The Crestwood School Magazine Ivincile...Editor’s Intro Our Vision Crestwood School and Sixth Form exists to provide an unrivalled learning environment for the young people in our

Olympian Programme

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Sports Day

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CrestmagJuly 2017

The Crestwood School Magazine

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Dear Students and Parents,

I hope this summer edition of CrestMag finds you well. I thoroughly enjoy looking through the pages at the end of each term and reflecting on the amazing achievements of our students.

They never cease to amaze me!

Over the past 6 years I have witnessed a formidable transformation here at Crestwood School and Sixth Form. Thanks to our dedicated and talented teaching team, each time I write to you it is to boast of an improvement in progress, attainment or the achievements of our students and to announce significant school building improvements.

It is in our nature to improve and progress, in EVERY area. To expect more, achieve more and succeed even more.

Which brings me to the next stage of our progression - to realign and raise the awareness of our school’s Vision, Value and Ethos. Please forgive me, to explain the importance of these 3 words I will need to use a sporting analogy, 20 years a PE Teacher and a lifetime enthusiasm for sport will do that to you, I am sure you will be able to relate!

I see the school building and facilities as our body, and in a sporting sense, after millions of pounds of investment we are fighting fit and race ready! Our tactics, strategy or game plan is in our school improvement plan, an evolving document that governs our teaching and learning and sets the foundation for our students to expect more, achieve more and succeed more!

In sharing this with you I am hoping that we can all see the significance of a credible vision, values and ethos and that all parties - students, parents, staff and governors, understand the importance of living and breathing these beliefs.

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Tony Bowles - Headteacher

4th September Inset day5th September Return to school20th October Break up for half term30th October Return to school

16th FebruaryBreak up for half term26th FebruaryReturn to school29th March Term Ends16th April Return to school

19th December Term ends2nd January Inset day3rd January Inset day4th January Return to school

25th May Break up for half term4th June Return to school20th July Term ends

DATESTOREMEMBER...School year 2017/18


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ourvision ethosvalues

I hope you are enjoying the ‘summer’. We recently had the couple of sunny days a year we are accustomed to but I am always (stupidly) optimistic for more good weather!

At Crestwood School and Sixth Form we are constantly striving to provide our students with the very best environment for them to learn in. There are many facets to learning, such as teaching, the National Curriculum, attitude to learning, available resources, facilities, the list goes on. An area that we are passionate about is the role a parent plays in a young person’s learning. Getting the partnership right between the school, the student and the parent is crucial to every student’s education.

These partnerships are valued so highly by us that we have recently enrolled our school in the nationally accredited ‘Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA)’. The LPPA consists of 9 objectives that offer us a framework to effectively engage with parents throughout a young person’s journey in education, from early years, primary school, the transition to secondary school and the options, opportunities and decisions that are available at Post 16.

We have some very exciting parent/school projects coming up, I will be sharing them with you all in the very near future!

Editor’s Intro

Our VisionCrestwood School and Sixth Form exists to provide an unrivalled learning environment for the young people in our local, and wider community. Through our teaching and pastoral care we aim to develop independent young people with a thirst for learning. We encourage students to strive to make more progress than is expected of them. We encourage students to strive to achieve more than is expected of them. Our students know, if they do so, they will achieve more success than is expected of them.

Our EthosExpectation + Achievement + Success

Our Values A set of behaviours that we use to keep us moving towards our vision. Every decision we make must be filtered through our values before we decide on an outcome.

Creative: Take risks in your learning, use your imagination to produce something originalCurious: Have the desire to learn, wonder, enquire, question and researchIntegrity: Be true to yourself and have self-respect. Be free thinking and strong in the face of peer pressure, and have a sense of social responsibilityEmpathy: Be emotionally intelligent and supportive of those in need by showing kindness and care. Be aware of the feelings of others and try to understand things from their perspectiveReflective: Be thoughtful, learn from your mistakes and be aware of your strengths and improvement areas. Set personal goals for improvement Resilience: Determination, grit, effort, courage, perseverance and hard work. Success isn’t a straight line, don’t let setbacks stop you achieving your goalPositivity: Be optimistic, enthusiastic and passionate. Be willing to try new things and be proud of personal achievements


Calling all future OlympiansOver recent years the development in provision at Crestwood has been extensive. With a sports hall, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis courts, purpose designed AstroTurf facility and fantastic sports fields. This provision affords us the opportunity to have the best sporting facilities in the Dudley area, and we are developing this so that the most talented individuals can have access to such facilities and expertise.

