14 november 2014

Friday 14 November 2014

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter Christmas Term

Last week Miss Easter and Mr Diamond visited our

partner school in China, Xi'an No. 85 Middle School

together with 5 other teachers from primary schools in

Cheshire. The students were all very eager to practise

their English and it was especially impressive to hear

the students discussing in English whether states

should possess nuclear weapons! The visit has helped

to strengthen the ties between our schools and the

partnership looks set to

continue when a group of

Chinese teachers visit All

Hallows in

January.

PARENTS AS PARTNERS— STUDENT ABSENCE

Student Adsense

Parents are reminded to contact the College on the first and every day of a student's absence. If no explanation is

received by 11a.m., the College will contact parents in the first instance by means of mobile 'phone text message or

voicemail broadcast.

College Uniform

Students are reminded that outdoor coats must be dark coloured. Year 7 and 8 students must wear the College coat

with the College badge. Light coloured parka type coats do not conform to the College policy and must not be worn

SPECIALISM SUCCESS

Prayer For Prisons Week

Lord, you offer freedom to all people. We pray for

those in prison. Break the bonds of fear and isolation

that exist. Support with your love prisoners and their

families and friends, prison staff and all who care. Heal

those who have been wounded by the activities of oth-

ers, especially the victims of crime. Help us to forgive

one another, to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly

together with Christ in His strength and in His Spirit,

now and every day.

Amen.

COLLEGE PRAYER

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE

TREEHOUSE HARVEST APPEAL

A big thank you to all of our students and parents who donated to the foodbank as part of our Harvest Appeal. Louise Williamson from Macclesfield Trrehouse re-

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

A reminder that D and E enrolment forms should be returned to Mrs Connor or Mrs Garvey by the 28th of November. Payment (£22 Bronze and Silver, £28 Gold Award) should be made via ’parent pay’

In 2001 only 1.2 million of the 7.5 million Christmas trees bought were recycled; the rest created enough rubbish to fill the Albert Hall in London three times.

ECO FACT



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Geography drop-in session

KS4/5 students every Thursday 3:30p.m.- 4:30p.m.

The session will provide assistance on case studies,

exam questions and key terms.

Year 7 and 9 Parent

Consultation Day

Thursday 20 November. 9a.m. –7p.m.

Year 12

Sheffield University Higher Education Day

Thursday 20 November 9a.m. - 4p.m.

Celebration Assemblies Week Year 7-13

Monday 24 November

Year 11 Retreat

Tuesday 25 - Friday 28 November.

SRE Parents Information Evening

Thursday 27 November. 7p.m.-8p.m.

AHLC Rugby Tournament

Wednesday 3 December. 1p.m.-3p.m.

Year 10 Retreat

Monday 8 - Friday 12 December (Places still available).

Carol Service St. Alban’s Church

Thursday 11 December. 7p.m.

GCSE & A Level Awards Evening

Thursday 18 December. 7p.m.-9p.m. (College Hall)

All Hallows Has Talent

Friday 19 December

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time'

Monday 5 January 2015. For letters see Mrs Michaels in

Drama. First come first served to open to all Years 9-13.

TRIPS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

ARRANGEMENTS ON PARENTS CONSULATION DAYS

In order to support the College values on stewardship and care of the environment, the College will issue all students’

reports on line through the Parental Gateway. This brings to an end the issuing of paper reports, unless specifically

requested through the Data and Examinations Office: Mrs Hulme on [email protected]. (A small charge will

be made for this request, except in exceptional circumstances). Please note that the Parental Gateway registers a

“read receipt” for reports and academic reviews. Please ensure that you have viewed your child’s academic review,

which are due to be available from Friday 14th November

PARENTAL GATEWAY AND STUDENT REPORTS

Parents of students in year 7 and 9 should be aware that not making appointments on Parent Consultation Day will be

considered as an unauthorised absence . Reminders to make appointments will be sent out



STUDENT SUPPORT ACROSS THE COLLEGE

If any parent would like their son or daughter to have a careers interview with Mrs Pilling, our Careers Advisor, this year then please notify the relevant Year Learning Leader who can ensure names are added to the list. Priority is now with Year 10 students (now Year 11 have all been seen) and also with sixth form students. Students in Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 are welcome to attend her lunch time drop in. She uses the Student Support Office based next door to Music.

Students must sign out at the Attendance Office before leaving College to attend a medical appointment. When they return to College the student must sign back in. This ensures registers will be accurate and we know the student is off site should we have a fire alarm. The Attendance Office is now located in their new office along the RE corridor (since 10th November). We thank parents for making medical appointments, where possible, that do not take up a whole day of schooling. This often allows a student to have their legal registration mark for both morning and afternoon sessions and so their overall attendance does not fall.

Most students appreciate the importance of being in College on time. Children who are regularly late do miss out on their education and form bad habits that will not be tolerated in the workplace. As a result of the change to the College day we need to inform parents that students must be in the registration form class for the register to be taken at 8.45a.m. This means students should arrive 5-10 minutes earlier in College to be on time. Any student who arrives after 8.45a.m. will receive a L code. Two L codes within a week will result in a whole college detention (which started on Thursday 6 November). This is a recent change in procedures and moves the detention away from the form tutor and it will now be seen as a whole college issue. Any student who arrives after 9.05a.m. will receive a U code. This means they will be classed as absent for the whole morning and this may have consequences for overall attendance. We are aware that College buses are sometimes late and we can confirm these students are not negatively marked in the register when this happens. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

CAREERS ADVICE FOR STUDENTS

BEING PUNCTUAL AT ALL HALLOWS

Year 7: new dates will be confirmed shortly Year 8: held on 16 December (11.45a.m. - 1.15p.m.) Year 9: held on 1 December (9.00a.m. - 10.00a.m.) Year 10: held on 5 December (1.15p.m. - 2.00p.m.) Year 11: held on 8 December (2.30p.m. - 3.30p.m.) These are for parents who would like to discuss any concerns relating to their child. No appointment is necessary but please be prepared to wait. Please contact our Pastoral Assistant ([email protected] 01625 410285 x215), should you require an appointment with a Year Learning Leader at any other time.

YEAR LEARNING LEADER “DROP IN SURGERIES”

NAME JOB MON TUES WED THUR FRI VENUE

Mrs J Pilling Careers Advisor Student Support Office

Mrs L Nolan Visyon Counsellor Student Support Office

Mrs J Jones College Nurse Student Support Office

Mrs P Shatwell Family Support Office next to rooms A9 and A10

Mrs J Beard and Mrs P Prince Education Welfare

Pastoral Office (ground floor of Fisher Building)

[email protected] emails will be read by a Senior Teacher [email protected]

[email protected]

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS DURING THE COLLEGE DAY

= Staff Present



Worried that you’ll forget something really important? - As soon as the exam starts, write down must-not-be-forgotten facts, dates, names, and formulae somewhere on your paper. Once they’re on the paper, you can stop panicking and turn your full attention to the exam

EXAM TIP

YEAR 11 MOCK EXAM TIMETABLE 11-21 NOVEMBER 2014

11- 14



The following are the remaining dates for training days in 2014-15. Students are not required to attend on these days unless taking an external ex-

am.

Friday 13 February 2015

Friday 22 May 2015

Term College Opens to Students College Closes to Students

Christmas Tuesday 4 November 2014 Friday 19 December 2014

Epiphany Monday 5 January 2015 Thursday 12 February 2015

Easter Monday 23 February 2015 Thursday 2 April 2015

Whitsun Monday 20 April 2015 Thursday 21 May 2015

Trinity Monday 6 July 2015 Tuesday 21 July 2015

CALENDAR

Over the last week of College attendance was as follows:

Over the last week of College attendance was as follows: Year 7 - 97.0% (up 2.3% on the previous week, well done Year 7) Year 8 - 96.5% (down 0.2%) Year 9 - 95.7% (up 1.0%, well done Year 9) Year 10 - 92.9% (up 0.4%, well done Year 10 on the increase but it is still rather low) Year 11 - 92.0% (down 0.3% and a fourth consecutive fall for Year 11) Year 12 -90.2% (down 4.9% on last week) Year 13 - 95.4% (up 5.14% well done Year 13!) Attendance last week was 94.9% (an increase from 94.2% in the previous week) but 1.0% down on the same time last year. Our over-all attendance since 2 September is 95.9% We aim for 97%. Last week GIRLS attendance was 94.2% (up 0.1% on the previous week), BOYS attendance was 95.6% (up 1.3%). The overall girls attendance since 2 September is 95.4% whilst boys is 96.3%. Holiday absence from College Holidays have not been authorised since 1st September 2013 under new legislation on all English schools. Requests for holidays must still be made in writing to the appropriate Key Stage leader (Mrs Garvey KS5, Mr Blades KS4/KS3), but in the vast majority of cases they will be unauthorised. A Fixed Penalty Notice may be issued of £60 per parent / carer per student, to be paid within 21 days, otherwise the penalty will rise to £120 per parent / carer to be paid within 28 days. If the penalty remains unpaid then the matter will proceed to the Magistrates Court where you will receive a criminal record if you are found guilty. Please can all holiday requests be made well in advance of the holiday being taken if not before the holiday is booked. Medical absence from College Whilst the College requires parents to contact us on each day of absence, school policy now requires that any student who accumu-lates 7 or more days of absence during the course of the academic year will be asked to provide medical confirmation of the need to be absent before any further absences are authorised for medical reasons. This is a necessary measure as we closely monitor ab-sence due to illness / medical reasons in order that we can ensure students are supported where needed. For your information medical confirmation does not have to be a doctor's note but can also take the form of a medical appointment card, a copy of a relevant dated prescription or evidence of medication being taken.

If no medical evidence is provided then the absence will be coded as unauthorised. Ten or more unauthorised absences may result in you receiving a Fixed Penalty Notice. This incurs a penalty of £60 per parent / carer to be paid within 21 days, otherwise the penalty will rise to £120 per parent / carer to be paid within 28 days. If the penalty remains unpaid then the matter will proceed to the Magis-trates Court where you will receive a criminal record if you are found guilty.

The link between attendance and achievement is well researched and documented and students should be aiming for an attendance rate of no less than 97% over the year. Thank you for your continued support with this important issue

ATTENDANCE MATTERS AT ALL HALLOWS

86.00%

88.00%

90.00%

92.00%

94.00%

96.00%

98.00%

YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR10

YEAR11

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YEAR13



FITNESS SUITE NOW AVAILABLE

Students are now able to use our fantastic new Fitness Suite. Those students who have completed a Fitness Suite

Induction and wish to use the facilities must sign up on the day using the sign up sheet on the notice board in the Sports

Hall. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, up to a maximum of 28 students for each session.

The following sessions are available:

Monday - Y7/8 (mixed) until 4.30p.m.

Tuesday - Y7/8 (girls only) until 4.30p.m.

Wednesday - Y9/10/11 (girls only) until 4.00p.m.

Thursday - Y11/Sixth form (mixed) until 4.30p.m.

Friday - Y9/10 (mixed) until 4.30p.m.

The Fitness Suite is also open at lunch (second break).

Any queries please contact Mr Lawson or a member of the PE staff for more

information.

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