Heartlines Newsletter of Heartlands Academy
Issue 3, Summer Term 2010
Melisa Through to UK School Games After Running 200m in Record Time Melisa Hanson, 11HAM, has again qualified for the UK School Games after taking part in the West Midlands Schools’ final in which she ran 200m in record time! Melisa has been running for Birchfield Harriers for a number of years and runs both 100m and 200m for school and her club. Last year she went to the UK School Games where she won a gold medal in the relay. This year she qualified for the West Midlands Schools final which was held on Saturday 12th June. She ran a time of 24.6 seconds beating her nearest opponent by 2.1 seconds, and qualifying for the English Schools final due to be held on 3rd July in Gateshead. She also ran the 100m in 12.2seconds and finished first.
Denise Lewis with Melisa Hanson Melisa will go on to represent the West Midlands at the UK School Games this September.
STOP PRESS Melisa raced in the English Schools competition earlier this month. In the first race of the heats, Melisa went through to the semi-finals of the 200m finishing 2nd and earning a place in the finals. Despite strong competition, she achieved 5th position nationally.
Sports Week sees the Launching of a House System s page 3
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From Mrs Jones, Principal
Dear All We have now almost completed our first year as an academy and as ever there have been so many successes. Many of these you will have read about in the newsletters. This last week of term has seen us embark on a new programme of activities, requiring a lot of organisation and time commitment from so many people. I am sure you, as parents/ carers, would want me to thank all staff concerned for their efforts and support in this programme. With regard to September, I would be grateful if you would encourage your child to drink the more healthy drinks such as water or fruit juice. There is a tendency for some students to bring in the high energy drinks which are not always of benefit to them. Water – this can be flavoured water still or fizzy. Fruit Juices/Smoothies these should be pure juice rather than ‘juice drinks’ Milk/milk products – must be served cold and of the semi skimmed variety. These can be flavoured milks containing less than 10% sugars. May I take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support, and to provide an important message to our young people this holiday: “stay safe”. Mrs. G. Jones Please refer to page 8 for important information regarding the arrangements for 2nd September. Inside: Indie Project Report PE report / Sports Week Photo Album LRC Community Partnership Future Dates & Events
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