ARK PUTNEY ACADEMY NEWS
Friday 28th March 2014
www.arkputneyacademy.org
Edition No: 24
Message From the Principal
Changes in the timetable after Easter and from June
9th onwards
Dear students
After Easter the exam season starts for Year 11,
12 and 13. Most of the exams will be sat in the hall
as it is our only large space. To fit the exams in the
morning session we will have to start them at 8.15
so that the space can be cleared for morning break.
In order to make sure that we can start the exams
on time in the afternoon we will need to have a
slightly earlier lunch which will mean reducing the
length of P2 and P3 by five minutes each. In addition
to this and so that we finish at normal time we are
adding a tutor time to the end of the day which will
last for 10 minutes from 2.55 to 3.05. During this
time tutors will take a register, deal with reports
and show students the detention register.
As some of you have heard we will be changing the
whole school timetable a week after we come back
from June half term. This effectively means that
everyone will move up a year on this date so year 7
will become year 8 and year 8 will move to year 9
and so forth. For students in Year nine this means
that they will start their GCSEs this year.
April 22nd to June 6th 2014
Time
Lesson
8.30 - 8.50
Tutor time 8.50 - 9.25
P1a
9.25 - 10.40
P1
10.55-12.00
P2
12.00 - 1.05
P3
1.05 - 1.45
Lunch
1.45 - 2.55
P4
2.55 - 3.05
Tutor Time
Another important change to the timetable is that
we are going to a weekly rather than two weekly
programme. This means that over the course
of the week your lessons will be more evenly
distributed which is better for learning. You may
also have heard that there instead of P1a and four
other periods there will be 8 periods in the day
each lasting forty minutes. Some students have
commented on the fact that this might mean that
students will be moving around the school more
often, however this will not be the case as lots of
the lessons will be taught in doubles and in the case
of PE, even triples. Each student will end up with a
very mixed timetable with some singles and triples
but mainly doubles which means lesson lengths will
remain the same for most subjects.
The final change is that the day will be slightly
longer after June 9th and we will finish at 3.20
instead of 3.05. This is so that we can fit all of
the lessons and the tutor time into the day. Some
students may question this change but the reality is
that most schools actually will still finish either at
the same time or after us despite the changes. If
you have any questions please come and see me.
Have a good weekend
Ms Downey
June 9th onwards
Tutor
Times of the day
8.30-8.50 1 8.50-9.30
2 9.30-10.10
3 10.10-10.50
Break
4 11.10-11.50
5 11.50-12.30
6 12.30-1.10
Lunch
7 1.50-2.30
8 2.30-3.10
Tutor 3.10-3.20
Message From the Heads of House
BRUNEL: Mr Glyn
We’re over half way through the school
year and I would like to take this
opportunity to say well done to the
students who attend school regularly
and punctually, we will celebrate your
achievements at the end of term
assembly. The current standings are as follows:
House totals (excluding 6th form)
Turner
95.98%
Turing
94.97%
Brunel
93.41%
Dickens
93.29%
I am really glad to say that our attendance has
gradually improved all year and very well done to Ms
Patrick’s tutor group for leading the way:
Brunel
ABO
92.83%
CPA
96%
DICKENS: Ms Chaudhry
Congratulations to the following pupils
who have achieved 100% attendance so
far this year:
Brandon Pope, Troy Piedade, Lenie Marie
Loverez, Richa Jirel, Judith Golightly,
Jewell Dje, Shania Coyle, Mohammad Awais.
We are 2nd on the leader board with 135 points!!!!!!
Only 8 points behind Turner!!!
Attendance was disappointing last week with the
house only achieving 91%, when the school’s target is
95%! However, Ms Sinot’s form achieved the highest
with 92%, well done.
Last week, I forgot to mention Ethan Bernard,
Bartosz Kreft and Teon Pidade, who also played
in the KS3 Volleyball team and came 2nd! Thank
you very much for representing the house in this
competition!
The theme of the week was Environment, the
following quotes will, hopefully, inspire you to help
our environment:
PAT
91.4%
Year 11 have just finished a week of mock
examinations, which I hope are a real taste of what
to expect in around a month or so! It is vital that
you reflect on those results, talk to your teachers
and start to build a revision programme which
must be started during the Easter holidays. I know
that there will be a number of revision sessions on
offer and I hope that students will make the most
of these opportunities, they really are vital. If you
fancy a break from that revision, remember that
Mr Marshall has tickets available for a French music
concert, including the Saint Saens Organ Symphony,
on the 14th May at the Festival Hall, which is an
opportunity not to be missed.
Have a good weekend and enjoy the sun and
Mother’s Day.
You can’t make positive choices for the rest of
your life without an environment that makes those
choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.
Deepak Chopra
If we’re destroying our trees and destroying our
environment and hurting animals and hurting one
another and all that stuff, there’s got to be a very
powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more
love in the world. We need more kindness, more
compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely
want to contribute to that.
Ellen DeGeneres
We won’t have a society if we destroy the
environment.
