Everyone is back in full swing this week. It is a 3:2 split now for the coming 3 weeks or so, returning on Tuesday 31st Jan I think.
I have put the following information on the parents newsletter:
Most Year 10 and 11 students have fixed times out of class time and Years 7 - 9 have a minimum of a 3 week rotation. Swaps for Years 7 - 9 are thus not possible as it upsets the rotation for the students concerned! The school timetable is on a 3:2 split for the rest of January. Thus, fixed lunchtime lessons move with the lunchtime. The same for break. Please can the students take note of this. Thus a student with an 11.00 breaktime lesson has it now at 10am for a few weeks. Still breaktime.
Years 12 and 13 have exams. They need to communicate with teachers as to their availability a week in advance. Not on the day. It is unfair to expect the teacher to make up a lesson when they are given moments notice. All students have different exams, so they are old enough to organise and plan..... (I am ever the optimist!). A lesson missed is a lesson missed.
Other reminders for the week:
- Reports - by Thursday at the very latest please, by email. There are many still to receive and it is important that Sue can get them completed on Thursday. It is essential that you meet this deadline - it is also unfair to those who have completed them on time.
- Associated Board and Trinity letters are in the kitchen. If you have candidates for the exams, please hand them out this week. The AB deadline is very tight, and entries have to be received back within a week, as the deadline to AB is a week on Friday. Please complete the form on the exams page linked from the top of this page. Again, it is vital to meet this deadline.
- A2 recitals - we have asked for Sunday 4th March. AS will be at the end of March. All students should be ready for the recitals by the end of January. The AS listening resit for the 4 musicians is this Thursday.
- Final GCSE performances - these should be completed within the next 2 weeks. I need you all to be assertive with this and take no nonsense. If the students are taking time to learn the pieces, why? Have you emailed home? Have you told me? Year 10 should also be completing recordings this term.
- Year 11 GCSE Music students have their parents evening this Tuesday.
- Year 9 option choices are very soon. Please be talking to Year 9 students who could take GCSE Music, to let them know they are capable. We need the numbers and you are an important part of the publicity for this.
As we know, there is still a lot of change in education. Our numbers are still healthy for music, lessons and learning. We should never sit back and must continually work to motivate each and every student that we teach.
Have a great week!
Mark
