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QPA WELCOME TO YEAR 7 PARENTS’ 2015
PURPOSE OF THE EVENING
To meet key staff, especially Form Tutors
To meet other parents and socialise
To understand the role of the QPA…..and join them if you can!
To be informed about opportunities and what to expect in Y7
To have an opportunity to ask questions
Queens’ Parents AssociationQPA Needs You!
QPA raised thousands last year which paid for:
• Kit for school sports teams
• Lighting equipment for school performances
• Photos for all Year 11 pupils that attended their Prom
Plus much more to help improve the learning environment for our pupils.
Thank you in advance
Please help by joining the Team, 200 Club, supporting events, donating old uniform or just using www.easyfundraising.org.uk for your web purchases.
Finally if you do work for any large organisation, please ask about matched funding as this will double the money we raise to allow us do even more this year for our School.
The QPA Team
http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/qpa
An easy way to help …
QPA: Matched Funding3i, 3i Deutschland GmbH Capital International Research JP Morgan & Co. Inc
ABN Amro Bank Centrica plc Kingfisher plc
Accenture Chase Manhattan KPMG
Alfred Dunhill Ltd Citibank Group Littlewoods organisation
Alliance Capital Ltd Coutts Bank Lloyds TSB
American Express Credit Suisse First Boston Marks & Spencer plc
Andersen De La Rue McKinsey & Co
Anglian Water Deloitte Consulting Merrill Lynch Mercury
Argos plc Deutsche Bank Microsoft Corporation Inc
ARM Holdings plc Deutsche Bank AG London Mitsubishi Research Institute
ASDA Group plc Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Grp Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
AT Kearney DHL, DHL International (UK) Ltd Morgan Stanley
BAA plc Diageo National Westminster Bank plc
Bank of America EMI Group plc NFC
Bank of England Energis Philip Morris
Bank of Scotland Ericsson Telecom AB Philips Singapore
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ernst & Young PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Bankers Trust Exxon Mobil Proctor & Gamble
Barclays Bank plc Fidelity Brokerage Services Reuters
Barclays Capital, Barclays Group Fidelity Investments Rolls Royce
Bell Atlantic Network Services Firstgroup plc Royal & Sun Alliance
BG Group Ford Motor Company Royal Bank of Scotland Grp plc
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Gap Schroders plc
Boston Consulting Group GlaxoSmithKline plc Scottish & Southern Energy plc
BP, BP Amoco PLC, Goldman Sachs Seaboard
BP Chemicals Ltd Guardian Royal Exchange plc Shell
BP Oil International Ltd Halifax plc Siemens Medical
Bradford & Bingley plc Heinz Sigma Securities
Bristol-Myers Squibb HSBC Midland plc SIT Investments Associates
British American Tobacco (BAT) IBM Foundation
British Telecommunications plc IDEO Sky Broadcasting
Cable & Wireless Industrial Bank of Japan Southern Electric
Camelot Group plc Innogy Plc Standard & Poor’s
Cap Gemini Invensys Sun Life of Canada
Swiss Bank Corp The J.P. Morgan Chase United Airlines
Tesco plc Foundation United News & Media
Texaco The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Vodafone
Thames Water England & Wales Warner Music International
The Economist Group UBS Warburg Yorkshire Water
In conjunction with 'A' level Business Studies we offer students the opportunity to become involved in the business world via:
Business Lectures
Mentors in Business
Summer Internship
Any parental help that can be offered or for more information in these areas please contact Mr Reynolds - Career Academy Co-ordinator - via e-mail [email protected] or the school 01923 224465
CAREER ACADEMY - SIXTH FORM BUSINESS STUDENTS
School Development Fund
Over the years the fund has supported many projects including:
School Development Fund
School Development Fund
£5 per month, £20 per term or £60 per year
Standing Order, Cash or Cheque
Gift Aid if you can
One off donations through Wisepay
“Queens’ School The Development Fund”
Forms Available
LRC Helpers
LRC = Learning Resource Centre
More than a library!
Do you have a few hours to spare?
ISSUES FOR YEAR 7
Little fish in a very big pond
Settling in nerves
Making new friends
Losing & forgetting things
Coping with homework
Balancing work and play
The prospect of detentions
Key Stage 3 at Queens’Mr Taylor – Assistant Head Teacher i/c KS3 (progress and achievement)
Miss Wilding – Assistant Head of KS3 (progress and achievement)
Our main role:- To monitor the progress of KS3 students
across subject areas and to provide support to ensure all students achieve.
Key Stage 3 – 2015/164 key priorities:
1. To encourage a culture of aspiration (year assemblies, out-of-lesson activities eg. CEDs, rewards)
2. To ensure all students make good academic progress (tracking A2L scores, targeting intervention when needed)
3. Effective use of tutor time (tutor time programme)
4. To support departments re: KS3 assessment
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Year assembly / tutor-
led activity / literacy
focus or form group
discussion (topic,
reading material and
suggested questions
sent out on Fridays)
Silent reading Auden assembly
Silent reading /
independent study / tutor-
led activity / literacy focus
Auden assembly
Sutherland assembly Silent reading Sutherland assembly
Silent reading /
independent study / tutor-
led activity / literacy focus
Silent reading Drake assembly
Silent reading /
independent study / tutor-
led activity / literacy focus
Drake assembly
Newton assembly Silent reading Newton assembly
Silent reading /
independent study / tutor-
led activity / literacy focus
Form Tutor Time Programme
2015/16 – KS3
Examples of ‘tutor-led activities’ that have taken place during
form time: quizzes, newspaper review, revision, presentations,
debates, student self-reviews, A2L analysis, letter writing practice,
problem solving tasks etc.
Planners
should be
signed by
tutors on
one of the
non-
assembly
days
(preferably
during
silent
reading).
Reporting Progress to Parents & Carers
3 subject reports per year Target settings at the end of Nov
Prediction of end of year level, with current effort
Attitude to Learning score (A2L)
One tutor report per year
Parents’ Consultation on 18th January 2016
How can you help?
1. Send your child to school every day and trust us
2. Encourage your child to read at home
3. Read and sign homework planner weekly
4. Attend parents’ evenings
5. Ensure that your child has a reading book to bring to school every day (there are hundreds of books available in the LRC)
6. Homework – provide a quiet place for your child to complete homework tasks
7. Read reports and discuss A2L scores with your child
8. Let us know if there are any barriers to learning
MORE THAN AN EDUCATION FACTORY!
Buddies & Paired Readers – 6th Form
Mentors
Outreach Support Workers
Family Support Worker
Counsellor
Art Therapist
Signposting to help
iWood
Welcome to our fantastic Outdoor Classroom!
N
Path
Hedge
Coppice area
Seating Area
Shelter
Oak
Willow
Hawthorn Elder
Sycamore
Cherry
Entrance
Ash
Languages in KS3
Y7 MFL is allocated
2nd MFL in Y8 is for the MINORITY
Strict criteria – High Level, Exam Result & Grammar Test Result
Even then 2nd MFL is only for one class in each House
DATES FOR DIARIES
Thurs 1st Oct Open Day (finish at 12.30pm) – volunteer students needed
Fri 2nd Oct Staff Training Day (at home all day)
Mon 18th Jan Year 7 Parent Consultation Evening
Fri 18th Dec Break up for Christmas (finish at 12.30pm)
Thur 24th Mar – Sun 10th Apr ***Easter Holidays***
Mon 6th – Fri 17th June KS3 Exam Fortnight
Mon 4th July – Fri 8th July Y7 Newton & Sutherland trip
Mon 11th - Fri 15th July Y7 Drake & Auden trips
Wed 20th July End of Term (finish at 12.30pm)
Year 7 House Trips
Mon 4th – Fri 8th July
Newton & Sutherland
Condover Hall in Shropshire
Mon 11th July – Fri 15th July
Drake & Auden
Youth Hostelling in Yorkshire
NORMAL LESSONS FOR STUDENTS WHO DON’T GO!
Form Tutor for day to day issues / absence notes
Mrs Pankhurst (or Head of House) for more serious concerns
Mr Taylor, Head of Key Stage 3 for progress issues
Mrs Clarke, Deputy Head for well being concerns
Mrs Gray, Attendance Officer for reporting absence (01923 478234)
Mr James to request ANY term time absence (will probably be declined!)
WHO TO CONTACT
7AH Mrs Thomas
7AW Mrs Jackson
7DA Mrs Davies & Mrs Yokoi
7DF Miss Buss
7DP Ms Datoo
7NE Miss Leaper
7NI Miss Rahemani
7SG Mrs O’Brien & Mrs Wassall
7SV Mrs Hillcoat-Hyde
Form Tutors
Office [email protected]
Mrs Pankhurst [email protected]
Miss Besse (N) [email protected]
Mrs Griffiths (S) [email protected]
Mr Michaelides (A) [email protected]
Mr Swift (D) [email protected]
Mrs Clarke [email protected]
STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES
AND FINALLY….
Thank you for coming
Enjoy the food and drink courtesy of the QPA
Please introduce yourselves to your form tutors, the QPA and each other!