Cedar Mount Academy's Weekly Bulletin

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Cedar Mount Academy’s Weekly Bulletin Half Term 3 Hard Work

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2017 There’s lots of exciting things happening with Reading Enrichment this week… Turn over to find out more… CEDAR MOUNT ACADEMY, GORTON EDUCATION VILLAGE, 50 WEMBLEY ROAD, GORTON, MANCHESTER M18 7DT

Points of Interest Message from the Executive Principal It has been great to see so many parents at our recent progress evenings for Years 8 and 9 - thank you for your support and the very positive feedback that staff received. Well done to all of the Year 11 students who have been working hard through Period 6 and now on Saturdays and to the staff who are working so hard to support them. We were delighted to hear recently that one of our former students had gained a place at Cambridge University, which goes to show that, if they work hard, with our support Cedar Mount students can achieve anything. There are lots of exciting events coming up so keep an eye on the website/twitter/newsletters. Mr P. Mellen

Man U Trip Message from LMO; I’m taking 20 students to watch Manchester United in the next round of the Europa League. Paul Pogba’s brother will be playing for the opposition. Trip costs £16 (which includes cost of ticket + transport to and from the game). See Miss Morris for more details.

IT News CISCO Little Big Awards Ms Jones and 3 year 10’s make the regional finals Making it to the regional finals was a fantastic achievement! So give a huge well done to Jasmine, Alex and Rowan for showcasing their amazing idea at the CISCO Little Big Awards on Monday 6th February. The judges were extremely impressed with the medical suitcase, inspired by Jasmine’s personal experience. The suitcase had been designed to help people remember to take their medication especially the elderly and people with dementia. We didn’t make it to the National Finals this time but we had a great day picked up lots of ideas for next time and received some GREAT feedback. Special thanks to Mr Kedian who didn’t hesitate to help out and worked tirelessly with the three students to create a very professional prototype…

Reading Enrichment January 2017

CMA Tuesday January 24th 2017

‘My name is Katie Thistleton and you might know me from CBBC or Radio 1. You might also know that I love books, and now I’m writing my own, but I need your help, and I want to help you out too. We all feel a bit rubbish sometimes, or have worries we want to ask people about but don’t feel we can. That’s where my new book, Dear Katie, is going to come in handy as it will feature letters from 10-16 year-olds just like you, asking me for their advice. Write your question or problem letter and I’ll try to answer it when I visit your school in January! No subject is off limits – we want to make you feel better because everyone deserves to feel happy most of the time! Your question might be included in the book too but don’t worry, we will change all details when we publish the letters, so even your bezzies won’t be able to figure out it’s you’.

Katie is a Reading Ambassador for

at the launch of Read Manchester, Katie said:

‘I truly believe that reading stands you in great stead for your future, improving your vocabulary and knowledge without you even realising it, and relaxing the mind!’ ‘Reading makes for a happy person, and if you're not a fan of it, I think you simply haven't found the right book yet! It might not be the one you're reading in school, or the one your friends like, but there is a book out there which will make you not want to do anything else but read!’

Katie Thistleton

Visit to CMA

Katie is researching a book that is due for publication in September 2017, the book, to be called ‘Dear Katie’ is going to be an ‘agony-aunt’ style book, with letters addressing real problems that have been raised by pupils. Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 had the opportunity to meet Katie when she visited CMA. The students posted ‘problems’ in an Ask Katie box prior to her visit and she took the box away after the event and she may in fact use some of them in her book!

Our CMA students participated well and gave knowledgeable and mature answers during Katie’s presentation - an open discussion on the problems faced by teenagers today. They were excellent ambassadors for CMA. Katie and the 2 visitors, who accompanied her, were all very impressed. Well done to our CMA students!!

What a lovely welcome from CMA – box filled with Dear Katie letters! Thank you! Thank you for being so welcoming, your pupils were so emotionally intelligent! Impressed! If you are aged 10-16 and have an issue or problem you’d like advice on, send a letter to Katie. For a chance to have your question included in her new book: - Pick up a Dear Katie leaflet from CMA library and send a letter to

[email protected]

Thursday 26th January Abraham Moss Library

A group of 30 Y7 and Y8 CMA students had the opportunity to meet the author Katy Birchall. Katy visited Abraham Moss library theatre as part of the tour to celebrate the publication of her new book ‘Don’t Tell the Bridesmaid’. Katy started writing The It Girl 3 years ago – the first book was published in May 2015.

Reading Enrichment

During the visit Katy shared her experiences of being a writer of both books and magazines to an audience of 260 students. Katy presented an activity which involved student participation to look at where stories come from and she also provided the students with top tips for writing stories. She also introduced the students to her pre-teen series, The It Girl, with a hilarious reading from the book. Katy ended the morning with a Q and A session followed by a book signing session.

Katy signed copies of her It Girl series for the CMA students who purchased a book as well as the CMA library copies shown. There are 3 sets of The It Girl series in CMA library – Make sure you reserve a copy to borrow!

