The Stanway School

A Humanities and Maths & Computing College

Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex C03 0QA

Telephone: 01206 575488 Fax: 01206 564164

Email: admin@stanway.school

Website: www.stanway.essex.sch.uk

HEADTEACHER: JONATHAN BLAND BSc (Hons)

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FIRST AID CLUB

After school on Wednesday, 9th October 26 students took part in our new First Aid Club. They learned how to carry out a primary survey, what sort of questions are asked when dialling 999, how and when to use the recovery position and how and when to give CPR. Well done to all those students who took part. We will be doing defibrillator training next week. Let’s make a generation of life savers!

Miss G Cooper Medical Assistant

PAYMENT REMINDERS

TRIP PAYMENT No. AMOUNT DUE DATE

Music Tuition – Autumn term Payment 2 £25 Now due

Ski 2020 Payment 4 £150 Now due

Rust 2019 Final £130 18th October

Christmas Markets 2019 Final £100 25th October

Cambridge Arts Theatre Full £38 25th October

Canoe & Coast 2020 Payment 4 £150 8th November

SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADOR APPLICATION

Want to be part of a growing team leading the charge for sustainability at school?

Have loads of creative ideas on how we can reduce, re-use and re-cycle?

Have a passion for the environment?

We are seeking a team of Stanway School students to become our new Sustainability Ambassadors.

Please see Mr Hanna for an application form. The deadline for completed forms is Friday, 18th October 2019

11th October 2019

The Stanway Times

Volume 20 Issue 6

DIARY DATES

Monday 14th October Years 7 - 10 photos

Tuesday 15th October Year 11 Sigma Maths Masterclass at Philip Morant School pm

Year 7 e-Safety Parents’ Meeting 5.00/6.00pm

Thursday 17th October Year 9 GCSE Evening 4.00/5.00/6.00pm

Friday 18th October Shakespeare House Bike-a-thon

Wednesday 23rd October Year 11 photos

Youth Health Champion Training at Paxman Academy Pds 3 &4

Thursday 24th October Year 11 GCSE Drama Performance exam

Friday 25th October Non-uniform day -

Shakespeare House

Shakespeare cake sale

PRIZE WINNERS 2018 - 2019

On Thursday, 3rd October the Stanway School held its Prize Evening where we celebrate the success and achievements of students for the previous academic year. Mr Stephen Whitfield, Chair of Governors, kindly gave up his evening to present the prizes to our students. It is always a pleasure to recognise outstanding accomplishments and the evening was a huge success.

The evening started with a musical entrance performed by Bea and then Mr Bland gave a welcome speech. This was followed by a speech from Mr Whitfield and then the prize winners were announced.

After the Year 7 & 8 students had been announced, two students from the Head Student Team gave a speech which was followed by the presentation of prizes for Years 9 & 10. We were then treated to a musical interlude from Sam before the special awards were presented. Mr Bland then rounded off the evening with his closing remarks.

Congratulations go to all the students who won a prize.

SPECIAL PRIZES

Support and Promotion of Reading - William, Year 9

Reception Duties - Callum, Year 8

Special Commendation for PE - Emily, Year 10

The Roy Collier Prize for Outstanding Academic Performance - Tabi, Year 8 (This prize is in memory of former Chair of Governors, Roy Collier, and is awarded to the person who has achieved an outstanding academic standard and a high standard of all round behaviour and care for the school community.)

The Gillian Hennessy Prize for Performing Arts - Sam, Year 10 (This is awarded in memory of the wife of a former governor to the student who has contributed the most to Music and Drama)

The Joe Dutch History Award - Jiya, Year 10 (This award, in memory of a local World War II veteran, is awarded to the student who has contributed most to the Oral History Project)

The Josh Ansari Award -Special Recognition Award - Hana, Year 8 (This prize is awarded to the student who has made achievement through adversity)

The Hill Wilsher Award for Services to the Community - Megan, Year 10 (This award is named after our first Head Boy, Terry Hill, and first Head Girl, Margaret Wilsher, and is for outstanding performance and contribution to the school community)

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Musical interlude from Sam

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PRIZEWINNERS 2018 - 2019 continued from Page 1)

Reading Promotion Prize

William

Reception Duties

Callum

PE Commendation

Emily

Roy Collier Prize

Tabi

Gillian Hennessy Prize

Sam Joe Dutch Award

Jiya

Josh Ansari Award

Hana

Hill Wilsher Award

Megan

Jiya and Sam

Head Student Team

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WELLINGTON HOUSE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS

During the last academic year (2018-2019), Wellington House decided to recognise the outstanding achievements of its students. To this end staff and parents were asked to inform the House Office of anything they felt students had done above and beyond their normal daily activities. Each term we selected one student from each year group and awarded them with a certificate. At the end of the year the Wellington House staff looked at all the nominations and selected one overall winner from each year group. Those selected are listed below.

Year 7

Reuben - for determination and independently raising £50 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Year 8

Grace - for perseverance in the face of adversity.

Year 9

Amelia - for fundraising over £3,170 for Crohns & Colitis UK.

Year 10

Jack - for meeting great personal challenges in the face of adversity.

Year 11

Tiggi - (photographed right) for reaching National Championship level in gymnastics.

Our overall winner was Megan who raised over £1000 for our house charity, Teenage Cancer Trust. It was as a direct result of Megan’s efforts that we decided to start awarding our students with trophies. We felt it only right and proper that Megan was our first overall winner.

We are now looking for outstanding achievers for this academic term so please feel free to email with your nominations.

Mr G Buckman, Head of Wellington House Mrs E Hiskey, Assistant Head of Wellington House

Left to right: Reuben, Grace, Megan, Amelia and Jack