Christmas 2017

Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.)
Just after the Easter break, students in Year 7 and 8
started to 'Drop Everything and Read' once a day during
the school day; the students often refer to this as
'D.E.A.R time'. Students have been keeping track of what
they've read using their purple D.E.A.R reading diaries which
you may have seen. With recent changes to the curriculum
and assessment, students' literacy is becoming more and
more important which is why we regard regular and
measurable reading practice as essential.
Christ the King's very first Reading
Millionaires: George Hammond and
Ibukunoluwa Adebayo with Mr Wilson.
When students finish reading a book, they complete a quiz
in the school's LRC which measures how well they have
understood the book they have read. The quizzes also keep
a running total of how many words each student has read and Mr Wilson, the school's Literacy
Co-ordinator, is very proud to announce Christ the King's very first Reading Millionaires: George
Hammond and Ibukunoluwa Adebayo, although several others are very close to becoming Reading
Millionaires at this time.
There is currently a real buzz around the LRC with many other students aspiring to finish books and
achieve high scores on the quizzes.
As well as reading in school, students are being encouraged to give their literacy a boost by reading
at home too. So, if students do ask you to sign their D.E.A.R diary, please feel free to do so. Who
knows, you might even get a story into the bargain!
Geography
Our Year 12 students spent a day in Beeston in
November as part of the Changing Places unit of their
A Level. The focus was on the character of the area and
how changing population, infrastructure and business has
influenced the nature of the area. The students spent time
in the library honing their research skills with the local
archive and followed this up with a range of fieldwork on
the two contrasting high streets. All our students were
confident with the public and able to draw conclusions
from an area which they were unfamiliar with despite its
similarities with Arnold. The Geography department will
next be in the field in May with year 10 – more information to follow soon.
Christ the King CVA
Darlton Drive,
Arnold,
Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire NG5 7JZ
Principal: Mr C Cuomo
Tel: 0115 955 6262
Email: office@christtheking.notts.sch.uk
www.christtheking.notts.sch.uk