KING SOLOMON ACADEMY

27 FEBRUARY 2015

NEWSLETTER

Message from Mr Molver Dear Parents/Carers,

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I hope you all had a really good half term break. I had a wonderful time with my 3 very little ones, and in fact think that we might be close to having trained our youngest to sleep through the night! I may begin to look a little less bleary eyed at the gates in the mornings from now on… This week we have been thinking about kindness at school, and how being kind affects not only those who we treat kindly, but also how kindness warms our own spirits. I came across a lovely story on kindness earlier in the week which I thought I might share with you all. Two boys walked down a road that led through a field. The younger of the two noticed a man toiling in the fields of his farm, his good clothes stacked neatly off to the side. The boy looked at his older friend and said, “Let’s hide his shoes so when he comes from the field, he won’t be able to find them. His expression will be priceless!” The boy laughed. The older of the two boys thought for a moment and said, “The man looks poor. See his clothes? Let’s do this instead: Let’s hide a pound in each shoe and then we’ll hide in these bushes and see how he reacts to that, instead.” The younger companion agreed to the plan and they placed a pound in each shoe and hid behind the bushes. It wasn’t long before the farmer came in from the field, tired and worn. He reached down and pulled on a shoe, immediately feeling the money under his foot. With the coin now between his fingers, he looked around to see who could have put it in his shoe. But no one was there. He held the pound in his hand and stared at it in disbelief. Confused, he slid his other foot into his other shoe and felt the second coin. This time, the man was overwhelmed when he removed the second pound from his shoe. Thinking he was alone, he dropped to his knees and offered a verbal prayer that the boys could easily hear from their hiding place. They heard the poor farmer cry tears of relief and gratitude. He spoke of his sick wife and his boys in need of food. He expressed gratitude for this unexpected bounty from unknown hands. After a time, the boys came out from their hiding place and slowly started their long walk home. They felt good inside, warm, changed somehow knowing the good they had done to a poor farmer in dire straits. A smile crept across their souls. What this story left me with, is the idea that there is really no such thing as a selfless act. Every act of kindness leaves those we treat kindly feeling grateful, and it leaves us feeling good about the fact that we’ve made the world a slightly happier place. I hope that each of you is able to find an opportunity this weekend to be kind to someone you know or love. Have a great weekend, Mr Molver.

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KING SOLOMON ACADEMY

27 FEBRUARY 2015 This weeks KS1

This week’s attendance figures

REACH certificates Southampton                 Brighton                                   York                                                 Canterbury                         Bristol                                           Manchester                       Liverpool                                 Bath                                                 Exeter                                           Durham                                     No?ngham                       Leeds                                             Oxford                                         Cambridge                          

A"endance    97.5%   Respect   A"endance    97.5%   Brighton:     Tabarak  &  Fahad   A"endance    95.8%   Southhampton:       Bakr  &  Zaid   A"endance    90.8%   Canterbury:                                            Isaac  &  Nazar   York:       Tanana  &  Abdulla   A"endance    92.2%   Bristol:             Mostafa  &  Adam  Ayoub     A"endance    92.2%   Manchester:     Yacob  &  Vi   A"endance    98.3%       A"endance    97.5%   Excellence   A"endance    95.7%   Brighton:     Alea  &  Rivan   A"endance    96.7%   A"endance    99.1%                            Southhampton:                                                                                      Ali            R    ida              &        Maha   Canterbury:                                             A fnan   &  Hadi   A"endance    92.5%   York:       Zainab   &  Mubarak   A"endance    99.1%   Bristol:             Joe   &   A ya   A"endance    95.8%   Manchester:  

 

Mohamad  &  Safaa  

                               

SPRING CONCERT Report by Bjondina Koraci & Aida Kiar

The Spring Concert is on the 2nd of April. Our music teacher Miss Sirota, has put a signed up sheet next to the Key Stage 2 playground for children who want to audition for the concert. They need to be prepared and ready to audition, they also need to make it short because auditions are only 10 minutes long. The auditions will be taking place on the 6th and 13th of March, between 1:00 and 2:30. So far for the concert, year 6 have prepared a song, which is called Long Way Home. There will be soloists and rappers. The song is about a person who is taking the long way home because she has perfectly fine legs so why not!

