Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 95
- September 13, 2024
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 95
- September 13, 2024
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
As a school, we want to provide opportunities for you as parents to come into school so that we can share practical ways in which you can support your child’s education. Whether your child is starting out on their journey with us in Year 7 or whether they are embarking on their GCSEs in Year 10 and Year 11, you are your child’s first teacher and have the fundamental role of helping your child to establish and maintain good study routines such as:
- Encouraging the completion of Homework;
- Managing your child’s use of their electronic devices;
- Encouraging your child to read;
- Helping them be organised for each day at school – making sure that they have the correct books, equipment, PE kit;
- Getting to school on time;
- Encouraging good attendance.
Research shows that parental involvement boosts student achievement; that parental involvement is a better predictor of academic success than standardised tests and, which is a cause for concern, that parental involvement declines as students age (Living Tree 2019). Crucially, it is at this later age (secondary school age) when, from an educational point of view, your child needs your guidance and support the most.
To support you as parents, the following evening events are being organised in school. The first will be on Thursday 19th September which is for all Year 11 parents. Thursday October 10th is the Year 10 Launch Event for all Year 10 parents and finally, on Thursday 17th October, we have our Year 7 Evening for all Year 7 parents. Please save the dates for your diary and we look forward to seeing as many parents at each event as is possible.
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies.
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
As a school, we want to provide opportunities for you as parents to come into school so that we can share practical ways in which you can support your child’s education. Whether your child is starting out on their journey with us in Year 7 or whether they are embarking on their GCSEs in Year 10 and Year 11, you are your child’s first teacher and have the fundamental role of helping your child to establish and maintain good study routines such as:
- Encouraging the completion of Homework;
- Managing your child’s use of their electronic devices;
- Encouraging your child to read;
- Helping them be organised for each day at school – making sure that they have the correct books, equipment, PE kit;
- Getting to school on time;
- Encouraging good attendance.
Research shows that parental involvement boosts student achievement; that parental involvement is a better predictor of academic success than standardised tests and, which is a cause for concern, that parental involvement declines as students age (Living Tree 2019). Crucially, it is at this later age (secondary school age) when, from an educational point of view, your child needs your guidance and support the most.
To support you as parents, the following evening events are being organised in school. The first will be on Thursday 19th September which is for all Year 11 parents. Thursday October 10th is the Year 10 Launch Event for all Year 10 parents and finally, on Thursday 17th October, we have our Year 7 Evening for all Year 7 parents. Please save the dates for your diary and we look forward to seeing as many parents at each event as is possible.
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies.
Things to celebrate
- This week we have welcomed Year 6 students into school for their Taster sessions. It has been lovely to see their engagement in lessons. We look forward to seeing them all at our Open Evening on Wednesday 25th September.
- We have been incredibly impressed with the number of students who are already taking part in our extra-curricular activities. There is so much on offer at Freddie’s. Please encourage your child to get involved.
- Sporting Success this week
We are always excited to learn of any sporting successes outside of school so we can celebrate the student’s achievements. Please can parents email Mr Gregory with any information so we can share with everyone on Freddie’s Focus – gregoryi@flhs.wigan.sch.uk
Sporting Success this week
We are always excited to learn of any sporting successes outside of school so we can celebrate the student’s achievements. Please can parents email Mr Gregory with any information so we can share with everyone on Freddie’s Focus – gregoryi@flhs.wigan.sch.uk
Extra Curricular Activities
The PE extra-curricular timetable is now available for everyone to see and the programme is now up and running. All students are welcome to attend the sessions, and we look forward to seeing you.
What we do at Freddie's and why we do it
At Freddie’s we want our students to develop as excellent learners who ultimately achieve the very best from their time at school. Below are the FLHS BEST Standards
We want there to be no learning time lost!
These standards are displayed in all classrooms and referred to as a constant reminder of the positive learning habits that we want all students to display:
‘Habits accelerate learning’
Homework and Independent Learning
At Freddie’s, there are six types of homework set in order to embed key knowledge and ensure that your child is equipped with independent learning skills. Below are the types of homework that we set (click on image to englarge):
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:
