message from the principal - ormiston venture academy · her beautiful piano playing
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It’s hard to believe that we are entering
our Year 11 students have been incredibly successful, and they have already surpassed their external targets. Nevertheless, this is not the time to rest on our laurels, and there is still much revision and examination
success for all.The word of our success is out, and we have had several very important visitors to the Academy. MP Brandon Lewis, Bill Watkin, Operational Director of the SSAT, Christ Montacute, Strategic Director of Partnerships and Performance Networks of the SSAT and His Worship, the Mayor of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, Councillor Jeal, who came to present the trophy to Kaileb Bryant- the
our students were lavishly praised for their manner, their
Our dedication to making sure that all students have a varied educational learning experience has been highlighted by our receipt of the Secondary Quality Mark, as well as International School Status. Congratulations to Mrs Gilbert-Barnham and
sure we are recognised for our commitment to literacy, numeracy and global citizenship.
With Digital Media and Mathematics as our
enterprise skills are growing each and every day. Our success in the Norfolk Stock Market Challenge, appearance on Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Radio and our
are entrepreneurs in the making!
community event where all came together to celebrate
her beautiful piano playing.
highlights that we have the hardest-working PE team in
team have been crowned District 7-a-side champions to lead the way in the District 11-a-side league with just one game to go. This is not surprising given that they also made
Sports Leaders are making sure that a commitment to sporting success begins early in partnership with our local primary schools.All of our successes have recently been reported by Peter Johnson, our School Improvement Partner (SIP), after
improving rapidly and the trajectory of transformation
increasing academic standards and almost universal
attendance, decreased exclusions and sharply improved systems within the Academy. Most importantly, he stated
Of course, our most valuable feedback is from parents/carers and students. In recent surveys, 97% of parents/
of education for all students and 98% of students stated that they enjoyed their time at the Academy.I have no doubt that together we will go from strength to
students have a world-class educational experience!
With Digital Media and
Ormiston Venture Academy: Venture VoiceEdition 3: Summer 2011
Message from the Principal
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ck M
ark
et C
ha
llen
ge
Wh
at’
s go
ing
on
at
Ven
ture
Aca
dem
y…
At t
he s
tart
of
the
year
eac
h PL
gro
up w
as g
iven
exch
ange
s ar
ound
the
Wor
ld.
The
port
folio
s ar
e tr
acke
d
to b
e si
mila
r to
a re
al o
nlin
e tr
adin
g sy
stem
.
App
roac
hes
to th
e ch
alle
nge
have
var
ied
from
buy
ing
com
pani
es w
hich
the
PL g
roup
like
, to
doin
g re
sear
ch
foun
d su
cces
s by
buy
ing
shar
es in
sho
ps th
ey v
isit
th
emse
lves
. Te
sco,
McD
onal
ds a
nd s
ome
Spor
ts s
hops
ar
e po
pula
r an
d st
uden
ts a
re a
ble
to a
sses
s ho
w w
ell
they
are
doi
ng b
y ho
w b
usy
they
are
. O
ther
stu
dent
s ha
ve m
ade
stro
ng li
nks
betw
een
reta
il pe
riod
s (s
uch
as
Chr
istm
as) a
nd s
hare
s in
com
pani
es w
ho m
ight
do
wel
l lik
e N
inte
ndo
and
Mic
roso
ft w
ith
thei
r ne
w c
onso
les
/ co
ntro
llers
.
Prin
cipa
l McC
artn
ey, s
tate
d
Som
e st
uden
ts h
ave
begu
n to
exp
erim
ent a
nd tr
ade
inde
pend
entl
y an
d tw
o te
ams
of Y
ear
10s
have
be
en e
nter
ed fo
r th
e N
orfo
lk S
choo
ls S
hare
Dea
ling
Cha
lleng
e. T
his
invo
lves
spe
ndin
g £5
0,00
0 of
vir
tual
ca
sh o
n a
port
folio
(whi
ch m
ust i
nclu
de a
t lea
st o
ne
loca
l com
pany
). T
he p
ortf
olio
is th
en h
eld
for
thre
e m
onth
s (n
othi
ng c
an b
e bo
ught
or
sold
) so
the
accu
racy
of
the
purc
hase
s is
eve
n m
ore
impo
rtan
t.
The
top
team
s in
Nor
folk
will
then
go
in N
orw
ich.
