>>>1 March 2019

Perins Parents’ e-bulletin

Friday 8th March 2019

Resources to help students choose their

GCSEs, A Levels and university courses

We have put together a document of really useful

resources to help students make the important

decisions regarding choosing their GCSEs, A Levels

and university courses. There are also links to

helpful advice about applying to university. Please

see the document here.

Interested in becoming a teacher?

If you are looking for a career change and would like to become part of an exciting school environment, Perins Innov-8 is offering training places to become a primary or secondary teacher in 2019-2020 as part of the School Direct Scheme. Please see here for further details.

Message from the Head Teacher

As we’ve just passed the halfway point in this academic year, we have reviewed the effectiveness of this bulletin since September. We launched it intending to reduce the number of emails we send you and that has been very successful. We are aware though, that sometimes important information can get buried, so we are looking at further streamlining what we send to you. We know that your time is valuable and aim to give you an easy route to the information you need. Starting next week, our weekly bulletin will be more of a list of clear links to online posts and events. If a headline looks appropriate to you or your child, click for further information. This will make it easier to get to the detail that’s important to you.

We urge you to read the email each week as it’s our primary means of communicating general information to you.

We will continue to send specific emails where content is relevant and appropriate to you the recipient and will send text messages in emergencies such as closure days. In addition, we are investing in a new parent ‘app.’ SIMS Parent will enable us to communicate more effectively with you for messages, timetables, reports, achievements, attendance and contact information. You can download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store (look for SIMS Parent) and we will be sending out login details over the coming weeks. There is also a student version of the app which we’ll introduce shortly.

Steve Jones

Summer Term Golf Lessons

Perins School golf lessons will recommence after Easter at Alresford Golf Club. Tuesday sessions will be aimed at novice golfers and Thursday sessions will run for pupils with regular experience of playing on golf courses. The series of lessons will run for an eight week block, between 30th April to 2nd May and 25th to 27th Jun, 15:45 – 16:45 (excluding half term).

Please see here for full details and email cobb@perins.hants.sch.uk if you require any further information.

Do you speak French or Spanish?

The Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Department are looking for confident French or Spanish speakers to volunteer to help Year 10 and 11 students practise their speaking skills during MFL lessons and revision sessions. This would involve working with students on conversation skills, photo description and role play scenarios. If you are interested in volunteering please email for more information: Tindall@perins.hants.sch.uk. Please note, all volunteers will need to undertake our DBS checks.

>>>2 March 2019

Uniform Message

We would like to take this opportunity to remind parents about our piercing and jewellery policy. Whilst monitoring this at school we have found that there are still a number of students who are wearing more than the permitted one stud per ear lobe. In recent weeks we have had a safety issue with students wearing more jewellery than allowed and this has unfortunately led to injury. Whilst sanctions and precautions are being put in place at school we ask for parental support with this to ensure that our students are safe during the school day.

As a compromise this year we have allowed students with new piercings to wear clear retainers or cover them with a plaster whilst at school. This, we felt, gave students to opportunity to allow for healing. We would like to make it clear that as from September 2019 we will not allow students to wear the retainers or plasters as there will have been enough time for the piercings to heal and as such they can be removed when in school.

A link to the full uniform policy can be found on our website here.

Arts Festival 2019

What an absolutely incredible night! Well done to all involved, the pure talent at this school is truly sensational!

Special congratulations goes to our winners:

Overall Arts Festival 2019 Trophy:

Ella, Susan, Lily, Eleanor and Amelia for their breath taking dance ensemble

Non-Performance Award:

Aimee for her art work based around the theme of Freedom

Key Stage 4:

Will and Amy for their stunning vocal and guitar ensemble

Key Stage 3 :

Abby for her outstanding cello solo

Thank you to our wonderful hosts Phoenix, Luca, Toby, Finn and Aurelia for keeping us so entertained throughout the evening and to all of our Creative Arts Leaders who supported us throughout the week!

Optional PE Kit

The next order block is now open and closes on Tuesday 2nd April, with deliveries due in mid May.

For any queries regarding sizes and kit items available please email Mrs Cobb in the PE Department or visit the Perins website.

