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DARTON COLLEGE

19th February 2016

Issue 20

Unlocking potential .Changing lives

Principals News

toast has gone down a treat!

number

Its been a busy first week back

Many thanks for your continued

from across the borough and

at DC. Year 11 learners have got

support with learners at this

beyond. Members of the schools

straight back into the swing of

critical time.

governing body also attended

things as they have commenced

We welcome a number of new

their

Mock

trainee teachers into school this

Examinations. These exams and

week as they have their second

the preparation for them is key

school placement as part of the

as they will give us the best

schools direct programme. They

indicator of how learners are

have settled into life here at DC

likely to perform in the Summer.

really well and are an incredibly

They also ensure that heads of

enthusiastic and talented bunch!

second

set

of

departments and class teachers

gain critical information about
knowledge gaps so that they
can effectively plan and deliver
appropriate
exam

intervention.

preparation

has

Pre
been

really well attended and the

the

of

potential

event

overwhelmed

by

teachers

and

were

the

positive

feedback we received about the

school and the learners who
showed visitors around.
As we start a new half term could
I again ask for your support with
school

uniform.

Although

the

majority of learners at Darton look

T he co l l eg e ho s ted a hi ghl y

smart and are in correct uniform

s u c c es s f u l r e cr ui tm e nt o p e n

every day we still have a small

evening on Thursday, teacher

number of learners who are not,

recruitment is a real challenge

your support with this is greatly

Nationally and we were delighted

appreciated.

to attracted such a large

Have a great weekend!

In this issue
Page 1: Principals News

Kate Davies
Principal

Page 2: Up-coming events / Attendance and Rewards

Check out our website: www.dartoncollege.co.uk

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Important Dates

100 % Attendance Reward Trip

Year 11 Mock Examinations

Week beginning 22/02/16
Mon 22 Feb A.M. Science Core 2
Mon 22 Feb A.M. Add. Science 2
Mon 22 Feb P.M. Physical Education
Tue 23 Feb A.M. Maths 1 Foundation
Tue 23 Feb A.M. Maths Higher
Tue 23 Feb P.M. Additional Science 1
Tue 23 Feb P.M. Physics
Wed 24 Feb A.M. Art
Wed 24 Feb P.M. French Listening H
Wed 24 Feb P.M. French Reading H
Wed 24 Feb P.M. Spanish Listening H
Wed 24 Feb P.M. Spanish Reading
Fri 26 Feb A.M. English Literature
Fri 26 Feb P.M. Chemistry Higher

Learners who have achieved 100% attendance so far in this academic

school year have been rewarded with tickets to see Barnsley Football Club
at home to Doncaster on Saturday 20th July. This event has been sponsored
by a local company, BAPP for Bolts. Several players from the club visited the
school on Thursday 18th July along with Toby Tyke and joined in a PE Theory
class answering questions on health and nutrition. Well done to those
learners with 100% attendance - enjoy the game!

The early morning revision sessions

which commence at 8.30am are
proving to be very positive and
extremely beneficial - please
encourage your child to attend.
Year 10 Parents Evening
Thursday 3rd March 4.30pm - 7.30pm
Year 7 Parents Evening (1)
Th u r s d a y 1 0 t h M a r c h 4 .3 0 p m 7.30pm
(Forms 7ABA, 7CLU, 7BDE, 7JSH)
Year 7 Parents Evening (2)
Th u r s d a y 1 7 t h M a r c h 4 .3 0 p m 7.30pm
(Forms 7STH, 7VB A, 7DSH, 7KT A,
7RCO)

Pictured above - Toby Tyke, Players, Sponsors BAPP for Bolts and just a
handful of the 250 who have achieve 100% attendance.

ATTENDANCE 01.09.2015 to 04.02.2016

Whole School
Attendance
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11

Target

Yearly

Weekly

95.50%
96.50%
96.00%
95.50%
95.00%
94.50%

94.90%

95.00%

96.80%

97.20%

95.90%

96.50%

93.50%

93.30%

94.30%

94.90%

92.90%

92.00%

Whole School TARGET

95.50%

Whole School ACTUAL

94.90%

Snippets...
Here are just a few snippets from the great learning this week

Game of Life - Nicole and Sophie (Year 7) did a brilliant job creating their own
game based on their work in History Good work girls!

Year 11 Description Writing Homework excellent examples from Connor,

Shaimerden and Kaine keep up the good work boys!

Super Historians - Ophelia and Lizzie created a fantastic history timeline booklet,
with great attention to detail and quality of presentation - Brilliant!

Ethic of Excellence - Please visit our website http://dartoncollege.co.uk to

check out an array of articles or scan the code here to visit the school

blogs.

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