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Staff and students

celebrated World History

Month in a variety of special

assemblies and activities

last term, culminating in our

first International Evening

held on Wednesday 14th

November.

The evening, organised by Mr Kissoon and Ms Dixon, was a celebration by students of the rich diversity of world cultures. Events included a colourful fashion show, international cuisine as well as music from around the world, headed by Choice FM. Students, who packed into the hall, loved the experience. ‘You have made our Year 11 memorable – we will never forget this day’ said Toni Amiaghonyi, a Year 11 student. Mr Hanson, Principal, spoke of the great success of the evening where ‘students are enriched by the rich diversity of the world community.’ Thanks to all students, staff and parents who worked on such a great evening.

Isra Sayed and Rea-Kwon Warren work the catwalk

Mr Bailey celebrating Jamaican Culture Haidee

Perry-Ryder peforms an amazing solo dance piece on stage

Parent/Carer Newsletter February 2013 www.evelyngraceacademy.org

Evelyn Grace News the

The sights, tastes and sounds

of World History Month!

February 2013

In this issue: ____________________ World History Month Message from the Principal Welcome to our new staff VEGA—new virtual learning for students Attendance & notices Prize Giving 2013 winners ’Roll of Honour’ Year 11 Science Residential ARK Maths Challenge Literacy focus University visits Spirit of London Awards Debating success Drama trips Inspirational speakers Sports news, victories and successes

Toni Amiagbonyi presents the finest African fashion

Message From The Principal

We would like to extend a warm welcome to staff who started with us this term: Laura Robinson Head of Performing Arts (Music and Drama) Graham Gayle Head of Art Novellette Bennett Maths Teacher June Bragahi EAL and MFL teacher They are more than happy to talk to parents and carers about any concerns or questions they might have regarding their child. Should you wish to do so please contact Main Reception.

Welcome To New Staff

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to this first edition of The Evelyn Grace News. I trust that you will find it informative and useful as a way of keeping up to date with our fantastic array of activities and enrichment opportunities. We are very proud of the successes and achievements of all our students and I hope you enjoy reading about them.

I am very pleased to report that we are beginning to see outstanding academic progress with significant numbers of students. I am especially pleased that Year 11 students are taking full advantage of the range of intervention sessions, including a very full programme of residential study weekends, run by a number of academic departments. You will also notice in our newsletter the groundbreaking innovation of our VEGA initiative where Key Stage 4 students are able to access lessons from their own teachers through their home computer or mobile device. Please encourage your son or daughter to take advantage of this unique opportunity. Academic achievements are important but they are only part of what we care about at EGA. Many of you will have attended our International Evening last term where we celebrated the rich diversity of world cultures, many represented at the academy. It was fantastic to see so many of our students performing so well at this event. Similarly, I was very proud of EGA footballers who participated in the Junior Nkwelle memorial match at Walworth Academy. All students conducted themselves with dignity in what, I feel, is a fitting memorial to Junior. This will now become an annual event for both EGA and Walworth. I am grateful, as I am sure you are, to the hard working staff at EGA who are tireless in their provision of enrichment opportunities for students. This Newsletter is able to capture only some select highlights, but you will see that students have attended educational theatre and cinema trips as well as participating in dramatic and musical performances of their own at the academy. In addition, EGA staff are creating opportunities for students to raise their aspirations by visiting world-class university colleges such as the King’s College trip last term. Debating and Public Speaking, always a strength at EGA, continue to thrive with students winning debates in National competitions, some now hosted at EGA. Finally, I would like to thank all parents and carers for your support since September, without which we would not be able to provide the rich and broad variety of curriculum and extra curricular experiences for all of our students. Please continue to support your child’s progress by talking to them regularly about their progress at school and by checking your son or daughter’s planner each evening.

