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WELCOME October 2017

Following another year of outstanding GCSE and A level results we offer our congratulations to the students who worked so hard throughout their time at Egglescliffe School. The number of grade 9’s achieved in English and maths are the highest across Stockton, Tees Valley and the North East.

The year has started with great focus to ensure all learners make the best possible start. This has been underpinned by our “back to basics”, where we have expectations for learning, behaviour and contribution to the school. We have introduced a core values statement based on RESPECT.

I am also delighted to inform you that the £0.5 million successful bid to replace several windows and panels has commenced, the school was also awarded £8m from Stockton Borough Council to have a partial rebuild. I would like to thank Cllr Bob Cook and cabinet members for investing in Egglescliffe to ensure our students have the very best facilities in which they can achieve their full potential.

Mr S White

Head Teacher NLE

Year 9 students shine

O n Friday 14

th July 2017, Year 9 students all came up onto

the sports hall stage to receive individual certificates marking

their personal achievements in their final year of lower

School. In addition, many students were recognised for the

excellence and commitment they have demonstrated in

subject areas, as well as the skills and caring characteristics so

often seen by our pastoral staff.

T he event was very well attended by parents,

carers and other relatives and was a reflection

of how Egglescliffe is a proud part of the local

community. Mr Devey (Head of Aldrin), Miss

Fleetham (Head of Gagarin) and Mrs Anderson (Head of

Armstrong) were each able to make genuine, heartfelt

speeches wishing students well as they progress to the

upper school.

Our new Year 10 students are now continuing with this

great work under the expert guidance of Mrs Wright,

Head of Lovell House.

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Egglescliffe School launches space mission Sixty years ago, on October 4th 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully entered Earth's orbit, heralding the start of the space age. The launch gave the former Soviet Union the distinction of putting the first human-made object into space. The ramifications of this were felt worldwide, but also at a local level. At the time, to reflect the space age and its cultural legacy, Egglescliffe School’s house blocks were named after astronauts and cosmonauts in the space race. Now, decades on, the unique Aldrin, Armstrong, Lovell, Gagarin and Tereshkova blocks are still thriving. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the start of the space age, as well as this year’s UK-Russia Year of Science and Education, the Stockton secondary school announces the launch of its own space mission for Tuesday July 17th 2018: The Space Age Lectures. Organised in conjunction with students who left the school four decades ago, the day will be filled with inspiring lectures and events. Topics will range from the history of the American, former Soviet Union and Russian space programmes, to the development of the European and UK space agencies. The event will feature high-profile speakers, giving students the chance to learn about the courage and passion of those who ventured into space in the early days, and where the future lies as humanity expands its horizons and looks ever further afield. The Science Museum in London has been active in linking Egglescliffe School directly with Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman in space when she flew Vostok 6 in 1963. As part of the celebration of the UK-Russia Year of Science and Education, letters from the school have been delivered to Tereshkova in Russia, with a personal message due to be returned via the British Council in Moscow.

Doug Millard, the Science Museum’s own distinguished expert and Deputy Keeper of Technologies and Engineering, will open The Space Age Lectures, delivering a keynote speech on the history of Soviet space flight.

He has produced many space exhibitions, and written articles, papers and books. He was the senior curator for the Science Museum’s Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age and Valentina Tereshkova: First Woman in Space exhibitions. Without question, Doug Millard’s passion for space education is unrivalled. Representatives from NASA have been invited to cover the American space programme. The keynote speaker for the lecture on European and UK space exploration will be Chair of the UK Space Agency, Professor David Southwood. He is former Director of Science and Robotic Exploration at the European Space Agency, and currently holds the post of Senior Research Investigator in the Department of Physics at Imperial College London, focusing on solar-terrestrial physics and planetary science. Professor Southwood was part of the management team for the Cassini-Huygens mission, among many other accomplishments. The spacecraft embarked on a seven-year voyage across the solar system, eventually reaching Saturn in July 2004. Several months later, the Cassini orbiter released the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe, descending onto Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, in January 2005. Professor Southwood had been responsible for the first landing of a human-made object in the outer solar system!

