Weekly Newsletter th March 2017 Term 4, Week 5. Chailey School supporting Comic Relief and Nepal Charity

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1 Weekly Newsletter th March 2017 Term 4, Week 5 Chailey School supporting Comic Relief and Nepal Charity

2 Weekly message from the Headteacher Mrs Key Thank you to Year 8 parents for a really busy and positive parents evening last night. It was great to see so many happy faces and I am always very grateful for the positive support the teachers and students at Chailey School receive from parents. I know for many of you it is a long journey into school after a hard day at work. The East Sussex Campaign for Fair and Sufficient Funding for Education is continuing and I would like to publicly thank the parents who have personally written to MPs, responded to the Government consultation or supported education in any way. To update you on progress I can report that MPs received an identical letter from the Headteachers of schools in thirteen different Counties and Education Authorities on Tuesday. A copy of the letter is on our website if you would like to read it. In this week s issue Chailey s Got Talent Headteacher s Student of the Week Year 10 College taster days Comic Relief Sainsbury s Active Kids Vouchers Easter Raffle Creative Writing Competition at Chailey School Artist of the Week Congratulations from Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Duke of Edinburgh s Award Upcoming events and dates Year 10 College taster days flyer Letter from Rt Hon Nick Gibb congratulating Chailey School Easyfundraising information Easter Raffle flyer Chailey s Got Talent It is with regret that due to technical issues the Chailey s Got Talent show has had to be postponed. Those who have already bought tickets can get a full refund by returning their tickets to the Business Manager at Student Services during break and lunchtimes. Headteacher s Student of the Week Lauren Sanders Lauren has a great work ethic and is a supportive and friendly student. Year 10 College taster days Please see attached flyer. Any queries, please contact Mrs Bodner sbodner@chaileyschool.org / Comic Relief Red noses and cakes were on sale in the hall at morning break to raise money for Comic Relief. At the final count we raised a total of !

3 Sainsbury s Active Kids Vouchers The PE Department are collecting Sainsbury's Active Kids Vouchers. These help provide valuable additional resources so any donations are gratefully received. The collection box is located in the PE Office. Easter Raffle Winning tickets will be drawn on Friday 31 st March Tickets 1 a strip available at lunchtimes in the school hall. See flyer attached for the prize. This raffle is sponsored by Stanley & Partners, the letting agents. Creative Writing Competition at Chailey School To coincide with 'Word Book Day' and to promote and cultivate our love of reading at Chailey School, we are organising a Chailey Creative Writing Competition for all students in years 7, 8 and 9. The rules are as follows: Any creative writing is welcome e.g. a poem, an introduction to a story, a factual article, a short story. The writing MUST be between words. The deadline is Wednesday 29 th March. Hand the work in to your English teacher or to Mrs Duck in the school library and make sure your name is clearly marked on it. Congratulations from Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP We had some excellent feedback on our curriculum this month from Rt. Hon Nick Gibb MP (Minister of State for School Standards). See attached letter. He congratulated us on our incredibly high percentage of students who enter for all of the core academic GCSEs. These subjects are English Language and English Literature, Mathematics, two Sciences, a Modern Foreign Language and either History or Geography. It is great to have our curriculum so very highly praised. Duke of Edinburgh's Award Last weekend the Year 10 students involved in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme took part in an overnight training weekend. They can be seen in the photo preparing their kit. They set up their tents in woodland on Friday night and orienteered through the landscape on Saturday. Artist of the Week Imogen Grosvenor, 9DI, Salvador Dali's "Lobster Phone", part of our Surrealism project.

4 Upcoming events and dates SPRING TERM 2017 MARCH 2017 Monday - Friday GCSE Dance Moderation all week Monday - Friday Y10 MFL Trial Speaking Exams week Tuesday 28 GCSE Drama Exam (TBC) Friday 31 Y7 Progress Reports Home SUMMER TERM 2017 APRIL 2017 Monday 3 Easter Holiday begins Friday 14 Good Friday Monday 17 Easter Monday Tuesday 18 Term begins for staff and students at normal time Tuesday - Friday GCSE PE Practical Moderation all week Tuesday 18 Y9 Men C/DTP vaccinations Wednesday 19 Y10 Art Trip Wednesday 19 Y10 Men C/DTP vaccinations Thursday 20 Y9/10 Men C/DTP vaccinations Friday Sunday D of E Silver Practice Expedition Tuesday & Wednesday 25 & 26 Y11 GCSE Art Exam Wednesday 26 Y5 Curriculum Day Thursday 27 UK Junior Maths Challenge Thursday 27 16:30 Y7 Parents' Evening MAY 2017 Monday 1 May Day Bank Holiday Wednesday Friday :00 11:00 Y5 Open Mornings Friday & Saturday 5 & 6 D of E Bronze Practice Expedition Monday - Friday 8-12 Y10 Trial Exams Tuesday 9 Y9 Parliament/War Room Trip Monday 15 Y11 GCSE Exams Begin Friday 19 SALAD Day Friday 26 Y8 Academic Reviews Home Friday and Saturday 26 & 27 Battlefields Visit Monday 29 Half Term Holiday (until Friday 2 June)

5 YEAR 10 COLLEGE TASTER DAYS Register ON-LINE now! BHASVIC Friday 30 th June, Monday 3 rd July, Tuesday 4 th July, Wednesday 5 th July taster-days-2017/ Sussex Downs College Thursday 6 th July (Lewes) Tuesday 11 th July (Eastbourne) ster-days/ Varndean Friday 7 th July Plumpton College Monday 26 th June, Tuesday 27 th June ds/plumpton/documents/plumpton_taster_c ourses_web.pdf

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7 The Friends of Chailey School have joined Easyfundraising. Whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be helping the Friends of Chailey raise funds for the school. Each purchase generates a donation. So instead of going directly to a retailer s website, go to easyfundraising first and choose the retailer you want to shop with then everything you spend with that retailer earns a free donation for Friends of Chailey School. It s completely free to use and your shopping won t cost you a penny more. On average, each retailer will donate 5% of the cost of your shopping - and those donations soon mount up. So whatever you need to buy, from your weekly grocery shop or fashion must-have, to your business travel, office supplies or mobile phone, buy it via easyfundraising and raise money for Friends of Chailey School at no extra cost to you! There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury's it doesn't cost you a penny extra! It's as easy as 1, 2, Head to and join for free. 2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. 3. After you ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to your good cause for no extra cost whatsoever! There are no catches or hidden charges and Friends of Chailey will be really grateful for your donations. Thank you for your continued support.

8 Find out more and join here: easyfundraising.org.uk/ causes/fochailey/

9 Proudly sponsors: The Easter raffle Winning tickets will be drawn on Friday 31 st M arch basket full of chocolate and sweets Tickets = 1.00 a strip available from the school hall at lunchtimes