Student voice recordings for the Rumble Museum

As many of you will have seen, we have been filling the display cabinets in the Library stage area with a broad variety of artefacts, ranging from lithic weapons dating to 8000 - 4000 BC to very modern items such as an iPod! The artefacts are in cabinets representing different themes, and you can find webpages detailing each of these artefacts on the Rumble Museum website at www.rumblemuseum.org.uk

We are now creating information boards and labels for each item. Some of these boards are very large and detailed, picking out particularly interesting items. Others will be small and will simply contain a few lines with a QR code which will take people straight to the website page for the artefact.

We are looking for interested students to record their voices reading out the pages on the objects, so that people can have an audio guide to the items. If you would like to have your voice recorded reading out a few lines about a particular artefact, please speak to myself or Mr Gimson.

Your voice recording will then be a permanent feature of the collections guide on the website for the whole community. You can choose to talk about an object from a particular era or area of history which interests you - if you take a look at the objects so far, you will see the collection is very broad, and always growing!

Thank you very much.

Theatre Workshop Friday 5th May 11.50 to 1.20

Next Friday is a very interesting workshop being run by Anwar Akhtar, who produced Dara (a play about a Sufi Mogul prince at a key moment in Indian history) at the National Theatre two years ago. It is a very interesting opportunity for anyone interested in Theatre, Journalism, Human Rights or South Asian history.  If you would like to take part please talk to Ms Mortimer or e-mail her (pmo@cheney.oxon.sch.uk). There is also the chance to see a screening of the play in Oxford on Friday evening - this is a public event and not a school trip, but you can sign up by going to:

 https://form.jotformeu.com/Events_All_Souls/DaraScreeningOxford5May

For more information about Dara, please go to:  http://www.thesamosa.co.uk/2017/04/12/why-dara-still-speaks-to-us-today-19/

Mr Adam - Powerpoint for those on DofE

Y12 Class

For all of those Y12's on DofE please go through this PowerPoint to catch up on work for Mr Adam.

Confident Babysitting course

Confident Babysitting Course

Cumnor Old School hall 

Saturday 6th of May 2017

The Confident Babysitting Course is a one day course which explores topics such as parent and babysitter expectations, child safety and accident prevention, child protection, practical issues and challenging behaviour as well as first aid. It is hoped that by the end of the day students will become more confident and have a better understanding of the responsibilities of looking after younger children. On completion of the course, students will be issued with a certificate of attendance and an Emergency Response First Aid Certificate, which is valid for three years.

The course costs £35, payable on the day. Refreshments will be provided, however students are asked to bring a packed lunch.

French Revolution Revision for Year Thirteen

I was hoping to start French Revolution revision this Thursday but have had to postpone until next week - many apologies.  

Y213 The French Revolution and the Rule of Napoleon

Revision Programme Summer 2017

Sessions are primarily intended for Year Thirteen, who are expected to attend, but Year Twelve are very welcome to come too, especially on 17^th June.

Thursday 27th April, L14, 3-4.15pm		Postponed to Thursday 4th May
Thursday 4th May, L14, 3-4.15pm	Napoleon Bonaparte to 1807 – his rise to power, reforms as consul, and military victories to 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte to 1815 – the continental system, Peninsular War, and Russian campaign, final campaigns and fall
Thursday 11th May, L14, 3-4.15pm	The First French Republic 1792-99
Monday 15th May/Wednesday 17th May:  mock exam
Wednesday 17th May, L14, 3-4.15pm	The Constitutional Monarchy 1789-92
Thursday 25th May, L14, 3-4.15pm	The Causes of the French Revolution 1774-89
Saturday 17th June, Community Hall, 9.30am to 12.30pm	Overview of entire specification and question planning practice.
Wednesday 21st June

Firm and Insurance Offers Deadline 4th May 2017

If you are one of the 45 UCAS applicants who haven't yet chosen your Firm and Insurance offer, please do so this weekend (unless you did not hear from all your institutions by 31st March) as the deadline is on Thursday 4th May.  Please talk to your tutor or to me if you have any questions.

Many thanks

DGi

Recent Message from Student Finance England - deadline 26 May

If you work with students who are starting university or college in 2017/18, it’s time to remind them that the deadline to apply for student finance is 26 May 2017.

Students who don’t apply before this date might not get their money in time for the start of their course, so encourage them to apply now in three easy steps.

Register online It’s quick and easy to apply online at www.gov.uk/studentfinance Fill in the application They don’t need a confirmed place. They should apply using their preferred choice of course and simply change the details online later if they need to. Print, sign and return the declaration form We can’t pay them until they do! Before they send it to us, they should check that they’ve signed their full name and used the current date – not their date of birth. Any mistakes could delay their application.

If they’ve already started their application online, remind them to log back into their student finance account now and finish it before the deadline.

For everything students need to know about student finance, they should visit SFE’s student finance zone on The Student Room.

There’s also a range of resources for you on the practitioner website that give more information about what students can get, how they apply and what evidence they need to complete their application.

Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and watch our films on YouTube to get regular updates.

Kit for DofE Gold WALKING EXPEDITION

The following students still need to pay:

£20 deposit
£5 for tent and trangia

Including whatever else you ordered.

The list is as follows:

Jithin Varghese
Rowan Allison Drake
Nathan Gibbons
Angad Singh
Fergus McKirdy
Magda Kozlecka
Queen Pilpal

Please pay at the school shop and then collect from me in C26.
Miss Bristow

Year 12 DofE Gold Expedition Plans

To All Walking Expedition Groups,

Please be at school for 5:45am on Thursday 27th April. We will be leaving at 6am. ALL students MUST have a pair of walking boots. Without these you will be unable to walk the Brecon Beacons.

The weather will be cold so please remember hats, gloves and scarves to stay warm. Remember something warm to wear to bed and a proper sleeping bag for camping not just for the house.

KIT WILL BE HANDED OUT TODAY AT LUNCH TIME TO P5 IN C26 - DEPOSIT AND RENTAL MONEY NEEDED.

See you all then,
Miss B

Kyoto Prize Lectures 12th May

Please see the large poster outside Ms Dix's office for info about lectures on Acquired Immunity, Ageing and Stigma, and Fun Research in Computer Vision - only the final one falls largely outside the school - please don't miss lessons to attend, but do book (see address on poster) if you are interested.

Psychology/Neuroscience/Philosophy lecture

Please contact Dr McHugh by e-mail if you are interested in attending the event described below, and copy me in.  Many thanks,

DGi

I just wanted to let you know that St. Hilda's College will run another event in its Neuroscience/philosophy seminar series on Thurs 4th May 5-7pm entitled 'Addiction and the Brain'. Please pass the information on to any 6th form (or younger) students or teachers that you think might be interested and please ask them to get in touch if they would like to come along.

 

Venue: Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, OX4 1DY.

 

 

Best wishes,

 

Stephen McHugh

 

 

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Dr Stephen McHugh

Research Fellow in Psychology, St. Hilda's College

Dept Exp. Psychology

University of Oxford

9 South Parks Road

Oxford, OX1 3UD

tel: 07545 161502

email: stephen.mchugh@psy.ox.ac.uk

Year 12 DofE Kit Order

Can the following pupils please see me so that they can order what kit they require for the expedition:

Rowan Allison Drake
Ahmed Elias
Lara Heneghan
Alex McCann
Humza Mohammed
Musa Sadiqi

Thank you,
Miss B

Oxford Brookes University Residential Summer School

Oxford Brookes are holding a residential summer school between the 3rd and 5th July. 
More information is on their website

It will consist of four different summer schools for Y12 students:
Scientia - providing students with an interactive insight into Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths
Kick up the Arts - Experiencing life as a Film, Music, Publishing, or Fine Arts Student.
Equine - Practical sessions wit Vetinary Physiotherapist and visit to Common Leys Farm Campus 
Animal Behaviour - Sessions on animal training and anatomy and visit to Common Leys Farm Animal Unit 

Gap Year

GAP YEARS  -  Warts and All!

www.independentgapadvice.org

We are unpaid volunteers with over twenty years experience of the gap year sector, working in partnership with former gap year volunteers.  We receive no benefit whatsoever for the information and advice we offer. 

Lawrence Lockhart, Founder and Coordinator of Gap Year Fairs, former teacher, careers adviser, educational aid worker in Africa.

