Information relating to the external examinations

(recently distributed to students in Years 11, 12 and 13)


Examination dates:

All pupils have been issued with a statement of entry which gives the dates of their written examinations in May. Before the end of April they will receive a complete timetable from the school which gives the exact times of the examinations on these dates.

The following take place prior to the written examinations:

Spanish oral examinations:

IGCSE: Thursday 26th and Friday 27th March
‘A’ level: Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April

German oral examinations:

IGCSE: Tuesday 31st March

‘A’ level: Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April

IGCSE Art. Practical examinations:

Monday 20th April 11:30 to 17:00
Tuesday 21st April 11:30 to 17:00

Monday 27th April 11:30 to 17:00

Tuesday 28th April 11:30 to 17:00

IGCSE Information Technology. Practical examinations:

Wednesday 15th April 9:00 to 12:00

Wednesday 22nd April 9:00 to 12:00


Attendance at school:

Normal classes continue until Friday 8th May. After this date students are required to attend for examinations only. They may come in to school for advice and help from their teachers during the examination period but must make individual appointments. Their teachers will tell them exactly when they are available.
The last examinations take place on Friday 12th June. Students should return to school on the last day of term (Friday 26th June) to participate in the prize giving ceremony.


Examination results.

The results will be available at the school office from 24th August.

OPEN AFTERNOON

Wednesday 18th March 2009, 14:15 to 15:45.

Dear parents,

Next Wednesday (18th March) the school will be organizing an open afternoon, to which you are all invited and encouraged to attend.

Displays and demonstrations involving pupils and teachers will be set up in all classrooms and visitors may circulate freely around all sections of the school. This provides an opportunity to see some good examples of educational activities across the whole age range, not just in your own children’s classes.

Parents are welcome to bring other guests such as friends who might be interested in seeing the school. (If guests arrive separately from the parents who have invited them they should carry some sort of identification).

Our year 12 pupils will be giving guided tours of the school and light refreshments will be available.

Yours truly,

Adrian Massam
Headteacher.

Bookfair on Monday 2nd March.

Next Monday, Bookworld will be hosting their annual bookfair in the school. This will be open from 10:00 until approximately 17:00 with a large range of English fiction and non-fiction books on sale. All of our students will be given the opportunity to attend the bookfair during the school day and parents may also visit at any time. The fair will be situated in the secondary art room.

Inter-House Dance Competition.

Friday afternoon (13th February) was the termly Primary house competition. Twenty acts signed up for our annual dance competition. The children had been rehearsing during breaks and lunches for the past week and had come up with some very creative ideas. This years winners with matching pom-poms were Lucy Tucker and Zoe Thompson who bounced and twirled across the stage to "Hey Mickey!" and earned their house Es Palmador 300 house points! Well done girls! The childrens performances was followed by a surprise dance put on by all the primary staff much to the pupils delight!

Update on the Malawi school project.

Biscuit sales are still going strong every Friday when each class takes a turn to make cakes and biscuits to sell at break time. All the monies raised go towards the building of a school in Malawi. The children are very proud of themselves, and rightly so as they have broken the 2000 euro target! Well done everyone. The staff at the african school are currently deciding whether our funds should be put towards the purchase of cement or the construction of a well which would serve the school and the local community too. Watch this space........

Special St.Valentines assembly.

Love was in the air on the Thursday before half term when Year 6 performed their Valentines assembly for their parents and other Primary children. There was a modern tale of Romeo and Juliet and a toe tapping rendition of "You're the one that I want " from the classic film "Grease". It was a very entertaining half hour where both the performers and the audience had great fun. The prizes for the best Valentines poem were announced at the end of the show with a giant box of chocolates for the winners: Year 1: Maria Ferrer Ramon and Sophie Helb-Gelden, Year 2: Alex Keppeler and Lucia Mari Sanguino, Year 3: Keal Hartmann, Year 4: Muna Agudo, Year 5: Daniel Evenschor and Year 6: Oriane Pietersoone.

Secondary PSHE workshops 2008/9

Students in years 7 -11 have been involved in numerous workshops in collaboration with CEPCA (the local addictions organisation) that works with children and teenagers in local schools. The workshops have taken place in Spanish lessons and PSHE lessons. All CEPCA workshops have been given in Spanish.
We are also very grateful to Brian Heasley and Bruce (youth worker) also support our PSHE programme offering workshops and talks about a variety of issues.

Completed events:

November 2008
Assertiveness: Year 8 – Bruce/Brian
Drug addiction: year 11 – CEPCA
Cannabis: year 10/11 – CEPCA
Bullying: year 7 – Brian
Dance4life, AIDS education: years 9-13

December 2008
Drug addiction : year 9 –Brian
Addictions:year 10 – CEPCA

Forthcoming events:

February 2009
Smoking/alcohol:year 8 – Brian
Relationships:year 10 – Brian

March 2009
Addictions to new technology:year 7/8 – CEPCA
Alcohol/drugs:year 10 – Brian
Rights and responsibilities:year 7 – Brian/Bruce

April 2009
Drugs first aid:year 11 – Brian/Bruce