A carol & amazing Christmas Assembly performances
A Magical Christmas Recording – Hark!
You have to watch this! Our Performing Arts Academy has been operating in year group bubbles this year. Charlotte Robinson, our Director of the Performing Arts Academy, put together this recording and video of the Year 8-11 students singing Hark! – it is a beautiful example of just how amazing our boys and girls are. You can see a number of the year group performances under the year group assemblies below, be sure to watch the Year 7 Annie recording which they are rehearsing at the moment.
Christmas Jumper Day for the local food bank
Every year we support our local charities in their appeal to help local families for whom Christmas is a difficult time. On Tuesday, we had a Christmas jumper mufti day where staff and students brought in an item of food that was donated to Riviera Life Church, a group that supports the local community in times of need. Torquay Academy students and staff surpassed their efforts last year in terms of donations and getting into the Christmas spirit.
Traffic was brought to a halt on Barton Road as passers-by waved to TA’s very own Santa and his two not-so-little-helpers!
Jordan, who supports the school in many ways told me “on behalf of Riviera Life Storehouse I wanted to say a massive thank you to the staff and students of Torquay Academy for the very generous food collection. The hundreds of tins, pasta, rice, treats and more will make a huge difference in the lives of families all across Torbay. Throughout 2020 we have distributed over 1,400 food parcels equating to over 40,000 meals and this Christmas we have 100 hampers to put together. Your collection will go straight to those who without this support would go hungry this holiday time. Thank you!”
Christmas Year Group Assemblies
The Christmas assembly is normally one of my favourite events. This year we did individual year group assemblies and it was a lovely opportunity to have many student performances. Below you can watch the amazing performances that I was privileged to be able to see along with a number of elf dances!
Year 7 Assembly
Dance – Phoebe Denbow and Aliyah Smith Performing to Sorry by Joel Corry
Performing Arts Academy – Annie
Year 8 Assembly
Twenty One Pilots, Ride by Dan Flight, Merissa Farrington, Bea Corline, Lucy Manga, Ruby Denison and Lilly John
Performing Arts Academy – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Year 9 Assembly
High Hopes by Kiara Cornforth, Anya Page-Dove, Oliver Phillips, Fraya Hyde and Ben German
Counting Stars by Rose Bradley, Charlotte Sweeney, Erin Allen, Callum Edwards and Redd Benson
Ghost by Ella Breheny, Ava Sams, Steven Jeffs, Jazz Povey and Robin Pightling
Heathens by Lily-May Bruton, Melissa Arscott, Lewis Dewar, Evan Kinghorn and Kye Wren
Fancy by Erin Loader and Jasper Dommett
Quiet by Kole Gikolaj and Tim Corbett
BTEC Dance Group performing to Mad Love by Mabel
Year 10 Assembly
Hypersonic Missile by Will Bevan, Aimee Evans, Ellie Holloway, Lucia Aguado-Georgian and Ena Brett-Wilson
I’m Here by Aimee Evans
‘Stuck’ Drama performance by Rae Makinson & Maddie Brewer. They had their final rehearsal just as Mr Jones and the facilities team had installed the snow machine!
Year 11 Assembly
Beyonce Mash Up by Lottie Prowse, Mya Edralin, Millie Hope and Olisi O’Malley
Sweet Dreams Mash Up by Ellie Mitchell, Olisi O’Malley, Ben Arscott, Cameron Smith and Tallulah Robson
Four Song Mash Up by Izzy Pollard, Lottie Prowse, Michael Brooker, Liv Foster and Kelsey Cresser
Year 11 Performing Arts Academy – Lottie Prowse, Mya Edralin, Millie Hope, Olsi O’Malley, Paige Godwin and Izzy Pollard
Sixth Form Assembly
When the sun hits by Alex Corbett, William Hoyte, Liv Davies, Jenna Parker, George Swift and Jordan Wicks
Maps by Alex Corbett, William Hoyte, Liv Davies, Jenna Parker, George Swift and Jordan Wicks
Are you Mine by Tom White, Olly Cartwright-Lomax, Alex Corbett, Archie Endicott and Joe Hedworth
Never Enough by Tom White, Olly Cartwright-Lomax, Alex Corbett, Archie Endicott and Joe Hedworth
Christmas treats all around
Our amazing kitchen staff this year went above and beyond to create special Christmas treats for the students with their festive Christmas menu for this week, including some lovely homemade biscuits and cakes!
Another Rainbow over TA!
There was a lovely rainbow this week outside E5 and 7T6 English got very excited and it then turned into a double rainbow.
Year 7 Art
Year 7 have had lots of festive fun this week in Mrs Lynch’s art lessons. The students have been looking at bauble design from the 1950’s, and have taken inspiration and ideas to develop their own unique bauble designs.
The students have explored symmetry and colour mixing in their artwork. The final designs were cut out, stuck onto cards and taken home. Mrs Lynch was delighted with the students’ engagement and enthusiasm for the project.
Students of the Week
Year 7 – Harrison Davies
Year 9 – Freya Hawkings
House Stars of the Week
Year 7
Christie – Amara Phillips
Darwin – Henry Tregea
Harrison – Faith Wagstaffe
Pengelly – Oliver Nunn
Year 8
Brunel – Taylor Holton
Christie – Alfie Slater
Darwin – Jessica Taylorson
Year 9
Brunel – Klara Cornforth
Christie – Harrison Stevens
Darwin – Mia Denby
Pengelly – Ella Ryan
Homework Stars of the Week
Year 7
Christie – George Scrimgeour
Harrison – Alex Coates
Pengelly – Ethan Lane
Year 8
Brunel – Melvin Page
Christie – Cleo Fry
Darwin – Luca Cronje
Year 9
Brunel – Harrison Clarke
Christie – Chayden Talbot
Darwin –Joseph Oborn
Pengelly – Vince Crishcov
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