Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU

Tel: 01702 440000 www.ceciljonesacademy.net

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to the first edition of our new newsletter - Keeping up with the Joneses.

The aim of this newsletter is to share with you a selection of the many things that have been going on at the school. At the start of the term, your child’s Achievement Team Leader and I met with all of the students through a series of assemblies and in particular, wel-comed our new students, predominantly in Year 7 and Year 12; they have already struck me as an impressive group of students and I look forward to them contributing to the success of Cecil Jones Academy over the years to come.

Over the summer holiday, the Loxford Trust has invested heavily in the school by purchasing computers for two ICT suites, remodeling the students’ toilets and renovating the whole of the PE area, including the changing facilities and toilets. The students have responded extremely positively regarding their new modern facilities.

Looking to the immediate future, we look forward to welcoming families of students in Year 7 to our ‘Meet the Tutor’ evening on Thurs-day 7th November and also the families of our Year 11 students to our 6th Form Information Evening on Thursday 28th November.

Finally, on behalf of the staff at Cecil Jones, I would like to thank the students for making a positive start and embracing the new expec-tations regarding uniform, behaviour and punctuality. We are seeing strides forward being made already. Following feedback from par-ents, students and staff, we will no longer be using the ‘Show my homework’ facility. All homework will now be recorded in the student planner. We ask for your support and encouragement in the completion of homework by signing the planner each week. Your child is expected to bring their planner and reading book to school every day and have them both on their desk each lesson. Thank you in ad-vance for your support with this. We hope you enjoy this inaugural edition of Keeping up with the Joneses.

Mr R Micek Executive Headteacher

The artistic talents of Cecil Jones 6th Form were on show on Friday 27th September, when they organised a superb whole school charity event in aid of Macmillan Cancer support. Students baked and provided cakes, made milkshakes and ran a tom-bola stall. The community of the school was united in their support of this worthy cause. Congratulations to all students involved in the organisation of this event and a big thank you to all students, staff and parents for their kind support. As a school, we raised over £330 for Macmillan Cancer support.

Sixth Form students support

Year 7 students with their

reading

6th Form Macmillan

Coffee Morning

At Cecil Jones we value all students equally. Our guiding principle is one of Inclusion. We want to identify and break down possible barriers to learning. The aim of Cecil Jones SEND policy is to develop a system of support, which enables students with special educational needs to make the greatest possible progress. The support systems are based on comprehensive whole school systems of monitoring, assessment and intervention. Along with the SENCo, Learning Support Assistants and teaching staff, our Sixth formers support the younger stu-dents with improving their reading skills.

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES

October 2019

Congratulations to the following students on achieving their Bronze Achievement Award for receiving 100 or more positive achievement points since 1st April 2019. These points recognise outstanding effort and contribution these young people have made to the Cecil Jones Academy. All students will receive a certificate and badge to wear on their blazer.

