term 1 october 2011.qxp - The St Leonards Academy
term 1 october 2011.qxp - The St Leonards Academy
term 1 october 2011.qxp - The St Leonards Academy
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PRIDE THROUGH SUCCESS<br />
ST LEONARDS ACADEMY CROSS COUNTRY RUN 2011<br />
Over 150 students were involved in either running or<br />
marshalling the annual Cross Country run last week, hosted<br />
on Edinburgh Campus. Runners from three primary schools<br />
attended, <strong>St</strong> Paul’s CE, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Leonards</strong> CE, and West <strong>St</strong><br />
<strong>Leonards</strong> primary schools, as well as secondary school<br />
runners from both campuses of the <strong>Academy</strong>. It was great<br />
to see our students making such a good impression on the<br />
younger pupils and being such excellent sports leaders.<br />
<strong>The</strong> secondary school boys’ race, Year 8, was won by Josh<br />
Paige, with Harry Jackson and Sean Boyd <strong>St</strong>evenson taking<br />
second and third. In the Year 7 race Harry Mitchell, Josh<br />
Williams and Matthew Rea took Gold, Silver and Bronze. <strong>The</strong><br />
girls’ event was won by Gabriel Woods, with Chloe <strong>St</strong>retton, also of Year 8, taking second place. Edna<br />
Mbanwi took the top spot in Year 7, with Elle Rhodes taking second.<br />
ST LEONARDS ACADEMY<br />
TABLE TENNIS CLUB<br />
A great start has been made to the Hastings<br />
and District Table Tennis League with 13<br />
teams entered in both Division 1 and 2. We<br />
have over 20 players from both the Darwell<br />
and Edinburgh campuses registered, but we<br />
need a few more for Division 2. If you would<br />
like to come and play, Table Tennis takes<br />
place on the Edinburgh Campus 5.30pm-<br />
7.30pm on a Wednesday in <strong>term</strong> time.<br />
See Mrs Bennett in the PE Department for<br />
more details or just turn up!<br />
KEN LOACH<br />
COMPETITION<br />
On Thursday 6 October 20 students from all<br />
years took part in a Film Club competition. It<br />
was to mark the 75th birthday of celebrated<br />
British director, Ken Loach. Having watched<br />
Kes, the students then spent the day writing<br />
stories and poems to enter the 'Between the<br />
Lines' competition. <strong>The</strong><br />
standard was very high and<br />
hopefully the judges will be<br />
equally impressed with <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Leonards</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>'s<br />
creativity. <strong>The</strong> stories and<br />
poems will be published<br />
locally, available at £2.00<br />
per copy.<br />
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CELEBRATING<br />
BLACK HISTORY MONTH<br />
at the <strong>St</strong> <strong>Leonards</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> with Capoeira<br />
October is Black History Month; a time for raising<br />
awareness of the cultural heritage and achievements of<br />
people whose ancestors originated from Africa.<br />
Here at <strong>The</strong> <strong>St</strong> <strong>Leonards</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> a group of Year 8<br />
pupils took part in a two-day workshop exploring<br />
Capoeira, the music, dance and martial arts developed<br />
in Brazil by African slaves and their descendants. Pupils<br />
observed the traditions and customs of the art<br />
throughout the workshop by showing respect for each<br />
other and working together. During the two days they<br />
all had the opportunity to sing, create music using<br />
traditional instruments, and practice their martial arts<br />
movements. It was a great experience and pupils had<br />
lots of fun trying out new skills, playing Capoeira and<br />
making new friends.
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