CAMPION NEWSLETTER

Issue 19.10, Friday, 4th March 2016

Tel: 01708 452332 Email: contact@thecampionschool.org.uk Website: www.campion.havering.sch.uk

RUBY HANWELL CUP

Congratulations to Emmanuel Watson who won the Ruby Hanwell Cup at the Stratford and East London Music Festival which was held at the prestigious Forest School in Snaresbrook during half term. Emmanuel sang “On The Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady. Well done Emmanuel

JACK PETCHEY ACHIEVEMENT

Congratulations to Charlie Quirk who received a Jack Petchey award on Saturday, 27th February at Kensington Great Hall for his commitment to the Boys’ Brigade. Charlie has been in the 2nd Hornchurch Battalion since the age of 5 and is currently top boy in the company section.

THE CAMPION YOUTH TRAVEL AMBASSADORS

On the 12th February we went to Havering Sixth Form College to present our campaign idea for this year. We are focusing on bus safety and etiquette, as we believe this is a major problem in and around our school. When we arrived at the College we were one of six Havering schools pitching for the £250 grant. After our pitch the judges congratulated us on our presenting skills and how much time and effort we had put into our idea. The judges also liked our campaign idea and the creative ways we are going to tackle them. After the judges deliberated they awarded us the full amount and were happy to offer their support and help in future endeavours.

Jonathan McAulay YTA

HIT THE ROAD FUNDRAISING WALK FOR TCT – 30th APRIL

Wanted: Goodie bags (and goodies!) for our approx. 250 walkers It would be good to be able to reward our walkers’ efforts with a goodie bag at the end of this event. If any of our parents work for companies/have contacts who may be willing to donate any of the following, we would be very pleased to hear from you: Goodie bags (min. A4 size to hold certificate) Small items to add to bags, eg cereal/energy bars/mini chocolate bars, etc. Any other small item that you think a tired walker might appreciate! Any donations would be appreciated and acknowledged. If you can help, please contact Caroline Meehan at the school on 01708 452332 x306 or email cmeehan@thecampionschool.org

Miss Giesen, Mrs Bree and the English Department

YEAR 9 ART AND ENGLISH CROSS-CURRICULAR COMPETITION SHERLOCK HOLMES

All Year 9 students were invited to take part in the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ reading challenge and were asked to read the text The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The purpose of this task was to assist with their understanding of 19th century literature and give them a taster for Year 10 and the prescribed text ‘Sign of Four.’ The nature of the cross curricular activity was to introduce

students to a new genre and be creative about what they are reading. The first part of the challenge was to design a new front cover for the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, based on their creative interpretation of reading the text. The following boys have successfully had their work displayed along the English corridor after it was judged to be a high standard. Liam Brennan, James Barker, Liam Campbell, Lloyd Domingo, Timi Ogunrin, Joseph Hogan-O'Neill, Jake Barness, Joshi Rajkumar, Piers Belcher, Danny Gallagher, Jack Caulfield Ross, Ben Gilloway Smith, Michael O'Brien, Manhal Khamies, Samuel Nazareth, Alfie Trew, Igor Gwiazdowski, Andrew Devitt, Manuel Dogbatse, Nathanael Adeniran, Jimmy Lanfear, Elijah Pisani-O'Sullivan, Frankie Austen

Ready for Part 2? Year 9 will shortly receive information about

the second part of the reading challenge which they will need

to complete during the Easter holidays. Please keep reading

the text and enjoy.

YEAR 9 ART TRIP I thoroughly enjoyed the Art trip to the Horniman Museum and thought it helped my studies, as well as being fun and interesting. I particularly liked the sketchbooks we were given as they let us draw what caught our eye. The museum was also very good as it let us touch and try on various masks and gave us lots of information on them. Andrew Devitt I think that the Art trip we went on to the Horniman museum was very good and both fun and educational. It was good because we got to sketch around the museum. We also go to try on some masks which have been around for hundreds of years, which are valuable and shouldn’t be touched normally – but we were allowed to. We learnt the history of the masks and what they were used for and what they were made from. Overall it was a fun and educational trip and I would recommend it to next year’s Year 9. Bankole Fadamiro

SAFETY FIRST

Please observe the speed limit within the school grounds at all times.

