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NA Newsbites - Your weekly news round-up Edition 8 – June 5th 2020
NA Newsbites – A weekly news round up to keep you informed on what’s been happening whilst the school is closed.
Newsbites aims to catch up with students, parents, carers and staff, to share stories of what we’re all getting up to, and to
spread some positivity during this difficult time. Please send your stories, photos and videos for inclusion to Mrs Salmons:
l.salmons@northampton-academy.org or DM us on Facebook.
Virtual Assemblies Return to School for Year 10 and 12
This week’s assembly comes in two segments. Part one from Mr Parnell, wh The Government have asked that students from Years 10 and 12 will be able to return
who talks about our Core Values. Part 2 follows with Rev. Spenceley from The to school for some face to face contact with their teachers from Monday 15th June.
Emmanuel Group of Churches talking about our values of ’Ambition and Integrity’. Mr Clyne has written to Year 10 and 12 parents and carers to outline the plans, and
we will be sharing a ‘Return to school’ booklet with finer details and expectations.
These and all our other virtual assemblies can be found on our website here >>>
We will also publish a list of FAQs, some critical points from the Risk Assessment and
amended policies on the website in due course. Please be assured that the safety of
our community will be paramount and stringent procedures will be followed.
Keep in touch with us... click the logo for links:
www.northampton-academy.org
enquiries@northampton-academy.org
Tel: 01604 210017
Computer Science
Year 7 Pixel Art Seneca Leaderboard
Year 7 Computer Science students created their own pixel art with the Well done to all those that participated in this week’s
use of Hama Beads, paper and Microsoft Excel. Seneca Competition. A special shout out to the GCSE
Geography group. Their hard work has taken them to the
Mrs Staff top of the leaderboard this week. Mrs Staff
iDEA Awards
Well done to all students who have completed their
badges with iDEA and are well on their way to completing
their Bronze Award. Congratulations to Jesse in Year 8
who has managed to secure his Bronze Award, I look
forward to seeing you achieve your Silver Award soon.
Operation Bletchley: Can you help? Alongside the original 50-mile codebreaking challenge, If anyone would like to participate in attaining awards
we are delighted to announce our epic 100 mile Paris via iDEA, please email Mrs Staff for further details.
Nucleus STEM would like to make all our students aware mission. This takes you to the heart of Nazi-controlled s.staff@northampton-academy.org
of an excellent opportunity to get outside and walk France as you link up with resistance fighters across the
around as a family while raising some money for ABF. Mrs Staff
country.
All the details are on the website below, and it would There are three levels of codes; junior,
be fantastic to hear about the progress our students are codebreaker and cypher expert to tackle, so get
making if they are brave enough to take the challenge. the whole family together this summer. You have
Operation Bletchley is your Virtual Codebreaking one month to complete the challenge starting on
Challenge. Your mission is to cover either 50 or 100 miles 1st July.
on foot and crack the codes as you go, with brand new All the details are available here:
codes to crack for 2020. https://operationbletchley.soldierscharity.org/
Have you got what it takes to deliver your final message Mr Swallow
before time runs out?
History History Walk
Thanks to this parent for sharing these photos of her History
This term Year 7 are studying the Renaissance Period
walk with us on Twitter.
The Renaissance is the name given to a new way of life that appeared in Europe; marking the end of the
Middle Ages. The Renaissance period changed peoples’ attitudes towards themselves and the world around
them. It was a period when people re-discovered learning and looked back to the classical civilisations of
Rome and Greece. It was an exciting time for new inventions and amazing discoveries.
It was also a time of beautiful artworks and magnificent buildings. One of the most important inventions of
the Renaissance, and perhaps in the history of the world, was the printing press. German Johannes Gutenberg
invented it around 1440, and by the 1500s there
were printing presses throughout Europe. The
printing press allowed for information to reach
a wider audience. It was, therefore, helping
to spread new scientific discoveries as well,
allowing scientists to share their works and
learn from each other.
