Windsor News and Information Website: www.windsor.windsoracademytrust.org.uk 30th November 2018 Issue 12

REMINDER: Friday 7th December School is closed to students

Look forward to seeing you at our Christmas Fair later

today … 4.30 – 7.00 pm

Christmas Lunch – Wednesday 19th December This year students will have the opportunity to enjoy a traditional Christmas lunch on Wednesday 19 December. This will consist of roast turkey, pigs in blankets, vegetarian quorn sausage pastry, roast and creamed potatoes, carrots, broccoli, peas, sage and onion seasoning and gravy. Followed by either, Christmas pudding, iced sponge and custard or ice cream log. On this day there will only be a limited choice of other food available: Chicken wraps Sandwiches Pasta pots Nominal amount of jacket potatoes Your child will be asked by their form tutor to indicate if they would like to have a Christmas lunch. This will enable the school kitchen to plan their menus. Cost will be £2.20.

Important information regarding Windsor ParentMail APP – please read.

Over the past few months ParentMail have been making improvements to their parent App for Android and iOS devices and have recently launched a new version. If you are using our own school branded App, there are a few important things you need to know to ensure you continue receiving school communications! Our existing school branded App will stop working at the end of this year, so it is really important that you download the new App as soon as possible! To download the App, simply search ‘ParentMail’ in the Apple or Android App store. Once installed, please delete the current App from your device. The new App includes improvements, including:

Improved user interface, making it quick and easy to find and manage school communications

An ‘Unread’ section, where parents can find all new and unread items quickly and easily

A new ‘Announcements’ feature to keep parents up to date with important ParentMail news.

Improved archiving and delete functionality, making it easy to select items in bulk. What’s more, this new App will make it even easier for ParentMail to make improvements in response to parent feedback.

Student health and wellbeing: Water is the only drink allowed in lessons. It is essential that all students should bring a full bottle of water which they may refill with water from one of the water stations around school. Drinking water regularly is very important to keep hydrated and maximise attention in lessons.

Dudley Children’s Book Award Shortlist School Librarians from across the borough met last week to compile the shortlist for this year’s Dudley Children’s Book Award. The award has been running since 2011 and has been growing steadily, encouraging a love of reading for pleasure. Young people will read the seven titles and then vote for their favourite, the winner being announced at the annual award ceremony which is held at Dormston High School in February 2019. Titles can be borrowed from their school or local Dudley Library. The titles this year are brilliant, with a variety of genres which will encourage students to read more widely. They have until the end of January to do this. To find out more please speak to the Librarians.

Hanover Charity Week – Reminder that Hanover house will be fundraising for The Silver Line Charity this year. The Silver Line charity is a helpline for elderly people that are mainly over the age of 60. More than half of the people who use this charity are over the age of 75 and live alone – 1 in 10 suffer with intense loneliness, using this helpline enables them to speak with someone and gain support. Each Tutor group has a target of raising a minimum of £30 for this worthy cause. Fundraising will take place next week, 3rd – 7th December. All students are encouraged to participate as they can get involved in many fundraising activities with their tutor groups. All donations are gratefully appreciated. Thank you The Hanover Team

Stuart House Achievements!

Jacob Fellows of 8S1 is a very talented swimmer. Alongside doing well in School with outstanding attendance and attitude, Jacob has recently competed in a number of competitions. The last two weekends of competitions have been really successful for Jacob. He did 16 races in total and came away with 16 medals. Including county time qualifications and PBs. He managed to get silver in his 1500 meters on Saturday 24th (64 lengths) Well done Jacob! Stuart House are very proud of you! Miss Heeley and the Stuart Team

Year 7 House Enterprise Competition Well done to the year 7 enterprise team ‘Recyschool’ for running the Y7 house competition this week

Calendar of Events December 2018

Friday 7th School Closed to students

Monday 10th Carol Service -

Friday 14th Sixth Form application deadline

Tuesday 18th Progress reports to parents Y10 and Y12

Thursday 20th Progress reports to parents Year 7, 8 and 9

Friday 21st End of Term

January 2019

Monday 7th Term begins

Right of the Fortnight: Article 15: Freedom of association. Every child has the right to meet with other children and to join groups and associations, as long as this does not stop other people from enjoying their rights. Here at Windsor we provide a wide range of extra-curricular activities to cater for a range of needs and interests across all years. Through our PSHE programme and The Windsor Way, students recognise that participation in any activity should respect the rights of others. This week we have been looking at the very important issue of Knife crime. Through assemblies and tutor time activities, students have been considering the consequences of knife crime and the choices and actions that youths in particular may make which lead to the many incidents across the UK. Actions such as joining gangs which links to our Right of the Fortnight.

28th November until 5th December.

Prices from £1.49.

Come and take a look at break, lunchtimes and after school.

Are you interested in science? then come along to the brand new science club for Year 7 students Wednesdays in S2 3.20 – 4.30pm See you there!

Congratulations to this week’s ‘Artist of the Week’

Year 8 Holaa Muflahi and Daniel Bennett for demonstrating the blending technique to

the class

Year 9 Hope Grant and Jake Wood for well-composed, creative illustrated letters

Year 10 Alex Tolley and Jess Lavender for the quality of their coursework pieces

Year 11 Alice Parker for her recent compositions

Gracie Suri for the refinements she has made in her coursework recently

Well done for your hard work, efforts and dedication Mrs Sterry and the Art Department

Activities Week 2019 - Years 8-10. Allocation Letters will be issued to all students during afternoon registration on Friday 30 November. This will include confirmation of the cost of the Activity along with deposit details. An Agreement Form will be attached and I would be grateful if you could arrange for the return of this form by 10 December 2018. Many thanks Miss C Sparrow