Swinton Academy

Congratulations to all of our wonderful Year 11 students who received their GCSE results today. It was fantastic to see so many of you and share your success. We are proud of you!
Our Post 16 team are continuing to accept applications and are available to discuss next steps at Swinton Academy. Please contact them: [email protected]
For anyone still unsure on their pathway for post 16, Mr Shaw can support you. Please get in touch: [email protected]

A reminder to Y11 students. You can collect your GCSE results tomorrow from 8am in Wentworth Hall. We are looking forward to seeing you all again. Good luck!

Congratulations to all our Y13 students on their examination results. Despite COVID disruptions, 'bubble' classrooms and lockdowns our Y13 students should be very proud of their achievements. We really enjoyed celebrating with them as they secured their next steps - be that University or apprenticeships. Great to see Swinton Academy students compete with the best in the country and succeed. An amazing group of young people. We will miss them!

ADT STARS OF THE WEEK!
W/C 17/07/2023.

⭐Mr Kingston Nominations⭐:

Yr7 - Phoebe Tunnicliffe, Ava Frith and Faith Rose Taylor - For fantastic results in the recent formal assessment tests.

Yr8 - Mason J Allen, Bilyal Bilyal and Cara Tuxford - For fantastic results in the recent formal assessment tests.

Yr9 - Joshua Blaney, William Jackson, Joshua Lawrence and Lily Whittaker - For fantastic results in the recent formal assessment tests.

⭐Mrs Baker Nominations⭐:

Tia Bates, Isabella Leebetter, Logan Parkes, Hayden Whorton, Ashley Whorton and Tyler Pearson. They showed outstanding commitment to Swinton Academy at the Awards Evening. They expertly catered the event and I couldn't be more proud.

⭐Miss Brookes Nominations⭐:

Skye Bowman - Excellent work in DT on the last week, the booklet you have made is beautiful.

Darron White - Amazing drawings outside of lesson, I'm so glad to see you doing work at home!

⭐Mrs Wilson Nominations⭐:

Yr7 - Riley Buckley- An incredible score on his food assessment, the highest score in Year 7 for that test!!

Yr10 - Oliver Dewsnap - Fantastic work ethic in Construction, always tries hard and puts in full effort in every section of his coursework.

The holiday period can be difficult for some. If you need support during the Summer break, Kooth is still available.

Go to kooth.com to chat to a practitioner today.

🎉We have some winners!🎉

A massive well done and congratulations to our 3 100% attendance prize draw winners!

Angelina Ivanova with an Apple Watch.
Jessica Treloar with a £150 Meadowhall voucher.
Jessica Reeder with an iPad Air.

Well done again! We hope you enjoy your prizes, attendance superstars!⭐

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Please can we ask that you take two minutes out of your morning today to nominate Swinton Academy for £1000 worth of free books? Simply click on the link below, complete your details and that's it! You can vote as many times as you like.

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Water Safety advice from the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Water Safety - secondary schools Watch Manager Craig Huxley, from South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, talks about the dangers associated with open water.

The World Challenge group have now completed phases 2 and 3 of the expedition. We have spent the last 8 days living with the Maasai tribe in Moita and trekking through Maasai lands in Monduli Juu. Everyone is really looking forward to the final phase, the safari!🐘🦒🦁 🦏

Some information for parents and carers.

Swinton Academy Reads 2023!
As another year comes to an end, we wanted to celebrate our Reading Stars!
30 students will be receiving certificates and sweet treats from their Reading and English teachers, as well as one lucky, hard-working person who has won Reader of the Year - the most reading achievement points, most nominations for Reading Star of the Week, and generally being excellent at reading in all areas of the curriculum!
We also have 7 £5 Love 2 Shop vouchers which will be handed out to certificate and book review postcard draw winners, our Reader of the Year, and our Reading Bingo champ!
146 book review postcards have already been handed in! Keep them coming - deadline is the first day back in September when our new Y7s will have a chance to join the fun too!
Have a lovely Summer and Happy Reading!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Wellbeing Day yesterday. We raised a fantastic £581.45! This money will be split between Young Minds, for the amazing work they do with young people, and Swinton Academy students' wellbeing within the academy.

We'd like to share with you our new Post 16 Newsletter! Here you can see all of the amazing events and activities that Post 16 students have participated in over the previous term.

Post 16 Newsletter - Summer 2023 Hello, we are delighted to share with you our first post 16 newsletter where we get to share with parents/carers all of the amazing events and activities that post 16 students have participated in ove

Yesterday was a fabulous day of well-being. Students enjoyed a lot of different activities around the academy, topped off by ice cream!

Today is Wellbeing Day at Swinton, where students are encouraged to think about and reflect on their own health and wellbeing!

The Voice magazine gives young people a voice.

