MONDAY 19TH JANUARY 2015

YEAR 8 MOCK EXAMS

ALL WEEK

TUESDAY 20TH

JANUARY Federated

Careers Roadshow—VI

Form

Points of Interest

28th January—VI FORM OPEN EVENING

STAFF APPOINTMENTS

If you wish to speak to a member

if staff, please can you telephone

in advance for an appointment.

Teaching staff, with their

extremely tight timetable

deadlines, are not available to be

seen “on demand”. Please contact

reception staff who will email the

staff member concerned and

asking them to contact you with

an appointment time.

SCHOOL SICKNESS PROCEDURE

We have had various incidents of students phoning

home to parents without being seen by H & W staff.

The College has a very strict sickness procedure which

should be followed, so if a child becomes unwell

during the school day, they should report to our

Health and Welfare Department in the

Bungalow. The student will then be assessed by our

Health and Welfare staff and, if appropriate, contact

will be made with parents to collect them. If your

child contacts you, please can you advise to go to our

H & W room immediately.

Thank you for your support.

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MEDINA COLLEGE UNIFORM

School uniform is to be worn at all times on the school site. Uniform should be kept clean and neat and all items should be clearly named. Only items listed below may be worn to school.

Medina College uniform is available from Kids & Co, Ryde, Isle of Wight

Note: ties are only available from the College

Boys Girls

Blazer: Charcoal with green trim and College Badge

Blazer: Charcoal with green trim and College Badge

Shirt: Plain white long or short sleeved Shirt: Plain white long or short sleeved

Trousers: Plain black (skinny jeans/trousers are not acceptable)

Skirt: Black pleated knee-length or

Trousers: Plain black (skinny jeans/trousers/leggings are not acceptable)

Shoes: Plain black (canvas shoes or trainers are not acceptable)

Shoes: Plain black (canvas shoes or trainers are not acceptable)

Tie: School tie (clip-on ties for all year groups) Tie: School tie (clip-on ties for all year groups)

Jumper: Long-sleeved grey jumper with badge (optional purchase, but no other jumper is accepta-ble)

Jumper: Long-sleeved grey jumper with badge (optional purchase, but no other jumper is accepta-ble)

Socks: Plain black, white or grey Tights: Plain black or neutral, or

Socks: Plain black, white or grey

Outdoor coat (no hoodies allowed on school site) Outdoor coat (no hoodies allowed on school site)

Hair: Hair must be in an appropriate style for school and must not reflect any extremes of fashion (style or colour).

Makeup: Discreet makeup may be worn but should not be noticeable. Nail varnish must not be worn in school.

Jewellery: A watch, one plain simple ring (e.g. a signet ring) and one pair of discreet stud earrings are the only items of jewellery allowed in school. Facial piercings are not permitted in school.

Student Planner: The planner is an essential part of school equipment, plus pens and pencils.

PE Kit: Bottle green polo shirt with school logo, plain black long sports socks and black shorts.

Optional PE items: Fleece (plain black), tracksuit bottoms (plain black) and rain jacket (plain black).

The correct PE kit must be worn; students may not wear ordinary uniform clothing for PE lessons. A suita-ble bag is needed for PE requirements. Personal clothing and sports equipment must be clearly named.

Dance: Students must bring their PE kits on the days that dance is on their timetable.

Protective clothing/equipment: Students will be required to use protective clothing/equipment in some lessons, e.g. Art, Science and Design Technology.

Medina Shakespeare company

Medina

Col- lege now has

its own Me- dina Shakespeare Com-

pany which will be performing

“Much ado about Nothing”. The company

is open to all students from any year

group who would like to find out that

Shakespeare can be fun (as witnessed by

our students who recently performed

The Tempest as part of the Schools’

Shakespeare Festival).

We will be holding auditions in the Drama

Studio on Monday and Tuesday 5th and

6th January 2015 at lunchtime, so anyone

wishing to be part of this exciting new

venture, whether new to Shakespeare,

curious, or more hardened Shakespeare

lovers, are welcome to come along.

Reporting an Absence

All absences must be reported before 9am

each day by calling the house attendance

officer on

Red / Green Houses - Mrs. J Glover - 538043

Blue / Yellow Houses - Ms. D Goodings –

538055

attendance@medina.iow.sch.uk

All absences need to be followed up with a

written note to your child’s tutor.

Absences of 5 or more days must be

Supported by medical evidence,

without this the absence will not be

authorised by the school.

Medical appointments should be made

outside school time, if this is

unavoidable please provide the school

with an appointment card or letter to

support the absence.

Requests for absence during term time

The Department of Education no longer allows

Head Teachers to grant any leave of absence

during term time unless there are exceptional

circumstances. If you remove your child from

school during term time without the permis-

sion of the Head Teacher the absence will be

unauthorised and you may be liable for a Fixed

Penalty Notice of up to £120 per parent per

child.

CHECK US OUT!

Did you miss our VI Form Open Evening? We will be giving all Year 11 students and their parents another op-

portunity to visit us on Wednesday 28th January, between 5pm and 8pm. Come and see what the largest VI

Form on the Island has to offer you!

Thank you to all students and parents who visited us at our VI Form Open Evening last week, we hope that you enjoyed your time at the Campus.

Please find below a link to an on line survey that will only take a few moments to complete. We would value your opinions and appreciate your feedback.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VIFormOpenEveningFeedback

If you would like to visit the Campus during a normal school day, we welcome tours and these can be arranged at any convenient time (01983 522886).

Applications for September 2015 are also welcome and interviews will commence in the Spring term.

Our Year 9 team beat Cowes Enterprise Academy 9-7 on Thursday afternoon. A great display of energy and enthusiasm from our Medina netballers! Our year 11's also put on a fantastic performances against the Cowes Year 12 team. A highly contested match - where our team played some wonderful netball but lost out narrowly.

Book of Distinction

Steven Caul—Fasttrack

Hollie Haynes—Fasttrack

Jaz Clooney—Fasttrack

Megan Arnold—Fastrack

Lacey Harrington—Fastrack

Kc Dawkins—Fasttrack

Georgina Noakes—Fasttrack

Shueb Uddin—Fastrack

Jess Hope—Nailo Project

Emily Partridge—Textiles

Jodie Murphy—Maths

Pippa Bowerman—Textiles

Rosie Wise-Mellor— Texto;es

Chloe White—English

Isabelle Kori—Wooodwork

Chris Hodges—Italian

Jodie Fairweather—Italian

Franklin Borges—History

Jessica King—History

Nathan Kirkham History

Callum Fry—History

Emilie Partridge—History

Shaylee Perkis—History

Isaac Roberts—English

Madison Groves, Fasttrack

Sharon Coates, Fasttrack

Milo Varley-Winter—English

Katie Bache—Fasttrack