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If you need to speak to someone please call us on: 01384 816535 or Fax: 01384 816540For attendance issues call: 01384 816545 or email: [email protected] website address is: www.crestwood-s.dudley.sch.uk. Email us on: [email protected]

Our wonderful students achieved above national average in English and maths: 88% attained expected progress in English and 73% attained expected progress in maths. 27% of our leavers attained A*-A grades. 100% gained at least 5 GCSEs. Over the past 4 years our students have achieved an average of 65% of at least 5 A*-C grades including maths and English. Thanks to all of our dedicated staff and those students who worked so hard.

Recognition and reward is really

important here and it was fantastic to celebrate the great successes and many achievements of our students with their families at Presentation Evening. I am also delighted to introduce the new Honours Boards which take pride of place on our main corridor.

Our new Year 7 students have settled in really well. Information and pictures in this edition confirm how much Summer School and teambuilding with Oaker Wood were enjoyed. Their first

grade sheets will be issued before the Half Term holiday. Year 7 students are looking forward to their Pantomine trip to the Grand Theatre to see Cinderella in December.

Our Open Evening on 8 October was the busiest yet with over 50% more parents and Year 6 pupils than previous years. Many more have visited during our Open Mornings and additionally on individual tours. The feedback from parents and Year 6 pupils has been really enthusiastic and positive. Continued on Page 2

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As our results testify, together with our Good Ofsted Inspection and our national recognition for outstanding student progress, Crestwood is an excellent school. We offer a real choice as one of the best secondary schools now in Dudley.

Congratulations & very best wishes to our Class of 2014!


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DATES TO REMEMBER............

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On Thursday 3 July our new Year 6 students joined us for Induction Day.

Over 130 students from 25 primary schools met their new tutors and got involved with some fantastic teambuilding activities.

Mrs Caroline Sutton Deputy Head

Breakfast ClubMonday to Friday - In the Hall8.15 am to 8.45 amRefreshments available from the kitchen at reasonable pricesStudents can come along, meet friends and enjoy the facilities available.

BBQ CelebrationAt the end of the summer term Crestwood students were given the chance to celebrate in style by taking part in the golden ticket bonanza. There had been a real buzz in school following the first of the GoldenTicket celebrations with students wanting to receive a ticket. 160 students deserved the reward for achieving an attendance figure of over 95% for the academic year and demonstrating perfect behaviour. The celebration included burgers and sausages cooked by Mr Bowles, ice cream and music. A great time was had by all students and we are already planning the next celebrations; a Christmas Secret Santa, an Easter Egg Hunt and another BBQ. Every student wants to be part of these celebrations and we want them to be. Follow the Crestwood standards; be in school and you will achieve as well as being rewarded.

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Mon 27 – Fri 31 Oct 2014 Half Term Holiday

Thu 6 Nov 2014

Year 10 & 11 Form Tutor Evening & Careers Fair

Thu 20 Nov 2014

GCSE Presentation EveningThu 4 Dec 2014 Drop Down Day

Fri 5 Dec 2014 Inset Day – School closed to students

Mon 22 Dec 2014 – Fri 2 Jan 2015 Christmas Holiday

Mon 5 Jan 2015 Inset Day – School closed to students

Tue 6 Jan 2015 Students return to school

10-14 NovemberAcademic Mentoring Programme 2:10pm finish each dayThu 13 Nov 2014 Year 7 Form Tutor Evening

Induction Day

Of course, our door is always open and anyone who has not been able to visit and would like to, or anyone who has been but wanted another look, is very welcome. Please just call our Reception to arrange. I should remind prospective parents and students that applications can now be made for September 2015 admissions, with the deadline of 31 October fast approaching. We are expecting to be oversubscribed for 2015.

The future of education is changing and as part of the INVICTUS Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) we expect to be at the very forefront of educational excellence. Drawn together by the exciting prospect of success, our collaboration with Edgecliff, Ellowes Hall and Ounsdale Schools will enable us all to offer our students an outstanding education and valuable experiences from a vast pool of shared expertise

and resources. Our 6th Form will be open from September 2015 and so is a very viable option for higher education for all of our current students, as well as those from the wider community.

