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A proposal for a new 3-11 Primary School opening in 2015 – See page 5 for details

ATL Score: 1

Attendance: 100%

over 5 years.

Manpreet Kainth

wins the Arbib

Foundation Award

for 2 consecutive

years.

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 6 - JULY 2013

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Eton and Langley students praised by HRH The Duke of Cambridge as Sleep Out raises over £11,500 for youth homelessness charity – See Page 6 for full story

Sir Martyn Arbib, and Annabel Nicoll with Manpreet

Kainth with the Arbib Foundation Award

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What an amazing year! I am so proud of the students and staff and their achievements. Ofsted

recognised everyone’s hard work, talents and aspirations and having been judged as a good school with

many significant strengths we are already on the trail to outstanding. Our improvement plan and self-

evaluation processes have been set up to ensure that we focus on some key areas for next year that will

support our aspiration to be the best school in the county.

I am delighted with our proposal for our new Primary School as I believe this will only enhance the

experience of all of the youngsters and importantly it will support the local parents who will not have to

worry about the secondary transition process as once the child starts at the age of 5 they can stay until

they are 19 years of age. See page 5 or click here for more details.

In our quest to become outstanding we are going to introduce the Langley Academy Diploma. As you

know I believe in developing fully rounded individuals with skills and attributes beyond just academic

qualifications. This will be a certificate that can be mapped out against various aspects of school life that

students will have to participate in, in order to achieve it. It is likely that students will be able to gain a

pass at worst, a bronze, silver and gold certificate depending on the amount of time they spend on each

activity. The activities could be sporting, perhaps representing the Academy in an event; community

service in the Academy, and community service outside of the Academy; points for attitude to learning

or points for a commitment to reading or through writing Academy newsletters; perhaps for public

speaking or completing some important research. The Duke of Edinburgh is a perfect example of a

programme that would support the Diploma.

We will not start this for another year, in September 2014, as we need to work with staff and students

to establish the finer detail and how it will be introduced, to which year groups and importantly how it

will be monitored. We are excited about it as we do know that future employers, colleges and

universities will really value it and it will certainly support student’s employability and provide each

student with something highly valuable to place in a CV, to write about on their personal statement and

discuss at a future interview.

Finally, I would like to thank all students, staff, parents and Governors for their support over the year. I

cannot wait for the results days in August because I know students will have done very well.

Enjoy the summer holidays, you have all deserved it.

Rhodri Bryant, Principal

Message from the Principal

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The Sponsor and Governors are writing a proposal for a new school, near or on the Academy site, which is very exciting news. If we are successful this will be a new primary school opening in September 2015. The Arbib Foundation (our Sponsor) intends to set up The Langley Primary Academy as a new free school in partnership with The Langley Academy. We wish to establish a three-form entry primary (630 students) in new buildings on or next to the site of The Langley Academy. Slough Borough Council has indicated that there is an urgent need for primary places and are very supportive. Students at The Langley Primary Academy will have their own entrance and playground, but share sporting and other facilities without having to leave the safety of the school site. We will focus on the six areas that the secondary academy has at The Langley Primary Academy. This will allow us to deliver an enriching experience around Museum Learning, Science, Sustainability, Internationalism, Rowing and Cricket. These areas of focus support the development of all children so they achieve highly and come to understand the world around them and the part they can play in making it better. Our curriculum will reflect 21st century needs. We will ensure that students are happy and safe and able to develop into confident young people who believe they can achieve anything they put their mind to. We will also use a house system at The Langley Primary Academy to be consistent with the secondary. We will be placing a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy – the vital ‘3R’s of reading, writing and arithmetic. We also know that we must provide much more than just outstanding SATs results and will give equal importance to developing children’s social skills. We will provide a stable foundation that sets our students apart from others and gives them a real sense of self-belief and confidence that is so important in the mind-set of a successful individual. We would like to be able to offer all students at The Langley Primary Academy a guaranteed place at The Langley Academy which is always over-subscribed. It is our ambition to become the best ‘all-through’ academy in the country by offering an outstanding curriculum that supports the principles of both depth and breadth. We meet children’s needs and allow them to achieve the very best they can. ‘A school of choice, a school for life’. We need your help - If you have a child aged 1-3 years please let us know and register your interest. This does not commit you to anything; it just helps us to show the government that this new school will be popular. We need your name, post code and child’s date of birth. If you have neighbours or relatives with children of this age please can you help ‘spread the word’? Do look at our web page on The Langley Academy website www.langleyacademy.org/tlpa.html Thank you and have a relaxing summer break Best wishes Valerie Bragg and Annabel Nicoll

Message from the Governors

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The Langley Academy will have a late start on Thursday 26 September. Students will start lessons at

09:10 and Green Drive Gate will be open from 08:45.

JULY

Friday 19 End of Term 12:00

Thursday 25 Uniform Sales Day (for new Year 7s) By appointment

Sunday 28 July – Monday 5 Aug PGL France Trip to Ardeche

AUGUST

Thursday 15 ‘A’ Level Results Day 11:00 – 14:00

Thursday 22 GCSE Results Day 11:00 – 14:00

6th Form Enrolment Day 11:00 onwards

SEPTEMBER

Monday 2 Staff INSET Day – No students at the Academy

Tuesday 3 Year 7 & 12 return

Wednesday 4 All Year Groups return

Tuesday 10 Intermediate Spanish Tuition starts (See Page 25 for more details)

18:00 – 19:30

Thursday 12 Beginners Spanish Tuition starts (See Page 25 for more details)

18:00 – 19:30

Thursday 12 Year 12 Success Evening 16:30 – 19:00

Tuesday 17 Year 7 Parents Tea Arbib/Darwin/Gaia

16:00 – 18:30

Tuesday 24 Year 7 Parents Tea Globe/Grace/Henley

16:00 – 18:30

Wednesday 25 Academy Open Day 16:00 – 20:00

Thursday 26 Late Start Academy opens at 09:10 for students

OCTOBER

Tuesday 1 Open Morning 08:30 – 10:00

Wednesday 2 Open Parent Forum 18:00 – 19:00

Thursday 3 Open Morning 08:30 – 10:00

Thursday 3 Year 9 AIG Evening 16:30 – 19:00

Tuesday 8 Open Morning 08:30 – 10:00

Thursday 10 Open Morning 08:30 – 10:00

Thursday 17 6th Form Open Evening 16:30 – 19:00

Wednesday 23 Year 11 Academic Afternoon (Maths & 6th Form focus)

14:00 – 16:00

Friday 25 End of Term 13:20

NOVEMBER

Monday 4 Start of Term 08:20

Dates for your Diary

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Proposal for a new 3-11 Primary School

The Arbib Foundation, sponsor of The Langley

Academy, is delighted to announce plans for

a new primary school with a pre-school

nursery located in Slough where there is an

urgent need for primary places. We will offer

all children a guaranteed place at The Langley

Academy which is always over-subscribed.

