Last week we celebrated the achievements of all of our pupils during their Progress Praise assemblies. During this time we take the opportunity to shout out and reward those individuals who have done fantastic things in their first term of the year. As we publish Progress Report 1 each year group takes part in an assembly with awards to recognise:

• Most Progress made in each subject area
• Highest Achievement in each subject area
• Pupils who have achieved 100% Attendance
• Pupils who have attended 10 or more Extracurricular activities in a term
• Pupils who have made the Biggest Contribution to their Houses

Across all year groups, we are delighted to recognise the individuals and all who win an award are entered into draws to win vouchers for a shop of their choice. All those who are nominated also receive house points and their achievement certificates.

Well done to all who were presented with an award and keep up the good work as model Etone Learners.

This winter season the Etone Choir are proud to be performing in several events to mark the festive season. So far this year our choir have thrilled their audiences with performances for our Open Evening, parent sessions and charitable events.

Be sure to check out the upcoming ones to see where you could come and join us to support them:

On Friday 18th November, Etone College supported Children in Need along with the rest of the nation. 
To start the day off we held our annual non-school uniform day. There is always a buzz of excitement whenever we host charity events and this was no exception. There were some really spot-tacular outfits as pupils fully embraced the theme of Spottiness. From pupils bringing in £1 to wear non-uniform we raised a total over £900.

Not to be outdone by the lower schools fantastic efforts our Sixth Formers led by the Etone Elect were out in force to improve their total raised for charity so far this year. First of all the pupils hosted a fancy dress competition with the theme being pyjama party. However, no one had to drag themselves out of bed as the offer of some amazing prizes in the Etone raffle and the call of some delicious treats in the bake sale was more than enough to tempt our students into action. 

The day, as usual, was a tremendous success and a special shout-out has to go to out Charity Committee for the fantastic work they have done in raising the profile across the school. We are really excited to start the next set of charitable initiatives with our Foodbank, Toy-drive and Christmas Jumper Days upcoming in December.

In total we have raised:£968.35 total amount for the day and added this to our total raised so far this year to give us a whopping: £1549.15.

Every year, the Salvation Army organise a toy drive within Nuneaton community to collect and distribute presents for disadvantaged children, to help them celebrate Christmas. All donations are gratefully received and ensure Christmas joy is spread to those who are experiencing hardship. Children aged between 0 to 16 years of age are supported in this toy drive.

Etone College are actively participating in this by challenging forms to co-ordinate and donate as much as they can. There is no expectation to buy new goods, although this is welcome. Still boxed and packaged toys, nearly new books and boxed toiletry gifts are being donated by both students and staff to support the Salvation Army and to show students what a difference they can make to the community by engaging in active citizenship. All unwanted gifts are in perfect condition to become the perfect present for a child or teenager in our community. 

All form members and form representatives will be given house points for donations and organisation of donations. House point records will be made by form tutors and Heads of House and the winning form in each year group will win a class prize. Most importantly, our toy drive will show how positive an Etone Learner is in engaging with active citizenship via teamwork, communication, organisation, initiative and showing how caring and supportive they can be. Donations need to be taken to the stage on Thursday 8^th and Friday 9^th December to ensure they are taken to the Salvation Army.

This term Etone College students have really shown Active Citizenship and highlighted the Etone Values with; raising money for Children in Need, and celebrating remembrance. However, it hasn’t stopped there. Each year we collect food on behalf of a local food bank to provide some basic essentials and festive treats to those around Nuneaton who are in need of a little Christmas spirit.

It is at this time of year that we are incredibly thankful for what we have and spend time considering those in less fortunate positions. So we are asking for donations to the Nuneaton Foodbank, which do a fantastic job of serving the community and making sure the food and items get to the people who need it most.

If you are able to take part please bring your food in on Thursday 8^th and Friday 9^th December and give it in at reception. The list of accepted items are on the poster. Our fantastic Charity Committees will be taking the food on Monday 12^th December to the foodbank to do the handover.

Thank you to all of our amazing Etone pupils, parents and staff in advance.

After the success of the KS4 Help Your Child Revise session on 2^nd November we are delighted to announce our next session on 23^rd November – Supporting Year 10 and 12 with Work Experience.

Over the course of this session, we are looking to share some key information regarding what support is on offer in securing work experience placements, what makes an effective placement and how we provide support for pupils during a placement.

The session will take place on teams on Wednesday 23^rd November at 5:30pm – 6:30pm. If you would like to join please inform the school

We look forward to seeing you there!

On a blustery autumn morning, over one hundred cadets and staff from four of our schools braved the high winds and cold to pay their respects to those who have given the most to our communities and country within the armed forces and emergency services. At this time, we also remembered those innocent civilians who lost their lives in the crossfire of conflict.

This year, our Armistice Day parade was held at Barr Beacon School in Walsall and was attended by the Headteachers from Barr Beacon School, Bloxwich Academy, Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School, Etone College and Turves Green Boys' School. Major (Ret) Simon Cuthbert of the West Midlands Cadet Expansion Programme attended as the inspecting officer, and our CEO Ms Lynsey Draycott was also in attendance. It was a proud moment for all of the cadets. 

The parade was commanded by Flt Lt Muller. Ms Broome of Barr Beacon School (a Veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq) conducted The Act of Remembrance. All of the cadets and staff marked the two minutes silence before Maj Cuthbert addressed the parade about the importance of remembrance and how smart all of the cadets looked whilst on parade.

LEST WE FORGET.  

On Friday 18^th November Etone will be supporting Children in Need this year through our annual non-school uniform day. We would like to invite our pupils to wear non-uniform with a suggested donation of £1. 

The theme for this year is ‘Spotty’ and whilst clothing should be appropriate it is not compulsory that pupils should purchase spotty clothing specifically for the day. However, there are some great ideas on the Children in Need website to really get you in the mood for the event.

We will be presenting a prize for the best costume/ outfit on the day.

Over in our Sixth Form our students will be taking part in a ‘Pyjama’ themed dress up event and cake bake sale at break. We are very proud of how our pupils show their active citizenship throughout and our Charity Committee are dedicated to making sure they do their best to promote the good causes we aim to support at Etone.

Thank you in advance for all the support you give us in all of our citizenship programmes.