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July 2019 Goodbye and Thank you’s NEWSLETTER CONTENTS Mr Beard is retiring from teaching this summer after 36 years at Claverham; during that time he has seen many changes at the College and has always 2. Dress Up Day worked assiduously to ensure that the students whom he has taught at the College have made excellent progress in Science, his specialist subject area. 3. Head Boys/Head Girls , Hurdles Gold and Karate news Through his many varied roles at Claverham including his position as Assistant Principal, I know that Mr Beard has made a real difference to the lives of 4. Prom 2019 countless people in our community, especially within his role in pastoral support 5. Art trip to Paris and also as our Designated Safeguarding Lead. I am sure that you would 6. Year 9 Camp want to join me in thanking Mr Beard for the enthusiasm and devotion that he has shown to the College community and to all of the roles which he has 7. Wimbledon, Town Sports, Inter house & Lost Property carried out. We wish him all the very best in his retirement. 8. Yr. 11 GCSE Art Exhibition Mr Barnes is leaving Claverham this summer after 10 years at Claverham as an MFL teacher and most recently as Head of the MFL department. Mr Barnes’ 9. Sports Day 2019 dedication and enthusiasm have had a great impact on the enjoyment and 10. Music Centres, Data Collection Sheets, Meal success of the pupils whom he has taught at the College. We wish him all the Price Change, Punctuality and ‘Put your very best for the future. devices down...’ 11. ‘Put your devices down’ continued. Mr Vincent is also leaving his role as a Maths teacher after 6 years with us. He has made an excellent contribution to the College and has had many 12. School Diversity Week & Sierra Leone successes and passed on his enthusiasm for his subject to all those he has Friendship Link Visit taught. I wish him every success with his move to France. 13. Swimming, Spanish Ambassador Club & Mental Health - Top Tips Miss Field has completed her NQT year with us in the Art Department and we 14. School Term and Holiday Dates 2019-2020, thank her for her commitment and enthusiasm. We wish her well in the future. Social Media & Humanities Battle Trip I would also like to thank Mr Taubman and Mr Gregory for their work in the World Views department helping to cover Miss Lambert’s maternity leave. DATES FOR DIARIES End of Year • 19th July - Last day for pupils I would like to thank you for all of your support over the course of this • 22nd July - INSET day academic year. I am extremely proud of the work ethic displayed by our students throughout this year and the way in which they have worked to • 23rd July - INSET day enhance our community. • 4th September - INSET Day I would also like to take this opportunity to clarify our expectations in a couple • 5th September - INSET Day of areas; please see the sections on uniform, punctuality and social media. I • 6th September College resumes for pupils would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to read the guidance • 17th September - School Photographs that follows on each of these as this will help us ensure that we all make a • 24th September - School Photographs good start to the new academic year. ‘Numquan certo scire potest’ Uniform As detailed in the April Newsletter, and my previous letter to parents, we will be ensuring that all of our students are meeting our high expectations regarding Parental Consent Forms uniform. Could I please ask that all parents ensure that any uniform items Please ensure you have reviewed purchased over the summer break, particularly shoes, conform to the College and updated your parental consent uniform rules as detailed on the College website. options via the Edulink app. If we do In order to ensure that we maintain the high standards of uniform at the not receive this your child will not be College, which we are all proud of, parents or carers will be contacted in the able to have their school photograph event of there being a concern with regard to their son or daughter’s uniform taken by the official photographer so that the issue can be corrected. and will not be included in their tutor group photo either. Address Claverham Community College Phone North Trade Road School Reception: 01424 772155 Battle Web Address Email East Sussex http://www.claverham.org [email protected] TN33 0HT 1 Dress Up Day On Wednesday 19th June we had the Leavers’ Event for our Year 11’s. It was a great morning and here are some photos to give you a’flavour’ of it.... Address Claverham Community College Phone North Trade Road School Reception: 01424 772155 Battle Web Address Email East Sussex http://www.claverham.org [email protected] TN33 0HT 2 Hurdles - Gold! Pyers Lockwood took the Gold at the English Schools Athletics championship at Birmingham on Saturday 13th July in the 400m Hurdles. Not only did this secure his position as the number one 400m Hurdler in the UK but he also ran another personal best performance of 55.08. He would have run faster but was aiming for the win, which he did comfortably leading from the start, not the time. In the heats on Friday he ran a very tactical race, conserving energy that saw him walk over the finish line in preparation for Saturday’s final. The English Schools (ESAA) National Championships in Birmingham was held on Friday and Saturday and is the largest voluntary athletics championships in the World and is the 4th largest athletics event globally after the Olympics, Word Championships and the American college championships! Head Boy and Head Girl Pyers will now represent England in Swansea at the home counties international this coming Saturday, gaining his We are very pleased to announce that following interviews first England vest. He is one of only 2 athletes selected to represent England from the whole of Sussex. taking place in each of our five houses, the Head Boy and Head Girl for each house for the academic year 2019/2020 Pyers will go into the race next Saturday as the favourite are as follows: against athletes from Wales, Scotland and the whole of Ireland (north and south). Head Boy for Caldbec - Callum Brand Head Girl for Caldbec - Maya Andrew He finished his GSCE exams last month and will be off to Bexhill College in September and we wish him well for the Head Boy for Montjoie - Oliver Sargent future. He has done Claverham proud and has a good Head Girl for Montjoie - Megan Hammond legacy in Athletics. Head Boy for Oakwood - Hugh Cameron Mr Lockwood Head Girl for Oakwood - Saffron McGain Head Boy for Santlache - Aidan Kirby Head Girl for Santlache - Mia Taylor Head Boy for Telleham - Peter Conte Head Girl for Telleham - Emma Lawton Karate News All those who took part in the interview process acquitted Oakwood pupil Mac has recently passed his black belt in themselves very well and they were not easy decisions. Karate. He has been working towards this since he was 4. My thanks to the outgoing Head Boy, Nathaniel Mitchell An amazing achievement - Congratulations. and Head Girl, Olivia Porter who have been wonderful ambassadors for our College and fulfilled their duties to such a high standard. I shall be interviewing for Head Boy and Head Girl of the College in due course. I am sure you will join me in thanking all our prefects for their efforts and wish them a happy summer holiday. Mr Swatton Address Claverham Community College Phone North Trade Road School Reception: 01424 772155 Battle Web Address Email East Sussex http://www.claverham.org [email protected] TN33 0HT 3 Prom 2019 The Year 11’s had a fantastic prom with staff at the Powdermills Hotel celebrating their time within our community. It went extremely well. We wish them all the best for the future and will see the majority of them on results day - 22nd August. Mr Swatton Address Claverham Community College Phone North Trade Road School Reception: 01424 772155 Battle Web Address Email East Sussex http://www.claverham.org [email protected] TN33 0HT 4 Art Trip to Paris Over the bank holiday weekend of 24th to the 27th May, Claverham Art students from years 8 to 10 toured the artistic wonders of Paris. From the Louvre, Musee D’Orsay, Centre Pompidou, L’Orangerie, Montparnasse Tower, to the Eiffel Tower, a Seine river cruise and exploring the gardens of Claude Monet, the pupils experienced the vast parisian culture and arts. The intinerary was packed as you can imagine but the staff and pupils made the trip inspirational, fun and rewarding. It certainly seemed as though everyone got a lot from the trip. It was great to watch them bond and record their activities in photos, drawings or messages to their parents/carers. It was a joy to see them so independent and confident and I cannot wait to see what our future GCSE art students have in store for their coursework. I look forward to seeing them on our next art trip. Miss Reed Address Claverham Community College Phone North Trade Road School Reception: 01424 772155 Battle Web Address Email East Sussex http://www.claverham.org [email protected] TN33 0HT 5 Year 9 Camp Here are a selection of photos for you to enjoy from this year’s Year 9 camp, based at Blackland Farm, East Grinstead.