As an oversubscribed school we are now able to select up to 10% of our intake on Sporting Aptitude to create our very own Olympian group. This group will be in addition to our current intake of 150.

The Olympian group will follow a specialised sports programme which will advance both their physical and academic achievement. The curriculum experienced by this group of students will consist of a variety of advanced physical education sessions to cover sports psychology, physiology and skill acquisition, some of which will be in lesson time, form time and some of which will be extended opportunity after school.

How to Apply

We will host an informative presentation on Admission by Sporting Aptitude, delivered by Mr S. Evans, Head of Physical Education, during our Open Evening on Wednesday 20th September 2017.

Step One

Complete a Booking Form (available on our website,) and return to Mr S. Evans (Head of Physical Education) at Crestwood School before Thursday 21st September 2017.

Step Two

Students participate in the Sporting Aptitude Tests on Saturday 23rd September 2017, 9am - 12 pm.

The five tests are:

1. T-Test – Agility 2. 10m Sprint – Speed 3. Standing Broad Jump - Power and Leg Strength 4. Ball Throw - Hand-Eye Coordination 5. Target Throw - Balance, Strength and Decision Making

Step Three

Complete the Supplementary Form: (available from our website) and submit a copy to the school and a copy along side your application to the Local Authority before Tuesday 31st October 2017.

Step Four

Parents and schools notified of the results of applications on Thursday 1st March 2018.

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Service Not SelfEllis Walters’ AED Fundraising Mission

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During this half-term Ellis Walters (9I) and Mrs Brooks managed to raise a staggering £170 with a cake sale to raise money for defibrillators for the school.

Just in the UK around 1000 cardiac arrests happen EVERY day. There is a small chance of recovery with no equipment; with a defibrillator on hand the chance of survival increases by a whopping 70%! This is a major difference between life and death.

In the last edition of Crestmag, you will have read about Ellis using his St. John Ambulance training to teach year 7-9 students basic first aid skills; this month he’s taken it one step further – his aim: to raise enough money to get a defibrillator in school.

And he’s only gone and done it! In fact, with the funds from the cake sale at the beginning of June, and a very generous donation from One Stop, Crestwood can now afford to have two defibrillators on hand. Each defibrillator comes with a voice-automated instruction system (so no training required) and this equipment could genuinely help save someone’s life. Ellis also spoke to Crest Press about his vision for the remaining money to go towards improving the school’s health facilities and providing additional first aid training for staff.

The cake sale was a massive success in Ellis’ and Mrs Brooks’ opinion and they couldn’t have asked for more support from the school and its pupils.

We hope that all this money can help save a life in the future.

From the Crestwood School: thank you, Ellis!

Article by Cole Roberts, 9D - Crest Press Media Team


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D&T NEWS

This summer we would like to celebrate some of the excellent work being produced by our students in our KS3 projects in D&T.

The Year 8 ‘circus inspired’ hat project continues to produce varied and imaginative outcomes. From circus animals, crazy clowns to hats dripping with ice cream this project produces some very commercial looking pieces every year. Some of the latest gems, pictured, were made by Ashlea Davies; Kaitlin Higgs; Ameena Ahmed; Tayyibah Shabbir; Jolin Slater and Olivia George.

As part of our primary liaison, the D&T department welcomed Crestwood Park Year 6 students to take part in a design challenge.

All students learned about the history of aviation and were asked to design, manufacture and decorate a bolster wood glider. The aim was to better understand aerodynamics, quality control though template and development though testing.

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CadetsThursday 1st June saw our cadets detachment sworn in and become fully fledged members of the Army Cadet Force (ACF). A very proud day for the school, watched by family, friends, our Head Teacher (a former Royal Marines Commando!) and members of various ACF detachments from all over Staffordshire.

