CPS NEWSLETTER

April 2014Spring Term Review

Please note arrangements for the end of this term and the start of the summer term are as follows:

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our Spring Term Newsletter. It is hard to believe how much our students and staff have packed into the past term with school trips abroad to Poland visiting Auschwitz and the annual school ski trip, this year to

Austria (what an eventful journey they had!). There have been numerous sporting events and I must hi-light the incredibly successful achievements of our Boccia team, who continue to go from strength to strength. We look forward to following their success in the near future.

We continue to support the learning of our students through a variety of exciting and innovative ways; our first ever ‘Harry Potter Day’ was hugely successful in supporting World Book Day; a visit from ‘Zoolab’ to enhance the learning of our KS3 Geographers; a demonstration to our KS4/5 Food Technology students from Burger & Lobster’s executive chef and former Cleeve Park student, William Horswill on how to cook Lobster Thermador and our very funky whole school production of Disco Inferno are just a few of the events that continue to enhance our curriculum. Our fund raising is growing with many students getting involved in a number of different activities. Our most recent

event was a cake sale in support of World Down Syndrome Day. It raised a whopping £800 and was supported by parents, carers, students and staff alike. The atmosphere in our school was incredible and something we are all very proud of.

As we are fast approaching the exam season please keep an eye out for intervention sessions that will be running during the Easter and May half-term holidays. Dates will be published on our website and parents informed as soon as they are finalised. We wish all of our students taking exams every success and are confident they will be revising hard to achieve their very best.

Please enjoy reading our Newsletter.

I would like to take the opportunity to wish you a lovely and hopefully warm Easter break.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Jenni Tyler-MaherHead Teacher

End of Spring Term 2013Friday 4th April 2014

Start of Summer Term 2014Tuesday 22nd April 2014 - 8.30am

Inside this edition...

The Brilliant Club... Poland... World Book Day... Boccia Boys... 6th Form News... Spotlight on English... and much more....

CommunicationWe believe good communication between the school and parents and carers is essential for your child’s success during their time here. Please ensure that the school has up to date contact information including mobile telephone numbers and email. Please register with our Parent Portal (links on the website) to see data including Attendance, Notifications, School Documents and termly Reports.

If you need to contact the school regarding your child the first point of contact is their Form Tutor. For general enquires please contact the school office on 020 8302 6418 or enquiries@cleevepark-tkat.org and they will forward your enquiry to the correct member of staff as detailed below:

Subject Teacher For concerns about classwork or homework in a specific subject

Form Tutor For general issues, progress and behaviour

Head of Department For queries relating to the curriculum or progress in a subject

Head of Year and For issues involving groups of students, social matters or second line Assistant and Deputy progress and attainment discussionsHead of Year

Head Teacher, Deputy Head For queries relating to school systems, matters relating to staff and Teachers and Assistant suggestions for improvementHead Teachers

Spring Term 2014

Monday 6th January to Friday 4th April 2014

Easter Break - 7th to 21st April 2014

Summer Term 2014

Tuesday 22nd April to Wednesday 23rd July 2014

Half Term Break - 26th - 30th May 2014

Summer GCSE/GCE Exams

Thursday 8th May - 27th June 2014

Exam Results Days

14th August - AS & A2 Results21st August - GCSE Results

Professional Development Days 2014Students should not attend school on Professional Development days,

21st July 2014, 22nd July 2014 and 23rd July 2014

Other dates for your diaries:

Easter Concert - 3rd April 2014

Parents Consultation Evenings:

Year 10 - 21st May 2014 Year 7 - 9th July 2014

Year 11 Prom - 19th June 2014

Prize Giving - Lower School - 2nd July 2014

Expressive Arts Fun Days - 10th -11th July 2014

Activity Days - 16th -17th July 2014

Useful Contact Details

Telephone: 020 8302 6418

Email: enquiries@cleevepark-tkat.org

cashless@cleevepark-tkat.org

parentportal@cleevepark-tkat.org

sixthform@cleevepark-tkat.org

Important Dates for 2014

The Boccia Boy’s do it again and again.....London Panathlon Games at St Paul's Academy 11/02/14

Cleeve Park’s Boccia team, consisting of Harry Crouch, Jack Tatton and Asa Hems, represented the borough of Bexley in the Boccia event at the London Panathlon Games. They competed in 4 games, winning 3 and losing 1. As a result they claimed the gold medal for Bexley, as well as entering the Panathlon Games record books by scoring 6 points to nil in one game, the highest possible points total available in a given game. Jack Tatton also competed in the Slalom Wheelchair race and came second winning the silver medal.

