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Headteacher Commendations
Many congratulations to the following 96 students who have reached the conduct points threshold for Headteacher's commendation certificates this week:
Year 7: Abi Belcher, James Bennett, Jacinta Bolger, Lyra Cornock, Gemma Crampton, Lola Croxton, Niamh Dawson, Thomas Dellenty Cockle, Tom Hathway, Alex Hopes, Ollie Hurst, Phoebe Lee, Anton Lin, Sophie Lock, Freddie Lovell, Erin Mackenzie, Frankie Moore, Bronwen Newport, Noah Osmond, Thomas Oxley-Reed, Ben Payne, Ben Rushton, Keziah Sharkey, Jacob Slough, Isabella Smith, Izzie Smith, Sam Stringer, Aiden Toller, Martino Torchia-Salvo, Max Treadaway, Lily Underwood, Cara Walters, Edie Williams, Tom Williams
Year 8: Jenna Bakehouse, Rose Edwards, Tyler Frappell, Millie Frost, Theo Kitchen, Seb Leaney, Lydia Marsh, Matilda Nicholson, Lexie Phythian, William Poole, Molly Riddell-Hutchings, Felicity Smith
Year 9: Bethany Alexander, Lily Burke, Zak Carbin, Lilia Clark, Jack Davis, Skye Deacon, Chelsea Hancocks, James Hart, Martha Ledger, Cade Moore, Holly Parker, Myriam Rawling, Eloise Robinson, Ewan Turnbull, Sienna Tuttiett, Hannah Walker, Mabel Withers
Year 10: Rhian Bishop, Andrew Bowman, Ted Davies, Patrick France, Finley Hay, Oliver Morris, Ben Osmond, Ailis Phillips, Bobby Rawlins, Poppy Ventham
Year 11: Ashleigh Barber, Faye Baxter, Imogen Beaumont, Callum Bonetti, Harry Butler, Dylan Coates, James Dams, Harvey Gray, Stan Hemmings, Caitlin Jarvis, Caitlin Keyte, Oliver Routh, Matilda Simmons, Jessica Spensley, Reuben Storey, Maisie Tanner, Jessica Thurlow, Daniel Winterton, Martha Withers, Matthew Wright
Year 12: Katie Smith
Mr Hildrew was delighted to be able to award some of the certificates in person to Frontline students this week.
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Trustees' Commendations
The following students have this week received their e-certificates having reached the required number of conduct points for their Trustees' Commendation. Many congratulations to:
Year 7: Joe Bugler, Arwen Kuipers Von Lande, Chloe Mees, Martha Smith
Year 8: Kacey Watters
Year 9: Benedict Skudder, Lily Spry
Year 11: Ashleigh Barber, Faye Baxter, Imogen Beaumont, Callum Bonetti, Harry Butler, Dylan Coates, James Dams, Harvey Gray, Stan Hemmings, Caitlin Jarvis, Caitlin Keyte, Oliver Routh, Matilda Simmons, Jessica Spensley, Reuben Storey, Maisie Tanner, Jessica Thurlow, Daniel Winterton, Martha Withers, Matthew Wright
Please note that we collate all commendations a week in arrears, so please bear with us if you haven't received your commendation certificate as soon as you reach the required number of conduct points. It will come!
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World Book Day
Thursday, 4th March
To celebrate World Book Day the Library is launching 'The toilet roll challenge' to decorate a cardboard tube with a book, fairy tale or nursery rhyme character. A chance for families, students and siblings to get creative. If you have any spare toilet roll or kitchen roll tubes please send them in to school if your children are attending our frontline provision. Take a picture of your tubes and email them to Mrs Dibble. We've had some excellent ones in already, including Will and Ellie's below.
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There is a digital £1 voucher for World Book Day for all pupils to use in participating book shops once they open. For more details click here.
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DJ Spencer's end of term podcast
Mr Spencer has put together a podcast of some of our students' work this term. Take a listen and enjoy!
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Activities Week
Booking for Activities Week will open at 6pm on Monday, 15th February. All bookings should be made via SMILE where you can also find all of the necessary information. You should have also received an electronic version of the Activities Week booklet. You can also watch the assembly here.
Mr Davies
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Food & Nutrition
It is our great pleasure to announce that the following students have been awarded with 'Young Chef' for their home learning efforts so far this term. As a department, we are going to continue to recognise the students that are going above and beyond, and continuing to challenge themselves with their tasks that have been set. Well done to the following Year 10 students:
- Eva Michelmore
- Zach Harbun
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Performing Arts Stars
As a faculty we have been so impressed by the quality and creativity of the work that the students have been developing. Performing Arts Stars gives us the opportunity to recognise some of those students for their hard work and dedication. This week it’s the turn of Years 9 – 13!
