Principal’s Message

It is always a pleasure to be able to report good news sto-ries and, this week, there has been much to celebrate.

You will see from the newsletter that the girls’ athletic team has won the whole Island competition and, as is always the situation with our young people, have additionally been wonderful representatives of the College. In addition, the U15 girls’ football team won against Cowes Enterprise Col-lege this week which enabled them to remain unbeaten this season and our Badminton players also enjoyed success at Cowes. Sport has gone from strength to strength at the Col-lege and, despite the challenges that the lack of a hard play area this year during the building of Phase1 have brought, ours students and staff have overcome them and continued to excel. Of course, by the end of October, we will have our new Sports Hall in place so there is much to look forward to with regard to sport in the College.

Another good news story this week has been the wonderful experience of our students who visited the Houses of Par-liament. Not only did they learn about the seat of parliament and its workings, but they also managed to watch a live debate on Brexit. Quite an educational experience! Indeed, judging by the high quality of our Sixth Form Public Speak-ing Competition, I would not be surprised to see some of our enterprising Sixth Formers in Parliament one day!

Thank you for the support you have given us as we reaffirm the very clear and high expectations that we have for our students at Christ the King College. As mentioned last week, please be aware that we have brought greater clarity to the use of mobile phones, electronic devices and the listening to music in College. You will also be aware that we have been working hard to ensure our students wear the appropriate uniform in College. On Monday, all students will be receiving a reminder of our expectations and the information can be found on our website in the students’ area. As always in such situations, the remind-ers are probably only necessary for a minority of our stu-dents. However, to ensure consistency for all students and staff, everyone will hear the same message.

Finally, it is hard to believe that it is that time of the year when Year 9 parents and their children begin the im-portant process of choosing their option subjects for GCSE study. The Options Booklet has been uploaded to our website today so that you have the opportunity to read and discuss the choices with your children in advance. I very much look forward to seeing you on Monday.

As always, have a lovely weekend.

Issue 19 3rd February 2017

Prayer: Lord, you promised that when we seek you with all our hearts, we will find you. We seek only after you. Still our troubled heart. Calm our minds. We seek only after you.

Lord, we are never going to be able to figure this out on our own, and right now we are leaning heavily on you. We seek only after you.

Lord, we give you all the anxieties and fears we feel inside; we release them all to you. We seek only after you. We open up our lives so that they become like an open book before you. May you write in it your words of inspiration and direction.

Lord, still our troubled hearts. Calm our minds. We seek only after you. We await your voice. * Prayer taken from www.lords-prayer-words.com

Year 9 Options Information Evening - We are delighted to be able to invite all Year 9 stu-dents and their parents to the Year 9 Option evening, taking place on Monday, 6th Febru-ary. The evening begins at 6:00pm with a presentation in the Upper College Sports Hall followed by the opportunity to visit all subject areas across the College to enable students to begin the process of choosing their GCSE op-tion subjects. We look forward to welcoming all of Year 9 on Monday evening.

Safer Internet Day - Tuesday, 7th February

Christ the King College will be participating in Safer Internet Day 2017 #SID2017.

There will be a competition to support the day, and prizes will be available. There will also be a number of activities taking place in different subjects during the course of the day. Parents will also receive a leaflet explaining risks of the internet.

Students have been asked to create a poster to empower the message “Be the change: Unite for a better internet” and explain the risks of the Internet or to take a photograph that portrays the message “Be the change: Unite for a better internet”

Please see page 2 for important infor-mation regarding an app which the NSPCC have advised to be concerned about.

Friends of Christ the King

A small group of parents met with staff this

week to discuss the future fundraising efforts of

the College. A full report of this meeting and

the outcomes and objectives will be shared next

week. The parents were very supportive and

encouraging of the work the College does for

their children. We appreciate that much infor-

mation is shared each week in the Parent Bulle-

tin, and the fundraising required needs to be

made clearer. Watch this space …….

Governors’ Building Fund

More on this will be explained next week, as the

feedback from our parents’ suggests that the

reason behind this request has not been made

clear previously.

All parents are asked to contribute £2 per child

per week to the Governors’ Building Fund.

This can be paid via School Gateway, or you

may prefer to set up a standing order.