Mr Hanson

VEGA Comes to EGA In July 2011, Steve Jobs (founder of Apple Computers) was dying of cancer. Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) came to see him and their conversation turned to education. The conversation between the two greatest technology visionaries of our time turned to education and how the children of the future would learn and Gates outlined a vision of what schools of the future would be like, “with students watching video lessons on their own then using class time for discussion and problem solving.”

In December 2012, EGA was very proud to launch VEGA (Virtual Evelyn Grace Academy), a new and revolutionary approach to online learning which will allow students to learn in a time and place which suits them best, even on their mobile phones. The first wave of VEGA involves the creation and sharing of video lessons over the academy’s Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/arkvega. Teachers are creating short, high quality videos focusing on exactly the topics students need to know to support them in their exam success and, over time, the students themselves will also be creating these videos. They can then access these videos quickly and easily on an computer, on their mobile phone, on their Playstation, Xbox or Nintendo games console or through any other device which allows access to Youtube (such as iPod touch).

Year 11 students revising for their GCSE English exam in January have already been able to take advantage of the videos created by both teachers and students and, the night before the GCSE English exam, our students watched over 50 hours of online lessons. By the time exams come around in the spring, we hope that every Year 11 student will be able to revise every aspect of their GCSEs in this way. By subscribing to the channel, students will also receive an email when any new videos are uploaded which means they will be the first to know when new learning resources become available.

Video learning is just the beginning for VEGA however. A number of other projects which are currently under development are designed to ensure that students (and parents) are able to quickly and easily find out what their homework tasks are online without any need to remember login details or passwords. Not only this, but they will

be able to communicate directly with their teachers outside of school hours if they have questions or queries about their learning and they will be able to interact with one another and share their work with each other in a secure, moderated and user friendly environment. Most importantly, they will be able to do all of this in a time and place which suits them best.

Why not check it out for yourselves by visiting www.youtube.com/arkvega and having a look at some of the learning materials already available to our students?

ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT!

97%+ Excellent 92.7 - 97% Good

90 - 92.7% Needs Improving Below 90% Serious Concern

Below 85% Referral to School

Statistics have proved that students with BELOW 95% attendance gain 75% fewer

GCSE passes. Good attendance aids students achieving good exam grades

Attendance

Acceptable reasons for absence :

◊ Illness

◊ Religious Observance

◊ Leave of absence with school permission from the principal

When leave may be given:

◊ To attend college/ job interviews

◊ To take part in approved public performances

◊ To take part in special tuition, public examinations, sporting events etc

◊ Study leave etc

http://www.youtube.com/arkvega

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EGA Prize Winners 2013

Roll Of Honour Excellence Endeavour Self Discipline Year

Bianca Walker Jayden Williams Vicky San 7

Destiny Adeyemi Nisbah Arif Amari Shand 8

Jessica San Amandine Guihard Reece Murphy 9

Stephanie Homawoo Supanat Tangtrakoon Ishmael Lartey 10

Toni Amiagbonyi Rushaun Francis Rebecca O'Connor 11

MATHS

Most Improved Work of Excellence Independent

Learning Year

Jaheim Rose Yasmine Martey Mariam Mhamdi 7

Melanie Ordonez-Proano

Owain Hutchins-Jones

Akram Salim 8

Diana Lampa Baseera

Mohammed-Maude

Nicholas Moniz 9

Millicent Osei Michelle Brown Omar Dinee 10

Tahmid Khan Damian

Boguslawski Erik Salguero 11

ENGLISH


Learning Year

Laarif Ali Joshua Adeyemi Luke Duffy 7

Dylan Appah Sashin Rowe Lina Caicedo 8

Segun Oluleye Tamara

Collins-Pascal Scott Greenfield 9

Nadia Roberts Namario Barrett Lena

Lindsay-Drummonds

10

Guy-Tresor Mpungi

Cheynen Lackey-Doyle

Hawalul Abdi 11

SCIENCE


Learning Year

Damilola Animashaun

Cial Taylor Hugo Williams 7

Reon Florentine Raquel Marques

Loureiro Bakiasolwa Candela 8

Ayishat Abinuyo Brandon

Mcfarlane-English Yedidia

Gbefan -D'Almeida 9

De-Andre Gordon Muna Nur Jocelyn Grimaldi

Garcia 10

Filipe Cardoso Maria

Alzate Garzon Layla-Rose Habarek 11

HISTORY

Most Improved Work of

Excellence Independent

Learning Year

Imtiyaz Rahman Kyrie Ennis D'Andre

Pitter-Lisbie 7

Tyreke Thompson Tetteh Tettey Jessica

Pereira-Rodrigues 8

Jonathan Binyam Amarachi Orie Sasha-Kaye Francis 9

Tyreek Hudson Ashwinder

Singh-Khurana Loshell Coke 10

Abdul Kunle Loretta-Rose Greenwood

Samantha Abbey 11

RE



Learning Year

Kate Owoeye Bianca Walker Alex Sesay 7

Dajarne Mariott-Jones

Fiona Assazo Andre

Antwi-Afriyie 8

Raquan Mitchell-Perry

Lynden Adegunle Seantoi Lee 9

Hassan Ali Saeeda Hamidi Karollyne Silva 10

GEOGRAPHY



Learning Year

Eli - Ann Moor - Robinson

Kadiza Begum Muhammad Chowdhury

7

Veronic Prendergast Ilham Ali Jessica

Pereira-Rodrigues 8

Kyle Armstrong-James

Aimee Hennessey

Kalesha Lindsay 9

Moloko Mashalane Shaquille

Scott - Davis Keenen Williams 10

Abdulwajid Abdulmalik

Gent Neziri Rosie Bruce 11


Roll Of Honour

PE

Most Improved

Work of Excellence

Independent Learning

Year

Wesley Case Cristale De’Abreu Handerline

Morency-Nalus 7

Katie Ramos Jerome Graham William Zoh 8

Isiah Springer Joshua Bohui Onyinyechi Orie 9

Hamza Arif Ellis Thomas Nakae Mascoll 10

Kristofer Escobar Daria Baran Liam Taylor 11

MEDIA

Most Improved Work of Excellence Independent Learning Year

Mohammed Ali Mark Manning Gavin Andrews 10

MFL


Moses Ibironke Kayley Wu Melchisedek Mbamba 7

Jordan Ibironke Cristiana Monteiro Winessia Williams 8

Shantel Harvey Ednei Mauricio Reece Cox 9

Jamaal Shuriye Kanisha Anderson Aaron Blackett 10

Isra Sayed Salome Silva Kaio Martins Silveiro 11

IT


Jasdine Polson Margareth Toscano-Moreira Jose Pestana-Marques 7

Leah Burke Amina Roberts Thierry Vierra Thomas 8

Thomas O'Brien Martin Ellie-Louise Burley Rendel Dela Cruz 9

Tran Che Troy Da Silva Barin Bamgbose 10

Rojay Hutton Toby Wells Shennelle Kassie 11

DRAMA


Kai Greenidge-Morris Ibraheem Benmeriem Yusuf Mahamud 7

Manal Elmarzak Farha Amirpur Aidan Lang 8

Harry Helps Ismahan Abdi Bennet (Efosa) Uhuangho 9

Rebekah Brown Katrease Sinclair Ann-Marie Taylor 10

Esther Adefuwa Wonuola Olaribigbe Georgie Searle 11

Community Award

Bleona Sylejmani

Nadine Zeferino

Principal's Award

Keanna Williams

Reading Award

Ikran Weheliye, Year 7

