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DIARY Term 5 Starts

Monday 11 April

Thursday 14 April

Year 7 Consultation Evening

Friday 15 April

Year 10 - Rochester Castle

Monday 18 April

Year 10 PSHE Focus Workshop

Wednesday 20 April

Year 9 PSHE Focus Workshop

Wednesday 20 April

Tim Peake Science Project

Monday 25 April

Year 10 - Rochester Castle

Tuesday 3 May

GCSE exams commence

It seems not long since we started back into the new term and

once again our newsletter indicates we are approaching the

Easter holidays. As always the term has been packed with

events, activities and great learning opportunities for all our

students at Longfield.

It is wonderful to see the sunshine and blue skies as we move

into Spring, and once again we find ourselves coming into the

final stages of the academic year for many of our older

students. Public exams start quite early into the next term and

we know students are working exceptionally hard to prepare for

these important exams. For many of our year 11 and Post 16

students they are beginning to move into a time of revision and

consolidation of learning. After school, weekend and holiday

revision sessions are being run in virtually every subject and it is

great to see so many of our students taking advantage of the

great additional opportunities that are being offered by our

dedicated staff. We wish all our students every success for their

exams and look forward to celebrating in August with some

great results. We are also delighted that so many of our year 11

students have chosen to apply to come back to Longfield for

their Post 16 phase of education.

The extra curricular trips and events that form an integral part

of life at Longfield have continued throughout the term. This

newsletter includes a report from our traditional visit to

Denmark, alongside other new events that have widened the

experience of our students. As we speak, we also have sports

trips to Antigua (cricket) and Austria (skiing) and we are all

looking forward to hearing about those experiences.

Finally we would like to congratulate our Leigh Academies Trust

colleagues at Hartley Academy on their outstanding Ofsted

inspection. As one of our main feeder schools, we are so

pleased to see our students coming from such a great

beginning. It is an excellent achievement and a fitting legacy for

Mrs Hollingsworth to leave as she retires this term. We wish her

a long and happy retirement!

We hope that all our students, staff and families have a restful

break and look forward to welcoming everyone back on

Monday 11th April.

Barnard-Mitchell, Georgia Atkins, Charlotte Abdulgialil, Salha Black, James Baker, Ella Atkins, Thomas Brook-Sutton, Holly Banks, Luke Button, Brandon Davenport, Harrison Bishop, Thomas Chapman, Harry Davenport, Mia Brown, Charles Chinhoi, Tanaka Demetriades, Conor Buckley, Perron Collinson, Marshall Desforges, Cerys Champion, Isobelle Dennis, Ryan Donegan, Samuel Chopra, Roheet Dosa, Monica Frazier, Charlotte Clarkson, Anthony Gibson-Priest, Freddie Hall, Samuel Cooper, Bradley Harrison, Charlotte Hawkes, Renee Cox, Shania Harrison, Isobel Hill, Charlie Fry, Sean Holland, Charlotte Hughes, Mia Glazebrook, Alfie Holmes, Louis Johnson, Elise Hunt, Lauren Horncastle, Connor Keaveney, Molly Jollie, Sophie Johnson, Hannah King, Morgan Keogh, Jessica Lewis, Alexandra Lane, Molly Lee, Charlie Manwaring, Max Lissenden, Sophie Lee, Harry Marshall, George McCarthy, Lauren Mordue, Emily Milton-Robinson, Joshua Morgan, Eddie Morgan, Lauren Newnham, Chloe Morgan, Kate Murphy, Joe Pakeerathan, Vibishan Nandra, Maria Osborne, George Pomar-Dossantos, Daniel Niblett, Rebecca Osmond, Holly Sebastian, Anu Pain, Daniel Patterson, Ethan Spaul, Connie Pantovich, Alexandra Smith, James Tompkins, Jennifer Rose, Luke Smith, Tamsin Veryard, Jordan Sengupta, Maya Stead, Alex White, Aimee Shaibu, Abdullah Stuart, Noah

Spaul, Amy Studden, Jack

Still, Amy Thurgood, Lucy

Thresher, Reece Whiteaker, Lucy

Toyeme, Seyon Whittam, Michael

Wallis, James Wilkinson, Thomas

White, Michael Willson, Rachel

Woonton, Abigail

Wormleighton, Justine

Wyld, Katie

Anderson Matisse Galileo

Congratulations to all those with 100% attendance!

Outstanding Money In ParentPay - For Leavers

As we move towards the exam season and the end of another academic year I would like to make parents and carers aware of the situation with regard to balances left in your child’s dinner money account.

