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Dear Parent/Carer
As always, term 1 has started at pace with so many events and activities being undertaken across the year groups and subject areas. We have seen the Middle Years Programme begin year 2 with the Year 8 students and as always it is wonderful to see them engaging in learning based around the IB profile. We recently hosted a week long placement visit from a senior member of staff from Dartford Grammar School for Boys who commented on how wonderful it was to see the independence of learning, the engagement of students and quiet settled nature of our community. I am always proud to hear feedback about Longfield, but coming from one of the best schools in Kent was certainly high praise indeed! I would like to thank parents for their support with our behaviour charter that has enabled students to see a clear stepped approach to encouraging good behaviour but also understanding the consequences of poor choices. It is so important that students see that the relationship between home and the academy is strong and united so that together we can guide our young people through the complexities of growing up. Making mistakes is part of that maturity process and understanding the consequences of poor choices is important so thank you for your ongoing support with this.
As a reminder, please ensure that over the holidays, uniform is replenished so that students return with smart, correct uniform. As the weather closes in, please ensure that students are wearing robust shoes (not trainers) and have a coat (not a hoodie). Uniform guidance is on our website should you need clarification. Whilst we are not expecting terrible weather just yet, please begin to think about what plans could be put in place if we were to have snowy conditions that would affect the opening/closure of the academy. Whilst this is a rare occurrence, the health & safety of students and staff must always take priority when making such decisions. Over the holidays we have a number of intervention & support sessions for students to work on their GCSE coursework, so I would like to thank staff in advance for giving up their holiday to work alongside our students at this crucial point in their education. Mrs A O’Donnell
Dates for the diary
Monday 4th November
Start of term
Thursday 7th November
Year 11 Parents
Consultation
4-7pm
Monday 11th November
Year 12/13 trip to
Parliament
Tuesday 12th November
Post 16 Open Evening
5-8pm
Thursday 21st November
Year 9 Parents
Consultation
4-7pm
Monday 16th December
Pantomime
7-10pm
Tuesday 17th December
Pantomime
7-10pm
Friday 20th December
End of term
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:
or speak to the Attendance Team on 01474 700700 ext 511 or 510
Congratulations to Matisse college for
winning the highest attendance in Term 1.
Anderson 94.50%
Galileo 95.19%
Matisse 95.27%
Emily Hall
Callum Hall-Rogers
Jenson Hammond
Harrison Hammond
Nathan Harbour
Luke Hards
Frankie Hills
Ella Hinton
Tonyeli Hoedoafia
Jimmy Hossack
Billy Jarvis
George Jarvis
Harry Jenkins
Tillie Jenner
Alfie Jenner
Arun Jhita
Connor Jones
Maia Kapsalis
Morgan King
Molly Lane
Alara Latham
Abbie Lawrence
Iona Leadbetter
Bradley Lee
Zoe Lee
Lily Leighton
Jack Lelean
Alfie Lewis
Jack Lishman
