It has been a short but extremely eventful term. Our second ever REAL Learning has been a huge success. What was

achieved by every project group in five days was quite remarkable. I have witnessed some incredible teamwork,

planning, creativity and bold endeavour from students and staff. The week showed what was possible when you take

risks and dream big. The week ended with some awe-inspiring performances, presentations and exhibitions. The

palpable sense of achievement bursting from every corner of the school was a joy to experience and be part of.

I was also extremely impressed with Year 10. So many students excelled and all had deeply important experiences. It

was a valuable life experience for all involved.

The Year 11 Study Skills and Exam preparation week also went very well. I am proud of Year 11 for

throwing themselves into such an intensive learning experience and showing their maturity, determination

and dedication to their studies.

As ever, I have nothing but admiration and praise for the community that is The Causeway School.

CONTENTS

Headteacher’s Message

REAL Learning Week

Work Experience

Year 11 Examination Preparation

Brunel House Page

Churchill House Page

Keller House Page

Pankhurst House Page

Causeway Journalists

Vivo Stars

Student Achievement

Keep Safe

Calendar Dates

THE CAUSEWAY CONNECTION

End of Term 4 2015 Edition

CAUSEWAY TAKE PART IN “ART ON THE LINE”

Stuck for something to do during the Easter break? A talented group

of enterprising Causeway Students have organised a Frozen sing

along show, taking place 9 April.

Doors open at 1:30pm and the show starts at 2:00pm. There will be a

chance to meet the main frozen characters after the show. There will

also be a prize for the best boy and girl in fancy dress.

Tickets are £2.50 per adult and £4 per child.

To purchase a ticked visit www.frozensingalong.webs.com.

All profits will be going to Make a Wish Foundation.

FROZEN COMES TO THE CAUSEWAY SCHOOL!

The Causeway School Art students are taking part in Art

on The Line at Eastbourne Railway Station. The

Causeway are proud to present work by Katie Chapman

in Year 11 and Caitlin Walsh in Year 10.

Please see http://www.sussexdowns.ac.uk/news/eastbourne-

schools-launch-art-on-the-line/ for more information.

Causeway students are also taking part in the Towner

Annual Schools exhibition which opens next Thursday

with a private view.

REAL LEARNING WEEK

LET’S DANCE!

students explored a variety of dance styles such as Contemporary,

Street, and Ballet. a visitor from Pineapple Dance Studios,

Emer Walsh, helped students with their technique. The students then

collaborated to structure each group’s dance into a full length dance

performance.

Driftwood Sculpture

The students collected wood from Shine water Park and Cuckmere

Haven to make large wooden sculptures and small wooden and shell

home decorations. The final exhibition in the gallery was excellent.

CARNIVAL UNDER THE SEA

Students visited Hastings Aquarium and attended

artist workshops. The final product was awe

inspiring aquarium creatures using tissue paper.

Students also achieved Bronze Arts Awards for their

hard work and creativity.

That’s criminal

A murder had occurred in S3 over the weekend! The project recruited a

crack team of SOCO’s to collect and analyse the evidence left behind at the

crime scene. From this analysis, a case was put forward to convict one of

the suspects. They got their man! The students final presentations would

have made any Forensic Scientist proud.

TAE KWON DO

Students learnt courtesy, integrity, perseverance,

indomitable spirit and self control whilst learning the Martial

Art. From knowing nothing at the start, the students learnt

the entire 9th KUP syllabus (which would normally take 24

lessons)!

DREAM WEAVING

From knitting circles to weaving looms to constructing creative bags, this

week was an intensive introduction into making fabrics in the 3

construction methods of knitting weaving and felting. A guest visitor

came in and taught the students how to make crochet flowers.

SOAPBOX RACER

Students spent the week, designing,

prototyping and building their own

soapbox racer.

They were provided with the basic

materials. Lessons in aerodynamics and

basic forces were given. The rest was up to

them. Each group had to produce a model

to try and problem solve any issues they

may face. The students raced their

completed designs on Friday afternoon in

the Causeway soapbox derby.

CIRCUS SKILLS

Students learnt a number of different aerial circus skills such as

trapeze, aerial hoop, silks and rope. they learnt about different ground

based circus skills such as juggling, plate spinning and hula hooping.

The project was designed to teach them new skills as well as develop

their team working and confidence. All of the students challenged

themselves beyond what they thought they could achieve.

CAUSEWAY JOURNALISTS

Students were tasked to complete a human interest magazine,

interviewing local figures, including MP Stephen Lloyd, teachers

and students about their REAL projects. Students visited timeout

magazine in London to learn from the professionals.

The journalists had to learn how to work to deadlines, how to

interview and copy edit, amongst other practical journalistic skills.

WICKED

Students went to see the London Production of “Wicked” at The Apollo

Theatre, Victoria. They then created their own

set, costumes and performed a showcase of

different scenes from the production including

the hit song, “Defying Gravity”. They were

assisted with their performance by the Theatre

Workshop and learnt many new acting and pro-

duction skills to help with their Drama Lessons.

