PROTOCOL WHEN VISITING THE SCHOOL

As a safety measure can parents / carers / visitors please sign in at Wingfield reception when attending a meeting with a member of the

staff.

A visitor’s lanyard will be handed to you when proof of identification has been viewed by a member of our reception staff.

Thank you.

Mike Gunston Headteacher

Dates For Your Diary:

Vision statement:

‘Creating an irresistible climate for achievement’

We challenge, support and encourage every student to achieve their potential.

We believe effort and dedication lead to success and we raise aspirations.

We personalise our provision to meet the needs of individuals.

We enable our students to flourish as confident learners and leaders of our community.

We create a culture where all stakeholders feel valued, supported and proud.

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A huge well done to Franklin House for winning non-school uniform for the fourth term in a row due to having best attendance again! Research shows that attendance has a huge impact achievement so it is great that we are leading in

this very important area – go team Franklin! Mrs Brown.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS ON THEIR MOCK

EXAM RESULTS

Year 9 boys football match against John Bentley School Our boys valiantly lost 2-1 to John Bentley in the County Final last week at Stanley Park in Chippenham. We drowned our sorrows with McFlurry's, as seen in the picture! The first team to make it through to the finals in 4 years from our school.

Wiltshire Volunteer Police Cadet Force in the Bradford on Avon

and Trowbridge area

Application forms are available from G21 for any student between the ages of 13 and 16 years old who wish to apply for a place with the Police Cadets.

Police cadets will help and assist in the community by getting involved in stewarding local

events such as fairs, carnivals and other local events.

Police cadets are taught basic knowledge of policing activity and the law around robbery, theft, public order etc.

Be given the opportunity to visit different departments in the police service such as the Air

Support Unit, Dog Section, Firearms Unit, Roads Scenes of Crime Unit.

More information available via email - Cadets@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk

Meet and greet session for successful candidates will be on Wednesday 20th May at Police HQ, Devizes with weekly Cadet Sessions every Tuesday during term time.

Closing date for applications - Tuesday 5th May

Friends of John of Gaunt

If you would be interested in joining this group of parents and helping us work with our students please pop along to our next meeting on May 11th at 4.30pm. The meeting lasts

approximately an hour and is a great way to meet other parents. Mrs Pyper

Please bring your Sainsbury's Active Kids Vouchers into the school reception to help us

purchase new sports equipment.

Tuesday 26th May (Half-Term)

Year 11 GCSE Maths Revision

9am-1pm All year 11 students are encouraged to attend this revision, based in Dunstan, in preparation for the GCSE Maths exams on Thursday 4th

June and Monday 8th June.

Final preparation expedition for the Ten Tors event 2015 which takes place in two weeks Our team passed their scrutineering checks on Thursday afternoon, and headed down to Okehampton on Friday evening to prepare themselves for a 'mock' event of 33 miles, carrying ALL required equipment and following all the rules of the event itself. Dartmoor greeted us with its usual blend of drizzle and wind, and the students quickly set up their camp, sheltered only by some nearby woodland and the odd stray sheep. At 0730 on Saturday morning the students set off onto the moor, weighed down with their tents, stoves, spare clothes, first aid kits, water supplies and a weekends worth of food. The sun emerged and bathed the tussock-laden hills in beautiful spring sunshine. The skylarks and cuckoos competing to be heard above the vibrant yellow gorse. Dartmoor in all its splendour! Unfortunately calamity befell one of our students who was forced to retire hurt, but the others used their map and compass to navigate through the middle of Dartmoor, several miles from any roads, buildings or civilisation. The weather then turned and they began to face heavy rain and poor visibility again. Morale dropped and the lively bounce of the morning was replaced with a weary trudge. They battled on, finally arriving at camp at 2000 hours, having hiked for about 13 hours and covered about 19 miles over some of the UK's toughest terrain. They set up camp next to a nearby stream, quickly ate their food and collapsed into their sleeping bags. Sunday was shorter but the cold, fog and rain again posed challenges, a few students went knee deep in bogs, and river crossings led to wet cold feet, but again all problems were dealt with by all 7 students and they crossed the 'finish-line' with plenty of energy to spare. This weekend has filled me with confidence that this team will be able to complete the event in two weeks’ time. Well done all! As always, this couldn't happen without our dedicated team of supervisors, so a huge thank you to Iain Richards, Matt Wheeler, Montse Ayrorro Tunun, Ms Loader, Mr Pitman and Mr White. A big thank you to the Clarendon team as well for helping to keep our morale up! A shout out to our sponsors as always who contributed towards our equipment - Medequip, Westbury County Council, Appetito, Karl Martin Ltd and The John of Gaunt School.

