Newsletter 28 June 2024

Dear Parent/ Carer

This week’s newsletter is a slightly shorter edition, reflecting the slightly shorter week. Thank you for your understanding regarding today’s training day. It has been an excellent opportunity for staff to come together and really invigorate the new Year 7 curriculum for next year.

The other topics covered in this week’s newsletter are contact details for the Parent Advisory Council (PAC), a link to a document about our new catering provider from September 2024, and definitive information about when the new school ties will be swapped.

Parent Advisory Council (PAC) email

An email address for parents and carers to contact the PAC has been set up to allow you to raise issues or provide feedback on topics that will be on the next meeting agenda. The email address is pac@astreastivo.org and all emails received will be shared with the PAC in advance of their next scheduled meeting.

The next meeting of the PAC will be on Wednesday 10 July 2024, and the main topic of discussion at that meeting will be the school’s behaviour policy and any changes we would like to make in readiness for September 2024. If you would like to feed into this discussion, please feel free to use the email address to give your views.

New catering provider

The school will have a new catering provider from September 2024. We are confident that this will lead to an increase in the quality of catering provision at the academy. Here’s a link to their introductory presentation.

New school ties

Year 9 students will receive their new ties on Monday in an assembly, swapping over their old tie for the new version. The same will happen for Years 7 and 8 on Wednesday next week when they also have a non-PE day. Students will be supported in assembly to tie their ties. Students who are receiving a clip-on tie will still be given the opportunity to take part, but their tutor will swap the new standard tie for a clip-on tie subtly at the end of the assembly so that as little attention as possible is draw to them.

Yours faithfully

Tony Meneaugh

Principal

Upcoming diary dates

Monday 1st June: Year 10 work experience begins

Tuesday 2 July: Year 12 EPQ marketplace

Thursday 4 July: Year 11 Prom

Friday 5 July: charity fundraising event

Saturday 6 – Wednesday 10 July: Year 10 Iceland trip

Monday 8 – Thursday 11 July: Year 12 work shadowing

Monday 8 – Friday 12 July: Year 10 languages speaking mocks begin

Monday 8 July: Year 8 interform sport

Tuesday 9 July: Year 7 interform sport

Wednesday 10 July: Year 8 enterprise day

Thursday 11 July: Year 10 into Sixth Form day

Friday 12 July: Year 9 interform sport

Friday 12 July: Year 10 drama exam

House Points

House totals year to date:

Bridge 52,663
Crosier 50,653
Leger 49,586
River 52,519
Wheatsheaf 48,510

Congratulations to the following student who has achieved 200 House points (white award):

Warren 7Co, Yousaf 7Co, Nicole 7Mc, Tom 7Mc, Arfeen 7Nt, Ash 7Nt, Bonnie 7Nt, Keira 7Nt, Muhammad 7Oe, Jack 7Sl/Kf, Lola 7Sl/Kf, Mason 7Sl/Kf, Husna 7St, Olli 7St, Shazebuddin 7St, Aidan 7Ti, Ama 7Ti, George 7Ti, Josh 7Ti, Sebastian 7Ti, Tilly 7Ti, Madison 7Tw, Rafi 7Tw, Alice 7Wa, Benyameen 7Wa, George 7Wa, Harry 7Wa, Hristo 7Wa, Ilana 7Wa, Vinny 7Wa
Kimberley 9Ak, Callum 9Ev/Wl, Taylor 9Ev/Wl, Finley 9Go, Marko 9Go, Amelia 9Hx, Elliott 9Hx, Harry 9Hx, Anna 9Hy, Dylan 9Hy, Esther 9Hy, Joey 9Le, Luqman 9Le, Niamh 9Le, Zara 9Le, Jack 9Lk, Lewis 9Lk, Thavisha 9Lk, Marley 9Nn, Tom 9Nn, Ava 9Yo/Ws, Ben 9Yo/Ws, Lars 9Yo/Ws, Masuma 9Yo/Ws, William 9Yo/Ws

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 150 House points (gold award):

Freya 7Bh, Lani 7Bh, Calum 7Nt, Bailey 7Sl/Kf, Jacoby 7Sl/Kf, Ethan 7Ti, Josh 7Ti, Boe 7Tw, Fatima 7Tw, Jack 7Tw, Mason 7Tw, Mila 7Tw, Oliver 7Tw, Oliver 7Tw, Sapphire 7Tw, Sia 7Tw, Rio 7Wa
Raphael 8Cl, Daphne 8Dt, Channing 8Tr, Eva 8Tr
Flo 9Ak, Ethan 9Ev/Wl, Harry 9Ev/Wl, Kacey 9Ev/Wl, Louis 9Ev/Wl, Oliver 9Ev/Wl, Leah 9Go, Olly 9Go, Will 9Go, Summer 9Hx, Jaylen 9Hy, Elijah 9Le, Sophie 9Le, Grace 9Lk, Ella 9Nn, Fin 9Nn, Milo 9Nn, Alexander 9Yo/Ws, Alfie 9Yo/Ws, Leon 9Yo/Ws

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 100 House points (silver award):

Essa 7Bh, Hooria 7Bh, Lily 7Sl/Kf
Henry 8Cl
Joshua 9Ev/Wl, Aiden 9Hy, Lucas 9Hy, Chloe 9Nn, Jamie 9Nn, Finley 9Yo/Ws

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 75 House points (bronze award):

Ayden 7Wa
Matilda 8Pn/Cf
Junior 9Ak, Jonah 9Le, Tatiana 9Le, Zeshan 9Le

Summer Charity Fundraiser

On Friday 5 July our student house representatives will be running a fun charity fundraising event at lunchtime. All the money will be donated to Little Miracles and Young Minds, two charities very close to the hearts of those at St Ivo, who have been chosen by our thoughtful and dedicated house representatives. Across the school site students will find teachers in stocks and a beat the goalie event. Crosier house will host a just-dance-a-thon in the hall while Leger will be singing their loudest at canteen karaoke. There will be cakes and homemade lemonade available to buy in addition to various competitions and prizes.

If students would like to take part in the event, we ask that they bring any spare change, events range in price from 50p to £1.

For more information on our charities and the work they do, please visit their websites.

Little Miracles: https://www.littlemiraclescharity.org.uk/
Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

As always, we invite our students to join the house committees by speaking to your Head of House.

Bridge: Mrs Jarah
Crosier: Miss McAdam
Leger: Miss A Hart
River: Mr Hammond
Wheatsheaf: Mr Kennedy

Year 7, 8 and 9 Interforms – w/b 8 July 2024

The PE department are looking forward to hosting a range of sporting events for students in Years 7 to 9. All students will have the opportunity to compete to win points for individually and for their form teams. Please see further information for each year group below.

Monday 8 July – Year 8 Athletics Interform

Students to come into school in full PE kit. Please bring water bottles, hat and suncream. Students are to bring packed lunch as there will be no access to the canteen at the Outdoor Centre.
Attend period 1 as normal. At start of period 2, students and tutors to line up outside the resource centre and walk as a group up to the Outdoor Centre via the safe route.
Students will rotate and participate in a range of different athletics events to achieve the most points possible for their form. There will be designated rest periods and a lunch break. When on a rest period / lunch, students will be encouraged to sit in the shade and refill water bottles.
Students will be dismissed from the Outdoor Centre at 14:50 to allow enough time for students to walk back to school if the get a bus home.

Tuesday 9 July – Year 7 Athletics Interform

Students to come into school in full PE kit. Please bring water bottles, hat and suncream. Students are to bring packed lunch as there will be no access to the canteen at the Outdoor Centre.
Attend period 1 as normal. At start of period 2, students and tutors to line up outside the resource centre and walk as a group up to the Outdoor Centre via the safe route.
Students will rotate and participate in a range of different athletics events to achieve the most points possible for their form. There will be designated rest periods and a lunch break. When on a rest period / lunch, students will be encouraged to sit in the shade and refill water bottles.
Students will be dismissed from the Outdoor Centre at 14:50 to allow enough time for students to walk back to school if the get a bus home.

Friday 12 July – Year 9 Multi Sports Interform

Students to come into school in full PE kit; in addition, students taking part in 5-aside football will need to bring football boots and shin pads. Please bring water bottles, hat and suncream. Interform will begin at the start of Afternoon Registration and finish at 15:05.
Students will choose a sport to represent their form from four different sporting activities (5-a side Football, Netball, Rounders and Badminton. The higher placed finish for each form, the more points they will get!
Students are to go to their designated sporting area at the start of afternoon registration (13:45).
- Netball – Gym changing rooms;
- Badminton – Rec Centre;
- Rounders – School field;
- 5-a side Football – Lodge changing rooms to walk with staff up to the Outdoor (this activity will finish at 14:50 to allow enough time to walk back to school for students who get the bus).

Please note, for students in Years 7 and 8 in receipt of free school meals, a packed lunch will be provided by the canteen and distributed by staff on the day.

If you have any questions, please contact Head of PE, Mr Farr – dominic.farr@astreastivo.org

Many thanks in advance for your support.

Holiday Voucher Scheme

Please see letter and FAQs from Cambridgeshire County Council.

Year 11 Prom

We are asking for some volunteers to help with the setup of the Burgess Hall on the day of the Prom. If any students are interested in helping Mr Hall and Miss Tabb, please can they arrive at around 12pm on Thursday 04/07/24. Students will only be required for a short period giving them chance to return home with plenty of time to get ready. If students wish to support, please can they email Mr Hall directly in advance.

Secondly, we just want to clarify that we will not be printing individual paper tickets for the Prom this year. Students need to simply bring themselves and they will be checked off of our attendee list when they arrive inside the atrium of the Burgess Hall.

Please also see below a reminder of mitigations put in place to allow the Prom to go ahead on the day of the general election:

Time change – The Prom will run from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, instead of 7pm to 10pm. This will ensure that the venue is clear in advance of ballot boxes arriving to One Leisure.
Student pick up – all students leaving the Prom will be directed to exit using the side doors to the Burgess Hall on to the school grounds and then across the school grounds for collection by parents/carers in the St Ivo staff car park on High Leys. Access to the One Leisure car park will be prohibited with only election vehicles authorised to gain access. Students will only be able to leave the venue through this exit and all student collections will take place via the staff car park on the High Leys exit whether by vehicle or by foot.
Student drop off – we will operate a one-way system to ensure that vehicles dropping off students for the 6.30pm start can exit swiftly. Vehicles should use the Westwood Road entrance to One Leisure to drop off outside the Burgess Hall. Vehicles will then be directed to exit via the school ground using the service road and out through the High Leys exit.