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Last month, he was at NASA’s mission control to watch Cassini’s ‘grand finale’, when the spacecraft was deliberately plunged into Saturn. This was to ensure that, with Cassini having expended almost every bit of the rocket propellant it carried to Saturn, the planet’s moons will remain pristine for future exploration. Simon White, head teacher at Egglescliffe School, commented: “This is a wonderful, exciting venture that encapsulates everything that is good about broadening students’ horizons and giving them an inspirational educational experience. The opportunity to welcome world-class scientists into the school and link with business, former students and universities gives students a wider perspective and makes them realise what is possible. To welcome speakers of this standing is a huge honour for Egglescliffe School.” The year ahead promises to be hugely exciting, with the school forging scientific links that not only connect with its space-related past but can also inspire current generations of students to carry space exploration to new levels by becoming the next aeronautical engineers and developers. With the UK Space Education Office supporting the event, there will be resources for the school to enhance this innovative opportunity for learning. Further details and updates on The Space Age Lectures will be announced via the school’s website over the coming months.

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Following in Egglescliffe School’s strong tradition of giving back to the local

community and offering support to local charities, Year 10 spent 6 weeks in the

summer term collecting a range of items for the Middlesbrough Foodbank. The

foodbank provides three days’ worth of nutritionally balanced emergency food and

support to the local community when they are in crisis. The foodbank relies on

volunteers from local churches, community groups, local agencies, health workers

and schools to provide contributions and to distribute the supplies to those who

are most in need. Clearly this is a very important charity as it ensures that families

and local people have a place to turn to when they fall on hard times. After

researching the food bank during registrations and listening to some first-hand

stories about the impact this charity have had, the students realised that the food

bank actually provide more than food to those in need and are quite often a support system as well as a

practical help. Year 10 were keen to support this worthy cause as it is heart-wrenching to think that

anyone should be going hungry in this modern day.

Each form class came up with their own strategies to ensure that they collected as many different items as

possible: some groups raised money and then shopped for items, others created a list and assigned

items to individuals. Overall, the year group became competitive as Mrs Bell released a weekly list of

specific items and the tutor group who had the most items from the list were rewarded with the ability to

jump to the front of the lunch queue. Regardless of the competition, it was clear that at the heart of the

collection the students still realised the significance and impact the donated items would have.

After six weekly collections, the items were taken down to Tereshkova dining room where a group of student volunteers spent time counting

and organising the items, getting them ready to be taken to the foodbank. Year 10 were very pleased to hear that they had collected

over 1000 items for Middlesbrough Foodbank and were proud that their contributions would be used to help those in their local

community who needed it most.

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After 20 months of raising funds, the World Challenge expedition to Vietnam and

Cambodia in July exceeded everyone’s expectations! From planning their own

itinerary to managing transport and accommodation bookings from the

Vietnamese jungle, our team of 16 adventurous students had everything covered.

Expedition life was full of fun, challenge and teamwork.

Our itinerary covered lots of diverse activities, starting with familiarisation in Ho

Chi Minh City, where there was a good balance of culture and history with a

cooking class and a visit to the War Remnants Museum. Lizzie, who was the winner of the carrot flower carving

competition in the cooking class, reflected on the team’s blog that day: “We all found it [the museum] particularly

interesting to see the war from a different perspective and we now have a much deeper understanding of what it

was like.”

On day 5 the team travelled to Dalat where we started our 5 day trek through beautiful

landscapes of jungle seeing coffee plantations along the way. The first camping spot was

extremely rustic with nothing but trees surrounding us. Despite this, we made homes

with our tents and were wonderfully catered for by the team of guides and cooks. As Erin

pointed out, hearing the different sounds of the jungle, the birds, crickets and noisy

insects was amazing and she felt like she was part of I’m a celebrity!

Our most notable feature of the second day of trekking was most certainly the leeches. A number were found

amongst the group and hastily removed. The team’s ability to deal with this was admirable and showed just how

strong they were becoming in dealing with difficulties! The trek was a time when the team came together as a unit

and really helped each other out. As Katelyn wrote in a reflection on day 4: “I feel very blessed to be able to

experience this and with such a fantastic team.”

It was a very quick turnaround in the schedule to complete our trek and travel straight to the coast for a morning’s

snorkelling the following day in the South China Sea. An unforgettable experience, followed by another, in the form

of an overnight train back to HCMC.

Shortly after leaving Vietnam to cross the border into Cambodia, team members were

faced with a different type of challenge; facing a harrowing period of Cambodian

history under the Khmer Rouge. It was an important part of the expedition to

acknowledge and learn about this dreadful time; we were educated very well by audio

guides provided at the Killing Fields and S-21 prison and genocide museum.

