Private Transport Service NEW for SEPT 08
If you are interested in joining an initiative to provide transport for your child in the Orton area to the College for a maximum of £3.58 per day then please contact Lindsay Smith by email: thegranarysmiths@aol.com or telephone 01733 233808 for more details.
Thursday 24th April 2008
The College is open on the 24th April and all students are expected to attend.
Another District Champions title!
On Wednesday 16th April our Year 7 girls hockey team took part in the District Tournament at St Ivo playing matches against St Peters School, Hinchingbrooke School and Longsands College, resulting in being crowned the Year 7 District Champions. This is a great achievement made even more amazing considering many of our players have only started to play hockey on joining the College in September. Congratulations to all concerned.
In addition to this success, our Year 10 Football team succeeded in making it through to the Southern half of County Cup football final against Chesterton Community College on 16th April 2008. They were narrowly beaten, 1-0, despite dominating the game and were a credit to the College. Congratulations and well done to all involved.
FOSCC Fashion Show
Tickets are available from the Pastoral Office between 8.30-9.15am,priced at £3 in advance or £3.50 on the door. There will be hairstylists, manicurists, beauticians offering demonsrations and also Prom dresses and jewellery will be available to buy. There will also be a bar and a raffle so please come along.
For information please contact Hazel on 01733 243056
New Server
Over the Easter holidays a new computer server was installed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused due to the website server not linking to the new college server in the last few days of the holiday.
YEAR NINE STUDENTS- SATS REVISION
Attention Year 9 Students!
There is now a folder on Class Server with loads of resources which will help you prepare for your SATS examinations in English. Log on to Class Server, select English from the Learning Resources icon and you will see a folder called Year Nine SATS Information for Students. Make sure you take a look at this folder and the useful resources contained in it. This folder is constantly updated by the English Department so make sure you keep referring back to it on a regular basis.
YEAR ELEVEN STUDENTS- GCSE REVISION
Attention Year 11 Students!
There is now a folder on Class Server with loads of resources which will help you prepare for your GCSE examinations in English. Log on to Class Server, select English from the Learning Resources icon and you will see a folder called GCSE Resources for Revision. Make sure you take a look at this folder and the useful resources contained in it. This folder is constantly updated by the English Department so make sure you keep referring back to it on a regular basis.
Admissions to Year 7, September 2008
All students currently in Year 6 should have received a letter today informing them of the secondary school to which they have been allocated for next September. If you have not received a letter, please contact the Local Authority to which you made your original application.
To those of you who have been allocated Sawtry Community College as a secondary school, we wish you a very warm welcome. Currently 231 students have been allocated a place and we will be contacting primary schools in the near future to begin the process of preparing for your arrival.
If you have been allocated a place at Sawtry,but for any reason will not be taking up the place,please let me know as soon as possible so that the place can be offered to someone else on our waiting list.
If you are unfortunate enough to be in the position of being unsuccessful in gaining a place at the college and wish to appeal against the decision that has been made,please contact(by letter) Mrs C.Laxton, Principal's PA at the college and further details about the appeals process and relevant forms will be sent to you.
Students - please take our Student Council Survey
See below under Student Voice
The Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Presentation Ceremony
On Saturday 5th January the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Mr Hugh Duberly presented letters of commendation to 20 young people from Cambridgeshire. The young people had all gained Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Awards during the last twelve months and their achievements were recognised at a presentation hosted by the Lord Lieutenant at Hinchingbrooke School in Huntingdon.
Award achievers, parents, leaders and distinguished guests attended the presentation which was organised by the Cambridgeshire County Council and supported by Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council and Huntingdon District Council. We are delighted that three participants from the Sawtry Open Award Unit achieved the Gold Standard of the Duke of Edinburgh's award; Gemma Mitchell, Edward Rance and Emily West. Nicola Douglas also achieved the Gold Standard but was unable to attend the presentation.
Guests were treated to speeches from some of the recipients which highlighted some of the activities they had taken part in and these included a trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, a Residential Project to help orphans in India and Edward Rance gave an excellent short presentation on his Exploration on the Isle of Hoy organised by the John Muir Trust that he, Emily West and Stuart Ivatt, (still working on achieving his Gold Award), undertook for their Gold Expedition.
This is the culmination of many years of committed hard work having already achieved the Bronze and Silver Award and they are to be congratulated for their outstanding achievements.
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2007
Corporal Sutcliffe lost a leg when a razor sharp rocket propelled grenade hit him whilst he was patrolling the streets of Basra in July 2006.
Corporal Sutcliffe gave a very interesting, informative and personal account as to how the British Legion Poppy Appeal had helped him and how the funds raised help support injured British forces personnel from all conflicts ranging from World War One to those ongoing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Corporal Sutcliffe has made a remarkable recovery and is due to start work at Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital liaising with injured services personnel and their families. It is with great pride that the College awarded Corporal Sutcliffe a full school colours tie in recognition of his achievements.
Delay in Trutex Deliveries
There will be no deliveries between 2nd - 9th November 2007 due to year end stocking. Deliveries will re-commence Monday 12th November 2007.
Student Absence Reporting Line
We now have a dedicated telephone line for parents/carers to inform the College of students' absences. Messages should include the student name, form group and reason for absence. Please note that we still require a written absence letter on the students' return for our records The telephone number is: 01487 833909
New Literacy Link
The College is now in partnership with lovereading4schools, an online bookshop similar to Amazon but with added benefits.
For more information and a link go to our Curriculum Centre
Check Your Homework Please be aware that the Check your Homework option on the website is now fully functional.
Homework timetables are being issued to all students.
Celebration Evening Photographs: Due to many various events organised over the coming weeks the decision has been taken to delay the celebration evening photographs until the start of the Autumn term.
Private Transport Service: If you are interested in joining an initiative to provide transport for students in the Peterborough Area please contact Lindsay Smith by email at thegranarysmiths@aol.com or telephone: 01733 233808
The Outward Bound Association sent a very pleasant letter to the college this week. Mrs Jane Newton has written 'It is with great pleasure that I write on behalf of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough OBA. to tell you how pleased we were that Keith Wilson, Declan Gilbody and Rebekah Wright wer able to attend The Outward Bound Trust/DfES Finding Young Leaders Adventure Activity week at Ullswater. Twelve were chosen from an Activity Challenge Day held at Sawtry College in July. Thirty Three young people from fourteen different schools and colleges in Cambridgeshire took part.'
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