Summerfield House Handbook

Choosing House Life the right subjects for GCSE

DURING THE NIGHT Go to the Your son/daughter willTIME: make initial GCSE choices in Houseparent or Assistant Houseparent’s door and

knock…long February so that next year’s timetable can be blocked enough to wake someone up! and staffing planned. They will confirm their choices at

Your to parents will be contacted if you are ill and have to be confined the end of this term. There is the opportunity add

to House for a number of days or need to spend time convalescing any supporting comments on both initial and final at home. option-choice forms if you feel particularly strongly about the choices that have been made. Once the final

can usually take boarders to medical appointments outside options form is submitted, the allocationMatrons of options

school if will be made based on the information supplied onyour parents are unable to. the form.

DENTAL APPOINTMENTS: These should be made during the school holidays whenever Once choices have been made, the College reservesEmergency and orthodontic treatment can be arranged

possible. the right to withdraw any courses for which there is via Matron. insufficient demand.

We try to accommodate all subject choices within MINIBUS (Link with train However, station) subjects are the prescribed framework. sometimes oversubscribed and availability of staffing A minibus is available to take pupils Hook Station on Saturdays at 12.00pm or at 4.30pm on Fridays prevents additional classes.

If this is the to case, we will oncontact exeat or half term weekends. you to discuss alternatives.

A minibus also picks up from Hook Station at 7.25 pm on Sunday evenings. If you wish to use this service Onneed the following find more information you to sign pages, up onyou thewill booking sheet in Reception by Friday lunchtime, or by Thursday lunchtime about each subject, as well as some useful advice from for an exeat/half term weekends. This service is also available at the start and end of each term. the Head of Careers and Higher Education, Sharon Allmark. These will help you when weighing up the variousAND factors involved in making the most MONEY HOUSE BANK appropriate choices.

Day pupils don’t need to have much money in school - we are cashless. Just a small amount if you want to buy tuck and £1 or £2 every so often for charity events and mufti days. Make you sure you keep it safely on your person.

Stephen don’t Badgerneed too much either but what you do bring with you should be kept securely locked Boarders Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning) away in your dorm or —and this is the recommended option—deposit it in the house bank so you can then be sure that your money is safe and you can take out small amounts as and when you need them.

House bank is run by Matron and open on request.

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