I hope everyone enjoys this edition of Crestmag. I wish all a good Half Term holiday, especially our 46 students who will be visiting New York with Mr Moreton, Mr Porter, Miss Lowe & Miss Hatton. Reports and photos from New York will follow in our Christmas edition of Crestmag. .

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Stourbridge RFC - Year 9 - Rugby 2014

Richard Simmonds - Manager [email protected] or 07527 053233

Glenn Radford - Head Coach

[email protected]

Stourton Park, Bridgnorth Road, Stourton, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY7 6QZ

DETAILS

Experienced Players / New PlayersAll welcome at training Wednesday 18:30 - 20:00 & Sunday 10:15 - 12:00

THE BEST RUGBY CLUB IN THE BLACK COUNTRY IS

RECRUITING

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Our first game was on Monday 8 September and Crestwood Pinks played Crestwood Blues. Crestwood Blues won 16-9. Players of the match were:-

Players’ player: - Abbygail Harmon (Year 10)Players’ player: - Kelci Horton (Year 9)Our second game was held at home on Monday 16 September and was Crestwood’s first league game in over five years. The Netball league game was against Leasowes High school. Crestwood played exceptionally well, both defensively and in attack. Crestwood won 22-5

Teachers’ player: - Harriet Mazur (Year 9)Players’ player: - Kelci Horton (Year 9)In addition, our training sessions have been great and we currently have 19 students attending. Training sessions are on Mondays &Thursdays after school and games are on Tuesdays. All years are welcome.

On 23 October Crestwood won 11-9 against Edgecliff and Harriet Mazur 9I was player of the match!

Crestwood Netball 2014Crestwood School are proud to introduce Netball to our curriculum and after school activities. Over the past two weeks the girls have been attending two training sessions a week, and working extremely hard in lessons.

Comment From Mr Bowles (Headteacher):“I was really pleased to see the Year 9 Girls’ first netball match at Crestwood. The energy and enthusiasm of the girls was a joy to observe and it was also evident the work they have put in beforehand in practice sessions. It was the highlight of my day to watch all the girls and witness first hand the skills displayed by the team, and to win 22-5 topped it all off. Well Done Girls”

Comment from Mr Harris (HOY):“Well done to the Year 9 girls! It was great to see all their hard work and commitment come together in their 22-5 win. As Head of Year I’m proud of both their success for the school and as individuals. Well done and keep it up. See you at the next match”

WELL DONE GIRLS!

Year 7 Lost their exciting opening game 1-2. However they showed much promise for a bright season.

Year 8 Also lost their opening league fixture but then won their first round cup match 13-0!

Year 9 Won their only game so far. They have received a bye into the second round of the cup.

Year 10 Have begun the defence of their league title with a win and a draw. They begin their cup run on 7 Oct.

FOOTBALL FIXTURES HAVE STARTED FOR ALL YEAR GROUPS



Cologne Trip July 2014The trip to Cologne in Germany was a very memorable

experience. We travelled through the night on a coach

and then on a ferry, at times it was tiring and loud but

it was fun since I was surrounded by my friends. Upon

arrival, on the Sunday afternoon, we sorted out our

rooms and looked around.

The next few days whizzed by, out and about

all day seeing interesting sights, such as: the famous

Cathedral, the zoo, the aquarium, Bayarena Football

stadium and many more exciting places.

Two of the days were spent at two different theme

parks which was really fun!

We had time to ourselves and it really felt like a holiday.

All in all I had a really fun time and will not forget it.

I think if I had the chance I would go back and I’m

really glad I got the opportunity to go.

I recommend going if you can as it was one the best

times of my life.