The detachment’s parade evenings are Tuesday and Thursday 1900-2100hrs, if you are interested in joining our detachment please email Sgt. Brown [email protected]


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Kenilworth CastleThe Humanities Faculty took Year 7 to visit Kenilworth Castle on 4th April for Drop Down Day. The purpose of the visit was to enhance their learning on the Norman Conquest which they are currently studying in their History lessons.

Visiting the site enabled students to see the physical remains of a significant castle in British history, and to further understand the creation and development of castles. Our Crestwood students were inquisitive and curious and they made the experience an incredibly rewarding one for all involved.

Here’s what some of our students had to say about the visit.

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“I liked looking at the arrow slits that they shot out of” - Louis Rose

“We saw Elizabeth I’s garden. It was massive and beautiful” - Ambar Nazir

“I enjoyed seeing the views and you could imagine the swords clashing together” - Callum Nock

“I learned about the history of the castle and the great feasts in the Great Hall” - Sophie Prichard

“My favourite bit was when I went to the top of the castle. When I was at the top I felt like a King.” - Amir Hussain

“There were spiral staircases, fountains, beautiful gardens, a bread oven and much more!” - Ellie-Mae Cox

“We learned a lot on the visit including that the garden was built by Robert Dudley for Elizabeth I …I would definitely go again!” - Brooke Hall

“This is why I love history!” - Abby Oakley


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“The flower gardens were spectacular, they were so well kept and pretty. We had a tour around the Great Hall, looking at the bedroom, kitchen, library and lots more” - Kelis Jones

“We were able to go to the top of the castle and peeked through the arrow slits” - Bradley Lawrence

“Kenilworth was the best day of my life, enjoyed it, nothing better than Kenilworth, interesting seeing all the parts of the castle, long stairs going round and round, worth the trip, out and about, running around like a Cheetah, the best day ever, Happy memories” - Morgan Rich

“When I woke up the day of my history trip, I was so excited I didn’t know what to do” - Hazel Godwin

“I had a great day discovering the different parts of the castle – I tried to imagine what it would look like if the Normans were actually there” - Iram Ali

“We went into Leicester’s Gatehouse (where Robert Dudley stayed), saw facts and a huge tapestry encompassed in a case of glass. The patterns were fabulous.” - Jake Burden

“I really enjoyed all Kenilworth had to offer - Leicester’s building, the stable, Great Hall and the keep” - Steve Zheng

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“The history behind the castle was brilliant and made the visit all the more interesting, especially learning about the mysterious death of Robert Dudley’s wife” - Ryan Foster

“The most incredible part was clambering to the top summit and staring down at the daunting drop” - Faizaan Rehman

“We saw Elizabeth I’s dress at the castle!” - Raluca Maximovici

“I liked looking at the paintings in Leicester’s Gatehouse because I saw that they wore much different clothes to us in Tudor Times” - Katie Palmer-Budd

“This Drop Down Day was really fun!” - Katie Withers


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MunichDuring Whitsun break Miss Read accompanied a group of fortunate Year 9 and 10 students on a trip to the magnificent city of Munich. Miss Read kept a diary of the visit, it was an action packed trip as you can see from Miss Read’s incredibly detailed, almost minute by minute account!

The trip will run each year, if you missed out this year make sure you get involved in 2018!

day 1Friday - Met at 12.30am at school (Thursday night) coach down to London Heathrow Terminal 5. Students loud - nobody except teachers slept on the coach. Boarded plane at 6.20am - flight was about 2 hours 15 minutes - still no sleep!

Transfer from Munich at 9.00am was relatively seamless - passport control took ages as some students were on the slow shuttle bus to the terminal!

Crestwood students collected everyone’s bags for them while we were waiting - very kind.

Arrived at the hotel at 11.00am thinking we could get into our rooms for a nap and a shower, only to be told they weren’t ready so we got the train into Munich. Our tour wasn’t until 2.30pm so students had some free time to get some lunch and shopping.

2.30pm - 28°C heat and we have a walking tour of Munich - had a very detailed description of certain places of importance such as the beer hall where Hitler staged his Munich Putsch. We also visited the “English Garden” - a garden built modelled on an English park as the Kaiser at the time was educated in England and wanted somewhere like it in Munich.

6.30pm - Students back at the hotel to eat, shower and have free time before dinner.

7.30pm - Dinner at the hotel, students are finally moaning about being tired!!!

9:00pm - We decide it’s time for an early night!

day 2Saturday - A very lovely continental breakfast at 8.00am - cheeses, hams, lots of fruit juice and coffee for teachers. 9.00am boarded the coach to visit Neuschwanstein Castle - a beautiful castle in the Alps on the border of Austria/Hungary.

10.45am - Arrived at the castle. Miss Read had to run crazily to work out how to collect tickets – all fine in the end! We walked up to the castle through a lovely mountain climb for 45 minutes before we took some photos of the views and got ready for our tour.

12.30pm - Had an audio guided tour around the castle. We learned about the history of the castle and what different parts were for. It was a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace built by King Ludwig II and was stunning! Set in mountains and lakes. Students then had the chance to visit Poellat Gorge on the mountain – really high bridge walk that is exhilarating and beautiful. Amazing views of the landscape and rugged and wild environment.

2.00pm - Back to the coach for a quick lunch before we head back to Munich city centre for a tour around the Jewish Museum.

4.30pm - Arrive at the Jewish Museum for our tour. Excellent!!!! We learned all about the architecture, the Jewish community in Munich and their history as well as lots about their religion and culture. Got a chance to have a go on an interactive map where you placed certain signs over the sites and it told you about the importance of each one and also showed you primary photos from the time. Guide was excellent and very knowledgeable.

5:00pm - Quick pit-stop at the BMW museum (do you like what I did there, pit-stop, cars, BMW…no? Never mind).

7.30pm - Dinner.

9.00pm - QUIZ. Mr Fox, Miss Read and Miss Gilhooley created an excellent Humanities themed quiz night, with some music, sport and film thrown in. Mr Fox was the quiz master (or so he thought he was) and students were placed into teams. Things got very competitive!!! Crestwood boys came 3rd (not bad!!) …won’t mention where the girls came.

11.00pm - bed ready for Sunday!


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day 3Sunday - 8.00am breakfast – more cheeses and hams.

9.00am - Boarded the coach ready for our trip to Dachau concentration camp. This was one part of this trip I was particularly looking forward to. The history around the site is fascinating – it was the first concentration camp made by Hitler in 1933 and actually served as a labour (work) camp for political prisoners from the former Weimar Republic (the government set up in Germany after WW1). Modern companies including Mercedes, BMW and Hugo Boss all used these prisoners as their workforce. The tour guides we had were incredible. We walked around the camp seeing the old prison cells and the sleeping quarters which were built for 200 people and slept 2000. We visited the 3 memorials that have been built. Our final part of the tour was through the crematorium and the gas chamber. This was a particularly poignant part.

1.30pm - After quite a heavy morning we decided on a lighter afternoon so we visited Olympia Park – the park where the 1972 Olympics’ were held. This gave students an opportunity to compare the site with facts they have learned about the 1936 Berlin games. We had some free time here to take in the sites of the park. We then went up the tower which gave beautiful 360 degree views of Munich.

6.00pm - Headed back to the hotel via the tram for free time before dinner.

7.30pm - Dinner - more German sausages.

9.00pm - Evening activity - cabaret! Students were given a theme of “first dates” and created their own dramatic scene around the theme. Fantastic efforts by all!

11.00pm - Bedtime!

day 4Monday - 9.00am breakfast today and the day we check out! But not before we are having some free time around Munich, and a trip up to the top of St Peter’s Cathedral.

10.00am - We left the hotel to walk to the Cathedral. After 20 minutes working out which one it was using Google Maps and Images, we climbed the narrow 336 steps to the top. WOW, was it worth it!! We climbed the tallest clock tower in Munich and the views were incredible.

