Weekly information - Thursday 9th January 2020
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All - SZapp update for iPhones
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Y11 - Parents Evenings
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Y11 - GCSE Food Prep & Nutrition deadlines
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All - Snow Closure Procedure
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Support for our DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Initiative
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Activities for Children with Special Educational Need
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All - Harry Potter Book Night 4th February 2020
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All - Bugsy Malone rehearsals during February half term
iPhone users, please click on the link below for details of an update for SZapp.
We have two calendared Parents’ Evenings for our Year 11 cohort these are scheduled to take place on Thursday 23rd January and Tuesday 28th January 2020. You will only be required to attend one of the Parents’ Evenings and this is determined by half year group population that your child is part of.
- If your child has Core PE on a Friday Period 1 and Period 2 you will be required to attend the parents evening on Thursday 23rd January 2020.
- If your child has Core PE on a Friday Period 3 and Period 4 you will be required to attend the parents evening on Tuesday 28th January 2020.
Please check your child’s timetable on Go4Schools.
Your child will be given a paper booking sheet by their form tutor, they will then use this to book 5-minute appointment slots with each member of staff. Please make sure your child knows what times are convenient for you to attend. It is advisable to leave 5 minute gaps between each appointment to ensure you can move between different rooms.
***GCSE FOOD PREPARATION & NUTRITION****
NEA 2: British Cuisines
35% of your GCSE
Deadlines
Section A: 15.11.2019
Section B: 13.12.2019
Section C: 17.01.2019
Section D: 24.01.2020
Section E: 14.02.2020
Very occasionally, during periods of difficult weather, we have to make the decision to close the school. Please read the attached letter for important information and details of our how we communicate a closure to parents/carers. Thank you.
Many thanks to everyone who made a donation to our Support Your School campaign before Christmas. Our Year 7s were asked to make suggestions for books they would like to see in the LRC and these duly arrived in school today. Over 40 titles will be added to our stock and will be very welcome and well used additions to the reading range we have in the LRC.
Please see the information below regarding activities for children with a special educational need:
Aiming High February 2020 activities are now available, please follow the link to see what’s on offer
Activities are available to children and young people with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND) and their families who live in Staffordshire.
2 free places are available to each child/young person in February and these can be booked from the 2- 11 January 2020.
Following this, additional activities for which there will be a charge can be booked also.
Places are also still available on our January 2020 activities, if you would like to book a place or find out about latest availability please call:
0300 111 8007 (option 5).
The Customer Service Centre is open from 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Chuckle Productions January Activities
Chuckle Productions has planned a number of activities for January 2020 – full details of these are now available in the January listings
To book places please call 0300 111 8007 (option 5).
We will be holding our second Harry Potter Book Night on Tuesday 4 February 2020 from 4 to 6 pm in the LRC. All students are welcome to join us for a few hours of all things Harry Potterish, including games, potion-tasting and a quiz finale. Any student wishing to dress up as a Harry Potter character is very welcome to do so. There will be a prize for the best costume on the night.
Places are limited to 30 students. If your child is interested in attending, they need to sign up in the LRC and collect a parental permission letter. As the event finishes at 6pm students will need to ensure they are able to be collected from school by a parent or guardian.
Full cast rehearsals for Bugsy Malone are scheduled for Wednesday 19th February and Sunday 23rd February (during the half term holiday). Both rehearsals will take place from 9.30am - 3,30pm in the school hall. Please encourage your child to attend if at all possible.