STAC Newsletter, Autumn Term, Issue 6

ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE NEWS

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Here we are at the end of the Autumn Term with the Christmas holidays fast approaching. There’s no such thing as a quiet term at St Thomas the Apostle College and this term has been particularly action packed for our students from Year 7 right through to Year 13. There is such amazing talent in our school and such enthusiasm for learning in and beyond the classroom.

Sport is flourishing as normal, with our football and basketball teams doing outstandingly well in their different competitions. Recently our Year 7, 8 and 9’s sat their Ranking Exams and many students were ecstatic with the improvements that they made. We a held spectacularly impressive Sixth Form Open Evening which was attended by over 300 visitors. In addition to many other events, we recently held our Christmas Advent Concert at the St Thomas the Apostle Church. As usual the Music Department produced another outstanding performance. There many a parent in the audience who shed a tear when their son or daughter performed. Much praise should be given to all the students who participated and in my opinion all of them were truly excellent.

On our return from the Christmas holidays, our Year 13 students will sit their Mock exams (Wednesday 4th January – Friday 13th January). Many of those students will also be sitting formal Vocational exams that will be used to assess their final Vocational qualifications in the summer and ultimately their places at University. I am sure you will help us in ensuring that each and every one of our students sitting their exams are as well prepared as possible.

Reminder that school resumes on Wednesday 4th January 2023 at 8:35am.

hope

have a very happy holiday

not withstanding!) however you and your family plan to celebrate.

Dr F. De-Allie

This term, the community at STAC have come together to organise Christmas hampers for those in need. Students in every year group generously donated items to make up over 200 hampers to be gifted to our community this Christmas. Creating so many hampers is a huge achievement, and we have STAC students to thank for their hard work and dedication getting the hampers put together; from collecting boxes, to wrapping them after school and organising the many donations, there have been students supporting every step of the way. In a big event after school last week, students from all year groups came together to pack and wrap the hampers ready for donating, which was a lovely way to celebrate the hard work that had gone in to getting them organised. The hampers are being delivered this week by staff here at STAC, and we hope they will bring joy to our community this Christmas. A special mention goes to the following boys who gave up a huge amount of their time to help:

Mohamed Koroma

Daniel Adefusi

Reece Campbell

Jayden Adjei

David Aladesuru

Miss L. Bennett Second in Charge of RE/Chaplaincy Team Member

Carol Singing at PWC

On the final Tuesday of term, I was joined by a number of our esteemed singers in Years 7 and 8 on a trip to PWC offices at More London where we performed a set of Christmas songs and carols.

A huge well done to the boys who sang brilliantly, before enjoying hot chocolate courtesy of the office manager!

Mr S. Parratt Assistant Headteacher

Annual Advent Carol Service 2022

On Monday evening we gathered at St Thomas the Apostle Church for our annual Advent Carol Service. A good crowd of parents, staff and parishioners braved the freezing conditions to join with around 80 students to look forward to the birthday of Christ through readings and music. Year 12 students Davina and Lily opened the service accompanied by the Senior Strings singing Ms Troth's beautiful arrangement of the French Carol 'NoelNouvelet'and there was a moving performance of 'MaryDidYouKnow'by the newly-formed 6th Form Girls Vocal Ensemble lead by Miss Streule. The Senior Strings took us for a ride on Santa's sleigh with Prokofiev's 'Troika' and as always, the Gospel Choir and Miss Christian-John lifted our spirits with wonderful performances of 'Hosanna'and 'SoulfulHallelujah'- a Gospel version of Handel's great masterpiece reminding us that Christ was born in order to remain with us as our saviour. In between, we reflected on the Gospel readings about Christ's birth and the real meaning of Christmas and all joined in singing the favourite Christmas carols. By the time the Big Band played us out with popular classics such as 'HaveYourselfaMerryLittleChristmas'everyone was truly in the Christmas spirit! A big thank you to all who participated and helped out in any way and in particular to Fr Ray and St Thomas the Apostle Church for hosting and warmly welcoming us.

Mr J. Morgan Head of Music

Year 7 Grandparents Christmas Lunch

-Pope Francis (2016)

On Wednesday 14th December, 18 Year 7 students brought their grandparents in to STAC to join us in celebrating our annual Christmas lunch. In our wider community we have seen over the years the vital role that so many grandparents have played in the lives of our students; this has been accompanied with an increasing rise in multi-generational living. We feel it is important to open our doors and invite grandparents in to spend time with their grandsons and to witness the environment that will shape their grandsons for the next five or seven years. Grandparents and boys were given a phenomenal performance by our 6th Form girls’ choir and then joined in a sing-along with an ensemble from our boys gospel choir, accompanied by Mr Morgan. It was a pleasure to see so many smiles and to see the happiness that this occasion gave to so many.

Thank you to all those involved in making the occasion one to remember.

Mr A. Vaughan Head of Year 7

STAC Christmas Card Competition 2022

STAC wishes one and all a very happy Christmas and a joyful New Year, once again celebrating and sharing our students creativity with all our community, parents, feeder schools and Governors.

After great deliberation from the vast range of student submissions, we have successfully chosen Maureen Ekugwum’s design in Year 12 to represent our school. She will receive many points for her house with an addition gift for being the successful winner this year.

Congratulations Maureen for your wonderful entry inspiring others to follow in subsequent years.

Miss A. Daly Head of Art

& Technology

Grandparentsareatreasureinthefamily.Please,takecareofyourgrandparents; lovethemandletthemtalktoyourchildren.”

