Falinge Park High School

Falinge Park High School

School have decided to arrange a Marathon Event to raise funds for ‘Save the Children’. A member of our staff, Mr. Andi Jones is going to run in the World Marathon Event which takes place all over the world between 16 and 23 October.

The idea is that our pupils are going to run around our school playing field and try to beat Andi’s time in his marathon. They can do as much or as little running as they desire in the hour, and they will run as a relay team.

They will need to bring in £1.00 on the day so that funds can be raised, and if they wish to raise more money, they can also complete a sponsor form which will shortly be handed to students. Letters will shortly be issued to students to bring home. It will take place on Wednesday 16 October and will include students in Years 7, 8 and 9.

We are pleased to inform you that Falinge park High School is moving to an online payment system from Monday 23 September 2013. This will initially be introduced for payment of school meals only. It will provide a safe, secure and easy way to pay online for school meals. Students will be bringing home letters shortly with instructions on how to register.

On Wednesday 2 October 2013, a range of colleges, 6th Forms and Apprenticeship providers have been invited into school to provide Post 16 information and advice to our Year 11 students. Students will be invited to attend a 1 hour session during the day. Letters will shortly be sent home inviting Year 11 parents to attend from 3.15pm to 5.15pm if they wish to find out about opportunities for their children after leaving school. Parents of students in Year 10 are also invited to attend. The event will take place in the Upper Year Centre.

Tickets for our Arts and Curry Night are now on sale and many thanks to those who have bought tickets so far. The evening takes place on Friday 22 November from 6pm until 8pm and tickets cost £5.00 including food and entertainment. There will be a range of curry dishes, Indian snacks and so forth to try and an evening of music, dance, drama and quizzes. The evening is perfect family entertainment for all friends of the school.

Tickets are also available for our Year 9 Drama at Wycoller Hall on Friday 25 October 2013 when our students will be performing several ghostly dramas in the grounds of the historically haunted Wycoller Hall in Lancashire. If you would like to join us on this dark night, tickets are limited and transport arrangements can be made. For more details, please contact Mr. De Courcey in the CEPA Office.

Homework should now be in the process of being regularly set each day at school and we ask parents to support the process by checking student planners/homework diaries each week and signing them. If you have any enquiries about homework tasks or how to support your child in this process, please contact your child’s community tutor in the first instance.

Our Open Evening for potential new students and families takes place on Thursday 26 September from 6pm until 8pm and there is a chance to take a tour around our new school build on Saturday 28th of September between 10am and 12 noon. To book a place on one of the tours, please visit our school website at www.falingepark.com or contact us by telephone on 01706 631246. The Head's Welcome to our school takes place on our Open Evening at 6pm and again at 7pm and there is chance to view our engaging and personalized curriculum in greater detail.

Music Clubs and extra-curricular activities have now been displayed in the latest ‘Create!’ Arts Newsletter and posted to community tutors. We welcome all new members and you should see Ms. Williams for more details. Music peripatetic lessons have started and learners should regularly check the Music department noticeboards to confirm their music lesson times. Please ensure that you arrive to your lessons punctually.