Cardinal Newman Catholic School...2021/02/05  · Cardinal Newman Catholic School Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company Newsletter 11 5th February 2021 I sought to hear the voice

NEWSLETTER

Cardinal NewmanCatholic School

Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company

Newsletter 11 5th February 2021

I sought to hear the voice of God and

climbed the topmost steeple, but God

declared: "Go down again - I dwell

among the people.

We are absolutely delighted at today's announcement.

Cardinal Newman Catholic School has been identified as one of the schools to receive a new

school building!

Emma O'Connor

Press Release

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Staff and students at Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondaryschool are delighted with the announcement from theDepartment for Education that the school is one of the first 50schools to be rebuilt as part of the Government’s new SchoolRebuilding Programme.The school, originally built in 1969 by local company Deeleys,is one of 7 schools in the Holy Cross Catholic Multi AcademyCompany (MAC) that was formed in September 2019.It is expected that work on the new £20 million school will startin Autumn 2021 and will create a modern educationenvironment with new state of the art facilities.

Headteacher Ms O’Connor said “It is great news that CardinalNewman Catholic School has been identified as one of the 50schools to benefit from a new building.I am personally over the moon! This school benefits from suchfantastic staff whose commitment to the community isoutstanding. To be able to serve the parents and students in astate of the art, purpose built school is something everyonedeserves."

John Teahan, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Holy CrossCatholic MAC, said “We are really delighted and very excitedto be embarking on this project. The new building programmewill be enhanced by the current £4 million investment for a newcanteen block due to be completed in June. Together they willgive our students a fantastic new learning environment todevelop even further the many successes and strengths of theschool.”

REMOTE LEARNING SURVEY & SUPPORT

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On Thursday 5th February, we sent a link to all parents via the Xpressions App to a parental survey on remote learning.

Thank you to all those parents who have already completed the survey. We have contacted any parents who left their details for a call back, all

other responses are anonymous.The link is live until 4pm on Monday 8th February.

Thank you for your time and for supporting the school.

Key contact information1. If you or your child are having any issues regarding Microsoft Teams or email

accounts, please email: [email protected]. If you are struggling with resources, financially or with free school meals, please

contact: [email protected]

For Pastoral Support or lesson engagement support, please contact your child's tutor and Head of Year:Year 7: [email protected] 8: [email protected] 9: [email protected] 10: [email protected] 11: [email protected] 12/13: [email protected]

For all other enquiries, please contact: [email protected] telephone number: 02476332382

If you require support with a particular subject, please contact the class teacher in the first instance or the head of department. Email addresses for Heads of Departments, can be

found on the school website: www.cncs.school under 'Departments'.

FURTHER SUPPORT – Remote Learning 2021On our school website under 'COVID-19' you will find several

useful documents such as: Remote Learning Guides for students and parents, mental health and wellbeing resources and the

letters that have been sent to parents regarding remote learning.If you do require any other support or guidance, do not hesitate

to contact us. We are here to help.

Remote Learning Progress Reviews

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What is coming next week!

To inform parents and carers about how their

child is doing during their remote learning in January and February,

we will be sending home a 'Remote

Learning Progress Review' detailing

'Knowledge - gained scores' and a 'Remote Engagement Grade' to all parents of students

in Year 7-10 and Year 12.

Parents should receive this in the post by

Friday 12th February 2021.

For Year 7 and Year 8, parents will receive data on English, Maths, Science and RE. Year 9 and Year 10, parents will receive

English, Maths, Science and RE plus option subjects.

All year groups will receive a remote engagement grade (4 being outstanding, 1 being requires improvement)

*Please note if a child receives an "X" on this review, it means that they did not complete the knowledge review.

Welfare and Support

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Free School Meals

If you think that your child might be entitled to receive a free school meal, but you are not currently in receipt of one, please contact us on [email protected] and we will see what we can do to support you during this challenging period.

Are you in need of support?

Equally, if you are struggling financially and need help with resources, please contact us on the same email, [email protected].

Equipment support

After half term, we will be moving to a different provider for free school meal vouchers. The new company is called Edenred and you will receive an email during the half term week with guidance on how to download the vouchers.

There is no change to the value of the vouchers and they can be redeemed at the same food outlets: Aldi, Asda, Iceland, Morrisons, Sainsburys and Tesco.

Parents will receive 2 vouchers. The first will provide a voucher for the half term holiday and the second will be sent during the week commencing 15th February which will cover the 2 weeks after half term.

Packs of essential school equipment were sent out to students receiving free school meal vouchers last week. These packs included classwork books, pens, pencils and highlighters. If you require any additional resources, please contact us on the email below.

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Class Charts League Tables

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Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard at home. You have been enthusiastic and completed some fantastic work via remote learning. We continue to be impressed by the amount

of time and detail so many of you put into your learning.

• This week's tables cover the period from Wednesday 27th January to Wednesday 3rd February 2021.

• Year 8 have claimed top spot with a phenomenal 7210 points! Honorable mention to both Year 7 and Year 9 this week though!

• Well done to Niamh Cotterill in 8SRD, who topped the individual pupil points chart with 32positive points!

Individual Student Recognition - Top 5

Year 7

Year 8

Roisin JONES 7ECK 27Emilia CIECKA 7PRN 26Grace LEAPE 7ECK 24Jasmine LYSIK 7ECK 24Mylee THOMAS 7NOE 24

Niamh COTTERILL 8SRD 32Daniel AHEARN 8SRD 28Grizel OSEI 8TGN 28Faye TAYLOR 8NSI 27Holly TAYLOR 8NSI 27

Year 07 6710

Year 08 7210Year 09 6152Year 10 4916

Year 11 3795

Class Charts League Table

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Individual Student Recognition

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Sonny MCGOVERN 9TEN 30Orlagh HARVEY 9ECM 24Millie SHINE 9TEN 24Zachary CORTEZ 9OCN 23Ashpreet DEHAL 9TEN 23

Amazing KIASUNGUA 10SPX 24Rutendo MUTELISO 10RDS 21Kaylah-Albright TCHANI 10SSH 21Angel QAZI 10SPX 20Nicole WARD 10RDS 20

Lauren HUMPHREYS 11BON 20Harsimran NAGRA 11AMI 20Miriam MONGA 11AMI 18Ben ROYLE 11AMI 16Brodie LOWE 11LEN 15Gabriela ZAWADA 11LEN 15

Whole School Competitions

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Mr. McLintock

Tutor Points Top 2 Students7EBG 501 Anne Rishana Robinson and Aoibheen Walsh

8KAN 539 Ameera Iqbal and Bridget Williams

9SON 528 Benjamin Charlton and Milly Bennell-Low

10AHR 517 Judith Masih and Andrew McElroy

11ANO 335 Hatreena Sritharan and Ellie Patrick

We enter our second week of competitions for Years 7-11 and every day the numbers are going up! Every tutor group across the school are showing how fantastic they can be as students

and engagement has been excellent.

However, we must select a winning form from each year group, so congratulations to the winning groups below:

This week's overall winner with a brilliant 539 points is.....

8KAN!!

Library Information

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Book Reviews

Please keep sharing your book reviews with me.I love to hear what you

have been reading recently.

Sora Reading ProgrammeIt is fantastic to see so many

students accessing Sora! Please continue to use it during

lockdown. Remember if you any have questions please contact

me: [email protected]

This week's review...

Hello, reading on Sora is a good app that I use to read books. It keeps me entertained and I enjoy reading on it. Recently I have read a book called Mockingbird that I definitely recommend. It is about a young girl with Asperger's syndrome and she and her dad must deal with the loss of her brother. It is like a rollercoaster for Caitlyn because of her Asperger's. But I definitely recommend this book.

By Aoibheen Walsh 7EBG

World Book Day 2021More information coming soon...

World Book Day

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World Book Day will take place this year on Thursday 4th March 2021. Although

we are remote learning, we will still be sure to celebrate this fantastic event.

We will soon be calling on YOU to help us celebrate... So, get thinking: what is

your favourite book? What is the last book you read? Has lockdown impacted

your reading habits? How can you show your love of books?

Let us step away from the screen and celebrate something technology cannot

control: the beauty of a book.

More information to follow.

City of Culture

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This week marks the beginning of our City of Culture journey.

Why Coventry?

This is the city where movement began, from innovation in the transport

industry to a history of activism. Our city has moved people for centuries. For a

whole year, we will celebrate our city with events, music, dance, theatre, and

large-scale spectacle.

Our first enrichment activity celebrates inspirational characters from our great city.These talented individuals all went to Cardinal Newman and grew up in Coventry. We have some fantastic ex pupils who have gone on to inspire others on a global scale.

Tom Watts -The Enemy

Declan Bennett

Jordon Bolger -Peaky Blinders

City of Culture

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• Over the next month we would like you to contribute to our celebrations by producing a biography of someone you find inspirational that is from/lives within Coventry. This will need to include:

• Who they are? (Name, age, background)

• Where locally in Coventry they are from?

• Why they are an inspirational character to you?

• This needs to be displayed in the most creative and attractive manner possible. There will be a winner selected from each year group whose work will be displayed and they will receive a prize.

• Deadline for this first task is the 1.3.2021. You will submit your work via your tutor on Teams.

Ms Oakman’s inspirational

character, from Coventry, is a man called Mark

Woods. He has taken part in 35 major

expeditions over 18 years, covering over 10,000

kms of polar ice and connecting with 1 million

children in 34 different countries. He was born

and lives in Coventry.

Head to the school

Facebook page to see

his personalised

message to the

students of Cardinal

Newman.

Your Task

Art Competition

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In celebration of the launch of our Art Department Twitter accountwe would like to invite all students to help us design our coverimage. The image can be of anything, ideally something whichdemonstrates positivity and creativity. The piece can be created inany materials you may have at home. It could even be a digitalpiece, sculpture or photo. The winning image will take pride ofplace on our art Twitter cover page!There will be an individualwinner from each year group.The year group winners willthen be voted for by all thestudents in school.

“What skills would you like to develop?”

“Art and drawing”“I would like to have more artistic opportunities”

“Art competitions would be good fun”

The Cardinal Newman Catholic Schoolstudent reps from Years 7–9 met lastweek. One of the key discussion pointswas about more opportunities, specificallyartistic opportunities. So, you asked, andwe are now going to deliver on this.

Deadline - Sunday 21st February 2021If you have any questions: [email protected]

Year 7 – Miss KeaneStudent Newsletter

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Hello to all Year 7,Here we are at the end of week 5 of remote learning which means we are hopefully getting closer to a time when we can all be together again. The block is certainly very quiet without you all here! There is lots going on outside of your normal lessons and I know you are all working very hard on your 'City of Culture' project.Hopefully, you have all received your card and jigsaw piece in the post! We wanted to remind you that you are still very much part of our Year 7 community and if anyone of you is missing then it just wouldn't be the same without you!Keep up all the hard work and commitment. You continue to make us very proud! Stay safe and keep smiling.God Bless, Miss Keane

YEAR 7 STUDENT VOICES

Miss Keane

This week I asked Year 7 to send me their Top Tips for Teams Learning, let's hear from two of them...

To

Top tips for Learning in Lockdown.Sadie Wood 7SWN• If you can’t hear the teacher leave and rejoin.• If you want to ask a question - raise your hand

(which is the third button) or type it in the chat.• If you are using Bluetooth headphones and they

are not working press the sound icon and tick the Bluetooth headphones tab not the device tab.

• If the ppt is stuck on a slide leave and rejoin.(ppt means PowerPoint).

• Don’t go off the meeting or the ppt might get stuck on a slide.

• If your WIFI isn’t working send an email to your teacher and explain and you will do the work later.

• Always attend the lesson otherwise you will get a negative point.

Top tips for Learning in Lockdown.Aoibheen Walsh 7EBGTop tips for Microsoft Teams• Always be prepared with paper and

pens.• Be punctual• Be respectful and appropriate• Remove all distractions• Listen carefully• Interact• Most importantly have fun

Year 7 – Miss KeaneStudent Newsletter

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ENGAGEMENT RACE

Top Tutor Groups

1ST EBG

2ND ECK

3RD SWN

YEAR 7 STARS OF THE WEEK

ABK PHEOBE LYONS SWN CHARLOTTE PARKER

NMI ASHWINIKAA JEGATHESWARAN

EBG CIARAN O'BRIEN

PRN EMILIA CZUWARA ADDO

CML JOSHUA FURCHEL

CHT CEALAN O'BRIEN ECK GERARD GALLAGHER

NOE CHARLIE WARD ASR RYAN COLHOUN

TOP ASPIRE POINTS IN JANUARYRoisin JONES 7ECK 169

Grace LEAPE 7ECK 159

Gerard GALLAGHER 7ECK 151

Jasmine LYSIK 7ECK 145Mylee THOMAS 7NOE 145Oliver DUGGAN 7ABK 144

Olivia WARNER 7ECK 144

Alyssa FERNANDES 7CHT 143

William HARRISON 7CHT 143

Caelan O'BRIEN 7CHT 141

YEAR 7 ENRICHMENT

Storm from ASR had great fun in the snow last week!

