430 SPRING NEWSLETTER 2024 Hello, Although this has been a short half term, Year 10 have been preparing for their upcoming PPE series taking place between Monday 15 - Wednesday 24 April. We have also celebrated World Book Day and we as a Year Team had the chance to meet many of our Year 10 Parents / Carers at the Information, Advice and Guidance Evening. Once again we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support this year. We hope you have a lovely Easter Break and we look forward to returning for the final term, the summer term. Student of the Week *Those students who are in bold won the Year 10 Overall Student of the Week and were invited to meet Mrs O’Callaghan for breakfast. SOL Attendance We have been closely monitoring attendance since the launch of SOL. Regular attendance is not just a legal requirement, but it is vital for students to maximize their learning, and achieve full potential. The following students are currently on 100% attendance since we returned in January. Well done. Safiuddin A, Jake C, Billy F, Thomas L, Logan O’C, Iona R, Anya A, Emily C, Jessica H, Sibazuri L, Morris O, Ben R, Larissa A, Stan C, Joseph H, Oliver M, Daniel O, Isaac S, Saarah B, Lily C, Isaac H, Ryley M, Sinead O’M, Aoife S, Nathan B, Juwariah D, Luke H, Josh M, Toni O, Angel S, Iman B, Lewis D, Lucas H, Ethan M, Thomas P, Eva S, Lukas B, Thom D, Bailey H, Philip M, Ayshah P, Jonathan S, John B, Charlie D, Jessica H, Kenan M, Neve P, Brodie S, Max B, Declan E, Daisy J, Alishba M-H, Gracie P, Ben T, Olivia B, David E, Sam K, Joseph M, Matthew R, Kiki W, Ava B, Louis E, Nat K, Harvey O, Paige R, George W, Ben C, Leon F, Seren L, Amy O’C and Alfie R. IAG On Wednesday 6th March we held our Year 10 Information, Advice and Guidance Evening. It was so good to finally get to meet so many of you in person. It gave us a chance to discuss the upcoming PPE’s, work experience, revision strategies and some more information around our Sixth Form College. The PowerPoint from the evening is available on our school website. PPE’s The Year 10 PPE series will commence on the first week back after the Easter Holidays. All Year 10 students have received a PPE Preparation Booklet which has all the information they need to fully prepare for these exams. Students have also had an assembly on the do’s and don’ts when revising. Please see the table below with the highlights we discussed. REVISION A reminder – what DOES work • Creating / Using Flashcards • Mindmapping • Quizzing • Use revision tools such as websites like GCSE POD, Seneca Learning and Dr Frost Maths • Past Paper Questions - speak to class teachers to help with this. REVISION A reminder – what DOESN’T work • Simply reading through notes or books • Taking a scattergun approach • Highlighting texts (if it’s all you do!) • Re-reading • Summarising text with no understanding Work Experience Year 10 work experience week commences on the 1st July. It has been brilliant to see many of our students actively finding placements and returning their completed forms. If your child hasn’t managed to secure a placement yet then please can we ask that this becomes a priority over the coming weeks. The careers team here at Thornleigh have set the deadline for forms to be handed in by the 4th May. If you require any assistance please contact your child’s form tutor. Be Kind to My Mind Bekindtomymind is a Bolton campaign to help reduce the stigma around mental health. www.bekindtomymind.co.uk As you know, here at Thornleigh Salesian College, the form tutor plays a very important role for our students’ journey. Therefore please contact your child’s form tutor should you need any support or information. Their email addresses are as follows: 10A Mrs Ryall - nryall@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10B Mrs Williams - rwilliams@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10G Mr Antonio and Miss Dallas - dantonio@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk and hdallas@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10D Ms Vara - svara@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10Z Miss Berry and Miss Griffin- jberry@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk and mgriffin@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10K Mr Fairclough - gfairclough@thornleigh.bolton. sch.uk 10T Mrs Reid- rreid@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10S Miss Miller - zmiller@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10L Miss Whittle and Miss Birtley - awhittle@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk and hbirtley@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk 10O Mrs Poulton and Miss Saeed - jpoulton@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk and asaeed@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk Head of Year - Mr Whitehead - cwhitehead@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk Student Progress Coordinator - Miss Halligan - challigan@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk Many Thanks, Mr Whitehead and Miss Halligan Year 10 12/02 26/02 04/03 Nat K Harry T Nini O Ethan H Daisy J Olivia M Leo W Adam H Harriet W Issy M Erin S William C Nicole J Jasmine R Joe Z Charlie W Eva S Alfie R Stan C Alex O Megan J George W Grace D Louie N Luana S Charlotte V Danas T Fatimah Y Lewis B Saarah B
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