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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, On Tuesday last week we hosted our fifth Community Party for elderly neighbours. Once again, the staff and students made a fantastic effort to put on a memorable party with delicious food, impressive music and drama, bingo, presents, cards and a grand raffle! Thank you to everyone who contributed and, in particular, to Mr CliftMatthews for their organisation of the event. On Friday we held our annual Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas lunch. I’d like to say a huge thank you to Mr Iles and his team for putting on such a wonderful Christmas lunch. It was fantastic and and it expressed perfectly the community spirit that exists at INA – family dining at its best! As I write, we are looking forward to the end of term Winter concert. This year more students than ever, from the primary and secondary schools, are taking part. The rehearsals have sounded wonderful. I know that it will be a night to remember! It was great to see so many of you at the Year 7 Awards Assembly on Monday. And what a lot we had to celebrate with this wonderful year group! I am looking forward to the remaining Awards Assemblies on Thursday. I should like to thank you all for your support this term and to wish you all a fantastic holiday. We look forward to seeing the students back on 8th January at 8.25am.
With all best wishes,
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Save the date! Thursday 15th January 2019—Year 9 Options Evening We are pleased to invite all parents and carers of our Year 9 students, and the students themselves, to our Year 9 Options Evening on Thursday 15th January 2019.
9ISAC:
Open from 5pm to 5.45pm
Talk at 5.15pm
9NEW:
Open from 5.45pm to 6.30pm
Talk at 6pm
This is an essential opportunity to explore the subjects on offer, understand how the options process will work and reflect on factors to consider when making decisions about option choices. Browse subject stalls, pick up information and ask lots of questions of both our teachers and some of our GCSE students. This evening is your chance to find out about how the options system will work and pick up your options guide and form.
Make sure to catch one of the explanatory talks: 5.15pm for 9ISAC 6pm for 9NEW
Should there be a problem with the slot allocated to your child’s tutor group, contact the school as soon as possible and we will investigate the possibility of joining the other session. Ms McEvoy, Assistant Principal
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Year 9 Progress Meet ng Thursday 10th January 2018 2:30 – 6:30pm Year 9 Progress Meeting is calendared for Thursday 10th January 2018 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, 10 and 11 in advance for P5 and 6. The school will be closed to Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 from 1:15pm. Enrichments and detentions will not take place. Mr M Crowther-Green Assistant Principal
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Isaac Newton Academy End of Autumn Term Awards Assemblies On Monday 17th and Thursday 20th December we held our first awards assemblies of the year. The assemblies were wonderful events, enabling staff, students and parents/ carers to come together to formally celebrate our students’ achievements at the end of the autumn term. At the assemblies we presented awards in recognition of students’ academic progress and attainment, personal progress and the development of their BRIDGES dispositions. Excellent attendance and punctuality was also celebrated. Congratulations to all of the award winners and to all students at INA for a fantastic start to the year!
Special Award Winners Reading Quincy Adebisi Community Spirit Tajwar Hussain Enrichment Zaina Nakhuda
Reading Dominikas Krisnickas
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Cultural Passport Bushra Mansuri
Attitude to Learning award Aisha Azhar, Aleeza Noman & Alexander Williams Performance award Aenna Hussain
YEAR 8
Cultural Passport Mariyah Chaudhry
Community Spirit Qasim Qadir
Attitude to Learning award Gurleen Dhiman & Iqra Taher
Enrichment Aain Ali
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Reading Kaif Hossain
Cultural Passport David Marion
Community Spirit Zainab Rashid
Attitude to Learning award Valeria Vacula
Enrichment Theresa Nasar
Performance award Veer Jagdev
Reading Izzah Abid
YEAR 10
Cultural Passport Riya Deol
Community Spirit Nada Aweis
Attitude to Learning award Sauda Rahman
Enrichment Saarah Chowdhry
Performance award Shama Daula
YEAR 11
Reading Hudhaifa Abdur-Rahman
Enrichment Amaan Hassan
Community Spirit Umer Ahmed
Cultural Passport Ikram Hussain
More award winners over the page!
