INSET Day Monday 6th January
Term Starts Tuesday 7th January
Half Term Monday 17th to Friday 21st February
INSET Day Monday 17th March
Term Ends Friday 4th April – Early Finish at 1pm
Easter Break Monday 7th April to Monday 21st April
Our new Termly Newsletter
It is my privilege to welcome all ICC students, parents and staff to our brand new termly school newsletter! It has been a very long and rewarding first term of the new academic year; so much has been achieved by our students and community since September. This newsletter gives us an opportunity to celebrate these achievementsandrecognisethosewhohaverepresentedICCsowell.
I hope you enjoy all the different features, interviews and announcements within this first edition. I would like to pay particular thanks to all those who have given donations for our various charitable events this term, whether that by through our ‘Show Racism the Red Card Day’, our ‘Wear it Pink Day’ for Breast Cancer Awareness, our collection for Tyler’s Football tournament or through our Christmas hampers and Christmas jumper collection. The generosity of our community never ceasestoamazeme!
Looking at our school calendar we have plenty of other exciting events on the horizon during the Spring Term. I very much look forward to seeing these feature in ournextnewsletterjustbeforetheEasterholidays.
I wish all of our students, parents and staff a safe and peaceful Christmas break, and,averyhappyNewYear.Lookingforwardtoseeingyouallagainin2025.
MrDConlon, Principal
Trips from the Autumn Term
History
In October, we took a large group of Year 8s to explore the Tower of London. They had a brilliant time visiting The Tower itself, The Crown Jewels and much more. The students finished their day with a boat ride down the Thames to see how many landmarks they could spot! Let’s hear what Rika had to say:
“I really enjoyed the history trip to the tower of London; I think it was an amazing experience to be able to link our previous and current learning to real life events. I liked the fact that other than the artifacts being moved around, most of the museum was kept as it would have been in the Tudor era. As well as walking around the tower of London we had the opportunity to see other sights of London either on our boat ride or whilst on the coach. While on the coach I enjoyed Mrs Sawyer`s comments on our surrounding which made it easier to tell here we were and some cool history facts on the area or about certain artifacts made the experience more interesting. The trip helped me to put into perspective knowledge I have learned in and out of school and was a great experience. Thank you to Mrs Sawyer and all the other teachers who came on the trip.”
In November, four very lucky Sixth Form History students were selected to participate in the Lessons from Auschwitz (LFA) Project which is run by the Holocaust Educational Trust. This meant they had the opportunity to make the one-day trip over to Poland with Mrs Sawyer to visittheformerNaziconcentrationanddeathcampAuschwitz-Birkenau. ThisiswhatourSixthFormer,SophieBarrett,hadtosayaboutthetrip:
“On our one-day visit to Poland, we were emersed in the experiences of the 1930s-1940’s. We were able to learn about the history of the concentration camps and why they were constructed. The most intriguing being that Auschwitz one was actually created as a Polish Army CampthattheNazi'stookcontrolofandusedtoimprisonPolishintellectuals,politicalprisoners and then later Jews and the red army. It was here that the personal belongings of a million Jewish people were taken and kept in warehouses, waiting to be sent back to Berlin to be redistributedtotheGermanpopulation. Duringourvisit,wedovedeeperintothepersonallives of many individuals who were held within the camps. In the afternoon we moved to Birkenau which is located a few kilometres from Auschwitz, This camp was built for the sole purpose of murder. We saw the horrific conditions the victims endured while held, the infamous trainline railhead and watchtower that looms over the camp that the Jewish people were told was a family camp, and the remains of the vast gas chambers and crematoria buildings built to murder huge numbers of people with maximum efficiency. Throughout the visit we heard the personal stories of victims and stories of their resistance and bravery in the face of adversity, a truly harrowing experience. We will be continuing our studies of the Holocaust by working with the history team to deliver assemblies and activities in January, in the lead up to Holocaust Memorialday.”
We feel extremely lucky that we were able to offer students this opportunity, and whilst this could of been a challenging experience, we are very proud of Ellie, Rosie, Lewis and Sophie for their maturity and exemplary behaviour throughout. There is a follow-up Seminar which is designed to give students that have taken part, a chance to talk through their thoughts and feelingsregardingthetripwiththeirgroup.
Physical Education
In October, 70 Sports Studies students were lucky enough to visit the Olympic Park in London with Mr Ashton. They visited the Olympic park and its grounds as part of an educational trip that would help to better prepare them fortheirSportsStudiesexam.
