PRAYER FOR SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT

Help me, Lord, to discover the talents I have been given and

to not let them lie unused. May I make the best use of them

both for myself and for others. May sport help to bring out the

best in people, teaching us the lessons of commitment and

co-operation, of fairness and appreciation. May sports,

hobbies and interests help me to develop my personality that

I may be renewed and re-created in your image and likeness.

We ask this through Christ our Lord

Amen.

All Hallows Catholic College Newsletter

Trinity

Friday 27th June 2014

YEAR LEARNING LEADERS– DROP IN SURGERIES

The next surgery is for Year 7 and Year 8 Friday 18 July

held between 8.30am and 9.30am with Mr Mercer and Mr

Parke

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.

No more surgeries are planned this year with other year

groups, but please feel free to contact our Pastoral Assistant,

Mrs C Jepson (C.Jepson@allhallows.org.uk 01625 426138

ex215). should you require an appointment with a Year

Learning Leader.

PRINCIPAL’S SURGERY Parents / carers are invited to attend a Principal’s Surgery to discuss any concerns or ask questions, on the following dates Tuesday 1 July, 3.30pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 8 July, 9am – 10am There is no appointment system so please be prepared to wait

SPECIALISM SUCCESS In a unique team challenge designed to celebrate enterprise in Sixth Form Enrichment Week, Y12 BTEC Business students worked to refurbish the outbuilding located by the new Market Stalls to become a fresher, more inviting retail experience for students wishing to purchase items of uniform (new and second-hand), PE kit and a range of other accessories. The Project, currently nick-named Go Shed, forms part of their studies on the BTEC course and links to units of work on the A2 programme including 'Developing Teams in Business' and 'Business Planning'

PARENTS AND PARTNERS - CHEWING GUM A reminder to parents and students that chewing gum in on the list of banned items. College made this decision both for health and safety reason and for environmental reasons. We welcome the support of parents in striving to keep our young people safe and their environment clean and tidy. Some’ gum’ facts:

Almost a billion packs of gum are bought in Britain every year

Each piece of gum costs 3p to buy but 10p to clean up

Three and a half billion pieces of gum are disposed of every year in the UK

Nine out of ten city paving stones have had gum stuck to them

Getting gum off the pavement takes expensive jet sprays or chemical treatments

In London there are over 300,000 blobs of chewing gum on Oxford Street alone

In the UK, £281m is spent on chewing gum every year

The government spends £150m each year on cleaning up gum on the UK's streets

EXAM RESULTS DAYS - AUGUST 2014 Thursday 14th August 2014 08:30am - 10:30am A2 Results (Year 13) 11:00am - 12:30pm AS Results (Year 12) Thursday 21st August 2014 10:00am - 12:00 noon GCSE Results (Year11 only) Students are expected to collect their results in person on the appropriate day. If this is not possible, students may: Write a letter authorising a responsible adult to collect the results on their behalf. This letter must be given to Exams Office staff on Results Day or Provide the Exams Office with a stamped ad-dressed envelope, so that results can be posted to their home address.

OUR NEW EMAIL HELP SERVICE — ”BEING ME”

For many years our College has had an email address called bullying@allhallowslearning.org.uk for students and parents to report

bullying issues if required. Some students may experience other difficulties that also require some help and support, but are not

bullying issues as such. These difficulties may be connected to something that is going on in their life at present, or something they

are struggling to deal with.

For this reason the College has set up another confidential email address called beingme@allhallowslearning.org.uk for students to

use should they find themselves in need of help, support and guidance. Emails will be read by a senior member of staff who will then

seek out other staff volunteers to offer the help and support that is required.

SPORT

Well done to the students who came 3rd

in the Macclesfield and District Orienteer-

ing Competition. The boys located all

20 control points in under 20 minutes

and were a credit to the College, demon-

strating one of our core values

'cooperation' very effectively!

Pictured left to right: Adrian Rozanski, Max Linton, Aidan

Arch.

CAREERS ADVICE FOR STUDENTS Our new careers advisor, Mrs Jean Pilling, has now seen 224 students for impartial careers interviews since she started in mid-December - 19% of the whole College. If any parents would like their son or daughter to have a careers interview this year then please notify the relevant Year Leader who can ensure names are added to the list. Priority is now with Year 10 who will all be seen over the coming weeks and months. She will also see some Year 9 students over the next few weeks. She has a drop in on Thursday lunchtime for students of any year

CALENDAR

The following are the dates for training days in 2013-14. Students are not required to attend on these days. Unless taking an external

exam.

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Monday 1 September 2014

Monday 3 November 2014

Friday 13 February 2015

Friday 22 May 2015

Term College Opens to Students College Closes to Students

Trinity Monday 2 June 2014 Tuesday 22 July 2014

Michaelmas Tuesday 2 September 2014 (Year 7, 12 and 13)

Wednesday 3 September 2014 (All Students) Friday 24 October 2014

Christmas Tuesday 4 November 2014 Friday 19 December 2014

Epiphany Monday 5 January 2015 Friday 13 February 2015

Easter Monday 23 February 2015 Thursday 2 April 2015

Whitsun Monday 20 April 2015 Friday 22 May 2015

IS YOUR CHILD ADOPTED?

