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Summer Term 2013
Summer
Term 2013
No 2No 2
Endeavour
EndeavourNews
News
Highlights from around the Academy
Highlights from around the Academy
Message from our Principal,
Ms S Penn
Dear Parents & Students
We are now in the middle of the busiest time for Year 11 revision
and exams. We wish them all the best and ask them to
remember we are still here for them to offer support when they
need it.
Our theme for this newsletter is getting involved, and we are
sharing the things we have been doing and plan to do during the
rest of the term. We have plans for more extracurricular activities
and hope to put on some more school trips next year. If there are
any activities that you feel that you would like us to be able to
offer, please contact us at [email protected]
I am sure everyone is looking forward to a lovely, warm Whitsun
half term holiday!
Message from the Principal…….…………...1
Student Voice/Civic Engagement
project…………………………......................…2
Summer Uniform/Art..……….…...............3
The Endenet comes to Endeavour.……….4
Alive ‘n’ Kicking/Key Dates……..……….……5
Year 8 Humanities……………....................6
Art ……………………………………………………….7
Year 11 Lockers/Bingo/Ormi the
Bee………………………………………………..……..8
Mathematics/Catering/
What’s On …………………………………..….....9
House Updates………………………………..…10
Endeavour Stars………………...… .………11
Finally, we wish all our students taking exams this summer the
best of luck.
Samantha Penn, Principal
Adam Overett
Defoe Road Ipswich IP1 6SG
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Telephone number 01473 464545
web site: www.ormistonendeavouracademy.co.uk
Endeavour News
Student Voice
Our main focus over the next few weeks is to get ready for the Summer fair. We have been
discussing each Form group’s stall and we have some real treats being planned! More will be
revealed in the next newsletter.
We are also developing the way students are involved in the running of the school from teaching
and learning through to community projects and we will be launching Endeavour Ambassadors..
After half term, students will be able to apply for a role as an Endeavour Ambassador, so watch this
space!
Students at Endeavour, this is your school so have your say and get involved!
Mrs Baker
Civic Engagement project
Earlier in the term some Westbourne students visited us to continue the Civic Engagement project. We spent
the morning on a variety of activities. The bulk of the time was spent in small groups researching local
campaigns where people within our community have been successful in raising awareness and often
changing the lives of others : 20’s Plenty, Save our Stroke, Have a Heart, Reducing the Strength campaign,
and where people have campaigned for speed bumps so that it is safer for children to play. We discussed the
strategies used and whether they had been successful.
One of the projects we focused on was thinking about the following areas within the locality of our schools:
environment, equality, economy (i.e. job opportunities), housing, culture and our ability to work together,
the management of the local community, transport, services like hospitals and schools. We debated how
these areas could be improved for all within community. This has prepared us for the focus of our next
session when the two schools will begin their campaign to improve a local amenity.
Mrs Elsdon
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Tommy Lander
Cassie Strong
Marshall Childs
Summer Uniform
When we finally have some good summer weather to celebrate from
now until the end of this academic year, all students have
permission to wear short-sleeved shirts (or blouses). They may also
remove their blazers outside school buildings, for the journey home
and in lessons when the teacher has given permission. Blazers
must still be worn around the academy at all other times.
Amy Wragg
We have also issued new blazer badges this term for every student,
denoting which House they belong to - these bespoke items have
been designed by one of our students so we are very proud to have
them.
Many thanks for your continued support of Endeavour.
GCSE Art Exam
A huge well done to everyone in year 11 GCSE Art for producing such amazing pieces of
art work for the exam. In this Newsletter there is a small selection of the work. You will be
able to view all of the art work at our art exhibition on June 20th from 3.30 - 6pm.
Mrs Baker, Miss Christmas and Mr Greenacre.
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The Endenet comes to Endeavour
The summer term sees a very exciting addition to Endeavour Academy in the form of our very own virtual learning
environment called the Endenet.
The Endenet will ensure that all students have access to secure email, calendar, cloud file storage and other useful apps,
all provided by the search giant Google. Not only will this mean that your children are able to learn and communicate
electronically more easily but their information will be backed up by powerful, secure Google servers.
