The Sandon School Newsletter

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1 The Sandon School Newsletter 14 December 2017 Dear Parents and Carers As we come to the end of a very long and busy term, once again we can look back and appreciate the enthusiasm of our students to join in the wide variety of extra-curricular activities that take place in and around school. You will have seen in the newsletters this term reports on a range of sporting activities, performing arts events and fundraising events for charity, as well as reports on a number of educational visits that have taken place. The Hollywood Dance Show last week and RIP Mr Shakespeare the week before provided opportunities to showcase some of the incredibly talented performers within the school. Tonight we have our ever-popular Christmas Concert and next week we will be welcoming back many of last year s year 13 students to the A2 Certificate Evening. Our Year 11 students have been sitting their Mock Examinations this month and we are looking forward to seeing their hard work produce results which reflect the aspirations we have for their year group. As we move into the New Year, with the worst of the weather potentially still to come, I would ask parents and carers to ensure that up-to-date contact details, particularly mobile phone numbers, are logged with the school. Groupcall messages will be used to keep you informed should bad weather affect the normal school day, and the website will be kept updated. Finally I wish you all a very happy Christmas and I look forward to your continued support in the New Year. J C Wincott EARLY CLOSURE WEDNESDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2017 School will finish at 1.00 pm next Wednesday for the Christmas break. Students will be dismissed from their form rooms and buses will be waiting for them as usual on an early finish day. School restarts on Wednesday, 3 January 2018.

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3 VISIT BY EZEKIEL EWULO On Monday, 4 December, the Gifted and Talented PE programme students were very lucky to meet and train with an international Nigerian/Great British athlete. When the long jumper, Ezekiel Ewulo (his nickname is Zeeks) finally arrived, everyone jumped out of their seats with excitement. After he had set up his presentation, we sat back and listened to the information about his thrilling career. He showed us some of his many medals and great achievements such as the Great British Team t-shirt and his incredible jump of 8.90 metres in slow -motion; it was like he was walking in the air! We can t believe that someone can jump so far. Once we had asked him questions, we left the hall to get something to eat so we would be pumped with energy for the training after break. As we arrived at the sports hall for the training with Zeeks, it was set up already and we were all curious about what we were going to do. We were taught many warm up exercises and lots of new training skills that many athletes use to warm up before competing. He showed us how to improve skills such as running techniques and jumping, also how to improve our strength. By collecting sponsors from family and friends we raised around with a proportion going to the school for future Gifted and Talented events and a proportion going towards unsponsored British athletes to help improve British sport. If we collected certain amounts of money we could receive a gift from Zeeks such as a postcard, a poster or a signed photo. Everyone received a sticker! It was great spending the morning with an athlete. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and we are looking forward to the next gifted and talented reward. Thank you Mrs Allen for making this happen and thank you Zeeks for coming and sharing your skills and achievements with us. Kerry Stockley and Mia Berry Year 8

4 RECENT NON UNIFORM DAY As a result of last week s non uniform day, a cheque for is being sent to SMA Support UK to be recorded as a donation in memory of Zac Cochrane s Angel Fund. Thank you to all those who contributed to this worthy cause. THANK YOU Thank you to Mr Kowalski and his team in the Catering Department for all the hard work they put in to ensure that the two Christmas Lunch days ran so smoothly this week They cooked and served hundreds of roast dinners for staff and students across the two days. The atmosphere in the hall was great and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves! PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTIONS Following the recent Parent Governor elections, I can confirm that 103 votes were cast and the result was as follows: Zak Rehal Louise Rooney 35 votes 68 votes Louise Rooney has therefore been duly elected for a four year term. Thank you to all those who voted. J Hampton Clerk to Governors

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6 CARPENTER WANTED! We have a number of honours boards within school and are looking to get a new one made for the PE department to match the one shown here. We know there are a lot of talented parents, friends and relatives out there and wondered if there might be someone who is a carpenter/cabinet maker who is willing to discuss the possibility of making us a new honours board. If you feel that you might have the skills to enable you to help out, please would you contact Mrs Hampton in the first instance by at jhm@sandon.essex.sch.uk Thank you.

7 Think XMAS SHOPPING? Think shopping, Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be collecting free donations for FOSS? There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury's it doesn't cost you a penny extra! It's as easy as 1, 2, Head to and join for free. 2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. 3. After you ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to your good cause for no extra cost whatsoever! There are no catches or hidden charges and FOSS will be really grateful for your donations. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Look out for us serving refreshments at our last event of the year: Christmas Concert Thursday 14th December Hot and cold drinks, mulled fruit punch, mince pies and shortbread The FOSS team wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Many thanks for your support with our fundraising in 2017.

8 BREAK TIME MENU Break Menu MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Panini Grill 1.95 Toasties Paninis Paninis Hot 'n' Kickin 1.65 Chicken Wings Chicken Popcorn Chicken Wings Wedge Bar 1.00 Spicy Wedges Hash Browns Spicy Wedges Bap Bar 1.70 Beef Burger Southern Fried Chicken Bap Chicken Burger Miscellaneous 0.90 Warm Pretzels Warm Belgian Waffles Warm Pretzels Pizza Wedge Meat 0.90 Plain 0.80 Pepperoni or Margerita Pizza Pepperoni on Toast 0.90 or Cheese on Toast 0.80 Pepperoni on Toast or Cheese on Toast Pepperoni Garlic Dough Balls 0.90 Cheese Swirls 0.65 or 2 For 1.10 Main Meat 1.95 LUNCH MENU Menu C MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Chilli Beef served with Nachos, Grated Cheese, Sour Cream & Tomato Salsa Chicken Nuggets served with Potato Wedges and Baked Beans Main Vegetarian 1.95 Vegetable Chilli served with Nachos, Grated Cheese, Sour Cream & Tomato Salsa Vegetable Nuggets served with Potato Wedges and Baked Beans Light bite 1.70 Cheese Burger BBQ Chicken Sub Roll SCHOOL CLOSES 1PM Pasta Meat Large 1.65 Small 1.35 Small Plain 1.00 Beef Bolognaise Sauce Italian Chicken Pasta Veg Large 1.65 Small 1.35 Small Plain 1.00 Tomato Bolognaise Sauce Italian Tomato Hot Dessert 0.80 Apple Crumble with Custard Jam Sponge & Vanilla Sauce Cold Dessert 0.80 Chocolate Mousse Profiteroles