Year 10 Girls Netball Tournament

On Thursday 21st September the year 10 girls took part in a netball tournament.

We played against Newland, Malet Lambert and Archbishop Sentamu. It was quite challenging, but we managed to

show resilience and tried our best.

On Thursday 28th September, we had another tournament, where we

played against St Mary’s and Sirius North. However, we were missing a

player, so we had to borrow from both St Mary’s and Sirius. They were

exceptional and we were very gratified for their hard work.

Unfortunatly we lost both games. Still, we intend to stay focused and

come back stronger next time.

By Sali Touré.

Newsletter - October 2017

Year 11 students have been preparing for GCSE English Literature. Here is Courtney Greenwood’s essay

comparing two apparently unrelated poems: the Romantic poet Wordsworth’s 18th Century work, The

Prelude, and WW1 poet Wilfred Owen’s Exposure

I am going to compare The Prelude with Exposure. Both poems portray the power of nature in similar ways. In

Exposure nature is quite scary and nerve-racking whereas in The Prelude nature is more overwhelming.

In The Prelude the atmosphere is quite relaxing and sublime at the start. Wordsworth makes the lake sound

peaceful, “glittering idly….in the sparkling (moon) light”. However, later on in the poem the atmosphere becomes

more intense and threatening.

In The Prelude, Wordsworth sets the scene “One summer evening” in the opening line. It is a peaceful start.

However in Exposure, Owen immediately sets a hostile scene. He uses personification to make nature sound harsh.

“…merciless iced winds…” The repeated sibilant “..sss..” mimics the bitter wind. It makes the reader imagine how

unpleasant the conditions were. Owen makes nature sound attacking and menacing all the way through and

personifies the enemy frost: “fingering stealth feeling for our faces..”

Both poets also write about silence. In Exposure soldiers are “worried by the silence” whereas, in The Prelude,

Wordsworth uses silence to create a sublime atmosphere. “into the silent lake”. Furthermore, Wordsworth creates

an enchanting image “ small circles glittering idly in the moon..” On the other hand Owen turns the weather into a

bigger enemy, tormenting the soldiers mad by “tugging on the wire, like twitching agonies..” This personification

makes the reader imagine a horrible and graphic image.

Both poems present a sense of fear. In The Prelude, Wordsworth uses repetition “huge” which shows how

speechless he is when he sees the looming shape of the mountain in the dark. On the other hand, Owen uses the

rhetorical question, “Is it that we are dying?” which portrays the men’s fear of death from exposure.

In conclusion, both poems are about the threatening power of nature. In The Prelude nature is quite sublime “into

the silent lake” whereas in Exposure nature is more intense “Is it that we are dying?” Owen does this to portray the

appalling conditions of life in on the Front. Nature is the worst killer: even “flights of bullets…..are less deadly than

the air that shudders black with snow..”

By Courtney Greenwood

The Problem solving workshop was very interesting. One of the tasks was to find ways to store awkwardly-shaped objects into

unlikely containers. In fact this exercise mimicked a scenario faced by members of The Royal Air Force when they have large o

tricky items to store in a plane.

The Aspirations workshop was run by a businessman telling us about how he achieved his aspirations and giving us tips on how

to achieve ours. For example his aspiration was to become a professional footballer. However when he was 15 years of age he

got injured and he had to change his plans. So he decided he would like to become a manger of his own workplace. He achieved

this by working his way up a business, starting at the bottom as a regular salesman. Then eventually he bought his own busine

The communications and leadership task was about how ships communicate at sea. One way they do that is by using lights and

flags. We were given physical problems to solve using ropes, tyres, cones. This was very hard because pupils saw it and instantl

rushed into the activity instead of taking a step back and having a think about how to solve it.

At the end of the day awards were handed out to students who performed especially well in the mock-interview.

We all enjoyed the day and had fun as well as learning about things that will help us when

we are looking for jobs in the future.

By Ryan and Eligijus.

Year 11 Interview Day

On the 26th October 2017 the year 11 pupils at The Boulevard Academy had a very important day. It consisted of the pupils coming to schoo

visitors at the school. For a start, this meant entering and leaving the Academy by the front doors. As we entered, we were gre

During the day the pupils had different workshops to take part in. These workshops were all about CV (curriculum vitae) writing

In the CV workshop we learnt what to include - and what to leave out in a CV. We took part in a task in which we had to pretend

bad one. The point was to show us how vital it is that what we include really stands out.

In the Professional Attributes workshop we had to say what skills were needed to get a particular job. For example a salesman

had.

In the Interview Skills workshop we learnt how to answer different types of interview questions. We also learnt a format to answ

question that is answered in detail. A closed question requires a short answer.

