Hilbre High School Humanities College Parents’ Newsletter

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Hilbre High School Humanities College Parents’ Newsletter

21st May 2018 – Week B

Date Event

Monday 21st May 2018

Tuesday 22nd May 2018

Wednesday 23rd May 2018

Thursday 24th May 2018 6th Form Leadership interviews and Celebration of Dance Evening, 7pm

Friday 25th May 2018 Boys Interhouse Cricket & Girls Interhouse Rounders Years 7-10 School closes to all staff and students, 3.10pm

What pleasure it gives me to make this newsletter introduction all about a student we have in Year 9: Jake Towse. I am delighted to be congratulating Jake for his success as a member of Merseyside County School’s Football Team Under-14s in winning the ESFA (English Schools Football Association) final, played at Stoke City’s Bet365 Stadium and beating Kent 3-0. Pictured below is Jake holding the trophy for National Champions 2018. Jake is an excellent and highly talented student; I know he will go far…

Mark Bellamy Headteacher


HILBRE STARS

HOYLE HOUSE

Student name(s) Form

Charlie Barnes and Max Halloran 7BMA

Ella Thompson and Mia Ellis 7CHU

Maddie McCormack and Emily Salkeld 7CLL

Lukas Winstanley and Charlie O’Neil 8LCR

Daniel Nation and Khaska Noynay 8KHE

Matthew Kerr and Teegan Thurgood 9AMA

Aaron Brassey and Lydia Hatton 9EGU

Sofia Murad and Ethan Johnston 10AEL

Francesca Murad and Mollie Behan 10HRO

Kieran Tottey and Louis Nutter 11TBA

Jess Evans and Callum Grey 11ARO

ROYDEN HOUSE


Olivia Thornton-Allan and James Spotswood 7FLE

Grace Carr and Riley Hodkinson 7OKO

Jake McAdam and Tomas Jackson 7LHO

Meisha Fleming and Sam Kershaw 8LMC

Sian Boileau-Bennett and Elliot Carr 8EST

Sam Sephton and Daniel Baker 9NST

Ben Wright and Callum Swanick 9RST

Ethan Walton and Ben Carney 10NAR

Maddie Howcroft and Keira Parry 10TMA

Dom Swanick and Ella Ford 11ADA

Dylan Kealy and Julia Carlile 11NMA

DEE HOUSE


Fergus Brady and Max Taylor 7KHO

Megan Cleary and Sophie Williamson 7MGA

Darcie Aitkin and Kain Round 7JGA

Aaron Hamblet and Ewart Cassidy 8LRO

Eoin Dennis and Joshua Bolton 8CSI

Linxi Jian and Kyle Davies 9DHU

Katie Hazlehurst and Jack Newman 9KMI

William Dolan and Alicia Wharton 10SFL

Leah Whitaker and Leo Boyce 10KTE

Megan Mellors and Georgia Craven 11DCR

Shannon Crisp and Joe Strangward 11CBO


TERM DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR Thursday 24th May 2018 6th Form Leadership interviews Thursday 24th May 2018 Celebration of Dance Evening, 7pm Friday 25th May 2018 Boys Interhouse Cricket & Girls Interhouse Rounders

Years 7-10 Friday 25th May 2018 School closes for Whit half term, 3.10pm Monday 4th June 2018 School re-opens to all staff and students ENGLISH REVISION English GCSE revision continues in G3 every Tuesday, 3.20-4pm with 5 members of the Department delivering sessions. Students can choose if they want to focus on English Language or English Literature - both are available. BUSINESS STUDIES REVISION Year 12 Business Studies exam booster sessions will run Monday lunchtimes in G16. GEOGRAPHY REVISION GCSE Geography revision sessions will run Wednesday, 3.10-4pm in F8 and are open to all GCSE Geography students. HISTORY REVISION

GCSE History Revision Sessions (3.15pm-4.00pm)

Day Unit/Paper Room/Staff

Monday Paper 1: Medicine in Britain

F19 Mrs Boyle

Tuesday Paper 2: Early Elizabethan England

F17 Mr Wallis

Wednesday Paper 1: Medicine in Britain

F1 9 Mrs Boyle

Thursday Paper 3: USA, 1945-74

F17 Mr Hellier

YEAR 11 GCSE MATHEMATICS REVISION The Mathematics Department will be running early morning revision/warm up sessions from 7.30am on the days of the GCSE Mathematics examinations. The first one will be next Thursday 24th May and the other two are on Thursday 7th June and Tuesday 12th June. We look forward to seeing Year 11 at these sessions and wish them well for their examinations. Mr Bassett (Head of Mathematics) RUGBY Training is on every Tuesday after school, between 3.20 and 4.20pm. We expect every player to make an effort to train every week, so that our school rugby can become ever more successful. The coaches are: 1st XV - Mr Hodson (Head Rugby coach) Year 10 - Mr Hodson Year 9 - Mr Lomax/Mr Ellis


Year 8 - Mrs Myers/Mr Evans Year 7 - Mr Garrett/Mr Bannon FOOTBALL Girls football training Monday’s, 3.10-4.10pm with Mr Teasdale Boys Year 7 football training Monday’s, 3.10-4.10pm with Mr Wellsbury YEAR 11 EXAMINATION PERIOD As you are aware, we are currently in the midst of the public examination season, with the vast majority of our Key Stage 4 and 5 students sitting GCSE and A level examinations over the coming weeks. This year we have extended the period for Year 11 students to study and revise in school with the support of subject staff until Friday 15th June 2018. Many students have benefited from intensive, pre-examination revision sessions, which they have reported to be both confidence-boosting and helpful. We intend to allow Year 11 students to begin their leave from 1.30pm Friday 15th June 2018. Please ensure that your son/daughter/ward has a copy of the examination timetable and reports for any remaining examinations 15 minutes prior to the start time. There will be subject specific master class sessions prior to some examinations. Please check the school website and our newsletter for updates. On Friday 15th June, there will be a leaver’s assembly for all Year 11 students to attend before they are dismissed at lunchtime. GCSE exam results will be available on Thursday 23rd August 2018 and further details will follow. Finally, may I take this opportunity of wishing all of our Year 11 students the very best of luck for their results this summer. I look forward to seeing them on results day. Mr Bellamy Please find below information regarding the examinations. Please note that some PM exams have changed from 1.30pm to 1pm. All exams will be held in the Sports Hall apart from those students with access arrangements. These will mainly be in S4 but may also be allocated to other rooms. Please refer to individual timetable, which will update with any amendments "real time" on Moodle. A number of students may have clashes and these have been addressed and e-mailed home with amended individual timetables. Please ask students to refer to individual timetable for roomings and timings. Seating plans will be displayed in the gym on the day of the exam with seat numbers and students will be called from the gym into the Sports Hall by seat number. This will only be applicable for any exams in the Sports Hall. Students based in other rooms will be seated by the invigilators. Any students in S4 room will be asked to remove their phones from bags, switch off and place in a basket, their bags can then be placed inside the room at the front. This will eliminate any problems outside the room with bags. Early lunches will be on for PM exams from 12.30pm with some basic supplies (sandwiches, etc). Some examinations may finish after the school day, please arrange alternative transport home on this occasion. Please ask students to bring ONLY water into the exam room in a clear water bottle with the label removed. Also please ensure that all students are FULLY equipped for all examinations as we cannot always ensure that we have enough supplies to hand out. If you require any further information please contact [email protected]



Tue 22 May AM GCSE English Literature Paper 1 AQA 09:00 10:45 1 hour 45 mins Sports Hall

Tue 22 May PM GCSE Geography Paper 1 AQA 13:30 15:00 1 hour 30 mins Sports Hall

Wed 23 May AM

GCSE Business Studies OCR 09:00 10:00 1 hour

Sports Hall BTEC Health & Social Care EDEXL 09:00 10:30 1 hour 30 mins

GCE Mathematics OCR 09:00 10:30 1 hour 30 mins

Wed 23 May PM

GCSE Physics Paper 1 - Foundation & Higher AQA 13:00 14:45 1 hour 45 mins

Sports Hall GCSE

GCSE Science Trilogy Physics Paper 1 - Foundation & Higher

AQA 13:00 14:15 1 hour 15 mins

GCSE

CAMX Sport RSA 13:30 14:30 1 hour F3

Thu 24 May AM

GCE Geography Paper 2 AQA 09:00 10:30 1 hour 30 mins

Sports Hall GCSE Mathematics Paper 1 Non Calc - Foundation & Higher

EDEXL 09:00 10:30 1 hour 30 mins

GCSE

Thu 24 May PM BTEC Applied Science - Biology EDEXL 13:30 14:10 40 mins Sports Hall

