30 November 2018 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 12

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Messages from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Jaydon James - We were shocked and very saddened to hear the tragic news about Foxford student, Jaydon James, who

died after being stabbed whilst out with friends in Wood End on Saturday night. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family

and friends at this difficult time. The police have requested that anyone with information contact West Midlands Police via

Live Chat at www.west-midlands.pnn.police.uk 8am - midnight. Alternatively you can call 101 or speak to Crimestoppers

anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light sine upon him. May he rest in peace.

Advent - The season of Advent is upon us again with the Blessing of the Crib taking

place in Coventry City Centre at 4pm this Sunday, 2 December. Our Advent fund

raising activities have started well with 659 Advent calendars donated by the students,

their families and staff. These calendars will be delivered to children in Coventry who

otherwise wouldn’t have one. A particular thank you to Kien Kirk (10KAY) who

brought in the most calendars.

Christmas Raffle - This year we are delighted to announce our first ever Christmas

raffle. We have some amazing prizes including PS4 with FIFA 19, £150 voucher, a spa day and many more. Please support

our fundraising by selling these tickets which will be sent home with students next week. The raffle will be drawn at the Carol

Service on Wednesday 19 December. The Carol Service starts at 7.00pm.

Christ the King Parish Mass - Thank you to everyone who supported our first

parish mass of this academic year at Christ the King last Sunday. It was lovely to

join the parish on their feast day and National Youth Sunday. Thank you also to

parishioners for their generosity in supporting the cake sale to raise funds for our

students’ mission to Brazil in the summer with the Diocese.

Irish Dancing - Congratulations to Aine Riley (7ASI) and Finlay Howat (9SMH) who both qualified for the

Irish Dancing World Championships in North Carolina USA next year at the Midlands Regional Feis 2018

in Coventry last weekend. Aine dances for McHale Academy, Coventry and Finlay,

Turley Duggan Midlands and Mayo.

iPad Draw - Following Sixth Form Open Evening on 15 November, Niamh Harkin

was the lucky winner of an Apple iPad. Students who attended on the evening were

entered into a prize draw which took place on Thursday during a special assembly.

Year 9 Parents’ Evening - We were delighted to welcome parents and students

from Year 9 last night for parents’ evening. The majority of parents are delighted with

the progress their son/daughter is making on their courses and parental feedback indicates that the new

appointment system is working very well.

Years 12 & 13 Parents’ Evening - We look forward to seeing all parents and students at Years 12 and 13 Parents’ Evening

on Thursday 13 December, 4.30-7.15pm. This is a very important evening for Years 12 and 13. Subject staff and the tutorial

team will be on hand to discuss targets and progress being made. This is the first of two parents’ evenings for Years 12 and

13. The second takes place on 14 March 2019. All Year 12 and 13 parents should have received a letter about the

arrangements for the evening and how to book appointments using the online booking system. If you have any issues or

concerns booking appointments, please do not hesitate to contact school.

End of Term Arrangements - On the last day, weather permitting, we will do our annual walk to Holy Family Church to

celebrate our Christmas Mass with Fr Pat. Students will be dismissed from Holy Family Church after mass at approximately

1.00pm. If parents would like students to return to school after mass to be collected, please inform tutors.

I hope you all have a lovely week, Mrs Marina Kelly, Headteacher

DATES FOR

YOUR DIARY

Sixth Form

Parents’ Evening

- Thurs 13 Dec

Carol Service -

Wed 19 Dec

Break Up for

Christmas -

Fri 21 Dec after

Mass at Holy

Family

Start of Spring

Term -

Mon 7 Jan 2019

Year 11

Parents’ Eve -

Thurs 17 Jan 19

Sixth Form

Application

Deadline -

Mon 14 Jan 19

Year 10 Parents’

Eve -

Thurs 31 Jan 19

Don’t forget to check the school’s website for all the latest news: www.cncs.school

You can also find us on Twitter at @newmancoventry and Facebook Cardinal Newman Catholic School Cov.

50th Anniversary

In 2019 we celebrate our 50th Anniversary and we

are currently in the process of putting together the

Cardinal Newman Catholic School’s 50th

Anniversary Souvenir Brochure!

We are looking for people to submit a short piece with some recollections of

their time at Newman – memories, anecdotes, funny stories.

We hope to include all articles online and the best selection will feature in

the official 50th Anniversary Brochure/Book.

