The Barlow RC High School Transition Calendar of Events - Associated Primaries

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1 Date: October Support with Application forms Year Group: Year 6 Parents Venue: The Barlow RC High Art Competition Amazing Art Date: October February & Barlow English Competition Poetry Date: October February & Barlow Opportunity for parents to receive help filing in their child s application to The Barlow. To arrange these sessions please contact: n.cooke@thebarlowrchigh.co.uk Design work in the Primaries. Presentation at The Barlow. To enter this competition please contact: Please specify which year groups you wish to enter. Design work in the primaries, presentation at Barlow. To enter this competition please contact: Please specify which year groups you wish to enter. RE competition Design a stain glass window that reflects the 4 values of the Barlow - Service, Prayer, Achievement and respect. Why not try to bring your own school values/motto too. Date: October - February & Barlow Presentation & Competition Date: March TBC Competition Winners Religious Education Taster sessions Date: November - April Year Group: KS2/3 Design work in the primaries, presentation at The Barlow. To enter this competition please contact: Please specify which year groups you wish to enter. Closing Pupils to attend a presentation evening ran by Mrs C McCarron Headteacher. Tuesday afternoons 2.00pm pm at the primary schools, the 1 hr lesson will be taught at your school. To arrange these sessions please contact: g.egan@thebarlowrchigh.co.uk

2 Languages Taster Session Date: November - April Year of Mercy Date: November TBC Computing Science Coding Challenge Students will design their own computer programme; prizes available to the winners. Date: 10th Nov & 8th Dec Year Group: KS2/3 Wednesday morning 9.00am am, a1 hr lesson will be taught at your school. To arrange these sessions please contact: c.ruane@thebarlowrchigh.co.uk Music & Religious Education: Carol Concert Date: 19th December Venue: St Cuthbert s Please contact: m.hamilton-wrynne@thebarlowrchigh.co.uk for further information. To arrange these sessions please contact: l.verity@thebarlowrchigh.co.uk Date: 10th January Cross Country Tuesday 10th January 1.40pm pm. Up to 60 pupils per associated primary school can attend. Please confirm/decline if you will be attending this session and how many pupils you will be bringing. Thursdays 1.40 pm 2.40pm, 30 pupils per school, please select your preferred date (first come first serve basis) for all associated primary schools. ICT - CAS Master Teacher Computing Curriculum Clinic. Date: 23rd January Primary Staff Monday 23rd January 4.00pm pm. To sign up for this sessions please contact: l.wood@thebarlowrchigh.co.uk

3 Date: 23rd Jan & 6th Feb Maths Space Treasure Hunt Interactive problem solving activity Science - CSI Activity Who did it? Date: 30th Jan & 27th Feb Drama - Rising Stars Talent Show Talented?... You name it we want to see it!!! Date: 2nd February Year Group: KS 2 Activity for all primaries. 30 pupils per school can attend, first come first serve basis. Please select your preferred date. Religious Education SPAR/Chaplaincy Pupils will be given the opportunity to visit our lovely chapel and explore SPAR - our school values. Date: 13th February Year Group: Various Monday 13th February 1.40pm pm. Pupils will work alongside some of our pupil chaplains to explore how these values can be put into practice. Up to 10 pupils per associated primary school. Please confirm/decline if you will be attending this session and how many pupils you will be brining. Pupils will spend time identifying patternes in finger prints, looking at blood splatter and examining hair samples using microscopes. Monday 1.40pm pm 30 pupils per school on a first come first served basis. Please select your prefered date. English Book Week Pupils will get the opportunity to engage with familiar stories in four different and exciting ways. Date: 28th February Year Group: Year 4 Tuesday 28th February,1.40pm-2.40 pm. Up to 30 pupils per school associated primary school. Please confirm/decline if you will be attending this session and how many pupils you will be brining. Thursday 6.00pm pm. There can be a maximum of 4 acts per school. Please contact Louise Quartey-Papafio by December 1st to confirm or decline your attendance: Date: 21st March Year Group: Year 3/4 PE Cross Country Pupils will experience single sex competition, qualifying finals and a presentation ceremony. Up to 60 pupils per school. Please confirm/decline if you will be attending this session and how many pupils you will be bringing.

4 Date: 19th April & 10th May Humanities What does humanities involve? 15 pupils per school, first come first serve basis. Please select your preferred date. Two primaries per specified date, this will coincide with DT taster days therefore the date selected for Humanities will be the same date selected for DT (30 pupils per school split into two groups of 15). Design & Technology Textiles Date: 19th April & 10th May ENGLISH Shakespeare Taster Sessions Date: 20th April Shakespearean introduction and context and a drama activity using Shakespearean insults. Up to 10 pupils per school. Please confirm/decline if you will be attending this session and how many pupils you will be bringing. LANGUAGES Space Spanish vocabularly and games; matching, reading and writing activities based around the theme of space. Date: 17th May & 24th May Year Group: Year 4 Decorative Wristbands. Students will decorate and personalise felt wristbands.. The wrist bands will use bespoke The Barlow buttons and will be based on our Faith, Hope and Charity emblems. Pupils will gain skills in: Threading needle, Sewing buttons, Using hand embroidery. The end product will be theirs to take 15 pupils per school, first come first serve basis. Please select your preferred date. Two primaries per specified date, this will coincide with Humanities taster days therefore the date selected for DT will be the same date selected for Humanities (30 pupils per school split into two groups of 15). SPORTS DAYS St Catherine s St Mary s Date: July TBC Year Group: Various 15 pupils per school, first come first serve basis. Please select your preferred date. Two primaries per specified date. Please confirm/decline if you will be attending this session and how many pupils you will be bringing. Organised by the primary schools and assisted by the Transition Coordinator at The Barlow. Please contact Louise to discuss arrangements:

5 Additional Information Open Evenings Date: TBC Please provide a date and time for your open evening. Talk to Parents & Pupils Date: Summer Term Year Group: Year 4, 5 & 6 Additional information/ facilities available Facility: PE Facilities Availability: Wednesday 1.40pm pm Friday pm Contact Additional information/ facilities available Facility: Chapel Availability: Flexible Competition Information Art Competition This has been designed with an open theme to slot into your curriculum. Pupils are to create a piece of art work; primary teachers will select the best three pieces of work (per year group) and submit them into The Barlow on the above date. Our specialist art staff will then judge the pupils work; a presentation will be carried out by the Head teacher (Mrs C McCarron) where the pupils will be issued with certificates with the winner having their work mounted on our walls here at The Barlow. English Competition This has been designed with an open theme to slot into your curriculum. Pupils are to write a piece of poetry; primary teachers will select the best three poems (per year group) and submit them into The Barlow on the above date. Our specialist English staff will then judge the pupils work; a presentation will be carried out by the Head teacher (Mrs C McCarron) where the pupils will be issued with certificates with the winner having their work mounted on our walls here at The Barlow. RE Stained glass window designs Please provide a time when you would like The Barlow to come in and talk to pupils and parents considering coming to Barlow. Unless otherwise specified please contact asap to secure your place for the above sessions that have been organised for pupils, parents and staff. Contact l.verity@thebarlowrchigh.co.uk Pupils are to design their very own stained glass windows. Primary teachers will select the best three designs (per year group) and submit them into The Barlow on the above date. Our specialist RE staff will then judge the pupils work; a presentation will be carried out by the Head teacher (Mrs C McCarron) where the pupils will be issued with certificates with the winner having their work mounted on our walls here at The Barlow.