Pupil Bulletin

7th May 2019

High expectations … No excuses

Ready • Respectful • Safe

Important Dates

• Tuesday 7th May to 10th May: Year 7 and 8 internal exams cont:

• Monday 13th May to June 19th: Y11 GCSE examinations

• Monday 17th June to Friday 28th June: Year 10 internal exams

• Monday 17th June to Friday 28th June: Year 9 Maths, English and

Science internal exams

• Thursday 4th July: Year 6 move up day

• Friday 5th July: Year 9 Graduation Ceremony

• Thursday 11th July: Year 7 Parents’ Evening

High expectations … No excuses

• …with all your equipment

• …to enter the classroom by being quiet, lining up and focussed

• …to listen and work for the whole lesson

• …by not having any distractions like mobile phones, conversations with others in the room, etc.

• ...by packing away when your teacher tells you to do so

• …for your next lesson by leaving the last one properly

Ready • Respectful • Safe

“Ready.………….”

“Respectful…………….”

Self Respect: Knowing that you are being true to yourself and giving yourself the best opportunity for your future

Respecting Others: Treating other people in the way you would always like to be treated yourself.

Respecting The School: By following our rules, meeting our expectations, having high standards for yourself and others.

“Respectful…………….”

• …by remaining remain silent and listening when the teacher is talking

• …by not talking over others or shouting out

• …to each other by listening, helping, supporting and encouraging

• …by leaving your desk and the classroom area tidy

• …in the way you look after the school facilities

• …by not dropping not litter

“Safe…………….”• …by listening to instructions when appropriate

• ...means not bring dangerous items into the School e.g. pointed or sharp objects

• …by never bringing drugs, alcohol or smoking materials including vapes into the School

• …means not running around the School or shouting, pushing and shoving or fighting

• …by keeping to the left on corridors and staircases

Will you be awarded the 100%

attendance postcard for last week and

this week?

The English department are celebrating with a weekly treat for our nominated star pupils.

Well done to our winners. We are impressed at the dedication and hard work of many this week.

Geographer of the FortnightThe Mavens of Wolstanton

It could be you next week!

YEAR 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Mr Nelson Amy Jemma

Mrs Mellor Callum

Miss

Roberts

James Sam Riyad Oliver

Miss

Borthwick

Lavinia Alex Jack Vicky

Mr

Woodcock

Ben Sophie Harvey Ewan

Mrs Brenno Ben Will Josh Evan

The front terrace is a walk through area only.

Please do not go near any of the staff cars

Reminder about the school field and front of school

YEAR 8 Form of the Week

Well done to:

1st = Hj

2nd = Wh

3rd =OlBest form = Total number of merits as a collective – total number

of D-merits!

YEAR 8 Top Attending Form of the Week

YEAR 8 Star of the Week

A Massive congratulations to:

Lucas

For achieving the highest number of merits in

the year for the week!

2nd place: Sam

3rd place: Holly

YEAR 9 Form of the Week

Well done to:

1st = 9Cm

2nd = 9Ts

3rd = 9BrBest form = Total number of merits as a collective – total number

of D-merits!

YEAR 9 Star of the Week

A Massive congratulations to:

Paris

For achieving the highest number of merits in

the year for the week!

2nd place: Leigha

3rd place: Natalie

Chats with the Head during

morning registration

Y9 focus this week Each week Mrs Hobson will be having a brief chat with

representatives from each year group on a rota bases

regarding their day to day experiences in school.

The chat will be based on the three questions below:

Question 1) Which lessons do you learn best in lessons

and why?

Question 2) What stops you from learning in lessons?

Question 3) Is there anything else you want to tell me?

Each Y9 form tutor is to send a representative from their

form to Mrs Hobson’s office at 8.35 am on Friday May

Toilet visits during lessons

You will not be allowed to go to the toilet during

lessons unless you have a toilet pass. If you have

a toilet pass then you are to go to either main

reception or pupil reception for a toilet key.

Please use the time before school, break time,

lunch time or after school for your toilet visits.

The Y7and 8 toilets are in the Art quad area and

the Year 9,10 and 11 toilets are in the technology

and science and language area

Expectations at lunchtime and

breaktime

Reminder: Pupils are not to congregate in the corridors at break time

and lunchtime but are to go either outside or to a

designated indoor area.

The designated eating areas are: café, main hall and

outside quad near the café area

No food or hot drinks are to be eaten in the corridors .

As always, please make sure all your litter is placed in the

bins

Water in lessons

• It is your responsibility to provide your own water to drink in lessons and

around school. All water drinks are to be in plastic bottles

• No other drinks are allowed in lessons and no energy drinks are

allowed in school

• You may top up with water at either pupil reception or the café at

breaktime or lunchtime or the water fountain on the outside of the café

wall

• Please do not go to main reception for water

Reminder that all phones and I phone watches are switched off and

they are to be left in bags or coats .

Any phone or I phone watch that is seen or heard will be confiscated

until the end of the day, a red detention will be issued and parents will

be informed to come and collect after 3pm.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your

phone or I phone watches are switched off at

all times

Expectations at lunchtime and breaktime cont:

The below indoor areas are open for pupils to go during lunchtime after

you have eaten your food:

Room 18

Room 27 except Friday

Room 28 except Friday

Room 121

Room 39

Room 4

Room 6

High expectations … No excuses

Ready • Respectful • Safe

Tutor time

High expectations … No excuses

Year Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

7 E-Bulletin and

tutor pack entry

Show and Tell.

Get to know your

Form

Quiz PSHCE Assembly

8Bulletin English/Maths Quiz Assembly PSHCE

9 E-Bulletin and

Equipment,

planner check

PSCHE

Form Time Ideas

Assembly

(Form Tutor Mentoring

programme)

Quiz Literacy/Numeracy

activity

10 Bulletin

Planner checks

Equipment

checks

Assembly PSHCE Silent Revision-

Bring material for

upcoming class

exams

Quiz

11 Assembly A - Bulletin +

revision

techniques

A - English revision +

mentoring

B - RE revision +

mentoring

A - Maths revision

+ mentoring

B- OPTION A/B/C

A - Science revision

+ mentoring

B - OPTION A/B/C

Year 11 History revision classes

Monday lunch week A room 14 all welcome

Music Clubs this term

Wednesday: 2.50pm to 3.20pm

Orchestra Room 18

Thursday: 2.50pm to 3.20pm

Singing club Room 18

Table tennis in the quad at

breaktime and lunchtime

Equipment

available

from Mr

Moore’s

office