In addition if you have a photo of yourself at Cardinal Newman and a more

recent photo to accompany the article, please include them with the email.

Please email us at 50th@cncs.school with any articles or questions?

As part of the celebrations we have also set up an archives Facebook page

here:

https://www.facebook.com/cncsarchives

Careers Education

Miss A Sienna, Careers Co-ordinator & Adviser

Careers Advice

If any students would like to discuss

Careers or their Post 16 plans:

Careers Information

A level Choices

Vocational Courses

Traineeships

Apprenticeships

College Courses/Applications

Sixth Form Applications

Employment

Voluntary Work

Degrees

Universities

GAP Years

Curriculum vitae - CV

Job Interviews

Year 8 Options

...or if there is anything else careers related you would like to discuss.

Parents/carers are also welcome to attend the interview.

Drop-ins are available during break and lunch times, Monday - Thurs-

day

I look forward to meeting you.

Careers Education Page & Twitter

We would like to introduce the Careers Education page on our

school website. Please feel free to access this and use the information

and resources with your son or daughter.

http://www.cncs.school/Careers-Education-2

For regular updates on careers, courses, apprenticeships,

colleges, universities, funding, jobs you can follow:

https://twitter.com/CareersCardinal

Cardinal Newman_Careers (@CareersCardinal) | Twitter

Celebration of Bedrock Vocabulary

In the English department, we are delighted to be celebrating

the successes of the following students and classes due to their

commitment to progressing in their vocabulary with Bedrock

learning.

In Year 7, the classes that progressed the most this term are

7A1 and 7A3.

The most improved students in Year 7 are:

Fintan Hughes – 7a1

Lolita Tomschey-Carter – 7a1

Zain Ikhlaq – 7a3

Bimi Tchani – 7B1

In Year 8, the classes that progressed the most this term are

8a3 and 8b1

The most improved students in Year 8 are:

Angel Swayne – 8a3

Paul Kelly – 8a3

Emma Jackson – 8b1

Rishe Sekar – 8b2

In Year 9, the classes that progressed the most this term are

9b2 and 9b4

The most improved students in Year 9 are:

Saanvi Chauhan – 9b1

Megan McGrory – 9b2

Oceane Nguefack-Vofo – 9b4

In Year 10, the classes that progressed the most this term are

10b1 and 10b4

The most improved students in Year 10 are:

Ignacy Niedzwiedzki-Kusztel – 10a3

Lilly Artingstall – 10b1

Jake Shaw 10b3

Joy Koffa – 10b4

A huge congratulations to all of the students named above –

you will be receiving praise letters from the English department

to reward you for your hard work.

Keep logging onto Bedrock at bedrocklearning.org to continue

to improve your vocabulary.

Mrs L Samworth, English Department

Advent Prayer

God of light and hope, look upon us

in love and fill us with the spirit of

Jesus, that we may love you and

serve you in your kingdom.

Protect us during this week and keep us in

watchful prayer as we await the coming of our

Lord, Jesus Christ, who is the light of the world,

and who lives and reigns with you and the Holy

Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

Coventry Foodbank

Donations are urgently required to support the

Coventry Foodbank. The Foodbank is a long term project the

school is involved with.

Food bank numbers have increased by 13% in the last year with

1.3 million people now attending them.

Items urgently required are: coffee, sugar (500g or 1kg), rice,

rice pudding, long life milk (UHT), tinned fruit, long life juice,

squash and toiletries.

If you are able to support, please send your items into school

reception. Thank you.

Mr R Davies

“You shall give to him freely,

and your heart shall not be grudging.”

Dear Parents/Carers

The shop and TV adverts are letting us know that Christmas is just around the corner! With that in mind, here at Cardinal Newman we

are launching our annual Advent Charity Drive. Our students are renowned for their generosity and for living out the Gospel values

encouraged by school and home. This leaflet outlines all of the that will be happening to raise money for various charities during Advent.

Please encourage your son/daughter to get involved and help others to have a better Christmas. Any parents who have access to

contacts/resources that will aid our efforts, please contact Miss Keane, carmel.keane@cncs.school

For the first time at Cardinal Newman we are having a Christmas

Raffle. We have some incredible prizes up for grabs and would

ask for parents support in selling the tickets far and wide. Tickets

are £1 each and the prizes available are:

1st Prize - PS4 with FIFA 19, 2nd Prize - £150 Voucher,

3rd Prize - Spa Day.

