22 March 2019 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 25

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Messages from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Lent - Students have been continuing their Lenten fundraising activities and, as always, Miss Keane has organised a

variety of events throughout Lent to support this. Over the next two weeks students will be filling their Smarties

tubes with 20p pieces and last week Year 8 organised the treat day. This week Year 9 are organising their treat day on

Friday and we will continue to collect Easter eggs for disadvantaged children in our local community and the

Foodbank. Years 7 and 8 will soon be taking part in their sponsored Spellathon and Years 9 and 10 are preparing for

their sponsored Maths Feast and all will be looking for sponsors. Please support as generously as you can. Miss Keane

will also be organising another “Big Sleep Out” to raise money for Homeless Charities. This will be on our school site

on Friday 10 May. And further details to follow next week

Whole School Photograph - We plan to have our whole school photograph, weather permitting, on Friday 29

March. We hope that all students will be in school for this exciting event. The last time we had a whole school

photograph was in 2011 and this is a wonderful occasion to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the school

on 3 September 1969.

Year 11 “Information & Takeaway” Evening Reminder - In order to support Year 11 students and their

parents before the GCSE exams start in May, we are holding an “Information & Takeaway” Evening on Wednesday 27

March 2019, 4.00-6.30pm in the Sports Hall. On the evening, parents and students can collect mock exam results, a

summer exam timetable and much more. Year 11 teaching staff will be on hand at subject stands for students and

parents to visit and ask any questions they may have. As well as subject stands, there will stands offering advice on

careers, apprenticeships and much more. We hope that we will see ALL students and parents on Wednesday to en-

sure that our students have the best possible chance of success in the summer exams.

Uniform and Equipment - As parents are aware, we have been focussing on ensuring that students are ready to

learn, have the correct equipment for all lessons and that they are wearing correct school uniform. Students have also

been reminded that chewing gum and caffeine drinks/large bottles of fizzy pop are banned in school.

Over the last week there have been a some issues with mobile phones. Please can I remind parents and students of

our mobile phone policy:

Mobile phones which are brought into school must be turned off and stored out of sight. If a mobile phone is seen by

a member of staff, that member of staff is required to confiscate it immediately.

1st offence - phone is handed into student reception for safe keeping until the end of that day. A text message is

sent to parents.

2nd offence - phone is handed into student reception and placed in the school safe for 3 days A text message is sent

to parents along with a letter outlining the policy.

3rd offence - phone is handed into student reception and placed in the school safe for 1 week and parents need to

come into school and collect the phone. A text message is sent to parents along with a letter outlining the policy.

The full policy can be found on the school website under ‘Parents’ - ‘Policies’ - ‘Mobile Phone Policy’ We appreciate

the support of both students and parents in ensuring that this policy is followed in order to protect our students.

I hope you have a great week, best wishes, Marina Kelly, Headteacher

DATES FOR

YOUR DIARY

Year 11

Takeaway Eve -

Wed 27 Mar 19

BREAK UP FOR

EASTER

Fri 12 April 19

Students Return

Mon 29 April 19

Year 7 Parents’

Evening -

Thurs 2 May 19

BREAK UP FOR

HALF TERM

Fri 24 May 19

Students Return

Mon 3 Jun 19

TEACHER

TRAINING

DAY

Fri 28 Jun 19

Lenten Prayer

Lord, in these Holy days, you have blessed my efforts and my prayers.

Lord, in these Holy days, you have blessed my school community.

Lord, in these Holy days, you show me in dramatic ways how your love was tested but proved

victorious. Amen

Don’t forget to check the school’s website for all the latest news: www.cncs.school

You can also find us on Twitter at @newmancoventry and Facebook Cardinal Newman Catholic School Cov.

Football & Netball Results from this Week

Mr N Minshull, Head of PE

Year 11 Football Victory

Vs Blue Coat

The Year 11 football team progressed to the quarter finals of

the Coventry Schools Cup with a fantastic performance and

victory against Blue Coat School. The game finished 1-0 after

a goal from Harrison Nee. The performance was full of grit

and determination against a very good Blue Coat team. Very

well deserved and great team effort.

Year 7 Football

Vs Bishop Ullathorne

Year 7 boys bowed out of the West Midlands Cup in the

quarter finals after an end to end battle with Bishop

Ullathorne. Conceding two quick goals put Newman on the

back foot straight away. Kenzie Stretton scored 2 goals (one

from the penalty spot) to make the final score Bishop

Ullathorne 4 - 2 Cardinal Newman.

100% Attendance Raffle

Congratulations to all our 100% attendance winners for week commencing 11 March 2019.