While students remain at the Academy funds that remain in their ParentPay accounts at the end of each academic year are carried forward until the student leaves Longfield Academy.

If your child is likely to leave the Academy this summer then please monitor the amount in their account carefully to ensure that any remaining balance is used. Only leavers with a balance of over £5.00 will be given a refund on the remaining amount and a request must be received from the parent or carer in order to action this.

Any refund requests should only be made once the student has left and their final balance is clear. Refund of balance requests should be made by email to melanie.cooper@longfieldacademy.org who will then pass them to Cucina, who run the Helix Restaurant. Wherever possible refunds will be made via your ParentPay account and money will return to the card that was used to make your most recent payment.

Melanie Cooper

Finance Assistant

‘HANGRY’ CHILDREN

and the effects of stress in school due to lack of nutrition.

A focus morning held in school on Tuesday 23 February found that 80% of students become ‘stressed’ and angry as the day

goes on (response to questionnaire completed by students). The facilities in school are there to avoid this problem, we need

to bring this percentage down! Help us to help your children!

They identified that when they become hungry or haven’t drunk water

they feel that their behaviour changes. Large number of students report

they have not eaten breakfast and survive on sweets throughout the

day.

Please remember this school has facilities to

purchase both food and water.

There are water stations throughout the school in every plaza and the Helix. Clear water bottles can be used to fill for use

throughout the day. Food is always available before school, at break and lunch through the biometric system (with cash in

special circumstances).

Having reviewed behaviour logs, students comment that often poor behaviour, poor concentration and feeling stressed is a

result of not eating or drinking.

Children that start the day with this end the day like this

Please encourage your child to eat at the

beginning of everyday in readiness for

learning!

Eat better,

Feel better,

Achieve

more.

Term 4 Maths Challenge

How can we improve our Mathsskills and make a positive difference

to those in the world who need support ?

Term 4 2016 results

College Results

ANDERSON - Top Tutor group is S01/RLY

With 50,000 Points

Term 4 2016 results

College Results

MATISSE - Top Tutor group is M07/RHI

With

34, 985 Points

Term 4 2016 results

College Results

GALILEO - Top Tutor group is G11/SWI

With

167,175 Points

Term 4 2016 results

WINNING COLLEGE IS

GALILEO

GALILEO

EXTRA PRIZES FOR TOP SCORING

STUDENTS

TOP SCORE

James Howard with 130,080 points

SECOND

Anu Sebastian with 96,370 points

THIRD

Sanu Sebastian with 116,340 points

Year 10 Work Experience

A big thank you to all students and parents who have found placements for the 18th- 22nd July – it is encouraging to see that we will have at least 70% of the Year 10 students experiencing the world of work.

We do, however, have a number of students who are still looking for a placement. Are you able to help? Do you offer work placements? The week is 18th -22nd July, there is no payment involved, just the chance to give our students some valuable life skills. We have to carry out a health and safety check for each placement and ‘Public Liability Insurance’ is a ‘must-have’. If you think you could help us then please contact Mrs Tamsin Mutch at the following e-mail address. Tamsin.mutch@longfieldacademy.org.

Year 10 and 9X Careers Workshop – 18th April 2016

On 18th April we are delighted to be inviting guests from the world of industry to work with our students.

The day will involve a workshop with an enterprise theme and a second workshop based on applying for jobs, looking at CVs and interviewing skills. All students will be school based and expected to be in usual school uniform.

Thursday 3rd March was the 19th World Book Day. Longfield Academy celebrated World

Book Day throughout the week. There were tutor time activities which included a quiz on

popular literature as well as members of staff discussing their favourite books from their

childhood/teenage years. Perhaps the best thing about the day

was the look on students’ faces!

On World Book Day itself, each department represented a book, staff then came to school dressed

up as a character from their chosen book. There was an excellent atmosphere around the school see-

ing various staff members in their finery. Students (and staff) had the opportunity to vote for the best

dressed teacher as well as the best department. Miss Twigger (English) won Best Dressed, and the

English department won Best Dressed Faculty for all their characters from ‘Alice in Wonderland.’

The Maths Department were ‘Where’s Wallies?’

The Humanities Department were cowboys from

‘The Lonesome Dove’

The MFL Department were ‘The Three Musketeers.’

Year 9 visited Ypres in Belgium on the 11th March to find out about the First World War. They all had a great day out and the weather was unusually hot for the time of year. Ypres was very busy with visitors, as this year marks the centenary of the fighting in World War One. Students tunnelled under the woods at Hill 62 and walked through the muddy trenches. They then visited Tyne Cot cemetery and paid their respects to the fallen soldiers by signing their names in the book of condolence. Some students used their iPads so they could carry on their research back in England. Students were shown the contrast at the smaller, darker, German Langemark cemetery. The Menin Gate was visited in the town centre, which contains over 50,000 names of soldiers whose bodies were never found. One student found the name of a relative. The day was completed in the traditional way, through the purchasing of the delicious Belgian chocolates. Thanks to all the staff who supported this visit, over a very long day.