White knuckle adventure

A week long selection of activities that were chosen to be:

Rigorous - depth of knowledge, gain experience, vari-

ety & challenging to all, Engaging - being fully in-

volved, creative, enthusiastic, Authentic - gain-

ing qualifications, interviewing, present-

ing, decision making, Learning - plan-

ning, leading, presenting, gaining skills.

A community sports event

During the week 35 students passed a level 1 young leaders qualification. This qualifica-

tion involved completing practical and theoretical work around sports leadership. They

even had to lead each other. The group had to plan, promote and lead a sports evening

using the facilities at our school. This event was attended by nearly 50 people from the

local community.

BEHIND THE MUSIC

Students spent the week learning the various different job roles that make up the

music industry. They were visited by CMP studios top music producer and owner of

a custom drum company and Tom Fitzpatrick, ex causeway student and successful

musician. The highlight of the week was a student live music performance to family

and friends.

SHINE PERFORMANCE ACADEMY

Students spent the week with an amazing group of young people from all year

groups. The group wrote, directed and performed an original piece of theatre enti-

tled ‘mixed up’. This was a ‘mash up’ of Romeo and Juliet and Blood Brothers set be-

tween the two battling schools of ‘Shine water High’ and ‘Harbour Grammar School’.

JUST COOK

Students created a banquet and recipe book for family and friends. Students chose

their meals, drafted and redrafted until the final perfect dish. They hosted an excel-

lent banquet for 25 guests

rugby

Students experienced the wonderful and

exciting world of full contact rugby, with

coaching from The University of Brighton

Rugby Coaches. The final boys game ended

40-40. Much bravery was demonstrated, and due to the commitment

and hard work of the team, they will be will be competing in the

Eastbourne Schools’ 10s Tournament—a first for The Causeway!

TEA FOR TWO

•The essential question: What makes an afternoon tea

memorable?

•The final product: Creating an afternoon tea experience

for a loved one.

Students enjoyed an authentic tea at blackbird tea

rooms, Brighton, before making their own high quality afternoon teas.

THE OASIS PROJECT

9 students spent Real Learning week transforming the courtyard into a haven of peace

and tranquillity, thanks to donations from local businesses and a lot of elbow grease!

SPORTING CHALLENGE

An exciting week of golf, played at prestigious golf courses around

the area. Students were coached by leading golf professionals

and greatly improved their game during the course of the week.

KNIGHT LIFE

Students had an authentic Medieval Knight Experience; Archery (From 1066 Target Sports), Fal-

conry (from East Sussex Falconry), Medieval Games, Medieval Cookery and a visit to Battle Ab-

bey.

Real Knights (from Pelican in Her Piety) battled in the Atrium, and

Medieval Peasants (Wolfshead Bowman) taught students about life in

the Medieval Period.

Students produced their own Bayeux Tapestry depicting the week and

their own family Coats of Arms.

SHABBY CHIC

Students spent the week up-cycling pieces of furniture, giving tired pieces

a new lease of life. The end products were sold in auction in The Causeway

Gallery.

COMIC CREATORS

Students attended a workshop at the Cartoon Museum in London and learned how to

create comic characters and structure a story. They used this knowledge to work collabo-

ratively on a comic strip. They came up with an idea for a story based on the Causeway

School in 2025 where an evil Headteacher called Mr Agony was terrorising pupils. The

hero of the story invents a virus to immobilise the Headteacher but unfortunately it is

too late – all the pupils have been turned into robots.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Work Experience is a crucial part of the development we provide for our Year 10s. Work experience is a chance to bridge

the gap between classroom and the work place, giving students valuable experience in a real working environment. As

usual, Work Experience Week was a resounding success. Students were able to gain insight into a different environment,

and decide if their chosen career was the correct pathway for them. They demonstrated great commitment, dedication

and perseverance whilst out on placements. Students received numerous part-time weekend job offers and many students

are keen to now pursue a career in their chosen Work Experience Placement.

Comments from Employers:

“Can we keep Jack?” – HMD Pumps

“Carl has a job to come to once he turns 16” - Maplin

“We would love to consider offering Charley a full-time job” – Premier Marina

“The best work experience student I have ever had” – Superdrug Manager, Hailsham

“A customer asked to speak to me to praise how good Ella has been with us” – Manager,

Boots, The Crumbles

“Poppy has been working brilliantly” – Fine Grain Photography

We know the majority of our students enjoyed their experience and this opportunity has given them a chance to think

about their possible future careers more deeply. We would encourage conversations between family members and

students to hear the variety of insights they have experienced. Well done and congratulations Year 10! A massive thank

you to all the businesses and organisations who assisted The Causeway School this year.