Restore the Music Big Give

Two Year 12 musicians, Qudus and Jesse, have become quite at home at the Steinway Showroom in Central London! Following their most recent invitation to visit, they were both featured on a promotional video for Restore the Music UK as part of their latest fundraising drive. We were lucky to secure a grant from RTM a few years ago, which further enhanced our music provision at STAC. The older musicians in our school are an inspiration for our younger musicians, who really do look up to them. You can have a watch of their performance by scanning the QR code below.

Mr S. Parratt Assistant Headteacher

School Uniform & Winter Coats

We were left with a large amount of unclaimed lost property after displaying it all on the 25th of November.

We have therefore decided to wash it and we would like to give you the opportunity to choose items for your son if they are in need of uniform or a winter coat.

You are welcome to come in on Friday 16th December between 9:00am and 1:00pm if you would like to choose uniform for your son from the main reception.

All items left will be donated to charity.

Mr C. Smart Deputy Headteacher

Year 7 Rewards Trip | Hollywood Bowl

On Wednesday 7th December, 30 Year 7 were taken to Hollywood Bowl in Surrey Quays for their final reward event of the term. For many of the boys it was their first time bowling. The boys were a credit to their families and school and behaved impeccably. I look forward to seeing which Year 7 put themselves in to contention for the rewards trips coming up after Christmas.

Mr A. Vaughan Head of Year 7

Year 8 Rewards Trip | Hollywood Bowl

The rewards trip on 9th December was an incredibly fun experience as me and my friends had an intense round of bowling. The highest score in my group was 88 and I believe the highest is 94.

You should work hard for these types of rewards trips because they really pay off in the end and you could have a wonderful time playing with your friends.

Jakub Bartusik Year 8 Student

KS3 Drama Club Trip to the Theatre

On Tuesday 6th of December KS3 Drama club took a trip to Mountview to see a terrific re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet. The performance was full of music, physical theatre, and a lot of laughs – which is remarkable considering it is one of Shakespeare’s tragedies. The students were mesmerised by the show and the confetti canons and the balloons! They had a great time and came out singing praises for the theatre, Shakespeare, and the excellent acting from the cast. We had a great time!

Ms E. Johnson |Teacher of English & Drama

Jack Petchey Foundation Environmental Award

Jeremie Adeyemi recently won the Jack Petchey Foundation Environmental award. Jeremie was nominated after his positive contributions to sustainable projects at STAC. In October, Jeremie and a number of students took part in the Southwark Climate Action Schools meeting whereby Jeremie raised his concerns around the safety of bike routes in Southwark. Jeremie has recently been involved in the replanting of 15 trees donated to STAC by the Woodland Trust. Jeremie is also set to take part in the Eco Leaders project run by Veolia and Southwark Council, commencing January 2023.

Mr J. Birch Teacher of Geography

Literacy Corner

Book Reviews

Solo Levelling by Chugong

This book has the great genre of horror, action, and sci-fi. The main character is called Jinwoo, and he is a reckless person who fights monsters and gets seriously injured.

by Samuel Ajayi | Year 7 Student

Who Let The Gods Out by Maz Evans

Who let the Gods out is a very good book. It talks about a God (girl) who crashes into a human’s farm and they try get used to him and become best friends. I recommend this book to anyone who likes thrillers, Greek Gods, and fun.

Year 7 Student

CWISL LITERACY QUIZ

On November 25th we participated in an exciting quest to shape our knowledge at Dulwich College. We tested our knowledge of children’s books and learned ways to improve. Unfortunately, we did not win this year, but it reinforced our desire to win next year. While we were there, we met some children’s authors who read some excerpts from their books to inspire us to read them. They also signed books which was very exciting. We had a great time and it really inspired us to read more!

Reviewed

Reviewed by Hezekiah Acquah |

Hakeem Sesay | Year 7 Student

SIXTH FORM NEWS

6th Form Applications

Well done to those Year 11s that have completed and submitted their applications to STAC 6th Form.

A few top tips from the 6th Form team if you are yet to send your application. 

Check your personal details 

You need to enter your personal mobile number 

You can only apply for subjects that your current predicted grades meet the entry requirements for your chosen courses 

If your predicted grades improve after your mock exams, we can discuss at consultation to

adjust your subject selection

You can only choose one subject per block

Take time with your personal statement and get someone to proof read it

6th formers will be available for any help after your mocks if you need it

You do not need a reference for STAC 6th Form

Get in touch with the 6th Form team if you have any questions

Competition is high, we already have 561 students who have started their application to STAC 6th Form!

Deadline Wednesday 11th January.

Form

Blue Friday

On Friday 9th December, the whole school community came together to celebrate the life of Christopher Ogbechie, a former STAC student who sadly lost his battle to cancer in November 2019 soon after sitting his A-Level exams with outstanding grades. We remember Christopher fondly. Christopher encompassed all of the qualities that characterise the best of STAC: a loyal friend, an open and enquiring mind and a kind heart. We often recall what amazing qualities he had. His close friends and family are always in our prayers particularly when we remember him on Blue Friday. For those who are unsure why its called Blue Friday - Christopher was a Chelsea fan and his favourite colour was blue! We raised £246.50p for the Royal Marsden who cared for Christopher.

Miss K. Pearce Head of 6th

Miss K. Pearce | Head of 6th Form

SIXTH FORM NEWS

Young Professionals Females of the Future Conference

Some Year 12 and 13 girls had the opportunity to attend the Females of the Future Event in London on 30th November. BT, UBS and PwC attended with another five global who delivered a series of panel discussions, keynote presentations from senior female leaders with lots of networking opportunities!

We found this experience very insightful as young developing women, it has exposed me to different career paths, for instance, technology, law, business management. We were able to learn from affluent female leaders, who are dominating top industries. It was an amazing opportunity to hear how each woman got to where they are today and definitely encouraged us to always persevere even in the face of adversities. I was able to build on my networking skills and stay in touch with some industry professionals.

