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Chantry High School & Sixth Form Centre A Specialist Humanities College
Chantry High School
at the BAFTAs
Chantry High
Issue 26 Summer 2008 Magazine
On 24 April we were invited to a glittering event
at BAFTA to take part in a celebration of schools
achieving success in Adding Value, which simply
means our pupils improve more rapidly at
Chantry compared to most other schools. Lord
Puttnam and Sir James Hill OBE were special
guest speakers who presented special awards
and were very complimentary about our
school’s achievements. Chantry was amongst
the schools who had successfully added
significant value to its pupils. The evening
underlines the progress and achievements of
many of our pupils and confirms our views
about the school, that it really is an
outstanding place to learn.
However, we are not complacent about our
success. I know that to continue to improve requires enormous
commitment from our dedicated staff, hard work from our pupils and support
from parents, our community and local business. I would very much welcome
your involvement in our school either as a Governor or in any other way you
thought you could support us. Please contact me at school if you would like
to become more involved.
I am looking forward to this year’s exam results as I am sure we will have even
more successes to celebrate.
A Fell
Head Designate
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Community Issues
see page 22 & 23
Chantry
Residents
Association

School & Community
Year 11 go to
Easter Fundraising
with 8NGO
On Wednesday 19 March 2008,
pupils from Miss Gower’s tutor group
brought in homemade cakes and biscuits to
raise money for charity. Prior to the event,
Jodie Tweed and Stefan Gordon-Walters
produced colourful posters advertising the
event which took place in the Learning
Centre at break time. Pupils sold cakes,
biscuits and orange squash to lower school
pupils all in aid of the St. Elizabeth Hospice
and raised £20. They also raised nearly £20
at Christmas from a competition which Miss
Gower ran and I am sure they will organise
something fun to raise money in the
Summer Term.
Miss Gower
Suffolk Sunrise 2008
At the time of going to press Mr Rozier,
Mr Russell, Mr Scholey, Mr Southgate and
Mr Wood are going to take part in the
Suffolk Sunrise 50 mile Cycle ride on
Sunday 11 May. The purpose is to raise
money for ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH,
a national medical research charity
dedicated to preventing and treating
disease and disability by funding vital
medical research into conditions affecting
both children and adults.
It looks as though it’s going to be a great
weekend with warm weather and a light
cooling breeze. Let’s hope our knees will
be up to the challenge!
If you feel you would like to sponsor us,
the sponsor account is open until the end
of term.
Mr Russell
The Chantry 5
completed the 50
miles in 6½ hours at
an average speed of
11½ mph,
respectable!
Year 11 again visited Thornham in April for a
series of intensive residential revision
sessions. The students spent two days
studying core subjects and getting into the
mood for exams.
There were different sorts of revision
techniques in evidence – including a session
of silent study!! Students were enthusiastic
and felt the courses were really useful.
It wasn’t all hard work…..there was a
diversion to see Mr Fell’s pigs and a trip to
Framlingham College swimming pool. The
Killer Wasp made its mark(!) and the
Thornham toaster was exhausted by the end
of the week….
Q: How many cups of cocoa do you think Mr
Fell and Ms Thorne made in two days…?
(Answers in a sealed envelope to student
reception…. (no prize given!)
Ms Thorne
Year 10
Construction Trip
The year 10 construction students went on a
trip to the National Construction College on
the 7 May 2008. They had the opportunity of
operating JCB’s, erecting scaffolding, plant
machinery maintenance and laying block
paving. This was a ‘hands on’ day giving a
good insight into real life in the construction
industry.
Mr Rozier
Chantry Twirlers
During the Easter holidays Victoria, Hannah,
Chanelle and Lauren from Chantry High School
competed in the national finals for the United
Kingdom Federation of Majorettes (UKFM). The
competition was held at Camber Sands holiday
camp in East Sussex and lasted for a week. During
the day the competitions started at 8am and
finished around 8pm, leaving the night time for
partying. On the Wednesday afternoon there was
a presentation; all four students from Chantry had
a successful ‘Camber’, picking up over 30 solo, duo
and trio trophies.
Lauren and Chanelle from the Ipswich Gold and
White Militaries have once again accepted the
chance to go to America to train with world
champions along with other majorettes from the
UKFM.
If you fancy giving majorettes a try contact Mick
Watson (troupe manager of Ipswich Gold and
White Militaries) on 01473 681815. We train on a
Monday and Wednesday night, between 7pm and
9pm at Hillside Primary School. Feel free to come
and watch or have a go yourself.
Girls involved: Lauren and Chanelle
(Ipswich Gold and White Militaires)
Victoria and Hannah (Ice Illusions)
By Lauren 9WGO and Chanelle 10KH
Latin!
Over the last two years, a small group of people
have been meeting up (nearly) every week to
chat, eat biscuits and occasionally speak a strange
language. Yes, the weekly Latin classes are
drawing to a close for their second year. At the
pace of a speeding testudo, those of us attending
from the beginning have made our way through
two course textbooks. Even mere weeks from the
start, we could speak Latin as if we’d been
studying it for weeks. After nearly two years of it,
each of us can now read any passage in the
language one would care to give us, and
sometimes even understand it – or at least take a
guess with a chance of being right. Sadly, the year
11 and 13s – comprising four of the six members
of our higher class – are leaving after the exams
are over, so the weekly event will ultimately come
to an end. But, as the agnus of the occasion meets
the lupus of time, we must ultimately bid vale to
each other and bona fortuna to those taking up
the mantle next year.
Stevus Eversonus

Fire Break 4-8 February 2008
At the beginning of the Spring Term, Dale
Herring, Luke Burroughs and Kane Durrant, all
currently in year 9, attended the Fire Break
Course.
The course is a high impact, character building
work experience course designed to identify
and address life skills required to help local
young people attain and maintain the high
personal standards akin to those required by
SUFFOLK FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE. The award
winning youth development course encourages
teenage boys and girls to work as part of a
team, learn self discipline and boost self
esteem.
Students undertake five days of practical drill
and scenario-based training supported by
discussions and workshops. Punctuality,
appearance and responsibility are strongly
emphasised and students can be ‘red carded’ off
the course if they fail to make the grade.
Dale, Luke and Kane, all successfully made the
grade and passed out with ‘flying colours’. The
lead instructor Mr John Bromley commented
that it was one of the best groups that they had
ever had on the course. Mr Humphreys and
Miss Wright were invited to attend the passing
out parade on the final day of the course along
with parents, fire fighters and police community
support officers. During the parade the squad
of 11 pupils demonstrated what they had learnt
throughout the week. This included the correct
usage of fire hoses, rescuing an individual from
a tower and demonstrating the setting up of a
damn providing water to extinguish a fire. The
pupils were then presented with a certificate of
achievement by Councillor Spicer.
Kane Durrant said that he was taught a
selection of skills that a Fire Fighter would be
required to use every day. These included:
The importance of strong, clear communication
Mess duties, to keep the station clean and tidy
How to use the fire hoses correctly
Basic First Aid
Dealing with road traffic accidents
Search and rescue procedures.
Kane went on to say ‘the whole course was
fantastic and I particularly enjoyed working
with the hoses! I got absolutely soaking wet,
was ordered about and made some new
friends. I also learnt how exciting and rewarding
a Fire Officer job is and maybe one day I can do
it for real.
All that’s left for me know is to ‘fall out’.
And ‘fall out’ they all did indeed. Well done all
the pupils who successfully completed the FIRE
BREAK course this year.
Miss Wright
Essex University
‘Aim higher’ Visit
On Thursday 1 May, 34 students from year 10 had the
privilege of visiting Essex University. For all of them,
and some staff, this was their first time at a university.
We were met by a lady called Nicola Wood whose role
it is to introduce high school students to university
life. On this particular day it was Chantry’s turn.
To begin the day students talked about their
expectations of ‘Uni’. Nicola then went on to share
why university would be a fantastic place for our
young people to attend. They gained lots of
information about university and asked some great
questions.
We were then shown around the campus by a group
of student ambassadors. Our guys were surprised to
find shops, banks, bars, restaurants, clubs and a
doctor’s surgery right there on the campus!
After lunch Chantry’s finest worked incredibly hard
and produced their own university prospectus. They
put together all the knowledge they had gained
throughout the day and used it to convince others
why going to university would be such a good idea.
Some brilliant prospectuses were created. The group
who produces the best prospectus wins a music
voucher…we are yet to discover who the lucky
winners are!
To round our day off, Nicola told us all about the
university’s Summer Camp.
This takes place in July and students are invited to
spend three days at the university along with their
mum or dad. This is so they can experience university
life, visiting lectures, staying on campus, meeting
other students and getting a real feel for what
university is like.
I feel both pleased and proud to say that two of our
students, Ashleigh Jarmoszewicz and Leah Hunt,
applied for Summer Camp and were successful. They
will be going with their mums… who are almost as
excited as they are!
It is fantastic to see our students really ‘Aiming
Higher’.
Ms Wickiewikz
A new school
for Chantry?
Chantry High School is part of the next
phase of the national Building Schools
for the Future (BSF) programme. Along
with eleven other local schools, we will
be the first in Suffolk to benefit from a
huge investment that is likely to be well
in excess of £100 million. For some
schools this will mean that they will be
funded for refurbishment or new
buildings, whilst others could be
completely rebuilt.
At the time of going to press, the Local
Authority has not indicated how they
intend to divide this substantial pot of
money between the schools. However,
we believe that we have a strong case to
receive a significant share of this fund
which could allow us to completely
change the buildings and environment
our pupils work in, and more importantly
the ways in which learning occurs.
Potentially in five years time we could be
an ultra-modern school which is at the
forefront of education in the country.
Over the coming months the school will
be increasingly involved in discussions
with the Local Authority about our
‘Vision’ for the future. To ensure this
vision truly reflects the needs of our
community, all parents, carers, pupils and
other appropriate people will be
consulted for their views on the
requirements of a ‘new school’. Look out
for our forum on the new school website
which will allow you to log your ideas,
questions or suggestions or alternatively
you could email the school (with ‘BSF’ in
the subject field) at
admin@chantryhighschool.org.uk.
Watch this space!
Mr Greenwood
The Maths Challenge
The Maths Challenges are run by Leeds University and top mathematics students from all over
the UK can enter. This year’s results are as follows:
Senior Maths Challenge:
Best in school: Steve Everson (Y12)
Silver certificates: Steve Everson,
Rachel Tricker, Eleanor Caddy (Y13)
Bronze certificates:
Roomi Chowdhury (Y13),
Tom Winkworth (Y12)
Intermediate Maths Challenge:
Best in school: Josh Tovell (Y9)
Gold certificate: Josh Tovell
Silver certificates: Louis Schofield,
Joelle Leilich (Y10)
Bronze certificates:
Daniel Hitching, Ryan Cracknell,
Ricky Coleman (Y10),
Jordan Forsdike, Jack Barnes (Y9)
Josh Tovell did so well that he was invited to take part in the “European Kangaroo” a multiple
choice paper that is taken in 25 countries throughout Europe.
We are still waiting for his results but Josh is the first Chantry student to get this far, so well
done!
Miss Wells

