Science Bulletin Week Beginning
30th March

Laptops
The next few weeks before and after Easter is a crucial time for getting the year 11 applied science coursework to be finished. During this time the applied classes will have to have priority with the laptops.

But if you do desperately need then they could be split 3 ways but each class will then only have 7/6

The ICT rooms are less busy on Tue, Wed and Thu or if you have small groups see if the library can be booked

Do we know how may computers actually work in Rm 48?

Yr 9 Past Papers
There are class sets of these to be ordered from the technicians. Please do not allow students to write on these

Department Meetings
28th April all meet together for notices and then will be working on updating KS3 SoW
5th May Grade Ladders and Display
19th May ESL 2 hours INSET after school

State of Labs
Please there has been little improvement since last time this request went out
Can all teachers check for graffiti on benches and litter on the floor before they dismiss their class and make the students clear it up.
Litter should not be placed in glass bins, staff are doing this as well as students

ISA marks
To NW/EJF by Wed 1/4/09. This is April fools day but it is not a joke.

Parents Evenings
Yr 13 PE 2nd April

Reference Copies in Work Room
Please do not remove from the workroom as some of these we only have one copy of and if they go missing we will not have them any more.

KS3 Checking Levels
Books for checking levels - not had all in yet - deadline was 6th march

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Science Bulletin Week Beginning 23rd March

Easter School
Letters will be being sent home to all Yr 11 students invited to Easter school. There will be a core/additional and applied day. These will involve mainly ISA or coursework catch up.

ISA marks
To NW/EJF by Wed 1/4/09. This is April fools day but it is not a joke.

Year 11 Groups doing core
The results for their modules come in 20/4/09. Their marks are going to be scrutinised to identify those students who could get a C.
Any thoughts on how we should target these individuals? E.g. Possible regrouping of the core groups so that the C students are all together? Comments thoughts on this please

Technicains
John is on a course on Friday so please be patient as Patsy on her own

Parents Evenings
Yr 12 PE 26th march
Yr 13 PE 2nd April

KS3 Checking Levels
Books for checking levels - not had all in yet - deadline was 6th march

Lesson Observations
Please arrange your observation well before the Easter deadline and make sure it is with a different class to the one you were seen with last time.
These are going to all be in last week if people don’t arrange soon
Observer
AMH AW FK HC NW
EJF NH
HC AMH HA LS
NW BB MJO
TW EJF IW SA

A level Biology Coursework Room Swaps
Lesson Who Where
Mon 23/3/09 lesson 3 HC 11C1 53
Thu 26/3/09 lesson 4 LS 11? 33
Fri 27/3/09 lesson 4 AW 13 53
Fri 27/3/09 lesson 5 FK 13 53

Science Bulletin Week Beginning 16th March
Results
The results for the Jan GCSE exams are fantastic. Well done to everyone for all their hard work.

Could all yr 11/12/13 teachers send postcards home to students who met target grade in Jan mods.

Science Week
Thanks to everyone that helped out with this.

Easter School
Names of students for Easter school to LJF - otherwise she will just use data to select students

Parents Evenings

Yr 9 PE weds - any problems see HC
Yr 12 PE 26th march
Yr 13 PE 2nd April

KS3 Checking Levels
Books for checking levels - not had all in yet - deadline was 6th march

Lesson Observations
Please arrange your observation well before the Easter deadline and make sure it is with a different class to the one you were seen with last time.
These are going to all be in last week if people don’t arrange soon
Observer
AMH AW FK HC NW
EJF NH
HC AMH HA LS
NW BB MJO
TW EJF IW SA

Dept Meetings
This Tues room 49 - ISA standardising. Please bring marked scripts.

Coursework Standardising
Coursework standardising for additional ISA and applied unit 3 to be arranged by NW soon

A level Biology Coursework Room Swaps
Lesson Who Where
Mon 16/3/09 lesson 3 HC 11C1 53
Thu 19/1/09 lesson 4 AMH 10n1 33
Fri 20/3/09 lesson 4 LS 10N4 53
Mon 23/3/09 lesson 3 HC 11C1 53
Thu 26/3/09 lesson 4 LS 11? 33
Fri 27/3/09 lesson 4 AW 13 53
Fri 27/3/09 lesson 5 FK 13 53

Year 12/13 Gradebook
Deadline is Monday 16th March

State of Labs
Please can everyone make an effort to tidy the lab they teach in the most.
This includes wiping the board, putting paper in the bin and books back in boxes.
This does not include dumping piles of paper on the sides never to be looked at again
Room 48 - do not allow students to mess with mice etc if not in use - MJO concerned about breakages

Removal of Students
If a student is sent out of your lesson and this should be not until they have reached a C3 or are causing very serious disruption. Then this must be recorded in your bromcom.
They also need to be sent with a slip and work to the appropriate room.
Students with no slip will be sent back to you

Science Bulletin Week Beginning 9th March

Lesson Observations
Please arrange your observation well before the Easter deadline and make sure it is with a different class to the one you were seen with last time.

Observer
AMH AW FK HC NW
EJF NH
HC AMH HA LS
NW BB MJO
TW EJF IW SA

Dept Meetings
This Tues can all doing the Applied moderation meet in Rm 52.
Everyone else has PPA time and should be working in the department.

KS3
Further to discussions at the last meeting instead of students being taken out for level 6 intervention the intervention teachers will be going into classes to support them.
CR with IW
HC with LS
AW with CR
Please can you redo seating plans so that the intervention students are sat together.
We will see how this works up to Easter

Module Test Results for Additional and Applied
These are due 12/3/09
Grade boundaries for UMS
Additional F C=60
D=50
E=40

Additional H *=90
A=80
B=70
C=60

Applied F C=96
D=80
E=64
F=48

Applied H *=144
A=128
B=112
C=96

Science Bulletin Week Beginning 2nd March

Module Test Results for Additional and Applied
These are due 12/3/09
Grade boundaries for UMS
Additional F C=60
D=50
E=40

Additional H *=90
A=80
B=70
C=60

Applied F C=96
D=80
E=64
F=48

Applied H *=144
A=128
B=112
C=96

New Projectors
The two new projectors have arrived.
Please order as normal.
If they are not used at upper one may go to lower

Cause for Concern
If you gave year 10 an effort 4 or 5 for gradebook please fill in a blue cause for concern sheet ASAP and pass to form tutors

KS4
Module exams for year 10 and some year 11 on Wed

After this with year 10 it is ISA week

Text Books
These have just been sorted out and counted by the technicians. Please do not remove from rooms.
If you want specific books please order from technicians don’t just help yourself.

Laptops
If you teach in 48, 49, 50 and 51 these will now arrive on a trolley. Students are not to collect.
If your teach in 46 and 47 small number max 10 may be ordered, but these will have to arrive in the lift

Dept Meetings
3rd March Raising Achievement and Teaching Double Lessons
10th March Applied Coursework and PPA
17th March ISA standardising

Year 12/13 Gradebook
Deadline changed to 16th March