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Newsletter 7th September —11th September 2020
Committed to Achievement
Weekly Calendar
Monday 7th September
Start of Student Term for Year 7, 11, 12 from 8.45 (Main Gate)
Start of Student Term for Year 10 from 8.45—9.15 (Side Gate)
Start of Student Term for Year 9 from 10.15—10.45 (Main Gate)
Start of Student Term for Year 8 from 11.45—12.15 (Main Gate)
Start of Student Term for Year 13 from 1.15—1.45 (Main Gate)
Year 13 Career Appointments to be booked
Tuesday 8th September Sixth Form Consortium lessons Start
Wednesday 9th September No Events
Thursday 10th September No Events
Friday 11th September No Events
We have been delighted to welcome our new year 7s to Cox Green. They have been so positive and
hardworking and I am very proud of their excellent start.
In addition we have welcomed back our year 12 and year 11 students who we have been so pleased to see
again. They have conducted themselves in an exemplary way.
We cannot wait to welcome the rest of the school back on Monday and have Cox Green School fully alive
again!
Thank you to all our staff for their amazing work this week.
Warmest wishes for a good weekend.
Cathrin Thomas
Headteacher
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Welcome to Year 7
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Welcome to our New Staff
Amy Bromley
Teacher of Geography
Elizabeth Ramsay
Teacher of English
Ernest Chinyangarara
Teacher of Technology
Rebekah Brumby
Assistant Headteacher
Graham Pightling
Associate Senior Leader
RS & Philosophy
Sandra Foley
Teacher of English
Matt Sparavalo
Teacher of MFL
Anshu Bhushan
Teacher of
Mathematics
Ashley Dean
Teacher of English
Paula Bentham
Head of Year / Teacher
of Mathematics
Nadiah Kilick
Teacher of Music
Deborah Kemp
Assistant Headteacher
Victoria Yates
Teacher of Science
Hannah Thompson
Information, Advice
and Guidance Officer
Annabel Battimelli
Sixth Form Mentor
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Follow us!
GCSE resit exams commence on 2nd November 2020— this is a professional development day for the school but exams will still go ahead.
All information published in the calendar on the School website is subject to
change due to Covid-19.
Welcome back to Year 12
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COX GREEN HOMEWORK SCHEDULE 2020-21
Year 7
Year 8
7C Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects Science English Maths English Maths
Spanish and Humanities
Spanish 7C3 Geography 7C3 Geography 7C2
& 7C4 Geography 7C1 Spanish 7C2 &
7C4
History 7C1, 7C2
& 7C4 History 7C3
Spanish 7C1
All other subjects Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
7G Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects English 7G1
English 7G2 & 7G3
Maths, English 7G1
English 7G2 & 7G3 Maths, Science
Spanish and Humanities
French 7G3 French 7G2 History 7G1 Geography
History 7G2,
7G3
French 7G1
All other subjects Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
8C Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects Maths English Science English Maths
Spanish and Humanities
Geography 8C1, 8C2
History 8C2, 8C4
Geography 8C3, 8C4 History 8C3
Spanish 8C3, 8C4
Spanish 8C1, 8C2
History 8C1
All other subjects Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
8G Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects Science Maths English Maths English
French and Humanities
French 8G3 History 8G3 History 8G1,
8G2
French 8G1,
8G2
Geography
All other subjects Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
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COX GREEN HOMEWORK SCHEDULE 2020-21
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
9X Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects Maths English, Science Maths, Science English
Option subjects
Option C subject
Option B subject
Option A subjects
RS Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
9Y Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects Maths English, Science Maths, Science English
Option subjects
Option C subject
Option B subject
Option A subjects
RS Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
10X Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects Science Maths
Science, English Maths English
Option subjects
Option B subject
Option A subject
Option C subject
RS Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
10Y Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects Science Maths, English Science Maths English
Option subjects
Option B subject
Option A subject
Option C subject
RS Homework due date on the day of the week the lesson is timetabled
Year 11 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Core subjects English Maths Science English Maths, Science
Option subjects
Option D subject Option A subject
Option B subject
Option C subject
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KS4 Option Choices
Option A Option B Option C Option D
Year 9
Business Studies Creative iMedia Computer Studies Drama French Food Technology Geography History Music Psychology Spanish
Art Drama Food Technology Geography History PE Product Design Psychology
Art Business Studies Graphics History Media Studies PE Product Design Spanish
Year 10
Food Technology Geography Graphics History Media Studies Music PE Product Design Psychology Spanish
Business Studies Computer Studies Drama Graphics History Literacy Creative iMedia PE Spanish
Art Business Studies French Geography History Literacy Product Design
Year 11
Alternative Curriculum Drama French Geography History Media Studies PE Spanish Statistics
Art Geography History Media Studies Music Product Design Psychology
Art Business Studies Computer Studies History PE Photography Product Design Spanish
Business Studies Computer Studies Food Technology French Geography History Product Design Spanish
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Student Success
Odhran Carpenter and Finn McCartney (Year 11).
