Weekly Round-Up - 11/1/2019
Week 16
Was it only a week ago that we still had Christmas Lights up.
Year 9 have had options awareness week, where they have been given taster lessons in all options. In the past, we had a single options day where students could only pick a limited amount of subjects. We believe that this way should allow students to make a more informed choice. Next step for the options is the Year 9 parents evening on Tuesday.
Year 11 are straight back into it as there are only 15 school weeks left before the GCSE exams start. Next week we are starting 3 2 5 club, which is a grand title for what is effectively a revision club between 3pm and 5pm after school. All students are invited along. We hope the students will find it useful for their revision.
Year 11 Parents: Please keep alert for a letter that should arrive on soon, giving information about the current round of interventions.
Year 10 have had a presentation from Mr Burton today about target grades and they will be receiving their individual target grades at the start of next week.
Great to see Year 7 and 8 back after the Christmas break.
Things to look out for next week
Tuesday and Thursday – York College Taster Day
Tuesday – Year 9 Parents and options evening
Have a great weekend
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Having seen a replica of the carriage in which the armistice was signed on 11/11/1918, we are en route back to England. This has been a fantastic Battlefields tour for all involved!
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Good morning! We have a early morning departure from our hotel in Albert, as we are heading to Compiègne to learn about the last year of WW1 and the Armistice on 11/11/1918. Extremely excited for this stop!
This afternoon, students visited Thiepval, where they laid a cross of remembrance for Corporal Francis Wilson Skilbeck, from Acomb. After dinner, they compared British Army equipment in 1914 to 2019, and had the opportunity to try both sets on! It has been a fantastic 3 days https://t.co/fp9RcME2a5
Busy day so far involving travelling to France, seeing the location of the Lancaster Fusiliers' attack on 1/7/1916 on the Somme, Newfoundland Park (including real trenches), the Gibraltar Bunker and the Lochnagar Mine Crater. We've had some fabulous questions from YH students! https://t.co/c08zNaUB1e