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TERM 2: December 2017 CHIPPING NORTON SCHOOL CNSNewsletter CNS rated ‘Good’ with an "Outstanding" HEAD’S LINES The snow has now all but melted and it seems to be a Sixth Form little warmer as we move towards the shortest day of the year. It has been a momentous year for Chipping Norton School and has fittingly ended with Ofsted judging the quality of education offered as ‘Good’ with an ‘Outstanding’ sixth form and ‘Outstanding’ personal development and welfare. The Ofsted visitors were quick to recognise what we know: that the Students, parents, staff and governors are celebrating Chipping Norton School quality of learning being recognised as a "Good" school with some "Outstanding" areas following its is firmly rooted in latest Ofsted inspection. what happens in The Ofsted report recognises the many exceptional characteristics of the the classroom. This school: the high expectations set; the high quality of teaching and learning; a has always been our school where uniqueness is nurtured and bullying incredibly rare; and where focus and we are students are well prepared for the next stage of their lives. The inspectors noted determined to make that “teachers are firmly focussed on helping pupils achieve their best” and that sure improvements "a rich seam of tolerance and respect runs through the school". are thoroughly Ofsted rated the school’s sixth form as "Outstanding" with students embedded. All benefitting from very high quality teaching and assessment. The school’s work to students are now promote all students’ personal development and welfare was also judged to be very clear about "Outstanding". the meaning of Headteacher Mr Simon Duffy commented “We are really pleased that the hard “working harder work of students and staff has been acknowledged in this way and we are now on harder work”. determined to make our school outstanding. It is very clear that the message Year 11 GCSE mock about “working harder on harder work” is getting through as students strive to examinations have be the best that they can be. I am hugely grateful for the relentless support of now been marked students and parents who have always recognised the great qualities of Chipping continued over Norton School, qualities that the Ofsted team saw in abundance.” Head’s Lines continued and Year 13 A level UK Space Design Competition strength of our Year 11 mock examinations students. Indeed the are in early January. team were praised by These give important the judges for innovative pointers of where suggestions that were work needs to proposed by our Year 11 be sharpened and team members, that the focused in order to judges had never heard emulate the success before despite many of the ‘class of 2017’. years of experience in As this Newsletter the competition. clearly shows The team did an additional learning On 11 November costing structures to excellent job and opportunities remain eleven pupils from Years house a human colony although they were a key part of our 11-13 took part in the on the moon. The pipped to first place work at school. Any Oxfordshire heat of team had to contend on this occasion, they teacher will tell the UK Space Design with radiation, lack will have gained a great you that the more Competition. The event of atmosphere, lower experience of working involved students incorporated schools gravity and moon dust are in the life of the with a large group and from across Oxfordshire covering equipment, all school the more likely attempting an impossible and beyond and took whilst providing a plan they are to succeed. task to a very tight place in The Andrew for the base in just eight It is this work that deadline. Ofsted described Wiles Building at Oxford hours. as adding to the University. For the second year Dr Hagan: Assistant “aspirational fabric of Working in a team of running we were the Curriculum Lead the school”. twenty three the pupils only school who had (Science) As 2017 comes were charged with the Year 11 pupils in the towards an end and task of designing and team, showing the as 2018 is on the horizon, I wanted to Millie Scott represents Team GB in New Zealand take this chance to ponies in New Zealand. formally thank three Unfortunately Millie's groups of people in pony got an injury helping to secure during the final part of such a successful year the competition which for Chipping Norton meant she was unable School. I want to to compete in the final. thank our teachers However, even with a for their relentless pony injury, the England hard work and effort; team managed to secure I want to thank our 5th place. students for all of It was an incredible their endeavour and commitment to their Millie and four other in the Southern experience for Millie studies; and I want riders from England were Hemisphere for the last to be able to ride to thank our parents privileged to be selected 17 years. against riders from and whole community to represent their The competition New Zealand, Australia, for their unwavering country at the Under was tough as all teams Canada, America and support of our great 17's Mounted Games were riding borrowed Europe. She has made school. World Championships ponies apart from the many new friends and Have a wonderful in New Zealand. The New Zealand team. her team are 5th in Christmas. Championships were Millie was incredibly the world, which is an showcased at Equitana, lucky to ride one of the amazing achievement! Simon Duffy: which was the biggest best mounted games Headteacher equestrian competition Mrs Scott The Hockey Report The Rugby Report Year 7 have had a brilliant of their conduct. It was a start to the season. pleasure to be the coach Numbers at training have of such a determined and been fantastic and over 30 friendly team. girls have represented the Many smiles were to school. be seen throughout the season, especially en route Particular highlights to fixtures as the bus was Year 8s came 3rd in West filled with a cacophony Oxfordshire at the WOSSP of musical talent! I must tournament. say a special thank you to Year 9s won all of their Beth Blackwell and Evie games and were runners up Sokol, who organised and captained the teams. in West Oxfordshire at the The senior hockey team WOSSP tournament. As we approach the to end up unbeaten. has had a very positive The Year10 Hockey team end of term it has been Year 9 reaching the season this year. They began had a fantastic season, another good season county cup Semi Final coming second place in the season with an away for our Rugby teams before losing out to a very the tournament. No one game at Lord Williams, with well over 100 boys strong Bloxham School. person can be singularly which we came away from representing the school Year 10 reaching the credited as the students with a reassuring 5-3 win. in inter school fixtures County Vase Semi Final worked and played well as We came 2nd overall in the this year. All boys have losing to Matthew Arnold . a team, supporting each tournament after drawing Senior boys have played other and scoring goals. 0-0 with Henry Box, 2-2 done their absolute best 10 games this season, The competitiveness with with Bartholomew and to uphold the rugby values which the girls played was finishing with an amazing of Teamwork, Respect, winning 8 and drawing compelling to watch and 3-1 win against Burford. Enjoyment, Discipline and one including victory over their sportsmanship made Lydia Harding:12E Sportsmanship and we Burford in the County me as a teacher very proud Miss Pinfold: PE must say well done to Cup Final and the District them all. Final to become the first CNS team to win U13 Girls’ Football Particular highlights both competitions in the Over 20 boys playing their same season. Along the way they recorded some The final first competitive school was a rugby for Year 7 with wins incredible wins, notably fantastic so far over Henry Box and over Warriner, Cotswold game against Woodgreen . and Lord Williams. In the Wood Year 8 winning a number County Cup final the score Green and of the West Oxon friendly was14 points to 7 and in by the end matches, finishing 3rd in the League final they went of play the the District Tournament one better by winning 20 teams could and then ending their points to 7. not be season fantastically well by Mr Thomas: separated winning both of their pools Head of PE as it finished at the County Tournament 0-0, and into Congratulations to our U13 the second girls’ football team who shoot-out. It went down came second in the West to a sudden death penalty Oxfordshire tournament. where Wood Green came After finishing top of a out on top. Fantastic challenging group, the team performances and superb went through to play a well attitude was shown by all. contested semi-final finishing The girls now go through 0-0 and taking them through to the School Games next to the first penalty shoot- April. out of the day, and it was a Miss Pinfold: successful one! PE Department Festive Fun at the Christmas Market Each year Christmas Markets (Christkindlmärkte or Weihnachtsmärkte) spring up around Germany in the weeks before Christmas, signalling the beginning of Advent. They originated in Germany as far back as the late Middle Ages with the first markets being held in 1384. Those first Christmas Markets were little more than winter markets that lasted a couple of days and instead of the cosy stands that line Christmas Markets today, traders in some cities laid their goods out in the streets accompanied by traditional singing and dancing.