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WEEKLY NEWS SHEET Issue 113 Friday 25 September 2015 What’s on this week Tuesday 29 September

Open Morning 8.45am - 11.00am

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER We held our annual Open Evening earlier this week and we had a record number of visiting families recording more than 370! Comments from our visitors were very positive and if your son or daughter was involved then thank you for allowing him/her to assist. It really makes a difference having this support and also allows parents and carers to get a student view as well as ours.   Our Open Morning in on Tuesday 29 September. Have a good weekend. Mr McCabe YEAR 9 – 11 PROGRESSION EVENT

same as last year), and Year 10 need a Core Science textbook. They are invaluable in supporting your child through their GCSEs in Science. They can be purchased by paying £2.75 to the Finance Office and then bringing the receipt to the Portsmouth staff room at break or lunch. If any student studying the separate Sciences in Year 10 and 11 have not purchased revision guides, then we strongly recommend they do so. They cost £8.25 for a Biology, Chemistry and Physics book (£2.75 each).  Year 9 If you child is currently in 9X1 and 9Y1 they will have just started studying for their GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and Biology. Due to the changes at GCSE, we are not currently able to offer revision guides and students will be given revision materials in lessons when needed.

Please see the attached letter and map regarding a Progression Event being held at The Carnival Hall on Wednesday 25 November for Year 9 – 11 students.

Many thanks for your support.

Mr McCabe

BATTLEFIELDS TRIP

NAIL VARNISH May we remind parents and students that nail varnish is not to be worn at school. Please refer to pages 6-9 of your child’s Student Planner for details of school rules and uniform.

Mr Harwood

Two places have become available on the Battlefields trip to Ypres on Friday 20 November 2015. This trip is open to current Year 9 students or Key Stage 4 students studying History.

Thank you for your continued support.

The original letter is attached with full details of the trip. If your child is interested or would like more information please send them to see me asap.

Mr Bramwell

Many thanks. Mrs Wallwork

SCIENCE REVISION GUIDES Year 10 and Year 11 Science revision guides are now available for students in Year 10 and Year 11 to purchase. Year 11 need an Additional Science book (this is not the

  DME/LRS Our Ref: D 25 Septem mber 2015

Dear Paren nt/Guardian n VITATION:: PROGRES SSION EVE ENT FOR YEARS Y 9 - 11 1 EVENT INV Event that is being held for all loccal seconda I am writin ng to invite you y to a Prrogression E ary schoolss on Wedne esday 25 No ovember, 4.30pm 4 – 8 .00pm, at Carnival C Ha all, Counci l Road, Ba asingstoke,, RG21 3DH H*. It will proviide you and d your child with an op portunity to o obtain info ormation, addvice and guidance on n the wide rrange of su ubjects thatt relate to sstudy beyo ond Year 9.. As well as local co olleges and d universitiess, there will w be repre esentation from locall training providers p aand careers s advisors.. Students frrom FE and d HE will als so be on ha and to give a personal view v of studdy post-16. In addition, there will be b a series of 25 minutte talks as follows: f Apprentice eship talks @ 5.00pm, 6.00pm and d 7.00pm Student Finance talkss @ 5.30pm m and 7.30p m This free e event is de esigned for parents an nd students s to drop in n any time between 4.30pm 4 and d 8.00pm. Iff you would d like to atte end this eve ent, please complete and a return the slip be elow to the e address s shown by Friday F 13 November N 2 2015. Retu urning the slip s will guaarantee your place, butt you are fre ee to come along a at any time betw ween 4.30pm m – 8.00pm m. The eventt is being run r by loca al education nal charity,, Basingsto oke Consort rtium, on behalf of alll schools in n Basingsttoke and Deane. Fo or more detail aboutt the Connsortium please visit:: www.basin ngstokeconssortium.com m. Yours sinccerely

Mr D M McCabe Mr D McCa abe Headteach her *Please note that parking is limited at Ca arnival Hall, bu ut public parking is available e at Castons Y Yard or South hern Road car arby car parks s is attached. parks. A map showing nea

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yes, we w would like to o attend th he Progress sion Event on Wedne esday 25 No 2 ovember 2015. Student na ame

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School Name Please retu urn this slip p NO LATER R THAN Frriday 13 No ovember 20 015: o: Julie Biles, The Basiingstoke Co onsortium, Viables V Craft Centre, T The Harrow Way, By post to Basingstokke, Hampsh hire RG22 4BJ 4 By telepho one: 01256 6 840710 orr e-mail: jullie.biles@ba as-consort.o org.uk

 

Our Ref: E EWK/LRS 27 April 2015

Dear Pare ent/Guardian Christma as Truce Tour T to Ypres, Belgi um After the ssuccess off last year’’s visit the History de epartment would like to organis se anotherr Christmass Truce To our to Ypres in Belgiu um on Frida ay 20 Nove ember 20115. The trip w will be of great g educa ational ben nefit to the e students as it will pprovide an n excellentt insight intto the realitties of tren nch life in t he grim wiinter of 191 14 and how w the soldiers coped d during Wo orld War One. O It will be a signifficant trip as a the nation marks the centen nary of the e First World War. The cost o of the trip will w include e:     

Voorm mezele Cem metery Passchendaele Memorial Museum M - students will w enjoy a trench m meal before e going “up p the line e.” There will w be an opportunity o y to handle e equipmen nt and weaaponary Tyne C Cot CWGC C A re-enactment of o the Christmas Tru ce 1914 Chancce to shop for Belgium m chocolattes Return n coach tra avel, shuttle crossing g and the benefit b of two experieenced guid des for the e day

The cost o of the day will be £99 9.00 and th here are 40 0 places. If you wish your child to partic cipate in th his trip plea ase return all the co ompleted forms f with h a deposit of £19.0 00/or full amount b by Friday 15 May 2015 to tthe Financ ce Office.. Payment can be made online e, by cash h or chequ ue (made payable p too Hampshiire Countyy Council) to the Finance Office. It is anticipated that this will be a very popular trrip so plac ces will bee allocated on a firstt come, firsst serve basis. I will re efuse to ta ake any stu udent who has a poorr behaviou ur record. Please no ote that yo our child will require a an up to date d passport (with h six montths left to o run on da ate of trav vel) and a European E Health In nsurance card c (EHIC C) for this trip. A detailed d itinerary will w be issu ued nearerr the time.

If you wish to spread the cost of the trip, the full amount must be paid by the end of the summer term 2015. Yours sincerely

Mrs E Wallwork Mrs E Wallwork Teacher of History and Trip Leader ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please return to the Finance Office by Friday 15 May 2015 Please complete  1-4 below  Education visit and consent form (double-sided) 1. Passport details  My child has a valid passport to travel on Friday 20 November 2015. Please confirm it has at least 6 months left to run from the travel date: Yes/No  Date of expiry_________________________  Passport number______________________  Date of birth __________________________  Nationality of passport- British / European / Other (please specify) 2. My child has a valid EHIC card for travel on Friday 20 November 2015: Yes/No  EHIC number _________________________ (Applications to www.direct.gov.uk. It is free to European citizens) 3. Dietary requirements- vegetarian*/suffers from food allergies* (please provide details)/neither* (*please circle the relevant one.) 4. Payment of balance – I have paid the full balance of £99.00 online*/I enclose full payment of £99.00* I have paid the deposit of £19.00 online*/I enclose the deposit of £19.00* and I am aware that the balance must be paid in full by the end of the summer term. *please delete as appropriate

Parent/Guardian name: ______________________________ Parent/Guardian signature: ____________________________ Date: ___________