the resourceKeeping The Cavendish School Community informed and up to date

09 January 2015

Thursday 22 January,

Year 10 Parents Work ExperienceInformation Evening 5:30pm

29 January, 6pm,

Information Evening for Ball Crew

Friday 16 January,

Year 11 Interview Day

Tuesday 20 January

Governor's AGM 5:30pm

Tuesday 13 January,

Year 8 Subject Evening

Welcome Back

Happy New Year! I trust you had a restful Christmas and New Year. As alwayswe have a busy term ahead with lots going on, not least our performance of theLittle Shop of Horrors between 5-7 February. Good luck to the year 9s who haveexams in the upcoming week as they start to turn their minds to GCSE optionchoices in February. Good luck also to our year 11s as they head out on

college interviews. Year 11s begin their pre-public exams on the 9th February.This is the final formal exam practice for the students who will have exams inmany of their subjects in a concentrated time period. We are running revisionskills workshops on 12 January for the year group to help them prepare forthese exams. Please encourage your child to organise a revision timetable, andmake use of the strategies available to them to help them be ready for the

public exams in the summer.

Finally, later this month your child will be coming home with a survey about theschool. I am asking staff, students and parents to give their views on what wedo well and what we can do to improve. Being new to my role this will help meset the direction of the school for the future. I would appreciate you taking thetime to complete the survey as the more responses I receive, the more

informed I will be.

Warm Wishes Ian Swingler

Award Winning Student

We would like to wish huge congratulations toformer student Alexander Maskill. Alex has

won the prestigious Terry Pratchett Award forYoung Author for his debut book 'The Hive

Construct.'

We are negotiating with Alexander to make apresentation and book signing in school for our

students, so watch this space.

We have news that a former cover supervisor is now rubbing shoulderswith famous athletes!

Gareth Turner is now involved in training Mo Farah among other Britishathletes in Africa. Uk athletes are using training camps in Kenya’s Rift Valleyto find out how working at altitude can make such a difference to theirfitness. Each morning the athletes meet with a physiologist, in this caseGareth Turner, who assesses how each has slept and how they feel, and

whether they are fully ready for the rigours of training.

“Part of our job is to step out of the science world and explain to them why weare doing this in lay-terms, which is difficult,” Gareth says. “If they get a betterunderstanding of it all then they’re more likely to buy into it. So the educationwith athletes and coaches is important and part of our role is to show them why

it’s going to be beneficial.” Quote from - The Independent (Sport).Congratulations Mr Turner on a brilliant career opportunity!

Primary update, January 6, 2015

Department for Education Approves Our Primary School Proposal

Our proposal to become an all-through school by the addition of a nursery and primary has been approved by the Departmentfor Education (DFE).

We received the good news in a letter from the DFE’s Dominic Herrington, Regional Schools Commissioner, South East andSouth London. He wrote: "I am pleased to confirm that I have approved the Cavendish School's application to include a primary

provision for September 2015 as set out in your business case proposal submitted to the Education Funding Agency."

We are obviously delighted to receive this seal of approval from the Department For Education as it is a significant milestone inour journey to become an all-through school. The final decision will be made at an East Sussex County Council Planning

Committee meeting, which is likely to take place in February.

We believe that our proposal for an all-through school at Cavendish will provide high quality and sustainable education for ouryoung people. There has been considerable support for our plans from the community and many parents have already registered

their children to start reception this coming September.

It is planned that the two reception classes will be accommodated in part of the existing school building, which we will adapt tomake suitable for primary children. They will move into the new building in September 2016.

We are holding an open morning on Saturday 10th January for parents who are interested in finding out more about the school.Sally Franceschi, Head of Primary Designate, will be speaking at 10am and 11.30am about our plans.

Please do come along – we look forward to welcoming you.

Is your child completing and handing in homework on time?

Well now you can check from your mobile, tablet or computer 24/7 usingShow My Homework!

You can access Show My Homework through the home page of the schoolwebsite and use the filters to see your child’s homework. You should havealso been provided with login details to your personal account which willtake you straight to your own child’s homework calendar and gradebook.

