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Ninja Warrior

On Thursday our Year 11 Prefects enjoyed the chance to develop their team-building skills by visiting the Ninja Warrior UK challenge course. This was part of their training program looking to develop the key skills expected in the role of a prefect.

As a prefect our pupils are the role models for all other pupils as Etone Learners. Held to the highest expectations it is a role that we value and from this there is a clear prestige.

Our prefects had the chance to tackle the obstacle course, journey through the inflatables and even enjoy some Christmas tunes on the coach. A well deserved reward for the efforts that they have put into this year so far. A big thank you to all of our staff on the trip and of course a Merry Christmas to our Prefects.

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Christmas Concert

On Thursday there was Musical Magic in the air as the Etone Choir, bands and solo performers took centre stage for our Christmas Concert.

Each year Mrs Kay-Shepheard puts on a masterful display of Etone talent as pupils from across all year groups regale their friends, families and peers with Christmas cheer.

This year we had a bumper turn out of parents and supporters, who were very generous in their donations towards the Nuneaton Food-bank. 

With Christmas classics and of course a singing audience the night was swept away with music, cheer and merriment as we enjoyed mince pies, cakes and coffee.

Thank you to all for their attendance! Merry Christmas Everyone.

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Christmas Teachmeet

This week our Teaching and Learning team were very excited to be hosting the annual Christmas Teachmeet. The brainchild of the brilliant Miss Stafford, the session is a unique experience where festive fun meets pedagogical techniques. Each year there is a slightly different take as our teachers explore some of the latest strategies, whilst enjoying the chance to celebrate a long Autum term.

This year our event started with a Christmas Research: Swap Shop. Here each teacher was tasked with sharing a piece of research that has informed the development of their practice. During a 5 minute slot they would have a chance to explain the research and how it has supported them, before listening to that of their colleagues. During the aspect of the event there were over 80 different pieces of research used which has informed the practice of our teachers across this term. This underlines the importance that Etone places on the value of using the most up to date and robust research to inform our learning environments.

After this our staff were eager to find out the winners of the Etone Admin Awards 2023. Where our support staff shared their thanks to our teachers for their efforts across this year as well as our Heads of House Awards for Form Tutor’s of the Year. We would like to celebrate and congratulate the efforts of Mrs Beasley (Centaur), Miss Lower (Dragon), Miss Bryant (Griffin), Mr Key (Phoenix).

With that it was time for our ECT staff members to thank the rest of the staff for their support this term as they shared their top teaching tip, before feeling the pride as we watched the Yearly Review of our achievements at Etone over 2023.

Finally our staff were able to enjoy some Christmas Merriment with the traditional sing along of the 12 Days of Etone, complete with Three French Books, Two Mini Whiteboard and Lots of Employability. Before ending with Mr Astall’s second rendition of Celebrity Look-A-Likes. Although we will save those for another time.

Striking the balance between providing the best education possible, whilst looking after the wellbeing and workload of staff is something that we are committed to at Etone and it was lovely to be able to host this event. We hope all our staff enjoyed it and look forward to hosting again, same time next year.

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Team Building Day

On Tuesday 12th December, 50 students across the Matrix Schools met at Barr Beacon to find out more about their “Far From Home” Italian adventure as part of the Turing Scheme. The day consisted of meeting their staff, team building activities and learning more about where they are going. This of course would not have been complete without a “surviving Italy” language taster session from a native Italian, as well as tasting some authentic Italian dishes such as ‘Melanzane alla Parmigiana’ ‘Patate, Gorgonzola e Chorizo’ and a choice of ‘Antipasti’ to awaken their taste buds. The day was finished off by writing a Christmas card back to their pen pal in our partner school in Rome, we cannot wait to visit and meet them in person! 

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Etone’s Dance Squad

Etone’s Dance Squad took to stage for their very first time!

A fantastic group of girls have worked really hard to put together an amazing performance for the Matrix Academy Showcase. With great enthusiasm and dedication to Dance, the girls are currently working on performances for the new year which we endeavour will take our Dance squad to new levels!

If you would like to get involved, please see Miss Oakley

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CCF goes STEM!

With 2 visitors from the RAF, the students got involved in games linking to STEM as they had a chance to develop problem solving and teamwork I g skills.

