnold’. Recently the Year 8’s have gone on a visit to Harlington Upper School where

we got to look around the school and all the different subjects available. This gave us an idea of what it is going to be like next September and I am now really looking forward to it. Throughout the evening there were loads of activities we could have a go at. In science we could set our hand on fire! In maths there were games going on and surveys, also in food and textiles there

were samples of some Chelsea buns they had made which were really tasty.

Altogether there are lots of great opportunities in Year 8 at Arnold. by Jessica Jones 8AMG

Merits & Values We have had a very positive start to the year with many of you achieving recognition for your efforts and hard work. It would appear that merits are being well received across the school for hard work and effort. The values awards are also being gained for positive recognition of values in their every day activities. The total merit awards received in the first month of this school year are as follows.

The total values rewards received in the first month of this school year are as follows.

Please remember to get your teachers to sign your planners so that they are kept up to date and we can share prizes at the end of term. Well done everyone.

Congratulations to the following pupils who have achieved 10 Merits.

Congratulations to the Chiltern Class pupils who have achieved

ST JOHN CONQUEST GREY BRUCE

329 310 285 326

ST JOHN CONQUEST GREY BRUCE

56 69 52 61

St John Conquest Grey Bruce

Charlotte Hinkins Leonie Northall Molly Gill David Burkett

Joe Randall Adam Evans Roshnee Khetia Maddy Martin

Amy Dougan Emily Brown Joe Stacey Katie Williams

Amie Pedder Victoria Sharp Charlotte Smith Amy Cooper

James Mann Kurt Roe Bethany Day

Matthew Wood

10 merits

Cameron Mockridge

Jack Brooks

20 merits

Cameron Mockridge

Jack Brooks

30 merits

Cameron Mockridge


Music Department News

The Music Department had a very successful year 2010-2011. We put on three very successful concerts - one in each term.

Further developed our skills based curriculum for all years.

Introduced a new private scheme of instrumental teaching.

This year we can build on this in the classroom, in the instrumental lessons and through the extracurricular activities.

IN THE CLASSROOM – Autumn term Year 5 – Will be learning how to compose using classroom instruments and demonstrating their understanding of rhythm through the idea of a machine. . Year 6 – Will be setting a poem to music and demonstrating pitch, tempo and dynamics. Year 7 – Will learn about the basic elements of music and create a composition demonstrating tempo and describing a train journey. Year 8 – Will be discovering different kinds of musical form and producing their very first solo composition in ternary form.

INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS This year we are working with an excellent team of private instrumental

teachers, these have replaced the former Beds music teachers. Moving to our own private scheme means we are in total control of the lessons and can ensure a high standard of tuition and value for money. Our lesson fees are much less than those charged by the county music service and as a result so far this term we have started over 50 new pupils. We have managed to provide lessons to all those who wanted them. At present we are trying to encourage

brass tuition, so If any pupil would like to start learning a trumpet then they should see Mr Cadd for further information.

EXTRA CURRICULAR MUSICAL ACTIVITIES The activities running this term are :-

This term the school extracurricular music groups are working towards a concert on November 22nd. Tickets for this will be available nearer the time. Mr C Cadd Leader for Music

English at Arnold

Arnold Academy will soon be assembling their team of reporters and editors in preparation for a BBC news school report on the 15th March 2012, where we will join thousands of other schools across the UK to create a global network of young people’s reports. We will also be taking part in the London 2012 Get Set initiative, receiving free tickets to either the Olympic or Paralympic Games – what a fantastic reporting

opportunity for our pupils. Year 5 have been studying ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare. Rosie Jennings 5JS thought that, “It has been lots of fun writing love letters to Lysander and Dimitrius. I liked reading the play because I learnt lots of things and it gave me loads of ideas for writing”.

ORCHESTRA – Tuesdays …………..3.30pm – 4.30pm

YOUNG SINGERS - Tuesdays……… 12.20pm-12.50pm (Key Stage 2 ONLY)

HAND CHIMES – Wednesdays ………12.20pm-12.50pm

RECORDERS – Thursdays ...………….12.20pm-12.50pm ( NB:- In Yr 5 area)

WIND BAND – Thursdays …………12.20pm-12.50pm (run by Mr O’Malley – Woodwind teacher)

OUT OF SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS

On 25th September Joshua Riddaway, a former Arnold pupil, was crowned under 16 national Grand Prix champion 2011, his first national title. Four other players from Bedfordshire took part which had the top 28 juniors from around the county competing including at least 5 England Internationals. Joel Riddaway, Joshua’s brother and also a former Arnold pupil, just missed out on the quarter finals but has another two years left in which to enter this competition.

