Calendar of Events World Book Day Principal Surgeries

Date: Friday 6th March
Week No: 21
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Principal Surgeries
We are now holding weekly surgeries for parents to meet with a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Any feedback welcome, or let
us know what we can do to help you. Please note that both individual and group slots can be booked.
The next upcoming surgery will be:
Tuesday 10th March – 1.05pm until 1.55pm
Wednesday 18th March – 9.40am until 10.30am
If you would like to attend please contact Katie Bartlett on kbartlett@cowesenterprisecollege.org.uk to book a slot.
We are also holding a Coffee, Cake and Communication event on Tuesday 24th March from 1.55pm until 2.45pm which is an informal
drop in session with Mr Rice, one of our Assistant Principals. You do not need to book for these sessions, simply just arrive in reception
when it starts.
“Wear Red for a day”
Red Nose Day is back on Friday 13th March and once again, the nation is gearing up to put on their Noses, pull out all the stops, and get
fundraising.
Whether it's at work, at school or at home, the money raised for Red Nose Day is spent by Comic Relief to transform the lives of millions
of people, both at home in the UK and across Africa.
At CEC we would like to show our support to Red Nose Day by having a red themed mufti day. We would also ask that students make a
donation of £1.00 or however much they can afford to take part.
World Book Day
A total of 94 children came to be judged for this competition. I have heard of more
who weren’t in the English Inspiration area – so actual numbers will be around 100 or
more, which is excellent.
Of course, we had the usual situation, where entrants came dressed in normal
clothes, and found a character who just dresses normally - but there were some who
made a real effort.
The winners were:Jacob Hall - Year 8 - as Sam Temple from the ‘Gone’ series
Rachelle Quelch - Year 8 - as The Cat in the Hat
Cayleigh Ellis - Year 7 - as Pippi Longstocking
Georgie Price - Year 7 - as Matilda
Emma Wyeth - Year 7 - as Emma Tolly, from the ‘Midnight for Charlie Bone’ series
Daisy Cody - Year 11 - as Igorina, from Terry Pratchett’s ‘Monstrous Regiment’
Danielle Hobbs/Zoe Divers/Lily Flood - 6th formers - as The Highway Code
Calendar of Events
Thursday 19th March– Year 8 Parents Evening
Monday 30th March– Friday 10th April– Easter Holiday
Thursday 14th May– Year 7 Parents Evening
Monday 25th May– Friday 29th May– Half Term
Lunchtime Sports Clubs
College News
Monday
Badminton—All Years (Sports Hall)
Wednesday
Table Tennis– All Years (Sports Hall)
Thursday
Basketball—All Years (Sports Hall)
Progress Mentor Telephone Numbers
Britannia– Mrs V Lewis & Mrs J Rudd– 203131
Endeavour– Mrs S Pritchett– 203130
Enterprise– Miss R Lunness– 203126
Shamrock– Mrs C Davis– 203127
Oasis Stars Of The Week
Jevon Newman-Stanley- for good independent work within
Maths and also confidently reading in front of the whole class in
English. Lewis Corbett- for his general hard work when it comes
to boosting his GCSE coursework grades and Jarrad Webb- for
being friendly towards the new students when up in Oasis
After College Sports Clubs
Tuesday
Netball– All Years
Football– Years 7-11
Boys Cricket– Year 7 & 8
Wednesday
Boys & Girls Rugby– All Years
Girls Football– All Years
6th Form Sport
Sports Leaders
Thursday
CCF Inspection
The CCF Biennial Inspection takes place on Monday 9th March
2015. The reviewing Officer is Wg Cdr Simon Footer who is an ex
cadet from Cowes High School CCF.
Girls Hockey
Volleyball
GCSE Coursework Catch Up
Languages Magazines
The March issues of the French and Spanish magazines have
arrived! If you have subscribed please pick up your copy from the
MFL Workroom. Happy reading!
After College Clubs
Tuesday
English Revision Sessions
We would like to remind students that there is English revision as
well as coursework/controlled assessment catch up happening
after school every day. It is a great opportunity to get help with
all aspects of each exam. Ask your teacher for a revision
timetable if you do not have one.
