Castle Hill Blog 19/01/24
Friday has arrived again and we have all had another joyous week here at Castle Hill. This afternoon I was treated to a hilarious re-enactment of Henry the 8'ths turbulent reign and then I went on to read the makings of a fantastic novel authored by one of our Year 9 pupils.
Fun in the Snow!
I appreciate for many that the snowy and icy weather can be an irritating inconvenience, however the pupils had SO much fun playing in the snow as did the staff!!
SOLAR UPDATE
You should all have now received your child's SOLAR progress report for last term. I am aware that there have been a couple of frequently asked questions:
Q1. Why does there appear to be a discrepancy in the progress reported in my child's last report in comparison to this one?
SOLAR is a bespoke assessment system which has been tailored to specifically target the complex learning needs of our pupils. There were some essential final tweaks which were made to the assessment frameworks which will have affected some pupils' progress targets and reported outcomes. There are no plans to make further changes, so an accurate comparison will be possible when the next round of reports are distributed at the start of the summer term.
Q2. Why are the outcomes reported differently on the EHCP review reports?
The level provided at your child's EHCP review is an annual level which is reporting on progress made across an entire year. The SOLAR reports are based on termly progress.
Children's Mental Health Week
Fine Art
Looking Ahead...Dates for the Diary:
Date |
Event |
Thurs 25th January (3-6pm) |
Year 8 and Year 11 Parents’ Evening |
Wed 7th Feb (3-5pm) |
Sixth Form Open Event for Year 10s |
Thurs 8th Feb (3-6pm) |
Year 9 and 6th Form Parents’ Evening |
Thursday 8th Feb |
Lost Property in the School Reception (2.30-3.15pm) |
Fri 9th Feb
|
Break up for half term holidays (Rewards afternoon – school finishes at 2.45pm) Express Yourself Day-Own clothes £2 donation to Place2Be |
Mon 19th Feb |
INSET day – no pupils in |
Tues 20th Feb |
Pupils return after the half term holidays |
Fri 23rd Feb |
Whole School Sponsored Welly Walk in PM (more details to follow) |
Wed 20th – Fri 22nd March |
Year 11 London Residential |
Thurs 21st March |
World Down Syndrome Day – odd socks |
Mon 25th – Wed 27th March |
Year 7 Kingswood Residential |
Thurs 21st March |
Bag2School (Clothes Collection) |
Thurs 28th March |
Break up for Easter holidays Rewards morning and school finishes at 1pm |
Mon 15th April |
Return after the Easter holidays |
Tues 16th & Wed 17th April |
Year 11 GCSE Art exam |
W/c 22nd April |
Year 11 Work Experience week |
And Finally...