1-12 ........ Volunteers’ Week.

3.............. NSPCC Messathon.

5.............. First day of 2nd Summer half term.

5.............. Theme of the week: ‘Perceive, believe, achieve’.

15 ........... ‘John Gent Postcards’ Local History talk (from 7:30pm) by John Hickman, in aid of Friends of SN Country Park.

June 2017

National Smile Month (to 15th) ‘9 habits: Humble’

1.............. Bank Holiday (Academy closed)

1.............. Theme of the week: ‘Forgiveness / Strengths &

Weaknesses’.

2.............. World Asthma Day.

7-13 ........ Red Cross Week.

8.............. Theme of the week: ‘Charity’

8-14 ........ Sun Awareness Week.

8-14 ........ Mental Health Awareness Week.

9.............. Europe Day.

10 ........... Bike to School Day.

12 ........... International Nurses Day.

13 ........... World Fairtrade Day.

14 ........... National Children’s Day.

15 ........... Theme of the week: ‘Servant leadership / How to be still’.

15-19 ...... Assessment Week.

16 ........... GCSE Exams begin.

15 ........... International Day of Families.

15-19 ...... Walk to School Week.

15-21 ...... Deaf Awareness Week.

22 ........... Theme of the week: ‘Fairness and Justice’.

25 ........... OA Arena Talent Show Grand Final (from 7pm)

25 ........... National Missing Children’s Day.

26 ........... Last day of 1st summer half term.

25 ........... World Hunger Day.

Dates for your diary

May 2017

Local & Community History Month National Share a Story Month National Smile Month (from 15th) ‘9 habits: Self-Control’

Welcome to the first Newsletter of the summer term, a term that has started busily, and productively. We have welcomed Ms Jones (English and Interventions), Mr Naylor (SENDCo) and Ms Nunn (Executive Assistant) to our growing family, and are very pleased to announce that Mr Liu, Ms Zafar and Mr Williams have joined our strong team of teaching assistants — all on a permanent basis.

We have also recruited a range of talented, experienced, skilled, resilient, driven, humble, honest, intelligent, personable and highly-qualified teachers and leaders to join us in September. All candidates went through a rigorous shortlisting and interviewing process, and it is a pleasure to inform you that Mr Shaw and Mr Chandler will be joining us as Deputy Principals (and as teachers of Languages and History), Ms Sisodia and Ms MaGuire will be joining us as Assistant Principals (and as teachers of PSHE and Mathematics), Ms Betterton will be joining us as a teacher of Art, and Ms Huggins will be joining us as a teacher of Music (visit her website at www.rachelhugginsmusic.com). We are continuing to recruit more teachers in the coming weeks and will keep you updated on our progress.

Last week we said goodbye to Mr Wignal, and we thank him here for his outstanding service. Mr Wignal will, however, continue to be a part of our family having joined us a member of our Academy Council. Our Academy Council is crucial to our work as it acts as a key link between the Academy, parents and the local community. It champions the work of the Academy in the local community and provides a sounding board for me and my Leadership Team as we plan for the future development of the Academy. We will shortly be re-running our process for parent representatives to the Academy Council and would urge interested parent/carers to get in touch for more information.

Before the Easter break and since, we have worked alongside Pivotal Education, leading specialists in behaviour and classroom management in the UK, to ensure that our students, in all aspects of their work, are . We have refocused our attention on recognising students for doing the right thing, and have revised students’ ‘Corridor Cards’ to ensure this. We celebrate students who go ‘over and above’, students who are Kindness Ninjas, Community Champions and Proud Learners, students, that is who are unthinkingly kind to others, who help others and look after our community, and who look deeper into their learning and ask for more.

We have also started the summer term with a newly elected student leadership team, with all students in the Academy having participated in a democratic vote in the spring term. Congratulations to Tyrese Blake and Marlisha Henry-McDonald, elected Head Boy and Head Girl (Y8 and the Academy), and Curtis Nuwanua and Lema Asharafe, elected Head Boy and Head Girl of Y7. See our website for a list of the full team: bit.ly/2mudUcM. One of the team’s first actions has been to work with Ms Morgan, Mr Wignal and Ms Marr in setting up the inaugural Oasis Academy Arena Talent show, with a grand finale taking place on 25 May.

Craig Griffiths.

● ● For our families and friends

Albert Road, South Norwood, London SE25 4QL.

Tel: 020 8240 6700. Email: info@oasisarena.org.

Website: www.oasisacademyarena.org.

Twitter: @OasisArena @OAArenaSport @OAArenaMaths @OAArenaScience

Maths Problem of the Week

A rectangle’s width is 40% of its length. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 56 units,

what is the area of the rectangle?

A prize will be awarded to the first student from each year group who provides Mr Jackson, Ms Folkes or Mr Griffiths with an answer — and most importantly, a valid proof!

(Solution next week.)

For more maths puzzles try our maths Twitter feed: @OAArenaMaths.

Below you will find some links to a few little things on our website that you might have missed and/or that you might be interested in.

Information about our Academy Council bit.ly/2mKvVFR

Our growing online library of learning resources

bit.ly/2oZYKOR

Links to online homework resources

bit.ly/2quUIy2

At Oasis Academy Arena we aim to deliver Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community by developing our students’ character, competence and sense of community, ensuring thus that our students will leave us as highly qualified, articulate and personable young people ready to lead happy and enriching adult lives. We are committed, therefore, to developing a deeper understanding of what it means to become the best version of ourselves, recognising that our character and behaviours are key, as is being able to ask and respond to profound questions about life and purpose.

We believe that it is not enough to expect children and young people to go on this character formation journey alone; all staff and volunteers are expected to promote the 9 Habits as well.

Each month we focus on an aspect of our character development, on a ‘habit’. Following on from last month’s habit of being considerate, this month we are focusing on our ability to exercise Self-Control — the ability to manage our own emotions and actions. When we have self-control we are not controlled by our emotions but are able to maintain a right perspective on our life, our work and our relationships.

Maths Problem of the Week

Congratulations to our Y7 boys’ Basketball team, pictured here, who finished as runners-up in the Croydon Schools Basketball finals, and to our Y8 team, who won their league to be promoted to the A league. Our Y7 girls’ netball team reached 5th place out of all of the teams in the Croydon Tournament and came 4th in their league. The Y8 girls came 3rd in their league, and our Y7 football team reached the semi-finals of the Croydon Cup, losing out to Harris Crystal Palace following an exciting match. We’re proud of you all!