Cottenham Village College

YEARBOOK 2012!
Calling all year 11s & their parents! WE NEED YOUR PICTURES! If you want pictures of you and your friends to appear in the yearbook you need to get sending them, soon! Send as many high quality pictures as you want to by email to yearbook.team@cvcweb.net and look forward to seeing them in the finished product when it comes out at the end of the year!

Firstly, all parents and carers should receive a letter from the Cambridge Schools’ Forum in the week beginning 23^rd January. John Harradine, the Chair of Governors, and I have attached a letter to accompany it. The letter concerns the government’s plans to introduce a national funding formula for schools. We believe that this should be extremely beneficial for state schools in Cambridgeshire as ours is one of the worst funded authorities in England. Please check that you receive the letters. If you feel that you can sign the petition, please return it to school as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thank you also to all parents and carers who attended the first Year 8 parents’ evening on Thursday 19^th. The second evening is on Thursday 26^th January (8 R, S and T).

Year 11 reports will go home on Friday 27^th January. This is followed by the information evening for Year 11 parents and carers at 6pm on Tuesday 7^th February.

Best wishes

Steve Ellison

Headteacher

BASKETBALL
Monday Lunchtime U14 boys. After school U16 Girls
Wednesday Lunchtime Yr7 & 8. After school fixtures
Thursday Lunctime U16 boys. After school U16 boys
Friday Lunctime U14 girls

BADMINTON
Tuesday After school 3:15pm—4:30pm, years 7, 8 & 9

FITNESS
Monday (All years)
Friday (All years)
3:20—4:20pm, starts 9th January, £12 for 6 weeks

TRAMPOLINING
Thursday After school, age 9—14, starts 12th January, £38 for 10 weeks

LUNCHTIMES:
Astroturf
Monday—year 7 & 8
Tuesday—year 9
Wednesday—Year 10
Thursday - year 11
Friday - sixth form

Sports hall — Basketballs will be available for students to use on a Tuesday only as basketball practice starts this term.. This will be limited and students must act safely and responsibly in the hall otherwise the privilege will be withdrawn.

Fitness Room — Thursday, PE kit must be worn with suitable/clean trainers!

All clubs which have a cost attached to them are run by the Sports Centre and cheques to be made payable to Cottenham Village College.

Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy New Year.  I hope that you have had a good Christmas break.

It is a great pleasure and privilege to finally be in post.  As I was appointed in early September, it seems to have been a long time from being offered the job to actually starting it!

There are some forthcoming dates this half term which are important for many parents/ carers.

Year 8 parents’ evenings take place on Thursday 19th January (8K, L, M and N) and Thursday 26^th January (8R, S and T).

Year 11 reports will go home on Friday 27^th January.  This is followed by the information evening for Year 11 parents and carers at 6pm on Tuesday 7^th February.

I look forward to meeting many of you at these events or, if you are able to attend, at the “Meet the New Head” event at 7pm on Tuesday 10^th January.  Thank you to those of you who have booked a place.  If you have not done so but would like to attend, please contact Sue Ayling by returning the form sent to you last term, by e-mailing her (sayling@cvcweb.net) or ‘phone (01954 288752).

Finally, as you will be aware, the Village College students return on Wednesday 4^th January.  Students from the Centre School return on Thursday 5^th.

Best wishes

Steve Ellison

Headteacher