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Volume. 3 Issue. 13
Friday 27th March 2015
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Dear Parents/Carers,
This is a bumper 22 page spring term issue. It’s testament to all our terrific staff who make so many events and trips
happen for our pupils. Please ensure you read to end to see what they have all been up to over the past few weeks. In
this issue I’m delighted to announce the confirmation of our first Ski Trip 2016. This trip is open to all pupils in the Class
of 2019 and Class of 2020 – please see page 17 for further details.
Today we say farewell to Ms Robarts (LSA), Mr Fernandez (PE Coach), Ms Simmons (Science) and Ms Westcott (Science).
Ms Simmonds and Ms Westcott are both leaving the classroom to new ventures. I know you will join me in wishing them
every success in their new roles.
Lastly a big thank you your continued support of this term. You all help us in so many ways: from your generous donations towards Comic Relief 2015, the participation of many in the Parent Quiz evening, support and preparation for the 2 nd
annual Spring Fair and most importantly how you prepare your child for a great day of learning each day . It gives me great
pleasure to read your child’s report and the academic progress they have made since the start of the academic year.
Please ensure you check the bottom of your child’s bag if it isn’t forthcoming!
Have a lovely spring term holiday and I look forward to seeing you at the 2 nd annual Spring Fair on Saturday 18th April.
Kind Regards
Ms Edis
BBC School Report 2015
Well done to all the
pupils who took part. See more
about the day on page 2.
FIRST DAY OF TERM
TUESDAY 14TH
APRIL
START 8:20am
Unless you have one of the
following Enrichments:

Maths Boost

Woodwind Ensemble

Year 9 Netball

Lego Club

Study Club

Maths Challenge
Which all start at 7:30am
12pm - 3pm
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BBC SCHOOL REPORT 2015
Thursday 19th March
Congratulations to all the pupils who took part in this years BBC School Report. This year the reporters
themselves take you through what happened on the day.
Being a Reporter
By Ivy Madoc Jones
Being a journalist on the BBC school report, was really
fun because you could interview people with your own
questions and test your knowledge of what we learnt
in the DofE Bark of a successful interview. We had a
day of no lessons and we got ipods to film. We went
to Northcote road and asked members of the
community about our subject – ‘what colour is the
dress?’ and then asked Miss Simmons the real reason
behind this. The day was really fun because you could
see what it was like to ask questions, fix awkward
moments of questions and hold a sparkly microphone
to your face. This will be benefit me in in the future
because I will know how to interview and know extra
knowledge of interviews. I really think you should
watch the video on the Bolingbroke website despite
the fact we repeated two scenes and I repeated the
same answer again 3 times or something because it
was really fun and educational for future jobs in
reporting or even BBC!
MOCK GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Labour
88
Green
35
Conservatives 26
UKIP
9
Lib Dems
8
Turnout
154 Pupils
The Day I Became a Journalist
By Glenn Trevis
On the 19th March Britain’s schools dug out
the cameras and made reports about stories
that were important to them. I was lucky
enough to be part of the team representing
Bolingbroke. My Team (of which I was
directing) were covering the mock election.
This was an interesting story to cover as we
all had differing views on who should be
running the country.
I was very proud of my team as despite a
few setbacks we still managed to keep to
schedule and produced something reasonably good. Although I definitely take my hat
to Olivia Scott for having absolute and
undeterred patience with me for that I
Thank you
11 Teachers
You can see all the films at:
http://arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/life-school/bbc-school-report
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MUSIC AT BOLINGBROKE
By Mrs Riley
This term has been quite a busy one for the musicians of Bolingbroke Academy. On Wednesday the 11 th March
the Senior Choir, Scholars and Apprentices attended their first rehearsal with the award-winning choir Chantage.
The choir is made up of working professionals in the city of London, all of whom were in choirs or learnt instruments while at school. Chantage has now become such a good choir that they have won BBC Choir of Year,
released a last year CD and are embarking on their 3rd international tour this Summer. Bolingbroke is lucky
enough to have some links with Chantage and have set up a training programme where we join in a rehearsal
each term - learning a great deal about musicality, ensemble work and having fun through music (even when
you’re an adult!). The conductor James was so impressed with the pupils of Bolingbroke he immediately asked
when they will be coming back!
Miss Kirby-Ashmore took four Year 9 Music Scholars and Apprentices (Arthur Kergall, Moniece Mullings, Eugenie
Faure and Shannon Clarke) on an ARK One Voice Training day to learn about leading choirs, singing confidently
and teaching music to school age pupils. The Bolingbroke Pupils were surrounded by staff members from other
ARK schools which could have been a little daunting – but they were completely unfazed! Miss Kirby-Ashmore
was complimented on the mature and well-spoken 6th-form students she had brought with her… The organisers
were a bit shocked when she revealed that they were in fact only Year 9s! They all learnt a huge amount and said
that “we wish we could come to all staff training days if they are like this!”
There are 6 pupils (Ariana Farmanfarmaian, Jasmine Liu, Grace Chalkley, Betty Smith, Dill Shepherd and Charlie
Venes) who are representing Bolingbroke Academy in the Ark Fusion Ensemble 2015. This ensemble is made up
of a select number of musicians from across the entire Ark network. They participate in monthly rehearsals on
Saturdays (!) at King Solomon Academy and this weekend are heading to Kent for a weekend residential. These
intense rehearsals are all leading up to the Ark Music Gala to be held at the Barbican on Tuesday 30 th June.
On Monday 23rd March we held our second Scholar and Apprentice recital, showcasing our outstandingly talented
musicians. All the pupils performed confidently and completely wowed the audience. It is so great to see how
much these pupils have grown as musicians and performers.
In the Summer term we will have our ILP Concert (20 th May) for those pupils taking ABRSM grades at the
beginning of June, the Year 7 Concert (22nd June) to showcase all our year 7 pupils and finishing the year off with
the Summer concert (14th July). Put those dates in your calendars so you can come and support our wonderfully
talented pupils.
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OTHELLO TRIP
By Mrs Green
Year 9 are studying ‘Othello’ this term and have had the fantastic opportunity of attending a drama workshop on
the play with actors in school and a trip the Globe Theatre to see it live on stage. Each year Deutsche Bank sponsor a production of a Shakespeare play which meant that year 9 had both of these incredible experiences for free.
At the in school workshops pupils looked at Iago’s soliloquy and used different gestures and tones of voice to act
out this cunning character’s feelings. Anais Delforge Mistry said, ‘This made me view Iago from a new perspective
and made it fun to learn.’
At the Globe Theatre, pupils were at the centre of the action, with many pupils standing in the ‘pit’ – the area
right in front of the stage where the peasants used to stand as it only cost one penny. The production was very
lively with actors often walking through the audience or even entering the stage by zip wires in military scenes.
The evil nature of Iago was clear to see as he cleverly manipulated Othello in to believing his wife had been unfaithful - a lie that leads to most of the characters dying in this great tragedy. Jack Jenkin said, ‘I enoyed being it
the pit as it was interactive. The best part was when all the soldiers came through the crowd as it made me feel
part of the play.
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SCHOOL NOTICES
MESSAGE FROM
MR MCINTYRE
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Eugenie Faure (Yr.9) who won frst
prize in the Jazz class at the Battersea Piano Festival on
Saturday 7th March.
SCHOOL SHOES
Please double check and return all school
shoes to Mr McIntyre in Reception by Tuesday 14th April. Otherwise pupils will be
charged for these shoes.
ABSENCE LINE
Please note that we have changed the
absence system. Please now press "1" to
leave a message and report your child absent.
Congratulations to Luca Harper and Milly Dakin who
both achieved personal bests representing the
Bolingbroke Academy at the London Schools
Championships 2015 on Sunday March 14th. Bolingbroke
Academy was one of
many Greater
London schools
competing.
COMIC RELIEF
Congratulations to all of Bolingbroke Academy.
We raised an amazing £738.84
SCIENCE TRIP
By Ms Westcott
Year 8 Scientists who received an 'A' for effort on
their half term report were taken to London
Imperial College on Tuesday 17th March. They
visited a university lecture hall to listen to a lecture
