Wardle High School

Wardle High School

Year 9 Mathematics - Reminder for Parents- Year 9 are sitting two units of their GCSE Mathematics exam after half term- Unit 1 Monday 11 June and Unit 2 Wednesday 13 June. Please encourage your son/daughter to attend the revision sessions available to them after school and during the half term break.

For the exam all students will need: BLACK pen, pencil, ruler, compasses, protractor and a calculator for Unit 1. Low cost revision materials and all equipment listed above can be purchased from the Mathematics team.

Presentation Evening - It is Presentation Evening on the 31st May in school where pupils from Yrs7-10 will receive awards for progress and effort in all subject areas. Pupils who have won awards are invited to attend and will be allocated 2 tickets per family. Unfortunately due to the popularity of the event we cannot issue any more tickets to families as there is only a specific number the hall can accommodate.

Prefects - The new 2012/13 Prefects have been chosen and are currently in training. They will receive their official badges on the 31st May at presentation evening. Further off site training will take place in June where Prefects will receive training on anti-bullying, mentoring, safeguarding and being a positive role model.

Sixth Form Celebrations - As the Sixth Form is closing this year, we are hoping to organise a celebration of the success of the previous students and what they have gone on to achieve.

We have set up a new Facebook page for our Sixth Form Leavers so that they can get in touch and let us know what they are up to.

The link to this page can be found on our current Wardle High Facebook page which can be accessed by the icon on our homepage.

Staff Inset Day Change - Due to exams, the Staff Inset Day planned for Monday the 25th June is now a normal school day. This Staff Inset Day is now scheduled for Friday 29th June.

Tesco Vouchers - We are currently collecting TESCO for schools vouchers. If you have any and would like to send them into school they can be handed in at Pupil Reception. Thank you.

Wardle TV - New videos have been uploaded to our online platform, Wardle TV. Please see our website for a link to view the latest videos and Headteacher's Blog.

Illness in School - If your child becomes ill in school; they must in the first instance report this to their form tutor, who will then make the decision about whether they can go home. If their form tutor is unavailable they must see their Head of House/ Year or the Attendance Officer.

Form Tutors, Head of House/Year will then contact Pupil Reception to inform them that your child is ill and needs to go home. Pupils should not bypass this system by phoning or texting parents directly. These procedures have been put in place to ensure the safeguarding of all pupils

Term Dates - Our new term dates for 2012- 2013 are now available on the Wardle High School website.

Wardle Social- Wardle now has its own Facebook and Twitter page. This means that it is now easier for us to share school achievements and important messages such as snow days. Please find links on our website to these sites.

School Uniform and general appearance – Please make sure your child’s uniform and appearance meets with school requirements e.g. blazers, plain black school shoes. Non-school jumpers\cardigans, hoodies, scarves etc. are not school uniform. Female students should wear their skirts at knee length or longer. Pupils are not allowed to wear makeup or to have hair extensions, permanent, semi permanent or clip ins. They are also not allowed false eyelashes or lash extensions, false nails, nail varnish or extreme hair colours.

Have you provided your email address? At Wardle High School we are aiming to improve our external communications. In order to assist with this, it would be helpful if you could please share your e-mail address with us. By using e-mail as a communication method we can help keep you up to date with any changes at the school in a more efficient way.

Please check the school website - www.wardlehigh.co.uk -for more school information, band news and photographs.