Email: slloyd-ppa@holly-hall.dudley.sch.uk Website: www.hollyhallacademy.co.uk
3rd October 2014
Gracie-Lou Edmonds (7SSH) Nominated by Mr Performing Arts
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Chloe Di Franco (8SPE) and
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Nominated by Mr Denham, English
“Gracie-Lou has made an excellent start at Holly Hall. She is an enthusiastic student who is well mannered and strives for success in everything she does.
“Chloe is working very hard in English. She tackles her targets well which has enabled her to advance to higher levels.
Keep up this excellent effort!”
Well done Chloe! ”
Molly Green (9YOR)
Steven Davies (10ALM)
Nominated by Miss Anslow, History
Nominated by Miss Haycock, Physical Education
“Molly is an enthusiastic student who perseveres with her work to ensure she completes it to a high standard. She is a real pleasure to teach.”
“Steven has made an excellent start to his GCSE PE course in both theory and practical lessons. He is very focussed and committed, which has led to him leading the ‘Champions League’ table.”
Ryan Dean (11COL) Nominated by Mrs Green, Business Studies “Ryan continues to put a great deal of effort into his Business Studies work. He is currently working on his controlled assessment and frequently stays after lessons to produce work to the best of his ability. Keep up Ryan!”
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Congratulations to our Students of the Month for September 2014. They have been presented with a special badge and certificate by Mr Lloyd, Principal. Their commitment to their work at Holly Hall is outstanding. Our students are keen to be successful and set themselves consistently high challenges.
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Paige Moran (10DHE): During Enrichment Day1 on Wednesday this week, the Academy was lucky to receive a visit from TV Presenter and GP, Doctor Hilary Jones. He gave out good advice particularly aimed at students with a history of allergies or asthma. Students heard an interesting account of his experience of being a doctor. He was j oined by addit ional speakers including Emma, the founder of the Charity ‘Haydn’s Wish’. Emma lost her son tragically when he suffered a severe allergic reaction. The charity aims to improve knowledge and raise awareness of the relationship between childhood asthma and allergies and has an informative website, www.haydns-wish.co.uk. The students later had the opportunity to ask questions. It was a great experience for both students and staff.
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nCongratulations to Daniel Du nn (10AL M) who suggested that cartons of orange squash be sold in Scotty G’s. These are now available for just 25p a cup. Daniel is pictured with his prize of a cinema voucher. If any other student has a suggestion on improvement to Scotty G’s, complete a ‘Choose It, Lose It’ form available in Scotty G’s
Friday 26 September was the ’World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’, an annual event held to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The student led leadership team, COFO hosted our coffee morning in the hall, where they sold cup cakes made by the ’Foodies’ catering team and their friends. The cakes were delicious and proved very popular. The students raised a super £57.50 which will be sent to the charity. Page 3
Congratulations to Jasmine White (9DEN) the winner of Mr Nation’s Calculations. Jasmine gave some of the possible correct answers of how the boxes could be packed into the crates. She is pictured with her prize of a cinema voucher.
At the end of the Summer term a group of students visited Krakow in Poland. INsight has been featuring a day by day diary. Day 3 was written by Lauren Johal (11HAL). Day Three - “We visited Auschwitz which was a harrowing and emotional experience. Images that will always remain with us are the exhibitions of personal belongings that were kept. We saw the gas chambers that were disguised as shower rooms and were burnt by the Nazis just before the camp was liberated, and a memorial to commemorate all of the innocent people that suffered and died there. Over 700 Jews were housed into one hut with just wooden slats for beds. Later that day we dined at a traditional Jewish restaurant where we ate Jewish dumplings and was entertained by a Klezmer band. Our final day at Poland had been an eye opener and one that we will never forget.”
From Monday 6 to Friday 10 October, the Academy will close at 2.20pm each day for staff Performance Management reviews.
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Week commencing 20 October, Scotty G’s will be celebrating ‘Apple Week’. There will be a selection of apple desserts on offer.
6th - 10th Oct
Academy closes at 12.40pm Open Evening 6.15pm for Year 6 students and parents
14th October
Open Day 9.15am Year 6 students and parents
21st October 23rd October
Y7 Fresh Start Support Evening Careers Evening
24th October
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Even a 270kg (600lb) octopus can squeeze through a small coin
Academy closes at 2.20pm each day for staff performance management interviews
13th October
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6th November
Senior Maths Challenge
10th - 13th Nov
Internal examinations -
14th November
focus Year 11 Enrichment Day2
14th November 26th November 28th November 9th December th
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Year 11 Careers Convention GCSE Certificate Presentation Evening 7.00pm Staff training day. Academy closed to students Performing Arts showcase
10 & 11 Dec
Academy closes for half term break
Year 11 Parents’ Consultation Evenings
15th - 18th Dec
Internal examinations -
27th - 31st Oct 3rd November
Half term Academy re-opens at 8.45am
19th December
4th November
Full governing body meeting
focus Year 10 Academy closes for the Christmas holiday
22nd Dec - 2nd Jan Christmas holiday Page 4