14 December 2018 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 14

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Messages from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Advent Fundraising - Thank you to all the students and parents who have already returned their raffle money. A reminder

that any outstanding raffle tickets, money and ticket stubs need to be returned to student reception in the envelope provided

by Monday 17 December. The draw for the raffle will take place on Wednesday night at the carol service.

Any food for hampers and donations for Project Elf need to be handed in by Monday at the latest so that they can be

distributed in time for Christmas. All donations will be very gratefully received.

Carol Service - Our evening of readings and carol service takes place on Wednesday 19 December. Many parents and

families make a special effort to ensure they do not miss this evening which is always excellent preparation for Christmas and

reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas. This year our service is going to be extra special and should not be missed.

The evening begins at 7.00pm and everyone is most welcome to join us.

End of Term Arrangements - On the last day of term, weather permitting, we will make our annual walk to Holy Family

Church to celebrate our lovely Christmas Mass with Fr Pat. Students will be dismissed from Holy Family Church after mass

at approximately 1.00pm. If parents would like students to return to school after mass to be collected, please inform tutors.

VIP Party and Year 7 Christmas Lunch - It is certainly beginning to feel a bit like Christmas.

On Tuesday we were delighted to welcome some of the older members from our local

community for the annual Christmas dinner. Our guests enjoyed a lovely Christmas lunch in the

canteen served by students followed by entertained in the Sixth Form area with singing and music

led by the students. Our guests departed full of Christmas spirit with a small gift made by the

technology department. On Thursday Year 7 students enjoyed their extended Christmas lunch

along with their tutors and Head of Year, Mrs Marano. Students pulled crackers and were joined by a very special guest,

Father Christmas before watching “The Grinch” in the Canon Diamond. Many thanks to all the staff and students who

organised the lunches and activities, particularly our canteen staff.

Admissions Policy 2020/21 Consultation - The Governing Body of Cardinal Newman Catholic School is consulting on

the Admissions Policy for September 2020.

The consultation period will take place from 14 December 2018 until 25 January 2019, during which the proposed policy will

be posted, in full, on the school’s website. The Governing Body welcomes comments on the proposed policy, all of which

will be carefully considered prior to the final submission of the policy to Coventry LA in February 2019. The main changes

from the current policy are around the children of staff working at Cardinal Newman.

A copy of the full policy can be viewed via the following link https://bit.ly/2C96Spc Anyone wishing to respond to the

consultation should contact, Suzanne Harris, Clerk to the Governors, via email suzanne.harris@cncs.school.

I hope you all have a lovely week, Mrs Marina Kelly, Headteacher

DATES FOR

YOUR DIARY

Carol Service -

Wed 19 Dec

@ 7pm

Break Up for

Christmas -

Fri 21 Dec after

Mass at Holy

Family

Start of Spring

Term -

Mon 7 Jan 2019

Year 11

Parents’ Eve -

Thurs 17 Jan 19

Sixth Form

Application

Deadline -

Mon 14 Jan 19

Year 10 Parents’

Eve -

Thurs 31 Jan 19

Don’t forget to check the school’s website for all the latest news: www.cncs.school

You can also find us on Twitter at @newmancoventry and Facebook Cardinal Newman Catholic School Cov.

‘Wizard of Oz’

On 10th December, Year 7 students had a wonderful time following the Yellow Brick Road on their way to Oz,

during a theatre trip to the Birmingham Rep to watch a spectacular production of the ‘Wizard of Oz’. The cast

were incredible at singing and dancing whilst re-telling the classic story of Dorothy (and Toto!) trying to return

home with their new-found friends.

The students had a fantastic day overall and were a credit to the school. A particular thank you to Miss Burn,

Mrs Isherwood, Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Pears who kindly offered to support the trip.

Malaika Kanwal stated of the experience, “It was a really good show where the effects and dancing we saw on

stage were amazing.”

Mrs L Samworth, English Department

Careers Advice

If any students would like to discuss Careers or their Post

16 plans:

Careers Information

A level Choices

Vocational Courses

Traineeships

Apprenticeships

College Courses/Applications

Sixth Form Applications

Employment

Voluntary Work

Degrees

Universities

GAP Years

Curriculum vitae - CV

Job Interviews

Year 8 Options

...or if there is anything else careers related you would like to discuss.

Parents/carers are also welcome to attend the interview.

Drop-ins are available during break and lunch times, Monday-Thursday

I look forward to meeting you.

Miss A Sienna, Careers Co-ordinator & Adviser

Advent Prayer

God of hope, who brought love

into this world, be the love that

dwells between us.

God of hope, who brought peace

into this world, be the peace that dwells between us.

God of hope, who brought joy into this world, be the joy

that dwells between us.

God of hope, the rock we stand upon, be the centre, the

focus of our lives always and particularly this Advent

time. Amen

Music Successes

There have been some amazing results in guitar exams

recently:

Judith Masih (8TRD) - Grade 1 - Distinction

Zachery McDermott (7NWH) - Grade 1 - Distinction

Millie Shine (7SON) - Grade 1 - Distinction

Also, on Friday night Liam Kealey (11MCN), Charlie Venables

(11RNN) and Max Tiernan (11RNN) performed at The Coal

Vaults in Coventry representing the school. The audience were

astounded by the talent of

these three students and were

amazed to find that they were

still at school as they seemed

so professional.

Miss S Smith,

Head of Performing Arts

Year 7 Christmas

Lectures -

Monday 17 December 2018

On Monday, 44 students will be attending the Royal Society

Christmas Lectures at the University of Birmingham. The

lectures include ‘Merry Chemistrymass – Santa Rebooted’ and

‘How we put Santa together again?’ There will also be a short

tour of the campus in between the lectures. Students will be

required to bring a packed lunch and will leave school at

9.00am and return by 3.00pm. All students should be in full

uniform but can wear a Santa hat/other festive head dress if

they wish!

Miss N Ward, Science Department

Year 8 Football

Coventry Schools’ Cup - First Round

This first round match of the Coventry Schools’ Cup was a

tough opener for the Year 8 team. Sidney String were

probably the strongest team Newman have played against.

Year 8 played some fantastic football, moving for each other and using the

ball well. Despite having the best of the game, the score was 0-0 at half

time.

Play continued this way until Sidney Stringer scored against the run of

play. I’m proud to say that Year 8 kept their heads up and got back into

the game with a fantastic shot from Kaidon Hand-Wills, before Kelvin

Bello scored the winner with a clinical finish.

Man of the Match was Jack Mansfield for his tireless work and unselfish

play.

Well done to all.

Mr T Eaton, Team Coach

Celebration of Bedrock Vocabulary

The English Department are delighted to be celebrating the

successes of the following students and classes due to their

commitment to progressing in their vocabulary with Bedrock

learning.

In Year 7, the classes that progressed the most this term are 7B1

and 7A4.

The most improved students in Y7 are:

Duncan Moynihan – 7A1

Falaqe Ahmad – 7A3

Elissa Miller – 7B2

Madhuna Jeevananthan – 7B2

In Year 8, the classes that progressed the most this term are 8A2

and 8B1.

The most improved students in Y8 are:

Abbey Taylor – 8B1

Emma Jackson – 8B1

Poppy O’Keefe – 8A2

Abigail Oriabure – 8A1

In Year 9, the classes that progressed the most this term are 9A2

and 9b4.

The most improved students in Y9 are:

Emily Bailey – 9B4

Jeremy Serwaah – 9B3

Samuel Graham – 9A4

Emily Flynn – 9A3

In Year 10, the classes that progressed the most this term are

10A2 and 10A3.

The most improved students in Y10 are:

Ignacy Niedzwiedzki-Kusztel – 10A3

Ethan D’souza – 10B3

Sam Warwick – 10B2

Joy Koffa – 10b4

Huge congratulations to all of the students named above – you will

be receiving praise letters from the English Department to reward

you for your hard work.

Keep logging onto Bedrock at bedrocklearning.org to continue to

improve your vocabulary.

Mrs L Samworth, English Department

Basketball

Unfortunately, the U16s Basketball team lost on

Thursday last week against Finham Park 1 - 39-26

It was a very close game and hopefully we win the

next one!

Mr K Ward, Team Coach

Carol Singing at Haven Care Home

Thank you to Haven Care Home for welcoming our

students on Wednesday. They enjoyed carol singing,

playing music and socialising with some of the residents.

Mrs S Smith, Head of Music

Alton Castle - ARYPT

7-9 December 2018

15 Year 7 students were selected from 225 to

take part in the Christmas Retreat last weekend at

Alton Castle with the Andrew Robinson Young

People's Trust.

The weekend allowed our young people to

experience the great outdoors on what can only

be described as a cold and wet weekend (there

was a little bit of sunshine).

On Saturday night, following a day packed full of

adventure and fresh-air, they were treated to a

huge Christmas dinner with all the trimmings

followed by a beautiful mass that many of our

students chose to take a starring role in.

Our Year 7 students were joined by over 70 students from Catholic

primary and secondary schools from all over Coventry and great

friendships were forged.

Students also received a visitation from Father Christmas and his wife

along with two VERY tall elves who brought Christmas presents for

everyone.

A huge thank you to Maria Bracken, ARYPT and Alton Castle for giving us

such a great retreat, an experience our students will never forget.

Despite a very busy weekend of trekking, cycling,

walking through mud, archery and much more,

students were still able to rouse themselves from

their beds to attend school bright and early on

Monday.

Miss Byrne, Miss Keane, Mrs Marano and Mrs Isherwood

Year 7 Football

Coventry Schools’ Cup - First Round

Sadly, our Year 7 boys bowed out of the Coventry Schools’

Cup in the first round. After taking the lead in the first half,

Year 7 failed to capitalise on multiple changes to stretch their

lead. Bishop Ullathorne were awarded two penalties to win the tie 2-1.

