Summer Carnival
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ASA TODAY
Issue 34, Term 1, 2015
The All Saints’ Academy Newspaper
All Saints’ students perform at Cheltenham Literature Festival
By Mr Fredrickson Teacher of English
Students that took part in the Cheltenham Festival’s First Story project had the opportunity to read their published poems at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival on Friday 10th October. Megan Roberts, Jessica Knight, Bethany Halford and Katie Cotton-Betteridge all did the school incredibly proud. Our students performed alongside a few other schools who had also taken part in the project. Up to 50 of our students had enormous fun writing poetry during the last academic
year for ‘Some of these things are true’ - All Saints’ Academy’s very own anthology! The cover was professionally designed and selected by our students from a number of submissions. Students from the Academy who are taking part in the Cheltenham Festival’s First Story project this year also attended the event to watch and be inspired by our budding poets. Sam Knight commented that “the whole occasion has given me confidence.” “An inspirational afternoon,” pronounced Serena Pepa. The calibre of written expression that our students achieve in this project is breathtakingly good. We have a rich seam of verbal wizardry at our Academy. The whole experience has en-
riched many of our students’ experiences of the best that education can bring.
‘The quality of the work that has come out of the project has been breathtaking. The standard of work is so high, it excites me to think we have that level of creativity and talent in the Academy. We have found the whole experience to be extremely enriching.’ Mr Nicklin Assistant Vice Principal
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All Saints’ Academy celebrates another record breaking year of GCSE and A-Level results! For more information please see page 8 & 9
Issue 34, Term 1, 2015 By Miss Skelding PR & Marketing Manager
We have had a fantastic start to the academic year with lots of activities and events involving our students. The performing arts department have been particularly busy with the choir taking part in many prestigious events. There have been several drama trips out to shows and preparation is underway for All Saints’ Shakespeare Schools Festival production of The Merchant of Venice. Make sure to get your ticket from The Roses Theatre for Thursday 12th November. It was lovely to meet so many parents and primary pupils on our Open Evening. Please make sure to book in for a tour on a working day by ringing reception: 01242 711200. Some of our talented English students attended the Cheltenham Literature Festival towards the end of term and performed wonderfully. Their poetry book was on sale in the Waterstones tent at the event! If you would like to buy one please get in contact with Mr Nicklin on rnicklin@asachelt.org If you are interested in writing for the Academy newspaper please email asatoday@asachelt.org.
ASA TODAY editorial team Chief Editor: Miss Skelding Editor: Miss Smith
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Message from the Principal By Mr McNiffe Principal
Welcome to this year’s first edition of ASA Today and my very best wishes to you all for this new academic year. This year we celebrate a record breaking year of examination results at A Level and GCSE. Our Year 13 students achieved a fantastic 100% pass rate at A Level with a significant improvement in students achieving A*-B grades. The new GCSE performance indicator called Progress 8, measures the progress made by all students from their starting point in Year 7 through to GCSE at Year 11. The government has set a minimum floor target of -0.5 for all schools nationally. Our academy has achieved an upper limit of +0.13 showing excellent progress for our students during their time at All Saints’ Academy. Before we finished for the summer holidays in July we held our first ever Cheltenham Summer Carnival at All Saints’. It was a brilliant community event celebrating local talent in the performing arts, featuring local
bands and acts; including the Swindon Village Primary School Dance Group and the All Saints’ Academy Choir. There were many sports events, stalls and bouncy castles for all to enjoy and the weather was fantastic too. Over 1200 people enjoyed the carnival with us and we are already planning for the next summer event for 2016, which promises to be even bigger! Our Academy Choir continues to grow from strength to strength. This term they have been really busy performing at important events such as the Rugby World Cup at Kingsholm and at Gloucester Cathedral
for the inauguration of Bishop Rachel Treweek, which was a terrific honour and fantastic experience for them all. I must thank Dean Close School for their support in helping Miss Wellington set up our own Combined Cadet Force at All Saints’ Academy. We now operate our own section independently and we continue to take on new recruits. We look forward to keeping you updated with our cadets’ achievements and work over this year. I hope you enjoy this edition and we look forward to reporting on another period of achievements and successes over this year.
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New features to look out for are: • Our Calendar: You can add events to your phone with just a click of a button on our calendar page. • News: There is now a designated section for the latest news which you can filter by year and month. • Phone friendly: Our new website should show up much better on your mobiles, to make it a much more user friendly experience. You can scroll down our home page to find the latest news easily. • Testimonials: We have added a section with quotes from students past and present alongside parents too. We will continue to add to this each month to have a variety of students talking about the academy. • Photo galleries: visually pleasing photo galleries, more photos will be uploaded of trips as the year progresses.
Issue 34, Term 1, 2015 By Mrs Wellington Second in House Pilot Officer
For the third concurrent year, All Saints’ Academy took part in the annual CCF competition at Dean Close School, however this year it was more poignant as it was the last time All Saints’ came under the Dean Close banner. Since September All Saints’ Academy has been led by Pilot Officer E Wellington, we now parade at All Saints’ as a brand new RAF contingent. The competition was hard fought as usual with all teams showing a competitive spirit and willingness to join in with all the tasks required. At the end of the day the awards were handed out. The All Saints’ Academy contingent gained their first ever silverware ‘runner up’ in the Drill competition. Praise went to the whole group of cadets for their excellent team work with special mention going to Lance Corporal Alex Regan who only joined the group this term, Corporal Shannon Large for her previous experience and all the senior NCOs for their leadership skills. At the end of the presentations an official hand over took place in the form of a flag Parade. This was a very moving ceremony where the senior cadets from Dean Close handed over the Standard and the Union flag to All Saints’ senior cadets Cpl Megan Roberts and Cpl Carmella Ratcliffe-Smith, led by Sgt Poppy Slack.
