NEWSLETTER Friday 10th January 2020
Dear Parents and Carers, A very Happy New Year and I hope you had a wonderful break. It has been lovely to welcome back our students this week and to see them full of energy and enthusiasm for their learning and the term ahead. Congratulations to Year 13 students who are focusing hard on their learning. This approach has certainly paid off and our Year 13 students are starting 2020 with exciting university offers across a broad range of subjects including medicine and biomedicine, engineering, computer science, music technology and economics. We have a strong programme of support for UCAS applications here and it is great to hear of these successes. Today, we have held our mock exam results day for Year 11 students. They received their recent mock results in envelopes just as they will do in August. Students now have a clear picture of where to prioritise their next set of efforts and need to keep the revision up. We also now expect all Year 11s to have 100% attendance. Last year, Year 11 students with 95+% attendance achieved, on average, the best results in the year by a considerable amount so attendance can be clearly seen to be central to success. We are all here to support your children if their results are a little way off what they are aiming for; hard work and determination over the coming months will still be able to make a huge difference moving forwards. My parent surgeries continue this term on Tuesday afternoons. Please either email dharrison@cowesec.org or phone the school on 01983 203103 asking for Donna Harrison to book a pre-booked slot. With best wishes, Rachel Kitley
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LETTERS
TERM DATES FOR CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR Fri 14th February
Last Day of Half Term
17th February—21st February Half Term Holiday
Mon 24th February
Start of second half of Spring Term
Friday 3rd April
Last Day of Spring Term
6th April—17th April
Easter Holiday
Mon 20th April
Start of Summer Term
Fri 8th May
Early May bank holiday (VE day)
Fri 22nd May
Last Day of Half Term
25th May—29th May
Half Term Holiday
Mon 1st June
Start of second half of Spring Term
Mon 15th June TBC
Staff Development Day
Fri 17th July
Last Day of Summer Term
Sat 18th July
Summer Holidays Start
TERM DATES FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR
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Recently added: • • • •
Bronze D of E Award Meeting Slides U19 Netball Team—Saturday 25.01.20 Spanish Trip to La Rioja Kenya Expedition Letter
CATERLINK MENUS SPRING 2020
Caterlink, our canteen provider, have released the lunch menus for Spring 2020 which can now be found on our website: https://www.cowesec.org/assets/docs/Spring2020-Menu-2020-Dessert-of-Day-CEC-6664Priced.pdf
1st September 2020
Staff Development Day
2nd October 2020
Staff Development Day
26th October to 30th October 2020
Half Term Holiday
18th December 2020
Last Day of Autumn Term
21st December 2020 to 1st January 2021
Christmas Holiday
4th January 2021
Staff Development Day
WEDNESDAY 22ND JANUARY, 5-8PM
5th January 2021
Start of Spring Term
15th February to 19th February 2021
Half Term Holiday
26th March 2021
Last Day of Spring Term
Invitation emails have been sent to parents and carers for the forthcoming Year 8 Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 22nd January from 5pm until 8pm.
29th March to 9th April 2021
Easter Holiday
12th April 2021
Start of Summer Term
3rd May 2021
Bank Holiday
31st May 2021 to 4th June 2021
Half Term Holiday
14th June 2021 (to be confirmed)
Staff Development Day
If you are unable to attend please let us know by calling 01983 203103 or emailing info@cowesec.org. Please be aware that sometimes these emails can go into your spam or junk inbox.
16th July 2021
Last Day of Summer Term
If you have not received this email please contact us so we can investigate.
SEN PARENT SURGERIES
SEN Parent Surgeries will be held on Thursdays 3pm—5pm. If you would like to book please email EDowner@cowesec.org
YEAR 8 PARENTS’ EVENING
Bookings are now live and will remain open until midday on Wednesday 22nd January. Please book appointments ASAP to avoid disappointment.
UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday 22nd January Year 8 Parents’ Evening, (Invitation emails sent on Wednesday 5-8pm 8th January) Thursday 30th January 5-8pm
Year 9 Parents’ Evening,
Thursday 6th and Friday 7th February
Noel Turner Science Festival
Friday 14th February
Last Day of Half Term
(Invitation emails will be sent two weeks prior to the evening)
(both days are full days for CEC students)
ENERGY DRINKS & FIZZY DRINKS Following an increase in the number of fizzy and energy drinks being brought in to the Academy, please could we remind students that they should not be bringing these in. They will be confiscated and stored to be collected at the end of the day.
Both full days for Cowes Enterprise College students.
CAR PARK SAFETY Drop off and collections should be made on Crossfield Avenue remembering that that no parking is permitted on the white ZigZag lines surrounding the pedestrian crossing outside the Academy. Please do not use the Academy car park to drop off and collect students without prior agreement from the Academy for you to do so.
Please could we also remind parents that the disabled bay spaces are for holders of valid Blue Badges only.
If a student is absent, parents and carers should telephone the academy on 01983 203103 and select Option 1 before 8.30am on each day of absence, informing of the reason of absence and when their child will be returning to the academy.
Phone calls need to be made every day of the student's absence. Parents are required to send a letter of explanation of absence when their child returns to school. This should be handed into reception. This letter should detail the duration and reason for absence.
UNIFORM REMINDERS
Please could we remind all parents and carers of our uniform expectations. Please ensure that trousers are loose fitting and about the same width from knee to ankle, as stated in the Academy Uniform Requirements, available on the website. A reminder also that black jumpers should be completely black, V-neck with no visible logos. They should not be round necked sweatshirts. Skirts should not be rolled up and should be fitted to knee length or below. Jewellery and facial piercings of any description are NOT allowed. This includes nose piercings. The only jewellery allowed in school are one simple stud or sleeper in the lobe of each ear and a wristwatch. Any additional jewellery will be confiscated and securely stored to be collected by students at the end of the day.
BTEC QUALIFICATION RESULTS DAYS 18th
March
– for BTEC National January assessments (year 13 Business, Sport Studies, Applied Law, Health and Social Care)
1st April
– for Enterprise and Health and Social Care level 2 Tech Award exams (year 11 students)
CONGRAUTLATIONS ELLA Huge congratulations to Ella K in Year 7 for receiving the Sea Cadet of The Year award!
Well done to 9HMD who, on the last day of term, all brought in items to donate to the Salvation Army for Christmas Day. They Salvation Army serve dinner to over 100 people and 9HMD wanted to donate something to give.
BAKE SALE FOR KENYA 2021 Students will be holding a bake sale on Tuesday 14th January in the Main Inspiration Zone at break and lunchtimes to raise funds for their trip to Kenya in 2021.
Any student in need of sanitary products can see Mrs Harding, visit any of the Year Offices or see Mr Carey in First Aid who will be able to assist.
Mental Health and Well-Being There will often be times when students will for whatever reason, not feel happy or themselves.
The academy is fully committed to ensuring that every child receives warmth and support where needed. All staff are trained in Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young people and key front line staff are also trained to a higher level, certified in Mental Health First Aid and further qualifications to deliver bespoke interventions of support where needed – ELSA is one such example. This is to ensure that all of our young people are able to access appropriate emotional support alongside their academic studies with us. In addition to having a personal tutor and heads of year/mentors, we can offer a range of interventions for our young people. These are often delivered by our Inclusion Intervention Lead – Ms Cooke. If you would like to know more about what we can offer for your child, please do contact the academy to find out more. As part of our continued drive for ensuring positive Mental Health and Wellbeing, the academy is being supported in applying for the Optimus Education Quality Assurance Mark – The Well-being Award and are also committed to being a part of the Isle of Wight Youth Trust Mental Health Charter.
Enrichment can be a key area where students can access a more informal curriculum in order to boost well-being in some cases. We encourage our young people to take advantage of the clubs the academy has on offer as much as possible and are always keen to hear if there are some enrichment opportunities the students would like to see that we may not currently offer. Our current Key Stage 3 Charters are a good way for students to take advantage of further enrichment opportunities at the academy. Current Year 7 parents and students were introduced to their charter from the Transition days and further information about the new Year 8 Charter will be coming to you via next week’s newsletter. If you would like further information regarding clubs and extra-curricular opportunities at the academy, please contact us.
ACADEMY CLUBS Club Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time
Location
Cowes Combined Cadet Force (ages 12-18)
5-7pm
Capstan House
Chess Club
Lunch
BT11
Homework Support
2.50—3.30pm
DE10
Oasis Board Games
2.50—3.30pm
Oasis
Ukulele Club
2.45—3.30pm
MU02
BTEC Business Coursework Booster Sessions
2.45—4.30pm
BU11
Social Media and Communication Club
2.45—3.30pm
Reception
Homework Support
2.50—3.30pm
DE10
Oasis Board Games
2.50—3.30pm
Oasis
Science Club
2.45-3.30pm
Science IZ
Book and Biscuit Club
2.45-4pm
Oasis
Chess Club
Lunch
BT11
BTEC Business Revision
2.45—3.30pm
BU11
Homework Support
2.50-3.30pm
DE10
Oasis Board Games
2.50-3.30pm
Oasis
Warhammer and Model Club
2.45—4.00pm
DE06
Burnet News Club
2.45-3.45pm
ET13
CEC Glee Club
2.45—3.30pm
MU02
SPORTS CLUBS Club
Time
Meeting Point
Monday
CCF
5—7pm
Capstan House
Tuesday
Netball (Year 7 and South of England teams)
3-4pm
Sports Hall
Indoor Cricket (All Years)
3-4pm
Old Sports Hall
3-4pm
ED11 and SC14
Sports Hall Athletics (Years 7 and 8)
3-4pm
SC14
Girls Football (All Years)
3-4pm
Changing Rooms
Military Skills (Year 7)
3—3.30pm
ED11
Ski Fit
3-4pm
Sports Hall
Rugby
3-4pm
Field
Basketball
3-4pm
Sports Hall
Wednesday PE Intervention (GCSE and BTEC, Years 9—Sixth Form)
Sports Leavers (to start as advertised)
Thursday
Friday