Weekly Bulletin

2016/17
Week 7: Monday 17th
October

Theme: Responsibility

A. What went well last week

Alston / Nenthead

Samuel Kings

School Council meetings going well.

Further outside agency support with Eden Carers now in school.
Strong signs of reading and other homework being embedded at
both schools.
Thanks you to all staff for being so flexible while we have had a
number of people out on courses. Much appreciated.
Congratulations to the Nenthead team for winning the first North
Pennine sports competition.

The primary schools hockey tournament seemed to go very well.

The Year 11 students contributed responsibly. Thanks for HA for
getting this up and running. A big step forward.
Year 11 reading mentors up and running thanks to FB.
Year 9 families have been briefed on whats involved at GCSE.
Some came in for the meeting. Information sent home for
everyone else.
School Councillors did well on Eden FM.
Harvest produce now beginning to come in. Final collection due
in on Friday.

B. This weeks diary

Alston / Nenthead
Monday

Tuesday

Wednes

AM
9.00am
9.30am
1.00pm
3.00pm
3.30pm
Today
9.30am
3.30pm
7.00pm
9.00am

JP out
KJB on Maths Recovery
Prospective parent in to see KJB / IPJ at APS
Steph Ward in to see KJB
Mary Cooper with Park Fell for Baptism session
APS Assembly
Trampolining Club at SKS in HA well
Lesson observations today
Hearing checks for Reception children
Colouring Club
Flower Club in APS Hall
KJB on Maths Recovery

Samuel Kings

8.50am
9.05am
AM
1.30pm

Staff Briefing
School Assembly with IPJ & Thomas Carrick
MF/TN taking Geography GCSE group to
Grasmere.
Brian Cooper meeting with IPJ

AM
10.00am
2.00pm
3.30pm
Today

MF out this morning

PTA meeting here at SKS
U16 Football Vs Lime House at Tyne Willows
Music Club with SB
TN out today

day

10.30a
m
12.30p
m
1.00pm
3.30pm
4.00pm
10.00a
m
1.00pm
2.30pm

3.30pm
Today

12.30p
m

Thursda
y

Friday

9.30am

Saturda
y 29th
Oct

IPJ on the wander with Glad Allen

KJB / PP in TAF Meeting
Hexham Courant possibly in to photograph new
starters
Recorder Club at NPS
KJB with Middle Fell
Soft Play at SKS for R/1
Staff Meeting
APS Harvest Festival at St. Augustines
NPS Harvest Festival at St. Johns followed by
Tea & Fair
IPJ / KJB meeting
EYFS Hub Meeting for PP at Beaconside
Homework Clubs at both schools
KJB teaching at NPS
Tempest Photographer at both schools today
Book Club
NPS School Council Meeting
PTA Halloween Disco at APS

8.50am
4.30pm
7.00pm

Soft play equipment out today and

afterschool.
Staff Briefing
After school minibus tonight
Ambulance Training

Today
11.00am
3.45pm

SB out today
ST hosting a TAF Meeting
Staff Spinning

Today

8.50am
9.05am
2.00pm
5.00pm

DN out at QKS.
Non uniform day in aid of Year 11 Prom.
Halloween themed competition.
Staff Briefing
School Assembly with ST
Author John Connelly in school
Dance School Halloween Disco

C. Other Items
Alston /
Nenthead

This Weeks
Focus:

Performance
management
Steph Ward
visit

Samuel Kings
From ST:
Tutor time is Numeracy activities this week
Harvest food collection will conclude on Friday! Please can all tutors bring their collection in to assembly
on Friday
Operation Christmas Child starts this week and continues after half term. Please can tutors remind
students on Friday
Fancy dress day on Friday to raise funds for the Prom Committee. Horror/Halloween themed non-uniform
day (1 donation) to coincide with visit from author John Connelly. Dean will be judging best outfit for the
Prom Committee and there will also be an art competition and horror cake as part of the days events
Please can all teachers continue to send me names of any detentions, behaviour or homework, so I can log
them ready to do the analysis over half term
Please can tutors closely monitor any students in their tutor group who are on report and sign their cards

 Harvest
Scholarpack
updates.

at the end of each day. If there have been any issues that day, please keep them back at the end of the
day and write a comment on their report card for parents to see.
From LC:
This week Assessment Checkpoint is on Wednesday. Once you have the year 7 assessments complete
could you please pass onto me the Year 7 end of year target grades.
I will be completing the Year 11 profile over half term. Please email me if any Year 11 student is causing a
concern in your subject.
Reading lesson first lesson Friday. It went well again last week.
From IPJ:
Im on the Homework Trail again in my wanderings this week. Ive made it in to about half of the staff so
far and plan to complete the trawl before the end of term.