Dear Parents and Carers, I am pleased to be writing to you again in our term 5 newsletter. Traditionally this is a busy term for the final preparation and start of the public exam season. Students are fully prepped and ready to put all their knowledge into the public exams in years 11 and 13. However, this term started even busier than usual with the arrival of the Ofsted Inspection team in the first week back. I hope you have had an opportunity to read our report that we have published on the academy website, and I hope you will agree it is a good reflection of the community that we have at Longfield Academy. Throughout the 2 days our students were a credit to the Academy (and to you) with the way they welcomed the visitors and spoke so enthusiastically about their learning experiences. We are particularly proud of the Post 16 "Outstanding" grade that shows the long term investment we put into the students to make great progress. We are one of only a few Post 16 provisions with this accolade in Kent. One of the aspects of education that I am most passionate about is building character and resilience within young people. As a Trust we have been researching a range of approaches to building these skills and I am pleased to announce that we are going to be introducing the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) for the new year 7 students starting in September. Many of your children would recognise many of the traits of a MYP student as they are very closely aligned to our own Longfield Learner. In preparation for this new curriculum development

I have consulted with the Academy Governing Body and have been granted an additional training day for staff to begin preparation for this exciting programme. This additional training day will be on Friday 6th July, so students will not be in that day. Many of you may be aware of the changes to data protection and the introduction of GDPR. We have done a considerable amount of training around this to ensure that your data is safe at all times and the appropriate information held. All staff have undertaken GDPR training and our privacy policy updated. This can be found on our website. If you would like to find out more about GDPR, there is a link to our privacy statements on our website front page. I hope you enjoy reading the newsletter this term - I am sure you will agree there has been a lot going on! As always, my thanks go to students and staff for the hard work they have all put in this term. Mrs A O’Donnell

Dates for the diary

Monday 4th June

Start of term

Monday 18th June –

5:30pm -7:30pm

New Intake Evening

14th, 15th, 20th,21st June

A level geography trip

Thursday 21st June

Sports Day

Friday 29th June –

7pm – 11pm

P16 prom

Monday 2nd July

P16 Induction

Monday 2nd July

Year 8 HPV Vaccination

Thursday 5th July

Taster day for New Intake

Friday 6th July

INSET day

Monday 9th July

Trust Sports Day

Thursday 12th July

Year 10 Careers Convention

Thursday 19th & Friday 20th

July

School Show & Art Exhibition

(19th only for art exhibition)

Attendance

A reminder to any parents or carers of any children who are absent must notify the Academy before 9am by calling 01474 700700 and

choosing:

Option 1: Student absence. Please leave a message stating your child’s full name, year group, reason for absence, nature of illness and

expected return date.

You can also email:

attendance@longfieldacademy.org

or speak to the Attendance Team on 01474 700700 ext 511 or 510

Congratulations to Anderson college for

winning the highest attendance in April.

April

Anderson 95.99%

Galileo 95.51%

Matisse 94.91%

Tutor groups with the highest attendance in

April are:

o S01/ JHT – 100%

o S02/JMU – 100%

o S03/RSA – 100%

o M11/TBI – 99.39%

o A08/ERO – 98.38%

o G11/ASH – 97.87%

Harry Adams

Harry Akast

Josh Appleton

Renee Balogova

Matthew Barnes

Lily-May Baxter

Charlie Beale

Ria Bennett-Lee

Scott Benning

Holly Bishop-Davis

James Black

Morgan Blanchard-Gale

Jayden Boulton

Amisha Briah

Holly Brook-Sutton

Samuel Broomfield

Emma Campbell

Sophie Clarke

Jonathan Collins

Cody Collinson

Amelia Cross

Ryleigh Cuddy

Kailem Cuddy

Nathan Daly

Elise Davenport

Mia Davenport

Callum Davis

Matthew Denton

Toby Desforges

Cerys Desforges

Amy Deville

James Donegan

Samuel Donegan

Rose Donovan

George Driver

Olivia Dyett

Leo Ellis

Miykael Ewart

Summer Fairfax

Joshua Farrer

Jake Fasham

Lani Fielder-Dyer

Charlotte Frazier

Olivia Furniss

Aharon Gilham

Peter Green

Kieran Greenidge

Benjamin Guest

Callum Hall-Rogers

Nathan Harbour

Luke Hards

Ellie Hawkes

Josh Hendley

Abi Henney

Frankie Hills

Jimmy Hossack

Mia Hughes

Sasha Humphreys

Ellie Hutley

Jade Ives

Jake Ives

Alfie Jenner

Arun Jhita

Connor Jones

Maia Kapsalis

Morgan King

Abbie Lawrence

Iona Leadbetter

Jimmy Lee

Zoe Lee

Bradley Lee

Lily Leighton

Reece Letchford

Alfie Lewis

Kira Lingham

Abbey Lissenden

Sophie Lissenden

Frank London

Travis London

Phoebe Lovell

George Loveridge

Georgia Lynn

Alfie Lynn

Drew Maltby

Sophie McCarthy

Joseph McDermott

Harley Meehan

Elysia Michel-Sims

Sarah Mills

Lauren Mills

Jaydan Moore

James Moreby

Maisie Morgan

Connor Morgan

Maria Nandra

Bethan Nelson

Lia Nicholson

Noah Noordally

Hope Noordally

Shaun Outram

Callum Pain

Bobbi Parker

James Pascoe

Joshua Pooley

Annie Purl

Iwan Quinn

Tadey Quinn

Bella Rabjohns

Henry Ripley

Sebastien Robert

Emily Robinson

Jake Rollings

Luke Rose

Adam Sands

Ava-Samantha

Seal

Maya Sengupta

Elinor Seyforth

Abdullah Shaibu

Vincent Simpson

Madeleine Simpson

Louis Skeiky

Ryan Slater

George Smith

Samuel Stapley

Amy Still

Seryna Stribling

Andrew Titterrell

Robert Titterrell

Seyon Toyeme

Scarlet Truder

Jake Valentine

Jack Vasselin

Alexandria Vaughan

Chelsie Warner

Hope Warnock

Max Whatley

Michael White

Leia Williams

Thomas Yaxley

Kacy Yearsley

Thokozani Zulu

Anderson 100% Attenders

Matisse 100% Attenders

Brooke Ansell

Lola Ashwell-Hardie

Billy Austin

Ella Baker

Harrison Bonner

Neve Bradley

Isla Brown

Charles Brown

Perron Buckley

Kitty Burgess

Louise Caulfield

Jay Challis

Sophie Chandler

James Chapman-Wheatley

Anthony Clarkson

Maximus Clinch

Zach Collett

Benjamin Coombes

Jem Coundon

Shania Cox

Lewis Cox

Noa-Joy Crickett

Alicia Dalmeida

Beau Davies

Barinderpal Dhoul

Ellie Donegan

Zachery Drayson

Megan Drayson

Alana Flannery

Jayden Forsyth

Scarlet Freeman

Liam Freeman

Jack Fry

Reece Furlong

Ella Gidley

Tyler Gilham

Daisy Glazebrook

Alfie Glazebrook

Samuel Golding

Nicholas Greenfield

Lauren Gregory

Alfie Guselli

Francesco Guselli

Tia Hamilton

Molly Hanson

Jack Hardy

Grace Hardy

Riley Harman

Katie Hart

Kieran Hawkes

Lia Hendley

Louis Henri-Woolley

Lachlan Henri-Woolley

Adam Hoare

Drew Holland

Daniel Howlett

Scott Hudson

Bobby Humphries

Lauren Hunt

Leya-Skye Irwin

Benjamin Jackson

Riley James

Euan Jeffrey

Sophie Jollie

Dylan Jones

Tobey Jones

Megan Jones

Amelia Kelly

Freya Keogh

Jessica Keogh

Kai Kirk

Jack Knowlson

Owen Lambert

Aiden Lee

Charlie Lee

Harry Lee

Daniel Leigh

Courtney Lewis

Tom Love

Ryan Mackway-Jones

Caitlin Maddock

Amelia Malham

Bethany McGillicuddy

Jack McHattie

Fahim Miah

Liberty Mills

Taylor Moore

Harry Mordue

Emily Mordue

Emily Morgan

Lauren Morgan

Jake Munday

Joe Murphy

Xander New

Willow New

Fern New

Dalton Newman

Rubie Norman

Scarlett Norman

Haydn Norman

Ellie Norman

Lyla-Rose Openshaw

Thomas Osmond

Connor Ottley

Christianna Paramithiotis

Mahi Patel

Ethan Patterson

Lexie Powell

Meadow Raybould

Jay Redding

Jack Relf

Aidan Riphagen

Natasha Rossiter

Ellie Sawyer

Ellie Sedgwick

Harry Shaw

Sidney Shaxted

Frankie Shaxted

Owen Shooter

Reece Shooter

Joshua Sibthorpe

Celine Silva

Rebecca Smith

