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Twitter account www.twitter.com/okehamptoncc The Okeha pton College Keeping you informed e s e er Facebook www.facebook.com/okehamptoncollege April 2017 Issue 13 Derrick Brett Head Teacher Newsletter I am sure you are all very much looking forward to the Bank Holiday weekend. I hope that the fine weather will hold and you have an enjoyable time. We are now only two weeks away from the beginning of the Year 11 exams and we are mindful that the Year 11 students feel under a lot of pressure at this time. I am sure you will support them with exam preparations. This newsletter has some useful information to support your son/daughter during this time. Details of graduation and study leave will also be included by Ms Nixon. Ms Nixon has put together a timetable that will support students to the very end of the exam period. The Year 11 assembly will take place on May 26 however, students will be expected to be in College after Half Term. Year 11 Graduation will take place on the 21 June and the Year 11 Ball will be happening on the 23 June. The Ten Tors event takes place next weekend and the College has two teams in the 35-mile event and one team in the 45-mile event. There is a further 45-mile team on the reserve list. We will know if they are able to take part during the course of next week. It is always a fantastic event and should you find yourself free on Sunday 9 June, it is well worth a trip up to Okehampton Camp to watch the teams come in. Year 7 recently had an assembly regarding a fantastic opportunity to take part in the Adventure 7 programme run by the Rotary Club and Okehampton United Charities in conjunction with Adventure Okehampton. The uptake has been disappointing so far. Activities during the week include high ropes, rock climbing, gorge scrambling and raft building. The cost for the whole week is £30 and exceptional value for money. On a personal note, my daughter took part in the programme last year and thoroughly enjoyed herself and learnt a great deal. We will be distributing the application form by email on Tuesday along with the Year 7 Progress Reports. If you are interested, please return the completed forms to Okehampton Post Office. Last night the College and the rest of the Learning Community hosted an Open Meeting regarding the proposed move to become a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) outlined by Daryll Chapman in a previous Newsletter. Thank you to those who attended, the evening was very informative and generated several questions. The presentation and written responses to the questions will be available on the website in due course.
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The Okeha pton College
Keeping you informede s e er
Facebookwww.facebook.com/okehamptoncollege
April 2017 Issue 13
Derrick BrettHead Teacher
Newsletter
I am sure you are all very much looking forward to the Bank Holidayweekend. I hope that the fine weather will hold and you have an enjoyabletime.
We are now only two weeks away from the beginning of the Year 11 exams andwe are mindful that the Year 11 students feel under a lot of pressure at this time.I am sure you will support them with exam preparations. This newsletter has
some useful information to support your son/daughter during this time. Details of graduation andstudy leave will also be included by Ms Nixon. Ms Nixon has put together a timetable that willsupport students to the very end of the exam period. The Year 11 assembly will take place on May26 however, students will be expected to be in College after Half Term. Year 11 Graduation will takeplace on the 21 June and the Year 11 Ball will be happening on the 23 June.
The Ten Tors event takes place next weekend and the College has two teams in the 35-mile eventand one team in the 45-mile event. There is a further 45-mile team on the reserve list. We will knowif they are able to take part during the course of next week. It is always a fantastic event and shouldyou find yourself free on Sunday 9 June, it is well worth a trip up to Okehampton Camp to watch theteams come in.
Year 7 recently had an assembly regarding a fantastic opportunity to take part in the Adventure 7programme run by the Rotary Club and Okehampton United Charities in conjunction with AdventureOkehampton. The uptake has been disappointing so far. Activities during the week include highropes, rock climbing, gorge scrambling and raft building. The cost for the whole week is £30 andexceptional value for money. On a personal note, my daughter took part in the programme last yearand thoroughly enjoyed herself and learnt a great deal. We will be distributing the application formby email on Tuesday along with the Year 7 Progress Reports. If you are interested, please returnthe completed forms to Okehampton Post Office.
Last night the College and the rest of the Learning Community hosted an Open Meeting regardingthe proposed move to become a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) outlined by Daryll Chapman in aprevious Newsletter. Thank you to those who attended, the evening was very informative andgenerated several questions. The presentation and written responses to the questions will beavailable on the website in due course.
Congratulations to the KS3Students listed here who wereentered in to a prize draw forhaving either excellentattendance (97% or better) orexcellent conduct (1 behaviourpoint or less) during the springterm.
