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Year 11 Parents’ Evening – This takes place on Thursday 5 February from 6-8pm. Appointment cards have been issued to
students and they should now be making appointments on your behalf with the teachers you wish to see.
Keeping parents and students informed
Term 3 Letter 4
Friday 30 January 2015
Attendance Reward
Well done to all the students in Year 7, 8 and 9 who achieved 100% attendance during Term 1
and Term 2. Their reward is a lunchtime screening of Frozen (sing-a-long version) on Friday 13
February. Students may bring a packed lunch.
Art Trip
On Wednesday this week, thirty eight Year 9 art students embarked on a trip to the
National Portrait Gallery.
Students were able to see works
of art that they have been studying
in class as part of their ‘Portraiture’
project. For example, Marc Quinn’s
self-portrait ‘Self’ which features the
artist’s own blood, along with more
traditional portraiture in the Tudor
galleries.
The students will now use what they
have seen and learnt to inform the
production of their own self-portrait.
A big thank you to the members of
staff that made the trip possible.
KS3 Stem Club
This week the ‘Stemmies’ learnt about
the principles of flight and Mr Bernoulli’s
theory on pressure differentials! The
Stemmies are gearing up to apply
this knowledge to their first design of
a powered flying machine under the
watchful eye of Mr Bell.
The Stemmies have taken off in their
pursuit of the perfect design and the sky
is the limit when it comes to their ideas.
In time we will see if their designs arrive
on time with a successful first flight.
Year 11 Art exam
All year 11 Art students received their
EDEXCEL Art & Design exam paper
nearly three weeks ago. The topic
is Together and/or Apart. This exam
includes sketchbook work (worth 80%)
culminating in a 10 hour practical (date
tbc).
Please ensure your son/daughter
completes all the sketchbook tasks set
every week for homework as this is
part of the examination. There will also
be an examination preparation day/
controlled assessment completion day
on WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY during
half term.
Forthcoming Ski Trip
All students participating
in the Ski Trip during
the term break are
reminded that they
should attend a
compulsory meeting on
Monday 2 February in Room C313 at
lunchtime when all the final information
for the trip will be issued.
Year 7 Art ‘Stars’
The following Art students achieved
great success in Term 2 and have been
awarded a certificate.
All achieved either a level 6 or above
and/or 80% and above in a recent test.
Fantastic progress and fantastic work.
Well done to Marisa Promslip, Basmalah
Amroune, Wajiha Umar, Khong Vu,
Keusztian Hunter, Haris Malek, Amina
Riamah, Asa Carnegie, Kyle Vannucci
and Rehnuma Rahman.
Boccia Champions League
The following students have
been selected to represent
the academy in the Boccia
Champions League on
Tuesday 10 February at Roehampton
Leisure Centre. This gala is aimed at
students with a statement of special
educational needs and may be selected
from this event to represent the London
Borough of Wandsworth at the London
Youth Games and the Mini Games. Well
done to Rio Merrett, Shukri Hussein,
Jennifer Morais, Kareemah Newton,
Chloe Newell and Laiba Main.
With the Paralympics just around
the corner this competition is a great
showcase of South London’s Boccia
talent of the future!
Year 8 Spanish Taster Classes
We will be offering Spanish Taster
classes to Year 8 students ahead of
Preference Evening on Wednesday 4
March.
The aim is to introduce students to
another language so they can make an
informed choice for their GCSE options.
Students are reminded to collect their
tickets from their Tutor Group postbag.
All booking requests are handled on a
daily basis and tickets are distributed to
the post bags at the end of each day.
For parents of students involved
in “Grease”:
Cast and crew will be out of lessons on
3, 4 and 5 February rehearsing in the
Auditorium, until 5pm.
Students must wear their “Grease”
t-shirt, comfortable jogging bottoms/
leggings (no jeans) and trainers/
plimsolls during these days. If students
have not purchased a t-shirt they may
wear a suitable t-shirt and sweatshirt/
hoodie.
On these days students will be
reporting to their form tutors in the
morning as usual, but should then make
their way to the Auditorium at 9am.
Please ensure arrangements are
made for your son/daughter to get home
safely at 5pm on these days.
Production crew (sound/lighting, stage
management and stage/props design
teams) are needed for a technical set-up
day on Saturday 31 January 10am-5pm.
Lead characters that have solo songs,
as well as the sound/lighting team are
needed on Sunday 1 February 10am5pm.