Lily Smith

James Smith

Esmee Stanley

Wiktor Stasko Alex Stead

Rebecca Stephenson

Noah Stuart

Evie Thomas

Charlie Thomas

Callum Thomas

Lucy Thurgood

Katie Tooze

Luke Turner

Codie Turner

Jessica Vaughan

Maisie Veness

Tyler Wales

Mia Waters

Samuel Watts

Tia Wemyss

Jessey Wenham

Nicole Whetnall

Laura Whiteaker

Lucy Whiteaker

Michael Whittam

Megan Wilkinson

Thomas Wilkinson

Scarlett Williams

Riley Willson

Alexander Wilson

Oliver Wiszk

Frankie Woodbridge

Beth Woods

Abi Woonton

Justine Wormleighton

Kaitlyn York

Galileo 100% Attenders

Ryan Aldous

Shannon Aldous

Charisma Amato

Lenny Andreou

Samuel Archibald

Amber Aspreno

Billy Baker

Conor Banks

Teddy Baughen

Sean Behr

Elsie Bird

Brandon Bishop

Francesca Boniface

Jessica Boxall

Kallum Bradley

Amy Burnside

Frederick Bush

Brandon Button

Bradley Candelin

Dylan Candelin

Elliott Catley

Paige Cherry

Tanaka Chinhoi

Chloe Chivers

Taiya Clarke

Marshall Collinson

Holly Crane

Jordan Creasey

Kiara Cribb

Samuel Dacey

Brandon Darby

Jack Davey

George Davies

Matthew Dawe

Amy Dawes

Kieran Dawes

Ryan Dennis

Monica Dosa

Shania Durling

Ryan Easson

Pearl Edusei

Alexander Evans

Charlie Flewin

Evie Foster

Logan Foxon

Olivia Funnell

Harvey Gibbs

Freddie Gibson-Priest

Leo Gilham

Courtney Gillingham

Joshua Gorton

Billy Graham

Kirsty Granados

Jared Grant

Hollie Green

Charlie Green

Izaak Gregory

Lucy Hambrook

Harry Hambrook

Raphael Hamilton

Olivia Harker

Will Harle

Isaac Harris

Bailey Heard

Abbie Hemsley

Louise Hills

Megan Hilstrop

Lianne Hoang

Toby Hope

Mea Ho'Vell

Libby Howes

Lilly-Jay Howick

Elyssia Humble

Joel Humphreys

Megan Jenner

Rhys Jenner

Kye Johnson

Keira Johnson

Hannah Johnson

Scott Jordan

George King

Elliot King

Tallia Kingston

Kieran Leadbetter

Billy Lee

Katelyn Levey

Alexandra Lewis

Ritchie Locock

Riaz Lokat

Ayva Lomas

Lewis Lovelock

Amelia Luck

Charley Mac an Gheairr

Jake Maher

Isabelle Marshall

Holly Mason

Danny McDonnell

Amber Monks

Jessica Moran

Alfie Morgan

Spencer Morgan

Reggie Naish

Rachel Newton

Rebecca Newton

Kiera Norton

Kye Oakley

Joseph Ogbomo

Vibishan Pakeerathan

Bethany Panton

Cole Pattinson

Hollie Pendrigh

Cristina Pomar-Dossantos

Callum Porter

Harry Powell

Sophie Prime

Jassim Raffiquddeen

Anna Ramus

Sian Reeves

Kayla Reeves

Rebecca Rose

Lucas Savill

Samuel Scott

Rhys Seare

Alisha Seare

Anu Sebastian

Sanu Sebastian

Christopher Sharpe

Georgia Sharrad

Lucy Smith

Owen Soper

Connie Spaul

Maddy Spooner

Isabella Sutton

Courtney Sweeney

Emily Taylor

Joseph Thompson

Shaun Thrower

Amy Tivers

Abby Walker

Emma Walter

Blaise Watts

Akili Watts

Phillip Watts

George West

Tara Wheatley

Scott White

William Whiting

Ethan Whittaker

Charlie Wilsher

James Wood

Riley Woods Sam Lingham

World Silver Medallist!

Congratulations to Phoebe

Lovell in year 10 for competing

in the World Cheerleading

Championships in America for

Team England All Girls and

Intensity Cheer Extreme.

Phoebe came in second place

whilst representing Team

England, gaining herself a

silver medal. She also finished

10th in the world with ICE, the

first time that her cheer squad

has achieved this.

Well done Phoebe!

Do you represent a club/ district/ county/ country?

If you are regularly taking part in sport outside of school then we want to hear from you. We love to hear what you have been up to and how well you are doing in your chosen sports. We also like to celebrate your successes and share these on our wall of fame outside the sport hall. So get in touch and share your stories with the sports department and you might find yourself on the wall of fame.

PGL Netball Tournament

I am delighted to inform you that P.E. department are planning a weekend residential netball tournament in October 2018. We are looking to take at least 2 netball teams which will consist of girls from Year 7 and 8.

The trip will be running from

Friday 12th Oct and return on

Sunday 14th Oct 2018. The cost of

this residential weekend will be

£170. Letters will be given out to

netball players in year 7 and 8.

