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Chace Community School

July 2019 Bulletin

Commitment to learning High Expectations All can succeed Confidence and Courage Everyone valued equally

Dear Parents and

Carers

What a year we have had at Chace! I do hope you have all had a chance to follow us on one of our social media accounts to see all of the wonderful opportunities and experiences that have been occurring daily this year. All of this is down to the talented team of staff at Chace, committed to ensuring that every student has opportunities to be the best that they can be in their studies and beyond the class-room. As we come to the end of this academic year, I would like to extend my thanks to the whole Chace team for their commitment and hard work this year. At the heart of all of this is a shared determination to continue to raise standards. We welcomed one of Her Majesty's Inspectors to Chace this year who confirmed that standards are improving rapidly. This year we have seen clear improvements in teaching and learning; student progress and outcomes and behaviour and attitudes. All in all, this has led to Chace not just being a better school, but also a happier school. Thank you to all parents, carers and friends for your continued support throughout the year. I wish you all a pleasant and restful Summer and look forward to welcoming the children back to school in September. Headteacher

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End of term arrangements—On Friday 19 July students will be

asked to bring a tin/dried food item to wear non-uniform. The

Enfield Foodbank will collect the food at 9.30am. Maggie

Ioannou following her Big Head Shave is raising additional

funds for Cancer Research UK and the Student Council will

have buckets at the gate to collect donations.

Students will be dismissed from school from12pm.

Start of term arrangements—Monday and Tuesday 2nd and

3rd September—INSET days (school closed)

Wednesday 4th September—Year 7 return at 08.40am and

Year 12 at 08.50am

Thursday 5th September—whole school returns at 08.40am

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Churchbury Lane, Enfield EN1 3HQ

Tel: 020 8363 7321/3610 www.chace.enfield.sch.uk

Positive Behaviour

Dear Parents, Carers and Students

At Chace we insist on high standards of behaviour to promote high achievement. Students should be

courteous and show consideration for others. They should exercise self-discipline and be responsible for

their behaviour and actions, making learning the priority at Chace. All staff are actively involved in

implementing the behaviour policy consistently at all times with shared responsibility from parents.

Unacceptable behaviour is any behaviour or action which interferes with staff or students’ entitlement to

be safe, respected equally and able to work and learn at Chace. Such behaviour undermines our aims and

will be dealt with according to agreed procedures outlined in the Chace Consequences. Recognising and

rewarding student achievement is at the heart of our approach to positive behaviour for learning. Our

public celebration of positive behaviour enables students to see the rewards of positive behaviour and to

develop appropriate behaviours of their own. This week we took 266 students to Thorpe Park who had

excellent attendance and high positive points. Key changes for September 2019 include 30 minute same

day detentions for relocation and continuation of 20 minute next day detentions for students late to

lesson and registration.

Mr Vekaria Deputy Headteacher

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Fund raising by 7LCH

A huge thank you to the pupils in 7LCH who raised over £450

for Noah's Ark Children's Hospice. Well done for your hard work,

efforts and wonderful organisation skills!

Miss Chung—Form Tutor

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Relationship and Sex Education

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Relationship and Sex Education (cont’d)

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Maths in Action

Sometimes we have students who join us from primary school

with { fear of maths. We do all we can to help Year 7 students

gain confidence and { love of maths including getting them to

prepare questions for their peers (we have some aspiring maths

teachers / professors in the making!). They are all so

enthusiastic to get involved with their learning, challenging

themselves and their peers— it is very inspiring.

Here are some of the photos of maths in action this year. The

Maths dep{rtment would like to thank you for all your

support from organising your children's equipment,

supporting them through exams and with homework . Together

we can really help our students be the best they can be .

