YEAR 11 WELCOME BACK MAKING THE MOST OF
YEAR 11 WELCOME BACK
MAKING THE MOST OF THE TIME YOU HAVE LEFT • As I said on the first day back, this year is one of the most important of your school career • Time will be tight and in high demand in order to complete your GCSE courses • Individual subjects will advise you of any alterations / allowances to their subject course • Imagine that you are taking your 2 year GCSE course in 1 year; revisiting work from before lockdown alongside your lockdown work and Y 11 work • If you have any issues / problems, please talk to your teachers sooner rather than later
REMINDER • Morning Break • You are NOT allowed off-site. • Take it from now that if you are caught, you will get a 1 hour after school detention
REMINDER • Lunchtime • You ARE allowed off-site for lunch • Whilst out, please respect the wider community • Litter should be placed in a bin • Using local resident gardens as a short cut is NOT acceptable – please correct this
REMINDER • Mobile Phones • Phones should NOT be used in school, unless permission has been given by a teacher to aid learning in lessons • Any video recordings of fights
REMINDER • Punctuality • Arriving on-time to school is very important • Late arrivals will be dealt with • This includes to afternoon reg – if you can’t get back in on-time, we will withdraw your lunchtime privilege
YOUNG CARERS
RAMSEY YOUTH CLUB • Jenny Hargreaves – 44 years service • Leaving on 30 th September • Invite to anyone who knows of Jenny to attend youth club for her final session • Food and refreshments will be provided
YEAR 11 KEY DATES ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 -21 AUTUMN INTO SPRING TERM
SETTLING-IN REPORTS COMPLETED 8 TH OCTOBER 2020 • Subject teachers will have completed a snap-shot of how you have settled into your Year 11 studies • Areas on which they have reported include: • Attitude to Learning • Behaviour • Independent Study • Response to Feedback
SETTLING-IN REPORTS ISSUED AROUND W/B 22 ND OCTOBER
ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING PRESENTATION EVENING 16 TH OCTOBER • Our annual opportunity to celebrate the successes of Ramsey Grammar from the previous academic year
NON-PUBLISHED COMMENTS DEADLINE 5 TH NOVEMBER • Subject teachers will be completing comments about your progress that will be verbally shared with you and your parents during Student-led Academic Review Day
OCTOBER HALF TERM MON 26 TH OCTOBER – FRI 30 TH OCTOBER • Half term holiday
STUDENT-LED ACADEMIC REVIEW DAY 11 TH NOVEMBER • An opportunity for families and students to meet with their form tutor to discuss generic progress across each of their subjects
COLLEGE TASTER DAY 14 TH NOVEMBER • Morning at the University College Isle of Man to give students the opportunity to trial various college courses to aid post-16 options • This is a compulsory session, irrespective of whether or not you are thinking of attending College!
YEAR 11 MOCK EXAMS 2 ND – 11 TH DECEMBER • An opportunity for students to demonstrate their ability at appropriate stages of their second year of GCSE’s • These should be taken as ‘real’ GCSE’s to give an accurate taste of what to expect in the summer • Sometimes, mock exam results are called for by exam boards, if for some reason a student can’t take their summer exam • Your mock exams are in 10 weeks time!
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS MON 21 ST DECEMBER – MON 4 TH JANUARY • Christmas Holidays • Return on Tuesday 5 th January
MOCK EXAM RESULTS 14 TH JANUARY • Students will receive their GCSE mock exam results • Results are based on a holistic view of each subject i. e. including coursework, if applicable etc.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING? • Establish a routine • Frequently re-visit your class notes, particularly from Year 10 • Establish a habit of revising, little and often • Don’t leave things to the last minute • Seek help and support if you feel you need it • Try your best to make the most of this opportunity!
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