Newsletter 24 8th April 2019

In this Issue…

P1: Induction students decorate eggs for Easter

P2: Poet visit and Form 7LBU

P3: Teens and Toddlers

P4-5: UKMT Maths Challenge

P6: Stars of the Week

INDUCTION STUDENTS DECORATE EGGS FOR EASTER

Don’t forget:

SCHOOL WILL CLOSE FOR THE

EASTER BREAK ON FRIDAY 5TH

APRIL, REOPENING ON WEDS

24TH APRIL AT 8.30AM.

Our Induction students have been busy decorating eggs for Easter.

Ms Baksh held egg painting classes for Induction students who had the

chance to decorate them using their own designs.

They also made their own Easter baskets to take them home in.

Happy Easter everyone, we hope you have a nice break!

MFL STUDENTS WELCOME POET BASIR SULTAN KAZMI TO CLASS

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Our MFL students welcomed poet Basir Sultan Kazmi to school on Thursday. He showed

them how to write poetry using examples from Urdu and Persian poetry, especially the

popular verse form ghazals. They learnt how to write using couplets, rhythm and rhyme.

MFL Curriculum Area Leader Ms Baksh said they really enjoyed the class and it helped

them learn how to write poetry. It also helped them prepare for the ‘Mother Tongue

Other Tongue’ multilingual poetry competition, which we take part in every year. Most of

the students made a start on their poems, which they may be entering for the competition.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FORM 7LBU

Congratulations to Form 7LBU, who were awarded a party by Head of Year 7 Mr Boyle and Year 7 Pastoral Support Worker Ms Flowers. They received the least amount of lates, the most merits and the best attendance as a form for Year 7. Mr Boyle said he was very proud of them and they had worked very hard this term.

STUDENTS TAKE PART IN TEENS AND TODDLERS PROGRAM

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Our Year 10 students have been setting an example to toddlers at a nearby primary

school, by taking part in mentoring sessions as part of a Teens and Toddlers program.

Run by a company called Power 2, students have been completing the program one

morning a week over 16 modules.

As part of the program, our students are acting as a mentor and a role model to children

at the nursery at Divine Mercy RC Primary School. They have been engaging in group

work learning, which includes coaching to boost their confidence and aspirations. They

also have the opportunity to gain a national qualification in Interpersonal Skills.

The students mentor the same toddler each week and they are all enjoying building up a

relationship and showing them how they should behave in school.

Lana Ibrahim said she was really enjoying the program, and it was also helping her

understand her younger sibling better.

The Teens and Toddlers program has been organised in school by Pastoral Manager Ms

Artingstall. There is another cohort of Year 9 students who are taking part in the program,

who are mentoring toddlers from Claremont Primary School on Thursdays.

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UKMT INTERMEDIATE MATHS CHALLENGE SUCCESS

Students in Year 9, 10 and 11 took part in this year’s UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, achieving fantastic success.

In total, 35 certificates were awarded to our students with 4 Gold, 16 Silver and 15 Bronze certificates. The UKMT organises national mathematics competitions and other mathematical enrichment activities for pupils aged 11-18.

40% of pupils are awarded certificates, with the top 6% receiving a gold certificate, the next 13% silver and the next 21% bronze nationally. This means that 35 students at Manchester Academy were in the top 40% of young mathematicians who participated in the challenges.

There were exceptional performances by Year 11 students Zalan Rehman, Mohamed Karama, Awab Alshami and Aicha Al Saty who achieved a gold certificate, and qualified for the European “Pink Kangaroo” Mathematical Challenge, which they completed on March 21st. Zalan Rehman’s performance was phenomenal as he was awarded the “Best in School” certificate for achieving the highest score.

There were also excellent performances by Adlan Anazim (Best in Year 10), El Mehdi Hussein (Year 10), Shamama Mohammed (Year 10), Habib Sharif (Best in Year 9) and Hadia Haved (Year 9) who were awarded the Silver Certificate.

Mr Nizeyimana, KS4 Maths Coordinator, said all students taking part showed brilliant determination in solving unfamiliar mathematical problems by applying mental, logical and analytical skills.

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UKMT INTERMEDIATE MATHS CHALLENGE RESULTS

SILVER CERTIFICATE

First Name Surname Year

Ismahaan Jeylani 11

Hadi Najjar 11

Jaden Ruddock 11

Abdullah Alzawam Al-Fied 11

Wajahat Hussain 11

Zelke Tutagiel 11

Fahim Rashid 11

Lin Abhari 11

SILVER CERTIFICATE

First Name Surname Year

Tayjah Waldron 11

Mirza Baig 11

Abdulellah Elmiusrati 11

Adlan Anazim 10

El Mehdi Hussain 10

Shamama Mohammed 10

Habib Sharif 9

Hadia Javed 9

BRONZE CERTIFICATE

First Name Surname Year

Moasib Arif 11

Keven Tesfay 11

Yaaseen Ali 11

Muhammad Haider 11

Iftikhar Talukder 11

Ahmed Taha 11

Aswad Akhtar 11

Khadija Hassan 11

Bilal Butt 11

Mohammed Eshhubi 11

Suliman Kosha 10

Ahsan Rashid 10

Rafiu Bahar 10

Haaris Ghani 10

Ghosoun Tulaymat 10

GOLD CERTIFICATE

First Name Surname Year

Zalan Rehman 11

Awab Alshami 11

Mohamed Karama 11

Aicha Al Saty 11

Well done to this week’s Stars of the Week…..

Yours sincerely,

Mr Eldon, Principal.

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STARS OF THE WEEK

Name Reg Subject Comment

Touseef Mahmood 7RRT Maths Last week he became the first student to complete his Passport Maths Numeracy Intervention which has involved two hours a week after school.

Seraj Murad 7VCO Maths For excellent effort in lessons including 81% in his most recent KPI test, which was a real breakthrough.

Azan Butt 8MWH Maths For his resilience, hard work and efforts in Maths - a great team player and always willing to help others.

Mohammed Eltoukhy 10AMO Mr Senior Showing resilience in coming to school with a bandaged broken foot, wearing a sandal in cold weather whilst on crutches.