We thought it would be helpful to share with you in advance, the work booklet which students can use on their work experience day. This booklet will be printed and given to each student in advance of the day, so this is just a copy for your information.
Category: Year 9
Pupil Premium and Free School Meals
We know that money is extremely tight for lots of families at the moment and one avenue of support is to apply for ‘Free School Meals’. These are administered by the Local Authority to eligible parents and enable students to receive £2.40 per day for lunch in the school canteen. Please check the criteria to see if you might qualify – if you do, we would urge you to apply as soon as possible by following the instructions on this form.
To read one of the original letters sent home in the summer, which details Pupil Premium eligibility, click here.
GCSE Data
The government yesterday released some official data on this year’s GCSE performance. There will be more information in our next newsletter, but we promised to let parents and carers know when this information was available and thought you’d appreciate a quick note before half-term.
The measure that is considered to be the most important these days when judging school performance is ‘Progress 8’ – i.e. a measure of the progress made by students across a wide range of subjects during their time at secondary school, taking into account their starting points in terms of how well they had done at the end of Year 6.
Lymm High School has a Progress 8 score for this summer of 0.54. For context, this is the best in Warrington and, moreover, places us in the top ten of all mixed comprehensive schools in the whole of the North West (around 400 secondary schools across 23 local authorities). This is obviously a fantastic performance, especially for a school that also places so much emphasis on extra-curricular activities and personal development.
Well done again to everyone concerned!
LHS Parent Bulletin 14/10/22
Please click here to read the latest Lymm High School Parent Bulletin, which contains the most important notices for parents from the past two weeks.
Year 9 Take my child to work day
‘Take my child to work day’ will run on Friday 9th December. Please click here to read a letter about this day from Mrs H Jennings.
LHS Parent Bulletin 30/09/22
Please click here to read the latest Lymm High School Parent Bulletin, which contains the most important notices for parents from the past two weeks.
INSET Day and Early Finish – 6th and 7th October 2022
Please note that school finishes at 12.15pm on Thursday 6th October. In addition, Friday 7th October is an INSET Day.
If your child will not be able to make their way home any other way on Thursday 6th October, please let us know by Friday 30th September by emailing amogey@lymmhigh.org.uk and we will organise transport home for them separately, probably via a school minibus.
Colomendy trip – October 2022
Please click here to read a letter about next month’s Colomendy trip for Years 8 and 9.
PE Kit Policy
Dear Parent and Carer,
I am writing to inform you about a change to Lymm High’s PE kit policy. As you are aware, all students that need to be excused from a PE lesson need to have an explanatory letter from their parent/carer. They also need to still get changed into their PE kit to undertake other roles where possible (e.g. leader or official).
From Monday 26th September, if students do not have their PE kits with them, they will need to wear one of our spare, clean kits.
Students have been made aware of this new requirement. We would appreciate your support in reminding your child to always bring their PE kit in to their lessons.
Yours sincerely,
Mr J Kerwin
Head of PE & Sport
Year 9 IAG – Thursday 22nd September 2022
I hope that you have all enjoyed a safe and restful summer break. We are delighted to be welcoming back our students and are looking forward to supporting Year 9 this year.
With this in mind, we would like to invite all parents and carers to our Year 9 Information and Guidance evening (IAG) which will be held on Thursday 22nd September from 6–7pm online. If you cannot make this time please do not worry, we will record the IAG and provide access to the PowerPoint slides. The information provided will be primarily aimed at parents and carers and the role that you can play in supporting your child through this year, as well as giving you an overview of what can be expected in Year 9, including some information regarding GCSE options.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Yours sincerely,
Miss T Taylor
Head of Year 9