Samantha Mullett’s Holiday Diary

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Ahmed, Akeel 9DAkhtar, Kiran 8EAli, Shazad 7IAlloway, Jordon 11WAlloway, Luke 9EArmstrong, Joshua 9EArmstrong, Libby 11IMarsh, Daniel 11EAston, Neesha 11IAtherton, Harry 8VBadger, James 11EBaggott, Alex 9DBagley, Elizabeth 7IBailey, Aaron 10VBailey, Demi 8IBaker, Lauren 8IBaker, Megan 9EBall, Jessica 8DBarnbrook, Charlotte 8DBarnett, Jamie 10IBarnett, Rachel 8VBasharat, Simrah 7IBateman, Alexander 10IBatham, Callum 10VBavington, Gemma 11WBayley, Georgia 11WBeckley, Chloe 8DIBedford, Lewis 7WBedford, Thomas 7VBedworth, Charlotte 9EBedworth, Thomas 11VBeech, Leah 9DBennett, Ethan 9WBills, Kayde 8DIBlackham, Georgia 10EBloomer, Kasey 8DBloomer, Samuel 8EBolton, Sophie 11VBoyce, Kayleigh 9EBradley, Alice 11IBradley-Hughes, Jessica 11VBrett, Lewis 9VBrockhurst, Sharnie 7IBrookes, Chelsea 10EBrookes, Holly 8DIBrookes, Jade 11VBrookes, Luke 7IBrooks, Benjamin 8WBroom, Georgina 8VBrown, Ben 10EBrown, Matthew 10ENBruton, Joshua 7EBruton, Tyler 7WBuckley, Tammie 11EBurden, Lauren 10WBurgess, Thomas 8DBusby, Chada 11VIButcher, Molly 8EButters, Dominic 10IBywater, Emily 11ECampbell, Liam 11VCarter, Thomas 9ICartwright, Chloe 8ICartwright, George 9INCartwright, Nathan 8ECaswell, Sarah 9ICheema, Badal 10ENChinyanga, Andrea 10WChristopher, Adele 11V

Churchman, Thomas 10DClark, Alex 10IClarke, Mollie 8ECleeton, Isabel 11ICodling, Jordan 8DConnolley, Alex 7ECooper, Bradley 9ECooper, Iiesha 9DCox, Ethan 8WCox, Zak 11VCrowther, Hannah 8ICrutchley, Billie-Kiera 11EDalloway, Alisha 11DDarby, Jaydan 7EDarby, Natasha 10ENAmue, Zoe 11IDavies, Cameron 10ENDavies, Macaulay 11DDavies, Owen 10VDavies, Simon 9EDavies, Teri 11WDavis, Alethea 11IParton, Shania 9VDhadwal, Rajan 11WDicken, Joe 7EDickinson, Jay 11VDolphin, Lucie 9DDouglas, Connor 11IDunn-Garcia, Marcos 7EDunn-Garcia, Maria 9WDyke, Rebecca 10VEdwards, Callum 8WEdwards, Ellie 7WEdwards, Samuel 10IEvans, Chloe 9WFarrow, Shaun 10DFletcher, William 8VGardner, Bethany 10WGardner, Caitlin 7DGarrett, James 9DGill, Raman 11EGillard, Tyler 9VGolding, Nicola 9VGoluchowski, Jakub 8IGordon, Christina 8EGorst, Katie 11WGorst, Lee 7DGrainger, Faye 8EGrant, Cameron 10WGreen, Georgia 10VGriffin, Megan 10IGroucutt, Harriet 8IGuest, Jordi 10DGuest-Summers, Nathan 11VIGwilliams, Liam 11DHalford, Rosannah 10EHall, Ethan 8IHall, Jamie 10ENHammond, Rachelle 9VHarkins, Courtney 10VHaroon, Rubia 7EHarper, Zachary 8IHarvey-Bernard, Jacob 7WAHawkins, Adam 11VIHawkins, Brandon 7WAHeathcock, Nathan 8VHillocks, Mya 7WAHodgkiss, Aaron 7WAHollowood, Katie 11V

