Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 32
- January 6, 2023
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 32
- January 6, 2023
Things to celebrate
- We are pleased with the way in which the majority of our students have conducted themselves during our first week back: smart, equipped, and ready to learn.
- This week, we shared our ‘Freddie’s Focus on the Stars’ winners during form time. Please ask your child if they were one of the lucky winners this time. Your child may have been recognised for their efforts and achievements in a particular subject area, or nominated for our Headteacher Award for their contribution to the wider school community.
- We are thrilled to see some of our students using our new 3G Astro which is now open and ready for use.
- It is fantastic to see how many of our students are taking part in the extra-curricular opportunities available to them at lunchtime and after school. Please encourage your child to get involved if they haven’t already done so. Please see our website for more information on all the extra-curricular opportunities that we offer.
Homework and Self-directed study
To support all of our students with homework and organisation of self-directed study, we would like them to ask themselves the following questions:
- What homework do I have this week? What’s in my Satchel?! and IF I haven’t got any homework, what can I do independently?
- When will I focus on each piece of homework?
- How will I complete it to the best of my ability and how do I need to submit it? (hand in or online submission?)
- We encourage all of our parents and carers to also ask these questions at home.
Satchel:One
You can keep track of your child’s homework using Satchel:One
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
Dear Parents and Carers,
At the start of a new year, it is important to reflect on last term. Please have a look at our ‘Attendance Diamond’ and review what level of attendance your child is currently at. You can see this on Satchel:One via the parent app, and all students are shown their attendance in form time on a weekly basis.
We would like all students to aim for 97%+ (which still equates to 6 days absence per year) and at the end of the year in order for students to be eligible for our rewards trips, students will need to achieve 95% attendance or above. EVERY DAY COUNTS is our key message.
The link between success at school and attendance is clear; we want all our students to succeed. Being in school on time are key ingredients for students to do well at school.
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
I’d like to start by wishing you all a happy new year. Our assemblies this week have been focused on the new year and new beginnings. The month of January, named after Janus – the Roman God of New Beginnings. It was believed he had two faces – one facing forward and the other backward. Like Janus, we have encouraged the students to look forward to the year ahead, whilst at the same time to look back and reflect on the previous year.
As part of this, we have talked to students about their attitude to learning and behaviour. For the vast majority of our students, their attitude and behaviour has been, and is, exemplary; however, I have been quite open in reminding the students about our basic standards and what is expected of them here at Freddie’s in terms of behaviour. For those students whose behaviour and attitude has not always been excellent, the new year provides them with a new beginning. We look forward to working with your child in the year ahead, and we hope that they can excel in everything that they do.
All the very best for 2023.
Regards,
Mr Davies.