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BANK VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Half Term Newsletter
177 Long Lane Tel: 0151 233 6120
Liverpool Fax: 0151 523 7057
L9 6AD Email: [email protected]
Head teacher’s Comment
Dear Parent/Carers
It has been an extremely busy
half term again with lots going on
in and out of school.
On the 16th May I was invited to
Buckingham Palace to collect a
plaque to acknowledge the hard
work carried out by our students
to achieve their Duke of Edinburgh
awards. Several students in school
have now achieved Gold award and
others are working at Silver and
Bronze Level. I was so proud to
achieve the plaque and the
Countess of Wessex was delighted
to hear about our students
residential to Bibby Farm.
I was also extremely proud of all
the students in 8a who received
3rd prize in the RSPCA Art
competition. Ms. Pattison and I
had a lovely evening with
representatives of the form class,
as they collected a £25 prize.
Yet more achievements, this time
in upper school! Mrs. Cain and I
were delighted to see all our
students, who have attended Hugh
Baird this year, receive
certificates at the school link
celebration. All the students who
have attended college have
experienced a variety of vocational
courses including floristry, cooking,
mechanics and ICT.
Have a lovely half term.
Miss. Gelling
Ps. Thank you to everyone for
your support in my bid to run the
London marathon. I completed the
26.2 miles and in the process our
group raised over £13,000 for
Muscular Dystrophy UK.
Sixth Form Updates
It has been a busy time
for our sixth formers.
Student’s studying the
DofE Bronze, Silver and
Gold award attended a
trip to Bibby’s Farm in
Chorley for 3 or 4 days. They
have recently come back. It was
extremely successful with all
students working exceptionally well
and all of them successfully
completing a 6 mile expedition walk
successfully completing it. The
students stuyding Silver and Gold
awards were also self-sufficient in
putting up tents and cooking their
own food. They also overcame
some adverse weather conditions
on the second night to successfully
complete the camping element of
the course.
Well Done!
Our sixth form
students have
successfully
completed English
and ICT exams.
We are awaiting the results and
hopeful of some great scores.
Students are busy preparing for
their Maths exams.
Please note that the term ends for
sixth form students on Thursday
30th June. Students who wish to
stay can do so until 21st July.
They must inform the school of
this.
PE Update
The pupils at Bank View really
enjoy our trips out to the climbing
walls at awesome walls. Because of
this the P.E Department are
pleased to announce that a brand
new, custom made climbing wall is
to be installed in our gym. The
new climbing will be 3.5 meters
wide allowing 4 different climbing
routes to be set up to a height of
8 meters. The climbing routes will
be set to allow access to all.
There will also be a route that
traverses the base of the wall for
those pupils who may have
difficulty with heights. This
addition to the department will
provide new challenges to pupils
and allow them to develop their
self-confidence and team work
skills. The wall is set to be
installed during the summer
holidays.
Thank you A. Wrigg (Head of P.E)
Horticulture
Horticulture has
got off to a
great start. I
have now begun
gardening with groups of pupils on
Thursdays. We have been clearing
an allotment and have sown broad
beans, peas, cabbages and
potatoes. We are
producing a wild
flower bed for a local
community group and
also building a path
to the new sports
pitch for wheelchair
users. In the future we hope to
work with a retirement home
clearing their gardens and to
develop an allotment area on site
I have a small group of pupils
working with me but expect
numbers to increase once we start
work.
Any other interested pupils can
talk to me when I am in school on
a Wednesday or Thursday.
Thank you Mr John Pearce
Transition in the ARC
September is not far away so we
are starting to welcome our new
pupils with a short visit to the
School prior to their Induction Day
on the 6th July.
All the Year 6 pupils are very
excited when I go and visit them
in their primary schools and have
lots of questions, when they visit
us here at Bank View they love
the building and say that the staff
and pupils are all very friendly.
We occasionally have teachers visit
us too and they love to catch up
with previous pupils and see how
they have grown!
