Friday 24 October 2014
All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas Term COLLEGE PRAYER FOR UNITY SPECIALISM SUCCESS
HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy. Amen.
Congratulations to the September and October students who have been named linguist of the month. We celebrate linguists of the month who are students who seize the opportunity to use the language they are learning as the natural means of communication. They are not afraid of making mistakes and use all the resources available to them to express themselves in the foreign language. September: KS3 Alistair Nickson KS4 Emma Nay October :KS3 Ryan Martin KS4 Charlie Fox
PARENTS AS PARTNERS—STUDENT ABSENCE Parents are reminded to contact the College on the first and every day of a student's absence. If no explanation is received by 11a.m. the College will contact parents in the first instance by mean of mobile 'phone text message or voicemail broadcast. YEAR 11 MOCK EXAMS There are 18 days left until the start of the Year 11 Mock exams. Students more than one grade below flight path in their mock exams will be required to resit. These resits will take place on a Saturday.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD Meeting Thursday 13 November, 7:00pm—8:00pm for students and parents interested in finding out more about this scheme at All Hallows Catholic College.
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO BUS TIMETABLES With effect from 4 November 2014 there will be changes to some of the bus routes to College, following feedback during the first half term of the year. This will mean changes to timings on some pick up points (in particular on AH2) as well as more detailed changes on AH5, AH6 & AH7, which include route changes to redistribute the stops between each of those routes. Where stops have been assigned to a new route, new passes will be issued for that route and students should use the new route from 4 November. Bostock’s will liaise directly with any families that need a new pass as a result of the changes. Full details of the changes and new timetables are on the College’s website. gh
DEPARTMENT OF EVANGELISATION
Third diocesan symposium 1 NOVEMBER 2014 Context: Centenary of 1914 Year of Reconciliation, Shrewsbury Diocese Title: The Human Person and Reconciliation: What does Reconciliation mean in practice?
Margaret and Barry Mizen, parents of murdered teenager, Jimmy Mizen Damien Prescott, Co-founder and Director of The Olive Branch for recovering addicts Members of Cenacolo Kendal will also be present ----------------------------------------------Ellesmere Port High School, CH65 7AQ TIME: 10am-4pm Concluding with the Mass of Reconciliation Lunch will be provided Cost: Contributions welcomed
Friday 24 October 2014
All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas
TRIPS AND UPCOMING EVENTS Geography drop-in session KS4/5 students every Thursday 3:30p.m.-4:30p.m. The session will provide assistance on case studies, exam questions and key terms.
Year 11 Retreat Tuesday 25 Friday 28 November
Peace and Remembrance Day Monday 10 November
AHLC Rugby Tournament Wednesday 3 December. 1p.m.-3p.m.
Year 11 Mock Exam Starts Wednesday 12 November
Carol Service St. Alban’s Church Thursday 11 December. 7p.m.
Year 7 and 9 Parent Consultation Day Thursday 20 November. 9a.m.
GCSE & A Level Awards Evening Thursday 18 December. 7p.m.-9.pm. (College Hall)
Celebration Assemblies Week Year 7-13 Monday 24 November Year 7&9 Consultation day Thursday 20 November
SRE Parents’ Information Evening Thursday 27 November. 7p.m.-8p.m.
All Hallows Has Talent Friday 19 December 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' Monday 5 January 2015. For letters see Mrs Michaels in Drama. First come first served to open to all Years 9-13.
Duke of Edinburgh award meeting Thursday 13 November 7p.m.-8p.m.
PARENTAL GATEWAY AND STUDENT REPORTS In order to support the college values on stewardship and care of the environment, the College will issue all students reports on line through the Parental Gateway. This brings to an end the issuing of paper reports, unless specifically requested through the Data and Examinations Office: Mrs Hulme on G.Hulme@allhallows.org.uk. (A small charge may be made for this request).
ARRANGEMENTS ON PARENTS CONSULATION DAYS
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Friday 24 October 2014
All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas STUDENT SUPPORT ACROSS THE COLLEGE Careers Support:-Mrs J Pilling – Monday and Thursday based in the Student Support Office
Visyon Counsellor: Mrs L Nolan – Tuesday College Nurse: Mrs J Jones – Wednesday
based in office next to rooms A9/A10
Family Support: Mrs P Shatwell – Monday to Friday
Educational Welfare: Mrs J Beard and Mrs P Prince—Tuesday and Thursday
based in the Pastoral Office
bullying@allhallowslearning.org.uk beingme@allhallowslearning.org.uk
emails will be read by a Senior Teacher
esafety@allhallowslearning.org.uk
MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS DURING THE COLLEGE DAY Students must sign out at the Attendance Office before leaving College to attend a medical appointment. When they return to College the student must sign back in. This ensures registers will be accurate and we know the student is off site should we have a fire alarm. The Attendance Office is currently located along the Science corridor, but will shortly be moving to a new space along the RE corridor. We thank parents for making medical appointments, where possible, that do not take up a whole day of schooling. This often allows a student to have their legal registration mark for both morning and afternoon sessions and so their overall attendance does not fall.
BEING PUNCTUAL AT ALL HALLOWS Most students appreciate the importance of being in College on time. Children who are regularly late do miss out on their education and form bad habits that will not be tolerated in the workplace. As a result of the change to the College day we need to inform parents that students must be in the registration form class for the register to be taken at 8.45a.m. This means students should arrive 5-10 minutes earlier in College to be on time. Any student who arrives after 8.45a.m. will receive an L code. Two L codes within a week will result in a whole college detention to start on Thursday 6 November. This is a recent change in procedures and moves the detention away from the form tutor and it will now be seen as a whole college issue. CAREERS ADVICE FOR STUDENTS If any parent would like their son or daughter to have a careers interview with Mrs Pilling, our Careers Advisor, this year then please notify the relevant Year Learning Leader who can ensure names are added to the list. Priority is now with the remaining 21 students in Year 11 and also with sixth form students, 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. YEAR LEARNING LEADER “DROP IN SURGERIES” Year 7 : held on Wednesday 12 November (11.00a.m.-12.30p.m.) Year 8: held on Tuesday 16 December (11.45a.m.-1.15p.m.) Year 9: held on Monday1 December (9.00a.m.-10.00a.m.) Year 10: held on Friday 5 December (1.15p.m.-2.00p.m.) Year 11: held on Monday 8 December (2.30p.m.-3.30p.m.)
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. Please contact our Pastoral Assistant,(Pastoral2@allhallows.org.uk 01625 410285), should you require an appointment with a Year Learning Leader at any other time.
Friday 24 October 2014
All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas Year 11 Mock Exam Timetable 11-21 November 2014
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EXAM TIP Can’t remember anything after reading it? Reading isn't enough. Reinforce what you’re reading by reading it out loud, writing notes in the margins and highlighting important sections. Follow up with notes in your own words and self-testing.
Friday 24 October 2014
All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas
CALENDAR Term
College Opens to Students
College Closes to Students
Michaelmas
Tuesday 2 September 2014 (Year 7, 12 and 13) Wednesday 3 September 2014 (All Students)
Friday 24 October 2014
Christmas
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Friday 19 December 2014
Epiphany
Monday 5 January 2015
Thursday 12 February 2015
Easter
Monday 23 February 2015
Thursday 2 April 2015
Whitsun
Monday 20 April 2015
Thursday 21 May 2015
Trinity
Monday 6 July 2015
Tuesday 21 July 2015
The following are the dates for training days in 2014-15. Students are not required to attend on these days unless taking an external exam. Monday 3 November 2014 Friday 13 February 2015 Friday 22 May 2015
ATTENDANCE MATTERS AT ALL HALLOWS Over the last week of College attendance was as follows:
98.00% 97.00%
Year 7—97.40% (Up 0.3% on last week, well done Year 7) Year 8—97.40% (Up 0.2%, well done Year 8) Year 9—96.80% (down 1.0%) Year 10—94.90% (Up 0.7%, well done Year 10) Year 11—94.00% (down 0.2% and a second consecutive fall for Year 11) Year 12—95.03% (down 0.37% on last week) Year 13—94.46% (down 0.75% on last week)
96.00% 95.00% 94.00% 93.00%
92.00% YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR 10
YEAR 11
YEAR 12
YEAR 13
Attendance last week was 96.2% (an increase from 96.1% in the previous week) but 0.4% down on the same time last year. Our overall attendance since 2 September is 96.2% We aim for 97%. Last week GIRLS attendance was 95.4% (down 0.3% on the previous week), BOYS attendance was 96.9% (up 0.4%, well done boys once again). The overall girls attendance since 2 September is 95.7% whilst boys is 96.7%. 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/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.Please can all holiday requests be made well in advance of the holiday being taken if not before the holiday is booked. 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 important issue.
Friday 24 October 2014
All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Michaelmas
ALL HALLOWS FITNESS SUITE NOW UP AND RUNNING Students are now able to use our fantastic new Fitness Suite. Those students who have completed a fitness suite induction and wish to use the facilities must sign up on the day using the sign up sheet on the notice board in the Sports Hall. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, up to a maximum of 28 students for each session. The following sessions are available: Monday - Y7/8 (mixed) until 4.30p.m. Tuesday - Y7/8 (girls only) until 4.30p.m. Wednesday - Y9/10/11 (girls only) until 4.00p.m. Thursday - Y11/Sixth form (mixed) until 4.30p.m. Friday - Y9/10 (mixed) until 4.30p.m. The Fitness Suite is also open at lunch (second break).
Any queries please contact Mr Lawson or a member of the PE staff for more information.
ECO FACT On average, 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish.