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SchoolNEWSLETTER 318

Values – Care – Achievement

Thursday 11 October 2018

Head’s Introduction

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Dear Parents and Carers,I continue to be really impressed by the standard of uniform since September. As I greet students each morning, we are seeing an increasing number of AHS hoodies being worn. As the colder weather approaches, I would like

to remind families that these can be worn as part of the school uniform. Hoodies can be purchased from Keal Teamwear (105 Walmgate, YO1 9UA / 01904 624497 / www.keal-teamwear.com/schoolwear).

Food for ThoughtThis week during Collective Worship, form groups have been reflecting on the achievements and life of Jesse Owens and what the Bible has to say about discrimination, as part of Black History Month. One of the quotes we have spent some time thinking about is:“The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.” Nelson MandelaTo receive the daily Thought for the Day straight to your phone or other electronic device sign up to @AHSChaplaincy on Twitter.

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Bewerley Park Information Evening, 6.00pm, Main HallSki Trip Information Evening, 6.00pm, Main HallY7 Form Tutor Parents’ EveningYoung Leader’s Award Presentation, 7.00pm, Main HallNon-Uniform Day for Kick Racism Out of Sport

Upcoming Events Young Leader’s Award Presentation CeremonyOn Thursday 18 October, 7.00pm, it is the Archbishop of York Young Leader’s Award Presentation Ceremony. All those students in Year 10, who successfully completed the award in PSHCE lessons last year, are warmly invited to attend along with their parents and wider family.We are delighted that the Right Reverend Alison White,

the Bishop of Hull, will be our guest of honour and present the awards. Also in attendance will be Dan Finn, the Director of the Archbishop of York’s Youth Trust. We hope that lots of students will be in attendance at this celebratory occasion, supported by their families.

Admissions Consultation 2020/21We are currently consulting on our admission arrangements for September 2020. For more information and to respond to the consultation please visit: https://archbishopholgates.academy/parents/admissions/.

Year 7 - Bewerley Park ResidentialThe Year 7 residential trips to Bewerley Park start in the first week after half term. Now that all payments have been received and places confirmed, I would like to inform parents and carers of the dates each form: Trip 1 7–9 November = 7Kx, 7Gr, 7Cy Trip 2 14–16 November = 7Hf, 7Hv, 7Mr, 7NTh Trip 3 21–23 November = 7Bl, 7Bm, 7Cm, 7CBrAs previously noted in a letter earlier this half term, there will be an Information Evening for these trips on Monday 15 October, 6.00pm, in the Main Hall. Please can I ask that any remaining medical forms are returned completed by the end of this week at the latest. Thank you.Mrs Edmondson.

Message from Head of Year 11Students have made a fabulous start to Year 11 and are rising to the challenge of a more demanding curriculum, an increased workload and the responsibility of being role models for the rest of school. Thirty two students were ambassadors for the school at Open Evening for their fifth year in succession, students from 11MHo have achieved 100% attendance for the first fortnight of this academic year and forty students took the opportunity of extending their English knowledge with a trip to see An inspector calls. The Gold Award continues to highlight those students who staff appreciate “going the extra mile”.This is the term when Year 11 students should be considering their future choices and exploring educational provision for post 16. The IAG day offered an insight into what we can offer here at AHS Sixth Form and our Open Evening, on Thursday 13 November, will offer further information. It is important to look at other education providers to gain a fuller understanding of what is available in the city and beyond.

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This Week’s Main School News

Student Achievement...Congratulations to Esme Sharpe who passed her Grade 4 Violin, with Merit.

MFL Stars of the WeekStudents were nominated by Language staff to receive an

Effort merit, a postcard home and appear on the ‘Stars Wall’ for all their hard work:

KS3 French - Franchesca Lawson, 7B.KS3 German - Erin Hawkins, 7MrKS4 French - Charlie Moss, 10Mc

KS4 German - Olivia Stevens, 11HaKS4 Spanish - Olivia Wilkins, 9ACo

Pathfinder Trust Board VacancyAre you interested in taking a leading role in the governance of our Multi Academy Trust?As you know, our school is part of Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust, a partnership of nine church and community schools serving more than 3,500 pupils across York.The Trust is currently looking to recruit a Trustee to sit on the Multi Academy Trust Board and as a parent/carer at our school, they would like to offer you the opportunity to apply. The Trust are looking for people with skills and experience in the areas of governance, primary school improvement, charity law, finance, procurement and bid writing. For more information, please visit http://www.pathfindermat.co.uk/new-vacancies-holder/ If you would like to apply, please email info@pmat.academy with your CV and a covering letter explaining the skills and experience you could bring to the Trust Board. The closing date for applications is Friday 26 October.

Mental Health Awareness day - 10 OctoberOur mental health is just like our physical health: everybody has it and we need to take care of it. Mental health problems affect around one in four people in any given year. They range from common problems, such

as depression and anxiety, to rarer problems such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The AHS Mental Health Champions are hard at work promoting mental health awareness and campaigns for positive mental wellbeing. They have been creating posters, fundraising and spreading the message around school. Please ask them what they are working on, or how you can support them.

Charity Cake BakingAbbey Driffield, Isla Lister and Orla Durmaz, all Year 9, have made an outstanding contribution to Macmillan. Organised totally independently, they collected £93.11 from a cake sale and combined with other money already raised, they achieved a fabulous grand total of £168.08. Compassionate work!

Exploring the world with Google EarthStudents have been ‘flying’ around the world this term during their geography lessons. All seat belts have been fastened and emergency exits highlighted as they ‘travelled’ to places like Uluru in Australia, the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and Las Vegas in USA. Through the use of Google Earth we have been able to strengthen our abilities to locate places outside of the UK (a key Geography skill), whilst also encouraging our inquisitive Geographers to take a closer look through the street view and 360 function – we’ve even been able to pop inside one of the apartments on Palm Jumeirah! Where will we go to next? Suggestions on a postcard please.

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This Week’s Sixth Form News

PLEASE SHARE: If you would like to share students’ achievements in the community with us, then please email jsissons@archbishopholgates.org. It’s always nice to celebrate what students are accomplishing outside of school

Rewards and RecognitionThe Gold Award - At Archbishop Holgate’s, we truly value hard work and effort. Each week, Heads of Year select two members of their year group to appear on the “Wall of Excellence” reflecting exceptional work and effort where students have done something extra special in lessons or in the wider life of the school. Winners of the Gold Award will receive a weekly prize. The following students have been awarded the Gold Award.

Erin Hawkins, 7Mr - For scoring an amazing 93% in her Music test! Well done! Mrs Edmondson Tyler O’Brien, 7Hv - For being super resilient after being really ill and missing the first week of school. Well done! Mrs Edmondson Maddison Bayes, 8RNe - Maddison was nominated by Mr O’Brien for her exceptional compassion in helping another student integrate into the school. Well done! Mr Arthur Ben Kinder, 8MPe - Nominated by Mr Pennock for being a personable and delightful young man in form time and around school. Really well done! Mr Arthur Luke Johnson, 9Ja - Luke continues to be a quiet, hardworking, conscientious student. Well done Luke. Mrs AveySophie Watkins, 9Ob - Sophie is a hardworking, sensible, focussed student, always reliable. Well done Sophie. Mrs AveyIzzy Simpson, 10Al - Izzy has demonstrated an amazing attitude to learning! Working really hard, well done! Mrs Appleyard

Isaac Ampomah, 10Ay - Isaac has demonstrated excellent effort in his subjects and good contributions to form discussions. Well done Isaac! Mr AveryTaylor Boardman, 11BKi - Taylor has been working superbly well in Geography this week. Dr Paul and Miss TurveyAbby Dennis, 11Hu - She has gone above and beyond in her support for the PE department. Miss Turvey Sophie Kirkman, 12HGa - Sophie has demonstrated a great effort in Child Development lessons. Mrs Hopkinson-Kearney Jack Moore, 12La - Jack has demonstrated great effort in his Psychology lesson. Mrs Hopkinson-Kearney Zain Kurd, 13Lv - Zain finished his coursework in Media very promptly, a sign of excellent organisation and commitment. Miss De Lashley Iona Dowds, 13Da - Iona finished her coursework in Media very promptly, a sign of excellent organisation and commitment. Miss De Lashley

Fulford Partnership Key Dates • Mon 3 Dec - Year 13 Parents’ Evening • Tue 11 Dec - Year 12 Parents’ Evening • Fri 14 Dec - Taster Day (no lessons)

Maths and English GCSE resitsPlease note these are straight after the October half-term break.Mon 5 Nov - English Lang Paper 1 Tue 6 Nov - Maths Paper 1Wed 7 Nov - English Lang Paper 2 Thu 8 Nov - Maths Paper 2 Mon 12 Nov - Maths Paper 3

Looking forward…We are well underway with the Autumn term now and this means that assessments will be taking place in the not too distant future.

