Newsletter

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25th September 2015 - Issue 3

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to our third

newsletter of the academic

year. I want to start off today

by saying how pleased I am

at the number of Headteacher

Awards that you can see in

today’s newsletter. This is

clear evidence that a large

number of amazing things are

going on in all of our

classrooms and lessons on a

regular basis. Well done to all

of our award-winners today -

we are very proud of you.

On Thursday of this week, I

was lucky enough to attend

the Fashion Show, which took

place at our VI form campus

in Newport, where students in

Years 12 and 13 displayed

their amazing work. It was a

high-quality event and we

need to congratulate Mrs

Woodford and her team for

yet another stunning display

of talent.

You will recall that I have

touched upon the importance

of uniform in our last two

newsletters and I am pleased

to report that we have made

significant improvements in

this area in the last week or

so. I have attended both Key

Stage assemblies this week

and the appearance of the

majority of our students in the

main hall was amazing – well

done to all of them, and well

done to all our parents and

carers who continue to

support us on this vital

issue. In the next few weeks

we will be working, in

particular, with our Year 11

students as the senior team

and our Key Stage 4 team, Ms

Attwood, Ms Giffen-Hudson

and Mrs Baker, organise a

series of interviews so that we

can have early discussions

with students about target

grades, strengths and areas

for development and set the

s c e n e f o r o u r t r i a l

examinations, which are,

amazingly, only two months

away!

Finally this week, for the

families of our Year 7

students, please remember

that our first Tutor Evening

takes place on Wednesday

30th September. We look

forward to seeing all of you

there.

Have a great weekend, as we

look forward to an England

victory in the Rugby tomorrow

night.

Yours sincerely,

Pete Shaw

Headteacher

Headteacher Awards

Sian Reynard for a great attitude towards the first classes of Mandarin,

great care taken to produce beautiful writing and fantastic pronunciation

of tones!

Emily Willis for working hard to keep up and in some instances surpassing

her peers in Fashion.

Alex Pope for his progress in GCSE Dance.

Josh Abbott for continued exceptional homework, both in presentation and content.

John Hazell for having made a fantastic start to Year 10.

Lewis Hallett & Kai Davies for consistently achieving above their target in Science.

Harry Minns & Jack Moran for outstanding achievement in Business Studies.

Mollie Reilly-Potter for superb effort with GCSE Spanish homework.

Esmee Van Giap & Sam Kenney for excellent spoken contribution to Spanish lessons.

Charmaine Cowan for her excellent tour of the school.

Isobel Norsworthy, Anna Rice, Freya Smith & Jenna Warne for scoring 10 out of 10 for all

four assessment tests in Music this term.

Molly Jones for superb project development, excellent commitment and attitude towards

learning.

Henry Beecham & Jack Moran for making an excellent start in Physics, especially with the

questions they are asking.

Rebekah Lynas, Jack Draper & Lea Clark for making an excellent start to the Physics

topics.

Rebekah Lynas, Jenna Warne, Shannon Sheppard & Rachel Beattie for their hard work

and focus in all their English lessons.

Tara Ward & Immy Taylor for being so determined to achieve good results in English.

Maddy Higgs & Elys Norman for their improvement in English.

Ben Rayner, Mollie Reilly-Potter & Abi Mursell for their attainment in English.

Danielle Evans & Shannon Mitchell for a stunning short story in their literacy class.

Staff

Becky Healey for cycling 100KM in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

Attendance News The winners of our kindle fires this year for 100% and most

improvement attendance are:

Year 11

Jaq Dyer -100%

Lee Urry – Most Improved

Year 10

Emily Oatley – 100%

Angus Snooke – Most Improved

Year 9

Mark Taylor - 100%

Morgan Tombleson – Most Improved

Year 8

Taya Walker – 100%

Charlie Sandford – Most Improved

University Talk

On Wednesday 16 September over 65 students in years 10 and 11 and a number of parents attended a presentation from Trinity College Cambridge graduates. Following the great success of Carisbrooke’s GCSE results this year and our school motto ‘Aspire and Achieve’ the aim of the talk was to show students that a Cambridge education is not beyond their reach. The students learnt about university life, how to apply for a university course there and the importance of their A level choices. At the end of the presentation there was a question and answer session.

A few comments from Carisbrooke students: Year 11 students ‘It was very useful, after listening to it I did start thinking about Cambridge which I didn’t before.’ ‘It was a very useful presentation and it has changed my mind and made me believe that Cambridge is not beyond my reach.’ Year 10 students ‘Having talked to the students from Cambridge it has

made me realise that the university isn’t off limits to me and how much closer it is than I thought.’ ‘It was very informative and made going to university and A level choices slightly less daunting.’ ‘I found the presentation interesting and inspiring. It has made me think more about what university I want to go to.’ Some parents’ comments: ‘An interesting presentation by university students, encouraging Carisbrooke College students to achieve well by working hard but also to enjoy their learning. The year 10 students listened well and asked well thought out questions.’ ‘I think the students were very inspiring and made it clear that if you work hard and try your best then there is no reason not to aspire to go to one of the top universities.’

