CCSC

This Week at CCSC Mon 23rd March: Community Day/English Speaking Tues 24th March: Whole School Rewards Day Wed 25th March: Y11 External Art Exam (Day 1) Thurs 26th March: Year 8 Core and Options Evening/ Y11 External Art Exam (Day 2) Fri 27th March: Half Term begins at 12:05pm

Topic of the Week: Smile “A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” Phyllis Diller “I think that anybody that smiles automatically looks better.” Diane Lane “We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.”  Mother Teresa

This Week at CCSC Monday 16th March: Year 8 Options Tasters Begin Thursday 19th March: Year 10 HH Stoke City Visit Friday 20th March: Year 7 RSE Day Friday 20th March: Rugby

Topic of the Week: Science “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”  Carl Sagan “Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.” Wernher von Braun “The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.”  Edward Teller

This Week at CCSC Monday 9th March: Year 11 Mini-Mocks Start Wednesday 11th March: Year 10 Higher Horizons Intro Thursday 12th March: Year 7 Parents Evening

Topic of the Week: Reading “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Joseph Addison “You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” Ray Bradbury

This Week at CCSC Mon 2nd March: Whole School Reading Focus Week/Y7 Loudmouth/Y5 Days Start Wed 4th March: Big Yellow Bus/Community Litterpick Thurs 5th March: World Book Day/STEM Olympics Friday 6th March: Y8 Business Day.

Topic of the Week: Best There Ever Was! “If you just focus on getting better, and not being the best, you have such a good time.” James Acaster “I'm always focused on getting better. I'm not focusing on being the best.” Jared Cannonier

This Week at CCSC Mon 23rd Feb: School Reopens to Pupils/Y8 Exam Week & Option Process Starts Thurs 26th Feb: Year 9 Parents Evening School will reopen to pupils at 8:20am on Monday 23rd February. We hope you all had a safe and happy break.

Topic of the Week: Energetic, Cheerful and Independent? “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” Benjamin Franklin “A cheerful heart is good medicine.” Proverbs 17:22

This Week at CCSC Friday 6th February: Year 11 Dance Performance Day Monday 9th February: Year 7 Exam Week Tuesday 10th February: Year 10 Food NEA  Friday 13th February: Poland Trip Departs

Topic of the Week: Harmony “Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi “Harmony is a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things.” Dictionary Definition

🧮 Pupils from 9-1x Ma and 10-1x Ma took part in the national Intermediate Maths Challenge on 28 Jan, tackling problem-solving questions alongside thousands of students nationwide. We’re proud of their efforts and eagerly await the results!

🌍 Languages Boosters – After School 🌍 🇪🇸 Spanish – Tue (Room 1) 🇩🇪 German – Wed (Room 5) 🇫🇷 French – Wed (Room 3) 🇮🇹 Italian – Fri (Room 4) Extra support to build confidence and skills in languages.

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This Week at CCSC Mon 2 Feb – Y7–8 Sports Hall Athletics Tue–Wed – Y10 Food NEA, Y11 Music Comp (Days 1–2) Wed – Music Performance Evening & Fire Careers Event Thu – Y9 RSE Day Fri – Y11 Dance Performance Day Contact us via email, website, FB or 01782 568350

Topic of the Week: Sustainability “There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land.” Paul McCartney “Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.” Stewart Udall

This Week at CCSC Tuesday 27th January: Year 7 Think Tank Trip Tuesday 27th January: Year 10 Food NEA Wednesday 28th January: Maths Challenge Thursday 29th January: Year 10 Food NEA Friday 27th January: Swim Gala Friday 27th January: Year 10 Food NEA

Topic of the Week: Education “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela

This Week at CCSC Monday 19th January: Business Pitches Tuesday 20th January: Year 10 Food NEA Tuesday 20th January: Climate Change Y10 Wednesday 21st January: Year 7 New Vic Trip Thursday 22nd January: Year 10 Food NEA Friday 23rd January: Year 10 Food NEA