Colton Hills School Bulletin
13 March 2024
High Performance Learning School
Introduction by Ms J Hunter, Headteacher
Spring has sprung at Colton Hills with the ducks enjoying sunbathed trips across the pond. A huge difference to last term when the pond was fully frozen!
Last week saw lots of Year 10 students experiencing the world of work with a vast array of work placements arranged from some returning to work at their primary schools to others learning about the legal world. We look forward to hearing more about their week at work and if it has supported them in future career pathways. Some students are already talking about what subjects they will need to do in sixth form to secure the job they experienced last week so the week out of school has had a real impact.
Many students have auditioned for our Cultural Day show and we are all looking forward to celebrating our community’s diversity on the last day of term. We will finish school at 1pm. I hope everyone enjoys the upcoming school holidays and Happy Easter to those celebrating.
Year 10 Work Placement WeeK, 4 - 8 March
A number of our Year 10 students embarked on their work experience last week to have a taste of the professional working environment. Placements ranged from primary schools, nurseries, court, accountants, fitness gyms, hairdressers and much more.
It was fabulous to see and hear from employers how students conducted themselves. Many fedback that our students were proactive and used their initiatives, were respectful, friendly, caring and hardworking. Some employers were so impressed they have offered students to return in the holidays. We would like to congratulate all those who completed the work experience week and hope that the skills they gained can continue to be developed. Well done to everyone, you were a credit to the school!
We are the champions!
Congratulations to our Year 10 Table Tennis boys who won the city championship on 28th February at St Peter's. Competition was stiff and we managed to beat St Edmunds and St Peters to emerge champions. Many thanks to Mr Jackson and Ms Johnson who took time to chaperone the teams. We could not be prouder of their success!
Chinese New Year Bookmark Contest Winners
Our Chinese New Year bookmark design contest was a roaring success with its dragon theme and we have our winners!
Left to right - Ain (runner up), Anhadpreet (1st Prize), Omar (runner up) and Alisha (runner up but not pictured). Their entries were chosen for the bold and colourful designs. Congratulations to all of them!
World Book Day 7th March
Like all the schools in the country, we had a busy day here at Colton Hills celebrating World Book Day on Thursday, 7th March. Our Senior Leadership Team staff and other members of staff dressed up as book characters, our library was turned into a bistro, there was a mystery bookshelf and reward tokens were being handed out. Big thank you to Jaivir in Year 8 for making all the paper flowers for the library!
There are still on-going activities taking place including book swap boxes where you can bring in a book and exchange for another with no limit on the borrowing period.
Dining Hall gets awarded 5 STAR rating
We are pleased to share that our school's kitchen staff are proud to retain their 5 star food hygiene rating. Well done to Lisa and her team for their fantastic effort! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Art club visits The New Art Gallery, Walsall
Year 8 art club visited The New Art Gallery in Walsall on 7th March with Ms Willetts and took part in a hybrid animal workshop inspired by Chitra Ganesh. Ms Willetts commented: " I am super impressed with their responses to the exhibition. Their observation and comments were outstanding."
Silver and Bronze PRIDE Award Winners
Well done to our Key Stage 3 winners for achieving their Bronze and Silver PRIDE Awards on 8th March. These awards are to recognise their efforts for practising school values and incorporating the high performance learning traits in school and in their daily lives.
Goodbye to Coral The Clown Fish
Coral the Clown Fish, which was on loan from The British Ironwork Centre has now returned home after a filling 3 weeks at Colton Hills. As part of the National Schools Challenge, the crisp packets will reduce waste and be recycled into products such as blankets for the homeless. Thank you all for helping!
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