Humanities
How to
revise in
Geography!
Year 11 were getting a bit fed up of revision in
Geography - so we took the ‘classroom on
wheels’ (alias the minibus driven by Mr
Downie!) and set off on a revision tour around
Ipswich. We looked at housing areas and wet
dock development. Yasin thought he’d buy
the £1million boat that was for sale down
there!
….and was it a useful day?
Check out their results in the summer!
Ms Thorne
Year 12 Geography
Year 12 students have been out and about
doing fieldwork in the local area. Last term
they carried out a major investigation of the
exciting changes taking place at Ipswich Wet
Dock, including sampling the high quality
cappuccinos at the Neptune Quay. This term
they ventured out to Holbrook to examine a
commuter village in the raw, always a useful
way to flag up case studies for the
forthcoming exam.
Mr Croome
Visit to Needham Lake
As part of the Environment Unit of the Year 11
Learning for Life course, the group made a visit
on a cold, bright day to have a brisk walk
following the Country Code and to observe
the facilities and wild life at Needham Lake,
Needham Market. The highlight was being
greeted by a large family of Swans including
their ‘Ugly Ducklings’, a number of Cygnets.
Mrs L Carrino
Humanities Challenge 2008:
A Day to Remember!
Students from 9TMY went to visit the residents of
Mallard Court as part of the History department’s
entry for this year’s National Humanities Challenge
Competition. This year’s theme was ‘A Day to
Remember’ and the students decided against
looking at major world events like VE Day, The Fall of
the Berlin Wall or even The Titanic. Instead they
wanted a personal approach and wanted to look at
what normal people thought was ‘A Day to
Remember’. To start with they sent a questionnaire
out to some parents, staff and students and then
decided that it would be great to get a different
perspective. They contacted Mallard Court who were
more than willing to allow our students over for a
coffee morning to discuss with the residents
important days that they remember.
Most residents told of the day they got married or
when their children were born, however one story
stood out. The students spoke with Joseph Austin,
his story was very interesting: he joined the
Territorial Army in 1935 and was mobilised into the
Army on 2 September 1939. He arrived in Singapore
in January 1942, but was captured by the Japanese
on 15 February 1942. He was held a prisoner for
three long years and had to work on the Burmese
railway. He was eventually released in August 1945
and arrived back home in October 1945, some three
and a half years after leaving. He was awarded the
MBE in November 2000 for his services and this was
presented in front of his family by the Lord
Lieutenant of Suffolk. Joseph did not seek fame for
his actions; he did it “to serve the public”. He said
that was the best day of his life. Another resident
once was the Mayor of Ipswich and a member of the
original governing body of Chantry High School!
The staff at Mallard Court reported back that our
students were a credit to our school and the
residents enjoyed reminiscing with them. Packed
with fantastic stories the students worked incredibly
hard to produce a website showing what they had
produced. The students hope to return the favour
and invite some residents to school and show them
what they have produced with their stories. All of
the students were very grateful to Mallard Court for
their help and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Mr Moseley would like to thank Mr McMann,
Ashleigh Allport, Ryan Bugg, Imogen Gaskill, Carmen
Haste, Ty King and Katie Louise Morton for all their
hard work in getting the website up and running.
The winners of the competition will be announced
later in June.
Mr Moseley
What is it like to
live out of town?
This is what 9JWT went to
discover on their recent visit
to the Old Hall community at
East Bergholt. Thanks to our
E.A.L. Tutor, Mrs R Petersen,
pupils were shown around
the grounds to see how the
people living at Old Hall live
a more environmentally
friendly lifestyle. Here are a
few quotes from members of
9JWT:
Michael Colman – ‘We went
into the field with lots of cows
called Redpoll and Jersey Cows
and their calves. The Hall uses
them for milk to make butter
and cheese.’
Kerri Hull – ‘We went into the
field with the sheep. I felt
happy to be so close to them.
The sheep were scared of us
because we were strangers to
them. The hall uses the sheep
for wool. The sheep have
markings on their back to
show who they belong to.’
Aidan Francis – ‘We tasted
some bread that had been
cooked only15 minutes before
we arrived. The butter that Mrs
Petersen had put on was
homemade from milk. The
bread was delicious!
One of the advantages of
living at the Old Hall is the
large garden. During the lunch
break, for a little relaxation,
Thomas Wilson recalls, ‘Jordan,
Ryan, Chelsie, Louis and I were
playing football and we were
using a yellow football. I kicked
it into the pig’s pit. I was in
goal and saved some good
shots!’
We had a good time
in the country!
Mrs L Carrino

7AMC – visit to Colchester Castle
In April 7AMC visited Colchester castle as part of their Humanities lessons. They spent
the day investigating medieval times at the castle. We arrived to be greeted with a
tour of the museum where Jenna fought a soldier and Karnell tested to see how fast
a penny could fall down the well. We then climbed to the roof where we were
greeted with spectacular views across Colchester. Later in the day we met with a
medieval nun who taught us how to cure the plague. Remedies included, drinking
the juice of ivy berries (which are in fact poisonous!) and drinking urine! We also took
the chance to visit the prisons, where Ryan got locked in the stocks and the rest of
the class were imprisoned in a medieval cell, with only a bucket for a toilet and straw
on the floor. Our last activity of the day was to assess the defence strategies of the
castle and to try and develop a plan of attack using medieval weapons. The day was
very enjoyable and 7AMC were a credit to Chantry.
Miss Southgate
11C Visit to
Alder Carr Farm
Q. Why on earth would 11C visit
Alder Carr farm at Needham
Market on a cold, windy day in
February?
A. Because we are studying ‘primary
industry’ in Geography.
Q. Why Alder Carr farm?
A. Because it was an example of
‘diversification’, where the farmer
does other things as well as
farming e.g. Pick your Own, farm
shop, rare breeds etc.
Q. What was Jerome’s favourite
food in the farm shop?
A. Bone - in pork chops.
Q. What was Sophie’s favourite
animal?
A. Pygmy goat!
UEA
Postgraduate
Students
come to
Chantry
High School
Year 13 Geographers have to study ‘Natural Hazards’ - volcanoes, hurricanes, floods
etc. as part of their course. We have been lucky enough to be part of a link with the
University of East Anglia - where the ‘Hazards’ experts live!!
Sian Crosweller and Graeme Weatherill came to Chantry to work with Year 13, and
discuss issues such as how hazards can be predicted and managed.
This was all very meaningful, because it took place during Hurricane events in Burma.
The talk was all very relevant to ‘A’ level studies - so thanks to Sian and Graeme, and
good luck to the sixth form students in their Geography exam.
Ms Thorne
Q. What did we have for a picnic at
Needham Lake?
A. Choc chip cookies and chocolate
brownies.
Q. Why were the boys all wimps?
A. They were frightened of the geese
and sea gulls!
Q. Did we have a good time and
learn lots?
A. Yes
Q. Was Ms Thorne very tired?
A. What do you think!!
11C Geography Group; Yilena, Yasin,
Sophie, Connor, Sean, Jerome, Adam,
Claire, Ryan, Leon.

Learning & Teaching
Cookery Course at
Chantry High School
The course is now well underway.
When parents and students interviewed
each other, there were some really
positive answers!
Q
A
Do you feel that you will change
how you cook at home now?
Yes - I have involved my daughter in
cooking family meals much more.
Q
A
Q
A
Has it made you more health
conscious?
I already tried to cook in a healthy way
but I have become more confident
and got some better ideas.
Has there been anything you
didn’t enjoy?
Yes - chopping onions and doing I.T.
work, as we want to cook every week!
Other comments were:
Healthy Eating at Chantry High School
On 28 and 29 February, we set up a health promotion stall as a part of our Health and
Social A Level coursework.
Our aim was to promote healthy eating to the students at our school. We decided to
set up a stall in the canteen for two lunchtimes, giving all students an opportunity to
try new fruit and vegetables.
The stall offered a huge variety of fruit, including many exotic types such as
Dragonfruit and Ugli fruit. The response was outstanding with over 100 children
trying something new each day.
The stall was a huge success with many students taking away hands full of fresh fruit
and asking if we would be there everyday.
Nicki Gibbs, Rachel Keely and Hannah Smith.
I am enjoying learning new skills and
making things I have not made before.
I like trying new ingredients for different
recipes.
I have enjoyed meeting new people and
exchanging tips.
We have enjoyed making things together.
It has been good to use healthy
ingredients.
Working as a team has been good.
Learning new tips to help with cooking is
good.
I have enjoyed having quality time with
my child.
I have bought products I wouldn’t
normally buy.
It has made me think about recipes and
how to make them healthy.
I have liked learning about fat content
and salt.
I enjoyed making smoothies and muffins -
good healthy snacks and it’s good to use
up old left over fruit.
I liked it when we made the low fat pizza
and the pasta.
Ms Thorne
Healthy Families at Chantry High School
If you visit the food technology block on Thursday, 3.00 - 4.30pm - you won’t be able
to miss the buzz of excitement, as well as the smells of fantastic healthy cooking!
Ten year seven students, along with parents, grandparents, friends and relatives are
taking part in a course for adults and children, aimed at cooking in a healthy way - as
well as taking advantage of some quality time spent together.
Under the guidance of Karmen Connelly and John Payne, food technology teachers at
school, they have been cooking healthy muffins, pizzas, crumbles, making smoothies
- and also developing their ICT skills.
All students will gain an ESAT
accreditation for the course - and
make new friends in the process. ‘It
has been great,’ said Mrs Connolly. ‘It’s
lovely to see everyone working
together - and where children and
parents meet on equal footing.’
Ms Thorne