Plus many more.

Tickets are on sale now, please see the letter that has been sent

home with the raffle tickets for information on how to submit

your tickets.

This year we are doing

something a little

different. Students have

suggested some

Christmas treats that

they would like to sell at

break times to help add

to our fundraising drive.

6th December - Years 7/8

14th December - Year 9/10

19th December - 6th Form

20th December - Year 10

Non-uniform day will be held on 14th

December. Students will be allowed to come

to school in their own clothes in exchange of a

£1 donation. All monies raised will be shared

between our chosen Charities.

There are hundreds of children in

Coventry who will not get a present this

Christmas and there may even be some students in our

school that we will never know about.

Project Christmas Sack is running for the third time. The

project aims to create a gift bag of presents to the value

of £25 that can be given to children and young people in

Coventry. This could be anything from vouchers, CD’s,

clothes, make up sets etc.

We are asking each tutor group to contribute to this

initiative. Heads of Year will be coordinating collections so

more information to follow.

.

This year we are working with

Coventry Carriers of Hope to

donate food to the vulnerable of

our community. They are cre-

ating ‘Christmas Dinner in a bag’

parcels for people in Coventry

that need them. This is an

important project for us to

support so please have a look at

the list below and try and

donate something towards this.

Milk (UHT or powdered)

Sugar (500g)

Fruit juice (carton)

Squash

Coffee

Tinned fish

Tinned fruit

Sponge pudding (tinned)

Tomatoes (tinned)

Cereals

Rice pudding (tinned)

Tea Bags/instant coffee

Instant mash potato

Instant noodles

Tinned meat

Soup

Jam

Biscuits or snack bars

Gravy

Stuffing

Mince pies

Christmas Treats

Stars of the Fortnight

Members of staff have been nominating students who they feel have been 'stars of the fortnight'. Students have been

awarded for a variety of things including excellent effort, excellent pieces of work, improved attendance and acts of

kindness to name but a few. Well done to you all. Nominations from the last two weeks are:

Headteacher’s Nomination

Aine Riley 7ASI Qualifying for the Irish Dancing World Championships

Leadership Team Nominations

Mrs French Madhuna Jeevanthan 7TEN Excellence in RE.

Mr Hodgson Rory McGeown 9ABK Mature and responsible behaviour on the playground at lunch

time.

Mr Courtney Ellie Martin 9ABK Excellence in English.

Miss Goodwin Symran Dogra 9AMI Excellent effort in English assessment

Mr Versey Alex Bujor 11RNN Significant effort in addition to homework in preparation for

Mathematics GCSE.

Miss Caherty Keaton Docherty 7SON Demonstrating honesty and integrity.

Mr Alcott David Finn 10HRS Top skier at the Snowdome.

Faculty Nominations

Art Erin Lynch 11SMN Excellent acrylic study for her GCSE Art.

Business Studies Sophie Walsh 9AMI Effort & attitude in Year 9 Business.

D&T Liam Hall 11HCT Excellent work on his NEA and constant positivity with other

in the class.

Drama Jack Owen 8SPX For a really strong assessment performance and for having a

great attitude to learning from the start of the year.

English Hannah Painter 9ABK Excellent effort during her assessment.

Geography Martyna Makaruk 8SSH Receiving excellent grade in her assessment and producing

some very detailed revision notes.

History Erin McDonagh 11MCN Excellent effort in lessons.

Maths Trisha Lawrence 9AME Excellent performance in her summative assessment.

Music Mason Weston 9AMI Excellent effort in his music assessment.

MFL Riena Selvaratnam 9LEN Outstanding effort when preparing for her assessments.

PE Joshua Evans 10HRS Top skier at the Snowdome.

RE Claudino O'Hara 8TRD Outstanding attitude to home learning in RE.

Science Olivia Moynihan 10HRS Outstanding assessment grade in Science.

Student Support Joy Koffa 10LSH Constant positive attitude.

Head of Year Nominations

Year 7 Tyrese Walsh 7ECM Resilience.

Year 8 Hannah Thakrar-Craig 8CWD Excellent effort in lessons.

Year 9 Finlay Howat 9SMH Qualifying for the Irish Dancing World Championships.

Year 10 James Cuffley 10RRS Consistently working hard and contributing to Year 10.

Year 11 Krystal Hunter-Barton 11RNN Being offered a place at Solihull College following a successful

interview.