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Eid 2010
Eid Celebrations – September 2010
If your son/daughter will be absent from school to celebrate Eid please make sure you inform the school, by letter, in order that the correct absence mark can be entered into our registers. Thank you
E=Magazine
The second edition of the new Science College Periodical is available to download here
House Flashes
We are proud of our House system and want to indicate House identity in our uniform from September 2010. To facilitate this, all KS3 and 4 students will be issued with three 'House flashes' coloured according to which house they are in. More information here
Staying Safe Online
Information about staying safe online can be found here
Term Dates 2010-2012
Below are term dates for 2010 to 2011 and provisional dates for 2011 to 2012
Term Dates for 2010/11 Autumn 2010
Wed 1 Sept - Fri 22 Oct
Mon 1 Nov - Fri 17 Dec
Spring 2011
Tues 4 Jan - Fri 18 Feb
Mon 28 Feb -Fri 8 April
Summer 2011
Wed 27 April - Fri 27 May
Mon 6 June - Mon 25 July
Term Dates for 2011/12
Autumn 2011
Mon 5 Sept - Fri 21 Oct
Mon 31 Oct - Fri 16 Dec
Spring 2012
Tue 3 Jan - Fri 10 Feb
Mon 20 Feb - Fri 30 March
Summer 2013
Mon 16 April - Fri 1 June
Mon 11 June - Mon 23 July
House Championship
Barr House
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Daniels House
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Linley House
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Scott House
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Diary - September 2010
1st September
Staff Training day
2nd September
School opens for students
Year 7 - 8:30 am
Year 12 - 9:45am
Year 13 - 11:00 am
Years 8, 9, 10 , 11, - 12:00 pm
Year 7 School Photographs
3rd September
Year 7 Learning Performance
6th September
Prize Award Evening - 7.30 pm Whitman Hall
8th September
Years 8 - 13 School Photographs Whitman Hall
9th September
1st HPV Year 8 inoculations
Years 12 and 13 Peer Mentor training (Room 76)
10th September
So you want to be a doctor?
Whitman Hall – selected Year 12 and 13 students
13th September
Army Day – All Year 12 Stafford
14th September
School closes at 2.45
Open Evening
15th September
School Closed to Students
Staff in school 1.30 pm (PM for staff/NQT training)
First Aid training
Open Evening
16th September
School Opens Period 2 for Students
20th - 24th September
Year 12 ALIS Tests
21st September
Team and Club Photographs – Whitman Hall
Full Governors Meeting - 6:00 pm
23rd September
Inter House Senior and Intermediate Netball 3:15 pm
Inter House and Intermediate Football - 3:15 pm
UCAS training for parents - 5:00 pm - Room 31
Italy Ski trip parents meeting Whitman Hall - 7:30 pm
27th September
Periods 3 & 4 English Mock Exam - Year 11
28th September
Periods 1 & 2 English Mock Exam - Year 11
Personnel Governors - 6:00 pm
29th September - 1st October
Geography residential to Dorset
30th September
E-Safety Sessions for Parents 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
APCC - 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Whitman Hall
October 2010
4th October
School Council Meeting - 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
5th - 8th October
Dunfield Residential
5th October
Governors Curriculum - 6:00 pm
12th - 13th October
East Collaborative Arts Event - Selected Year 9 Students
12th October
Governors Property & Service - 6:00 pm
13th October
Birmingham University - Aim Higher Years 12 and 13 (AM) Year 10 (PM) (selected students)
14th October
Inter House Junior and Senior Girls Football - 3:15 pm
Year 12 Parents meeting Tutors/House staff
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Goodsell Hall
15th October
Year 8 P5 theatre group – Whitman Hall
Music 24 Hour event Fuller Hall
(moving to Whitman after school)
18th - 22nd October
Book Week
18th - 19th October
Year 12 Geography residential – Shrewsbury
18th October
Period 3 & 5 Author performance Whitman Hall Year 7 & 8
19th October
Year 11 Study Skills Day
Governors Finance - 6:00 pm
20th October
Autumn Term Concert - 7:30 pm Whitman Hall
21st October
English Year 10 controlled assessment Periods 1 & 2 (Lister) 3 & 4 (Curie) – Goodsell Gym
22nd October
Book week Prize Giving Period 4 Year 7 - Whitman
English Year 10 controlled assessment Periods 1 & 2 (Lister) 3 & 4 (Curie) – Goodsell Gym
25th - 29th October
Half Term
November 2010
1st November - 5th November
TSIA visitors
1st November
Staff training Day - TEEP
3rd November
Inter House Rugby Competition - 1:00 pm and 3:15 pm
A Level Drama workshop
Birmingham University - Aim Higher Year 10 and 11 (selected students) PM
4th November
