Values – Care – Achievement
School
NEWSLETTER 263
Head’s Introduction
Year 11 Rewards
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a little quieter than usual in school
with Year 10 completing their first week of Work
Experience. Speaking to Mrs Adamson, who
organises the placements, it’s really good to hear
the positive starts that Year 10 have made.
I’m delighted to say that Tang Hall Primary
School has, on 1 May, joined Hempland,
Heworth, Badger Hill and St Lawrence’s primaries in the Pathfinder
MAT. This group will grow again in June when Clifton with Rawcliffe
join the MAT and again, in September, when New Earswick come on
board. I think it is important to reassure parents that the structures at
Archbishop Holgate’s School will not change and that I will continue
to lead the school as I have for the past seven years. The appointment
of Mr Outram (current Head of Hempland), as Director of Primary
Education, will provide the necessary leadership capacity to support
primary colleagues.
Upcoming Events
15 May
23 May
26 May
29 May2 Jun
5 Jun
AHSA Meeting, Sixth Form Library, 7.00pm
KS3 Summer Concert, Main Hall, 7.00pm
School finishes for half term holiday at 3.10pm
Half Term
Students return
Food for Thought
This week during Collective Worship form groups have been
thinking about ‘planting seeds’ for the future. One of the quotes
we have spent some time thinking about is:
“By failing to prepare you are preparing to
fail.” Ben Franklin, one of the USA’s Founding
Fathers
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AHS Feedback
We welcome all feedback and thank all parents for their valuable
contributions. If you have a query or simply an observation
about the school please complete the form online.
Thursday 4 May 2017
IN TH
NEWSE
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WEEIS
K!
The following students have been commended
by staff for their achievement vouchers will be
awarded to:
Hattie Starkey Lana Timen
Amy Spencer
Tristan Abbott
Levina Bell
Aimee-Jo McLaren
Faye Studley
The following students will have their work displayed on the school’s
‘Wall of Excellence’:
Abdul Bajri Reece Tanner
Zain Kurd Alex Downing
Elizabeth Fountain
Hattie Starkey
Dominic Dawson Matthew Freshney
Danielle Cumberland Debbie King
James Cain Natasha Sanderson
Dan Mason
Connor Jordan
Lana Timen Piumi Silva Kalinga
Ratna Pun
Matthew Bryan-Smith
Daniel Bryan-Smith
Amy Spencer
Brad Mason Tristan Abbott
Charlotte Horsfall
Josh Morris
Sam Freeman
Iona Dowds
Jess Rawcliffe Emily Hayes
Brandon Hirst Alfie Thompson
Levina Bell
Kallum Jenkins
Liam Kasiuk Poppy Clancey
Nicole Plows
Sarah Sharp
Chloe Airstone
Daniel Gilyeat
Rosie Harrold
George Myers
James Turley
Aimee-Jo McLaren
Grace Fitch
George Myers
Leah Forber
Mohammed Alawadh
Simon Patterson
Oliver Wright
Olivia Fillingham Lauren Ostergaard
Faye Studley
Tom Elliott
Abbie Cryans Erin Snowden
Harry Hardstaff Thomas Kelly
Ben Bruce Keziah Greaves
Sophie Lowe Milly Foster
Lois Lea Faye Studley
Rhiannon Massam Milly Foster
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This Week’s
Main School News
News from the Music department
Work Skills Trip to Dalby Forest
Well done to all our students in both the Junior and Senior Soul Bands
who performed at the Opening Ceremony celebrations for the new
building at Lord Deramore’s Primary School just before the Easter
holidays. All students were incredibly professional and they received
some really positive feedback about their performances.
On Friday 28 April, the Year 10 and Year 13 Work Skills group spent
a brilliant day at Dalby Forest. The trip was organised by the Year 10
group as part of their ‘Working in a Team’ Unit for their BTEC Work
Skills Qualification. Despite some challenges in planning the trip, the
day went extremely smoothly and everyone had a great day which
involved a short walk, stone
skimming, a picnic, rounders,
football, cricket and the
adventure playground. Every
student was an absolute
credit to themselves and
the school, the Work Skills
teachers and staff were
extremely proud of them.
Well done everyone!
Congratulations to Senior, Junior and Chamber Choir members who
performed at the Abaana Concert last Wednesday.
A special mention and many congratulations also go to Rosella Pinckney,
Josh Carr, Jamie Duffill and Adam Peters who have recently passed their
graded instrumental exams with flying colours.
A date for your diaries - On Tuesday 23 May (the last Tuesday before half
term) we will be holding our Summer Concert. This will be a celebration
of all the extra-curricular music provision that has been taking place
throughout the year and in a relaxed, cabaret style evening with
refreshments available and a raffle. Entry is £1 for students/children and
£2 for adults. We look forward to seeing you there.
Congratulations also to Issy Cambridge, 11Dn, who
recently passed two music exams: Grade 5 cello with
Merit and Grade 7 piano.
Apprenticeship Information Evening
The evening is open to Year 10-13 students and
parents with talks from Nestle, Network Rail, Royal
Navy, Army, Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and
EY. The event is on Tuesday 9 May, 6-8pm, at St
Peter’s School. Places are limited, please contact
01904 527300 to register.
Ramadan
We ask that parents please notify school if their child will be
observing Ramadan. Thank you.
Book Sale
We are lucky enough to be able to sell a selection of books on behalf
of the ‘Red House Book Awards’. The books have been used as
testers in schools for students to review and vote for their favourite.
Most have been read or part-read only once and are in almost new
condition. The books, if new, would cost between £6.99-£12.99, but
we are being charged only £1 per book. The sale will be held on
Friday 12 May at lunchtime in the Library, please remind your child
to bring a pound!
News from the School Canteen
MFL Students of the Month
Students are enjoying the new three-week
menu cycle and loving the fresh locally sourced
produce, please check the school website to
view the new menus.
Students were nominated by staff in the Language
department to receive a certificate and 10 merits for Student
of the Month.
In April the following students were rewarded for their
‘Hardwork and Effort’:
Year 7 – Phaedra Wright
Year 8 – Oliver Pugh
Year 9 – Olivia Stevens
Year 10 – Lia Thompson
Year 11 - Elizabeth Fountain
Year 11 -‘A Little Bit Every Day’Revision
We’re so pleased to see how much quality revision our Year 11 students
are undertaking – especially their work on past papers, attempting
questions on the PiXL App and the Diagnostic Questions website. Keep
up the hard work!
We hope you’re enjoying the daily Maths questions also - please find
enclosed April’s solutions and May’s Calendar to stick on your fridge.
Walk the Wilberforce Way for charity
Join a challenge taking place on Saturday 24 June to walk the stunning
60 mile trail in 6 sections (10-12 miles each section and a shorter 3 mile
accessible walk) through the Yorkshire Wolds and
raise money for those with sight and hearing loss in
York. For further information and to register go to:
www.wilberforcetrust.org.uk/donationslegacies/
wilberforce-challenge/.
AG&T Opportunity: Calling all Poetic
Students
‘Busta Rhyme - Giving Verse A Voice’ is a poetry
writing competition that offers students the
opportunity to write a poem about something
they feel passionately about e.g. identity, image,
equal rights, current affairs. It’s a chance to voice
opinion, share a memory or dilemma, impart
advice or indulge in writing about something they adore. There
is also an incredible prize of £1,000 to be won by the best national
poet! Please collect an entry form from Miss Kady (closing date is
26 May 2017).
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This Week’s
Sixth Form News
Sixth Form Support
Please see attached support timetable for a reminder of the
opportunities on offer for students to seek further guidance in their
subjects.
Year 12 BTEC Controlled Tasks
Year 12 Business and IT students have had a great start to the exam
season by completing some very important controlled assessments
that contribute to their overall grade next year. They worked
extremely hard and should be proud of their efforts. Good luck
for the final day of IT on Monday and, for our Year 12 Engineering
students ,Tuesday to Friday next week.
Year 12 Work Experience
Our Year 12 students go on Work Experience for the last week of the
Summer term, w/c Monday 17 July. This is an exciting opportunity for
students to gain experience in industry, make valuable contacts for
future experience, be it voluntary or employed, and it is also the last
opportunity for our students to gain a taste of the career areas they
are interested in pursuing before UCAS applications or applications
to apprenticeships/full-time employment.
Punctuality
Punctuality is key during this Summer examination period and
it delays the start of assessments when students arrive late or
we have to check and find their whereabouts. Please continue
to support us in encouraging punctual attendance, especially
through this very important period in school. Thank you.
