Longfield Academy Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

It has been another very successful module, and I hope that this edition of our newsletter gives you a glimpse of the exciting events our students have participated in and the many opportunities they have had for developing their academic and social skills in the last module.  It is our intention to communicate more regularly with parents and carers, celebrate our staff and students, and to share the many exciting events taking place at the academy more frequently. Therefore, we will be introducing our fortnightly newsletter – The Longfield Legends – following our return from the Easter break. I will encourage parents to share any exciting achievements of our students outside of school so we can use this medium to celebrate them.

Upon our return from the holidays, year 11 and 13 students will be preparing to sit their GCSE and A Level examinations respectively. These are very important examinations and we want to make sure that all our students are well prepared and supported so that they can maximise their potential. We have consequently organised Easter revision sessions for students. These will be facilitated by our own staff. Ms Shanthan has previously communicated session dates and times, and students were reminded of these before the end of the module. I would like to encourage all parents and carers to help in ensuring that those students who have been invited take advantage of the opportunities their teachers have offered to help them improve the chances of success in the summer. We will continue to offer breakfast revision sessions for year 11, including warm breakfast free of charge, after the holidays, as well as after school and Saturday sessions to help ensure that we leave no stone unturned in our preparations for the summer examinations. Year 11 and 13 students will crown their time at the academy with our annual prom on 27th June and 4th July respectively.

I look forward to welcoming many of you to the academy on the 11 and 12 July for our production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. I have no doubts that families who have seen our students perform in the past will attest to their wonderful talent and this year’s performance promises to be even better.

As part of our Enrichment Week in July, all our students will be invited to participate in school trips as well as engage with rich activities both within and outside of the academy. The fantastic activities we have planned include: trips to Castles, Bedgebury Pinetum, Bowling and more! We also have in-school days dedicated to celebrating the range of cultures at Longfield Academy, different future career options and team building competitions.

I have no doubt that this will be an excellent and enjoyable week for all. Please look out for more details from Ms Kyriocou about the different activities for your child’s year group, and in particular encourage them to sign up for their preferred trip/activity as soon as possible to ensure that they do not miss out on a preferred trip.

I am grateful for the many encouraging emails and feedback we continuously receive from parents and carers and for the continued support. It has indeed been a very good year so far and I look forward to more successes.  Have a blessed and peaceful Easter holiday.

Kind regards

Dr F. Donkor