Tibshelf Community School &" December 2019 Newsletter "&
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Tibshelf Community School &" December 2019 Newsletter "& Contents Message from the Headteacher I hope you find much to interest you in this newsletter, which Head’s Message for reasons of space can only ever be a snapshot of life at School Closure Tibshelf Community School. It contains information about Illness at school some of the ways we seek to provide opportunities within Arriving Late and beyond the classroom for all our students. The extent of Mobile Phones Medical Welfare our offer continues to grow and it is something of which we Message are rightly proud. It is enabling us to really deliver on our South Africa 2019 promise to do everything we can to develop truly Y11 Prize well-rounded ‘global citizens’. Presentation Operation Once again this term our students have risen to the challenge Christmas Child this entails and have done much to make us proud. Iceland 2019 Sporting Success Many thanks for your continued support and Parking encouragement. Maths Challenges Message from All the Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Governors Mr M Pollard The Brilliant Club Duke of Edinburgh Partnership Link with China Pantomime ParentPay School Closure Key Dates We hope that the winter will not be too severe, however, should Reminder bad weather come our way we will try to make a decision about MYEd App Contact Us opening school by 6:30am. We will send text messages as well as putting information on the school website. We will also notify Peak FM and Derbyshire County Council. If you go to the DCC website you can subscribe to e-mail alerts for school closures, as and when, they happen. Parent/Student Reminders ILLNESS AT SCHOOL If your child is ill during the school day they need to go to the First Aid/Medical room and if the First Aider/Medical Officer feels that they are too unwell to stay in school then, with the Head of Year’s permission, parents/carers will be contacted. Students should not contact home without the permission of their Head of Year. ARRIVING LATE TO SCHOOL MOBILE PHONES IN SCHOOL Students are required to be in their form We advise all parents that their room at 8:30am. Anyone not present will son/daughter brings any items of value to receive a Late mark. Arriving late to school school at their own risk. The school will on a consistent basis can have longer-term accept no liability for lost, damaged or academic effects. If showing up late to stolen items. school becomes a habit, students may develop the notion that tardiness is Mobile phones are an increasing problem acceptable behaviour. This belief can with students using them between negatively impact their future work ethic lessons, filming staff and students in and employment opportunities. When school and parents receiving texts during students arrive late, they miss out on lesson time. essential instructions given at the beginning of the day. This can significantly reduce Mobile phones or headphones should not achievement, regardless of academic be out between: ability. Your child may also feel awkward 8:30am – 10:50am arriving to the classroom when everyone 11:10am – 1:10pm else is settled. Furthermore, when one 2:00pm – 3:00pm person arrives late, it disrupts the entire class and the teacher – everyone’s Mobile phones and/or headphones that education is compromised. New are out during this time will be monitoring systems have now been put in confiscated and placed in a sealed st place with effect from 1 January 2020 and envelope in student reception where they any time a student is marked with a Late can be collected at the end of the day. code at the start of the day this will be “IF IT IS OUT IT COULD BE CONFISCATED" recorded and actioned. st in place with effect from 1 January 2020 andReminder any time farom pupil Miss is marked Marshall with a Medical Late Welfare Officer code at the start of the day this will be Asthma/ Inhalers in School recorded and actioned. Can parents/carers please ensure that students have their asthma inhalers in school with them, alternatively they can be kept in school but must be kept up to date. Please contact me at school if you would like to discuss further. Mrs L Crowder Medication in School If your child needs to take any medication in school time, please can you fill in the required form, which is available on our website, or send a letter with instructions and a signature. Crutches School can only accept your child using crutches if they have been advised by a doctor/hospital. If you are sending them into school with crutches please send a letter with a signature. Miss J Marshall South Africa 2019 On Monday 21 October 2019, 19 students aged 14 to 18, from four Derbyshire schools within the Bolsover district - Frederick Gent, Shirebrook Academy, Stubbin Wood and Tibshelf Community - jetted off to South Africa on an adventure of a lifetime! The students have all been involved in I-Venture, a unique programme offering opportunities for young people, who might not otherwise have a chance to participate in this kind of life changing experience. The team spent ten days under canvas (no hotels in sight) and travelled (mostly on foot) to a variety of locations to undertake an international citizenship programme that included delivering first aid training to local communities, working with a local school, studying the wildlife population, conducting an environmental impact study and learning about other cultures. The students had to apply and attend a team selection day and undertook a series of challenges, in order to earn their conditional offer on this experience of a lifetime. Additionally, the students and their families had to raise funds for the expedition with each school team tasked to raise a minimum of £10,500. Therefore, they were ever present running stalls and competitions at local events, presenting to different groups and forums to secure contributions, and setting up community events to benefit local residents… all to reach their target! The expedition phase was expertly overseen and delivered by Africa Wild Trails, whose knowledge and commitment to South Africa ensured an immersive and real experience was had by all. It all started with a 30 hour journey, which saw the team fly to Durban and then spend five nights at Tugela River Camp, in Kwazulu-Natal province. After travelling out into the local communities, first aid and first responder training (including CPR, bandaging techniques, helping someone choking and the importance of hand hygiene) was delivered by the young people to benefit both staff and students at Lethu Colenso Orphanage and Gannahoek Combined School. The planting of fruit trees at the Orphanage ensured a legacy of the I-Venture initiative. The group also undertook a wildlife research expedition where they spent hours out in the bush observing the behaviour of giraffes and collating data. During the second half of the trip, students travelled to a remote game reserve in the east of the country. They worked with the field guides of South Africa to track, observe and develop their understanding of South African wildlife including hippos, buffalo, lions, rhinos to name but a few! Clare Talati, Director of Derbyshire Education Business Partnership (DEBP) who co-ordinates I- Venture said, “The programme is a 15-month intensive project starting with a rigorous recruitment process and then a huge fundraising task. All the students who went to South Africa thoroughly deserved their place and we look forward to hearing about their experiences at a celebration event at Creswell Crags on 30 January 2020.” I-Venture is a true partnership effort between The Bolsover Partnership, Bolsover District Council, DEBP Raising Aspirations Project, Africa Wild Trails, Woodhead Group and the schools. GCSE Prize Presentation 2019 To celebrate the hard work and achievement of the class of 2019 earlier this year Mike Pollard, Headteacher, welcomed students, family and friends to the school’s annual GCSE Prize Presentation event. During the evening GCSE certificates were presented along with subject awards and a group of special awards made in recognition of outstanding contribution to the school community. The school was delighted to welcome two special guests on the night, Mark Hitchings, Radio Producer at Capital East Midlands, who took part in a highly enjoyable question and answer session and David Pearson, Project Manager for Woodhead Group Ltd. Tibshelf Community School would like to take this opportunity to express appreciation and thanks to those individuals and organisations who gave so generously to the provision of prizes and for their support in rewarding excellence, with special mention going to Alfreton Rotary Club, Mr & Mrs Justin Gilbody, Staffa Health Centre and Mr Matthew Wright. The results achieved by the Class of 2019 are a tribute to the hard work of the pupils, the support of family and friends and the commitment of the whole school staff team. Congratulations to everyone. Operation Christmas Child Tibshelf School students created and donated Iceland 2019 60 shoeboxes for less fortunate children across the world. They will receive the 31 students travelled to Iceland during generous gifts from Tibshelf students this October half term. They visited many sights Christmas. Thank you to everyone who such as the ‘Golden Waterfall’, the ‘Geyser contributed, donated boxes and was involved. Gulfloss’ and the ‘Northern Lights’. They also experienced an earthquake simulator. The scenery and landscape of the country was truly stunning and it was a trip that the students thoroughly enjoyed along with it being educational. We look forward to taking another group of students next year.