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Mr Howe, Headteacher, writes:
Date: 24 February 2017
Contents
Olympus Academy Trust Update……..2
Dates for your Diaries……………………...3
Attend to Achieve…………………………….3
RAISE the bar……………………………………3
Headteacher Awards…………………..4 - 5
Student’s Achievement……………..6 - 7
Harry Potter Event……………………….....7
Collecting your child from
school……………………………………………...7
Career Pathways…………………………8 - 9
Houses @ ACS……………………………....10
Sports Relief…………………………………..10
After School Detentions...................10
Enrichment Week…………………………..10
ACS Ski Trip……………………………………11
Safer Internet Day………………………….12
E Safety tips…………………………………..12
UWE Library…………………………………..12
Book Fair & Word Book Day…………..13
Easter Egg Raffle…………………………....14
ACS PE Faculty……………………………….15
Creative Arts………………………..…16 - 18
Community News……………………….….19
From the first day I started working as a teacher I
was blown away by the amazing positivity of staff
and students, the incredible range of opportunities
available and the sense that something really
important is taking place almost every second of
every day —I have never lost those views and this
past few weeks reminds me just what a truly
magical place Abbeywood Community School is.
Over the past few weeks we have; sent off and welcomed home our school ski
trip to Austria, where our students were described by the ski company as
“great ambassadors for Abbeywood, Bristol and Britain”, taken part in the
national Safer Internet Day—where students participated in a wide range of
informative activities aimed at developing their understanding of keeping safe
online and being mindful of the potential dangers of posting pictures via social
media. Additionally, all Year 8 students participated in a brilliant RAISE Day this
week, focused on learning about crime, justice and the realities of life in prison.
Abbeywood was also superbly represented at the Bristol Arts Exhibition where
Connor Price and Jack Windows took individual prizes for their stunning artwork.
The whole school has also taken part in our first ever Abbeywood House Day where we all got stuck into a
whole host of fun to promote our new House system. Finally, we also hosted both a brilliant Harry Potter charity
event for Year 5 and 6 students, as well as the Youth Dance Festival —to name but a few!
This term we continue to run over 40 different after-school clubs and activities for our students to take part in, and
last term over 90% of Year 7 students participated in two or more after-school clubs each week. We also continue to
celebrate the many sporting, personal and academic achievements of our students through the incredible range of
recipients of the weekly Headteacher’s Award. Special mention must also go to Morgan Baber in Year 9 for her
continued gymnastics successes, and also to Molly James in Year 9 for being picked to represent England in U15
basketball—huge congratulations to them both.
To underline that all this positivity, energy and opportunity is a normal part of life at Abbeywood Community
School—over the next few weeks we have much more to look forward to including, RAISE Days for Years 9 and Year
10, where Year 10 students will be interviewed by a multitude of local employers as part of their careers education,
a range of fun activities as part of Sport Relief and Red Nose Day celebrations, and the fantastic World Book Day on
2 March!
The remarkable range and depth of opportunities for our students at Abbeywood Community School would not be
possible without the tireless dedication of our teaching and support staff—who are amazingly talented and
incredibly generous with their time in equal measure. On behalf of our entire school community I would like to
thank all our wonderful staff for making sure Abbeywood Community School is a vibrant, enjoyable and exciting
place to develop personal talents and interests, thrive and learn together.
Abbeywood School@AbbeywoodSchool
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Press and Media Interest
You may have read our communication earlier this week about the financial pressures faced by our
schools for 2017 and beyond, ones that are shared by the vast majority of secondary schools in South
Gloucestershire and elsewhere in the country.
The original update is here alongside an update and a template letter that we asked parents to share with
our MP, Jack Lopresti at jack.lopresti.mp@parliament.uk.
Our communication has received a significant amount of press coverage. As with any contentious issue,
the information reported has ranged from sensationalist and inaccurate to balanced and fair. Thank you
to all our parents who have been in touch and the overwhelming support for our staff and students.
Please refer to this website for updates as unfortunately media reporting is not always accurate.
