15 March 2019
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Southern Entrance
We would like to remind parents and carers that the gate at the southern entrance will be locked at 08:23 each morning. Students arriving after this time should enter via the main entrance in Cricklefield Place.
Safeguarding The welfare and safety of our students is our priority. We do everything possible to ensure our students’ safety, both within the school community and outside of school, including working with relevant agencies to address any issues related to child protection. Students are informed of who they should go to should they have a concern about their own safety or the safety of others. At INA, all staff have regular safeguarding training to ensure that they are able to meet their statutory responsibilities. We also have a number of staff who are designated to respond to any child protection concerns and to liaise with social services: Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Leanne Abbott-Jones Assistant Principal Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Tam Broadway Primary Headteacher Sugra Alibhai Head of Sixth Form Designated Child Protection Officers Patrick Ball (Online safety) Pardeep Chaggar Jody Lapish Gareth Marshall-Jones
Mariam Mayet Amreen Patel Jag Singh David Wilson
You can find the INA Safeguarding policy, Child Protection policy and other related policies and procedures on the Academy’s website.
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Dear Parents and Carers, On Tuesday, we held our exam meeting for all students about to sit GCSEs or A levels and their parents to go through the exam regulations and to share the exam timetables. It was great to see such a fantastic turnout. The PowerPoint that Mr Crowther-Green and Mr Rothnie talked through is available for you to re-read on the website: Community>Resources for Parents. It is now only six school weeks to the start of the GCSE exams. Year 11 students are focused and working very hard. Some Year 11 students may be asked to attend revision classes during the Easter holidays. We will publish further details shortly. I hope that all students will take full advantage of any additional support offered at this crucial stage. Finally, a reminder that on Tuesday Year 10 progress meetings take place from 2:30-6:30pm.
With all best wishes,
Jo Spencer Friends of Isaac Newton Academy Next meeting
Wednesday 20th March 7pm in the Secondary building All Primary and Secondary parents are welcome to attend and find out how to get involved in some fundraising events for the school.
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A Warm Invite to INA’s End of Spring Term Awards Assemblies Monday 1st April - Year 8 Friday 5th April - Years 7, 9, 10 & 11 On Monday 1st April and Friday 5th April we will be holding our end of term awards assemblies. This is an important opportunity for the staff, students, governors and parents/carers to formally celebrate our students’ achievements. There will be a separate assembly for each year group. Please note the times and locations as follows:
Monday 1st April
8.55-9.45 Year 8 Awards assembly
Friday 5th April 11.05am Year 10 Awards Assembly Dining Hall Year 9 Awards Assembly KS3 Hall 12.00pm Year 11 Awards Assembly Dining Hall Year 7 Awards Assembly KS3 Hall 1.00pm Students dismissed At the assemblies we will be presenting awards in recognition of students’ academic progress and attainment, personal progress and the development of their BRIDGES dispositions. Excellent attendance and punctuality will also be celebrated. We believe that it is important that every student is represented by a parent at the Awards assembly for their year group. Tickets will be distributed in the lead up to the awards assemblies. Due to limited capacity, we are unable to accommodate very many additional family members. However, if you would like additional places, please notify the school office and we will do our best to allocate an additional ticket. I look forward to seeing you during these special celebrations.
Ms J Spencer
Interim Principal
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Year 10 Progress Meeting Tuesday 19th March 2019 2:30 – 6:30pm Year 10 Progress Meeting is calendared for Tuesday 19th March 2019 from 2:30-6:30pm. All students will complete lessons P1 – 4a (Year 10 and Year 11 students will complete lesson 4a as per KS3 timings). P4a will finish for all students at 1:05pm. Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the KS3 desk area as they leave. Tutors will escort students to the KS3 gate at 1:15pm where students are expected to go directly home and return between 2:30-6:30pm with parents/carers. Students are expected to attend with an adult family member in full school uniform. The last appointment is 6:25pm for a 6:30pm finish. Staff will set Independent Learning for Years 7, 8, 9 and 11 in advance for P5 and 6. The school will be closed to Years 7, 8, 9 and 11 from 1:15pm. Enrichments and detentions will not take place. Mr M Crowther-Green Assistant Principal
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Maths Feast On Tuesday 12th March eight Year 10 students went to compete in the “Maths Feast” which was held at Eastbury Community School in Barking and run by the Advanced Maths Support Programme (AMSP). The “Feast” was split into four rounds; starter, main, dessert and “petit four”. Each round had a particular focus and students had to work together to solve the problem which would then help them in the next round. We entered two teams into the competition: team one comprised of Waseem Dudhia, Younus Taher, Eleanor Brant and Harkirat Singh; team two was made up of Amarah Hosenee, Shama Daula, Jay Amin and Aathavan Kandeepan. As there were four rounds there were four winning teams. A big congratulations to team one who won the first round (starter) which comprised of some “merry-go-round” style questions. Both teams really enjoyed the day as the maths problems were a little different to their standard GCSE learning. They worked collaboratively and showed good resilience especially when it came to creating their own network (a little bit of A level maths!) A special shout out to Manraj Gill (Y12) for helping out on the day. Well done everyone!
