It is great to welcome all learners back to school following the half term break and as you can see there is a lot going on in school in this first week. Attendance remains our priority and for those learners and families who were hit with the recent viruses circulating the area, now is the time to catch up on missed work and push attendance levels back up to the expected successful level of 98%.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming year 13 parents and carers into school on Thursday to meet subject staff and discuss progress, offer advice and review those all important next steps. Following on from this will be our BG6 Open Evening which will take place on Thursday 13 November starting at 16:30. Please come along and look at what we offer in our rapidly expanding BG6 offer.
The details below highlight information shared with learners this week.
Gary Kibble
📢 Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- Year 8 Celebration Assembly: This event has been rescheduled for Thursday 6 November.
- Reading Culture Committee Meeting: Learners interested in shaping the school's reading culture are invited to attend the first meeting on Wednesday 5 November at 8:30 AM in the LRC. Interested learners should inform their Form Tutor, who will pass their name onto Mrs. Sawyer.
- Community Book Group (Years 10-13): The book group will meet on Lunchtime, Thursday 20 November, in the Lecture Theatre. The book this term is 'Songbirds' by Christy Lefteri. Lunch will be provided for attendees.
- Extra-Curricular Clubs Survey: The school is launching a "Your Clubs, Your Choice" survey to find out what new extra-curricular clubs and activities learners would like to see on offer. This week is Year 8’s chance to complete the survey.
📚 Academic & Attendance Reminders
- Year 9 Progress: Progress grades, Attitude to Learning Scores (ATLS), and reports are currently being collated and will be distributed in the next two weeks.
- Curriculum (Years 7-9): A reminder for learners to check the daily timetable for the 'ELEVATE' curriculum sessions (look for Week 2 on the timetable).
- Homework & Class Charts: Homework is set on Class Charts. Failure to submit homework on time or to a high standard will result in a 'Study and Support' (SAS) detention.
- ICT Access Issues: If learners have a problem with ICT access to complete homework, please contact Mrs. Hendry at mhendry@batleygirls.co.uk.
- Attendance: The school emphasizes the strong link between attendance and achievement. The school target for attendance is 98%.
- The 98% Club criteria is 98% attendance or above PLUS 2 or less negative logs.
⭐ Learner Recognition & Rewards
- Brilliance Points: Learners who have completed extra Brilliant Activities can receive Premium Points from Mr. Scurr at the LRC on Mondays at breaktime.
- Community Competition: Learners are competing to win Community points for their community groups. The winning community each term will receive a prize.
- Reading Vending Machine: Learners can win a book from the vending machine by earning a 'reading reward' on Class Charts for showing an excellent attitude/effort towards reading and/or vocabulary. Five learners from Year 7-11 are selected to win each week.