Games involved getting as many students feet in one hula hoop as possible (winner was 17!) and skipping through a rope one at a time and then in groups. Throughout the evening the cadets working together  showing analytical thinking and coming up with various strategies.

We would like to thank our guests for coming and bringing with them some festive joy. Merry Christmas Cadets.

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Christmas Jumper Day

Over the past year, Etone has been hard at work collecting donations and funds for various local and national causes. This week we have been adding to their already impressive total of £7,000 raised since 2021 by taking part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day with an aim to raise funds to support the charity who carries out global work in protecting young people around the world. As you can see from the pictures there were some very colourful and exciting pieces of knitwear on display but perhaps the most impressive part is the fact the school were able to raise £309.90 towards the cause. Mr Smith had the following to say “You can always count on Etone staff and pupils to get behind charitable events. We really do care about the local area and take time to encourage engagement with the local community on any issues that arise. We also recognise the national and global efforts others are making and we want to do our bit to support them all.”

Whilst we enjoyed seeing the different offerings of jumpers there were some which clearly missed the mark, with the increase in football jumpers Mr Bowley would like to remind all that for uniform purposes only an Arsenal jumper should be allowed. But as it’s Christmas he is willing to allow them to pass. The array of jumpers was simply amazing and it was great to get the annual ‘photo around the tree’ from our pupils and staff.

We would like to thank all who participated and invite everybody to have a very relaxing festive period.

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Mince Pies and Christmas Carols

On Friday we once again threw open our doors for the Year 8 Christmas Carol and Mince Pie event. This is an opportunity for our Year 8’s to welcome their parents into the school as they are regaled with some delightful performances, whilst getting to tell them all about their time in school. This event is an important part of our parental communication and engagement strategy and were thrilled to once again have a packed out hall.

During the event we also raised funds for Save the Children with our Community Champions and Year 12’s serving mince pies, festive treats and additional refreshments in exchange for donations. During the performances the full range of Etone talent was on show including our House Band – The MulWds, the Etone Choir and individual performances from a range of our pupils. We want to thank all of our parents for joining in the singing and cannot wait to welcome you back next year. Merry Christmas All.

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Etone Unites for Christmas

Each year Etone takes the time to collect donations form across our community to support people in need around the local area in support of various charity initiatives. Christmas time is an important season for our college with celebration and a chance to reflect on the year. However, for many this time of year can be particularly difficult. Recently our Community Champions were busy finding out some starling statistics including:

• 1 in 5 children in the UK will not receive Christmas presents

• Over 1 million children will go without a warm meal at Christmas time

• 27% of families have admitted to not being able to afford to feed their family

However, perhaps the most poignant is that there will be more than 6 million tonnes food of waste this Christmas.

With such a stark experience up and down the country our community has overwhelmed us with the sheer amount of food and toys that have been donated for our Toy Drive and Foodbank appeals.

To start with on Monday our Community Champions showcased the caring and supportive nature of Etone with the delivery of 23 boxes of food including; 100 mince pies, 150 tins of food, selection boxes and even tubs of Christmas sweets. These are always greatly received but perhaps more this year than most and the volunteers at the Nuneaton Foodbank were once again thrilled to see our collections for the cause.

However, this year there was a particularly impressive haul with our Toy Drive in support of the Salvation Army. With games, dolls, cuddly toys and some truly special gifts the donation centre staff were over the moon with the opportunity to provide even more gifts to people across the town and surrounding areas. It will surely have a big impact and make someone’s Christmas very special.

We of course have a big thank you to all of our staff and pupils and their families who have supported our initiative and wish you all a very merry Christmas.

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Football Education Academy Roundup

Etone WBA 4 V 1 Stratford Town 

A quick fixture turn around presented Etone WBA with the chance to get back to winning ways after a couple of weeks off and some poor results of late. The game started slowly with a couple of half chances but when Atkins rounded 2 defenders and finished at the near post to make it 1-0. Shortly after he doubled the home sides lead from a flick on from Heaths near post corner. A few subs at half time against a Stratford team who was tiring helped, Super sub Clarke scoring just 45 seconds into the second half beating 2 players down the left wing and slotting into the bottom right corner. A few chances came and went during the last half hour but Evan’s got on the score sheet with a finish across the goalkeeper after a mistake by the Stratford defenders. A late consolation goal for Stratford came from an error whilst trying to play out from the back but couldn’t hide what was a comfortable 4-1 win. 

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