Firstly, can I pass on my thanks from across the community for the way our students have respected the lockdown and stayed at home, keeping safe and helping to save lives. This is really important at this key time for the country when we are seeing infections rise towards a peak.
It feels so different to be writing to you all after the first week of the country being on lockdown and I hope that you and your families are well and looking after each other? I am sure the students are also adapting to this new reality as we all try and adjust to a new routine.
There are so many exciting things going on in Manchester Academy – work with the Universities, local Art Galleries, sporting triumphs and excellent academic work but I know that the Coronavirus situation is on everyone’s minds and is causing everyone concern.
After a short break the MA weekly bulletins are back and as the mornings and evening become lighter, we welcome the arrival of Spring.
There are the beginnings of lighter mornings and evenings and the long month of January is nearly over. This means that we’re moving closer to the summer and the examination season and it was fantastic to see so many Y11 parents at last night’s parents’ evening: the turnout was fantastic, thank you for your support.
This week has been the launch week of our ‘Award Winning Fiction Programme’ and every year group has been getting stuck into their reading book and the feedback has been brilliant. I have been a ‘reading buddy’ for a Y10 form and it’s been great fun to read to them in the morning.
Firstly, a very happy New Year and I hope that the new decade brings everyone linked to Manchester Academy luck, health and prosperity. Although the Academy was closed over the holiday break, our site team continued to work to improve the Academy for our students. This work included the first phase of improving our school yard to make it a nicer place to socialise, painting and decorating and improving the Maths corridor.
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week has reaffirmed to me again how determined our students are to be successful. Y11 finished their first round of Pre-Public Examinations and Y7 and Y10 began their first set of Big Tests. This is a long term but the application of students and their maturity in responding to our academic expectations has been excellent. Across the academy, students have now received their first ‘Star’ badge for ATL – a green badge. Students should wear these badges with pride and look after them – the more ATL badges students collect the more prizes and opportunities will be presented to them.
Dear Parents and Carers,
After what seems like months of rain, we are experiencing a cold spell and students should be safe when travelling to and from school if the pavements are icy. This year we brought in a new mobile phone policy – phones should not be switched on or be seen during the Academy day. This year we brought in a new mobile phone policy – phones should not be switched on or be seen during the Academy day. This has worked extremely well and students have been mature in understanding why we introduced this policy.
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been fantastic this week to see the attendance and commitment from our students to the huge range of Extra-Curricular activities that Manchester Academy offers. Attendance at these after school clubs is brilliant and we sent home with all students a booklet which outlines what is on at the Academy every evening.