The Endenet was built by Mr. Mark Thompson, Director of Digital Media, who has been seconded from another
Ormiston Academy. Mark tells us that “Using Google Apps for Education as the platform for our Endenet really is very
exciting. Students can work together across the internet and share their coursework with teachers from anywhere in the
world. The scope to expand horizons here is huge.”
The name Endenet is derived from the name ‘Endeavour’ and the word ‘network’ to really give a sense that the
technology is aiming to foster a useful learning and teaching tool for both staff and students.
As well as being great for learning, the Endenet can be used to showcase students’ work, celebrate achievements and
share news with students. The Endenet is only available to members of the Academy and an Endeavour email is required
for access. This helps to ensure that our students are safeguarded when using the site.
Having already been used to replace a paper-based survey to gauge the opinions of students, the Endenet has shown
itself to be a fast and efficient way to share and collate resources across the whole Academy. Over the course of the
Summer and Autumn terms more and more content will be added to the site specific to the needs of groups of students.
With the Endenet comes Google Drive. Google Drive provides students with free word processing, spreadsheet and
slideshow software which means that it is no longer necessary to invest in software such as MS Word, Excel and
Powerpoint for home use. Google Drive files can be downloaded, shared or emailed in a variety of common formats
making completing coursework at home more accessible.
Students can access the Endenet with any web browser at http://www.endenet.co.uk and signing in with their email and
password.
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Alive ‘n’ Kicking will
be delivering
assemblies during
the week of 3rd June
2013 and there is the
option of group
sessions at the
Academy for anyone
who would like to
participate.
For more
information contact
Miss Bowyer or
Ms Dewhurst.
KEY DATES/EVENTS
3 June Academy opens for Summer Half Term
GCSE Food exam a.m.
GCSE History exam p.m.
Professional Development Dates
2013/2014
4 June
GCSE English Lang. exam a.m.
GCSE Geography exam p.m.
5 June
GCSE Science exam p.m.
6 June
Year 10 GCSE ICT exam a.m.
7 June
D & T Resistant Materials
exam p.m.
10 June
GCSE History exam a.m.
GCSE Science exam p.m.
11 June
GCSE Mathematics exam a.m.
GCSE DT Graphics p.m.
12 June
GCSE Geography exam a.m.
13 June
GCSE Science exam a.m.
14 June
GCSE Mathematics exam a.m.
18 June
GCSE Science exam a.m.
Year 8 HPV Immunisations
19 June
GCSE History p.m.
Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th September 2013
Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th January 2014
Tuesday 22nd April 2014
24 June
GCSE Statistics exam p.m.
27 June
Year 8 Parents’ Evening
1630 – 1830
On these dates the Academy will be closed for
students.
28 June
ACADEMY CLOSED –
PROFFESSIOAL
DEVELOPMENT DAY
Year 11 Leavers’ Ball
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ENDEAVOUR NEWS
In the last newsletter we reported on the achievements of Year 8
Humanities Students (Hannah Sloane,Hannah Spalding, Jomoya
Smithen, Callum Vinyard, Keelan Draper & Sam Kidby) who had
recieved a reply from Daniel Poulter (MP) for their recommendations
they put forward about changes to the census. They also wrote to the
Office for National Statistics and received a great response:
Dear Hannah, Hannah, Jomaya, Callum, Keelan and Sam
I am writing to thank you very much for the letter you sent to the Office
for National Statistics on 28th March proposing ideas about the next
census in 2021.
I'm sorry it has taken me a little time to get back to you - I've explained
why below.
I have emailed you now so you can get a response a little faster (and
have also put a copy of this mail in the post).
I am writing from 'Beyond 2011' - the part of ONS that is looking at
what happens for the next census.
The truth is we are thinking hard about whether there does need to be
another census.
There may be other ways in which we can count the population more
easily and cheaply and we are looking at all of the possibilities.
We were very impressed by the fact that you have been looking at this
topic and had done this work.
The ideas and the issues you spotted were really excellent and were
very nicely presented.
You provided some ideas of how the census might be carried out - and
got these exactly right.
As far as possible we are moving to gathering information via the
internet as this allows us to collect information more quickly, more
cheaply and with fewer errors.
You spotted this and described it perfectly in your letter.
The only thing you mention that we probably would not plan to use
would be the fax machine.
