October 2017 Issue #156
The student newsletter of Green Spring Academy Shoreditch
Languages Day at GSAS
Art Exhibition
On Friday 6th October, we celebrated Languages Day at Green Spring Academy Shoreditch. To mark this day, there were many exciting French, Spanish and Latin activities taking place in the street, including language quizzes, a themed breakfast and lunch and lots more! By Juliann Gaskin, 8KHo “I was very impressed with all of the French and Spanish conversations taking place in the street. What great accents our students have!” Miss Holdcroft
The Art Exhibition opened on the 28th September. The art gallery theme was ‘still life’ and some beautiful artwork was showcased. Students had completed colourful and vibrant pieces on colour theory this lit up the gallery! fantastic time. One of the year 6 parents reported: “‘I love all the detail and texture in all of these paintings and drawings’. By Evani Harradine, 8AHe
Year 10 Cambridge Uni visit
Student Council 2017
Congratulations to the following students who are GSAS’s new Student Council team!
On 24th – 25th September, Nazir Ahmed, Layla Samriye, Mamun Uddin, Tahseen Abdul, Aslihan Yildirim and Ms James went on a residential trip to Clare College University of Cambridge. On this trip, students were able to gain a better understanding of university, consider degree requirements so that they can gain a place at university and understand the importance of hard work and determination. The students had a fantastic time. By Marcel Somerlinck, 8JWa “This trip was one of the most useful trips I have ever been on. Even though it was just for the night, I feel I have learnt new things and experienced the life of a university student. However, the biggest lesson I learnt was that university is really hard work and to get to where you want and study what you want (which for me is medicine), working starts today. Start as early as you can!” Aslihan Yildirim 10AAk
Macmillan Coffee Morning
On Friday 29th September GSAS hosted its Macmillan Coffee Morning. The event raised a fantastic £475.27! A big thank you to all who joined us for coffee and cakes and to those who contributed. Thank you to Ms Morris, Ms Howe and our student helpers for organising another hugely succesful fundraiser.
The Student Council will work on creating positive change within the school and will work collaboratively with staff and students. Watch this space! Chairman of Student Council, Savio Samkutty, Year 13 Vice Chair, Al Ameen Oluwadamilare, Year 12 Assistant Vice Chair, Sixth Form co-ordinator, Iqra Amani, Year 12 Social Action co-ordinators, Hafsana Khan, Year 12 and Donnell Da Costa, Year 13 Academy community co-ordinators, Inayat Hussain, Year 12 and Rushamba Wright, Year 12 Interpersonal skills co-ordinator, Jessica Jibbison, Year 12 Mentor Co-ordinators for Sixth Form, Monee Morris, Year 12 and Joshua