JULY 2016
NEWSLETTER
Long Lane,
Chapel-en-le-Frith,
High Peak. SK23 0TQ
01298 813118
[email protected]
www.chapelhigh.org.uk
Dear Parents
As we reach the end of another
school year I am left reflecting yet
again on how fast time seems to
fly by; I find it difficult to believe
that I’ve now been at this school
for five years.
This year has brought some real
high points and inevitably some
challenges. We continue to deal
with very rapid change in the
world of education but we’ve
made good progress in planning
for new courses and assessment
systems. Amongst other
initiatives it is good to see formal
exams embedded across the
Staffing Update
school, getting students used to the
sort of assessment they will face at
GCSE.
Our new “Learning for Life”
curriculum has got off to a good
start and we have been able to
support students’ wider
development with some great trips.
Just this week we’ve had students in
Amsterdam, in Geneva looking at
the physics of the Large Hadron
Collider, and in Poland studying the
Holocaust. The latter is the second
trip we’ve run to Auschwitz this
year and is a development I’m
especially proud of, a very unusual
step for a secondary school.
Overall, a good year, made
possible by our wonderful
students and by your continuing
support as parents. Have a really
good summer; I look forward to
working with you next school
year.
Simon Grieves
Headteacher
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We will sadly be saying goodbye to a number of staff at the end of the year.
Mr Durham in PE leaves us after 38 years at Chapel-en-le-Frith High School. He will be known to many
parents – perhaps even from their own time in school! Also leaving us for well deserved retirement are
Mrs Lambert and Ms Burgon from our Learning Support Department, Mrs Bennett in RE and Mr Scowcroft
in Technology – we wish them all best for their retirement.
We also say goodbye to Mrs Lonsdale, Miss Browne, Miss Robinson, Mrs Haigh, Mr Grant, Mrs Smyton, Mr
Hopley and Mr Belk and we wish them luck in their future ventures.
In September 2016 we welcome Miss Hunter to English, Miss Hobson to Maths, Miss Blackwell to Science,
Mr Henshall to PE, Mr Ruff to RE and Mr Cooper to Technology.
Dates for your diary
Monday 5 September
Tuesday 6 September
Thursday 8 September
Thursday 15 September
Monday 26 September
Tuesday 27 September
Wednesday 28 September
Wednesday 28 September
Thursday 06 October
Tuesday 11 October
Wednesday 12 October
Wednesday 12 October
Friday 14 October
Friday 21 October
Monday 24 to Monday 31
October
Monday 31 October
Tuesday 01 November
Inset Day - No Students in school
Students return to school 8.40am
School Photos
Archaeology Roadshow
Danes Exchange Trip Arrives
Open Day and Evening
Open Day
International Sports Event with Danes students and Hope Valley Students
Learning for Life Day - All Year Groups
YR 8 ST4G Perfume Making
Post 16 Evening for Year 11 Parents
YR 7 Trip to Castleton
YR10 Trip to Chatsworth
Break up for half term 3.05pm
Half Term
Inset Day - No Students in school
Students return to school 8.40am
Inset Days
During the school year 2016 - 2017
there are 5 inset days when students are not required to be in school. These are –
Monday 05 September 2016
Monday 31 October 2016
Monday 19 December 2016
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Monday 24 April 2017
Exams
Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 September
Year 7 CAT Tests
Monday 10 October
Year 11 Science ISA Pop A
Wednesday 12 October
Year 11 Science ISA Pop B
Summer Reading Ideas
Years 7 and 8
Summer Reading Ideas
Years 9 and 10
Books to Blow your Socks Off
Books to Blow your Socks Off
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1984 by George Orwell
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books to take you on an adventure
For Action and Adventures
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
Gladiator by Simon Scarrow
Insignia by SJ Kincaid
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
HIVE by Mark Walden
The New Recruit by Andy McNab
Blood Sweat and Tears by Bear Grylls
Nowhere by Jon Robinson
Department 19 by Will Hill
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
Books to help you learn about the world
Real Life Fiction
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Five Children and the Western Front by Kate Saunders
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper
The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
Blood Family by Anne Fine
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Junk by Melvin Burgess
Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Beach Reads
Modern Classics
Wonder by R J Palaccio
One by Sarah Crossan
Silverfin by Charlie Higson
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
by Mark Haddon
The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The Outsiders by S E Hinton
Modern Classics
Beach Reads
Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
The Rotters’ Club by Jonathan Coe
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Books to scare you
Dystopian Worlds
Zom-B by Darren Shan
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick
Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Mind Games by Terri Terry
More Than This by Patrick Ness
Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
All these books and more are available at the school library.
You can borrow books for the holidays so do visit the library before the holidays begin.
News from the Science Department
The Science department have been very busy these last few weeks with a variety of in school and out of
school events.
We have hosted year 1 from Chinley Primary School and year 2 from Chapel Primary school who took
part in a Minibeasts event, looking at Giant African Snails, hissing cockroaches and tarantulas.
The year 7 and 8 girls have been busy designing and racing hovercrafts across the school hall as part of the
annual ST4G event which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part.
