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COWLEIAN TIMES
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SPRING 2015
Year 7 UNICEF Day for Change: Focus on Children caught up in emergencies During the week beginning February 6th, Year 7 will be taking part in an activity during Geography lessons to highlight the work done by UNICEF and we want your
‘SPARE CHANGE TO CHANGE A LIFE!’
BIG HEARTED COWLEY STUDENTS LOOK TO DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD Year 9 and 10 GCSE Textile students at Cowley are designing and making dresses for the global non-profit organisation ‘Dress a Girl around the World’ which is part of the campaign by ‘Hope for Women International’. The idea of ‘Dress a Girl’ is to make a simple pillowcase dress from fabric or a pillowcase, which will be distributed to a child in need in a developing country. The children in these countries own very little and the dress will often be the only pretty item of clothing that they own. The local community and retailers, including Next have kindly donated fabric to Cowley to help students create quality dresses.
Mrs Chapman, Technology teacher and organiser of this initiative at Cowley praised the textile students’ enthusiasm: “Since learning about this worthwhile cause, students have put their hearts and soul into creating quality, hard wearing garments for girls in developing countries. Their dedication is commendable; we are extremely proud to have such a strong philanthropic culture within the College. “The project has not only developed our students’ sewing skills, but has also highlighted cultural differences and how working together, not only as a class, but also with the local community, can achieve positive results that truly make a difference.
“We can’t thank the local community and retailers enough for their kind fabric donations.” About Dress a Girl Around the World Dress a Girl Around the World is a Campaign under Hope 4 Women International bringing dignity to women around the world since 2006. By providing a new dress for a girl, the initiative hopes to change a young girl’s destiny. To date, the campaign has delivered over 280,000 dresses to girls in 80 countries. www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com
SIXTH FORM FEATURE
SIXTH FORM LAUNCHES EXCITING ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME Whether it’s rugby, dancing, music or debating, enrichment gives you the chance to enhance your learning, develop new skills and add another interesting dimension to your CV. Enrichment is a great way to meet like-minded students, make new friends and get the most out of College, so, come on Cowley Sixth Form students, get involved! MONDAY
Mr Hesketh Director of Sixth Form
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Paired Reading, Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 8.55am. Bistro/Library on the 11-16 campus Singing Lessons 9am - 3pm Ensemble Room See Mr Watkins
Keyboard Lessons 10:10am - 2pm Ensemble Room See Mr Watkins
Drum Lessons 12:10pm - 3.10pm Ensemble Room See Mr Watkins
Brass Lessons Time: TBC Ensemble Room See Mr Watkins
Guitar Lessons 9:05am - 11:05pm PR1 See Mr Watkins
Woodwind Lessons 12:10pm - 3:05pm PR1 See Mr Watkins
Cowley Darts Club Lunch time All students Mr Raines Old Canteen
Music Theory Club Lunch time A02 Mr Chambers Dance Club Lunch time All year groups Mrs Lewis
Music Theory Club Lunch time A02 Mr Chambers Chess Club Lunch time E15 (11 - 16 Site) Miss Brookfield
Enterprise Club Lunch time All year groups Mrs Wright R3 Guitar Club Lunch time See Mr Watkins W11
Dance Club Lunch time All year groups Mrs Lewis
(Week A only) Food, Nutrition and Hospitality clinic Lunch time B21 Miss Mason Trampolining Lunch time All year groups Ms Finnigan Samba Band Lunch time All year groups Mr Gaskell W10 Girls’ Choir Lunch time Mr Watkins W11 Cowley Darts Club After College Mr Raines Old Canteen
Brass Band Lunch time See Mr Watkins W10
Climbing Club After College Sports Hall Mr Healey Senior Choir After College Mr Watkins
Eco Club After College Miss Senior M23 Weight Training 1:15-2pm Mr Foster Gym
Ensemble Choir Mr Watkins Lunch time W10 Dance Company After College By Audition only Mrs Lewis Girls’ Badminton After College Ms Aspin Senior Choir After College Mr Watkins
Sociology Surgery Sixth Form Sociology students Lunch time Mrs Quinney A12 Sign Language 6 week Course
Rugby After College Years 11 - 13 Mr Evans 3G Weight Training 1:15 - 2pm Mr Foster Scrabble Club 1:15 - 2pm Miss Williams M3
Debating Club Lunch time Mr Betts Mandarin Chinese Period 5 Mr Edwards A10
Dance Club Lunch time All year groups Mrs Lewis Eco Club Lunch time Miss Senior M23 Gymnastics Lunch time Ms Finnigan
Enterprise Club Lunch time All year groups Mrs Wright R3 Girls’ Rugby Lunch time All year groups Mrs Finnigan
Wind Band Lunch time Mr Dutch W11 Boys’ Choir Lunch time Mr Watkins W10
PARENT FORUM AND PARENTING TEENS PROGRAMME
