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Polesworth Matters Dear All

As we come towards the end of this half term I want to wish everyone a lovely break.

However, our last week is by no means a quiet one... On Tuesday 11th February we have our Evening of Dance. Please come and support what is always an amazing spectacle of skill, strength, elegance and agility. I promise that you will not be disappointed.

Year 8 have been attending assemblies for available Level 2 option subjects and on Wednesday 13th February we have our annual Year 8 into 9 Evening. I would encourage all year 8 students and parents to attend this event in order to access all the relevant and highly important information pertaining to option choices and possible future plans. Please be advised that school will close at 1.10pm on 13th to allow staff to prepare for the event.

Our recent Parent Consultation Evening was a huge success and I want to thank staff and parents for their continued support and energy. It was extremely well attended and the feedback has been fantastic.

I wish everyone a restful break and I look forward to seeing everyone after the holiday!

Headteacher

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this issue

Headteachers Message

Attendance

Early Finish Letter

Y8 into Y9 Curriculum Evening Letter

Poetry Competition

Dance Showcase

Scientist of the Month

Science Stars of the Month

PE News

Contact Details

Key Dates for

February

Deadline for Prefect applications

7th

Out of Uniform 7th

Y11 History trip to Raglan and Grosmont Castle

11th

CSW Talent Contest, Leamington Spa

11th

Y13 Science trip to Body Worlds Museum, London

12th

Dance Showcase, 6.30pm, Main Hall

11th

Y12/13 English trip, Jane Eyre, Lichfield Garrick Theatre

13th Break up for Half Term

14th

Early Finish, 1.10pm 13th

Year 8 into 9 evening

13th

At The Polesworth School we pride ourselves on our consistently high levels of attendance. For many years now, our annual attendance rate has been over the national average figure

for secondary schools which was 94.4% attendance last year.

Excellent attendance is crucial to a child's overall education. It is impossible for us to provide our students with the highest quality of education if they are not attending consistently and

accessing the many educational opportunities and experiences available to them.

Our Attendance Policy, available to download from our website, outlines the procedures we

follow to monitor attendance and the strategies we put in place to address attendance concerns. As many of you will be aware, we always aim to send an automated text message

home by mid-morning to inform you if your child has not been registered within the first half

hour of the day. The message requests that parents make urgent contact with the school to inform us of the reason for absence and this helps us to ensure students who are absent are

safeguarded. Additionally, it enables us to monitor absences, as well as ensuring we meet the legal requirement of recording all reasons for absence on the official register.

In order to maintain our focus on high attendance we make contact with parents if their

child's attendance falls below 95%, highlighting any potential concerns and offering support

if required. If that student's attendance continues to decline and there are no apparent mitigating circumstances for that decline, the school may choose to set an internal target for

improvement, which again will include support from the school to help students to succeed. Unfortunately, for a small number of students, this approach may not prove effective and at

this point the school may have no option but to engage the Local Authority's Attendance

Service, who will set a legal target, the failure of which could result in prosecution.

While we do place a high emphasis on attendance, we recognise that there are occasions

when it can prove difficult for students to attend, either through ongoing illness or through emotional difficulties that may emerge. In these circumstances, we are here to help and are

keen to work alongside parents to address any problems which may be affecting their child's

overall school experience. Our Youth Worker, Mrs Owen, plays a key role on helping students improve their attendance. She, along with other members of our pastoral support team

meet regularly with students to encourage consistent attendance and are available to meet with parents to help address any problems that may be affecting a student's attendance,

ideally nipping problems in the bud before they get too big. These members of staff are

easily contactable through Student Services, by calling the school.

Thankfully, the vast majority of students tell us that they enjoy school and are keen to get the

most out of their education. Regular assemblies highlight the latest House attendance data

and annually, 100% attendance is recognised through prizes in assemblies. We also encourage our students to engage in healthy competition, helping their House to achieve the

highest percentage attendance.

We are all too aware that none of the above would prove successful without the support of

our parents and we continue to be grateful for the parental support we receive in ensuring high attendance remains a key feature of each student's academic experience at The

Polesworth School.

LGBT History Month (February 2020)

Poetry Competition!

This year the theme for LGBT History Month is “Poetry, Prose and Plays” so we are launching a poetry writing competition here at school.

Your entry does not need to be entirely based on the theme of LGBT but can include any or all aspects of things to do with equality, acceptance, love, identity, peace, pride, human rights, reconciliation, community, togetherness etc.

Your entry should be no longer than 1 side of A4 either typed or handwritten, and should be submitted to Mr Barber by the 14th February. You can enter more than one poem if you wish. There will be a prize for the winning poem and hopefully we may be able to create an anthology of poems from the competition. There will be a box to post your entries into in the Study Centre or you can hand them to Mr Barber in Tomlinson Hall.