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INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
Aisha Khan
Zaina Nakhuda
Jaspreet Sohal
Winnon Venkatesan
Fardin Khan
Moumita Grimm
Daniella Nasir
Arjun Patel
Tahir Mehmood
Ashira Clarke-Frank
Jaspreet Kaur
Yaseen Hussain
Mariya Niaz
Sadia Islam
Arman Ghashgael
Mannat Singh
Naomi Friday
Cosmina Mihai
Jawad Faruque
Faizaan Akhtar
Andy Medina
Camila Husain
Bushra Mansuri
Maria Gugiu
Mohammed Amir
Azan Rasool
Sarah Ali
Aminah Begum
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Anas Howlader Bhuiyan
Hafsa Rasool
Nabila Islam
Zainab Hakim
Ibrahim Ali
Ravneet Dhaliwal
Manmeet Singh
Dominikas Krisnickas
Ali Ali
Ruhi Latif
Samia Ahmed
Cameron McKernan
Summer Huseyin
Cara Adams
Denis Mirica
Darius Sfartz
Shazaib Shah
Mutasim Muhammad
Izza Tanoli
Zainab Muhammad
Daniel Johnson
Sevim Laeeq
Zenia Arslan
Joy Idowu
Amman Rai
Arooj Khan
Khadija Sheikh-Salah
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RESOURCEFULNESS
INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
Ryan Claire
Valeria Vacula
Pritom Uddin
Aiesha Bhalla
Nikita Odedra
Junaid Islam
Adriana Chiturlas
Muhammad Shaukat
Usmaan Ahmed
Sara Rahman
Integrity
Mahim Hoq
Usman-Ul Haq
Sakinah Choudhury
Imani Ale
Zainab Dar
Urboshi Khan
Mohammed Hussain
Hamza Ahmed
Ibrahim Khurshid
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Easa Nasiri
Amani Hafez
Samirah Ali
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Gabriela Barakova
Wasia Malik
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
Subhan Abdul Mir
Diya Taheem
Sandeep Kaur
Aaliyah Monfared
Shayna Deane
Quincy Adebisi
Raian Ullah
Sumayra Hoque
Yumnah Jannah
Amalia Bros
Alexander Williams
Priya Kaur
Khasshaia Raja Bibi
Aysha Chaudhry
Kirandip Kaur
Hakim Jameel
Chanel Du Toit
Basit Siddiqui
Prishanth Ravi
Sharandeep Kaur
Ibraheem Gachi
Dilshaan Chatha
Mauro Tenjua
Anurag Menon
Maya Rihal
Aleeza Noman
Hasib Kiani
Luqmaan Imran
GRIT
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
Ayaan Ahmed
Amna Jilani
Zeenat Malik
Naeem Patel
Zahra Sagir
Shadman Ahmed
Alisa Aktar
Kareem Beckett-Edwards
Asma Mahboob
Mariyah Chaudhry
Aryan Tathgar
Prabhjot Singh
Maheen Saleem
Gurneet Sehmi
Gurleen Dhiman
Aidah Al Madiha
Asad Munir
Iraj Khan
Zakir Ikram
Demi Currie-Ward
Yusuf Ali
Rahil Sabiq
Madihah Khan
Laiba Khan
Junaid Kothia
Aleena Sadeeq
J'oriy O'Neale
Elizaveta Spiridonova
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
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Ilsa Dar
Taznim Hossein
Valeria Vacula
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Isheka Nath
Gaurav Taheem
Denis Balaj
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Aisha Patel
Aarez Khan
Saif Rafiq
bir Rahaman
Simran Virk
Taqi Tajwaar Aziz
Taukir Kazim
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Eashar Rihal
Shona Bains
Anna Jamal
Filsan Ali
Savanna Duncan Hinds
Akash Rathor
Hamoud Ahmed
rsin Yesim
Aymen Mami
Nika Chowdhury
Ayza Raja-Bibi
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BRIDGES Awa
Yea BRAVERY
RESOURCEFULNESS
Inayah Shah
Rayyan Ahmed
Daniel Ekwueme
James Evans
Abbas Khan
Rhea Virdee
Keshan Beckett-Edwards
Saarah Choudhry
Umaimah Umarji
Aaliyah Kidiya
Nahine Mhadin
Sajjid Sultan
Amina Qaisar
Taaseen Hussein
Nada aweis
Eleanor Brant
Jahiem Chambers
Tasnia Begum
Samiul Hoque
Tasnim Towfa
Zubeida Esmail
Berfin Colak
Yumna Saleem
Safa Hassan
Saarah Ali
Sajid Sultan
Tanisha Rahaman Maria- Iulia Hurmuz
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RESOURCEFULNESS
INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
Ashish Joseph
Nehaal Khandwalla
Simran Sanghera
Aasiya Jilani
Munaw
Anees Syed
Hibaak Aden
Iman Latif
Jaskaran Singh
David P
Simona Islam
Imani Astwood
Jainna Bhalla
Daanyal Khan
Jahe
Alishba Khan
Travis Barrett
Aman Jagdev
Aminah Mehmood
Sis
Samera Yusuf
Malik Rashid
Mastoorah Noori
Aemy Rehman
Luk
Manisha Mahil
Zayd Selant
Zidaan Ahmed
Regobert Gomez
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Tahirah Khatun
Lima Uddin
Subhaan Dar
Arjan Tathgar
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Congratulations to all o Ms J Spencer Interim Principal
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Rahaman Moorthy
Jameelah Choudhury
Amarah Hosenee
Alexander De Lara
Jawad Rashid
Isha Haque
Yusef Taher
Azraful Alam
Adam Rehbi
Ramel Shakespeare
Harria Ali
Roopam Bopari
Jasmine Joseph
Umer mahmud
Cimran gaal
Jordan Singh
Rabbi Hossain
Taybah Patel
Alisha Mahmood
Rabbi Hossain
Ali Hassan
Sunil Mann
Zain Islam
Daveena Williams Morrison
Zahir Uddin
Neha Duggal
ohammed Imran Ali Waseem Dudhia
SELF DISCIPLINE PERSONAL PROGRESS
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warah Noori
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
Sanaan Hafeez
Hasan Islam
Momena Rashid
Zara Rafiq
Zan Bokhari
Riaan Haynes
ed Hussain
Pilicita Paltan
Mujtaba Amir
Fardina Heron
Jeskiran Rai
say Shah
Nathan Afsar
Mehzabin Khan
Ibrahim Shiekh
ke Bailey
Amaal Khandwalla
Karolina Merliunaite
Ali Shah
hfuz Alam
Cian Clinton
Suraaka Aweys
Sanna Rasool
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Jash Patel
Faraj Uddin
Yaseen Taher
of the award winners!
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GCSE Examinations Contingency Day
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have announced a contingency date of the 26th of June 2019. A contingency date is a day specifically set aside “in the event of widespread, sustained national or local disruption to examinations during the June 2019 examination series”. This decision comes following the tragic events of last summer, in particular the Manchester attack and the Grenfell Tower fire. It may be necessary to postpone an exam in the event of such an incident to allow all students a fair and equal chance. This means that all candidates taking GCSE or A Level exams must be available to sit exams from the date of their first exam until the 26th June 2019. We understand that once your exams are over you will probably want to celebrate, but in light of this new rule please do not organise a holiday or plan to be any distance from school until after the 26th June. This decision is not one that has been taken by INA, it has been imposed on all schools by JCQ and does apply to all candidates in all schools in the UK. Mr Crowther-Green, Assistant Principal 21 December 2018
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Jasper Thompson Homelessness is one of the UK’s major social problems. Over this Christmas period there will be approximately 25,000 people sleeping on Britain’s streets, with over 25% of those people sleeping rough in London. It is a crisis, and it requires energy and enthusiasm from people like Jasper Thompson (above) to help tackle the issue. One evening, Jasper helped a teenage boy who was homeless and shivering on the street. From this point, tackling homelessness became his focus and he put all his energy into coming up with solutions. Jasper has since been sourcing disused shipping containers and converting them into temporary accommodation. The charity he has set up has helped hundreds of homeless people find their feet and find a permanent place to live.
