Merit Roll of Honour Tutor Group Merit Table Week

Achieve More Belong More Be More

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Wk 20 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 21

1st ECL KHU LBR SJO CGA

TGO IEG TBR KBR NWI

RTH EBR SMO

2nd KHU ECL HBO JMA KMC SWD DWI

DFA RTH

DFA VAL EBR

3rd CDE KNE SJO HBO IEG MWA FWA

ACO TBR CON/SCA

MJO

4th KNE LCA JMA LBR FWA TGO DWL LFI MJO -

HEADTEACHER’S BLOG

Thursday 31st January 2013

The last two weeks have been all about appointing new teachers to

replace those that will be retiring or moving on to promoted posts in

other schools next September. It is an intensive and time consuming

process, and needs to be done early in the year so that we can get the

pick of the best teachers for our school. The quality of our teachers is

one of our top priorities, and so prospective new teachers at Thurstable

go through a tough selection process. They are observed teaching a

lesson and meeting with a panel of students as well as facing a formal

interview with senior staff, chaired by Mr Lee or myself. We have had

large numbers of strong applications, and I am delighted to say that we

have appointed a clutch of committed and potentially outstanding

teachers, who will bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm to an already

excellent teaching team. I am already looking forward to working with

them.

Week 20 Week 21

Yr 7 Charlotte Page Rufus Warner Moulding

Hannah Terry

Yr 8 Jack Norman Genevieve Anthony

Yr 9 Alfie Alexander Megan New

Tom Arrowsmith Louise Tansley

Yr 10 Maisie Sainsbury Rhys Green

Scott Waterman

Yr 11 Samuel Knill-Jones Katie Marshall

Joe Bishop

Thurstable

SCHOOL

Newsletter

1st February 2013

CIRCLE OF ELEVEN On Thursday 17th January, the GCSE Drama students went to see LEO by Circle of Eleven at the Southbank Centre, part of the Mime Festival that had been running for a few weeks in different venues around London. The show was a great blend of comedy, genius and surrealism. The audience could see a cross-section of a small room on stage in which the performer could be seen lying on his back with his feet on the wall; however, with the use of a camera at a different angle, a screen to the side of the stage made him appear to be standing upright. This simple technique allowed for an amazing performance of a brilliant show. It was a great trip and I’m sure everyone that went would love to go again. Peter Greenwood - 11MBAI

E-LEARNING CENTRE - GREEN SCREEN

The E-Learning Centre now has a ‘Green Screen’ for use in lessons. This equipment can be used for superimposing videos and photos behind the students for their class work. We are all very excited about the new equipment. Mr S Everett

CAREERS FAIR

Thurstable School’s Careers Fair 2013 will be held on Thursday 7th February from 5:30pm until 7:30pm. The event is for Year 9, 10 and 11 students and gives you the opportunity to engage with professionals from a wide r a n g e o f c a r e e r paths. Parents and guardians are more than welcome to attend with students to guide their questioning.

DANCE SHOW On Thursday 17th January we held our first dance show of the year. The show included performances from pupils studying dance in Year 10, 11, 12 and 13. The show had a wide range of styles of dance, all of which were performed with great professionalism. Pupils have been busy rehearsing since September, giving up their lunch times and their time after school to create the dance show. The majority of the dances in the show were choreographed by the pupils themselves, with some of them being pupils actual assessment pieces for their BTEC Dance course.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the pupils for their hard work and commitment to the show and dance in general. And we are looking forward to putting on the next show on May 2nd and 3rd.

Subject Stars

Sporting Fixtures Sporting Results

4th Feb Year 9 Boys Basketball vs. St Benedicts (H)

6th Feb Female Academy vs. Merrist Wood College (H)

Male Academy vs. South Essex College (A) 6th Form Netball vs. Colchester Royal Grammer School

16th Jan Year 8 Girls Basketball vs. Stanway

+ St Marys (H) Female Academy vs. Southgate College (A)

U16 Netball vs. TLA (Semi Final)

Won 14-8

Drew 18-18 Won 5-1

Won 54-2

17th Jan Year 9 Boys Basketball vs. Stanway (A)

Year 9 Girls Basketball vs. Gilberd (A)

Lost 22-24

Lost 50-10

18th Jan Year 8 Boys Basketball vs. TLA (A) Lost 14-10 Full results can be found at www.cbssp.org.uk

Geography Star Genevieve Anthony 8SJO For getting sponsored to do the Water Aid Challenge.

Graphics Stars Jacob Williams Hayley Chapman

12LKI 12RMA

Both for excellent effort and coursework.

Humanities Stars Lewis Jaques Harry Yelland Daisy Greenwood

7LCA 7LCA 7LCA

For all working really well on their Leadership units.

ICT Stars Cobie Lang Isabelle Kendall

9FWA 9TGO

For completing their on-line tests out of lesson time, and for explaining to students what they had to do making a conscientious effort.

Science Star Peter Greenwood 11MBI For excellent Yr 11 mock exam results across all three sciences.

Calendar Dates

2012-2013 term dates and proposed non pupil days can be found on our website

Thursday 7th February - Careers Fair - 5.30 - 7.30 pm

Tuesday 12th February - Sixth Form Boys Football Open Trial Day 9am - 1pm

Thursday 14th February - Year 10 Parents Evening

Mon 18th - Fri 22nd February - Half Term

Friday 1st March - PTFA Annual Quiz Night - 7.30pm

Monday 4th March - Year 11 Friendship Group Photographs

Tuesday 5th March - Colchester United Girls Football Trials Day

Wednesday 6th March - World Maths Challenge

Thursday 7th March - Year 9 Options Evening

Friday 8th March - Cheerleaders Fashion Show

Trips and visits now booking and about to depart

Thurs 28th March - Roman River Fieldwork - Year 12

Tues 2nd - Fri 5th April - Wales KS4 Geography Field Trip

Thurs 9th & Fri 10th May - Walton Geography Field Trip - Year 10

Fri 12th - Tues 16th July - Kingswood Camp - Year 7

Mon 15th - Thurs 18th July - Poitiers & Paris Trip - Year 9

Tues 16th - Sat 20th July - Bitburg Trip - Year 8

Chloe & Francesca Fitness

Zumba classes starting at Thurstable

School on March 4th for Kids and

Teenagers. All classes will take place

on Monday’s in the Dance Studio.

3:30 - 4:15pm (Years 7-9)

4:15 - 5:00pm (Years 10-13)

6:00 - 7:00pm (16 years +)

Zumba / Dance class

For more details call 07581 333867

www.cffitness.co.uk

MATHS REVISION SESSIONS

Year 11 Maths revision sessions are taking place on Tu e s d ay s a n d Thursdays from 3.30 - 4.30pm.

Please use the link below for further information on topics covered, dates and locations. http://www.thurstable.essex.sch.uk/Mainfolder/

PDF_and_Word_Docs/1-Home-Page/GCSE-Maths-

Revision-Timetable-March-2013.pdf

Mr Snowman constructed by

the boys PE department.