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Last term we publicised the opportunity for a new Parent Governor. I’m delighted to announce Justine Aspey
has been appointed to this role. A key part of her role will be to share the fundraising activities with the Local
Governing Body and to be a voice for parents through her role as Parent Council Chair. At the next Parent
Council meeting I will be sharing the outcomes of the parent survey on Wednesday 20th January from 7pm.
This is an edition of announcements and I’m pleased to share that Mrs Harris is pregnant and will be going on
maternity leave at May half term.
Mr Thorpe (Inclusion Co-ordinator) commenced his role last Monday. He is working alongside Ms Bessa to
support pupils to thrive and make the most of all opportunities at the Academy.
On Monday 18th January Ms Miller with be joining us as a Maths Teacher. She has a masters in engineering from
the University of Southern California from Los Angeles and has extensive experience in America and Europe,
teaching for over 10 years including leading a department.
Ms Morris also joins us on Monday as our Lead Receptionist. She will be is looking forward to meeting and
greeting you all to future events at the Academy.
Ms Edis
Volume. 4 Issue. 8
Friday 15th January
COMBINED PARENT COUNCIL MEETING, PARENT SURVEY
AND MEET THE GOVERNORS IN THE COMMONS
20TH JANUARY 7.00 – 8.30 PM We are delighted to invite you to the next Parent Council meeting where Miss Edis and Miss Bessa will
discuss the results of the Parent Survey as well as providing some background to the behavioural polices
adopted by the Academy. Following on from this there will be the opportunity to meet some of the
Governors of Bolingbroke Academy.
The format will be:
7.00 – 7.30pm -Parent Council meeting with Guests Miss Edis and Miss Bessa
7.30 - 8.30pm - Overview of the role of the Governors by the Chair of the Board, Gareth Davies; followed
by the chance to informally chat to him and other Governors.
Miss Edis and Members of the Parent Council Committee will also be on hand to chat to.
Non-alcoholic and nut free refreshments will be available.
We look forward to welcoming you as we continue to further enhance links between the Academy and
Parents/Carers.
Please contact me on [email protected] should you require further information.
Over the past 2 weeks we have held two parents evenings; Year 8 and Year 10. It
has been a terrific opportunity for parents/carers and pupils to review their
progress in each subject area. We appreciate it is a busy evening and if you did not
manage to see one of your child’s teacher please do not hesitate to contact them
via e-mail – please see page 13 for contact details.
Lastly Bugsy Malone is coming to Bolingbroke Academy! If you know your child has
a flare for drama please do not hesitate to encourage them to sign up and audition.
If you have any queries please contact Ms Breckon or Mr Kalorkoti for further
details.
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AIM HIGHER SOUTH:
TRIP TO GOLDSMITH UNIVERSITY WITH YEAR 9
By Ms Robinson
I would like to say a massive thank you to the following pupils who came
with me on a trip to Goldsmiths last week. They were all excellent ambassa-
dors for the academy and I was extremely proud to be with them through-
out the day.
Azmi Adem, Amal Ali, Ilyas Ali, Sara Berehe, Emily Foster, Asante Flavius,
Kevan Green – Mclaren, Jasmine Haqq, George Hegarty, Amira Ibrahim,
Mona Issa, Faris Kabbouh, Zaynab Karim, Jordain Konan, Anais Love,Tyler
Mensah, Fatima Mohammed, Macy Murray, Vadim Opanassenko, Megan
Rowland, David Williams and Anna Zekthi,
We took part in a number of workshops with staff and students from Gold-
smiths University, Roehampton, University, Kingston University, St George’s,
St Marys, University of Sussex and the University of Surrey.
We created progression ladders with Kingston University and played the money game with St Mary’s University.
It was interesting to see the different parts of the uni-
versity on the Campus tour and the pupils asked the
students ambassadors numerous questions about uni-
versity life, including the pros and cons of living at
home when at
University.
It was a really useful day and I enjoyed discussing fu-
ture plans with the pupils and listening to their ideas
for the future and GCSE preferences.
Thank you to Ms Crabtree for making packed lunches
for us and thank you to Mr Sillah for coming along to
help on the day.
PARENT COUNCIL ANNUAL QUIZ NIGHT
FRIDAY 26TH FEBRUARY
It’s here again, the very successful and fun quiz night! Get your teams (of 8) together, or, you can join tables
and meet new people!
Venue: Bolingbroke Academy
Date: Friday 26th February 2016
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £8 each available on Wisepay from Wednesday 20th January 2016
Refreshments: Guests are encouraged to bring their own food, there will be a bar
available for alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks
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ROYAL ACADEMY VISIT BOLINGBROKE
By Ms Wheeler
On the 7th Jan, Year 10 GCSE Art pupils had the fantastic opportunity to participate in a specialist
portrait and figure drawing workshop run by the Royal Academy. The pupils worked hard all day
and immersed themselves in the activities with enthusiasm. The Royal Academy and Miss
Wheeler were so impressed with the pupils work, there was certainly a lot of talent in the room!
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LIVING FOR SPORT
By Mr Kerby
Thursday 7th January saw the Elite Football squad attend a Sky Sports Living For Sport Workshop with Team GB’s
Jonathan Boyton. As an international athlete, Jonathan was ideally placed to offer steps to success and support with
developing as a sporting performer. Moreover, the session focused upon building habits that impact both the move
towards elite sport, but also the wider skills that impact our everyday lives. Having such a decorated athlete, who is
on course to represent GB in Rio next year at the Olympics, was an invaluable opportunity that very few schools
are afforded.
Jonathan is a sprint kayaker who has represented Great Britain over 20 times at various international events and is
a multiple National Champion. He is from Hampton Hill and has been paddling since 1998. He competes in the
Kayak Sprint 1000m discipline:
World Cups
2012: K2 500m – 8th
2011: K2 1000m – 6th
2010: K2 1000m – 8th
National/Other
2006-Present: 26 National Medals
2013: K1 1000m – National Champion
2012: K2 1000m – National Champion
2011: K1 500m & 1000m – National Champion
2011: International K2 Liffey descent, Dublin – Silver
2011: International K4 5k, Valladolid – Gold
2010: K2 1000m – National Champion
Our aim as a department, and an Academy on the whole, is to equip pupils with the skills to reach the highest
possible level, but to also understand the planning for alternative options that are key requirement for any top level
athlete- As Jonathan alluded to in his workshop- a professional sporting career can be a fleeting existence, so a
backup is always worthwhile!
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BOLINGBROKE BAKE SALE
By Rae & Ivy Madoc ones
On Tuesday 12th January we held a cake sale to help raise awareness and money for Action On Postpartum
Psychosis. Postpartum Psychosis is a severe, but treatable, form of mental illness that occurs after having a baby.
The worst instances can lead to suicide. Little is known about it, so whilst it is treatable, without people knowing
the signs and recognizing the illness, women remain at risk. This illness can also recur later in life. For more infor-
mation visit www.app-network.org.
Thank you to everyone who brought in cakes for the sale, and everyone who then bought them – we had around
350 cakes to sell, which is amazing. We made £212.30, selling red velvet cake, Belgium chocolate cake, victoria
sponge, fairy cakes, brownies, rice krispie cakes, lemon cake, and more. This charity is relatively small, so compared
to other bigger charities, everything given is very noticed and makes a difference. If you would like to donate any
more to the cause, please visit this JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/remember/241981
Thank you so much for everyone who helped out and everyone who brought cakes (to mention a few, Hettie, Ivy,
Arthur, Dill, Rae, Mr Brooks, Ms Robinson, Ms Jones, Grace, Scarlett, Leila, Milly, Siham, Lauren and many more..!)
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MATHS CORNER 8
News from Maths this fortnight
Happy New Year! It gives me very great pleasure to announce that we have welcomed two new members of
staff this term.
Ms Muorah joins us as an experienced Tutor of Mathematics, and will be delivery both lessons and catch-up
sessions in small groups. Mrs Miller is joining us from the USA, where she has been teaching and leading exam
preparation programmes. She will be teaching 7Hypatia, 8Fibonacci, 9Al-Kwarizmi and 9Pythagoras. We’d like
to thank Mr Tandingan for all his hard work over the past few weeks. He will be staying for Monday and Tues-
day of next week to ensure a smooth transition for all of Mrs Miler’s classes.
