The Christ’s Chronicles 11th Feb ruary Y e a r 7 B o ys R ug b y Lea g ue T ournament 14th February PACE Drop-in session 4-5pm 16th Feb ruary Y outh Cri me Co nferenc e 21s t-25th F eb ruary Half T erm b rea k 1s t Ma rch Y e a r 9 Parents ev ening 3.3 0-6.30 p m 2nd Ma rch Y ear 9 G ir ls HPV booster injec tion s 7th Ma r c h P T A Me et ing 7pm 11th Ma rc h P T A q uiz nigh t 16th March Ac ademic Review Day Future e ve nts for yo ur diary Special points of interest: Reviews Coming Events Sports News Messages Requests Advertising Inside this issue:S cho ol Conc ert2Aimhigher2/ 3Yea r 9 Op tion 3Young Journalists 4/ 5ASDAN trip 5New buil d upd ate 6Mus ic Con ce rts 6Ski Trip 7St Valentine‟s Day 7 Clubs T imetab le7Good News 8VLE 8S p o rts 9-11 Messages 12-14 January/ Fe bruary 20 11 Issue 73 Welcome to the latest issue of Christ’s School’s newsletter Pleas e c hec k the s c hool spor ts b oa rd for up t o d at e w eekly fixtures Y ou c an als o c hec k the s c hool events c alenda r, whic h is upd at ed reg ul a r ly for more d iary da tes on our websi te a t w ww .christs.richmond.sch.ukOfs ted R ep ort will g o out to a ll parents on Monda y 14th February 2011. ‗Outstanding‘ for pupils outcomes.
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11th February Year 7 Boys Rugby Lea gue Tournam ent
14th February PACE Drop -in session 4-5pm
16th Feb ruary Youth Crime Co nferenc e
21st-25th Feb ruary Half Term break
1st Ma rch Year 9 Parents evening 3.30-6.30pm
2nd Ma rch Year 9 Girls HPV boo ste r injec tions
7th Ma rc h PTA Meet ing 7pm
11th Ma rch PTA quiz night
16th Marc h Acade mic Review Day
Future events for your dia ry
Special points of
interest: Reviews
Coming
Events
Sports News
Messages
Requests
Advertising
Inside this issue: Scho ol Conc ert 2 Aimhigher 2/ 3 Yea r 9 Op tion 3 Young Journalists 4/ 5 ASDAN trip 5 New build upd ate 6 Music Con ce rts 6 Ski Trip 7 St Valentine‟s Day 7
Clubs Timetab le 7 Good News 8 VLE 8 Sports 9-11
Messages 12-14
January/ February 2011 Issue 73
Welcome to the latest issue of Christ’s School’s newsletter
Please c hec k the sc hoo l spo rts boa rd for up to d at e w eekly fixtures
You c an also c hec k the sc hool events c alenda r,
which is upd at ed reg ula rly for more d iary da tes on our we bsite a t
Two year 10 stud ents, Wend y Barnes and Sop hie Jubeh, a re c ontinuing to mee t the
dea d lines and have the ir a rticles published for the Guard ian Young Journalist
sc hem e. Their task is to w rite one a rticle p er month on a loc a l story, ove r a p eriod of
8 months, and to m ake sure tha t it is c hec ked and upload ed onto the Gua rd ian
we bsite by the end of ea c h month.
As we ll as ga ining fanta stic experienc e of w riting for the med ia , they a re building up
a p ortfolio o f work, "I enjoy doing extra resea rc h and find ing out ab out stories in my
loc a l c om munity" c om mente d Wendy. "I've improve d my English writing skills andmet a ll the d ea d lines. This has bee n a rea l c ha lleng e b ut I've ga ined a sense o f sa t-
isfac tion from uploa d ing eac h artic le on time ," added Sop hie.
They are now over ha lf way throug h the sc heme a nd ha ve met eve ry dead line so
far. Provid ing the y keep this up , they will rec eive a p rofessional letter of rec og nition
to a dd to the ir CVs.
Cla ire Lorenz
On the morning of Thursday the 13th Janu-
ary, as a ll the GC SE Drama stud ents a t
Christ's ga thered in the d rama ha ll, there
was a b uzz of exc ited c ha tter. It wa s the
da y of the c onference and no-one knew
exac tly wha t to expe c t. Persona lly, I
thoug ht the d ay wo uld c onsist of o ur stu-
dents doing a workshop in a hall.
After wa lking to the loc a l tra in station a nd
taking two tra ins, we a rrived and I
was p lea santly surprised . The venue w as
a massive thea tre nea r Pic c ad illy Circ us,
and many other sc hoo ls were p resent.
At the c onferenc e there w as a p resenter,
two p ast exam iners, and som e yea r 12d rama students from the Arts Educ a tiona l
The Ski Trip leaves school on the Friday 8th Ap ril and returns on
the 16th April a t ab out 1pm. We a re a ll very excited about the
trip and hop e the snow holds out.
Plea se m ake sure tha t a ll forms are c ompleted and g iven to
Mrs Bean as soon as possible.
Mrs Bean
Ski Trip
Extra-Curric ular Clubs Timetable
St Valentine‘s Day Cake Sale Mrs Perkins Tuto r group , 7E, are ho lding a Valentines Day c akesa le a t lunchtime o n Wed nesday, 14th Feb ruary.
