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Elthorne Park High School Newsletter
Issue 795 14th December 2017
Message from Headteacher Dear Parents, Another year has passed very quickly and it has, as ever, been every eventful. We have had another incredibly successful year with outstanding examination results, multiple sporting successes and musical and dramatic triumphs. We have settled into our new building and welcomed expanded cohorts of Year 7 and Year 12 students. Our Open Evenings in the new facilities were incredibly well attended and the positive atmosphere has translated into record numbers applying to Year 7 and the Sixth form for next September. I’m sure you are aware that London is one of the highest performing regions in the UK and Elthorne Park is again in the top 50 comprehensive (i.e. mixed sex, non-religious, non-Grammar) schools in London. We are also a top 150 school for attainment nationally. In the Sixth form our A level, Applied and Technical vocational course results are again in the top 3 in the borough! All students took the new, more-academic GCSEs in English and Mathematics last Summer and our investment in teacher expertise paid off with Grade 5+ percentages nearly 20% above expected national averages! For these reasons and more we were selected as an example of excellent practice and featured in the 2017 Parliamentary Review! Unfortunately, I think we’ve had our annual snow ration for the year already an won’t see a white Christmas Day but, nonetheless, I wish you all a wonderful, happy and peaceful Christmas. I look forward to welcoming all students back on Thursday 4th January, eager and ready to learn! Mr Wong, Headteacher
End of Autumn Term Arrangements – Wednesday 20th December The final day of term will be a non-uniform day. Students are required to pay £1.50 as they enter the school site proceeds go towards school projects Cancer Research and School council funded projects. Start of Spring Term Arrangements - Thursday 4th January The first day of the Spring Term is Thursday 4th January for students and staff. Students are expected to be on site at 8:30am and it will be a WEEK 1 timetable. Senior Citizens’ Christmas Party A BIG thank you to all parents and students who donated raffle prizes for the party Ms Trueman, Assistant Year Leader Year 8
KS3 Autumn Progress Reports Unfortunately the capture of progress data and production of reports has been delayed by IT issues that the school has been experiencing of late. Yr9 Progress Reports will hopefully be sent home (via pupils) next Wednesday. Yr7 and Yr8 Progress Reports will be delayed until January. Mr Ryan, Reports & Data Manager
Newsletter Contents: Message from the
Headteacher End of Autumn Term
Arrangements Start of Spring Term
Arrangements Senior Citizens Christmas
Party KS3 Autumn Progress
Reports KS4 English & Maths
Apps Yr11 GCSE History Trip Berlin Residential Parents Consultation
Evenings Yr7 Reading Trip Scholastic Book Fair Ealing Christmas
Foodbank Pines & Needles
Christmas Trees
Don’t Forget Wednesday 20th December
Christmas Holiday starts Early finish - 12:15pm
Thursday 4th January
Students return - 8:30am
Monday 8th January Yr12 & Yr13 PPEs
commence
Friday 12th January Yr11 Post-16 Taster Day
Wednesday 17th January
Yr8 Parents Evening
Monday 22nd January Yr10 Assessment Week
Wednesday 31st January
Sixth Form Parents Evening
Tel : 020 8566 1166 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk Follow the news on Twitter @ElthorneHighSch
Elthorne Park High School Newsletter 14th December 2017
Student Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Autumn Term 2017 Autumn/2
Monday 30th October – Wednesday 20th December
Christmas Holiday
Thursday 21st December – Wednesday 3rd January
Spring Term 2018 Spring/1
Thursday 4th January – Friday 9th February
Half Term
Monday 12th February – Friday 16th February
Spring/2
Monday 19th February – Thursday 29th March
Training Day - Tuesday 20th March
Easter Holiday
Friday 30th March – Friday 13th April
Summer Term 2018
Summer/1
Monday 16th April – Friday 25th May
Half Term
Monday 28th May – Friday 1st June
Summer/2
Monday 4th June – Friday 20th July
Summer Holiday
Monday 23rd July
Thought for the Week
Key Stage 4 - PiXL English and Maths apps All students in Year 10 and Year 11 have access to two apps – English Literature and Maths – to support revision at home. To access these apps: type in the school id (EP4313), first initial and surname and a password (English app is english and Maths app is maths) which is shown below. These apps can also be used regularly for home learning to support understanding of topics covered in the classroom by the teacher. Ms Hagel, KS4 Achievement Co-ordinator Year 11 GCSE History Trip The History department are organising a Year 11 GCSE History trip to Whitechapel and Spitalfields on Wednesday 7th February 2018. The purpose of the visit is to support the student’s study of Unit 1 Crime and Punishment through Time: The Historic Environment of Whitechapel. There is a small cost of £7.10 attached to this visit, to be paid through ParentPay. The deadline for payment is Wednesday 20th December 2017. If you have problems with ParentPay, please contact Ms Patel in our Finance Department. If you have not completed the annual Consent Form for School