At Dixons Kings, we live by our core values. Integrity is always doing the right thing and keeping true to your moral principles. Diligence is the necessity of giving attention to detail in order to avoid error and overcome obstacles. Finally, Civility is about showing everyone consideration and respect. Our appreciations newsletter celebrates the members of our academy family who exhibit these values and climb the mountain to success. We also champion the family members who, during their climb, have shown themselves to be unique, ambitious and creative.

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Ms Tariq would like to appreciate

Hannah Khan, Sidra Shafaqt and Sana Patel for showing improved behaviour in ICT and working diligently. Keep up the good work!

Faisal Abrar for his amazing knowledge in Scratch and for helping other students.

MS Bowley would like to appreciate

Qirat Farooq for always offering to fill up my water bottle and handing out the books.

Ms Mellson would like to appreciate

Zona Zulfiqar- diligence and kindness

Brainteaser winners:

Reyan Khan 7.6
Abubakr Mazhar 7.4

Mr Harrap would like to appreciate

My Friday 7B3 class for always making last lesson on a Friday a pleasant and enjoyable experience. The vast majority of students in the class all want to know everything about Geography.

Ms Ashraf would like to appreciate

For my 7b/en2 class- I would like to appreciate the entire class for their diligence, creativity, incredible focus and civility. In addition, Nafeesah Batool has been a wonderful addition to the class since she joined last week, she is quiet and respectful and was immediately engaged by sharing her intelligent thoughts and ideas with the class. Also Arsh Mahmood for being a phenomenal trailblazer, fearlessly completing the most challenging tasks to the best of his ability and consistently sharing his excellent ideas with the class- he is always civil with the rest of his peers which is wonderful to see. Also in this class, Tayyab Aamir for his exuberance and positive energy in literally every single lesson- he amazes me with his enthusiasm for English, Ibrahim Miah for his excellent contributions in Creative Writing Club and for always asking questions in English and being the most wonderfully curious student I have ever come across! Hannah Khan for her excellent Cycle 2 results despite a long absence and for her admirable pursuit of positives every lesson, Shabr Ali for his quiet thoughtfulness and civility and Amaan Yaqoob for his excellent humour and improving on his Cycle 2 results- well done- super proud of you!

For my 7a/en4 class- The entire class for their maturity and thoughtfulness and civility and individually, Tayyab Farakh for showing a new side of himself this week, he has been mature, diligent and a hard worker in class- keep on showing this side of you Tayyab you are doing great! Maryam Zubair for her wonderful Wolf Brother reading skills which kept the class entertained last lesson on a Wednesday and her civility, Seahar Shah for her perseverance in all her work, Alisha Fahad for her diligence and focus and Aya Bader for asking all of the right questions in class, showing wonderful enthusiasm and sharing her excellent ideas and for being an incredible story-writer!

Ms Bowley would like to appreciate

My points make prizes group who are going to strive to keep as many of their 200 points as possible for the rest of this term. Nawal, Esa A, Hiba, Zara M and Shafeeq for the integrity positives this week and Nawal, Zara M, Hussain M,Hamza N, Jamal and Yusra for their civility positives this week

Ms Mellson would like to appreciate

Brilliant work on the counter in the library:

Ayyan Adil 8.5

Alisha Ali 8.5

Brainteaser winners:

Esa Ahmed 8.7

Ibrahim Khan 8.3

Hassan Nawaz 8.3

Ashhaal Siddiqui 8.6- Only person to get Brainteaser it right in Week 10!

Mr Harrap would like to appreciate

8B3 for much improved focus in the lesson on Tuesday.

Ms Parmar would like to appreciate

Imaam Amir 8.6 – for helping me out in the HOY office on a number of occasions and for being extremely pleasant.

Ms Peake would like to appreciate

Hafsa Fatima for having a diligent Drama lesson on Tuesday. Long may this continue!

Mr Ellis would like to appreciate

Imtisal Wajid in 9.7 for her determination to succeed in History, her desire to educate herself about historical periods outside of the GCSE spec, and for being a great member of the form group.

Ms Knowles would like to appreciate

Zara Ahmed, Aisha Hussain, Bailey Adams - all helped me to count out sets of exam papers in the Library during their lunch break which saved me lots of time.

Ms Bowley would like to appreciate

9Bspanish1 for being such a funny bunch, even if they are a bit lazy, their Spanish is still excellente!

