22 sept 2017

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas Term College Prayer

Friday 22 September 2017

from the drop down that appears. If you have any problems with Parental Gateway or need Prayer on the memorial of St. Vincent de Paul your password reset please e-mail Enkindle within our All Hallows community, courage, unity, humility, parental.gateway@allhallows.org.uk , including your name, e-mail grace and the fire of love that burned within St. Vincent de Paul. address and the name of the students you have at the College and Strengthen us, so that faithful to the practice of these virtues, we may a member of out IT Support team will get back to you. contemplate you and serve you in the person of the poor, and may one day be united with you in your Kingdom. Through Christ our Lord.

Show My Homework Amen.

New students were issued with their access details for Show My Prayer Focus: Homeless Homework this week, these included the parental access details as Specialism Success well. Please be a ware that the mobile apps are supported by The Languages Faculty is, once again, celebrating excellent A Level Show My Homework and not the College. If you require a Languages results. All students achieved a C grade or higher and we password reminder, please contact the College using are even more proud to say that the majority of students secured smh@allhallows.org.uk places at university to continue their pursuit of languages. Congratulations to the staff and students of the class of Parent Teacher Association 2017!

The winner of the 100 Club September draw is ball number 181

Principal’s Surgery Parents / Carers are invited to attend a Principal’s Surgery to discuss any concerns or ask questions, on the following dates: Wednesday 27 September '17, 9am - 10am Tuesday 10 October '17, 3.30pm - 4.30pm There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait.

Year 6 Open Events

Mrs Colette Davies. £100 cheque is on its way to you. (Parent of Matty and Josh Davies year 8) If anyone would like to join the All Hallows 100 club for just £1 per month please contact Mrs Heaton on a.heaton@allhallows.org.uk Dates for your diary of forthcoming PTA trips:Thursday 23rd November 2017 Christmas shopping at the Trafford Centre 4pm - 9.15pm £5pp families welcome. Return coach from College.

Saturday 17th February 2018 Harry Potter World approx £35pp return coach from College (half term) 8.30am - 10.30pm families welcome

Friends of All Hallows Farm The school farm is an integral part of All Hallows Learning Community and we would like to invite parents to help with initiatives, ideas and fundraising to develop the farm further and give our students a greater understanding of agriculture and animal care. There will be a meeting held on Wednesday 11th October at 6pm for all parents interested please email j.needham@allhallowslearning.org.uk if you would be able to attend or offer your support.

Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with farm activities and events. @AllHallows_Farm

Sixth form Open Evening Parents As Partners Are all your contact details correct?

Please remember to inform the College if there are any changes of address, telephone number or other circumstances. This is important if we need to contact home in an emergency.

Parental Gateway Please be aware that new parents should receive their parental gateway login details next week. Those who already have students at the College will not receive new log in details, the system adds new students to your account. To access them, you just need to click on the name in the top left corner and choose 01

Drama Club Key stage three Drama club is every Tuesday, Break 1. Students will be working on the junior edition of 'Into the Woods'.

Term Dates 2017/2018 Term Michaelmas

College Open to Students Tuesday 5 September 2017 (Years 7, 12 and 13 in only) Wednesday 6 September 2017 (All students in)

College Closes to Students Friday 20 October 2017

Christmas

Monday 30 October 2017

Wednesday 20 December 2017

Epiphany

Monday 8 January 2018

Thursday 15 February 2018

Easter

Monday 26 February 2018

Thursday 29 March 2018

Whitsun

Monday 16 April 2018

Friday 25 May 2018

Trinity

Monday 4 June 2018

Tuesday 24 July 2018

Inset Days 2017/2018 Please note: College is closed to students on Monday 4 September 2017 | Thursday 21 December 2017 | Friday 22 December 2017| Friday 16 February 2018 | Friday 29 June 2018.

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Student Support Across The College 2016-17 NAME

JOB

MON TUES WED THUR FRI

Mrs J Pilling

Careers Advisor

Student Support Office

Mrs L Nolan

Visyon Counsellor

Student Support Office

Mrs R Czerwinski

College Nurse

Student Support Office

Mrs P Shatwell and Ms C Clements

Family Support

Office between rooms A9 and A10

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

VENUE

= Staff Present

emails will be read by a Senior Teacher

We aim for maximum attendance YR7

98.0%

WEEK TOTAL

97.0%

YR8

97.3%

GIRLS %

97.0%

YR9

96.2%

BOYS %

97.0%

YR10

96.0%

YR11

97.6%

YR 12

98.9%

YR13

95.2%

Cumulative Year % Cumulative % GIRLS Cumulative % BOYS

97.4% 97.5% 97.30%

Evidence clearly shows that GREAT attendance leads to GREAT outcomes. Look at the impact that students’ attendance had on their GCSE results last year.

Congratulations to Year 8 for your improved attendance compared to last week. Year 7, 8, 11 and 13 met the college target of 97% or above. Keep up this great attendance. As a whole College we can be proud this week for meeting the target of 97% attendance.

Attendance

97% and above 95% to 97% 90% to 95% below 90%

Number of GCSE's A* to C equivalent

9.1 7.5 5.5 4.5

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Medical Absence From College

they will be unauthorised. A Fixed Penalty Notice may be issued of £60 per parent / carer per student, to be paid Whilst the College requires parents to contact us on within 21 days, otherwise the penalty will rise to £120 each day of absence, school policy now requires that any per parent / carer to be paid within 28 days. If the student accumulates 6 or more days (12 sessions) of penalty remains unpaid then the matter will proceed to absence during the course of the academic year will be the Magistrates Court where you will receive a criminal asked to provide medical confirmation of the need to be record if you are found guilty. Please can all holiday absent before any further absences are authorised for requests be made well in advance of the holiday being medical reasons. This is a necessary measure as we taken if not before the holiday is booked. closely monitor absence due to illness / medical reasons in order that we can ensure students are supported Changes To Persistent Absence Policy where needed.

From September 2015 the College changed the For your information medical confirmation does not definition of “persistent absence” we use to include have to be a doctor's note but can also take the form of those students who are under 90% attendance. This is in a medical appointment card, a copy of a relevant dated line with national guidelines and increased the threshold prescription or evidence of medication being taken. from 85% previously.

If no medical evidence is provided then the absence will be coded as unauthorised. Ten or more unauthorised Careers Advice For Students absences may result in you receiving a Fixed Penalty Notice. This incurs a penalty of £60 per parent / carer to If any parent would like their son or daughter to have a be paid within 21 days, otherwise the penalty will rise to careers interview with Mrs Pilling, our Careers Advisor, £120 per parent / carer to be paid within 28 days. If the this year then please notify the relevant Year Learning penalty remains unpaid then the matter will proceed to Leader who can ensure names are added to the list. Mrs the Magistrates Court where you will receive a criminal Pilling will prioritise Years 10-13, but students in Years 79 are welcome to attend her Thursday lunch time drop record if you are found guilty. in. She uses the Student Support Office based next door to Music.

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 Being Punctual At All Hallows the year. Thank you for your continued support with this Most students appreciate the importance of being in importance issue.

College on time. Children who are regularly late do miss out on their education and form bad habits that will not Medical Appointments During The be tolerated in the workplace.

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, Mrs Marshall or Mr Blades), but in the vast majority of cases 04

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 an 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.

Welcome Back Welcome back to all students old and new.

Hopefully, you have had a restful holiday and read lots of lovely books… What was your favourite summer read? If you are ready for a new challenge, there are lots of new books in the library to get your teeth into!

Library Information The AHCC Wiseman Library has over 6,000 items for students (and staff) to use for school work, personal interest and a relaxing read. There are also 29 computers for students to use for their homework.

Ask Ms Sinclair, the Librarian, if you need any help.

Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday 8.15am – 5pm Friday 8.15 am – 4pm Borrowing Books: Years 7 – 11 2 books 2 weeks Years 12 & 13 3 books 3 weeks Please return books on time – items can always be renewed up to 3 times, at the Library desk. (More items can be borrowed by negotiation!)

his very own secret methods and even promises to take Danny out when he gets older.

Poaching is a dangerous business though, particularly when you’re on the land of the odious, rich landowner, Mr Hazell. Danny and his father find themselves and their livelihoods at risk from the domineering Mr Hazel who likes nothing better than keeping the whole community under his thumb.

Then, as the day of the annual shooting party approaches, Danny comes up with a daring plan to put Mr Hazel in his place but can Danny and his father pull it off and save the day?

Log on to http://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids for lots more Dahl related mischief and mayhem, including how to work out your Roald Dahl name…

Mine is The Muggled Crabcruncher!!

Bookbuzz – an exciting opportunity for Year 7 students!

All our new intake with receive a free reading book later this half term as part of the Bookbuzz scheme.

Your son/daughter will get more information in their next library lesson, including details about the choices available and how to get involved in the Author of the Month for September is…. Bookbuzz and Beyond Book Groups. In the meantime, why not log onto the Bookbuzz Student Roald Dahl.

Zone for more information: https:// This week’s Recommended www.booktrust.org.uk/supporting-you/practitioners/ Read: Danny Champion of our-programmes/bookbuzz/students/ the World These things are big secrets”… “Very big secrets Why Reading is Good For You indeed. But I reckon if my father could Reason Two: tell them to me, then maybe I can tell Reading Can Help Improve Your Concentration them to you. Would you like me to do The discipline needed to focus on text for any length that?” of time will help develop your ability to concentrate, There’s nobody Danny loves as much which can only be a good thing! as his father. Together they live, just the two of them, in a gypsy caravan behind the filling-station that Danny’s father runs.

Then, one day, Danny’s father lets him in on a secret, the deep, dark secret of his career as a poacher and 05

Help with Homework and research Online Resources There are lots of useful online resources that students can access within the Library Folder on the school desktop. Look out for more details next week and a featured resource‌ Cheshire East e Resources Cheshire Public Library Service provides a really usefully virtual reference library that you help support your son/daughter’s learning. The website is accessible 24/7 and from any computer. You may need a library membership number to log on to different databases but one can be obtained by filling in the on line form.

Log onto http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/ eresources/eresources.aspx to see what is available.

Book Amnesty A significant number of books went missing from the library last year, notably from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, numerous Roald Dahl, Tom Gates and David Walliams titles, as well as all of the Geek Girl series. Many of these books were brand new.

As I am sure you understand, purchasing and having to replace these items impacts heavily on our budget. Therefore, if you have any library books at home, I would ask kindly that they are returned, no questions asked. All our students can then benefit from an increased choice of books on the shelves.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in this matter.

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Extra Curricular Practice nights for the sports this half term are as follows from 3:30pm until 4:30pm.

Monday Boys rugby - Y8-11 Boys football - Y7 Mixed table tennis - all years Girls gymnastics - Y7-9 Girls football - all years (Just Y7 next week Monday 11th September) netball - Y9-13 Tuesday Y10 football (boys) Girls hockey - Y7-9 Girls netball - Y7

Wednesday Fixtures & staff training Thursday Boys rugby - Y7 Boys football - Y8, Y9 & 11 Girls trampolining (sign up) Girls netball - Y8 Fitness Suite - all years Break 1 for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Break 2 for Wednesday Rugby (on 3G meet at changing rooms first) - Tues 11.40 (Y9/10), Weds 12.40 (Y8), Thurs 11.40 (Y7) Fitness Suite - Tuesday 11.40 & Friday 11.40 Basketball (Sports Hall) - Wednesday 12.40 (Y7-9)

Netball Results SPORT / YEAR GROUP

OPPOSITION (& H/A)

Netball

Wilmslow High School

AHCC WIN / LOSS & SCORE

7A

Lost 12 - 6

PLAYER OF THE MATCH / OTHER COMMENTARY Well done to all the girls on Wednesday. We have had two particularly strong teams for our first matches, but all girls showed determination to keep going and continue to put in as much effort as possible.

Erris Morrison

7B

Lost 7 - 0

Ploy Akkasang

8

Lost 20 - 3

Sophie Watson

Seniors

Lost 21 - 4

Emily Hutchinson

OTHER COMMENTARY IF APPLICABLE

UPCOMING FIXTURES SPORT / YEAR GROUP

OPPOSITION (& H/A)

DATE

Netball All years

Knutsford

27th September (Home)

Netball All years

Macclesfield

4th October (Away)

Netball All years

Tytherington

11th October (Away)

Football Years 7 & 8

The Barlow RC High School

26th September (Away)

Football Years 9 & 10

Chorlton High School

28th September (Home)

OTHER NEWS / NOTICES Practice for netball is on the following days: Monday – Seniors, Year 10s and Year 9s Tuesday – Year 7s Thursday- Year 8s ALL GIRLS ARE WELCOME YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE IN THE TEAM Tuesday and Thursday break 2 there is also shooting practice and ball handling skills in the sports hall Practice for football is for all girls on a Monday 3:30pm until 4:30pm

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ALL HALLOWS CATHOLIC COLLEGE

WE ARE OPENING A

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP DO YOU HAVE ANY UNIFORM (INCLUDING PE KIT) YOU WISH TO DONATE? (Uniform must be in good condition)

YOU WILL RECEIVE A VOUCHER WHICH CAN BE REDEEMED AT FINESSE IN MACCLESFIELD Please send uniform in as soon as possible To Mrs G Hulme Attendance Office

XCell Youth Group

for fun, friends, and tuck!

Games Night Friday 6th October, 7-9pm, St Alban’s Parish Centre, opposite the church Pool, table tennis, air hockey, twister, crab football, spoons, hankies………

Come and join the fun!

Everyone at secondary school (ages 11+) is welcome – bring your friends, meet up with friends from primary school, make new friends.

Bring £1 entry & some money for tuck.

We’ll ask you to complete a Consent Form the first time you come. If you email us, we can send it to you beforehand.

Next meetings: 10 November – Chocolate Bingo & Games ???

8 December – to be decided…….

For more information contact Anna & Greg Hughes 01625 614406 xcellyouthgroup@gmail.com 08

During the run up to Christmas there will be a 20% off products from The Print Shop. If you or a family member/friend are struggling to find your prefect Christmas presents why not contact us on 01625 426138 or theprintshop@allhallows.org.uk 09

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