On Thursday 4th March we are having a company called Learning Performance into school to work with Year 9. The idea is that their expertise will help pupils to prepare and engage with the challenges of Year 10 and GCSE courses.
2010 Examination Timetable available to download Here
After the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti, over 1300 children were left homeless or orphaned, which is roughly equivalent to the number of people there are in this school. Over 200,000 people have died in the disaster which is more than the total population of Huddersfield. Imagine waking up the next day to find out everyone you knew and loved had died in a matter of seconds.
Salendine Nook High School are collecting money to give to the charity UNICEF, who are currently trying to aid the stricken.
Staff will be doing a sponsored swim in hope to raise money for Haiti The challenge is to swim either ½ mile (32 lengths) or a mile (76 lengths) in the space of an hour
The school has raised a fantastic £3228.34 for Haiti.
A successful options information evening for parents of Year 9 pupils was held in the Salendine Hall on Tuesday 26th January with just over 300 parents / carers attending. The event was designed to explain the option’s process as well as the content and structure of the many courses on offer at Key Stage 4. In addition to subject displays the event was supported by representatives of Huddersfield’s three main Further Education providers – Greenhead College, New College and Kirklees College. They were able to give advice on progression routes as well as explaining the variety of course on offer in Higher Education once pupils progress onwards. The school’s personal career’s advisor Catherine Ladd was also in attendance and outlined her role and the role of Kirklees and Calderdale careers service. Pupils now begin the task of selecting their Key Stage 4 choices and preparing for the next phase of their education journey. Click read more to view the powerpoint.
15 talented linguists from KS4 attended a prestigious languages event at Hull University, along with other students from the Yorkshire and Humberside Excellence Hub. Pupils attended a lecture focusing on the importance of having language skills in today’s world and also the career opportunities open to linguists. Then pupils took part in workshops in French, Spanish or German, depending on their GCSE language course and had tasters of Russian, Italian, Japanese or Chinese. Pupils were also given a tour of the University Campus by Student Ambassadors. The trip was arranged by Mrs Freeman.
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Dec
Friends of Salendine Nook Wednesday December 9th 2009
The first meeting of Friends of Salendine Nook was held on Wednesday 9th of December in the school Library. Seventeen people were able to attend the meeting and several more sent their apologies.
Mr Foster, Acting Headteacher, explained that the purpose of the meeting was to harness the expertise and support of the parent body to develop a sense of school community- and to make a positive impact on the school.
Calling all Year 11 pupils - the time is upon you to prepare for the next phase of your education - FE. The College Application Process begins NOW. You need to take note of the advice offered here, ensuring that you are equipped with the information necessary to complete the application forms accurately and within the timeframe set for you. READ ON>>>>>
This was an absolutely fantastic night - congratulations to all who were involved - you were all stars!!
Miss Woolgar
Overall Winner: C Adams KS4 Winner: S Sylvester KS4 Runner-Up: Angels Playing Saints KS4 Audience Favourite: Angels Playing Saint KS3 Winner: L Turner & P Turner KS3 Runner-Up: T Harriott KS3 Audience Favourite: T Graham & Tindall
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Nov
F1Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Final Update
Further trophy success in F1
Team Evolution made up mainly of pupils from last years national finalists (team raptor), took part in this years regional event held at Corus Steel in Scunthorpe on Nov 6th. They put up a terrific fight to try and win through to the nationals for a second year running but, despite picking up a trophy along the way, were unfortunately defeated by an underperforming car that proved to be in need of further testing and refinement.
