Parent Briefing 3/2/25
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Children’s Mental Health Week
This week we are taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week. The week’s activities will be shared with children in Community and will also be displayed on the screens around school along with a variety of positive wellbeing messages.
If your child is feeling worried or they are concerned for another student, they can speak to our Safeguarding Team or our School Counsellor, Miss Monks.
You can find lots of useful mental health and wellbeing resources on our website on the Safeguarding page. We will be launching a separate Wellbeing page shortly. Once that is available, we will let you know.
Year 9 Options Evening
We will be holding our Year 9 Options Evening on Wednesday 12 February to provide Year 9 families with the opportunity to explore the options subjects that children will study throughout Year 10 and Year 11.
A letter will be sent out this week with more information.
The evening will run from 5pm to 7pm, starting with an important briefing to explain the options process followed by time to speak to subject leaders and find out more about the range of GCSE and Vocational subjects on offer.
EGScellence: ‘Shout Out’!
Well done to the Year 9 boys who came in 1st place in the Nottingham City Schools Dodgeball Tournament, beating NUSA. The children were absolutely brilliant and displayed a fantastic attitude throughout. Well done to: Blaine, Noah, Jacob, Jesin. Gayaru, Riley, Cole, Harry., Alfie and Jarrell. And thank you to Greatness who helped with the scoring.
CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT
Our Year 10 pupils will complete their first GCSE Mock exams during the week beginning Monday 10 February.
Please support your child with a quiet space for revision and encourage them to be actively revising at home to achieve the best results possible!
CURRENT REWARDS
100 Guilford Gold for 100% Attendance this Week!
Each week students can earn an increasing amount of Guilford Gold for turning up to school every day that week, starting with 20 Guilford Gold for 100% attendance in Week 1 and rising to 120 Guilford Gold for 100% attendance in Week 6.
Year 11 Rewards
Year 11 have their own Attendance Rewards with 2 pairs of cinema tickets to be won every week, and entry to our Pre-Exam Draw to win an iPad. The more 100% weeks completed, the more chances to win!
Click on the slide show below to view ALL of our current rewards.
SAFEGUARDING
Free Online Cyber Security Training for Parents and Carers
Sign up for free training with Nottinghamshire Police Cyber Protect & Prevent Officers.
This session is for all parents/carers that are living with or supporting children who are using devices (phones, tablets, or computers).
The aim of this private session will be to educate parents/carers on best practice when it comes to basic online security and keeping those accounts private.
The session will also talk about the Cyber Choices programme, which was created to help people, particularly children to make informed choices and to use their cyber skills in a legal way.
This session is FREE to attend, it will take place online via Microsoft Teams. Click here to register.
If you have any Safeguarding concerns, please email: john.williams@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk
SCHOOL REMINDERS
Ramadan
If your child is observing Ramadan and you would like them to be included in the arrangements here in school, please ensure you complete the online form in the letter below by Monday 20 February, if you have not already done so.
Ellis Electives: Timetable 7 January to 4 April 2025
If your child would like to take part in our range of after-school Electives (clubs), please sign them up through the Arbor Parent App. You will find the full schedule along with details of how to sign up here: Extra-curricular Activities – Ellis Guilford School.
Pre-Owned Uniform Shop
A reminder that we have our pre-owned uniform shop available to purchase current uniform for Years 8 to 11 at low cost.
Please do pop in to our pre-loved uniform shop during its opening times , or ask at Main Reception if these times are not suitable.
25 Guilford Gold will be rewarded for any donations being dropped off at Reception.
KEY DATES & EVENTS
Click on the image below to view our ‘live’ calendar of key dates and events. Click through the pages to find out what’s happening this month or next! Year 9 Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 29 January will be followed by Year 9 Options Evening on Wednesday 12 February.
