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Values – Care – Achievement School NEWSLETTER 345 Thursday 6 June 2019 Head’s Introduction Year 11 Update Dear Parents and Carers, The first three weeks of GCSE exams have gone exceptionally well, with Year 11 responding positively and productively to the guidance, I hope everyone had an enjoyable half term help and support on offer during this busy time. Conduct throughout spending time with family and friends. It was has epitomised the school values and is a heartening reflection of the great to welcome all our students back on maturity, respect and work ethic of the two hundred and twenty four Monday for what continues to be a busy period young people we are privileged to call our Year 11. The final few days of examinations. are tough with five EBacc exams in two and a half days, but the end is in sight for the majority. A reminder about our Curriculum Enrichment We are providing a comprehensive programme of revision sessions Week during the final week of the school year, with teaching staff during the school day, which should be augmented Monday 15 to Friday 19 July. An Information with personal revision at home outside of school hours. The AHS stand Booklet for each year group will be sent home down date is Tuesday 11 June at 11.00am and students need to attend with students on Wednesday 12 June. school until this time. After this, students may choose to attend revision sessions in Geography, History, German, Physics, Chemistry and Further Maths; all students will, of course, attend their exams. Year 11 students who are on Engineering, Food Technology, Business Upcoming Events Studies or Craft will still need to attend school in order to ensure the completion of these courses. Parents will be informed when their child Mon 10 Jun Germany trip Parents’ Information Evening, no longer needs to attend these lessons. 6.00pm, Main Hall On Friday 14 June, after the Physics exam, there will be a Leavers’ Tue 11 Jun France trip Parents’ Information Evening, Assembly in the Main Hall and all Year 11 students are expected 6.00pm, Main Hall to attend. We are hoping to hold an evening Celebration Event in Mon 24 Jun UCAS Information Evening for Parents, Sixth November for parents and students once the examination certificates arrive in school, details about this will be confirmed in September. GCSE Form Library, 7.00pm results day is Thursday 22 August and students (and parents) are invited Thu 27 Jun Y11 Prom, Principal Hotel, 7.00/7.30pm to collect their results from our Sixth Form block from 9.30am onwards; Fri 28 Jun Y13 Prom, The Hilton, 7.00pm any student unable to attend on this day may nominate a third party Fri 19 Jul School finishes at 1.10pm to collect their results for them, but we must have written notice of this. The Prom is on Thursday 27 June at the Principal Hotel (formerly the Royal York, next to the rail station). Students are encouraged to arrive between 7.00–7.30pm and the event finishes at 11.00pm; dinner and Food for Thought a disco is included, dress is smart/formal. Parents are very welcome to This week during Collective Worship form groups have been focussing come and enjoy a photo opportunity outside the hotel. The Press will on ‘Having Courage’ inspired by a quote from Anita Roddick: ‘Be daring, also be covering the event. Those coming to Alton Towers on 9 July be first, be different, be just’. One of the quotes we have spent some need to remember to be in school for 7.00am and will return for 9.00pm time thinking about is: (traffic depending). “Be careful. Continue strong in the faith. Have courage, and be strong.” The 1st letter to the Corinthians ch16: Request for Old Uniform v13, The Bible If you are the parent of a current Year 11 student, after the exams, please To receive the daily Thought for the Day would you donate any old school uniform trousers and PE kits. We will straight to your phone or other electronic then use these items for current students who have a need or a trouser device sign up to @AHSChaplaincy on mishap. All donations are very welcome, please hand them in at main Twitter. school Reception. Thank you. AHS Feedback We welcome all feedback and thank all parents for Social Media their valuable contributions. If you have a query or simply an observation about the school please Please follow us on Twitter @AHSYork or complete the form online. Facebook to keep up to date with the latest news and events! @AHSYork Tel: 01904 411341 www.archbishopholgates.org This Week’s Main School News Year 9 – News It is good to welcome our cohort back for the final half term in year 9! The students have returned, with a positive attitude and are working hard Accelerated Reader to perform to the very best of their ability in assessments this week. Mrs Top Quizzers of the Week Mennell and I hope that their results reflect the genuine hard work shown throughout the year and the recent revision. We wish them well. Year 7 Top Form: Superb job 7HV. So much fantastic reading has happened over the last week. Keep it up! We’d also like to take this opportunity to remind that holidays taken during term time are disruptive to your child, and that term time holidays Top Total Quizzes can have a lasting impact on learning. The school follows government Form quizzing quizzes this Quizzer of the week Group Form this guidelines where only under ‘exceptional circumstances’ will holidays taken week be authorised, the majority will be classed as unauthorised. The school week then must refer the names of parents (who have a legal responsibility to 7Bl 160 3 Martha Shakeshaft educate their child) to the Local Authority to start legal proceeding. This might result in a fine or the start of court proceedings. 7Bm 174 6 Lois Connell School starts at 8.45am and it is a legal requirement that parents ensure 7CBr 87 4 - their child is at school on time. If for an exceptional reason, your child 7Cm 61 1 Isobel Coulthard will be late, please contact school to explain why. If your child arrives after 10.00am, this is classed as being absent for the morning session in 7Cy 72 1 Oisin Maloy school and will affect their attendance rate. Again, if a child has a poor 7Gr 198 11 Katie Gregson attendance rate the school then must refer the names of parents to the Local Authority to start legal proceeding and this might result in a fine or 7Hf 147 3 Zane Grant the start of court proceedings. 7Hv 152 21 Dylan Tasker Well done! This half term is very busy with students continuing to work very hard at their studies, but there are also some wonderful opportunities for 7Kx 136 15 Lottie Langan wider personal development, that we hope they will embrace and enjoy. 7Mr 157 4 Ruby Allitt Highlights include: • The mosque trips 7NTh 248 11 Henry Bate • Sponsored bike ride • Sponsored bounce Year 8 Top Class: Excellent effort from Mr Clement’s class this week. • Sports Day • Enrichment Week Top Total Quizzes quizzing • A medicine taster day at Leeds University Class quizzes this Quizzer of the week class this taken week If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact Mrs week Avey or Mrs Mennell, we hope the your child enjoys and works hard over the next term. 8a1 182 4 Isabelle Reed AHS Youth Orchestra 8a2 89 8 Zach Hindle Well done! The orchestra has been chosen as one of the charities of 8a3 97 - - the month at Waitrose Foss Islands Road, for JUNE only. 8b1 14 - - Whether you shop there regularly or if you happen to be passing by for a quick coffee and felt like putting your 8c1 120 1 Jake Buckton green token in for us that would be amazing! Thank you. 8c2 48 1 Laura Wilkie 8c3 56 1 - MFL Stars of the Week 8d1 37 - - Students were nominated by Language staff to receive an 8d2 48 1 Nancy Dickinson Effort merit, a postcard home and appear on the ‘Stars Wall’ for all their hard work: 8d3 39 - - KS3 French - Paula Sola Farrus, 7Cy 8d4 36 - - KS3 German - Sam Birkinshaw, 7Mr KS4 French - Aimee Reed, 9Ja and Max Myers, 9Lp KS4 German - Jocelin Leites, 9Lp KS4 Spanish - Amelie Noble, 9Lp @AHSYork Tel: 01904 411341 www.archbishopholgates.org This Week’s Sixth Form News Year 13 UCAS Key Dates Year 12 Summer Assessments - w/c 1 July 8 Jun - If you receive all your university/college decisions by 2 May you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be Year 12 will enter the revision period for their upcoming summer declined. assessments next week. They will be receiving guided revision within lessons and homework/study time will be focused on 21 Jun - If you receive all your university/college decisions by revision tasks and some time for independent study. This is a 8 Jun you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be busy and important time, but a great opportunity for students to declined. demonstrate the progress they have made in the Sixth Form this year. They are an impressive year group and will have much to Year 12 Key dates celebrate this Summer. Results for these assessments, alongside BTEC Summer Exams any external BTEC assessment results, will be issued on Thursday w/c 1 Jul (two weeks) - Summer Mock Exams 15 August.