Students at The Langley Primary Academy will

have their own entrance and playground, but

share sporting and other facilities without

having to leave the safety of the school site.

The Langley Academy site is 15 acres.

We intend to set up The Langley Primary Academy in partnership with The Langley Academy to make an all-

through school. The Langley Academy is a unique Academy; an establishment that makes a real difference to

students’ lives. We believe in a holistic education and through our pastoral and house system, we ensure

that students are happy, safe and able to develop into confident young people who believe they can achieve

anything they put their minds to. We will also use a house system at The Langley Primary Academy and focus

on Science, Museum Learning, Sustainability, Internationalism, Cricket and Rowing to deliver a truly

enriching experience. These areas of focus support the development of all children so they achieve highly

and come to understand the world around them and the part they can play in making it better.

It is our ambition to become the best ‘all-through’ academy in the country by offering an outstanding

curriculum that supports the principles of both depth and breadth. We will be placing a strong emphasis on

literacy and numeracy – the vital ‘3Rs’ of reading, writing and arithmetic. We also know that we must

provide much more than just outstanding SATs results and will develop your children’s social skills. We will

give them opportunities that they just do not get at a normal state school. We provide a stable foundation

that sets our students apart from others and gives them a real sense of self-belief and confidence that is so

important in the mind-set of a successful individual.

The Langley Primary Academy will offer unique opportunities for children of all abilities with a philosophy

based on providing an experience that allows them to become confident, independent and creative. We will

achieve this by having extremely high expectations of ourselves and those around us.

We wish to provide an education that enables and empowers children to live full and enriched lives

throughout their time with us, and importantly, once they have moved on to the secondary stage of

education. We will place a great emphasis on the qualities of honesty, integrity, work ethic,

selflessness, resilience, teamwork, innovation and initiative; qualities that can be better embedded at

Primary level.

***IMPORTANT NEWS***

Students with Slough MP Fiona Mactaggart

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The Langley Academy & Eton College Sleep Out for Centrepoint

Students from Eton College and The Langley Academy have

been commended by HRH The Duke of Cambridge after

raising over £11,500 for the youth homelessness charity

Centrepoint through a joint school ‘Sleep Out’ event.

Fifty pupils and six staff members from the two schools,

bedded down on the flagstones of the Eton college cloisters

to support Centrepoint, which works with 1,000 homeless

young people aged 16-25 each year.

Together they followed in the footsteps of The Duke who spent a night on the streets of London in 2009

to better understand youth homelessness – an issue faced by 80,000 young people annually across the

UK.

HRH The Duke of Cambridge said: "I would like to commend the students

across the country who have organised and participated in their own Sleep

Out. As a Patron of Centrepoint, it is an inspiration to see young people

coming together to help their peers and highlight the troublingly high rates

of homelessness among young people. Thanks to events like these, which

not only raise funds but also awareness, I am hopeful we can see an end to

youth homelessness in the UK in our lifetime.”

The pupils hope their efforts on Saturday 15 June will inspire other schools to

hold a Sleep Out of their own.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “Every young person deserves a

good start in life and that’s why I heartily congratulate the students of The

Langley Academy and Eton College who have raised a whopping £11,500 to

help support young people who find themselves homeless and without the

support that most of us take for granted.”

Elliot Perks, a student at Eton College, said: “I hugely underestimated how hard

it is for those who sleep rough, especially the younger people. The thought of

sleeping every night in conditions far colder, dirtier and less comfy than that

which we slept in has really opened my eyes to how important the work that Centrepoint does is.

“Not only did the sleep out raise a great sum of money for such a good cause, but it also created an

environment which enabled the people doing it to bond well, and was a great way to strengthen the

bond between us Etonians and the students from The Langley Academy. The sleep out for Centrepoint

was a great way of raising money for the young homeless, as it was rewarding (even enjoyable), yet also

gave a slight taste of how horrific it must be for those who are in such a position where they must sleep

rough every night, without the comfort of others around them."

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Centrepoint is holding a national Sleep Out month in June 2014 and urging pupils from schools across

the country to give up their beds for one night, so vulnerable peers can receive the support they need to

leave homelessness behind. Schools wishing to hold a Sleep Out should contact Centrepoint’s Georgia

Stride on events@centrepoint.org.

John Raynham, Head of Funding at Centrepoint, said: “We owe a huge thank you to everyone from Eton

and The Langley Academy who joined the Sleep Out. Experiencing homelessness can have a huge impact

on a young person’s education - only 20 per cent of the young people arriving at Centrepoint have

between one and four GCSE passes, while many have no qualifications whatsoever. The £11,500 they

have raised will help Centrepoint provide not only a safe place to stay, but also vital support in accessing

education, or finding work.”

Centrepoint’s work is about more than just providing a safe bed for the night; Centrepoint helps young

people to turn their lives around by gaining essential life skills; tackling their physical and mental health

issues and moving into education or employment.

Through policy work, Centrepoint aims to influence public policy, campaigning on behalf of the young

people it supports and homeless young people throughout the UK. Founded in 1969, Centrepoint has

helped more than 75,000 homeless young people. HRH The Duke of Cambridge became Centrepoint’s

Patron in 2005. For more information, please visit www.centrepoint.org.uk

If you would like to support our students go to:-

http://www.justgiving.com/TheLangleyAcademy?utm_source=emailvision&utm_medium=email&utm_c

ampaign=FR_page_creation

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Maxine Donkor, 6th Form student from The Langley Academy said: “I will never forget this Sleep Out, it

has allowed me to experience first-hand being without what most of us take for granted: shelter and

warmth and comfort”

Iveta Pipavucte said “it was great meeting the guys from Eton College, they made us so welcome and

we chatted throughout the night then watched the sun come up over the cloisters”

6th

Formers Hadeeka Taj, Sainabou Njie and Maxine Donkor

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Another busy term culminated with each of the

Arbib House Tutor Group’s presenting their

Cricket stadiums that they had been working on as

a part of this term’s Cricket Focus. Six impressive

stadiums were put to a vote and Arbib 3’s

spherical futuristic design came out on top. Each

group also took part in the Cricket throwing

challenge and again Arbib 3 triumphed with

unmatched accuracy and outstanding team work.

