Weekly Message 289 – 16 January 2026
16th January 2026
As we come to the end of another successful week, we would like to commend our pupils for the strong commitment to learning they are routinely demonstrating in lessons. Their focus, effort, and positive attitudes, alongside their responsiveness to the expert in the room, their teacher, continue to create purposeful and productive classrooms.
We are also proud of the kindness our pupils show each other. We encourage everyone to remain courteous, respectful, and thoughtful of others always, both in and beyond school, as these values underpin our community.
A reminder for families with cyclists: for pupils’ safety, cycle helmets are expected to be worn when travelling to and from school. Thank you for your continued support in keeping our children safe.
Wishing you a restful and enjoyable weekend.
Homework Club
Homework plays an important role in reinforcing learning, building independence, and developing effective study habits. We appreciate your continued support in ensuring pupils complete their homework to the best of their ability.
For pupils who would benefit from additional guidance or a quiet space to work, our Homework Club provides a supportive and welcoming environment and is warmly encouraged. Refreshments are provided!
School Production – Billy Elliot
Art Club – Puppet Making Project
This term, Art Club is embarking on a specialist puppet making project which will last around six weeks. So far, we have chosen features such as head, body, and hand shapes, as well as choosing the fabric colour and texture for our puppets. There is a wonderful array of colour, design, and texture for all the puppets. This week we have begun cutting out our puppet pattern pieces ready to cut out the fabric and foam in the next few weeks.
Year 10 Work Experience
We are currently looking for employers to take Year 10 pupils for work experience 9-13 March. Work experience is hugely beneficial to pupils, giving them an insight into the world of work and helping to build their skills and confidence. If you have Employer Liability Insurance then this covers pupils on a work placement. If you think you can help, please contact Miss Vadis careers@camshill.com.
Menu w/c 19 January 2026
Whole School Letters Published This Half Term
Below is a list of letters emailed to all parents/carers this half term together with the date and time they were sent. If you are unable to find any of the communications, please email office@camshill.com and we can send you a further copy.
No whole school letters have been published yet this half term.
Statistics
Positive Behaviour Points Averages per Pupil for This Week
Year 7 – 5.15 points
Year 8 – 5.67 points
Year 9 – 4.24 points
Year 10 – 2.99 points
Year 11 – 2.09 points
Attendance
This week – 92.6%
Same week last year – 92.2%
Sparx and Educake
These are two online resources that we expect pupils to be accessing routinely with homework set by teachers and independently to support their progress in Maths, Science, and other subjects. We ask parents/carers to check in with their child to see whether they are accessing these resources routinely and to encourage the best use of them.
Sparx – Maths
Over 50% in Maths Homework
Year 7 78%
Year 8 63%
Year 9 70%
Year 10 72%
Over 75% in Maths Homework
Year 7 78%
Year 8 62%
Year 9 63%
Year 10 62%
100% in Maths Homework
Year 7 74% *
Year 8 50%
Year 9 48%
Year 10 40%
*For example, this figure means 74% of Year 7 got 100% in their homework tasks.
Figures in green indicate maintaining or an increase from last time.
Year 11 are working independently with revision homework.
Maths Homework Support is open to all Years on Wednesdays in ICT2 until 4pm.
Next In-Class Assessment
Year 10 – w/c 26 January 2026 – non-calculator test
Year 9 – w/c 2 February 2026 – tbc
Year 8 – w/c 2 February 2026 – tbc
Year 7 – w/c 9 February 2026 – tbc
Calculators and other equipment for sale
Casio fx-83GT scientific calculators can be bought via Arbor and collected from the Finance Office. Prices of these and other items for sale are shown below:
Casio fx-83GT scientific calculator- £9.00
Pre-packed pencil case – £2.50
Pair of compasses – 29p
Protractor – 9p
100 blank flashcards – £1.00
A range of GCSE Maths revision materials for KS4 use – See Arbor for details
Educake – Science
Average number of questions answered per pupil this week
Year 7 33 questions
Year 8 24 questions
Year 9 22 questions
Year 10 40 questions
Year 11 49 questions
Highest number of questions answered by one pupil this week
Year 7 180 questions
Year 8 311 questions
Year 9 150 questions
Year 10 292 questions
Year 11 225 questions