Notice from Wigan & Leigh College

Just as a reminder to Year 11 pupils if they have applied and had their interview – their place is safe and secure for September. Any  students who have applied and not had an interview as yet, please do not to worry, we will be carrying out telephone interviews over the coming weeks. If you have not yet applied there is still time and we are accepting applications. We would advise online applications at this time, but if they have any issues with accessing the internet from home – we can carry out an application over the phone

https://www.wigan-leigh.ac.uk/about/coronavirus-update/applicants

Thank you

Wigan & Leigh College

Dear Parent/Carer

Please click below for the our School Closure letter. Please note we will update you if we get further updates from the Government.

Shevington High School Closure Letter

 

 

 

 

 

Coronavirus Daily update – Wednesday 18th March 2020

The school’s infection control measures

We would like to take this opportunity to outline the preventative measures the school has put in place in order to minimise the spread of infection, in the event of an outbreak within the school.

Please see below the new Government Guidelines issued on Monday 16th March

• All pupils ringing in absent due to having a fever 37.8C or above and/or a new persistent cough will be told to self-isolate at home (stay at home, away from other people)  for 14 days. Pupils will not be allowed to return to school until after the 14 days
• Pupils sent home from school with the above symptoms and any pupils demonstrating a persistent cough in school will also be sent home from school and told to stay off for 14 days.
• If pupils live in a household were any one person has a persistent cough or fever, everyone living there must stay at home for 14 days 

All After School Activities Cancelled

Mandarin, Year 10 & 11 Period 6, Homework Clubs, PE and Sports etc until further notice

Exams

Year 11 Spanish and French mock speaking exams due to take place week commencing 23^rd March have been cancelled.

Year 11 Leavers Ball.

• Year 11 leavers ball in under review and updates will be sent home to parents as and when.

Trips:

All International trip have been cancelled further to Government guidelines. Further detailed information will be sent home to parents about cancelled trips.

• 29^th March – 2^nd April – Earth Summit, Sweden
• 24^th – 26^th April – Berlin – 40 History students
• July 20 – China Trip

The trips below have been cancelled

• 15^th – 17^th May – Year 9 Residential to Ullswater
• 5^th – 6^th June – London Trip
• Rewards Trip will be taking place within school
• Year 8 Bush craft
• DofE Activities

The English PGL Weekend at Winmarleigh Hall – Year 11 students27th – 28th March is still under review and parents will be updated as soon as decision has been made.

Sporting Fixtures:

NO external sporting fixtures will be taking place for students with immediate effect

 

As per the advice from the government, the school has taken the following actions for infection control:

• Putting up coronavirus infection control measures information posters around the school
• Encouraging good hygiene by promoting the importance of handwashing for at least 20 seconds with warm water and soap in the following circumstances:
  • Before leaving home
  • On arrival at school
  • After using the toilet
  • After breaks and sporting activities
  • Before food preparation
  • Before eating any food, including snacks
  • Before leaving school
• Installing alcohol-based hand sanitiser dispensers that contain at least 60 percent alcohol throughout the school
• Ensuring pupils and staff understand that they must cover their cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue away
• Ensuring frequently touched objects and surfaces are cleaned and disinfected more regularly than usual
• Calling NHS 111 if someone becomes unwell and isolating any unwell people in a separate room

As an important part of our school community, I would ask that you encourage good infection control practices, such as thorough handwashing, at home and keep your child informed about the things they can do to discourage the spread of infection.

We will update parents daily with any changes or news.

Any concerns please email the school in the first instance enquiries@shevingtonhigh.org.uk

 

 

 

Pupils learning resources

Please find below an overview of some tasks in core subjects that pupils can be directed to.  We will be setting specific work for different year groups on Google Classroom over the next few days, but in the interim this will be helpful for those pupils who are already at home off school.

 

MATHS

All Years

All pupils that are currently off should log onto MathsWatch and check for any tasks set on there. The faculty will make sure that by the end of today we all tasks set for our classes.

 

Year 9 To Year 11

They can also log onto Method Maths and work through exam practice questions on there.

 

ENGLISH

 

YEAR 7

1. Year 7 pupils are currently preparing speeches on a topic of their choice. For their work, they can produce a final draft of their speech. This should be carefully crafted to include AFORREST techniques.  If pupils have left their books at school, they can rewrite the speech, building on their memory of their previous attempts.  They should ensure that the topic has been carefully researched and includes accurate and relevant information.

 

Once this is done, they should prepare prompt cards, rehearse their speech and they could even video themselves presenting it and upload it onto google classroom.

 

2. Read a good book. Any time spent reading is always well spent. This can include re-reading a book you have read before.

 

3. Listen to a speech online – there are many to choose from at the moment. Write an analysis of the speech you listened to. Did you notice any AFORREST techniques being used? What was the effect of the speech on the listener?

 

3. Write a story about an unexpected event. Pupils should work on their vocabulary, sentence structures and variety of punctuation.

 

More tasks to be set on google drive.

 

YEAR 8

1. Pupils have a booklet of extracts from Victorian Literature that they are studying in class. If you have this at home, finish reading the extracts. Write a summary of each one picking out the main ideas in the story.

 

2. Research and make a timeline of the writer’s that you have studied this year. Add some other famous writers, poets and playwrights on your time line. (Include Charles Dicken’s, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Alan Poe, Mary Shelley, Shakespeare, the author of the novel you studied in September and Willy Russell.  Chose three of these writers to research.

 

2. Read a good book. Any time spent reading is always well spent. This can include re-reading a book you have read before.  Write a review of your reading.

 

3. Write a story about an unexpected event. Pupils should work on their vocabulary, sentence structures and variety of punctuation.

 

4. Research the life and times of William Shakespeare. Make a booklet about him, his life, the times he lived in and his work. Try to find out about the storyline of at least one of his plays.

 

YEAR 9

1. Year 9 pupils are currently preparing speeches on a topic of their choice. For their work, they should ensure that they have produced a final draft of their speech. This should be carefully crafted to include AFORREST techniques.  If pupils have left their books at school, they can rewrite the speech, building on their memory of their previous attempts.  They should ensure that the topic has been carefully researched and includes accurate and relevant information.

 

Once this is done, they should prepare prompt cards, rehearse their speech and they could even video themselves presenting it and upload it onto google classroom.  This piece of work is part of the Spoken English Endorsement, which is part of the GCSE in English – so if pupils can send in a video of themselves presenting their speech, we may be able to use this version for their final assessment.

 

2. Compete as many Seneca Learning units on Sign of Four and the Poetry Anthology as possible. Seneca is a free to use learning resource – all pupils have to do is sign up for an account with their school email address. Units typically take 2-5 mins and are a great way of revising.

 

3. Make revision notes and mind maps on characters and themes from both Sign of Four and the Poetry Anthology. You can use ideas from your Seneca Learning or GCSE pod or revision guides.  This will prepare you well for Y10.

 

4. Start researching Romeo and Juliet. Find out the storyline of the play. Read some of the play – No Fear Shakespeare is a great website that gives a modern translation of the whole play.    Again, you could listen to GCSE pods on this and use the Seneca learning to learn about the characters and ideas in the play.

 

5. Write a story about an unexpected event. Pupils should work on their vocabulary, sentence structures and variety of punctuation.

 

YEAR 10

1. Pupils can complete any work, which will support their revision for English literature: Blood Brothers/Inspector Calls, Romeo and Juliet, Sign of Four and the poetry anthology. Pupils can use their own notes, GCSE pod, Seneca Learning to do this. We will set tasks related to this on Google Classroom.  Making detailed revision notes to support memory of these texts and attempting practice questions is a great idea.  Pupils can write about any character/theme and how it is presented in the whole text.

 

Romeo and Juliet is an area that needs particular focus as this was last covered in detail during Year 10.

 

2. Start building up creative writing skills. Make a cheat sheet to support creative writing (one of these will have been made last year, so now review it). You should have your best description of a character, weather condition and a setting plus a bank of great vocabulary to use in the future. Practice using the cheat sheet with different writing tasks.  Pick a picture and try to describe it or write a story about an unexpected event!

 

3. Read a challenging book.

 

YEAR 11

1. Pupils can complete any work, which will support their revision for English Literature: Blood Brothers, Romeo and Juliet, Sign of Four and the poetry anthology. Pupils can use their own notes, GCSE pod, Seneca Learning to do this. We will set tasks related to this on Google Classroom. Making detailed revision notes to support memory of these texts and attempting practice questions is a great idea.  Pupils can write about any character/theme and how it is presented in the whole text.

 

2. Continue building up creative writing skills. Develop your cheat sheet to support creative writing (You should be able to use the homework paragraphs form the last few weeks). You should have your best description of a character, weather condition and a setting plus a bank of great vocabulary to use in the future. Practice using the cheat sheet with different writing tasks.  Pick a picture and try to describe it or write a story about an unexpected event!

 

3. Practice writing speeches, leaflets, letters, articles and essays on a range of topical issues. There are plenty in the media at the moment to grab your attention. Try to use the AFORREST techniques as well as a range of different sentences structures and punctuation.

Year 8 Parent Notice

Changes to Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 – Current Year 8

Please click link below for parent letter

Year 8 Parent Letter – Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4 changes

Year 9 Parents Evening takes place on Tuesday 24th March. Letters and booking details will be sent home a couple of weeks before  along with the date you can start booking your appointments with Teachers.