Oderinde Year 12 Student

Spotlight on Enrichment

One of our most popular enrichments is a yoga class that happens at the Bussey Building in Peckham. This has been a long running enrichment that has been a great success with Year 12, seeing many students continue their yoga practice once the programme is complete. Yogarise is a fantastic space for our students to unwind and engage in a discipline which many of them had never encountered before.

Many thanks to Sam at Yogarise for hosting!

Miss C. McWilliams Deputy Head of 6th Form

Mariam

STAC Ethos Award

At STAC, there are a wide range of helpful activities a student can do to attain their STAC Ethos Award: from being a teaching assistant in a subject department, to leading assemblies to different year groups and even supporting teachers and students in after school clubs! For my STAC Ethos Award, I have currently been helping the Librarian every Tuesday afternoon in the school’s Library, arranging books and recording them into the system. In doing so, I feel that this opportunity has helped me become more organised as a person and it makes me feel a sense of achievement in knowing that I have helped the younger students in the school in some way by simply just making their study space tidier. Also, for STAC Ethos, I help during Breakfast Club every Monday morning, talking to students and asking them how their day has been so far. I have also taken active part in the Sixth Form’s Open Evening, helping in the Chemistry department, talking and interacting with students and parents who were looking forward to applying to the school. In the future, I aspire to have a career in the medical field and interacting with patients is very key; by helping with the Open Evening, I believe that this experience has given me exposure to how I may interact with various patients and be able to speak confidently to them. These key skills such as organisation, dedication and confidence are important and are the basis of a successful student, and I can build these skills through my STAC Ethos activities!

Lexie Donkor-Arthur Year 12 Student

Oxbridge Update

It has been a busy Autumn Term and the 6th form team have been helping both the Year 12s and Year 13s students reach for the stars and unleash their potential. Firstly we have had some fantastic news with our Year 13 students applying for Oxbridge courses. Firstly 14 students took on the challenge of the Oxbridge entrance examinations which requires a large amount of preparation in itself and with some exams lasting almost 3 hours in length! So far Gabriel Basusi-Asaam , Sheldon Akuffo, Reece Asante, Heyaballe Yonnas and Sadat Ahmed have been selected for interviews and we wish them luck with this process!

Keeping up with Oxbridge news, St thomas the Apostle have also begun preparing the Year 12 intake for their road to both Oxbridge and Medicine. Students with high enough GCSE grades were asked to apply for the programme and have been completing tasks to help improve their chances of selection. The picture below was taken just last week, where students were tasked with finding out from each other what “ super-curricular” additional tasks they have completed. All these students were also provided the opportunity to take home a laptop in order to help them study and organise their enrichment activities to gain the experiences needed for these highly selective courses.

Mr A. Hammond |Acting Deputy Head of 6th Form

SIXTH FORM NEWS

The Earth Shot Prize

The Earth shot prize is a prize awarded to creative individuals that have created an initiative on how to slow down climate change by removing carbon dioxide, a gas that causes an increase in the greenhouse effect, from the atmosphere. The earth shot prize award was in Boston and had many celebrities attending such as Prince William and Kate Middleton. Overall, there are 5 winners of the earth shot prize and these 5 winners were all awarded £1 million to support and continue their sustainable initiative. One of the winners of the earth shot prize was 44.01 which is in Oman. This Environmental work was initiated to remove excess carbon dioxide in the air, they did this by reacting Carbon dioxide with water which mineralised it and then injected it into periodate rock this accelerates the sedimentation and natural process of mineralisation which normally takes millions of years. As earth does not have millions of years to recover from excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this initiative is extremely helpful in decreasing carbon dioxide levels. Overall, initiatives such as 44.01 creates hope for the world and the General future of earth. This is available to watch on BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer - The Earthshot Prize 2022

Year

Philosophy Conference

On Thursday 1st of December, I, alongside other yr12 and 13 Philosophy and Ethics students, went to a conference featuring the renowned philosopher, Peter Vardy. The trip was not only informative in providing us with knowledge outside the normal Philosophy curriculum to apply when writing essays but was also a refreshing experience in leaving our classrooms to gain insight on topics such as Religious Experience, Knowledge of God, and normative ethics such as Natural Law, that we would not usually find in a textbook. I feel like all students who attended the trip found it extremely beneficial and interesting; the conference will definitely help us when drafting essays.

Eloise Cowan-Layne

12 Student

Jason Boakye Year 13 Student

SIXTH FORM NEWS

Investment Simulation Program

On the 14th of November, a group of 32 economics students, including myself, travelled to Alleyn’s School to participate in an investment simulation program, from which I placed second among hundreds of students from 10 different schools. Initially, we were each given a laptop where we observed and interacted with a simulated active stock market with functioning businesses such as Tesla. We were each assigned a role as an asset manager with our job being to make investment decisions to grow our finances and portfolio. After 30 minutes, you would switch roles and become an investment banker, whose job it is to financially advise other students and offer bids for selling or buying stocks to help them raise money. Unfortunately, this led to multiple of our fellow STAC peers being scammed by other students from different schools, as they clearly did not know what they were doing.

A live simulated newsfeed gave new information every few minutes that would affect the value of the different stocks and we had to react quickly to the news to maximise our positions. The tactic I used to grow my portfolio as an asset manager was to invest in TESLA from the very beginning (which put me into instant debt). Eventually, I traded the stocks as soon as their value spiked, as TESLA’s stock values were consistently fluctuating, so the timing was crucial. During this time, I also had several stocks that I had held onto as long-term investments because I knew they were more stable and hoped they would gradually increase in price, which they did. As an investment banker, I bought stocks and offered multiple student's different prices for them. The plan I used was to overhear what prices other investment bankers were selling at and then price my offers slightly less, which led to a lot of asset managers choosing my bids. I also attempted to scam a few people but to no avail. All of this led to me placing 2nd overall out of hundreds who competed in this program, winning me a $1000 discount on Amplify’s summer investment internship. This programme helped me broaden my knowledge into the field of investment and banking, something which will serve as immense help for the future career I intend on going into. If presented with this investment simulation opportunity, I would highly recommend taking part; you will learn a lot about how to invest and bank, while having fun with your friends and potentially rob them of millions!

