Winter 2018 NEWSLETTER Tel. 01270 560514Winter 2018 NEWSLETTER Tel. 01270 560514 Head’s Message...

Winter 2018 NEWSLETTER Tel. 01270 560514

Head’s Message

Dear Parent/Carer

I am delighted to share our Christmas newsletter. As always, it is packed with articles showcasing life at Ruskin. My personal thanks go to our fabulous staff team who make this possible.

I am proud to read about so many talented, focused students. It is fantastic to see them making the most of life. It is also lovely to see some brilliant poetry and art examples.

Please, enjoy reading this latest edition.

From all of us at Ruskin, Season’s Greetings.

Mrs Brett

Head teacher

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Head’s message ..………………….…..….…..… 1

Remembrance…..………………………………….3

Christmas concert ... …………………….……..4

Art & Technology ………………..…….……5 &6

Geography …...……...………….………….…….. 7

History—Globe Theatre ….………….………..8

History—Blists Hill…………………. …………...9

Science—Star Dome ……..…………..…..…..10

Science Club….……………………………11 & 12

Keele University Trip………………...………..13

Hospitality & Catering ……………..…....14

MFL Department ………... …..…………...15

Year 9 & Student Council ………..………16

100% attendance …………………………...17

Intervention Team ………………………….18

School Information……………..…..19 & 20

Parent Pay …………………………………….. 21

Hiring our Facilities …………………………22

Holiday Dates/Keeping In Touch………23

Senior Citizens’ Coffee & Mince Pies

On Friday 14th December, 2018, some Year 9

and Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and

Nutrition students hosted a coffee morning for

local Senior Citizens. The Year 10 students

made mince pies and the Year 9 students

practiced their communication skills by

serving coffee and warm mince pies to our

guests. Our school choir performed some

Christmas carols around the Christmas tree

getting everyone into the festive spirit. A good

time was had by all!


REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

WINTER 2018 NEWSLETTER

On Thursday 8th November, Ruskin Community High School held their annual Remembrance Service. They were delighted, as always, to be joined by Sergeant Bernard Morgan who is a friend of the school. Sergeant Morgan, special guests and the whole school paid their respects whilst Mrs Brett, Jodie Manning and Jack Nichol laid wreaths on the school memorial.

Our senior students attended the Remembrance Service in Crewe Town Centre on Sunday 11

th November. We laid a wreath to remember ex Ruskin students

who served in the war. In addition to our senior students, it was also really nice to see many other students at the event wearing their cadet and scout group uniforms.


Musical events


Ruskin Christmas Concert—Wednesday 12th

December

Ruskin held its annual Christmas concert on Wednesday, 12th December. The concert started with a

Christmas by Candlelight event, where the audience visited a beautifully lit dining hall. They then listened

to a number of Christmas songs, before being led to the main hall by the singing group, as they sang Si-

lent Night. The concert followed this, with a number of solo and group musical performances, plus two

dance performances. There were many first time performances, such as Year 7 student Lilly Doering,

Year 9 student Molly Fletcher, Year 10 student Nene Vana and Year 11 students Natalia Wegrecka and

Olga Kubalewska.

All students performed exceptionally well and should be very proud of themselves. We would like to thank

our Year 11 Prefects who helped out on the evening. We would also like to thank everyone who came to

watch the performances. We hope you enjoyed the concert and thank you for your continued support.

On Thursday 13th December, Ruskin musicians were asked to perform at the St Stephen’s Church

Christmas Carol Service. There were three performances from Ruskin Year 10 GCSE Music students.

These were ‘Fur Elise’ by Nene Vana, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ by Paul Humphries and ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ by

Hannah Finch.

The service also included congregational singing of carols. The Ruskin students performed extremely well

and we thank those at St Stephens Church for asking us to take part.

Well done to all our students this term!

Students have produced some outstanding

pieces of work in Art, D&T, Food and

Hospitality & Catering.

