Sir Robert Woodard AcademyMay 2013 Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers

Since Easter and my appointment to the post of Principal of the Academy a great deal has occurred. I have met numerous people ranging from staff and students through to representatives of our community of Sompting and Lancing. The majority have been so very positive whilst others have been cautious and concerned regarding changes that have taken place. The change that we have experienced is similar to the move at this time of year of shifting from winter to spring. Sometimes that change may occur, it would appear, on one day whilst in other years there are subtle changes that indicate that changes are taking place; leaf buds and daffodils slowly opening, migrant birds arriving, grass being cut and of course the start of the cricket season.

Change and modification are what have allowed us as humans to evolve as a species. Some are rapid some less so. One quotation maintains that;

‘It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change’.

Organisations such as academies are no different as change does happen. However, we must ensure that those changes do not affect the learning of the current students or compromise the achievements of students in future years. Since my arrival I have identified several changes that need to be made that will ensure that the Academy provides for every student and fulfils its mission of ensuring that every student is known and nurtured. We will have to manage these changes. The ‘Woodard Family’ will ensure that this is achieved through challenging decisions via the Academy Council and the Executive Officers.

Areas that we will be addressing include curriculum modelling and planning, the chapter and faculty structure, chapter mentor groupings, working with our partner primary schools, and the engagement of the Academy with its community ranging from lettings to evening classes. What is certain is that there is a great deal happening or about to commence. To keep our community informed I will be hosting a Parents’ Forum on Thursday 4th July at 7.00pm which will allow for dialogue regarding the planned changes.

Finally, I should like to wish all our students who are about to sit public examinations every success, they have worked very hard (ably supported by our staff) and we hope that the results they achieve reflect their ability and endeavour. I would also like to wish all those within our community the very best for the rest of the school year as we continue in our efforts to improve the life chances of our students by not only raising their aspirations but also supporting them in their education which will prepare them for their future lives.

Peter MidwinterPrincipal

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Performing Arts

Art in the LandscapeAn enthusiastic group of our Year 9 students are currently working with the local artist, Steve Geliot, in association with Marks and Spencer. The project is based on the South Downs and the students are making sculptures out of natural materials to represent their impressions of our beautiful landscape. For inspiration, the project started with a walk up Devil’s Dyke with Steve and a group of students from Shoreham Academy. Steve has visited us three times and and we have one more workshop scheduled. The final project pieces will be displayed in a private view at the Ropetackle Gallery, Shoreham in May.

The second project is for the Adur Arts Festival. We are working with two artists on a project called “living maps”. The artists are coming in to run workshops with our art club members. They are constructing giant withy sculptures and place names to represent our surrounding area which will be paraded through Shoreham. As this is taking place, they will be photographed from the air to create an image from above of the “living map”.

Miss Pigg

Dance Department

We are pleased to announce that the SRWA Dance Company will be performing in the first round heats of the Red Cross Dance competition here at the Academy on Saturday 8th June, at 6.30pm.

The company is made up of talented students from Years 7-13 who have been especially invited to join the Company based on their exceptional skill and dedication to the subject. The Company will perform a new work based on the 2009 Boxing day Tsunami, with the aim of bringing awareness to the work the Red Cross has completed since to improve the lives of those affected by the disaster.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the Company dancers to showcase their hard work to the county and to engage other talented dancers of all ages.

Tickets can be purchased from the Red Cross website, www.redcross.org/dance. Any support would be greatly appreciated.

Miss H Warren and Miss J Lawlor

SRWA Steel Band

On Sunday 5th May the Steel Band entertained at Splashpoint Worthing for the opening ceremony of the new swimming pool and leisure facilities.

It was a beautiful sunny day enhanced by the superb sounds of the band. The Steel Band once again proved that practise makes perfect as their flawless performance had the queuing customers dancing and clapping, whilst they waited for entry to the pool. Younger children joined in with maracas and castanets, thrilled to be part of the music.

The band played two sets of an hour each and Splashpoint staff provided them with lunch and swimming passes in gratitude for their sublime performance. The audience were generous too and we raised nearly £60 in donations.

I was so proud, once again, to be standing in front of such a talented group of students from our Academy.

We look forward to our summer season at the County Cricket Ground and our performing arts tour to France in July.

Mr Lelean

As we enter the season of exams both at GCSE and GCE, we have much to celebrate with the success of our gifted and talented students. In the last newsletter we commented on the two students who gained entry to the next level of the Intermediate UK Mathematics Challenge, organised by Mr D Hill.

