February 2019

Contents Headteacher Page 2

Disneyland Trip Page 3

Charity Week 2019 Page 5

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13th February - 6th Form students ready to fly to New York Lots of Opportunities

students with new and varied wish them the very best of memorable experiences. luck for the coming months. Experiences which allow It is important to work hard students to develop their but also to take a break from confidence, knowledge and revision. We all believe in skills. you and come and talk to us if you need anything at all. I A further highlight was the also appreciate that the run PTSA quiz night which up to exams can be a difficult attracted 22 teams. This time for parents/carers at amazing night raised over home. It is hard to get the £1200 pounds which will go right balance between The last six weeks have towards providing additional getting teenagers to focus on gone in a ’blur’ such has resources to the school. A their studies and not placing been the intensity and huge thank to our PTSA who additional strain on them so variety of activities that have freely volunteer their time so the offer of coming in to talk been taking place at that students and staff is open to all. Also the Year Southam College. benefit. If you are interesed 11 blog has top tips section in joining our PTSA please for parents/carers during Highlights of the term include email Alison Stewart exam times. our first trip to Paris [email protected] Disneyland for Year 13 Thank you for your ongoing Health and Social care Finally I want to recognise support: have a wonderful students and the first House the effort that our Year 11 half term everyone. Panto production. Both of and Year 13 students are these events show the putting into their preparation Mr Samra, Head teacher commitment of our amazing for final examinations.The staff who constantly provide vast majority are working incredibly hard and I want to 2

Disneyland Paris Trip

The Health and Social developed to engage not Care department took 20 only a child, but for adults Year 13 students to who are a child at heart! Disneyland Paris, the The Workshop that followed most magical place on provided the students a earth! The purpose of the practical opportunity to 3 day trip was to get an apply their knowledge of exclusive inside look into Health and Social Care in the Health and Social Care order to create an attraction practices at Disneyland. specifically for those with special requirements. One We arrived at a snowy group designed a ride Disneyland where we based on Bambi which had attended the first seminar touch sensory elements and that evening on ‘Meeting the other group designed an Individual Needs’. This attraction that encompassed focused on how ride different sound elements designs, food services and sensitive to those with medical services adapt to hearing impairments. The include all guests in the students then had to Disney parks. This was present their attraction to particularly enjoyable to the Disney management spot adapted rides for those panel who were very with physical or learning impressed with their disabilities when we walked knowledge and around the Disney parks engagement. later that day. Later that evening, we The following morning, we watched the spectacular were met by Goofy in the Illuminations and fireworks hotel lobby before attending at the Disney castle the next seminar based on followed by snowfall, ‘Working with People at afterwards we were Frozen! Disney’. Students learnt about the recruitment and We had a magical time and training process of all it was a pleasure to spend Disney cast members, time with these lovely group particularly for those who of students. interact with children. This was fascinating as we also Miss Walker learnt how attractions are

GREAT NEWS FOR SOUTHAM COLLEGE

We are delighted to announce that for the 5th year in a row the students and staff of Southam College have achieved an outstanding set of GCSE and A level results. This sustains the school's position as one of the highest performing schools nationally!

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Panto Battle

Southam College’s Drama department are never one to do things too traditionally, so take one tradition and turn it on its head and you have the Southam Panto Battle. Initially sounded a crazy idea but some how works. All that was needed was a dedicated group of Year 12 students supporting their peers, countless hours of rehearsals by dedicated cast and lots of audience participation. This was a lovely event in a relaxing cabaret atmosphere where we were treated to some fabulous performances from y7-13 who made this very memorable. Whilst Godiva and Webb Ellis won, it highlighted some very talented performers who were all brave to give it their all.

Girton Colleges Theology, Philosophy of Religion and Religious Studies Taster day

Southam College students have had a wonderful day visiting Girton College as part of Cambridge University. Amy, Izzy and Emily were selected from hundreds of students who applied to take part in Girton Colleges Theology, Philosophy of Religion and Religious Studies Taster day.

They have experienced talks from various lecturers and also discussed how they can aim to study Theology at university.

Mrs Thomas, Head of Philosophy and Ethics

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Charity Week 2019

Charity week will be market-style heralding of coming to a close on 7WG1. These two tutors Friday with a non-school have been outstanding in uniform day where the their commitment to the whole school will be Brain Tumour Charity this sporting at least one item year, but the question on of clothing that is red to everyone’s lips is who will mark our support of our win? chosen charity this year - The Brain Tumour But Hark! Who is therre, charity. two representatives from 8WH4, selling their crisps However, throughout the and sweets from a crinkled week students have been bag for life. Yes they may busy making and selling not be shouting or goods/activities at their hollering, they may not cake or fete stall. And now, have a new ping pong as the icing sugar mist table for their stall, but their begins to settle, it is time to commitment and acknowledge the contested enthusiasm for their stall rivalry beneath the is admirable and lunchtime charitable applaudable. enthusiasm. Maths and PE are not natural rivals, but Keep connected to our all week Mr Bell and Mr social media to hear which Lowdon have be fighting tutor is crowned the victor, for the last penny. This but for now lets week 'sweet pong' vs all celebrate and 'tombola' has been our compliment the enthusiasm battlefield. Every ping of and fund-raising 8GV3's ping-pong table acheivement of all who has been matched with the have run a stall this week.