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All Saints’ Combined Cadet Force
Cadet photos taken by Stuart Robbie at Dean Close school
“It has been an incredible learning experience working with the staff and cadets at Dean Close. It is due to their on-going help that I feel confident that I can lead All Saints’ to the next stage. I would like to particularly thank Major Dom Evans, Mr Stuart Robbie and WO2 Brian Lloyd for their support over the last 2 years. I am exceptionally proud of my cadets and hope that we can continue to grow in experience and numbers.” Pilot Officer Wellington
All Saints’ Academy uniform reaches the three peaks
Snowdon By Declan Austin Student Reporter
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to take part in the Three Peaks Challenge with my father and some of his work colleagues from Zonal Retail Data Systems. Our mission was to raise money for Hope for Children
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Scafell Pike
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which is an education and health charity for children in the UK and abroad by climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon. I had been invited to take part as I have experience in map reading, first aid and endurance walking. A final challenge was set for me before I left to have a picture taken at the top of each mountain in full ASA uniform! Our starting team of nine soon whittled down to six with only four of us reaching the top of Ben
Nevis. A further team member had to drop out due to injury at Scafell Pike. That left the “Elite 3” carrying the hopes of the expedition. We arrived at Snowdon at dusk and before we reached the final section the darkness fell. Equipped with head torches, map and compass we persevered however the path was not as clear as we hoped and so, feeling gutted, we turned back. The following morning we woke up and with renewed determina-
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tion we climbed to the top only to discover that we had been on the right path the night before and we had been only a couple of hundred metres from the top. As I hobbled into school
on Monday morning I had the satisfaction of knowing that I was part of a group that had completed the three peaks and raised over one and a half thousand pounds for the charity.
SPIRITUALITY
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All Saints’ choir performs at Bishop’s enthronement By Mr Aitchison Music and Drama Teacher
Following the visit of Bishop Rachel Treweek to All Saints’ Academy on her introductory tour of the Diocese, the Academy Choir performed as part of her installation service at Gloucester Cathedral on Saturday, September 19th. The choir joined the Choir of Gloucester Cathedral, the Cathedral Youth and Junior Choirs. This was a very exciting opportunity for the choir, which only formed 12 months ago, and all the students were very excited to be able to take part in this historic occasion as the Church of England installed its first female bishop with jurisdiction over a diocese and cathedral. It is a credit to the work students have put into developing their talents that they were invited to take in this prestigious occasion. It is a sure sign that the performing arts at the Academy is growing and proof of the talents our students have and are willing to share.
10WH Raise money for students in Cambodia “I enjoyed raising money for this charity. It was a good experience learning about Cambodia and it’s culture. I am proud of myself for taking part.” - Kyle White
It is enlightening to see the outcome of the collaboration of the form to come together and raise money for a good cause.’’ - Ryan Murphy
By Mrs Austin Head of Music
10WH have been busy doing some important fundraising.
We heard about a specific group of children who have to travel 5 miles to school by dirt road each day and cannot afford bikes (3 of them are orphans who live in the parish centre in their village). We learnt that £50 buys a bike and that they had raised enough money
for 4 but needed 1 more. We set a target to raise £50 to buy a bike for a child in Cambodia for the 'Support Cambodia' campaign. We gathered loose change for one week and some students went even further and added in extra.
After all our efforts
we managed to raise £60 and are now sending the money off!
Above: Students we raised money for in Cambodia.
SUMMER CARNIVAL
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By Miss Skelding
PR & Communications Manager On 11th July All Saints’Academy hosted its first Cheltenham Summer Carnival. Over 1200 people attended the event. There was something for everyone to enjoy, such as meeting the Frozen characters, live music; Scott James and the Revolution, Priori Band, Matt Coldrey, Jake Sheppard and Courtney Simmons, bouncy castles, Punch and Judy, Cage Football, Teddy Bear Zip Wire and much more. Students and the local community were also running stalls such as face painting, beat the buzzer, hook-aduck, tombola and Henna tattoos. A Police unit was also there on the day. The All Saints’ choir, CCF regiment and dance troupe also performed on the day along with Swindon Village Primary dancers. All Saints’ Academy Principal Dermot McNiffe said ‘Our first ever Cheltenham Summer Carnival has been a resounding success, I am delighted that we had over 1200 people in attendance. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and the weather beautiful. We are looking forward to having an even bigger and better event next summer. Upon entering the carnival everyone had a chance at entering our prize draw to win an iPad Air. The winner, Michelle Sorrell was announced on Monday 13th July. She said ‘thank you so much, I’m so pleased’.
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All Saints’ Summer Carnival a huge success
Above: The carnival covered the whole outside grounds of All Saints’ Academy. Stalls were ran by students, staff and the community
Above: Youngsters had the opportunity to see some ‘Roaming Reptiles’
‘A fantastic event that we so enjoyed, brilliant stalls and a fabulous mix of free and money making stalls which all in all made a lovely couple of hours...Thank you so much.’ Rachel Orchard
Above: The local community enjoyed the ‘Beat the Above: The community had the opportunity to meet Snow Goalie’ game Queen Elsa, Princess Anna and Olaf
Above: Street Stadia attracted lots of local football talent
Above: The Teddy Bear Zip Wire proved Above: Some of the All Saints’ cadets performing a popular with children drill routine
Above: Jake Sheppard performing
Photos taken by Sophie White
OPEN EVENING
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By Mr McNiffe Principal
The All Saints’ Academy Open Evening took place on the 5th of October, we were delighted to see so many parents coming from a wide range of local schools to experience our great Academy. All really enjoyed their experience and had so many positive things to say. Here are some of the lovely comments we received:
‘I thought All Saints’ is a very lovely, welcoming and caring school which will suit my daughters needs.’ Sophia Lucassi ‘It was a very insightful and interesting evening. Both staff and pupils were amazing and extremely helpful, especially Ben in Year 11 who was our guide. My son is really excited about starting ASA in September.’ Nicola Finch ‘Very positive, impressive facilities, good impression of learning opportunities, teachers support and values.’ Pawek Zaniewski ‘Brilliant! And our tour guide Macy Patterson was fantastic.’ Michelle Smith
He’s behind you! Pantomime comes to All Saints’
‘A good school with a very positive attitude’ James Windust
Photography by: Miss Skelding Megan Roberts Daisy Penfold
Saturday 12th December 2.30pm
To find out more information and book tickets go to www.asachelt.org/850/pantomime
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European Day of Languages By Miss Lobb
Teacher of MFL
On the 26th September every year is the European Day of Languages (EDL), a day celebrated by people and schools all over the world. The day was set up in 2001 to encourage language learning across Europe, and to help raise awareness of the importance of learning new languages, and to promote the amazing cultural diversity of the European continent. To mark the day here at ASA, we organised various different events and activities. On Friday 25th September, there was a special EDL treasure trail around school featuring interesting facts about a dozen different European languages, from Portuguese, Bulgarian and Welsh! Students who managed to find all the clues and submit their answer sheets have been entered into a raffle to win amazon vouchers. The winner will be announced in the coming week! While you were walking round school that Friday, you might
have seen some familiar faces flashing up on the TV screens. We were showing a selection of famous celebrities who can speak another language. For example, did you know that Jennifer Aniston can speak fluent Greek? And NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant has spoken Italian since he was a child? Giving ASA students the chance to try something really new for the day, Mr. Kombaté offered a Russian taster session at lunchtime. The following Thursday, one of our sixth formers Ciara Austin kindly hosted a German taster session too, carrying on the EDL spirit of trying new things and broadening students’ horizons when it comes to the languages we study in school. Year 7s got a special treat in their morning French lessons, where Miss Lobb and Mr Kombaté laid on a French breakfast as we learned some new words. Students got to sample some typical French food – croissants, pain au chocolat and brie! Délicieux! For those of you who got involved, we hope you enjoyed EDL at ASA! If you have any ideas for how we can continue to celebrate and promote languages around the school, come and let us know!
MFL Department Profiles a) What languages can you speak? French, Spanish, some German and Italian.
a) What languages can you speak? French/German/Russian/African Languages/Latin/Spanish.
b) What degree do you have and at which university? BA (Hons) French and Italian, Cardiff University.
b) What degree do you have and at which University? Lomé (Degree) - Université du Benin, Engineering - Moscow¹s University for Environmental Studies, Secondary MFL:French & German - UWE
c) Have you ever lived or worked abroad? I spent my 3rd year of university studying in Nantes, France and Parma in Italy. I have also worked in Rennes, France. Mrs Atkins Head of Languages Assistant Director Post-16 (Year 12)
d) What language would you like to learn and why? I would love to learn Finnish and visit Finland one day! e) What is your favourite foreign word?
c) Have you ever lived or worked abroad? Yes, I have lived in; Togo, Gabon, Russia, The Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and Germany! Mr Kombate MFL Teacher
e) What is your favourite foreign word? Anticonstitutionnellement (the longest word in French).
Luftkissenfahrtzeug (hovercraft in German!!!)
a) What languages can you speak? I speak French, Italian, Spanish and a little bit of Cornish.
a) What languages can you speak? I can speak French to degree level and have a German GCSE.
b) What degree do you have and at which University? French and Italian, Cardiff University.
b) What degree do you have and at which University? My degree is BA Joint Hons in English and French from Keele.
c) Have you ever lived or worked abroad? I have lived and studied at university in Nantes, France. I lived in Parma, Italy where I worked as a middle school English teacher and tutor.
c) Have you ever lived or worked abroad? I spent a year abroad as part of my degree, near the Alps, in Vizille.
Mrs Crawford MFL Teacher Head of House (Canterbury)
d) What language would you like to learn and why? I would like to go back and improve my German. e) What is your favourite foreign word?
The French word, “ronronnement” it really sounds like a cat purring.
d) What language would you like to learn and why? Japanese to consolidate my training as a Reiki practitioner.
Miss Lobb MFL Teacher
d) What language would you like to learn and why? I would love to properly learn Cornish, as it’s part of my heritage. Not many people can speak it either so it’s important to keep it alive! e) What is your favourite foreign word? ‘Pamplemousse’ which means grapefruit in French, or ‘farfalla’ which is butterfly in Italian.
YEAR 11 RESULTS
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By Mr McNiffe Principal
All Saints’ Academy continues to maintain value added scores that are well above the national average for all schools and one of the highest in the county. Our performance measure of 5 A*-C including English and Maths has increased again this year to 41% on first entry this is a 2.5% improvement on 2014. Year 11 student, Alex Regan, made fantastic progress during his time with us at All Saints’ achieving exceptional GCSE results gaining two A* grades in English Literature and History, four A grades, five B grades and two C grades in his other subjects. Alex said ‘I am very happy with my results. I want to thank my engineering teacher in particular who put in lots of extra hours to make sure I got my C.’ Other students who achieved excellent results were: Josh Domm who achieved one A*, six A grades and five B grades. Eloise Taylor also achieved two A* grades, five A grades and three B grades. Rhiannon Watts achieved five A* grades, one A grade and seven B grades.
Advice for Year 11 students ‘My advice for current Year 11s is: The year goes very fast so make the most of it, obviously you can have a good social life but you need to study and it will be worth it when you get your results!’ Josh Domm Year 12 , All Saints’ Academy ‘It is never to early to start revision!’ Rhiannon Watts Year 12 , All Saints’ Academy ‘Revise early!’ Alex Regan Year 12 , All Saints’ Academy
‘It is fantastic to see so many of our students gaining higher level grades and making great progress with us. This is testament to the hard work of students and staff over the past five years.’ Dermot McNiffe Principal
SIXTH FORM RESULTS
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Left: Jack Lane finds out he has got in to Cardiff University and tells friend Jodie
By Mr McNiffe Principal
Below: Troy thanks Mr Nicklin for all his extra help in achieving his A grade in English Literature All Saints’ Academy has produced another record breaking set of A-Level and equivalent results with 100% A* to E pass rate. 68% of our Sixth Form students achieved A* - E in 3 or more subjects, which is an improvement of 8% on 2014. 24% of these grades for A-Level were A* - B, a further 5% improvement on last year. We are delighted to achieve another record breaking set of results following our successful Ofsted, which judged our Sixth Form to be good and recognised that our cur-
riculum meets students’ needs exceptionally well for their next steps in education, training or employment. This proves that we are an Academy growing from strength to strength.