Holt, Chloe 7WAHomer, Lewis 8WHooper, Alixandra 10ENHorton, Kelci 9DHoughton, Abbie 10ENHowe, Megan 7WHughes, Bethany 8WHughes, Sian 7WHulme, Alex 7EHussain, Henna 7WAHussain, Shamrez 7VIqbal, Junaid 9DIqbal, Mohammad 9EIqbal, Rauheel 10VJames, Olivia 7WJeffries, Hannah 9INJenkinson, Charlie 11VJessop, Kaitlin 10DJohnson, Courtney 9WJohnson, Olivia 11DJones, Amy 7VJones, Brendon 9INJones, Jack 7IJones, Owen 8DJudd, Reece 8IKandola, Somandeep 11VKauser, Samra 8ILawley, Chanelle 7ILawley, Thomas 7VLedington, Molly 8WLee, Leahmarie 0VLee, Mitchell 7WMcKenzie-Lees, Chloe 11WLees, Dylan 0ILewis, Hollie 7WLewis, Libby 7ILewis, Shannon 10ELockley, Shannon 10VLove, LaMarr 10DLowe, Charlotte 7WLowe, Damian 9WMacdivitt, Megan 11VIMahmood, Uwais 7WAMallen, Nyah 7IMalpass, Ryan 9DMarkham, Christian 11IMarlow, Billy 10EMarsh, Hayley 8EMarsh, Isabella 9INMarsh, Lewis 8DIMartin, Luke 8WMason, Chelsey 11EMason, Joseph 7VMassey, Eleanor 9VMayoorathas, Shoumiya 7DMazur, Harriet 9IMcCrory-Aston, James 7DMecrow, Adam 8VMehmood, Taalia 10EMiles, Rhys 9IMillard, Zoe 11VMiller, Katie 11IMills, Ryan 8WMochan, Kirsty 7WAMoon, Jordan 10EMoore, Hannah 7WMoriarty, Daniel 7WAMorris, Charlie 9WMorrison, Callam 11W

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Well done to the following pupils who have attained 100% attendance for this half term:

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On the Summer Term Drop Down Day in July Year 8 went on a Humanities walk in the local area. A great time was had by all as they found out about the Geography, History and RE of where they live. The walk began by thinking about the land use in the Bromley area and then moved to the ‘wild side’ and Buckpool nature reserve. Discussions of fishing abounded!The main part of the walk involved the towpath of the Stourbridge canal. The sun was out. The weather was warm. The stage was set. Great sights were seen on this picturesque and lovely walk from some incredibly cute ducklings (they were so small!) to shoals of gorgeous shiny fish in the water right by the Wordsley Glass Cone. One group helped a boat all the way down the locks by opening and closing the gates.

Students also took in the War Memorial by Holy Trinity church in Wordsley and looked to see if any people who shared their name were remembered upon it.

Lastly, the students showed their stamina by walking up Bromley Lane from the bottom (steeper than you think) and returning to school.

A great day, great exercise and we all learned so much about where we live and work. Thanks to all the staff who helped and to all the students who were so positive and behaved so well.

Mr Watts (Head of Humanities)

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Mr Naujeer’s Year 9 class used a selection of language features in their stories to make them more interesting. Many other English classes have visited the Hub. The students have been told about the facilities available and have borrowed books to read in their spare time. Roald Dahl day, 13 September 2014, was acknowledged by a display created byHannah Jefferies, which included information about Roald Dahl, his books and book reviews written by the students!

Whispering Wednesdays Our new initiative this term is “Whispering Wednesdays.” This event is taking place every Wednesday, at break time in the Hub. Students are invited to come to the Hub; for a quiet place to read their favourite book, learn facts for a test, read about something that interests them or recap on what they have been taught during lessons.

Before School and at lunchtime the Hub is extremely busy. More students are doing their homework and by Friday 19 September, 105 books had been borrowed by our students. This is a record figure and the students have produced some fantastic book reviews too!

Visiting Authors Dave Shelton, the first author for this term, will be in School on the 22 October 2014. He will be promoting his latest book, “Thirteen Chairs.” He writes ghost stories, so the students will be in for a treat, especially as Halloween will be just over a week away, following Dave’s visit

Meet the Hub Team

These are the helpful Hub students who will assist you with your homework, recommend books for you to read or help out with any laptop or computer issues should they arise. Please come and meet the Team. They are here to support you!

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The Hub has got off to a flying start this term. Our New Year 7 students have already been inducted into the Hub. All Year 7 and Year 8 forms have a slot to visit the Hub during morning registration, when the students are able to read, research, use the laptops, learn information, or watch the news to keep up to date with current affairs.

