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I n t o u c h w i t h y o u 2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3Headline School Council Events Training General CircularsSchool NewsCharity Fundraising: Harlem Shake, Head Shave and more...Staff and students at The CooperativeAcademy of Manchesterare working together to raise moneyfor three charities whilst gearingthemselves up for the Runway onthe Runway fashion extravaganza.As one of the ten schools takingpart in the event staged by youngpeople to raise money for youngpeople, a range of activitieshave been planned to help thecharities Medcare, Make-A-WishFoundation, and Teenage CancerTrust.Harlem ShakeStaff and students have workedhard to recreate the ‘HarlemShake’ video that has gone viralon social networking sites. As youmay have seen, the video startswith one person dancing alone tothe song Harlem Shake by Baauer,surrounded by others who arecompletely unaware of what isgoing on. When the bass drops,the video cuts to the entire crowddoing a crazy convulsive dance. Allwho took part donated to the threecharities.Baking CompetitionStaff competed in a ‘bake off’.We have done this previouslyfor Macmillan and it proved verysuccessful! Staff are invited to bakeany cake/biscuit of their choiceand bring it in. Staff will then makedonations in return for a piece ofcake and a cuppa. Our Sixth formstudents were there to help servehot drinks.Charity Head ShavePerhaps you have seen ourreceptionist Sian Welsh in theManchester Evening News lately.Sian has had her lovely long darkhair all shaved off for the threecharities in order to raise £3,000– and she’s well on her way tomeeting her target.As well as helping our threecharities, Sian will also besupporting the work of LittlePrincess Trust, a charity thatprovides real hair wigs for childrenacross the UK and Ireland whohave lost their hair as a result ofcancer treatment. You can donateto Sian’s charity head shave throughhttps://www.justgiving.com/teams/runwayheadshave.The Co-operative Academy Becomes RHS Partner SchoolWe are delighted to have beenchosen by the Royal HorticulturalSociety to be one of their PartnerSchools. This status means that wewill receive expert help in ensuringour school gardening is successfuland sustainable, and that ourteachers receive support in ‘GrowingTopics’ within their classes.This news will also benefit the widercommunity and our feeder primaryschools; part of being a PartnerSchool includes helping parents,community groups and otherschools learn practical gardeningskills including seed sowing andtaking cuttings and to grow theirown garden.Contact: Julie ConnorTel: 0161 795 3005Email: j.connor@cam.coopGardening at The Co-operativeAcademy of Manchester continuesto go from strength to strength,mostly thanks to the enthusiasmof Mrs Palkimas, one of our sciencetechnicians, who made surethat our new academy buildingcame equipped with fantasticgarden resources, includinga large greenhouse and nineraised beds. The Gardening Clubincludes students from a rangeof year groups and has grown anassortment of herbs and plants,including cabbages, cucumbers,tomatoes, peppers and chillies.Much of this produce has been usedby the academy’s own kitchens and11in Food Technology lessons.Being a Partner School will helpus work up the RHS Campaign forSchool Gardening’s benchmarkingscheme and help us continue oursuccess in the Britain in Bloom / It’sYour Neighbourhood award. Lastyear the installation of our bees andthe flowers and pond that formstheir habitat helped us receive aLevel 4: Thriving award.