Brampton Manor Academy News “Outstanding” (Ofsted 2012) Success through Effort and Determination Dear Parent/Guardian This has been an incredibly busy term at Brampton Manor. Brick by brick, we are building a great learning institution, with a sharp focus on our students. We are incredibly proud of our students for the following reasons: Their excellent attendance and punctuality to school; Their behaviour in and out of lessons; Their respect for each other and the school community; Their celebration and warm embrace of our very diverse community; Their high expectations and belief that they can succeed through effort and determination. We are also proud of you, our parents for your support, which we never take for granted. We welcome your suggestions on how we can improve our school further. We have recently installed e-safety software on our network that helps us to track and monitor the online activities of all our students. We have also briefed all students at assembly on the importance of keeping themselves safe online by not sharing personal information with strangers, visiting sites that promote extremist views/ideologies or values that are incompatible with our fundamental British values of fairness, equality, democracy or the rule of law. I am sure that you will also monitor the online activities of your children and reinforce these messages to them. This has been a really busy term. The GCSE and A level examinations start in May and all the students have been issued with their individual timetables. There is an extensive programme of revision taking place in and out of lessons and we are pleased with the high level of engagement by the students. We are confident that they will be rewarded with outstanding grades in the summer. We have building works starting during the Easter holidays and into the summer break. This is because we are relocating our music department from its current location to the media complex. This move will create five additional classrooms to enable us to accommodate the increasing number of students wanting a place in our school. We have taken steps to ensure that the education of our students is not disrupted in any way during this period. I am also pleased to report that a record number of our A level students have been offered places at the prestigious Russell Group Universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, Kings College, Imperial, Warwick University, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and very many others. Three of our Art students have also secured places at Central Saint Martins – University Arts London, a highly prestigious Art College. This is a real testament to the hard work of the students, their teachers and your incredible support. Unsurprisingly, we have been inundated with a large number of high quality applications for the limited 150 places in our sixth form. We have also recruited a number of high quality teachers to cater for the increased number of students in next year’s intake (year 7; 340) and the sixth form. Two of our teaching colleagues will be leaving us at the end of this term and we wish them well in their future endeavours. We also wish a special tribute to Carmelita Torres, one of our science technicians who is retiring at the end of this term after 13 years of service with the school. We wish Carmelita a happy and healthy retirement. I want to end as I always do by thanking you for your support and encouragement. Your views matter – please give them to us. Dr D. Olukoshi, Executive Principal Issue 22: April 2015 Important Dates Spring Break—3 April 2015—17 April 2015 Back to School Monday 20 April 2015 Art Exams—20—24 April Year 10 Work Experience—20—24 April May Day—4 May Year 12 AS Exams start—Monday 11 May KS3 Non Ebac Exams—18-22 May Year 11 last day—21 May Half Term—Monday 25 May—Friday 29 May Red Nose Day Thank you for your support in the successful running of the recent non-school uniform day in aid of Comic Relief. As a school we raised £1570.33 which is an amazing amount of money. Through a programme called ‘Operation Double Your Money’ the money we raised has been doubled by the government which puts the total raised to £3140.66. A special thank you to the School Council who helped to promote and organise the event. Mr Price, Assistant Principal Students at Brampton Manor Academy have been given the opportunity to be trained as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, a programme set up by the charity the Diana Award. We have a zero tolerance on bullying at the school and the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors will be working alongside staff to raise awareness of bullying, promote tolerance and celebrate differences in our school community. Anti-Bullying Ambassadors will be available for peers to speak to them, to give guidance and support. If you want to speak to any of the Ambassadors, you can find them in the Library every Wednesday after school. Miss Cartwright Brampton Manor Academy, Roman Road, London E6 3SQ 020 7540 0500 Wonderful World Book Day World Book Day was a fantastic success, involving students from across the school and - of course - staff in book-themed fancy dress! We began during Registration, with the 6th Form Reading Buddy Scheme that supports younger students to become more confident readers. During break KS3 students were busy trying to match all the staff to the book character they had dressed up as, and were trying hard to 'get caught reading' - all students spotted received a Redit. To round off the day there was a Lunchtime 'Read In' with students from Years 7-9 reading out in the sunshine, as well as book-themed food in the canteens. Huge thanks to all the staff and students for their involvement, and congratulations to Chanel Campbell (7N), who correctly matched all the members of staff to their book character! Ms Thorogood (English and Literacy) There is more to medicine than becoming a Doctor… Holiday FOCUS Week, Medicine – working in partnership with IntoUniversity 27 students took part in the Into University East Ham Medicine Holiday FOCUS Programme. The programme launched by Mrs Kajekar, gave us the opportunity to use our half-term holidays productively by taking part in enjoyable and stimulating activities that helped us to explore the several medical pathways. This included workshops in Radiography and Prosthetics at St. George’s Hospital and clinical skills such as taking blood and blood pressure at King’s College London. Students also visited the Hunterian Museum; the Welcome Collection (Medicine Now exhibition) and Imperial College London. But this was not all as students had the opportunity to take part in medical ethics debates, as well as deliver speeches at Imperial College. Article jointly written by Year 9 students Anaabel Castro, Agne Valantiejute, Hassana Mahmood and Year 12 Students Mostafa Chizari, Yannis Ali, Zoya Gokul and Mrs Kajekar Wrestle with Words—Having completed a three month programme designed to improve and encourage communication, a group of year nine students recently took part in an interschool performance and debating competition. Organised by the East London Shakespeare Company, pupils went to St.Bonaventure's in Forest Gate to showcase their reactions to issues such as racism, religion and gender stereotyping. The day was a huge success with the students representing the school in an exemplary manner. The students also came away victorious (with a big trophy!) after producing some excellent original theatre and thought provoking debate. A real triumph for all students involved. Miss Cadman Beaumont and Mr Reid, Teachers of English Smart Gear On For Boss Day 2015—On 13th of February, Year 10 students transformed from children to young adults. The day, which was successfully organised by Mrs Kajekar allowed year 10 students to discover and have a greater understanding of the working world. It enabled us to begin to think about the career path which we want to take, and was extremely helpful as significant information was passionately shared. We learnt how to correctly write an application form for a job through the use of several performances in the theatre, and we were shown, what makes a good CV. We were fortunate to receive this help from successful business men and women who gave up their time to give us a clearer insight into the educational paths we should take. Personally the day helped me as I was unaware of how a CV ought to be presented. Furthermore, we were also given tips on how to correctly present yourself when going to an interview, and this has made me much more confident. It was a pleasant, useful day and everyone looked very smart and sophisticated. Quoting from Dr Cunningham “They could all be on the Apprentice”. Shekinah Lumeka, Year 10 German Trip—The German department was excited to take 30 year 9 and 10 pupils on a five day trip to one of Europe's most popular and historic cities, Berlin. The students practiced their newly acquired language skills whilst taking in all the historic and artistic sights by bike and canoe. They brought history to life at a concentration camp, admired the wonders of nature in one of the world's largest zoos and practiced their listening skills at the open air cinema. It's times like these, when you realise that German is a great language and it's a privilege to have the opportunity to learn it, use it, experience it and live it!!! Miss Paul, Head of German Debate Club Winners! - The KS3 and 4 Debate Club made a fantastic debut at its first ever competition. Taking place at Lister School, nine teams from schools across Newham competed to win a place at the next round of the Newham DebateMate cup. Our team did us proud, coming a close second during the first debate, and then smashing the opposition in the final debate against St Bon's. Aqsa Anwar, Shiv Bhunjun, Adam Kaizra, Labib Ahmed, Ana Maria Rischitor, Leva Varanauskaite, Melanie Dos Santos, Hadia Kawajaja and Tia Grant showed outstanding rhetorical and logical skills during both debates, winning themselves a place in the next round in April. Thanks also to Ellie Pybus, who came to cheer the team on. Well done to all these students for their team spirit and for their impressive reasoning! Debate Club runs on Fridays after school in E5. Ms Thorogood, Teacher of English Year 13 Geography trip to Iceland The trip to Iceland provided a unique opportunity to visit one of the most breath-taking countries in the world. It was designed to show us how plate tectonics has led to various land formations and hazards- these included volcanoes and earthquakes such as the Eyjafjallajokull volcano which erupted in 2010. The visit allowed us to understand how the country dealt with the eruption and the local and global effects of it. The most enjoyable part of the trip for me was when we were also able to see natural landforms such as Geysers and hot springs. The rare phenomenon occurred due to surface water contacting hot rocks which results in boiling pressurised water leading to hot water and steam spraying out a vent. I found this the most interesting as it reinforced how Iceland’s location leads tectonic events such as volcanoes in such a clear and impressive way. We also got to visit a geothermal spa which was a great experience and it showed us how the country benefited from using geothermal heat as an energy source. Rahil Hindocha, Year 12 student 6th Form STEM Club – Commissioned Clock design! A new clock has been commissioned and made for the sixth form study centre. The clock was designed and made by Tanvir Hossain in year 12 and has received rave reviews from staff and students alike! Well done, Tanvir, and thank you! Mrs Price, Head of Graphics/Product Design Our year 12 RS groups had a wonderful opportunity to see how our local community is supported by a worthwhile children's charity, Richard's House. The pupils had the chance to view the facilities that young children who are terminally ill are provided with. The visit was incredibly rewarding and comforting as the care given is outstanding, not only did this visit give them further insight into issues such as euthanasia but they were also able to hand over a cheque from Brampton Manor Academy of £668.76. This money was raised by pupils from year 7 to 9 before Christmas during three lunch breaks with the help of staff and sixth formers, where they took part in crafts, games and competitions. The money raised will go towards the continued palliative care of terminally ill children and their families. Miss Daw, Teacher of Religious Studies We all had a very interesting and thought-provoking time at the hospice as we were able to get an insight into the lives of the nurses and carers as well as being told stories of the terminally ill children. We were able to learn about palliative care and gain understanding of how a hospice works, as we experienced the information first hand by actual carers who kindly shared their stories with us. Ayesha described the experience as absolutely, “eye opening, and incredibly humbling.”, a sentiment I would agree with. We enjoyed ourselves because Richard’s House was unquestionably excellent. It was amazing to see how much they helped by improving the children’s quality of life and how much attention and love they gave to the children. I also agree with Moriom that, “I want to fundraise for them” because of their amazing job of helping others! Shamla Bahan, Student Year 12 students visit Clifford Chance On Friday 13 March, the entire Year 12 cohort visited the global headquarters of Clifford Chance in Canary Wharf to participate in an exclusive Aspiration Day. Clifford Chance is one of the five ‘Magic Circle’ law firms; widely recognised as the elite club of the world’s most prestigious law firms. The day was hosted by Laura King, Clifford Chance’s Global Head of Human Resources & Recruitment, who is both a partner of the firm and a Director of Brampton Manor Trust. Over the course of the day students were treated to a series of presentations from partners at Clifford Chance and Managing Directors from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, covering a range of topics designed to give students an insight into life in the corporate world and some tips to help them get there. They also participated in a careers carousel with lawyers at various stages of their careers, who offered excellent advice on what skills and qualities students needed to develop in order to succeed in the world of work. The day was enjoyed by all students and offered a timely reminder of the importance of achieving outstanding results in their AS exams this summer. Mr Dobin, Director of Sixth Form Symposium—Art Exhibition We wanted to say a big thank you to every student, teacher and parent that came to support our annual ‘Symposium’ exhibition in the Art studio earlier this year. The 6 th form and year 11 students really appreciated the support and comments about their work and we are extremely proud of the high quality, thought provoking work that they produced. There was an incredible range of ideas and mediums being exhibited from a life size sellotape sculpture of a student, to large scale charcoal