Comments from students:

“I wish I was still there” – Jamie, Carl and Omar

“I’ve really enjoyed it and I’ve been offered a summer job” – Lucy

“It has given me an insight in to the other elements of engineering to consider” – Jack

“I’ve had quite a bit of variety and I’ve up-dated the window display. I’m really enjoying

it” – Oriana

“I’ve got a job out of it, they want me in the Easter holidays and all the other school

holidays too. It was brilliant” - Jay

YEAR 11 EXAMINATION PREPARATION

Students started the week with mock exam in Maths English and Science. The results of these mocks will

be sent home and used to support with final revision preparation for the summer examinations. They also

had revision sessions with their teachers in these key subjects.

Students benefitted from a workshop with the Learning Performance

Company. The interactive and activity – based workshops empowered

students to take control over their learning by equipping them with

metacognition skills such as Memory Techniques, Understanding and

Condensing, A - Mapping, The Review Philosophy and Exam

Preparation.

To focus and personalise the workshops

further, the experts delivered two

different programmes for different ability

groups. Strategies included, “Strategies for

Success: Mixed Ability (A-D Grade)”,

“Reach for the Stars: A/A* students” and

“Hit the Mark: C/D borderline students”.

Student feedback from the course:

“Brilliant! Great help and very enjoyable”

“It was needed. Learnt so much”

“Makes revision so much easier”

“It was really useful and added humour so it didn’t become boring. I learnt a variety of different memory tricks”

Students were also involved in a Romeo and Juliet

Workshop delivered by an actor and Shakespeare

expert. Students commented, “Good and helpful”,

“Fun, really fun!” and “I learnt to analyse

Shakespeare’s language which helped me for the

mock exam”.

Overall the week was extremely successful.

Students reported ending the week feeling more

confident about their exams. They learnt comping

strategies to see them through the difficult examination period and reported

feeling more positive about the upcoming experiences.

However...the lesson learnt most throughout the week for the whole of Year 11 was…

“Revise, Revise, Revise!”

In Years 7 and 8, pupils have been

learning all about atoms, elements and

compounds during the 'chemical

elements' project.

Years 9 and 10 have been studying

various topics within Biology,

Chemistry and Physics and will soon be looking to do some coursework

practice after Easter.

Year 11 classes have been busy revising in

preparation for their summer exams. They are

working hard at the moment and they have really

enjoyed our Thursday mini carousel lessons. These

have proved to be quite popular.

During REAL learning week 20 pupils took part in a

forensics project called 'That's criminal'. The aim of

the project was to look at the ways in which SOCO's

(Scenes of crime officers) work on a new crime

scene. I have been genuinely impressed by the level

of the quality work they have produced. Hopefully

some of them will think about a career in this field

for the future.

HOUSE BRUNEL

UPDATE FROM SCIENCE

It’s been an exciting term in technology with students working really hard

on some fantastic projects. Year 11 students have been working hard

finishing off their controlled assessments and exam preparation and we are

looking forward to seeing them reap the rewards of their hard work. There

has been some particularly impressive practical production work in Media

Studies that is amongst the best we have ever seen.

In KS3 there have been a number of great projects that have seen an

incredible response from students. TV Production has seen students

producing a range of short TV shows, including, documentaries, game

shows, news reports and promotional videos. In Product Design students

have been working on hanging mobiles using computer aided design and

manufacturing as well as more traditional woodwork and metalwork

techniques.

UPDATE FROM TECHNOLOGY

UPDATE FROM

COMPUTER SCIENCE

In Food students have been studying the delicious cuisine of Italy and

developing their own versions of Italian classics. Textiles students have

produced some very impressive soft toys as well as deploying graphics

and media skills to produce packaging and marketing for their

product. Students have also taken part in a comics project which has

involved them studying the history of comics as well creating their own

comics.

Next term sees another range of exciting projects for KS3 students to

get their teeth into. Music Industry Marketing which will see them

producing music videos, magazines and other promotional

items. Product Design students will be designing and making wooden

toys for small children. Food students will be

studying the sociological and ethical

implications of food production and Textiles

students will be looking at surface design

techniques as well as using advanced digital

photo manipulation to produce tote bags and

phone cases.

Both Years 10 and 11 have worked extremely

hard since the turn of the year, with the Year 11

Class knuckling down and working flat-out on

their programming controlled assessments.

Exploring complicated algorithms and

mind-boggling code. After the well deserved

break they will be fully focused on finishing

their assessment and looking ahead to some

strenuous theory revision in preparation for

their summer exam.

The year 10s have had some tough theory lessons that they have

excelled in and have also produced some fantastic work using

HTML, Scratch and Python. After the Easter holidays they will be

looking at the fascinating worlds of networks and the internet, as

well as lots more exciting coding.

