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Freddie's Focus

For Parents & Carers

  • Issue 52
  • June 23, 2023

Freddie's Focus

For Parents & Carers

  • Issue 52
  • June 23, 2023

Things to celebrate

  • This week, we have said a fond farewell to our Year 11 students. Students attended their Leavers’ Assembly on Thursday’s ‘Best Dressed Day’. It was a very emotional and celebratory day for everyone involved and the year group will be missed. We wish them all the best and every happiness in the future.
  • Our Y10 students have taken part in mock examinations this week.  They have demonstrated maturity and a positive work ethic, and we encourage them to continue with this attitude and commitment into next week.
  • Last Friday night, Freddie’s brass band played in a concert at school alongside the famous Black Dyke Brass Band. We are incredibly proud that our talented students were involved with such an incredible event.
  • Last Friday, a number of our Year 8 students attended a computing trip to the Amazon site in Bolton.  Their behaviour was exemplary and they were excellent representatives of the school.
  • Sporting success this week
Year Group / Team / Individual
Jack Chapman - Year 10 Jack plays waterpolo at the National Academy and has been selected as the main goalkeeper for the North West of England. He will play in the inter-regional tournament on the 1st and 2nd July. Good luck Jack! He has also been selected to attend the England academy tournament on the 8th and 9th of July in Coventry. At this event he will be trialling for the GB squad.
Year 7 Football Team The Year 7 football team came runners up in the Wigan schools' plate competition after losing to a strong Standish High School team. This a fantastic achievement reaching the final in their first year at Fred Longworth High School.
Year 7 / Year 8 Cricket Team The Year 7/ Year 8 cricket team have made it through to the 3rd round of the Lancashire County cricket schools' competition and will face Crompton High School.
Year 8 Rugby Team The Y8 rugby team played in a festival at Wigan Warriors, winning all of their games: (Game 1) - FLHS v Holy Cross - 7-1 ; FLHS v Dean Trust – 5-1. (Game 2) - FLHS v Holy Cross – 5-1; FLHS v Dean Trust – 6-0.
Bradley Graham Brad has been signed into the Warrington Wolves' rugby league academy which starts in September. Congratulations Brad!
Sam Bradbury Sam has been signed into the Sale Sharks' rugby union academy which starts in September. Congratulations Sam!

School Reminders

  • School Closure

    School will be closed to students on Friday 30th June for staff training day.

  • Year 10 Mock Examinations

    Year 10 mock examinations continue next week. Please ensure that your child has all of the correct equipment required for examinations.

  • School Meals Payments

    Owing to our new cashless catering system, please remember that we are now fully cashless therefore all payments need to go through ‘Wise Pay’ online.

  • Student-Led Conference

    On Monday 10th July, we will be holding our Student-Led Conferences in school. All students are expected to attend a 10-minute appointment in full school uniform. Booking for this event will be done through School Cloud. More information to follow.

  • General Reminder

    Could we please ask all parents and carers to support us in ensuring that your child wears the correct summer uniform should they choose to do so. Skirts must be worn at an appropriate length and socks must be plain black and knee high without bows. We are also seeing some students in trainers and ask that school shoes are still worn during our final half term.

Term Dates and Key Events
School Uniform Policy

School Reminders

  • School Closure

    School will be closed to students on Friday 30th June for staff training day.

  • Year 10 Mock Examinations

    Year 10 mock examinations continue next week. Please ensure that your child has all of the correct equipment required for examinations.

  • School Meals Payments

    Owing to our new cashless catering system, please remember that we are now fully cashless therefore all payments need to go through ‘Wise Pay’ online.

  • Student-Led Conference

    On Monday 10th July, we will be holding our Student-Led Conferences in school. All students are expected to attend a 10-minute appointment in full school uniform. Booking for this event will be done through School Cloud. More information to follow.

  • General Reminder

    Could we please ask all parents and carers to support us in ensuring that your child wears the correct summer uniform should they choose to do so. Skirts must be worn at an appropriate length and socks must be plain black and knee high without bows. We are also seeing some students in trainers and ask that school shoes are still worn during our final half term.

Term Dates and Key Events
School Uniform Policy

Homework and Self-directed study

We have six types of homework which we set in order to broaden, consolidate and enhance your child’s learning. Each week we will share with you one of the types of homework.

Please see below for this week’s ‘Retrieve it’ examples and our reason for setting this type of homework task.

Satchel:One

You can keep track of your child’s homework using Satchel:One. It is advisable to remind your child to get into the habit of checking their homework on Satchel:One regularly. Relying upon notifications is not the right approach and we advise students to turn off notifications so that they are not disturbed by them.

Homework Club

Please remind your child that homework club is available to all students Monday-Thursday in the Library (apart from Monday week B) where support and IT equipment is is available.

Attendance

Attendance Messages to Parents and Carers – please read to be aware of what good attendance is and the impact of poor attendance. Our key message is EVERY DAY COUNTS.

Why is it important to have good attendance?

Good attendance habits pay off! More school days attended increases a child’s academic success, improves their chances to achieve good GCSE grades leading to greater chances of success at college and later in life, so they can earn higher pay in their careers. 80% of success is showing up! School keeps you safe, it educates you, it prepares you for your future.

What is a good school attendance percentage?

95%

An attendance rate of 95% is generally considered good; this still allows for children to miss 9.5 days across the school year. Persistent absence (PA) is defined as an attendance rate of 90% or below.

At Freddie’s we would like all students to aim for 97% attendance – this equates to 6 days absence per year.

How many days off is 90% attendance?

90% attendance means that your child is absent from lessons for the equivalent of one half day every week. Over five years this is the equivalent of about one half of a school year.

Examples of poor attendance and what this means in terms of days lost:

School Attendance Percentage Days Absent
85
29 days off
86
27 days off
87
25 days off
88
23 days off

Message from the Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Yesterday we said farewell to Year 11 at our Leavers’ Assembly. This is always one of the great Freddie’s traditions, a day filled with lots of smiles and laughter as well as some tears. It was a lovely occassion. We wish all of Year 11 the very best for the future. And as Mr Fallows, our Head of year 11,  says goodbye to the Class of 2023, next week he welcomes the class of 2028 as we host our Year 6 Induction days. We look forward to welcoming all the new Green Ties.  
 

Regards,

Mr Davies.

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