Fri 25 May AM

GCSE English Literature Paper 2 AQA 09:00 11:15 2 hours 15 mins Sports Hall

BTEC Applied Science - Chemistry EDEXL 09:00 09:40 40 mins

Fri 25 May PM

GCSE Textiles AQA 13:00 15:00 2 hours Sports Hall

BTEC Applied Science - Physics EDEXL 13:00 13:40 40 mins

6th FORM Year 13/14 students Students that are sitting only vocational subjects will be expected to stay in school until Thursday 28th June. If staff are happy that students have completed their course to the required standard, then the student will need to liaise with a member of the 6th Form Team so that we can monitor who needs to be in school and make alternative arrangements for students who have finished. Please ensure students are in school until 28th June. Students following a blended curriculum of A level and vocational subjects need to liaise with the 6th Form Team. It may be that a student has completed their BTEC course and could have extra home based sessions or extra directed study. Students completing A level courses; there are far fewer exams in the summer season prior to half term than ever before. As a result, students will be asked to come into school after half term for their lessons. We foresee the weeks after half term to be revision sessions in normal lesson time and directed study will continue to be available. Students need to ensure that they are appropriately dressed in smart office wear for all examinations. On Thursday 28th June students will have the opportunity to come into school between 10.30am – 12.00pm to say ‘farewell’ to everyone at Hilbre! The 6th Form Team, Senior Leadership Team and 6th Form Tutors will meet with students in the 6th Form Block for refreshments and we hope to get a photograph of all the year group together. We would like to take this opportunity to encourage all our students to continue to work hard in their studies, doing all that they can to achieve examination grades that reflect their ability and ensure their potential is reached.


ART Congratulations to Hannah Hughes from 6DIN for getting onto this year’s Edsential Young Artist's in Tuscany trip. Hannah will spend a week working in various workshops and visiting cities such as Florence and Siena. Hannah joins Gabby Nicholson and Lauren McMullan as successful candidates from Hilbre to attend this prestigious trip and hopes to use this excellent opportunity to further her education in Art. CAREERS Local apprenticeship vacancy - Customer Service Apprentice Spex4less in Hoylake already employ a significant number of ex-Hilbre students and are looking to recruit another as a Customer Service Apprentice. The work will initially be office administration but applicants may then be able to progress onto optical lens manufacturing. Further qualifications can be gained, with assessors visiting from West Lancashire College. It is preferred but not essential that applicants have a Grade 4 or above in GCSE English and Maths. This vacancy would be suitable for both Year 11 and 6th Form students. Anyone interested in applying should e-mail their CV to Janet Styles, Director at [email protected]

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SCHOOL TERM DATES 2018-19 Summer term 2018 Close Friday 25th May 2018

MAY DAYS – Monday 7th May & Monday 28th May 2018 HALF TERM – Monday 28th May – Friday 1st June 2018

Open Monday 4th June 2018 Close Friday 20th July 2018 Closed Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th July 2018 – INSET Days (School closed students)

HILBRE INSET DAYS AND SCHOOL CLOSED TO STUDENTS –

Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th July 2018 Autumn term 2018 Monday 3rd September 2018 staff development training – INSET Day (School closed students) Open Tuesday 4th September 2018 school open for Years 7 and 12 only Open Wednesday 5th September 2018 full school return Closed Friday 28th September 2018 – INSET Day (School closed students) Close Friday 19th October 2018

HALF TERM - Monday 22nd October – Friday 26th October 2018

Open Monday 29th October 2018 Close Friday 21st December 2018

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS – Monday 24th December 2018 – Friday 4th January 2019

Spring term 2019 Open Monday 7th January 2019 Close Friday 15th February 2019

HALF TERM – Monday 18th February – Friday 22nd February 2019

Open Monday 25th February 2019 Close Friday 29th March 2019

SPRING BREAK – Monday 1st – Friday 12th April 2019


Summer term 2019 Open Monday 15th April 2019 Close Friday 24th May 2019

BANK HOLIDAYS – Friday 19th April, Monday 22nd April and Monday 6th May 2019 – School closed HALF TERM – Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May 2019

Open Monday 3rd June 2019 Close Friday 19th July 2019 Closed Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th July 2019 – INSET Days (School closed students) Autumn term 2019 – School opens Monday 2nd September 2019 – to be confirmed

HILBRE INSET DAYS AND SCHOOL CLOSED TO STUDENTS –

Monday 3rd September 2018, Friday 28th September 2018, Monday 22nd July 2019, Tuesday 23rd July 2019 and Wednesday 24th July 2019

Now running Monday to Friday 8:00am—8:30am

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