- 16/4/12 School restarts after Easter break.
- 20/4/12 Grades home for Year 8,13
We have finally collected in all the money for Charities Week and will be presenting a cheque to Nelson’s Journey on Tuesday 17th April. We managed to raise a grand total of £3820.22.
On a personal note I would like to thank the 6th form representatives and the Head Boys and Girls for all their planning and support in making Charities Week such a huge success this year. I would also like to thank all the students, staff and parents who supported the events and made it such a positive experience and helped to raise such a high amount for a very worthy local charity.
Miss Ricketts
6th Form Football
The Sixth Form football team have reached the City Cup Final, beating Hellsdon 4-2 in the semi-final (CNS were 2-0 down, against the run of play). The final will be played at Thorpe High School on the 3G pitch on Wednesday 18th April. CNS will take on Thorpe Sixth Form. Kick-off is at 3.30pm. Spectators welcome.
Students signing in or out
Please be reminded that if a student needs to sign in or out of school premises during the course of the school day, they must report to the Student Welfare Office and should always have a note in their Planner giving them Parental consent to do so.
It’s time to re-launch the CNS Association!
All parents, carers, staff and governors are cordially invited to a cheese and wine event to re-launch the CNSA on Thursday 26 April at 7.00pm in the 6th form centre.
This will be an opportunity to talk informally about what we would like the association to organise in the summer term for both students and their families and to think about how we would like to spend any funds raised.
In line with the current constitution the formal Annual General Meeting will be held in the first half of the autumn term, so please take this opportunity to meet fellow CNSA members and to start planning the future shape of our school association.
To help plan catering could you please let us know if you are able to attend? Please contact Alison Coyle on 01603 250135 or email alisoncoyle@btinternet.com.
Message from Mr Nixon
This week I thought it might be useful to talk about what it means to work at the City of Norwich School.
Our school has a huge amount of history and it immediately hits you as you drive through the school gates. In fact I remember when I was appointed, my family came to see the school and both of my sons who were teenagers at the time, said how awesome it looked. There are not many schools where young people say that! It is then, when you come inside the school that you sense the school itself; a school with a strong tradition, with a long history, with standards but also a school with a fantastic atmosphere. You feel and experience this on a daily basis when you see the smiles on the students faces, the way they thank you when you hold a door open or they hold a door open for you; the laughter that you hear. These are the parts of school life that you cannot measure; that you cannot document. I believe a school should be vibrant; I believe children should be buzzing around and should be enjoying themselves but also working hard and concentrating because they are enjoying the work.
Working at CNS is all about a determination to develop and constantly improve and a desire to do the very best for every single student. It is also about treating every single person as an individual. Of course we have community values and of course we have a community identity and a vision, but within that, it’s about treating people as themselves. As parents, you may have two or three children at home and I’m sure you will realise that all of them have different motivations, different skills, different talents and have to be treated differently. It is our job to do the same for the talent within both our staff and students, encouraging individuals to flourish, whether it be a Year 7 student or a member of staff. School community and values are important however, that’s what ties us all together and that’s what makes sure that we continue to strive for excellence.
Working at CNS is a huge privilege; I drive in every morning and think how lucky I am to be here and, what a fantastic position I am in to be able to influence a school with such a long and strong tradition. But it is also hard work and CNS is a school where everyone is working very hard to do their very best for every single student.
Have an excellent holiday and I’ll look forward to seeing everyone back at the end of the Easter break.
Jim Nixon
