NEWSLETTER www.cowesec.org info@cowesec.org
Friday 18th January
Dear Parents and Carers,
We have been busy this week continuing to support our Year 11 students and I would like to thank all Year 11 parents last night for joining us for parents’ evening, which is such an important event for students. I do hope that you found the evening constructive, informative and supportive and that it was a useful time for your child to take stock of what they need to practise and revise in preparation for the exams. Please continue to ensure your child is present every day, on time and, where relevant, attends all intervention they have been invited to. Congratulations, again, to our Year 13 students who continue this week to receive exciting university offers – we have received another Oxbridge offer this week and also have offers in for medicine courses amongst the diverse offers. A reminder please to ensure that your child has all basic equipment with them. It’s essential that students remember to bring stationary such as a pen, pencil, rubber and ruler every day as a minimum. After a very busy first week back it has been fantastic to see students settle so well into their learning, clubs and homework. Well done to them all. 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. Wishing you a great weekend, Rachel Kitley
ATTENDANCE Attendance matters.
Our whole academy attendance this week was 95.02%
Congratulations to the following form classes who have won tea with Mrs Harding as a reward for being the highest attending tutor group for the last half term: Year 7 – 7TMH Year 8 –8KLW Year 9 – 9ENR Year 10 – 10JRC Year 11 – 11DDD Every day counts! A reminder that the procedure to report a student absence is to call the main Academy number (01983 203103), select Option 1 and leave a message on the Student Absence Line before 8.30am. There is no direct number for the absence line. Phone calls need to be made every day of the student's absence. Please do not call any other number to report a student absence.
SAFEGUARDING The website below is really useful for parents to gain further resources and support from ‘talking PANTS to approaching difficult issues’. It has a range of tips and advice to help you keep your children safe, whether at home, out and about or online. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/
NOTICE FROM SOUTHERN VECTIS REGARDING ROUTE 304 Main Road, Shalfleet will be closed from 9.00am until 4pm on Tuesday, 22nd January.
This will affect the 304. Pupils for Shalfleet will have to disembark at Corf Road, Shalfleet. The bus will then divert via Elm Lane, Newport Road, Newbridge and Station Road to return to normal route at The Horse and Groom. Pupils may arrive home slightly later than they would normally do so.
A great start to the new term with Year 9 learning about carbohydrates, gluten formation and how yeast works. They have successfully transferred their theory knowledge into practical skills. Today has seen some amazing skills, from relentless kneading to professional shaping. I look forward to seeing their skills develop further when we great flavour breads right through to Chelsea buns. Well done year 9 another fantastic week.
Duke of Edinburgh It has been a very busy week for Duke of Edinburgh, the students have been very busy after school planning their routes for their first training walk on 27th January at Carisbrooke Castle. They have also been logging in their volunteering, skills and physical sections.
Duke of Edinburgh Cookery Skills
Discount scheme on offer to The latest issues of the languages magazines have arrived! If you have budding sports stars A scheme which helps future Isle of Wight sports stars reach their full potential has been launched for 2019. The Talented Athlete Programme, run by the Isle of Wight Council’s sports unit, is now open for applications. Successful applicants will be able to use the council’s leisure centres free of charge and receive discounts in selected local retailers, physio and chiropractic services, as well as discounted fares on Wightlink and assisted bus travel with Southern Vectis. Last year’s programme helped 75 athletes, providing support worth an estimated £150,000, across 27 different sports. The programme has supported a number of Island stars including Rio Olympics athlete Jessica Andrews (now Martin), Commonwealth Games hammer thrower Andrew Frost and the current British number one discus thrower Nicholas Percy. To check your eligibility against the current criteria and to obtain an application pack, please visit: www.iwight.com/sportsunit or email sports.unit@iow.gov.uk. The application process closes on 31 January 2019 and the successful applicants will be notified in February. The scheme is applicable to Isle of Wight residents only.
subscribed please collect your copy from Mrs Jackson in SK03. Happy reading! A copy of the information from the Berlin Information Evening that took place on Wednesday 16th January can be found on our website under the Communication tab or by clicking HERE . At cowesec.org you can find:
Information on uniform Our Sixth Form prospectus Links to our previous newsletters
Contact information And much more!
REMINDERS & INFORMATION YEAR 12 & 13 PARENTS’ EVENING WEDNESDAY 30TH JANUARY, 5-8PM Invitation emails for our Year 12 and 13 Parents’ Evening were sent on Wednesday 17th January. Bookings are now live! These will remain until midday on Wednesday 30th January. If you are unable to attend this Parents’ Evening please let us know. Please also contact us if you have not received the invitation email. Please call 01983 203103 or email info@cowesec.org.
Term Dates 16th February to 24th February 2019 25th February 2019
Half Term Holiday Return following Half Term Holiday
6th April to 23rd April 2019 22nd April 2019 23rd April 2019
Easter Holiday Bank Holiday Start of Summer Term
6th May 2019 25th May to 2nd June 2019 3rd June 2019
Bank Holiday Half Term Holiday Return following Half Term Holiday
Monday following the IW Festival – TBC
Staff Development Day
th
19 July 2019 20th July 2019
Last Day of Summer Term (early closure) Summer Holidays Start
Find term dates for next year on our website: https://www.cowesec.org/partners-and-new-starters/term-dates
FACEBOOK AND COMMUNICATION We have been contacted by numerous parents to ask if we can moderate the comments on the Unofficial CEC Parent and Guardian Facebook page. For clarification, this site is completely independent of the Academy and we have no control over the posts of monitoring of this. We are arranging a meeting with the administrators of the site to discuss concerns raised. We understand that parents are finding this independent site useful for the sale of uniform and we are looking into our own facilities to enable parents to safely share this in an official way.
Our official Facebook page can be found here.
Many thanks.
Upcoming Academy Dates Wednesday 30th January Years 12 and 13 Parents’ Evening Friday 15th February Monday 25th February
Last day of Half Term Return after Half Term Break
Year 11 - BTEC Online Sport Exam On Tuesday 22nd January 2019 all of Year 11 will be sitting the BTEC on-line Sport Exam which is the external exam element of the course. There will be three sittings throughout the day at 9.00am, 10.30am and 12.30am. The exam is 60 minutes long. Unlike the CIDA exam which took place on Tuesday 8th January students do not need to be kept isolated under exam conditions so they will be able to attend lessons when they are not in their test. There will be seating plans on the Examination board in the MIZ on morning of the exam. Year 11 form tutors and the year team will also have lists of student’s exam rooms.
HPV Vaccinations for Year 8 Girls HPV Vaccination Session for 2nd dose: Wednesday 1st May 2019 Catch-Up Session: Friday 17th May 2019
HOW TO JOIN A CLASS ON SENECA LEARNING Step 1: Open an internet browser (not internet explorer) Step 2: Go to SenecaLearning.com Step 3: Click on “Get Started” or “Sign Up” Step 4: Create account – use your school email Step 5: Click on “Classes & Assignments” Step 6: Click on “Join Class”
SCIENCE REVISION SESSIONS Unless otherwise states, sessions will be on Wednesdays from 3pm Date
Triple
23/01/2019 30/01/2019 06/02/2019 13/02/2013 18/02/2019 27/03/2019 06/03/2019 13/03/2019 20/03/2019 27/03/2019 03/04/2019 08/04/2019 15/04/2019 24/04/2019 01/05/2019 08/05/2019 14/05/2019 15/05/2019 16/05/2019 21/05/2019 22/05/2019 27/05/2019 05/06/2019 07/06/2019 11/06/2019 12/06/2019 12/06/2019 14/06/2019
C1C2 P1P2 B3 C3 P3P4 B4 C5 P5P6 B6 C6
Teacher
Combined
SSC (SC16) (24/01/19) C1C2 LMP (SC11) P1P2 CHD (S18) B3 CMU (SC16) C3 February 1/2 Term RSS (SC13) P3 CHD (SC18) B4 SSC (SC19) (14/03/19) C5 LMP (SC11) P4 CHD (SC18) B6 CMU (SC16) C6
Teacher PBG (SC02) RSS (SC13) LYG (SC03) (8/02/19) RML (SC04) PBG (SC02) CMU (SC16) DDD (SC03) RML (SCO4) LYG (SC03) (29/03/19) RML (SCO4)
Easter Holidays P7P8 C1C2C3 B1B2B3 B1-B3 & B7 C1C2C3 C1-C3 & C7 P1P2P3P4 P1-P4 & P9 B4B5B6 B4-B6 & B7 C4C5C6 C4-C6 & C7 P6P7P8 P5-P8 & P9
LMP (SC11) P5P6 SSC (SC19) (02/05/19) B1B2B3 CHD (SC18) B1B2B3 PM P1/P7 RML (SC04) C1C2C3 AM P3/P9 LMP (SC11) P1P2P3 PM P5/P11 May 1/2 Term CHD (SC19) B4B5B6 PM P2/P8 SSC (SC16) (10/06/19) C4C5C6 AM P4/P10 LMP (SC11) P4P5P6 AM P6/P12
RSS (SC13) PBG (SC03) DDD (SC03) PM CMU (SC16) AM RML (SC04) PM CMU (SC16) PM RML (SCO4) AM RSS (SC13) AM
ACADEMY CLUBS Club Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Time
Location
Cowes Combined Cadet Force (ages 12-18)
5-7pm
Capstan House
uCECLele Training Band
Lunch
MU02
Chess Club
Lunch
BT11
GCSE Art Catch Up Session
3-4pm
CA12
Year 7 Military Skills
3-3.30pm
CCF Office
Oasis Homework Support
2.45—3.30pm
Oasis
Child Development/Health & Social Care Support
2.45— 4.00pm
BT12
GCSE PE/Sports Studies Intervention (Coursework/Revision)
Lunch
PE
STOMP (jazz percussion group)
2.45—3.45pm
MU02
Jazz Band
2.45—3.45pm
MU02
Science Club
2.45—3.30pm
SRC
BTEC Business Revision
2.45—3.30pm
BU11
GCSE Art Catch Up Session
3-4pm
CA12
Communication Club
2.45—3.30pm
Reception
Oasis Homework Support
2.45—3.30pm
Oasis
CPLD/HSC Support—Years 12 and 13
2.45— 4.00pm
BT12
uCEClele (auditions required)
Lunch
MU02
Chess Club
Lunch
BT11
Badminton Club
2.45pm—4.00pm
Winder Centre
Props, Costume & Scenery Club
3-4pm
CA15
Oasis Homework Support
2.45—3.30pm
Oasis
BTEC Business Revision
2.45—3.30pm
BU11
GCSE PE/Sports Studies Intervention (Practical Trampolining and Exam Prep)
3—4pm
PE
Choir
Lunch 3-4pm
MU02
Basketball Club
Winder Centre