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Friday 29th June 2012
Issue 41
Student of the week:
Kiera Smitheram 9SJT
for organising bringing in a real Olympic torch and allowing so many
students to see, hold and be photographed with it.
School Calendar
WEEK: 2nd July—6th July 2012 WEEK 1
Tuesday 3rd July—Sports Day
Wednesday 4th July—Year 6 Induction Day
Thursday 5th July—Year 6 Parents Evening
WEEK: 9th July—13th July 2012 WEEK 2
Friday 13th July—Heartlands Festival
— Non Uniform Day
WEEK: 16th July—20th July WEEK 1
Curriculum Enrichment Week
Work Experience Week
Friday 20th July—Last day of term
WEEK: 23rd July—3rd September 2012
Summer Holidays
First Day of Term: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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On Monday a truly international flavour was
experienced at the Pool Olympics Day with over 300
students participating from Rosemellin, Treloweth,
Roskear, St.John’s, Illogan, Pencoys, Portreath and
Pool Academy. Each school adopted a country and
students were given a T-shirt as a memento of the
day. Countries included India, Mexico, South Africa,
Ukraine, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand,and Peru. Flags
were waved, national anthems were played and
certificates and medals were a plenty.
The event was organised as part of a Get Set for 2012
grant awarded to Pool as an Olympic partner school.
Students participated in six paralympic inspired sports
which included : Wheelchair Basketball, Boccia (Bowls),
Indoor Curling, Gymnastics, Dance, Athletics and
Extreme Golf. At the end of the day students stood on
the podium and listened to their adoptive national
anthem whilst a flag was raised. Jason Webb, Assistant
Principal, who had organised this and the previous Cultural
Olympiad at Heartlands in May explained that both events
and the six week primary literacy project were all designed
to immerse the students into the life of an Olympic athlete.
Also the seven Olympic values of respect, friendship,
determination, courage, equality, excellence and
inspiration have been an integral theme throughout both
events.
The Sports Leaders and Arts and Dance student leaders
from Pool Academy also need to be thanked for the
professionalism shown in both events with their
organisation and delivery of activities to the primary
schools. The school also has 25 tickets to watch Olympic
Football at the
Millennium
Stadium, Cardiff
on 31st July so if
any student is
keen to go please
see Mr. Webb.
Lunchtime
Athletics
Olympic Torch Wheelchair Basketball
Gymnastics
School Reports
Students will be bringing reports home at the end of term
Newton Faulkner is an amazing guitarist, singer and songwriter who performs and writes all of his
own music. I first discovered his music when my dad decided he would like to go and see him
perform at a charity gig in Lands End, I watched a few videoes of his on ‘you tube’ and decided I
would like to go.
Newton himself was absolutely amazing as well as being funny. He performed all of his hits including
‘Dream Catch Me’, ‘Gone in the Morning’ and many more. As it was freezing, there were only about
200 people there, me being right at the front which just added to the incredible experience. His
music inspired me to write my own, but not only is he an incredible musician but he is such a lovely
person as well. Because he inspired me so much, I went to see him again twice more, once at the
opening ceremony at Heartlands and the day after at The Princess Pavilion in Falmouth. Both times
were amazing but by far the best was the performance at Falmouth as he asked if I would like to go
backstage with him!
I thoroughly enjoyed all three of the concerts, the atmosphere was amazing and I would
recommend it to anybody!
Eve Beech 8PR is completing her Arts Award, and for part D she had to write Eve Beech 8PR is completing her Arts Award, and for part D she had to write Eve Beech 8PR is completing her Arts Award, and for part D she had to write
a review on an artist and a live concert and she also has to share her review a review on an artist and a live concert and she also has to share her review a review on an artist and a live concert and she also has to share her review
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What’s on in the School Library
Monday Night is Film Night - Free popcorn
Wednesday Night is Games night!
Come and use our new Library!
Drama and Dance Workshop
Twelve 'Dancemix' pupils from Rosmellin school were at Pool
Academy from 3-5pm on Friday 22nd July taking part in a
dance and drama workshop.
Elke Youlton 8JLP, Bethany Mill 8JLP and Chloe George 8LP
taught a dance routine for an hour and Cecily Goff and Kira
Fourace 8TS held a musical theatre workshop for an hour.
The children really enjoyed the workshop and want to come
back again.
Congratulations to the Kitchen who have been awarded a Food Hygiene Rating of 5 (Very
Good)
The Food Hygiene rating reflects the standards found on the date of the inspection or visit by the
local authority. Ratings are given on a scale 0 –5.
Athletics
CONTACT US : POOL ACADEMY, Church Road, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3PZ.
Tel: (01209) 712220/715011 Fax: (01209) 612070 Attendance Line: (01209) 722333
Fixtures next week:- Thursday 5th July
Cricket – Pool Academy v Camborne (home)
Rounders – Pool Academy v Penair School (away)
Cornwall Year 7 & 8 Athletics ChampionshipsCornwall Year 7 & 8 Athletics Championships
DUX Award
Beth Ackerley 9MTR recently won the DUX Award
with Matthew Williams 9DSW runner-up.
They were both invited up to Cardiff University
for a tour of the campus, attending workshops and
meeting local poet and author “Catherine Fisher”, who gave them a signed copy of her latest book.
“It was a brilliant day” said Beth, “I cannot wait to go to University, there are so many more
courses and activities going on and I can now see how much more benefit I can achieve by going onto
Further Education”.
We haven't received the team results yet, but
there were some excellent Pool individual results
from sunny Par on Tuesday.
Pride of place goes to Tom Wills 8TS, with 2nd
place in the Y8 boys’ javelin (28m 76) from the 19
competing schools. Our relay teams finished the
day off superbly, with the Y7 girls 3rd in their heat
(out of 6), Y8 girls 4th, Y7 Boys 1st and Y8 boys
also 1st. In between, Harry Cantellow 7SG took 5th
in the Y7 boys 1500m (5m 46.4), Aurimas Bakunas
8JH 5th in the Y8 200m (27.6secs) and Lucille Ingleheart 7SG took 6th in the Y8 shot with 6m 81.
In the main Cornwall Schools Championships on Saturday, 7 athletes from Pool collected 12 medals
between them! Matt Jackson 9AQ took bronze in the Junior Boys 100m in 12.3secs, Matt Williams
9DSW bronze in the 400m in 59.3secs and Jordan Walklett 9SJT took silver in the triple jump
(11m 48) and a fantastic gold in the long jump (5m 62). This earned him well-deserved selection
for the SW Schools championships this Saturday at Exeter - good luck Jordan! The other medals
were earned by our relay squads, with the JB quartet of Matt Jackson, Kyle Chapman, Matt
Williams and Jordan Walklett taking 3rd in 50.7secs and the Inter Boys (Connor Davey, Matt
Eustice, Liam Roberts and Matt Jackson) a superb 2nd in 49.6secs."
County Gymnastics U12 Championships
Heather Bolton 7HR competed in the County Gymnastics Championship at Helston last
week and won Gold.
Well done Heather.