Weekly Bulletin - 17th November 2017 AWS
SPONSORED WALK 2017 Thank you. The current total for money raised by our 2017 Sponsored Walk is an amazing £8300, our best ever total. If there is any sponsor money outstanding please can it be paid to the school as soon as possible, there is a pay option through the online payment system. Or the office would be happy to receive sponsor money in the form of a cheque or cash. Thank you to all students and their parents / carers for raising such a huge sum of money To access the online payments system please click on the “Please Pay Here” logo on the front of the school website
Weekly Bulletin - 17th November 2017 Term dates 2017-2018 Parent Calendar Year 10 Parent Consultation Evening
Monday 20th November Wednesday 22nd November
GCSE Presentation Evening for last years Year11 Students
Friday 24 th November Tuesday 19th December
PTA Event BINGO Evening End of Term 2 (School closes at 1.00pm) Christmas Holiday 20th December – 3rd January 2018
The date of an additional inset day during 2017 /2018 is to be confirmed.
Well done everyone – so far we have raised £962 towards Children in Need!!!!!!!!!! But it’s not too late to get the total to £1000. Spot the Pudsey competition does not close until the end of lunchtime Monday.
It costs £1 to enter and everyone has a chance of winning the Pudsey bear, your name will go into the hat for each Pudsey you found (so if you found 10 your name will go in 10 times). So keep searching and enter on Monday ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PSHE Sessions—Tuesday 21st November Students w ill be tak ing part in the follow ing sessions on Tuesday: Year 7: Living in Harmonious Environments Year 8: Mental Health Issues organised by In Touch Year 9: Risky Behaviours organised by Training Effects Year 10: Risky Behaviour: Drugs Training Effects Year 11: CVs
School Production AUDITIONS for BUGSY MALONE will take place on Tuesday 28th November further details on page 2. If you want to audition you MUST attend a session at lunchtime AS WELL AS the afterschool session. Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Appeal: 75 Boxes have been collected today, if any have been left at hom e can be brought in on Monday. Thank you to all students, families and staff for their wonderful response! PTA News: The PTA will be serving tea and coffee at the Year 10 parent Consultation Evening on Monday.
The next PTA event is Bingo - Friday 24th November.
Tickets available from the school office or committee Members, £5.00 Entry & bingo cards or £10.00 Entry, bingo cards & hot food provided by The Highwayman Pub. Some food will also be available on the night but to ensure you get some please pre book by getting a food ticket. Plans are well underway for an exciting race night on Friday 16th March - put it in your diary. More details to follow but if you are interested in sponsoring a race or a horse please contact Diana. [email protected] Next Meeting: Thursday 30th November at The Highwayman 7.30pm
Year 11 GCSE MOCKS English Literature Revision To support students in the lead up to the mocks, the English Department will be running a series of poetry revision sessions on the following dates.
Wed 22nd Nov
Comparing Poems
3.40— 4.40
Students have also been emailed some guidance on how and what to revise for their English Literature Paper 2 exam. Revision for Curious Incident will take place during lessons in the week before the mocks. All students have been told to revise the following areas for the literature mock. We have narrowed the focus of their revision to ensure they revise in more depth. Curious Incident – Christopher and Family Poems to revise – When We Two Parted/ Winter Swans/ Neutral Tones/ Porphyria’s Lover/The Farmer’s Bride English Language Revision This w ill take place in Monday’s English Language lessons and students will be set revision tasks and practice questions as homework. PE Department
Girls Fixture Results: U16 Football won 9-0 against Cheney School. Now in semi-finals. Yr 7 Hockey vs Icknield: A Team lost 1-2 B Team won 2-1 Ski Trip 2018: If your child is going on the February Ski Trip there is an information evening on Thursday 30th November at 6.30pm.
TERM 2 CLUBS CLUB
YEAR
DAY
TIME
ROOM
STAFF
Football
7 and 8
Thursday (unless there is a match)
1.15 – 1.45
PE
PE
Hockey
8, 9, 10, 11
Thursday (unless there is a match)
3.30 – 4.30
PE
PE
Netball
ALL
Friday (unless there is a match)
1.15 – 1.45
PE
PE
Gym
ALL
Friday (unless there is a match)
3.30 – 4.30
PE
PE
Junior Choir
7, 8 and 9
Thursday
1.15 – 1.45
Music
Mr Henderson
Senior Orchestra
10 and 11
Wednesday
3.30 – 5.00
Music
Mr Henderson
Junior Orchestra
7, 8 and 9
Thursday
3.30 – 5.00
Music
Mr Henderson
Homework
ALL
Monday
1.00 – 1.50
IT 1
Mrs Gerrard-Carr
Homework
ALL
Friday
1.00 – 1.50
IT1
Mrs Gerrard-Carr
Maths Clinic / Drop in
ALL
Monday
1.15 – 1.45
Maths
Maths
Lego
ALL
Friday
1.15 – 1.45
33
Mr Money
Young Carers Drop In
ALL
Thursday
10.40 – 11.20 Lions Den
Mrs Temple
Christian Union
ALL
Thursday
1.15—1.50
34
Paul Sparrey
GCSE Art
10, 11
Tuesday
3.30 – 5.00
10
Mr Rye
GCSE Art
10, 11
Thursday
3.30 – 5.00
10
Mr Rye
Weekly Bulletin - 17th November 2017 Term dates 2017-2018 Parent Calendar Year 10 Parent Consultation Evening
Monday 20th November Wednesday 22nd November
GCSE Presentation Evening for last years Year11 Students
Friday 24 th November Tuesday 19th December
PTA Event BINGO Evening End of Term 2 (School closes at 1.00pm) Christmas Holiday 20th December – 3rd January 2018
The date of an additional inset day during 2017 /2018 is to be confirmed.
