Free Beauty Treatments - 28th January

 

Our Year 10 girls are currently doing assessments for their GNVQ Beauty Course and would like to offer out a free beauty treatment.

Free Beauty Treatments - 

Hurry availability is limited!

Treatments on offer are:

Manicure – 90 minutes
Pedicure – 90 minutes
Nail Art – 40 minutes

Times – 10-11.30am or 1-2.30pm

Date: 28th January 2016

Please can you email j.taylor@wcsc.org.uk or telephone 01483 485267 

Hurry availability is limited!

New Winter Menu

The new winter menu for the canteen is now available.  Meals and snacks can be purchased in the canteen and snacks are available in the new kiosk on the patio during break and lunch.

Learning Review

Learning Review – Thursday 26 November & Friday 27 November 2015

The Learning Review will take on a new focus this year linked to the development of a core set of competencies for all our students. The Winston competencies are a range of skills that we believe will enable your son or daughter to become a more effective learner at school, will help them in the world of work and give them the life skills to be successful as an adult. The Winston competencies are as follows:

• Resilience
• Creativity
• Independence
• Communication
• Critical Analysis
• Collaboration
• Organisation
• Enquiry

The Learning Review meeting will focus on which of these competencies each student possesses as a strength and which ones they could develop. Over the course of the next two weeks the students will work with their tutor to complete the Learning Review booklet, The booklet will enable the students to identify their strengths linked to the competencies, but also recognise the skills where they need to make an improvement.

We would like parents to actively contribute to the discussion at the Learning Review meeting. A parent’s sheet outlining the competencies is available here  for you to review the key aspects of each competency, which we hope will enable you to embark on a fruitful skills discussion with your son or daughter at home.

 

Parents View Survey

We always welcome the views of parents and carers regarding the educational experience your son or daughter receives at The Winston Churchill School. A new parent/carer questionnaire has been created this term to provide you with the opportunity to feedback to us your views about the school and how we might further improve the quality of education being delivered. If you haven't already done so and you would like to contribute, please log into frog and click on the Parent View survey button to submit your views.

Learning Review booklet

Competencies

Do you have experience of Fundraising - Can you advise us?

I would be interested to hear from someone who has experience of fund raising, as I am seeking some advice for a large project, aimed at improving facilities for our students and the local community, which I would like to complete by 2017.





If you feel you could help in any way please contact the office on office@wcsc.org.uk or telephone 01483 476861.





Mrs Johnson-Walker
Headteacher

Frog Parent Portal: issues with viewing student's homework

There is an issue with viewing your son/daughter's homework on the parent view of Frog. Sometimes no homework is being shown and other times some, but not all of the homework will be shown. It is being investigated and hopefully will be fixed very soon.


In the mean time you will be able to see student's homework on their own accounts.

Train to Teach Event.

Thamesmead School invite you to a "Train to Teach" event to be held on Saturday 28th November 2015 at Manygate Lane, Shepperton, Surrey TW17 9EE GB.

Have you seen the advertisments on the televison and wondered if teaching was for you. Why not attend this event and have all your questions answered.

Go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-into-teaching-tickets-19168653960 to reserve your  place.

Balloon release in aid of SANDS

The students of Winston have got together to support the charity SANDS. SANDS supports anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby before, during or shortly after birth.  They offer emotional support and information for parents, grandparents, siblings, children, families and friends, health professionals and others.

On Friday 16th October as well as a fund raising balloon release the students will be fund raising around the school. They have also set up a JustGiving page https://www.justgiving.com/WCSC-SANDS for anyone that would like to make a donations

Rachel and David - Head Girl and Head Boy said "

‘Here is a link to a JustGiving page that we have set up in aid of a charity called Sands which is a stillbirth and neonatal charity. This week in school we have been doing a series of fundraising events for the charity as it has affected several teachers in the school and is very close to our hearts.

Please donate at https://www.justgiving.com/WCSC-SANDS

Don't forget to watch the skies around the school from about 2.35

Radio Woking Broadcasting from The Winston Churchill School, now on DAB

Radio Woking is a community radio station broadcasting to listeners in  Woking and the surrounding area and after a number of successful years transmitting across the internet has finally hit the airwaves.


The station is about giving you an alternative to the mainstream.  It’s not trying to be something for everyone every minute of the day, it’s about listening to a show that interests you.  Hopefully many shows will find your interest across our broad selection of programmes.

Levi Roots visits radio Woking

Winston students have a programme every school day at 3.00pm. There are new morning and afternoon programmes giving traffic and weather news and a whole variety of programmes throughout the evening and weekend, some with live music and guest presenters.  Take a look a the schedule for more details.

