27 April 2018 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 28

www.cardinalnewman.coventry.sch.uk

DATES FOR

YOUR DIARY

Family Mass &

Mass of

Anointing -

Wed 2 May 18

Community

Information

Evening -

Thurs 17 May

Break up for

Half Term -

Fri 25 May 18

Messages from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Marathon Success - Many congratulations and a fantastic well done to Mr Courtney who c

ompleted the very warm London Marathon in a time of 5 hours, 44 minutes and 53 seconds last

Sunday. If you would like to help Mr Courtney raise money to for the Epilepsy Society, please

donate via the following link - https://www.justgiving.com/Chris-Courtney3?

utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=Chris-

Courtney3&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=7Wvqv5KMB.

Cardinal Newman Big Sleep Out - A reminder that members of our school community are

sleeping out on the school playground tonight to raise money for homeless charities in Coventry and Birmingham. The

weather forecast is not looking good and we are going to miss our warm beds but hopefully the money we raise will

make a positive difference to the lives of homeless people in our local communities. If you would like to sponsor a

student or member of staff you can send donations in a sealed envelope via reception.

Well done to Year 7 - We were delighted to welcome parents and students from Year 7 last night for Parents’

Evening. There were lots of happy parents, staff and students at the end of the evening and well done to the vast

majority of Year 7 who have made an excellent start at Cardinal Newman. It was also a pleasure to be invited to Year 7

assembly on Wednesday and present nearly 70 students with their ASPIRE Headteacher Award. Well done Year 7!

Parental Survey - A reminder to parents that we would appreciate it if you could complete the online survey as your

feedback is very important to us and will help us with future planning. Parents can access the survey by the following link

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CNCSPV18 or paper copies are available from student reception. The deadline for

completion is Monday 30 April 2018.

I hope you all have a great week, Mrs Marina Kelly, Headteacher

Don’t forget to check the school’s website for all the latest news: www.cncs.school

You can also find us on Twitter at @newmancoventry and Facebook Cardinal Newman Catholic School Cov.

Weekly Prayer

Lord God, you are the source of all friendship. Help us to be good friends to each other; help us to offer

friendship when we can to those who are lonely and in need. Amen

Alton Castle - Year 7 Fearless Retreat

On Friday 20th April 10 Year 7 students took part in the Alton Castle Fearless Retreat, joining nearly 100 other young people from all

around our Diocese.

We had a weekend packed with biking, abseiling from the castle roof, trekking, assault courses, reconciliation, Mass, Guinness World Record

attempts and lots more with the Alton Castle team. A brilliant weekend was had by all. A huge thank you to all at the Kenelm Youth Trust

for organising the retreat.

Laura Byrne, Lay Chaplain

Anti Bullying Conference

On Wednesday 18th May, 14 Year 9 students and Mrs Marano travelled to Ernesford Grange Academy to

represent the school as Anti Bullying Ambassadors.

Our day started off with multiple sessions based on Cyber Bulling and understanding how our perception

of people could affect your own perception of yourself. We also learned how to understand problems with

someone who is being bullied and how we could help. The purpose of our trip was to work towards our

Princess Diana award which is an award for people who take their own time and dedicate it to helping

others whether that would be through fundraising events or workshops that help people who are

underestimated in life. Overall a great day was had. The Anti Bullying Ambassadors are here to help with

any problems. A box is available in student reception where students can anonymously post a problem

that they have. Bullying can also be reported via email reportbullying@cncs.school.

Sean Jones, 9CHA

Physical Education

Extra Curricular Activities

Summer 2018

MONDAY

STAFF MEETINGS

TUESDAY

TENNIS – GIRLS AND BOYS (ALL YEARS)

WEDNESDAY

ATHLETICS-BOYS AND GIRLS (ALL YEARS)

THURSDAY

CRICKET-BOYS ONLY (ALL YEARS) ROUNDERS-GIRLS ONLY (ALL YEARS)

FRIDAY

Preparation for controlled assessments. GCSE PE & Btec Sport L2 & L3

Coventry Foodbank

Donations are urgently required to support the

Coventry Foodbank. The Foodbank is a long term

project the school is involved with.

Food bank numbers have increased by 13% in the last year with 1.3

million people now attending them.

