11 december 2015

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term Friday 11 Dec 2015

COLLEGE PRAYER SPECIALISM SUCCESS

Advent Prayer

Congratulations to year 11 students who have taken their speaking controlled assessment at

Grant, almighty God, that looking forward in faith to

the end of this term. Many students put a

the Feast Of Our Lord's birth, we may feel all the

great deal of effort into preparing carefully for

happiness our Saviour brings, and celebrate his

this assessment and hard work has paid great

coming with unfailing joy, in Jesus' name we pray.

dividends for many.

Pray for Expectant Mothers

CONSULTATION DAY

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Tuesday 10 May 2016

Year 7

Attend College Work Related Learning Activity Day “My Dream Job” (organised by Business Studies)

Attend College Activity Day (organised by Mrs Marshall)

Year 8

Reading blog at home on theme of Work Related Learning (organised by Business Studies)

CONSULTATION DAY Reading blog at home on theme of Languages when not in appointments (organised by Languages Faculty)

Year 9

Home Study – Mathematics work set by Mathematics Faculty

Year 9 Higher Education visit organised by Miss Thomason and Mr Blades

Year 10

Home Study – English work to be set by English Faculty

CONSULTATION DAY Reading blog at home on theme of Sport, Exercise and Diet when not in lessons (organised by PE and DT Faculties)

Year 11

CONSULTATION DAY Reading blog at home on theme of Mathematics/Science when not in appointments (organised by Mathematics / Science Faculties)

Home Study / Revision Study – Science work to be set (at home or in College – organised by Science Faculty)

Year 12/13

CONSULTATION DAY Home Study when not in appointments (organised by Mrs Garvey)

Revision Day / Private Study in college or at home (organised by Mrs Garvey)

PARENTS AS PARTNERS:BEING EQUIPPED

Why not use the Christmas break to make sure your children are fully equipped to come back to College with pen, pencil and ruler as a minimum. A calculator, an angle-measurer and other geometry items are also useful, as well as a pencil sharpener and eraser. Coloured pencils are also a real bonus. It could be a ‘stocking filler’ for Christmas Day, and coupled with a nice pencil-case, it is a gift that we are sure any young person would appreciate.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term Friday 11 Dec 2015

UKMT SENIOR MATHS

Pupils at All Hallows achieved 2 golds, 7 silvers and 12 bronzes in this year's UKMT Senior Maths Challenge.

Over 82,000 pupils from across the UK competed in the Senior Maths Challenge with the top 10% receiving a gold certificate, the next 20% silver and the next 30% bronze.

Tom Bowers was the highest achiever in Year 13 and he qualified for the follow- competition the Senior Kangaroo.

Aidan Hughes was the highest achiever in Year 12.

Well done to all students who took part.

UPCOMING EVENTS

December Awards Evening KS4/5 Thursday 17 December 7.00.p.m.9.00.p.m.

January Year 11 Resits Monday 4 January 3.30pm—5.30pm Year 11 Resits Tuesday 5 January 3.30pm—5.30pm Year 11 and 13 Reports issued Friday 8 January Year 11 Resits awards issued Friday 22 January

February

March

Spanish Exchange Trip in Barcelona Wednesday 3rd—Monday 8th February

TDP Meningitis C Vaccination Year 9 Tuesday 1st March

PTA Ice Skating Trip Friday 5th and Saturday 6th February

Performing Arts Showcase Wednesday 9th March 7.00pm-8.30pm

AHLC Sports Tournament Year 11 photographs Wednesday 10th February 1.00pm—3.00pm Wednesday 16th March India Trip Wednesday 10th—Saturday 20th February

Year 8 Pathways Evening Thursday 17th March 7.00pm-9.30pm

German Exchange visit to Germany Friday 12th - Friday 19th February

Y13 Resit Awards Issued Friday 18th March

Year 11, 12 and 13 Parent Consultation Year 10—13 Paris trip Day Friday 12th - Wednesday 17th February Wednesday 27 January 9am – 7pm Booster classes Year 10 and 11 Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th February Y11 and 13 Academic reviews Issued Friday 26th February Year 13 Resits Monday 29th February—Friday 4th March

Y11 Key Marginal Students’ Evening En/ Ma/Sc/La Tuesday 22nd March 6.00pm-8.00pm Y10 Mock Results Day Wednesday 23rd March AHLC Sports Tournament Wednesday 23rd March 1.00pm-3.00pm Easter Half Term Thursday 24th March

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term Friday 11 Dec 2015 REINDEER RUN DROP IN SESSIONS 2015/16

KS4/5 students DAY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2015 Reindeer Run dates raising money for East Cheshire Hospice are as follows: The dates of this years runs are:

SUBJECT

TIME

Science/ Languages Maths Art Product Design

3:30 – 4:30

*Wednesday 16th December P7/8 8y *Thursday 17th December P3/4 7y and P5/6 7g

3:30-4:30 2:45 – 4:00 3:30 – 4:30

Runs to take place in core PE lessons.