Dates for your Diary 8th October

Open Evening

21st October

Open Morning

21st October

Year 11 Parents Evening

22nd October

Awards Evening

23rd October

School Closed -

Staff development day

26-30th October

Half term

YEAR 11 IMPORTANT EXAM DATES

FOR THIS YEAR

Monday 2nd – Friday 20th November 2015

Year 11 trial exams

Thursday 25th February – Friday 4th March 2016

Year 11 trial exams

Tuesday 3rd – Friday 13th May 2016

Year 10 and 11 trial exams

Monday 16th May – Wednesday 29th June 2016

GCSE Summer season

Any problems please contact the Exams Officer: Georgina Rogers - georgina.rogers@carisbrooke.iow.sch.uk

ISSUE 1 (14th-18th September 2015)

This week saw the first set of sports fixtures take place after two weeks of trials and training sessions. A total of four football and two netball fixtures were completed with all matches being played against our federated neighbour Medina College. The first games to take place were between the year 7 and 8 football teams at Medina. The year 7 game witnessed a superb all-round performance from the team, comfortably brushing Medina aside with a confident display of slick passing. No special mention for one single player as every member of the team played their part in the victory. Final score was Medina 1 Carisbrooke 11. After taking an early lead in the game and winning 2-1 at half time, the Carisbrooke year 8 lads succumbed to Medina’s dominance in the closing stages of the game. Great defensive work and leadership from Jack Snow kept Carisbrooke in the game for long periods. Final score was Medina 8 Carisbrooke 3, with goals from Scott Parker, Harry Cheek and Theo Catrina. Later in the week the year nine and ten teams played each other at Carisbrooke. The year 9 boys maintained their 100% win record over the last two years on the island with a comfortable 9-2 win, Lino Mamo-Pascoe, Kieron Illman and Finn Peacey all scoring two goals each along with an own goal. Special mention goes to Harry Cheek who replaced Leon Pitman due to being away at Portsmouth trials. In the year 10 game Medina dominated throughout beating Carisbrooke 4-8.

The netball season started with a win for both Medina and Carisbrooke. In the U13 game Medina won 6-9 after a very competitive which saw both sides play some excellent netball throughout. Star player went to both Zoe Holdaway and Lucy Isaacson. In the U16 game Medina came under fire early and never managed to pull the game back as Carisbrooke dominated throughout and eventually won with a very encouraging 46-0 score line. Star player went to both Courtney Lock and Susana Wheeler. As well as the fixtures against other schools, students have been taking part in numerous clubs and competitions at lunchtime and after school. The year 7 house football tournament got underway with a convincing win for APOLLO as they beat DEMETER 6-1. The second fixture saw POSEIDON put up a brave display against a strong ATHENA side. With only four players on the pitch they battled away and got a well-deserved consolation goal through the impressive Rhianna Vernon. Final score ATHENA 6-1 POSEIDON. Basketball club has started on a Monday lunch time and will also develop into a house competition from next week. Girls’ football, CV club, ultimate Frisbee, powerbase and rugby have also started with students engaging positively across all activities. However, there is always room for more who wish to come and take part. Overall, a very successful week for all involved with more clubs and fixtures to come next week. Well done to all our students who represented Carisbrooke College with pride and enthusiasm. Mr Peake (Head of PE)

Olympic dreams and extreme expeditions

We’ve got two great speakers lined up for the first in a series of evening talks to be held in the West Wight Community Centre, on Friday 2nd October at 7pm.

Come and listen to Andre Usborne’s story of how he achieved his Olympic dream, plus hear from top sports psychologist Sarah Fenwick, on her work with top-level athletes and extreme expedition teams!

Andre competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo and was the Luge Team Manager at the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. Hear his story of watching Torville and Dean win gold, meeting Princess Anne, watching the Jamaica Bobsled team crash (who inspired the film ‘Cool Runnings’) and being with Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards at the Calgary Olympics. Andre’s talk will be illustrated with clips from the Olympics, the Cresta Run and the Field Gun Run (perhaps the world’s most challenging team competition) – you’ll have to be there to discover where the Field Gun Run fits into the story!

Andre will finish with a few clips of luge crashes and will answer all of the questions you have always wanted to ask an Olympian. Plus come and see what an olympic sled looks like – experience what laying on it feels like.

Following on from Andre, Sport and Expedition Psychologist Sarah Fenwick will present some case studies to give an insight into her work with sports performers from local to World Class level and extreme expeditions.

Sarah is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist and Master Executive Coach. She has a strong sport and expedition background, including World class level in paragliding setting 3 World Records and medals at World and European Championships. She has completed at sailing World Championships and national/county/local level in a range of other sports.

Sarah has been a team leader and member of several expeditions including sailing to the Antarctic Peninsula, flying a paraglider from the top of a 5000m mountain and driving a land-rover off-road the length of Namibia. In her spare time she enjoys sharing her love of outdoor adventure with her husband Adam Younger.

Tickets for the evening are £8, which includes a buffet. They are on sale from reception. Proceeds from the evening will support the West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust.

Mountbatten Drive

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5QU

United Kingdom

Phone: 01983 524651

Fax: 01983 825456

Website:

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Five Non-Negotiables to get us to ‘Good’

A colleague’s role within our

non-negotiables

A student’s role within our

non-negotiables

Will start and end lessons and

tutor time on time and not

accept poor punctuality from

students.

Will be punctual and will not

attempt to leave lessons or

tutor time early. Students who

are not punctual will be

detained after school.

Will follow our agreed staff

dress code and insist that

students follow our agreed

uniform code.

Will follow our agreed student

dress code in lessons and in

tutor time. In some

circumstances, a limited time

period to get this right may be

given. Students persistently

out of uniform will be isolated

from lessons.

Will not use a mobile phone,

headphones or other

electronic devices in a lesson

or tutor time and not allow

students to do so.

Will not use a mobile phone,

headphones or other

electronic devices in a lesson

or tutor time. These items will

be confiscated.

Will act and speak

professionally towards

students and colleagues and

insist that students do the

same.

Will not be abusive to staff

and students. When

necessary, fixed term

exclusions and parental

meetings will support this.

Have a right to be able to

teach the lesson or tutor time

they have planned and insist

that students let them do so.

Will not persistently disrupt a

well-planned lesson or tutor

time. Students who spoil the

learning of others will be

removed from lessons.