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September 2019

  • 27/09/19
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    Thank you to The VINCI UK Foundation

    Pupils and staff at The Castle School Post-16 were delighted with a cheque donation of £10,000 to the Friends of Castle School from the VINCI UK Foundation towards the purchase of a multi-purpose vehicle for the World of Work (WOW) programme. The multi- purpose vehicle, once purchased, will...
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  • 26/09/19
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    Thanks to George

    A huge thanks goes to George Rixon (right) who has raised a whopping £350 for The Castle School. In July this year George successfully completed the Walk The Night 2019, which is a walk through London over the marathon distance of 26.2 miles. Along with supporting Breast Cancer Care and Prosta...
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  • 24/09/19
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    The science of Colours!

    On Thursday the 19th September pupils from Secondary 1 had a full day of science experiments to introduce the topic of Colour. This included exploring and hands on learning getting messy and observing materials changing. In the words of Layna from Dover “It was good. I love Science...
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  • 24/09/19
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    Newbury Show Time

    A wonderful array of our student's work was on display at the Newbury Show last weekend. The displays theme was "Rainforests and Ecosystems". With very stiff competition from lots of stalls we managed to get 4th place in the "Work Outside The Classroom" category, which is a w...
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  • 23/09/19
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    All The Fun of the Fair

    Pupils from Key stage 4 and 5 were very lucky to have been given the opportunity to test out the Newbury Show rides for free last week. Lots of pupils tried something new, or overcame a fear of heights to be able to take part. It was wonderful to see Key Stage 4 and 5 talking and enjoying...
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  • 20/09/19
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    New Castle School Video

    We have got a lovely new video with our school song and pupils signing in Makaton to the lyrics. It is a great showcase of how well our pupils communicate. Thank you to Frankie, Dan, Oliver, Willow, Harry, Archie, Naomi, Tracey and Meaghan. Please click the video below and enjoy...
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  • 17/09/19
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    ALDI's Kit for Schools

    This term we’re collecting the Team GB stickers with Aldi’s Kit for Schools for the chance to be one of 20 schools to win £20,000 to build a health legacy at our school! From 6 September 2019 – 3 November 2019, when you spend £30 or more in any Aldi store, you...
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  • 09/09/19
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    Sculpture Celebration

    Over the weekend Greenfest was held in Hampstead Norrey's. The Castle School displayed a sculpture made by last year's Dover and Oxford Classes. The sculpture was titled 'Don't feed us your rubbish.' The classes were inspired by watching BBC's Blue Planet and Hugh's War o...
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  • 04/09/19
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    Welcome Back

    A warm welcome back to The Castle School. We are all very excited to see all the students return ready for this year ahead.  I thought I would take this opportunity to let you know about a few changes to the site at Love Lane over the summer: Our main reception is now in the old music roo...
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