1.00pm - Walked to English Park for lunch.

2.00pm - Free time around Munich! Students were able to have time for last minute shopping and experience some German culture.

5.30pm - Transfer back to the airport.

9.00pm - Flight home.

1.00am - Arrived back at Crestwood for parent pick up!

An incredible history trip - brilliant sites visited and some forever memories made. Look forward to next year!


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the gambia projectDuring Easter 2017 Ms Lowe accompanied four lucky Crestwood School & Sixth Form students on a once in a life time trip to The Gambia. The students were Liam Walters, Chris Kauczok, Dan Smart and Connor O’ Boyle. We joined forces with students from one of our partner schools, Kinver High School, to make a difference to the lives of Gambian Children. The aim was to help more Gambian children access education, something we can sometime take for granted! Here is a diary of the visit written by Ms Lowe.

We intend to take even more students next year. If you are interested (who wouldn’t be!?) please speak with Ms. Lowe.

day 1Arrived at beach front hotel, exhausted from the journey.

day 2Early start – Travelled to Mansa Colley Bojang Primary School to teach lessons. The Crestwood Students were at first overwhelmed at having a class full of excited children staring at them, waiting to be taught. But they soon got into the swing of things, making paper aeroplanes and coordinating a competition between the students in the classes, awarded the pupils who could make their plane fly the furthest.

Played football with students from the school. Ms Lowe awarded herself player of the match and no argument was heard. The students of Bojang Primary School won on penalties.

day 3Up close and personal at the local monkey park. Afterwards, we visited the crocodile pool where the Crestwood Students petted an actual scary, toothy croc!!! Ms Lowe seemed to go missing at this point.

day 4Welcoming ceremony in local village. We were welcomed and thanked for our fundraising efforts, and for visiting with ceremonial dance and music. Speeches were made by the village elders and politicians. We felt overwhelmed and grateful!

day 5Helped local villagers build school building. Staff and students got stuck in, fetching water from the well to mix cement by spade, and transport it using wheelbarrows to different parts of the site. Some students were assigned the task of making bricks to build with – Liam Walters felt especially good at this, whereas Connor O’Boyle could barely get the bricks to stay intact. Foundations were dug out for a patio area at the front of the school, and the concrete floors were laid and smoothed flat. A very physical and worthwhile day to see the building develop, and all the hard work the local community puts into constructing it. We felt very proud to have contributed money through fundraising which allowed the local community to buy the resources needed.

day 6Visited Serrekunda market with local women and went shopping for ingredients to make dinner. The market was so colourful and busy. Hundreds of varieties of fish were being sold, as well as spices and vegetables. We brought the ingredients back to the compounds and to meet local families. The afternoon was spent preparing the food (learning how to scale and gut fish), and cooking it, as well as singing and dancing with the women and children. Dan Smart was not shy in getting up and shaking his booty. He was the life and soul of the compound that day.

day 7Visited anti-natal hospital and health centre where we gained an important insight into the basic facilities for men, women and children.


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Following the success of this years GCSE Fine Art course we are exhibiting many examples of Year 11 GCSE Art and Design work in our main corridor.

Ceramic pieces are on display in our reception area cabinets and include inspiration from the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, celebration tea cakes and a selection of masks and mythical beasts. Well done to Year 11 for successfully completing their Fine Art GCSE. Any students wishing to have their work back can collect it in November (allowing for full closure of this exam season) by appointment via our main reception.

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Art and Design Exhibition

8B3 have had a fantastic year in Art and Design and they are all our ‘Artists in Focus’ for this half term! The class are to be congratulated for their enthusiasm and creativity which has allowed them to explore a huge range of materials and techniques usually reserved for GCSE classes.

Students have studied the work of graphic designer and illustrator Si Scott and the medieval manuscript, The Book of Kells. They have enjoyed producing work in pencil, pen and ink and more recently explored ceramic processes by making pots or decorative tiles. A special mention should go to Awais Asad for his ceramic pot which was fantastic and shows he has a real flair for this area of Art and Design. Similarly Abbie Haskett, Lewis Smart, Jack Grosvenor, Jack Stewart, Isabel Faulkner, Morgan Bayton, Brad Skidmore and Ellie Ray have worked consistently well all year and their enthusiastic approach has lead to them making significant progress across a number of Art and Design disciplines.