If you have not received your login details then please inform your child’sform tutor or progress leader.

Homework timetables for Key Stages 3 and 4 are available on the school’swebsite. The timetables detail how much homework your child should be

receiving in each subject and when it is set.

If you have specific homework queries relating to your child then pleasecontact your child’s subject staff in the first instance.

If you would like to provide feedback to the school on homework thenplease contact the school by email: homework@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk

Goodbye

We are sorry to announce that thereading lounge gerbils, Agatha &Mathilda, have sadly died. Althoughthey will be greatly missed, they werein fact both very old in gerbil years.

We’ll keep you informed of any newarrivals!

Dress Rehearsal Show

We would like to invite all localprimary schools to come along andwatch Act 1 of our full dress rehearsal.This will be on Thursday 5th Februaryat 1:30pm and will cost just £1 per

pupil (teachers free).

Please contact tgodfrey@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk for more information.

Photo Shoot

If you are brave enough to riskstanding next to an

there will be anoppurtunity to have your photgraphtaken in school with .

The week before the show goeslive at the Devonshire Theatre,

will be set up in theexhibition area for on-set

photographs.

The cost will be just £2 each, whichwill help to cover the cost of hiring

in the amazing plant.

We are delighted to invite you to our new production of “Little Shop Of Horrors!”

This comedy horror rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, explores the life of a hapless floristshop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 blackcomedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row

(Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour".

The production features students and staff from Cavendish, with students actively involved both on stage and helping outbackstage. This light and frothy production promises thrills and spills; with humour and tragedy combined to make a fantastic

evening’s entertainment.

Performances take place on Thursday 5, Friday 6 and Saturday 7 February at 7pm with a matinee at 2:30pm on Saturday 7February at Devonshire Park Theatre. Tickets are £10 (with concessions at £7) and are available from the theatre box office

(01323 412000) or online (www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk) . Tickets must be bought in advance.

We hope you are able to support the production.

Staff V's Student Badminton Tournament

Congratulation to Mr Sidley and Zubair Adil whowon the annual Badminton mixed double staff vsstudent final, held at the end of last term. It was aclose final where they beat Mrs Lee and ThomasEvans by 1 point. Homemade mince pies and a logroll where washed down with squash to celebrateanother great sporting occasion at Cavendish.

Youth Commission on Police and Crime - currently recruiting for 2015

Following a highly successful pilot in 2014, the youth Commision are now recruiting for this year’s YouthCommission on Police and Crime for across Sussex.

The purpose of the Youth Commission is to enable young people to support, challenge and inform the work of thePolice and Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne. She is keen to continue to work in partnership with young people

from across Sussex to ensure their voices help to shape decisions about policing and crime.

They are aiming to recruit up to 20 Youth Commission members aged between 14 to 25 years from across Sussexand are keen that the Youth Commission is made up of a diverse group of young people who reflect the local

communities. They would be particularly interested to hear from young people who have had personal experienceswith police, crime or the criminal justice system.

The Youth Commission is a brilliant opportunity for a wide range of young people to gain new knowledge, skills andexperience. Youth Commission members will work directly with the Police and Crime Commissioner, key policeofficials and other partners. You will also play an important role in helping to run events and gather the opinions of

other young people about police and crime.

If you are interested please see Mrs Godfrey for application forms.

For more information about the Youth Commission, please go to www.youthcommission.co.uk.

Year 11 Interview day

On the 16th January we have our annual year 11 interview day. All of our year 11 students have their CVs checked and a formalnterview where they receive feedback on their performance. We ask all year 11 students to come to school in formal clothes

and not school uniform.

Yr 7 Star day

On the 21st January Brighton University will deliver a star day. Star Student is a giant board game designed to familiarisestudents with the idea of university. Every student in year 7 will be able to participate.

Yr 10 Work Experience Evening

On the 22nd January we have organised an information evening for year 10 parents regarding Work Experience. Parents will beable to find out key facts and important dates of the work experience set up. If you would like to attend please contact your

child's form tutor or Mr Barrow.

During the day of the 22nd our year 10 students will be working with Brighton University to find out about the importance ofwork experience and what they could get out of it.