GEOGRAPHY

HOUSE CHURCHILL

In Year 9 this term, Geography study

has highlighted the beauty, majesty

and danger of the Earth. Students

have enjoyed studying the structure

of our home planet from its

super-dense core to its many plated

crust, they have been fascinated by

the dynamic nature of the Earth and

how it affects man and the

relationship that we have with where

we live. The focus of the syllabus has

been upon the cause, effects and our

responses to natural disasters which result from the activity under the Earth’s

crust. Earthquakes, tsunami and volcanoes have been studied in great depth

and detail with students producing

realistic, detailed models of volcanoes as

part of their assessment.

Year 8 students have studied the people

and Geography of the country of India this

term with a particular focus upon the de-

velopment of the culture of the nation

around its rivers and cities. Students found

the study of the people and wildlife of the

Sunderbans mangrove swamps of great interest with many choosing to

complete investigations in to the threats to this fragile environment posed by

global warming. Some students also choose to study the endangered species of

the Sunderbans and found the natural history of the very rare Bengal Tiger

both interesting and challenging.

Year 11s have been working hard revisiting the content covered since year 10 in

preparation for their exams in June. They have been practising different styles

of revision and have completed past papers to support their learning and help

focus their revision.

HISTORY

THE MATHS DEPARTMENT

Year 11 have had a busy two terms

with a real drive for excellence in

their exam technique and

content knowledge. Students have

had weekly content tests and been

consolidating their exam technique

for different style questions.

During REAL learning week, they

completed two History Mocks

which should enhance their

understanding of how to approach

the exams and their revision.

Year 10 have made a brilliant start

to their GCSE course this year and

have now started to complete their

independent historical enquiry

which is worth 25% of their final

grade. Students will be looking

into World War issues such as

propaganda, key battles and recruitment, through historical representations, in

order to compare the impact of both wars on Britain.

Students have been completing GCSE exam style questions in Year 9 this year

and have now experienced all of the different question types. The content has

been looking at Nazi Germany from the Holocaust to Hitler’s Foreign Policy,

Since Christmas the department has seen a new Director of

Mathematics, Ms Whitton arrive. The department are excited to face

the new challenges of the new more problem solving based National

Mathematics Curriculum and ‘life without levels’. Pupils should see

more problem solving and real life tasks in their lessons. Indeed this

week after ‘real learning week’ all Year 7 and 8 students are involved

with a design a bedroom project. This involves students thinking

about ratio, proportion, budgeting and scale drawing. Each of the

remaining terms in maths will finish with a ‘real’ extended project.

We are also preparing students for their GCSE examinations – Year 11

will be involved in a new ‘walking, talking’ mock examination next

term, as well as intensive study in areas identified as weaknesses. Our

current year 9 have embarked on the new 3 year GCSE programme of

study which will culminate in them being the first year to receive

numbers 1-9 instead of letters A*-G as their GCSE qualification.

All students in Years 7/8 are following a new scheme of work and all

should have Mathswatch logins to support their learning at home –

this is a web based programme which gives excellent explanations and

practice on the whole range of topics and grades from year 7-11. The

Director of Mathematics explained it at the recent Parent Forum

workshop.

Next term will see the start of a mathematics competition for Years 7

and 8. The focus will be problem solving, but will consist of 4 rounds

testing different areas of Mathematics to teams of 4 students. Entry

will be free, but Mr Payne has promised some excellent prizes. The

highest ability students will also be taking part in the Junior Maths

challenge run by Leeds University.

BUSINESS STUDIES

Both Year 10 Business Studies classes have been exploring their own

business ideas and have produced some very high quality business

portfolios for businesses ranging from shoe shops to robotics. They

have been working closely with The Chestnut Treehouse charity and

did very well in developing and presenting their ideas to Mr Payne,

resulting in a joint mufti-day to help raise money and awareness.

After Easter the Year 10s will be researching local businesses as part

of their very important GCSE controlled assessment.

with many students making an excellent Holocaust Memorial

Homework.

Year 8 have moved from analysing whether the British Empire was

good or bad to looking into the issue of slavery. Students have started

to evaluate historical sources as part of an enquiry into the conditions

on the Middle Passage and will start a progressive diary on slavery,

‘From Person to Possession’ next term.

In Year 7 we have been looking most recently at the Reformation and

the Armada. Students will be completing final newspaper articles

having investigated the causes, events and outcomes of the Armada.

Year 7 students have been producing really high quality pieces this

year and we look forward to seeing the final outcome of their learning

from this term.

Outstanding work in History – Art Homework by Sam Cruden-Meech showing

historical creativity.

Written work by Sarah O’Sullivan shows excellent resilience through redrafting to get from a GCSE B- to an A* in her final piece.

As we close the door to Term 4 we are full of praise and admiration for

all the hard working students of years 7 8 and 9 who have completed

amazing English projects right on time. Year 7s have been reading

narrative poems learning how stories are told in verse and rhyme; they

have explored language and structure, themes and history but what

happened to those three men till remains a mystery. Year 8 survived the

storm of Shakespeare's great Tempest; was it the plot or the characters

or the drama that was best?

