Royal Blue 2018

COLCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL

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Contents

Contents 02 Overview of Academic Year by Mr Young, Principal

03

Success at CHS

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Prize Giving Awards

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Other Achievements

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135 Year Anniversary

20

Personal Character Development

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Citizenship 28 Leadership 32 Understanding Others

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A Global Perspective

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Wellbeing 44 Creativity 50 Lights, Camera, Action

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Come on Your Blues

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Bringing Education to Life

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Learning outside the Classroom

68

Inspiring Readers

72

STEM Curriculum Week

78

Colchester High School Association Update

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Our Amazing Teachers

84

End of an Era

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Thank You

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what a year!

Welcome to ‘The Royal Blue’ for 2017-8. I have so many fond memories of a particularly enjoyable year.

What a wonderful year it was!

I really hope that you have seen for yourself

are delivered at school, as we seek to

what a happy school this is, with such a

improve even further and build on the

variety of activities taking place all of the

excellent progress of the last few years.

time. Perhaps you have seen one of our many performances this year – who could forget ‘Joseph’, or the variety of concerts, and hopefully you were able to attend one of our Sports Days, where once again there were many outstanding performances.

The celebrations for our 135th year were also a real highlight, looking back over the incredible history of our school.

The two new members of the Senior Leadership Team this year, Mrs Goodwin and Mrs Croydon, really have done a wonderful job in improving standards for the pupils, and it is very pleasing to see them really embracing their new roles.

Our links with parents continue to be a real strength of the school, and I would especially like to thank all who were involved in the CHSA this year. Once again, an incredible amount of money was raised for the school throughout a variety of enjoyable events. In particular, I would like to thank Mrs McMahon and Mrs Dines whose efforts made it all possible.

A publication such as this can only ever give a brief insight into school life, but I sincerely hope you enjoy reading this latest copy of ‘The Royal Blue’, and that it gives you a real sense of the special atmosphere and happiness in our school. Many thanks to

I am so proud of the academic standards

Ms Clarke and all of the pupils in the News

achieved by our pupils last year, and across

Team who worked so hard to put all of

the whole school, both the progress and

this together – it really does involve a huge

results achieved were hugely positive, where

amount of dedication.

many personal successes were celebrated.

Being Principal of this wonderful school

Despite such a successful year, every

is a huge privilege, and the work and

member of staff at the school still has the

achievements of the pupils continue

same focus, to provide a safe, happy and

to inspire me on a daily basis.

supportive environment in which each individual feels valued and respected, where true potential is recognised, high expectations are fulfilled, and personal achievements are celebrated. In addition to this, I will continue to ensure that the

David Young - Principal

highest standards of teaching and learning

MEd; BSc.Hons; B.A.Hons; PGCE

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We get results!

GCSE Results 2018 89% - Grade 4 to 9 70% - Grade 5+

Please see below highlights of our GCSE results Art

100%

Biology

93%

Chemistry

100%

English Language

87%

English Literature

100%

French

100%

Additional Mathematics

100%

Geography

89%

History

100%

Mathematics

87%

Music

100%

Religious Studies

85%

Physics

100%

Science

84%

Spanish

100%

Top Performers Joe Cole - the equivalent of 10 A*/A passes William Lodge - the equivalent of 10 A*/A passes George Pennyfather - the equivalent of 8 A*/A passes

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Lower School Results 2017 Junior Department Key Stage 2

Early Years - Reception

At the end of Year 6, the majority of our

By the end of Reception year, the benefits

pupils reached levels of attainment beyond

of a Colchester High School education

what would be expected for their age

are clear, as you can see in the levels

group.

of attainment reached by our children

English 94% of our Year 6 pupils are working at the national standard or better in English with 47% of the year group exceeding expectations versus 23% nationally.

Mathematics 86% of our Year 6 pupils are working at the national standard or better in Mathematics with 38% of the year group exceeding expectations versus 23% nationally.

11+ Success We are proud to report that 17 of our pupils were offered places at local grammar schools in the last three years.

in relation to literacy and numeracy, and the three prime areas of learning: communication and language; physical development; and social and emotional development.

• 100% of our boys and girls achieved a ‘good level of development’. The national average was 70.7% in 2017. 63.7% of all the areas recorded as ‘exceeding’ and therefore above the expected levels for Reception age children.

• 100% of our pupils achieved a reading age of over 7 years old, an average of 2 years above their chronological age.

• 100% of our Reception pupils are

Preparatory Department Key Stage 1

exceeding expectations in Writing and Mathematics compared to the national

At the end of Year 2, our teachers assess the

standard of 23%.

children on their attainment in English and Mathematics. The results demonstrate the difference that a CHS education can make.

• 83% of the pupils passed the Year 1 Phonics Test one year ahead with two pupils achieving a score of 38 and one a

English

top score of 40. The national average pass

100% of our Year 2 pupils are working at

rate in 2017 was 81% for Year 1 pupils.

the national standard or better in English with 56% of the year group exceeding expectations versus 23% nationally.

Mathematics 100% of our Year 2 pupils are working at the national standard or better in Mathematics with 69% of the year group exceeding expectations versus 23% nationally.

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Nursery Prize Winners Butterflies Graduation Certificates Alex Pei

For his enthusiasm in all activities, especially in number work and his lovely sense of humour.

April Morgan

For her enthusiasm in all activities, especially Art and Crafts and kindness to the younger children.

Benjamin Nicholls

For his enthusiasm in all activities, especially Music and his lovely polite manners.

Dhuha Almutairi

For her enthusiasm in group activities and kindness to other children.

Dia Sharda

For her natural ability and positive approach to learning and her lovely sense of humour.

Ethan Wilson

For his enthusiasm in PE and love of the outdoor environment.

Freddie Tyler

For his enthusiasm in PE, along with his kindness to other children.

Jacob Maregeli

For his polite and caring nature and enthusiasm to learning in all areas, especially RWI.

Myla Vivian

For her lovely polite manners, natural ability to learn new things and her wonderful imagination.

Raphaela Peers

For her lovely polite manners and kindness towards to younger children and her wonderful imagination.

Rory Drake

For his enthusiasm in all activities, especially PE and his lovely sense of humour.

Rosemary Paine

For her beautiful manners and enthusiasm towards learning new things and her wonderful sense of humour!

Vidhan Moodley

For his enthusiasm in all activities, especially PE and wonderful sense of humour.

