ASA TODAY Issue 38

Lianne La Havas Singer visits All Saints’ Academy for a Q&A

Africa Team 2017

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Issue 38, Term 5, 2016

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All Saints’ Little Shop of Horrors closes to standing ovation

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager The Little Shop of Horrors cast and crew were thrilled after selling out for both of their evening performances in April. On both nights when the musical ended the crowd rose to their feet to applaud the young talent on stage.

The 41 strong cast and crew worked very hard to put on the ‘best show in the Academy’s history’.

Directors Mr Aitchison, Mrs Burton and Mrs Austin are all so incredibly proud of the students hard work and determination.

Principal Dermot McNiffe said ‘The Cast of Little Shop of Horrors proved that, no matter what age you are, you can dream big and live that dream.

All involved in the production, from Year 7 to Year 13, put in a memorable performance which marked a new phase of excellence in the performing arts at All Saints’ Academy.

To sell out two nights and perform to such a high standard is fantastic.

Well done. We are so proud of you.’

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Making a difference to our local community

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager Chief Editor This term has been fantastic! There has been so many successes we have struggled to fit them all into one edition!

April saw the Little Shop of Horrors production come to an end after three successful shows, one to primary schools and two shows to the general public.

Please make sure to see some fantastic reviews on pages 8 & 9.

We have also been closely working with Cheltenham Festivals having Lianne La Havas visit during the Jazz Festival, alongside a visit for our Music students. We have some exciting events coming in June during the Cheltenham Music Festival.

Our Summer Carnival is just around the corner now and we would love to see you all there again this year. Last year saw over 1200 people visit from the local community. For more information please see page 7.

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Welcome to our latest edition of ASA Today. This edition commemorates a busy term at All Saints’ Academy which kicked off with our first major musical production, “Little Shop of Horrors”.

The cast and crew sold out two nights and put on the most memorable performance for their appreciative audience.

The quality of acting, singing and music was absolutely outstanding. Well done to our talented cast of students and many thanks to Mrs Austin, Mr Aitchison and Mrs Burton for their superb organisation, teaching and directing.

Our involvement with Cheltenham Festivals is always high profile and as a consequence of this year’s Jazz Festival we were lucky to have a visit from Lianne La Havas who came to meet and perform for our students. She was so generous with her time and a fantastic inspiration.

This term our Year 10 BTEC Catering group provided a wonderfully received afternoon tea party for the residents of Monkscroft Residential Home. All the residents really enjoyed the opportunity to dine on the lovely sandwiches and cakes made and served by our students.

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Lianne La Havas @LianneLaHavas And I would have answered them all day!! :) Thank you for having me x x x Monkscroft Residential Home visit All Saints’ for Afternoon Tea local community of Cheltenham is a key focus for us at All Saints’ Academy, whether that is through providing entertainment, working with Cheltenham Festivals or working for our local community. Our international outreach projects are also something we are very proud of. This year Mr Pinless, Miss Wellington, Mr Pierce and Miss Morley are leading the next international expedition to Tanzania for summer 2017 to work and support our adopted township school, Bishop Makaya High School in Kasulu. Watch this space and our Academy Website for details on fundraising to help us prepare for our important work in Africa, your donations will really help us to make a difference.

We are now fully into the summer examination season and our Year 11, Year 12 and Year 13 students

All Saints’ Academy @asachelt @liannelahavas @cheltfestivals Thank you for coming to speak with our Music students today! They could have asked you questions all day! :) The final Africa Team are studying very hard to prepare for their crucial exams. Many students are attending additional revision classes in the evenings, holidays and weekends to ensure that they fulfil their potential.

Well done to all our students for putting in the effort to prepare so well and many thanks to our caring staff team for going the extra mile to help all our students succeed. We look forward to achieving another record breaking year of examination results this summer.

Many thanks, to all of you for your continued support over this term.

Ianmgeorge @ianmgeorge Lovely afternoon with @liannelahavas visiting @asachelt students top marks for all the great questions!

Wessex RFCA @WRFCA @asachelt @PatesGS @ DeanCloseSchool @ TheDeanAcademy @cheltcollege @LakersSchool @GlosAcademy receive Bronze #ERSawards from @damejtrotter

Sports students run Athletics Festival for pupils of St Gregory the Great Primary School Year 10 & 11 sports students ran a Primary Athletics Festival for Year 4 pupils from Saint Gregory the Great Primary.

Students created their own activities, which ranged from throwing a discus to jumping over obstacles.

Year 4 pupils were fully engaged and enjoyed moving round the different stations set up by All Saints’ students.

Head of Westminster house and PE teacher Mrs Mitchell said ‘I am extremely proud of all of the Year 10 and Year 11 Leaders who helped organise and run such a successful event.

They showed maturity and resilience throughout and delivered some fun and exciting sessions. A real credit to All Saints’ and our wider community!’

Saint Gregory the Great Primary tweeted ‘Thank you so much for today! The children and staff loved it!’

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Singer Lianne La Havas visits All Saints’ during Chelt Jazz Fest

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager

On Thursday 28th April we welcomed singer/Songwriter Lianne La Havas to All Saints’ Academy.

Cheltenham Festivals arranged for Lianne to visit during the day and Lianne was also performing at the Big Top at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on the evening which was also broadcast live on Radio 2!

Lianne La Havas has just been supporting Coldplay on their Latin America and European tour. She has also been nominated for a Grammy and 2 MOBOs! She has collaborated with many famous artists such as Prince and Rudimental.

Lianne answered music students questions for an hour before showing us her guitar skills. Students asked a large range of questions ranging from ‘’do you have any advice on how

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to get into the music industry’ to ‘what is your favourite instrument?’

The students found the session to be very rewarding with many wanting her to stay longer to ask her more questions.

