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LONGSANDS
STUDENT BULLETIN
26 March 2021
HOUSE POINT COMPETITION
Spring Photography House Competition – WINNERS!
We have been overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of entries to the Spring
Photography House Competition and tough decisions had to be made, but the House
Captains would like to congratulate all those who took part with such beautifully shot
entries.
The winners have been announced in this week's House Assemblies and each have
received 3 House Points and an Easter Egg and all students who participated will receive
a House Point and you can see the winning House entries on the following five pages.
HOUSE POINT COMPETITION
Neda M
Austen House - represents the Academy value of cultural understanding and creativity
HOUSE POINT COMPETITION
Shayla M
Darwin House - represents the Academy values of dedication, perseverance and hard work
HOUSE POINT COMPETITION
Jacob S
Hawking House - represents the Academy value of achievement
HOUSE POINT COMPETITION
Alexa H
Seacole House - represents the Academy value of respect and development of moral awareness
HOUSE POINT COMPETITION
Isaac J
Turing House - represents the Academy value of skills and appreciation of diversity
INTERVIEW YOUR FAMILY!
As part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations we would like to engage the school community
in an oral history project, gathering a set of interviews from former students and staff
throughout the last 60 years of the school.
Whilst this is not compulsory, we would love as many students as possible to interview
parents, carers, siblings, and grandparents who used to attend the school in the last 60 years.
When you interview your parent/carers, older sibling, grandparent etc, please can you
either:
• Type up the answers and email them to Johnathan.wayman@astrea-longsand.org
• Record the answers on a phone and email the recording to
Johnathan.wayman@astrea-longsands.org
• Handwrite the answers and hand them in to Mr Wayman or to Admin / Reception
and ask for them to be handed to Mr Wayman.
• Any photos or Longsands items from the past would be greatly appreciated if you
would be willing to donate them.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK’S
WINNING HOUSE, DARWIN, WITH
230 HOUSE POINTS IN THE LAST WEEK!
HOUSE POINTS
AUSTEN 163 POINTS LAST WEEK, 8411 IN TOTAL
DARWIN 230 POINTS LAST WEEK, 9205 IN TOTAL
HAWKING 146 POINTS LAST WEEK, 8004 IN TOTAL
SEACOLE 148 POINTS LAST WEEK, 8502 IN TOTAL
TURING 171 POINTS LAST WEEK, 8284 IN TOTAL
The race to the top has begun! You can see the running total pictured above.
Which House will be victorious in this inaugural year of our new House System?
Remember, every House Point counts!
HOUSE POINTS – STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
We are delighted to celebrate our Students of the Week who were awarded the most
House points in their Year groups. Congratulations to all of these students on your hard
HOUSE POINTS
work, resilience and achievements!
Austen Darwin Hawking Seacole Turing
Year 7 Patrick B Tilly W-C Ashleigh H, Alexa H Logan N
Charlotte E
Year 8 Lucy B Ben K Harriet G Abrielle G William B,
Jake D,
Andrew F
Year 9 Neda M, Shayla M Bradley J, Matheo J Charlotte S,
William A Jack P Ruby A
Year 10 Caitlyn D, Jamie B Sunny S Jade E Madison L
Adam M,
Maddison G
Year 11 Simon M-D Mikey B, Annie B Gabriel C Darcie R,
Shekia D-R Lucy AWITH YOUR FORM, DESIGN A POSTER TO PROMOTE ATTENDANCE
TUTOR GROUP COMPETITION AND/OR PUNCTUALITY. THE WINNING POSTER WILL BE DISPLAYED
AROUND SCHOOL AND THE FORM WILL RECEIVE A PRIZE PLUS HOUSE
POINTS!
Some examples
Some guidance, the attendance poster must:
• Be A3 in size
• Promote excellent Attendance and/or Punctuality
• Must have Longsands logo
• Must show we expect attendance to be 96% or higher
• Send your entries to Mrs Baker kelly.baker@astrea-Longsands.org
(or in the office next to reception)
• Closing date 17 May 2021
Only 1 entry per tutor groupMATHS RETREAT
Recently, we were lucky enough to be invited to participate in some extra-curricular maths lectures, led by
mathematicians James Grimes and Katie Steckles, who coincidentally we also watched win ‘Only Connect’ on
Tv the evening of the first lecture. This virtual maths retreat took place over the half term and we joined the
lectures every afternoon. Logging on for the first time was a bit nerve wracking but everyone was really
friendly and the tasks set were challenging but fun. We had a chance to chat to the other students and work
together on some of the challenges – we recognised a couple of people from school too which was nice.
We began the week’s lectures with some interactive games before moving on to explore topics such as graph
theory, geometry and topology. One of our favourite parts was looking into properties and details of mobius
strips, a torus and even Klein Bottles. We went on to take the simple game noughts and crosses and talk
about how the game would be different if it were played on shapes such as these, instead of the regular 2d
square. Here is a talk from James Grimes on Alan Turing and a demonstration of an original WWII Enigma
Machine https://youtu.be/mcX7iO_XCFA
During each session we were given a short break, and often divided up into smaller groups to chat about
what we were doing. Katie and James were very engaging and they kept checking in with us all to make sure
we were following ok, and to talk to us about our ideas. It didn’t feel like work at all and was a great
opportunity to explore topics we don’t cover in the curriculum.
Izzy and Amelia (10CLA and 10RSC)Home Testing
COVID-19 UPDATES
Thank you all for your support with the lateral flow tests that you have
been doing in school and now at home. We have now issued all of you,
who have had three tests in school, with your test kit boxes for the
holiday and your parent / carer will have received a copy of the letter
you were given with your boxes. As a reminder, your test should be
carried out each Monday and Thursday morning, prior to eating and
drinking (or with a gap of at least 30 minutes since consuming food or
drink). Results should be recorded using the NHS Test and Trace facility
and also to the Academy by using the following link ASTREA COVID
HOME TEST RECORDING. Further information about home testing can
be found here Longsands Student Home Testing Information. If your
lateral flow test is positive, please ensure you self-isolate and ask your
parent / carer to book a PCR test. Please also ask them to inform the
Academy via the enquiries@astrea-longsands.org email address.
Wishing you a relaxing and safe Easter break.
Mrs Greaney
Vice PrincipalTop 3 Classes
TT ROCK STARS
1. 8yMa2
Top 10 Rock Stars 2. 7zMa2
3. 7xMa1
Well done to everyone who took part!Well done to all of you who have been using GCSE Pod. Last week’s ‘Top Podders’ are:
Year 10 top users (top forms CLA, RSC, BPP)
Isabella F, Amelia F, Dream B
GCSEPod
Year 11 top users (top forms FKM, REM, WJW)
Alex C, Kristian G-W, Jude O
Pod Usage by House – Congratulations Turing House
Austen: 121
Darwin: 174
Hawking: 193
Seacole: 183
Turing: 283
If you have any issues with your GCSEPod login, please follow this link
https://members.gcsepod.com/loginWords of the Week
Monday
Superfluous: If you have more of something than is necessary then it is
considered to be superfluous to requirements.
The essay contained a large amount of superfluous information.
Tuesday
Inane: This is an adjective that we use to describe something that is incredibly silly with no real
meaning or importance.
He was always making inane remarks.
ENGLISH
Wednesday
Genial: This is another adjective that is used to describe someone who is very friendly and
pleasant.
The teacher had a genial manner about her.
Thursday
Fickle: This is an adjective used to describe someone who is likely to change their opinion or
their feelings suddenly and without a good reason. We might sometimes describe football fans,
as being a bit fickle.
The supporter was slightly fickle in the way they supported their team.
Friday
Fastidious: This is an adjective used to describe someone who is giving too much attention to
small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect.
Dad was very fastidious in the packing of his suitcase.DIGITAL DIVIDE PROJECT
Digital Divide Update
Things are moving fast! Mrs Chilton has received delivery of the tools and equipment the
students need from the Cambs Youth Panel and will be distributing them to our Year 10
and 12 students who are volunteering in this project with donated devices so that they can
make a start over the Easter break. Here are just a handful of our 24 volunteers who have
taken up the challenge to refurbish devices for disadvantaged students across the
county. We are very proud of them all.
The project is also able to support disadvantaged families from our own school community. This
covers a wide remit including those experiencing financial hardship. If you feel the project could
help you or your family please register on the Cambs Youth Panel website
https://cambsyouthpanel.co.uk/computers-for-studentsCOMPUTING: CYBERFIRST
The results are in! Our wonderful Year 8 Cyber First Girls team worked tirelessly in an intense semi-final on
Friday 19th March. To have secured a place in the semi-final means that they were in the top 8% of 6,500 girls
from across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and five English regions who took part in the first round of the
competition virtually during lockdown in January this year.
During the semi-final Longsands 0100 Girls team, were within the top five out of 20 teams throughout for the
central region and were in 2nd place for a time, and at 3rd for several hours. They finished the event in 4th place
and were very close to being selected as a wild card team for the grand final as one of the highest scoring
teams from a mixed state school.
We are incredibly proud of their achievement. The team discovered hidden talents and surpassed their own
expectations. As participants they will be given the opportunity to attend some free Cyber First Girls
development days later this year and we look forward to continuing to support the girls in future opportunities
and will ask them to act as mentors for future entrants in the competition.YEAR 7 EASTER COMPETITION Year 7 Easter Egg Competition WINNER!
Personal Development: HEALTH & WELLBEING
Protected Characteristics
It is very important that you
PD: HEALTH & WELLBEING
know what the nine protected
characteristics are, and that you
can recognise when
discrimination has taken place.
What are the nine protected
characteristics?
• age
Why are they important? It is against the law to
• disability discriminate against someone because of their protected
• gender reassignment characteristic. Everyone in the UK is protected under
• marriage and civil the Equality Act 2010 from this type of discrimination.
partnership Activity: Please watch this short video which explains
• pregnancy and maternity each protected characteristic:
https://youtu.be/VXLtKlmtrvM
• race
Further information: If you want to find out more about
• religion or belief equality and discrimination visit: Protected
• sex characteristics | Equality and Human Rights Commission
(equalityhumanrights.com)
• sexual orientationYoung Carers
Longsands Academy is committed to providing
help and support for its young carers. In the
YOUNG CARERS
summer term, Mr Mykoo will be running a weekly
Young Carers Club after school on Wednesdays.
At Longsands we are aware that some of our
students may be caring for a family member at
home and may require support to attend and
enjoy school in the same way as other students to
achieve their potential.
Young carers are encouraged to seek help and
support by attending a school based young carers
group and by using our effective referral system
to access expert advice from the school nurse, the
local Young Carers Services, Carers Trust
Cambridgeshire and Centre 33.
For further support or information please speak
to Mr Mykoo in school, email him via
anthony.mykoo@astrea-longsands.org or scan the
QR opposite for more details regarding Centre33.1 House Point for Here’s your chance to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Longsands Academy
and World Poetry Day 2021 at the same time!
each entry submitted
MFL
This competition is open to all Year groups. There will be a winner (first and
2 House Points for second place) from each House for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
In addition, there will be an overall winner, too!
second place in each
year group What do you need to do?
Write a French or German poem celebrating 60 years of Longsands. Use the
3 House Points for slides on Doddle to support you (there are several ideas of simple models you
could use).
the overall winner of
each year group Submit your entry to: Laura.Fengler@astrea-longsands.org
by Monday 12th April (or hand in to your teacher). Please include your name,
tutor group and House.
Extra enrichment opportunity: there is also a translation bonus activity on Doddle
(last slide). Email your translation to Laura.Fengler@astrea-Longsands.org to earn
a House Point!UNESCO Art Competition
orgnaised by Inda-Gymnasium, Aachen, Germany
Hello everyone at Longsands Academy! Do you have a bit of time
during the Easter Holidays? Are you creative? Would you like to
try out something new? The Unesco-Club of your German partner
school, the Inda-Gymnasium in Aachen, would like to invite you to
take part in our drawing competition on the following topic:
MFL and ART
“Our planet - a peaceful place for animals and humans” At Inda-Gymnasium we are
We invite you to complete a drawing, painting, or a photograph of a very proud of the friendship
piece of art about any aspect of our topic that catches your interest or between Longsands
appeals to your passion. You are free to choose the technique and Academy and your school.
design, be it sketching, water colours, or techniques like collages or Over one hundred pupils
frottage. have visited our two schools
At the Inda-Gymnasium, we will display all entries on the official over the past years. This
Unesco Day (26th April 2021), in an exhibition on the school grounds creative competition is a
and on our school's website. way of staying in touch and
thinking together about
Please upload your entries by Friday, 15th April to our Padlet:
https://padlet.com/juliaschorn/hj7cgqwfrs4ad00v. All we need is your things that are really
first name, your form and one or two sentences about your entry. The important in life, even
twelve most impressive entries will feature in our school’s own during the Corona
Unesco-Calendar for 2022 (with your permission only!). Pandemic. Steffi Gray,
Steffi Gray, teacher at Inda-Gymnasium, Germany. teacher at Inda-Gymnasium,
Germany.Science Challenge
– Observing the skies
SCIENCE
Deadline extended until after the Easter
holidays – still time to enter!Did you know…
Give-Aways, Ransomware, Hacking and Spying were all big in the news this
week, at the same time coincidently that the computer science department
were teaching some of those very topics to Year 8. Big data seems to be at the
forefront of some of the issues going on this week. Big data can be classified as
“extremely large sets of data that may be analysed computationally to reveal
COMPUTING
patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behaviour and
interactions”. In simple terms that’s data collected about you, me, business,
government etc. that shows what we are doing, why we are doing it and when
we are doing it so trends and patterns can be found and used either for or
against us depending on the agenda of those collecting the data. So it is Elon Musk
interesting that this week several things have happened…
Elon Musk and Tesla: Have been accused of using their Tesla cars to spy in China. Musk the chief executive of
the US electric carmaker Tesla, says his firm would be "shut down" if its vehicles were used for spying on China.
His comments came in response to reports that China's military had banned Tesla cars from its facilities. The
military had raised security concerns about the data collected by cameras installed in the cars.
China is Tesla's largest market after the US, accounting for about a quarter of the firm's global sales in 2020. It
also emerged this week that a Russian man in the US has pleaded guilty to plotting to extort money from Tesla.
Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov is accused of offering an employee $1m (£721,000) to place ransomware in the
computer network of the company's battery plant in Nevada. He planned to use the ransomware to steal
company secrets for extortion, prosecutors alleged. The 27-year-old pleaded guilty on Thursday in Reno,
Nevada. Ransomware attacks companies or organisations by scrambling their internal computer networks,
stealing information, or locking users out. The attackers then demand large sums of money in return for ending
the hack. The FBI said the planned attack on Tesla was stopped before it could take place.Did you know…
Play Station 5 users hacked NHS executive Helen Bevan’s two Twitter accounts,
with nearly 140,000 followers, and then used the information to promote fake
PlayStation 5 sales. The hack happened the day before Ms Bevan was due to
COMPUTING
lead an online event for thousands of people, and she had encouraged her
audience to use Twitter as their discussion tool.
Despite paying £110 to a third party to get her accounts back Mrs Bevan a
realised that she had been scammed again after her accounts failed to reappear
and rather than risk losing any more money she ended up waiting for Twitter
restore the accounts for her. When she finally got access to her accounts she
found dozens of direct messages from people asking about PlayStation 5 orders.
Bevan says she has no idea how many fake sales were generated by the
scammers but the PS5s were being advertised at upwards of $450 (£320).
"They were following Walmart, Dixons, PC World, Target," she said.
"They would wait for them to tweet about PS5s and then reply, saying we've got
PS5s in stock now, DM [direct message] me.“
There were also Fleets - temporary Twitter posts - featuring photos of
PlayStation boxes. Ms Bevan later had to explain to all who messaged her, having
paid for games consoles, that she was also a victim of the scam.Did you know…
Give-Away scams are also becoming big business. Criminals create Twitter accounts
that look like those of celebrities such as Elon Musk or billionaire investor Chamath
Palihapitiya, who offer items such as bitcoin and a chance in many cases of doubling
your money. It all looks very real and very efficient on the surface, but the reality is
that you’ll end up with nothing. Researchers say scammers are making record-
breaking sums in 2021. Giveaway gangs have already made more than $18m (£13m)
COMPUTING
in the first three months of this year, compared with the $16m made in total for the
whole of 2020.
Data also suggests the number of victims this year is set to eclipse previous years. In
2020 around 10,500 people fell for the scams, but already this year researchers say
they have tracked 5,600 who have sent money. The graphs below show the reality
of give-away scams in number of victims and money lost.Did you know…
TOP TIPS to beat Hackers and Scammers
1. Create strong passwords
COMPUTING
2. On Social Media - use all available security settings
3. Never click on suspicious links
4. Install anti-virus software
5. Avoid public Wi-Fi
6. BE AWARE: If something sounds too good to be true – it usually is.
Remember… Attackers are looking for easy targets.
They have amazing systems in place that allow them to take over your
social media account or computer, lock you out and then charge you
to gain access back again.MUSIC
Year 7 Beginner Guitar Club Form Year 7 Vocal Group Form
https://forms.office.com/r/Rx6TVRe3Mh https://forms.office.com/r/MyLvg188Y2
Year 8 Rock Band Project Form Year 8 Vocal Group Form
https://forms.office.com/r/nD2kUGWRPy https://forms.office.com/r/H8UnHt8wAWDESIGN A LOGO
Scan the QR code, or watch this
video Win an £800 gaming PC! -
YouTube for entry details and use
this link to submit your entry
Upload your design for the
Cambridge Children's Hospital
Network logo Survey
(surveymonkey.co.uk)
Closing date 9am Friday 2 April 2021DEADLINE
VISUAL ARTS 23 April 2021
An exciting opportunity for students aged 5–19 to
exhibit their artwork online and at the Royal
Academy of Arts . Artworks are judged by artists and
arts professionals with selected artworks displayed
online and on-site at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Years 10 and 12
It is imperative that you submit work that is not You may submit up
part of your GCSE/A Level work. to 3 artworks in
You can only submit work that is independent of any media and
techniques that
your GCSE/A Level work
you choose.
Email priya.saklani@astrea-longsands.org with any questions and to submit your artworkReminders
The following pages of the Student Bulletin
are dedicated to practical reminders of useful
information that has previously be sharedCOVID-19 UPDATES
Sanitising our hands is now part of daily life. Please ensure that you are sanitising
your hands upon entering and exiting any classroom. Please also use the hand
sanitiser stations and dispensers located around the Academy buildings to ensure
that you are keeping yourself and others safe from Covid-19.
Please note, all students are now expected to wear a face mask in all
circumstances where 2 metres social distancing cannot be observed, this includes
within classrooms.MENU
Longsands Academy PE Department
Extra-Curricular Activities Timetable SUMMER 2021
(For clubs and fixtures running in the Summer Term starting 12 April 21)
*NO fixtures until further notice*
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
@LongsandsPERemote learning
Well done for all your efforts to continue learning remotely.
Please do let us know if you need any help or support.
Recordings
REMOTE LEARNING
All live lessons on Teams are being recorded. This is really useful if you would like to play back part of a lesson, or if you were unable to
attend the live lesson at the time.
There has been a slight change to how recordings are accessed on Teams. Recordings will still appear in the Posts section on the class
Team, but it is no longer necessary to download the recording before watching it.
Recordings will also be stored in a folder within the Team, which can be accessed by following these steps:
1. Go to the class Team for the subject
2. Click the Files tab at the top
3. Then click on the folder called Recordings
4. Select the recording you would like to watch.
10 Tips for Students for Remote Learning
Assignments We are pleased to share with you our
10 Tips for Students for Remote Learning.
Some of your teachers might use the Assignments function on Teams
to ask you to submit work. Mrs Chilton has kindly put together a short video
to show you how to do this:
Link to video: https://youtu.be/dnSHWqA3feE
Instructions for remote lessons will continue to be set on Doddle.
Please check Doddle at 8.45am each day for the work for the day.KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS
Knowledge Organisers
The knowledge organisers for Year 7, 8 and 9 for the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms
can be found on the Longsands Academy website:
https://www.astrea-longsands.org/curriculum/knowledge-organisers/TIMINGS OF THE DAY
TIMINGS OF THE SCHOOL DAY
8:45 - 9:45 Lesson 1 (including AM registration)
9:45 - 10:45 Lesson 2
10:45 - 11:10 Supervised break (in zones)
11:10 - 12:10 Lesson 3
12:10 - 13:10 Lesson 4 (Year 7 - 12:10 - 12:55)
13:10 - 14:10 Lunch and form time (split per year group as noted below)
13:10 - 13:30 Tutor time and 13:30 – 14:10 Lunch for Years 9, 11, 12 and 13
13:10 - 13:50 Lunch (12:55 – 13:50 Year 7) and 13:50 – 14:10 Tutor time for Years 7, 8, and 10
14:10 - 15:10 Lesson 5DODDLE
Please remember to check Doddle daily to ensure that you are fully up to
date with all of the homework for your subjects.
DODDLE
Thank you to those of you who have completed the summer and
transition work, please ensure you bring this to your first lessons with the
relevant subject teacher.
To log in to Doddle you will need your admission number and password.
For example:
Login: 012345
Password: longsands
If you have any issues with your Doddle login, please follow this link
https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/app/loginFREE OFFICE 365
OFFICE 365
Log into office 365 by going to: www.office.com
Log in with your Academy email address (i.e. 7042@astrea-longsands.org)
As a Longsands Academy student
you are entitled to FREE Office
365 – see opposite for details! Finally, when the box is expanded, select ‘Office 365 Apps’
Forgot your email password?
Please ask your form tutor, class
teacher or a member of student
services.
Here is some guidance on
email etiquette.
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