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Student BulletinIssue 3 • November 2012

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The Year 7 Accelerated

Reader programme has

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September, and students

have been very busy reading.

Student BulletinAutumn Edition

1 -4PROJECTS

5-6ANTI-BULLYING

7-8CANTELL HOUSES

9-10PREFECTS

11-14COMING SOON

15-16 SPORTS REPORT

17 CANTELL MUSIC

PROJECTS2012-13

WHAT ‘S BEEN HAPPENING AROUND SCHOOL

Cantell believes in providing

many opportunities to extend our

student’s skill set and experience

715 and counting reading! Accelerated ReaderThe Year 7 Accelerated Reader programme has been running since September, and studentshave been very busy reading. We have our first two millionaire readers already! A great achievement for Jonah Lash (15 books and 1,652,419 words) and Karl Davis (22 books and 1,472,900 words)! We hope that many more students will become millionaires soon!The whole year group have been working very hard, and have read 715 books so far! Well done Year 7. Ms Sutton

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X+(Wang+Taylor)= Big well doneMore success for Cantell students in the United Kingdom Maths Challenge.Two Cantell students, one in Year 10 and one in Year 11, took the unprecedented step this year of entering the senior Maths challenge; aimed at pupils studying maths in Year 12 and 13. Peter Taylor, Year 10, performed very well, securing a Gold certificate and qualifying for the Kangeroo competition at this level. Benjie Wang, Year 11, also secured a Gold certificate, and was all smiles when he found out that he had qualified for the highest level of competition in the next round. Both competi-tions will take place on the 30th November 2012 and we wish both of them the best of luck.Mr Brown

The school has recently bid and secured some funding from The Princes Trust to provide and deliver a music project as an after school event. The project will provide the opportunity for students to take part in an accredited Arts Award at Bronze level. On successful completion of the course this award is equivalent to a GCSE grade C to G.This project will be taking place weekly on a Wednesday 3pm -5pm at SOCO Music, which is in the Bargate Centre Southampton.It is an excellent opportunity for any students that are interested, in Music; whether produc-ing, performing, filming, mixing & editing, you need not have any experience but just want to get involved. It is an opportunity to gain some ‘hands-on’ experience in a professional recording studio, using some Hi-tech production equipment.The project is being supported by City Eye Productions who will film the whole process, so there is also an opportunity for students to get behind the cameras and get involved in the filming, editing, storyboarding and general producing, which will result in the production of a video diary of the whole project.We will be providing school mini bus transportation for the group to get there, but there is an expectation that students make their own way home or be collected.Any student interested in the project direct them to come and see me ASAP, as places are very limited. These are a few statements of some of the students taking part:“Its fun because we are always learning whilst playing, also we get to meet new people and make music” - J.Calloway Yr9“It’s cool working with the equipment” - N. Galinas Yr 11“Its really fun because I like music and I can also get a G.C.S.E” - R.Marlow Yr 9

PRINCES TRUST - SOCO MUSIC

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Wardens ProjectThe Inclusion Department sup-ports a group of students on a Community Warden Project which takes the students out on a weekly basis into the commu-nity, working alongside the Wardens, on whatever activities they have detailed on their work log for the day.This can include a variety of practical tasks such as digging, sawing, drilling, painting and clearing etc.

This can be conducted in a diverse range of premises and local locations e.g. residential homes, play parks, council accommodation and community council-run buildings. During the project there is interaction with the general public, council employers and local residents. The project provides an opportunity for students to socialise with their peers and adults, for personal development, build confidence and raise self-esteem. It also enables students to access to different experiences and develop communication and listening skills.Please read a few statements from the students who are currently on the project and also some students who have been on project in the past.“Get to dig up & cut things down and its fun” D.Pierce Yr8“It’s hard work but lots of fun” J.Taylor Yr8Mr Evans

MORE PROJECTS

It also enables students to access to different experi-ences and develop communication and listening skills.”

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School NurseThe School Nurse is here to help. Drop-in on Thursday Lunchtime in the Library if you haveany worries or things you would like to discuss, or contact Mr Swain in the Pastoral Team whowill put you in touch. All matters are dealt with confidentially.

Student Behaviour & Safety Questionnaire What you said:82% of students rated their behaviour as good or better99.63% of students rate their behaviour as good and/or improving91% of students rated behaviour at Breaktime’s and Lunchtime’s as good or improving94% of students are proud of their school and proud of their achievements in school Many thanks for your open and honest responses.

INFORMATION

No LimitsNo Limits - Advice, Guidance & Counselling Service (11-25 years).Students can access support from No Limits in school every Wednesday Lunch Time.No Limit’s representatives are available and based in the school hall and are willing to listen, non-judgmentally, to any problem. Individual appointments can also be made for

alternative times. They are able to advise students on any youth related issue and refer you to the right support agency if required. This is a confidential and equal opportunity service.

Charity NewsComing Up:Friday November 30th 2012 – Movember – Men’s Testicular and Prostrate Cancer – Nonschool uniform, Grow that ‘Moustache!’ – Donations please.January 25th 2013 – Pyjama Party – UNICEF – Toy, gift donations for childrenMarch 8th 2013 – International Women’s Day – Breast Cancer – Pretty in Pink – Cake Sale and Non-school uniform £1Summer 2013 – To be confirmed – Diabetes Awareness. Sincere apologies for postponingthis event.

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ANTI-BULLYING2012-13

ZERO TOLERANCE

At Cantell, pride ourselves on our Anti- Bullying Ethos.

Anti-Bullying WeekANTI-BULLYING WEEK – 18th November 2012 raised a total of £550 and counting. Many thanks for your contributions and please wear your bands with pride.

Anti-Bullying AmbassadorsWe, at Cantell, pride ourselves on our Anti- Bullying Ethos, so when the opportunity came for our students to train as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, we embraced the idea.Mrs Ridout took 10 students to Upper Shirley High School, where they met Alex Holmes, who delivered an amazing event

to inspire and give young people the knowledge and tools to become young Ambassadors.Our students had an amazing day, joining in with many other schools, sharing ideas and get-ting involved in role play and confidence building workshops.

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We, at Cantell, pride our-selves on our Anti- Bullying Ethos.”

Anti-Bullying Ambassadors 2012-13Megan Hardwick Year 8 | Klaudia Zelazowska Year 8 | Amber Ford Year 8 | Jade Lyford Year 8

Hannah Parker Year 9 | Amrit Kaur Rhoad Year 9 | Fairus Abdikadir Year 10 Mollie Parker Year 10 | Jasmine Carr Year 10 | Simran Kaur Rathore Year 10

I even took part in role play performing a Rap with other members of staff, ask the Ambassadors, they will tell you!Cantell Anti Bullying Ambassadors toured Tutor groups during Anti-bullying week, sharing this information including showing a PowerPoint presentation they have put together.Our Ambassadors will have duty points - wearing sweatshirts with Ambassador clearly print-ed on the back - so they can be recognised at break and lunch. They will be in and around the school grounds looking for hot-spots, where students may need support in making new friends, encouraging students to report any issues and help them in the right direction. They are organising creative fun days like ‘compliment a student’ or ‘smile’ days, as well as fund-raising events for Anti Bullying Charities.Watch this space for news updates and photos.Teresa Ridout - Anti-bullying Officer

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ouse Cup Winners

Summer 2011 Northam

Christmas 2011 Itchen

Easter 2012 Chapel

Summer 2012 Northam

House Sports Cup

Summer 2012 Itchen

House Attendance Cup

Summer 2012 Northam

Sports Day Cup

Summer 2012 Chapel

House Point Totals

Itchen 14710 2nd

Chapel 14812 1st

Northam 14525 3rd

Kingsland 14295 4th

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HOUSE PROUD

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Catch up on the latest news from our for houses

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Things are really looking up for NORTHAM with a little help from our new Year 7’s and

their sporting achievements. The Year 7 football team (7 of the team are in NORTHAM

house) won their first ever game for Cantell against Bitterne Park School; winning

a superb 8-3 and they have continued to show us what champions they are by still

remaining unbeaten. Congratulations have also been given to Minhad Rahman for

winning the Year 7 house volleyball competition, and to the boys for winning the house

football competition. The Year 7 sports day also made me a proud house leader because the

NORTHAM cohort pulled together as a team and supported one another right to the very

end. Their enthusiasm was electric and kept me smiling; I feel 2nd place was well deserved.

(Proud to be yellow). Mrs Cavill

The Year 7 sports day also made me a proud house leader because the NORTHAM cohort pulled together as a team and supported one another right to

the very end.”

NORTHAM NEWS

STUDENT HONOURSTop students by Year Group with the best CTL Average – Oct 12 WILLIS Matthew M 7 Kingsland 1.28 ELSDEN Isabelle F 7 Chapel 1.28 VARLEY Eleanor F 8 Kingsland 1.22 SCOTT Anna F 8 Chapel 1.22 BOWN Max M 8 Itchen 1.27

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PREFECTS2012-13

COULD YOU BE THE NEXT HEAD BOY OR GIRL?

If you are in Year 10 and interested in becoming a Prefect; invitations will go out to all eligible students in March.

A number of students have been awarded Honorary Prefect status or Probationary status due to their increasing commitment to school life and their involvement in supporting younger students. May I congratulate those students.

If you are in Year 10 and interested in becoming a Prefect; invitations will go out to all eligible students in March. To be considered, you will need to demonstrate excellent attendance, excellent behaviour, high CTL averages and a wider commitment to life in Cantell. You never know you could be the next Head Boy or Girl?

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Mateusz Marton House LeaderDaniel Maund Head BoyNaimah McKie PrefectZoe Miller PrefectSehar Nosrati Head GirlNatalia Nowakowska PrefectZekerie Osman HonoraryEllie Palmer PrefectAlice Perkins PrefectZabi Peruzi PrefectLaura Price PrefectMikthad Rahman PrefectToni Randell Duty Team LeaderAbbie Renwick Prefect

Webster Robesten PrefectAmina Safi PrefectLia Simpson PrefectOscar Stone PrefectMahi Tasnim PrefectBenjie Wang LearningJack Waters PrefectZuhal Waziri PrefectFlorrie Wilks Costalas Head Girl Roksana Witucka PrefectDarren Zeng Prefect

A big well done to all the students below who made the wall of fame in the Autumn Term. Could it be you next…?

Max Bown - Year 8 - Outstanding progress in English - October 2012

C3 - Top attending tutor group - Autumn Term 2012 - enjoyed their pizza lunch!

Anees Siddick - Year 7 - Top Achievement Point Earner - Autumn Term 2012

Eleanor Varley - Year 8 - Top Achievement Point Earner - Autumn Term 2012

Najeebullah Walizada - Year 9 - Top Achievement Point Earner - Autumn Term 2012

Gabriel Greer - Year 10 - Top Achievement Point Earner - Autumn Term 2012

Rachael Arnold - Year 11 - Top Achievement Point Earner - Autumn Term 2012

Rana Safdari - Year 10 - Outstanding progress in English - Predicted a B

Peter Taylor - Year 10 - Current grade Maths - A* Predicted - A* - October 2012

Ibraheem Ahmed - Year 11 - 5+ levels of progress in Spanish - Predicted A

Benjie Wang - Year 11 - Predicted all A*’s. Can anyone challenge the Wang

Ellie Lewis - Year 9 - 6 sub-levels of progress in Maths - Current Level - 7A

Shannon Cummins - Year 9 - Outstanding - Student Bulletin - Edition 2 - Autumn 2012

Robert Coates - Year 8 - Outstanding - Student Bulletin - Edition 2 - Autumn 2012

WALL OF FAME

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COMING SOON

IT’S ALL GO THIS SEASON!

Competitions, events and fun.

Cantell’s Got Talent & School DiscoFriday 14th December 7.00 - 10.30pm. Tickets available at £2 including a post-performance disco. Come and support your fellow students and be impressed, be very impressed, with the Faculty Leaders, the House Leaders, SLT and others. Tickets on sale in the Lunch Hall. See the Senior Prefects for more information. If you are interested in being involved please see me. Mr Curtis

Staff House (Blind) FootballThe most hilarious thing you will ever see. Staff House (Blind) Football. Come and watch the staff take part in an inter-house blind football match. Thursday 29th November at 3.00pm in the Sports Hall. These games come with a health warning: if your sides have a tendency to split - stay away!

