03 May 2019 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 29

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Messages from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Following the tragic and terrible events on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka we pray for all the victims and their

families at this very sad time. During the month of May we pray to Mary, Our Lady Queen of Peace, for

peace in our hearts, in our homes and school community and peace in our troubled world.

Welcome Back - I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break and as always it was lovely to welcome all the stu-

dents safely back in assemblies this week. Over the Easter holidays the school was open every day, apart from the bank

holidays, to offer Easter classes to our exam students. Well done to all the students who attended the sessions,

thank you to parents for your support and many thanks, as always, to our wonderful staff who gave up their holidays to

offer the revision sessions.

Leadership Team Important Changes - Attached to this newsletter is a letter informing parents about key

changes from September 2019.

Uniform - We are very proud of our excellent uniform and how smart our students look. Dur-

ing the very hot weather last summer students frequently asked me about a summer uniform.

The Governing Body have agreed to allow students to wear an open necked summer shirt or

blouse that has the school logo on. The summer uniform will be optional and students can still

wear their normal school shirt with a tie. Summer shirts and blouses will be available from Mon-

day 13 May at Andy Blair’s shop. Costs will be from £7.00-£8.50 depending on size and parents can bring in their own

clean shirts or blouses for embroidery at a cost of £3.50 each or 4 for £10.00.

Safer Travel to School - Following a recent incident, I would urge all parents to make clear to their children the

need to be vigilant and take care, particularly on their way to and from school.

Year 9 Football Team - A huge well done to our Year 9 football team who made it through to two cup semi finals,

the Coventry Cup and West Midlands Cup. On Wednesday 10 April we played against Bishop Challoner School

Birmingham at home in the semi final of the West Midlands Cup. It was an incredibly close and exciting game and after

extra time the teams were still equally matched and the score was 3-3. Sadly, Newman lost narrowly after some nerve

wracking penalties but it was an outstanding team performance! However on Wednesday 1 May the team played

against Caludon Castle in the semi final of the Coventry cup and won 1 - 0. This will be the third year in a row that the

team have made it to the Coventry Cup Final! Many thanks to Mr Gray, their team manager, for supporting them.

Year 10 Football Team - Congratulations to the Year 10 Boys Football team who have progressed to the final of

the West Midlands Schools Cup. On Tuesday 30th April they beat a strong Bishop Challoner side 3-1. Goal scorers

were Oisin Kavanagh and Alex Davies with 2. The details for the final will follow and many thanks to their team

manager Mr McLintock for his support. A huge well done to both teams and further details about the finals to follow!

Parents’ Evening - We were delighted to welcome parents and students from Year 7 last night for Parents’

Evening. There were lots of happy parents, staff and students at the end of the evening and well done to the vast ma-

jority of Year 7 who have made an excellent start at Cardinal Newman. However it is very disappointing that some

parents did not attend this important evening to find out about the progress their child is making at school. Research

has shown that support from home is one of the most important factors in helping students achieve their academic

potential in school and parents must make every effort to attend parents evenings.

Welcome to New Members of Staff - At the start of the new term we welcome our new members of staff. Su-

zanne Gill joins us as Head of Psychology, Robert Poole joins us as teacher of Mathematics, Jatinder Boyal joins us on a

permanent basis as a Computer Science teacher and Lucy Bassett joins us as a school Counsellor 3 days a week.

I hope you have a great week, best wishes, Marina Kelly, Headteacher

DATES FOR

YOUR DIARY

External Exams

start -

Mon 13 May

2019

Year 7 Bushcraft

Trip - Wed 8 to

Fri 10 May 19

BREAK UP FOR

HALF TERM

Fri 24 May 19

Trip to Lourdes

- Sat 25 - Fri 31

May 19

Students Return

Mon 3 Jun 19

TEACHER

TRAINING

DAY

Fri 28 Jun 19

Coventry Foodbank

Donations are urgently required to support the

Coventry Foodbank. The Foodbank is a long term

project the school is involved with.

Food bank numbers have increased by 13% in the last year with 1.3 million

people now attending them.

Items urgently required are: coffee, sugar (500g or 1kg), rice, rice pudding,

long life milk (UHT), tinned fruit, long life juice, squash and toiletries.

If you are able to support, please send your items into school reception.

Thank you.

Peace & Justice Group

Lions Young Leaders in Service

Award

Students from Cardinal Newman are offered

opportunity to participate in a leadership scheme

organised by the Coventry Leofric Lions (Lions

International). The scheme, known as the ‘Lions Young Leaders in

Service Award’, awards young people for the service they provide

individually or collectively towards their community.

The scheme is open to young people aged 11-18 and you will be

awarded for your service over a 12 month period as follows:

Bronze Seal – 25 to 49 hours

Silver Seal – 50 to 99 hours

Gold Seal - 100 or more hours

Students will receive a logbook or record sheet in which they will

record their hours of service over the 12 month period. The service

can be anything where you are providing a service to others and can

be used in conjunction with other leadership awards such as the Duke

of Edinburgh so if you have completed 48 hours of Duke of Edin-

burgh activities that will go towards this leadership award. Some ex-

amples that fit the criteria are:

Environment

Health

Literacy and Education

Safety

Parents and Family

Hungry and Homeless

Disaster Relief

Help Elderly

Community Improvement

Other

The award will start in the summer term 2019 with completion in the

summer term of 2020. A presentation ceremony will take place

during this term to award all the young people who are involved. If

you do decide to take part in this exciting opportunity you will receive

a Bronze, Silver or Gold certificate, depending on the hours you

complete, a letter of congratulations and a choice of either a metal pin

or a cloth badge. Also, Lions International is recognised all over the

world and this award will carry importance with it whenever you

apply for college, university and jobs.

If you have any questions contact Mr Davies by going to his room in

Walsingham (WA12) or by e-mailing him – rhys.davies@cncs.school.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

This weekend we are taking 40 students who are

the new 2018/19 recruits for the Bronze Duke of

Edinburgh award for their practice expedition.

The students will be hiking around the Tile Hill/

Meriden and Kenilworth area on Saturday and

Sunday in readiness for their assessment in June.

Ms S Johnson, DofE Co-ordinator

Weekly Prayer

May the Lord bless all our families this

day. May the Lord build their homes

in peace, faithfulness and concord.

May the Lord draw us closer into the new life of

grace, with trust in his providence and simplicity

of needs. Mary, Queen of Peace, and Mother of us

all, intercede for us so that we may joyfully give

our best in service of our Lord this day and always.

Amen

Gaelic football for Year 7-10

boys and girls every Wednesday after school. Contact Mr. Ward or Mr. Canning for further details

An opportunity to play one of the oldest and fastest

field sports on the planet.

Gaelic football is a summer sport so it is a great

chance to stay fit and sharp between football and

rugby seasons.

Improved hand eye co-ordination

Gaelic football is a physical sport so an opportunity to

improve upper body strength.

Improve communication and team work.

English Department on Twitter

Follow the English Department on

Twitter @English_Newman for the

latest news, updates and revision hints/

tips/resources for both GCSE English

Language and Literature!

TASS Project

The final session for the TASS project students will be on Tuesday 7th May, 2.40-4pm and the students who took

part in the project will be receiving awards for their participation. The team of staff from Coventry University, includ-

ing Gemma Lavery who lead on the project, will also be selecting the most dedicated student for a special award.

The following students have been involved in the programme:

Plamedie Moseka - Athletics Track/Netball, Roksana Piotrowska - Tennis, Montana Giampaglia - Figure Skating/Netball, Precious Okeke -

Athletics (track), Maisie Gilbert - Ice Hockey, Kieran Gibbs - Roller Hockey, Harrison Nee - Football, Makai Lynch - Athletics, Hollie Cox -

Basketball and Rhiannon O’Looney – Football.

Mr Neil Minshull

Governor

Vacancies at Cardinal

Newman

Being a school governor is a challenging but

hugely rewarding role and will give you the

opportunity to make a real difference to

young people and give something back to your

local community.

At Cardinal Newman we currently have va-

cancies for a Foundation Governor, Parent

Governor and Co-opted Governor.

If you are interested in any of the above va-

cancies or would like further information, visit

www.bdes.org.uk and click on ‘Services’ -

‘Governance’ - ‘Governance-Voluntary Aided’

or contact, Suzanne Harris, Clerk to the

Governors on admin@cncs.school.