PUTTERIDGE HIGH SHOOL NEWSLETTER · EXAMS OFFICE BY 20TH JUNE 23RD AUGUST 2018 END OF YEAR EXAMS 7/9 30TH APRIL – MAY 11TH VIA DEPTS. END OF YEAR EXAMS 8 14TH – 25TH MAY VIA DEPTS.

Putteridge High School Newsletter

PUTTERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

PUTTERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL PUTTERIDGE ROAD LUTON LU2 8HJ TEL : 01582 415791 www.putteridgehigh.org

Issue : 19 April 2018

Every individual matters, every individual succeeds

Thursday 29th March : End of Term (Easter Holiday) Monday 16th April: INSET Day (students not in school) Tuesday 17th April: All students return to school Wednesday 18th—Wednesday 25th April: German School visiting PHS Wednesday 18th April: DofE Orienteering in Milton Keynes (pm) Friday 20th April: Year 11 GCSE Art & Design Exam (9.00am—3.00pm) Monday 23rd April: Year 11 GCSE Art & Design Exam (9.00am—3.00pm) Thursday 26th April: Junior Maths Challenge Monday 30th April— Friday 11th May: Year 7 & 9 Exams

DATES FOR APRIL

David Graham Headteacher

As we break for two weeks it enables me to pause to consider the amazing things that have happened this term. I am in the fortunate position to hear about all the tremendous student and staff success stories, whether they be in the classroom, on the stage or on the sports fields. But the events don’t stop at the school gates, last weekend staff and students raised money for the Luton Foodbank Colour Run and over the holidays Mr Petherbridge will be running the Rome Marathon to raise money for Keech Hospice Care. I continue to be a very proud Putteridge High Headteacher.

For some, work will continue over the next two weeks, there are Year 11 revision sessions on each day and I urge students to make the most of these free quality sessions and would like to thank staff for giving up their own time and planning bespoke lessons for students who are now so close to their final examinations. It is a tough time for the Year 11 students, staff are always on hand to talk through concerns that may arise due to the stresses brought upon by this very difficult period of their school life.

I am hoping we might be through the worst of the cold weather. Students have been amazing in terms of dealing with the challenges of travel as well as the varied temperatures in the building, thank you to both staff and students for making the difficulties less challenging through a positive outlook.

After the break we will be joined by Jeremy Heath, Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion (incl. SENCO), Mahnaz Tompkins, Pastoral Leader and Sharlina Islam, Geography SLE. We are excited to have these additional appointments and know they will be warmly welcomed by students, staff and parents.

Next term we will be migrating our mail to Google mail and making use of the Google suite of tools in school, I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, we are endeavouring to ensure the transfer is fairly seamless, but please do bear with us and get in touch if there are concerns you would like to share. Rest assured mail sent to our current email address will be forwarded for a period of time to get us through the transition period.

Thank you for your continued support.

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EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURE

In exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to close the school during normal hours. In these instances, i.e. due to severe weather conditions, we shall inform parents via our web-site and school Facebook page. In addition, we will endeavour to contact you by email/ text.

FOR INFORMATION

ATTENDANCE

It is through good attendance that students maximise their full potential, enhancing their life chances for the future. Missing school means missing out on learning and this can have an impact on a child’s development and attainment. There is a strong statistical link between attendance and attainment. The law states that children of statutory school age, who are on roll at a school or

academy, must attend regularly and punctually. Regular attendance is important because it is the best way of ensuring children make the most of the educational opportunities available to them. If your child is unwell or unable to attend school, please call the school on 01582 415791 and choose Option 1 by 8.30am on each day of absence.

AFTER SCHOOL PICK-UP

At the end of the school day we are still experiencing high levels of congestion outside the front of the school. Please endeavour to park a reasonable distance away from the school to avoid unnecessary traffic at all times. In addition, please remind students that they are not to walk across either the staff or recreation car park at any time.

OUR TERM DATES — 2018-2019

Autumn Term Starts Wednesday 5th September 2018 (Year 7 & 9 Only), Thursday 6th September 2018 (All students return) Half Term Monday 22nd October 2018 – Friday 26th October 2018 Closes Friday 21st December 2018 Training days (School closed for students) Monday 3rd September 2018 Tuesday 4th September 2018 Friday 30th November 2018

Spring Term Starts Tuesday 8th January 2019 Half term Monday 18th February 2019 – Friday 22nd February 2019 Closes Friday 5th April 2019

Training days (School closed for students) Monday 7th January 2019

Summer Term Starts Tuesday 23rd April 2019 Half Term Monday 27th May 2019– Friday 31st May 2019 Closes Tuesday 23rd July 2019

Training days (School closed for students) Friday 7th June 2019

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EXAMINATION KEY DATES 2018

FOR INFORMATION

A. Als-McClean

EXAM SERIES YEAR GROUP

DATES RESULTS

GCSE ART EXAM 11

20TH & 23RD APRIL 23RD

AUGUST 2018

UK MATHS CHALLENGE 7/8

26TH

APRIL VIA MATHS DEPT.

SUMMER EXAMS GCSE/AS LEVEL BTEC/ELC GCSE ENGLISH

11 10

14TH

MAY – 27TH

JUNE

23RD

AUGUST 2018

BTEC SPORT

11 SPORT RESULTS TO EXAMS OFFICE BY 20

TH JUNE

23RD

AUGUST 2018

END OF YEAR EXAMS 7/9

30TH

APRIL – MAY 11TH VIA DEPTS.

END OF YEAR EXAMS 8

14TH

– 25TH

MAY VIA DEPTS.

END OF YEAR EXAMS

10

11TH

– 22ND

JUNE VIA DEPTS.

Parents/Carers’ Evenings & Other Key Events: Our assessment weeks, when students take the bulk of their end of unit tests, also occur at the end of each half-term. The date is : 9th July, 2018 until 13th July, 2018 In addition to this, students will sit their end of year exams at the following times: Year 7 and 9 – 30th April, 2018 until 11th May, 2018 Year 8 – 14th May, 2018 until 25th May, 2018 Year 10 – 11th June, 2018 until 22nd June, 2018 Year 11 final examinations will start on the 14th May, 2018 and run through to the 27th June, 2018. Please also note that all end of year reports will be sent home after the 11th June (though Year 10 will come out slightly later – around the 9th July). If you have any questions about any of these dates please do not hesitate to contact the school.

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YEAR 11 EASTER INTERVENTION

FOR INFORMATION

Monday 2nd Tuesday 3rd Wednesday 4th Thursday 5th Friday 6th

Session 1 9-10am

Maths: (Groups to be announced) History: FJa/CTu

Maths: (Groups to be announced) History: FJa/CTu Art: JHe

Art: JGo Geography: RPa

Session 2 10-11am

Maths: (Groups to be announced) History: FJa/CTu

Maths: (Groups to be announced) History: FJa/CTu Drama: JHo Art: JHe

Art: JGo Geography: RPa

Session 3 11-12pm

Maths: (Groups to be announced) Drama: JHo

Drama: JHo Business: UFa Maths: (Groups to be announced)

Business: UFa PE: JSw

Session 4 12-1pm

Maths: (Groups to be announced) Drama: JHo

Business: UFr Maths: (Groups to be announced)

Business: UFa PE: JSw

Monday 9th Tuesday 10th Wednesday 11th Thursday 12th Friday 13th

Session 1 9-10am

Triple Science: JHi/ACo

Food Tech: JFo

Maths: (Groups to be announced) PE: JSw/LHe

Maths: (Groups to be announced)

Geography: RPa

Session 2 10-11am

Triple Science: JHi/ACo

Food Tech: JFo

Maths: (Groups to be announced) PE: JSw/LHe

Maths: (Groups to be announced)

Geography: RPa

Session 3 11-12pm

Combined Science: JHi/ACo

Food Tech: JFo

PE: JSw/LHe Dance: LBt

Art: SSt German: HLi

Session 4 12-1pm

Combined Science: JHi/ACo

Food Tech: JFo

PE: JSw/LHe Dance: LBt

Art: SSt German: HLi

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SCHOOL MEALS PRICE INCREASE— INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/CARERS

FOR INFORMATION

VACCINATIONS - INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/CARERS

There are still some outstanding forms for the injections. Please could you return them as soon as possible. If you have lost the consent form please send your son/daughter to the First Aid room to get another one.

The injections will take place on 27th April 2018

Please be aware that the Council have approved an increase of 5p per meal on the price of school meals with effect from 1st April 2018. Full details of prices are on the school website under the ‘Information’ tab/School Meals.

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FOR INFORMATION

GCSEPOD WELL DONE TO OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED

THESE INCREDIBLE AWARDS

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LET’S CELEBRATE

Congratulations to all our

performers for a great

evening!

Tolu Ailara

Keeley Beirne Libby Bennett Leah Bentley

Carla Corcoran Ruby Drozdziol Maddie Evans

Jake Farish Bethan Fearn

Maddison Goulbourne Carmen Grigore Amelie Iovene

Orianna Jimeno-Zambrano Kyla Laverty

Sophie Marsh Grace Tod

Lacey Richmond Deborah Seri Max Williams

Freya Wiseman

Thanks to: James Deacon (sound & lighting)

UKCCA (equipment loan) Kyle O’Hara (lighting & photos)

Ben Jarvis (preparing and accompanying students)

Matt Young (preparing students)

Mrs Line: AAHT

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LET’S CELEBRATE

YELLOW HOUSE TOP BANANAS

We are always keen and proud to recognise what our students achieve. Each week, our pastoral leader, Mr Jones, scans through a myriad of data and information to seek out who his “Top Banana” will be, always looking to recognise those who contribute to school life in some way. Since the beginning of the school year, 28 students have received this well-deserved accolade who deserve to be rewarded for their efforts.

Jason Potts, Zahra Alizei, Emma Sheeran, Danielle Pauling, Ben

Langley, Holly Glenister, Thomas Walker, Ellis Fletcher, Evan Oliver, Vidya Pulna, Jake Walker, Aisha Lake, Izzie Aylott, Harris Ramos, Bilal Khan, Dontae Green, Zoe Stalham, Naomi Musto, Shadi Islam, Qasim Ikhlaq, Jayda Francis, Lewis Tedeschi, Samira Adan, Katie Philpott, Hugo Gallagher, Katazyna Tankun, Daniel Curry, Sebastian Tedeschi, Molly Goldsboro and Anthony St Helien.

Well done to them all — Fantastic!

BRONZE DofE AWARD

Congratulations to Freya Spratley and

Daniel Williams for completing their

Bronze DofE Award

S. Parker DofE Award Co-Ordinator

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WORLD BOOK DAY

LET’S CELEBRATE

The English Department would like to thank all the pupils and staff for their participation and celebrating World Book Day with us this year! It has been a particularly successful event, full of competitions, wonderful displays and amazing engagement from staff and students in 'Drop Everything And Read'. Results of all the House competitions:

Literature Quiz

Book Cover

Competition

Door Decorating Competition

Red 3rd 2nd

1st Red

Yellow 1st 2nd

Green/Blue

Green 2nd 1st

Blue 4th 3rd

3rd Yellow

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LET’S CELEBRATE

SOME MORE AMAZING PICTURES OF OUR WORLD BOOK DAY

K. Jablonska English Department

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LET’S CELEBRATE

We had a fantastic evening at UKCCA watching bands playing from other schools. There were brilliant performances from Cardinal Newman, Ashcroft, Stopsley, Luton Sixth Form, and the LMS Saturday Morning Rock School, to name a few. The event was the first of its kind for the Luton Music Service and was a great success – a great vibe, and a great opportunity for our students to experience!

Putteridge were brilliantly represented by our band, The February Seconds. They performed adapted versions of Fluorescent Adolescent, Mr Brightside, Valerie and All You Need is Love, and they loved the crowd’s reaction! Thanks to Ben Jarvis, our guitar teacher, for leading the band. Our performers were: Bethan Fearn: Vocals Envile Starkeviciute: Vocals Courtney Goulbourne: Vocals Jake Farish: Bass Max Williams: Drums

Amazing, really well organised, enjoyed

myself and I’m really grateful for the

opportunity, thanks! Max Williams, Year 10

Mrs Line: AAHT

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YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY FIELD VISIT TO CUFFLEY CAMP — 22ND MARCH 2018

The trip to Cuffley Camp was adventurous and fun. It was great to be outdoors all day and we had an energetic day learning new skills. We spent time finding out about the river, measuring the depth of the water and working out how fast it was flowing. The river was in the woodland and we were in the woods and wading in the river all day; it was both fun and tiring to be outside. It was good to have the opportunity to work with different people to those that we usually work with at school and to make new friends. It was a historic moment for Cuffley Camp as we were the last school to go to the Centre and it has now shut down. To mark the occasion we were all given pens, pencils and notebooks at the end of the day. Overall the visit was both educational and fun and we really enjoyed it.

LET’S CELEBRATE

Written by Year 7 students

YEAR 7 MFL SPELLING BEE PUTTERIDGE FINAL—23RD MARCH 2018

Congratulations to these Year 7 students, who bravely competed in front of the whole of Year 7

in a French and German Spelling Bee! They had to name and spell as many words as they could in 60

seconds, but using the French or German alphabet.

The very impressive winner was: Presiana Todorova

Runners-up: Vidya Pulna, Luke Whiting,

Matthew Scott

Mrs Line/AAHT

French 7A Olivia Kalinowska Vincent Lau 7B Ben O’Hara 7C1 Luke Whiting 7C2 Luana Musabelliu Vidya Pulna

German 7A Maymun Dubad Mohammed Gillen Tanzira Khan Khanam 7B Adil Setna Matthew Scott 7C Presiana Todorova Jake Walker

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EXAMINATION INVIGILATORS We currently have vacancies for Examination Invigilators. The job requires casual work on an hourly basis at various times of the year – particularly at the end of November / beginning of December, March, the middle of May and all of June. To apply for this role or for further information please visit www.putteridgehigh.org and click on the link to our School Vacancies.

Watch out for up and coming vacancies which will be advertised on our website

http://www.putteridgehigh.org

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