Eco
Schools
Silver
Award
We now have our Silver Award…
HOORAY! Our Eco Reps have
worked really hard at emptying
recycled paper bins on a regular
basis, putting an eco notice-board
together and generally being
‘green around the school’!
There are composting bins in the
gardens and kitchens. We hope
staff and students are continuing
to turn off lights and projectors
when they are not in the rooms
and to close windows to conserve
heat.
This is what we had to do to
achieve our Silver Award -
The school has identified an Action
Team which has met on at least
four occasions. The Action Team
includes a parent and/or governor
representative.
The Action Team has completed a
formal Environmental Review and
has recorded the results.
The Action Team has produced a
detailed Action Plan (including
timescales and targets) and shared
the plan with the rest of the school
community.
The Action Team can demonstrate
progress towards achieving at least
two elements of the Action Plan.
The school can identify progress
towards one large-scale project
and indicate involvement with two
others. ‘Identify progress’ means
that the school has an
understanding of the project topic
and recognises its importance to
sustainable development within
the school environment and the
wider community.
The school has a prominent,
designated notice-board, web
pages or newsletter which details
Eco-Schools activities.
The school has informed parents
and the wider community about
the work being undertaken by the
school in relation to Eco-Schools.
The school can indicate that some
environmental issues have been
covered within curriculum work in
most year groups.
The school has agreed, adopted
and displayed an ‘Eco-Code’.
Ms Thorne, Ms Cleary
Year 7 Gardening Project
Eight members of 7SSC (and one mum!) spent a day
learning vegetable gardening with Jessica Tappeneden
and Sue Hunter. They discussed basic gardening
techniques, and Health and Safety, before getting
started on the Art Block garden.
They worked well as a team (Mr Chapman provided the
muscle power!)– planting broad beans, beetroot,
cabbage and peas (we still have to plant the herbs, garlic
and sweetcorn). Eventually, all the garden produce will
be used in Food Technology and be part of our ‘Healthy
Schools’ programme. At the end of the session, the
students took some strawberry plants and sunflowers to
grow at home. We hope that 7SSC can continue watering
and weeding the plot, with the help of 9GWA
Geographical Gardeners!
Jessica and Sue are experienced gardeners, who trained
at Otley College. They grow mainly vegetable plants but
also grow certain flowers (e.g. nasturtium and calendula)
to deter pests and diseases as ‘companion plants’ to the
vegetables- as they
do not use
chemicals.
They sell vegetable
plants to customers
when they are ready
to be planted out
and will always offer
helpful advice. If you
are interested in
purchasing vegetable
plants, you can
contact
Sue and Jessica at
Foxglovejays@uclub.net.
Ms Thorne
Waste not, want not!
As a result of the Humanities work on the
Environment and Recycling and the recent
Eco-school activities of the Eco-reps, the
school was invited to send a group to a
’What not to Waste’ environmental day at
the Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserve at
Redgrave and Lopham Fen near Diss.
Forty year 7 pupils including Eco-reps, and
members of 7SBE and 7VWR took part in
workshops including pond dipping,
constructing traditional and modern
compost bins, bug hunts and a
competition to design the best fins for a
turbine which produced electricity.
Well done to Daniella Boon and Ellie –
Louise Castle who were the Competition
winners for the whole day! Two final
games looked at how sustainable the
lifestyles of our well known celebrities are.
Who cares more? Jamie Oliver or the
Beckhams? What do you think?
Shannon Giles - ‘It was well fun!
We learnt how to recycle more, how to help
the animals and to see what we throw away
every year.’
Mrs L Carrino
Cooperative learning in Maths - What do Year 7’s think?

English & Library
BBC News
School Report
On Thursday 13 March a group
of students from 8OAD took
part in the BBC News School
Report project and became
roving reporters for the day!
BBC News School Report gives
12 and 13 year-olds from UK
schools the chance to make
their own video, audio or textbased
news at school and to
broadcast it for real, against a
real deadline.
For weeks leading up to the
event the whole class were
involved in learning how to
develop and create news
stories, evaluating ideas to see
how “newsworthy” they would
be, writing snappy headlines
and developing their
investigative skills as
journalists. The students
followed hints and tips from
BBC News presenter Huw
Edwards on how to create the
perfect story. The famous
news anchor taught the
students about the
importance of checking
sources and making sure
stories were accurate and
suitable for a wide audience of
listeners and viewers.
Our school decided to
produce a televised broadcast
made up of short news stories
which would be filmed and
edited on the project day by
the students themselves. As a
class the students came up
with the different ideas for
topical news stories that they
thought would be relevant to
a wide spread audience.
As the actual project day
approached students had the
opportunity to work with a
mentor assigned to the school
for the project. BBC Radio
Suffolk Sports correspondent
and Ipswich Town
commentator Brenner Woolley
came in and worked alongside
the group, giving them advice
on how to make the best of
their stories and what sort of
things to consider when
making a broadcast. He also
gave them a talk about his role
on BBC Radio Suffolk and
provided them with an
insider’s guide to Ipswich
Town F.C which the football
fans among the group really
enjoyed! The students made
Brenner feel very welcome, so
much so that he came back
several times. I did wonder if
perhaps I should be afraid for
my job!
On the 13 March nine of the
students came together to
research and record their
broadcast. They split up into
small teams and went out
onto the streets of the Chantry
Estate, conducting interviews
on film with local people, shop
owners, community police and
local area caretakers, as well as
recording their own
introductions to the stories
which involved recreating the
BBC News room in the Sports
Centre reception!
Once the individual stories
were filmed it was back to the
“News Room” to upload the
footage and edit it together,
with the support and hard
work of Mrs Andrews. It was at
this point when slip ups were
noticed and one or two
“bloopers” were spotted and
giggled over! As the 2 o’clock
deadline approached fast the
students had a real feel of
what it must be like to be a
journalist working to a strict
schedule and hurrying to
complete stories and footage.
Our BBC School News Report
went live on the school
webpage the following day
where it was linked to the
main BBC homepage meaning
it could be viewed by people
all over the country. The
students felt really pleased
with themselves and all their
hard work and I was very
proud of them and the way
they conducted themselves
throughout the whole project.
Roll on next year!
Miss Morrison
Horrible
Histories-
Terrible Tudors
On Tuesday 18 March, a group
of Year 8 students went to see
one of the entertaining
‘Horrible Histories by Terry
Deary’ brought to life on stage
at The Regent, Ipswich.
Once the show began it was
clear we were in for humorous
retelling of the Tudor period. It
was similar to a pantomime
with Dr Dee striving to ensure
the gory bits were included
while Miss Tree wanted to
make sure all the facts were
correct. Although there were
only four members in the cast,
the stories were entertaining
and made more memorable by
the songs especially the
retelling of Henry VIII’s wives;
‘divorced, beheaded, died,
divorced, beheaded, survived’!
The addition of 3D graphics
using ‘Bogglevision’ in the
second act increased the
entertainment and also caused
a few members of staff and
students to jump in their seats!
Overall the trip was a great
success and the student’s
behaviour was exceptional
which set a great standard for
the younger children in the
audience. They have all
received a School and
Community sticker for their
Chantry Award.
I would like to thank Mr
McMann, Mrs Johnson, Mrs
Summers and Mr Wilder who
accompanied us on the trip.
Mrs Lawrence
Year 7 Book
Mastermind 2007
We have been running the Book
Mastermind competition for Year 7
students in the Autumn Term for around 15
years now (not quite as long as the
television version!) Students answer 20
questions on a fiction book of their choice.
The competition is optional, but we have
brave volunteers from most of our English
groups, and everyone who takes part gets
a sticker for their Chantry Award, a
certificate and a small treat. Library and
English staff burn the midnight oil writing
the questions!
Our finalists this year were: Josh Edwards,
Sarah Joyner, Aisha Farrell, Ryan Evans,
Kieran Wood and Panashe Siwira. These
students then chose a second book to
answer questions on for the School Final
(held in Library Week in November), when
they had to answer as many questions as
they could in two minutes. All finalists
received a prize for their efforts, and our
top three (Sarah, Josh and Kieran) went on
to an inter-school competition with
students from Copleston High School.
Sarah had beaten Josh into second place to
become our Year 7 Book Mastermind, but
then was narrowly pipped herself in a
general knowledge decider, so that Josh
went on to represent us at the Schools
Library Service, countywide competition in
early February. Between them, Sarah and
Josh read a total of seven books and
answered questions on them. Josh also
took part in a general knowledge round.
Didn’t they do well!
Both students helped out again in late
February when we hosted our first ever
Year 6 Book Mastermind Final. We were
very impressed with the Year 6 contestants
and we look forward to lots of
knowledgeable contestants when they
come up next year. Well Done Everyone!
Mrs Johnson

