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Term 4
Principal’s welcome message
Parents and Carers
It doesn’t seem long since I last wrote to
you last in the WIA:Insight; five weeks
have whistled past and the Easter Break is
upon us. With public examinations looming
our students in Years 10-13 continue to
flourish as we focus on achieving another
year of strong results. Year 12 and 13
have just finished mocks, year 10 have
undergone a gruelling set of Science
Controlled Assignments and Year 11 are
mid-way through their ‘100 Day revision
strategy’. It seems every break, lunchtime
and after school is crammed with extra
intervention classes and support.
This edition of the Insight shows the rich
diversity of experiences and achievements
of our students, including the Ski Trip and
New York Trip; a barnstorming ‘Upload
Live’, AS and A Level Music and Drama
performances, and many sporting
successes. Also this term, many of our
students participated in the BBC Young
Reporters scheme with a varied range of
news items. Continued on page 2..
Key dates
Monday 11th April
Term 5 starts
Wednesday 13th April
Gardening Club starts
Wednesday 20th April
PSHE Drop Down Day
Thursday 21st April
Y12/13 Law students visit Parliament
Friday 27th May
Year 13 study leave & last
day at WIA!
Friday 27th May
End of Term 5
Saturday 28th May
Y9&10 Watersports trip starts
CEP Interview with Bristol Post
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/challeng
e-new-executive-head-takes-
South/story-29007773-
detail/story.html
WIA Record breakers in Gazette www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/1437
0641.SWIMMING__Winterbourne_A
cademy_are_record_breakers
Well done to everyone who took
part or donated in some way
during Sports Relief on Friday
18th March 2016. The money
collected so far comes to
£1399.66!
Roadworks reminder As reported last term, the
roadworks around Dragon Road
will continue to effect the bus
routes 458 from Fishponds and
459 from Lyde Green between
until 22nd April 2016.
The bus timetable should return to
normal after this time, but if there
are likely to be any delays we will
inform you closer to the time
Bus timetables can be found
online:
http://www.trfwia.org.uk/portfolio/b
us-information/
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Guild parent focus group
Next meeting: 21st March (6pm)
The Guild parent focus group is a
Revision page
We have been regularly updating
our revision page to provide our
students and parents with support
during the run-up to exam season.
Useful information includes…
Easter revision sessions
Revision booklets
Parent revision strategies
Useful websites and revision
guides
100 revision plan
If you require any further support
or have any questions then please get in contact.
Principal’s welcome message continued…
In a sporting vein, there have been numerous successes including record breaking swimming performances,
county success in girls’ cricket, strong performances at rugby 7 tournaments, not to mention the customary
ritual thrashing of our local rivals on the football pitch. I am daily amazed by talented young people in the
Academy who have achieved with distinction in their own disciplines. Several students have taken principal
parts in performances in Bristol theatres; we have students participating in National Championships in a range
of sports, and several highly talented students still continue to represent their countries at national level.
This Easter break there will be many examination preparation activities; we have emailed the schedule to
parents, if you haven’t received this please let us know. This is a very stressful time for students and in our next
PSHE drop-down day on 20 April we will be supporting year 11 with a range of activities from revision strategies
to using meditation and yoga to reduce the stress. I would also like to pay tribute to my colleagues for their
dedication to getting our students the best results.
As you all know, I will be leaving Winterbourne at the end of the summer. I am sad to go, but there is never a
good time to leave a school (www.trfwia.org.uk/news/announcement-regarding-our-principal). I firmly believe
that I have steered the Academy through some very rough seas to a period of relative calm. Our examination
result predictions are strong, the applications for year 7 leave us vastly oversubscribed and the Academy is in
safe hands with Adam Williams the new CEP at the helm. As you might imagine the events of this academic
year have been challenging and stressful for me as Principal and so it is for personal reasons I have decided to
resign. I want to thank parents and students for so many messages of support and I wish the Academy every
success as it presses on to become outstanding and excellent in every respect.
Mr Richard Haupt, Academy Principal
SIMS Learning Gateway Instead of waiting for the next
subject evening, SIMS Learning
Gateway is a fantastic way to stay
up to date with how your child is
getting on at the Academy.
Real-time live updates
Check your child’s
attendance figures
Update your contact details
View your child’s behavioural
record
To access SLG visit:
www.trfwia.org.uk/sims
For any issues with logging in
please contact
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Pegasus Guild news by Mrs K
Calver, Head of Guild
On Sunday 13th March I had the
honour of being invited to watch
students from WIA take part in a
local dance school show. All of the
students showed great talent and
dedication in achieving perfection
in their performances so many
thanks for inviting me.
We have many students at WIA
who take part in extra curricular
activities so I give thanks to those
parents/carers who support their
children by giving them the
opportunity to widen their
experiences.
Pegasus Guild special mentions
The following students have
achieved the most positives for
the Guild: Ben Melton (312), Elena
Mainstone (243), Rosie Briggs
(237), Sonny Rennolds (189) ,
Olivia Hussey (187), Matthew
Hancock (172), Alfie Noble (171),
Will Thatcher (153), Abbey
Buckingham (90), Cameron
Worso (85) and Emily Smith (81)
Rosie Briggs, who played flute at
the Colston Hall this month will be
going on to represent South Glos
Music.
Callum Phillips was awarded club
swimmer of the term at Portway
SC. Having only started last year,
Callum has progressed from
the beginners group to the top
squad group thanks to a
combination of hard training and
technique.
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Phoenix Guild news by Mr
Milton, Head of Guild
Well done to all the Guild students
who have worked hard this term.