Well done everyone – so far we have raised £962 towards Children in Need!!!!!!!!!! But it’s not too late to get the total to £1000. Spot the Pudsey competition does not close until the end of lunchtime Monday.
It costs £1 to enter and everyone has a chance of winning the Pudsey bear, your name will go into the hat for each Pudsey you found (so if you found 10 your name will go in 10 times). So keep searching and enter on Monday ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PSHE Sessions—Tuesday 21st November Students w ill be tak ing part in the follow ing sessions on Tuesday: Year 7: Living in Harmonious Environments Year 8: Mental Health Issues organised by In Touch Year 9: Risky Behaviours organised by Training Effects Year 10: Risky Behaviour: Drugs Training Effects Year 11: CVs
School Production AUDITIONS for BUGSY MALONE will take place on Tuesday 28th November further details on page 2. If you want to audition you MUST attend a session at lunchtime AS WELL AS the afterschool session. Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Appeal: 75 Boxes have been collected today, if any have been left at hom e can be brought in on Monday. Thank you to all students, families and staff for their wonderful response! PTA News: The PTA will be serving tea and coffee at the Year 10 parent Consultation Evening on Monday.
The next PTA event is Bingo - Friday 24th November.
Tickets available from the school office or committee Members, £5.00 Entry & bingo cards or £10.00 Entry, bingo cards & hot food provided by The Highwayman Pub. Some food will also be available on the night but to ensure you get some please pre book by getting a food ticket. Plans are well underway for an exciting race night on Friday 16th March - put it in your diary. More details to follow but if you are interested in sponsoring a race or a horse please contact Diana. [email protected] Next Meeting: Thursday 30th November at The Highwayman 7.30pm
Year 11 GCSE MOCKS English Literature Revision To support students in the lead up to the mocks, the English Department will be running a series of poetry revision sessions on the following dates.
Wed 22nd Nov
Comparing Poems
3.40— 4.40
Students have also been emailed some guidance on how and what to revise for their English Literature Paper 2 exam. Revision for Curious Incident will take place during lessons in the week before the mocks. All students have been told to revise the following areas for the literature mock. We have narrowed the focus of their revision to ensure they revise in more depth. Curious Incident – Christopher and Family Poems to revise – When We Two Parted/ Winter Swans/ Neutral Tones/ Porphyria’s Lover/The Farmer’s Bride English Language Revision This w ill take place in Monday’s English Language lessons and students will be set revision tasks and practice questions as homework. PE Department
Girls Fixture Results: U16 Football won 9-0 against Cheney School. Now in semi-finals. Yr 7 Hockey vs Icknield: A Team lost 1-2 B Team won 2-1 Ski Trip 2018: If your child is going on the February Ski Trip there is an information evening on Thursday 30th November at 6.30pm.
TERM 2 CLUBS CLUB
YEAR
DAY
TIME
ROOM
STAFF
Football
7 and 8
Thursday (unless there is a match)
1.15 – 1.45
PE
PE
Hockey
8, 9, 10, 11
Thursday (unless there is a match)
3.30 – 4.30
PE
PE
Netball
ALL
Friday (unless there is a match)
1.15 – 1.45
PE
PE
Gym
ALL
Friday (unless there is a match)
3.30 – 4.30
PE
PE
Junior Choir
7, 8 and 9
Thursday
1.15 – 1.45
Music
Mr Henderson
Senior Orchestra
10 and 11
Wednesday
3.30 – 5.00
Music
Mr Henderson
Junior Orchestra
7, 8 and 9
Thursday
3.30 – 5.00
Music
Mr Henderson
Homework
ALL
Monday
1.00 – 1.50
IT 1
Mrs Gerrard-Carr
Homework
ALL
Friday
1.00 – 1.50
IT1
Mrs Gerrard-Carr
Maths Clinic / Drop in
ALL
Monday
1.15 – 1.45
Maths
Maths
Lego
ALL
Friday
1.15 – 1.45
33
Mr Money
Young Carers Drop In
ALL
Thursday
10.40 – 11.20 Lions Den
Mrs Temple
Christian Union
ALL
Thursday
1.15—1.50
34
Paul Sparrey
GCSE Art
10, 11
Tuesday
3.30 – 5.00
10
Mr Rye
GCSE Art
10, 11
Thursday
3.30 – 5.00
10
Mr Rye