Visit and Other Off-Site Activities form (SVO) for 2017 to 2018, then please ensure that you complete a copy of the form as soon as possible and hand the form in to reception. A copy of this form can be downloaded from http://www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk/school-documents.html. Berlin Residential 2018 Thank you to all that have paid the various instalments for the Berlin Trip. Just a reminder of the payment schedule for the Berlin Trip. The payment schedule is: Friday 5th January £100 Friday 2nd February £50 To make your payment through ParentPay please log on by clicking on the “ParentPay Link” on the home page of www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk (Select the menu “Parents” and then “Parent Pay” from the drop-down menu). You will need to log-in to ParentPay to see the trips available to your child. Please enter your username and password on the Parent Login page, both are case sensitive. Please follow the payment procedure all the way through and check that you receive a confirmation e-mail of your payment. If you have any queries regarding the above or need a password reminder please either e-mail [email protected] or call 020 8566 1166 and choose the Finance option. If there are any problems with payment, please contact Ms Patel in our Finance Department Ms Clark, Head of Humanities Parents Consultation Evenings
Year 8 Parents Consultation Our consultation evening for parents and carers of Year 8 students will take place on Wednesday 17th January 2018 from 4.30pm until 7.30pm in the school hall and the Sixth Form Block. The evening will give you an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with subject staff and your child’s Form Tutor.
Year 12/13 Wednesday 31st January Year 7 Wednesday 21st March
Year 10 Wednesday 28th February Year 9 Wednesday 25th April
Elthorne Park High School Newsletter 14th December 2017
Year 7 Reading Group Trip to Waterstones Last Thursday, one of our Year 7 reading groups visited Waterstones in Ealing to browse and buy some new reading resources. They were treated to a tour of the bookshop and a talk about new children's books in store and afterwards they chose a book to read together as a group in school as well as one for each of them. They also completed a treasure hunt activity where they had to work in teams to find different items located throughout the store. Their enthusiasm and excitement continued as they came back to school to start reading their new books straight away! Ms Silani, Ms Martino and Ms Da Silva
The Scholastic Book Fair comes to EPHS!
Last week, we ran a book fair in the library at break and lunchtimes and at the Christmas Performing Arts Festival. It was the first time we've held one in the new library and it was great to see so many students browsing and buying books over the whole week. There was a really diverse selection of books on offer for all abilities, interests and ages and the feedback from students was that there was something for everyone. The student librarians volunteered to help to run the fair, recommending books, taking payments and keeping a running record of what they sold. They set a book fair goal of £500 and we're pleased to say we reached it with sales of over £700 by Friday. This means we will have £350 to spend on some really great new books for the school library! A big thank you to all parents and students who supported it. We look forward to holding another fair in the Summer term which we hope will inspire some great summer holiday reading! Ms Martino, Librarian
Reader of the Week Caitlin Wood (7O)
For loaning 14 books already this term and reading a wide range of books from Murder on the Orient Express to Wolf Hollow to the London Eye
Mystery! Well done Caitlin!
Please come to the library to choose your PRIZE.
Elthorne Park High School Newsletter 14th December 2017
Foodbank for vulnerable families during the Christmas holidays With the school Christmas holidays fast approaching, we have been reminded that for some families the school holidays can be a financially challenging time, particularly those with multiple children. Ealing Foodbank and the School partnerships & enrichment team (SP&T) have spoken about the best way to support our most vulnerable families during this time. Following a successful pilot during the summer holidays, Ealing Food Bank has widened the criteria to include Free School Meals, Ever 6 pupils and any families identified as financially vulnerable that may not be eligible for FSM. If you feel that the holiday period will significantly impact your ability to provide sufficient food for your family please email the school on [email protected]. Ms Patel, Finance Office
Pines and Needles are opening a New Christmas Tree pop up store close to our school. Christmas isn't Christmas until you've chosen your tree and their experts (dressed in Kilts and Santa hats!) will be on hand to help you select the perfect tree. It’s a great family day out and they even have a delivery service from stores to local postcodes for an extra cost. It couldn’t be easier! You can find them here:
Dean Gardens 65 Tawny Close London W13 9LX 8am - 9pm
Use code DEAN17 to get a free gift with purchase in store which is opening from the 24th of November. We look forward to seeing you there!