Prep Prize Day Winners Award

Winner

Art Prize

Alex Drake

Performing Arts Prize

Annabella Wise

Dolphin Shield

James Sherratt

Clark O'Brien Trophy

Jacob Narhkom

Victor Ludorum

Archie Nieuwenhuis

Victrix Ludorum

Niamh McLellan

Music Award

Cedric Ondolo

Honour Shield

Dhiara Moodley

Carmichael Cup

Charlie Montgomery

Goodwin Shield

Louie Parsons

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l Prize giving Awards Form Prize

Winner

Reception Consistent Effort and Progress

Millie Rogers

Reception Maintaining a High Standard

Stanley Bullivant

Year 1 Consistent Effort and Progress

Sammy Nicholls

Year 1 Maintaining a High Standard

Eleanor Suen

Year 2 Consistent Effort and Progress

Helena Travaglia de Oliveira Pimentel

Year 2 Maintaining a High Standard

James Sherratt

Music Award

Cedric Ondolo

Honour Shield

Dhiara Moodley

Carmichael Cup

Charlie Montgomery

Goodwin Shield

Louie Parsons

Lower School Prize Day Winners Award

Winner

Outstanding Performance In Junior Production

Archie Joseph

Goodwin Shield

Dominic O’Daly

Malik Trophy

Nathaniel Evans

CHS Cup

Sam Bethell

Music Prize

Oliver Toms

Art Prize

Ben Mansbridge

Drama Prize

Isla Whitham-Knapp

Languages Prize

Beth Phillips

Footballer of the Year 3/4

Ayo Ogunyemi

Footballer of the Year 5/6

Maddy Earl

U11 Rugby Player of the Year

Harry Evans

U11 Netballer of the Year

Joyce Allard-Ruiz

U11 Cricketer of the Year

Matthew Wallace

Junior School Cross Country Champions

Kayleigh Atkinson

Arthur Ballard

Champion Swimmers

Year 3 - Nikitas Baltsezak

Year 4 - Phoebe Young

Year 5 - Suri McCrae

Year 6 - Louis Manhood

Champion Athletes

Sports Colours

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Year 3 - Sophie Rogers

Year 3 - Cameron Dedman

Year 4 - Phoebe Young

Year 4 - Ayo Ogunyemi

Year 5 - Ruby Talbot

Year 5 - Alex Hollands

Year 6 - Kayleigh Atkinson

Year 6 - Matthew Wallace

Year 3 - Alix Hubert

Year 3 - Logan McCrae

Year 4 - Phoebe Young

Year 4 - Ayo Ogunyemi

Year 5 - Suri McCrae

Year 5 - Alex Hollands

Year 6 - Kayleigh Atkinson

Year 6 - Arthur Ballard

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Form Prizes

Winner

3HD Effort and Progress

Emily Brightwell

3HD Maintaining a high standard

Daniel Bennett

3MD Effort and Progress

Chloe Cheung

3MD Maintaining a high standard

John Paine

4S Effort and Progress

Shane Riley

4S Maintaining a high standard

Shannelle Ondolo

4R Effort and Progress

AJ Tyler

4R Maintaining a high standard

Isabella Wood

5H Effort and Progress

George Nieuwenhuis

5H Maintaining a high standard

Amelia Wright

5M Effort and Progress

Osea Evans

5M Maintaining a high standard

Isabelle Fields

6B Effort and Progress

Christy Haggerty

6B Maintaining a high standard

Phoebe So

6J Effort and Progress

Freddie Keane

6J Maintaining a high standard

Lindsey Wicker

Senior School Prize Day Winners Form Prizes 7B

Oliver Newbery

7M

Flora So

7P

Joe Rodriguez

8M

Joshua Brett

8R

Aden Maynard

8S

Madeleine Cox Outstanding Commitment to the Wider School Community

9B

William Pestell

9C

Toby Holmes-Lord

9G

Bryn Cooper

10A

Sebastian Fellows

10B

Thomas Youngman

10C

Fergus Crallan

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Awards: History

Geography

Religious Studies

Academic

Effort

YR7 Nicholas Smith

YR7 Joshua Gemmell

YR8 Bruno Whitham-Knapp

YR8 Margot Hubert

YR9 Alex Strong

YR9 Marcus Baker-Wells

YR7 Samuel Parmenter

YR7 Sean Hopley

YR8 Alex Tassell

YR8 Amy Hollands

YR9 Joshua Mitchell

YR9 Stefan Cook

YR7 Alexander Dowsing

YR7 Kai Bell

YR8 Joseph Mansbridge

YR8 Kizzy Cannom

YR9 Joseph Sewell

YR9 Lucas Galloway

Humanities Year 10

YR10 Phoebe Guest

YR10 William Banham

French

YR7 Joshua Gemmell

YR7 Flora So

YR8 Benjamin Wratten

YR8 Joseph Mansbridge

YR9 Emma Lancashire

YR9 Giulia Marrani

YR7 Samuel Parmenter

YR7 Isobel Easteal

YR8 William Easteal

YR 8 Bruno Whitham-Knapp

YR 9 Nora Martin

YR9 Madelyn Pillinger

YR7 Kieren Moss

YR7 Lucy Toms

YR8 Leyla Huo

YR8 Archie Hassett

YR9 Lauren Moir

YR9 Callum Moss

Modern Foreign Languages

YR10 Jasmine Conley

YR10 Kane Maynard

Art

YR7 Kiera Atkinson

YR7 Bayley Lempriere

YR8 Archie Hassett

YR8 John Parker

YR9 Lauren Moir

YR9 Bernard Esu

YR7 Jessica Lancashire

YR7 Esme Jamieson

YR8 Margot Hubert

YR8 Thomas Shaer

German

Spanish

Graphics

YR9 Giulia Marrani

YR9 Cameron Pennick

YR7 Joshua Banks

YR7 Tom Philips

YR8 Benjamin Wratten

YR8 Lily Nozohoor

YR9 Stefan Cook

YR9 Owen Thomas

YR7 Leo Baulch

YR7 George Young

YR8 Rephael Sanusi

YR8 Leyla Huo

YR9 Emma Lancashire

YR9 Emmanuel Sanusi

Creative

YR10 William Jordan

YR10 Esmee White

Sports Colours

YR7 Kiera Atkinson

YR7 Jamie Hodge

YR8 Georgia Bleck

YR8 Charlie Hagger

YR9 Emma Lancashire

YR9 William Pestell

YR10 Kitti Filer

YR10 Christopher Smith

Computer Science

Music

English

Progress YR7 Sean Hopley YR8 Max Conley YR9 Max Cowell YR10 James Stainton

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Key Stage 3 Academic

Key Stage 3 Effort

Henry Phillips

Lily Nozohoor

Key Stage 4 Academic

Key Stage 4 Effort

Isabel London

Joseph Rhodes

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Progress

Mathematics

YR7 Mia Falco YR8 Alistair Adeyinka YR9 Charlotte White YR10 Alice Cove Key Stage 3 Academic