Fitness for the expedition is one of the most important aspects of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at all levels. For the groups to identify who needs to improve, they do a circuit of fitness tasks, such as the multi fitness test.

As part of their training for the expedition in the summer the groups were also given leadership and team tasks to do. Everyone played their part and each group succeeded in their endeavour.

Only using a pre-agreed series of whistle signals the intrepid expeditionary group’s had 5 minutes to manoeuvre blindfolded around a maze, having to put their trust in each other and their appointed leader to get them successfully through the task.

Mrs Cherry, DofE Coordinator

London Youth Games 18/03/14

At the London Youth Games the Boccia team consisting of Harry Crouch, Jack Tatton, Josh Wilkins and Asa Hems represented the borough of Bexley. They won all 3 of their group matches against the boroughs of Hackney, Enfield & Barnet to qualify for the knockout phase. They competed in the first round of the knockouts beating their opponents, the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to qualify for the final

round knockout. In a tense final phase knockout match they came from behind to beat the borough of Camden and qualify for the London Youth Games final at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on the 2nd April 2014.

This is yet another fantastic achievement from the Boccia boys! Looking ahead, there are exciting events lined up for the Boccia team, as well as the London Youth Games Final they will be competing in the Panathlon South London Regional Final at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Thursday 27th March 2014.

I am sure you will join me in congratulating their efforts and achievements and wish them all the best for their upcoming events!

Mr ThompsonTeacher of PE & Maths / PSHE Coordinator / Safeguarding Officer

United Kingdom Mathematics Trust - Team Maths Challenge

A team of Year 8 and Year 9 mathematicians participated in the Team Maths Challenge organised by United Kingdom Mathematics Trust. The team of four students spent a day out of school competing against other local schools in a variety of engaging and inspiring mathematical activities.

Congratulations to Zakari Potter-Scarborough 8BOX, Will Shorten 8TUC, Corinne Cornwell 9WHA and Samuel Farmer 9SPA for excellent team work and representing our school successfully.

Mrs Karakas, Maths Department

Recent training for DofE participants

Where do I start? It has been non-stop in the Drama Department with the BTEC Showcase in January, a trip to the West End to see the Woman in Black followed by the Unit 2 exam on the play and rehearsing for Disco Inferno! We are now focussing on the Year 11s exam showcase for next term…..

The BTEC Showcase was a brilliant evening highlighting the amazing work created by students studying Music and Drama in the 6th Form. The Drama students produced a night of comedy including scenes from Monty Python, Black Adder and Only Fools and Horses, they called the performance Only Monty Adder...... get it??? The Del Boy and Trigger impressions were outstanding and had the audience in fits of laughter!

Students have recently completed the 6 hour practical for the Unit 2 Woman in Black exam went really well. The final part of the exam was to create ‘an atmosphere of tension’ in the performance and I was just as uncomfortable during their performances as I was watching the professionals perform at the theatre!

Disco Inferno, as those of you who attended one of the performances will attest, was an amazing show and all round experience for the whole school, we were rehearsing Tuesdays to Fridays each week for months and the buzz the pupils had on the evenings was just unforgettable. They could not believe it when actress Cheryl Ferguson paid them a visit back stage to give them all a pep talk and it was brilliant for our Year 7 pupil Calum Pinder to get noticed by Cheryl who will be looking into arranging a scholarship for him to attend Bird College due to his fantastic dance ability.

Now that is over we have our Year 11 exam showcase to look forward to next term! That's showbiz baby! We never stop in Drama!