Research lessons began with Mr Harris, on the 10 September 2014, when he brought his Year 8 class to discover information about “Magnets”. All of the students used the non-fiction books, giving them an additional skill to use, other than researching solely on the internet. Further research lessons are booked to take place during the rest of the term.

Students have written their own stories and have come to the Hub to read them aloud.

BREAKING NEWS IN THE HUB!

153 fiction books were borrowed from the Hub, during September 2014!

Just a reminder that we are open five days a week, for homework, reading, news and research. Come and visit us before School from 8.30 am to 8.50 am and remember when you borrow a book, you need to check the date stamped in the front of the book, so that you know when it needs to be retuned to the Hub. If you don’t finish the book, come in and renew it. Just ask us if you are unsure.

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SCHOOL CrestwoodCONNECT Sports Field A huge, well maintained, sports field which is home to our hockey pitches, mini soccer pitches, 9 & 11 a side football pitches and a 400 metre running track. Currently a home venue for our successful Crestwood School Hockey/Football Teams, Wordsley Wasps Football Club, AFC Hinksford, Sporting Club FC. The sports field is a versatile area that could be used for bootcamps or other fitness based sessions. Access to the The Sports Centre changing facilities is also available on request. CrestwoodCONNECT TheatreThe perfect venue for shows, productions, conferences or presentations. The Theatre is equipped with a sound and lighting system that bring the stage to life. The Theatre has hosted events for Team Productions, Jessica David Gowns (Prom Fashion Show), Wordsley Amateur Dramatics as well as countless memorable school productions. Our in house team of technicians will ensure the theatre is set up to suit your exact requirements. CrestwoodCONNECT Swimming Pool Our pool is maintained to the highest standard to ensure everyone that uses it has a great experience. This shows by the amount of people we have using it! Frequent Crestwood School PE sessions, a busy local primary school swimming programme and 4 local swimming academies with hundreds of swim students in their sessions. Swim Stars, Salamanda Swimming, Elitzswim and Waves Swimming Academy all run very successful swim schools from our pool. The MUGA A fantastic acronym that means Multi Use Games Area. Our MUGA is tarmac with high fences that can be used for a wide variety of outdoor activities including tennis, netball, football or any outdoor activity that you want to be mud free!!!

CrestwoodCONNECT Education Centre As with most schools we do have a few classrooms!!!! We have ICT lounges, drama studios, food technology plus many, many more. We have the potential to host any type of meeting, adult education session or workshop.

CrestwoodCONNECT Sports CentreA state of the art sports hall equipped with cricket nets, basketball court, badminton courts, indoor tennis court, volleyball court, indoor 5/6 a side football pitch, trampolines and a sound system. We can facilitate pretty much any sport or activity that requires space and a roof!

Current local clubs/schools that use the Sports Centre include: Xcite Tennis Academy, West Midlands Performance Centre (Badminton), Wordsley Wasps Football Club, Kewford Eagles Football Club, Dudley Basketball Association, Wombourne, Swindon and Oldswinford Cricket Clubs and Bromley Hills Primary School.

Use of the changing room and shower facilities are welcomed before or after your activity.

The GymnasiumA beautiful ‘old school’ gymnasium fully equipped with all the fantastic functional equipment you would expect, such as; climbing apparatus, climbing ropes, battle ropes, beams, pull up bars and all the safety matting you might need to make it safe!

The gymnasium also has perfectly maintained wooden flooring suitable for most sports, activities or fitness sessions. The gymnasium is currently a venue for MacFitness Personal Training Bootcamp, DASH (performance athletics coaching) and Wombourne Swimming Club (Land based fitness training)

The Crestwood School is about to embark on an exciting new adventure with the launch of Crestwood Connect.Crestwood Connect has been created with the aim of offering diverse, community focused, premium facilities and exceptional service to clubs, businesses, societies, groups and other local schools. This in turn will allow our community to benefit from what Crestwood School has to offer.

Our fantastic facilities include:

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Get in Touch The above are just a fraction of the potential activities that we are capable of hosting. If you have any innovative or imaginative business ideas we would love to hear from you. We are also extremely keen to speak to anyone interested in using CrestwoodCONNECT to run holiday activities, and children’s birthday parties.

