Newsletter 20 & 27 March 2017 - Overton Grange School · EAL Study Club in T2 3.05pm-3.45pm ......

WEEK 1

TIMETABLE

Thought for the fortnight:

Numeracy

WEEK 2

TIMETABLE

Thought for the fortnight:

Numeracy

Monday

20 March

Study Club in T2 1pm-1.40pm

Ukulele Club in X2

Senior Choir X1

Monday

27 March


Ukulele Club in X2

Senior choir X1

Year 11 Science Revision 3.05pm - 3.30pm

Study Club in T2 3.05pm-3.45pm

KS3 Maths Club A8 3.05pm-3.45pm

Athletics Club




Athletics Club

Tuesday

21 March


Y7 Choir X1

School Nurse 1pm-1.45 in A10

Tuesday

28 March


Y7 Choir X1

School Nurse 1pm-1.45 in A10

Year 7 Parents Drop-in Session 2.15pm


MAGT General Studies 3.15-4.15pm


KS3 Drama Club – 3.15-4pm

Netball Squad (all years)

Year 7 & Year 10 Football & Athletics Club

Vocal Skills in X1

Year 7 Bands in X1

Drama Club


MAGT General Studies 3.15-4.15pm


Netball Squad (all years)

Year 7 & Year 10 Football & Athletics Club

Vocal Skills in X1

Year 7 Bands in X1

Drama Club

Wednesday

22 March


Orchestra in X1

Young Carers Drop-In X9

Wednesday

29 March


Orchestra X1

Young Carers Drop-In X9

Maths Clinic 3.05pm

Duke of Edinburgh


EAL Study Club in T2 3.05pm-3.45pm

Humanities Projects Workshop Library 3.05pm-3.45pm

Boys Basketball (all years)

Girls Gym Club (Years 7-9)

Reggae Group in X2

Music Tech Club – Music Tech room

Year 8 Bands in X1

Basketball Club (all years)

Maths Clinic 3.05pm

Duke of Edinburgh


EAL Study Club in T2 3.05pm-3.45pm

Humanities Projects Workshop Library 3.05pm-3.45pm

Boys Basketball (all years)

Girls Gym Club (Years 7-9)

Reggae Group in X2

Music Tech Club – Music Tech room

Year 8 Bands in X1

Basketball Club (all years)

Thursday

23 March


Guitar Club

Christian Union in R4

Thursday

30 March


Christian Union in R4




Dance Club (Years 7-9)

Boys Football Squad (Year 8)

Girls Football (all years)

Music Theory Club in X1

Jazz Club X2

Year 9 Bands in X1

YEAR 7 DISCO




Music Theory Club in X1

Jazz Club X2

Year 9 Bands in X1

Girls Football (all years)

Y12/13 PARENTS EVENING

Friday

24 March

KS3 Science Club - lunchtime


KS4 Languages Revision/Homework Club X8

Friday

31 March

INSET DAY


SCHOOL CLOSED TO STUDENTS

Weeks Commencing 20 & 27 March 2017

Overton Grange School

Newsletter

www.overtongrange.sutton.sch.uk

It was wonderful to see so many people at the Gym & Dance display last week; this created an enjoyable event with the help of parents, staff and students. We have also had the science evening on Tuesday that invited many parents from our feeder schools to experience all aspects of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths). The event involved hands-on workshops which showcased the independence of our Overton Grange STEM ambassadors in both KS4 & KS5 as well as expose our teaching and parenting community to the amazing world of STEM (see pictures below).

Mr Bennett & Mr Stride

Ofqual Videos on the New Grading System

Ofqual has published information (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-gcse-9-to-1-grades-coming-soon)

to help schools to communicate about the new GCSE grading system. It includes useful short videos schools can

share with staff, students and parents as well as other key messages about the new grading.

Show My Homework

We are excited to be launching Show My Homework, an online tool to help

you keep track of your child’s homework. Show My Homework will allow you

to see the details of the tasks your child has been set, as well as their

submission status.