‘I learnt new ways to write songs and to use different styles of music.’

Trenton Anderson ‘The answers she gave to our questions was inspiring and the advice she gave us was fantastic.’

Stephanie Odokara ‘She made me want to learn how to play the guitar.’

Zoe Davis

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Sixth Form student gains place on Oxford University Summer School

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager

All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form Year 12 student Rhiannon Watts will be taking part in the Oxford University Summer school project ‘Uniq’. 7000 young people applied across the country for 875 places within 35 subjects. Rhiannon will be studying History (race and protest) alongside 29 other people that were selected for the subject.

Rhiannon will be staying in the halls of Oxford University for the duration of the summer school, getting the full university experience.

This is a very exciting opportunity as Oxford University is within the prestigious Russell Group and ranks as the 2nd best university in the UK. Rhiannon hasn’t made a final decision of what university she will apply to next year so this will no doubt give her valuable experience and hopefully help make her decision.

Rhiannon Watts, 16 said ‘It is a privilege to have gained a place on

the Oxford summer school programme and I am excited to have the opportunity to take part in this. The experience will give me a helpful insight into studying

History at a top academic university which I am sure will be beneficial to me next year when applying for university.’

SPIRITUALITY

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Year of Mercy Eastertide Celebrations

By Mrs Spence

Roman Catholic Lay Chaplain

Pope Francis called for a Jubilee Year dedicated to Mercy: 8th Dec 2015 to 20th Nov 2016. The theme is ‘Merciful like the Father’ and we are asked to observe the ‘Corporal works of Mercy’ which are the physical needs of others, kind acts which help our neighbours near and far away. Here at the Academy we are focusing on six of them, one each term; feed the hungry, give water for the thirsty, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, ransom the captive and clothe the naked. Last term the focus was on ‘Give water to the thirsty’; each form group collected their small coins for the CAFOD lent appeal pro-

viding clean water for communities in developing countries. I am delighted to announce that the donation total was £162.17.

Well done to all who contributed and to the members of our Chaplaincy Team who organised the collection.

This term the focus is on ‘Shelter the Homeless’ and we are supporting the local charity ‘Open Door’ which supports homeless people in Cheltenham. After a discussion the Chaplaincy Team decided to ask each form group to provide a shoe box filled with essential men’s toiletries. Suggestions included, shampoo, shower gel, soap, facecloth, antiperspirant, sponge/ face cloth, comb/brush, toothbrush, toothpaste, small note book, tissues, pen, and a puzzle book! These will be collected and donated to Open Door at the end of term.

We raised

£162.17 for CAFOD Communion Services 9th June 23rd June 14th July

Time: 8.15am

Mass 7th July Time: 12.10am

By Mrs Austin Head of Music

Easter is the most important celebration of the Christian year and so it was a very busy time for some of our students.

Holy Week began on Palm Sunday with the choir and a number of students from The Catholic School of St Gregory the Great leading the worship at St Gregory’s Church. Jose Lumactod and Boriana Nacheva joined Fr David in reading the extended Gospel which they did with great clarity and expression.

Julia Obrebska, Tamsyn Lewis and Chloe Fletcher sang the verses to the responsorial psalm accompanied by Mr Aitchison on the organ. The choir lead the congregational hymns and sang, ‘As I have Done For You’ by Dan Schutte and Mozart’s ‘Ave Verum’ during Communion.

On Wednesday evening we held our Journey to the Cross which was directed and devised by Mr Aitchison. This Passion Play included readings, songs and reflections, performed while the drama group, with Jose Lumactod portraying Jesus, mimed. Beginning with the entry into Jerusalem, they lead us through the teaching in the Temple, throwing the money changers out, the last supper with the washing of the feet, praying in the garden and the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. The play ended with the tears of Mary (portrayed

by Trenton Anderson), as she broke down at the foot of the cross. As those who had attended, left the Cotswold Hall in silence, the empty lit cross was displayed. The powerful image of an empty cross, reminded us that on Good Friday Jesus was crucified and died, leaving an empty void in all those who had followed him during his ministry and challenged all who witnessed the Passion Play to question what their life would be like without the presence of Jesus and the implications of His ultimate sacrifice.

The play was then performed to Y7-13 on Maundy Thursday, the day of the Last Supper and Jesus’ betrayal

by Judas. This was a truly thought provoking end to the term, which proves our purpose at All Saints’ Academy as a Christian School.

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Africa Skills Weekend

By Miss Wellington Second in Westminster House

This term has seen the launch of the application process for the next Africa trip planned for the end of the 2017 academic year. The process had been long and hard with over sixty five excellent applications received and thirty interviews conducted. After all this it was time to decide upon the final twelve who would make up the team. In order to do this twenty students selected at interview were invited to take part in the Africa 2017 Skills Weekend to assess their resilience in difficult circumstances. We never expected how difficult this would be!

Planning for the trip started back in February where the idea of visiting the Forest of Dean, in lovely April weather, for team building, spiritual discussions, and camping in a barn seemed like a brilliant idea. This though took a serious beating when Miss Morley, in usual PE attire, came to visit the site.

The realisation of the drop in temperature became very apparent.

A meeting was held to highlight to the pupils just how cold it would be and plans to reduce the amount of luggage they could bring were quickly scrapped. They will only have 20kg when they go.

The team left All Saints’ at around 4pm on the sunny Friday afternoon. A quick unload of the kit and our first walk started. A four mile round trip

up the famous May Hill had its own trials and tribulations. Parts of the walk were so muddy that students had to pull each other out. The walk was steep and sometimes demanding but exceptionally beautiful – both with its gorgeous bluebells and the amazing views across the Forest at its peak. The students were asked to pair with someone they didn’t know and around the course were stopped and questioned about their new friends.

After the walk a picnic in the park was in order. Fish and Chips, sitting on picnic benches may have been

the highlight for some of the team!

