The Chelmer Valley Weekly Bulletin

Congratulations to our Jack Petchey winners who attended the Jack Petchey award ceremony on Tuesday 10th October at the Chelmsford Civic Theatre. It was an amazing evening spent celebrating all the achievements made by Olivia Bruns, Joshua Kemp-Nicholls, Isabelle Hooper, Nina McBurnett and Ky Emerick. They should be incredibly proud and keep up the incredible hard work.

If your child knows of any student who goes above and beyond what is expected of them, either in school or outside, please encourage them to contact hgilderson@chelmer.essex.sch.uk with a Jack Petchey nomination. Students have the opportunity to win £300 to spend in a department of their choosing and receive an award for their achievements if selected as winners.

The Black History Month Celebrations concluded this week with the theme of 'Saluting our Sisters'.

This week the icon is Margaret Busby, the first black female publisher in the UK.

On Thursday students listened to Steel Pan music whilst dining on cultural food.

This week in tutor time our students in Years 8 – 10 have been continuing to look at the 5 Ways to Wellbeing related to the elements of keep learning, connect, take notice, give and be active.

Year 8 – Self esteem

Year 9 – Harm caused in our community

Year 10 – Positive reinforcement

Please click here for a link to the school website where these presentations can be viewed.

The Year 7 students have continued with their Transition support programme which will run until February half term, this is to support them with all the changes they are currently facing.

The Year 11 students have been revising using some of the techniques they have learnt in previous weeks and from Positively You this week.

This week the assemblies have been about attendance for Years 7-9. Year 11 students had Positively You in school where they learnt about effective revision techniques and the Year 10’s assembly was about the DofE award and how students can get involved in this opportunity.

Parents of Year 11 students. Open Evening Information below.

Just a quick reminder that quite a few of our local colleges are holding their open events this weekend. These events give both the students and parents a feel of the places which their child may attend next September. Well worth a visit to look at the amazing courses on offer.

CVHS Sixth Form - Tuesday 7th November 5.30pm-7.30pm

Braintree Campus - Saturday 4th November 10am-1pm

Chelmsford College - Wednesday 15th November 6pm-8.30pm

Writtle College - Saturday 25th November 10am-3pm

Our Year 8 & 9 A Midsummer Night’s Dream cast will be performing in the Shakespeare School Festival on Monday 6th November. Please look out for information that has been sent home regarding the specific details of this event, including timings and ticketing information.

After half term, Drama Club for Year 8 & 9 will begin on Wednesday 1st November. Drama Club will start on Wednesday 8th November for Year 7.

Congratulations to our Glee Club performers who successfully got through the initial audition stage to make it to boot camp.

Rehearsals will continue to take place in the dance studio every Monday and Wednesday lunchtime.

Please look out for information that has been sent home regarding the specific details of the boot camp and regional final.

Keyboard and Piano Sessions will be starting 6th November after school. Cost will be £5 per session 3:15 - 4:15. Please email alexlawrencepiano@gmail.com if you haven't yet signed up. Cash payment please for the first session.

Christmas Concert auditions will take place on Thursday 9th November and Friday 10th November at lunch time. We are looking for group and individual performances. Please prepare no more then 2 minutes of your chosen piece to be performed in the Christmas Concert.

CGP GCSE Revision Guides and Workbooks for Maths are available to buy on Wisepay for £6.50.

Please collect from the Maths office at break or lunch.

Available to purchase through Wisepay for £2.50.

Please collect from the English office at break or lunch.

The Science Department are planning to book an online conference for Year 12 Biology students within the school ground, on Tuesday 28th November 2023, from 10.40am to 3.45pm.

Students will listen to talks from leading academics in Biology.

As part of the A-Level course in Biology a three-day residential field trip to the Field Studies Centre at Flatford Mill, East Bergholt, Suffolk has been arranged. We consider field work an integral part of the Biology course at A-Level and your son/daughter will have the opportunity to carry out activities and investigations directly relevant to his/her A-Level work.

In order for this visit to take place we will need to seek a contribution of approximately £291.00 per student (Final costing will be made when numbers are confirmed). Please confirm attendance by Monday 30th October via Google form. Payment will need to be made via Wisepay as follows:

Deposit £110 is due by 6th November 2023

2nd Instalment of £181 is due by the 31st January 2024

Science revision resources are now available to purchase via Wisepay for GCSE and KS3 students. Once purchased please bring a printout of the receipt to Mrs Wade in the Science office between 8.30am and 12.30pm, Monday to Friday.

We feel that these resources will help to support your child’s GCSE Science studies and prepare them for their final exams. Thank you for your continued support.

Geography revision guides, Bitesize AQA GCSE (9-1), are available to purchase via Wisepay cost £4.00 each.

On Tuesday 17th October, Gemma kindly brought in her daughter who is three years old for Year 11 students to observe, as part of their assignment for their Child Development course.

Students are studying the expected milestones of development for physical, intellectual and social development. In the observation, their focus was to observe the physical milestones, including gross and fine motor skills. They were able to ask lot of questions to Gemma and her daughter and were able to identify the milestones she achieved during the observation. This was a fantastic opportunity for students to gain an understanding of all areas of development in a real life situation.

Thank you to Gemma for giving up her time the students really enjoyed the observation as well as gaining a greater depth of understanding of the expected norms of development for a three-year-old child.

At CVHS we are introducing a new program that is open for students in Years 7, 8 and 9. The Digital Leaders program allows students who have a keen interest in computing technology to get involved in supporting us around the school, in class, and even assemblies!

So if you know how to fix computer problems but were not sure you could offer to help, or you want to learn more about how computing technology is used, or you just want to show off your technical skills, join the Digital Leaders program today!

Students will meet regularly to discuss the activities we have done or any new ones we could do, as well as meeting for any training that may be required. They will receive a nice new badge for their blazer and any help they give around the school will gain merits.

More importantly, for some students, this program gives them the opportunity to contribute to the school community in a way that they may feel more comfortable to do so and showcases their talents.

Contact Mr Hammond for more details at: chammond@chelmer.essex.sch.uk

Please Note:

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• Students must check the team sheets on the notice boards in PE to check team and confirm timings.

Unfortunately we are no longer able to have parents come into school to watch their children in sporting fixtures. We appreciate this is very disappointing for both students and parents, however, we must adhere to the stringent safeguarding guidance given to us. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Congratulations to Millie Robinson 10H for her sensitive observational drawing, we loved the delicate line and tone!

You can gain experience for section A and D for the Arts Award Bronze level.

Monday 23rd October to Tuesday 31st October - HALF TERM

Wednesday 1st November to Friday 3rd November - WEEK B

Wednesday 1st November - Back to School for all students

Thursday 2nd November - Year 7 Meet The Tutor

Thursday 2nd November - Year 13 BTEC Music Performance Re-Sit Exam (3-4pm)

Letters sent to Parents/Carers can be found on our website here:
https://www.chelmervalleyhighschool.co.uk/310/parentmailletters-sent-home

Email: school@chelmer.essex.sch.uk
Website: www.chelmervalleyhighschool.co.uk
Location: Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, UK
Phone: 01245 440232
Twitter: @chelmervalleyhs