Man of the Match was Aiden Walsh.

Mr N Minshull, Team Coach

“You shall give to him freely,

and your heart shall not be grudging.”

Dear Parents/Carers

The shop and TV adverts are letting us know that Christmas is just around the corner! With that in mind, here at Cardinal Newman we

are launching our annual Advent Charity Drive. Our students are renowned for their generosity and for living out the Gospel values

encouraged by school and home. This leaflet outlines all of the that will be happening to raise money for various charities during Advent.

Please encourage your son/daughter to get involved and help others to have a better Christmas. Any parents who have access to

contacts/resources that will aid our efforts, please contact Miss Keane, carmel.keane@cncs.school

For the first time at Cardinal Newman we are having a Christmas

Raffle. We have some incredible prizes up for grabs and would

ask for parents support in selling the tickets far and wide. Tickets

are £1 each and the prizes available are:

1st Prize - PS4 with FIFA 19, 2nd Prize - £150 Voucher,

3rd Prize - Spa Day.

Plus many more.

Tickets are on sale now, please see the letter that has been sent

home with the raffle tickets for information on how to submit

your tickets.

This year we are doing

something a little

different. Students have

suggested some

Christmas treats that

they would like to sell at

break times to help add

to our fundraising drive.

6th December - Years 7/8

14th December - Year 9/10

19th December - 6th Form

There are hundreds of children in

Coventry who will not get a present this

Christmas and there may even be some students in our

school that we will never know about.

Project Christmas Sack is running for the third time. The

project aims to create a gift bag of presents to the value

of £25 that can be given to children and young people in

Coventry. This could be anything from vouchers, CD’s,

clothes, make up sets etc.

We are asking each tutor group to contribute to this

initiative. Heads of Year will be coordinating collections so

more information to follow.

.

This year we are working with

Coventry Carriers of Hope to

donate food to the vulnerable of

our community. They are

creating ‘Christmas Dinner in a

bag’ parcels for people in

Coventry that need them. This

is an important project for us

to support so please have a look

at the list below and try and

donate something towards this.

Milk (UHT or powdered)

Sugar (500g)

Fruit juice (carton)

Squash

Coffee

Tinned fish

Tinned fruit

Sponge pudding (tinned)

Tomatoes (tinned)

Cereals

Rice pudding (tinned)

Tea Bags/instant coffee

Instant mash potato

Instant noodles

Tinned meat

Soup

Jam

Biscuits or snack bars

Gravy

Stuffing

Mince pies

Christmas Treats

Stars of the Fortnight

Members of staff have been nominating students who they feel have been 'stars of the fortnight'. Students have been

awarded for a variety of things including excellent effort, excellent pieces of work, improved attendance and acts of

kindness to name but a few. Well done to you all. Nominations from the last two weeks are:

Headteacher’s Nomination

Zach Hedge 9ACY An act of kindness.

Leadership Team Nominations

Mrs French Bimi Tchani 7CLR Excellence in RE.

Mr Hodgson Caitlin Saund 9LEN Creativity when composing songs that she has shared with

Mr Hodgson.

Mr Courtney Chloe O'Grady 13NBT Excellent improvement in English.

Miss Goodwin Finnlay Wall 9AMI Excellence in English assessment.

Mr Versey Ana Oliveira 11JGD Excellent preparation for Maths mock examination.

Miss Caherty Zuzanna Murdzek 8SPX Superb revision with her RE assessment.

Mr Alcott Rebecca Stevenson 8TDS Excellent singing in the VIP party.

Faculty Nominations

Art Ola Wodyk 10HRS Excellent landscape work.

Business Studies Finlay Berridge 11JGD Excellent work in Business Studies.

Drama Frankie Casey 9LEN For a great first term both curricular and extra-curricular.

Frankie always puts his full attention and effort into his acting.

English Salomon Kathiramar 11RNN Excellent performance in English Literature mock exam.

Geography Anais Beetlestone 11BON Working tremendously hard preparing for her mock

exams and producing revision materials.

History Lukasz Siepietowski 8TRD Excellent progress and attitude in History.

Music Aoife O’Brien 7CLR Performing at the VIP Christmas party.

MFL Tricia Lawrence 9AME Excellent result in Christmas assessment.

RE Jessica Davies 7SON Consistently outstanding in her achievements in all aspects of

RE throughout the term.

Science Ocean White 8TDS Excellent effort in her Science lessons.

Student Support Konrad Zeno 8AHR Improved resilience and tolerance.

Head of Year Nominations

Year 8 Rebecca Stevenson 8TDS Outstanding charity work.

Year 9 Bradley Stretton 9AME Scoring 3 goals in 7-0 win in West Midlands Cup.

Year 10 Caoimhe O'Brien 10HRS Cutting her hair and donating it to charity.

Year 11 Blaine Downes 11THN Man of Match Performance for Year11 football team.