Cranbourne

On 16 April, @qmcollege are hosting an Open Evening where students have the opportunity to explore options for life beyond Cranbourne. Tour the campus, learn more about the courses on offer and meet current staff and students. Book your place now at qmcr.ac.uk/open-events

The Food Pantry will remain open as normal throughout the Easter break. On Thursday 2 & 9 April, doors will open between 11.15am and midday for members of our Cranbourne Community to take what they need – no questions asked.

In case you missed it, the latest edition of the Cranbourne Catch Up is out now! Read all about the Dutch Exchange Trip, British Science Week and our Year 9 CAD sessions. Find it on the Edulink Noticeboard on online at cranbourne.hants.sch.uk/newsletter

Here are our Role Model Students for the week commencing 23.03.26. Well done for all of your hard work and representing our Cranbourne values in every aspect of school life. Your certificates will be given to you in PDL after the Easter break.

On 16 April, @qmcollege are hosting an Open Evening where students have the opportunity to explore options for life beyond Cranbourne. Tour the campus, learn more about the courses on offer and meet current staff and students. Book your place now at qmcr.ac.uk/open-events

On Wednesday 29 April, the School Age Immunisation Service will be at Cranbourne to administer the HPV vaccination to Year 8 students. Full information has been sent via Edulink. Please complete the e-consent form by 9am on Monday 27 April: healthforkids.co.uk/hampshire/hpv/

Over the coming months, we hope to grow more fruits and vegetables to be used in our Canteen, helping to reduce the food miles we generate.

We are extremely grateful to members of our community who have offered part of their allotment space to support our Green Cranbourne initiative. On Friday 20 March, our Horticulture students visited, taking inspiration from other plots, clearing palettes and preparing the space.

Find out more about those on offer in Basingstoke: connecttosupporthampshire.org.uk/holidayactivit…

@hantsconnect's Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) offers fully funded fun and educational activity sessions to support low-income families during the school holidays. If your child is eligible for Free School Meals, there’s still time to book in for the Easter sessions.

Their fantastic masks were used in the practical assessments, applying theatre skills, characterisation and stylised performance techniques with real confidence. An excellent blend of practical design and performance, brilliant work, Year 9!

Our Year 9 Drama students have been busy designing and creating their own Commedia dell’arte masks, bringing classic characters to life with creativity, precision and flair.

Year 8 Parents’ Evening will take place after the Easter holidays on Wednesday 15 April. Appointments are available to book now via Edulink.

A huge thank you to all of our technicians supporting students in Science, DT, Art, Food and Reprographics. We’re so grateful for everything you do!

Staff had great fun getting stuck in, from analysing fingerprints to exploring the density of liquids and channelling our inner creatives with chromatography trolls.

On Friday 13 March, #TECHOGNITION was celebrated across the UK, an initiative to promote the wonderful work technical staff do behind the scenes to help facilitate learning.

Our Young Interpreters programme provides peer support to students who are learning English as an additional language and help them to settle into our school environment. Well done, Piper and Felicity!

At Cranbourne we’re very proud of how diverse our community is and celebrate all the different cultures that make us who we are. Did you know that amongst our staff and students we speak more than 50 different languages?

Thank you to Young Interpreters Piper and Felicity who have been hard at work making badges for members of staff to showcase the languages they speak.