Campsmount

I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone who has bought tickets for our Florida Easter Raffle….students, staff, parents, friends and family you have all helped us to raise a massive £822!

This is a fantastic achievement and beats the £700 target that we had set ourselves. Thank you to the girls who have worked hard to sell these, Mrs Thornton and Miss Lindley who have helped me collate all of the tickets and a huge thank you to Mrs Birtles, who once again has been a trooper selling tickets in her own time to fellow staff and students.

Congratulations to the following people, who have won all of the prizes.

1^st Prize – VIP Paintballing Day for 16 People

Rob Noble – Orange 492

2^nd Prize – VIP Paintballing Day for 16 People

Ricci Neale – Orange 820

3^rd Prize – Ipod Nano (Silver) 16GB 7^th Generation

Zoe Clarke – Yellow 245

4^th Prize – Decorator for the Day (One Room Makeover)

Ebony Kitts – Pink 589

5^th Prize – Mike Leng Professional Photo Shoot and Framed Photo Offer

Rory Neill – Yellow 57

6^th Prize – Cleaner for the Day

Derek Caddy – Orange 559

7^th Prize – x 2 JLS Tickets for 10^th December 2013 @ Sheffield Arena

Miss Coney – Orange 949

8^th Prize – Beauty Vouchers for Dermalogica Products from The Beauty Room

Laura Elliott – Orange 506

9^th Prize – 2 Months Free Gym Membership at Campsmount Gym

Emily Ball – Pink 391

10^th Prize – 2 Months Free Gym Membership at Campsmount Gym

Sinead Millar – Yellow 495 

11^th Prize – Buckleys Coach Day Trip for 2 People

Megan Brown – Yellow 833

12^th Prize x 1 Family Day Pass at The Dome

Miss Lindley – Yellow 84

13^th Prize x 1 Family Day Pass at The Dome

Billie Canning-Birtles – Pink 357

14^th Prize – Race Day Cards for Stainforth Race Track

Mrs O’Donnell – Orange 370

15^th Prize – Tesco Gift Voucher

Dawn Warren – Pink 741

16^th Prize – Thorntons Continental Easter Egg

Donna Watson – Orange 836

17^th Prize – 10% Voucher off Buyagift.com

Angel Timms – Orange 88

I hope you all enjoy your prizes!

Thanks again and HAPPY EASTER

 Mrs C.Knowland (Tour Party Leader)

Over the next few weeks we will be selling raffle tickets to try and raise money towards our Florida Netball Tour next year. We have an amazing list of prizes which we have had donated to us by various businesses. Please see below to see what prizes are on offer:

1^st Prize – VIP Paintballing Day for 16 People – Value of £316

2^nd Prize – VIP Paintballing Day for 16 People – Value of £316

3^rd Prize – Ipod Nano (Silver) 16GB 7^th Generation – Value £129

4^th Prize – Decorator for the Day (One Room Makeover) – Value £150

5^th Prize – Mike Leng Professional Photo Shoot and Framed Photo Offer – Value £125

6^th Prize – Cleaner for the Day – Value £120

7^th Prize – x 2 JLS Tickets for 10^th December 2013 @ Sheffield Arena – Value £55

8^th Prize – Beauty Vouchers for Dermalogica Products from The Beauty Room – Value £50

9^th Prize – 2 Months Free Gym Membership at Campsmount Gym – Value £44

10^th Prize – 2 Months Free Gym Membership at Campsmount Gym – Value £44

11^th Prize – Buckleys Coach Day Trip for 2 People – Value £30

12^th Prize x 1 Family Day Pass at The Dome – £24

13^th Prize x 1 Family Day Pass at The Dome – £24

14^th Prize – x 4 Race Day Cards for Stainforth Race Track – £24

15^th Prize – Tesco Gift Voucher – Value £10

16^th Prize – Thorntons Continental Easter Egg – Value £9.99

17^th Prize – 10% Voucher off Buyagift.com

If you would like to purchase tickets these can be bought from Mrs Birtles, who will be situated in the dinner hall during lunch times on a Tuesday – Friday. Tickets are priced at £1 a strip and the draw will take place on Tuesday 26th March at 12:45pm in the Sports Hall.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Knowland and the Florida Netballers

On Saturday 16th December, all of the students taking part in the amazing trip of a lifetime to Florida at Easter in 2014 took part in a bag packing fundraiser, to help raise funds for this trip. This took place over in one of our local supermarkets the Co-Op in Askern. The students were amazing and both staff and customers commented on how polite and well mannered the Campsmount girls were.

