Year 7 Info booklet - Wentworth High School

During the school year you will receive one interim report which highlights progress against targetsin each subject area and one full report. Should you wish to discuss any aspects of these reports,please contact either Mr Aspinall or the individual subject teacher if it is just one subject specificissue.Year 7 Parents’ Evenings are in September for pastoral matters and March for academic progress.We also have information on the Learning Platform and the school website so please log inregularly for updates.Accident or Illness at SchoolIt is very important that parents/carers complete and return to us the Annual Parental ConsentForm giving us contact details should we need to ring you urgently.If your child is ill during the school day they must see Mr Aspinall who will ask for contact to bemade with you regarding this matter.Pupils must not ring home themselves using a mobile phone but must follow schoolprocedure.MedicationShould your child require medication during the school hours, please send a letter to the schooloffice stating the dose required. All medicines must be handed in fully labelled with your child’sname.Under no circumstances are children permitted to carry any medication with them.School MealsThe school operates cashless catering which uses a biometric system. This is a much easiersystem than a card as pupils cannot misplace their finger! If, however, you would prefer a card tobe issued this can be arranged but there will be a charge for any replacement cards needed.Meals are served on a cafeteria basis and there is a wide choice of food available. Should youprefer to provide a packed lunch pupils will not need to register on the system but they would notthen be able to purchase snacks at breaktime.Pupils only have 35 minutes at lunchtime so going home is an option limited to those students wholive very near to the school. Pupils need to have permission to leave the site during this time andmust be going to their own home and not to a friend’s house.The reputation of the school suffers if pupils are off site on mass and in our experience studentsare more likely to misbehave or truant if they are off the premises. We therefore ask for yoursupport in this.The School Day