Lloyds TSB, Newport, Isle of Wight

Sort Code: 30:95:99

Account Number: 32687660

Valentines Masked Ball

Friday, 16th February

This event is being arranged for Year 9 stu-

dents. Please see details below. The price

has been reduced to £3.50

Please be very cautious of the

“Yellow” app which is available to

download on smartphones and

tablets. The sole purpose is to

meet strangers online. There are

no checks on user’s age. A user

can connect with a stranger

simply by swiping right on their

profile picture. When both users

mutually “like” each other this enables them to instantly chat with this stranger. Android has rated the App

18+ and Apple have rated it 12+. “It has been Rated 12+ for the following: Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content

and Nudity”.

The NSPCC have said “Yellow’s settings that enable adults to view children, through a service blatantly

aimed at flirting and relationships, also creates an opportunity for sexual predators to target young people.

This needs to be urgently addressed”.

Further information can be found here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/21/rspcc-warning-over-

tinder-like-app-for-teenagers/

Theme: Guidance

Psalm Chapter 32 Verses 6 to 8

Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you

may be found;

surely the rising of the mighty waters will not

reach them.

You are my hiding place; you will protect me

from trouble and surround me with songs of de-

liverance.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you

should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye

on you.

Diary Dates

February

Monday, 6th Year 9 Options Evening

Monday, 20th - Half Term Holiday

Friday, 24th

March

Wednesday, 1st Year 9 Parents’ Evening

Parent Governor Vacancies

Dear Parent

Please be aware that students will be returning home either today, Friday 3rd, or Monday 6th February, with a letter calling for nominations to fill two Parent Governor vacancies that we cur-rently hold. The initial procedure will be explained in the letter.

Donna Robertson Clerk to the Governing Body

PE Uniform

The PE department is reminding all students who are on outdoor lessons over the next few days to bring a plastic bag and a towel. The forecast is for strong winds and rain and those lessons that are

timetabled outside will continue to be outside. We would also request that par-ents look to ensure that their children are wearing appropriate Christ the King College PE kit for lessons outside in the winter. Thank you for you on-going support.

Also, please could you ensure that kit and bags are named in case items get misplaced.

The Photography Department Needs Your Help

We are hoping that a parent or friend of the College can help us. Students need to have access to a

Film Projector 9.5 m. If you have a projector and can let the Photography Department borrow it for a while, please get in touch. Many thanks.

Breakfast Club

We are pleased to announce that

the catering team are able to pro-

vide breakfast to students at Low-

er College, from Monday, 6th

February.

A poster and menu giving further

details are included in this parent

bulletin. Please do not hesitate to

contact us if the costings are pro-

hibitive

Reporting to Parents

In line with our aim to provide parents with fast and efficient communication, we wish to advise you that

all future College grade reports will be emailed to you. If you particularly wish to receive a paper report in

the post, please advise Miss Long, the Administration Manager by emailing: admin@christ-the-

king.iow.sch.uk

The next grade report will be emailed to parents on Monday 6th February.

Please note that we will continue to provide hard copies of annual full reports for all students.

Christ the King College Weekly News 3rd February 2017

Christ the King College Sixth Form Public Speaking Competition

Following the full report in last week’s newsletter, we are delighted to share below some of the photo-graphs of the participants.

Rachel Hartnell and George Collins were selected to represent the College at a regional competition in Bournemouth in March.

Rachel, George & Ruth.

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Isle of Wight Badminton Championships

Our Christ the King College Badminton players ventured to Cowes Enterprise College for the Isle of Wight Badminton Championships this week. We had two teams of boys and girls at KS3 and KS4.

The Key Stage 4 side began against Cowes in a thrilling match. Pair 1 of Nicholas Earley and Charlie Dyer lost 21-11 in their game. However, Thomas Timmons and Aaron Abraham almost caused a shock victory winning 21-13, meaning the boys lost by only 2 solitary points!

The Key Stage 3 side, made up of Sergi Carulla, Ben Timmons and Ryan Hughes, was incomplete, so they played some friendlies and lost to Cowes, but beat Medina.

The success, however, came in the girls’ category with the KS4 Girls being the only side entered quali-fied automatically to the next round.

The KS3 Girls made up of Isabelle Honnor, Lacey Gulliver, Lara Crouch and Sophie Bruce played against Cowes and the Island Free School progressing through to the next round in Hampshire in con-vincing fashion.

