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Newsletter 6th January — 10th January 2020

What’s On

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Dates for your Diary

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PRIDE Awards

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PRIDE Awards cont.

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COX Green General Election

Results

Attendance—Unwell Students

Pre—Loved Uniform

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Stars of the week

Pre Loved Books

Pop up Art Club

You’re Hired

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Beauty and the Beast advert

Beauty and the Beast Rehearsal

Schedule

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Beauty and the Beast Rehearsal

Schedule

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Root word of the week

Student Success

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Maidenhead RFC

Cross Country Event

Sixth formers of the term

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Christmas Food Boxes

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Year 13 Award

Christmas doors

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Recent Letters

Library News

Weekly Calendar

Monday 6th January Start of Term 3

Tuesday 7th January No Events

Wednesday 8th January No Events

Thursday 9th January Year 12 & 13 Media Trip to London

Friday 10th January No Events

Committed to Achievement

Year 9 Christmas Card Winner -Maddison Thandi 9.5

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Dates for your Diary

Thursday 16th January Year 11 - You’re Hired

Year 13 History trip to Winchester Rifle Museum

Friday 17th January Year 9 Vaccinations

Wednesday 22nd January Year 11 & 12—Oxford University Visit

Thursday 23rd January Year 11 History Trip to Auschwitz, return 26th January

Friday 24th January Year 12 & 13 Geography field trip

Monday 27th January History Trip—Holocaust memorial Day, Norden Farm

Wednesday 29th January Year 10 Science in Action Trip to Oxford

Thursday 30th January Year 8 Parents’ Evening 4.30pm to 7pm

Thursday 6th February

Year 8 Options Taster Day

School Closes at 12.45pm for all Years except Year 8

Year 8 Options Evening 5.45pm to 8pm

Wednesday 12th February

Beauty and the Beast School Production Matinee Performance to

Primary Schools

Beauty and the Beast School Production 7pm –10pm

Thursday 13th February Beauty and the Beast School Production 7pm –10pm

Friday 14th February Beauty and the Beast School Production 7pm –10pm

Monday 17th February to Friday 21st

February FEBRUARY HALF TERM HOLIDAY

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PRIDE AWARDS

Every fortnight, Year teams will be awarding a certificate to the students in the Year group who have

demonstrated the characteristics we are promoting as part of PRIDE. The following students have been

nominated this week and certificates will be presented in assemblies next week.

Passion for learning and a desire to achieve to potential and beyond; to leave Cox Green as confident,

well qualified, inspired young people and prepared for any future challenge.

Respect as a core principle of every interaction.

Insight into the needs of others – at a local, national and global level so that each child develops the

skills to make a positive contribution to society.

Diligence – the ability to be resilient and persevere; a commitment to make mistakes and to learn from

them.

Enjoyment of the opportunities available and to develop a passion for lifelong learning.

Congratulations and well done to every one of them.

Year 7

Name Form Reason

Passion for learning Michael Green 7.6 Shows constant enthusiasm.

Respect/kindness Lacie Atkins 7.2 Supporting her peers.

Insight into others Ione Parcell-Arregi 7.4 Amazing work with the Christmas boxes.

Diligence (above and beyond)

Amy-Grace Whiteford

7.3 Making great progress in her journey at Cox Green.

Enjoyment Matilda Croucher 7.3 Amazing independent learning.

Year 9

Passion for learning Joseph Lister 9.5 Involvement in the election process.

Respect/kindness Maggie Brison 9.6 Excellent effort and such wonderful manners.

Insight into others Lois Power 9.6 Always tries her hardest and promotes a positive attitude.

Diligence (above and beyond)

Agata Kezel 9.3 Being an all round superstar.

Enjoyment Megan McDonell 9.1 Always being amazing and representing her year group in a positive way.

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PRIDE AWARDS Cont.

Year 10

Passion for learning Stanley Lund 10.1 Showed great passion during coding competition

Respect/kindness Molly Swan 10.7 Respect and kindness toward her peers

Insight into others Billy Casey 10.3 Assisting a student in dine.

Diligence (above and beyond)

Joe Camplin 10.2 Going above and beyond for school show

Enjoyment Stevy-Ann Knight 10.7 Enjoys all elements of school

Year 11

Passion for learning Katie Crowhurst 11.1 Showing real engagement with the mock process and having a positive attitude to revision.