Arbib 4 and 5 delivered superb assemblies on

‘Integrity’ and ‘Conflict’ respectively.

As the academic year draws to an end, it gives us a

chance to reflect on what has been a busy and

successful year for both Arbib House and the

Academy. I would like to take this opportunity to

thank the students for all of their contributions

towards the House and Academy.

The House Tutors do an outstanding job and put in lots of hours to ensure the students are progressing

and attaining all around the Academy. I would finally like to thank the Parents and Carers who have

supported our students on Academic Afternoon’s and Parents Evenings, with this support is drives our

students forward and ensures they have the help they need to succeed.

I wish everyone a fantastic and safe summer.

Ms Whelan

ARBIB HOUSE

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Yasmin Edwards and Umer Hussain have assumed the

responsibility connected with the role of Darwin House

Captains. This is a huge and a well-deserved honour for

both of them and we are sure that they will do a

wonderful job. The Darwin House Vice captains were

again selected from an outstanding array of Darwin

House talent. Decisions were again very tough and the

Darwin students who achieved the position are Callum

Schurer, Navjot Kaur, Aston Sharma and Chloe Evans.

Congratulations to all and the House tutors and I look

forward to working closely with you next year.

All six of the students mentioned above are academically

secure, with excellent behavioural and attendance

records. The House tutor team are utterly confident that

Yasmin, Umer, Aston, Callum, Chloe and Navjot will do a

wonderful job of service to the House and the Academy

until they, in turn, pass the responsibility to others next

year.

We have welcomed the new Year 6 Darwin intake into our Academy Taster Days. So many new faces,

albeit some with older brothers and sisters in the academy, with so many wonderful opportunities to

grow and develop into fine young people. At the other end we said goodbye to many of the current Year

11 students at the Prom. A wonderful event for a wonderful year: We look forward to seeing the GCSE

results in August and plot their progress as they move through life: Once a Darwinner, always a

Darwinner.

Speaking of which, we say goodbye to Jack Perkins from Year 8 (left),

who is leaving us this term. Jack has been an exemplary member of

Darwin House and Darwin 5 in particular. We shall miss his quick and

easy smile, his impeccable and unfailing politeness and his disposition

to help anyone at every opportunity. We hope that Jack will be happy

at Chalfont and he will always be remembered with much affection.

We wish everyone a great holiday and a well-deserved rest.

Mr Bott

DARWIN HOUSE

Umer Hussain and Yasmin Edwards

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As the academic year draws to a close, it gives everyone involved with Gaia House the opportunity to

look back and reflect on yet again, another very successful year. Gaia House students have worked

tirelessly to achieve both their potential and their dreams and everyone involved has contributed to the

positive climate and ‘togetherness’ that the House is developing.

Our Year 11 students have completed their GCSE exams and have now begun the nervous but exciting

wait to receive their results in August while our new Year 7 students completed their final induction

earlier this month. Our Year 10s have now taken on the responsibility of leading the House onto even

bigger and better things across the Academy with two being chosen to become House Captains; Ashlie

Donnelly Gaia 4 BCH and Rochelle Bristol Gaia 2 JMU. Both students have done a wonderful job

working with younger students, completing their Duke of Edinburgh Qualification (Rochelle) and

receiving a House Tutor Award (Ashlie) in the Academy’s Presentation Evening last week –

congratulations to both girls.

Term 6 has seen the Vertical Tutor Programme (VTP) focus on Cricket and it was led by Grace House and

Ms Decosemo. During this term there were two challenges set for the students; the first one being the

Cricket Challenge to see which house could hit the stumps the most (below). Gaia 1 GGR were our

successful House Tutor Group hitting the stumps 5 times in the time allocation with George Hunt in Year

7 Gaia 1 GGR throwing the winning ball is a play-off round to secure top spot for the House.

GAIA HOUSE

Rico Power attempts to hit the stumps during the challenge

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The Project Design Challenge for the term was to develop a futuristic Cricket Stadium/Pitch. As usual, competition

amongst the House Tutor Groups was fierce with four contenders in the mix to be chosen to be put forward to

represent the House and compete against the other five Houses.

In the end, it was Gaia 6’s design that was submitted as our best design and I am delighted to announce

that we beat every other house to claim victory in the challenge – congratulations to Ms Carron and to

all of the students who contributed to the final design.

Term 6 has again seen Gaia House go from strength to strength with regards to House Points and with

our Attendance and Punctuality. As mentioned in last term’s newsletter, Jessica Davis in Gaia 1 GGR led

the way with 151 individual House Points for the year, and she was awarded with the prize of ‘The

Langley Academy Governor’s Award ’ during The Presentation Awards’ Evening last week after she

received a total of 340 House Points. This is an amazing achievement and it just goes to show that

everyone can make a positive contribution to Academy life, and work towards achieving their full

potential – well done Jessica!

Like most years, there are staff and students leaving us again this year and I would like to wish Jaedyn

Orange in Gaia 5 NCO, Khrystyna Lyubinets and Courtney Callus in Gaia 4 BCH the very best of luck in

the future as they leave us this summer. All three have been brilliant students and have worked

extremely hard to develop their knowledge and understanding. Also leaving us from the staff is Ms

Cooke who after 3 years at The Academy is moving onto a new job in London. Ms Cooke has been an

amazing member of staff and everyone associated with the house will miss her dearly and we all wish

her well – good luck.

As we approach the end of the year, I think back to September and ask myself, “Have we achieved what

we set out to achieve this academic year?”, the answer is simply better than I expected and I am very

proud of the students and staff involved with Gaia House. I hope that everyone enjoys their summer

holidays and I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and ready to maximise the opportunities that

the new academic year will bring.