STUDENT VOICE CMA Tuesday January 24th 2017

What students liked most about seeing Katie Thistleton: ‘I was amazed at how Katie was engaged in the conversation and how patiently she listened to our opinions. She has inspired me to continue to follow my dream of being a psychologist. Her visit made me realise that so many people need support, understanding and also good advice’ ‘She wasn’t embarrassed about sharing issues she had when she was younger and at school’ ‘She shared some of the problems that are going to be in her Dear Katie book and she encouraged us to give our views’ ‘She said she was impressed with us and that she would come back in September with her Dear Katie book. I hope she does’!

Abraham Moss Library January 26th 2017 What students liked most about seeing Katy Birchall: ‘She opened our creative minds’! ‘I liked the activity where we created a super villain’. ‘It was great to meet her and she signed the books we bought’ ‘I had my photo taken with her’ ‘Katy made me want to read her books’.

Don’t forget… Scholastic Book Fair starts today!

Message from HBA; I have provided your form teachers with a small selection of leaflets with information about some of the books that will be available to buy. Please only take a leaflet if you are interested as there aren’t enough for every pupil. If you are keen to pre-order any books listed, please complete the order form on the back of the leaflet and return to Miss Barlow in a clearly named envelope.

Inspiration and Appreciation Message from RAL; The student and staff thankyou’s were launched last term and at the time brought a really nice feel good feeling to staff and students receiving them (especially at the start of a week), but also to those who were writing them and expressing thanks. There is ‘Barry the Box’ in student services and a ‘Pikachu’ in my room where slips can be deposited (to then be handed out on Mondays).

PE News Abraham wins again! Last week, Abraham in Year 8 soared into victory in the 200m race and came 2nd in the over 60m race for the Under 15 age group at the DMSF.

PE Residential Years 9, 10 and 11 are getting ready for a cold and wet weekend away to Ghyll Head on Friday! If you’re going, make sure you pack lots of warm clothing!

City Year Update This week’s City Year Profile is…

Name: Mr Chavda Age: 22 How long have you worked for City Year? I have been working for City Year for just over a month. What is the best thing about working for City Year? The best thing about City Year is meeting wonderful and brilliant new people If you could be a character in a Disney film who would you be and why? I would be Pumba because he is up for anything and ready to go, except for in the early mornings. What’s your favourite subject? My favourite subject is Science, in particular Biology. What are you looking forward to implementing at CMA? Hopefully I will be able to get more students engaged and interested in Science.

Mr Kennedy has been working with students in the Music Tech suite this week, helping them create and compose their own tracks! #CityTearDJ

Geography News Year 7 made Origami swans as part of a lesson about traditional Culture in Japan.

Sports News Message from DHI; Well done to Cedar Mount Academy’s Year 10 Badminton Champion! Damani has been studying BTEC Sport and as part of his course he has been undertaking badminton as part of his practical sport unit. In what was a very competitive final against Leonardo, Damani came out on top to claim the trophy for 1st place. Congratulations!

See Miss Patrick for details

See Miss Patrick for details

EAL Activity Page

CMA Top Achievers! Well done to the following students for gaining the highest amount of Cedar Points this week! Year 7 Achievement Points

Louis 16 Syed 15 Awaisul 14 Manha 14 Dawid 14

Year 8 Achievement Points Mohamed 25 Shafayet 19 Isaac 14 Abdullah 13 Ricardo 12 Sofia 12 Prince 12

Year 9 Achievement Points

Angelica 16 Aya 14 Mariam 14 Kyara 14 Alisha 12



Husnain 16 Zoreez 12 Pei Yu 12 Kulsom 12

Sulaman 14 Subhan 13 Elina 13 Naba 12 Hasan 11

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What’s on @ CMA Assembly Theme: Year 11- National Storytelling Week (English Dept.) Year 10- National Storytelling Week (English Dept.) Year 9- National Storytelling Week (English Dept.) Year 8- National Storytelling Week (English Dept.) Year 7- National Storytelling Week (English Dept.)

Upcoming Events  Monday 6th February o Extended SLT Meeting o Work Scrutiny  Tuesday 7th February o Investing in Teachers Programme o ALT Booklet Look (PEPA and Tech)  Wednesday 8th February o ALT  Thursday 9th February o Year 9 boys ACWY Vaccinations  Friday 10th February o Year 11 College Interviews with ABU

CMA Attendance for week commencing 23rd January- 93.44% Values Hard Work Respect Aspiration

CMA Teaser Page CAN YOU WORK OUT THIS RIDDLES? 1. What type of house weights the least?

2. What five letter word becomes smaller when you add two letters to it?

3. What time of day, when written in letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down?

TRIVIA 1. Which celebrity announced they were pregnant with twins this week on social media?

2. Who currently holds the No1 & No2 spot in the top 10 this week?

Answers

1. Beyoncé 2. Ed Sheeran

Trivia

1. Lighthouse 2. Smaller 3. Noon

Riddles

Weekly Word Search It’s that time of the week again! Let’s see how good you are at solving this week’s word search. The first person from KS3 lunch and the first person from KS4 lunch to take their completed word search to Student Services will get a sweet treat! Good luck!