Merry Christmas from the Art & Tech Team

GEOGRAPHY


Iqra Samad Year 11 The Geography trip to Shropshire was a very enjoyable experience as well as being educational. We learnt many different things such as measuring a river. We all wish we could go again!

Noorjahan Begum Ali Year 11 The Shropshire trip was very fun and educational. We learnt a lot and it was an amazing experience. We really enjoyed going round the town of Shrewsbury and going into the river.

Hasna Begum Year 11 Our Geography trip was at the Preston Montford Field Study Centre, where we participated in physical and human geography activities. We stayed for one night and enjoyed the natural environment. The trip was amazing!

HISTORY—GLOBE THEATRE TRIP


Globe Theatre Trip 7th September

Each year, the History GCSE focuses on a different historic environment, this year’s site being

the Globe Theatre in London! Students in Year 11 had a trip down to London in September for

a specialist talk on the site followed by a fantastic performance of Shakespeare’s Othello,

starring no one other than the brilliant Mark Rylance as the (not so) “honest Iago”. The play

was enjoyed by students and should give them an extra boost for their Summer exams.

HISTORY — BLISTS HILL VISTORIAN EXPERIENCE


This year, the History department ran a new trip to the Blists Hill Victorian Village for Years 7

and 8. Students had the opportunity to exchange their spending money for Victorian-style

currency at the Lloyd’s Bank and visit a range of Victorian shops and businesses to see what

they were like. They also experienced the ordinary working lives of Victorian Brits. These in-

cluded the Post Office, Doctor’s Surgery, Toy Shop, Squatter’s Cottage, Blacksmiths, Butchers

and Bakery. Students were astounded by the process of Victorian candle-making, with double

wicks which burn twice as bright (not for indoor use!). There was another particular favourite of

the site - the old-fashioned sweet shop! A real Victorian Christmas delight.

The STARDOME


The STARDOME is an inflatable auditorium (7.5 m x 7.5 m x 3.5 m) ...

On Friday, 30th November 2018, approximately 90 students experienced the STARDOME activity which was delivered by Dr. Jamie Littlejohn from Keele University (from the Higher Horizon’s programme) The students were given a presentation in the STARDOME on ‘We Are Aliens’. The presentation explores the reality of searching for life on other planets, from an astrobiology perspective and was narrated by Harry Potter star Rupert Grint. The presentation focused on NASA's search for life on Mars using the Curiosity Rover.

Some of the Year 9 students who were involved ... Here are some thoughts from some

students in Year 9 who experienced the STARDOME presentation … ‘The Stardome was incredible! I found it really interesting, fascinating and Inspiring.’ Hollie Roberts (9BRL) ‘The Stardome was a great experience for me as I learnt a lot during the session. It was really interesting to learn where life came from and how we developed’. Tyler Pass (9SIL) Right to left Paolo Booth, Freddie Woolley, Nikola

Lasak, Erin Gilbert, Libby Wharton and Chloe Aitken

‘The Stardome was a great experience. I enjoyed it because I learnt about where life came from. I would really like other students to experience this opportunity’. Chloe Aikten (9RIC) ‘The Stardome was very engaging and I found being in the dome very immersive. The information and visuals were very good and Dr. Littlejohn made the complex ideas of the narration easy to un-derstand’. Daniel Eason (9SMB) ‘The Stardome was pretty cool. I learnt about the evolution of the Universe and where people came from’. Phoebe Leyshon (9BAT)



Bright Future Programme at Unilever (Port Sunlight)

On Thursday, 15th November 2018 five students (Freddie Woolley, Chloe Aitken, Erin Gilbert, Magdalena Pomorska and Ben Brandist) attended the Bright Future Programme at the research facility at Unilever in Port Sunlight with Mr A Gregory and Miss L Jones.

Right to left: Mr A Gregory, Erin Gilbert, Freddie, Woolley, Ben Brandist, Chloe Aitken, Magdalena Pomorska and Miss L Jones.

