Flourish Plus
An end of term edition
Miltoncross Academy News Bulletin
27th May 2016
Message from the Principal
The examination season is upon us and the Year 11 will soon be
leaving us for pastures new. All students have places in colleges. The
majority are transferring to Portsmouth College.
Work at home has been and remains a key factor in the success of
students in their GCSE examinations. Year 7 have had an extended
school this year in which they complete work to support their progress
in lessons. In Year 8 this work will now be completed at home so that
students start to take responsibility for their own learning.
Uniform Change
From September 2016, girls
will be expected to wear the
new school skirt as pictured
below, or black tailored
trousers.
Available from Penelope Ann,
the skirt will cost £15.95.
The Miltoncross Academy uniform is professional and appropriate for
the work place however we have had several issues with some skirts
not being suitable for Academy wear. To alleviate this issue, from
September 2016 if students chose to wear a skirt, there will be a
Miltoncross Academy skirt. The skirt matches the blazer, is washable
and will cost £15.95 (see the inset picture) It is available from Penelope
Ann. Students can wear plain black tailored school trousers (as they do
at present) should they not wish to wear a skirt.
Have a good Bank Holiday weekend and we look forward to seeing
everyone for the start of term on Monday June 6th at 8.45am.
Achievement Points Count
Massive congratulations to
Year 9 student Felix who
has won the iPad for this
half term.
Felix is an excellent role
model and a credit to
Miltoncross Academy.
This half term, Felix has
achieved 100%
attendance,
no late marks, no
sanctions and 109
Achievement Points.
For more details of our
rewards or Achievement
Points, please visit the
Achievement, Rewards,
and Awards area of our
website.
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Forthcoming dates
30th May 3rd June
Half Term
6th June 10th June
Year 10
Careers Week
23rd June
Year 11 Leavers’
Assembly
24th June
Year 11 Prom
27th June 1st July
Years 7 - 10
Exam Week
30th June
GCSE Art
(re-scheduled) Exhibition
(By invitation)
By Royal Appointment
Year 6 STEM Taster Lessons
We were delighted to welcome Year 6 students from Meon Junior
School to Miltoncross to try out Food Technology and Science
lessons.
Mr Hobbs and Mr Wagstaffe took
them for Food Technology, where
they cooked themselves a delicious
looking meal. (Please visit the
'Gallery' area of the website to see
how they got on!)
As we reported earlier this term, in
recognition of his work with the
Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Mr
Cousens was invited to
Buckingham Palace.
In the presence of HRH The Duke
of Edinburgh, HRH The Earl of
Wessex and HRH The Countess
of Wessex, Mr Cousens was
presented with a plaque denoting
Miltoncross Academy as a D of E
Licensed Organisation.
Then came the science, where Ms
Cadham, Miss Hardiman and Mr
Jones taught them about our
digestive system.
Year 6 learnt how digestion
acts on different food
groups and how it breaks
down large molecules so
that our bodies can absorb
nutrients.
They were show the whole
process through to the end
result!
Can we please remind parents that an important Technology
letter was sent home via your child last month. If you need
another copy, please see Mr Hobbs, or a printable version is
available on the ‘Policies and Letters’ area of the website.
Finalists for the
Portsmouth
Cup
Congratulations to
the Year 7 & 8 girls
football team who
beat St Edmunds for
a place in the
Portsmouth Cup
Final.
The award was presented by
Mike Bannister, the Chief Pilot of
British Airways' Concorde fleet, a
post which he held from 1995 until
its withdrawal from service in 2003
Tom Prince Cancer Trust
Huge thanks to everyone who
baked or bought a cake to help
Miltoncross Academy raise £230
on Blue Day for the Tom Prince
Cancer Trust.
Good luck girls!
Cricket and Tennis Club Visits
Letters will soon be going home to students who have shown their
commitment to either the Cricket or Tennis Club each week.
Year 7 Cricket Club students will have the opportunity to attend the
T20 at the Ageas Bowl on June 17th, whilst Tennis Club students will
be able to go to Wimbledon on July 4th. For more details please
To find out more about the Tom
contact Miss James or Miss Duglan.
Prince Cancer Trust, please visit
http://www.tomprince.co.uk/
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SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
Introducing...
Governance Impact Statement.
