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I LEARN TERM 1 FOCUS: INDEPENDENCE 5th October 2018

On Thursday 18th October, 16:00 – 19:00, we are holding our Year 7 ‘Meet the I LEARN Tutor’ Evening. If your child is in Year 7, they will be coming home with a letter explaining what the evening is about and how to make an appointment to see your child’s I LEARN Tutor (appointments can be booked through our online booking system from this Friday). A copy of this letter with details on how to book can be found attached to the end of this newsletter.

The purpose of the evening is to give you a chance to meet your child’s Tutor and find out how they have settled in and the progress they are making since joining us. You will also be able to pick up their first reports and the results of the recent CATS tests and progress tests they have taken. You will of course also be able to raise any questions you may have.

This is a valuable and important evening and we look forward to seeing all our Year 7 pupils and their parents/carers at this event.

Year 7 ‘Meet Your I LEARN Tutor’ Evening

Dates for your Diary: Saturday 6th October

Open morning 10am-12noon Thursday 18th October

Year 7 Meet the I Learn Tutor evening 22nd October – 2nd November

Half Term Holiday Thursday 22nd November Music and Dance Concert Thursday 29th November Year 11 Parents Evening Friday 30th November

INSET day – School closed to pupils Saturday 8th December

PTA Christmas Fete 10-1pm

A message from the Headteacher: I would like to raise awareness of road safety and bicycle safety this week – particularly for our pupils on the way to and from school. As I’m sure you are aware, our busiest entrance is the pedestrian entrance accessed off of Queens Drive. All members of the leadership team, including myself are sited at these gates in the morning and after school. This is a very busy road and especially in the mornings, the road is incredibly busy. Can I please ask that you speak to your children to ensure that they will not take any risks at these traffic lights and ensure that there is nothing coming before they take the decision to cross the road – even when the lights tell you to go. I have personally noticed motorists speeding along this road and being unable to stop in time for a red light so this is very important. The same applies to cyclists please as we have many pupils who cycle to school. I would also be pleased to see more pupils wearing cycle helmets too for head protection. How can you help further? I have been in contact this week with Swindon Borough Council (SBC) to request a survey on the safety of the crossing on Queens Drive and I was met with a less than satisfactory response regarding time frames to do this. I consider the safety of your children of paramount importance so I hope you will join me in contacting the Roads Dept. at SBC to lobby for this survey and ultimately to have significant signage on this section of the road to alert motorists to the presence of a school and children crossing. The more of us that can do this, the better. I will of course be continuing to contact them on a weekly basis for a progress update. I don’t want us to be in a position of a serious accident taking place before they take notice. Thank you for your help.

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It is essential that we ensure the information we hold about you and your child is accurate and up to date in order for us to support pupils at school. We are currently sending out the data collection sheets for parents/carers to check and complete. Year 11s have already been sent home, Year 7s will be sent out the start of next week then the following years the week after. We ask that all parents/carers check these forms and:

• Amend the Data Collection Sheet with any information that has changed. • Please supply a mobile phone number we can use in special circumstances, for example, notification

of an unexpected school closure. • Please supply the email address you want used in home-school correspondence, for example, school

letters. Please note only one email address of a parent is required per pupil. • Sign the Data Collection Sheet at the bottom to let us know that you have seen it. • Return the Data Collection Sheet to the main office within two weeks.

Pupil Data Forms

Open Enterprise Challenge

It’s just 4 weeks away for our next open enterprise challenge, which will be run in the October half term – Monday 29th Oct to Friday 2nd Nov, 10.00am-4.00pm in central Swindon. For this one, the participants will experiment with a range of creative techniques (painting, drawing, spray paint, sculptures etc.) to produce a piece of urban art that will then be judged by a local artist, gallery owner and art retailer. The skills learnt will be everything from creative techniques to how they could potentially make money from their creative abilities by spotting a niche and marketing their creations commercially. The challenge is entirely free as always, and open to participants aged 13 to 24. It provides a great confidence building, employability skills and CV building experience, as well as an opportunity for those particularly interested in the creative arts and expressing themselves through hands on techniques. Attached at the end of this Newsletter is an information flyer which has a bit more detail on what they would be doing, the dates, and how people can apply, but I would be incredibly grateful if you could forward it to anyone that you think might be interested in participating directly. Places are limited to 10 people, so to reserve your place email info@platformproject.co.uk Thanks for all your support, Caireen Young cyoung@lawnmanor.org

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Library News

Dear All In the month of October in the Library the theme is

‘Horror’. Come and see Lawn Manor Library’s own Zombie Hospital!! If you love Horror, Gore, Beasts, Vampire and Zombies, then the Lawn Manor Library is certainly the place to be! ‘HORROR’ …an intense feeling of fear, shock, and pure terror!

We will be having ‘Eerie Year 11 Heaven, ‘Frightening’ Film Club, ‘Quivering’ Quiz Night, ‘Blood curdling’ Bingo and there are lots of ‘Bone Shivering’ books to loan out! There are many talented Horror authors so look out for books by Darren Shan, David Gatward, Anthony Horowitz to name but a few. So be afraid, be very afraid!!!!!!!! Please BEWARE, then only enter if you DARE!!!!!! And don’t forget it’s the month of Halloween so we may finish with a creepy surprise or two… After School Clubs Mondays = Year 11 Heaven Tuesdays = Film Club (all years) Wednesdays = Quiz & Bingo Night (all years) Thursdays = Chess Club &General Library for all. Plus open every Break and Lunch time. Hope to see you all there. Rachel, Library Officer

Year 7 Parents/Carers

Library News

WEEKLY BOOK SALE Different books Different prices Different deals

Grab yourself a bargain!!

5th Oct – 12th Oct Horror stories

50p each = Buy one get one free!!

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Dear Year 7 Parents, We have now arrived at the point where we will be issuing all of our Year 7s with their lanyards and cards for cashless catering on Monday 8th October during assembly. The lanyards will be issued in house colours, which will help to drive our new emphasis on house identity and the cards will be used to put cash onto accounts in school in the cash machines, and pay for food, snacks and drinks at the canteen. Parents can, of course, put money into pupil’s accounts via Parent Pay. Lanyards will be considered part of the Lawn Manor Academy uniform and, as such, pupils will be expected to wear their lanyards during the normal school day and in lessons. Practical subjects will not require pupils to wear lanyards where it might get in the way – e.g. PE and cooking. Normal consequences will apply if pupils are not wearing their lanyards in school. If lost, replacement lanyards and / or cards can be purchased from main reception for £1 each item. Employment Pathway

The Employment Pathway with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. This week we were taught to use Kelly Kettles and made a hot drink. We had to learn safety rules so that we did not burn ourselves and the correct technique to start fires and use the Kelly Kettle. All of us managed to start a fire using a fire strike. Sammy Harris even managed it with a flint and steel. We have started a diary to record our work and this will help us gain The John Muir Award which is like the Duke

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Computer Science trip to University of Reading on Monday 1st October On Monday Miss Harris took a group of Year 9 and 10 pupils to University of Reading for a Micro:bit masterclass and a tour of the campus. Here’s what our students had to say: Tanbir Khan I think Micro:bit was great, we learnt so much about coding, cracking, solving and keeping your password safe and more. The best thing I learnt was where we threw Micro:bit ducks at each other. Peter Harris The University of Reading was an amazing place that has a large area of space. I learnt how to crack into accounts and Micro:bits and we learnt about coding. I would recommend going there to study, we got shown around the university and found out there is also a nursery there. I enjoyed the teleporting ducks where you connect the Micro:bits then shake them to teleport to another Micro:bit.

Kristian Wiles The trip was phenomenal. Absolutely amazing. We did a bit of coding on the Micro:bit and some other types of coding. The tour was amazing too! It’s like a little town! I really do recommend going to the University, everything was fun! It was the best university to go to.

Kyle Sarahs We learned how easy it is to hack other devices. The best thing was that we got to use Micro:bits to try and find a special key to ring a doorbell. I would recommend going there, the staff are very kind and there’s everything you need such as co-op, library and even a pharmacy.

Study Hirer

Study Higher have put together an exciting large scale free parent event on Sunday 28th October for the entire family. They will be covering a wide range of topics from College, University, and Apprenticeships over the day, serving a Sunday Lunch, and will also be stands available to visit from a wide range of providers. There will also be a creche for younger children. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/study-higher-parent-event-tickets-50526404837 The tickets for this event close on the 11th October. Please see attached poster. Study Higher works with students from Y9-13. Study Higher would welcome anyone from these year groups and their families, the event topics are for post 16.