Our next destination was the community project, which I know was a highlight of the

whole expedition for a number of team members. The week provided the team with

the opportunity to integrate themselves in a new community and to provide something meaningful to the Home of

Faith Hope and Love, a community learning centre which was only initiated in 2010. It was incredibly satisfying to

have helped build an entire building which would be used by students as an al fresco canteen. The team worked

tirelessly in order to make this happen, despite hot temperatures and aching limbs. Interspersed with manual

labour, the team helped out in classrooms, delivering or assisting with lessons and we all helped out in the kitchen to

prepare the meals for the staff and the team – it usually consisted of rice!

Our last stop before flying home was Siem Reap where we were able to visit the awe-inspiring Temples of Angkor

Wat. Shannon summed it up nicely on the last blog post: “All of the stone carvings and the sheer scale of Angkor Wat

were so beautiful, and the atmosphere around the place was so unbelievably peaceful; I

genuinely could have sat there all day just relishing the ancient feel of the temple.”

The expedition was a great success and it was an absolute pleasure to see all team

members develop as young people, gain skills and to share such fantastic experiences

with them. As leaders we realised that the team had fulfilled one of the main aims of the

expedition, which was to grow in confidence and independence, when the 16 students

had all got into their tuk-tuks and headed to the airport and we were the 3 left to sort

ourselves out!

“We would like thank North East Bus and Coach for their

generosity in supporting our students on this worthwhile

venture!”

World Challenge expedition to Vietnam and Cambodia

CHEMISTRY REVISION WEEKEND

Many subjects put on countless revision sessions in the holidays and after college, but each year the chemistry

department have chosen to take the revision sessions one step further and offer a revision weekend to all Year 13 chemistry students. When we were invited on a revision weekend, the first thing that most of us thought was that this would be a weekend of tireless exam questions. But how wrong we were!

Though we did countless exam questions, we did far more than sit in a room for 3 days answering sheets. The teachers worked tirelessly to put together a wide range of booklets with endless topic specific questions so we are now able to practise each topic till we are blue in the face. But they also spent hours teaching us key topics and reminding us of principles that we need to learn to gain the highest marks in our exams.

We did spend a large majority of the time working hard and revising but we did have some fun too! We went tree climbing, raft building, rock climbing and kayaking (though I’m not sure everyone enjoyed Mrs Severs' screams every time she got wet). These out-door activities made this weekend not only fun but it also helped to give our brains a rest from all the chemistry, which I think we all definitely needed.

The department could not have worked harder to provide us with the best revision possible for our exams and I know that this has helped everyone a lot, as we were able to have one on one help with any topics we were struggling with, while having fun and lots of cups of tea too .

Thank you for all the effort the department have put in, not only on this weekend but also for the last two years. We all really do appreciate it!

Libby Goodes

Supporting Independent Learning with

Show My Homework Home learning is key to academic success; it helps students develop important study and time management skills, and gives parents a chance to engage in their child’s learning. However, it does come with some problems: lost worksheets; illegible homework planners and adamant children who say that no such work exists to name but a few. Egglescliffe School have invested in a new system to eliminate these problems - Show My Homework. This is a fantastic programme which allows all teachers to create and publish their home learning online, making it available on computers, tablets and smart phones. In addition, parents and students can manage submission of homework and view grades.

Benefits to pupils A personalised experience to

help stay organised. Automatic due date reminders. App available from App

Store and Google Play Store

More learning time during lessons.

Resources available online to support home learning

Benefits to parents

See your child's home learning calendar. Keep a track of what work is upcoming, so you can provide appropriate support and encouragement.

See your child's grades for some of their work.

Stay up-to-date with the tasks they receive from school - so no more late night battles about work that’s due!

How do I login? If you haven’t accessed your parent/carer account yet follow these simple instructions: 1. Year 7 and new Year 12 parents/carers should have

received a personalized log in from your child in the first

week of term.

2. Once you have this, go to www.showmyhomework.co.uk

and click the login box. You can also download an app for

iOS or Android

3. Enter your pin number and school

4. Once logged in, you will be asked to fill out some

information. Please complete this and press save.

5. You can now set up what notifications you receive via

email or directly to your phone/tablet If the log-in has been misplaced then you can request a new log-in Information sheet from info@egglescliffe.org.uk. Parents can also link the accounts of their children to one email address by contacting Mrs Oyston on the email address above. Further guidance on logging into the website and the benefits can be found on our school website under: home learning.

Steph McGovern BBC presenter visits the school! "No-one is better than you" was the message delivered by award winning BBC presenter Steph McGovern through a speech to a group of girls at school recently. Dubbed 'Northern Steph' by the media and the recipient of a number of complaints to the BBC about her accent, she set about talking to the girls about pride, self confidence and determination.

