All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas
PRAYER FOR THE COLLEGE YEAR Bless us as we start this new College year, Help us to make the most of every chance we receive, May we show love to one another and to all. May the new beginning of this year remind us that you give us chances to start over and over again. Protect us and guide us Lord And help us to live as you would want us to. We ask this in the unity of the Holy Spirit, Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Friday 5th September 2014
TRIPS AND UPCOMING EVENTS Disco for year 7&8 students. Friday 19th September from 6-8pm. Tickets £3 available from the cash office. Letters of consent distributed next week. 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' Monday 5th January 2015. For letters see Mrs Michaels down in Drama. First come first served to open to all Years 9-13. Ski Trip If anyone is interested in the ski trip please come and see Mrs A Marsh in F6.
SPECIALISM SUCCESS Nine Y12 BTEC Business Students who are enrolled with The Career Academy UK all successfully completed paid internships with local businesses over the summer. The students have come back into Y13 full of enthusiasm for the experiences they have had and with confidence levels high. Some of the students reported that they enjoyed the experience so much, they didn't want to finish and literally some students didn't finish, but carried on with their internship at the invitation of the company. Particularly worthy of note is Dominic Bentley who completed nine weeks with Axon IT in Macclesfield. Other companies providing internships included Peaks and Plains Housing Trust, Chrome Motors, Barclays Bank and Soft Surfaces Ltd. Work placement supervisors provided very positive feedback on all interns who are to be congratulated on their professional approach to completing 'real world' work tasks to exceptionally high standards. BUS TIMETABLES Please note that the current bus timetables are available on the College website. Please go to For Parents > Parental Information > Transport and Trips > Transport Booklet to check any changes in timings PARENTS AS PARTNERS—THE NEW TERM Uniform and Equipment: All students should have returned to College wearing the correct, full uniform and be carrying the correct equipment in a College bag. A full list of uniform and equipment expectations was sent to parents together with the end of year report. Student Planners: Parents are requested to check student planners regularly and sign them once weekly.
OPEN MORNINGS AND EVENING Open Evening - 15 September 7pm until 9:30pm Open Morning - 23 September 9:30am until 11:00am Open Morning - 30 September 9:30am until 11:00am Open Morning - 7 October 9:30am until 11:00am YEAR LEARNING LEADER “DROP IN SURGERIES” Year 7 - 24 September and 12 November (11.00-12.30) Year 8 - 14 October and 16 December (11.45-1.15) Year 9 - 6 October and 1 December (9.00-10.00) Year 10 - 17 October and 5 December (1.15-2.00) Year 11 - 29 September and 8 December (2.30-3.30) 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. Feel free to contact our Pastoral Assistant, Mrs C Jepson (C.Jepson@allhallows.org.uk 01625 426138 x215) should you require an appointment with a Year Learning Leader. USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS Students (and parents) are encouraged to use our two dedicated email address should they need help and support from staff. bullying@allhallowslearning.org.uk is for students and parents to report bullying issues if required. beingme@allhallowslearning.org.uk is for students to use should they find themselves in need of help, support and guidance for any other issues that they face. Emails will be read by a senior member of staff who will then seek out other staff volunteers (we have 18 of them) to offer the help and support that is required. CAREERS ADVICE FOR STUDENTS Our careers advisor, Mrs Jean Pilling, has seen 266 students for impartial careers interviews since she started in last December 22% of the whole College. If any parents would like their son or daughter to have a careers interview this year then please notify the relevant Year Leader who can ensure names are added to the list. Priority is now with Year 11 students and sixth formers, but other students in Year 9 and Year 10 may also have careers interviews appointments over the next few months. Students in Year 7 and Year 8 are welcome to attend her lunch time drop in. She uses the Student Support office based next door to Music