Year 8 Year 9 Tasha Adams

Opeoluwa Adewole

Faizah Ahmed

Alexander Gutteridge Ailara

Melissa Amfo

Thomas Amour

Riley Amour

James Andrews

Isaac Arrowsmith

Aimee Bailey

Szymon Blasiak

Scarlett Bridge

Vlera Buja

Tyreece Burman

Paisley Campbell

Charlie Caten

Jennifer Chia

James Cooper

Jack Corry

Dixie Dixon-Moore

Amalany Feijo

Faye Flude

Sasha Gallagher

Tyler Ginger

Kathleen Griffiths

Owen Harris

Samara Hemmuth

Chloe Henman

Ali Kamaly

Mikail Kartal

Edonit Krasniqi

Carson Lane

Alfie Love

Charlie Love

Elizabeth Lovell

Elizabeth Lovell

Crystal Moyo

Iqbary Mtambo

Sophia Parker

Isabelle Plappert

Ren Porter

Erald Qerimi

Chloe Ransley

Chloe South

Julia Sroka

Frankie Taylor

Thomas Taylor

Ossie Toovey

Amy Turner

Netusa Uthayakumaran

Steven Willingham

Ruby Wood

Nicolle Zaleska

Ebony Amour

Megan Andrews

Melissa Aruvera

Samuel Ashton

Jasmine Axcell

Oliver Blogg Callum Brand

Ella Carr Ben Clarke

Lucie Clarkson

Ciara Clutterbuck

Alfie Corry

Mia Cundy

Amber Day

Chloe Dennis

Ellis Doyle

Scarlett Elliott

Lily-Sue Franklin

Connor Gaughan Georgia Gerenta

Star Gravely

Tyler Gullidge

John Hallett

Freddie Harwood

Lawrence Holmes

Leyla Hossein

Hugo Jones

Annuary Kassanda

Gabija Kazlauskaite

Fabia Khan

Pearl Kilcullen

Crystal Kilcullen

Lewis Knight

Robbie Locke

Carly Marquis

Harley McAllister

Faiza Miah

Tyler Moring

Kaitlin Mullis

Eliza Newton

Kieran Neziraj

Peter Parnham

Stan Pattrick

Katie Payne

Maddison Pendrey

Lukas Remenar

Vinnie Rowley

Molly Smith

Lacey Smith

Elyn Soong

Amy Turner

Frankie Vernalls

Harry Verney

Ocean Willoughby

Emanuela Zgura

Olivia Andrzejczak

Cooper Ash

Nataliya Bobin

Ryan Boreham

Ebony-Ella Celestin

Sophie Chew

Jacob Christie

Levi Clutterbuck

Jacob Cooper

Sherie Corney Lewis Edge

Grace Gee

Kaydy George

Riley Gibson

Izzy Green

Victoria Gregg

Ella Groves

Yaseen Haque

Logan Herod-Dyball

Toby Hoyle

Jacob Jones

Georgia Lane

Alice Lind-O'Mara

Millie Madden

Ashikko Majors

Jordan McKagan

Katy Millis

Harrison Moore

Jacob Munro

Matthew Roberts

Vrisha Shah

Sheena-May

Shepherd-son

Morolake Sunmola

Kia Thorpe

Daniel Thurlow

Yasmin Warren

Amelia Wellington

Keeley White

Kiera Wilson

Mia Winters

Martina Zaharieva

Hailie-Jade Blackshaw Tiffany Burrell

Liberty Caten-Pendred Amethyst Clements

Grace Darke Harry Denton

Holly Dunlop

Megan Edge

Freyja Ellis-Mason

Jack Everitt Wanesa Gabor

Sophie Gill

Taylor Green

Charlotte Hague

Kitty Heyns

Charly Holbutt

Isabella Horgan

Anastasija Ilgaca

Precious Jones

Alvaro Kacica

Samir Kahrimanovic

Sophie Kelly

Samuel Kemp

Sarah-Jane Kirby

Kacper Klimczyk

Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU

Tel: 01702 440000 www.ceciljonesacademy.net

Lucy Lam

Jaydah-Leigh Lane

Jay Larpet

Megan Lilley

Lucas Liu

Ronnie Malone

Stefani Marcinova

Liam Merrin

Brandon Mildren

Amelia Mitchell

Gabriel Mitrik

Barbara Molnar

Marie Moss

Vidhi Patel

Lukasz Piechowicz

Libby Pulham

Daniel Purll

Megan Ross

Chloe Search

Harley-James Shearer

April-Marie Shepherdson

Mateusz Trembecki

Nelogain Uthayakumaran

Eden Washbrook

Izabella Weekes

Abigail Wells

Taina Woods

Year 10 Year 11

Cecil Jones School Tie

After the half-term break, all students in

years 8 to 11 will be issued with a new Cecil

Jones tie, the same tie as the new year 7 stu-

dents are currently wearing. Your child’s clip-

on tie will be exchanged, at no cost, for one

of the new ties. Once all of the ties have been

issued, clip-on ties will no longer be part of

the Cecil Jones uniform. If your child misplac-

es this new tie, then a new one will need to

be purchased at a cost of £5.50 from either

the school finance office or

www.schooluniformdirect.org.uk

All hail Macbeth!

On Friday 27th September, 70 students in Years 10 and 11 visited the Towngate Theatre, Basil-don, to watch a performance of ‘Macbeth’. At just 70 minutes, this engaging, fast -paced adaptation of Macbeth was the per-fect introduction to Shakespeare for a modern audience. With themes of ambition, power and revenge, this dynamic production captivated students until the bitter end. Quite surprisingly, the entire play was performed by just three actors!

The students had the rare opportunity to speak to the actors at the end of the play; they were able to ask questions in relation to the performance, but more importantly, on key themes and quotations which could help them in their understanding of the play and the Literature exam.

Clara Robson, Year 11, said, “The Macbeth trip was gripping; we got to experience the Scottish play in real life. Hearing the ac-tors’ tips after the show was engaging; I feel it will really help me with my Literature exam. The play seemed to cement cer-tain quotes and scenes in my head; it will be something that will help a lot to look back on when I’m revising this year.”

Thank you to the English department for organising such an enjoyable trip.

Mrs Wilson CTL for English

Visit to the Houses of Parliament As part of the Jack Petchy Award Scheme, Cecil Jones stu-dents were excited to be invited to the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster.) They were given a guided tour of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons, plus additional historic rooms including the Queen’s Robing room and the Royal Gallery. Students learnt a lot about the roots of our democracy and the history of the buildings – the oldest section being founded in 1079. Later on in the morning, they were invited to Question Time with our Southend MP, Sir David Amess, where students asked some poignant questions concerning local issues and then were taken onto the balcony which overlooks the River Thames and the London Eye, where generally only MPs and Lords are allowed to go. Everyone at Cecil Jones Academy is grateful to the Jack Petchy Foundation for making this trip possible.

Art Club

KS3 Art club is underway. The students have been working on 3D Papier Mache letters which will be displayed all around the school. So, if your child would like to be part of a team who will have their amazing artwork displayed around the school, then please get them to come along to the KS3 Art club - every Tuesday 3.15pm to 4.15pm in CG4 with Ms Smith. Please visit the school’s website for more infor-mation on the many clubs we have to offer.

Dance Workshop

On the 15th October, a group of talented year 9 and 10 dance students took a part in a special workshop with the legendary English National Ballet. We joined Abbs Cross School, also part of The Loxford School Trust. The students were a credit to the school all showing off their dance skills and working brilliantly with other students to both learn and choreograph their own routines. The students learnt set studies from a West End dance performance Giselle, all delivered by an English National Ballet dancer who was previously in this performance. All students worked hard to develop their ballet and contemporary skills ready to transfer over into their lesson.

Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU

Tel; 01702 440000 www.ceciljonesacademy.net

Music Assembly led by Natasha Stewart

On 26th September, we had a lovely music assembly led by Natasha Stewart. Natasha has toured the world as a singer with Little Mix, Beyonce and Rita Ora to name a few. Natasha per-formed many songs for our students and also spoke about careers in the music industry. Nata-sha discussed mental health and her own battles with depression having lost her Mum at a very young age. Students thoroughly enjoyed the assembly and we look forward to seeing Natasha on our television screens in the near future.

Our students were a real credit to Cecil Jones Academy and I would like to congratulate and thank them for the warm welcome they gave to Natasha.

Mrs Compton ATL Year 8

Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU

Tel; 01702 440000 www.ceciljonesacademy.net

Short Story competition – Christmas theme

Competition opens Monday 4th November

Entries must be in by Friday 13th December

1000 word limit

Entries do not have to be about Christmas but must have a centre around the Christmas period They can be happy or sad but must be fictional

Chess competition – Sign up by Friday 10th January

Competition runs from 13th Jan – 7th Feb Photography competition – Winter to Spring theme

Competition opens Monday 13th January

Entries must be in by Friday 7th February

One photo entry per student

Photos can depict any or both seasons but may not be edited Art competition – Celebration theme

Competition opens Monday 24th February

Entries must be in by Friday 27th March

One entry per student

Entries can be any form of art (pencil, ink, paint, etc.)

Poetry/Rap competition – Earth Day

Competition opens Monday 20th April

Entries must be in by Friday 15th May

One entry per child

Entries should be about how we are damaging the planet or how we can save it

Entries must not include inappropriate lan-guage

Book Review competition – What should others read?

Competition on Monday 1st June

Entries must be in by Friday 10th July

Reviews should tell others about your chosen book

Entries can include illustrations

Library Competition Calendar

Accelerated Reader successes

This is a programme that allows students to enjoy reading a book specifically tailored to their reading ability and follow this with an online challenge which gives immediate feedback on their understanding of the book. The regular feedback and the sense of ac-complishment and achievement that comes with it motivates and encourages students to continue the enjoyment of reading and challenge themselves to move up the various levels. Congratulations to the following students: Keaton Howlett, he has so far taken 9 quizzes and has read over 635,906 words since 3rd September 2019. Arturs Buikis, has so far read over 432,417 words. Emma Taylor, has read 390,081 words. Last year Emma was one of our first ‘word’ millionaires and continues to rapidly move up the word count board. Other students who have read over 250,000 words are: Alexander Gutteridge Ailara, J-Quan Simpson, Szymon Blasiak, Riley Amour and Iqbary Mtambo. Our top readers in Year 7 are: Thomas Newman-Hooper, who has already over 133,811 words and taken 7 quizzes. Rocco Dobson has read over 95,773 words, Lilly Despy has read over 78,632 words and congratulations to 7J who combined, have read over 239,416 words.

We will be continuing the theme of motivation and challenge by awarding prizes to the tutor group with the most read words at the end of this term!