The Sandon School Newsletter

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1 The Sandon School Newsletter 21 September 2017 TONIGHT How to help your year 7 child with Maths and English 6.00 pm 7.30 pm The Sandon School English and Maths departments are running an evening session for parents/carers tonight (Thursday) from pm to help you and your Year 7 child get the most from English and Maths during their time at the Sandon school. The English department will look at how to assist your child with research on the internet, revise some basic punctuation rules to help you identify errors in your child s homework and how to support your child s reading. The Mathematics department will look at some newer methods for tackling old maths problems, how to cope when asked Can you help me with my maths homework? and how to help your child revise for tests and exams. We hope to see you there! OPEN EVENING THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2017 Early Closure 1.40 pm To enable staff and students to prepare for the Open Evening, the school will be closing at 1.40 pm on Thursday, 5th October. Students will attend their normal morning lessons and lunch will be available as usual. The students will be dismissed following their afternoon registration at 1.40 pm. The school buses will run their usual routes at this time. Arrangements will be made for students who wish to remain at school until they are able to be collected at the usual time. A room at the front of the school will be made available for them to use to do homework or other study. Students wishing to use this room should inform their form tutor. Alternatively they may wish to help staff set up for the evening. Please remember that Friday, 6 October 2017 is a non pupil day.

2 GREAT GAME! Sandon 5-4 Brentwood County High School On Tuesday, 19 September the year 9 boys football team had their opening fixture. Following a very successful season last year where they only missed out on promotion by one point, they had something to prove. With a couple of new faces in the squad, and Mr Ashley adopting a new formation with players playing in slightly different positions to what they're used to, Sandon started really well. Each player dominated and Sandon were soon controlling the game with ease. It only took four minutes for Kai Webster to score and Sandon to take the lead following some fantastic passing moves. An own goal by the visiting team on 12 minutes and then Luke Reeve scoring half way through the first half made it 3-0. As Sandon pressed for a fourth goal, BCHS came back and scored two goals just before half time, their two strikers being too fast for our back four! The second half matched the first, with Alfie Hooper scoring after only two minutes. However, BCHS quickly replied with a goal a minute later. Luke Reeve scored his second of the game and Sandon looked comfortable. With five minutes to go BCHS scored again. With the score 5-4, Sandon defended well and deserved the 3 points. Well done to the whole team! Team: Will Boyden, Terry Catchpole, Tristan Koch (capt), Kyran Lally, Alex Porter, Ollie Hollingsworth, Will Broadrick, Alfie Hooper, Stephen Miller, Luke Reeve, Kai Webster, Isaac Hurrell, George Rogers, Teddy Taylor. Man of the Match: Luke Reeve Next Game: vs SJP Monday 25th Sept (away) Mr Ashley AUDITION WORKSHOP Friday, 22 September pm with Mrs Davis in A4 Come prepared to join in with acting scenes. All are expected to sing the first verse of Consider Yourself from Oliver. For more information on roles, see the Drama noticeboard.

3 TEACHING VACANCIES AT THE SANDON SCHOOL The Sandon School is an oversubscribed mixed comprehensive of 1270 students with an excellent reputation in the local area. We have superb facilities and view ourselves as an innovative teaching and learning community. The school is situated close to the main road on the east side of Chelmsford within easy reach of Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend and Brentwood and has good public transport links. We are currently recruiting for the following teaching vacancies: TEACHER OF TECHNOLOGY (Food/Textiles) We require from January or April 2018 a creative, inspirational and innovative teacher to join a strong, supportive department to teach Food to KS4 and Textiles to KS3. Applicants should have the desire to use ICT for Teaching and Learning purposes. NQTs are welcome to apply. PART-TIME TEACHER OF COMPUTING/IT We require from the end of October a creative, inspirational and innovative teacher to join a strong, supportive department to teach Computing/IT. NQTs are welcome to apply. We offer: Excellent access to ICT facilities A friendly and supportive staff Commitment to continuous professional development We are seeking: An excellent and innovative classroom practitioner Excellent administrative and organisational skills Confident and competent user of ICT systems We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointments will be subject to references and enhanced DBS checks. Please contact Mrs J Hampton for an application pack on or by jhm@sandon.essex.sch.uk or see the school website for further information and an application form. Closing date : Friday, 13 October 2017 LOST PROPERTY We already have a significant amount of lost property waiting to be claimed, including pairs of glasses. If any students recognise any of the items below, or are missing other items, please could they come to Student Admin to reclaim their property. To help reduce the chance of losing items, please ensure all items are clearly named so that we can reunite them with their owners.

4 SUPPORT STAFF VACANCIES AT THE SANDON SCHOOL The Sandon School is currently looking to fill the following support staff vacancies: SCIENCE TECHNICIAN LGS BAND 2 (to mid point) 5,579 actual 15 hours per week x 40 weeks (Term time plus one week during the school summer holidays) Required for November 2017, an enthusiastic and suitably skilled person to work in a small team of technicians to work alongside the Science Teaching staff. Duties will include providing advice on safe use of resources, preparation of classroom materials and assisting in the production of class worksheets. The suitable applicant will be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate and liaise with both students and staff. LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT LGS BAND 2 (to mid point) 11, actual 30 hours 20 minutes per week x 39 weeks Fixed term contract to August 2018 An enthusiastic and adaptable Learning Support Assistant is required from November 2017 to join a strong team developing support strategies for a variety of students, including students with physical difficulties, across the age range CATERING ASSISTANT LGS BAND 1 (to mid point) 7, actual 21.5 hours per week x 38 weeks An enthusiastic and adaptable Catering Assistant is required from November 2017 to join our strong catering team. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointments will be subject to references and enhanced DBS checks. Closing date: 13 October 2017 Further information is available from our website: or from Mrs J Hampton on or jhm@sandon.essex.sch.uk at the school. SHARE YOUR VIEWS OF THE SCHOOL Dear Parents/Carers As part of the process of school self-review, OFSTED asks all schools to encourage parents to register their views of the school on their Parent View website by completing an online questionnaire. I should therefore be grateful if you would visit the following site to complete the short questionnaire: There is also a link to the Parent View site under the Information tab of the school s website. Responses received via Parent View are used by OFSTED to help determine the judgement and grading during any future inspection at the school. J C Wincott

5 BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCHOOL Please can we ask students to check their timetables and ensure they bring in the correct books, PE kits etc each day. Our reception staff are having to deal with a large number of items being brought in as they have been left at home. We are no longer able to call home if your child has forgotten any items. To avoid having to carry around particularly heavy bags, we suggest that students may want to bring in just their books for that particular day. Whilst we do not have lockers in school, most classrooms have a form cupboard where coats and PE kits can be safely left. Student Administration

6 Year 7 Disco ONLY 3 28 th September, 7 8:30PM Tickets on sale from the Head Student Team at break and lunch in the LSSA. Please try to bring in the correct change ( 3) to pay for your ticket as there will be no change available. Please see the next page of the newsletter for more details. WHY DO WE NEED IT? Friends of Sandon School works with the school year-round to provide extra funding, for example, this year, FOSS funded the Year 11 Leaver s Breakfast and the Year 13 Leaver s Barbecue. Additionally, FOSS provides money for the School Council to allocate to areas of the school that they decide need it, and also much more! WHAT IS IT? EasyFundraising is a way for you to raise money for the Friends of Sandon School just by doing your online shopping be that an Amazon order or booking a holiday! Some companies partner with EasyFundraising and a percentage of your total order will be donated to FOSS. This does not change how much you pay for items, it is a donation from the company! HOW CAN YOU HELP? To allow EasyFundraising to make donations to the Friends of Sandon School, you will need to make an EasyFundraising account. Once that is done, when you want to do some online shopping, simply visit the EasyFundraising site and search for the retailer there are big names, such as Amazon, Debenhams (2.5% donation), Hilton Hotels (up to 3% donation), Expedia (up to 4% donation), and Sainsbury s! Once you find the retailer, click the link and it will redirect you to the retailer s site, having activated the EasyFundraising donation. From there, it is as simple as before just do your online shopping as usual and the donation will automatically go to FOSS. You can also install a toolbar onto Google Chrome that will alert you when you are shopping somewhere a donation is possible. HOW DO I DO THAT? Simply follow this link to go to EasyFundraising s site, and from there make an account: THANK YOU!

