Newquay Bulletin – 1st June 2015

Dear Students

The Exam Week Timetables are available on your course notice

boards and on your course Moodle pages.

If you are scheduled to have an exam but you are not listed on

the college notice board, you should have received a

personalised timetable via email.

The exams will take place between Thursday 28th and Friday 29th

May; Monday 1st to Thursday 4th June; Monday 8th to Thursday 11th

June. All exams taking place will be in classrooms at Newquay or

the Atlantic Centre in Wildflower Lane (car access through the

over flow car park).

It is a necessity in sitting HE exams that you have your UoP

number. This number can be found on your UoP card, or on

the college notice board exam timetable schedule.

Please note that you will also need to bring along

photographic ID to your exam, as your identity will be

checked by the Invigilator (even if the Invigilator is a

HE EXAMS

member of staff who knows you) as this is an exam

regulation.

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the exam.

It would be advisable to bring a pen and pencil and

calculator (if needed) with you to the exam. Only see-

through pencil cases are allowed on the exam desk.

Please remember to turn your mobile phone off and hand

into the invigilator or store away in your bag at the other side

of the exam room. It is a serious exam offence to use any

electronic device, bar a calculator in an exam.

Please also be aware that you will not be allowed to go to

the toilet unaccompanied, if you do need to go you will have

to wait until the break invigilator comes to relieve the

invigilator and then they will accompany you.

If you have any problems with your exam timetable please do not

hesitate to contact me and I will be happy to help.

The best of luck with your exams!

Regards

Kirsten

Kirsten McElroy

Assessment and Exams Officer

Cornwall College Newquay

Tel: 01637 857932

Email: Kirsten.mcelroy@cornwall.ac.uk

Hi all.

We're at that time of year again with exams and tests and revision

is key. Evidence suggests that these five steps will improve your

revision and hopefully your exam performance:

1. Rest & sleep. 8 hrs a night & naps. Relax between revision

sessions.

2. Structure your revision notes. Trying to remember it all doesn't

work nearly as well as rewriting your notes in a form where

concepts are linked so remembering one thing will lead you

to remembering other related things. This could be

diagrammatical.

3. Spaced revision. Evidence shows that spacing revision of a

subject is better than cramming. The longer the gap the

better. I'd advise reading your day's notes again at the end

of a day's lessons then rewriting in a structured form at the

start of revision and then revising from those notes for bursts

every 24 hours.

4. Practise in the form you know the exam/test will be. If you

know the answers will be essay form, practise writing essays.

5. Eat well. Complex carbs, good quality proteins, healthy fats

(like olive oil), plenty of fruit and veg. Oh and plenty of water.

Cut the simple sugars. Your brain is the most glucose-hungry

organ going and it uses bucket-loads when it's hard at work

thinking. Feed it well!

Points 1-4 and one other point of advice can be found here:

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/08/five-

secrets-of-successful-revising

Good luck for the next few weeks!

Jason Birt

REVISION TIPS

The End of Year Ball on 22nd May at The Hotel Victoria was a great

success with record numbers of people attending and everyone

had a great evening!

Some photos are below – many thanks to Alex Cunningham, John

Dietz and Camilla Tricker for being the official photographers.

Details of how to access all of the photographs will follow soon.

Also please click the following link to see a short video of the

evening which was produced by Ben Rowswell – thanks Ben!

https://youtu.be/lanS7iwcNTs

The award winners are also listed below whom each win a martini

glass beautifully decorated by Jemma Meyrick (SU Chairperson).

If you haven’t already collected your award then please come to

Student Services.

