Bulletin 16Th March 2020
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Bulletin 16th – 27th March 2020 HEADTEACHER’S NOTICE In light of the government’s announcement that we have now moved to the ‘delay phase’ with regards to the Coronavirus pandemic, although schools will remain open until instructed otherwise, we intend to cancel all school events (including trips & all sporting fixtures) from next week - certainly until the end of this term. This will include the postponement of next week’s Year 8 consultation evening and the cancellation of the two scheduled Y11 and Sixth Form commendation events. Large gatherings within school such as assemblies and the forthcoming Spring showcase will sadly have to be cancelled as well. Many thanks for your continued support Mike Fieldhouse – Headteacher ELAs w/c 16th March Y7: Art Y8: French ELAs w/c 23rd March Y7: DT Y8: Science Drop Everything And Read w/c 16th March Unit 3 w/c 23rd March Unit 2 Thought for the Week 16th March Personal Development “My success began the day I started focusing on developing who I am as a person.” Eric Thomas (b.1970) 23rd March Ephemeral “Extract the eternal from the ephemeral.” Charles Baudelaire (d.1867) Celebration & Achievement Water polo: Charlotte Martin, 11JPC, has been very successful over the last few months with her Water Polo career . She has been selected for GB U17’s Junior Women training programme. Charlotte enters into an 18 month training programme preparing to play at the EU Nations competition next year, representing Great Britain. Charlotte was also awarded MVP (Most Valuable Player) for U18’s West Midlands girls team in the recent Inter Regional Tournament held in Walsall, where she was also awarded top goal scorer for the whole tournament. Finally, last weekend Charlotte finished in the top 10 goal scorers for British Water Polo League Champs 2 the highest placed goal scorer in the whole competition aged 16. BWPL is the highest level competition in the country with all ages playing. The Chase Alumni: We are proud to acknowledge the success of former students and to follow their progress beyond school. We are working hard to build up our database of The Chase Alumni so we can keep in touch. If you are a former student and would like to join The Chase Alumni please click on the link to complete our ‘Keep In Touch’ form http://bit.ly/chasealumni and please do share with family or friends who are former students. We welcome you to share your memories of your time at the school. Complete the ‘Keep in Touch’ form or email us at [email protected] and we could feature you in a future alumni communication or on our website page: https://www.chase.worcs.sch.uk/about-us/alumni/ Congratulations to: U16 Girls County Cup Football : The Chase girls won 4-0 against North Bromsgrove - County Cup final here we come! Full story on our website. Notices Attendance: The school’s target for attendance is 96%. Current attendance is 94.4% Should you wish to contact school to inform us of your child’s absence, please either leave a message on the school’s dedicated 24-hour absence line by 10:00am on each day of your child’s absence (01684 891961 and follow the instructions), email school on [email protected] or text on 07860 095556. Please ensure that you contact school every day that your child is absent, not just the 1st day. 6th form: please ring 01684 898752, alternatively email [email protected] or [email protected] for attendance or any other queries Sporting Results: Sport Team Date Opponent Score Player of the Match Hockey U12 4th March Kings School Lost 1-0 Eva Holden Hockey U12 4th March Chantry Drew 1-1 Rebecca Hughes Hockey U12 4th March RGS Lost 1-0 Alice Thomas Hockey U12 4th March MSJ Drew 1-1 Rebecca Hughes Football U15 4th March Pershore Won 3-1 Owen Gregory & Dylan Fletcher Football U14 4th March Pershore Won Netball U13A 4th March MSJ Lost 32-2 Ruby Perry & Grace Cutchey Netball U13B 4th March MSJ Lost 8-6 Izzy Hughes Netball U12A 4th March MSJ Lost 4-3 Gracie Ratcliffe &Izzy Keepax Netball U12B 4th March MSJ Lost 5-4 Eva Smith & Anya Haighton Football U13 6th March Pershore Drew 2-2 Caleb Mitchell #wakeupwednesday What are ‘Online Challenges? Be able to support your child with this online trend, read the #wakewednesday ‘A Parent’s Guide to Online Challenges’ on the Chase FaceBook page or The Chase Twitter account. Trip Payments are due for: Berlin/Krakow GCSE History Trip - All outstanding balances are due now. Please check ParentPay to ensure your payments are up to date. Performing Arts Trip to Belgium - All outstanding balances are due now. Please check ParentPay to ensure your payments are up to date. Chase Scuba Diving trip - Monthly payment due 28th March and monthly thereafter. Biology A-Level Field trip - Monthly payment due 28th March. Final payment due by 28th April. Russia A Level History Trip - Monthly payment due 1st April. Italy Ski trip 2021 **- Monthly payment due 28th March and monthly thereafter Art & Design A-level Trip - Payment required by 15th May. For any payment queries, parents can check details on ParentPay or contact the trip leader. If you require your login details for Parent Pay please contact [email protected] ****Please ensure payments are kept up to date in accordance with the payment schedule for the trip. Year 11 Leaver’s Hoodies: Ordering for hoodies has now closed. Hoodies are expected to be delivered by Friday 24th April and students can begin to wear them from that date. Year 11 Prom: Students will receive a letter regarding the Year 11 Prom on 20th March. Prom will be held on Thursday 18th June at Stanbrook Abbey. Tickets will be £28 and will be on sale between Monday 23th March and Friday 1st May via ParentPay only. Medical room: If your child has a medical condition and you have not completed a Care Plan Form yet than please do so and return it to the Medical Room as soon as possible. All our forms are available on the school website. Completing the form ensures that we give the best care possible for your child in case of a medical emergency. If you have any questions regarding any of our forms or would like to remove the medical condition from our record please do not hesitate to contact the Medical Room. If you have received a letter or a reminder phone call regarding your child’s Care Plan Review, please complete the from attached to the letter and return it to the Medical Room as soon as possible. If you have misplaced the form please contact us and we will send you a new one. Students are allowed to carry over the counter medication with them in school but we require parents/guardians to complete an Over the Counter Medication Consent From. This form is now available for download from the school website. However if you are unable to download it please contact us or send your child in to the Medical Room for one. If you have any queries or not sure if your child needs a form please do not hesitate to contact the Medical Room Team. Sixth Form News Ellie Tucker is in Y12 and recently had a close encounter of the Royal kind: As one of 6 First Sea Lord Cadets from all across the UK, I have the privilege of attending many major royal and military events throughout 2020, whilst representing the Royal Navy and the Sea Cadet Corps. Although the year has only just begun, I have already experienced one of the proudest moments in my life so far. On the weekend of the 6th of March, my five fellow 1SL cadets and I travelled to London to carry out the role of escorting VVIPs at the Royal Albert Hall for the Royal Marines Band service’s Mountbatten Festival of Music 2020. On Friday night, we were charged with escorting senior naval and maritime personnel to their boxes, be it the Royal Box or any of the other boxes spread across the Hall. We then got to watch the performance in its entirety. On the Saturday, during the matinee performance, we spent some time getting to know the musicians and directors back stage and getting an insight into the work of the RMBS. For me personally and my fellow cadets alike, Saturday evening will always hold a special place in our memories of this year. We performed a carpet guard for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Harry and Meghan) as they arrived at the Albert Hall and we moved to the Royal Box. We then got to line the corridors as they passed by to attend the reception event with the other distinguished VVIPs such as the Major General of the Royal Marines, getting a brief “Hi Guys, Thank you very much” from the Duke himself. I even managed to make it in to a photo taken by a photographer from the daily mail. We also performed a Guard as they were escorted from the Royal box to their car waiting outside. This experience is one that I will never forget and will talk about for years to come. None of this would be possible without the support of my local sea cadet unit, which I joined almost 8 years ago. I am truly thankful to the amazing volunteers of the Sea Cadet Corps for this experience.