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Parkside School NewsletterSmall School Strong Values Great Experiences

Summer Term - Issue 1013th May 2019

Tel (01246) 273458Email: info@parkside.derbyshire.sch.ukWeb: www.parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk

Parkside Community School, Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, S40 2NS

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Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesSchool Newsletter

Contents3 The Forgetting Curve4 - 9 News and Events10 - 11 Announcements12 - 15 The Week Ahead16 - 17 Key Dates18 - 19 Lettings and Extended Services20 Notices

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The Forgetting Curve

The ‘forgetting curve’ describes how information we store in our memories is forgotten over time. Following extensive research, psychologists provide us with the graph below that illustrates how much information we ‘forget’, after we learn it for the first time. Graph 1 – ‘normal’ forgetting

On average, people forget 70% of what was learned after one day, and 85% after one month. This in itself is not particularly remarkable or helpful to us as teachers, parents or students. It just tells us that we forget a lot of what has been learned. What is interesting, is the effect of reviewing or revisiting that learning once, twice, three or four times, after that first point of learning.

Graph 2 – the effect of reviewing learning

Graph 2 shows the effect of reviewing learning on forgetting. One review, increases retention of information after one month from 15% (with no review) to over 50%. Two reviews increase retention further to close to 80%, and so on.

This model assumes, of course, that people know or remember 100% in the first place, then after each review. However, it definitely reinforces the importance of planning to review learning in order to improve retention of core knowledge, which underpins success in learning at school.

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Our Year 7 girls were involved in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) project through Steam Works, a company which aims to promote careers in engineering and related fields. The girls met Dr Alison Buxton who gave them the task of building a course for a mini-robot, complete with coding to instruct the robot where to move. The girls had to work as a team to overcome a number of challenges which tested their patience, creativity and problem solving skills. There were some fantastic designs, including the ambulance-bot created by Emily’s group, the realistic volcano created by Frankie’s group and Olivia’s incredibly life-like palm tree.

Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesNews and Events

STEM

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Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesNews and Events

Sexual Health Talk

A group of Year 7 boys participated in a sexual health session led by Chesterfield College.

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Photography Competition

A big well done to Katrina in Year 10 who is the latest winner of the Parkside Photography Competition!

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Stars of The Week

Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesNews and Events

Brody:Nominated by:Ms Watson

Sensitive use of paint and colour in her Fauvist style painting.

Ellie:Nominated by: Mrs Davis

Enthusiam and participation in History.

Kyson:Nominated by: Mrs Rhodes

Enthusiasm and determination in class.

Giulia and Kelsey:Nominated by: Mrs Pollard

excellent reading progress and such polite students.

Luke:Nominated by: Miss Smith

Positive approach to climate graphs.

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Aidan and Reece:Nominated by: Mr Dearman

Outstanding Javelin performance.

Courtney:Nominated by: Miss Tingay

Great attitude in History and sharing ideas with the class.

Leon:Nominated by: Mr Nichols

Excellent contributions in class.

Katrina:Nominated by: Ms Levitt

Great effort and attitude in catering.

Molly:Nominated by: Mr Barnston

Work on expanding and simplifying.

Aaliyah:Nominated by: Mrs Spencer

Excellent attitude and progress in Catch Up Literacy.

Summer:Nominated by: Mrs Spencer

Fantastic work on apostrophe use.

Stars of The Week

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ParentPayComing 3rd June 2019

Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesAnnouncements

Coming 3rd June 2019

Newsletter Announcement

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ParentPay - our new online payment service

We are pleased to announce that we will shortly be accepting payments online for items such as dinner money, school trips and uniform. Using a secure website called ParentPay you will be able to pay online using your credit or debit card or continue to make cash payments at PayPoint stores. ParentPay will be our preferred method of making payments to school.

What are the benefits to parents and pupils?

• ParentPay is easy-to-use and will offer you the freedom to make online payments whenever and wherever you like, 24/7

• The technology used is of the highest internet security available ensuring that your money will reach school safely –offering you peace of mind

• Payments can be made by credit/debit card or cash payments at one of 33,000 PayPoint stores

• full payment histories and statements are available to you securely online at anytime

• Your children will not have to worry about losing money at school

• Parents can choose to be alerted when their balances are low via email and/or SMS text

The more parents that use ParentPay, the greater the benefit is to our school.

You can help us reduce workloads for all staff, creating more time to lend to educational support and the smooth running of the school.

Using ParentPay also ensures that all financial transactions are safe and secure -helping us to remove costs associated with us having to manage cash securely on the school premises.

How to get started with ParentPay

We will shortly be sending you your account activation details, just follow the instructions in the letter we give you to get started with ParentPay.

If you want to find out more about ParentPay go to:

https://www.parentpay.com/parents/

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Pre - Driving Training

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Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesThe Week Ahead

School Menu

Mains 1 Mains 2 Hot Snacks Deli Range Sides Vegetables& Salad

Desserts Break

Monday BEEF AND POTATO PIE

RED PEPPER AND POTATO FRITTATA

HOT PASTACHICKEN WRAPSJACKETS AND FILLING

COLD MEATS,TUNA.EGG,CHEESE, SALAD

POTATOESPASTRY

PEAS AND CARROTS

CHOCOLATE ORANGE MUFFIN AND CHOC SAUCECOOKIESFRUITPOTS,YOGURTS

SAUSAGE COBBACON AND CHEESE PANINISTCAKES TOASTIES

Tuesday STICKY BBQ PORK STIRFRY

STICKY MANGO AND QUORN FILLET

HOT PASTA JACKET AND FILLINGCHICKEN WRAPS

COLD MEATS CHEESE EGG TUNA,SALAD

NOODLES

STIRFRY VEGSWEETCORN

RHUBARB AND APPLE CRUMBLE AND ICECREAMCOOKIESFRUIT POTSYOGURTS

BACON COBCHCIKEN AND CHEESE PANINISCRUMPETS

Wednesday ROAST CHICKEN AND STUFFING

CHEESE WHIRL

HOT PASTAJACKET AND FILLINGCHICKEN WRAPS

COLD MEATS CHEESE EGG TUNA,SALAD

MASH AND ROAST POTATOES

CAULIFLOWER AND CARROTS

BRANFLAKE BAR AND CUSTARDCOOKIESFRUIT POTSYOGURTS

PIZZAHAM AND CHEESE PANINISTCAKES TOASTIES

Thursday MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

VEG MEATBALLS

HOT PASTAJACKET AND FILLINGCHICKEN WRAPS

COLD MEATS CHEESE EGG TUNA,SALAD

PASTA GARLIC BREAD

BROCCOLI AND SWEETCORN

FRUITY BISCUITFRUIT POTSICED FINGERSYOGURTS

BACON COBMEAT BALL PANINITOASTIESCRUMPETS

Friday CATCH OF THE DAY INCLUDING SALMON

MACARONI CHEESE

HOT PASTA CHICKEN WRAPSJACKET AND FILLING

COLD MEATS CHEESE EGG TUNA,SALAD

CHIPS PASTA

MUSHY PEAS AND BAKED BEANS

MARBLE CAKE AND CUSTARDCOOKIESFRUIT POTSYOGURTS

PIZZATUNA AND CHEESE PANINISTOASTIESTCAKES

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Day Lunch Activity

Afer School Activity

Monday - School Pastors - Basketball in the gym- KS3 Programming in D2

-Sports Activities in the gym-Fitness Suite Y7 & KS4

- SLT

Tuesday -School Nurse – Drop in-All years careers drop-in-Salsa dancing in the hall

-Drama Club-Arts & Crafts-Fitness Suite – all years

- English & EBACC

Wednesday - Handball in the gym - BBC Reporter’s Club

-Cooking-Leadership with Mr Gould-Fitness Suite – all years

- Science & Wellbeing

Thursday -Girls Games -Football team training with CFC-Social football -Cooking-Fitness Suite – all years

- Maths & Creative

Friday - School Pastors-Fitness Suite – all years

- SLT

Every Day - Library Opening Times: Monday-Friday Brunch and Lunch- Homework Club 3pm-4pm

Information for parents:Faculty detentions are set every evening. As an example, if a student receives a detention on Thursday for Science, they will serve the detention the following Wednesday evening. If a student fails to attend a faculty detention they will serve detention with SLT either Monday or Friday.