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Writing ClubCalling all authors, journalists, bloggers, poets, dramatists, biographers, playwrights, diarists and anyone who just wants to improve their writing… Cantell Writing Club - Every Thursday at 2.40pm in

EN8 with Ms Stevens

Cantell Photographer of the YearThis is a competition open to all Cantell students and staff. The title of the Photograph will be ‘Proud’. There will be a staff and student winner. The win-ning photographs will be published widely, so be sure to have the persons consent. Deadline for entries is Friday 14th December 2012. The winners will be announced in the end of term assembly. Please submit all entries to jonathan.curtis@cantell.org.uk. For further informa-tion please come and see me. Good luck. Mr Curtis

Great Brinson Bake off – 6th December 2012Staff and student volunteers needed to take part in this exciting House Challenge. Bake a pie and a Cake in an hour and a half (apparently pastry needs time to CHILL!) Your support is welcome. Food Technology 2.35pm. See your House Leaders for more information.

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Cake Sale – CAFODIzzie, Sasha and Musharraf (7 Green) are holding a charity cake sale for the charity CAFOD, which is for children in other countries, who don’t have the rights that we have. The cakes Sale will be on Friday 14th December, and cakes will cost between 20p and 60p. Milk shakes will also be on sale in aid of the United Nations. Small milkshakes for 50p and Large milkshakes for 80p. Vanilla, choco-late, strawberry, mint choc chip and orange.Thanks to Tori Knell and Marzia Haidari

KS4 Information & Options Evening 6th December – Yr9Key Stage 4 Information Evening is an important event for all year nine, ten and eleven pupils and their parents. For year 9 students, it is a vital step in the process

of selecting options for year 10 and 11.

The event will provide you with key information

that will help you take an active role in supporting

your child as he/she enters the next critical and

challenging phase of their life.

MORE EVENTS

Christmas at CantellJoin us for our annual Christmas Carol Service on

Wednesday 5th December at St Albans Church

from 7.00pm. Free admission. All welcome. For a

ticket please see Mrs Aveson the Deputy Heads

PA.

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FIFA 13 Sign up now with Mr Hoy. Over 70 entrants so far.

Good luck!

MovemberAs the cold weather sets in and the chill of winter approaches a group of Cantell’s male teachers

have started to sprout a warm bar of face fur above their upper lips. Is this simply to give them some

protection from the winter chill? Is it so they can have a bit of ‘swag’ and look ‘sick’ ?

Nope, it’s all in aide of Movember!

Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a moustache growing charity event held

during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men’s health.

This year staff including Mr. Oxford, Lambert, Bagust,

Stevenson, Curtis, Monk and Tyas are growing a Mo to

support this charity.

Friday November 30th will be a Non(m)-uniform day

so please bring in £1 to donate and wear

your fake moustache to show your support for the Men

of Mo.. Now, which Mo should sir grow?

Yours in Mo-ness. Mr. Stevenson

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SPORTS REPORT

A WAY TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

If you are in Year 10 and interested in becoming a Prefect; invitations will go out to all eligible students in March.

Yr 10 FootballCantell took an early lead through Jeremiah Dosunmu and looked good until USH equalised before half time. USH then scored 3 goals in 5 minutes midway through the second half, and a 5th with 5 minutes to go. Cantell pushed forward with Callum Fitzhorswell scoring a late consolation goal.

Yr 9 FootballCantell vs Redbridge was an exciting game that ebbed and flowed, on a difficult windy pitch. Cantell took the lead through a great goal by Jack Callaway. This was a spirited performance in which the team led twice with the game finishing 3-3. Man of match was Alex Ladkin.

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Inter-House Sports - All Year GroupsFootball - November 29th – Year 9Year 11 is now the December 5th 2012Netball Dec 6th, 13th, 20th. Jan 17th, 24thSuperstars Jan 31st, Feb 7th, 14th, Mar 7th, 14thBadminton April 18th, May 9th, 16, 23rd, June 6thTrampolining Nov 23rd (all years mixed)

Cross-Country 2012-2013Cantell’s runners have had a racing start to the year. Cantell have taken at least 40 runners to each race and have taken the other schools in the city, by storm! The first four races of the season have now passed and Cantell are in medal contention, in all age groups.There have been many fantastic performances by all the year 7 runners. Year 8 and 9 athletes have continued to show unity and strength in what can be described as ‘hard fields’ of run-

ners. Stand out performances by both the Intermediate girls and boys see them pushing for the top spot!All runners need to watch this space for team selection for the city and county championships later this year…..Keep on running!Miss Dodds

WALL OF FAME

COMING UP.....

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MUSIC AT CANTELL

THE CREATIVE CHALLENGE

Come along and give it a go. See Miss Francis for more information.

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