stowupland home ulletin h i g h s ch oo l 6th march 2020
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S t o w u p l a n d H i g h S c h o o l
‘Outstanding Progress for All’
Home Bulletin 6th March 2020
Dear parents and carers Another busy week, during which the Corona virus has been frequently on our minds. I sent a Parent Mail on Wednesday which set out the precautions we are taking in school and the latest guidance to which we have access. The situation changes on a daily basis and we are facing circumstances that are unparalleled in my life-time. Please be assured that your children's safety and well being will always be paramount in our decision-making. MathsLive! A group of approximately 70 students will be attending a MathsLive! conference at Disneyland Paris this week-end. We wish all staff and participants a safe journey and hope they enjoy the experience of learning in a foreign country. There will be plenty of opportunities for students to practise their French as well as developing their mathematics skills. Battlefields Visit On Wednesday evening, the history department held two well-attended and informative meetings about the annual visit to the World War One battlefields at the end of March. These visits are exceptionally well-planned and students have a busy schedule ahead. It combines suitably sombre visits to many of the prominent sites of WW1 with fun activities like ten pin bowling and a trip to a chocolate shop! I am immensely grateful to the staff who will be giving up their time to accompany the 130 students going on the trip. Cycle safety Regrettably, we have received some complaints over the past week from local residents about students on bicycles not taking sufficient care and putting themselves and others in danger. If your child bikes to school, please remind them to cycle safely and to be respectful of others. Sixth Form update The contractors have made great progress this week in preparing the ground for the new coach park which will ease the flow of traffic considerably once it is in use. With best wishes Peter Whear Headteacher
Headteacher’s Blog
Word of the Week:
Aplomb: self-confidence or assurance
Overall attendance to date:
Y7 Y8 Y9 Y10 Y11 Overall
95.91% 95.18% 94.05% 91.8% 92.69% 93.98%
Contact Details:
Main School: 01449 674827 Ms E McNaught and Miss K Elmer
[email protected] Miss F McLauchlan
Email:
[email protected] Mrs S Lewis
[email protected] Mrs K Southgate
[email protected] Mrs N Wooldridge
[email protected] Mrs C Taylor
Absence Line: 01449 742428
Website: www.stowuplandhighschool.co.uk
Church Road Stowupland Stowmarket IP14 4BQ
Headteacher: Mr Peter Whear
Chair of Governors: Mrs Karen Hudson
Company Number: 10298832
Diary Dates for March
Sunday 8th - Wednesday 11th
Maths Live! Disneyland, Paris
Y10 students
Wednesday 11th Y8 Boys’ Rugby (1.30-5.00pm)
Selected students Ipswich High School
Wednesday 18th Y10 Parents’ Evening, 4.00 – 7.30pm
Year 10 parents, carers and students
Gym
Friday 27th - Monday 30th
Battlefields visit Belgium and France
Y9 students
Diary Dates for April
Wednesday 1st Y11 and Y13 Parents’ Evening, 4.00 – 7.30pm
Year 11 and Year 13 parents, carers and students (Invitation Only)
Gym
Thursday 2nd Last day of Spring term
Monday 20th Students return to school
Wednesday 29th Y7 Parents’ Evening, 4.00 – 7.30pm
Year 7 parents, carers and students
Gym
Library News World Book Day Celebrations
Suffolk New College (SNC)
Please note that SNC are holding information days on courses they run on Saturday 14 March and
Saturday 4 April from 9.00am to 12 noon.
PE Stars of the Week Sporting News Y7 County Cup Netball Quarter Finals v Chantry Academy The girls played two 25-minute halves against a strong opposition. At the end of the first half, the score was 0-4 and the match finished 0-6. Play improved during the second half following a technical team talk at half time. The team demonstrated good commitment. Well done! Y7 Boys’ Rugby Tournament 12 Y7 boys battled it out this week in tough conditions for their first outing as a team. The boys did superbly well and despite winning ‘only’ one of four games, they were all closely fought and the one win was against the eventual winners. The boys can be hugely proud of their achievement in their first tournament showing signs of things to come! Player of the tournament: Camren Scott (7OW).
Information and Updates
Congratulations to Evelyn Marsters (7RTR), winner of the Guess Who’s Read-ing competition. Eve won a bundle of books, pencils, a notepad and chocolate!
During break time students and staff were invited along to the Library to share their favourite book over a late breakfast. The Library was buzzing with conversations about fiction and non-fiction literature and some students took the opportunity to borrow library books following recommendations received!
Emma Balaam (10RT) Edelle Devaney (7OW) Luca Colquhoun (8CJ) Mike Latka (7KP)
Megan Meadows (8CJ) Camren Scott (7OW) Chloe Strachan (8CJ)
Stowmarket Cricket Club
Junior Registration
& First Coaching / Fun Evening on Monday 30th March at 6pm
Have Fun at Stowmarket C C
Open to boys and girls of all abilities
Over 40 competitive matches arranged for
Years 1 – 4 Years 5 – 6 Years 7 – 8
Years 9 – 10 Coaching on Monday evenings through to the end of July
Membership just £25 (give it a go to see if you enjoy before paying)
For further information please contact Clive Witherly on 01359 240019 or via e mail [email protected]
Chilton Way – Stowmarket – Suffolk – IP14 1SZ Website: stowmarket.play-cricket.com Face-
book: Stowmarket Cricket Club Twitter: @stowmarketcc