These students were awarded a£10 Amazon Voucher in additionto a certificate and engraved penthat were awarded to more than400 KS3 students.
A separate prize draw was alsoheld for KS3 students whoachieved both excellentattendance and excellent conductlast term. These students hadthe opportunity to win a newMountain Bike; kindly supportedby Okehampton Cycles.The lucky recipient of this wasJoseph Luffingham 7JES.Pictured below with the new bike.
Key Stage 3 AwardsLuffingham Joseph OAK House JES Year 07
Arnold Callum BEECH House PKK Year 07
Bridgman Ellie ELM House CHS Year 07
Carter Lily BEECH House JCA Year 07
Channing Paeony ASH House MPC Year 07
Cooper Jessica BEECH House JCA Year 07
Crocker Chloe OAK House JW Year 09
Grainge Alfie ASH House KR Year 09
Hopkins Ciaran ASH House EDE Year 07
Horn Indie OAK House JES Year 08
Leyman Caelia BEECH House PKK Year 08
Luffingham Ben ASH House MPC Year 09
Munkhbat-Elkins Indra ELM House CHS Year 07
Priday Samuel OAK House FW Year 08
Rowland Kayleigh OAK House JMK Year 09
Shaw Jack ASH House KR Year 09
Tandy James OAK House JES Year 09
Voaden Adam ASH House KR Year 08
Walsh Brennan ASH House MPC Year 09
Williams Erica BEECH House PB Year 09
Wolstenholme Sophie ELM House AL Year 09
Baker Chloe ASH House SFB Year 09
Bosher Jordan ASH House EDE Year 09
Boy-Hackney Magda ELM House JAD Year 07
Bridges Lily-Sue OAK House JW Year 07
Cole Alex ASH House EDE Year 07
Coton Lily OAK House RC Year 08
Courtney-Brett Mia OAK House JDM Year 08
Coyne Niamh ELM House JAD Year 08
Hassell Flo OAK House JH Year 07
Jarvis-Cooke Niamh OAK House RC Year 07
Le Grice Rowan ASH House SFB Year 07
Paylor-Sykes Lily BEECH House LJW Year 07
Reeve Lewis ASH House EDE Year 09
Rose Danni ELM House PNB Year 09
Short Bethany ASH House LBR Year 09
Stevens Adam OAK House JDM Year 07
Taylor Bethany ELM House JLE Year 07
Twort Poppy ELM House AL Year 09
Whitby Isaac ASH House HD Year 08
Williams Max BEECH House PB Year 07
Our fantastic Year 11s are in the final preparation stages for their GCSE performance
exams, which we would love you to come and watch! This is especially a fantastic
opportunity if you are thinking of continuing Drama at GCSE level.
There are 13 performance groups who will perform over 3 nights, taking part in a
dress rehearsal and final performance exam. Dress rehearsals are 2nd & 3rd May
starting at 5.30pm or 4th starting at 6.30pm. Performance exams are 8th & 9th May
starting 5:30pm and 10th starting at 5pm. Performance nights will last between 2-3
hours. No late admittance will be possible. If you would like more information please
contact [email protected]
Are you, or anyone you know,Coming to Post 16 next year?
If so please look out for the letterregarding our Taster Day. It will alsocontain vital information about P16transport in the form of a DevonCounty Council leaflet.Alternatively go towww.devon.gov.uk/school_transportfor more information.
Don’t Forget to returnyour vaccination forms!
Vaccinations will take place on 16th May 2017 butforms need to be returned ASAP to allow time forthem to be processed.Year 9 boys vaccination forms need to be hand-ed into the first aid room ASAP.Year 10 boys and girls vaccination forms also needed to be handedin ASAP.New forms can be collected from the first aid room if been lost.
Shopping Evening
May 16th
4-7pm in the Octagon TheatreOpen to parents/carers & members of the public
This event is being held to raise funds for the Okehampton CollegeExpressive Arts trip to New York.
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http://www.helenmurgatroyd.co.uk/ http://www.wanderlustlife.co.uk/
http://www.beautifulandthefeast.com/
http://www.boden.co.uk/
http://www.stelladot.co.uk/
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Year 11 News
Date Exams on thatday
Times students expectedin college. Extra sessions.
