NEWSLETTER Friday 25th October Dear parents and carers, We hope that you all have a great week next week, recharging your batteries and preparing for the half term ahead. I hope that everyone will have some down time and relaxation after what has been a busy and yet productive half term for us all here. This has been a very key week for us at the academy with significant focus given to preparing Year 11s for mock exams, finishing schemes of work and assessments and seeing the culmination of our Year 7s first maritime project with their educational maritime showcase. I am delighted to hear from so many year 11 students that they are focusing on revision and hard at their preparation for the mock exams. Year 11s sat a mock exam and also had a session on how to write revision flashcards this week and are all now armed with the revision skills and a pack of flashcards and highlighter to aid their revision over half term and beyond. In addition, we have reminded students how to access Seneca, Mathswatch and GCSEPod and have also given out all ordered revision guides. Today we have launched the revision formally by giving every student in Year 11 their mock revision plan. This is a bespoke work booklet, different for every child, which has a full set of revision activities to help support their personal revision. We expect three hours an evening of revision for all students in Year 11 right now; students who work hard in advance of the mocks are the students who meet or exceed their target grades in the summer and go on to greater choices post 16. We are so proud of our Year 7 students who, this week, following their field trip on a boat on the Solent, have all shared their knowledge of the coastal management in the local area to members of the local community, business people and coastal or maritime experts. We have had fantastic feedback from our visitors, who were impressed with our students’ knowledge, confidence and enthusiasm. This week was a tremendously important one for our Year 7s and well done to them all. I have really enjoyed meeting parents across this half term and thank you to those parents who have joined me for finding the time to do so. My weekly forums continue next half term. Please email Donna Harrison to book in a slot in advance at dharrison@cowesec.org. Wishing you again a great recharge next week and time for revision, Rachel Kitley Click the arrows or swipe to turn pages
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