Dear Parents, Carers & Guardians
It has been another exciting and spectacular half-term for the
arts, science, sport, community service and charity fundraising, as the news
stories on the website are testimony to.
We have been working hard to ensure that students receive relevant
and regulated homework set in line with the newly published homework
expectations. As you will appreciate, it makes life very difficult for my
teachers, together with creating an unnecessary additional work load if
students fail to complete and hand in their homework. Moreover, it results in
unnecessary punishment for students who fail to discharge their
responsibilities. I would welcome your support in ensuring that the homework
set is completed and handed in by the required date. It is also worth
remembering that a student’s participation with an electronic homework can and
will be checked by staff. Any failure to complete homework, electronic or
otherwise, will, after one occasion being given to rectify the situation, result
in a student having to undertake a punishment.
Please encourage your child (ren) to undertake some on-line
learning, revision and any required catch-up work during the Christmas
holidays, so that they can hit the ground running in January, together with
making sure they are on track. Remember,
there is no substitute for hard work!
Our new independent
learning and effort rewards system ‘Selby Keys’ is bedding in well and helping
students to rapidly develop the skills necessary to be a successful learner in
today’s educational climate.
Your co-operation in helping to maintain the now established high
standards of uniform, together with attendance and punctuality, from the outset
of the Spring Term in January will be much appreciated. In this respect it is
worth remembering that students should wear their blazers at all times, in
addition to any school jumper or cardigan, unless instructed to do otherwise by
a member of staff. We will also continue
our campaign, during 2015, to educate everyone connected with the school what
bullying is and what it isn’t, together with convincing all concerned of the
virtues of being a ‘telling school’.
As winter tightens its grip may I once again remind you, that in
adverse weather conditions, a decision as to whether or not to open the school
will be made, at the latest, by 6.30am. If closure is necessary an announcement
will then be made on BBC Radio York & Minster FM. The school’s website will
also carry information about any school closure and we will tweet and SMS
message you with information. Once the school is open it will remain open until
the end of the day unless it becomes clear that students risk becoming
stranded, because of any worsening conditions. If the school has to close we
will make a decision, whenever possible, by the end of the closure day about
the prospects for the following day.
As we say at Selby High School and as we look forward to 2015, it is more important that we are more
successful tomorrow than we are today!
On that note I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of
the staff and governors to wish you a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New
Year!
Paul Eckersley Headteacher
Dates for next half
term:
Monday 5th January -
School re-opens
Monday 12th January -
Year 10 Democracy Day
Monday 19th January
-
Year 7 Young Voices at Sheffield Arena
Monday 19th January -
Ski trip Parents’ Information Evening
Wednesday 21st January
- Year 11 trip to National Media Museum
Monday 26th January
-
Year 8 Options Evening
Tuesday 27th January
-
Year 7 Enterprise Day
Monday 2nd – Friday 13th Feb
- Year 11 Mock
Examinations
Thursday 5th February
-
Year 9 Parents Evening
Friday 13th February
-
Non-uniform day for House Charities
Friday 13th February -
School closes for holidays
