Y13 Art Drawing Day at The National Gallery and The National Portrait Gallery

The aim of the trip was for students to add valuable observational and contextual material to their latest coursework project titled ‘Triptych’.

Students drew inspiration from the museums’ many paintings and artifacts as well as from the buildings and the locality itself. It was clear that the students were engaged with the process, and they produced some great observational sketches on the day.

Ms Londhe
Art Department

Duke of Edinburgh News
A Successful Start to the Year!

It's been a busy and successful start to the new academic year for our Duke of Edinburgh students!

Award Achievements:

• Bronze Award: A fantastic 56% of last year's Year 9 students have already achieved their Bronze award.
• Silver Award: Half of our Year 10 students from last year have successfully gained their Silver award.

Gold Award Relaunch:

The Gold award program has restarted, with 15 students completing their first training session on October 1st. They are preparing for a six-day expedition in the Brecon Beacons during the October half-term.

Record Participation:

We have record numbers this year: 68 Year 9s for Bronze and nearly 40 Year 10s for Silver. Please support them!

New Volunteering & Donations:

We've been busy instigating some exciting new volunteering activities, currently being trialled with our Silver award students. As you can see in the pictures below, two of our allotment volunteers are working diligently, building up an appetite for their well-deserved cakes and buns! We are also exploring how these students can assist with in-school equipment organisation and even help mentor our Bronze participants. These are truly exciting times!

Parental Involvement & Donations:

We are always grateful for parental support. If any parents have activities that would be suitable for students to undertake as volunteering opportunities, please do get in touch.

We are also in need of equipment! If you happen to have any lightweight and small tents that are no longer used, we would be delighted to give them a new home. Donations of walking boots and waterproofs would also be incredibly helpful.

Following a successful Gold parents' meeting, a Bronze meeting will follow shortly where we will introduce our new DofE colleague, welcome Joe.

Garry Doyland

Casca News 

 

Our Enormous Jumble Sale – Saturday 8 November
2 – 4 PM
Only 4 Weeks To Go!

Get ready to recycle and reuse! Our annual jumble sale is fast approaching, and we need your support to make it a huge success. This event is not only a lot of fun but also raises thousands of much-needed pounds for our school.

How You Can Help:
We need volunteers for various shifts, especially for setting up on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Even a little bit of your time makes a big difference!

• Friday, November 7: 
  - 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM (Set-up) – More help urgently needed!
   
• Saturday, November 8:
  - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Finish set-up and tidy up) – At least 4 more helpers needed!
  - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Selling) - Please arrive by 1:15 PM. 7 more helpers needed!
  - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (The Big Clear-up) – Lots of help needed here!

Please sign up and join the other volunteers in supporting our school.A huge thank you to everyone who has signed up so far!

Jumble Sale Item Drop-Off Times:

You can start bringing your jumble in from Monday, October 13th.

• Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Saturday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Half Term: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept jumble after Thursday, 6 November. This is our strict cut-off point.

What We're Looking For:

• Adult and children’s clothing, including vintage (clean and undamaged, please!)
• Bags, shoes, jewellery, books, bric-a-brac, household linens, CDs, records, toys, games, bicycles
• Electrical items (in good working order only)
• Furniture (nothing too bulky, please)
• Unwanted gifts, unused Christmas cards, and decorations for our Christmas gift stall (Please hand these in separately at reception.)
• Bum bags, small across-body bags, and coat hangers (Please hand these into reception.)

If you are unable to bring your jumble in, we can arrange a collection.

Calling All Bakers!

Please consider making or providing a cake for our famous afternoon teas. Cakes can be handed in by 12:00 PM on the day of the jumble sale or anytime on Friday.​​​​​​​

For more information or to sign up, please contact Stephanie, Tina, or Mary at csgjumble@proton.me.

Puzzle Donations Wanted 

Our students love spending time piecing together jigsaw puzzles in the library, and our collection is getting lots of use! If you have any gently used puzzles (all pieces included!) that you no longer need, we’d love to give them a new home. Donations can be dropped off at reception. Thank you!  

Music Masterclasses

The CSG Music Masterclasses launch next Wednesday 15 October from
3.15-4.45pm in the Music Hall.

The first masterclass will be led by fantastic violinist, Miranda Dale, who will be working with some of our students, speaking about life as a professional musician and playing to us.

All students who play string instruments or have a general interest in music are warmly welcomed to attend.