The ECHO City of Norwich School Weekly Newsletter
Friday 9th November 2001 - No. 17.09
| REMEMBRANCE
Each morning this week we have held special assemblies in which we remember those who have sacrificed their lives in order that our rights and liberties are preserved. Thank you to all who contributed to these tributes. DIGITAL VIDEO PILOT The school has just been informed that it is to be one of only 50 schools nationally to take part in a digital video pilot organised by Becta - the government body responsible for ICT in education. The pilot will take place from November 2001 to March 2002. As part of the pilot the school will receive state-of-the-art digital video equipment that includes an Apple iMac computer, iMovie software and a Canon digital camera. Congratulations to Ms Polmuller and the Expressive Arts Team who submitted the successful bid. The equipment will be used in Art, with KS4 students undertaking a project on the Czech master animator Jan Svankmajer. DIGGIT COMPETITION Melissa Burgess 8Dr, has been picked out of 20,000 people to be a Web Watcher and will be taking part in a live Channel 3 television show at 7.10 am on 17 November. Melissa will be reading out e-mails from her laptop computer. Good luck Melissa! INTO THE SIXTH FORM On Wednesday this week we held our second Sixth Form Open Evening. A very large number of students from other schools visited us with their parents. Thank you to all students and staff who helped to make such a positive impression upon our visitors. |
YEAR 2002 NEW INTAKE
EVENING
On Thursday 15 November we will be holding the first of our intake evenings when we welcome students from middle schools and their parents to look at the school. The evening starts in the Hall at 7.30pm. YOUTH SPEAKS 2002 We are invited by the Youth Speaks Committee of The Norwich Rotary Club to enter a public speaking competition at the Walter Roy Theatre on Thursday 14th March 2002. Teams of three young people (aged 12 to 15) will give a presentation and all will be judged on the same standard. Prizes of £100, £50 and £25 can be won for our school plus an individual prize for the most praiseworthy single contribution. Details for interested teams can be obtained from the school office. OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB Would you be interested in your son or daughter attending an Out-of-School Club for Years 8 and 9 at CNS? The Government is encouraging more schools to open Out-of-School clubs through its National Childcare Strategy and some funding is available. A CNS Out-of-School club could offer activities each day such as dance, ICT, model-making, sport, drama and would be a place where young people could meet and socialise after school until 6pm. The club would be run by a committee of parents and staffed by qualified childcare workers. A charge would be made but the Tax Credit can help to offset the cost. If you might be interested, please complete and return to the School Office the slip overleaf. FAIRTRADE Fairtrade chocolate will be on sale at break and lunchtime on Monday. 35p a bar! |
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NEXT WEEK IS WEEK 2 * LUNCH at 12.25 : Y10, Y11; LUNCH at 12.40: Y8, Y9; |
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