Year 8 EDT Event - some of our year 8s were chosen to be part of an event hosted by EDT, the
engineering challenge involved designing and testing solar powered cars that had to travel a series of fixed
distances, it was a super day
and students really developed
their skills in teamwork.
Year 10 Gifted and Talented
Forensic Science Trip.
A group of 13 year 10s
represented the school in a
Forensic Science day at Aquinas
College in Stockport. Students
had to carry out a series of
practical and theoretical
problem solving tasks in order
to solve a 'Murder'. Prizes
were awarded to Joe Spacey
for his Biology work, using
DNA sequencing to identify
s u s pe c ts a nd t o Gi n a
Whitchurch for her skills
displayed in the Chemistry labs
carrying out drug testing.
Scientists of the Month
Scientist of the Month is awarded for good work, good progress and performance at Key Stage 3
Winners
Dylan Bailey – Year 7 Scientist of the half term
Grace Percival – Year 8 Scientist of the half term
George Hodgson – Year 9 Scientist of the half term
Highly commended
Rebecca Howe, Sam Gagen- Hill, Ewan Jones, Chloe Alexander, Emma Cantrell, Jonah Mellor, Ethan
Louis, Katie Vann, Jacob Roberts, Neve Richardson, Desiree Lowe.
Well done to everyone!
News from the Music Department
Buxton Fringe Festival
On Saturday, July 9, the school choir sang in
St John’s Church, Buxton, in ‘Seasons of
Song’, alongside the award-winning choir, the
Ladybrook Singers. The audience were
treated to six songs from our own singers
and some joint collaborations with the adult
choir singing extracts from ‘Les Miserables’.
This was a lovely evening in a beautiful
church and gave us the chance to expand
our repertoire and to establish a name for
ourselves in the local community. It was
wonderful to be part of such a prestigious
event as this highly regarded Fringe Festival.
Thank you to all those who took part and
who attended the many extra rehearsals!
Derby and Derbyshire Schools’
Orchestra
Congratulations to Clare Cooper (flute), who
has just taken part in the three-day
residential course in Swanwick as a member
of Derby and Derbyshire Schools’ Orchestra.
The course culminated in a performance in
The Arc, Matlock, with a programme which
included Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
This obviously has given Clare the
opportunity to play challenging music
alongside other advanced instrumentalists. As
our students continue to reach the higher
grades in instrumental examinations, we hope
to have more representation in this excellent
orchestra.
Music for Youth
The Dark Peak Concert Band took part in the Music for Youth National Festival in the
Symphony Hall in Birmingham on July 8. In July each year, 10,000 young musicians gather in
Birmingham for this event. This is their opportunity to share their achievements, hear other
young musicians from across the country, to compare notes and for some, to engage in a bit of
friendly rivalry! Our school was represented by Javan Carrington (percussion), Aneirin Ankrett
(trombone), Gabriel Lioux (trumpet) and Isabella Pakpahan (clarinet).
Congratulations to all those involved!
Youth Presents Music
Thank you to the musicians from Chinley, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Whaley Bridge Primary
schools for joining our students on the evening of Wednesday, 22 June to take part in our
annual ‘Youth Presents Music’ evening. A capacity audience heard a selection of music from a
variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles. There certainly was something for every musical
taste! We were also delighted to have the Chinley Junior Wind Band play for us under the
direction of one of our instrumental tutors, Mrs Rosie Crook.
Events
Prize Giving Evenings
You may be aware that we made some changes to Prizegiving last year in order to recognise the hard work and effort
of a greater number of students and to recognise a wider variety of achievement. We were delighted to see so many
parents at both of our Prizegiving Evenings, helping us to celebrate, even if this did mean that we had to seat the
students in the restaurant to make room!
We reward the students for three different aspects of achievement per subject as outlined below and winners of
subject prizes are presented with a bespoke subject related prize:
 Progress – the student who has made the most progress with their learning in relation to their starting point.
 Attainment – the student who attains the highest grade in a particular subject
 Effort – the student who really strives to learn and progress in each subject area.
We had hoped choosing three students would make it easier than just choosing one – we can assure you it didn’t!
Other prizes awarded on the evenings included certificates for 100% attendance, number of merits accrued and chess
and library awards. The trophies awarded on each night are particularly resonant as they link current students back to
the achievements of former students and patrons of the school.
At the Year 7 and 8 Prizegiving Evening we were treated to a musical interlude provided by a multiple award-winning
Year 8 student, Javan Carrington, who mesmerised the audience with a piece played on his cornet. Daniel Wainwright,
Year 7 walked away with four prizes on the night as did Jack Bushaway, Year 10. Well done to all Prize-winners and
many thanks to parents for their continued support.
Open Days
Parents who have younger children in years 5 and 6 may be interested to know that our Open Days will take place on
Tuesday 27 September and Wednesday 28 September. Guided tours begin at 9.30am and 1.30pm on both days. Open
Evening will be on Tuesday 27 September 7.00pm – 9.00pm.
