Last week we celebrated in style with all of our prize winners from the academic year 2014-15. Our annual and prestigious event began with canapés distributed by our student leaders, whilst the guests in attendance were serenaded with music performed by our string ensemble. Students, parents and their friends congregated in the theatre as staff dressed in academic robes opened the event with a procession towards the stage. Ms Stone opened the evening officially, followed by a speech from our principal, Mr Ribton. The first set of prizes were awarded to the Art & Design, Business Studies and English & Media departments, which was preceded by Lord Fink delivering a speech to the audience. More awards followed, along with a musical interludes performed by Darnell Christie of Year 12 and the Jazz band. Former student, Adekunle Awodele who now attends the University of Cambridge, delivered an inspiring speech about the importance of having a positive attitude and hard work. Marcella Cilia, also a former student captivated the audience as she discussed completing a gap year with United States Geological Society. She received a £4000 scholarship from the Royal Geographical Society for the placement. The event ended with the final prizes being awarded. Each student received the complete novels of George Orwell. It was a glorious evening, where parents; governors; students and teachers came together to celebrate our finest achievements amidst an array of speeches, musical talent and film reviews. Our thanks go out to Ms Stone, our Heads of Departments, and our student leaders for helping to make this another successful celebration at the academy. 1 20 th November 2015 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: BDA AWARDS CEREMONY 2015
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Last week we celebrated in style with all of our prize winners from the academic year 2014-15. Our annual and prestigious event began with canapés distributed by our student leaders, whilst the guests in attendance were serenaded with music performed by our string ensemble.
Students, parents and their friends congregated in the theatre as staff dressed in academic robes opened the event with a procession towards the stage. Ms Stone opened the evening officially, followed by a speech from our principal, Mr Ribton.
The first set of prizes were awarded to the Art & Design, Business Studies and English & Media departments, which was preceded by Lord Fink delivering a speech to the audience.
More awards followed, along with a musical interludes performed by Darnell Christie of Year 12 and the Jazz band. Former student,
Adekunle Awodele who now attends the University of Cambridge, delivered an inspiring speech about the importance of having a positive attitude and hard work. Marcella Cilia, also a former student captivated the audience as she discussed completing a gap year with United States Geological Society. She received a £4000 scholarship from the Royal Geographical Society for the placement.
The event ended with the final prizes being awarded. Each student received the complete novels of George Orwell.
It was a glorious evening, where parents; governors; students and teachers came together to celebrate our finest achievements amidst an array of speeches, musical talent and film reviews. Our thanks go out to Ms Stone, our Heads of Departments, and our student leaders for helping to make this another successful celebration at the academy.
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20th November 2015
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: BDA AWARDS CEREMONY 2015
The 2015 Youth Take Over Day will take place at Hammersmith and Fulham Council on Friday 20th November 2015.
The aim of the day is for young people to have a chance to experience the world of work and to work alongside adults, gain skills, knowledge, inspiration and an understanding of the processes behind decisions that affect them, whilst the Council will gain knowledge of how young people experience our services and benefit from their fresh ideas and creativity. It is also hoped that Youth Take Over Day will serve as a catalyst for further youth involvement opportunities in services where young people are currently not represented or involved.
The following students from Ark Burlington Danes Academy have been offered the following roles:
The Nutcracker cast had a 3 hour workshop on Tuesday the 10th November, with two members of Matthew Bourne's Company - New Adventures. They worked on their characters and learnt some professional repertoire.
We would like to invite all family and friends of the cast to come and watch the show on the 24th of November in the Dennis Potter Theatre.
The show will being at 6:00pm and tickets are available to buy now at the cost of just £2. Tickets can be purchased from the main reception or via Ms Smith or Ms Fisher.
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Get Prepared for Youth Take Over Day!
NAME ROLE
Darnell Christie Event Organiser
Nicolas Squartecchia Technical Support
Officer
Bobbi Bergin Council Apprentice
Challenge
Jaidah Sholay- Bennett Commissioner Young
People’s Services
Daniel Pienda Apprenticeship
Development Officer
Johnley Videna Planning Enforcement
Officer
Maevelline Jence
Umayam
Learning and Skills
Development Officer
BDA PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS: QUEEN CRACKER
5 people you’d like to have over for dinner: •J.K Rowling – Harry Potter is my favourite series
of books and really helped me love reading
•J.R.R Tolkien – Lord of the Rings was my
dissertation topic and I loved every part of it
•My parents – they don’t live in London and I’d
like to cook dinner for them one night as a
‘thank you’ for putting up with me!
•Henry Cavill – who wouldn’t want Superman
over for dinner?
•Ed Sheeran – I feel like it would be a funny
evening, he seems really down to earth
4 books and films you’ll never forget: •The Harry Potter Series – I get really offended
when people tell me they hate these books
•The Night Circus – one of the most beautiful
books ever. It keeps you guessing until the last
page.
•The Inheritance Cycle – it has dragons. There
aren’t many things better than that
•Jane Eyre – the first classic book that I read
and completely adored
3 foods you’d have for your last meal: •Tea – a good cup of tea is better than any well
cooked meal. Preferably in my favourite mug.
•Chicken Tikka Pasanda – from the Indian
restaurant back home called The Empress
•Sweet and salted popcorn – the Metcalfes
one. I’m not going cheap for my last meal!
2 places you’d love to visit: •Russia – it has so much history. I’d love to visit
Moscow and St Petersburg in particular
•Australia – I have family in Brisbane that I’d
love to meet!
1 day you’ll never forget: •The day I finished my last University exam –
it was crazy to realise everything was
finished!
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GET TO KNOW ENGLISH/MEDIA TEACHER…MS SMITH
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5 People you’d like to have over for dinner:
•Miranda Hart – she’s funny
•David Attenborough – great naturist
•Bradley Wiggins – first Tour de France British winner
•Chris Froome – best cyclist
•Kanye West – best rapper
4 books and films you’ll never forget:
•The Gruffalo
•Millionaire Boy
•Coraline
•Anything with Miranda Hart
3 foods you’d have for your last meal:
•Burger
•Fries
•Chicken Royale
2 of your favourite teachers:
•Mr McIntosh – because he’s funny
•Ms Hurl – she’s funny too
1 day at school you’ll never forget:
•First day at school – new school, new kids, new
form!
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MEET THE STUDENT… MATTHEW CORRIETTE OF 8U
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MR POINTER’S PHYSICS LECTURE: QUANTUM CRYPTOLOGY
On Thursday the 12th of November, Dr O'Hear organised a special talk as part of her speaker series by none other than our very own head of science - Mr Pointer. Being a Physics teacher inevitably Sir spoke about Physics but this wasn’t just any old Quantum Physics but in fact, Quantum Cryptology. Now some of you are wondering what you've stumbled into and that’s what I felt when the talk started to develop, but very simply, this is the use of quantum physics (processes involving
atoms and photons) to help decipher cryptic codes used in computing.
Sir's simplistic explanation and examples made it very easy on the ears even if you didn’t fully appreciate the context of what he was saying. In fact, I was not entirely certain whether the year 13 physics students understood what was being explained, or whether they were completely engrossed by the topic, as they were the quietest in a room full of sixth formers!
This was an enjoyable experience for everyone involved, for no matter where your interests may lie, Mr Pointer fully engaged the students with fun exercises that kept some of us on or toes.
"Although I don’t do physics I really enjoyed the talk because it was interesting and weird how everyone can be everywhere at the exact same time until you see them. Sir spoke really well!"
To conclude, here is one of the examples Mr Pointer provided for you to try and scratch your heads over; Person A is trying to send a box to Person B through the messenger - Person C. However, persons A and B do not trust person C so they have two locks and two keys between themselves (one pair each) - remember Person C can make a copy of the keys so how can Person A get the message to Person B through a box that can be locked and opened? If you think you have the answers, go see Mr Pointer! –
By Zahra Daod (12 Cambridge)
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HOUSE EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED!
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YEAR 9 NETBALL: DETERMINATION & RESILIENCE
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BDA SPORTS
The Year 9 netball squad had two challenging matches last week, playing both Holland Park and Queens Gate in one night. Both schools put out very strong teams and the Y9 BDA girls really played their socks off in an attempt to challenge the top two schools in the league. Unfortunately we lost both games but the determination and resilience that the girls demonstrated was second to none and they managed to score several goals in the second half.
Teams for week beginning 23rd November
For more updates on sporting activities at the academy, visit our BDA sports twitter page: @BDASport
Here’s what we’re tweeting…
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Y7 Netball EPIC League fixture V Chelsea
Academy
Pupil Name Year
1 Chanelle Ortenzi 7
2 Fadumo Hersi 7
3 Monique Gundrum 7
4 Shakyrah Lewis-Anderson (C) 7
5 Surayah Zibete 7
6 Jodyann Vassel 7
7 Shyanna Lewis-Anderson 7
8 Olsa Morina (N) 7
9 Tishana Ralston (N) 7
10 Trinity Allen (N) 7
Y10 Netball EPIC League fixture V Chelsea
Academy
Pupil Name Year
1 Ceriese Pinnock 10
2 Jayda Brewster 10
3 Emilia Albertusiak 10
4 Elhamije Dervisha 10
5 Omniya El-Ahamdi 10
6 Ruqiya Sheikh 10
7 Daniela Santacruz 10
8 Caitlin Ramirez 10
9 Ibtissam Dahdouh 10
10 Jessica Livingstone 10
Girls Fitness Club had a special guest this week - Mr Fleming! He lead a Boot Camp style session and it went down an absolute storm.
Mr Fleming didn’t let anyone take it easy, he was relentless with his circuit training which including rowing, press-ups, mountain climbers and burpees.
A massive thank you to Mr Fleming, we look forward to the next session. We had some new faces - some of the year 9 netball
team, who are working on developing their fitness for their netball fixtures, turned up as well as the regular team.
We are looking for even more pupils and staff to attend, so just come along on a Wednesday at 7.15am.
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GIRLS FITNESS CLUB: SPECIAL GUEST STAR…
Date Sport Year
Group Opposition Venue Staff Start
24/11/2015 Football 9 Bishop Thomas
Grant Home Mr Crawford 1600
24/11/2015 Basketb
all 7/8/9
H&F
Tournament At BDA Mr Jennings 1600
25/11/2015 Netball 7 H&F
Tournament Phoenix Ms Butts 1545
25/11/2015 Rugby 8 Holland Park
School Home Mr French 1600
26/11/2015 Football 7/8
U13 Girls
football
tournament
New
Malden Ms Forster 0800
26/11/2015 Netball 9/10 Epic League Holland
Park Ms Paine 1600
26/11/2015 Rugby 9 Holland Park Home Mr Lima 1600
28/11/2015 Football 7 Central
Foundation
Hackney
Marshes
Mr Prince/Mr
Clingham 0800
28/11/2015 Football 9 Central
Foundation
Hackney
Marshes Mr French 0800
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NEXT WEEK’S SPORTS FIXTURES
BDA SPORTS
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We had a great start to the week here in the library! It was so lovely to see the year 7 parents coming to the library sessions and really getting involved with their children’s literacy! Reading for pleasure just half an hour a day can vastly improve a child’s literacy skills, so it was great to see the parents setting such good examples for
their children by taking an interest.
Thank you to all of the students who have been taking their AR quizzes, we have had a wonderful 178 quizzes passed this week alone. The best class being 7U who passed a whopping 34 quizzes this week well done guys!!! Let’s see if we can get even more quizzes done next week shall we?
Have a good weekend
The Raven Boys Maggie Steifvater
This book starts in a truly mysterious fashion Blue is a psychics daughter but the gift has not been passed on to her, so it comes as a huge surprise when she sees the spirit of a boy called Gansey from the local private school wandering around the church yard. Seeing this spirit means he has less than a
year to live but who is he and why can she see him? Through this Blue gets dragged into the mysterious world of the ‘raven boys’ who are searching for the legendary tomb of the raven king. Alongside this Blue and the boys must overcome their own personal battles be it overbearing parents or financial struggles.
This book was amazing it had me hooked within pages the real world and magical one collide and make a compelling yet believable fantasy for any age of reader. Each character has their
own sad story to tell and each triumph feels more special because of that. A fantastic book in a really great series and well worth a read.
