15 July 2016

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Trinity Term

Friday 15 July 2016

COLLEGE PRAYER SPECIALISM SUCCESS Mr Deay, Miss McMahon and 8 students enjoyed a very successful visit to China. This is the first trip to China by All Hallows’ students. They benefitted greatly from the wealth of cultural diversity.

PARENTS AS PARTNERS Dress for Success: don’t forget to buy your son’s / daughter’s new uniform early in the holidays to ensure a great start to the year.

Prayer for the good use of talents Lord, I ask that you inspire me always to do my best, not comparing myself with others, but only with myself.

Lead me, Lord, to discover and use my own talents for the benefit of others and the greater good.

May I live such that I help others to experience their own success, as well as praising them for the good use of their abilities.

Help me not to judge others or jump to conclusions about them, but lead me instead to respect and accept others for who they are, focussing on the positive rather than the negative.

Amen.

Pray for The Persecuted, Oppressed and those Denied Human Rights

VISITORS CAR PARK Can all visitors please be reminded that there is a one way system in place in the car park and a 5 m.p.h. speed limit which should be observed at all times.

IMPORTANT EXAM/TEST DATES GCE Results Day: Thursday 18 August 2016 GCSE Results Day: Thursday 25 August 2016

UPCOMING EVENTS July Choir Tour Malta Adiemus Thursday 14—Saturday 16 July

PROM We are offering students who attended the Year 11 prom night at Cranage Hall the chance to purchase some of the photographs taken on the night for just £1 each. The prints are approx. 8" x 9" and will be available on results day August 25 2016.

To view the photos simply go to the following link, http:// www.allhallows.org.uk/yr11prom2016/ If you then wish to order any of the photos, make a note the number of the image required and then complete your order using ParentPay. Please ensure you fill in the form stating which photos you would like (all photos are numbered) and how many copies of each photo is required and then make the payment.

Final orders will need to be made by July 31 2016 and the photos will be available on results day August 25.

History Trip Belgium Thursday 14 July—Sunday 17 July

TERM DATES 2015/2016 Term

College Open to Students

College Closes to Students

Trinity

Monday 6 June 2016

Tuesday 19 July 2016

TERM DATES 2016/2017 Term

College Open to Students

College Closes to Students

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

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UPCOMING TRIPS/DATES /EVENTS TRIPS 2016/2017 Date

Event

Year Group(s)

Staff Member

Y13

Approx Cost - £ £30

27/9/16

Geography Field Trip – Chester Zoo

7/10/16

Lowry – Alvin Ailey Dance

Y12 & 13

£15

S Mellor

12-13/10

Holderness Coast - Geography AS Fieldwork

Y 12

£80

N Sandler

7-10/11

Day Trip to Salt Works - Geography

Y8

£17

N Sandler

16-18/11

Y12 Retreat to The Briars, Derbyshire

Y12

£106

D Harrison

13-20/ Nov

German exchange students visit All Hallows (see also below – Feb)

Y8-11

See below

P Deay

22-25/11

Y11 Retreat to Soli House, Alton

Y11

£140

D Harrison

24/11

Trafford Centre – Christmas Shopping Evening

PTA – all

£5

A Heaton

5-9/12

Y10 Retreat to Castlerigg, Keswick

Y10

£203

D Harrison

13/12

Lowry – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

PTA - all

£15

A Heaton

11-14/12

Berlin - History

Y10 &11

£500

S Harrison

21/1/17

Blades Ice Rink Altrincham

PTA - all

£15

A Heaton

27-29/1/17

High Adventure - PE

Y11

£140

S Lawson

20/2/17

Harry Potter World Watford

PTA - all

£50

A Heaton

15/2-22-2/17

Cologne – German exchange trip

Y8-11

£475

P Deay

25/3/17

Bowling and Laserquest

PTA - all

£15

A Heaton

Sun 26/3 – Sat 1/4

Barcelona / Catalonia , Spain

Y10/11 & approx.