We do hope that you are as excited about this project as we are. Crestwood CONNECT will strive to enhance the schools facilities wherever possible. This will enable our students and our community to benefit from improvements and growth of our facilities.

If you have any questions or enquires about any of our facilities please do not hesitate to contact us. You can contact the Director of CrestwoodCONNECT, Martin Jordan via telephone: 01384 815988 or email:[email protected]

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STARTS IN C5 TUESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 3:15 - 4:15pm

Are you interested in languages, anime, manga, cooking, or learning about new cultures? If so the Japanese Club is for you!

Please speak to Mrs. Perry for more information. You will need to come and get a letter before the first session.

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Current Year 11 students visited the A Level Art and Design exhibition at King Edwards College, Stourbridge during the summer

term. The focus of the visit was to view the fashion and textiles work and explore the

possibilities of studying this course in the future.

Our students were given in-depth talks about each level of the course and career opportunities after graduating from the college. Past and present

King Edwards’ students confidently and sometimes humorously, shared their knowledge, expertise and experiences.

‘I found the information really useful’ stated one student. ‘I never knew you could do that

after studying fashion and textiles’ another said surprisingly.

The visit not only supported the college’s promotion of the course, but enabled our students to widen their aspirations and

possibilities for their future in fashion and textiles. The Art Department wishes to visit the exhibition next year and inspire our next intake of GCSE students.

Fashion for the Future!

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Everyone Welcome!

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MATHS STUDENT OF HALF TERM - OCTOBER 2014

YEAR EFFORT ACHIEVEMENTYEAR 7 Shazad Ali 7I Ciara Clarke 7WA

YEAR 8 Harriet Groucutt 8I Callum Smith 8V

YEAR 9 Courtney Johnson 9W Taylor Perks 9I

YEAR 10 Daniel Barras 10I Rauheel Iqbal 10V

YEAR 11 Teri Davies 11W Jessica Bradley-Hughes 11V




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Crestwood CharityOnce again staff and students at Crestwood have taken part in a whole school vote to choose our Charity to support. This year the choice was between 3 excellent local charities – The Midland’s Air Ambulance, Mary Stevens Hospice and The Dudley Deaf Children’s Society. The voting was organised by one of our outstanding Prefects, Katie Miller in 11I, with help from Year 10 Ambassadors: Dan Barras,

Sam Edwards, Hayden Hodgkiss, Jamie Tibbetts, Connor Gordon, Chelsea Brookes, Laura Askins, Luke Thomas, Rauheel Iqbal and Megan Griffin.

The voting was really tight with Mary Stevens Hospice winning by 38 votes. Charlotte from the hospice was delighted when she found out that Crestwood are going to be fundraising for them. She will be coming into school to raise awareness through assemblies, posters and information. We are all looking forward to the year ahead and raising as much as we can for an excellent cause.

Mr Thompson (Head of Year 11)

Mary Stevens HospiceMary Stevens Hospice provides high quality care for people living with cancer and other life limiting illnesses including Parkinson’s, Motor Neurones, heart failure, renal failure and other rare neurological diseases within the Dudley Borough and surrounding areas. The hospice provides specialist care to those who are unlikely to be cured. This care is tailored to each individual patient and their loved ones, and is provided either at the 10-bed In-Patient Unit or the Day Therapies Clinic. Both are based in Hagley Road, Oldswinford, Stourbridge.

Mary Stevens Hospice care is provided free of charge to all those who need it, and although we receive some funding from the Government, it relies on donations and fundraising from the local community to raise more than 80% of its £2.5 million annual running costs.

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Support for Homework ClubThe Listen & Learn Centre would like to thank Dudley Deaf Children’s Society for their generosity in supporting our homework club. They have purchased a variety of exciting word games, which will help boost vocabulary. In addition they are funding weekly copies of ‘First News’ newspaper to ensure our students are up to date on current affairs.


A year of hard work with lots of success culminated in a fantastic celebration on 10 July 2014 at Brierley Hill Civic Hall.

Top Awards will be added to our new Honours Boards in the main corridor. The Worshipful Mayor, Councillor Margaret Aston, presented over 200 awards to Crestwood students. The awards recognised effort and achievement in all subjects for each year group. Form Tutor awards, Sports awards and Contribution to School awards were also presented. On the evening, students celebrated with families, governors and staff.

