Rainhill High School Media Arts College
Student Assembly September 2013 Year 11 Welcome Back
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Wembley to Paris 320 miles in 3 days
Via Somme Battlefields
For the Steve Prescott Foundation
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1.
Why come to school?
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What we expect of you?
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What you can expect of school?
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What’s new?
5.
Did you know?
Rainhill High School Media Arts College
Why come to school?
Work Hard – get good grades Make lifelong friends Find out what you are really good at Join in
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What we expect of you? Your conduct Active participation in lessons (including homework). Uniform and Equipment Attendance Exercise books/folders – always your best
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Your conduct – Every Day Respect everyone – regardless. Your are here to learn, teacher is here to teach- do not delay or stop this. Enjoy school. Do the basics well, e.g. on time for every lesson, homework done, ready to work
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Uniform
Blazer House Tie White shirt Black trousers or skirt Black socks Black shoes Year 11 Badge – Optional – school jumper
Legal requirement
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Uniform Do not wear ...
×Pumps or Trainers ×Footwear with any colour on them other than black ×Ear-rings ×Black jumpers other than the school version. ×Sweat shirts ×White Socks
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Equipment Bag containing...
School Planner Black Pen, Pencil, Ruler Homework – all completed Exercise Books for the day Text Book – if needed Equipment – for PE, Design Technology.. if needed
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Attendance Legal Responsibility If your attendance is not good enough.. We will fine your parents We will prosecute Also – shops are out of bounds after 8.45am
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Attendance 100% is possible for everyone 95% is absolute minimum Only reason to be off – in hospital Make appointments outside of school time No holidays
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What we expect of you? BEHAVE Rewards Sanctions
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Behaviour Expectations:
B E H A V E
e smart nsure you follow instructions 1st time ave all books and equipment rrive to registration and lessons on time alue your surroundings nsure you are respectful to all
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Rewards: • • • • • •
Achievement/House celebration Assemblies Achiever of the Month Postcards of Praise Badges for Representing School Reward Trips/Visits VIVOS
Good Behaviour = Achievement!
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Sanctions: • • • • • •
Detention – class teacher, lunch or after school Reflection – withdrawal from classes and working in isolation (internal exclusion) Formal meetings with parents Loss of privileges and rewards Fixed Term Exclusion Managed Move or Permanent Exclusion
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What’s new?
Behaviour Management Entry and Exit to lessons Expectations of exercise books Mobile Phones Toilets Excerise Books Site Staff
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Behaviour - Entry and Exit to lessons Entry Uniform: Shirts tucked in; Blazer on; Lion showing on your tie; No jewellery, headphones or chewing gum Stand and Wait Stand quietly behind your desk; Place your equipment and planner on the desk and wait for the teacher to invite you to sit down.
Rainhill High School Media Arts College Expectations of Staff
Behaviour - Entry and Exit to lessons EXIT • • •
Wait for your teacher to inform you to pack away Tidy up and check tables and floor for litter Wait behind your desk until your teacher dismisses you.
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Exercise Books All staff will be asking you to present your books in the same way. All work is to have a clear title that is underlined and at the top of the work All work is to be completed using blue or black ink. Any diagrams are to be completed in pencil and a ruler is to be used for drawing straight lines. All books are to have an up to date target sheet secured on the front inside cover.
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Mobile Phones Yes you can bring them to school Yes – you can use them before school, break, lunch, after school
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Mobile Phones No- You cannot use them • In lessons • At lesson changeover They will be confiscated– back at the end of the day
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What’s new - Site Pyramid Classroom Literacy Base Top floor of A block English Classrooms Floodlit Pitch (October) Changing Rooms - £1 Dining Rooms
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Staff Lots of new staff Treat them with respect – let them do their job Plus new Anti Bullying Officer – Mrs Lloyd
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Did you know...... 590+ for 240 Big Waiting List Parents spending thousands of ÂŁ to get their child into Rainhill
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Did you know...... A level Results Better than Carmel 83% A*-C grades
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Did you know...... GCSEs are getting much harder School Records are 79% 5ACEM 100% 5AC
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Did you know...... You are all doing your full GCSE Mathematics Examinations in November Paper 1 – 6th November Paper 2 – 8th November
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Did you know...... We have put in more staff to go from 10 to 12 sets in ENGLISH. If you are in Sets 3 or 4 you are doing GCSE English Exam in November.
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Did you know...... 135 places in Y12 in Rainhill Sixth Form
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Did you know...... You get one chance