Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 49
- May 26, 2023
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 49
- May 26, 2023
Things to celebrate
- On Friday, a number of our students received a BEST Award. These notable awards are given to students who have excelled themselves in demonstrating one or more of our FLHS character values as nominated by their form teacher. A huge well done to all our winners. See our character values below:
- On Thursday night, a group of our music students performed a live gig at ‘Factory 251’ in Manchester. The youngest performer was just 11 years old – what an achievement! We are incredibly proud of everyone who took part in this brilliant event.
- Sporting success this week
| Year Group / Team | |
|---|---|
| Year 7 - Football Semi Final | FLHS had an excellent game during their semi-final fixture against St John Fisher. They won 3 –1. Goals scored by Luca Bracek and Aston Braddish. |
| Year 9 - Football | Despite no win, some excellent skills and team spirit seen this week. Results: FLHS 0 – 1 Golborne, FLHS 0 – 0 Bedford. |
Homework and Self-directed study
Students in Y7 and Y8 should be completing two ‘See Readers’ on ‘Reading Plus’ each week. This should take 30 minutes as part of their English homework, and our drive to improve reading standards and ensure students’ reading age matches or surpasses their biological age.
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.
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
Attendance Messages to Parents and Carers – please read to be aware of what good attendance is and the impact of poor attendance. Our key message is EVERY DAY COUNTS.
Why is it important to have good attendance?
Good attendance habits pay off! More school days attended increases a child’s academic success, improves their chances to achieve good GCSE grades leading to greater chances of success at college and later in life, so they can earn higher pay in their careers. 80% of success is showing up! School keeps you safe, it educates you, it prepares you for your future.
What is a good school attendance percentage?
95%
An attendance rate of 95% is generally considered good; this still allows for children to miss 9.5 days across the school year. Persistent absence (PA) is defined as an attendance rate of 90% or below.
At Freddie’s we would like all students to aim for 97% attendance – this equates to 6 days absence per year.
How many days off is 90% attendance?
90% attendance means that your child is absent from lessons for the equivalent of one half day every week. Over five years this is the equivalent of about one half of a school year.
Examples of poor attendance and what this means in terms of days lost:
| School Attendance Percentage | Days Absent |
|---|---|
|
85 |
29 days off |
|
86 |
27 days off |
|
87 |
25 days off |
|
88 |
23 days off |
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
Freddie’s has always been at the heart of our community, and we always pride ourselves on our excellent reputation in terms of safeguarding, behaviour and outcomes. Many of you will also have been students at the school and you will know how much we value the Freddie’s Family, and we cannot stress enough the importance of building and maintaining strong school-parent relationships.
Thank you,
Mr Davies.