If you don't have a DAB radio don't worry, Radio Woking is still transmitting on the internet.

Justin Coll, the Radio Manager, talks about the station in the press release

After School Clubs list published

This is the list of after school cubs now available. There is also a link on the website under General Information/After School Clubs

Click for larger view

YEAR 7 EXTRA-CURRICULAR TASTER SESSIONS

All Year 7s are invited to a week of taster sessions before all our clubs officially start

Monday 7th September – Friday 10th September 2015

    Full details can be found here

You could go to a club every day, for a week

You don't have to sign up, just turn up 

 

Tucasi - school cashless payment system

As you are probably aware the school uses Tucasi for payments and the cashless catering system for students meals and other purchases from the school. Please go to the Tucasi help page for information about setting up and managing your account.

There is a link on the school home page under General Information to the Tucasi log in page . 

Year 11 Prom Photos

Photographs from the Year 11 prom can be seen using the link and the password below. These photos are available for purchase.

http://mindycoephotography.smugmug.com/Winston-Prom-2015

Password: savillcourt

Cargo opens tonight!

Winston Churchill Drama Department presents 'Cargo' playing tonight and tomorrow in the main hall at 7pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z-NaDuUFB8

Tickets are available on the door or through TUCASI,
ADULTS £7-50,
STUDENTS/CONCESSIONS/TEACHERS £5-00.

Showing this week at Winston............

Art, Drama and Music events are available this week in the 

 Winston Summer Arts Festival

  Art Exhibition

MONDAY 13th JULY 5-7pm

You are warmly invited to the Private view of Ar and Art Textiles GCSE work.

The Churchill Suite

Monday 13th July

5-7pm 

CARGO 

TUESDAY 14th and WEDNESDAY 15th JULY

Tickets are available on the door or through TUCASI, 

ADULTS £7-50, 

STUDENTS/CONCESSIONS/TEACHERS £5-00.

Summer Concert 

16th July 

Tickets are available on the door or through TUCASI, 

ADULTS £3, 

STUDENTS/CONCESSIONS/TEACHERS £2.

The Winston Churchill School, Hermitage Rd, Woking, GU21 8TL  

  01483 476861  |  office@wcsc.org.uk

Valentino's at Winston Thursday 9th July from 3pm

Staff  from Valentino's, the school uniform shop based in Knaphill, will be at Winston on Thursday 9th July from 3pm. They will have a range of school uniform items for sale.

Free Summer School Days for Year 5 Students

An exciting opportunity for your son or daughter to experience a little of The Winston Churchill School. Staff are coming in to school over the summer holidays to run special activity days for Year 5 students.

Places are going fast so make sure you get in touch 
as soon as possible.

Calais appears to be getting back to normal

The following press release was issued earlier to day.

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3rd July 2015 - Press Release

Ongoing Industrial Action at Port of Calais Update 03.07.15 @ 1245hrs

Following a sustained period of industrial action in France commencing at 1420 BST on 29th June, the Port of Calais is now operating two berths which is allowing P&O Ferries to run a full service to Calais whilst DFDS Seaways continues to run a full service to Dunkerque, with an additional ship diverted to the route to help accommodate heavy traffic.

http://www.doverport.co.uk/about/news/ongoing-industrial-action-at-port-of-calais-update/13033/

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We will keep you informed about the trip with updates from the trip leaders during the week.

Year Books Available

I have a few spare year books at £30 each.  Please contact me (Mrs D Taylor) if you would like to purchase one.


Thanks
Mrs D Taylor

Year 11 Prom: Important Ticket Information

Tickets for the Year 11 prom will be on sale up to Wednesday 1st July at 3.00pm.

They can be purchased from the finance office. It is not possible to use Tucasi to pay for the tickets so please bring cash or cheque and the signed permissions slip.

Please contact Mrs D Taylor if you have any issues

Year 6 students visit to Winston

We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our Year 6 pupils who will be joining us on the 30th June and 1st July. Students and staff have planned plenty of exciting activities for the days! Hot weather is forecast so don't forget your PE kit, sun hat, sun cream and plenty of water".

Governor Vacancy

We are seeking Governors to join our team from September 2015.

For further details, click here

School trips to Calais - Travel news

BBC News is reporting that it is anticipated that the strike by French ferry workers is for today only and as such does not currently affect any of our school residential visits due to travel via Calais on Monday 6^th or Friday 10^th July.  We will be monitoring the situation closely in the coming days and in the event of the strike continuing or reoccurring the school will continue to liaise with our travel companies to ensure the safety of our students.  Parents will be made aware of any precautions/changes to visits via the School website if these become necessary.