The third issue of VOICE, a magazine written by the young people of Rotherham for young people of Rotherham is available in hard copy and to read online:

Please use the link here: https://issuu.com/voicemagazine4youngpeople/docs/voice_issue_3_combined

ENGLISH STARS OF THE WEEK!
W/C 10/07/2023.

Year 7 JAYDEN HAGUE: For his engagement and effort in lessons recently, and more specifically for writing his amazing sonnet last week!

Year 8 KERRY SWIFT: For having the confidence to present her team’s ideas on stage. Well done, Kerry!

Year 9 HOLLIE LLOYD: A fantastic narrative assessment which was both gripping and imaginative. It was a pleasure to read.

Year 10 ALICE WYNN: What wonderful progress on your trial exam!

Reading SAMUEL-LEIGH FISHER: Sam has been enthusiastic from the moment he joined us. He resisted the urge to spoil the ending of the book despite having already read it and has been keen to read aloud and share his ideas. Well done.

Other nominees:

Year 7 Ebony Smith-Slater.

Year 9 Tharuki Silva, Tia Patton, Finley Atkinson.

Year 10 Jake Law.

Y7 Sports Day was a great success! All of the students were very competitive, and showed great motivation! Thankfully, the weather held out for us too. 🥳

Yesterday afternoon we took the Y8 Rounders team and Y9 Molly Beckitt to Hall Cross Academy for a game of Softball cricket. This was the girls first ever experience of the game.

The girls won by 30 runs.

It was a lovely way to end their summer sport commitment.

Yesterday afternoon, the 'A' half of Y8 presented their English work from this half term - a persuasive pitch for a product of their own design, including products, advertising, merchandise and speeches. More than 20 'companies' got up in front of the rest of the students, standing on stage in Wentworth Hall - the presentations were outstanding!

Super proud of our Rounders Team who competed in the Rotherham Schools Rounders finals.

The girls came second out of the whole of Rotherham and they played exceptionally well in two difficult games.

Tonight is our Summer Showcase!
All of the students involved have worked (and continue to work) extremely hard to put the show together.
Tickets are still available in the library - they can also be purchased on the door tonight. The cost is £3 per ticket.
We hope to see you there!

Y7 have been producing some amazing art! Here they are, doing some lino printing. Great job!

The World Challenge team have concluded the first phase of their expedition with tree planting today - the initiative encourages reforestation within the local community🌳. The team worked incredibly hard in extremely hot weather.. we are very proud of them!

Friday was another fantastic day related to careers and personal development. Y8 students looked to really enjoy it! A big thank you to everybody involved.

The World Challenge team arrived safely in Tanzania yesterday morning and have enjoyed exploring Moshi and swimming in the hot springs today. We will be moving on to live with the Masai tribe tomorrow to get stuck into the community initiatives! 🏕️

Year 11 Prom - 05/07/2023 ❤️
Year 11 celebrated their prom at Hellaby Hall on Wednesday. It was a fantastic night to celebrate and enjoyed by all. All students were a credit to the academy and staff commented on their politeness and manners.

World Challenge 2023 team ready for take-off. First stop, Frankfurt✈️

ADT STARS OF THE WEEK!
W/C 03/07/2023.

⭐Mr Kingston Nominations⭐:

Yr7 Max Wheeler, Alfie Miller, Evie Armstrong and Charlotte Bennett - Always giving 100% effort to the work they do, producing some detailed evaluations at the end of the project.

Yr8 - Sophie Stables, Libby Clayton and Layci Cousins - Outstanding work on their manufacturing plans, lots of detail that is GCSE standard and Regan Blyth for always being willing to answer questions and give positive contributions.

Yr9 - William Jackson, Lucas Hamshaw and Freddie Clark, - Superb practical work, the students have really taken their time to get a really well made outcome.

Yr10 - Simon Rukumbuzi - Continuing to work hard since joining the group, Simon has really hit the ground running in order to catch up any work missed, keep up the good work.

⭐Mrs Baker Nominations⭐:

Well done to every MasterChef student this week:
Emily Auty
Jayden Denman
Grace Bridges
Ellie Bowman
Robbie Sleight
Kayleigh Treloar
Amelia Marrow

You really impressed the judges, great work!

⭐Mrs Seagrave Nominations⭐:

Anesu Nyamushaya amazing team work when lino printing.

Niamh Roberts for outstanding printing outcomes.

Chloe Hutchinson for lovely printing work.

⭐Miss Brookes Nominations⭐:

Millie Straw and Poppie Senior - Fantastic Art textiles project you have really impressed me with how you have blended colour in all of your work.

Finley Ellis and Samuel Miller for excellent work during the last few weeks of our surreal project.

Y12 Biology trip - Day 3 🏝️🏔️👩🏼‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️🦀

Yesterday, students spent the morning at Whitby Abbey before going to Boggle Hole to plan and do an investigation into the effect of biotic and/or abiotic factors on the growth and size of limpets 🌊.
Students then spent the afternoon in Whitby, where they went to the Whitby museum learning more about evolution and natural selection through fossil evidence🦴.

