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May 2015 Dear parents receive a letter detailing those changes very soon. In addition, This is as always an incredibly there have been some slight short half-term, however many adjustments to the School of our students have started uniform, in particular, their public examinations and regarding girls’ skirts. In due are working incredibly hard! I course, you will receive a letter know that this can be a very which outlines the details of stressful time for parents and these changes and if you have carers too and I would like to any queries, please do not thank you for the support that hesitate to contact school. you have given to your child Finally, may I wish you all a during these last few weeks very restful half term break and months. with your family and friends Dates for the Diary  Half Term 23rd May—31 I would like to make you and I look forward to May aware of two major changes welcoming our students back  Y10 History Trip Galleries of that will take place in in June. Justice  Y12/13 A Level PE September. The timings for Moderation Day the school day will change in Best wishes  English Schools Athletics Championships at Harvey September and you will Carlo Cuomo Hadden

Inside this issue: CTK Cats 1 CTK Cats Art & Design 2 Athletics 3 The CTK Cats went to a competition last weekend in Leicester. The girls gained 2nd, 3rd and 4th place trophies! DoE 4 Year 7 ‘youth level 1’ team. Puzzle Club 5 CTK Elections 6 Back row L-R: Francesca Dowson, Eurovision & Drama 7 Bryony McDonnell, Chaplaincy News 8-9 Rebekah May, Timetable 10 Julia Zebrowska, Kate Kusztal Sport 11 Front row L-R: Technology 12-13 Georgia Richardson, Floran Moe Edwards 14-15 Steeples, Louise Flavin, Jagoda Walaszczyk Art & Design

Our school is looking forward to this year’s A level Art Exhibition held in the Main Hall. There will be an Open Evening on Tuesday 23rd June for students, friends, family and the wider school community to celebrate the achievements of our amazing young artists.

The evening starts at 6.30pm and ends at 8.30pm. Light refreshments are available and there will be live music performed by our own students.

Please show your support and come and have an enjoyable evening.

Mr McGahey Head of Art and Design

Athletics

On Tuesday 12th May, the Gedling School’s Athletics Championships took place at Grantham Athletics Track and Christ the King was crowned winner of the overall event. All of the schools in Gedling attended including Christ the King, Redhill, Arnold Hill, Colonel Frank Seely and Carlton le Willows. The aim of the event was for the top two students in each event to go through to represent Gedling at the County Schools Athletics Finals. Each student gained points for where they finished in their event and these points were added up to give a prize for the best school team in Gedling.

In 2014, 11 students from CTK finished in the top two in their event and went on to represent Gedling at the County Championships. This year, a record 23 studnets finished in the top two in 27 events which meant they qualified for the next round.

Also, for the first time in the school’s history, we won the Gedling Championships and defeated all of the other schools in the district. This is a fantastic achievement and testament to the efforts of the staff and the students in raising the profile of PE and Sport around the local area.

Below is a list of the 23 students (and their event) who made it through to represent Gedling:

Maya Hyacienth (100m and Long Jump) Rosie Hoyle (800m) Francesca Bertolaso (High Jump) Eve O’Connor Ellis (Shot) Niall Simpson (100m and 200m) Sam Richardson (1500m) Josh Parker (Long Jump and Discus) Dominik Blazejowski (Discus) Isaac Barker (Javelin) Asha Stewart (200m and Long Jump) Beth Harrison (High Jump) Maria - Luisa Cursino Da Silva (Shot) R-Marnie Williams (Discus) Georgina Musson (Discus) Charlie Bonser (Hurdles) Emmnauel Fadeyi (100m) Jermaine Williams (200m) Tre Hendricks (Triple Jump and 200m) James Dwyer (300m) Jordan Mills (800m) Charlie Hill (Long Jump) Cami Makunganya (Long Jump) Georgia Clarke (3000m) Stephanie Morrell (1500m)

Mr Riding, Head of PE DoE Award Practice Expeditions

Two recent weekends have seen the practice expeditions for our Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh groups, led by Mr Bull, Miss Craven and Mr Gallagher. Both took place in, or on the southern fringes of, the Peak District, and attendees enjoyed the usual mix of weather that would be expected in the UK’s oldest National Park. The first expedition was for our Bronze candidates, who were split into teams to follow three different routes over two days, camping overnight at the scenic Haddon Grove Campsite, lying just to the north of Lathkill Dale. The first day saw sunny spells and scattered showers and, unsurprisingly, a few missed All of the Bronze Groups turnings from some of the groups. Nevertheless, all the teams navigated their way successfully to the campsite before dark, pitched their tents and wolfed down a filling stove-cooked meal. Overnight temperatures dropped to below freezing, leaving tents with a frosting of ice in the morning. Thankfully the Sunday was much more pleasant than the Saturday and students soon warmed up as they headed to the finish at Ashford-in-the-Water. The map-reading on display on the Sunday was much improved, with groups eager to avoid the detours their lack of attention had led them to the previous day. The following Bank Holiday weekend saw our 18 Silver candidates split into three teams to camp for two nights and walk for two days. Arriving at the well-equipped Birchwood Farm campsite on the Saturday evening students were greeted by a demoralising drizzle that got steadily worse overnight, meaning students had to pack up their tents, cook breakfast and prepare for a long day’s walk in torrential rain. Full credit must go to all the students who didn’t utter a word of complaint, worked together as a unit and got on with the task at hand. They were rewarded at lunchtime when the sun came out and began to dry them off for the walk north-west towards the campsite at Winster. There were a few errors with the map-reading by all groups but generally their navigation skills had held up well. All groups were pitched up by about 5pm, giving them time to take in the panoramic views afforded to them at the campsite as the sun set. The Monday morning saw a continued improvement in the weather, and all three expedition groups made hay whilst the sun shone to reach the finish point near Brassington early.

The Silver teams must be commended for their excellent attitude across the weekend, supporting The Silver Squad Assemble each other in their endeavours and maintaining a positive and cheerful frame of mind at all times. Thanks must also go to the parent/ guardian supervisors, Alex Hoyle, Owen Moore, Stuart Wright, Laura Hennessy, Kuljeet Singh-Soar and Scott Thomas who provided invaluable help on both weekends, meeting students at checkpoints and helping on the campsite.

Mr Gallagher, Geography/History Teacher

Maths Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad and Kangaroo (IMOK)

Roma Ellis and Isaac Dixon competed in the IMOK Kangaroo and Olympiad.

Isaac Dixon in Year 9 achieved a commendable Merit for his IMOK Cayley. This round is for the best 500 students in the country in his year group. Isaac received a UKMT keyfob and a certificate.

Roma Ellis in Year 10 sat the Intermediate Kangaroo. Around 4500 students sat the paper, and Roma achieved a certificate of participation and a keyfob.

Congratulations to Isaac and Roma for having qualified for these stages.

Mrs Leigh, Director of Learning

CTK Elections

The people have spoken and the results were announced of the mock election held at CTK on Friday 1st May. Year 9 to 13 students voted for candidates representing four political parties having had assemblies including a “Question Time” style debate highlighting the core issues.

The four student candidates, supported by staff members, did an outstanding job drawing on their thorough research to be able to clearly explain their party view to their peers.

After a close fought campaign, the final count returned Year 9 Oliver Hill (Liberal Democrat) as the winning candidate.

Winning tactics? Year 9 Nathan Bull supports his candidate to victory. Year 9 Oliver Hill, Liberal Democrat candidate, casts his vote. It was a remarkably tight victory with only 3 votes separating the top three parties reflecting the passion and quality of all the candidates. “The real winners” said Mr Wilson, staff helper for the Green Party team, “are all the students voting” as CTK students took a real interest in the election, actively debating the issues and comparing views.

It was interesting to contrast the CTK results with that of the General Election. As a CTK Conservative team member remarked; “We may have lost the battle, but we won the war”, Matthew Allwood Year 13. Year 13 Cameron McGrath, Conservative party Mrs Bassett, Head of Citizenship KS3 & 4 candidate, casts his vote. Eurovision comes to CTK

Eurovision came to CTK on Friday 8th May, when a group of staff performed classic tunes from the European singing contest to a packed hall of Students. The event was organised in aid of the Disaster Emergency Committee’s Nepal earthquake appeal, and staff and pupils were extremely generous, raising £180 in total.

One of the event helpers was Suleman Salim in Year 8. He says: ‘ I wanted to help because I saw how the people in Nepal were struggling, and I wanted to put 110% effort into helping them, and the Eurovision contest was a great fun way of doing this’.

Mrs Dennis, MFL Teacher

Drama

Y12 Performance Evening took place and a huge thank you to all staff and parents who came to support the students involved. Good luck to Aiden, Jess and James and let’s hope and pray for fabulous results.

Well done to Year 11 for a brilliant practical examination day. A lot of hard work was put in by all Year 11 Drama students and yet again, produced some outstanding performances.

Good luck to all Year 11 Drama students in their forthcoming exams.

We bid a fond farewell to Year 13 A Level Drama students. Charlie-Dawn Sadler, Megan Leask-Walters and Inez Dudek. Good luck in your exams!

Huge congratulations to Charlie-Dawn Sadler and Megan Leask-Walters for gaining a place at Drama School. Both girls went through a rigorous audition process around the country and have been successful in gaining places at Northampton University to study BA Acting. Well done to both of you!

Please follow the Drama Dept on Twitter for rehearsal updates, performance information and sneaky peeks at drama lessons @CTKDrama.

Mrs Stanley, Drama Teacher Chaplaincy News

Where has this term gone? It feels like we have only got started and here we are at the end of it already! What a great term it has been, though very short.

Born for this Technically this happened before Easter however, as it was before the deadline for the last newsletter. This liturgy was by far my proudest moment as Lay Chaplain to date. The Drama Academy brought the stations of the cross to life with beautiful singing, acting and movement. You could hear a pin drop in the Church as the whole Academy community watched awe struck at the great sacrifice Our Lord made for us. Mr Cuomo was very emotional as were most of the staff! Fr Joe Wheat organised, co-directed, played, sang and did all sorts to bring this to life. Without his hard work and guidance it would not have been possible. I cannot put into words how incredible it was and that it was all done in just one day of rehearsals is even more spectacular.

Goodbye Year 11 & 13 It has been a very emotional few weeks at CtK as we have said ‘goodbye’ to our lovely Year 11s and Year 13s in one week, both days saying goodbye with Mass. The Year 11 leavers Mass was celebrated by Fr Robbie who described life at CtK as a pilgrimage to a holy place, “we have walked together over many years and know it is time to begin our journey back into the world.” Fr Neil celebrated the Year 13 Mass in the Chapel. He reminded them of the call to be apostles, that we are now sent off into the world like the apostles were and Christ is always with us. Both Masses were organised by the students, and were true celebrations of their time here and thanking God for his wonderful work. I will personally be very sad to say good bye to these two year groups. Year 11 was the first group that I took to The Briars and I know I will have many fond memories for years to come of our time there together. Year 13 are truly wonderful men and women. The Mass we celebrated was beautiful, relaxed and happy, just like them. I know they are going to achieve throughout their lives. Primary School Visits This time of year means lots of primary school visits! We have started our rounds of visiting the students who are coming to us in September, as well as visiting Year 4 and Year 5 pupils to invite them in with their parents to see the school well in advance in order to make the big change less daunting. It is always a pleasure to visit these great places and receive such a warm welcome every time. I look forward to many more next term.

