NEWSLETTER-April-201.. - Churchmead C of E (VA) School

Churchmead School Newsletter
April 2015
Believe to Achieve
Letter from the Headteacher
Dear Parent/Carer
This term the achievements of our students have inspired those within and
beyond our school community. The many visitors being shown around the
school have repeatedly praised the school in all that it is doing to support
young people in their learning.
Encouraging the very best in our students has been a constant theme. The
Year 11 art exam pieces shown here highlight the talent and dedication that
Churchmead students have demonstrated in their work.
Denise Loeri Fernandez - Y11
Thank you to parents who supported our evening functions. The performing
arts evening and our prize giving evening provided fantastic opportunities
to show and recognise extensive talent at Churchmead school.
The compassion demonstrated by each of the house teams has also been
impressive through the many charity events that have been held. These
events have been led by the students. Their creativity and team work have
continue to excel in their charitable achievements.
In the new term, Year 10 students will be able to apply to be prefects,
ambassador prefects, Head Girl and Head Boy. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank Denise Loeri-Fernandez (Head Girl) and Azeem Ali
(Head Boy) for all their hard work throughout the year.
Rebecca Beel – Y11
Year 11 have their final exams now in sight and should be working to
achieve the very best outcomes. Easter holiday programmes are in place to
support students in their final preparations. I would like to wish all Year 11s
well throughout their exams.
Our Easter service was held at St Mary’s Church with the school drama
group and the school choir leading the service. Students had time to reflect
on the Easter service and to look at how they can demonstrate courage,
compassion and commitment on a daily basis.
May I take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Easter.
Chris Tomes
Headteacher
Gursharan Matharoo – Y11
School Prayer
Churchmead students were asked to pause and reflect on the school and create a prayer for our weekly worship. We
are very proud of our students and their thoughts behind the prayer, expressing their compassion for others and their
determination to succeed. We would like to share our prayer with you...
As part of the Magna Carta 800th celebrations, RBWM set a challenge to schools across the borough; the
pupils had to design a ‘Great Charter’ for the 21st century.
Our pupils rose to the challenge and 15 pieces of work were chosen to be part of a prestigious exhibition at
Windsor Castle.
On 19 March 2015, during the official opening of the exhibition, Saffron Gharu won a highly commended
prize, and Churchmead won the overall award for the best school. The event was hosted by the Dean of
Windsor and Sir Robert Worcester
The pupils work is on display around the cloisters at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The exhibition is
open to the public from Monday 16th March until Thursday 9th April, and anyone with an RBWM Advantage
card is entitled to free entry to Windsor Castle. It is estimated that over 1 million tourists will see the
exhibition.
Well done to our finalists! Saffron Gharu, Laura Bristow, Freya Shannon, Jonathan Day, Annie Wingfield,
Amrit Kaur Sandhu, Analiese Giles, Sabeel Shamsi, Harminder Kaur Sandhu, Chloe Buckeridge, Agyapomma
Boateng, Glendalee Carty, Heral Raval, Diane Lillywhite.
GCSE Catering Practical

Jack Beldom
Year 10 visit to BA Language Centre, by Virginia Cheng
On 25 February, the Year 10 French class went to British Airways Language Centre. They spent the day
practising their French vocabulary as well as learning a little about British Airways. They told us about the
different jobs and a little about the history of British Airways and how it changed throughout the years in a
museum tour. During our trip, students were able to dress up and experience what it would feel like to being
an air hostess or captain. They also participated in a competition, where all the Year 10s had to separate into
four groups and compete against each other in a game called Pictionary. Overall the day went smoothly and
the Year 10 French class had a great time!
Year 10 French class at BA Headquarters with Mrs Kahvo and Mr Guardiola
The school nursing team will be sending out immunisation forms for students in Years 8 and 11 who have not yet been
immunised against MMR. Please look out for the immunisation permission form that your child will be bringing home.
Immunisations will take place on Monday 27 April 2015.
Water Bottles
As the weather is beginning to warm up, please ensure
that your child has a water bottle in school at all times.
Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 March were two big days for Churchmead School as it was the annual Gym and Dance
show, which was held at The Windsor Boys School. This year the show was called The Reader; each school chose a
book
and
based
their
performances on it. All of the
shows were a
great success; the hall was full of
family,
friends and teachers all wanting
to come and
see the talent that the children
have
and
show their support and of
course not
forgetting the children who all
performed
amazingly creating a fantastic
show
for
everyone. On the Thursday night
performance
the CEO for Get Berkshire Active,
Mr
Brett
Nicholls was in attendance. In
his email to
thank The Windsor Sports
Partnership
he
mentioned
three
performances he enjoyed and
two of those
performances
were
Churchmead
School GCSE Dance Groups. Well Done Girls!
USB Stick Sales
Get your name or a symbol engraved on to your USB and ruler!!
We will be selling various USB sticks in the main hall at lunch times over the course of this term. As well as USB sticks,
we will be offering rulers and engravings of your choice on both of these.
£4.50
£4.50
£3.50
Dates For Your Diary
Thursday 2 April 2015
Monday 20 April 2015
Monday 27 April 2015
Wednesday 13 May 2015
Thursday 14 May 2015
Friday 22 May 2015
Monday 1 June
End of Term 4
Start of Term 5
Year 8 & 11 Immunisations
Parent Forum 7:00pm
Year 8 Parents’ Evening
End of Term 5
Start of Term 6