All Saints’ Academy A-Level Results: 100% A* - E 65% A* - C 34% A* - B
2015 University Destinations Helena Bevan
University of Gloucestershire
Graphic Design
Leon Janes
University of Gloucestershire
History
Aimee Bolton
University of Gloucestershire
Children and Young People’s Practice
Leonie Jenkins
University of Gloucestershire
History
Leah Bowers
University of Worcester
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Hannah Green
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Youth and Community work
Meimei Burgess
Bournemouth University
Marketing
Rebecca Kavanagh
Marcus Cambray
University of Gloucestershire
Sports and Exercise Sciences
Swansea Metropolitan University
Health, Community and Social Care
Liam Carbin
University of the West of England
Business Management with Marketing
Fearghus Keir
University of Winchester
Business Management and Sports Studies
Sam Carpenter
University of Gloucestershire
Business Management
Natalia Kroliczak
Cardiff University
Criminology/ Psychology
Agata Cybulska
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Business and Management Studies
Sophie Lalaoui
Southampton Solent University
LLB Law
Jack Lane
University of Worcester
Nursing Studies (Mental Health)
Cardiff University
Philosophy
Emily Domm Richmond Duah
University of Worcester
Business, Management and Marketing
Pawel Lomzik
University of Gloucestershire
Business Management
Chelsie Lyons
University of Gloucestershire
Ellie Garthwaite
Bournemouth University
Law
Health, Community and Social Care
Freya Gray
University of Gloucestershire
Hannah Green
Photography
Yamini Machado
University of Gloucestershire
Events Management
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Youth and Community work
Curtis Mansfield
University of Birmingham
English Language
Aaron Mason
University of Gloucestershire
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Rebecca Greenway
Swansea Metropolitan University
Events Management
Erin Mason
Bath Spa University
Creative Writing/English Literature
Kristofer Groom
University of Winchester
Film Production and Film Studies
Jess Merrett
University of Gloucestershire
Law
Adam Hampson
Cardiff University
Law
Timothy Morris
University of Leicester
Geology with Geophysics
Jasmin Hussain
University of Worcester
Nursing Studies (Adult)
Daniel Newman
Bournemouth University
Sports Management
Piotr Jakubowicz
University of Gloucestershire
Accounting and Financial Management
Connor Paterson
Southampton Solent University
Football Studies and Business
Below: Curtis Mansfield was thrilled with his results, he achieved a A* in English Language, A in ICT and and A in Geography
Paulina Polec
University of Gloucestershire
Marketing, Advertising and Branding
Alfie Tabas
University College Birmingham
Aviation and Airport Management
Charlie Poulson
University of Gloucestershire
Sports Development and Coaching
Kelly Talbot
University of Bedfordshire
Midwifery
William Rayson
University of Bath
Sport and Social Sciences
Emily Towle
University of Worcester
Human Biology & Physical Education
Amy Rushby
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Education Studies and Early Childhood Studies
Amy Turner
University of Gloucestershire
Business Information Technology
Reidar Sanchez
University of Worcester
Computer Games Design and Development
Sophie White
Hereford College of Arts
Photography
University of Gloucestershire
Law
University of Gloucestershire
History
Danielle Screen
Jodie Wilkinson
University of Gloucestershire
Sports Development and Coaching
University of Gloucestershire
History
Callum Smith
Riley Woodman
Kyle Smith University of Portsmouth
American Studies and History
Troy Sutton
Psychology
University of Portsmouth
Students accepted places at these universities on 14th August. We will be tracking and updating this information throughout the year.
DEPARTMENT NEWS
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Oarsome Emily Webb visits All Saints’ By Mr Kelly
Head of Technology Faculty
Students in Year 9 and 10 were fortunate enough to meet and experience a celebrity guest speaker and entrepreneur called Emily Webb who pitched on BBC’s Dragon’s Den. Emily had created a small business which centred around selling grips for gym machines, rowing oars, handles for crutches and many other products. Emily was unsuccessful with her pitch and failed to receive any offer from a Dragon but has since gone on to forge a very successful business called Oarsome Potential. Emily is now selling products all over the world and last year saw her reach a £500,000 turnover. Emily gave us insight into her story, the challenges and the successes of running a business and how you must continue and fight for your dream. Students were fantastic and asked an array
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By Mr Fredrickson
Teacher of English On a sunlit Thursday in September, 15 of All Saints’ brightest and best writers travelled to Oxford University to take part in a national festival for schools. This festival is part of a programme called First Story which our Academy takes part in all year. Like last year, selected Students will be attending workshops and going on educational trips which will lead to their work being published. As a group, we attended two sessions with professional writers when Sam Knight got to don an Elvis mask in order to write in the character of ‘The King’ and all of our students completed a series of wild and wacky writing activities. The day also included the chance to buy new books for £1, to
meet and talk to professional writers and a glimpse of the University life that our students can achieve. Highlights included Hope Jones’ and Chantae Sellers’ glitterball story, Sophie Woodman’s masterpiece and Jade Mitchell’s treatise on ‘what not to do with an apple on a public highway.’ Special mention must go to our fearless duo Trenton Anderson and Jose Lumactod for standing up in front of the 500-strong marquee to talk about themselves and read their work. They did themselves the Academy and us all very proud. When Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ was the loudest singalong track on the bus home, even Keenan Taylor agreed that it felt like an apt summation of an entirely magical day. Many thanks to First Story, Mrs Wright, Mrs Matthews, Miss Mason, Mr Nicklin, Mr Griffin and Mr McNiff for their support on the trip.
History: Model GCSE Answer
Briefly describe the main features of Egyptian medicine. [5] Egyptian medicine used common sense and herbal remedies, such as honey, as an antiseptic. They also believed in supernatural cures and would go to the temples to be healed or to make offerings to the gods if they could not get better. Doctors were also priests and so medical care was closely connected to the gods. They believed that gods, such as Sekhmet, sent epidemics or gods, or Bes, who looked after pregnant women. Egyptians believed that the body was
Head of Music
On Friday 25th September the choir headed back to Gloucester for the second time in one month; this time to entertain people who were arriving at the Rugby World Cup match between Argentina and Georgia. It was an amazing experience as there was a real feeling of excitement in the air. The choir got straight down to singing a number of songs including “The World in Union” and a medley of “Oh When the Saints” with “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and a number of other rugby anthems. We had a lot of positive responses from passers by many of whom took pictures, clapped along and joined in. We were also filmed by the ITV crew as part of the pre-match coverage.
Student Reporter
First Story students attend National Festival
of questions. A small group of students who had their photos with Emily will soon be famous and will make an appearance on Emily’s website! The students were a credit to the Academy and will have gained great experience from Emily’s story and entrepreneurial advice.
Students provide Royal Reception at Kingsholm Rugby Station
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like the River Nile and that illness was caused by blockages in channels in the body. They learnt about the inside of bodies because they embalmed bodies both to prepare them for the afterlife and to prevent them from decaying. Want one to try yourself? Briefly describe how the Egyptians tried to stay healthy. [5] Your history teacher is happy to mark this for you!