Mrs Osman, Head of Drama

Pupil becomes teacher!Former student Gareth Fient offered a two day workshop for the 6th Form Media Studies students to aid with their theory and production skills. Gareth (who not only owns a film production company, but an advertising company too) was able to spend a day teaching the students about the theories behind advertising and how they are put into action on screen. He showed them how a real life pitch would be presented and the students had to use a real brief to come up with their own pitch, which he then evaluated.

The second day was filled with script writing, technical workshops and shooting the advert they had pitched the day before, followed by editing and the introduction of sound.

The workshop was a success with teachers and students alike. The students now feel much more confident using the production equipment for their own production coursework when creating their own adverts.

Ms Sparks, Head of Media

The recent performance of Disco Inferno was truly a ‘whole school’ production. Students from all year groups were involved in the show at every level from the main cast, breakout dancers, musicians, set designers, sound and lighting engineers to the staff who helped sell tickets, man the doors and, most importantly, the Bar!The students were thrilled to hold a special dress rehearsal performance at which our friends from the Sidcup Pop-in Parlour and the Mayor of Bexley attended. They also impressed the reporter from the New Shopper who gave them a glowing review!

Globe Trip 12/03/14 – Ben Edwards, 6th Form Student“Every Student in the land should have the opportunity of meeting Shakespeare’s plays ‘live’, as Shakespeare intended, in performance.” says Patrick Spottiswoode (Director, Globe Education)

On Wednesday 12th March 2014, Mrs Wright (English) took 42 students along with four other members of the department (Mrs Carey, Mrs Bisson, Ms Hardy and Ms Keeler) up to Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London to see The Merchant of Venice. On arriving in London, we took a walk from London Bridge station, via Southwark Cathedral where Shakespeare’s younger brother is buried, along to the old site of the original Globe theatre. Shakespeare himself once performed here and was a shareholder. After stopping for a picture, we moved on along to the Southbank, which was a beautiful scene with such stunning weather. To sit outside the Tate Modern for lunch, with Reggae Music in the distance, who would have thought? Sitting on the grass outside the Tate Modern eating lunch in March!

We made our way to the theatre and began to enter along with all the other schools. The play started just after 2pm and the atmosphere in there was something different, with two thousand school students screaming, shouting and laughing at the play. At first there were live musicians playing drums and sousaphone and one of the actresses joined in playing the cowbell. Meanwhile, the cast were wandering around the theatre crowd, distributing masks for us all to wear in the party scene, and encouraging us all to have a dance. Mrs Wright had a boogie which was embarrassing but fun! Eventually, all the actors made their way onto the stage for a riotous song and dance and everyone was clapping along as they threw real ‘Venetian Ducats’ out into the crowd.

The play was interesting as it dealt with themes such as love, prejudice and justice. There were also lots of fun scenes, such as Portia’s hot tub, alongside some really dramatic ones; I, along with many audience members, was genuinely shocked when Shylock began to plunge his sharpened knife into Antonio’s bare chest!

A heart-breaking finale, where everyone’s assumptions about the villainous character, Shylock, were really challenged, ended when he and his daughter led the cast and us into an ebullient jig where we all shouted, ‘Hopa! Hoo ha!’ Sadly, apart from a mad dash to the station, that was the end of our day. We were tired and our legs ached from standing but it was a brilliant day and definitely the best way to experience Shakespeare! More please!

Playing Shakespeare Workshop – 25/02/14 - Mrs Wright, English DepartmentThis year we are participating in the Globe Education’s project, Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank which is Globe Education's flagship project for London schools, with 16,000 free tickets given to students for a full-scale Shakespeare production created specifically for young people. As we were not studying this year’s play, The Merchant of Venice, Globe Educators came into school, on Tuesday 25th February 2013, to work with small groups to prepare us for the production by introducing us to some of the main characters, plots and themes of the play.

There were three workshops throughout the day. They were run by Jen, a professional actress who had often worked at the Globe. After warming up, we were split into two groups, we had to walk around imagining at one point that we were powerful, rich and gorgeous merchants who ruled the Rialto (the Venetian stock-exchange) and then changing as we imagined we were outcast money lenders, who didn’t know whether they’d be invited to make a deal or have people spit in their faces.

It was interesting to see how our body language and expressions changed depending on how much status we were given. It made us think about what it is like for people who are outcasts or unpopular compared to powerful people.