Mr Chambers

In the February half term, Miss Charles set Longfield students a challenge: cook or bake a dish from France, Spain or any Spanish or French speaking country.

Students had to find the perfect recipe and record their cooking/baking using videos or photos.

We were inundated with entries from students ranging from Year 7 to year 13 students (from the professional catering course). We even had a few staff entries.

Some students edited some fantastic videos on their iPads, others used Pic Collage to present their work, whilst others brought their dish into school for Miss Charles and the MFL department to taste.

The jury of MFL teachers and the two principals, Mrs Davis and Mrs O'Donnell, chose the winners last week. They were all presented with cooking utensils and baking accesories by Miss Charles.

1st Place:

Tyler Wales (Croque-monsieur)

Miss Grant also won the Staff competition with her beautiful Tarta de Santiago.

Well done to everyone who took part and look out for the next competition. This will be announced in your Spanish and French lessons in the next few days.

Miss Charles

Runner Ups:

Lauren Hunt (Paella)

James Black (Profiteroles)

Alexandra Lewis ( Ratatouille)

Rachel Newton (Paella)

Jessica Keogh (Spanish tuna salad)

Nicholas Grey (Macaroons)

FEBRUARY 16TH 2016

LEEDS CASTLE ENGLISH REVISION CONFERENCE 38 talented English students, spanning five of our Trust Academies, were selected to participate in a truly unique and inval-

uable GCSE English revision conference; this was held over half term on the 16th February 2016, at the impressive Leeds

Castle. The conference was fully funded by the Trust, as a means of supporting some of our most academically promising

students and encouraging them to aspire to achieving the very top A/A* grades.

Some of our most gifted and dedicated English specialists led the revision sessions, all of which focused on honing the skills

required to achieve academic excellence this summer. Each student had the opportunity to attend five discrete revision

sessions, in very small groups of no more than 14; in addition they experienced the thrilling, ancient art of falconry, led by

the Head Falconer at Leeds Castle.

STUDENT COMMENTS

“It was amazing…”

“Totally engaging…”

“It was so good to be outside the classroom...it was very relaxed and wasn’t so intense…”

“It made us feel like adults...I loved it!”

“The teachers were really kind and always there to help. I feel much more confident because we worked on all the skills I need.”

“Amazing! It was a beautiful place…”

“I definitely feel more confident…”

“I found the environment ideal for learning and the teachers were really good at

explaining problems…”

“The rich, colourful environment and vibrant history made for an interesting visit.”

“I feel much more confident about my understanding of the English exam, as I have been taught in lots of different ways.”

“I now know better methods of approaching exam questions…”

“It was very useful and I was able to refresh my knowledge.”

Cont’d ….

TEACHER COMMENTS

“The students behaved exceptionally well and it was a stunning venue…”

“Beautiful and awe inspiring venue…”

“It was a great way of getting students out of their comfort zone…”

“Students were engaged throughout every session…”

“Such a delightful day and I enjoyed running my sessions in such a grand space!”

“Students all said they enjoyed the sessions…”

“Some students had never visited a castle before and it’s not their normal “hang out”

during the holidays so it opened their eyes to something new.”

“ It was really nice to accompany the children to their falconry sessions, watching

them learning something new and experience something they will never have done

before - and probably never will again! On a personal level, I thoroughly enjoyed it

- especially Twiglet the Tawny owl.”

“It was a brilliant day and a fantastic opportunity for the students to learn in a mature

environment which should set them up for the future.”

On a final note, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the day and for making it a thor-

oughly productive and memorable experience. In particular, the wonderful staff who sacrificed a day

of their holiday to support the conference; Mrs Burwood from Wilmington Academy, Ms Howlett

from Mascalls Academy, Ms Williams from Longfield Academy and Ms Ball from Stationers’

Crown Woods Academy.

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Denmark have again been rated as the happiest nation in the world ! No surprise then that the year 8 students who visited Denmark in March had a wonderful trip and are already asking if they can go again next year!

This is the sixth year we have linked with Soholmskolen in Jystrup and the students have been communicating with their penpals since November. The students eventually met, initially all shy, but by the end of the trip strong friendships had been formed.

The group spent one day in school, which is much smaller than Longfield with a total of 180 students and took part in lessons, activities and cultural events in the local area. The new furniture and resources in their library and around the school attracted much attention, great places to read and to chat with friends!

