In this week's newsletter, we continue our positive focus on mental health and wellbeing. Keeping a healthy mind is just as important as looking after our physical health, and we want all our students to know they can reach out for support whenever they need it. Read on for updates from Geography and French Club, a reminder of next week's exciting Battle of the Bands, and several important notices for parents and carers. Children's Mental Health WeekThe focus of this year's Children's Mental Health Week is "Let's Connect!" encouraging young people to share their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and speak out about mental health stigma. In assemblies this week, Mr Richardson has been a strong role model in sharing his story about the tragic impact that not speaking out has had on his family. 
Students have been signposted to the support services available to help them "connect", and we have increased our on-site counselling and mental health first aid provision this week to ensure that every child who wanted to, could have a same-day session with an experienced mental health professional. We continue to work with a range of agencies to support students accessing the help that they need, and wish Mr Richardson every success with his fundraising efforts for the charity, Birmingham Mind. You can read more about his story and donate to this worthy cause on his JustGiving page. – Mr Price Lagos Needs You!In Year 9, we have been exploring what life is like in the city of Lagos. Lagos has many great economic opportunities and can therefore be defined as a "City of Excellence". We used this knowledge to develop our own idea of "excellence", as we then designed our own cities of opportunities. Speaking of excellence, here are also some of our Seneca Learning superstars! – Miss Perkins 
Key Stage 4 French ClubIn our weekly French Club, we play French scrabble to boost students' vocabulary knowledge, have fun, and keep healthy, active minds. – Mr Savadogo 
Battle of the BandsQ3 Academy Great Barr is proud to announce its first 'Battle of the Bands' concert. Bands from across all year groups and a staff band will all perform hoping to win this year's title. An independent judging panel will decide the winner on the night! Come along at 7pm on Wednesday next week for some excellent music, a great competition, and to see who will be crowned 2023's winner! Tickets can be purchased for £3 on ParentPay, and it would be amazing to see lots of family, friends, and members of the Academy community out to support. – Mr Sassons 
Preloved Business Dress and Sports KitThanks to generous contributions from parents and carers, we are proud to begin offering our Preloved Business Dress and Sports Kit service to anybody who requires it. If you have any items of Business Dress or Sports Kit that are still in good condition, but that your child has outgrown, then we would gladly welcome them in order to be able to continue to offer this service; please ask your child to hand items to their Personal Tutor. – Mr Kulyna Making the Grade – Year 11 Half Term InterventionsWe are now just 12 short weeks away from the start of the exam season, and as always the Academy takes pride in ensuring our students are as prepared as possible. We are pleased to be able to offer Year 11 revision sessions as detailed below. Letters with full details have been sent home with students this week; please ensure your child returns their permission slip by Wednesday 15th February.
Timings for all sessions are 9:30am - 12:30pm. – Mrs Perry Year 11 Leavers' HoodiesAs a way of remembering their time at the Academy, Year 11 students may wish to buy a Leavers' Hoodie from our popular online store. These can be personalised in different colours and with a nickname on the back. – Mrs Ward 
Summer 2022 Exam Certificate CollectionSummer 2021 Examination Certificates will be available for collection in Quisine from 3:30pm to 4:30pm on Tuesday 28th February (for surnames starting A-J only) and on Wednesday 1st March (for surnames starting K-Z only). Candidates require photo ID to collect their certificates. If nominating somebody else to collect certificates on their behalf, then this form must be completed in full and signed, and the person collecting is required to provide photo ID (e.g. passport, driving licence, or college or university ID card). – Mrs Evans Upcoming Events
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