Governors have continued to work
hard on behalf of parents and
students. In recent weeks we
have:
As part of our regular feature, this issue we would like to introduce
you to Mr Lenton and Mrs Couch
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Recruited governors with the
necessary skills to ensure
proper scrutiny.
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Implemented a
new schedule of governor
visits aimed at monitoring
the school's performance.
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Formed a sub-committee
aimed at ensuring teaching
practices are aligned with
the governors' priorities for
school improvement.
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Supported fund raising
activities for the school.
Mr Lenton
Mr Lenton will take up the position of
Network Manager next month. He
was educated here at Miltoncross
from 1999 - 2004 before going to
Portsmouth College and then gaining
an apprenticeship with BAE.
Mr Lenton started his career in
education as an IT Technician and
joined us as Assistant Network
Manager in 2013. He likes the good
atmosphere and friendly working
environment at Miltoncross.
When he isn’t at work, Mr Lenton is a keep fit fan, enjoying running,
tennis and going to the gym. He has also just started swimming.
His advice to students is to work hard and achieve your potential.
Mrs Couch
Mrs Couch has worked at
Miltoncross since 2001. Starting as
a General Technician, she now
holds the position of Media Support
Officer. She is also a Staff Governor
serving on the Miltoncross Local
Governing Body.
Met with Department of
Education Inspectors to
review overall progress.
If you want to know more about
school governance, or would like
to become involved yourself, then
you can contact me via
[email protected].
uk.
Educated in Portsmouth, Mrs Couch
was a Management Trainee before
starting a career as a Beauty
Consultant working for companies
such as Clarins, Chanel and Yves
Saint Laurent.
Peter Laggan
Chair of Governors
After School Study
Please be reminded that
After school study Club is
available every day 3.05 – 4pm in
the LRC and is open to all year
groups.
Mrs Couch likes sewing and motorbikes and hopes to like keep fit
one day!
The advice she would give to our students is to make the most of
your teachers and learn from them. You have an opportunity here
which can start you off on an amazing journey.
Active Kids
Please send in your vouchers!
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Portsmouth Book Awards 2016
Limerick Competition
On the 10th May students from Miltoncross Academy went to Fratton Winner
Park to take part in the discussion and voting event for the
Portsmouth Book Awards 2016.
For the first time, Miltoncross
Academy held a competition on
This annual event hosted by the School Library Service gathers
Thursday May 12th to mark
students from across Portsmouth to whittle down a shortlist of five
Limerick Day.
books to a top three, one of which will be crowned the winner of the
award. The discussion and voting event gave Miltoncross students
There were many excellent
the opportunity to talk to pupils from other schools about their
entries, but huge congratulations
favourite books and why they should win. It was fantastic to see so
have to go to Year 9 student Jakub
many young people getting excited about literature.
for his winning limerick:
The winner of the Portsmouth Book Award will be announced in
June. The top three books voted for by students are:
Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss
Smart by Kim Slater
Mind Games by Teri Terry
Shakespeare Sonnet Writing Competition
As you will be aware, this half-term the LRC held a Sonnet writing
competition to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
There once was a boy called
Jerome,
who lived in the city of Rome.
He got robbed by the Pope,
with that, he could not cope,
He then bought an ice cream
cone.
Reading Club
The next Reading Club meeting is
on Tuesday 14th June. Remember
to read to the END of Chapter 11.
We had many great entries but the winning sonnet was written by
Erin Breen in year seven. It is a wonderful poem that vividly brings to
life the time of Shakespeare and honours him as one of our country’s Follow the Reading Club on twitter
greatest literary heroes. Well done Erin!
@MXReadingClub
A long time ago where civil blood makes civil hands unclean
No laws to lay down,
When Elizabeth was queen children would run around and scream!
Children would be scared to go into town,
No money no worth; fear walked the earth,
Expecting to put people down.
Scared to walk on the murderous turf,
Streets so dirty they would turn brown.
Worried to turn every corner, every street,
Looming around the theatre, the Globe
Never knowing who you could greet, who you might meet;
Montague or Capulet? Wearing hooded robes.
This was the time Shakespeare was alive,
Such a legend in our eyes!
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Miltoncross Academy
proudly presents
11th, 12th & 13th July
7.30pm
At
Miltoncross Academy
Tickets:
Adult £5 Under 18 £3
Please contact Mr Ricketts for details.