NEWSLINK
WAYLAND ACADEMY NORFOLK’S
WINTER 2016
part of the
Dr Hartley
Mrs Stroud
Mrs Clipsham
We have had an amazing start to the new academic year. It has been brilliant to share in our success and celebrate the superb achievement of the students. We are very proud to have achieved the best ever results at the academy. Students have made an excellent start in their first term back. Year 7 have settled well and following the transition week in July they integrated straight away. Year 9 students are now thriving in their GCSEs over three years and showing promising progress for the future. We have welcomed some new faces to the academy this term, Mrs Clipsham has joined as the Head of Faculty of Science and PE and Mr Payne as Head of Faculty for Maths, Art and Technology. In French we have welcomed Dr Hartley and in English; Mrs Stroud. Mr Mayes joined us more recently as the new teacher of Year 8 Foundation Learning. We are also saying farewell this term to Mr Anderton who joined the PE department in 2014.
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It has been great so see him develop as a teacher during his time with us and we wish him all the best in the future. Ms Learoyd has also left this term, she joined the academy in 2007 and during her time at the academy led the Languages department and for the last two years she was the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning. In December, we welcomed back the Year 11 Leavers to collect their GCSE certificates and to issue our Academy Awards. Details of all of the winners are included in this issue of Newslink. As you read on you will see that we have squeezed many activities, trips and fundraising events into the Autumn Term. A highlight has been the Year 7 Residential, students had a brilliant time at the North Norfolk coast. Students have also actively raised money for charity; Hero House raised £332.46 for Help for Heroes through organising stalls and a staff coffee morning at break. Students participated in a non-uniform day for Children in Need, raising £450.99.
Mr Payne
Ms Learoyd
Mr Mayes
Mr Anderton
Our sporting teams have had a mixed bunch of results; the U16 Hockey team did incredibly well, our Cricket team made it to the National Finals and we have seen successes in Rugby, Football and Netball across all year groups. In this issue, we have a superb report from Enola Cuffe, a WAN alumni and a current student at Gordonstoun in Scotland. She travelled to Thailand last June and students at WAN supported her fundraising. We have many activities planned for the forthcoming term, new activities to watch out for are the Climbing Club which will be open to all students and the Duke of Edinburgh Award for Year 10. It’s going to be an exciting Spring and we can’t wait to share it with you. Glen Allott Principal
IMPROVING LIFE CHANCES THROUGH EDUCATION.
Achievement Evening 2016 Academy Award Winners
Principal’s Award
Award for Progress
Award for School Life
Joe achieved 9 A*-A grades, 7 of these were an A*!! Joes amazing results are down to his hard work and dedication. Joe gave up much of his own time to support the academy, as Deputy Head Boy and as a member of the Junior Leadership Team he attended many events, parents evenings and open evenings. This is a truly exceptional set of results which Joe thoroughly deserves, they are testament to his relentless effort to do his best and to succeed. Well done Joe, we wish you every success in whatever career path you decide to take, we are sure you have an amazing future ahead of you.
Chloe has had an amazing journey at Wayland Academy, her level of progress through to GCSE is nothing short of astounding. Chloe achieved a range of excellent results including English, Maths and Science. She has developed and grown to become an excellent mathematician and scientist alongside other subject successes. We hope to see you continuing to progress in the future and we are sure that you will continue to succeed. Well done Chloe.
Never has a student contributed more to the inspiration of a year group. Deryn’s story has been told many times but, we think the most significant thing to remember is the smile on his face and his positive outlook. Deryn returned to Wayland so that he could complete GCSEs with his friends. He did much more than complete GCSEs! Having missed much of his secondary education, he was able to leave Wayland with 9 qualifications, amongst them he achieved a B in Science and a C in Maths! A truly amazing story, well done and good luck in the future.
Guest Speaker
adjudicator for the Asia Round of the World Scholar’s Cup.
Joseph Burnage
Chloe Lee
Sequoia Mallett Sequoia was the first Head Girl of Wayland Academy, and graduated in 2013 (though she missed her graduation). She went on to study A Levels at Wymondham College and, whilst there was Head Girl, and chair of the Debate Society. Following her graduation from Wymondham College in 2015, she worked for 6 months at North London Collegiate School Jeju, in South Korea, as a teaching assistant and boarding house sister. During her time there she also travelled around Asia, and served as an
Deryn Blackwell
She now works as an intern in St Stephens Church, Norwich, and heads up administration for a Norfolk charity, the Archway Group. She is currently in the discernment process of becoming an ordained priest. She is very excited to be back to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2016. Please go to this link to read her speech www.waylandacademy.org. uk http://thesmalltownsurvivalguide. blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/being-16is-madness-written-for-wayland. html?m=1 or follow the link on our website
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Achievement Evening 2016 Subject Award Winners GCSE Art
Erin Stasiorowski
I would like to give the art award to a very worthy and conscientious student. She was diligent and focused throughout her studies and it was a joy to see her flourish throughout Year 11. Not only did she improve in her artistic ability but her confidence grew each week. Her positive attitude and hours of work completed in and out of the class saw her being rewarded with a fantastic GCSE in Art and Design. This award is to be given to Erin for her exceptional art work. I wish her well in her future studies and I hope she fulfils her dream of becoming an art teacher as I feel she has the makings of a great teacher. She is calm, approachable and hardworking and all these skills will put her in good stead for becoming a successful teacher. I wish her the very best.
