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ISSUE 71

A newsletter for parents, students and the local community

YOUTH SPEAKS

We competed successfully in the fi rst round of this year’s Youth Speaks competition. The teams will go forward now to compete in the district fi nal at the end of January.

Senior Teams: Georgia Farr, Ellie Loxton and Kieren NewmanTom Law, Isaac Costa and Ellen Edwards Cole

Intermediate Teams:Yaznia Pourmozafari, Holly Jones and Matthew HallgathHannah Seymour, Am elia Seymour and Luke Wadding

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MEDIA TEAM NEWSThe College Media Team have been very busy recently covering events for the Youth Sports Trust, reporting from the Whole Education Conference and even picking up a gong at the Active Rutland Awards.The team have produced a huge number of brilliant reports and interviews, all of which can be found on our award winning Make Waves channel makewav.es/catmosecollegeLook out for their exclusive interview with the current world and former Olympic and commonwealth 400m champion, Christine Ohuruogu.

At the end of November, Katie Baines proudly showed off her herd of Heifers at the coveted Uppingham Fatstock Show. Raised entirely by Katie, she proudly took 1st place!

FAT STOCKFAT STOCK

HARINGTON UPDATEAs part of the Harington School bid for a new academic post-16 provision for Rutland, the prospectus, a new website and social media channels have been producedThe website HaringtonSchool.com has been built to provide updated information on the bid, answer some of the questions that have been asked and most importantly, give parents the opportunity to register their interest in a place at the School for their child.Alongside the new website, a Facebook page – facebook.com/HaringtonSchool - and a twitter feed – twitter.com/HaringtonSchool - have been set up to provide timely updates and information.The new prospectus is available digitally on the website, or you can request a printed copy by contacting the College. If you would like to support the bid, or register your interest to send your child to Harington School, please complete the short form found at – HaringtonSchool.com/support-us

VACANCIESPARENT GOVERNORWe have a parent governor vacancy to join the Local Governing Body of Catmose College. A key role of the Governing Body is to ensure that the senior team are able to lead the school effectively on a day-to-day basis. 

This is an exciting time in the development of the Federation and a great opportunity to help shape our future direction. 

For more details, or to apply, plea se visit catmosecollege.com/vacancies

NEW TECHNOLOGIES MANAGERAPT&C PO Grade, points 36-40, £30,311 – £33,998 pa FTE – All year roundResponsible for all areas of ICT, we’re looking for an experienced manager of ICT that has knowledge of wider technologies such as A/V. Working at a senior level, you’ll be responsible for strategic business and fi nancial planning, and implementation, to ensure that our ICT provisions meet the needs of all Federation users. You will also undertake the performance management of the New Technologies team providing direct and indirect training as appropriate.Closing date for applications: Midday, Thursday 19 December 2013.

For more details, or to apply, plea se visit catmosecollege.com/vacancies

“I thoroughly enjoyed the Whole Education Conference as it gave me the opportunity to interview those I wouldn’t have otherwise had the chance to, while at the same time improving my interview skills”

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A group of students in Years 10 and 11 recently visited the Bodyflight wind tunnel in Bedford to try their hand at Indoor Skydiving. After a thorough brief with

instructor Ged, the students entered the tunnel and took turns to fly their bodies under his expert supervision in a vertical column of air at over 120MPH!

WIND TUNNEL

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On December 7, students in Year 7 took part in a graffi ti workshop using street art materials and techniques to produce a huge mural. This is the fi rst stage of community initiative that will see students’ work on permanent public display outside a local cycle business. 

GRAFFITI WORKSHOP

TEENAGE CANCER TRUSTLed by Miss Gonda, staff and students have been raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust in lots of different ways, including bake sales, hair washing and Valentine deliveries.We’re pleased to say we’ve just sent them a cheque for over £2100!You can fi nd out more about the work of the trust at teenagecancertrust.org

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FUTURE CHEF 2014 - THE RESULTSThe much anticipated Future Chef 2014 local fi nal took place on 2 December at Stamford College, with James Carter representing the College after winning the College heat in September.As always, the competition has stringent rules which have to be followed. This year’s task was to create a main course and a dessert, all for less than seven pounds and presented on the table within 90 minutes.James produced two fantastic dishes under pressure and presented each one to a very high standard. He made tortellini’s of smoked salmon and goats cheese, which was

complemented with a tuille basket of berries with vanilla crème fraiche.The pressure of the event was intense, however James handled this with ease and demonstrated great culinary professionalism throughout. The judges were rightly extremely impressed with the two dishes that James produced.James fi nished runner up in the competition, which he should be exceptionally proud of given the immense amount of competition on the day from all of the other schools in the area.Well done James!

