The Whitehaven Academy

This year Armistice Day falls on Saturday. As a school we always take time to mark the significance of this day – this year is no different. Throughout this week we will be focusing on the significance of Remembrance Day.

Many students within our school community are Cadets and are involved in community events over the weekend. We would like to encourage all student Cadets to attend school on Friday in their Cadet uniforms as a sign of respect and pride for those who have fought for our country past and present.

Last week Miss Skillen and Mrs Gaston had the privilege of performing live at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow with Gareth Malone OBE, choirmaster, and broadcaster.

They performed alongside Gareth in his current UK tour with the choir group Sing Space. They rehearsed and performed many songs and a medley with Gareth and his band.

An amazing experience to continue their professional development in their passion for the Expressive Arts!

Year 10 Art students visited The Rheged Centre, Penrith yesterday to attend the Libby Edmondson Exhibition – A Life in Colour.
The students really enjoyed their visit and were a joy to take out on a trip.

If you get chance, please visit the exhibition as it was fantastic!

What Parents & Carers need to know about Snapchat.

Would you like the chance to win one of 2 x £250 vouchers to spend in time for Christmas?

The Active Travel to School team at Active Cumbria wants to hear from you!

If you have a child attending a nursery, primary or secondary school in Cumbria, you are eligible to enter the prize draw.

Simply complete a quick survey on how your child gets to school, how often you walk, wheel or cycle on the school run, and tell us about any challenges that may prevent you from having an active school commute.

This will help us understand how often families travel to school using physical activity such as walking, wheeling, scooting, or cycling and what measures can support you on your daily school commute!

Remember to complete the survey by Friday 8 December 2023 to enter the draw to win one of 2 x £250 vouchers here:

https://tinyurl.com/yyvue9d5

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Please follow the information in the poster to submit your design.

Your window display/show of remembrance will feature in our CET Remembrance Tribute, which will be launched over Remembrance Weekend.

Workington Academy are delighted to be hosting the first ever ‘Culture Bazaar West’.

This free community event is being organised by Multicultural Cumbria and the Family Connector Project.

Pop the date – 26th November – in your diary and come along to enjoy music, dance, activities, workshops, face painting and food!

In the week before half term, our heroic Year 7 boys football team took to the road two nights in a row. First stop was a good old journey down to Millom on the Wednesday where they triumphed 9-0 in a County Cup game. Some great play and it was promising to see the team take to nine-aside, where they really impressed everyone.

The next evening was a tournament in Cockermouth. Wet weather, three wins, a draw and an unlucky loss later meant that the whole squad could hold their heads up high on what was a cheery but tired bus trip home.

Huge thank you to parents who supported the team with some much-needed away support on the touchline.

Since the success before half term, the team have been back on the training pitch ahead of some upcoming winter fixtures, not to mention the county cup run. Well done year 7!

Miss McCall's Year 10 GCSE Geographers have started their new topic, Glacial Landscapes and Processes. Today they were looking into how glaciers are formed and how they grow, retreat and move. Brilliant work by everyone.

BTEC Sport
Revision Focus of the Week!

Year 9 students have been working on personal responses to their Burton Morris pop art research.

These are looking great year 9, I can’t wait to see more next week!
Mrs Putland

Thank you to all those parents and carers who attended the Year 7 Tutor evening last week. It was great to see high levels of attendance and it was a pleasure to discuss your child's start at The Whitehaven Academy.

We would be grateful if you could find the time to complete this short feedback questionnaire.

https://forms.office.com/e/NNNaPjuSLn

Today our Y8s were part of an engaging theatre presentation, looking at the variety of options for future career routes within the NHS (not just clinical roles) and how these can lead to a fulfilling future.

The theatre production aimed to raise aspirations and motivate all students to plan for and achieve the highest level they can in education and training, regardless of their background. It also looked at the importance of GCSEs, Post-16 options, Post-18 options and planning for a successful future.

Miss Pearson's Year 7 German classes have completed their mid-unit assessments this week.

Our outstanding linguists are;

7Mf2 - Anaya, Mollie, Chase, Freya and Kitty
7Mf3 - Beau, Kieran and Ellis

Year 7 explored Dance last half term as part of their Performing Arts studies. Today we began looking at Drama skills focussing on working in teams and responding to stimuli by creating interesting tableaux, we focussed on the use of levels and facial expressions. Some splendid work so far, well done year 7!

In our year 9 Creative Curriculum Food class, students have been making spaghetti and meatballs as part of their work at looking at where our food comes from.

Congratulations to the whole class and a special well done to Leo Pater who achieved our Best In Lesson award today.

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Year 7 Swimming sessions are off to a splashing start. We are very proud of our students stepping outside their comfort zone and showing great determination and resilience. See you all next week for week 2!

Congratulations to our Form of the Week winners and Student of the Week winners and nominees!

Mrs Harrison’s Year 7 Geography classes collected data for their litter enquiry. They are investigating if litter is a problem around our school.
Next, they will present their findings, before writing a conclusion and evaluation.

Congratulation to 7Mf6 for their outstanding French assessment results, Ms Kaouane was really impressed with their work!

Our linguists of the week are Alfie, Emmy, Noah, Eva and Harrison with our joint Leading linguists Theo and Luke.

C’est trop bien!

In Art today, Year 7 have created some beautiful continuous line and layered drawings.
Well done!

Congratulations to 9Mf4 for their outstanding French assessment results, Ms Kaouane was really impressed with their work!

