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School Bulletin

Bulletin No: 29 Week 1

Week Commencing: Monday 29th April 2019

Countdown to Summer (GCSE) Exams 2019

1 (school) WEEK!!

Summer Examinations Timetable & Exam and Revision sessions

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KS3 National Test Timetable Monday 29/4/19 – Friday 3/5/19

KS3 pupils sit their National Tests for Numeracy and Reading w/c

29/4/19. Please see test timetable below. Lesson Mon 29/4/19 Tues 30/4/19 Weds 1/5/19 Thurs 2/5/19 Fri 3/5/19

1 Year 8 Reading

WTM Revision

Year 8 Reading

Test

Year 9 Reading

WTM Revision

Year 9 Reading

Test

Year 7 Reading

Test 2

3 Year 9 Maths

Reasoning Test

Year 7 Maths

Reasoning Test

Year 8 Maths

Reasoning Test

Year 7 Reading

WTM Revision

Catch-Up Session 4

Reading – 1 hour + 20 minutes

Numeracy Reasoning – 30 minutes +15

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Thought for the Week

Thought for the week is “Courage”

Welsh Phrase of the Fortnight

“Dw I’n caru” which means “I love”

Pronunciation: (Dween carry)

Welcome to new CHS Staff We welcome the following new staff members after the Easter holiday:

Humayra Aamir – Science teacher Lauren Colborne – Cover Supervisor Rhian Taylor – Business/Skills teacher Sarah Wilkins – Head of MFL/Welsh

Year 11 Lesson 6 Timetable

Please see attached, updated Year 11 Lesson 6 timetable

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Assembly Rota

Monday 29th April

SLT Meeting – 8.10 – 8.35 am. A Mills (EAS Challenge Advisor) – in school all day.

C Ager & J Savory – Assemblies – Hall – Year 7 (8.35 – 8.55 am), Year 8 (9 – 9.15 am), Year 9 (9.15 – 9.30 am), Year 10 (9.30 – 9.45 am).

Week 1

Monday 29/4/19

Year 7 (8.35 – 8.55 am)

Year 8 (9.00 – 9.15 am)

Year 9 (9.15 – 9.30 am)

Year 10 (9.30 – 9.45 am)

CAG/JSA Hall Co

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Tuesday 30/4/19

Year 11 (8.35 am)

RPH Hall

Year 12 (8.35 am)

MCH 6th Form

Area

Wednesday 1/5/19 Year 9

(8.35 am) CAG Hall

Thursday 2/5/19

Year 8 (8.35 am)

CAG Hall

Year 13 (8.35 am)

MCH 6th Form

Area

Friday 3/5/19 Year 7

(8.35 am) CAG Hall

Year 10 After School Revision Timetable

Please see attached the Year 10 After-School Revision Timetable that will commence

on 1/4/19 from 2.50 – 3.50 pm, until after the final GCSE summer exam

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Monday 29th April (cont…) Year 8 WTM Reading – Lessons 1 & 2.

S Foster & L Pollock – meeting – 9.30 – 10.30 am. C Ager – meeting with C Smith – Lesson 3. C Ager – meeting with J Savory – Lesson 4. J Lewis – meeting with C Shaw – Lesson 4. SLT Meeting – Lesson 6.

KS3 Year 7/8 Detention (HoY 7 – Room L14 / HoY 8 Room L13) – (between 3 – 4 pm

depending on detention level).

Tuesday 30th April Professional Learning Briefing – 8:20 am. C Haynes & L Pollock – Parental meetings – all day.

Art GCSE Exam Revision (CS1/DWE) – Lessons 1 & 2. H Coulson – meeting with S Davies (EAS) – 9 am – 12 pm. J Lewis – meeting with P Lloyd – Lesson 2. C Haynes – THRIVE meeting – 10 am. J Lewis – meeting with K Collier – Lesson 3. L Pollock – Review meeting – 11.45 am – 12.20 pm. C Smith – meeting – 12 – 1 pm. H Coulson, C Ager, L Pollock & G Bussy – ASD Planning meeting – Lesson 4.

KS3 Year 9 Detention (HoY 9 – Room U45) – (between 3 – 4 pm depending on detention

level). H Coulson, J Lewis, R Phillips, R Cunnington and P Lloyd – Year 11 L2+ meeting – Headteacher’s office – Lesson 6.

Wellbeing Committee meeting – 5 pm.

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Wednesday 1st May

EDGE Day.

WRITE Day. SLT meeting – 8.10 am.

Art GCSE Exam (CS1/DWE) – all day. N Hine & L Pollock – Parental meetings – all day. C Ager & S Meredith – visiting Cantonian High School – Reg – Lesson 4.

Year 9 WTM Reading – Lessons 1 & 2.

C Simms – Audiologist visit – 9 – 10 am. C Smith – Review meeting – 10.30 – 11 am. T Abdulla – meeting with D Povey – Lesson 3. J Lewis – meeting with C Smith – Lesson 4.

KS4 Year 10/11 Detention (HoY 10 – Room U38 / HoY 11 Room T68) – (between 3 – 4

pm depending on detention level). T Abdulla – ELTF Course – 4 – 5.30 pm.

Thursday 2nd May Professional Learning Briefing – Hall – 8.20 am.

Art GCSE Exam (CS1/DWE) – all day. H Williams & L Pollock – Parental meetings – all day. J Savory & S Miller – meeting – 10 – 10.30 am.

Year 7 WTM Reading – Lessons 3 & 4.

J Lewis – meeting with P Lloyd – Lesson 3. J Lewis – meeting with C Burgess – Lesson 4. H Coulson, J Lewis, S Miller, R Cunnington & P Lloyd – Year 10 L2+ meeting – Lunchtime. Detention (All Year Groups Mop-Up) – (between 3 – 4 pm depending on detention level).

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Friday 3rd May SLT meeting – 8:10 am. S Miller & L Pollock – Parental meetings – all day. H Coulson – meeting with S Foster – Lesson 1. J Lewis – meeting with R Phillips – Lesson 1. L Pollock & S Miller – TAF meeting – 9 – 9.30 am. T Abdulla – meeting with R Cunnington – Lesson 2. H Coulson – meeting with C Ager – Lesson 2. H Coulson – meeting with T Abdulla – Lesson 3. H Coulson – meeting with J Lewis – Lesson 4. H Coulson – meeting with T Abdulla – Lesson 5. S Foster – meeting A Griffiths – 3 – 3.30 pm.

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Exam & Revision Sessions for Summer Exams 2019

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Summer 2019 Examination Timetable

All students must be available for the whole series up to and including the 26th June in case of a situation where the Awarding Bodies have to move an examination

Date Start Time Length Board Component Title

Tue 07 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Maths-Num UNIT1 Found Noncalculator

Tue 07 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths-Num UNIT1 Higher Noncalculator

Tue 07 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths-Num UNIT1 Interm Noncalculator

Wed 08 May 09:00 03:00 WJEC/GCE Chemistry Unit 5: Practical

Wed 08 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Welsh Second Language UNIT3: Written

Thu 09 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Maths-Num UNIT2 Found Calculator

Thu 09 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths-Num UNIT2 Higher Calculator

Thu 09 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths-Num UNIT2 Intermedi Calculator

Fri 10 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Welsh Second Language UNIT4: Written

Mon 13 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Comp Science Unit 1 Understanding

Mon 13 May 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Further Pure Mathematics A

Mon 13 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE D & T [Product Design] Unit 1: Written

Mon 13 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE Religious Studies Unit 1E: Written

Tue 14 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Physics Unit 1: Written

Tue 14 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Geography Unit 1: Written

Tue 14 May 13:00 02:30 WJEC/GCE Media Studies Unit 1: Written

Tue 14 May 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Biology Unit 2 Foundation: Written

Tue 14 May 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Biology Unit 2 Higher: Written

Tue 14 May 13:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 4 Foundation

Tue 14 May 13:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 4 Higher

Wed 15 May 09:00 02:30 WJEC/GCE Mathematics Unit 1: Written

Wed 15 May 09:00 01:00 Edexcel/BTEC Human Lifespan Development

Wed 15 May 09:00 01:15 Edexcel/BTEC Introducing the Hospitality Industry

Wed 15 May 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE PE Unit 1 Intro to PE

Wed 15 May 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE History Unit 1 Option 5: Written

Wed 15 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE Eng Lit Unit 1 Foundation: Written

Wed 15 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE Eng Lit Unit 1 Higher: Written

Thu 16 May 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCE Religious Studies Unit 1 Option D

Thu 16 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Chemistry Unit 2 Foundation: Written

Thu 16 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Chemistry Unit 2 Higher: Written

Thu 16 May 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 5 Foundation

Thu 16 May 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 5 Higher

Thu 16 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE Comp Science Unit 2 Comp Thinking

Fri 17 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Physics Unit 2: Written

Fri 17 May 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE English Literature Unit 1: Written

Fri 17 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE Physical Education Unit 1: Written

Mon 20 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Chemistry Unit 1: Written

Mon 20 May 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE Religious Studies Unit 2E: Written

Mon 20 May 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE History Unit 2 Option 2: Written

Mon 20 May 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Further Maths Further Mechanics A

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Tue 21 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Geography Unit 2: Written

Tue 21 May 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Computer Science Unit 1: Written

Tue 21 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Maths UNIT1 Foundation Noncalculator

Tue 21 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths UNIT1 Higher Noncalculator

Tue 21 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths UNIT1 Intermedia Noncalculator

Tue 21 May 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE History Unit 3 Option 8: Written

Tue 21 May 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Biology Unit 1: Written

Tue 21 May 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Geography Unit 1

Wed 22 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE Mathematics Unit 2: Written

Wed 22 May 09:00 00:35 WJEC/GCSE Spanish Unit 2 Foundation: Listening

Wed 22 May 09:00 01:00 WJEC/GCSE Spanish Unit 3 Foundation: Reading

Wed 22 May 09:00 00:45 WJEC/GCSE Spanish Unit 2 Higher: Listening

Wed 22 May 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Spanish Unit 3 Higher: Reading

Wed 22 May 09:00 02:30 AQA GCE Polish Unit 1

Wed 22 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE English Literature Unit 2: Written

Wed 22 May 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Physics Unit 2 Foundation: Written

Wed 22 May 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Physics Unit 2 Higher: Written

Wed 22 May 13:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 6 Foundation

Wed 22 May 13:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 6 Higher

Thu 23 May 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE Religious Studies Unit 2

Thu 23 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Chemistry Unit 2: Written

Thu 23 May 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE Eng Lit Unit 2A Foundation: Written

Thu 23 May 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE Eng Lit Unit 2A Higher: Written

Fri 24 May 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Biology Unit 2: Written

Fri 24 May 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Computer Science Unit 2: on-Screen

Fri 24 May 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE D & T [Productdes] UNIT1 D & T in 21st Cen

Mon 03 Jun 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Computer Science Unit 3: Written

Mon 03 Jun 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE English Literature Unit 3: Written

Mon 03 Jun 09:00 01:00 WJEC/GCSE History Unit 1D: Written

Mon 03 Jun 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Biology Unit 3: Written

Tue 04 Jun 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Religious Studies Unit 3 Option D

Tue 04 Jun 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE English Language Unit 2 Description

Tue 04 Jun 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE Chemistry Unit 3: Written

Tue 04 Jun 13:00 01:00 WJEC/GCSE Music Unit 3 Appraising

Wed 05 Jun 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Spanish Unit 4 Foundation: Writing

Wed 05 Jun 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Spanish Unit 4 Higher: Writing

Wed 05 Jun 09:00 02:30 WJEC/GCE Media Studies Unit 3: Written

Wed 05 Jun 09:00 02:30 WJEC/GCE Mathematics Unit 3: Written

Wed 05 Jun 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE History Unit 4 Option 2: Written

Wed 05 Jun 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Geography Unit 2

Thu 06 Jun 09:00 02:15 WJEC/GCE Physics Unit 3: Written

Thu 06 Jun 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Maths UNIT2 Foundation Calculator

Thu 06 Jun 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths UNIT2 Higher Calculator

Thu 06 Jun 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Maths UNIT2 Intermediate Calculator

Thu 06 Jun 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Geography Unit 3: Written

Thu 06 Jun 13:00 01:00 WJEC/GCSE History Unit 2B: Written

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Fri 07 Jun 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCSE English Language UNIT3 Argumentation

Fri 07 Jun 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Biology Unit 1 Foundation: Written

Fri 07 Jun 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Biology Unit 1 Higher: Written

Fri 07 Jun 13:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 1 Foundation

Fri 07 Jun 13:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 1 Higher

Fri 07 Jun 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Applied Science Double Unit 2 Found

Mon 10 Jun 09:00 00:45 EDEXL/GCSE Listening [H]

Mon 10 Jun 09:00 01:05 EDEXL/GCSE Reading [H]

Tue 11 Jun 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Religious Studies Unit 4

Tue 11 Jun 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Computer Science Unit 4: Written

Tue 11 Jun 13:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE Chemistry Unit 4: Written

Tue 11 Jun 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE English Literature Unit 4: Written

Tue 11 Jun 13:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE History Unit 3B: Written

Wed 12 Jun 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Chemistry Unit 1 Foundation: Written

Wed 12 Jun 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Chemistry Unit 1 Higher: Written

Wed 12 Jun 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 2 Foundation

Wed 12 Jun 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 2 Higher

Wed 12 Jun 09:00 01:30 WJEC/GCSE Applied Science Double Unit 1 Found

Wed 12 Jun 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCE Mathematics Unit 4: Written

Thu 13 Jun 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Biology Unit 4: Written

Thu 13 Jun 13:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Geography Unit 4: Written

Fri 14 Jun 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Physics Unit 1 Foundation: Written

Fri 14 Jun 09:00 01:45 WJEC/GCSE Physics Unit 1 Higher: Written

Fri 14 Jun 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 3 Foundation

Fri 14 Jun 09:00 01:15 WJEC/GCSE Science Double Unit 3 Higher

Fri 14 Jun 13:00 01:25 EDEXL/GCSE Writing [H]

Mon 17 Jun 09:00 02:00 WJEC/GCE Physics Unit 4: Written

Mon 17 Jun 13:00 01:30 WJEC/GCE Religious Studies Unit 5

Tue 18 Jun 09:00 02:30 WJEC/GCSE Additional Mat Written Paper

Wed 26th June - all students must be available for the whole series up to and including the 26th June in case of a situation where the Awarding Bodies have to move an examination