Grace from ECK made a new pupil to join the Online Learning in the Monster

Challenge

Roisin's cabbage was a lot more fun when she turned into Monster Food for our

Monsters Challenge

Physical Education

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Year 7

PE at home – performer of the week: Daithi Houston

Mr Wilson'sTop Tip of the Week

Outstanding PerformanceBy Kurtis Docherty 7NMI

Exercise How many did you do in

30 seconds?

High knees 35Jumping jacks 30

Squats 23Lunges 19

Plank raises 17Climbers 34

Bicycle crunches 14Leg raises 15

Knee pull ins 22Push ups 13

‘I don’t count my sit-ups. I

only start counting once it

starts hurting.’’

STAR OF THE WEEK – Kurtis Docherty 7NMI For his outstanding engagement with his PE lessons

Physical Education

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Physical Education

Physical Education

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Year 8 – Miss OakmanStudent Newsletter

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Dear Year 8,Another week of remote learning has passed us by, we have

continued to shine in our engagement and attitude to towards our learning. Your snow photos have been a highlight for me this week, seeing you all outside and happy brightened my day. Keep

up the hard work , please ensure regarding your lessons you email your teacher directly. Remember this month in our daily

emails we will be participating in Friendship February, take part in our daily challenges and spread kindness during this difficult

time. This week's article was written by Kelsey Powell 8LHR:

Miss Oakman

Holocaust Memorial Day,

This week in assembly we focused on remembering those who lost their lives

during the Holocaust. We learnt that Holocaust memorial Day is celebrated on the

27th of January every year. It is a day where we remember all the all those who

lost their lives in the genocide that took place during WW2. The Holocaust went

on from 1941 till 1945. This was not just Jewish people but others that Hitler

persecuted for being different.

It is important that we celebrate Holocaust Memorial Day because we need to

remember how far we have come, how we have learnt from the past and how we

need to continue to educate ourselves, so this never happens again.

Holocaust Memorial Day is a day for everyone to remember the millions of people

who were killed, or whose lives have been changed, by the Holocaust.

On this day we also remember the people who have been affected by Nazi

persecution and terrible crimes committed during conflicts.

Holocaust Memorial Day is a key event highlighted of the national calendar. What

could be more important to celebrate every year on the 27th of January other

than the Holocaust?, My point of view is that most people think that Holocaust

Memorial Day has been with us since the end of the war, but according to my

research and learning inside and out of school that’s far from the truth. There are

genocide's that still take place today and we must stand up against this.

By Kelsey Powell.

Year 8 – Miss OakmanStudent Newsletter

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Well done to 8MCN for winning the Tutor Trophy

this week!