Items urgently required are: coffee, sugar (500g or 1kg), rice, rice

pudding, long life milk (UHT), tinned fruit, long life juice, squash and

toiletries.

If you are able to support, please send your items into school

reception. Thank you.

Mr R Davies

Year 8 Alton Castle - 11th -13th May

This retreat is fast approaching. Please ensure that medical consent forms are returned to Laura Byrne as soon as possible and final payments

are paid to student reception by the end of next week. We will be departing on Friday 11th May and returning to Cardinal Newman on

Sunday 13th May at approximately 4.00pm. Copies of the medical consent form and kit list are available on the school website.

Should you have any questions please contact Laura Byrne laura.byrne@cncs.school.

Laura Byrne, Lay Chaplain

Primary School

Communion Retreat

On Thursday 19th April we visited

Holy Family and St Augustine's to lead a

mini retreat to prepare Year 3 for

their upcoming sacrament. Year 10

students helped to lead activities,

artwork, games and prayer with the

children.

Laura Byrne, Lay Chaplain

Stars of the Fortnight

Members of staff have been nominating students who they feel have been 'stars of the fortnight'. Students have been

awarded for a variety of things including excellent effort, excellent pieces of work, improved attendance and acts of

kindness to name but a few. Well done to you all. Nominations from the last two weeks are:

Headteacher’s Nomination

Huey Malone 11CMN For winning the ABA National Championship 2018.

Leadership Team Nominations

Mrs French Samuel Imevbore 7TRD For his work in ICT.

Mr Hodgson Dylan Pahile 7SSH Outstanding performance in PE – fastest time in Year 7 for the

1500m.

Mr C Courtney Saffron Spry 12SON

Ryley Bucknall 12ADS

Clare Shanley 12ADS

Caolan Houston 12ADS

Miss Goodwin Joy Koffa 9LSH Excellent engagement in class debate.

Mrs Boyle Joseph Bracken 7SSH For his service to others.

Mr Versey Marcus Hill 11JGD Determined effort in Mathematics.

Mrs Perkins Alexander Howat 9MBE Fantastic grasp of the calculations in Chemistry.

Miss Caherty Anais Beetlestone 10BON For always having a superb attitude towards PE lessons.

Mr Alcott Aaman Ali 9NML Fantastic grasp of the calculations in Chemistry.

Mr Gray/Head of Year 11 Bradley Stretton 8AME Captain of the Year 8 football team who won the Coventry

Cup.

Mr Minshull/Head of PE Daniel Lafferty 11JGD Captain of the Year 11 football team who won the Coventry

Cup.

Faculty Nominations

Art Hatreena Sritharan 8ACY Excellent classwork and homework.

Business Studies Rees Davies 10JCN Outstanding effort in Business Studies.

Computer Science Zorodzai Mukondo 11RNN Creating excellent revision materials for upcoming exams.

Drama Jake Shaw 9CHA Excellent commitment to the drama department.

D&T Lewis Roberts 9LSH Attitude and effort within Food and Nutrition.

English Martin Skudder 11NSD Excellent progress in English.

Geography Owen Painter 11SMN Dedication and hard work to prepare for Geography exams.

History Chileleko Mwansa 11JGD Excellent effort in History.

Maths Ann Dapaah 9MBE Outstanding effort in Mathematics.

Music Rebecca Stevenson 7TDS Outstanding performance in Music.

MFL Kamshana Indranadan 11OCO Outstanding performance in the speaking exam.

RE Amaan Ali 9NML Brilliant work at all times. Consistently hits target grade.

Science Owen Painter 11SMN Taking great ownership of his learning.

Student Support Louis O'Brien Smith 10HCT Consistent positive attitude and perseverance.

Vocational Education Katie Smith 9TEN Outstanding effort and dedication displayed to her Early Years

studies.

Head of Year Nominations

Year 7 Zuzanna Murdzek 7SPX Outstanding effort in homework.

Year 8 Aoife Mc Hugh 8AMI Excellent plans and ideas for fundraising in Year 8.

Year 9 Aimee Morley 9HRS Excellent contribution to the life of Year 9.

Year 10 Bayleigh Stothard 10DOI Consistent commitment to learning.

Chaplaincy Nominations

Nicole Ward 7ABI Conquering the abseiling at Alton Castle.

For organising the Lessons From

Auschwitz speaker and discussion group.