History Department Challenge
It was such an honour to sing as part of the choir outside of Kingsholm stadium to entertain people before they went in, as this day played a fairly substantial part of rugby history. I hope we can do
something this big in the near future as it would give the choir a brilliant chance to show off how brilliant we can be. If you are interested in joining the school choir, please contact: Mr Aitchison by emailing: maitchison@asachelt.org
Complete the following quiz…answers in next edition... 1) What was special about the type of Road that the Romans made? 2) During what year did WW1 begin? 3) What was the name of the German leader during WW2? 4) What country are the famous Pyramids of Giza? 5) Which flower is worn on Remembrance Day in Britain? 6) What 3 countries did the Vikings come from? 7) How many wives did Henry VIII have? 8) What year was the Battle of Hastings? 9) Who was the President of America before Barack Obama?
ASA SIXTH FORM
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Sixth Form Students Experience the Tropical Paradise of UCAS By Mr Carroll UCAS advisor
On Friday 2nd October Mr McNiffe was invited to bring some students to come and give a presentation at UCAS on 'the customer experience.' UCAS, the Universities Clearing and Admissions Service, based in Cheltenham are partners of All Saints' Academy, and they were keen to get feedback on how staff and students found the application process for the 2015 entry. Little did we know what we were walking into!We had anticipated that we would be presenting to a few suited executives sitting around a table. We were wrong. Charis Pardoe, Shannon Evans and Christian Bessell, along with Mr McNiffe and Mr Carroll, the school's UCAS Advisor were taken through the UCAS building, opposite the racecourse and into a tropical paradise. A giant Marquee had been erected in the grounds and it had been set up as a beachside paradise, complete with palm trees, sand and a beach bar. All 400 of the UCAS workforce were present dressed in grass skirts, sunglasses, Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts. UCAS were celebrating the end of the 2015 Application Season in a Hawaiian style. They called it Honolucas. Our presentation followed team building activities based on the theme of listening to the customer experience, which aimed to demonstrate that making something without feed-
back from customers often leads to disappointment. The process involved balloon animals and it appeared to be good fun. Then we were invited to take to the stage. It was quite daunting to stand up and tell them, essentially, what we didn’t like about their service and how we thought it could be improved. Charis, Shannon and Christian did not seem worried at all as each of them took the microphone and outlined an area they thought could be made even better. You could have heard a pin drop in the audience - they were really attentive because they rarely get to see the students who are applying through their service in their thousands each year. As we were there to criticise them we might have expected a rough reception, perhaps being pelted with soft fruit (or at least mangoes and bananas - staying with the tropical theme) but no. Our hosts were really generous in the praise and thanks for the honest feedback we gave them, as they knew that they could use this constructive criticism to further improve the service that they give. And we did finish by telling the assembled staff that we thought that they gave an excellent service and made a real difference to the lives of those students who made successful application. UCAS staff were so impressed with Charis, Shannon and Christian that they invited them back the next week for a session they call "Walking in our customers shoes." They clearly made an impression.
‘Start Up’ - Your Own Business By Mr Kelly
Head of Technology Faculty Students in Year 12 and 13 officially began Start-Up last week which offers
students the opportunity to work in teams to develop their own business. The session was led by Business consultant, Stuart Langworthy who gave the students tips and ideas on entrepreneurial techniques, key skills and characteristics.
By Charis Pardoe Student Reporter
Throughout years 12 and 13, we hear constantly about applying for University through UCAS, yet students are still unaware of what UCAS stands for, let alone what the staff do there on a day to day basis. On Friday 2nd October Christian, Shannon and I were given the opportunity to go to UCAS, and be the first group of students to provide the staff with feedback on their application process. What Mr Carroll forgot to tell us, was that we would be on stage presenting to 400 UCAS employees at their annual staff conference. On our arrival we noticed that staff members seem to be dressed more casually than what would have been expected, and that many were bearing leis around there neck. It was not until we were greeted by Louise that we were informed that the theme of the staff event was a Hawaiian Luau. We were then taken out to the back lawn and into a large marquee, which was decorated to reflect a Hawaiian beach; with palm trees, sand and a bar. After being greeted by some of the employees, we then took to the stage to provide our constructive feedback. At the end of the speech we took the opportunity to take a selfie with the crowd. From this we were invited back on Tuesday 6th October, to take part in a panel session, where we provided further feedback and answered questions on our experience using the site. We were then taken for lunch and had a guided tour of the facilities. We were able to see where our application goes after we press send, and who it is that we talk to when we are having issues with our application. Overall it was a fantastic experience. It allowed me to gain a better understanding of the site and application process, and it allowed us to see all the hard work that the staff do to ensure at we get our places at university.
Students will be competing against each other and students from Bournside in March 2016 in the Start Up county finals where awards and prizes will be on offer.
Good luck to all those have got involved.
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Year 12 Celebration Evening By Mr Simcox
Head of Sixth Form
We had a fantastic Evening to celebrate success of Y13 last year when so many students achieved god grades in AS Levels and L3 BTECS. In fact the BTEC results were amongst the best in the country. The celebration was followed by two talks on the benefits of University by a representative from the Funding Agency and our very own Mr Tom Carroll.
For Service to the Academy Shannon Power Charis Pardoe Cleona Aston Christian Bessell Katie Cotton-Betteridge Nick Davis Reece Payne Shannon Power Jake Sollars Dean Williams Taylor Crossan
Congratulations go to... Subject
Student
Biology
Ian Bernales
BTEC Business
Dawid Zyra
A Level Business
Dean Williams
English Language and Literature
Alex Hamblin
Philosophy and Ethics
Tamanna Begum
Product Design
Shawn Jelfs
Spanish
Nicole Morrissey
Hospitality
Cleona Aston
Psychology
Tom Etheredge
Sociology
Millie Evans
Geography
Nicole Morrissey
Travel and Tourism
Tamanna Begum
Chemistry
Kathryn Berry
Applied Science
Taylor Crossan
Art
Charlotte Spillane
English Literature
Charis Pardoe
Sport
Coner Towle
Film Studies
Aiesha Burge
Maths
Tom Etheredge
Preparing for ‘Bright Futures’ By Alex Regan Student Reporter
As part of Sixth form enrichment, all of Year 12 took part in the Bright Futures workshop. We spent Periods 1-4 partaking in a variety of team-building and time management activities. We were first separated into equal teams of 5, we then had to complete an assortment of tasks that were worth numerous amounts of points within a certain time period. They ranged from pattern spotting to language translation. For the next activity we had to negotiate for letters to make words. Vowels were worth more than consonants, and the aim of
this task was to manage time, negotiate and spend well. The team with the most words won, as well as the longest word. What followed was a cluster of smooth talking Sixth Formers and overwhelmed teachers. The session was a really useful way of helping us with revision techniques and time management strategies that we can use throughout our time in the Sixth Form.
