A special shout out to Mr Neal for his 39 years’ service at Bloxwich Academy and a huge congratulations to our staff who attended the annual Matrix Academy Trust long service celebration meal last Friday. They joined colleagues from across the trust at the wonderful BANK.  Racking up over 700 years’ service collectively across the trust.  Another huge thank you to you all for your continued dedication to our community. A special shout out to Mr Neal for his 39 years’ service at Bloxwich Academy. 

Yesterday saw Pivot Point attend their first Personal Training session at AJ’s Gym. Pivot Point pupils will attend AJ’s Gym each morning for sessions to work up a sweat, and get them ready for their lessons later in the day. Today was a cardio circuit where pupils worked for 2-3 minutes on each machine for 3 rounds, all pupils worked really hard. Thanks to Craig for the session

Bloxwich Academy are celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7^th March.

We are asking that pupils DO NOT dress up. Instead we have a range of activities pupils can get involved in.

Competitions

• Pupils have been asked to write a 500 word piece. It needs to be based on ““I believe the most courageous character I’ve ever read about is…”
  • There will be prizes for the top 3 and all entrants will be awarded class charts and house points.
• Pupils and staff have been asked to take a photograph showing them reading somewhere funny and unexpected.
  • Top 10 photographs will win a prize.
  • All entrants will be used to build a display
• Staff will be wearing a small copy of their favourite childhood book. Pupils are to write down as many as they can.
  • Top 3 pupils collecting information from staff will receive a prize

During this week, Bloxwich Academy are reopening their updated library. Staff and pupils will be invited from 3:00-4:00pm on Thursday 7^th March to celebrate this.

Odd Socks Day is an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique.

On Friday 1^st March, staff and pupils wore their odd socks to celebrate this. It was fantastic to see so many varieties of socks and for people to celebrate the messages of kindness, unity and individuality. Well done to all.

Anti-Bullying Alliance celebrate Odd Socks day in November each year. At Bloxwich Academy, we feel the message is an important one, to ensure we revisit kindness, acceptance and the support of others with pupils throughout the year.

We’re thrilled to introduce our new attendance theme for the remainder of this half term – “Eggcellent Attendance”! 

Starting today, every student who attends school regularly and is not late will have a crackin’ chance of winning an eggciting prize on the final day of this half term! 

Encourage your child to be present every day and on time to maximize their chances of taking home a special prize. 

Thank you for your ongoing support, and we can’t wait to see every student shine bright with their “Eggcellent Attendance”!

All of this week, you can access a large Virtual Careers Fair from home. With close to 100 exhibitors to visit, there will be lots of new careers to explore. 

Follow the link to take a look: https://ncw2024.co.uk/

Admissions 2024

It is National Offer Day.  If you have been successful in your application for Admission into Year 7 2024, we will write to you shortly with a welcome letter and information about forthcoming key dates.   If you have changed address since you applied, please contact us via email so that we can ensure we have the most up to date information for your child.  

If you were not successful on your application, please follow the link for information about Appeals: https://bloxwichacademy.co.uk/admissions/

Anti-Bullying Alliance celebrate Odd Socks day in November each year. At Bloxwich Academy, we feel the message is an important one, to ensure we revisit kindness, acceptance and the support of others with pupils throughout the year.

Odd Socks Day is an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique. To promote this, Bloxwich Academy will be having an additional Odd Socks Day on Friday 1^st of March. Staff and pupils will be encouraged to wear their odd socks proudly to celebrate what makes them an individual.

The BBC Young Reporters Competition is now open for entries. This year’s theme is “Me and My World”. Students are encouraged to submit reports that focus on personal stories related to their experiences with family, friends, or the community. They can also explore issues or experiences that are particularly relevant to young people.

The competition seeks original and unique story ideas that bring a fresh perspective to a subject. The most original and interesting stories will be reviewed by a panel consisting of presenters, reporters, senior editors, and producers from various BBC programmes and platforms, including Newsbeat, Newsround, BBC Sport, Radio 5 Live, and The One Show.

Entries are divided into two age categories: 11-15 and 16-18 years old. Participants can choose to submit their entries in written or video format. Written entries should not exceed 350 words, while videos or audio recordings should be no longer than three minutes.

Winners of the competition will have the opportunity to work with a BBC journalist or production team to bring their story to life on either radio, TV, online, or social media. The selected stories will be broadcasted on one of these platforms by the BBC in 2024, based on their editorial merit. Individual production and broadcast dates will be arranged with each winner and the relevant BBC production team to accommodate editorial needs and broadcasting schedules. The BBC will cover reasonable travel expenses for each winner. Additionally, all winners will receive a BBC Young Reporter “goodie bag” pack as a token of appreciation.

To further support students in the development, creation, and submission of their reports, Miss Barton holds a BBC Young Reporters Club every Monday after school.

The deadline for entries is 23rd March 2024 at 23:00. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to showcase your talent as a young reporter.

On Friday 23^rd February, Bloxwich Academy welcomed Daniel Caines a former Olympian, World Champion in the 400m and European Champion in the 4x 400m relay. He delivered a range of inspirational assemblies to pupils in years 10 and 11, and a smaller workshop with Key Stage 3 pupils.

Daniel shared his journey in the athletics world, starting at a young age, to the triumphant achievements he was able to secure. Daniels key message to our pupils focused on the journey to success, which inevitable can include setbacks. He spoke about the resilience needed to go beyond these setbacks to be able to achieve the ultimate goal.

We hope our pupils can look back on the outstanding and motivational assembly, reflecting on how they can overcome their own setbacks to work towards their own achievements linking to the school moto of “Be The Best You Can Be.”

Thank you Daniel for taking the time to be an inspiration to both our pupils and the staff.