Issue 1061: 25th October 2024

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Road Safety

Given that the clocks will go back this weekend and that the nights are getting darker much earlier, please can I ask you to spend some time discussing the importance of road safety with your children.

Pupils should not assume they have been seen by drivers and, where possible, should always cross at designated crossing points.  Children coming to school on bikes, should take care and remember how important it is to wear a helmet.

Can I also take the opportunity to ask you to remind them about always being respectful when cycling, and to be considerate to pedestrians and other road users.

Thank you!

 

Uniform Expectations

Now that it seems we have truly entered the Autumn months, I wanted to take the opportunity to ask you to please remind your child(ren) of our expectations around uniform.

Pupils are expected to wear full school uniform, including a school jumper.

Hoodies (including those with the Sweyne Park logo) are not permitted nor should sweatshirts or coats be worn anywhere inside the school building, but rather stored away in lockers or bags.

Finally, a reminder that pupils should not wear white socks, any knee length socks, non-stud earrings or rings.  Please click here to view our school Uniform Policy in full.

Coming Soon

I thought it might be helpful to provide you with a few key dates for your diary which are coming up over the course of the next half-term:

Sixth Form Open Evening 13th November
Year 10 Trip to the Trenches 15th November
INSET: Non-Pupil Day 22nd November
Year 13 Parents’ Evening 28th November
Year 7 Pantomime Trip 4th December
Ski Trip – Parents’ Meeting 5th December
Year 11 Mock Exams 5th – 13th December
Christmas Concert 17th December
End of Term (12.30pm) 19th December

And Finally…..

Have a lovely half-term break and we will look forward to welcoming back all our pupils and students at the usual time of 8.35am on Monday 4th November.

Spooky Pizza’s

On Wednesday afternoon, an amazing group of Year 8 students celebrated their hard work this half term with a fun event alongside the Year 8 pastoral team and the Food Department.

They unleashed their creativity by making spooky pizzas, each one reflecting their unique style!

It was a fantastic way to wrap up the term. Great job, Year 8! Keep up the amazing effort!🎉🍕

Library Annual Poetry Competition

Well done to everyone who submitted a poem in the Library’s Annual Poetry Competition – you have all received positive points!

As difficult as it was to choose, we have found our winner and runner up!

Congratulations to this year’s winner, Imogen (Year 8) for her fantastic series of Haiku on each of the planets. A haiku is a poem of three lines with the first and last lines containing five syllables with the middle line containing seven syllables. We loved the imagery and complexity of Imogen’s poems and that each planet had its own Haiku poem.

Narrowly missing out on first place is our runner-up, Megan (Year 7) for her highly entertaining poem, Cow on Mars, which had us laughing out loud at the antics of Nathan, the cow, and how he ended up on Mars!

Prizes of Amazon vouchers, books and sweets were awarded to them both.

Halloween Lyrics – Ben Year 7

Verse 1:
People carrying bags of sweets,
Because it is trick or treat.
People feeling really scared,
Cobwebs hanging everywhere!
People dress up as monsters,
And do cool activities!

Chorus:
Pumpkins sitting on people’s doorsteps,
Ghosts haunting your nightmares.
Skeletons dotted here and there,
Zombies linger everywhere!
Spiders hang from trees and
Witches do what they please!
Because it is trick or treat!

Verse 2:
Lightning flashes,
Thunder booms,
Because it’s Halloween,
(The scariest night of the year!)
The wind howls like a werewolf,
And the rain pours on you!

Verse3:
People get stuck in mazes,
People carve out pumpkin faces.
People make toffee apples.
For it is Halloween,
(The scariest night of the year!)

Chorus:
Pumpkins sitting on people’s doorsteps,
Ghosts haunting your nightmares.
Skeletons dotted here and there,
Zombies linger everywhere!
Spiders hang from trees and
Witches do what they please!
Because it is trick or treat!

Verse 4:
But it’s the end of Halloween,
And everyone starts going to bed.
The Zombies drag their feet away.
The spiders retreat to their webs.
Pumpkins bounce away,
Witches fly into the sky,
But the skeletons stay where they are,
Ready for next year’s Halloween!

Year 10 students undertook the expedition element of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award

 

On the 4th and 5th October, 17 year 10 students undertook the expedition element of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.

Here, they planned their route, carried their rucksacks filled with supplies for the 2 day trip and camped overnight.

Throughout the completion of this award, they successfully demonstrated resilience, determination and team work.

Well done to: Calum C, Jackson W, Jenson A, Marco H, Ellouise I, Ella He, Clara C, Holly F, Jessica M, Alice M, Ava P, Harry H, Nathan R, Olivia P, Emily D, Maya and Poppy L.

Under 13 Football Match

It was great to kick off the new season with a friendly match against the Chase High School winning 6-0.

This was also their first time playing as a team.

All the girls were confident and handled everything that came their way.

They all played exceptionally well!

 

 

Under 16 Football Game

The girls had an amazing 6-1 win against the Chase High School.

They all gelled well as a team and played some great football!

Congratulations to all the girls on their well-deserved win!

Year 9 Netball Team

A very successful day for our year 9 netball team!

A huge congratulations to all of the girls for winning their match against Appleton last night.

You all played excellent together.

Well done to Isla.C who got player of the match

 

Ellouise Awarded Player of the Match

Ellouise has been playing netball for Brookside Netball Team since September this year, due to other commitments has only managed to play a couple of games.

This week they played Flames. Not only did they win 31-17, Ellouise was awarded with player of the match.

She did some great defending and marking, thoroughly deserving the recognition.

WOOL4SCHOOL

Wool4School is an annual student design competition encouraging budding fashion and textile designers to showcase their creativity and innovation using wool. Students create a unique design made from wool, taking inspiration from the Wool4School brief. From fashion design to architecture, visual arts, and beyond – there’s no limits to their area of design.

Rayleigh Town Council

Christmas Lights Switch On event

Create Your Own Fairy Tale

Chelmsford Library

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