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ACADEMY NEWS 16th May 2014

Dame Sally attends

celebration at

Downing Street

Dame Sally joined Prime Minister David Cameron

and Education Secretary Michael Gove at an event

in Downing Street on Monday, celebrating

excellence in state education.

Also in attendance at Number 10 were fellow ARK

principal Damian McBeath, of ARK Bentworth and

ARK Conway, and ARK Chief Executive Lucy Heller.

All were invited in recognition of the outstanding

success of the schools and organisations that they

are associated with.

Dame Sally said: “I am delighted to have been

invited to Downing Street to celebrate what has so

far been an excellent year for everyone invovled

with Burlington Danes Academy.

“I reiterated to our staff this morning, the positive

attention that we receive is all thanks to their hard

work and commitment. They do so much to ensure

that our students have every opportunity to fulfil their

potential.

“I was particularly proud to hear Mr Cameron refer

specifically to Burlington Danes in such a positive

light during his speech. It’s great that he is so clearly

impressed with our achievements. He commented

on our outstanding results and the fact that we are

at the forefront of state schools.”

Mr McBeath said: “It was an absolute honour to be

invited to such an event. I’m delighted that the

prime minister has recognised all the hard work and

dedication of the pupils, staff and communities of

ARK Bentworth and ARK Conway primary schools.

“With Dame Sally representing Burlington Danes at

the event, this shows the strength and quality of

schools in this area.”

Duke of Edinburgh update

Ms Cartlidge: 25 students arrived in a very soggy

Richmond Park on Saturday to practice their

navigation skills in preparation for the Bronze D of E

qualifying expedition on Saturday 24th-25th May.

They worked extremely hard and all the teams

completed the route successfully, even though I

suspect the groups spent a considerable amount of

time chasing the deer!

Be sure to visit BDA’s new Duke of Edinburgh Twitter

page @BDADofE

BDA boys retain ARK 7s title

Year eight pupils from Isaac Newton, Bolingbroke

and ARK Putney came together at Burlington Danes

Academy on Wednesday to compete for the

coveted ARK Rugby Sevens title.

With the sport currently taking off in many corners of

the ARK network – this being the second year the

tournament has been held – there was a lot resting

on the afternoon’s matches. Not ones to shy away

from a spot of rain, the boys shrugged off a heavy

downpour and took to the field with an intensity and

determination sure to produce some entertaining

rugby.

First up in the round-robin stage of the event were

BDA and Isaac Newton. After what was a very

physical opening encounter, Burlington Danes

emerged the winners with the final score at 20-0. A

strong Bolingbroke side then beat ARK Putney by the

same margin, scoring a series of impressive tries

worked through good ball retention and quick

passing amongst a fiery back line.

Burlington Danes then took on Bolingbroke in what

looked to be the pick of the early matches.

Following a close first ten minutes, during which the

teams traded sustained periods of possession, the

score stood at 15-5 in favour of the home team. Two

tries in quick succession from Usher and Kaelan

secured the match for Burlington Danes, finishing 25-

5.

The final three fixtures of the group stage saw Isaac

Newton beat ARK Putney by 20-5, Bolingbroke beat

Isaac Newton by 20-5 and Burlington Danes beat

ARK Putney by 30-0.

As the clouds broke and the sun filtered onto the

pitch, the third and fourth place playoff between

ARK Putney and Isaac Newton got underway. ARK

Putney found form, stealing third place with a

disciplined and convincing 25-0 victory. In the final

match of the day, a hat trick from BDA wing Usher

helped the hosts retain their crown as ARK Rugby

Sevens champions, beating Bolingbroke by 20-5.

BDA coach Mr Thornton said: “We’d like to thank all

of the teams who attended. It’s great to come

together with other ARK schools for some friendly

competition. We were all very impressed with the

standard this afternoon. It’s plain to see that a lot of

time and effort has gone into training over the last

year. Hopefully we’ll have more schools taking part

next time.”

Omar, captain of BDA, said: “We all really enjoyed it.

It was good to play against other ARK teams and

we’re happy to have won.”

All of the players present showed great

sportsmanship during and between games,

behaving very much in the positive spirit of rugby.

BDA’s literacy department oversaw another very

successful Speaking and Listening Activity Day this

week, with an emphasis on oral presentations.

It is widely accepted that confident oral

communication is conducive to improved results,

helping to develop students’ writing and social skills.

Ms Grainger said: “It was a pleasure to see students

presenting their ideas. This happens all across the

school from smaller groups to whole class

presentations – or even assemblies.

“7D gave a particularly impressive assembly to the

whole of Year 7.

“8B impressed several of their teachers with their

elevated vocabulary and considerate listening skills

which they demonstrated when giving one another

some high-quality feedback.”

‘SALAD’ DAY AT BURLINGTON DANES

We take discipline very seriously at Burlington Danes

Academy. You can read our updated behaviour

policy at:

http://burlingtondanes.org/policies/behaviour-

policy.