News from the English Faculty Year 11 Nearly there! Your Mock exams have been great practice for the real thing on 2nd June. Your results may not have been a true indication of what you are really capable of so now is the time to demonstrate your real potential. Show your English teacher how hard you are willing to work in order to achieve that C or B or A… Don’t forget to keep reading your novel (‘Of Mice and Men’ or ‘Mockingbird’ or ‘Mister Pip’) and your short stories and the poetry. You should all now have a lovely revision timetable on your bedroom wall! Little and often is the key – don’t leave it too late! Read a newspaper – rip out some articles and highlight 3 interesting bits of language used by the writer – PLEASE try to do this ONCE A DAY … it only takes 5 minutes. Some important news for Year 10: You will have started looking at newspapers, magazines, travel writing, biographies and advertising this term. A great habit to get into is reading a newspaper regularly – it doesn’t really matter what type of newspaper it is (anything from The Sunday Times to The Wiltshire Times will do), but make sure that you do read some of the articles. Alternatively, make bbc.co.uk your homepage and regularly read some of those articles. This will help out loads for the English Language exam next year! (AND the forthcoming Mock) And well done to those of you who’ve worked really hard all the way through Year 10. Please keep this up during Term 6 and into next year. Mr Davis and the rest of the English Faculty

On Friday 17th April, 4 lucky year 9 students got the

chance to participate in the Erasmus + German

exchange.

The students were greeted at Hamburg airport by their German hosts and taken off to their homes for the week.

During the week, the girls got to experience German food, learn some German words and participate in activities at the school. They also got to mix with students from the other countries involved with the scheme - Italians, Turkish, Portuguese and French students from Martinique. Many new friendships were made, and it was fantastic to see the girls grow in confidence throughout the week. There is more information to come from the girls and their experience, but in the meantime, please do check the Erasmus + notice board in the canteen, and get involved in the club on a Thursday pm in C10 if you are interested in joining!!!' Mrs Gibbs

Grease Rehearsal Schedule – Term 5

Week 2 – W/C 20th April 2015

MON 20th TUES 21st WEDS 22nd THURS 23rd FRI 24th

Lunch Time 1.05-1.35pm

Song - Those Magic Changes

( Doody, Danny, Roger, Patty and

Eugene)

Song - Freddy My

Love ( Marty, Frenchy, Rizzo, Jan)

After School 3-4.30pm

Act 1 – Scenes 1 to 3 FULL CAST Songs and Dialogue (songs - Rydell Alma, Summer nights, Magic

Changes)

Act 1 – Scenes 1 to 3 FULL CAST Songs and Dialogue (songs - Rydell Alma, Summer nights, Magic Changes)

Week 3 – W/C 27th April 2015

MON 27th TUES 28th WEDS 29th THURS 30th FRI 1st May

Lunch Time 1.05-1.35pm

Song - Grease Lightening (Greasers and

Danny,Kenickie)

Song – Mooning (Roger and Jan)

Song - Look at me I’m

Sandra Dee (Rizzo)

After School 3-4.30pm

Act 1 – Scenes 4 and 5 Songs and dialogue Pink Ladies,Frenchy, Rizzo, Jan, Marty Sandy, Greasers, Danny, kenickie, Doody, Roger, ( songs - FML, Grease Lightning)

Act 1 – Scenes 4 and 5 Songs and dialogue Pink Ladies,Frenchy, Rizzo, Jan, Marty Sandy, Greasers, Danny, kenickie, Doody, Roger, ( songs - FML, Grease Lightning)

Week 4 – W/C 4th May 2015

MON 4th TUES 5th WEDS 6th THURS 7th FRI 8th

Lunch Time 1.05-1.35pm

Song – Rydell Fight Song (Sandy and Patty)

Song – Its rainning on Prom Night

(Sandy and Radio Voice)

After School 3-4.30pm

Act 1 Scene 6 and 7 Songs and dialogue

FULL CAST ( Songs - Rydell fight song, mooning, look at me, we

go together)

Act 1 Run whole of act 1

FULL CAST

Week 5 – W/C 11th May 2015

MON 11th TUES 12th WEDS 13th THURS 14th FRI 15th

Lunch Time 1.05-1.35pm

Song - Beauty School Drop Out

(Teen Angel, Angels)

Song - Rock n’ Roll Party Queen

(Doody and Roger)

Song - Sandy

(Danny)

After School 3-4.30pm

Band Rehearsal

Grease Band

Act 2 scene 1 and 2 Songs and dialogue

FULL CAST ( Songs - Raining on Prom

Night, Shakin at high school drop, Born to Hand

jive)

Act 2 scene 1 and 2 Songs and dialogue

FULL CAST ( Songs - Raining on

Prom Night, Shakin at high school drop, Born to Hand jive)

Week 6 – W/C 18th May 2015

MON 18th TUES 19th WEDS 20th THURS 21st FRI 22nd

Lunch Time 1.05-1.35pm

Act 2 Scene 3 (Danny,

Sandy, Hero Voice, Sheila’s

Voice)

Act 2 Scene 3 (Danny, Sandy, Hero Voice, Sheila’s Voice)

Song - Grease ???