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National Citizenship Service Lauren Tandy Award Mrs Parr
Pastoral Manager Post 16 Monday evening Mrs Taylor an I attended NCS Graduation Celebration, we were extremely proud of our students, the impact they have made and how their confidence has grown. Carmella Ratcliffe-Smith was Team Ambassador, she spoke confidently about her experience, the challenges she overcame and the skills she gained in front of an audience of parents, community representatives and Alex Chalk MP. During the summer break the students below took part in the National Citizen Service, a chance to support the
students below took part in the National Citizen Service, a chance to support the local community through fundraising and volunteering developing new skills through a variety of challenges and residential visits over a four week period. Carmella Ratcliffe-Smith, Marcella Ratcliffe-Smith Johanna Kasongo, Mia Nikita Price-Greaves and Kyla Fletcher were part of team 4 who created a butterfly design for a grass bank at the Butterfly Garden. They synthesised the idea so they could brighten up the area that led to the amphitheatre. This was designed to allow the students of the Butterfly Gardens to aesthetically explore the aroma with the planted herbs and visually explore the brightly coloured, ‘up-cycled’ materials used during the build.
Careers sessions at Rowanfield & St Thomas More Primary Mrs Parr
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Superdry Academy Day Zoe Head
When I finish Sixth Form I want to pursue a career within the creative art industry so I thought that this opportunity to go to Superdry was an excellent way
Students who have expressed an interest in teaching careers have helped to deliver career lessons to Year 6 chilThe children were able to express their current aspirations and explore new career options they may not have thought
“ I had an excellent experience which confirms this remains my dream job.” - Jack (Year 11)
Learning for Living Student Reporter
On the 8th of July 2015, Years 7-10 and Sixth Form had a learning for living day. This is when there is a day with lessons that are used to teach them about important life skills that might be needed in the future. Year 7 were having a multifaith day, in which they learnt about other religions and their beliefs. This helped them to understand more about the people around them of different reli-
gions and to be more accepting of them in the community. Year 8 were having a health, safety and fitness day. They learnt about self-defence, ebola, fire safety, internet safety, bomb shelters and cooking healthy foods. This helped to build their knowledge on staying safe in all places and on how to live a healthier life. Year 9 were out on a team building course in Fairford where they did lots of team building activities to improve their relationship with the people in their year and they also learnt how to co-operate with people that they wouldn’t usually choose to work with. Year 10 were doing mock interviews so they were writing up CV’s,
to get into a big company. Throughout the day we learnt a lot about the history of Superdry; such as how and where it all started, what’s their biggest seller and what makes them unique. We also had a look on their careers website and had a look at the different departments and what the entry requirements were. This was really useful for me as all the subjects I am studying fitted in really well with the department I wanted “I found this experience very useful as I can now expand on my choice of career” - Zoe Head
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Erykah Cameron
has created an award in her name for students who make important contributions. Marcella Ratcliffe-Smith was the first recipient of the Lauren Tandy Award.
Lauren, an art and design student at Gloucestershire College, was diagnosed with cancer in October. She spent five months at Bristol Children's Hospital where she raised £10,000 for the Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal and the Little Princess Trust, which provides wigs for children who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. She died at the Helen and Douglas House Hospice in Oxford, in February shortly after her 17th birthday. But Lauren's legacy lives on through her families fundraising and the NCS
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filling in applications, planning interview answers and then having their mock interviews. This helped them to understand what a real interview for a job or college would be like and to get them ready for when they leave school, as they have to be able to do these things by themselves. Sixth Form were learning about all the different universities close to us and what courses they offer. This meant that they had a wider range of knowledge on all the different universities in our area. On the 9th of July there is another living for learning day where all the years will focus on other life essential skills.
to look more into. Later on in the day we did a tour around the different units to find out a bit more about the departments and asked as many questions as we liked. I was absolutely amazed by how big it was and I didn’t even know they were located so close to home. I found this experience very useful as I can now expand on my choice of career such as potentially looking into marketing or the social media side of it. Towards the end of the day we were allocated to a department which in my case was the customer service department, I learnt a lot and would maybe consider looking into this as a career. The manager of the department described customer service as a springboard to move up through the company. After this experience I will definitely consider doing some work experience and apply for an apprenticeship in July time as I think it is a great opportunity for me to do a job that I love doing.
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Food at All Saints’
Aspens is the company chosen by All Saints’ Academy to provide the meal service to their students. We specialise in providing catering for schools and academies and are passionate about serving fresh, high quality and locally sourced food that is cooked in our kitchen. The food that children eat at break and lunchtime, plays an important role in their wellbeing, and eating a well balanced diet will not only maintain and improve their health, but will also set them on the right track for later life. We understand this and that’s why we are passionate about what we do. We are specialists in what we do and this leaflet explains what we provide and what to expect from September.
Food Allergens
When someone eats a food they are allergic to, it can cause a severe reaction called anaphylaxis, which can be fatal. The new Food Information for Consumers Regulations 2011 implements a new requirement that all caterers must follow. At Aspens, we already cater for lots of students with allergies and we regularly check the information from our suppliers to see if there have been any ingredient changes. We will continue to do this, but will ensure that our teams undergo refresher training to incorporate this new legislation. It is still important that our customers talk to us and tell us about any allergy they have. We can then work together and continue to provide meals that are safe for them to eat.
WHAT’S ON THE MENU?
Hot Deli Our range of hot deli items includes hot marinated chicken wraps, paninis, topped jacket potatoes, freshly prepared pizza slices and fresh pasta with a variety of homemade sauces.
World Kitchen World Kitchen is our traditional hot food offer. Our exciting weekly menu is based on food from around the world and includes a range of hot and tasty puddings.
We have a range of food and drinks available at different times of the day. Loaves and fishes is open for breakfast, for those who arrive early, mid morning break and at lunchtime, so make sure you pay us a visit at some point throughout the day. A new set of food standards came into force from January 2015 and they are intended to ensure that students get the nutrition they need across
the whole academic day. They specify which types of food should be served and how often, and our catering service is fully compliant with these changes. It’s not all about just eating fruit and vegetables - although we do make sure we get our balance right! We have a fantastic range to choose from and we make sure that we serve the variety of food that children like and want to eat.