Miss S Chemjong—Teacher of Mathematics

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Year 12 Psychology

To end our Attachment Topic in A level Psychology, Year 12 students made their very own egg baby and had to look after it as if it were their child for one week. The students undertook this task with enthusiasm and commitment and looked after their babies brilliantly. Each student created a digital scrapbook to document their week with their babies and to reflect on their parenting joys and challenges. They were also able to apply and evaluate a range of theories from our Attachment topic and reflect on their validity and implications of Psychological research and theory related to the complexities of parenting. The project was a huge success and Christina Palmier and Jessica Lynch won prizes (Psychology books) for their outstanding effort and exceptional digital scrapbooks. Alison Wiggins Psychology Teacher

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African Drumming Workshop

Year 8s took part in an African Drumming workshop. Students showed their skills by using key words such as ‘pulse’ and ‘syncopation’ from their Blues and Jazz work, to answer questions. Mr Carmichael Teacher of Music

Year 7 Singing Day

Year 7 spent the day singing together in a

Bohemian Rhapsody day, celebrating the

music of Queen. Each form performed their

own song with soloists, instrumentalists,

dancers and special effects to entertain each

other and presented their homework

projects on Queen for the last few lessons.

We were reminded of the 1985 Live Aid

Concert, with students donating food to the

Enfield Foodbank. Thank you to Mr

Carmichael and Ms Davies for all of their

hard work. Year 7 are the champions!

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Feel Good Factor

#Ask Twice

Sometimes we say we’re fine when we’re not. With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem this year

alone. If a mate says he’s fine, he might not be. To really find out, ask twice. We asked our students to design a

poster around what makes them feel better which we have used to promote the #Ask Twice campaign in school.

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Enfield’s Summer Uni Youth Enterprise Programme

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Community Help Point scheme

The Local Authority wanted to share with you some information about our Community Help Point scheme known locally as

CHiPs. Many of you will be very familiar with the scheme. CHiPs locations are identified by the blue H, and are safe places

where children and young people can get help if they feel in danger. The information attached tells young people what it is

all about.

Please be reassured that all of the premises that are CHiPs businesses have had safeguarding checks and training provided.

If you would like more information please check out the website or contact the CHiPs email address.

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Reducing our war on single use plastic

Moving house or if you have moved

Lost property

If you are moving or have moved home and or change your home/mobile number or email address please could you notify the school in writing or send an email to [email protected]

If your child is

missing any items

of school uniform

or PE kit please

ask them to see Mrs

Molden , Welfare

Officer to access lost

property items.

From September we will not be selling bottled water in the Diner to students in the start of Chace's bid to reduce our carbon footprint and be more eco friendly. Students should bring in their own reusable bottles. We will provide jugs of water in the Diner or students can use the water fountains outside to refill their bottles.

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Do you forget to pay for your child’s school meals or does your child forget to mention that they have no money on their dinner account?

If so, ParentPay have a FREE low balance reminder service where you can have an alert sent to you by email.

Here’s how to set this up:

Log into ParentPay and click on “Communication” followed by “Alert Settings”.

You can then choose from a number of options, including setting a limit on the dinner money balance before the system triggers a reminder email.

Don’t forget to click on Save when you are finished.

For information, there is also a text reminder service but this has a small charge associated with it.

If you have any questions about this or ParentPay in general, please contact the Finance Office.

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Tracey Jenkins—Chair of Governors

Dear Students, Parents and Carers I cannot believe we are approaching the end of another academic year at Chace. It seems to have flown by with so much to celebrate our young people for. This year we have been so very proud of how our students have conducted themselves in their GCSEs, A Levels, mock exams and assessments. Throughout the year groups we have seen { positive {ttitude to lessons and homework. As Governors we have enjoyed many visits into school. The GCSE and A Level {rt exhibitions, were as always outstanding. Each year I think I cannot be as impressed as the year before. Thank you to our fantastic dedicated {rt dep{rtment for the long hours they put in. In June Ms Morgan, and myself were invited to judge the First Give Final at Chace, with other members of the local community. It was { pleasure to welcome the Mayor Of Enfield to judge with us. Many of the charities that year 9 researched and worked with {ttended the event, and we were immensely proud of the hard work, creativity and sensitivity that our year 9 forms put into their presentations. Congratulations to 9LHU for their excellent presentation that meant the Enfield Carers Centre just { few minutes walk from our school benefited from the winning prize of £1000. As many of you know we were visited by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate in May. Governors are extremely pleased with the outcome of the visit and the report published. We are delighted that the hard work that we have witnessed by all st{ff and pupils has been recognised in such { positive way. Finally I would like to thank all the whole Chace team for their tireless commitment to the pupils at Chace. As { parent myself who's daughter has just finished her GCSE exams I am indebted to them for the amount of time given over and above to our children. I thank Mr Bruton, Ms Douglas and Mr Vekari{ for leading our school with such energy, commitment, enthusiasm and strength . On behalf of my fellow Governors I would like to wish you all { restful summer. We trust that all your hard work will show in the results in August, and we wish our young people leaving Chace this summer every success in their future plans.