Tetteh Tettey, Year 8

Aboubakar-Sidik Diarrassouba , Year 9


Roll Of Honour ART & DESIGN


Khai Bailey Smith Kitana Kelly Jayzhaun Coley-Denny 7

Lashai Morris-Rose Ike Onifade Rae Boyd McKenzie 8

Sabine Cough Taylor Bowes Rachel O’Connor 9

Raquelia Wynter-Coleman Tanique Thompson Marta Fario 10

Lynda Adewoye Tariq Disu-Shabiolegbe Hamida Kontravida 11

TECHNOLOGY


Malone Green Reyel Dela Cruz Denzel Nebuwa 7

Fatin Elmhassani Shauna Mann Jeorgia Anderson 8

Alex Mesfun Jamal Sheridan Takara Garnett 9

Ryan Elliot Niko Boguslawski Kedar Mullings 10

Travis Henry Tambir Khan Daniel Onofeghare 11

BUSINESS STUDIES


Ben Rosling Melanie Vaca Toapanta Tonicha Gayle 10

Raekwon Johnson-Nevers Shanice Coombs Rukevwe Eyeregba 11

SEN


Jayden Mundle Sarah Parke Thierry Lewis 7

King David Ndudi-Fiti Javahn Fearon Jehoida Ande 8

Michael Kamara Rachel O’Connor Andrea Martin-Barsanti 9

Andres Choy-Rodrigues Mustafa Salih Marlon Sessing 10

Renaya Murray Elliott Ryan Paris Hancock-Gayle 11

MUSIC


Hassan Nur Hannah Owusu Prince Gray-Mills 7

Herman Solomon Precious Coker Kanyinsola Jinadu 8

Raquan Mitchell-Perry Emily Pham Malachi Simpson 9

Rhea Bowley Elohim Bavugize Mubarak Adebaya-Tairu 10

Georgia Brown Sabrina Boateng Rea-Kwon Warren 11

FOOD


Jahzi Jackson Beatriz Pais-Lopes Leah Gordon 7

Cameron Chapman Taniesha Scarlett Paulo Diasrego-Cabral 8

Bleard Munishi Kareemah Foster-Sinclair Ramatu Kamara 9

Joshua Thompson Lester Tyrah-Shae Abigail Jarrett 10

DANCE

Haidee Perry-Ryder

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Sachet Allen

After an hour spent on the A2 heading south we arrived at the Arethusa venture centre on the banks of the Medway river in Kent. We settled into our rooms had a bite to eat and then – with only a little grumbling – sat down to a past paper. After a good night’s (or half a night’s) sleep everyone was up and feeling refreshed the next day and ready to see what mark they had achieved after a burst of marking from the teachers and it was clear that some people had a lot of work to do. The focus that the Year 11 boys showed was absolutely amazing. They got their heads down, concentrated and made the most of the opportunity to work in groups of 6 to 8 with teachers giving them individual support and with a few more exam papers, some presentations and quizzes they made astonishing progress.

Year 11 Science Residential

Maths – Girls Friday 8th – Sunday 10th February 2013

Maths – Boys Friday 15th – Sunday 17th February 2013

GCSE Art Monday 25th – Thursday 28th January 2013

GCSE Art Friday 1st - Monday 4th March 2013

Dates of future Year 11 Study Weekend Residentials

Special mention should be made for Ibrahim Cisse who improved from a U grade to a C and to Daniel Copeland Kelly who went from a D grade to an A as well as for Rushaun and Vicente who both achieved A* grades. But it wasn’t all about exam papers. The boys got a chance to go rock climbing up a pretty challenging course – clinging on to a 10m vertical wall and the after dinner football championship refereed by Mr Bailey was hotly contested. On Saturday evening Mr Bailey ordered Pizza Hut for everyone as a thank you for everyone’s hard work (and even managed to wangle two extra pizzas and some chicken wings) and we feasted whilst watching Match of the Day. Year 11 were fantastic throughout the whole weekend and really took the most of a great opportunity to improve their grades. Mr Murray

the communication with

other students because it

gave me a good

perspective of what

university is like’ said an

aspiring university

student from EGA.

Mr Smith from the

Science department spoke

of our students’ ‘exemplary

behaviour and attitude in

representing the academy’.