BBC news has covered the story. Steve Moir, Headteacher at BSCS, has been interviewed along with
some parents and students. This was covered on Points West on Thursday 23 February 2017.
We will shortly be sharing an online petition that voices our concerns over the funding of South
Gloucestershire schools for 2017 and beyond with the aim of raising awareness and encouraging a
resolution for the young people in our care. We would be grateful for your support.
In the meantime please be assured that our focus remains on providing the very best education for all the
young people within The Olympus Academy Trust. Our schools are thriving, purposeful places to learn
and we fully expect this to continue for the long-term.
With best wishes
Dave Baker
CEO, The Olympus Academy Trust
@MrDaveBaker @olympustrust www.olympustrust.co.uk
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Term 4: Monday 20 February - Friday 7 April 2017
SLT Drop-in:
Every Friday 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. - No Appointment Necessary
Monday 27 February:
Tuesday 28 February:
Wednesday 1 March:
Thursday 2 March:
Wednesday 8 March:
Monday 6 March:
Friday 10 March:
Year 11 English Literature PPE (am)
Year 13 Creative Writing Conference in London
Maths Challenge
Post 16 Concorde Parents’ Evening - 4:00 p.m.
Year 9 Girls Basketball League @ YIA
Year 9 Bristol Girl’s Rugby Tournament
World Book Day
Year 9 Girls Basketball League vs Castle School @ home
Year 10 RAISE Day (Careers)
Year 9 RAISE Day
Reward Incentive
The lucky winners of the fortnightly 100% attendance
draw for the fortnight 23 January - 3 February 2017
were:
Year 7 - Josie Boyd
Year 8 - Grace Tucker
Year 9 - Dilshan Perera
Year 10 - Lacey Hill
Year 11 - Liam Flay
Throughout this academic year, all students
will have a fortnightly focus in order to
‘RAISE the bar’.
This is in order to improve the atmosphere
around the school, which will have a positive
impact on the learning of all students.
“Take pride in the presentation of
your work – it says a lot about
your attitude to learning”
Congratulations to all of them!
They have each been awarded a
£5 Amazon voucher.
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Headteacher Awards
Aspirational behaviour in Food technology making a fruit crumble
William Hunt
Being engaged and focused in French
Hannah Vicary
Being engaged and motivated in lessons
Finley Sperrings
Being exceptionally supportive with other students
Hannah Vicary
Being very engaged in Science, answering many questions
Josh Mills
Building confidence and becoming independent
Finley Sperrings
Completing a French test and trying really hard
Harvey Poole
Completing a French test and writing a whole paragraph
Ethan Burgess
Completing a Maths Test
Edward Perrett
Consistent excellent engagement and effort in English
James Carey
Consistently high expectations both in classwork, exams and IHL in English
Sophie Ryan
Consistently trying her best in every lesson
Poppy Baldwin
Continued hard work and excellent attitude in English
Cori Livingstone
Continued hard work in English, both in class and at home
Fahmidah Mehedi
Excellent attitude in lessons and willing to try new things
Codie Smith
Excellent attitude, hard work and detailed revision in English
Emmeline Higginson
Excellent effort in English. Very well done!
Maisie Brown, Martin Domsa, Sandra Gajos, Dylan Parrish & Paige Weeks
Excellent IHL in English
Anna Williamson & Jose Miguel Ojeda Jirout
Excellent engagement and effort in English
Oliwia Gogolinska
Excellent use of feedback to improve progress in Science
Joeseph Britton, Dominika Dovicakova, Manasi Kalgaonkar, Nathan King, Esme McCarthy, Jonny Mead,
Matthew Skuse, Sarah Starr & Michaela Stutt
Excellent written response in English showing fantastic progression and learning
Suhayb Sharif
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Headteacher Awards
Fantastic effort and engagement in English this term
Jake Hammond, Amy McCarthy, Ben Plummer, Luke Pritchett, Elodie Smith, Lucas Sutherland,
Lucy Taylor Hunt, Georgia Wallington, Chris Yalamov, Harley Young & Galin Zhelyazkov
Fantastic work in English and consistent effort for all English IHL. Well done!
Jasmine Ajaz, Megan Eyres, Courtney Jones, Jonathan Osborne, Catrin Perrott, Brad Pickford,
Annabelle Thomas, Tom Wallington & Robin Young
For creating a fantastic comic strip which was both original and humorous
Alex Bishop & Anna Williamson
Great independence in a French test and trying really hard
Christina Williams
Helping with interviews and being very polite
Harvey Jones
For his amazing effort and hard work in Computing
Gregory Partridge
Helping with interviewing Teaching Assistants and being extremely polite
James Carey
Organising and hosting a magical Harry Potter fundraising event for local primary aged children
Marianna Baker, David Boyes, Maisie Brown, Jennifer Crossley, Deryn Davies, Mac Elmorssy,
Sandra Gajos, Adam Hall, Emily Hathway, Josh Hendy, Liv Lewis, Brooke-Leigh Maggs,
Jamelia Meredith, Bethan Morris, Aishu Putravu & Rachel Taylor
Outstanding effort in your Geography Assessment
Jessica Baber, Ethan Brown, Zoe Cooper, Tia Ford, Lucy Hammond, Tiana Hyde & Josh Pook
Producing a fantastic presentation in your Business lesson
Amy Bamford, Diya Barot, Denisa Racaceanu & Neve Sims
Outstanding German IHL
Abby Shipway & Esme McCarthy
Producing great work about sound waves in Science
George Baines
Resilience – trying hard when preparing for assessment and never giving up in English
Harry Nicholas
Superb revision, IHL and continued hard work in English
Molly Nicholas
Very engaged in French and completing a paragraph
Joseph Westlake
Working extremely hard in lesson and producing excellent work in Maths
Lies Dunn, Katie Hickman & Sophie Thomas
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Molly James Flying High
14 Year old Molly James (9R) has recently made huge strides in her Basketball
development with two big call ups!
Last week Molly was informed that after a successful Christmas Basketball Camp
with the National Team, she has been invited to a 3 day Camp in Manchester at
Easter as part of a 12 strong England Under 15 Team. During this camp Molly will
play 2 International games against Scotland as preparation to the team travelling
to Denmark in June for more International action.
This is great for Molly who will get her first International caps and will hopefully impress further with selection to
Denmark on the horizon.
Molly has also recently made another big step as she was selected to play for the Bristol Academy Flyers women’s
team in Division I of the National League. Molly signed for the team two weeks ago after training with the
team as preparation for her Christmas England Camp. Not only did she make the team but she also scored her
first points in senior basketball as the Flyers defeated Essex Blades at the WISE Arena over the weekend.
In the space of a few months Molly has not only been selected to play in the England Squad and get
International Caps as part of the England U15 Team but she has also made the jump to senior Basketball in one
of the Country’s elite women’s division.
It’s been an amazing journey so far with plenty more to come. Congratulations Molly!
Congratulations to Alex Bishop 8R who won the Libraries' ‘ZOO-WEE-MAMA’
competition with his original comic strip
Alex is now the owner of a brand new
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Do-it-yourself
book’. Look out for a new competition
coming soon…...
Congratulations Alex!
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Congratulations to Morgan Baber - 9Y (& partner)
who not only won GOLD in the 'Scottish Invitational
Comp' in January but also came home with another
GOLD at a recent competition at her home club at
'Yate International Gymnastics Centre', despite being
unwell in the days leading up to it.
We are all very proud of Morgan and her partner!
They both have an extremely exciting future in
Acrobatic Gymnastics and we will keep you updated
with their progress!
Magical Harry Potter Fundraising Event
On Thursday 2 February, The ACS Fundraising Club held a Harry Potter Night for Y5’s and Y6’s from the local
primary schools. It was a great success and we raised approximately £150. The stalls included a Fantastic Beast
Hunt, Wands for Sale, Potion Making and Quidditch Matches. There was also a Harry Potter film playing in the hall
and refreshments were available for everyone. A quote from the night from a Year 6 student at St Michaels “I like
the night, it’s fun and family-friendly. The quidditch match was very enjoyable and fun for all ages. I would
definitely come again. The students do very well organising the stalls and making everyone feel involved. I’ve really
enjoyed the night.” We spent around six weeks preparing for the night and we are pleased that it was so
successful. Our hopes for our next event are high as this one went so well.
To all who came, thank you very much for your
generosity!
Thanks again,
Bethan Morris 7O, Marianna Baker 7O
and Rachel Taylor 7O
Collecting your child after school by car
While we fully appreciate that we all would like to drop off and collect our
children from the ‘front door’ of school we also know this is not practical.
Abbeywood students are allowed to be dropped off by car directly outside
the main school building in the morning only as this is a quick drop off and does not block up our small car
park. However, parents and carers are reminded that if they wish to collect their children by car after school
they should do so from the overspill car park just off New Road and not from the small car park. The number of
cars currently collecting students after school from the small car park directly outside the main school building
is causing it to get so congested that emergency vehicles would not be able to access the site if needed. A
small number of students who have particular special needs are permitted to be collected by car directly
outside school and these individuals have a permit to do so. Can we take this opportunity to remind all drivers
accessing our site that the speed limit of 5mph applies. The South Gloucestershire Civil Enforcement Service
have also asked us to remind anyone collecting students from school not to park on the double yellow lines on
New Road. Drivers are permitted to drop off passengers on a double or single yellow line but cannot park up
and wait on them. South Gloucestershire Civil Enforcement Service have informed us that they intend to include
New Road in their Civil Enforcement Officers’ foot patrol route from now on.
Many thanks for your cooperation with this matter.
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Career Pathways
As Year 9 make their GCSE choices and are thinking about their pathway choices, a group of Year
9 students embarked on a quest to find out more about teachers at Abbeywood and their own
choices, career paths and aspirations! This is what they discovered…
Teacher:
Mr Howe
Teacher:
Miss Gilmore
What did you want to do when you were
younger:
For most of secondary school I wanted to be a
fighter pilot in the RAF.
What subjects did you do at GCSE?
English Language, English Literature, Maths,
Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Geography, History, Computing, German, Art &
Design, Latin.
What did you do after your GCSEs?
A Levels – Geography, Physics, Psychology,
Computing.
Is there anything you regret doing in your
school life?
I wish I had learned to revise properly earlier in
my life. I didn’t learn to revise until I was at
university.
What do you enjoy about teaching?
Making a positive difference to students’ lives. I
love ‘my’ subject (Geography) and hugely enjoy
getting it across and seeing others develop an
enthusiasm for it.
What did you want to do when you were
younger:
I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, all I
knew was that I loved sport!
What choices did you make for GCSE and why?
PE, French, German & History. I loved all of
these subjects and as I didn’t know what I
wanted to do, thought the broad scheme of
choices would help me choose.
What did you do after your GCSEs?
A Levels at 6th Form in the same School.
Is there anything you regret doing in your
school life?
I regret not putting my mindset into Year 10
where I drifted off and didn’t concentrate.
What do you enjoy about teaching?
I love teaching - the best job ever! I love the
students and everything about the job!
What else would you like to achieve in the
future?
Become a better teacher and improve - there is
always room for improvement!
What Sports did you do?
I did Karate until I was 18 - I was 2 belts away
from a Black belt - I regret giving it up.
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Teacher:
Mr Owen
Teacher:
Mr Dominguez
What did you want to do when you were
younger:
Pilot – Loved to travel, see the world and use my
language skills.
What choices did you make for GCSE?
Triple Science, French, Geography, ICT and
History.
What did you do after your GCSEs?
Studied A-Levels at school – Physics, History,
French and Geography. Went to university to
study French and Geography.
Is there anything you regret doing in your school
life?
Not travelling enough! However, I’m trying to fix
that!
What do you enjoy about teaching?