Monday 5thJune History 9am 8.45am – 3.20pm. All Day. All students scheduled for
extra English P4.Tuesday 6th
June English 9am 8.45am – 3.20pm. All Day. All students in lessons.
Wednesday7th June Computing 9am 8.45am – 1.20pm unless
History or Music lesson P5.All students scheduled for
extra Maths P3.German 9am
Thursday 8thJune
Maths (calculator)9am
8.45am – 1.20pm unlessScience P5
All students scheduled forScience P4.
Friday 9thJune Biology 9am 8.45am – 10.55am unless in
Tech lessons P3 and P4
Students still need to at-tend lessons where ex-ams have not yet been
sat.Music 1pm
Monday 12thJune English 9am 8.45am – 3.20pm. All Day. All students scheduled for
extra Maths P4.Tuesday 13th
JuneMaths (calculator)
9am 8.45am – 1.20pm Till lunch. All students scheduled forextra Science P3.
Catering 1pmWednesday14th June Chemistry 9am 8.45 – 10.55am Exam and
extra History lessons.History students sched-uled for extra lesson P2.
History 1pm
Thursday 15thJune Polish 1pm
8.45am - 9.55am All stu-dents extra Science lesson
as well as P4/5.
All students scheduled forextra Science
Friday 16thJune Physics 9am Exam and subject lessons
only.Design Technology
1pmFood and Nutrition
1pm
Long gone are the days when we would wave goodbye to students at the end of May andsee them occasionally for Exams; instead now we make the most of every singleopportunity we can! With the Exam season so condensed this year many students willfind that there is not much “free” time until the very last week of exams in June… with thatin mind we have put together a revised timetable for students after half term to ensurethat wherever possible we have subject staff teaching lessons right up until the lastminute. Please note that until half term all students are expected to attend theirtimetabled lessons and take revision to do in these classes if exams / coursework havebeen completed. After half term the following timetable will be put into place where
students will still be expected to attend normal lessons but in order to make best use of time we havearranged a few extra sessions where the whole cohort is free.
Please note that all students are expected in College for the start of each day right up until 16th June.
I would also like to flag up that the Graduation is on the evening of the 21st June and the Year 11 Ball 23rd June.We are currently in the midst of organizing both and getting rather excited about it!! More information will be postedhome soon… in the meantime “Quack On Yr11!!”
Quantity Surveying Degree Apprentice - Exeter 2017Click on the Balfour Beatty logo for more information
A couple of exciting Apprentice opportunities have beenbought to our attention:
Inexpress.comLogistics Consultancy and Brokeragewith offices in Cheriton Bishop.We are currently looking to recruit an apprenticeContact [email protected]: 01647 400398
Please contact the companies for more information.
Apprentice Vacancies
Congratulations ! to all students who have taken part in gymnastics and
trampolining this year, you have all represented the College extremely well.
Special congratulations to Melissa Doble Headon who came 2nd in the Devon
Schools Trampolining U15 individual competition and to Melissa Doble Headon,
Charlotte Dore, Faye Pimlott and
Bethany Short who gained team
silver at Devon schools
trampolining competition.
To finish off the gymnastics
season we held an inter school
gymnastics competition here at
Okehampton College. In the U13
competition 3rd place was Tiannah
Kellman; 2nd place Maya Porter and in 1st place Lily Howes. In the U15 competition
3rd place was Flora Dixon; 2nd place was Isy Chapman and in 1st place was Bethany
Short
Hope to see you all back at
trampolining and gymnastics
Club from September!
Miss Redstone
Exam Stress & How to Survive it!
It’s always worth planning aheadand preparing as well as you canas a family.
• Accept that this is going tobe a stressful time for thewhole family - expectoutbursts and try to remaincalm!
• Try and find out as early aspossible what is expected ofyour child; when their examswill be and when courseworkneeds to be handed in.
• But be clear that avoidingsubjects they find difficult willnot be helpful in the long run.
• Encourage them to talk toyou if they are really worriedthat they haven’t done enoughwork - reassure them that ifthey do not get their expectedgrades there will be otheropportunities ahead, and theyshould just do their best.
• Find out what revisiontechniques are recommendedby the school, what revisionsessions they are providingand check out online revisionsites too.
