Cecil Jones Academy - KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES · 2020-01-16 · Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern...
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Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU
Tel: 01702 440000 www.ceciljonesacademy.net
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome to the first edition of our new newsletter - Keeping up with the Joneses.
The aim of this newsletter is to share with you a selection of the many things that have been going on at the school. At the start of the term, your child’s Achievement Team Leader and I met with all of the students through a series of assemblies and in particular, wel-comed our new students, predominantly in Year 7 and Year 12; they have already struck me as an impressive group of students and I look forward to them contributing to the success of Cecil Jones Academy over the years to come.
Over the summer holiday, the Loxford Trust has invested heavily in the school by purchasing computers for two ICT suites, remodeling the students’ toilets and renovating the whole of the PE area, including the changing facilities and toilets. The students have responded extremely positively regarding their new modern facilities.
Looking to the immediate future, we look forward to welcoming families of students in Year 7 to our ‘Meet the Tutor’ evening on Thurs-day 7th November and also the families of our Year 11 students to our 6th Form Information Evening on Thursday 28th November.
Finally, on behalf of the staff at Cecil Jones, I would like to thank the students for making a positive start and embracing the new expec-tations regarding uniform, behaviour and punctuality. We are seeing strides forward being made already. Following feedback from par-ents, students and staff, we will no longer be using the ‘Show my homework’ facility. All homework will now be recorded in the student planner. We ask for your support and encouragement in the completion of homework by signing the planner each week. Your child is expected to bring their planner and reading book to school every day and have them both on their desk each lesson. Thank you in ad-vance for your support with this. We hope you enjoy this inaugural edition of Keeping up with the Joneses.
Mr R Micek Executive Headteacher
The artistic talents of Cecil Jones 6th Form were on show on Friday 27th September, when they organised a superb whole school charity event in aid of Macmillan Cancer support. Students baked and provided cakes, made milkshakes and ran a tom-bola stall. The community of the school was united in their support of this worthy cause. Congratulations to all students involved in the organisation of this event and a big thank you to all students, staff and parents for their kind support. As a school, we raised over £330 for Macmillan Cancer support.
Sixth Form students support
Year 7 students with their
reading
6th Form Macmillan
Coffee Morning
At Cecil Jones we value all students equally. Our guiding principle is one of Inclusion. We want to identify and break down possible barriers to learning. The aim of Cecil Jones SEND policy is to develop a system of support, which enables students with special educational needs to make the greatest possible progress. The support systems are based on comprehensive whole school systems of monitoring, assessment and intervention. Along with the SENCo, Learning Support Assistants and teaching staff, our Sixth formers support the younger stu-dents with improving their reading skills.
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
October 2019
Congratulations to the following students on achieving their Bronze Achievement Award for receiving 100 or more positive achievement points since 1st April 2019. These points recognise outstanding effort and contribution these young people have made to the Cecil Jones Academy. All students will receive a certificate and badge to wear on their blazer.
Year 8 Year 9 Tasha Adams
Opeoluwa Adewole
Faizah Ahmed
Alexander Gutteridge Ailara
Melissa Amfo
Thomas Amour
Riley Amour
James Andrews
Isaac Arrowsmith
Aimee Bailey
Szymon Blasiak
Scarlett Bridge
Vlera Buja
Tyreece Burman
Paisley Campbell
Charlie Caten
Jennifer Chia
James Cooper
Jack Corry
Dixie Dixon-Moore
Amalany Feijo
Faye Flude
Sasha Gallagher
Tyler Ginger
Kathleen Griffiths
Owen Harris
Samara Hemmuth
Chloe Henman