We then looked at a piece of text from the play, where Antonio is bargaining with Shylock to lend him some money. If Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock asks for a pound of Antonio’s flesh! We didn’t sit and read through, we walked around the room, playing with the language and doing different actions. This really helped us understand what Shakespeare was on about!

When we had worked with the script for a while, we thought about why, since Antonio has been so nasty to Shylock, he would agree to lend him the money and why he might ask for such a horrible interest payment! We also thought about how money determines how people behave to others and how it is such an important thing, even now in our modern society.It was really exciting to work with a real actress and learn about Shakespeare in a dynamic and different way. See below about our trip to the Globe to see The Merchant of Venice in March!

Year 7 – Final Mission - Ms Orbell and Ms Cutting, English DepartmentAfter a term of work on the topic of spies, two Year 7 classes had the opportunity to embark upon one last mission before breaking up for half term. This final task took place in ‘Mission Control’ (the school hall) and was introduced by various teachers via a personalised video link that played in to the classrooms. Students were given an individual ‘top secret’ mission card and directed to creep down to mission control. It was here that the ‘agents’ were greeted by another video link that directed them to find their group and begin their task. Manically searching for their team and finding out each other’s roles, the students began to create a piece of drama portraying one of their most memorable missions. This piece of drama, which had to include the ambitious vocabulary they had been learning throughout the term, was then performed in front of the rest of the two classes and many teachers who popped in to see the final result. All students who participated were extremely well behaved and made the hours mission a complete success. This task was a brilliant end to a term of work that everyone has thoroughly enjoyed.

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Harry Potter was wielding his wand and creating magic all over Cleeve Park School on World Book Day

Students also entered a 'Harry Potter Cartoon Competition' and created some fantastic story-lines in the library with Mrs Bisson.

As the day ended, the secret everyone wanted to know was:

'What will we do for World Book Day next year?!'

The Sorting Ceremony

Some of our Wizarding Students

Food Technology Lord Voldemort (AKA Mrs Carey)

The days lessons involved:

Writing spells with invisible ink (English)Harry Potter themed book marks (Design Tech)Designing a Hogwarts's School Prospectus (ICT)Studying the landscape of Hogwarts (Geog)The History of Witchcraft (History)Eating magic potions and ingredients (Food Tech)Looking at ratios and proportions in spells (Maths)Quidditch (PE)Re-enacting scenes of magic (DRAMA)Composing a score for the Harry Potter Soundtrack (Music)

As part of the celebrations for World Book Day, Hogwarts School of Wizardry visited Cleeve Park on Thursday 6th March.

With lots of mini 'Harrys' and 'Hermiones' arriving from the Hogwarts Express, platform 9 3/4, it wasn't only the students that enjoyed the fun.

Mrs Tyler-Maher led the dressing up and headed the house of 'Gryffindor' whilst Mrs Carey cast her 'Voldemort' spells on poor unsuspecting muggles. Mrs Ovenden haunted the corridors as a 'Dementor' and Mr Luck grew an amazing beard (and belly!) to rival Hagrid. It was great to see so many other teachers dust off their brooms, hats and wands to support the day. Some (like Mr Camden) even brought their owl!

After the 'Sorting Ceremony' and the help of Ms Hall's Sorting Hat, students were assigned to either Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor or Slytherin.

Everyone then went into the Great Hall where they were met by all the Professors and the other Hogwarts students before heading into class where the Hogwarts theme was continued throughout the day....

Miss Sparkes

Harry Potter was weaving his wand and creating magic all over Cleeve Park School on World Book Day

Students also entered a 'Harry Potter Cartoon Competition' and created some fantastic story-lines in the library with Mrs Bisson.

As the day ended, the secret everyone wanted to know was:

'What will we do for World Book Day next year?!'