Ms Mellson would like to appreciate

Sana Zamir 9.6- superb work as Library Assistant for D of E

Raheem Tariq- D of E

Miss Mahmood would like to appreciate

Both my year 9 Business classes for a really good start to learning new formulas and applying them to questions to work out revenue and costs.

Mr Rossell would like to appreciate

The Year 9 musicians who are working so well in lessons at the moment:

ABAS Luqman

ABDOULKARIM Kenny

AWAS Iqra

CHOUDRY Safwan

GINOVA Miroslava

IMRAN Ryan

KHALED EL SAYED Hanna

MIRZA Faiqa

NAKEEB Laiba

RAUF Haroon

SHEIKH Usman

THOMPSON Kamara

WAJID Imtisal

Mr Harrap would like to appreciate

Umar Raheem Alam

Saqib Ali

Muaawiyah Bilal Alibhai

Jamila Farouk

Namira Haque

Usman Jamal

Shehzad Khan

Laiba Nakeeb

Maryam Yasin

For all achieving a 6 in their C2 assessment and to the whole class for making the start of the day on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday very pleasant.

Ms Maclean would like to appreciate

The following in 9A/EN1 for exceeding expected progress in their English assessment:

Jamila Farouk

Amaan Hussain

Muminah Kauser

Arissa Khan

Kamara Thompson

Salwa Zafar

Razaz Maqzoub

Ms Ashraf would like to appreciate

For my 9b/en1 class I would like to appreciate the entire class for showing such admirable diligence in their Cycle 2 assessments which was reflected by their incredible results and individually Aaliyah Ahmed for her warm enthusiam, her quiet respectfulness, her diligent listening and her superb work in class literally every lesson- she never fails to impress me.

Mr Ellis would like to appreciate

His Y10 history class for all their hard work in C2 and their ongoing enthusiasm for History.

Ms Tariq would like to appreciate

Huzayfah Ali for finally completing his book cover for his iMedia coursework!

Zuhayr Waheed for working diligently over the past few weeks.

Janis Ifrahim and Elisha Rasool for competing their coursework and for always saying 'morning' and having a smile on their faces everyday.

Ms Knowles would like to appreciate

Sohaib Butt for offering to carry a pile of exercise books when another student moaned at being asked.

Ms Mellson would like to appreciate

Brainteaser winner:

Jamaluddin Zulfiqar 10.5

Ms Khan would like to appreciate

The following Year 10 girls for demonstrating exceptional civility during Year 10 Parents Evening last night.Thank you for your assistance!

Humairah Ali

Zainab ShakoorT

Madhia Waheed

Aniqa Kauser

Momina Tariq

Miss Mahmood would like to appreciate

Faraj Koja and Sameer Mahmood for handing out the books at break time for my next lesson.

Mr Harrap would like to appreciate

In C2 assessments

10A2 progress

Javeriyah Anjum 8+ and 9 on the 9 marker

Adil Khan 6-

Maryam Khan 7

Sameer Mahmood 7

Anis Shaukat 7 and 9 on the 9 marker

Also to Saif and Abdul for achieving the highest result they have ever achieved in Geography.

Generally the whole class is doing well at the moment and working hard, no matter how chaotic line up can be sometimes, I can trust my class to do the right thing and bring a positive atmosphere to the vast majority of lessons.

Ms Ashraf would like to appreciate

From my 10a/en2 class- everyone in the class who worked so diligently and were successful in their Cycle 2 assessments- Amaan Hussain for his innovative narrative writing and a massive well done to Janis Ifrahim for her phenomenal diligence in her Cycle 2 assessment- I was so impressed!

Ms Tariq would like to appreciate

11C/IT2 for working diligently for majority of the lesson and never failing to make me laugh. Just a few more weeks of hard work, so make them count.

Ms Knowles would like to appreciate

All the students who went on the trip to Manchester. Behaviour was exemplary and you were a credit to the school. In particular, Isa Mahmood and Gerald Moyo who got up in front of all the other schools and teachers to ask really interesting questions.

Ms Bowley would like to appreciate

11.7 Hassan Mughal for attaining a grade 5 in his speaking, Alysha Sultan hugely improving her photo card score using developments and the 5,4,3,2,1 strategy.

Ms Mellson would like to appreciate

Ismail Ahmed 11.6 - Always showing the three core values.

Ms Knowles would like to appreciate

11AEn1 - 100% for Seneca - Laiba Amin, Salman Mahmood, Iqra Razzaq, Duha Mahmood, Aleena Mahmood, Usmaan Waheed, Aleena Waheed

11BEn2 - 100% for Seneca - Daanish Khan, Hasnain Farooq

Miss Herbert would like to appreciate

Please may I appreciate the following students in my year 11 photography class for their dedication and immense hard work on their exam projects, they have made me a very proud teacher.