Manga High – star performers
Manga High has been very quiet over the past few
weeks. Pupils will have WEEKLY homework challenges
set by their teacher and are encouraged to do as many
other tasks and games as they can. It’s great practice
and will also help boost our rankings in the UK competi-
tion!
We are currently 88th in the UK so need LOTS of points
over the next few days to gain the 1000 points we need
to break into the top 10…
Well done to our top performers over the last 30 days.
Bedr ABDULWAHAB Thomas WARD
Yan MCKEEVER Moad KCHIOUR
Siham DINO BEDRY Jessica WARD
Merlin BERNARDINI Joshua HENRY
Jada ORLEBAR-EARLE Lucca DA SILVA
Pupils can log in at www.mangahigh.com.
The school ID is 263860.
All individual log in details should be written in planners!
Parent Puzzle 8
A new challenge for the new year – a quick one
after the bumper Christmas edition!
What is the only prime number between
90 and 100?
E-mail your solutions to this week’s parent puzzle to
r.donaldson@arkbolingbrokeacademy. Each correct
answer goes into the half termly draw to win maths
equipment for your child (and a treat for you!) Times Table of the Week…
Year 7 and 8 will get their new TT Rockstars book-
lets next week. We are currently renewing our
subscription to www.ttrockstars.com – pupils should
be able to use their Manga High logins on this
website from next week too!
Top Tip from Team Maths
This term is all about CONSTRUCTION for Key
Stage 3. Pupils need to bring a compass, ruler and
protractor to EVERY lesson.
Top Compass Tips…
Don’t press too
hard!
The best way to
practice is to hold
your compass at
the top, and prac-
tise swinging the
pencil back and
forth without touching the paper. You’ve heard
of “air guitar” – this is “air compass”! It will really
help pupils to develop the dexterity needed to use
a compass with confidence.
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SPORTS UPDATE
FIXTURES
See http://arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/life-school/sports-fixtures for LOTS more information
Date Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
12/01/2016 Year 9 basketball
(H)
v WLFS
13/01/2016 Year 8 Netball @
Harris
Academy
Battersea
14/01/2016 Year 7 & 8 Sports hall athletics Jumping
trials Year 9 Boys Foot-
ball @ Graveney
18/01/2016 Year 8 Girls Foot-
ball v. Graveney
19/01/2016 Year 9 Girls Foot-
ball v. Graveney
20/01/2016 Year 9 & 10
Netball v's St John
Bosco
Year 9 & 10
Netball v's St John
Bosco
21/01/2016 Year 7 & 8 Athlet-
ics @ Ernest
Bevin
U15 London
School Games
Handball
Tournament
(Bolingbroke rep-
resenting
Wandsworth)
25/01/2016 Year 9 Boys Rugby
v Graveney
26/01/2016 Year 8 Boys Rugby
v Graveney
27/01/2016 Year 8 Girls
Netball v Ashcroft
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SPORTS
ARE YOU A KEEN TO START RUNNING?
WHY NOT JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF PARK RUNNERS?
Check out ‘Parkrun’. It’s a charity which organises free, Saturday morning,
timed running events for adults and young people. It operates worldwide and is
staffed and organised
by volunteers who love running!
Events are held in wonderful open parkland and are open to all abilities.
They are safe and easy to take part in.
The aim is to have fun and enjoy running.
Junior parkruns are open to all up to the age of 14yrs.
They are held on SUNDAYS in many South London parks, starting at 9.30 a.m.
If you want to take part why not come along whatever your ability.
MS DAVIDSON IS VOLUNTEERING AT BROCKWELL
PARK JUNIOR PARKRUNS.
For more information and to sign up please see Ms Davidson
or visit the Brockwell Junior parkrun website at
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/brockwell-juniors/
For those over 14, you may be interested the weekly Saturday parkruns.
Please visit http://www.parkrun.org.uk/events/events/
for information and to find your local run.