Campion PE Department are on Twitter!!

Please feel free to follow us

@campionpe

All your fixtures, results and general sports info. Please note this is a one way account, any comment or correspondence should still be sent via the official channels.

PUPIL ABSENCES

The school should be notified of any absences by 9 am each day. You can either call: 01708 452332 x313 or email: attendance@thecampionschool.org Leaving your child’s name, form and reason for absence.

FINANCE OFFICE

The final instalment for the instrumental tuition fee was due before February half term. If you have not paid this please make immediate payment via the school’s internet payment facility.

Thank you

MUSIC

Practice makes perfect. Learning an instrument is great for co-ordination, integrating physical and mental activity, using creativity and imagination and learning to learn. but only with PRACTICE!! Start your regular practice routine today, if you have not already done so. It is only 10 minutes a day for grades 1-3. How about 7.30 in the morning before you catch the bus? How about straight after tea before you start your homework! When are you doing your practice? Come and tell us. C O’Hanlon Music Department

SAINSBURYS ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS

We are now collecting Sainsbury's Active Vouchers at the school, and would greatly appreciate if you could hand them into the front office.

LONDON MARATHON 2016

Our site manager Christopher Connor will be taking part in this year’s London Marathon and his chosen charity is Parkinson's UK. If you would like to sponsor him all donations will be gratefully received. Please go to his just giving page

https://www.justgiving.com/Christopher-Connor76/

Thank you

CONFIRMATION COURSE

St Mary’s, Hornchurch The Confirmation Course for Year 10 students and above will be starting soon at St Mary’s Church in Hornchurch. Application forms are available at the back of the church or from the Presbytery.

NATIONAL GALLERY ART TRIP

On the 9th February the Year 11,12 and 13 Art groups visited the National Gallery, which is one of the most viewed art museums in the world and houses over 2,300 paintings. Whilst we were there we made sketches of several paintings to develop our drawing skills. We created a more tonal sketch, a line drawing and a third using a mixture of these two approaches. The trip was helpful because it meant that I could look for paintings and artists which I can use during the next project and develop my drawing techniques. Moreover it was a valuable opportunity to view the works of Art first hand, which I enjoyed and to discover more about the methods of painters from the 13th-19th centuries. It was both an interesting and educational trip to London which presented me with an opportunity to discover more about Western-European Art and culture. Thank you to Miss Bunce for organising this opportunity.

The Campion School Parents’ Association Events

For parents and the local community to find out about news and events at The Campion School.

LUCKY NUMBERS CLUB

You gotta be in it to win it!

THE NEXT DRAW WILL BE AT EASTER, SO YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SIGN UP

If you want to have a chance to win £100, £50 or £25 please contact

Eileen Rogan-Hill: roganhill@aol.co.uk

NEWS FROM THE PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Jersey Guys and Beyond....

The boys are back, save the date, 14th May and enjoy another great night to the sounds of Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, Bee Gees, Beach Boys and boogie all night.

ADVENTURE ISLAND WRISTBANDS

We have discounted wristbands which are ideal for birthday outings or to keep the kids occupied during school holidays. To buy on the day you would be charged £28 but you can buy from us for only £16, a saving of £12 per wristband!

Mothers’ Day Sales

The gifts were bought and beautifully wrapped and the boys came and carefully selected (!) their presents for their mums, so hopefully many of you will be happy with your surprises on Sunday.

Happy Mothers’ Day to you all !

REFRESHMENTS

If you could spare an hour or two every now and then we would appreciate your help serving teas/coffees at various events such as parents’ evenings, concerts, Christmas Bazaar etc. Please let Maria Haynes the Refreshment Co-ordinator know on

mariahaynes@sheppardmoscow.com

Once you are on the list, Maria will email you when events are coming up and you need only respond if you are available to help - no pressure!

