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KEEPING UP WITH
THE JONESES Week ending : 7th January 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter.
Welcome to the first newsletter of 2022 and Happy New Year.
Firstly, thank you to all parents and carers who ensured their child undertook and uploaded their COVID-19 Lateral Flow result
on the www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result website and also onto their Year Group Google Classroom page. I would like to
thank everyone who emailed enquiries@ceciljones.net confirming if a child/children had tested positive over the Christmas
break and would not be able to attend school on Tuesday 4th January, as this allowed staff to upload work as quickly as possi-
ble onto Google Classroom.
Secondly, Tuesday and Thursday, students whose parents/carers had consented, were tested in school for COVID-19. I would
like to thank all our students for their support with ensuring the testing process ran so smoothly and we were able to ensure
minimal disruption to learning time. However, with the new Omicron variant so prevalent in our local area, it is vital that stu-
dents continue to test on a regular basis, upload their result to the www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result and on their year group
Google Classroom page. If your child tests positive, then you must follow the information that is sent in a text/email by NHS
Test and Trace as the guidance is changing on a regular basis. Once again, if your child runs out of the home test kits, then
please ask them to go to the school office to collect a new box.
Finally, Free School Meals – parents are strongly encouraged to register for Universal Free School Meals. If you have a child/
children in years 7 – 13, and you are eligible for free school meals, you are advised to make an application to the Southend-on-
Sea Local Authority. The school offers a cashless service, so any free school meal allowance is automatically applied to a
child’s account on a daily basis.
Please use the link below to see if you are eligible for Free School Meals. This link can also be found here on our school web-
site or via the Local Authority page:
https://www.southend.gov.uk/help-costs/free-school-meals-1
Mr. Micek,
Executive Headteacher
Cecil Jones Academy, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea. Essex SS2 4BU
Exciting visit to the Old Vic Theatre London
On Tuesday 4th January, the English department organised for KS3 and KS4 students to attend The Old Vic Theatre in London’s
Waterloo to watch a performance of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. We travelled by coach and sat in the stalls and stage
stalls. The performance was fantastic and the immersive elements were very entertaining. We particularly enjoyed getting
snowed on and passing the ingredients for the Christmas dinner up onto the stage.
Lucie Clarkson
I really enjoyed the flickering lanterns and the magical snow. The audience participation was
unexpected and entertaining! My favourite performance was by Tiny Tim.
Molly Smith
On Tuesday 4th January, we enjoyed a fantastic day out to The Old Vic theatre to watch ‘A Christmas Carol’. We left at
approximately 10:30am and seeing the landmarks in London made us all shocked as we were so close. When we arrived, it was
raining – typical English weather! My favourite part was the scene with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Harley McAllister
Once the interval finished, we were introduced to Brenda, the Ghost of Christmas Present, which was very funny. In the final
scenes they released ‘snow’, it was foam! They got the audience to help make the Christmas dinner for the Cratchit family.
Exciting news from Photography
Cecil Jones Academy is fortunate to have one of the few working darkrooms in a secondary school setting and our Year 12s
have been experimenting!
Students have taken home 35mm manual cameras to capture photographs to be hand-developed and enlarged right here at
the academy. Unlike a digital camera where you are able to instantly see your image, our students will learn to spool 35mm
black and white film onto the developing reel to chemically develop their own film. After this, they will learn how to enlarge
their negatives onto paper– just like those old detective movies (red light and everything)!
Some of our Year 11 students have also had the chance to experiment with alternative processes. Natasha and PK are using
Lomography to experiment with colour and film.
With all of these processes, patience is key! The developing process alone can take up to one hour– and that does not include
drying time.
An example of a lomographic image
Cecil Jones Sixth Form….
Year 11 students, do not delay! Get your Sixth Form application complete today! Deadline: 21st January 2022.
https://www.ceciljonesacademy.net/welcome/applications-to-sixth-form/
Year 13 students, the UCAS application deadline is 14th January 2022.
Year 12 and Year 13 students, University open evenings and Apprenticeship events are taking place – book your place
now!
Year 12 take a look at the fantastic masterclass opportunity with UCL – details below.
University Centre Colchester Open Event
Wednesday 12th January 2022, 6pm - 7pm
University Centre Colchester are delighted to announce their next in-person open event is taking place on Wednesday 12th
January from 6pm.
This is the perfect opportunity for you to go along and visit their campus and fantastic facilities. Students will also have the
chance to speak directly with their expert tutors regarding our wide-range of degrees and the wonderful career pathways
they offer.
Their degrees are informed and endorsed by employers and taught by staff with extensive industry experience. As a result,
their students succeed in developing the skills and knowledge most valued by employers.
Follow the link below to book a place:
https://www.colchester.ac.uk/ucc/open-events/
Masterclasses are subject-specific hour-long sessions for students in Year 12 to get an opportunity to have a taste of
university.
The masterclasses are designed to introduce Year 12s to subjects that can be studied at university. The hour-long sessions
will feature a lecture on a specific topic from UCL academics or students.
The sessions are interactive and we encourage participants to engage with the presenters. There is an opportunity at the end
to ask questions about the topic presented.
Taking part in masterclasses can be a fantastic way for students to find out more about university subjects.
Applications close Sunday 16 January 2022, 11.59pm so your place NOW:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/widening-participation/learners/year-12-and-13/masterclasses
Year 10 Google Classroom – Weird Words, Funny Facts and Bad Jokes!
The Year 10 Google classroom is not only a place for providing information and support, but also a platform for Mrs Wardle to
share her weird word, funny fact and bad joke of the week!
To give you a taste of what year 10 have enjoyed….
WEIRD WORD!
Blenky
Forget a smattering of snow – what about a blenky? The long-forgotten word means “to snow sparingly” and is probably
derived from blenks, an 18th century word for ashes or cinders. The light snow resembles the blenks or ashes that can fly out
of a chimney and settle on the ground.
FUNNY FACT !
Human teeth are the only part of the body that cannot heal themselves.
Teeth are coated in enamel which is not a living tissue.
BAD JOKE!!
I've bought my Daughter a fridge for Christmas.......
I can't wait to see her face light up when she opens it............!!!!!
Uniform Reminder
Please can all parents/carers and students note that, as stated in our Code of Conduct in the student planner and on the
website, we do not allow any jewellery to be worn in school, this includes facial piercings of the nose, lip and tongue as well
as earrings of any kind.
Clear studs are also not allowed and will need to be removed on your arrival to school. Confiscated items will be held
securely in the school safe until they are collected by the student on a Friday after school. However, if an item is confiscated
on a Friday this will be returned the following Friday after school.
False nails and false eyelashes are also forbidden in school and will need to be removed.
Failure to follow these standards will result in a sanction.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Student reading recommendation:
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
I enjoy this book because of the detail that the author gives throughout the story.
Dominic White 11E
Accelerated Reader Year Group
Totals so far...
Year 7 have read -
16,703,760 words
Year 8 have read -
11,396,629 words
Book Reviews
Do you have a favourite book?
Write a review of your favourite
book or any book you have enjoyed
and have it published here.
As part of a whole school drive with promoting reading, Cecil Jones’ staff have been sharing their favourite childhood books. A couple of examples can be seen below and look out for some of staff’s favourite books in our forthcoming news- letters. Please remember that every Month Miss Lunn places First News , a newspaper specifically designed for students, onto the year group Google Classroom pages . Keeping up with current affairs , new discoveries and environmental concerns will help you improve in a multitude of lessons, prepare you for A Levels and make you more knowledgeable of the world around you. Have you read this week’s?
Careers provision at Cecil Jones Academy : Every month, make sure you read the Cecil Jones Academy IAG and careers bulletin on the website or Google Classroom: https://www.ceciljonesacademy.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IAG-Careers-Bulletin-Jan-2022.pdf
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