From November until Christmas we will be promoting a selection of healthy foods & drinks and giving students the opportunity win itunes and cinema vouchers!
Items will be allocated points and at the end of each week the student with the most points will win. We hope this will highlight and encourage them to make healthier and more informed choices.
Healthy Eating Competition All items chosen within Free School Meals also count in the competition.
Paying Talk to us for Meals
There is a biometric fingerprint cashless system in use to pay for meals. This allows money to be pre-loaded at home or money can be added onto pupil accounts at the Academy.
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“We love what we do and if you want to talk to us, get in touch.”
We are a contract catering company specialising in schools, academies and colleges across England and Wales. From the smallest primary school to the largest school or academy, our teams
See the counters and posters for more details. are trained and motivated to look after our most important asset – the people we serve.
Grab & Go We have a great range of homemade savoury and sweet items. Choose from our freshly baked baguettes, rolls, sandwiches and salads. And for afters ... a range of cold desserts, homemade cakes, biscuits and fresh fruit.
Free School Meals
Did you know that you might be entitled to free school meals. For more information and details on how to claim, visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/educationgrants. Please remember the fantastic Meal Deal available as a Free School Meal: Main, Dessert & Drink! You can also view your childs’ choices if you register with Parent Mail & Pay visit: asachelt.co.uk for further information.
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Celebration Evenings 2015 By Mrs Crawford Head of Canterbury House
I was extremely proud to be able to join the parents and carers of students in Canterbury House at our award’s evening . It was a joy to see so many students being recognised for the high standard of their academic work, the effort that they had put into their learning and their high levels of attendance. Finally, who would not be proud of the sports’ awards, the awarding of prefect ties, the tutor awards, the HAL and Principal’s awards. Congratulations Canterbury House, a fantastic end to an outstanding year.
“celerbration evening, once again, was a huge success!”
By Mr Bradley Head of Durham House (2011 - 2015)
The fourth Durham House Celebration Evening was another superb event. It was an honour and privilege to be able to give the recognition to so many students for the hard work and dedication they have shown throughout the year. Through the achievements of the students, along with the commitment of the tutors that I have worked with, Durham House remains the most successful house at the academy. Although we didn’t manage to retain the house trophy for a fourth year in a row, I am certain that Mr Rollason and his team will do all that they can to make Durham House champions again. I would like to wish the students and staff of Durham House all the very best for the future and I look forward to hearing about the successes and achievements in the weeks, months and years to come.
By Mrs Mitchell
Head of Westminster House
Westminster celerbration evening, once again, was a huge success. With some of our Year 10 students arranging transport and taking a quick break from their summer school at the University of Gloucestershire to come and show their support! There were more awards for students than ever before, including a huge number of students achieving attendance prizes, as well as awards from subjects.Anticipation grew as the tutor awards were handed out. The winners of the House Achievement Leader awards were Archie McAuley, Ronan Austin, Chloe Fletcher and Gabriela Krakowiak. The final award of the evening, the Principals award, was given to Sandro Nogueiro for his outstanding contributions to the House. We are very proud to celebrate the amazing successes of the students.
By Mrs Adsett Head of York House
Celebration evenings kicked off this year with the York House Celebration Evening. Parents, families and students arrived excitedly awaiting their time to collect a reward. As always it was a fantastic chance to celebrate the successes of students in York House. Students were awarded prizes for academic success, attendance and for being start within their tutor groups. The audience were then eagerly awaiting to hear which students had won the HAL awards and the Principal’s award. These are given to students who have gone above and beyond and demonstrated that they are outstanding in all areas of Academy life. The Hal awards were presented to Reece Attwood, Callum Bell, Julia Obrebska and Aaron Hitchcock. The Principal’s award was presented to Macy Paterson.
By Mrs Cummings
Vice Principal One of the highlights of every year is the House Celebration Evenings which round off the final term, where we congratulate the students who have been chosen as excellent role models for demonstrating our Christian values in action. This summer’s events were the best so far with record numbers of students being rewarded for outstanding achievement and effort. The Academy Choir performed several excellent pieces at all four evenings through the week and really demonstrated what can be achieved through commitment and working as part of a team. Following the awards , music and speeches, each evening finished with refreshments shared by all involved, and this was a lovely way for everyone to join together and celebrate before ending the academic year on a really high note.
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Year 7 Football National Cup Football Vs Archway (Home) (Won 6-4) By Mr Ferguson Assistant Vice Principal
The Year 7 Football team faced a tough test from the visiting Archway team in the first round of the knock out cup. With only two training sessions, only a team selection had really taken place. Due to a surplus of strikers a We had to adopt a new formation, as we were no longer able to adopt a 4 – 4 – 2 formation. I had to resort to wing backs and a 3 – 5 – 2 formation, with a centre forward at centre back and a centre midfielder at left back! The game could not have got off to a worse start with the visitors scoring after just 3 minutes, with their best player lashing home after some loose defending on the edge of the box. All Saints’ looked to rally and took the game to the visitors. Lucas Castalino soon found himself in the box and a driven cross from Marszalek picked him out, the ball bounced off his knee and bobbled into the back of the net. All Saints’ continued to apply the pressure and kept Archway camped in their own half. Jayden Jeanes settled the nerves, by slotting home after a well worked
move. Archway responded immediately this time with the same player smashing home a free kick from 25 yards out. This, however, just served to cause ASA to raise their game once again with Jayden Jeanes and Jurek Marszalek both scoring in a five minute spell after the second Archway goal. The gap could have and should have been widened but a lack of clinical finishing kept the score at 4-2 as the first half ended. In the second I decided to change the team and the formation ensuring that the squad rotated and I could look at different combinations across the pitch. Archway scored twice through the same player and Jeanes added to his first goal with a second to keep the gap at a comfortable margin. The man of the match went to Jayden Jeanes for his four goals, but other noteworthy performances include; Liam Hope, CJ Peelo, Jurek Marszalek and Harry Kempson, who kept the opposition busy throughout the game despite those mentioned playing in positions which they were not accustomed to. A fantastic debut for the squad and a passage into the second round, where they will face either Cotswold or Severn Vale (away).