Mr
Plum
e an
d M
r Th
omps
on, t
he S
peci
alis
m D
irec
tors
, ha
ve b
een
delig
hted
wit
h th
e en
thus
iasm
fro
m th
e st
uden
ts a
nd th
ey a
re n
ow e
volv
ing
the
com
peti
tion
,
Mr
Plum
e st
ated
have
take
n to
the
chal
leng
e. W
hat w
e ar
e do
ing
now
is
shi
ftin
g th
e fo
cus
slig
htly
. W
e w
ant s
tude
nts
to b
e to
tally
cle
ar th
at in
vest
ing
in th
e St
ock
Mar
ket s
houl
d no
t be
seen
as
a sh
ort-
term
inve
stm
ent.
Alt
houg
h m
any
have
mad
e ex
celle
nt s
hort
-ter
m re
turn
s w
e no
w
wan
t the
m to
dev
elop
thei
r po
rtfo
lios
so th
ey a
re
sust
aina
ble
in th
e lo
ng te
rm”.
In th
is a
ge o
f Co
rpor
ate
Resp
onsi
bilit
y th
e st
uden
ts
are
now
als
o be
ing
enco
urag
ed to
con
side
r G
reen
or
Eth
ical
Com
pani
es fo
r po
ssib
le in
vest
men
t. M
r
or E
thic
al in
vest
men
t, sa
id “
If w
e ar
e lo
okin
g at
long
te
rm in
vest
men
ts it
is im
port
ant t
hat w
e co
nsid
er
Gre
en, S
usta
inab
le o
r Et
hica
l inv
estm
ents
. Th
ere
are
com
pani
es o
ut th
ere
who
thin
k ca
refu
lly a
bout
thei
r
and
are
cons
ider
ate
to th
e lo
cal a
rea
they
ope
rate
in.
It is
pre
cise
ly th
ese
com
pani
es I
wan
t the
stu
dent
s to
co
nsid
er in
vest
ing
in.”
Lett
er f
rom
the
Prin
cipa
l P1
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k M
arke
t Cha
lleng
e P2
Red
Nos
e D
ay 2
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test
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form
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rt G
ames
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ld M
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ults
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Wit
h ov
er tw
o hu
ndre
d pe
ople
in th
e au
dien
ce,
incl
udin
g th
e M
ayor
of
the
Boro
ugh
of G
reat
Yar
mou
th,
Coun
cillo
r Je
al a
nd M
adam
e M
ayor
ess,
Mrs
Jea
l the
to w
elco
me
som
e of
the
resi
dent
s of
Mag
dale
n H
ouse
who
app
eare
d to
thor
ough
ly e
njoy
the
vibr
ant
The
acts
incl
uded
che
erle
adin
g, c
omed
y sk
etch
es, s
olo
sing
ers,
dan
cers
and
eve
n pu
ppet
s!
The
audi
ence
wer
e ab
le to
vot
e us
ing
thei
r m
obile
ph
ones
– a
nd o
ver
700
vote
s w
ere
cast
- as
Orm
isto
n
to a
tten
d!
The
acts
pro
ved
to b
e po
lishe
d an
d w
ell-
rehe
arse
d an
d vo
ting
was
ver
y cl
ose.
In th
e en
d,
two
acts
wen
t th
roug
h to
the
This
resu
lted
in a
ra
ptur
ous
roun
d of
app
laus
e fo
r th
e w
inne
r Ka
ileb
Brya
nt w
ho
narr
owly
bea
t
Che
erle
adin
g
on d
rum
s, w
as a
ve
ry c
lose
thir
d in
the
voti
ng.
A fa
bulo
us a
war
d w
as p
rese
nted
to
Kai
leb
by H
is W
orsh
ip, t
he M
ayor
.
All
of o
ur s
tude
nts
perf
orm
ed b
rilli
antl
y,
and
this
was
a g
reat
eve
nt th
at w
ill b
e
next
yea
r.
Spec
ial
than
ks to
all
invo
lved
, in
part
icul
ar
Mr
Sorr
ento
, M
s D
itch
am
and
Jam
ie
Skin
ner.
leb
by H
is W
orsh
ip, t
he M
ayor
.
our
stud
ents
per
form
ed b
rilli
antl
y,
his
was
a g
reat
eve
nt th
at w
ill b
e
year
.
al s to
all
ved,
in
ular
rr
ento
, tc
ham
am
ie
er.
o ex
peri
men
t and
trad
e m
s of
Yea
r 10
s ha
ve
k Sc
hool
s Sh
are
Dea
ling
endi
ng £
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00 o
f vi
rtua
lus
t inc
lude
at l
east
one
io
is th
en h
eld
for
thre
e gh
t or
sold
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accu
racy
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atio
nal
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io A
irw
aves
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er,
and
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wel
l al
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wit
h Ja
mie
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nner
in
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r 9,
wer
e al
l ta
king
par
t in
the
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dio
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hat
was
to
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via
the
stud
ios
of
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g a
mix
ture
of l
ive
links
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-rec
orde
d m
ater
ial a
nd a
pres
ent t
wo
one
hour
slo
ts.
Our
sev
en b
uddi
ng r
epor
ters
pre
pare
d by
int
ervi
ewin
g
on i
ssue
s su
ch a
s ou
r re
cent
suc
cess
in
the
wor
ldw
ide
acti
viti
es a
nd o
ur e
xcit
ing
Gam
es R
oom
; al
ong
wit
h a
spec
ial r
epor
t by
Year
8 s
tude
nt Ja
mes
Ker
r, in
terv
iew
ing
duri
ng th
e br
oadc
ast.
oppo
rtun
ity
to v
isit
our
loc
al f
eede
r pr
imar
y sc
hool
s;
Her
man
, Pet
erho
use
and
Moo
rlan
ds t
o re
cord
a n
umbe
r of
stu
dent
s re
adin
g th
eir w
ork.
Som
e of
thes
e re
cord
ings
– a
very
dau
ntin
g ta
sk, w
hich
was
suc
cess
fully
exe
cute
d w
ith
a re
al s
ense
of
prof
essi
onal
ism
and
ent
husi
asm
.
The
tran
smis
sion
whi
ch is
als
o av
aila
ble
onlin
e an
d ha
s ha
d pr
evio
us li
sten
ers
as fa
r aw
ay a
s A
ustr
alia
, con
tinu
ed
wit
h an
othe
r ho
ur o
f en
tert
ainm
ent
cour
tesy
of
Brit
ney,
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even
t pr
ovid
ed a
ll st
uden
ts w
ith
usef
ul e
xper
ienc
e of
a w
ide
rang
e of
ski
lls s
uch
as t
ime
man
agem
ent,
orga
nisa
tion
al s
kills
and
pro
blem
sol
ving
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wel
l as
at H
ospi
tal R
adio
and
wer
e gr
atef
ul f
or t
he o
ppor
tuni
ty
Jam
ie S
kinn
er w
as v
ery
plea
sed
to b
e ap
proa
ched
to
mas
sive
com
plim
ent a
nd fa
ntas
tic
oppo
rtun
ity.
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No
se
Da
y 2
011
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ake
sale
to ra
ise
mon
ey to
ok p
lace
at b
reak
tim
e an
d be
fore
cla
ss th
e st
uden
ts to
ok p
art i
n a
fund
ing
rais
ing
danc
e-a-
thon
in o
ur G
ames
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m.
th
e Sp
orts
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sin
g A
chie
vem
ent –
Sum
mer
201
1 Ex
ams
Wit
h af
ter
scho
ol s
tudy
less
ons,
hol
iday
boo
ster
ses
sion
s, s
uppo
rt f
rom
Aca
dem
ic m
ento
rs a
nd m
uch
mor
e th
ere
is
ever
y re
ason
for
our
stud
ents
to s
triv
e fo
r su
cces
s. T
his
year
we
have
cha
nged
the
way
stu
dent
s ap
proa
ch th
e ex
ams
and
it h
as s
how
n in
the
exce
llent
resu
lts
rece
ived
so
far.
Boos
ter
sess
ions
, bra
in f
uel a
nd
Now
is th
e ti
me
whe
n ev
ery
stud
ent n
eeds
the
supp
ort y
ou c
an g
ive
them
at h
ome.
It is
cru
cial
that
stu
dent
s ar
e
plac
e to
stu
dy, a
tten
ding
ext
ra s
essi
ons
and
mak
ing
the
last
pus
h to
ens
ure
they
ach
ieve
thei
r bes
t in
thes
e ex
ams.
th
eir
teac
her
at th
e A
cade
my
or o
ur H
ead
of S
enio
r Ye
ar, M
iss
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ds
mho
dds@
orm
isto
nven
ture
acad
emy.
co.u
k.
The
luck
y st
uden
ts w
ho h
ave
reac
hed
this
targ
et a
re in
vite
d to
at
tend
a h
alf
an h
our
mee
ting
wit
h th
e Pr
inci
pal w
here
they
ha
ve th
e op
port
unit
y to
cha
t inf
orm
ally
to th
e Pr
inci
pal a
bout
an
ythi
ng th
ey li
ke w
hile
sip
ping
tea
serv
ed tr
adit
iona
lly a
nd n
ibbl
e on
cak
es.
cont
inue
thes
e m
eeti
ngs
are
alre
ady
in p
lace
for
the
com
ing
term
!Tea
to
Su
cces
s
We
wis
h a
ll o
ur
stu
den
ts
inv
olv
ed in
exa
ms
the
bes
t o
f lu
ck!
Fu
nn
y f
or
Mo
ney
ior
Year
, Mis
s H
odds
ud
ents
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isto
nven
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emy.
co.u
k
Whe
n th
e bo
ys re
alis
ed th
at th
e ti
es w
ere
on c
lips
and
that
they
cou
ld n
ot w
ear
them
in a
way
that
wer
e op
en a
nd th
e se
riou
s m
oani
ng b
egan
!
that
wel
com
ed th
e ch
ange
and
real
ised
that
the
new
un
ifor
m n
eede
d to
mak
e a
stat
emen
t; p
rom
otin
g
enco
urag
e th
e st
uden
ts to
feel
pro
ud.
Six
mon
ths
on th
e un
ifor
m is
now
reco
gnis
ed lo
cally
as
bein
g on
e of
the
smar
test
in N
orfo
lk, o
ur s
tude
nts
are
on b
ehav
iour
and
att
itud
e to
war
ds th
e ne
w
high
sta
ndar
d of
the
Aca
dem
y.
We
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exc
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latio
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out t
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stu
dent
s to
rec
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par
t-fu
nded
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aces
on
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trip
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rako
w
late
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is y
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stud
ents
hav
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en a
ble
to t
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rthe
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rsue
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men
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fund
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mbi
tion
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Mit
chel
l, on
e of
our
th
ree
wor
ld
mar
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ar
ts
cham
pion
s ha
s re
ceiv
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nabl
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m t
o ta
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art
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he B
riti
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ld C
ham
pion
ship
s. J
essi
ca A
pple
gate
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d fu
ndin
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low
he
r to
co
mpe
te
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iona
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imm
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cham
pion
ship
s an
d gr
adin
g m
eeti
ngs
in
Lond
on n
ext y
ear.
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ents
hav
e al
so r
ecei
ved
fund
ing
to a
llow
the
m
to t
ake
part
in
a nu
mbe
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ide
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is h
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Fu
nd
Ven
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ual
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Qua
lity
Mar
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an
awar
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at c
eleb
rate
s an
d su
ppor
ts c
onti
nuou
s im
prov
emen
t in
lit
erac
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d nu
mer
acy.
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is a
war
ded
to a
sch
ool
to
reco
gnis
e th
eir
prov
isio
n, p
ract
ice
and
perf
orm
ance
in
liter
acy
and
num
erac
y, a
nd is
val
id fo
r th
ree
year
s.
A s
choo
l or
set
ting
mus
t de
mon
stra
te a
who
le s
choo
l ap
proa
ch t
o im
prov
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stan
dard
s in
lit
erac
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d nu
mer
acy,
wit
h ev
iden
ce o
f th
e im
pact
of
its
appr
oach
es.
Rece
ipt
of t
his
awar
d pr
oves
tha
t w
e w
ere
able
to
dem
onst
rate
a c
onsi
sten
t de
dica
tion
to
impr
ovin
g th
e lit
erac
y an
d nu
mer
acy
prog
ress
of
all o
f ou
r st
uden
ts.
help
of
loca
l ed
ucat
ion
auth
orit
ies
and
seco
ndar
y sc
hool
s th
roug
hout
Eng
land
and
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es, t
o pr
ovid
e a
fram
ewor
k th
at w
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mot
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uppo
rt a
nd c
eleb
rate
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impr
ovem
ent o
f lit
erac
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d m
athe
mat
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ls. I
t was
revi
sed
in
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ry D
ate
s:
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May
22nd
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or th
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and
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ive
mer
it s
tam
ps f
rom
tea
cher
s fo
r an
y in
cide
nces
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exc
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our
and
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olle
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gam
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oom
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itio
nally
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gam
es ro
om is
use
d fo
r gr
oup
rew
ards
for
stud
ents
whe
n hi
ghlig
hted
by
teac
hers
as
an o
ppor
tuni
ty to
rew
ard
good
te
amw
ork
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mit
men
t to
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acad
emy
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as
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enda
nce.
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te o
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rt G
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atio
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y
and
orga
nisa
tion
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ry m
uch
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orde
r of
the
day.
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r 1
mill
ion
stud
ents
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the
Wor
ld to
ok p
art
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erin
g ne
arly
hal
f a
Year
7s
and
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8s
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us
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r ow
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cord
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urac
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t the
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Yea
r 9
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oach
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gam
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The
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edit
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cogn
ises
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scho
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inte
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and
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part
of
the
prog
ram
me
stud
ents
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hav
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port
unit
y to
est
ablis
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ntac
ts w
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stud
ents
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choo
ls b
oth
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rita
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cogn
itio
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d th
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choo
ls w
orki
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atio
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ctiv
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volv
emen
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part
ner
scho
ols
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the
wid
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unit
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the
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Gre
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unde
d un
der
the
dire
ctio
n of
new
and
inn
ovat
ive
head
mas
ter
Geo
rge
How
son.
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nder
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owso
n,
the
Scho
ol m
oved
to
the
exis
ting
sit
e on
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edg
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t an
d ad
opte
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prog
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ive
curr
icul
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brac
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nces
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cour
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depe
nden
t th
ough
t an
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ongs
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pup
ils.
cent
ury,
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it r
etai
ns t
he w
arm
com
mun
ity
atm
osph
ere
whi
ch h
as b
ecom
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ntra
l to
our
eth
os o
ver
the
year
s.
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tinu
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em
brac
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w t
echn
olog
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and
follo
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oder
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proa
ch t
o ed
ucat
ion,
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h th
e co
nstr
ucti
on
of fa
cilit
ies
such
as
the
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en T
heat
re, t
he C
airn
s Ce
ntre
an
d th
e Bu
tter
wic
k Ce
ntre
in r
ecen
t ye
ars.
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y re
mai
n
prom
otin
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rson
al
grow
th,
shap
ing
gene
rati
ons
of
Gre
sham
is
a va
riet
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way
s to
giv
e ou
r st
uden
ts t
he
expe
rien
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f su
ch a
nat
iona
lly r
enou
nd e
stab
lishm
ent
year
s fo
r on
e of
our
Yea
r 11
stu
dent
s.
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acka
ge w
orth
in e
xces
s of
£50
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r th
e tw
o ye
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cove
rs a
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iron
men
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ar 1
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ndid
ates
are
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put
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lves
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d fo
r th
e po
tent
ial
scho
lars
hip
and
in
the
2010
/201
1 ac
adem
ic
year
18
st
uden
ts
we
re
pres
tigi
ous
scho
lars
hip!
they
wer
e th
en i
nter
view
ed i
nten
sely
in
Nov
embe
r by
cand
idat
es th
en w
rite
a re
port
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ed o
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eir e
xper
ienc
es
whi
ch w
ould
be
used
to
supp
ort
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Prin
cipa
ls d
ecis
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cand
idat
es.
Cook
e an
d Be
n Ki
rche
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e su
cces
sful
fou
r w
ere
then
giv
en t
he o
ppor
tuni
ty
team
wou
ld in
terv
iew
all
four
can
dida
tes
and
choo
se a
w
inne
r. In
add
itio
n to
the
inte
rvie
ws
all f
our
can
dida
tes
acad
emic
ski
lls.
who
took
all
the
test
s, in
terv
iew
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d ac
adem
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ata
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nnon
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ker,
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Kirc
hell,
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rlot
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rtun
ity
to s
pend
tim
e at
Gre
sham
s w
ith
som
e ov
erni
ght
resi
dent
ial,
to r
eally
get
a f
eel
for
how
the
Year
11
cand
idat
es a
re a
ble
topu
t th
emse
lves
for
war
dfo
r th
e po
tent
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scho
lars
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and
inth
e 20
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reas
of s
tren
gth
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ring
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wou
ld lo
ok b
ack
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hole
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erie
nce,
in
the
futu
re, w
ith
enor
mou
s pr
ide.
All
of th
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uden
ts p
rove
d to
be
grea
t am
bass
ador
s
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as
for C
allu
m?
He
was
ela
ted.
Abs
olut
ely
elat
ed to
be
on th
e re
ceiv
ing
end
of th
is
fabu
lous
aw
ard.
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imm
edia
tely
set
abo
ut w
riti
ng h
is le
tter
of
acce
ptan
ce a
nd is
now
lo
okin
g fo
rwar
d to
this
new
opp
ortu
nity
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n,
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ma
ry P
oin
ts…
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al W
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Cele
brat
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Moo
rlan
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rim
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cele
bra
ted
the
mar
riag
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Pri
nce
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liam
and
Kat
e M
iddl
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sed
up a
s if
att
endi
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wed
ding
rece
pti
on. T
he e
vent
was
ver
y w
ell s
upp
orte
d w
ith
11
9 f
amil
y an
d fr
iend
s jo
inin
g us
for
the
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erno
on. W
e ju
st a
bou
t m
anag
ed
pup
ils,
sta
ff a
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aren
ts w
ho c
ontr
ibut
ed.
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ch u
p w
ith
new
s fr
om o
ur
asso
ciat
ed P
rim
ary
Scho
ols
Moo
rlan
ds P
rim
ary
cele
brat
ed
ever
ythi
ng
scie
nce
wit
h a
scie
nce
them
ed
wee
k la
st
term
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e w
eek
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ent
inve
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atin
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test
ing,
ex
peri
men
ting
and
hav
ing
lots
to ta
ke p
art i
n bu
ildin
g th
e ta
llest
bri
dge
out o
f spa
ghet
ti
and
mar
shm
allo
ws
whi
ch h
ad to
sup
port
a c
rèm
e eg
g fo
r te
n se
cond
s.
Man
y co
ngra
tula
tions
to
th
e M
agui
re-H
ill
fam
ily
for
also
wel
com
ed B
anha
m Z
oo, T
he M
ini B
east
s Ro
adsh
ow a
nd
Laur
a th
e ex
plor
er in
to s
choo
l for
the
wee
k. L
aura
had
man
y ch
alle
nges
for u
s to
wor
k on
, incl
udin
g de
sign
ing
and
mak
ing
a ha
t, a
pair
of s
ungl
asse
s, a
lun
chbo
x an
d an
all-
terr
ain
vehi
cle
to h
elp
her
whe
n sh
e cl
imbs
Mou
nt K
ilim
anja
ro in
expl
orer
s an
d he
ld a
sci
ence
fair
to s
hare
eve
ryth
ing
we
had
been
doi
ng a
nd le
arni
ng d
urin
g th
e w
eek.
This
is
a pi
ece
Laur
a W
ilkin
son
(Lau
ra t
he E
xplo
rer)
has
w
ritte
n. I
was
thril
led
to b
e in
vite
d to
par
ticip
ate
in S
cien
ce
Wee
k at
Moo
rlan
ds P
rimar
y Sc
hool
, not
onl
y to
mee
t th
e ch
ildre
n w
ho a
tten
d th
e sc
hool
but
als
o to
hel
p pr
omot
e th
e
wor
k of
a c
harit
y ca
lled
Child
reac
h In
tern
atio
nal.
In Ju
ly th
is
from
the
Uni
vers
ity o
f Le
ices
ter,
I w
ill b
e cl
imbi
ng M
ount
Ki
liman
jaro
to
rais
e m
oney
for
Chi
ldre
ach
Inte
rnat
iona
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pefu
lly ra
isin
g ov
er £
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urin
g th
e w
eek
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oorl
ands
the
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ldre
n he
lped
rai
se
part
icip
ates
in,
par
ticul
arly
in
Tanz
ania
, in
clud
ing
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ol
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ou w
ould
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nce
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oorl
ands
Spo
rts
- su
per
sta
r -
Jack
Co
ttin
gh
am
!Ja
ck w
on th
e Ye
ar 5
Eas
t Nor
folk
Cro
ss C
ount
ry
East
Nor
folk
in th
e Co
unty
Cha
mpi
onsh
ips
befo
re
East
er. R
unni
ng a
gain
st th
e be
st ru
nner
s in
the
Coun
ty, J
ack
cam
e 5t
h. A
sup
erb
achi
evem
ent,
wel
l don
e Ja
ck!
The
impo
rtan
ce o
f reg
ular
att
enda
nce
even
in th
e ve
ry y
oung
est c
hild
ren
is
cons
tant
ly re
info
rced
at H
erm
an P
rim
ary
pare
nts
and
child
ren
info
rmed
of a
ll 10
0% a
tten
dees
. At a
wee
kly
asse
mbl
y cl
asse
s w
ith
the
best
ove
rall
atte
ndan
ce a
re re
war
ded,
this
is k
eenl
y
term
ly fo
r 100
% a
tten
danc
e an
d th
e A
tten
danc
e Bu
nny
mak
es re
gula
r vis
it is
issu
ing
stic
kers
and
enc
oura
ging
pu
nctu
alit
y.
The
info
rmat
ion
cont
aine
d in
this
em
ail i
s in
tend
ed o
nly
for t
he p
erso
n or
org
anis
atio
n to
whi
ch it
is a
ddre
ssed
. If
you
hav
e re
ceiv
ed it
by
mis
take
, ple
ase
disr
egar
d an
d no
tify
the
send
er im
med
iate
ly. U
naut
hori
sed
disc
losu
re
or u
se o
f suc
h in
form
atio
n m
ay b
e a
brea
ch o
f leg
isla
tion
12w
ww
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isto
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ture
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emy.
