All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term
Friday 22nd November 2013
COMMUNITY MASS is held in All Hallows Chapel every Friday 9am-9.45am Parents/Carers/Parishioners are all welcome
PRAYER FOR THE WEEK Prayer for Youth Sunday
PARENTS AS PARTNERS: BIG THANKYOU TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN Y7 AND Y9
May our Lord bless and protect our young people, our children. May He always guide and protect them so that they will not fall into danger. May He protect their steps, their studies, their play, and their travels. May the Holy Spirit guide their minds and their hearts, so they grow in knowledge and wisdom. May Jesus stand as their light and way of life, with His gospel as their guide. May they always be mindful of their baptismal commitment and their place in the community of faith – the Holy Church. May their parents and the adults in their lives be right and worthy examples of Christian life. We ask all this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our parental engagement figures for the Parents Consultation Meetings were:
HOMESTUDY ONLINE PROBLEM
With similar Home-Study or work placement arrangements for all years. On this date parents of students in Y8 and Y10 attend appointments with their children. More details and reminders will follow shortly.
Apologies to those parents & students affected by the issue on the website preventing students from logging in first thing on Thursday 21 November. Our service provider repaired the fault at their end and it was running correctly by 10:15am.
Y7 93% with only 15 families not making appointments and Y9 90% with only 22 families not making appointments This makes our new style parental consultation days a huge success taking the levels of engagement up to record levels for both years. Early indications from feedback are very positive with parents reporting that they've had high quality conversations with teachers and a better idea of how to support their child. We are very grateful for your support with this new initiative, which we know will have a very positive impact on your child(rens) learning and progress. The next Parent Consultation Day is Year 8 and 10 from 9.00am to 7.00pm on Thursday 30 January 2014
On line bookings will be open from mid December 2013
SPECIALISM SUCCESS OF THE WEEK Congratulations to GCSE French student Niamh Matthews McDonald in year 11 who has the highest score on the website www.vocabexpress.com achieving 2,865 points in less than a week! (FW)
YEAR LEADER "DROP IN SURGERIES” Year Learning Leader "Drop In Surgeries" will be run on the following times and dates: Year 9 - Friday 13 December 2013 between 9.00 am and 10.30 am with Mrs Moulsdale Year 11 - Tuesday 7 January 2014 between 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm with Mrs Williams Year 10 - Thursday 9 January 2014 between 12.00 noon and 1.00 pm with Mrs Remfry Year 12/13– Thursday 30 January 2014 between 8am– 9:30am with Mr Howells and Mrs Garvey 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.
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 3 December, 3.30pm - 4.30pm There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait
ECO FACTS AND TIPS If all the UK’s cavity walls were insulated tomorrow, we’d save over £670 million worth of energy every week. We’d also save 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere.
FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING All are invited this Sunday November 24 at 6.30 pm to the Youth Mass led by students and staff of All Hallows and the St. Alban's music ministry to celebrate the Feast of Christ the King at St. Alban's RC Church, Macclesfield.