It may be small things, but every day is different. I
enjoy seeing students access something that they
otherwise think they can’t do or it’s too difficult for
them. Also, I really enjoy educating students about
possibilities that are out there especially when
they thrive in languages.
What else would you like to achieve in the
future?
I am also in the Army Reserves and I would like to
further my career there too, maybe become a
Captain one day!
I would also like to develop my Italian and Russian
so I can speak them fluently.
What did you want to do when you were
younger:
I really didn’t know what to do until I was about
17. I knew I liked Science and Maths very much so
an Engineer seemed like a good option, but when I
was 17 I realised I really wanted to become a
teacher one day.
What choices did you make for GCSE?
Because I’m from Spain I didn’t have to do GCSE,
but in its equivalent I chose Triple Science,
Philosophy and Latin.
What did you do after your GCSEs?
The Spanish equivalent of A Levels, very focused on
Science but also with some Literature and History.
Is there anything you regret doing in your school
life?
Not at all. I don’t regret anything because the
choices I’ve made in life have been a consequence
of the information and feelings I had when I made
the choice, so they were all right!
What do you enjoy about teaching?
Having contact with young people every day and
trying to give them the best education I can so that
they have as many options to choose as they want.
A good education gives you the freedom of choice.
What else would you like to achieve in the
future?
I just want to keep improving myself every day to
try and achieve the best version of me.
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Houses @ ACS
All students are now in one of the new houses: Apollo, Athena, Zeus, or Hera.
On Tuesday 7 February, we had our first house day. Students were encouraged to wear an
item of clothing in their house colour, the house logo’s were launched and achievement points
were awarded for engagement, progress, achievement in activities and lessons which all went
towards a house winning the House Day Cup!
The results are as follows……...
Zeus 403 points 1 st Place
Apollo 373 points 2 nd place
Athena 332 points 3rd place
Hera 326 points 4th place
Congratulations to Zeus!
Sports Relief
Rise to the Challenge
After School Detentions
A reminder for students
Have you checked? ...
Friday 10 March
Students and staff will be travelling around the
country and over the sea all without leaving our
school Atrium. Participants will see how far they
can travel as a group during a school day. To add to
the fun we will run a competition to see which
house group can rack up the most miles both on
land and over sea.
Students that have been given an After School
Detention will no longer receive a reminder. They
will be responsible for checking the detention lists
which are displayed at the end of the day at all
student exits.
Parents will be notified by text or email for same
day detentions.
...Remember to check that your name is not there!
All students have been allocated with their Enrichment Week activities and letters sent home via
email. Many thanks for all those that have returned the form and payment. If you are opting to pay
by instalments and haven’t already done so, the first instalment is now overdue.
Forms and payments must be handed into Reception. If you have any queries or if your
child is unsure of their activities, please contact the school office.
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During the February holiday, 22 students from Years 8 to 11 along with Miss Gilmore, Mr Doyle and
Miss Mahoney embarked on a 24 hour bus journey to Austria for the Abbeywood biennial Ski trip.
The coach left school on Friday 10 February and even though there was a delay due to the M25
traffic, the students kept in good spirits throughout the coach journey arriving early the next evening.
The following day students were split into ski and snowboard ability groups and then had four hours
a day with instructors to improve their skills over the next six days.
For some students who had been on the previous trips they were quickly spending their days
travelling all over the slopes of Obertauern and trying to complete the 'Seven Peaks' which are
famous in Austria and taking on the steep black runs. For the intermediates who had also skied
before they looked at improving their parallel turns and moving from the easier blue runs to the
intermediate red runs.
The hardest challenge of the week was for the new skiers and snowboarders who for most had to
learn all the skills from scratch. The resilience of the students however was incredible and everyone
could ski and snowboard by the end of the week. They spent their first few days going up and down
the small practice slopes learning how to snow plough and do the majority without ski poles to
improve their balance. For some they even made it onto one of the seven peaks by the end of the
week.
The snowboards also started on the beginners slope but quickly progressed onto the mountain
tackling blue, red and black runs! By the end of the week they had also started working on jumps and
spins in the fun park.
The staff on the trip would like to say how proud they were of every student. The journey and
intensive lessons challenged everyone but they all were resilient and engaged throughout the week
and most importantly a good time was had by everyone.
Look out for news about the 2019 ski trip coming soon!
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'Don’t bare then share' is the advice for young
people on Safer Internet Day
The Police are advising not to 'bare then share' this Safer Internet Day. Many young people see
‘sexting’ (the sharing of indecent images, videos or other sexual content) as a normal part of life but it is against
the law and can have unintended consequences.
During this Safer Internet Week, the Police are highlighting the potential pitfalls of sexting - with the call to
action of ‘Don’t bare then share’.
A recent survey by the NSPCC shows around 1 in 7 young people have taken a semi-naked or naked picture of
themselves and over half then shared this with someone else. It is often considered harmless but can lead to
children being exploited, bullied and blackmailed.
‘Don’t bare then share’ is a story about the loss of control after a nude selfie is taken and shared. It will
exclusively launch on Snapchat to reach young people and will roll out on other channels to inform parents/
carers about the issues and signpost to advice. Detective Chief Superintendent Geoff Wessell said:
“Sexting is a growing concern so we are using Safer Internet Day to remind young people that it is against the
law and there can be unintended consequences of taking and sharing explicit pictures.
There is sometimes a reluctance to report sexting out of concern that it could lead to a criminal record. This is
only the case if there is exploitation, coercion or if adults are involved in taking or sharing the images.
Educating and supporting young people is at the forefront of all we do and we are taking steps to ensure no
young person is unnecessarily criminalised. We are asking parents to talk to their children about sexting by
providing information and signposting to great resources to help young people stay safe.”
For more information on sexting go to: www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/advice/crime-prevention-advice/
keeping-yourself-safe-online/sexting/ and www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/sexting.
E safety tips for
under 13 year olds
Please view here 9
top tips for keeping
under 13s safe online
POST 16 Students
UWE LIBRARY
All students are welcome to join UWE’s library for free…
Once a member you will get 24 hour access to UWE’s…
Study Space
Books/Journal articles/e-books/DVDs
Photocopier
Online Database
Open 24 hours with a valid Library card which you will receive
when you join.
To find out more and search their library catalogue visit
www1.uwe.ac.uk/library
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Abbeywood’s
Book Fair
Monday 13th - Friday 17th March
The book fair will be open during parents’
evening - Thursday 16 March
Treat yourself to a brand new book and earn rewards for your school library at the same time!
More information is available from Miss Swindail in the Library
WORLD BOOK DAY COMES TO ACS – Thursday 2 March!
As you may know, next week sees the arrival of World Book Day. This is a national day,
celebrated in libraries, schools and workplaces across the country and designed to
remind us all about the joy of reading.
Students will have the opportunity to take part in many competitions and activities in
the library, as well as starter activities of a book-related theme in their lessons. Details
of activities will follow in our next newsletter. They have also had an assembly during
the first week of term telling them all about it.
Every student will receive a £1 voucher which they
can use to get £1 off a book or buy a special edition
book for a £1 – please see the link below. Please do
also check out the fab WBD website for events and
activities you can do at home with your children
http://www.worldbookday.com/books/ .
Here are a few of our favourite reads……………...
Roald Dahl 366 word story Competition
On World Book Day students and staff will discover their Roald
Dahl book name. The library will be running a competition
(closing date 30 March) to write a short story, no more than 366
words, starring their Roald Dahl character. The winning student
will receive a £5 Amazon gift voucher.
Ms Furleger Favourite book: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Because….. this book is very thought-provoking as it has 3 strands to it – a love story, a plot related to WW2
and the Holocaust and a theme of illiteracy. It’s very clever and the fact it is based within a context that
occurred makes it even more interesting.
Mr Jones
Favourite book: Down and Out In Paris and London by George Orwell
Because….. A book I was given to read when I first started out as a Chef. The story of a writer working in
Restaurants in Paris then moving to London and living as a tramp an amazing account of living in society
and poverty. The writing is way beyond its time and is a classic!!
