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01/04/20

David Hockney provides some welcome artistic relief from the current isolation. https://t.co/XjCRg54z3Z Perhaps this could serve as inspiration for some of our incredible artists?

01/04/20

Boredom is a mist that wanders into you it rids of all inspiration. You don't notice but it slowly snatches you away to a place where you can't escape without creativity. You wait for time to end but it never will. So endlessly waiting ends you. You can't escape boredom. NN

01/04/20

What have we become Kindness, selfishness, self-preservation. Extremes of behaviour, not normal life, Will we have normal again? Was our normal good? Will the world be a kinder place? Will we have learnt our lesson? What is it? Is it a punishment? Or is it meant to be? By JN

01/04/20

1/3 A selection of some of our Year 8 poems, written in their Virtual School English lesson:

31/03/20

It is great to receive photos of our industrious and resourceful students maintaining their focus while working hard from home. Keep it up! https://t.co/EMu7a2CyOB

31/03/20

Our Year 8 students have been developing their cooking knowledge while at home. Valuable life skills and part of the food technology curriculum. Well done! https://t.co/I64tRV3Ink

31/03/20

Retweetd From Harris Wimbledon PE

Muaaz put in a kick up score of 10 for Rutherford. Started with great control. https://t.co/HWyWk54cjk

31/03/20

Retweetd From Harris Wimbledon PE

The first video entry for Butler. A great attempt of 12 kick ups! https://t.co/g9HwzvnprV

30/03/20

Great resilience Mr Riches! Make sure you have plenty of space when you attempt this at home! https://t.co/11MnJ8y3ZS

30/03/20

Our students are enjoying their weekly assembly. This week’s theme is independence and is led by Miss Pocock https://t.co/NFOlGhGYNT

25/03/20

Some of our students completing the ⁦⁩ workout this morning. Healthy body, healthy mind! https://t.co/FKBiZlGG2J

24/03/20

Have you ever thought of writing your own historical fiction? Take part in the national Write Your Own Historical Fiction Competition 2020. You can find more info here https://t.co/9BfEzGZ86o Email Ms Trapani if you would like to know more and if you are interested in entering.

24/03/20

Well done to all our students working hard through the Virtual School. Remember to register online using the link you have received in your email inbox from Mr Walsh. Keep up the good work!

22/03/20

Retweetd From Gavin Williamson

You should only send your child to school on Monday if you have to, because your work is critical to our COVID-19 response. If you are able to keep your child at home, you should. https://t.co/n1B1gngVWr

19/03/20

House basketball is going down a storm! https://t.co/13REtMFGGX

18/03/20

Excellent technique shown in our skipping competition! https://t.co/2WA4afRuKB

17/03/20

Retweetd From Harris Federation

Parents, carers and pupils: all Harris academy updates on coronavirus will now be published on a dedicated website: https://t.co/0JeUHHfRDp. You will also receive a text message as and when there is any new information.

17/03/20

House tug of war! Hotly contested with a very supportive crowd! https://t.co/RrA3I16wwy

16/03/20

Our String Ensemble have been hard at work developing their skills. Very impressive! https://t.co/wgtUOdSZx8

16/03/20

Retweetd From Harris Wimbledon PE

Some year 7 classes have been learning in their PE lessons, creating routines with balances, rolls and jumps. Here are some of their group balances! https://t.co/iiPMPj3P4R

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Welcome from the Principal: Mrs J Larizadeh

