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Crawshaw Academy Redefining the future for people and places

e-Bulletin Issue 6: 10th October 2014

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Many thanks to all those parents who attended the Year 7 Parents’ Information Evening last

Tuesday. It was great to see a packed out lecture theatre, to meet so many parents and to hear

their views. I hope you felt reassured with what you saw and heard - certainly, the feedback was

very positive.

With two weeks of this half-term to go and the weather becoming decidedly more mixed we need to

make sure we maintain the high standards established this half-term. A small number of students

are arriving at school not wearing their ties and putting them on once in the building. It is our

expectation that when in their Crawshaw Academy uniform they are representing the academy and

should wear it correctly at all times. The new blazers are due to arrive the first week in December

and they are going to look fantastic. Many thanks for all your support in this matter.

A. Daly

Crawshaw Academy

We invite all Year 10 and 11 students and parents/carers and members of the

community to our Open Evening. You will be able to:

Attend introductory presentations in the Theatre at 6.00 or 6.45 p.m.

Visit departments to find out what is on offer

Talk to staff and students about the work and life in the sixth form

Collect a prospectus to see the range of subjects we can offer across the Pudsey Confederation

Contact person: Ms C. Pheasey, Assistant Headteacher, Post 16 www.crawshawacademy.org.uk

Post 16 Open Evening Thursday 16th October 2014 (6-8 p.m.)

Robin Lane, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 9HU, Tel: 0113 3368540



Y7 Parents’ Information Evening 7th October.

Thank you…. to all parents and students who attended our Year 7 Parents’ Information Evening on Tuesday, 7th October. The evening was a great success and we really do appreciate your positive comments and feedback!

Both Kerrie Sinclair (Year 11) and Joe Orbell (Year 12) competed together for ten days in Montpelier (South of France) in the World Championships. A typical day involved participation in both pool and beach events which led onto the next stages of the competition. Joe and Kerrie train together every week with Joe putting in approximately 15hrs a week.

The competitions have taken them to London, Leeds, Sheffield, France and they are looking to compete in the Netherlands in two years time. Kerrie was placed 15th out of the youth girls and Joe placed 25th in the main event qualifying in the adults time. They are also competing in the Yorkshire Lifesaving tomorrow in Leeds. Good luck for tomorrow Kerrie and Joe!

KS3 SPELLING:

KS3 students please don’t forget to learn ten commonly used and often misspelled words as part of your week 2 homework as you will be tested in your week 1 English lessons. Spellings can be found in four different places; the fortnightly spellings noticeboard on the English corridor, the display screens around school, as a down-load from the English Subject page on the website, or on Twitter by following @CrawshawEnglish.

P16 CPR TRAINING: On 16th October, between 11 and 12 p.m., a number of volunteers will be coming in to train all our P16 students in CPR. This is also going to be a world record attempt to be part of the largest mass CPR session.



Give it 100% All students who attend school punctually every day between Monday 13th October and Friday 14th November will receive a certificate, double vivo points for attendance and punctuality and entry into a prize draw to win some amazing prizes. Last year's initiative saw more students achieving excellent attendance than ever before and we look forward to rewarding our students who continually give their attendance 100%. Miss Simon - Attendance Improvement Officer.

Annual Crawshaw Egg Drop Design Challenge

Over the past two weeks, groups of students from years 7-9 have been working on a range of entries for this age-old design problem. Next week, they will put them to the ultimate test.

Anyone else who wishes to enter can still participate. Just bring your finished design to Sc2 next Wednesday afternoon (15/10) at 3:00 p.m.

For further details contact Mr McCloy.

Exhibition of Tapestries—Temple Newsam House

There is a fantastic exhibition on at the moment at Temple Newsam House that would provide students with the opportunity to see the work of renowned British Artist, Grayson Perry, first-hand. This is a fantastic opportunity for all students. Mrs Oates is actively encouraging her year 10 GCSE Fine Art group to make a visit as it links in directly with their project and first-hand experience of artwork has a positve impact upon attainment. Three students have already attended and really appreciated the work on exhibit. The exhibition details are shown below.

The Vanity of Small Differences Saturday 23rd August to Sunday 7th December, 2014

Temple Newsam House is delighted to welcome ‘The Vanity of Small Differences’, an exhibition of six tapestries created during the BAFTA winning Channel 4 documentary series ‘All in the Best Possible Taste’ by Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry. The contemporary tapestries will hang in 19th

century rooms filled with fine art, furniture, wallpaper and ceramics.



DIARY DATES ……

14th October Y10 trip to Liverpool Tate Gallery

16th October Post 16 Open Evening

21st October Year 13 Parents’ Evening (5.30 p.m.—8-00 p.m. at Pudsey Civic

Hall—students please make your own appointments with subject teachers)

23rd October Year 11 Parents’ Evening

24th October School closes for half term

GOOGLE APPS—STUDENT ENROLMENT REMINDER: Further to our letter dated 19th September regarding google apps. Please don’t forget to visit our website to enrol your child using the link provided. Thank you.

PLEASE HELP US TO HELP YOUR CHILD

Minor illness During the winter months we often have to contact parents to ask them to bring in medication when

a student has a cold, sore throat or headache. We would like to make you aware that we can securely store your child’s medication safely under lock key for use when necessary—please make

sure it is clearly labelled with his/her name and dosage instructions. Any medication given during the school day is

recorded with the date, time and dosage in your child’s planner and also on our school database.

Asthma If your child suffers from asthma, could you please provide us with a spare inhaler in a transparent bag clearly labelled with the student’s name and dosage instructions so that we can deal with medical situations promptly.

Thank you for your co-operation.

FIRST AID: Madeline WYSPIANSKI (Tel: Ext 61525) & Claire DYSON (Tel: Ext 61540)

HIRE OUR FACILITIES: Do you (or someone you know) need a venue for a club, class, course? If so, we

have a range of different facilities available for hire outside of school hours and at the weekend. This includes classrooms, ICT suites, fitness room and much more. For details, contact Alan Broughton via reception.

Please could all cheques be made payable to “Crawshaw Academy” from now on. Thank you from the Finance Department.



CONTACT INFORMATION ….. please keep us updated . Do we have your most up to date contact information? Please contact our Year Administrators if there has been a change to your ‘phone, email or home address information. Their email addresses are as follows:

Y7: [email protected]





Y12/13: [email protected]

Year 7 Rugby

Mr Oxley and Mr Asquith accompanied the Year 7 rugby league team to Stanningley Rugby Club on Wednesday, 8th October to begin their journey in the RFL’s Champion School’s Tournament. This first stage was a qualifying tournament between the Leeds West Partnership schools.

The team was a mix of experienced players and complete beginners who performed extremely well. The team qualified as runners up after victories over Priesthorpe (1-0) and Farnley Academy (4-1) before a narrow defeat to a strong Leeds West (0-1) in a tense final. They will now progress to the city wide tournament full of confidence.

The team train on Tuesdays after school and new players are always welcome.

Year 11 Student Tom Scott was also on hand to referee during the tournament after recently gaining his referee qualification and did a great job.

Sorry we don’t have a photo due to torrential rain on the day!

TWITTER—CRAWSHAW PE DEPARTMENT

For revision tips, team news, extra-curricular clubs, and all things PE…. Follow us on Twitter! @CrawshawPE

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