Friday 2nd February 2018 Dear Parents/Carers, Management schedule which was issued earlier this term. We are delighted that Mr Duncan is feeling much better and has returned to school. He Homework diaries has asked me to thank staff for covering his May I remind parents that secondary pupils’ lessons and a particular thanks to Mrs Yon for homework diaries should be checked and signed organising all the cover. by parents each week. Year 11 Letters home Year 11 students have finally completed their We do try to send any correspondence home on mock exams and are now eagerly awaiting their a Friday so that parents know this is the day to results. However, just because mocks are check for school mail. May I remind secondary finished it doesn’t mean they can take their pupils’ parents to check for letters. We have foot off the gas; revision should still be taking lockers which seem to be full of mail which has place every night – the ‘real’ exams are not far not made it home and some of these have reply away. slips which need to be returned. Today year 11 have been given the following information: Food and nutrition winners Coursework and practical exam In a competition run before Christmas the ’18) deadlines/dates (Jan-April following children won in their category: Summary of exam dates for the written tests (May-June ’18) Exam question papers for the Art exam Owen Thomas Jeremiah Ellick along with an outline of the approach to Year 7 Year 8 the Art exam. They have been advised to keep their notes in a red folder and they must have them at all Cory Phillips times. We would ask that parents become Year 9 familiar with this important information. Mrs Yon They received beautiful cookery books in assembly today. Homework in senior school Seniors have been reminded in an assembly this week to keep on task with homework and have Two Boats Ticket Winners been asked to catch up with work missed as a The winners this week were: result of absence. A lunchtime support session is now being Sammy Haworth offered for students who have found Eli Mildon homework an issue. This is in addition to Jamal Young-Benjamin existing study support sessions during the day Reid Young. for KS3. Please encourage your child to use the Time
Friday 2nd February 2018 Dear Parents/Carers, We are delighted that Mr Duncan is feeling much better and has returned to school. He has asked me to thank staff for covering his lessons and a particular thanks to Mrs Yon for organising all the cover. Year 11 Year 11 students have finally completed their mock exams and are now eagerly awaiting their results. However, just because mocks are finished it doesn’t mean they can take their foot off the gas; revision should still be taking place every night – the ‘real’ exams are not far away. Today year 11 have been given the following information: Coursework and practical exam deadlines/dates (Jan-April ’18) Summary of exam dates for the written tests (May-June ’18) Exam question papers for the Art exam along with an outline of the approach to the Art exam. They have been advised to keep their notes in a red folder and they must have them at all times. We would ask that parents become familiar with this important information. Mrs Yon Homework in senior school Seniors have been reminded in an assembly this week to keep on task with homework and have been asked to catch up with work missed as a result of absence. A lunchtime support session is now being offered for students who have found homework an issue. This is in addition to existing study support sessions during the day for KS3. Please encourage your child to use the Time Management schedule which was issued earlier this term. Homework diaries May I remind parents that secondary pupils’ homework diaries should be checked and signed by parents each week. Letters home We do try to send any correspondence home on a Friday so that parents know this is the day to check for school mail. May I remind secondary pupils’ parents to check for letters. We have lockers which seem to be full of mail which has not made it home and some of these have reply slips which need to be returned. Food and nutrition winners In a competition run before Christmas the following children won in their category: Owen Thomas Jeremiah Ellick Year 7 Year 8 Cory Phillips Year 9 They received beautiful cookery books in assembly today. Two Boats Ticket Winners The winners this week were: Sammy Haworth Eli Mildon Jamal Young-Benjamin Reid Young.
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