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DARTON COLLEGE
19th February 2016
Issue 20
Unlocking potential .Changing lives
Principals News
toast has gone down a treat!
number
Its been a busy first week back
Many thanks for your continued
from across the borough and
at DC. Year 11 learners have got
support with learners at this
beyond. Members of the schools
straight back into the swing of
critical time.
governing body also attended
things as they have commenced
We welcome a number of new
their
Mock
trainee teachers into school this
Examinations. These exams and
week as they have their second
the preparation for them is key
school placement as part of the
as they will give us the best
schools direct programme. They
indicator of how learners are
have settled into life here at DC
likely to perform in the Summer.
really well and are an incredibly
They also ensure that heads of
enthusiastic and talented bunch!
second
set
of
departments and class teachers
gain critical information about
knowledge gaps so that they
can effectively plan and deliver
appropriate
exam
intervention.
preparation
has
Pre
been
really well attended and the
the
of
potential
event
overwhelmed
by
teachers
and
were
the
positive
feedback we received about the
school and the learners who
showed visitors around.
As we start a new half term could
I again ask for your support with
school
uniform.
Although
the
majority of learners at Darton look
T he co l l eg e ho s ted a hi ghl y
smart and are in correct uniform
s u c c es s f u l r e cr ui tm e nt o p e n
every day we still have a small
evening on Thursday, teacher
number of learners who are not,
recruitment is a real challenge
your support with this is greatly
Nationally and we were delighted
appreciated.
to attracted such a large
Have a great weekend!
In this issue
Page 1: Principals News
Kate Davies
Principal
Page 2: Up-coming events / Attendance and Rewards
Check out our website: www.dartoncollege.co.uk
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Important Dates
100 % Attendance Reward Trip
Year 11 Mock Examinations
Week beginning 22/02/16
Mon 22 Feb A.M. Science Core 2
Mon 22 Feb A.M. Add. Science 2
Mon 22 Feb P.M. Physical Education
Tue 23 Feb A.M. Maths 1 Foundation
Tue 23 Feb A.M. Maths Higher
Tue 23 Feb P.M. Additional Science 1
Tue 23 Feb P.M. Physics
Wed 24 Feb A.M. Art
Wed 24 Feb P.M. French Listening H
Wed 24 Feb P.M. French Reading H
Wed 24 Feb P.M. Spanish Listening H
Wed 24 Feb P.M. Spanish Reading
Fri 26 Feb A.M. English Literature
Fri 26 Feb P.M. Chemistry Higher
Learners who have achieved 100% attendance so far in this academic
school year have been rewarded with tickets to see Barnsley Football Club
at home to Doncaster on Saturday 20th July. This event has been sponsored
by a local company, BAPP for Bolts. Several players from the club visited the
school on Thursday 18th July along with Toby Tyke and joined in a PE Theory
class answering questions on health and nutrition. Well done to those
learners with 100% attendance - enjoy the game!
The early morning revision sessions
which commence at 8.30am are
proving to be very positive and
extremely beneficial - please
encourage your child to attend.
Year 10 Parents Evening
Thursday 3rd March 4.30pm - 7.30pm
Year 7 Parents Evening (1)
Th u r s d a y 1 0 t h M a r c h 4 .3 0 p m 7.30pm
(Forms 7ABA, 7CLU, 7BDE, 7JSH)
Year 7 Parents Evening (2)
Th u r s d a y 1 7 t h M a r c h 4 .3 0 p m 7.30pm
(Forms 7STH, 7VB A, 7DSH, 7KT A,
7RCO)
Pictured above - Toby Tyke, Players, Sponsors BAPP for Bolts and just a
handful of the 250 who have achieve 100% attendance.
ATTENDANCE 01.09.2015 to 04.02.2016
Whole School
Attendance
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Target
Yearly
Weekly
95.50%
96.50%
96.00%
95.50%
95.00%
94.50%
94.90%
95.00%
96.80%
97.20%
95.90%
96.50%
93.50%
93.30%
94.30%
94.90%
92.90%
92.00%
Whole School TARGET
95.50%
Whole School ACTUAL
94.90%
Snippets...
Here are just a few snippets from the great learning this week
Game of Life - Nicole and Sophie (Year 7) did a brilliant job creating their own
game based on their work in History Good work girls!
Year 11 Description Writing Homework excellent examples from Connor,
Shaimerden and Kaine keep up the good work boys!
Super Historians - Ophelia and Lizzie created a fantastic history timeline booklet,
with great attention to detail and quality of presentation - Brilliant!
Ethic of Excellence - Please visit our website http://dartoncollege.co.uk to
check out an array of articles or scan the code here to visit the school
blogs.
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