Student BulletinWeek Starting 13/05/19

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After School Clubs

Monday – Sports Activities in the Gym

Tuesday – Arts & Crafts in C1

Wednesday – Cooking in C3 Thursday – Cooking in C3 Starting Friday 3 May

NEW-Friday – Science in B8-NEW Please collect a parent consent

letter from reception.

Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesThe Week Ahead

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MyMaths Guidance and Information You have been registered on the MyMaths website (www.mymaths.co.uk). This should help you to structure your maths work and enable you to see how you are progressing. Go to www.mymaths.co.uk and login at the top of the page with the school's username and password. On the next page you should enter your personal username and password in the My Portal box. Login Details Web Address: www.mymaths.co.uk The school username is: parkside The school password is: school Your personal username is: Your personal password is: If you have been set a task by your teacher it will appear in the Homework area. There is a link to the lesson if you want to revise first, and a link to the homework itself. When you complete an Online Homework the scores will be saved to the database and your teacher will be able to see how well you did and leave feedback. If a green star appears next to a topic, you have good skills in that area. If an amber star appears you still have some difficulties. If a red star appears you need to go back and relearn the topic. Please ask a teacher if you have any other questions.

My Maths Help

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Small School, Strong Values, Great ExperiencesKey Dates

Day/Date Start Length Exam Board ExamTBA TBA 00:21 AQA Spanish Speaking Test Tier FTBA TBA 00:24 AQA Spanish Speaking Test Tier HFebruary Half term OCR Art & Design: Fine Art: External TaskFebruary Half term OCR Art & Design: Photography: External TaskTue 14 May 14:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 1 (Fnd) BiologyTue 14 May 14:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 7 (Hgh) BiologyWed 15 May 09:00 02:00 EDEXL BTEC Health & Social Care - Unit 3Wed 15 May 14:00 01:45 AQA English Literature Paper 1Thu 16 May 09:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 3 (Fnd) ChemistryThu 16 May 09:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 9 (Hgh) ChemistryThu 16 May 14:00 01:00 EDEXL BTEC Construction - Unit 1Tue 21 May 09:00 01:30 OCR Mathematics: Paper 1 Fnd (Calculator)Tue 21 May 09:00 01:30 OCR Mathematics: Paper 4 Hgh (Calculator)Tue 21 May 14:00 01:45 WJEC Geography Unit 1 Invest Geog IssuesWed 22 May 09:00 00:35 AQA Spanish Listening Test Tier FWed 22 May 09:00 00:45 AQA Spanish Reading Test Tier FWed 22 May 09:00 00:45 AQA Spanish Listening Test Tier HWed 22 May 09:00 01:00 AQA Spanish Reading Test Tier HWed 22 May 14:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 5 (Fnd) PhysicsWed 22 May 14:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 11 (Hgh) PhysicsThu 23 May 09:00 02:15 AQA English Literature Paper 2Fri 24 May 14:00 01:30 OCR Cambridge National - Enterprise & MarketingMon 03 Jun 09:00 01:00 OCR History B: History Around USTue 04 Jun 09:00 01:45 AQA English Language Paper 1Wed 05 Jun 09:00 01:00 AQA Spanish Writing Test Tier FWed 05 Jun 09:00 01:15 AQA Spanish Writing Test Tier HWed 05 Jun 14:00 01:30 WJEC Geography B Unit 2 Problem Solving GeographyThu 06 Jun 09:00 01:30 OCR Mathematics: Paper 2 Fnd (Non-Calculator)Thu 06 Jun 09:00 01:30 OCR Mathematics: Paper 5 Hgh (Non-Calculator)Thu 06 Jun 14:00 01:45 OCR History B: People's Health, Norman ConquestFri 07 Jun 09:00 01:45 AQA English Language Paper 2Fri 07 Jun 14:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 2 (Fnd) BiologyFri 07 Jun 14:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 8 (Hgh) BiologyTue 11 Jun 09:00 01:30 OCR Mathematics: Paper 3 Fnd (Calculator)Tue 11 Jun 09:00 01:30 OCR Mathematics: Paper 6 Hgh (Calculator)Tue 11 Jun 14:00 01:45 OCR History B: Making of America, Living Under Nazi RuleWed 12 Jun 09:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 4 (Fnd) ChemistryWed 12 Jun 09:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 10 (Hgh) ChemistryThu 13 Jun 09:00 01:30 WJEC Geography B Unit 3 Applied FieldworkThu 13 Jun 09:00 03:00 EDEXL/GCE A2 Level Greek Written Resp. & ResearchFri 14 Jun 09:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 6 (Fnd) PhysicsFri 14 Jun 09:00 01:10 OCR Combined Science A: Paper 12 (Hgh) PhysicsTue 18 Jun 09:00 01:30 WJEC Hosp & Catering (Spec A) UNIT1: OnscreenWed 26 Jun EXAM CONTINGENCY

