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Newsletter 1 April — 5 April 2019

What’s On

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Dates for your Diary

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Earth Day

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Bikeability

Year 11 English Revision

Year 7 Parents Afternoon

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Achievement Awards

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Stars of the Week

Supporting Your Child During Exam

Time

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PRIDE AWARDS

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PRIDE AWARDS Cont.

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PE Results

UCAS

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Italian Club

Recent Letters

Library Craft

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Job Advert - Progress Assistant

Weekly Calendar

Monday 1st April No Events

Tuesday 2nd April

Year 12 & 13 Strong Foundation Business Workshop

Year 10 Boys Football vs Easthampstead Park

School at CGS KO 4pm

Wednesday 3rd April

6th Form—Wessex Primary Literacy 2.15pm to

3.15pm

Year 7 Parent afternoon 2.45pm to 4.00pm

Thursday 4th April

Online Parents Safety Awareness Presentation

6.30pm to 8pm

Friday 5th April Year 8 & 9—Girls HPV Immunisation

Committed to Achievement

Photograph by Joe Camplin - Year 9

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Dates for your Diary

Thursday 11 April Year 12—DofE GOLD training Expedition to Sunday 14th

End of Term 4—finish at 12.45pm

Friday 12 April to Monday 22 April EASTER HOLIDAY

Monday 15 April Sports Academy Football Trials

Monday 22 April Year 11 GCSE PE –Practical support sessions

Tuesday 23 April Start of Term 5

Wednesday 24 April

Year 9 Careers Interviews

6th Form—Wessex Primary Literacy 2.15pm to 3.15pm

(every Wednesday)

Thursday 2 May Leavers Concert

Monday 6 May BANK HOLIDAY

Tuesday 7 May Headteacher Surgery 4pm to 6pm

Thursday 9 May Year 12 What Next? 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Friday 10 May Year 9 DofE Bronze Training Trip

Monday 13 May Year 10 Careers Interviews until Thursday 23 May

Friday 17 May Year 10 DofE Bronze Training Trip

Thursday 23 May Year 10 Parents’ Evening

Friday 24 May End of Term 5

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Earth Day

On Wednesday 13th March our class participated in World Earth Day. We were given a task that in four

hours we had to come up with a company and a recycled product. My company was called Plasticgo.co

and we focused on one of the most common causes of plastic pollution, plastic bottles. By giving people

money back for returning bottles we then re-used the bottles for a large range of things like desk tops,

storage containers and toys.

By Theo Hudson 8.2

In the last few weeks we have been collecting plastic to make into things. We had to make our own

company and state how it would help the environment. Each form had a mini competition to see which

company was the best. The winner of each form went into the next round to compete against the rest of

their year.

It was fun listening to the other company ideas and choosing the overall winner. In all it was a very

exciting educational day at Cox Green School. Now we are all more aware of plastic pollution and what it

can do, and we also understand how to look after our local area better.

By another Year 8 student

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Year 7 Parents Afternoon

Dear Year 7 Parents/Carers

The Year 7 team would like to invite you to spend the afternoon at Cox Green School on Wednesday 3rd

April to hear how Year 7 have settled in to Secondary School, meet some of your son/daughter ’s

teachers and see their classrooms.

14:45 – Introduction in Dine @ Cox Green with Ms Spence, Head of Year 7, and presentations from Year 7

15:10 – Tea & Coffee in Dine @ Cox Green

15:25 – Students are welcome to show their parent/carer their classrooms

Parking will be available in the school playground from 2.30pm, but the parking gates will be closed from 3pm until 3.40pm to allow school students to leave the school premises safely. If you will need to leave school before 3.40pm please could you park in the leisure centre car park or in a neighbouring road.

Bikeability

Well done to our bikeability graduates who received their certificates on Friday 22nd March.

Year 11 English Revision

The English department are holding drop in revision sessions from 15.30pm to 16.30pm. The timetable is

as follows:

Friday 5th April – Paper 1 Q4 – To What Extent

Friday 26th April – Paper 1 Q5 – Creative Writing

Friday 3rd May – Paper 2 Q5 – Transactional Writing

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Achievement Awards

Congratulations to this weeks Bronze Star winners (500 praise points).