Back at the barn, a game of sunset rounder’s ensued, but when light called off play the students had the time to get into their nightwear and share the snacks that they had brought (to get into the sharing spirit). We all met the bat who was sharing our space for the evening. Spiritual questions were asked by the staff and pupils required to examine their own inner belief. The evening ended with a game of ‘Two truths and a Lie’, which ended with us all learning a lot more about each other (not least Mr Pierce’s weird snacking habits and Mr

Pinless’ soap opera career). Lights out was called and within 10 minutes complete silence was met, apart from the occasional fluttering of a bat and then, unfortunately, the ear thundering snoring of certain teachers!

It was a cold and uncomfortable night for most, even with the extra blankets, and by 5.15am people were starting to stir. Luckily the hot water in the urns was warm enough for drinks of hot chocolate to warm everyone up.

After a quick breakfast it was time for another walk, this time around the beautiful sculpture trail. By lunch time

we said our goodbyes to the exhausted students.

The staff were amazed by the positive attitude of the students and their ability to adapt and get on within different social groups. The strength of character to overcome the lack of luxury and the humour that still was abundant. We would have happily taken all 20 students with us to Africa. We had a difficult job reducing the team to 12.

All of these students are a credit to All Saints’ Academy and should be very proud of themselves.

Africa 2017 Team Announced Our final Africa 2017 Team: Matthew Jones, Rece Gilder, Chris Screen, Harry Breese, Joe Almond, Chloe Betteridge, Shana Kelly, Lauren O’Shea, Clarissa Evans, Grant Williams, Jess Sykes and Erykah Cameron.

They will be led by teachers; Mr Pierce Miss Wellington Mr Pinless and Miss Morley.

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Hospitality students host afternoon tea

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager

Engineering

By Mr Freeman DT Teacher

Nathaniel Casuco, Maddie Greathead, Jasmine French, Leah Roden, Yaiisa Russell (year 7s) took part in an Engineering Go 4 Set project, working with GE Aviation. The brief was to design an innovative new sports stadium and their design came runner-up in the competition between twelve other groups. The team also had to give a presentation to some industry professionals as well as enduring a question and answer session. They did themselves proud, show-

Cadbury Trip

By Mr Kelly

Head of Faculty; Technology, ICT, Business Year 10 Business students experienced a day out visiting global confectionary giant, Cadbury at their head office in Bournville, Birmingham. Students were put through their paces during an educational workshop where topics such as; Ownership; Sectors, Finance,

Year 12 Hospitality students have been busy hosting an afternoon tea at All Saints’ Academy for residents and carers of Monkscroft Care home.

Students spent all morning cooking scones, profiteroles, quiche and making sandwiches, tea and coffee. They made sure to present the food beautifully and played music from when the residents were younger. The students served the guests their food and then joined them to talk about their life experiences.

One resident from Monkscroft Care Home, Stan Dunn ,used to be a footballer and once played for Manchester United. He talked to the students about his experiences as well as his love of dance. One of our All Saints’ Academy staff, who is a trained dancer, visited the residents and had a dance with Stan Dunn.

The residents and carers all enjoyed themselves and the sixth form students did too! Zea Cuciurean, 16 said ‘it was an incredible opportunity to meet members of our local community.’ Lyndsey Beale, 16 said ‘It was fun cooking the dishes and watching the residents enjoy the quality of the food we prepared.’ Lewis Owen, 17 said ‘I chose a wide range of music for the afternoon tea and it was great to see our guests singing and dancing.’

ing outstanding teamwork and in-depth knowledge from the research they had carried out. When asked, all five said they would be able to improve on a new

project if they accepted the challenge next year. Judging from their initial effort, they could well become formidable engineers in the future.

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Production and much more were all discussed in depth. Students were fantastic at asking topical questions, particularly regarding Modelez International who own Cadbury. Modelez and Cadbury made approximately £500m profit and over £4 billion turnover since 2015.

Students explored the production plants including flow and batch production methods, as well as new marketing techniques.

A big thank you to the Year 10 Business students for being a great asset to the school.

Year 10’s Afternoon Tea at Wilson Art Gallery

By Mrs Derwent Head of DT On Tuesday 22nd March, Year 10 Catering students had the opportunity to visit Wilson Art Gallery and Café for an Afternoon Tea. Students learnt all about the types of products on offer for an Afternoon tea, along with getting presentation ideas and more understanding of portion control!

A number of students tried foods that they have never had before, and surprisingly, many enjoyed the salmon sandwiches.

Students have now completed their Afternoon Tea Controlled Assessment project and have achieved brilliantly. Well Done to all our Year 10s.

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By Josh Domm Student Reporter

“Incredible”, “wow”, “inspirational”, “hilarious” and “talented” are just a few of the words that come to mind when I think about this schools greatest show to date. The whole cast should be so proud of themselves! You blew my mind away on Thursday night and it was better than I could have ever imagined; you proved so any people wrong and I applaud you for it.

A special mention first of all goes to Oliver. Wow, for a 14 year old to stand up in front of so many people as the lead protagonist in a show singing and acting is something extremely inspirational and I doubt very many people would have the courage to do what you’ve done these last few weeks.

So many people could take a lesson from you. Keep your head up and keep at it, you could go so far. Ciara, well what can I say? I had heard you could sing and I definitely was not disappointed. I’ve had ‘Suddenly Seymour’ stuck in my head ever since and girl… you’ve got confidence, takes a lot to join a new school and put yourself out there like that in your first year. Callum, I remember way back when I was starring in Hamlet with you and you told me you wanted a career in acting, I realise now more than ever that that is something you were born to do so don’t give up on your dream (of course if that still is your dream). Last but not least Jakub, you were hilarious and everyone was and still is so impressed with you; you’ve got a bright future ahead if you take it. Just one question… where did you learn to dance like that?