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Introducing our Heads of House

Mr Adkins - Head of Godiva As a house, Godiva are renowned for being ‘the ones to beat’ and for competing well in all the house competitions and activities, however this year Shakespeare are already in the lead and we need to catch up and over take them. As we look ahead to Southam’s Got Talent, House Sport, Charity Week and Sports Day, we need to keep up our enthusiasm and ensure that we are all working together to reach that end goal of victory over the other houses.

Miss MacLachlan - Head of Shakespeare Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.’ Having been in post as Head of Shakespeare for the last 2 years I have been overwhelmed with student’s effort and generosity to support their house. As last year's champions Shakespeare is going for back to back wins! Currently in the lead, this house has more determination than ever to beat the other three houses. With our continued team work and enthusiasm we will ensure our successes in the upcoming competitions to become the winning house...again!

Miss Pratley - Head of Webb Ellis Being the head of Webb Ellis house for the past 2 years has been incredible. My aim this year is to continue to work with Webb Ellis staff in order to continue to develop a community where students are appreciative, motivated, kind and aspire to be the best they can be. Webb Ellis students have a great reputation for their participation and support at school events and competitions. If we all work together to live up to this reputation, we can have a fantastic year! Come on Webb Ellis!

Mrs Morten- Head of Whittle Whittle has a history of excellent participation and I am so proud of all the students who get involved in the wide range of house activities. It is always so fantastic to see the enthusiasm that Whittle students have when it comes to completing competitions. We have had such a great start to the year, with wins in House Sport and other competitions, let's get back to the top! By working together, we can be the best we can be and get back to our rightful place as the winning house! 6

Stowe Valley MAT News Music and English We are delighted to announce that as of February 1st trip to Birmingham 2019, Temple Herdewyke Primary school is officially part of the Stowe Valley MAT, joining Southam College, Bilton Year 8 students enjoyed their School, Byfield Primary, Stockton Primary, Bishops trip to the Library of Itchington Primary , Southam Primary and Rokeby Birmingham, where they Primary. explored the 9 different Temple Herdewyke is a fantastic school with many levels, including the strengths. We hope to develop and share these across Shakespeare Memorial all our schools so that every child fulfils their potential. Room! Students then enjoyed a performance by Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, where they learnt about the different sections of the orchestra, and how they function as a collective. All students were a credit to the school, and a fantastic day was had by all. Well done year 8! Miss Bates, Ms Thompson, and Ms Jones. January 28th 2019 - The Trustees hosted the inaugural annual Conference of the Stowe Valley MAT on 26th January 2019, bringing together the Trust Board, Local Governors, Headteachers and MAT Staff.

With all academies within the MAT being represented, the Conference focused on the opportunities to work in closer collaboration across all areas. An excellent morning's work to strengthen and support the MAT family for the benefit of all its students and pupils. Eco Club

This month in Eco Club we started by planning what winter activities we would like to do. Over the weeks we have been debating about whether Fox Hunting should be banned. Making calendars for 2019; creating a quiz on Birds of Prey; and designing an Eco Club logo to go on our new blog. The logo design will be a competition amongst our members and is being judged by Mr Phillips.

Fun Fact: The RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch 2019 took place on 26th to 28th January.

ECO If you would like to find out more or join our Eco Club please speak to Mrs Belcher. We meet in G2 every Club Wednesday 3.45 to 4.45. A Level Politics trip to the Houses of Parliament In January, thirty of the Sixth Form Politics Do you want the chance to win cash prizes students in Y12 and Y13 were lucky enough to each quarter and support school have the chance to visit the Houses of fundraising? Then join the Parliament. The trip was a great success and involved a tour of both the House of Commons and the Lords, plus a chance to meet and ask questions of Southam and Kenilworth MP Jeremy Wright. In the afternoon, the group gained access to the Public Gallery of the Commons and were able to see the House in action. Joining couldn’t be simpler! Thanks go to former student Joe Stewart for arranging the tour and to Mr Knox for Decide how many numbers you would like organising. entered each quarter - it’s £5 a number. Then please email [email protected] for a form to complete and we can get you set up. Congratulations to our January winners: Our 3 first prize winning numbers were: 150,79,112 - receiving £64 each Our 6 runner-up numbers were 94,95,51,88,21,134 - receiving £32 each