Abbey Lissenden
George Loveridge
Poppy Mackenzie
Alex Maltby
Drew Maltby
Jasmine Manning
Liam McAllen
Elysia Michel-Sims
Amy Mills
Sarah Mills
Maisie Morgan
Kate Morgan
Zara Murphy
Noah Noordally
Connor O'Connor
Sophiat Oladipupo
Kaya Osman
Samuel Pain
Callum Pain
Bo Parsons
James Pascoe
Harley Pease
Jack Pepler
Preston Playford
Joshua Pooley
Aimee Porter
Annie Purl
Iwan Quinn
Bella Rabjohns
Harvey Read
Jessica Reeve
Jacob Reeve
William Reynolds
Amber Robinson
Emily Robinson
Charlie Rogers
Jay Rogers
Nancy Rose
Luke Rose
Adam Sands
Kelise Seal
Maya Sengupta
Clarissa Shuck
Liam Skeiky
Lily Sleath
Simon Smart
Samuel Smith
Trevordean Souten
Alfie Stilwell
Freya Thompson
Andrew Titterrell
Scarlet Truder
George Walker
Mia Wallace
Max Whatley
Emma Wilkinson
Shannon Winter-Nolan
Holly Woods
Heather Yeates
Thokozani Zulu
Anderson 100% Attenders
Oliver Abrahams-Bourke
Connor Armstrong
George Arnold
Renee Balogova
Matthew Barnes
Felicity Barrett
Amber Barton
Lily-May Baxter
James Black
Alfie Boreham
Kyran Burrows
Katie Butcher
Emma Carr
Kieran Carr
Lucy Cella
Joseph Chappell
Jon-Henry Coake
Elise Davenport
Matthew Denton
Arjun Dhaliwal
Finn Doherty-Winch
Samuel Donegan
Rose Donovan
Lewis Down
George Dyett
Olivia Dyett
Holly Easton
Summer Fairfax
Jake Fasham
Lani Fielder-Dyer
Scarlett Flooks
Mae Francis
Charlotte Frazier
Rubyann Friend
Olivia Furniss
Nathan Gappa
Daisy Gausden
Rahim Gegbe
Rihanna Gegbe
Matthew George
William George
Aharon Gilham
Kieran Greenidge
Ben Greenwood
Benjamin Guest
Sophie Chandler
Sydney Newman
Sydney Peters
Tamarin Harrison-Dutfield
Taylor Moore
Taylor Orsmond
Tia Hamilton
Tia Wemyss
Toby Hawkings
Tommie Russell
Tommy Buckley
Troy Hutchings
William Garland
Xander New
Zak Drayson
Matisse 100% Attenders
Abbie Milham
Adam Panczak
Adam Hoare
Aidan Riphagen
Aiden Lee
Aiden Down
Alana Flannery
Alex Reynolds
Alfie Prior
Alfie Bigg
Alfie Guselli
Amelia Taylor
Amy Hart
Archie Tee
Athena Coundon
Ava Bain-Willson
Ava May Bigwood
Ayse Sesli
Barinderpal Dhoul
Beth Woods
Bethany Ling
Brendan Martin
Brooke McMinn
Caitlin Ottley
Callum Thomas
Cameron Jeffrey
Carlton Barry
Chay Henry-Rainbow
Chloe Chumley
Chloe Shrubb
Connor Magee
Daisy Glazebrook
Daniel Howlett
Daniel Leigh
Demi Kirkman
Dylan Catley
Ella Hazell
Ella Buckley
Ellie Donegan
Ellis Long
Emily Morgan
Erik Grubliauskas
Erin Hoare
Esmee Stanley
Ethan Jarrett
Euan Jeffrey
Faith Cooney
Fintan Champion
Francesco Guselli
Frankie Shaxted
Fraser Patterson
Freddie Ward
Freya Wemyss
Garen Anighoro
Grace Chapman
Grace Slorance
Grace Hardy
Hannah Lake
Harrison Bonner
Harry Mordue
Harry Shaw
Harvey-Lee Covill
Hayden Crossley-Ford
Holly Hazell
Imogen Smith
Isla Brown
Izabel Constant
Jack Broughton
Jack Hardy
Jack Relf
Jack Knowlson
Jake Munday
James O'Brien
James Smith
Jay Redding
Jem Coundon
Jibreel Onafeko
Joe Shrubb
Kaileah Gilham-Chester
Karlee Britchfield
Katie Waterman
Katie Tooze
Katie Hart
Kerys Baker
Kian Eyers
Kye Finch
Laura Whiteaker
Lennie Fuller
Lennon Openshaw
Leya-Skye Irwin
Libby Shaxted
Lillian Lee
Lilly Glazebrook
Lily Smith
Louie Steer
Lucia Tourmentin
Lucy Whiteaker
Lydia-Marie Boswell
Lyla-Rose Openshaw
Madison Kitcher
Mahi Patel
Matthew Carr
Meadow Raybould
Megan Wilkinson
Michael Whittam
Micky Ferguson
Millie Kent
Millie Digby
Molly Hanson
Neve Bradley
Nicholas Greenfield