Ali Kamaly
Mikail Kartal
Edonit Krasniqi
Carson Lane
Alfie Love
Charlie Love
Elizabeth Lovell
Elizabeth Lovell
Crystal Moyo
Iqbary Mtambo
Sophia Parker
Isabelle Plappert
Ren Porter
Erald Qerimi
Chloe Ransley
Chloe South
Julia Sroka
Frankie Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Ossie Toovey
Amy Turner
Netusa Uthayakumaran
Steven Willingham
Ruby Wood
Nicolle Zaleska
Ebony Amour
Megan Andrews
Melissa Aruvera
Samuel Ashton
Jasmine Axcell
Oliver Blogg Callum Brand
Ella Carr Ben Clarke
Lucie Clarkson
Ciara Clutterbuck
Alfie Corry
Mia Cundy
Amber Day
Chloe Dennis
Ellis Doyle
Scarlett Elliott
Lily-Sue Franklin
Connor Gaughan Georgia Gerenta
Star Gravely
Tyler Gullidge
John Hallett
Freddie Harwood
Lawrence Holmes
Leyla Hossein
Hugo Jones
Annuary Kassanda
Gabija Kazlauskaite
Fabia Khan
Pearl Kilcullen
Crystal Kilcullen
Lewis Knight
Robbie Locke
Carly Marquis
Harley McAllister
Faiza Miah
Tyler Moring
Kaitlin Mullis
Eliza Newton
Kieran Neziraj
Peter Parnham
Stan Pattrick
Katie Payne
Maddison Pendrey
Lukas Remenar
Vinnie Rowley
Molly Smith
Lacey Smith
Elyn Soong
Amy Turner
Frankie Vernalls
Harry Verney
Ocean Willoughby
Emanuela Zgura
Olivia Andrzejczak
Cooper Ash
Nataliya Bobin
Ryan Boreham
Ebony-Ella Celestin
Sophie Chew
Jacob Christie
Levi Clutterbuck
Jacob Cooper
Sherie Corney Lewis Edge
Grace Gee
Kaydy George
Riley Gibson
Izzy Green
Victoria Gregg
Ella Groves
Yaseen Haque
Logan Herod-Dyball
Toby Hoyle
Jacob Jones
Georgia Lane
Alice Lind-O'Mara
Millie Madden
Ashikko Majors
Jordan McKagan
Katy Millis
Harrison Moore
Jacob Munro
Matthew Roberts
Vrisha Shah
Sheena-May
Shepherd-son
Morolake Sunmola
Kia Thorpe
Daniel Thurlow
Yasmin Warren
Amelia Wellington
Keeley White
Kiera Wilson
Mia Winters
Martina Zaharieva
Hailie-Jade Blackshaw Tiffany Burrell
Liberty Caten-Pendred Amethyst Clements
Grace Darke Harry Denton
Holly Dunlop
Megan Edge
Freyja Ellis-Mason
Jack Everitt Wanesa Gabor
Sophie Gill
Taylor Green
Charlotte Hague
Kitty Heyns
Charly Holbutt
Isabella Horgan
Anastasija Ilgaca
Precious Jones
Alvaro Kacica
Samir Kahrimanovic
Sophie Kelly
Samuel Kemp
Sarah-Jane Kirby
Kacper Klimczyk
Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU
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Lucy Lam
Jaydah-Leigh Lane
Jay Larpet
Megan Lilley
Lucas Liu
Ronnie Malone
Stefani Marcinova
Liam Merrin
Brandon Mildren
Amelia Mitchell
Gabriel Mitrik
Barbara Molnar
Marie Moss
Vidhi Patel
Lukasz Piechowicz
Libby Pulham
Daniel Purll
Megan Ross
Chloe Search
Harley-James Shearer
April-Marie Shepherdson
Mateusz Trembecki
Nelogain Uthayakumaran
Eden Washbrook
Izabella Weekes
Abigail Wells
Taina Woods
Year 10 Year 11
Cecil Jones School Tie
After the half-term break, all students in
years 8 to 11 will be issued with a new Cecil
Jones tie, the same tie as the new year 7 stu-
dents are currently wearing. Your child’s clip-
on tie will be exchanged, at no cost, for one
of the new ties. Once all of the ties have been
issued, clip-on ties will no longer be part of
the Cecil Jones uniform. If your child misplac-
es this new tie, then a new one will need to
be purchased at a cost of £5.50 from either
the school finance office or
www.schooluniformdirect.org.uk
All hail Macbeth!
On Friday 27th September, 70 students in Years 10 and 11 visited the Towngate Theatre, Basil-don, to watch a performance of ‘Macbeth’. At just 70 minutes, this engaging, fast -paced adaptation of Macbeth was the per-fect introduction to Shakespeare for a modern audience. With themes of ambition, power and revenge, this dynamic production captivated students until the bitter end. Quite surprisingly, the entire play was performed by just three actors!
The students had the rare opportunity to speak to the actors at the end of the play; they were able to ask questions in relation to the performance, but more importantly, on key themes and quotations which could help them in their understanding of the play and the Literature exam.
Clara Robson, Year 11, said, “The Macbeth trip was gripping; we got to experience the Scottish play in real life. Hearing the ac-tors’ tips after the show was engaging; I feel it will really help me with my Literature exam. The play seemed to cement cer-tain quotes and scenes in my head; it will be something that will help a lot to look back on when I’m revising this year.”
Thank you to the English department for organising such an enjoyable trip.
