Jonny Edgar - Red Bull Year 5 Science Curriculum Day Cockermouth School News cockermouthschool.org 27 March 2018 Issue 5 Headteacher: Dr R P Petrie BSc PhD a s pire e njo y i nc l ude re s pe c t c ommuni ty A Message from the Headteacher I can hardly believe that the spring term is about to end! While this is a shorter term, we have crammed a great deal into it, and it was a pleasure to report at the Full Governing Body meeting this week on the huge range of activities that have gone on in school. The Chair of Governors will be writing to parents/carers shortly to share this information with you. In the meantime, I would like to mention an exciting development involving a group of staff and students who have completed Mental Health First Aid training this term. Working with Governors and staff, the students are implementing a range of strategies to raise awareness and offer support to any in the school community who are experiencing challenges in the area of mental health, and I look forward to seeing the positive benefits of this initiative. I would like to thank my staff, our students, all parents/carers and our friends in the wider community for the hard work that has gone into making this such a successful term. Have a restful and enjoyable Easter break. Forthcoming Events: Y5 Curriculum Day : 28 March Easter Holidays : 30 March - 15 April Erasmus Trip to Czech Republic: 15 - 21 April Y7 Parents Evening : 25 April Junior Maths Challenge : 26 April Post 18 Information Evening : 1 May May Day Bank Holiday : 7 May Y13 May Ball 11 May Y10 Parents Evening : 21 May Half Term Holidays : 28 May - 1 June Cockermouth School is a company limited by guarantee ∙ Registered in England ∙ Company No: 09679536 Hogwarts Express made a special delivery to our school at the end of February. 150 Year 5 students from our feeder primary schools. Students were transported into the wizarding world of Harry Potter where they were challenged with a series of tasks. In Professor Lupin’s classroom they helped Hermione make flesh eating slug slime, and assisted Neville Longbottom in getting his potions in order. They were also able to identify Ron Weasley’s Slytherin kidnapper by using chromatography. The highlight of the day was searching for the Philosophers Stone which had been hidden in Gringotts Bank. A truly amazing day was had by all. Our special thanks go to the science department and their technicians for making the day such a success and for their fabulous attention to detail in transforming our school into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - complete with a fully functioning Platform 9 ¾ ! March has been a busy month for Y9 student Jonny Edgar with much of it being spent on the karting circuits of Italy. The Red Bull sponsored junior karting star, having recently taken part in a photoshoot, can been seen here sporting his new racewear. Keep up the good work Jonny, we look forward to seeing you on the podium again with some more silverware very soon.
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Jonny Edgar - Red Bull
Year 5 Science Curriculum Day
Cockermouth School News cockermouthschool.org 27 March 2018
Issue 5
Headteacher:
Dr R P Petrie BSc PhD
a s p i r e
e n j o y
i n c l u d e
r e s p e c t
c o m m u n i t y
A Message from the Headteacher
I can hardly believe that the spring term is about to end! While this is a shorter term, we have crammed a great deal into it, and it was a pleasure to report at the Full Governing Body meeting this week on the huge range of activities that have gone on in school. The Chair of Governors will be writing to parents/carers shortly to share this information with you. In the meantime, I would like to mention an exciting development involving a group of staff and students who have completed Mental Health First Aid training this term. Working with Governors and staff, the students are implementing a range of strategies to raise awareness and offer support to any in the school community who are experiencing challenges in the area of mental health, and I look forward to seeing the positive benefits of this initiative. I would like to thank my staff, our students, all parents/carers and our friends in the wider community for the hard work that has gone into making this such a successful term. Have a restful and enjoyable Easter break.