Parenting Talk Time Forum Our popular Parenting Talk Time Forum takes place on Wednesday, 11th February. This is a forum for parents who want to come along to discuss issues, problems and how they are getting on with their teens. All parents/carers are welcome to attend. Seven Week Parenting Teens Programme We are holding two coffee events on Wednesday, 4th March to give a taster of the Parenting Teens programme offered to parents. The first session is at 10am and the second at 6pm. The Parenting Teens seven-week programme includes the following: 11th March – Where do I start? 18th March – When listening Helps 25th March – What encourages teens 1st April – Managing conflict 22nd April – Teens & discipline 29th April – The healthy family
STUDENTS VISIT JAGUAR LAND ROVER
24 Year 11 students recently visited the Jaguar/Land Rover facility in Liverpool as part of their engineering studies. The students witnessed a robotic and man powered production line in action at the busy manufacturing plant. A car rolls off the production line at a speed of one every 82 seconds! Cowley received positive reports back from the tour guides and fellow members of staff about the politeness and engagement of Cowley students during the visit. The informative and thought-provoking factory tour has given the students real-life experience of their course of study and hopefully has inspired some of the students to seriously consider engineering as a future career.
QUINTA RESIDENTIAL AN ALL ACTION ADVENTURE FOR YEAR 8
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FUN PACKED RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, ACTIVITIES FOOD & TRANSPORT INCLUDED
See Year Office or Mr Healey for details
TREE CLIMBING
TUNNEL OF DOOM
RAFT BUILDING
ARCHERY
QUINTA RESIDENTIAL FOR YEAR 8 STUDENTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA SET Wednesday, 17th June - Friday, 19th June
*Criteria involves: no unauthorised lates, minimum 95% attendance, no inclusions/off site exclusions, no Remove, no Principal’s detention. The number of Same Day Sanctions (SDS) given from the launch date to the trip itself will also be taken into account.
THE ST HELENS OPEN ART COMPETITION There is a an annual Open Art & Youth Open Art Competition that takes place every year in St Helens. This competition is for anyone who lives or studies in St Helens and is aged up to and including 16 years old. Works are welcomed across all mediums,
including: Drawing, Glass, Textiles, Sculpture, Painting Print making, Mixed Media, Photography Any work submitted must be complete. Submission Dates Artwork should be submitted to St. Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School between Monday, 23rd February 2015 and Friday, 6th March 2015. Late entries will not be submitted. Contact the members of the Art Department for
NEWS IN BRIEF Plastic bottle collection Cowley’s Eco Club are going to be collecting plastic bottles to promote recycling for one week starting Monday, 9th February. Please donate your empty plastic bottles in the boxes provided in classroom M23. The target is 500 bottles - that’s 100 bottles a day! Computer Club for Girls The launch of the extra-curricular activity, Computer Club for Girls, has been a huge success! The club involves teaching universally applicable skills like coding, cyber security, data management and video editing, but is themed around girls’ interests, like music, sport or fashion. The girls are currently working on a fashion project and are showcasing the work they have done so far in a multimedia presentation to be presented to the other members of the club. The club is open to all Year 7 and 8 girls and runs every Tuesday lunchtime in R4 with Mrs Nelson. Year 11 taster day at Cowley Sixth Form The recent Year 11 taster day at Cowley Sixth Form was a big success. The students particularly enjoyed the Mandarin Chinese and Sign Language sessions. The latter session was planned and delivered by Year 12 students who have all the makings of future teachers. Dietitian offers expert advice to Sixth Form Food Science & Nutrition and BTEC Sport students Claire Lindsay, a registered dietitian and sport nutritionist, recently delivered a lively, engaging and inspiring session on nutrition, food analysis tools and how to plan diets for people with different needs to Cowley’s Sixth Form Food Science and Nutrition and BTEC Sports students. Claire lectures at Edge Hill University and is currently researching the impact of diet on breast cancer patients, as well as working in the NHS. Cambridge University visit Cowley 30 Year 11 high achievers recently attended a ‘What Next?’ workshop delivered by Maddy Lawrence-Jones, a Cambridge University schools liaison officer. Maddy spoke to the students about post-16 choices and the opportunities available to them in Further Education. She discussed the importance of choosing appropriate and wide-ranging A Levels in which they have a lot of interest. She also talked to them specifically about Cambridge University and gave them a snapshot into university life. The students behaved incredibly well; they got involved and partook in mature discussions, including some Cambridge interview questions. Furthermore, they showed genuine interest and maturity throughout Maddy’s presentation.