• If you have any concerns orquestions contact the schoolrather than relying on yourchild to do it - most teachershave email addresses whichcan be useful if they are hardto contact.
Before their exams Tips during revision
At exam time,many parentsare anxiousabout how muchtheir Childrenare studying,whether they arelooking afterthemselves andwhether they willget the resultsthey need.Some parentsalso find theirown difficultmemories ofexams or schoolreturn at thistime and make itharder to helptheir children.
While they are revising childrenare often stressed, anxious andirritable and can have troublewitheating and sleeping. But a fewsimple things can really help.
• Try and work with yourchildand support them rather than“policing” them.
• Encourage your child tohaveregular breaks, to dosomething they enjoy, even ifit’s just half an hour off tolisten to some music or towatch their favourite soap.
• Make sure they eat healthysnacks regularly and drinkenough so they don't getdehydrated - you can alwayspop your head in to see howthey are doing and bringthema drink.
• Exercise is also a goodwayto relax, even just a walkaround the block.
• Children have differentwaysof revising - some maypreferto be alone whereas otherswork best surrounded bynoise and family.
• Respect their body clocks -many teenagers are morealert during the night and thismay be the best time forthem to revise even though itmakes parents anxious!
Child ProtectionOur Child Protection Officers are:
Mrs Charlie EdwardsMrs Nick StonemanMr Sean Freeman
If you have any concerns regarding the safetyand wellbeing of any student, please feel free tocontact one of our Child Protection Officers.
During holidays anyone can contact the MultiAgency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0345 551071 if they have a concern about a child oryoung person.
Child Protection and Safeguarding is everyone’sresponsibility. Please contact a Child ProtectionOfficer if you have any concerns about a youngperson’s safety or well-being.
Telephone our Direct line number:01837 650914Or via college switchboard: 01837 650910
Click Here for a link to all Oke-hampton College Newsletters
Print WorkshopNews from our
Date Teacher Teacher Teacher FocusWeds 3rd May RJK RKB Biology & Physics
Thurs 4th May JLE LRH Biology and Chemistry
Weds 10th May PFG RKB PNB Biology and Chemistry
Weds 17th May PFG RKB C1
Thurs 18th May RJK JUL P1
Weds 24th May EDE CMS PNB P2/P3
Thurs 25th May JLEJUL
CSSMC B2/B3
Weds 7th June PFG SMC C2/C3
Thurs 8th June JLE B2/B3
Weds 14th June EDE CMS P3
Thurs 15th June RJK CMS P2
After School Science Sessions
Important Information for Parents/Carers:Please be aware of new safeguarding guidance, ‘Keeping Children Safe’
Paragraph 117 - Parents/Carers using Facebook,Twitter and other social media to make derogatoryremarks about staff is not acceptable under the prohibition on reporting and publishing allegations aboutteachers in section 141F of the Education Act 2002. Schools across the country are reporting issuesrelating to the misuse of social media sites. If any such abuse of these sites regarding OkehamptonCollege takes place, appropriate action will be taken.
The Federation Safeguarding and Child Protection policies can be accessed via the College websitewww.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk or a paper copy will be made available upon request.
Month Date Event
May 2017
Mon 1st May May Day Bank Holiday
Thurs 11th May Year 7 & Year 10 Parents’Evening
Mon 29th May - Fri 2nd June Half Term
Mon. 5th June All Pupils Return
July 2017
Friday 21st July Last day of Term
Monday 24th July Non-Pupil Day
Tuesday 25th July Non-Pupil Day
Autumn Term 2017
September 2017Mon 4th September Non-Pupil Day
Tuesday 5th September Non-Pupil Day
Wednesday 6th September All Pupils Return
October 2017 Mon 23rd - Fri 27th October Half Term
Mon 30th October All Pupils Return
November 2017 Friday 24th November Non-Pupil Day
December 2017 Friday 15th December Last Day of Term
Dates for your diary & forthcoming events
Executive Principal:Mr Daryll Chapman
Mr Derrick Brett
Federation Business Manager:Mr Alan King
Head Teacher:
Assistant Principals:
Okehampton College
Mill RoadOkehamptonEX20 1PW
Tel: 01837 650910
Email: [email protected]
Mr Andrew SweeneyMs Joanne GibsonMrs Nichola Offer
Mrs Jo PayneMrs Vicky Thornton