It is truly amazing to see how far the arts have grown at All Saints’, it’s a place where students can be who they are and who they want to be without fear of being judged or put down. I hope you never forget this part of your school life; treasure it and look back on it as a moment where you were the stars and no one could fault you. If the arts is a place you want to take your life, then go for it and do not let anyone tell you no or hold you back. Be happy! You all sure well looked happy up on the stage.

Finally, I just want to say, thank you for an incredible evening. Be proud.

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‘What an amazing show... So professional, so entertaining and such fun! I really wish I could have gone again the following evening.’

Mrs Hamblin

‘Absolutely amazing from start to finish. All students were fantastic and the effort and dedication from Mrs Austin, Mr Aitchison and Mrs Burton has really paid off. I laughed out loud throughout and loved the song from The Dentist – AKA Callum Bell. Fabulous – this has set the bar really high for next year!!”

Mrs Cain

‘Absolutely brilliant. Funny, charming and highly entertaining. It was fantastic to see such a diverse group of students performing together. Loved it!’

Matt Coldrey

‘My dad really enjoyed it, especially the musicality.

I thought Jakub Sprenger was a natural and Callum was so funny, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The whole cast put so much work into making it a success and it definitely paid off!’

Mrs Jones

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‘Utterly amazed at the talent on show from the All Saints’ students. I felt very proud to be a member of staff at a school with such an outstanding performaning arts department. The whole cast were full of enthusiasm and this only enhanced the performance. A stand out moment for me was Jakub Sprenger’s dance moves! I was still laughing the next day! Audrey II may want feeding, but ASA please feed us more productions like this!”

Miss Wellington

‘Best performance I’ve ever seen at All Saints’. It was amazing seeing so many students taking part, especially male soloists which is quite rare!’

Mr Kelly

‘Stunning, amazing, real talent and an evening that made me walk on air and feel so proud of so many students.’

Mrs Crawford

‘Both my daughter and I agreed that this performance was equally as good as any professional theatre production we have seen. Thank you to the cast and crew for giving us such an enjoyable evening.’

Mrs Korzniak

‘I thought the show was amazing, it made me proud of the school. Seeing the students I know and learn with made me realise their talents are not just shown in the classroom. I watched on both nights and they were both outstanding!’

Poppy Slack

‘This was by far the best performance from a group of pupils I have ever seen. The levels of enthusiasm, energy and total commitment was unprecedented! This is why I teach – to see pupils engage in something they love, work at their very best and see exceptional results at the end. It gives me great pride to be a teacher at All Saints’ Academy, working with the very best pupils!!’

Miss Pettit

‘That was the best school production I’ve ever seen.

Utterly brilliant. I was in stitches throughout.’

Mr Nicklin

‘It was so funny, the students were superb, especially Callum as the dentist coming in on his scooter was hilarious. The cast and crew were fantastic and the musical accompaniment was sensational. Enjoyed every minute! Very big well done, it was a professional show with every single person being in character throughout, giving it everything they had got, it was amazing.’

Mrs Clarke

‘It was clear that a huge amount of work had gone in to making the production so successful and the outstanding feature for me was the evident enjoyment of everyone taking part. There was a real sense of confidence in all of the cast and a heartwarming camaraderie that was a joy to see. It was also very funny!’

Mrs Bayliss

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DEPARTMENT NEWS

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First Story Year 9 History Trip All Saints’ Academy’s writing group are now published authors!

brilliant students who have represented our Academy with such distinction. It promises to be a wonderful event with guests from our partner primary schools along with local dignitaries hoping to be in attendance to hear the genius of our students’ creative writing. Jane Bailey, Ali Mawle, Rob Nicklin and I feel so proud of ‘our’ Cheltenham Literature Festival’s ‘First Story’ students. I hope that these two ‘tasters’ of writing which have made it into the book help you to understand why.

By Mr Fredrickson English Teacher

Selected pieces by this year’s students have now been included in a book called ‘My Voice is a Shy Tiger’.

The formal launch date will take place on the evening of Monday June 27th in the Cotswold Hall. Please do feel free to come to support all the

A family classic. A favourite slowCheltenham Festivals First Story is cooking dish, those have a veryonly excitingfor idea. Having beenwho a teacher myself, I know how writing can liberate strengthen young people’s patience. sense of and themselves as almost nothing

Student Reporter

As part of their GCSE course, Year 9s had the option to go to the Imperial War Museum to help them with their study of the ‘Historic Environment: Medicine on the British Section of the Western Front (1914-1918).

On the 19th of April 2016, Year 9 who take history as a GCSE option went on a trip to the Imperial War Museum in London. All we could see when we walked in was lots of boats and plane above us and could

hear some of the sounds from the different parts of the museum. When we arrived at the museum, we had to get into groups and answer questions from a worksheet. We had had to search for information about trenches used by soldiers during the war, how many people die, weapons that were used and much more. It was great that we could go around at our own pace, so we didn’t have to rush around and could take in all of the interesting facts. As we looked around the information wasn’t just on walls they had projections and sound affects so it felt like you were actually there during the war. And what would a museum be without actual artefacts?

The artefacts were very interesting to

All Saints’ Academy My Voice is a Shy Tiger

‘How to make a teenager’

By Sophie Gould

else can.

Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials

IngredientsCheltenham Festivals First Story is an inspiring initiative. It’s a joyful project that 250g of tinned deserves asemotions much support as we can give it.

Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth and On Beauty hearts 250g of broken We all have a voice. Some never discover it.

3 unripe friends We all have stories to tell. Some never tell them. Cheltenham Festivals First Story 2 lightly has beaten memories helped all of these young writers to discover their writing voice, and in so 1 crushed dream doing helped them discover themselves.

Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse 1 small sweet kiss 2 gently heaped spoonfuls of hope

An Anthology by the Cheltenham Festivals First Story Group at All Saints’ Academy Edited and Introduced by

Jane Bailey

Published by First Story www.firststory.org.uk

Method Generously butter a shallow bed.

Cut the hearts into small pieces, the size of raisins.

Mix the remaining friends together.

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Illustration by Kate Hellon-Bharucha Cover design by Adam Cohen Typesetting by Avon DataSet Ltd

Fold in the lightly beaten memories.

Layer the kisses. Scatter the tinned emotions... (see more in my voice is a shy tiger)

SAMPLES FROM

‘My Voice is a Shy Tiger’

‘Dreaming’

Under the shabby yellow and temporary orange sky of early morning, houses lie in wait, an obsessive black and dull white design. Trembling green trees waver in the soft wind, empty grey bottles roll down the street, and people are still asleep.

Mrs Parker is dreaming about the future, and how she wishes it would come into place. Mr Parker, however, isn’t dreaming, his mind an endless lagoon of crude black.

The girl a few houses up is dreaming about nothing in particular. Loud colours and clumsy figures roll through her mind.

Lottie is dreaming about a strange figure on a beach covered in stony yellow sand.

Bryn is dreaming about an adventure, her mind surrounding a pale and whining green.

Mr. Zendron dreams of distant memories, catching them from his past.

This all happens in the early morning in Newfolk Avenue, as the colours are slowly rightening, organised and contemplative, and the wind bares no teeth.

By Mrs Millard

Alternative Provision Manager At the end of term 4, we visited Bristol zoo as part of Price’s Trust XL Club.

We were not just there to visit but to build an enrichment activity for the Asiatic Lions and Penguin enclosures.

We had to create a model and present our ideas to seven Bristol Zoo keepers as part of a ‘Dragons Den’ set – up. We were split into two teams and had to compete against other groups from other schools. My team produced an enrichment activity for the two male lions, we created a play pit, with fragrant ground of rosemary and a area where they could relax and watch the world go by; it was similar to a giant cat bed! The other team made a big water slide for the penguins to swim down.

Despite not winning it was a really great experience and I felt very proud that we overcame our nerves and presented our idea’s in front of everyone.

see what they looked like during them times. In my opinion the best artefacts were the weapons, because you can see all key features they have that you wouldn’t see on pictures. As everyone walked around we didn’t just do it on our own we helped each other if we couldn’t find a piece of information, so in this way we were working as a team.

Jessica Johnson, Mary-Jane Dancy and I really liked walking through a model of a trench because it was really exciting and unexpected to see. Once we had finished all of the worksheet, we were all allowed to have a look around at the other parts of the museum. When we were about to leave Miss Cameron and Mr Giblin took a group photo of who went on this trip, if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t of enjoyed it as much as we did.

Overall, I really enjoyed myself, seeing items from the war in a museum really helped to bring the subject to life, and was much more interesting than reading about it in a textbook.

I really appreicate my teachers for organising the trip and I really recommend going if you study History in Year 9.

ASA Vegetable & Wildlife Garden

By Mrs Millard

Alternative Provision Manager We have been very busy over the last term re-developing and clearing our garden ready for planting. We would like to thank Kelly at Cheltenham Borough Homes for lending us her support and Paul and the team from Cheltenham Youth For Christ, for their help asking local suppliers for donations,.We have really seen the garden taking shape as result of their help. Elliots have very kindly donated over three tons of top soil, which is fantastic and will surely help our plants get a healthy happy start.

The first seeds have gone into the ground this week, pots of herbs planted as well as brightly coloured summer blooms!

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it”.

Genesis 2: 15 “I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase”.

Corinthians 3:6 Thank you to all those who have donated equipment and/or time so far, as always please can you keep it coming!

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National Apprenticeship Week

Students in Sixth Form were invited to explore the broad opportunities around Apprenticeships - gain insights into different careers and broaden their aspirations. Students gathered information by going through questions they might want to ask the employer volunteers, as they rotate around the room to different tables every 5 minutes, in a apprenticeship awareness “speed dating” event.

The event is part of the ninth annual National Apprenticeship Week which takes place from 14-18 March 2016, with hundreds of events expected to take place across England.

The week, which is co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service, is designed to celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the economy.

Every year the week increases in popularity and National Apprenticeship Week 2015 was a huge success.

For 2016, supporters are being encour-

aged to organise events and activities that will help us to realise our overarching theme for the week, which is ‘Rise to the top’.

Bright Futures Society

University of Gloucestershire Summer School

Societies have been so successful helping university students’ kick-start their careers that we decided to bring Bright Futures to All Saints’ Academy. Bright Futures Societies are run by students for students.

Perhaps you are already dreaming about your perfect job or perhaps you do not have a clue where to start or what your options might be.

Whether you want to go to university, begin an apprenticeship, or head straight into the workplace, Bright Futures provide the help, guidance and inspiration you need.

Our current Bright Futures Society have been selected from Years 10 and 12, they have supported events during National Careers and Apprenticeship weeks.

It's never too early to start thinking about your career.

Personal Education Coordinator

Are there any other benefits?

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Is this job what you expected when you entered this industry?

Have you found activities outside of school teach you any useful skills for work?

“It was amazing to see you all of our students engaged so fully with the visitors to the school. Where they might be a little bit shy in a larger group they were laughing joking and really testing on visitors with relevant and probing questions. It was a really useful and worthwhile event.”

Mr Carroll

For further information on Apprenticeships or Traineeships

Apprenticeship helpline: Telephone: 0800 015 0400 or 0247 682 6482 nationalhelpdesk@apprenticeships.gov.uk

Launched in 2004, the Year 10 Summer School has proved to be a great success year on year, allowing students to experience living and studying at university. Students work alongside current university students and lecturers and experience an all-inclusive look at university life. This is a fantastic event for lucky students to experience university life first-hand. We are delighted that All Saints’ Academy students have secured 8 of the places on offer to students from all Gloucestershire schools.

