End of Term 6 Friday 22nd July Students Finish at 1pm Fulston Manor School GCE Results Day* Thursday 18th August Year 13s to collect from 8am, Year 12s from 10am, until 1pm Summer (in 6th Form Centre) GCSE Results Day* Thursday 25th August Year 11s to collect from 9am, Newsletter 2016 Year 10s from 10am, until 1pm Followed by Sixth Form Enrolment (All in 6th Form Centre) STUNNING New Sixth Form Centre and Library Staff Training Days Officially Opened by Gordon Henderson! Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th September 2016 Start of Term 1 (2016/17) Wednesday 7th September 8.40am for Year 7. 10.30am for Years 8, 9, 10, 11. Thursday 8th September 8.40am for Years 12 and 13 Presentation Evening Thursday, 15th September Staff Training Day Friday 23rd September Open Days Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th October End of Term 1 Friday 21st October Start of Term 2 Monday 31st October Sixth Form Open Evening Fulston Manor School’s brand new 6th Form Centre and Learning Hub was offi- (for Year 11s) Thursday 3rd November cially opened on Friday 10th June. Guests were invited to tour the building fol- Sixth Form Parents’ Evening lowing a small reception after which the ribbon cutting and plaque unveiling cer- Thursday 10th November emony took place. Headteacher, Mr Alan Brookes, said, “We were delighted to welcome MP Gordon Henderson as our guest of honour at the official opening of Year 9 Parents’ Meeting the 6th Form Centre. This £3.8m project provides outstanding accommodation Tuesday, 22nd November for our students and has already been entered for one prestigious design award. Staff Training Day Our 6th form of over 300 students already enjoy significant success with an aver- Monday 28th November age of 60 students going to university each year and I am certain that the new Winter Concert building will help ensure that such success continues into the future.” Thursday, 1st December The new building contains a brand new library, sixth form common room and Carol Concert the Study Zone which has quiet areas for study and PC facilities. There are also Tuesday 20th December four new classrooms, a meeting room, a Careers Office and offices for various End of Term 2 staff members. Wednesday 21st December Exam results—all exams — collect from 6th Form Centre — Start of Term 3 use 6th Form pedestrian gate or cars to use tennis courts. See e-mail about Tuesday 3rd January 2017 works to front of school. Important Reminders Students Feeling Unwell and the Use of Mobile Phones School Closure There have been a number of occasions when students have In the event of the school having to close, due to adverse felt unwell and have contacted home asking for parents to weather conditions for example, we notify parents in a variety come and collect them from school without the knowledge of ways:- of any member of staff. Can you please remind your Use of local radio station announcements child(ren) that should they feel unwell they should inform a Notice on the home page of the school website member of staff or go directly to the First Aid Room. A InTouch e-mail message service (direct to your member of staff will discuss the illness with your child and e-mail addresses) will contact you if it is necessary for them to be collected and taken home or taken for further medical examination. InTouch text message service (direct to your mobile phones) If students are using their phones at unacceptable times, locations or in other ways they will The text message service direct to mobile phones has proved to still be confiscated and taken to the be very effective and provides parents with an early notification school office. No phone can be collect- of school closure. If you have not registered for this free ed before 3:15 p.m. In some cases InTouch service or the free InTouch e-mail service please phones may be collected by the stu- contact Mrs Nicole Fitzjohn, on 01795 475228 or dent but generally they will need to be [email protected] for further details. collected by a parent. Collecting students by car at the end of the day We are pleased that we are able to allow parents to drive into school and drop their sons/daughters off in the mornings. However, it is not reasonable for parents to expect to collect students in the same way at the end of the day as it is so busy. It is a drop-off area but we do make exceptions for taxis and for parents of students who are on crutches etc. We therefore ask parents to make arrangements to meet their sons/daughters at a convenient location away from the school and Brenchley Road. If the present traffic and health & safety concerns continue it will be necessary to consider closing the school gates to all vehicles before and