TERM 3: February 2019

CHIPPING NORTON SCHOOL CNSNewsletter Careers Evening... A Great Success!

HEAD’S LINES The first joint West & College kindly Nielsen, Diamond Light It is simply impossible to Learning offered to host the event Source, Siemens, Thames believe that over half of Partnership Careers Event at their Witney Campus Water, Cotswold Inns the academic year has at Witney College took and 64 companies had and Hotels, Aldi, Abbott now been completed. place on the evening of the stands on the evening. Diabetes Care, the NHS – The Year 7s are really 29th January. With over A wide range of career to name just a few. settled and thriving 400 students attending the paths were represented In addition to the and our Year 11 and 13 event with their parents it including: agriculture and employers representing students make us proud was seen as a great success. horticulture, veterinary their professions there with their commitment Last year the Careers practice, banking, were also talks given and readiness to be Leaders from the seven accountancy and finance, on Post 16 options, their best self in the schools that make up the construction careers degree level options and examinations that are WOLP (Chipping Norton including management, apprenticeships. now getting nearer and School, School, surveying and planning, civil Due to the success nearer. Marlborough School, Henry aviation, retail management, of this event we are Across the school, Box School, Wood Green hairdressing, emergency looking to build upon this every week, there are School, Bartholomew services, working with experience to develop so many things going School and Carterton children, the armed forces, what we hope will become on: competitions, School) decided to run IT, law, hospitality and the leading career event local and national a joint careers event to catering, careers in science, for young people in visits, theatre trips, make sure that we could publishing, engineering and Oxfordshire. matches, tournaments, attract as many key local teaching. conferences, workshops companies as possible to Some of the employers Mr Parker: and, shortly, a battlefields attend the event. Abingdon represented included: Careers Lead tour and a ski trip. Every week I am asked to approve another opportunity for our students and continue to be so impressed with what’s on offer and the willingness of my colleagues to organise and manage great experiences for your children. You will get a feel for all of this in our latest edition of the CNS Newsletter.

Mr Barry Doherty: Headteacher Youth Speaks Student Council News Zone Final The Big Conversation This term our focus is on The Big Conversation. Student Council representatives are being given huge leadership Charity Fundraising makes a good character?’, responsibility to facilitate Our chosen charity for ‘What kind of people do conversations in every the non-school uniform we need and want to be?’, tutor group, with the day on 29 January was the ‘How can we feel more support of their Form Teenage Cancer Trust, a like a big family at CNS?’ Tutor. We want to develop charity which relies solely and ‘What are the duties student participation in the on donations and who to ourselves, our families, key decisions that affect provide vital services for our school and our local them. The Big Conversation Year 12 students Luke young people between community?’ will take place between Barnes, Ellie Lewis and the ages of 13-24 who 11 February and 1 March Maddy Fisher joined forces are facing cancer with ‘The Student Conference and Student Council to compete in this year’s age appropriate wards was great. We discussed representatives are being Youth Speaks zone final. and specialist staff within many matters and made asked to gather views on a Luke’s powerful speech hospitals. They also run some important decisions. range of topics that relate on ‘saving ourselves from the Teenage Cancer Trust It was a great reminder to their life at school. increased sexualisation’ Education programme and of our importance to the These topics will include held the audience Awareness campaigns. We school.’ rewards and recognition, spellbound. He was were pleased to send them Jessica Bradford, behaviour and sanctions, supported by the eloquent a cheque for £815.00. Year 9 Student Council school reports, homework words of Ellie, as team Our next non-school Representative and revision, school chairperson and Maddy, as uniform day is on Thursday uniform and the House proposer of thanks. 14 March and we will be ‘We had a good day of system. Although the team raising money for Young putting forward ideas Once they have will not be progressing Minds, a charity which for the school and how gathered views from their to the next stage of supports young people to improve it, including tutor groups, they will the competition, the who need help with their discussing the charities that be asked to bring these standard and delivery of mental health. we want to support.’ back to the Council for their presentation was Kai Lloyd, Year 11 Student broader discussion with extraordinary. As one Student Conference Council Representative Mr Doherty and the audience member put it December 2018 Leadership Team. “Wow! The delivery of The Student Conference, ‘We discussed potential their speeches was so held before Christmas, was changes and improvements Mrs Thomas would engaging that I entirely lost an opportunity to explore for the greater good of like to thank the Student track of time”. ways in which students at . Council for their positive contributions to the school Chipping Norton School It was great for so many Mr Ward: Head of RE can be supported to go students to be involved in community. on their own journey making some big decisions.’ towards greatness. Every Lydia Harding, Year13 Student Mrs Thomas: School student is a work of art in Council Representative Improvement Leader Key Dates in Term 4: progress, in other words, Monday February 25th: an emerging human being Term begins who is finding out who Thursday March 14th: they are and what they will Battle of the Bands become. The Conference Friday March 15th: INSET provided an opportunity day to talk about that personal Friday March 22nd: journey of development Deadline for Y9 options or character education Friday April 5th: End of and students discussed term questions such as ‘What Performing Arts News Create and Cook bottle of pop causing -The world famous physical Competition each character to stumble theatre company Frantic out keeping the focus Assembly will be running on them for as long as a workshop for students possible. in Year 9 who have an Finally we were given interest in taking either the opportunity to Drama or Dance as one explore how actors build of their GCSE options. We in audience participation run these workshops each On Wednesday 30th during a pantomime, from year for free so students January a group of Year 9 "he's behind you!" to have an opportunity students attended a food "SWEETS!". We looked to work with industry demonstration and tasting at how a director might professionals to build on session. The cook from the On 11th of January 60 Year place these common their creativity. This makes local Co-op in Chipping 7 students from Chipping phrases within a script a huge difference to their Norton came and cooked Norton School descended to get the audience work in both Performing a selection of local foods. through the sleepy excited and keep them Arts subjects. town with a hubbub of entertained. She started by cooking a lovely meat steak and excitement for the ensuing The day was -Frantic Assembly presents served it with a very tasty day. We were on our wonderfully brought their new production blue cheese and sautéed way to Chipping Norton together with a matinee ‘The Unreturning’. This broccoli with parmesan Theatre to see their annual performance of Aladdin is for students in Years cheese. There was a lovely pantomime ‘Aladdin’ - Oh which was, as expected, 9-13 and promises to be display of other local food yes we were! hilariously funny and full another exciting piece of products such as honey, The students spent the of energy. The feedback performance. morning taking part in from the students was jams and bread made from local flour. 3 different workshops wonderful to hear with - ‘The Curious Incident of the The visitors also designed to help one mentioning, "... it's Dog in the Night Time’ has introduced the ‘Create them understand the made me feel really already had huge success and Cook’ competition conventions of pantomime confident and I can't wait winning a range of Olivier which is running at the and the skills required from to try using more mime Awards and is now going moment. Please have a the performers. in lessons." back to London. This is look at their website for We explored different available to students in Year more information. It would characters within panto, The Performing Arts 7 and 8 and will also be be lovely to have some experimenting with our department has three for students taking GCSE students from Chipping gait and body language, more very exciting Drama as part of their Norton School enter this creating our own cat walk opportunities coming exam. of characters who were up with letters for all competition. Please look sassy, evil and extremely available via In Touch or Mr Franklin: out for meetings. generous. From this from Mr Franklin: Head of Drama Mrs Brown: we were able to create Food and Nutrition our own section from the classic, Cinderella as we stitched the groups together to see a 3 minute version of the full play. Students practised mime techniques, comic timing and clocking the audience in another workshop. We learnt the key rules behind making a mime believable and humorous, starting with opening a door before going through, capturing the audience’s attention and opening a very 'fizzy' and Esther Mead wins prestigious CNS welcomes visitors from the Oxfordshire mu- People’s Republic of China sic awardCelebrating students in the Chipping Norton School Mathematics Department Mathematics Department Maths Hall of Fame This certificate is awarded to We would like to celebrate the hard work and effort of our students during the Autumn term. Mathematics Zoe Pearson is like any endeavour in life, in order to make progress and be successful, it requires hard work and Highest Performer in your class commitment. Approaching every new challenge with a growth mindset and a desire to succeed will ultimately Autumn Term 2018/19 result in triumph.