Ben Orizu

SIXTH FORM NEWS

Bank of England Talk

On Wednesday 23rd of November, we were thrilled to welcome Aakash Mankodi, a Senior Economist at the Bank of England and author of their Monetary Policy Report. Aakash spoke to our Year 13 Economists about the role of the Bank of England in managing the UK’ s economy and their key objective of keeping inflation low and stable. Our students gained useful insights into the Bank’s projections for the UK economy’s performance – with inflation expected to fall sharply from the middle of next year but recession to last until the second half of 2024! However, due to the unpredictability of the duration and intensity of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, estimates, even for the Bank of England, become difficult to predict accurately. All exciting points for the students to write about with confidence in their final exams.

Ela, Evander and Jesse in particular asked intelligent questions about financial regulations, shadow banking and quantitative easing, whilst our students’ responses to Aakash’s questions left him praising, in his own words: “really impressive students” – monetary policy is certainly a favourite topic of theirs, and a live one!

It was also great for our students to hear about Aakash’s journey to working with the Bank of England; having spent his first 12 years in India and then completing secondary school in London, he studied hard to receive an offer to study Economics at the LSE and went on to gain a place on the Bank of England’s Graduate Program. Aakash stressed the importance for our students at this stage in their studies to build their skills rather than focussing on a particular career – nonetheless, I am sure he has inspired at least a few of them to aspire to work with the Bank of England in the future.

We

Mr O. Oozeerally Acting Head of

look forward to welcoming Aakash again next year, and wonder how different the economy will be then!

Economics

SIXTH FORM NEWS

UCAS Offers

Name Degree University

Sadat Ahmed Economics

University of Reading University of Birmingham University of Nottingham

Madison Maepa Geography University of Reading University of Birmingham University of Warwick Loughborough University

Gabriel Basusi-Asaam Computer Science University of Kent

Jesse Iyi Accounting and Finance University of Manchester University of Warwick

Mary Dube Economics University of Manchester University of Reading University of Birmingham

Jabari Smith Aerospace Engineering University of Nottingham University of Sheffield

Dylan Agyemang Aerospace Engineering University of Nottingham

Jason Boakye Law University of Manchester University of Birmingham University of Kent

Sheldon Akuffo History University of Warwick University of Sheffield University of Nottingham

Edelina Ankamah Biomedical Science University of Plymouth University of Bradford University of Brighton

Raghad El-Sayed Kassem International Politics

City, University of London University of Westminster SOAS University of London

Charles Kaamuli Aerospace Engineering Queen Mary University of London

Ian Adusei Biomedical Science University of Warwick

Anglia Ruskin

Fred Konan History University of Nottingham University of Exeter Durham University

Joseph Omoluogbe Economics University of Manchester

Emmanuella Okoli Biomedical Science University of Birmingham

Kasifat Akadi Medicinal Chemistry University of Leicester

Heyaballe Yonnas Law University of Nottingham

SIXTH FORM NEWS

UCAS Offers

Name Degree University

Joshua Aladesuru

Biochemistry

University of York University of Leeds

Reuben Harris Chemical and Nuclear Engineering University of Leeds University of Bath University of Manchester

Jolade Babatunde Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences

King's College London, University of London

Andrea Dada Economics University of Southampton Loughborough University University of Bath Lancaster University

Sharla Kanell-Blake Marketing and Management

Queen Mary University of London University of Surrey University of Reading University of Sussex Royal Holloway

Kwame Benskin

Biochemistry and Genetics University of Nottingham University of Warwick University of Birmingham Loughborough University

Jandry Gabriel Guadir Rodriguez Computer Science and Mathematics Queen Mary University of London

Ruben David Gonzalez Rojas Philosophy and Mathematics

The University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow

Fiona Dasaolu Marketing University of Southampton Loughborough University University of Leicester University of Birmingham

Jonathan Awobimpe Computer Science University of Bradford Newcastle University Lancaster University University of Leicester

Jack Cummins Economics and Finance University of Surrey University of Sussex University of Reading University of Kent Aston University, Birmingham

Santiago Benitez Campoverde

Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine University of Nottingham

SIXTH FORM NEWS

UCAS Offers

Name Degree University

Jason Ameh History and Politics

University of Kent University of Manchester University of Exeter

University of East Anglia UEA University of Nottingham

Benjamin Rowland Geography

University of Manchester University of Leeds University of Reading

Rowland Hamilton Sport and Exercise Science Solent University (Southampton) Loughborough University University of Portsmouth University of Birmingham

Jesse Ohwariovbe Data Science

Lancaster University University of Sheffield

Anthony Thomson Pharmaceutical Chemistry Queen Mary University of London University of Leicester University of Nottingham

David Woolley Electronic Music Production University of West London Buckinghamshire New University London South Bank University

Abdulqudus Akib Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University University of Warwick University of Sheffield

Marie Emian Politics and International Relations University of Sussex

Loughborough University

Queen Mary University of London University of Nottingham University of Birmingham

Asiya Botchway Psychology Goldsmiths, University of London

Kenzo Rambharose Geography

Aberystwyth University University of Lincoln University of Reading Royal Holloway, University of London

Thiery Owusu Sport and Exercise Science

Michael Asiedu-Adjekum History

Anglia Ruskin University Solent University University of Surrey

University of Kent University of Sussex University of Birmingham

SIXTH FORM NEWS

UCAS Offers

Name Degree University

Corey Edwin Mechanical Engineering

Queen Mary University of London Loughborough University University of Nottingham

Anas Abdulahi Mathematics with Queen Mary University of London

Zainab Jimoh Law and Sociology University of Kent

Ezekiel Oyede Sport and Exercise Science Loughborough University University of Exeter Durham University

Geneva Ogbeide History University of Manchester University of Nottingham Loughborough University University of Birmingham Andre Bonnick Sport and Exercise Loughborough University

Benedict Kyeyune Economics and University of Sussex

Samuel Aladesuru Management University of Kent Aston University, Birmingham Loughborough University

Aamoya Tulloch History University of Reading Royal Holloway, University of London

Joseph Oluwadare Economics and Management

Aston University, Birmingham University of Nottingham Loughborough University

Esme Gustave Psychology with Criminology University of Sussex Loughborough University University of Manchester

Rachel Adefolami Business Management

Emmanuel Efetobor Chemistry

Christabel Addison Marketing and Management

Queen Mary University of London Loughborough University

Queen Mary University of London University of Kent

Queen Mary University of London University of Essex

Orion Meshesha Economics University of Kent University of Sheffield University of Leicester

Zainab Jimoh Law and Sociology University of Kent

SIXTH FORM NEWS

UCAS Offers

Name Degree University

Joanne Kanu

Biomedical Science

Anglia Ruskin University University of Plymouth University of Surrey University of Leicester University of Exeter

Michel Ventura Gonzalez Nutrition St Mary's University, Twickenham

Joshua Atta Owusu Frimpong History University of Lincoln City, University of London Swansea University

Temiloluwa Owo Biochemistry

University of Reading Swansea University University of Surrey

Joy Ngoma Modern Languages University of Bristol

Gabriel Akena Law

Anglia Ruskin University

Nottingham Trent University Aston University, Birmingham University of Surrey

Jesse Ikuesan Computer Science Aston University, Birmingham Royal Holloway, University of London University of Surrey Loughborough University

Jordan Oni Computer Science University of Kent Aston University, Birmingham Nottingham Trent University

Steven Akinsipo Classics

University of Reading University of Exeter University of Liverpool

Cameron Purcell Physics Loughborough University

Tyra Kavuma International Business and Economics

Aston University, Birmingham University of Kent

Elijah Brown Business and Management University of Kent Aston University, Birmingham

Rhema Ayobore Computer Science

University of West London University of Kent Aston University, Birmingham

Oba Orisadamilare Artificial Intelligence University of Kent Heriot-Watt University University of Leicester

SIXTH FORM NEWS

UCAS Offers

Name Degree University

Nduka Amakihe

Accounting and Finance

Queen Mary University of London City, University of London

Lamin Sesay Sport and Exercise Science University of Kent Nottingham Trent University

Olawale Bello International Business University of Kent University of Northampton University of Sussex

Gustavo Jimenez Valdivia Industrial Economics University of Nottingham

Moses Olusanya Sport and Exercise Science with Sport Management

Amma Agyepong Social and Political Sciences

Cedric Opendi Business and Management

University of Kent

University of York Loughborough University University of Reading SOAS University of London

University of Kent Nottingham Trent University University of Northampton Birmingham City University University of Leicester

Rodney Ekwoanya Sport and Exercise Science University of Surrey Loughborough University Solent University (Southampton)

Joshua Bola-Audu Psychology University of Northampton University of Portsmouth

Precious Nwaru Law University of Kent

Jonas Watson Mathematics University of Manchester Queen Mary University of London

Joshua Oware Politics, Philosophy and Economics Loughborough University University of Kent

Mujei Kosia Accounting and Finance

Muna Turay Real Estate

Gladys Carr Law

Moses Olusanya Sport and Exercise Science with Sport Management

Aston University, Birmingham University of Kent University of Leicester

Sheffield Hallam University Harper Adams University

Aston University, Birmingham Queen Mary University of London

Nottingham Trent University University of Kent

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UCAS Offers

Name Degree University

Samson Oguntayo Business Management University of Northampton

Nashaun Crosdale Business Management University of Southampton Brian Dike Industrial Economics with University of Nottingham

Carlos Armando Morales Business Management St Mary's University, Twickenham

Oluwatimilehin Adediran Economics University of Nottingham

Dennis Poku Physical Education and University of Greenwich

Shamar Thomas Accounting and Finance

Coventry University University of Kent Aston University, Birmingham

Niniola Osineye Chemistry University of Kent

David Olapade Acting and Performance Solent University (Southampton)

Kyan Campbell Aerospace Engineering University of Leicester

Homework Update

We are proud to celebrate the outstanding commitment to homework that so many of our students exemplify. The names of students who have received achievement points for excellent homework are listed below, well done to all of you!