Best M (most authoritative female member of staff)

Winner is…Ruth Martin

Best Q (most authoritative male member of staff)

Winner is…Angus Jackson

Best Queen of Hearts (loveliest female member of staff)

Winner is…Kat Cooper

Best King of Hearts (loveliest male member of staff)

Winner is…Andrew Golley

Best Male Joker (funniest male)

Winner is…Jordan Booth

Best Female Joker (funniest female)

Winner is…Ash Robinson

END OF YEAR BALL

Best Hairy Beard

Winner is…Max Woodhouse

Best shaken but not stirred (keeps calm in a crisis)

Winner is…Jamie Strike

Most likely to take over the world

Winner is…Logan Ody

Most likely to be a double agent

Winner is…Minna Metsavainio

Most likely to work for MI6

Winner is…Sally Murfitt

Most likely to be wearing a tuxedo under a drysuit

Winner is…Koan Hughes

Most likely to be wearing diamonds under a drysuit

Winner is…Brender Willmott

Most likely to own an Aston Martin

Winner is…James Nolan

Best Bond (voted for on the evening)

Winner is…Sarah Walker

Best Bond Girl (voted for on the evening)

Winner is…Nikki Stapleton

Students from all over the South West (our eight campuses)

attended the first ever Cornwall College Students' Union (CCSU)

student conference at The Eden Project on 20th May. The

conference was deemed a great success by all who attended!

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/rfJbjO0X_4U

CCSU CONFERENCE 2015

Diary of events

The events in BLUE are for all SINNG volunteers. Those in GREEN are for SINNG volunteers who are STEM ambassadors or registered to become one. A Red P indicates a public event Email Nicola to book a place and for details of transport which is provided for

some events & remember even a few hours will make a HUGE difference. nicola.morris@cornwall.ac.uk

June 1st – Alien Detective Challenge workshop for Brownie unit 5.30-7pm

2nd – STEM ambassador induction Please register first at

www.stemnet.org.uk 5-7pm 17th & 18th – SINNG stand at Greenpower South West 9am-4pm 19th – Bodmin Moor Balsam Bash! Meeting at St Breward at 10.30 25th – SINNG stand at Big Bang South West Exeter Uni 26th – Bodmin Moor Balsam Bash! Meeting at St Breward at 10.30

July & August Plenty of field work so PLEASE email me if you are in Cornwall for the summer as I can book working parties to suit your availability August 9th – Pond clearance with Cornwall Reptile and Amphibian Group at Breney Common 1-4pm

September SINNG stand at Fresher’s Fair date tbc

October 3rd & 4th – SINNG stand at Boscastle Festival more info to follow P

SINNG DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2015

I6 teams competed in the Beach Olympics this year and everyone

had a great day! Well done to Duchy College Public Services

team who were the winners of the trophy!

You can watch the video on the CCSU YouTube channel here

https://youtu.be/ZD_B-6hOMDU

BEACH OLYMPICS

As you leave for the summer period please remember:

IF YOU HAVE A LOCKER:

PLEASE EMPTY ALL ITEMS

RETURN KEY TO RECEPTION

WE WILL REFUND YOUR DEPOSIT

ANY KEYS NOT RETURNED:

LOCKERS WILL BE EMPTIED DURING THE SUMMER (ITEMS LEFT IN

THEM WILL BE GIVEN TO CHARITY)

LOCKS WILL BE CHANGED

DEPOSIT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED

Note: If you are planning on returning in September to continue

studies we will issue a new locker to you with a new deposit, you

will not be able to keep the key over the summer as the locks will

be changed if the key is not returned.

Join Brender Willmott at The Spots HUB at Treviglas Community

College and get your first Zumba class completely FREE!!

Classes last an hour and are on Mondays and Thursdays at 6pm

and on Wednesdays at 7pm. After your free class all further

classes cost just £1! So why not join in the fun and get fit – Brender

would love to see you there!

FAO: ALL STUDENTS WITH LOCKERS

FREE ZUMBA CLASSES

Could you please all ensure that your address details are correct on

our system. This is important for 1st and 2nd year students on all courses.

Your results will automatically be sent to your HOME address. If

you are moving or your address is incorrect, please make sure that

you fill in a change of address form with your new details.

It is important to note that your results are sent out to you from

Camborne and not Newquay and any results / certificates sent to

you at the wrong address will require you to pay a fee for a

duplicate copy to be sent to your correct address, this will also

result in a delay in you receiving your results.

You will need to let me know if you require your address changing by

30th June 2015 to enable me to update the system for you. It is

very important that we hold the correct address for you as all

certificates and results will be sent to the address logged on the

system.

Re-sit work will also be sent to your home address.

Please fill in a Change of Address Form which is available from

Reception. Please make sure that you fully complete this form with

all your details. We cannot change addresses on the system without

the form.

Many thanks

Tammi Bettridge

Admissions

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS

ACTION MEDIA CORNWALL

YOUR INVITATION TO A SUMMER BALL!

LIGHTHOUSE CINEMA – WHAT’S ON!

FILMS & TIMES FROM FRIDAY MAY 29TH TO THURSDAY JUNE 4TH

INCLUSIVE

SAN ANDREAS 2D

& 3D (12A)

In the aftermath of a massive

earthquake in California, a

rescue-chopper pilot makes

a dangerous journey across

the state in order to rescue

his estranged daughter.

2D Screenings:

Daily @ 8:15 pm

Matinees Fri 29th,

Sat 30th,

Sun 31st & Weds

3rd @ 2:15 pm

3D Screenings:

Daily @ 5:15 pm

TOMORROWLAND

(12A)

Bound by a shared destiny, a

teen bursting with scientific

curiosity and a former boy-

genius inventor embark on a

mission to unearth the secrets

of a place somewhere in

time and space that exists in

their collective memory.

Daily @ 5:30 pm

Matinees Fri 29th,

Sat 30th,

Sun 31st & Weds

3rd @

2:30 pm

MAD MAX: FURY

ROAD 2D (15)

In a post-apocalyptic world,

in which people fight to the

death, Max teams up with a

mysterious woman, Furiousa,

to try and survive.

Daily @ 8:30 pm

Thursday 4th @

8:30 pm

featuring

subtitles

POLTERGEIST 2D

(15)

A family whose suburban

home is haunted by evil

forces must come together to

rescue their youngest

daughter after the

apparitions take her captive.

Daily @ 8:45 pm

Also, Weds 3rd @

3:30 pm

PITCH PERFECT

2 (12A)

After a humiliating command

performance at Lincoln

Centre, the Barden Bellas

enter an international

competition that no

Daily @ 6:00 pm

Matinees Fri 29th,

Sat 30th & Sun

31st @ 12:00 &

3:00 pm

American group has ever

won in order to regain their

status and right to perform.

MAN UP (15)

A single woman who's

mistaken for a stranger's

blind date, leads to her

finding the perfect

boyfriend.�

Daily @ 6:30 &

9:00 pm

Also, Weds 3rd @

4:00 pm

HOME 2D (U)

HOME is an animated feature

about a lonely alien who

goes on an unlikely road trip

with a girl who is trying to find

her mum.

Fri 29th, Sat 30th

& Sun

31st @ 11:45 am

Saver Cinema -

All Seats £4

TWO BY TWO (U)

TWO BY TWO is an animated

feature about a group of

creatures who are left behind

when Noah's ark sails without

them.

Fri 29th, Sat 30th

& Sun

31st @ 12:15 pm

All Child Price

Seats

MOOMINS ON

THE RIVEIRA (U)

The Moomins along with Little

My and Snorkmaiden had a

sea journey that after storms

and desert island dangers

leads the family to Riviera,

the place that takes their

unity to the test.

Fri 29th, Sat 30th

& Sun

31st @ 1:00 pm

All Child Price

Seats

MARVEL’S

AVENGERS: AGE

OF ULTRON 2D

(12A)

When Tony Stark jumpstarts a

dormant peacekeeping

program, things go terribly

awry, forcing him, Thor , the

Incredible Hulk and the rest

of the Avengers to

reassemble. As the fate of

Earth hangs in the balance,

the team is put to the ultimate

test as they battle Ultron, a

technological terror hell-bent

on human extinction

Fri 29th, Sat 30th

& Sun

31st @ 3:15 pm