Month: November 2020
Non-Uniform Day
9 Nov 2020
Friday 13th Nov in aid of Children in Need. Students will support this cause with a £1 donation that will be passed to the charity.
Interim Visit
OFSTED will be conducting an interim remote visit with the academy tomorrow, Tuesday 10 November.
Y11 Virtual Parents’ Evening December 2020
8 Nov 2020
Book your Y11 Parents’ Evening appointments online https://parkvaleacademy.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/
An opportunity for you to meet with teachers and discuss the progress that your child is making in school.
Year 11 – 8th December 2020
A video guide that shows you how to log in, to book, and later attend, video appointments at your school’s Parents Evening is available at https://support.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/article/801-video-parents-how-to-attend-appointments-over-video-call
The parents evening online booking system allows you to select a parents’ evening and then book appointments with your child’s teachers.
The Redhill Academy Virtual 6th Form Open Evening
7 Nov 2020
Explore the post-16 courses. Try as many taster sessions as you like before you apply.
Sixth Form Virtual Open Evening [click on the link]
IMPORTANT – Please follow the link to a letter from the Headteacher…
6 Nov 2020
IMPORTANT – Please follow the link to a letter from the Headteacher outlining key changes to school systems after half term, from 2 November 2020
Year 11 Mock Exams
6 Nov 2020
Mock exams will commence on the 9th November.
Normally, we offer a workshop in school to help parents understand how you can best support your children with their revision and exam preparation. Unfortunately, due to the current restrictions, these cannot take place. Instead, you may find it useful to watch the parent video (available by clicking here) , and complete some of the activities with your child. (Resources can be found here.)
Use these links to access the resources:
Distraction Questionnaire [WORD]
Distraction Questionnaire [PDF]
Leading up to the exam card sort [PDF]
Revision Timetable {Word]
Revision Timetabe [PDF]
There is also a separate student video, which both parents and students can watch to help reinforce how to revise, which gives them opportunities to practice revision techniques.
Black History Month- October 2020
6 Nov 2020
October is Black History Month. Black History Month has been celebrated in the UK since 1987 and its significance has never been more important. With everything that has happened this year it is important our students are educated on these areas no matter what background they are from with hope of a more united future for the next generation.
VIRTUAL ADA LOVELACE EVENT 2020!
6 Nov 2020
Virtual Ada Lovelace Day 2020
Year 8 girls loved being involved in the Virtual Ada Lovelace Day 2020!
The activities on the day included completing challenges set by local scientists and a Q&A session with a scientist to find out more about their careers. Our Year 8 students were to work as inventors and had to present their ideas back to the group of scientists at the end of the event.
Our students had to invent something to make life easier. Their final presentation had to demonstrate they had produced something which:
● shows an invention and how it works (a patent attorney would call this the “specification”)
● why it is different to what already exists (a patent attorney would say this is the “novelty” of your invention),
● why it is “clever” and tell us what problem it solves (a patent attorney would say this is the “inventive step” of your invention)
Our students were full of amazing ideas for possible inventions and teams presented back on some of their favourite ideas including an automated solar charged litter picked, an intelligent wardrobe, intelligent glasses which monitor health and another pair that identify possible areas of concern – linked to current news and a wallpaper that could be programmed to change colour and display images.
Borneo Scuba Expedition 2022
6 Nov 2020
A REMINDER
6 Nov 2020
A reminder that the academy is closed for INSET on Thursday and Friday 24th & 25th September 2020.
