Choosing House Life the right subjects for GCSE PREP (Homework) Your son/daughter will make initial GCSE choices in Prep time is time foryear’s individual work. You will start it off with 15 minutes of compulsory reading. This February soathat next timetable can be blocked can be fiction, non-fiction, articles, newspaper and staffing planned. They will confirm their choicesetc. at the end of this term. There is the opportunity to add You should havecomments all the stationery and and equipment ready to start prep on time. any supporting on both initial final option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly Throughout prep time you been should be Once working at your desk or on one of the House computers. about the choices that have made. the final options form is submitted, the allocation of options It is a be quiet time and you should will made based ontherefore the information suppliednot on be chatting or wandering around the house. 3rd—4th Formers can listen to music on headphones. 5th and 6th Formers may play music on stereos the form. so long as it is not audible outside your room. Once choices have been made, the College reserves the right withdraw courses which Make sure to you recordany your prepfor tasks in there yourisstudent planners so that you don’t have to wander insufficient demand. around to find out what work has been set. We try to accommodate all subject choices within the prescribed framework. However, subjects are LAUNDRY sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing prevents additional classes. If this is the case, we will
MATRONS LOOK AFTER ALL THE LAUNDRY IN THE HOUSE contact you to discuss alternatives. Onshould the following pages, you will find more information You take your dirty clothes every day to the laundry room and ensure you put things in the about each subject, as well as some useful advice from correct baskets. the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon Allmark. These willclean help you when in weighing up thelaundry boxes in Matron’s room. You will find your clothes the named various factors involved in making the most appropriate Full boarderschoices. put all their casual, sports kit and uniform clothing in for washing. Weekly/Flexi boarders may put in all school uniform, and games kit in for washing. Casual clothes should be washed at home at weekends. Stephen Day boys’ Badger laundry should be done at home. Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning) Washing and drying machines are for use by Matrons and resident staff only. Any items for dry cleaning should be handed to Matron who will arrange for them to be cleaned. 02 16