The day was a huge success and in total we raised £495.08……I would like to say a massive thank you to the local community who helped us to raise this amount, the co-op staff for allowing us to do this and the girls for their hardwork on the day. You were fantastic and all staff couldn’t praise you enough.

Finally thank you to all parents, colleagues and friends who have bought Christmas wreaths, this has again been another huge success and we have raised £300 from this. However, the final thank you goes to Mrs Birtles, who has worked her magic with these. A big well done from myself and the girls!

Mrs C.Knowland (School Sports Co-ordinator)

Only 3 days left to get your tickets to win the prize for Christmas!

As part of our Fundraising for the Florida Netball Tour that we are running in 2014, we are selling tickets for a small competition prior to Christmas. We are selling tickets priced at £1 for staff and students to try and guess how many chocolates are in the large glass vase, which is pictured above.

If you are interested in taking part then please see Miss Lindley at break times this week before Friday break time, when the number of chocolates will be announced. The person who is the closest will then win the prize with all the chocolates to take home for Christmas. Please note if it is a draw where two people are the closest, the names will be drawn out of a hat!

I would like to say a huge thank you to Helen Bradshaw who has contributed all of these chocolates courtesy of Thorntons!

Mrs Knowland (Campsmount School Sports Co-ordinator)

Unfortunately one student who had secured a place on the Florida Netball Tour in 2014, has had to withdraw from attending this trip. Therefore one place is now available for any student who is able to bring in their deposit. This place is now available on a first come, first served basis.

Following the success of the Dubai Netball Tour in 2011, this will be an amazing opportunity for students to experience a trip of a lifetime, where we will spend 9 days in Florida. This will entail a twin centre tour visiting Fort Lauderdale/Miami and Orlando.

We are flying out on Thursday 10^th April 2014 and will be returning on Friday 18^th April 2014. Within these 9 days we have a jam-packed itinerary where students will experience 3 netball fixtures against a mixture of clubs and schools and they will also visit a variety of theme parks and get an up close encounter with Florida’s wildlife in the Everglades.

Take a look at the short video presentation below, which shows the tour in much more detail, outlining everything the students will experience.

If any student would like to fill this place then letters are now available with details on with how to secure a place. Letters are available from Miss Lindley, Miss Burrows or Mrs Birtles.

Mrs C Knowland (School Sports Co-ordinator)

On Wednesday 27th June, 30 Year 9 students attended a Dance & Music festival held at the Leeds College of Music. The event was run and fully funded by the Co-operative Group, offering these students a fantastic opportunity due our strong links with them through being a Co-operative Academy School. Two other schools with links to the Cooperative also attended; Brigshaw, a Co-Operative Trust School in Castleford and Andrew Marvell, also a Co-operative Trust School in Hull.

The day enabled students to not only mix with students from other schools but to be given the opportunity to try out new experiences. The theme for the event was based around changing common perceptions that exist in society that the majority of young people today are troublesome and commit crimes, compounded by large profile events in the media such as the fairly recent riots and young people inciting violence through social media outlets. The event aimed to inspire students to discover and develop new talents and was based around one of the core values of the Co-operative; social responsibility whilst also enabling students to develop themselves spiritually, morally, socially and culturally.

Our students got to experience workshops covering Rap, MC’ing, DJ’ing and Street Dance. The sessions were led by various talented individuals who have worked with high profile celebrities within their industries such as Tinie Tempah and Tinchy Stryder. The day finished with students being given the voluntary opportunity to showcase their talents on the big stage and I am pleased to say that a number of our students took up this opportunity and really shone!

Below is a slideshow of some pictures from the day. We look forward to further strengthening our links with the Co-operative Group in the future.