In the afternoon we had a different set of workshops. Whilst we were taking part in the workshops people had to go and take p

Aspirations, Zoom Visual Task, Communication and leadership.

African Stories in Hull & East Yorkshire

On Friday 6th October, a selection of students travelled to Hull College to unravel the history of “African Stories of

East Yorkshire”.

It took place at Hull College’s Arts Building. We were given a presentation about the achievements of some of

Hull’s most remarkable – if sometimes forgotten black citizens.

Here is the list of notable black people from our area:

Adolphus Meheux, a seaman living in Hull, a Sierra Leonean, worked as an engineer on board steam boats.

David Rocastle, a famous professional footballer who played for Hull Tigers.

Dusé Mohamed Ali, a British-Egyptian actor who founded the Hull Shakespeare Society.

Clive Sullivan, a famous rugby player, who played for Hull FC and Hull KR, and is now remembered as a Hull FC champion and named on Clive Sullivan Way in Hull. Everyone who went on the trip found it highly enjoyable and learnt so much. One student, Jack, stated that,

“I found the educational visit was well-presented and well-structured.”

As a school, we may need to revaluate how we approach black history, and where we could integrate it further

across the curriculum. Nevertheless, from the visit we learnt that Black History is all around us, despite being often

forgotten. It is just as significant, and just as interesting as all History.

By Dean Denton, with help from Jack Brettell

shaped objects into

unlikely containers. In fact this exercise mimicked a scenario faced by members of The Royal Air Force when they have large or

The Aspirations workshop was run by a businessman telling us about how he achieved his aspirations and giving us tips on how

to achieve ours. For example his aspiration was to become a professional footballer. However when he was 15 years of age he

got injured and he had to change his plans. So he decided he would like to become a manger of his own workplace. He achieved

this by working his way up a business, starting at the bottom as a regular salesman. Then eventually he bought his own business.

The communications and leadership task was about how ships communicate at sea. One way they do that is by using lights and

flags. We were given physical problems to solve using ropes, tyres, cones. This was very hard because pupils saw it and instantly

October 2017 the year 11 pupils at The Boulevard Academy had a very important day. It consisted of the pupils coming to school wearing either the regular uniform or business attire. Pupils had to enter the Academy as if they were

visitors at the school. For a start, this meant entering and leaving the Academy by the front doors. As we entered, we were greeted by a variety of employers and business representatives.

During the day the pupils had different workshops to take part in. These workshops were all about CV (curriculum vitae) writing, Professional Attributes and Interview skills.

and what to leave out in a CV. We took part in a task in which we had to pretend we were a business boss and had only ten seconds to look through a CV and say if you would class them as a good or a

In the Professional Attributes workshop we had to say what skills were needed to get a particular job. For example a salesman would need good communication skills, confidence and maturity. We also had to write down what abilities we think we

In the Interview Skills workshop we learnt how to answer different types of interview questions. We also learnt a format to answer the questions. The format was called S.T.A.R. This stood for Situation, Task, Achieve and Result. An open question is a

In the afternoon we had a different set of workshops. Whilst we were taking part in the workshops people had to go and take part in mock-interviews. The interviews lasted approximately five to ten minutes. The workshops were Problem Solving,

The Boulevard Academy Leadership Team Back row from left to right - Mrs C Sharp, Assistant Vice-Principal, Head of Transition Phase - Mr C Young, Assistant Principal, Lead Teacher of Mathematics - Mr C Navier, Assistant Principal, Transition Phase Director - Mr M Williams, Assistant Vice-Principal, Head of Achievement Phase - Miss R Welsh, Assistant Principal, Lead Teacher of Science - Miss C Walker, Assistant Principal, Academy Literacy Coordinator. Front Row from left to right - Miss H Webster, Vice-Principal - Mr A Grace, Principal - Mrs C Daniel, Academy Business Manager

The Boulevard Academy Warhammer Club This half term a new club has begun at the Academy, The Boulevard Warhammer Alliance. Pupils from all year groups have come together to take part in what aims to be a fun and exciting addition to the schools roster of activities. The club have spent this half term building and starting to paint their model armies; we are looking forward to taking them into battle in the next half term and hopefully regional competitions in the new year. Watch this space. The Boulevard Warhammer Alliance.

Mrs Ben-Moussa—Editor

Academy Clubs Monday - Girls Netball Monday Morning Break -Year 9 Boys Football 4.30—5.30 -Chess Club 4.30—5.15 -Dance Club 4.30—5.30 -GCSE PE & Science Revision 4.30—5.15 Tuesday - Vocal Chords Singing Club 4.30—5.00 Wednesday - Warhammer Club 4.30—5.30 Thursday - Art Catch up Morning & Afternoon Breaks -Year 7 Boys Football 4.30—5.30 Friday - Girls Hockey Afternoon Break