Nicole Relf
Nicole Whetnall
Noah Stuart
Oliver Shaw
Oliver Wiszk
Owen Page
Owen Shooter
Patrick Aiby
Poppy Jolin
Rachel Sachdeva
Reece Abson
Reece Furlong
Riley Hodder
Riley Harman
Riley Willson
Ronnie Hanson
Ruby Farrier
Ryan Samuels
Ryan Mackway-Jones
Ryan Ferris
Sa'iyd Mulla
Sam Najafi Nejad
Samuel Taylor
Scarlett Smith
Sehmeem Rahman
Selina Page
Sidney Shaxted
Galileo 100% Attenders
Aaron Whittaker
Abigail Hambleton
Aiden Lawrence
Aimee Winter
Akili Watts
Alexander Evans
Alexandra Lewis
Alfie Morgan
Alfie Perry
Amber Baldock
Amber Monks
Amy Burnside
Andrew Wyld
Anna Ramus
Austen Baker
Bailey McKenna
Benjamin Funnell
Billy Lee
Bradley Candelin
Brandon Bishop
Brandon Button
Caitlin White
Caitlin Dimmock
Caitlin Stanford
Callum Foster
Callum Porter
Casey Granados
Charlie Fitzgerald
Charlie Flewin
Charlie Green
Charlotte Mann
Christopher Sharpe
Conor Banks
Cristina Pomar-Dossantos
Damien Russell
Daniel Brett
Daniel Wheeler-Doyle
Danny McDonnell
Darah Berlinck-Gaya
Dario Dellfino
Dylan Savill
Dyllan Juby
Eevy Parker
Ellie Aldridge
Eloise Simmons
Elyssia Humble
Emanuel Albertelli
Emily Warren
Erin Boutsiavaras
Ethan Walker
Evie Foster
Fanshu Wei
Frankie Baughen
Freddie Gibson-Priest
Garis Laurinaitis
Grace Clark
Hannah Harris
Hannah Eason
Harry Fitzpatrick
Hayden Aristide
Henry Spencer
Hiyab Simon
Hollie Green
Hollie Pendrigh
Hollie-Ann Legg
Holly Mason
Isaac Harris
Isabelle Castleton
Jack Grassby
Jack King
Jack Hinchey
Jake Maher
James Lowery
James Wood
Jamie Law
Jess Lye
Jessica French
Jessica Boxall
John Durling
Jonny Harris
Joseph Watson
Joseph Ogbomo
Joshua Dowding
Joshua Gorton
Josie Stanford
Keira Johnson
Kianna Hasanpapaj
Kiara Cribb
Kiera Norton
Kirsty Granados
Kit Watson
Lacie Hutton
Lauren Carpenter
Lewis Lovelock
Lexie Errington
Lianne Hoang
Lilli Townshend
Lily-Mai Harrington
Louis Holmes
Lucas Savill
Lucie Hemsley
Maddy Spooner
Marshall Collinson
Matthew Dawe
Miyah Page
Molly Sargeson
Niamh French
Olivia Funnell
Oscar Meek
Poppy Hanson
Rachel Newton
Rebecca Simon
Riaz Lokat
Ritchie Locock
Rosie Chivers
Ruby Valentine
Ryan Brightwell
Ryan Dennis
Samuel Dacey
Shania Durling
Sophie Prime
Stephen Hanley
Summer Gill
Tanaka Chinhoi
Tara Wheatley
Teddy Baughen
Vibishan Pakeerathan
William Wood
William Toomey
Zach Fitzgerald
Zak Temple
Zara Taylor
Donation to Longfield Academy
Sports leaders are becoming an important part of Academy life;
going out into the local community and helping with sporting
events like primary sports days and beach volleyball tournaments.
In order to look the part, the PE department decided to secure some
sponsorship to buy some new Sports Leaders t-shirts. Not only
would these help our leaders stand out at events, it would also give
them the pride and responsibility to be an excellent ambassador for
the school.
Mr Paul Simpson from Davis Turner & Co. Ltd is one of our very
supportive school mentors on the business mentors programme. He
goes above and beyond for his mentees, offering them work
experience placements, attending drama performances of students
and he continues to support his mentees through 6th Form. He
approached us saying that he would like to help. He and his
company had a dress down day last month and raised £119.11
which he had donated to the PE department for the Sports Leader
tops.