“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them!” - Walt Disney

Mr Spilsbury

Gaia 3 Ms Robinson’s entry Gaia 6 Ms Carron’s winning entry

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A new appointment has been made to the role of

Globe House Captain. The honour goes to

Tatenda Munzara. I wish to congratulate him on

his success and his submission of a brilliant letter

of application. He also recently addressed our

assembly and did so with confidence, ease and an

impressive manner.

He will now work closely with our other House

Captain, Alyssa Meacock. Together they will be

involved in all projects that Globe House

undertakes in the coming year. They will also

offer support to the House Tutors and students of

Globe House in various capacities. Well done

Tatenda.

The Key Focus of this term was Cricket and Globe

House participated well in the two competitions

during cricket week. Firstly, Globe 4 was successful

in creating the best futuristic pitch design. Their

product is now on display in the Academy

museum. Congratulations to Ms Keener and her

Tutor Group. Secondly, while Globe House did not

emerge as the overall winners of the bowling

competition, they won their first round heat. Globe

2 proved to be the best bowlers in their heat- great

work Globe 2. You have made Globe House proud.

Ms Keener’s winning pitch

Special mention must be made of the following students who have represented Globe House in an

exemplary manner throughout the year. They are: Alyssa Meacock, Tia Boland, Josh Leonard, Sasha

Scattergood, Nuno DiasConcalves, Aya Said, Olusola Sola, Tamana Begum and Teodora Roman.

I would like thank all of Globe students for their continuous dedication and commitment to maintaining

high standards in terms of attendance, behaviour, attainment and achievement. I hope you all have a

fantastic summer and enjoy your well-earned break.

Ms Pereira

GLOBE HOUSE

Tatenda Munzara and Alyssa Meacock

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Cricket Week was held during the week of Monday 24

to Friday 28 June and was a great success. Lessons

were held with a Cricket theme or link; an Inter-House

Cricket competition was held and results will be

announced soon. The Vertical Tutor Programme

focused on different aspects and key words to do with

Cricket; the House Tutor Group Bowling competition

was held. Arbib 3, Darwin 5, Gaia 1, Globe 2, Grace 6

and Henley 5 all reached the final. Henley 5 won the

competition. Very well done!

Year 10 students were asked to send in a letter of

application for the role of Grace House Captain. They

were interviewed and had to give a presentation to the

Grace House assembly. The Grace House students then

voted for the two students, who they felt would make

the best House Captains. The five students who applied

were Keerit Devgon, Jessika Dhanoa, John Jentsch, Jade

Kempster and Conor Taggart. The successful candidates

were Keerit Devgon and Jessika Dhanoa. Well done to

both of them. They will be the two Grace House Captains

until next May, when the Year 11 students leave.

We now look forward to CAS week at the end of term. Grace House students have signed up for all the

events and I wish all participants luck in their chosen events. Go Grace!

All that remains is for me to wish all members of Grace House and their families a lovely summer

holiday. Stay safe and I look forward to seeing you all back refreshed and ready, for the opportunities

and challenges of a new academic year.

Ms Decosemo

GRACE HOUSE

Keerit Devgon and Jessika Dhanoa

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Appointments have been made for the House

Captains for 2013 / 2014. It gives me great

pleasure to announce that Sam Shilton and

Kelsey Edwards will now have the honour of

taking on this prestigious role within

Henley. They were successful despite the

excellence of the other candidates that they were

up against. Indeed, all of the candidates were so

impressive that Chloe Jacobs, Ina Hajrullahi,

Georgia Watty and Karan Thapa will be working

with Assistant Head of House, Miss Vernon, on a

number of activities over the coming year and will

also be supporting Sam and Kelsey when needed.

Henley students participated in the recent Cricket Week activities and their endeavours have reaped

rewards. Firstly, He5 were triumphant in the Bowling competition winning both their House Heat and

the overall final. Hammaad Hussain of Year 10 reports that he hit the stumps with all five of his efforts,

providing his Tutor Group with the platform they required for victory.

In addition to the bowling, Tutor Groups were tasked with designing and creating model Cricket

stadiums. At the time of writing no overall winner had been announced, but He4 are in contention after

creating a stunning stadium out of food. As you can see from the picture, it genuinely looks good

enough to eat! He2 were second in the House competition, which shows lots of hard work and

enthusiasm.

HENLEY HOUSE

Kelsey Edwards and Sam Shilton

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Once again I shall be using the Henley Awards Assembly to present vouchers and certificates to the

students in each year group with the best Attitude to Learning average across all of their subjects. The

latest recipients will be: Anpreet Brar of Year 7 whose AtL was 1.15; Jaiya Sidhu, Madihah Rashid and

Danielle Deadman of Year 8 whose AtL was 1.08; Maarukh Nasir of Year 9 whose AtL was 1.1; Jasleen

Rehal and Kelsey Edwards of Year 10 whose AtL was 1.1. These students have really pushed themselves

and Henley House is proud of them. I look forward to rewarding excellent attitudes to learning again

next year.

Finally I’d like to say well done to the whole of Henley House. Over the course of the year there have

been lots for us to celebrate both individually and collectively. I’d like to wish the students a wonderful

summer and I anticipate many more successes in the coming academic year.

Mr Goodchild

This term Year 12 students have been focussing on their UCAS applications. I am pleased with the

amount of students who are taking their futures into their own hands and independently researching

courses/universities and attending open days – this is really great to witness. The first drafts of personal

statements have in some cases been completed and others will be finished by the end of the year

thanks to a Drop Down Day during CAS week. The summer holidays provides students the opportunity

to gain any required work experience or voluntary work needed to enhance their personal statements

and I really encourage that they do this to make them stand out from the competition.

Year 12 students were given the chance to go out on work

experience during the week of 17 June and 97 students took

advantage of this opportunity, with several arranging their own

placements.

One of these was Assam Ghulam who was placed with a 'museum

blogger' Julie Reynolds in order to write an article for on-line

publication about digital/new media and museums. Assam met with

Julie at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum which

led to him deciding on a research question for his blog based on the

participatory concepts of the Open Culture 2013 conference. He

attended the conference as a freelance journalist where he

interviewed museum people and he will follow this up by

interviewing staff at other museums.