During the last two weeks of term, students will be provided with login

details for themselves and your personal account, which is ready-linked to

your child’s homework calendar. Simply visit:

https://overtongrange.showmyhomework.co.uk/school/home to view our

school’s live homework calendar and log in.

We will be launching Show My Homework on Tuesday 18 April 2017 and we hope that this service will

provide parents with a deeper insight into the homework your child receives. More importantly, we hope

that it will improve your child’s organisation, time-management, and help them to keep on top of their

workload. Current student diaries are still valid until the end of the academic year but will not be used

from September 2017. From this date, any student who does not have internet access can be provided with

a printed copy of the homework by the class teacher.

Miss Auger

Woodcote Green Garden Centre – Green Fingered Kids Scheme

This ‘home grown’ scheme, was first established at the Garden Centre in 2005. At

certain times of the year, they run voucher schemes which allow their customers to collect vouchers with purchases that are made in store. These vouchers can then be

exchanged by the school for credits to spend on gardening equipment and plants and this introduces children to horticulture and all that it can bring to their education. So,

if you visit Woodcote, PLEASE pick up the vouchers and bring them into school.

Thank you. Mrs Rogers

House Quiz - Many thanks to everyone who took part in the house quiz. The teams that took part

showed enthusiasm and determination in the face of some tricky quiz rounds. Congratulations to

Sapphire who came first (winning 40 points), second were Amber (30 points), then Emerald (20

points) and Ruby (10 points).

Easter baking competition - Overton has also launched its annual Easter Baking competition. Students interested in

taking part should see Ms Harker or Mr Crook for a recipe and enter their biscuits on the 27th March. They must use

the recipe in order to enter but biscuits should be personalised with an Easter/Spring theme (this could be through

the ingredients added or the decoration).

YTA competition - In the next couple of weeks the Youth Travel Ambassadors will be launching a new house

competition to promote the scheme. Details will be announced in year 7 and 8 assembly in the next few weeks.

Pupils can also see Ms Nisbeth for more information.

Points update:

Mr O Crook

House Coordinator

Overton Grange School is now using an online system

called Evolve for all school trips. We will be

communicating through this system via emails and

texts.

To ensure you receive all relevant information please save

the number 07860 017215 in your phone book and allow emails from [email protected].

Overall House Points

AMBER 261

EMERALD 283

RUBY 207

SAPPHIRE 317

Well done to the following

students who have their

artwork submitted and on

display at Sutton Library this

year's Youth Art Exhibition

2017 at Europa Gallery in

Sutton Library.

Arts Network Sutton has put

on this Exhibition with

work from many schools in

the locality. The Exhibition is

really worth a visit.

Students with work on

display:

Becky Colvin Y12

Emma Billin Y12

Giorgia Debendetto Y11

Chloe Luckhoo Y11

Jasmine Lynch Y11

Jonah Tyler Y11

Felix Zanders Y11

Maddie Rolle Binnie Y11

Harriet Baker Y11

Jack Skelton Y8

Cameron De Silva Y8

Isabella Dyson Y7

Chelsea Pentecost Y13

Adeola Balogun Y13

Olivia Greenway Y13

Alex Andrews Y13

Parents/carers should have details of their Vivo log-in (www.vivomiles.com).

This is an excellent way of keeping up to date with how your child is doing at school.

From the Vivos website you can set up an e-mail alert so you always know when your

child’s effort, attainment or behaviour has been recognised and rewarded. Any

problem logging in, please contact Mrs Connolly at school.

If parents/carers have forgotten their login details, please contact Mrs Connolly.

Mr Eccles

Sainsbury's Active Kids VouchersSainsbury's Active Kids VouchersSainsbury's Active Kids VouchersSainsbury's Active Kids Vouchers We are collecting vouchers again this year that will go towards purchasing new sports equipment that all students will have the opportunity to use. The vouchers can be collected in store and on line until 2 May. There is a collection box near the school Trips office in the Mall. Many thanks in advance for the contribution of vouchers.