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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 98 Sports News Year 10 Netball Southam v Bloxham 6th February - A tough opposition this evening, Southam however, started off extremely strong. Amazing shooting from E.Cumberbatch, with some excellent work bringing the ball up the court from I.Fairhurst, S.Costa and B.Crump. K.Black had an outstanding first half at GD/GK, this was the best I’d seen her play - brilliant marking of the attack and intercepting the ball regularly! S.Costa read the game well and consistently pressured the C of Bloxham, forcing errors from the opposition. A.Lyle came on and continued the shooting success from quarter 1 as Southam looked to be in control of the game. O.Constable and R.Hill pressured the attack with C.Furey jumping to outstanding heights as WD to block feeds into the circle. C.Wain had some lovely movements in the circle as she teamed up with A.Lyle and E.Cumberbatch. As third quarter hit, Southam began to tire and Bloxham started to show more consistent play. Unfortunately for the girls, we gave away possession with simple mistakes and Bloxham used this to capitalise their goal difference. A tough match with lots of positives and a few things to improve. Final score 28-17. Well done to the whole team, looking forward to representing Southam at the County Tournament at the end of Feb! Miss MacLachlan

Year 10 Football Southam Cruise to a comfortable win over Kineton 6th February - The Yr 10 football team produced an impressive display over an under-strength Kineton team yesterday. With both teams down to 10 players, there was lots of space on the pitch, and we were able to exploit it as earlier as the first minute when Lennon C. broke through the Kineton defence to finish low into the bottom corner. This set the tone for the game, and although Kineton did manage to mount a few attacks and force some saves from Callum V in goal, they were always comfortable. Southam were 4-0 up at the break with a further 2 from Lennon and a Corbin M. debut goal. Southam took a little longer to establish control in the 2nd half, failing to get the ball down on the deck under control, but once their passing game was back, the goals quickly followed. Joe W. added a brace of well taken goals and Lennon C. completed his rout with 6 individual goals. Mr MacGibbon Year 8 Football 12th February -Year 8 Football Work rate wins out as cup run continues After an impressive 5-2 win against Kineton in the league the year 8 team looked to keep form going in the cup against Alcester Academy. On a large home pitch Southam started brightly and played to the width winning early corners. However, Alcester sucked up the early pressure and began to play the ball with more confidence. James P and Callum S broke play up well and timely challenges from Cameron B. shut the door. Ben D. also made a good save to keep them out. Southam began to play on the break a little more feeding Paul H. and Oli H. down the middle as well as wide on the wings. A Southam corner from Sam H. saw the ball evade everyone resulting in a strong tackle from Jake H. and the ball bundled into the net. 1 -0 Southam at half time. The second half saw much of the same with Alcester playing the ball well with not much in the way off outcome. Southam grew in confidence and started to thread balls through. Cameron M. showed strength out wide. If we could have switched the ball from left to right we could have got more gain. Oscar W has to be noted for the champagne moment with a lovely run from right back cutting in to give the ball into the path of Oli H. on the edge of the box who tucked the ball away with a neat calm strike to the left corner. With 10 minutes to go Southam then played the best football of the match, linking at communicating with each other and could have scored another. The score line would have been a little unfair on Alcester who did work hard. However, Southam’s sheer work rate at breaking up play, movement off the ball towards the end and more clinical finishing meant a deserved win. Man of the Match was James P. in midfield who worked like a trojan through out the game. Final score Southam 2 Alcester Academy 0. Warwickshire Schools Cross Country Championships, Moreton Morrell 21st January - A massive congratulations to our hardy runners who represented the school at the Warwickshire Schools Cross-Country Championships. The weather was a little damp and cold, but our runners battled on, producing some excellent results and many will now go on to represent Warwick at the English Schools Championships in Leeds and Prestwold Hall. Performance of the day came from Madeleine Jacks (Yr 8), who tore away from the field on the second lap to win comfortably. Madeleine was running against Yr 9 students and still has another year in this year group, making her win all the more impressive! Elspeth Unitt suffered a fall during the race, but recovered well to finish 14th, and Poppy Lister (22nd) and Mae Quinney (31st) completed the Southam Junior Girls team. Other runners to gain selection for the Warwickshire teams were: Oliver Wetherall – 6th in the Minor Boys (Yr7), Emily and Ana Lovett finished 5th & 6th respectively in the Inter Girls (Yr10/11), & Georgina Hurt was 8th in the Senior Girls (Yr 12/13). We also had a number of runners finishing just outside the top 8, who will be reserves for the Warwickshire Teams. Our other runners, who all competed fantastically were: Zoe Sayer (13th), Scarlett Sanders (20th) & Elsie Palmer-Boyd (34th) in the Minor Girls, James Eatough (16th) in the Minor Boys, Sam Hobbs (28th) in the Junior Boys, Rositsa Gugutkova (10th) in the Inter Girls, and Sam Lambert (13th) in the Inter Boys. Well done again to everyone and good luck to all our runners in the National Championships in March Mr MacGibbon 11 11