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A reminder that we are open tomorrow and it is Christmas jumper day

We've been overwhelmed by your generosity for the Shoebox Appeal! A final little request: if you have any unused shoe boxes or gifts suitable for adults, please send them in. Our wonderful Christmas elves are busy wrapping and getting everything ready to distribute thank you for helping make a difference!

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Christmas Jumper Day – 11th December On Thursday 11th December, we will be holding our Christmas Jumper Day! All students are invited to wear a festive Christmas jumper over their normal school uniform. Please note: this is not a non-uniform day full uniform should still be worn. We're looking forward to seeing all the festive designs!

Huge congratulations to Olivia Haywood, Ellie Hill and Tom Privett! Their fantastic artwork has all contributed to the final design of our 2025 Christmas card. Your creativity, imagination and festive spirit really shone through. Every design was joyful, original and full of charactermaking it incredibly hard to choose just one! We're so proud of your talent and the effort you put into your artwork. Well done – keep creating, you inspire us all!

Fish Heroes Mussel Day! On Friday our Year 10, 11, and 13 students got hands-on with fresh mussels as part of the Fish Heroes programme and the verdict is in... they were a hit! Lucas (Year 10) summed it up perfectly: "It's banging!" Oscar (Year 11) said they were "incredible." And Roman (Year 10) polished off his plate and then started helping with everyone else's! It was fantastic to see so many students trying something new and loving it. A big thank you to Fish Heroes for making this possible! #FishHeroes #SeafoodEducation #FutureChefs #SchoolCooking

Sarum was delighted to host Salisbury Radio's Song for Christmas with an amazing turnout and level of talent from our local Primary schools

Year 11 Boys Football – Sarum Academy vs Wyvern St Edmunds The Year 11 boys faced Wyvern St Edmunds in a fierce local grudge match, with bragging rights on the line until the next encounter. It proved to be a tight and competitive game, with outstanding performances across the pitch. Warren, Elvis and Justin controlled the midfield brilliantly, while James stood strong at the back, calmly dealing with everything that came his way. The wing-backs put in excellent shifts too, driving the team forward and adding real width to the attack. A special mention goes to Jack Street, who stepped up from Year 10 to play in goal. He made a fantastic save and remained calm and collected whenever called uponan impressive performance in a high-pressure fixture. Jamie was a constant threat out wide and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet, but it was Theo who stole the spotlight. A superb Man of the Match display saw him score twice and lead the line with intelligent hold-up play, securing a well-deserved win for Sarum Academy. Well done boys

Year 7 Star of the Week – Jaxon Devlin Our brilliant Star of the Week is Jaxon! He is a fantastic member of 7D who quietly goes about his day working hard and achieving Star Student awards across all his lessons. He has already earned an impressive 239 house points this year. This week, Jaxon proudly represented The Academy in a boccia competition and was an absolute credit to us. Jaxon is a superb role model in 7D, taking part in the tutor programme and consistently making positive, respectful contributions. Jaxon – you show Ambition, Respect and Excellence every single day, and you most definitely ARE Sarum! Keep shiningyou're a star. Mrs Steggel Head of Year 7

Following the success of the KS3 & 4 boys at last week's badminton tournament, this week it was the girls' turn. Our KS4 team played incredibly well against three very tough teams & achieved 3 well deserved victories! Our KS3 team improved hugely over their 3 rounds of games, resulting in them winning their group & putting them through to the final against SWGS. Well done to all girls - you were amazing! Outstanding attitude throughout & respect for all other competitors!

Mrs Hayzen was delighted to welcome Sally Kyte, who generously donated a new Christmas tree this year. She visited the school today with Rachel Dunn, who supports us pastorally.