15th April 2016
Volume 16 Issue 62
DIARY DATES
 Wednesday 20th
April Year 9 Parents
Evening 4pm-8pm
 Friday 22nd April
Year 11 GCSE
Drama all day
 Monday 25th April
Head Boy/Head Girl
Interviews
commence
 Tuesday 26th &
Wednesday 27th
April Year 7 Trips to
Mountfitchet Castle
SPANISH TRIP
On Thursday 7th April, 17 students from Years 9, 10 and 11 jetted off to Madrid for
a four day trip. When we arrived, we walked to the Plaza Mayor (Main Square) and
met our guide for a walking tour of the city which allowed us to see lots of the main
sights and gain a better understand the city’s history and culture.
On Friday, we went for a tour of
the Las Ventas bullring. Our
guide explained what takes
place in the bullring and the
cultural reasons behind it. We all
appreciated being told why it
happens because it is often
difficult to understand. Shortly
after our tour, we visited the
beautiful El Retiro park where we
enjoyed the sunshine and did
 Monday 2nd May —
Bank Holiday—non
school day.
 Tuesday 3rd May—
Tuesday 21st June
Year 11 Summer
Examinations.
 Saturday 7th May
some rowing. After a relaxing
afternoon, we visited an art museum
called El Prado which had some
paintings by famous Spanish artists
such as Goya. After a busy day, we
enjoyed a lovely meal at the Hard
Rock Café.
Year 9 Trip to
Disneyland Paris
 Monday 30th May—
On Saturday, we visited another famous museum,
the Reina Sofía, which contained more
contemporary pieces of art work by artists such
as Picasso. It was really amazing to see such
 Monday 6th June
incredible works of art up close. After lunch, we
First day of Term
caught the metro to Casa Patas for a flamenco
8.40am
lesson! It was a really good experience and we all
watching the teachers dance! Next, we
PARENT NOTICE enjoyed
went to a tapas restaurant for dinner which
Students may ONLY use their allowed us to try traditional Spanish dishes such
mobile phones at break and at as potato omelette.
Friday 3rd June —
Half Term.
lunchtimes whilst outside. If
they are found to be using
them in lesson or in the
corridors, they will be taken
away and the appropriate
course of action taken. Please
also note that they should not
be telephoning home asking to
be collected.
If they are
feeling poorly they need to ask
permission to attend the
medical room where they will
be seen.
Finally, on the Sunday, we enjoyed a day of
shopping in the Puerta de Sol area. The girls in
particular really enjoyed this! After another tapas lunch, we went to a traditional
market called San Miguel which had lots of lovely stalls selling various types of
food.
The trip was an unforgettable experience and we wish we could have stayed there
forever! We would like to say a really big thank you to Mr Thorpe, Mrs Reilly and Mr
Dawson & Mrs Dawson for keeping us all safe and for making the trip so amazing.
By Mia Gorman, Ella Gibson-Hart, Jade Southby, Lauren Pedge
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NEW JOINERS
Please join us in welcoming the following new members of staff.
Julia Smith
Pathways Coordinator
Jake Hearne
Learning Support
Assistant
Emma Holmes– Nicholson
Learning Support
Assistant
Abbey Potter
DT Scitt
Tracy Laney
Careers Advisor
LEAVERS
Please join us in wishing the following members of staff every success for their future.
Ciaran Mainstone
Mathematics
Robert Nunn
Learning Support
Assistant
Paula McManus
Head of House
Josie De Liberto
Learning Support
Assistant
Oliver Jennings
PE
CALLING ALL YEAR 10s
We would like to encourage all of our Year 10 students to think about what they would like to do in the future and we would ask you to
encourage your sons/daughters to chat with you over the coming weeks about their future career aspirations
once they leave The Stanway School.
Tracy Laney, our new Careers Officer, is in the process of commencing Year 10 career interviews and is here to
give support, information and guidance to help them make the right choices for their smooth transition to post
sixteen options.
Tracy is here Monday through to Thursday every week and is happy for your son/daughter to drop in for an
informal chat and/or to make an appointment with her to discuss their needs.
MOCK INTERVIEWS
We are conducting mock interviews for all Year 10 students on 18th & 19th July and would welcome volunteer
interviewers. If you know of anyone or would like to help out with the interviews, please contact Tracy Laney directly at school.
MATHS YEAR 11 GCSE REVISON
Monday and Tuesday 3.15-4.15pm
Past Papers
Students should come prepared with a past paper of their
choice.
Copies of Edexcel Past Papers are in the Student Shared
area.
Folder: 11 Maths Past Papers
Students can print these off at home or in school.
(June 2015 and November 2015 were both used as
mocks in Year 11)
Sets A1-A4 and B1-B4 should practise Higher tier papers.
Set B5 should practise Foundation tier papers.
Students can also complete papers at home.
These can then be marked using the mark schemes in
the same folder.
Anything that they don’t understand can then be
addressed during revision sessions.
YEAR 11 SUMMER EXAMINATIONS
The Year 11 Public examination timetable has been given to students
and is also available to view on the school’s website:
www.stanway.essex.sch.uk
PE Club Timetable
April - July 2016
Mornings
8-8.30am
Monday
Lunchtime
12.45-1.15pm
After School
Table Tennis
All years
Year 11 revision—(HAS)
Girls Rounders—Years 7/8 (JDU/SLA)
Table Tennis
All Years
Girls Rounders—Years
(SLA/HSA)
Tuesday
Table Tennis
All Years
Wednesday
Table Tennis
All Years
Thursday
Table Tennis
All Years
Table Tennis
All Years
Friday
Table Tennis
All Years
Table Tennis
All Years
9/10
JRD Year 8 Club (Multi Skills)
Athletics Club—(LRM/SHA/SLA/JRD)
Boys Cricket—Years 7/8
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YEAR 8 “TRASHION”
In thirty minutes, five teams of Year 8 students produced “TRASHION” from a large box of newspaper
and a handful of carrier bags.
Small teams of students pushed their understanding of shape and form, conquered their fear of the
‘what if’ and fought the demons of ‘I can’t’ to produce an outstanding array of enviable outfits.
Their outcomes were amazing, the sculpted outfits of pleated,
scrunched and folded paper and plastic were a real credit to
them.
An awesome lesson for the last day of term.
Well done Year 8!
Mrs Palfrey & Mrs Newman
SAINSBURY’S
ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS
The PE Department is collecting Sainsbury's
Active Kids vouchers again this year. There is a
collection box located at Student Services for the
vouchers. Please can everyone bring in as many
as they can to help the department to get lots of
new sporting equipment.
SUMMER UNIFORM
Students are allowed to wear the school’s summer uniform.
This consists of:

White polo shirt with the school logo.

Black trousers or knee length skirt.

Black shoes (not black converse trainers)
The polo shirts can only be purchased on-line via our school
uniform supplier at www.yourschoolwear.co.uk at a cost of £6.75
for chest sizes 28”-32”, £7.00 for chest sizes 34/36” and £8.25
for 38” plus. Please be aware that the school only has a very
limited number of the larger polo shirts which we will not be
replenishing.
PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL HOLDS A VERY SMALL
AMOUNT OF UNIFORM FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY
AND ONLY HAVE LARGE POLO SHIRTS IN STOCK
BOOK CORNER
‘Flood Tide’
‘Flood Tide’ is a fantastic book that
has many good reviews and a really
intriguing storyline. This is number
14 of the ‘Dirk Pit’ series. In this
book, the main character Dirk Pit is
back with his companions trying to
stop an evil gang masterminded by
a secretive villain who is trying to
divert the course of the Mississippi
river. He is doing this to increase
the profits from his illegal
immigration company whilst having a gang of ruthless
killers following his every step.
This is a brilliant storyline and Clive Cussler has
unparalleled skill in writing. During the story, Pit has
many narrow escapes and plenty of nerve-wracking
action scenes, whilst using his witty comebacks and
trusty handgun to save the day!
Overall, I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5 as it is
an incredible story with plenty of action and awesome
characters.
Sandy Cowie
The Stanway School
A Humanities and Maths & Computing College
Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex C03 0QA
Telephone: 01206 575488
Fax: 01206 564164
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stanway.essex.sch.uk
CO-HEADTEACHERS: JONATHAN BLAND BSc (Hons)
SCOTT HOLDER BA (Hons)
MONDAY
18/4/16
TUESDAY
19/4/16
WEDNESDAY
20/4/16
Sweet & sour pork
served with rice and
prawn crackers (gluten
& wheat)
Hawaiian pitta bread
pizza served with
potato wedges and
green salad (gluten,
wheat & dairy)
Roast of the day served
with roast potatoes,
yorkshire pudding, roast
root vegetable and
sweetcorn (eggs, dairy,
gluten & wheat)
Also serving vegetarian
Pitta bread pizza as
above.
THURSDAY
21/4/16
FRIDAY
22/4/16
Chicken rogan josh served Hot and kickin’ chicken
with fragrant rice and
served with spiral
naan bread (gluten &
potatoes and garden
wheat)
peas (gluten, egg & dairy)
All the above meals come with a small bottle of water
A variety of pizzas, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, panini's & fruit are available every lunchtime
Biscuits and crisps are also available at lunchtime
AVAILABLE EVERY DAY IN THE SNACK SHACK
Panini’s at break and pasta at lunch
PLEASE NOTE: WEEKLY MENUS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY DIFFER FROM THIS ONE PUBLISHED
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Year 9 Disneyland Paris final payment of £30 due today, 15th April.
Year 8 Canoe & Coast 2016 final payment of £100 now overdue.
Year 7 Canoe & Coast 2017 second instalment of £150 now overdue.
Year 7 & 8 Barcelona Football/Netball Tour 2017 second instalment of £100 now overdue.
Year 7 Mountfitchet Castle payment of £15 now due.
Music Lessons – Spring Term payment of £70 now due.
Year 7 Danbury Camp Residential second instalment of £50 now due, final payment of £60 due 18th May.
Iceland 2017 fifth instalment of £100 due 28th April, sixth instalment of £100 due 26th May.
Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Scheme final payment of £50 now due.
Year 7 Le Touquet payment of £50 now due.
Year 10 Wales trip third payment of £75 due today, 15th April.
Year 7 - Scientific Calculators are available to purchase at £5.50 each – collection at Student Services 24hrs after payment has
been made.
Years 9 & 10 GCSE Child Development Revision Guide & Workbook on sale at £6.
Years 9 & 10 GCSE Textiles Revision Guide on sale at £3.
Years 9 & 10 GCSE Graphics/RM Revision Guides on sale at £3 each.
Years 9 & 10 GCSE Systems & Control Revision Guide & Workbook on sale at £6.
GEOGRAPHY REVISION SESSIONS WITH MISS GREEN
Below is a revision timetable for lunchtime sessions being held in S7. The sessions will run from 12:50 to 1:20pm – be prompt.
If you wish to attend one of these sessions, let Miss Green know by the day before so that the relevant resources can be printed.
Date
Wed
20th April
Fri
22nd April
Wed
27th April
Fri
29th April
Focus
Graph skills – construction and analysis
Resources skills – analysis
Part C questions – a how to write a L2/L3 response to case study questions
Coastal Processes (and rivers) – processes of and features caused by erosion,
transportation and deposition
Part C questions and case studies
Which paper?
Paper 2
Paper 1
Paper 1&2
Paper 1