We covered many facilities including West Ham’s stadium, The Velodrome and the Aquatics centre. Students gained a greater understanding of the legacy that the Olympics has left and how the facilities have been adapted to become stadiums, leisure centres and colleges for locals and beyond. A greater understandingoftheOlympicsanditsimportancewasgainedas
well as an opportunity for our students to visit our capital where the games were held. Students hadagreattimeandgavefantasticfeedbackonthevalueofthetriptotheirstudies.
Performing Arts
Students from across all year groups had a fabulous day in London, the West End, seeing Matilda the Musical. Our ICC Matilda Junior cast got some great vocal, physical and characterisation insights for their up-and-coming production roles in December. All staff and students had a brilliant time ending with a singalong on the train home, a valuable and wellenjoyedtriphadbyall!
Art
On Friday 27th September, the Year 11 Fine art students visited the world-renowned Tate Britain Gallery in central London. The trip allowed the students to experience the gallerythroughdrawingandphotography.
Thefocusofthedaywastoencouragestudentstoexperience, view and discuss a variety of modern, contemporary and traditional artworks, and record personal responses to both public and private settings. This experience helped inform the studentswiththeirownartworkandtodeveloptheirprojects.
The trip was extremely enriching for our students both academically and socially, building on their cultural capital andenhancingtheirGCSEprojectswithfirst-handexperience.
The students enjoyed seeing artwork throughout history and making comparisons between traditional, modern and contemporary art. They enjoyed seeing the sculptures and largescaleportraitpaintings.
Geography
In September, Mrs Feasby led a trip to Stratford for our Geography students. Students walkedthroughvariousresidentialareasinandaroundtheOlympicVillageinStratfordto make comparisons of areas that have been gentrified and those that haven’t. The students were fantastic at speaking to members of the public in order to complete their surveys, they finished the trip with some time in Westfield Shopping Centre! A day thoroughlyenjoyedbyall.
Fundraising this Term
This term has been fantastic for fundraising at ICC, we raised both awareness and money for ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ in October, where all students and staff wore red in aid of the charity. They set up stalls and activities at Break and Lunch Timetoraisemoney.
OurveryownMissWilsonpulledoutallthestopsanddressedup as a red crayon which the students found hilarious! We raised an amazing£824.74,soahugewelldonetoallinvolved!
InSeptember,both staffand6thformdida MacmillanCoffee Morning.Coffee morningsalwaysgo downextremelywellat theschool,because whodoesn’tlovecake? Wehadsomeamazing cakesbakedby
members of staff and students that were enjoyed by all. Macmillan is a great cause that we support each year, and this yearwemanagedtoraiseabrilliant£145!
StaffdedicatedadaytoBreastCancerAwarenessandwore‘Anything Pink!’-itwasgreattoseesomanymembersofstaffintheirbright coloursandwemanagedtoraise£125foragreatcause!
Asaschoolwewillalsobecollectinghampersfilledwithdonationsof non-perishablefood,toiletriesandessentialsforTheEasterTeam.
This is an amazing local charity that helps local people in crisis to feel accepted, cared for and valued by providing food and support withutilitytopups.
Our Annual Service
On the 11th of November, staff and students of ICC gathered in the atrium for a service of remembrance. As we gathered, we watch the well perfected ceremonial drill of our students who are members of the Army Cadets, Air Cadets and Police Cadets as they led the service. The Exhortation was recited by Olivia from our Sixth Form and a wreath laid by Ryan in Year 10.
During the Service, students were reminded of the history of Armistice day and asked to think of those who have lost their lives in war, as soldiers and civilians from the First World War up to more recent conflicts. ICC marked the two minutes silence alongside the nation at 11am, a period of quiet contemplation and reflection for all. Reveille marked the end of the silence and poppies were released from high above falling gently onto the memorial below. Lewis completed our service reciting the Kohima Epithet.
The service was very moving for all and we are extremely proud of our students here at ICC for showing the upmost respect during the service and moments of silence. Our thanks to the amazing students, and staff involved for their parts played in such an important day.
A special thank you to our students: Tilly Bailey, Max Wolthers, Oliver Lynn, Ryan Davenport, Ellie Bicknell, Ava Whiting, Jack Watling, Jess Mmorris, Matthew Chivers, Jack Somerfield, Olivia Paterson, Rika Barriera, Jack Webb, Billy Lathbury, Isabella Webb and Lewis Leader for their outstanding contribution to the service.