Ellie Hasler 11.2

Ella Anderson 11.6

Matthew Smith 11.7

James Meyrick 11.8

Hani Kazmi 7.2

Freddie Ames 7.3

Zack Andree 7.3

Katie Arthur-Robinson 7.3

Bailey Barnes 7.3

Congratulations to this weeks Silver Star winners (600 praise points).

Taylor Brooks 7.3

Mia Clavin 7.3

Harleen Dhaliwal 7.3

Kyriaki Filia 7.3

Daniel Haywood 7.3

Molly Howse 7.3

Daisy Jackson 7.3

Deeya Jutla 7.3

Anton Kadi 7.3

Jessica Kilbane 7.3

Congratulations to this weeks Gold Star winners (800 praise points).

Lucy Langdale 11.7

Joshua Diaz Rodriguez 7.2

Evie Massey 7.7

Well Done to all of this weeks Award Winners.

Keya was presented with her gold award by

Mr Edwards and Miss Spence

Alex Lester 7.3

Malaika Nwachuku 7.3

Megan Turnbull 7.3

Aimilios Vikatos 7.3

Megan Turnbull 7.3

Aimilios Vikatos 7.3

Scarlet Slade 7.7

Joseph Tearle 7.7

Jet Wheeler 7.7

Taylor Brooks 7.3

Emily Buckley 7.3

Jacob Burton 7.3

Joshua Carr 7.3

Danny Cole 7.3

Katie Ferriday 7.3

Kyriaki Filia 7.3

Charlie Jenner 7.3

Students being presented with their silver

awards by Mr Edwards

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Stars of the Week

Year 8 star of the week is:

Nicolas San Roman – always helping others around him and being generally kind. Tries really hard and

works really well in Science.

Year 9 stars of the week are:

Sonny Herman-Hayes for always doing his best and being such a help in form,

Malachi Jones for representing his form at the last minute and showing such skill in house challenge.

Year 10 stars of the week are:

Jasan Sidhu – Excellent work in Science, really challenging himself in lessons and fantastic work ethic.

Sapphire Wheeler – Excellent work in Science, completing all work to a high standard and fantastic work

ethic.

Supporting Your Child During Exam Time (Young Minds)

As we start to move towards exam season, Young Minds have launched advice for parents about

supporting their children.

Tips include:

Encourage your child to take revision breaks and find a balance between studying and doing things

they find enjoyable and relaxing.

Make sure they are eating and drinking at regular intervals.

Reassure them – reinforce that you are and will be proud of them no matter what happens.

Remain positive and hopeful!

Let them know their feelings are valid and normal, but also offer support and solutions where

possible.

Anxiety is often worst at night and this means it is useful to encourage good bedtime routine You can find out more here: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-guide-to-support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-exam-time/

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PRIDE AWARDS

Every fortnight year teams will be awarding a certificate to the students in the Year group who have

demonstrated the characteristics we are promoting as part of PRIDE. The following students have been

nominated this week and certificates will be presented in assemblies next week.

Passion for learning and a desire to achieve to potential and beyond; to leave Cox Green as confident,

well qualified, inspired young people and prepared for any future challenge.

Respect as a core principle of every interaction.

Insight into the needs of others – at a local, national and global level so that each child develops the

skills to make a positive contribution to society.

Diligence – the ability to be resilient and persevere; a commitment to make mistakes and to learn from

them.

Enjoyment of the opportunities available and to develop a passion for lifelong learning.

Congratulations and well done to every one of them.

Year 7

Name Form Reason

Passion for learning Diana Pascu 7.2 Outstanding amount of work completed outside of School to complete her Space Project

Respect/kindness Seb Leviano 7.7 Making a phenomenal remote control robot for their Space Project

Insight into others Alfie Hill 7.4 Excellent application and focus within lessons, and always ensuring those around him are focussed and able to learn

Diligence (above and beyond)

Sam Lovell 7.1 Excellent attention to detail and contributions in lessons

Enjoyment Abi Irvin 7.5 Always turning up to lessons smiling and contributing

Year 8

Passion for learning Jessica Webb 8.2 Excellent involvement in English competition

Respect/kindness William Hattey 8.3 Always respectful and polite to staff and peers

Insight into others Theo Hudson 8.2 Excellent presentation on road safety

Diligence (above and beyond)

Harrison Hill 8.6 Excellent performance and engagement in PE

Enjoyment Charlie Ede 8.2 Always enjoys school and emits a positive attitude

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PRIDE AWARDS cont.

