Samuel Ward Academy
LATEST NEWS
Issue 15
April - June ‘15
CELEBRATING ST GEORGE’S DAY K
S3 Celebrated St George’s Day by thinking about what it means to be English and expressing it through fancy dress, overarching theme: to be English is to be diverse!
TRIP TO GENEVA VISITING THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER
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tudents from Samuel Ward Sixth Form went to Geneva, Switzerland, to visit the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The purpose-built particle accelerators and detectors here are where physicists and engineers continue to probe the fundamental structure of the universe.
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amuel Ward Academy’s Head of Design Technology, Mr Bleach, spent the end of May at the International D&T conference, Hosted by Technology Supplies International in Dubai, where he had been invited to speak and run a workshop on how to stimulate the minds of young designers. The event takes place each year, with an agenda including keynote speakers, handson workshops and stalls - all run by like minded, forward thinking and creative D&T teachers. Mr Bleach contributed to the innovative event with a showcase of his teaching resources, as well as a talk on his JambleD&T Project and how it’s helped him stimulate, support and foster inspiring environments for staff and pupils studying and working in D&T.
MR BLEACH
SPEAKS
D&T I N D U BA I
SAYING GOODBYE TO YEAR 11
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t was a sad farewell to our current year 11’s this term; there were lots of tears, lots of cake, and lots of embarrassing yearbook photos...
EXAM TIME! O ur Sixth Formers put on a fantastic show for their Drama exams this term. creating some visually stunning theatre pieces!
FINE DINING
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tudents enjoyed a fine dining event, with chicken and fish appearing on the menu! The event was one of a series of termly dinners as part of an initiative to open up discussion between pupils and management, providing a great forum to discuss school matters over a fancy meal!
SCOTTISH CUP CHAMP ALUMNI PAYS A VISIT
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ongratulation to Samuel Ward alumni Josh Meekings, who popped back for a visit after his Scottish Cup Final win with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The game marked the first Scottish Cup win for the club, who played against Falkirk on the 30th May. Thanks to a late goal, the ten-man Inverness took the cup with a 2-1 win.
FUNDRAISING STARS!
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n amazing group of year 7’s danced all week in assemblies to raise money for the Nepal Earthquake Appeal. Their performances will support communities affected by the crisis, which shook the lives of at least 8m people in Nepal. A cake sale was also held by the year group.
ELECTION TIME
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tudents flocked to the ballot boxes on the day of the General Election to cast their vote in the Samuel Ward Academy mock election.
Samuel Ward also hosted the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce pre-election breakfast meeting. Around 60 people attended including students from Samuel Ward Academy Sixth Form and a number of students from Castle Manor and their Primary schools.
The event gave students a chance to participate and get involved with the drama and excitement of the tightest election battle for years, learning such things as what general elections are, how they work, what political parties are, how they differ, and which best represents their views!
The candidates (Matt Hancock - Conservative, Julian Flood UKIP, Elfreda Tealby-Watson - Lib Dem, Michael Jeffrys - Labour) were given a ten minute slot to promote their party before a question and answer session where the students could quiz their prospective MP’s. Our students found the event extremely useful, as it helped them make better informed decisions when casting their votes at school or for real!