1519 - Ferdinand Magellan begins his 1534 - Henry VIII separates the 1558 - Elizabeth I become Queen of England:
voyage around the world: Church of England from the Catholic
Church of Rome:
This Portuguese-born navigator was one of the
great explorers of his era - the first European Henry’s desperate desire for a male heir began
to cross the Pacific Ocean, he also played a a series of events that altered religion in
crucial role in the first circumnavigation of the England forever. Henry thought his wife
world. Catherine of Aragon was too old to have any
more children and had only given him a
daughter Mary. For a Tudor king, having a
strong line of succession and a male heir to the
throne was imperative. Henry wanted to
divorce Catherine and marry the much younger
Anne Boleyn who he had fallen in love with. On 17th of November Mary I Queen of England Henry
I decided to trial a different approach for students to
Henry believed Anne could produce a male heir, VIII’s oldest daughter died, Mary’s marriage to King
but he was still married to Catherine. Henry Phillip II of Spain produced no children so her half-
asked Pope Clement VII for his marriage to sister Elizabeth I became the new Queen of England.
use, so I made an interactive document with videos. Catherine to be dissolved, but the Pope would
not agree so Henry secretly married Anne, he
was excommunicated from the Catholic
Elizabeth came to power in 1558, inheriting problems
with religion, poverty, and foreign policy.
Students were able to take a journey through the Church. Elizabeth solved the religious tensions by following a
middle-way policy which allowed both Catholics and
renaissance period timeline, learning about discoveries
In 1534 Henry pushed through the Act of puritans to keep their private beliefs if they went to
Supremacy. The Act made him, Supreme Head the Church of England in public. Elizabeth survived
of the Church of England. This meant that plots and rebellions and was successful in the victory
and inventions, such as the printing press or take a virtual the Pope no longer held religious authority in
England, and Henry was free to divorce
of the Spanish Armada.
tour through the Sistine Chapel. I tasked students to
Catherine.
complete a quiz on what they learned and to produce a
small piece of writing to answer the questions below:
How did the printing press change the course of history?
What ideas were shared using this invention?
Why was the invention of the printing press important to the
Reformation?
Students enjoyed this, and there was a lot of positive feedback, and now
they have asked for another one next week.
Click here to view the interactive document >>>
Young Carers Awareness Week Weekly Wellbeing Challenges
8th - 14th June 2020 Don’t forget to try wellbeing challenges designed to help you cope with not being in
school. You can complete a Wellbeing diary which you will find on the
Around 6.5 million people in the UK are carers, looking
Wellbeing page of our website >>>
after a parent, partner, child or friend. A carer is someone
who provides unpaid care and support to a family member
or friend. It could be someone who has a disability, illness,
mental health problem or who needs extra help as they grow
older.
This year people across the country are continuing to face new challenges as a result
of the coronavirus outbreak. Many people are taking on more caring responsibilities
for their relatives and friends who are disabled, ill or elderly and who need support.
Caring can be a hugely rewarding experience, but sometimes carers find it challenging
to take care of their own wellbeing while caring. The impact of caring on health and
wellbeing should not be underestimated, particularly at the current time.
Northamptonshire Young Carers Organisation will be running a range of events and
LIVE discussions. The activities are aimed at connecting Carers while raising awareness
of the support that may be available to them and celebrating all they do.
Themes include: Carers can Make Music, Move, Support Each
Other, Drive Change, Take Time Out, Go To Work and Learn and
Have Fun! To find out more about events in Northamptonshire visit
https://www.northamptonshire-carers.org/about-carers-week-2020
Mrs Smith
SMHW Stars
Grow for Hope Many of our students are not letting the lockdown get in the way of their learning.
They are continuing to complete and submit excellent work to their teachers. Once
Miss Osmani, Miss Begum and Mr a student hits the milestone of 10 high quality finished pieces of work, then they
Anderson are excited to announce receive a personalised letter of praise from Mr Clyne, and once they get to 20, this
the launch of Grow for Hope our will be from Mr Parnell. Please keep up all the great work; it is being recognised.
community allotment project. We are Congratulations to:
hoping to grow lots of lovely nutritious
vegetables to support vulnerable Mia G (8C), Jaden C (7H), Kelsey O (8G), Matthew T (7S), Sarah K (8D),
people and families within our Shannon O (10A), Preston S (9E), Jesse H (8S), Liam C (7B), Tomass P (9C), Isaac W (8C),
community and make sure they are Emily C (8C), Ashiki N (8S), Aleasha B (9H), Woods Elliott (8B)
able to feed their hungry teenagers
during this difficult time. Mr Clyne
Let ’s get reading!
Accelerated Reader STARS Reading to make you laugh out loud.
of the week Filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi
is joined by other celebrity friends
Congratulations to Isaac Y8, who has read over 3
reading Roald Dahl’s James and the
million words so far this academic year. Isaac has now
Giant Peach over on YouTube.
tripled his chances of winning the Y8 Amazon Kindle,
with three tickets in the draw. We also have two new It’s really is lots of fun, with laughter
Word Millionaires. Congratulations to Payge in Y8 and and musical interludes throughout.
Maka Y10. The Kindle draw will take place at the end of There’s a fantastic line up including
term, prizes awarded when we return to school. the Hemsworth brothers, Josh Gad
(Frozen), actress Cara Delevingne,
chef Gordon Ramsey, The Duchess of Cornwall and many more.
Recommended Read Watch, listen, QUIZ. https://www.youtube.com/RoaldDahl
England footballer Marcus Rashford says: ‘When you
can’t challenge physically, challenge mentally’, and
recommends reading.
NEW Cultural Awareness Reading
He’s enjoying the new novel from Dan Freedman
‘Unstoppable’ which is £3.39 to download on the Reading is powerful; reading is learning empathy, a gateway to understanding.
Amazon Kindle App. An AR Quiz is available, No. 236109. Read about the world around you, learn more about systematic racism and
the black experience, take a look at our new recommended fiction and non-
fiction titles on Cultural Awareness.
Black Voices are stories written by BAME authors that aren’t just about
racism. Fighting Racism is a collection of non-fiction and fiction books
to help with understanding what racism is, where it comes from, and
what we need to do to stop it. There’s something here for everyone.
https://www.northampton-academy.org/students/library/reading-at-home
Follow the English twitter feed: @ULEngNews and the Library Twitter feed @NorthacadLib #keepreading #welovereading
Character At Home
Cookery Club
Chloe J has been making a cake for her mum’s special birthday. Her
mum said: “I wanted to share with you something Chloe did for
me that I thought was worthy of showing as part of cookery club.
Today is my birthday (yes a big one) and Chloe decided to make
Loui’s DIY my cake. She made it and decorated it herself; it tasted delicious.
She also helped her siblings and stepdad put on a fabulous mad
Loui K has been very busy outdoors making made a new work hatters tea party, and we had a wonderful celebration”.
bench for his shed out of pallets. He has been keeping fit with PE
at home and helping to mow the lawn with his nephew. Riley L sent us photos of these
delicious Jam tarts he made during
the lockdown.
Emergency Cadets
Well done to Spencer B who has been accepted into the
Emergency Services Cadets Water Colour Painting
Mrs Salmons has been doing a spot of water-colour
Green-fingered Students painting over the Easter and Half Term holidays. First,
Tobias, Nevaiah and Aijah, decided they wanted to give she attempted a portrait of her son. Then decided to
their garden a makeover, so started planting seeds in A Message paint a photo of beautiful Lake Como, taken during a trip
pots with their grandmother. They grew far too many there before the lockdown started. She said: “I’ve always
so decided to exchange
from the Staff enjoyed painting, but it’s the first time I’ve picked up a
them for donations with The first in a series paintbrush for a very long time. I find it a good way to
their neighbours. They raised of videos is available relax in my spare time while staying at home”.