Dance Showcase

Scientist of the Month SEPTEMBER 2019

Year 7 Science Pheobe Twells

Year 8 Science Dylan Spearing

Year 9 Science Ellie Hicks

Year 10 Biology Amelia Arnold

Year 10 Chemistry Ty Cox Higgins

Year 10 Physics Billy King

Year 11 Biology Georgia Smith

Year 11 Chemistry Taylor Harris

Year 11 Physics Mackenzie Gilbert

Year 12 Chemistry Mia Roche

Year 12 Physics Josh Kermode

Year 12 Forensic

Science Cristina Dobanda

Year 13 Chemistry Tom Banks

Year 13 Physics Ethan Lomas

Year 13 Forensic

Science Caitlin Holmes

Year 7 Science Barri Lines

Year 7 Science Maisie Powles

Year 8 Science Seth Chilton

Year 9 Biology Chelsea Collins

Year 9 Chemistry Astrid Hopkins

Year 9 Physics Ethan Grills

Year 10 Biology Declan Jones

Year 10 Chemistry Fawaz Sanusi

Year 10 Physics Daniel Maddox

Year 11 Biology Alice Smith

Year 11 Chemistry Nicole Wilkes

Year 11 Physics Cameron Sherlock

Year 12 Biology Sarah Wilcox

Year 12 Chemistry Charlie Howell

Year 12 Physics Katie Moss

Year 12 Forensic Science Laurie Kelly

Year 13 Biology Meg Hogben

Year 13 Chemistry Harry Hudson

Year 13 CHEMISTRY Sam Rhodes

Year 13 Forensic Science Elisa Watret

Scientist of the Month January 2020

Alexander Josefen Zac Smith

Jack Longmore Jessica Wheeler

Ellie-Louise Nickless Lily-Ann Edwards

Mayah Imaan Jack Underwood

Evangelina Clarke Alicia Fearing

Maisie Powles Alfie Aston

Maisie Hughes Jenson langman

Lewis langley Oliver Cuthbert

Harrison Johnson Matthew McKitton

Vaughan Plester Josie Boucher

Imogen Smith Leah Mitton

Stella Spies Euan Wilson

Joshua Gray Freya Moore

Harley Brown Amy East

Kiera Davis Ryan Wilson

ChLoe Engley Fin CLover

Will Barker Tom Fraser

Ross Davies Madison Margetts

Evie Jenkins Kenzie McWilliams

Demi Reid Nastasja Gugleta

Finley Spragg Bailey Jackson

Oliver lavender Tom Chesters

Kelsey Davis Millie Brown

Harry Stringer Freya Kurtulus

Amaya Bailey Daisy Thorpe

ChLoe O'Brien

Carys Jones

Jess Sadler

Emma CLover

Liam Sheard

Lily-Mae Clamp

Lily-Mae Mazi

Kelsey Roe

Madeleine Gould

Kyle Statham

Madeleine Gould

Hope Palfrey

Chris Dutton

Leah Carvel

Josh Kermode

Liam Kirkham

luis Santos

Robyn Watret

Ellie Foster

Katie France

Sam Rhodes

Natasha Beasley

Ben Oldham

Science Stars of the Month

Nominees for Scientist of the month for their hard work

January 2020

PE News

Dan Rachel

Congratulations to Dan Rachel who has just

signed a contract at Coventry City Football Club.

Contact Us The Polesworth School

Dordon Road Dordon

Tamworth Staffordshire

B78 1QT

Telephone Number :01827 702205 Fax Number : 01827 702206

School email for general queries : To inform us your child is absent : admin@thepolesworthschool.com attendance@thepolesworthschool.com

Opening Hours

Monday to Thursday: 7.45 am to 4.45 pm Friday: 7.45 am to 4.15 pm

@PolesworthSchl

Library

Opening times:

Monday–Thursday: 8.15am – 4.00pm Friday: 8.15 am – 3.30 pm Students and Staff may use the facilities before and after school, or during break and lunchtime for book selection, research or for a quiet place to sit and do homework. Alternatively, there is a broad range of magazines and newspapers, chess and Sudoku and other games to challenge the little grey cells!

In addition to the Library is a dedicated Sixth Form area. This is a quiet study area which is available for Year 12 and 13 students to use during their free periods.

Don’t forget, you can check all term dates

on our website - www.thepolesworthschool.com

Parent Pay Shop Parent Pay Shop items

available to purchase are School Ties, Revision Guides, Calculators and Art Supplies.

Click on www.polesworthschool.com and then click on the shopping trolley.

Letters Think you’ve missed a letter from school?

Our letters—including Trip letters— can be found on our website under the School Life section.

Lost Property See Student Services where all

lost property is kept. Also be aware there will be a display of all

lost property at each Parents’ Evening .

The Polesworth School - Official