10 March 2017

Messages from the Headteacher

Dear Parent/Carers

National Funding Formula - As you will have recently heard in the news the government is planning to introduce a

new “National Funding Formula” for all schools from April 2018. This is now the subject of a consultation ending on the

22 March. Unfortunately the impact of the planned changes will be to significantly reduce the money available to schools

in Coventry. All schools in Coventry (except for 4 Primary) will receive less funding from April 2018 if this goes ahead as

proposed. Please support our school in ensuring that we get the right outcomes for all Coventry children and young

people to be able to continue to give them the best possible education by responding to the consultation at the link

below. However, we recognise that the consultation is complex and you can also express your views by either contacting

school and supporting our response to the consultation or by making representation via our local MP, Geoffrey Robinson

(Coventry North West). Email - robinsong@parliament.uk

The link to the consultation: is: https://consult.education.gov.uk/funding-policy-unit/schools-national-funding-formula2/

Despite the Government denials about school funding cuts in real terms our school budget has already been cut by about

8%. The National Funding Formula, if introduced as it currently stands, would reduce our budget by another £160 000

per year. It is essential that we get as many responses as possible to the consultation as the proposed changes to school

funding will inevitably impact negatively on the future education of our students.

I hope you have a good week, best wishes, Mrs Marina Kelly, Headteacher

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 23

www.cardinalnewman.coventry.sch.uk

NOTEABLE

DATES

Family Mass -

Wed 15 Mar

@ 6.00pm

Parish Mass at

Holy Family-

Sun 19 Mar @

10.00am

Year 10

Parents’ Eve -

Thurs 30

Mar

4.30-6.30pm

Break up for

Easter -

Fri 7 Apr 17

Return for the

Summer

Term -

Mon 24 Apr

17

Lenten Prayer

Lord, we thank you for the gift of your forgiveness that lightens our step and lifts the burden

of guilt from our shoulders. Lord, we thank you for the gift of your forgiveness that now

enables us to open our hearts to others in a spirit of reconciliation. Lord, we thank you for

the gift of your forgiveness that encourages us to walk your path of truth and justice. Amen

Science Club

The past half-term in Science Club has seen a number of very popular activities being run. In January, we had an afternoon making

model comets. These were made using dry ice plus a number of others ingredients discovered during the recent studies of

Comet 67P by the ESA Rosetta spacecraft during the past two years. Next on the agenda was making Bath Bombs, which

produced a particularly keen turn out from Year 7. A variety of colours and scents were produced – red, blue, green, mint,

orange, lavender. After allowing the bombs to dry overnight, they were collected and taken home the following day. An

even larger turnout participated in making slime a couple weeks later. The interest in this was such that it was run on suc-

cessive days after school with lots of slime (in a wide array of colours) being taken home after each activity. In the interven-

ing weeks, the High Altitude Weather Balloon team have been working on the early stages of constructing a 2017 edition.

Plans include upgrading the electronics so that atmospheric pressure readings can be taken whilst in flight and video footage

captured in addition to the still photos. A lighter capsule and computer are also being worked on in order to allow higher

altitudes to be attempted than was possible previously. It’s hoped to do a flight with the latest version in the latter part of the summer term.

Mr G Tomlin, Science Faculty

Lenten Charity Fundraising

This week we have launched our Charity projects for Lent. We have been collecting 50p's to support a charity in Cov-

entry that offer a three course meal to those in need for a donation of just 50p.

Year 7 have their cake sale today so please look out for the results next week and we are also collecting Easter eggs for those

children in Coventry that otherwise wouldn't get one.

If there are any parents/carers who feel they could help with our charity projects in any way, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

carmel.keane@cardinalnewman.coventry.sch.uk

Miss C Keane, Fundraising Co-ordinator

Attendance

Overall school attendance for this this week is currently 96.30%

Best year group attendance for this week is Year 8 with 97.34% attendance

Best tutor group attendance for this week is 11EDE who had an amazing 100% attendance.

Well Done to all!!

Congratulations to the following Year 7 students who had 100% attendance to 17 February 2017:

Saoirse Akinyemii(7CBN), Joshua Amabem (7AME), Crystal Atem (7ABK), Emily Bailey (7KWD), Rohan Bamrah (7JMK), Rohan Bhoohe (7AME), Jack

Brooks (7JMK), Regine Butiri (7AME), Francesco Casey (7CBN), Matteo Chicarella (7DHL), Joseph Cronin (7AME), Honey Davies (7ACY), Summer

Davies (7AME), Bobby Dickinson (7JDE), Makanaka Dodo (7JDE), Jenesa Fernandes (7JDE), Josie-Maie Foster (7JDE), Grace French (7DHL), Samuel

Graham (7ABK), Courtney Grant (7ABK), Lauren Humphreys (7JMK), Harrinie Jeyaranjan (7ACY), Reece Jones (7ACY), Oumar Jovenlaux (7ACY),

Archie Keenan (7JDE), Bliss Kelly-Evans (7ACY), Oliwia Kotwa (7CBN), Faustyna Kwiatkowska (7JDE), Ryan Labbett-Cadden, Trisha Lawrence

(7AME), Aaron Lynch (7JDE), Orlagh McGullion (7KWD), Yoel Moghos (7DHL), Avvinesh Nadeswaran (7ACY), Pallavi Negi (7AME), Thomas

O’Brien (7KWD), Rory O’Connor (7ABK), Karen Oduro (7AME), Tony Ogundipe (7CBN), Dalvin Olumese (7JMK), Dawid Osinski (7KWD), Joe

O’Toole (7AME), Hannah Painter (7ABK), Evie Phipps (7AME), Christopher Pittaway (7CBN), Abbie Quinn (7JDE), Erin Rafferty (7KWD), Aaliyah

Richardson (7JDE), Mia Rowan (7ABK), Riena Selvaratnam (7CBN), Jeremy Serwaah (7CBN), Olivia Sharman (7KWD), Thomas Sharman (7KWD),

Brandon Smith (7JMK), Isabella Taplin (7DHL), Abigail Thorpe (7JDE), Adriean Tshawe (7DHL), Lennon Uranjek (7JMK), Jack Warner (7KWD), Sol

White (7DHL), Weronika Wiertel (7ABK), Richard Wilson (7CBN), Ellie Woodcock (7AME) and Kenrick Zaporteza (7ACY).

Miss E Ford, Attendance Officer

Year 8 Netball

Monday 6th March Year 8 A and B netball

teams played Coundon Court. The A team

won 14-7 with Hannah Davis as player of the

match and the B team lost 4-1 with Angela

McIntosh as player of the match.

Mrs Harris selected Aine Swayne and Shelby Labbett-Cadden as the

manager’s player of the match due to their hard work and commitment on

the court.

Well done girls... now to find out who has won the league!

Mrs C Harris, PE Faculty

Aspire Value - Service

As a Catholic community recognised by

our love of God and of our neighbour

we are proud of the tremendous service

our students provide both in school and

in the wider community. During the

season of Lent we are all called to help

others. Have you made an effort to take

part in the 50 pence challenge to buy

meals for the homeless in Coventry?

Will you make an effort to bring in an

Easter egg for us to send to those in our

city who need our support? Try to find

ways during Lent to help others in any

way that you can.

"Give your hands to serve and your

hearts to love" Mother Teresa

Newman Fact of the week

In 1846 Newman went to Rome and was ordained a priest. He joined the Oratorian order, and he returned to England

to found the Oratory at Edgbaston near Birmingham, and later the London Oratory.