£261 and donated it to a to view, featuring
community youth group they some of the familiar
attend Free2Talk. See the full faces of Northampton
article in the Chron here: Academy. They send
messages to students
https://www. and their families and showcasing what they have
northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/green- been doing during the lockdown.
fingered-siblings-raise-money-northampton-youth-
group-selling-home-grown-plants-2861792 https://youtu.be/GMVact4vfdI
Don’t forget to add your Character and Enrichment activities to your Student Passport.
Bike2Give Sixth Form News
Scott W and his friend completed a challenge to cycle 610
km in one week. They completed the challenge last week Sutton Trust
to raise funds for Transitions UK, End Polio Now, Rotary The following students in Year 12 have gained places on a variety of programmes with
Foundation and Rotary e-club of District 1070. The Sutton Trust, which will see them attend a short-course at some highly prestigious
To see their journey or make a donation, please visit: universities.
https://www.facebook.com/bike2give/ A massive well done to :
Katie - Law, Politics and International Relations at The University of Nottingham
Ehi - Physics at Imperial College London
Esther - Business Management at King’s College London
Alicia - Law at King’s College London
Ama, Jennifer, Maia, David, Tomi and Anthony - Medicine at King’s College London
First UCAS Application in the Bag
Nucleus VI student Erika is the first person to complete
We are pleased to report that Scott also came second in the online International her UCAS application in Year 12 and is ready to send it
Global Dance Competition during the lockdown. off to prospective universities in September.
Well done to Scott, who is continuing to show our Academy values. He continues Not only has Erika managed to continue with her current
to show determination and ambition, even though as a Year 11 student, he is no A Level studies, but she has shown real determination
longer in school due to the lockdown. and excellent time management skills to complete her
UCAS application form and have her personal statement
in the final stages. Excellent work, Erika!
Miss Tustin
Victory for Athletics in NSSP
Virtual Games!
In addition to the Gymastics win reported in the last
issue, we are pleased to announce that we also won
the Northampton District Athletics competition int the
Northamptonshire Virtual School Games 2020 Northamptonshire Virtual School Games. Well done to all
those who took part.
Northamptonshire School Sports Partnerships are holding a Virtual School Games tournament. Each week, until
July 3rd 2020, there will be a set of three sporting challenges announced for children, teachers and parents to try at Mr Champelovier
home. No specialist equipment is needed, meaning you can take part while using only things you can find around
your house. Visit https://www.northamptonshiresport.org/virtual-school-games-2020 to find out more.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE VIRTUAL SCHOOL GAMES
SPORTS LEADERS Northampton SSP WINNERS
Northampton Academy
NEW YOUNG LEADERS: IT IS TIME TO DUST OFF THIS LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AS WE NEED YOUR HELP
District Virtual School Games
Are you in Year 6 or above? Do you love sport and being active? Do you want to help inspire young people Athletics Champions!
* *
all over Northamptonshire? THEN WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Secondary Category
The penultimate sport of the nine-week Northamptonshire Virtual School Games is TENNIS. We need your help
to create one of the three challenges; it could be a serve, forehand, backhand, volley or footwork challenges, 6
the choice is yours. VGS Participation Points
To enter the competition, you must go to a school in Northamptonshire, complete the Virtual School Games
sessions plan and video your 40-second challenge video.
Four Runners-up will receive a £10 Amazon voucher and School Games T-shirt. The winner will receive a £25
Amazon voucher, Sports Leader T-shirt and their video included in the penultimate weeks’ challenge video.
The closing date for entries is Friday 12th June 2020 at 5.00 pm.
For more information and to download the session plan, please visit:
https://www.northamptonshiresport.org/sports-leaders-competition
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