Again, as promised in an earlier blog, here is a copy of our Homework/Independent Study Support Club timetable. As you will see, this covers all subject areas – if you have a problem or want to take a subject further, why not go along to one of the club sessions?
This timetable will soon improved with the introduction of a whole Academy Study Support Club before and after school … more details will be distributed next term!
Please find below a selection of the different subject homework/independent study overview sheets that were issued towards the beginning of term through student mail. In a similar way to the Key Stage 3 sheets, these will be updated at the beginning of next term, but we thought these might be useful in the meantime!
homework termly overview KS4&5 BTEC Science
homework termly overview KS4&5 gateway science year 10
homework termly overview KS4&5 GCSE Business
homework termly overview KS4&5 BTEC Public Services
homework termly overview KS4 BTEC Business
homework termly overview KS4&5 gcse science year 11
homework termly overview KS5 AS dance
homework termly overview KS4 BTEC dance
homework termly overview KS4&5 BTEC PA
homework termly overview KS4&5 sociology
homework termly overview KS4&5 ICT
homework termly overview KS4&5 French
homework termly overview KS4&5 1st Dipl PA
As promised in an earlier blog, we are publishing sheets that show the homework/independent study that students are set in each of their subjects in Years 7, 8 and 9. The sheets below are for the Spring Term (which were sent home by student mail at the beginning of the term) to give an idea of what they look like and what they contain. We are in the process of putting the summer term sheets together and will publish these after the holidays. We hope the documents below will be a useful guide of what to look out for…
homework termly overview year 7
As a result of Park Hall winning the Solihull Maths Challenge earlier in the year, Park Hall is now competing in the West Midlands Maths Challenge later in the week. This will see a team of Year and Year 9 students competing against 20 other schools from across the West Midlands. We wish them the best of luck and are sure that they will do us proud … and once again thank Mr Hussain for all that he does to make such events possible.
Just a quick entry to remind everyone that we are running two revision days for students taking external exams in May/June. These will run on:
Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th April
For further details, see the letter already distributed or contact your Head of House (failing that, Mr Close).
It only seems like yesterday since we were breaking up for the Christmas holidays and yet here we are approaching the last week of term … time flies when you are having fun and it has been an action packed term as I hope the last few weeks of my ‘blogging’ and the Park Hall Chronicle show …
As we approach the holidays, it is time to celebrate which we will do on Friday in our special assemblies which are themed, “I’m in Park Hall, Get Me Out of Here!” (Based on the TV show, not a comment on Park Hall!) We hope that everyone will be there to join in with the fun and also to celebrate all our students’ successes this term. (As well as Friday, it is also very important that all students should attend each day of this final week in order to continue with their courses).
We have sent a letter out to parents/carers, but just in case you havent received it, there are some small alterations to the timing of the days this week to allow the Celebration Assemblies to happen:
I would like to thank our parents/carers, students, Governors and staff for all the hard work, time and enthusiasm they have put into everything they have done this term to make sure they and Park Hall continue to go from strength to strength! A big WELL DONE to everyone and I hope you have both a relaxing and fun packed holiday!
Mr Gilbride has kindly sent me some of his AQA GCSE Unit 2 exercises to get your maths brains thinking … click below for more!
Thank you Mr Gilbride!
Did you know, students are only in lessons for about 15% of their time! Whilst some people might argue this is more than enough, research shows that if you add to your studies by attending extra-curricular sessions, then your chances of being successful rocket!
Why not take a look at this term’s extra curricular programme by clicking on the link below – it is packed with useful sessions that will help you develop in lots of different directions and open up many new routes to success: all that and they are fun too!
Why not also look out for the new Homework Club programme? As its name implies, it is designed to give extra help and extension for students who are keen on going further to secure their success! There are sessions from every subject area and we are going to start new Before (8.15-8.50) and After School (3-4.00) Homework Clubs in the LRC after Easter: keep an eye open for more details!
Many thanks to all the staff who give up their time freely to make this extensive extra-curricular programme possible! You really do ‘make a difference!’
Yes, Park Hall will soon be hosting its own radio station! No doubt my blog will return to this in as the station ‘goes live’, but in the mean time, why don’t all you budding DJs, journalists and ‘techies’ click on the link below to find out more?
Many thanks to Mr Heron for organising the Snow Dome Visit as part of our rewards scheme for successful students … have a look at the pictures in the presentation below … turn up, be good and work hard and the next time it could be you on the visit!
Congratulations to all the award winners!