Miss Sparkes Mr Luck, Mrs Bisson and some trainee wizards

Library Book Swap

Maths Religious Studies

Mr Camden, Mrs Tyler-Maher. Mrs Ovenden. Mrs Bonner and Ms Morgan

The days lessons involved:

Writing spells with invisible ink (English)Harry Potter themed book marks (Design Technology)Designing a Hogwarts's School Prospectus (ICT)Studying the landscape of Hogwarts (Geography)The History of Witchcraft (History)Eating magic potions and ingredients (Food Technology)Looking at ratios and proportions in spells (Maths)Quidditch (PE)Re-enacting scenes of magic (Drama)Composing a score for the Harry Potter Soundtrack (Music)

As part of the celebrations for World Book Day, Hogwarts School of Wizardry visited Cleeve Park on Thursday 6th March.

With lots of mini ‘Harrys’ and ‘Hermiones’ arriving from the Hogwarts Express, platform 9 3/4, it wasn’t only the students that enjoyed the fun.

Mrs Tyler-Maher led the dressing up and headed the house of ‘Gryffindor’ whilst Mrs Carey cast her ‘Voldemort’ spells on poor unsuspecting muggles. Mrs Ovenden haunted the corridors as a ‘Dementor’ and Mr Luck grew an amazing beard (and belly!) to rival Hagrid. It was great to see so many other teachers dust off their brooms, hats and wands to support the day. Some (like Mr Camden) even brought their owl!

After the ‘Sorting Ceremony’ and the help of Ms Hall’s Sorting Hat, students were assigned to either Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor or Slytherin.

Everyone then went into the Great Hall where they were met by all the Professors and the other Hogwarts students before heading into class where the Hogwarts theme was continued throughout the day....

Mrs Adamthwaite and Mrs Bisson practicing curses

for students who were late retuning library books... Miss Sparkes Mr Luck, Mrs Bisson and some trainee wizards

Library Book Swap

Maths Religious Studies

Mr Camden, Mrs Tyler-Maher, Mrs Ovenden, Mrs Bonner and Ms Morgan

we will be preparing Year 12 students to apply to UCAS and we will be inviting universities in to meet our students and help them with this.

We are also looking forward to inducting our current Year 11 students into the 6th form on the 3rd and 4th July.

Mrs Evans, Head of Sixth Form

Report from the Head of Sixth FormIt has been a very busy term for our 6th Form who are currently preparing for their summer examinations. This term students have sat their mock examinations and have worked hard towards completing any coursework units. All those that applied to universities through UCAS have been receiving their offers and many have now had their university interviews. All Year 12 and 13 students are now working very hard in preparation for their summer examinations and a number of revision sessions will be running over the Easter holidays to consolidate learning.

All Year 13 students are on a student impact report, where they are getting targets every week from their teachers to reach their full potential this year. Students are being mentored to help them achieve this. After their examinations

A copy of our 6th Form prospectus which includes all Level 2 & 3 course details is available to view on the website.

Following the visit from William Horswill, the executive chef of the Burger & Lobster restaurants (see STEM page), I was fortunate enough to be able to gain a weeks work experience in two of his restaurants (Bread Street & St John Street) over the February half term.

The experience in the kitchens was an eye opener for me and reassured me that this was in fact what I want to do as a career. At the end of the week I sat down with the executive chef, we spoke about how I found the experience and the outcome was really good with me being offered a job with him when I finish the Sixth Form if I choose to not take on an apprenticeship or college placement.

On top of this, I got my own set of chefs knives engraved with my name and on the Friday night, myself and my grandparents were invited by the chef to have a slap-up dinner as a thank you for my work the previous week!

Ben Edwards, 6th Form Student

Some of our Sixth Form students receiving their results on ‘Mock Result Day’

Matthew Cornish 13PHIA huge well done to Matthew who, following some serious training with British Athletics at Erith Athletics Club, recently won a Gold Medal at the Kent Indoor Championships, Lee Valley.

Matthew achieved a PB of 9.95 as a T35 in the T37 60m event.

His next race will be at the Kent County Championships in Ashford where he will hopefully be competing in the 100m & 200m.

Poland February 2014

Humanities trips coming up......Year 7 will be going to Cuckmere in June 2014 to learn about river management. Year 10 Geographers are going to Leeds castle to learn about the management of tourist destinations to support their controlled assessment (25% of their GCSE!).Year 9s and some Year 12s will be visiting The Somme, in Northern France to witness the sites and graves of the battles of WWI. Year 10-12 will be visiting Morocco in October 2014 to experience a totally different environment and culture.