after 3pm. Thank you for your co-operation. at 3.00pm Reminder re Uniform and Appearance Skirts Regulation school skirt is as follows: Straight skirt with kick pleat at centre back, or Box pleat All skirts must be knee length Boys’ Trousers: Should be charcoal grey and straight legged. Hair Hair that is dyed in non-natural or contrasting colours and hair extensions are not permitted in school. Girls’ hair bands must be plain black, red or white only. No scarves or flower accessories are to be worn. Nails Painted and/or acrylic nails are not permitted in school. Tights Must be grey, minimum 40 denier, black tights are NOT permitted. Reminder re shoes for both girls and boys: Shoes should be black, leather, sensible and suitable for both in- door and outdoor use. Boots (defined as footwear that covers the ankle), trainers and canvas shoes may NOT be worn. If a student should arrive in school not complying to the above he/she will be given until the next school day to rectify. (nail varnish remover is kept in house areas and girls will be asked to remove the nail varnish immediately and their responsibility card will be signed). Failure to rectify could lead to isolation. Nimes Welcomes Fulston Students Five 6th Form students from Fulston Manor School travelled to the French city of Nimes for 6 days in March as part of the Erasmus+ programme accompanied by teachers Mr Patey and Miss Underwood. They were joined by representatives of schools from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Germany, Poland, Turkey and the hosts, France. During the week the students were involved in a range of activities which included a visit to the historic cities of Nimes and Montpel- lier. The students were given a guided tour around several famous monuments which included the Nimes Arena (colosseum) and the Square House. They received infor- mation regarding the history of the city dating back to the Roman Empire. They also travelled to Montpel- lier for the day where they visited Opera Comédie and Saint Pierre Cathedral. Undoubtedly one of the highlights of the trip was the ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ on the first night where the students performed a dance in front of a packed hall of over 200 people including teachers, students and the host families. Our students showed extraordinary confidence and received an award for ‘best planned dance’. There was also a ‘Flashmob’ dance which took place at the host school in a small village called Milhaud where all Erasmus+ students and teachers performed a rehearsed dance in front of the school. The Fulston students delivered a speech on migration to the UK during a confer- ence in front of a large audience. The girls showed tremendous courage and spoke clearly with a focus on both the history and current situation surround- ing immigration to the UK. They re- ceived a huge round of applauds from everyone in the room. Mr Patey said “Overall it was a very successful trip and the 6th Form students represented both Fulston Manor School and the United Kingdom exceptionally well”. Left to Right; Morgan Gray (16), Julija Dmitrijeva (16), Bethany Coulter (16), Jemma James (17) and Jessica Watts (17). Fulston Students Visit Crete As Part Of Erasmus+ Project On Sunday 10th April, five Year 12 stu- dents and two staff from Fulston Manor School flew to Heraklion, Crete as part of the Erasmus+ project which promotes cultural diversity focusing on migration. Nathan Wheeler, Bethan Foot, Amber Cook, Emily Moss and Eleanor Wood were the lucky students chosen to ac- company Mr Graeme Bowden and Mrs Heidi Pye. The intrepid travellers spent the next five days learning about the Greek culture and met students from Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy and Po- land. The activities were diverse and in- cluded visits to Museums, an Aquarium and ancient ruins. They were also taken to a local pottery where everyone had the chance to make something unique. The group were also taken, via a 20- minute boat-trip, to the small island of Spinaloga, once a leper colony and fortress, nominated for in- clusion in Unesco's World Heritage list. The week was filled with dancing and music and culminated in a closing ceremony with all of the Euro- pean schools taking part. The Fulston students gave a performance describing the tale of three mi- grants who had chosen to migrate to Scotland and how they were welcomed by the locals. The second half of the performance was the Erasmus song contest with each of the participating countries pre- senting their songs entitled 'We are Europe'. Although quality of the competition was high the casting vote lay with the Belgian judge who awarded first prize to the students from Great Britain.