Name TutorPoints

TotalPoints

Victoria PRZYBYLSKA 8HSE 3 18

Jonathan SIQUEIRA 8HSE 3 18

Name Tutor Points

TotalPoints

EvieBENNELL-LOW 8JCG 5 20

Name TutorPoints

TotalPoints

Daniel BIEN 8KAN 3 16

Kymani CRUZ 8KAN 3 16

Thamizhini JEYAKANTH 8KAN 3 16

Aurelia WISNIEWSKA 8KAN 3 16

Courtney BLACKBIRD 8KAN 3 16

Nadia URBANSKA 8KAN 3 16

Name TutorPoints

TotalPoints

Maddison SHAW 8LHR 3 18

Hannah HUMPREYS 8LHR 5 18

Kelsey POWELL 8LHR 5 18

Riley HILTON 8LHR 5 20

Name TutorPoints

TotalPoints

Sofiya CAREY 8MCN 5 20

Alyssa ELLIS 8MCN 5 20

Thomas HEATH 8MCN 5 20

Maja KOCANDA 8MCN 5 20

Zuzanna SZAFRANIEC 8MCN 5 20

Zuzanna TAMS 8MCN 5 20

Name TutorPoints

TotalPoints

Marissa SCOPE 8NSI 5 20

Faye TAYLOR 8NSI 5 20

Holly TAYLOR 8NSI 5 20

Abigail THOMPSON 8NSI 5 20

Name TutorPoints

TotalPoints

Ava WHITTLE 8RCY 3 16

ElizabeteKOKOREVICA 8RCY 5 16

Name Tutor PointsTotalPoints

GabrielleNARTEY 8SRD 5 18

MargaritaSANCHEZ 8SRD 5 20

Name TutorPoints

TotalPoints

Isabella JACKSON 8TGN 5 20

Nicole KOTOWSKA 8TGN 5 20

Grizel OSEI 8TGN 5 20

TutorPercentageWk 4 Winning Tutor Wk4

Overallwinningtutor group

8MCN 86% 1 2

8NSI 83% 2 1

8KAN 81% 3 5

8JCG 77% 4 3

8LHR 76% 5 4

8SRD 72% 6 7

8TGN 71% 7 6

8HSE 70% 8 8

8RCY 69% 9 9

Year 9 – Mr Poole

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Student Newsletter

Mr R. Poole

Welcome to the Year 9 area of the

school newsletter. I hope that you and your families are keeping safe during this time.

We have now approached the end of our fifth week of remote learning. Well done for engaging

with your lessons, completing enrichment activities and taking part in tutor sessions. You

have risen to the challenge of remote learning and have done a wonderful job in the process. I am incredibly proud of all your commitment so far.

Mr. Poole – Head of Year 9

In Year 9, we run a weekly tutorleague. Tutor groups are givenpoints based on their overallengagement with remote learning,number of ASPIRE points and thenumber of negative points. Thehighest in each category receivesthe most points working down tothe lowest ranked tutor for eachcategory.

Last term this was fiercelycompeted and in the end, 9TENtook the win, closely followed by9CLR and then 9AMW.

So far this term, we have 3 tutorgroups all competing at the top forthe number one spot, but who willtake it at the end of next week?Well done to both 9CLR and 9TEN,both currently sat in first place!

Akilan Rahulan 9NWH 327

Brodie Jones 9OCO 280

Ashpreet Dehal 9TEN 276

Millie Shine 9TEN 269

Matthew McBrearty

9TEN 267

Our amazing students arealso very competitivewhen it comes to ASPIREpoints. Our top 5 totalASPIRE changes almostevery week as there are alarge number of pupilswith really high amountsof them. Well done tothis weeks top 5 ASPIREscorers!

Weekly Tutor League

Year 9 – Mr Poole

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Student Newsletter

Stars of the week

Congratulations to our top 10 ASPIRE scorers last week. Even during

lockdown, your ASPIRE points are something to be

extremely proud of!

Head of YearStar of the Week

Zach McDermott

Head of YearStar of the Week

Milly Bennell-Low

9AMW

Liam Dowse

9BNE

Malaika Kanwal

9CLR

Aoife McGorisk

9ECM

Zachary Cortez

9NWH

Victoria Zikavska

9OCO

Priyanka Pallan

9SON

Aine Riley

9TEN

Jack Jeganathan

Ashpreet Dehal 9TEN 26

Zachary Cortez 9ECM 22

Jessica Davies 9TEN 20

Millie Shine 9TEN 19

Mehetabel Ashraf 9AMW 19

Sienna Chera 9ECM 19

Liam Dowse 9AMW 18

Benjamin Charlton 9SON 18

Esther Aluko 9OCO 18

Sonny McGovern 9TEN 17

Year 10 -Mr McLintockStudent Newsletter

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Staff Photo

Hello again to students and families of Year 10.We enter our fifth week of remote learning since January and as always,

Year 10 have continued to shine in their engagement and attitude towards learning.

We have had a busy few days, with Holocaust Memorial Day and our City of Culture launch. I have been so impressed with the enrichment work that so many of you have submitted. You really are such a talented year

group! As always, please remember to stay positive and work to the very best of your ability during these strange times.