A group of students

attended the highly

prestigious Into University

programme at the elite

King’s College University last

term.

Year 8 students enthused

about the opportunities they

had to work with University

students on a variety of

activities. ‘The best thing

about this programme was

EGA Students Aspire To Top Universities

put up new vocabulary

posters every week

throughout the corridors.

So, if you visit the

academy, keep a sharp

eye out for some new

words to learn!

The second, is a focus on

Speaking and Listening

skills in lessons, for which

last term we set ourselves

a challenge of learning

only through talk for one

whole day. It was an

enlightening and

successful experience for

all involved; and certainly

a challenge to be taken on

again in the future.

Finally, the school has put

together a team of

Literacy Champions, with

a member of staff from

each department, who

are working together to

push the academy even

further forward in

improving Literacy skills

amongst all our pupils.

Literacy Focus

One area of our academy

that really improved last

term was our focus on

Literacy. We recognise

that being proficient in

the use of language is one

of the most important

skills we can give our

pupils and as such, have

launched a series of

innovative initiatives.

The first is called “The

Writing’s On The Wall”,

which is when teachers

University Hopefuls from Evelyn Grace Academy

ARK Maths Challenge

Students who participated in Year 8:

Fardowsa Mohamed Rochanne Bailey-Simmonds Gideon Orena Andrea Merino-Frosi Students who participated in Year 10:

Ashwinder Singh Khurana Barin Bamgbose Abdi Abdirahman Aydan Jackson

Congratulations to Year 8 and Year 10 mathematicians who represented EGA in the recent Maths Challenge. Our budding ‘Matheletes’ competed at Walworth Academy in a range of brainteasing mathematical challenges against other schools in the ARK network. Particular congratulations to teams on winning Bronze medals.

Geographers developing literacy through collaboration

The EGA Library continues to provide fantastic support for all students. Key stage three Students can now log into Accelerated Reader’s Home Connect to see how many books they have read and to take quizzes based on their average score. Using your normal Accelerated Reader user-name and password, stu-dents log in on: https://

ukhost-ed14.renlearn.co.uk/2553056/homeconnect Students can set it up so that parents receive an email every time students take a quiz. If you need any help, please contact Ms.Dutton. The library now has a new website. Here students and parents can find links to revision and author web-sites, see student work and

find out about any library news. Students who see their work on the website can visit Ms. Dutton for a prize: http://missedutton.wix.com/

Two Year 11 students, Vicente Conte-Couto and Keanna Williams, showed their debating skill and passion by going through the first round of The Mace, beating Dunraven and Greycoat 6th Formers, and coming a close second to Alleyns 6th Formers. We also entered 4 debating teams into the Cambridge Schools Competition, with Toby Wells and Muna Nur

Public Speaking at EGA is going from strength to strength with the launch of Model United Nations debating in addition to continuing the weekly Debate Mate programme. We have sent students to both the ARK MUN Conference and also the Mulberry Global Classrooms MUN Conference at the prestigious International Maritime Organisation.

winning their debate on This House Would Introduce state school quotas for universities.

Two students, Shaquille Scot-Davis and Muna Nur, have become Debate Mate ambassadors; they are now involved in leading and running weekly meetings, training new debaters and organising assemblies and show debates.

More Debating Success

as they enlist as British troops during World War I. The trip was an excellent way of encouraging discussion of the novel and the students took this opportunity with pride. All teaching staff, and staff at the Ritzy cinema, commented on the good conduct of the pupils and all the pupils had a wonderful time.

Y8 Trip To See Private Peaceful Earlier this term Year 8 pupils went on a specially organised trip to the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton. The purpose of the trip was to watch a screening of the film Private Peaceful. This was the film version of a novel, studied by all Year 8 students, that tells the story of young Tommo Peaceful and his brother Charlie

EGA Library Developing Student Literacy

Miss Johnson, Miss Anderson, Miss Dolphy & Miss Morgan took 11 students to the Spirit of London Awards, held on the 10th December at the O2 in Greenwich. The Spirit of London Awards is a ceremony that awards exceptional young people for their talent across London and the UK, in the Arts, Media, Sport and Education. It featured artists such as Labrinth, Angel, McFly and Diversity. The girls were excited to attend the awards show and had a great time.