We are very proud to say that our Poppy Appeal here at ICC this year raised an amazing £455!
Empowering our students to forge their own pathways into a world of discovery and possibility
On Wednesday 23rd October, we hosted the ICC Futures Fair for the third year in a row. We put together an impressive line up of employers, businesses, and education providers from a wide range of industries who volunteered to come in and speak to our students about the exciting opportunities that they can explore for their futures and careers. Students from Year 8-13 had the opportunity to come down to the Sports Hall tomeetwiththeexhibitors,whichtheythoroughlyenjoyedandfoundveryinformative.
On Tuesday 8th October, Year 9 took part in the first session of this year’s Dare to Dream programme, ‘The Journey’. We are also lucky enough this year to be running a follow-on programme in Year 10 in a similar style that began in November. Dare to Dream is an exciting scheme designed to boost confidence and self-esteem, and begin preparing students to enter the world beyond secondary school. There is also an element of group mentoring for selected students run by industry professionals from PwC, a global leader in consumer markets, financial services, and telecommunications. We are very proud to be able to provide this programme to our students, it has been a hitandwe’verecievedgreatfeedbackfromallstudentsinvolved!
First Term as Principal of ICC
1)Whatinspiredyoutobecomeheadteacher?
WithinthefirstyearofbeingateacherMrConlonrealisedtwothings,a)theimpactofagood teacherandb)theimpactofagoodheadteacher,andhowtheybringpeopletogethertomake itthebestcommunitypossiblewithapositivelearningculture.
2)Whatdoyouthink,usasstudents,shouldfocuson?
MrConlonsayssomethingthatstudentsshouldfocusonisreading.Findingthetimetoread andrealisingtheimportanceofreading.Therearemanydistractionsforyoungpeople,but theyshouldfindthetimetoreadbecauseit’ssoimportantandisnotonlyenjoyablebut valuableforyourlearning.
3)Whatdoyouenvisiontheschooltobelikeattheendoftheyear,aswellasonthe future?
Endoftheyear:MrConlonisnotlookingtochangeanythingintheimmediatefuture,thereis somuchthatispositive,andhewantstocontinuewiththat.
Future:Inthecomingyears,MrConlonwouldlikearealfocusonlearningandcreatingthe bestpossiblelearningexperiencesforstudents,andtoaidbringinggoodcitizensintoposteducation.It’simportanttoMrConlontoachievegoodgradesbuttoalsoinspirestudentsto enjoylearning,andachievingagoodschoolandsociallifebalance.
4)WhatisoneofyourfavouritethingsaboutbeingthePrincipalatICC?
MrConlonfeelsluckytorecievepositiveemailsandfeedbasckfromparentsandcarersabout howtheirchildrenenjoyandvaluebeingatICC,thisbrightensupMrConlon’sdayandmakes himhappy.
5)Whatwasyourfavouritememoryfrombeingatschoolyourself?
MrConlon’sfavouritememoryisrecievingrecognitionfromhisHistory teacher,thisparticularteachermadeanefforttomakeMrConlon feelunderstoodandvalued.MrConlonhadthesamehistory teacherfromYear7throughtoYear11andhetaughthimthat hardworkreallydoespayoff.
Thankyou,MrConlon!
The Start of Great Things to Come
This term our whole school council met for the first time to share the views of every year group on three important school issues: homework, school values and charity work. First, tutor groups discussed these issues in tutor time, then year group councils met and finally our whole school council. This way every student at ICC had the opportunity to express their views.
Firstly, students discussed the importance of homework and how the school should work with students to become more independent in their studies. Secondly, we discussed what personal characteristics students think they should have achieved by the time they leave ICC. Students focused on attributes such as resilience, independence, compassion, respect, maturity, and teamwork. We will be using students’ views to help inform the development of our school values in the spring term. Lastly, we discussed the value of charity work, and which charities students would like us to support as a school. The students were keen for the school to support local charities who represent people who suffer from cancer, mental health challenges, poverty, anti-racism campaigns as well as a host of other diverse charities. They were keen to learn more about local charities and what can be done to support local people. Students will be deciding on which charities to support moving forward at the end of this term and we will share their choices in the next edition.
Finally, Tadiwanashe Jaya stood for Crawley Youth Council this term and was elected. Our whole school took part in democratic elections across Crawley to elect him. Well done, Tadi! We, all at ICC, are very proud!
Falizha 10BFE
Sheema 12LHA
Year 7's First Term at Secondary School is Complete!