The students had a tour of the research facilities. During this tour, there were numerous demonstrations of some of the new technologies which Unilever are developing. The remit for these new products is very challenging. The new products must use sustainable re-sources, have biodegradable packaging, use less energy and produce less waste. The team have been given a project to complete in competition with a number of other schools. Project Choices 1) In a Bit of Hot Water: Design a product which can help reduce water usage and also

the energy needed from heating water. 2) Breakthrough: No More plastic: Design and develop a skin/hair product that delivers a great experience, that is 100% plastic free. 3) Social Empowerment: Design a product that can help improve the life of the people who

make or source it.

The Unilever trip was incredible. We went to Port Sunlight to learn about how new products are developed. We first learnt about how packing is developed and we got to find better alternatives which can be recycled instead of going to landfill. Then we looked at the technology and coding behind Unilever’s websites. This technology is used by Unilever to choose scents by face detection. The computer could also predict the age of the person by face recognition and it predicted which type of dog we would be. Following this, we saw how Unilever’s products are for-mulated and we had a challenge to predict the thickest and thinnest liquid. In another lab, we made our own shampoo and we learnt about the ingredients which go into shampoos. The final session of the tour was with the media team and we learnt how the companies sell their products. In the afternoon, we started to plan our project. We designed the eco-friendly packaging and what our product would be like e.g. a bar or liquid shampoo. Erin Gilbert (9SMB)



Bright Future Programme at Unilever (Port Sunlight)

I thought that Unilever was an amazing experience. The day gave me ideas for what I would like to do in the future. I really enjoyed learning about STEM subjects – especially technology. It was a great opportunity to meet people from industry. I would recommend this event to all students. Ben Brandist (8MAN)

I think that the Unilever trip was an amazing experience. It was fun to learn about how Unilever make packaging for shampoo and other products. It was fun learning about STEM subjects and hopefully will aspire to a career in STEM. Magdalena Pomorska (8MAN) The Unilever day was amazing. I got to experience lots of new ideas in an industrial set up. This was a great learning experience and has given me ideas for my future career path. I learnt about the impact of plastic packaging on the environment and how house-hold chemicals are manufactured. I also got some time to talk to the Unilever ambassadors about the Bright Future project. Chloe Aitken (9RIC)

The Unilever trip was an amazing experience. I learnt how everyday substances, like shampoo, are manufactured. I started to think about the project which is to create a product which does not use plastic for storage as plastic is very harmful to the environment. Freddie Woolley (9BRL)

KEELE UNIVERSITY


Keele University Trip – Friday 21st September 2018

On Friday 21st September, 112 Year 8 – 11 students attended a trip to Keele University. The aim

of the trip was to give students a flavour of what university life is like and understand some of the

opportunities available to them as they move through education.

The day started off with students receiving a lecture in one of the lecture theatres about

presentation skills. Students then had a tour of the campus by Keele University student

ambassadors. Year 10 and 11 students then went on to design their own university, whilst Year 8

and 9 attended a ‘Myth Busting’ seminar, where they were able to find out lots of information

about finance, courses and opportunities at University.

All students who attended the trip were fantastic and it was great to see them asking questions and getting involved in the day. Thank you to Keele University for hosting us.


HOSPITALITY & CATERING


Outstanding cooking and real challenge has been shown today by 8Y5 for the great Ruskin cook off competition. Definitely the best presentation skills I’ve seen in the Y8 competition so far – well done all! Mrs Downes

The Year 9 Level 1 / 2 Vocational Hospitality and Catering students hard at work in the kitchens making Quiche Lorraine - all looking very professional in their Chefs whites.

Year 9 Hospitality and Catering had their first cooking session in the kitchens at Cheshire South College. After making a batch of brownies, the Chef showed them how to present them professionally using chrysalis, fruit coulis and even chocolate ‘soil’! All students did an excellent job.