Very early on a Friday morning in February, 34 students and 3 staff embarked on their journey to Poland. They were set to visit the sites of one of the greatest human atrocities known to man, Auschwitz. Students were fascinated to learn of the conditions and horrors of this camp. They were

also able to speak with a relative of one of the survivors of the camp, who was able to share his grandfathers thoughts, experiences and reflections on his time at the camp. This was a powerful and emotional trip for all the students, all of whom made the school proud as they dealt with the realities of such a place with maturity and empathy.

Well done to you all!

Mrs Mudge, Humanities Department

(Photos courtesy of George Gooden (Year 11)

Zoolab - 10th March 2014On 10th March 2014 Year 8 were able to meet with the animals that live in the Rainforests. A visit from Zoolab allowed them to gain a greater understanding of the animals that are living in the rainforest and the conditions they were having to deal with and adapt to day to day.

All our students were exceptionally brave, having the opportunity to hold and interact with these animals, including snakes, scorpions and cockroaches!

Ski Course – Flattach, Austria,

February Half Term 2014A great time was had by all, despite a 12 hour delay outward bound (due to stormy weather on the channel!)

Brilliant progress was made on the Mollater Glacier by Cleeve Park students; some difficult skiing conditions were experienced, but all did spectacularly well.

The trip was rounded off with a beautiful days skiing. Thanks to all students for making it a successful week.

Look out for application forms for Ski 2015!!

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The Perfect Lobster ThermadorIn January our Catering students had an amazingly informative and interesting demonstration of how to prepare, cook and serve Lobster Thermador by former Cleeve Park student William Horswill. William is currently an executive chef for the Burger and Lobster chain of restaurants in central London and gave up his time to present a demonstration on how to prepare the classic lobster dish and also enabling several students the opportunity to act as commis chef and assist in the preparation of the dish.

William kept the class (and former teachers who popped in to say hello!) thoroughly engaged and was able to answer all the questions thrown at him, ranging from profit margins on food and drink to what was the most humane way to kill a lobster.

A surprising number of students clamoured to taste the final dish, which was served in the shell, with many of them expressing a new-found love of lobster!

So a big thank you to William for sharing his time and expertise and inspiring those students who want to work in the catering industry.

For more information about William and his career since leaving Cleeve Park School please visit the school website

As part of our Harry Potter theme for World Book Day our students in the Technology Department created amazing bookmarks using a package called 2D Design and printing them off on the Laser Cutter

Miss Hill & Miss Boxall

Food Technology and Catering

Design Technology

Graduation at OxfordOn Wednesday 5th February 2014 at Worcester College Oxford 20 students from Years 7 and 8 graduated from the scholars programme which was organised by the Brilliant Club. This day trip to Oxford city and university give the students a wonderful insight into University life. The students took part in a tour of the university which included a walk around the lakes and beautiful gardens. To top it off we ate lunch in a ‘Hogwarts’ style lunch room. The students were presented with feedback in relation to their 1500 word assignment and given a final grade.

There were 3 students who achieved a first class honours grade in their assignment:

Doran GouveiaWilliam WalfordJessica Sawyer

Most other students achieved a 2.1, or 2.2 or a 3rd class honours degree.

Overall a fun filled and rewarding day was had by all.

Brilliant Club Scholars programme: The new intake!On Friday 28th February the 24 students from Years 9 and 10 who were chosen to take part in the scholars programme attended the University of Sussex for the launch trip. This was a fun filled day where students were given a tour of the campus and a tasty lunch. It was not all fun and games however, as pupils took part in three university style tutorials. These focused on study skills and an introduction to university life. The students also had the opportunity to meet their PhD tutor.

The next step in the programme involves the students taking part in 4 one hour tutorials in school. They are then required to complete a 2000 word assignment based on their studies during their tutorials. Having completed their assignment, it will be marked according to university standards. If successful the students will get the opportunity to graduate from the programme at Oxford or Cambridge university.

Ms Frayne, Brilliant Club

The Brilliant Club Mission Statement:To widen access to highly selective universities by placingPhD students in schools serving low participation communities to deliver university-style teaching to high performing pupils.

