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AL MAMOURA ACADEMY NEWSLETTERISSUE NO.25 | MARCH 2018

Dear Parents,

As we look back on recent news-letters it is incredible to think what has been achieved so far this term. Every curriculum area has gone from strength to strength and I would like to say a special Thank You to our sub-ject leadership teams and Heads of Departments for all of their hard work. Next week’s major focus is dra-ma. It is the the time when the school transforms into a thea-tre! Our Drama Workshop Week efforts will culminate in our very own production of ‘The Lion King.’ For those parents who are new to the school, many of our Year groups will be working together in collaboration, learn-ing parts, songs, making props and all of the other essential ingredients that form a success-ful show. We hope you can join us next Thursday to watch the experience unfold. A letter has been sent to give more details of the event and please speak to your child’s class teacher should you have any questions. We would also like to inform you that our wonderful PA, Mrs Nadine, will be leaving us at the end of the term. She has been instrumental in the es-tablishment of Al Mamoura and is one of the most professional colleagues I have ever had the pleasure of working with. We are

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actively seeking a replacement of the highest quality to match the very high standards that she has set. I am sure you will join with us in making Nadine’s last week with us a truly memorable experience.

Moreover, Ms. Muna Abu Safi, our amazing Arabic leader has been promoted to Head of Ara-bic subject at The Pearl Acad-emy. She will be leaving us at the end of this term. It was a pleasure working with such a helpful, supportive and coop-erative member of the team. We will greatly miss her smile, positivity and commitment, and we wish her all the best in her new position.

Wishing you all a relaxing week-end.

Mr Michael BlakeyHead of Primary

Mrs Margaret McArthur-ReidHead of Secondary

FRIEDA NEEDS AFOREVER HOME

Our lovely school rabbit, Frieda, is looking for a forever home. We are looking for a lov-ing family who are able to care for her, as sadly we are unable to keep Frieda at school. A garden would be ideal for her as she loves to jump around and stretch her legs! If you are interested in adopting Frieda please contact Miss Griffin in Year 1 Hares for more infor-mation: [email protected]

STAFF APPRECIATION PADLET

As you may already know, next week is Staff Appreciation WeekIf you’d like to give any of our staff members a shout-out

please go to the padlet page >>> CLICK HERE

mailto:lgriffin%40almamouraacademy.sch.ae?subject=Rabbit

mailto:lgriffin%40almamouraacademy.sch.ae?subject=Rabbit

https://padlet.com/mbooth7/wellbeing2018

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This month we want you to produce a piece of art inspired by Vincent Van Gogh. Take a look at these examples for some ideas. There are more examples of his work on the website below for inspiration.

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/vincent-van-goghs-life-and-work

Children will earn house points from every entry.10 points per entry and 50 points to winners! Please write what House you are in on the back of your entry.

MONTHLY ART COMPETITION

ECAsPlease note, there are no ECAs next week for both Primary and Secondary (apart from Jiu-Jitsu club which goes ahead on Sunday only). ECAs and clubs will resume after the holidays from Sun-day 15th April and run until Ramadan. The ECAs and clubs for Term 3 will be the same as Term 2.

Children from FS1 – Year 6 can enter by posting their entry in the art competition box in reception and there will be one winner per year group. Please ensure your entry is no bigger than a piece of A4 paper/card with your name and class written clearly on the back. The closing date for entries is the 19th March and the winner will be announced on the 22nd March in the newsletter. Winning entries will be on display in the school and winners will receive a certificate and a prize! Good luck!

DREAMBOXES

So far our Dream Box appeal has raised 2439AED!CAn we please ask that any boxes you may have are re-turned as soon as possible.Thank you!

NOTICES

GARYWILSON

One of the UK’s top experts on raising boys educational achievements is visiting Al Bateen Academy next week.

Parents are invited to his keynote speech on Monday the 19th of March in the Al Bateen Academy auditorium.Start time 4pm.




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LIBRARY NEWS

Spring Break Holiday Library Loans On Thursday the 22nd of March 2018, children can borrow library books over the holidays to read with their families!

FS 1 &2 : Two books

Years 1 & 2: Three books

Years 3—6: up to Four books

Note: Your child needs to have cleared their Term 2 library account and an adult must be present!

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Run, run as fast as you can you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man!! This week FS1 have had great fun joining in with our story of the week, ‘The Gingerbread Man’. Ask us to tell you the story at home. We know it very well! In Concoction Corner we had great fun making a gingerbread mixture out of water and flour. We had to get the consistency of the mixture just right to be able to make our gingerbread men. In the classroom we also made pretend biscuits using the play dough which smelt of ginger.

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS FOUNDATION STAGE 1

Yummy! We have been very busy making a surprise for our Mummies and practising for our special Mother’s day concert next week. We cannot wait to show you our beautiful singing and actions on Wednesday at 12:30. Don’t be late!

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In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight! This song has been all round FS2 this week as the children get excited for their performance in the Lion King.

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS FOUNDATION STAGE 2

We have had so much fun mak-ing animal hats for the produc-tion. Lions, giraffes and ele-phants! Oh my! To top it all off we have been reading the story Dear Zoo and we got a message from Ben the Zoo Keeper to tell us all the animals had escaped. We had to sequence the story in the right order to help Ben work out which animals had got out.

It really tested our memories! We have had such a busy week and we cannot wait for you to see us sing in the whole school performance next week. Don’t forget to get your ticket!

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As we come close to the end of another amazing term the Year 1 teachers want to say how proud they are of all of the children.This week we have continued to explore the story of Oliver’s Vegetables. The children produced some fantastic pieces of writing where they retold the story. We did lots of talk for writing which had a big impact on the final pieces.

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS YEAR 1

In Maths we have been learning about time. The children can now tell the time to the hour and half hour. We have also been sequencing events in chronological order for example, Monday comes before Tuesday. Yesterday evening I did my homework, then I went to bed.


We are really looking forward to Drama Workshop Week next week. There will be a wealth of fun, exciting activities throughout the week leading up to our spectacular performances on Thursday 22nd March. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

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This week in English we have been learning all about newspaper articles, adverts and posters. In Math’s we are working on number and revision from the previous term. Any children that finish the times table challenge will receive a sticker for their race-car and return to the beginning of the board, they will complete division challenges from now on. (eg instead of 2 x 20 = 10 they will now do 2 = 10 ÷ 20). They will start with ÷10 then ÷5 etc in the same order as the multiplication tables.


Next week is drama workshop week and we are very excited! We have been divided into groups and will learn dances, songs and make costumes or props for our production of “The Lion King”. Please remember to bring in any clothes asked for in the letter early next week and your teacher will keep them. We can’t wait to see you there!

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Another week has whizzed by in Year 3.In Maths we have been continuing our study of money by solving more complex problems using a range of coins and notes. The children had worked really hard on this topic and have made lots of progress.

In English, we have finished our study of instruction writing. The children have spent the last fortnight exploring the features of instruction writing before finally demonstrating their amazing learning by doing their own Hot writes this week.


In Science we have continued our study of the human body by exploring the role muscles play in our lives. The children have learned loads about our bodies and how to provide them with the correct nutrition this term. Let’s all remember to make intelligent food choices for now on!

Next week is Drama Workshop Week and we couldn’t possibly be more excited. Children have been divided into groups and are looking forward to completing the hands-on workshops everyday next week. Please remember to source the required clothes over the coming days and class teachers will advise when to bring them in. Everyone at Al Mamoura can’t wait to put on an amazing performance!

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Firstly, a big thank you to all the families who gave shout outs to our wonderful staff for our ‘Staff Appreciation’ week. Secondly, congratulations to our Lego Team – Thomas, Karam, Aljadel (Jo Jo) and Tamya who represented our year group brilliantly in Sharjah last weekend. This week in English the children have planned and created a persuasive poster for their chocolate bar design. Including persuasive slogans, alliteration and using exaggeration. In Math we


moved onto reading, writing and plotting co-ordinates including translation. Identifying shapes and naming different types of angles. There has been a marked improvement with participation in QaD. Next week will be the end of term 2 Question a Day online assessment which will be administered during class time.

We are really looking forward to Drama Workshop Week next week. As a result, the timetable will be very different. Each child has received a letter explaining which group they are in, which performance they are involved in and what clothes they should wear for the performance.

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In Maths this week we were looking at money. The children are able to solve problems involving all operations. To embed their learning please encourage your child to purchase items in the shops, calculate the bill and the change due.

In English, we continued writing our final narrative of term 2. The children have done fantastic work and really have improved their writing over this term.