Year 7: Year 8:

Student Name

Excellent Homework

Lemuel Adou 7

David Boakye 7 Caleb Luyimbazi 7 Alex Bui 6 Jairzinho Cole 6 Sayed Hussain 6 Kosisochukwu Ibe 6 D'Andre Minott 6 Josiah Pigott 6 Andres Quintero Flores Fabio 6 Reuben Walusimbi 6

Student Name

Excellent Homework

Israel Ogunyemi 9 Gonzalo Mino Porras 7 Axel Freire-Benites 6 Elisha Ojeniran 6 Bossenu Bonga 5 Aaron Lartey 5 Jakub Mazniak 5 Vinh Nguyen 5 Joshua Ojo 5 Alfie Zelinger 5

Year 9: Year 10:

Student Name Excellent Homework

Dominic Fayeye 7 Richard Oware 6 Ethan Aratea 5 Omoregie Ghezzi 5 Aidan Harlow 5 Joshua Atoyebi 4 Llewellyn Charles 4 Ayomide Dosumu 4 Justin Otoibhi 4 Santiago Paz Pinto 4

Year 11:

Student Name

Excellent Homework

Josiah Gyasi-Sundu 5

Juan Jimenez-Paredes 3

Ladi Adeniyi-Williams 2

Samuel Akinwande 2 Ferdinand Almeida 2 Aaron Amoah 2 Ibraheem Bakare 2 Samuel Ibrahim 2 Khalid Jama 2 Kieran Martinez Jaramillo 2 Blake Parker-Wilde 2

Student Name

Excellent Homework

Sanitago Hurtado Valencia 7 Darnel Harlow 6 Sheldon Bailey 5 Joel Elliott 5 Josiah Oseni-Twum 5 Emmanuel William 5

Mr S. Parratt

Assistant Headteacher/Homework Co-ordinator

We had a very competitive house event on 24th November . Our boys flexed their mathematical muscles and competed in 4 teams to win the point for their house. Rigby started very strong dropping no marks in the first 4 rounds with Jones Gunstone and Giiffith at this point being close behind. As the event continued Jones leaped ahead and looked like clear winners. A late charge by Gunstone seemed like it might threaten take the victory, however Jones managed to cling on and were worthy winners.

Points: 1) Jones: 430 2) Gunstone: 370 3) Rigby: 260 4) Griffith: 170

Students across all year groups took part in the annual Christmas quiz on Thursday 1st December, competing against each other in 7 different rounds in order to win points for their house. Students showed off their knowledge of all things festive, but it was the Rigby team who managed to get the most questions correct and win 400 points for their house.

Points: 1) Rigby: 460 2) Jones: 370 3) Gunstone: 230 4) Griffith: 130

Griffith

Gunstone

Jones Rigby

St Thomas the Apostle College

Extra-Curricular Timetable 2022-23

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Yr 7 Football

7:00-8:00 3G

Sixth Form BBA Basketball 7:00-8:00

Sports Hall

KS3 Keyboard Practice/ Composing 7:30-8:20

Music Dept

Junior Brass

12:35-13:10 Chapel

Swimming All years groups Swimming Pool

Yr 8 Football 7:00-8:00 3G

Sixth Form BBA Basketball

7:00-8:00 Sports Hall

Yr 12– Yr13 Economics Book club 142

KS3 Keyboard Practice/Composing 7:30-8:20 Music Dept

BEFORE SCHOOL

Yr 9 Football 7:00-8:00 3G

Yr 8 & 9 Basketball 7:00-8:00

Sports Hall

Gospel Choir 8:00-9:00

Chapel

KS3 Keyboard Practice/Composing 7:30-8:20

Music Dept

LUNCH

Yr 11 Football 7:00-8:00 3G

Yr 10 & 11 Basketball 7:00-8:00

Sports Hall

Yr 11 Football 7:00-8:00 3G

Yr 7 Basketball 7:00-8:00

Sports Hall

KS3 Higher Ability Book Club 8:35-9:00

Library

KS3 Keyboard Practice/Composing 7:30-8:20 Music Dept

All Years Hegarty Help Clinic 12:20-13:10

Maths Hub

every other Tuesday Psychology book club 12.45:13:10 139

Swimming

All years groups Swimming Pool Board games SEN Hub

English book club 105 Yr 12 and 13 Every other week

Board games SEN Hub Board games SEN Hub Board games SEN Hub

Year 7 & 8 Rugby

15:00-16:15 3G

Handball KS4

15:00-16:15 Sports Hall

Swim Elite (selected students)

15:00-16:00 Swimming Pool

Big Band

15:00-15:50 G66

Yr 12 & 13 Football Open Session 15:00-16:15 3G

BBA Basketball (Invitation only)

16:30 – 17:30 Sports Hall

Chess Club All Years Library SHA

AFTER SCHOOL

Yr 7,8 & 9 Football (non-team) 15:00-16:15 3G

BBA Basketball Game Day 15:00-17:30 Sports Hall

Band Project 3:00-4:00 Music Department

6th Form Basketball 16:30-17:30 Sports Hall

Girls Sport 15:00-16:15

Sports Hall

Debate Mate 15:20-16:20 105, 106, 107 Starts after half term

Creative Writing All year groups Library

KS3 Keyboard Practice/Composing 7:30-8:20 Music Dept

Swimming All years groups Swimming Pool

String Ensemble 12:35- 13:10 Music Dept

Woodwind Ensemble 12:35- 13:10 Chapel Muslim Prayers 12:20-12:45 Room 119 every other Friday sociology book club 12.45:13:10 139

Yr 11-13 Football Open Session 15:00-16:15 3G

6th Form Sport 15:00-16:15

Sports Hall

Philosophy Club 15:00-15.25 G23

KS3 Drama club 15:00 – 16:00 Drama Studio

St Thomas the Apostle College

Extra-Curricular Timetable 2022-23

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

AFTER

Whole school musical theatre show rehearsals

15:15 – 16:15

Drama Studio

KS3 Geography Club

15:00-15:50 G26

KS4 DT Intervention Club

15:00-15:50 G81

Art KS4 coursework refinement & examination skills 15:00-15:50 G76

Girls Choir 3:30-4:15 G63

Geography Club

Mr J. Birch

Teacher of Geography

SCHOOL

Whole school musical theatre show rehearsals

15:15 – 16:15 Drama Studio

KS3 Art Club

15:00-15:50 G81

KS3 Fourth Plinth Art Competition

15:00-15:50 G80

Y7 & 8 Design Club

15:00-15:50 G76

STEM Science Club 15:00-16:00pm G11 Electronic engineering All years G61

Yr 7 & Yr 8 Programming in Python G61

Tennis Club 15:30-16:30 Butterfly Tennis Club

Yr 7 & Yr 8 Programming in Python G61

Geography Club recently received a delivery of 15 trees from the Woodland Trust. The delivery consisted of crab apple, rowan and hazel trees. Year 7 members of STAC’s Geography Club, Hakeem, Stevin, Prince and Jeremie successfully managed to repot all 15 trees. The trees are now healthily sitting on the window ledge in science ready to be planted outside in spring.