Mrs Wilson CTL for English
Visit to the Houses of Parliament As part of the Jack Petchy Award Scheme, Cecil Jones stu-dents were excited to be invited to the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster.) They were given a guided tour of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons, plus additional historic rooms including the Queen’s Robing room and the Royal Gallery. Students learnt a lot about the roots of our democracy and the history of the buildings – the oldest section being founded in 1079. Later on in the morning, they were invited to Question Time with our Southend MP, Sir David Amess, where students asked some poignant questions concerning local issues and then were taken onto the balcony which overlooks the River Thames and the London Eye, where generally only MPs and Lords are allowed to go. Everyone at Cecil Jones Academy is grateful to the Jack Petchy Foundation for making this trip possible.
Art Club
KS3 Art club is underway. The students have been working on 3D Papier Mache letters which will be displayed all around the school. So, if your child would like to be part of a team who will have their amazing artwork displayed around the school, then please get them to come along to the KS3 Art club - every Tuesday 3.15pm to 4.15pm in CG4 with Ms Smith. Please visit the school’s website for more infor-mation on the many clubs we have to offer.
Dance Workshop
On the 15th October, a group of talented year 9 and 10 dance students took a part in a special workshop with the legendary English National Ballet. We joined Abbs Cross School, also part of The Loxford School Trust. The students were a credit to the school all showing off their dance skills and working brilliantly with other students to both learn and choreograph their own routines. The students learnt set studies from a West End dance performance Giselle, all delivered by an English National Ballet dancer who was previously in this performance. All students worked hard to develop their ballet and contemporary skills ready to transfer over into their lesson.
Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU
Tel; 01702 440000 www.ceciljonesacademy.net
Music Assembly led by Natasha Stewart
On 26th September, we had a lovely music assembly led by Natasha Stewart. Natasha has toured the world as a singer with Little Mix, Beyonce and Rita Ora to name a few. Natasha per-formed many songs for our students and also spoke about careers in the music industry. Nata-sha discussed mental health and her own battles with depression having lost her Mum at a very young age. Students thoroughly enjoyed the assembly and we look forward to seeing Natasha on our television screens in the near future.
Our students were a real credit to Cecil Jones Academy and I would like to congratulate and thank them for the warm welcome they gave to Natasha.
Mrs Compton ATL Year 8
Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU
Tel; 01702 440000 www.ceciljonesacademy.net
Short Story competition – Christmas theme
Competition opens Monday 4th November
Entries must be in by Friday 13th December
1000 word limit
Entries do not have to be about Christmas but must have a centre around the Christmas period They can be happy or sad but must be fictional
Chess competition – Sign up by Friday 10th January
Competition runs from 13th Jan – 7th Feb Photography competition – Winter to Spring theme
Competition opens Monday 13th January
Entries must be in by Friday 7th February
One photo entry per student
Photos can depict any or both seasons but may not be edited Art competition – Celebration theme
Competition opens Monday 24th February
Entries must be in by Friday 27th March
One entry per student
Entries can be any form of art (pencil, ink, paint, etc.)
Poetry/Rap competition – Earth Day
Competition opens Monday 20th April
Entries must be in by Friday 15th May
One entry per child
Entries should be about how we are damaging the planet or how we can save it
Entries must not include inappropriate lan-guage
Book Review competition – What should others read?
Competition on Monday 1st June
Entries must be in by Friday 10th July
Reviews should tell others about your chosen book
Entries can include illustrations
Library Competition Calendar
Accelerated Reader successes
This is a programme that allows students to enjoy reading a book specifically tailored to their reading ability and follow this with an online challenge which gives immediate feedback on their understanding of the book. The regular feedback and the sense of ac-complishment and achievement that comes with it motivates and encourages students to continue the enjoyment of reading and challenge themselves to move up the various levels. Congratulations to the following students: Keaton Howlett, he has so far taken 9 quizzes and has read over 635,906 words since 3rd September 2019. Arturs Buikis, has so far read over 432,417 words. Emma Taylor, has read 390,081 words. Last year Emma was one of our first ‘word’ millionaires and continues to rapidly move up the word count board. Other students who have read over 250,000 words are: Alexander Gutteridge Ailara, J-Quan Simpson, Szymon Blasiak, Riley Amour and Iqbary Mtambo. Our top readers in Year 7 are: Thomas Newman-Hooper, who has already over 133,811 words and taken 7 quizzes. Rocco Dobson has read over 95,773 words, Lilly Despy has read over 78,632 words and congratulations to 7J who combined, have read over 239,416 words.
We will be continuing the theme of motivation and challenge by awarding prizes to the tutor group with the most read words at the end of this term!