6th FORM

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For more information on Assam's work placement, click here:

http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/blog/1965-whats-this-with-weve-been-hearing-about-

Two other students had museum placements at King's College London Archives Library Services, and

Windsor museum. Students had a more active responsibility in choosing their placements this year and

final places were as diverse as residential care to sports coaching, retail to admin and schools to hotels.

Our students have received some fantastic employer reports which will stand them in good stead for

their future applications for university or work.

At the end of June, we wished our Year 13 students well at the Prom. It was a really good night and fun

was had by all (including the teachers, with some, not leaving the dancefloor all night!). Guled Omar

was voted Prom King and Neha Parkash was voted Prom Queen. Thank you to Mr Rider, Ms Hewitt and

Ms Benford for all their time and efforts decorating the venue and organising the Prom.

I am very pleased with the amount of students (TLA and external students from other schools) who

attended our Induction Week. We had over 95 students each day, attending 6th Form lessons and study

skills sessions with the aim of bridging the gap between studying GCSEs and A Levels/Level Three BTECs.

The behaviour, attitude and business dress of all students were exemplary and I am certain that when

they all arrive in September they will make a fantastic Year 12. Well done to all the students who

showed commitment to their post-16 education during this week and a big thank you to all staff who

delivered sessions and helped organise the event. A reminder that the Summer Work will be due in on

Monday 16 September.

Enrolment into Year 12 will happen on GCSE Results Day following the schedule below. If you cannot

attend please could you let Ms Chana know on 01753 214 473.

GCSE Results Day Thursday 22 August

11:00 – 14:00

Collection of GCSE results from 11:00

Enrolment into Year 12 from 11:30

Students will need to bring their enrolment pack with them on GCSE results day

Students are not automatically enrolled into Year 13. We will take into consideration student

attendance, behaviour and AS results/BTEC progress. Every student will be considered on an individual

basis. Enrolment will happen on AS/A2 Results day and will follow the program below:

AS Results Day Thursday 15 August

11:00 – 14:00

Collection of AS results from 11:00

Enrolment into Year 13 from 11:00

If students know that they will be absent, they will need to make an appointment to meet with me

before the start of the new term during the summer holidays via Ms Chana on 01753 214 473.

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The first day for Year 12 will be on Tuesday 3 September and all students who have been successfully

enrolled into our 6th Form must attend. They must arrive at The Langley Academy via Green Drive gate

by 08:20 and meet 6th Form staff in the Atrium. Students must be wearing Business Dress. A jam-packed

day has been planned including team-building activities and leadership training to become Prefects.

Lunch and snacks will be provided for students. Please note that all students will need to bring PE kit

on this day. The day will end at 15:40.

The first day for Year 13 will be on Wednesday 4 September and all students must attend. They must

arrive at The Langley Academy via Green Drive gate by 08:15 and meet 6th Form staff in the Atrium.

After an assembly, students will follow their normal timetable which will be given to them on this

morning. As per the normal Wednesday timetable, the day will end at 13:20.

I wish you all a fantastic summer holiday and I look forward to celebrating your success with you on the

results days in the summer.

Ms Humber

In Ms Lin's Year 8 English class students had the opportunity to dress in authentic Elizabethan costumes,

courtesy of Reading Museum. Amnah Elsayed and Harry Turner bravely volunteered to be runway

models and parade around the Academy in the heavy woollen clothing. The two outfits are authentically

made reproductions of the fashions of Shakespeare's day.

English

Amnah Elsayed, Ms Lin and Harry Turner

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This term has wrapped up a great year of Mathematics here at The Langley Academy. At the end of this

year all the students’ hard work has been put to the test. Year 11 have finished their GCSE and some

students have had the opportunity to sit Further Mathematics GCSE and Paired Mathematics GCSE. The

year 10s have sat their GCSE and the 12s and 13s have finished their A-Level courses. After completing

their progress tests, the year 7s got a taster lesson from each year 7 Maths teacher and the year 8s have

had an opportunity to explore the works of Pythagoras of Samos and his famous theorem.

Maths

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Cambridge Chemistry Challenge 2013

The Science Department is proud to announce that our students have been extremely successful in our

first ever entry as a school to the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge. The results are as follows: Salman

Manzoor (Copper Award), Archibald Nhlangano (Silver Award), Jade Scammell (Silver Award),

Gurgundeep Singh (Silver Award), Shiva Vanukuru (Silver Award) and Matthew Roberts (Roentgenium

Award).

The Copper Award is presented to the top 60% in the country, Silver is for the top 20% and Gold is for

the top 10%. The Roentgenium Award is one award level above Gold, and was presented this year to

students who scored in the top 0.8% in the country (top 48 students out of 6220 entries).

Matthew and the other Roentgenium Award winners have been invited to attend a Residential

Chemistry Camp at Cambridge University this summer in order to sharpen their Chemistry skills and

work with the Chemistry professors. We are incredibly proud of all of our Chemistry students. They truly

are an exceptional group of young scientists.

Science

Archibald Nhlangano, Shiva Vanukuru and Matthew Roberts

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Year 7 Trip to Henley River and Rowing Museum

The Year 7 End of Year Ecology project has involved the students taking measurements and observing

flora and fauna in the TLA Organic Garden and the Henley River and Rowing Museum. Students have

enjoyed using the data loggers to take measurements of temperature, humidity and light intensity in

various areas to determine how these variables attract different plant and animal wildlife. Their project

will end by gathering all of their evidence together for a final presentation back in their science

classroom.

Year 7 have been examining what can be done about Global Warming and Climate change and have

been assessing different religious responses to the problem we all face. Some students came up with

some very interesting ideas and showed a good understanding of why most faiths put forward the idea

that we should look after the natural environment.

Year 8 have been investigating racism and discrimination in society and have looked into the lives of

famous people such as Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi, and Nelson Mandela. People who have

dedicated their lives fighting for the principles of justice and fairness. Towards the end of this term

several groups of students have produced some very thoughtful and reflective articles about these

famous lives which led to some lively and interesting discussions in class.

RPS

Students by the river in Henley

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Year 9 students have been studying religious responses to relationships. As part of their SRE programme

Gary Stanton gave each Year 9 class a very interesting talk about relationships and the importance of

staying safe online. One Year 9 class were also lucky enough to discuss the reasons for Christian

marriage with the local vicar from St Mary’s Church Rev Grayson. Rev Grayson commented on how well

behaved the students were and how much he enjoyed meeting them. Well done Year 9!