Joseph
and the
Amazing
Technicolor
Dreamcoat
On Wednesday 12 March, a mixed group of
students from Years 8-11 visited The Regent,
Ipswich to watch the spectacular show
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat’. The musical created by Andrew
Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice retells the
biblical story of Jacob and his twelve sons
including Joseph and his coat of many
colours as the name suggests. It has been a
family favourite for decades with its
memorable songs such as ‘Close Every
Door’ and ‘Any Dream will Do’ along with
the brilliant storyline with humour.
The students quickly became star struck as
they realised ‘Chris Barton’ in the lead role
of Joseph and ‘Keith Jack’ in the role of the
narrator, were two of the finalists from the
BBC series ‘Any Dream Will Do’. The show
was brilliant and deserved the standing
ovation as the curtains closed.
I would like to say a big thank you to Mr
Moseley, Miss Hands, Miss Wright and Mrs
Fuge who accompanied us on the trip. All
of our students were a credit to the school
with their behaviour and definitely earnt
their School and Community sticker for
their Chantry Award. It was lovely to hear
the students saying what a great time they
had and leave asking repeatedly “when can
we go again?”
Mrs Lawrence
Kate Greenaway
On Friday 18 April the Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist
was announced and Mrs Johnson quickly bought
copies of the books. The Library Association
established the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1955, for
distinguished illustration in a book for children. It is
named after the popular nineteenth century artist
known for her fine children’s illustrations and designs.
This year Miss Wright is going to work with 7AMC to
present the short listed books to Year 3 and 4 children
in the local Primary Schools during their English
lessons. The Year 3 and 4 children then feedback the
books they feel should be the winner. They then
compare their ideas with other Year 3 and 4 children
and with the actual winner that will be announced on
Friday 26 June.
There have been seven books short-listed this year for
the medal:
Silly Billy
Anthony Browne
Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears
Emily Gravett
The Lost Happy Endings
Jane Ray
Guided Reading in English lessons
Penguin
Polly Dunbar
Monkey and Me
Emily Gravett
Ottoline
And the Yellow Cat
Chris Riddell
Banana!
Ed Vere
You can see the short list at:
http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk
/2008awards/greenaway_shortlist.php
Watch this space for further news on how the
workshop goes in the next issue of the magazine.
Mrs Lawrence
Sponsored Word
Search with Year 7
for
East Anglian
Children’s Hospice
(EACH)
On Monday 12 May and Tuesday 13 May
every Year 7 student will participate in a
sponsored Word Search for local charity
‘EACH’ during their English lessons to
celebrate National Nurse’s Day.
‘EACH’ supports families throughout their
experience of caring for children with lifethreatening
or life-limiting illnesses. ‘EACH’
is a registered charity which relies on
public support for around 80% of its
required income of approximately £4.9
million per year - which is why voluntary
income is absolutely vital.
The Word Search challenges the students
to find as many words as possible in the
Charity’s name. They can only use the
letters in the name once but can re-use
them in every new word. We are hoping to
raise some money for this worthwhile local
children’s charity.
Every student that participates will also
receive a School and Community sticker
for their Chantry Award card. There will
also be a prize for the students with the
most words, in every English class.
We will let you know how much money is
raised along with the names of the
winners in a later issue of the magazine!
Mrs Lawrence
This year in English we have been trying to promote independent reading. Every
English lesson in the Lower School, students are expected to read independently for
15 minutes. In order to encourage students to vary the genre of novel that they read,
guided reading book boxes have been introduced in some Year 8 and 9 classes.
The boxes include six copies of six titles and provide a wide range of reading:
Year 8
The Edge- Alan Gibbons, Worse than boys- Catherine Macphail,
Raven’s Gate- Anthony Horowitz, Breathe- Cliff McNish,
Girl Missing- Sophie McKenzie, Wintersmith- Terry Pratchett
Year 9
Roxy’s Baby- Catherine Macphail, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time- Mark Haddon, Blood Pressure- Alan Gibbons,
The Crew- Bali Rai, Noughts and Crosses- Malorie Blackman, Fat Boy Swim- Catherine Forde
Each class has tackled the project in slightly different ways but the main idea is that a small group of students create a forum for each title and
explore various elements of the novel such as key characters, themes, storyline etc…
The project has been a positive experience for all students, fostering independent learning skills, increasing social skills and most importantly
encouraged reading a wide range of novels. It was great to see students working with different people as they were grouped according to the title
rather than with their friends.
It has been brilliant for the library too, as a number of students loved their novel so much, that they’ve gone on to read more titles by the same
author.
The project will be repeated next year; hopefully with the same amount of enthusiasm!
Mrs Lawrence

English & Library
Inter-Primary Book
Mastermind
pilot a success!
Left to right:
Tom Beardwood
Dylan Page-Matthews
Imogen Miller
Lois Cogger
Back Row left to right:
Charlotte Jay
Tom Beardwood
Dylan Page-Matthews
Lauren Brixey
Lois Cogger
Harry Goutrenout
Courtney-Rose Bellamy
Middle Row left to right:
Cameron Dade
Kirsty O’Hallaron
Ashleigh Nixon
Front:
Imogen Miller
For a number of years now Chantry High
School has participated in ‘Book Mastermind’
run by Suffolk Schools Library Service with our
Year 7 students. The competition mimics the
format of the popular television show devised
more than 30 years ago. The only exception to
the rule is that we don’t have the black leather
chair and our very own Mrs Johnson takes on
the role of quizmaster in the initial heats. The
competition has always been a positive way of
promoting reading and all participants
comment on how much they enjoy it. This year
we decided to pilot the competition with our
feeder primary schools; Gusford, The Oaks,
Ranelagh, Sprites and The Willows.
So, with all staff on board Mrs Johnson and I
visited and presented the concept in Year 6 (in
some cases Year 6 and Year 5) assemblies. The
take-up was fantastic and it was clear that all
schools would be participating. With the date
for the final set; Friday 29 February, the initial
heats could begin.
January and February seemed to fly by with
further books being read, questions written.
On Friday 22 February we had our list of
finalists and their book choices:
Gusford
Dylan Page-Matthews-
Horrid Henry meets the Queen
Lauren Brixey-
Girls Under Pressure by Jacqueline Wilson
Cameron Dade-
Horrid Henry tricks the tooth fairy
by Francessca Simon and Tony Ross
The Oaks
Ashleigh Nixon-
George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Kristy O-Hallaran- The Twits by Roald Dahl
Ranelagh
Tom Beardwood- Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Charlotte Jay-
High School Musical (Disney book of the film)
Sprites
Lois Cogger-
George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Imogen Miller- The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Willows
Courtney-Rose Bellamy-
Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson
Harry Goutrenout-
Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson
Mrs Syszlyk and I took the minibus out to
collect all of our finalists whilst Miss Downie,
Jake Pearson, Aaron Cracknell, Rebecca Collier
and Laura Wicks (8JLA) waited to greet them at
the school gate. Mrs Johnson and Mrs Dye
welcomed the students and their
accompanying supporters to the library whilst
they waited for the final to begin.
This provided an opportunity for the students
to have a look around the library and ask Mrs
Johnson about what she does.
The final was nail-biting and it was clear a
number of the supporters knew the answers
to some of the questions as they wriggled in
their seats. The finalists had to answer as many
of the 15 questions as possible correctly in two
minutes about their chosen book. All of the
Year 6 students had clearly put a lot of effort
into re-reading their book, as few struggled to
answer the questions. This was made even
clearer when Mrs Dye and I checked over the
scores; there was only two points between the
1st and 3rd place!
Joint Third
Tom Beardwood
Ranelagh
Lois Cogger
Sprites
13 correct answers
13 correct answers
Second
Dylan Page-Matthews
Gusford
14 correct answers
However, as in every competition there can
only be one winner and our very first winner
was Imogen Miller from Sprites Primary. Mrs
Bennett presented Imogen with the Book
Mastermind shield which will be kept by
Sprites until they come back to defend their
winning title in next year’s competition. All of
the finalists were awarded with a certificate
and small prize and those students in the top
places were able to choose their own book
from the Scholastic book fair.
The event was a resounding success which we
will hopefully repeat every year. I would like to
firstly congratulate all of the students who
participated in both the initial heats and the
final. It really is a lot harder than it sounds to
read a book and be able to answer 15
questions on it. A massive thank you must also
be said to the primary staff, Mrs Johnson and
all of the Chantry staff and students involved
in making sure the final went without a hitch!
We invited our Book Mastermind, Sarah Mai
Joyner and runner-up, Josh Edwards to assist
with the proceedings; Sarah Mai also wrote a
report on her perception of the event:
The Year 6s were absolutely brilliant and as I
have been in a mastermind myself, I know that
they must’ve worked very hard. A few of them
seemed nervous although most of them
seemed very confident. The winners were very
close, they were only off by a few points. I am
very glad to have been invited to watch the
Year 6 Book Mastermind and hope to see them
join in the Book Mastermind when they come
up to Year 7.
Mrs Lawrence

