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Moving to the future
Chase Terrace Academy held its third successful foodbank morning on Maundy Thursday just before the Easter holidays.
This time, it was an afternoon slot. Once again, we had a steady trickle of shoppers although I’m not sure that this time slot suited everyone. Due to the generosity of our community, our local vicar, Matt Wallis, from St Johns Community Church and the House of Bread in Stafford our customers were provided with a wide variety of food and essentials including: tea coffee, milk and sugar, and everything else you can imagine in a tin as well as a vast selection of toiletries. The younger members of the families, who came along with their parents and carers, were given an Easter egg and we were all treated to a home baked muffin by our very own Mrs Stokes; tea and coffee was provided for all. We would like to thank all staff from Chase Terrace Academy who assisted on Thursday and gave us backing either setting up, stocking up or clearing up!!! A real team effort.
We continue to be grateful to our Chase Terrace families for taking time out of the day to drop donations into the entrance of our main reception or phoning us to ask how you can help out. Every little thing that you do has allowed the foodbank to function smoothly and provide assistance to those who are in need.
Eggs for All
The support we received for this campaign was amazing. We received over 200 Easter eggs. Tesco Rugeley made a very kind egg donation alongside all the chocolate eggs that our Chase Terrace families sent in. The eggs were distributed via food parcels, during our foodbank afternoon and to a local nursing home Grangemoor that is located close to our school. Every resident, carer and nurse received one of the eggs that you donated. Thankyou. It was lovely to meet the manager Stacey Dewsbury who was a previous Chase Terrace student.
Donation
We have received two substantial donations recently – £300 from Burntwood Lions and £1000 from Mrs Allen from St Johns Church This money is for the sole use of our foodbank. We are therefore going to use it to restock or purchase any items that we do not ordinarily have gifted. Thank you so much to these kind benefactors. The money will be used exactly as you have asked.
Moving Forward
We will no longer be delivering parcels as we accelerate with the teaching and learning responsibilities of our children. However, we have made the decision to keep the foodbank running. We are presently rich in stock and now, as you have heard, have money to continue to support this enterprise. We also and more importantly realise, some of our families still require this support and safety net to remain afloat in the current climate. With this in mind families must not struggle and can still receive a parcel.
This can be prearranged by contacting us on:
Email: office@chaseterraceacademy.co.uk
Phone: 01543 682286
A date and time can then be arranged to collect a pre prepared parcel from main school reception. It will be very quick, easy and discreet.
Alternatively an arrangement can be made to come into school on a Monday between 3.15 and 4.15 to shop for yourself. Time slots will be 15 minutes long.
It is most important that those families who are need contact the school. We have a good selection of items and your calls are confidential.
Our support continues.
The Foodbank Team
Getting back into the swing of things:
Students have finally enjoyed some outdoor face to face physical education teaching. Netball, hockey, football, basketball and rugby have all been taught outside in order to follow the recommended guidelines. Although it can be cold, our participants are encouraged to put on plenty of layers underneath their PE kit and asked to make sure that they stay as active as possible.
The Lateral Flow Testing Site had been located in the Sports Hall and a team of staff and volunteers completed the most amazing job to support our students return to school. On Friday, however, we were very excited to have our sports hall returned to us. We cannot wait to use it again, albeit with all the Covid safety in place. Alongside the lessons, we ran remote and face to face extra-curricular activities in yoga, Boxercise and boxing. We would like to see greater attendance and hope that students will take up these opportunities before the Easter break. It was, however, lovely to see the Year 10 netball team turn up to practice on Tuesday and show that they had not forgotten any of their skills.
Boxercise with Pete
Training with Wayne
Year 10 Netball Training Bubble
Please see our extra – curricular program below up until the Easter break:
Day | Activity | Staff Member | Time |
Tuesday | Netball (Year10) | Mrs Tooth | 3.00 -3.45 |
Wednesday | Boxercise (Year 9)* Netball (Year 11) | Pete Woollard/ Miss Wilson Mrs Tooth | 3.00 -3.45 3.00 -3.45 |
Thursday | Boxing Year 9 * | Wayne Elcock/ Mrs Tooth | 3.15 – 4.00 |
Performers of the Week
Performer of the Week was awarded to Tom in Year 9. His effort and commitment throughout the Lockdown period was outstanding. Regular attendance at live after school events followed by clear, constructive feedback was so helpful. In addition, Tom created a weekly log to describe all his physical activity.
Our other Performer of the Week has been given to our Year13 Level 3 BTEC Sports group. It was decided that our boys would sit their external examinations in school in January when other schools did not. They were very well prepared and had put in the right amount of revision. This week they received their results and they were absolutely amazing, with all boys hitting or exceeding their target grades. We are so proud of them in such difficult times.
A Career in PE
This week we would like to introduce you to a career in sport with:
Michelle Turner – Former International basketball player and current coach of the U16 Birmingham Bullets. As well as this Michelle has a full time position as a midwife. Take the time to listen to her career pathway as it has taken many twists and turns.