Mr A. Mankin

Head of Year 9

Following the success of the Dubai Netball Tour in 2011 we are again offering an amazing opportunity for students to experience a trip of a lifetime. This time we are heading to the USA to spend 9 days in Florida. This will entail a twin centre tour visiting Fort Lauderdale/Miami and Orlando.

We are flying out on Thursday 10^th April 2014 and will be returning on Friday 18^th April 2014. Within these 9 days we have a jam-packed itinerary where students will experience 3 netball fixtures against a mixture of clubs and schools and they will also visit a variety of theme parks and get an up close encounter with Florida’s wildlife in the Everglades.

 Take a look at the short video presentation below, which shows the tour in much more detail, outlining everything the students will experience.

 If students would like to take up this opportunity then letters are now available with details on with how to secure a place. Letters are available from Miss Lindley or Miss Burrows.

There are only 20 places available on this tour and it is based on a first come, first served basis and due to the popularity of the Dubai Tour last year, I would urge that students book their place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Mrs C Knowland (School Sports Co-ordinator)

Florida Netball Tour 2014 from Campsmount on Vimeo.

In July 2011, the 24 Cheerleaders who won the 2011 Eurovision Dance Contest were given the opportunity to go on a full days’ trip to the City Limits Dance Studio in Sheffield, which is owned by the” Bennett Brothers” (Darren Bennett famous for his appearances on Strictly Come Dancing).

The girls started off the day by having a Salsa session in the upper ballroom; they had the pleasure of a Latin/Ballroom specialist teacher who was all the way from Russia. The girls partnered up and learnt some specialist Salsa moves. They then had a short break and followed this session with a lesson in the Jive. This was very fast paced and the girls found this very energetic. They then had a dance competition at the end, where they were split in half and had to compete against each other.

Following lunch, the girls finished off with a session on Street Dance/Hip hop, which was great to watch. The girls learnt very fast hand and arm movements and then put together their own piece to a selected piece of music.

This was great treat for the girls to experience, they had such an array of dances to learn all within one day and one which I am sure they won’t forget.

C.Knowland (Campsmount School Sports Co-ordinator)

On Thursday 7^th April 2011, the CTC girls departed Campsmount ready for the Netball tour of their lives. We had the amazing privilege of flying out from Manchester with the airline Emirates, where our girls experienced a choice of over 1200 channels.

After landing in Dubai in the early hours of the morning, we were swiftly taken by our fabulous bus driver who we had for the week, Arshad aka “Our Shed” to the Flora Creek Apartments, which would be our base for the next 6 nights/7 days. After a quick change and checking out our HUGE apartments, we spent our first morning/afternoon at the Deira City Centre Mall, where the girls checked out the enormity of shopping malls over in Dubai. Late afternoon we then departed for the girls training session over in Dubai at the Sevens Emirates Stadium, where the girls completed a 2 hour training session working on developing their skills and tactical awareness within the game. We were well looked after at the venue and were supplied with ice cold water free of charge, which was a lovely treat in the 40 degree heat. Following this everyone enjoyed a well earnt soft drink in the players’ lounge and some of the girls enjoyed dipping their feet in the pool. We then returned to our apartments to get changed and enjoy a Pizza Party, utilising Pizza Hut across the road. Then early to bed after a long 24 hours, ready for our first game in the morning.

Our first fixture was against English College, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Prior to the game the CTC girls put on a great Cheerleading display, which they had learnt prior to going out to Dubai and Gordon the mascot got his place at the front of the Netball courts! The results of this first fixture was the U14’s lost 8-16, however they played some of the best netball they have ever played and the U17’s also lost 9-19, however this score does not reflect the game, there was some brilliant centre court play. The Players of the Match were for the U14’s Becky Greaves and U17’s Hollie Ellison. Both were awesome in their circle defence play. The hosts were lovely to us putting on a great BBQ following the game and the girls enjoyed socialising with the English College girls. That evening we enjoyed a trip on the metro to Dubai Mall, where the girls sampled some shopping and indoor Ice Skating, followed by an evening meal at Nandos.