GCSE Computing Joseph Burnage
Joe has been awarded this prize for excellent dedication, commitment, effort and attitude throughout the course resulting in an A*.
BTEC Creative Digital Media Production Rowan Knights
I would like the award to go to Rowan Knights for his hard work and perseverance which enabled him to achieve a fantastic result.
GCSE English Language Denver McKie
Denver worked incredibly hard in English Language over the GCSE course; always producing work of an exceptional standard. Her ideas were often interesting, mature and thoughtful, and this was seen in some outstanding independent work for both controlled assessments and exam practice pieces. Her ability to infer meaning in other writers’ work was highly perceptive, showing a critical eye and an awareness of the subtle nuances of language; whilst her creative writing was original, detailed and full of advanced linguistic techniques.
GCSE English Literature
Jasmine Seppings
Jasmine was a pleasure to teach for English Literature; always taking on board any feedback that was given and afterwards working diligently to constantly improve her own work. Her controlled assessments were of an extremely high standard and she can be proud of what she achieved in the final exam papers. Her work on modern prose showed a strong understanding of latent themes and how these related to the social and historical context; her analysis of drama was sensitive to the performance on stage, and her interpretation of poetry was both thoughtful and original.
GCSE Food Technology
Madeline Hall
For very hard work both in class and independently to achieve her result in Food.
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GCSE French
Raquel Martins
A good piece of work would never be enough for Raquel; she would always strive for perfection. As a naturally talented linguist, Raquel participated enthusiastically in each French lesson, she has an excellent command of grammar and vocabulary and it was a pleasure to see her linguistic skills develop. Her high standards in all areas of the language gained her an A grade and are reflected in this welldeserved award.
GCSE Geography Dylan Evans
Consistently bright and cheery in lessons with a real passion for finding out about the world. A real pleasure to teach, well done Dylan.
GCSE German Meghan Arnold
Megan’s determination, effort and perseverance during the course culminated in her achieving a good GCSE result. Well done Megan.
GCSE Graphic Products Jack Darge
Jack was focused throughout the course and worked with independence to produce a well finished final outcome that showed his natural skills and talent.
BTEC Health & Social Care Megan Lee
Megan worked extremely hard throughout the two year course. She always showed a real enthusiasm for all topics covered and produced some outstanding work.
Achievement Evening 2016 Subject Award Winners GCSE Information & Communication Technology Dylan Evans
Dylan gained a very well deserved A* in GCSE ICT, this was due to his consistent hard work, application and determination.
GCSE History Chloe Lee
Chloe was an incredibly hardworking student, always completing tasks set to the very best of her ability both in class and at home. This effort and determination allowed her to surpass expectations and achieve beyond the target set. Very well done Chloe.
GCSE Mathematics Joseph Burnage
You have achieved the highest marks and grade in Maths in your year group which you should be proud of; well done and congratulations. Your success has been attributed to your determination and dedication to do well in Maths. You have been a pleasure to teach and I wish you good luck with your future studies.
BTEC Performing Arts Charley Burge
Charley worked hard over the two years to improve her confidence and performance skills. She started the course very quietly and reserved but by the end had shown a real development in her ability to be more confident and challenge herself. The most impressive achievement on the course was her effort and work on her final Individual Showcase. Charley was extremely concerned about her final individual performance, however, not only did she pass this but her external examiner marked her as a ‘Merit’, which was an outstanding achievement.
GCSE Physical Education
GCSE Textiles Technology
Throughout the course Amy worked conscientiously in both theory and practical lessons. Time and care was taken to produce work to the best of her ability and yet she was always pressing the staff on ways to improve further. She demonstrated an excellent understanding of the theory topics shown by scoring highly in the two written exams.
I would like to award this prize to Amy for her hard work, perseverance and dedication to her studies in Textiles. She attended many after school and even weekend sessions to complete her work. Amy created a very challenging and well thought through dress design incorporating many difficult techniques which gained her the highest marks in the class. The execution of her work was to the highest standard. She was the recipient of the rotary club award for her dress construction and now I would like to award her the Textiles prize for her work. I wish her all the best in her future studies and with her unwavering focus and attitude to learning she will be successful in whichever area she completes her studies. I hope she is proud of all she has achieved at her time at Wayland.
Amy Studer
GCSE Photography Erin Stasiorowski
Erin is an exceptional photographer who has drive and ambition to take the most thought provoking photos. Erin is a confident photographer and also an excellent, organised and diligent photoshoot planner, she is always looking for that perfect raw emotion shot. Erin’s photos make you stop, think and ask questions. She has incredible creative ability to present photos not only as a visual piece but as a tactile piece of Artwork. Erin’s work has inspired many other photography pupils to push themselves to take better photos.
Amy Studer
GCSE Product Design Chloe Lee
Hard working and determined to succeed even when she struggled with elements of the course Chloe maintained such a positive attitude.
GCSE Science
Joseph Burnage
Joe has been awarded the prize for Science for showing constant determination, forward thinking towards higher education, and complete willingness to identify weaknesses in order to improve.
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DT & Art
DT & Art Stars
Design and Technology News It has been a busy year so far for Year 11 Product Design students, all of whom have worked incredibly hard to ensure their coursework is up to date. The big push now is to finish their practical’s which are looking amazing so far. Year 10 students have been busy in Product Design, focusing on manufacturing techniques and core skills. During their research of production methods they made a wreath of poppies made from the bottom of plastic bottles. This was then put on display in reception for all to see during November.
The following students have received the highest percentage of positives in either DT or Art, congratulations to you all.
Year 9 students have also been completing some skill assessment units; this has involved producing a range of wood joints and use of new machines in the workshop.
Elliot Featherstone Charley Abreu Josh Talbot Jessi Mew Lorretta Sommese Callum Hendrie Danielle Newby Summer Dye
Year 8 students have been focusing on anthropometrics and ergonomics and applying this to a product. In our next unit we will be making a contained puzzle. It has been great to welcome new Year 7s into the department and now that we have settled into the swing of things see the fantastic work they have produced; I look forward to seeing your Block Bots and Cars this year.
Exciting times in Art This term Mrs Fraser’s GCSE Art and Design classes have got off to a flying start. Year 9 and Year 10 students are creating a piece of work using acrylic paints, this is their first real taste of painting at a higher level and will test and stretch even the most able students. The topic is ‘Forgery’ and they have hit the ground running with some fantastic initial drawings ready to start painting later this term. The classes have been introduced to a large number of artists work and have been given the choice to select the ones they are most interested in and develop a number of pages of information about their style, use of media and their own thoughts on their work. After these initial pages they then look at one particular artist in more detail and begin by selecting their favourite piece by
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them. They look in detail at how and why the work has been produced and finally they can start to forge this piece of work. With a little help from their mathematical skills they have created a grid onto a wooden board and this is where their masterpieces are coming to life. Mrs Fraser commented, ”With such a large number of students taking GCSE Art, across Year 9 and 10, there are going to be a range of different styles covered and I am looking forward to seeing the final outcomes of their hard work and effort in these paintings. I am sure the students will be extremely proud of all of their outcomes.” Year 11 began to look at ‘Still life’ in Year 10 and are now working with
Mrs Fraser studying the works of the artist Claus Oldenburg, with his amazing jaw dropping oversized objects. Their task this term is to complete their own oversized everyday objects in his style and create for most of them their very first sculpture. A daunting task but they have started well with some pupils choosing to use mod roc, plaster of Paris, paper mache and others opting to transfer some of their Textiles skills and complete soft sculptures from fabrics. Each and every one is an individual take on still life from boots, sweets to a giant pen they have all worked very hard on these pieces and I look forward to seeing their sculptures completed later this term. Here are a few under construction photos so you can see what is going on in Art this term.
Geography
Other Geography News
Geography News A group of Year eleven students who had declared an interest in taking Geography at A level/ University recently had a chance to travel to Dereham Sixth Form College, to watch Professor Mark Whitehead from Aberystwyth University delivering two lectures: Lecture 1. Urbanisation and the challenges of rapidly growing cities.
The intention was to give our pupils a taste of what College/University lectures were like and Professor Whitehead delivered both in an easy to understand and relaxed format which enabled many pupils to pick up information that they can use in their exams in May/June. Including the ‘Doughnut model of sustainability’! All our students were a credit to the academy, so we did of course stop for doughnuts on the way back!
In collaboration with the History department we are currently in the planning stage for a joint History/ Geography day trip to the county museum at Gressenhall and a possible trip to Italy to look at Rome/Pompeii and volcanoes! Watch this space! Mr T Read Lead Professional for Geography
Lecture 2. The origins and contested meanings of sustainability.
Maths News
Numeracy Ninjas The Maths Faculty has launched a new initiative this term, for students in Y7-9, to help improve mental maths skills. Once a week, during tutor time, students complete a 5 minute Ninja skills test which includes: 10 questions on mental numeracy calculation strategies, 10 times tables questions and 10 questions on key topics that must be mastered to help with GCSE Maths. The tests are marked in class by the students and their Ninja Score, out of 30, is recorded.
Each score corresponds to a particular Ninja Belt and students are presented with a certificate as they move up through the belt rankings. Only a Ninja Score of 30 earns students the coveted Black Ninja belt! Improvements have been vast and everyone should be extremely proud of themselves. The current black belt Ninja is Ralph Garrod 9H.
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English News
Poetry In the good times and the bad, someone will be there to hold your hand. They will never let go or loosen their grip, as long as you’re there their hand wont slip. It takes some time to notice them there, but they hold together our love and despair. And once you notice the hand is gone, it means that it won’t be too long, to see them there in front of you, to lend a hand and help you through. by Toni Leeder
Kids’ Lit Quiz 2016 Wayland Academy was proud to send two teams of our Year 8 students to the annual ‘Kids’ Lit Quiz’ competition, this year hosted by Thetford Academy, where they beautifully represented our academy and participated in ten rounds of themed questions! Josh Peters, Jude Poole, Hermione Rands and Hannah Crossley, along with Billy Skipper, Jack Collier, Marie Hutton and Toni Leeder have been practising putting their book-knowledge to the test every Thursday lunchtime as part of the Literature Club to prepare for the competition.
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They have also shared knowledge about the many books that they have read in the lead up to their visit. A lovely afternoon was had by the enthusiastic participants as they were able to expand their knowledge on literature and even browse books being sold by the authors. The teams competed alongside 124 other students making up 32 teams from across 19 schools. Mrs Barnett and Miss Jaques are very proud to have accompanied the teams who carried themselves with maturity and a great attitude to learning. Well done!
Library News
Bookbuzz 2016 Bookbuzz is a reading programme from the Book Trust, which supports schools to encourage reading for pleasure, independent choice and to develop a whole school reading culture. Our Year 7 students had the opportunity to choose their own book to keep from a list of 17 titles selected by a panel of specialists. The two most popular choices were 13 Hours, a thriller by Narinder Dhami and Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon by Pamela Butchart, a confessional, hilarious story with great advice about friendship and some gorgeous illustrations. Many thanks to Mr Allott for funding this event.
Book Donations Required With students in Years 7, 8 and 9 now all participating in our daily Accelerated Reading sessions, we urgently require more books. If anyone has any suitable books in good condition that they no longer require, we would really appreciate being able to add them to our stock list. Please deliver them to Mrs Barnett in the library.
Overdue Library Books Amnesty Please check your bookshelves, cupboards, behind sofas and under beds for any overdue library books; return them to library, no questions will be asked!
Accelerated Reader – update November 2016! Since September we have seen the arrival of our new Year 7s, a few more word millionaires and many students smashing their reading targets. The students have continued to embrace our new reading culture with enthusiasm and drive and we are so proud of them all. So far our students have read 18,223,906 words since September – incredible! Autumn Top Readers: Year 7 Freddy Strange Ben Kidd Gracie Bailey Kinga Skowronek Linus Dobbin Danielle Rees Year 8 Toni Leeder Jude Poole Logan Driscoll James Gavin Harvey Burton Madison Darkins
Year 9 Josh Gore Alicia Hurford Grace Schofield Eleanor Burnage Max Tilford Kim Townsend Word Millionaires: Toni Leeder Josh Gore
Autumn Top Quizzers: Lewis Pinkney Josh Mold Joe Osborne Libby Andrews Kyle Pask Oliwia Palczewska Harvey Burton Amy Loke Laura Silva Josh Gore
Accelerated reader has been responsible for 4716 books being booked out of the library so far this year. Well done to all our students in Year 7, 8 and 9. Keep reading! Mrs Mihalop
Wayland Academy Reading Programme Volunteers wanted Our Paired Reading programme (WARP) continues to go from strength to strength; over 200 students have benefitted from this extra support and have gained both confidence and enjoyment of reading. We require new mentors after Christmas so if you would like to help and can give up three Afternoon Form sessions a week, please come to the library and sign up.
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Fundraising
Hero House Fundraiser Students from 10H have been extremely busy throughout November, making and selling poppies for a very special memorial garden. The idea ran alongside the British Legion Poppy Appeal, which the Academy supported again this year. However, students were able to buy unique poppies and write their own special message, on the back, to remember someone special in their lives. The poppies were then planted in the memorial garden which was on display in reception. Students, from Hero House, wanted to do something to support their charity, Help for Heroes, and came up with the fundraising idea. With encouragement and support from their fantastic tutor, Mrs Beckwith, the whole tutor group got behind the idea and all got involved, working closely as a team to make it a huge success. They took on the various tasks, including making the garden, printing and cutting out the poppies and also selling them around the Academy. The other tutor groups in Hero House, organised stalls and events at break and lunchtime on Friday 11th November. Stalls varied from bottle flipping to guess how many sweets were in the jar, water bong to cake stalls. A very popular addition was the hot chocolate café, run by Miss Ferguson and some students in 10H, where students enjoyed big mugs of hot chocolate with squirty cream, marshmallows and chocolate sprinkles. Mmmm!
The atmosphere in the hall was buzzing and the students support and generosity was overwhelming. 8H raised the most money with a total of £59.31. BRILLIANT! Whilst the students got stuck in in the hall, the staff relaxed in the staffroom with a special coffee morning. Members of staff brought in cakes and were served by Mandy and Julie, at break, with teas and coffees. Again, all proceeds will be going to Help for Heroes. The grand total raised was a magnificent £332.46. I am extremely proud to be Head of Hero. Well done and a MASSIVE thank you to all who got involved.
