Newsletter 200614

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Trinity

Friday 20th June 2014

EXAM RESULTS DAYS - AUGUST 2014 Thursday 14th August 2014 8:30am - 10:30am A2 Results (Year 13) 11:00am - 12:30am AS Results (Year 12) Thursday 21st August 2014 10:00am - 12:00 noon - GCSE Results (Y11 only) Results must be collected in person. They will not be issued over the telephone or by email.

PRAYER Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Lord Jesus Christ, we worship You living among us in the Sacrament of Your Body and Blood.

May we offer to Our Father in Heaven a solemn pledge of undivided love.

May we offer to our brothers and sisters a life poured out in loving service of that Kingdom where You live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

YEAR LEARNING LEADERS– DROP IN SURGERIES The next surgery is for Year 7 and Year 8 Friday 18 July held between 8.30am and 9.30am with Mr Mercer and Mr Parke 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.

No more surgeries are planned this year with other year groups, but please feel free to contact our Pastoral Assistant, Mrs C Jepson (C.Jepson@allhallows.org.uk 01625 426138 ex215). should you require an appointment with a Year Learning Leader.

PRINCIPAL’S SURGERY Parents / carers are invited to attend a Principal’s Surgery to discuss any concerns or ask questions, on the following dates Tuesday 1 July, 3.30pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 8 July, 9am – 10am There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait SPECIALISM SUCCESS On Wednesday 11 June All Hallows hosted the Primary Languages Conference for 280 primary school pupils. Pupils enjoyed taster sessions in French, German, Spanish, Latin and Mandarin. Students learned how to tie a toga, dance salsa, make music with Latin American rhythms and much more. The All Hallows' Languages Leaders from year 9 and year 10 acted as guides for the day and were a credit to the College.

ECO FACT Almost £1 Billion of electricity is wasted each year by people leaving appliances on.

COMMUNITY MASS All Hallows Chapel every Friday 9am-9.45am Parents/Carers/Parishioners are all welcome

PARENTS AND PARTNERS - MP3 PLAYERS A reminder to students and parents that MP3 players should not be used brought onto the College site. Students who use their MP3 player will risk having the device confiscated.

OUR NEW EMAIL HELP SERVICE — ”BEING ME” For many years our College has had an email address called bullying@allhallowslearning.org.uk for students and parents to report bullying issues if required. Some students may experience other difficulties that also require some help and support, but are not bullying issues as such. These difficulties may be connected to something that is going on in their life at present, or something they are struggling to deal with.

For this reason the College has set up another confidential email address called beingme@allhallowslearning.org,uk for students to use should they find themselves in need of help, support and guidance. Emails will be read by a senior member of staff who will then seek out other staff volunteers to offer the help and support that is required.

HIGHER EDUCATION EVENING Is your son/daughter considering University? Is this your first child going through the University admissions system? Are you concerned about the Student Finance minefield?

Why not attend our Parents Higher Education information evening on Tuesday 8th July at 7.00 in the Romero Centre.

ATTENDANCE PRIZE DRAW The College is pleased to announce that our attendance rate is currently 96.4% (an increase from 94.1% at the same time last year). This is excellent news and students will certainly benefit from the extra time being spent in lessons. We aim for 97%.

We must not let attendance slip over the last few weeks. We are having a prize draw for any student between Year 7 to Year 10 during the week commencing 23 June 2014. All students who have 100% attendance during this week will be entered into a prize draw and one lucky winner will win ÂŁ50 worth of vouchers for Amazon to spend as they wish.

Students will also win group prizes for their form classes regards attendance in the next celebration assemblies which will be held in July.

81 students across Year 7 to 10 with 100% attendance since September were also invited to attend the Thursday matinee of We W ill Rock You - our College musical production this year. Well done to these students on their fantastic achievement.

CAREERS ADVICE FOR STUDENTS Our new careers advisor, Mrs Jean Pilling, has now seen 211 students for impartial careers interviews since she started in mid-December - 18% 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 10 who will all be seen over the coming weeks and months. She will also see some Year 9 students over the next few weeks. She has a drop in on Thursday lunchtime for students of any year.

