Friday 6th September 2013

Racial Justice Sunday

O Lord, we consider your wonderful world and its beautiful people created in your image. We thank you for the splendour of its diversity and the fact that our country is now a microcosm of the world with people from all places, with different faces, sharing the same spaces. By your Spirit, inspire us to work for a time when all your people will be able to take advantage of the world you created.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Michaelmas Term

Parents as Partners: A New Term Uniform and Equipment: All students should have returned to College wearing the correct, full uniform and be carrying the correct equipment in a bag appropriate for College. Year 7 and 8 students should be equipped with the College bag displaying the BEC logo. A full list of uniform and equipment expectations was sent to parents together with the end of year report. Student Planners: Parents are requested to check student planners regularly and sign them once weekly. Student Absence: Parents are requested to contact the College on the first and every day of a student’s absence. If no explanation is received by 11am, the College will contact parents in the first instance by mean of mobile ‘phone text message or voicemail broadcast. Family Holidays: Legislation has now changed in English schools and from 1 September 2013, no entitlement will be given to parents to take their child on holiday during term time. Consent will only be given in exceptional circumstances by the principal. Please support the College with this new legislation and ensure your child's full attend-ance at College. Any other successes please let us know

Alumni News Sam Tye has graduated from The University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in

Maths and Economics. He has secured a trainee accountant position in

the City of London.

Alice Fitton has graduated from Lancaster University with a BA

Geography (Hons) 2:1 Degree.

Plain Sailing for Hannah! Hannah Bristow in Year 10 joined the RS Feva Sailing World Championships in Grossetto, Italy this summer. We are delighted to announce that Hannah and her crew won! They are now the RS Feva World champions! The RS Feva is a 2 person sailing dinghy that is one of the Royal Yachting Association selected boats that target sailing development leading to Olympic level racing. The RS Feva is the junior small boat (Skiff) that the RYA use for juniors up to the year they turn 15. Well done Hannah - your College is proud of you!

Sunshine, Smiles and Success for

Sixth Form Students at All Hallows

It was sunshine and smiles for Sixth Form students at All Hallows Catholic College as they collected A Level results supporting the college’s reputation for nurturing outstanding academic achievement for all. With an overall pass rate close to 100% and with over 60% of students receiving A*-B grades, nearly all students met or exceeded their challenging targets.

Flying High with GCSEs at All Hallows

All Hallows students are flying high following an excellent set of GCSE results for the Class of 2013. 88% of students gained five or more GCSE results at A*-C including 66% with English and Mathematics. ‘Achievement for all’ also figures strongly at All Hallows with all students regardless of ability or learning challenges gaining one or more qualifications and academically gifted students clocked up super results with twenty three students gaining 8 or more A*-A

Admissions to Year 7 Academic Year 2014-15

Please spread the word about our open evening and open mornings/afternoons which are:

Open evening

Wednesday 18 September from 7pm – 9.30pm

Open mornings

Tuesday September 24 from 9.30am-11am, Tuesday 1 October 9.30am-11am,

Tuesday 8 October 9.30am-11am

Please remember to remind anyone who enquires that ALL ARE WELCOME. We have become the school of choice for all fami-lies seeking an education where values are at the heart of all we do.

Attendance matters at All Hallows Year 7 - 95.9%

Year 8 - 96.0%

Year 9 - 92.4%

Year 10 - 92.4%

We completed last year with 94.6%. We aim for 97%. Parents are politely reminded to avoid absence unless it is absolutely necessary. Holidays will not be au-thorised from 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.

Medical absence will continue to require medical proof and appointments should be made, where possible, outside of the College day. Please consider if a whole day of absence is absolutely necessary for medical appointments, or can part of the day be missed instead?

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 importance issue.

Calendar

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

Monday 24 February 2014

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Friday 23 May 2014

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Term College Opens to Students College Closes to

Students

Michaelmas Tuesday 3 September 2013 (Year 7, 12 and 13 in only)

Wednesday 4 September 2013 (All students in)

Friday 18 October

2013

Christmas Monday 28 October 2013 Thursday 19

December 2013

Epiphany Monday 6 January 2014 Friday 14 February

2014

Easter Wednesday 26 February 2014 Friday 4 April 2014

Whitsun Wednesday 23 April 2014 Thursday 22 May

2014

Trinity Monday 2 June 2014 Tuesday 22 July 2014

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International School Award 2013-16

All Hallows is proud to announce that we have been successful in renewing our International School status for 2013-16. This is our second award and this time the assessors said ''You have delivered a wide range of activities which cover many relevant international themes. Clearly, your international work has had a positive impact on your students and their learning. Well done on receiving your award!" Special thanks are due to Mr Diamond who has led the application, and all of the staff who have embedded the international dimension with such enthusiasm in teaching and learning.

Parents as Partners - Uniform Matters

An excellent start to the year has been made by the vast majority of students and uniform policy is being followed by all but a very few students. We have asked for parents to purchase kilts to a length BELOW the knee to allow room for growth during the year. All students should also have a jumper (grey - Y7 and 8, black Y9-11) and be wearing it from this Monday. Uniform checks will be conducted during the week and if necessary, parents contacted. Boys in Year 9 to 11 have received a free 'old school' tie, which is back by popular demand and as one boy commented to the Principal 'I like it - it feels more business like.' echoing the words of OfSTED about our culture for learning: 'Inspectors found that students had smart appearance and that the college's 'dress for success' policy was helping to maintain a business-like learning environment.' We thank our parents for your support on these matters. The uniform policy can be found under the parents section of our website.

Community Mass - Fridays - 9.00-9.45am

Parents, parishioners and invited to join students and staff for our Community Mass on Fridays in All Hallows' Chapel. Entry is through the external Chapel door from the Brooklands avenue carpark. Please sign in at the door.

Student Arrivals and Departures

Will parents please note the following:-

- All students should enter and leave via the 'bus turning circle'.

- If you are collecting your child by car, please arrange to meet them away from the College in a side street and not in

the 'bus turning circle'.

- Please do not arrange to collect your child from the Brooklands Avenue carpark.

Taxis

- Students who are collected by taxi should follow the same procedure i.e. at the 'bus turning circle' unless approved

differently by the SENCO, Mr. Diamond.

Message from St Alban's Parish - X.Cell Youth Group

Friday 13th September, 7.30pm X.Cell Youth Group parents with children social gathering Y7-9 in the Parish Hall to

explain the ‘ideal’ of X.Cell, review last years events and plan for the forthcoming year. Tea, coffee, biscuits (and

maybe a glass of red or white) will hopefully make the evening an enjoyable one. ADVANCE NOTICE: Friday 4th

October, 2013 – X.Cell Youth Group, meets for the first time this academic year. Hopefully lots of new members in Y7

to be greeted by the older members from previous years!!! .....what will we be doing? .....WATCH THIS SPACE for

details AND register your child’s interest by email to x.cellyouthgroup@virginmedia.com stating

parents/guardians name, child’s name and date of birth/gender.