drawings, paintings, installations and video pieces. Miss Stevens, Teacher of Art If you missed the exhibition we would like to invite you to come to our end of year show, which will include art work from Year 7 to Year 11. Berlin Art Trip—During the Easter holidays nine of the 6th form Art students went on a trip to Berlin. The trip involved visits to many Art Galleries, including the Bauhaus Archive museum of Design and the Hamburger Bahnhof, which was once a railway station but now holds a large collection of contemporary art. We also spent time learning about the History of the city. We were led on a fascinating tour down a nuclear bomb bunker built during the Cold War, we visited the famous Holocaust memorial and of course the remnants of the Berlin wall. The students were busy sketching at every possible moment: on public transport, in coffee shops and even during breakfast at the hotel. They produced some fantastic work and are now developing their first hand experiences in their Exam projects back at school. Miss Stevens, Teacher of Art PE News Special congratulations to Melissa, Skye, Joyce, Britney, Vanes and Anna who won the Newham football year 8 tournament after winning ALL their games. They are now through to represent West Ham for the final at Tottenham's White Hart Lane in May. Miss Bowman, Teacher of PE Year 10/11 Netball Team—Congratulations to the Year 10/11 Netballers who have come to the end of an excellent season. They have played in both the Newham and London leagues with their greatest successes coming in the Newham league. They have narrowly missed out on becoming Newham Champions having only encountered one lose by one goal! I would like to thank all the girls for their hard work and efforts this year and in particular thank those year 11 girls who have been committed team members for the past five years. I hope they continue to enjoy playing Netball once they leave school. Mrs E Price, PE Teacher Back Row L-R - Priscilla Daniels, Yasmin Kondel, Dami Adeyinka, Chantel Mensah, Valuola Ojeme. Front row L-R – Monika Maleviciute, Princess Masha, Jemima Boateng, Akua Abedi-boafo, Shekinah Lumeka. Year 7 Netball Team—The Year 7 Netball team have successfully become Newham Borough Champions after winning all of their games during a Newham tournament. The girls beat Chobham, Langdon, Plashet, St Angela’s, Langdon, Sarah Bonnell and Forest Gate School to win the title. As a result of their amazing achievement the whole team were scouted by an Essex County coach and selected to trial for the Essex Met Netball Team. Congratulations to all the girls who have been committed to training and playing throughout the year! Top (Left to right): Sarah Abanda, Rodica Costandachi, Chisolum Okafor-Whyte, Valentina Dancheva, Eleanor Washington and Maya Elmes Jenkinson. Bottom (Left to right): Sharissa Murray, Sophie Daly, Ria St Omer, and Priscilla Owusu-Kumah. Miss Henry, Teacher of PE PE Inter-Form Competitions—Over the school year every form will put forward their best sports men and women in order to win as many points as possible and become the top sporting form. This year we have already had our boys football, boys and girls basketball, girls trampolining and girls badminton competitions and the talent has been incredible. We still have many more competitions left for the summer term including Sports Day so there are still loads of chances to get to that top spot. Miss Farley, Teacher of PE Design Technology News 6th Form STEM Club – 3D Printing! After The Spring break, the sixth form STEM club will be trialing two different models of 3d printer to test this exciting new technology. Speak to Mrs Price if you are interested in trying out the printers. New! GCSE Graphic Products Online Revision GCSE Graphic Products Pupils can access the new Brampton Manor GCSE Graphic Products Revision site at pinterest.com/revisegraphics. KS3 / KS4 online galleries. New revision materials! Don’t forget, you can access the Brampton Manor KS3 and 4 galleries, project resources and revision materials at pinterest.com/BramptonManorDT and pinterest.com/GCSEGraphics. D&T Star Awards—This term’s Star Designer awards go to: Mustafa Hassan and Ariba Azam in year 7; Leva Varanauskaite and Sammara Al-Saddy in year 8; Nadir Miah, Jack Hurlock, Alexandra Rus and Rohail John in year 9; Cheyenne Kempster, Nazifa Khatun and Gokul Neelamekam in year 10; Hana Jauffur, Nailah Haque and Zayd Shaikh in year 11. This term’s Star Chef Awards go to Maya Elmes Jenkinson (Year 7), Jhensiah Kebani (Year 8), Lauren Metcalf (Year 9), Junaid Mahmood (Year 10) and Danielle Lucas (Year 11). Shows to see! If you are looking for a great day out during the Spring break, we highly recommend: ‘Designs of the Year’ at the Design Museum, 25 March to 23 August. Alexander McQueen, Savage Beauty’ at the V&A, 4 March – 2 August. ‘Unlocking Lovelock: Scientist, Inventor, Maverick,’ until 12 April 2015, and ‘Engineer Your Future,’ until December 2017 at the Science Museum. Mrs Price, Head of Graphics/Product Design
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