Participating students will stay in private, en-suite bedrooms in our halls of residence at Oxstalls campus in Gloucester, and visit our other sites to experience a variety of different subject tasters. The residential is provided completely free of charge with all meals, accommodation and activities included.

Students who applied but were unable to secure a place will spend a day at the university during the summer term.

Articles written by:

By Jacqueline Taylor

Questions students asked...

By Mrs Parr Pastoral Manager

apprenticeships.gov.uk/Apprenticeships Facebook App/Twitter: @Apprenticeships The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has also launched a new Facebook app & Twitter feed to help students improve the quality of their job applications and interview skills and secure an Apprenticeship.

The new app is in addition to other resources launched over the summer period: On apprentice.tv there is a host of information films and guidance on How to apply for an Apprenticeship, a guide to Higher Apprenticeships and the new How to make a flying start to your Apprenticeship.

Employability Skills for Year 10 students

A group of students who have expressed an interest in a career in the motor trade have completed the Institute of Motor Industry employability toolkit. These sessions provided advice and help to develop knowledge and skills to improve chances of finding a job in the automotive sector and build it into a lasting career.

Other sessions included an interactive Apprenticeship awareness talk and a visit to Warners Citroen Dealership where they had the opportunity to talk with a range of employees.

Following the success of employability sessions, we are currently

working with students considering a career in the construction industry.

Students are following a programme written by CITB Construction Skills to recognise the wide variety of career pathways within this industry. Students have had an apprenticeship awareness talk so are aware of the skills required and the entry requirements. The group were invited to visit to the New Dawn Homes “The White House” development site on Village and Kingsmead Roads, where Angela Hughes (Director) and Liam Hughes (Site Manager) gave an insight in to the range of careers in the sector and highlighted the shortage of skilled workforce.

Students were able to see the completed show home as well as others at various stages of completion. Angela explained the different challenges faced when renovating a period listed building as opposed to a new build house.

Liam took students around the White House explaining how period featured would be retained and restored.

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Through to Regional Finals!

By Chrstian Bessell

Student Reporter ASA once again undertook the task of competing against the very best local teams from Gloucestershire to battle it out to gain a prestigious place at the Regional Final. There was a total of 11 teams made up of 7 teams from Sir Thomas Rich’s, 1 from Newent, 1 from Hanley Castle and 2 from ASA. We were told on the night that the top 3 teams would be progressing to the next round in the competition. This was going to be tough as there was far more competition than last time. Both the A and B team got off to a great start and achieved a 3rd and 4th respectively.

The A team continued its good form and came 3rd in the next 2 races which due to everyone else having mixed results, actually put us in 1st for the moment. However the tables turned in race 4. Much to our disappointment, The A

teams race was ruined by another team in which they took us out and subsequently caused us to lose many places, meaning we finished in 8th. This put a lot of pressure on our following races as we had to catch up on the ground we had just lost in race 4. By race 4 however the B team which consisted of just Shawn Morrison was actually 1st in the event standings. Shawn sustained his form throughout every race and was the only person in the team, after his teammates were unable to join him on the night. By completing all 6 races, Shawn had completed over 100 laps in the kart which is very impressive. The racing by all drivers in the later stages of the event was noticeably aggressive and everyone was fighting for those all-important top 3 positions. Throughout the races we were keeping track of everyone's points so that we could see where we would need to finish compared to our competitors. In the last race it took huge amounts of strategy and communication to gain a good result. The A team had to come at least 4th, Newent to come no

higher than 5th and for Hanley Castle to not be more than 3 places ahead of us.

As the B team only consisted of Shawn, it would mean he would not be allowed to progress to the next round even if he won the event. So we used him tactically to make sure he would not let anyone past from where he started which he managed to do in great fashion.

Once the race had finished it became a frantic 5 minutes as we counted up the scores to see where we came. We had to check 3 or so times because we had to be sure that the team had done enough.

Thankfully our hard work paid off and we managed to secure 3rd place in the event which meant we had qualified to the next round which is the Regional Finals in April. A shout out to Shawn whom managed to finish 1 point behind the A team, meaning he came 4th out of 11 teams on his own which is astonishing. The A team will now be preparing themselves to race against the very best in the south west region of the country.

Wish us luck!

Sixth Form Student wins Bristol’s Miss Popularity Plans to use it to fundraise for charities

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communciations Manager All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form student Savannah Williams, 17, entered the Miss Bristol competition in March. She went on to win Miss Popularity after receiving an impressive number of votes from the general public. Savannah plans to use her new title to promote and fundraise for charities in Bristol and Cheltenham. For winning Miss Popularity at the Miss Bristol competition Savannah also gains another opportunity to be put through to Miss England. The next heat is at the Sanctuary Workshop in Leicester on 18th June.

Savannah said ‘my hairdresser recommended I apply for Miss Bristol as the hair salon supported the competition. I visit Bristol often as my sister has spinal scoliosis and is treated by a specialist at the Bristol Frenchay Hospital. She is the youngest case they have ever had at the young age of 6. I plan to do fundraising for the hospital as a thank you for all their brilliant work.’

‘The regional competition was very busy. There was a lot of competition from girls with modeling and pageant experience. I was the youngest entry and was overwhelmed when I won Miss Popularity.’

Part of the Miss Bristol regional competition involved entrees

producing a dress made from recycled materials. Savannah wanted to represent Bristol and decided to make a dress made completely from copies of the Bristol Post. She papier-mâchéd the basque to make it sturdy and then attached paper for the skirt. Although she didn’t win ‘Miss Eco’ round her dress certainly stood out from the crowd.