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Parents’ Guide for Booking Appointments

Browse to https://lawnmanor.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/

Step 1: Login

Please fill out all the details on the page. A confirmation of your appointments will be emailed to you and we may use the phone number to contact you. Please use your child’s “preferred” forename that matches our records (no abbreviations). Date of birth – eg: 26/11/2005

Step 2: Select Parents’ Evening

Click the green tick to select the parents’ evening you want to make appointments for.

Step 3: Choose Teachers

Your children’s teachers will appear. Ensure the teachers you wish to see are selected in green. If you do not wish to see a teacher, click on their name to de-select them. Click on the Continue button to proceed.

Step 4: Book Appointments

Click ‘Book’ to make your appointment with the teacher for the time you wish. Optionally enter a short note to the teacher to help structure the appointment. Repeat this for all the teachers you wish to see. After you have finished making appointments, click on “click here” in the yellow box at the top of the page to send the confirmation email.

Step 5: Finished

You will receive an email confirmation of your appointments. Please print this out and bring with you to the parents’ evening. To send the school feedback about this system, click on “Send Feedback”.

Viewing/Editing/Printing Appointments

You can also view and print your appointments online by clicking the “Appointments” tab. Please bring a print out of your appointment times to the parents’ evening. You can change your appointments by clicking on “Add/Edit/Delete Appointments”. There is a link at the bottom of the confirmation email which logs you back into the system.

Lawn Manor Academy – Inspiring and Creating Futures for All

Proud to be part of the Royal Headteacher: Sandra Muir / CEO: George Croxford Wootton Bassett Academy Trust Salcombe Grove, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 1ER Company Number: 07569743 T. 01793 487286 E. admin@lawnmanor.org W. lawnmanor.org

October 2018

Dear Parents and Carers

The Government provides additional money to schools to help children from lower income families do their very best. This funding is called a ‘Pupil Premium’.

For every child registered, Lawn Manor will get extra money to support pupils.

With this money we could invest in further support for your child. We use Pupil Premium funding in a wide variety of ways – to fund extra tuition, mentoring, smaller class sizes and lots of additional opportunities. To find out more, please visit our website (www.lawnmanor.org). If your child is registered for Free School Meals you could also get support with the cost of school trips (both local and residential), support with the purchase of uniform, and support with the purchase of books and resources.

Please register as soon as possible to make sure your child and others in their class do not miss out.

How does it work?

Did you know … just registering your child for Free School Meals means

that the school gets extra money?

Register now to make sure we don’t miss out on funding to support your

child.

1.First, check if you qualify – it is not just if you are unemployed, so please look at the list on the next page. 2.Registering is really quick and easy – if you think you qualify come and visit us in school and speak with main reception who can provide you with the relevant forms, or alternatively visit http://www.swindon.gov.uk/schoolmeals and apply online. 3.If you want your child to have a free, healthy meal at lunchtime they will get the free meal (saving you more than £350 a year), extra benefits, and the school gets more money to support students. 4. If you don’t want your child to have the school meals they can continue as normal – as long as you qualify and are registered, the school still gets extra money to support pupils. 5.No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming. All pupils use Cashless Catering – this means pupil no longer have to sign for their meal, so no one else is aware that they are claiming Free School Meals.

Please talk to us about registering your child today. Yours sincerely, Mr Jonathan Hill Assistant Headteacher - Achievement Do you qualify?

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following: o Income Support o income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance o income-related Employment and Support Allowance o support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 o the guaranteed element of Pension Credit o Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income

of no more than £16,190) o Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit o Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a

year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.

F R E E F A M I L Y E V E N T

SUNDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2018

Marriott Hotel, Pipers Way, Swindon, SN3 1SH 10.00 - 14.30

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University of Reading

University of Oxford

New College

Oxford Brookes University 

University of Bath

ASK Apprenticeships 

Finance

Zombie Revision

Myth Busting

Student Life from a Current Student

A-Levels - Everything you need to know

What University Courses Look Like

All about Apprenticeships

Personal Statements 

Writing a Competitive Application 

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Sunday Lunch is included for Everyone Attending!

As well as the subjects below and there will be stands for you to visit to meet Colleges, Universities and Apprenticeship providers to gain more

information for your children's future. 

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C R E C H E A V A I L A B L E F O R C H I L D R E N A G E D 0 - 8

Y E A R S O L D - P L E A S E B O O K V I A L I N K

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