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The Good News

Cardinal Pole Catholic School - Autumn Term 2 Newsletter

The GoodNews Cardinal Pole Catholic School - Autumn Term 2Newsletter

Welcome to Cardinal Pole's Good News

It has been a very busy half-term with so many amazing activities taking place. We are so proud of our students for their dedication to their studies and involvement in activities and events at school.


As the year draws to a close, we use this time to reflect upon our actions and goals; to think about our purpose and how we can improve ourselves and push ourselves further, to do that bit better next year. It is also a time to reflect upon our actions towards one another and think about how we can be more caring and empathetic members of our community.


Christmas time is a time for charity, community and the celebration of our Lord Jesus Christ. I would like to take this time to thank our school community for their generosity in donating to our food drive and thinking about members of our community in need. It has been a truly wonderful end to the term and we look forward to the many successes and opportunities the new year brings.


We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year and we look forward to seeing you next year!


Mr Adam Hall, Headteacher

HERE'S A RECAP OF OUR HALF TERM

ANTI-BULLYING WEEK, 14TH - 18TH NOVEMBER 2022

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Our Anti-Bully Champions

Our new "Anti-Bully Champions" have been working to reach out as they talk to their peers about bullying and building new friendships.

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Anti-Bullying Week

The theme of Anti-Bullying Week this year is Reach Out, encouraging students to reach out to someone they trust like a teacher if they are being bullied. At Cardinal Pole, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying, we want all students to feel safe and happy at our school.
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Odd Socks Day

We kicked off Anti-Bullying Week celebrating Odd Socks Day. We have a whole week of activities in order to continue to serve our school and local communities, showing that we do not tolerate bullying in any form.
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Music Peer Learning

Year 7 has been participating in some peer learning this term. They have behaved well and learnt a lot from each other.

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Reusable Tote Bag Project

Year 8 have been learning how to use the sewing machines for their reusable tote bag project. They are doing a great job! 😊🧵

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Coding and Robotics Club

Seeing more students coming to Coding and Robotics Club has been great. They have been learning about computational thinking and applying those skills in line tracking a Microbit Cutebot.

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Sixth Form Open Evening

Our Open Evening was a huge success! A big thank you to all the teachers and students who stayed behind to facilitate the event.
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Yomi Sode Workshop

Yomi Sode delivered poetry writing workshops to our Year 10 students. Thought-provoking discussions led to some incredibly imaginative and honest writing.

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Choir at Westminster Cathedral

Some of our choir members joined other schools in liturgical song at Westminster Cathedral this month.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART COMPETITION

Congratulations to Nicole who was the Year 7 winner of the Black History Month competition with her poster on Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King.


Congratulations also to Daniel for his beautiful painting that made him the overall winner of the whole school Black History Month competition!

BIG BROTHER/SISTER PROGRAMME

In November, we launched our Big Brother/ Big Sister programme.


Our Year 12 leaders have been mentoring our younger students. The students were excited about building positive mentoring relationships, and inspiring and supporting students in the lower school.

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

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Food and Clothes Drive

Our generous staff and students have been hard at work collecting food and clothes for our local community this Christmas!
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Year 7 Carol Service

Our Year 7s performed at St Dominic’s RC Church this week. A wonderful story told through readings and Carols. Each of our Year 7 forms worked hard on their own Carols with soloists and our excellent school choir accompanying them. The addition of live instruments really brought the concert to life! Parents and staff gathered to hear them singing which got us all in a festive mood. Well done Year 7 and Ms Owens for a truly joyful occasion.

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Sponsored Walk

A group of Year 11 and Year 13s went on a 5-hour sponsored walk last week to visit the 7 parishes in the Hackney deanery. We raised around £350 for CAFOD and the Hackney Foodbank!