There is no entry charge for the KS 3 Arts Evening, however there will be a Retiring Collection. The proceeds of which will help us to run more events like this one.

Our wonderful PTA will be running a bar before and during the evening.

Performance starts at 7.00pm

Langtree School Weekly Bulletin 18th October 2019

Langtree School PTA—AGM & PTA Meeting - Tuesday 22nd October 7.30pm, Highwayman Inn, Exlade Street, Checkendon. Come and here what we have done in the last year and our plans for the year to come.

We are always looking for new parents to join us, so please come along and get involved Berlin Trip 4th—6th December 2019 parents / carers of all students going on this trip should have received an email inviting them to an information meeting—11th November 2019 at 5.30pm.

Unexpectedly there are 2 places available on the Berlin Trip, if your child is in Year 9 or 10 and would like to go, please contact Mrs Davies cdavies@langtreeschool.com

Contact Information: I f you change your address / phone numbers / email address please inform the school as soon as possible so that we can update our records: office@langtreeschool.com Please can we remind all parents and carers that we are cashless for trips / books etc (sponsored walk is excluded). Get pupil link code from finance (finance@langtreeschool.com) it only takes minutes to set up to use the ScoPay online payment system. Year 7 Science Revision Guide: Can be ordered and paid for via ScoPay. Creativity Day 14th November 2019: On this day, normal lessons are suspended and students get the opportunity to engage in activities which form part of the broader curriculum. This is an overview of the day’s activities: Year 7: Teambuilding Games, in school, non uniform, letter to follow next week exact details and costs Year 8: Trip to Portsmouth w ith the Humanities Department see letter for more information Year 9: Enterprise Challenge Day, in school, in uniform, cost £7.35 see letter for more information Year 10: Year 10: Talk the Talk, visiting group to work w ith students in school, in uniform, cost £8, see letter Year 11: Trip to Henley College, non-school uniform, letters with further information from Miss Phipps Year 11—Information for Year 12: there are 2 documents on the website from Adviza w ith information about Year 12 options and open evening / open day dates for various providers. Year 11 Progress Report 1: was emailed home on Wednesday 16th Oct, along w ith details of the Y11 Parents Evening booking details. Year 11 Parents Evening is Wednesday 6th November 2019: 17:00-19:00. Booking opens at 19:00 Friday 18th October and closes at 09:00 Thursday 24th October. Parent letter and Parent booking guide are on the website. Year 11 BTEC Travel and Tourism: parents should have received a letter about the exam component. DRAMA CLUB: next Tuesdays (22nd), Drama Club w ill run 3.40 -5.15. As you are aware, our Drama Club production is on Wednesday next week at 7pm, as part of the KS3 Arts evening. This is a free, non-ticketed event, so please bring the whole family, and feel free to contribute to the collection at the end, if you wish to. We can never be quite sure, but expect that the evening will finish at about 8.30/8/45pm. There will be an interval, and our wonderful PTA will be selling refreshments to raise funds for the school. Drama Club students need to be at school, in costume, by 6.45pm at the latest. If they are also performing in band or choir, they should bring their clothes to wear for that with them, and can change in the interval. Performers in Drama Club should ideally wear something bright red, yellow/gold or purple, along with dark trousers/leggings/skirt (or coloured bottoms and a dark top). No family is expected to go out to buy something special for their child to wear for the performance. If your child doesn't have anything in these colours, they can either wear all black, or come and see me or Mrs Child on Monday or Tuesday, so that I can sort something for them (as I have a few bits and bobs I can lend if needed). Our final Drama Club rehearsal will be on Tuesday in the Hall 3.40-5.15. Full attendance is essential! Music Department: Boys Choir - Monday lunch time. Junior Choir - Thursday lunch time. Book Fair: Last day Monday 21/10. Lots of books available to buy. YOGA is back: please speak to Ms Burman if you would like to join. Thursday lunchtime in the Drama Studio.

Term 1 and Term 2 Dates

Wed 23rd October KS3 Drama Club / Orchestra / Arts Evening

Fri 25th October Harvest Festival Assembly

Fri 25th October End of Term 1

October Break – 28th October – 1st November 2019

Mon 4th November Start of Term 2

Wed 6th November Year 11 Parents Evening

Thurs 14th November Y11 Henley College Taster day and Creativity Day

Wed 20th November 7.30pm GCSE Presentation Evening

Wed 11th December Senior Citizens Christmas Party

Thurs 12th December Christmas Lunch and Extravaganza Concert—evening

Wed 18th December End of Term 2 (School closes at 12.30pm)

Christmas Holiday – 19th Dec 2019 – 3rd January 2020

Mon 6th January Start of Term 3

Harvest Festival 25th October 2019

We will again this year be sending all the donations made for our Harvest Festival to The Wallingford Food Bank. The food bank

supports families in need locally. Last year our donation was the single largest donation made to the food bank, we hope that your generosity will allow us to make another substantial donation of items to the food

bank. The food bank has a shortage of the following: Tinned rice pudding, tinned custard, tinned fruit, long life milk, long life fruit juice, drinking chocolate, corned beef, sweets, chocolate, treats, toothpaste,

shampoo, shower gel, sanitary towels, size 4 nappies. Please make sure that all items are in date

and have a least a 3 month shelf life. They have plenty of pasta, baked beans, soup, tomatoes chick peas and kidney beans and would be very grateful if you would please try to find something else to donate

instead. Please no fresh items. Thank you

The weekly bulletin and letters can be found on the website: CLICK HERE or go to: https://www.langtreeschool.com/letters/

Wanted - a new Governor for Langtree School Langtree School, having just achieved one of its best-ever GCSE results, and consistently ranked in the top 20% of all comparable schools nationally, is currently seeking a Finance Governor to join a dedicated and energized governing body. As well as participating on the Board, the new governor will be expected to join the Finance sub-committee which is responsible for overseeing the school budget and major spending decisions. They will work alongside fellow governors and staff to ensure that Langtree continues to deliver a fantastic academic, social and cultural education, with abundant pastoral support. Although a background in finance is desirable, it is not essential, as we are primarily looking for someone with a good track record of fact-based business decision-making. Governors are expected to attend two full meetings per term, plus committee meetings (usually another two meetings per term), and to involve themselves in the life of this small, and highly popular local school. The Governing Body would be glad to hear from interested parents, but would particular-ly welcome applications from members of the wider community. Anyone who is interested should contact Jan Seal-Roberts (Chair of Governors) jseal-roberts@langtreeschool.com Wanted—Exam Invigilators: Invigilators help Langtree to support students in both internal and external exams. We have a list of people that carry out this role, we would like to add to this list. The role is a temporary one and pays £9.00 per hour. We now need to add to our list of invigilators. If you are interested in this role or would like to find out more information and an application from please go to the vacancies section on the school website. https://www.langtreeschool.com/vacancies/

ASSEMBLIES At the Parent Forum last academic year parents requested some information about what themes were covered in our assemblies. Please see below a list of topics. This table comes with a strong caveat that there may be changes to

the assembly depending on external factors. However, I do hope it gives a flavour of our diverse programme. The Assembly Schedule will be published at the start of each half term.

September 2019 October 2019

10 Tu KS3- Working as a team: student 1 Tu KS4: Democracy

11 We KS4- Working as a team: student 4 Fr KS3- Democracy. Plus announce the successful

12 Th Duke of Edinburgh Launch Yr 9s 11 Fr KS4: Wallingford Food Bank

17 Tu KS4: Life Priorities 15 Tu KS3: The rule of law

18 We KS3 - RAF outside speaker 16 We KS4: Celebrating Achievements

20 Fr KS4: Sponsored Walk Assembly 18 Fr KS3 Wallingford Food Bank

24 Tu KS3: Sponsored Walk Assembly 23 We KS3 - Student feedback - World Scout Jamboree

25 We KS4: TBC 25 Fr Whole School Assembly: Harvest Festival

The 2019—2020 term dates are available on the School website: https://www.langtreeschool.com/parents-calendar/

The remaining INSET days for 2019—2020 are: 2nd October 2019, 20th January 2020, 14th February 2020 and 3rd July 2020.

The sports fixtures calendar can be found HERE

Come and Sing with the

Junior Choir Rehearsals

Every Thursday Lunchtime

the music room

Second Hand Uniform ALL Donations of GOOD second hand uniform would be gratefully received,

please drop off at the school office. If you would like to buy second hand uniform please call into the school office.

There is a voluntary contribution for each item, with a minimum payment of £2.00 / item

LANGTREE SPONSORED WALK: Sponsored walk money can be paid to school via Scopay. If you are able to GIFT AID your sponsorship please en-

sure that the sponsor form has the FULL name, FULL address and postcode and the Gift Aid box ticked if applicable.

Please could we remind all parents / carers that if you are dropping students at school or parking to visit school that you do so in a considerate and

legal manner. There have been instances recently of cars parked on pavements outside school, this

has resulted in students / parents and members of the wider community having to walk in the road to

get past. Thank you.

Lunch Time and After School Clubs Term 1 (2019 - 2020)

Lunch Time 1.15 -1.45 PM

WHAT WHO WHERE

MONDAY

Football Year 11 Astro

Badminton KS 3 - Y 7, 8 & 9 Sports Hall

Boys Choir All Music Room

GCSE Art Year 11 Art Room 10

Homework All IT1

TUESDAY

Football Year 10 Astro

Football Year 7 Sports Hall

Senior Choir Years 9, 10 and 11 Music Room

GCSE Art Year 11 Art Room 10

Homework All IT1

WEDNESDAY

GCSE PE CLINIC GCSE students C5

GCSE Art Year 11 Art Room 10

KS 4 GCSE Art Course Work GCSE Students Art Room 9

Homework All IT1

THURSDAY

Young Carers Drop In Mrs Temple is available in Rm 41 during break and tutor time for any young carers to drop in and have a chat.

Football Year 7 and 8 Girls Astro

Junior Choir Years 7 and 8 Music Room

Homework All IT1

GCSE Art Year 11 Art Room 10

Art Club KS 3 - Years 7, 8 and 9 Art Room 9

Christian Union All English Room 34

Badminton KS 4 - Y 10 and 11 Sports Hall

FRIDAY

Football Year 8 and 9 Astro

Netball All Sports Hall

GCSE Art Year 11 Art Room 10

Homework All IT1

After School 3.30 – 4.30 PM

WHAT WHO WHERE

Hockey Year 7 and 8 Girls Astro

MONDAY Maths Club (enrichment and problem solving)

Year 7 Maths Room 62

TUESDAY

TOURNAMENTS & LEAGUE FIXTURES - no training if there is a match

Rugby (until October) Year 10 and 11 Field

Drama Club (until Oct half term) (3.30 - 4.45 pm)

KS 3 - Y 7, 8 & 9 Main Hall

WEDNESDAY

RUGBY AND HOCKEY FIXTURES - no training if there is a match

Orchestra (3.45 - 5.00 pm) All Music Room

Rugby (until October) Year 8 and 9 Boys Field

THURSDAY

RUGBY/HOCKEY FIXTURES - no training if there is a match

GCSE Food Clinic Year 10 and 11 Food Room

STEM Club (starts in Term 2) Years 8 and 9 DT Room 10

Hockey Year 9, 10 and 11 Girls Astro

Rugby Year 7 Field

FRIDAY Gymnastics All Main Hall

Art Courses for Children and Adults.

Art Clubs and Holiday Courses.

https://thecoachingbarn.com/

We have put together a number of one day courses which we are running for children over this October half term, and we are also planning a term long “Art Club” which will run from January for 12-15 year olds with Ann Spencer (a local artist and teacher) as the tutor, which will be like a mini art foundation course and amazing training for any budding artists headed toward GSCE's.