School Uniform and Hoodies

The school has become aware of some confusion amongst the students concerning what constitutes school uniform, particularly during this period where Covid measures are in place, to ensure comfort and safety on the school site.

To provide some clarification, the school defines a ‘hoodie’ as a sweatshirt or fleece with a hood.   These are not part of school uniform and should not be worn by students on site.  If wearing them when travelling to or from school, the students should remove them upon entering the school site.  Zipped hoodies made of sweatshirt/fleece material (or ‘zoodies’ as they are sometimes called) are also not permitted to be worn whilst on the school site.

Hoodies (or ‘zoodies’) that are intended and designed for wear as an outdoor coat, that is possessing waterproof/windproof qualities, are permitted and can be worn on the school site at break times and lunch times.  They may also be worn in classrooms in addition to a blazer when current Covid ventilation requirements make classrooms too cold for effective learning.

Other Important Dates

Thursday 3 March - Year 9 Parents' Consultation

Wednesday 9 March - Year 10 Parents' Consultation

Thursday 10 March - Year 11 Information Evening

 Ollie Chessum is called up to play rugby for England

Former student Ollie has been selected in the match day squad to face Italy at the weekend in the rugby Six Nations. 

Mr Offer, Teacher of PE has given an interview to Radio Lincolnshire and The Times newspaper (published 11 February 2022 as below) detailing Ollie's meteoric rise from playing for Leicester Tigers to England selection.

We are all incredibly proud of Ollie's achievements.

 Lessons from Auschwitz

Recently, I have been gifted with the opportunity to participate in the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz Online Course’.  This consisted of 3 sessions in which our group learned about, remembered and commemorated the many individuals lost in the Holocaust.  Personally, the most valuable aspect of this course, was the eye-opening survivor testimony from Mala Tribich.  It gave us a great insight into the lives and struggles of the many Jewish people targeted by the Nazis across Europe.  The course became especially emotional during her retelling of the events that led to her arrival and eventual rescue at Auschwitz.  It really helped me to comprehend the cruelty and absurdity of the Nazis’ anti-Semitic ideals.

We were also able to see many of the aspects of the tour of Auschwitz in Poland, through the use of the virtual reality headset, provided by the Holocaust Trust.  Because of this, we managed to achieve a deeper understanding, allowing us to just slightly experience the awful conditions that the victims faced.  In our final session, I was honoured to read aloud a poem to commemorate all those taken by the Holocaust.  This was a very special moment for me as I was able to help others to remember the individual lives of each person rather than remembering them as just a statistic.  This course has taught me about the importance of the awareness of human rights, and has helped me to understand the roots and potential consequences of prejudice.  Overall, it has been a life-changing experience and one that I will remember for years to come.

For my next steps, I hope to use the knowledge and experience that I have gathered throughout this course and spread it to my peers within and out of school.  I hope that this will enable more people to become aware of the effects of the Holocaust, as well as what we can learn from it as a community.  I will attempt to show others that each person that died as a result of the Holocaust was an individual who was part of society, with family and friends.  Many of these people are forgotten in history and deserve to be remembered, especially since we are a part of the last generation in which the Holocaust is still living history.

By Tobias Kirk, Form 6.10

LFA (Lessons from Auschwitz) Project – Review

The entire experience of the course was very enriching, and it allowed me to learn and see things that I had not been able to in the past. Being able to (virtually) experience the actual locations of the events was very powerful, and hearing the story of a real survivor, Mala Tribich, in her own words was really interesting and really put into account just how someone in those situations would have felt, with the memory of someone who had lived to experience it. Hearing the story from her was really powerful as it showed the story of just one person and how it has impacted her to this day, over the course of the holocaust, the effect that has lasted even since then is unimaginable.

The main lesson that I intend to take from the course is the idea that each and every one of those 6 million people had their own lives, own loved ones and own story. The statistics tend to take the focus away from the individuals, and it is important to return this individuality to them, so that each one of them is not forgotten. They must be humanized, and their pain and bravery should not be underestimated or underappreciated. However, the perpetrators of the holocaust should not be forgotten and be humanized but for different reasons. They are often given labels such as “monsters” or “evil”, but terms like this almost seem to excuse their actions, as if they were not in their right mind, but it must be remembered that each and every one of them knew what they were doing, and all made an individual choice. The story from Mala Tribich really put this idea in perspective. Just this one person had their own amazing story of the holocaust and every other one of these other 6 million would have had their own story similar to this also. This course really helped me put all the information that I already knew into perspective and taught me much more about life for the Jewish people of Europe before the holocaust ad how the actions in the holocaust changed this.

With this experience, I intend to share the idea that each person has their own story and that they should all be remembered individually, all with their own story and also that all victims and perpetrators were humans and should be held accountable/remembered as such. I will use my next steps to share what I have learnt and to spread the message that I have learnt about the holocaust. They should each be remembered for their sacrifices, lives and deaths.

By Oliver Gray, Form 6.10

Holocaust Display Created by Ranya Tran

  Volleyball

The Carre’s Grammar School under-15 volleyball team have been making tremendous progress and after two years of amazing dedication and enthusiasm, we decided that the team were ready for a higher level of competition. This meant that on Saturday 29 January the team became the first from Carre’s to ever play in the Volleyball England national competition. Volleyball England have revamped their junior competition structure for this year, introducing a new Tier 2 level for developing club teams and school teams, which sounded perfect for our team!

The draw was regionalised and so our squad travelled to Ashfield in Nottinghamshire and faced junior teams from several established volleyball clubs, including Milton Keynes, Darkstar (Derby) and Northamptonshire. We were the only school team to attend! The boys performed brilliantly, winning all of their group games by a score of 3-0. They didn’t ease off in the semi-final and subsequent final, triumphing on both occasions by the same 3-0 scoreline!

Results from Grand Prix #1

The results can be viewed on the Volleyball England website.

The standard of volleyball on the day was excellent, and our squad were clearly deserving winners, not even dropping a set throughout the day. This is testament to their attitude towards training, improving and enjoying their volleyball. The team will now attempt to play at a higher level, entering either the under-15 Tier 1 or the Under-16 Tier 2 competition for the second Grand Prix. This next step will be a tremendous challenge for the boys, but I have every faith they will rise to it and have another great day of volleyball.

Mr Newell, Teacher of PE

The squad, pictured below, were Adrian, James, Charlie, Charlie, Finn, Daniel, Archie, Sam and Harry.

Please see our website www.carres.uk for information about our school and more News Stories.

Notices

If you have moved or changed your home address, telephone/mobile number or email address - please email enquiries@carres.uk, so your records can be updated.

ParentPay - please ensure your son/daughter has enough money on their ParentPay account to pay for food and drinks at break times.

All PE kit and clothing/shoes/football boots/trainers etc should be named if possible to make it easier to reunite students with their lost property.  

Free School Meals

If you receive any benefits, you should tell your school as they can get extra funding called the Pupil Premium grant. This includes:

• Universal Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of state Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

• Children who get paid these benefits directly can also get free school meals.

  To apply for Free School Meals, please navigate to the Lincolnshire County Council website and click on the Schools and Education link.

Short Story Competition - Sleaford Library

As part of the Riverlight Festival taking place in Sleaford in March, Sleaford Library is running a short story competition for all age groups. There are 3 age categories 5-11 years, 12-17 years and 18 and over. Each has a £25 Love to shop voucher to be won.

Alongside that, during half-term, a couple of writing workshops for interested children run by a published author, should they wish to get some guidance on writing a story.  The short story should have the river Slea central to its theme.

Also in half-term an artist in residence is running some workshops for children to make some paper maché  fish to be used in an art installation in the library window during the festival week in March.

For further details please contact Sleaford Library on 01522 782010 or Sleaford.Library@GLL.org

LINCOLN FESTIVAL OF FUN

12 - 20 February 2022

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Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership 

The Winter School Run - Top Tips for Staying Safe

• During the colder months parents are more likely to drive their children to school, so the roads may be busier. Allow extra time for your journeys.
• There may have been an overnight frost so before setting off you may need to scrape the car. Ensure that ALL windows are free from frost or snow before setting off to minimise blind spots.
• Allow plenty of space for any children biking or scooting along the road, or crossing in front of you.
• Be vigilant for pupils dressed in dark clothing walking or cycling to or from school.
• After snowfall always remove snow from the roof of your vehicle. Snow falling from a roof of a vehicle can prove fatal to cyclists and motorcyclists.
• It may be more appropriate to drive much more slowly than the speed limit during adverse weather conditions.
• Be prepared to stop quickly if a child steps out without looking. Don't forget stopping distances can double on wet road surfaces. In icy conditions, stopping distances can be up to ten times longer.

Does your teen use the roads after dark?

Do you know if they are visible to drivers?

• Encourage them to wear something reflective which will make them stand out after dark. In many outdoor sports, participants have been wearing reflective and fluorescent clothing for years and has gradually become more commonplace.
• Fluorescent coloured clothing or 'h-viz' is ideal for dull and grey winter days, but after nightfall, fluorescent colours are ineffective. Once the sun goes down, reflective materials are then needed for the wearer to be seen.
• Reflective materials are now regularly incorporated in the design and manufacture of clothing and accessories by popular youth labels and sports brands. So next time your young person wants new sports shoes, you may actually be helping them to stay safe after dark.