Thomas NULTY, Year 10 achieved an incredible feat of being placed in the top 125 students nationally, competing with pupils from public schools such as Lancing College, Eton and Westminster in the MaClaurin Challenge. He received a certificate of merit and was provided with a graphical calculator, donated by Mr Redmayne.

Devlin BAILEY, Year 9 entered the Junior Competition and also achieved a commendable score; he will now try the Intermediate Challenge in Year 10.

Not to be outdone, the Year 7 and 8 students entered the Junior Challenge and achieved a record number of gold awards. The notable results were:-

Year 8:-Gold: Curtly ORFORD (100), Jonty ORFORD (90), Bradley HUGHES (84)Silver: 5 studentsBronze: 16 students

Year 7:-Gold: Jack LEE-AMIES (98), Scott THORNE (92), Owen CLEMSON (84) Silver- 2 studentsBronze- 9 students

Congratulations to all students who took part this year, we look forward to next year’s event and hopefully an even better set of results.

Mr Redmayne’s Conundrums:

Easy: S equals 20% of U, and U = 50% of M. If S + U + M = 80, what is S worth?

Challenging:

Question 1Find two different ways of expressing 4104 as the sum of two cubes.

Question 2Emily does not want to admit her age. She says ‘‘I’m 45 years old, if you don’t count Saturdays or Sundays’’. What is Emily’s true age? Question 3The annual distance travelled by Tesco’s lorries is about 68 million miles, equivalent to how many round trips to the moon? (Earth to Moon is approximately 2.4 x 10^5 miles) Question 4The diagonals of the faces of a cuboid are, in cm, √45, √52 and 5. What is it’s volume?

SRWA Mathematics Specialism

The answer to the Maths Quiz in the Spring edition of the Newsletter:-

Question: The hour and minute hands are at equal distance from the 6 hour, what time will it be exactly?

Answer: Say answer is "8 hour X minute". According as proposition, the angle between the minute hand and "mark 4" of the watch is equal to the angle between the hour hand and "mark 8" of the watch. We know in 60 minutes the minute hand makes 360 degrees (360/60=6 degrees per minute) and the hour hand makes 360/12=30 degrees (30/60=1/2 degrees per minute). Therefore, (20-X) minutes correspond to 6(20-X) degrees (this is the angle between the minute hand and "mark 4"). And in X minutes the hour hand makes X/2 degrees with "mark 8". Thus, X/2=6(20-X) gives X=18 minutes 27 and 9/13 seconds.

So, the answer is 8 hours, 18 minutes, 27 9/13 seconds.

Dickens Chapter News Dickens Chapter captured a diary of their day on Sunday 12th May, as part of the Mass Observations Archive in Sussex University. In 1937 Mass Observation called for people from all parts of the UK to record everything they did from when they woke up in the morning to when they went to sleep at night on 12th May. This was the day of George VI’s Coronation. The resulting diaries provide a wonderful glimpse into the everyday lives of people across Britain, and have become an invaluable resource for those researching countless aspects of the era. The Mass Observation Archive is repeating this call on 12th May 2013 and the Dickens students participated and their diaries will be stored in the Archive alongside the 1937 documents. 12th May 2013 is likely to be quite an ordinary day, but for those researching, the ‘ordinary’ can often provide extraordinary results.

The following students were awarded with a certificate for achieving the most reading miles for their Tutor group in the Inter-Chapter Reading Competition. Each student completed a reading miles passport with a 32,500 mile world tour. Congratulations to them all.

Jack OLIVER (7CLF), Danielle MACARI (7RA), Anya WISEMAN (7TP), Harry SPRUCE (7TP), Harry BENGER-WELLS (7DM), Anya LYNN (7CB), Nathan DANIELS (7CB), Summer ACKLAN (7CB), Jack JAMES (7CB), Matthew THURGAR (7CB), Amy DURRANT (7HW), Skye BREWER (7HW), Alexandra BUTTERFILL (7HW), Jamie-Leigh GILBERT (7AB).

The Academy staff were feeling particularly proud of 20 Dickens students last term and arranged for Assistant Principal, Mr Ferrier to award them with individual prizes and a certificate for having never received a single demerit since joining the Academy in September 2012. A further 52 students also received prizes for having no demerits in a whole term. Well done to them all for their exemplary behaviour in and around the Academy. Jamie-Leigh GILBERT (7AB) was a runner-up in a National Dance Factor Competition last month. She will be entering the finals in November 2013. Good luck, we’re routing for you Jamie-Leigh.

