You are on page 1of 2

Page 1

DARTON COLLEGE

24th April 2015


Issue 2

Unlocking potential .Changing lives


Principals News

Today we have welcomed Mel

of our learners preparation for

Fi sh er

their

from

Worsbrough

speaking

and

listening

It has been another busy week

Common into school.

Mel is

exam - check out our Ethic of

at

fortunate

working with Mrs Dickinson to

Excellence blog to hear a great

with

our

create a video to show a day

example!

learners

this

in a life of a Year 7 learner to

Darton!

was

enough

to

meet

Student

Voice

week who brought with them a


number of issues that they
wanted to discuss. I

never

cease to be amazed at how


perceptive our learners are
and how honest! Fortunately
they brought lots of positives to
my attention and we were
able to discuss and plan for
changes in some areas raised.
What a fantastic bunch!

support our transition process.

Finally it was great to see so


many

parents

support

the

I am delighted that we have

creative

successfully recruited 3 new

exhibition - it was fantastic!

teachers this week who will join

Huge thanks to all the staff who

our

worked so hard to pull it all

English

and

Maths

department Year 8

departments from September.

together.

Year 11 preparation for exams

I hope you all have a great

continues,

weekend and that the sunshine

activities

moderation

have

successfully

doesnt completely disappear!

taken place in Drama and PE


and it was wonderful to hear
Kate Davies, Principal

In this issue
Page 1: Principals News
Page 2: Communication News

PS Year 11 learners make sure


you revise and complete your
Closing the Gap work!

Check out our website: www.dartoncollege.co.uk

Page 2

Important Dates
Reminder - all orders for Year
11 leavers photographs need
to be submitted no later than
30th April.
May Bank Holiday - Monday
4th May (school closed all day
to learners and staff).
Exams start 5th May - learners
have been given their timetable, seating plans to be
handed out next week.

School Blogs
Have you seen our school blogs? Since
September we have been working hard
with staff and learners to populate our
departmental blogs! Have a look at
what we have been doing this term!

Nurture
Our Year 7 Nurture group have started work on the college garden
this week. The idea of their latest project is to work as a team to
cultivate the area to grow vegetables and plants. They have also
been researching the best ways to grow different types of plants
and are really looking forward to watching the area develop!

Communication - New on-line reporting feature

Creative Blog

Nurture Blog

This week the college introduced a new feature within the


schoolcomms system which
when fully implemented will
allow parents and learners to
view information and receive
notifications on attendance,
behaviour and attainment.
It
will also allow parents and
learners the ability to view their
timetable, and inform us when
contact information has
changed e.g. mobile phone
numbers. Please ensure you
have downloaded the App by
following the instructions here -

Step 1 - Download the School


Gateway app from Google
Play or the Apple App Store.
Step 2 - Select the Im a new
user option, enter your email
and mobile number your PIN
number will then be sent to your
phone.
Step 3 - Enter your PIN and login.
If you have any difficulties
please do not hesitate to
contact the college where a
member of staff will be able to
assist you.

Snippets...

Katie Senior (11GR) gave 100% in her French speak and listening work.
Wen Da Liu (11GN) nailed his Mandarin written work this week giving 110%
Sharleigh Osbourn (7BT), Sophie Willets (7BT) and Aaliyah Crowther (7BN)
produced some wonderful pieces of work in Geography - well done!

Follow us on twitter: @darton_college

You might also like