Available Online at www.prestwich.bury.sch.uk

Dear Parent / Carer, As we come to the end of the year, I have taken the time to reflect on what we have achieved and

what we still have to do. We have had a HMI visit which has highlighted we are doing the right

things to move the school forward. However, I am under no illusions that we still have work

ahead of us. Myself and the staff are committed to that work. We have a clear focus on

improving teaching and learning, in order to ensure that your children can release their greatness.

We successfully hosted our first teach meet on the 17th of July, a teach meet is an informal

meeting for teachers and those who work in education, to share good practice. We had over 25

stalls at the teach meet, including stalls from providers such as the BBC, who talked about the

power of teachers and also the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), who talked about

making links with the curriculum and industry. Also hosting stalls, were some of our own

excellent teachers, alongside colleagues from a number of other different schools.

We have had some real positives this year, our school productions of Annie and Sparkleshark,

Prestwich has talent, Sports Day, our fantastic Celebration Evenings, as well as fund raising for a

number of charities close to our pupils hearts. We have great plans for next year, this will start off

with us being involved in the Prestwich Arts festival, we also have plans to involve ourselves more

within the community and to run even more trips and educational events.

During the last year, we have had over 216 pupils receive 302 Pride of Prestwich awards, which

highlights the positivity and culture of praise in the school. I look forward to seeing more pupils at

the Pride of Prestwich events in the future.

I have had the privilege to interview some of the amazing pupils in year 10, who will be the senior

prefects of 2018/19. I know they will do us proud, as they are an inspirational group of young

people and I look forward to working with them closely, over the next year.

On a more sombre note, this year sees some staff leave us and we wish them all the best for the

future. Those leaving at the end of the Summer are Miss N Smith (Deputy Headteacher), Mr R

Wilkes (Head of Maths), Mr M McLear (Assistant Head of Maths), Mrs C Cowan (Assistant Head

of Science), Mr A Warburton (Teacher of Modern Languages), Mr V Dutton (Teacher of

Technology) and Mrs H Hinchliffe (Senior Science Technician), we will miss them greatly.

Although goodbyes are sad, they do allow for new opportunities and we look forward to

welcoming some great new staff to the Prestwich family.

I hope you all have a well-deserved rest and we look forward to welcoming you all back in

September.

Take care

Miss R Evans

Headteacher

Accelerated Reader

Congratulations to Yuvraj Singh

(Pictured left) who won the Spring

term’s Accelerated Reader 100%

board challenge. Yuvraj has scored

100% in his quizzes and wins a copy

of Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson.

Accelerated Reader

Congratulations to Kamgar Nazari

(pictured right), who won this term's

Accelerated Reader 100% board. He

has scored 100% in his AR quizzes and

has won a copy of Philip Reeve's

Railhead.

Sri Lankan Pen Friends

7gh1 are embarking on an exciting project in English. They are taking part in a pen pal exchange

with Year 7 Sri Lankan students from a school in Columbo, which is a great opportunity for them

to learn about everyday life and culture in another country. Pupils in 7gh1 hosted a bake sale on

Friday 4th May, where they raised over £114 selling homemade cakes and biscuits, to pay for

stationary and gifts to send with their letters. 'Yubowan' Sri Lanka!

Bolton Book Award Trip

On Wednesday 4th July eleven Bookworm's book club members attended the Bolton Children's

Fiction Awards ceremony at Bolton School. They met several authors and took part in various

workshops, culminating in the award ceremony for the winner of this year’s prize.

Please encourage your children to continue

reading over the Summer.

Parent View

We would like to invite you to take part in an online survey called ‘Parent View’. Parent View is

one of the ways that OFSTED and our school use, to tell us what you think about your child’s

school experience. Parent View asks for your opinion on 12 aspects of your child’s school, from

the quality of teaching, to dealing with bullying and behaviour. It’s an opportunity to share your

thoughts about the many outstanding and positive ways in which Prestwich Arts College serves

you and your children. It is also part of our ongoing commitment to improving the standard of

education that we provide.

