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GREENACRE ACADEMY
NEWSLETTER
This issue:
Sixth Form Open Evening
Cruz Hunter: Head Boy
International Poetry Day
Attendance ‘Are you here?’
Medway Flash Mob
Sports Leadership Academy
#playtimeisover
Message from Mrs Bridger Dear Parents / Carers,
The year seems to be flying past quickly and there are rarely quiet moments at
Greenacre Academy, with Term 1 being no exception. As we approach the end
of this productive term, it is important to reflect on the good work seen in the
Academy so far: from the main priority of getting the students settled into the
routines, affirming daily routines and focusing them back on their academic
work after the summer break.
A firm highlight of this term has seen a successful MacMillan coffee morning,
which raised record funds for this worthy charity. Furthermore, our new year 7s
have made a great start to their educational journey with us and now know
their way around the building and have got used to life in secondary school.
Year 7 Parents and Carers, you will receive, by post, your son/ward’s Settling-In
Report over the half term period. Additionally, Year 8 and 9 will receive
progress update reports.
We have also enjoyed an extended Open Week and Open Evening where year 6
parents and students visited us to gain a real insight into the Academy. The
feedback I have received has been incredibly positive, in particular
Towards the conduct, behaviour and attitude of our students.
during term time and, again, we need confirmation of
your child’s absence upon their return.
I am pleased to report that during this half term break,
work will start on the extension of our canteen which
will be due to finish in February 2020. The canteen will
still be operational during this period and, despite some
building work, we will continue operating as normal.
Looking forward, term 2 will commence for students on
Monday 4th November 2019 on week B and I look
forward to seeing our students fully prepared with both
full uniform and equipment ready to start a new
academic term. Next term, we will see Sixth Form
preparation assemblies for Year 11, which will help them
decide on appropriate courses and learn of entry
requirements for Sixth Form next year. The Sixth Form
open evening will be held here, at Greenacre Academy,
on Thursday 21st November between 6pm-8pm and I
urge every year 11 student, and their parents, to visit
and learn what we can offer in the Sixth Form.
I cannot believe I am going to mention the ‘Christmas’
word already (what happened to the Summer?) but, we
will finish term 2, ready for the festive break, on Friday
20th December 2019 at the normal Friday finishing time
of 1.10 pm.
Finally, I would like to thank you for your continued
support of Greenacre Academy and for working with us.
By home and school working closely together, we can
make a difference in the education of all of our students.
It only remains for me to wish you a wonderful half term
break. I hope you find time to relax and enjoy it and I
look forward to speaking with you again next term.
With my very best wishes,
Mrs S Bridger
Headteacher
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We also held a Sports Partnership rowing event where
Greenacre Academy students once again did us proud!
Other highlights of the term included a number of
parental information evenings, including one in which
our year 7 parents attended at the start of term. Year 11
information evening also took place this term, where our
parents attended and learned about: mock exam dates,
form focus groups and mentors for year 11. In a climate
of ever increasing difficulty with exams and less
coursework, year 11 need to be well underway with
their revision programme from home and I urge parents/
carers of year 11 to ensure they are actively revising,
practicing past papers and completing their coursework
over the holiday period. We also welcomed a
motivational speaker ‘Action Jackson’ who came in, with
his team, for a day and worked with our year 11
students. It is also worth mentioning here how smart our
Year 11 students look in their new burgundy ties!
Our students have been proactive in deciding upon ways
to reinforce ‘Skills For Life’ by becoming classroom
ambassadors in all year groups. The ambassadors have
made a fantastic start to the year and continue to make
an excellent impression to any visitors. We have also
welcomed in a variety of guest speakers who have
spoken to our boys about different career paths.
We also had school photographs this term, so I hope that
your wonderfully smart sons are taking pride of place on
the mantel piece!
We have high expectations for our students and the
minimum expectation that we ask is that your child
attends school on time, every day, ready to learn, in full
school uniform. The school’s target for attendance is
96%. Thank you for doing what you can to ensure this.