on rocket science!
PRODUCT DESIGN
By Ms Houghton
There are some exceptionally talented Product
Designers amongst our year 9 pupils. This last term
they have been making nightlights out of polypropelene based on a nature theme. Throughout the
project they have learnt how to mark out, cut and
finish wood and plastic neatly and accurately. We
are really impressed with their hard work - keep it
up!
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ATTENDANCE
By Ms Bessa
At Bolingbroke Academy we understand that outstanding achievement is closely related to outstanding attendance
and so we set all pupils the target of 98% attendance across the year. In the Autumn term and within all the houses
3 Civitas groups achieved this: Erskine 3; Klein 5 and Verbieste 4. Many other groups were very close with 97%.
Klein House had the highest overall attendance at 95.8%.
In the first half of the Spring term there was a dip in attendance, however 12 Civitas groups achieved 96% and
above. Whilst this is below our Academy target it is still well above national attendance averages. Erskine exceeded
all other Houses and had the highest overall attendance with 96.1%
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CAN YOU HELP WITH OUR LIBRARY PROVISION?
By Miss Robinson
As we move into KS4 the library will become key in supporting your children with wider reading and information
gathering.
Below are a number of subscriptions for which we would like your support in purchasing.
We currently use a subscription service for most of the titles; this allows us to negotiate a school discount and
reduces the administration as we can pay just 1 invoice. If you would like to express an interest in supporting
with subscriptions in the new academic year please let Mrs Harris know.
Newspaper / Magazine
Delivery
Cost per year
I newspaper
daily
£60
BBC Focus - Science
monthly
£45
BBC History
monthly
£50
National Geographic
monthly
£30
First news
Weekly
£60
The Phoenix
Weekly
£105
Match of the day
Weekly
£100
GCSE Hindsight (History)
Termly
£30
GCSE Wide world (Geog)
Termly
£30
Guardian
Daily
£300
Economist
Fortnightly
£175
New scientist
Weekly
£150
Vogue
Monthly
£29.90
Frieze
8 issues per year
£47.00
Type of book
How many sets needed
cost
Reading group books for KS3
8 sets
Reading Group books for KS4
16 sets
£125 per set of 25
books
£125 per set of 25
books
Resources for KS4
Description
Jstor for schools
The collection offers access to the full
text of over 1,800 leading archival journals.
Cost per
year
£2000
All four JSTOR primary source collections (including 19th Century British
Pamphlets) are also part of the package.
These collections include pamphlets,
manuscripts, letters, oral histories, government documents, images, 3-D models,
spatial data, type specimens, drawings,
paintings, and more.
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BOOKS ALREADY PURCHASED WITH PARENTS DONATIONS
Title
Author
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
Rooftoppers
Katherine Rundell
Wilderness
Roddy Doyle
Maurice and his educated rodents
Terry Pratchett
One dog and his boy
Eva Ibbottson
A company of ghosts
Berlie Doherty
LSE MENTORING SCHEME
19 year 8 pupils and 2 year 9 pupils have just completed a 10 week mentoring programme with students from the
London School of Economics.
The LSE mentoring scheme seeks to improve learning, raise aspirations and help mentees to become more confident, more focused and better organised and motivated at school, as well as in the communities in which they
live.
The aims of the project are to help pupils to:
 Raise their standards of performance in their key stage assessments and at GCSE
 Raise their awareness of higher education opportunities
 Acquire and develop study skills in order to improve their application to their studies