Miss S Caherty, Assistant Headteacher

Yr/Tutor Student Yr/Tutor Student Yr/Tutor Student Yr/Tutor Student

7AMW Bartek Zawadzki 8RDS Richard Naglis-Dics 9AMI 10 CHA Ashleigh Jansola

7ASA Connor Hilton 8ABI Nicole Wood 9KWD Jack Warner 10 HRS Millie Bucknall

7SON Mia McNulty 8TDS Jack O'Donnell 9ABK Mia McIntosh 10 RRS Mya Richards

7TEN Ciara Bruton 8SPX Wiktoria Suchocka 9AME Evie Phipps 10 LSH Ben Keenan

7NWH Bryon Arko 8CWD Aaron Harris 9LEN Sophie Lanphier 10 NML Natalia Kaczmarczyk

7ECM Victoria Zikavska 8AHR Cameron Sondhi 9ACY Sophie Cotterill 10 NOE Aivenas Galdikas

7CLR Bimi Tchani 8SSH Shalimar Good 9SMH Finlay Howat 10 KAY Eoin Quinn

7ASI Emily Still 8TRD Rutendo Muteliso 9JMK Tom Campbell 10 OCO Ellie Shields

Year 11 Macbeth Theatre trip – Thursday 28th March 2019

On Thursday 28th March, we are taking 140 Year 11 students to the Crescent Theatre in Birmingham to see an

adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Students will attend Periods 1 and 2 as normal on this day and they will register with teachers for Period 3. They will

then go to their coach meeting location (detailed below) at 11.50am. We are intending to leave school site at approx.

12.15pm as the show begins at 1.30pm.

Texts have been sent about which coaches students are on and this information is also displayed in Lindesfarne block if

any students are unsure. English teachers/tutors will also have circulated this information.

Meeting locations are as follows:

Coach A – Lindesfarne Canteen

Coach B – Canterbury Canteen

Coach C – Pope Francis Hall

Please remind students who are taking part in the trip that they are representing the school at all times during the visit. They should ensure

they are in full school uniform on the day of the trip, that phones are turned off during the performance and that they are respectful and

quiet when in the theatre. Students are encouraged to bring a packed lunch with them to eat before or during the show’s interval.

We aim to arrive back at school at approximately 5.30pm and parents/carers will need to make arrangements with their son/daughter with

regard to how they are getting home at this time.

Please see Miss Grieve if you have any questions or concerns and we hope that students find the performance beneficial for their study of

Macbeth in GCSE English Literature.

Miss K Grieve, Head of English

Year 9 Netball

Vs Bishop Ullathorne

Congratulations to the Year 9 Netball Team who won 9-6 away at Bishop Ullathorne on

Wednesday 20 March 2019

Student Successes

It is always wonderful to hear about the

achievements of our students.

Congratulations and well done to the

following students:

Isabella Taplin (9AMI) who competed in the All England Schools Cross Country

Championship in Leeds in very tough conditions last Saturday.

Archie Riddle (8TDS) who recently sang

with his choir AC Academy. Archie was part of

a massed choir of 500 children from Coventry

and Solihull and performed Carmina Burana

alongside Armonico Consort’s professional

orchestra and choir.

Mrs M Kelly, Headteacher

Coventry Foodbank

Donations are urgently

required to support the

Coventry Foodbank. The

Foodbank is a long term project the school is in-

volved with.

Food bank numbers have increased by 13% in the

last year with 1.3 million people now attending

them.

Items urgently required are: coffee, sugar (500g or

1kg), rice, rice pudding, long life milk (UHT), tinned

fruit, long life juice, squash and toiletries.

If you are able to support, please send your items

into school reception. Thank you.

Peace & Justice Group

World Poetry

Day 2019

To celebrate World

Poetry Day on 21

March 2019, Cardinal

Newman focussed on

the theme of

‘Peace and Reconciliation’.

All students at Key Stage 3 created poems on these

themes using the Knife Angel as inspiration.

The Knife Angel is currently visiting Coventry and is

situated outside Coventry Cathedral. It will remain in

place until 23 April 2019.

Miss M Goodwin, Assistant Headteacher

Anti-Bullying

Ambassador Training

On Thursday a group of students visited

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School to

represent Cardinal Newman on the

Princess Diana Anti-Bullying Ambassador

Programme.

During the day student networked with other

passionate young people to exchange ideas and share

good practise.

The programme is designed to encourage young

people to make positive contributions to their

community, to empower them to achieve their full potential and give them

advice on how they can be positive role models in tackling bullying in schools.

The students have returned to Cardinal Newman with lots of ideas and

initiatives.

Mrs L Marano, Head of Year 7