Visiting Author
Malcolm Rose
As part of our ongoing promoting of reading in English,
students in Years 8 and 9 were given the fantastic
opportunity to meet a visiting author; Malcolm Rose.
Malcolm provided an entertaining insight into the
world of writing novels specifically thrillers and crime
ones. Gemma Bailey (8JLA) said, “I Think That Malcolm
Rose is an inspiration to other people and writers. I
really enjoyed myself and I liked how he put us to be a
detective and say how we had evidence that he had
been in our library. Thank you for letting me have a
chance to see him I enjoyed myself muchly.”
Some students from 8JLA
have written articles about his visit:
Malcolm Rose came to Chantry High School on 14 April
2008 - 15 April 2008 to tell us about himself and his books.
One of the popular series of his books is TRACES. He wrote
16 crime and 17 thrillers including; Framed, Lost Bullet,
Roll Call, Double Check, Final Lap, Blood Brother.
He talked to us about his study of chemistry. He did lots of
stuff so we could work out what he did to make out that
we were in a crime scene. He put on a jacket and
pretended that he was a chemistry person (it even had
fake blood/pen). We guessed all of them apart one of
them!
He talked about and read one of his books, it was very
interesting. That was the second time we had seen him
and both times were really good. I would like to read his
books if I had the time and the books. Chloe Mann
On the 14 April Malcolm Rose came to visit the lower
school of Chantry High in the library for two days. He was
telling the pupils how he became an author but he was
first a Chemistry teacher and studied it at university. He
did a little trick on us and made us think about how we
could prove he had been in the library even though he’d
taken all his things away. The clues we found were:
Wiping his nose with tissue, Writing on a pad with a
pencil, Caught his trouser on the table, Put his foot on the
table, Drinking out of his cup, Coat on back of chair,
Scratch his head , Wiped his head while he was hot
Our class (8JLA) were very good at finding the things!
He has written 33 books; 16 Crime and 17 Thrillers. We all
enjoyed listening to what Malcolm Rose had to say and
we are all glad we have met him.
Shannon Eaton
Today Chantry High School’s lower years saw a writer
called Malcolm Rose during their English lessons. He told
us that he wrote 33 books but he didn’t bring in all his
books in today.
Sixteen of his books are on crime scenes and 17 are thriller
books. He was also a forensic scientist before he became a
writer.
He decided to become a writer as he wanted to be more
unique. I liked the sound of his ‘Traces’ because I like Crime
books and as they grab my attention. Reece Dorling
World Book Day
Workshop
with Year 6
The week beginning
Monday 3 March saw us
celebrating World Book Day. I
took my Year 8 Literacy group to work with
Year 6 in the local primaries. The objectives
of the workshop were:
I must give clear reasons for my choice.
I should use a range descriptive language
to write about time-travelling.
I could use precise descriptive language
for effect.
We decided to base the workshop this
year on Doctor Who and the concept of
Time-Travelling. The students were read an
extract taken from ‘Sting of the Zygons-
Doctor Who by Stephen Cole’ which
modelled why Doctor Who chose to Timetravel
to different places.
Students were then asked to consider and
complete the sentence “If I could go back
in time I would…” deciding who they’d like
to meet, where they’d like to go to or
when in time they’d like to go back to?
To get the Year 6 going, Year 8 students
presented their ideas, some of them were:
Annie Perry wanted to go back to Ancient
Egypt to see how hieroglyphics worked.
She was so interested in it that she even
researched on the internet how to write
her own name using them.
Reece Webb wanted to meet Michael
Jordan because of how successful he was
as a Basketball player.
Jodie Hume wanted to go back to when
the Spice Girls first hit the charts. She was
intrigued by their inspirational girl power.
In the second half of the session the
students worked collaboratively to write
down their ideas about Time-travelling
with our students providing “exceptional”
support. Finally the Year 6 students were
encouraged to share their ideas and the
whole class gave peer feedback on how far
they felt they had met the objectives of
the workshop.
Here are some extracts taken from the
work produced by Year 6:
Paige Rosher (Sprites) would like to go
back to the Victorian Times “to see all of
the ragged clothes they wore…and would
like to be one of the people who stopped
beheading happening”.
Loren Taylor (Sprites) would like to meet
Martin Luther King “to see how he stopped
racism and help him with it.”
Aylish White (Sprites) would like to go to
Willy Wonka’s amazing Chocolate Factory
to eat all of the chocolate because “it will
taste yummy, chocolate melting and
sliding down your throat, little chocolate
birds melting on your tongue!”
Tianna Page (Sprites) would like to back to
the Victorian Times because she “would
like to know how they felt back in them
horrible times”.
Martin Curits (Oaks) would like to meet
Brazillian 1970’s Pele because he “has a lot
of talent and is one of the most
inspirational footballers (he’s) ever seen!”
Connor Hills (The Willows) would like to
meet the Queen to “see her palace, touch
her crown and look at her diamonds.”
Lia Andrade (The Willows) would like to
go back to the Ice Age “to ride a Mammoth
and see how they lived.”
Lucy Roper (Oaks) would like to go back
to 1800 as she thinks “the ladies there lived
a very unique life and also their clothes are
unique; their casual clothes are dresses!”
Nathan Bowman (Gusford) would like to
meet Bobby Charlton because “he’s a
talented footballer and played for my
favourite team Manchester United.”
Daniel Hull (Gusford) would like to go
back to the 1970s and 1980s because “the
music was brilliant, the styles were much
different and altogether general life was a
bit easier…”
Cameron Dade (Gusford) would like to
back “to the City of Troy as there was a
Great Battle there which included many
amazing warriors including Achilles and
Hector!”
Ben Carty (Ranelagh) would like to meet
someone from the England squad in 1966
because he “would like to meet Bobby
Moore who was a great player and he was
in the England team when we won the
World Cup”.
Joe Morgan (Ranelagh) would like to meet
Peter Kay because he is really funny and
he makes me bang my head against the
wall with laughter”.
Mason Fello (Ranelagh) would like to go
to the Gulf of Mexico “to be in a different
climate for while to get away from Cold
Britain.”
Abbie May Smith (Ranelagh) would like to
meet Whoopi Goldberg because she “loves
her acting in all of her films…especially
Ghost as she is really funny.”
I was incredibly impressed with the work
and look forward to putting it up on
display to welcome Year 6 when they
come up in September.
The trip was a great success and I would
like to say thank you to Mrs Johnson and
all of the primary staff. A special thank you
must also go to all of the students who
participated as they gave up their own
time to prepare their presentations. They
all received a school and community
sticker to help towards their Chantry
Award.
Mrs Lawrence

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English & Library
Begin with the end in mind
Do you want to achieve A-levels?
Is the thought of going to college
daunting you?
Are you expecting good GCSE grades?
Chantry Sixth Form centre may be the ideal
place for you to study.
Chantry Sixth Form, gives you the ability to
continue studying in order to achieve A-levels. It
is an enjoyable experience as you are able to
study the subjects of your choice and enjoy
learning about them. We give you the
opportunity to achieve 3 or 4 A-levels which will
help to build a career in the future.
Fun Fun Fun??? When you begin, the
amount of spare time you have, may make the
experience seem like a joke. No lessons – FUN
FUN FUN!!! Unfortunately, as you start to fall
into the routine of the lessons, that free time
will be taken up through study. You will need
to have a very determined and positive
attitude to learning. The time, in which you
don’t have lessons, you are required to be in
school studying. Many people begin by sitting
around, chilling out with friends and meeting
the new people that they are coming across
but again, as you fall into the routine you will
begin to realise the amount of work and study
required by you will mount up if you don’t
stay on track. So in order to be successful and
achieve the A – levels you wish to, FOCUS is
your main priority.
Courses You are required to study for one or
two years: 1 year = AS Level
2 AS Levels = 1 A level 2 year = A Level
Confused? It will all make sense once you pick
your optional subjects. You are required to be
in school 5 days a week 8.30am until 2.45pm.
This may seem a lot but remember, you don’t
always have a full day of lessons.
There are 27 subjects which you are able to pick from:
Health and Social Care Core
Health and Social Care Extension
Sport and Physical Education
Chemistry
Maths
Sociology
English Literature
Media Studies
English Language
History
Psychology
Design and technology
ICT
Business studies
Art
French
Physics
German
Geography
Law
Biology
Further Maths
Drama
Economics
Philosophy
Music
Leisure studies
Not just studies
In your first term, I thought that it was
madness! Work, time, money and social
management were a nightmare! However,
there are some positives. There is a variety of
visits which have taken place already and I’ve
only been here for one term. There was a trip
which took place at Thorpe Park which was
organised by a group of Leisure students. The
trips which are available to attend at the
moment are to Theatres to see Lord of the
Rings and Women in Black. These are
organised by Mrs Bennett for English students
but all others are welcome. There was also a
trip which took place at Bluewater shopping
centre. Most trips are organised in order to
develop coursework and research and
therefore take place during the day, but just
because you are not taking that subject,
doesn’t mean you are not welcome to come
along.
Remember: Pleasure in the job
puts perfection in the work.
How to survive your first term
Everyone will probably feel as if they want to
pull their hair out and scream at the amount
of pressure they are under. To avoid this
situation, it is all down to three
words…….effective management skills! If you
are able to divide your issues effectively, then
Sixth Form may begin as an easy task. The
issues are: time, money and work
Time
You need to make sure that you crawl out of
bed in time to get here for 8.25am (not a
speciality of mine) which means determining
what time you need to go to bed the night
before. To enable a definite pass at your A-
levels you will need to have enough time to
study. You free lessons will help improve your
time to study but study time outside of school
is also important. You also need to ensure that
you have time to spend on yourself and with
friends or it will make it seem like your life is
all work and no play.
Work
School work is a priority for success. If you
have work to do, the best thing is to get it
done as you get it before it piles up and you
end up with heaves of work to complete.
Having a job as well as attending sixth form
may create pressure for you, but you can deal
with this easily. I know how it feels when you
are not earning your own money, but I also
know how work and school can wear you out.
You need to make sure that your job is not
asking you to work too many hours and are
also aware and understanding of your
situation.
Money
The extra £30 which you may be receiving
from EMA each week may not seem like an
awful lot. But trust me when I say, it goes a
very long way when you didn’t have it in the
first place. Some people decide to deal with
not having the money as they cannot deal
with the pressure of work and education.
However, if you choose that option you may
find another stress on your shoulders when
you don’t have any money to join in with the
leisure activities which your friends are taking
part in but don’t focus on how to spend less
money focus on how to make more. “Now that
you’ve left school, you pay your own way!” this
may be a regular statement used by parents of
those who are asking for money for rent. You
cannot fall back on your parents and therefore
need to work out where you spend your
money to ensure that you don’t run out before
you can afford to. Money is an extra stress on
peoples minds which could be avoided by
making the right decisions and choice about
what you choose to spend it on.
What’s worse than discipline is the pain of
regret.
Life after sixth form
Sixth form can open up a whole lot of
opportunities once you have passed and
achieved the a-levels you want. It can improve
your chances of a good quality career in
specified subjects. There are a variety of well
paid jobs which may look for specific a-levels.
The fact that you have a-levels gives you an
advantage on other applicants for jobs as it
shows determination, organisation skills, and
of course the ability to learn new things – all
characteristics an employer would look for in
their employees. Sixth form also gives you the
opportunity to study a variety of courses at
degree level. This is supposed to be the best
experience that a young student can have and
achieving a qualification at degree level at the
same time will make the experience worth
while.
I am aiming to achieve my a-levels and
practice what I preach by continuing to study
at university. At sixth form I chose to study,
Health and Social Care Core, Health and Social
Care Extension, and English Language. Each
course in its own way is interesting,
informative and of course enjoyable to attend.
I would like to pursue a career in social work
and it just so happened that sixth form gave
me the opportunity to achieve the grades I
need to study my subject at a specific
university.
Sometimes we stare too long at the door that
is closing that when we see the door that is
opening, it’s too late. Sixth form may be an
experience you enjoy as well as understand or
you may not feel it’s the right road for you to
go down. Sixth form is the best form of
education you can take once leaving school
and gives the best chance of achieving a
career which you will enjoy. Just like most
targets you wish to meet – once you have
achieved them it feels as if a big weight has
been lifted off your shoulders, the only
difference with sixth form is …………………
You’ll be walking away with A-LEVELS!!!
Don’t think problem. Think opportunity.
Roshedia Magill