Students are requested to donate a minimum of £2 to cover the cost of the antlers and red noses. There will be a prize for the student who raises the most money in Year 7 and Year 8.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH FUTURE IMPORTANT DATES

Congratulations to those students who have made a commitment to work towards their Duke of Edinburgh award. Currently we have 35 students working on their bronze award, 21 on silver and 5 on gold.

If any students are unsure, need help or want more detail please see Mrs Connor.

Well done to all those who are uploading their evidence for each of the areas on eDofE. If you have not started to do this yet can you please have a go. You will need to have completed two of the three sections before the expedition. Again if you need help with this come and see Mrs Connor. We will be recruiting new members for 2015/16 shortly.

IMPORTANT DATES

Date 1 Feb – 5 Feb 2016 1 Feb – 5 Feb 2016 29 Feb – 4 Mar 2016 29 Feb – 4 Mar 2016 7 Mar – 18 Mar 2016 7 Mar – 11 Mar 2016 Apr – May 2016 4 May – 29 Jun 2016 13 Jun – 17 Jun 2016 13 Jun – 24 Jun 2016

Exam/Test Y13 Mock Exams Y11 Internal Assessment Y12 Mock Exams Y11 & Y13 Walking Talking Mock Week Y7-9 Internal Assessments Y10 Mock Exams GCE/GCSE Languages, PE, Dance, Drama & Art Exams GCE/GCSE Public Exams Y7,8 & 9 Mock Exams Y10 Assessments

GCE Results Day: Thursday 18 August 2016 GCSE Results Day: Thursday 25 August 2016

YEAR 13 FORMAL DINNER

Year 13 will be celebrating their end of studies at All Hallows with a formal Dinner on Fri 8th July at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel, Picadilly, Manchester.

PALACE THEATRE TRIP

Palace Theatre trip to see the musical "The Bodyguard". The price is just £30 which includes return coach travel from College. Saturday 9th January 2016, matinee performance. Please pay via Parent Pay. For further details please contact a.heaton@allhallows.org.uk PRINCIPAL’S SURGERIES

COLLEGE TERM DATES

Term

College Opens to Students

College Closes to Students

Christmas

Tuesday 3 November 2015

Friday 18 December 2015

Epiphany

Monday 4 January 2016

Thursday 11 February 2016

Easter

Monday 22 February 2016

Thursday 24 March 2016

Whitsun

Monday 11 April 2016

Thursday 26 May 2016

Trinity

Monday 6 June 2016

Tuesday 19 July 2016

Parents / Carers are invited to attend a Principal's Surgery to discuss any concerns or ask questions, on the following dates: Tuesday 15 December 2015, 3.45.p.m. - 4.45.p.m.

There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Friday 11 Dec 2015

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Over the last week of College attendance was as follows: Year 7 - 96.8% (up 1.2% on last week, well done Year 7) Year 8 - 96.7% (up 1.4%, well done Year 8) Year 9 - 94.1% (down 1.9%) Year 10 - 96.4% (up 0.9%, well done Year 10) Year 11 - 94.5% (up 0.6%, well done Year 11) Year 12 - 97.4% (up 2.1%, well done Year 12) Year 13 - 95.1% (up 1.7%, well done Year 13) Last week was an excellent week for attendance.

Attendance between Year 7 and Year 11 last week was 95.7% (up 0.4% from last week and 2.4% higher than the same time last year). Our overall attendance since 2 September 2015 remains at 95.8%. We aim for 97%.

Last week GIRLS attendance (Years 7-11) was 95.3% (up 0.4% on last week), BOYS attendance (Year 7-11) was 96.1% (up 0.4% on last week).

CHANGES TO ATTENDANCE POLICY

From September 2015 the College has changed the definition of “persistent absence” we use to include those students who are under 90% attendance. This is in line with national guidelines and increases the threshold from 85% at present.

MEDICAL ABSENCE FROM COLLEGE

Whilst the College requires parents to contact us on each day of absence, school policy now requires that any student who accumulates 7 or more days of absence during the course of the academic year will be asked to provide medical confirmation of the need to be absent before any further absences are authorised for medical reasons. This is a necessary measure as we closely monitor absence due to illness / medical reasons in order that we can ensure students are supported where needed.

For your information medical confirmation does not have to be a doctor's note but can also take the form of a medical appointment card, a copy of a relevant dated prescription or evidence of medication being taken.