7 FOSS PRESENT THE SANDON SCHOOL YEAR 7 DISCO THURSDAY 28 th SEPTEMBER 7:00pm 8.30pm Tickets 3.00 Numbers are limited - first come, first served Drinks, sweets, crisps and glow sticks will be available to buy on the night Tickets on sale at break and lunchtime NOW Tickets will NOT be available on the door

8 BREAKTIME MENU Break Menu MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Panini Grill 1.95 Hot 'n' Kickin 1.65 Wedge Bar 1.00 Bap Bar 1.70 Miscellaneous 0.90 Pizza Wedge Meat 0.90 Plain 0.80 Pepperoni on Toast 0.90 or Cheese on Toast 0.80 Hot Wraps Paninis Toasties Hot Wraps Hot Wraps Chicken Wings Chicken Popcorn Chicken Wings Chicken Popcorn Chicken Wings Spicy Wedges Hash Browns Spicy Wedges Hash Browns Spicy Wedges Beef Burger Warm Pretzels Pepperoni on Toast or Cheese on Toast Southern Fried Chicken Bap Warm Belgian Waffles Pepperoni or Margherita Pizza Croissant with Butter, Jam or Marmite 0.90 Chicken Burger Beef Burger Warm Pretzels Warm Pretzels Cheese Swirls 0.65 or 2 For 1.10 Pepperoni on Toast or Cheese on Toast Croissant with Butter, Jam or Marmite 0.90 Southern Fried Chicken Bap Warm Belgian Waffles Cheese Swirls 0.65 or 2 For 1.10

9 LUNCH MENU Menu A MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Main Meat 1.95 Main Vegetarian 1.95 Light bite 1.85 Pasta Meat Large 1.65 Small 1.35 Small Plain 1.00 Pasta Veg Large 1.65 Small 1.35 Small Plain 1.00 Hot Dessert 0.80 Cold Dessert 0.80 Sweet & Sour Chicken served with Rice & Spring Rolls Sweet & Sour Vegetables served with Rice & Spring Rolls BBQ Sausage Sub Roll Beef Bolognaise Sauce Tomato Bolognaise Sauce Apple Crumble & Custard Ham Carbonara Pasta Bake served with Garlic Bread Vegetable Italian Pasta Bake served with Garlic Bread Cheese Burger Ham, Mushroom & Tomato Sauce Mushroom & Tomato Sauce Chocolate Pudding & Chocolate Sauce Roast Chicken served with Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes, Baton Carrots and Gravy Vegetable Loaf served with Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes, Carrots and Gravy Sweet & Sour Chicken Noodles Chilli Beef served with Nachos, Grated Cheese, Sour Cream & Tomato Salsa Vegetable Chilli served with Nachos, Grated Cheese, Sour Cream & Tomato Salsa Meatballs Sub Roll Battercrisp Cod Fillet or Gluten & Dairy Free Fishcake served with Oven Chips and Peas or Baked Beans Roasted Vegetable Calzone served with Oven Chips and Peas or Baked Beans Ham Spinach & Cheese Calzone Italian Chicken Sauce Spicy Sausage Meat Feast Sauce Italian Tomato Spicy Tomato Tomato Sauce Jam Pudding & Custard Cherry Cheesecake Butterscotch Mousse Eton Mess Treacle Sponge & Custard Fresh Raspberry Muffins Manchester Tart and Custard Chocolate Mousse