A New Bishop Nottingham has been without a Bishop since 1st May 2014 when Bishop Malcolm became the Archbishop of Liverpool. Since then the Diocese has been cared for by Monsignor Canon Tom McGovern as the Diocesan Administrator. On Thursday 14th May it was announced that our Holy Father Pope Francis had appointed Right Reverend Monsignor Canon Patrick McKinney of the Archdiocese of Birmingham as the 10th Bishop of Nottingham. Mgr McKinney is currently parish priest of Our Lady and All Saints in Stourbridge in Dudley. I know of the great work that is happening in this parish through friends and am very excited about him coming to Nottingham. We are very blessed to have Mgr McKinney as our new Bishop. He is a very caring and passionate Parish Priest, a great teacher and is committed to spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. He is an apostle for the 21st Century. Mr Cuomo and I have written to Mgr McKinney to welcome him to the diocese and have invited him to come to the School next year to get to know us better. Please keep him in your prayers through these next few months as he prepares for his Ordination on Friday 3rd July and this new ministry in Nottingham.

Fundraising The parishioners at the Good Shepherd Church organised a St George’s Day pub quiz to help our Lourdes students. It was a very fun evening, the staff team came 2nd and we raised £272! Many of our musicians played in the Nottinghamshire Catholic Schools Gala Concert with students from the Becket, Trinity and All Saints. The great talent of our student was wonderful to see. The school band performed Miss Craven’s arrangements of Waterloo Sunset and Skyfall which was accompanied by some beautiful singing. We also had solo and duet performances from Lizzie Harrison on the piano, played with skill that amazed everyone; Amy Hoyle’s incredible classical guitar performance; Grace Hodgett- Young’s beautiful performance of Impossible with Madison Moss-Hayes on the guitar; and finally the brother and sister medley from Sam and Bethan Jones. The money raised was for the sick and retired priest’s fund with £1000 raised!

Prayer Request Please also keep me in your prayers, on Saturday 23rd May I will be getting married! I know myself and the future Mrs Hopkins would appreciate your prayers as we begin married life together.

Have a wonderful half term.

Joe Hopkins Lay Chaplain Extra Curriculum Timetable

Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri

Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast · LRC open for · Polish club · LRC open for · Polish club breakfast 7.30am breakfast 7.30am · · LRC open for · Morning Grace · Morning Grace · LRC open for breakfast 7.30am in the Chapel in the Chapel breakfast 7.30am · Morning Grace in · Morning Grace · Morning Grace in the Chapel in the Chapel the Chapel

Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime

· LRC open · Polish club · Girls Basketball · Polish club · ICE open All Years · Y 10/11 Girls · ICE open · Boys & Girls Table · Boys & Girls Cheerleading Tennis · Y8/9 Boys Volleyball · Backgammon Basketball · Y7 Boys Club - E15 · GCSE Technology · Boys Basketball Basketball— · BTEC Booster Y11 Team Team Practice · PE BTEC · LRC open Session Y11 Practice Booster · Backgammon · ICE open · LRC open · GCSE Art Club Club—E15 · Y7 Cheerleading · Backgammon · Fashion Club · LRC open · Fashion Club Club—E15 · GCSE Tech · Readerholics · GCSE Art Club · Science club—E14 · Backgammon · ICE open · Confession in · GCSE German Club—E15 the Chapel · GCSE Tech (monthly) · ICE open · Backgammon · Y8-Y11 · GCSE French & Club—E15 Cheerleading Spanish

· Fashion Club · Mass in the Chapel · Anime Club E5 · Puzzle Club— M1 · GCSE French & Spanish

After School After School After School After School After School · Girls Rounders · GCSE · Y11 Maths · Girls Football All · Sports Fixtures Technology Revision Years · GCSE Italian · GCSE English · School Band · Boys Football · Homework Club Catch Up · Girls · Afterschool Club · GCSE Tech Cheerleading - 3.30pm—5pm Y10/11 · GCSE · GCSE Business— Geography · GCSE child U10 development— · Homework Club U10 · GCSE Tech

· GCSE Business · Bronze & Silver Studies DofE · Technology Club · Homework Club · GCSE History Revision

Sports News

Year 8 Boys Rugby Team County Cup Success

On Wednesday 22nd April, the Year 8 boys rugby team represented Gedling at the County Finals held at Mellish Rugby Club. The top eight teams in the county were there, each team representing their district in Nottinghamshire.