Work Skills Induction Day
We were excited to welcome next year’s Work Skills students on
their Induction Day tomorrow. Fresh faces remind us all of the
exciting new start we have fast approaching. We hope they will
have a thoroughly enjoyable day and spend valuable time with
the Work Skills team. We look forward to welcoming them full
time with us in September.
Year 13 - Year Group Photo
The year group photo taken recently is still available to order until
Friday 12 May, £17 per copy. It’s a great memento taken on a
beautiful sunny day, including a proud Ripley (who certainly took
centre stage!).
April Maths Stars
Cleaner Vacancy
Grade 1 + Living Wage (£16,302 pro rata)
Mon-Fri 15hpw (3.15-6.15pm), Part Time
Temporary to cover a maternity leave - required from 29 May
For further details and an application pack ask at Reception or
visit:
www.archbishopholgates.org/our-school/vacancies/
Closing date for applications: Monday 22 May
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Exam Season - Top Tips for Year 11
In the run up to exam season, our Year 12 students will be using this space to show support and give advice to current Year 11 students who are
starting their exams very soon…
Harriett says: During my GCSEs, I worried about the outcome of the exams and getting all of my revision
completed. To overcome this, I created a revision timetable, which I found to be an extremely useful tool
as it ensured I knew what I needed to do and that I got everything done. My worry about the outcome of
the exams was overcome by trying to have confidence in myself and believing that I could do the exam
and wasn’t going to fail, as long as I prepared well! This helped a lot, as if you believe that you’re going to
fail and get yourself into that mind set, then you are far more likely to do poorly, whereas if you plan and
prepare, you feel in control and will give yourself a better chance of success!
One of my revision strategies, which may not work for everyone, was to write notes and then learn them off by heart. I
found this the easiest way to revise as it ensured that I knew everything that I needed to which also helped to reduce
stress. Another revision strategy I used was to complete past papers. This is useful because if you know what previous
questions and their mark schemes look like, then you can learn what the exam board is looking for in your answer,
meaning that you can ensure you get top marks in your questions.
My top tip would be not to let stress get the better of you. I suffered a lot from stress and found that if you are feeling stressed, then you should
take a break, as trying to revise whilst stressed leads to nothing productive.
PLEASE SHARE: If you would like to share students’ achievements in the community with us, then please email jsissons@
archbishopholgates.org. It’s always nice to celebrate what students are accomplishing outside of school.
Sports Corner
Sports Performers of the Week
Catriona Scott, Year 11
A very successful couple of weeks for Archbishop Holgate’s
students. Well done to all!
Luke Johnson, Year 13
Catriona has been selected to climb for
Yorkshire and the North East at the British
Youth Climbing Series Final in Edinburgh
on 29 April.
Congratulations to Luke who was named
City of York Young Referee of the Year.
Jack Clarke, Year 11
Abi Robinson, Year 10
Abi was voted Clubman of the Year at City
of York Hockey Club.
Jack Clarke had his signing day at Leeds
United in preparation for his scholarship
next year. We wish him all the best.
OF THE WEEK
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or intelligence; mindless. “He looked at me with
a vacuous smile.”
@AHSReligiousEd:
Some
brilliant evidence from 9a2's
YLA personal projects starting
to come in! Keep up the great
work! @ABYyouthtrust
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Visit of the Abaana New Life Choir
Last week our school community was
delighted to be able to welcome the
Abaana New Life Choir to spend some
time with us. Their visit proved to be an
excellent start to the new term and a
highlight of the year for many people
at Archbishop Holgate’s. Abaana is a
Christian based charity which invests
in Children in Africa, helping them to
break the chains of poverty, through
education. Most of their projects are
in Uganda, working in 13 locations
supporting children and parents in those
communities. They have been able to
build 13 schools, support churches and
sponsor over 1,300 children as well as
working with children on the streets and
other projects. Abaana has raised over
£1,000,000 to help build schools, medical
projects, water pumps and support many For the last few months 20 children and
children in need.
their chaperones have been touring
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The purpose of this has been to raise
funds for the ongoing work of Abaana;
especially in terms of education and
work with orphaned street children.