Sports Day

This year sports day will be held on Thursday 21st June. The format

will be a little different from usual and we will be taking an early

lunch on that day. If you are bringing a lunch from home you might

what to bring a light lunch as you will be running after lunch.

Pupils are also advised to bring in water and sunscreen in case it is

hot and they can also bring in a blanket they wish to sit on it during

the afternoon on the field. All pupils are encouraged to take part in

the sports day and to represent their colleges.

All pupils will attend an assembly in their college areas on the

Monday before sports day to sign up to their events. Pupils must be

in correct school PE kit during sports day.

Rounders

The year 7s played DSTC on Tuesday 15th May. It was their first match and for many the first time that they had played with the other girls from other colleges. During the first innings the girls from Longfield Academy demonstrated excellent batting skills and were able to put this to good use. The Longfield Academy team also showed some great fielding skills during DSTC’s first innings and were able to get 3 players out using great catching skills and quick thinking. Going into the second innings the girls from Longfield were in the lead, but due to some bowling errors DSTC were quickly catching up. At the end of the game the scores were DSTC 5 - Longfield 7 ½ rounders. A Great win for the first game of the season. Well done girls!

Year 7 rounders team.

Fixtures - Super 8s

Super 8s is a team athletic event that our year 7s take part in. It is a fun and exciting event that bridges the gap from primary athletics to secondary athletics. Each competitor takes part in one track event and one field event and a relay. This year we took two teams to the event, that was held at Dartford Grammar School for Boys, on Thursday 17th May. Both teams were selected because of their outstanding performance and commitment in their pe lessons. Some of the standout performances came from Elysis Michel -Sims, who ran an amazing 200m followed by an excellent performance in the javelin, with a throw of 14.95m. Also Harry who came 1st in the 100m with a time of 13.72 sec. Overall the boys came 5th in the boys event and the girls came 3rd in the girls event. Well done to all who took part!

Uniform

Just a reminder that pupils need to bring in and change into their pe kit for all lessons regardless to whether or not they are taking part. If a pupil is unwell or injured a letter is required from a parent or guardian explaining what the problem is and the teacher will find a suitable role for the pupil to participate in during the lesson. Failure to bring kit and get changed for a pe lesson will result in a detention. If a pupil has forgotten their kit we do have some spare tops, that are washed and available for the pupils to borrow. This will allow the pupil to take part in the lesson. From September 2018 all old kit will need to be replaced with the new PE kit. We will not be accepting any alternative items of clothing. We expect all pupils to be dressed in the correct Academy pe kit. This is available from Brigade.uk.com

On the 16th May students and staff within the Spectrum Centre organised a tea party for elderly residents who live within the local community.

Staff and students from the Centre have carried out a number of community events within the school and for this event it was decided that it would be organised and supported by young people in Year 7, 8 and 9. Invitations were personally delivered to those people we felt would gain from the experience as well as our local community wardens and PCSO. The event included lunch provided by the staff and students from the professional cookery course as well as a free raffle and entertainment.

The response from those in attendance was fantastic with many visitors commenting on how much they had enjoyed their two hours spent talking and interacting with the year 7, 8 and yr 9 students who supported the event.

Well done to everyone involved, it was a very successful intergenerational event.

We still have sunflower seeds for sale, so if you

would like to purchase some please visit the

spectrum centre.

Geography trip

On Friday 27th April geography

students from Longfield

Academy went to Strood

Academy to attend a Geography

revision conference that was led

by examiners and authors of the

core text books.

We were there along with other

students from the other trust

schools. The day was very

helpful and covered the key

concepts that we had learnt in

class along with excellent

examination tips, especially for

paper 3!

It was a good day and very

helpful in the lead up to the

exams.

On Monday 21st May, some very lucky year 7 students went with Mrs Cripps and

Mrs Desforges to Wilmington Academy for the launch of the WHSmith Book Club.

Not only was Tom Fletcher from McFly compèring the event but we got the opportunity to see 10 other authors too.

Year 11s queue up for ice cream to celebrate their last day.

Year 12 Art Trip

Recently the yr 12 Art and Photography students have had the opportunity to be able to visit University of Kent's

school of Fine Art to view the 3rd year degree show. The students were able to network with the degree show

students and were given a guided tour, participating in performances and interactive artwork. Not only did the

students gain lots of inspiration from the artwork, but they were able to discuss their own work with the

University and are keen to keep a relationship with the university students in order to help them progress with

their own work.

Year 11s Last Day

Club/Teacher: Day: Time/Years: Place: Dance Club/ Mrs Davies Friday (Lunchtime) 1:20pm-1:50pm – Year 7-11 Dance Studio

After School Activities:

Lunchtime Activities: