Aldworth School WEEKLY NEWS SHEET Issue 218 Friday 18 May 2018 What s on this week Monday 21 May Tuesday 22 May Tuesday 22 May Wednesday 23 May Thursday 24 May Thursday 24 May Friday 25 May Turkish Listening GCSE Exam (PM) Year 8 Enrichment Day English Literature GCSE Exam (AM) Geography GCSE Exam (PM) Italian GCSE Exam (AM) Physics and Combined Science Physics GCSE Exams (PM) Maths (Non Calculator) GCSE Exam (AM) Year 8 Parents Evening 3.00pm - 7.30pm (Invitation Only) English Literature GCSE Exam (AM) D&T Textiles Technology GCSE Exam (PM) MESSAGE FROM HEADTEACHER SCHOOL BUS School Progress I hope that you had the opportunity to read my letter regarding the recent HMI visit. As promised attached is more information about the 'Quality First Teaching' Evening being held here in June. Please take time to read and we hope to see many of you there. Have a lovely weekend. Mr McCabe ACTIVITIES DAY FRIDAY 13 JULY All remaining school trip letters for activities day have been issued to students via their tutors this week. Places were allocated based on the preference form previously completed by parents. Payment and all forms must be completed and returned by Monday 4 June. For students who opted for in school activities there will be no letter at the moment, however further details of school based activities will follow in the next few weeks. Mrs Turner A reminder that the fee for this term's bus pass is due by Friday 25 May. Payments can be made online or by cash or cheque brought to the Finance Office - cheques must be made payable to Hampshire County Council. If you have any questions, please contact Mr Wright in the Finance Office. Mr Wright YEAR 8 ENRICHMENT DAY - TUESDAY 22 MAY 2018 I am delighted to confirm that our Year 8 students will be participating in the National Enterprise Challenge next week. Working in teams of six, our students will be presented with a business challenge to overcome based on Kidzania in London. The best eight teams will then get to pitch their winning ideas to a team of 'Dragon's' at the end of the day. The best team from Aldworth will then go on to represent our school at the national finals, which will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 4 July. Students need to wear uniform as normal, and the
(Continued from page 1) structure of our school day will be the same. Mrs Reddy FINAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP - THURSDAY 24 MAY 3.00PM - 4.30PM The final leadership workshop of the year is going to be held next Thursday after school. Attendance at a leadership workshop is compulsory if students wish to complete their evidence and attend the leadership reward trip to Thorpe Park in July. As a special reward for all the excellent leadership skills students have all been demonstrating this year, we have hired an 86ft inflatable army assault course for them to enjoy for this workshop. Mrs Reddy THE CONSORTIUM PROGRESSION EVENT - THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 Please see the attached letter and map regarding a Progression Event being held on Thursday 28 September. Mr McCabe BASCITT INFORMATION EVENT SATURDAY 19 MAY 2018 We are running an Information Event on Saturday 19 May 2018 between 10.00am and 12.00pm at Dove House School Academy to help boost recruitment. Please find a copy of our flyer attached advertising this event. Kind regards Mrs C Daniel, Basingstoke Alliance SCITT
QUALITY FIRST TEACHI ING The heart of our school vision We would like to invite you to our Teaching and Learning Information Eveningg to share our vision Tuesday 12 June 2018 6.30pm 7.15pm This evening is an opportunity for us to outline and share our innovative developments ensuring learning is exploratory in order to instil curiosity, and question based b to promote ambition and personalised challenge. We are confident through our approach that we will develop independent, confident learners; thus raising achievement and outcomes for all. If you have any questions that you would like us to include within our presentation please submit them and confirm your attendance to the booking email below: events@aldworth.hants.sch.uk
Our Ref: DME/LRS 18 May 2018 School Name Please return this slip NO LATER THAN Friday 14 September 2018: To: The Basingstoke Consortium, Viables Craft Centre, The Harrow Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BJ. info@bas-consort.org.uk or telephone 01256 84010 Dear Parent/Guardiann EVENT INVITATION: PROGRESSION EVENT FOR YEARS 8-111 I am writing to invite you to a Progression Event that is being held for all local secondary schoolss on Thursday 27 September 2018, 4.30pm 7.30pm, at Carnival Hall*, Basingstoke. It will provide you and your child with an opportunity to obtain information, advice and guidance on the wide range of subjects thatt relate to study beyond Year 9.. As well as local colleges and universities, there will be representation from locall training providers p and careers advisors. Students from FE (further education) and HE (higher education) will also be on hand to give a personal view of study post-16. In addition, there will be a series of 20 minute talks as follows: Apprenticeship talks @ 5.00pm, 6.00pm and 7.00pm This free event is designed for parents and studentss to drop inn any time 7.30pm. If you would like to attend this event: between 4.30pm and Call us on 01256 840710 Complete and return the slip below to info@bas-consort.org.uk Complete and return the slip below to the address shown by Friday 14 September 2018. Returning the slip will guaranteee your place, but you are free to come alongg at any time between 4.30pm 7.30pm. The event is being run byy local educational charity, the Consortium, on behalf of all schoolss in Basingstoke and Deane. For more detail about the Consortium please visit: www.basingstokeconsortium.com Yours sincerely Mr D McCabe Mr D McCabe Headteacher * Carnival Hall, Council Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DH (near Fairfields Art Centre/The Cricket Club) Please note that parking is limited at Carnival Hall, but public parking is available at Castons Yard or Southern Road car parks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, we would like to attend the Progression Event on Thursday 27 September 2018 Student name Numberr attending
RECRUITING NOW Train to Teach with the Basingstoke Alliance SCITT Call us on 012566 275002 or search www.basingstokealliancescitt.com to pre register and find out more. Information Event Saturday 199 th May 2018 10am 1 too 12 noon Dove House School Academy You can train to be a teacher with the Basingstoke Alliance SCITT and our partnership schools.