October 2014 - The Crestwood School

Cologne
Trip
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Crestwood
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Celebrating
Success
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Crestmag
October 2014
The Crestwood School Magazine
Congratulations & very best
wishes to our Class of 2014!
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.
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
OPENWEEK
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
If you need to speak to someone please call us on: 01384 816535 or Fax: 01384 816540
For attendance issues call: 01384 816545 or email: [email protected]
Our website address is: www.crestwood-s.dudley.sch.uk.
Email us on: [email protected]
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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. .
Induction Day
Golden Ticket
BBQ Celebration
At 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.
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 Club
DATES TO REMEMBER............
Mon 27 – Fri 31
Oct 2014
Half Term Holiday
Thu 6 Nov 2014
Year 10 & 11 Form
Tutor Evening &
Careers Fair
10-14 November
Academic Mentoring
Programme 2:10pm
finish each day
Thu 13 Nov 2014
Year 7 Form Tutor
Evening
Thu 20 Nov 2014
GCSE Presentation Evening
Thu 4 Dec 2014
Drop Down Day
Fri 5 Dec 2014
Inset Day –
School closed to students
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Mon 22 Dec 2014 –
Fri 2 Jan 2015
Christmas Holiday
Mon 5 Jan 2015
Inset Day – School closed to students
Monday to Friday - In the Hall
8.15 am to 8.45 am
Refreshments available from the kitchen at reasonable prices
Students can come along, meet friends and enjoy the
facilities available.
Tue 6 Jan 2015
Students return to school
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THE BEST RUGBY CLUB
IN THE BLACK COUNTRY IS
RECRUITING
Experienced Players / New Players
All welcome at training
Wednesday 18:30 - 20:00
& Sunday 10:15 - 12:00
DETAILS
Richard Simmonds - Manager
[email protected]
or 07527 053233
Glenn Radford - Head Coach
WELL DON
[email protected]
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GIRLS!
Crestwood Netball 2014
Crestwood 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.
Our first game was on Monday 8 September
and Crestwood Pinks played Crestwood Blues.
Crestwood Blues won 16-9. Players of the
match were:-
Stourton Park, Bridgnorth Road, Stourton,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY7 6QZ
Stourbridge RFC - Year 9 - Rugby 2014
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”
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)
Comment from Mr Harris (HOY):
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.
“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”
On 23 October Crestwood won 11-9 against
Edgecliff and Harriet Mazur 9I was player of
the match!
FOOTBALL FIXTURES
HAVE STARTED FOR
ALL YEAR GROUPS
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.
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Cologne Trip July 2014
Samantha Mullett’s
Holiday Diary
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AttendanceMatters