Oasis Homework Help Sessions
Art Club
Wednesday Oasis Homework Help Sessions
Geography Support Club for Controlled
Assessments
Thursday
Oasis Homework Help Sessions
Ukulele Club
Minecraft Club
Word of the Week
As chosen by the Science department for w/c 9th March.
Catalyst– A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction.
Enzymes are catalysts that speed up the digestion of food.
Reminders
Top Attending Tutor Groups
The Finance Office is open to take money for trips etc at break
time and after college. We kindly ask that you remind your child
of this so that they do not miss lesson time.
Below are the top attending tutor groups for week commencing
23rd February:
If your child is unwell and unable to attend college please call the
absence line on 203101 each day of their absence before
8.30am. The Local Authority have advised that we also need
parents to send in a written reason for their child’s absence upon
their return to College. Thank you for your support with this.
Year 8– Mrs Stannard with 97.6%
Year 7– Mr Stewart with an amazing 100%
Year 9– Ms Callinan with 97.6%
Year 10– Mr Balch with 97.2%
Year 11– Mr Khalili with 97.6%
Congratulations to all of these groups!
Public Meeting for Secondary and Post-16 Consultation
As part of the Isle of Wight Secondary and Post-16 Consultation, there will be a public meeting held at the college on Tuesday 17th
March from 6pm until 8pm. The consultation is currently underway and will run until Thursday 30 th April regarding the future pattern of
secondary (11 to 16 year olds) and post-16 A-level provision on the Island. There will be a short presentation from Councillor Jonathan
Bacon in the Main Inspiration Area followed by questions and comments from attendees. The full consultation document and supporting data is available at www.iwight.com/schools for your information.
Dining Hall Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Chilli con Carne
Red Thai Chicken
Roast Beef
Curry Club
Fish & Chips
Sweet Potato Bake
Baked Stuffed Peppers
Cheese & Tomato Quiche
(Meat and Vegetarian)
Colcannon Cake
Year 11 Geography
Year 11 Geography students have been asked as one of their homework tasks this week to complete a PLC (Personal Learning
checklist). This will help students to identify areas of strength and areas that need to be priorities for revision. Students will rate each
part of the specification 1 (secure), 2 (need to revise briefly), 3 (need to revise in detail/re-learn). Please can you encourage your child
to complete these and return them next week in order for Mr Read and Mrs Wiltshire to plan revision activities to meet student needs.
Year 10 Geography students will complete a Mock exam for Unit 1 during their double lesson the week commencing 23rd March.
Students will have time to revise in lessons, but should also be using their time wisely outside of lesson to prepare themselves for this
mock exam. It will last 1 hour 15 and be completed in exam conditions in the classroom.
Also the homework day for Mrs Wiltshire's 10C class is now on a Thursday (due in the following Monday) rather than set on Monday.
For 10A homework remains being set on a Friday, for 11C it is set on a Wednesday and 11B it is set on a Thursday.
Revision books to support students in years 10 and 11 are available from Mrs Wiltshire. There are 2 options. One is priced at £2.50,
whilst another is £7. We have them both available now (subject to demand) and students should see Mrs Wiltshire with their money. If
you would like to look at them before making a choice, pop down to ET02.
Comic Relief
The theme for Comic Relief this year is ‘make your face funny’.
Next week students in Britannia Learning Village will be having a photobox session during tutor times, using
wigs and other props to make the funniest photo. All the wigs and props will be provided. Students can then
buy a print of their photo(s) for 20p each with all money going to Comic Relief.
Girls Football
U13 7-a-side tournament
Tuesday saw the first of the end-of-season small-sided tournaments hosted by CEC. Our u13 girls were made up only of yr7s so were
there as much for experience as anything else but accredited themselves very well. With 7 schools participating, the tournament was
split into 2 leagues with the top 2 teams of each going into semi-finals. Our girls were unlucky not to score against Priory, having the
majority of possession and, similarly, just conceded a solitary goal against league winners and runners up CTK and Ryde. With these 2
teams battling out their respective semi-finals with Medina and Sandown (and forcing extra time and penalties), it just goes to show
how close the Island teams have become. Medina went on to become eventual winners. Calum MacFarlane and Matt Baker did a superb job refereeing each match.
Team: Z. Paris, C. Roberts, I. Howell, C. Sollars, J. Clarke, L. Durno, H. Bartlett, T. Titley, K. Ebbs.
U15 tournament - Thursday 5th March
U19 tournament - Tuesday 10th March
Southampton University Trip
Twelve students from year ten took part in Southampton University's Year 10 challenge against
eight other schools from across the south of Hampshire and narrowly finished as runners up. A
very creditable result as the team took on the challenge of coordinating it's response to an
outbreak of Smallpox. The challenge started with the group attending a variety of ten workshops
on different aspects of the challenge ranging from medical information to communication,
presentation and teamwork skills. The students completed the basic requirements of producing
a poster, scrapbook and presentation outlining their learning and their proposals to cope with
the problem. It was their attention to detail and use of technology to demonstrate the practical
developments as opposed to just the identification of the media that other groups employed,
that impressed the judges. By producing a television/social media film, a website and having a
fully functioning helpline which the judges were encouraged to use, the students gained many
plaudits for their insight, initiative, industry and skills. As an exercise designed by the outreach
team from the University to give students an insight into the sort of work and challenges
University study has to offer, it was a great success. The team consisted of: Michael Magier, Toby
Grazier, Sophie Downton, Lydia Wiles, Louis Nieuwoudt, Harry Parkinson, Tabitha Fifield, Seth
Edmunds, Amy Hall, Maia Corin, Katie Saunders, Isobel Clarke.
Food Technology Ingredients for week commencing 9th March
Year 7 Theme is PICNIC and OUTDOOR LIVING FOODS
with Miss Collis Thursday period 4 and Miss Tetchner Thursday period 2
Pasta Salad
75g pasta shapes
3 vegetables from the following selection of 5 vegetables:
1 spring onion or onion
1/2 red/green pepper
1 stick of celery
1 small carrot
1 tablespoon tinned sweetcorn
25g grated cheddar chesse/tuna/ham/cooked chicken
Mayonnaise, French dressing or dressing of their choice
Container to take product home in
Yr 8 Theme is CEREALS AND CARBOHYDRATES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
with Mrs Price Friday Period 5 and Mrs Tetchner Friday Period 1
Cereal Crispie Cake
30g caster sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
60g breakfast cereals: rice crispies or coco pops/cornflakes
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
60g margarine
6 paper cases
Container to take home in
Year 9 Theme is Café Culture
Mrs Tetchner Wednesday period 2 and Mrs Tetchner Friday period 2
Mexican Fajitas
2 tortilla wraps
75g cooked chicken
1 small onion
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 green/red pepper
1 fresh tomato
1 small can of chopped tomatoes
Container to take home in
PLEASE DO NOT BRING NUTS OR NUTELLA INTO SCHOOL FOR FOOD TECHNOLOGY AS WE HAVE STUDENTS WITH SEVERE NUT
ALLERGIES IN CLASSES
THANK YOU
Post-16 Consultation Survey
The Isle of Wight Council has launched a survey specifically to gather views from young people aged 11–18 about A-Levels. The
responses will feed into the ongoing consultation about the future of secondary and post-16 education on the Island. The survey can be
accessed on the consultation website at www.iwight.com/schools by clicking on the “A-level survey” link.
The short survey is designed to complement the on-line questionnaire but is aimed specifically at students to gather their views on how
important certain factors are for young people when choosing where they would like to study their A-levels. It also asks what young
people plan to do on completion of their A-level studies.
The survey has been developed following feedback from members of the Isle of Wight Youth Council and the Member of Youth
Parliament for the Isle of Wight, Will Matthews.
I am sure I do not need to state how important it is for the young people on the island to have the opportunity to contribute to the
consultation, as such I would be most grateful if you could bring the survey to the attention of all of your students.
The survey is live until 4.30pm on 30 April and the results will inform the outcomes of the consultation which will be reported to and
discussed by councillors in the summer.
UNIFORM CHANGES - CONSULTATION
You will be aware that we are currently consulting on possible minor changes to uniform. The consultation closes on 13
March 2015, so there is still time for parents and students to express a view.
Some parents have raised some questions about the consultation, and Mr Peckham has responded to these below.
Q. Why are academy leaders wasting time and energy on this when there are more important issues to deal with?
Mr Peckham responds: Although uniform may seem at first sight unimportant, it actually has a big impact on behaviour and
results! I have visited many schools all over the country. There is a very strong connection between high standards of dress,
good behaviour and good results. There are many reasons for this, but believe me, I have seen it! I was shocked when I first
came to Cowes, that we are setting lower expectations about dress for our girls than our boys. The intended girls’ uniform,
which was proper school trousers or skirt worn with an open-necked blouse, is now being worn by only a minority of girls,
and frankly, many of them look scruffy.
Q. Why don’t teachers just enforce proper school uniform on the girls?
Mr Peckham responds: We will be insisting on proper trousers from September, but are giving families time to plan for this.
However, the open-necked blouse I am told is more expensive, so many parents have bought shirts that are actually designed to be worn with a tie – and these do not look good fully buttoned up and left hanging out.
Q. What is the equality issue? Do we have to give boys the option of skirts as well?
Mr Peckham responds: The vast majority of schools now have both boys and girls in ties. The only school out of about 20 I
have worked with in the last three years where girls did not wear ties was the one where they had a scarf similar to the one
shown in our consultation document. The equalities act makes it clear that skirts (which are not common dress for males)
can be restricted only to girls. Ties, however, are very widely worn by girls in UK schools, so it would be much harder to argue that they are male-only dress.
Q. Do schools in Europe suffer as a result of not having a uniform? Uniform is an unnecessary expense? It is outdated and
unfashionable.
Mr Peckham responds: My wife is French and went all through school without wearing uniform. We now have children in
secondary school with a strict uniform policy and young cousins currently in school in France and friends in other countries
where they do not wear uniform. It is clear that uniform is:

Cheaper than more fashionable clothes that would have to be bought if there were no uniform

A great way to reduce bullying. I have personal experience of students in other schools who truant on non-uniform days
because they do not have clothes they think are sufficiently fashionable.
Easy – no stress about what you are going to wear – it’s just the same every day!
Q. We were promised no changes in the uniform when the school became an academy?
Mr Peckham responds: But it is my job to look at things that my professional experience tells me are not right, otherwise my
hands are tied as I and my colleagues try hard to improve the academy. We have no intention of making big changes, but
this is a small one which I personally believe will make a big difference to the culture and feel of the academy by making it
easier to have all students similarly smart. At present it is difficult for staff, asking boys to tuck shirts in and to wear ties and
having to ignore girls for the same things.
Q. Why is ‘no change’ not an option?
Mr Peckham responds: It should have been, and some parents have responded with this preference. The problem, however, is that many girls’ uniforms have strayed a long way from the intention, which is a ‘revered collar’ blouse similar to that shown in the picture on the right and tailored
trousers.
So no change, would mean that this option would have (as several parents have said they would
prefer) to be properly enforced.
Q. Please could you supply examples of acceptable loose fitting trousers that will have to be worn from September
2015?
Mr Peckham responds: Whilst by no means an expert, I have had a quick look at the web sites of two national retailers
with branches in Newport. The following are examples which (as far as it is possible to tell from the pictures) would probably be fine:
Q. Why don’t you also make the female staff wear ties?
Mr Peckham responds: Recruiting good teachers is not easy at the moment. I don’t think we would be making CEC a more
attractive place for teachers to come and work if we placed unreasonable restrictions on their dress. Staff and sixth form
students have a business dress code, which is appropriate for adults.
It is not too late to share your view – please email to admin@cowesenterprisecollege.org.uk by Friday 13th March 2015. We would
also welcome responses from students.
OPTION 1: All students given the option not to wear a tie.
OPTION 2: All students required to wear a tie.
OPTION 3: Students given the choice between wearing a tie and wearing an academy scarf (to make it possible for
parents who have bought open-necked blouses to avoid having to buy new shirts)
Or you can express a view that no change is required