In a speech that spoke about her early days and route in to the profession, the girls within the room were captivated by the tales she told and of the people she'd met. From her interview with Donald Trump to the time she 'touched Beyonce', the girls couldn't ask enough questions of their guest.

Though the message was plain and simple throughout all of her stories, No-one is better than you. Steph herself was from an 'ordinary background', mum a nurse

and dad a teacher. She didn't attend a private school and didn't come from money, Steph saw her dream job and worked to get it.

There was a air of excitement and enthusiasm around the school site amongst the girls once her speech was over, with many of the girls taking renewed self belief away and hopefully reigniting the 'can do' attitude. One student Ellie said, "It was really good to hear that you don't have to be the best in school subjects to be successful in a job".

Mike Fairbairn

Annual Visit to Germany

In July, 28 of our Year 10 and Year 9 pupils experienced the delights of a visit to Köln. During the

trip, we got to grips with the German train system, which is always on time! We visited the Lindt

chocolate museum where we sampled Lindt chocolate as it came off the production line, as well

as a visit to a rather bizarre music museum in Rûdesheim. Pupils got an insight into German

history during our visit to a fairy tale castle along the banks of the Moselle and during our visit

to Köln cathedral. We enjoyed a boat trip along the Rhine and a cable car journey in the glorious

July sun. We even managed a

trip to visit the biggest theme

park in Germany and also to the

Zoo. The trip was enjoyed by all

and gave our pupils an insight

into German culture and life.

Watch out for the next German

trip opportunity and don’t miss

out!

Written by Angela Ridsdale

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The National Apprenticeship Show was held at the Yorkshire Event

Centre in Harrogate. It was a chance for our students to consider an

alternative route to progressing on to university. The event exhibited

employers showcasing their industry with interactive displays for

students to get involved with. Colleges and learning providers were

there to explain how apprenticeships work and to inform our

students of the variety of apprenticeships from intermediate level up

to degree apprenticeships.

Apprenticeship events:

As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting Egglescliffe students’ future aspirations, a number of Year 11s

were invited to attend two events aimed at informing and

inspiring them about their career pathways.

CEIAG – supporting aspirations

University visit

Our Sixth Form Health and Social Care students were invited to visit

Coventry University Scarborough to experience a Health and Social

Care taster session and to have a tour of the brand new campus in

(not so sunny) Scarborough.

The day was very informative: our students discovered that CU

Scarborough delivers a slightly different learning model to

traditional universities, offering a life-shaped learning experience designed with the demands of modern student

life in mind. The university teaches their courses in module blocks, rather than multiple modules alongside each

other. All students have either a morning timetable (9am-1pm) or afternoon (1.30pm-5.30pm) enabling students

to fit studies around work, family or other commitments. Students also found out that fees are lower than many

universities, and students have high contact hours with tutors in small groups. Most courses are flexible,

allowing students to choose to study the first year of a degree to achieve a Level 4 HNC, the second year to

achieve a Level 5 HND or carry on to complete the full degree.

A great day was had, despite the rain, and our students came away with an increased knowledge of options for

their post 18 pathway decision.

The Tees Valley Skills event held at Teesside University aimed

at supporting the development of the future Tees Valley

workforce by highlighting the different routes to employment,

education, training, apprenticeships and job vacancies at all

levels. It was a fantastic event that showcased key Tees Valley

industries to students, in order to promote the Tees Valley as

a place they can forge successful career and prosper.

WATCH OUT FOR AN UPDATE ON OUR STUDENTS VISITING EASTERN NEPAL!

Fourteen students are currently at our partner schools in Ghunsa and Lapcha in

Eastern Nepal. We look forward to welcoming them back in November and hearing their

stories.

We would like to thank Compass Royston Travel

who have helped sponsor the cost of travel to

Manchester Airport and make this trip possible!

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Egglescliffe school had three teams reach the Cleveland County Cup finals held at the Northern Arena

Stadium home of Darlington Mowdon Park

The year 7 team having just won the Tees Valley Final early in the term beating High Tunstall 15-10 in the final. They were again playing High Tunstall in the county final, after slow start (maybe too many Easter eggs)the team went 20-0 with a couple of tries either side of half time. But a spirited performance and 3 tries put them into a more competitive situation. However , High Tunstall held out for a 20-15 victory. The 2 schools have reached all 4 finals with each school winning two titles this year.

