Dear parents, students and friends I am delighted to be introducing the summer 2011 edition of the newsletter which reflects the diverse range of activities open to students at CVC and celebrates the many interests, skills and talents of both students and staff at the college. This newsletter is a special one for me because it marks the end of 22 very happy years at Cottenham Village College. As I start a new phase of life, retirement, I wanted to say thank you for helping to make my working life here so enjoyable. To students, both past and present, I’d like to say a very big thanks: you have kept me on my toes, amused me with your wit, enthused me with your energy, amazed me with your creativity and stunned me with your sheer brilliance. Even at your most exasperating, there was never a student that I couldn’t find something positive in - honest!! It is always a real pleasure to meet ex-students in Cambridge and catch up with their lives. To parents and carers: excellent parental support and co-operation have been a particular feature of my time as both Year Head and Deputy Head; I can count in single figures the number of times when there has not been unconditional support. We are very lucky at CVC to have such an interested and engaged group of parents; it is very much appreciated. To have had a small part in shaping the next generation has been a real privilege. With best wishes Chris Williams Deputy Headteacher THE MAGAZINE OF COTTENHAM VILLAGE COLLEGE News C C V ISSUE 3 SUMMER 2011 01954 251521 • www.bvmoney.com INVESTMENT & TAX ADVISORS • INVESTMENT: For excellent advice in a range of investment, pensions and life assurance products • TAX: Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, NICS, Residence & Domicile, Self Assesment, Tax Credits Mitchell House, 185 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority
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COTTENHAM VILLAGE COLLEGE BOYS PE
Dear parents, studentsand friends
Iam delighted to be introducing the summer 2011edition of the newsletter which reflects the diverserange of activities open to students at CVC and
celebrates the many interests, skills and talents ofboth students and staff at the college.
This newsletter is a special one for me because itmarks the end of 22 very happy years atCottenham Village College. As I start a new phaseof life, retirement, I wanted to say thank you forhelping to make my working life here so enjoyable.
To students, both past and present, I’d like to say avery big thanks: you have kept me on my toes,amused me with your wit, enthused me with yourenergy, amazed me with your creativity andstunned me with your sheer brilliance. Even at yourmost exasperating, there was never a student that Icouldn’t find something positive in - honest!! It isalways a real pleasure to meet ex-students inCambridge and catch up with their lives.
To parents and carers: excellent parental supportand co-operation have been a particular feature ofmy time as both Year Head and Deputy Head; I cancount in single figures the number of times when
there has not been unconditional support. We arevery lucky at CVC to have such an interested andengaged group of parents; it is very muchappreciated.
To have had a small part in shaping the nextgeneration has been a real privilege.
With best wishesChris WilliamsDeputy Headteacher
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Some year 9, 10 and 11 students took part in theintermediate maths challenge. Congratulations to Matthew
Green and Alec Whiteside from year 11, Luke Ramsden fromyear 10, and Charlie Austen and Freddie Plews from year 9,who were all invited to take part in further competitions. Herethey are with their certificates of achievement. Well done!
In March, a team of expert year 7 spellers (CallumBrittain, Lucy Cook, Gavin Cornwell and Max
Henderson) competed in the local heats of ‘TheTimes’ national spelling bee competition. Max wasthe last man standing in the knockout round fromour team ‘The Hive’ - well done Max! Overall theteam came fifth – look out for our names in aspecialspelling beesupplement in‘The Times’newspapersometimesoon!
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The maths quizzes at our primary schools havestarted. These pictures show Cottenhamprimary school year 6 students hard at work!
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March 2011 saw the annual CVC productionwhich, this year, was the musical Our House,
featuring the songs of Madness. The play is eightyears old and the original London production wonthe Olivier award for Best New Musical of its year.The story set in Camden, London, centres around thelife of Joe Casey as he celebrates his16th birthday.
Harry Pledger performed thechallenging part of Joe with energy andaplomb, contrasting Joe’s personalitieswith great skill. He was ably supportedby Megan Parker in the role of Sarah,Joe’s girlfriend, who played it with greatsensitivity. Ali McNamara and AngusBeauchamp played Joe’s friends Emmoand Lewis, highlighting the comedicnature of the parts, while KatiePeacock and Lucy Matthews made theroles of Sarah’s friends, Billie andAngie, their own.
The whole cast acted, sang and danced withtremendous energy and conviction in a productiondirected by Simon Bowen and well received bycapacity audiences. The production team is alreadyin the planning stages for the 2012 CVC production!
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Fairytale TripStudents from 7R and 7L visitedCottenham primary school in May,reading fairytales they had written(based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest)to the reception class pupils. A greattime was had by both the “little” and“big” kids alike!
Students from 7R and 7L visitedCottenham primary school in May,reading fairytales they had written(based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest)to the reception class pupils. A greattime was had by both the “little” and“big” kids alike!
University ofCambridge sciencemaster classes
Students from years 9 and 10 attended thescience master classes held during theUniversity of Cambridge science festival.
They attended lectures and had a chance to lookaround several of the colleges.
Here is Hannah’s report:
When visiting the colleges it wasn’t so much of a learningexperience of things that I had never heard of before, it wasmore inspirational. I really enjoyed being able to participate inthe lectures and found them really interesting and they seemedto trigger a part of my brain that hadn’t fully got going. Nowit’s much later and I am still buzzing from the experience andit has made my love of science even greater than it was before.
My favourite two lectures were the ones on astro-physics, asthat is a subject that I find fascinating and would love tojump into, and the immune system as that is also a subject Iwould love to learn more about. My head is whizzing tryingto now find answers to:
Why does nuclear fusion create energy?Do photons have a mass? Where do neutrons come from?
I found the day really interesting and that the university is a greatplace to study; I would really like to study there in the future.
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Cup Final2011
The college’s U16 football teamwon the district schools cup in a32 thrilling final againstBassingbourn Village College.
A penalty was awarded to Cottenham very early onthrough a tackle on Reece Cockbill and Jimmy Chiversnetted it in the top left corner. Reece then went on toscore another goal as the goalie missed an easy stop.Bassingbourn were then awarded a penalty through aJack Stone tackle and they netted the shot. Cottenhamthen struck again through a Reece header.Bassingbourn then scored a very good goal butCottenham managed to hold on for the win!!
Year 11 Jack Stone, Jimmy Chivers, Lewis Easy,Alec Whiteside, Josh Eake, Peter Nunn, AaronMales, Matt Green, Ed George, Ashley Brown,Anthony Williams, Reece Cockbill and AndrewWilliams. Evan Key, Nico Bishop & Joe Faulkner(played in rounds but not in final).
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Year 3 striking andfielding festivalYear 10 sports leaders organised and planned a festival basedon cricket. Year 3 students rotated around a number ofstations practising batting, bowling and fielding skills. Theythen finished off with some games. The year 10 studentswere helped out by a group of year 9’s who took to the rolevery well, with the year 10 students acting as their mentors.
We have been very pleased this yearbecause we managed to get twonetball teams competing at the districttournament. During the tournamentboth teams played well with the Ateam reaching the semi-finals. Theywere, unfortunately, knocked out by agoal in the last few seconds of thegame.
The year 9 football team made it all theway to the semi-finals this year - a fantasticachievement after losing their first game 6-1! After scoring the most goals in thiscompetition and getting a hat-trick in thequarters, Jason Hunter picked up the`golden boot` award! Well done to all thelads including: Dom Brady,Adam Braybrooke, NathanTaylor, Lawrence Morrison,Randall Butler, DylanSimms, Raheeb Yousaf,Luke Males, Elliot Aldhouse,Ryan Macdonald, CallumLenk, Cameron Sharpe,Connor Shelley, JackTunbridge and Liam Purser.
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Nationaltrampolinist Berlin tripWe are pleased to report that Naomi Waldockis now competing nationally in trampolininggalas! She has qualified for the national finalsin Birmingham and we wish her all the bestwith her training! She says “I would love to goto the 2016 Olympics in Rio, and not just towatch!”
At the beginning of the Easter holidays,
40 students from years 10 and 11
travelled to Berlin for the annual GCSE
history trip. The group stayed in central
Berlin and toured many historical and
cultural highlights of the city, including the
Reichstag, the Berlin Wall memorial centre,
Checkpoint Charlie, Sachsenhausen, the
Olympic Stadium
and the TV Tower.
They still found
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shopping,
bratwursts and the
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students to see a
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events. The group
were a pleasure to
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Students from Cottenham, Willingham and Waterbeachprimary schools enjoyed the design and technologychallenge days. The students took part in two groupactivities which involved designing, making and evaluationskills. They made a hovercraft using simple electronicswhich they raced in teams in the hall and also a paperrocket which was launched over the millennium garden.
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Duke of Edinburgh‘sbronze awardThis year there have been 47 year 9 studentsenrolled for the Duke of Edinburgh’s bronzeaward.