Well done to the whole group for making excellent progress and for their great company!


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The Hub Team are busy helping to organise the Year 7 competition for the Rotary Club Awards 2017 at Crestwood

School. We have received some fantastic entries from our Year 7 students for each of the three categories listed below:

Category 1: PowerPoint presentation about a book you have read, including details of the plot, author, animations, emotions felt and recommendation.

Category 2: Creative Writing – continue a given passage in your own words.

Category 3: Book Review and Advertisement.

Dillon Nixon and Connor Wilson took part in an assembly, to ensure that all of the Year 7 students were aware of the wonderful opportunity the Rotary Club has provided.

The competition prizes have been kindly given by the Rotary Club members. All of the entrants and the winners will receive a certificate. The name of the winner of the PowerPoint presentation will be engraved on a shield provided by the Rotary Club. The winner of the PowerPoint presentation will receive £25.00, the winner of the Creative Writing category will receive £15.00 and the winner of the Book Review and Advertisement will receive £10.00. We thank the Rotary Club members for these fantastic prizes. There have been some excellent presentations by our students and the final decision,

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regarding the winner, is going to be extremely difficult. The Rotary Club members will be at Crestwood School on 29th June 2017, to celebrate the success of our students and to give them their prizes.

Amy Jones, the Hub’s current Senior Manager, was a runner up in the category for Contribution to School or Further Education, in the Dudley Youth Awards. She was given a certificate, photograph and a medal. There was very fierce competition and Amy did exceedingly well to get shortlisted and have the opportunity to attend the brilliant evening organised by the Dudley Youth Council. The atmosphere was electric and it was so wonderful to see Amy receive her award. Well done Amy!

We had a fantastic award ceremony in the Hub on 29th June 2017. Five members from the Rotary Club attended, Ian Walden current President, Ken Powell, Honorary Rotarian Beverley Rickets, Past District Governor Lynne Marshall and President Elect Bruce Boucher. Ian presented the winning students with their prizes and certificates:

• Charlie Rankovic won the PowerPoint presentation/public speaking prize. He received £25, a certificate and was presented with the shield kindly given by the Rotary Club members

• Brandon Boxley won the Creative Writing prize. Ian gave him £15 and a certificate

• Ellie-Mae Cox won the prize for the Book Review and Advertisement. She received £10 and a certificate

Charlie gave his presentation to our visitors, who were joined by Mrs Sutton and Miss Evans. It was wonderful to celebrate the success of our students and we thank the Rotary Club members again, for the opportunities they provide and the time they give us. Thanks also to Tom Bedworth, for taking the photographs of this very special event.


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Uniform Standards for SeptemberWe would like to clarify a couple of points to parents and students regarding their presentation at school. Every decision made by the school has the student’s best interests at heart and although parents may not agree with every decision made, we hope by working together in every aspect of school life we can ensure students are equipped and ready for learning in the right manner day in day out as well as prepared for life outside of school.

The information I wish to share with you is readily available in the student planner, has been addressed in previous letters to parents and if applicable in the school’s behaviour policy.

Jeans, leggings and skin tight trousers are not appropriate for school for numerous reasons. Presently the issue is predominately with the female students and although we understand trousers are being brought from stockists as school trousers they are quite clearly not trousers. Below is an illustration of what is acceptable and what is not. The school will keep stock in and if your daughter’s trousers are deemed inappropriate for school they will be requested to borrow a pair from the school for the day. Failure to follow the school rules regarding uniform will result in parents being asked to collect students from school and return when appropriate trousers are worn.

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Lines and patterns in hair continue to not be allowed in school. We understand that ‘fashion’ cuts come and go but again it quite clearly states in the planner and behaviour policy extreme haircuts are not allowed in school. The school’s definition of extreme is any unnatural colour or patches of colour against a different colour. Furthermore, patches of extremely short shaved hair against hair of greater length. Failure to comply with school rules will lead to periods of isolation and possible exclusion. Below is an illustration of what is NOT acceptable.