Well done to all students who took part in the IOW Badminton Championships

Mr Dye

Team: Aaron Abraham (10 SGJ), Ben Timmons (9 LCL/SOK), Charlie Dickson (10 JGR), Charlie Dyer (10 CWR), Isabelle Honnor (8YRO), Lacey Gulliver (8PGA), Lara Crouch (9SBA), Nicholas Earley (10SGJ), Peggy Stagg (10 ELI), Rosie Hancock (10 JTJ/HDO), Rosie Henry (10 JGR), Sergi Carulla (9 LCL/SOK), Sophie Bruce (9ASB), Thomas Timmons (SGJ)

U15s Girls Football v Cowes Enterprise College

On Wednesday, 25th January, Christ the King College U15 girls played a football match against Cowes Enterprise College, winning narrowly 2-1 with goals from Letitia Mackay (10EMW) and Alice Aldridge Snell (9ASU). The game was played in good spirits and bad weather, against a well organised and steady Cowes team. All the girls played well and kept the ball moving with good pace down the wings from Sophie Bruce (9ASU) and Alice Aldridge Snell. Mention must go to Abi Mouland (9JJU) in goal who made a string of fine saves. An important win that keeps us unbeaten this season. A tough game against Sandown is next. Mr Gifford.

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Parliament Trip - Tuesday, 31st January

From a 4.00 am start, the day could only get better...and it did! We could not have visited Parliament on a better day to get the level of in-sight into its workings. After looking around its most iconic areas, like Westminster Hall where we stood on the spot that inspirational people like Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela stood. We then arrived at the House of Commons where we were lucky enough to listen to part of the Brexit debate. We heard David Davis speak on the Conservative Par-ty’s viewpoint of Brexit and we also heard the view from various mem-bers of the opposition. This was an exciting to experience as we got to hear various opinions first hand and it is such a relevant issue to all of us. So, not only was our parliamentary experience historically interest-ing, it also captured our interest in current affairs.

After parliament, we visited the Amnesty International Headquarters, a pressure group concerned with human rights violations around the world. We spoke to one of their lobbyists, Dan James, the son of one of the Amnesty International founders, Elwyn Jones. He spoke to us about his job of writing letters to perpetrators of human rights violations such

as torture or internment. This was a fascinating experience, speaking to someone who is so passionate about human rights, has saved many innocent lives and who has had such an interesting and inspiring life. It was encouraging to listen to someone who speaks up for those who cannot speak for them-selves. We looked at several cases of where Amnesty has had a great influence in cases of human rights abuses, where people have been saved from capital punishment or released from unlawful im-prisonment.

Both visits gave us an important look into how Parliament and Amnesty International are run. Many as-pects of the day were relevant towards our upcoming AS examination on units of Parliament and Pres-sure Groups. I would highly recommend this experience to others.

Esther Poucher, Year 12, AS Politics student.

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Isle of Wight Sports Hall Athletics Championships

Congratulations to the Year 8 Athletics team on winning the Island Sports Hall Athletics Championships on Wednesday, 1st February 2017, at Medina College.

The event comprised of 11 events; 6 track and five field. Athletes competed in up to five events over the competition. After the field events, Christ the King College were in second place by some 30 points. 3rd and 4th placed teams were close behind.

The track events saw a turn in fortunes with some outstanding team and individual performances. The girls competed first and won their opening race. Mabel Lewis, Caitlin Townshend, Eden Canning and Beth Sedgeley took a commanding lead and set the tone for the rest of afternoon races. Lacey Gul-liver, winning all three of her races, Mabel Lewis 1st and 2nd, Maddie Judd 2nd and Caitlin Townshend 1st.

The boys, in an incredibly close first race, were narrowly beaten on the line to 3 rd place. They reacted brilliantly though with Lucca Toms winning all three of his races and Adam Voller getting a 1st and 2nd. Special mention should go to Brandon Verstraeten who competed in 5 events and got a 3 rd, 2nd and finally in the relay, 1st place. An excellent result all round.

The students were an absolute credit to the College and themselves. Well done to them all!

The Team:

Mr Whitmarsh

Year 8 Boys

Lucca Toms ~ 8SHG

Ned Casserly ~ 8NEV

Connor Neech ~ 8HCA

Brandon Verstraeten ~ 8PGA

Oliver Edwards ~ 8YRO

Adam Voller ~ 8PGA

Year 8 Girls

Lacey Gulliver ~ 8PGA

Maddie Judd ~ 8LSI

Mabel Lewis ~ 8YRO

Caitlin Townshend ~ 8DTH

Eden Canning ~ 8YRO

Beth Sedgeley ~ 8FGL/NGR

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Photo Competition ~ The theme was New Year

The winner was Lucy Webster 9JDO who receives a £25 gift token

Runners-up win a £5 gift token. They are :

Euan White 8PGA,

Ella Hurrell 8PGA,

Summer Martins 8PGA,

Bailey McCarty 9KFA

Anya Poerscout-Edgerton 7MWA.