Spirit of London Awards

This term the library have had a successful reading partners programme. Two mornings a week Year Nine students have been supporting Year Eight students to improve their confidence when reading. Students read together, take quizzes and then write their opinions in an exercise book. The students have really enjoyed the programme so far and it has forged new friendships. Next year we will be running a programme to support our year seven students as well.

Tyrone, Renyka and Kai

https://ukhosted14.renlearn.co.uk/2553056/homeconnect




http://missedutton.wix.com/egalibrary

http://missedutton.wix.com/egalibrary

Year 10 students were recently inspired by a trip to see Hattie Naylor’s celebrated play Going Dark. Over the past term, the English Department have developed links with the Young Vic theatre. We have been able to take advantage of their free tickets for schools scheme and have organised trips to see three productions so far. These have been Checkov’s ‘Three Sisters’, ‘Blackta’ and ‘Going Dark’.

Students have really enjoyed these enrichment opportunities and it is vitally important that they are able to expand their knowledge and horizons by experiencing live theatre first hand. Ms Manlay, Head of English, said, ‘We are always looking for ways to enhance the curriculum for students. ‘We have a number of trips planned for the new year and students should make sure that they take advantage of these opportunities.’

Siham Mohamed said, ‘The play made me appreciate how precious sight is. I thought the story and the staging were amazing and I would pay to see it again.’

Phil Packer who suffered a spinal-cord injury while serving as a major in the British Army, was told he might never walk again.

However, Phil defied expectations by rowing across the English Channel and then com-pleted the London Mara-thon on crutches in 14 days.

Army veteran, Phil Packer visited the academy last term to speak to Key Stage 3 students. Phil Packer, who was invited to the academy by Rachel from Kids Company, urged students not to allow anything to stand in the way of their ambitions.

‘No matter what troubles he has faced in life, he still has the perseverance to do all these amazing things’ said Hugo Williams in Year 7.

‘It was such a good ex-perience and I am forever thankful to Evelyn Grace Academy for giving me the opportunity and once in a life-time experience of meeting and hearing from the man himself, Phil Packer. I will never forget that. Thanks EGA! ‘ (Scott Greenfield 9R)

Army Hero Inspires Students To Never Give Up

EGA Has Talent!

Year 10 Trip To The Young Vic

During the autumn term Year 7 and many Year 9 students were taken on a residential to Margaret McMillian House which is a centre run by Widehorizons Trust, a charity dedicated to providing inspirational adventure and outdoor learning experiences to young people.

The aim of the weekend was to help new Year 7 students to integrate into their new school life, get to know their classmates and Year Group, and also for Year 9s to develop team-work, communication and problem-solving skills that will help them through their school career and beyond.

The students had an amazing time, had lots of fun, learnt lots and represented EGA very well. The activities included things such as making fire using flint, cooking bread on an open fire, abseiling and rock climbing to name a few. These activities also helped to develop the students skills along with increasing self confidence and motivation.

Widehorizons centres have their activities independently inspected and hold the national Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge for educational provision.

Year 7 Residential

Students inspired by Phil Packer to join Rachel on Brit 2012 walk

EGA students rounded off the autumn term with a rousing end of term concert that packed out the main hall.

Audiences cheered on a wide range of acts with top performances from the school choir, the amazing drummers of EGA, the Latin Dance Trio as well as a wide range of individual performances. Dajarne performed a fantastic rendition of amazing grace as well as a prayer which he wrote himself wishing for a successful concert.

Perhaps the highlight of the show was the performance by Manal Elmarzak and Grace Irikefe-Collins singing Ave Maria by Beyonce.

hugged one another at the sound of

the final whistle.