Congratulations to the year 5 Lego team (Mohamed, Jay, Eshaal and Malak) who represented the school in Sharjah. They did a wonderful job!

In Science this week we completed our study of materials. We designed and carried out our own investigation to find out which material is most suitable for use as an ice cream wrapper. We found out that foil was the most suitable as it is an insulating material!

REMINDER

Drama Workshop Week is next week. Please remember to organize your costumes

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Year 6 have worked exceptionally hard this week completing end of term assessments in preparation for next term. In Maths, we also celebrated Pi day as a transitional learning experience to introduce new mathematical language and concepts that the children will be learning next year. Some of the children took part in a treasure hunt around the Year 6 area which was created by Ms Weller (Head of Maths in Al Mamoura secondary) and the children of course learnt about the all-important concept of Pi!


There have also been a lot of competitions that the children have been working hard at home on. We had some fantastic entries for the 500 word challenge and some beautiful artwork for the 100 Years of Zayed competition. Some year 6 children have also been taken to the Aldar Olympics this Thursday and we will be eagerly waiting to hear how they did next week on Sunday. So a big well done to everyone that entered or took part.

Year 6 have a lot to look forward to next week as well! We have been lucky enough to get offered tickets to the Special Olympics and some children will be attending that on Sunday. We are also all incredibly excited for the Drama Workshop Week and I am sure we will see a lot of families eager to see the amazing production that will come from it!

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On Monday 5th March, our FOAM Year 6 Leavers Celebration Committee hand delivered the invitations to this year-end event to our Year 6 students. Families should have received a large green envelope with all of the details. All students will need to send in their RSVP by Thursday 22nd March to Main Reception.These are some answers to a few Frequently Asked Questions from parents. If you have any further questions or would like to join the committee, please do not hesitate to contact Gawieh @ 0529973735.

Q. Can siblings attend?A. Unfortunately, No. The only children invited to this event are the Year 6 students. This is an exclusive event for the Year 6 students and we want them to feel special. We kindly request that you find a babysitter for the siblings. Thank you forunderstanding.

Q. What does the 450 AED cost cover?A. The cost includes an international open buffet with children menu options for two adults and the Year 6 student at the Abu Dhabi Country Club. A photo booth will be rented for the evening, as well as a DJ and additional forms of entertainment. A sash will also be purchased for the Leavers Assembly.

Q. Only one adult will be able to attend. Is there a reduction in cost?A. Each student must be accompanied by at least one adult. The invitation is for one student and two adults. However, in the chance that only one adult can attend, the price will be reduced by 130 AED. The adjusted cost for one student and one adult is 320 AED.

Q. Can additional family members attend?A. Yes, additional adult family members may attend. The only children invited to this event are the Year 6 students. 450 AED will cover the cost of the Year 6 student and two adults. Some parents have asked if they may bring in an adult sibling, aunts, uncles or grandparents. Please include the number on the RSVP and add 130 AED for each additional adult.


F.O.A.M NEWSYEAR 6 LEAVERS CELEBRATION

INTERNATIONAL MOTHERS MEET-UPOver 20 Al Mamoura Mums met on Wednesday 7th March at Jones the Grocer for breakfast.We look forward to doing this regularly. For those of you who wish to join us for our nextInternational Mothers Meet-Up, please join the FOAM WhatsApp group by contactingGawieh @ 0529973735.

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MUSICIANS OF THE WEEK

FS1 – Mariam Al Saifi - Anemone FS2 – George Morgan - OctopusY1 – Lauren Al Zaraina - Geckoes Y2 – Joud Mansour - Sandcats

Y3 – Amna Al Ali - Larks Y4 – Alya Al Zaabi - OspreysY5 – Lara Abuaabed - Butinah Y6 – Ahmed El Agroudy - Saadiyat

Y7 – Salma Alazazi - PrimroseY8 – Shamsa Al Dhaheri - Lavender

Y9 – Amal Al Hameli - Saffron

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SINGING IN THE SPRINGSinging in the SpringWe had a great turn out at Umm Al Emarat Park on Wednesday after school for this joint singing event with The Pearl and Al Muna. Thank you to all the Families that joined us to sing a variety of songs from The Lion King and pop songs!