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KING SOLOMON ACADEMY BROKEN HEART ED

27 FEBRUARY 2015

Article by Mayss Zam Zam & Fouzia Bettamer Thursday 12th, Year five took part in a heart dissection. Pupils were split into three groups, one group looked at bacteria through a microscope. The other group did an Ebola chart activity. The last group watched a video about the immune system and how our bodies adapt to bacteria and viruses. All of the children enjoyed it and learnt a lot.

YOU DECIDE Article by Fatima Aljaff and Amani Taibi

On February 23rd YR6 had a workshop with Marjorie Musisi, from Trident Metropolitan Police, about the danger of joining gangs and how to stay safe in our area. Recently there was a death near Church Street. The Metropolitan Police wanted to raise awareness in young people about gang recruitment, violent crimes and carrying dangerous weapons. She used an example of a boy, who is currently in prison because of armed robbery, selling drugs and murder. This boy is now serving a long period of time in prison. YR6s discovered that a small incident can escalate and turn into something much more serious.

SCIENCE IN ACTION Reported By: Leban Awale

On Thursday, Oxford Class were filmed doing a science experiment. Ark Schools sent a film crew to observe KSA teaching science to show to other schools. We tested soil samples and their PH levels. Oxford’s Science topic is rocks and soils and we had a Pre-Assessment on Tuesday to see what we knew prior to the lesson. Did you know that clay is actually made from types of soils in the ground? Fascinating isn’t it? PAGE 3

KING SOLOMON ACADEMY LANGUAGE OF THE WEEK

27 FEBRUARY 2015

Article by: Kidus Dawit

This week’s language is Spanish. This language originated in Spain. Spain is a large country located in the south of Europe. Did you know that it is believed that modern humans first arrived in Spain around 32000 years ago? Hello is: ‘Hola’ (pronounced ola), Good morning: ‘Buenos Días Good afternoon ‘Buenos Tardes’ I hope you enjoy his week’s language of the week.

PGL REMINDER Report by Sodbilegt Ochirbat.

The third instalment for our PGL trip is now overdue! Thank you to everyone who has paid and has signed up for the amazing trip. It would be great to see all the Yr 6 pupils attend in celebration for all the hard work we have put in, in preparation for the SATs. This trip offers a wide variety of activities, including BMX biking, rifle and artery shooting, zip wire and raft building. There is something for everyone to enjoy. We want everyone to have this smile and go to PGL.

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KING SOLOMON ACADEMY THAMES WATER BARRIER

27 FEBRUARY 2015

Report by Khadra Abdirahman

On Monday 9th of March, Year 4 have a trip to the Thames Water Barrier. Their topic is currently Rivers. This trip will teach them about how the barrier raises across the width of the River Thames to prevent London from flooding. The Thames Barrier is constructed across the River Thames at Woolwich Reach, which is to the east of Canary Warf, to the south of Victoria Dock and to the north of Greenwich. Every student in Year 4 is eager find out more about this amazing water system. Daniel Rabbani, a Durham class student stated,” I can’t wait to learn more. This topic is really interesting”.

SPELLING BEE VICTORY Article by Fouzia Bettamet & Mayss Zam Zam

On Tuesday eight pupils from KS2 took part in a Spelling Bee Completion at Ark Brunel. The pupils who represented the school were: Khoi Vu, Christine Man (Year 3), Nathan Symons, Ryan Zroudi (Year 4), Faizah Hussain, Nazma Ali (Year 5), Temi Farodoye and Ayad Mohammad (Year 6). Ryan and Ayad competed in the knock-out round. Ryan competed very well and came second in the Year 3-4 group, just behind Ark Brunel. Ayad won the Year 5-6 round and was given a medal for best individual speller. Luckily, King Solomon Academy came 1st place and brought back the trophy. This is the second consecutive year KSA has won the competition. Congratulation to all the pupils that took part

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