Ca kes, coo kies and love he arts w ill be o n sa le.
The p roc ee ds will go to Grea t Ormond Street Hosp ital.
Christ’s School’s Extra-Curricular Clubs
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayTheatre Club: Year 7
lunchtime
Textiles Club: After school
for KS3
Latin: After school
3-4pm
Science Club: All Years
3.15-4pm
Knitting and Crochet Club
Ms Perkins/Mrs Panesar
After school
Design Technology Club:
(KS4) After school 3.15-
5.15pm
Jazz Band: After school
3.15-4.30pm
Year 10 Textile Master
Classes: lunchtime
GCSE Year 11 Textiles
catch-up: lunchtime
Book Club: Lunchtime in
the library
Brass Ensemble:
Lunchtime
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Chamber Choir: After
school (TBC)
Music Technology Club:
After school 3.15-4.30pm
Chamber Choir: Lunch
time (TBC)
Duke of Edinburgh:
lunchtime
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
N.B. Additional music clubs to be arranged shortly are: Samba Band (a lunchtime tbc), School choir and Orchestra to work on the Easter service. Every lunchtime and
after school there is an informal music club for students and bands to practice for forthcoming events.
Additionally, clubs after school can be subject to change in the event of a parents evening or a school concert etc.
There are also a variety of drop-in sessions offered throughout the curriculum.
I hop e the New Yea r is unfold ing well for you. Christmas seems hard ly to b e ove r
and we a re b eg inning to think of Easter. Som e o f our Design Tec hnolog y and
Textiles stud ents will be m aking the c entre p iec e o f the sc hool Easter service using
metal work and material. We will be thinking about the „thorns in the flesh‟ that
dehumanise our lives tod ay, and wha t we c an do a s ind ividuals and as a
c ommunity to ea se or heal the p ain caused by inhuma nity.
Earlier this week I visited Stra thm ore Sc hool in Ham . The sc hool is a spec ial sc hool
for ch ildren w ith c om plex learning d iffic ulties. We a re ho p ing to build links and forboth school communities to benefit from the gifts all our students bring. We‟re
every much in the early stages of this conversation and I‟ll keep you posted as it
develops.
Christ‟s is a Church of England voluntary-aided sc hoo l and a s suc h one o f my
a ims is for us to b e a plac e w here child ren o f all fa iths and none feel unwe lc om e
and a t home. Last term Rabb i Cha rley Baginsky c ame and led one of our Whole
Sc hool assem blies. At a c onferenc e I me t a lovely co llea gue , Ima m M ona war
Hussa in, who looks a fter the Muslim stud ents a t Eton College. I hope he w ill be
coming in to school before too long. I‟m always on the look -out for speakers whowill insp ire a nd c ap tivate o ur stud ents in Whole Sc hool Assem blies. If you ha ve
any c ontac ts who you know will fulfil that brief and who wo uld be prepa red to
c om e a nd spea k, p lea se c ould you let me know. My ema il add ress is a t the end
of this letter.
At p resent Yr 10 students a re d esigning the planting of the pond and garden on
the sc hool p laying field. This is in memory of Emlyn Wibb erley, the ir fellow stud ent
who died suddenly last year. Once the design is complete we‟ll spend a couple
of Sa turdays p lanting up the g arden. Deta ils about this w ill be sent out w ith the
stud ents who want to be part o f this p rojec t. Early in the summer term Yr 10 willhost a spe c ial op ening c erem ony and rec ep tion.
Emlyn died of a ra re heart c ond ition. Twe lve, ap parently fit, young peop le und er
the a ge of 35 yea rs d ie eac h we ek as a result of an und iagno sed hea rt
c ond ition. While the inc idenc e o f such de a ths is not high c om pared to o ther
following Emlyn‟s death. CRY is currently a new initiative of regular cardiac testing
c linic s that a re availab le free o f charge to any person in the South East who w asborn in 1995. The venue fo r these c linics is the CRY Ce ntre for Inherited
Ca rd iovasc ular Co nd itions and Sports Ca rd iolog y, a t St. Ge orge 's Hosp ital in
Too ting , The sc reening initiative w ill help to lay the found a tions for a na tional
p rog ramme in the future. The foc us on 14-year-olds is bec ause post-pub erty is the
ea rliest ag e tha t proa c tive sc reening is viab le.
If your c hild was born in 1995 and you w ould like to know more about this
sc reening p rog ramme p lease visit the CRY web site (www.c-r-y.org.uk).
When students have a loved one suffering from major illness it isn‟t always easy for them to focus on work at school. When I‟m aware of such things I can provide
extra support for them , and lia ise w ith home if tha t seems helpful. Som etimes
students don‟t find it easy to say what they feel about what‟s happening in their
lives. Som e d o w hat the y need to d o through a rt, music and dram a. Ma ny find
symbols helpful at times when they‟re worried about family. I have a silver tree in
my office. Students c om e in to stic k coloured jew els on the silver lea ves,
representing someone they‟re thinking about at that time. They may also light the
c and les hang ing und er the tree . These things mea n wha teve r the student needs it
to mea n. If your child is having to c op e with illness in the family at th is time and
you‟d like me to offer them extra support, do feel free to email me –
rsc ott@c hrists.richm ond .sc h.uk.
I hop e 2011 is a b lessed and happy year for you and your fam ily.