Year 10 have been grappling with the difficult questions raised by science and religion about the origin

of the universe and life on earth. We have looked at both the Christian and Scientific accounts in equal

measure and have encouraged the students to make up their own minds about what at times raised

many perplexing and difficult questions in class. One Year 10 class were given a special lesson on

evolution by Mr Thiessen. They were all very interested especially when Mr Thiessen explained why

some fish with red spots in his fish tank had an evolutionary edge over the other less colourful fish! The

session certainly helped improve everybody’s understanding of how evolution works and got all

students actively thinking about the possible religious responses to this theory.

Unfortunately both Ms Mazhar and Ms Goraj are leaving the Academy at the end of the term. I should

just like to say a very big ‘thank you’ to them for all their hard work and dedication over the years. We

all wish you well for the future and hope your new posts are just as successful.

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Spotlight on Product Design

Product Design is the new option on the block.

Students this term have been working on some

amazing projects using plastic to good effect.

The Pacman inspired light designed and made

by Sehanna Dev in Year 9, has been the subject

of many ‘wows’ and glowing comments from

students catching a glance of it. I am sure that

she is looking forward to taking it home at the

end of term.

Students will be embarking on Product Design projects from Year 7 as we introduce Product Design into

our DT rotation to complement Textiles and Food Technology from September.

Design & Technology

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DT Logo

Thank you for all your entries into the DT Logo competition, Your

House Points have been awarded and logged onto the system.

The winner(s) will be selected and announced by the DT team by

the end of term.

We have a tough decision to make as many of your designs were

outstanding. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm. Keep a

look out for future DT events and competitions starting in

September.

What Wozzit?

Chloe Donnelly (Year 10) was the winner of our first ‘What Izzit– DT curiosity’ correctly identifying the

image of the chuck of a pillar drill. Thank you for your entries; Hope you enjoyed your sweets Chloe!

Enter the half termly ‘What Izzit? competition and get involved. Look out for posters in the South Wing.

CURIOSITY- WHAT IZZIT??

Competition time Year 7-13. Correctly identify this object

from DT for a chance to win a prize.

To enter: Find Mrs Stacey for a competition slip and post

your entries in the competition box in SO12 by 16 July.

Get Involved!

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Thanks to loans from the Reading Museum and the Oxford Museum of the History of Science, Year 9

students discovered and researched a variety of objects used to tell the time throughout the centuries:

Buttterfield dials, equatorial dials, pocket watches and much more! In collaboration with our Museum

Learning Curator, the students wrote labels in French and in English for our very own exhibition.

If your child can speak another

language other than English

fluently, they can be given the

opportunity to take their GCSE/A

LEVEL in that language. By doing so

they gain an additional qualification

and gain extra UCAS points for their

University application!

The teaching of the language is not provided by TLA but we have enrichment clubs in place, in a variety

of Community Languages. Students are encouraged to attend these clubs which will prepare them for

the examination.

So far, we have Panjabi, Urdu, Arabic, Polish and Portuguese clubs running next academic year but more

can be put in place depending on demand.

If you are interested in giving your child the opportunity to take a qualification in another language,

he/she should collect a form from Mrs Lorgeoux (HOF MFL) in S2.09.

MFL

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The MFL Faculty organised the viewing of the film “Joyeux Noël” on 25

June 2013 in the theatre for the students who took part in the trip to

Northern France last April and for selected Y9 students who have been

studying the First World War in their history lessons. During their day in

Ypres, the students visited various museums depicting the lives in the

trenches during World War I and the film gave them a further insight.

The students enjoyed the movie which followed the lives and stories of

the Scottish, the German and the French troops who, on the Christmas

Eve of 1914, in the Western Front in France, had a truce and shared

moments of peace and friendship.

Community Outreach

The Langley Academy will be offering Spanish lessons for adults. The lessons will be delivered by a native

Spanish Native. 2 groups will be running:

Tuesdays – Intermediate/Advanced (possibility of sitting GCSE)

Thursdays – Beginners (more conversation based)

The timings for both lessons will be 18:00-19:30 and the price is £180 for the year (payable at the start

of the course, in September)

The intermediate group will start on 10 September 2013 and the beginners group will start on 12

September 2013.

These courses are open to the community so do let me know if you would like to join by emailing me

directly at stephanie.lorgeoux@langleyacademy.org. In your email please indicate what your current

level of Spanish is: beginner/intermediate/advanced. Also, please note that the price may vary slightly

depending on numbers of participants.

Looking forward to hearing from all you Spanish enthusiasts!

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On 12 June, 12 Gifted and Talented Year 7 Art students were given the opportunity to work with Mixed

Media Textile Artist Michael Brennand-Wood. Inspired by Michael Brennand-Woods work students

decorated the elephant with symbols related to their House Focus and Academy colours.

Who is Michael Brennand Wood?

Michael Brennand Wood is internationally regarded as one of the most

innovative and inspiring artists working textiles. A defining characteristic of

his work has been a sustained commitment to the conceptual synthesis of

contemporary and historical sources, in particular the exploration of three-

dimensional line, structure and pattern. He has persistently worked within

contested areas of textile practice, embroidery, pattern, lace and recently

floral imagery. Sites, which offer unbroken traditions, cross cultural

interventions and a freedom to work outside the mainstream. He believes

that the most innovative contemporary textiles emanate from an assured

understanding of both textile technique and history. (http://brennand-

wood.com/michael.html)

CAPA

Joshua Mold, Kenisha Nedrick, Milo Quinton, Ruby Kahlon, Alhena Chohan, Abbi Griffin, Tazeel Mirza, Harjeet Bal, Paige Murray,

Alex Poole, Amreece Gill, and Komal Choudhrey.

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Colour, Symbols, Pattern and Paint

Students initially identified 6 key symbols related to the House Foci (Arbib – The Dinosaur, Darwin –

Science Test Tubes, Gaia – Recycling symbols, Globe – International Pattern, Grace – Cricket Bats, Henley

– Rowing Boats and Oars); they also chose a recurring symbol of a jigsaw piece. Using paint, patterned

papers and fabric students worked together to decorate the elephant. The hardest part was decorating

the underside of the Elephant. Once the Elephant was dry he was decorated with wrapped cardboard

pieces (gifts and offerings from each of the houses) and knotted and plaited fabric and string which

represent the different houses interlocking and working together.