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Harris Academy Wimbledon. We are a brand-new co-educational secondary academy set up to provide an excellent, well-rounded education for local children in Wimbledon. We welcomed our first Year 7 students in 2018 and we will grow year on year, eventually serving children ages 11-18. Our academy is an outstanding place to learn, providing an innovative, inclusive and happy environment for our young people.
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3 April 2020Newsletter 03/04/20I hope that you and your families are keeping well.  The Virtual School The first two weeks have gone incredibly well, and we are delighted with how the students have settled in to their new routines. The teachers have been working very hard to finalise plans for the Summer Term and we plan to make some changes to the Virtual School after Easter.  These changes will help us collect work from students and have more interaction. · We are putting in place a new timetable for all students so that every day they have a mix of academic and practical work. · All students will be required to submit work weekly to their teachers in Maths, English, Science, Geography, History and Spanish.  In other subjects, students will be required to submit work but not every week.  These submissions will come through a variety of means (through interaction with teachers via Microsoft Teams, through completing on line questions or uploading work).  We will continue to communicate the work in the same way through the Shared Area. · Teachers will be available through the video link of Microsoft Teams at different points in the week.  Students will be able to post questions about the work and the teacher will be there to respond to them. If students are unable to access Microsoft teams then they can continue to use the email system to contact their teachers. As we will have more daily interaction with all the students through Microsoft teams and the submission of work, weekly phone calls to students will be more targeted and will focus on students who have limited access to the internet or are not engaging in the Virtual School as we would expect them to. We will update the Virtual School page on our website by Friday 17th April and all students will be sent an email with their new timetable on Monday 20th April.  We suggest that they either print this out or write it out and put it in a place they can see it during the day. The Summer Term Virtual School will begin on Tuesday 21st April.  All families will receive a phone call on Monday 20th April to check that they have the new timetable and are aware of the new system. Thank you for all your continued support during this extraordinary time. With my very best wishes for a safe and peaceful Easter. https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/030420-Newsletter.pdf
27 March 2020Newsletter 27/03/20I hope that you are all keeping well and coping with these extraordinary times. We have been in contact with both students and parents during the course of our first week and I am very grateful for all the positive messages we have been receiving.  I really would like to thank the excellent staff we have at Harris Academy Wimbledon who really couldn’t be doing any more than they are doing at the moment.   We have been meeting (virtually) and reviewing our Virtual School which will continue to evolve and develop in the weeks ahead.  Our numbers are small for our key worker school but we hope we are making a positive difference.  I’d like to thank Mr Gonzales for keeping the building open to the high standards that we always have.  Please support your children in developing good routines for home learning:  complete the virtual registration by 8.45am and then work through the timetable as if it was a day at school.  Students can contact their teachers to ask them any questions and we are always here to help any of our families.  Please encourage your children to regularly check their Harris email address as this is how we are communicating with them.  We shall continue to do our best for our learners and please don’t hesitate to get in touch.   https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/270320-Newsletter.pdf
13 March 2020Newsletter 13/03/20As you may have heard already, the government has now announced that the country is moving into the ‘delay’ phase of fighting coronavirus.  Schools across the country will remain open during this period.  However, I have been advised to postpone all large scale events including parents’ evenings.  Consequently, we will postponing the Year 7 Parents’ Evenings on the 19th and 26th March and the WPA’s International Evening on the 2nd April.  I have written a detailed letter regarding our plans which has been sent out to you via email.  School life continues as normal and Science week was a great success.  There was a great competition for ‘who can build the best boat’ and the students had a good time on the ‘School Safari’.  Next week there are a range of different events for Sport Relief which have been planned by the students following the Sports’ Leader course.  Each activity costs 20p to play and all the money raised will be sent to the sport relief charities.  Please encourage your son/daughter to get involved. https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/130320-Newsletter.pdf
6 March 2020Newsletter 06/03/2020Yesterday I spent the day with a wide range of heroes and heroines from different books.  It was great to see so many students enter into the spirit of World Book Day with such creative costumes. Next week we have number of activities for British Science Week so please encourage your son/daughter to get involved. https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/060320Newsletter.pdf
