NEWSLETTER Friday 6th March
Dear parents and carers, We have continued the busy momentum of last week into this one. We have ensured that all students in Year 7 had the opportunity to visit the Mary Rose in Portsmouth as part of our Maritime curriculum. This visit begins a unit of work on Tudor social history and uses the Mary Rose as an engaging launch point for student led enquiry on many aspects of Tudor life. Students made inferences from the hundreds of artefacts found on the Mary Rose on themes such as religion, multiculturalism and pastimes. We would like to thank the Mary Rose Trust for working collaboratively with us over many months to provide bespoke workshops and development of resources, alongside our History staff, to ensure our History curriculum is rich and rooted in our local context. We had a number of comments about how well-behaved our students were from staff on the boat to volunteers at the museum – one volunteer said he had never seen such a smartly dressed school. A warm congratulations to Year 7 for representing our school community so well. Assemblies this week have been on the theme of respect and asking students to reflect upon how they show their respect in all aspects of their life – in and out of school and across our community. My parent surgeries continue 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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