Year 7 have officially completed their first term following their transition from Primary School and we must say they have done amazingly well. We are amazed at howwellthestudentshavesettledintolifeatICC.
We have seen a great uptake in Year 7 attendance at after-school clubs with lots attending not just vocational clubs, but homework club too. Most recently, lots of Year 7 students attended Science Club and had a great time carving spooky pumpkins ready for Halloween! It’s fantastic to see such enthusiasm and fun being hadbyall.
‘Meet the Tutor Evening proved to be very successful with the vast majority of Year 7 parents and carers attending, we love to see parents and carers involved in their child’s learning and engaging with tutors to ensure students are having a positive timeathereatICC.
Across all year groups, Year 7 has the highest number of Reward Points across the entireschool,ahugeachievement!KeepitupYear7's,you’redoingamazing!
Forest Schools
In this terms newsletter we thought it would be great to put a spotlight on an amazing provision we have in place here at ICC - Forest Schools. Run by two of our Learning Support Assistants, Miss Roberts and Mrs Zoghayyer, a group of Year 7 and 8 students are taken out every Tuesday, whatever the weather, to take part in practical sessions in an alternative environment.
We believe that Forest Schools can be extremely beneficial for our SEN students and that taking part in these weekly sessions can support them to overcome challenges, to learn new skills, to build their resilience and to boost their self-confidence and independence. It’s great to see the students so engaged in the tasks during Forest School sessions and how well they work together to have fun and learn valuable skills.
This terms’ Forest Schools sessions have consisted of:
Den Building
Identifying Different Mushrooms
Scavenger Hunts
Enjoying Hot Chocolates and Biscuits
Exploration
Forest Art
Wood Collecting, Fire Building and so much more...
We feel very proud as a school to be able to offer this provision, and we look forward to sharing more of this with you.
Multiculturalism, anti-racism and disability
Miss Judd is our Equalities Co-Ordinator and this what she had to say about the Autumn Term:
“So far this term has been an exciting one for all things Diverisity Equality and Inclusion (DEI) related. Each term we are focusing on two DEI themes; this term we have looked at educating students around anti-racism and disability awareness with a specific focus on understanding neurodiversity. We ran an event for Show Racism the Red Card which was very popular with £824.74 raised for the charity that aims to increase anti-racism education across the UK. The Diversity Champions across all years met for the first time to set in motion their goals to increase the inclusivity of the school and ensure all feel welcomed in our community. Big ideas ranging from additions to the school's newsletter, plans for Diversity Day and reviewing tutor time activities are all at play. Two of the Diversity Champions will also be joining the School Council to their share ideas. The work done by the champions will continue into the new year and we look forward to seeing what they decide todonext!”
Your Chance to be Involved
We are excited to say that Mrs Sawyer will be starting our very own Parent, Teacher and Friends Association! We think it’s important to get parents and carers involved in their child's schoolexperienceandmoreimportantly,weneedyourhelp...
We will be looking for the help of parents and carers to organise and support in events and activities that will raise money to enable more students to attend trips and much more. We will aim for the the PTFA to be able to offer voluntary support on trips, and to also support making positive changes within the school community, with the best interests of our students, your children,atthecentre.
If you are eager to join our PTFA, to help organise events, contribute your time or skills, or even if you are part of a business that would like to support us. Please send an email to ptfa@ifieldcc.co.uk
Welookforwardtohearingfromlotsofyou!
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
In November, a small group of KS3 students were invited to the Crawley BOEING offices for a Girls in Engineering event. A fabulous day of talks and activities from some very inspirational women supporting the next generation of female STEM employees. As always, our students surpassed themselves with our ‘Glamourous Glider’ team taking home first place. Massive thanks to everyone at BOEING for all the work involved putting on this wonderful event.
Ithasbeengreattoseeourmoreexperienced rocketeerspassingdowntheirknowledgetoour youngerstudentsprepartingforUKROC25.The students still have a way to go but motor configuration and final designs have been decidedandthesimulationsareinprogress. Thisputsourstudentsingoodsteadtogetsome testflightsinbeforetheirregionalheatsin March2025.TheUKYouthRocketryChallenge (UKROC) and has been running the event annuallysince2006.Thechallengeisaimedat studentsaged11–18fromanysecondary schools,colleges,educationalfacilitiesoryouth groupstodesign,buildandlaunchamodel rocketwithafragilepayload.
https://www.ukroc.com/
AspartofSTEMandCareers,wewereabletotakea groupofstudentstoElekta-wheretheytookpartin a practical engineering session and an in-depth talk from Elekta experts, this offered an insight into the careers, technology and engineering behind their advanced medical systems. At the end of the visit, students presented their own ideas on how to improve exisitng MRI machines using the knowledge they’d gained throughout the day. We are always grateful to local employers for providing our students with inspiring experiences that offer practical insights, especially students explorting post-16educationoptions.
There are several benefits to reading. Reading improves academic success across all subjects; the more a child reads, the more vocabulary they will remember and use. If a child knows more vocabulary, they will understand definitions of words, concepts, and how to use vocabulary accurately… this will make them more successful in ALL subjects- not just English!
Reading also has a positive impact on mental health - research shows that reading as little as 6 minutes a day can reduce stress
levelsby60%!Betterthanmusic,gamingordrinkingacupoftea!Readingalsohelpsto improvelifechances-readingisassociatedwithimprovedinterpersonalandsocialskills, children who start reading early and continue through childhood have greater general knowledgewhichisveryusefulinadultlife!
Howcanyousupportyourchild’sreadingatICC?
IfyourchildisinYears7-9(KS3), encourage themtoreadfor20-30minutesperdayas partofAcceleratedReader.
Listen toyourchildreadorevenreadpartoftheirchosenbooktothem-youwillbe surprisedhowmanywillreallyenjoythat!
Celebratethelittlewinswithreading.Forexample,yourchildtakesanARquizandscores 70%- this isn’t quite a ‘pass’, but it should still be commended! Your support and encouragementarefundamentaltoyourchild’sreadingdevelopment.
AllstudentstakepartinTutorBookClub.Ourcurrenttextsare:
Year7-TheBoyWhoMadeEveryoneLaugh,Year8-Kensuke’sKingdome,Year9-Boy’sDont Cry,Year10-TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNighttime,Year11-AnthologyofTexts (differerenteachterm)
All students in Years 7-9 have fortnightly Accelerated Reader lessons in the reading room. KS3 English lessons also start with 10 minutes of silent reading whereby students are encouraged to read a novel of their choice. If you would like any more information regarding AR or reading in general at ICC, please contact the following members of staff:
Ms Green - Accelerated Reader Lead - mgr@ifieldcc.co.uk
Ms Turner - Director of English - ltu@ifieldcc.co.uk
HerearesomeofthefixtureswehavetakenpartinthistermatICC: Toseemore,followourPEDepartmentonInstagramforregularupdates@icc_pe_dept
The U16 Boys’ Football team played Holy Trinity in their first fixture of the season in September. After going 2-0 down, they managed to bring it back and win 4-2. The U16s kept up the wins, defeating Gatwick School in their fixture in October, scoring a huge5goals.Greatresults!
U15MixedCrickethasbeenasuccessso far this term, with a tournament hosted atICCinNovemberwherewewelcomed TBCC and Hazelwick. The ICC Team played 4 matches with fantastic results, winning 3 of those and being awarded overallwinners!Welldonetoallinvolved.
The U14 Boys’ Football team played Gatwick back in October, with a disappointing loss but lots to learn for their next match. They then managed to put in those changes to bring back a win in November,4-0againstHolyTrinity!Nicelydone!
The U16 Girls’ Netball team were back to district fixtures in September with their first of the season against Holy Trinity, a brilliant gamewhichsawourgirlsbringbacktheirfirst win!Welldonegirls,keepitup!
What We are offering After School Next Term
We feel that we can offer an extra curricular club for everyone... so whether your child already attends a club and even if they don’t we would love to see them get involved.