Second Year 8 HPV inoculations
Maths challenge – Years 12 and 13
Sixth Form Open Evening - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Goodsell Hall
5th November
Year 5 Primary Day
8th - 19th November
Year 11 Mocks
8th November
Year 11 English Exam (Not Mock)
School Council Drop in - 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Meeting Room
Anti Bullying Performance – 9.40 – 11.00 - Goodsell Hall
Year 11 English Exam Paper 2 (AM) Whitman
School Council Meeting - 1:00 pm - 2:05 pm
Period 5 – Year 10 Lister Pathway Mock Exam Whitman
Year 7 Parents meeting Tutors/House Staff only - Goodsell
E safety for parents 2 slots
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Whitman
12th November
Visit from Royal Society of Chemistry - Katie Dryden Halt
13th November
Lichfield Music Festival – selected ensembles and solos from Aldridge musicians
15th November
Year 10 Work related learning / Enterprise Day
Whitman Hall
16th November
Governors Curriculum - 6:00 pm
17th November
Year 10 Enterprise Challenge
21st November
Forest Arts Centre holding two "Walsall Stars" concerts at Symphony Hall Birmingham
22nd November - 3rd December
Year 11 Health and Social care placements
22nd November
Mr Fendek's 30th Birthday
Inter House Basketball (Senior) B Team - 3:15 pm
23rd November
Inter House Basketball A Team - 3:15 pm
Governors Property & Services - 6:00 pm
24th - 25th November
Year 13 Biology Investigations
24th November
Gap Year talk Y12 – Whitman Hall. 2:00 pm -3:00 pm
Birmingham University - Aim Higher Year 12 and 13 Selected students
25th November
APCC - 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Whitman Hall
26th November
Forest Arts World Music Day - Selected students
30th November
Governors Finance - 6:00 pm
December 2010
1st December
Army Career Assembly Year 12 - Period 5 - Whitman Hall
CBSO linked concert (selected students)
2nd December
Full Governors
3rd December
Inter House Dance Competition - Period 3 Whitman Hal
6th December
Inter House Junior Basketball - 3:15 pm
8th December
Year 12 Birmingham University - Aim Higher
- selected students
9th December
Year 11 Birmingham University - Aim Higher
- selected students
Year 10 Progress Evening
13th December
Christmas Concert – Whitman Hall - 7:30 pm
Deadline for applications to Sixth Form
14th December
Y11 Reports issued
Arts Festival Evening
15th December
Arts Festival Evening
Year 12 Progress Evening
16th December
Carol Service – St Mary of the Angels - 7:30 pm
17th December
Y13 Reports issued
20th December - 3rd January
Christmas Holiday
Students
Parents
Holiday Forms
Extra Curriculum Activities
Homework
Attendance
Coaching Your Teenager
Helping them get the best out of school and college
A publication from the DCSF
Aldridge Parents
Consultation Committee
Notes from June Meeting
June 2010
Notes from March Meeting
March 2010
Notes from December Meeting
December 2009
Notes from first Meeting
October 2009
KR Survey Data - Parent Results
October 2009
KR Survey Data - Pupil Results
October 2009
KR Survey Data - Parent Comments
October 2009
Term Dates for 2010/11
Autumn 2010
Wed 1 Sept - Fri 22 Oct
Mon 1 Nov - Fri 17 Dec
Spring 2011
Tues 4 Jan - Fri 18 Feb
Mon 28 Feb -Fri 8 April
Summer 2011
Wed 27 April - Fri 27 May
Mon 6 June - Mon 25 July
Term Dates for 2011/12 (Provisional)
Autumn 2011 Mon 5 Sept - Fri 21 Oct
Mon 31 Oct - Fri 16 Dec
Spring 2012
Tue 3 Jan - Fri 10 Feb
Mon 20 Feb - Fri 30 March
Summer 2013
Mon 16 April - Fri 1 June
Mon 11 June - Mon 23 July
Holiday Policy
A holiday is generally defined as an absence from school for the purpose of
recreation, leisure and tourism. The Headteacher can authorise up to 10 days for a family holiday if this has been requested and agreed to before the holiday begins. This is not an entitlement and holidays taken in term time will adversely affect the child’s attendance record. At our school, the governors have resolved that the Headteacher will not authorise a holiday
unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Revised October 2007
Download Holiday Form
School Sports Clubs
September 2009
Morning (7.30 – 8.30)
Lunchtime (1.00 – 1.55)
After School (3.00 – 4.15)
Monday
Sixth Form Dance Table Tennis (KS 4& 5)
Football (Yr 9)
Swimming (All Yrs)
Cross Country (KS 3)
Sixth Form Badminton
Y7 Dance
Yr 10 Dance Rugby (Yr 7 -10)
Trampolining (KS 3)
Coursework Club (Yr 11)
Girls Dodgeball (All Yrs) Y10 Dance Football (Yr 8)
Girls Tournament Day
Basketball (Yr 8) Y11 Dance
Group/solo dance
Friday
Trampolining (Yr 7 - 9)
Y7 Dance
Y11 Dance Badminton (All Yrs)
Badminton (Team)
All pupils to change at Sports Hall unless stated.