All maths teachers have nominated students from each of their classes for the following categories: • Highest Performer

• Most Progress • Outstanding Commitment and Effort Class 7X1 Students have been given a certificate by their class teacher to recognise their hard work and effort. Well In the week beginning the 21st January 38 students from Class Teacher Mr Liddament

done to you all and we challenge other students to strive to be recognised for their hard work and effort Signed by Head of department the People’s Republic of China visited Chipping Norton during the Spring Term. School. Students from Year 7-11 were hosting our visitors Mr Thrower: Head of Mathematics during the school day. The 38 students and five teachers from China had a great experience at our school, seeing Year Highest performer Most progress Effort & commitment Effort & commitment Effort & commitment Effort & commitment everything from lesson activities, break and lunchtime including school dinners and assemblies and lunch clubs. 7 Zoe Pearson Fergus Kingsley-Bates Samuel O'Shea Cameron Ogilvie Lara Woodward Liz Maclean The students from Chipping Norton impressed with 7 Della Brooke Tahlia Davidson-Wright Daisy Algar Jacob Pollard Alfie Harding Ella Shorley their warm welcome and ability to give the youngsters 7 Nicole Bancila Mim Rafiq Erin Massey Noah Sim Rosa Cavana Evie Willoughby from China a truly memorable week. 7 Freddie Smith Naomi Coleman Gemma Webb Alfie Thorpe Sam Weedon Emily Ridgway 7 Rosie Petre Adam Steele Ellie Newby Charlie Sinfield Bella Knight Jesscia McStocker “My friends and I really enjoyed having them here. We taught 7 Katie Willoughby Ashleigh Sweetingham Morgan Williams Finn Rooney Lilly-Anna Day Lewis Adams them a lot and learned a lot from them. We still talk to them 8 Abigail Nunnely Victoria Sladen Morgan Wollerton Aidan Hergt Bethany Oliver-Hall Sammy Jenkins daily on “WeChat” and hope we can see them again. We wish 8 Alex Williamson Harry Thomas Pheobe Keenan Connor Wallace Olly Weaver Ben Miller them well and thank them for the gifts.” 8 Imani Brooke Amber Clandfield Jess Hester Kieran Pratley Lexi Morris Harley Coggins Sophie (Year 9) 8 Thomas Adnams Charlie Sampson Cadence James Charlotte Nunneley Abigail Walker Finn Bradbury 8 William Gofton Jaimee Dillon Hazel Ford Josefine Henricks-Tierney Lulu Housby Abby Humphries “We all had so much fun with them when they came to visit 9 Flo Mantell Archie Blundell Eden Nash Charles Jennings Vivek Kumar Imogen Bissett us for a week. The week passed too quickly. We got gifts from 9 Leah Jakeman Shafrin Jannat Ahmed Matthew Haldane Lucy Hornblow Emily Stevens Charlie Yates them and learnt some of their language and we taught them 9 Cerys Lehmann Andrea Tudor Chloe Goldup Danielle Kerr Hayley Hambidge Gracie Hotson ours.” 9 Jessica Bradford Ewan Luc Jessica Parsons Peter Cunningham Robbie Stonehouse Lucy Evans Vicky (Year 9) 9 Blake Pierce Jake McIlroy Lola Dunn Sophie Jackson Dijonay Walker Beau Ratcliffe Mrs Brocklebank: 10 Oli Ball Aaron Bennett Polly Woodward Rory Hlustik Rowan Moss Bella Wigzell Head of Modern Foreign Languages 10 Beth Simpson Karina Graham Esme Jefferson Eleanor Butler Orla Truelove Martha Harding 10 Carys Silverthorne-Wright Elliot Stockford Abby Chapman Luke Wild Jake Petyt Amy Shayler 10 Ben Reeves-Smith Elliot Sabin Liam Bunce Harry Mix Enrica Diaz Lydia Lewis 10 George Kelly Issy Hart Will Bowles Merlin Brown Natasha Harvey 10 Sam Hurst Jamie Youngson Holly Evans Lucy Willis Carrie Smith 11 Catriona McCleery Felix Webb Katherine Brock Katie Blundell Charlie Hill Elliot Rux-Burton 11 Josie Summers Tilly Clifton Tia Hall Tristan Peissel Santi Kenneford Aiden Ebdon 11 Thomas Cashman Emma Reed Erik Fledderus Sarah Jarvis Ebonni Whitton Beth Blackwell 11 Thomas Adams Isabelle Pearce Emily Dix Eva Silvester Matthew Humphrey Tanya Morgan 11 Rudi Rowbotham Emily Mayne Alfie Taylor Josh Townsend Clemmie Wesson Luke Wilkinson 11 Casian Rowbotham Ellie Cockerton Georgia Collins Angel Kaye Tiago Boeing Grace Schofield 12 Felix Wigzell Ethan Bennett Matthew Mann Robert Woolcock Megan Kyte 12 Harry Smart 12 Alexander Blackmore-Sly Felix Wigzell Harry Smart Ellis Hewins Tom Ashton 13 Rowan Woodell Miranda Edwards Luke Briggs Jake Darby JJ Simpson 13 Bea Jacobs Bel Lovell Joe Frater Jacob Beck 13 Rowan Woodell (Further Pure Maths) Jake Darby Luie Glover Ceyhan Sam Oliver Tailby Extra Time Clubs at CNS Year 4 & 5 Extra Time Science Club We are delighted that so We know that any child many students from Year taking part in school clubs, 7 – 12 have signed up for revision sessions, fixtures the after school Extra Time or any extra- curricular Clubs. The clubs cover activity helps to enrich a wide range of activities and extend learning, including LAMDA (London supporting children to Academy of Music and reach their potential. If Dramatic Art), Hockey, you are interested in doing Table Tennis, Squash, a club, please sign up for Healthy Cookery and a Summer Term clubs. The First Aid Club for Year 10 programme will be out supporting them with their after February half term. Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Over 5 weeks of Term 3 We were so pleased with we have been delighted to the positive and interested U11 Netball Tournament host a Science Club for responses from the pupils. our Year 4 & 5 primary They were so excited to pupils. The topic of the come into the laboratories, club was ‘Crime Scene use the equipment and Investigation’. Each week meet the teachers. Well the pupils took part in a done to everyone who specific task designed to came along, you definitely help them solve a crime in impressed your teachers week 5. They have learnt and we know that this about Bunsen Burners, club supports the Science how to use them safely and already taught in your own what they can be used for; primary schools. why finger prints are taken Thank you to Mrs Heath, and the information you Mr Prentice, Mr Turvey, Congratulations to all the teachers who spend lots can get from them; how to Mrs Eakins, Miss Bennett primary netball teams of time working with use a microscope and what and Miss Fenner. who took part in the them. you can see with it and tournament. This is led The winners’ teams Chromatography. by Year 12 Leaders who were: umpire, score, support Big Schools: Kingham and coach our primary Small Schools: Great netballers. We know that Rollright. all of the primary pupils Well done everyone, and take a lot of time to a big thank you to all the train and prepare for the primary staff and our hard tournament, and this really working Year 12 Sports showed in the quality of Leaders. their game play. As always As always, the tournament they are supported by their was brilliantly led and enthusiastic and committed organised by Mrs Fisher. Family Focus: Year 4-6 Family Learning Workshops at CNS home having had the and create a ‘Partnership opportunity to learn and Tree’. Everyone created take part in new activities. their own personal leaf Drama looked at to hang on the tree; this pantomimes, their heritage could have been their pet, and characters. During hobby, holiday, anything the workshop our families they liked. We now have acted out a small segment our very own Chipping of Cinderella, using costume Norton Partnership of and props, and then each School ‘Learning Tree’, group acted out their part which we will display in creating a finished panto. school. We were delighted Thank you to all the to be supported by families who took part. Over the last two weeks workshops were filled to of Term 3 we have been capacity offering Drama, Chipping Norton We are delighted you pleased to host our Family Astronomy, Hockey and Amateur Astronomy took the opportunity to Learning Workshops. Art. Each workshop Group (CNAAG) at our try something new and The workshops offer the was run by teachers and Astronomy workshop. work together. You don’t opportunity for shared coaches from Chipping Families learnt about the need any experience or adult and child learning; Norton School. They night sky and the universe knowledge of the subject, an excellent way to boost devise the workshops so and had the opportunity just enthusiasm. The family well-being. We were they are fully inclusive to use the CNAAG outcome for everyone delighted that all of the for all and everyone goes telescopes to observe was so positive. We the night sky. As always, look forward to seeing the clearer the night the lots more families when AIM Art Workshop better the view. They also we offer our summer took part in classroom workshops in June. workshops led by As always a big thank teachers from the Science you to all the staff from Department. our Drama, Art and Carol Hicks, our Extra Science Departments Time Hockey Coach, here at Chipping Norton taught families the basics School and Robin, John of hockey, showing them and colleagues from some skills and tactics. This CNAAG and Carol Hicks event was supported by who gave up their time Chipping Norton Leisure and shared their expertise Centre who generously to make these workshops allowed us to use the so worthwhile. Sports Hall. Twenty-eight pupils from The pupils were The last workshop was Mrs Fisher: Community ten primary schools were asked to draw either a Art where families were Learning Lead nominated to come along pineapple or melon in the encouraged to come along to our Pop Art Workshop. Pop Art style, and then Mr Nolan, one of the create a word to explode Art teachers at Chipping across it. The end result Norton School talked to of each picture was very the pupils about famous individual to each child. Pop Art artists and some Well done to everyone of their popular works. who took part, you all He encouraged the pupils worked very hard and had to look at a ‘potentially’ the opportunity to learn boring item and think about some important about how it could be cultural artists, and thank transformed as a work of you to Mr Nolan for art in the Pop Art style. running the workshop. Good Luck to Year 11 trip to the Tate Modern What’s on at CNS Kitty! TERM 4 2019 FEBRUARY Wk 22 B Mon 25 TERM BEGINS Thurs28 Y11-13 School Photos Y9 Options Evening in Main Hall 7:00 pm MARCH Fri 1 History Battlefields trip to Belgium (until 4th) Sun` 3 DofE Gold Training day at Henley Wk 23 A Mon 4 Y11 Spires Trip (tbc) Y11 English Language PiXL wave exams this week Y7 Tenner challenge Good luck to Kitty Exposing students to art on the Millennium Bridge begins (ends 29th) Hitchens who will be Weds 6 Y11 Drama Performance outside of the classroom and walking along the Exam competing at the English is an important tool to Embankment by the river Thurs 7 World Book Day—’Stop Gymnastics Championships and Read’ assist in creating exciting Thames. Students were Y9 P TC 4.45-7:00 pm again this year on 1st - 3rd and thoughtful responses able to be inspired by the Fri 8 Y8 Citizenship Day March. In the run-up to this Move it Dance trip to art themes - and so stunning views from the Wk 24 B event she has a pre-comp every year we take the viewing tower, 10 storeys Wed13 CNPS Y1 Dance Festival on the 15th February in 1:45-2:45 pm Year 11 Art students to the high, on a cold but sunny Thurs14 Student Council non- Wiltshire and podium Tate Modern in London winter’s day. The trip has uniform day training on the 29th. Y 9 Inoculations as the start of their exam given the artists lots of Battle of the Bands Unfortunately last year she unit (Reflections). This ideas to bring back into the 7:00 pm was injured so was unable Fri 15 Staff Training (no students year we had a fantastic classroom and inspire them in school) to compete as much as she experience seeing many in their exam unit. DofE Bronze Training day should have. Wk 25 A new and thought provoking Mon18 GCSE MFL Mock all week pieces, as well as going Mrs Corley: Head of Art Y10 Citizenship Day Well done Archie! Y12 Inside Diamond trip this week Congratulations are due Y10 Woodlands trip to Archie Street (8SW) departs 4:00 pm (returns 22nd) who represented Chipping Wed 20 Tudor Hall German play Norton School at the CNPS Y1 Dance Festival 1:45-2:45 pm Oxfordshire School Cross Drama Performance Country competition Evening Thurs 21 WOLP Apprenticeship at on event at Marlborough February 1st. Due to a mix School Fri 22 Deadline for Y9 options up with the marshalling, the forms U15 runners actually ran Wk 26 B Tues 26 Y13 MFL speaking mock 5.3km rather than 4.4km. Wed 27 ChipLitFest Schools Day Despite the longer course, CNPS School Olympics Y2&3 1:30-3:30 pm Archie finished really Thurs 28 Y13 Drama Performance strongly, sprinting in against Exam Music Concert 7:00 pm an older boy to hold his Fri 29 Y10,12&13 Progress 16th place out of 50. Report home Wk 27 A This is a fantastic result Mon 1 House match week for such a young athlete Weds 3 CNPS School Olympics Y2&3 1:30-3:30 pm and should give Archie Y12&13 Invitation PTC confidence that he has the Thurs 4 Dance Showcase 7:00 pm Fri 5 Y11 Celebration awards ability to qualify for the Y11 Progress reports English Schools finals in the home END OF TERM near future.

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