During the Summer holidays Odhrans family had their usual two week sailing
holiday on their yacht Ceilidh Mara (a 47 foot ocean going yacht). On board were
Dad, Mum, their youngest daughters (8 and 10), Odhran(15) and his friend Finn
(15). Odhran and Finn had to take control of the yacht and call the lifeguards for
assistant when Odhrans dad severed a finger in an accident while their mum was
incapacitated with gastro enteritis. Congratulations to Odhran and Finn for their
calm and skilful handling of a very difficult situation.
The whole story told by Odhrans dad:
On the penultimate day of an amazing holiday we sailed back across the English
Channel from Dielette to Studland Bay where we had planned a beach BBQ on our
final night. This is a 10 hour passage and much of it was perfect fast sailing.
Unfortunately Odhran’s Mum Natasha was very unwell with what turned out to be an extreme case of Gastro
enteritis. She was incapacitated in bed. In the late stages of the passage, as we approached the Dorset coast, I
became increasingly concerned about Natasha’s wellbeing. Odhran and I sailed Ceilidh Mara at full speed so we
could look after Natasha and call for medical advice.
As we approached the anchorage in Studland Bay, we started to lower sails to slow the boat down ready to
anchor. I used an electric winch to roll up the head sail and suddenly a gust of wind blew a rope towards this
winch. This rope caught my little finger which was immediately severed. It took with it all of its tendon as far as my
elbow and the cockpit was splattered with blood. Odhran was the only one to witness the accident and saw it’s
gory details.
So there we were – both adults incapacitated and 13 tonnes of Ocean going yacht heading towards boats in an
anchorage or the beach beyond at full speed. It was critical to lower the remaining sails and to anchor the boat. I
was clearly in excruciating pain but was able to steer the boat using her autopilot and issue instructions, while
broadcasting a Mayday via VHF radio. I was worrying about passing out. Odhran had no choice but to take
responsibility for all things on deck, aided by Finn. He managed to lower the main sail by himself and then he and
Finn managed to lower the anchor. Both of these were complex tasks that they had never done before
unsupervised. As a result of the actions of Odhran and Finn, Ceilidh Mara was safely anchored. By this time
Swanage Lifeboat had arrived and provided first aid to me before taking all of the crew off so I could be taken to
hospital for surgery. The Lifeboat men commented on the calm actions of the Ceilidh Mara crew, in particular
Odhran and Finn. They helped me ensure that at no point was any crew member or Ceilidh Mara in danger.
The story does not end there…
I was taken by ambulance to hospital in Poole and the family got a taxi back to Maidenhead. By this point
Natasha’s health had worsened. The boys remained calm throughout and looked after Isabella and Emilia. That
night Natasha was admitted to hospital. Odhran’s older sister Naomi took her, leaving Odhran and Finn to look
after the girls (8 and 10) with both parents in hospital.
Odhran and Finn stepped up that day. I am so very proud of them
both. They showed a calmness beyond their years and helped keep
Ceilidh Mara and the crew safe. Above all they were rock solid and
reassuring, protecting a very ill Natasha and our two young
daughters, all of whom were in tears and distressed.
The incident is going to be featured on the TV programme “Saving
Lives at Sea”.
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