Key Stage 3 Effort

Joshua Mitchell

William Gemmell

Key Stage 4 Academic

Key Stage 4 Effort

Jasmine Conley

Isabel Russell

Progress

Science

YR7 Elsa Styles YR8 Louis Coathup YR9 Calum Rider YR10 Benjamin Nicholls Key Stage 3 Academic

Key Stage 3 Effort

Thomas Philips

Isobel Easteal

Key Stage 4 Academic

Key Stage 4 Effort

Xavier Lauwerys

Ella Talbot

Community Award

James Wallace

Sports Captains

Danes

Daniel Simpson

Normans

Jamie Allen

Romans

Fergus Crallan

Saxons

Kian Burns

Danes

Fergus Barham

Normans

Jamie Mead

Romans

Sebastian Fellows

Saxons

James Wallace

House Captains

Head Boy and Girl Recipients Head Girl

Kitti Filler

Deputy Head Girl Phoebe Guest

Head Boy

Ascharj Bajaj

Deputy Head Boy Cameron Lane

Deputy Head Girl Ella Talbot

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Year 12 Prize Day Awards Category

Name

Head Boy Shield

Max Bartin

Head Girl Shield

Angharad Hickey

English Language

Thomas Disney

English Literature

Odie Hankin-Applebey

English Effort & Endeavour Award

Oliver Lancashire

Geography

Harrison Burns

History

Genevieve Anthony

ICT

Alex Jay

Spanish

William Harris

French

William Werb

German

Adam Hills

Religious Studies

Matthew Adcock

Science (Attainment)

Max Bartin

Science (Effort)

Oliver Chappell

Mathematics

Jonah Varela

Art

Oliver Allen

Product Design

Angharad Hickey

Music

Adam Hills

Award for Positive Attitude

Lucy Hayley

Wilding Trophy for Moral Values

Alfred Riddell

Darren Bruce School Fellowship

Fay Davis

Readings Award for School Spirit

Amber Fisher

Commitment to School Spirit

Adam Hills

Highest Overall Achiever

Max Bartin

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Wicked Young Writer Awards Colchester High School are delighted to announce that Maddy (Yr8) was selected as one of the finalists in the Wicked Young Writer Awards 2018 11 – 14 year old category for her piece ‘The Chicken Nugget Story’. This year the Awards received over 4,000 entries, making it one of the most highly contested awards since the competition began, so we are incredibly proud of Maddy. Maddy really enjoyed attending the Award Ceremony and was super excited to hear Cressida Cowell’s enthusiastic talk on the importance of writing.

A Top Scoring Third Place in the EES Mathematics Competition by Lauren, Shael, Tanish and Luke On Friday 16th March 2018, we went to the EES for Schools KS2 Mathematics Competition, heat 9. There were four rounds packed with challenging mathematics questions and tricky calculations. All of the rounds were based around Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. The first round we had to do problem solving to work out the table plan. The second round was algebra, we had to solve the calculations to work out safe codes. The third round was more problem solving. The fourth round was geometry. We did well on the first two RHS Campaign for School Gardening

rounds but not quite as well on the last two

Congratulations to Kizzy (Yr8) for being in

rounds. Our team finished with a final score

the final four KS3 pupils shortlisted for the

of 84 out of 99, which put us in third place.

RHS School Gardener of the Year Award.

We would like to say thank you to Mrs

This is an amazing achievement especially

Dell and Mr Jamieson for taking us to the

given that we are a town school. Despite

mathematics competition.

these limitations, Kizzy and her fellow gardening club have built a beautiful town garden, a quiet oasis for all students. Kizzy also won £100 for the gardening club and a cold frame worth £475. Well done Kizzy.

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Essex Schools English Competition Success Our pupils, Tanish (Yr6) Lauren (Yr5), Luke (Yr6) and Joshua (Yr6) made us proud this year in the Essex Schools English Competitions. First they won Heat 6 of the Essex Education Services’ English competition 2018, taking them into the Finals where they finished just one point off a third place medal and only five points behind the winners! It was a closely fought race, with 14 Schools competing so our ISA Whitbread Memorial Prize Winner

pupils should be very proud of their success.

Congratulations to Alfred for being one of

Peri Music Results

only 36 pupils out of over 5,000 nominated

Archie – Saxophone Prep Exam

for the ISA Whitbread Memorial Prize - a

Ellianna – Saxophone Prep Exam

huge achievement! The Whitbread Memorial

Peter – Flute Prep Exam

Prize recognizes and celebrates outstanding

Leo – Grade 1 Singing with Distinction

involvement in, and service to, wider aspect

Nathaniel – Grade 1 Trumpet with Distinction

of school and community life, in conjunction

George – Grade 2 Guitar

with achieving academic excellence in GCSE

Sam – Grade 2 Guitar with Merit

results. Alfred will join the Whitbread Roll of

Oliver – Grade 2 Cornet with Distinction

Honour 2017.

Max – Grade 2 Trumpet with Distinction Leo – Grade 3 Piano James – Grade 4 Piano Nico – Grade 5 Guitar and Grade 5 Piano Lucy – Grade 5 Guitar Oliver – Grade 5 Piano with Distinction

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Intermediate Maths Challenge - Nearly 60

UKMT Junior Maths Challenge - 58 Year

pupils from Years 9, 10 and 11 participated

7 and 8 pupils entered the United Kingdom

in this year’s Intermediate Maths Challenge,

Mathematics Trust Junior Challenge. They

run by the United Kingdom Mathematics

tackled many problems including these

Trust. Pupils tackled problems such as:

examples, which you may like to have a go at yourself:

• In September 2016 a polymer £5 note was introduced. The Bank of England issued 440 million of them. What is the total face value of all these notes?

• The adult human body has 206 bones.

Each foot has 26 bones. Approximately what fraction of the number of bones in the human body are found in one foot?

•B illy has three times as many llamas as lambs. Milly has twice as many lambs as llamas. They have 17 animals in total. How many of the animals are llamas?

•A drawer contains ten identical yellow socks, eight identical blue socks and four identical pink socks. Amrita picks socks from the drawer without looking. What

We are pleased to report that the following

is the smallest number of socks she must

pupils received certificates due to scoring

pick to be sure that she has at least two

so well:

pairs of matching socks?

Bronze – Ben 11R, Cameron 10C, Thomas

Congratulations to everyone involved and

10B, Oliver 10B, James 10B, Henry 9C and

especially to those who achieved Bronze,

Emma 9G.

Silver and Gold certificates. A special

Silver – Joe 11M, Fraser 11M, Harry 11R,

mention must be made for Max and Oscar

Nora 9B and Archie 9G.

who did well enough to qualify for the next

Gold - Jasmine 10B and Joshua 9C

round – the Junior Kangaroo.

Well done to all participants.

Alex

Archie

Max

Benjamin

William

Oscar

Tommy

Harry

Nalan

Bruno

Kizzy

Matthew

Georgia

James

Jack

Tom

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English Speaking Board in Junior School

100% Pass Rate for Year One Phonics Test

The following pupils all participated in the

Following on from their amazing academic

Lower School ESB exams and were amazing!

progress in Reception, our Year 1 pupils

Junior Introductory – Pre Entry – Merit Cedric, Sophia; Merit + Regan, Dhiara, Jacob, Lily, Niamh

continued to work very hard last year to achieve their individualised learning goals and once again produced some stellar results.

100% of the pupils passed the Year 1

Junior Grade One – Merit Emily, John,

phonics test with an overall average grade

Sophie; Merit + Nik, Xavana, Daniel;

of 38 with three pupils achieving the top

Distinction Tom, Martha, Aaron.

score of 40.

Junior Grade Two – Good Pass Hugo, Alfie; Merit Shanelle, Hyder, Erin, Orla, Joel; Merit + Scarlett, Sami, AJ; Distinction Georgia, Quinn, Beau Junior Grade Three – Merit Aarush, Osea, Ellianna, Joshua, Harvey, Isaac, Rayaan; Merit + Katie, Jessica, Ruby, Tanish, Nathaniel; Distinction Oliver, Charlotte, Lauren, Isabelle ESB Level 1 Awarded in Graded Examination Speech: Junior Medallion (Grade 1) Pass Beth; Good Pass Imogen,

Distinction at Junior African Drumming

Mair, Phoebe; Merit Toby;

The Junior African Drumming club offered

Merit + Nathaniel

up an outstanding performance at the Colchester Festival of Music and Dance and were awarded a distinction. The adjudicator complimented them on their drumming ability to the delight of both the pupils and Mrs Rice.

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135th Anniversary of the School by Samuel (Y7) Last July and August, the School celebrated its 135th Anniversary. Teachers delved into the archives and students got to hear about School life when Colchester High School was founded in 1882. We celebrated with musical performances and whole school meetings on the playground. There were after school cake sales and chances for students and parents to come in and view school photos from years gone by.

The celebration was enjoyed by parents, students and teachers and we would like to thank everyone who were involved in the birthday party.

Happy Birthday Colchester High School!

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Year 4 Roman History Assembly

Nursery and Prep Open Afternoons

by Alfie (Y4)

Our Nursery and Prep pupils opened up

I said my poppy poem. It was so frightening

their classrooms and shared their learning

and scary, I finally did it and it was fabulous

with their parents during the termly Open

and great and awesome. I loved it and it

Afternoons that commenced this year.

was great. It was the best assembly EVER!

Confidence is an important skill and this

We were very proud of ourselves.

was beautifully displayed by our pupils as

Teatime Concert by Oliver (Y5) On Monday 19th March, both the Junior

they explained their class work, taught their parents an activity or presented to the class.

and Senior School played an instrument

Philosophy for Children

or sung at the Teatime Concert. The ages

The Lower School this year embraced a

ranged from Year 1 to Year 7. It was a great

new addition to the curriculum, Philosophy

experience for all of us because we had a

for Children (P4C). The lessons teach a

chance to perform in front of an audience.

wide range of skills including speaking

The majority of the performers were in

and listening, questioning, debating and

Year 1, I don’t think I could have performed

reasoning. Ruby in 5H said “It gets you

as great as them at such a young age.

working in teams with people you wouldn’t normally work with and it get you listening to other people’s opinions”.

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Year 4 Homework about Mosques

Plastics Assembly by Samuel (Y7)

by AJ and Alfie (Y4)

Last Tuesday KS3 had an assembly with

Year 4 had to make a mosque for

Mrs Croydon about our use of plastic and

homework. Everyone's was great. It must

plastic in the Ocean. Across all Cognita

have stain glass windows, decorative

Schools, students are being taught about

walls, one or more minaret, a dome at the

the impact we have on our oceans. We were

top of the mosque, a washroom, Islamic

shown a clip from David Attenborough’s

tessellation patterns and the pattern on the

Blue Planet Two which highlights the effects

inside of the dome. The mosques were fun

of plastic, global warming and bleaching on

to make especially because of the paint and

coral reefs.

the Islamic colours. We did this so we could learn about a mosque and the features of one.

We were surprised to hear that if we continue dumping into the ocean at our current rate by 2050, the waste in the

The Trip to the Town Hall by Beth (Y6)

sea will outweigh the fish. This assembly,

On Monday the 13th of November, 2017

also showed us ways we can protect our

Year 6 went to the Town Hall because we

amazing marine life to limit our waste to

were learning about democracy. We learnt

conserve it. We can do this by recycling

about all of the Mayors since the 16th

more and buying less goods packaged in

Century and the Kings and Queens. Every

plastic. This assembly helped show us that

year in May, the Mayor switches over to

to ensure the safety of our marine life we

the deputy Mayor. The Major that works

must act now.

in the Town Hall at the moment is called Gerard Oxford.

E-safety Digital Leaders Evening

by John (Y7)

Year 5 Fundraising Event by Lauren (Y5)

I had the role of researching and responding

On Friday 13th October, Year 5 did a

to questions about social media and live

fundraising event. We were in groups of

streaming with Alfie. This was extremely

3-4 and each of the groups did a stall.

productive as we had quite a good

5 MP did stalls to raise money for the quiet

turnout. I think every parent enjoyed

shelter and 5H did stalls raising money for

themselves and learnt more about the

the outdoor classroom. Overall we raised

internet world and the internet safety.

around £190 but we had to pay back the

All in all the evening went to plan.

money that Mrs Maclennan used to buy resources. In the end we had around £140 to spend. Overall I think the event was really successful.

A Stall at the Christmas Bazaar by

The Big Battery Hunt The School have been taking part in a Duracell initiative that encourages children to find spent batteries around the house and bringing them in to be recycled.

Nathaniel (Y6) On Friday 1st December, the pupils got the opportunity to help by setting up a stall at the bazaar. This was a great opportunity to try something new.

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Starting the Year by James (Y10)

Assisting at Open Day by Samuel (Y7)

Ever since Year 7, I can remember thinking

On Saturday, it was Open Day. Pupils

that I would never become a Year 10. They

volunteered to come in and help the

were so tall, so intimidating and carried

teachers on the day. Some pupils went to

many responsibilities on their shoulders.

classrooms to help certain teachers, while

But that morning I woke up, showered, ate

others took prospective parents and pupils

breakfast, put on the new suit and realized

around the School. The future students

that I am one of them now.

loved seeing all different parts and aspects

Being a Prefect by Isobel (Y6) As a prefect, I have the responsibility to be a role model, help others and represent the School. Last Saturday I assisted showing prospective parents and children around our school at the Open Day. At the moment, I am finding the new prefect timetable difficult to understand but I can adjust if I try. I have the power!

Head Boy and Girl by Nathaniel (Y6) On the 2nd of October, the Head Boy and Girl were announced after we did a presentation to the Lower School. To apply you needed to fill in a form as well as on top you needed to be a prefect. When you applied you needed to make a presentation and a speech.

of the School. I, personally, really enjoyed showing people around my School. We answered any questions they had and we also spoke to them about School Life. There were activities in all the classrooms to help people get engaged. It was good to see different people talking to and playing with people they had never met. We hope that everyone who came enjoyed the day.

Reading to Reception by Samuel (Y7) This morning as part of a School project of getting Senior School children to read to Juniors, I read to the Reception class “The Gruffalo” and “Tiddler”. Though they enjoyed both stories, Tiddler was their favourite.

Reception Spelling Advice by Beth (Y6) Dear Reception, Good luck with your spellings. Don’t get upset if you don’t get 10/10 or 8/8. If you find your spellings hard you can break them down into chunks. Always believe in yourselves.

By Beth

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The Korban Project by Samuel (Y7)

Anti-Bullying Week – The Juniors have

Last week, Reverend Tony came to talk to

embraced Anti-bullying Week with a range

the School about the Korban Project. It is a

of crafted activities and tasks designed to

charity, operating in Colchester, that allows

generate open discussions and challenge

young people who no longer have a place

preconceptions. On the theme of anti-

to live to come and stay at one of their two

bullying, Year 6 have been creating short

houses. The name is a reference to Jesus

plays; Year 5 have dedicated English lessons

who (as it says in the bible) used the word

to scripting dialogue; Year 4 have, amongst

to describe something specially set aside for

many other things, linked tessellation in

God. The work is all voluntary and allows

Mathematics to how we all fit together; and

young people to experience a good start in

Year 3 have been taking part in a series of

life. CHS students will bring in Christmas

games, activities and discussions.

presents for the young people at the Project.

NSPCC Number Day by Samuel (Y7)

Women’s Refuge Assembly

On NSPCC Number Day we learnt about

by Josh and Alex (Y8)

the NSPCC and what they do. We were also

In our assembly two ladies talked about

shown where our money was going. It was

the Woman’s Refuge. This is a charity

really interesting to learn more about the

where they welcome women who have

charity whilst having fun with competitions.

experienced abuse or are in an unsafe situation. They also help children to find schools to go to and provide food and funding. They asked for us to give donations, like everyday items, such as toiletries or a treat, like chocolate. The assembly opened our eyes as we never knew women were experiencing violence

Prayer Space Week Colchester Baptist Church arranged our annual Lower School Prayer Space Week.

The pupils were invited to participate in a wide range of activities, created to encourage them to reflect on their own lives as well as on wider issues.

in the community like this.

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Raising Money for Vulnerable Children

Scarves Donation.

in Africa.

Thank you to the Lower School knitting

The Roots and Shoots Club hosted a non-

club who knitted and donated such a

uniform day to raise funds for their charity

beautiful and warm collection of scarves.

of choice, Msizi Africa. The Nursery and

The residents have to be out of the shelter

Lower School pupils were invited to come

for ten hours a day even in winter and these

into School in blue, green and white non

scarves will make a huge difference to them.

uniform to represent the colours of the

Thinkwell Mental Health Awareness Pupil Presentation In May, our Year 9 and 10 pupils attended

Lesotho flag. The club also sold ice-lollies and carried out individual fundraising. In total the club raised £552.

a Thinkwell Mental Health Awareness

Total amount raised for charity this

workshop by mental health campaigner

year is £3,971

Johnny Benjamin MBE. The workshop was an incredibly dynamic 100 minute session

Charity

Total

which promoted the importance of talking

Macmillan

£300

about mental health, demystified the

Children in Need

£436

stigma and silence around this issue,

Open Door

£367

Homestart

£129

Korben Project

£293

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Clic Sargent

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A Taste of Rio by Year 5 by Rayaan (Y5)

What Happened While Everyone Was at

On February 7 2018, 5H had a class

PGL by Oliver (Y6)

assembly and we had to learn a script on

We created our own countries in groups.

deforestation. We showed our raps and

Our country was called Yagmour Island. We

Birds of Paradise dancing. At the start of the

wrote our own laws and created a national

assembly, we played Samba music.

flower and bird.

Year 5 Synagogue Trip

Connecting With Their

On Monday 11th June Year 5 took a trip

German Counterparts

to the synagogue in Colchester as part of

It was so lovely once again to welcome back

their learning on Judaism. The children

students and teachers from the Clemens-

consolidated the learning they have done so

Brentano-Europaschule in Germany. Year 9

far in class and also added a great deal more

and 10 German language pupils met with

knowledge to their understanding of the

their counterparts and enjoyed participating

Jewish faith.

in language based games and sharing

th

information about their interests.

