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Performing Arts Stars
As another term comes to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Stars of the Term for Performing Arts. Students can be nominated for a number of reasons: quality work, great effort, showing the Academy values are just a few. Our nominations for this term are:
Year 9: Olivia Littleboy, Malin Tyson, Nicole Benischke, Adam Corke, Martha Taylor, Gray Oakes, Grace Hurst, Woody Gilson, James Hart
Year 10: Brooke Morley, Olivia Damerell, Phoebe Johnston, Gemma Partridge, Oliviya Sivakumar, Matthew Crampton
Year 11: Megan Hind, Molly Snee, Olivia Young, Lily Reeves, Tom Donovan, William Bradshaw, Lorenzo White
Year 12: Ellie-May Greenwood, PJ Pitman, Bori Gunyits
Year 13: Chloe Stocker, James Leaver-Whitfield, Jack Enstock
Congratulations to all of these students! They have each received a certificate, conduct points and their names entered into a prize draw.
The Prize Draw
As it’s the end of term the prize draw has taken place for all of the students nominated for Performing Arts Star so far. The winners of a £10 Amazon voucher each are Zoe Alvey, Phoebe Johnston and Tom Donovan
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PE Extra-Curricular Sport
Team PE can finally announce the return of Extra Curricular Sport, back after the Easter holidays. The plan is to offer Multi Sports in year group bubbles on a Week 1 & Week 2 rota system from 3.05pm - 4.05pm.
Week 1
Tuesday - Year 7
Thursday - Year 8
Week 2
Tuesday - Year 9
Thursday - Year 10
More information will go out on Google Classroom on the activities/sports offered. We are excited to be back and will review the plan at May half term. Any questions contact the PE dept... Everyone in that year group is welcome.
Team PE
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Letter from the Secretary of State to children & young people
Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education, issued this letter to children and young people last week.
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Somerset Anne Frank Youth Awards invite nominations from parents, carers and teachers
Have you noticed the outstanding contribution that a young person you know has made? It has been a tough year and many young people have gone the extra mile to make a difference in their schools and communities. We invite parents, carers and teachers to shine the light on these young people by nominating them for a Somerset Anne Frank Youth Award (SAFYA). The Awards celebrate pupils from Year 5 – Year 13 (9-18 years old).
The story of Anne Frank is relevant now, more than ever, which is why the SAFYA Committee want to continue to spread her message and story by recognising and honouring young people across Somerset who demonstrate our three core values:
- Actively opposing discrimination, bullying and prejudice
- Supporting and caring for others in need
- Working within conflict resolution and social inclusion
We believe that these Awards spotlight the hard work and contributions of young people, which are crucial to promoting a positive, kind, and inclusive society. Nominations for our Awards programme are now OPEN! All submissions must be made via our website, where you can also find out more information. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 2nd June 2021, with the Awards Ceremony being held at Wells Cathedral on the evening of Wednesday 14th July 2021.
Further details here
Tom Winchester, SAFYA
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Term 4 Podcast
An end of term special 'live' podcast from Mr Spencer. Enjoy!
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Meningitis ACWY and DTP Vaccinations
Vaccination information and forms have been sent home to parents of Year 9 students who will be having Meningitis ACWY and DTP Vaccinations on 28th and 29th April. A reminder to return the consent forms to Reception. Thank you.
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Signing in and out
Please could we remind families that students and parents must sign in and out on the ipads in Reception/Student Reception if students are arriving late or leaving school early. This is important for safeguarding and health & safety. Thank you.
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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 6thform@churchill-academy.org when completed. Interviews will continue to take place into Term 5, so students should not worry if they have not been advised of a date as yet.
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North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together (NSPCWT)
North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together (NSPCWT) has a vision that every child and young person in North Somerset with a disability or additional need reaches their full potential. NSPCWT's purpose is to improve the service, provision and the quality of life for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs by being the collective voice of parent carers and a strategic partner for the Local Authority, Education and Health. Parents or carers with children between the ages of 0-25 which have any additional need or disability, can contact NSPCWT on any social media platform, their website, admin@nspcwt.org or
07434 678832
NSPCWT can help by offering an environment of support where any questions can be asked or any concerns raised which they can take forward to the relevant professional bodies to try and encourage change for the future. They run big and small events, share regular coffee meetings via zoom for parent carers to meet and have a chat plus interesting informative zooms with support professionals such as Healthwatch, Sirona Care & health plus the Local Authority SEND team.
Recently NSPCWT released their Annual Survey on how provision in North Somerset is for parent carers, seeking their views on education, health & social care services that they have accessed in the past 12 months. The experiences help NSPCWT convey the reality of how provision is for parent carers to decision makers in North Somerset. The survey should take no longer than 30 minutes and you could be in with a chance of winning one of eight Amazon E-vouchers - 1st prize £100 - as long as your email address is included. Any questions please message NSPCWT's Facebook page or email admin@nspcwt.org.
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Mental Health support for Young People
The Violence Reduction Unit at North Somerset Council has advised of a two day mental health bootcamp for 14 - 19 year olds, run by OTR, where they can unlock some of OTR's skills and techniques to improve their mental health, and gain ideas on how to manage the return to education. Sign up here.
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Litter
We have received complaints that students are dropping litter when walking around the local community. Please can we remind everyone to respect the environment and communities wherever they are, and dispose of litter appropriately. Thank you.
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Headteacher Commendations
Many congratulations to the following students who have reached the conduct points threshold for Headteacher's commendation certificates over the past few weeks. Mr Hildrew has handed out certificates to students this week.
Year 7: Charlie Cannon, Bella Crothers, Amelie Dorrington, Harri Fisher, Sylvie Forman, Louis Hurst, Cassy Iles, Meha John, Daisy Stephens, Jessica Sturgess, Phoebe Thorne, Daisy Worthy
Year 8: Mia Baird, Frank Brown, Fred Gibbs, Jamie-Leigh Griffiths, Lewis Lodge, Oliver Mawn
Year 9: Ollie Ball, Ava Berenyi, Jack Bird, Tom Bird, Benjamin Caddy Hvalkof, Harriet Clifton, Georgina Gillard-Nield, Theo Gooch, Max McCarthy, Jude Milton, Lexie Phillips, James Powell, Harry Pritchard, Gemma Seymour
Year 10: Arthur Burston, Alexandro Ribeiro, Joshua Staddon
Year 11: Amelia Briffitt, Theo Guckian
Year 12: Scarlett Williams
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Trustees' Commendations
The following students have this week received their Trustees' commendation certificates from Mr Hildrew, having reached the required number of conduct points. Many congratulations to:
Year 7: Jacinta Bolger, Adam Bond, Finlay Caines, Niamh Dawson, Shenay Gumus, Kate Hancock, Amillie Hooper, Alex Hopes, Issy Iles, Jenna Roper, Ben Rushton, Zoe Seymour, Jacob Slough, Izzie Smith, Max Teadaway
Year 8: Jenna Bakehouse, Rose Edwards, Theo Kitchen, Heidi Thorne
Year 9: Bethany Alexander, Emmie Griffith, James Hart, Ellie O’Rahilly, James Topham, Izzy Townsend, Hannah Walker
Year 10: Luke Ashurst, Isabella Devine, Pritika Rane, Zavier Torrance, Kate Williams
Year 11: Amelia Briffitt, Theo Guckian
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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Diary
April
19th Start of Term 5
28th & 29th Year 9, Meningitis ACWY and DTP Vaccinations
29th Careers Convention Part 2: Employment – virtual event
May
5th Year 10 Parents' Evening, 4pm - 7pm, virtual meetings
19th Year 8 Parents' Evening, 4p - 7pm, virtual meetings
28th End of Term 5
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We've made it to the end of term! Many thanks to all the staff, students and families for your support of the return to school in March, home testing, face coverings, and all the additional steps we have had to accommodate due to the pandemic. I hope that we are now seeing light towards the end of the tunnel - but we are still in the tunnel, so it is essential that all of us continue to be cautious over the coming weeks and months. We must continue to observe the restrictions, completing home tests twice weekly throughout the Easter period (see below), and staying safe so we can all enjoy an uninterrupted summer. 