After School 3-4.30pm

Band Rehearsal

Grease band

Act 2 scene 4 and 5 Songs and dialogue

FULL CAST ( Rock n Roll Party Queen,

Sandra Dee Reprise, You’re the One that I

want)

Act 2 Run whole act 2

FULL CAST

Year 9 Business Studies Students

Year 9 Business Students have been working on a

‘Retail and Visual Merchandising’ project for the

past term.

Students were set the task of producing an Easter themed window

display for a retail outlet of their choice in Trowbridge town. Over the

course of the project the students learnt about the different sectors in

retail, went into town to carry out some primary research on current

displays and advertising and had a really informative talk from Mrs

Bessant who was talented Visual Merchandiser for H&M previous to

working here.

All of this, combined with a long idea analysis lead them choosing one

display to make. Once the projects have been marked, winning

portfolios and displays will be awarded with prizes! The students all

worked incredibly hard and showed great team working skills when

working together to assemble the displays. A huge well done from me

and a massive thank you to Kate for the help and time that she gave

us.

Congratulations to Robin Peters (Yr7) who was part of the Bath

Buccaneers U12 Hockey Team which secured victory at the Area

Tournament held on Sunday April 26th at Bath University. After

playing matches in their section his team won through to the Cup

Final. The final was a close run event with the match ending in a draw.

Bath Buccs secured victory with a successful penalty shoot-out.

Robin was a regular member of the school Hockey Club on a

Wednesday evening throughout terms 1 - 4 and was a valuable

member of the Year 7 team.

ATHLETICS

John of Gaunt are gearing up to eclipse their achievements at Bath

University 2014. We look forward to welcoming new and experienced

athletes alike at Athletics Club because it is open to ALL years so get

Wednesday 3-4pm in your planners and get running / jumping /

throwing...........

There is an active Athletics Club on a Wednesday evening 3-4pm

where students can practise a wide range of events from High Jump to

100m or from 1500m to Javelin. Several members of PE staff are

scheduled for the practice which enables us to offer such variety

whilst maintaining appropriate safety regulations. Year 7's will be able

to experience new events and to learn from the experience of

students from year 8 upwards. There is an opportunity to represent

the school, West Wiltshire and Wiltshire on our grass track and on the

all-weather tracks in Salisbury and Bath. The finale to the season is our

very own sports day.

Should you wish to receive all the latest information from us, then please contact Mrs D Cottle, Sims Manager on 01225 762637 Ext 251 or email at dcottle@jogschool.org

Recruiting Examination Invigilators

Address: The John of Gaunt School

Contact Details: Mrs Cottle - Examinations Officer or Miss Naish – Exams Assistant exams@jogschool.org

Date Posted March 2015

Salary: £6.67 per hour

Full Description:

Exam Invigilator We are currently looking to recruit a number of reliable and responsible invigilators to supervise exams. These are ad-hoc positions without fixed working days; hours worked would be on a demand basis. You will be expected to be flexible in the days and times that you are available to work. The roles carry a high level of responsibility without the need for formal training or experience. The main aspect of this role is to ensure that strict exam conditions are adhered to. Your duties would include preparation of rooms, distribution of scripts and supervision of students during examinations. You must have an approachable personality, the ability to be flexible and work as part of a team. If you are looking for an ad-hoc role and feel that you meet the criteria required then we are keen to hear from you.

Notification of Absence Should your child be unwell please either phone Miss Sawyer on 01225 711160 or email

absence@jogschool.org

It is a legal requirement that a parent/carer phones the school should their child be unwell. If the child phones

it will not be counted as an authorised absence.

THE JOHN OF GAUNT SCHOOL CATERING SERVICES

LUNCH MENU 2 – 27th April

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Quorn Curry

& rice

Cottage Pie

Roast gammon

With stuffing

Cajun Chicken with

salsa sauce

Fish goujons

Vegetable Lasagne

Macaroni cheese

with wholemeal

crusty Bread

Sage & Onion

topped

Quorn Fillet

Mixed bean &

Aubergine Tagine

Quorn Sausages

Fresh

Vegetables

Or

Mixed Salad

Vegetable

Of

the day

or

Mixed salad

Roast Potatoes

Vegetable of the

Day

Or

Mixed Salad

Cous cous

Or new potatoes

Vegetable of the

day Or

Mixed Salad

Chips

Vegetable of the

Day

Or

Mixed Salad

Homemade cake &

cookies

Or

A Piece of Fresh

Fruit

Carrot Cake

or

A piece of Fresh

Fruit

Homemade cake

Biscuit Or

A Piece of Fresh

Fruit

Bread & butter

Pudding with

custard

A piece of Fresh

fruit

Homemade cake or

biscuit

or

a Piece of fruit

LUNCH MENU 3 – 5th May

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Cheese & Potato Pie

Italian Beef

Bolognaise

Roast Pork

with warm apple

sauce

Chicken curry

With basmati Rice

& Poppadum

Battered fillet of

fish & Tartare

Sauce

Vegetable & sweet

potato Bake

Mushroom Risotto

Spinach &

Mushroom Lasagne

Vegetable & Lentil

curry

Vegetable Crumble

Fresh Vegetables

Or

Salad

Whole wheat

Spaghetti

Vegetable of the

Day Or

Mixed Salad

Roast Potatoes

Vegetables of the

Day Or

Mixed Salad

Savoury rice

Vegetable of the

Day Or

Mixed Salad

Chips

Vegetable of the

Day Or

Mixed Salad

Homemade cake/

Biscuit Or

A Piece of Fresh

Fruit

Feathered sponge &

Custard

A piece of Fresh

Fruit

Yogurt

A Piece of Fresh

Fruit

Fudgey Chocolate

Pudding Or

A Piece of Fresh

Fruit

Welsh Biscuits

&

Fruit Salad

Exam dates March 2015 to July 2015

Wingfield & Mackereth

Monday 11th May - Friday 26th June Summer Exam window

Monday 22nd June - Morning (Period 1 & 2) Year 7 English Internal (SPAG) Exam

Monday 22nd June - Mid Morning (Period 3 & 4) Year 8 Science Internal Exam

Monday 22nd June - Afternoon (Period 5) Year 9 Science Internal Exam

Tuesday 23rd June - Morning (Period 1 & 2) Year 7 Maths Paper 1 Internal Exam

Tuesday 23rd June -Mid Morning (Period 3 & 4) Year 8 Maths Paper 1 Internal Exam

Tuesday 23rd June - Afternoon (Period 5) Year 9 Maths Internal Exam

Wednesday 24th June - Morning (Period 1 & 2) Year 7 Maths Paper 2 Internal Exam

Wednesday 24th June -Mid Morning (Period 3 & 4) Year 8 Maths Paper 2 Internal Exam

Thursday 25th June - Morning (Period 1 & 2) Year 9 English Internal (SPAG) Exam

Thursday 25th June - Morning (Period 3 & 4) Year 8 English Internal (SPAG) Exam

Monday 29th June –Tuesday 07th July Year 10 Mock Exam Week

Thursday 13th August GCE A2/AS Summer RESULTS

Thursday 20th August GCSE Summer RESULTS

Welfare Concerns If you have any concerns about your child, from the very small to more significant ones, The John of Gaunt

School has someone in place to help and support you and your child. For most minor issues the first person to

contact is your child’s tutor. They see your child every day and can deal will issues that arise from time to time

such as minor friendship issues or worries about school work or homework. The email for your child’s tutor and

house leader is in their planner.

For more serious welfare concerns we have a very experienced pastoral team including a Student Liaison

Officer and a Pastoral Support Manager linked to each House. Helen Kerr is the Assistant head Teacher who

has overall responsibility for Welfare and child protection and she heads up these teams and works with the

House leaders and their teams to ensure that all students are supported and cared for during their time at The

John of Gaunt School. All of these people are available to be contacted via the telephone or via email – see

below. Please do not hesitate to let us know if there is anything you are concerned about.

Helen Kerr: Assistant Head Teacher Tel: 01225 762637 Ext 203 Email: hkerr@jogschool.org

Mel Baker: Student Liaison Officer Tel: 01225 762637 Ext 209 Email: mbaker@jogschool.org

Franklin House: Jill Taylor Tel: 01225 72637 Ext 255 Email: jtaylorjogschool.org

Greenfield House: Katie Galbraith Tel: 01225 762637 Ext 254 Email: kgalbraith@jogschool.org

Hawking House: Sarah Stewart Tel: 01225 762637 Ext 258 Email: sstewart@jogschool.org

Newton House: Claire Caulfield-Smith Tel: 01225 762637 Ext 256 Email: ccaulfield-smith@jogschool.org