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• Talk to your son/daughter about how you approach challenging or difficult things with enthusiasm and positivity and how you persevere with an activity, even when you are tired or lacking in energy. • Encourage your son/daughter to engage in an energetic or sports activity at the weekend or after school and to do some exercise every day, including walking to school and being active at break or lunchtime. • Plan your son/daughter’s route to school by foot or bike. Ensure that your child spends some time everyday outdoors. • Plan healthy meals with your child and encourage him/her to cook/prepare them. • Talk to your child about the importance of sleep in helping to maintain energy levels (particularly around the time of exams and assessments) and encourage him/her to limit the time spent on electronic devices.
who have shown great Energy & Enthusiasm at INA At the end of the Autumn term the INA school community enjoyed the truly exceptional Winter Concert. It required a great deal of cooperation from students, members of staff and parent/ carers. Huge amounts of energy and enthusiasm that underpinned this success.
INA BRIDGES
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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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From January 2019, Year 9 students will begin their KS4 Science learning All class learning will now be examinable in students’ final GCSE exams in Year 11 Topics covered can be found on the school website, with specifications available from aqa.org.uk
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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 7W 7I 7C 7A 7N 7E
926 903 886 709 694 649 583
8N 8C 8W 8S 8A 8E 8I
722 575 528 498 490 483 415
9C 9E 9A 9I 9S 9N 9W
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111 86 77 74 52 17 15
11N 11I 11E 11A 11T 11S 11C
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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: Adil Hussein 7E Year 8: Qasim Qadir 8W Year 9: Tasbir Rahaman 9C Year 10: Anisha Ahmed 10A Year 11: Adan Jamal 11N
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!
Kabir Floray 12 Cambridge for being really helpful and respectful to others. - Ms Walsh Jeskiran Rai 11A and Maliha Awadh 11A for being really helpful, especially last week when they had to tidy up the whole room in a rush. - Mr Ball Khiran Patel year 12 – gave up his own time to help score the Year 11 basketball basketball match. - Mr Healey Manisha Mahil 11E and Mya Sehmi 11E gave up their time to help run handball competitions. - Mr Healey Jamie Joseph 11T for being exceptionally helpful during the DT drop down days by helping me show other students how to dye their fabric. - Ms Brody Mr Athwal, Pastoral Leader for Year 11, i/c of Praise and Recognition 21 December 2018
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The week before last, Year 7 took part in BioMedia meltdown workshops as part of a competition delivered by the Linnean Society. Students used software on ipads to design their own animation films to represent a scientific idea or concept related to the natural world. The second set of workshops involved printmaking, where students created their own print designs linked to the natural world. Any student can enter the external competition and has the chance to win fabulous prizes and leisure vouchers. See Ms Robson for more details.
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Flying High
Rajan 10S and Akash Rathor 9S both joined the Royal Air Force Cadets in November 2017. They have both been making great progress and becoming skilled-up, earning badges along the way, specifically for air rifles, target practice and first aid. They have also successfully completed their recruitment course and have officially become First Class Cadets. This is an amazing achievement and shows Rajan and Akash’s determination and dedication to the cadets. Last week the squadron held its annual presentation event, with guests such as the Mayor of Redbridge, Deputy Lieutenants (DLS) Mr Thomas Chan, and MP Mr Wes Streeting. Akash was honored by being the escort for both the Mayoress of Redbridge and MP West Streeting. Congratulations to both boys for their great achievement!
Akash in the cockpit of a Chinook – this picture was part of the squadron’s presentation
Akash was presented an award for Heart Stopping in the RAF cadets. He was presented the award by Deputy Lieutenants (DLS) Mr Thomas Chan.
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Some photos from the last couple of weeks
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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 94.6 8A 95.7 9A 97.6 8C 97.8 9C 95.3 8E 95.2 9E 96.2 8I 93.3 9I 95.0 8N 92.7 9N 97.0 8S 94.9 9S 97.1 8W 97.6 9W 96.1 Total 95.3 Total
% Tutor % Tutor 91.1 10A 94.3 11A 94.7 10C 96.5 11C 95.6 10I 94.4 11E 94.1 10N 95.1 11I 91.2 10S 93.6 11N 94.0 10T 93.9 11S 92.3 10W 93.4 11T 93.3 Total 94.4 Total
% 94.7 94.0 95.0 87.3 98.3 93.0 96.0 94.0
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.
