The Sandon School

Newsletter

January 19 2017

ART DEPARTMENT SUCCESS

More good news for The Sandon School Art Department!

The Essex County Council Cultural Development Officer, Andrew Ward, has chosen students from The Sandon School to have their art work displayed at County Hall. This is an opportunity for students from years 7, 8 and 9 to get their art work up on display for staff and visitors to County Hall to enjoy.

A selection of the very best work produced by the students will be chosen by the Art department to go on display in the summer.

So good luck to all students and keep working hard on your wonderful final pieces.

Watch this space!

Miss Poole Art Department

CHALLENGER TROOP PROGRAMME

Congratulations to Chanel Tricker in year 9 who has successfully completed the 12 week Challenger Troop programme. The military-based programme involved a number of gruelling and challenging activities. These included adventure training, fieldcraft and bushcraft activities, all of which were designed to build personal development skills including self-confidence, resilience and self-discipline.

Awards were presented at St John Payne School last week and Chanel received a special mention for her resilience on the course.

MissTrusler Director of Key Stage 3

STUDENT ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS

If your child is unwell and absent from school, please telephone 01245 473611 and select Option 1 or send a message into school on the first day of any absence and on any subsequent days. Messages can be left at any time.

A note should always be sent in to school following an absence.

Student Admin

CHRISTMAS CONCERT On Thursday, 15 December 2016 the Sandon School held its yearly Christmas Concert. This included a range of musical performances and displayed students from Year 7 to Year 13 in both group and solo pieces. There were performances from all of our Music Ensembles: Sandon Chamber Choir, Raw Rhythm, Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Ensemble, Stax of Sax, Year 7 Choir and Young Singing Leaders, Flute Choir and Concert Band.

Our only solo performance of the night came from Ellie Parkhurst who beautifully played Silent Night on Acoustic Guitar. All groups performed excellently and some particular highlights include Raw Rhythm’s ‘Mighty Stix’ which was a piece entirely of their own composition, ‘The Colours of Christmas’ excellently sung by the Sandon Chamber Choir and Concert Band’s renditions of ‘The Three Minute Nutcracker’ and ‘Sleigh Ride’ to get everyone into the Christmas Spirit!

Mr. Wadwell, Head of Art, was an excellent compere for the concert, even managing to add in some Christmas cracker jokes! The Music Department would like to take this opportunity to thank all students and parents involved in the Christmas concert. Your continued support is invaluable and makes successful events like this possible. We look forward to seeing you at our Summer Variety Concert on Wednesday, 5

July 2017. The Music Department

TECHNOLOGY TECHNICIAN LGS BAND 2 (to mid point) £13,502 actual

37 hours per week x 40 weeks (Term time and one week during the school summer holidays)

Required as soon as possible, an enthusiastic and suitably skilled person to work alongside the Technology staff. Duties will include control and ordering of stock, preparation of classroom materials, routine, periodic maintenance of tools, machinery, and workshop spaces. The suitable applicant will be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate and liaise with both students and staff.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointments will be subject to references and enhanced DBS checks.

Closing date: 31 January 2017

Further information is available from our website: www.sandon.essex.sch.uk or from Mrs J Hampton on 01245 241141 or email: jhm@sandon.essex.sch.uk at the school.

TEACHER OF SCIENCE

The Sandon School is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive of 1275 students with an excellent reputation in the local area. We have superb facilities and view ourselves as an innovative teaching and learning community. The school is situated close to the main road on the east side of Chelmsford within easy reach of Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend and Brentwood and has good public transport links.

We require a well-qualified, enthusiastic teacher of Science to join a strong, successful and supportive department from September 2017. The post offers an excellent opportunity to be involved with a highly committed team, who achieve good examination results at all key stages. Any discipline will be considered but an ability and willingness to teach to Advanced level would be an advantage. Applicants should have the desire to use ICT for Teaching and Learning purposes. NQTs are welcome to apply.

We offer:

Excellent access to ICT facilities

A friendly and supportive staff

Commitment to continuous professional development

We are seeking:

An excellent and innovative classroom practitioner

Excellent administrative and organisational skills

Confident and competent user of ICT systems

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointments will be subject to references and enhanced DBS checks.

Please contact Mrs J Hampton for an application pack on 01245 241141 or by email jhm@sandon.essex.sch.uk or see the school website www.sandon.essex.sch.uk for further information and an application form.

Closing date: midday on 27 January 2017

SHARE YOUR VIEWS OF THE SCHOOL

Dear Parents/Carers

As part of the process of school self-review, OFSTED ask all schools to encourage parents to register their views on their ‘Parent View’ website by completing an online questionnaire. I should therefore be grateful if you would visit the following site to complete the short questionnaire: https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/. There is also a link to the Parent View site under the ‘Parent’ tab of the school’s website.

Responses received via Parent View are used by OFSTED to help determine the judgement and grading during any future inspection at the school.

J C Wincott

Saturday, 28 January 7.30pm

Quiz Night in Village Hall

@ 7.15pm for prompt start at 7.30pm

Come as a team of 6 or join a team on the night.

Bring your own Drinks and Nibbles

Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment

Tickets £7.00 – school age children £3

Available from Christine 01245 281305 or David 01245 471484

PROCEEDS FOR THE UPKEEP OF

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH SANDON

SCOTT HUNTLEY

Year 10 student and Essex kart racer, Scott Huntley,15 met and chatted to Claire Williams OBE, Deputy Team Principal of the Williams F1 Team, on Sunday at Autosport International at the NEC in Birmingham. She asked Scott if he wanted to be an F1 driver and he said yes! She said that he had to work hard and maybe she should get his autograph as he could be worth millions one day! She wished him good luck in his racing.

Scott is racing in the birelArt UK Series National Championship this year in the Junior 100 class. Last year he got three podiums and came 3rd out of 26 in the Junior EasyKart UK National Championships.

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