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Dear Parents,

It has been a busy and productive week for students. The majority of Year 11 pupils have now completed their GCSEs and I have been very pleased with their examination conduct and behaviour. Pupils have really appreciated the additional support that has been provided for them by their teachers and I would like to express my thanks to colleagues, for all their hard work and dedication to our pupils. Year 10 pupils have been undertaking their internal exams this week and again, I have been very impressed with their mature and very hard-working attitude towards these examinations. On Thursday, we witnessed some ‘history in the making’, as this is the first year that we have entered pupils for GCSEs in Year 10. Pupils in Year 10 and 11 completed the 2 hour statistics paper, side by side in the hall, and it was great to see so many of our most able students and mathematicians completing this exam together. Both sets of pupils were very positive about the exam and I look forward to sharing the results with Year 11 and Year 10 pupils on the GCSE results day on Thursday, 20th August 2015. Even though we have been focused on our senior students in school, this week we have been visiting Year 7, 8 and 9 lessons to monitor the quality of teaching and learning and see how much progress pupils are continuing to make in their academic studies. It has been great to see so many different activities in different subjects and pupils have responded very positively to senior colleagues and myself who have been visiting their lessons. In addition to the ‘drop ins’, we have planned a work sampling activity, to look at the quality of work overtime in pupil's books to make sure that they are making progress throughout the academic year. I am very pleased to report that there have been a number of very high profile sporting successes and I would like to congratulate those individuals and school teams who have achieved such great results this week, in both swimming, cricket and athletics.

It is important that we celebrate the gifts and talents of our pupils and I really appreciate the additional support provided to our pupils by the PE department. Next week we are looking forward to the Hustings for our new Head Boy, Deputy Head Boy, Senior Prefect Team and Sports Captains and Deputy Sports Captain. This is a very important event in the life of the school and always sets a very high standard for future generations of pupils, who are aspiring to leadership positions in our school community. We will be providing the profiles and manifestoes of all the candidates next week. Thank you to those parents who have already paid their contribution towards the whole school trip to Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday, 8th July. Please ensure the reply and permission slips are returned to your son’s form tutor.

On Thursday, the PFG met for the last time this academic year, in order to provide feedback to senior teachers on parental perspectives about our strengths and areas of improvement this academic year. Parents discussed our School Improvement Plans for 2015 - 16 on which they were able to make valuable comments. In addition, parents were provided with our new proposed assessment structures and also our new provision for educational trips and visits. Parents also looked ahead to the new academic year to plan their own work schedule. The PFG are very committed and I would like to thank them for all their continued support and hard work of our school improvement work.

Yours sincerely, !!

Headteacher’s Letter

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Coming up

This Week

Friday, 3rd July Year 11 Prom

Wednesday, 8th July Mass of Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral - all school

Friday, 10th July Sports Day

Monday, 22nd June Year 10 Internal Exams Continue

Wednesday, 24th June Year 11 Leavers’ Mass 6.30 pm

Thursday, 25th June Year 10 Taster Day St. Dominic's

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Art Department

Performing Arts Taster Day at St Dominic’s

On Monday 15th June, 30 Year 8 pupils from Salvatorian

College attended a performing arts day at St Dominic's

Sixth Form.

The selected pupils have demonstrated an aptitude for Art

& Design, Design Technology, History of Art, Drama, Music

and P.E. The pupils took part in a sample lesson in their

designated subject and then also choose one extra

subject.

The day also included a tour of the college and an

interactive presentation ran by St Dominic's students. !Thank you to Miss Hands and Miss Pasion who led the trip. !Karen Wilkinson

Head of Creative Arts, Pupil Premium Lead Teacher !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a report of the day written by Taylor, Jotham,

George, Sepahr and John  from 8C !"The trip was amazing and exciting, I have learnt many

new skills while at St.Dominic's. The staff were very helpful as

were the students who helped us find our way around the

college and helped us in our lessons. !The presentations of all of the groups were amazing,

especially the drama group, who showed us two

performances with the genre being conflict. They used their

actions instead of their words. !The music group made a short video of them playing and

singing ‘Uptown Funk’. The History of Art group analysed

paintings. They then drew pictures on tinfoil. P.E did a

physical fitness test and Design Technology took ordinary

objects and enhanced them. Art made moving scenes

with two plastic cups inside each other.

Thank you to St. Dominic’s for giving us this amazing

opportunity to share with us what our future may be like." ! 

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Art Of The Week - Year 7 'Gargoyles and Grotesque' !

7G and 7C have been exploring the theme 'Gargoyles and Grotesque'. Over the past two weeks they have been using clay. Each student has made their own clay

Gargoyle head. Both groups have worked really hard and made excellent outcomes. 

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Maths Challenge

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!A QUESTION OF STRENGTH !

Eric Holdall has held the title of Strongest Man in the World for three consecutive years. !!

Yet there is one thing – that weighs virtually nothing – that he finds it impossible to hold for

more than a couple of minutes. !What is it? Last week’s

answer:

50% x 400% x

400%

Answer Next

Week

"Maths

Teaser”

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SPORT

Harrow Schools’ Swimming Gala !

Congratulations to our Year 9 pupils , who took 1st Place !

Well done to: Preyan Thineshkumar, Patrick Peach, Liam Bunn Pavithran Pakkiyaeeswaran, Bartlomiej Pabijan

and Darren Marshall !Well done to our Year 7 pupils who took 3rd

place and Year 8 pupils who finished joint 3rd in their year groups.

Congratulations to all the boys for having such a successful event. !

Harrow Schools’ Athletic Leagues !

The Harrow Schools’ Athletic league saw pupils from Year 7, 8 and 9 win the 3 leagues meetings

over three days and Salvatorian College was the overall winner.

Congratulations to all the boys! !Mr Davey

Thank you from St Joseph’s Parish for a fantastic

International Day Event

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On Tuesday, 16th August, a

selection of our Year 10 GCSE

Catering students worked

with Innovate to produce

some of the food that went

on sale that day. !They learnt about the Health

and Safety aspects, that

supports their curriculum

learning, on a tour of the

kitchen facilities. !The boys were then able to

p u t t h e i r c u t t i n g a n d

preparation skills to good use. !The Innovate staff were very

impressed with the pupils’

professionalism and maturity

in a potentially dangerous

environment. !Mr Cooper

Year 10 GCSE Catering students - working together with the Innovate team

Next Thursday, 25th June, the Old Vic theatre company will be coming into school to deliver a performance and workshop to students in KS3. !The play, 'Match Fit' by James Baldwin, will explore themes such as how young people can cope positively with pressure and stressful situations. !This will be an exciting opportunity for students to participate with West End performers and to actively engage with issues that may relate to them. !We are looking forward to hosting them! !Ms Pasion

English Department

Match Fit - By James Baldwin

A brand new play for 11 to 14

year olds Exploring mental

health challenges for young

people

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Laudato Sii

The final form Pilgrimage took place on Wednesday.   !The pupils went to the Tyburn Shrine to see the relics of many Saints and then walked to Westminster Cathedral and across the river to Southwark Cathedral.   !

In walking these four miles the boys had time to reflect on the legacy of the martyrs in England and in the Universal Church. !As it was the anniversary of Cardinal Hume’s death, the boys also offered prayers for his soul at his tomb.

On Thursday, the Holy Father released his latest Encyclical Laudato Sii.  These type of Papal letters are usually named after their first sentence.  Unusually this encyclical’s title is in an Umbrian-dialect of Italian rather than Latin. This is due to it beginning with a quote from the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi often called the Canticle of the Sun. !Much has been written about this document before its promulgation.  On reading it, it is rather obvious that it is not a radical environment manifesto or communist ploy; nor does the Pope make statements of a scientific nature.   In effect he presents the holistic ecology of creation building on the work of St. John XXIII to Benedict XVI. Pope Francis calls on each individual to realise their place in humanity and within the cosmos.  He calls for us to be aware of our relationships with nature, community and each other and to live up to our vocation to stewardship and responsibility. !Throughout the centuries the Supreme Pontiff has taught on the issues of the day and how the gospel sheds light on them.  St. Pius V confronted the schism of the Reformation; Leo XIII addressed the rapid industrialisation of the late 19th Century and St. John XXIII considered the possibility of nuclear holocaust during the Cold War.  Pope Francis likewise is proclaiming the Good News in the face of environmental concerns. !M. Davoren

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Salvatorian College Lettings !

Do you have a birthday or a special occasion you want to celebrate. or make use of our classrooms or school hall? !Do you want to use our indoor gymnasium?   Please contact the school office on 020 8863 2706 and leave a message for the premises team to contact you. !We will need to know the date and time of your event, facility required and the premises team will contact you to discuss your needs.

School

Notices &

Events

Rugby Tour Fundraiser Quiz Night !On Friday, 26th June in the Francis Jordan Hall at 6:30 pm for a 7.00 pm start, we will be

hosting the Salvatorian College Rugby Tour Fundraiser Quiz Night to support the Salvatorian

College U15 Rugby Tour to Galway, Ireland. Everyone is most welcome. !Parent Pay - Have you set your alerts in

Parent Pay? !To receive a Balance alert on Lunch Money go to View / edit profile then set up the Phones & emails. !Then go to Alert settings and select Salvatorian Lunch Money, set a Threshold value and select either or both the email and / or Text alert. !Pat Maloney, IT manager

Medical appointments during school

hours Parents are reminded that

routine medical appointments should be made outside of school

times where possible. !Thank you.

8th July - Mass of Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral

As part of the Salvatorian Fathers’ Year of Vocation, the school will be celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday, July 8th! !

This is an excellent opportunity for the whole school and the school community to gather together and make this a memorable event for our pupils.

You and your family are encouraged to join us for this unique opportunity and enjoy this very special day in the faith journey of the school. !

Please register and make your contribution via Parent Pay as soon as possible. Alternatively you can now also pay by check or by cash via the school office.

We hope to see you all at Westminster Cathedral!

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Parent View !Parent View gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think about the school. !Parent View asks for your opinion on 12 aspects of the school, from the quality of teaching, to dealing with bullying and poor behaviour. !Ofsted will use the information you provide when making decisions

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Parent Notices

The government allocates additional funding to schools in the form of ‘The Pupil Premium’. !This is to ensure that all pupils, from Reception through to Year 11, are given the same opportunities to achieve academically, and so that no pupil makes less progress due to economic or social circumstances. !Students have received a variety of valuable materials for a broad range of lessons including geometry sets, a calculator, dictionary, thesaurus and stationary. !Your son could also be eligible for free school meals, if as a parent/carer you receive one of the following support payments: !• Income Support (IS) - a child who receives Income Support can also apply for

free school meals themselves. • Income Related Job Seekers Allowance (JSAIR) !• Income Related Employment Support Allowance (ESAIR) !• Support under Part VI of the Immigration andAsylum Act 1999. !• Pension Credit !• Child Tax Credit (ensuring

that your income is no more than £16,190.00). !

If you believe your son is entitled to the Pupil Premium, please use the link: https://pps.lgfl.org.uk/ in order to identify if you Qualify. !To apply, please go online www.harrow.gov.uk or visit the civic centre.

Pupil Premium

Information for Parents

Governors Fund - A Catholic

Education Partnership 2014/2015Dear parents/carers, thank you

for your contributions towards

the Governors Fund, which it is

greatly appreciated and it is an

important factor in the success

of Catholic education. !As you know the Governors are

endeavouring to ensure staff,

space and resources are

available for your son to learn

and succeed. !You may be aware of the ‘Gift

Aid’ Scheme, whereby the

school can retrieve 25p for

every £1.00 you contribute. Most

families have opted for this

assisting in the financial benefit

to the school, but at no extra

cost to themselves.

If you have paid for Governors

Fund but have not completed a

Gift Aid form, please complete

and return it to the school as

soon as you can. Please find

attached the Gift Aid form or

click on the link: !h"p://www.salvatoriancollege.com/uploads/asset_file/Gi:_Aid_Form_new_style_Sept_14.pdf    

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Can parents/carers please

be reminded that Innovate

run a cashless system in the

school’s Cafe. !Please ensure you top-up

your son's account via

Parent Pay and allow

24hrs for the payment to

go through the system. !If you have any queries,

please speak to Innovate's

Catering Manager. !Thank you.

Parent Pay Top - Up Reminder to Parents

School Uniform

Can parents make sure that their son’s uniform is

labeled with their full name please. !Please check that your son is bringing home their

own uniform and not another pupil’s uniform.

Please let the school know if your son has

someone else’s uniform. !Thank you.

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