CORE VALUES

House Points

- Showing the core values in your actions around school- Working cooperatively in lessons effectively

- Helping peers from any house- Overcoming challenging situations

- Taking part in house events (participation and placing points) - Leadership

Staff can award points at their own discretion based on the values and above points, where staff believe a student has gone above

and beyond or excelled.

House ‘Shout Outs’

• In each half termly assembly.

• Recognise the achievements of students in and out of school in each house.

• Please can you send any special mentions to GPA/KWE/JHE/JWS and KHA at the end of each half term.

Pop up challenges

• These will run throughout the year

• Notification of an event will be on the bulletin board and the house boards

• Just turn up to the time and place if you wish to take part.

• Oliver Hesketh (Ha) won the ’keepy up’ challenge with 1000+ keepy ups!

• Please let KHA know any suggestions.

- The first 2 sessions will be learning and sharing chess knowledge and time for practicing.

- A league will then run, playing each person in the league.

- Sign up on the sheet ‘House Chess’ on house boards outside LS.

- Staff are welcome to take part or help ILD run this (28 students signed up already!!)

- Sign up sheets are in tutor trays for house captains to sort teams.

- Students must wear appropriate swimwear.

- Please encourage all students to get involved- float races are for less confident swimmers (not club swimmers!)

Short Story CompetitionOpen to all year groups 7 – 13. Stories must be between 500 and 1500 words long.All stories must be written based on one of the house values : Courage, Inspiration, Equality, Respect, Determination and Cooperation.One winner will be chosen for each of the categories, there will also be a winner for each year group and an overall winner. There will be house points awarded for each entry and also placing points too, alongside a prize for the winners. Winners will be judged on;• Demonstrating the chosen house value• ImaginationEntries containing the following will not be accepted:• Fan fiction (will cause problems if we want to publish an anthology)• Violence, bad language, alcohol or drug use• Use of names of existing or past students, school staff All entries will appear in a school anthology later in the year (summer term) which will be sold with all profits going to a chosen charity. Closing date 16th December 2016. Winners will be announced week ending Friday 17th February 2017.

Tutor Debating

Fortnightly in tutor times during the literacy slot

- The first few literacy slots (December HT) will be teacher led to explain and practice the different ways of debating.

- Jan-July literacy slots will be a debate on a given motion (current affairs topic, curriculum area, motion thought of by the students- this could link to lesson 1 activities).

- More prep time given will allow for a greater debate (i.e. research of a topic prior to tutor time).

- Guidance and ppts for staff are on: curriculum> houses> debating.

- House points will be awarded individually to students who:1. Present a strong argument2. Articulate themselves well3. Research their topic areaThere is a more detailed points system sheet in the staff information folders!!!

Email KHA debating points at the end of the year- run this as a on-going tutor activity with a league or chart to record points per student.