Cox Green School Newsletter 11 September 15 September 2017 What s On Page 2 Dates for your Diary Student Lockers Page 3 GCSE Results Page 4 A Level Results Page 5 Caitlin McCara wins Silver medal Forthcoming Trips Auschwitz Trip Page 6 Student Stationary Year7 Students Follow up on Facebook and Twitter Page 7 squid School Bags Page 7 Extra Curriculum Timetable Library News Open Evening Tuesday 19 September - 5pm to 8pm Open Mornings Monday 2 October - 9.15am to 10:45am Tuesday 12 October - 9.15am to 10:45am Wednesday 18 October - 9.15am to 10:45am Weekly Calendar Monday 11th September No Events Tuesday 12th September No Events Wednesday 13th September No Events Thursday 14th September No Events Friday 15th September No Events Committed to Achievement 1
Dates for your Diary Tuesday 19 September Early closure 12.35pm Open Evening 5pm 8pm Wednesday 20 September Late Start 9.40am Friday 22 September Year 7 & Year 9 School Photos Thursday 28 September KS4/5 Study Skills Evening 6pm-8.30pm Friday 29 September Monday 2 October Year 7 Longridge Trip Year 8 11 On Site House Activity Day Open Morning 9.15am 10.30am Year 12-14 (KS5) Parents Evening 4.30pm-7.00pm Wednesday 4 October Year 11 Geography Field Trip to Bournemouth Thursday 12 October Open Morning 9.15am 10.30am Friday 13 October Year 12 & 13 Geography Field Trip to Swanage Monday 16 October Year 9 Parents Evening 4.30pm 7.00pm Tuesday 17 October Sports Academy Parents Evening 4pm 7pm Wednesday 18 October Open Morning 9.15am 10.30am Friday 20 October Year 10 Madrid Trip End of Term 1 3.15pm Student Lockers If your child is using a locker and it has not yet been registered with the Finance Office please return the slip from the locker letter by first break on Monday 11 th September. Copies of the letter are available on the school website. Any unregistered locker will have its lock cut off and the locker contents placed in Lost Property early next week 2
GCSE RESULTS There was a 10 per cent rise in the number of students gaining A*-A grades from last year. 86 per cent of students passed English and 88 per cent of students passed Maths - a significant achievement for the pupils and school. If comparing to old performance measures this means 80 per cent of Cox Green students gained 5 A*-C grades including English and Maths. Headteacher, Heidi Swidenbank, said "We are so incredibly proud of this group of students. They have been a superb year group in every aspect of school life. They very much deserve academic success, huge opportunities are open to them because of their great sense of hard work, commitment and positive attitude. This was in the Maidenhead advertiser on Thursday 31st August 3
A LEVEL RESULTS We are once again absolutely delighted with this year s A Level results with nearly 80% of students attaining A*-C grades. This is now the fourth year running that Cox Green has achieved record results at A Level. Year on year gains have been made demonstrating the real strength of the school. With well over half of the students gaining the sought-after A*-B grades they are set for the great future and are on their way to an impressive group of universities. These are truly amazing results that show the hard work and talent of all our students. The students have achieved their ambitions and have proven academic success. Whatever they wish to do in the future our students will take great memories from Cox Green with them and the excellent friendships they have formed. We would like to congratulate all the students and thank the staff at the school for their exceptional teaching. This was in the maidenhead advertiser on 24th August 4
Caitlin McCara wins Silver Medal Caitlin McCara competes for WSEH Athletics Club and was selected for their 4x100m relay team at the Youth Development League National Final at Birmingham's famous Alexander Stadium on Sunday 3rd September. The competition sees the top clubs in the U.K. Compete against each other to determine the best club in the country. Caitlin ran the first leg of the relay and the team held on to win a silver medal in a close race. Hopefully this will be the first of many medals for her at National level. FORTHCOMING TRIPS Please visit our website to view invite letters for the following trips:- Year 7 Team Building trip to Longridge 29 September 2017 and Ski Trip to Grandvalira, Andorra February Half Term 2019 Thank you. Auschwitz Trip A reminder to please provide a clear copy of your child s passport information page, clearing showing all details including the photograph, and a copy of their EHIC (European Health Insurance Card). Please deliver to the Trip Post Box, situated outside of Student Services Office in Lower School, by Friday 22 September. Thank you. 5
Student Stationary Stationary can be purchased from Student Services Daily opening times are 8.15 8.40am and first break only. Year 7 Students We are so proud of how all the Year 7 s have performed this week and the successful transition they have all made from their primary schools. In next weeks newsletter, 2 of our Year 7 students will share their experience of their first week at Cox Green! And we will provide regular updates of all the exciting activities they take part in throughout the school year. We look forward to a fantastic team building day at Longridge with our Year 7 s and their tutors on Friday 29 th September. Parents have been notified via text including a link to the letter. Please return reply slips to the Finance office drop box and payment is now available on squid. Please do not hesitate to contact your child s tutor or myself if you have any queries. Mrs L Friend - Head of Year 7 Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter! We post items of interest, success stories and share information about the school on social media as well as producing weekly parent newsletters. You can find us at @CoxGreenSchool https://www.facebook.com/coxgreenschool/ 6
squid Payments Dear Parents - Please could you make sure that you use the correct squid website for payments. https://portal.squidcard.com/loginportal/ - If you use the old login, no offers will be shown. To top up lunch money please click on Select amount in the catering purse on the left hand side. To pay for other offers please click on the offers available link within the trip purse on the right hand side. If you have paid the deposit for a trip and want to find the option for paying by instalments, log on and :- Select the appropriate child s account; Select Offers in the top pink bar (it may not show until you have clicked on the Trips and Offers purse it seems to vary from browser to browser); Select Part Paid offers and any instalments will show and can be added to the basket and checked out as usual. School Bags Please note, that as it has not been made clear, all students will be expected to have a black school bag for next academic year, September 2018. 7
Library News Library Cards for Students Every student can have a free school library card: You can borrow up to 4 books (including stories on CD) at any one time. Your books will be on loan for 3 weeks at a time. You can renew items if you haven t finished them. Please note this card can only be used at Cox Green Library Please use your school library card to gain access from home to the public library online resources: http://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/info/200341/online_library_resources/400/online_resources Using the Library You can use the library before school, during Breaks 1 and 2, and after school: The library is for reading, quiet study, homework, and research. The computers are always available for homework and Outlook e-mails All printing (in B&W) for school work is free. Water and other drinks in BOTTLES or with LIDS are allowed, but no cans. During lesson times all students in uniform can only enter the Library IF they have a teacher with them. Why not come along to our Homework Club at Cox Green Library Thursdays 3.15pm - 4.30pm Help with homework research and projects Quiet space to work Free computer access Use of online resources Term Time Library Opening Times 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 8