A day in Copenhagen including time at Experimentation , the interactive science museum; a run up the Round Tower; a canal trip and time for shopping was enjoyed by all especially as the sun shone all day! Students also spent time in their penpals’ homes, sampling family life and enjoying danish home cooking. The highlight was undoubtedly the evening at the youth centre including the football competition, dancing and air hockey! We look forward to the Danes visiting us in June and share with them an insight into our world! Ms Walker

The Start of Alumni

Did you attend Longfield Upper, Axton Chase or Longfield Academy?

Here at Longfield we have started a new project called the Alumni which is run by a charity called Future First, it is for all

former and current students to connect with old friends and see how the school has changed over the years.

On our website we have an Alumni page that will be updated on a weekly basis with pictures from previous school years and

general information on events taking place.

To sign up it’s easy and free, go onto our school website and sign up under our LAT Alumni page. You can also join our

Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Or just follow the link below.

http://latalumni.org.uk/

If you would like to come in and talk with students when we have events or careers evenings about your time in the school and

experiences since leaving please get in touch so this can be arranged.

Sign up and see if you can recognise anyone!

Kieran's trophies were for 3rd in single Kata and 3rd in pairs Kata. Also his club NKMA (North Kent Martial Arts) was crowned East Karate Champions 2016

GCSE P.E.

Our year 9 and 10 groups have had a P.E kit makeover. All pupils participating in GCSE PE now

have a smart new kit. The kit has the school logo on the front and their Surnames on the back,

with numbers for easy moderation of Sports for their assessment.

Back

On 27th February, our years 7 and 8 cheerleading team, (LA Cheer) went to the Legacy Cheer and Dance

Regional Competition held at the Copper Box, Olympic Park. The girls were competing in the level 1

youth Prep category, against others school and youth clubs. For their first ever competition the girls

were performing in front of thousands of spectators, and did us really proud finishing in a fantastic 2nd

place.

Cheerleading club is on Wednesday after school 2-3pm in the sports hall. It is open to all girls and

boys in years 7 / 8 and 9 Please see Mrs Davies if you are interested in joining the cheerleading club.

It is that time of year again where Sainsburys are handing out Active School Vouchers up to the 3rd May,

when you do your shopping or fill up your car. We are able to use these vouchers to buy sports equipment to

help support and develop sports at Longfield Academy.

Please ask your friends and family for any vouchers that they might have as they do make a big difference.

I would just like to take this opportunity to remind you of our P.E kit policy especially as the warm weather starts to arrive.

All students are required to bring & wear the appropriate kit to each and every lesson if they are participating or not. Any student who fails to bring kit will be loaned an alternative for that lesson, where one is available. This must be returned at the end of the lesson and a sanction given in line with the school's PE behaviour management policy. Students who are injured or unable to participate physically in a lesson must bring a note excusing them from the lesson in addition to bringing and wearing their kit. Any injury that requires a student to be excused for a period of time greater than 2 weeks must be covered by a Doctor's/Hospital note. Please be aware that in the interest of student welfare and Government guidelines students excused for any reason must also change into school PE kit. Students excused from practical participation in a lesson will still accompany the lesson and be the responsibility of the teacher leading the lesson. Each student will be provided with an educational task related to the activity being taught which will assist the development of his or her organisation, observation, evaluation and leadership skills, whilst not being practically active. In light of this policy it is strongly recommended that students wear a tracksuit in the lesson, particularly when excused from practical involvement. Changing into PE kit will prevent students from having to spend the remainder of the day in potentially dripping wet or muddy clothing and footwear. Failure of students excused from lessons to bring their kit to lessons will result in a sanction in line with the school's PE behaviour management policy. A detention will be given. Exceptions to this policy will only apply to those students who are physically unable to change due to the nature of their injury. Such severe injuries must be accompanied by a Doctor's/Hospital note on headed paper.

Thank you for your Cooperation.

Mrs Davies

Subject Leader Physical Education.

Polo Shirt In College colours with badge (optional) embroidered on pocket area

Rugby Shirt Navy/light blue fully reversible

Shorts Plain black (no stripes, logos etc)

Tracksuit Plain navy blue (no commercial logos etc)

Socks

Football boots

Shin pads

Trainers

Polo Shirt In College colours with badge (optional) embroidered on pocket area

Sweatshirt Navy blue (No Hoodies)

Shorts Plain black/navy blue (no stripes, logos etc) Black Sports/ Athletic legging

Tracksuit Plain navy blue/ black (no commercial logos etc)

Trainers

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