Weekly Newsletter 9 March 2018
9th March 2018
Weekly Message
This Tuesday, almost 200 sets of parents attended Year 8 Parents’ Evening. Thank you to everyone who made this a positive event.
Also on Tuesday, the Year 7/8s ran in the Gosport and Fareham Schools team at Basingstoke. Congratulations to Ben Gibbard (7S) who successfully qualified to represent Hampshire schools in the next round of the competition.
Next week, 15 Year 9 pupils are working with the English department on the BBC School Report, an exciting opportunity that gives young people in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. The department will help pupils develop their journalistic skills to become School Reporters and will take part in the annual News Day run by the BBC. Good luck to everyone involved.
Finally, Year 9 pupils will be travelling to France on Friday 16 March for the annual Battlefields trip. Highlights of the two days will be a tour of Ypres area on Friday, looking at a section of the German trench system used in World War 1 and visiting the Passchendale Museum.
The Headteacher’s blog contains more informal reflections and is available here: https://camsheadteacher.wordpress.com/
Credits Milestone
Huge congratulations to the following pupils for achieving over 200 credits. This is an incredible achievement and some are well on their way to achieving the next step of 300 credits. We are very proud of them. How many more can they achieve?
The challenge is on.
Jamie Cooper (9M) 253
Madeline Le-Moignan (9M) 223
Dere Omar (8C) 207
John Biddle (8A) 204
Sophie Grist (7A) 227
Catrin Gibbard (7C) 227
Molly Bunker (7L2) 225
Tomo Ozanne (7L1) 208
Jason Nash (7L1) 207
Abigail Rawlings (7C) 204
Jess Moulding (7L2) 200
Caitlin Marks (7L2) 200
Well done everyone.
Mrs Newman, Head of Year 11 & Senior Pastoral Lead
Year 10 Maths Feast Team Challenge
On Wednesday this week, Evan Goldstone, Adam Thomas, Harry Williams (pictured above) and Christopher Vickers represented Cams Hill School in the Further Maths competition called Maths Feast at Horndean Technology College. This competition involved some complex problem solving, with clear communication in their solutions, justifying how they arrived at their answers. There were 4 gruelling rounds including a practical challenge and a fascinating series of linked puzzles to solve in a grid similar to the “Blockbusters” game show! The boys put in a good performance, scoring well in each round. However, there was some strong opposition in the room, amongst the 15 teams competing and the winners were Bohunt School.
Well done to our team for their efforts on the day!
Mr C Fairhead, Maths Teacher
Top third finish for Cams Hill in UKMT Team Maths Challenge
Robyn Manners, Elise Kerens, Hussain Khedapa and Shayne Wood represented our school last week in the regional final of the UKMT Team Maths Challenge. There were 33 schools competing on Tuesday at Churcher’s College in Petersfield, all vying for a place in the final in London. Our pupils performed well in the first round scoring 51 out of 60 marks. They then battled the remaining three rounds in pairs, solving lots of mathematical puzzles and mental calculations. Tiffin School in Surrey came first, whilst we finished a very respectable 11th overall. Congratulations to our team for their hard work and effort on the day.
Mr C Fairhead, Maths Teacher
Year 7 & Year 8 Running
Year 7/8’s ran in the Gosport and Fareham schools team at Basingstoke on Tuesday 6th March. Ben Gibbard (7S) successfully qualified to represent Hampshire schools in the next round of the competition.
Year 7 girls
Catrin Gibbard 66th
Olivia Bicknell 111th
Year 7 boys
Ben Gibbard 10th
Tim Czura 25th
Year 8 girls
Emma Sims 74th
Alice Townsend 78th
Year 8 boys
George Harrison 79th
Blake Whent 95th
Mr R Gunner, PE Teacher
Reading Room
Key Dates
| June 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Monday 17 | Year 11: GCSE German Paper 4 (AM 1h/1h 15m) Year 11: GCSE Certificate in Further Mathematics (calculator) (PM 2h) Year 8 & 9: Design and Technology Upcycling Competition |
| Tuesday 18 | Year 11: GCSE Additional Mathematics (AM 2h) Year 11: GCSE Hospitality and Catering Spec A - Unit 1 (on screen) (AM 1h 45m) Year 7: Parents Evening |
| Wednesday 19 | Year 10 Mock Exam: Statistics Paper 1 10C Year 10 Mock Exam: PE Paper 2 10A Year 10 Mock Exam: Drama 10A Year 10 Mock Exam: Catering 10A Year 10 Mock Exam: Combined Science Biology Paper 1 (am) Year 10 Mock Exam: Biology Paper 1 Year 7: Gosport and Fareham Track and Field Athletics Championships Mountbatten Centre Portsmouth |
| Thursday 20 | Year 8: Design and Technology Upcycling Competition Entries DEADLINE Year 10 Mock Exam: Maths Paper 1 (non-calculator) Year 10 Mock Exam: Business Paper 1 |
| Friday 21 | Year 10 Mock Exam: Chemistry Paper 1 Year 10 Mock Exam: Combined Science Chemistry Paper 1 Year 10 Mock Exam: Geography Paper 1 TBC Year 9: Stem Event #hotchocfriwithHT |
Puzzle Corner
Sports News
FIXTURES
w/c 12 March 2018
Monday
Year 7 Rugby away to Brookfield (approx. return 17.30pm)
Year 7 Girls’ Football away to Brookfield (approx. return 17.30pm)
Tuesday
Year 8 Boys’ Rugby away to Bay House & Sixth Form (approx. return 17.30pm)
Year 8/9 Girls Football home to Bay House
Wednesday
Year 9 Boys’ Rugby away to Brookfield (approx. return 17.30pm)
Thursday
Year 10 Boys’ Rugby home to Bay House
Year 7 Rugby Training
Latest Menu
From 15 January MEAL DEALS have the option of flavoured water.
From 12 January baguettes will be reduced to 55p (was 60p), but if butter is required the cost will be increased to 65p.
Free school meals must only use the dining hall at lunch time, and have either a MEAL DEAL or MAIN MEAL.
Lost Property
If items are not found on the day they are lost, please keep checking with the Medical Room as they can often take a couple of weeks to reach us.
UNCLAIMED LOST PROPERTY WILL BE KEPT FOR 2 WEEKS THEN DISPOSED OF
| Monday 09 July 2018 - Friday 13 July 2018 |
| Padded Beige hoodie uk 18-20 Ayacucho Black Mountain Warehouse Coat size M Calculator Hairbrushes White NB trainers size 7.5 Black/white adidas football boots size 11 Black plimsoles size 5 Nike trainers Blue speckled size 5 White/Green Nike football boots size 7 Various keys, glasses, jewellery White Headphones PE kit in White bag White Cedar Wood State Hoodie size S Grey Hoodie “I’m so freaking cold” size S Light Grey Next hoodie size 13 years Green Next Sun cap 7-10 years Various Water bottles Grey Hype jumper size 11-12 years PE Kit in Navy Bag (Bottoms size 20, Top size L) Black Clarks shoes size 9G Black Capsule trainers size 8 Black laced plimsoles size 4 1 Black Slazenger plimsole size 3 Fox Head purse with Yellow wrist band |
A polite reminder to parents/carers – please ensure that all pupils property is clearly named with the pupils name and tutor group.
Various keys, watches and pairs of spectacles are kept in the Medical Room when handed into lost property. When named items are handed in to the Medical Room Form Tutors are notified by e-mail or printed slips, which are sent in school registers, to ask pupils to come and collect the items.
School Trips Update
You may pay online for the majority of trips at https://www.scopay.com/camshill-hants
Year 9 History Trip to the Battlefields – March 2018
Any outstanding documentation/paperwork is now overdue. Please send in as soon as possible
Year 10 History GCSE Trip to Berlin – July 2018
Third instalment of £100.00 due by Wednesday 28 March
| History Trip to Berlin 2018 | Payment By | Amount | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| First non-refundable deposit | Monday 27 November 2017 | £150.00 | £150.00 |
| Second non-refundable deposit | Friday 15 December 2017 | £100.00 | £250.00 |
| First instalment | Wednesday 31 January 2018 | £50.00 | £300.00 |
| Second instalment | Wednesday 28 February 2018 | £100.00 | £400.00 |
| Third instalment | Thursday 29 March 2018 | £100.00 | £500.00 |
| Fourth and final instalment | Monday 30 April 2018 | £100.00 | £600.00 |
Water Sports Trip to the Ardeche – July/August 2018
Seventh instalment of £55.00 due by Thursday 29 March
| Ardeche 2018 | Payment by | Amount | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| First non-refundable deposit | 24 May 2017 | £100.00 | £100.00 |
| Second non-refundable deposit | 30 June 2017 | £100.00 | £200.00 |
| First instalment | 21 July 2017 | £60.00 | £260.00 |
| Second instalment | 29 September 2017 | £60.00 | £320.00 |
| Third instalment | 31 October 2017 | £60.00 | £380.00 |
| Fourth instalment | 30 November 2017 | £60.00 | £440.00 |
| Fifth instalment | 31 January 2018 | £55.00 | £495.00 |
| Sixth instalment | 28 February 2018 | £55.00 | £550.00 |
| Seventh instalment | 29 March 2018 | £55.00 | £605.00 |
| Eighth and final instalment | 30 April 2018 | £55.00 | £660.00 |
Ski Trip 2019 (Years 7-9) – April 2019
Second instalment of £75.00 due by Thursday 29 March
| Ski Trip 2019 | Payment by | Amount | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| First non-refundable deposit | 20 October 2017 | £100.00 | £100.00 |
| Second non-refundable deposit | 24 November 2017 | £100.00 | £200.00 |
| First instalment | 28 February 2018 | £95.00 | £295.00 |
| Second instalment | 29 March 2018 | £75.00 | £370.00 |
| Third instalment | 30 April 2018 | £75.00 | £445.00 |
| Fourth instalment | 25 May 2018 | £75.00 | £520.00 |
| Fifth instalment | 29 June 2018 | £75.00 | £595.00 |
| Sixth instalment | 28 September 2018 | £75.00 | £670.00 |
| Seventh instalment | 31 October 2018 | £75.00 | £745.00 |
| Eighth instalment | 30 November 2018 | £75.00 | £820.00 |
| Ninth and final instalment | 14 December 2018 | £65.00 | £885.00 |
Miscellaneous News Items
Disclaimer: Cams Hill School is not recommending the following services, simply providing information that may be of interest. We cannot vouch for safeguarding, insurance or health and safety aspects of these companies so please access their websites for further information.
Immunisations Leaflet
Please find a download link for the full leaflet here (.pdf)
Barton Peveril Events
Hampshire County Youth Ensembles – Recruiting!
