Pupil Bulletin

20th March 2017

IMPORTANT DATES •Monday 20th March 8.30am:Y11 assembly in the gym - external speaker

•Monday 27th March: Year 11 Parent Information Evening 6.00pm to 7-

15pm (invited parents only)

• 20th to 24th March: Year 9 Maths and English exams

•Monday 27th to Friday 31st March:Y11 Additional Science Trial exams

• 8th May to 19th May: Year 7 internal exams

• 12th June to 23rd June: Year 8 Internal exams

• 26TH June to 7th July: Year 10 internal exams

• Friday 7th July : Year 9 Graduation Ceremony and party

•Wednesday 12th July: School Awards Evening

• Thursday 13th July: Sports Awards Evening

Social time reminders

• Movement around the corridors needs to orderly and sensible – no running.

• Café –1 way system in through the quad entrance, no entry through door by the

sports barn – no food out.

• Only exception - pupils with a pass or those who are escorted.

• Field is out of bounds at break and lunchtime until further notice.

• Drive way out of bounds.

• No pupils on upper corridors unless it is for a specific club or revision lesson.

30school days or 6 school weeks

before the GCSE exams start on 15th

May 2017

Maximise the use of your time in

school

YEAR 11: PREPARATION FOR THE SUMMER GCSE EXAMINATIONS

COUNTDOWN

YEAR 11…. SPARE COPIES OF THE REVISION TIMETABLE TEMPLATE ARE IN PUPIL RECEPTION

• Use our revision timetable to structure your week - simply:

break up the day into suitable chunks

plan out when you’ll revise each topic from your subjects

don’t forget to allow adequate time for breaks!

By now you should be revising at least 3 hours each night

Yr 11 PiXL Mathematics AppThe power of PiXL in the palm of your hands.The PMA is an online assessment system that identifies your strengths and areas to develop in Mathematics. The app provides therapy videos to deal with any issues and the means for you to reassess yourself to show that you are making progress and continually moving forward.

Visit http://mathsapp.pixl.org.uk

WOLSTANTON HIGH SCHOOL

Aspire to Achieve

Year 11 Leader board

Date of results:

19th March 2017

Weekly prizes! School id: WN3773

User name: Surname & first initial – eg SMITHJ

Password: Surname & first initial – eg SMITHJ

Britt Morgan has now covered 90

skills!, please collect your prizes at

lunch

Go to www.gcsepod.com and click login. Select pupil and enter

name, date of birth and type in Wolstanton High School. Click

on the school from a drop down list. Select a username,

password and a password hint to help remember your

password. Any problems with logins speak to Mr Orum .

YEAR 11 AFTER SCHOOL REVISION SESSIONS

Week A Week B

Monday

Tuesday Science ICT / RE / Design and

technology History

Wednesday Maths Geog / D&T / ICT/

French/Art/

Photography/ Spanish

Thursday English Geog / L&T / French

/RE/ ICT / Spanish

Friday Art / Photography/RE Art/Photography/RE

SPEAK TO YOUR TEACHERS FOR MORE INFORMATION

All lunchtime sessions take place in

room 6.

Gn - Wednesday B Lj - Thursday B

11th January

2017

Controlled Assessment

Catch - Up

12th January

2017

Paper 2 - Changing

Urban Environments

25th January

2017

Controlled Assessment

Catch - Up

26th January

2017

Paper 2 - Changing

Urban Environments

8th February

2017

Controlled Assessment

Catch - Up

9th February

2017 Paper 2 - Tourism

ALL CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT MUST BE COMPLETED

1st March 2017 Paper 2 - Tourism 2nd March 2017 Paper 2 - Tourism

15th March 2017 Paper 2 - Population 16th March 2017 Paper 2 - Population

29th March 2017 Paper 2 - Population 30th March 2017 Paper 2 - Population

26th April 2017 Paper 1 - Tectonics 27th April 2017 Paper 1 - Tectonics

10th May 2017 Paper 1 - Tectonics 11th May 2017 Paper 1 - Tectonics

22nd May - Unit 1 Paper (Restless Earth, Water on the Land and Coastal Zone)

24th May 2017 Paper 2 - Revision 25th May 2017 Paper 2 - Revision

YEAR 9 MATHS AND ENGLISH EXAMS THIS WEEK

Reminder about exam arrangements

P1 exams After registration go to the café to leave your bags

and coats

P3 exam. Go the café at the end of morning break to leave

your bags and coats

•Line up in silence in your teachings sets as instructed

by the member of staff in the café area

• Enter the exam room in silence

REMEMBER, EVERYONE IN YEAR 9 CAN GRADUATE IF……….

……..at the beginning of June you are at least

in line with on your progress indicator in Maths,

English, Science and at least 5 other subjects

Wolstanton High School KS3 Graduation Ceremony 2017

Wolstanton High School KS3 Graduation Ceremony 2017

This pupil will graduate because they

are in line with or above in Maths,

English, science and 5 other subjects.

WHAT DO I ACHIEVE IF I GRADUATE IN YEAR 9 ?

Invite to the KS3 Graduation Ceremony at 2pm on Friday 7th July

and to the Graduation Celebration disco on Friday evening 7th July

Achieve Wolstanton High School KS3 Graduation Certificate

Pupils who have made the most progress will be invited to a separate

event by the Shaw Education Trust

Look out for them around

school with their red badges,

they want to help…

Good News !The Year 10 Digital LeadersAre Now fully Qualified and

Ready to work.You can recognize us by our Badges if you

Have any queries or problems about staying safe Online

Thomasin CaisleyVictoria BromageMorgan Reeves

Kloe Piper Megan BlooreHolly Hopwood

Consequences for 100% Attitude

Mr Wilkinson Room 27

Mon – Thurs

only

Mr Rowley Room 28

Mon – Thurs

only

Mr Reynolds Room 29

Mon – Thurs

only

Mr Bahia Room 41

Mr Wilson-Cunningham Room 42

Mr Smith Room 43

Miss Green Room 44

Miss Lin Room 45

Classrooms

open at

lunchtime

Lunchtime rooms open

and clubs

3-15- 4-15

After school clubs and support

Monday ICT rooms 27,28 & 29Tuesday ICT rooms 27 & 29

Science homework support

– all years 130

Key board club 17

Science Y11 (Triple and

Science A) support

Wednesday ICT rooms 27&28

Young Enterprise Y11 29

Green Power Club 120

Orchestra 19

Science Y10 (Triple and

Trilogy ) support

Green Power Club 120

Thursday ICT rooms 28 & 29

Digital Leaders Y10 27

Singing group 19

Key board club 17

Year 7 and Year 8 Science

club 130

Art club all years 14

Friday Green Power Club 120

Lunchtime and After School

Activities and Clubs 2017 ( see next slide for PE information)

Table tennis every breaktime and lunchtime in the

quad. Please go to main reception or Mrs Hobson’s

office to collect and return the equipment.