IMPORTANT
NOTICES
NEW SCHOOL
UNIFORM
As you are no doubt aware we are
updating our school uniform for
September 2008. The new
uniform will be on sale from
Monday, 14 July; it will only be
compulsory for the new Year 7s
and can only be purchased from
the school. However all pupils
will be allowed to wear the
uniform in September 2008 if
they wish. After consultation
with parents, students and staff the new polo shirts and
two jumper styles were chosen to replace the existing sweatshirts. They offer a choice
and are a smarter option with the school badge proudly displayed.
May I take this opportunity to remind you that the uniform has not changed in respect of
black shoes (no trainers), black trousers and dark coats. I would like to let you know that, from
September, we will be ensuring that all coats worn for school should be dark coats. Coloured
sports tops with logos are not school uniform. Please be aware of this if you are purchasing a
new coat for school before September.
I am sure you will agree that the new uniform will look very smart.
Additional Professional Development Day - amendment
We informed you that Monday and Tuesday, 21 and 22 July 2008, would be additional
Professional Development Days. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, Monday, 21
July, will be a NORMAL school day. Tuesday, 22 July, will be the last day of term, although
the school will be closed to pupils. However, if you have made arrangements for holidays,
the school will take this into consideration and I apologise for any inconvenience.
Website
As from Monday, 2 June 2008 our new website will be launched at
www.chantryhigh.co.uk. We will be posting all school
correspondence on the website as well as useful information and
learning resources. I hope your find your way to it and enjoy the site!
A Fell

Modern Languages
Farewell
from Judith
It only seems like yesterday when I was asked to write something to introduce myself,
right at the beginning of my stay. But now, it’s almost eight months later, exams are
being passed and I have to say good-bye.
Looking back, I am not quite sure how to feel about leaving. Of course I am looking
forward to see my family and friends again, having my “Volkornbrot” and all those
things which make you feel at home. On the other hand, I enjoyed being here so
much that leaving makes me feel a little sad.
I got more out of this than I expected in first place. Teaching was in fact so much fun
that I can’t imagine going back to my studies. I also saw quite a bit of Suffolk, the
neighbouring counties and Scotland and definitely learnt a lot about the British and
“Englishness”.
Although it wasn’t always easy to deal with being away from home, I would always do
it again. That’s probably thanks to the great people I’ve met and the Foreign
Languages Department, who made me feel more than welcome.
Danke für eine tolle Zeit und schöne Ferien!
Judith
Hello there,
The end of this term is not far away, the exams are finishing soon
and in only a couple of weeks I am leaving this country to go back home.
I am sad this great adventure has come to an end but as people say in France: “Les
bonnes choses ont toujours une fin!”
I’ve discovered a nice region, a local culture and history which I found very
interesting. It was also delightful to live so close to the sea and have nice walks along
the sea shore and in the countryside.
I’ve met lovely people here and I enjoyed working with the teachers and the pupils.
This experience was really positive for me and I am glad everything went so well.
I hope it was also a nice experience for the pupils.
I wish all of you a great summer break.
Take care.
Laurence
Young
Language Learners
In addition to teaching French and German
at Chantry this year, Mr Scholey and Mrs
Carrino have been out visiting some of our
local primary schools to teach pupils there
too. They went to see pupils at Ranelagh
Primary, The Oaks and Sprites Primary.
Taster lessons in French and German were
delivered and the pupils, although
surprised at first to be spoken to in a foreign
language, soon got the idea and responded
enthusiastically. Our thanks go the pupils
for really getting involved and to the staff –
Ms Smith at Ranelagh, Miss Booker at
Sprites and Ms Cook and Mr Parnell at The
Oaks – for making the visits possible.
Many pupils at Primary schools are already
starting a modern foreign language as part
of their normal studies. By 2010 all pupils in
Key Stage 2 will be studying another
language so when they come up to Chantry
they’ll have already made lots of progress.
We wish them Bonne Chance and Alles
Gute!
Mr Scholey
Year 6 Modern
Languages
How easy is it to start a new language? Well
done to two classes of Year 6 pupils at the
Oaks who worked brilliantly trying out
greeting each other and making up a
conversation in German in just thirty
minutes!
Mrs Carrino was very impressed by the
enthusiasm of the pupils to take part and to
help each other with the activities they
were given.
We are looking forward to meeting those
pupils again in the Languages Department
in September in Year 7.
Mrs L Carrino
Dedicated followers
of Fashion!
Klasse 7SBE hatte für eine Stunde eine neue
Schuluniform … und ach wie cool! Für die
Hausaufgaben mussten die Schüler
Kleidung zur Schule mitbringen,zum
Beispiel, bunte Socken,T-Shirts, Mützen und
Schals.
Eine Person von jeder kleinen Gruppen
musste die neue Kleidung anziehen und
dann haben wir eine Modeschau
agbehalten. Danke, Frau Thorne für den
Elkekopf und auch Herr Croome für die
Weihnachtskravatte.
Das war lustig and wir haben Spaâ gehabt.
Frau Carrino

ICT
School
Website
The Chantry High School
website, which can be
found at
www.chantryhigh.co.uk,
has been undergoing a
major reconstruction and
is predicted to be fully
operational as of the 2
June.
The new and improved
website will be packed
with more features than
ever before with separate
areas for guests, pupils
and staff. The content on
the site is focused mainly
on the guest area with
information specific to
students on their own
area of the website.
Students can currently
view a calendar filled with
extra curricular activities,
access the virtual learning
environment and search
the library, to name a few
of the many new features.
By the release date
students will also be able
to access their exam
timetables and useful
revision resources.
Guests to the site can
already access a wide
range of features such as
an art gallery, a photo
album, school policies,
school letters, the school
prospectus, up to date
news on the school and
information on our
humanities status, with
much more on the way!
The new website also
allows for contribution
from anyone. Each
subject has been given
their own page so that
they can show the world
what their subject is
about and share what
they have been doing for
their subject. Visitors to
the website can also
contribute by using the
feedback forms placed on
the website which allows
them to report faults,
suggest improvements or
request that a certain
feature is included on the
site.
K Pearce
School website
to be re-launched!
A new improved version of the school website will be
launched on Monday 2 June. The website will have
improved functionality including on-line access to the
school magazine and to the Chantry High School Virtual
Learning environment (VLE). The VLE will be accessible at
first to pupils and staff of the school, but later on parents
will also be able to access it.
The VLE provides students with access, both at home and
at school, to learning materials in all subject areas. It will
also provide access to school based moderated discussion
forums. The possibility of 24/7 Learning is on the way to
becoming a reality! Parents will eventually be able to
access the VLE and check on what homework their child
has been set, alongside information on attendance and
assessment data. This is a very exciting development
which will lead to our students achieving even more than
they already do.
In yet another exciting development, the school now has a
state of the art Video Conferencing system which will allow
pupils and staff to communicate not only with pupils at
local schools, but also all around the world!
Mr C Wood
Assistant Head
PC Tips!
PC’s are a very important
factor in many peoples personal lives. They
allow us to check our bank balance, send
messages to friends from all over the world,
manage our personal documents and much
more … but are your personal files secure
from the outside world? The following are a
few tips to prevent your PC from being
accessed by unwanted users.
Firewall - This controls the data
which leaves and enters your
computer. If you have a wireless or
wired router then you have a good
level of protection as most modern routers have
built in firewalls. Windows XP and Vista also have
a basic firewall called Windows Firewall which is
enabled by default.
Anti-virus - This software protects your
computer from all sorts of nasty
infections. They range from popping up
messages on your screen, to deleting all
of your files. There are a number of free anti-virus
programs, including AVG (http://free.grisoft.com)
and Avast
www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html).
Anti-spyware - According to a survey in late
2006, 89% of all computers connected to the
Internet have some form of spyware software.
Spyware can display adverts in the form of pop
ups whilst you are surfing the Internet but can be
much more serious and record what you type
and transmit credit card numbers to the
software’s author! You can protect
your PC by using software such as
Ad-Aware (www.lavasoft.com) or
CounterSpy (http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Home-Home-Office).
Passwords - Ensure you always choose
passwords which others would find difficult to
guess. By using numbers and capital letters you
are able to create a much stronger password.
More importantly, change your password every
few months and don’t tell anyone what it is!
Useful information:
Microsoft Office 2007. If you use the latest
version of the popular office suite, ensure you
save your files as 97-2003 documents. You can do
this by clicking the Office button, hover over
Save As and click Word 97-2003 Document. This
will guarantee that you can open the file at
school. However, we do plan to upgrade in the
near future.
Microsoft Works. This software is often installed
on new computers because it is much cheaper
than Microsoft Office. To ensure you can open
your documents at school, you need to save
them as a Word Document. To do this click File >
Save As, and at the bottom of the window
change the file type to Word Document.
USB Flash Drives - We recommend that GCSE
and Sixth Form students have a USB Flash Drive
to store and transfer work between school and
home. These are available from the ICT
Technician’s for £10. Using a flash drive will act as
a backup device so if you lose your work at home
or school you will have a copy.
IT Support

Art and Design
Joshua Page has designed and made this
architectural model as part of his ‘AS Design
Technology’ course. It is an eco friendly house
which has been inspired by the Channel 4
programme Grand Designs.
Jordan Reid has designed and made this very
unusual cabinet with a drawer. It has been made
out of pine and treated with a dark varnish. The
design is very adventurous and shows Jordan’s
creative abilities.
Jacky Butcher has designed and made
this prototype of a dispenser for apple
products such as Ipods and Iphones.
Instead of buying in shops or on line the
customer pays by credit card and the
dispenser dispenses the product.
Sonny Wells has designed made this cabinet for a
bedroom. It has been out of MDF wood and
painted red. The top of the cabinet has a clear
plastic sheet where a Manchester United T shirt
can be displayed.
The small occasional table was made by
Stefan Burns as part of his GCSE
Resistant Materials coursework. He
made it out of pine and constructed it
using conventional woodwork joints.
Leon Page designed and made this outdoor
table as part of his GCSE Resistant materials
coursework. It has made out of hard wood
using traditional wood working methods. The
table is to be used outdoors for picnics etc.
This table has been designed and made
by Ryan Frost as part of his GCSE
Resistant Materials course. It has been
made from MDF wood and painted in two
colours. The shelves make a useful
addition to the table.