What you need to do

1: Type in the following link https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk

2: Click on the ‘Give us your views tab’

3: Press ‘register now’ or ‘login’ if already registered and

follow the instructions from there

It should only take five minutes and we really do

value your feedback.

Parents Contact Details

Please would you ensure that we have your up to date contact details on our records. If, at

any time you change your address or indeed your contact number, please make it a priority to

inform us. Then we are able to make contact with you, in the event of an emergency, this

contact information is vital. Thank you.

Our School website is : www.prestwich.bury.sch.uk

There you will find lots of information about the school that is regularly

updated. Calendars, exam timetables, information about faculties, what

is taught, guidance for students (and parents) and stop press information.

Please make the school web site one of your regular stops on the internet.

CARS on HEYS Road

Please can we ask that parents and carers use extreme caution when dropping off or

collecting children outside the school. We are very concerned that some parents just stop in

the middle of the road and let their children cross, regardless of any other vehicles which may

be on the road. We have also nearly had accidents caused by parents attempting to turn their

car around in the middle of the road. Please do not stop your car immediately outside the

school, instead please make arrangements to drop or collect your child somewhere further

away and let them walk some of the way instead.

Please also be mindful of our neighbours, as we do receive a number of calls from local residents

about vehicles blocking their driveways.

Please can we respectfully ask you to consider the consequences of your driving / parking when

outside of this school, our students safety must come first. Thank you.

Holidays 2018 - 2019

Term Last Day First Day Back

AUTUMN 2018

Half Term Thursday 18th October 2018 * Monday 29th October 2018

Christmas Friday 21st December 2018 ** Thursday 7th January 2019

SPRING 2019

Half Term Friday 15th February 2019 * Monday 25th February 2019

End of Term Thursday 28th March 2019 ** Monday 15th April 2019

SUMMER 2019

Easter Thursday 18th April 2019 * Tuesday 23rd April 2019

May Bank Holiday Friday 3rd May 2019* Tuesday 7th May 2019

Half Term Friday 24th May 2019 * Monday 3rd June 2019

End of Term Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 **

*Close at 3.05pm **Earlier Close - times will be confirmed as we approach each period

UNIFORM

Please help us by ensuring that your child is wearing the correct school uniform. This consists of black blazer with house badge, a pale blue shirt and a tie (the blazer and shirt can be bought anywhere, whilst the badge and tie are only available from school). These must be worn with black skirt or black trousers and plain black leather shoes, please note that trainers or trainer

‘type’ footwear is not allowed. Black V-neck jumpers may also be worn as an option, these can be bought from anywhere. External winter coats must be plain and not of the ‘camouflage’ style.

Please refer to your child's organiser, the school’s website or ask at the school office for a full list of requirements. Your child may be sent home if they are not wearing the correct

uniform, so if you are unsure about anything, please ring the school before you buy.

Ties and badges can be bought (CASH only) from the School Office, at anytime during normal school opening times. Please note, that PE uniform is no longer available from the school office.

Please see the parentmail sent on 27th June 2018 or our website for further details.

Diar y Dates - Autumn Term 2018

Unwanted Uniform

If anyone has any uniform items that they no longer require and which could be passed on to another child, we would be really grateful if you would please give these to the office.

THANK YOU

School re-opens on Tuesday, 4th September 2018 -

- PLEASE NOTE for the 4.9.18 ONLY - Year 7 and Senior Prefects start at 8.25am and Years 8 to 11 start at 9.45am

Year 7 Meet the Tutor Evening - Monday, 10th September 2018

Year 8 and 9 Meet the Tutor Evening - Tuesday, 11th September 2018

Year 10 and 11 Met the Tutor Evening - Thursday, 13th September 2018

Year 7 Treetops - Friday 14th September 2018

School Photos (Years 7, 9 & 11) - Thursday, 20th September 2018

Open Evening - Wednesday, 26th September 2018 (6pm to 8pm)

Year 8 HPV Vaccines - Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

Year 11 Celebration Evening - Thursday, 8th November 2018

Year 10 Parents Evening - 29th November 2018

Year 11 Parents’ Evening - Thursday, 11th October 2018

Christmas Production - Tuesday, 18th, Wednesday, 19th and Thursday, 20th December 2018