Welcome back to a new year at the Academy and a big welcome to all our new year 7 students who have joined us. We wish you all a successful and enjoyable year.

This is the first Newsletter of the year and if students, staff or parents have anything new to suggest or add to future Newsletters please let us know. Please contact Mrs South in Administration with your comments.

week ending 15 September 2006
Yellow House - Ms Carr
Green House - Ms Bennett (CC)
Blue House - Ms Robbins
Silver House - Ms Bowman
Red House - Ms Adams
week ending 22 September 2006
Yellow House - Ms Russell
Green House - Ms Eales-White
Blue House - Mr Field
Silver House - Mr Sadiq
Red House - Dr Laleinde

week ending 15 September 2006
Winner Yellow house
week ending 22 September 2006
Winner Silver House

Congratulations to Green House who were the overall House Champions for 2005/06.
Green House enjoyed their prize of a day out at Chessington during the last week of term.

Pupils Behaviour and Safety:
There was a significant improvement in staff opinion of students’ behaviour, particularly in the Restaurant. In every sub-category regarding their behaviour and feeling safe, students’ opinion improved from ‘often’ to ‘almost always’, a 50% increase in total. Regarding ‘in corridors’ and at lunchtime, ‘almost always’ opinions doubled from January to June.

Staff and Student Politeness and Friendliness:
The number of students and staff who think that students are ‘often’ or ‘almost always’ polite and friendly towards each other rose from January to June. Also the number of staff who think that students are ‘often’ or ‘almost always’ polite and friendly towards staff rose significantly from January to June.

We are delighted with these improvements and will work to ensure we improve still further.

A big Well Done to all the girls for taking part and a special Well Done for Serina Ly who scored our goal.

The Team:
Araceli Tuku - year 10
Brenda Mengot - year 11
Megen Lynch - year 10
Leanne Tomlinson - year 10
Oluwatosin Adedayo - year 8
Cynthia Adetunji - year 8
Susan Agboola - year 8
Serina Ly - year 8

Homework Club
Every day in the Library

Reading Group
Tuesday to Thursday in the Library

Photography Club
Wednesday with Ms Russell in Room 101

Maths Club
Wednesday with Mrs Gordon

Drama Club
Thursday with Ms Caroline

Netball Club
Monday with Miss Walker

It is essential for students to understand the importance of being on time and to attend school every day if they are to progress academically and develop the good habits which will equip them for a successful life beyond school.
We expect students to attend every day and to arrive at the Academy by 8.15am which allows them time to get to registration in their Tutor rooms at 8.20am Students are rewarded for attending regularly and being punctual.
Rewards take the form of certificates, gift tokens and house points. Students are presented with these rewards in their House assemblies. Students who are late twice in a week will be placed into the Head of House detention.
To enable you to track your child’s attendance record we will be operating a traffic light system. At the end of terms 2, 4 and 6 students will be told their % attendance.
If it is over 95% they will be given a green light and a certificate.
Students whose % is between 85% and 95% will be given an amber light which means they need to improve and if their % is less than 90% parents will be asked to come in to the Academy to discuss the situation.
Students whose % attendance is less than 85% will be given a red light and there will be a meeting with the Education Welfare Officer.
The % attendance will be marked in your child’s student planner.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs C Bedford - Vice Principal

The next issue of the Newsletter is due on 13 October 2006