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SPORTS NEWSSWIMMINGOn Sunday Al Mamoura took part in another Swimming Gala at Repton School. They compet-ed against Amity Internation-al, Brighton College, Repton and West Yas. The Year 3 boys medley relay team which was made up of Taj Ajjaoui, Qais Abu Hantash, Mohamed Habib and Yousef Bamadhaf got us off to a great start coming first and they finished the gala off by winning the team freestyle relay race. Liliana Stickells won the Year 3 breaststroke race and Toby Coulthard in Year 5 breaststroke race. Hamdan Al Blooki came first in the Year 6 boys backstroke race. The team swam really well and came 4th overall. Well done to everyone that competed. Team: Taj Ajjaoui, Qais Abu Hantash, Mohamed Habib, Yousef Bamadhaf, Liliana Stick-ells, Laila Di Laus, Ban Orabi, Sama Orabi, Thomas Park, Karam Al Rayyan, Muhammad Taha Merchant, Hani Ellias, Rodha Al Ameri, Dana Naji, Layan Hashim, Alia Al Shamsi, Toby Coulthard, Ahmed Bam-adhaf, Abdulla Rashed, Jeet Bhatia, Malak El Asheri, Salma Kalidy, Juliete Stickells, Evelyn Tramunto, Mariah Al Yafei and Hamdan Al Blooki.


CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Taj Ajjaoui in Year 3 Sandpi-pers has completed all 6 swim levels in H2O and has now made it into the H2O Develop-mental Swim Squad. Well earned Taj!

FOOTBALLThe Boys U11B Football Team rounded off their season at Brighton College on Monday night with a very challenging tournament. The boys endured 6 football matches against schools from all around Abu Dhabi. They were unfortunate in the group stages of the compe-tition against Brighton College, Repton and BISAD meaning they ended up in the Bowl play-offs. In the semi-final of the Bowl, Ahmad Bamadehaf (Year 5 Nareel) scored a superb free kick from distance to break the dead-lock against Cranleigh B. Mohamed AlMheiri (Year 5 Lulu) completed a fantastic passing move to win the game 2-0. The Final of the Bowl saw an all Aldar matchup – Al Mamoura vs Al Yasmina. Yasmina started strong and we were unable to recover resulting in a 2-0 victory for Yasmina. Unbelievably, even after the competition, the boys seemed to have more to give, challenging Amity to a friendly match. The B Team finished off their season with a 2-0 victory showing promise for the four Year 5 boys who were playing up an age group. We look forward to next season!

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SPORTS NEWSNETBALLThe U11B Netball team played in their end of season tourna-ment at BISAD on Monday. The girls played well as a team and had some great games. We played our first game against Yasmina. During this game the girls made some great passes down court but just couldn’t get the ball in the net and unfortu-nately, lost 1-0. Our next game was against Cranleigh the girls defended really well and held the game at a 0-0 draw. After this we played against Brighton College. They were a really good side who won the tournament and we lost 4-0 against them. Our next game was against BSAK the girls lost 1-0. The final game was BISAD the girls made great interception during the game and this game finished a 0-0 draw. The girls finished 5th overall in their group. Well done to everyone that played in the tournament and all the girls who have worked hard all season.Team: Salma Kalidy, Emma Al Zaraina, Parthivi Ramanujam, Latifa Al Qubaisi, Avishi Bhatia, Mouza Al Mheiri, Suada Aliyeva, Mariam Al Ahbabi.

The U11A team played their end of season tournament on Mon-day at The British International School Abu Dhabi. The team have continued to develop and improve during the season, with each player finding their best individual position on court.

The girls faced a number of teams in the tournament that they hadn’t come across in the league. We went into the first game against Brighton College with both teams of a similar ability and from the first whis-tle the ball was going between the two scoring ends. The girls continued with a very strong defence switching the ball and holding space, making them-selves an option to pass to. How-ever, neither team were able to score a goal and at the final whistle, both teams remained on a 0-0 draw. The girls continued into their second game against BSAK playing a similar game to

the one they’d played against Brighton College and were una-ble to score past the very tough defence. Again resulting in a 0-0 draw. Going into our third and fourth game of the tournament the girls were faced with Cran-leigh and the leading team, The Pearl. The Al Mamoura girls de-fended really well and managed to get the ball into the shooting circle so many times but the ball was just not going through the net and the final score for both of these games was 0-2. Well done to all players in the under 11A team who have played this season, it has been a pleasure to have taken you and seen you develop as brilliant netball play-ers and have shown fantastic sportsmanship throughout the season. Good luck to the Year 6’s who leave us and attend new schools and hope you continue your passion for the sport as you move up to secondary and for the current Year 5’s let’s make next season the best yet.