Exam contingency

Year 11 Examination TimetableSummer 2019

In the unlikely event that there is a national disruption to examinations in summer 2019, it is possible that there could be more than one timetabled date affected following the disruption, up to and including the contingency date on 26 June 2019.

Centres will be alerted if examinations are rescheduled, and the affected candidates are expected to make themselves available. Where candidates choose not to be available for the rescheduled examination(s) they will not be eligible for enhanced grading arrangements.

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As you may be aware, Year 11 students will have the opportunity to attend the annual Prom on Friday 21 June 2019 at The New Bath Hotel & Spa, New Bath Road, Matlock Bath, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3PX.

The cost is £30.00 per person and this will include a fruit punch cocktail

on arrival, a three course formal dinner, followed by a disco/music. Also included in this price is coach transport back to school after the Prom.

All year 11 students have been issued with a letter regarding the prom. Spare copies are avaliable in reception.

Year 11 Prom – Friday 21 June 2019

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Young Minds is a national charity aimed at improving the emotional well-being and mental health of children and young people, and has a website: www.youngminds.org.uk - There is also a helpline for parents and others concerned about a young person:0808 802 5544

Childline gives comfort, advice and protection to children and young people who are worried about any problem. It provides phone and text helplines, and resources are available through its website: www.childline.org.uk / Helpline: 0800 1111 (open 24 hours)

The Samaritans provide confidential emotional support for those experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. They also have an outreach service that can give talks to a variety of organisations, including schools: www.samaritans.org Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours) / Email: jo@samaritans.org

BEAT provides helplines, online support and a network of UK-wide self-help groups to help adults and young people in the UK beat their eating disorders: www.b-eat.co.uk / Helpline 0845 634 1414 / Youthline 0845 634 7650

Starting Point:If you are concerned that a child is suffering or is at risk of significant harm please contact Call Derbyshire on tel: 01629 533190 immediatelyhttps://goo.gl/p7bpWY

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Extended Services and Lettings

Emotional Well-being: Support Services /Further Information (Websites & Helplines)

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Parkside Community SchoolBoythorpe Avenue

BoythorpeChesterfieldDerbyshire

S40 2NS

Tel (01246) 273458Email: info@parkside.derbyshire.sch.ukWeb: www.parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk

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Key dates

14 May - GCSEs Begin

27 May - Spring Bank Holiday Begins

3 June - Back to School

21 June - Year 11 School Prom at New Bath Hotel in Matlock Bath

26 June - GCSEs End

1 July - 12 July - Year 10 Work experience

19 July - Last day of term. Students finish at 1pm

If you need to order a school blazer or any other uniform please follow the link below to the Trutex Website: https://www.trutex.comYou will need to register with your email and the school LEA code: LEA00947SC

If anyone has any spare uniform they are willing to donate to the school, please bring it to the Main School Office or send it in with your child.

Change to Published Derbyshire Term Dates 2019-2020:Following consultation with the Senior Leadership Team and the Governing Body, we have decided on a change to the published term dates for Derbyshire schools for 2019-2020. Please note the change affects the start and finish of the academic year.

•Staff will return on Monday 2 September 2019 Monday 2 September and Tuesday 3 September will be INSET daysStudents will return on Wednesday 4 September•INSET day Monday 20 July 2020To enable school to open on Monday 2 September 2019, a training day has been agreed for Monday 20 July 2020 and students will finish on Friday 17 July 2020. Please can you make the necessary adjustments to your family diaries to reflect this change.

Student Contact If you have recently changed your contact details, please notify the office. It is vitally important that the school has the correct details so that we are able to make contact in the event of an emergency.