Margaret Mead
Our environment, the world in which we live and
work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
Earl Nightingale
Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers,
adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for
the economy and environment will be necessary to
ensure food security in the future.
Bill Gates
Message From the Heads of House
TURING: Ms Harvey
The theme of the week is environment. It is so
Congratulations to the following
important that we are looking after our planet;
students who have 100% attendance so we must preserve it for ourselves and future
far this year!
generations. You all know how I feel about litter
dropping- let’s make an effort to keep the school
Shameille Grant, Joseph Elmer, Andrew environment clean and tidy!
Elmer, Georgina Douglas, Shakira
Brown, and Shai Allen
We have one week left until Easter. We must make
sure it is great week with full attendance, best effort
You must make sure you are getting to school every in classes and most importantly, being the best
day and on time. If you are absent, your parent or
ambassadors for the school and respecting each
guardian must call. The attendance last week was
other.
disappointing, the school target is 95% and we only
achieved 91%. Congratulations to Mr Bailey’s group
Have a great weekend,
with 96%!
Ms Harvey
TURNER: Mr Richards
Massive congratulations to Jordan
Butcher-Campbell for coming 3rd
out of the elites in the Putney Heath
Run last Friday – gutted he passed
me before the finish line, but very
well done! On the other end of the
scale, we had Karen Raga-Velez come
3rd in the Year 7 race, and she was the 1st girl as
well! Congratulations again to you both. I’m sure
everyone would agree that it was a great afternoon
in the end, and look forward to more events like it
in the summer.
As we approach the end of the Easter Term I’d like
to congratulate the entire House on having the
highest attendance since September so far, with
95.98%. Mr Solari’s tutor group continue to have
the highest in the school, and I hope the others
can catch up soon. I’d also like to repeat the names
of the 100%ers, as no-one has dropped from the
list for the last term, which is incredible: Francini
Nuernberg; Pradeep Neupane; Lia Lothian; Kevin
Chavez Talavera; Bradley Bridger; Alea Barham.
These students, and the rest of the House have
helped us maintain this high attendance, and the
consistency is wonderful to see. With this, and
your efforts in various competitions, especially the
Volleyball tournaments last week, we are sitting at
the top with 142 points, 7 points ahead of 2nd place
Dickens.
Lastly, many of you will have seen the different
posters at the gate last Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. These were part of a campaign that the
Year 12 Media Students led and was organised by
the company Burberry, called ‘Make People Smile
Campaign’. I’d like you all to think about which one
made you smile the most as we will be holding votes
next week. This links directly to the theme of the
week, environment, as the idea of the campaign,
and posters, was to make you smile and therefore
improve the environment we work and socialise
in. You all need to have a think over the weekend
and consider how you could improve the school
environment, whether it be across the whole
school, the playground, the classroom, or between a
small group of your friends. I want you to do at least
one thing next week that makes the environment a
happier place, and therefore sends everyone off in a
positive way for the holidays.
Have a lovey, and thoughtful, weekend!
Author of the Week: Anthony Horowitz
Anthony is married with two children and lives in
London.
Anthony Horowitz was
born on the 5th April
1955 in north London.
He says, “I think I knew
with certainty that I
wanted to be a writer
around eight.”
Anthony was sent to
boarding school, which
he hated. He says that
one reason he began
writing books for young
people was “to make up
for the shortcomings of my childhood”.
As well as being the author of over 50 books
including the bestselling ‘Alex Rider’ series, Anthony
is also an award winning screenwriter, playwright
and journalist.
He is the writer and creator of ‘Foyle’s War’ and
has also written for ‘Poirot’
and ‘Midsommer Murders’.
http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com
New Books in the Library!
Visit the library today and choose a reading book for the Easter holiday!
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Emerald Star
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Percy Jackson and
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Dragons
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Boy’s Don’t Cry
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The Return of the King
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Green Smoke
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Classic
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Through Dead Eyes
The Professor
By Chris Priestley
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Claude in the Spotlight
By Alex T. Smith
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Don’t Look Now and
Other Stories
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By Nick Lake
ARK Putney Academy goes the extra mile for Sport Relief
Staff and students run a mile on Putney Heath, raising over £1,000 for charity
Staff and students at ARK Putney Academy took
part in a mile-long fun run on Friday, to raise money
for Sport Relief. Some especially good sports made
the run more difficult for themselves by running in
fancy dress – spectators spotted all sorts of costumes, from tiger onesies to banana suits, hurtling
across the heath.
By taking part in the fun run, and also by arranging a
non-uniform day, staff and students raised an astonishing amount for Sport Relief: the final total was
more than £1,000.
“The fun run worked because we all took part in
it together. On the way around the course I was
encouraged to keep running by the fact that I was
running with both my friends and teachers.”
The spirit of the day was perhaps best summed up
by ARK Putney pupil Erick Reape-Jararmillo, who
said: “I enjoyed the fun run - it shows that, if you set
your mind to it, then you can do anything.”
Alison Downey, Principal at ARK Putney, said:
“It was a great event as it brought us together as a
community. It didn’t matter whether you were running as an elite runner or whether you were dressed
up and running the course for fun. It was just great
to take part in a whole school event.”
Armstrong Nkosi, a pupil at ARK Putney, said:
ARK Putney is part of ARK Schools, a group of
schools that aims to give children from all backgrounds an exceptional education. ARK Schools is
regarded as one of the most successful academy
operators in the country. It already runs 27 schools
in Hastings, Portsmouth, London and Birmingham of the 13 that have been inspected by Ofsted, 12 are
rated as good or outstanding.
Nominations for Jack Petchey Achievement Award 2014
Erica Nuamah - Erica is a fantastic role model to other students. She takes
part in all aspects of school life, be it representing the school or House at
sports, playing Lady Macbeth at the Shakespeare’s Schools Festival or singing in
the ‘Spark’-ARK choir. Erica is always keen to help and with her creative nature
has come up with, nurtured and developed many fantastic ideas such as the
Turing House World Food Day which was a fabulous success. Erica is kind and
friendly, and always looks out for others. She is a real asset to the school and I
feel extremely privileged to be her Head of House. (L. Brimacombe)
Bethany Lennox - Bethany is extremely multi-talented. She is great at public
speaking; taking lead roles in assemblies, debating competitions and drama
productions, and is also keen to help out with more unseen roles. Bethany did
such a good job with the sound and lighting for our production of Macbeth at the
Shakespeare’s Schools Festival, she was asked to be the technical engineer for all
of the other productions too! Bethany has so many giftings (academic and extracurricular) but is, at all times, humble and kind, doing her best to achieve the best she
can for herself and the others around her. She is an incredible role model to all. Once
again, I feel extremely privileged to be her Head of House. (L. Brimacombe)
Rachel Dyer – Rachel has supported the development of singing in the academy
for a number of years. She has led choir rehearsals, conducted performances and
encouraged younger students. (F. Marhsall)
Alacoque Conte for exceptional work and achievement in science. Alacoque
also contributes heavily to the music extra-curricular programme (E. Adjei and Mr
Marshall)
Robyn Smart in year 7 has produced outstanding artwork this year and excelled in
the Christmas project, gaining the top award in school. Added to this she has been
an extremely positive influence within my tutor group through her cheerful nature
and willingness to help. She has joined many extra-curricular clubs and is a member
of the school choir. (P. Solari)
Dates for Academic Year 2014 – 2015
Date
Event
Autumn term
Monday 1st September 2014
Inset day
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Inset day
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
First day back for students
Monday 27th October - Friday 31st October 2014
Half term
Friday 5th December 2014
School closed to students
Friday 19th December 2014
Last day of Autumn term
Spring term
Tuesday 6th January 2015
Inset day
Wednesday 7th January 2015
First day back for students
Thursday 12th February 2015
Inset day
Friday 13th February 2015
Inset day
Monday 16th February – Friday 20th February 2015 Half term
Friday 27th March 2015
Last day of Spring term
Summer term
Monday 13th April 2015
Inset day
Tuesday 14th April 2015
First day back for students
Monday 25th May – Friday 29th May 2015
Half term
Friday 26th June 2015
Inset day
Friday 17th July 2015
Last day of Summer term
APA Popular Music
Charity Concert
Performances by:
Date: 1st April 2014
Start time: 6:30pm
Tickets: Free
Place: Main Hall
1) Choir Wrecking Ball (Miley
Cyrus)
8) Jazmin White - Who Knew
(Pink)
2) Choir - Jar of Hearts (Christina
Perri)
9) Tylar-Morgan Rogers Wishing
3) Hasti Tayebi - Sky Fall (Adele)
10) Year 10 Choir - Say Goodbye
(Chris Brown)
4) Erica Nuamah - You sent me
Flying (Amy Winehouse)
11) Rachel Dyer - Nirvana (Sam
Smith)
5) Alea Barham - Everytime
(Britney Spears)
12)Batool Naqvi - Almost is never
enough (Ariana Grande)
6) Suzanna Harris - Beautiful
(Christina Aguilera) - with
audience
13) Choir and Staff Choir Happy (Pharrell Williams)
7) Year 7 Choir - Somewhere
Only We Know (Lily Allen)
This Week in History
23rd March 1909
British Lt. Ernest Shackleton finds the
magnetic South Pole.
24th March 1603
Elizabeth I dies and is succeeded by James VI
of Scotland, unifying the English and Scottish
crowns.
25th March 1807
The slave trade is abolished in the British
empire after the parliamentary bill receives
royal assent.
26th March 1979
Israel signs a peace treaty with Egypt - the
first Arab neighbour to recognise Israel’s right
to exist
27th March 1871
The first international rugby match takes
place, between Scotland and England. Scotland
win.
28th March 1939
Madrid surrenders to Franco, ending the
Spanish Civil War. His Falange Party will rule
until 1975.