CTS Snapshot

18.01.2019

Welcome to our CTS Snapshot - a weekly celebration update. We are delighted to share with parents and carers alike student triumphs at Corby Technical School. We are proud of every student and every success they have - please feel free to share with us any achievements they might have.

Snapshot News:

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Year 13 Student releases CD

Kara has recorded her first CD which consists of covers, thanks to a local charity that helps young people develop their talents.

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Shakespeare Research Project

Pictured is a model created by Year 7 student Melissa as part of the Shakespeare Research Project.

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Year 11 GCSE Art

Pictured is a fantastic piece of coursework complete by Bronwyn.

Stars of the Week:

Students:

Mrs Brown has nominated Year 11 student Matish for going over and beyond for his Power and Conflict homework in English and making amazing progress as a result.
Mr Lee has nominated his Year 10 Mathematicians for fantastic work this week.
Mr Jackson has nominated his Year 8 Mathematicians for excellent effort.
Mr Godfrey has nominated Year 13 student Ross for using his skills from Engineering to solder a two way switch and source some resistors that produced more reliable results in his Physics A-level practical.
Miss Connellan has nominated Year 11 student Abbie and Grace for excellent progress in English.
Miss Fenner has nominated Year 11 students Dane, Callum, Abbie-Leigh, Andreas and Daniils for their effort in English this week. Also nominated are Year 7 students Ruben, Kieran, Kai and Sonny for their excellent leadership and input into their class debate.
Miss Grieves has nominated her Year 7 Maths group for their progress and enthusiasm in lessons on angles. Also nominated are Year 10 girls for their excellent effort in Zumba during PE this week.
Mr Cox has nominated Year 10 Drama students Abbie, Morgan, Grace and Amy for excellent answers while studying An Inspector Calls. Mr Cox has also nominated his Year 13 Biologists for their excellent attitude to learning.
Mr Gourlay has nominated the Year 8 students who are preparing for the Robotics competition in Computer Science, they have made a fantastic start.
Mr Harley has nominated Year 7 students Maciej & Jess 7CO for for their high quality practical work in Design and Technology.
Mr Williamson has nominated the following for excellent effort and contribution to Media, Year 9 students Gabrielle, Lily, Jude and Logan, Year 10 students Morgan, Paris and Jack and Year 11 students Liam and Andreas.
Miss Williams has nominated the following students for their efforts and teamwork in the County Badminton Championships, unfortunately they were not successful on this occasion, but were fantastic ambassadors for the school, Year 9 students Brady, Joel, Jude and Liam and Year 10 students Damian, Macauley, Liam and Finlaye.

Celebration of Student Work

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Medical Mavericks

Medical Mavericks visited school this week and worked with Year 9 students to help them make more informed decisions about their career & lifestyle choices.

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Challenge the Champions

Year 12 and 13 students compared themselves to some of the world’s greatest athletes with 10 amazing sports science tests.

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Health MOT

Year 11 students took part in workshops using real medical kits to promote healthy lifestyles.

Attendance Matters

Every single day a student is absent from school equates to a day lost of learning. At Corby Technical School we pride ourselves in maintaining excellent attendance. Our target is to achieve and maintain a whole school attendance of above 96.5%. We will be giving you weekly updates on our whole school attendance, the tutor group and house who achieved the highest attendance this week.