Dixons Kings Academy Appreciations!
Integrity, Diligence, Civility... 29 April 2016
100% EVERY DAY
The Climb... Events at DKA
Form Football Tournament
The finalists were Gayle's G-Force versus Barnard's Bulldozers; with Mrs. Gayle's form winning 6-0!
Year 10 rounders tournament 12-5 victory over Laisterdyke!
At DKA we all love to read! Here are some of our current reads!
Winston Plowes in school
A student reading out the poem she wrote inspired by the world explorer sessions! Diligence
A thank you poem for Mr. Winston Plowes by Mr. Nixon
Word of the Week
Garrulous - adjective
(a) talkative
(b) excessively talkative, especially on unimportant matters
The garrulous man who was sitting across from me on the train, made it impossible for me to concentrate on the book I was trying to read.
Family Members of the week
Year 7
Luqmaan Shaikh 7.5 – Diligence and civility in all lessons and every aspect of school life.
Ishrat Kaur 7.2 – Showing exceptional civility and respect in Science.
Year 8
Aliyah Khan 8OX4
For excellent work in several lessons, especially Maths and Languages.
Haaris Hussain 8OX3
Excellent engagement in practical activities and great attitude and effort.
Year 9
Luqmaan Shakoor for showing integrity and making good choices this term
Year 10
Harris Moman – Diligence
Rabab Ahmed - Civility
Year 11
Anisha Hussain for sustained diligence in subjects
STAFF APPRECIATIONS!
Staff who have been appreciated by students or their colleagues
Ms. Sutton - thank you for getting all jobs done so quickly and efficiently despite the technical issues you have faced this week.
Mr. Gayle- thank you for creating excellent resources to support Year 9 students with the new GCSE specification.
Mr. Duggan and Miss Parmar- thank you for being supportive and understanding colleagues to work with
Miss Loft- thank you for all the support you’re providing students with so that they make progress in their learning, and for encouraging them to work diligently in lessons and stay on task at all times
Miss Knighton for dealing with 8cam3 and their multiple option changes so efficiently!
Site staff for installing the sink in DT! Thank you!
1. Thank you to Miss. T Khan for working so hard and being so helpful with students, an absolute inspiration.
2. Thank you to Miss Kauser for support with organising ISA re-sits.
3. Thank you to Miss Peacock for organising and helping to set up ISA practical’s on short notice.
4. Thank you to Miss F Ali for helping additional science students resitting core exams revise afterschool.
5. Thank you to Ms Sutton for on-going support and quick turn around on printing revision resources.
Miss Labella, Miss Bowley and Miss Evans for the intervention work they are doing with year 11 in the lead up to the exams.
FACULTY STARS OF THE WEEK!
RE - Miss Khan's Stars of the Week!
Year 7:
Esa Ahmed 7.3- always shows civility and works diligently in lessons. Thank you for your kindness and participation in family dining making sure you’re always taking on a role to either serve or clean during lunch.
Year 8:
Armaan Khan- well done for working diligently in every lesson- keep it up!
Year 9:
Ateeqa Ammer- well done for improving your book presentation and working hard to ensure the standard of your presentation remains good.
Year 10:
Aroosa Ahmed- thank you for always working diligently in lessons and showing civility outside of lessons
Year 11:
Aadam Khan- you’re an inspiration to students and teachers for your diligent attitude towards your academic studies, but you’re also very admirable for what you do to help others in the school community and the wider community. Thank you for being an amazing role model to us all!
Sana Ashfaq- thank you for the chocolate treats in the morning
MFL Stars of the Week
Rhea Rafaqat (Y10) for diligence shown in Spanish writing - Miss Hickey
Hamza Butt (Y8) for his diligence and determination - Miss Bowley
Humaiya Nimra (Y9) always showing diligence in lessons and answering questions in Spanish - Miss Evans
Laibah Noor (Y7) for showing integrity in improving her behaviour in lessons and demonstrating diligence in her work through her determination to tackle challenging tasks - Miss Boutonnet
Aadam Khan in Y11 for doing a reading during year 11 line-up this week?
English Stars of the Week
Nusaybah Khan for her fantastic contribution to the form football competition - Mrs. Gayle
Azaan Nadeem- Great effort in language analysis and descriptive work; Ibrahim Shaffi – for continuous diligence; Aaiza Minhas – Great improvement in language analysis - Miss Cronin
Kessar Khan for an excellent presentation in English - Miss Crawford
Humanities
Rose Patel and Fahima Data for achieving 100% in the weekly quiz - Mr. Martin
Izmah Butt for achieving 100% in the weekly quiz Mr. Martin
Shazad Khan and Amaan Shazad for coming top of the class in their weekly quiz - Mr. Martin
Science Stars of the Week
Saif Ahmed for displaying diligence during a dissection lesson - Miss Leadbeater
Whole School Stars of the Week
All students who have been working with the Leos for giving up their time to work in projects to benefit the school and community - Mr. Rafiq
Parents Information
3 Weeks to go for the Year 11 GCSE Exams!
Year 9 Parents Evening
Parent Pay
Term Dates
2016 Term 5 Monday 11 April to Friday 27 May 2016
Holiday - Saturday 28 May to to Sunday 5 June
2016 Term 6 Monday 6 June to Friday 22 July 2016
Holiday - Saturday 23 July onwards
Family Dining
Two Claps on Three!
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At Dixons Kings Academy we ensure that teachers can prioritise teaching above everything else. By keeping teaching the main thing staff are able to refine and develop their practice in the classroom within a nurturing environment. Tailored coaching and considerable time to plan allows staff and students to fulfil their potential. Our values driven culture genuinely enables teachers to teach and students to learn.
We have very high expectations of staff, but we value them highly. We invest heavily in staff development and a growing school will offer many career opportunities in the coming years.
Dixons Kings Academy
Email: info@dixonska.com
Website: http://www.dixonska.com
Location: Northside Road, Bradford, United Kingdom
Phone: 01274 449706
Twitter: @DixonsKings