Boys Activities in Blue
Girls Activities in Red
Mixed Activities in Green
More Extra Curriculum Activities
Tuesday Mixed Race Identity
Room 21
Form Time (1:00 - 2:00)
All Years - EMAG Tutor available
Wednesday Aldridge Buzz
Room 7 Lunchtime (1:00 – 2:00)
All Years
Wednesday Drama Club
Drama Studio After School (3:15 - 4:30)
All Years
Thursday Chess Club
Room 26 Lunch Time (1:00 - 2:00)
All Years
Friday Reading Club
Room 17 Lunchtime (1:00 - 2:00)
All Years
Extra Curricular activities can be subject to change.
Homework Timetable 2009-2010
Homework timetable for 2009-2010, find out when homework will be set for each year group.
Homework Policy
Homework should have a purpose and be appropriate to the needs of pupils. Purpose in this context means: to supplement classwork and consolidate learning; to test comprehension and develop and practise skills appropriate to the subject concerned; to develop an ability to organise private, unsupervised study/research; to develop the habit of private study.
Attendance Matters
Regular school attendance is an important part of giving you the best possible start in life. Pupils who miss school frequently can fall behind with their work and do less well in exams. Good attendance shows potential employers that you are reliable. Research suggests that pupils who attend school regularly could also be at less risk of getting involved in antisocial behavior or crime. Below is a table showing how your percentage attendance equates to the amount of school time missed.
Attendance during one school year
Equivalent Days
Equivalent Sessions
Equivalent Weeks
Equivalent Lessons Missed
95%
9 Days
18 Sessions
2 Weeks
50 Lessons
90%
19 Days
38 Sessions
4 Weeks
100 Lessons
85%
29 Days
58 Sessions
6 Weeks
150 Lessons
80%
38 Days
72 Sessions
8 Weeks
200 Lessons
75%
48 Days
96 Sessions
10 Weeks
250 Lessons
70%
57 Days
114 Sessions
11.5 Weeks
290 Lessons
65%
67 Days
134 Sessions
13.5 Weeks
340 Lessons
Every Minute Counts
If you arrive late to school everyday your learning begins to suffer. Below is a graph showing how being late to school everyday over a school year adds up to lost learning time.
19 Days Lost
13 Days Lost
10 Days Lost
6.5 Days Lost
3
Days Lost
5 Minutes Late
10 Minutes Late
15 Minutes Late
20 Minutes Late
30 Minutes Late
(Over one accademic year)
We are delighted to announce our best ever GCSE results, with over 81% of this years students gaining five or more good GCSE grades, and over 64% gaining five good grades including English and Maths. This builds on three years of improving performance and rewards the hard work of our students, their parents and our staff.
Within these excellent results were the individual successes of Lucy Walters, Sam Holmes, Andrew Lloyd, who got straight A and A* grades in ten or more subjects the overall success is a real delight; with no student leaving without GCSE success.
“We are proud of all our students, and especially those who have worked so hard to achieve the exam success they deserved, at GCSE, Btec and A level. We will remember their achievements with real pride and make sure you build on their success.” said Mr Mountney, Headteacher.