latest news
May 2012
Equipment
Following on from our post
about high expectations, we have now added a ruler to the minimum equipment
expectations we have of our students. Equipment students need to bring to
school are a pen, pencil, ruler and rubber. This basic set of equipment is
checked every morning during tutor time and any student who does not have a pen,
pencil and/or ruler will be provided one by their tutor so they are always
equipped throughout the day. If the tutor has to provide a student with any of
the minimum equipment requirements a minimal charge will be made to the students
bio-metrics account at the following rates;
Pencil – 5p
Pen -10p
Ruler – 15p
Although a pen, pencil and
ruler are the minimum items of equipment we expect our students to bring, we
hope you will see the benefit of equipping your child with both a spare pen and
pencil, as well as a wider variety of equipment such as rubbers, coloured
pencils, calculators, and protractors etc. Bringing a full range of equipment is
perhaps even more important for KS4 students, as they will be able to trust the
equipment they use regularly and know exactly how to use it during exams.
A copy of a letter sent to parents regarding equipment can be
found in the parents section of the website under the tab Uniform & Equipment.
The reason we place so much
emphasis on students being equipped for their learning is so we can also
encourage the highest standards of presentation in their work. Students are
constantly encouraged to pride in their work by striving for accuracy in what
they do and to take their time.
March 2012
High Expectations
During the
week beginning 19th March students were reminded of the need to
come to school suitably equipped with a pen, pencil and rubber. I am sure that
with the support of parents, those that currently fail to do so will quickly
change their ways. However, any student that fails to have equipment available
at the start of morning lessons will be provided with the missing items at the
cost of 10p per pen and 5p per pencil with this cost deducted from the child’s
account in school.
Once we
know that all students have the correct equipment we will then begin to be much
more insistent upon high standards of presentation in books.
February 2012
Year 7 Homework Projects
Year 7 pupils, pictured here in Mr Kidd's lesson, had a fantastic time with their recent Homework Project on Castles, for Humanities. The work produced was of an excellent standard and students clearly enjoyed this project. Well done to all of the pupils pictured here!
All key stage 3 pupils can now access their current homework tasks from each Faculty Cloud by clicking 'students' at the top of this page.