Develop greater self-esteem, motivation, confidence, persistence and application
Thank you to our fantastic mentors this year
Asher Lim Eu-Gin
(BSc International Relations)
Asher Lim Eu-Gin
(BSc International Relations)
Liam Bobby Gard-Storry
(BSc Politics & Philosophy)
Lyndon Clews
(BSc Social Policy with Government )
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ASPIRING TO UNIVERSITY
TEAM UP TUTORING
18 year 9 pupils have just completed a 15 week tutoring programme with students from Imperial College and
Roehampton University. Pupils have enjoyed both English and maths tuition spending 1 hour 15 minutes a week
with the university students
.
Congratulations to the following pupils for completing the programme.
Shianne Larmond
Sadaf Ilyas
Caprice Ambersley
Ridwan Abdulladif Abdi-Ismail
Findlay O'Brien
Keynon Khalif
Ria Reid
Tyrhys Mcclymont
Andrew Miller
Latresha Lawrence
Nakai Campbell-Bowen
Ellis Hayes
Yaslam Hassan
Bethany Ellis
Isi Leather
Wisal Kabbouh
Luke Hedges
Hassan Bushnag
Thank you to our volunteer students who have shown endless patience and determination when working with
our pupils.
Natalie Kondratti, Rhiannon Ball, Samuel Wheeler, Barbora Pinlova, William Qi, Zoe Yang & Sang Nguyen
LIBRARY CLUBS UPDATE
From Miss Robinson
The inaugural meeting of the Stan Lee Excelsior award club took place this half term and a mixed group of 20
pupils are reading the shortlist, arguing about comics and graphic novels and generally being geeky on a Thursday
afternoon. It is now the highlight of my week. Miss Robinson.
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GARDENING CLUB
By Miss Robinson
Gardening at Bolingbroke is now in full swing for spring!
Both the Wednesday enrichment and the Friday afternoon Duke of Edinburgh group have been enjoying preparing the soil, choosing seeds to plant and planting a selection of herbs and salad for us to enjoy.
We are still on the hunt for tubs if you have any spare in your gardens?
Shammai planting oregano
We’re hoping for success
with the rhubarb
New friendships are made in the sunshine.
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THINKING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE
ATTENTION YEAR 9 PUPILS!
Are you interested in a career in business?
On the 12th May from 1pm – 4pm, I will be taking a small group of pupils to visit the Bloomberg offices in central
London for an introduction to Bloomberg career insight event.
This session will give participants an insight into Bloomberg, their culture, mission and values and experience the
entrepreneurship that shapes the company’s day-to-day operations and innovations.
Students will participate in a panel discussion with staff from across the business followed by a mass speed interviewing session where they will get to interview staff from a diverse range of careers and backgrounds.
There are limited places on this trip so I really want to take pupils who have a particular passion for working in
the corporate world either in Market data research and analysis, Sales and analytics or Software engineering. For
more information look here: http://jobs.bloomberg.com/content/entry-level/ and for a virtual tour click here:
http://jobs.bloomberg.com/content/location/
Email the reason why I should choose you in no more than 200 words by Friday 17 th April.
Good luck Ms Robinson. [email protected]
FOOD TASTING IN MFL
By Ms Sherman
As the current Year 7s have been studying food and drink this half term, we thought it was an ideal opportunity
to provide pupils with a real life food tasting experience, relevant to the language they are studying.
Ms Konneradt’s French groups had the chance to sample a selection of delightful smelling “fromage” (cheese) –
from Camembert to St Agur, alongside “la confiture” (jam) and “pâté” with a tasty “baguette” (plus some Nutella
– as an example of what French pupils like to eat for breakfast)! Pupils were really enthusiastic and keen to try
these lovely foods. The fromage and confiture were a big hit!
In German, Ms Sherman offered “Bockwurst” (a smoked type of sausage), alongside “Bratwurst” (sausage),
“Kartoffelsalat” (potato salad), “Brezel” (preztels), “Frikadellen” (meat patties) and “Knäckebrot” (rye crackers).
Despite the initial scared faces at the cut up sausages, pupils embraced the tasting session and left saying “Ich
liebe Bockwurst”!
For the Spanish sessions, “chorizo” and “paella” were offered with a touch of “jamón” and were an instant for
pupils who tried it. “Me encanta comer chorizo”!
Pupils behaved excellently throughout this experience and Team MFL will
definitely be doing something similar next year!
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SPORTS UPDATE
FIXTURES
Date
26 March
Year 7
th
Year 8
Year 8 & 9 Boys Football
(h) Boys B Team v TCC
6th May
13th May
20th May
Year 9
Year 8 & 9 Boys
Football
(h) Boys B Team v TCC
Wandsworth Year 9
Athletics
Wandsworth Year 7
Athletics
Wandsworth Year 8
Athletics
Emanuel Athletics Event
Emanuel School 4pm
Emanuel Athletics Event
Emanuel School 4pm
Emanuel Athletics Event
Emanuel School 4pm
DANCE LONDON YOUTH GAMES WRITE UP
By Ms Luetchford
After coming first in the Wansdworth Dance competition the Dance group ‘Eruptive enmity’ competed in the first
every Dance London Youth Games. The girls had been rehearsing hard in the run up to the completion and have
dedicated a lot of their own time into the piece. Eruptive Emnity was choreographed by Destiny NICHOLASBROWN, a year 9 pupil who also took part in the competition.
The competition took place on Friday 13th at the Copper Box arena. It was fantastic to see the girls compete in a
venue that was used by the Olympics. Over 15 schools competed in the competition with three professional judges
scoring each group. The completion was high and the genres ranged from street, ballet, jazz, contemporary and
many more.
Although the girls were nervous they performed with confidence and didn’t miss a step. The girls really enjoyed the
day and it was fantastic experiences to see the quality of Dance London schools have to offer. Overall the girls came
11th on the day and can’t wait to compete next year!

