Week 6 – Hello yellow in full swing

Events and School Trips

Date	Event Name	Additional Information
Monday 13 October Tuesday 14 October	Sutton Hoo Trip – Year 7 North Sutton Hoo Trip – Year 7 South	Students should be home by 4pm, traffic dependent; need packed lunches (FSM will have school packed lunches); wear sensible and weather suitable clothing. Any issues or questions, please get in touch: Jasmin.hart@astreastivo.org
Monday 13 – 17 October	Year 6 into 7 Tours	We wanted to give families the option to visit the school during the working day and offer an opportunity for those unable to attend the evening. – book here
Wednesday 15 – Friday 17 October	Y11 Geography Trip (Stratford)
Thursday 16 October	Year 7 Parent and Carer Evening	Please book here
Friday 17 October	Coffee Morning for parents/carers of EHCP students	1:15-2:30pm. To book your place, please send an email to: SEND@astreastivo.org
Monday 20 October	Flu Vaccinations Year 10 & 11	This will also include KS3 catchup
Thursday 23 October	Year 12 parent and carer and tutors evening	Please book here
Friday 24 October	Training Day
Monday 27 – Friday 31 October	October Half Term
Sunday 27 – Thursday 30 October	Year 9 – 11 New York Dance Trip	Any questions please email Lindsay.McAdam@astreastivo.org
Monday 3 November	Training Day	Students return Tuesday 4 November

General News

Hello Yellow for Young Minds

We celebrated Hello Yellow today (10th October) in support of Young Minds for World Mental Health Day. Our students and staff made the most of their opportunity to be bright and yellow for the day! We thank our site team for turning the school yellow with bunting indoors and outdoors throughout the school!

Post-16 Provider Event

We hosted our Post-16 Provider event yesterday and we saw our sixth form common room FULL of our year 11 cohort from 3pm. We also welcomed parents from 4pm and the event was a success – attending parents commented on the ease of seeing all the providers in one room before making the decision to visit each college or sixth form separately. If you have any questions regarding post-16 options or carers please contact Helen.parks@astreastivo.org.

KS4 Revision and Knowledge Organisers

KS4 Revision is now available on the website and you can find it here. The page is in ‘Our Approach > Curriculum > KS4 Revision’.

Here you will find the following documents:

• Each subjects knowledge organiser
• Blank revision timetable
• Assessment calendar
• Parent revision presentation
• How to revise guide
• Revision skills booklet

Arts and Crafts Giveaway Competition – We need your help!

“This autumn, schools across Cambridgeshire are set to benefit from a vibrant initiative that blends community spirit with creative opportunity. Launching on 29th September, a 10-week token collection campaign will give local schools the chance to win a share of £10,000 worth of arts and crafts equipment.

The campaign invites teachers, families, and the local community to collect tokens printed in each edition for their school. With a grand prize of £750 and a second prize of £350, the stakes are high — but the rewards are even greater.

Even schools that don’t take home the top prizes won’t go empty-handed. Any school collecting over 1,000 tokens will be entered into a draw to receive one of seventy £100 prizes, ensuring that creativity flourishes across the region.”

Please collect your tokens and return to us by the 19th December for us to be entered. – Below is what you are looking for.

Cambridgeshire Holiday Voucher Scheme

Cambridgeshire local authority will be running a holiday voucher scheme for October Half Term.  For each eligible pupil, they will be issuing a £15 supermarket voucher. Eligibility remains the same as in previous rounds, including support for Post 16 Bursary students.  Every eligible pupil should receive their voucher by the end of the day on Saturday 25 October.  

For further information please use the links below.

Parent Letter

FAQs for Parents – October Half Term Voucher Scheme

Cambridgeshire Holiday Voucher Scheme Team – holidayvoucherscheme@cambridgeshire.gov.uk