what s on 28th february 2020 - cox green school...year 13 a level english trip othello eauty and the...

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Newsletter 24th February — 28th February 2020

What’s On

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Dates for your Diary

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Storm Ciara Update on Damage

Beauty and the Beast Postponed

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Mobile Phones

Year 11 Leavers Hoodies

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Year 7 Internet Safety Poster Designs

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PRIDE Awards

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PRIDE Awards

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YEAR 10 - SPANISH LANGUAGE

IMMERSION TRIP—update

Root Word of the week

Cake Sale

Drop Everything and Read

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What can counselling help with?

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Netball Fixtures this Term

Year 7 Football Fixtures and Training

Schedules

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Schedules

School Equipment

Student Success

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Schedules

Year 10 and 11 boys football fixtures

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Year 11 Important Dates

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Recent Letters

Library News

Weekly Calendar

Monday 24th

February

Start of Term 4

Year 11 applying to 6th form Interviews (all week)

Tuesday 25th

February

Murcia Pre Trip—meeting in DINE at 5pm

Beauty and the Beast School Production 7pm–10pm

Wednesday

26th February

Year 12 & 13 Spanish Trip– ‘La Casa de Bernarda’ in London

6th Form Enrichment (every Wednesday)

- Wessex Primary School Sports Leaders 1.45pm to 3.00pm

- Cookham Rise Primary School IT enrichment 2pm to 3.15pm

- Wessex & Lowbrook Primary Literacy 2.15pm to 3.15pm

Sports Academy Open Evening 6.30pm to 8.30pm


Thursday 27th

February

Year 13 A Level English Trip Othello


Friday 28th

February No Events

Committed to Achievement

CGS Production of Beauty and the Beast will now take place on

Tuesday 25th , Wednesday 26th , and Thursday 27th February

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Dates for your Diary

Sunday 1st March DofE Gold Practice Walk

Wednesday 4th March

Year 12 Biology in Action Trip

6th Form Enrichment (every Wednesday)

- Wessex Primary School Sports Leaders 1.45pm to 3.00pm

- Cookham Rise Primary School IT enrichment 2pm to 3.15pm

- Wessex & Lowbrook Primary Literacy 2.15pm to 3.15pm

Thursday 5th March Year 11 Parents’ Evening 4.30pm to 7pm

Sunday 8th March DofE Silver Practice Walk until 9th March

Monday 9th March Sports Relief Week

Tuesday 10th March Year 12 Philosophy Webinar at CGS

Wednesday 11th March

Year 12 and 13 Compulsory Theatre Trip - ‘I think we are alone’,

By theatre company Frantic Assembly. At Theatre Royal, Stratford

East

Thursday 12th March Year 12 & 13 Parents’ Evening 4.30pm to 7pm

Year 12 Spanish Language Immersion Trip until 16th March

Saturday 14th March Year 8 & 9 Mock Trial Reading

Monday 16th March to Friday 20th

March Year 11, 13 & 14 PPE exams as necessary

Friday 20th March Sports Relief Non Uniform Day

Monday 23rd March 6th Form UCAS Trip

Thursday 26th March Year 9 Parents’ Evening

Monday 30th March Year 12 Business ‘A level grade booster’ Trip

Wednesday 2nd April DofE Gold Practice until 6th April

Friday 3rd April Term Ends 12.30pm finish

Monday 6th April to Friday 17th April EASTER HOLIDAY

Monday 20th April INSET DAY

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Beauty and the Beast Production

Dear Parent/Carer,

We regret to inform you that due to the unforeseen school closure, the Beauty and the Beast Production

has been postponed until after Half Term.

The new production dates are:

Tuesday 25th February, tickets purchased for the Wednesday 12th February 2020 can be used on

this day.

Wednesday 26th February, tickets purchased for Thursday 13th February 2020 can be used on

this day.

Thursday 27th February, tickets purchased for Friday 14th February 2020 can be used on this day.

Performances starts at 7.00pm and finish at approximately 10.00pm.

Students will have rehearsals from 9.15am until 3.15pm on Monday 24th February and Tuesday 25th

February.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you wish to change the day you attend,

please ask your child to return your ticket(s) to Mrs Lane in the Drama department. Mrs Lane will then

re-issue ticket(s) for the performance of your choice.

Storm Ciara Update on Damage

Thank you to all parents and students for their patience over the past three days.

Storm Ciara caused significant damage to a school roof on Sunday 9th February.

The risk to students and staff was immediately assessed and as part of this, advice was taken from

specialist contractors.

The Headteacher had no option but to close the school to ensure the safety of students and staff.

Work started very early Monday morning and took three full days to get the school site safe and the

building watertight.

There will be further works undertaken at a later date in school holidays and we will keep you informed.

Thank you again for your patience and please be assured that a decision to close the school is never

taken lightly and is only ever taken for the safety of students and staff.

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Mobile Phones

As you are no doubt aware, social media is an important part of our students’ lives and they use it daily

to keep in touch, arrange social events and to share information. Unfortunately, social media and the

use of technology has also become a significant component of many safeguarding issues across the

UK. This can involve the distribution of inappropriate images, cyber bullying and the sharing of violent or

disturbing content. As part of our drive to ensure the wellbeing of all our students, we implemented a

strict mobile phone policy that prohibits their use in school.

Unfortunately, we have recently seen a worrying increase in the use of social media relating to school,

which has led to some very distressing incidents involving our students. This has included sharing videos

recorded on mobile phones, and the creation of unsuitable group chats. In particular, Snapchat,

Instagram and Tik Tok have been commonly used to share worrying videos.

We will endeavour to investigate any incidents of this kind and where improper behaviour is identified,

sanctions will be set. Where a video has been created and/or shared with others a fixed term exclusion

will be applied. If a recipient of a video then chooses to forward it to others, a day in the Reflection

Room will be given. Repeated involvement in incidents of this type is likely to result in fixed term

exclusion.

Please monitor your child’s social media usage, and report any worrying activity to the relevant social

media platform. Please also remind your child that the use of mobile phones in school is not allowed.

Mobile phones should never be visible on the school site and should be switched off, stored in school

bags at all times during the school day. If seen, the mobile phone will be confiscated; parents will be

contacted and will be asked to collect it. All students who have a phone confiscated will be required to

attend a 90 minute Leadership detention on a Friday. We will continue to do all we can to safeguard our

students and protect their wellbeing.

Year 11 Leavers Hoodies

A reminder to all year 11 students:

All leavers hoody orders must be placed by Friday 20th March 2020 directly

at the online hoodie shop:

https://www.schoolleaverscompany.co.uk/leavers-hoodies-login

Please use the username and password in the hoody letter. Select your

choices on the website, including the name you would like on the back.

Any questions, please speak to Miss Venning.

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Thank you to all students who entered the Internet Safety Poster Design Competition, please see below

for the Year 7 Winners and runners up. Congratulations.

1st Place

Jessica Dunning

2nd Place

Lauren Walker

3rd Place

Jessica Brejnak

Runner Up

Emilia Murphy

Runner Up

Mellie Cloete

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Thank you to all students who entered the Internet Safety Poster Design Competition, please see below

for the Year 8 Winners and runners up. Congratulations.

1st Place

Natalia Liszewska

2nd Place

Katie Arthur Robinson

3rd Place

Jasvin Brar

Runner Up

Evie Massey

Runner Up

Keya Patel

Runner Up

Lucille Harris

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PRIDE AWARDS

Every fortnight, Year teams will be awarding a certificate to the students in the Year group who have

demonstrated the characteristics we are promoting as part of PRIDE. The following students have been

nominated this week and certificates will be presented in assemblies next week.

Passion for learning and a desire to achieve to potential and beyond; to leave Cox Green as confident,

well qualified, inspired young people and prepared for any future challenge.

Respect as a core principle of every interaction.

Insight into the needs of others – at a local, national and global level so that each child develops the

skills to make a positive contribution to society.

Diligence – the ability to be resilient and persevere; a commitment to make mistakes and to learn from

them.

Enjoyment of the opportunities available and to develop a passion for lifelong learning.

Congratulations and well done to every one of them.

Year 7

Name Form Reason

Passion for learning Lolly Westfallen

Lindsay Schoeman

7.4

7.2

Outstanding efforts with homework so far this term.

Respect/kindness Phoebe Strutton 7.7 Always polite and showing respect towards others.

Insight into others Alfie Wishart 7.7 Being a great support towards another students and always looking out for them.

Diligence (above and beyond)

Holly Jefferiss 7.2 Constantly working hard in all subjects.

Enjoyment Hanna Magrina-James

7.7 Focused and engaged in lessons and shows full enjoyment in all that she does.

Year 8

Passion for learning Amy Bond 8.4

Always goes above and beyond to make the best of all learning opportunities and has worked especially hard in preparation for 8.4’s tutor assembly.

Respect/kindness Caitlin Cunningham

8.1 Always looks out for other people and is polite to staff and students.

Insight into others Callum Wallen 8.4 Always demonstrates excellent participation in tutor time PSHE with valuable comments.


Kyle Dawes 8.5 Always tries his best and works hard, willing to contribute to class discussion and complete challenge tasks.

Enjoyment Archie Francis 8.2 Always seen with a smile on his face – a very cheerful and friendly student around school!

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PRIDE AWARDS Cont.

Year 9

Passion for learning Bethany Blackwell 9.6 For her significant improvements in her Geography grades since December.

Respect/kindness Grace Kirkham 9.6 Always working hard and trying to improve.

Insight into others Flavius Truta 9.4 Always working well and supporting peers.


Agata Kezel 9.3 Always following instructions and being well mannered towards her teacher.

Enjoyment Spencer Rigg-Hersom

9.1 Always putting 100% into all lessons.

Year 10

Passion for learning Sophie Cox 10.2 Exceeding in all areas.

Respect/kindness Freddie Lewendon 10.3 Without exception always displays great respect.

Insight into others Joshua Roberts 10.4 Always supporting his peers in music.


Leo Calvarese 10.7 Always putting in the extra effort to ensure he succeeds.

Enjoyment April Rinder 10.5 Enjoying all aspects of school life.

Year 11

Passion for learning Megan Harper 11.4 Amazing feedback from the ‘You’re Hired’ event and for consistent hard work in lessons.

Respect/kindness Eleanor Bunce 11.1 Amazing feedback from the ‘You’re Hired’ event and for always being respectful in every interaction.

Insight into others Matthew Nock 11.6 Showing amazing insight with supporting his tutor group in science revision


Paul Corless 11.5 Always working to the best of his ability and attending extra revision sessions.

Enjoyment Alistair McLaughlin 11.1 Amazing feedback from the ‘You’re Hired’ event with excellents across the board.

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YEAR 10 - SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION TRIP

The pre-trip meeting on Tuesday 25 February 2020 at 5pm will now be in DINE, not in the Theatre as

previously advertised.

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Year 7 Football Fixtures and Training Schedules

Year 7 Football Fixtures

Date Time Opposition Venue Result

MONDAY 13TH JANUARY 2020 3:30PM PARK HOUSE COX GREEN

SCHOOL LOSS 2-0

MONDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2020 3:30PM EDGEBARROW COX GREEN

SCHOOL

MONDAY 10TH FEBUARY 2020 3:30PM FURZE PLATT COX GREEN

SCHOOL

TUESDAY 3RD MARCH 2020 3:30PM HOLYPORT COX GREEN

SCHOOL

MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020 3:30PM DESBOROUGH COX GREEN

SCHOOL

Netball Fixtures this Term

All Netball fixtures are at

Furze Platt Senior School

from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

FEBRUARY

February Half Term Monday 17th – Friday 21st

26/02/20 Year 10

MARCH

04/03/20 Year 9

11/03/20 Year 8 A

18/03/20 Year 8 B

Year 7 Training Schedule

Training Date Mondays

Is Training on?

Training Moved To Wednesdays

03/02/2020 No

10/02/2020 No 12/02/2020

17/02/2020 No

24/02/2020 Yes

02/03/2020 No

09/03/2020 No

16/03/2020 No

23/03/2020 No

30/03/2020 Yes

06/04/2020 Yes

13/04/2020 No

20/04/2020 No

27/04/2020 No 29/04/2020

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Training Date Mondays Is Training on?

03/02/2020 Yes

10/02/2020 Yes

17/02/2020 No

24/02/2020 Yes

02/03/2020 Yes

09/03/2020 Yes

16/03/2020 Yes

23/03/2020 Yes

30/03/2020 Yes

06/04/2020 Yes

13/04/2020 No

20/04/2020 No

27/04/2020 Yes


Date Time Opposition Venue Result

Monday 27th January 2020 3:30PM BLESSED HUGH

FARINGDON CGS Win 2-2 Won 4-3

on Pens

Wednesday 29th January 2020 3:30PM EDGEBARROW CGS Loss 6-1

Thursday 13th February 2020 3:30PM LVS CGS

Wednesday 4th March 2020 3:30PM ALTWOOD CGS

Tuesday 17th March 2020 3:30PM HOLYPORT CGS

Tuesday 31st March 2020 3:30PM SANDHURST CGS

School Equipment

Please could students make an extra effort to remember to bring the equipment they need for the day to

school with them.

PE Kits Food Tech Ingredients Homework Pencil Cases

Student Success

Harvey Duncan-Taylor 10.7

On Friday 7th February Harvey attended a Karate Workshop in Spain.

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Date Time Opposition Venue

MONDAY 20TH JANUARY 2020 3:30PM FURZE PLATT B TEAM FURZE PLATT Loss 4-0

SATURDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2020 3:30PM KENNETT SCHOOL COX GREEN

MONDAY 2ND MARCH 2020 3:30PM ALTWOOD COX GREEN

MONDAY 9TH MARCH 2020 3:30PM CHARTERS COX GREEN

TUESDAY 10TH MARCH 2020 3:30PM LVS COX GREEN

MONDAY 16TH MARCH 2020 3:30PM HOLYPORT COX GREEN


Training Date Tuesdays Is Training On?

04/02/2020 Yes

11/02/2020 Yes

18/02/2020 No

25/02/2020 Yes

03/03/2020 No

10/03/2020 No

17/03/2020 Yes

24/03/2020 Yes

31/03/2020 Yes

07/04/2020 No

14/04/2020 No

21/04/2020 No

28/04/2020 Yes

Year 10 and 11 boys football fixtures this term

Year 10

14th Jan – Holyport (home) Won 4-3

15th Jan – Blessed Hugh Faringdon (home) Won 5-1

22nd Jan – Brakenhale (away) Draw 2-2 (scorer Elliot x2)

27th Jan – Furze Platt (away) Won 5-2 (Scorers: Elliot

Tomkins (x2), Cameron Chapman, Harry Holden and

Freddie Lewendon)

28th Jan – Ranelagh (home) Won 3-2 ( Scorers: Cameron

Chapman, Sean Long and Ranelagh OG)

3rd Feb – Furze Platt (away) Won 6-0 (Scorer: Elliot

Tomkins (x2), Sean Long (x2), Cameron Chapman and

Harry Holden)

3rd Mar – Soccer sevens (Langley Grammar)

Year 11

4th Feb – Holyport (home) Lost 4-1 (Scorer:

Tom Rowlands)

25th Feb – LVS Ascot (home)

11th Mar – Altwood (home)

24th Mar – Ranelagh (home)

30th Mar – Furze Platt (away)

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Library News

Term Time—Library Opening Times for Students

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8.30am to 3.30pm 8.30am to 5pm 8.30am to 7pm 8.30am to 5pm 8.30am to 5pm 10am to 1.30pm 11am to 2pm

Recent Letters

Year 10 RS February Intervention

Girls Netball Tournament Weekend

Year 10 Religious Studies Revision Class letter

Year 7 Voluntary Contributions

KS4 Voluntary Contributions

Emergency Closure Letter - 10th February 2020

Sixth Form Enrichment – voluntary assistance

Year 11 Speaking Mock Exam Letter

Beauty and the Beast postponed letter

Year 11 Parents’ Evening March 2020

Year 12 UCAS Higher Education Convention

These letters have been sent to parents via

text or email. They can also be found on the

Cox Green School Website.

Author of the week is C.S.Lewis

With the Half Term holidays approaching fast don’t forget to come into the library and borrow some

reads for the holiday.

This week’s author is C.S.Lewis (1898-1963). He was arguably one of the most influential writers of

his day.

He wrote over 30 books and probably his most distinguished and popular accomplishments include

The Chronicles of Narnia. To date the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies- why not

borrow one of his books and add to the number of people who read them over the years. We have

made sure we have plenty of copies but they are flying off the shelves quickly.

We do of course have many other books by different authors so you will be spoilt for choice.

Have a great but safe Half Term

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