FRIENDS
OF MARLWOOD
Friends of
Marlwood will be holding a quiz night to raise money for items for the school
on Friday 11th May 2018.
Please
follow the link for more information: -
CHILD
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
On
Thursday 12th April I held a whole school assembly so I was able to
speak to students on the subject of Child Sexual Exploitation. Students will also be shown the presentation
I used in their tutor groups and it will also be added to their PSHE Programme.
To find
out more about CSE please visit: -
Please
follow the link for the assembly powerpoint presentation: -
FOOTBALL SEASON
Here are the
results so far. Year 11 have one last match to play.
|
Year/School
|
Chipping Sodbury
|
Yate
|
Castle
|
Brimsham Green
|
Points total
|
|
7
|
Drew 4-4
|
Won 3-0
|
Lost 1-0
|
Won 3-2
|
7
|
|
8
|
Drew 2-2
|
Won 3-0
|
Lost 4-0
|
Won 6-2
|
7
|
|
9
|
Lost 1-0
|
Won 1-0
|
Lost 3-1
|
Lost 7-1
|
3
|
|
11
|
Lost 3-2
|
TBC
|
Won 5-2
|
Won 3-1
|
6 (so far)
|
It is not
confirmed yet but Year 7, 8 and 11 have a good chance of progressing to the
next round.
Fantastic
results from the Marlwood football teams
Well done to
all involved
YEAR 11 PRIDE
As you are well aware Year 11 students are working hard in
preparation towards their next set of Pre-Public Examinations in March. As we have been around lessons, students are
engaged in their learning and focused on what they need to improve in order to
be successful as possible in the summer exams.
I would like to ask you to help motivate the students further by
taking part in a venture inspired by British Olympians. In 2016, parents
of British Olympians wrote to their children to give them an extra boost prior
to taking part in the 2016 Olympics. The idea was to inspire, motivate
and celebrate the child just before they undertook the most monumental event in
their life. Please could I ask you to write a ‘Pride Letter’ to your
child to give them that extra support that we all need at challenging points in
our lives? The letters will be given to the students in school in the week
before the start of their first GCSE exams. Examples of Olympian Pride Letters
can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37006489.
Please could I have your ‘Pride Letter’ in a clearly marked
envelope addressed to your child to be handed into reception, or via email to theschool@marlwood.net FAO Mr Emery (with your
child’s name in the subject line), by Friday 27th April.
The PPE2 March timetable as well as a copy of the Y11 parents
support evening presentation can be found on the exams section of the schools
website. The provisional GCSE timetable can also be found here.
ATTENDANCE LETTER
Please follow
the link below for a letter regarding attendance which has been email home
today.
Attendance Letter
OFSTED
HMI MONITORING VISIT
On Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th
of January 2018, Marlwood School will host a visit from Ofsted HMI. This is the first of the monitoring visits
that are part of the support given to a school in Special Measures.
It will be an opportunity for the school to
demonstrate how it has and is tracking the areas for improvement identified in
last year’s inspection.
If you are a registered parent/carer of a
student at Marlwood School you can complete the Parent View Survey at www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk
WINTER
WARMER CHALLENGE
We were overwhelmed by all of your generous donations for our Winter Warmer House Challenge. A representative from the Julian Trust Night Shelter came to receive our gifts just before Christmas and filled her car to the max and had to return later with a van!
We were overwhelmed by all of your generous donations for our Winter Warmer House Challenge. A representative from the Julian Trust Night Shelter came to receive our gifts just before Christmas and filled her car to the max and had to return later with a van!
She told
us about her experiences there and why she volunteers and how daily many are
turned away through lack of beds. The students asked mature and thought
provoking question and made us very proud. They also wrote anonymous words to
comfort to pop into pockets and gloves.
Our
special thanks go to families for supporting students in this challenge and to
the 5 overall winners from Houses for bringing in the most bags of winter
warmers, several who had collected in from their extended families and
villages!
Thank you and well done!
IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER
We have been fortunate in the recent
batch of bad weather that we did not need to close the school.
You will know that many school
nationally did decide to close and I thought it might be useful to explain the
factors schools consider when making what can be a very difficult decision.
- Can
staff safely travel to the school site?
Many staff travel a significant distance to get to work. If they are unable to travel safely then
they often have to make the difficult decision themselves not to travel to
work. This reduces the ability of
the school to supervise students safely.
- Staff
child care arrangements: Many staff
have young children of their own and may be in a position where their
child care provider or children’s primary school is closed
- Site
Safety: This can be the most
challenging factor. Can the school
site be made safe for students and staff?
Slippery pathways are a real challenge. Students will also want to take
advantage of snowy conditions and have snowball fights, whilst the grit
previously laid can result in injury.
- Student
transport to and from school: Many
of our students catch buses and public transport. These companies themselves have to make
decisions on whether they can operate a full service. Parents will also have to decide if it
is safe to transport their children to school – this can be especially
difficult when police advise only to make essential journeys.
- Students
walking in can also be dangerous.
Please be assured that in deciding to
close the school, all of these factors will have been considered. We are aware of the difficulty this can
create for parents of younger children who may need to miss work themselves.
If at all possible we will give the
earliest indication as to whether we will close or if possible open later to
facilitate travel. Please look out for
messages on the school website, on twitter, the South Gloucestershire school
status list (http://essential.southglos.gov.uk/schoolstatus/)
and a text will be sent home.
I sincerely hope this will be our only
period of difficult conditions this year
SUBJECT PARENTS' EVENING - YEARS 7 - 11
On
Thursday 11th January, we are holding a subject evening between
4.30-7.00pm. The aim for this evening is
for students along with parents/carers to have an opportunity to meet with
subject teachers to discuss specific questions around students’ progress and to
seek advice on how to improve. The evening has been arranged in response to
parental feedback and is an additional event to the Parental Consultation days
which are scheduled for Tuesday 6th March and Wednesday, 11th July.
This
evening will take place in the Drama Hall and students can make appointments
directly with their teachers. The evening will in particular be a great
opportunity for students in Years 11 to 9 to discuss the first round of
pre-public examinations that took place during Term 2.
We look
forward to seeing you on the 11th and trust that this evening will prove
valuable in ensuring your son’s/daughter’s continuing progress.
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