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COWLEIAN TIMES
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AUTUMN 2014
GIRLS IN SPORT 2014
In September, all Cowley’s Year 7 girls took part in a Girls in Sport day. The aim of the day was to introduce the girls to the various extra-curricular activities that are on offer at Cowley and to encourage them to lead a healthy and active lifestyle by joining sporting and performance activities. The sessions included: netball, hockey fitness, gymnastics, dance and rugby. The girls rotated around each activity and were shown basic skills in each. Carrying through the healthy theme, all students were given fresh fruit and water at break time to keep them hydrated during the day. The event was run with the help of a group of Year 9 girls who were selected as ‘Sports Leaders’ due to their commitment and enthusiasm towards PE; their roles on the day
included escorting pupils to sessions, assisting staff with equipment and demonstrations, keeping the pupils engaged and taking photographs. The Sports Leaders’ key role on the day was to monitor younger students and to highlight any outstanding effort or performances. All students who took part were actively engaged and thoroughly enjoyed the sessions. Their attitude and enthusiasm was evident right through the day and the interest in the sessions was exceptional. Year 9 Sports Leaders: Melissa Armson, Lauren Black, Rebecca Blakemore, Robyn Bolan, Ellie Farrell, Maiya Gerrard, Lauren Hudson, Megan Mercer, Chloe Orrick, Yasmin Swift, Emily Tye and Shauna Verey.
MATHS WHIZ VISITS OXFORD UNIVERSITY A Year 12 student recently enjoyed a 5-night residential visit to Oxford University as a result of achieving a Gold certificate in the UK Maths Trust (UKMT) Intermediate Maths Challenge competition and gaining an impressive certificate of Merit in a more advanced maths challenge set by the UKMT. The modest student said it was rewarding and exciting to be invited to the prestigious University and that he enjoyed each of the challenging lessons he attended. The Cowley Honours student scored an impressive A* in GCSE Mathematics and is now studying Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Art at Cowley Sixth Form.
Enter The North West Science Competition and you could win an iPad Mini and cash for your school! The competition is aimed at pupils in Year 7 and Year 8 (as at 1st September 2014) attending North West Secondary Schools – Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. To enter simply email info@nwblt.co.uk with up to 500 words on “Why I want to be a Scientist”. Closing date for entries is Thursday 6th November 2014. The presentation evening will take place on Monday 8 December at Daresbury Laboratory. Check out www.nwblt.com for further information and to see last year’s winning presentations.
HOMEWORK
Students who complete homework are more likely to achieve better results in their exams and be better prepared for their next lesson. Homework provides an important intersection between home and College. To help students and parents/carers with all things homework related, we have added a ‘Homework’ tab to the main menu in our website to offer essential information about homework, from how to study to the support that parents/carers can offer.
“A TRULY INSPIRING RE DEPARTMENT”
LIBRARY NEWS Introducing Careers Corner The library is investing in a new section in the main school library, for students to explore and discover the right career path for them. It is never too soon to start thinking about what it is that you enjoy doing in life.
RE PGCE trainees from Edge Hill University were given a taste of what makes a really effective RE team at Cowley International College on September 5th. Trainees met senior staff and heard an enthusiastic endorsement of RE by Principal, Mr Sheeran, as well as to hear firsthand about life after university via presentations from recent RE PGCE graduates. The trainees got to experience life as a teacher by interacting with RE students, finding out from the students what they like to do in an RE lesson, why they enjoy RE and what they have learned from RE. Feedback from this activity was positive and the trainees came away feeling positive and more confident about their journey to becoming an RE teacher. Feedback from an RE PGCE trainee on the day spent at Cowley: Overall it was a fantastic experience. It was truly inspiring to see a successful RE department and meet teachers who very clearly believe in the value of Religious Education.
This collection will help people of all ages to develop an opinion about what kind of job they might like to get. Materials include the ‘I am Good at…’ series, the Apprenticeship Guide and the Trotman Education Careers 2015 which profiles over 500 different jobs and is kindly being donated by the Cowley Old Girls Association. Bookbuzz: Free books for Year 7s! On the 15th and 16th September local scriptwriter Dave Cryer visited Cowley to introduce Year 7 students to this year’s Bookbuzz selection through a series of drama workshops. In partnership with the National Literacy Trust, Cowley library service is providing every Year 7 student with a free book of their choice, to be presented to them by Principal, Mr Sheeran, later this month. Author Visit On Wednesday, 15th October, young-adult novelist, Anthony Ergo, visited Cowley to talk about his fabulous Dystopian trilogy and how he became an author. Winners of the Year 7 ‘Info Seekers Award: Demonstrating Library Skills’ Competition were invited to attend the
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New Accelerated Reader books Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers Dav Pilkey Book Level: 5.3 Quiz Number: 224036 Points: 2.0 Matched Ally Condie Book Level: 4.8 Quiz Number: 218701 Points: 13.0 Stories of WW1 Edited by Tony Bradman Book Level: 5.5 Quiz Number: 226510 Points: 9.0 Wild Boy Rob Lloyd Jones Book Level: 4.6 Quiz Number: 225330 Points: 8.0
NEWS IN BRIEF Year 11 Football success Congratulations to our Year 11 football team who recently took part in the St Helens 7-a-side football competition and finished as runner ups.
DONATE YOUR OLD PE KIT If you have any part of Cowley’s PE Kit that you no longer need (or maybe that doesn’t fit anymore) you can donate items to our PE department. Donated items will be issued to students who forget an item of PE kit for their lesson. Please give any unwanted items to Mr Carberry.
talk, alongside some select students from Years 8 and 9.
The popularity of Cowley’s Darts Club for students aged between 11 and 16 has rocketed over the last year, so much so that the college has organised two meetings each week to help nurture the talent of our youngsters. It’s not only sportsmanship that has improved since Cowley students started playing, but also their mathematics skills. Mr Raines, the man behind the Darts club at Cowley, said: “Darts is fantastic for honing maths skills, the game itself is 33 per cent maths, if cannot count you cannot win! The Darts club at Cowley has really taken off in the last year and the talent for the game is impressive, only recently, a Year 12 student became the second player to hit a 180!” Darts club takes place after college on Wednesday and Thursday lunch time – all Cowley students are invited!
The team played six matches without losing any and only conceded two goals in the whole tournament: Vinny Dean, Robbie Graham, Kieran Lewis, Scott Atherton, Jake Rainford, Elliot Kirwin, Tom Lyon, Owen Brookes, Morgan Dearden (C). Player of the tournament was Kieran Garrity. SIxth Form news 30 Sixth Form students have volunteered to do paired reading with Year 7 and 8. 40 Sixth Form students have signed up to do a six-week sign language course. There is now a ‘Student of the week’ competition for Year 12 students: Week 1 Yasmin Litherland & Georgina Dean Week 2 Harriet Harmon & Josh Pilkington Week 3 Lauren Henshaw & Rhiannon Glynn Week 4 David Martindale & Zoe Richardson