Chace Community School

Congratulations to our 2010 GCSE students achieving our best GCSE A* - C grades yet - 64% (57% in 2009). Students gained 43% 5A*- C with English and Maths (45% in 2009). There are some outstanding individual results reflecting our talented students' commitment to learning and determination to be the best they can be.

3 of our many A level stars celebrating their excellent A level successes on 19th August 2010, achieving from left to right - A*A B B then A A B and all smiles on the right for our A* A* A A student. Well done to our Post 16 students who made a commitment to their learning and aimed to be the best they could be and succeeded.

On Tuesday our summer school students' bicycles had a safety check then the students took part in cycling skills workshops. Today the bravest of the group have cycled to Herts Young Mariners to kayak and canoe with Ms Toft Waters and the rest of group following in the minibus!! They started the week with basket ball, free running and kick boxing and will end the week with horse riding on Friday. Everyone has had a brilliant time and these Year 7s will certainly be Fit4Chace and Fit4Learning on Thursday 2nd September!

A group of 'about to be Year 7s' and ambassadors have started each day of their summer school with a range of multi sport activities led by Chace staff. Supported by Alfie, Narges and Kipat, Ms Toft Waters and Mr Levi have organised a brilliant week of creative, practical fun activities which promote fitness for life and for learning. Well done everyone!

Happy holiday and thank you to staff, students, parents/carers and governors for all your support and commitment throughout this busy, very successful year. We wish staff leaving us success and happiness on their roads less travelled.
We return to Chace on Wednesday 1st September, Years 7 and 12 come for the day on Thursday 2nd September and Years 7 to 11 and 13 return on Friday 3rd September from 8.30 - 12.30pm. Timetabled lessons and SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT LEARNING begin on Monday 6th September at 8.30am as we go from good with outstanding features to OUTSTANDING.

Most of the feedback from employers about our Year 10 students on work experience has been extremely positive, with Chace Year 10 students being described as the BEST they have ever had. Well done Year 10s...we've missed you and look forward to hearing of all your lessons learned during work experience fortnight on 3rd September when you return to Chace and Year 11 begins.

'Friendship is a sheltering tree'
With the theme of friendship our 'Colour My World' concert at Waltham Abbey was a wonderful celebration of the very best of Chace with outstanding performances from our staff and One Voice choirs, soloists, fabulous samba and churanga bands and readings by Drama students. Thank you to our friends at the abbey and to Ms Davies, Mr Bruton, Ms Wackett and Ms Molloy for making the event such a great success. Thank you to Chace Association for providing refreshments helping us raise £183 towards our 'One Goal - Send my Friend to School' campaign.

Congratulations to all the competitiors in their teams on Sports Day determined to be the best they could be. Congratulations to the 2010 winners 7RBT, 8LD by one point and 9WN by one point! Thank you to all the staff who worked so hard to make the day such a great success, especially the PE team and Ms Bennett who organised the whole event superbly and even arranged sunshine. ...what better last Sports Day for Ms Bennett before her road less travelled takes her home to New Zealand...the best Sports Day yet and the first place for her tutor group. Well done everyone!

Congratulations to this successful Year 11 Chace student who was awarded the 2010 Capel Manor certificate for the Heaven Academy Best Student in Horticulture. We are very proud of him and his achievements at Chace, and especially pleased to hear that he was described as 'very able and hard working, quick to pick up practical skills and a very competent worker' with a great future ahead at Capel Manor.

Year 9 who have chosen Engineering as their option in September were put through their paces by visitor from REME. The students enjoyed the exciting challenges they were presented with during the day. The staff from REME were extremely impressed with these Chace students' commitment, enthusiasm, hard work and excellent team work throughout the range of problem solving activities. Well done!