Transition is a vital part of making
the move from primary to
secondary and we do our best to
ease the move for both pupils and
parents, we have a new Transition
Book and would like to thank
Christopher Dunbabin in 6th form,
for his fantastic map of the school
which will definitely help the new
pupils get around.
Jan Assheton
Fusion Fusion have got spaces for pupils
with fusion referral to attend a
Youth Night on a Wednesday night
from 6-9pm at Milstead School,
Iliad St L5. Activities include
sports, gaming, arts & craft and
cooking. If you are interested
contact the Fusion office on 0151
225 6020.
If any parent is interested in
receiving out of school provisions
for their child then please contact
the school for further information.
Autism Adventures
We would like
to pass on
information
about a local
organisation
Autism Adventures Liverpool,
www.liverpoolautismadventures.co.uk
Current Events & Activities
Monday 13th April - Autism
Football at Goals SPEKE Liverpool
L24 9PQ- 11am - 1pm £6 per
child Every Thursday thereafter
5pm - 6pm
Tuesday 14th April - Wall
Climbing at Beboulder - Widnes
WA8 0QN - 11am - 12pm £5.50
per child - Exclusive Access
Wednesday 15th April - Jungle
Rumble - Liverpool One Crazy Golf
9.30 - 10.30am exclusive access
£3.50 per child
Go Kids Play Centre SPEKE L24
1YH
Disability Night 6pm - 8pm (1st
Tuesday of every month) exclusive
access to play centre.
Thank you Jan Assheton [email protected]
Sensory News
Parents asked for more events to
be organised focusing on sensory
processing and intervention
strategies. I will endeavour to
organise a training session after
half term. If you want to know
about sensory processing and/or
concerned that your child has
sensory processing difficulties then
please do not hesitate to contact
me at school.
Thank you Louise [email protected]
Diversity week was a huge success.
The pupils had a brilliant time
learning lots of new things and
visiting many new places. Pupils
had the opportunity to visit the
Mosque, The Royal School for the
Blind and Liverpool Cathedral.
Activities in school included blind
football, wheelchair basketball,
learning braille, Indian dance and
learning about British values.
We also celebrated the queens
90th birthday with a street party
in school with afternoon tea. It
was a great week and all the pupils
and staff had lots of fun.
Reward Trips The pupils enjoyed a reward trip
this half term to Chester Zoo.
The trip is for pupils who display
consistent excellent behaviour and
attitude in school. The pupils had
lots of fun in the zoo and were a
credit to the school.
Friday 18th March was our sport
relief and Muscular Dystrophy UK
fundraising day. All the pupils and
staff were challenged to complete
a sport relief mile or a mile for
muscles. I am happy to say all the
pupils ran, walked or jogged a
mile. Some pupils completed up to
3 miles which is fantastic.
All the pupils and staff had lots of
fun.
The total amount raised was
£544.00. This amount was split
between both the Sports Relief
and Muscular Dystrophy UK
charities.
Bank View would like to thank
everyone for their continuing
support and raising so much money
for these worthy charities.
Miss Armstrong and all the staff
at Bank View
Year 11 Exam Dates
There will be a free breakfast
club on exam days for all year
11’s
Please see below for official
exam’s dates for Yr 11 pupils.
Please note not every Yr 11 pupil
will take all the exams on the list.
Science- 25th May (pm) 1hr 15
Maths- 26th May (am) 1hr 45
GCSE
Maths- 9th June (am) 1hr 15
GCSE
Science- 10th June (am) 1hr 15
Maths- 14th June (am) 1hr 30
GCSE
Home Economics- 16th June (am)
GCSE 1hr 30
Year 11 Leavers Prom will take
place on Friday 1st July 2016
after the exams. We will be doing
various
fundraising to
make it the best
prom yet. The
theme of this
years’ prom will
be decided by a
vote. The choices include things
like; Ibiza Party, 1920’s theme,
Grease The Movie etc…..All will be
revealed soon……..
Several pupils
have been
attending weekly
workshops at
various venues in
the city where they have had the
opportunity to learn and develop
their music and/or drama skills.
