Newsletter 08 06 2013

Friday 7th June 2013

Trinity Term

The results are in for the 2013 Maths Challenge!

The results are in for the 2013 Maths Challenge!

In all 58 students from our years 7 & 8 took part in the national maths competition.

The results were excellent, and of the 58, 29 gained certificates - 6 Gold, 6 Silver and 18 Bronze.

The certificate winners were as follows: GOLD CERTIFICATES

Prayer Lord Jesus, you came not to be served but to serve. Grant us a servant heart that knows no bounds in our love for you and for one another.

Show us how to love just as you love us.

Amen

We Are Writers Not so long ago, your son/daughter contributed a poem based on the theme of animals to this year's We Are Writers poetry collection. There are some outstanding examples of the poetic form this time around and it is full to the brim with creativity and imaginative gems which you can keep forever.

If you would like to purchase this book, your son/daughter needs to visit the cash office for an order form. Books are £5.99 each and more than one can be purchased (don't leave out aunts, and grandparents now!).

All Hallows says NO to homophobic bullying This week in assembly, all students have considered the issue of homophobic bullying.

They have been shown the damaging effects of stereotyping and making assumptions about people. The tragic story of Dominic Crouch, the Cheltenham school boy who took is own life as a result of homophobic bullying has been shared. ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/ society/2012/feb/19/dominic-crouchhomophobic-bullying-suicide).

Students have been challenged to think about the power of words to do good or bad and pledged not to use the word 'gay' either casually, or as a derogatory term. Christian teaching on respect for persons has been explored, together with the strong position of the Catholic Church takes against prejudice and discrimination. We have every confidence that our parents will support these values in the home and appreciate the zero tolerance stand we are taking on homophobic, and Indeed, all forms of bullying.

Message to students - if you ever feel bullied please do not suffer in silence. Use the bully report e mail bullying@allhallowslearning.org.uk and/or speak to a member of staff right away. Let's keep All Hallows' a place where everyone feels happy.

Sebastian Dooley (Dominic Waite Josie Bowers Michael Revell Stephen Hughes

Year 8 Year 8 Year 8 Year 8 Year 7

SILVER CERTIFICATES Joshua Clarke Year 8 Hannah Capper Year 8 Alex Hart Year 8 Toby Kalnins Year 7 Alfie Tyldesley Year 7 Ben Brereton Year 7

BRONZE CERTIFICATES Emily Snowdon Year 8 Emily Glynn Year 8 Kirsten Brady Year 8 Sophie Royle Year 8 Rachel Taylor Year 8 Alice Taylor Year 8 Gemma Barnshaw Year 8 Emma Archer Year 8 Chris Rigby Year 8 Fernando Murga Year 8 Josh Hurst Year 8 Sam Whittaker Year 8 Sasha Forbes Year 8 Emma Tapp Year 7 Mia Sutcliffe Year 7 Ben Clark Year 7

Congratulations to all participants!

Certificates available from Mr Cunningham in F3.

Sport Rounder's All Hallows v Macclesfield Academy Year 7 Won 11.5-7.5- Player of the Match- Georgia Hall Year 8 Won 17.5- 7 Player of the Match- Amber Perry-Williams

Macclesfield District Cricket League All Hallows v Macclesfield Academy Won with 7 overs to spare.

Players of the Match: Alex Hart and George Parry Well done to all involved!

Summertime Uniform During this Trinity Term student jumpers are optional.

Students should remember to keep shirts tucked in at all times and can wear the jumpers on colder days.

Now let's hope the weather is going to worthy of the name summer!

Jumpers will be compulsory for all students again in September.

Bike Week – Sat 15th – Sun 23rd June Bike Week, the UK’s biggest mass participation cycling event, will take place between 15 - 23 June in 2013. Bike Week events offer something for everyone; from families, schools and companies, to seasoned cyclists and those who have never cycled before.

2012 saw almost half a million people taking part in the celebrations of cycling across the UK. This year, Bike Week is asking the nation to dig out their bikes, get back on the saddle and fall in love with cycling all over again! http://www.sustrans.org.uk/change-your-travel/children-and-families/bike-school-week

Exam Dates and Results Results Days

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Spring & Summer Exam Dates

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Y7,8,9 Mock Exams - week commencing 17th June 2013

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Last GCE Exam - 24th June 2013

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Last GCSE Exam - 26th June 2013

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Draft March & Summer timetables on College Website

A-level (8:30am) & AS-Level (11am): Thursday 15th August 2013

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GCSE (10:00am): Thursday 22nd August 2013

RESULTS MUST BE COLLECTED BY EACH STUDENT IN PERSON. IF STUDENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO COLLECT THEIR OWN RESULTS, THEN THEY HAVE TWO OPTIONS: LEAVE A STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH THE EXAMS OFFICE AND RESULTS WILL BE POSTED TO THE STUDENT. STUDENT WRITES A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO GIVE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT PERMISSION TO COLLECT RESULTS ON THEIR BEHALF.

Attendance matters at All Hallows Between 3rd September and 23rd May college attendance was as follows: Year 7 - 96.1%

97.00%

Year 8 - 94.7%

96.00% 95.00%

Year 9 - 93.8%

94.00%

Year 10 - 94.1%

93.00% 92.00%

Year 11 - 92.6%

91.00%

The total since September is 94.3%. WE AIM FOR 97%

90.00% YEAR 7

YEAR 8

YEAR 9

YEAR 10

YEAR 11

Please can parents keep discussing attendance with their children? Please contact the college on the first day of absence and keep us updated daily. Try to avoid whole day absence unless it is absolutely necessary and remember the college day starts at 8.55 a.m with students with persistent poor punctuality risking being sanctioned. Requests for holiday absence should be directed towards Mrs Garvey (Key Stage 5) and Mr Blades (Key Stage 3 and 4) via letter or email in advance.

Calendar Term

College Opens to Students

College Closes to Students

Trinity

Monday 3 June 2013

Tuesday 23 July 2013

Reminder INSET Days: Please note that Friday 24 May and Wednesday 24 July are also INSET days and that students finish for Whitsun Half term on Thursday 23 May and for Summer on Tuesday 23 July.

To View the 2013 — 2014 Term dates, please click on the link

Thank you from the College Council The College Council would like to thank the hundreds of students who signed the anti-cyber bullying pledge that was recently on the College website. Almost 300 students were prepared to live more simply, support the cause and not to use social networking sites, such as Facebook, for 5 days before the half term holiday. The council hopes that even if a student did not, on this occasion, sign the anti-cyber bullying pledge, they will listen to the message it involved and ensure they act responsibly at all times in the future when using such websites.

Parents as Partners: Think Piece.

Another good reason for having the College farm and market gardens! An interesting article from Judith Burns, BBC education news reporter.

Many children 'think cheese comes from plants' Almost a third of UK primary pupils think cheese is made from plants and a quarter think fish fingers come from chicken or pigs, suggests a survey.

Nearly one in 10 secondary pupils think tomatoes grow underground, according to the poll for the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). Some 27,500 five-to-16-year-olds were questioned last month.The charity says the figures prove the need for better teaching about cooking and healthy eating. The survey also revealed confusion about the source of staples such as pasta and bread among younger pupils, with about a third of five-to-eight-year-olds believing that they are made from meat. Some 19% of this age group did not realise that potatoes grew underground, with 10% thinking they grew on bushes or trees.

The survey, produced to coincide with the BNF's healthy-eating week, also revealed that more than three quarters (77%) of primary school children and nearly nine in 10 (88%) secondary pupils knew that people should eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. However most fail to do this themselves - with 67% of primary pupils and 81% of secondary students saying they eat four or fewer portions a day. Two in five secondary pupils said they didn't think frozen or canned fruit and vegetables counted towards their five-a-day.

The researchers also reported "that an alarming number of children do not eat breakfast each morning". The numbers skipping breakfast also increase with age, according to the study. Asked whether they had eaten breakfast that morning, some 8% of primary children said they had not. This increased to nearly a quarter (24%) of 11-to-14-year-olds and almost a third (32%) of 14-to16-year-olds.

They survey found that only 17% of UK children ate fish twice a week, the recommended amount. The research also reveals that children would like to cook more, with 85% across all age groups saying they liked cooking - but some 9% of primary children and 11% of secondary pupils never cook at home. Some 73% of five-to-eight-year-olds had been on a farm visit, rising to over 80% for older children, according to the survey.

Roy Ballam, education programme manager at BNF called for a national framework and guidance for food and nutrition education across the UK, "especially at a time when levels of childhood obesity are soaring".

Some 3,000 UK schools have signed up for the BNF's Healthy Eating Week programme which Mr Ballam said aims: "to start the process of re-engaging children with the origins of food, nutrition and cooking, so that they grow up with a fuller understanding of how food reaches them and what a healthy diet and lifestyle consists of."

A spokesman for England's Department for Education said: "We want to encourage children to develop a love of food, cooking and healthy eating that will stay with them as they grow up."

The spokesman added that its curriculum reforms would make food and nutrition compulsory for eight-to-14-year-olds, while the new design and technology curriculum would allow teachers to explain food production.

"In addition, the Leon restaurant chain founders Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent have been appointed by the Secretary of State to lead an independent review of school food. The review is looking into what needs to be done to ensure that all pupils develop an understanding of food and nutrition."

June 2013

Readathon The English department are taking part in Readathon and we’d like your child to join in. As part of the summer homework project, your child has been challenged to read a minimum of 3 books borrowed from the school library and raise money for charity through sponsorships for doing this.

Readathon is the UK’s national sponsored reading event, encouraging children to read for pleasure, while raising money for seriously ill children. Reading for pure enjoyment is known to improve a child’s chances in life in all kinds of ways - plus our school will get free books worth 20% of the total money we raise!

Readathon supports three exceptional children’s charities: ReadWell, which provides books and storytelling to children in hospital; CLIC Sargent, giving support to children and young people with cancer and their families; and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, which helps seriously ill and disabled children.

What do you need to do?

Students can read books (fiction or non-fiction), comics, poetry, or just listen to stories. Any support and encouragement you can offer would be much appreciated. Readathon is about reading for fun and it’s not assessed!

Please help your child to get sponsored by family and friends and encourage these sponsors to tick the Gift Aid box, if they are eligible. It won’t cost them any extra, but it means Readathon can claim an extra 25% from the taxman! Sponsors must provide their full name and address, but please assure them that their details won’t be shared with any other organisation or used for any other purpose than the Gift Aid claim.

The deadline for all money raised to be returned to college is Friday 12 th July 2013. Students need to hand their money and their sponsorship form to their English teacher or form tutor.

Thank you very much for your support.

The English Department