Contact: lawrence@independentgapadvice.org, telephone 01225-316593.

Callum Russell, blind from birth, gap year volunteer in Peru with Quest Overseas, Fundraiser for ‘Sight for Surrey’.

Contact: callum@independentgapadvice.org. or telephone 07557-916996.

Email or call Lawrence or Callum on gap year issues, or contact us via the website.

Work Experience Opportunity

The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics is running a week long work experience programme this summer from August 21st - 25th.

During this week you will get the opportunity to extract DNA from saliva samples, use the polymerase chain reaction to amplify this DNA, and perform restriction digestions of the PCR product. 

The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics is based in Headington and is part of Oxford University. More information about this opportunity is available on their website

There are 12 spaces available and at least 4 of those spaces will be filled by people from local schools. 

Deadline for applications: 28th April
How to apply: Send a CV and 500 word supporting statement to bmwells@well.ox.ac.uk

Professor Robert Gildea Talk L14 Period Five Thursday

A reminder to all Year Twelve Historians that Professor Robert Gildea will be talking about the French Revolution in L14 during Period Five tomorrow Thursday 6th April from 1.30pm.  Please be punctual.  Year Thirteens are also very welcome indeed and are encouraged to come if they don't have a lesson - it will be a different talk to the excellent one you heard last year.

Year Books/Leavers Hoodie

As we’re approaching the end of the year, we’ve started discussing yearbooks. 

We’re very aware of the time and effort this would involve, and we would need a large team of people to help- however as we’re getting closer to exams, and with prom organisation on the way, we thought it would be good to consider other options. 

We want to ensure that everyone has something at the end of the year to remember your time at Cheney, and another option is a leavers hoodie. 

We would still need a small group of people to help with the design, but it would be much more straightforward. 

However, if there is an overwhelming majority who would prefer a yearbook, we can look further into that too. I’ve created an online poll- please vote for which you’d prefer!

https://goo.gl/Brm7Sb

Thanks,

Aisha

HG

Firm and Insurance Choices

Just a reminder that if you have received all your offers you should be deciding on your Firm and Insurance choices before 4th May. This gives you the holiday to think about things and make any more visits you feel would be helpful.

Student finance applications should also be well underway by now.  I recommend completing your application over the holiday if you are starting university in September 2017.

Please see me if you have any questions.

Y13 Chemists

Your revision/exam paper schedule can be found on the Y13 Chemistry blog. Please check this so you know what to expect after the holidays.

Yours
Ms Elias

Prom Committee

Coming close to the Easter holiday, the Student Leadership Team would like to put together a prom committee to help organise this year's summer prom. 

Summer prom is not only a farewell to current year 13’s but also to celebrate the sixth form as a whole- so we are expecting many to get involved. 

Last years winter ball meetings didn't have a huge turnout resulting in ideas not being communicated effectively, however, we need active and motivated people to get this off the ground. 

From fundraising to ideas, if you want to get involved then please come to the BR block upstairs meeting room, adjacent to the office, on Friday(7th April) at lunchtime for a quick meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Asam

DHB

Y12 girls Physics Problem-solving day (free)

Calling all Year 12 girls thinking about Physics at University!!

APPLY BEFORE APRIL 5TH
Oxford Physics department are running a FREE Y12 girls problem solving day on Friday 21st April.  The day involves workshops, meeting Physics undergraduates and researchers, trying some undergraduate practicals, and advice on applying to Oxford Uni. It will be fun, useful, and incredibly beneficial for UCAS applications!

Follow the link below to apply BEFORE 5TH APRIL.  Only a few spaces left, and priority will be given to local schools.

https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/my-forms/year-12-girls

Any questions, ask Dr Spence

Brookes Community Scholarship last chance to apply

If you are one of the 14 Cheney students who have an offer from Brookes, but haven't applied for the Community Scholarship, you have until the end of today to apply - see https://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying-at-brookes/finance/undergraduate-finance---uk-and-eu-students/community-scholarships/ for details.  There is no harm in applying and I don't think it would take you long.

Poetry Competition - please follow this link

http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/schools-poetry-competition.html

12-TU5

Reminder

Miss Jackson's tutor group - please register with me for tutor on Monday and Tuesday