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On Thursday 18 September the Year 11 GCSE Drama group went to the Crescent Theatre in Birmingham to see ‘Lord of the Flies’.

The plot is about a group of boys who are presumably in the midst of a wartime evacuation. A plane crashes near an island in a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. Only the boys survive the crash and all the adults, including the pilot, are dead. The boys elected Ralph to be the leader of the group. Piggy finds a conch (a shell) which Ralph uses as a horn to call all the survivors to one area. Ralph (as chief) declares three primary goals; to have fun, survive and to maintain a smoke signal that could alert passing ships to their presence on the island.

Throughout the story, the boys are split between good and evil, and eventually Jack and Roger become completely evil and they torture the twins (Sam and Eric) after killing Simon and Piggy. The story ends with Jack ordering a man hunt for Ralph and they have a ‘battle to the death’ until a Naval Officer appears just at the right moment, and Ralph bursts into tears about the tragic death of Piggy. The officer criticises them for letting themselves fall into such feral behaviour and the officer awkwardly turns away to give them a moment to pull themselves together.

When we arrived, we sat in Central Square and had our lunch. We were told that it might be quite scary for some of us, but I did not find it that bad. To counteract the tragedy that we would see in the second half, there were some really funny bits initially, like the boys messing about and ‘having fun’ (this was one of Ralph’s primary goals).

In my opinion, (and most people in our Drama group may agree), the best line was said by Jack; ‘I should be in charge, because I’m a Prefect!’ when the group were discussing who should be in charge. Most of us wanted

Lord of the Flies

to shout out ‘I’m one too!’ which would have been quite funny! Just before the interval, the scene ended with the character of Simon having a seizure. This was very effectively done, with clever use of lighting through a hole in the set.

After the interval, there was a massive stroke of thunder and lightning which shook the whole room in surprise. In this second part of the play, it became very gory, with lots of fighting and blood. Simon was the first to be killed and the rest of the group thought he was the ‘beasty’ and killed him by accident, by performing a ‘murderous’ dance. Piggy was the next to be killed by Roger, - he was thrown over the mountain into the sea behind it. Towards the end of the play, the boys got even more violent that Roger was torturing Sam and Eric to join Jack’s tribe and Jack ordered a manhunt for Ralph, as he had escaped from the boys.

The play ended with a massive fight scene between Ralph and Jack. Then suddenly, the atmosphere changed and in came the Naval Officer who made a grand entrance through the auditorium. Everyone was shell-shocked at the intensity of the scene. The fighting immediately stopped and everything went quiet. The boys then left the auditorium after a stern talking to from the officer and there was a massive round of applause!

After everyone else had the left the theatre, we were allowed to meet two of the actors. We were also shown how two of the fight scenes were choreographed and just before we left, we had a group photo with the two actors.

Report by Somandeep Kandola - 11V

THEATRE TRIP

End of Term Celebrated in Great Style!

A huge 57 prizes were handed out at the end of term assembly celebrating the hard work of our students. In total over 2000 commendations were earned alongside over 150,000 House points. We also collectively beat our target of 95% attendance. Mr Buchanan would like to wish a huge well done to all those that earned the right to be placed in any of the draws for the prizes.

“It is a pleasure to stand at the front and celebrate all the successful things our students do. The assemblies keep growing and growing with student performances and all sorts of entertainment built in. It is no wonder Ofsted say we are a good school.” Mr Buchanan, House Coordinator.



Year 7 and their first Half Term

Molly Ledington,

8W is the Form Buddy of 7E

“Being a buddy is amazing! It’s hard to

describe the bond I have made with all the

students. I help the Form in the morning and

afternoon as well as making sure they are ok

throughout the day. It makes me feel like a

hero when they come up to me and say

thank you. I think it’s the best praise you

can get. I would like to welcome 7E and

all the other Year 7 Forms. You will have a

great time at Crestwood”

“The Ball Challenge was so my game. Fun, challenging,

interesting, encouraging, hard work and motivational!”