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Hilde de Groot, Chair of PTA

July 19

Dear Parents and Carers,

I would like to thank all of our volunteers who have helped tirelessly this

school year to keep our events running smoothly and to raise an impressive

amount of money for the school.

This year we have donated £13,000 towards the new sports court, £4,000

towards the year 7 trip to Tolmers and £750 towards new books and equip-

ment in the library. We have sourced a fridge for food technology and gath-

ered a few props for the drama department. We also served many cups of

teas and coffee to our teachers at parent teacher consultation evenings.

Finally, a big thank you to all the parents who have come to our quiz nights

and made it so much fun. Thank you for coming to the popular craft fair last

November and making sure the cakes sold out. Also, thank you for donating

all those unwanted clothes and shoes that enabled us to raise money.

Do come and say hello to us on a parent teacher evening. We sell refresh-

ments at every parent teacher consultation evening and we are looking for-

ward to meeting you to hear about your crazy fundraising ideas that we

have not come up with ourselves.

This coming September I will be passing on the baton to a new chair. If

you’d like to find out who the new chair is going to be or you’d like to find

out what we do every year and get involved, then you are very welcome at

our AGM which will be held on the 12th of September 2019 in the Library.

I wish you all a wonderful summer holiday.

Hilde de Groot

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Dates for your Diary—Summer 2019

Friday 19th July - END OF TERM (students dismissed from 12pm)

Thursday 15th August - A Level Results Day

Thursday 22nd August - GCSE Results Day

Dates for your Diary—Autumn 2019

Monday 2nd September - INSET (school closed)

Tuesday 3rd September - INSET (school closed)

Wednesday 4th September - Y7 and Y12 Induction Day

Thursday 5th September - Term Starts for Whole School

Friday 13th & Saturday 14th September - Year 7 Tolmers Trip

Tuesday 17th September - HPV vaccinations

Wednesday 25th September - School of Rock Theatre Trip

Thursday 26th September - Year 7 Parents’ Information Evening

Wednesday 2nd October - Open Evening

Thursday 10th October - Year 10 Parents’ Q&A Evening

- Year 11 Parents’ Consultation Evening

Monday 21st October to Friday 25th October - HALF TERM (school closed)

For more information see https://www.chace.enfield.sch.uk/ccs/calendar-month/

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Appointments

If your child needs to leave

school to attend an

appointment please provide a

signed note with your

permission for them to do so

and the original appointment

booking.

Thank you

Answer Machine Attendance Line

The school has an answer machine for

attendance calls which enables parents/

carers to leave a message regarding

student absence at any time. If a

student is unwell and will not be in

school, please ring Mrs Morter on

020 8352 8217 on each day of absence.

Inconsiderate and dangerous parking

outside and around school

If you use your car to bring or collect your child from school,

please be considerate to our neighbours and mindful of student

safety

No parking on single or double yellow lines

No stopping, dropping or parking on the School Keep Clear

yellow zig zags

No double parking or blocking driveways

Please help us with attendance

and punctuality by sending your

son/daughter to school unless it

is a serious reason so we really

can work together for them to

achieve their full potential.

Thanks in advance for your

support

Mr Vekaria and the Pastoral

Team

Dear Parents/Carers

Any absence from school—including holiday,

weddings, funerals and passport renewals need to be

authorised by the Headteacher, Mr Bruton, and

require a letter of request from the parent / carer.

Mrs Morter Attendance Officer

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