TAHS Weekly Newsletter.
Headteacher’s Blog
Please find below our final round up of the term. We wish you a very happy half term.
As part of our ongoing Future Intention support programme for Year 12 students, it is proposed to arrange a visit on Friday 28th February 2020 to the Careers Live Convention in Birmingham. We will be leaving school at 8.30am and the predicted time of return is 3.05pm. Students will be registered on the coaches prior to departure. The day offers an opportunity for students to explore a range of talks including information about student life, choosing a career, working a certain industry, applying for university, apprenticeships and much more.
The cost of this trip will be £10.00 per student. Deadline for payment is Tuesday 25th February 2020.
Consent forms to be returned to the Sixth Office by Tuesday 25th February 2020.
This is a great opportunity, so much so that we have offered it to our Year 13 students who have not applied to university. There will be a range of apprenticeship providers and students will be encouraged to seek out opportunities for themselves.
Last week was the Year 12 assessment week. All Year 12 students were ‘put through their paces’ as each classroom teacher assessed them on prior learning. This data will be formulated and passed back to students so they can see the positive progress they are making. This assessment week will also enable classroom teachers and the Sixth Form Team to see who may need academic support and intervention. This is a positive process that allows us to support the student to help bridge gaps in knowledge, help with confidence and also deliver revision strategies to those that may need further support.
With half term upon us, it is that time when I ask you to support your child in Year 13 and help them plan a revision timetable for their final set of examinations at TAHS. We need them to ensure they have enough revision time scheduled per week and to encourage them to ensure that they do have time for themselves. If you would like help with this then please contact Mrs Walton and she will forward your email or query to their classroom teachers.
Year 12 students should now be looking at the ‘super curricular’ activities, by completing Moocs, using online learning platforms such as Future Learn etc. All of these platforms enable students to look deeper into their subject content and to discover a greater understanding of aspects of the subject specification. Using Unifrog is a great way to look at this.
Tutor Activities for First Week Back
Y12
As part of keeping students safe, please watch this BBC clip about a prolific offender and then a Drink Aware video about staying safe on a night out:
https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/staying-safe-while-drinking/stay-with-your-pack/
Y13
As part of keeping students safe, please watch these clips about staying safe on a night out. The first is advice from Cambridge University, the second is from the Canals & Rivers Trust:
Year 9 Options
The options form has now gone ‘LIVE’ on insight. Please make sure that students are on their own account (and not parental account) to complete the form.
The options process closes on Wednesday 26th February
Revision
In order to support the run up to external exams we wish to share some ideas with you. Over half term please ask your child about their revision timetable and how they plan to get ready for the exams. You may find the attached information about ‘revisiting content’ useful.
A Monster Calls
The trip to see ‘A Monster Calls’ is on Wednesday 19th February. Please ensure you return any outstanding medical forms and arrive at school for 12:10.
Year 9 Parents Evening
Year 9 parents evening is now live on insight, http://www.thonasalleynes.org.
Please check you appointments to see if you have missed any teachers – they are going fast!
If you have issues with insight please email insight@tahs.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Business in Berlin
Year 12 Business Studies arrived in a Berlin on Thursday and spent the day exploring and experiencing the Brandenburg Gate and even got to see a couple of ambassadors driving away from an important meeting at the Reichstag.
Friday was an early start to the BMW Motorcycle factory, an escape room experience and taking in the incredible view from the glass dome of the Reichstag, all whilst travelling around the city using the underground and tram systems! Still to come chocolate factory at Ritter Sport, Hard Rock cafe, bunker experience and Walking tour of Berlin.
One student said: the few days we have spent in Berlin was one of my best experiences ever, the culture is different from England and on every street there is an impressive building.
Sports News
Eleanor Punchard in the sixth form, won silver in the English Indoor Rowing Championships at Manchester velodrome.
Berie Ingram was 9th in the County Cross Country Championships.
