13 May 2016

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Whitsun Term

Friday 13 May 2016

COLLEGE PRAYER

SPECIALISM SUCCESS Congratulations to Year 12 Career Ready students who have already made progress in gaining paid internships with local businesses this summer. Vicky Rogers has already been successful in gaining a six week paid internship with The Royal Bank of Scotland at their Sandbach branch. Patrick Jennings, Patrick Bescoby and Georgia Holmes have applications in with Astra Zeneca. Darren O'Connor and Patrick Jennings (again) also have applications in with The Bank of New York Mellon, Manchester branch. We wish all Career Ready students success in their internships which are due to start in July 2016.

Prayer for Pentecost Lord Jesus, we thank you for the gift of Pentecost and for new life in the Holy Spirit.

Fill us with your Holy Spirit and set ours hearts ablaze with the fire of your love that we may serve you in joy and freedom. We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

Prayer for students sitting their exams

PARENTS AS PARTNERS: (Y11, Y12 & Y13) External exams have now started Your child's personalised timetable is available via Parental Gateway under "Assessments". Please ensure that your child has the appropriate equipment for his/her exams: Black ink pen (required so that the exam boards can scan exam papers), Pencil, Ruler, Eraser, Compass, Protractor, Calculator for Maths, Science and GCSE Business exams, Clear pencil case or bag Whilst the Exams Office keeps limited supplies of equipment, we cannot guarantee that equipment will be available to your child on the actual exam date. Please don't leave it to chance.

Your child may also bring water, in a clear plastic container, into the exam room. All labels must be removed from the container.

Thank you for your assistance.

PRINCIPAL’S SURGERIES Parents / Carers are invited to attend a Principal's Surgery to discuss any concerns or ask questions, on the following dates: Tuesday 17 May 2016, 3.45pm - 4.45pm Tuesday 21 June 2016, 9am - 10am Friday 1 July 2016, 9am - 10am There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait.

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UPCOMING TRIPS/DATES /EVENTS EXAMS COUNTDOWN GCSE exams begin on the 16th May. Year 11 students are expected to attend all lessons until 3.30pm on Tuesday 7 June. Between Wednesday 8 June and Friday 24 June students in Year 11 may, should they choose to, continue to attend lessons for those subjects in which exams have not taken place.

On Wednesday 8 June all Year 11 students are invited to a special leavers’ assembly in the main hall at 9am to celebrate the end of their time with us as they move to the next chapter in their lives.

Just to remind parents the College breaks up for the half term holiday on Thursday 26 May and Friday 27 May is a staff INSET day.

Over the course of this time we expect the behaviour and attitude of the Year 11 students to remain as high as ever and in line with College policies. Full uniform must be worn at all times in lessons and in exams. Students who choose not to wear full uniform in exams may be refused entry to the exam hall. The College will still have high expectations regarding punctuality and attendance and may still refer students to our Educational Welfare Officers if necessary up to the 8 June.

We do not expect any students to sign each other’s shirts, unless these are spare shirts that are brought in and not worn at the time.

Students are positively encouraged to have a leaver’s notebook that they can sign instead.

The Year 11 students have made excellent progress this year and we look forward to this continuing. We wish every Year 11 student good luck over the exam period and hope they achieve the grades that they deserve.

GCE/GCSE EXAM TIMETABLES - SUMMER 2016

IMPORTANT EXAM/TEST DATES Date Apr – May 2016 4 May – 29 Jun 2016 13 Jun – 17 Jun 2016 13 Jun – 24 Jun 2016

Exam/Test GCE/GCSE Languages, PE, Dance, Drama & Art Exams GCE/GCSE Public Exams

You may access a copy of your child’s personal exam timetable via the Parental Gateway: · Select “Assessments” option from left hand side of home page · Select “Examinations Timetable” All changes or amendments will immediately be updated on Parental Gateway.

Please note: Parents are able to view their child’s complete timetable.

Y7,8 & 9 Mock Exams Y10 Assessments

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

PREPARATION FOR FORTHCOMING EXAMS—2016 Year 11 students should now be fully engaged in their revision. A copy of the revision booklet, which includes useful guidance as well as revision timetable templates can be found on the College website. Along side this you will find a detailed, week by week, revision plan from the English department as well as information on College holiday booster days and after College drop in sessions.

REVISION

YEAR 12 EXAMINATIONS

MAY/ Religious Studies

Saturday 14th May 10:00 – 12:00

RECC Dept.