Year 9 Hospitality

and Catering at

South Cheshire

College

December 2018


MFL DEPARTMENT


On Wednesday, 12th December, Year 10 Spanish students boarded the train to Chester in

search of some great tasting Spanish food. After walking through the old cobbled streets, they

headed underground into a tiny traditional Spanish Tapas bar full of character, Spanish music

and authentic smells. The food was delicious! From Gambas to patatas bravas, and albóndi-

gas to jalapeño tempura. The students were able to try many different types of Spanish tapas

and finished with chocolate con churros.

“The students were a real credit to the school and I was very impressed that they were all open to trying new foods”. Mrs Brown


YEAR 9 & STUDENT COUNCIL


School Council

Congratulations to Freddie Tomkinson (WAT) & Lillie Bebbington (TAY) who were elected to the School Council by ballot after two weeks of electioneering. Both were extremely proud to receive their badges in assembly and have been keen to get to work.

Children in Need, Friday 16th November

All members have contributed fully to events, flyers, adverts, organisation, competitions, printing and promoting. Through competitions and quizzes we raised a fantastic £510.

Remembrance Week

All members took turns in supporting the Y11 Student Leaders in selling poppies and merchandise. They also took

time to speak to younger students about the collection while visiting forms.

Our thanks, as ever go to Margo Veitch, who has been extremely supportive as our School Council Governor despite ill health.

Year 9

Year 9 have had a busy first term back at Ruskin both inside and outside of the classroom. They have started their

GCSE subjects are enjoying the new challenges and opportunities that examination studies bring.

They have also enjoyed a number of enrichment opportunities and links with outside agencies.

L3 Bikeability Course


100% ATTENDANCE


CONGRATULATIONS FOR THOSE STUDENTS WITH 100% ATTENDANCE SINCE SEPTEMBER 2018

Year 7

BARBU, Vlad

BEBBINGTON, Lillie

BUCKNALL, Blake

CAVE, Jessica

CLARKE, Abigail

DA CRUZ DOD SANTOS, Daniela

DASZCZYK-ABBOTT, Maja

DONCILA, Rafaelo

EDWRDS, Ffion

GILLESPIE, Caitlyn

GRAY, Charlie

GREGORY, Tyler

HANCOCK, Katie

HILL-JONES, Rebecca

HOLDCROFT, Dylan

HOWARTH, Isobelle

JANICKI, Dawid

JANSONS, Kristers

JOHNSON, Casey

KEANE, Bruce

KOSSOWSKA, Olivia

KRAWCZYK, Marcel

KWARCIAK, Filip

LEMOS, Cannavaro

LOWE, Alex

MACDONALD, Freddie

MOONEY, Elissa

MORREY, Paige

MORRIS, Megan

MOSCATI, Layla

NEDELCU, Eric

NEEDHAM, Emily

OWEN, Annie

OWEN, Lara

PRESTON, Jack

RADLEY, Amy

RAGINIA, Jessica

REECE, Kaelin

ROBETS-WOODBINE, Darci

ROBINSON, Grace

SKELLON-ROWLANDS, Ashton

SPANSWICK, Amelie

TOMKINSON, Freddie

VAUGHAN, Ryan

WORTH, Lewis

Year 8 AHMED, Dea BELFIELD-UPTON, Jacob BIRCHALL, Noah BOYD, Leah BRANDIST, Ben BROOKES, Ebony BROKES, Madison Frances CIFRA, Denis CODRU, Vladimir COOPR, Alesha CORBEANU, Damian CRAVEN, Jacob CUNLIFFE, Chloe GLBERT, Poppy GREBANAR, Anda GURNEY, Natasha HERRON, Dominic HILTON, Caila KOSAKOWSKI, Oskar KUBALEWSKA, Ameilia MARVELL, Chloe MCCLELLAN, Katie MCPHEE, Sean MEIAH, Ali MORRIS, Callum NOLAN, Shanai O’REILLY, Logan PLANT, Kye POMORSKA, Magdalena STEWART, Amelia STOCKTON, Kelsey TAYLOR, Joshua TURNER, Evie VAS, Dzjahao WARREN, Nathan WHITFIELD, Ella WRIGHT, Charlie

Year 9 ABBOTT, Chloe ACTIS-CAPORALE, Edoardo AITKEN, Chloe ALDINGTON, Chloe APALIMARIETI, David ARMSTRONG, Cai BARBU, Andreea BILEROS, Andrea BOOTH, Paolo CATUNEANU, Andreea EASON, Daniel GERMAN, Miguel GILBERT, Erin HEARNSHAW, Luke KUBALEWSKI, Igor MALIK, Roman MANAILA, Mihaela MARKIZS, Rajens MCGRATH, Megan MITCHELL, Patrick NEAGU, Marius PRECIOUS, Katie PREECE, Tazmin ROBBINS, Olivia ROBERTS, Hollie SALDANHA, Ermelinda SHINDE, Pranusha SOARES FARIA, Vanessa SYULEYMAN, Shefket WADOLOWSKI, Dominik WALLEY, Paige WILLIAMS, Jack WOODWARD, Ellie WOOLLEY, Freddie WRIGHT, Ryan

Year 10 ADAMS, Tabitha AHMED, Jannatul ALI, Rahat BIRCHALL, Isobel BLEARS, Ruth CASTLETON, Leah COOKE, Scott ELFEGHI, Jasmin EMENY, Robert FEARN, Samuel FINCH, Hannah HAMILTON, Lucas HUMPHRIS, Paul HUSSAIN, Mahir IJAZ, Affan JEZIERSKA, Pola KAUR, Simranjit LEWIS, Joshua MANOLE, Bernard-Junior MAYNARD, Tyrese MORREY, Reece NEWALL, Euan OANA, Andrei PRESTON, William SCHATZ, Erika SINCLAIR, Natasha SOARES, Salma STEWART, Cameron VALEANU, Stefan VANA, Dzjacji WHEATLEY, Elliot

Year 11 BAKER, Katie BURRELL, Ellenor DRAGULIN, Luminita GALBAZA, tefan HAMILL, Luke HAYLOCK, Annabel KULIG, Bartlomiej LUNt-MINSHULL, Gracie MESSAM, Ryan MOSLEY, Jenna NICHOL, Jack POWELL, Owen SALDANHA, Luis SKUBALA, Jakub


INTERVENTION TEAM UPDATE


We need your help!

Ruskin Community High School are delighted to announce that our SEND Breakfast Club has been shortlisted

as a finalist in the Tesco Bags of Help Grant Scheme.

Our project, along with two other successful projects, will go forward to a vote in Tesco stores where customers

will be able to vote for their favourite one.

Each time you shop at a local Tesco store, you will be offered a blue token at the checkout which you can then

use to vote for our project.

Voting will take place until Monday 31st December 2018.

The project with the highest number of votes will receive a grant towards the running cost of their project.

So if you shop at:

· Tesco Crewe CW12DD (6419)

· Tesco Express Crewe Arms CW16DN or

· Tesco Express Wistaston CW26PR

please vote for Ruskin’s SEND Breakfast Club!

Ruskin are proud to announce that we are Finalists in Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme. Tesco say……….

Our local community grant scheme uses the money raised from carrier bag sales to fund local projects across

Britain. Projects range from improving community buildings and outdoor spaces, to new equipment, training

coaches and volunteers, and hosting community events. Each time a customer shops, they will be offered a

blue token at the checkout and be able to vote for the project they want the money to go to. Every two months

we hand out grants of up to £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 in 566 regions across Britain. This equals up to

£3,955,000 for communities monthly.

Through their work in the community, our Community Champions are able to raise awareness of this initiative

and encourage local charities and organisations to apply and offer support.

We've awarded over £56 million* in grants to over 18,000* community projects since launching in October

2015. Administering all these projects, in every community across Britain, does cost a little more than it would

to just give the money to one beneficiary. However, it does ensure customers get the opportunity to decide

where and how their money is spent. To make sure the money goes to causes that matter, we work with a

charity called Groundwork.


SCHOOL INFORMATION


French Trip—Chateau Beaumont 2019

Please find below payment details for next years French trip. Thank you to those parents who have paid already. There will be a parents meeting in January 2019, date to be advised.

Please also note that students will need their own passports for the trip, with at least 3 months left before the expiry date.

SCHOOL GOVERNORS

We are pleased to welcome a new parent governor to the School:

Mr Duncan Burrows

CHARITY NEWS —Thank you for your support

Ruskin School Association

New members are always welcome, so if you feel you are able to help, please call Mrs Margo Veitch on 01270 560514 The group not only organises fundraising events, but helps out at school events too, like serving refreshments at concerts. Monies raised support the school .

Children In Need

Raised £517.50

Rudolph Run - raised over £400

Over 40 pupils, & members of staff took

part as runners, including the Head and

Deputy Head, for a fabulous cause - St

Luke's Hospice.

Thank you to Form 9RIC for organising

and marshalling the event (Paolo

Booth, Chloe Aitken, Alia Elfeghi, Jacob

Jones, Rajens Markizs & Pranushe

Shinde).

Special mention to Freddie Tomkinson

& Carla Hughes who both raised over

£100 each.

Date Amount Due Balance

Friday 5th October 2018 £100.00 £375

Friday 30th November 2018 £75.00 £300

Friday 25th January 2019 £100 £200

Friday 1st March 2019 £100 £100

Friday 26th April 2019 £100 £0


SCHOOL NURSE

We have a nurse on site every

Tuesday. Students can make an

appointment to seek advice.

We also work with the local health

authority to provide immunisations

for students.

MOBILE PHONES

Mobile phones are not to

be used in school. If

students are found to be

using their phone, it will

be confiscated and a

parent will be asked to

collect it from the school

office.

UNIFORM Please remember: NO sculptured haircuts, including patterns are allowed and hair length must be at

least a Grade 3 or above. Only plain ear studs are allowed, one in each ear lobe. Hair should be a natural colour. Trainers are not allowed.

Don’t Forget

your water

bottle

Remember to bring you school equipment:

Pen

Pencil

Ruler

Rubber

Calculator

Compass and a protractor


Parent Pay

ParentPay is an online payment system for schools, which allows you to simply top-up your ParentPay

account online by debit or credit card. It’s simple, safe, convenient and your child no longer needs to

carry cash into school. It allows parents to pay quickly and securely for:

School Meals

Trips and Activities

Music Lessons

You can also get important communications by SMS or email. You simply top-up your Parent Pay

account online by debit or credit card. It is easy to set up by visiting ParentPay.

To activate your account you will receive an activation letter from the school with your username and

password.

Go to www.parentpay.com

Select ‘Login’.

Enter username and password.

Select ‘Activate’.

If you required further assistance please contact the school office: 01270 560514


Hiring our Facilities

If you are looking for some excellent training facilities or

considering holding a birthday party, sports event or get

together, Ruskin Community High School has versatile

facilities to hire at very competitive prices, starting from

£12/hour. Please contact our office on 01270 560514 or

email [email protected]

to check availability.

Facilities available to hire:

Sports Field

Astro Turf (note: no blades or studs allowed)

Indoor & Outside Netball Courts

Dining Hall

Sports Hall

School Hall

Class Rooms

Our Facilities are open for hire between the following

times:

Monday to Thursday (excluding bank holidays)

6.00pm - 9.00pm

Friday (excluding Good Friday) 5.30pm - 7.00pm

Sunday 9.00am - 2.00pm




Find us on Facebook. Don’t forget

to ‘like’ us on Facebook, search for

‘Ruskin Community High School’.

A reminder to parents and carers that direct

contact with the Head teacher, Mrs Brett can

be made using the following email address:

[email protected]

KEEPING IN TOUCH

Got a question, a great fund-raising idea, or just

need to speak to a member of staff, contact can

be made using one of the ways below.

Address: Ruskin Community High School,

Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 7JT

Telephone: 01270 560514

Email: [email protected]

@RuskinHigh

Ruskin Community High School

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