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Please donate second hand uniform Parent Staff Association second hand uniform shop This academic year - alongside the events they run each term our Parent Staff Association (PSA) has set up a second hand uniform shop to help support our lowincome families. This is a fantastic initiative and one parents/carers are already supporting and benefitting from. Are you a parent of a student in year 11? Please donate their blazer and/or any uniform items in good condition to the PSA second hand uniform shop. Sales take place at events such as Parent Days and during Consultation Week, and this summer we would also like to offer some items to the new families joining us in September. All items are made available to parents at the lowest possible prices (covering cleaning costs etc.) and any profits are put towards the running costs of PSA events held throughout the year including our Subject Evenings, meetings, International Food Evening and quiz nights.
What’s in a name? Our annual Key Stage 3 Shakespeare production: Romeo and Juliet We ended this half term, as we do each year, with our annual Key Stage 3 Shakespeare production. Having previously presented Othello, played out on the basketball court, this year saw Romeo and Juliet receive the Bollywood treatment. Our cast of more than sixty students, predominantly from year 7, welcomed some familiar faces from our local primary schools to watch a preview performance in the afternoon before the main show for parents and students in the evening.
With a story so familiar and a cast so large, each act of the play saw two or more young performers switching roles, each taking their turn in playing the part of either Romeo or Juliet. The abridged and adapted script incorporated Bengali and Sylheti words and phrases as well as Bollywood dance routes and Indian drumming performed live by our talented, accompanying musicians. Thank you to all the parents/carers who came to watch the show, and to our Parent Staff Association for providing the cakes and refreshments for the evening.
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Thanks also go to our drama staff: Ms Rajoo, Ms Obi and Mr. Thomas. Most importantly, thank you and well done to all the actors whose talent, dedication and commitment helped deliver another memorable performance.
For more information please contact the Chair of the PSA, Stephen Webster, or visit the Parents section on our website: www.thecityacademy.org.
More photos from the show can be found on our website and Flickr photo gallery (listed below). Still to come between now and the end of the academic year: our first year 8 music recital; sports day; our end of term music, Little Shop of Horrors. Please refer to the list of key dates (reverse) or the Events page on our website for details.
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