WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - 7th May 2018 N°27

Dear Parent/Guardian

As we approach the summer months, please could I encourage students to apply sunblock on very hot days and wear a sun hat when outdoors. Students are permitted to drink water in the classroom on very hot days, fizzy or canned drinks are not permitted. Please could I encourage students to prepare well for their hydration levels and to refill their bottles during break and lunch time.

Attendance at school is very important. So that students are not disadvantaged in their learning or school experience, we ask all parents and carers to ensure their children achieve 100% attendance between now and the summer holidays. This is an important part of the school year: with many assessments taking place in the summer term. The majority of our parents recognise the importance of not missing lessons and therefore arrange family holidays during the school holiday periods. Please may I remind you that those students who take holidays in term time will not have their absence authorised, which will result in fines being issued.

Thank you for your continued support.

Yours faithfully

Mrs Helen Gilroy

Headteacher B.A.(Hons) P.G.C.E. NPQH

Year 10

Year 10 students have their Maths and English mock examinations on Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th of May. Following these exams, the French and Spanish speaking mocks begin the week commencing 11th June. Exams for all other subjects begin on 21st June. Thank you in advance for your continued support.

School Attendance

Target for Whole school attendance is 98% . This week whole school attendance is 94.9%

Year 7 - 95.6%

Year 8 - 95.4%

Year 9 - 94.4%

Year 10 - 94.1%

Year 11 - 94.6%

Every day of absence is five hours of missed learning and so creates additional work for students to catch up with.

Please contact the attendance officer Mrs C Scaife on ext. 127 or a Head of Year to discuss any concerns on attendance or catching up on missed work.

Year 7- Ms E Jarosz- ext. 107

Year 8 - Mr R Tracey- ext. 108

Year 9 - Mr K Beck- ext. 109

Year 10 - Mr S Green- ext. 110

Year 11 - Ms S Lawton- ext. 111

PiXL – Power to Perform

The exam season is upon us on once again and the Student Voice team have been trying out recipes designed to increase our students brain power.

Following last years culinary successes with trying out nutritious and tasty super snack foods, the team this year have been trying out a range of more

filling main meals.

The team cooked and tested a different twist on pizza with spinach and a baked egg, super spicy mexican chicken wraps, homemade fish finger

sandwiches and a delicious Mediterranean pasta bake. All of the recipes went down a storm, offered a range of challenge of cooking skills and the

testers got to try out some new flavours. They all agreed that good food was a recipe for success and that cooking their own healthy meals would

offer a welcome break in the revision timetable.

Why not follow these links to try the recipes that have been specially

created by the celebrity chef, Mark Lloyd.

http://www.st-wilfrids.bkcat.co.uk/uploads/2017/05/Recipe-cards.pdf

Library news

Jessica Lindop, Laina Leckenby, Elizabeth Robinson, Harrison Cook and Joel John, students in Year 7, have become the latest Word Millionaires and they receive a certificate and a £5 Amazon voucher, excellent effort and well done.

Erim Thorpe and Emily Fake have become the latest Word Multi-Millionaires which is a fantastic achievement and they also receive a certificate and a £10 Amazon voucher for their efforts, brilliant and well done.

Chaplaincy News

The Collective worship assemblies have been led by out B-Attitude group this week, they have done a great job and should be very proud of themselves. This group is part of the world wide St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) who are proactive in supporting the most vulnerable people in our society. Our group are very dedicated and have supported many causes in our local and wider community.

School Bus Services 2018/2019

We have been advised that all students wishing to use the W7 bus service for next academic year must complete an online renewal form NO LATER THAN 30th JUNE 2018.

The online renewal form can be found at www.generationm.co.uk under Passes & Permits.

It is important this is completed as after this date Metro will be calculating the demand for services.

Humanities PIXL Apps Revision Rewards

The following students have topped the revision leader-board for the period to 30/04/18

Geography Seena Janu 11M

History Gabrielle Hutchinson 11G

Both will receive a £10 reward voucher.

All scores revert to zero from 01/05/18

You need to be revising to be in with a chance of winning next week.