Motivation and Resilience in Sport
These qualities are key in life in order to achieve your goals. We would like to introduce you to:
Pete Woollard – A regular coach for our students. Pete taught both HIIT and Boxercise via Teams and overcame a variety of setbacks to be in his current chosen sporting career. Here is what he says.
We hope that you have valued what our people in sport have had to say and it has shown that roles in this sector can be diverse.
Stay fit and healthy.
Chase Terrace Academy PE Department
Dear Parent/Guardian
Your young person is due 2 vaccinations that are free on the NHS and are given in year 9 as part of the national immunisation programme. The vaccinations are to protect against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (3-in-1 Teenage Booster) and 4 strains of Meningitis (ACWY). For those children who are outstanding their Human Papilloma Virus, HPV vaccinations, for which a paper consent form has already been completed, this will also be offered at the appointment.
Meningitis ACWY vaccination helps to protect your child against four types of meningococcal bacteria (groups A, C, W and Y) that can cause meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain) and septicaemia (blood poisoning). These diseases are very serious and can kill, especially if not diagnosed early.
The 3 in 1 Teenage booster vaccination protects against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio, this should be the 5th dose which completes their childhood course; it boosts protection started earlier with baby and pre-school vaccinations against these diseases to give long lasting protection.
More information regarding these vaccinations can be accessed through the links below, please ensure that you read the information contained in the links below prior to booking an appointment and giving consent for your child’s immunisations. You must have parental responsibility or delegated authority to consent for the vaccinations.
www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vaccinations/Pages/vaccination-schedule-age-checklist.aspx
www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/men-acwy-vaccine/
www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/3-in-1-teenage-booster/
www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-vaccine-cervarix-gardasil-side-effects/
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/543950/PHE_9909_MenW_leaflet.pdf
If your child has received either of these immunisations, please contact us at school.immunisation@mpft.nhs.uk or call 0300 124 0366 to advise.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions all vaccinations are being offered via an on-line booking system (fUSION), you will need to register to use this app, once this has been completed you can book your appointment.
Please ensure you know your child NHS number prior to booking, you can find this in your child’s “Red Book” or by using this link: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/online-services/find-nhs-number/
Use the dropdown list and choose your child’s school, (please do not choose an alternative venue), you will then be able to choose an appointment slot, as your child will be in school they may not necessarily be asked to attend at the time you have booked. You will receive a confirmation email and text message with your appointment details on.
Please ensure only 1 parent / guardian books their child’s vaccination appointment to reduce the risk of duplicate appointments / vaccinations.
Please use the link: https://fusion-bpm.sshis.nhs.uk/register/MPFT_School_IMMS to access this facility. We recommend you open the link in either Google Chrome to ensure optimum performance. Code for accessing the registration page is 132
If you are unable to access the on-line booking system or experience difficulties using the system, there is a user guide available on our website https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/services/school-age-immunisation
or please call 0300 124 0366 for assistance.
School Age Immunisation Team
Rising Brook Health Centre
Merrey Road
ST17 9LY
Tel: 0300 124 0366
Email: school.immunisation@mpft.nhs.uk; schoolimmunisation.south@nhs.net
We are excited to share with you the new House logos for Brocket, Elk and Fallow. I would like to take the time to thank all the students who applied for the House logo competition – we were inundated with entries!
The winning entries were submitted by Isobel and Annabel (Year 7), Archie (Year 8), Liya (Year 10) and Zayna ( Year 10).
These students have worked closely with Mr Andrews (Head of Art) to come up with the final designs. We hope you like them just as much as we do!
To all in the Chase Terrace community. The foodbank that you have supported has been a resounding success and we have given out almost 500 food parcels in the local area. It has been an absolute pleasure to be able to drop off weekly foods and have essentials available for collection.
Next week will, unfortunately, be our last delivery to you due to time constraints, additional workload in school and availability of food. The Physical Education Department, who have run this venture, are also keen to get the extra-curricular sports programme running again.
Moving Forward
We will maintain a small food stock onsite, and some of our Duke of Edinburgh students are being trained to run a smaller foodbank initiative. They will be overseen by the Foodbank Team so that it continues to run smoothly. With this in mind, if anyone does find themselves in need in need, please call Chase Terrace Academy on 01543 682286 and organise to collect a parcel from our main school entrance.
Eggs for Easter Campaign.
This week we launched a new initiative that would support families in need, alongside supporting a local care home. Eggs that are donated will gifted to these two groups. Our aim is to collect 250 eggs. Currently we have about 50 so we still need your help.
Foodbank Open Afternoon
Please note that we will be running a Foodbank Open Afternoon on Thursday 1st of April, starting at 3:30 until 5:30, to support families through the Easter period. It will run in the Sixth Form Centre. Anyone attending will be required to wear a mask, unless exempt, sanitise on entry and will be allowed two bags of groceries and essential items. We are really looking forward to seeing our customers and will be providing home baked cakes and coffee.
We anticipate that we will not run anymore mornings until the Christmas period, but will let the community know well in advance of this happening.
Your support on social media has been invaluable, in addition, the kindness and generosity of this community has been overwhelming and has allowed us to stay open for almost six months. Thank you so much. We will stay in touch.
Chase Terrace Academy Foodbank