Catmose College hosted the Rotary Club Young chef competition on 4th December, the second time that the College has been honoured by being asked to stage the event.The challenge set was to create a main course and a dessert for two people as economically as possible. All dishes then had to be presented on a decorated table for judging.We had three entrants; Francesca Horne, James Carter and Ellie Loxton, all of whom

performed fantastically and were a true credit to the College.Ellie’s menu consisted of pan fried cod served with butternut squash, fondant and sauce vierge, and a dessert of cranberry and clementine cakes with orange syrup.Francesca created spicy fi sh with potato wedges and home-made mushy peas, followed by a lemon souffl é dessert.James’ contribution was homemade tortellini’s of salmon with hollandaise sauce and

spinach. This was complemented with a dessert consisting of a basket of red fruits with a vanilla crème fraiche.All of the students that took part received certifi cates. James Carter fi nished as the overall winner of the competition, with Ellie Loxton fi nishing third.

The much anticipated Future Chef 2014 local fi nal took place on 2 December at Stamford College, with James Carter representing the College after winning the College heat in September.As always, the competition has stringent rules which have to be followed. This year’s task was to create a main course and a dessert, all for less than seven pounds and presented on the table within 90 minutes.James produced two fantastic dishes under pressure and presented each one to a very high standard. He made tortellini’s of smoked salmon and goats cheese, which was

ROTARY YOUNG CHEF COMPETITION WINNERS!

goats cheese, which was

performed fantastically and were a true credit

Ellie’s menu consisted of pan fried cod served spinach. This was complemented with a

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BADMINTON MASTERCLASSAs part of the Sky Sports: Living for Sport Programme, former Olympic badminton athlete Anthony Clark visited the College to mentor students on the gold and silver sports scholarship. During the day, he worked closely with students providing a badminton master class and leading workshops on: 6 keys to success, fitness testing and training.Anthony has competed at two Olympics, numerous world and European championships and took silver at the 2007 World Championships in Madrid.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION, BOYS FIXTURES TERM 3, 2013/14

DAY FIXTURES

TUESDAY-14/01/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Belvoir

WEDNESDAY-15/01/14 Year 11 Futsal @ Casterton

TUESDAY-21/01/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Catmose v CBEC

WEDNESDAY-22/01/14 Year 10 Futsal @ Catmose

TUESDAY-28/01/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ UCC

WEDNESDAY-29/01/14 Year 9 Futsal @ UCC

TUESDAY -04/02/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Catmose v John Fernley

WEDNESDAY-05/02/14 Year 8 Futsal @ Belvoir

THURSDAY-06/02/14 Under 15 boys Indoor Cricket @ CBEC

TUESDAY-11/02/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Longfield

WEDNESDAY-12/02/14 Year 7 Futsal @ John FernleyTHURSDAY-13/02/14 Under 13 boys Indoor Cricket @ Catmose

PHYSICAL EDUCATION, GIRLS FIXTURES TERM 3, 2013/14

DAY FIXTURES

THURSDAY-16/01/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Belvoir

THURSDAY-23/01/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Catmose v CBEC

THURSDAY-30/01/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ UCC

TUESDAY -04/02/14 Under 15 cricket @ CBEC

THURSDAY-06/02/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Catmose v John Fernley

TUESDAY-11/02/14 U13 cricket @ UCC

THURSDAY-13/02/14 Under 13 and Under 15 badminton @ Longfield

Extra-Curricular TERM 3, 2013 – 14

Before School 8.00am till 8.40am

Lunchtime12.45pm till 1.30pm

After School3.30pm till 4.45pm

MONDAY Boys Futsal Training Badminton (Team only) - Coach

TUESDAY Table-tennisBadminton/Table-Tennis/

Rowing ClubDP/PE

Boys Badminton Fixtures OTBoys Futsal Team Training Yr 11: Wk1, Yr 10: Wk2, Yr 9:

Wk3 Yr8: Wk4 Yr9: Wk5

WEDNESDAY Boys Futsal TrainingGirls Under 13/15 cricket training EST

Boys Under 13/15 cricket training PE/JWBoys Futsal Fixtures ZH

THURSDAY Table-tennis Girls Badminton Fixtures DP/EST

FRIDAYBadminton/Table-tennis/

Rowing ClubPE/EST

Social Badminton – All years DPSports Scholarship Fitness Training OT

Hockey Club - Coach

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YOUNG AMBASSADORSSome of our sports leaders recently travelled to Pride Park, Derby for a Young Ambassadors conference. They attended workshops to improve their leadership skills and worked with Sam Ruddick the Paralympic sprinter for Great Britain. They were inspired by his session and were delighted when he joined them for lunch. The leaders will now become our Young Ambassadors and will help promote sport in College and in the wider community. As part of their role they will also be going into primary schools to help introduce young primary leaders.

A classic Christmas concert performedby Catmose College students

Wednesday 18 December 2013, 7.30pm

All Saints Church, Oakham

£6 Adult, £4 Concession, £14 Family of Four

Tickets can be purchased at the College

Huntsmans DriveOakhamLE15 6RP

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Christmas ConcertSPOTLIGHTSpotlight on Dance will be on Tuesday 25 March, 2014 at Uppingham Theatre with a performance in the evening. Auditions will be held on 17 January for those interested in taking part.