Crawshaw Academy eBulletin. No. 7 20 October 2017

Crawshaw Academy eBulletin. No. 7 20 October 2017 Headline. . . . . . After a long but successful start to the year, the half-term break is finally here. Our new year 7 students have settled in well and experienced the team building days at Herd Farm. Our open evening was our busiest ever and the tours of the school have been very popular. The 2017 ‘Crawshaw’s Got the X-Factor’ was a great way to end the half-term along side the Year 7 Halloween Disco. I’d like to wish you all a fantastic break. A Daly Principal

SITE SECURITY To ensure the safety of students and staff, may we remind parents

unless there is a specific medical reason or arrangement with our staff to drive onto the school site. Thank you to all those parents who are already doing so.

SCHOOL RECEPTION OPENING HOURS Just a reminder of our opening hours…… MONDAY TO THURSDAY

8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

FRIDAY

8.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.

Crawshaw Academy eBulletin. No. 7 20 October 2017

245 Year 9 and Sixth Form students trained in CPR.

Doing our part to increase the chances of survival.


The Year 7 football team demonstrated excellent teamwork and resilience during their recent Leeds & District Cup tie against The Ruth Gorse Academy. After trailing 5-2 at half time, the boys made a magnificent comeback to win the game 6-5 in extra time, showing that a positive attitude can help you achieve.!!! A handful of year 9 girls were selected to attend the Women in Sports Conference North III on Wednesday, 18th October. The conference was an opportunity to listen to key note speakers from a variety of backgrounds including Laura Weightman (pictured) Olympic and British champion middle distance athlete, who spoke about how a social opportunity turned into become a professional athlete. Earl Crabtree spoke about increasing participation through volunteers and opportunities available. Tanya Arnold from BBC (pictured) was the host for the day asking questions that we all wanted answers to. It was a great day and I hope the girls have felt inspired and motivated to promote womens’ sport and the opportunities that they have on offer.


Attendance Matters SECRET WEEK

Top Attending Forms Last Week Group % Attend 7MO 100 7KC 100 8JOA 100 7ABY 99.3 7JGL 99.2 8NS 98.7 7KL 98.2 7DP 97.6 10MT 97.4 11JG 97.2 11CC 97.1 10ZLC 96.9 11DR 96.5 8PB 96.4 8JGA 96.2 10HC 95.8 10CH/TT 95.6

Last week was a “Secret Week” All winners with 100% attendance were entered into the prize draw and prizes were awarded in whole year group assemblies. Winners so far are; Year 10 - Max R 10 OM (£10 voucher) Year 9 - Sophie A 9KE (£10 voucher), Kiera C 9JRL, Millie F 9KE, Ryan I 9JR, Ryan R 9BL & Josh W 9JR (Chocolate) We now have a policy in school that allows us to administer paracetamol to students. We will always check with you at home to see whether students have had paracetamol that day and we will always recommend water/rest food before we allow students to take paracetamol. We can not give paracetamol if we do not have a signed permission slip from a parent. If you have not signed a slip please ask at reception for a form.

Letters An important letter about attendance expectations will be coming home with your child on Friday. If you would like a duplicate please contact the school office.

Keep in Touch Our Attendance Improvement Officer (AIO) is Miss Simon. To speak to Miss Simon directly about your child’s attendance or punctuality or to report an absence please call 0113 336 8541, alternatively you can email [email protected] To report a Post 16 absence please contact Mrs Wyspianski on 0113 336 8527 or [email protected]

Year Group Attendance Last Week Y7

Y8

Y9

Y10

Y11

98.5%

96%

92.9%

94.1%

92.7%

Y7 - 11 95%

A fantastic night at the year 7 Halloween disco.


Thank you to Radio Aire’s Cash for Kids for approving a grant that provided valuable funding allowing SOCA to support our students in crisis.

Charity Sky Dive Miss Swales recently completed a charity sky dive which took place at March, between Cambridge and Peterborough. The Sky Dive was a birthday present which became a fundraiser for Saint Micheal's Hospice in Harrogate. A charity which is dear to Miss Swales heart as they took care of her late Grandma and Uncle during long battles with cancer. Miss Swales and her sister raised over £1000; double the target with donations still rolling in. Miss Swales commented that It was a fantastic day and an experience she could not recommend enough. She said she felt safe throughout the day even when she was being dangled out of the aeroplane!!