DEAR PARENTS
The second term of the year is drawing to a close.  A very early Easter, and we have the promise of snow!

VISITS
The pupils have enjoyed a variety of educational visits during the past few weeks.  GCSE Art students visited the Tate Modern in order to begin their preparation for their forthcoming practical examination, J3 and J4 visited the Imperial War Museum to supplement their curriculum work on Britain since the 1930’s, and P1 & 2 spent the morning at Tole Have Pottery, producing some beautiful pieces of clay work.  All the pupils gain so much from these visits which help to bring their learning to life – thanks to all the staff for their organisation and supervision of these trips.

GCSE SCIENCE
Several students elected to re-take their GCSE Gateway Science Module in order to improve their grades.  We have now received the results with three students gaining an A* and one gaining an A.  Congratulations!

IMMUNISATION
S10 recently had their immunisations for diphtheria/tetanus/polio, administered by the school health visitors.  We have forged an excellent link with the health service, and I hope to use their expertise to enrich our PSCHE curriculum in school.

ISA RUGBY 7S
Mr Sintmaartensdyk and Mr Lowey accompanied a group of 11 boys to the ISA Rugby tournament in Leamington.  Although our boys were not victorious, they had an enjoyable day and will have brought back invaluable competitive experience for the future.

SPORTS LEAGUE
The current standings in the House Sports League are: 
Mauney 32  Wykeham 40
Plenty of time for Mauney to catch up – many Summer Term activities to come!

OPEN AFTERNOON
We held an extremely successful Open Afternoon on March 12th.  Prospective parents were invited to visit the school and see the pupils ‘in action’ as well as meeting the staff.  We certainly had a very busy afternoon and as always visitors were most complimentary about the manners and behaviour of our pupils.

PRIMARY CHARITY DAY
The Primary department held their Charity Day on March 14th, in aid of Cystic Fibrosis.  The pupils took part in a range of sponsored activities, then organised a fun afternoon of stalls and games.  All this followed a delicious breakfast organised by Mrs Gilbert which certainly started the day off well!
I am delighted to tell you that the total so far stands at £1345, with sponsorship money still due which should bring the total to over £2000.  A fantastic effort by everyone, and pupils, staff and parents should be justifiably proud of this achievement!  Thank you to Mrs Howland for all her hard work in organising the day, and to the Primary Staff, Mrs Gilbert and Mrs Willis for all their help.

MOBILE PHONES
I must remind you that it is strict school policy for all mobile phones, i-pods, MP3 players etc to be handed in to the Office at the beginning of the day.
There was an incident this week in which a mobile phone was not handed in, and was then mislaid.  Staff then had to spend an inordinate amount of time searching for it.  During this search, it came to light that several pupils keep their phones with them throughout the day, despite knowing that it is against school rules.  Any pupil found with a mobile phone during school time can expect to have it confiscated.  Our full mobile phone policy is posted on the website.

NEXT TERM
As always, the Summer term is extremely busy.  KS1, KS2, KS3 and GCSE exams all need to run alongside internal school exams, and we have annual events such as the Junior production, Prize Giving and Sports Day to look forward to.  Please ensure that your child is passing on all the correct letters/pieces of information regarding dates and arrangements.  Always worth checking their bags at the end of the week!  Don’t forget that Mrs Carter always posts the Friday letter on the website should you not have received one via your child!
Next term begins for all pupils at 8.40am on Monday 14th April.

AND FINALLY……….
It just remains for me and all the staff to wish you and your families a happy Easter.  Enjoy a relaxing break – let’s hope the weather forecasters are wrong again!

Dear Parents,

Below you will find all the necessary details of the arrangements for GCSE's this summer.  The students will be briefed about their conduct in the examinations, and what they may, or may not, bring into each exam room.  Breach of the regulations is a serious matter which the examination boards treat severely by annulling all results in the current series of exams.  A special concern is mobile phones, I-Pods, MP3 players.  Any such items found in an examination will result in disqualification from GCSE's.

Thursday 20th March - Deadline for all S11 coursework, except Art and Drama Practical.

Summer Term

Week 1
Monday 14th April - Return to school

Week 2
Monday 21st April - French Orals

Week 3
Tuesday 29th April        9.05 - 3.55  Art Exam
Wednesday 30th April   9.05 - 3.55  Art Exam

Week 4
Monday 5th May       School closed, Bank Holiday
Wednesday 7th May  Spanish Orals
Thursday 8th May      Drama practical exam
Friday 9th May          3.25 Study Leave begins

Week 5
Thursday 15th May    1.30-3.15 Spanish

Week 6
Monday 19th May         9.00-10.45   Maths (Non Calculator)
Tuesday 20th May         9.00-11.15   English Literature         
                                     1.30-2.45   ICT Paper 1
Wednesday 21st May   1.30-2.30   Science Paper 1
Friday 23rd May    9.00-10.30   Business Studies Case Study 
   
HALF TERM begins

Week 7
School Exams begin
Monday 2nd June  1.30-3.15   Maths Calculator
Tuesday 3rd June   9.00-10.40   English Paper 1
                              1.30-3.30   History Paper 1
Wednesday 4th June  9.00-10.45  Geography Paper 1
                                 1.30-3.15   French
Thursday 5th June     1.30-3.00   English Paper 2
Friday 6th June        9.00-10.15   ICT Paper 3

Week 8
Tuesday 10th June   1.30-3.15  Business Studies Core Paper
Wednesday 11th June   9.00-10.30   History (Source Paper)
                                    1.30-2.30   Science Paper 2
Thursday 12th June      1.30-3.00   Geography Paper 2
Friday 13th June         9.00-11.00   Drama

Week 9
Monday 16th June   1.30-2.30   Business Studies (change)

Week 11
Thursday 3rd July   7.00pm   Prize Giving at the URC Hall,
                                              Western Road, Romford

GCSE Results Day
Thursday 21st August at 10.30am - Results available at school

Once Study leave has begun:

 Members of staff are available for advice during the usual S11 timetabled lessons
 Students may revise in school, wearing the appropriate uniform and following school rules.
 Our usual school rules apply at all times.
 There will be no registration with form staff.
 Students must sign in and out on a daily examination register at the Office.
 Students may leave the premises between two examinations on the same day.
 Students may not leave an exam before the finishing time.
 Students must wear school uniform during any session in school.
 Any student unavoidably delayed by transport, or illness must notify the school immediately by telephone.
 Students are responsible for bringing the correct equipment to all exams.
 Text books and equipment should be returned to the school after the exams.
 Following the return of school equipment, and settlement of any outstanding invoices, bonds will be returned to parents.
 Any GCSE results not collected on Thursday 21st August will be posted on that day.  I am unable to issue results by telephone.

Concentrated and thorough revision is essential during the Easter Holidays.
I will issue GCSE regulation sheets at the beginning of next term.

The final hurdle approaches, and I hope that we can all work together to help our S11 students to achieve GCSE success in the forthcoming examinations.

With good wishes,

Mrs J Lawrence