Can you help us secure additional funding to help our children achieve their full potential?

From April 2014, schools in England are entitled to receive a grant called the 'pupil premium for children adopted from care or who left

care under a Special Guardianship Order (SGO) on or after 30 December 2005.' Schools can also claim the pupil premium for children

who left care under a Residence Order (RO) on or after 14 October 1991. In order to claim this valuable grant, we would be grateful if

adoptive parents could inform the college if their child is adopted and provide supporting evidence, for example, the Adoption (Court)

Order. This information will be dealt with discretely and confidentially and the grants will be used to help this particular group of children

achieve their potential in their education.

COMMUNITY MASS

All Hallows Chapel every Friday 9am-9.45am

Parents/Carers/Parishioners are all welcome

ECO FACT We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year 38. 1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet.

HIGHER EDUCATION EVENING

Is your son/daughter considering University? Is this your first child going through the University admissions system? Are you concerned

about the Student Finance minefield?

Why not attend our Parents Higher Education information evening on Tuesday 8th July at 7.00 in the Romero Centre.

ADVANCED NOTICE Languages Controlled Assessments 2013-2014 Please find below the list of dates for the languages controlled assessments. Each assessment can count for 15% of the final GCSE. Teachers will let your son/daughter know on which dates they will complete assessments. Please avoid time off both on the date and in the lessons preceding these dates. Please contact a.harrison@allhallows.org.uk with any queries.

Year 10 Speaking 2 Thursday/Friday 3 /4 July

Year 9 Speaking Tuesday/Wednesday 8/9 July

RECOMMENDED READS

Money Run

by Jack Heath

Ashley Arthur is a teen thief, stealing from the rich to keep her family above the breadline. While she is an expert in

fast moving and fast thinking, her best friend Benjamin, an artist at manipulating all things electrical, provides technical

support. The duo hatch a daring master plan to rob Hammond Buckland – the richest businessman in the world – of a

mysterious item hidden in his company headquarters, reputedly worth $200 million, and it's going to take every trick in

their arsenal to find it and smuggle it back out. But once inside the building, Ash comes face-to-face with Michael

Peachey, a hitman hired to kill Buckland, and now she's seen Peachey, he won't stop until he's killed her too. In her

desperation to escape – and still get the prize – Ash becomes embroiled in events more deadly

Fight for the Future - Metawars 1

by Jeff Norton

Jonah Delacroix can't stand the real world - so he lives most of his life inside a global computer-based virtual world

called the Metasphere, where everyone is represented by an avatar. When he discovers the avatar of his dead father,

and assumes his online identity, a series of events are unleashed that compel Jonah to race across the real world with a

secret society to protect the freedom of all mankind...

ATTENDANCE MATTERS Over the last week of College attendance was as follows:

Year 7 - 96.6% (down 0.4%)

Year 8 - 96.0% (down 1.2%)

Year 9 - 95.4% (up 0.9%, well done Year 9)

Year 10 - 96.4% (down 0.7%)

Year 11 will not be on our stats from now onwards due to official study leave.

This was a disappointing week after two excellent weeks previously. The

average for the week was 96.1% (down 0.3% on the previous week). Since

3rd September attendance has remained at 95.8%. We aim for 97%.

Last week GIRLS attendance has decreased 0.5% to 95.1%, BOYS

attendance has decreased 0.1% to 97.2%. Since 3rd September boys are winning girls 96.4% to 95.2%.

Parents are politely reminded to avoid absence unless it is absolutely necessary. Thank you for your on-going support regarding medical

absence and holiday absence.

Parents are politely reminded to avoid absence unless it is absolutely necessary. Thank you for your on-going support regarding medical

absence and holiday absence.

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 and Mr Diamond 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.

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 accumulates

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 absence 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 Magistrates

Court where you will receive a criminal record if you are found guilty.

94.80%

95.00%

95.20%

95.40%

95.60%

95.80%

96.00%

96.20%

96.40%

96.60%

96.80%

YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR 10

FOR PARENTS WHO ARE SEEKING PARTICULAR ADVICE

OR NEED SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Where parents are seeking particular advice from specialist

organisations – please use the link shown below. This will take

them to the Council for Disabled Children – a national group

who help affect positive change for SEN.

This link will help parents access information and advice.

www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/getting-involved/sen-and

-disability-reform-support-organisations/north-west

This link will take you to a number of websites for particular

areas of special need.

For support with dyslexia please use the following websites:

Dyslexia Action (Based in Wilmslow)

www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk

7 Hawthorn Lane, Wilmslow SK9 1AA

01625 530158

Or the British Dyslexia Association:www.bdadyslexia.org.uk

To access information on Cheshire East services and for infor-

mation on how the Local Authority works within SEN please use

the following link:

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/children_and_families/

services_for_parents.aspx

To access support from the Parent Partnership please use this

link:

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/schools/parents/

parent_partnership.aspx