Morecambe Community High School

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1 Newsletter 10 16th November 2018 Headteacher s Message On Wednesday 14 th November we had a monitoring visit from Ofsted who were very positive about all the changes this year at school. The report will be published in due course. Important Dates Tuesday 20 th November Yr 11 Intervention Evening Wednesday 21 st November Careers Fair Yr 11, 12 & 13 Thursday 22 nd November Lancashire Dance Festival Monday 26 th November Mock exams begin Wednesday 28 th November Yr8 Options Evening Tuesday 4 th December Sixth Form Open Evening Key Messages Yr 11 Intervention Evening This Tuesday, 20 th November, 6pm in the Main Hall. This event is for all Yr 11 parents and students and will give vital information, top tips for revision and details about the upcoming mock examinations. Orders for revision guides will be taken on the evening. Careers Fair This Wednesday, 21 st November, we are hosting a Careers fair during Period 4 & 5 and after school which will be held in the Library and 6 th form Common Room. This is primarily for students in years 11, 12 & 13, but will be open after school for all other year groups. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to start thinking about the next stage of their education and what they hope to do in the future. We have lots of local and national employers attending, as well as colleges, training providers & universities. Please see the poster attached for more information Mock Exams Mock exams will be taking place between 26 th November and 7 th December. Please encourage your child to begin work on preparing for these exams. A Mock exam timetable is attached to this newsletter for your information. Education Awards Congratulations to Bethany Ellis in year 7 who has been nominated in the Sporting Achievement category. Well done!

2 Attendance Prize vouchers can be won for 97% and above attendance for this half term. Make sure you re in it. Fundraising The Sixth Form Leadership Committee are in the midst of organizing a raffle to raise money for a defibrillator which will serve the local community. They have written to local business to ask for prizes, so far they have received donations from Costa, the Station and Wacky warehouse to name a few. There will also be donation boxes around the local area. They have other ideas to help fundraise including a Movie experience for lower year groups. Dance Festival On Thursday 22 nd November 2018, 14 students are taking part in the Lancashire Schools Dance Festival at Preston Guild Hall. We have been working very hard to create a dance based on Evolution (survival of the fittest) under this year s festival topic of Planet Earth. If anyone would like to come and support us at this event, tickets are available, and can be purchased online on the Guild Hall Website or over the phone at the Guild Hall Box office Tel: Tickets are priced at 4.50 for concessions and 7 for adults. We would love to see you there to support all the students hard work and effort. Homework Club There will be no homework club in the Lawther Library on Wednesday 21 st November 2018, due to the Careers Fair. Fixtures Thursday 22 nd Nov: Dance festival at Preston Guild Hall Thursday 22 nd Nov: Netball fixtures v Ripley Year 7 A & B, Year 9 (away)/year 8 A & B, Year 10, Year 11 (home) Saturday 24 th Nov: Rugby fixtures v Ullswater Year 7 (away)/ Year 8 & Year 9 (home) Sporting Achievements Well done to the Year 9 netball team that beat LGGS last week. Player of the match Madisyn Harkin. Free Toast! All students are entitled to two slices of free toast every morning. This is served in G5 from

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4 MCHS Careers Fair When: Wednesday 21st November 2018 Where: Library & 6th Form Common Room Who: Year 12 & 13 - P.4/5 Year 11 - P.5 Year after school Plus many more...come & find your future!

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7 PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Extra-Curricular Programme Autumn Term 2018 DAY LUNCH AFTER-SCHOOL MONDAY Table-tennis DMC Dance (Studio) - LBA Dance Intervention / catch-up - RMC PE Intervention / catch-up MSQ Year 10 & 11 Rugby DTE KS4 / Sixth-form Netball (Ladies league) ADA TUESDAY Year 7 & 8 Girls Football (SH) VBI Dance Elite (B2) LBA CPD no extra curricular WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY GCSE Badminton (SH) MSQ Trampolining DTE Year 9 & 10 Netball TMD Gymnastics (Studio) RMC Year 7 Rugby MSA / DMC Sixth-form Rugby MSQ School production (Studio) LBA/RMC Year 7 Netball VBI Year 8 Netball ADA Year 9 & 10 Netball TMD Year 8 & 9 Rugby DMC Year 7 Football (girls & boys 3G) MSQ / Sixth-form Year 8 Indoor Football DTE / DMC