The Cherwell School A Centre of Opportunity

Week Beginning 7th November - Assemblies NS & SS WEEK 1

Monday 7th November: PA – Yr 10 Music Start Comp 1

PA – Yr 11 Music Performance

Samba Drumming Workshop

Tuesday 8th November:

Senior Maths Challenge

Wednesday 9th November:

Science – Year 12/13 Chemistry in Action, Warwick University

Sixth Form Science Talk

Thursday 10th November:

MFL German GCSE Speaking Controlled Assessment

Year 12 English Students Hamlet Live Streaming

English King Lear, The Swan Theatre

Glyndebourne Opera

Friday 11th November:

PE - U14 & U16 Badminton – Cheney

LSO A-Level Music Seminar – London

All Students

Cherwell Earth

Cherwell Earth will meet next Wednesday

lunchtime in room 51 for the first of our new

season of meetings.

Cherwell Car

Club

The club will be continuing on

Mondays at 3.15pm – 5pm

Bike Club

10 Nov Bike Club – there will be a spin session in the

North Site Hall 6-7pm

Indoor Rowing club Fridays 3.20pm-4.20pm Gym 2 (South Site) All welcome - just turn up! Rowing is great for fitness and strength and it requires no coordination! Whether you just want to expend some energy, or train towards competitions, it's a good way to exercise. Jaffa cakes occasionally provided...

From Mr T Gray:

Chicken Project North site - Thursday lunch room 1

South Site - Portacabin - Tuesday lunch with Miss Overbeck

From Mr Ireland: Tuesday 8th November – Senior Maths Challenge Y12 and Y13 Most Y12 and Y13 maths students are taking the challenge. Your teacher will have told you if you are sitting this in the morning (P1 & P2) or in the afternoon (P3 and P4). If you are not sure, lists are on the maths office door (beside room 3). Please arrive in good time. Good luck!

CHRISTIAN UNION

North Site Years 10 to 13 meets every Wednesday

Room 24 - This is on the humanities/French corridor,

a few rooms down from the previous venue.

South Site Years 7 to 9 meets every Wednesday Room 87 (English Corridor)

Any queries to either Mrs Tonks or Mr Sutcliffe

MULTI – FAITH PRAYER ROOMS

Room 20 and Room 65 are available at lunchtimes to staff and students who wish to pray.

Signing Club Monday Lunchtime 12.25pm

Room 62 - All Welcome.

Bible Club Will meet on Thursday and Friday – Room 71

‘Please come if you’d like to hear the bible being read or watch the film series ‘The Bible’.

All Welcome.

will be in gym 1 on Mondays

and Fridays after school

Knit and Natter

Come along and learn a new skill

that is social, calming and creative.

Wednesday lunchtime – room 75Do you want to …•Try something new?•Wow your friends with homemade scarves, mitts and hats?•Practise a hobby that can calm and soothe?•Focus your mind and help you with revision?

Gospel Choir

KS3 – Thursday, Room 68

KS4&5 – Friday, Music 2

If you enjoy singing with others come along

(no audition needed – open to everyone).

No need to read music as you learn by

listening. Nice people, happy music!

Food launches We are launching 'new style' lunches in your dining rooms over the next few weeks. Below are the first dates, so come and give it a try and let us know what you think!

South Site Canteen - Tuesday 8th November: Mexican Kitchen- a new extensive selection of vibrant food options that offer you various combos, for a fun and flexible dining experience. Our new recipes include BBQ pulled Pork & Tacos.

North Site Canteen - Thursday 10th November: Pizza Day- For your lunch option we are offering you your own freshly baked deep pan pizza (6"), complete with your own take away pizza box. This is a new and exclusive offer, and we are hoping you will enjoy this tasty, fast and exciting concept.

Join our Book Club!

If you love reading and talking about books, come and join our book club! We’ll find out new books, exchange ideas and suggestions, and have fun together with lots of activities.

It’s run by Dr Bonsaver in the South Library

every Thursday at lunch time.

MUSIC DANCE AND DRAMA INFORMATION

Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running!

Go to http://schools.scholastic.co.uk/the-cherwell-

upper to browse the latest books and order online

to receive in plenty of time for Christmas!

For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book

Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic

Rewards.

Please place your order online by

November 30th, 2016.

Key Stage 3

Ukulele Group

Mondays after school, room 67 - Open to anyone

who can play a few simple chords or more. If

possible please bring your own ukulele – we only

have a few spares. We enjoy using ukuleles for acts

of musical vandalism – everything from Beethoven

to pop songs, punk to film themes.

FAO YEAR 7, 8, 9 AND 10 - GUITAR LESSONS… Are you interested in learning the guitar? Please contact the Oxfordshire County Music Service https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/learning-instrument Tel: 01865 816990

South Site Maths Club

Room 72 Monday Lunchtimes

Come along for some problem solving fun and

puzzles!

Ms McLeod and Mr Jamieson

TUESDAY ART CLUB

Come and learn SCREEN PRINTING. Learn

how to make your own design and print it

onto a bag, t-shirts, cards, or make a piece

of artwork etc. Limited to 15 spaces. Please

sign up outside Room 30.

Runs 3.15 to 4.15 for 6 weeks starting

13/09/16 for 6 weeks.

Mr Mackay & Ms McLaughlin

KS3 Science News

Robot and Science club Monday – week 1

Room 38 (occationally 42) 3:05-4:05pm

Miss Mack & Mr Lorimer

If there are any Key Stage 3

badminton players who

either play for a club or play competitively

please see Mrs Green please?

KS3 ENGLISH - YEAR 7 WORDS FOR THE FORTNIGHT

KS3 ENGLISH - YEAR 8 WORDS FOR THE FORTNIGHT

KS3 ENGLISH - YEAR 9 WORDS FOR THE FORTNIGHT

CGSA Are you interested in being involved in a

student-led LGBTQI+ group at Cherwell, that is inclusive of

all? You know what is best for your school community! Get

together, share some ideas and for more information or

help, speak to Ms Hancock.

More details to follow

KEY STAGE 4

HOMEWORK CLUB

Monday – Thursday – 3.10pm – 4.10pm In Room 8 with Miss Banfield & Dajana

Come along to find a quiet, relaxed space to complete homework

Hot Chocolate,

Biscuits and

help provided.

From Mr T Gray: Young Enterprise – Year 12 Board members

meeting

Tuesday after School – Room 1 Thursday lunchtime – Room 2

Economics Club – Thursday Lunchtime - SR3

Trade shares and support our Bank of England team.

Key Stage 4/5

Sixth Form Student Robotics Team

Do you want to help design, build and program a fully autonomous robot and enter it into a competition against 60 teams? Join our robot team. Ideal for students interested in studying Computing, Engineering or Physics. We meet on Thursday Lunchtimes in T4. See Mr Barbanneau for more information.

KS4 Drama club

KS4 Drama club runs every Wednesday

lunch time in North site drama studio

12:15pm till 12:50pm.

Calling all year 11! Are you starting to worry about exams?

Feel like you want more support? Ms Hathaway will be running an additional session on Thursdays after school in room

6.

Anyone and everyone welcome.

Friday 17th April

6 –7:30 pm

North site Hall

Friday 17th April

6 –7:30 pm

North site Hall

Cherwell Sixth Form Health and Wellbeing Commitment

KS5 - T'ai Qi / Qi Gong

Weekly Qi Gong groups now running. Year 12

Mondays Period 3 (11.10 to 12.10) Wednesday mornings (8.10 to 8.40)

Year 13

Tuesday mornings (8.10 to 8.40)

Please contact Mr. Sullivan if you would like to join

News & Events 7th November 2016

PE Twitter

The PE department have our very own twitter account; please follow

@CherwellPE for the latest results and fixtures and general PE Information.

A Busy week of sporting News for The Cherwell School this week, results,

awards and Cross Country Champions.

Congratulations to the Year 8 Boys who won 8-0 against Oxford Spires to

progress into the next round of the County Cup with two Hat-Tricks from

Omar Barez and Jason Moore and a brace from Phillip Marceta.

Results

Team Result Goalscorers

6th Form Football Lost 5-0

Year 8 Boys Basketball Lost

Year 8 Boys Football Won 8-0 Omar – 3 Jason – 3 Phillip - 3

Year 7 Boys Football Lost 3-1 Finn Gillespie Petersen

PE Newsletter

& Events

Upcoming Fixtures

Date Team Staff Opposition/

Venue

Start Estimated

Arrival Time

Monday 7th

November

6th Form GM Henley College

AWAY

2:15 5:00

Monday 7th

November

Year 7 Boys Rugby SJr Marlborough

AWAY

Tuesday 8th

November

Year 10 Girls Rugby SJr Competition

@ Banbury

Wednesday

9th November

Year 7 Rugby Festival SJr St Edwards

School

Wednesday

9th November

Year 9 Girls Basketball BG/JJi/DO St Gregs

AWAY

3:45 6:00

Thursday 10th

November

Year 8 Boys Rugby SJr Marlborough

HOME

3:30 N/A

Can all students communicate with Team managers ASAP about meet times for Fixtures

and Squad Details.

Massive Turnout by Cherwell student to the weekly Hockey Club at

St Edwards School - Astro Turf.

If you would like to join speak to Miss Cox.

Well done to the AMAZING Cross Country Teams - Level 2 School Games Winners

Year 7 Girls

2- Eliana McHugh

3- Georgina Peters

4- Ava Rouke

5- Yasmin Crofts

6- Milly Routhwell

Yr 7 Boys

1st Place- Liam Burt 3rd Place – Jibril Medah 4th Place – Daniel Cox 5th Place – Leon Mountain 6th Pawel Maweski 8th Finn Gillespie Petersen 9th Robbie Cadle

Yr 8/9 Boys

2- Louis Enscat 3- Leo Hughes 5- Jamie Scott 1- Phillip Marceta 14- Hugo Deval 15- Sam Cooper 16- Archie Stone 17- Mario

Yr 8/9 Girls

1st Libby Newhouse 2nd Grace Whitty 4th Mimi Morley-Iszatt 6th Anna Hamerow 7th Freya Macleod

Year 7 Girls

1st Cherwell – 10

points

2nd TOA – 32 points

3rd Cheney – 49

points

Year 7 Boys

1st Cherwell

– 13 points

2nd TOA –

41 points

3rd Cheney

– 49 points

Year 8/9 Boys

1st Cherwell –

16 points

2nd TOA – 28

points

Yr 8/9 Girls

1st Cherwell – 13

points

2nd TOA – 35 points

3rd Cheney – 48

points

Chance to shine annual awards – Lords, Marylebone Cricket Club-Wednesday 2nd

November 2016

Cherwell and Wolvercote Cricket Club - Close Links win National Award

Head of PE - Neil Busby and Nick Pinhol- Cherwell Legend and Wolvercote Junior Cricket Club founder Presented

with the award by England fast bowling legend Devon Malcolm.

To find out why Cherwell and Wolvercote won this prestigious national award please go to https://youtu.be/Xrqg7xfoMoA This award doesn’t just recognize and award the hard work of the staff and students at The Cherwell and Wolvercote Cricket Club. It is the example that we all follow when delivering any after school club or sports activity across all sports. Congratulations to The Cherwell PE team, Wolvercote Cricket Club, Nick Pinhol and everyone else involved.