Year: 2023
Y9 Talking About Communication Impact – 6th July 2023
12 Jul 2023
Expert trainers from Talk The Talk came into school on Thursday, 6th July to work with students in Year Group 9.
Talk The Talk’s mission is to develop students’ oracy skills and their communication confidence to support positive interaction in all life situations and improved social outcomes.
Talk The Talk has trained over 115,000 students to be confident communicators across England and Wales since they began in 2013.
The Talk About Communication workshop is an exciting and engaging master class developing speaking and listening skills within a creative learning environment. The workshop provides numerous speaking opportunities and students are coached and supported throughout the day to deliver a structured two minute presentation, on a topic for which they have a genuine passion, to their peers.
‘We demonstrate that speaking out should be an experience that we CAN do – and one that is nowhere near as daunting as we might think. One of the keys to the success of the Talk The Talk programme is creating an environment of mutual respect with a supportive ethos so that when students stand up and voice their opinions, share their thoughts and present their ideas – their skill and confidence grows.’
Talk The Talk
To learn more about Talk The Talk’s work visit them at: www.talkthetalkuk.org
See what teachers are saying about us on twitter
Schools Meals Price Increase
6 Jul 2023
Industrial Action: Wednesday 5th July and Friday 7th July 2023
25 Jun 2023
View parent letter [ PDF] click here
The NEU have proposed a further 2 days of industrial action on Wednesday 5th July and Friday 7th July.
Year 10 students are out on work experience this week and should continue to attend their places as planned.
June is #PrideMonth
25 Jun 2023
Park Vale has been busy delivering activities and assemblies exploring the many facets of Pride. Members of our Inclusion Club have been fund raising around the school.
County Championships
23 Jun 2023
Congratulations to both Alex and Emmanuel, who both qualified to represent the Nottingham City region in their respective events.
Alex worked extremely hard to be placed as the 4th fastest student in his age group for the 800m across Nottinghamshire.
Emmanuel produced a determined display in his Long Jump event competing against students a year above himself after finishing first in his qualifying jumps at Harvey Hadden prior to this event.
A huge well done to both who represented themselves, Park Vale and Nottingham City with immense attitude and hard work!
City Handball Competition 19th July 2023
23 Jun 2023
The year 7 girls finished strongly with a win at the city handball competition on Monday 19th June, placing 4th overall. Great effort and determination from all.
Y9 PARENT EVENING BOOKING SYSTEM NOW OPEN: Y9 Parents’ Evening- Wednesday 19th July 2023 (4pm – 7pm)
22 Jun 2023
Use the link to access the online parent evening booking system.
Please use the link below to book your appointments
https://parkvaleacademy.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/
Click here for a parents evening guide to using the system
Questions you may wish to ask at parents’ evenings
Jot down a list of questions and/or observations (not too many, though) on each subject in advance so you’re your appointments are focused and make the most of the limited time.
Some useful questions might be:
- Is my child’s progress in line with the teacher’s expectations?
- Has he or she done anything particularly well, or badly?
- What can he or she do to improve?
- Are they attending the extra revision sessions after school?
- How can I help as a parent?
- How can you help as his or her teacher?
- How much time should my child’s homework for this subject take?
- How much time should my child be reading for?
- What do his or her grades tell us about possible performance in important future exams?
- Does he or she contribute in lessons?
- How does my child get along with the other pupils in the class and the teachers?
Make a note on the night of the teachers’ answers – after a couple of hours whisking from one subject to another, it can be easy to forget or muddle the comments.
…And more questions
Most teachers have a wealth of knowledge and experience, so ask for their guidance and suggestions on how you can help your child to do their best in the subject. If a teacher says something you don’t understand, ask for clarification. Parents are not expected to know all about a subject or a method of teaching.
Constructive criticism
Good teaching means identifying areas for improvement, so don’t be offended if you hear criticism of your child. This should always be constructive and designed to help them to achieve their potential in the subject. If your child is with you, try not to sound disappointed or negative – or tell your child off! Take the advice of the teacher as a positive step towards better marks in the future. Remember that it’s rarely helpful to compare your child’s performance to other members of the class, set or year group – what’s important is that they are achieving in line with their own capabilities, not those of others.
A REMINDER: INSET DAY FRIDAY 30th June and MONDAY 3rd July 2023
22 Jun 2023
A reminder that the academy is closed to all students for INSET on Friday 30th June and Monday 3rd July 2023.
PVA Students Rowing on the Trent
20 Jun 2023
On the 13th June 2023, Park Vale students who have been participating in the after-school indoor rowing club were given the opportunity to attend the Nottingham & Union Rowing club next to the City Ground. The students had a quick safety briefing in the morning and were then soon on the water, the weather was brilliant and was a fun filled day for students. Well Done to the following for showing tremendous attitude to learning a new sport and activity and representing the school: Olivia, Tyrone, Harrison, Kieran, Prabhjot, Noah, Jax, Ryan and Landon
Y7 Handball Winners
20 Jun 2023
On the 12th June, our year 7 boys participated in a handball competition. During this competition, the boys went unbeaten, conceding only 1 goal and winning the whole thing! Massive well done to Filip, Freddy, Noah, Joseph, Aiden, Pedro, Jason and Mason who were simply brilliant throughout the whole competition and who not only won, worked with determination, teamwork and organisation.