HOUSE KELLER

Our amazing Year 7 students have been

working hard in AL over the last two

terms designing their own holiday resort

in teams. Before REAL learning week we

held the first round of sale pitches which

the whole year group participated in.

Out of all of Year 7, 14 students made it

through to the final which was hosted by

Laurence Smith at Drusilla's zoo.

In this project they have been creating

sales pitches, scale drawings and some

of the students have even developed

their own unique websites which showcases some of these ideas.

This project was introduced to give students the opportunity to

experience the value of collaboration, team work and what can be

achieved when working together within a team, and we have strived

to encourage students to work with others that they usually

wouldn’t. The project also gives the students the opportunity to

work on their self-management

skills and experience how im-

portant it is to be prepared and

organised when working towards

deadlines that have to be met.

At the final on Tuesday 24th

March all of the students repre-

sented our school fantastically.

Laurence Smith was impressed by

their creativity, hard work and their confidence in presenting their

ideas. He commented “I was extremely impressed with the

entrepreneurial flair of all five teams. They showed loads of

imagination combined with some solid research and I’ve no doubt

that several of the students will pursue business careers when their

time comes. One of the teams produced an online brochure which

was of a very high standard – comparable with the best from

professional designers.”

After some deliberation, the winning team was Elizabeth Hulkes,

Fayed Miah and Jack Dudley’s resort located in Portugal called 'The

Golden Resort'.

The Keller house is exceptionally proud of all the effort that has been

put in since January. If you see any of the students involved, please

congratulate them on their hardwork!

Well what another exciting term in Keller House! Students have created some incredible work, tackled some really challenging learning in lessons and excelled in their REAL Learning Projects and Work Experience. Since Christmas Keller students have been awarded more than 32000 Vivos! This is

amazing but it's not the highest of the houses so we need more - come on Keller! We are so proud of our students and the way they give 100% to the opportunities they are given and we know that our year 11 students are now at a crucial

time in their school career and will rise to the occasion, being not just successful for themselves but setting an excellent example to our younger students who will soon be in the same position. We wish all our year 11 students the best of luck, be focused, be organised and ask for help. Good luck and well done

again Keller for even more brilliance at The Causeway.

FROM THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

ACCELERATED LEARNING

SPANISH

This has been another very busy term in Spanish. Following on from the success of the Keller showcase in the December, our year 7s started terms 3 and 4 full of energy and confidence of what is possible when we work together as a team. They have been very keen on learning how to describe the town where they live in Spanish and practising

conversations at the doctors. Year 8 students were thoroughly engaged by the topic of Fiestas. They carried out some impressive research on the different festivals that take place in various regions of Spain and have amazed us with their findings. As well as the well-known Tomato fight in Valencia or the Bull run through the streets of In Year 9 students have been learning how to write CVs and Job application letters in Spanish. In addition to this and as part of their HW, students carried out some research on the importance of learning languages and the different routes that they can follow by studying languages. This has been an eye opening activity for many students and it has helped them make an informed choice regarding their options for year 10. In KS4 students have been busy preparing their Controlled Assessments and revising for the coming exams. We hope they dedicate part of their holidays to continue with their revision to maximise their chances of success. In term 5 students will be covering the following topics: Year 7 : At home Year 8: Daily Routine Year 9: Media Year 10 will continue with the topic Education and Work Year 11 will be getting ready for their Speaking, Listening and Reading exams. We wish them good luck. !

They also went to the Theatre and enjoyed the emotion of Blood Brothers;

they have explored and studied and can now share it with all others. A great

classic of Literature has grabbed all of year 9 who have studied how times

were hard in another place and time; the best laid plans actually did work

out for them

as they responded so cleverly to 'Of Mice and Men'. Year 10 have completed

a huge comparison,

analysing great literary works from Dickens to Tennyson; 40% of their Litera-

ture GCSE is now in the bag;

quite frankly they have every right to brag. And last but not least, our most

mature of them all, year 11 have triumphed in classrooms and the Hall.

Many mocks and preparation classes, study skills and revision; they have

realised how to pass exams with great dignity and precision. We wish them

all the best and nothing but success, just a few more weeks to go of revision

timetables and stress. Have a wonderful Easter from us all in the English

team seeing you all with great results would really be a dream.

HOUSE PANKHURST

PE

Year 7,8 and 9 girls have been playing football, basketball and netball with

real highlights.

Maleeka Marhouhi, Kim LaRoche, Megan Kenward and Elizabeth Campbell

were outstanding performers in the U12 football team showing real

teamwork and determination.

The U14 team was the group that started training earlier this year and

ignited the girls football. Notable performances from Poppy Murphy,

Charlee Webb, Courtney Tragea, showing real resilience and leadership

driving the team forwards, and Jade Meredith most improved player in the

school, adding to her already impressive range of skills across different

sports.

Boys football continues to be

highly successful with

pitches firming up and the

end of the league fixtures.

year 7, 8, 9, 11 all managed to

make it through to the semi

finals of the league and year

8 the Sussex Cup Final for

the second year running. The Year 7 and Year 8 teams also made it down to

the last 32 schools in the country in their respective national competitions.

It has been brilliant to see students in Key Stage 4 attending clubs to help

them improve their GCSE PE practical grades, seeing both boys and girls

taking part and setting an example to younger students in

activities including trampolining, circuit training and netball

In the upcoming term we are looking forwards to adding more activities to

the extra curricular program giving students a greater breadth of activities to

become involved in.

Students will need to make sure that they are in their PE kit when they are

taking part in these activities, especially as we will be looking at improving

performances as we prepare for the Town Sports Athletics competition and

Sports Day

A brief but no less superb term of work from our Music students. We

wish our year 11 students well as the VCERT group are preparing for

final performance exam this week. Our GCSE group are only days

away from handing in their portfolios too.

In Key Stage 3 we have had some real successes. Year 8 have been

looking at popular structures within Music and have played and

composed some really tricky stuff. Really memorable work from

Jennifer Fillingham and Holly Leister but everyone has demonstrated

such remarkable skill throughout this topic. Year 9 have been looking at

one of my favourite topics of the year - Arrangements. They have been

taking songs that already exist and remixing them to create their own

cover versions. Again, some outstanding work, in particular from Chloe

Wheatley, Callum Knight and Adam Palmer.

Again we have seen many students starting to take up lessons as part of

our extended curriculum programme, in fact I am now starting to

employ a new teacher for piano lessons as our current teacher is now

full and cannot take any more! Anyone interested in taking instrument/

vocal lessons should speak to any member of staff in the Music

Department.

MUSIC

ART

Conflict and contrasts: During the first half of the

term year 9’s created drama focussing on contrasts.

They used music to compliment or contrast their

drama and put together pieces devised on pictures or

poems

Year 10: This term we have been busy performing

excerpts from ‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright, Creating

original devised drama and working as a whole

group in role.

We also took time out to see a modern adaptation Of Antigone at the

Theatre Royal, Stratford, “It was such a good production, the set was

amazing and the performances were excellent”

Year 11: This term the year 11’s have been hard at work creating

devised pieces for their final performances. They have worked hard

together and I am really proud of the high standard of their work. We

are looking forward to showing the Moderator what we are made of on

Thursday 26th March

REAL learning week: This week we spent time with a highly creative

and co-operative group of students from Years 7-9. They created a

modern devised piece of theatre intertwining the stories of Romeo and

Juliet and Blood Brothers. Leonie Simmons was with us for her work

experience and was astounding in her commitment to the week and to

the work.

You can watch their final performance on the website.

Coming soon: Year 9 gifted and talented performing in the Eastbourne

Shakespeare Festival, this will be directed by Year 10 students.

DRAMA

We have had an exciting term in the Art Department. Emily Ranger, Samuel Rickard, Elliot Stiles, Rachel Wilson, Chloe Elliot and Kiera Rae were entered into the Eastbourne Arts Circle Geoffrey Williams Art Bursary competition at the Birley Centre. Chloe Elliot did really well achieving a highly commended in her age group for her Chameleon ink drawing.

Caitlin Walsh and Katie Chapman have their work on display at the moment in Eastbourne Station as part of ‘Art on The Line’, a collaboration between Eastbourne Schools. Their work has been printed on giant banners hanging above the passenger concourse.

A group of GCSE art students and some lucky year nine students went on a trip to both the Towner Gallery and

the Birley Centre to view, draw, and make with a behind the scenes tour of the collection at Towner. They then had a hands on workshop with the artist Hermione Allsopp making their own architectural sculptures.

We are also part of the Annual schools exhibition at the Towner Gallery with a large teetering collaborative sculpture created by year 10 students which will be on display until May 31st 2015. They were given the theme ‘Our Place’ which links with their current GCSE project.

To round off the term we had a fantastic REAL learning week with our Carnival Under The Sea project. We were thrilled with how the students

supported each other to not only make giant sculptures of sea creatures but also making films, sharing skills and working on their Bronze Arts Award qualifications. We had the pleasure of a visit to the Blue Reef Aquarium in Hastings for research and the two artist’s workshops from professional carnival lantern designer Nikki Gunson.

It’s been a hectic but fun term in art and we are looking forward to the Year 11 GCSE art exam after Easter.