Current Vacancies

Temporary Teacher of Science

Teacher of English

Nursery Practitioner

Next week is Week 3 for the menu - here

>>>3 March 2019

Year 11

Year 11 Revision Support continues and a

timetable is available here

English and Media Revision Timetable

The English Department will be running revision sessions to support Year 11 students in their preparation for English and Media GCSEs. Please find the timetable here.

Leavers’ yearbook and hoodie

A yearbook and hoodie are being produced for the

Year 11 leavers. Please see this letter for further

details of these great keepsakes to celebrate your

child’s time at Perins. Both need to be pre-

ordered, so please don’t miss this opportunity!

Year 8

GCSE options

Thank you for your attendance yesterday evening at our Options Fair. If you were unable to attend, the information from the presentations will be available on our website next week.

The subject categories/blocks are now available on the webpage here. If you have any questions, please email you child’s tutor who will be able to direct your enquiry to the correct members of staff.

GCSE exam timetable

All Year 11 students will have now received their

personal GCSE exam timetable. The full timetable

for all subjects is on the Year 11 information page

on the website here. This page also has a range of

other useful resources to support Year 11 students

and parents.

Poetry competition

Year 7 and 8 MFL students are preparing for the Perins MFL Poetry Competition. Students can enter a poem in either French or Spanish (using the different poem guidelines from their lessons) and the winners will receive a language-related prize. Good luck to all entrants!

Dan Freedman author visit to Perins

Best selling novelist Dan Freedman will be visiting Perins on Thursday 21st March and Year 8 students will have the opportunity to meet Dan, hear a presentation about his work and also buy signed and dedicated copies of his books. Dan wrote the Jamie Johnson series, which have since been adapted into a BAFTA nominated TV series by the BBC. Please see here for an order form, which needs to be returned to Mrs Champion by Monday 18thMarch.

Monday 11th - Friday 15th

March Science Week

Thursday 14th March Drugs Awareness

Parent Evening

Friday 15th March Quiz Night

Friday 29th March Free Dress Day

Friday 5th April Last day of spring

term

Calendar Dates

You can find a full parent calendar on our website

>>>4 March 2019

Sports News Streetdance

Max A in Year 10 competed at the IDTA National Streetdance Championships in Stoke at the weekend. He achieved some incredible results and is the National Champion in both solo and pairs routines for his age group. His team also won the national championships and Max also came 4th place in his quads! Congratulations Max on these very impressive results!

Synchronised Swimming

Charlie R in Year 9 competed in the National Synchronized Swimming Championships last weekend. She finished an impressive 11th in her age group and was part of the team that won bronze in the team event. Charlie will now prepare for GB trials in September.

Squash

14 pupils attended Winchester Racquets Club for our third half termly visit of the year. They are making excellent progress and enjoying the impressive surroundings. More trips will run in the summer term, please ensure that your son / daughter contacts Mr Whybro if they would like to attend in future.

Cross Country

After impressive performances at the Hampshire Cross Country Championships and in a subsequent race for Hampshire in the Southern Inter Counties, Nathan L in Year 9 and Issy B in Year 11 have been selected to represent Hampshire at the English Schools National Cross Country Championships in Leeds on Friday 15th March.

Karate A number of Perins students travelled to the Welsh Open in Rhonda last weekend. They all performed incredibly well and their club took home the Club of the Tournament trophy! Kienan D in Year 10 won gold in kata, Reiss H in Year 9 won bronze team fighting, Max W in Year 8 won bronze team fighting, Gracie B in Year 7 won gold in kata and silver in team fighting, Charlotte H in Year 7 won bronze in kata and Perins’ Deputy Head Teacher Mark Nevola won double gold for kata and kumite plus double bronze for team kata and team fighting.

Girls’ Indoor Cricket

The U15 girls produced highly impressive performances at this week’s Hampshire semi–finals at Dummer Cricket Centre. Fast, straight bowling and powerful batting led to comprehensive victories over John Hanson and Springfield. The team have consequently qualified for the county final which will take place at the Ageas Bowl on 25th March.