A special mention g�oes to
Sophie Hillyerd who has been
playing as U13s GK for Bristol City
Women and recently helped beat
both Aston Villa and MK Dons n
won.
Sophie, also part of the Gifted and
Talent for sports leadership at
Yate International Academy,
represented the Academy in at the
Abbeywood School tournament
which WIA won! .
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CEP Video blog and tweets
Thank you for all the positive
comments regardings Mr Williams
weekly video blog. To view our
latest videos visit
vimeo.com/ridingsfederation or
follow our CEP’s twitter page:
@AdamWilliamsRFA
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Griffin Guild news by Miss Makepeace, Head of Guild
Students in Griffin Guild have
been taking part in the £10
challenge this term to raise money
for Teenage Cancer Trust. Each
tutor group was given £10 to turn
into as much money as possible.
Our final total was a whopping
£455.30! Our top students are
Ruby Bailey-Proe (KS3) with 214
positives and Aaron Roynon on
137 (KS4). Well done!
Griffin Guild special mentions
Some of the amazing recent successes of our Griffin students:
Alexandra Shepherd - graded orange belt in Tang Soo Do.
Alice Hassard - first place in gymnastics competition
Ruby Bailey-Proe – cast as main role in a play
Hannah Witch - performed in UploadLive
Sam Lacey - Signed to under
15's Bristol Rovers.
Esme Wilcox - Played Nancy in Oliver
Lucy Green - raised £600 for
homeless by sleeping rough for night
Liam Oliver & Lucy Green -
Played at Colston Hall
Marcus Fromberg - Scored first try in 3 years playing for Frampton Cotterell Rugby
Club
Ava Mannings - Played the Artful Dodger in Oliver
Alyssa Grimshaw - National dance competition in Swansea. Came 4th in HipHop
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WIA Swimmers Smash Bristol
Schools Relay Records
Once again our Winterbourne
swimmers did us proud at the
Bristol Schools Swimming Gala
Finals in March. They claimed 4
new records and a selection of
bronze, silver and gold medals.
Huge congratulations goes to…
Junior Boys Team
Sam Taylor, Sam Oxley, Oliver Harrison, Will Lewis, Cody Farrell.
Inter Boys Team
Jed Woodruff, Henry Bennet, Sam Lewis, Jack Smith, James Webb
Inter Girls Team Georgie Locke, Jasmine Stone
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Harry makes Team GB squad
Well done to Harry Hole who was
selected for Team GB and will
compete in the 13-19 age group
men’s pair!
http://www.trfwia.org.uk/news/con
gratulations-to-harry-hole-for-
making-teamgb-squad/
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Highlights online this term
Our students fantastic Little
Mermaid performance!
We have a number of very
talented drama students at WIA
including Freya Haworth who
recently played Ariel in the
Broadway version of The Little
Mermaid at The Olympus Theatre.
A number of other WIA students
were also involved in The Little
Mermaid production including
Oscar Merrett, Molly Salmon,
Rhea Haynes, Millie Davies, Ollie
Baldwin and Harry Allchorne. Well
done to everyone who took part!
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CEP Presentation to Parents
Thank you to all the parents who
attended the presentation by our
Federation CEP, Adam Williams
on Wednesday 17th February
2016.
If you missed the presentation you
can view it here:
http://issuu.com/ridingsfederation/
docs/presentation_to_wia_parents
_on__170/1?e=3615674/3353918
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WIA Ski Trip
30 WIA students and 4 staff
members enjoyed a ski trip to San
Sicario, Northern Italy in February.
Every day we saw the most
amazing progress and enthusiasm
from our students, they were a
true asset to the Academy.
In the evenings we had a broad
range of activities lined up, which
the students threw themselves
into; these included a quiz night
(which was won by the 6th form
students), tobogganing, a massive
snow ball fight, pizza night (see
attached photo) and even a disco
with another school.
For a full report visit
http://www.trfwia.org.uk/news/wia-
ski-trip-to-san-sicario/
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World Book Day photos
Staff went to great efforts for
World Book Day in March. Check
out some of the photos here
http://www.trfwia.org.uk/news/worl
d-book-day-photos/
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Message from The Friends of WIA
We would like to thank all the parents that took the time to fill out our online questionnaire and we have decided our
main area of focus for fundraising will be the outdoor facilities at the Academy.
We believe that with the fantastic building, it would be great for our children to have an improved outdoor
setting. Recently we have also funded First Aid Training for over 50 students from our Sixth Form. Due to demand
we agreed to fund an additional day so that all the interested Students had a chance to benefit from the training!
Please get involved with The Friends of WIA!. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 13th April at 7:30pm
and will be held in the sports hall. In the meantime, if you have any ideas or suggestions, you can email us at the
following address: [email protected]
INSET Day reminder for 2016-17
Remember that the 1st and 2nd
September 2016 will be Inset days
across the Federation. This
means students will not be
expected back after the summer
break until Monday 5th September
2016.
The remaining inset days for
2016/17 will be discussed and
announced in due course.
Highlights online this term continued…
INSET Day reminder for 2016-17
On 10th March our students took
on reporting roles to create news
articles as part of the BBC News
School Report day. This is a
fantastic opportunity for students
to get a feel for what life can be
like in the media while putting their
English skills to the test.
http://www.trfwia.org.uk/bbc-
school-report/
Technology trip to the Big Bang
Fair 2016
Fitting a pacemaker in the Big
Bang operating theatre, saving a
town from flooding and rebuilding
a JCB in a record breaking 4
seconds were just a few of the
activities undertaken by over 100
y8 and 9 students on “The best
Academy trip ever”.
Find out more here:
http://www.trfwia.org.uk/news/tech
nology-trip-to-the-big-bang-fair-
2016/