Eruptive Emnity dance group:

Hettie SHEPHERD

Ciara STEPHENSON

Ella SHIRES

Peggy Smith

Scarlett WELLWOOD KER

Destiny NICHOLAS-BROWN

Monica GRANA-PEREZ

Ivy MADOC JONES
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LONDON SCHOOL GAMES
U13 RUGBY, BARN ELMS SPORTS CENTRE
By Mr Brooks
Bolingbroke Girls U13 had the privilege of representing the Borough of Wandsworth at the London School games
on 11/03/2015. Relatively new to the sport the team embarked on a campaign to bring home a medal.
The girls were drawn against The Compton School, Aylward Academy and Feltham Community College in the pool
stages. The opening match was fantastically contested with a try from Jade Rostron-Smith being cancelled out
and then negated by two from Compton. Jade Rostron-Smith again used her pace to double Bolingbroke’s tally
before a try from Compton sealed their victory. The girls regrouped and discussed how they could improve in the
next game after a bruising first encounter and went into the next match against Feltham Community College with
renewed vigour. Jade Rostron-Smith again opened our scoring taking her tally to 3 for the day. Indra Traore,
Anais Love and Fatima Mohamed E. were all outstanding in the forwards making some lambasting carries and
slick offloads. Bolingbroke’s power began to tell and some bone-crunching tackles from Oghale Erikigho began to
swing the game in our favour. The girls became ambitious with their passing but unfortunately two were intercepted and Feltham had two unopposed run in scores. Siham Dino-Bedry showed incredible determination, bravery,
balance and poise to slip through at least 9 attempted tackles to bring the game level at the death. In our final pool
game, Bolingbroke came from behind for another draw. Scarlett McGill scampered in at the corner for a try with
some fantastic passing from Charlotte Howcroft and slick, elusive running from Ines Rostron Smith.
The finals began once the pool stages were complete and we were drawn against The Petchley Academy, Prendergast Ladywell School and Marshalls Park School. The finals game were extremely physical encounters with most of
the opposition being year 8 pupils or young year 9 and the size difference began to tell. Tanisha Addicott refused
to let size get the better of her 5 foot frame and took after Oghale Erikigho to show nerves of steel in defence.
Pepa Birkett was also outstanding against a Prendergast school. Tries in these games came from Oghale
Erikigho, Scarlett McGill, Siham Dino-Bedry, Fatima Mohammed E. and Jade Rostron-Smith. The girls
put their bodies on the line and were determined in running but unfortunately only came away with a loss and two
more draws!
It is a great testament to the girls to have drawn so many with great dedication being shown by all. The bumps and
bruises paid off as the girls placed 12th out of all the 28 boroughs represented in the competition. The girls can be
proud that out of all the schools in London they have come far enough in the little time that the team has been running to nearly make the top 10 schools across London. The girls won an honourable mention for best and fairest
and were complimented by the tournament organizers and other schools. Their day was capped off by the opportunity to meet Maggie Alphonsi, Captain of the England Women’s World Cup winning team. She signed autographs
and took photos with the team and also agreed to be in numerous selfies!
If any parent would like their child to become involved in Rugby (boy or girl) or have any question about the sport
then please feel free to contact Mr. Brooks at [email protected].
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AWESOME DAY OF RUGBY.
By Mr Fernandez
The last 11th March Bolingbrokeʼs Rugby team played its first tournament of rugby seven.
It was held at Burlington Danes Academy. The first game was versus the Isaac
Newton Academy. After a nervous start of the game, the Bolingbroke team, guided by its Captain RECEE
WHEELER, got a clear victory for 38 - 0. A fantastic start of the tournament. Great play by the whole team.
The second game versus Hammersmith Academy was won with a 22 - 0 score. We were still adjusting some positions in the field, but our boys got a very important victory.
The third game was versus Cardinal Vaughan, a very well organised team with a lot of experience, playing regularly
every weekend. During this game, the BRAVE BOLINGBROKEʼS rugby players played an amazing game!!! Mr Fernández enjoyed himself very much. He said: “I am very proud of you. It was the best rugby I have seen this year”.
Great team work! I would like to highlight the outstanding performance of all members of the Bolingbroke Academy
Rugby Team: Merlin, Reece, Brandon, Findlay, Isaac, Sam, Tom, Nick, Louis, Alfie.” The game was full of hard contact. We could not only see really good tackles and a fast game, but also the precision of Findlayʼs foot. We got to
the first half 0 - 0, but the experience of CV made a real difference at the end of the game 17 - 0."
The fourth game for the second position of the tournament was versus BDA. Again, another hard and tough game
full of great tackles and sprint work. A very close game lost 7 - 5. But, great team work! Unfortunately the victory
went to BDA. “Congratulations to them”.
The Fifth game versus Ark Putney was another demonstration of bravery from our
boys. A well won game by 18 - 12.
Cardinal Vaughan won the championship. BDA came in the second place, drawing in points with our team, taking
the lead by only the difference in try points.
Well done guys! Fantastic rugby day for the school!!
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YEAR 7 & 8 GIRLS CHELSEA TOURNEMENT
By Mr Kerby
Bolingbroke’s year 7&8 Girls squad made a small piece of history this week, competing in the London Youth Games
qualifying tournament at the annual Chelsea FC cup at Southfields Academy. On a muggy, changeable day, there
were mixed fortunes for the ladies in blue, who displayed notable character in front of many onlookers and Chelsea
FC staff.
Highlights of the tournament came from dominant victories against Burntwood and Elthorne Park, who were dispatched with ease. An excellent piece of skill from Hannah Cheeseman was the standout moment from a closely
fought battle against Southfields Academy, who would go on to be knocked out by Elthorne Park.
A cruel twist of fate saw the final contested by teams from the same group as Bolingbroke- Grey Coats against
Elthorne High, a team soundly defeated by the Greyhounds, fighting for the championship. Beaten by a single goal
against the eventual winners, and defeating the second place team, this was a day that could have been so different.
Manager Mr Kerby was left rueing missed chances and goal difference, as his team certainly had the mettle & quality
to vie for silverware, and contest the over London Youth Games competition for Wandsworth.
There were many notable performances across the squad on the day. Hannah Cheeseman put a massive shift in; the
midfield impresario pulled strings in the heart of the Bolingbroke side, causing problems throughout the group stages. A further performance of note came from Charlotte Blurton, who displayed an ice cold temperament between
the posts, saving the greayhounds on many occasions in what could’ve been a more memorable day in other circumstances. Bolingbroke march on, knowing that next year may well bring the promise of bettering what was a stellar
performance.
FIXTURE PHOTO BOARD
Can you spot the next sports star?
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Competition
Erskine
Klein
Year 7 Marble Run
5
20
Year 8 & 9 Ice Cream Tasting
10
5
Shaun Bailey "Why Education?"
Smyth
Verbiest
10
10
5
50
Ice Ream Competition (Winners)
20
5
10
Ice Cream Competition ( Entry Points)
8
18
7
Summer Reading Bingo
80
80
Summer Book Benches
100
Open Day Points
60
Chrsitams Card Competition
25
Christmas Card Entry Points
9
Black History Month
35
Black History Entry Points
11
80
100
78
76
55
15
13
37
2
11
Dyslexia Awareness Competition
10
Dyslexia Awareness Grid
8
2
6
25
6
Dyslexia Awareness Entry Points
8
5
27
20
Pupil's wearing Poppies
34
34
64
41
SSF Participation
Sonnet Competition
20
20
10
25
30
15
5
Oh Bolingbroke
5
20
10
Spring Menu
25
10
Spring Menu Entries
23
45
20
Staff Secret Santa
20
Mr Crumbleholme beard shave
What would you like to see implemented
in your Academy this year?
8
7
89
10
Achievement Points
50
50
5
50
Bolingbroke has talent auditions
15
35
5
25
Spelling Bee
112
107
70
54
Aut 2 Be Bold Totals
1950
1362
2697
1719
Spelling Bee Participation
10
5
10
5
WW1 House Competition
23
16
61
38
Short Story
TOTAL
18
1
27
0
2646
1970
3309
2352
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HOUSE COMPETITIONS
SCORES ON THE DOORS!
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PARENT NOTICE BOARD
PARENT/CARER QUIZ NIGHT
Congratulations to TEAM TEACHERS who won the Parent Quiz 2015.
Parents are looking forward to next year when the questions will be set by the
teachers.
Thank you to Parent Council and particularly all the team from "Between the
Commons" who organised such a fun night.
We hope to see you all next year.
HOUSE COMPETITION
SILVER
GOLD
BRONZE
JOE REED - Smyth 3
ALL OF
SMYTH 4
DESTINY NICHOLAS BROWN - Smyth 6
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We are looking for the following donations for the Spring Fair

