The halftermly newsletter with key information for Year 11 / Year 10 Parents or Carers YEAR 11 NEWSLETTER YEAR 11 STUDENTS GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH MARCH 2013 More inside! MARCH 7 th – January exam results MARCH 22 nd – Progress Report 3 MARCH 28 th – School closes for Easter APRIL 18 th – March exam results APRIL 18 th Parental Engagement MAY 24 th – Revision Programme begins at 12pm AUG 22 nd GCSE Results Day DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Pg 1 HOW QUICKLY THEY GROW UP January proved to be a challenging, yet eye opening, month where Yr11 students had another taste of an intense examination period. It was a mini taste of what will take place for real in a couple of months. Many of them coped very well with the January exams and should be proud of the effort they put into them well done. In addition, the year group has just completed Maths exams and the results for these will be available from Thursday 18 th April. The year group will shortly receive the 3rd and final Progress Report where teachers will make an honest prediction about your child’s GCSEs based upon present performance and work rate. These will be handed out to them during a 'results day' style afternoon. Again, they will have the opportunity to win one of three prizes if their Progress Report is good or has shown improvement. 1st prize: Prom ticket; 2nd prize: £10 high street voucher; 3rd prize: £5 high street voucher. So far, Owain Hughes and Jack Hayward will have their £30 prom ticket paid for in recognition of their excellent Progress Reports from Progress 2. Well done also to the four Yr11s who scored a ONE for each examined subject: Melanie Tutesigensi, Daniel Thornley, Rufus McNiven and Laura O'Neill. The remaining months have a vast array of challenges too: Controlled Assessments, afterschool revision classes and lunchtime revision sessions are all on offer to help students be successful. To top it all off, the final exam period begins on Monday 13 th May. Whilst all of this is taking place, students will be preparing for their end of year Prom. This will prove to be a truly fantastic finale to their school career. Mr Cook and the Prom Committee hope all students wishing to attend the prom continue to display highly positive behaviour and attitude in and around school
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The half-‐termly newsletter with key information for Year 11 / Year 10 Parents or Carers
YEAR 11 NEWSLETTER
YEAR 11 STUDENTS GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
MARCH 2013
More inside!
MARCH 7th – January exam results MARCH 22nd – Progress Report 3 MARCH 28th – School closes for Easter APRIL 18th – March exam results APRIL 18th -‐ Parental Engagement MAY 24th – Revision Programme begins at 12pm AUG 22nd -‐ GCSE Results Day
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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HOW QUICKLY THEY GROW UP
January proved to be a challenging, yet eye opening, month where Yr11
students had another taste of an intense examination period. It was a mini
taste of what will take place for real in a couple of months. Many of them
coped very well with the January exams and should be proud of the effort
they put into them -‐ well done. In addition, the year group has just completed
Maths exams and the results for these will be available from Thursday 18th
April. The year group will shortly receive the 3rd and final Progress Report
where teachers will make an honest prediction about your child’s GCSEs
based upon present performance and work rate. These will be handed out to
them during a 'results day' style afternoon. Again, they will have the
opportunity to win one of three prizes if their Progress Report is good or has
shown improvement. 1st prize: Prom ticket; 2nd prize: £10 high street
voucher; 3rd prize: £5 high street voucher. So far, Owain Hughes and Jack
Hayward will have their £30 prom ticket paid for in recognition of their
excellent Progress Reports from Progress 2. Well done also to the four Yr11s
who scored a ONE for each examined subject: Melanie Tutesigensi, Daniel
Thornley, Rufus McNiven and Laura O'Neill. The remaining months have a
vast array of challenges too: Controlled Assessments, after-‐school revision
classes and lunchtime revision sessions are all on offer to help students be
successful. To top it all off, the final exam period begins on Monday 13th May.
Whilst all of this is taking place, students will be preparing for their end of
year Prom. This will prove to be a truly fantastic finale to
their school career. Mr Cook and the Prom Committee hope
all students wishing to attend the prom continue to display
highly positive behaviour and attitude in and around school
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REVISION PROGRAMME MAY 2013
FRIDAY 24th MAY – the Revision Programme begins. This will be the final day for Year 11 students to attend obligatory classes in school. After this, tailor-‐made, voluntary revision classes will be put on for students prior to an exam. A timetable will be published closer to the time.
The Revision Programme begins at 12pm on Friday 24th May and takes place in school right through the main examination period. It has been designed to address any final concerns, deliver last minute guidance, and ensure that students understand exactly how to pick up those precious extra marks. Students will also have access to study rooms in school with a teacher supervising so that they can revise between morning and afternoon exams or between exams and revision lessons. The dates of all examinations have been recently published for Yr11 students to check and amend where necessary (a copy of which can be found in the planner) and all of the revision lessons will be published to Y11 students shortly so that they can plan their preparation carefully.
If you would like a copy of your child’s personalised exam timetable for the Summer, please get in touch with Mr Cook:
PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT As a Parent or Carer, have you wondered where to start when trying to help your son or daughter revise for their GCSEs?
Before Year 11 students begin their all-‐important Revision Programme, a
workshop will be organised for Parents and Carers to pick up top tips on how to
help their child revise.
It is widely recognised that we all learn in different ways, therefore, the aim of the sessions (which will be delivered by teachers) will be to show you different strategies for revision. In turn, these can be shared with your child. Please look out for the invitation to all Yr11 Parents /
Carers which will be distributed with the Progress 3 Report on Friday 22nd March.
Year 11 Parents Revision Strategy Evening: Thursday 18th April
SUMMER EXAMINATIONS The GCSE Summer timetable is now ready to view. It can be found on the school’s website. The first examination begins on Monday 13th May with the last examination finishing on Tuesday 25th June 2013 For your information, the Key Stage 4 section of the website is updated regularly and here you will find all important dates or information relating to Year 11. This includes an important revision calendar for all subjects and a separate one for English.
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THE PROM – important details Given that the event is the responsibility of school, we
will be expecting a high standard of behaviour on the night. Consequently, the privilege of attending this event will be dependent upon a student’s behaviour leading up to the event. The following statements represent our expectations over the coming months: • the highest level of behaviour is to be expected in,
around and out-‐of-‐school between now and 21st June 2013. Previous unacceptable behaviour will be taken into consideration when making a decision about who will be invited;
• all coursework / Controlled Assessment for all courses must be submitted by the deadline;
• All exams must be sat unless an absence is accompanied by a Doctor’s note.
We expect full co-‐operation and adherence to the school rules over the coming months. In the event that minor complaints of poor behaviour or a one-‐off incident (e.g. refusal to follow staff instructions) should be registered, this would result in the price of the ticket being refunded (minus the deposit) with the place at the Year 11 Prom removed. This also includes any incidence of failure to meet final deadlines for coursework / Controlled Assessments. If the place at The Prom has already been fully paid to the Queen’s hotel, it will be the student’s responsibility to find somebody to take that place should you want a full refund as The Queen’s Hotel will not offer any refund once the bill has been settled.
YEAR 11 PROM We are very proud to announce that there is,
again, a healthy number of Year 11 Students
who wish to complete their GCSE school career
by attending their end of year Prom.
The payment schedule can be found below but if,
for any reason, there is a problem meeting the
deadline(s), please contact, Mrs Torgerson .
THE QUEEN’S
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ONLY CURRENT YR11 STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO THE PROM. PAST STUDENTS OR FRIENDS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS ARE NOT
