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A Message from the Headteacher

Welcome to the last ever edition of the Ladymead School Newsletter. As always it will illustrate what a busy place the school is and reflect the hard work and commitment of staff and students alike.

Ladymead's final weeks have continued to give the students the best in terms of lessons and extra curricular activities. This is a tremendous testament to the staff who have also had to cope with the demands of preparing for the opening of the Taunton Academy in September.

The closing of Ladymead on 31st August 2010 is a time for everyone who has been associated with the school to reflect on the very many achievements and happy memories created over the past 5 decades. Thousands of students have been educated here and Ladymead has become a very special place in the North Taunton community.

As Acting Headteacher for the last 2 terms, I would like to thank all the Ladymead staff and Governors for the tremendous support they have given me. It is genuinely appreciated.

Finally, on behalf of the School Community, I would like to wish Mr Trusson (Principle Designate) our best wishes in leading the Taunton Academy in this exciting new phase of education in North Taunton. It is the end of an era but also an exciting new beginning for the students at Ladymead, as they progress to the new academy.

Have a great summer and we look forward to working with you as Taunton Academy students and parents/carers in the autumn.

Jon Burton

The Last Week of Term

The last week of the school year is going to be one of celebration. Not only for this academic year, but also the previous 49, as Ladymead eventually closes in its 50th year. Events will include the School Sports Day, A dance and fashion show, final performance of 'We Will Rock You', together with 50th Anniversary celebrations including an Open Afternoon for the class of 1960 and former staff of the school, as well as a musical spectacular looking at 50 years of Ladymead. Special thanks to Mrs Fouracre for her hard work in organising the 50th Anniversary Celebrations.

Year 11 Students

At the end of June we said goodbye to our Year 11 students who have worked very hard throughout for their GCSE and BTEC qualifications. Their Leavers' Assembly was a very memorable event enjoyed by all, as was their prom held at Oake Manor Golf Club last week. Ladymead's last ever leavers have been an excellent year group and we wish them every success in the future. Special thanks should be given to Ellie Lester (Head Girl), Stephen Holmes (Head Boy) and all the prefect team who carried out their duties magnificently during the school year.

Farewell

We say goodbye to many teachers this term. Miss Ashton has been appointed to Head of Drama at Thomas Hayride School, Dorchester. Mrs Gasser has been appointed to Director of English and Media Arts, Stanchester School. Mrs O'Connor has been appointed to English Teacher at King Alfred's School. Mr Buckley has been appointed to Science Teacher at Court Field's School. Mr Whelan has been appointed to mathematics teacher with additional responsibilities at Teignmouth Community College. Mr Cartwright has been appointed to mathematics teacher at West Somerset College. Mr Fewtrell has been appointed to History Teacher at Haygrove School. Mr Gilmore has resigned from his post as Cover/TA and Miss Mangham and Mr Trott continue their teacher training at University. We say farewell to these members of staff and wish them all the best for the future.

The Taunton Academy

Students at The St Augustine of Canterbury School and Ladymead Community School have been working together by giving their views on the new uniform, learning community names and aspects of the new building design for The Taunton Academy, before it opens in September 2010.

The new academy uniform which has been decided as a black jacket and trousers, a purple tie with a silver stripe, and a grey jumper with a purple trim. The PE kit will be a black and white overtop and there is a purple polo shirt with The Taunton Academy logo on it.

A group of representatives from both schools, known as the student voice and their tutor groups researched the names of Learning Communities at The Taunton Academy. The suggestions, which include names such as Pascal, Einstein and Curie, were passed to the sponsors, who considered a shortlist, along with members of the Stakeholder Reference Group. It has been decided that the most likely Learning Community names to be chosen will be Da Vinci, Curie, Marconi, Brunel and Franklin.

A representative of the student voice said: "It was good that I got to have my say about the uniform and what the Academy will look like. I've met new people and learnt about what happens when an Academy is going to open".

Young people at both schools have given their views on the appointment of new staff, including the Vice Principal for Resources and Jason Davis, the new Vice Principal for Ambition, Aspiration and Achievement. A group of students from both schools interviewed all candidates and gave their joint views to the final appointment panel.

Mark Trusson, Principal Designate of The Taunton Academy, said: "It has been a delight to have input from students before making our decisions and it is a great thing to involve them at every stage of the process of establishing The Taunton Academy. Working together like this provides a chance for students to get to know each other before attending the Academy together in September."

By Jacob Davies

50 Years of Ladymead Celebrations

The 50 years of Ladymead Concert will certainly be an amazing tribute to Ladymead. We have a fabulous fun filled evening lined up for you, it will have you laughing and crying for hours on end. We have an enormous amount of talent on show with medleys of songs spanning the decades. With performances from music, drama, dance and also a special historical news report from Mr Fewtrell.

Also speaking will be Mr Cox and Mr Pearce with other guest speakers also appearing. Medleys of songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s will be played and performed by our amazing band and school choir. There will be many drama performances from across the decades all created and performed by the drama club.

Over the last week, we have been conducting tours for anyone interested to view their old school and we have been receiving many photographs from ex pupils wanted to share their love of Ladymead. There will also be a special exhibition displaying these photos and memories for all the people connected with Ladymead to come and see.

There is a massive line up of talent with the all new fashion and dance show on Monday the 19th July. Behind the scenes students are perfecting their dance routines all brilliantly choreographed by themselves. The last details are being added to the costumes, we are sure to see the fantastic return of flares and leg warmers but also a corset made completely out of Ladymead school ties.

A big thank you to Miss Whitmore and Mrs Webb for making this event possible.

The return of the fabulous 'We Will rock You', was performed for the final time on Tuesday the 20th of July.

The '50 years of Ladymead' concert will be on Wednesday 21st July. Tickets are available from reception or Mr Weston in the music department for all three of these nights. They will defiantly all be very enjoyable, so please come along as we prepare to celebrate 50 years of Ladymead Community School.

By Holly Salter

Ladymead in 1960

Ladymead School has been open for 50 years and during this time a lot of changes have taken place.

One of the first pupils to attend Ladymead, John Stephens, has given us some information which gives us an idea of what the school was like when it first opened.

Ladymead Secondary Modern School first opened in September 1960.

The year 1 (year 7) pupils came from primary schools in the area and the year 2 (year 8) students came from Priorswood Secondary Modern School (St Augustine's) having completed their first year there as overspill pupils.

Ladymead would not have looked as it does now as there were a lot less buildings. All of the huts and C, D and E blocks were not built until later.

The gym and changing rooms were being built so students had P.E. lessons in the hall and had to change in the toilets. Rugby and football lessons were held in the park.

There were four houses and the students wore a coloured badge to distinguish between them. The houses and their colours were Cheddon House- Green, Pyrland House- Blue, Lyngford House- Yellow and Hestercombe House- Red.

The uniform was also very different; boys and girls both had to wear green blazers or a grey pullover. They also had to wear a white or grey shirt and a plain green tie. Boys wore grey trousers and girls wore grey skirts with long white socks, as they did not have the option of trousers.

The school day was 9am to 4.15pm which included 5 one hour lessons, a morning break and a 1 hour and 15 minute lunch break as many pupils went home for lunch.

Most pupils walked to school except those who lived in Norton Fitzwarren who came by coach. Pupils were only allowed to cycle to school if they had passed the cycling proficiency test.

The official opening of the school was in the 1961 summer term by Sir David Eccles, the education minister at the time. He was presented with a silver water jug made in the school metalwork classroom and the girls made white skirts with green polka dots in needlework for the occasion.

By Rebekah Cox

The New Session 5

In September, when we begin school as The Taunton Academy, all students are required to stay until 4.30 on Mondays and Tuesdays. This will be known as session 5 and there are many different choices of activities to participate in. There are new sports opportunities such as Mountain Biking, Kayaking and more. There are more Music activities such as Big Band, Samba Band and more. There are more Art and Drama clubs such as Photography/Mac Club, Creating cartoons and a Film Club where you will watch films and then review them afterwards. Those who are participating in The Duke of Edinburgh award can carry on with their planning their activities and expeditions.

There are new languages coming to the language department soon such as Latin, Mandarin and Spanish. There are new things happening in the regions of Science and D.T. such as STEM club (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Science G&T if you are a G&T student in science at the moment as well as Model Making, Lego building and Food club.

Also there will be debating where the student will learn how to debate using effective arguments and will learn how to speak clearly and engagingly in public. There is also a School magazine club where students will cover all the news stories within the academy. Finally history will be providing a 'Living History' session that lets students find out about history in a more practical way. Activities in this include making Roman mosaics, pots and food.

With Business and Enterprise there will now be Young Chamber for those in Phase 2 which requires students to work together to deliver three events per term, one large, one medium and one small. There will also be International Links where students will be making links with a number of schools in India. They will learn about life in India and about the differences between cultures and education in India.

This variety of activities shows that the Academy taking a step forward in educational activities.

By Jacob Davies

WWRY Returns

The last performance of We Will Rock You was on the 20th of July 2010 and it was a fantastic night even due to the temperature. 'I think it was fantastic to be doing the show again after the great success last time,' comments Matt Cline who played Kashoggi. The evening ran smoothly and Mr Western and Miss Ashton were very pleased with how well the students performed. The pupils put a lot of enthusiasm and commitment into their performance as they wanted to make it bigger and even better than last time.

Jessica Chaffey who played Rock said 'It was a great experience and I really enjoyed meeting new people.' Everyone has really enjoyed taking part, both students and teachers. Even though We Will Rock You has now finished, it will soon be time to audition and prepare for next year's performance.

By Kirsten Hancock

The Dance and Fashion Show

The dance and fashion show took place on Monday 19 July. Students strutted down the catwalk to show off the clothes that present and past students of Ladymead had made! There were dance performances from performing arts groups and one group were dancing to 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson there were lots of other famous songs too.

We interviewed Georgia Merrick, year 7 about the show; she said "I did two dances in the show. We practiced for 1 hour every week. I really enjoyed it because I love dancing and to be able to perform in the dance and fashion show boosted my confidence and was an amazing experience."

Miss Ashton said "There are good talented dancers which are very enthusiastic. There is so much dance talent in this school."

We also interviewed Casey Sinclair and Elleanna Shorthall who are also both in year 7. "We were both very excited about the show but also very nervous. It was really fun!"

The show was a big success. Thanks to all the hard work that has gone in to the show by Mrs Webb, Miss Ashton, Mrs Whitmore and Mr Weston!

By Loren Bebb and Emily Huggins

Year 6 Induction Days

On the 5th and 6th July all of the year six students who will be attending The Taunton Academy in September came to Ladymead for two induction days.

The first day started off with a short assembly introducing the year 6s into the school and then they were taken to their new champion groups, with the help of some year 9s. Throughout the first day the students were involved in a tour around the school, an ICT lesson, a DT and a Science lesson. They were also all told which champion groups they would be in and who would be their learning community leader.

During the second day of the induction, the students took part in some taster lessons, which included English, French and Music. They also took part in 'How to Learn' taught by Mr Rowe. This lesson was about teaching the year 6s how to remember different things and different ways of learning. In some of the other lessons, students got a taster of what Academy lessons would be like; they were involved in Science experiments (making rainbow bracelets) and DT competitions (who can build the tallest tower).

The days were a great success and I'm sure many year 6s students are a lot more confident about moving into a new school. They will be moving up in September to start at the new academy. I know you will join me in welcoming them to our new school.

By Jess Chaffey

Year 7 License to Learn Opening Ceremony

On Tuesday 13th July, the whole of year 7 presented their projects for the World Cup. In their License to Learn lessons they had been working on a global project to develop their knowledge of the countries who had qualified for the World Cup.

Each group was given a country to focus their projects ideas on. They used this time to develop communication, ICT, behavior management, creative and thinking skills. During the year they had completed projects on sustainability, their school, the environment, a rock band and others. Libby McCaskey told us, 'I really enjoyed it, and my group and I worked really hard to make it up to standard'.

For the opening ceremony, there were about 30 groups who presented their country to the rest of the year. The standard was high and everyone learnt a great deal about the countries that were researched. Some pupils suffered stage fright but still did a great job. One student said, 'Some of the groups were really funny, and I enjoyed everyone's performance'.

The ceremony was a great success showing the hard work of all the year 7 pupils. Thank you to Mrs Presswell, Mr Pearce, Mr Best, Miss Dyer, Mr Sutton and Mrs Keith-Hill for all their hard work and especially to those who organized the event.

Update on the Gambian Well

Students from Ladymead School have continued to raise money for the Gambian well. Charlotte Nelson, Lydia Clinchant and Ben Salter raised £14.86 for the cause. They organized a sweet sale which was held one break time in March. Well done for all the hard work and initiative.

The New Clinic at the Academy

In September there will be a new clinic just like the Ladymead Clinic that we are running now. You can visit the clinic to talk to the nurses for advice on things like mental health, contraception, exam stress busters, the C-card scheme, smoking, drug awareness, sexual health and many other important issues. If you have a problem that the nurses feel they can't address then they can put you in touch with a professional who will know how to advise you. There are two nurses who come in especially for the clinic, Their names are Jo and Sarah.

There is also a substance misuse worker who comes into school, If anyone has a problem related to this issue, you can speak to him about it.

The service is confidential and referrals can be made by yourself or a member of staff. There are contact details in The Dell if anyone is interested.

There is also a school councillor on site who is fully qualified and on site at all times. If you feel that you need to speak to someone confidentially, you can refer yourself to your tutor who will contact Miss Coles. Miss Coles is trained to deal with all aspects of emotional wellbeing so if you are worried about anything or are finding it hard to cope with things that aren't normally an issue make sure you find her.

By Jessica Walford

Eating Disorders

Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves in order to achieve the perfect image. Sufferers believe they are overweight and are afraid of being fat. Here are some of the symptoms: anxiety, not wanting to or refusing to eat in public, weakness, shortness of breath, brittle skin, obsessing over calories.

Bulimia is when a person eats excessively and then they make themselves sick. This can often lead to a vicious cycle in which the sufferer feels the need to eat a large amount of food, and then experiences an overwhelming feeling of guilt.

This leads to the sufferer making themselves sick. Some Symptoms of bulimia are: visiting the toilets shortly after eating, an obsessive attitude towards food and calorie intake, depression and anxiety.

If you have any problems or are worried about a friend, come and visit the new clinic which will be opening soon.

By Rebekah Cox

Enterprise Days

On the 30th June and 5th July years 7 and 9 were involved in enterprise days that included creating their own band. They worked in groups to choose their band members, manage the marketing side of the business and take part in 'ticket mania', which included everyone making as many tickets as they could to sell to members of the public.

The day included many activities which the groups had to complete in a certain amount of time. Just before lunch, all of the groups had to create a short presentation to sell their band to the panel of judges, who then decided whose group they were going to back financially.

The group that had the most points from the judges were the people who won the prize. There was also another chance to win a prize with the ticket mania game; the group who made the most profit won this game.

Many people found this day good experience for later life, but it was presented in a fun and interesting way. Some students said that the day was really enjoyable, much better than lessons! One of the year 9 participants said that it was a very fun and exciting day, that was also good preparation for the world of work.

We're sure the day was just as successful for the year 8 students, whose enterprise day was held on 15th July. These days have been a great success and many of the- students had a lot of fun.

By Jess Chaffey

Drama

The Bullying Performance

In order to show the wonderful activities and opportunities available in the Academy, we offered a drama performance/workshop to local primary schools based on the PSHE issue of bullying.

The play is in a comical and light style but shows the serious impact bullying can have on people. The intention of the performance is to raise awareness of the impact of bullying and other potential resolution for both victims and perpetrators. It will also provide a super opportunity to future students to meet and forge relationships with current pupils as well as easing any concerns they may have about moving up.

The play called "Thank you for flushing my head in the toilet" will be performed at four schools – Lyngford, Priorswood, Halcon and Blackbrook on the 13th, 14th and 16th July from 1pm to 3pm.

Road Safety Performance.

This performance was performed on 30th June for parents in the local area. It is an original poem that was acted out by the Drama club, using narration, mime, freeze frames and soundscapes. The objective was to teach about personal safety on the road

The Ultimate Drama Student Video

A video was sent out to year 6s at their primary schools from Ladymead's drama department. The video included tips on how to become the Ultimate Drama Student and do well at drama in the first year.

Silver Breakthrough for Ladymead

By the time you read this article, Ladymead's finest will have completed their silver practice exhibition for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. We have followed their progress in the run up to the expedition.

The two teams comprised of survivors of the Bronze expedition; keen beans such as Bella Slawin, Tash Houghton, Lizzie Coates, Maisie Robertson, Molly Bailey, Paige Merrick and Addy Crome were joined this year by newcomers Ed Firmin, Jess Dalton and Jason Harris.

Planning for the expedition began in earnest following half term, with break times, lunch times and any spare 5 minutes they had to go over route planning. For their expedition they have to go on a three day hike which starts at Minehead sea front, sees the pupils navigate North Hill, head towards Selworthy Beacon, pass through Porlock, climb Dunkery Beacon and traverse the hills and combs of the beautiful Exmoor countryside before finishing at Kennisham Woods. Pupils will then be mini-bused back to Ladymead, no doubt exhausted!

Mr Naum and Miss Dyer will be supervising them once again and Mr Mitchell will be lending support as the driver of the Ladymead mini bus. A big thank you is needed in advance for their help with the expedition.

All of the pupils are looking forward to the expedition and the renewal of last year's marshmallow championships, in which Addy '10 Marshmallows' Crome is seeking to beat his personal best. How many marshmallows can he fit into his mouth this year? He has competition with new arrival Jason Harris...

Bronze Beginners Initiation

On 29th and 30th May, four pupils went on their first Duke of Edinburgh expedition; the pupils were Louise Morris, Zara Knight, Owen Allsopp and Tim Whitfield.

They went hiking on the Quantocks and camped in Holford. It was a difficult route to follow and they had to navigate by themselves for parts of the expedition. They also had to carry all of the equipment like tents, cooking stoves and more.

"They worked really hard and worked well together as a group", said Mr Naum who went on the expedition. Overall the expedition was a great success and well done to everyone who took part!

If you wish to find out more about the D of E scheme, ask either Mr Naum, Miss Dyer or any of the pupils who are presently enrolled on the scheme. Information can also be found on the D of E website; www.dofe.org

St Ives Art Trip

On Tuesday 6th July GCSE, BTEC and Gifted and Talented students from years 8, 9 and 10 went on a trip to St Ives to help them with their coursework. It was a very enjoyable day out and all the students took many pictures and spent time drawing on the beach. They visited Tate St Ives and also the Barbara Hepworth Gallery, one including mostly sculptures and the other one with drawings.

The day started very early with all the students and staff arriving at around 7.30 with a three hour coach journey to follow. When they arrived the group were split into two, GCSE and BTEC.

The Barbara Hepworth Gallery was mostly outside and was filled with many interesting shaped sculptures. In this gallery the students took lots of pictures to practise their photography skills and so they could make collages and drawings from them. There were also lots of beautiful coloured flowers and trees in the garden which also made very interesting photos which could be drawn afterwards.

The other gallery that they visited was Tate St Ives. There are lots of different artists who have work in the gallery but the artist the students were told to focus on was Stokker. Lily van der Stokker drew pieces of furniture and about all of her thoughts and dreams. To add to her drawings and paintings she put words and sentences which quite often didn't make any sense until you look at it more closely.

In the afternoon everyone went down to the beach to take more photos and draw sketches of the scenery. Everyone relaxed by the beach while they did there art work.

By Kirsten Hancock

Holiday Inn Business Trip

Students from Year Ten Business Studies and Travel and Tourism visited the Holiday Inn in Taunton on the 12th May 2010.

The students were visiting the Holiday Inn as part of their BTEC coursework and spent the day touring with various members of staff, focusing on how the Holiday Inn meets its customers' needs and expectations.

On arrival the students were greeted by Margaret Coffey, manager of the Holiday Inn in Taunton, who gave a short introduction to the Holiday Inn and its policies. The Holiday Inn is part of a group of hotels called IHG, the Intercontinental Hotels Group, which spans across the world with over 4,400 hotels.

The students went on several tours with different members of staff learning about how the Holiday Inn operates and how it delivers a consistent standard of customer service.

They met with the Conference and Events Manager, the Head of Housekeeping and the overall manager to discuss different areas of the hotel. Business students will be using this experience to complete their Unit 2 which makes up part of a BTEC First Business qualification and Travel and Tourism students will be using this as part of their course.

The students said they found the visit very beneficial to their course and also agreed they enjoyed a different experience from the classroom. One student said: "The trip to the Holiday Inn was very interesting as we learnt how a business like theirs can deliver good customer service".

We would like to say thank you to Margaret Coffey for giving up her time to help us and to Ms. Presswell and Mr. Pearce for organising the trip.

By Matthew Cline

Midnight Murder Mystery in the Library

To celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 4th March, we held a Murder Mystery event in the library. Students followed clues around the library to find out the name of the victim, how he/she was killed, the name of the witness, the name of the detective, what the motive was and, most crucially, who was the murderer!

The students who took part had great fun following the trail of clues through the new fiction, general fiction and non fiction texts in the library - a certain amount of fast thinking was called for!

The winners for the Murder Mystery were Ben Parker (8 Newton), Jordan Grant (8 Shakespeare), Kyran Foster (8 Newton), Kyran Ford (8 Anning 1) and Abigale Pearn (8 Shakespeare).

The event was a great success and well done to everyone who took part.

Jessica Walford

New Moon Book Review Part of the Twilight series

I really liked Twilight New Moon because it was action packed. It's about a girl named Bella and her boyfriend Edward.

At the beginning of the story Bella is scared because she is growing older than Edward so she wants to become a vampire as well. Whenever she does something dangerous, she sees Edward telling her not to do that. So she decides to do dangerous stuff to see him such as riding motorbikes and jumping off cliffs which they called in the book, "Cliff diving". But to top things off, she finds out that her other mate Jacob Black is a werewolf, and when Victoria comes back she has only Jacob left.

My favourite characters in Twilight New Moon are Bella, Edward and Jacob because Bella is the main character in the story and Edward is so protective of her and would do anything for her. I like Jacob because when Edward leaves Bella he still remained her friend.

By Loren Bebb

English Love

Wet weather lots of rain,
Two people very much the same,
Dancing together forever and ever,
Despite this really horrible weather.

One butler, one maid,
Together they stayed to watch this lovely moment fade,
Umbrella in their hands,
Instead of dirty pans.

Peacefully watching the lady and man.
The lady in a dress, bright red with her lovely husband newly wed,
A man in a suit as black as night,
The sun behind them shining so bright.

As the day faded away,
They decided not to stay
And go home,
To their villa in Rome.

By Emily Huggins and Annie Cornell

The Pratchet Book Award

The English department asked years seven, eight and nine to nominate the best books they wished others to read, creating a short list. Once they read the books they would vote for their favourite. At the end of the term the winner would be announced.

There were so many books to choose from such as 'The Miserable Mill' by Lemony Snicket, 'Viking girl' by Pauline Chandler, 'Pish Posh' by Ellen Potter, 'Deep Joy or Something like It' by Karen McCombie and 'Mortal Engines' by Philip Reeve. So many people nominated their favourite book but only one could win.

The winner was 'Captain Underpants' by Dav Pilkey. 'Wrong Exit' by Mary Chepmen was the Quick Read title.

By Libby McCaskey

Carnegie Awards

The CILIP Carnegie medal is children's book award that shortlist a few children's books and then a winner is chosen from the selected few. At Ladymead a group of students meet at lunchtime, read and then discuss the shortlisted secondary school books, This years entries are 'Chains' by Laurie Halse Anderson, 'The Graveyard' Book by Neil Gaiman, 'The Vanishing Of Katharina Linden' by Helen Grant, 'Rowan The Strange' by Julie Hearn, 'The Ask And The Answer' by Patrick Ness, 'Nation' by Terry Pratchett, 'Fever Crumb' by Phillip Reeve and 'Revolver' by Marcus Sedgwick. The winner of this years book award is 'The Graveyard book' by Neil Gaiman, so make sure you get reading!

The group of students that met to discuss the books are James Fouracre, Lydia Clinchant, George Mannu, Lina Nottrodt, Kathy Bailey, Lauren Wade, Holly Salter, Jess Chaffey and Matthew Gardner.

After they had read the books, the students were asked to comment on how much they enjoyed the book and what they thought of it. The students have greatly enjoyed these meetings; one of the students claimed that she thinks it's a good educational experience, because you can discuss books with other people who share the same interests.

By Jess Chaffey

Thank you newspaper team

As this is the last View from Ladymead, we'd like to thank all the students who have been involved in the school newspaper this year. Thanks to Matt Cline, Jess Chaffey, Jacob Davies, Jess Walford, Kirsten Hancock, Rebekah Cox, Libby McCaskey, Loren Bebb, Nicole Easom, Emily Huggins and Holly Salter. Thank you also to Mrs Keith-Hill, Mr Naum and Mrs Ings.

Reward Trips

The end of the summer term has brought the excitement of the reward trips. The trips were open to the majority of students who had 0 behaviour points or a very low number of behaviour points and attendance of 94% or above.

Year 8, 9 and 10 Butlins Trip

The year 10 pupils went to Butlins on the 5th July and year 8 and 9 wnet on the 12th July. All of the students that went agreed that the trip was a good reward and excellent motivation to make you work hard over the year.

There were rides like The Cage, Skymaster and The Waltsers, there was also a swimming pool which had lots of water slides. The trip was enjoyed by everyone as it was a fantastic opportunity to develop friendships outside of the school environment.

The year 10 pupils went to Butlins on the 5th July and year 8 and 9 wnet on the 12th July. All of the students that went agreed that the trip was a good reward and excellent motivation to make you work hard over the year.

There were rides like The Cage, Skymaster and The Waltsers, there was also a swimming pool which had lots of water slides. The trip was enjoyed by everyone as it was a fantastic opportunity to develop friendships outside of the school environment.

Year 7 Crealy Trip

Also on the 12th July the year 7 pupils went to Crealy for their reward trip. All of the students enjoyed the day and the fantastic weather although some of them got soaking wet because of the log flume!

There were rides like The Honey Swing, Maximus the Roller Coaster, Tidal Wave Log Flume and lots more. The trip was a great success encouraging the pupils to continue working at the new academy next year.

By Jessica Walford

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