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Freddie's Focus

For Parents & Carers

  • Issue 71
  • January 12, 2024

Freddie's Focus

For Parents & Carers

  • Issue 71
  • January 12, 2024

Things to celebrate

  • We have made an excellent start to our new term and are incredibly proud of the way in which our students have settled back into school after the Christmas holiday. 
  • On Wednesday, our Year 9 students were treated to a live performance of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ by The National Theatre. We were thrilled that our school was chosen as a host school by this prestigious London theatre company, and they were not disappointed. An excellent experience was had by all.
  • Sporting Success this week

  • Year 11 Girls Badminton

    The Year 11 girls badminton team won the Wigan School badminton competition with a 9-3 victory over Lowton High School. Well done to Anya Butterworth, Lily Caton, Drew Thorpe, Nicole Chow, Eva Holden and Abbie Evans.

Sporting Success this week

  • Year 11 Girls Badminton

    The Year 11 girls badminton team won the Wigan School badminton competition with a 9-3 victory over Lowton High School. Well done to Anya Butterworth, Lily Caton, Drew Thorpe, Nicole Chow, Eva Holden and Abbie Evans.

School Reminders

  • Mock Examination Results

    On Thursday 18th January, our Year 11 students will be receiving their mock examination results from the library. Students can come to collect them from 8:00am.

  • Year 11 Parents' Evening

    Advance notice that our Year 11 Parents’ Evening will take place in school on Thursday 25th January from 4.30pm. Further information to follow.

  • Year 10 GCSE Event

    On Thursday 8th February we will be hosting an event for our Year 10 parents and carers at 6.30pm. This event aims to provide advice for parents and carers regarding supporting your child through GCSEs. A letter will be sent out next week containing further details..

  • Good Manners

    This term, we are going to have a huge focus on good manners – encouraging our young people to be the best version of themselves that they can, responding with respect and kindness.

  • General Reminder

    Could we please ask for your support in ensuring that your child does not come to school wearing earrings. We have a no earring policy in school and therefore advise students to wait until the 6 week break if they are considering getting their ears pierced. For further information regarding our uniform policy, please see our website.

Term Dates and Key Events
School Uniform Policy

School Reminders

  • Mock Examination Results

    On Thursday 18th January, our Year 11 students will be receiving their mock examination results from the library. Students can come to collect them from 8:00am.

  • Year 11 Parents' Evening

    Advance notice that our Year 11 Parents’ Evening will take place in school on Thursday 25th January from 4.30pm. Further information to follow.

  • Year 10 GCSE Event

    On Thursday 8th February we will be hosting an event for our Year 10 parents and carers at 6.30pm. This event aims to provide advice for parents and carers regarding supporting your child through GCSEs. A letter will be sent out next week containing further details..

  • Good Manners

    This term, we are going to have a huge focus on good manners – encouraging our young people to be the best version of themselves that they can, responding with respect and kindness.

  • General Reminder

    Could we please ask for your support in ensuring that your child does not come to school wearing earrings. We have a no earring policy in school and therefore advise students to wait until the 6 week break if they are considering getting their ears pierced. For further information regarding our uniform policy, please see our website.

Term Dates and Key Events
School Uniform Policy

How we learn

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: 

Homework and Self-directed study

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.

Get Microsoft Office for free

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.

About 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

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:

Thank you for your continued support with attendance.

Message from the Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,
 
On behalf of everyone here at Freddie’s, I’d like to wish you and your families a very Happy New Year. Your children have returned to school positively, and have settled back into the rhythm of school very quickly. The routines we have established in our new building are ensuring a calm environment for learning for all, and the majority of students respond well to them.
 
I would also like to thank the majority of parents for adhering to our policies around uniform and personal appearance. This ensures the students look smart and professional. High standards of uniform set the tone in any school and also act as a great leveller in a school such as ours which serves such a diverse socio-economic demographic.
 
Regards,
 
Mr Davies.

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