Year 13 will be completing mock exams week commencing Monday 10 December. These are important exams that will direct the intervention and support required for the rest of the academic year. Students will be prepped for these exams, but they should now be adapting their current study timetable to ensure they are planning their time appropriately. The half-term break will be a vital part of their revision period and they will be given plenty of revision activities to support their progress. For many of our Year 13 students the BTEC external assessments will follow these mock exams in January. They have the extra added pressure of ensuring they are utilising their time accordingly now and planning ahead to facilitate the extra preparation required.

Year 12 will be completing mock exams after Christmas, week commencing Monday 21 January. Despite these being some time away students should now have an appropriate study timetable that they have devised based upon their working patterns and any outside commitments they may have. A regular structured study timetable will embed good study habits and ensure that they are consolidating the knowledge and skills being delivered in lessons. Consolidation as they learn now will put them in the best possible position to succeed in the pending assessments.

Student Leader RolesWe have revised the Student Leadership structure and on Monday the new roles will be released for Year 12. Students will have one week to consider the roles available and compose an application if they are interested (deadline: Monday 22 October). We enjoy large numbers year on year and despite the new structure, anticipate lots of interest. The most committed students will be successful. They must live into being our School Values and demonstrate exemplary conduct at all times. These are the students the rest of the student body will look to. We are excited to welcome the new team soon!

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Sports Corner

The KS3 School Council met for the first time this week. They were really enthusiastic and it was excellent to hear the thoughtful contributions they want to make to the school. They discussed the strengths of the school, but also highlighted a number of practical issues they would like to help address within school. In our next meeting, we will discuss how we might achieve these aims and how we can promote these to the rest of school. Here is a selection of what we talked about: Highlighted the following areas of school they really like: • The council agreed that the school had listened to them in terms of social areas. They thought it was excellent that they are now able to eat outside as this gave them more space and fresh air. • They also praised the PSHE content and said it had helped them improve their lifestyles, in particular focusing on the amount of exercise needed and the dangers of misuse of drugs. • They felt the one way system has improved the flow of the school and the corridors feel better as students move around the school. • The council also highlighted how the school listens to their views and it does its best to make changes when it can. Highlighted the following areas for development: • Merits - The council felt that students weren’t aware of what merits meant and didn’t have any incentive to achieve these.• In mixed ability classes, teachers could highlight the Bright Sparks Challenge more and ensure students know how it might benefit them if they complete this.• Year 8s and clubs - It highlighted they loved the Super 7 Club Challenge in Year 7 and would like to see more done to get Year 8s into clubs. This could also include more clubs. What is the school going to do?• Mr Arthur will highlight the merit challenge in assembly and encourage each form to compete to get the most merits for a form party.• Look at ways students can be recognised in lessons each time they complete a Bright Sparks Challenge.• Mr Williams will investigate the possibility of more technology and design clubs.• Mr Arthur will find ways to encourage, recognise and reward attendance at clubs. As a council, the students want to prioritise the following this year: • The healthiness of school food. The council felt school can do more to help students make healthy choices in the school canteen and have ideas about how to promote this.• Improving areas where litter is a problem in school.• Working to introduce a debating club.

FootballThe Y10 team managed to come from behind to beat a strong Fulford side on Tuesday evening. In difficult playing conditions the boys continued to work together as a team and despite a goal line scramble in the dying seconds, they finished 2-1 winners. Fin Tomlinson was the stand out performer.

The Y7, 8 and 9 teams were in action this week against Joseph Rowntree School. The Y7 team drew 1-1 with man of the match awarded to Harry Pool. The Y9 team won 6-5, Lewis Carruthers, man of the match with his hat trick. The Y10’s unfortunately didn’t win, losing 4-2, but put in a disciplined performance against a tough team.

NetballWe had two fantastic Y11 netball teams playing in their netball tournament this week against local schools. There was tough opposition and unfortunately we weren’t able to get through to the final, but the students persevered throughout maintaining a positive attitude and excellent effort. Star player of the team going to Olivia Stevens for her team spirit, compassion to others and enthusiasm throughout the entire tournament. Well done to all the ladies that took part.

For the first game of the season, Y7 were on winning form this week producing a 6-4 win over Tadcaster Grammar, unfortunately the Y8’s could not produce a win, but it was also a close game of 3 points to 5. All students showed compassion to others, team spirit and enthusiasm. Stars of the match go to Esme Pounder and Jess Taylor for their fantastic defending and Arya Dorjee and Issy Reed for their committed attacking play. Well done to all the ladies that took part.

RugbyThe Y7 boys played their very first rugby festival in an AHS jersey on Monday evening. The event was organised and officiated by the York City Knights Foundation, also involved the Vale of York Academy and a very strong Sherburn team. Mr Goldsmith was impressed by the level of teamwork, resilience and skill displayed. Each and every one of the boys put in a very competitive performance. For some, it was their debut in a rugby match. The boys won their game against the VOYA but were beaten by Sherburn. Well done!

Distance: A numerical measurement of how far apart objects are. “The distance between two points is the length of a straight line segment that links them.”

OF THE WEEKReady to perform at @yorkracecourse Great Gatsby Ball @AHSYork @music_ahs Jazz Band @MrBMusicYork

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Accelerated Reader As part of the Accelerated Reader programme, students have now started to quiz on the books they are reading.Each week I will publish the results of these quizzes, including the top quizzer in each form, and the top quizzing form.Please encourage Y7 and Y8 students to read and quiz as much as they can- there are a number of rewards linked to excellent reading!

Accelerated Reader (contd)Year 7 and 8 students continue reading and completing quizzes. The latest results are:

Form Group

Total Quizzes taken

Quizzes this week

Quizzer of the week

Points per Form

7Bl 2 2Evan

BartholomewJoshua Smith

25

7Bm 5 5 Daniel Clarke 23.7

7Cm 0 0 - 0

7Cy 1 1 Paula Sola Farrus 6

7Gr 2 2 Sophia Matravers 14

7Hf 2 2 Elliot McNultyBen Taylor 4.4

7Hv 0 0 - 0

7Kx 8 8 Soren Tait 42.8

7Mr 2 2 Cara Munzer 3.6

7Nth 2 2 Henry Bate 19

ClassTotal Quizzes

takenQuizzes

this weekQuizzer of the

weekClass of the

Week

8a1 24 24 Millie Cartmail

8a2 7 7 Zach Hindle

8a3 5 5 Chloe Ward

8b1 3 3 Harry Bostock

8c1 26 26 Claudia Moore

8c1!Well done to Mr Clements’

class.

8c2 2 2 Ben Middleton

8c3 2 2 Ruby EdgarOlivia Rogers

8d1 1 1 Ben Longstaff

8d2 12 12 Phoenix Taylor

8d3 5 5 Amy Hields

8d4 2 2 Phoebe Pollard

Level Reward

Each week, our top quizzer will be identified. This will be the student who completed the most AR quizzes from each form.

Receive a special mention in the school’s weekly Newsletter and in Y7/8 assembly.

Each half-term, the top quizzer will be identified. This will be the student who completed the most AR quizzes over the whole half-term.

Receive a special mention in the school’s weekly Newsletter and in Y7/8 assembly.Picture on the AR display board in the Harris block.Receive a book voucher.

Accelerated Reader meritsTeachers can rewards merits if students demonstrate excellent reading habits in DEAR time, at start of lessons, during English literacy time, etc.

Students receive a special Accelerated Reader merit.

Each week, our top quizzing form will be identified. This will be the form group who has completed the most quizzes altogether that week.

A special mention in the school’s weekly Newsletter and in Y7/8 assembly.

At the end of each term, our top quizzing form will be identified. This will be the form group who has completed the most quizzes altogether that term.

A special mention in the school’s weekly Newsletter and in Y7/8 assembly.Join Mr Daly for bacon butties / a pizza party in form time.

Millionaire Reading Club When students have read a total of one million words. This is the equivalent to approximately 25 books.

Receive a special AHS Certificate.Picture on the AR display board in the Harris blockReceive a £20 book voucher!

School Website - English DepartmentWe would like to invite you to browse the English Department section of the school website where you will find resources for KS3 and 4 via: archbishopholgates.academy/curriculum/subjects/english/.KS3 Resources - Recommended reading list for Year 7; Book Trust recommended reading list; recommended reading books for children: schoolreadinglist.co.ukAccelerated Reader Resources - Parents’ information booklet; Able, Gifted and Talented Apollo reading challenge; Paired Reading Log; Website for quizzing: ukhosted83.renlearn.co.uk/1893564/; Home connect portal: ukhosted83.renlearn.co.uk/1893564/HomeConnect/.KS4 Language Resources - SPaG Skills Builder – a booklet to aid students with spelling, punctuation and grammar; Paper One and Paper Two overviews.KS4 Literature Resources - Big book of quotes for all literature exam texts; 16 before 16 book challenge; 16 before 16 completion card; Knowledge OrganisersA3 Overviews of all the topics and skills covered at KS3/4. There is a Knowledge Organiser to accompany every unit across the curriculum, from which students can revise and test themselves. A Christmas Carol; An Inspector Calls; English Language Paper Two; The Girl of Ink and Stars; Poetry Guide Book; Romeo and Juliet; Sign of Four; Writing Knowledge.