They have developed pieces which
they will perform in The
Philharmonic Hall on Wednesday
6th July 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Our children have
also been attending
weekly workshops in
which they have
participated in an array of
activities including, dance, drama,
music, photography, filming and
recording. They are working on a
piece for the Drama and Dance
DaDa Fest event will be held at
The Everyman Theatre on
Thursday 14th July 6.00pm.
Pupils involved have all had letters
and applications forms. Tickets are
now available for both events from
the venues directly. Tickets are
priced at £4.00. Please book early
to avoid disappoint as the event
was sold out last year. Further
details about the events will be
sent out shortly. Please contact
me if you have any enquiries about
either event. I look forward to
sharing this special event with you
and your talented child!
Bank View and Soft drinks
You may have seen in
the papers the amount
of hidden sugar in soft
drinks. Could you please
make sure your child
only brings plain water
in to school, this is
important for packed
lunches. Some of the
sugar in popular drinks is:
Lucozade 15.5 sugar cubes
Capri Sun 8.25 sugar cubes
Ribena small carton 7.25 sugar
cubes
Volvic flavoured water 5.75 sugar
cubes.
BVHS Suntan Lotion and
After Sun Policy
Any parent/carer NOT wanting
school to apply sun cream or after
sun lotion on their child, please
can you inform the school as soon
as possible.
Thank you
Pupil Absence All parents/guardians must contact
the school office in the morning if
your child will be off ill. Without a
telephone call your child will be
marked unauthorised.
Escorts are not responsible for
passing on messages that your
child is ill.
Medical Appointments
Any child attending a
medical appointment,
please bring in your
medical card/letter so
we can authorise your
absence. Without proof, your
absence will be marked
unauthorised.
Please ensure your child comes into
school before or after their
appointment.
Thank you Anne Marsh EWO
Attendance & Punctuality Attendance and punctuality are
essential for children to make
progress. As a school we
encourage children to be in school
as often as they can. I have
issued all pupils with a challenge to
achieve 100% attendance each
term and if they do this they will
receive a reward. The government
have now issued new guide lines
that means that pupils who have
90% attendance or less are
classed as ‘persistent absentees’
and further action will be taken by
the school with the support of the
education welfare officer.
Thank you
School Dinners
If your child wishes
to change from school
dinner to packed lunch or packed
lunch to school dinner. Please call
the school office first on 0151
233 6120 to prevent unsolicited
dinner charges.
If you child is a PAID hot dinner
the cost of the dinner is £9 per
week. Please make sure your
child’s account is kept in credit
and payments are up to date.
After School Club After school club runs from
3:15pm – 4:30pm on Mondays
Wednesdays and Thursday’s.
Please note that if your child is on
the list to go to our after school
clubs and you wish for your child
NOT to attend club on that day,
please contact the school office to
let them know. On 0151 233 6120
or email: bankview-
Thank you
Pupil Information
We would like to remind all
parents of the importance of
providing the school with any
change of address or phone
numbers, please let the school
office know immediately. There
have been a number of incidents
when it has not been possible to
contact a parent when their child
has been unwell, due to us not
having up to date phone numbers.
Parent/Carer Name:
……………………………………………………..
Pupil Name:
………………………………………………………..
New Home No:
……………………………………………………….
New Mobile No:
………………………………………………………
New Address:
………………………………..………………………
………………………………………………………
Postcode….……………………………………
Please fill in the above if any
changes and send into school as
soon as possible. Or email your
details to bankview-
Thank you
Important School Dates
16th May – 6th Form Bibby’s
Farm Residential
30th May – 3rd June - Half
Term
6th June – Back to School
24th June- BVHS Sports Day
1st July- Year 11 Prom Day
6th July – Year 6 Transition
Day
6th July – DADA Performance-
Philharmonic Hall- 6:30pm-
8:30pm
14th July- 6th Form DADA
Performance- Everyman
Theatre- 6:00pm
22nd July- Summer Break
May Half Term
27th May -3rd June - Half
Term (Finish Normal Time)
Pupils return to school on
the 6th June (Normal time)
DofE Camping Trip
Hugh Baird Awards
First look at Bank Views new climbing wall