This week's article was written by Abbey Taylor - 10AHR

Student Article

COVID-19, Lockdown, Isolation: this is the reality we all currently face. This isn’t what we want, and it certainly isn’t what we need especially when we face the thoughts of our GCSE’s, but this isn’t forever. Remember that. I know it seems tough now, but I promise it will get better. This is our opportunity to take time for ourselves, think of your future job and how to get there and just enjoy what we have currently.Remote Learning: how do you find it? Can you say you’re trying your absolute best? This time for us is the most crucial for our future especially with the uncertainty ahead. We must try our hardest every day and have no regrets. Treat each day like a normal day of school and always keep a routine, this is the only normality we can get, and it is the best thing you can do. The use of Microsoft teams allows us the opportunity to have high standards of learning, we should utilise this opportunity. Teams is a simple and easy way to send work to teachers, where the live lessons in my opinion are almost as good as normal lessons, but of course there are limitations. We just must make the best of the situation.When it comes to the weekend or after school it is so important to keep motivated, keep active, keep happy. It’s ok to not be ok. So, share your feelings with friends and family; it’s so important right now to keep contact with friends and talk to the people closest to you. Your concerns may even help your family and friends; we’re all in this situation, so be kind and mindful! Especially as we all know that life right now can be like watching paint dry; so, try to keep your daily routines as normal as possible and keep yourself busy. It’s also vital to get some fresh air and a change of scenery, so try to go out for a walk, however just getting active is beneficial. Why not set yourself some goals each week? Or challenges to keep yourself occupied? Like going for a run and pushing for an improved time, or just baking a cake, improving the recipe all the while! I’ve set myself goals and I couldn’t recommend anything better, something to focus on, something to push for. If running and baking is not for you, just listen to some music and take some time to yourself to wind-down. Use this gift of time wisely!This time for all of us is difficult but it’s not forever- remember that. Sometimes you must hurt in order to know, fall in order to grow, lose in order to gain because life’s greatest lessons are learnt through pain. Don’t give up because of one bad chapter in your life. Keep going, your story doesn’t end here. We’re in this together.

By Abbey Taylor

Mr McLintock

Year 10 -Mr McLintockStudent Newsletter

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Weekly Praise

We are continuing to praise students and tutor groups for their efforts over the last week. As always, a huge well done to the students who have achieved the highest

ASPIRE points and the leaders of our year group competition!

Tutor Group

ASPIRE NegativesAccumulative

Points

10ABI 1531 705 82610AHR 2552 280 227210CWD 1857 790 106710RDS 1734 681 1053

10SPX 2017 481 1536

10SSH 2253 511 174210TDS 1687 817 87010TRD 2608 337 2271

Tutor Group

Superstars

10ABI Margret Donzo10AHR Judith Masih10CWD Wiktoria Zambrzycka10RDS Oliwia Szydlowska10SPX Tompaul Makavore10SSH Lewis Masih10TDS Molly Findlater10TRD Adrien Jean

ASPIRE Points Winners

HoY Award

This weeks Head of Year award goes to:

Abbey Taylor 10AHR!

Inter-Year CompetitionCurrent Leaders

Congratulations to:

10AHR

Our current leaders with an amazing

2272 ASPIRE Points!

Year 11 – Mrs DonohueStudent Newsletter

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Hello year 11I cannot tell you how much I am missing you all. The place is so quiet without you all! Congratulations, on another excellent week of remote learning. You have demonstrated both resilience and determination, well done to you all. We are impressed with your commitment you are displaying to your studies, allowing you to development in challenging circumstances. Please ensure you are attending all live lessons and meeting the deadlines set by your class teachers. As always, please contact myself or your tutors should you have any concerns or questions. We will be delighted to hear from you .Keep safe and take care of yourselves. Have a good week everyone.Best wishes

All year 11 students were invited to the

Amazing Virtual Sixth Form Open on the 4TH

February 2021This was a wonderful opportunity for year 11

students to get a sense of Sixth Form life here at Cardinal Newman by finding out about the wide range of subjects on offer and hearing form our teachers and studentsWe hope this evening enabled you to start thinking about your choice’s and helped you with decisions for your future.Your Guide to Sixth FormMaking the transition from school to Sixth Form can be quite a daunting prospect. Year 13 Student Ambassadors have volunteered to work with Years 11, supporting them with the transition from GCSEs to Post-16. Year 11 will be able to email our ambassadors regarding any advice, questions, or general information they may need about Sixth Form, specifically their chosen subjects. We hope this opportunity will be helpful for all those who would like to continue their education at Cardinal Newman following Year 11.

Virtual Sixth Form Open Evening

Mrs. Donohue

Year 11 – Mrs DonohueStudent Newsletter

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Tutor Leader Board

Tutor groupASPIRE LEADER

BOARD11LEN11AMI11HRS11NSD11ANO11BON11RRN

11NML

Tutor group Stars of the week

11AMIMatteo Chicerella

Sairse Akinyemi

11ANOAmon Arnold

Aurelia Bragiel

11RNNOumar Joueniaux

Honey Davies

11NMLJoshusa Amabem

Gaiida Bello

11LENAshley Bell

Lacey –Jo Brock

11HRSRohan Bhoohe

Emily Cojac

11NSDReece JonesShenise Glen

11BONArchie Keenan

Wiktoria Olkawska

In Year 11 we are recognising and rewarding students and tutor groups for their efforts over the last week.

It is a pleasure to share the tutor group stars of the week

and highest ASPIRE points for each Year 11 tutor group.

Head of Year award goes to:

Harsimran Nagra- 11AMI For outstanding effort and

engagement displayed to her remote learning

Congratulations!

The lucky winner in the engagement race last week

was:Dawid Osinski 11NSD

Who will be the lucky winner next week?

Post 16– Miss McHugh

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Student Newsletter

Miss McHugh

Well done to all those students across both year groups who achieved 100% remote attendance for 21st Jan – 27th Jan. A weekly prize draw takes place during assembly to recognise those students who are fully engaged with remote learning. The winners for 21st Jan – 27th Jan were:

Year 13: Rees DaviesYear 12: Maisie Douglas

The 'Talking Point' topic for Sixth form this week

was: Is Social Media damaging our mental health?

Results were:

Virtual Work Experience with Springpod.

Spri000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ngpod are hosting virtual work experience programmes with the UK’s top employers. Whether you’re interested in business, nursing, entrepreneurship, medicine, engineering, journalism, law or finance there's a virtual work experience programme for you. Deadlines vary, you will need to check the website. 9th February is the first programme deadline.

The UK Work Experience programme /HSBC Holdings plcIs for students looking for a work experience placement with a leading global bank. The programme provides opportunities to gain some hands-on experience, develop your knowledge of banking and financial services, and explore the careers available at HSBC in the UK. Deadline 21st Feb

Agree Disagree

Yr13 58% 42%

Yr12 72% 28%

Yr13: Tutor Stars of the week Yr12: Tutor Stars of the week

13AHS Montana Giampaglia 12NBT Alex Howat

13AMY Natalia Bujek 12SES Rebecca Heath

13JDE Samuel Lanphier 12SGL Shannel Moseka

13AHS Jordan Mukalazi 12SKH Libby lawlor

12SSN Christopher Cummins

National Apprenticeship Week – Monday 8 Feb to Friday 12 Feb

• Hear from current apprentices about their experiences.

• Meet and speak to employers apprenticeship providers about what opportunities await you.

• Get expert advice on choosing between your options after school or college.

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Student Leadership Team

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Hello, on behalf of the Student Leadership Team we would like to applaud the efforts everyone is putting in

to ensure that remote learning is as beneficial as possible. Starting this week, the Student Leadership Team will be responsible for a section of the School’s

Newsletter covering a range of different themes, including: Life after Year 13, GCSE/A-Level/BTEC Options and Financial Information for Sixth Form Students. We

look forward to working with our school community and keeping you all updated with the successes of our Post-

16 students.

We will be starting the first issue with a section on opportunities – something that enhances your UCAS Statement, College/Sixth Form applications and CV. This is primarily

targeted at KS4/KS5 pupils:

The first institute offering opportunities for Students in Year 9 – Year 12 is Imperial College London (Ranked #10 in the World). Some of these include: Year 9 Engineering for Girls Summer School Year 11/12 Summer School for prospective Medical Students Year 10 Insights into Science and Engineering Summer School Year 12 Work Experience ProgrammeTo review the full range of programmes (which has an application deadline of March 3rd), please visit the link below:

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/student-recruitment-and-outreach/schools-and-

colleges/students/on-campus-activities/summer-schools/

Secondly, University College London are offering Summer Schools exclusively for Year 12 pupils. They have lots of exciting subjects to choose from including Architecture, Astrophysics, Biosciences, Chemical Engineering, Economics, Fine Art, Geography, Health and Wellbeing Data Science, History, Natural Sciences, and Philosophy.The deadline for applications is Tuesday, 2nd March 11.59am. For more information on these July 2021 Summer Schools, click the link below: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/widening-participation/learners/year-12-and-13/summer-schools/year-12-summer-school-online

‘Strive for progress, not perfection’In uncertain and distressing times like these, we must

remember to be kinder to ourselves; nobody is perfect and continuing to put the effort in each day to improve and

progress is all anybody can ask of you. Think back to where you were this time last year, and you will realise how far you

have come as an individual since then. Be proud of how much you have already achieved, and excited for what you

are working towards next!