Forthcoming Events:
Y5 Curriculum Day :
28 March
Easter Holidays :
30 March - 15 April
Erasmus Trip to Czech Republic:
15 - 21 April
Y7 Parents Evening :
25 April
Junior Maths Challenge :
26 April
Post 18 Information Evening :
1 May
May Day Bank Holiday :
7 May
Y13 May Ball
11 May
Y10 Parents Evening :
21 May
Half Term Holidays :
28 May - 1 June
Cockermouth School is a company limited by guarantee ∙ Registered in England ∙ Company No: 09679536
Hogwarts Express made a
special delivery to our school at
the end of February. 150 Year 5
students from our feeder primary
schools. Students were
transported into the wizarding
world of Harry Potter where they
were challenged with a series of
tasks. In Professor Lupin’s
classroom they helped Hermione
make flesh eating slug slime, and
assisted Neville Longbottom in
getting his potions in order. They
were also able to identify Ron
Weasley’s Slytherin kidnapper by
using chromatography. The
highlight of the day was searching
for the Philosophers Stone which
had been hidden in Gringotts
Bank. A truly amazing day was
had by all. Our special thanks go
to the science department and
their technicians for making the
day such a success and for their
fabulous attention to detail in
transforming our school into
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry - complete with a
fully functioning Platform 9 ¾ !
March has been a busy month for Y9 student Jonny Edgar with much of it being spent on the karting circuits of Italy. The Red
Bull sponsored junior karting star, having recently taken part in a photoshoot, can been seen here sporting his new racewear.
Keep up the good work Jonny, we look forward to seeing you on the podium again with some more silverware very soon.
Year 8 Sports Tour The
The annual Year 8 Sports Tour to Manchester took place over
the weekend of 16 & 17 March. This event is held in
acknowledgement of the support the students provide to the PE
department when playing sporting fixtures outside of school
hours. The trip saw students travel to Marple Hall School in
Stockport to compete against the school in a variety of sports
including rugby, football, hockey and netball. Overnight
accommodation, a Super League game between Salford Red
Devils and Hull FC, a trip to the Trafford Centre and a football
match between Oldham Athletic and Portsmouth were all
included in the weekend adventures. A special treat organised
by Mr Woodcock, saw our students bear the team flags at the
Super League game and the
opportunity to walk the pitch at
half time. Lots of positive
comments were received from
the staff at Marple Hall and the
general public on their maturity
and sportsmanship. Well Done.
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KS3 Badminton
School Uniform
We are delighted to work alongside Riff Raff, located
on Main Street in town, as the main suppliers of our
school uniform. Livy offers a fantastic service to our
students and their parents in stocking the full range of
branded uniform and offering advice on appropriate
sizes - check out her Facebook page! Cockermouth
School & Community Association (CSCA) would like to
encourage parents to donate unwanted or outgrown
uniform to the Cerebral Palsy Charity Shop, located on
Station Street, who are the nominated stockist of
second hand uniform in the town. They too offer a
valuable service to our school community by recycling
and raising valuable funds for their charity.
An interview with:
Mrs Milledge - English
Rapid fire questions:
Where was your first teaching post - Cockermouth School!
I came to do my teaching practice here, fell in love with
the view from S12 and never left.
Biggest regret - Giving up the piano in Year 5.
Describe yourself in one word - Optimistic.
What is your guilty pleasure - Sneaking out on my bike on
my day off when I have a million and one other jobs to do
and finding a café in which to wile away the time.
Dream car - 1960s VW Karmann Ghia – about the same
age as me!
Favourite superhero - David Attenborough.
How do you spend your free time - Apart from being the
family taxi, walking Ralph (lovely pointador) on the fells,
riding my bike, cooking, watching films and reading
novels.
Name something on your bucket list - To see the Northern
Lights from inside the Arctic Circle or to ski the Whistler.
Following an impressive win in the county Centre Parcs
Badminton Competition in Carlisle, our KS3 players
made the trip down to Manchester on 6 March for the
regional round. Corey, Sam, Dan and Connor each
played in eight matches, which were a mixture of
singles and doubles, against four other schools. The
last two deciding matches were extremely tight with
both being lost 14-15 which meant they narrowly
missed out on attending the next round in Milton
Keynes. The team came away with a silver medal for
which they were extremely happy with. Well played,
awesome effort. Our thanks go to Ali Wright and Alistair