Picturedright is Mrs Davies, Head of PE, receiving the cheque from
Paul. We are grateful for all their help and support and look forward
to sending them a photo of us in our new tops.
Trip to Margate and Herne Bay
On September 19th the Geography department took year 11s out on their fieldwork data collection day.
We visited Herne bay where they looked at longshore drift and what had been done to reduce the effects of this
along the coast. We then went onto Margate where students looked at whether regeneration has had a positive
impact upon the environment.
They carried out environmental impact surveys and took photographs to compare the regenerated areas of the town
and the areas that had not been regenerated.
We were very lucky with the weather and students enjoyed some time on the beach playing football in the sunshine
at the end of a hard day's work.
Year 7 Humanities visit to Eynsford and Lullingstone Roman Villa
On Friday 4th October over 130 students from Year 7 visited Eynsford and Lullingstone Roman Villa to carry out their
Humanities fieldwork in early October.
Students enjoyed investigating the ruins at the villa and the castle at Eynsford. They also completed traffic surveys and
field sketches in Eynsford.
Work will be continued back in the Academy and all students and teachers had a great day.
Longfield Academy LRC Every year the library loses a large number of books
due to wear and tear, lost books not replaced by
students, books that have left with leavers and been
forgotten which obviously has a dramatic effect on
our bookshelves.
The library is therefore always up for donations be it
good quality second hand or new. We do have a
suggested ever growing wishlist on Amazon, but
obviously this is not an exhaustive list and
suggestions are always welcomed as long as the
books are suitable for ages 11 - 18 and to be on
school bookshelves.
Our Amazon wishlist is an easy way to make a
donation as this comes directly to the LRC, just
please put a note with your order saying who the
donation is from so we know who to thank. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1XNP1EY1
FHQ6K?ref_=wl_share
Thank you in advance for your support.
Keep up to date with all things library on Social Media:-
https://www.facebook.com/longfieldacademylrc/
https://twitter.com/AcademyLrc
We would love to know what you
are reading and books that you
would recommend.
On Wednesday 25th September Longfield Academy LRC was host to the Longfield Academy Bake Off in aid of
Macmillan instead of the traditional coffee morning. Academy staff were invited to submit their bake for a £1
donation and then staff were invited to taste and vote for their favourite bake by paying £1 to taste up to 5 bakes.
You will see from the photos that we have some very talented members of staff and would do a great job with
Paul Hollywood and Pru Leith in the tent. We can proudly say we raised £108.52 for this amazing charity.
Bees was our
winning cake
by Ms Vincent.
You can see from the photos that not only did we
support an amazing charity it was an opportunity for
the whole school staff to get together.
1st – Bees by Ms Vincent
2nd – Biscoffi S’mores Brownies by Ms
Martines
3rd – Gin & Tonic Cake by Miss Williams
Savoury Treats
1st – Goats Cheese Tarts by Ms Gilham
2nd – Smudge by Mrs Williams
3rd – Sweet Potato & Ginger Parcels
Our top 10 in each year group are: -
Our Year 7s are doing well with their reading
this term having read a total of 406 books with
a total of 8,374,007 words. And our Year 8s
have read 257 books so far with a total of
6,798,727 words.
Focus Sessions
On Tuesday 24th September students from all year groups took
part in the first focus session of the year.
Students took part in workshops about careers, academic honesty
and mental health.
Football Results
Over this term we have had many football fixtures, the results are
as follows:
Year 7:
Won 7-0 vs Strood Academy Drew 3-3 vs The Leigh UTC
Year 8: Drew 1-1 vs Leigh Academy Won 3-1 vs Orchards Academy Won 4-1 vs Wilmington Academy
Year 9: Lost 3-1 vs Leigh Academy Won 4-1 vs Orchards Academy
We also had a football inter-college cup which was the best
attended competition so far. The overall winner was a draw between
Anderson and Matisse.