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Cox Green School

Newsletter

30 January — 3 February 2017

Committed to Achievement

What’s On

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Dates for your Diary

Mobile Phones

Options Timetable

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Destinations Expo Windsor Race

Course Wednesday 18th January

Careers Insight morning-

Thursday 19th January

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Positive Points Winners

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Miss Glovers Question of the

week

Active Kids 2017

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Library News

Sports Academy 1/2 Term

Football Clinic

National Libraries Day

Weekly Calendar

Monday 30th January Year 8 Parents Evening 4.30pm - 7.00pm

Tuesday 31st January Year 13 You’re Hired—Take 2

Wednesday 1st February No Events

Thursday 2nd February No Events

Friday 3rd February No Events

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Dates for your Diary

Mon 6 – Fri 10 February Year 7 Careers Interviews

Monday 6 February Year 10 Parents’ Evening 4.30pm - 7.00pm Year 11 Student Council Meeting

Tuesday 7 February Year 10 Student Council Meeting

Wednesday 8 February Year 9 Student Council Meeting

Thursday 9 February Year 8 Student Council Meeting

Friday 10 February Year 7 Student Council Meeting End of Term - school closes at 3.15pm

Monday 13 February —Friday 17 February Half Term Holiday

Monday 20 February Start of Term 4

Mon 20 – Fri 24 February Year 7 Careers Interviews

Wednesday 22 February Year 8 Paris Trip—Parent Information Evening 6.00pm-7.00pm

Thursday 23 February Year 12 Trip—UK cinema Institution

Tuesday 28 February Year 11, 12, 13 Trip—Tate Modern

Thursday 2 March World Book Day

Friday 31 March End of Term 4—School Closes at 12.30pm

Monday 3 April —Monday 17 April Easter Holiday

Tuesday 18 April Start of Term 5

Date Event

30th January Year 8 Parents Evening – Opportunity to speak to all subject staff to discuss your child’s progress and information about the GCSE.

01st February Year 8 Option Choices Deadline using Insight (insight.coxgreen.com).

Mid-February Personalised meetings with students following option choices.

Mid-March Letters to parents confirming option choices.

Year 8 Options Timetable

Mobile Phones in School

Please note that the use of mobile phones are not permitted on the school

site at ANY TIME including before and after school.

Mobile phones must be switched off and will be confiscated if not.

Students must not use their mobile phone to contact parents directly.

Confiscated phones, MP3/iPods and valuables can be collect from the Main

Office between 8.30am and 4.15pm(3.30pm on Fridays), by parents or any named contact on our school

database.

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Destinations Expo Windsor Race Course Wednesday 18th January

On Wednesday last week, 15 year 11 students attended the destination Expo with Mrs McKay, careers

adviser, and Miss Glover. Over 60 businesses offered hands-on experiences and interactive challenges to

inspire our future workforce. It gave them the opportunity to learn about options for work and training

and the breadth of careers available in an engaging and inspiring way.

Jessica Arnold writes:

'At a time where there are so many difficult choices to make, such as where we will be spending the next

two years of our lives, support and advice is always welcomed. We recently had the opportunity to

attend Destinations Expo at Windsor Race course and meet with representatives from over 60

businesses; there were companies offering many different career paths and guiding us through the steps

we need to take to get there. Every representative was extremely helpful and took into account

everything we told them about our strengths and subject preferences. I also learnt a great deal about the

experience gained from apprenticeships and the future opportunities they can create. I went on the trip

with only a vague idea of what to do post A levels, but I now feel as though I have a raised awareness of

the options available to me.'

Feedback back from other students who attended was fantastic…

“I am more aware of the opportunities companies are willing to give to you”

“I was unaware of how many companies offer apprenticeships”

“It showed me opportunities available after I finish school

Careers Insight Morning-Thursday 19th January

As part of the Options Day all year 8 students attended an assembly aimed to bring a subject and career

pathway to life. Speakers from Thames Valley Police Force, pharmaceutical industry, engineering (GSK

apprenticeships), professional photography and counselling came in to talk with the year group. The talks

were informative and gave students the chance to ask any questions they may have had. Thank you to

those speakers who gave up their time to work with us.

Following on from the assembly there were four workshops including presentations on universities,

apprenticeships, transferable skills, and the options process? The aim of the morning’s sessions was to

inform all students of their choices after GCSE and beyond in as much detail as possible. In the afternoon

students were involved in subject taster lessons which they thoroughly enjoyed.

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Positive Points Winners

Congratulations to our Gold(300) Positive Points winners:

Year 7—Savnoor Gill

Congratulations to our Siver(200) Positive Points winners some of whom are pictured below with

Mr Hilllyard:

Year 7—Beth Allen, Harvey Duncan-Taylor, Maisie Franks,

Poppy Kellet Morris, Timothy Linklater, Ria Nandra, Isabel

Spring, Harleigh Sumner, Nathan Winterton, Connor Yeates

MCLaughlin

Year 9—Layla Jenner, Lucy Langdale, Matthew Smith

Congratulations to our 100 Positive Points Winners some of whom are pictured below:

Year 7—Warren Halligan, Sonny Herman-Haynes, Isabella Parker,

Millie Price, Joseph Stonell

Year 8—Annabel Cronin, Abby Harris, Rhys Cunningham, Isabelle

Proctor, George Bowden, Jamie Drye, Megan Panrucker

Year 9—Aman Hunjan, Harley Jay

Year 10—Chloe Allen, Michael Batey, Megan Pechereau, Holly

Ford-Hunt

Please note : Your child will not be pictured or named as a positive points winner if we have them on

the database as ‘No Photo External ‘ or ‘No name External’ unless you have agreed for this to happen.

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Active Kids 2017

We are now collecting Active Kids vouchers. Please collect your

vouchers from Sainsbury’s and donate to Cox Green School, the

collection box is in reception. The vouchers allow the school to choose

free Sports and Cooking Equipment.. Many Thanks for your support.

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Library News Using the Library Before school, during Breaks 1 and 2, and after school: All students may freely enter and use the Library. The library is for reading, quiet study, homework, and research. The computers are always available for homework and Outlook e-mails. At all times: All students come and go through the rear doors. Students are expected to act respectfully towards staff and other library users, at all times. All printing (in B&W) for school work is free. Water and other drinks in BOTTLES or with LIDS are allowed, but no cans. No eating in the library. No mobile devices – the rules about them being confiscated still apply! Students can sit anywhere, except not in the Children’s Area. Only Sixth Formers and Sports Academy students can use the library toilets. During lesson times: All students in uniform can only enter the Library IF they have a teacher with them. Thank you for keeping the Library a safe and calm place. FREE website from home all about Art Oxford Art Online for your creative side! Discover art and art forms; the geography, people and style of different cultures; plus search by themes and subjects. Your library card barcode number is the Username and no PIN is needed. Or go to any library and search there for free: http://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/info/200341/online_library_resources/400/online_resources

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