On Tuesday 6th March Yr7 students welcomed the debut author, Nicholas Bowling to our school. Nicholas’ book, Witchborn is set in the 1500’s and focuses on the country when it was deeply divided as medieval superstition has not yet given way to rational science.
On Thursday, 22nd February, the year 10 Curriculum Leaders put on an excellent Options Fair for our Year 8 students.
Austin Taylor is a four-time member of Team England and has won nine gold medals while representing the country. He has now won another gold medal while competing in a tournament in Holland against the best of the best in Europe. Averaging 225 over 16 games of ten pin bowling, Austin beat the best 50 bowlers, ranging up to the age of 25 and was able to surpass all of them to attain the gold medal at the age of just 16.
At the crack of dawn 46 Year 10 to 12 students and 6 staff arrived at Heathrow Airport with oversize suitcases and smiling faces. As parents waved them good bye, the first of many challenges awaited us. Firstly, at check-in, where some of us were over the 23kg limit. There was a lot of transferring of clothes amongst a frenzy of laughter and yes, Mr Howard did have the heaviest bag!
On Wednesday 7th February we took a squad of athletes to the annual Bucks Cross Country Championships at Cottesloe School, Aylesbury.
On Thursday 1st February, 187 students from Year 11 took part in a 6th Form Taster Day. They chose 5 different subjects and attended those lessons i to assist them in making their post 16 choices. Comments from the feedback forms included the words: ‘fun, interactive, informative, entertaining, enjoyable, interesting, practical and well presented.
A group of our Year 11 students visited the Langley Campus, which is one of three campuses under the Windsor Forest Colleges group. Students had previously registered an interest in a variety of courses. They were shown around the campus and experienced sample lessons. The facilities look new and very well equipped. The tutors who delivered the taster sessions made them interesting, fun and informative. Students were told about the courses, how they were assessed, entry levels and were shown around the learning areas.
On Sunday 28th January thirteen students from The Chalfonts Community College took part in the BSGA South Floor and Vault Championships.
ITF Taekwon-Do is a Martial Art with four distinct facets. It is a sport, a martial art, a way of life and a tool for social development.
In a recent ITF competition, Spencer won Gold in Patterns and Silver in Sparring, despite a bloody nose in the first round and having to compete with an older and heavier opponent; he’s a lightweight and his opponent is in the heavyweight class.
This adds to an already successful season of high level competition and we congratulate him for his resilience
and determination.
The sixth form Christmas pantomime, a tradition at The Chalfonts Community College, is a time where students and staff alike can let their hair down and have a little fun.
On Tuesday 19th December Freddy Newbert raised a large amount of money for Action 4 Archie and World Challenge. All students were allowed to wear trainers for a contribution of £1. In return, Freddy shaved off his hair. It was a great thing that Freddy did and we hope that the money raised will get well spent on research.
The Chalfonts Community College’s staff and students took part in the NSPCC Christmas jumper day on Friday 15th December. This event allows students and staff to wear a jumper instead of normal uniform or professional dress in exchange for a donation of at least £1.