Passion for learning Sonny Lloyd 11.5 Engaging well with the mock process and showing quiet determination to succeed.

Respect/kindness Arun Kaul 11.4 Always polite and positive, even during the mocks.

Insight into others Joe Poots 11.2 Showed amazing insight into others by having his head shaved for cancer charity Wigs

Diligence (above and beyond)

Tatjana Vukicevic 11.1 Always challenging herself to be the best she can be.

Diligence (above and beyond)

Miranda Todd 11.4 Showing great revision skills and targeted work to improve mock technique.

Diligence (above and beyond)

Holly Clarke 11.4 Showing great revision skills and targeted work to improve mock technique.

Enjoyment Matt Irwin 11.6 Always has a smile on his face and cheers other people up with his positivity.

Enjoyment Ionela Parpalac 11.5 Always has a smile on her face and encourages everyone around her to be positive.

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Pre—Loved Uniform

Preloved uniform items are available for sale. We also run a waiting list so if an item

is not in stock don't worry, we will notify you as soon as one becomes available.

Payment for all items is cash only!

A uniform request/ enquiry form is available via our website.

Attendance—Unwell Students

If a student is unwell and unable to attend school, please telephone the school on 01628 629415 and

select option 4 for attendance to leave a message. Alternatively, you can send an email to

enquiries@coxgreen.com. This should be done before 8.00am on each day of absence.

Cox Green Students had the opportunity to “have their say”!

On Thursday 12th December the Polling Station opened for all students to cast their vote throughout the

School Day. During PSHE Sessions throughout the week students have been engaging with the Political

process and Party Mainifestos.

Congratulations to our Year 10 boys: Harry Baines, Harry Wildman, Sean Truman, Lewis Harrowell and

Matthew Wilson for organising the event

Mrs Bisset-Garside

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Stars of the Week

Year 7 star of the week is:

Ayanfeoluwa Oke for being a super participator in form time.

Year 8 star of the week is:

Charlie Gordon for insightful contributions to form time discussions and demonstrating a respectful

attitude to all.

Year 10 star of the week is:

Harry Baines, Harry Wildman, Sean Truman and Matthew Wilson for such an excellent job running the

Cox Green General election.

Year 11 stars of the weeks are:

The whole of year 11. For getting through their mocks so maturely, positively and with great resilience.

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Beauty and the Beast Rehearsal Schedule

Date Time Who What

Mon 6th January 3.30 – 4.30 Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Beast, Belle

Page 62- 64

Tues 7th January 3.30 - 5.30 Full Cast – main and chorus members

Run Act 1

Fri 10th January 3.30 – 5.00 Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Chip, Beast, Connor, Unathi, Abby H, Tess, Emily, Tommy, Taryn, Lily

Opening of Act 1 and 2

Mon 13th Jan 3.30 - 5.00 Belle, Beast, Mrs Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Chip

Page 65- 73

Tues 14th Jan 3.30 - 5.00 Mrs Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Chip, Babette, Wardrobe

Page 73- 76

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Beauty and the Beast Rehearsal Schedule Cont.

Attendance and punctuality are crucial to the success of the show so please make sure you are able to attend every rehearsal you are called to attend. If there are any problems, please make sure you see one of the teachers involved in the show.

REHEARSALS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. We will do our best to communicate any changes to the schedule as early as we can.

Fri 17th Jan 3.30 – 5.00 Gaston, Lefour, Monsieur D’Arque

Page 76-79

Sunday 19th Jan 10.00– 4.00

1.00 - 4.00

Belle, Beast, Gaston, Lefou, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Chip

Chorus, silly girls (only needed at 1pm)

Full run of what has been done

Mon 20th Jan 3.30 – 5.00 Lumiere, Beast, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Belle, Maurice, Monsieur D’Arque, Lefou, Gaston

Page 85- 89

Tues 21th Jan 3.30 – 5.00 Monsieur D’Arque, Lefou, Gaston, chorus, Belle, Maurice

Page 89- 93

Friday 24th Jan 3.30 – 5.00 Chip, Babette, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Beast, Mrs Potts, Lefou, Gaston