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TONGA! TONGA! TONGA! By Mr Fautley Learning Supervisor
Those were the chants the fifteen lucky Year 8 boys used when welcoming the giant Pacific Islanders. These lucky students had a great time down at Cheltenham Tigers Rugby Club, playing in a local rugby tournament where they got to play other schools and more impressively got to meet some of the Tongan rugby players who have been competing in the Rugby World Cup. After arriving late and a
Year 8 Rugby Squad
very quick warm up we unfortunately lost to Severn Vale 20-0. We then had Pates to play in which we beat them 25-0 with some great attacking rugby and defence from all. Archy Greenway being the smallest person taking down their biggest players continually and never backing down. Liam Poppleton, Richmond Jimpetey, Finn Rees and Oscar Mort running strong with ball in hand, breaking tackles all over the pitch. We then had the highlight of being coached and playing with a number of the Tongan national team which was a fantastic opportunity for the boys, which ended up with the team piling on one of the players who happens to be one of the best
props in the world. We then ended the day with a match against Chosen Hill which was a hard fought contest that ended 0-0. What made the day even more special was a surprise to all with some of our students being filmed and being shown on the evening news for the whole of the midlands to see. Furthermore, there was a double page spread of the entire squad with a few of the Tongan players in the Guardian! All enjoyed the day and got lots of great memories with most players getting their boots signed by the international players which they can look back on with fond memories.
1. Archie Lillis 2. Oscar Mort 3. Dan Hicks 4. Jordan Pearce 5. Ryley Kelly 6. Lee Godwin 7. Taylor Johnson 8. Kacper Wronski 9. Harvey White 10. Finn Rees 11. Archy Greenwood 12. Liam Poppleton 13. Richmond Jimpetey 14. Christian Hitchcock 15. Dorian Dyka
Important Notice Trainers for P.E. By Mrs Minto Head of PE Please make sure that if you purchase trainers for your child, you buy the correct trainers, particularly for girls.
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Year 8 Rugby team beat Pittville to the plate By Mr Fautley
Learning Supervisor
The year 8s had a rugby tournament on 30th September at Cheltenham North Rugby Club. Being put in a very tough pool of Winchcombe, Cleeve B and Tewkesbury A. They beat Cleeve and came third in the pool putting them into the Plate semi-final. Being drawn against a strong Tewkesbury B side they overcame them and beat them to go into the final against Pittville. The team pulled together, battled through all the knocks and scrapes they had picked up and beat Pittville 19-0 to be crowned Plate winners.They were all awarded
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medals and the Plate trophy. The team acquitted themselves brilliantly and really showed a lot of heart and desire to achieve their best and represent the Academy. Archy Greenwood was fantastic tackling everybody and getting them to the floor no matter how big they were. Richmond was ferocious and saved the team on numerous occasions with some try saving tackles. Finn Rees and Liam Poppleton ran the ball with lots of speed and strength always getting over the line. A front row of Archie Lillis, Oscar Mort and Dan Hicks pulling together and pushing teams back on the scrums. All the squad were brilliant and if you do see them please congratulate them on how well they did bringing the first bit of silverware to All Saints’ Academy this year.
Year 9 Netball Above: All Saints’ play Pittville
Year 7 Netball By Mrs Minto
Year 9 Netball Match Report
Head of PE
The following Year 7 girls played brilliantly in their first match against Beaufort. Player of the match was Alex Smyth. The girls are beginning to develop as a team and finding out which positions they prefer to play. There was great on court movement from Yassia, driving into receive passes and winning the ball back to create an opportunity for the shooters, with Alex Smyth scoring 2 goals and Madison Berry scoring 1. Year 7 Team: Yasiia Russell Alex Smyth Madison Greathead Madison Berry Daria Misiulajtys Jasmine French Oliwia Barylska Katelyn Murphy Lily Cooney
By Miss Oldham Teacher of PE
On Wednesday 23rd September, All Saints Year 9 girls netball team played Winchcombe school at home. After never winning against this team we thought we had no chance but we couldn’t have been more wrong! After being nervous to start with, the game kicked off amazingly for us. Within the first few seconds of the game the first goal was scored from a shot by All Saints’ -Shana Kelly. By the end of the first 10 minute quarter, we had a strong lead over Winchcombe with Jade Pearce also scoring goals. This gave the team confidence that this could be our chance to finally come out on top. The second and third quarters carried on exactly the same. More
goals. More striving to succeed. The defence consisting of Ellie, Sindi, and Erin keeping the ball away from the oppositions attacking third as well as Jess and Elle carrying the ball to our two shooters. We were giving it our all with a huge lead of over 20 goals. It came to the final quarter and Winchcombe managed to get 5 goals in. This didn’t stop us, though. We carried on shooting and hardly failing to miss. The game ended as 29-5 to All Saints’. We could not believe it! I was so happy thatI could have cried. Before Winchcombe left we chose one of their players as ‘player of the match’ and they did the same for us. Shana and Elle both won joint players of the match with Jess being player’s player. The team had a massive group hug of happiness to complete the night. Maybe this year is our year to be at the top.
By Jade Pearce Student Report Team Captain The game started. It was our centre. Elle Eardly threw the ball to Shana Kelly and then passed to myself, scoring for the team. 1 – 0 to All Saints’! We did exactly the same after this but it was Beaufort’s centre. Shana intercepted the ball and passed to myself and then we scored again. We kept the ball away from our net, the whistle blew for the first quarter. Then we started the next quarter, it was our centre pass, Ellie passed over to Shana, she then scored. We carried on like this, Shana and I taking it in turns to shoot. There was a great interception from Ellie Stratton and then another from Erin Barden. The ball then got up to their end and they scored. Sindi jumped to get the ball but missed. The whistle went for half time
and it was now 7 – 1. The whistle went again and we swapped ends, it was their centre pass. We got the ball, Erin then intercepted. She passed back to Ellie S who then passed to Jess. Jess passed across to Shana who passed it over to myself and then we scored. It was our centre pass. We scored 4 more after that one. Shana and Jade worked together as well as Jess but the ball got past all of our players and Beaufort scored again, both teams were playing very well. The whistle went again, we had one quarter left to win, it was now 12-2. In the last quarter, as soon as we started, they scored, but we came back with enough goals that Shana scored. I then scored the last two goals for the game. All Saints’ won 15-3.
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