27 november 2015 newsletter

Advent Prayer God of hope, As we await the coming of your Son, Jesus Christ, make us mindful of others and their needs, awaken our hearts to your message, and show us how to bring good news to everyone. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Prayer for: openness to the world of god

COLLEGE PRAYER

The Ensemble project is funded by the Department for Education. All Hallows plays a key role in this project in developing approaches to transition from primary to secondary school. We have secured funding to support schools in our teaching school alliance to observe lessons across the phases and teachers involved have been able to enhance their teaching as a result. We are also developing guidance to support teachers in KS3 in assessing without levels. The progression framework shows how children can make progress in their language skills, knowledge and understanding. The skills section includes all aspects of the National Curriculum programmes of study and where required, amplifies the description so it is appropriate to the age-related expectations for each year group.

SPECIALISM SUCCESS

Wednesday 27 January 2016 Tuesday 10

May 2016

Year 7 Attend College Work Related Learning Activity Day “My Dream Job” (organised by Business Studies)

Attend College Activity Day (organised by Mrs Marshall)

Year 8 Reading blog at home on theme of Work Relat-ed Learning (organised by Business Studies)

CONSULTATION DAY Reading blog at home on theme of Languages when not in appointments (organised by Languages Faculty)

Year 9 Home Study – Mathematics work set by Mathematics Faculty

Year 9 Higher Education visit organised by Miss Thomason and Mr Blades

Year 10 Home Study – English work to be set by English Faculty

CONSULTATION DAY Reading blog at home on theme of Sport, Exercise and Diet when not in lessons (organised by PE and DT Faculties)

Year 11 CONSULTATION DAY Reading blog at home on theme of Mathematics/Science when not in appoint-ments (organised by Mathematics / Science Faculties)

Home Study / Revision Study – Science work to be set (at home or in College – organised by Science Faculty)

Year 12/13 CONSULTATION DAY Home Study when not in appointments (organised by Mrs Garvey)

Revision Day / Private Study in college or at home (organised by Mrs Garvey)

CONSULTATION DAY

Friday 27 Nov 2015 All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

No matter what protective measures you use on your computer systems, there's always the possibility that your child could do something that could put them at risk, such as sharing personal information, tweeting an inappropriate comment or writing comments on a social network that could be seen as cyber-bullying, even if they did not mean it. There are many organisations that can provide help and support if you find yourself in a situation around this issue. Links to all can be found on our college website, under Parents, Safeguarding and support, E Safety. We also have an email you can use to ask for further advice/support: [email protected] .

PARENTS AS PARTNERS — WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD GET'S INTO TROUBLE ONLINE

UPCOMING EVENTS

December

Year 11 Mock results day Wednesday 2 December AHLC Sports Tournament Wednesday 2 December 1.30.p.m.– 3.00.p.m. Year 7 & 8 Disco Friday 4 December 6.30.p.m.- 8.30.p.m

Year 10 Retreat Monday 7 December - Friday 11 December

Carols in the Market Place Thursday 10 December 6.00.p.m. - 6.45.p.m.

Carol Service St Albans Church Thursday 10 December 7.30.p.m. - 8.30.p.m

Awards Evening SK4/5 Thursday 17 December 7.00.p.m.- 9.00.p.m.

Parents / Carers are invited to attend a Principal's Surgery to discuss any concerns or ask questions, on the following dates:

Monday 30 November 2015, 9.00.a.m. - 10.00.a.m. Tuesday 15 December 2015, 3.45.p.m. - 4.45.p.m.

There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait

PRINCIPAL’S SURGERIES

DROP IN SESSIONS 2015/16

KS4/5 students

DAY SUBJECT TIME

Monday Science/Languages

3:30 – 4:30

Tuesday Maths 3:30-4:30

Wednesday Art 2:45 – 4:00

Thursday Product Design 3:30 – 4:30

Friday

Congratulations to those students who have made a commitment to work towards their Duke of Edinburgh award. Currently we have 35 students working on their bronze award, 21 on silver and 5 on gold. If any students are unsure, need help or want more detail please see Mrs Connor. Well done to all those who are uploading their evidence for each of the areas on eDofE. If you have not started to do this yet can you please have a go. You will need to have completed two of the three sections before the expedition. Again if you need help with this come and see Mrs Connor. We will be recruiting new members for 2015/16 shortly

DUKE OF EDINBURGH FUTURE IMPORTANT DATES


Christmas Disco Friday 4th December From 5.30-7.30pm £3.50 per ticket, featuring our very own boys breakdancing group Please pay via Parent Pay or see Mrs Heaton for a ticket.

CHRISTMAS DISCO

Year 13 will be celebrating their end of studies at All Hallows with a formal Dinner on Fri 8th July at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel, Picadilly, Manchester

YEAR 13 FORMAL DINNER

Palace Theatre trip to see the musical "The Bodyguard". The price is just £30 which includes return coach travel from College. Saturday 9th January 2016, matinee performance. Please pay via Parent Pay. For further details please contact [email protected]

PALACE THEATRE TRIP

Term College Opens to Students College Closes to Students

Christmas Tuesday 3 November 2015 Friday 18 December 2015

Epiphany Monday 4 January 2016 Thursday 11 February 2016

Easter Monday 22 February 2016 Thursday 24 March 2016

Whitsun Monday 11 April 2016 Thursday 26 May 2016

Trinity Monday 6 June 2016 Tuesday 19 July 2016

Date Exam/Test

30 Nov – 11 Dec 2015 Y7-10 & Y12 Internal Assessments

1 Feb – 5 Feb 2016 Y13 Mock Exams

1 Feb – 5 Feb 2016 Y11 Internal Assessment

29 Feb – 4 Mar 2016 Y12 Mock Exams

29 Feb – 4 Mar 2016 Y11 & Y13 Walking Talking Mock Week

7 Mar – 18 Mar 2016 Y7-9 Internal Assessments

7 Mar – 11 Mar 2016 Y10 Mock Exams

Apr – May 2016 GCE/GCSE Languages, PE, Dance, Drama & Art Exams

4 May – 29 Jun 2016 GCE/GCSE Public Exams

13 Jun – 17 Jun 2016 Y7,8 & 9 Mock Exams

13 Jun – 24 Jun 2016 Y10 Assessments

IMPORTANT DATES


PALACE THEATRE TRIP

GCE Results Day: Thursday 18 August 2016

GCSE Results Day: Thursday 25 August 2016

COLLEGE TERM DATES

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 located in an office 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.

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS DURING THE COLLEGE DAY

Holidays have not been authorised since 1st September 2013 under legislation on all English schools. Requests for holidays must still be made in writing to the appropriate Key Stage leader (Mrs Garvey KS5, Mr Diamond/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.

HOLIDAY 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 importance issue.

MEDICAL ABSENCE FROM COLLEGE


ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Year 7 - 96.1% (down 1.5% on last week) Year 8 - 95.8% (down 1.1%) Year 9 - 95.6% (down 1.0%) Year 10 - 94.2% (down 1.3%) Year 11 - 89.8% (down 5.2%) Year 12 - 96.6% (up 2.9%, well done Year 12) Year 13 - 95.7% (up 3.2%) Well done to the sixth form this week. Attendance between Year 7 and Year 11 last week was 94.1% (down 2.2% from last week and 1.4% lower than the same week last year). Our overall attendance since 2 September 2015 has now decreased to 95.8% (down 0.2%). We aim for 97%. Last week GIRLS attendance (Years 7-11) was 93.2% (down 2.8% on last week), BOYS attendance (Year 7-11) was 95.1% (down 1.7% on last week).

CHANGES TO ATTENDANCE POLICY

From September 2015 the College has changed the definition of “persistent absence” we use to include those students who are under 90% attendance. This is in line with national guidelines and increases the threshold from 85% at present.

STUDENT SUPPORT ACROSS THE COLLEGE 2015/16

[email protected] emails will be read by a Senior Teacher [email protected]

[email protected]

= Staff Present

NAME JOB MON TUES WED THUR FRI VENUE

Mrs J Pilling Careers Advisor Student Support Office

Mrs L Nolan Visyon Counsellor Student Support Office

Mrs J Jones and Mrs J Fox College Nurses Student Support Office

Mrs P Shatwell Family Support Office between rooms A9 and A10

Mrs J Beard and Mrs P Prince Education

Pastoral Office (ground floor of Fisher Building)

Welfare

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. Mrs Pilling will prioritise Year 10-13, but students in Years 7-9 are welcome to attend her Thursday lunch time drop in. She uses the Student Support Office based next door to Music.

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. 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 a L code. Two L codes within a week will result in a whole college detention to be held each Thursday. Any student who arrives after 9.05a.m. will receive a U code. This means they will be classed as absent for the whole morning and this may have consequences for overall attendance. We are aware that College buses are sometimes late and we can confirm these students are not negatively marked in the register when this happens. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter. Gates are manned by members of staff and names will be taken of those students who are late.

BEING PUNCTUAL AT ALL HALLOWS

Year 8: will be held on Wednesday 2 December (9.15-10.00) Year 9: will be held on Friday 4 December (2.15-3.00) Year 10: will be held on Monday 14 December (9.00-9.45) Year 11: will be held on Friday 11 December (11.15-11.45) 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 ([email protected] 01625 410285 x215), should you require an appointment with a Year Learning Leader at any other time.

YEAR LEARNING LEADER “DROP IN SURGERIES”


Year 8 B lost on penalties to Chorlton High School after a 3-3 draw. The Scorer of all three goals was Stuart and man of the match was Marshall Stuart.

FOOTBALL RESULTS


EXTRA CURRICULAR TIMETABLE PE DEPARTMENT

Gullistruck Island On Gullstruck Island the volcanoes quarrel, beetles sing danger and fish can see the future. But look closer into the mists, and you might glimpse...The jewelled smiles of a persecuted tribe. A tattooed band of warriors hell-bent on revenge. A blue-skinned bounty hunter painted with the ashes of those he's killed. And two girls with a deadly secret, running for their lives!

Author of the Month - Francis Hardinge Our featured author for November is award wining fantasy writer, Francis Hardinge. Find out more: http://www.franceshardinge.com/

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH

RECOMMENDED READS

OPENING TIMES

Monday - Thursday 8.15.a.m. - 5.00.p.m. Friday 8.15.a.m. - 4.00.p.m.

BOOKFAIR SUCCESS


A big thank you to all parents and students that supported the Book Fair and Dictionary Event last week. As a result of your purchases we know have over £170 to spend on new books for the library.

ONLINE RESOURCES

There is now an option to pay for lost or damaged library books on Parent Pay. Only if you receive an overdue letter for your son/daughter and the book they have borrowed has gone missing, do we ask you to make a contribution towards a replacement. Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

LIBRARY ITEM ON PARENT PAY

We still have a number of missing books and overdue books from before the Summer holidays. Please return them to the library - no questions asked!

BOOK AMNESTY

Further online resources are available through Cheshire Libraries. Usually, an online membership number or library card number and pin number is needed for access. Log onto: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/eresources/eresources.aspx

We have several useful online resources now that support many different subject areas: The Churchill Archive for Schools - a website focussing on modern world history of the Twentieth Century. Access Details: http://www.churchillarchiveforschools.com/ Username: AHCC Password: Churchill

Complete Issues - a collection of articles and statistics on a wide range of social issues. Useful for RE, English, Sociology, Psychology and Geography Access details: http://www.completeissues.co.uk Username: AHCC Password: allhallowsuser

The Day - a news website with up to date stories and an archive. Access details: http://www.theday.co.uk Username: allhallowsacademy Password: theday Why not explore these resources. If you have any ques-tions about using them, please email me: [email protected]

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/eresources/eresources.aspx

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/eresources/eresources.aspx

http://www.churchillarchiveforschools.com/

http://www.completeissues.co.uk

http://www.theday.co.uk

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Educational Psychology Team Drop-in Sessions 2015/16

Parents, carers and education professionals; do you have any questions or concerns about the well-being, behaviour,

learning or development of your child or a child that you work with? (Parental consent required for staff).

‘Drop in’ and speak to an Educational Psychologist. We will be holding free 45 minutes sessions for parents/carers and

educational professionals in Children’s Centres between October and December 2015, January and March 2016, April

and June 2016; booking is recommended.

Conversations tend to be more open and productive without the focus child present; please do not feel you need to

bring your child out of school. Pre-school children MAY be able to join a session on a one-off basis if no alternative child

care facilities are available. Please enquire with the individual centre when booking.

Please telephone the host Children’s Centre to book an appointment and please let them

know if you cannot attend.

Monks Coppen-

hall (01270 371

240)

2nd December

9.15-12.15

Sandbach

(01270 371 235)

9th December

9.15-12.15

Nantwich

(01270 375 390)

13th January

9.15-12.15

Ash Grove

(01625 374 484)

27th January

9.15-12.15

Knutsford

(01625 374 904)

3rd February

9.15-12.15

Hurdsfield

(01625 378 081)

24th February

9.15-12.15

Broken Cross

(01625 374 470)

2nd March

9.15-12.15

The Brooks

(01270 371200)

9th March

9.15-12.15

Broken Cross

(01625 374 470)

27th April

9.15-12.15

Ash Grove

(01625 374 484)

4th May

9.15-12.15

Congleton &

Holmes Chapel

(01260 371 061)

11th May

9.15-12.15

Sandbach

(01270 371 235)

18th May

9.15-12.15

Nantwich

(01270 375 390)

8th June

9.15-12.15

The Brooks

(01270 371200)

15th June

9.15-12.15

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