Next stop is the national interleague finals in Great Yarmouth. Good luck and congratulations.

CARTER’S CHRONICLES from the Pulloxhill News

Hello, I’m Emily Carter and I am going to be writing a couple of paragraphs in the Pulloxhill Village News about life from a child’s perspective for a while.

I live in Whinnett’s Way and at the end of last month, all the residents got together to hold a celebratory BBQ as it was 40 years since the last house was completed in the road. I took some photos and wrote a newspaper report of the event and gave a copy to everyone who lives in the road. A copy of the report is included later in this month’s PVN edition. We all had a fantastic time. The adults did a lot of catching up over several bottles of wine and the children played on their bikes and scooters and made huge bubbles with their bubble wands.

After hours of bubble blowing and gossip we held a general knowledge quiz: the teams were:Whinnett’s Winners and Winners Way

The result was very close but Whinnett’s Winners won. Well done!

Emily Carter 7MWi

Alex Gray from 5NP, has been racing BMX in the East Anglia region for the last few years with his dad. This year, Alex gained enough points in regional races to qualify for the British National Championships. On 24-26 of September he represented his local club, the Milton Keynes Crew, and the East Anglia region at the championships in Cheddar, Somerset. There were around 1,000 riders

across all age-groups and classes. Alex competed in the 10+ category alongside over 50 other boys. He narrowly missed out on a place in the quarter finals, and hopes to do better next year.

Does anyone have an unwanted fridge /freezer?

Our science fridge / freezer has broken down and can’t be

repaired. If you have an unwanted fridge and / or freezer you

are willing to donate, could you please let us

know?

Contact [email protected]

Or call 01582 616400

Thank you.

SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT

APPEAL


PE Department It has already been a hectic and eventful term in the PE department at Arnold Academy. With the Rugby league and cup starting for years 7 and 8, rugby training began the very first full week back and both year groups are well in to the campaigns. It has been a particularly successful season so far for the year 7 squad who have continued on from their great last season to win their first 4 league games and also a tough away cup game against Marston Vale in which we were successful after extra time. The boys commitment has been fantastic and the performances have demonstrated just how hard the boys have trained for the season. A huge well done to the following squad:

Meanwhile the year 8’s have started their season. Despite being successful in recent seasons this year has been particularly difficult for this year group with so many injuries affecting so many of our players, so much so that in two of our matches we have actually had a man short. Despite this, the boys have really pulled together and recorded a great recent win against Etonbury Middle School, among some other very good performances. Well done to all of the boys who have pulled together. A special mention must also go to captain Evan Taylor who has been a magnificent leader for the team. With the year 5 and 6 rugby team deep into practice too, we look forward to the upcoming year 6 Bancrofts Rugby Festival in November. Whilst the football leagues haven’t yet begun, the County Cup competitions have. The year 7’s continued their excellent form from last year winning a friendly against Alameda 10-0. This was then followed up by an excellent 7-0 home win against Lincroft Middle School in the first round of the County Cup. Keep up the good work boys and good luck in your next round game away at Newnham.

Kyle McSwiggan Kyle Humphries Luke Joyce

Harrison Wright Ross White Luc Corcoran

Ciaran Corcoran George Nicholls Charlie Caulder

Will Dennis Bradley Freeman Jason Furr

Ryan Hillyard Louis Brandham Luke Hill

Josh Norman Jack Dreyer

The year 8’s also kicked off their County Cup season away at Newnham, with 6 of the squad out with injuries it was always going to be a tough challenge. The boys tried really hard but we narrowly lost 1-0. It will be the first time in 4 years that the boys haven’t made it to the County Cup Final. We look forward to the upcoming year 6 County Cup competition. With training well under way we were given a bye in the first round and will shortly face Ashton Middle School in the 2nd round of the competition. The girls have also been in action this term with the KS3 netball league kicking off on the 22nd September. The teams have been practising regularly at lunchtimes and afterschool, so far the girls have played six other schools and both the year 7 and 8 teams have only lost one of these games. The girl’s hard work and commitment to training sessions has definitely paid off as both teams have developed their team and individual skills considerably. A big congratulations to all the girls involved and keep up the hard work. Year 7

Year 8

The year 5 & 6 teams have also been training hard for their up and coming league that commences after half term. Teams have been selected and will now begin to train tactically with Miss Paranihi. Good luck to all the girls. Miss J Cooke Mr K Tfifha

Millie Jennings Kelsey Martin Alana Jefcoate

Aoife McDonagh Libbie Orsborn Louise Miller

Charlotte Eagles Lucy Treacher Francesca Powell

Jessica Jones Abi Fraser Joanna Saunders

Ria Pachnanda Jessica Pitts Ruby Wadsworth

Sarah Marshall Daniella D’Isola Rebekah James


Kitchen garden club needs your help!

If you shop at Morrison’s, please could you collect ‘Let’s Grow’ gardening vouchers. We really need your help with this so we can get new gardening equipment. If you help us with this, kitchen garden club will get new tools such as, spades, forks, hoes, rakes, trowels … Thank you for helping!

Matthew and Amy Rowe

On behalf of kitchen garden club

“ARNIES” is ARNOLD ACADEMY’S catering service. Meals cost £1.90 but children can buy just a sandwich/baguette or salad for only £1.00. Other items of food can also be purchased from as little as 40p. See our website for our full menus. We hope to see your child soon. The Catering Team

ARNOLD ACADEMY DIARY 2011-2012

Monday 24th October Half Term Week – return Monday 31st October Thursday 3rd November Parents’ Awareness Raising Evening - Assessment plus Numeracy and Literacy (Year 4 parents are welcome to attend) Wednesday 9th November Arnold Open Day and Prospective Parents’ Evening Tuesday 22nd November Music Concert Thursday 24th November Citizenship Day Friday 25th November Citizenship Day Thursday 8th December Staff and Student Christmas Performance Tuesday 13th December Year 7 Natural History Day Trip Wednesday 14th December Year 5 and 6 Pantomime, Milton Keynes Thursday 15th December Staff and Student Christmas Performance - afternoon Friday 16th December Autumn Term Ends (last day of term) Tuesday 3rd January Staff Training Day Wednesday 4th January Spring Term Commences Thursday 2nd February Year 6 Parents’ SATs Preparation Evening (recent changes) Tuesday 7th February Year 5 Roald Dahl Trip Thursday 9th February Drama Performance Evening Monday 13th February Half term week – return Monday 20th February Monday 12th – Friday 16th March Science and Mathematics Enrichment Week Thursday 15th March BBC Schools’ Report Day Thursday 22nd March Curriculum Showcase Evening (Arts) Tuesday 27th March Spring Concert Wednesday 28th March Year 4 Parents of Children with Additional Needs Meeting Friday 30th March Spring Term Ends (last day of term) Friday 30th March – Saturday 7th April Ski Trip to Passo Tonale, Italian Alps Monday 16th April Parents and Pupils attend Reports Day (appointment times issued

to meet with Form Tutor) Tuesday 17th April Summer Term Commences Thursday 19th April Reports Evening Monday 7th May May Day Bank Holiday – Academy closed Monday 8th – Friday 11th May Key Stage 3 Teacher Assessments Monday 15th – Friday 18th May Key Stage 2 Teacher Assessments Sunday 20th May - Saturday 26th May Year 7 French PGL Trip Monday 21st – Friday 25th May Year 6 PGL Activity Week Monday 21st – Friday 25th May Enrichment Week Monday 4th June Half Term Week – return Monday 11th June Tuesday 12th June Year 8 and music group photographs Wednesday 13th June Year 4 Maths and Rounders Day Thursday 21st June Parents’ Awareness Raising Evening - ‘Learning Challenge’ Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th June Rewards Residential at Grafham Water Wednesday 27th June Drama Performance Thursday 28th June Drama Performance Tuesday 3rd July Music Concert Thursday 5th July Year 8 Curriculum Induction Day – Harlington Upper School Friday 6th July All Pupils Induction Day Tuesday 10th July Key Year 6 Parents’ Meeting about transfer to Year 7 Thursday 12th July Year 8 Leavers’ Disco Friday 13th July Key Stage 2 Multi Activity Day – parents welcome Monday 16th July Key Stage 3 Multi Activity Day – parents welcome Monday 16th July Year 4 Parents’ Evening Thursday 19th July Year 8 Awards Evening (invitations will be issued) Friday 20th July Year 8 Day Trip Friday 20th July Summer Term Ends

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