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Woodlands Academy Warwickshire Cross-Country Year 10 Rugby Sporting Success Well done to Jack Harrison, Year 10 Cresswell, who came second in the Under-15’s Warwickshire Cross-Country Championships. Mr Austin, Curriculum Leader for PE, said “Jack has trained hard and his work and dedication has paid off.” Congratulations to both Jack, and Saul O’Neill (Year 11 Sparkes), who have qualified to run in the prestigious English Schools’ Cross-Country at Donnington Park. Our Year 10 Rugby team have been involved in the Natwest Vase U15’s competition. They have played extremely well, competing at the highest level, beating some well-established rugby schools, including Kings Worcester Grammar School who have won this competition a number of times. We were unfortunate to lose to Gloucester’s St Thomas Rich Grammar School to make it to the quarter finals of the competition. Mr Williams said “All students should be extremely proud of themselves and what they have accomplished. They have made me and the school extremely proud. We now have the Coventry Schools’ Competition to look forward to and our tour to South Africa this summer.” Year 7 Football Our Year 7 football team have been training hard and have played a few games against other schools including a 5-2 win over Cardinal Wiseman School and a 4-1 win over Sidney Stringer Academy. Good luck for the rest of the season! Woodlands Diner As students and staff who have eaten in the Woodlands Diner know, the food served there is delicious but we are pleased to have been given the highest grade “VERY GOOD, 5” by the Food Standards Agency in a recent inspection. Home-made food is served daily and each lunch-time students eating at the Woodlands Diner can have a lunch with a dessert and a drink for just £2.60. Menus are available on the ‘Lunches’ page of our website. Up-to-date records If you are a parent or carer of a student at Woodlands Academy, it is vital that we have up-to-date contact details for you. If at any time you move house or change your phone number - either your mobile, work or home - please ensure you let us know as soon as possible. In case of emergency, or if a member of staff needs to contact you about your son for any other reason, we need to be sure we have a working phone number and emergency contact details. Please contact the school if you have recently changed any of your phone numbers, email addresses or other details. Page 12
Issue 24 February 2016 Daniel Year 7 Technology This year in Technology the students are doing some projects new to Woodlands Academy. One of the projects the Year 7’s have been working on in to make a candle holder suitable for a tea-light candle. Merveille Ekalakala enjoyed making his tea-light candle and said “I enjoy technology as I’m learning things I’ve never done before and I like learning how to use the machinery”. Merveille Kian Hamer said “I have really enjoyed this project as I was able to learn new skills and had lots of fun, especially cutting the wood.” Kian Brooklyn Daniel Green said “I like technology because you get to use proper equipment. I have made my candle holder for my family.” Brooklyn Gbemudu said “I think technology in secondary school is good. At first I was a bit scared of the equipment but when we started using it I began to enjoy it. I enjoyed making my candle holder and I need to decide who to give it to.” Year 11 Food Technology The Year 11 Food Technology students have been working hard producing their six design ideas for their coursework. From here they will then go on to develop a final product, from the best one of their designs. Food Technology teacher, Miss Jones, said “The students have been striving to produce some high-quality products such as chocolate fondants, mousses, éclairs, choux pastry and meat dishes. They have had to take presentation into consideration and also add their own unique twist on each product. Well done boys and good luck with your final products!” Careers Our Careers Advisor, Mrs Shouker, is available to students at Woodlands Academy if they need advice on what they might do once leaving school in terms of careers or further education. She is here to give all aspects of careers advice. A visit to the Skills Show at the NEC was also organised by Mrs Shouker for the Year 11 students in November. The following careers talks have been held in the Careers Office for Year 11 students so they can make a more informed career choice and they had an opportunity to ask questions to the speakers. Engineering by Midland Group Training Services Insight into engineering, the history, entry requirements, pay and progression , the apprenticeship programme and what is expected in an interview. Catering/Army Former Woodlands Diner Catering Manager, Mark Neal, who was a Chef in the armed forces gave a very interesting insight to the army and being a chef. Mrs Shouker said “The students were totally mesmerised and asked lots of questions.” Gaming by Mean Genie A very interesting vision into the career of a not-so glamorous side of gaming including the long hours behind the scenes and the patience and dedication needed to test and research games. The main message to the students was to build a portfolio if they are serious about a career in the gaming industry. Page 13
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