Contact Details - Wilmslow High School

Friday 8th January 2016
Issue 16
Contact Details
Reception:
01625 526191
Attendance:
01625 441089
Cheshire Cup winners!
The senior rugby team took part in the Cheshire Cup final on
Saturday 20th December. The match took place at the AJ Bell
stadium before Sale Sharks’ match against Castres and pitted the
Wilmslow side against arch rivals, King’s Macclesfield.
It was a tight affair with both sides leading at different stages of the
match. The scores were tied with 15 minutes to go and despite both
sides creating scoring opportunities, some outstanding defence
ensured the game finished 17 – 17. Wilmslow exerted tremendous
pressure on the King’s Macclesfield line during the last 5 minutes of
the game, camping in their 22, knowing that having scored 3 tries to
the opposition’s 2, they would be crowned Cheshire Champions.
Sixth Form
Attendance:
01625 441070
Second hand
uniform shop:
07889 924692
07870 070468
Community Liaison:
01625 444159
School lettings:
01625 441053
Both coaches and players
were ecstatic with the result,
having lost out 29-28 in last
year’s final. It was a fantastic
team performance, but Luke
James was named official man
of the match having scored 2
tries and played a big part in
the third. The team now look
forward to their match against
Woodhouse Grove later this
month in the last 16 of the Nat
West Cup.
High Notes
highnotes@wilmslow
high.cheshire.sch.uk
@wilmslowhigh
wilmslowhigh.com
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NOTES
A level mock examinations
The mock examinations are running from Wednesday 6th January to Tuesday 12th January
inclusive. During this time, sixth form students need only attend school if they are sitting an
exam.
The normal timetable of lessons recommences for all students on Wednesday 13th January.
Students register for their exams at 8.30am or 1.10pm in the Pavilion learning area and must
ensure that they do not bring any valuables into school during these exams.
Year 12 Reports
The Year 12 reports were issued to
students prior to the Christmas holiday.
Year 12 Parents’ Evening
This will take place on Thursday 4th
February. Your son/daughter will
make appointments with their subject
teachers between 5-8pm. Please could
parents return the reply slip to school for
this event prior to Friday 29th January.
Please could parents sign the reply slip
and return this to school to acknowledge
receipt of the report. Thank you.
Year 9 Options Process
For our Year 9 students, the Options Process will begin next week. The timetable will be as
follows:
Date
Event
Thursday 14th January (period 3)
Post 16 Wider Horizons session
Week commencing 18th January
Options booklet issued
Wednesday 20th January
Choices evening (6.00pm - 8.00pm)
Friday 29th January
Deadline for initial options choices
Thursday 10th March
Year 9 Parents’ Evening
Friday 18th March
Deadline for final option choices
Week commencing 11th January 2016
Options assemblies
We are looking forward to helping our Year 9 students with their choices.
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Would you like to go on the Law visit to London on 10th-12th July 2016?