5 Y12/13

£600

J Morris & J Emmett

3-7 April 2017

New York

Y9-11

£1200

V Elliott / S Mellor

27-30/3

Geography Fieldwork (day trips)

Y7

£25

N Sandler

30/3-3/4

Iceland

Y10-13

£880

N Sandler

22/4/17

Splash Landings – Alton Towers

PTA - all

£15

A Heaton

3-5/5

Y8 Retreat to Alton Castle

Y8

£124

D Harrison

13/5/2017

Chester Zoo

PTA - all

£15

A Heaton

23/6-27/6

Normandy

Y8 & 9

£380-500

C Crepel

5/6/17

Geography Field Trip

Y10

£25

N Sandler

26-27/6

Geography Field Trip - Sefton / Liverpool

Y12

£100

N Sandler

3 or 4 July

Geography Field Trip (Day Trip – Rivers)

Y9

£20

N Sandler

Start July 2017

London – Enrichment week

Y12

£150

N McCaul

w/c 10 July

London – Business Students

Y12

£280

P Lockwood

July 2017

Curriculum enrichment visit: Rome or New York

Y12

£440 / £900

M Garvey

Mid July 2017

Belgium Trip

Y 9 & 10

£200

N McCaul

N Sandler

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Trinity Term

Friday 15 July 2016

ATTENDANCE MATTERS Over the last week of College attendance was as follows: Year 7 - 94.8% (down 0.9% from last week) Year 8 - 94.6% (up 0.7%, well done Year 8) Year 9 - 94.0% (no change) Year 10 - 94.3% (down 1.3%) Attendance between Year 7 and Year 10 last week was 94.4% (down 0.4% on last week but 0.1% higher than the same time last year). Our overall attendance since 2 September 2015 remains at 95.5%. We aim for 97%.

Last week GIRLS attendance (Years 7-10) was 94.4% (down 0.4% on last week), BOYS attendance (Years 7-10) was 94.7% (no change on last week). Since 2 September 2015 boys attendance between Years 7-11 is 95.7% and girls attendance between Years 7-11 is 95.3%

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 Holiday absence from College - please see our website for an update on holidays regarding the recent High Court ruling.

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 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 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

FRI

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

Education Welfare

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

THUR

Pastoral Office (ground floor of Fisher Building) 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.

JPII SPORTS FACILICTIES Macclesfield Town Football Club have embarked on a successful football academy in partnership with All Hallows Catholic College. The academy is for dedicated young players who want to continue playing at a high level whilst furthering their academic education. This new working partnership has created a special opportunity for young academy players to represent Macclesfield Football Academy & the Football Club while developing and supporting their academic and career development.

About the Academy Players can be selected to represent the programme in a number of different competitions, including firstly; British Colleges FA competition, the Football Conference Youth Alliance and ultimately The FA Youth Cup. This provides our players with a great opportunity to develop as footballers as well as gaining vital academic qualifications. The partnership has been vigilantly constructed to provide a supportive environment for players to fulfill their potential, including help and assistance for senior staff working at Macclesfield Town Football Club.

Entry Requirements: Aged 16-18 at the start of the programme to play in fixtures.

For A-Levels/Level 3 BTEC: Five GCES’s A-C Including Maths & English.

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Friday 15 July 2016

THANK YOU A big thank you to all our readers and those who have supported us this year. Enjoy your summer break and happy reading!

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: This month I will be recommending the best of the Carnegie Shortlist for 2016 and a previous winner.

RECOMMENDED CARNEGIE READ Carnegie Nominated: The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedwick

'This mesmerising and mysterious novel by Printz Award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick is written in four cleverly interlinked parts and can be read in 24 different ways. Spanning thousands of years, The Ghosts of Heaven can tell us a secret as old as time, about survival, discovery, and the effect of the spiral - a symbol that has no end - on all our lives. It's there when a girl walks through the forest, the moist green air clinging to her skin. There centuries later in a pleasant green dale, hiding the treacherous waters of Golden Beck that take Anna, who they call a witch. There on the other side of the world, where a mad poet watches the waves and knows the horrors they hide, and far into the future as Keir Bowman realises his destiny. Each takes their next step in life. None will ever go back to the same place. The spiral has existed as long as time has existed. Follow the ways of infinity to discover its meaning. '

Previous Carnegie winner: Wolf by Gillian Cross 1990 Cassy lives with her granny, until the night that she hears strange footsteps coming into their flat. The next morning, she is packed off to her mum's - a squat in London that her beautiful, simple mother shares with a couple of actors. Cassy does her best to throw herself into her mother's life, even agreeing to take part in their travelling show called 'Wolf'. But she can't ever get rid of the feeling that something is following her, and something bad is going to happen. Her fear grows as time passes, until Cassy knows she must face up to her past: who her father is, why he left and where he has gone. What she doesn't know is that some questions are better left unanswered...

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE http://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ This year's theme is The Big Friendly read and all details are on the website. Don't forget that the Cheshire public libraries are open over the six weeks holiday and will be providing activities as well as books to borrow. http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/libraries.aspx

OVERDUE BOOKS A last call for overdue and missing books. If you have any school or education Library Service books at home please return them, no questions asked!

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