JUNE

GCSE PE

Saturday 14th May 12:30 – 3:00 Sunday 15th May 10:00 – 12:30

Mr Lawson Mr Lawson

English

Tuesday 31st May 10:00 – 2:00

English Dept.

History

Saturday 4th June 9:00am – 12:00 Saturday 11th June 9:00am – 12:00

Mr McCaul Mr McCaul

Thursday 2nd June 10:00 – 1:00

Maths Dept.

Friday 3rd June: 9:00-10:00am - Additional Biology 10.15 - 11.15am - Additional Chemistry 11.30 - 12.30pm - Additional Physics 9 - 11am - Year 12 Biology

Mr Nickson Miss McVeigh Mr Aspinall Miss Kelly

Maths Science

Year 12 will go on study leave on 13 May before returning on 13 June to begin year 13 lessons. They have recently completed their mock exams and know exactly what they need to focus their revision on in the coming weeks. Their subject teachers will be available during normal lesson times right up until examinations in that subject. BTEC students are expected to attend lessons as normal.

Students should check their exam timetables on the notice boards around College and on the website: this will enable them to arrive in good time, at the right location, properly equipped for all examinations.

Year 12 have worked well with their teachers all year and we wish them every success in their forthcoming examinations.

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COLLEGE TERM DATES 2015/2016

Term

College Opens to Students

College Closes to Students

Whitsun

Monday 11 April 2016

Thursday 26 May 2016

Trinity

Monday 6 June 2016

Tuesday 19 July 2016

TERM DATES 2016/2017 Term

College Open to Student

College Closes to Student

Michaelmas

Tuesday 6 September 2016 (Year 7, 12 and 13 in only) Wednesday 7 September 2016 (All students in)

Friday 28 October 2016

Christmas

Monday 7 November 2016

Friday 16 December 2016

Epiphany

Tuesday 3 January 2017

Friday 17 February 2017

Easter

Monday 27 February 2017

Friday 31 March 2017

Whitsun

Tuesday 18 April 2017

Friday 26 May 2017

Trinity

Monday 5 June 2017

Friday 21 July 2017

UPCOMING EVENTS May

June

July

Y5 Open Morning Monday 16 May 9.30am—11am

Y8 Vocation Day Friday 10 June

Y12 UCAS Day Friday 1 July

Y5 and 6 Athletics tournament Wednesday 18 May 1.00pm—3.00pm

Y6 Parents’ Coffee Morning Friday 10 June 10-11am

Andalucia Thursday 26 May—Sunday 29 May

Y6 Parents’ Afternoon tea (SEN) Monday 13 June 2-3pm

Arts Festival Evening Monday 4—Tuesday 5 July 6pm-7.30pm

Year 13 Leavers Mass Thursday 26 May

Y5 All Hallows Experience Monday 13—Friday 17 June Y7,8,9 Exams Start Monday 13 June Y10 Assessment Weeks Monday 13—Friday 24 June Y5 Introduction day Thursday 16 June 6-8pm Y5 Open Morning Friday 17 June 9.30-11am HPV Vaccinations Y8 girls Wednesday 22 June Y6 Parents’ Afternoon Tea Thursday 23 June 2-23pm China Trip Friday 24 June— Friday 1 July Y11 Prom Friday 24 June PTA Blackpool Pleasure Beach Saturday 25 June The Lion King Production Wednesday 29—Saturday 2 July Y4 All Hallows Experience Thursday 30 June 10—2:30pm Y12 Parents Higher Education Evening Thursday 30 June 7pm

Year 6 University Experience Monday 4—Wednesday 6 July Year 3 Retreat Thursday 7 July 9am-2.30pm Choir Tour UK Adiemus Friday 8—Sunday 10 July Year 6 Induction Day Friday 8 July 9am-3.30pm Y13 Leavers’ Dinner Friday 8 July Year 6 Parents’ Evening Monday 11 July 7-8.30pm History Trip London Monday 11 July—Tuesday 12 July KS3 Celebration Evening Wednesday 13 July 7-8.30pm Year 7, 8, 9 reports issued Year 10 Academic Reviews Issued Wednesday 13 July Choir Tour Malta Adiemus Wednesday 14—Saturday 16 July History Trip Belgium Thursday 14 July—Sunday 17 July Year 6 and 7 Disco Friday 15 July 6.30-8.30pm

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Friday 13 May 2016

ATTENDANCE MATTERS Over the last week of College attendance was as follows: Year 7 - 95.4% (up 0.6%, well done Year 7) Year 8 - 96.0% (down 0.3%, but still the highest overall) Year 9 - 93.8% (down 0.6%) Year 10 - 95.9% (up 1.4%, well done Year 10) Year 11 - 93.2% (down 0.6%) Year 12 - 94.3% (up 0.5%, well done Year 12) Year 13 - 90.3% (up 2.4%, well done Year 13 but still low!)