Ms NultyDickens Chapter Head

Brunel Chapter News Every fortnight for the last half term,Brunel students have been working in vertical groups during registration to build Chapter community and get to know each other better. During activities organised by the prefects, they have learnt facts about each other as well as about the life and career of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. This has been very successful and we intend to continue for the remainder of the term, with the organising role being taken over by new prefect hopefuls.

We will soon very sadly be saying goodbye to our Year 11s and wish them all the luck in whatever they choose their future to be. Within the chapter this means that leadership opportunities become available and some Year 10 students wishing to

apply to be prefects will be taking on some roles and responsibilities. I am very excited to see them step up to the challenge.

Student news:

Jessica TEASDALE has been selected for Summer School at University of Sussex.

Emily FULLER of 11RBR has managed to successfully obtain a Richard John Apprenticeship.

Miss RoycroftBrunel Chapter Head

Curie Chapter News On Tuesday 30th April, Year 13 boys challenged the staff to a football match before they finished their courses. We are delighted to say that the Year 13 boys won 6-1. Mr Bromley and his team of staff are less delighted!

On the last day of the spring term, a team of Sixth Form students held a variety of events including leg-waxing and a themed non-uniform day to raise money for a variety of causes. Further information and photo on the back page.

Monday 17th JuneLesley-Anne Holder from Chichester University will be starting personal statements for University applications with Year 12s.

Monday 17th JuneYear 12 students will be back on a full timetable. We would like to remind students and parents of the dress code for the 6th form. Students will be sent home if they do not adhere to this dress code. The dress code is in the student handbooks and parent guides which were distributed at the start of the academic year and are available on the website.

Wednesday 26th JuneHE Fair in the Plaza 5.30pm–7.00pm. We will have various universities visiting to talk with students from Year 10 and to guide them with subjects they need to take, with a view of inspiring youngsters to go on to university. There will be a short presentation followed by an opportunity for students and parents to talk to representatives from different universities.

Thursday 27th June Year 13 leavers’ assembly 1.45pm in the Theatre

Monday 8th JulyYear 12 Induction Day. All students who have been offered a place in the Sixth Form will be sent a letter outlining the details of the day.

Thursday 11th & Friday 12th JulyFollowing the success of last year’s Year 10 taster days, we will be running these again this year. Students may apply for up to three different taster days. Students are treated as a 6th former for the day, with the exception of having to stay on site. They come in their own clothes, adhering to 6th form dress code, and the 6th form centre is their base for the day.

Mrs ReadmanHead of 6th Form

Roddick Chapter News Roddick Chapter have had another brilliant half term!

Three Roddick students, Carolina MOTA (10AP), Ethan SIMMONDS (9CP) and Rhiannon SIMMONDS (8PO), won first, second and third place in the Academy writing competition – this is amazing and as a result we have been presented with the Literacy Shield which we can keep for a year. In the Debating Competition the Roddick team put up a sterling effort to defend our title and were closely beaten to second place.

At the time of writing we have six Roddick students - Jamie HULL (9CD), Emily SMART (9CP), Lauren NEAL (9CD), Rhiannon SIMMONDS (8PO), April WHITING (8IS), and Nina DAY (11NJ) who now have over 150 merits and have been awarded with Gold merit certificates.

Mrs ShrimptonRoddick Chapter Head

Mandela Chapter News Creative talents, public-speaking skills, half-marathons for charity and blind-taste testing to report on from Mandela students this time.

As I predicted in the last instalment of the newsletter, the Mandela debating team came through with an impressive victory in the inter-chapter debating competition. The students took on challenging topics such as ‘Should we still have a monarchy?’, ‘Smoking should be totally banned in public (including outside)’ and for the final debate the students grappled with the statement that ‘Hosting the London Olympics was a waste of taxpayer’s

money’. The debaters performed to a very high standard across all the chapters, particularly when they were only told which way they would be arguing immediately before taking to the podium. The winning Mandela team was made up of Rowan (Year 11), Devlin (Year 9) and Michaela (Year 8). They really did put in a valiant effort to secure a narrow victory against Roddick in a fiercely contested final. Many thanks to the judging team of Mrs Waton, Mrs Readman and Year 12 Student, Charlie House.

This term’s assemblies have been themed around the five senses and when I asked for volunteers to take part in some blind-taste testing during a recent assembly, looking at how much appearance influences our taste, it was the year 11 boys who showed they were bravest.

