Forthcoming events Lent 1
Thursday 6 Jan: Year 10 Consultation Evening Thursday 13 Jan: Year 11 Information Evening Fri 7—Thurs 13 Jan: Yr 8 and Yr 9 exams Tues 1—Sat 5 Feb: School Production “Beauty and the Beast” Tues 8 + Thurs 10 Feb: Year 11 PIPE meetings
Dear Parents and Carers The Christmas holidays are almost upon us and, as always, it seems such a short time since we were welcoming everyone back after the summer! Our traditional Christmas Carol Service took place at St Laurence’s Church on Thursday 9 December with the choirs providing beautiful musical accompaniment to an incredibly moving service. Last week Miss Nicholson led our Christingle worship and this week we have our carols in the quad in addition to our end of term services, all of which help us to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Awards Evening Although we were unable to hold our Awards Evening in its usual format, it was a real joy to welcome our former pupils back to school to collect their Awards and GCSE certificates. We wish them well in their next steps and thank them for the amazing contribution they made to life at St Michael’s. Year 11 GCSEs 2022 The majority of Year 11 have been working diligently during their mock examination period. We have been impressed by their maturity and determination to succeed and hope they take some time to relax and recharge their batteries over the Christmas period! We are holding an Information evening for Year 11 parents on Thursday 13 January at 6.30 pm. (It will be confirmed nearer the time whether this will be held remotely or in school.) The purpose of the evening is to share with parents the contingency plans that schools have been asked to put in place in relation to GCSEs in 2022. We would urge all parents/ carers to attend this evening so that you are fully informed about the assessment process and the implications for your son/ daughter. Further details will follow in the new year. A letter from Ofqual about this can be found here. Communication Thank you to parents/ carers for your continued support for all that we strive to achieve for your sons/ daughters. As we regularly state, so much more is accomplished when we work in partnership together and pupils hear a consistent message about our expectations from home as well as from school. Please may I remind you of the correct communication procedures to follow if you wish to speak to a member of staff: The tutor or appropriate subject teacher should be the first point of contact. If the issue cannot be resolved via the tutor/ subject teacher then please do contact the Pupil Manager/Curriculum Leader. There is also ‘drop in clinic’ on Tuesday from 3.30-5.00pm, which is currently being held via telephone, and therefore we do ask you to make an appointment via the school office. All communication from parents with staff should be via one of the following routes: 1. Telephone the office 2. Use School Synergy- click on ‘contact school’ and select the appropriate option. Your query will be directed to the appropriate colleague who will respond in due course. 3. If there are any difficulties with either of these methods then the back -up option is to email admin@saint-michaels.lancs.sch.uk 4. It is only in exceptional circumstances, due to the specific needs of individual children who may be on support plans etc. that staff will communicate with parents directly by their school email.