Having also won the Tees Vally final earlier in the term against Acklam Grange, the U14’ s played Carmel in the final wining 27-12. This was the teams fourth title of the year in Rugby union. The Rugby League team were also voted School Team of the Year in the County due to their national title win in the Summer.

The U16 team finished on a high beating high Tunstall in the final 42-15 where they have been unbeaten in all the competitions both in Year 10 and 11, winning the Sevens and Tens and retaining the county cup. E

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It was another successful season for Tennis at Egglescliffe School, girls practice saw a regular 50 students turn up

each Monday morning with A and B teams entered in the leagues at U13 and U15 age groups.

The boys’ tennis teams continue to do well with the U19 team reaching the Durham County Cup final only

to lose on a tie break shoot out 10-8 with the match score level at 3 all against Barnard Castle.

In the younger age groups we entered 4 teams in both U13 and U15 age groups which is more than any

other school in the area. They U13 A were crowned County Champions with wins over Yarm, Conyers,

Redhouse and Durham Johnson in the final. They now progress to the national knockout stages in

September. The U13 B team came second beating Conyers, Polam Hall , but lost to Yarm School in the final.

The U13 C and D team came joint second losing to Yarm School in division 3.

The U15 A Team came second to Yarm after beating Redhouse and Conyers. The B team remain

undefeated beating Conyers, Yarm and progress to the regional finals in October.

In the School Tournament, the school were able to raise over £200 for the Charity Save the Children.

Monty Wordsworth managed to save 2 match points beating Will Marley 10-7 in the tie break. In the U15

final Sam Irvine won his 3rd consecutive title beating Matthew Boddy in the final.

The Egglescliffe Grand Slam Tour event which compromises off 4 tournaments held after school saw over

40 boys play competitive matches. The overall winner Was Elliot Shaw year 9 with Gary Bedford, year 9,

finishing runner up.

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The 2017 World Rubik’s cube championships were held in Paris, France between

13th – 16th of July.

There were 1100 competitors attended from over 70 countries around the world.

After competing in several UK competitions and achieving qualification times to enter several

events I competed in the regular Rubik’s cube (3x3), 2x2,

Pyraminx puzzle and One-Handed Rubik’s cube events.

The competition was incredibly tough, several world records were set at the

event. It was however a great experience and really well organised. There

were even TV and Press in attendance reporting and broadcasting on the

competition!

Personally, I was happy with my own performance and although not

progressing to the final stages I did improve on some

of my previous best times (My PB is 11.62 seconds for

the Rubik’s cube). I also met the world record holder

from Australia (4.73 seconds!!!)*see photo.

Meeting people and making friends from different

countries was really good , I also picked up

some useful tips. Now I can’t wait for my next

competition which is the UK Championships in

Stevenage at the end of October.

Luke Johns

World Rubik’s Cube Championships 2017 – Paris

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On the 4th July 2017, I decided I wanted to do something not many 14 year old Egglescliffe students have done…..

I bungee jumped off the Transporter Bridge , Middlesbrough!

I decided to take part in a bungee jump as not many people of my age would do something like this. I mainly did this in memory of my Nanna to make her proud , who late last year passed away from a long battle against cancer.

In the process of this I raised over £767 for Macmillan Cancer Research to thank them for their amazing work they did for my Nanna and for everyone who is, or has a family member battling cancer.

I decided to put myself forwards and jump first on the day.

It was an amazing experience! It was so much fun and I am so glad I took part in this and would do it again tomorrow if I could.

I would like to thank the teachers and students who sponsored and supported me, even though they all thought I was absolutely insane for wanting to do something so extreme. Overall I have so far raised over £5000 and I’m already planning my next venture to jump out of a plane.

The Evening Gazette have nominated me for the Young Community Champion award and Champion Fundraiser.

Ella-Mae Storr

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Egglescliffe’s Great European Bake off

Students of Egglescliffe dusted off their recipe books to join in Egglescliffe’s Great European Bake Off in celebration of European Day of Languages. Pupils were tasked with baking a cake with a European theme and entries were then judged by our very own Paul Hollywood (Mr White) and Prue Leith (Mrs Oyston), who had the hard job of selecting winners. We were very impressed by how many

students got involved and by the egg-cellent quality of the entries.

Elise Wood in year 8 was crowned star baker for her amazing edible map! All of the cakes went on sale at break and lunch times, which raised a grand total of £103.61 for Elise’s chosen charity; the Little Princess Trust, who provide real hair wigs for children who have lost their own hair during cancer treatment.