Careers Fair - Thursday 6th October, 2016
Chapel High School will be holding its first ever Careers Fair on Thursday 6th October, from 3.15 to 6.30pm. With a
range of local and national employers attending, we aim to inspire students with the range of careers available. The fair
will be open to students from all year groups and their parents. We already have a number of employers confirmed,
including the N.H.S and the paramedic service, the Army and Navy, the police, Aldi, Lafarge Tarmac, Federal Mogul,
Street Crane and representatives from a range of professions including dentistry and accountancy. We are planning for
the fair to be as practical and hands-on as possible, with opportunities for students to try their hand at various skills and
use interesting pieces of kit associated with each career. If you know of any employers or professionals who would be
interested in being involved, please contact the school Careers Coordinators (Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Mangnall). Details
about the event will be sent out to all students in the autumn term.
Important notice - Planners
From September we will no longer be supplying a school planner for every student. All homework will be set via
ShowMyHomework. Over the course of the year we have been evaluating how successfully students and staff have
accessed the system. There is good evidence to suggest that homework completion rates have increased and that
students who struggle to record homework in a meaningful way in lessons, feel better supported. There remain some
issues to iron out and we have had very helpful feedback from parents regarding students taking responsibility for their
own work; some have a tendency to over-rely on parents to check it for them! Clearly staff too need to ensure that
students take responsibility for this. Therefore we are requesting that ALL students bring a personal diary to school as
part of their basic equipment, in order to record notes, reminders and important dates. Students will also need to stick
their timetable into the front of their diary, therefore something around an A5 size would be ideal. Students may bring
any design of diary they wish, but we would recommend that they write their name inside the front cover, in case of
loss or confusion.
Sports News
It has been a hectic half term with
teams travelling far and wide but
with continuing success by many
students across the age range.
Below is a summary of all the
action!
 County honours! Toby
Phipps, Charlotte Peacock
and Reece Johnson have all
being playing for county
cricket teams; Sam Johnson,
Andrew Barrie, Wilf Riley
and Elliott Archibald were
all selected for the
Derbyshire athletics team.
 In rounders the year 7 and 9
teams won the High Peak
championships and the year
10s were runners up.
 The year 7 athletics team
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won the High Peak
Quad kids athletics
championships and
finished a fine 6th at the
county final.
All of the athletics teams
performed very well in the
Derbyshire heat and three of
the teams qualified for the
Midlands Regional finals in
Nottingham and Grantham
with some super personal
bests.
In wet and difficult
conditions we enjoyed our
first Cyclocross competition
at New Mills schools. Our
teams finished first and
fourth and went on to
represent the area in the
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county final at the
Derbyshire School games
where they won and
became deserved county
champions. It is especially
pleasing to see new sports
being enjoyed by our
students so hopefully we
can involve more students
in the future in this
dynamic activity.
The huge Derbyshire
School Games festival at
Mount St Mary’s college
involves over 800 students
and 12 sporting
competitions. We were
fortunate to have 5 groups
qualifying to take part:
Year 9/10 young leaders,
Year 10 girls’ rounders,
year 7 athletics, Learning
support cricket and year 7/8
cyclocross. In addition to
high class competition, the
event has the traditional
opening ceremony and
celebrity guests including
Olympic and World
medallist Gail Emms who
spent time with our
students. A special day out.
E Milne, CLM PE
SPORTS CLUBS
Sports Clubs / After School Clubs and Activities
There will not be any Sports Clubs or After School Activities in the first week after the Summer Holidays.
A new list will be available in September.
Information
Equipment and Uniform
Please could we ask for your support in ensuring that your child comes to school with a full set of
equipment every day? They should have, as a minimum expectation, a pen, pencil, rubber, ruler and
calculator as well as their exercise books, and personal diary. It does prevent other students from learning
effectively if the teacher is distracted by having to sort out equipment for the first 10 minutes of the
lesson for those who have arrived without. Items of stationery can be purchased from Student Reception.
Similarly, whilst uniform is generally good, we would ask that you consult the full uniform leaflet available
on the website before purchasing new items in order to avoid any unnecessary difficulties. Please do
contact us, or write a note to give to the tutor, if there is a reason your child is not in full school uniform.
School Uniform
We currently have lots of perfectly serviceable uniform items that parents have either donated or children
have lost (un-named). Parents are more than welcome to come and help themselves to items free of
charge unless you would like to leave a small voluntary donation. You can also send your child to speak to
a Pastoral Leader during the school day, again to collect items free of charge.
Lost Property
Please can you ensure all your child’s property is named, either with a marker or label, this is so items can
be returned quickly if they are misplaced. If your child has lost any items please ask at Pupil Reception,
where lost property is stored. Lost property will now only be kept for 3 weeks and then passed
on to one of our local charities.
School Meals and Free School Meals
Eden Catering have provided us with their revised price list which we have placed in the parent area on
our website. Please be aware that the Free School Meals allowance is currently £2.30 per day. Please do
take up your entitlement. If you need any assistance with this please contact Mrs Bagshaw in the office.
Transport Fare Increase
We have been informed this week that the bus fare on services 038, 039, 040 and 042 will increase to 90p
each way starting from Monday 31 October 2016. These are the services from Whaley Bridge,
Fernilee, Bridgemont, Buxworth and Chinley. This does not affect students with bus passes.