Page 93- 96

Mon 27th Jan 3.30 – 5.00 Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Chip, Mrs Potts, Babette, Wardrobe

Page 96- 99

Tues 28th Jan

No Rehearsal Friday 31st Jan

Sunday 2nd Feb 10.00- 4.00 Whole Cast Full Run

Monday 3rd Feb 3.30- 5.30 Whole Cast Full run

Tuesday 4th Feb 3.30- 5.30 Whole Cast Full run

Friday 7th Feb 3.30- 5.30 Whole Cast Full run

Sunday 9th Feb 10.00- 4.00 Whole Cast Full Run

Monday 10th Feb 9.15- 3.15 Whole Cast Full Run

Tuesday 11th Feb 9.15- 3.15 Whole Cast Full Run

Wednesday 12th Feb 9.15- 3.15 Whole Cast Full Run + Opening Night (all shows start at 7pm)

Thursday 13th Feb Information to be released closer to the time. Show

Friday 14th Feb Show

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Student Success

Toby Gillard 10.3

We are hugely proud of Year 10 student Toby Gillard,

winner of the Junior Strength Academy Sports

Personality of the Year. Congratulations.

Katie Crowhurst 11.1

HUGE Congratulations to Katie who has been selected

for the British team in the 2020 World Para Swimming

Open European Championships, which will take place

in Funchal, Maderia in May 2020.

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Sixth Formers of the Term

Congratulations to the sixth formers of the term

Year 12 – India Humphrey

Year 13 – Jolie Swan

Cross Country Event

There is a Berkshire Cross Country running event on Saturday the 18th of January at Newbury Show

Ground for students in year 7 up to 6th form. If they are interested in competing they need to come and

put their name on a sign-up sheet in the PE office by Wednesday the 8th of January as this is the

deadline.

Thank you,

Miss Anderson

Maidenhead RFC

Maidenhead RFC is a community rugby club who thrive on developing kids rugby

skills on the pitch as well as off it. We have a group of kids pulled from the local area

and schools, some of whom have been with us since U6’s, but many who have joined

in the past 12 months. There are different levels of experience and capability and as

a group of coaches, we take great joy in developing each kid, each week no matter

what.

We train at Braywick Park at the following times:

Wednesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 on the 1st team AGP

Sunday morning from 10:00 – 12:00 unless we have fixtures against other local clubs

Rugby is a physical sport that is focussed on safely developing skills in a fun and competitive

environment. Friendships are created across schools as they come together at the club. Rugby also

focusses on building friendly rivalries across clubs as we play local teams and no matter the result the

kids put our club tie on and share a meal after the game. We run a series of introductory sessions for the

kids and so they can try out to see if they enjoy it.

If anybody wants to get in touch then the best email is mrfc06.07@gmail .com

Phillip Cottee

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Christmas Food Boxes

Many thanks to everyone who donated food and gifts for our Christmas boxes. And an extra big thank you to local business Argofield Ltd who made a collection on behalf of Year 8 students; Brendan Connell 8.1 Ben Marshallsay 8.1 Katie Arthur-Robinson 8.3 and delivered to Cox Green School to add to our collection. The Food and Gift boxes were delivered to Foodshare in Maidenhead and Windsor on Thursday 19th December. Helen Price, MP for Dedworth and Clewer Village, met Mrs Bisset-Garside and the sixth form helpers there, and gave a brief talk about the project and the various charities where our donations will be distributed and they were extremely grateful.

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Year 13 Award

Year 13 students were presented with their Peer Mentoring ASDAN award after an intensive programme

in the summer with the Youth Services Team at RBWM in which they looked at risk taking behaviours

affecting young people.

Christmas Doors

Students and Staff had fun decorating their doors for Christmas, these are a few of them:

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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 for Students

Recent Letters

GCSE PE - Mock Practical Moderation Day

Sixth Form Enrichment - Lowbrook Academy

Sixth Form Enrichment - Wessex Primary School

Year 12 & 13 - Spanish Theatre Trip

Beauty and the Beast

University of Oxford Taster Day (by invitation)

KS4 - Options Process

Home Study for Positive Behaviour

These letters have been sent to parents

via text or email. They can also be found

on the Cox Green School Website.

We also ask that you bring back any library books you have finished

reading before you break up for the holidays.

Many thanks