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School Society News the School Society AGM CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2013 School Society News Environmental Studies departments, with many more planned for the rest of the year. At the same The School Society AGM will be held on Wednesday time our Enrichment programme which gives 6th November, at 7pm in the library, to be followed students the opportunity to try sports as wide- by the Governors’ report to parents. Everyone is ranging as archery, aerobics, badminton, curling, welcome to come along to hear the work done by the football, hockey, sailing and tennis - and also Society; if you would like to become involved and includes a wide range of team-building and initiative help with fundraising events, please come and say activities - has made sure that everyone has got hello on the 6th or get in touch via the contact details regular breaks from their studies. There’s plenty at the end of this letter. more to discuss on the sporting front. This condensed report comes from Tim Terrell in Year 12; The first social event of the year will be the Craft Fair read his full report on our website! in the hall on Tuesday 19th November from 7-10pm. There will be a wide range of stalls and this will be Design Technology London Trip an ideal opportunity to find some unusual Christmas gifts. The entrance fee, of £2.50 for adults (children Our sixth form design and technology students went free), includes a glass of mulled wine or orange juice to London on Friday 20th September to gather and a mince pie. Please come along and bring primary research, to help and inspire them with their friends and neighbours with you. own coursework projects. If anyone would like a table/stall at the Craft Fair on November 19th (only £10!) please contact The day began with a visit to Tent London and [email protected] Superbrands exhibitions held in the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, where a variety of designers The annual Christmas Bingo will take place this were exhibiting. Tent London is one of the largest year on Thursday 5th December, doors open at design trade shows taking place during the London 6.45pm with eyes down 7.15pm. This is always a Design Festival and has been described as the most popular evening and is great fun for all ages, if you creative event in the design calendar. The exhibition have never been before why not come along and was full of extraordinary interiors products from over give it a try. Prizes are hampers made up from 200 established independents and undiscovered groceries kindly donated by families with children at talents; accompanied by spectacular installations, the school. We will be contacting you nearer the time inspirational talks, and presentations from country to ask if you will be prepared to give something – all pavilions. Now in its seventh year, it is regarded as contributions are greatly appreciated. If you have the most cutting-edge and progressive trade any objections to village reps being given your exhibitions in the world. contact details please let the School Reception know by Friday 8th November. Polite Request Neighbours are experiencing difficulties at the end of the school day as regards access to their drives. Please respect residents' rights of access along Chew Lane by allowing plenty of space for entry and exit. Many thanks. Sixth Form News Following our best ever A level results in the Sixth Form this summer, it has been a very busy and After lunch at Spitalfields market, our young productive start to the new school year. While Year designers moved on to the Old Sorting Office in 13 students have been working hard preparing Holborn to visit the Designjunction exhibition, where themselves for their next steps after Chew Valley, more established designers were showing off their with many completing and sending off university wares. Designjunction last year attracted more than applications, our new Year 12 students have thrown 17,000 visitors, and showcases the very best in themselves into Sixth-Form life enthusiastically and furniture, lighting and product design from around successfully. Trips have been run by the the world, presenting an edited selection of leading Photography, Product Design, Textiles and global brands and emerging enterprises. The students (and Mr Turner and Mr Britton) had a travel to the House of Commons and debate these long day starting at 7am and returning just before issues. This will take place on the 15th of November 9pm, but it was well worth it to see such impressive and will be streamed live on BBC Parliament. design to inspire their A-Level work! Hazel Stockwell-Cooke SIXTH-FORM SPORT Dancing at the Rugby World Cup! We are an Elite Jazz group called ‘CVS’ who meet Rugby – Chew’s rugby players have had an excellent on a Monday in the school hall involving 16 girls from season so far. Following hugely convincing wins year 11 to 13. Following our successful Harbourside over both St Brendan’s (44-7) and Hugh Sexey’s (47 Festival dance performance earlier this year, the – 0), it was time for Wellsway! In a tense and group were invited to perform in the Opening eventful match, Wellsway edged the game 10 – 7. Ceremony of the Rugby League World Cup 2013 In other sporting news there was an early contender which is followed by England v Australia and Wales for Goal of the Season (a 30-yard screamer into the v Italy match. top corner!) from Jack Wedlake in our game against Joining other groups from around the South-West Backwell, while Tyler Wiltshire scored four in our 6-0 and Wales, we will be part of the Opening Ceremony defeat of Churchill in mixed hockey. The girls' along with rugby players/Strictly Come Dancing stars football team also played well in their fixture against Martin Offiah and Gareth Thomas. Our own school Backwell. star Mrs Loynton has joined with CVS to take part in The final word of this sporting round-up must go to this amazing experience. We have had a month to Dan Milverton, who on the 25th August had a very learn the four minute choreography which will be successful day as he won both his heat and final in performed at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on the Ministock Racing at Mendips Raceway. He won Saturday 26th October and will be aired live on BBC1 his heat by half a lap, thrashing all opponents, and at 2pm. On the same day we will also be performing then went on to win the final, and in doing so he the Viral Logo at half time of the second game. managed to lap 16 of the 20 racers! Dan also went CVS will be joining other groups from Bristol to on to win the All Comers final on the 10th October, perform again on Wednesday 30th October at the again with a fine lead. Congratulations to Dan and Memorial Stadium, Bristol for the USA v Cook Island everyone else involved in such a busy and match. Becky Davey successful start to the new school year! Mounted Games I do a different variety of skills on my horses. I have Year 11 News ridden for England three times in a row and I have ridden for the South of England twice. I go away Year 11 have been back seven weeks and they have every weekend Friday to Sunday and it’s a very quickly settled into the routine of homework, science enjoyable sport. I hope to achieve more things in the ISAs, coursework and controlled assessments. future. For many the next few weeks will be particularly busy Katy Snook as most pupils are completing an exam in English. Two maths sets are also sitting their maths GCSE. Year 10 News All pupils have been given a copy of the exam board rules and regulations. Those taking exams in the Settling into GCSEs week beginning 4th November have also been given Year 10 have settled into their GCSE courses their entry information including their seat location extremely well and are enjoying life as ‘black and number. This information has also been posted jumpers!’ As well as new GCSE courses many Y10 on the school website. pupils have been inspired and also taken the It is particularly important the pupils know where and opportunity to get involved in extra-curricular when the exam is to ensure a smooth start that activities that they previously never tried at Chew. maximises their chances of success. Youth Parliament Entrepreneur Live Over the past 2 years I have been involved with There was more inspiration for year 10 & year 11 Youth Parliament which encourages young people to business studies students this month at the annual have a voice by running several campaigns about 'EntrepreneurLive' conference. The event included things young people are worried about. an enterprise challenge, girl vs. boy trapdoor Every year in November they have an annual sitting challenge and presentations from successful, young in the House of Commons where they debate the entrepreneurs who told their story and gave issues that young people have voted on to be the invaluable advice about getting started with a most important. This year I have been selected to business. The key message ..... start young and be tenacious! Three times league winners! The rugby team have again finished as winners of Four year 10 students were invited to act as the BANES league this season. This is the third year 'Ambassadors' for Chew Valley School and this in a row that the boys have been crowned champions involved interviewing two of the entrepreneurs! and they will now face St Greg's in the semi-final of Lauren Davies and Issey Bryant asked 21 year old the BANES cup.
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