Attendance between Year 7 and Year 11 last week was 94.8% (no change on last week but still 0.5% lower than the same time last year). Our overall attendance since 2 September 2015 remains at 95.2%. We aim for 97%.

Last week GIRLS attendance (Years 7-11) was 94.1% (no change on last week), BOYS attendance Year 7-11) was 95.6% (no change on last week). Since 2 September 2015 boys attendance between Years 7-11 is 95.4% and girls attendance between Years 7-11 is 94.9%.

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.

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS DURING THE COLLEGE DAY Students must sign out at the Attendance Office before leaving 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 registration mark for both morning and afternoon sessions and so their overall attendance does not fall.

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.

ATTENDANCE MATTERS AT ALL HALLOWS - 100% ATTENDANCE COMPETITION Students across Years 7 to 11 will be challenged to have 100% attendance once again as part of an attendance competition. This helped attendance to be raised last year and the prizes proved popular amongst students.

Students will enter a prize draw for Amazon gift vouchers if they have 100% attendance for the 2 weeks leading up to a specific holiday.

Years 9 to 11 - 100% attendance for 2 weeks leading up to May half term (£25 voucher) Years 7 to 10 - 100% attendance for 2 weeks leading up to the end of the summer term in July (£50 voucher) Attendance matters at All Hallows and the link between attendance and achievement is well known and shared with our students. Mr Blades, Assistant Principal

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STUDENT SUPPORT ACROSS THE COLLEGE 2015/16 NAME Mrs J Pilling Mrs L Nolan Mrs R Czerwinski

JOB MON Careers Advisor Visyon Counsellor College Nurse

Mrs P Shatwell

Family Support

Mrs J Beard and Mrs P Prince

TUES

WED

THUR

FRI

VENUE Student Support Office Student Support Office Student Support Office Office between rooms A9 and A10

Education Welfare

Pastoral Office (ground floor of Fisher Building)

bullying@allhallowslearning.org.uk beingme@allhallowslearning.org.uk esafety@allhallowslearning.org.uk

emails will be read by a Senior Teacher

= 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: Tuesday 7th June 11.45am-12.30pm Year 8: Tuesday 28th June 2pm – 3pm Year 9: Friday 24th June 2-2.45pm Year 10: Monday 13th June 9am -10am Year 11: Friday 20th May 11.45am – 12.45pm 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.

DURING COLLEGE DROP IN SESSIONS 2015/16 SUBJECT MONDAY

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

TIME

GCSE ICT Break 1 &Break 2 RE Intervention Break 2 Geography Intervention Break 2 Art Drop in Science Drop-in

Break 2 Break 2

Art Drop in

Break 2

Art Drop in Science Drop-in

Break 2 Break 2

Health and Social Care Business Studies

Break 1 Break 1

KS 4/5 AFTER COLLEGE DROP IN SESSIONS 2015/16 DAY Monday

SUBJECT Science/Languages

3:30 – 4:30

Tuesday

Maths

3:30 - 4:30

Wednesday Art Thursday

Product Design – D3 Hospitality and Catering – F21 Music – E1 History F13 Business Studies (GCSE) F15 English (see revision timetable for breakdown) http:// smartfuse.s3.amazonaws.com/2b494380ca1f7fa6308 6fca40b33b30e/uploads/2014/02/English.pdf

TIME

2:45 – 4:00 3:30 – 4:30 3:30 – 4:30 3:30 – 4:30 3:30 – 4:30 3:30 – 4:30 3:30 – 4:30

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Friday 13 May 2016

DUKE OF EDINBURGH ParentPay is now open for you to pay for the Duke of Edinburgh welcome pack, which will allow you to sign up to e-DofE. DofE Participants: Bronze and Silver expedition date has been confirmed as Friday 10th-Sunday 12th of June.

