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Drapers’ Academy Newsletter Autumn Term 2013
Diary Dates
19th December
Christmas Carol
Concert
20th December
End of Term
6th January
Spring Term
Begins
30th January
Sixth Form
Open Evening
4th February
Citizenship Day
17th February
Half Term
Academy Life
Message from the Principal, Mr Slater
www.drapersacademy.com
For the latest news or
info follow:
@DrapersAcademy
Harold Hill Festival 2014
The Academy has once again shown its
commitment to the local community by sponsoring
the Harold Hill Festival for the third year running.
The Chair of the Festival Julie Pocock and the
well known “Harry the Squirrel” recently visited the
school to gratefully accept the cheque. The money
donated is essential to the running of the festival which last year attracted over
6,000 visitors. The Academy is proud to sponsor the Harold Hill Festival and we
are looking forward to seeing the success the event brings in 2014.
In our modern times and changing society, is Christmas
still valid?
My answer to that question is yes.
I do not like the over commercialisation of the festival, I do not
like the Christmas decorations being put up in November, I do
not like the constant advertising and pressure for families to
spend too much money. They are my pet hates. Does that make me a modern
day Scrooge? Ba Humbug say I.
For me Christmas is about family. It is a time to be together, to talk, to laugh and
to reminisce about times gone by.
I’m sure you can all remember that one very special Christmas celebration, one
that stands out in your mind. For me it is all about our children.
So enjoy your Christmas if you have plenty or if you have little. Enjoy your time
together; make the most of the festive season.
Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Geography Field Trip
Year 10 pupils recently returned safely from their GCSE Geography field trip.
The pupils visited Walton Beach in Flatford Mills, Suffolk which was part of their
controlled GCSE assessment. Despite the cold weather
pupils completed their research question which was based
around natural environments. Pupils enjoyed the three day
visit and were exposed to new surroundings where they
gained a real interest about the British countryside.
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Jack Petchey Awards Evening
Pupils and students who had received Jack Petchey Awards in the last academic year were
invited to Queens Theatre in Hornchurch on the 21st November to
attend the Havering Awards Evening.
It was a fun and vibrant evening where our pupils and their families
could celebrate the winner’s hard work and achievements. The
pupils also met Councillor Eric Munday to receive their medallions
and be congratulated on behalf of Jack Petchey. We are very proud
of our pupils and look forward to next year’s event.
BBC Children In Need
Several fundraising activities were recently held for Children in Need.
At the beginning of the week there was a penalty shoot out against goalkeeper Mr
Ruggles, where pupils attempted to score three goals. There was a Children in Need
cake sale at break and lunch time, which proved very popular and also there was a
competition where pupils attempted to guess the member of staff from their baby
photos.
Thursday and Friday brought the main events of the week with a ‘I’m a Teacher Get
Me Out of Here’ show where 8 members of staff went through a gruelling 10 rounds of
‘bush tucker trials’ which included eating snails, pig intestines and burying their arms
and hands into a bowl of maggots.
Friday’s event was a Year 7 and 8 disco which was very well attended. Pupils enjoyed
the evening and raised more money for the charity.
After all the events the money was counted and we are pleased to announce we have
raised £587.08 which is a fantastic effort. Thank you to all who donated.
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House System Launched
Awards Evening 2013
On the last day before the pupils broke up for half term we launched our House System
which has already become an integral part of life at the school. The House System aims to
provide a sense of competition whilst being at the forefront of the history and tradition
currently taking shape.
The house names are;
Einstein, Da Vinci, Franklin and Fermat.
Pupils, students and staff have all been assigned to a house with siblings being allocated to
the same house. The competition has already been fiercely contested with Einstein currently
leading the standings with 1096 points.
On Tuesday 26th November the Academy celebrated the last academic years’ success with
the annual Awards Evening.
We were honoured to be joined by the Master Draper, Admiral the Lord Boyce, who
congratulated each award winner throughout the evening and also gave an inspirational
address at the end. Selected pupils and students were presented with a subject award
which was nominated by each faculty and attainment and commitment awards were also
presented to pupils from each year group.
Every year there are two main prizes that are awarded to two pupils or students who have
excelled throughout their life at the Academy. The Drapers’ Medal, which is kindly donated
by The Drapers’ Company each year was awarded to Year 12 student Keisha David, who
with an attendance of 99.7% last year received fantastic GCSE results which included an
A* in maths. The second main award, The Ross Cup, was presented to the Academy by
Rear Admiral Alistair Ross on his retirement as the Clerk of The Drapers’ Company. The
cup is intended to be awarded to an individual who has contributed positively to the
Academy, regardless of the obstacles in their way. Year 13 student Katie Alexander
received the award to a standing ovation.
The evening was a fantastic event and highlighted the excellent work of our pupils and
students.
Drapers’ Academy
Settle Road
Harold Hill
RM3 9XR
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Year 7 Football
Sports Clubs
For all sports clubs
information, please visit
www.drapersacademy.com
The Year 7 football team recently played in their third match of the season against a strong Marshalls Park side. In the previous fixture between these two sides, it was Marshalls Park who came away with the win, however the Year 7’s clearly learnt from their defeat and came away with a 3-1 victory, which was their first win of the season. The team went ahead in the first two minutes with a goal by Timi Tinubu. Marshalls Park clearly didn’t expect a strong start, and settled soon after and got a goal back themselves to make the score 1-1 at half time. Drapers’ came out the better team after the break and this was shown by another early goal in the second half. After some brilliant defending they then went on to increase the lead with a well set up counter attack. This was a great team performance from the Year 7’s and they are now looking forward their next fixture.
Year 9 Girl’s Badminton
The Year 9 girl’s badminton team
consisting Paige Frank, Lauren Hayllar,
Justina Ridikaite and Goda Vainauskaite
have improved on their recent success.
They competed in another group stage
fixture in the Havering Schools Badminton
Tournament where they finished in 1st
place. The team competed against Abbs
Cross and Bower Park in both single and
doubles matches. Since their previous
fixture the progress the girls have shown
has been remarkable and hopes are high
going into the next event. We wish the
team the best of
luck going into
their next
competition.
Golf Lesson
Pupils in Year 8 recently got the chance to
try out Golf in their PE Lesson which was
taught by a specialist external instructor.
They were given the chance to practice
their swing in the indoor sports hall, as
they aimed at a target board similar to a
dart board.
The opportunity was arranged by the PE
Faculty and was enjoyed by all the pupils.
To read the latest
news on our PE
Faculty please visit
our website and go
to the ‘Sports
News’ section.