We need help this Monday, 7th March, for Year 10 Parents Evening, either 4.30 pm— 6.15 pm or 6.15 pm— 8pm, why don’t you bring a friend to help and you can chat over a cup of tea whilst supporting staff and parents.

Do you shop on-line? Did you know you can raise money for the school without costing you a single penny? By using the easyfundraising.org.uk website and supporting Campion School PA you can raise money each time you buy something. How does it work? Say you want to buy a pair of shoes from John Lewis. Rather than going to the John Lewis website you first go to easyfundraising.org.uk From the easyfundraising website, click through to John Lewis to make your purchase. This tells John Lewis you came from easyfundraising. The price of the shoes is exactly the same. That’s it! Getting Started Go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/find-a-cause/ and search for Campion School PA. Once found create your free account. You can then start shopping. You can download a donation reminder from the website if you wish or if you have an apple device you can download an app. But don’t worry you can still use the service without these. How much money is raised? Normally this is done as a percentage and varies depending on the retailer. For example at Amazon you can earn up to 1.5% of your purchase. Every retailer is different (you can see what each retailer offers once you have your free account). There are 55,000 retailers that you can use including Sainsburys, Game, Dominos Pizza, Marks and Spencer, Hobbycraft, last-minute.com, The London Eye .......

SILENT AUCTION

The Parents’ Association has had the idea of running a silent auction during the school’s annual Sports Day & Garden Party to

help raise funds for the school. In order to determine if this would be a feasible/viable fund raising activity to pursue we need

to be able to quantify the types of items or services we can auction, examples are as below:

Are you a hairdresser - could you donate a free cut & blow dry?

Are you a beautician – could you donate a free beauty treatment, nails painted, massage etc?

Are you a gardener – would you be willing to tidy up someone’s garden?

Would you be willing to do some ironing for someone, or walk their dogs?

Do you have a signed ball or shirt you may wish to pass on?

Do you work anywhere that could donate a prize, cinema tickets, theatre tickets, activity centres, restaurants?

Other ideas would include: MOTs, Dog Grooming, Driving Lessons, Golf Rounds

The list is endless…………….

If you have a skill or service you are will to provide/offer free of charge that we can auction at the annual Garden Party could you please contact Lucy Parham on lparham32@googlemail.com

D Pembroke Parents’ Association

SATURDAY, 30TH APRIL

The Campion School’s sixth fundraising walk for the Teenage Cancer Trust takes place on Saturday, 30th April. This year’s twenty mile route starts from Trinity Gardens outside Tower Hill station at approx. 10 am. The shorter walk (seven miles) starts from the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital on the south bank of the Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament, at approx. 1.15 pm. Both distances involve crossing a lot of bridges – perhaps a bridge too far? And both will finish at The Ledger Building, Canary Wharf, where you will be able to collect your well-earned certificate and relax and socialise with fellow walkers. Entry to this event costs just £15 (adults)/£10 (concessions) and includes a drink/pastry at the start and a t-shirt. If you would like to join us on the walk, please complete an entry form and return it to me at the school, together with a cheque made payable to ‘The Campion School’, by no later than MONDAY, 11TH APRIL. Please note: this is our final deadline for ordering t-shirts. We cannot guarantee being able to supply a t-shirt to anyone who enters after that date but the cost of entry will remain the same. We look forward to seeing all of our regular walkers again. Your loyal and steadfast support of this event is very much appreciated! We also hope to welcome many new parents, staff, students and friends of the school. See you at the Bridges! Caroline Meehan on behalf of Hit the Road Committee

If you have any queries, please email cmeehan@thecampionschool.org

IRISH NIGHT

Saturday 19th March

Campion School

Carriages 12 am

Music by

Big Daddy

7 pm Music by Deise

8 pm Big Daddy (Irish Music)

8.45 pm Dancing by The Maguire

O’Shea Academy (World Finalists)

9.15 pm Big Daddy Disco Tickets £10

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Please return to Mr Lapena in the PE Department

Name ………………………………………

Please reserve ……... tickets for the Irish Night