Next week’s debate motion: ‘This house believes the internet

encourages democracy’

Pic of the Week: The deteriorating situation in the

Central African Republic has forced about a quarter

of the country’s 4.6 million residents from their

homes. Here, an Estonian soldier, of the European

Union Force, greets a child in Bangui.

BDA in the News: “Headteachers from two top-

performing West London schools joined Prime

Minister David Cameron at an event in Downing

Street on Monday to celebrate excellence in state

education.

Damian McBeath, who heads ARK Bentworth

Primary Academy and ARK Conway Primary

Academy, and Dame Sally Coates, principal at

Burlington Danes Academy, were invited in

recognition of their schools’ outstanding

achievements. “

For full article visit:

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk

A first fixture for

BDA’s impressive

rugby girls

Mr Thornton: On Tuesday BDA's year 8 and 9 girls

played in their first ever Inter school touch rugby

match. The visitors to Du Cane Road were Sacred

Heart Girls School who arrived with good numbers

ready for what was also their debut at the sport.

It proved to be an enjoyable evening. Both teams

lacking game understanding but more than making

up for it with their enthusiasm. The game stopped

after 20 minutes for a short coaching session for both

sides and then restarted with some rule changes.

An end to end 2nd half ended in a 4 v 3 victory to

Sacred Heart. Seconds after the final whistle the

heavens then opened and the teams dispersed

rather quickly!

Well done girls you were a credit to the school and a

rematch is scheduled for after half term for you to

take your revenge.

Well done Demi, Laureen, Paulina, Noar, Amira,

Jasmine, Keyanna and Kushanna. A special thanks

to Demi Chante Reid for her help in organising the

game.

U15 cricket report:

BDA v The London

Oratory

Mr Crawford: After winning the toss against an

experienced London Oratory side, openers Parvez

and Martin walked out on a sunny afternoon to face

the new cherry. After seeing off the first over quite

comfortably, Oratory’s number 1 bowler soon had

the BDA team in a spin, extracting great turn off of

the freshly cut BDA wicket.

A rampant bowling attack soon had the home

team on the ropes at 7-4, as BDA lost their most

experienced batsmen. BDA’s batsmen continued to

struggle and failed to get the ball off of the square,

only managing to post 21 runs in 11 overs.

With Oratory set a seemingly simple chase, a wobbly

start from the openers had them on the back foot at

2-2. Oratory’s number three batsmen managed to

steady the ship and hit back to back boundaries to

move the away team closer to their target. With

tight bowling from Aadarsah (8) and Sachin (9)

Oratory struggled to knock the runs off with ease.

Eventually Oratory’s middle order managed to steer

them home for the loss of 5 wickets with 4 overs to

spare.

Due to a quick game both managers agreed to

have a second innings in the style of a ‘5 over bash’.

Oratory batted first and managed to post a

challenging 31 runs from just 30 balls, led again by

their number 3 batsmen. With a difficult chase,

openers Sachin and Aanosh hit a succession of

boundaries to cruise to the target set with 2 over’s to

spare.

The second innings showed that this group of players

definitely have what it takes to compete with other

schools in the borough.

U13 cricket report: BDA v

The London Oratory

Aadarsh, Y8: On Monday 12th May Burlington Danes

cricket team took on The London Oratory in their first

game of the season.

Burlington Danes were elected to bat. The team’s

inexperience did not show, with BDA delivering a

solid batting performance. Aston, Usif and Aadarsh

batted strongly as BDA posted a total of 49, setting

a target of 50 in 15 overs for the home side to chase

down. However, London Oratory scored at a

consistent pace and managed to score 50 runs in 11

overs. However, it was a very strong start from the

BDA boys in their first game of the year.

BDA ATHLETICS SEASON GETS UNDERWAY

BDA’s star-strewn athletics team took part in the

ESAA English Schools Track and Field Cup at

Croydon Arena this week, competing against

schools from all over London.

The group finished a very respectable sixth place

overall. Special mention must be made of the

following students for their excellent performances:

100m: Sheldon West

200m: Kai Hippolyte-Patrick

300m: Jaheim Robinson

800m: Aston Solomon

Hurdles: Enzo Djimadoum Mbaikosset

Shot: Kaelan Paul, Jaheim Robinson

Discus: Kai Hippolyte-Patrick

Latest news from the library Ms Hartnett: Good afternoon everyone, hope you’ve

all been enjoying the fantastic weather! This weekend

will be perfect weather for sitting outside with a good

book, so make the most of it. If you’ve got exams

coming up, don’t forget to take a quick break from

revision and maybe read up around your subject – it

will definitely help you get those top grades!

We’re getting closer and closer to the end of the

school year, so make sure you’re doing AR quizzes for

all of the books you read to have as much chance as

possible to win prizes – one of the competitions we’ll

be doing is for year 8 and 9 to see who’s read the

highest number of words throughout the entire year –

and there’s no clear winner yet, so make sure you

give yourself as much of a chance as possible. If there

are books you’ve read that aren’t on AR, talk to us

about the possibility of writing a quiz for it yourself – we

can put any quizzes that you make on the AR system

so that other people can take them.