NEWS IN BRIEF
LIBRARY NEWS Stan Lee Excelsior Award The Stan Lee Excelsior award shortlist has been announced and the students have started reading. This award spotlights the best graphic novels for teenagers published in the last year and enables students of all reading abilities to get excited about these thrilling and visual stories covering topics as various as the First World War and Wonder Woman. Participants will be invited to vote for their favourites and decide which title will earn the prestigious Stan Lee Excelsior Award this year. This is one of the many events offered by Cowley International College Library Service free for all students to enjoy. Scholastic Book Fair and Comic Book Character Competition The annual Scholastic Book Fair returns this February for another week of special offers, new releases and novelty stationery, all on sale in the Library. Students can visit the Library anytime from Monday 23rd February to Friday 27th February to browse the selection. World Book Day book tokens (being distributed by the library) can be used at the Fair. Five lucky students will also win a £5 book token to spend at the fair by entering our ‘Design a Comic Book Hero’ or ‘Design a Comic Book Monster’ competitions (see example pictured). The theme of the competition ties in with the launch of the Stan Lee Excelsior Award, a graphic novel book award programme new to Cowley for 2015.
Careers Corner The Library’s new Careers Corner collection continues to grow, as part of an Information Book collection re-vamp involving many new books covering curriculum topics and general points of interest: recent acquisitions include How Does a Touch Screen Work, Football Legends and Texts, Tweets, Trolls and Teens: A Survival Guide for Social Networking. New books Tempest by Julie Cross Book Level: 4.6 Quiz Number: 97574 Points: 14.0 Young love is torn apart by tragic death, but reunited through time travel. An epic and intriguing teen adventure. Seeing Red Alan Durant Book Level: 2.0 Quiz Number: 226750 Points: 0.5
Badminton
As winners of the St Helens Key Stage 3 Badminton competition, Cowley recently went on to represent St Helens in the Merseyside final played in Widnes. Cowley convincingly won their section beating The Hawthorne’s and Enterprise South Liverpool Academy. In the semi final, Cowley were drawn against West Kirby Grammar and despite a spirited team performance, lost 2 - 3 to the team who would go on to be crowned Merseyside Championships. A tremendous performance from a young team who will all be eligible to represent Cowley once again next year. Year 10 visit Liverpool John Moores University
For Football fans there is a new series in the Library: Football Factor. Join Robbie as he
Cowley’s Year 10 ‘Dream Plan Achievers’ group spent the day at Liverpool John Moores University in January.
SCIENCE TAKING PART IN LEADING UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME Cowley’s science department are celebrating after their application to take part in the Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) Chemistry For All programme was accepted. The feat is even more impressive as only six schools in the North West of England were accepted to be involved this programme (and 24 schools involved nationally). This programme aims to increase the number of school leavers with the skills and potential to pursue Chemistry and its related subjects in the future. Cowley students will visit John Moores in June and take part in fun, exciting and informative activities and experiments in the LJMU’s science labs; as well meeting people from many different science professions.
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To engage and enthuse pupils in science, particularly Chemistry and its importance and relevance both to our everyday lives and in finding solutions to problems.
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To increase pupils’ awareness of the relevance of scientific understanding and investigative approach to everyday life, and to non-science careers.
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To enable pupils to have an understanding of careers and pathways in science, including earning potential and to gain an understanding of the diversity of career options available.
The celebrations continue for Cowley’s formidable science department as their bid for £300 in additional funding to enhance and develop the STEM club within the science department was recently awarded.
The students took part in subject taster sessions and thought-provoking workshops throughout the day, including: Preparing for University interviews,the Built Environment, Forensic Anthropology and Engineering. Live-in-Learn workshop
All Year 8 students recently attended a Liven-Learn workshop which focused on developing enterprise attitudes and confidence. The workshop was delivered in a fun and exciting way which aimed to enhance the learning tools students’ require for effective and independent study with an emphasis on self-reliance and hard work.
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