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Ysgol Stanwell School 2XL Summer Newsletter 2012 Sporting Excellence School Productions Clubs & Activities Contents Greetings from the School School Calendar 2012/13 School Trips 2012/13 School Holiday Dates 2012/14 Eco-Schools Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Outdoor Pursuits Writing Competition Department News Year Group News 100% attendance pupils Greetings from the school It is with great pleasure that I look back through the achievements of the past academic year. Our students’ successes across a range of fields are exception- ally impressive and the staff and governors of the school are very proud of all they have achieved. On a whole-school level, we have enjoyed many highlights this year. Our pro- ductions of ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘High School Musical’, our multitude of sporting achievements and the academic dedication of our students all com- bine to make Stanwell an exciting and focused learning environment. We feel proud to be part of such a successful school and I would like to take this op- portunity to thank our students, staff, parents, governors and friends in the wider community for their support this year. I wish you all a happy and relaxing summer break. Mr D. Jones, Headteacher. School Announcements AS and A level results are published on Thursday 16th August GCSE results are published on Thursday 23rd August First day of Autumn term for students is Tuesday 4th September. Monday 3rd Sep- tember is an INSET day for staff only Students wishing to sign up for peripatetic music lessons should attend a meeting at 2PM on 11th September in the auditorium School Calendar 2012 _2013 Monday 3 September INSET DAY Tuesday 4September First day for pupils 9 October OPEN DAY 30 October HALF TERM 6 November Year 7 Pastoral Parents' Evening 13 November Year 13 Parents' Evening 18th to 21st December -School Production 18 December - Miss Saigon Friday 21 December LAST DAY OF TERM 25 December CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 1 January CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Monday 7 January INSET DAY 22 January Year 11 Parents' Evening 29 January Year 9 TEAMX Parents' Evening 5 February Year 9 WORKL Parents' Evening 12 February HALF TERM 19 February Year 11 Options Evening 26 February Year 8 TEAMX Parents' Evening 5 March Year 8 WORKL Parents' Evening 12 March Year 12 Parents' Evening 19 March Year 8 Options Evening Friday 22 March LAST DAY OF TERM 26 March EASTER HOLIDAYS 2April EASTER HOLIDAYS Monday 8April First day of Summer Term 16 April Year 10 Parents' Evening 7May Year 7 TEAMX Parents' Evening 14 May Year 7 WORKL Parents' Evening 28 May HALF TERM 25 June Award Ceremony (provisional) 2 July New Year 7 Parents' Evening Wednesday 17 July Last day of term Proposed Extra-curricular Trips for 2012/13. These are the proposed trips for the academic year 2012/13. There may be some alterations and additions throughout the year. A regularly updated calendar can be found on the school website. 18th September Geography Department Year Group 11 Tenby October German Department Year Group 13 Germany Overnight October Art Department Year Group 9 & 10 London 1 week October / November French Department Year Group 9 & 10 France October Geography Department Year Group 8 Cadbury World 22nd for 2 weeks October Outdoor Education Department Year Group 12 & 13 Morocco 24th 28th October Geography Department Year Group 10 & 11 Iceland November Art Department Year Group 11, 12 & 13 London Overnight November Welsh Department Year Group 6th form Glan-Llyn 9th 11th November Welsh Department Year Group 9 Glan-Llyn 20th 23rd November Geography Department Year Group 12 Field Studies Centre 22nd 23rd November History Department Year Group 8 London 7th December Textiles Department Year Group 9, 10, 11 The Clothes Show A Saturday December German Department Year Group 9 upwards Birmingham January Art Department Year Group8 London 2 days February Geography Department Year Group 9 & 10 London, Olympic Sustainability Proposed Extra-curricular Trips for 2012/13. February Half Term Art Department Year Group 9, 10 & 11 Europe February Half Term Skiing Year Group 10, 11, 12 & 13 Austria 4 days March Geography Department Year Group 11 & 12 Barcelona 7th 10th March French/Welsh Department Year Group 8 Euro Disney, Paris March Geography Department Year Group 12 Regeneration in Cardiff Bay 14th 15th March History Department Year Group 12 London March / April German Exchange Year Group 8 & 9 Germany 22nd 26th March RE Department Year Group 6th form Rome 21st 25th March History Department Year Group 10 Berlin April Geography Department Year Group 8 Bristol Zoo Easter Holidays Skiing Year Group 8 & 9 Austria Easter Holidays Sailing Year Group 12 France 14th June History Department Year Group 7 Cardiff Castle - Jousting 27th 28th June History Department Year Group 9 France 2 days July French Department Year Group 7 France July Art Department Year Group7 Cardiff School Holiday Dates 2012/2013 Inset Days 2012/2013: Monday 3rd September 2012 Monday 7th January 2013 th Thursday 18 July 2013 Friday 19th July 2013 Monday 22nd July 2013 School Holiday Dates 2013/2014 Eco-Schools Mrs J Laity Over the last few months Eco-Stanwell com- Fairfield Eco meeting mittee members have been very busy working On June 26th 2012 , members of Eco-Stanwell together to make Stanwell School more envi- attended an Eco ronmentally friendly. Here are some of the meeting at Fairfield projects they have initiated: Primary School Fairtrade - members where ideas and pro- visited the ‘Fair Do’s’ gress were discussed. shop in Canton and par- This was followed ticipated in a workshop by a group gardening based on Fairtrade activity, where pu- products. The group are pils helped prepare hoping to introduce some more Fairtrade and improve an outside area of the school. products into Stanwell in the near future. Future events Energy Awards - each term the committee Charity and Eco Fund raising project select pupils/staff who have given time and After the success of a joint charity and eco effort into saving energy at the school. This fund raising event in 2012, where over £200 highlights the need to save energy through was raised for Marie Curie, members of both simple measures such as turning lights off committees are asking for pupils, parents and when leaving a room. Members were pleased staff to hold onto any unwanted items of cloth- to present awards to: ing, bedding and paired shoes until next year. Mrs T Davis The Bags4Schools scheme involves these recy- Miss L Donovan clable items being exchanged for money. The Mrs J Edwards Thank you and please continue to support this worthwhile initiative. Recycling– Eco-Stanwell members have been busy designing and displaying posters around the school trying to encourage the school community to dispose of waste in an environ- mentally friendly way. We have received con- next event will involve all proceeds going to a siderable support for this initiative across the charity that Stanwell pupils will elect in the school, which is very pleasing. new academic year. - Samuel James of Year 7 collected an im- pressive 3,000 Christmas cards for the annual Stanwell Conservation area recycling competition. Well done to Sam for Plans are underway for a new conservation such a great effort! area at the school. Pupils from the committee -Water bottles are still avail- STANWELL SCHOOL WATERBOTTLES and members of the primary feeder schools able in the school shop if pu- helped to design a suitable area for this outdoor pils are keen to support this classroom. This is very much an ongoing pro- project and help to reduce our ject and Year 7s have been involved in con- waste of plastic cups. structing many bird, bat and bug boxes during Look out for these water bottles they will be on sale from the the Cosmeston sustainability day. school shop!!! All profits going to Water Aid. “Thank you to all who have supported the Eco Stanwell cause!” Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Miss H Jenkins This year has seen the largest number of par- ticipants to date and the Bronze students have successfully completed their expedition section of the Award in the rain! For Bronze and Silver students there are another 3 sec- tions to the Award; volunteering, skills and a physical section. These are completed for a specific length of time and the participants must obtain their evidence. The expedition section of the Award is usu- ally the most memorable for the participants. Training for this section has been conducted All the pupils should be congratulated on pass- on the Thursday evenings in school and has ing the expedition section of the Award, espe- included the Country code, map and naviga- cially in the poor weather. Pupils must now tion skills, escape routes, teamwork, camp complete the remaining sections of the Award craft and first aid. Pupils received certifica- on their eDofE account online before they can tion of attendance for the first aid course gain full certification. which was tailored specifically for the events they could encounter on their expedition. Many thanks must go to all the staff who vol- unteer to supervise the expeditions, those who The Silver participants completed their prac- help deliver the training throughout the year tice expedition on the 22nd—24th March and and those who help with the distribution of the their assessment the week later in the Brecon kit. Thank you also to those parents who help Beacons. The Vale Duke of Edinburgh ensure the kit is returned in an acceptable state! Award officer assessed the groups and re- viewed their presentation highlighting the aims of their expedition. They were certainly luckier with the weather than the Bronze participants who, in the month of June, have been soaked to the skin! Due to the large number of participants, the practice expedition was split into two groups, one on the 21st—22nd June and the second group in the 26th—27th June.