All of the photos can be seen on the College Website Photo Gallery

A selection of the entries is shown below.

Christ the King College Weekly News Page 6

House Challenge ~ Harry Potter Quiz

Winners

First Place (70 House Credits) “Newt Scamander is my son”

Ester Dooley, Liesl Thomas and Nakita Wareham (10CWR)

Second Place (50 House Credits)

“Huffle Griffinclaw”

Zoe Bushby (10BLI), Maja Frankowska (10JGR) and Nathan Stubbings (10BLI).

Third Place (30 House Credits)

“Hufflecaw”

Kaycie-Leigh Butler (7JAW), Emily Kirby (7HWA), Megan Knight (7HWA) and Abigail Metcalfe (7HWA)

Tie Break Question Answers

1. Hogwarts has 142 staircases. 2. Mrs Figg’s cats are called Tibbles, Snowy, Mr Paws and Tufty.

(Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)

Thank you to all of our competitors in the Harry Potter Quiz - House Challenge.

Well done to everyone who took part. Thank you to Mrs Davie, Mr Linfield, Molly McGhie and Rhian-non Gerrard who helped out today.

Ms Ryan

Are you the parent or carer of a child or

young person age 0-25 with special

educational need and/or a disability

(SEND)?

Parents Voice IW, the Island’s Parent Carer Forum

would like to invite you to come along to meet

members of the team of Local Authority

professionals working in SEND on the IW.

Come along and join in our Question and Answer session,

plus the chance to have conversations with:

Kate Symes - SEN Service Manager

Mark Rodwell - Disabled Children’s Team Manager

Kim Fry - Disabled Children’s Intervention Team

Manager

Heidi Carden - Team Lead for SEN Assessment and

Review Team

Petra Robinson - Team Lead for Specialist Teachers

Anita Pitman - Team Lead for Early Years SEN

Fran Bamford - Schools Speech and Language

Support Team

Also find out about support available from SENDIASS, IS,

Parents Voice IW and the Rainbow Club.

Best of all, meet other parents and carers who know and

understand the challenges you can face every day!

If you would like to find out more please contact Jo on

01983 823898 ext 2838 or email

Joanne@peoplematteriw.org

Monday 27th February

2017 9.30am until 12.30pm

at

Riverside Centre The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight.

PO30 2EF

Parents Voice IW

C/O People Matter IW,

Independent Living

Centre,

1 - 2 Bernard Way,

Newport, IW.

PO30 5YL

Parents working together

to improve services for

children and young people

with

Special Educational Needs

and Disabilities

on the Isle of Wight

Website: www.parentsvoice-iw.co.uk

Introducing

Lower College

Canteen

Monday – Friday

8.15 – 8.45am

STARTS

MONDAY 6TH

FEBRUARY

Lower College

Canteen

Monday – Friday

8.10 – 8.30am

8.15-8.45am Daily

Christ the King Lower College

To Eat:

Slice of Toast with Butter ------------------------------- 19p

Crumpet/ Half Teacake – Buttered ------------------------------- 38p

Croissant/ Pretzel ------------------------------- £1.00

Assorted Kellogg’s cereal selection with Milk------------------------------- 80p

Fresh Fruit Portion ------------------------------- 51p

Muller Thick and Creamy ------------------------------- 50p

Muller Light ------------------------------- 70p

Muller Corner ------------------------------- 75p

Cereal Bars (Individually Priced) ------------------------------- ***

Condiment/ Jam ----------------- 10p Butter Portion ----------- 2p

To Drink:

Fresh Juice Carton – Apple or Orange ------------------------------- 64p

Semi- Skimmed Milk Carton ------------------------------- 50p

Bottled Water (500ml) ------------------------------- 82p

Tea ----------------- 50p Coffee/Hot Chocolate --- 70p

This menu is compliant with the school food standards. We encourage pupils to enjoy

a healthy balanced diet. Chartwells can cater for

many special dietary requirements.

Please speak to the Catering Manager if you have

any questions.