CGA News The Wellbeing Issue
A Message From the Headteacher Dear Parents,
3rd February 2017
NHS 5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing
Supporting Children’s Mental Health Week 6th-12th Feb
1. Connect connect with the people around you: your family, friends and neighbours. Spend time developing these relationships.
Key dates Feb 10
Professional Learning Day
School closed to students
Welcome to this wellbeing themed issue of the CGA News.
Feb 13
Half Term 13th - 17 Feb
During February, students and staff will be involved in a number of activities and events focused on developing student wellbeing and understanding of key areas of the PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education) curriculum.
Feb 20
Students return to school
Mar 24
Non-Uniform Day Raising money for Comic Relief
Mar 31
End of Spring Term 12.20pm
Some highlights are CGA hosting the annual national ‘rainbow bake off’ as part of our celebration of LGBT+ History Month and students exploring how they can ensure their online safety as part of Safer Internet Day. If you are interested in finding out more about this focus on wellbeing and how you can support your daughter, we look forward to seeing you at our wellbeing information evenings in March. Our parents’ evenings this term play an important role in communicating with you about your daughter’s progress and wellbeing. These have got off to a great start with very well attended Year 9 and 11 parents’ evenings. Students in Years 10, 8 and 7 will be bringing home letters and appointment sheets over the next few weeks. Please look out for these. Thank you to all of you that have completed paper or electronic parent surveys. As a school, we value your feedback and will be using the survey outcomes to inform future plans.
We’re holding two wellbeing themed information events for parents. The aim of these events is to provide parents with relevant information, introduce parents to experts from agencies which work to promote physical and mental wellbeing with young people and to answer any questions parents may have. Thursday 2nd March – KS4/5 Thursday 9th March – KS3 Nightingale Hall – 5.30-6.30pm Parents welcome from 5pm for refreshments and to meet with key staff.
Attendance Challenge Well done 10T for achieving 100% attendance last week. Also 7N and 7P for being in on time every single day!
Anna Feltham In support of students’ wellbeing we are trialling a ‘quiet time’ mindfulness and meditation session in morning collective time for Y8s.
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Well done to form groups achieving on or above our academy target attendance of 97% last week: 7P, 7O / 8N / 9C, 9T / 10T, 10N /11N / 12B, 12E / 13D
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Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Congratulations to Year 8s who took part in their first Intra-Form competition of 2017. Intra-Form is a competition run by Ms Hamilton where all six forms in one year group compete against each other. This time it was a rowing competition. All the teams performed really well and the atmosphere was incredible with lots of students coming to the gym to support and cheer on their forms. 8P won the team race and the individual race was won by Sophie 2. Be Slaymaker, 8N. active – Take Go girls!
a walk, go cycling or play a game of football. Find an activity that you enjoy and make it a part of your life.