The tournament began with two groups of four, with Christ the King drawn with Southwell Minster, Ashfield School and Trinity School. Christ the King defeated Ashfield (15-5) in the first game, and followed that up with wins against Southwell Minster (15 – 5) and Trinity (15-5) to book their place in the semi finals, where they faced Quarrydale School for a place in the final. Tries from Harrison (2), Mead and Simpson (2) saw them comfortably win the game 25 – 5, with the boys now facing West Bridgford in the final.

The final was always going to be a tight affair, with West Bridgford School winning all five games to get to the final. West Bridgford took an early lead but a try by Niall Simpson meant that the game was tied at 5-5 with only four minutes to go. The Christ the King team continued to push for the match winning try but a clever breakaway from the West Bridgford scrum half led to them taking the game 10-5 and being crowned County Cup Champions.

Although the Christ the King team was disappointed with a silver medal, Mr Riding was really proud of the team’s achievements based on how far they have improved since the start of Year 7. As a consequence of their impressive performances this year, three of the players have been selected to attend the Leicester Tiger’s Development Programme and this is testament to the improvement they have made in the last 18 months.

Netball

Thursday 5th March saw Christ the King host the Gedling Primary Schools’ Netball High 5 Championships. Ten primary schools from around the borough of Gedling entered the competition and the eventual winners were Sacred Heart School, just finishing ahead of Salterford House School who finished in 2nd place. A big thanks goes to all of the primary schools for attending and also to our Year 10 Netball umpires who did a fantastic job in umpiring all of the fixtures.

We look forward to hosting the next netball event in three weeks time.

Mr Riding, Head of Boys PE Technology

Technology Enterprise – Mother’s Day Magic ! Mother’s Day is a special day of the year where mums get the day off and get pampered, looked after, some even cooked for! At CTK to save some mums from the lastminute.com chocolates, we went for the more personal touch. With a range of customers from across the years, Abigail Cassey and Holly Barnett from Year 8 worked their magic to bring that little sparkle for some lucky mums! Well done ladies for your hard work and efforts. Individual orders can be placed at any point during the year, as well as bulk corporate orders. Speak to Mr Bull for prices.

The A-level students are proving that they can take design and move it forward in leaps and bounds. The Textiles projects continue to grow with complexity with sustainability being a huge influence. With the practical almost completed the denim pieces are made from recycled jeans and, by using the laser cutter, butterflies have been etched and then cut out before fabricating them to the next piece. Paige Farrelly has a strong future in this design field as she moves towards university.

Up and coming Technology Trips and Clubs !

We will be visiting Cadbury World in Bourneville, Birmingham on Thursday 25th June 2015 with our GCSE Food students. The aim of the visit is to allow them to see and experience the production line and the packaging plant as well as receiving a seminar from a Cadbury specialist on production methods, quality assurance and new product developments.

We are also taking Year 7 and 8 to the Thinktank in Birmingham on Wednesday 3rd June 2015. The Thinktank is the UK’s award winning Technology and Science museum offering an experience from steam engines and talking robots through to gurgling guts and a chocolate wrapping machine. The Thinktank has over 200 hands-on displays on Science and Technology for the students to experience and learn from. Exhibitions over the levels include Made it, Power up, The Street, The Science Garden, Nanotechnology and Emotive Robots!

Clubs for Year 7 to include…..

Club 1 – Bird Box Project. A five week project where students will be working towards enhancing the environment of the school by manufacturing bird boxes for future use by our local airborne residents. The hope is that animals learn their location and trust the new pieces of their environment using them in the spring of 2016. Places are limited to 24. Dates: Tuesday 5th, 12th, 19th May. Tuesday 2nd and 9th June

Club 2 – 1* Chef Award. Sainsburys, through their Active Kids programme, offer the Chef Awards through schools. Over four sessions the students will build on their current food knowledge and practice to develop and produce two practicals. Places are limited to 16. Dates: Tuesday 16th, 23rd, 30th June and 7th July

Club 3 – Garden Plaque Project. Over the four week period students will shape, add a finish and then typography to the finished piece to create a garden plaque for their chosen environment. Places are limited to 25 Dates: Monday 15th, 22nd, 29th and 6th July

