6 February 2015 Dear Parent Online Safety The link below provides further advice about keeping your child safe online. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/11/14/protect-your-teens-7apps-and-websites-parents-should-be-aware-of/ A chat room and instant messaging app that has caused some distress to a young student and exposed her to inappropriate content has come to our attention. The APP is 'OOVOO'. This allows youngsters to chat to up to 12 people at once as well as record and upload to YouTube. Unfortunately, strangers may join the conversation leaving students vulnerable to inappropriate language or much worse. Further information on chat room safety can be found using the link below: https://www.getsafeonline.org/social-networking/chatrooms/ Meeting with school staff Should you require an appointment with a member of our staff, please ring to make an appointment before arriving in reception. Although we endeavour to assist parents quickly if they need to speak to us, it is not always possible or appropriate for our staff to meet immediately and without warning. A pre-arranged appointment will allow you to meet with the most appropriate person and also allow us to gather relevant information in advance. Instrumental Lessons Instrumental lessons are available for a number of instruments including: Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon Keyboard/piano Violin, Cello/double bass and many more Instrumental lessons work out at £5 a lesson and are free to students on free school meals. If your child is interested in starting lessons in any of the above instruments please ask them to see Mrs Clarke in Music for an information leaflet or contact her on [email protected] Lost Property A reminder to parents that the school does have a lost property room, which is situated in an area near the school gym. It is open every morning, break and at lunchtime from 12.451.15pm by Mr Townend for students to come and claim any lost items. We do ask that items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name so we can endeavour to return found items to them. However, many items are not labelled and remain unclaimed and, as such, we will be displaying these items each term to enable students to reclaim their property. This term the ‘Claim Days’ will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11, 12 and 13 February. Please do encourage your child, if they have lost some of their property, to check what has been found. Any unclaimed items at this stage will be donated to a charity chosen by the school or disposed of. Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers It is that time of year again when the Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers are being handed out in store. If you shop there, or occasionally visit, when paying for shopping please say yes if the cashier asks you. Last year you had to spend £10.00 to receive 1, it does not sound like a lot but each voucher collected allows us to purchase more equipment free of charge. The total count for last year’s vouchers was just under 6,000 which we were able to put really good use. Thank you for your help and support. Events w/c 9 February 2015 Week A SHOW ASSEMBLIES This week detention will take place on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY in the Gym at 3pm Monday Tuesday 9 10 Senior Head Boy and Girl to meet with Headteacher 9.15am Year 8 students ‘drop in session’ in the Music Department at break for any students wanting to talk to current GCSE Music students and the Music Ambassador about taking GCSE Music as a subject. Junior Head Boy and Girl to meet with Headteacher 9.30am Fair Trade Assembly Rehearsal for selected students 3.00pm-4.00pm Year 8 Options First Choices Deadline Year 10 Written Reports Available School Experience Day BTEC Performing Arts students from Year 9, 10 & 11 practical exam performance of an 'Evening of Show Tunes' at 6pm. Year 12 History Intervention, Room B7 (until the end of May) 3.00pm4.00pm Y10/12 Mathematics After School Mentoring Catch-up Scheme until Tuesday 3 March. Rooms Y11 & Y12. (Miss F Mountain) 3.00pm-3.45pm Additional Support Maths Course (students/parents) in the LRC week 6 of 6. 5.00pm-6.30pm Detention in the Gym at 3pm Wednesday 11 NON-UNIFORM DAY Woodkirk Primary PE Project Key Stage 1 Multiskills Competition in the Sports Hall 3.45 pm 5.30pm (approx.) Governors’ SR SubCommittee Meeting 5pm Governors’ RP SubCommittee Meeting 6pm Detention in the Gym at 3pm Thursday 12 YEAR 13 PARENTS’ EVENING 4.30-7.30pm Friday 13 Selected Year 12 students to visit DLA Piper UK LLP, West One, Leeds.9.00am3.00pm PSA Detention 2pm-3pm PE Detention in the Sports Hall for students with 5 x PE kit marks