Arnold Hill Academy

This Week in School

Robin Fugill We are celebrating sporting success once again this week. This time the U13 girls’ football team have reached the final 8 teams in the country in the Npower Community Cup. They are just one qualifying round away from playing at Wembley stadium and we will keep you updated on their progress.

Next Monday both the year 10 and year 11 parent forums will take place. These are valuable information sessions about exam courses and also provide the chance to raise any concerns or questions you may have. All of the details can be found in the letters in the Parents’ section.

Robin Fugill, Principal

Readathon

Students hold up the total raised Students in year 7 and 8 have raised £637 through the sponsored reading event, Readathon.

Readathon raises money for children’s charities as well as encouraging participants to read, since reading for leisure has been proved to be hugely important to a child’s success.

The children who took part all got to choose a free book, and there were individual prizes for everything from raising the most money to being sponsored by the most teachers. Well done to everyone who took part – and keep reading!

The PTA Needs You!

Would you like to give something back to Arnold Hill? Could you spare a few hours every few months to attend meetings and help out at events?

The Parent Teacher Association needs new members to continue its work raising valuable funds for the school. If you think you can help, please e-mail the PTA’s chair, Audrey Pryce-Davy: gairy.davy@ntlworld.com

Former Pupil's Forest Debut

Forest logo A former pupil realised a lifelong ambition when he made his full debut for Nottingham Forest this month.

Kieron Freeman – a boyhood Forest fan - started for the Reds against Leicester before moving to Notts County on a one month loan deal.

The future looks bright for the promising young footballer, who will be hoping to continue challenging for a first team place once he returns to the City Ground.

Kieron attended Arnold Hill from 2003-2008. You can find out more about his career so far in this BBC news story.

Finding Your Vocation

We have been informed by the Nottinghamshire Training Network that four former pupils are graduating as Advanced Apprentices this week.

Apprenticeships can provide the training and skills needed for a specific area of work or lead on to higher education. They are a great way to improve employability in the current difficult economic circumstances, and it is great to hear that former pupils are taking advantage of these opportunities and enjoying success in their chosen fields.

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