Amy Jones, 7V

“Year 7 students have settled in fantastically. I am very

proud to be their Head of Year and look forward to getting to know them more and more as the year moves on.”

Mrs Burley Head of Year

Mr Buchanan, House

Coordinator/Assistant Head of Year

“It has been great seeing the Year 7

Forms gel together, I have already met

some fantastic characters and can’t

wait to see how they come to the fore

as they take their steps in furthering

the success of Crestwood”

“I would definitely do it all over again especially

the Big Bounce”

Jessica Skidmore, 7E

“My favourite was Gladiator because I

kept falling off!”

Jack Jones, 7I“Overall I rate them 11

out of 10 and would

do it again!”

Joe Dicken, 7E

Ellis Walters, 7I

“Awesome, because children of our age learn how to work as a team!”

On joining Crestwood it is important that we start straight away developing the culture of teamwork. We have received students from many different primary schools so to kick off the year each Form has spent a day in the company of Oaker Wood Leisure getting to know one another in a series of fun and challenging team work activities.

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“Cool, I met loads of people and had some great fun swimming”

Quotations from Summer School Students:

“Summer School was great for meeting new friends

and awesome teachers it was great fun!”

“I thought Summer School was a brilliant place to go and meet a lot of good friends. I would do it again if I could. I want to help out next time because I enjoyed it a lot. We also went to the Lido at the end of the week. We all got to go on the trip but only if we had attended all week. We also played many games and competitions on the school fields”

“It was great; I loved all the different activities even though it was very hot when we went swimming.”

During the first week of the summer holidays Crestwood held its annual Summer School for the new Year 7

students. The students were able to take part in a large selection of numeracy and literacy based lessons

along with many team building activities. This also gave the students the opportunities to get used to their new

surroundings as well as meet their new teachers and make new friends. This helped with the transition from their

individual primary schools to Crestwood.

SUMMER SCHOOL

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Mr Bowles and Senior Management at Crestwood would like to thank Two Wheels in Amblecote for their support in providing a bicycle to be used as a reward prize for outstanding attendance in School.

Thank You!

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Tuesday-Saturday, 10.00 am-5.00 pm.

Appointments available.

CONTACT US

Lisa Marie’s BoutiqueNEW EXCITING 2015 PROM COLLECTION

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Phone: 01384 377530

Dudley’s local offer for children and young people with disabilities and special needs sets out, in one place, what support and services are available for children and young people with disabilities and specialeducational needs.

The website is: www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/localoffer

Easter 2016There are still places available on this exciting trip.Please see Mr Kemp for details and a letter ASAP.

Crestwood Ski Trip

The Local Offer

Crestmag Summer School CrestmagGeneral Information

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Students from all Year groups, both girls and boys regardless of dance ability are welcome and we cater for any style of dance. As a club we have visited lots of di�erent venues and performed on a variety of di�erent stages, we hope to continue performing in the local community this year.

The Crestwood School Dance Club has been running for the last five years and we have had huge success!

Come along and join in! See Ms Brothwell for details or check posters around school.


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We have a modern sports hall, a fabulous refurbished swimming pool, gym,

school hall and playing fields.

Call us to check availability and prices!

Tel: 01384 816535

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their support

Team Productions Musical Theatre for Fun

Act, Sing, Dance, Perform!

With classes for all ages from 3 yrs up, everyone is welcome! Join us for musical variety shows, pantomimes,

concerts and more throughout the year.

For more information, call Claire on 07872 924562

is at Crestwood school

Learn to Swim

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SPECIALISTS IN WATER CONFIDENCE

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BOOKINGS BEING TAKEN FOR THURSDAY & FRIDAY NIGHTS & ENQUIRIES NOW

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Learn to swim the Salamanda way! Call Amanda on

07879 997840 Check the website:

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X c i t e T e n n i s A c a d e m y

Contact Alex on 07929 336208 for your FREE trial session

THE SESSIONS WILL BE RUNNING ONMonday’s 5 - 6pm & Saturday’s 9 - 10am

The sessions are for 5-9 year olds.

Xcite Tennis is happy to announce we are launching our brand new Mini Tennis Academy @ Crestwood Connect - Crestwood School.

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Launch

Mon 3rd Nov

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