Well done to our fabulous cast and
crew...we’re almost there! It will be a
magnificent production.
Ashcroft Technology Academy 100 West Hill London SW15 2UT Tel 020 8877 0357 Fax 020 8877 0617 email info@ashcroftacademy.org.uk website www.ashcroftacademy.org.uk
Calling all students in Year 8 and 9
REMAINING TERM DATES FOR
ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-2015
TERM 3
Term break
Tues 06 Jan – Fri 13 Feb 2015
Mon 16 Feb – Fri 20 Feb 2015
TERM 4
Easter break
Bank Holiday
Term break
TERM 5
Term break
Mon 23 Feb – Fri 22 May 2015
Fri 27 Mar – Fri 10 April 2015
Mon 04 May 2015
Mon 25 May - Fri 29 May 2015
Mon 01 June – Fri 17 July 2015
begins Mon 20 July 2015
TERM DATES FOR
ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016
European Science Trip to ...
The Netherlands!
19-21 June 2015
Cost £420
See Mr Matthews for further details
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2
3
4
5
TERM 1 Term Break Thur 03 Sept– Fri 23 Oct 2015 (Y7)
Fri 04 Sept – Fri 23 Oct 2015 (Y8-11)
Mon 26 Oct – Mon 02 Nov 2015
TERM 2 Term Break Tues 03 Nov – Fri 18 Dec 2015
Mon 21 Dec 2015 – Mon 04 Jan 2016
TERM 3 Term Break
Tues 05 Jan– Fri 12 Feb 2016
Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2016
TERM 4 Easter break Bank Holiday Term break Mon 22 Feb – Fri 27 May 2016
Thur 24 Mar – Fri 08 Apr 2016
Mon 02 May 2016
Mon 30 May – Fri 03 June 2016
TERM 5
Mon 06 June – Fri 22 July 2016
Term break
begins Mon 25 July 2016
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Sweet and Sour Chicken with
Egg Fried Rice
Vegetable Layer Pie
Pasta Bolognese with
Garlic Bread
Roasted Vegetable Quiche
with Rice
Lamb Kofta in Flat Bread
and Rice
Vegetable Korma with Rice
Roast Pork
Broccoli Bake
Herb Crusted Fish Fillet
Macaroni Cheese
Pasta King
Jacket Potato
Stone Baked Pizza
Jacket Potato
Chicken Joes Wrap
Jacket Potato
Pasta King
Jacket Potato
Chicken Joes Wrap
Jacket Potato
Broccoli and Carrots
Salad and Peas
Salad and Green Beans
Roast Potatoes, Carrots and
Cabbage
Salad and Peas/Sweetcorn
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Spring Vegetable Soup
Tomato and Basil Soup
Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup
Summer Herb Soup
Salad Bar
Salad Bar
Salad Bar
Salad Bar
Salad Bar
(small bowl with multi choice) (small bowl with multi choice) (small bowl with multi choice) (small bowl with multi choice) (small bowl with multi choice)
Any sandwich
(max price £1.50)
Any sandwich
(max price £1.50)
Any sandwich
(max price £1.50)
Any sandwich
(max price £1.50)
Any sandwich
(max price £1.50)
Fruit Crumble and Custard
Fruit Meringue Nest
Fresh Fruit Salad
Apple Pie with Custard
Selection of cold desserts
Fresh Fruit
Selection of small cold
Desserts
Chocolate Orange Sponge
Fruit Cake
Homemade Cookies
Fresh Fruit
Selection of small cold
Desserts
Lemon Drizzle Sponge
Apple Cake
Homemade Cookies
Fresh Fruit
Selection of small cold
Desserts
Coconut Sponge
Banana Bread
Homemade Cookies
Fresh Fruit
Selection of small cold
Desserts
Peach Sponge
Marble Cake
Homemade Cookies
Selection of cakes
Homemade Cookies
Lunch rota for next week 1st sitting Year 11/8 — 1.05
3rd sitting Year 7 — 1.25
2nd sitting Year 9 — 1.15
4th sitting Year 10 — 1.35
Multi-choice menu
MEAL DEAL
Choose a hot meal
from Option 1 plus
something from
Options 2 or 5
Choose a soup from
Option 2 plus
something from
Options 3 or 4 or 5
Choose a sandwich
from Option 4 plus
something from
Options 2 or 5
Choose the Salad Bar
option plus something
from Options 2 or 5
DELI BAR
Freshly made
to order each
day