Year 9

Passion for learning Freddie Lewendon 9.3 Consistently working hard in all lessons.

Respect/kindness Neha Khera 9.7 Respects others at all times.

Insight into others Kira Head-Lewis 9.3 Looks after others in her form.

Diligence (above and beyond)

Amy Pollard 9.3 Makes the most of all her time utilising all time in the day.

Enjoyment Jack Murphy 9.6 Thoroughly enjoying lessons and helping others.

Year 10

Passion for learning Theo Eves 10.3 Always working hard in every lesson and showing a fantastic attitude to learning

Respect/kindness Laura Bristow 10.2 Always speaking to everyone around her with kindness and respect

Insight into others Belle Proctor 10.6

Always treating people with respect and understanding and showing a real understanding of teamwork and motivation during WOOP day

Diligence (above and beyond)

Rebecca Stoughton

10.3

Fantastic work ethic and tries hard in everything that she does

Enjoyment Dan Hodges 10.1 Always has a smile on his face and has a positive attitude to all aspects of school life

Year 11

Passion for learning Harry Scott 11.7 For always giving 100% and being so cheerful in tutor time.

Respect/kindness Daisy Gozalvez 11.6 Constantly looking out for and ensuring the wellbeing of others.

Insight into others Ollie Shiel 11.9 Always shows great emotional intelligence

Diligence (above and beyond)

Ailish Moorhouse 11.7 Great perseverance in all her studies.

Enjoyment Hashim Saeeid 11.9 Excellent participation in Games last week.

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UCAS Trip

On Monday 25th March Year 12 students had a successful and inspiring day at the UCAS Higher

Education Exhibition at ExCel London.

PE - Results

Year 7 Boys Football Team

Won their Berkshire League game 7-2 against Luckley House

Team Sheet

Alex Lester

Bailey Barnes

Matt Taylor

Ben Marshallsay

Harrison Edwards

Berkshire SFA Competition Cup Quarter Finals game against Edgbarrow

2-2 Full Time Score

3-3 after extra time

Lost on penalties

Team Sheet

Josh Akeman

Bailey Barnes

Felix Manley

Ben Marshallsay

Ronnie Bradfield

Harrison Edwards

Alfie Poots

Daniel Haywood

Kyle Dawes

Freddie Ames

Joe Tearle

Alfie Poots

Daniel Haywood

Kyle Dawes

Freddie Ames

Joe Tearle

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Recent Letters

Year 9 - PSHE Day - Tuesday 9th April

Year 9 - History Trip to Berlin

Year 11 - GCSE PE Bank Holiday

Monday

These letters have been sent to parents via

text or email. They can also be found on

the Cox Green School Website.

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Progress Assistant

Scale 2 Point 11 – 13, £18,283- £18,695

Actual salary £13,921 - £14,234

Permanent

32.5 hours a week

Normal working day 8:20am – 3:20pm (6.5 hours + 30 mins unpaid lunch break)

Term Time and Inset Days

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and able Progress Assistant to work with our students. The

successful applicant will be working alongside classroom teachers to help deliver intervention, support

the learning and progress of the pupils and also deliver specific interventions for those pupils who require

extra support.

The successful candidates will join a school team committed to providing a safe and inclusive learning

environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential.

You will have:

High expectations of yourself and the children with whom you work;

Creativity and flair;

Dedication and energy;

Communication and interpersonal skills;

The ability and desire to work as part of a team.

Full details and application packs for these posts can be downloaded from the school website:

www.coxgreen.com

Please email completed application forms to [email protected]

Closing date: 8am, Tuesday 2nd April 2019

Interview Date: during week after 2nd April 2019

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect

all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.