Daily Message – 09/09/2021

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Dear Parents,

We are not holding an Open Evening this year.

We are conducting tours for Year 6 parents. Please contact 01900 873290

Because the isolation rules have changed,  and because of the number of current cases (10), it is imperative that students use lateral flow tests twice a week. We have plenty in school if students ask at Reception.

Because of rising cases, we don’t wish to have large numbers in school at once which is why we are conducting small group tours. In this way families get a personal experience so please book with Mrs Gaffney on  01900 873290. We will adjust timings to suit you.

Miss Kennedy

Daily Message – 08/09/2021

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Dear Parents,

It was a really hot day today but our students were fantastic and dealt with the heat very well.

Year 6 Parents: Our tours are booking up – we have been full this week. Please book a tour on 01900 873290. A senior member of staff will show you around.

After school sports have begun this week.

Homework timetables will be with you this week.

Miss Kennedy

Mobile Devices

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If you need to connect your own device to our new system it needs to be reset first.

Reset Windows 10 = https://wp.me/P8TX6T-8ox
Restore your iPad to factory settings = https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252

Once it has reset connect to your WiFi.

Windows 10Laptop/Tablet = “Setup for an Organisation” and use your school email and password (Guide)

Apple iPad = use your school email and password to register the device with Apple

 

Now the device should connect to Lightspeed Systems.

 

Any problems, please bring your device to the Network Team Office next to IT2 (Mr Yeomans).

Your device must support Wi-Fi (802.11ac)

Women in Mathematics

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Overview

The North West Festival of Women in Mathematics is open to all KS4 and KS5 students of Mathematics (some sessions are only open to KS5 due to their content) but we would particularly like to encourage female students who might be considering studying Mathematics or a STEM subject at A Level or University. There are a number of online workshops over three weeks given by research mathematicians at various career stages.

In all of the sessions the host will introduce herself and give a brief biography of her career and research and there will be time for questions and answers at the end of the session.

Here is a table of all of the sessions. You will need to register to attend any sessions individually

Teachers please sign up for the event (not students individually). We will then contact you with the Zoom webinar registration details before the event for you and your students to register

 

Name Title of Session age group Time Event Number
Professor Rebecca Shipley “Mathematics in Healthcare” all ages Wednesday 23rd June  1.30 – 2.30pm  8419
Eleanor Doman “Similarities and Scalings in Nature: An Introduction to Mathematical Biology” all ages Tuesday 29th June 5.30 pm and Wednesday 30th June 2pm 8425

8426
Professor Louise Walker “Origami and the mathematics of paper folding” all ages Monday  5th July 10am and Tuesday 6th July 5.30pm 8430

8431
Dr Demi Allen “A formula inspired by mice brains and playing darts on fractals” all ages Thursday 1st July – 11am  8429
Dr Yang Han Statistics and Data Analysis all ages Tuesday 29th June 10.30am  8421
Dr Anastasia Kisil “Mathematics, Resonance and Metamaterials” 16+ Thursday 1st July 7pm  8408
Dr Vandita Patel “Fermat’s Last Theorem and Beyond” all ages Thursday 24th June  10am  8420
Dr Vandita Patel “Decoding Mathematics” 16+ Monday 28th June 7pm  8410
Eleanor Johnstone “How to get to the edge of the atmosphere, the bottom of the ocean and everything else in between: using fluid dynamics to understand our world” 16+ Wednesday 7th July 1pm  8443
Guest Speaker plus a panel of female mathematicians  Final session plus Q&A  all Wednesday 7th July 7pm  8432

Aims

  • Showcase successful women in mathematics and statistics at various stages of their careers
  • Give participants an insight into the careers of female mathematicians, statisticians and operational researchers
  • Enrich participants’ knowledge of several interesting topics from mathematics and statistics

Who will benefit from attending?

This session is only open to KS5 maths students (and teachers) due to the level of mathematics involved. We would particularly like to encourage female students who might be considering studying Mathematics or a STEM subject at University.

Content

In this workshop, the goal is to work in a group and build a 3D mathematical object. However, the instructions are all muddled up and in code! Decode the instructions and piece together the 3D object.

Please bring along lots of paper (coloured if you have it), compass (can make one with string if there isn’t one to hand, I will show how to at the beginning of the session), ruler, scissors, glue, pens and pencils.

Please note that this session will be delivered via a zoom meeting and participants will need to work together as a group to decode the problems. This means they will need to be prepared to speak and get involved in the sessions.

 

I have registered our school for all the relevant sessions and an email with joining links have been sent out.

Summer Creative Course ** Free Places available** 

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In Year 7 and Year 8? Interested in a FREE summer school programme July 26th for 4 weeks (10 till 3pm daily – you must be willing to commit to all 4 weeks) in the Oval Centre, Workington (transport can be provided free too). It is being run by Cumbria Development Education Centre and looks like a fantastic opportunity for young people. Closing date is end of June.

Develop your sporting and creative skills, leadership potential and communication skills in a fun packed programme on a range of topics. If you are interested, please email the address below with your name and year group and endeavour to get a place for you. Places are limited so don’t delay – get in touch today!

Places are available to those- on free school meals, who have an educational health plan, who are in the care system, who are young carers, those who have mental health issues, involved with criminal justice (YOS) or if you are newly vulnerable due to family circumstances due the pandemic.

Email – Anna.dove@sjchs.uk