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Piercings

Students are permitted to have one small plain stud in each lobe of the ear. No facial piercings are allowed in school. Pupils in the first instance will be asked to remove the piercings and plasters will not be allowed to cover piercings. Failure to comply with school rules will lead to periods of isolation and possible exclusion from school. My advice is that if you wish to allow your son/ daughter to have a facial piercing it is completed at the start of the summer holidays to allow time for the piercing to heal and so it can be taken out during the school day.

If you do have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Reception.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATIONMr D. Boerm - Assistant Head Teacher


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Parlez-Vous FRançais?

Congratulations go out to Alex Grazier of 8DI who successfully named the new Crestwood dining experience. His entry ‘Crest Central’ was successfully picked out from 174 separate entries, and is now in pride of place. Crestwood students love both the new name and the new food options.

Well done again Alex!

On Wednesday 21st June a class from Collège Roche aux Fées, Brittany, France, spent a day with some pupils in Year 8.

Throughout the day pupils had to work together to do different activities including some sports games, a geography quiz and a create your own country activity. It was a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to put their French knowledge and skills into practise.

Our pupils were quick to make new friends and one pupil from France wanted to stay at Crestwood forever to practise her English. The teachers from Collège Roche aux Fées even declared their day at The Crestwood School to be the best day of their weeklong trip to the UK!

At the end of the day, our pupils were brimming with excitement and enthusiasm.


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I have had the absolute honour of teaching Lorna Doherty since Year 6. I have watched her grow from a shy little girl into a confident young adult. She has grown in confidence, from a time when she hardly spoke, to giving presentations in class and becoming a prefect.

She has shown an increasing flair for all things arts and craft over the years and her leaving gift to the Listen and Learn Centre staff demonstrates this talent.

These Clocks are truly stunning and a real testament to her skills, it also shows the value she has for the support that she has received from the LLC staff over the years. All of us are so proud of her and incredibly touched by these amazing gifts, we wish her all the best for her future endeavours.

Gone, but most certainly not forgotten!

Any student who wants to learn more about taking part or would like to see solutions to this year’s task then see Mr Chatterley in B7.

Get ready for next year’s task! Check out the display boards outside B7.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY STUDENT WHO TOOK PART!NAME SCORED CERTIFICATES

Steve Zheng 82 Best In school Best In Year Gold

Kevin Hassani 57 Bronze

Isaac Walker 57 Bronze

Hannah Morris 55 Bronze

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Christopher Jones 81 Best In Year Gold

Connor Higgs 79 Gold

Lauren Davies 77 Gold

Joseph Smith 72 Silver

Kaitlin Higgs 70 Silver

Samuel Langstone 70 Silver

Sinead Leckey 66 Silver

Darius Holder 64 Silver

Dylan Maney 60 Bronze

Ashlea Davies 54 Bronze

Cameron Kerr 62 Bronze

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SPORTS DAY 2017Friday 23rd June saw another very successful sports day for Crestwood. Participation levels were very high, with just over 470 separate students participating in sporting events, the whole day went superbly and continued as a mainstay of the house awards system operating in school.

Students had the opportunity to represent their forms and houses in morning activities including football, golf, swimming, basketball and table tennis. With representatives from every form in the school across all ranges in years 7-10, this was a very busy and very competitive morning. The points gained from each activity fed into the outcome of the whole day which included the afternoon activities.


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In the afternoon the track and field athletics event began. With tremendous support from the members of each house who were situated on the bank, participants competed in shot-put, javelin, discus, high-jump, 100m, 200m, 400m, 600m and the team relay event. With support that included banners and chants the day was a real showcase for sport and for competition between the houses.

After counting up the total points gathered across all events in the day, only 5 points separated the top two houses. This is the equivalent of just 1 place difference in a running event! The overall winners of Sports Day 2017 were... INVINCIBLE.