The tour has also had the added benefit
of raising awareness about their work
too. Archbishop Holgate’s was the only
concert and host venue in York and one
of only a handful of venues east of the
The children arrived on Tuesday Pennines.
afternoon and then went home with
school staff, who along with their families
hosted them for the next two nights. This
was a really enriching experience for all
involved and has led many of them to
decide to become sponsors for the future
education of some of the individual
children. The following day the children
had a busy and varied programme in
school.
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The day started with two technology
lessons. This involved baking chocolate
muffins and making wooden toys. In both
cases they were ably assisted by our Sixth
FormStudentLeaders.Laterinthemorning
the children performed two energetic
concerts for Years 7 and 8. Our students
were amazed at the Ugandan children’s
energy and skill and were shocked to
learn from the video presentation about
the difficult backgrounds they had come
from. During lunchtime the Student
Leaders were again excellent hosts;
playing games on the school field. The After a short sleep and an evening meal
afternoon ended with a small concert for it was soon time for the main evening
performance.
The audience was
pupils from Badger Hill Primary School.
comprised of several hundred pupils,
parents and friends of the school. We
were also delighted to welcome the Lord
Mayor and Lady Mayoress to the event
as well. The evening started with two
musical pieces by our own school choirs,
followed by a truly uplifting concert
filled with beautiful singing, energetic
dancing and very moving videos which
spoke about the life-changing impact
of Abaana’s work. Richard Nihill, School
Chaplain said: “It has been a privilege to
work closely with the New Life Choir and
organise their programme. Welcoming
them into our community has had an
enriching effect on all the students and
staff who have encountered them in
a variety of ways. Abaana’s vision of
Justice and Compassion for the children
of Uganda sits very well with our own
school values.”Dr Pugh, one of our school
governors said: “It was a very moving
experience that has had a lasting effect
on both my family and myself. I was really
taken by the strength of their faith in God
and their firm belief that He would provide
for them, and the way that Abaana live
out the Gospel in their daily work.”
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A little bit of Maths EVERY DAY …
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
1
APRIL 2017
3
Factorise fully
y2 + 27y
4
Work out the value
of
5
10
Mel says "when you square a
number the answer will always
be even".
Is Mel correct? Justify your
answer
17
11
Without a calculator or
without doing the exact
calculation, explain why
the following is wrong:
3.8 × 5.4 = 183.2
What is the square
root of 100 Million?
Change 72 km/h
into m/s.
the density of zinc is 7 g/cm3.
Work out the volume of copper
used in the alloy.
24
Give an example to show
that the sum of four
consecutive integers is not
always divisible by 4
12
I invest £140 in account
that pays compound
interest of 5% per annum.
How much interest will I
earn in 5 years?
18
180g of copper is mixed with 105g of
zinc to make an alloy.
The density of copper is 9 g/cm3 and
25
x and y are whole numbers.
x > 50
y < 40
Work out the smallest
possible value of x – y
7
20
Expand and simplify
(2x - 4)(x - 6)
3
1
3 ÷2
5
7
7xy(2x - 3)
26
The cost of a weekly train
ticket increases by 12.5% to
£225
How much did weekly train
ticket cost before this
increase?
14
What is the value of
n?
Write 64 as a product
2
2
×
2n = 2-3
of its prime factors
19
C alculate:
𝑚1.5 × 𝑚−5
𝑚3
13
27
There are 17 men and 22 women
in a choir. One of the men and
one of the women are going to
be chosen sing the first song
together.
How many different pairs
could be chosen?
8
15
16
Alfie has 20 sweets. Ben also has 20 sweets.
Alfie gives Ben x sweets.
Alfie then eats 5 of his sweets.
Ben then eats half of his sweets.
Write expressions for the number of sweets each of them
has?
21
A number "x", is rounded
to 8.4 correct to one
decimal place.
What is the error interval
of x?
22
23
Solve the simultaneous equations
4x + y = 25
x – 3y = 16
28
Explain why 21 is not a
term in the sequence
3n + 5.
9
Rachael took a maths test.
She scored 28 marks out of 40.
David took an English test.
He scored 32 marks out of 47.
To get an "A" 70% must be achieved. Did either of them
get an "A"?
Simplify fully
(6 × 105) ÷ (3 × 107)
x2 – 16
6
Solve
5x2 = 80
2
Three glasses of squash are made using cordial and water.
The different mixtures are
Glass A
cordial : water = 3 : 22
Glass B
cordial = 1/8 of the total volume
Glass C
Cordial = 12.75% of the total volume
Which cup has the greatest proportion of cordial?
29
30
Giving reasons,
calculate "x"
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A little bit of Maths EVERY DAY …
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
What is the nth
term for the
sequence?
3 8 13 18
2
Work out the value
of
(3 × 105) ÷ (6 × 107)
8
Thursday
Calculate:
3
1
2 ×3
4
5
9
x2 – 196
15
10
16
22
What is the length of
the line segment
between (2,3) and
(5,7)?
29
A car costs £13 995.
Assuming that the rate of
depreciation 12% per
annum, how much is the
car worth in 3 years time?
17
23
It takes 12 men 5 days to build
a wall - how many days it
would take 3 men to build the
same wall?
30
Give one reason why 0 is
an even number.
Write 5.67 x 10 as an
ordinary number.
4y(2x + 3y)
Sunday
6
7
Given three triangles A, B and C.
The area of triangle B is 20% greater than the area of triangle
A.
The area of triangle C is 20% greater than the area of triangle
B.
By what percentage is the area of triangle C greater than the
area of triangle A?
12
13
14
Calculate:
(i) 3a
(ii) 2a + 3b
Simplify fully
𝑚−0.5 × 𝑚−5
𝑚−4
𝒂=
19
Solve:
4x + 3 = 7 – x
25
Expand and simplify
(3x + 4)(4x - 4)
3
1
2 +3
4
5
-4
18
24
Calculate:
5
11
Ann and Billy divide
£350 in the ratio 2 : 5
Work out how much
each person gets.
I invest £2000 in account Write 525 as a product
that pays compound
of its prime factors
interest of 3.5% per annum.
How much will be in the
account in 3 years?
Write 5 000 100 in
standard form?
Solve:
4x + 3 = 12
Saturday
4
Find three numbers
which have a mean of
8, a range of 8 and the
median is 10.
A large bottle, 800ml, of
Work out twelve
shampoo costs £1.28
thousand and forty
A small bottle, 300ml,
two minus six hundred
costs 45p
and eighty seven.
Which bottle of shampoo
offers the better value?
Factorise fully
x2y2 + 3x2y
Friday
3
2
−3
𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒃 =
3
0
20
21
I am going to play 300 games of noughts and crosses
The probability of that I win a game is 0.62
I will lose 45 games.
How many games are likely to result in a draw?
26
A number "x", is rounded
to 120 correct to 2
significant figures.
What is the error interval
of x?
27
28
288 chocolates are put into three boxes.
The chocolates are put into a small box, a medium box
and a large box in the ratio 1 : 3 : 8
Work out the number of chocolates in each box.
31
In a sale, normal prices are
reduced by 30%. The price of
a designer handbag is
reduced by £36.
Work out the sale price of
the bag.
MAY 2017
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Sixth Form Subject Support
Monday
Lunch
Tuesday
Wednesday
P6
Lunch
P6
Lunch
Y13 Biology
L8/Sc4
BTEC IT
IT4
Psychology
L17
Graphics
Te4
Maths
Core 1 revision
Ma8
Thursday
Lunch
P6
Lunch
P6
General IT
Support
L33
PE & Sport
GYM
BTEC IT
IT4
Biology
L8
Applied Law
L18
Chemistry
L25
RE
RE3
Media Studies
L16
Chemistry
L25
Media Studies
L16
Applied
Science L32
Religious
Studies
RE3
Maths
MA5
Theatre Studies
Studio
Maths
Stats 1 revision
Ma8
History
HI3
Graphics
Te4
Engineering
L13
BTEC IT
IT2
History
HI3
Sociology
L9
Physics
SC8
BTEC IT
IT2
Sociology
L17
Physics
Sc1
Maths
Core 2 revision
Ma8
Graphics
Te4
Geography
Unit 1 resit
and general
catch up
GG1
Art
Ar1
Y13 English
Literature En10
Politics
F851
GG1
Y13 English
Language
En9
Applied Law
L18
Media Studies
L16
Politics
F852
Hi5
Media Studies
L16
Art
Ar1
P6
Friday