Please be reminded that all absences need to be
followed up with a letter when your child returns to
school. Otherwise, unexplained absences are recorded
as unauthorised. We do not give permission for holidays
Message from Mrs Bridger
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technical level vocational courses. We offer courses at
Level 3 (A Level/BTEC equivalent) and Level 2 (GCSE
equivalent) in order to suit all skills and abilities.
Students are set challenging targets and encouraged to
work independently, which yields ‘strong
progress,’ (Ofsted, May 2018). We also recognise the
importance of students having a further opportunity to
obtain Level 4 grades in English Language and
Mathematics GCSEs (should students not obtain these
results in their summer examinations) and, as such,
factor ‘re-sit lessons’ (should they be required) onto
students’ timetables, ‘Those students who retake GCSEs
in English and Mathematics achieve above-average
outcomes,’ (Ofsted, May 2018).
Through our ‘Skills for Life’ strategy, we aim to be the
first choice for employers when they look to recruit, as
well as ensuring that those who wish to follow an
academic path in further education are given
comprehensive advice and support.
Our prospectus, proposed blocking structure and on-line
application form can be found by accessing:
http://www.sflt.org.uk/pgw-sixth-form/prospectus/
We look forward to welcoming you on 21st
November at 6pm.
Autumn 2019
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On Thursday 21st November, Greenacre Academy and
Walderslade Girls’ School will host our PGW (Partnership
of Greenacre and Walderslade) Open Evening, to which
we would like to extended an invitation to our current
Year 11 cohort, any external students and their parents/
carers. The evening commences at 6pm in the Greenacre
hall, where parents and carers will be able to listen to a
brief presentation from Mrs Bridger and Mr Mallia. This
will then be followed by a ‘careers fair’ style set-up of all
the Key Stage 5 subjects we offer. This will be an
opportunity for your son/ward to find out more about
the subjects he hopes to study in Sixth Form.
PGW is one of the largest Sixth Forms in Medway – a
true testament to our success! At PGW, we pride
ourselves on recognising our learners as young adults.
PGW Sixth Form aspires to deliver an exemplary learning
experience to our students through a nurtured
atmosphere of both cooperation and mutual respect.
Ultimately, our main aim is to ensure that all PGW
students leave us with the qualifications, knowledge, and
personal attributes needed to succeed in their desired,
future path – whatever that may be: higher education,
an apprenticeship, or the world of work.
PGW Sixth Form is the perfect progression route for
students to complete: academic, applied general, and
Firstly, I’d like to take the opportunity to introduce
myself to anyone I have not yet had the pleasure of
meeting or speaking to yet. I am Ms Ware, Head of Year
9. Year 9 have made a good start to the school year and I
have been impressed by our motivated and hardworking
students.
I would like to congratulate the students who have
achieved 100% attendance this term; this is a fantastic
achievement and shows excellent Skills for Life. I have
spoken to the students in year 9 about the importance of
excellent attendance and the impact that time off can
have on their progress. It is so important that if our
students can be in school, that they are.
The year 9 students have also adapted well to the
changes in the pastoral system, specifically with the new
horizontal form groups. I would like to offer my thanks to
the year 9 form tutors: Miss Tywman, Mrs Duncan, Mr
Edge, Ms Odu, Mrs Lyng, Mr Kirk and Miss Pattinson For
their hard work and support so far this year in making
this transition as smooth as possible. I am looking
forward to seeing the competitive nature of our students
with the introduction of inter-form competitions.
I would also like to congratulate the year 9 students who
acted as tour guides or department helpers during our
open evening; they were absolutely fantastic and
displayed brilliant Skills for Life.
As we begin to look forward into term 2, we need to
start thinking about how we are going to build on the
progress that we have made in term 1. I would like to
see an improvement in attendance and punctuality. I
would also like our students to be thinking about the
way they present themselves, not only in school, but in
the local community. Students must ensure that they are
behaving in a considerate, safe and respectful manner.
