Chellaston Academy

We are holding our first Parent/Carer Coffee Meeting on Thursday this week, the focus of which will be 'Supporting your child with emotional barriers to attendance'. Please see the school newsletter sent last week for more details about the event and to find out how to register.

We’re also publishing our Impact Report today, detailing our work from September 2022 – August 2023. We delivered cricket coaching to 604,283 young people, working in 4,357 state primary schools and running 268 Street cricket clubs. Chance to Shine Chief Executive Laura Cordingley said: “Reaching 7 million young people through our programmes is a milestone we are tremendously proud of. As always this year’s impact report celebrates not just our scale, but the lasting effect these programmes have in schools and underserved communities - developing young people in ways that extend far beyond the playground.” chancetoshine.org/impact-report/

We had a great day at our Girls Euros Festival today ⚽️ Over 100 Girls took part in the event that was co designed and delivered by Game Changers from @ChelloAcademy ✍️ we wish England all the best on Sunday Night 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #letgirlsplay

🥊👊Our Year 9 students have had their last session of boxing intervention today with “Riley Sport & Fitness” 🥊👊This is a programme which has the aim of promoting positive decision making under pressure and raising self-esteem. 🥊👊 Well done to you all and thank you to Blayne!

Year 12 Business & Economics students enjoyed a very warm visit ☀️ to The Bank of England 💷 museum in London followed by some time in the West End analysing store design and visual merchandising, they saw first hand the importance of branding and social media in marketing. 👏🙌

We are proud to announce that our new library is now officially open! We believe that we have created a space where the whole school commmunity can come together to engage with reading and private study and are excited to continue to build on this.

👏🥾🏕Last weekend over 100 Chello Academy students took part in The Bronze DofE practice expedition. They spent the weekend planning their real expedition, cooking using trangias, learning first aid and pitching tents. They did really well and enjoyed being “phone free”! 🏕🥾👏

🖤💙💚 Form (Midlands) Ltd have been very involved in the recent refurbishments at the Academy. They have since invited a group of students to have a factory tour and to see first hand how the joinery industry works 🪚🪑🪵👷‍♀️👷Everyone had a great day! 💚💙🖤

☄️🪐🔭 Open Day in Derby on 10th August! ☄️🔭🪐

🖤🎨💚 Library (Arty) COMPETITION at Chellaston Academy with two great prizes - Waterstones trip & voucher AND work permanently on display in the library! 👏💚🎨🖤 Good Luck!

🌈🏠 “Bridge the Gap” have asked us to share the following information with you. 🌈🏠

💚🖤💚 We marked “Wear it Green Day” today as part of Mental Health Awareness week. The focus was on movement 👟 and ways in which exercise 👟 can improve and boost your wellbeing and mental health with special assemblies from compass-uk.org/services/compa…

💚🖤We are celebrating Mental Health Awareness week THIS week. Students can wear a splash of green in addition to their uniform on Thursday and parents have been invited to an information evening on Thursday 5-6pm in the main hall. Please register with online form sent last week.

💚🏓🖤 Two of our brilliant students took part in the U19 Table Tennis England Butterfly School Team Championships in Wolverhampton and won the Claud Kichenside Cup! We’re very proud of you Connie & Millie! 💚🏓🖤 tabletennisengland.co.uk/london-academy…

💚🐏🖤🙌👏Last week six Year 9 students went on a trip to WEMBLEY stadium with Derby County Community Trust. They were there to represent the city after WINNING the Derby competition last month in which they presented their project on mental health & well being. Well done all! 👏

💚🥾🖤🥾💚Last weekend sixty one Year 10 students completed their SILVER 🥈Duke of Edinburgh expedition. They were absolutely brilliant and experienced all of the seasons in one weekend! ☔️☀️🥶🌦 Our thanks goes as always to our wonderful volunteering staff! 🙌👏👏🖤🥾💚🥾🖤

👮👮‍♀️Police recruitment event.

🖤👏💚Yesterday we sent well over a 1300 students on their second REWARDS DAY of the year! This year our trip choices expanded to lots more options! Our school values of Integrity, Care & Excellence we’re very much on display the whole day! 🖤☺️💚

🖤🎭💚 Miss Dennett (Deputy Head of Year 7) has been busily rehearsing for a performance of Rock of Ages with her Amateur Dramatic’s group with shows going out this week 🎭! We’re very proud of our role model staff who not only work hard but play hard too! Go Miss Dennett! 🖤💚

🐣Easter activities!🐣