28 February 2020Newsletter 28/02/20It has been a great first week back.  The students have come back after half term with renewed energy and I have seen some fantastic teaching and learning in classrooms.  I have been busy appointing new teachers for our growing school and  am delighted to let you know that we have recruited excellent teachers in English, Maths, Science, Drama, Classics, History and Design and Technology.  There is still some more recruitment to complete and I’ll update you at the end of this half term with any further appointments.  We are on track to move into our new building in September and we are busy planning the curriculum to take advantage of our new facilities.  Next year students will have discrete lessons in Computer Science and have the opportunity to do a broader range of work in Design and Technology including food and resistant materials.  The Art curriculum will be developed to take more opportunity of the photography facilities and we will be delighted to have a large sports hall after all this rain!  Alongside the academic curriculum, we continue to work with students to be well-rounded individuals with a highly developed social conscience, ready to lead in their communities and beyond. I am looking forward to an excellent half term of working hard, having fun and being happy. https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/280220Newsletter.pdf
14 February 2020Newsletter 14/02/20It has been a very successful half term culminating in the school disco last night; the students had a great time and even managed to persuade some of the teachers to put on their dancing shoes!  I am very proud of what the students have achieved this half term; they have worked incredibly hard and this has been rewarded with excellent progress in their academic work.  We have given out 2024 effort stamps during the half term and it has been a pleasure to invite and spend time with students who have achieved 30 stickers for all their hard work.  There are many things to look forward to during the next half term including welcoming two authors who will be visiting us as part of our world book day programme, a range of events which are being planned for National Science Week and curriculum visits for both years 7 and 8.  I hope everyone has a relaxing half term and I’d like to thank you for your continuous support. https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/140220-Newsletter.pdf
7 February 2020Newsletter 07/02/20On Thursday 13th February, Zion will be Principal for the Day.  Zion was the leader of the Liberal Democrat party in the HAWI general election and achieved the most votes.  Zion and his team (Kario who will be Vice Principal and Aaryan who will be Senior Assistant Principal) are having a Mufti Day.  Students are asked to contribute £1 which will be split between two charities: The Australian Bush Fires and The Alzheimer's Society.  During the day, the teachers have been asked to plan and teach fun and competitive lessons, with plenty of rewards/prizes.  If you would like to donate any prizes for the day, please leave them in reception. https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/070220-Newsletter.pdf
31 January 2020Newsletter 31/01/20In Assembly this week we discussed Holocaust Memorial day. It is a National day of remembrance for all the many millions of people who have died and those that survived these terrible events.  It is a time when we pause to reflect and think about what can happen when we forget the importance of respecting each other’s differences. Miss Pocock explained to the students that ‘by learning from the past we can ensure that we can make a better, safer future that we are all responsible for.  We need to all work together to make sure that no-one is left out, made to feel different in a bad way; we need to learn to respect each other and learn that together, we are stronger and happier.  We know that when different things and different people come together, it can make life more interesting and meaningful.  We are all part of something and should celebrate the coming together of people and the differences between each of us’.  https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/310120-Newsletter.pdf
24 January 2020Newsletter 24/01/20“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss Dr Seuss books were great favourites in my house as I was growing up.  The rhymes and illustrations are a great introduction to reading.  I think this quote really sums up the importance of reading;  it gives us new knowledge and exposes us to new ideas.  We are building our reading stock in the library so that we have a wide range of engaging books for all of our students to choose from.  330 new books have just arrived so if your son/daughter is not enjoying their reading book, please encourage them to go and see Ms Nylinder (our librarian) who will support them in choosing something new.  Please talk to your son/daughter about what they are reading and encourage them to read every day.  https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/240120-Newsletter.pdf
17 January 2020Newsletter 17/01/20This week we have been focusing on our motto ‘Make a Difference’ and how we can make a difference to our own school experience by being organised and ready to learn.  Please ensure your son/daughter always has all of their equipment with them every day so they can make the most of their lessons and enjoy their learning.  In assembly, I spoke to the students about how important it is to drink plenty of water during the day and to do that they must always carry a reusable water bottle.  This can be the academy bottle or students are welcome to purchase one of their own choice.  There is plenty of research that shows us that a lack of water to the brain can cause problems with focus, memory and concentration.  There are lots of sports fixtures coming up in the next few weeks so please make sure you are using our new SOCS web based system to see if your son/daughter is taking part and all of the details about the fixture.  You can find all of the information about how to view it in previous editions of the newsletter on the website.  Congratulations to the Year 8 boys who won the Merton Borough Sportshall athletics competition! https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/170120-Newsletter.pdf
10 January 2020Newsletter 10/01/20Happy New Year and welcome back to the Spring Term. It was great to see the students so keen to come back to school this week.  They have all settled back in and have set themselves a goal to achieve in school this term.  In assembly on Monday, we discussed the importance of reflecting on the previous year and looking ahead to the future.  Lord Harris came to visit us on Tuesday and was very impressed with the students enthusiasm and attitude to school and their work.  We have a lot to achieve this term; the students need to work hard in lessons and grasp all the opportunities that are open to them.  The teachers continue to provide a huge range of extra-curricular opportunities and please encourage your son/daughter to try something new this term.  After half term, Year 7 will have a visit to the Tate Modern as part of their Art curriculum and Year 8 will be going to the south coast for a Geography field trip.  We will send out more information closer to the time.  On 13th February, there is the much anticipated social event of the school disco.  Please continue to get in touch with us if you have any questions or concerns; we are always happy to help. https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_wimbledon/uploads/document/100120-Newsletter.pdf
20 December 2019Principal's NewsletterAs the Autumn term draws to a close, I’d like to thank you for all your support.  It has been a fantastic term which has culminated in an array of special events.  The school choir visited Oaks Care Home where they entertained the residents with their own repertoire and some Christmas carols.  Christmas lunch was a great success and students exchanged presents supporting Secret Santa.  There has been fierce rivalry over the ‘decorate your door’ competition and the whole academy has had an atmosphere of festivity, warmth and happiness.  Holidays are a time to rest, a time to spend building relationships with friends and family and in terms of school, a time to tidy up books ensuring any outstanding work is completed before the new term begins.  It is also a time to read; to immerse yourself in a different world and discover new ideas and vocabulary.  I would like to wish you all a restful and enjoyable holiday and look forward to seeing the students on Tuesday 7th January at 8.25am. https://www.harriswimbledon.org.uk/709/newsletter
13 December 2019Principal's NewsletterI always enjoy the Autumn Celebration as it showcases the many talents of our students.  The young players narrated the excellent musical acts with confidence, humour and clarity.  The choir sang three of my favourite songs - Higher and Higher, Count On Me and Fix You with some wonderful solo performances from Carlan, Jenny, Wiktoria and Emerson.  HAWI Rocks! entertained the audience with Don't Stop and Johnny B. Goode. Ruben, Jaye, Kanay and Zion performed Seven Nation Army on the ukuleles and it was great to see the string group and folk group perform some Christmas carols and Drunken Sailor and the Blooming Heather respectively. United Dance Company shared their choreography to Tilted.  And the evening culminated with the Year 7 choir singing Happy, Ain't No Mountain High Enough and Hey Jude. They sang all three songs with great enthusiasm and received a well deserved round of applause at the end.  What made the concert so special for me was seeing all the Year 7 students perform with such confidence in their first term at Secondary school.  Well done to everyone involved and a special thank you to Miss Allen who coordinated the whole event. https://www.harriswimbledon.org.uk/709/newsletter
6 December 2019Principal's Newsletter7 Morris presented an outstanding assembly this week on ‘Following Your Dreams’. They reminded me of the words that Nadia Hussain said when she won the Great British Bake Off final:  ‘ I’m never gonna put boundaries on myself again. I am never gonna say I can’t do it. I am never gonna say ‘maybe’. I am never gonna say ‘I don’t think I can’. I can and I will’  These are the words we all should live by. We continue to encourage the students to follow their dreams and make a difference to their own lives and the lives of others around them. https://www.harriswimbledon.org.uk/709/newsletter
29 November 2019Principal's NewsletterWelcome to the first edition of our newsletter.  We are going to publish a newsletter every Friday afternoon during term time on the website.  For the first week, we are also sending a link via email but from next week, please go straight to the website.  I am pleased to announce that there is now an App for the website.  You can view the App by downloading the Harris Federation App to your phone. Simply search for ‘Harris Federation’ in your App Store, download the App and enter ‘Wimbledon’ when prompted. Then click ‘Add to My Schools’.   Our motto is ‘make a difference’ and centred around three key words: Independence, Integrity and Resilience.  Building and developing resilience in the cold December days is really important for success.  It is crucial that we encourage young people to embrace new situations and to experience the myriad of opportunities open to them.  I am delighted with all of the new skills year 7 and 8 students are developing in their enrichment lessons.  A Tuesday afternoon is busy with students taking photographs, completing Science experiments, learning about the London Stock Exchange, practising their Lamda speeches and debating about Politics.  In assembly this week, we discussed the upcoming Election and the importance of voting and democracy.  We are delighted to announce our own candidates for our mock election; you can read more about it in the newsletter below.  https://www.harriswimbledon.org.uk/710/newsletter
18 October 2019Principal's BlogI have been very impressed by the dedication and commitment that all students have shown during the first half term of the academic year.  Year 7 have settled in very well to their new academy and Year 8 have continued their hard work from last year. I am very proud of all of the effort stamps students have received for their hard work in lessons.  We have given out 6,799 effort stamps since September.  Effort stamps, along with attendance and participation in house competitions earn house points.  Please find below the house league table for the end of this half term.   Congratulations to Nelson who are currently in the lead. 1 Nelson 72 2 Wilberforce 68 3 Gibson 62 4 Butler 55 5 Rutherford 54 6 Dowding 49 6 Morris 49   There have been many notable successes this half term.  Two Year 8 students represented us at a climate change conference and they will be cascading the information to the rest of the students after half term.  The Year 7 boys’ football team beat Harris Sutton 4 – 3 and have progressed to the next round of the cup; the Year 7 girls’ football team won the Federation competition and the table tennis team came 2nd in the Borough competition.  We have many exciting opportunities for the students.  Year 7 have a visit to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Old Vic on Friday 6th December and a trip to the Tower of London on either the 9th or 10th December.  Year 8 are going to the Human Body Exhibition on either the 9th or 10th December and there is an optional visit to see ‘The Woman in Black’ during the evening of 28th November at The Fortune Theatre. On the 21st November we have the Wimbledon Parents Association family quiz night.  This will be an important fund raising event for the academy as we try and achieve our goal of purchasing a new minibus for the academy.  Please save the date and the WPA will be in touch after half term about how you can secure your place for the night. On 11th and 12th December we have our Autumn celebration where both Year 7 and 8 students will have the opportunity to perform.  Year 7 parents will have received information about the PGL visit in June and Year 8 will have the opportunity to go camping this year.  We are delighted to announce the trip to Spain for Year 8 (into Year 9) in October 2020 and the students are looking forward to the ski trip in April 2020. The new building is progressing very well and is on track for us to move in for September 2020.  If you get the chance to pass it during half term, you will see that the frame is nearly complete.  I will be talking to all the students after half term about all of the facilities they will be able to enjoy. We have had a lot of positive feedback from the local community about how smart the students look and their polite conduct.  I wish everyone a restful and enjoyable half term break.       
16 September 2019Principal's BlogI am delighted with how the new Year 7 students have settled in to secondary school life.  They are a wonderful group of students who are kind and courteous; they have approached their first lessons with focus and are showing us that they are ready to learn.  It was lovely to welcome the Year 8s back to school and hear about how they spent their summer holidays; they are enjoying their new leadership roles and responsibilities, being the oldest year group in the academy.  Providing a strong academic curriculum is at the heart of Harris Academy Wimbledon and we welcome twelve new outstanding teachers to the academy in a range of different subjects.  We have developed both our extra-curricular and enrichment programme and these activities help foster a spirit of aspiration, resilience and joy in learning.  We have a number of professionals from both the arts and sport to lead some of these programmes including Rugby, Football, Tennis and Netball coaches and Music and Dance professionals.  There are many opportunities for the students this term.  Year 7s will be going to the Tower of London as part of their History curriculum and Year 8s will be going to Body World for their PE Curriculum.  Year 7s are going to see A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic to support the English curriculum and Year 8s will have the opportunity to go and see The Woman in Black.  I am really looking forward to the term ahead.  We have our Open Evening on Tuesday 24th September from 5pm – 8pm and various open mornings.  I would be delighted to welcome you to the academy so you can see what a wonderful place it is.   
19 July 2019Principal's BlogIt is the end of the first year at Harris Academy Wimbledon and what a fantastic year it has been. The students have just completed a very rewarding half term.  It started with year 7 exams and as students received their exam marks back, we talked to them about seeing their results as part of a learning journey.  We asked them to reflect on the process that led to the results, and start to ask themselves some questions.  Did they work hard during the whole year or were they cramming at the last minute?  How effective was their revision and what can they do to improve in the future?  The most important thing in Year 7 is to focus on the process rather than the results and to look at how they can develop their learning and revision in the years ahead. The exams were following by a residential trip to PGL.  This was a resounding success and if you haven’t seen all the photographs on Twitter, it is worth taking a look.  You will see students taking risks and having fun. We continue with our sporting opportunities.  The hockey team had the opportunity to represent Merton at the Hockey Youth Games and the tennis club had a competition with local schools.  Sport and fitness is an integral part of our school life and we try and give the students as many opportunities as possible. Dominique and Natalie both picked up Bronze medals at the Harris Federation sports day and many medals were won at our own sports day in the last week of term. The new year 7 created an excellent first impression on Induction day and we are very much looking forward to them joining us in September; the current Year 7s looked after them with great care and enthusiasm.  The student leadership team started their new responsibilities exceptionally well and Ellie and Patryk delivered their first speech as Head Girl and Head Boy. We welcome a number of new teachers in September as we more than double in size.  I am delighted with the appointments; all the staff are specialists in their subject and bring with them a range of experiences and interests.  Every department will have a new member of staff and the leadership team will also grow.  Mr Maurice joins us from the Harris Federation central team as Senior Assistant Principal with the responsibility for Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Miss Pocock will be Assistant Principal with the responsibility for the pastoral care of Year 7 and 8 and Mr Arnold joins us as Assistant Principal with the responsibility for the co-curricular programme and partnerships.  Our motto is ‘Make a Difference’ and everyone has made a positive difference to their own lives and the lives of everyone around them during the course of the year.  The students are a veritable kaleidoscope of abilities, skills, talents and experiences and it has been a pleasure to work with them and celebrate their success this year. Next year we start a new chapter in our journey.  Thank you for all your support this year.
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