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!Dear Parents,
It has been a busy and productive week for staff and pupils.
As parents will know, the school was inspected by Ofsted on Wednesday, 10th and Thursday, 11th December. We have made many changes and improvements since the last inspection and I look forward to sharing the outcome of the inspection early in the New Year.
I would like to thank all staff and Governors for their hard work and dedication to our school improvement work. The inspection team were very complimentary about the behaviour and conduct of our pupils, who have been a great credit to us.
I would like to thank those parents who took the time to report to the Ofsted Questionnaire by giving their opinion of the school on Parent View. The support that parents give our school is evident.
On Monday, 8th December, we celebrated Founder’s Day and I attended Mass with Pupils in St Joseph’s Church. All pupils were responsive and reverent during the Mass celebrated by Father Alex, and the Provincial of the Salvatorian Community.
As part of our advent preparations, pupils have been donating items for our Christmas hampers, which will be distributed to members of St Joseph’s Parish next week.
A group of Year 7 pupils spent Thursday afternoon at Rowan Weald Nursing home, where they sang Carols for the elderly residents, who really enjoyed spending time with our Pupils. Thank you to those boys who volunteered and Mr Ayo and Ms Hyland who accompanied them.
Year 11 mock exams continue this week and I have been very impressed with the commitment pupils have shown. The team of external invigilators have commented that the pupils’ maturity and dedication to do well is the best they have seen.
I would like to thank those parents who attended the Parent Focus Group meeting and shared their view about what they feel we are doing well as a school and where we continue to need to make improvements. Our plans for a 3 Year KS4 experience will be put out for wider consultation in the New Year.
I would like to invite parents to our Carol Service on Tuesday, 16th December at 7.00 pm in St Joseph’s Church.
School will finish at 12.30 pm for pupils on Thursday, 18th December 2014.Yours sincerely,
!
Headteacher’s Letter
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December 2014 - Wk.14
Salvatorian College
Paul Kassapian Headteacher
This Week
Coming up
Tuesday, 16th December Carol Service, 7.00 pm
Thursday, 18th December Last Day of Term, School Closes at
12.30 pm
Wednesday, 17th December Pupils Christmas Lunch
Sunday, 14th December Annual Santa Dash for St Luke’s
Hospice
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Monday, 5th January Start of the Spring Term -
School reopens for pupils at
the usual time
Tuesday, 6th January Epiphany Liturgies
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Freddie, Year 8 is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Freddie has already managed to raise over £755 for the charity. !Here is Freddie’s pledge. !“I am shaving my hair on Boxing Day and my hair will be donated to the Little Princess Trust who make real hair wigs for boys and girls who have lost their hair through cancer.
I believe they could make about 50 wigs with my big bushy afro! Just joking.
The money raised will be donated to Macmillan Cancer who provide amazing support to people like my Grandad who has
been in a long term fight against cancer.
And throughout, MacMillan have given him all the help and stability he needs to stay strong against this Fight.
Thank You to anyone that donates money, I really appreciate your help and generous donations.” – Freddie
If you would like to donate please see the following link to Freddie’s Page: https://www.justgiving.com/Fredhair/
“Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.”, Freddie
Macmillan Cancer Support
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The third Sunday
of Lent is known as
Gaudete Sunday
or 'Rejoice
Sunday’. !This title is taken from the introit
‘Rejoice in the Lord always;
Again I say rejoice!’. !The Sunday however is a slight
respite from the solemnity from
Advent.
It is a ‘lightening up’ and this is
expressed by the liturgical
colours moving from
penitential purple to the far
more ‘joyful’ rose. !All of this points towards the joy
that comes from the Christian
life. !As Sunday’s epistle reminds us
we should ‘be happy always’.
This might be a bit much: Life
can sometimes be a struggle.
It can be very hard to find joy
when we are surrounded by
suffering or are enduring pain
ourselves. !St. Paul is not talking about us
being happy in a superficial
sense or to be oblivious to
sadness. !He is talking about the inner-
peace and joy that comes from
accepting Christ into our
hearts. !This joy is like a small fire. If we
fuel it; it will grow and produce
a warming heat. !The sacraments and prayer are
the fuel that allows this ‘fire’ to
warm our souls. !The period of Advent allows us
to prepare this fire once again
as we look forward to the
celebration of Christmas.
3rd Week of Lent
Mark Davoren - School Chaplain
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The
community would like to wish everyone
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Peace and Joythis Christmas
All welcome to our Carol Service
16th December, 7pm
at St Joseph’s Catholic Church,
High Road, Harrow Weald.
We would like to invite all students to apply to the 'Junior Masterclasses' programme at UCL (one of the best universities in the world). !The classes are designed to give students a taste of learning at university. !Pupils can pick from a range of academic subjects – they could choose a subject studied at school, or a completely new subject. !The masterclasses are entertaining, hands-on sessions run by UCL academics. !
If successful, pupils will get the chance to look around UCL, and meet other young people from across London. !Junior Masterclasses are open to young people attending state schools in Years 8-11. !UCL run separate masterclasses for Years 8-9 and Years 10-11. !Please note that if a student is in Years 8 or 9 they will need to bring a parent or carer. !Students can apply online at www.ucl.ac.uk/junior-masterclasses Karen Wilkinson Head of Creative Arts Pupil Premium Lead Teacher
Opportunity to apply for UCL University Masterclass
Carol Service
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Art Department
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!!!Currently the
year 9's are
making
work,
responding to
the theme
'Organic
Mechanic'
!!
Ben !
Rudden !
9F
Art of the Week
Christmas
Card
Competition
!!
Well done to
our
Christmas
Card
Competition
Winner 2014
Ioan
Year 7C
After school Art
Club
Year 9’s
Art club will be starting
next term on
Thursdays in Ms
Hands’ room.
Year 9's are invited to
come along after
school. !The club will help to
develop their skills and
introduce them to new
materials. !Thank you.
Ms Hans
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Free School Meals Your son could be eligible for free school meals, if as a parent/carer you receive one of the following support payments: • Income Support (IS) - a child who receives Income Support can also apply for free school meals themselves. • Income Related Job Seekers Allowance (JSAIR) • Income Related Employment Support Allowance (ESAIR) • Support under Part VI of the
Immigration andAsylum Act 1999. • Pension Credit • Child Tax Credit (ensuring that your income is no more than £16,190.00)
!The school provide healthy and
nutr i t ious meal choices to p re p a re yo u r s o n fo r t h e afternoon. To apply, please go online www.harrow.gov.uk or visit the civic centre. The school receives pupil premium for every child that claims free school meals. This provides extra funding for the school to give additional support. !Please note that the allocated daily allowance for a free school meal is £2.40. If your child exceeds that amount the difference will be deducted out of your ParentPay account. Please make sure that your
ParentPay account is topped u p re g u l a r l y i n o rd e r to a c c o m m o d a t e f o r s u c h eventualities.
Parent View !!Parent View gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think about the school. !Parent View asks for your opinion on 12 aspects of the school, from the quality of teaching, to dealing with bullying and poor behaviour. !
Ofsted will use the information you provide when making decisions about which schools to inspect, and when. !!By sharing your views, you will be helping the school to improve. To register your view, please visit: !https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/
St Dominic's interviews
are set to take place on
the 12th and 14th of
January 2015. !In preparation for this, the
KS4 team have arranged
for a member of the St
Dominic's SLT to offer Year
11 pupils some guidance
on completing their
online application forms. !!!!!
This guidance assembly
will take place on
Wednesday, 12th
November 2014 as a
means to ensure
Salvatorian pupils can
continue in Catholic
education beyond Year
11. !Miss Williams, Head of KS4 !
Salvatorian College
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If you wish your son to have a school meal, please ensure that there are cleared funds on his ParentPay account to facilitate this. Please note that it takes 48 hours for funds to be cleared. !Your son will not be able to have a school meal if the account is overdrawn and in th i s ins tance you shou ld provide him with a packed lunch until the account is restored to credit. !Please see the information about ‘Free School Meals’ as
outlined bellow if you think that your son may be eligible for a free school meal. !Thank you, The Innovate Team
School Meals - ParentPay St Dominic’s Interviews for Year 11
Parent Notices
!!Thank you to
Waitrose for their
generous contribution
towards our Christmas
Hampers!
MOBILE PHONES POLICY Parents are reminded that our current school policy
does not allow mobile phones on the school’s
premises and the school does not accept any
responsibility for any damage and/or loss to mobile
devices brought into school.
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