Road SafetyStudent Council Road Safety Campaign Summer 2017Members of the Crestwood Student Council raised the issue of poor parental parking and the dangers that this is currently posing to student’s safety. The Council decided that they would like to hand out leaflets to parents, to tell them how their inconsiderate parking could cause an injury to a member of our school community.

Starting on the 19th June members of the Student Council, dressed in hi-visibility jackets, handed out safety leaflets to parents parked incorrectly at 3pm. On day one, once leafleted, at least 4 cars moved from parking in the middle of the drive, to parking in the

marked bays. By the second day the layby outside of school, which is clearly marked keep clear, was free of cars. Some days there had been up to 4 cars parked here, obstructing the view of people entering and leaving, but also of those crossing the road.

Can parents please remember that if you are collecting your child from school, park in the surrounding side streets, or on Tesco carpark. If you need to come into the gates please park in the clearly labelled bays only. Student Council thanks you for your continued support!

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Summer SerenadeThe Summer Serenade concert was a huge success this year. Crestwood Music Department collaborated with the BJ Concert Band for a night of musical favourites.

This concert saw the most pupils taking part in any concert in the history of the school, over 100 students in total. The night kicked off with 55 Year 7 Choir members singing Jessie J’s Price Tag. Well done to all Year 7 for performing at your first Crestwood Music Concert. Milas Tatli amazed us all with her astonishing rendition of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Miserables with the BJ Concert Band accompanying. Milas had been working closely with the Concert Band in the weeks prior to her performance. A huge congratulations goes to our Woodwind and Guitar groups who were very nervous before their performance but managed to pull off a well-timed, fluent performance.

Shauna Hayes and Hannah Moore performed ‘Somewhere only We Know’ from the popular John Lewis Christmas advert. Some people described their performance as ‘beautiful’, and others said, ‘the vocal duet gave me goose-bumps’, a huge compliment to them both. I would like to personally thank our whole school Choir. You were amazing. You have given up every Tuesday morning to rehearse and it paid off. I look forward to our next performance. At the start of the Year, Choir was only 15 students in total and it has now grown to over 60, let us keep building the numbers!

The Black Flamingo Band blew the audience away with their performances. Jack Parsons, Ellie Hartill and Harriet Mazur perform lots

outside of school. If you would like to book them for a performance, please email [email protected]. You can also follow their Instagram, blackflamingouk.

The comperes of the night, Brooklyn Smith and Samantha Mullet (thank you for stepping in at the last minute!) did a fantastic job of acting as good compere/bad compere; the audience definitely enjoyed your on-stage personalities.

My final thank you goes to Ellie Hartill. Ellie is a gifted singer and put together the finale of the show, ‘One Day More’ from Les Miserables. Ellie taught students their parts, arranged costume and choreography and organised rehearsals. The performance is something the audience and myself will never forget. All of the ‘One Day More’ cast rehearsed for hours and hours each week and their perseverance and dedication to the music department is second to none. I appreciate all of your hard work and commitment to making music at Crestwood something special.

A few reminders from Mr Sweeney:

If you would like to join our Choir, please go to the Hall every Tuesday morning from 8.40am - 9.10am.

If you would like to learn an instrument, please collect a letter from Mr Sweeney in the Music Department. We offer tuition on; Drum Kit, Piano, Keyboard, Vocals, Recorder, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Oboe, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba, Euphonium, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar and Bass Guitar.


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Parent PayAs many of you are aware in March 2017 we introduced ParentPay, which will help us to reduce our administration and cash handling within school. It will also be safer for our students not having to carry large amounts of money to school.

From September all payments for School Trips (except Skiing 2018) will be made via ParentPay. Parents who are not happy using the system can contact school and we will be able to supply you with a barcode to pay cash at local shops via Pay Point.

Letters were sent home with Students earlier this year with log in details for ParentPay. If you have not received one please let us know and another letter can be sent home for you.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us during the last few months as we have tested the system, ready to have it fully operational in September.

If anyone requires any further information regarding the system please do not hesitate to contact the Finance Office at School on 01384 686850 or email [email protected] and we will be happy to help you.

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