Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 89
- June 14, 2024
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 89
- June 14, 2024
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week, all parents should have received a link to a parental feedback survey. As a school, we continually self-evaluate our work in order to improve. We would be most grateful if you could take the time complete the survey and to provide us with open, honest and constructive feedback on how we can improve the work that we do for your children. Please look out for the communications that contain this link.
Year 8 students this week took part in a very successful World of Work day which exposed the students to a wide range of careers and opportunities beyond school. Although the students are still only in Year 8, events of this nature are vitally important in broadening horizons and raising aspirations. Feedback from the students has been very positive.
Finally, a reminder that the Year 10 mock examinations start next week, and we wish all students success.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mr Davies
Things to celebrate
- This week, we held interviews for Head Boy and Head Girl. Mr Davies and Mrs Turner were blown away by the maturity, insights, and communicative skills that all students exemplified during this process. A huge well done to all candidates.
- On Wednesday, our Year 8 students took part in a ‘World of Work’ day. This was a superb event and our students gave very positive feedback, saying they had taken a lot from the event.
- Yesterday saw call-backs for our next school production of ‘The Wiz’. Good luck and well done to all involved.
- We are incredibly proud of the way in which so many of our students are taking part in extra-curricular opportunities available to them at Freddie’s.
Extra Curricular Activities
At FLHS we offer our students a wide variety of other extra curricular activities, including STEM club, Music, Drama, Art and many more. For further details, click here.
- Sporting Success this week
PE RESULTS – Week Ending 14th June 2024
| Sport | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Year 7 Football |
12/06/24 |
Home game against St Peters |
FLHS 2-5 St Peters |
|
Year 9 Rugby |
12/06/24 |
St Gregorys |
St Gregorys 20-16 FLHS |
|
Year 8 Football |
12/06/24 |
Hawkley Hall |
Hawkley Hall 9 – 1 FLHS |
|
Under 13’s Cricket |
13/06/24 |
Held at Tonge Cricket Club v Canon Slade |
Cannon Slade 43 – 41 FLHS Indoor cricket in 12 overs each. |
Sporting Success this week
PE RESULTS – Week Ending 14th June 2024
| Sport | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Year 7 Football |
12/06/24 |
Home game against St Peters |
FLHS 2-5 St Peters |
|
Year 9 Rugby |
12/06/24 |
St Gregorys |
St Gregorys 20-16 FLHS |
|
Year 8 Football |
12/06/24 |
Hawkley Hall |
Hawkley Hall 9 – 1 FLHS |
|
Under 13’s Cricket |
13/06/24 |
Held at Tonge Cricket Club v Canon Slade |
Cannon Slade 43 – 41 FLHS Indoor cricket in 12 overs each. |
School Reminders
Did you know that you can read previous editions of Freddie’s Focus from this Academic Year? To do so, click here.
School Reminders
Did you know that you can read previous editions of Freddie’s Focus from this Academic Year? To do so, click here.
What we do at Freddie's and why we do it
At Freddie’s, we encourage our students to use their manners at all times. This is a way of explicitly teaching what good manners look and sound like. It is also something which we feel contributes to a positive school environment and the Freddie’s community. ‘STEPS’ is used as a reminder in all classrooms and around school. Where we see students exhibiting good manners, we praise and reward. If students forget to use their manners or need to be supported to correct their behaviour, ‘STEPS’ is something we would refer them to.
Homework and Independent Learning
The OSCAR model is used to support our students with independent learning at home. The ’A’ stands for Area.
Is the area where you are working quiet and appropriate for quality learning? Remove your phone and other potential distractions. Ensure that you have the correct equipment to hand.
Applications that we use for learning
The following applications are used by our students during their time at FLHS to aid their learning. You can learn more about them below.
Microsoft Office
Did you know that your child can access Microsoft Office at home for free? As a student at Fred Longworth High School, your child is allowed to download a fully working free copy of Microsoft Office 365 to use on their computer, smartphone and tablet whilst they are a student at our school. Click on the button below to learn more.
Satchel:One
Satchel:One is the school online learning platform for students and is the parental portal for all information related to your child’s overall progress within school. 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.
GCSEPod
GCSEPod is an online study platform and is the perfect resource to help your child learn, retain and recall all the information they need to achieve their GCSE goals. GCSEPod provides 3-5 minute bursts of audio-visual, teacher written learning which can help to reinforce and consolidate key GCSE topics covered in lessons. Experts read and explain everything clearly including all the right facts, quotes, keywords, dates and diagrams on screen. GCSEPod is only available to students in Year 10 and Year 11.
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
We want to do all we can to support your child to be in school every day and ask that you support this important message from home, encouraging your child to avoid missing curriculum content through absence. Here is a breakdown of the absences for the following attendance percentages:
