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Year 8
MRS SARAH NORAY HEAD OF YEAR 8
It has been an incredibly busy term and I am so proud of the resilience and perseverance Year 8 have shown over the last few months.
We have had live zoom assemblies with 130 students from the Year group in attendance, Kahoot quizzes and other exciting activities led by our wonderful senior prefect team and activities led by tutor groups themselves like ‘Guess what’s in the
box’.
Looking after the Year groups wellbeing has been a huge priority this term. The brilliant Year 8 tutors have kept the students informed on how to stay safe during this pandemic as well as provide them with plenty of opportunities to smile and reminders of how much fun being part of the BSAK community is.
MORAL EDUCATION & LIFE SKILLS
(MELS) ACTIVITIES
We have had an exciting and thought provoking range of activities in MELS this term. Students have had the opportunity to discuss the challenges they have faced and been given resources to help manage their physical and emotional well being. This very important content has been balanced with activities that have allowed students to get to know each other better and express themselves in their own unique ways.
The cooking video challenge was a great success and was really embraced by the students. The challenge allowed us to see what skilled cooks and presenters we have in Year 8. We received tutorials of recipes from all over the world and videos that really showcased many of the unique personalities in the year group. I will certainly be trying some of these delicious recipes very soon!
CONGRATULATIONS DISTANCE LEARNING
Our House captains were decided by tutors at the start of this term and I am delighted with
the team that has been chosen. They have already shown their enthusiasm and leadership skills in the many House activities we have had this term and this makes me really excited to see how they will continue to develop as Year 8 leaders. Myself and Ms Kadhum had the pleasure of hearing so many of Year 8 speak extremely eloquently in their applications for Year Representative. A huge thank you to all of them for their speeches and special well done to Mohamed Khalifa 8PE for achieving the role. He has already contributed strong ideas which show his commitment to the Year group as a whole and their well being.
Mohamed was also one of 18 students who were awarded with Outstanding Effort certificates in early November for their success across the board in their first internal reports. I am especially proud of the fact these students have sustained this tremendous effort in the challenging learning situation they currently face. It really highlights to me what a mature cohort Year 8 are and the entire year group should be congratulated for their successes and efforts this term.
Congratulations
to Areej Fatimah and Vaishnavi Velmurugan for being chosen to be the Year 8 representatives for the Readers Cup this year.
We wish them all the best and hope to see that trophy making its way to BSAK very soon. Good luck ladies!
Next term - well……there is clearly one thing on everyone's mind. The return of Key Stage
3 to the classroom! Myself and the Year 8 tutors will be delighted to welcome them back into school after an unprecedented absence in our classrooms. We will obviously be doing everything we can to continue to keep students safe, but provide these students with the best, most vibrant learning environment we can provide them.
Their physical and emotional wellbeing will continue to be a priority for us as students transition back into school. I know this may be a challenging transition for many, after so much time away. I am particularly looking forward to getting to know the Year group further and learning more about all the wonderful talents and personalities we have in this fantastic year group. I am hopeful for an exciting year ahead with much to celebrate.