If no medical evidence is provided then the absence will be coded as unauthorised. Ten or more unauthorised absences may result in you receiving a Fixed Penalty Notice. This incurs a penalty of £60 per parent / carer to be paid within 21 days, otherwise the penalty will rise to £120 per parent / carer to be paid within 28 days. If the penalty remains unpaid then the matter will proceed to the Magistrates Court where you will receive a criminal record if you are found guilty.

The link between attendance and achievement is well researched and documented and students should be aiming for an attendance rate of no less than 97% over the year. Thank you for your continued support with this importance issue.

Students must sign out at the Attendance Office before leaving MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS DURING THE COLLEGE DAY College to attend a medical appointment. When they return to College the student must sign back in. This ensures registers will be accurate and we know the student is off site should we have a fire alarm. The Attendance Office is located in an office along the RE corridor. We thank parents for making medical appointments, where possible, that do not take up a whole day of schooling. This often allows a student to have their legal HOLIDAY ABSENCE FROM COLLEGE

Holidays have not been authorised since 1st September 2013 under legislation on all English schools. Requests for holidays must still be made in writing to the appropriate Key Stage leader (Mrs Garvey KS5, Mr Diamond/Mr Blades KS4/KS3), but in the vast majority of cases they will be unauthorised. A Fixed Penalty Notice may be issued of £60 per parent / carer per student, to be paid within 21 days, otherwise the penalty will rise to £120 per parent / carer to be paid within 28 days. If the penalty remains unpaid then the matter will proceed to the Magistrates Court where you will receive a criminal record if you are found guilty. Please can all holiday requests be made well in advance of the holiday being taken if not before the holiday is booked.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term Friday 11 Dec 2015 STUDENT SUPPORT ACROSS THE COLLEGE 2015/16

NAME

JOB

Mrs J Pilling

Careers Advisor

Student Support Office

Mrs L Nolan

Visyon Counsellor

Student Support Office

Mrs J Jones and Mrs J Fox

College Nurses

Student Support Office

Mrs P Shatwell

Family Support

Office between rooms A9 and A10

Mrs J Beard and Mrs P Prince

MON

TUES

WED

THUR

FRI

Education

Pastoral Office (ground floor of Fisher Building)

Welfare bullying@allhallowslearning.org.uk beingme@allhallowslearning.org.uk

VENUE

emails will be read by a Senior Teacher

esafety@allhallowslearning.org.uk = Staff Present CAREERS ADVICE FOR STUDENTS

If any parent would like their son or daughter to have a careers interview with Mrs Pilling, our Careers Advisor, this year then please notify the relevant Year Learning Leader who can ensure names are added to the list. Mrs Pilling will prioritise Year 10-13, but students in Years 7-9 are welcome to attend her Thursday lunch time drop in. She uses the Student Support Office based next door to Music.

BEING PUNCTUAL AT ALL HALLOWS

Most students appreciate the importance of being in College on time. Children who are regularly late do miss out on their education and form bad habits that will not be tolerated in the workplace.

We need to inform parents that students must be in the registration form class for the register to be taken at 8.45a.m.

This means students should arrive 5-10 minutes earlier in College to be on time.

Any student who arrives after 8.45a.m. will receive a L code. Two L codes within a week will result in a whole college detention to be held each Thursday.

Any student who arrives after 9.05a.m. will receive a U code. This means they will be classed as absent for the whole morning and this may have consequences for overall attendance.

We are aware that College buses are sometimes late and we can confirm these students are not negatively marked in the register when this happens.

Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

Gates are manned by members of staff and names will be taken of those students who are late.

YEAR LEARNING LEADER “DROP IN SURGERIES�

Year 7: New dates will be provided in next weeks newsletter Year 8: New dates will be provided in next weeks newsletter Year 9: New dates will be provided in next weeks newsletter Year 10: will be held on Monday 14 December (9.00-9.45) Year 11: will be held on Friday 11 December (11.15-11.45) These are for parents who would like to discuss any concerns relating to their child. No appointment is necessary but please be prepared to wait. Please contact our Pastoral Assistant (Pastoral@allhallows.org.uk 01625 410285 x215), should you require an appointment with a Year Learning Leader at any other time.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Friday 11 Dec 2015

FOOTBALL RESULTS

Year 8 English Schools Cup Male Football Fixture Round 4, All Hallows lost on penalties to Elton High School after a 2-2 draw Scorers: Box, Fregapane, Man of the Match: Rocco Fregapane Our female students played a 7 aside football match against Poynton High School. Year 7 lost 2 -0 , year 8 and 9 lost 2-0 and year 10 and 11 lost 5-1. players of each of the matches were Olivia Delany, Izzy Moody and Charlotte Booth.