A huge well done goes to Year 8 tutor, Ms Khodaie who suffered for a great cause by running the East London Half Marathon and raising nearly £400 for the Mandela Chapter Charity, Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice. You go girl!

And finally the creative talents of one of the Year 11 Mandela girls needs to be acknowledged, Sydney HODGSON, was appointed as the Creative Director of Mandela back in September and has been tireless in adding her touch of magic to the displays around the chapter at Halloween and Christmas. This has built up to her producing a stunning mural of Nelson Mandela which is soon to be taking pride of place on the wall. Balancing this with her studies and exam preparation has really been an inspiration. Sydney you are a star!

Mr LanganMandela Chapter Head

Nightingale Chapter News Chapter Values

The students in Nightingale Chapter have worked on and developed a number of values. The values which are now being used as the core to all day to day working in the chapter are Independence, Honesty, Perseverance, Self-discipline, Compassion and Positivity. Each tutor group is working on one of the values and is investigating what it means to them. They will present their thoughts in a chapter assembly this summer and I am very much looking forward to seeing their interpretations of each value.

Our Year 11 prefects have always demonstrated these values and both Mrs Frecknall and I wish them well and thank them for all their hard work this year.

Over the summer term there will be an important focus on improving the attendance of the chapter. As such, for each student who has 100% attendance for the week, they will have their name entered into a draw that will be made on the last day of term. Every week until the end of term is a further opportunity to gain a ticket in the draw. There will also be a weekly winner who will win a £10 voucher. There will be prizes for improved attendance and overall attendance which will include watches, Kindles and Kindle Fires.

Charity Work

Harry LAY, 8PW must be commended for being a thoughtful, active and positive member of the Nightingale family. This term he has tirelessly supported Simon PARKER fundraising for our charity ‘Help for Heroes’. For his excellent efforts, Harry received a special award and commendation in assembly.

The committee have been selling Help for Heroes bands this term and have raised £100 for the charity.

Mr FoxNightingale Chapter Head

Inter Chapter Competitions

Last half term the focus for the inter-chapter competitions was literacy. The competitions included a spelling, debating, creative writing and reading competition.

Spelling competition – every tutor group in the Academy practiced spelling age appropriate words linked to their curriculum. The best spellers from each group were then put forward for consideration for one of 4 places in the chapter team. In a nail-biting finish, Brunel who were clearly leading had a disastrous final round misspelling every word, letting Roddick close the gap. Roddick had a chance to take the title on the last word of the event but were unable to do so which meant Brunel won by one point.

Debating competition – The debating competition was initially focused on students’ speaking and listening skills through the following topics; ‘Should we still have a monarchy’ and ‘Smoking should be totally banned in public’. From the initial debates, teams of four students competed for a chance to compete on the final debate title, ‘Hosting the London Olympics was a waste of taxpayers money’. The winners of the debating competition were Mandela.

Creative Writing competition - Winning the last two events to take the title, Roddick took first, second and third position in the creative writing. Carolina Mota 10AP, Ethan Simmonds 9CP and Rhiannon Simmonds 9CP.

Reading competition - Roddick also won the reading miles with 1,418,000, followed by Nightingale 1,250,500, Dickens 1,190,000, Brunel 267,500 and Mandela 73,000. Nightingale the former holders of the title presented Roddick with the shield and have now started serious training for next year to regain their trophy.

This term the competitions will focus on creativity and teamwork. The chapter dance competition took place on 20th May.

Good Luck All – let the games continue.

Mr Fox

Year 11 Graduation Assembly On Friday 17th May, Year 11 students along with staff celebrated all the successes, experiences and relationships from the past five years, in an assembly to mark their graduation from the Academy.

The event was opened by Reverend James followed by each Tutor speaking affectionately about their tutor groups, sharing funny stories and anecdotes as well as presenting awards and medals to three of their tutees.

A slide show of images from their time in the Academy then played, showing sports, trips, chapter days, performing arts and pictures of the students and their friends, which made for much laughter.

There was entertainment provided by Year 11 students Sydney, Natalia and Katie who sang beautifully accompanied by Ms Fauvel on the guitar, they later continued in the plaza.

Staff had nominated students for awards which included student ‘most likely to be Prime Minister’ awarded to Rowan GAFFNEY and ‘Class Clown’ awarded to Eamonn KIDD-ALI, before the assembly was closed by both funny and then wise words from Mr Midwinter.

Students and staff retired to the plaza where music provided a wonderful accompaniment to the delicious brunch that had been laid out.

Students received their records of achievement, collected their yearbooks and spent time with their friends getting them signed and chatting.