Science Club - Every Wednesday After School
Year 7 in S73, Year 8 in S75, Year 9 S74, Year 10 in S65
Rocket Club - Every Thursday After School
All Year Groups Welcome in a S73
Lego League - Every Tuesday After School
All Year Groups Welcome in S76
Gardening Club - Every Wednesday Lunchtime
All Year Groups Welcome in S71
Chess Club - Every Friday After School
All Year Groups Welcome in G91
K Pop Club - Every Thursday Lunchtime
All Year Groups Welcome in S76
Table Top Games Club - Thursdays After School
All Year Groups Welcome in the LRC
Calculator Club - Every Tuesday at 1:30pm
All Year Groups Welcome in F08
Physical Education Clubs:(example of term 2)
Celebrating Students by Subject
SportsAmbassadors-Oursportsambassadorsleadstudentvoicemeetings,runintertutorcompetitions,studysportinYear11orSixthFormandhavecompletetheirlevel onecoaching/leadership/officiatingcourse.Thesestudentsare:
EllaWoodburn
BaileyLunn
AteneButkute
FinleyPenlington
CaraDowling
JackKelly
RennaiHill
ScottBrend
MaddyClark
TillyBailey
Art Ambassadors - Our art ambassadors help out in after school events such as GCSE options and 6th form open evenings, create exhibitions, work with local primary school students delivering workshops such as prop making, painting and ceramics, meet with visitors to the art department and many more. Perhaps most importantly, our art ambassadors demonstrate their passion for the arts within their lessons putting effort and care into their artwork, supporting classmates, sharing ideas and celebrating the creativity of our young artist here at ICC. These students are: Year7and8
IsaacKateregga
AaimaHaider
AyshaMirwais
IsabellaWebb
SaninMusovic
AvaCrawley
SixthForm
RubyWalker
SalehaKhurram
CallumO’Leary
OscarWhiting
LukeDavidson
DariaLupu
Year9
DemiOwens
IsabellStillwell
MelissaFrumuzache
TobyEaton
VincentSimmons
CallumFitzpatrick
ImogenBoniface-Magrath
Jason Dickinson
Ella Martin
Emma Jones
Melissa Hurcomb
Emily Leatham
Elma Musovic
Year10
AmelieEstes
SophiaPatro
HajetDjaball
TobyPitcairn-Hill
AceLang
TiannaPhillip
Paniz Khamedi
Allie Ndlovu
Year11
GracieClancy
EmmaCzyzewska-Azevedo
EllouiseSkelton
IsobellePreston
JakeHarvey
FayeHutchings
YvieBarret
Charlotte King
Amy Nichols
Jerrica Moignon
Keisha Julien
Milly Winstanley
Destiny Halpin-Tester
Our Young Carers
We would like to dedicate this segment of the Newsletter to a special group of students that we have here at ICC, our Young Carers. We have over 50 students here at ICC that go above and beyond to support family members within their home. As a school, we strive to ensure that these students are heard and supported and given reasonable adjustments where possible. This can be in regards to homework and attendance due to their caring responsibilities at home.
We also have a wonderful member of our support staff, Mrs Webb who volunteers her time to support these students on a weekly basis. This is what Mrs Webb had to say:
“For the last couple of years I have been privileged to be able to help at ICC with a very special group of students called Young Carers.
Google describes them as ‘a young person, under 18, who regularly provides care for a family member who has a disability, illness or mental health condition’. So while most students go home to an evening of socialising or watching TV or playing with their computer, and having their meal cooked for them, these 50 young people go home to clean, wash clothes, cook for their family or maybe provide emotional or practical support for someone. Most do not get time to socialise with friends during the week.
So, I would like to nominate ALL the Young Carers here at ICC as ‘Students of the Term’. They are all super-heroes!”
We also sat down with one of our young carers to ask how she supports her family, what a normal day for her would look like and how ICC supports her as a Young Carer.
She talked about how her younger brother has Cerebral Palsy and although he is becoming more independent as he gets older, he still needs help each day with getting dressed, eating and that he needs carrying when he is unable to move himself. She described that a normal day would consist of helping her Mum and Dad with her younger brother and her other younger siblings at home. She regularly cooks meals for her family and cleans the house to ease the load for her parents. Some days, she also has to take her younger siblings to school and leave school early herself to collect them at the end of their school day. She told us that she feels really supported at ICC and that her time with Mrs Webb is invaluable, she is given extra time with her homework and adjustments to her school day if needed to support her family. We think she is absolutely incredible for all that she does for her family, and we are proud to support her and other Young Carers each day through any stuggles they may face during their time at ICC.
The End of Term
Wewantedtofinishthisnewsletterwithahuge
Merry Christmas to all! It has been a fantastic firsttermandweareexcitedforwhat’stocome in the new year. Rewards parties have been in full swing and the Christmas tree and decorations around the school building have been joyful to look at in the lead up to the Christmas break. We hope that all of our students and their families, whatever they are doing, have a lovely festive period and will be ready to return, raring to go on the 7th of January.
Our last couple of days of term have included some festive fundraising and a Christmas Jumper day to get us all well into the festive spirit (if you weren’t already!) so please see some great pictures below of our staff and studentsenjoyingtheirfinaldaysofterm:
