notices

Hays recruitment-who are the biggest recruitment company in the world-have challenged schools in the local area to take part in a challenge to make your school more sustainable.

The Challenge:

What can you do further in your school to be more sustainable and to help safeguard the natural environment and help your school improve?

Things to consider:

What is the issue you are looking to solve or improve on?
Why does it matter?
Who does it involve?
What measurable goal can you set? (what do you want to do? how? and when?)

What United Nations Development Goals could you support?

You need to start working on your idea straight away as the deadline is 31st Jan, when finished email or hand it in to Mrs Jenkins in the BSO. A selection of pupils ideas will be chosen by the student council to work on this year.

A panel of judges from Hays recruitment will pick an overall idea from all pupils who enter from several schools as a winner in the summer term.

The winning school will receive a prize as well as a personal prize for the student(s) idea who was selected as winner.  

• You can attend Eco-club to work on your idea.
• You can work alone or as part of a team.
• You can make a poster of your ideas, fill out an ideas sheet  or make a slideshow of your idea- Get creative!

Your idea doesn’t have to be a big idea, it just needs to be a positive change we can make together as a school.

Pond Area.  Fairtrade Produce.  Second Hand Shop. Rewilding.

E-waste.  Community Litter Pick. Cycle to School. Composting.

Water Monitoring.    Packaging.  Food waste.   Reduce printing.

Recycling monitors.  Upcycling.  Allotment.  Craft Fair. 

Tackling Greenwashing.  Reuse-(’free stuff’ area). 

Charity Fundraisers.  Outdoor learning.  Energy Use.

Mentor Primary Schools.  Bug/Bird Hotels.   Eco-newsletter.

Eco-art. Litter Monitors. 

BE ANYONE, BE ANYTHING!

Young Writers are running another competition that you can get involved with. 

ALL entries need to be handed in by Monday 12th February – you can hand them in to your tutor, English teacher, Mrs Moore our librarian, or directly to Miss Bale, our Literacy Coordinator.

You must include your Full Name, Age, School Name + School Postcode on your entry and make sure your writing is legible as it will submitted to Young Writers. 

If you want some inspiration or help, visit the Young Writers website or speak to one of the above staff who will help you with your poem!

• You will receive 5 HPs for entering! 
• You will receive a certificate and free bookmark if you are published.
• You will have a chance to buy the book you are published in.
• You will also be in with a chance of winning £50 and a trophy from Young Writers!

Quiet you Maggots! The Trunchbull visited Redmoor Academy last week to whip our KS3 students in to shape for our production of Matilda Jnr.

A show that was put together through lunch time rehearsals alone, showed our students dedication and commitment which has impressed everyone involved. The sheer talent in the auditions meant that two people were cast into each character and boy did they put on a show! The students worked tirelessly since September learning lines, movement and vocal pieces to perform to over 450 members of the public and 200 primary school students. The feedback from parents and students that came and supported the show has been phenomenal:

“Absolutely fantastic show last night, I can’t tell you how impressed we were with everything and what a brilliant performance it was! It was absolutely top notch and exceeded all expectations!” Audience member on the Thursday

“What a wonderful show! What stood out was the joy those students were having on stage, especially with the fun singing numbers. It was so creative, the singing was so great, and everyone was so clear in their words. The set was amazing – particularly Miss Trunchball’s office and the writing on the wall.” Audience member on the Friday

The show wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing support from staff, students and parents. The hard work really shone through with the enjoyment and confidence of the students performing on stage. Redmoor are extremely proud of everyone involved, who all worked together as a team and showed their Redmoor DNA. If you were inspired by the production and performers, keep watch for any upcoming performance opportunities that you can get involved with.

Thank you to team Matilda!

This year we are collating, organising and delivering these 25 Christmas Calendar items as a collection for our local charity ‘The Hinckley Foodbank’.

The foodbank state the demand this year has been extremely high, so each year group has a focus of various items to bring in as donations to support our local families throughout the festive period.

As of Friday 1st December until Wednesday 20th December 2023 students can bring in donations and take them to the food room, they will be awarded with ‘Acts of Kindness’ house points for their efforts. The school will then be delivering our collection to the Hinckley Food Bank.

Year 7:

Coffee
UHT Milk
Cake Bars
Squash
Tinned Meat

Year 8:

Shampoo
Tinned Tomatoes
UHT Juice
Tinned Fish
Sponge Puddings

Year 9:

Christmas Savoury Treats
Pasta snacks – e.g: pot noodle
Baked Beans
Tinned Vegetables
Ladies Toiletries/Feminine hygiene

Year 10:

Chocolate
Tinned Fruit
Tinned Rice Pudding/Custard
Teabags
Toilet rolls

Year 11:

Jam
Dried Potatoes
Stuffing Mix
Biscuits
Mens/Ladies Toiletries

On Tuesday, we celebrated European Day of Languages! A number of our students showcased being able to speak another language other than English (including sign language) in an assembly, encouraging and inspiring our year 8 pupils to attend our Duolingo club to learn another language.