Well done to the following pupils who have
attained 100% attendance for this half term:
Ahmed, Akeel
9D
Akhtar, Kiran
8E
Ali, Shazad
7I
Alloway, Jordon
11W
Alloway, Luke
9E
Armstrong, Joshua
9E
Armstrong, Libby
11I
Marsh, Daniel
11E
Aston, Neesha
11I
Atherton, Harry
8V
Badger, James
11E
Baggott, Alex
9D
Bagley, Elizabeth
7I
Bailey, Aaron
10V
Bailey, Demi
8I
Baker, Lauren
8I
Baker, Megan
9E
Ball, Jessica
8D
Barnbrook, Charlotte
8D
Barnett, Jamie
10I
Barnett, Rachel
8V
Basharat, Simrah
7I
Bateman, Alexander
10I
Batham, Callum
10V
Bavington, Gemma
11W
Bayley, Georgia
11W
Beckley, Chloe
8DI
Bedford, Lewis
7W
Bedford, Thomas
7V
Bedworth, Charlotte
9E
Bedworth, Thomas
11V
Beech, Leah
9D
Bennett, Ethan
9W
Bills, Kayde
8DI
Blackham, Georgia
10E
Bloomer, Kasey
8D
Bloomer, Samuel
8E
Bolton, Sophie
11V
Boyce, Kayleigh
9E
Bradley, Alice
11I
Bradley-Hughes, Jessica 11V
Brett, Lewis
9V
Brockhurst, Sharnie
7I
Brookes, Chelsea
10E
Brookes, Holly
8DI
Brookes, Jade
11V
Brookes, Luke
7I
Brooks, Benjamin
8W
Broom, Georgina
8V
Brown, Ben
10E
Brown, Matthew
10EN
Bruton, Joshua
7E
Bruton, Tyler
7W
Buckley, Tammie
11E
Burden, Lauren
10W
Burgess, Thomas
8D
Busby, Chada
11VI
Butcher, Molly
8E
Butters, Dominic
10I
Bywater, Emily
11E
Campbell, Liam
11V
Carter, Thomas
9I
Cartwright, Chloe
8I
Cartwright, George
9IN
Cartwright, Nathan
8E
Caswell, Sarah
9I
Cheema, Badal
10EN
Chinyanga, Andrea
10W
Christopher, Adele
11V
Churchman, Thomas
10D
Clark, Alex
10I
Clarke, Mollie
8E
Cleeton, Isabel
11I
Codling, Jordan
8D
Connolley, Alex
7E
Cooper, Bradley
9E
Cooper, Iiesha
9D
Cox, Ethan
8W
Cox, Zak
11V
Crowther, Hannah
8I
Crutchley, Billie-Kiera
11E
Dalloway, Alisha
11D
Darby, Jaydan
7E
Darby, Natasha
10EN
Amue, Zoe
11I
Davies, Cameron
10EN
Davies, Macaulay
11D
Davies, Owen
10V
Davies, Simon
9E
Davies, Teri
11W
Davis, Alethea
11I
Parton, Shania
9V
Dhadwal, Rajan
11W
Dicken, Joe
7E
Dickinson, Jay
11V
Dolphin, Lucie
9D
Douglas, Connor
11I
Dunn-Garcia, Marcos
7E
Dunn-Garcia, Maria
9W
Dyke, Rebecca
10V
Edwards, Callum
8W
Edwards, Ellie
7W
Edwards, Samuel
10I
Evans, Chloe
9W
Farrow, Shaun
10D
Fletcher, William
8V
Gardner, Bethany
10W
Gardner, Caitlin
7D
Garrett, James
9D
Gill, Raman
11E
Gillard, Tyler
9V
Golding, Nicola
9V
Goluchowski, Jakub
8I
Gordon, Christina
8E
Gorst, Katie
11W
Gorst, Lee
7D
Grainger, Faye
8E
Grant, Cameron
10W
Green, Georgia
10V
Griffin, Megan
10I
Groucutt, Harriet
8I
Guest, Jordi
10D
Guest-Summers, Nathan 11VI
Gwilliams, Liam
11D
Halford, Rosannah
10E
Hall, Ethan
8I
Hall, Jamie
10EN
Hammond, Rachelle
9V
Harkins, Courtney
10V
Haroon, Rubia
7E
Harper, Zachary
8I
Harvey-Bernard, Jacob 7WA
Hawkins, Adam
11VI
Hawkins, Brandon
7WA
Heathcock, Nathan
8V
Hillocks, Mya
7WA
Hodgkiss, Aaron
7WA
Hollowood, Katie
11V
Holt, Chloe
Homer, Lewis
Hooper, Alixandra
Horton, Kelci
Houghton, Abbie
Howe, Megan
Hughes, Bethany
Hughes, Sian
Hulme, Alex
Hussain, Henna
Hussain, Shamrez
Iqbal, Junaid
Iqbal, Mohammad
Iqbal, Rauheel
James, Olivia
Jeffries, Hannah
Jenkinson, Charlie
Jessop, Kaitlin
Johnson, Courtney
Johnson, Olivia
Jones, Amy
Jones, Brendon
Jones, Jack
Jones, Owen
Judd, Reece
Kandola, Somandeep
Kauser, Samra
Lawley, Chanelle