The following day we were up bright and early ready for a morning at Jumeirah Beach, “Our Shed” the bus driver dropped us off so were situated in front of the famous 7 star Burj Al Arab Hotel. We all had a great time at the beach, where the girls enjoyed performing their Cheerleading routine in the shallow waters and sunbathing in the hot sun. We then departed at lunch, to enjoy a nice buffet in the hotel before being taken to our second fixture against the Dubai British School. This fixture was one of the highlights of the tour and the U17’s who played their game first won 10-8. What a fab close game, it was 6-6 going into the last quarter and did the girls gave it everything they had in the last quarter to win this. Some excellent shooting and player of the match went to Billie Canning-Birtles. Following this game the U14’s lost 4-8, this was a close game to start however in the last quarter the Dubai British School took the lead and we couldn’t catch up. We unfortunately missed quite a few shots, which could have made this a much closer and tighter game. The Player of the match went to Rosie Ward for grit and determination and never giving up. We then went back to the apartments that evening to enjoy a great Birthday Party for Rosie Ward, celebrating her 14^th birthday with a nice big Birthday cake.

The next day we were free from any fixtures or training, so we enjoyed a relaxing morning around the hotels pool, which was hilarious when the girls discovered they had to wear swimming caps. They enjoyed pool volleyball/netball and synchronised swimming, followed by fun relay races. We then went back after lunch to the apartments to get changed for a great excursion Dune Bashing in the desert. This afternoon/evening was fantastic and the girls had such a laugh driving very fast around in the desert in 4 x 4 vehicles and then following this we all experienced camel riding, sandboarding, a moonlight BBQ and Belly Dancing show.

The following day, in the morning we went to our final fixture at Dubai College, where we had very tough opposition renowned for being one of the best over in Dubai. The results of the games were the U14’s lost 2-17. This was a tough game against a very high standard. However the CTC girls never gave up fighting and their play down centre court was lovely, some excellent spatial awareness. We had 14 missed shots, which at the end of the day lost this game massively for us and this was the main difference between the two sides. The player of the match went to Charlotte Viggars.  The U17’s lost 4-11 and this game had a very unfortunate accident, our star shooter Billie Canning-Birtles took an ankle injury and had to have a trip to the hospital. However, she was all checked out and nothing was broken, but badly sprained. The girls however came fighting back after this and won the last quarter for her, some excellent fighting spirit from the CTC girls as always.The U17 Player of the Match went to Kelly Sayles for playing out of position as centre.  In the afternoon we then went to The Mall of the Emirates to experience the Indoor Snow Dome at Ski Dubai, the girls had a go at Tubing and going on the Indoor Bob Sleigh run. To complete the evening we went to Apres Restaurant overlooking the slopes for a great 2 course meal.

Our final day was spent at The Atlantis Hotel, where we enjoyed a Shallow Water Interaction Dolphin swim, followed by an afternoon at Aquaventure waterpark. What an experience for everyone swimming with dolphins in Dubai and then riding the Leap of Faith. We then completed our last evening with a visit to the Dubai Mall, where we enjoyed the magnificent views at the top of the Burj Khalifia, followed by a lovely 3 course meal at the Italian restaurant Urbanos overlooking the famous fountain display.

On our last morning we enjoyed a short trophy presentation before completing our trip to the airport to board our late afternoon emirates flight back to Manchester airport. We arrived back at Campsmount on Thursday 14^th April after experiencing an amazing 7 days in the wonderful City of Dubai. Our girls were truly a credit to the school and I am sure they will all say that this definitely was a tour of a lifetime!

C.Knowland (Campsmount School Sports Co-ordinator)

  In March 2011, a selection of our CTC Dance Academy and Cheerleading Club attended the Doncaster Dance Showcase at Danum Upper School, to showcase the work that they have been doing in the academy.

They performed 2 routines, firstly a piece they had recently performed in the Grease Production at Campsmount and secondly they performed a Cheerleading routine to Insomnia by Faithless, consisting of also a Contemporary duet by Emily Ball and Ebony Kitts.

The girls put on a fantastic display as always for the audience and it was great to see two performances typically away from the street dance trend that has become so popular these days. The audience were very appreciative of the students work and it was commented upon by Doncaster Dance Coaches what talent we have at Campsmount.

An enjoyable evening had by all the staff and students!

C.Knowland (Campsmount School Sports Co-ordinator)