The End of World War My friend it’s for you, It’s the day we end this, We did it but dead, We did our jobs, But it’s time to go to the l ight, So my body is found. But some not. We did not make it to see what happened, But we will be missed, But we are in a better place In God’s hands. We done what was good, For our families and the world, Now we will be friends forever, The poppies grow around the bodies that died, And now it’s the end of World War. By Josh Mold 11th November 2016
Fundraising We are pleased to announce that Wayland Academy organized another clothes & shoe collection with Bag2School in order to raise funds for WAN and our ECO Bugs collecting 160Kg giving us £64 to be used for equipment for our students. Bag2School is the UK’s leading textile recycler and fundraiser working with schools and since its inception in 2001 it has now paid out over £27 million. As well as raising vitally needed funds, it also helps the environment by helping to divert unwanted textiles away from landfill. A recent DEFRA report has shown that textile collection schemes are helping to reduce the volume of textiles discarded as municipal solid waste. However it is a fact that as a nation we still send 350,000 tonnes of textiles to landfill every year. We will be having another collection on 15th May 2017 By getting involved
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in our Bag2School collection, you have an opportunity to sort through your cupboards and wardrobes and donate unwanted textiles in a bag provided nearer the time – this can include adults’ and children’s clothes, shoes (tied together please), hats, belts, handbags and soft toys, (please refer to http://uk.bag2school.com/ for full details). In addition to raising much needed funds it will also raise awareness amongst the children of the benefits of recycling and reuse. If you fill the donation bag and still have more then you can use any other bag to donate your items and don’t forget to ask grandparents, friends and neighbours to have a sort out as well! Many thanks indeed for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity.
2nd November 2016
Special Education Need and Disability Department
questions - please ask your ol collection organiser Mrs Ashby
Chicken Update Since getting our chickens in spring, we have enjoyed many egg dishes and all our teachers have also benefitted from the steady and reliable supply of fresh eggs. Hilda, Betty and Doris have settled in very well and are very sociable animals. They always get excited at feeding time. We have had a couple of episodes of ‘The Great Escape’ but all have been reunited fairly quickly. For the summer, Betty, Hilda and Doris went away to spend some time with their extended family in Carbrooke. Unfortunately, it turned out that their previous shelter was not going to last through the winter months and we had to come up with an alternative.
The students who have been looking after the chickens put their heads together and wrote a letter to small local businesses, asking for sponsorship. We were lucky enough that one plumbing business responded and funded a brand new, walk in chicken run for our lucky girls. Thank you Art Tech Ltd! The chicken run arrived in many pieces but thanks to some construction savvy problem solvers, the build was successful and our lovely chickens have a home fit for royalty. Now we can only keep our fingers crossed that the girls don’t get too comfortable and stop laying eggs. We need those eggs for our culinary creations
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Sport
Gymnastics with Year 7 Foundation Learning
Football fixtures & Results Year 11
Year 10
Year 9
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Iceni Academy
LOST 4-1
Iceni Academy
LOST 6-0
Iceni Academy
LOST 8-2
Thetford Academy
LOST 10-0
Thetford Academy
LOST 9-1
Thetford Academy
WON (walkover)
Dereham Northgate
LOST (walkover)
Dereham Northgate
LOST 8-1
Dereham Northgate
TBC
Dereham Neatherd B
LOST 2-0
Dereham Neatherd
LOST 7-1
Dereham Neatherd
DREW 1-1
Wymondham High
Thurs 2nd Feb
Wymondham High
Thurs 2nd Feb
Wymondham High
Thurs 9th Feb
Wymondham College
TBC March
Wymondham College
TBC March
Wymondham College
TBC March
Year 8
Year 7
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Iceni Academy
DREW 1-1
Iceni Academy
LOST 5-1
Thetford Academy
DREW 3-3
Thetford Academy
LOST 9-2
Dereham Northgate
LOST 7-2
Dereham Northgate
LOST 8-2
Dereham Neatherd
WON 3-1
Dereham Neatherd
LOST 9-0
Wymondham High
Wed 8th Feb
Wymondham High
Wed 8th Feb
Wymondham College
TBC March
Wymondham College
TBC March
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Sport
Hockey Results U16 Hockey League Results Wayland
Neatherd
12
0
Wayland
Old Buckenham
5
1
Wayland
Diss
11
0
Wayland
Northgate
7
1
Wayland
Wymondham College
7
1
Wayland
Wymondham High
1
0
Congratulations to the U16 squad who are undefeated and South Norfolk League Champions for the second year running. Winning all their games at the South Norfolk Tournament.
U14 Hockey League Results Wayland
Neatherd
2
2
2
3
Wayland
Northgate
Wayland
Old Buckenham
1
2
2
5
Wayland
Wymondham High
Wayland
Diss
TBC
TBC Cricket Team Left to right. Back row: C. Phillips, G. Phillips, M, Searle, R. Garrod, R. Atkinson Left to right. Front Row: J. Bayley, D. Royal, H. Pullen, L, Paterson
WAN finish 4th in National softball cricket competition! The students from Year 8 and 9 won the local round after playing in a tournament at Saham Toney CC which saw several different schools travel to the club for a morning of coaching from the Norfolk Cricket Board coaches and the Saham Toney CC coaches. In the afternoon, students engaged in matches with some high quality cricket being played from all schools. Wayland Academy ended up winners of the day and progressed through the regional competition.
