e-Bulletin Issue 17: 16th January 2015 - Crawshaw Academy

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e-Bulletin Issue 17: 16th January 2015

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There are just 62 school days left for our year 11 students before they sit their first exams! As you can

see from the participation in the Maths and English support sessions below, many of our students are

already making best use of this time. Last Thursday we held our mock examination results day and we

interviewed many students who would have been disappointed had this been the real results day in

August. They key message from me is that there is time to make those improvements but they need to

start now. Attendance at school is critical, as is attendance at these additional sessions. More

information will follow on the Supporting Success page of our website. Make a start. Its all about

eating elephants…..(one step at a time!)

Mr Daly

Principal

TUESDAY AFTERNOON ENGLISH INTERVENTION

A big thank you and well done to the 45-plus students who attended English intervention this

week. A fantastic turn-out!

There will be further sessions next Tuesday, including the first exam skills session for all

students on the current English intervention rota together with the ongoing coursework clinics

for others.

See you there!

A BIG THANK YOU AND WELL DONE TO YEAR 11!

MONDAY AFTERNOON GCSE MATHEMATICS REVISION SESSIONS

A big thank you and well done to the 76 students who attended Maths revision this week. A fantastic turn-out!

We tackled 'strength gaps' from the recent mock exams and students went away more

confident in their ability having picked up key exam techniques.

Sessions will continue every Monday from 3—4 p.m., everybody welcome!



Crawshaw Academy presents:

WE WILL ROCK YOU!

11th, 12th, 13th February at 7 p.m. Only four weeks until our school production of ‘We Will Rock You!’. This fantastic show

includes some of Queen’s best hits such as Don’t Stop Me Now, Under Pressure, We Will Rock

You and, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody!

Tickets go on sale next week from Finance, priced £5/£4. Please book early to ensure the

best seats in the house!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

21st January Year 7 Pantomime trip

27th January Year 10 Parents’ Evening

13th February School closes for half term



Year 11 Prom

The first wave of prom invites will be going out before half term. In the first instance we look at students who have achieved 90 - 100% attendance so far; who adhere to school regulations including the school uniform policy; who have not been excluded; who have a reasonable number of achievement points; who are up to date with coursework and who have co-operated consistently with staff throughout their time in Year 11.

A letter should be sent out next week to con-firm the full details.

Urgent appeal: Year 7

and 8 boys football

Squads are down to the bare bones and we still have half a season of fixtures to fulfil!

Play football? Know someone who does? Training is on every Monday night 3—4 p.m. on the astroturf (or sportshall in inclement

weather).

Any queries, please see Mr Cragg or Mr Langford.

We have added to our collection of revision guides!! Mr Toepritz (History) and Mrs Garner

(English) have recommended the following for their subjects. They are in stock and are for sale now in ‘The Shop’.

Revision Notes AQA GCSE School History Project (suitable for all History students) - £7.00

BBC Bitesize History Revision Guide (which includes a CD) - £8.75

English Revision Guide (suitable for all English courses) - £6.00

Don’t forget we also have revision guides for French, Spanish, all levels of Sciences and Maths and they are priced £2.50 (£2 for Maths)

‘The Shop’ is open at break on a Monday and Friday

Revision Guides



Tasa Rika Recipe 1 Cup of Mixed fruit,

1 kiwi - peeled and sliced, 1/4 pineapple - peeled and roughly chopped

1/2 orange - peeled 1/2 mango - peeled and roughly chopped

1 cup cranberry juice. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth

Reviews:- "10/10 on texture, colour and taste!" - Year 9 Student

"9.5/10 on across the board" - Year 9 student. "Life changing" - Year 9 student

YEAR 9 FOCUS DAY

This week Year 9 were involved in a PSHE day with a focus on healthy lifestyles. Students attended different sessions throughout the day; each designed to enable students to make informed and sensible judgements about their future lifestyles. There were many activities going on. Students were creating a healthy eating plan, attempting to get their five-a-day through a smoothie making competition (pls see recipe above), and even learning how to combine exercise with gardening! The winners of the Smoothie Competition were:

Wioletta Swierczek, Bethany Worthy, Billy Potter and Dane Mason,

with their nutritional and rather exotic sounding "Tasa Rika".

Each student (and Mr Fowler!) was also involved in some form of fitness session including, circuit training, cardio-vascular workouts and cross-country running. Overall the day was a great success and was enjoyed by staff and pupils alike.


Taylor Shaw are taking over the catering at Crawshaw Academy from 19th January.

We would like to welcome them and look forward to the new menu’s.

Please refer to the Crawshaw Academy website for menus / information.



The aim of this procedure is to ensure clear communication between school and staff, students, parents and governors in the occurrence of a school closure or part closure. This procedure should be implemented should the school need to close in situations such as heavy rain (flooding), severe ice and / or heavy snow, heating failure etc. The time at which the procedure is implemented will de-pend on the circumstances but it is set up to deal with closures either prior to or after the start of a normal school day.

Action Plan

If there is doubt as to whether the school should open or remain open, based upon the conditions on site in relation to health & safety implications of students, staff and visitors being in school, the Site Manager (or member of Site Team) will consult with the Principal (or member of the Senior Leadership Team.)If, based on this, the Principal’s decision is to close / partially close / implement a late start,

the following tasks will be triggered:

1. Text message to all staff

2. Text message to all parents

3. Notice on the school website homepage (www.crawshawacademy.org.uk)

4. Online confirmation of closure to Local Authority (triggers local radio coverage)

Early Closure

If the school is already open and issuing an early closure, the above process will be followed. Students will be dismissed once parents have been informed by text message. Rules around mobile phones will be rescinded to enable contact between students and parents if necessary before leaving site. Instructions are held on site (with Student Services) regarding any specific arrangements for individual students. Please let us know of any changes to your priority mobile contact number so that we may keep you informed of possible closures due to severe weather over the winter months. Please also advise us of any specific arrangements for your child i.e. should go to grandparents, parent’s place of work etc.

Any students who need support or to make contact home should report to Student Services and remain on site until instructions are received from parent / carer.

Severe Weather – Emergency School Closure Procedure:

e-Bulletin Issue 17: 16th January 2015 - Crawshaw Academy

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