Finally, a thank you to, Mrs Cowburn, Mrs Hill, Ms
Boynton and Ms Wall, our wonderful PSAs, who work
tirelessly to help and support our students.
Ms Ware
Head of Year 9
Year 9 I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Year 10
students on an excellent start to the new Academic year!
Both students and staff were unsure how the change
from Houses to Years would work. However Year 10
students made the transition seamlessly and have made
my job that little bit easier. It has been a pleasure to
work with you all and to see you display all of our Skills
for Life principles on a daily basis. Your behaviour has
been exemplary and the hard work and effort you
demonstrate within lessons has been wonderful to see.
I have heard nothing but good comments from teachers
of Year 10 on how you have settled into your new
courses studying the subjects that you have personally
chosen. This is a great start to what will be a very
challenging but rewarding Academic year.
Congratulations to the students who are still on 100%
attendance, you will be invited to vote for the big reward
one lucky Year 10 student will receive in July next year.
Well done to Forms TLN x2, SP & EZM who have won the
weekly Form attendance chocolate prize, this will
continue every week so make sure your Form group is in
the running!
As previously mentioned your behaviour has been
extremely good in the opening few weeks of this term.
Every student isn’t perfect and will make mistakes from
time to time but I do ask that we accept consequences
and move forward by not repeating the same mistakes.
There has been no exclusions so far in Year 10 which is a
credit to the positive choices you are currently making.
I’m sure you will all join me in thanking the PSAs and all
Year 10 Form Tutors for their hard work and
commitment during Term 1. Have a great half term!
Mr Franklin
Head of Year 10
Year 10
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Where has this first term gone? I am certain our Year 11
would all say the last few weeks have flown by and that
gives an indication of how quickly this year is going to go.
For many of our Year 11 it has been an incredibly
successful beginning to this GCSE year with our new
prefects really stepping up to their duties. We have been
impressed by the standards of the majority of year 11
students this term – they are arriving on time every day,
proudly sporting their chosen new burgundy ties.
Building on this, we would like to see it become the
norm for all year 11 students as we move into next term.
A few things we would like Year 11 students and parents
to take particular note of:
For year 11 school start time is 8.30am, arriving in
form after this time will result in a late detention.
Mobile phones and headphones are not permitted
inside the school building and will be confiscated
immediately if seen by a teacher.
We have zero tolerance to disruption within Year 11
lessons.
We expect all invited year 11 to be attending their
interventions afterschool, with notes signed by parents
if they are unable to attend.
We expect all students be striving to achieve the best
of their potential every single lesson.
We expect students to be making use of the PiXL Apps,
Tassomai and GCSEPod regularly. (Please contact
teachers if your son/ward requires support logging on).
At the end of September Year 11 across the Secondary
Trust Schools were lucky enough to have The FixUp
Team in for the whole day. Action Jackson led the
students in whole school assemblies and small group
sessions to really reflect on the year ahead and their
futures, he had students singing and sharing experiences
as well as in competition with one another. It was
amazing to see how he connected with the students in a
short space of time and encouraged them to
contemplate what they want for their futures. A key
theme from the sessions was about happiness, and in
#Playtimeisover
order to remain happy we need to prepare. Preparation
is key to lowering stress levels and ensuring we are ready
for the challenges ahead, for our Year 11 this is currently
their revision in preparation for their exams; remember
little and often! However, the key messages were not
just about exams but about building their futures.
Towards the end of term a number of our students went
through a rigorous application and interview process in
order to apply for the position of Head Boy. Huge
congratulations need to go to Cruz Hunter (See Page 5)
who is our new Head Boy this year, but also to Beckley
Owolabi and James May who will be his deputies
working alongside him.
For the final fortnight of this term we also saw the start
of the Fundraising campaign from Year 11 to improve
rewards that will be given this year to develop their
motivation and perseverance to aspire to exceeding
their targets. The ‘12th man’ fundraising team lead by
Mr Roberts and Mrs Allen have designed fundraising
opportunities that students will enjoy participating in.