Mr Owen
Favourite book: Dan Brown’s Inferno
Because….. It combines history, languages and action in a story that takes place in Florence in Italy, a place
where I love and have visited many times! It’s well-written and uses historical facts and information to
accompany a thrilling storyline.
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50p a ticket
Raising money for
Lots of
chocolate eggs
to be won
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Abbeywood PE Faculty
OAT Primary Championships
On Monday 6 February Year 2 children from Stoke Lodge, Charborough Road, Meadowbrook and Callicroft
Primary Schools took part in the OAT Primary Championships organised by Abbeywood School. The students
all had a great time playing football and the level of skill on display was outstanding. Definitely some star
players for the future! Mr Doyle would like to thank all the schools for being involved in such a great
competition and to all the parents who gave up their time to transport the children from their primary school
to Abbeywood. The overall winners of the competition were Charborough Road (pictured). We look forward
to seeing the students again soon!
Thursday 2 March - Year 9 Girls Rugby Tournament @ Kingswood RFC
Year 9 Girls Basketball League
Weds 1 March vs Yate International Academy (away)
Weds 8 March vs Castle School (home)
Weds 15 March vs Kings Oak (away)
Weds 22 March vs Patchway Community College (away)
Weds 29 March vs Brimsham Green (home)
Weds 5 April vs Mangotsfield (away)
The PE dept is now on Instagram! If you would like to keep updated with fixture results and pictures please follow
acs.pe.
Numeracy Brainteaser...
In our last newsletter we published the ‘How Old is Granny Puzzle’...
here is the solution...
Tom's Granny is 58 years old. Let's see why:
First child born: Granny is 19
Second child born: Granny is 23 (19 + 4)
Third child born: Granny is 27 (23 + 4)
Fourth child born: Granny is 31 (27 + 4)
Fifth child born: Granny is 35 (31 + 4)
Sixth child born: Granny is 39 (35 + 4)
Sixth child is 19: Granny is 58 (39 + 19)
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“Pink Mist” Show Review
On Tuesday, 24 January, a group of students went to see the play “Pink Mist” at the Bristol Old Vic.
“Pink Mist”, written by the Welsh poet Owen Sheers, tells the story of three young Bristol Men who join
the Army and are sent on a tour of Afghanistan. The things that they witness and the things that happen
to them have a profound effect on them and their families and the play explores the causes and
consequences of war, for civilians and members of the Armed Forces, in a powerful way.
The play was performed by just six actors and uses a very physical style of acting, include lots of mime,
narration, choreography and choric group performance. It was very useful for the Year 10 GCSE Drama
students to experience this type of stylised performance as they begin to prepare for their Component
1 Devising Unit, which is 20% of their total examination piece.
There is a really quick turn around for our final set of Complimentary tickets, which are for the
performance of “Junkyard” on Tuesday, 28 February, starting at 7.30 pm. “Junkyard” is a musical which
tells the story of the birth of the Adventure Playground -the “Vench”- in Lockleaze. Letters will be given
to Y9 and Y10 students this week.
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KS3 Mnemonics
Year 7 have been creating posters to help them remember musical notes using Mnemonics
and there have been some excellent artistic posters and creative phrases to
help them remember.
ENRICHMENT UPDATE
Music enrichments are back! Vocal Group will take place on Mondays at 2:35 and The Folk Group
will also return on Tuesday at 2:35 if you love performing any style of music come along!
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ACS Artwork on display at the Bristol
Cathedral Exhibition!
The Art Department at Abbeywood were extremely pleased with the
fantastic work on display at the Bristol Cathedral Exhibition over the half
term break. The selected work from Abbeywood was mainly from the GCSE
art & photography students and the standard was very high. Prizes were
awarded to Connor Price for Best in School and Jack Windows was highly
commended for his GCSE photography work. Well done to everyone who
was entered the display looked fantastic. - Mrs Mead
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