To celebrate the end of the Y12 Biology trip, students were each given a handmade award🥇and a SeaLife centre pen 🖊️from Mr Bell, Miss Fitch, and Miss Dobson in an impromptu award ceremony.

Some of the awards included:

⭐️ ‘HCWF Crabby Award’ (Hermit Crab Wrestling Federation) for bizarrely only finding groups of hermit crabs that were fighting the whole trip.
⭐️ ‘the David Attenborough award’ for excellent biology knowledge, enthusiasm, and participation.

Y7 student Jack Miller took part in the National Inline Hockey Tournament at the weekend. It was the top 3 teams from South, North and Central.
He played brilliantly and scored a goal while playing in a new position - defence!

Well done Jack, this is amazing! A huge congratulations from Mr Day and all of the PE team here at Swinton. 🎉

Reading Week 6 continues!
Over this week, students will receive the opportunity to complete a mini Book Review Postcard. This can be completed before the summer, but must be handed in no later than the first day back in September.
They will also be handed out to our feeder primary schools.
Each card completed will earn you 20 achievement points and an entry into a prize draw for treats and vouchers (maximum of 2 postcards per half term).
Happy Reading!

Following on from our last post -
We would like to say a huge thank you to our sponsors who came down to our Awards night to support our school and our wonderful students; Julia Cammoile from B-Strong, Adam Bradley from CRM, Diane Keay from Mears Group and Emma Briggs from RNN.
Thank you for your continued support!

Pictures from our Swinton Academy Awards night!
A massive well done to all of the students who were nominated and to those who won! Keep up your fantastic work - we are so proud of you and your achievements.
We would also like to say a big thank you to parents, carers, friends, and staff that came along to show their support!

8C/SC3 have been learning about the importance of recycling and how fashion is one of our biggest throw away industries. Knowing this, they were tasked with creating fashion from rubbish. All groups worked extremely well! - Miss Woodhead.

Y12 Biology trip - Day 2 🏞️🦐👩🏼‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️🦀

Yesterday, students spent the morning at Scalby Ness comparing biodiversity in rock pools at low tide and high tide locations 🌊. Groups found a variety of organisms including limpets, hermit crabs 🐚, and shore crabs 🦀.

Students then spent some time in Scarborough SeaLife Centre and watched the shark🦈, stingray, and otter🦦 feeding.

We then waded into the a very cold river at Forge Valley Nature Reserve🌳 where they used kick sampling to see what invertebrates lived in the freshwater river.

Reading Week 6 is here, and we have a selection of new books just in time!
Laburnum House allowed us to and so we were able to pick out different books and choose the ones we wanted to keep in our library! I think these smiles tell us that we made good book choices! 🥰

Reading Week 6 is here!
Every half term, our Reading Weeks focus on different elements of reading. This time, it is READING FOR PLEASURE!
Yesterday, we launched our long-awaited and often-requested READING BINGO!
Students in all years have a card which they need to complete, and then BINGO! Achievement points, chocolates, and vouchers galore!
The deadline for completion is Monday 17th July.

Monday 3rd July was Swinton's Annual MasterChef Final.
8 students made it through from the heats. The finalists were Robbie Sleight, Millie Longstaff, Amelia Marrow, Kayleigh Treloar, Ellie Bowman, Grace Bridges, Emily Auty and Jayden Denman. Each of the finalists were asked to make a 2 course meal of their own design. Dishes included spaghetti bolognese, pineapple and ginger shrimp stir fry, a homemade burger, churro bites with homemade chocolate sauce and lemon posset served with homemade shortbread. It was an incredible day and many high level hospitality and catering skills were presented throughout.
(As you will see, too, the 3 MasterChef judges were taking their tasting and judging role very seriously!).

Congratulations to Grace Bridges (3rd place), Millie Longstaff (2nd place) and 1st place goes to Amelia Marrow with the winning dish of pineapple and ginger shrimp stir fry, served with rice and Victoria sponge cake.

ENGLISH STARS OF THE WEEK!
W/C 26/06/2023.

Year 7 ALFIE MARKHAM: Alfie is always enthusiastic and ready to take part in any discussion we have in English. Well done!

Year 8 EWAN MCLELLAN: Ewan always reads with clarity, superb pace and intonation. Well done!

Year 9 LILLY MARR: Homework always on time. Classwork always completed to the very best of her ability. Excellent comprehension and inference this week!

Year 10 ALYSSA MILLS: For her passion and hard work whilst planning her spoken language presentation.

Reading ALFIE THACKERY-ROBINSON: Alfie for his exceptional reading. He was fluent, enthusiastic and distinguished between different character voices with ease.

Other nominees:

Year 7 Lilly Wootton, Jack Parker.

Year 10 Paige Brackley.

Reading Chelsea Hadfield.