18th November 2016Issue 10

News from the Principal

In this issue...Page 1: News from the Principal.Page 2: Year 9 STEM visit - Darton Voice in the Community -Snippets - Forthcoming Events - Year 8 Parents’ Evening.

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Darton College

DARTON COLLEGE

Kate DaviesPrincipal

www.dartoncollege.co.uk

I am delighted to share with you

some of the photographs above of

sculptures created by our Year 10

learners on what was a very moving

and inspirational Remembrance Day

of learning. This exhibition is currently

being showcased in the main atrium

of our school.

It was wonderful to see so many

Year 9 parents and carers at Parents’

Evening. Thank you to everyone who

shared their feedback with us

following the event. This is vital as we

strive to act upon your comments in

how to improve such events.

Making reports and assessment data

more understandable continues to

be a key area of development for us.

If you were unable to attend the

evening and would like to speak

with someone about your child’s

progress please contact us.

We have recently had a number of

issues linked to behaviour on buses.

Some have involved learners from

Darton College and the Pupil

Referral unit. I am incredibly

disappointed by the negative

press that this may have created

for our school, as generally our

learners behave in a way that is

exemplary. We immediately acted

upon these issues and have been

working very closely with

Stagecoach and the Police. I must

stress that we have a no tolerance

policy for such behaviours and

individual bus bans have been

issued. As ever I am grateful for the

support we continuously receive from

parents and carers, who reiterate our

messages about the expected

standards of behaviour, both at school

and also on the journey to and from

school.

Enjoy your weekend!

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Snippets

Forthcoming Events

PARENTS’ eveningweds 30TH NOVEMBER

4.30pm - 7.30pm

Y8

Year 11 Mock Exams:Our Year 11 Mock examinations take place

over the next 2 weeks. Should any parents/

carers require further information regarding

the examination process or support for

their child please do not hesitate to

contact Mr Cairns.

School Reports:Year 8 reports will be sent out on Monday.

Year 10 reports will be sent out on Tuesday.

Winter Fayre:Sunday 4th December - 11.00am - 3.00pm

in aid of Lincs2Nepal. Should parents/

carers or members of our community wish

to host a stall on the day please contact:

Miss Swift: lswift@dartoncollege.co.uk

Music Winter Celebration Evening:Wednesday 7th December. Details to

follow.

Year 8 Parents’ Evening:Appointment booking opens on Monday

21st November at 6.00pm and closes on

Tuesday 29th November at 11.55pm.

Appointment booking opens onMonday 21st November at 6.00pm

Please visit:https://dartoncollege.parentseveningsystem.co.uk

YEAR 11CELEBRATION

EVENING

5.30PM to7.30pmPROMPT START

JOIN US AT THIS fantastic event to celebrateoutstanding achievement at darton college

DARTON COLLEGELOVE Learning

@DC01226 382568 mail@dartoncollege.co.uk www.dartoncollege.co.uk

THURS8THDEC

Class of 2015/16

INVITATIONWe are delighted to inviteour Class of 2015/16 -Year 11 learners to join usat our Celebration ofLearning event runningon Thursday 8thDecember, 5.30pm -7.30pm. The eveningwill be an opportunityfor our ex Year 11 learners to be recognisedfor their achievementsand contributions toDarton College, as wellas receiving their GCSEexamination certificates.We will look back on theirlast 5 years spent with usand it will be fantastic tocatch up with everyoneat the event. Please note:This is a change of datefrom the previous dateplanned. (Weds 23rd Nov)

Year 9 STEM visit:Last week 15 Year 9 girls travelled to the University of Sheffield to

take part in a series of STEM activities. The purpose of this event was to

inspire and inform students who are interested in STEM subjects to see

what the future holds in terms of Intelligent Mobility and all the jobs

centred around this. The day encompassed everything from

autonomous vehicles to Intelligent Mobility using emerging technologies

to enable the smarter, greener and more efficient movement of people

and goods around the world. The girls took part in a variety of

activities on the day, which were interactive and in addition they

interviewed some of the top local and national business people,

who are associated with this sector of employment.

Darton Voice in the Community:Our Darton Voice learners this week worked alongside Councillor

Linda Burgess and Richard Haigh from Darton West Ward Alliance. They

all planted 1,000 daffodils on Oakwood Square in Kexborough. We

cannot wait until Spring to see the bulbs in bloom!

Anti Bullying Week:Year 11 learner leaders have delivered assemblies all this week on this

year’s Anti Bullying Campaign theme, 'Power for Good'. They linked this

to ‘Tell-Abi’, our DC Anti-Bullying Inbox. Learners also created a

resource that has been used in form time to discuss what the

'Power for Good' means.