Primary liaison Primary Liaison has been very strong this term with activities across the board. Technology and Science staff have worked with Holy Cross, St Margaret Clitherow, Sacred Heart and The Good Shepherd here with their Year 5s to undertake Technology. They hand crafted a piece to assist them with their reading to support World Book by shaping the material to make it more aesthetically pleasing, before using heat treatment to create a book mark. In Science they used flints dipped in metal solutions with a little heat treatment from the bunsen burners to see what reaction and colour was given off in the process. With safety goggles on and their Bunsen Burner licences they truly looked the part. All Year 5 classes had a fantastic time and left to tell their parents, teachers and Head Teacher what a fantastic time they had had and if it would be possible to do more in the future. Mr Bull has also been heading out to the Primary schools working with mainly Year 5 on sensory analysis to expand their pallet and awareness of foods with great success. A new project for this year also combines STEM related subjects allowing students to create, build, finish and then test their master pieces in a very short space of time. With more to come in the summer term watch this space!

Mr Bull, Head of Design Technology Goodbye, Au revoir, Adiós, Ciao, Auf Wiedersehen, Do widzenia. zàihuì 再会, Adeus.

It is with sadness that after 28 years at Christ the King I have finally decided it is the right time to retire and start checking things off my personal bucket list. I am going to travel to places I've always wanted to go to and haven't been. I am going to read books that have been waiting on my 'must read' list for years. I will garden, learn new skills, play with my grandchildren, visit art galleries, enjoy being around family and friends... In short, I plan to LIVE.

Working at Christ the King has been a wonderful, fulfilling experience. Over the years, I have seen so many changes. I have worked with several head teachers, beginning with Tom Moore and ending with Carlo Cuomo who I feel undoubtedly has rejuvenated Christ the King to an excellence to be proud of. I have also worked with numerous teachers who I am sure lots of past pupils (now parents themselves) will recognize – Helen Stuart, Ian Gough-Jones, Kevin Durkan, Ben Wilkinson, Pat Pike, Pam Gillies, John Cotgrave, Tony Connor, Angela Barrand, Yvonne Rowley, Sue Montoya, Mike Bussey, Mark Frettingham, Chris Davies – to name but a few! I really could list hundreds… who not only have been amazing teachers but personally very good friends.

Reading and marking this year alone has been quite a feat! I have lessons with all Year 7 and 8 pupils and, on average, each pupil has presented me with 10 homework tasks on the books they have read – this equates to me reading and marking approx. 3,000 pieces of work - but I so love this part of my job. The amount of effort some pupils put into their “Shakespeare” “Final Chapter” “Read, Create, Illustrate” (to name but a few) tasks is incredible and I have always felt privileged to read and share their work with other pupils and teachers. Hopefully, I have helped to nurture a love for reading and literature for the rest of their lives.

Reflection is a wonderful thing. I have watched students who come as small, very anxious Year 7’s grow into tall, confident and mature Year 11’s. This includes my own children, Craig and Georgina who attended CTK and ended with an outstanding education. Working with children and students is both a privilege and a pleasure, watching them develop both physically and mentally from childhood to adults. I will unquestionably miss this part of my job more than any other.

Once again I would like to express my gratitude for being part of such a brilliant school community. I feel blessed beyond measure that I have worked in such a wonderful, caring school with outstanding colleagues and amazing students. May it continue. God Bless you all.

Moe Edwards Learning Resource Centre Manager (Librarian) 1987 to 2015 Goodbye, Au revoir, Adiós, Ciao, Auf Wiedersehen, Do widzenia. zàihuì 再会, Adeus.

I cannot even think about the amount of pupils I have met from the time I started my life at CTK in 1987. The mathematicians amongst you will appreciate that each year I meet approximately 150 Salters Chemistry Festival pupils in Year 7, times this by 28 years which equates to 4.200 pupils – that’s quite a few names to remember! I have had over 160 lunchtime librarians who voluntarily help organize, run and man The final event of the day was a Thunder and Lightning lecture the Learning Resource Centre with me at break / lunchtime with wonderful enthusiasm and fervor. provided by some of the Lecturers from The School of Thank you all! Chemistry, demonstrating the different ways chemical reactions give off energy, usually accompanied by a loud bang. Reading and marking this year alone has been quite a feat! I have lessons with all Year 7 and 8 The finale of the lecture showed how a wax candle could be pupils and, on average, each pupil has presented me with 10 homework tasks on the books they fired from a musket through several sheets of plywood. have read – this equates to me reading and marking approx. 3,000 pieces of work - but I so love this On Tuesday 19th May four Year 8 students and Dr Crook set off part of my job. The amount of effort some pupils put into their “Shakespeare” “Final Chapter” to the University of Nottingham to take part in the Salters “Read, Create, Illustrate” (to name but a few) tasks is incredible and I have always felt privileged to Chemistry Festival. In the morning James West, Anioa read and share their work with other pupils and teachers. Hopefully, I have helped to nurture a love for reading and literature for the rest of their lives. Jackowska, Hananh Harrison and Kwame Ansong were challenged to solve a murder mystery using chemistry tests Reflection is a wonderful thing. I have watched students who come as small, very anxious Year 7’s and forensic techniques. They then had to write a police grow into tall, confident and mature Year 11’s. This includes my own children, Craig and Georgina report which detailed who who attended CTK and ended with an outstanding education. Working with children and students committed the crime and why. is both a privilege and a pleasure, watching them develop both physically and mentally from In the afternoon they had to keep childhood to adults. I will unquestionably miss this part of my job more than any other. the dilithium crystals on the

Once again I would like to express my gratitude for being part of such a brilliant school community. Starship Enterprise at 10.5˚C for I feel blessed beyond measure that I have worked in such a wonderful, caring school with a minute using a chemical reaction. Unfortunately, CTK outstanding colleagues and amazing students. were not the prize winners, but we didn’t come last either May it continue. God Bless you all. having met the challenges successfully both times.

Moe Edwards Learning Resource Centre Manager (Librarian) 1987 to 2015 Dr Crook, Science Teacher Is Your Child Entitled To a Free School Meal? Eating well at the right time is proven to have a significant impact on the learning and the ability to concentrate of young people. It is extremely important that young people are well equipped for school and ready to learn. One contributing factor to this is eating healthily. At Christ the King, we understand the financial difficulties that some parents experience on a daily basis and we would like you to consider applying for a free school meal, if you think you are eligible. If you are entitled to one of the following benefits, you may be entitled to claim:

 income support  income based jobseeker’s allowance  income related employment support allowance  support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999  child tax credit, provided you are not entitled to working tax credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190 guarantee element of state pension credit

Because we are a cashless school, all students in receipt of a free school meal remain anonymous and the information is treated as private and confidential. There is no longer the need to feel that there is a ‘stigma’ attached to students in receipt of a free meal.

You may or may not be aware that claiming your entitlement to a free school meal also now guarantees your child access to additional funding which could help with the purchase of uniform, school equipment and contributions to school trips.

If you live in Nottinghamshire visit the County Council website or call 01623 433009. If you live in the City of Nottingham visit the Nottingham City Council website or call 0115 915 4084. Farewell to Year 13 On Friday 15th May our Year 13 students left the school to begin study leave for their final exams. Their Leaver’s Mass was very emotive, followed by two very touching speeches from Head Boy, Daniel Bartley and Head Girl, Bethan Jones; amusing Alternative Awards presented by Mr Akers and a Celebrity Lookalike presentation by Sophie Houten. Daniel demonstrated excellent speaking skills, entertaining and reminding us of times past, whilst Bethan moved many students to tears with her heart felt presentation. This was followed by a delicious buffet in the newly refurbished Common Room completed by a delicious CTK cake created by our own Nikki Saxton.

All of our Year 13 students will be sorely missed and we wish them all the best for their exams and future hopes and aspirations.

Mrs Akers & Miss Nokes Heads of 6th form

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