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Bulletin No 4/2009/2010 Tuesday 20 October 2009
PARENT/STUDENT BULLETIN NO 4/2009/2010 Tuesday 20 October 2009
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Dear Parent
Half Term
The half term holiday takes place next week beginning Monday 26 October up to and including Tuesday 3 November 2009. School returns on Wednesday 4 November 2009.
The Times & The Sunday Times Free Books For Schools
We are collecting tokens again!
By collecting the special tokens printed in The Times and The Sunday Times you can help us claim free books for the school library. The tokens are available from September 13 to December 6.
Please collect as many tokens as you can and give them to your child to bring in to Mrs Stothard in the library by December 11.
Many thanks for your support.
Christmas Shoe Box Appeal - The Samaritan's Purse Christmas Shoe Box campaign will be run again this year. This is an opportunity to pack a shoe box full of presents for a child somewhere in the world that otherwise would not have any gifts. Last year the school sent off 100 boxes and it would be fantastic to exceed that total this year. Leaflets with further information about what to include are available from Miss Shallow in T15.
AGM NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the committee that the Annual General Meeting of The Friends Of The Castle School will be held at 7.00pm on Wednesday 18 November in the School Library. The AGM is to enable the Group (Registered Charity No:1076848) to present their Annual Report and Accounts for approval by the Group.
An election of officers will be taking place and the Current Chairperson Julie Watson and the Current Treasurer Caroline Lewis are offering to stand for re-election.
If you would like to join or find out what The Friends of The Castle School are doing please come along
You are all are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.
Quiz Night Our next very popular Quiz Night is on Friday 20 November 2009 at 7.30pm so plenty of time to gather your team together! See cut off slip at the end of this Bulletin for entry details.
For their Enterprise project, 10M have decided to host a show jumping competition at Conquest Centre for Disabled Riders on the 20th December 2009. We are desperately looking for people or companies (horsey or non-horsey!) to sponsor some classes or donate some money towards it. Advertisements/mentions will be put in the schedule in return. The schedules will be scattered around Somerset and Devon.
Our charities are SHIPS (supporting head injured children) and Make a Wish (granting wishes to terminally ill children), but Conquest will also benefit as they will charge to hire the school. With your help, 3 charities will be able to receive some money.
The donations will go towards hiring the arena, buying rosettes, providing refreshments . . . the list is endless. Any money, however big or small, will be a great help.
Many thanks, the 10M Enterprise Team.
Lost Property Day Once more we are collecting a considerable amount of unclaimed lost property - we will be having a clearance day on Wednesday 21 October with the property on display for students at break times and after school for parents. Any remaining lost property will then be donated to a local charity.
Active Hestercombe Do Something Different this Holiday
Somerset Leisure has asked us to bring to your attention a series of activities for young people taking place at Hestercombe Gardens on Monday 26th, Wednesday 28th and Friday 30th October 2009.
The days involve den building, survival skills, puzzle solving, climbing, go-kart racing, fun construction challenges, forest skills, climbing and trail trekking. The activities are available for the 8-14 age range and cost £15 per day. Further information can be obtained from the Castle Sports Centre, Tel: 01823 322934.
Bulletin by Email
Approximately half of our families now receive this Bulletin by email. We are keen to move to a position where we reduce the number of paper copies that are issued. Therefore, it would be helpful if families who do not currently receive the Bulletin by email would let us have an email address that we can use. A reply slip for this is at the end of this Bulletin, alternatively you can inform us via the office email: office@castle.somerset.sch.uk
Help Session This is to remind everyone that every lunchtime in J18 there is an opportunity for students to get help with their study/homework/coursework between 1.15 - 2.05pm. Just come along!
HPV (cervical cancer) Vaccination
Wed 4th November - HPV vaccination Year 11 Second Dose
Tues 1st December Year 8 First Dose and Year 11 catch up HPV (those girls requiring their first vaccination still)
If there are any consent forms still outstanding, please return these to Mrs Cooper in the Welfare Room immediately spare copies of forms are available.
Year 10 - History Theatre Trip: The Doctors Show, Bristol - 19 January 2010 - Please fill in the attached letter and SV2 and return to the Finance Office along with monies by Friday 23 October. This trip will be an important help in the exam this summer. Mr Lowe.
Help! Would anyone be able to donate a baby sling and/or new born baby clothes for our Virtual baby that our Child Development students look after as part of their course?
Yours sincerely
K J FREEDMAN
Headteacher
Friends of The Castle School
QUIZ NIGHT Friday 20 November 2009 7.30pm
Please return to the School Office.
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Dear Parent
History Theatre Trip: The Doctors Show, Bristol - 19 January 2010
A significant part of the GCSE History course we follow is a development study Medicine and Health through Time. This play takes an entertaining journey through 5,000 years in the History of Medicine. At the end, pupils are asked to vote on which doctor and which period of History made the greatest contribution to the development of Medicine. There is also an invaluable exam-busting workshop, which will provide tips and techniques for exam success.
We will be leaving school at 11.45 am and returning at 5.30 pm. Please could you sign the consent form below and return it to the Schools Finance Office with a voluntary contribution of £14.50. This covers the coach and theatre tickets. Your support is vital if this trip is to go ahead.
Yours faithfully
Matthew Lowe
Head of History
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History Theatre Trip, The Doctors Show, Bristol, 19 January 2010
Please return form to the Finance Office
Name of Pupil:
Form:
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As parent/guardian of
I have read, fully understood and am satisfied with the details supplied about the above-mentioned activity, and agree to my child taking part in it. I know of no medical
reason why he/she should not participate.
Please also sign and return the SV2 form attached.
I enclose voluntary payment of £14.50 (please make cheques payable to The Castle School).
Signed:
(Parent/Guardian) Date
Form SV2(a)
PARENTAL CONSENT FORM
The Castle School
Educational Visit to ____________________________________________________
From _______________________________ to ______________________________
As parent/guardian of _________________________________________ I have read, fully understood and am satisfied with the details supplied about the above-mentioned activity and agree to my son/daughter taking part in it.
I know of no medical reasons why he/she should not participate.
I am aware that:
a) except for visits abroad, insurance arrangements are the same as for students in educational establishments, ie that the Authority can only insure against the proven negligence by the Authority and/or its employees;
b) I should consider making my own insurance arrangements for personal accident cover for my son/daughter.
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