This term has seen a Football penalty shoot-out, FIFA
knockout tournament and cake sale among other
activities. Over the course of this academic year we will
be running other fundraising activities to raise the profile
of Year 11 and establish a legacy for other year groups to
aspire towards.
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KS3 Assessments:
Although the end of term brings the relaxation of the
half term break, it also brings with it assessments and
tests to examine what our students have learnt over the
last term.
Our students in KS3 have worked hard in cementing their
knowledge of key concepts and ideas this term and
many have shown a true dedication to their studies.
They have been organised and committed to their
lessons, by being fully equipped, concentrating hard and
rising to every challenge posed to them.
Also, it is fair to say that students have used their
Knowledge Organisers effectively to begin their revision
of topics being covered in class. Quiz scores have been at
an all-time high and assessments have been a success,
with students performing well over the term. Knowledge
Organisers have proven excellent in allowing our
students to reflect on previous learning and learn new
spellings and complete tasks to apply their new-found
knowledge.
All Key Stage 3 parents will be receiving their son/ward’s
report detailing how much progress and effort they have
put into their studies this term. The report will also detail
information regarding: attendance, rewards sanctions,
reading age and maths age.
English KS3 English:
Welcome to a new year of KS3 English! Students have
made a wonderful start to the year with their knowledge
of techniques, SPaG (spelling, punctuation and grammar)
and sophisticated vocabulary impressing the English
department.
This term, KS3 students have begun studying their topics
that will continue into Term 2. We have been focused on
the context of the texts studied and have been looking
carefully at why: texts were written; the time period in
which they were set and how this influenced the writers.
Year 7 have been exploring the 1950s and witchcraft in
Roald Dahl’s The Landlady. Year 8 have been studying Of
Mice and Men, and have been introduced to the
historical context surrounding the novella, such as: the
Wall Street Crash, the American Dream and the ranches
in California in the 1920s. Year 9 have been introduced
to Shakespeare’s Macbeth and are beginning to explore
stereotypical conventions of gender in the 1600s.
During Term 2, the boys will be building upon their
explanation skills by using ‘because because’ to help
them justify their ideas about character, theme and plot.
To do this, we will be working closely with the schools’
‘Skills For Life’ motto to help students persevere with the
challenging parts of the texts and also encouraging
students to produce work that shows excellence and
motivation.
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Half Term Challenges!
Writing Competition: As Halloween is approaching, we would like KS3 students to write a 200 word scary story as part of our half-termly English competition.
The story should focus around Halloween and should include:
A scary setting
1 character only!
A cliff-hanger ending
Entries can be handed into English teachers during the first week back after half-term (week commencing: 4th November).
English Accelerated Reader
Our KS3 students have continued to work with
Accelerated Reader this term and have been working
hard to improve their reading ages. So far this year, KS3
have read an amazing total of 3,623,141 words!
Please join us in congratulating the following students
who have shown excellent Skills For Life with their
reading over the past term. Well done to:
Charlie Edwards
Noel Jagun
Kyron McConnell
Charlie Almond
Tyrese Jakopo
Adam Easton
We have been thoroughly impressed with the boys’
perseverance and motivation to improve their reading
and would like to celebrate the excellent of KS3 readers.
Next term, we will be continuing to encourage pupils to
read for twenty minutes a day at school and we would
like to see pupils beginning to read more challenging
texts. Therefore, we will be motivating our boys to read
a range of subject specific texts as well as their own
Accelerated Reader book from our library; it would also
be wonderful to see the boys engaging with local
newspapers and blogs.
Spellzone
We would also encourage KS3 students to practise their
spellings in half-term using Spellzone. Spellzone is a
website that provides individual spelling resources for
each student. Every student should complete a spelling
test with headphones, with the results Spellzone creates
a personal ‘Course Pathway’. We suggest students
complete at least 3 courses over the half term.
to take a mature attitude to what is going to be a very
pressured time for them. After the Year 11 Information
Evening many of the boys have taken advantage of the
revision materials that have been made available to
them in the Intervention Room. Those that have done so
have shown great motivation and they all now need to
make sure that they are well organised in preparation
for their Literature mock exam coming up on the 7th
November next term.