Team Captain: Salama Al Nahy-an, Juliete stickells , Hind Al Ketbi, Malak El Asheri, Alya al Mehairbi, Zubia Sultan , Wadha Al Ameri

On Wednesday after school the U9 Girls Netball team played their first ever match in a tournament at Zayed Sports City. The girls were very excited about playing. They played against Brighton College, BISAD and Cranleigh in the group stages. The girls learnt a lot throughout the tournament and improved in every game. Their defending got better and Al Mamoura started sticking with their player, they were getting into more spaces and moving the ball up court and into their circle. After the group stages they faced Al Yasmina Academy in the play offs. This was a very exciting game which ended 0-0. I am very proud of how all the girls played throughout the tournament and am very excited to continue training the team ready for next season. Well done to all the girls that played.Team: Urvi Anand, Ghaya Al Muhairi, Shamsa Al Shamsi, Zeina Abushakra, Sara Al Hammadi, Aisha Al Mehairbi, Fatima Al Fahim, Aysha Khan, Fatima Al Mazrouei, Haya Al Mazrouei, Sarah Mgariaf

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ARABIC AND ISLAMIC NEWSالّصّف االّول- اللّغة العربيّة”

استمع تالميذ الّصف األّول إىل قّصة ” فيتامني

اسمه كاّل

حيث قّدموا الكثري من آرائهم حول اقتناء األلعاب

الّتي يوفرها لهم آباؤهم، واقتنعوا برضورة

االكتفاء بحاجتنا من هذه األلعاب وعدم اإلفراط

يف استخدامها

الّصّف الثّاين إىل الّصّف الّسادس - اللّغة العربيّة

استذكر تالميذ الّصف الثّاين العديد من املهارات

القرائيّة والكتابيّة من خالل تنفيذ األنشطة

التّقومييّة الّتي ساعدتهم يف تثبيت الكثري من

.املهارات الّتي تعلّموها عىل مدار العام

الّصّف الخامس - الّتبيّة اإلسالميّة

بدأ تالميذ الّصّف الخامس بتعلّم الحديث

الّشيف” الرّحمة” فاستنتجوا مجاالت الرّحمة

ودور دولة اإلمارات العربيّة املتّحدة يف مساعدة

شعوب العامل، ثّم قاموا بتنفيذ العديد من

األنشطة الفرديّة والجامعيّة، الّتي منّت لديهم هذا

الخلق العظيم

الّتبية اإلسالميّة الّصّف الّسابع

لعبت شهد العويض طالبة الّصّف الّسابع هذا

األسبوع دور املعلّمة، حيث

قامت بتحضري درس » القلب وصالح اإلنسان«

ورشحته للطّالبات من خالل

مجموعة أنشطة قامت بتحضريها، وكان من

ضمن هذه األنشطة عرض مجموعة من

الحروف الّتي ينبغي عىل التّلميذات من خاللها

تكوين أكرب مجموعة من الكلامت املرتبطة

.بعنوان درسنا

اتّسمت الحّصة بالحامس واملشاركة الفّعالة من

قبل جميع الطّالبات ماّم

شّجع الكثري عىل القيام بدور املعلّمة ومناقشة

اآلخرين

من خالل أفضل الوسائل التّعليميّة الّتي من

شأنها أن توّصل املعلومة بدقة

.وسهولة، نحن بانتظار هذه املفاجآت

اللّغة العربيّة الّصّف الّسابع

تناولت طالباُت الّصّف الّسابعِ دراسَة قاعدٍة

،)نحويّة بعنواِن )الّنعت واملنعوت

ومن خالل العمل الجامعّي واملشاركة الفاعلة

استطاعت كلَّ طالبة أن متيّزَه

يف عّدة جمل مختلفة بسهولٍة، وتوظيفه يف جمٍل

.مفيدٍة من إبداعاتهّن

اللّغة العربيّة الّصّف الثّامن

ساد جّو من الحامس والتّفاعل حّصة اللّغة

العربيّة هذا األسبوع

والّتي طلب فيها من التّلميذات كتابة نّص إقناعّي

يتضّمن رشًحا لوجهات الّنظر املختلفة

بني مؤيّد للّذهاب يف رحلة إىل العمرة مع

،املدرسة من دون وجود األهل

وبني معارض لهذا الّرأّي. دّونت التّلميذات

مشاعرهّن مع االلتزام باملعايري الّصحيحة لكتابة

.نّص إقناعّي

الّدراسات االجتامعيّة الّصّف التّاسع

كان هذا األسبوع حافالً بالعمل واملثابرة لطالباتنا

املجّدات اللّوايت قّدمن

االختبار الثّاين يف الّدراسات االجتامعيّة، وقد

سعدُت كثريًا بالتّطّور امللحوظ

يف هذا الفصل، أرجو لهّن دوام التّقّدم والتّميّز

شهادات التّميّز يف اللّغة العربيّة

الّروضة الثّانية جامل ياسني

الّصف األّول سالمة املنصوري

الّصف الثّاين سعيد الشاميس

الّصف الثّالث نايال مامادوفا

الّصف الرّابع سالمة املزروعي

الّصف الخامس علياء املحرييب

الصف الّسادس هزاع املرر

الصف الّسابع جود حسن