The game was concluded with a convincing EGA win, scorers Samuel Clayton and Jeremy Kessie: final score EGA 2 Walworth 0.

Year 10 boys showed incredible

dignity as well as fantastic

footballing skills in a memorial

game held at Walworth

Academy.

The game, played in December,

is the first in what will

be an annual match in

memory of Walworth

student Junior Nkwelle

who was tragically

killed in Brixton at the

end of September.

The match, between

EGA Year 10 and

Walworth Year 11

students began with a

minute’s silence.

The game was good

spirited and students

Year 10 Boys Make Junior Nkwelle Football

Tribute

Basketball Scores 3 Pointer

EGA American Football

Students at Evelyn Grace Academy have been learning the exciting game of American Football for the past twelve months. A select number of students have been training weekly with

South London Renegades Coach Steve Verrell on Wednesdays after school. This has resulted in a full kitted match on Wednesday 5th December against Acton High School.

Training continues on Wednesday after

school. The senior boys basketball team finished third overall in the Lambeth League. Since this impressive feat they have played numerous

fixtures with our local Ark schools, Walworth and Globe Academy. A new kit was launched this year, which became so popular with the boys that they

now have their own personalised kits.

Training for the

Basketball Teams is on

Monday, Tuesday and

Wednesday after school

and at lunch time every

day.

Young Sports Designers

EGA Rugby players are showing creative flair both on and off the pitch. In October Darren Keenan and Kevin Coelho went with Mr Riley to Twickenham to design a new EGA Rugby kit, courtesy of England Rugby and Canterbury Sports Wear. The kit is now being made and will be

with us in the new year.

Mr Hanson presents the Junior Nkwelle

Memorial Shield to Mohamed Ouedraogo The New EGA Rugby kit designed by our students

Girls’ Sport Netball Year 7, 8, 9 and 11 have all been working really hard on a Wednesday after school resulting in Year 7 and 8s becoming the 2nd best team in Lambeth after a tournament at St Martin’s. Year 11s also took part in the London Academies Cup resulting in them picking up 2nd place. Well done all those girls who took part— let’s carry on training hard next term on Tuesday, 3.30 – 4.30!

Dance The dance company has grown dramatically this year with new additions from all year groups. They took part in the Step into Battles and came 3rd with Brandon Walker gaining the best newcomer award.

Football

Girls were very enthusiastic this term – with the Crystal Palace coach coming in to help out and give the girls an opportunity to play for a team outside of school. This has been a very successful term with lots of games being played, including a football tournament where we came 2nd out of 8, closely missing out on 1st place after an amazing performance. The girls have been entered into a football 11 a-side league this year. First game against Elmgreen School (4-2 L) which was a good learning curve— hopefully a bigger push on full sized games and positioning will mean we are ready for games in January. Last match of the term was EGA v Globe Academy Y7-10 at home. The girls all put in 100% effort and came out on top winning comfortably 5-0! Well done girls! We are having a big push on participation for girls football and with the interest from Fulham FC coaches we are sure to have another positive term. Our football team goes from strength to strength!

Boys’ Football Year 8 boys have had a challenging start to the season but showed great improvement in their second game. Special mention to Kieran Power-Daley who has been excellent in both games, not only showing great ability but also determination and spirit, a great example to other players in the side. Year 9 boys reached the English Schools FA Cup 3rd Round and are progressing well. Joel Stennett recently captained the team to an 8-0 victory over Year 8 and Joshua Bohui and Malachi Simpson continue to impress. Year 10 boys are through to the 3rd round of the South London Cup and are on a 3 game unbeaten run. Captained by Mohamed Ouedraogo the team have a strong spirit and always eat together on match days. Year 11 boys experienced success in the Lambeth 6-a-side competition held at EGA, securing an excellent and deserved 2nd place. The team’s increasing commitment to training and appreciation of each other’s skills and qualities has been a pleasure to witness

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