School Alerts

Newsletter 18/10/2024

Associate Principal's Message

Dear families,
 
Firstly, thank you to everyone who joined us for our Tutor Review evening on Wednesday. So many scholars have made a great start to this academic year, and it was a pleasure to see you and our form tutors looking at how that can continue or be even better in the months ahead. If you were unable to attend, or have further questions, please do contact your child’s form tutor in the first instance.
 
Speaking of contacts – you will have received an e-mail from school clarifying your key contacts should you have any questions about your child’s day-to-day life at school. Please do take the time to review this so you know the right information is going to the right person, and matters can be addressed swiftly.
 
Finally, if you have a child in Year 11, don’t forget our Climbing The Mountain event on Monday evening, 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Not only will you be hearing from leaders about how to help your child succeed this year, but we will also have a range of post-16 providers and other businesses who’ll be able to advise on ‘best next steps’ for your child’s future ambitions. I’m really looking forward to seeing you there, it should be a truly informative event for all.
 
Have a great weekend.
 
Mr Arezoo
Associate Principal

Key Dates

  • Monday 21st October – Y11 Climbing the Mountain Event 4.30pm – 6.30pm
  • Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November – Half term
  • Monday 4th November – INSET Day
  • Tuesday 5th November –Friday 29th November – Year 11 Mock exams  
  • Wednesday 20th November – Year 10 Subject Review Evening
  • Wednesday 20th November – We Care into Future trip (Y9 Careers)  
  • Tuesday 3rd December – England Lionesses Trip (KS3) 
  • Thursday 5th December – Go Higher Trip (Y8,9,10 Careers trip) 
  • Friday 6th December – INSET Day
  • Friday 13th December – Flu vaccinations (All year groups) 
  • Monday 16th December – Y11 Mock Results Day  
  • Wednesday 18th December – Year 11 Subject Review Evening
  • Monday 23rd December – Friday 3rd January – Christmas break
  • Monday 6th January – INSET Day
  • Wednesday 29th January – Year 7 Subject Review Evening
  • Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February – Half term
  • Wednesday 5th March – Year 9 Subject Review Evening
  • Friday 21st March – INSET Day
  • Wednesday 26th March – Year 9 Options Event
  • Monday 7th April – Friday 18th April – Easter break
  • Monday 21st April – Easter Monday Bank Holiday (school closed)
  • Monday 5th May – May Day Bank Holiday (school closed) 
  • Wednesday 21st May – Year 8 Subject Review Evening
  • Monday 25th May – Friday 30th May – Half term
  • Monday 23rd June – INSET Day
  • Wednesday 16th July and Thursday 17th July – Year 6 Transition
  • Friday 18th July – Last day of school
  • Monday 21st July – INSET Day
  • Tuesday 22nd July – INSET Day

Year 11 Climbing the Mountain Evening

Dearne Dates for your Diary

Please click here for Dearne Dates for Your Diary

Homework Schedule

Please see the homework schedule for all scholars:
 
 
KS3 Homework (Year 7, 8 and 9)
 
Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 
 
Sparx 
Science 
Self-Quizzing 
Sparx 
Maths 
Self-Quizzing 
Sparx 
Reader 
 
 
 KS4 Homework (Year 10 and 11)
 
Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 
 
Sparx 
Maths 
English 
Science 
Option A 
Knowledge Quizzes 
 
Option C 
Option B 
Please click here to access the Astrea Academy Dearne Homework Policy.

Safeguarding

A Home Office study has found that approximately 350 children are injured in accidental fires every year. This highlights the importance of educating young people on fire safety – ensuring they are aware of what precautions they can take to keep themselves protected around flammable materials and naked flames. This useful guide offers expert advice on hoiw to educate those in your care about fire safety, breaking down the steps you can take to protect young people in common situations from bonfire night to lighting candles

Community Events

WhatsApp

To ensure key information is at parents fingertips, we are trialling the use of a new WhatsApp Channel to share key whole school messages. 

Please follow and share with other families in the Astrea Dearne Community. Don’t forget to turn on notifications!

Here is the link to the channel:

Term Dates

Term dates for the 2024/2025 academic year can be found below. 

We do have spare paper copies in the academy reception if you would like to collect one.

Vaccinations

The school nursing team will be in school on the dates below for vaccinations:
 
  • 13th December – Flu vaccinations (Year 7 to 11)
  • 29th January – HPV (Year 8)
  • 22nd and 23rd April – DTP/MenACWY (Year 9 only)
  • 10th July – Catch up session for all year groups

MCAS

All payments for school are now made via the MyChildAtSchool App. You can top up lunch accounts using the dinner icon within the App. You will then be given the option to ‘add dinner money’.

Menus

Our catering menus have been updated for the Autumn term. Please see the link here for the new menu.

Nut Free School

Please note that our school is a nut free zone. We have scholars and members of staff in school who have serious nut allergies. Please do not send scholars into school with any products which may contain nuts.

Absence Reminder

What should I do if my child is absent from school?

Students are legally required to attend school every day and should only be absent in real emergencies. If your child is not in school, they must have a justified reason.

If your child is absent from school, please contact school before 8.30am and leave a message clearly stating the reason for the absence.

Telephone our dedicated absence lines 01709 892211 (Option 2) 

Send a message via the ‘My Child At School’ app

  • Year 7 Mrs Parkin – Clare.Parkin@astreadearne.org
  • Year 8 Mr Crew – Gary.Crew@astreadearne.org
  • Year 9 Mrs Wheatcroft  – jocelyn.wheatcroft@astreadearne.org/Mrs Laycock – Lindsey.laycock@astreadearne.org
  • Year 10 Mrs Mason – Julie.Mason@astreadearne.org
  • Year 11 Mrs Dickinson – Keeley.Dickinson@astreadearne.org

Vacancies

We currently have vacancies to join our team at Astrea Academy Dearne. Please see below for a link to the My New Term recruitment site. Please contact school if you would like any further information.

Astrea Academy Dearne – MyNewTerm

Communications

You can contact us by calling reception on 01709 892211 or emailing info@astreadearne.org

We use the My Child At School (MCAS) to communicate with our parents and carers. MCAS is the online platform that allows us to share information live with you. It enables families to view live data including a student’s timetable, list of teachers, number of rewards and behaviour points and so on. If you have not yet registered for MCAS and would like some support to do so please contact school reception or you can follow this guide MCAS and Communication – Dearne Academy (astreadearne.org

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