الّصف الثّامن مي الكتبي

الّصف التّاسع مينى الحناوي

الّصف العارش فاخرة الرّاشد

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EASY AS PI?

Secondary girls, together with some Year 6 mathematicians celebrated International Pi Day on Wednesday.

The students started their day by memorising the digital expression of Pi. Year 9 student Janna Al Riyami proved to have the best memory, reciting Pi to an incredible 119 digits!

During their mathematics lessons, Year 7 and 8 girls used 3D printing software, utilising their geometry skills in measurements, unit conversion, and angles, to design keychains, pen holders, and even some Mother’s day presents for mums.

All students joined in a treasure hunt, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all, whilst some designed pi digits artistically on paper plates in Miss Morgan’s art lessons. Well done girls for participating!

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK

ARTIt’s been a busy week in the Art department making paintings for the 100 years of Zayed com-petition and weaving paper plates with yarn to celebrate PI day. As well as that we have contin-ued with curriculum work and assessments for spring term:Year 7 – Painting and decorating their Tutini Aboriginal posts and evaluating their work.Year 8 – Angie Lewin inspired collage and digital design work.Year 9 – Colour theory, painting techniques and canvas designs.Year 10 - Digital Picasso Faces on the IPads.

Artist of the Week : Afra in Year 9 Cardamon for her bold and expressive microscopic painting design.


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SCIENCE

Miss Rilon

Year 7 have completed the Mixtures topic and they are now moving onto a Physics topic on electricity. They will be learning about circuits, charge and static electricity and there will be opportunities to use the skills they are developing in Maths to this topic. The students will need to ensure they have a calculator each lesson, as well as a sharp pencil and ruler for graph work.

Year 8 have now completed the Unicellular Organisms topic and they will be moving onto a physics based topic, on Light. This topic has a strong link with mathematics and the students will have to ensure they bring a calculator, a protractor, a sharp pencil and a ruler to each science lesson. Year 9 have completed the biology-based topic on plants and photosynthesis. Next week they will be carrying out an assessed biology project that aims to develop their basic knowledge of cells, tissues and organ systems.

Scientist of the WeekIsraa Saeed Year 10 Rose: For her continued commitment to IGCSE Chemistry and Physics. She works incredibly hard in lessons and at home and she is continuing to improve her grade with each assessment. This comes from listening to feedback and acting on her personal targets. Well done Israa!

SECONDARY NEWSScience Club with the Chemical Sisters

The girls have built and decorated their volcanoes. They have practiced different eruption experiments and have decided on the Elephant’s Toothpaste method. Through preliminary experimentation, they have now finalized which method for Elephant’s Toothpaste they intend to use for the most impressive eruption. Next week the girls will go head-to-head to be crowned the Science House Competition Champion 2018. Will it be Citrine or Ruby?

Mr Abiodun

Year 7: Year7 Students are studying as biology based topic investigating ecosystems. Student’s have been consolidating knowledge on topics studied this term in order to prepare them for the upcoming assessment.Home Learning: Revision material on online.

Year 8: Students are studying a Chemistry based topic investigating combustion. Students have been carrying out practical experiments investing complete and incomplete combustion and have been consolidating knowledge on topics studied this term in order to prepare them for the upcoming assessment.Home Learning: Revision material on online.

Year 9: Students are studying a Chemistry based topic investigating the reactivity series. Student’s have been consolidating knowledge on topics studied in KS3 in order to prepare them for the upcoming assessment.Home Learning: Revision material on online.

Year 10 Biology: Students have been investigating chemical co-ordination. Students have been investigating Thermo and osmoregulation. Students have been consolidating knowledge on topics studied this term in order to prepare them for the upcoming assessment.Home Learning: Revision material on online.

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GEOGRAPHY

The Year 7 students were assessed on the skills that they have been developing over term 2. Next week we will focus on the feedback from the exams, complete the post assessment reflections and create our goals for Term 3. Please place your Geography book into the green box at the end of the lesson next week.



In Geography this week, the Year 10 students were assessed in class on the topic of Hazardous Environments. Next week we will focus on the feedback from the exams, complete the post assessment reflections and create our goals for Term 3. Please place your Geography book into the green box at the end of the lesson next week.

SECONDARY NEWSENGLISH

Year 7 looked at the layout and content of a newspaper article ahead of their assessment on Monday when they will need to write an article on a given topic.H/L: Copies of the revision sheets were given to students and they can also be found on the portal.

Year 8 used completed a review of a film they have enjoyed, using a review template and planning from the previous lesson in preparation for their assessment on Sunday.H/L: Copies of the revision sheets were given to students and they can also be found on the portal.

Year 9 completed their assessment in which they wrote three monologues in the style of U.A. Fanthorpe in response to a given paintaing.H/L: Research the different poetry terms and types in preparation for the next topic in English.

Year 10 EAL: Students completed a reading and writing assessment based on their learning this term. Most of them did very well in the assessment. Well done!

Year 10 Literature: Students revised how to compare and contrast poems looking at a range of poems studied this term ahead of their assessment on Thursday, which compares Christina Rossetti’s poem ‘Remember’ with Sonnet 116 by Shakespeare.

Year 10 English as a First Language: A very busy week for Year 10 girls with exams but I am very pleased with the responses provided by students during their Tuesday assessment. Pupils have really enjoyed creative writing and have displayed natural ability and strengths in this area. I do hope they take on board the feedback offered and will use it to maximise their potential in upcoming coursework assessments and for IGCSE units next year

DRAMA

Year 7 completed their assessment, performing one of four Shakespeare extracts looked at this term. Most of them had thought carefully about props and costume. Well done!

Year 8 learned about the plan Friar Lawrence came up with to save Juliet from marrying Paris so she could be with Romeo instead. They then performed the scene through freeze frames and thought tracking.

Year 9 completed their assessment on the topic we have been studying this term, called ‘The Stones’. There were some good assessments where students thoughts about props, costume and accent to enhance their performance.

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COMPUTER SCIENCE

Y7

This week in computing, students have been finishing their spreadsheet assessments. Students have been going above and beyond to ensure their spreadsheets look professional and include advanced features, such as graphs and IF Statements. Year 7 students have also started learning about Internet Safety. Although this was covered in Term 1, it is important to us that we continue to learn about the dangers we face whilst using the internet. Home Learning: Research internet safety keywords at home.

Y8

This week in computing, our Year 8 students have been completing their Photoshop assessments. Students have been independently editing images to enhance their appearance. Students continue to use advanced tools, such as lasso, magic wand and hue/saturation. Home Learning: Practise photo editing skills at home.

SECONDARY NEWSY9

Students have been learning about Python the programming language this week. They have been looking at programs that require an input from a user and how variables are stored. Students have been analysing python codes to understand how it works and the purpose of it. Home Learning: Complete the python challenge on OneNote.

IGCSE ICT

This week, students have spent their time revising for their end of unit assessments. Students have been creating revision materials, such as mind maps, to support this process. They have been assessed on two parts, theory and practical. Home Learning: OneNote task – research spreadsheet keywords.

IGCSE Business

This week, our business students have been studying ways that businesses measure success. They have been analysing business data to compare which is more successful in profit, customer satisfaction and growth. Students have also been carrying out revision to prepare for their end of unit assessment. Home Learning: Revise Unit 1 tasks in OneNote.


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