Merit Roll of Honour Tutor Group Merit Table Week

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Wk 41 Wk 42 Wk 41 Wk 42 Wk 41 Wk 42 Wk 41 Wk 42 Wk 41 Wk 42

1st KPR ZWO ARE KNE SJO HBO FWA MGR

2nd ZWO LCE LCA CDO CGA RHO TGO FWA

3rd PBI CRI KHU LCA HBO SJO ETU JSL

JSL TGO

4th LCE KPR CDO NPU JDD CON/SCA

JDD PLA ETU

HEADTEACHER’S BLOG Thursday 26th June 6pm

I’m about to attend the Year 7 Awards Evening, which is always a pleasure and a privilege. The whole of Year 7 has settled in very well, and there are reasons to recognise the achievements of every student in the Year. Given this, in some ways it seems wrong to single out around a third of them for special commendation at our evening ceremony, but after much debate we decided that children do understand that not everyone can win prizes every year, and that the fear of not recognising everyone who deserves it should not stop us from identifying and praising those who have particularly excelled this year. We also think it’s important that we invite parents to join us in recognising the child’s achievement, and this is the factor that limits the number of students we can recognise at the evening. The fire regulations for the hall specify its capacity. It’s a wonderful evening for those who are there, and I hope that those who are not don’t see not being present as a negative comment on them. It really isn’t.

The end of term is rapidly approaching, and this will be our last Newsletter of the academic year. Thank you for your support for your children and for their school in 13-14. Everyone here is looking forward to working with you once again in September (after we’ve all had a bit of a rest!).

Miles Bacon Head Teacher

Week 41 Week 42

Yr 7 Charlotte Billimore Max Ward

Thomas Williams

Yr 8

Brandon Cook Victoria Culling

Tabitha Hall Isabelle Main

Marcus Young

Amy Pascall

Yr 9 Jodie Gosling Jodie Gosling

Yr 10 Megan Davies Jordon Williams

Jason Hargreaves

Yr 11

Thurstable

SCHOOL

Newsletter

27th June 2014

Achieve More Belong More Be More

Thurstable School PTFA Summer Draw

Lots of prizes are to be won in the Summer Draw! Summer Draw tickets will be available on ParentPay from

Thursday 5th June 2014. Tickets are £1 each. A list of prizes can be found on the PTFA webpage on

Thurstable Website. The draw will take place on Monday 30th June. Winners will be notified and the winning numbers will also be

posted on PTFA webpage on Thurstable website.

STAFF EMAIL CONTACT

On our school website, all staff email addresses can be found on the current staff page under the ‘About Us’ tab. If you need to email a member of staff please click on the email link and your email program will launch with that email address in the ‘To’ field.

INTERFORM ATHLETICS

On Wednesday 11th June students from Years 7-10 took part in the Interform Athletics day.

One record was broken during the events - Jasmine Klimcke in Year 10 for the Girls 300m.

Congratulations to all students who participated. The final results are below. More photos will be published in Touchline at the end of term. Miss Clark

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

1st KPR PBI LCA RHO MGR

2nd KHU SCA/CON ETU

3rd ZWO KNE TBO/MBR TGO

‘How to’ week

Year 12 spent a week preparing for the future. Firstly, they learnt how to look after their money including tax, budgeting and the risks associated with borrowing. On the second day they took part in a Business Masterclass run by Young Enterprise and judged by members of Kelvedon Rotary Club. “How To Apply for a Job Day” included a talk on what employers are looking for given by Steve Ewers from TJ Evers, mock interviews conducted by representatives from Wilkins, Voice Communications, McDonalds, Quality Solicitors, and Kelvedon Rotary; and an explanation of Apprenticeships. Finally we looked at how to apply to university and enjoyed a Personal Statement workshop run by Anglia University. Ms Failey

Subject Stars

Geography Stars Frances Gurton Jodie Cole Jessica Heard Joe Hart

10MWA 10FWA 10FWA 10MWA

All for fantastic progress with their controlled assessments.

History Stars Harry Yelland Lucie Kent Molly Logan Hannah Berry

8LCA 8KHU 8NPU 8CDO

All for continued superb effort in all aspects of the course.

Maths Stars Hannah Terry Richard Fuller

8KHU 7CRI

Both for excellent effort and progress in Maths.

Resistant Materials Stars Kieren Hensher Wombwell Jay Biagioni

10MGR 10MWA

Both for excellent effort

Calendar Dates 2014-2015 term dates and proposed non pupil days can be found on our website

Monday 14th July - Year 6 Induction Day

Monday 14th - Friday 18th - Activities Week

Monday 14th - Friday 18th - Year 12 Work Shadowing

Friday 18th July - Last day of term - Early close 2.00pm

Monday 8th September - First day of term

Friday 27th June - Sixth Form Summer Ball

Tuesday 1st July - Year 9 Vaccinations - DPT & Men C

Thursday 3rd July - Sports Awards

Monday 7th - Friday 20th July - Year 10 Work Experience

Tuesday 8th July - Sixth Form Taster Day

Trips and visits now booking and about to depart Fri 27th June - Sixth Form Summer Ball

30th June/1st & 2nd July - Walton on Naze Trips - Year 10

Sat 5th July - Thorpe Park Trip - Year 10

Wed 9th July - National Music Festival - All Years

Thurs 10th July - Exercise Physiology Trip - Year 12

Mon 14th July - Thorpe Park Trip - Year 9

Mon 14th - Wed 16th July - Year 7 Camp

Mon 14th - Thurs 17th July - French Trip - Year 9

Tues 15th - Fri 18th July - German Trip - Year 8

Thurs 17th July - Barbican Centre Trip - Years 8 & 9

Sat 4th - Sun 5th October - Battlefields Trip - Current Year 8

Sporting Fixtures Sporting Results

Full results can be found at www.cbssp.org.uk

18th June Year 7 Cricket Central Venue R3 (H)

Year 7 Rounders Central Venue R3 (H)

Won1 & Lost 1

Lost

23rd June Year 8 Cricket vs. Phillip Morant (A) Lost by 1 run

24th June NEESSA Athletics All years (A) Came 9th

1st July Year 8 Cricket vs. Stanway (A)

RACE FOR LIFE

On Monday the 23rd June we had a cake sale to raise money for the Race for Life. We made £50.71 by selling handmade cupcakes.

We decided to join in with Race for Life because it’s very close to our hearts because we have both witnessed the effects that cancer can have on families and friends.

We will be running the race on the 6th July in Hylands Park at 10.30, and are hoping to have raised a lot which will help with cancer research and find a cure. Charlotte Kent & Daisy Greenwood

Last day of term will be an Olympic Theme Day. School

will close early at 2.00pm.

LOST PROPERTY

All lost property will be on display in the Dining Hall on the 3rd July during break time 10.30 - 10.50 am. All parents and students are welcome to come along and any items not claimed will then be disposed of.