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At Colchester High School, the mental

Year 2 Assembly Wellbeing Assembly

and physical well-being of our children is

2B embedded their learning from Wellbeing

of utmost importance as we believe that

Week into their Parent Assembly. They told

healthy happy children are better prepared

their parents about the ideas they had learnt

to develop their educational potential and

then went on to show how small actions can

grow into healthy, happy adults. As such,

make a difference. They gave one of their

our pupils receive a myriad of opportunities

smiles to the audience, hopefully making

to get involved in sport, learn well-being

them smile in return. They presented small

techniques and have fun in the great

bunches of flowers to their parent as an

outdoors through both curricular and

“Act of Kindness” and the Year 6 Reading

extra-curricular activities and during

Buddies received Haribo as a thank you for

Wellbeing Week.

being such amazing partners to the whole

Be Active by Oscar (Y6) In January we had Well-being Week. Today’s Well-being Day is to be active. I am looking forward to running around the playground

of Year 1 and 2. They ended the assembly by asking their audience what they would do today to make a difference and thanking them for their participation.

as many times as we can. Also what a coincidence today is the Swimming Gala.

I’m looking forward to Thursday as well as we are doing yoga and it makes me feel relaxed.

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As part of Wellbeing Week, Year 5 wrote poems about what kindness was which Mrs Hazell put together to create one poem. We hope it brightens your day: KINDNESS: A poem by Year 5 Kindness is the colour of rainbows, roses, clouds and sunsets.

It smells like freshly baked cookies, Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, Blossoming flowers in a field, And warm caramel on a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

It tastes like fresh fruit growing in the summer breeze, Hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day, Sugar donuts and candy floss, And juicy strawberries on a hot day.

It sounds like flutes playing in the mountains, The melody of a violin, Birds singing in the trees, A butterflies’ whispering wings, And unicorns gliding.

It looks like first flowers blooming, A loving heart, New friends meeting and old friends reuniting, A puff of magical star dust, And a fairy garden.

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Art Club by Max and Nathaniel (Y6)

KS3 Design a Postcard House

This term we have joined Art Club for the

Competition

fifth time in a row. Mrs Stovold teaches us

Pupils in KS3 submitted their best artwork

how to be an all rounder in the Art subject

for the ‘Design a Post Card’ House

and to make us create more stunning art

Competition. It was lovely to see our pupils

pieces. In Art Club we take on loads of

taking pride in their artwork. Well done to

different art techniques and different types

our first prize winners Oscar and Esme and

of paints and colours. We not only paint

our runner up artists George and John.

and draw but we also build complex sculptures. Also we work together to make pieces together.

Junior Mystical Art Competition

by Mrs Traynor Pupils were asked to make up their own mythical beast and to be creative in their use of textures and materials.

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Music Scholarships by Amelia (Y6)

Rotary Choir Competition Heats by

On the 21st January 2018, 6 children from

Phoebe (Y4)

many different schools near and far came

I went to watch the choir competition on

for the music scholarship. We all entered the

Thursday 9th November. I am not in the

music suite one by one. Finally we had to

Choir but it is amazing. The two songs they

share 2 pices of music from singing to the

sang were “Sing Together” (the one they

Sax. After that we had to have a short and

had to) and “We Can Dream” (the one they

snappy interview about our music and why

chose). We were last on out of 4 Schools.

we wanted to come to CHS. Then we had

Only 2 Schools could get through and there

to do some work with the piano to test our

were 4 Schools. After all the Schools had

voices or instruments. When we had done

finished singing, when we were having

that we took a deep breath and walked out

cookies and drinks, the judges were deciding

hoping we did well and got the scholarship.

who got through. When they said the first

The Tea Time Concert by Amelia (Y6) On Monday 5th February at 3.45 pm an amazing performance started. There were

one it was Baynard’s School but then they said……………Colchester High School.

Everyone was so happy that we got through.

10 fabulous acts from singing to guitar

School Production

playing. It was a 30 minute show. So many

This year pupils from Year 3 to 10 amazed

of us have many talents and we all showed

a packed audience with their spectacular

them in the concert.

performance of “Joseph”. This production

Year 7 Drama Day by Samuel (Y7) In the morning, after form, we went to the drama suite and began the day. We started with some games to get focussed and then

is almost entirely sung so it is particularly commendable that the pupils were able to sing so many lines with such confidence and expression.

we did some script work. In the afternoon,

Tea Time Concerts

we had the chance to create our own

Congratulations to all the pupils from

pirate themed plays (we had been studying

Year 1 to 11 who performed so beautifully

Treasure Island in English). The best part was

and confidently at the Teatime Concerts

that at the end of the day we had a chance

last year. This is a great opportunity for

to perform our plays to the rest of the year.

pupils to showcase their talents but also to build their confidence to perform in front of an audience.

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Senior Sports Day by Samuel (Y7)

Year 5 and 6 Rugby Tournament by Max,

On Wednesday 13th June, Senior School took

Matt and Oscar (Y6)

part in Sports Day. It was a great day and

On Wednesday 29th November the best

a chance for the School to demonstrate its

Year 5 and 6 rugby players took part in two

sporting ability. Very, very, very competitive

rugby matches against Holmwood House

teachers and supportive parents made for

and Littlegarth. We won both our matches.

a great atmosphere. It was good to see

Only because every time we passed to our

everyone working really hard to gain a good

star player, Malachi Boone, he just ran down

house position. Thanks to the teachers for

the line and scored!

organising such a fun day and to the parents who cheered us along.

ISA Regional Swimming Gala by AJ (Y4) In Ipswich Crown Pool, 20 schools did a

Junior Sports Day by Matthew (Y6)

swimming gala. I came third in my heat. We

On the 12th of June it was Junior Sports

had a couple of people who made it to the

Day and it was a great day for those who

Nationals. Everyone did really well in their

specialise in track events and those who

heat. The changing rooms were very busy.

don’t enjoyed egg and spoon, sack race and skipping. It was great fun and it was really supportive and the results were as close and good as ever. Well done to everybody and especially the teachers for making it all happen. At the end we were dying to know who had won and in the end it was Saxons by 8 points. Well done! A big congratulations to all the Sports Captains and House Captains for helping everybody,

Essex Cricket Trials by Matthew (Y6) On the 6th of November, I had the best phone call ever! I was invited to the North Essex Cricket Trials on Sunday. This also needs a lot of thanks to the PE Department and to my club. I’m really excited and I will be practicing for as long as possible. If I get through then I will become a member of the North Essex Cricket Club

especially people who weren’t so excited

Braiswick Cricket Club by Max (Y6)

about running, to finish in such a great time.

Thank you to Mr Dowson for introducing

A Successful Year 5 Swimming Gala by Oliver (Y6) On Tuesday 9th January, Year 5 went to the Garrison Swimming Pool to compete in races with their houses (Danes, Romans, Saxons, Vikings). It was a fantastic Gala where parents and children cheered on their

me to this great golf club. Then one day I got invited to the competition and if I win this competition I would become a member of the club and I did win in my group. And on the 21st of August I will have another competition to get my handicap from 25 to 15. Big thank you to Mr Dowson from me.

houses and were really supportive to their team mates. The results were really close by one point but in the end the Saxons won.

Everybody worked really hard and it was a very successful morning.

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Year 5 Army Visit

Farmer Alex

On Friday, Sergeant Major Traynor came in

The Lower School and some fortunate Year

and talked to us about his job in the army.

7 pupils enjoyed getting a close look at a

He showed us a video of him sky diving and

tractor and learning about arable farming

talked to us about what it was like to be a

when Farmer Alex Cullen visited the School.

paratrooper. Then he told us that he had

Farmer Alex talked about different crops and

served in the Macedonian campaign and

how they are grown and harvested.

many others. He showed us his field uniform and Mrs Maclennan tried on all of the gear.

It was really cool when we all got promoted to a military rank for answering questions correctly.

International Women’s Day The plight of Women and the suffrage movement were brought to life on International Women’s Day when pupils and parents were surprised by a crowd of

Learning about the World Around us in

Suffragettes protesting in front of the School

Nursery

gate. Activities continued throughout the

The Nursery were very lucky to have two

day with teachers talking to pupils about

parent visitors to Nursery this year to

the women that have inspired them.

teach them about people who help us.

Dr Moodley came to talk about his role as a dentist and the importance of good oral hygiene. Mrs Wilson in turn came into talk about her role as a Police Officer and the children thoroughly enjoyed dressing up in a police uniform and discussing what number to call if they need help.

Teaching Mathematics with Pancakes!

Our Reception pupils absolutely loved their Mathematics lesson on Pancake Day. To embed their learning on ordinal numbers, they participated in pancake races to understand and identify who came first, second and third, created a tally chart and counted how many flips they could do in 30 seconds!

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Great Notley Park – A Year 5 Expedition

Year 5 and 6 Tour of Colchester

by Aarush and Dominic (Y5)

Town Hall by Matthew (Y6)

On Survival Day we first collected

We were lucky enough to visit the Town

miscellaneous map making materials, i.e.

Hall where we met the Mayor and learnt

conkers, twigs, pinecones, stones, bark,

lots about the history and how it all worked.

rabbit droppings, leaves. We made the maps

We learned about how the council works

and also dens and fires. Rayaan lit a fire.

and how the Mace is used in the Council

The activities were based on the book we

Chamber to represent the Queen.

are reading in class “The Explorer”.

Day 2 in France by Alex (Y8)

Local Area Walk by Rayaan (Y5)

Today we left our accommodation and

On the 11 October 2017, Year 5 went on a

drove to the town square of St Omar.

local area walk. We went through town and

There we completed a quiz testing our

we wrote an environmental inspection. After

French speaking skills. We visited the grand

we wrote something to improve the Castle

cathedral. Inside there were several detailed

Park. Then we went to Jumbo Water Tower

sculptures of iconic Christian figures.

th

and learnt lots of interesting facts.

After finishing the quiz, we visited the

Year 3 and 4 Visit to Harry Potter World

supermarket. At the shops we bought gifts

by Georgia and Quinn (Y4)

for our family and ourselves.

When we arrived, we were given one Harry Potter passport each to fill in. We filed into the cinema to watch a bit of “Behind the Stage”, only to reveal the path to the Great Hall, decorated for Halloween. We were split into seven groups with different tutors.

Each group had to find 13 Golden Snitches.

Once we finished shopping, we headed off to the amazing bee museum. We were given a detailed speech about bees and their way of living. Afterwards we were allowed into the colourful garden where we were allowed to see the bee hives.

Some groups visited the new Forbidden

We then travelled to a chocolate factory

Forest. The staff took us for a lesson. We

where we were told about the fascinating

learned how to do a screenplay. They told us

journey of a chocolate bean to a chocolate

a secret, that behind the fence, actors were

bar. We then went to the gift shop and

rehearsing for Fantastic Beasts 2. We had

bought a range of chocolate.

our school packed lunches and looked inside the Knight Bus as we entered stage K. When we stepped into the gift shop, it was chaos.

Eventually we were back on the coach and headed home.

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Celebrating Shakespeare Day

and Thisbe by Samuel (Y7)

by Clarissa (Y6)

In English, Year 7 have been looking at and

Yesterday 23rd of April we celebrated the day

making our own plays. We were been given

of William Shakespeare in an amazing way,

a script of Pryamus and Thisbe and we were

especially in the assembly. The assembly was

told to work from it. It has been really fun to

with Mr Jamieson, and we had fun watching

see our plays come together and take shape.

our friends acting out scenes of popular

It has been a really enjoyable project and we

classics like Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer

enjoyed performing our plays to our class.

Night’s Dream, The Tempest, Macbeth and

Macbeth on Shakespeare Day

by Nathaniel and Lindsey (Y6) On 23rd of April, it was International Shakespeare Day. On average he wrote 3,000 of our typical English words. In Year

much more. And to complete it, we Year 6, watched a piece of Macbeth by Year 3. Each of the young pupils were an essential part of the piece reading parts of the original script.

It was perfect to get the meaning of it all.

6, Set 1 English we are learning about

Year 8 and 10 Stratford Residential

Macbeth. It’s a play script so we read it out.