Savannah said ‘I plan to raise money for charities based in Bristol as well as Battledown Children’s Centre in Cheltenham. The Children’s Centre is a fantastic sanctuary for children with disabilities and special needs. I did a work placement there for my Health and Social Care BTEC and I will be helping out on Fridays from next week, helping the children to swim. The whole competition has opened up so many new opportunities that I never thought I would have. The experience as a whole has certainly improved my confidence and raised my self-esteem.’

Savannah is running a family fun day fundraising event for ‘Beauty With a Purpose’ the charity associated with Miss World, on 28th May from 1 - 5pm. The charity raises money for children’s charities such as Variety.

We would love it if you could support this event and help to raise funds for ‘Beauty with a purpose’

Family Fun Day @All Saints’ 28th May 1-5pm

UCAS

By Zoe Straw Student Reporter

On Tuesday 15th March the year 12s went to the UCAS exhibition held at UWE Bristol. On arrival we were sent off in groups to look at the stalls which had plenty to offer. Some stalls were of the country’s leading universities, offering insight into the courses they had and of their entry requirements. There were also advice giving stalls on apprenticeships, university life, careers and student finance.

Some of the stalls included National Citizens Service (NCS), University of Kent, Middlesex University London, New College of the Humanities, University of Essex, and Wrexham Glyndwr University in Wales.

There were also many other stalls representing other universities and apprenticeships that gave an insight into what they had to offer; all of the stalls had prospectuses for anyone that was interested. These gave us information on what courses were available, what life was like for a student there and where the university was located. They also gave out items such as bags, pens, pencils, badges, sweets and leaflets.

Overall it opened up our eyes into the options that are available for us when it comes to what we want to do after finishing Sixth Form, whether that will be going to university, enrolling in an apprentiship, taking a gap year or having a full time job.

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Canterbury Durham proud to her have in 6CH, well done Suzzette.

ten to advice and improve her artwork and also in her work with the Student Council where she works hard in representing D8 and discussing issues. Millie is both credit to the form group and the Academy. Myself and Mrs Clarke are both thrilled she has won this award – well done Millie!

Student Comment I’m thrilled to receive star student for Canterbury. I work hard in and outside of lessons so I’m very grateful my hard work has been acknowledged. Thank you to Miss Norcross for nominating me and recognising my efforts. Achieving this gives me a higher chance in getting important roles in school and motivates me to carry on working.

Suzzette Cornejo Tutor Comment Suzzette is a model student. With 100% attendance and an outstanding attitude to learning across the board; she is an inspiration to all. In form time Suzzette is keen to help where ever she can and also gives up her time to help other students with their homework. I am very

HAL Comment I am delighted that Suzzette is Canterbury’s Star Student for term 4. She is an outstanding student with an excellent attitude to life at the Academy.

She is always determined to give of her best and is always willing to help and support others.

Westminster

ten being recognised as student of the week for his commitment to studies. He is a real inspiration to his peers, a pleasure to have in 2WH and is a well-mannered representative of the tutor group.

Well done Jabu!

Jabu Rankwe Tutor Comment Since joining ASA in Year 8 Jabu has thrown himself into all aspects of academy life. He regularly volunteers to help out in tutor time, with extended prayer and living well sessions and is also a regular participant in academy sports, representing the academy in sports teams and inter-house competitions.

Jabu also excels academically with an outstanding attitude to learning and of-

Student Comment I would like to thank my associate tutor for nominating me. I have enjoyed most of my time at the academy since starting. For example, my time as part of both the football and rugby team.

Also being part of Westminster is really enjoyable too.

HAL Comment Jabu has proven to be an outstanding member of Westminster since joining us, he is a dedicated and motivated student, who is always willing to help out and get involved. An excellent ambassador for both the house and the whole school, we are proud to say Jabu is a member of our house and we congratulate him on all his hard work. Thoroughly deserved, well done Jabu.

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Mille Harrop Tutor Comment Mille is a delightful student who is a pleasure to have in the form group. She has high expectations of herself and always endeavours to make the most of her time here. She is always punctual to form time, her attendance last term was 100% and her attitude towards learning in all her lessons is outstanding. She is starting to grow in confidence now and believes in her talents and abilities in and outside of lessons. This is evident in lessons like Art where Miss Ward has seen her real determination to lis-

Student Comment I am happy to be nominated for the Year 8 student of the term award because getting the award will make my mum proud. Also, I am glad that I have been recognised for my achievements and my attitude to learning. I sometimes feel that I cannot achieve but getting this award gives me the confidence to know that I can do it!!

HAL Comment I am really proud to see Millie win the student of the term award. Her caring, supportive, friendly nature and willingness to help others is a real asset not only to Durham house but the Academy as a whole. Well done Millie, keep up the good work!

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Interhouse Results Term 4

Canterbury Points: 65 Position: 3rd

Durham Points: 72 Position: 1st

Westminster Points: 71 Position: 2nd

York

Points: 46 Position: 4th

Attendance Figures As of 10/05/16

Canterbury

Percentage: 93.4% Position: 3rd

Durham

Percentage: 94.1% Position: 2nd

Westminster Percentage: 94.4% Position: 1st

York

Points: 92.3% Position: 4th

form, being equipped for school and excellent behaviour. He is a great asset to York house and I am very proud of him.

Student Comment I am surprised but pleased to be receiving this award. I feel my attitude is always accepted and appreciated within my tutor group and classes. I enjoy the fact that there is a variety of age groups in HTG which I believe gives me more support.