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kw
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isto
nven
ture
acad
emy.
co.u
k
A S
po
rtin
g
Ven
ture
Out
stan
ding
pra
ctic
e in
PE
less
ons
has
been
obs
erve
d th
is te
rm w
ith
stud
ents
act
ivel
y le
arni
ng b
y te
achi
ng
and
lead
ing
smal
l gro
ups.
Thi
s ha
s gi
ven
them
the
oppo
rtun
ity
to ta
ke m
ore
resp
onsi
bilit
y an
d le
arn
skill
s
focu
ses
in P
E le
sson
s w
ith
stud
ents
gra
ding
them
selv
es
and
each
oth
er.
The
BTEC
Spo
rt c
ours
e is
dev
elop
ing
nice
ly w
ith
the
larg
e m
ajor
ity
of s
tude
nts
pass
ing
thei
r la
test
The
GC
SE P
E st
uden
ts c
ompl
eted
an
extr
emel
y su
cces
sful
mod
erat
ion
peri
od s
cori
ng in
cred
ibly
hig
h re
sult
s (t
he b
est t
he fa
cult
y ha
s re
cord
ed).
Aer
obic
s an
d C
heer
lead
ing
have
bec
ome
auto
mat
ic h
its
sinc
e th
ey h
ave
been
intr
oduc
ed in
to th
e cu
rric
ulum
by
Mis
s Er
min
i, ev
en to
the
exte
nt th
at th
e C
heer
lead
ers
Got
Tal
ent s
how
.
Dis
tric
t and
Cou
nty
succ
ess
win
ning
the
regi
onal
co
mpe
titi
on.
thei
r res
pect
ive
Dis
tric
t com
petit
ions
and
repr
esen
ted
the
Befo
re A
cade
my
spor
ts c
lubs
hav
e pr
oven
to b
e ve
ry
dodg
e ba
ll, c
rick
et, b
aske
tbal
l and
aer
obic
s in
the
mor
ning
s.
Wit
h th
e re
turn
of
Kick
z to
the
fram
e an
d th
e ex
cite
men
t of
athl
etic
s ju
st o
ver
the
hori
zon
the
Aca
dem
y!
Mr
McI
nally
Ven
ture
Wil
d C
ard
In
terv
iew
: Gu
ess
the
tea
cher
!1.
If y
ou w
ere
a tr
ee (o
r an
imal
) wha
t kin
d of
tr
ee (a
nim
al) w
ould
you
be?
I wou
ld b
e a
goat
. Im
agin
e… y
ou w
ould
nev
er g
et h
ungr
y be
caus
e th
ere
is lo
ts to
eat
whe
n yo
u ar
e a
goat
bec
ause
EV
ERYT
HIN
G is
food
! Als
o, if
I w
ere
a m
ount
ain
goat
, I w
ould
get
the
mos
t val
uabl
e vi
ews!
2. If
you
wer
e an
Eas
tend
ers
char
acte
r, w
hich
on
e w
ould
it b
e?St
acey
Sla
ter!
She
has
just
sta
rted
a b
rand
new
life
. Sh
e co
uld
be in
Las
Veg
as. S
he m
ight
be
in L
isbo
n.
Whe
reve
r she
goe
s, y
ou c
an te
ll th
at S
tace
y w
ill d
o w
ell.
She
is a
str
ong
wom
an a
nd a
sur
vivo
r.
Red.
It’s
str
ong
and
vibr
ant.
Sym
bolis
es lo
ve. B
ut a
lso
ange
r. It
’s a
col
our t
o ta
ke n
otic
e of
! Ign
ore
it a
t you
r per
il!
Wha
t an
absu
rd q
uest
ion!
It’s
obv
ious
. The
y ar
e ro
und
all
nigh
t-ti
me
visi
on!
ri
ght n
ow?
Last
nig
ht’s
left
-ove
rs. L
ots
of ju
ice.
Tar
amas
alat
a.
Lots
of c
hees
e. G
uu c
hoco
late
fond
ant.
Gre
en a
nd B
lack
Gre
ek y
oghu
rt.
The
Mad
ness
of t
he S
educ
ed W
oman
. A g
reat
sto
ry b
ased
on
a re
al-l
ife
mur
der a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f the
twen
tiet
h ce
ntur
y. T
he s
tory
is a
bout
a w
oman
who
is o
bses
sed
wit
h he
r hus
band
. Thi
s ob
sess
ion
even
tual
ly b
ring
s on
pa
rano
id d
elus
ions
and
she
end
s up
kill
ing.