The atmosphere was fun and joyful, and I would like to thank all those staff and students who were involved in the organisation.

I wish all the Year 11 students the very best of luck in their examinations and all that their future holds, it has truly been a pleasure to work with them over the past five years.

Miss Roycroft

LRCThe Sussex Coast Schools AMAZING BOOK AWARDS

Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 meet weekly in the LRC to read and discuss the final shortlist of five novels chosen for the ABA, with a range of creative challenges set for each of the titles as well as a Reading Passport which has to be completed with a review of each book as it is finished. As half term approaches, students will then have to decide which book they feel should win the award overall, judging the writing on the basis of storyline, characterisation, enjoyment, predictability and appeal to teenagers.

Once the votes are in, the Award Presentation evening will take place at the Shoreham Academy, on FRIDAY 5th JULY from 6.15pm onwards, and all students who have taken part are invited to attend, along with their families and friends. The criterion for voting is that all five books must have been read. The shortlisted authors will be at the Presentation Evening, so it is a chance to meet them, chat and perhaps buy one of their books and get it signed, as well as the hosts; last year’s winner Andrew Lane (Young Sherlock Holmes) and local author Jane Mcloughlin (At Yellow Lake).

Some of our students are animating book trailers to be shown at the presentation evening; others are creating codes and posters linked to the stories; one task is to complete a missing person file for a teen who has actually been kidnapped for a sinister experiment in teleportation, one of the themes of The Repossession. Wolf Blood combines the battles between the invading Romans and the celtic British tribes and shape-shifting werewolves; whereas Daylight Saving is a thrilling crime story that runs backwards through time. Slated is a dystopian novel depicting a future where criminals have their memories and personalities cleansed; the task here is to debate whether this is a good or bad idea. Dead Time follows the struggle of two teens to discover why their parents disappeared without trace – or did they? All in all, our ABA readers are being challenged to read genres they might not otherwise have chosen, to discuss and debate what they like and why, and to then join with other local schools to combine their thoughts and conclusions. Being part of a book award group is a very rewarding exercise for all, extending reading and encouraging the students themselves to become advocates for reading throughout the academy.

The 6-Up Book Award Update

Our year 7 able readers are enjoying getting their teeth stuck into the three titles chosen for this new venture, and on visits to our Primary School partners at Seaside and the Globe, the Year 6 readers are finding the choice of books interesting and stimulating.

The pupils from Seaside have commented on the cover of ‘Sky Hawk’, saying that it would have put them off reading it, but having started the story they think it is one of the best books they have read, with a lot of surprises. The chapter endings were either sad or exciting and made you want to read more, and they liked that Iris’s story, the endangered osprey, was printed in a different font so that it was easily recognisable. The Globe readers have enjoyed the Tom Gates illustrated diary book, although they commented that there wasn’t actually much of a story; it was an entertaining and relaxing read. The Secret Breakers has been a challenge for some as the plot is complex, and can be confusing as it switches between different characters, but they liked that one of the main settings is the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.

We will be visiting Sompting Village Primary to meet with their readers after the SATS exam in May.

Mrs WatonLRC Manager

Sport Round-up

Gifted and Talented

Last half term 15 of our gifted and talented students participated in a badminton session aiming to develop their skills and tactics in the sport. For many of the students this will stand them in good stead for beginning BTEC and GCSE courses in the future, analysing the performances of others as well as developing practical skills. This term will see them continue developing their practical skills in a number of other sports including rounders, cricket and athletics. Miss Hammersley

Inter-Chapter Sports Competitions

Over the next term there will be an inter chapter cricket competition (boys) and indoor rounders competition (girls). The competitions will take place during lunchtime and will be open to all students. Teams will be organised by a designated sports captain in each chapter. Dates of the events to be confirmed.

Mr Dales

Year 7 Rugby

It has been a frustrating few weeks for the Year 7 boys. The weather resulted in the cancellation of the main tournament at Rydon and two league fixtures. Despite this they have been fully committed, training twice a week which has seen them develop at a rapid rate. In the final week of term they smashed Steyning Grammar 35-5 and put up a battling performance against a strong Rydon Team. The boys will continue to train over the summer term, to give them a head start next year.

Mr Dales

Girls’ Rounders

This half term sees the start of the rounders and we hope to build on and continue the achievements made so far. At the Year 11 tournament the team drew one match and all the girls had fun competing in their last competitive sporting event for the Academy.

Year 9 Rounders League – The girls finished 4th. We won against Davison A, Davison B and Worthing High School.