Our linguists of the week are Natalia, Melissa, Rebe, Rosa and Sophia with our Leading linguist George.

On peut dire que c’est formidable!

Congratulations to 7Mf4 for their outstanding French assessment results, Ms Kaouane was really impressed with their work!

Our linguists of the week are Sam, Dylan, Harry, Callum and Jessica with our Leading linguist Lewis.

C’est vraiment génial!

BTEC Sport - Revision Focus of the Week!

What Parents & Carers need to know about TikTok.

Year 9 pupils have completed the Future Pathways programme. The aim of the programme is to help with team building, self confidence, and resilience.
The students completed activities such as rock climbing and archery as well as team building activities. The programme is run by Morgan Sindall, along with the Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project and the Rum Story.

Yesterday we held a graduation ceremony. Parents were invited to see the students give a presentation highlighting what they had achieved over the past five weeks.

Dear Parents/Carers,

Relationships and S*x Education is part of your child's statutory education at all Key Stages.

At TWA we have developed a spiral curriculum (more details are available on the school website) that aims to build upon the important foundations that students have developed at Key Stages 1 & 2. This approach reintroduces fundamental topics in an age-appropriate way, year on year, meaning that there are no sudden shocks, leaps, or gaps in a young person’s relationships and s*x education.

We are fortunate to be supported by several external agencies in our delivery of RSE this year, namely The Blue Sky Trust and SafetyNet.

We are sharing with you an interesting article from 'Brook' who we use to help inform us about best practise and keeping abreast of current RSE issues. Their website includes a useful blog relating to RSE and has some specific articles that are aimed at supporting parents/carers when educating or discussing RSE topics with young people. We hope you find this useful.

Miss K Perna (Curriculum Leader PD/RE)

Why we need to talk to young people about po*******hy – Brook For , we’re Playing It Safe. In this blog, Brook Education and Wellbeing Specialist, Katie Cicco explains why teaching young people about po*******hy helps to keep them safe. In the digital age…

Congratulation to Y7Mf5 for their outstanding French assessment results, Ms Kaouane was really impressed with their work!

Our linguists of the week are Roxy, Alia, Ryley, Damica, Indie and Bella with our Leading linguist Noah.

C’est incroyable!

It's that time of year again where Mrs Bell's Yr7 classes have been making autumnal fruity crumble. Just what we like on a cold day! 🎃

Well done everyone, you worked hard peeling those apples which can be a little tricky, but not one plaster needed at all!

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Halloween EAT special
Tuesday 31st October
3.15-4.15 in the dance studio
all welcome

Students will need PE kit and a bottle of water

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📢 Attention Year 6 parents!

The secondary school application deadline for Year 7 2024 entry is Tuesday 31st October 2023.

It is essential to get your application in promptly for the best chance to get into your school of choice.

You can complete your application here - https://legacy.cumberland.gov.uk/childrensservices/schoolsandlearning/lss/applyforasecondaryschoolplaceforsept17/transfertosecondaryschoolinseptember2019.asp

This half term, year 7 have been working on their first dance project - Superheroes.
They have collaborated to create powerful still images, working on their poses and facial expressions, learning a set routine, and choreographing their own ending to the dance.

Well done year 7, Miss Skillen is really impressed with the quality of your work so far and really looking forward to seeing you develop your Drama skills next half term.

Emma and Dave from Soundwave Cumbria were back to deliver a Songwriting workshop with 7Ea4 last week.

Each group was given a prompt, they shared ideas and worked collaboratively to write their lyrics. They then shared their ideas with the rest of class.

Soundwave run free singing, songwriting, and production sessions at the Whitehaven Music Zone, (Wastwater Pavillion, West Lakes Science Park) on Tuesday evenings, 5pm-7pm.
More information can be found at https://www.soundwave.org.uk/

Y11 students attended the academy during their half-term this week in order to improve their English and Mathematics skills. Mrs Bell and Mr Fitzgerald were very impressed with the students' dedication to their studies- they even had a fluffy assistant to check their work!

Congratulations to 7Mf1 for their outstanding German assessment results, Miss Pearson was extremely impressed with their work!

Our star linguists are Grace, Danielle, Ava and Kathryn

Last week our assemblies were all about our amazing students and a time to celebrate the achievements of our school community.

Huge well done to Year 8 on your awards!

We are super proud of you.

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Last week our assemblies were all about our amazing students and a time to celebrate the achievements of our school community.

Huge well done to Year 7 on your awards!

We are super proud of you.

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👨‍🔬Science Lead Practitioner👩‍🔬

We are looking for an outstanding lead practitioner to join our growing team here at The Whitehaven Academy.

The candidate should be an excellent classroom practitioner, reflective in their teaching practice and focused on getting the best from every student across all key stages of the secondary curriculum.

The successful candidate will:
🧪 Possess a relevant teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, Bed)
🔬Have thorough up-to-date knowledge of, and enthusiasm for the subject of Science, including the latest developments
🧪Have excellent written and oral communication skills in a variety of contexts
🔬Be a collaborative team member.

If you have the qualities required, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the Academy and CET, then we would welcome an application from you 👇
https://www.cumbriaeducationtrust.org/job/science-lead-practitioner-vacancy-ref-twa25/

🍂 🍁 HALF TERM HOLIDAYS 🍁 🍂

🟠 Everyone deserves a well rested break after continued resilience and hard work throughout this term.

🟠 We return to school on Monday 30th October.

🟠 Wishing you a lovely half term break!