Ms S Mellor & Miss N Clark

SUMMER EXTRA CURRICULAR TIMETABLE

MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICTS COMPETITION

UP AND COMING EVENTS Thursday 19 May Junior Athletics (Macclesfield & District) Rounders Fixtures Tuesday 17 May vs Tytherington School Years 7,8,9 and 10

The Macclesfield and district Athletics completion was unfortunately abandoned on Thursday 28th April. However there were a few of our students that managed to compete before all schools were sent home.

Izzie Moody and Holly Robinson both won their 200m events.

Kanata Sibbet came 3rd in his 200m event.

Young Sang came 2nd in the 100m event.

Jamie Wentworth came 3rd in the 100m event.

Suzie Musgrave came 2nd in the 100m event.

Maddie Bristow and Grace Dawson came 1st and 2nd in their shot put event Well done to all who managed to complete their event and fingers crossed the weather will be better for us on Wednesday 11th May for the English Schools Athletics cup.

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NEW IN - CARNEGIE SHORTLISTED BOOKS We now have multiple copies of all the books on the Carnegie Medal shortlist. For more information about this most prestigious of children's book awards, log onto: www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk.

Friday 13 May 2016

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: SARAH CROSSAN Log onto: http://www.sarahcrossan.com/ Sarah Crossan is an exciting teen author who has twice been nominated for the Carnegie Medal.

'One', nominated for the Carnegie Medal, is this week's recommended read.

REVISION RESOURCE FOR 6TH FORM STUDENTS To support students as they revise for their A Level exams, we have a month's access to the Philip Allan Magazines Online Archive. The magazines on this database cover a wide range of A Level subjects with relevant articles and exam support. Please note the access is only for one student at a time, so if you can not get into it, please be patient.

The access details are: Philip Allan Magazines Online Archive Login URL: http://my.dynamic-learning.co.uk/ JCS Username: jcs070@jcsonlineresources.org JCS Password: JCShallows

OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS A polite reminder that library books are issued for two weeks to KS3/4 students and three weeks to those in KS5, but can be renewed up to three times. Students who want to renew their books can just stop by the library and let Ms Sinclair know.

SCHOOL BOOK AWARD Cheshire Schools' Book Award - deadline Friday 20th May Just a reminder that there is still time to read any of the novels on the shortlist and vote! The winner's ceremony will be on Tuesday June 28th at Winsford Academy, where several of the nominated authors, plus past winners will be talking about their books. We are hoping to take a group of students to the event. More details to follow.

RECOMMENDED READ 'One' is the story of Grace and Tippi who are conjoined twins whose lives are about to change forever. Not only are they going to high school but a serious decision lies ahead, one that could change their lives forever...

This is what the Carnegie judges had to say about the book: 'No words are wasted in this poignant and thought-provoking novel, yet it conveys so much. Written in free verse, each chapter is a poem and a work of art in its own right, collectively they create a highly emotive and engaging story.

This creative style quickly draws the reader into the characters' lives and creates a strong sense of urgency. The two main characters are impressively distinctive and developed, their contrasting temperaments highlighting their closeness and interdependence. This is a deeply moving, insightful, beautifully observed and unusual, but perfectly crafted, book that will stay with the reader long after its close.'

Please note: Although there are a couple of instances of adult language in the story, the book is suitable for confident year 7 readers upwards.

VOLUNTEERING OPPURTUNITY Volunteering Opportunity - support the Summer Reading Challenge Cheshire East Libraries are looking for young people between the ages of 13 and 24 to help out with the annual Summer Reading Challenge in local libraries. The closing date for applications is May 28th.

For more information log onto www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries.

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College Advertisements 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.

If you have any questions please contact The Educational Psychology Team, Macclesfield Town Hall (Floor 1) SK10 1EA Tel: 01625 374794 educational.psychologists@cheshireeast.gov.uk Please telephone the host Children’s Centre to book an appointment and please let them know if you cannot attend.

Sandbach (01270 371 235)

18th May 9.15-12.15

Nantwich (01270 375 390)

8th June 9.15-12.15

The Brooks (01270 371200)

15th June 9.15-12.15

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Ideal gifts for weddings, birthdays, Christenings or just a little something for your self For more information please contact www.theprintshop.org.uk | theprintshop@allhallows.org.uk| 01625 426138 PET IDOL EVENT

It is taking place on Sunday 15th May 1pm until 4pm, at Macclesfield Town Football ground. There will be dog shows, pony rides, stalls and the winner of Silk FM Pet idol will be announced. All Hallows will be taking some animals for a petting zoo to help raise money for charity.

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