*All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult*
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SPORTS UPDATE
LONDON MINI
MARATHON TRIALS 2016
SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY @
BATTERSEA PARK
MILLENIUM ARENA
SEE MR JONES IN THE PE
DEPARTMENT FOR DETAILS
AND AN APPLICATION FORM
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FAMILY DINING
Afternoon snacks (Transition time 16:00 – 16:05)
Afternoon snacks will not be available to purchase on site. Pupils are requested to
bring in a piece of fruit or museli bar to consume before enrichment activities
commence.
Week Beginning 25th January
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Mains Thai Green
Chicken Curry
Cottage Pie with a
Mashed Potato
Top
Basil Pasta BBQ Chicken
(normal & Halal)
Breaded Cod
Fillet
Meat Free Thai Green Vege-
table Curry
Vegetable Pie with
a Mashed Potato
Top
As Above BBQ Quorn Fillet Vegetable Bake
Sides Rice Mixed Salad Chef's Salad
Cheese
New Potatoes Chips Sweetcorn
Tartare Sauce
Puddings Selection of Ap-
ple, Banana or
Satsuma
Orange Jelly Pineapple Sponge
Cake
Strawberry Yoghurt Fruit
Week Beginning 18th January
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Mains Peri Peri Chicken Beef Sausages Macaroni & Cheese Beef Meatballs in
Tomato Sauce
Beef Burger
(normal & halal)
Meat Free Peri Peri Quorn Quorn Sausages As Above Quorn Meatballs
in Tomato Sauce Vegetable Burger
Sides Steamed Rice
Mixed Salad Mash, peas Gravy
Garlic Bread
Salad
Spaghetti
Coleslaw
Chips
Tomato Ketchup
Salad
Puddings
Selection of Ap-
ple, Banana or
Satsuma
Raspberry Yoghurt Coconut Carrot
Cake Fresh Pineapple Winter Eton Mess
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BOLINGBROKE SHOP
OPEN NOW
Opening times:
7:45-8:00am
Break time
Lunch time
What it is:
A new shop run by the pupil librarian team, where you can buy the cor-
rect stationary for school. We will be adding more products over the
year. Everything can be paid for by Wisepay.
Planners (January - September) £2.60 available from
Spring Term 2
Item Prices
Pen - green £0.25
Pen - Black £0.25
Pencils £0.15
Rubbers £0.25
Sharpener £0.35
Highlighter - green £0.90
Highlighter - orange £0.90
Ruler 30cm clear £0.60
Protractors £0.60
Glue Stick £1.20
Compass £0.60
Pencil Cases £1.20
Complete set £6.00
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Academy Uniform
Item Essential/Optional Price
Academy Blazer Essential £38.00 - £42.00
Academy Tie Essential £6.75
Academy Jumper Essential £14.50 - £16.50
Academy Tank Top Essential £14.50 - £16.50
White Shirt/Blouse Essential £12.00
Academy Boys Trousers Or Academy Girls Trousers Or Academy Girls Skirt
Essential
£15.00 - £20.00 £16.00 – £20.00 £16.50 - £18.50
Academy Rain Coat Or Academy Winter Coat
Essential
£13.00 - £16.00 £30.00 - £40.00
Academy Sports Uniform
Item Essential/Optional Price
Academy Polo Shirt Essential £14.00 - £16.00
Academy Shorts Or Academy Skort
Essential
£12.00 - £14.00 £14.00 - £16.00
Academy Football Socks Essential £6.50 - £7.50
Tracksuit Top Optional £20.00 - £24.00
Tracksuit Bottoms Optional £15.00 - £18.00
Academy Accessories
Item Essential/Optional Price
Academy Portfolio/Satchel Essential £18:00
Academy PE String Bag or
Academy Back Pack
£5.00 Essential
£18.00
Academy Water Bottle Optional
£3.50
Academy Hijab Essential £10.00
SHOES
Please note that pupils are not allowed to wear Kickers whilst in school.
EARINGS & MAKEUP
No jewellery is to be worn except plain watches and one plain metal, discreet ear stud (which
should be no larger than 4mm in diameter) in each ear. Hair must be worn in a style appropriate to
a business environment and extreme hairstyles/colours (Including patterns in the hair) and hair
bands that undermine the ethos or discipline of the Academy will not be permitted. Hair should be
no shorter than Grade 2. Make up, nail polish and false finger nails are not permitted. All judge-
ments on acceptability can only be made by Bolingbroke staff.
