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What fantastic weather we had last weekend for the Bank Holiday! I hope that you were all able to enjoy it with friends and family.

Tuesdays are reward celebration days at Shenley – when I get the chance to show my appreciation of the hard work and contribution which so many of our students make to our academy each day through upholding the Shenley values. This week I met with a group of students who have shown kindness to others in the academy through fundraising for charity; for their outstanding contributions to international Dance Day; for outstanding contributions to school sports teams and for amazing contributions to form assemblies. On top of this we were joined by Mr Wood (Head of Saturn College) and the Y7 Basketball team. They came along to share the story of their success in winning their age group basketball championship across Birmingham schools. They talked us through the final match which they played. They’d been trailing going into the final quarter, but this was a situation which they knew called for resilience and self-belief and so together they were able to dig deep inside themselves and pull together as a team to come out triumphant. As they told the story to the rest of the students who had also been asked to join me for a breaktime cup of tea, glass of squash and a biscuit (or two!), we could all see the pride which they had in their achievement. And quite rightly so. To be able to recognise that the going will be tough, and to know that you can overcome this with the support of the rest of the team is a great confidence to have. It was with great pride that I presented the team with their team trophy, and individual medals. The trophy will be displayed in the PE trophy cabinets, but the boys will be able to wear their medals with pride – until they win their next trophy, which judging by their determination won’t be that long!

Congratulations to all of the reward tea party winners this week:Matthew Horton Self-Belief Megan Facer ResilienceBlake Kindred Self-Belief Paris Picken KindnessSuzi Banks Kindness Emily Ward Self-BeliefKirsty Scullion Resilience Daisy Mills Self-BeliefAbbie Dixon Resilience Tanzeel Ahmed Self-Belief

Issue 26 11th May 2018

Headteacher Column


Headteacher ColumnAnd of course to the Y7 Basketball team:

Sam Kettle, Cameron Shelley, Joshua N’Sapu, Robert Brown, George Alison, Matthew Horton, Owen Cunningham and Ruedel Farrell-Reid

Congratulations to all – and keep up the great work!

With best wishes

Lucy MonkHeadteacher

ICT @Shenley Academy – A year 7s perspective

ICT has been different at Shenley Academy from primary school in many ways, for example, we ae able to learn more advanced skills and have much more independence. In ICT, we have learnt how to assure that we are safe online whilst using social media. We have also learnt how to organise folders and conduct simple programming using Scratch.

Personally, I have really enjoyed the independence you get as I was able to create my own game on Scratch and experiment with different programming skills I learnt. The skills I would like to develop are understanding programming in Scratch and use different programming software. I feel that ICT will help me in the future because I would really like to be able to learn to do more complex programming and use this in my future career.

Jasmine Hurlston-Singh N10

ICTInnovation, Communication & Enterprise (ICE)


Safeguarding Information

Can we please remind parents/carers that it is your responsibility to monitor your child’s internet and social media conduct to ensure they are being safe and responsible. For further information please refer to the following websites: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/resources-parents-and-carers

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ShareAware

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

https://www.internetmatters.org/


Innovation, Communication & Enterprise (ICE)

My trip to Jaguar Land Rover

On the day, we were expected to be in school uniform and bring our own pack lunch. When we arrived we were led to a large room, we all sat down and were introduced to the company and the people who we would be working with we were told about STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths) the main qualifications needed in an engineering based job. We started off with a task where there was an example of engineering on the big screen then there were types of engineering around the room which we had to stand next to which one we thought it was. This was great activity learning about engineering and has a bit of fun at the same time. We all had a tour around the premises of JLR which was increasable seeing all the machines moving and making parts. We had to wear yellow high Vis vest for safety reasons. We were also given a clip boards between four people to fill out during the tour to try and spot things or gather certain information. They showed us a bird’s eye view of where we went and so that we could clearly see how big there facilities were. When we went back to the class room we spoke more about the company itself and how they came together and what other companies they have worked with in the past.I really enjoyed this trip even though I have no interest in a job which involves engineering I still though it was a really great experience and I would recommend it to anyone if the opportunity comes up again.

Tyler Balla


Innovation, Communication & Enterprise (ICE)Jaguar Land Rover Trip- By Gabrielle Milton

Recently, I went on a trip to Jaguar Land rover in Solihull with some of the Product Design and Business Faculty and some of my friends from my business and product design class, so that we could gain experience about the world of engineering, apprenticeships and how the company works.We started the day by taking a 40 minute drive to their factory in Solihull. When we were arrived, we were taken to a meeting room where we met with two other schools. The tour guide, who also worked in customer service for Jaguar Land Rover gave us a presentation, telling us everything about what their section of Jaguar Land Rover does. I found out that they only made engines, mostly diesel, and I also found out that Land Rover, Range Rover and Discovery cars are all produced by Land rover.

After the presentation, we were taken on a tour around the building. We first saw a blood pressure machine that each employee has to use often to make sure that they’re healthy. One thing that I really liked about the tour was the big wall of autographs and next to it was an employee of the month chart. We were taken into the diesel engine section, which was well looked after, colourful and organised; there were markings on the floor where each crate and other tems are placed. Once we got back to the meeting room we were given a task to make a replica, functional engine, but with plastic parts. We did this not only to test our engineering skills but also our leadership skills. We split into teams and were timed; we had to assign someone as manager, someone as supervisor, someone as perfectionist etc.

Our team managed to build the engine in a matter of two minutes while beating all the other teams and making a new Jaguar Land Rover record.So the end of the trip was approaching, but before we left, we, as a split group, had a little interview with current workers there and apprentices and I can truly say that it really benefited me. The workers there said they truly enjoyed working there and one of the seniors said that he worked in the Royal Air Force before joining Jaguar Land Rover. Unfortunately that was the end of the day but it was possibly one of best, most informative trips I’ve been on in the whole of my Shenley Academy experience. I would definitely hope that the Jaguar Land Rover trip continues at Shenley Academy .


Innovation, Communication & Enterprise (ICE)

Year 11 Controlled Assessment

Well done to year 11 pupils for creating their own master chef style dishes as part of their controlled assessment. Pupils planned, prepared and cooked three dishes within three hours. It was all part of the food and nutrition course where pupils are challenged to make different dishes with a European theme. Italy seemed to be popular with Lasagne and Cannelloni as main dishes.

The course allows pupils to explore different cooking methods and learn what nutrients we need to stay healthy. Staff were pleasantly surprised with the variety of dishes to taste and the effort that pupils had put in to create the dishes.

Well done to the following pupils.

Tyler ThompsonSasha ThomasKirsty ScullionSam PalletJames SmithBrandon FoxAbbie Elliot SmithMarisa SmithAron ProsserJack HemmingsAiden BishopLeah MannKeanna KhayyamSinead KeenahanAimee KidnerCharlie NolanLucas StevensonSophie TannerShane Crawford

Food Technology

Shepherd’s pie

Ingredients1 onion1 carrot 2 medium potatoes 250g lean minced meat1 x 15ml spoon tomato purée 300ml water, boiling 1 stock cube Butter

Equipment Chopping board, knife, vegetable peeler, weighing scales, saucepan, non-stick frying pan, wooden spoon, measuring spoons, kettle, measuring jug, colander, potato masher, ovenproof dish or foil tray, baking tray.

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200C . 2. Prepare the vegetables: chop the onion; peel and dice the carrots; peel and cut the potatoes into chunks3. Place the potatoes in a saucepan of water, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes, until soft. 4. Meanwhile, in a non-stick frying pan, fry the meat with the onion and carrots, until the mince is browned. 5. Stir in the tomato purée. 6. Add the stock cube to the water to make up the stock. 7. Add the stock to the meat mixture, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes, until the carrots are soft. 8. Drain the potatoes and mash with the butter and/or a splash of milk. 9. Spread the meat mixture into an ovenproof dish and spoon the mash over the top. 10. Cook for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown, or take home and cook in the oven for this amount of time.

Top tips• Add other vegetables to the meat mixture such as frozen peas.• Swap the mince for veggie mince for a vegetarian option.• Add mixed herbs to the mashed potato, or top with a little grated cheese before

putting in the oven.

Recipe of the week



Physical Education & Health

DAYS OFF COST

GOOD GRADES

Time missed from school has a huge impact upon attainment. The Academy attendance target is 97% for the 2017/18 academic year. Please support the Academy by maintaining high expectations of school attendance, this is proven to make a real difference in the academic progress of young people.