ARRANGEMENTS IN THE EVENT OF SCHOOL CLOSURESevere weather conditions or unexpected eventsCircumstances can arise from time to time when it becomes necessary to close the school due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events. In the event of severe weather etc. We shall do everything we can to remain open but if at any time you wish to check if the school is open, you may do so in the following ways:

School Open Check system - there are links on the school and Bexley Council

websites.

Calling 020 8408 7508 and entering the school DCSF code: 303 4030

Calling the Bexley Council Contact Centre on 020 8303 7777

We will always endeavour to update parents via our website and by email or by text so please ensure we have up-to-date contact information for you in the school office. You can easily check the information we currently have on file by registering for the Parent Portal, details are on the website.

Boccia is growing in BexleyAn exciting new development is taking place in Bexley’s Boccia. The Bexley Dodgers Boccia Club in conjunction with Cleeve Park School, Sidcup is extending membership to include players with a physical disability. Three students from Cleeve Park have already joined and will be attending the new Club session to be held at Cleeve Park on the third Sunday in each month with existing members who have a learning disability.

It is hoped to encourage others with a physical or learning disability to come along and enjoy the sport. Boccia, similar to French Boules is a game of skill that is included in both the Paralympics and Special Olympics, players can either throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a small leather ball towards a target ball known as a jack. Boccia is a sport that can be enjoyed by everyone no matter what disability they may have. The club is open to players of all ages and abilities.

We are sincerely grateful to Mrs Tyler-Maher, Head Teacher at Cleeve Park School and Mrs Short, Business Manager for their support with this new development to encourage more disabled people to take up the sport of Boccia.

For more information ring Janet Swann (Learning Disability Lead) on 01322 330268 or Zeena Wilkins (Physical Lead) on 0208 300 7741.

Due to Easter the first Session will be held on Sunday 13th April, 2014 10.00am – 12.00am Cost: £2.50 at Cleeve Park School, Bexley Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA14 4JN.

Visit from Hadlow College On the 27th February Mr Charlie Sharklock came to speak to a group of students about what Hadlow College could offer them and the diverse range of courses on offer there. They ranged from Horticulture, Equestrian Studies, Forestry and Animal Management to sports and outdoor activities.

The students were all very attentive and keen to askquestions to find out more about the courses available.

Mrs Amphlett & Mrs Wood

Our student charity coordinator Ben Edwards organised a Valentines Cake Sale and Raffle on the 14th February 2014 in the school hall. The event raised £160.40 for the charities Water Aid and Bexley Moorings. The winners of the raffle for the cinema tickets and bear were:

Chloe Langford Y8 - Katie-Caroline Hindmarch Y7 - Emily Conabere Y7 - Elizabeth Ball Y7

The School Council Every year the school council becomes stronger and stronger with students getting more of a say in their school then ever before. Over the course of this academic year we have organised a Cake sale for charity and we have met with the canteen management to discuss in detail what students would like to see changed in the canteen as well as a questionnaire which was given to Sixth Formers to see what they would like from the canteen.

The Head Teacher and members of the Senior Leadership Team are regularly present at our meetings which gives students a great chance to express their thoughts about the school with the people who can make the changes.

At the beginning of 2014, meetings were held with the form representatives from across the school giving them the opportunity to express their opinions to their year representatives who would feed back to the main school council.

Mrs C Bonner- Deputy Head Teacher - Mrs M Lawrence- Head of Inclusion - Mrs J Tyler-Maher- Head Teacher

Ashleigh Wilson- Year 7 Aiden Chivers- Year 7 Megan Freeman- Year 8 Zak Potter Scarborough- Year 8 Jessie Welch- Year 9 Jack Snape- Year 9Jade Smith- Year 10 Thomas Isteed- Year 10 Holly Palmer- Year 11 Christopher Benjafield- Year 11 Jade Ford- Sixth Form Ellie Alabaster- Sixth Form

Abi May- Sixth Form (Head Girl) Jacob James- Sixth Form (Head Boy)Ben Edwards- Sixth Form (School Council Coordinator)