Lawley, Thomas
Ledington, Molly
Lee, Leahmarie
Lee, Mitchell
McKenzie-Lees, Chloe
Lees, Dylan
Lewis, Hollie
Lewis, Libby
Lewis, Shannon
Lockley, Shannon
Love, LaMarr
Lowe, Charlotte
Lowe, Damian
Macdivitt, Megan
Mahmood, Uwais
Mallen, Nyah
Malpass, Ryan
Markham, Christian
Marlow, Billy
Marsh, Hayley
Marsh, Isabella
Marsh, Lewis
Martin, Luke
Mason, Chelsey
Mason, Joseph
Massey, Eleanor
Mayoorathas, Shoumiya
Mazur, Harriet
McCrory-Aston, James
Mecrow, Adam
Mehmood, Taalia
Miles, Rhys
Millard, Zoe
Miller, Katie
Mills, Ryan
Mochan, Kirsty
Moon, Jordan
Moore, Hannah
Moriarty, Daniel
Morris, Charlie
Morrison, Callam
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Morrison, Kyla
Mullett, Courtney
Mutukwa, Ishemufadzi
Nicholson, Connor
Noble-Smith, Cameron
Noble-Smith, Darcey
Nock, Paige
Page, Chloe
Parkes, Kirsty
Parsons, Jack
Parton, Courtney
Passmore, Brandon
Payne, Aaron
Payne, Shania
Pearson, Tilly
Perks, Taylor
Perry, Stacey
Petty, Nathan
Phipps, Callum
Phipps, Paige
Pickett, Ronan
Pinches, Regan
Pomfret-Jones, Kyra
Pomfret-Jones, Rhys
Powers, Chloe
Powers, Dean
Powers, Sophie
Pritchett, Joel
Prosser, Ben
Prosser, Lee
Pugh, Aaron
Quick, Lewis
Rankin, Sapphire
Reddington, Megan
Reed, Jimmy
Rice, Robby
Richards, Lewis
Richards, Libby
Roberts, Cole
Robinson, Leon
Rock, Ashley
Rock, Saxon
Rock, Sophie
Roden, Chloe
Rose, Annaliese
Rose, Zara
Ross, Dylan
Round, Matthew
Rowley, Kevin
Rowley, Marti
Rudkin, Sian
Rushton, Joshua
Saeed, Zeba
Seniore, Luca
Shabbir, Mohammed
Shafiq, Aisha
Shakespeare, Lewis
Sharp, Brandon
Shaw, Rebecca
Shearwood, Danielle
Shepherd, Jack
Shepherd, Jade
Sibley, Paige
Sidaway, Joseph
Sidaway, Luke
Sims, Kieran
Skidmore, Billie-Jo
Skidmore, Charlee
Skidmore, Jessica
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Small, Jade
10E
Smart, Daniel
9E
Smith, Alicia
9D
Smith, Bradley
9I
Smith, Christopher
9W
Smith, Emily
10D
Smith, Kyle
7WA
Smith, Lewis
9D
Smith, Natasha
11VI
Stanfield, Courtney
7D
Stanley, Jake
9D
Stewart, Jordan
8E
Stewart, Leonie
8I
Stock, Katie
10D
Sturch, Luke
11E
Sutton, Lewis
9E
Tahir, Quratulain
10I
Tarplee, Connor
7D
Taylor, Carl
8V
Taylor-McGill, Izzie
7E
Temple, Teri
9W
Thomas, Cameron
9IN
Thomas, Luke
10E
Thompson-Smith, Boh
7I
Timmins, Harry
9V
Tonks, Owen
8I
Townsend, Jaz
11VI
Tranter, Joshua
9V
Turley, Charlotte
11I
Turley, Miles
10D
Tutty, Morgan
10V
Walker, Shane
7V
Walker, Shona
11I
Walters, Ellis
7I
Walters, Liam
9D
Ward, Matthe
8I
Watkins, Megan
11D
Welch, Emily
11VI
Wells, Connor
10W
Westwood, Chloe
9D
Westwood, Claire
7E
Westwood, Dem
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Wheelwright, Katie
8DI
Whitehouse, Brandon
10V
Wilkinson, Cameron
10D
Wilkinson, George
11V
Williams, Aaron
11D
Williams, Bethany
11W
Williams, Brandon
11VI
Williams, Christopher
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Williams, Rebecca
11D
Williams, Thomas
9V
Williams, Todd
7W
Williams, Tony
9V
Wills, Abby
7V
Withers, Thomas
9IN
Wood, Amelia
8W
Wood, Harriet
11VI
Wood, Jamie
7V
Woods, Zaphinia
11V
Worrall, Chloe
11D
Worton, Bethany
10V
Wyant, Calum
8V
Yasin, Nabihah
10V
Young, Shannon
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the canal side too!)
