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DARTON COLLEGE
22nd May 2015
Issue 6
Unlocking potential .Changing lives Principals News
This half term has flown by! It
has been incredib ly busy
around school!
Year 11 are now fully in the
midst of the exam season and
we are all delighted with their
continued focus. Year 10 are
also preparing for Mock Exams
and are increasingly aware
their time is coming!
O u r p l a n s f o r t h e n e w
timetable and the new Year 7
transition are well underway
and I was delighted to meet
with heads from our feeder
primaries. Our current Year 7s
are an exceptional bunch!
When leaners come and ask
you if you are squeamish you
always wonder whats coming
next! On this occasion it was
the Science Club who were
doing some dissection of a rat -
it was fascinating and it was
g reat t o see lea rn er s s o
absorbed in their learning.
Lets all hope that we see some
sunshine next week! Have a
great half term break!
Ms Davies Principal
Geography Field Trip On Wednesday 20th May, Year
10 geographers completed
their data collection for their
controlled assessment.
The aim of the day was to
col lect as much data and
evidence as possible for their
investigation about beaches
and coastal processes. To do
this we visited Flamborough
Head and Mappleton on the
East Yorkshi re coast . These
locations allowed the learners
to compare the hard chalk
headland of Flamborough, with
t he bou lder c lay c l i f f s o f
Mappleton.
Our day involved completing
b e a c h t r a n s e c t s , b e a c h
p r o f i l e s , s k e t ch i ng , w a v e
counting and observing the
many different coastal features
that show how the sea i s
shaping the coast at both
locations.
The day was a massive success,
w i t h a l l l e a r n e r s s e e i n g
geography happening in the
real world!
In this issue
Page 1: Principals News
Page 2: Year 11 Revision for Half-Term
Page 2: Snippets...
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Important Dates
Half Term Holiday - begins Monday 25th May - staff and learners return on Monday 1st June.
Year 11 GCSE Exams week beginning 01.06.15
1st June 9.00am History (Medicine)
1st June 1.15pm Chinese Unit 2
2nd June 9.00am English Language P1
3rd June 9.00am Computer Science
3rd June 9.00am German
3rd June 1.15pm Geography
4th June 9.00am Maths Non-calculator
5th June 9.00am Music Unit 1
5th June 1.15pm Chemistry
5th June 1.15pm Science Unit 2
Year 11 Prom (3rd July @ 7pm)
Tickets are now on sale @ 25 from the Admin/Finance Office.
School Blogs This week the spotlight is on the -Creative Blog
http://dartoncollege.co.uk/category/students/student-dept-blogs/creative-student-blog/
Wednesday 27th May Maths 1:00pm 4:00pm with Miss Twigg Maths 1:00pm 4:00pm Mrs Stephenson Thursday 28th May Geography 9:00am 12.00noon Maths 2:00pm 4:00pm with Miss Tomkinson Friday 29th May English 10:00am 1:30pm Saturday 30thMay Maths 10:00am 1:00pm with Miss Twigg
Follow us on twitter: @darton_college
Nurture
Snippets...
Nurture were very excited to go on a trip to Eyam as part of the medieval England topic. The trip spanned two days (Thursday and Friday) to accommodate both nurture groups. The idea of the trip was to visit the Derbyshire village that was struck by the bubonic plague in 1665. The trip included a tour of the museum and the surrounding area.
Student Voice learners took part in a community litter pick on Thursday with members of the Environmental Enforcement Team, Councillor Linda Burgess and staff from the college - great team work everyone!
Shaimerden Abekov (10YA) produced an excellent piece of written work in French - good work!
Thank you to Mason Holmes (8PD) and his Grandad for sharing interesting artefacts in History - Thank You.
Year 11 Revision Sessions for the Half-Term Holiday
Revision sessions will be taking place for Year 11 Learners over the Half-term holiday -
Tuesday 26th May ICT (Level 2) 10:00am 2:00pm Maths 10:00am 12:00noon with Mrs Fyfe-Jones Maths 10:00am 1:00pm with Mr Woodcock Maths 10:00am 12.00noon with Mrs Whitfield Wednesday 27th May Combination Science 9:00am 1:00pm with Mr Clee Maths 1:00pm 4:00pm with Mr Slinn