INSPIRE ACHIEVE SUCCEED Page 4 Page 14 Page 16 Page 10 December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 Mr P. Adams Hello again, It was wonderful to see so many parents and pupils at our annual carol concert, especially as last year‟s had to be cancelled due to the weather. It is a real credit on our Performing Arts Department to have organised such a fabulous service. A special thanks also to All Saints Church, Baschurch, for allowing us the use of the church and supporting the event. While talking about Performing Arts, I hope that you were able to see our magnificent production of Les Misérables. Congratulations to all involved, we really do have some very talented pupils. It was a real pleasure to welcome back the class of 2018 to their Celebration Evening. The certificates and prizes were presented by Malcolm Farrar, Road Safety Officer, Shropshire Council. Malcolm is a very good friend to the school and much loved by the pupils. The pupils should be rightly proud of themselves for achieving such magnificent results and pushing themselves to make such great progress during their time at The Corbet School. The CFA Christmas Bingo was, as usual, a great success. To those who donated prizes I relay my thanks; it raised over £600.00. The CFA contributes a lot to support the school and we are very grateful to them. They are hoping to organise a “quiz” or “race night” in the Easter term along with Easter Bingo There has, yet again, been a lot going on with our sports teams and there are more details inside. I was disappointed that more money for education has not been found by the government in the budget. This situation cannot go on and we need politicians to support our education system with proper and adequate funding. As I am sure you know by now I have made the decision to retire in August, at the end of the school year, until then it‟s business as usual. The governors will be starting the appointment process for my successor early in the New Year. I shall write some reflections on my 10 years at the Corbet in the July newsletter. Please find enclosed a timely reminder of the Emergency Procedures. Finally, may I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This has been a very long term and I‟m sure all members of our school community are looking forward to the Christmas break. Pupils return to school on Tuesday 8th January 2019. December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 2 Exam Invigilators Are you interested in becoming an exam invigilator for the Summer 2019 season? Full training will be provided. For further details and an application form please contact Sue Mapp, Exams Officer: [email protected] or telephone 01939 260296. Parent Evening Questionnaires Please can we ask parents to complete the Parents Questionnaire when they attend parents evenings as the information gathered can then be analysed by the Senior Lead- ership Team and acted on if required. When a concern is raised could we please ask that parents contact the school directly or put their name on the questionnaire in order for the school to follow this up. School Emails Some parents have highlighted that they are receiving school emails into their „Junk in- box‟. Please may we ask that you check your „Junk inbox‟ to check for any emails from the school. Mobile Phones Mobile phones are not to be used during school time. Can parents/carers please support us with this, if your child is not feeling well or needs to contact you they must go to reception, not use their mobiles. Thank you. Rock The Ribbon Thanks to all who supported World Aids Day by buying a red ribbon to wear. £69.46 raised for the charity. December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 3 Governors I should like to thank Sam Doubleday who has retired from the governing body due to work commitments and to welcome two new parent governors, Lisa Cork and James Staniforth. The governors have been sorry to receive the headmaster‟s resignation and decision to retire. Mr. Adams has led a happy and successful school for the past ten years during which it has sustained its position as one of the top secondary schools in Shropshire. Indeed this year it is at the very top! The refurbished Science labs are now in operation and governors would like to thank all those who had any part in helping to raise the necessary funds for such a major achievement. They should also like to congratulate the school on a most impressive performance of Les Miserables. It has been a busy and productive term! Merry Christmas! Helen Scarisbrick Chair of Governors If you would like to contact the Chair of Governors, Mrs Helen Scarisbrick please email the Clerk to the Governors, Mrs Jane Davies. [email protected] Maths Young Leaders On Tuesday 4th December the maths young leaders taught year 6 pupils from our local primary schools various maths topics. The experience was festive and enjoyable because of the special activities that we had spent many weeks preparing. Having the opportunity to plan activities and then teach them has helped our self-confidence and public speaking skills. This day brought our young leaders course to a close after months of commitment to the qualification. The course has helped us to improve our organisational skills, developed our communication skills for younger audiences (and definitely tested our patience skills). We are glad that we have had this opportunity and we all would strongly recommend this experience to other students in the future. Young Leaders this year: Charlotte Tench, Siân Roberts, Ashleigh Hayward, Martha Creaser-Ogden, Neve Hayward, Erin Marmaras, Macie Smith, Ceri O‟Hagan, Emma Bartlett, Florence Wright, Evie Allen, Hannah Redding and Lauren Badger. December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 4 Year 11 GCSE Maths in Action Trip At 9am in the morning. We set off on a long trip to Salford University in Greater Manchester to take part in an exciting day called „Maths in Action‟. To begin with we welcomed to the stage was Cerys Bradley who was there to introduce the first speaker, Colin Wright, a very talented mathematician who had a random skill in juggling. He went though how patterns are involved in maths day to day and was very interesting. Then, Cerys introduced herself as she was there to lecture us on Tor, statistics and the dark web. After this we given a very humorous talk on exam practise by Paul Harrison who seemed to incorporate Twitter into his lecture. After a break, a lady called Sabine Hauert introduced us to swarm modelling and Nano medicine. She was interactive to the audience and made a confusing subject extremely fascinating. In the final lecture before lunch we had a last minute addition to the day, a lecturer from the University of Salford who came to the stage and talked about how maths is involved in rigging sports, which was a topic that most of us probably did not comprehend fully before the day. Finally, a maths magician named Matt Pritchard arrived and performed some great magic that was accompanied by a bit of maths. The day was very informative. Thank you to Miss Evans and Mr Goodall for a great day. Zak Smith 11E December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 5 Journalism Club Q&A with…Mr Adams This term our journalism club have been busy refining their interview skills! In our first piece we interview Mr Adams and ask the questions we all have on our minds….. 1. What is your favourite sport? I like lots of sports, but my favourite is probably cricket. I can’t play it very well, but I enjoy watching it. 6. What’s your favourite film? 2. Where did you go to University? It’s called “Almost Famous” and it’s I went to Birmingham for my Chemis- about a boy aged 15 who goes on a tour try degree and Hull for my teaching. with a band. 3. Do you prefer tea or coffee? 7.What’s your favourite book? I like both. However, when it comes to I really like High Fidelity by Nick Horn- coffee, I prefer fresh, filter coffee and by. not instant. 8.How long have you been teaching 4.What is your favourite TV show? here? I like the latest Netflix Star Trek series. At the end of this year, I will have been here for 10 years. 5.What was your favourite subject at school? 9.What primary school did you go to? I really liked chemistry and physics, I went to two: Westwood Junior School maths and biology, however I didn’t and Histon Junior school. quite like biology as much as the other sciences. I found English difficult and I 10. What did you want to be as a kid? didn’t enjoy that. I actually really wanted to be a teacher, believe it or not. December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 6 EXTRA! EXTRA! CALLING ALL JOURNALISTS! Do you like to ask questions? Do you like to write? Do you want to see your name in print? JOURNALISM CLUB Tuesdays – Room 8 – Lunch time Please see Mrs Ashton for more information December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 7 December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 8 December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 9 Les Misérables December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 10 Les Misérables December 2018 Volume 10 Issue 2 11 Christmas Card Competition Winners Winner Eleanor Sturgess 10C Highly Commended Gracie Hunter 10C Highly Commended Lara Humphreys 10O Thank you to the CFA who donated a prizes for the winner and the highly commended designs.