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Sports Report YEAR 7 & 8 GIRLS HANDBALL The year 7 and 8 handball girls team participated in the Under 13s Redbridge schools Handball tournament last week on 05/12/18 and were an absolute credit to INA as they displayed great teamwork, great bravery as some had not played handball before and resilience with all working hard throughout the games not giving up no matter the result. This was clearly reflected in the following results: Our year 7 team made it into one of the semi-finals who improved each time they had a game. Our year 8 team made it into the final, winning the tournament against Chadwell Heath Academy. This has resulted in the year 8 team having the opportunity to represent Redbridge in the under 13s London youth games tournament next year.
Year 7s who participated: Sarah
Aleeza
Jasmeet
Sara Bushra Gurpreet Player of the tournament:
Aleeza
Year 8s who participated: Arooj
Aleena
Iqra
Demi Zaynah Laiba Joy
Tayyibah
Player of the tournament:
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Isaac Newton Academy welcomes survivor from the Holocaust Educational Trust: 11.1.19 On Friday 11th January 2019, the students from Year 9 at Isaac Newton Academy will hear testimony from Holocaust survivor, Steven Frank, as part of a visit organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET). The testimony will be followed by a question and answer session to enable students to better understand the nature of the Holocaust and to explore its lessons in more depth. The visit is part of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s extensive all year round Outreach Programme, which is available to schools across the UK. Ms Spencer, Interim Principal at Isaac Newton Academy said: “It is a privilege for us to welcome Steven Frank to our school and his testimony will remain a powerful reminder of the horrors so many experienced. We are grateful to the Holocaust Educational Trust for co-ordinating the visit and we hope that by hearing Steven’s testimony, it will encourage our students to learn from the lessons of the Holocaust and make a positive difference in their own lives.” Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust added: “The Holocaust Educational Trust educates and engages students from across the UK, from all communities about the Holocaust and there can be no better way than through the first-hand testimony of a survivor. Steven’s story is one of tremendous courage during horrific circumstances and by hearing his testimony, students will have the opportunity to learn where prejudice and racism can ultimately lead. At the Trust, we impart the history of the Holocaust to young people, to ensure that we honour the memory of those whose lives were lost and take forward the lessons taught by those who survived.” For more information about the Holocaust Educational Trust please visit www.het. org.uk
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21 December 2018
About Steven Frank Steven Frank was born on 27 July 1935 in Amsterdam. He lived with his mother, father and two brothers. His mother was born in Sussex, England and his father was Dutch. Steven was five years old when the Nazis invaded and occupied the country. In 1943, his father worked for the Dutch Resistance helping Jews escape to a safer life. It was at this time that his father was captured by the Nazis. Steven and his family went into hiding briefly, whilst still trying to find out what had happened to his father. Eventually they heard news that he had been taken to a Nazi prison where he was tortured before being sent to Auschwitz where he was killed. In March 1943 Steven and his family were sent to a train station to be deported to a camp in Barnevald. There were no fences or guards, but no one tried to escape. Despite being told that they would be able to remain in Holland, in September 1943 Nazis ordered them to pack their things and sent them to Westerbork camp. On September 1944 Steven, his mother and two brothers were on the list to be transported to Theresienstadt. Shortly after arrival, Steven and his brother were sent to a children’s home where they occasionally were able to see their mother. Steven and his brothers were sent to a children home where they lived apart from his mother. On 9th May, Steven and the other prisoners were set free and the International Red Cross took over running the camp. Conditions improved and Steven’s mother decided to move the family to England to start a new life. For the last fifteen years Steven has told his story and that of his family to groups all over the UK. Steven dedicates his story to the children that didn’t survive so that they will be remembered and the actions of those who did try to make a difference, like his father, will not be forgotten.
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21 December 2018