Author: Natalie McGillivary

Class Charts – launching Monday 13th November

Natalie McGillivary

We are pleased to announce that we will shortly be replacing the Gateway app with a new system for communicating with parents. The new app is called Class Charts and we will be launching this to parents on Monday 13th November with an email containing further details as well as a unique log-in code for you. Please look out for this email from Monday afternoon and, as soon as you can, download the Class Charts app and log in. We will have a short time period (unlikely to be more than a week or two) where we run Class Charts alongside the Gateway app, but once this transition period is over, you will not receive any more messages from school if you haven’t downloaded and logged into the Class Charts app.

Students will also have access to the Class Charts app and we will be giving them the time and log-in details in school next week to get them all up and running.

We will be using Class Charts for:

  • All messages from school (i.e., those that currently come via the Gateway app or email)
  • The reporting of student absences
  • Setting and monitoring of homework (i.e., Class Charts will replace Satchel One)
  • Communicating and recording of achievement/Hall points and rewards
  • Communicating and recording behaviour points and details of any detentions

We have been trialling Class Charts in school this term and, along with a lot of work exploring how other schools have been using Class Charts, are confident the new app will provide a much better experience for families. In particular, it ought to be a much better system for issuing and recording Hall points (something that student and parent voice has indicated is something we need to improve). It will also reduce the number of different platforms needed for communication between school and home.

All the evidence we have so far is that parents and students find the Class Charts app very intuitive and easy to use, and so we anticipate a fairly smooth transition. However, there are bound to be a few teething problems here and there so we thank you in advance for your support and understanding.

Just to clarify, you will not be able to log in to the Class Charts app until you have your unique access code, which will be sent out by email from Monday afternoon. This email will also contain further information about how to use the app.

IT controlled assessment

Natalie McGillivary

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to inform you that the Y11 IT students have successfully completed the IT controlled assessment within the allotted time. Our dedicated teachers meticulously planned the timeframe and supervised the students to ensure they had the full duration stipulated by the exam board to complete all assigned tasks.

In the upcoming two weeks, students will have dedicated lesson time to receive feedback on their work and make any necessary amendments for their second submission. As per the exam board’s guidelines, individual feedback won’t be provided, but our teachers have assessed the work and will offer feedback covering areas for improvement.

The deadline for submitting all work for marking is Friday, November 17th. Due to the moderation process and work submission requirements, this deadline cannot be extended. If your child has missed any controlled assessments in the past few weeks or is expected to miss an IT lesson between now and November 17th, it’s crucial that they schedule a meeting with their IT teacher, either Mrs. Worrall or Mrs. Binks, to make arrangements for catching up. Failing to do so could impact their final grade.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Worrall (cworrall@lymmhigh.org.uk) or Mrs Binks (jbinks@lymmhigh.org.uk).

Mrs Worrall                                                               Mrs Binks

Teacher of Business and Computing                    Head of Computing

Ski trip – kit list

Natalie McGillivary

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Thank you for supporting the Chill Factore trips at such short notice. The students had a great time, even if some spent a little more time on the floor than on their skis!

I will be in touch after the half-term with a date for when we can meet to discuss the finer details of the Ski trip. I am still waiting on flight times but these will not be released until after the final payment. As a reminder, your final payment date is 10/11/2023. 

Please find some guidance on passports below and a kit list attached (sent directly from the ski tour coordinator):

Please note, UK passport validity:

  • Everyone’s passport should be valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)
  • If you renewed a 10-year adult passport before it expired, extra months may have been added to your passport’s expiry date. These extra months will not count.

Please check current information on the government website here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/passport-rules-for-travel-to-europe

Kind regards,

Miss Crowder