In glorious sunshine the group completed atraining walk around the beautiful setting ofWimpole Hall, followed by a trainingweekend of 35-40 km of walking aroundAudley End. For this the students had to beself-sufficient, carrying their own food,sleeping bags, stoves and tents. A real highlight was the group who prepared a wonderful stirfry complete with a range of fresh vegetables. More recently the group have planned andcompleted their final expeditions to the Peak District.
The scheme this year was run by Mr Fordham and Dr Millington. The commitment and respectshown by the year 9's have been exceptional and in many aspects far better than students whocomplete the award at an older age. Attendance at the numerous after-school training sessionshas been excellent and the majority of students have been able to find activities to support theother areas of the award.
Thank you to all the volunteers who had given up their weekends to assist with the scheme. Wewould be delighted to hear from parents who may be able to help with the award in the nextacademic year. In particular we would benefit from additional volunteers to assist with theexpedition weekends or financial support from local companies to purchase specific items of kit.
MOCK TRIALThe mock trial team from year 8 and 9 took part in the regional finalof the mock trial competition in May. Team members gave excellentperformances as lawyers, witnesses, court officials and magistratesand, although we were disappointed not to go through to thenational final, the event was thoroughly enjoyable.
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The year 11 leavers had clearly invested a lot oftime and effort in their costumes and it wasgreat to see everyone having fun! It was onlyafter the leavers’ assembly that the smilesseemed to fade a little as the end was near.
Thank you to all staff who made the day specialand kept the students in line; the police outfitscertainly helped! We hope the leavers will makethe most of the opportunities that come theirway in future.
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Call in to our Visitors Centre where you will find our GiftShop offering treats for all your family and your dog or plants
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Visit the Stable Yard Coffee Shop for delicious homemadecakes, coffee, lunches and afternoon tea.
Enjoy a walk around our grounds and gardens at weekendsand bank holidays.
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Dinner forparents at ParkRestaurant inCRCIn March, year 11 hospitality studentsprepared, presented and served a threecourse dinner for their parents at thePark Restaurant in CambridgeRegional College. The students haveshown, once more, their skills inrunning hospitality events. Welldone!
In March, year 11 hospitality studentsprepared, presented and served a threecourse dinner for their parents at thePark Restaurant in CambridgeRegional College. The students haveshown, once more, their skills inrunning hospitality events. Welldone!
Lunchfor thetrainees
The year 10 hospitality group preparedand served a two course lunch for thetrainees in a buffet style. Delicious!
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CVC students representCambridgeshire inregional carnivalprojectIn June, CVC studentsrepresentedCambridgeshire in theopening parade for thenew look Strawberry Fair.During workshops withdancer MariannaWhitehouse, the studentslearnt a hip-hop sambaroutine that wowedcrowds during the paradethrough the streets ofCambridge.
The students joined young people from Impington and Ely who were chosen to take partin the exciting project led by the UK Centre for Carnival Arts which will be part of theLondon 2012 Festival. The project, called Carnival Crossroads, involves 500 participantsfrom schools and community groups across the east region working with internationalarts towards events in 5 different cities.
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The college and all primary feeder schools arevery grateful for donations they recentlyreceived from the Fen Edge CommunityAssociation. The donations are to be used to
fund educational trips and/or to purchase itemssuch as musical instruments. The cheques werepresented to the headteachers of the fourschools by Alan Leeks, Chair of FECA.
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In June, students from the hearingsupport centre took part in the YouthGames Plus event at St. Ivo outdoor
centre. It was a fantastic day withstudents from nineteen schools acrossCambridgeshire taking part. This yearhearing impaired students from thecollege competed against other schoolsin four athletic events – 60 metre sprint,javelin, shot put and long jump.Everyone took part with greatenthusiasm and gave lots of support andencouragement to each other. They alsoenjoyed a great amount of success as allour students participated in each eventand received medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rdplace. A thoroughly enjoyable day!
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ShowcaseDanceGCSE
One evening in May, twelve GCSE dancestudents performed their choreography andperformance work for a small audience, in
preparation for their GCSE practical examination.The work was very well received by those inattendance who were impressed with the level ofmaturity and complexity of the students’choreography.
Of particular note were those students who had noformal training in dance until year 9 and hadprogressed to a high standard, displaying anunderstanding of the principles of bothchoreography and performance.
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Of particular note were those students who had noformal training in dance until year 9 and hadprogressed to a high standard, displaying anunderstanding of the principles of bothchoreography and performance.
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