Friday 22nd November 2019 Dear Parents and Guardians On Monday evening, I joined staff, parents and relatives at the Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park to watch our amazing Performing Arts students take part in the annual Shakespeare Schools Festival. As usual I was blown away by the quality of the production and particularly with the way the 14 students dealt with the pressure of performing in front of a large, live audience. I was extremely proud of what they achieved and they were superb ambassadors for the school. What was really pleasing was that the students were from all year groups between Year 7 and Year 10. The Capulets and Montagues were portrayed as Blues and Reds of the football kind. Several of the cast had to wear a top of the team they don't support—that is commitment to the cause! I have written to all 14 students to thank and congratulate them. Well done to Chloe Campbell, Olivia Campbell, Olivia Connolly, Neve Graham, Jack Fielden, Damien Jones. Richie Longworth, Lucie-Mae Mitchell, Chloe Smith, Joe Taylor, Vincent Woods, Ella Regan, Abigail Maguire and Caitlin Smith. Finally thanks to Miss Andrews and Miss Harper for their hard work over the last few weeks and months on the production. Yesterday I received the following email from the Chief Executive of Knowsley Council about the performance. “I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you and your School for their contribution to the Shakespeare Schools Festival performances on 18 November 2019. The Festival is a huge opportunity for all involved. From personal experience, Shakespeare “on the page” can be daunting for people – children and adults alike – so getting a chance to put the words into practice can help to make sense of it. I’m always amazed at the extent of the understanding which the young people show – they aren’t just reciting the words, but actually playing their parts. Of course, none of it would be possible without the staff in the schools who clearly put so much effort in – can you please pass on my appreciation to those involved at Halewood Academy, and of course to the young people who performed so well.” Thanks to the parents who attended the Parents’ Forum last night. The next Forum is on Thursday 6th February at 5pm. We will provide an update on issues discussed yesterday to parents who attended before that meeting. Your input is very gratefully received. Finally, can I draw your attention to the After School Activities rota that is on Page 3. There are plenty of things for your child to do after school each day so please encourage them to join in. Best wishes Mr G Evans—Principal This weeks Numeracy Challenge is: Last Weeks Numeracy Challenge Answers:
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Friday 22nd November 2019 Dear Parents and Guardians
On Monday evening, I joined staff, parents and relatives at the Knowsley
Leisure and Culture Park to watch our amazing Performing Arts students
take part in the annual Shakespeare Schools Festival. As usual I was
blown away by the quality of the production and particularly with the way
the 14 students dealt with the pressure of performing in front of a large,
live audience. I was extremely proud of what they achieved and they
were superb ambassadors for the school. What was really pleasing was
that the students were from all year groups between Year 7 and Year
10. The Capulets and Montagues were portrayed as Blues and Reds of
the football kind. Several of the cast had to wear a top of the team they
don't support—that is commitment to the cause! I have written to all 14
students to thank and congratulate them. Well done to Chloe Campbell,
Olivia Campbell, Olivia Connolly, Neve Graham, Jack Fielden, Damien
Jones. Richie Longworth, Lucie-Mae Mitchell, Chloe Smith, Joe Taylor,
Vincent Woods, Ella Regan, Abigail Maguire and Caitlin Smith. Finally
thanks to Miss Andrews and Miss Harper for their hard work over the
last few weeks and months on the production.
Yesterday I received the following email from the Chief Executive of
Knowsley Council about the performance.
“I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you and your School for their
contribution to the Shakespeare Schools Festival performances on 18
November 2019.
The Festival is a huge opportunity for all involved. From personal
experience, Shakespeare “on the page” can be daunting for people –
children and adults alike – so getting a chance to put the words into
practice can help to make sense of it. I’m always amazed at the extent
of the understanding which the young people show – they aren’t just
reciting the words, but actually playing their parts.
Of course, none of it would be possible without the staff in the schools
who clearly put so much effort in – can you please pass on my
appreciation to those involved at Halewood Academy, and of course to
the young people who performed so well.”
Thanks to the parents who attended the Parents’ Forum last night. The
next Forum is on Thursday 6th February at 5pm. We will provide an
update on issues discussed yesterday to parents who attended before
that meeting. Your input is very gratefully received.
Finally, can I draw your attention to the After School Activities rota that is
on Page 3. There are plenty of things for your child to do after school
each day so please encourage them to join in.