Year 9: Anna Leggo, Zac Buckley, Ayshen Gumus, Owen Griffiths, Sofia Passmore, Toby Wilson, Olivia Sotwin, Kaitlyn Smith, Ford Page
Year 10: Daisy Rawlins, Bethany Seymour, Hayley Nottage, Maddie Pole, Oli Harris, Katie Purdie
Year 11: James Taviner, Maddison Hill, Caitlin Keyte, Tyler Romeo, Beau Landen, Lois Hart, Reuben Smith
Year 12: Cerys Roberts, Isaac Newey, Hannah Coulton
Year 13: Holly Stoneman, Ella Hutchinson, Tori Irons
Congratulations to all of these students! They have each received a certificate, conduct points and their names will be entered into a prize draw. Who will it be next?
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Year 9 Options Evening
We hope that students and families now have all the information they need to make their options choices in Insight by 1st March deadline. Please remember to email Mrs Dawes if you have any unanswered questions.
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Sixth Form Applications & Interviews
It is not too late to apply! We are still accepting applications so if you have not yet applied, please use the Word application form and email it, when completed, to 6thform@churchill-academy.org.
We are now scheduling interviews for Term 4; interview details are emailed to students, with a separate email sent to their parent/carer so they are aware of the date and time of the interview. Please do not worry if you don’t hear about your interview date quickly, there is a large number to process and it will take several months to interview all applicants. Due to current restrictions, interviews are being conducted over Zoom at the moment. It would be normal for students to be excused from lessons for a Sixth Form interview during the school day so the same will apply with remote learning. Interviews usually last approximately 15 minutes so just ask your teacher beforehand if you can be excused.
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Safeguarding
Avon & Somerset Police
Avon & Somerset Police webinars for parents have been hugely popular and oversubscribed every time they have run them. They are now able to offer a recorded session on YouTube for parents to look at in their own time. The three videos cover topics including:
- Exploitation of children online
- Technical protective and safety measures available
- Tips on starting a conversation with children about the internet and how to use it safely.
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Online Safety
Parents may be interested in information from North Somerset's Youth Offending Team on Apps children may encounter whilst online and, which gives advice on how to disable access levels and report any issues.
We have also been advised about the dangers of a new game, Cunch, about running a County-lines drug supply operation. This game 'appears to have an in-chat facility which would enable grooming/recruitment'. County lines is, as you may know, the illegal distribution of drugs via often abused or coerced young people across the country.
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All the staff at the Academy have been working as hard as they can to support learning through lockdown. If there's someone who has made a difference to you, you can use the #ThankATeacher campaign to send them a FREE Thank You e-card!
The Thank a Teacher campaign recognises all staff working in schools; school leaders, teachers, teaching assistants, and all support staff such as lunchtime supervisors, caretakers and cleaners. Simply go to www.thankateacher.co.uk and they will send a FREE personalised #ThankATeacher card on your behalf.
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The Churchill Challenge!
 The Churchill Challenge is now entering the final ten days, but there is still time to sign up and get involved. Students and staff have now covered an astonishing 44,554 km since the 19th December - enough to circumnavigate the globe and still have enough left over to reach Dakar in Senegal! In the House competition Lancaster are still top of the pile, followed by Windsor, Tutor, Stuart and Hanover.
The PE staff have loved seeing what you’ve been up to, so keep sending those photographs in! You may even have seen our challenge featured on BBC Points West this week!
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This virtual challenge has been a great way for the Churchill Academy Community to stay connected, and for everyone involved to look after their physical and mental health at the same time. We encourage students to build exercise into their daily routines and make it part of their lifestyle.
This is a final call for students to sign up and then get active over the holiday period. Everyone is welcome, whatever your age, and however you choose to move. Thanks again for the support from Challenge Hound who have helped make this possible.
Good luck!
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Diary
February
12th End of Term 3
22nd Start of Term 4
March
1st Year 9 Options deadline
10th Year 13 Parents' Eveninig - SchoolCloud online event 4pm - 7pm
24th Year 12 Parents' Evening - SchoolCloud online event 4pm - 7pm
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Many congratulations to all of you - you have reached the end of Term 3! It has been a remarkable six weeks, characterised by the resilience, kindness, curiosity and determination of our Academy community: staff, students and families alike. In this week's parent update letter (which you can 