Aiden Smith Tutor Comment Aiden has a very positive presence in 2 York House. He is always keen to participate in House activities and has more recently taken a lead role in our HTG assembly. Aiden has an impressive 100% for attendance, he follows Academy ‘Ready to Learn’ policy by always having a high standard of uni-

HAL Comment Aiden is a great ambassador for York House. He has a truly positive attitude which is reflected in his outstanding attitude to learning grades. His attendance is excellent which enables him to participate fully in York House. He is a great role model to others and it is fantastic to see him so involved in the life of Y2. We are very proud to have Aiden in York House. Keep up the good work.

Star Points

As of 10/05/16

Canterbury Points:26808 Position: 4th

Durham

Points:334041 Position: 2nd

Westminster Points: 34534 Position: 1st

York

Points: 29375 Position: 3rd

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Catering Challenge

By Mrs Derwent Head of DT

Year 11 students battled it out for our ASA Cooking Competition. The lucky student will receive training from our very own Phil Brett ASPENS Kitchen Manager to represent ASA on the 6th July at a National competition held in Wolverhampton.

The fighting talk started the day before the competition, with stu-

dents informing me they had the winning recipe. By the afternoon of the competition the heat could be felt in the kitchen with some making preparations earlier in the day. The standard of the products produced was staggering; ranging from tricky brandy snaps to challenging fresh pasta making, from impressively spiced to refreshingly cool. When the decision time came it was just too hard to decide, so three students; Seamus Bonner C3, Skie Smiles Y6 and Jayden Yeates Y2 have been selected to enter a second round before the final decision on who represents the

academy will be made. Good Luck! 20 House Points have been awarded to all those who took part.

‘PARIS’ A poem by Sharney Hill and Chloe Snell I pass though the cobbled streets of Paris, As the blistering sun beamed down on me, The atmosphere was filled with purest bliss, The sky was pale blue, (which it should be), There’s a sweet smell of freshly-baked croissants, And the sound of gentle music playing, The butter smell came from the restaurant, As I walked passed it, a man began saying, “Croissants gratuits!” so I jumped at the chance, I took my fair share then walked down the street, I saw the big Eiffel Tower by glance, I got to the top and took a deserving seat, The view from the top was so picturesque, And that was my experience in Paris.

History Exam Question 1. Why did people still use quack doctors in the nineteenth century? Use the source and your own knowledge to answer the question. [7] There were many different views of quack doctors in this period.

This source shows one opinion: that they were dreadful, that they were liars and cheats and should not be believed.

This was often true of quack doctors and indeed many did more harm than good. Poor people who could not afford the high prices that doctors charged often had to use quacks and other barber surgeons, or even wise women, as they were the only doctors that they could afford.

As well as this, many quack doctors who did make a difference, and sometimes even competent barber surgeons like Paré, were also called quacks. This highlights a key issue; patients did not know how to tell the difference between a trained doctor and an untrained one.

The term ‘quack’ originally referred to anyone selling medicines on the street and only later became an insult towards any untrained, mistrusted physician.

The person who wrote this source is typical of some opposition to quacks.

This doctor would likely be afraid that he might lose money if people went to quacks instead of a ‘properly trained’ doctor like him.

Saturday 9th July

Cheltenham Summer Carnival, 12-3pm

Please visit: www.asachelt.org/1349/cheltenham-summer-carnival

Minimum donation of £10 required

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Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club donate their kit

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club (CTLFC) kindly donated their old kit to All Saints’ Academy girls’ football teams on 23rd March.

Natalie Berry who works on the Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club Committee made contact with the Academy about giving their kit to our girls. Our students were incredibly excited to receive the shirts and shorts and to meet some of the CTLFC team.

Our U14 and U16 girls’ football teams made the county finals and have put in such a tremendous effort this season. This kit will make them feel like professionals as they are used to wearing baggy boys football shirts.

Head of PE Anna Minto said ‘this gives the girls a sense of identity to be given the CTLFC kit. They will really appreciate wearing a fitted ladies kit. It is great to have the support of our

local ladies football team. They are an inspiration to our talented young footballers.’

Natalie Berry said ‘We wanted to give our kit to the local community and as we often train here at All Saints’ we thought it would be a great opportunity to link up.’

Year 7 Girls’ Rugby County finals

By Miss Morley Head of Health & Social Care PE Teacher

After their fantastic performance at the district competition, the first All Saints’ Academy girls’ contact team were invited to attend the Gloucestershire county finals. All the girls had been training hard and it was an excitable group that made the journey over to Hartpury.

All Saints’ were drawn in the Pool B and their first challenge was Lakers school, a school based in the Forest of Dean with a strong, established team. The girls’ weren’t phased

at all and proceed to surprise everyone with a stunning first performance. The ferocious covering tackles made by Annie-May Jones coupled with the speed of Leah Roden meant that the score at the end of the match was 5-5.

Unfortunately, the girls were unable to continue this great work enabling more experienced and, at times, more physical girls get past them. They conceded their other four matches meaning they came 5th in Pool B. However this hasn’t dampened the girls’ enthusiasm, however.

The girls continue to train and are looking forward to attending the competitions again next year.

Well done to our softball team who finished 2nd in the SSN District Competition ASA V Winchcombe Rounders

By Miss Morley Head of Health & Social Care PE Teacher

The year 8 and 9 girls had a fantastic game of rounders against Winchcombe on Thursday 5th May. The weather was glorious and the girls were excited for the match. The first game, however, did not go the All Saints’ way. There was some rusty fielding in the first innings and the Winchcombe side were hitting the ball well. They were an organised

side in the field too and All Saints’ struggled to match the target set of 14.5 rounders.

However, the second innings was much more slick with bowler Shana Kelly and backstop Beth Farmer working well to control the rest of the field. The batting was also more successful with Stephanie Odokara being identified as the opposition’s player of the match, thanks to some awesome hits resulting in full rounders for her team. All Saints’ won the second innings 10.5 rounders to 10 – and drawing the game overall.

Rounders practice is on Wednesday after school for years 7 – 10.

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