CTS Snapshot
18.03.2022
Welcome to our CTS Snapshot - a weekly celebration update. We are delighted to share with parents and carers alike student triumphs at Corby Technical School. We are proud of every student and every success they have - please feel free to share with us any achievements they might have.
Snapshot News:
As part of Corby Technical School maths week, students have been exploring how numeracy fits across the curriculum. Students have been given a postcard to spot where mathematical language and topics are used in other subjects, where other subjects get students to develop accuracy, problem solving and analytical skills and where students are encouraged to make connections and spot patterns. Students have done a fantastic job and have highlighted a vast array of examples of where numeracy is used beyond the mathematics classroom!
Year 11 Subject Conferences:
Year 7 Netball:
Year 7 Katie:
Year 7 and 8 Art Club:
Top Lesson Stars:
Year 7:
Sonia 7CA, Tillie 7CA, Nikolas 7TU, Jeremiah 7CO, Lucas 7SI, Riley 7SW, Saketh 7ST. Mia 7CA, Jessica 7ST, Maisie 7CA, Jaroslav 7SW and Josh 7SW.
Year 8:
Jennifer 8TE, Duru 8CU and Sebastien 8ST.
Year 9:
Mariyah 9SW, Mihai 9CA and Toby 9TA.
Year 10:
Floreen 10ST, Ellie 10TE, Myrtle 10TA, Annie 10ST, Nikodem 10CO, Riley 10TE and Ella 10SW.
Year 11:
Kelly 11SW, Lexi 11CO and Israel 11TE.
Subject Highlights:
MFL:
Mrs Bartlett has been very impressed by the hard work put in by Year 11 students Holly, James, Nikodem, Gabriela and Andrew, to prepare Theme 4 conversation answers and their 1-minute presentation, ready for their second Spanish speaking assessment next week. They are demonstrating a real determination to succeed!
Music:
Miss Patrick has made the following nominations this week:
Year 7:
7TE have composed their own ostinatos this week using traditional Samba instruments and have practiced layering different rhythms together in small groups. It was brilliant to see how students were able to communicate effectively with each other to keep each part in time. A special mention to Emily C who challenged herself to take on a leadership role in group work and also to Lily, Diana, Majka, Gabriel, Sofia and Carmen for the inventive way they structured their piece of music – excellent work!
Year 8:
This week year 8 have begun to structure a piece of music for Djembe ensemble that they have composed themselves. Miss Patrick has been particularly impressed with 8SW for the effort they have all put in, to make their pieces creative and interesting for the listener. A special mention to Kinga, Olivia, Kade, Maisie, Grace, Ivan and Bartosz for the way they have helped each of their groups to work together as a team. This has led to some brilliant performances – well done!
Year 9:
Year 9 have started their own minimalistic GarageBand compositions this week. Miss Patrick was amazed by 9SW’s brilliant work ethic in this task and impressed with the progress students made during the lesson – despite some technical difficulties – well done! A special mention to Oskar, Kyle, Ellouise, Penny and Jake for working so hard throughout the lesson!
Maths:
Mr Lee has nominated Year 11 students Rohan, Grace, Israel, Logan and Cameron for their hard work in their first lesson on Sine Rule. They rose to the challenge and made excellent progress.
Miss Kaur has nominated 8A3 for their good progress since the start of the year. In particular, Madison, Sophie and Daniel for consistently pushing themselves on to challenge questions.
Mr Jackson has nominated Year 8 students Kinga, Emily and Bartosz for excellent effort in Maths lessons this week.
Mr Horne has made the following nominations this week:
Year 8 students Vladimir, Jennifer, Lauren, William and Amelia for consistent study of averages. Year 9 students Rene and Ava for consistent hard work to improve their Mathematics, and Year 12 students Drew and Dragos who work well together to make good progress in their A level studies.
Science:
Scientists of the Week are:
Year 7 student Emily C for excellent contributions during lessons.
Year 8 student Junior for having a great attitude in Science.
Year 9 student Ruby who produced some fantastic work on Wave speed equations.
Year 10 student Talia who is not afraid to ask for help and for excellent effort during Maths in Chemistry lessons.
Year 11 Well done to Year 11 students for your excellent effort during their assessments this week.
Drama:
Mrs Hallybone has nominated the Year 11 Drama students for making a fantastic start to term – they have been writing up their note from their recent theatre visit and working really hard.
Also nominated are Year 8 students Maisie, Ruby and Leila who have all successfully auditioned for a part in a production of We Will Rock You at the Lighthouse Theatre – we are looking forward to hearing all about the process!
PE:
Mr Rogers would like to say well done to the Year 12 Sports Science students who recently completed an assessment and performed very well with amazing results!
Sixth Form:
For the duration of Term 4 most our sixth form tutor programme will focus on study skills and revision strategies. This week all sixth formers attended an assembly on ‘revision techniques that make a difference’, with follow-up sessions on how to students can use technology to their advantage.
All Year 12 students also attended a 90-minute study skills workshop presented by David Hyner. David is an award winning international motivational speaker, multiple Amazon No1 author, former BBC Radio show host, a record breaking charity fundraiser and researcher having interviewed over 250+ top achievers from all walks of life. He presents to between 10,000 - 50,000 students and staff every year globally and it was wonderful to welcome David to Corby Technical School.
Reminders:
Corby Technical School
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