Christa Hearne
Lewis Armstrong
Year 11 GCSE Art
Year eleven GCSE Art pupils have excelled
themselves this year with the challenging
exam question of “Barriers”. The question
was divided into two main areas, the
theme of “Shoes” or the “Maoris”.
The shoe project was inspired by the
artist Andy Warhol, who in his early career
worked as an illustrator for a fashion
magazine. While working there he
illustrated shoes and handbags. This led
the students onto to researching about
the history of shoes and the different
types of shoes in different countries. After
researching shoes, students produced a
Kayleigh Mason
mixed media piece that included their
own favoured shoe(s) with some printed
quotes about shoes that Andy Warhol
had used in his work years ago.
The second project was based on the
indigenous Maoris of New Zealand who
are known around the world for their
tribal tattooing. This artistic discipline of
pattern and form is used like a barrier on
the face and body to denote tribes, rank
and even tell stories. You may have
watched the Rugby and seen the New
Zealand team perform the “Haka” with
painted faces before they play.
Danielle Howell
Pupils designed their own artistic
interpretation of the Maoris Culture and
used the technique of painting and
screen printing to create their individual
response to the subject.
As you can see from the photo provided
the standard of work is high and we hope
for very positive results for all of our
pupils. We would like to wish them the
very best of luck for all their future
projects.
Miss Hendin

Sports & Activities
Ski Trip 2008
On Easter Friday 40 pupils and five teachers set off from Chantry High School in
search of snow and fun in the world renowned resort of Schladming, Austria. After a
very long journey we arrived to be greeted by excellent ski and snowboarding
conditions. This enabled us to have a greater choice of ski runs and meant we were
able to ski into the restaurant for lunch.
Sports
Relief
3 Mile Run
On Sunday 16 March the P.E
Department along with Chloe Elmer
and Alex Archer took part in the Sport
Relief run. It was a really wet and rainy
day but the atmosphere at Portman
Road was inspiring. Alex completed the
six mile run, while Mr Rea and Mr
Greenwood completed the three mile
run in approximately 20 minutes. Miss
Goddard, Miss Bailey and Chloe
completed the run in approximately 28
minutes. In all, the runners raised over
£150.00 for Sports Relief. Thanks to all
who sponsored us!
Miss Goddard
With many of our pupils on their second week of skiing or snowboarding it was
fantastic to see the amazing progress that everybody made. Pupils were kept busy in
the evenings with a range of activities including; bowling, swimming, a quiz night
and bingo. We also had the opportunity to watch a ski show, where a number of top
class skiers showed off their skills and tricks. It was a very enjoyable week. All pupils
should feel proud of the progress they made and the support and encouragement
they showed each other. The week was fun packed and filled with laughter-roll on
ski trip 2009!
Coming soon-SKI TRIP 2009 launch!!
Miss Bailey
Congratulations!
This year the year 10 netball team finished top of their league and have gained
promotion into the A league for next season. They performed consistently well
throughout the season and fully deserve their success.
Gymnastics display
at Castle Hill
Infant School
Six pupils from Year 7 worked very hard
last term to create a gymnastics display
to show to pupils from Castle Hill
Infant School. Jenna Milne, Jade
Carter, Jodie Glen, Morgan Studd, Amy
Taylor and Shannon Giles created a
routine consisting of complex
gymnastics moves, cheerleading and
acrobatics. The display went extremely
well, with pupils from Castle Hill
attempting some of the moves the
Gymnasts had shown them, as well as
asking the gymnasts how they became
involved in the sport. Well done to all
of you involved, it was a very beneficial
afternoon!
Miss Goddard
Back row-
Sam Pond, Chloe Bilner, Adele Barker, Yasmin Skeggs
Front row-
Natalie Creelman, Laura Hughes, Natasha Powlett, Emma Flaherty
Also played but not pictured: Angela Siwira and Lesleyann Bach
Miss Bailey

U13 ‘B’ Netball Tournament
On Thursday 13 March, we hosted our first regional
Netball tournament. Eight schools from the local area
attended the tournament. It was a highly enjoyable
afternoon with a good standard of netball demonstrated
by everyone. Even when the rain came down at about
four o clock, all the teams played on. A special thanks
must go to a large number of older girls who gave up
their time to help out with the tournament. They did a
fantastic job and our visiting teachers commented on
how helpful and polite they all were. Well done!
Final Results
1st Deben
2nd Farlingaye
3rd Thurleston
4th Holbrook
5th Chantry
6th Stoke by Nayland
7th East Bergolt
8th St. Jo’s
9th Claydon Miss Bailey
Wheelchair Basketball
On Wednesday 7 June the PE
department ran a Gifted and Talented
wheelchair basketball session for 17
pupils. Paul Oxford a basketball coach
from Iceni warriors lead the two hour
session. Pupils had the opportunity to
practice using the chairs, shooting and
passing. The pupils then played 3v3
games putting into practice some of
the skills they had learnt. The game is
played on a full sized court with the
same height baskets, so pupils
discovered that they required more
power when shooting. Wheeling the
anti-tip chairs up and down the court
was physically demanding and required
pupils to adapt their spatial awareness
skills to the new setting. It was a very
enjoyable session and a fantastic
opportunity to have an insight into
disabled sport. Thank you to Paul
Oxford for his time and expertise.
Miss Bailey
Trampolining
Competition
On Wednesday 12
March three girls from
year 8 represented the
school in the district
Trampolining
competition at
Holywells High School,
they were Sarah Dye,
Emma Turpin and
Shenice Hendry. All
girls had to perform a
‘set’ routine followed by
a ‘voluntary’ routine.
They faced some tough
opposition with a total
of 32 pupils competing
in their age group. The
girls performed
exceptionally well with
Sarah finishing eighth,
Emma Turpin finishing
fourteenth and Shenice
Hendry finishing
twenty-sixth. The girls
had an enjoyable
afternoon competing in
the competition.
Miss Bailey
Duke of Edinburgh Update
As the picture shows the duke of Edinburgh group have
been busy preparing for their expedition weekends.
They will have to plan their walking routes, learn about
first aid and be able to cook their own food!
Along with the expedition pupils have had to spend
considerable time working on; learning a skill,
volunteering for a service and working on their fitness by
participating in a physical recreation.
Pupils will undertake a short practice walk after school.
They will then go on a practice expedition, which must
involve an overnight stay under canvass. They will have
to carry all of their own equipment and cook dinner and
breakfast for themselves. Hopefully the weather will be
kind for the final assessment expedition in June!
We wish you all the best of luck in completing your
bronze award!
Miss Bailey
Duke of Edinburgh group:
Ryan Neave, Daniel Hitching, Lewis Brown, Josh Silburn,
Chloe Bilner, Chanelle Phelan-creasey, Sam Pond, Adele
Barker, Lesleyann Bach, Ella o’Riordan and Joelle Leilich

School & Community
Chantry
Residents Association
Hello again from Chantry Residents
Association. Our residents association is
based in the community shop on Lavender
Hill. We run a friendly shop with prices to fit
most pockets. We aim to keep prices down
and we always have special offers. Apart
from good quality used clothing and
household items, we also provide washing
and drying services, photocopying and
laminating. Tea and coffee is available when
you are browsing or if you just fancy a cuppa
and chat.
The Committee
Our committee meets once a month, at this
meeting we discuss the running of our
community shop, organisation of our
numerous family events, find out how our
sub-committee CYDI is getting on and look
into any problems or issues that come up in
the neighbourhood. We want to provide a
service for you but we have to know what
you want. If you have any suggestions for
surgeries that you would use, i.e. Police,
Ipswich Borough Housing or credit union,
please let us know. Also if there is a
particular community issue you need our
support in, please contact us.
Chantry
Residents Association
Tenth Birthday Celebration
As you will know from previous editions of
our newsletter, we will be celebrating our
10th anniversary this year. We are planning a
street party to celebrate ten years working in
the community which will be held on Crocus
Close on the 30 August. With the fantastic
help of the Community Caretakers we will
provide music and fun and games for all the
family! If you can help in anyway, from
helping setup the tables, baking cakes for
the day or ideas for activities you think the
community would enjoy, PLEASE contact us!
A word from our
founding chair Babs Veal
How time has flown including people. From
the original committee, I am the only one
still connected with the shop, funny that as I
have always wanted to work in the
community shop, but never could as I
worked full time and any spare time I had
went towards setting up the residents
association and the launch of the shop, our
largest achievement to date. Many people
worked long and hard raising the funds
required. Numerous letters were sent and
many companies and charities donated. The
I.B.C. was our greatest help in so many ways.
Sadly we lost our main fundraiser Jean
Gentry before she could see her work in
action.
Our first meeting held at St. Frances Church
was a great success, I was so nervous, over
two hundred people came to support us
and find out what we were about. What we
wanted was a place to live and a strong
community spirit, we were a few, with time
to spare, willing to work with the people for
the people and nothing has changed that
idea.
The faces may have changed but nothing
else, the ideals are still there, so when you
are in the area, pop in for a cuppa and a chat
and discuss any problems that you have not
been able to resolve. It can be anything
from housing to a noisy car - we are here to
help!
Babs served us for seven years from August
1996 when the association was in its starting
years and when it moved to the shop in
1998, ending her term of office in 2003.
Chantry Residents
Community Events
Since the last newsletter we have had a very
successful Easter party at your local
community pub. Chantry Residents worked
with the Community Caretakers to provide
food, music, party games and badge
making.
We also had a surprise visit from the Easter
bunny who gave eggs to all of the children.
It was a very successful evening and
everyone enjoyed it!
We will be holding Halloween and Christmas
parties at the end of the year with a change
of venue! So look out for posters in local
shops and our community shop!
We are also holding our usual affordable day
trips; this year we will be going to
Colchester Zoo on the 3rd of August and on
the 24th of August we will be holding a
teddy bears picnic at either Dovercourt,
Walton or Frinton. This will be a community
day where we will bring games for the kids
and it will be a fun filled day! Look out for
one other day trip which has yet to be
arranged. If you have any suggestions for
this please let us know!
Lark in the Park 2008
Lark in the Park will be held on Sunday 29
June in Gippeswyk Park. It will start at
11.00am and finish at 4.00pm. We are
hopeful that the new Mayor will open this
event as usual.
This will be for our seventh event and we
normally have the help of the Year 10 pupils
from Chantry.
This year’s new attraction will be the
Torwood Wheelers, a gymnastic display
group with a difference! We will also include
some of our favourites, like the popular
wellie throw, it’s a knockout style games, the
fun ‘Hou Pods’ from last year and the usual
stalls and funfair.
Please come down and support this local
FREE event for your community.
Calling All Volunteers!
We are currently desperate for volunteers to
help run out community shop. Can you
help? We can offer lots of benefits!
Full training provided
Bring your kids along, plenty of us do!
Great experience if you’re thinking of
going back to work
Meet people in your community and
make new friends
Be at the heart of what’s going on in your
community!
There’s no need to work a full day, even a
couple of hours a week would be helpful.
If you are interested, then please give us a
ring on 01473 683680 or come along to our
community shop on Lavender Hill.
How can you help?
Use our shop: Bring and buy! Please bring
us your unwanted items such as clothes and
general bric-a-brac. We accept most things
except electrical items. Small pieces of
furniture can be accepted and large items
may be advertised in the shop. We can also
turn your rags to riches through a local
reclaim company, so even clothing that is
unsuitable for selling in the shop is useful to
us!
Use our recycle banks on Hawthorn Drive
and Lavender Hill. Help the environment
and your local community because all
money comes straight to us and in turn
straight to you!
Support our community events: Not only
are you having fun but if we get continued
support we will be able to put on better
events in the future!
Shop Opening Times
Mon 10.00 - 2.30pm
Tues 10.00 - 2.30pm
Wed 10.00 - 12.00noon
Thurs 10.00 - 2.30pm
Fri 10.00 - 2.30pm
Sat 10.00 - 1.00pm
Sun Closed

Competition Time
Calling all graffiti
artists out there!
We want a piece of graffiti art
based on the community that we
can transpose onto our shutters!
Please send your entries to 26
Lavender Hill or pop them in.
The closing date for this is Monday
1 September.
The winner will have their work up
for the whole community to see
and a voucher to spend.
We look forward to seeing your
entries!
Chantry
Youths OK!
Are you aged 13-18? Do you
think there is enough for you to
do in Chantry? Would you like
more things to do, places to go,
cheaper sports activities?
What do you think of the parks
in Chantry, mainly Ellenbrook
and Stone Lodge? How could
they cater better for people of
your age? What equipment or
facilities would you like there?
Do you use the Youth Club at
Stone Lodge - if so, what do you
like best about it? Or what
would you like to do there?
Would you like it open more
nights and in the school
holidays? If you do not use the
youth club, why not?
If you can answer any of these
questions or have questions,
suggestions of your own I would
love to hear from you.
Either contact me via email on
Kate.CYDI@ntlworld.com or go to
www.bebo.com/chantry-youths
I am also interested in any young
people who would like to start up
a youth forum, so if any of these
issues (or any other issues around
Chantry) are something you feel
strongly about, why not get in
touch with me and let’s see if
together we can make a difference
to the area where we live!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kate - Chantry Youths OK!
Project Leader
Chantry Youth
Development
Initiative
Free basketball sessions
New programme for 2008
Following on from the 2007
weekly afternoon basketball at
Chantry High School Sports Hall, a
new year’s programme is planned
for boys and girls aged 5 - 11 years.
As from Wednesday 6 February
2008 weekly basketball will begin
at the usual time 5.00pm to
6.00pm - admission free. Parents
please attend with your children.
We changed to Wednesday
because volunteer coaches found
Thursdays difficult.
Interested? Then turn up any
Wednesday commencing the 6th
of February at 5.00pm at Chantry
Sports Hall.
We hope coaches will again
volunteer time and as a reward are
entered for coaching qualification
grades 1 and 11 paid for and
arranged by CYDI. NB - coaching
grades 1 and 11 are English
Basketball Association nationally
recognised qualifications suitable
for employment in the rapidly
expanding Sports and Leisure
industry or those considering a
career in teaching.
Donations to continue this
important service can be made to
‘Chantry Residents Association
(Youth Section)’, Hon Treasurer,
CYDI Lavender Hill Community
Shop, Lavender Hill, Ipswich, IP2
0NB.
All money is accounted and used
to pay for hire of the Sports Hall,
sports equipment, coach training
etc. and subject to annual audit by
Ipswich Borough Council Audit
Department.
Terry Hagan, Chairman CYDI
Caretaking
Chronicles
The Community Caretakers
undertook a gardening project in
the month of April, which was to
the rear of Hawthorn Drive shops.
The area was full of weeds and
brambles, covered in litter and
bulky items. We also found used
syringes and other used drug
paraphernalia, which were then
disposed of in a safe and correct
manner. If anyone does come
across any syringes, please to do
touch/remove, but contact the
Ipswich Hotline immediately as
these can carry diseases etc. Tel:
01473 433000.
On Friday 9 May the Caretakers will
further involve themselves in
community relations with the
Triangle Estate, as they will take on
the Triangle Football team for the
third time! Maybe this time we can
get our first win. Any teams
community based within Ipswich
wishing to take a friendly
challenge against the Caretakers
team then please contact Ashley
Gray via email.
Ashley.gray@ipswich.gov.uk
Chantry Residents Association held
an Easter party in April and the
Community Caretakers provided
the disco, along with the residents
group who also provided games
for the evening. Easter eggs
supplied by the residents group
were given free to the youngsters
and everyone who attended
enjoyed the fun and games. With
this commitment we aim to be
involved with all the local IBC
resident groups in providing help
with future functions.
Royal British Legion -
Chantry Branch
The reason we exist is to support
those ex service men, women and
their dependants when they need
guidance and help and we do that
by following the guides set out
below. Today they need the
support of the Royal British Legion
more than ever.
Reflection, through Remembrance
and past sacrifice.
Comradeship, experience and
mutual respect.
Selflessness, putting others first.
Support to the Poppy Appeal.
We meet once a month on the
second Wednesday at 7.30pm in
the Belstead Arms and we plan
what we are going to do and how.
For example, we are linking up
with Vinnicombe Court Sheltered
Housing Association in Cambridge
Drive for a Veterans Day event on
28 June starting at 10.30am, when
veterans will meet the community.
Please come along, you will be
welcome. It is hoped some
Second World War vehicles will be
there.
We are at present trying to recruit
new members to help in our need
to support ex-service personnel in
this area. We have a vacancy for a
care worker; training will be given
for this position. You can now join
the RBL if you are not ex-service
providing you have the same aims
to support the ex-service
personnel in the area and if you
are strong we need a Standard
Bearer to carry our Standard at
Church Services and Parades. If
you need any more information
call in at our meetings and see
how we operate.
Theft from
Motor-Vehicle…
Satellite Navigation Systems, or
SatNavs as they’re lovingly
known. A marvellous piece of kit,
providing the directions for the
quickest route to your
destination, avoiding road works
and alerting the driver to those
irritating speed-cameras! Not so
long back they were an optional
extra on high-end prestigious
cars such as BMWs and Mercedes.
Now, anyone can have one for as
little as £130, or twenty-five quid
from a bloke in the pub!
Even though you might not have
one yourself, you may know lots
of friends and relatives who will
and this is where you can help
them to hang on to those
cherished pieces of technology.
Since the beginning of 2008 there
have been 42 thefts of these
devices from cars in the Chantry
area, 18 of these occurring in the
area immediately around Chantry
High School. The offenders strike
at any time of day; the latest one
reported occurred between 12:00
to 12:30 on a weekday just before
CHS lunch time! In every crime
the offender smashed one of the
front door windows, the majority
being the passenger side, and
they just reach in and pull the
SatNav complete with holder off
the windscreen. Some drivers
take the precaution of removing
the SatNav from its holder and
place it in the glove-box. The
empty holder stuck to the
windscreen tells the offender that
the goods are probably in the
glove-box and so this is the
reason why the offenders target
the passenger door window.
Sometimes, as a bonus, the
offender discovers that the driver
has left other valuables within
easy reach of the door, such as
handbags, purses, wallets and
mobile phones.
So do your friends and relatives a
favour, remind them to remove all
valuables from their cars and, if
they have a SatNav, remind them
to remove not just the SatNav but
its holder too. And while they’re
at it, just give the windscreen a
wipe to get rid of that telltale
sucker mark on the glass. You may
just prevent your friend’s or
relative’s SatNav finding it’s way
to that bloke in the pub!
A/PS1249 BARKER
South West Ipswich
Safer
Neighbourhood
Team

Extended Schools Service - Core Offer
In the Spring 2008 edition of CHM, we looked at the Extended Schools “core offer”.
This is made up of six elements.
During 2007, much progress has been made by Schools within the South Ipswich Community Cluster.
Here are just a few examples of the good work done.
Community Cluster Activities
ACTIVMUSIC
“STRING DAY”
Chantry High School held a “String Day” that
involved students from Chantry and the local
Primary Schools.
This is a fun way to introduce new students to
the life of a High School.
BREAKFAST CLUB
Breakfast Clubs
help students
arrive at school
ready to start a
day of “work”.
Breakfast Clubs
are encouraged
by Government
Funding and
are part of the
“Core Offer”.
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5FARM2FORM
3COOKING ON A BUDGET
All of these services
should be provided
where a proven need
has been identified.
This should include
making a charge for
services to cover the
costs of provision and
to ensure that
sustainable services
can be provided.
Editor: A. McKay
Farm2Form is an
innovative program
that brings the
countryside to the
classroom.
The program can
include; learning how
crops grow, milking
cows or hatching eggs.
All schools within the
Community Cluster are
provided with at least
one session during
2007/2008.
Anatomic cows can be milked by students
Where are we now
Most of the schools within the Chantry
High School and Stoke High School
Cluster either have achieved the FULL
CORE OFFER. Some schools would like
to offer more in the areas of
Cooking Projects
are a great way
to introduce
young people to
“Healthy
Eating”.
It’s even better if
Parents join in.
“Healthy
Schools” status,
is a target for all
schools to
achieve by 2010.
ECM
6ESSENTIALS
Core e OffO
ffer
ECM Essentials is a software package that
provides students and staff with the opportunity
to give detailed feedback to the school.
This feedback helps the school determine how
well it is achieving.
Making a den (safe place to be!)
PARENTING SUPPORT and
COMMUNITY ACCESS during 2008.
All schools are required to
provide the FULL Core Offer
before March 2010
Chantry High School is an
ECM Essentials pioneer in Suffolk.
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COMMUNITY ALLOTMENTS
Primary Schools within the
Community Cluster, are keen for
their pupils to learn where food
comes from. Chantry High School
and Ipswich Borough Council are
to keen to help with this by provided
students with “growing spaces “.
If you require more
information, please
contact your local
Extended Schools
Development
Officer Richard
Couldridge on
07776 147741
or contact your
local school
Head Teacher