The Elephant Family

Gaia’s House Charity is ‘The Elephant Family’. The cardboard elephant was donated to the Academy last

year from Decopatch as part of the Academy’s Elephant Parade. The TLA Elephant is currently on display

in the Academy’s Museum. Mini Elephants will be on sale at the TLA Fair later this year. All proceeds will

go towards ‘The Elephant Family’ Charity.

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Bank of England Experience

During the trip to the Bank of England many of us were intrigued by the Gold bar in the exhibit. After the

lovely presentation in the cinema room many of us thought of money in a different prospective. Most of

us are now aware of ways to detect whether the money that is being passed to us is real or fake- i.e

using a UV light, aluminium sticker and line, watermark of the queen’s face, print quality and micro

lettering. The students were amazed when they used the UV light in the computer room to find the

aluminous number on the notes. Overall our experience at the Bank of England was mind blowing and

encouraged many of us to take money more seriously and how to treat/use it effectively in life. We

enjoyed learning all of the skills we gained and bringing them to The Langley Academy to influence

others and to use in the future.

By Jaya Ralhan and Ellie Long (Gaia 6)

Year 8 Cricket v Hershel Grammar School

The Year 8 team won their first game of the season on Monday 10 June as they beat Hershel Grammar

by 3 wickets. The team reduced Hershel to 98 for 2 in their 20 overs with Rhys Willis and Harminder

Bhinder both taking one wicket. Anish Patel finished with figures of 0-10 off his 4 overs and bowled

superbly throughout. Chasing 99 to win opener Fateh Khan scored a career best of 22 and was

supported well by Harminder Bhinder (14) and Aaron Barolia (8) to guide the team to victory. Barolia

won the game with a majestic 4 off over mid-wicket and was the hero at the end! Man of the match was

Fateh Khan for his brilliant batting display.

PE

Business

Year 9 students outside the Bank of England

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Year 8 Cricket v Wexham

The Year 8 team won their final game of the season on Monday 1 July as they beat Wexham by 7

wickets. Wexham scored 101 off of their 16 overs with Rupinder Hayer the pick of the Academy bowlers

with 1-19 off of his 4 overs. Openers Fateh Khan (7) and Harminder Bhinder (14) gave us a good

start then skipper Jamal Chaudry scored a fantastic 33 not out to move us towards the total needed.

After Chaudry had retired Anish Patel (16no) came to crease with Yousef Javed (3no) and scored the

runs needed to win the game with one ball to spare! Man of the match was Jamal Chaudry for his

stunning batting performance.

Well done to all of the Year 8 students involved in the cricket team this year!

Jamal Chaudry, Year 8

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Wheelchair Basketball

A number of students have had a fantastic opportunity to play wheelchair basketball at Arbourvale

School. The boys that attended the match have been involved in the road to Rio club that has been

running each term at the Academy. The boys were fantastic at the fixture and managed to adapt to the

rules of the game quickly. The team was led by both the Young Ambassadors Matthew Ensby and

Bradley Powell. The game was evenly matched for the first two quarters with some good shooting from

Tommy Dunstall and Delroy Rose. As the game progressed the Academy managed a final push to win

the game 22-14. A huge thank you to Kevin Hughes who helped organise the event.

Matthew Ensby, Bradley Powell, Tommy Dunstall, Delroy Rose, Delwyn Rose, Jamal Chaudry and Manny Harlow

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Tri Golf Tournament

The Langley Academy Golf leaders were asked to help run the Tri golf tournament at the The South

Buckinghamshire Academy. The boys involved thoroughly enjoyed the day and were a credit to the

Academy.

Ryan George, Liam Condon, Liam Davies, Asad Rehman, Tommy Dunstall Darnell Scadding Ryan Butcher, Stefan Peverill, Troy

Peverill, Arjun Sandhra, Jay Dhami, Harry Bennett, Mathew Cargin. Tyrell Miller, Ryan Freeland and Talia Dolman

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As Zakhia Hussain moves on to pastures new, the SRB bid her

farewell in style, with afternoon tea (albeit in the morning!)

Zakhia demonstrated her outstanding attitude to learning yet

again by coming into the Academy after the official Year 11

leaving date, to complete her ICT course work to Distinction

level. Well done Zakhia!

To celebrate her success, we shared a convivial morning,

together with all of Zakhia’s tutors and enjoyed the delicious

cakes she had home baked.

We are extremely proud of Zakhia’s achievements and wish her

the best of luck at East Berkshire College as she continues to

develop her artistic flare.

SRB

Zakhia Hussain

Ms Sharma, Ms Whitehead, Ms Clegg, Zakhia Hussain, Ms Beaton and Ms Naeem

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Goodbye Ms Parr

The Langley Academy bids a sad farewell to Ms Suzie Parr, our

marvellous Museum Learning Officer. Suzie worked at the Academy

for four years and is off on an exciting adventure. She will be the

Head of DT at a school in Nepal.

In her time with us Suzie worked with many staff and students and

will be much missed. The Museum Council and club students

described Suzie as “fun, bubbly and stress free.” “She always

listened to us.” “She always gave everyone a role.”

We hope to welcome a new Museum Learning Officer to the

Academy soon.

Reaching for the skies with Museum Learning

You may know the aeroplane that

hangs in the Academy, the Flying Flea.

This is on loan from Brooklands

Museum. Next year the museum is

going to loan us a working 1930s

sports car and some classic

motorcycles. Unfortunately we can’t

have them for long, just a day, but the

Museum Council have big plans for

them.

This term the club and council visited

Brooklands to look at the choice of

cars. As you can see, the photograph is

of another plane, rather than a car.

The students all rather fancied this Hawker Hurricane, currently being restored by the museum.

Hurricanes were test flown at Langley during the Second World War. It is a bit big for the atrium – but

perhaps one day it will visit Langley again.

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Out and About

This term Year 7 students visited the River and Rowing Museum looking at plants and animals that live

in and around water. This was part of a project they are doing create ideas for our organic garden.

Buisness students visited the Bank of England Museum and CAPA students visited the Globe Theatre on

their London theatre trip.