In July, students travelled to Essex to compete in the regional competition, where they faced the other winners of the other local school tournaments. They won the first game in a close fought battle with some big hitting down the order to secure victory. We then won the next game with great bowling and fielding. We unfortunately lost in the following fixture against the London school local tournament winner who demonstrated some brilliant cricket. Due to the London school winning, it came down to runs scored, wickets taken and runs per over and we came out on top by 11 runs, meaning they progressed to the National finals at Northampton Cricket Club on the 16th September to face the other regional winners. We travelled on Friday 16th September in wet weather but with the lads in great spirit. When we arrived it was confirmed that the tournament had moved indoors due the rain.
This meant a change of rules and a complete change of tactics. The boys bowled first with great areas being hit, but Bridgenorth endowed applied the pressure with quick running with saw them post a score of 98. We battled well but came up short only managing to score 65, meaning that we would play in a bowl off to decide the 3rd/4th place. During the interval we had a parents versus students game of cricket on the outfield of Northants, it was lovely to see and I’m sure not many people can say they have played with their parents on the outfield of Northants. We then played St Johns Catholic school in the bowl off unfortunately losing 2-0 meaning we came 4th overall nationally. Not bad for a school of 600 students. The students got a lot from the whole experience and extended their love for the game no end. A massive thank you must go to Lewis and Kevin Denmark for their support throughout as well as the travelling party who came to encouraged all students throughout the course of the day. 13
Sport
2016-17 Rugby Fixtures Under 16 Fixtures
Venue
Date
Teamsheet
Iceni Academy
HOME
6th October
Won
Under 15 Fixtures
Venue
Date
Teamsheet
DOWNHAM MARKET
AWAY
27th September
Won
KINGS LYNN ACADEMY
AWAY
29th November
Kings Lynn conceded
CITY OF NORWICH SCHOOL (CNS)
HOME
9th November
Lost
Wymondham College ‘C’
Home
14th November
Won
Under 14 Fixtures
Venue
Date
Teamsheet
Iceni Academy
AWAY
28th September
Won
EMERGING SCHOOLS
W.COLLEGE
3rdTH October
N/A
THETFORD ACADEMY
HOME
13th October
Lost
AYLSHAM
AWAY
16th November
Won
WYMONDHAM HIGH
HOME
17th October
Lost
All school rugby
AWAY
30th November
1 Draw, 2 Wins
Under 13 Fixtures
Venue
Date
Teamsheet
EMERGING SCHOOLS
W.COLLEGE
23rd September
N/A
DOWNHAM MARKET
AWAY
18th October
Lost
AYLSHAM
HOME
5th October
Won
DEREHAM NEATHERD
HOME
20th October
Won
More games will follow
More games will follow
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Sport
Cricket Team Left to right. Back row: C. Phillips, G. Phillips, M, Searle, R. Garrod, R. Atkinson Left to right. Front Row: J. Bayley, D. Royal, H. Pullen, L, Paterson
Under 14 Rugby Team Left to right. Back row: T. Lee, J. Whitehair, C. Parrott, C. Rowe, J, Brenners, V. Molden Left to right. Front Row: M. Daughtis, O. Tilley, J. Turley, J. Archer, R, Atkinson, T. Lurkins
Under 16 Rugby Team Left to right. Back row: M. Nierzwicki, H. Eales, J. Ware, J. Gell, L. Bardell, L. Hillier, W. Baird-Parker, L. Knights, C. Soame, J. Ferreira, C. Everitt Left to right. Front Row: K. Lake, R. Cassidy, J. Walker, C. Jolly, A. Dwojacki, J. West, R. Parodi, R. Braz
STEM News
STEM Day for Year 6 Saturday 19th November saw our first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) day for Year six students. The children made multi-layered bars of soap with a range of scents from green apple to chocolate orange and fizzy bath bombs. They designed gift boxes to pack their bath bombs in and wrapped their soap to make great gifts. All the children had a great time and went home with their soap and bombs. For further information on our next STEM days please email Penny Harris, pharris@waylandacademy.org.uk.
Trips
Pineapple Dance Studios and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory On the 24th November, 52 students had the opportunity to take part in dance workshops at the famous Pineapple Studios in London. The students were put through their paces by two highly experienced performers from ‘Industry Artists’ who are West End Theatre and Commercial dance artists. Rowen Hawkins, a commercial dancer who has worked for artists such as Rihanna and Cheryl Cole, took the students for a ‘social grooves’ class consisting of dance moves like: ‘The Smurf’ and ‘The Bart Simpson’ with an energetic warm up on both their hands and feet! Jack PointerMcKenzie, has worked for artists such as JLS and soon to be based out in Los Angeles took the students for a more technical and lyrical dance piece. Both professional artists commented on the awesome enthusiasm and attitude of the students.
Wayland Academy students showed the professionals that they have the stamina and grit to match any seasoned performer. Both artists commented they were ‘very impressed’ at the speed and attitude towards the workshops, outlining the difficulty of the material they were teaching. After these vibrant workshops the students had some free time to wander the sights and delights of covent garden where a picture opportunity with Father Christmas was not passed by. After filling up on food and sweets we all walked a short distance to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane to watch ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Roald Dahl’s delicious tale of Charlie Bucket and his Grandpa Joe’s visit to the mysterious Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. We enjoyed seeing the fantastic scenery with its chocolate garden where Augustus
Gloop fell in the chocolate fountain, Veruca Salt going down the shoot where the squirrels were sorting their nuts, the inventing room where Violet Beauregarde chewed the chewing gum that made her explode, the amazing shrinking machine that shrank Mike Teavee into a tv screen, Charlie and Willy Wonka fly up in a glass elevator. Mrs Ashby laughed aloud at the strange sweets and treats that were described by Willy Wonka travelling down the chocolate river in a beautiful purple boat and to see the Oompaloompas dancing around the stage in the gigantic musical of choc-filled treats that dazzled our senses. It was a fantastic opportunity for the students and staff to enjoy a very exciting day.
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Special Report on Thailand Enola Cuffe (Ex WAN Student) writes about her adventures with Gordonston. Where some of our Ex students attend. Thank you to WAN for raising some money with a Non-school uniform day to assist with this worthy course.
On Wednesday 29th June, myself and 19 other students and 2 teachers flew out to Thailand to build 2 water tanks in a Koren village in the Inthanon mountains. The aim of this project was to provide the villagers with access to clean drinking water. We landed in Bangkok at 5am Thai time and then transferred to Chiang Mai. Our few days and nights in Thailand were used to help us rest and acclimatise in a resort so that we were prepared for entering the village and beginning the hard work. We met all of the foundation staff that we were about to work with for 2 weeks and prepared ourselves for the first week in the village. In order to acclimatise we went on 2 walks, the first was a short one to a local waterfall and the second was to visit a previous project village. We also visited a school/ children’s centre where Gordonstoun did their first water project as it was the 30th anniversary. On Saturday morning we began the final leg of the journey to the village in the back of pickup trucks as the village was too remote for minibuses to take us. It was the afternoon by the time we arrived as soon as we got to the village we took our stuff to the huts we were going to stay in, the girls in one and the boys in another. After settling in we all walked to the water source, which was about 1.2k out of the village and into the jungle carrying blue water pipes
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so that over the coming few days the trenches for the pipes could be dug and the pipes could be laid. It was very hot and it soon became clear that it would be hard and challenging work. From Sunday to Thursday we worked hard to build the tanks, laying pipes, making concrete and constructing 3 rings of the 4 ring tanks. By the end of this first week of work we were already ahead of what we had to do, meaning that we would finish the tanks early and would be able to build for the villagers. Initially we began by digging trenches for the pipes and laying them and building a dam at the water source. On Monday we created the base of the tanks by making a large wire grid and collecting rocks, once the grid was made and the rocks were collected we began making concrete
to fill in the space that would be the base. This meant on Tuesday we could create the first ring of the tank, we painted the moulds for the rings in oil so that the concrete wouldn’t stick to them and we began making concrete to fill in the moulds, we also had to prod the concrete whilst it was inside the mould to make sure there were no air bubbles, or any spaces that would be holes when the concrete was dry. Wednesday and Thursday were similar days to Tuesday as we created the next two rings, however, after the ring was made on Wednesday the foundation boys we were working with made scaffolding out of bamboo so that we could reach and the last 2 rings of the tanks. On Thursday we all had to go into the jungle to collect Bamboo for the matting that would need to be created when the roof was built.
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At the end of this week, we had finished laying the pipes, the base of the tank and 3 rings. Friday to Sunday was the well deserved mid-project break in the resort we stayed at the first weekend we arrived. We visited a local waterfall and local markets and got an insight into the everyday life of Thai people in Chiang Mai. On Saturday we visited temples and also went swimming in the waterfall that we had gone to our first weekend in Thailand. On Sunday we woke up and then headed back to the village ready for our final week of work. Once we got back to the village on Sunday some of us walked to the water source and then walked back to the village following the water pipes, however, it was really steep and muddy in some places and took us quite a while. From Monday to Wednesday our focus was on getting the water tanks finished so that we could build a road at the end of the week. We completed the fourth ring and began rendering the tanks to make them smooth. On Tuesday the work on the road began in the afternoon as the roof was complete and so there wasn’t much for all of us to do at the tanks, we were split into groups so some could help at the tanks and some could help with the road. To get started on the road we hoed out tracks
that could then be filled with concrete, once we had finished hoeing we began making bamboo matting, this would help reinforce the concrete and was placed all the way down the tracks. On Tuesday evening we had a cabaret night to help entertain the locals and the boys working for the foundation. On Wednesday about 5 people stayed up to finish off the tanks and the rest of us headed down to the road for the day. We finished the bamboo matting and began concreting the road, this was the second to last day of work so we worked hard to try and ensure that the road would be finished on Thursday.
carried on working as we wanted to complete the road for them. The road the villagers had at the time was clay and so when it rained it became too dangerous for them to leave the village. We worked from 1 until 6 and finished the road by making concrete from a mix of gravel and sand and cement powder, the same as what we had used to finish the tanks. Once the road was finished we headed back up the village to get cleaned up and changed, we then went down to the kitchen area of the village and had supper and then spent the evening celebrating with villagers before leaving the next day.
On Thursday morning we had the opening ceremony of the tanks with all of the villagers, the villagers thanked us and presented with gifts and traditional Koren shirts. We also presented the villagers whose huts we had stayed in with gifts to say thank you, our gifts contained things such as shampoo that they wouldn’t necessarily buy for themselves but would need. Once we had the opening ceremony we headed back to the huts to get changed to ensure that we were ready to leave the next day and to get changed for a fullon afternoon of handwork. We had pork for lunch from a pig that the villagers had paid for to say thank you, this is a grand gesture within these villages as pigs are often very expensive for them to buy. After lunch we went down to the road to finish it, it absolutely poured and we all got completely soaked but
On Friday morning we woke up and got our stuff ready to leave the village. Saying goodbye to the villagers and the boys from the foundation was one of the saddest parts of the project. We got back into pick up trucks and then minibuses and headed to Chiang Mai and spent our last weekend visiting local markets and experiencing local Thai culture, and also resting after 2 weeks of hard work. On Monday afternoon we began our journey home from Thailand, flying from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and then Bangkok to Heathrow. Once we arrived at Heathrow we all headed our separate ways home. This project was one of the most eye-opening experiences I have ever and will ever had and will be something I remember forever. I hope to return to Thailand some time in the future and visit the village.
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Residential trip Wayland 2016 This year the Year 7 residential took place at Kingswood near Cromer. We took 67 pupils to the activity centre. The weather was less than ideal with rain gracing most days with a few of the less well prepared students finding themselves soaked at points but enjoying the activities none the less. The trip allowed students to participate in a wide range of activities, including archery, fencing and team tech. As well as some great teamwork within all of the groups, there were some outstanding highfliers at specific activities including Samanta Pawliczak
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who soared in the climbing activities; All of group B who, with exceptional teamwork, succeeded in constructing a tower which stretched to the ceiling during the team tech activity. The reason behind the trip was for the students to focus on the skills of teamwork, listening and following instructions that will be important in the coming years of study at Wayland Academy. All students improved their teamwork dramatically over the course of the trip, beginning to think about the challenge they faced and planning as a team how best to succeed.
It was a great three days at Kingswood for all of the students and staff. The trip nicely highlighted the need of teamwork and the importance of following instructions through and hopefully will be continued on into the students’ school work.
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Christmas Lunch On Wednesday 7th December students and staff were served Christmas lunch at Wayland Academy whilst enjoying festive music and Christmas carols. Kirsty Coyle, Caterlink’s Catering Manager at Wayland Academy left us on Friday 2nd December. We thank her for all her hard work and wish her well for the future.
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Goodbye Kirsty!
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Dates for your diary DECEMBER 2016 Fri 16 Academy closes 3.15pm for Half Term
JANUARY 2017 Wed 04 Inset day Thurs 05 Students return Thur 19 Year 11 Parent-Student conversation Tue 24 Year 10 Meningitis ACWY, Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio
FEBRUARY 2016 Fri 10 Academy closes 3.15pm for half term Mon 20 Students return
Climbing Club I am pleased to announce that we will be making use of the amazing facility we have available in the sports hall and an afterschool indoor rock climbing club will be held on Thursdays afterschool. Initially this will be offered to KS4 students but that will also include KS3 in the spring. Anyone who is interested should see me or email tread@waylandacademy.org.uk Mr T Read Lead Professional for Geography
MARCH 2016 Thur 02 Year 8 Parent-Student conversation Tue 07 Year 9 Meningitis ACWY, Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio Thur 16 Pathways Evening Mon 20 – Fri 31 Year 10 Work Experience Fri 31 Academy closes 3.15pm for Easter
APRIL 2016 Mon 17 Bank holiday Tue 18 Students return
MAY 2016 Mon 01 Bank holiday Tue 02 Year 8 Geography/ History trip to Gressenhall Thur 04 Year 7 Parent-Student conversation Mon 15 GCSE Examinations start Bag2School Collection 9am Fri 26 Academy closes 3.15pm for Half Term
JUNE 2016 Mon 05 Students return
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Wayland Academy is pleased to announce that after a break of a few years we are once again going to be offering this amazing scheme to students. At the time of writing we are just starting the process of setting it up. By the time you read this parents/carers in Year 10 should have received a letter and an invite to a presentation evening, indeed hopefully, it will have already happened. The scheme helps develop young people in lots of ways and many employers look favourably upon candidates who have one or more levels of the award. The award has 4 sections (Skill, Sport, Volunteering and Expedition) which the students will need to complete to gain their award. At present the academy is intending to offer the Silver Award which means that students will be able to gain their Gold at college and possibly go to the Palace to receive that award! Whilst at present we are only offering this scheme to Year 10 students. If you have a child who attends in any year group or feel you would like to help/volunteer with this scheme then please contact me. Mr Read Lead Professional for Geography