4 december newsletter 2015

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Friday 4 Dec 2015

COLLEGE PRAYER SPECIALISM SUCCESS

Advent Prayer

Congratulations to Y13 BTEC Business Diploma

Loving God, through your prophets and holy men

Students who rose to the challenge of

and women, you spoke to future generations of our

designing and creating The College Christmas

need to prepare our hearts. Bless the holy men and

Card for 2015. The card will be available for

women who are the prophets of our day. As we look

sale in the last two weeks of the Christmas

to your Son's Second Coming, may we be always

Term and at the Christmas Fair on the 14th and

aware of your power to shape the future. We ask

th

15 December. All proceeds to go to the India

this through Christ our Lord.

Clinic Appeal.

Amen.

Pray for: Openness to the Word of God

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:

Reminder that College coats with the College badge are compulsory for years 7-9. Other years must wear a dark (navy blue or black) coat worn over the blazer. Coates are currently available in finesse and a special offer discount is available.

Finesse also has a stock of college bags.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

CHRISTMAS DISCO

Friday 4 Dec 2015

PALACE THEATRE TRIP

Christmas Disco Friday 4th December From 5.307.30pm £3.50 per ticket, featuring our very own boys breakdancing group Please pay via Parent Pay or see Mrs Heaton for a ticket.

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

DROP IN SESSIONS 2015/16

KS4/5 students DAY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

SUBJECT

TIME

Science/ Languages Maths Art Product Design

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

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 15 December 2015, 3.45.p.m. - 4.45.p.m.

There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait

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.

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

December Year 10 Retreat Monday 7 December - Friday 11 December Carols in the Market Place Thursday 10 December 6.00.p.m. - 6.45.p.m.

Carol Service St Albans Church Thursday 10 December 7.30.p.m. - 8.30.p.m Awards Evening KS4/5 Thursday 17 December 7.00.p.m.- 9.00.p.m.

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IMPORTANT DATES

Date

Exam/Test

30 Nov – 11 Dec 2015

Y7-10 & Y12 Internal Assessments

1 Feb – 5 Feb 2016

Y13 Mock Exams

1 Feb – 5 Feb 2016

Y11 Internal Assessment

29 Feb – 4 Mar 2016

Y12 Mock Exams

29 Feb – 4 Mar 2016

Y11 & Y13 Walking Talking Mock Week

7 Mar – 18 Mar 2016

Y7-9 Internal Assessments

7 Mar – 11 Mar 2016

Y10 Mock Exams

Apr – May 2016

GCE/GCSE Languages, PE, Dance, Drama & Art Exams

4 May – 29 Jun 2016

GCE/GCSE Public Exams

13 Jun – 17 Jun 2016

Y7,8 & 9 Mock Exams

13 Jun – 24 Jun 2016

Y10 Assessments

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

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

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Friday 4 Dec 2015

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Year 7 - 95.6% (down 0.5% on last week) Year 8 - 95.3% (down 0.1%) Year 9 - 96.0% (up 0.4%) Year 10 - 95.5% (up 1.3%) Year 11 - 93.9% (up 4.3%) Year 12 - 95.3% (down 1.3%) Year 13 - 93.4% (down 2.3%) Attendance between Year 7 and Year 11 last week was 95.3% Our overall attendance since 2 September 2015 is still 95.8% (0.5% higher than the same time last year). We aim for 97%.

Last week GIRLS attendance (Years 7-11) was 94.9% (up 1.7% on last week), BOYS attendance (Year 7-11) was 95.6% (up 0.5% 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.

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.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Friday 4 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 8: New dates will be provided next term Year 9: New dates will be provided next term 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 4 Dec 2015

FOOTBALL RESULTS

Year 10 lost their home against Reddish Vale in the Cheshire Cup by 6 goals to 2.

The goal scorers were James Chadwick and Ben Dawson, the man of the match was Luke Boyle.

Year 7 students Adam Richardson, Roan Clarke, Euan Morrison, Aiden Butterworth, Owen Wright, Hayden Ronan, Tom Mason and Liam Kerr came in 5th place during the indoor 5 aside football tournament held at Poynton High School. Aidan Butterworth, AHCC player of the tournament scored 3 fantastic goals and set up many chances during the game. Well played everyone.

VOLLEYBALL RESULTS

The following students came in 1st and 2nd place in the Macclesfield Volleyball Tournament on Tuesday 1st December this week. The A team will be going through to represent Macclesfield at the County Championships later on next year.

A Team: Harry King (Y10), Dan Sherratt (Y10), Ed Vitta (Y9) and Liam Bennett (Y9).

B Team (All year 9): Fin Hughes , Luigi Pinto, James Lisle and Jack Marshall-Clack.

The following year 9 female students came in 2nd place in the Macclesfield Volleyball Tournament on Tuesday this week: Rebecca Groves, Jodie Broadhurst, Andze Domaska, Julia Domanska, Jade Ainsworth and Emily Billington.

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

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Friday 4 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 will be having a variety of seasonally themed activities over the next three weeks. We are starting this week with the Advent Quiz - each day in December until the 18th there will be a Christmas book related question.

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 A Monster Calls 'An extraordinary and moving novel about coming to terms with loss.

The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming... This monster is something different. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth. Costa and Galaxy Award winner Patrick Ness spins a tale from the final idea of Siobhan Dowd, whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself. This internationally best -selling novel is an extraordinarily moving tale of love, loss and hope, from a multi-award-winning writer.'

BOOK AMNESTY BOOKBUZZ All year 7 students have now received their free books from the Bookbuzz scheme. Look out for the article in the new Aspire. Log onto http://www.bookbuzz.co.uk for more book related information, blogs and competitions.

Please return any library books that are lying around at home. It would also be appreciated if any overdue books are returned as well. There is now an opportunity to pay for any missing books through Parent Pay, just select the Lost or Replacement Library Books option. Parents only need to pay for a book if they receive a letter about an overdue book. if you have any questions, please email library @allhallows.org.uk

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Friday 4 Dec 2015

College Advertisements

Romero Conference Centre: Parents with a business or an interest in booking meetings/conferences spaces may be interested in the following:-

Open Event Tuesday 8 December 2015 9.30am — 2.00pm The Romero Conference Centre would like to invite you to our Open Event with a festive FREE Mince Pie and hot drink Spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Romero Conference Centre All Hallows Catholic College | Brooklands Avenue | Macclesfield | Cheshire SK10 2JD

Tel: 01625 410283 Email: romero.centre@allhallows.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.

Sandbach (01270 371 235)

9th December 9.15-12.15

Nantwich

13th January

(01270 375 390)

9.15-12.15

Broken Cross (01625 374 470)

2nd March 9.15-12.15

Congleton & Holmes Chapel

The Brooks

9th March

(01260 371 061)

(01270 371200)

9.15-12.15 th

Ash Grove

27 January

Broken Cross

27 April

(01625 374 484)

9.15-12.15

(01625 374 470)

9.15-12.15

Knutsford (01625 374 904)

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rd

th

3 February

Ash Grove

4 May

9.15-12.15

(01625 374 484)

9.15-12.15

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Hurdsfield

24 February

(01625 378 081)

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