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International Poetry Day
This term, in English Key Stage Three lessons, we celebrated National Poetry Day. Our boys showed their poetry skills
by writing poetry about the recent Amazon Rainforest fires and exploring the past and present stature of the
rainforests. As well as writing sophisticated poetry by showing an excellent grasp of poetic technique and vocabulary,
they also developed their knowledge of how the beauty and significance of the Amazon Rainforest is under threat by
the raging fires.
English
Earth’s Final Conflict
The deep sea of life,
On this green luscious land,
A thriving community,
The lungs of the earth.
Secrets kept for centuries,
Being found every day.
But if they could talk,
All they’d want to say,
Is that they don’t really care about us.
But heaven’s garden,
Is now the playground of hell.
As the fires rage,
The loggers make the page
That you read upon now.
Apocalyptic,
Psychotic,
The dream is ending
Life, death
Mother earth can’t breathe.
By Cameron Jones
Hero
The glistening water gingerly flows by,
With the vibrant trees separating the land and sky.
The lungs of the earth so majestic and peaceful,
Now what’s become of the fire and evil.
The tongue of the flame licking each tree of its breath,
The only thing I see is death.
Flames viciously destroying everything in its path,
Hopeless is all I can say there is only cries there used to
be laughs.
Who will save the day,
We need a hero,
We went from millions down to zero.
By Thomas Smith
GCSE English
The Year 10s have also made a good start to their GCSE
studies and are now preparing for a mock exam on
Monday 14th October. This will be on the Language
Paper 1 and material to help with their personal
organisation is available in the Intervention Room. They
need to show great motivation in order to show off their
newly acquired knowledge and skill in this exam.
The Year 11s have also made a good start to this crucial
year and it has been good to see most of them beginning
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Maths Maths Whizz www.whizz.com
Congratulations to the following students who are in our top ten for learning time and progress in Maths
Whizz.
Time Learning – Motivation Progress Made - Excellence
1 MATVEJS KVESKO 1 MATVEJS KVESKO
2 James DOYE 2 James DOYE
3 SULEYMAN KARWHOO 3 ETHAN PAGE
4 Joshua BEADLE 4 Joseph KENNEDY
5 MARTIN WELBY 5 Harry CROSS
6 GORDON STOYANOV 6 SULEYMAN KARWHOO
7 JOSH SUMMERS 7 Max OWEN
8 JONATHAN JESUS 8 MARTIN WELBY
9 ETHAN PAGE 9 GEORGE HAWDEN
10 HARRY HOWLETT 10 ZACK BEDWELL
All year 7 and 8 students have been given a username and password, so please log on and start making
progress.
Target: Four progressions every week.
Recommended usage: At least one hour in maths tutor mode each week, best split over three twenty
minute sessions.
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History
Year 7 have started their history studies at Greenacre by
looking at the events of 1066. They have firmly got to grips
with chronology and narrative by looking at the battles of
Stamford Bridge and Hastings. The whole year group sat an
assessment on these topics at the end of term and have also
conducted ‘Pupil Improvement Time’ in lessons to close any
gaps in their knowledge. Year 8 started the year by studying
the Industrial Revolution and the enormous changes that
occurred in Britain as a result. With a combination of the
knowledge organisers, lesson activities and in-lesson
quizzing, students have developed an extensive
understanding of this period of British history and there
were some outstanding performances in the end of term
assessment. Year 9 studied the aftermath of WW1 in
Germany and have begun to develop an understanding of
how it contributed and linked to the beginnings of WW2.
This topic nicely bridges the gap between KS3 and 4 and the
boys have also been introduced to some GCSE-style exam
questions. In KS4, Year 10 have begun their GCSE by studying
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman invasion. We have
been really impressed with how the boys have applied
themselves and how they have really got to grips with some
of the more demanding GCSE questions. Year 11 are close to
covering all of the GCSE content and will soon begin revision.
Towards the end of term they sat a mock Paper 1 exam and
will receive their feedback in Term 2.
Travel and Tourism
Year 10 this term has been looking at the introductions of
the Travel and Tourism Industry and how these
organisations are owned. They have also looked briefly at
the effectiveness of marketing for major events such as
Fright Night at Thorpe Park, ready for their upcoming trip. In
addition to this, they have created promotional campaigns
for Chatham as Tourism Promoters. Going in to Term 2 they
will have learnt everything to get them started on their first
official piece of coursework for their GCSEs.
Year 12 have got off to a great start learning all about the
different types of tourism and having a real focus on “dark
Humanities tourism” in particular. They have created promotional
materials for “screen” tourism as well. This is all great
material that will help them with their exam later this year.
Going in to Term 2 they will continue with exam
preparations and how best to answer their exam questions.
This term also sees the first of our trips in the Travel and
Tourism department. Both years are attending Fright Night
at Thorpe Park as part of their curriculum. This major event
allows students to have first-hand experience of being a
customer which they can apply to their coursework.
Law
Year 12 have already hit the ground running in preparation
for their exam in January. Unit 1 is focusing on civil law and
the students have started to look at negligence and the
alternatives to court. Role play has been a key focus with
students looking at cases like Brashear vs McSorley &
Humpty Dumpty vs King. Year 13 have carried on with the
good work from last year preparing themselves for their
exam in January. Unit 3 is focusing on crime against property
and murder. With much detail, students have focused on the
different sections involved in theft.
RE
Year 8 boys have been studying religious festivals this term.
They began by looking at some familiar, Christian
celebrations, such as Christmas and Easter and ended the
term by studying the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The
academy believes that it is really important for our boys to
have an understanding of other beliefs and cultures as we
live in an ever-increasing multi-cultural society and our
students need to learn tolerance and respect for these. Year
9 have looked at the issue of crime. In this unit they have
studied different types of crime and various deterrents. The
boys have sensibly engaged in some very thought-provoking
discussions and have shared their thoughts and ideas.
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Kent Fire and Rescue Assembly
This term, we were happy to welcome back the Kent Fire
and Rescue Service for their annual fire safety
assemblies. The focus this year was arson with a brief
recap on fire safety for our year 8, 10 and 11 students,
students were not only asked to explain why we need to
take fire safety so seriously, but were also given real life
scenarios to explain the consequences when it isn’t. The
assemblies allowed students to display both listening
skills and manners as they participated in question and
answer segments of the assemblies.
PSHE Kenward Trust
Towards the end of this term we welcomed Kenward
Trust in to deliver three assemblies to year 8, 9 and 10
students. The assemblies were led by Andy who talked
through the different issues surrounding not only class A,
B and C drugs but also smoking, drinking and even the
way in which addicts can often turn to crime to feed
their addiction. This year we also had the honour of
inviting Kim to speak about her son who passed away
last year after taking a prescription drug. The students
were extremely respectful at this time and continued to
discuss her story throughout the day, considering how
an event like that would impact their own mother and
family. The assemblies allowed students to display both
listening skills and manners as they participated in
question and answer segments of the assemblies.
Assemblies
During this term, year 7 had and assembly focused
around one of the British Values; this was focused on
different ways to manage conflict in an appropriate way
and the importance of making good choices. Students
showed excellent listening skills and openly shared
examples of how they may not have made the right
choices in the past while they considered how they could
change this moving forward.
Year 11 have also started off the term with an assembly
focused an overview of mental health wellbeing;
explaining the importance of good mental health, signs
of stress and methods to combat this. In the up and
coming year we plan to continue these assemblies with
more detailed strategies. In the meantime, if you or your
son/ward have any concerns regarding exam stress
please use the following link to the Childline website,
they offer a wide range of stress dealing strategies and