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Weekly Bulletin: 5 October 2018 Weekly Bulletin: 5 October 2018 Parent Governor Vacancies volunteers. This is a great opportunity to help raise funds for the students at the school to pay for the We have three vacancies for parent governors to join ‘extras’ that enrich your child’s experience at school. our governing body from November 2018. If you would like to find out more or volunteer to The Board of Governors, with the Headteacher, have take part, please email or ring the Business Manager, overall responsibility for the running of the school. Mrs Debbie Wardlaw at the school (dwr@chosen-hill. The Board of Governors have three core strategic gloucs.sch.uk.) functions: Important Dates Biometric Permission Slips • Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its OCTOBER If your child did not return a permission slip and has pupils; not been registered on the biometric system this 10 Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening • Overseeing the financial performance of the week, they will have been issued with a pin number school and making sure its money is well spent; to use the cashless canteen system. 12 House Music Competition • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic Students with belated permission slips who wish to direction. 16 House Music Highlights Concert register, will be notified shortly how and when this The most important thing is to have a keen interest will be available. 17 Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening in the school and be prepared to play an active part in the Board of Governors’ work. However, we would Catering 18 English Literature Theatre Trip particularly welcome nominations from parents with Please log in to School Comms via the School the skills in financial management and resources. Gateway link on the website. This will enable you 19 End of Term 1 Letters regarding these elections have been sent to put dinner money onto your child’s account, pay home via School Comms this week and can be found for trips and visits and view your child’s timetable. 29 Start of Term 2 by clicking here. Any problems, please contact Debbie Wardlaw, the School Business Manager at the school by phone or 31 Year 11 Exam Preparation and Study Parent Governor nominations need to be returned email [email protected]. Skills Workshops Day to the Clerk to the Governors, Mrs Kay Kavanagh by 15th October, 2018. Year 8 Lockers Nomination forms can be downloaded from here. Lockers have now been allocated to Year 7s and the allocation has now moved to Year 8 students. A letter CHS Parent-Teacher Association has been sent home today. If your child would like a locker, please complete and return the reply slip as We would like to set up and parent-teacher soon as possible. Lockers will be allocated on a first association at Chosen Hill School and we are looking come, first served basis. for parents to join our group of committed staff Media; Science, Technology, Engineering and Cyber; Sport; Business, Enterprise and Management. Spaces are limited visit here to book. Hazlewoods Accountancy have been in touch. They will be having an open evening for Year 12 and 13 students and their parents for those interested in an accountancy career. Cheltenham Ladies College are having a visit from Lord Dyson, (former President of the Court of the Appeals and Justice of the Supreme Court). They have kindly extended an invitation to Chosen Hill students in Years 11, 12 or 13 to attend for those with an interest in a career in Law. This is event will be held on Thursday 11th October 4.45pm-6pm. GKN Aerospace in Bristol have launched their work experience programme for next summer. This would be a great opportunity for Year 11 and 13 students once exams are finished to gain more work experience and discover the career opportunities in the aerospace industry. For more information on these events please contact Years 7-13 having really good games against Rugby Mrs Kimber [email protected] Tewkesbury school. Congratulations to our Cheltenham Schools U16 House Music Careers Rugby Representatives who played in the County House Music – House Music rehearsals are well Festival yesterday: Daniel James, Josh Painting, Joe The University of Gloucestershire are holding a Find underway with choir and ensemble groups meeting Wheeler, Adam Wallace and William Sherwood all Your Future Event for Years 9, 10 and 11 students and every lunchtime as the Sixth Form House captains represented the Cheltenham district rugby team their parents on Saturday 20 October from 9.30am- jostle for the top position in this year’s competition. yesterday. 1.30pm. There will be plenty of opportunity to find We really encourage all students to get involved as Well done to all! CHS have also had a great week of about career paths, University, Apprenticeships and the sense of achievement they report and the pride rugby, notibally the best route to get there. There will be subject in their House is evident – another exciting week to tasters in Animal, Wildlife, Equine; Art, Design and go!.
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