Aqsa Ahmed

Abdurrahman Butt

Amila Kauser

Isma Noor

Awais Mustafa

Tania Shakil

Noor Sharif

Alishabah Syed

Umna Chaidhry

Mr Harrap would like to appreciate

My 11B/Ge2 class for a really productive intervention session with the Rio min test on Tuesday. It is easy in a small group to lose focus and make the teacher go off on a tangent, but I think that the penny is starting to drop with many of you, we are running out of time, but we still have enough time if we focus now.

Mrs Parmar would like to appreciate

11C/Bu1 Business – for really putting in the effort in lessons, working diligently, engaging in the lessons and having a 100% focus on the subject.

Mr Clarke would like to appreciate

The following students

11A/En2

Hassan Mughal, Ibraheem Afzal, Alishbah Syed, Hafsah Hussain, Soha Inayat, Areeg Naseem - for producing some fantastic poetry comparisons, reflecting their continuous hard work and diligence.

Ms Peake would like to appreciate

All the students that worked diligently to get their coursework completed in my Saturday intervention. You know who you are.

Dr Jennings for supporting with detentions in the lecture theatre last Thursday? I was feeling unwell and her offer of support was truly appreciated!

Mrs Harrison and Mr Ahmed for their patience and diligence in supporting the Maths department with QLAs last week.

Ms Bulsari, Ms Stamford, Mr Mahmood and Mr Ashraf for supporting with marking additional papers to ensure the Maths department could meet the data deadline.

Ms Stamford and Mr Mahmood for providing additional cover last week.

Mrs Harrison, Ms Elahi and Mr Laughlin for helping me with all the arrangements to go to Manchester.

Ms Elliot,Mr Riach and Mr Sutherland for agreeing to accompany me on the trip to Manchester and for supervising the students so well.

I want to appreciate Mrs Harrison for your speediness and always doing things for us with a smile

Ms Naz – thank you again for stepping in at short notice to help translate – it is really appreciated!

Ms Sutton & Ms Aurangzeb & Ms Harrison – for always being on hand to compete admin requests. Thank you!

Mr Hirst – for always being on hand to obtain vital CCTV that we require to help solve incidents.

Thank you to Mr Hirst and Mr Dolphin our amazing Site team for their integrity and diligence throughout this difficult period, challenging circumstances and changeable weather daily, ensuring every request is still handled in good time and for their flexibility and their approach to keeping the site fully operational and safe.

Ms Bulsari – for handing a very difficult parent call and diffusing the situation. Thank you!

Abu Baker would like to appreciate Miss Bowley for reading out appreciations.

Rumasa Khan would like to appreciate Miss Tariq for being an amazing teacher and she will be missed when she leaves.

Zain Ali would like to appreciate Miss Mellson for being a great teacher and always asking how his day has been.

Ramah Ahmed would like to appreciate Miss Tariq for being a nice, calm teacher and always preparing students for tests.

Ayaan Hussain would like to appreciate Mr Dillon for teaching for teaching maths well and being a very good teacher

Muhammed Ali would like to appreciate Mr Wilson and Ms Labella for being supportive and helping him through school.

Samiya would like to appreciate Mr Heads for helping us prepare for GCSE exams

Murtaza Sohaib would like to appreciate Mrs Ahmed for being a good form tutor

Year Group No. of students with no off-task detentions

Year 7 134

Year 8 128

Year 9 143

Year 10 125

Year 11 143

No. of students with no homework detentions

Year 7 136

Year 8 144

Year 9 161

Year 10 150

Year 11 128

Dixons Middle Leaders 18.03.2020 Twilight DCA

Sec NQT 25.03.2020 4.30-5.45 DMA

NPQSL 26.03.2020 TBC DCO

Please note that it is parental responsibility to inform the Academy of changes to addresses or telephone numbers so that we can keep our records up to date, however the Academy cannot put any of the changes onto your Parent Pay accounts, this has to be done by you as the account holder. It is important that you do this immediately as your details change so that you can receive important text messages and letters sent to you via Parent Pay.

We are very proud that our year 7 and 8 students dine together every day. Family dining gives students a chance to demonstrate integrity, diligence and civility while eating together with their tutors. They serve each other; clean up together and get a chance to talk about their journey up the mountain of success!

To show our appreciation, we give our family members 'two claps on three'. Here are year 7 demonstrating it!

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