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Watch some of the most interesting trials at the Old Bailey
Meet the judges and listen to a talk from the judges
Possibly attend a trial
Dine at the magnificent Middle Temple Hall amongst barristers and judges
Visit No. 11 Downing Street
Visit 3 out of 4 of the Inns of Court
Visit The Houses of Parliament
Watch a West End show
Ride the London Eye
Visit the Royal Courts of Justice and the Supreme Court
The visit should cost less than £200 per person and is open to any students in Year 12
Interested parties to contact Mrs Roussak as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Change of contact details
If your contact details have changed (new mobile phone number/emergency contact etc.) since
September please contact Lindsay Challis on [email protected]
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CALENDAR
Week commencing 11th January 2016
Day/date
Time
Venue
Activity
Monday 11th January
8.50am
Upper drama studio Year 9 Options talk - Harefield
Tuesday12th January
8.50am
Upper drama studio Year 9 Options talk - Norcliffe
5.30pm - 7.00pm
Main Hall
Year 8 Switzerland/Germany/France
Parents’ Information Evening
6th form mock exams finish today
Wednesday 13th January 8.50am
Thursday 14th January
Friday 15th January
Upper drama studio Year 9 options talk - Thorngrove
Period 1
Wilmslow Library
8.50am
Upper drama studio Year 9 Options talk - Bollin
12.30pm 4.00pm
Olympic hall
Primary schools indoor athletics competition
5.00pm - 8.00pm
Various
Year 11 Parents’ Evening
Period 6
Wilmslow Library
7BHC library visit
Period 5 & 6
7TNA library visit
Official UCAS deadline
Manchester
Grammar School
Year 10 Separate Science students – Martin
Poliakoff talk
Week commencing 18th January 2016
Day/date
Time
Monday 18th January
All week
Venue
Activity
Year 11 GCSE physics controlled
assessment
Wednesday 20th January 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Various
Key Stage 4 course choice evening
Thursday 21st January
5.30pm - 10.30p
The Royal ExA level drama and theatre studies visit
change Manchester
Friday 22nd January
8.50am
Main Hall
6th form assembly ‘Careers - what do
employers look for?’
This week’s assembly
Dr Pullé’s presentation from assembly this week
http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Powerful-Knowledgepresentation.pdf
Text relating to the presentation
http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Powerful-Knowledge-text.pdf
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NEWS
Young enterprise Cogent Coasters
The prototype is here! The Year 12 enterprise team,
Cogent Coasters, have finished the term in high
spirits. After carrying out market research at the
beginning of the month at Barclays Radbroke Centre,
they are now confident that computer users will love
the team’s silicone lid/coaster designed to keep your
electrical equipment safe from spills. (see picture)
Cogent are currently putting the finishing touches
onto their business plan so that they can develop
their idea and bring the product to market in the
new year. To help them with marketing and sales
we invited Kieron Loynton, Regional Director at Ferrero Rocher into school. Hearing how a small
Italian family business can grow into the international brand it is today gave students just the
inspiration they need to drive their company forward.
If you wish to keep up to date with news on the team and upcoming cake sales around school,
follow them on Instagram @ cogent_ye.
Humanities visit December 2015
The Year 7 humanities group enjoyed
a visit to St Bartholomew’s Church in
December as part of their course.
Accompanied by Mrs Birchill and
Ms Jackson, they were kindly shown
around by Reverend Paul Smith,
who was able to explain to them the
important role which the church plays
in the lives of the people of the local
community and how this has changed
over time.
In addition to exploring the location,
they were able to discover how the church has been renovated in recent years. They were
fascinated to learn about the archaeological excavations which took place prior to the
installation of the new flooring, and showed a particular interest in what was discovered
in the depths of the ground! A memorable visit for all, this has enabled the students to
consolidate their understanding of history, geography and religious studies in a practical and
meaningful way.
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"Open the door
TOP
to another world"
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READS
1-10 = most accessible, 40-50 = most challenging
1. ‘The Adjusters’ by Andrew Taylor (400 p.)
2. ‘Across the Nightingale Floor’ by Lian Hern (300 p.)
3. ‘1984’ by George Orwell (120 p.)
4. ‘His Dark Materials’ by Philip Pullman (370 p.)
5. ‘An Abundance of Katherines’ by John Green (210 p.)
6. ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ by Barry Hines (160 p.)
7. ‘The Woman in Black’ by Susan Hill (180 p.)
8. ‘Fever Pitch’ by Nick Hornby (300 p.)
9. ‘About a Boy’ by Nick Hornby (280 p.)
10. ‘One Day’ by David Nichols (430 p.)
11. ‘The Time Machine’ by H.G Wells (110 p.)
12. ‘The Notebook’ by Nicholas Sparks (220 p.)
13. ‘Watership Down’ by Richard Adams (390 p.)
14. ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ by Harper Lee (330 p.)
15. ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald (170 p.)
16. ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell (110 p.)
17. ‘Catcher in the Rye’ by J. D Salinger (190 p.)
18. ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen (330 p.)
19. ‘The Portrait of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (250 p.)
20. ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath (250 p.)
21. ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt (540 p.)
22. ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’
27. ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khalid Hosseini (370 p.)
28. ‘Brighton Rock’ by Graham Greene (300 p.)
29. ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens (210 p.)
30. ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak (550 p.)
31. ‘Trumpet’ by Jackie Kay (270 p.)
32. ‘The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde’
by Robert Louis Stevenson (140 p.)
33. ‘White Teeth’ by Zadie Smith (480 p.)
34. ‘Alias Grace’ by Margaret Atwood (470 p.)
35. ‘The Lovely Bones’ by Alice Sebold (320p.)
36. ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ by Jonathan Swift (290 p.)
37. ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey (300 p.)
38. ‘Sense and Sensibility’ by Jane Austen (290 p.)
39. ‘Robinson Crusoe’ by Daniel Defoe (300 p.)
40. ‘Never Let me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro (280 p.)
41. ‘Persuasion’ by Jane Austen (330 p.)
42. ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’
by Arthur Conan Doyle (180 p.)
43. ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan (380 p.)
44. ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’ by Thomas Hardy (450 p.)
45. ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker (450 p.)
46. ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier (380 p.)
47. ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley (450 p.)
48. ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Bronte (400 p.)
49. ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens (490 p.)
50. ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte (410 p.)
by Douglas Adams (160 p.)
23. ‘Cider with Rosie’ by Laurie Lee (290 p.)
24. ‘Saturday’ by Ian McEwan (180 p.)
25. ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding (250 p.)
26. ‘PS I Love You’ by Cecelia Ahern (650 p.)
Page numbers are approximations; this will vary slightly due to the edition of the text.
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Appeal
The Great North Air Ambulance Service operates three helicopters, 365
days a year, across the North-East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. Crews
respond to around 1,000 call outs each year and on board their aircraft
are specialist trauma doctors and paramedics, who bring accident and
emergency expertise to the scene.
We are collecting plastic bottle tops on behalf of the Air Ambulance
Service. These can then be resold to a company that makes surfaces
for children’s playgrounds to raise money for this great cause.
Please can you collect blue, green and red bottle tops that would otherwise be thrown away for this
worthwhile cause? There will be a box for students to deposit bottle tops in the Wellbeing Hub office.
SPORT
Netball
Our junior netballers played fixtures against Lymm on Wednesday afternoon recording wins at all
age groups: Year 10 won 26-1, Year 9 won 12-11, Year 8A won 17-10, Year 8B won 12-9, Year 7A
won 12-4, Year 7B won 17-0. A spectacular set of results to start the new year.
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USEFUL LINKS
Sports X-tra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=259
Arts X-tra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=265
X-tra – Xtra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=269
Previous issues of High Notes: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2239
Letters sent from school: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2043
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COMMUNITY
Job Opportunity - Office Administrator – Full Time – 37.5 hours
Review Travel are part of the school’s Achievement Partner Programme, and have contacted
us to ask if we would advertise the following position:
We are a travel management company specialising in corporate travel with offices in Cheshire,
Lancashire and Hertfordshire. We are currently seeking an Office Administrator to provide
administration support to our Accounts department at our Handforth office.
The role will be varied and will offer the right candidate the chance to get involved in all areas
of the business.
The candidate must be reliable, enthusiastic and conscientious whilst displaying flexibility in
supporting different departments within the office. Training will be provided but crucially, the
individual will have GCSE Maths grade C or above, knowledge of common Office applications
such as Excel, Office etc. and be a very strong communicator. The individual will also need to
be organised and have good attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities include:
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To assist departments with their day to day administrative tasks
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Purchase ledger administration
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Setting up Direct Debits
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Maintaining spreadsheets and databases
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Photocopying, post and filing
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Answering the telephone
If you are interested in gaining office of administration experience please send your CV and
covering letter to [email protected]