Year 2021 is quite a long way in the future and fax machines may be
even more rare by then.
We are actually looking at whether we would use tablets or smartphones to help capture information when we interview people on the
doorstep.
You outlined correctly all of the main reasons why the census is carried
out and your section on questions was really good.
A couple of the questions you included are not normally asked in the
census. Although there are lots of reasons why it would be useful to
society to ask questions about income many people are not happy to
answer this type of question so we have not included it in the past. We
don't ask about phone numbers either because these change a lot but perhaps in the future we will include these questions. Everything
we collect in the census is traditionally kept completely confidential for
100 years.
I also really liked your use of a spider diagram to outline the ways in
which the census is useful to society.
Overall the whole piece of work was very nicely organised and clearly
presented.
The reason it has taken a few weeks for me to write to you is because I
used your letter as an introduction to a conference we ran for
academics at Southampton University last week.
I used your list of methods for collection, questions and uses to talk
through the various ideas we have.
I wanted to wait to be able to send you a photo of your
ideas on the big screen so here is your letter ......
and spider diagram.....
ENDEAVO
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I used several of your lists in my introduction because they
were a nice way to summarise where the problems lie and
I was asking the conference to help us fill in some of the
more complicated gaps.
Thanks again to you and your teacher for your interest and
for sending your ideas
- we enjoyed reading them and this really was a very good
piece of work of which you should all be proud.
Kind regards
Alistair Calder
Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
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Beyond 2011
Office for National Statistics
Sharni Green
Owen Watson
Lois Bridge
Demi Stansfield
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Endeavour News
Year 11 Lockers
If your child is in Year 11 and has a locker please ask them to call at the Finance
Office to collect their £5 deposit refund. The Finance Office is open before
morning registration and morning break and the refunds are ready for collection
up to the end of term. Please ask your child to empty the locker and then return
the key in exchange for the deposit. Unfortunately if your child does not collect
the refund by the end of term it will be forfeited.
Endeavour bingo is on every
Wednesday during term time eyes
down at 7.30pm. Money raised
going to school, in the past we have
renewed sound system and
speakers in the hall and we have
brought outside bins.
Ormi the Bee will be visiting us on
Friday 21st June for our Black and
Yellow themed civvies day to
raise money for Ormiston’s
100,000 coins Charity
Brittany Cross
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Endeavour News
Mathematics
Year 11 are now getting very close to their final
attempt at their GCSE Mathematics examination.
They have produced some fantastic work during
the year and 98% of them already have a GCSE
grade with 58% having a grade at C or above. It is
now the final push - can they rise to the challenge
and beat last year’s 63% - we have every
confidence in them.
We also have 60 students going for a Statistics
GCSE on top of their Mathematics and we know
many of them will achieve excellent grades.
Now step up Year 10 - it is your turn as well in a
couple of weeks’ time. Can you beat the 43% that
Year 11 got last year?
Mr Dunnett
Head of Mathematics
Exciting News about School Catering
and Online Payments
We are very pleased to let you know that
during the next half term you will be able to make
payments for school meals and other payments such as
school trips via the academy’s website online payment
system. This will provide a simple way to pay for
everything in one place at no extra cost.
The academy will be using a ‘cashless catering’ system
from 1st July which means that your child will be given a
catering account into which payments can be made via
the academy’s website. If you are unable to access the
internet there will be another option for your child to
credit their account at the academy. Further information
will follow by letter including log on details and your
child’s PIN number SO WATCH THIS SPACE…….
Clubs
Before
school
Monday
Breakfast Club:
8.15-8.30am
See Mrs
Dewhurst
Tuesday
Breakfast Club:
8.15-8.30am
See Mrs Dewhurst
Wednesday
Breakfast Club
8.15-8.30am
See Mrs Dewhurst
Thursday
Breakfast Club
8.15-8.30am
See Mrs Dewhurst
Friday
Breakfast Club
8.15-8.30am
See Mrs
Dewhurst
Lunchtime
Tennis: (all years)
Library: Chess,
reading, study.
The Hub: see Mrs
Dewhurst
Art Club: A1(all
years)
Rounders: (all
years)
Tennis: (all years)
Library: Chess,
reading, study.
The Hub: see Mrs
Dewhurst
Gardening Club: A1
(all years)
Tennis: (all years)
PSHE catch up:
Yr9/10 Mrs Pettit
Library: Chess,
reading, study
The Hub: see Mrs
Dewhurst
Tennis: (all years)
PSHE catch up:
Yr 9/10 Mrs Pettit
Library: Chess,
reading, study.
The Hub: see Mrs
Dewhurst
After
school
Maths Yr11
Mrs Upson
Maths GCSE
Revision.
In Maths with Mr
Dunnett
and in Science with
Mr Karantzis.
Art: GCSE catch up
A1/A2
Maths GCSE club
Yr 10 Mr Napthine
Yr9 Miss Fox
Maths Yr11: Mrs
Upson
Cricket: Mr
Napthine.
Art: GCSE catch up
A1/A2
Athletics: (all years)
Tennis: (all years)
Library: Chess,
reading, study.
The Hub: see Mrs
Dewhurst
History: GCSE catch
up Mrs Parsons
Choir: all welcome
(music)
Maths yr 7/8/10
Booster club
Mr Dunnett Yr7/8
Miss Fox Yr10
Art: GCSE catch up
A1/A2
Maths Yr11: Mrs
Upson
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Endeavour News
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HOUSE UPDATES
Winners of the Bank of Endeavour £50 award for collecting the most
house points in a half term. They spent their money on Art equipment
and books. Well done to all students for an outstanding effort.
From left to right: Rose Gant, Caitlin Dunnett and Chloe Beaumont, all
in year eight.
Redgrave House
Congratulations! 10,000
House Points. This is a
superb effort from all of our
students. We would like to
acknowledge all the work
that our students have put
into their GCSE and BTEC
courses and wish them all
the best for their final
exams. Our tutor groups are
getting ready for the
Summer Fair, Year 10 are
preparing for Work
Experience and Years 8, 9
and 10 all have new options
to look forward to next year.
We would like to say “thank
you” to Jamie Crocker for
the amazing badges we are
all now wearing with pride.
Adlington House
Adlington students have had a good half
term and are busy planning for the
summer fair. We have been looking in
assemblies at how we are all judged by
other people and this will be a good
opportunity to present ourselves to the
wider community whilst raising money for
charity.
House point leaders this term are Adele
Morley, Caitlin Dunnett, Myles Miller, Liam
Kenny, Hannah Sloane and Ajharul Meah."
Jasmine Compton
Holmes House
Congratulations to Holmes students for continued hard
work over the past half term. This is a busy time for many
of our students who are in the midst of final exams. It has
been great to see how focused Year 11 have become10on
preparing for this and everyone in Holmes wishes them
the best of luck!
ENDEAVOUR STARS
Ashley Rimmer Year 8 Amazing detailed answers
in Science, and well done for improved
handwriting
Nicole Coman for writing the equivalent of a novel!
Kimberley Thompson ICT great Pivot
Daisy Fisher – for
excellent start to
literacy booklet
Callum Harding congratulations for moving up a level in Lexia
Cameron Bridge for excellent Pop Art work
All of 9m2 excellent
attitude and progress
in mathematics
Shay Jones and Kelby Sharber-Coleman for
being stars during the GCSE PE exam
Adam Kirk – excellent work and
attitude in every lesson with Mr Cook
Michael Poole for working
hard over the past week,
getting on with it !
Jessica
Davies in
English
Seveno Aquino for excellent lesson
participation and reading aloud
Holly Goodwyn—presentation to class
Emma Bigmore, Hanley Reilly and Liam Hitter great work in PE
Connor Woolston fantastic attention to detail when completing Learning Reviews – well
done
Connor Woolston fantastic attention to detail
when completing Learning Reviews
Tiffany Sherman – Great attendance
Lucy Peakemaintaining
100% effort and
excellent
speaking in
French
Jak Stansfield – brilliant effort and
behavior in college
Marshall Childs—supporting
and helping a fellow student
Mason Ripper—for concentrating well
making his fruit salad this week
CJ Fry - excellent progress
in Catch-up
A huge well done to Kurtis
Lincoln for fab thinking in
Humanities
Aidan Malster for moving
up a level in Lexia
Nicole Coman great French speaking coursework—fantastique!
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