Year 8 and 10 pupils visited Stratford on a

As characters, Lindsey played Macbeth and

two-day residential trip. They were lucky

Phoebe played Banquo. We made up our

enough to visit Shakespeare’s original

own scenes.

schoolrooms and see Romeo and Juliet at

Celebrating Shakespeare Day by Max and Malachi (Y6) Shakespeare day is a very important day for us all because he evolved the English language massively. We even still use 3,000

the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. They also visited Warwickshire Castle, where the children could experience an interactive trip to the dungeons, followed by a return trip to the theatre to see Macbeth.

of his word nowadays. We also created our very own door decorations inspired by Shakespeare Day. This was for the Senior door competition that the Seniors tasked us to do. Did you also know that the whole Junior School and lower years of Senior School took part and it was great fun and a great day.

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National Storytelling Week

World Book Day

On Monday, Mr Jamieson told us a story

It’s amazing to see every year the amazing

called The Wonder. Year 5 and Year 6 all

outfits worn by the Lower School pupils

went into the drama suite to listen. We all

when they dress up as their favourite

had fun listening to the story and it was

characters for World Book Day. Activities

about a boy who thought he was ordinary

continued throughout the day with a book

but all the people he knew, thought he was

swap, a book treasure hunt and

different in loads of ways. He was only a

the teacher’s favourite “Drop Everything

child and he had already had 27 surgeries.

and Read”.

It is very unlikely someone would have that many surgeries at his age. Because it was only an extract, it really inspired me to carry on reading the book to find out what happened. Oliver (Y5)

In Senior School, the pupils were delighted to each receive the gift of a book from the Book Trust and to participate in the Senior School “Send a story around the world” initiative which has been proved very

In the Lower School different teachers

popular with our Sister Cognita Schools

swapped classes to read a story to another

around the world.

class. In 5H, Mrs Procter from Year 2 came to our classroom to read a story. I thought this was really a good idea because we could meet different teachers (not to say our teachers are bad). I would like to do this more as it was quite fun. Rayaan (Y5)

Year 3 & 4 Globe Trip Our Year 3 and 4 pupils as part of their Shakespeare studies were fortunate enough to enjoy a guided tour of the Globe theatre and an actor led performance workshop.

Extreme Reading Competition All the Lower School pupils were invited to take part in an “Extreme Reading” competition, where they had to bring in a photograph of themselves reading a book in an unusual place or doing an unusual activity whilst reading. The winners of the competition were Noah, Joel, Josh, Toby and Poppy.

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STEM Fun During Curriculum Week 2018 Pupils from throughout the School enjoyed STEM themed trips and in school activities for Curriculum Week 2018.

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Colchester High School A ssociation update

It has been another successful year for the CHSA, with over £5,700 distributed back to the school during the 2017/18 academic year. Our two big events, the Christmas Bazaar and Summer Ball were a great success and the Christmas, Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls all proved to be extremely popular once again. A huge thank you to all the parents and pupils who have helped at all our events and make such a difference to our pupil’s learning environment.

Please see below details of the items purchased by the CHSA for the pupils.

• Whole school – Materials to build Outdoor Mural reflecting the 135 Year Anniversary of Colchester High School.

• Whole School – Go Pro (PE Department) • Senior School – Gardening Club Year 7 & 8 (Stone Moulds, Cement, Paint and Decorations, Soil and Seeds, folding Chairs and a Blackboard) • Senior school – Year 11 Prom • Senior school – Netball dresses (Year 7-11) • Senior school & Lower School – 2 Outdoor Table Tennis Tables • Senior School & Lower School – Launchers and Rockets for Curriculum Week • Senior School & Lower School – E Safety Training Workshops in September 2018 • Senior School & Lower School – Selection of Vex Super Robotics Kits • Lower school – Match funding Year 5 charity events

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Our amazing teachers

Teachers at Colchester High School by Samuel (Y7) All teachers at Colchester High School create a supportive and constructive environment for learning. They are always there to support your learning and to help you achieve. Form tutors are always there to listen and support. All teachers are dedicated to creating a calm and interesting lesson environment. Mr Young and Mrs Goodwin are committed to the School and all it does.

Guess Who by Amelia (Y6)

Mr Jamieson by Max (Y6)

This female PE Teacher has been here for

He is one of the most organised teachers I

2 years. She has inspired me in lots of new

have ever had and now I am happy that I

and different sports and now I really enjoy

have him. He always helps us when we need

sport. Last year she taught us for PE. She is

help and he always has a smile. When he

a great PE and Games teacher. She is kind

gives us advice, it is always very helpful and

and has an interest in Sport. This teacher is

inspiring. He was always such a gentleman.

Miss Banks!

When we go on a trip, he always makes the trip fun and joyful.

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Mrs Hazell by Rayaan (Y5)

Mr Abbott by James (Y10)

Mrs Hazell is caring and kind, she pushes

I appreciate the effort that Mr Abbott puts

us to our maximum level so we learn

into his lessons as I tend to struggle with

much more. Mrs Hazell has great sense

Physics. I’ve always found Biology and

of humour and her science experiments

Chemistry more interesting and easier to

are extremely fun.

understand, but Mr Abbott has helped me to grasp a wider knowledge on the subject.

Thank you Mr Abbott.

Mr Bloss by Nathaniel (Y6)

Mrs Candler by Lindsey (Y6)

Mr Bloss has recently joined the School but has

Mrs Candler is my amazing Production Club

settled in a lot. He is currently teaching me

teacher. I have three production teachers and

PE and has made me learn to get better at

Mrs Candler is one of them. She is kind and

a phenomenal pace. I am currently learning

extremely funny. She is caring and always

basketball and netball. In basketball, he has

helping others when they need help. But

helped us to develop in this subject as well

she can be strict at times, though she usually

as Games, but back to PE he is helping us

has a reason. Yes she can be competitive but

get better and that is the end.

sometimes you need that feeling to win a competition. GO TEAM CANDLER!

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the end of an era

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Thank you We are so proud to present to you Royal Blue for the academic year 2017 to 2018.

Thank you to all the pupils, staff and associates who has contributed to the creation of this year’s Royal Blue Magazine. In particular, I would like to give a special mention to the Colchester High School Newsteam who have worked so hard all year to contribute some fabulous articles on life at school.

We hope you enjoy perusing Royal Blue and that the magazine once again provides you all with a wonderful insight of the fabulous activities that take place at the school all year round.

Thank you also to our Magazine Sponsors, whose support is invaluable in continuing with this annual tradition.

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