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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BREAKING NEWS
IN THE HUB!
153 fiction books were
borrowed from the Hub,
during September 2014!
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!
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.
Don’t Miss The Deadline!
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
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HUB
NEWS
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.
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The Crestwood School is about to
embark on an exciting new adventure
with the launch of Crestwood Connect.
Leisure+Business+Learning
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.
SCHOOL
Expectation+Achievement+Success
Our fantastic facilities include:
CrestwoodCONNECT Sports Field
A huge, well maintained, sports field which is home
Aspire+Desire+Acquire
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 Sports Centre
The Gymnasium
CrestwoodCONNECT Theatre
A 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!
A 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 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.
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.
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)
Use of the changing room and shower facilities are
welcomed before or after your activity.
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!!!
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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.
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]
Healthy Regards,
CrestwoodCONNECT
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FutureFashion
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Fashion for the Future!
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.
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.
STARTS IN C5 TUESDAY
30TH SEPTEMBER 3:15 - 4:15pm
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.
MATHS STUDENT OF HALF TERM - OCTOBER 2014
COURSEWORK AND
YEAR
EFFORT
ACHIEVEMENT
YEAR 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
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Time: 3:10 - 4.10PM Class D5
YEAR 11
Teri Davies 11W
Jessica Bradley-Hughes 11V
Refreshments Supplied
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HOMEWORK CLUB
Everyone Welcome!
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Dudley Deaf
Children’s Society
Support for Homework Club
The 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.
Crestwood
Charity
Once 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 Hospice
Mary 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.
Celebrating
Achievement
& Success
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.
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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End of Term Celebrated
in Great Style!
Lord of the Flies
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.
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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
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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.
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
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Year 7 and
their first
Half Term
Year Seven
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.
Year Seven
“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
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Summer School
General Information
Thank You!
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The Local Offer
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.
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 special
educational needs.
The website is: www.dudley.gov.uk/
resident/localoffer
SUMMER SCHOOL
Crestwood Ski Trip
held its annual Summer School for the new Year 7
During the first week of the summer holidays Crestwood
selection of numeracy and literacy based lessons
students. The students were able to take part in a large
the students the opportunities to get used to their new
along with many team building activities. This also gave
new friends. This helped with the transition from their
surroundings as well as meet their new teachers and make
individual primary schools to Crestwood.
Easter 2016
Two Wheels, 113 Brettell Lane, Amblecote, Stourbridge,
West Midlands, DY8 4BS. Tel: 01384 394653
There are still places available
on this exciting trip.
Please see Mr Kemp for
details and a letter ASAP.
Quotations from Summer School Students:
“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”
eting new friends
“Summer School was great for me
at fun!”
and awesome teachers it was gre
“It was great; I loved all the different activities even though it was very hot when we went swimming.”
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had some great fun swimm
“Cool, I met loads of people and
The Crestwood School Dance Club has been
running for the last five years and we have
had huge success!
Lisa Marie’s Boutique
NEW EXCITING 2015 PROM COLLECTION
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 different venues and
performed on a variety of different stages, we hope to
continue performing in the local community this year.
13 Victoria Passage, Stourbridge DY8 1DP
Tuesday-Saturday, 10.00 am-5.00 pm.
Appointments available.
CONTACT US
Phone: 01384 377530
www.lisamariesboutique.co.uk
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Come along and join in!
See Ms Brothwell for
details or check posters
around school.
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The Screaming Staircase
is at Crestwood school
Learn to Swim
NON SWIMMERS TOO ADVANCED
FROM 4 YEARS AND ABOVE
SPECIALISTS IN WATER CONFIDENCE
SMALL CLASSES WITH TEACHERS
IN THE WATER
Team Productions Musical Theatre for Fun
BOOKINGS BEING TAKEN FOR THURSDAY
& FRIDAY NIGHTS & ENQUIRIES NOW
BEING TAKEN FOR SUNDAYS.
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.
Learn to swim the Salamanda way!
Call Amanda on
07879 997840
Check the website:
For more information, call Claire on 07872 924562
www.salamandaswimmingacademy.co.uk
We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their support
Xcite Tennis Academy
Xcite Tennis is happy to
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