Roll of Honour

YEAR 7

Kosi Ibe: Outstanding dedication to homework and classwork in Science.

David Boakye: Immaculate focus and engagement in Science lessons.

Kevin Baah: Brilliant engagement and a high standard of classwork in Science.

Victor Ogundega: Outstanding manners and always working to his best potential in Science.

Paul Benson & Anuolowatomiwa Oluremi: Hardwork in French lessons. Joshua Williams & Gavontae Purcell-Owen: Excellent attitude in recent Science lessons.

Darrell Akoto & Maison Chambers-Huseyin: Always makes excellent contributions in their Science lessons.

Makar Onysko: Outstanding effort and behaviour in Physics. Serhii Mykhailevych: Exceptional achievement and effort in Physics.

Isaiah Lawrence & Jeffrey Oshodin: Great effort in Science lessons.

Israel Aladesuru, Victor Ogundega & Hezekiah Acquah: Excellent work and application in RE.

Funete Solomon, Israel Aladesuru, Kosisochukwu Ibe & Izaiah Gayle: Excellent effort and achievement in Art.

Hezeliah Warner, Jairzinho Cole, Elijah Bob, Paul Benson, D’Andre Minot, Joel Mensah, Felix Labrosse, Joel Garzon Moron, Ewean Michael Idugboe, Szymon Laskowski, Joel Masabanda-Toban, Lemuel Adou, Isaiah Ashie, Veron Cain, Oliver Sengebwila & Akinsola Akinremi: Excellent effort and progress in Art.

Lionel Berhane, Boubacar Jakiteh, Jeremie Adeyemi, Maison Chambers-Huseyin & Serhii Mykhailevych: Excellent effort and achievement in Resistant Materials.

Hakeem Sesay, Jack Persson, Ismael Jacob Bamba Tiacoh & David Matt: Excellent effort and progress in Resistant Materials.

Zy’Shea Brown-Thomas, Wesley Walters, Richmond Ogunfuyi & Cedric Uloho: Excellent effort and achievement in Food Technology.

Sam Wiafe, Kaya Dunkley, Jordell Dayle, Kwabena Davis, David Agyemang, Gedion Mashesha, Maximilian Mitomi & Elijah Fyffe: Excellent effort and progress in Food Technology.

YEAR 8

Peter Twumasi: Excellent contribution in Italian lessons.

Tayen Campbell: Huge improvement in Science recently.

Alfie Zelinger: Excellent effort with Science classwork and homework.

Jemill Golfa: Excellent effort and behaviour in Science.

Robert Abban: Huge improvement with engagement and work in Science.

Matias Pozo Saraguro, Ethan Getaneh & Ethan Fewry: Excellent effort and achievement in Art. Vinh Nguyen, Ephriam Olasupo, Matthew Savin, Joshua Sesay, Gomezgani Shinaba, Oscar Welch, Darson Bailey Weston, Alfie Zelinger, Khamalhideen Hameen, John-Paul Hughes, Reuben Hills, Kori Holness, Amir El Sayed Kassem, Elijah Imevbore, Maximilian Ogbonna, Abdulrahman Gbadamosi & Alassane Diallo: Excellent effort and progress in Art.

Cameron Jackson, Jakub Mazniak, Israel Ogunyemi, George Leaton & David Okeowo: Excellent effort and achievement in Resistant Materials

Iker Andres Moya-Ontaneda, Jayron Miller Worrell, Jerrell Mitchell Nix & Oseru Omar-Pharooq: Excellent effort and progress in Resistant Materials.

Odianose Alenkhe, Fawwaz Aliu, Rashid Barrie & Micah Adams: Excellent effort and achievement in Food Technology.

Roll of Honour

YEAR 8 CONTINUED

YEAR 9

Princemma Adiele, Ayibaemi Igali & Ola Oriekun: Excellent attitude to learning his Italian lessons.

Francis Johnson: Excellent effort in Science.

Darnell Zhiwaki, Levon Horsley-McKay & Kofi Tanoh: Excellent work and application in RE.

Darcey Francis, Shilo Wilson, Emil Devlin & Santiago Paz Pinto: Excellent effort and achievement in Art.

Opemiposi Agoro, Adriel Bah, Shadrach Ertl, Jakub Laskowski, Louis Malley, David Ramirez Serna, Alexander Cornelius, Nicholai Gordon, Enoch Kolawole, Mateo Lucien Sirieix Spendolini, Ahamed Thomas, Abiye Tyger, Ebebechukwu Unegbu, Suhayb Abdullahi, Darrell Baccus, Kofi Tanoh, Elliot Davis, Monty Healing, Roman Osinibi, Omoregie Ghezzi, Bruce Ressurreicao Chicaiza, Shylio Smith & Alexander Perez Rodriguez: Excellent effort and progress in Art.

Matthew Egbedo, Lewis Briggs, Joshua Etuk, Jacob Martin, Ola Oriekun, Sean Sammarco & Ethan Saldanha: Excellent effort and achievement in Resistant Materials. Rayver Ocampo, Isaac Martins, Jude Chandler, Solomon Gbadebo, Amari Rattray & Richard Ogunfuyi: Excellent effort and progress in Resistant Materials.

YEAR 10

Wisdom Eze: Outstanding dedication to developing his knowledge in Science.

Kayden Agyapong: Amazing participation in Italian lessons.

Kaisen Anderson: Excellent contribution in Science.

Christian Omosigho: Brilliant effort in Chemistry.

Hugo Santos: Outstanding achievement and effort in Physics.

Oreoluwa Yusuf: Fantastic work in Chemistry all term.

Oscar Dominguez-Aguirre: Completing Science homework to a good standard.

Xavier Ludi: Highest test results on forces in Science.

Henry Bissett: Meticulous answers in Science.

Joash-Gabriel Lagum: Brilliant work in Science.

Joshua Norriss: Outstanding effort and maturity in Physics.

Patrick Anderson Saavedra Bastidas: Excellent behaviour in Chemistry.

Amari James: Great presentation of Chemistry work.

Israel Rotimi-Bakare: Great participation in Science lessons.

Ahmaldi Mansaray: Great effort and engagement in Science lessons.

Joshua Norris, Shakuur Ayorinde, Lejaun Williams, Ogo Maduwagwu, Jovan Kigozi, Michael Ojo & Cordell Reynolds-Richardson: Excellent work and application in RE.

Israel Rotimi-Bakare, Jian Gabriel Amparado, Henry Bissett, Ametame Evans, Felix Cunningham & Adam Longhurst: Excellent effort and achievement in Art.

Abolaji Kujore, Mark Ikenga-Metuh, Caleb Palmer & Mason Isaacs: Excellent effort and progress in Art.

Adeyinka Adeleke, Joshua Noriss, Jureyll Williams & Shyke White: Excellent effort and achievement in Resistant Materials.

Mohammed Bah, Tommy Ballay Dean, Rich Atete, Tayen Campbell, Ishmael Blake, Yohann Bayoko, David Bosco & Joseph Beecher: Excellent effort and progress in Food Technology.

Roll of Honour

YEAR 10 CONTINUED

Sule Bedward: Excellent effort and achievement in Food Technology.

Kaynun

YEAR 11

Cristiano Barros: Hard work and immaculate behaviour in every Physics lesson.

Josiah Gyasi-Sundu & Juan Jimenez Paredes: Excellent preparation to their speaking exams in Italian.

Matt Dustin Cruz: Excellent effort in his paper 1 Biology exam.

Jean Paul Oppong & Fiyin Adebowale: Brilliant attitude towards Science mocks.

Jean Francois Ano: Excellent effort in and out of Science lessons.

Ishmael Botchway: Excellent Science homeworks.

Calo Behrens Meredith: Excellent revision leading up to Science mocks.

Alexi Lopez: Excellent focus in Science lessons.

Samuel Akinwande & Samuel Nkala Kelo: Excellent homework in Chemistry.

Omari Evans: Consistently hardworking and excellent attitude in Science.

Andres Villagomez-Villagomez: Always working with maximum effort in Science.

Phoenix Ogwuche & Bolaji Akinlade: Great effort on Tassomai.

Max Harris: Excellent answers in his paper 1 Biology exam.

Blake Parker Wilde, Kaylan Dulce, Osazuwa Oshodin, Chibunkem Ugwuoke: Excellent effort and achievement in Art.

Bolaji Akinlade, Ismaeel Adedokun, Isaac Ogunbote: Excellent effort and achievement in Art.

Toby Chalklin & Ben Joseph: Excellent effort and achievement in Resistant Materials.

Tyler Wilson, Jamal Conteh-Andi & Darragh Nealon: Excellent effort and progress in Resistant Materials.

YEAR 12

Awa Amon & Keira Apedo: Excellent work ethic in French.

Faizat Lawal & Musa Kamara: One of the highest achievers in their Science classes.

Niquel Mettle & Esosa Momoh: Has worked incredibly hard all term in Science.

Haja Konie: Highest mark in the nucleic acid test.

Oluwatomiwa Agbolade: Outstanding attitude to learning in Science.

Alena Hoangova, Shanei Pringle & Khadijat Akintayo: Excellent mark in the nucleic acid test.

Jamaine Loka: Outstanding results in Science end of topic tests.

Dominic Chin & Sazed Choudry: Great improvement in Physics.

Gabriel Kadiri: Outstanding results since September in Science.

Lily Newton: Outstanding attitude to learning Physics.

Giuseppe De Meo, Joshua Ogundeyin, Ericka Ramos, Britney Olaniyi, Willoughby Baars & Ruby

Nganga: Excellent work and application in RE.

YEAR 13

Jolade Babatunde & Santiago Benitez: Consistently working hard throughout the term.

Oluwatosin Agbolade, Emmanuel Bosco, Josh-Moses Amasse, Joel Elliott, James Perkins, Stjuart Prekndreaj, Patrick Anderson Saavedra Bastidas, Hugo Santos & Christopher Vargas: Excellent effort and progress in Resistant Materials.

Andrew-Quailey, Yusuf Adedokun & Tristan Barrow: Excellent effort and progress in Food Technology.

Continued

YEAR 13 CONTINUED

Roll

of Honour

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our school is the responsibility of the whole school community. All adults working in this School (including visiting staff, volunteers and students on placement) are required to report instances of actual or suspected child abuse or neglect to the Designated Safeguarding Lead who is a member of the school’s leadership team.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Mr C. Smart, Deputy Headteacher c.smart@stac.southwark.sch.uk tel: 0207 639 0106 ext 2149

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Miss C. Rodin, Assistant Headteacher c.rodin@stac.southwark.sch.uk tel: 0207 639 0106 ext 2143