By Ms Brace
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LIBRARY NEWS Book Review
Here’s what we’re tweeting…
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Soup: Sweet Potato
& Butternut Squash
Soup: Creamy
Sweet corn
Chowder
Soup: Chicken &
Mushroom
Soup: Creamy
Tomato & Basil Soup: Vegetable
Winter Cottage Pie Caribbean Brown
Stew Chicken
Mince Beef & Basil
Pasta Bake served
with Garlic Bread
Roast Chicken with
Stuffing & Bread
sauce
Baked Sausages
Vegetable Pie (V) Vegetable Stew (V) Vegetarian Pasta
Bake (V)
Roasted vegetable
tossed with Israeli
Cous Cous (V)
Giant Vegetable
Spring Roll (V)
New Potatoes Steamed Basmati Garlic Bread Baton Carrots Chunky Chips
Steamed Mixed
Vegetables Mixed salad
Sweet corn & Mixed
Peppers Cauliflower Mornay Baked Beans
Freshly Filled Rolls
and Sandwiches
Freshly Filled Rolls
and Sandwiches
Freshly Filled Rolls
and Sandwiches
Freshly Filled Rolls
and Sandwiches
Freshly Filled Rolls
and Sandwiches
Grab and Go salad Grab and Go salad Grab and Go salad Grab and Go salad Grab and Go salad
Winter Fruits & Apple
served with Custard
Sauce
Selection of cold
Desserts
Carrot cake with a
Citron topping
Selection of cold
Desserts
Lemon Tart served
With Custard
Selection of cold
Desserts
Banoffee Pie
Selection of cold
Desserts
Chef’s special
Selection of cold
Desserts
Jacket Potatoes
with a Selection of
Fillings
Jacket Potatoes
with a Selection of
Fillings
Jacket Potatoes
with a Selection of
Fillings
Jacket Potatoes
with a Selection of
Fillings
Jacket Potatoes
with a Selection of
Fillings
Bon Appétit
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N.B: Christmas Lunch for students will take place on Wednesday 16th December 2015
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WEDNESDAY - PIANO 11/11/2015 18/11/2015 25/11/2015 02/12/2015 09/12/2015
Apantaku, Joshua 12:45 PM 9:45 AM 10:45 AM 11:45 AM 12:45 PM
Jahier, Stefania 12:45 PM 9:45 AM 10:45 AM 11:45 AM 12:45 PM
Jeffers-Kitoogo,
Tyreke Anthony Joel 9:15 AM 10:15 AM 11:15 AM 12:15 PM 11:15 AM
Sayeed-Iqbal, Omar 9:45 AM 10:45 AM 11:45 AM 12:45 PM 9:15 AM
Dawit, Adonias 10:15 AM 11:15 AM 12:15 PM 11:15 AM 9:45 AM
Golding, Tiana 10:15 AM 11:15 AM 12:15 PM 11:15 AM 9:45 AM
Osman, Lougane 10:45 AM 11:45 AM 12:45 PM 9:15 AM 10:15 AM
Thiam, David 11:15 AM 12:15 PM 10:15 AM 9:45 AM 10:45 AM
Lascaris, Jordan 11:45 AM 12:45 PM 9:15 AM 10:15 AM 12:15 PM
Bregu, Rona 12:15 PM 9:15 AM 9:45 AM 10:45 AM 11:45 AM
Valeriano, Renalin 12:15 PM 9:15 AM 9:45 AM 10:45 AM 11:45 AM
Christie, Darnell 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM
Club 1:15 PM 1:15 PM 1:15 PM 1:15 PM 1:15 PM
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PERFORMING ARTS
THURSDAY - PIANO 12/11/2015 19/11/2015 26/11/2015 03/12/2015 10/12/2015
Kelly, Harry 11:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM
Mohamed, Hamza 11:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM
KUOK, SIU 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
Oliveira Baker, Kristy 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 10:00 AM
Salha, Elora 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 10:00 AM
Khodam-Khorasany, Amin 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 AM
LEWIS, Luke 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 AM
VASSEL, JODYANN 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM
Al-Saabari, Sadek 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM
Akakpo, Ashriah 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM
Abdulnur, Hodaluna 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM
Wildman, Dyon 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
Sholay-Bennett, Jaidah 12:30 PM 12:00 PM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
Alfellani, Nerjess 1:00 PM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
RICHARDS, RAJAY 1:00 PM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
Mr Bernard - Piano
Mr Bernard - Piano
Please make a note of the times and dates for music lessons taking place at the academy.
