{"id":10013,"date":"2023-09-15T17:13:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.camshill.com\/?p=10013"},"modified":"2023-09-15T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:13:55","slug":"weekly-message-197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camshill.com\/latest-news\/weekly-message-197\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Message 197 – 15 September 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

House Points Averages per Pupil for This Week <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Year 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6.24 points<\/p>\n

Year 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.29 points<\/p>\n

Year 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.54 points<\/p>\n

Year 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.89 points<\/p>\n

Year 11 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.95 points<\/p>\n

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Pupils have now met all their new teachers, completing the second week of their two-week timetable. Many pupils have already participated in the co-curricular activities we have on offer; a number of sporting fixtures have taken place including a notable 5-a-side football tournament for both Year 7 boys and girls with 55 pupils representing Cams Hill School.<\/p>\n

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Don’t forget that as well as keeping up to date via the Weekly Message, you can also find out about what is going on in school each week and join us in celebrating the work and achievements of our fantastic pupils \u2013 by following us on:<\/p>\n

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Facebook- https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/camshillschool\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram- https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cams_hill\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter\/X- twitter.com\/cams_hill<\/a><\/p>\n

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Open Evening – Thursday 28 September 2023<\/h2>\n

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Our doors will open to prospective parents\/carers on Thursday 28 September 2023 from 1700 – 2000. The evening offers the opportunity to meet our pupils and staff, explore the school, and discover the opportunities available. It is always an incredibly special evening for our Cams Hill community, and we look forward to welcoming all our visitors.<\/p>\n

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Maximising Learning Time<\/h2>\n

We would like to thank parents and carers for their ongoing support in ensuring that pupils continue to maintain the high standards set around attendance, behaviour, uniform, and punctuality. It is this \u2018Behaviour Curriculum\u2019 that sets the tone in the classroom and maximises the learning time available for all pupils.<\/p>\n

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Effective partnerships between school and home make Cams Hill a school to be proud of where each of our pupils thrives, achieves and makes great progress.<\/p>\n

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Synergy<\/h2>\n

All parents\/carers are in receipt of their Synergy <\/strong>login.\u00a0 If there are any issues or queries with accessing Synergy, please contact synergy@camshill.com<\/a> and we will endeavour to help as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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Next Steps Evening (Post-16 Open Evening) – Thursday 21 September 2023<\/h2>\n

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On Thursday 21 September from 1630 to 1900, Year 11 and their parents\/carers are invited into school to meet with representatives from local sixth form colleges and apprenticeship providers. They will have prospectuses and information for pupils available to take away and will be able to answer any questions about courses, applying for college and college life. Full details have been sent to parents\/carers in a letter dated 8 September 2023.<\/p>\n

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Outdoor Wellbeing Area – Donations for Bug Hotel\/Bulbs\/Den Spaces<\/h2>\n

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This year, we are creating an outdoor wellbeing area. This space will be used predominantly by pupils who access our Nexus Centre. They will be supported to create an inspiring and calming space as their outdoor learning area.<\/p>\n

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Research shows outdoor learning\u00a0 greatly impacts on young children. This can be seen through children having greater\u00a0confidence, improved social, language and communication skills, higher levels of motivation and concentration, improved physical skills and knowledge and understanding.<\/p>\n

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This term the pupils are focusing on creating a bug hotel, planting bulbs, and creating den spaces. If you have any materials such as hay, fir cones, dry bamboo sticks, plant bulbs or long thin branches that would build a tall den, we would greatly appreciate your donations. These can be brought to the school\u2019s reception if large and bulky, or via your child and taken to the Nexus Centre. Many thanks in anticipation and we look forward to sharing our progress with you.<\/p>\n

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Witterings Trip – Year<\/h2>\n

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On Wednesday and Thursday our Year 9 pupils visited the West Witterings to practice key fieldwork skills such as evaluating land use and completing a land use map. Pupils were complimented by many local members of the community as they navigated the small area respectfully.<\/p>\n

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We then focused on physical geography at East Head spit which is internationally important due to its vast salt marsh. Pupils learned how to undertake a bi-polar analysis and showed resilience walking the whole perimeter of the spit in warm conditions. Geography staff also educated pupils about key features of coastal processes and management which help conserve the spit owned by the National Trust. Pupils were a pleasure to take out and work with on fieldwork.<\/p>\n

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Menu w\/c 18 September 2023<\/h2>\n

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Below is a link to our menu for next week.<\/p>\n

Week 3 Menu 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

Next week\u2019s features:<\/p>\n

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