Weekly News

Weekly News
CCHS and Sigma Sixth Tendring

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The latest issue - Friday 19^th July

Summer Term 2024

• Friday 19^th July - Issue 39
  End of Academic Year - Extended Issue

  Pearson Teaching Awards 2024; District Athletics 2024; Sigma Sixth - Problem Solving Day; CCHS Annual Sports Awards Evening; Summer Holiday Dates; Next Academic Year – September 2024; Thank You and Good Luck to the Staff Leaving CCHS; Discovering History at the Castle; The CCHS F24 Racing Team at Silverstone; Sports Days – July 2024; Sparx Reader – Celebrating the Joy of Reading; Start of Summer Holiday on Hold; ‘Billy Elliot – The Musical’ – The CCHS Summer Production 2024

• Friday 12^th July - Issue 38

  The Insights of an Author; Studying Business at University; Sigma Sixth Experience Day; Recognising Individuals – Jack Petchey ‘Outstanding Achievement’ Awards; Year 10 Futures Week – Experiencing the World of Work

• Friday 5^th July - Issue 37

  National School Sports Week 2024 – Another Outstanding Success; CCHS Judo Club – Yellow Belt Gradings; Billy Elliot – The Musical – Next Week; Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award – Assessment Hike in Thetford Forest

• Friday 28^th June - Issue 36

  Year 13 Say Goodbye to Sigma Sixth; A Cricket Tournament with a Difference; Year 11 vs Staff – a Festival of Sport; Forensic Science Experience Day; Boxing Intervention is a Resounding Success; The CCHS Summer Musical 2024 - Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th July; Important Water Safety Message - Drowning Prevention Week

• Friday 21^st June - Issue 35

  Spanish is Engaging; Year 12 focus on their Post 18 Pathways; Year 11 Leave School in Style

• Friday 14^th June - Issue 34

  Year 11 Conclude their Summer Exams; Attendance Rewards – Summer Term; Careers Focus – Civil Engineering; Year 12 Sports Leaders provide some Colour Run Fun

• Friday 7^th June - Issue 33

  Sports Leaders Lend-a-Hand at special Sports Day; CCHS Boxing Intervention Programme; Perseverance Leads to Achievement; Footballers through to the District Finals; 'Billy Elliot - The Musical' - 11th to 13th July

• Friday 24^th May - Issue 32

  A Record Number of Revision Sessions; Commonwealth Games Gymnast Focuses on Positive Thinking; Army Cadet Competition takes Interesting Turn; Regional Gymnastics Success for Sydnie; Stimulating Revision; May Half-Term and Revision Sessions

• Friday 17^th May - Issue 31

  Formula 24 Racing Team – Tenth Season Gets Underway; Theatre Workshop with Professionals; A Hoard of Golds at the Coastal Athletics 2024

• Friday 10^th May - Issue 30

  Learning on Location - Year 7 Gain an Insight into the Sikh Religion; PROUD+ Rewards; Supporting Primary Tag Rugby; Swimmers Shine at Regional Championships; Boys Under 16 Basketball Squad - Coastal Schools Champions

• Friday 3^rd May - Issue 29

  Attendance Rewards – Spring Term; An Outstanding Speech; English National Karate Champion; Sparx Learning – Top of the Class; ‘Learning on Location’ - Human Geography at the Olympic Park; Duke of Edinburgh Award – Putting their Map Reading Skills to the Test; Essex Year of Numbers - Helping families embrace the ‘Everyday Magic of Maths’

• Friday 26^th April - Issue 28

  Spring Term Awards; Annual Royal Society of St George Parade; Opening the Eyes on Careers – CCHS Alumni in Action; CCHS Staff Bake-Off Challenge

• Friday 19^th April - Issue 27

  Summer Term 2024; Student Leadership Easter Egg Appeal; Rewarding Outstanding Commitment; CCHS Ski Team – Tonale, Italy, Easter 2024

Spring Term 2024

• Thursday 28^th March - Issue 26

  It is the End of Term - Happy Easter!; A Spring Weekend in Madrid – Learning Spanish on Location; Spring Term Sports Round-Up; Year 10 STEM at Essex University

• Friday 22^nd March - Issue 25

  Science - Learning on Location @ Minsmere Nature Reserve; Year 7 Mathematicians in Action; Spring term ends next Thursday; CCHS Hosts Annual Sigma Trust STEM day; Pass it Forward – Former Student returns to lead Sixth Form Art Workshop; Opening Eyes on Modern Foreign Languages

• Friday 15^th March - Issue 24

  Attendance Rewards – Spring Term; World Book Day – Story Challenge Winners; Maths Escape Room - A Parental Engagement Hit; CCHS Gymnastics Team Bronze; End of Spring Term – Non-Uniform Day; Sigma Sixth Media Studies on Location; Clouds Refectory – New Menus Unveiled

• Friday 8^th March - Issue 23

  CCHS Senior Student Leadership Teams; CCHS Easter Egg Appeal; Sixth Formers Explore Art within Design; World Book Day 2024; Turn on the Subtitles – Subconscious Reading While Watching; World Book Day - £1 Books; World Book Day – Story Challenge; Staff Enter into the Spirit of World Book Day

• Friday 1^st March - Issue 22

  Learning Languages - Helps ‘Open Doors’ throughout Life; Young Reporters Breaking into Journalism; Year 9 Subject Pathways – Key Stage 4 Study – Important Decisions to Make; Sporting Activities Help Inspire Friendly Competition

• Friday 16^th February - Issue 21

  Half-Term & Non-Pupil Day – Monday, 26th February; National Apprenticeship Week @ Sigma Sixth; English Literature Brought to Life; Students Embrace Public Speaking; Lucy is Junior Table Tennis Champion; Key Stage 3 Reading Challenge – Students Opting into Improving their Reading; Mother’s Day Poems Essex Life

• Friday 9^th February - Issue 20

  Sixth Form Scientists Explore Biology in Action; Year 11 Footballers Final Match @ CCHS; Half-Term & Non-Pupil Day – 26th February; Safer Internet Day 2024

• Friday 2^nd February - Issue 19

  Year 11 - Outstanding Attendance at Revision Sessions – Students Opting In; Reflecting on Holocaust Memorial Day; Year 8 Maths Stars in Action; Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award – Second Practice Hike; Medal Haul at Essex Swimming Success; Design Idea Brought to Life; Book Corner

• Friday 26^th January - Issue 18

  Robot Opens Eyes on STEM Careers; Prefix Challenge Winners; Recognising Fantastic Attendance; Talented Pianists Invited to Special Recital; England Netball - Ball Girls on TV; Debate Club a Real Hit

• Friday 19^th January - Issue 17

  Bringing Careers into Focus; PROUD+ Rewards @ CCHS; Termly PROUD Trips; Christmas Day at CCHS

• Friday 12^th January - Issue 16

  Spring Term 2024 – Welcome Back!; The Annual CCHS Presentation Evening; Autumn Term Awards; Are you an ex-CCHS student?; Opening Eyes on the World of Art; Managing Post 16 Finances; CCHS Basketballers in Action; CCHS Book Fair; It's Behind You – Oh No It’s Not!

Autumn Term 2023

• Friday 22^nd December - Issue 15

  Season’s Greetings from CCHS; The Joy of Giving at Christmas - CCHS in the Community; CCHS Parental Engagement; CCHS Art in the Community @ Christmas; A Lovely Fundraising Effort; CCHS Christmas Card Competition; CCHS Racing Team – Testing Event; Thank You and Good Luck to the Staff Leaving CCHS

• Friday 15^th December - Issue 14

  Year 11 Mock Results Day; Year 12 in Court – Annual Bar Mock Trial Competition - Runners-Up; Autumn Term Draws to a Close; An Insight into Engineering; CCHS Judo Club - Inaugural Gradings; BookBuzz Reading Club

• Friday 8^th December - Issue 13

  Celebrating Exceptional Attitude in Art & Design; Sports Physiotherapist Imparts his Knowledge; The History of Hampton Court Palace; Inter-School Indoor Athletics; Year 9 Maths Masters; Last Call for the CCHS Christmas Appeal; Book Corner

• Friday 1^st December - Issue 12

  CCHS Charity Committee Supporting St Helena Hospice; St John Ambulance Young Achiever; Duke of Edinburgh Bronze – New Cohort complete their Inaugural Hike; Holly Court Christmas Appeal - Update; Essex Schools Under 16 Cup Success; Book Corner; CCHS Book Fair – 6th to 12th December – Ideal Christmas Presents!

• Thursday 23^rd November - Issue 11

  The 95^th Birthday of Clacton County High School; Sporting Caps Celebrated; Talented Students to appear in London; Commemorating the publication of Shakespeare’s Work; Book Corner; Sparx Gold Reader Status Achievement

• Friday 17^th November - Issue 10

  Recognising Fantastic Attendance; CCHS Holly Court Christmas Appeal 2023; Sigma Sixth Student Fundraising; Sigma Sixth Media Studies on Location; District Cross-Country Championships 2023; Book Corner

• Friday 10^th November - Issue 9

  Gratitude to our Retiring Chair of Governors for his Service to CCHS; We Will Remember Them; Handmade Poppies Boost Collection; Ultimate Scouting Award for Charlie; Autumn Sports – Part 2 – Football; Book Corner

• Friday 3^rd November - Issue 8

  Year 7 Halloween Fun; WhatsApp - What Parents and Carers Need to Know – National Online Safety; Extra-Curricular Clubs and Enrichment Update; Promoting Reading @ CCHS; Essex Cup Disappointment

• Friday 20^th October - Issue 7

  CCHS Sixth Form Opening Evening Attracts Record Attendance; Year 11 Car Safety; Autumn Sports - Part 1; Parental and Student Support

• Friday 13^th October - Issue 6

  CCHS Recognised by the British Judo Association; Year 7 ‘Talk About Transition’ with Jack Petchey; Cyclists praised during Bike Courses; Media Studies Students Learning on Location; European Day of Languages – Part 2

• Friday 6^th October - Issue 5

  Celebrating Outstanding Attendance; Sigma Sixth Culture and Diversity Day; Sixth Form Students Triumph at Tendring Youth Awards; Gymnastics Star takes Gold; European Day of Languages – Part 1

• Friday 29^th September - Issue 4

  Annual CCHS Open Evening; A Quest to Eradicate the Anger that People Carry; CCHS Sixth Form in Focus; Year 11 – Sigma Sixth Open Evening

• Friday 22^nd September - Issue 3

  Stimulating Reading @ CCHS; Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award; North Essex Theatre Awards Success; Reinforcement Works Complete; National Online Safety – Group Chats

• Friday 15^th September - Issue 2

  Open Evening – Thursday 21st Sept - School finishes at 1.15pm; Grab Every Opportunity; Year 12 Settle into their new Surroundings; Extra-Curricular Clubs & Activities – Autumn Term 2023

• Friday 8^th September - Issue 1

  Welcome and Welcome Back; The Start of a New Chapter - Welcome Year 7; Outstanding Summer Exam Results; Essential Applications - Arbor - Student Email - Google Accounts; CCHS Weekly News & the CCHS Website; Term Dates for this Academic Year