Year 9 Netball Vs Deferrers
The unbeaten run continued for the Year 9 netball team. Another high standard game was played by both teams. Alleyne’s controlled each quarter and this was reflected in the score. Amelie was voted player of the match for her high quality shooting.The movement with Megan and Amelie in the D allowed for lots of shooting opportunities close to the net.Hattie, Lucy, Kiera, and Evie jumped to intercept or collect rebounds in the defensive third. Whilst Molly, Lucy L and Flo made space in wide areas to create space on the court. An excellent game which finished 19-8 to TAHS
Y10 Girls Netball
1st Orme, 2nd Torrance, 3rd Elkes, 4th Whitmore
Year 9 House Netball
1st Whitmore, 2nd Elkes, 3rd Orme, 4th Torrance
Boys House Football
Year 9
1st Torrance, 2nd Orme, 3rd Whitmore, 4th Elkes
Year 10
1st – Orme, 2nd Whitmore, 3rd Elkes, 4th Torrance
Year 11
1st Orme, 2nd Whitmore, 3rd Torrance, 4th Elkes
CREST Award
The CREST award is now being offered for Y10 students! This award, overseen by the British Science Association, will run weekly and involves students working independently or in groups to plan and run a project addressing a real-world STEM problem. We will be working towards gaining Silver awards from CREST which you will be able to write about on CV’s and personal statements and the skills you learn and develop will be able to be applied to your GCSE science studies. There are many project ideas available such as ‘Detect Fraud Using Chromatography’, ‘Hit-And-Run Investigation’, ‘Monitoring Water Pollution’, ‘Shampoo and Hair Types’ and much more!
The first session will take place on Wednesday 26th February in room 53 with Miss Thorley. If you want to know more about it before you start then please see Miss Thorley at any breaktime or lunchtime.
Please note: this project is currently only offered to Year 10 students at this moment in time, other opportunities will be available to other year groups soon.
Message from student Eco team
We would request that parents, who are dropping students off in the morning or picking up after school, turn off their engines whilst waiting. We are keen to reduce the carbon footprint of our school and this is a relatively simple thing that everyone can do to make a difference.
Science News
This week’s Science Students of the Week selected by Mrs Pavey are:
Year 9
Alex Bryden – for his consistent good work and focus in lessons
William Ball – for his steady progress in Physics (and achieving his target in his end of topic test)
Year 10
Cole Moody – fabulous last assessment score
Tilly Shelley – for consistent hard work and good progress this half term
Year 11
Freya Bettaney – for her growth in confidence in Physics and her consistent hard work this half term
Martha Murray – for her positive attitude to learning and determination to master difficult topics
Year 12
Okii Ari and Vicky Catterall for their work for the James Webb Space Telescope Project
Year 13
Nicole Rankin – for her resilience and determination in Physics
Will Taylor – for his determination to master the subject and his independent work outside lessons
Well done!
Year 9 Most Able Music and Drama Workshop.
Mrs Todd, Miss Gibbins and Mrs Mood ran a workshop this week for some of our talented Year 9 students in music and drama. The workshop was designed to give the opportunity for some students to take part in a musical theatre experience and to rehearse and perform a scene over the course of the day. The musical chosen was Little Shop of Horrors and the choreography was designed by Mrs Mood to enable all students to take part in the performance.
The following words are from Ella Russell:
Wednesday was great. It all started with a bit of a warm up – we had to make a dance together. We also did a really hard tongue twister but we all got it in the end.After we got our teeth around that, we learned the song we were going to be performing -‘Skid Row’ from Little Shop of Horrors’. We were told that there were going to be some solos and later we did the auditions. They were nerve wracking but everyone did really well and the parts were then cast. We ended with an epic performance of what we had created. We filmed it and were all very impressed when we watched it back.
Government Advise on Corona Virus
Advice to those who have travelled recently
Public Health England has changed the advice for individuals who have travelled recently as follows:
Travellers from Wuhan and Hubei Province
If you have travelled from Wuhan or Hubei Province to the UK in the last 14 days you should immediately:
| stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flucall NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the area |
Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.
Travellers from other parts of China and other specified areas
This advice applies to travellers who have returned to the UK from the following areas:
| Elsewhere in ChinaThailandJapanRepublic of KoreaHong KongTaiwanSingaporeMalaysiaMacau |
If you have returned to the UK from any of these areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately:
| stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flucall NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country |
Encouraging good hygiene
As always, if you have symptoms of a cold or flu, then there are measures you can take to stop germs:
| always carry tissues with you and use them to catch your cough or sneeze. Then bin the tissue, and wash your hands, or use a sanitiser gel.wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after using public transport. Use a sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available.avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.avoid close contact with people who are unwell. |
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Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas:
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