Our Female students played Macclesfield and District 5 a side football tournament they drew 1-1 with Wilmslow the goal scorer was Sydney Lythgoe-Higginson, won 3-1 against Falibroome the goal scorers were Olivia Delany, Joelle McGann and Eleanor Pollard, drew 0-0 with Poynton and 3-0 against Tytherington the goal scorers were Olivia Delany x 2 and Joelle McGann. The girls came 2 nd on goal difference, going unbeaten throughout the tournament.

Special Well done to Rebecca Wolstonhole, Joelle McGann, Eleanor Pollard, Bella Gale, Olivia Delany and Sydney Lythgoe-Higginson.

Volleyball yr9/10

Team A male students came first against Wilmslow HS and Team B came 2nd against Macclesfield Academy. Player of both matches was Harry King year 10 and Jack Marshall Clack qualified to play in the Cheshire finals.

Our Female students also played against Wilmslow and Macclesfield academy came in 2nd place players of the match was Andze Domaska year 9 and Julia Domanska Year 9.

EXTRA CURRICULAR TIMETABLE PE DEPARTMENT

Please visit http://www.allhallows.org.uk/extra-curricular/sports-pe/ to view the PE extra—curricular timetable.

Basket ball

Year8/9 Basketball tournament is due to commence on Thursday 10 th January at Wilmslow High School.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term Friday 11 Dec 2015

OPENING TIMES Monday - Thursday 8.15.a.m. - 5.00.p.m.

Friday 8.15.a.m. - 4.00.p.m.

CHRISTMAS IN THE LIBRARY We have an advent quiz of Christmas themed questions for students to complete! The final question will be set on Friday 18th with all completed answer forms to be handed in at Break 1 and all those students with the correct answers will win an edible prize.

There will also be a Secret Santa picture quiz during the last week.

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH Patrick Ness is the twice Carnegie winning author of some of the most interesting and thought provoking young adult novels currently around. We have a selection of his books available in the library. http://patrickness.com/

RECOMMENDED READS 'Award-winning writer Patrick Ness's bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.

Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend might just be the God of mountain lions...'

CHESHIRE SCHOOLS BOOK AWARD

OVERDUE BOOKS Thanks to all those students who have brought their books back on time! We still have some missing books that need to be returned, so if we can have those back before the end of term that would be great. Your support is much appreciated.

Cheshire Schools Book Award 10th Anniversary Awards In January we will reveal the shortlist of six reads nominated by the secondary schools of Cheshire. All are welcome to read the books which will be available from school, as well as public libraries and this year we would like more staff, parents and governors to get involved! There is also a special anniversary competition to celebrate the Cheshire authors whose books have been nominate in past years.

More details to follow.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term Friday 11 Dec 2015

College Advertisements St. Alban’s Parish Confirmation Programme 2016 For all those in Year 8 or above, interested in being Confirmed in 2016, there is a meeting for you and your parents to explain the programme Come and See Evening- Thursday 7th January St Alban’s Parish Centre 7pm- 8.30pm For further details see the parish website@ http://www.stalbanmacc.org.uk/

Educational Psychology Team Drop-in Sessions 2015/16 Parents, carers and education professionals; do you have any questions or concerns about the well-being, behaviour, learning or development of your child or a child that you work with? (Parental consent required for staff).

‘Drop in’ and speak to an Educational Psychologist. We will be holding free 45 minutes sessions for parents/carers and educational professionals in Children’s Centres between October and December 2015, January and March 2016, April and June 2016; booking is recommended.

Conversations tend to be more open and productive without the focus child present; please do not feel you need to bring your child out of school. Pre-school children MAY be able to join a session on a one-off basis if no alternative child care facilities are available. Please enquire with the individual centre when booking.

Please telephone the host Children’s Centre to book an appointment and please let them know if you cannot attend.

Nantwich

13th January

(01270 375 390)

9.15-12.15

Ash Grove (01625 374 484) Knutsford (01625 374 904)

Broken Cross (01625 374 470)

2nd March 9.15-12.15

Congleton & Holmes Chapel

27th January

The Brooks

9th March

(01260 371 061)

9.15-12.15

(01270 371200)

9.15-12.15

3rd February 9.15-12.15 th

th

Broken Cross

27 April

(01625 374 470)

9.15-12.15 th

Hurdsfield

24 February

Ash Grove

4 May

(01625 378 081)

9.15-12.15

(01625 374 484)

9.15-12.15

11th May 9.15-12.15

Sandbach

18th May

(01270 371 235)

9.15-12.15

Nantwich

8th June

(01270 375 390)

9.15-12.15

The Brooks

15th June

(01270 371200)

9.15-12.15