In school, year 12 psychology students were visited by Caroline Smith from Bethlem Hopsital Museum

and Archive.

The rhythm of the language is a mystery in itself

Students were specially chosen to take part in a project with a performance poet over the last term.

Working with Ms El-Mamoun and Ms Parr students learning English were encouraged to explore the

English language and create resources for themselves and other students.

Ina Marie- Ecogo, Olivia Rolle, Abdalla Said, Aleksandra Wieteska, Anila Zahoor and Abdullah

Ahmed devised sessions with Yaw Asiyama a performance poet and playwright. Yaw then delivered this

session in local primary schools. Foxborough, Ryvers and Marish Primary hosted the Academy students

and the poet, spending the day devising poetry to a musical track created by academy students. Each

group of students focused on a different word which was translated into many languages with a poem

weaved around the key words.

The final track will include all students and we hope to make it available on-line so you can experience

the rhythm of language for yourself.

Ina Marie-Ecogo, Olivia Rolle, Abdalla Said, Aleksandra Wieteska, Anila Zahoor, Abdullah Ahmed, Ms Parr

and Ms El-Mamoun with Yaw Asiyama

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Watch this space…

Over the summer we will re-hang some of the objects in the atrium space. This includes an air

deployable car, a 5 m high DNA structure and a sailing dinghy.

Next year we will be looking at the

life of war artist Paul Nash. He is

famous for his work in the firist

world war and is buried in st

Mary’s churchyard in langley. This

is part of a proejct with Slough

Museum, supported by the

Heritage Lottery Fund.

We are very excited about our

forthcoming exhibition with the

V&A Museum. The museum is

going to loan the Acdemy some

beautiful ceramic pieces.

The earliest dates from 1620 and the latest is a contemporay Wedgewood plate. The ceramics are from

all over the world and will look fantastic in our museum cases to celebrate Internationalism next

September.

Hadeeka Taj, a 6th Form student with a talent for creative writing wrote a poem which was included in a poetry anthology. It was part of a collaboration between First Story and the Eton, Slough, Windsor and Hounslow Independent and State School Partnership (ISSP). The Unwritten Rules I’ve been told you should switch on the lights before it gets dark, I’ve been told that everything in the fridge has a specific place, I’ve been told that wearing hats indoors is an offence regardless of the weather, I’ve been told that the conversing with strangers on the Tube is a crime, Laughing in public places is illegal, I’ve been told that drinking juice from the carton is immoral, I’ve been told that articulating your political views on the Tube is a sin, I’ve been told so many things, the list is endless … never ending.

Curator Rowan Bains from the V&A showing a Ms Blay, Ms Turner and some of

the students some of the objects the Academy will be borrowing.

Gifted & Talented

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Students choice: Book promotions in the Library

Charlaine Harris a New York Times bestselling author and Agatha Award winner, who

has been writing for over twenty five years. After publishing two stand-alone

mysteries, Harris launched the lighthearted Aurora Teagarden books with Real

Murders, followed by the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasy series about a telepathic

waitress. Her latest book in the ‘Dead’ series, Dead Ever After, was published this

year and is already on the US Best Seller list. Alan Ball, creator of the HBO television

series Six Feet Under, announced he would undertake the production of a

new HBO series based upon the books. He wrote and directed the pilot

episode for that series, True Blood. It was an instant success and is now

filming its fourth season. Professionally, Harris is a member of the Mystery

Writers of America, the American Crime Writers League, Sisters in Crime, and

the International Crime Writers Association. She is a past member of the

boards of Sisters in Crime and MWA. She is also a member of Science Fiction

Writers of America and the Horror Writers Association. Personally, Harris is

married and the mother of three. She lives in a small town in Southern

Arkansas and her house is full of rescue dogs.

Great interactive web site. http://www.charlaineharris.com/

Emma L. Young is an award winning science journalist and writer, who currently works in Sydney as the Editor for

New Scientist magazine. She has the chance to find out about the latest science and technology because of this

job, and she uses this knowledge in her novels.

The series follows a group of highly intelligent teenagers who band together to form STORM (Science

and Technology to Over-Rule Misery) a covert organisation who use their brainpower to rid the world of

various evil threats.

The books incorporate a large

element of high-tech gadgetry and

science. These plot elements are

based in fact, as the author states at

the end of each book, along with a

summary of the genuine research

and inventions which inspire her

writing.

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We were delighted to welcome Year 6 students to the Science Conferences at the beginning of June. 169

of the 184 who will be joining us as Academy students in Year 7 in September were able to attend. As

well as getting to meet each other albeit briefly they spent the afternoon making gunge with the Science

staff. Thank you also to the current Year 7 students who volunteered to help as meet and greet guides

at the gate.

Organic Garden

Year 6 Induction – Science Conferences

Ms Malama with some of the Year 6 boys Ms Singo with some of the Year 6 girls

3 newcomers to the organic garden team. We look forward to another year of organic growth.

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Potato growing primary pupils produced a bumper harvest in

Langley.

Pupils from Ryvers, Pippins, St Mary's, Parlaunt Park and White

Waltham primary school's took part in the Potato Challenge,

which is run by the Newbury & District Agricultural Society.

On Tuesday, the final weigh-in was held at Langley Academy in

Langley Road after a fun session in which the youngsters made

and ate their own potato salads.

Prizes were awarded to the school with the heaviest yield for

each of the two potato varieties grown and it was St Mary's

Primary School in Yew Tree Road who came out on top in both

categories.

Julia Garrett, from St Mary's, said: "The children have really

enjoyed this project and it has been very effective in helping

them to understand how their food is produced."

Pupils from the five participating schools planted their

potatoes in compost bags in March and have been tending

their crops with care ever since.

Any items not collected before the end of term will be donated to charity over the summer holidays.

You can now purchase uniform items through our Uniform Shop. You will find the link to it when you

logon to your ParentPay account and there’s also a link on the homepage of our Website.

Simply click and pay for the items you wish to purchase and collect from the Academy.

Lost Property

Potato Challenge

ParentPay Uniform Shop

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Students We Need You!!! Did you help out with the TLA Fair?

Do you like volunteering? Do you like fundraising?

If you answered yes to any of the above email Ms Brock about being a Charities Council House Rep.

TLACHARITIESCOUNCIL