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Year 9 Investment Competition Update The Year 9 cohort were treated to a special assembly on Friday 8th February from special guests from Olive Tree in London, where they learned about how the stock market functions and how we can invest in companies in the FTSE 100. The Year 9 students enthusiastically got into small groups to choose stocks in four companies and measure the price of an initial “£1000” investment spread across the companies. This information was entered into a competition across five schools, which is currently running and is due to complete on March 26th. This is particularly exciting as students can really feel the effects of Brexit and how it affects the companies they have chosen to invest in. This week has seen Isaac Newton as a whole slip down the charts but another individual team has made it in to the top 10 so well done to Team Mo and Team Turbo for keeping our scores respectable! Details of individual groups are shared weekly by their maths teachers and the following summary is up to date for this week:
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who have shown great Resilience and Patience at INA: Starting a new school can be challenging. When Mahrunnasa started, it was even more challenging as she was also in her early stages of learning English. Now, through resilience, she has an excellent understanding of the language and is doing well in all aspects of school.
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Maliha has shown great patience and resilience throughout her GCSE courses. She has worked hard to overcome challenges in certain subjects and is now in the final stages of her GCSE preparation.
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YEAR 11 NEWS YEAR 11 Design Technology Final hand-in for NEA FOLDER – week commencing 25TH March
This is to allow enough time for marking and moderation before work is sent off to the exam board. Until the deadline, students must continue working on theory in their independent time – some of this will be set through IL tasks. REMINDER: We strongly recommend buying the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Design and Technology textbook that will support this work.
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Ark have developed study packs to aid exam revision for Year 11s
Each pack contains links to the specification, recall questions, maths skills and exam questions
ÂŁ1.50 Combined Science
ÂŁ2.20 Triple Science
Speak to your Science teacher for more details and to purchase a pack
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Years 10 and 11 Be sure to purchase a GCSE Science revision guide and workbook Contains revision notes, exam practice Qs, glossary of key words and more
Combined Science students - ÂŁ9 Separate Science students - ÂŁ12
(for three books: Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
Collect books from Mr Golinski (T17) on Thursdays/Fridays after school once purchased
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GCSE and A-Level (GCE) timetable Summer 2019 The generic timetable shows the GCSE and A-Level (GCE) exams that will be taken at INA. Students received individual timetables at the Exam meeting on Tuesday. Exam Level
Time Allowed
Board
Option Code
Component
13/05/2019 14:00 GCSE
105 mins
Edexcel
1RB0ZN
Religious Studies B Option Zn (Christianity)
14/05/2019 09:00 GCSE
35 mins
Edexcel
1FR0F
French Option F (Listening (f))
09:00 GCSE
45 mins
Edexcel
1FR0F
French Option F (Reading (f))
09:00 GCSE
45 mins
Edexcel
1FR0H
French Option H (Listening (h))
09:00 GCSE
60 mins
Edexcel
1FR0H
French Option H (Reading (h))
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464F
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464H
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8461F
Biology Tier F (Biology Paper 1 Tier F)
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8461H
Biology Tier H (Biology Paper 1 Tier H)
15/05/2019 09:00 GCSE
45 mins
Edexcel
1UR0H
Urdu Option H (Listening (h))
09:00 GCSE
60 mins
OCR
J587
Physical Education (Pe: Physcl Fctr Affctng Perf Wtn)
09:00 GCSE
65 mins
Edexcel
1UR0H
Urdu Option H (Reading (h))
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
Edexcel
1ET0
English Literature (Shakesp.& Post 1914 Lit.)
16/05/2019 09:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464F
09:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464H
09:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8462F
Chemistry Tier F (Chemistry Paper 1 Tier F)
09:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8462H
Chemistry Tier H (Chemistry Paper 1 Tier H)
17/05/2019 09:00 GCSE
70 mins
Edexcel
1FR0F
French Option F (Writing (f))
09:00 GCSE
80 mins
Edexcel
1FR0H
French Option H (Writing (h))
14:00 GCSE
60 mins
OCR
J587
Physical Education (Pe: Socio-ctrl Issues Sprt Psych Wtn)
14:00 GCSE
90 mins
WJEC
C690QS
Drama Component 3 Interpreting Theatre
120 mins
AQA
7136
Economics Adv Paper 1
105 mins
Edexcel
1RB0ZN
Religious Studies B Option Zn (Islam)
Date
Start
20/05/2019 09:00 GCE 09:00 GCSE
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Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P1f) Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P1h)
Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P1f) Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P1h)
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Date
Time Allowed
Board
Option Code
Component
14:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7182
Psychology Adv Paper 1
14:00 GCE
Start
Exam Level
120 mins
AQA
7408A
Physics Adv (astrophysics) (Physics Adv Paper 1)
21/05/2019 09:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1MA1F
Mathematics Option F (Non Calculator (f))
09:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1MA1H
Mathematics Option H (Non Calculator (h))
14:00 GCE
135 mins
Edexcel
9HI0G1
History Option G1 (Germany 1918-89)
14:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1GB0
Geography B (Global Geog.issues)
22/05/2019 09:00 GCSE
35 mins
Edexcel
1SP0F
Spanish Option F (Listening (f))
09:00 GCSE
45 mins
Edexcel
1SP0F
Spanish Option F (Reading (f))
09:00 GCSE
45 mins
Edexcel
1SP0H
Spanish Option H (Listening (h))
09:00 GCSE
60 mins
Edexcel
1SP0H
Spanish Option H (Reading (h))
09:00 GCSE
85 mins
Edexcel
1UR0H
Urdu Option H (Writing (h))
14:00 GCE
135 mins
Edexcel
9GE0
Geography (Paper One)
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464F
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464H
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8463F
Physics Tier F (Physics Paper 1 Tier F)
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8463H
Physics Tier H (Physics Paper 1 Tier H)
120 mins
AQA
7136
Economics Adv Paper 2
09:00 GCSE
135 mins
Edexcel
1ET0
English Literature (19c Nov/poetry Since 1789)
14:00 GCE
135 mins
Edexcel
9ET0
English Literature (Drama)
24/05/2019 09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7408A
Physics Adv (astrophysics) (Physics Adv Paper 2)
09:00 GCSE
45 mins
AQA
8633H
Italian Tier H (Italian Listening Test Tier H)
09:00 GCSE
60 mins
AQA
8633H
Italian Tier H (Italian Reading Test Tier H)
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
Edexcel
1DT0B
Design And Technology Option B (Papers And Boards)
75 mins
Edexcel
9ET0
English Literature (Prose)
09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7367MD
Further Maths Adv Option Md (Further Mathematics Adv Paper 1)
09:00 GCSE
75 mins
Edexcel
1HI0HR
History Option Hr (Medicine In Britain)
14:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7408A
Physics Adv (astrophysics) (Physics Adv P3 Sections A & B Opt A)
14:00 GCE
120 mins
Edexcel
9PL0A
Politics Option A (Uk Politics)
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8633H
Italian Tier H (Italian Writing Test Tier H)
04/06/2019 09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7136
Economics Adv Paper 3
09:00 GCE
120 mins
WJEC
A120PA
Rs - Christianity A Level (Rs Component1a Study Of Christianity)
23/05/2019 09:00 GCE
03/06/2019 09:00 GCE
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Exam Level
Time Allowed
Board
Option Code
Component
09:00 GCSE
105 mins
Edexcel
1EN0
English Language (Fiction & Imag.writing)
14:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7405
Chemistry Adv Paper 1
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
WJEC
C660QS
Music Component 3 Appraising
120 mins
Edexcel
9MA0
Pure Mathematics 1
09:00 GCSE
70 mins
Edexcel
1SP0F
Spanish Option F (Writing (f))
09:00 GCSE
80 mins
Edexcel
1SP0H
Spanish Option H (Writing (h))
14:00 GCE
90 mins
Edexcel
9HI0G1
History Option G1 (Italy & Spain)
14:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1GB0
Geography B (Uk Geographical Issues)
06/06/2019 09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7402
Biology Adv Paper 1
09:00 GCE
120 mins
Edexcel
9PL0A
Politics Option A (Uk Government)
09:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1MA1F
Mathematics Option F (Calculator (f))
09:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1MA1H
Mathematics Option H (Calculator (h))
14:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7367MD
Further Maths Adv Option Md (Further Mathematics Adv Paper 2)
14:00 GCE
135 mins
Edexcel
9GE0
Geography (Paper Two)
Edexcel
1HI0HR
History Option Hr (Early Elizabethan)
Date
Start
05/06/2019 09:00 GCE
14:00 GCSE 14:00 GCSE
Edexcel
1HI0HR
History Option Hr (Superpower Relations)
105 mins
Edexcel
1HI0HR
History Option Hr (Superpower,elizabethan)
150 mins
WJEC
A690QS
Drama And Theatre A Level (Drama Comp 3 Text In Performance)
09:00 GCSE
125 mins
Edexcel
1EN0
English Language (Non-fic.& Trans.writing)
14:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7182
Psychology Adv Paper 2
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464F
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464H
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8461F
Biology Tier F (Biology Paper 2 Tier F)
14:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8461H
Biology Tier H (Biology Paper 2 Tier H)
10/06/2019 09:00 GCSE
45 mins
AQA
8683H
Panjabi Tier H (Panjabi Listening Test Tier H)
09:00 GCSE
60 mins
AQA
8683H
Panjabi Tier H (Panjabi Reading Test Tier H)
120 mins
WJEC
A120PA
Rs - Christianity A Level (Rs Component2 Philosophy Of Religion)
09:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1MA1F
Mathematics Option F (Calculator (f))
09:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1MA1H
Mathematics Option H (Calculator (h))
14:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7405
Chemistry Adv Paper 2
14:00 GCE
135 mins
Edexcel
9ET0
English Literature (Poetry)
14:00 GCSE 07/06/2019 09:00 GCE
11/06/2019 09:00 GCE
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Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P2f) Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P2h)
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Exam Level
Time Allowed
Board
Option Code
Component
14:00 GCSE
80 mins
Edexcel
1HI0HR
History Option Hr (The Usa)
120 mins
Edexcel
9MA0
Pure Mathematics 2
09:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464F
09:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464H
09:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8462F
Chemistry Tier F (Chemistry Paper 2 Tier F)
09:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8462H
Chemistry Tier H (Chemistry Paper 2 Tier H)
14:00 GCE
135 mins
Edexcel
9HI0G1
History Option G1 (Tudors 1485-1603)
13/06/2019 09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7402
Biology Adv Paper 2
09:00 GCE
120 mins
Edexcel
9PL0A
Politics Option A (Comparative Politics-usa)
09:00 GCSE
90 mins
Edexcel
1GB0
Geography B (People & Environ.issues)
14:00 GCE
AQA
7367MD
14:00 GCE
AQA
7367MD
Date
Start
12/06/2019 09:00 GCE
Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P2f) Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P2h)
Further Maths Adv Option Md (Further Maths Adv Paper 3 Discrete) Further Maths Adv Option Md (Further Maths Adv Paper 3 Mechanics)
14:00 GCE
120 mins
Edexcel
9FR0A
French Option A (Listen,read.& Translation)
14:00 GCE
135 mins
Edexcel
9GE0
Geography (Paper Three)
14/06/2019 09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7182
Psychology Adv Paper 3
09:00 GCE
150 mins
AQA
7272
Music Adv Written
09:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464F
09:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8464H
09:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8463F
Physics Tier F (Physics Paper 2 Tier F)
09:00 GCSE
105 mins
AQA
8463H
Physics Tier H (Physics Paper 2 Tier H)
Edexcel
9MA0
Mathematics (Statistics)
14:00 GCE 14:00 GCE
Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P2f) Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P2h)
Edexcel
9MA0
Mathematics (Mechanics)
14:00 GCE
120 mins
Edexcel
9MA0
Mathematics (Statistics & Mechanics)
14:00 GCSE
75 mins
AQA
8683H
Panjabi Tier H (Panjabi Writing Test Tier H)
17/06/2019 09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7402
Biology Adv Paper 3
09:00 GCE
160 mins
Edexcel
9FR0A
French Option A (Writ. Resp. Works & Trans)
14:00 GCE
120 mins
WJEC
A120PA
Rs - Christianity A Level (Rs Component 3 Religion & Ethics)
19/06/2019 09:00 GCE
120 mins
AQA
7405
Chemistry Adv Paper 3
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INA Attendance and Punctuality Regular attendance is a crucial factor in students’ educational development and success in achieving their full potential. Missing out on education and learning leaves students vulnerable to falling behind, putting them under unnecessary pressure. At Isaac Newton Academy every student is expected to maintain 100% attendance.
Punctuality All students need to be present on site and ready for line up no later than 8.25am each day and as such we advise students to be through the school gates (side entrance and southern entrance) no later than 8.23am.
Reporting of child’s absence In line with INA attendance policy it is the parent/ carer's responsibility to phone the school by 8.15am on each day of an absence. If you fail to contact the school to inform us of your child’s absence we may take the necessary steps to ensure your child is safe. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the INA Attendance policy.
Year group and form attendance for last week
Tutor 7A 7C 7E 7I 7N 7S 7W Total
% Tutor % Tutor 97.8 8A 95.2 9A 98.1 8C 96.6 9C 99.0 8E 100.0 9E 99.5 8I 94.7 9I 96.2 8N 95.2 9N 97.1 8S 95.2 9S 97.7 8W 98.5 9W 97.9 Total 96.5 Total
% Tutor % Tutor 93.3 10A 98.0 11A 99.5 10C 90.0 11C 96.5 10I 93.2 11E 94.6 10N 97.2 11I 93.7 10S 95.0 11N 99.0 10T 94.2 11S 99.5 10W 96.0 11T 96.6 Total 94.8 Total
% 97.6 96.5 94.7 93.7 97.0 91.8 98.0 95.6
Absences immediately before or after a school holiday If your child is absent before or after a school holiday we must see evidence for the absence. This may be medical evidence if your child is unwell, or evidence of flight delays or circumstances beyond your control. We cannot authorise any absences before or after a holiday without this evidence and you risk being issued with a penalty notice. 15 March 2019
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Praise and Recognition At INA, we aim to provide a stimulating, challenging and rewarding learning environment which supports learning, celebrates achievement and encourages everyone. Awarding merits, informal praise in class and the end of term awards assemblies are all part of this. Please speak to your child/children on a regular basis to see how many merits they have and how they are working towards the different awards at school.
Merits The inter-form merit competition is heating up – with more and more merits being given out each week. Each merit you gain will increase your individual total and also your form’s overall total. So make sure you are keeping up the fantastic work to gain merits! Also if you are owed a merit go and collect it and make sure it gets recorded on your form’s spreadsheet! YEAR 7
TOTAL
YEAR 8
TOTAL
YEAR 9
7I 7W 7C 7S 7N 7A 7E
1521 1506 1395 1384 1336 1163 944
8N 8A 8S 8C 8W 8E 8I
1179 987 911 907 895 842 788
9E 9C 9S 9I 9A 9N 9W
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TOTAL YEAR 10 TOTAL YEAR 11 TOTAL
473 427 334 284 281 251 113
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10T 10C 10W 10S 10A 10I 10N
143 106 104 74 52 24 15
11N 11I 11A 11E 11T 11S 11C
192 116 110 106 89 74 54
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Ahmed Al-Khafaji Award (Peer Commendation Award)
Ahmed was well known for being kind, for helping others and for being extremely polite. He was also someone known for his hard work and absorption; the idea, therefore, is that the winner should be someone who encapsulated one of these qualities in that week. Year 7: Afifa Ahmedabadi 7W Year 8: Qasim Qadir 8W Year 9: Huzaifa Mughal 9S Year 10: Atif Khan 10T Year 11: Omeir Khan 11C
Good Deed Feed Every week we ask teachers to nominate students who have been role models by carrying out good deeds for others and the INA community. A big well done for those who have been nominated this week!
Thank you to Ram Solanky in year 9 for always being so helpful to myself and all the other Pastoral Leaders. - Mr Athwal Mr Athwal, Pastoral Leader for Year 11, i/c of Praise and Recognition
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Key Dates
Spring Term 2019 Friday 4th January - Friday 5th April 2019
Thursday 4th April
Year 10 Progress Meetings 2.30-6.30 Year 10 Walton on the Naze Trip Year 10 & Year 13 Walton on the Naze Trip Year 8 Awards Assembly Year 7 Progress Meetings 2.30-6.30 Spring Concert
Friday 5th April
Years 7, 9, 10 & 11 Awards Assemblies
Monday 8th April – Monday 22nd April
EASTER HOLIDAY
Tuesday 19th March Friday 22nd March Monday 25th March Monday 1st April Monday 1st April
Summer Term 2019 Tuesday 23rd April - Tuesday 23rd July 2019
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