THE CAUSEWAY YOUNG JOURNALISTS

As part of REAL Learning Week, the Causeway Young Journalists were given the opportunity to visit TimeOut Magazine

and interview some prominent people in the Eastbourne area:

“I enjoyed visiting the TimeOut office in London; it was very interesting to see the process of producing a magazine and what roles different people have, as well as what their jobs involve. I had my heart set on becoming a barrister when I grew up, but after speaking to people working in the offices, I realised that journalism or editing articles is something that I really enjoy and might pursue. I would definitely recommend journalism to other people as a career or just for REAL Week because it opens your eyes to many different things.” Sasha Buckwell-Bailey

“Visiting the TimeOut office was very interesting and extremely exciting, the experience answered a few of my questions on being a journalist. I loved seeing the different job roles of the people working in the building and the building itself was very clean and seemed to be a really nice working environment. The atmosphere inside the offices and the rest of building excited me the most. I loved how people all work in the same room but in different groups. I have wanted to be a journalist for a while now, however, I have other ideas so I’m not positive about it yet. I would recommend journalism as a career path because it’s perfect if you like to write a lot.” Brandon Harris

“Spending time at the TimeOut offices really helped me to think even more about what I wanted to do in the future. I, like Sasha, have always wanted to be a barrister but I was also torn with journalism. Finding out more about what journalism involves and what you have to achieve in order to be a full-time, paid writer has really helped me to consider a wider variety of careers. All in all, the visit gave me more information and a bigger interest in writing.” Ella Leithwaite

Students had the opportunity to discuss the plans with for the Arndale development by Janette

Calverley, the Centre Manager for Eastbourne Arndale Centre. She spoke about the opportunity for

jobs that the new centre will create and how the development will change our town for the better.

They also conducted an insightful interview with Stephen Lloyd, MP. They had the opportunity to

ask him in depth about his policies, and how these policies will effect Eastbourne youths.

The team also managed to corner our Headteacher, Mr Payne, for an interview. Mr Payne spoke

about REAL Learning Week, his vision for the school and his family life.

The team worked hard to produce a high

quality magazine, with articles ranging from

in depth interviews to REAL Learning

Project reports and Teacher interviews.

The full magazine is available to purchase

for a suggested donation of £1. Please email

tschofield@causewayschool.org to order

your copy.

LIMITLESS Suggested donation £1

VIVOS STARS

(Students at the top of the league)

Top Students for Term 4

Year Group

Student

Tanya Sharma Year 9

Jack Dudley Year 7

Kieron Murton Year 9

Samuel Strath Year 7

Rachel Wheeler Year 7

Kylie Young Year 8

Christopher Barrass Year 9

Fenn Buddle Year 8

Roxine Nolan Year 8

Michael Bennett Year 9

Top Students this Academic Year

Student Year

Jack Dudley Year 7

Katie Welling Year 7

Maria Rokan Year 7

Jack Brace Year 10

Kian Gosden Year 7

Xanthi Hardy Year 7

Katie Bennee Year 9

Arran Hopkins Year 11

Eleanor Bateman Year 9

Fenn Buddle Year 8

House League since September 2014

Place House

1 Pankhurst

2 Brunel

3 Churchill

4 Keller

Top Students in Brunel

Name Year

Jack Dudley Year 7

Kylie Young Year 8

Fenn Buddle Year 8

Cerys James Year 8

Nicole Kendall Year 10

Adam Bateman Year 8

Kian Gosden Year 7

Melissa Dolan Year 8

Hayden Latham-Barnes Year 11

Thomas Daley Year 9

Top Students in Churchill

Name Year

Corey Hemsley Year 7

Peter Kosobucki Year 8

Ben Carter Year 7

Harry Uphill Year 8

Abbie Osborne Year 7

Annabel Lotery Year 8

Olivia Cowling- Year 8

Rachel Reace Year 8

Zakariah Geer Year 8

Katie Welling Year 7

Top Students in Keller

Year Name

Tanya Sharma Year 9

Kieron Murton Year 9

Rachel Wheeler Year 7

Christopher Barrass Year 9

Roxine Nolan Year 8

Kira Jackson Year 9

Jack Compton Year 8

Alice Stuckey Year 7

Jack Ferguson Year 8

Max Thompson Year 7

Top Students in Pankhurst

Name Year

Samuel Strath Year 7

Michael Bennett Year 9

Hayley Coates Year 8

Eleanor Bateman Year 9

Kieran Knight Year 7

Ryan Hopkins Year 8

Charlie Carvall Year 7

Jack Walker Year 8

Declan Knevett Year 8

Elouise Horan Year 9

Leadership—We believe in ourselves and each other

Nelson Mandela was South Africa’s first black president elected in a

fully representative democratic election. He received the 1993 Nobel

Peace Prize.

Problem –Solving—We will always find a way

There are 43 quintillion permutations for the

Rubic’s Cube, if you had 43 quintillion standard

sized Rubic’s Cubes you could cover the Earth’s

surface 275 times.

Independence—I can

On 7 February 2005 Ellen Macarthur broke

the Wold Record for the

f a s t e s t s o l o

circumnavigation of the

Globe.

Optimism— We

dream big

The Shard is 1,004 ft

high, has 11,000 panes

of glass and is currently

the tallest building in Europe.

Creativity— We use our imagina-

tion

Galatea of the Spheres is a painting by Salvador Dali

made in 1952. It depicts Dali’s Wife as pieced together through a series of

spheres. The name Galatea refers to a sea nymph of classical mythology re-

nowned for her virtue.

Curiosity— We ask what if?

Escher was a Dutch Graphic Artist known for his mathematically inspired work which featured impossible

constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture and tessellations.

Reflection—we take time to stop and think

Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for Civil Rights and freedom across the world through nonviolent civil disobedience.

Teamwork—We work together and respect each other

In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first two people to reach the summit of

Determination— We never give up

Paralympian Ellie Simmons, OBE, won two gold medals in Beijing 2008, at the age of 13, and another

two golds in London 2012. including setting a world record in the 400m freestyle.

This term, students will be receiving achievement postcards based on the 10 character traits we value

Resilience—We don’t allow difficulties to hold us back

The Wright Brother were inventors and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing

and building the world’s first successful Airplane.

Success and hard work

Drugs and alcohol misuse

Forgiveness

Poverty and justice

Positivity

Bereavement

KEEP SAFE

E-SAFETY

TUTOR TIME REFLECTIONS PROGRAMME

We have been continuing our work

on e-safety over the last two terms.

There has been a parent’s

information evening and a

Causeway Connection special focus.

During term 4 we welcomed PC

Wicking and PC Anderson from

Sussex police into House assemblies

which focused on the negative

impact that social media can have if misused and how this

could potentially break the law. One really powerful

message was that if a device contains indecent images or

evidence of cyberbullying it will be seized by the police for

a minimum of three months and potentially destroyed.

If parents want to keep up to date with new apps and

websites, please look at the NSPCC Net Aware site at

www.net-aware.org.uk

CHARITABLE GIVING

WHO CAN YOU TALK TO?

If you are an adult concerned about a child at any time

you can call the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 8005000 or if

you are a child you can call Childline on 0800 11 11.

Our PSHE programme has been looking at the following

topics in tutor time:

Student have been taking part in discussions, silent reading,

watching videos and producing written work in these twice

weekly sessions.

CAUSEWAY VALUES

Our assemblies focus on our

Causeway ‘Ten’, the values

which we report on to parents

in each subject. This term we

have looked at all the values

through different topics, such

as ‘Making the World a better

place’ and ‘Asking yourself the

big questions’. We have also

had an assembly from the

Sussex Cadet Force where

some of our own students gave

a presentation on what the

Cadet Force has to offer young

people and how you can join them.

The school supported Comic Relief

this year with a mufti day

celebration. Well done to Keller

House for a spectacular bake sale

that raised over £130.

SAFEGUARDING AND CHILD

PROTECTION

Keeping children safe is our top priority and I would like

to share with you some of the Safeguarding procedures

we have in school. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection

Policy is available in full on the school website.

Safeguarding covers all areas of keeping children safe in

education, including first aid, fire evacuations,

anti-bullying work and working with external partners

such as Children’s Services and the Targeted Youth

Support team. If you have concerns about a young person

there are a number of ways you can help:

Please call the Police on 999 if a crime is in process or 111

for non-urgent matters

If you are concerned the well-being of a child is at extreme

risk either from adults or other children you can refer

directly to Children’s Services on 01323 747373

You can report concerns about online behaviour to CEOPS on www.ceop.police.uk You can get advice and guidance on children’s safety via the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 and on their website www.nspcc.org.uk

If you have concerns about the safety of your child or

another child in school you can contact our Safeguarding

Team: Mrs E Alexander – Director of Inclusion ext 291

ealexander@causewayschool.org, Miss S Dench –

Designated Child Protection Officer ext 288

sdench@causewayschool.org

We would like to remind parents that the car park has a speed limit of 5mph.

In addition to the speed limit, we will be installing speed bumps during the Easter Holidays to aid safety in this are.

For the full calendar please visit our website, www.causewayschool.org

Term Dates, Holidays and Closure

days 2015

Term 5 Term 6

13 April Start of

Term 5 1 June

Start of

Term 6

22 May End of

Term 5 22 June

Training

Day 4

25-29

May Holiday 21 July

End of

Term 6

22 July Training

Day 5

Some Key Events 2015

29 June– 3 July Real Learning

Week 2

06 July Year 6 Transition

Evening

07 July Year 6 Transition

Day

14 July

Year 11 Leavers

Assembly and

BBQ

15 July

Celebration and

Sports Awards

Evening

17 July Year 11 Prom

Tutor Meetings

20-24 April

Year 10

Academic

Tutor

Meetings

Reports and

Assessments

22 April -1

May

KS3 classed

based exams

22 May Assessment

4 posted

29 June -3

July

Year 10

Exams

Week

20 July Assessment

5 posted

Parents Evenings and

Parents Forums

16 April Year 7 Parents

Evening

18 June Year 8 Parents

Evening

25 June Parents Forum

CALENDAR DATES 2014/15

REAL Learning

Week 2

29-3 July

Be prepared for an

adventure...