CALENDAR Term

College Opens to Students

College Closes to Students

Trinity

Monday 2 June 2014

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Michaelmas

Tuesday 2 September 2014 (Year 7, 12 and 13) Wednesday 3 September 2014 (All Students)

Friday 24 October 2014

Christmas

Monday 3 November 2014

Friday 19 December 2014

Epiphany

Monday 5 January 2015

Friday 13 February 2015

Easter

Monday 23 February 2015

Thursday 2 April 2015

Whitsun

Monday 20 April 2015

Friday 22 May 2015

The following are the dates for training days in 2013-14. Students are not required to attend on these days. Unless taking an external exam.

Friday 23 May 2014 Wednesday 23 July 2014 Monday 1 September 2014 Please click here for the 2014- 2015 Calendar

ADVANCED NOTICE Languages Controlled Assessments 2013-2014

Please find below the list of dates for the languages controlled assessments. Each assessment can count for 15% of the final GCSE. Teachers will let your son/daughter know on which dates they will complete assessments. Please avoid time off both on the date and in the lessons preceding these dates. Please contact a.harrison@allhallows.org.uk with any queries.

Year 10 Speaking 2

Thursday/Friday 3 /4 July

Year 9 Speaking

Tuesday/Wednesday 8/9 July

RECOMMENDED READS The Escape - Henderson's Boys v. 1

by Robert Muchamore Summer, 1940. Hitler's army is advancing towards Paris, and millions of French civilians are on the run. Amidst the chaos, two British children are being hunted by German agents. British spy Charles Henderson tries to reach them first, but he can only do it with the help of a twelve-year-old French orphan. The British secret service is about to discover that kids working undercover will help to win the war. For official purposes, these children do not exist.

Eagle Day - Henderson's Boys v. 2

by Robert Muchamore Late summer, 1940. Hitler has conquered France. Now he intends to cross the Channel and defeat Britain before winter arrives. A group of young refugees led by British spy Charles Henderson faces a stark choice. To head south into the safety of neutral Spain, or go north on a risky mission to sabotage the German invasion plans. For official purposes, these children do not exist.

ATTENDANCE MATTERS Over the last week of College attendance was as follows:

97.50% 97.00%

Year 7 - 97.0% (up 0.9%, well done Year 7) Year 8 - 97.2% (up 0.7%, well done Year 8) Year 9 - 94.5% (up 0.8%, well done Year 9) Year 10 - 97.1% (up 0.8%, well done Year 10) Year 11 will not be on our stats from now onwards due to official study leave.

96.50% 96.00% 95.50% 95.00% 94.50% 94.00%

This was another excellent week. The average for the week was 96.4% (up 0.9% on the previous week). Since 3rd September attendance has remained at 95.8%.

We aim for 97%.

93.50%

93.00% YEAR 7

YEAR 8

YEAR 9

YEAR 10

Last week GIRLS attendance has increased 0.3% to 95.6%, BOYS attendance has increased 1.3% to 97.3%. Since 3rd September boys are winning girls 96.4% to 95.2%.

Parents are politely reminded to avoid absence unless it is absolutely necessary. Thank you for your on-going support regarding medical absence and holiday absence.

Holiday absence from College Holidays have not been authorised since 1st September 2013 under new 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 and Mr Diamond 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.

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.

FOR PARENTS WHO ARE SEEKING PARTICULAR ADVICE OR NEED SPECIFIC INFORMATION Where parents are seeking particular advice from specialist organisations – please use the link shown below. This will take them to the Council for Disabled Children – a national group who help affect positive change for SEN. This link will help parents access information and advice. www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/getting-involved/sen-and -disability-reform-support-organisations/north-west This link will take you to a number of websites for particular areas of special need.

For support with dyslexia please use the following websites: Dyslexia Action (Based in Wilmslow) www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk 7 Hawthorn Lane, Wilmslow SK9 1AA 01625 530158 Or the British Dyslexia Association:www.bdadyslexia.org.uk To access information on Cheshire East services and for information on how the Local Authority works within SEN please use the following link: https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/children_and_families/ services_for_parents.aspx To access support from the Parent Partnership please use this link: https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/schools/parents/ parent_partnership.aspx