Nancy Rothwell Award 2017

The Nancy Rothwell Award celebrates specimen drawing in schools and highlights the benefits of combining art and science. There are so many specimens you could try drawing, from fossils in museums, shells from the beach, organs in your body, plants animals. Ethan Harris (Year 11) entered and came in the top 5 for his age category (15-18). Ethan was awarded Highly Commended and has won a certificate and drawing pencils. Ethan doesn't take GCSE art but enjoys drawing in his spare time. Ethan's work:

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PARENT MAIL

This will be the last printed version of the Egglescliffe Edge. Future editions of our

magazine will be issued via ParentMail – a new interactive communication tool that will

keep you informed of what’s happening at Egglescliffe. We will continue to use ParentPay

as our cashless payment system.

ParentMail will allow you to:

Receive school messages and letters instantly - instead of via the post or from your child.

Complete forms, permissions and consents wherever you are - making it easier for you to

respond.

See all school communications on an account simply for school messages, using a free mobile

app on Android and iOS - so the information doesn’t get buried in your busy email inbox.

Receive in app notifications - so you’ll never miss a school message or letter again.

Highlight important messages or archive old messages - to make life easier.

Receive messages as a mum, dad and carer – or even as a grandparent.

Connect to other schools, nurseries or clubs that use ParentMail.

Registering with ParentMail is very easy. Over the next few days you will be sent either an

email and/or text message from ParentMail, when you receive this please follow the

instructions in the message.

ParentMail is registered with the Information Commissioner and guarantees that all

information you provide will be kept private and will not be passed on to any other

organisation.

Once registered, if you have an Android or Apple

smartphone, we would highly recommend you

download the Egglescliffe App for the best user

experience. To do this, simply search for

‘Egglescliffe School’ in your App store.

If you need any additional information or

assistance, please visit the help site:

www.parentmail.co.uk/help/parenthelp/

or if you have not received any contact from

ParentMail within 7 days please contact

Mrs L Bowker on 01642 352570.

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World’s BIGGEST Coffee Morning

An amazing £343.93 was raised at

this year’s event!

Thank you to everyone who attended,

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cakes

and

bought

raffle

tickets!

Egglescliffe School PTA ————— IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ —————

Whether your child is just starting Year 7, entering a milestone year like Year 11 or 13 or anywhere in-between most of us take stock at this time of year and suddenly realise that they have grown another year older and how quickly time passes. With that in mind we wanted to remind everyone about how the PTA add value to your child’s education. In the last year the PTA made contributions to a Resilience Programme for year 8, agreed to help fund new goal posts, supported introduction of the Big Award

anti-bullying scheme, provided audio recording equipment for the Music Department, covered starter kit costs for the Duke of Edinburgh programme for Years 9 & 10, and much more… We understand that not everything we fund touches every student but hopefully it ensures that activities and learning can take place that otherwise would have been difficult for the school to fund. Often these diverse activities contribute to expanding the breadth of students experience in school and support a rounded approach to their development. I’m sure you will agree that the contributions made are valuable and that they should continue as much as is possible. But the funding we generate is difficult to come by and takes the PTA much planning and time both in advance as well as at the events themselves. That is why we need you! This is not something we can do single-handedly, we can create the events and make them great but if parents, grandparents, family and friends don’t support us, little money is generated for the benefit of the school, and all of our children!

Egglescliffe is a wonderful school and in ideal world all schools would receive the funding they need to deliver everything we would like to see for our children - unfortunately if we want things to happen we need to make it happen. So PLEASE, please: If you see we are holding events, come along… If you see us selling raffle tickets, buy one… If you see us on Facebook or get a message home saying we are asking for donations, send something in… …any support you can provide, no matter how small is massively appreciated.

Next event: Our fabulous Christmas Market returns on Sunday 19th November (11-3pm). With over 70 diverse stalls, it’s a great opportunity to buy gifts and stocking fillers, sweet and savoury treats and much, much more. Some of our students will also be there with their own small businesses selling an exciting selection of gifts and goodies. Many of these businesses were created using a loan from the PTA after they participated in a Dragons’ Den style competition…come along and see how creative our students are and show your support for these great, young entrepreneurs! How can you help: Donate a tombola prize for the Christmas Market / Volunteer for leaflet dropping in your area Buy a ticket for the Christmas Raffle / Coming along to the Christmas Market Like us on Facebook @EgglescliffePTA to find out how to get involved and stay up-to-date with our news or email us at Egglescliffe.pta@gmail.com

If you have any Lego no

longer used and would like

to donate it to the school

Endeavour Suite please

bring to student services.

Thank you