Collingwood College News & Views 15 October 2014 Events Coming Up ... On Monday 6 October, eight of our Year 9 students attended a numeracy day at Windsor Racecourse. Thursday 16 October Year 9 Photos, 8.30am until 10.55am, Kingston Theatre Sixth Form Revue, 7.00pm, Kingston Theatre The students went behind the scenes at the racecourse, meeting with jockeys and visiting the weighing room and paddocks. I was very proud of them as they were extremely well behaved and were a credit to the College. Friday 17 October Sixth Form Revue, 7.00pm, Kingston Theatre w/c Monday 20 October Years 9 and 10 Core (Maths and English) Assessment Week They watched a couple of races and went into the parade ring to pick the best behaved and dressed horse. A few of the students then went into the winners enclosure and met with the trainers. They had a great day and it has shown them numeracy in a real life situation. Mrs Trapnell Maths Department Tuesday 21 October Internet and E-Safety Seminar for Parents only, 7.30pm, Kingston Theatre Thursday 23 October Early Closure for students, 12.20pm finish Sixth Form Open Evening, 6.00pm until 8.45pm "The day was great; I worked out that I ate 3,500 calories a day and a jockey only ate 800!” Aaron Smith The nomination process is now underway for the Parent Governor vacancy. Completed nomination forms should be returned to the Clerk to the Governing Body at the College by midday on Wednesday 22 October. In the event that more than one candidate is nominated, a secret ballot will be held. Please see letter and nomination form on the Parent Portal under ‘Letters Home’ If you would like further information on this very rewarding role, or have any questions, please contact Mrs Sue Rutherford, Clerk to the Governing Body, at [email protected]. Collingwood College  Kingston Road  Camberley Surrey GU15 4AE 01276 457600 Luke Mann (8C) is attracting much attention in the PE Department. Apart from being a strong member of the Year 8 boys’ football squad, Luke is fast becoming a name to watch for his performances in Cross Country, Athletics and Pentathlon. He recently won a Pentathlon Silver medal in Sutton on Saturday 13 September, setting some remarkable scores in the following events:      Long Jump 4.42 m 75 m Hurdles 14.26 s Shot Putt 5.20 m 800 m 2 mins 30 s High Jump 1.51 m (Personal Best). Last year he received a Bronze medal in the Pentathlon and is looking ahead to a Gold medal next year. Further to this, Luke recently represented the College and comfortably came 2nd in Round 1 of the English Schools Cross Country Competition in Guildford. Congratulations Luke on some highly commendable achievements! Keep up the hard work! Mr J Beer - Head of PE Department Follow us on twitter @CollingwoodCamb During the year we run a number of Parent Focus Groups to seek the views of our parents on important College issues. We welcome all parents to come along to these very informal discussions with light refreshments available. The first meeting to discuss current issues and future priorities is as follows: Friday 24 October 11.30am until 12.30pm Conference Room, Kingston Building Watch this space for information on future focus groups! Mr Cleary - Assistant Principal Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Collingwood College, Camberley, Surrey Are you interested in joining Reading club? It takes place every Thursday Week 2 in the library from 3.05pm until 4.00pm. We are an informal group made up of students from all year groups. It is a chance for us to share books that we have enjoyed with others and perhaps to try something new! This term we will be taking the Reading BINGO challenge which will involve completing a vertical, horizontal or diagonal line of our choice. No need to book - just turn up! See you there! Mrs Reid (Library Manager) and Mr Woolford (IAG Co-ordinator) DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD PRESENTATION The next Presentation Ceremony of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards is at Collingwood College on Wednesday 19 November 2014 Bronze, Silver and Gold Participants already registered and in the process of completing their awards, must submit all evidence and assessor reports via eDofE by Monday 20 October 2014 in order for this to be signed off and sent to Surrey for approval. After this date we cannot guarantee that we will have sufficient time to process awards and awardees will therefore be invited to the next Presentation evening (normally held in May). Mr Diver is available in Q18 during registration on Tuesdays or Thursdays if students need any help. MORE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE CURRENTLY ACHIEVED THEIR AWARDS SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR BRONZE Katie Price Sasha Anisman Miles Vallis Liam Parcell Xavier Bradley Esme Southern Abigail Stevens Nina Paul Matthew Russell SILVER Grace Li Louis Smith Matthew Bradley-Cole Hannah Lee Max Juan-Balch Christopher Bland Anna Mills Tim Gibbons Lisa Maskell Laura Brooks Cassandra Abeelack Anna Rees Milly Rees Leisha Brandon Rebecca Pycock Isobel Watkin Cathryn Vasey Tabby Goulty Alex Smith Jessica Heritage Andreas Panayiotou Emily Baxter Daniel Tunnicliff Mario Bisi James Hockey GOLD Katie Eaver Sarah Murnaghan Jason Finch Invitations will be sent at the beginning of November. 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