All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Easter Term
PRAYER In memoriam of Archbishop Oscar Romero who was killed on March 24 1980 Lord, we bring before you all who are imprisoned unjustly and all who are tortured. We think of those people who live in fear of Injustice and repression. We pray that the minds of those who abuse others may be turned to what is good and honourable. May those of us who live in freedom not take our heritage for granted, but be of good influence in leading others to value one another as brothers and sisters. Amen. SPECIALISM SUCCESS Nine primary schools based in the local learning community of All Hallows Catholic College sent their winning 'Time 2 Change' teams to The Romero Centre of All Hallows for a final 'enterprise' competition on Thursday, 6 March 2014. The College challenged KS2 pupils to be enterprising in linking Business and Enterprise skills with Foreign Language skills. Nine countries and languages were represented in an activity that encouraged students to use foreign language in an exciting and fun way designing a shop. Teams were further challenged in being asked to include a Fairtrade element into the activity to reinforce the fact that the competition took place during Fairtrade Fortnight. The winning team was from St Alban's and the Runner Up team was from St Mary's, Congleton. Best Journal Award went to St John's. The Competition was judged by Pete Pealing from Peaks and Plains Housing Trust and Tom Agar of MS Events Ltd. Prizes were awarded by Hannah Bristow, Y11 student at All Hallows who became world champion in a sailing competition last year. Congratulations to all students who took part and a very special thank you to the Year 12 BTEC Business students from All Hallows who helped in organising the event from start to finish! Total fundraising from The Time 2 Change Competition this year was in the region of £2,000, with around 15 local and national charities benefitting. (JL)
Friday 21st March 2014
EXAMS Friday 23/05/14 INSET DAY EXAMS Please be advised that the following GCE/GCSE exams will be taking place on the above date. GCE (AS) CHEM1 @ 9.00 am GCE (AS) 6RS02 @13.00 pm (Ethics and Psychology Paper 2) GCSE (Year 11) Drama Unit 3 @13.00 pm GCSE (Year 11) History Unit 2 @ 9.00 am Dates and times are set by the exam boards and cannot be rearranged by the college. Students taking these courses are therefore expected to attend their exams on this date in school uniform or business dress. School buses will be arranged for students concerned. Parents/Guardians please complete transport requirements slips and return to Form Tutor/ Reception/Exams Office. Thank you. 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) PRINCIPALS SURGERY Parents / carers are invited to attend a Principal’s Surgery to discuss any concerns or ask questions, on the following dates Thursday 27 March, 9am-10am There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait
EXAM TIP– WHY DOES REVISION HAVE TO BE SO BORING? It Isn’t, if you vary your revision methods—reading, taking notes, testing, reciting out loud, working with a study buddy, listening to and watching audio and DVD’s. Create colourful and memorable revision notes– posters, maps flow charts and diagrams GSCE AND A LEVEL COUNTDOWN 52 Days until Monday the 12th May 2014, the date of the first GCSE exam.
YEAR LEADER "DROP IN SURGERIES” Year 10 Thursday 24 April 2014 between 12.00 and 1.00 pm with Mrs Remfry. Year 9 Friday 25 April between 9.00 am and 10.00 am with Mrs Moulsdale 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. Future dates for other year groups will be confirmed shortly. COLLEGE UNIFORM SUPPLIERS 2014 ONWARDS We are pleased to announce that we will have a new on-line supplier of uniform in additional to a shop supplier of uniform in place from 2 June 2014. The on-line supplier is Price and Buckland, based in Nottingham. Tel: 0115 964 0827 We are also maintaining a shop supplier - Finesse, Mill Street, Macclesfield. Tel: 01625 616986 These are the only official suppliers of uniform and the combination of 'on-line' and 'shop' suppliers is designed to make it more convenient for parents to purchase uniform at any time during the year and irrespective of whether they live in or near to Macclesfield. Truetex, a former supplier are currently selling a limited range of uniform items at a reduced cost to clear stocks. If parents are purchasing items from Trutex now to be worn in September please ensure that the items bought have sufficient growing room as they cannot be returned later in the year.