second-hand stall - we are looking for CLEAN AND IN GOOD CONDITION clothes, school
uniform, sports gear, books, games etc etc.

chocolate tombola: chocolate

lucky dip: small children toys/gifts still wrapped or never used

adult tombola: unused items, like beauty or household items, vouchers, bottles of wine, books, or
anything else that you don't want which could be a nice gift for someone else
Please leave the donations at the school reception.


If you are unable to take donations to school, please email the parent council and arrange a home
collection [email protected]
If you can help setting up, on a stall or clearing up, please contact Elizabeth Oddono [email protected]
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BOLINGBROKE KEY CALENDAR 2014-2015
SUMMER 1
APRIL
Monday
13th
INSET Day - School Closed
Tuesday
14th
Summer term begins
Enrichments Commence
Saturday
18th
SPRING FAIR 12pm - 3pm
MAY
Monday
4th
Bank Holiday
Wednesday
4th
Whole Academy Photo
Monday
11th
Assessment Week
SKI TRIP 2016
Bolingbroke Academy is happy to announce that it will be holding its first ski trip in February half term 2016.
The trip will be to Leysin, Switzerland.
There will be an information evening on the where a tour guide from Ski Gower will be available to explain
the trip in more detail and answer any questions.
There are 40 spaces on the trip and will be available for the current year 8 and 9 pupils. This is a very
exciting time for the school and will hopefully become an annual event at Bolingbroke Academy.
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FAMILY DINING
Week Beginning 13th April
Mains
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Inset Day
Pepperoni Pizza
Quorn Lasagne
Chicken & Vegetable Curry
Breaded Cod
Fillet
Margherita Pizza
As Above
Vegetable Curry
Vegetable Bake
Mixed Salad
Chef's Salad
Garlic Bread
Rice
Naan Bread
Chips
Mixed Vegetables
Tartare Sauce
Strawberry yoghurt
Orange Jelly
Fruit
Meat Free
Sides
Garlic Bread
Puddings
Pineapple
Week Beginning 20th April
MONDAY
Mains
Meat Free
Sides
Puddings
Pesto Pasta
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Cottage Pie with a Roast Gammon
Mac 'n' Cheese
Herby Mash Top Roast Halal Turkey
FRIDAY
Fish Fingers
Veggie Pie with a
Herby Mash Top
Roast Quorn
As Above
Veggie Fingers
Cheese
Chef's Salad
Mixed Vegetables
Yorkshires
Roast Potato
Mixed Vegetables
Gravy
Broccoli Salad
Potato Wedges
Peas
Tartare Sauce
raspberry
yoghurt
strawberry jelly
fruit
chocolate cookie
melon
As Above
BREAKFAST CLUB
Breakfast Club is available in the dining hall to all pupils, Monday-Thursday from 7.30am-8.10am.
Toast
30p for 2 slices, including toppings
NEW Bacon Sandwich
£1.00
Cereal
28p - 70p per bowl
Apple juice/Orange Juice
17p/14p per glass
Yoghurt
49p
Selection of fruit
23p-41p per item
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UNIFORM
UNIFORM SUPPLIERS
Khalsa Schoolwear
388 Bethnal Green Road
London, E2 0AH
020 7729 3286
[email protected]
http://www.khalsaschoolwear.co.uk/
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
Academy Rain Coat
Or
Academy Winter Coat
£15.00 - £20.00
Essential
Essential
£16.00 – £20.00
£16.50 - £18.50
£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
Academy Football Socks
Essential
£12.00 - £14.00
Essential
£14.00 - £16.00
£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
Essential
£5.00
Academy Back Pack
Optional
£18.00
Academy Water Bottle
Optional
£3.50
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STAFF CONTACTS
THE CORE TEAM
Role
Principal
Vice Principal
Assistant Principal, Behaviour & Ethos
A reminder of staff contact details
Name
Ms Edis
Mr Speight
Ms Bessa
Email address
[email protected]
[email protected]
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THE TEACHING STAFF
Role
Art & Design Technology
Art & Design Teacher
English Subject Leader
English
English
English
English
Subject Leader Humanities and DoE Assessor
Geography
Lead History Teacher
Maths Subject Leader
Maths Teacher
Maths Teacher
Maths Teacher & Head of House
Lead Modern Foreign Languages Teacher
Modern Foreign Languages Teacher
Music Lead Tutor
Music: Guitar, Bass and Drum
Music: Vocal Tutor
Music: Brass
PE Subject Leader & Head of House
PE Teacher
PE Coach
Science Subject Leader
Science
Name
Ms Wheeler
Ms Houghton
Mrs Green
Ms Khan
Ms Nobes
Ms Widdowson
Ms Brown
Ms Blacklock
Mr Truman
Ms Oliver
Miss Donaldson
Ms Banks
Ms Sealey
Ms Tibbetts
Ms Sherman
Ms Konneradt
Mrs Riley
Mr Favre
Ms Kirby-Ashmore
Mr Vincent
Mr Kerby
Miss Luetchford
Mr Brooks
Mr Conlon
Mr Whitehead
Email address
[email protected]
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THE SUPPORT STAFF
Role
Research and Development Leader
Head of Klein House
Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Learning Support Assistant (LSA)/Librarian
Learning Support Assistant
Name
Ms Robinson
Ms Lahai - Taylor
Mr Bismark
Mr Sillah
Miss Rose
Mr Rogers
Email address
[email protected]
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THE OPERATIONAL STAFF
Role
PA to Principal
Administrator
Behaviour Administrator
Finance Administrator
Acting Facilities Assistant
Chef Manager
Name
Mrs Harris
Mr McIntyre
Ms Sarwar
Ms Thunhurst
Mr Clow
Ms Crabtree
Email address
[email protected]
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[email protected]
[email protected]
DESIGNATED MEMBER OF STAFF for Child Protection Ms Bessa
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