The Friday quiz this week is a guest quiz created by

Dion Wildman – you have to name the flag, and

come up with a book from that country. Come and

try it out! If you would like to write a quiz to become

the Friday quiz, about anything book related (maybe

questions about your favourite book or series of

books?) then come and give your idea to any of the

librarians and we can sort it out for you. Last weeks’

quiz was another guest quiz by Aishni in 7B – and it

was all about The Hunger Games. The winner of last

weeks’ quiz was Nadia Ahmed in 7R so come and collect your prize!

Zom-B

by Darren Shan

Ms Hartnett: Darren Shan is the master of horror, and

is widely known for his gruesome stories in both the

‘Cirque Du Freak’ and ‘Demonata’ Series’. Now

he’s back with a new horror series, Zom-B.

Zom-B follows the story of ‘B’, a rough kid with a

habit of bullying, as a zombie invasion starts to

spread throughout the UK.

B’s Dad is a vile character: racist, abusive and

violent, and I love the way Darren Shan doesn’t hold

back in describing him. Though B is later shown to be

something of a bully too, we completely understand

as we have already seen the interactions with B’s

father. B’s father is dismissive of the news reports on

a zombie attack in Ireland, calling it a hoax, and

saying it is all a publicity stunt. B is not so sure, and

when a creepy ‘family friend’ comes to call, it seems

to tie in with the coming zombie apocalypse.

Though this book has all the requisite terror, with

zombie’s digging fingers into people’s skulls, and

arms being ripped off, it is also a really interesting

read dealing with racism, and B’s struggle to deal

with a dad who he knows is horrible, but loves anyway. I highly recommend this book!

BDA’S CHARACTER TRAIT

COMMENDATIONS

PE DEPARTMENT FIXTURES WEEK BEGINNING 19.05.14

Date Sport Year

Group Opposition Venue Staff Start

19.05.14 Football Year 7 Fulham College BDA Astro CRA/KIN 4.00pm

21.05.14 Cricket U13 West London FS BDA CRA 4.00pm

NEXT WEEK AT BDA

MR PRESTON’S NEWS QUIZ

Answers to last week’s quiz: Which classic game was played by 360 students as part of an investigation at a Chinese university? scissors, paper, stone Who has raised over £3 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust?

Stephen Sutton Where will Tim Peake eat a meal created for him by schoolchildren? on the International

Space Station The original stars of which film series are to be reunited for Episode VII? Star Wars Who has

been named the football writers’ Player of the Year? Luis Suarez

Monday 19.05.14

Y7: MyBnk visit Mathem

atics C1

Physics

Unit 2 &

Unit 3

AS

Business

Studies

Paper 1

Tuesday 20.05.14

Y10 Year Assembly in the Sports Hall

Y8: MyBnk visit

English

Literatur

e Paper

1

AS

Govern

ment &

Politics

Paper 1

AS

Physics

Paper 1

AS

Psychol

ogy

Paper 2

Wednesday 21.05.14

Y7 Year Assembly in the Sports Hall

Y9: MyBnk visit

ARK debate championship

Business

Studies

Unit 1

Portugu

ese

Listening

AS

Biology

Paper 1

AS

Economi

cs Unit 2

AS

Sociolog

y Paper

2

Thursday 22.05.14

Y8 Year Assembly in the Sports Hall

3.30-3.50:Y7-11 Spelling

Y7Parents’ Evening

Y10: MyBnk visit

15:50: Oxbridge project

Geogra

phy Unit

2

Mathem

atics C2

English

Literatur

e Paper

2

AS

History

Paper 2

Friday 23.05.14

Y9 Year Assembly led by BIS in the Sports

Hall

WEEKEND: Bronze DoE Qualifier (STO)

AS

Chemistr

y Paper

1

Economi

cs Unit

11

Latin

Langua

ge 1

1.How many millions of people were eligible to vote in the Indian

general election?

2.How many billionaires, according to the latest Rich List, live in

London?

3.How many votes did the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest

receive?

4.How many Formula 1 GP races have now been won in a row by

Lewis Hamilton?

5.How many goals were scored by Manchester City in winning the

Premier League title?

WORD OF THE WEEK NEXT WEEK’S THEME ONOMATOPOEIA CELEBRATION

KEY DATES AT BDA

22nd May: Year 7 Parents’

Evening

26th May: Half Term

Holiday

COMMENDATION

This week’s commendation goes to Arek Mikielski 8U,

who found an iPhone on the field on Monday and

handed it in to a member of staff. We all know how

expensive iPhones are and how important they can

be to people. Thanks to Arek’s kind actions, the lost

phone has been returned to its very grateful owner.

As ever, we are extremely proud of the honesty that

students continue to show at BDA, supporting one

another and the BDA community spirit.

The formation of a word from

a sound associated with

what is

named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).

Noun

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and

truth.

From John 12: 1-14