March-April 2018 Historian Winners

Abbey Hayles 7H

Harriet Whitehead 8M

Rian Perkins 9N

Shannon Gilbertson 10B

Thomas Finglass 11B

Emily Whitehouse 12N

Mathematics

Congratulations to Jessica Ripley-Hill and Grace Wakefield in Year 11 who are the winners of a £10 Amazon voucher awarded for their use of the Pixl Maths App. Pixl Maths is an App which the students in Year11 can access to help with revision.

A weekly £10 Amazon voucher will be awarded to the student whose score puts them at the top of the leader board or to a student who has moved up the leader board.

SAFEGUARDING OUR CHILDREN

Educating our children on healthy relationships is important to us.

Our Pastoral Team can provide help and support should you be concerned about your own child or another child.

Bart team – 01977 691000 Ext 215

Marie James /Samantha Gummerson/Helen Murphy – Designated Safeguarding staff 01977 691000 Ext 265/150/204

Hannah Baker – HTLA inclusion – 01977 691000 Ext 215

Catholic care well-being service - 01977 691000 Ext 273

COUNTY LINES EXPLOITATION

What is County Lines?

County Lines is the police term for urban gangs supplying drugs to suburban areas and market and coastal towns using dedicated mobile phone

lines or ‘deal lines’

It involves child criminal exploitation (CCE) as gangs use children and vulnerable people to move drugs and money.

County lines is a major, cross cutting issue involving drugs, violence, gangs, safeguarding, criminal and sexual exploitation, modern slavery and

missing people.

County lines activity and the associated violence, drug dealing and exploitation has a devastating impact on young people and their families.

Who does this affect?

Any child or young person. Children as young as 12 years old are being exploited by gangs to courier drugs out of their local areas. 15-16 years

is the most common age range

Any Vulnerable adult

Both males and females

White British children are being targeted because gangs perceive they are more likely to evade police detection

What are the warning signs?

Unexplained acquisition of money, clothes or mobile phones.

Excessive receipt of texts or phone calls

Relationships with controlling older individuals or gang association.

Significant changes in emotional well-being.

Suspicion of self-harm, physical assault or unexplained injuries.

How to respond

Where there are concerns that a child or young person may have been criminally exploited, speak with the Police or Speak in confidence with the

Designated Safeguarding team at school.

Sporting News

Congratulations to the Y7 netball team who are the U12 Wakefield Netball League Champions 2018 this week. They have had a very successful season winning their Pontefract and Castleford tournament back in March, coming runners up in the Wakefield District Tournament and finally being crowned league winners. This is a fantastic achievement for the girls in their first year at St Wilfrid’s and we hope it is something they will continue to build on over the next few years. Well done girls!

Fixtures

The Students of St. Wilfrid’s Catholic High School, Featherstone

are raising funds to enable them to participate in:

The Diocese of Leeds

Pilgrimage to Lourdes

5th

- 13th

July 2018

Only £5 a table

for pre-booked! Tables on the

day £7.50 Share with a

friend

Refreshments

available from

our café and

our homemade

cake stall.

TO BE HELD IN SCHOOL

SATURDAY 19th

MAY

10am to 4pm

ALL BOOKINGS/ENQUIRIES

To Janette England

Monday to Thursday

01977 691000 ext.278

Sell your homemade wares, get rid of your clutter (new and used)

Grab a bargain or just stop by for a cup of tea and cake and

see the Royal Wedding live on BIG SCREEN

Girls

Date Tuesday 8th May 9th May

Year group Y7,8,9 Y7,8,9,10

Sport Rounders Athletics

Member of staff KBL, KDE, EJA NAT, KBL, ELG,DHA

Where it is Home vs De Lacy Thorns Park

KO time (approx.) 3:15pm-4:15pm 11am - 4pm

Boys

Date Tue 8th May 9th May Wed 9th May

Year group Y8 Y7,8,9,10 Y9

Sport Cricket Athletics Cricket

Member of staff RTR NAT, KBL, ELG,DHA DHO

Where it is Away @ Castleford Thorns Park Crofton Home

KO time (approx.) 3:30pm 11am - 4pm 3:30pm