Miss Hammersley and Miss Jarman

Year 11 Public Services

The Year 11 public services group completed their day expedition as the final task in their level 2 qualification. On a wet and windy day the group completed a 14 mile walk from Ditching back to the Academy across the South Downs. This linked all their theory about how to plan a route, read a map and use a compass. Students also learnt how to use safety equipment and deal with emergency situations. Although a tiring experience, all students performed well arriving back at the Academy in good time.

Mr Fox

Year 11 Football Team

The team played Shoreham Academy and went 4-1 down but, after a substitution (Adam CARLIER), the flow of the game changed and the boys fought back to 4-3. Well done to the boys for their hard work and perseverance.

It has been a privilege to manage the Year 11 team this year. The team has grown in confidence, ability and commitment to one another. From a tough start away at Durrington, we have played some excellent football and demonstrated terrific courage and perseverance from Shoreham to Steyning and back. The season has been a great memory for the boys, and those who are leaving have enjoyed it so much they have decided to set up a Sunday league team next year. Whether I get the invitation to manage them leaves me with a nervous wait for the call…!

Rev. James

Health and Public ServicesHealth and Social Care

All Year 10 Health and Social Care students have now been informed of their placements for their vocational experience which will be taking place on Monday 17th June-Friday 21st June.

Miss Jarman

Athletics

The Annual District Athletics Competition took place on Wednesday 15th May where 32 Year 8–10 students went to Worthing Leisure Centre to compete against all the other secondary schools in the area.

Miss Hammersley and Miss Jarman

Chaplain’s Corner Twitter: @SRWAchaplaincyjdicastiglione@srwa.woodard.co.uk01903 875504

With the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson this past week, we have witnessed a ‘changing of the guard’ moment in British football. Love him or hate him, he has been an almost permanent fixture in our sporting landscape for nearly three decades, and we now enter a new era with a new face and a new season to begin preparing for.

Schools have a faster turnover, but it feels like a similar ‘changing of the guard’ is happening here at SRWA with the imminent sitting of exams, before the departure of some of our Year 11 students, and all of our Year 13 students. Many of them, like Fergie (but without the ‘hairdryer’ moments!) leave strong legacies behind them, and we wish them all the very best for the future!

For those remaining, there is much to do, large ‘boots’ to fill and fresh trails to blaze. As we continue our development as an Academy and begin to look ahead to a new season, may the words of Jesus be found to be true amongst us – that we may ‘know life in all its abundance’.

Chapel Reception

During 2013, several projects have been running amongst our student body, seeking to develop the identity and architecture of our Chapel. The first of these was completed in April, and on the 2nd May we held an official reception celebrating the installation of 12 stained glass window panels.

These were designed by Harry TRACEY (Year 12) and produced by the 6th form DT course students. The design centred around three dandelions, symbolising the Trinity, the spread of faith, and the journey of human life. We are delighted with the finished ‘product’, really proud of all the lads who worked on the project, and it makes a stunning addition to the Chapel experience.

I would like to thank the DT department for their collaboration, and everyone who attended the reception who made it a brilliant occasion. Look out for further projects coming soon…!

Rev. James

FundraisingCurie

The last day of term was a non-uniform day for students and some members of staff gallantly volunteered themselves for legwaxing sessions, both events raising money for charity.

Total money raised was an amazing £915.05. This money is being spent by giving:

£130 to Macmillan Cancer Support£130 to Marie Curie Cancer Care£250 to Lancing Regeneration£405.05 to other local projects

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Working in partnership to make a difference in the community

On 24th April 2013 ‘Big Local’ representative Jim Boot and local resident, Trevor Crowter, came in to meet with myself and a mixed group of Year 9 and Year 13 students. ‘Big Local’ is funded by the lottery and has made available £1m, YES £1m to be spent in Sompting. The concept is to not just spend the money to make a 'lasting positive difference' but to engage communities by bringing together 'local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, and groups and organisations who want to make their area an even better place to live'. You may have an idea you would like to see happen. You may want to organise an event. You may have a talent or a skill that you would like to share, that would benefit others. For any of these, you could be entitled to apply for £500 to get your idea off the ground. If you are interested in finding out more, in the first instance please contact myself via the Academy switchboard or by email: kramshaw@srwa.woodard.co.uk.

Mrs Ramshaw

Medicines

We are now only able to store prescription medication in the original prescription packaging and paracetamol in the original pharmaceutical packaging. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Mrs Salter in Mandela Chapter.