Careers

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It is now approaching the time of year when students in Year 11 (and those in Year 13 not going to University should be making applications for next year.

CollegeA lot of students are unsure about making applications without having their estimated grades, but providers are asking students to make applications and leave out grade predictions. Colleges have advised they will interview and offer places on courses and will then put the student on the correct level of course when grades are released.

ApprenticeshipsThe government's own website is the best one to find potential vacancies:https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeshipStudents should start applying for any vacancies they are interested in as they come up and can register for alerts of relevant vacancies, so they don't miss any.

Vacancies will continue to be advertised via the school's Twitter account:

@newmancoventry

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English

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Word of the Week

Fantabulous[ fan-tab-yuh-luhs ](adjective) extremely fine or desirable;

excellent; wonderful

Challenge: Write the opening to a short

story inspired by the title:Legacy

Email your submissions to: [email protected]

ASPIRE points available!

A Teacher Recommends:

The Silence of the Girls- Pat Barker

Miss Aston

Spotlight: Legends Quotation of the Week

‘For all those people who are finding it difficult at the moment: the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will

go away’ Captain Tom’s message of hope after

completing his 100th lap of his walk.

Captain Thomas Moore – 30/04/1920 –02/02/2021

Captain Tom became the face of lockdown one for his inimitable campaign to raise funds for the NHS before his 100th

birthday. His determination and strength made him an inspiration to the nation and

he raised almost £33million Rest in Peace Captain Tom

Work Of The WeekEnrichment Opportunity

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Enrichment Opportunity: READ ON: 12th February 2021

On Friday 12th February selected students from Year 7-8 will be taking part in a creative

writing masterclass ran by local author Rob Ganley in association with Writing West

Midlands.

Students have been selected by their English teachers for their hard work, dedication and

engagement over the period of remote learning

and will have the opportunity to learn from a published writer and commission their own

story.

Congratulations to the chosen students – we can’t wait to share their work with you!

Ms J Devine – English Department

KS3 D&T Competition

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Over the last 2 weeks, our Year 7 and 8 Design and Technology students have been creating their very own Google Doodle based on the theme:

‘I am strong because . . . ‘

As you can see, we have had some outstanding entries showing strength in body, mind and soul. Look out for our winners in next weeks newsletter.

KS3 D&T Competition

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The History Of Coventry

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Coventry's Twinned places around the world

This week our pupils have been exploring the history of Coventry's twinned towns and cities around the world and the reason for these links. Please have a look at some of the great work they have produced.

CAEN

Caen, located in the European country known as France, is the capital of “The French Department of Calvados” in the region ofNormandy. In 1957, a link between Coventry and Caen was established and recognised when the Lord Mayor of Coventry was in Caen, attending the opening of Caen University. Althoughthe first link was officially recognised in 1957, some claim that an unofficial bond goes as far back as December 1946 when the BBC arranged an international broadcast with them on Christmas Day. This is what sparked contact between the mayors. The city is the location of which the University of Caen was founded by King Henry VI of England. It is a productive city with many factories and regular mining. Caen is a city in France located by the River Orne in Normandy.

By Filip Ziwada

VOLGOGRAD

Coventry twinned with Volgograd. As Coventry still lay in ruins, our Civic and Faith leaders reached out to other bombed citiesacross Europe and, as a result, we are one of the most twinnedcities in the UK. We twinned with Volgograd in 1944. VolgogradIs the capital of the Volgograd Oblast in southern Russia. The friendship between Coventry and Volgograd, former Stalingrad, was cemented because both cities experienced the devastation of the Second World War.

By Roisin Jones

For more information visit:https://www.coventry.gov.uk/twintownsandcities

History Stars Of The Week

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Mr Davies Mr Canning

Tyrese Walsh Yr9Christopher Quinn Yr10

Miss Nelson Mrs Good

Daniel McGrory Yr10Caitlin Heaphy Yr11

Kian Murray Yr8Emily Dawson Yr9

Leah Masih Yr11

Riley Hilton Yr8