LONGDENDALE
HIGH SCHOOL
We endeavour to achieve and aspire to be successful
April 2017
Enrichment Week: 17-20th July 2017
Dear Parent / Carer
As well as excellent academic achievement, enrichment is a vital part of developing lifelong skills in children. Now more than ever, developing a thriving enrichment
programme is an essential part of promoting employability, academic attainment and
teaching young people the skills they need to make good choices. These skills have
benefits well beyond the classroom.
The way we co-ordinate and plan our final week in school will be different to previous
years at Longdendale to ensure that students have a fully enriching week to end the
academic year. On Monday 17th July there will be an Oracy Celebration day in which
students will take part in a sequence of lessons to further enhance their spoken
language and communication skills. Tuesday 18th July will be our Tutor Challenge day
which students will take part in a variety of team building enrichment activities centred
around the theme of Public Services Day. Wednesday and Thursday will provide a
menu of option choices around the theme ‘Heartz – The Human Arts’. This will ensure
there is a balance between trips and in school activities and a range of costs to tailor to
all families. Activities may not run if there are not enough opt to make it viable.
Below and attached is the enrichment package available to your child. It is important to
discuss this fully with them as some have slightly different arrival times back to school
and have a costing. At this stage the costings are approximate because it depends on
the number of students who opt for the activities. It is important your child hands their
slip into the office by 5th May otherwise they will be placed into a cost free activity.
15th May students will find out their assigned option choices. Full payment is due by
22nd May. If payment isn’t received by this date, your child will be moved onto a no cost
activity instead.
Thank you for your support.
Yours faithfully
Ms G Lowe
Executive Headteacher: Mr Bowler BA (Hons) NPQH Headteacher: Mrs A Jones BA (Hons) NPQH
Spring Street, Hollingworth, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 8LW
T:01457 764006 F:01457 766483 E:[email protected] W:www.longdendale.tameside.sch.uk
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Enrichment Options 2017 Year 9
Wed 19th July
Option 1: Frantic Assembly Drama Workshop
Option 2 Rock School Music Themed Day
Option 3 Production Art
Option 4 Forest School Outdoor Activities.
Thurs 20th July
Option 1 Play in a Day
Option 2 Rock School Music Themed Day
Option 3 Production Art
Option 4 Manchester Tour of Museums
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Option choice Wed 19th ……….. Reserve choice …………….
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Enrichment Options 2017 Year 9
Wed 19th July
Option 1: Frantic Assembly Drama Workshop Normal school day
(Must have 20 students to make it possible to run) Approximate cost £30-£35
Option 2 Rock School Music Themed Day (Rock School is a 2 day activity) Max
Cost: £3
Option 3 Production Art (Make and design the new school production set design
and props ‘The Enchanted Rose’) No cost
Option 4 Out of School Trip: Forest School Outdoor Activities. A walk to the
activity centre in the Peak District and students take part in a variety of outdoor
forest based activities such as den building, pond dipping, making camp fires.
Normal School Day. Cost £6
Thurs 20th July
Option 1 Trip: Play in a Day (Produce a play and perform in the park in Denton
for nursery children) Maximum cost £5
Option 2 Rock School Music Themed Day Max Cost: £0 for day 2 (Rock School
is a 2 day activity) No cost
Option 3 Art (Make and design the new school production set design and props
‘The Enchanted Rose’) No cost
Option 4 Trip: Manchester Tour of Museums. Travel to Manchester and have half
a day at Manchester Museum and the other at The Science and Industry
Museum. Normal school day. Cost approximately £5