Best wishes
Mr G Evans—Principal
This weeks Numeracy Challenge is:
Last Weeks Numeracy Challenge Answers:
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Ski Trip Payment Schedule
All payments can be paid by cash or
cheque. You may also pay by bank
transfer; contact the school for more
information. Please make cheques pay-
able to Halewood Academy. You are
welcome to pay ahead of the deadlines,
or increase the instalment amount if
you wish, but the amounts listed above
are the minimum amounts required for
each date. We will be arranging an in-
formation evening for the trip in early
2020. Should you have any issues or
queries please do not hesitate to con-
tact Mr Campbell.
Payment
Number
Amount Due date
(At the latest)
4 £149
Friday 29th No-
vember 2019
5 £140
Friday 31st Jan-
uary 2020
Important message to Parents & Students:
In the academy, we have several students with nut allergies and one student in particular with a severe allergy. Please do not
send in any nut products with your child and discuss with your child the importance of them not buying any snacks containing
nuts on the way into school. Thank you in advance for your support with this.
Attendance: Top Form Groups
Week Commencing 11/11/19
11CSA – 100%
11LTR – 100%
7LPA – 99.2%
7ABA – 99.2%
11NST – 98.7%
HALEWOOD ACADEMY AFTER SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES ROTA
Rail Safety Live It's that time again...Rail Safety LIVE is back!
Network Rail in partnership with Learn Live are working to help raise awareness to students across the UK educating them about the dangers of the train tracks through interactive digital delivery.
Rail Safety LIVE is a live streamed event that is broadcast to thousands across the UK.
The live event will focus on Trespass and will provide information to help young people understand the dangers on and near the railways as well as the consequenc-es to a decision to trespass, not only on themselves and those close to them but also those across the rail industry.
The broadcast will feature members of Network Rail, British Transport Police (BTP) and West Midlands Trains who will also answer questions from a live and virtual audience throughout the interactive broadcast.
Register for free here: https://learnliveuk.com/rail-safety-live-2/
This broadcast is suitable for ages 11 and upwards due to its content.
The live chat is always open next to the video player so feel free to leave us a ques-tion or comment. Parents and also invited to watch the live broadcast so please share this link with your community. We look forward to you joining us for Rail Safety LIVE on the Learn Live channel to help keep your young peo-ple safe this summer and spreading this important message.
Year 8 Boys football Great experience for the year 8 boys football team tonight, playing at finch farm, the home of Everton Fc. The boys are certainly improving and impressed tonight! The second part of the competition is next Wednesday.
Top 5 Books Borrowed This
Week:
1. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid; The
Getaway Jeff Kinney
2. 2. Ripley’s Believe It or Not
2020
3. 3. Tokyo Ghoul Book 4 Sui
Ishida
4. Tokyo Ghoul Book 3 Sui Ishida
5. Understanding Asthma Holly
Duhig
KS4 Subject carousel
Following on from the success last year, Halewood Academy will be hosting a KS4 subject carousel drop in event on Thursday
28th November from 3.00pm until 5.00pm focusing on Year 9, 10 and 11 students. Parents, carers and students will have the
opportunity to participate in some parent sessions in English, Maths, Science and Humanities. You will be able to speak to
teachers one to one; learn more detail about the subject specifications being taught at GCSE level, have support with revision
phone apps, strategies to aid revision and be able to purchase revision guides for subjects (Revision guides for most subjects
will be available to purchase during the event.) Yr. 11 parents/carers also have the opportunity to use this event as a catch
up for any of the missed yr. 11 progress evenings so far.
During the free event there will be an opportunity to gain careers advice on future pathways, further education, apprentice-
ships, and have one to one guidance on your son’s/daughter’s future aspirations, to ensure they are fully equipped regarding
how they can reach their career goals.
If you require any further details, please contact Miss Walsh.
Student Blog In the first of a new series of Student Blogs, Evie-Jo Kenna, a Student Leader from Year 10, describes how she flew a plane dur-ing the Summer.
My name is Evie-Jo Kenna and I am an Air Cadet. Over the Summer I was given the opportunity to go to the annual camp (RAF Shawbury). While I was there, I gained lots of new skills and memories as it was my first camp. However, I have one experience that I know I will never forget. I took control of a grob tutor (plane) while in flight. My flight drove up to RAF Cosford; we ran through safety procedures, I got my gear on and we were up in the air. While I was in the air the pilot explained all of the controls and what was going on over the radios. I followed the pilot through some moves to see how they felt and then took control and did them myself. I did straight and level flight, rolls left and right, climbing and de-scending back to straight and level flight; it was amazing! We even took a selfie mid-flight! Overall it was a once in a lifetime experience that I am extremely grateful I was given. My abilities are pushed every day in my learning environment, which allows me to have the confidence to do this and hopefully many more in the future! Evie-Jo Kenna : 10KWI You can see more photographs of Evie-Jo's flying experience here
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