Parent Bulletin Week B

1 Parent Bulletin Week Beginning: Monday 14 March 2022 Week B. We would like to thank parents for all the support you have given school during our OFSTED. inspection this week. We have had a very positive few days and our students were exceptional in their conduct and engagement with their learning. Inspectors spoke with many students, visited lots of lessons and spoke with many staff over a busy two days. We now have to wait 30 working days for the official report. We look forward to sharing this with you as soon as we are permitted to do so. Spotlight: British Science Week This year, British Science Week will take place between 11 March to 20 March 2022.

2 The theme for this year is Growth'. During lessons students in Years 7 to 9 will work on activities to look at all sorts of growth, including buildings, eco-friendly behaviours, animals and even how we can grow plants on Mars! Here are some fun facts about growth: FACT 1. Which animal grows the most? Red Kangaroos When they are born, they start out about the size of a bean and weigh about 1 gram ( ounces) but they grow to 82 kilograms (180 pounds), this is an increase of about 96,000 times its birth rate. FACT 2. How much data is created every day? An incredible quintillion bytes 90% of the world's data has been created in the last two years alone.

3 A. staggering figure, it is expected that the volume of data is to double every two years. FACT 3. How many babies are born each day? The UN estimate 385,000 babies are born each day The world's population is growing by per year, that is approximately 83. million people! The global populations is expected to reach billion in 2030, billion by 2050 and a staggering billion in 2100! @6thformhgs Parent Bulletin Week Beginning: Monday 14 March 2022 Week B. Spotlight: International Women's Day This week the pioneer for gender equality and breaking down gender stereotypes is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

4 3 facts about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Fact 2 Fact 3. Fact 1. In 2016 sections of her As an outstanding writer Chimamanda was born in TEDx talk titled We should and an advocator for Nigeria in 1977. all be feminists' appeared in feminism, Chimamanda has Beyonce's track Flawless'. been honoured by many She dropped out of medical Educational Institutions school in Nigeria and moved She ends the verse by including The University of to the US aged 19 to pursue 3 writing. facts about malala stating the definition of a Edinburgh in 2017 and The She has spent her feminist: the person who University of Yale in 2019.

5 yousafzai : adult life fighting for gender equality and highlighting believes in the social, the issues associated with a political and economic a 'single-story' view of equality of the sexes. Africa. Dates for Your Diary Important Dates: Date Activity Year Groups w/c 14 and 21 March Year 11 second mock exams: English, Maths, Science Year 11. Friday 18 March PTA Quiz Monday 28 March Year 13 Yearbook deadline to order Year 13. Wednesday 30 March Royal Academy Young Artists Summer Show deadline for entries All year groups Saturday 2 April Burns night revised date, more information click here All year groups Wednesday 6 April Deadline: Book Bingo Challenge Years 7, 8 and 9.

6 Tuesday 3 May Year 13 Ball deadline for payment Year 13. @6thformhgs Parent Bulletin Week Beginning: Monday 14 March 2022 Week B. Communications Details of communications emailed to parents this week: Year 12 Progression and Careers Programme emailed to parents on 8 March Information Year 11 Maths, English, Science second mocks There will be a second mock period for Year 11 in their core subjects of English, Maths and Science. This will have minimum disruption for other subjects as they will be completed in lessons, in those subjects for the most part. Timetables will be released to students as soon as possible.

7 Teachers of Year 11 will be re-timetabled to support supervision in classrooms during this period. Exams will also take place in the main hall as well as classrooms. Week B Mon 14 March Tue 15 Mar Wed 16 Mar Thu 17 Mar Fri 18 Mar P1&2 English Language (1hr45). P3&4 English Literature Maths Paper 2. (1h40) (1h30). P5&6 Maths Paper 1 Biology Combined (1h30) (1h15). Triple (1h45). Week A Mon 21 March Tue 22 March Wed 23 Mar Thu 24 Mar Fri 25 Mar P1&2 Chemistry Combined (1h15). Triple (1h45). P3&4 Physics Combined Maths Paper 3. (1h15) (1h30). Triple (1h45). P5&6. Summer Exam Timetable (GCSE/A Level).

8 Please click here for a copy of the overall timetable for the exams taking place in the summer. Students will be emailed their individual timetables nearer the time. Exams Office @6thformhgs Parent Bulletin Week Beginning: Monday 14 March 2022 Week B. Science Masterclass GCSE Chemistry To support Year 11 students with their preparation for the upcoming Science Exams the Science Faculty will be offering a series of Revision Masterclasses. Expert teachers will guide students through revision on key topics and explain how to approach different types of questions. The third Science masterclass of the spring term will be as follows:- Chemistry - Thursday 17/03/22 -Between 16:15 and 17:15.

9 Students will receive an invitation to join the Masterclasses via Teams. Attendance is optional and the sessions will be recorded to enable students to re-watch at a later date, if required. The Masterclasses will be suitable for students studying either Combined or Triple Science and everyone is welcome. If you have any questions relating to the Science Masterclasses then please contact Students will all be sent a Teams invite in advance of the Masterclass. The resources for the Masterclasses will be found in the Science Masterclass group on Showbie. The code to join this group is EEBVT.

10 Mr Sykes The information below has been shared with students within their Bulletin How to Approach Your Preparation for an Assessment Identify the topics you know you need to work on the most. This could come from a mock exam, a CAT, the contents page of a revision guide or exam specification. There's no point in working on topics your knowledge is strong on already. Produce a revision plan, showing when you have allocated time to different subjects. Share this with family, then you are more likely to stick to it stick it on the fridge where it can be seen! When you sit down to work, your brain needs to focus on nothing other than learning.