Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 86
- May 17, 2024
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 86
- May 17, 2024
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
As you will be aware, the GCSE exams are now underway; however, I would now like to take the opportunity to remind parents of students in Year 10 that their end of year examinations are fast approaching and will take place after the Half Term Holiday. These are an important series of exams that will give Year 10 students their first taste of GCSE type Exams in preparation for their final year. Where possible, we schedule these exams in either the Sports Hall or the Main Hall to replicate the Year 11 experience. The Year 10 exam timetable is attached. Students in Year 10 should be revising for these examinations now. The results will be reported to parents at the end of this term.
Hopefully, all parents will have seen the letter that I sent out earlier this week containing several updates and key information. For reference, a link to it can be found below.
Thank-you for your continued support
Mr Davies.
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
As you will be aware, the GCSE exams are now underway; however, I would now like to take the opportunity to remind parents of students in Year 10 that their end of year examinations are fast approaching and will take place after the Half Term Holiday. These are an important series of exams that will give Year 10 students their first taste of GCSE type Exams in preparation for their final year. Where possible, we schedule these exams in either the Sports Hall or the Main Hall to replicate the Year 11 experience. The Year 10 exam timetable is attached. Students in Year 10 should be revising for these examinations now. The results will be reported to parents at the end of this term.
Hopefully, all parents will have seen the letter that I sent out earlier this week containing several updates and key information. For reference, a link to it can be found below.
Thank-you for your continued support
Mr Davies.
Things to celebrate
- This week Our Year 9 and 7 peer mentoring scheme has continued. This has been a huge success so far, with students having support and mentoring from an older peer in school. The scheme is not only developing the coaching and leadership skills of some of our Year 9 students, but providing valuable support to some of our Year 7s.
- 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 Independent Learning
We use the ‘OSCER’ model to support students with independent learning at home. To support your child to organise their time ask them to do the following:
- Check Satchel:One every night
- Check what homework has been set
- Check the deadlines to decide how to prioritise which pieces to work on first
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:
