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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
vYou 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, All staff were engaged in training on Monday when school closed for INSET. Teachers met up with their subject counterparts in other Ark schools to moderate Year 11, 12 and 13 mock exams and assessments for Years 7-10. Operational staff did some joint training with colleagues from Greenwich Free School which joined the Ark network in September. Now that the exams have finished, teachers are busy marking and standardising their marks and we will share students’ results shortly. We held our Next Steps interviews on Tuesday when all Year 11 students had a 1-to-1 with a member of the senior team to explore their future career aspirations and their current thinking around KS5 and degree courses. We were all very impressed with the students’ level of maturity and the serious thought that they are giving to their KS5 courses and beyond. It is clear that they have been talking to our Sixth Form students and have picked up a lot of advice from them. On Wednesday we held our GCSE Presentation Evening. Our 2018 Year 11 cohort came together again for an evening to celebrate their individual and collective achievements in the summer 2018 GCSE exams. Students collected their GCSE certificates and individual students were presented with subject awards, progress and attainment awards and awards for personal progress. It was a lovely evening and a great opportunity for everyone to catch up. Thanks to Ms Alibhai and Ms Patel for organising the event.
With all best wishes,
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Festive Cards
designed by KS3 Students
20 cards for ÂŁ10 Pay on WisePay and collect from Ms Robson in the ADT Department 4
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A Warm Invite to INA’s End of Autumn Term Awards Assemblies Monday 17th December - Year 7 Thursday 20th December - Years 8, 9, 10 & 11 On Monday 17th December and Thursday 20th December, 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 17th December
8.55-9.45 Year 7 Awards assembly
Thursday 20th December 11.05am Year 9 Awards Assembly Dining Hall Year 11 Awards Assembly KS3 Hall 12.00pm Year 8 Awards Assembly Dining Hall Year 10 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. If you would like to attend, please ask your son/daughter to collect tickets for the awards assembly from his/her form tutor. Please request your tickets by Friday 7th December. 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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Careers Guidance A careers expert from prospects will be addressing Years 7-11 through assemblies in the coming weeks. Please refer to the useful website and qualification grid below and discuss with your son/daughter Mr Crowther-Green
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USEFUL WEBSITES
Use this list to look at trusted websites to help you find out more information about your future ideas. • CAREER SECTORS actuaries.org.uk kpmg.co.uk • APPRENTICESHIPS Law • FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION lawsociety.org.uk • STUDENT FINANCE lawcareers.net • GAP YEAR Sports • ALTERNATIVE SITES careers-in-sport.co.uk
Sector Specific Medicine & Science medschools.ac.uk healthcareers.nhs.uk wherestemcantakeyou.co.uk www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk Construction & Engineering tomorrowsengineers.org.uk citb.co.uk goconstruct.org thenegotiatorjobs.co.uk rics.org.uk architecture.com careersinconstruction.com Land & Sea careersatsea.org sstg.org (Ship Safe Training) nationaltrustjobs.org.uk english-heritage.org.uk Creative Careers creativeskillset.org fashionretailacdemy.ac.uk ccskills.org.uk backstage-academy.co.uk Finance insidecareers.co.uk discoverrisk.co.uk 30 November 2018
ucfb.com Aviation & Public ctcaviation.com pilotcareernews.com royalnavy.mod.uk army.mod.uk raf.mod.uk policecouldyou.co.uk fireservice.co.uk becomeaparamedic.co.uk dsfc.ac.uk (Wellbeck College)
Apprenticeships, Employment and Other
ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk gov.uk/government/organisations/civilservice-fast-track-apprentisceship future-talent.com Further & Higher Education ucas.com russellgroup.ac.uk unifrog.org opendays.com studential.com prospects.ac.uk thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk Student Finance gov.uk/studentfinancesteps gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund
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USEFUL WEBSITES continued studentbeans.com thescholarshiphub.org.uk uncas.com (click on finance tab) Gap Year & Volunteering bunac.org.uk gap360.com realgap.co.uk/gap-year startravel.co.uk/gap.year gapyear.com xtremegapyear.co.uk Gap Year & Volunteering prospects.ac.uk (click on jobs work experience tab, gap year) pgl.co.uk gapmedics.co.uk do-it.org.uk princes-trust.org.uk vinspired.com
Skills London is the UK's biggest jobs and careers event and we are very pleased that INA students participated in 2018.
Students came back enthused about a range of careers and ready to continue the learning that will make these careers a reality Mr Crowther-Green
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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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TOP TIPS: Students
Aristotle [384bc - 322bc] Classical philosophers recognised four cardinal virtues. These are behaviours that show a high moral standard. The four cardinal virtues are prudence, courage, self-control and justice. As you can see, there is a strong link between the cardinal virtues and our very own BRIDGES dispositions. Aristotle was born in 384BC in Ancient Greece. Along with Plato, he is considered the “Father of Western Philosophy”. So what did such a great thinker say about prudence? Why is it so important? • He referred to prudence as practical wisdom. By this, he means that it is not just something we think about and discuss, but instead we show prudence in our actions. • He stated that prudence is deliberative and not intuitive. This means that we can become more prudent with practice and effort. It is not something you are born with; you need to work to develop it.
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• Start a discussion with your son/daughter about GCSEs, A-levels, University courses and future careers. • Discuss a situation with your son/daughter when you acted prudently and a situation when you didn’t and talk about the impact of each response. • Talk to your son/daughter about how you manage the family income and out-goings.
who have shown great Prudence at INA
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Khadija 8A and Shazaib 8N have shown prudence through their wisdom and good judgement in helping fellow students with talking through their problems and giving good advice.
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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
7S 7N 7W 7A 7C 7E 7I
665 625 583 460 456 433 312
8N 8C 8W 8I 8E 8S 8A
480 402 385 339 316 314 306
9E 9A 9C 9I 9S 9N 9W
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TOTAL YEAR 10 TOTAL YEAR 11 TOTAL
217 206 201 185 134 125 46
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10S 10T 10W 10C 10A 10N 10I
91 72 61 57 52 15 14
11N 11E 11I 11A 11T 11C 11S
142 80 77 73 54 52 32
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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: Kirandip Kaur 7I Year 8: Khadija Raja 8A Year 9: Tonima Rahmen 9I Year 10: Simra Kazi 10I 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!
Imani Ale 9C - helping a fellow student in distress, calming them down and helping them to get first aid attention without being asked to. - Mr Davoll Mr Athwal Pastoral Leader for Year 11, i/c of Praise and Recognition
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RESOURCEFUL SCIENTISTS As part of their October Independent Learning, our Year 7 students were given the task of creating a cell model. The level of dedication and effort from all students was phenomenal – so well done everyone! The Science Department would like to say huge congratulations to our top three RESOURCEFUL SCIENTISTS who have shown great resourceful dispositions by scavenging and recycling to transfer normal objects into part of a cell model!
1st place: Jeevan Bhamber (7S)
2nd place: Abian Arshad (7N)
3rd place: Aleeza Noman (7W)
These students will be presented with their golden certificates and gifts in assembly this week. The fourteen runners up will also receive certificates in assembly. Science Department
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Drama Department News Hairspray rehearsals are going great, with some students already having learnt all the their lines and having real fun with their characters now. Only a couple of months before we go up, February 6th & 7th, and everyone is starting to get very excited!
Year 11 A huge congratulations to our Year 11 Drama students who have now all completed Component 1 of their GCSE exam. This comprised of a portfolio charting their rehearsal process, great performances and an evaluation, all amounting to 40% of their GCSE – almost half way there! Super well done!
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Merry Christmas 25th December
Christmas is a religious festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. • It is a time for sharing food, sending cards and giving presents. • Many people decorate their houses with Christmas trees and lights. • Many Christians remember the story of the nativity and think about the miracles that happened in the story. • Christmas is a festival that is celebrated today by nonreligious people and also people of other faiths.
What can I do? • Share some kind words, buy a present or send a card to someone in the school. • Give money to charity or donate unwanted items to charity. You could volunteer and help the homeless. • Help those who might be lonely at this time of year. Visit an elderly member of your family.
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Happy Hannukkah 2nd - 10th December Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that is over 2500 years old. • It is a time for sharing food, playing games and reflection. • Jewish people will light a candle on each day. • The festival celebrates the Hanukkah miracle that happened when the Jewish people returned to their temple and were able to pray again.
What can I do? • Make a traditional dreidel • Head to the library and read up on the long history of the Jewish people • Have lots of oily foods – doughnuts and pancakes are great • Give chocolate coins to a friends • Light a candle and reflect • Ask a year 9 Student about more on the festival
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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/ carers 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 100.0 8A 97.8 9A 99.1 8C 98.9 9C 92.3 8E 99.0 9E 98.8 8I 97.6 9I 96.7 8N 97.9 9N 97.6 8S 96.7 9S 97.2 8W 99.0 9W 97.3 Total 98.2 Total
% Tutor % Tutor 96.2 10A 94.3 11A 93.7 10C 93.5 11C 96.6 10I 92.6 11E 97.3 10N 99.5 11I 97.4 10S 97.8 11N 97.3 10T 89.1 11S 95.6 10W 87.0 11T 96.3 Total 93.4 Total
% 97.8 98.0 95.2 98.4 96.0 90.9 96.5 96.0
Ms Lapish Lead Pastoral Leader – KS4
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Isaac Newton Academy's
Christmas Party 2018 Tuesday 11 December 3pm - 4:30pm
Every year Isaac Newton Academy hosts a Christmas themed afternoon tea for elderly members of our local community, governors and VIP guests including the Mayor. As part of our charitable endeavours and our commitment to community spirit we ask each form group to donate two Christmas gifts to present to our guests. Ideally the gifts should be suitable for either gender or one suitable for a man and one suitable for a women. These gifts need to be collected and wrapped ready for the party by Friday 30th November. Â Suitable gifts could include TTBiscuit tin sets TTShower gel & toiletries sets TTWinter clothing e.g. scarves, hats & gloves TTScented candles TTDecorative ornaments (not too fragile)
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Key Dates
Autumn Term 2018 Monday 3rd September – Thursday 20th December
Spring Term 2019 Friday 4th January - Friday 5th April 2019 Half Term: Monday 18th - Friday 22nd February 2019 Independent Learning Days: Friday 4th January & Friday 8th March 2019 INSET Days: Monday 7th January & 11th March 2019 Tuesday 11th December Friday 14th December Monday 17th December Wednesday 19th December Thursday 20th December Friday 4th January 2019 Monday 7th January 2019 Thursday 10th January Friday 11th January Tuesday 15th January Wednesday 23rd January Thursday 24th January Monday 28th January Tuesday 29th January Wednesday 30th January
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Community Party Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Lunch Year 7 Awards Assembly Winter Concert Years 8-11 Awards Assemblies Independent Learning Day No school for students INSET - No school for students Year 9 Progress Meetings Years 7-10 Reports to parents Options Evening Years 11/12/13 Reports to parents Year 11 Progress Meetings Year 7 Music Theatre Trip Sixth Form Open Evening (provisional) BRIDGES Mentoring
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