Weekly Bulletin 2nd March 2018 To access the online payments system please click on the Please Pay Here logo on the front of the school website 2017 2018 Term Dates Friday 16th March PTA Race Night Wednesday 28 th March End of Term 4 Thursday 29 th March Inset Day 4 Easter Holiday Friday 30 th March Friday 13 th April 2018 Langtree School PTA NEWS follow us on Facebook @langtreeschoolpta PTA Gold Cup Race Night - Friday 16th March If you are stuck at home in the snow this weekend - why not put something fun & exciting in your diary to look forward to. Email Diana: dhathaway192@gmail.com to book your tickets for the PTA Gold Cup Race Night - Friday 16th March, just 10 including food. (See poster on page 3 for more details) If you are interested in joining the PTA and having your say about how we spend funds raised. Come along to a meeting. Tuesday 20th March 7.30pm at The Highwayman Inn, Checkendon. World Book Day: There was an outbreak of strange characters in the staffroom. Even the snow couldn't dampen our spirits for World Book Day! Thank you to all those who took part with a colourful costume, a book bake, a book swap or a short story entry. The day ended with our first 15 minute DEAR (Drop Everything and Read). Students and teachers got stuck into a good book. We want to promote the idea that reading is for life, not just for school! Winners to the competitions will be announced next week. Year 8 Creativity Day: Friday 16th March please return your trip letter to Mrs Davies as soon as possible, a copy of the letter can be found on the Bulletin/Letters page of the website. Year 10 Creativity Day: GCSE PE students will be visiting Bath University please see the attached letter. Year 8 Drama Performance: As part of the Oxfordshire Public Health Directorate s campaign to improve young people s mental wellbeing, on Tuesday 6th March, Year 8 students will be watching a performance of Under My Skin presented by Pegasus Theatre. Further information can be found on the Bulletin/Letters page of the website. Year 11 GCSE Spanish and French students: Drop in sessions: Friday lunchtime Room C5 Spanish and Friday lunchtime Room 22 French. Young Carers: No drop in session w/c 5th March due to the Year 10 mock exams Year 9 Full Reports: were sent out to parent s / carers on Tuesday 27th February via email, please contact cthatcher@langtreeschool.com with any queries. Choir and Orchestra: please see the Bulletin/Letters page of the website for a copy of the permission letter for the concert on 28th March. NETBALL FIXTURES 2018 TUES 6 th MARCH YEAR 8 AREA TUES 13 th MARCH YEAR 7 AREA THU 8 th MARCH YEAR 10&11 v CE(H) THU 22 nd MARCH YEAR 8&9 v GILLOTS(A) NETBALL PRACTICE Year 7 WEDNESDAY 3.30-4.30 Year 8&9 THURSDAY 1.15-1.45 Year 10& 11 FRIDAY 1.15-1.45
Year 9! Remember to bring 10 to school on Monday if you want to get your very own signed copy of S D Mayes' new novel, 'Letters to the Pianist'.
Free for parents of teenagers - 'Employability' advice clinic session via telephone or skype As part of National Careers Week (NCW - 5th to 10th March), Jon Gregory is running free 15 minute consultation sessions for parents concerned about how best to help their teenager into the world of work or further training. Jon is: an NCW Ambassador; a Careers Expert Panel Member for The Guardian; the Editor of Win-That-Job.com and writes careers advice for several leading websites, so is well placed to provide up to date guidance. Simply drop an email to advice@win-that-job.com with 'Request to book a free employability advice session' in the subject line. You'll receive instructions and information on time-slots available by return. A maximum of 100 individual sessions are available. Everyone's situation is different, so this is your opportunity to consult an independent expert on what might best help your teenager become more employable and actually win that job or training place they really want, rather than risk them missing out. Alternatively, if your teenager is struggling to find job or career direction, this is a great opportunity to get some suggestions which might help. An additional aim is to help you help your teenager engage more positively and successfully with the careers services available to them at school or college. Finally, if you haven't already got your 16 page free "A Guide For Parents: Steering Your Teenager Toward A Job And Career" get yours now via this link - http://win-that-job.com/content/parents The guide has employability contributions from Jon Gregory and Nick Newman (CEO of NCW) and an employer's view from the John Lewis Partnership. JOB VACANCY Langtree School Canteen Aspens Services 25 hours a week (term time only) as a catering assistant in the kitchen. Monday to Friday. Hourly rate 7.50 Contact Amanda: langtree.school@aspens-services.com Lots of resources for parents and carers can be found on this website: https:// www.annafreud.org/
TERM 4 CLUBS CLUB YEAR DAY TIME ROOM STAFF Year 9 Football 9 Monday 1.15 1.45 Astro PE Maths Clinic / Drop in ALL Monday 1.15 1.45 Maths Maths Badminton All Monday 1.15 1.45 PE PE Homework ALL Monday 1.00 1.50 IT 1 Mrs Gerrard-Carr Homework ALL Tuesday 1.15 1.45 IT 1 Mrs Parker GCSE Design and Technology Catch Up 10, 11 Tuesday 3.30 5.00 11 Miss Allen GCSE Art 10, 11 Tuesday 3.30 5.00 10 Mr Rye Maths Gifted &Talented Club 7 Tuesday 3.30 4.15 62 Miss Clark Year 9 Choir 9 Wednesday 1.15 1.45 Music Mr Henderson Homework Wednesday 1.15 1.45 IT 1 Mrs Parker GCSE Food Catch up 10, 11 Wednesday 3.30 5.00 Food Mrs Mote Year 10 Football 10 Wednesday 1.15 1.45 Astro PE Senior Orchestra 10 and 11 Wednesday 3.30 5.00 Music Mr Henderson Homework Thursday 1.15 1.45 IT 1 Mrs Parker Year 8/9 Netball 8, 9 Thursday 1.15 1.45 Sports Hall PE Year 8 Football 8 Thursday 1.15 1.45 Astro PE Christian Union ALL Thursday 1.15 1.50 34 Paul Sparrey GCSE Design and Technology Catch Up 10, 11 Thursday 3.30 5.00 11 Miss Allen GCSE Food Catch up 10, 11 Thursday 3.30 5.00 Food Mrs Mote Junior Choir 7, 8 and 9 Thursday 1.15 1.45 Music Mr Henderson Junior Orchestra 7, 8 and 9 Thursday 3.30 5.00 Music Mr Henderson GCSE Art 10, 11 Thursday 3.30 5.00 10 Mr Rye Young Carers Drop In ALL Thursday 10.40 11.20 Lions Den Mrs Temple STEM Club 8, 9 Thursday 3.30 4.15 62 Miss Darkins and Miss Clark Year 7 Football 7 Thursday 3.30 4.30 Astro PE Year 10 / 11 Netball 10, 11 Friday 1.15 1.45 Sports Hall PE Lego ALL Friday 1.15 1.45 33 Mr Money Gym ALL Friday 3.30 4.30 PE PE Homework ALL Friday 1.00 1.50 IT 1 Mrs Gerrard-Carr