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STAFF CONTACTS
A reminder of staff contact details THE CORE TEAM Role Name Email address Principal Ms Edis [email protected] Vice Principal Mr Speight [email protected] Assistant Principal, Behaviour & Ethos Ms Bessa [email protected] Assistant Principal, Teaching & Learning Ms Brookes [email protected] Pastoral Development Leader Mr Kerby [email protected] Finance & Resources Director Ms Savoia [email protected] THE TEACHING STAFF Role Name Email address Art & Design Technology Ms Wheeler [email protected] Art & Design Teacher Ms Houghton [email protected] Drama Teacher Mr Kalorkoti [email protected] Head of English Mrs Green [email protected] English Ms Khan [email protected] English Ms Nobes [email protected] English Ms Widdowson [email protected] English Ms Brown [email protected] English Mr Eakin [email protected] English Ms Pfendt [email protected] English Ms Tuckett [email protected] Food Technology Ms Gann [email protected] Head of Humanities and DoE Assessor Ms Flanagan [email protected] Lead History Teacher Ms Oliver [email protected] Lead Philosophy & Ethics Teacher Ms Austin [email protected] Geography Teacher Mr Ignotus [email protected] Geography Teacher Mr Rowe [email protected] Maths Subject Leader Miss Donaldson [email protected] Maths Teacher Ms Banks [email protected] Maths Teacher Ms Aly [email protected] Maths Teacher Ms Davidson [email protected] Maths Teacher Ms Miller [email protected] Maths Teacher & Head of House Ms Tibbetts [email protected] Head of Foreign Languages Ms Sherman [email protected] Modern Foreign Languages Teacher Ms Konneradt [email protected] Modern Foreign Languages Teacher Ms Joseph [email protected] Head of Music Ms Breckon [email protected] Music Lead Tutor Mrs Riley [email protected] Music: Guitar, Bass and Drum Mr Favre [email protected] Music: Vocal Tutor Ms Kirby-Ashmore [email protected] Music: Brass Mr Vincent [email protected] Head of PE Mr Jones [email protected] PE Teacher Miss Luetchford [email protected] PE Coach Mr Brooks [email protected] Head of Science Mr Conlon [email protected] Science Ms Mayotte [email protected] Science Dr Kennedy [email protected] Science Ms Coyte [email protected] Science Ms Pinner [email protected] Science Mr Murphy [email protected] THE SUPPORT STAFF Role Name Email address Research and Development Leader Ms Robinson [email protected] Head of Klein House Ms Marnier [email protected] Learning Support Assistant (LSA) Mr Bismark [email protected] Learning Support Assistant (LSA) Mr Sillah [email protected] Learning Support Assistant (LSA)/Librarian Miss Rose [email protected] Cover Supervisor Mr Effah [email protected]
Parent Council Chair: Justine Aspey - [email protected]
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Dates may change but we will give you advanced warning for these and any cancellations.
DATE EVENT LOCATION
Friday 8th January Yr.8 Subject Progress Afternoon
All other years finish after lunch
Bolingbroke Academy
Thursday 14th January Year 10 Subject Progress Evening Bolingbroke Academy
Thursday 28th January Community Languages Evening Bolingbroke Academy
Friday 26th February Yr.8 Subject Progress Afternoon
All other years finish after lunch
Bolingbroke Academy
Wednesday 2nd February KS4 Preference Evening -Class of 2020 Bolingbroke Academy
Thursday 3rd March World Book Day Bolingbroke Academy
Wednesday 23rd March Music Scholars Recital Bolingbroke Academy
Wednesday 4th May Year 9 Civitas Evening Bolingbroke Academy
Wednesday 25th May Music ILP Concert Bolingbroke Academy
Monday 20th June Year 7 Music Concert St Michael's Church
Monday 11th July SPORTS DAY - Parents welcome Trinity Fields
Thursday 14th July Summer Music Concert St Michaels Church
KEY DATES 2015-2016
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