Track & Field

Meet at Sports Hall One

Tuesday and Thursday

3.00pm - 4.15pm

Thursday Satellite 4.00pm - 5.00pm

Boys and Girls (All Years)

Bring full Shenley Academy P.E. kit and a drink

Athletics Club

Attendance Information


Eligibilty Criteria• All students are eligible for the end of half term reward events and end of term

Drayton Manor trips regardless of previous negative logs or lower attendance. • Students have had their negative logs re-set back to 0 and their attendance will

be for this term.• You will need, over the next 11 weeks, less than 10 negative logs to have the

opportunity to access the reward trip. • You will have a greater opportunity to join the trip, the lower your negative log

count is and the higher your attendance, and positive log counts are.


Student Leadership Team

Shenley Academy Student Leadership Team Announced! After receiving a huge amount of applications for the new student leadership positions, interviews took place throughout the day on Tuesday 8th May. The students were naturally nervous, but performed brilliantly. We were massively impressed by the maturity with which they approached the daunting challenge and the way that they answered the questions posed; we have many very talented students in our school. Throughout the interviews, students had many brilliant ideas about student mentoring, break time clubs and charity campaigns. It is a prestigious opportunity to be part of the first leadership team and the successful candidates should be very proud of their achievements. We were also very impressed by those who were unsuccessful and they should take confidence from getting so far through the process. Look out for further information about our new leadership team, the summer residential and the work that they will carrying out to make Shenley Academy an even greater place to be!


Student Leadership Team

Year 10 Head GirlSophie Windridge M8

Year 10 Head BoyNathaniel Mason-Burns M7 Year 10 Deputy Head GirlGabrielle Milton J7

Year 10 Deputy Head BoyMax Jones N6

Year 10 Ambassadors: Elicia Ali M2Chelsea Guy S9Jessica Hickman J10Tia Clemmens V2Rhianna Miller N9Sophie Belsey V9RJ Hussain V1Mitchell Davis S2Lewis Farrell S4Masiha Saadi N5Alfie Simmonds J2

Year 9 Head GirlOlivia Owen N2

Year 9 Head BoyCharlie Brayshaw V3 Year 9 Deputy Head GirlsSummer Nicholls V4Dawn Deocades N9Alice Hinks N8

Year 9 Deputy Head BoyEthan Ashley J5

Year 9 Ambassadors: Abigail Mason N4Megan Donohoe N10Nasreen Ali J2Evie Tulk N8Ryan Reeves N2Ashfaq Rohan V5Luke Bennett V5Ben Jennings S5Sam Syahpoor J10

Mr Wood/Mr Coy


Jupiter College

Jupiter College has currently achieved 2197 achievement points

in the Spring term. This has included 1167 for Outstanding

Effort, 347 for Outstanding Work, 202 for being Fully Prepared for lessons and 138 from Academic

Achievement, among many others. This is fantastic – well done to you

all and keep it up!

Huge congratulations to Lewis Burrell of J9 who received a £20 JD Sports voucher, as

part of the Spring term attendance competition. Lewis

has maintained 100% attendance all year! Well done

Lewis – fully deserved!

Jupiter College are steadily improving their attendance but we need to build on this further. We

are currently sat in 2nd place, behind Mercury College who have secured

the top spot this week.

ACADEMY ATTENDANCE: Top form last week was J5 with 98.1%!!

A huge well done to Suzi Banks in J1, who has

completed both a Danceathon and a

Swimathon, raising over £100 for St Mary’s Hospice

and Marie Curie Cancer Research UK!


Venus College

Venus College Cake Sale

When: Tuesday 15th May During both breaks

Where: Dining Room

Cost per item: 50p


Year 11 Prom

There are still places available for those students that want to attend the Year 11 Prom on Friday 6th July at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. This is a wonderful evening and a great opportunity to say their goodbyes to Shenley and their friends. The tickets are £35 each, with the deposit of £10 to be paid as soon as possible with the remaining £25 to be paid before the end of the year 11 exams.

Students can come to see Mrs Benham in CF2 for copies of letters, menus and contracts as well as to pay their money.Don’t miss out!

Diary Dates! - w/b 14/05/2018Academy Timetable - week 1

DEAR - period 4

Monday 14th May - Yr10 6-a-side Football Tournament at St Andrews

Wednesday 16th May - National Numeracy Day supported by KPMG

Wednesday 16th May - South Birmingham Trials at Abby Stadium, Redditch

Please check the website for the full exams timetable: http://shenleyacademy.e-act.org.uk/useful-info/examination-information/

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