The Stanway School A Humanities and Maths & Computing College Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex. C03 0QA Telephone: 01206 575488 Fax: 01206 564164 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stanway.essex.sch.uk HEADTEACHER: JONATHAN BLAND BSc (Hons) Page 4 ENGLISH Good luck! FRENCH Bon courage! (bon coo-raj) GERMAN Viel Glück! (feel gluck) SPANISH ¡Buena suerte! (bweh-na swehr-te) PRE-PUBLIC EXAM TIMETABLE Wk 2 Monday 25th November Tuesday 26th November Wednesday 27th November Thursday 28th November Friday 29th November am reg 1 English Literature 2hrs 15m Art all day Art all day Normal lessons INSET DAY Non-pupil day 2 Break 3 Catch-up exams Art Art Normal lessons INSET 4 Catch-up exams Lunch 5 Normal lessons Art Art Normal lessons INSET Colchester Junior Badminton Tournament 19th January 2020 The tournament will be held at Charter Hall, Leisure World. Last year's tournament was well subscribed and featured players from a number of the local schools. There is a link to an online entry form and full details below: hps://be.tournamentsoſtware.com/sport/ tournament?id=FE2FC32D-320B-4777- A305-FB950303FE50 Alan Adkins Stanway Junior Badminton Club West Bergholt Training & Concert Bands, Saturday 23rd November, St Botolph’s Church, Colchester, CO2 7EE Free workshop offering the opportunity for young brass and woodwind musicians to experience playing as part of a band under expert guidance, with the chance to also play in our ’The Great Composers’ evening concert. Join us to play fun music from Big Bands, Films, Pop, Shows and Classics in a friendly atmosphere. Training Band is from 14.00-16.00pm for Grades 1-4 with Concert Band at 16.00-17.00pm for Grades 4 and above. To reserve your place please email [email protected]. For more informaon please visit wbcb.org.uk 22nd November 2019 The Stanway Times Volume 20 Issue 11 DIARY DATES Monday 25th November Year 11 Pre-Public exams continue Year 10 trip to Penguin Random House Wednesday 27th November Sports Awards Evening 5.30pm - 7.00pm Thursday 28th - Saturday 30th November GCSE German trip to Germany Friday 29th November INSET - non-pupil day Monday 2nd December Year 9 NEMO competition at TLA School Tuesday 3rd December Sigma inter-school Debating Competition at St Helena School 4.30pm Friday 6th—Sunday 8th December Years 8 & 9 French Christmas Market trip OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Olivia, a Year 10 student, has recently received a Jack Petchey Award for Outstanding Achievement in Synchronised Swimming. Olivia was nominated by Head Coach of Chelmsford City Swimming Club who said: “Olivia has a connued posive atude in training and a real sense of determinaon with her upcoming grading. Olivia is a very helpful swimmer in her secon and her maturity when helping others is a key asset and her smile is infecous! All the coaches appreciate Olivia’s work ethic and see how it helps promote the same work ethic in others.” This is a wonderful achievement and the school would like to wish Olivia the very best of luck in her grading.