Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 84
- May 3, 2024
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 84
- May 3, 2024
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank-you to all parents who attended last week’s Year 7 Parents’ Evening. Attendance was extremely high and I cannot stress enough the importance of positive parental involvement at events of this nature. We appreciate it.
On Thursday this week we had our first Parents’ Forum in the new school. I would like to thank all the parents who took the time to attend and to thank you for your valuable feedback.
The GCSE exams start in earnest next week on Thursday 9th May. We wish all of our Year 11 students the very best of luck. The examination period is a stressful time for students – and parents! Please remember that we are here to help – do visit school or contact us by phone if you have any concerns or questions, no matter how trivial you think they are. Often, a brief conversation with someone at school can put minds at rest. Please also help your child by encouraging them to plan their revision time carefully, and by making sure that they turn up to their examinations on time, in uniform and with the correct equipment. I will be writing to Year 11 parents soon with the final arrangements for their final weeks at school. Good luck to all!
Wishing you a pleasant bank holiday weekend and with fingers crossed for some sunshine.
Mr Davies.
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank-you to all parents who attended last week’s Year 7 Parents’ Evening. Attendance was extremely high and I cannot stress enough the importance of positive parental involvement at events of this nature. We appreciate it.
On Thursday this week we had our first Parents’ Forum in the new school. I would like to thank all the parents who took the time to attend and to thank you for your valuable feedback.
The GCSE exams start in earnest next week on Thursday 9th May. We wish all of our Year 11 students the very best of luck. The examination period is a stressful time for students – and parents! Please remember that we are here to help – do visit school or contact us by phone if you have any concerns or questions, no matter how trivial you think they are. Often, a brief conversation with someone at school can put minds at rest. Please also help your child by encouraging them to plan their revision time carefully, and by making sure that they turn up to their examinations on time, in uniform and with the correct equipment. I will be writing to Year 11 parents soon with the final arrangements for their final weeks at school. Good luck to all!
Wishing you a pleasant bank holiday weekend and with fingers crossed for some sunshine.
Mr Davies.
Things to celebrate
- On Thursday we launched our peer mentoring programme. This has involved a team of our Year 9 students mentoring some Year 7 students. It was wonderful to see such maturity, care and support for one another.
- On Thursday evening we hosted our Parents’ Forum event. We would like to thank all parents and carers who attended.
- Congratulations to our Music Department for a successful ‘Evening at the Movies’ which took place last Friday night.
- Sporting Success this week
Sporting Success this week
Extra Curricular Activities
Our PE department have changed their Extra Curricular Programme for the summer term. To see all of the new events they are offering during both lunchtime and after school, see below.
At FLHS we also 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.
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
Our ‘BEST Awards’ are awarded to four students in every Form class who have demonstrated great strength of character over the past Term. It is a way of us letting our students know how proud we are of them and how valued they are for the role that they play at Freddie’s.
The ‘BEST Awards’ take place three times a Year. The students who are chosen will have demonstrated one or more of our character traits below. Every winner receives 5 reward points and a parent text will be sent home on the last day of term.
Homework and Self-directed study
Below are some of our study skills strategies which we encourage students to use as a method of helping them to retain information in the long-term memory. Actively doing something with the information that they have been taught is a really useful way of learning and remembering.
Applications that we use for learning
The following applications are used by our students during their time at FLHS to aid with 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:
