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Newsletter 8th July — 12th July 2019
What’s On
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Dates for your Diary
Stars of the week
House Events
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HOT WEATHER
Wanted
Aerosols
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MOBILE PHONES
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Year 10 Mock practical Exam—
Hospitality and Catering
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Achievement Awards
Sports Day
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Root Word of the week
Lost Property
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Year 11 Prom
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Year 11 Prom Cont.
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Alternative Learning Week 2019
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Big Summer Quiz
CGS Summer Exhibition
Library News
Weekly Calendar
Monday 8th July
Year 12 Charity Event in aid of Alexander Devine
Hospice ‘Big Summer Quiz’
6th Form Induction day
Tuesday 9th July Year 7 & 8 Cricket team friendly 3.15pm to 5pm at
Desborough School
Wednesday 10th July No Events
Thursday 11th July Year 9 History Trip—Berlin departs
Art Exhibition 4.30pm to 7pm
Friday 12th July No Events
Committed to Achievement
Photograph by Ellee Golding-Walker - Year 9
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Dates for your Diary
Monday 15 July
Alternative Learning Week
Year 12 Dof E Gold Expedition
DofE Bronze Assessed Expedition 1
Year 9 Reward Trip to Thorpe Park
Tuesday 16 July Year 10 Reward Trip to Thorpe Park
Wednesday 17 July DofE Bronze Assessed Expedition 2
Year 8 Reward Trip to Chessington
Thursday 18 July Year 7 Reward Trip to Chessington
Friday 19 July End of Term 6-School closes at 12.45pm
Stars of the Week
Year 7 stars of the week are:
Hannah Henwood and Keya Patel for fantastic review of the year at the Year 6 Parents’ Introduction
Evening – they were the stars of the show!
Year 10 stars of the week are:
Julia Janczyk – much improved work ethic and showing great leadership on the Isle of White trip.
Mason Lansley – much improved work ethic and great motivation through the end of year exams.
House Events
ROUNDERS COMPETITON
Monday 8th July lessons 1 and 2 Yr8 / Lessons 3 and 4 Yr 9
Tuesday 9th July Lessons 3 and 4 Yr 7
Friday 12th July Lesson 1 and 2 Yr 10
All teams have now been entered for this. Full PE Kit must be worn to compete. Students not
participating attend lessons as normal.
HOUSE LEADERSHIP 2019—2010
New Nominations for House Captains and School Council Representatives
Monday 8th – Friday 12th July - Tutor recommendations and students to express an interest in taking on
the responsibility role.
No School Council Meeting –11th July
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WANTED: Any unwanted white Crockery or Cutlery
If you have any unwanted white crockery, individual plates,
bowls etc, or any unwanted cutlery, they would be very
useful to Food Technology.
Many thanks.
Aerosols
Please could we remind parents and students that aerosols of any kind are not
permitted in school.
Any aerosols found on students will be confiscated.
HOT WEATHER
You may have seen the reports this week predicting extremely hot
weather this weekend.
Next week the forecast suggests temperatures averages of 20
degrees.
Please could you ensure that your child has a water bottle – we have
drinking fountains in school and will be encouraging students to keep hydrated at all times.
Students should wear their normal school uniform to school and if temperatures do rise they will be
encouraged to remove blazers, jumpers and ties.
A number of useful publications have been produced over the years to advise people how to Beat the
Heat:
Beat the Heat
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/infographics/beattheheat.htm
Beat the Heat: Keep Cool at Home
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/
file/615555/Beat_the_heat_care_home_overheating_2017.pdf
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MOBILE PHONES
In order to ensure clarity the following guidelines will be place for the use of mobile phones from
September 2019.
Mobile phones should be stored in a students bag, turned off, when on site. This applies to the whole
school day.
If a student needs to contact a parent ( for an issue related to the curriculum such as forgotten kit
etc), the SAFE team, HOYS or reception will accommodate this.
If a phone is taken out or seen on site it will be confiscated.
Parent/Guardian will be contacted to arrange collection.
We do understand that parents are reassured to know that their child has a phone to contact them whilst
travelling to and from school. However, we have made the decision to have a complete ban on the school
site for the following reasons:
Promote student wellbeing by removing some of the negative issues associated with social media;
Promote student wellbeing by removing the negative interactions which occur with staff in relation
to inappropraite use of phones which often escalate;
Promote student wellbeing by encouraging students to talk to each other;
Promote student wellbeing by removing yet another distraction in an already busy day for students.
We appreciate your support in
helping us reinforce this by
contacting the school reception if
you need to make contact with
your child during the school
day.
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Year 10 Mock Practical Exam—Hospitality and Catering
On Monday 1st July, year 10 Hospitality and Catering students had a 4 hour mock practical. They all
produced delicious dishes and coped amazingly well in the heat. Well done!
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Achievement Awards
Congratulations to this weeks Bronze Star winners.
Milly Stevenson 11.1
Brady Dance 11.5
Annabel Shrimpton 11.9
Xavier Maree 7.1
Sian Webb 7.1
Poppy Churchill 7.1
Congratulations to this weeks Silver Star winners.
Milly Stevenson 11.1
Brady Dance 11.5
Annabel Shrimpton 11.9
Isaac Butfoy 7.6
Jasvin Brar 7.1
Hannah Hillen 7.1
Congratulations to this weeks Gold Star winners.
Milly Stevenson 11.1
Brady Dance 11.5
Annabel Shrimpton 11.9
Ella Burton 7.5
Elliot Tomkins 9.7
And a Huge Congratulations to this weeks Governor Award winners.
Jessica Richard 11.8
Sophia Hussain 7.2
Mia Clavin 7.3
Katie Ferriday 7.3
Daisy Jackson 7.3
Megan Turnbull 7.3
Well done to all of this weeks Award Winners.
Samuel Lovell 7.1
Jamie Kingsbury 7.6
Joe Higgins 7.6
Lily-Ann Heard 8.1
Poppy Cusmans 9.1
Leah Harman 7.1
Arya Karganroodi 7.1
Kamran Hussain 7.1
Cody Handscomb 7.6
Alexander Zaorski 7.6
Sports Day
Sports day is w/c 15th July and as the weather will be warm, students need
to stay hydrated. In our aim to reduce plastic waste, students must bring a
refillable water bottle as we will not be providing plastic cups.
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Year 11 Prom
The Year 11 Prom was a Beauty and the Beast ball held at Windsor race course on Thursday 4th July, the
students arrived in style and looked amazing. These are a few photos from the evening.
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Alternative Learning Week 2019
For the first time students will be engaged in an alternative learning week at the end of the summer
term. Each group will be following a different timetable, which will enable them to develop the “softer
skills” of teamwork, listening, leadership and creativity as well as some time to consider wellbeing.
Uniform rules will be relaxed this week and students are permitted to leave ties and blazers at home.
For sports days, students are requested to come to school in full PE kit
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Year 10 Wellbeing day Computer Science NEA day
Thorpe Park or Sports Leadership through support of Y7,8,9 sports day Or Numeracy day A day of puzzles and challenges
Sports Day PE department
Wellbeing day Computer Science NEA day
Relay finals and staff races End of Year Assembly and dismissal
Year 9 Thorpe Park Or Numeracy day A day of puzzles and challenges
Sports Day PE department
RS GCSE topics and discussion elements
Wellbeing day
Relay finals and staff races End of Year Assembly and dismissal
Wellbeing day
RS GCSE topics and discussion elements
Year 8 Literacy day Sport themed flexible curriculum day – is sport an equal playing field?
Chessington Or Wellbeing day
Numeracy Day A day of puzzles and challenges
Relay finals and staff races End of Year Assembly and dismissal
Year 7 Numeracy Day A day of puzzles and challenges
Chessington Or Wellbeing day
Relay finals and staff races End of Year Assembly and dismissal
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Library News
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
8.30am to 3.30pm 8.30am to 5pm 8.30am to 7pm 8.30am to 5pm 8.30am to 5pm 10am to 1.30pm 11am to 2pm
Term Time—Library Opening Times
Exams are nearly over, the weather is improving, what could be better than relaxing in the garden
with a good book?
Come along to the library and pick out some good summer reads – we have new teenage books
that are worth a look.
Year 7’s - don’t forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge starting Sunday 13th July.
Please note we are cancelling the Craft event on Monday 15th July but we will organise some
more after the Summer Holidays.
Happy Reading!