PE DepartmentPE DepartmentPE DepartmentPE Department

School Play

Could all students involved in 'Bosmington Bay The Musical' please check the Drama Studio door on a

weekly basis for the rehearsal schedule. If students are unable to attend please let me know.

Ms Maclean

Gym & Dance Display 9 March

Sutton Schools Netball Tournament

On Saturday 11 March, the Year 7, 8 and 9 Netball

teams participated in the Sutton School's Netball

Tournament.

The students played really well, demonstrating the

skills that they have developed since September.

The overall results for the Overton teams were as

follows; Year 7 came 5th, Year 8 came 7th and Year

9 came 4th, their best result over the last 3 years!

Well done to everyone who participated and thank

you to everyone who came and supported as well

as Hannah Belsham and Ashleigh Paice (both in

Year 12) who managed a team each on the day.

Good luck to the Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 Netball teams

who have The Sutton Comp Schools Tournament

on Monday and Tuesday next week (3.30-5.30pm

at home) and to the senior girls Netball team for their Sutton Schools Tournament on Monday at Nonsuch.

Miss Eggleton

Football

Commiserations to the U16 boys team who lost 2-1 in the semi-final of the Sutton Cup after a

controversial penalty. The boys played their best game of the year and were very unlucky not to win the

game. The boys have now played their last game together at Overton Grange. Since Year 7 they have had

some brilliant results and Cup runs and I would like to take this opportunity to wish them all the very best

in their upcoming exams.

Our U16 girls also had Cup heartache as they lost in the Surrey Cup semi-final to an excellent Ursuline

team. The girls had an excellent run in reaching the Semi-final and should be proud of some outstanding

performances. They now turn their attention to the Sutton Cup final which will be played in the coming

weeks.

Congratulations to the Year 7 girls football team who had a great win over St Philomena's Catholic High

School for Girls in the Sutton League. The girls won the game 4-0.

Mr Bowles

Achievement Assemblies : These tutor groups won the

attendance prizes in achievement assemblies this week – Well

Done!

Winning tutor groups receive a certificate to display in their

tutor room. Attendance and Vivo cups are on display in the

cabinets in Reception.

Attendance Vivos

Y7 7JH 96% 7SB 317

Y8 8BGT 98.1% 8JR 262

Y9 9TC 98% 9TC 244

Y10 10RF 97.6% 10AE 233

Y11 11CM 97% 11AW 376

30 March

31 March

3-17 April

Tuesday 18 April

1 May

2 May

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4 May

11 May

12 May

15 May

26 May

26 May

29 May-2 June

26 June

29 June

30 June

5 July

7 July

7 July

12 & 13 July

18 July

21 July

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Year 12 & Year 13 Parents Evening

INSET DAY

EASTER HOLIDAY

Return to school

BANK HOLIDAY

Y11 GCSE Drama assessment

Year 7 Assessment Week

Year 8 Parents Evening

Year 11 Final day

Year 11 Leavers Event 10am-12noon

Public External GCSE/A-Level exams start

Mufti day

Y13 Prom

HALF TERM

Y10 Assessment Week

Y12 UCAS Parents info eve

Sixth Form Induction Day

New Year 7 Induction Day

Y11 Prom

INSET DAY

Y12 Personal Statement workshop

Presentation Evening – invitation only

Last day of term – Mufti day

4pm-7pm:

Year 12 & 13 : 30 March

Year 8 : 4 May

INSET DAYS:

Friday 31 March

Friday 7 July

22 March

29 March

1-9 April

26-30 June

10-14 July

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Year 7 Aladdin Trip

Year 8 Maths Trip to Bletchley Park

Italy Ski Trip

Year 8 & Year 9 MFL Trip to France

Year 7 Liddington PGL Trip

Please sign up to the MY Ed app which

shows you up to date information

about all aspects of your child’s school

life www.myedschoolapp.com.

You can also access any Trip letters on

the school website

www.overtongrange.sutton.sch.uk

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