Des
pite
the
sadn
ess,
it is
a b
eaut
iful
ly w
ritt
en s
tory
.
7. If
you
cou
ld tr
ade
plac
es w
ith
any
othe
r pe
rson
for
a w
eek,
fam
ous
or n
ot fa
mou
s,
wou
ld it
be?
Indi
ana
Jone
s. H
e ha
d th
e be
st a
dven
ture
s. H
e al
way
s be
at th
e ba
d gu
y. A
nd h
e al
way
s re
turn
ed th
e fa
bulo
us
trea
sure
s to
the
indi
geno
us p
eopl
e. A
ll ro
und
good
guy
.
8. W
hat w
as th
e la
st m
ovie
you
wen
t to
see?
Blac
k Sw
an.
9. W
hat i
s yo
ur fa
vour
ite
mov
ie (s
ong)
?D
epen
ds o
n m
y m
ood,
but
But
ch C
assi
dy a
nd th
e Su
ndan
ce K
id h
as to
be
one
of m
y fa
vour
ites
. Wit
hnai
l an
d I i
s al
so a
favo
urit
e.
10. H
ow w
ould
you
exp
lain
art
in tw
o se
nten
ces
to y
our
eigh
t-ye
ar-o
ld n
ephe
w?
Beau
tifu
l cha
os. B
ut b
eaut
y an
d ch
aos
are
all i
n th
e ey
e of
the
beho
lder
.
11. H
ow m
any
petr
ol s
tati
ons
wou
ld y
ou s
ay
ther
e ar
e in
Eng
land
?I h
ave
no id
ea. M
ore
than
Lit
huan
ia. L
ess
than
Chi
na!
12. I
f al
iens
land
ed in
fro
nt o
f yo
u an
d, in
you
any
posi
tion
on
thei
r pl
anet
, wha
t w
ould
you
wan
t?M
inis
ter o
f Tra
vel,
so I
coul
d co
me
back
hom
e ea
sily
if
I wan
ted
to.
who
wou
ld y
ou b
e?W
hen
I was
litt
le, I
wan
ted
to b
e N
ancy
Dre
w.
She
was
a re
ally
pos
itiv
e ro
le m
odel
. She
was
sm
art,
kind
, in
depe
nden
t and
dar
ing.
who
wou
ld y
ou li
ke to
see
pla
y th
e le
ad
role
as
you?
Hal
le B
erry
. We
are
the
sam
e ag
e, s
o sh
e w
ould
be
perf
ect!
15. I
f yo
u co
uld
be a
sup
erhe
ro, w
hat w
ould
yo
u w
ant y
our
supe
rpow
ers
to b
e?I w
ould
be
invi
sibl
e. Im
agin
e th
e en
dles
s po
ssib
iliti
es…
wha
t do
you
thin
k th
e ti
tle
shou
ld b
e?O
ops,
I di
d it
aga
in!
17. I
f yo
u ha
d on
ly s
ix m
onth
s le
ft to
live
, w
hat w
ould
you
do
wit
h th
e ti
me?
Fam
ily a
nd fr
iend
s. A
nd m
akin
g su
re I
apol
ogis
ed to
the
peop
le I
need
ed to
.
18. I
f yo
u w
on £
20 m
illio
n in
the
lott
ery,
w
hat w
ould
you
do
wit
h th
e m
oney
?Sp
end
som
e. In
vest
. Giv
e to
cha
rity
. Mak
e su
re th
at m
y fa
mily
had
lots
. And
buy
an
Asto
n M
arti
n. A
nd lo
ts o
f sh
oes!
19. I
f yo
u w
ere
a ca
r, w
hat k
ind
wou
ld
you
be?
See
abov
e!
20. W
ho d
o yo
u lik
e be
st, y
our
mum
or
dad?
I l
ove
them
the
sam
e!
21. W
hat k
ind
of p
eopl
e do
you
dis
like?
Bigo
ts.
22. W
hat m
akes
you
ang
ry?
See
abov
e. A
nd w
aste
d op
port
unit
ies.
6. Ope
n th
e do
or a
nd p
ut th
e el
epha
nt in
.
Ope
n th
e do
or. T
ake
the
elep
hant
out
. Rem
ove
the
ww
w.o
rmis
tonv
entu
reac
adem
y.co
.uk
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isto
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ture
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emy.
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k
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