"Swan-Bites" is a twice weekly bulletin that includes all general school communications, separated out into either All Pupils or specific Year Groups. If you have any comments/feedback about Swan-Bites please email enquiries@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
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1 December 2023
1 December 2023
All Pupils
All Pupils
Pupil Absence/Appointments
Please contact us before 8.30 am on each day of absence/appointments. Absence is a safeguarding concern. Lack of notification results in a text alert querying why your child is absent. You can phone on 01489 892256, choosing Option 1, or use the relevant email address below. Please also use these emails to report any early collections / late arrivals due to appointments:
Year7Absence@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
Year8Absence@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
Year9Absence@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
Year10Absence@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
Year11Absence@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
All Pupils
New Communication Emails
We have created a new set of email addresses to enable you to make direct contact with a person or department in the college, rather than going through the generic ‘enquiries’ email address. These emails are now live and further details can be found on the website: Contact - Swanmore College (swanmore-school.co.uk). Do please let us know if have any difficulty accessing any of the emails provided.
Enrichment Options – Spring Term
Reminder that the deadline for making selections for the Spring Term Enrichment options is Monday 4 December 2023 and this must be done via the ‘School Buddy’ system or app: https://www.schoolsbuddy.com/login. If you have any queries about the Enrichment programme, please email: enrichment-help@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
Art Club Cancellations
The KS3 Art Club and KS4 GCSE Art & Photography session that takes place after-college on a Thursday will be cancelled on Thursday 7 December 2023, to enable staff to prepare for the ‘Evening with the Arts’ exhibition.
A Winter Evening with the Arts
Tickets are still available on Scopay (under ‘Products’) for our ‘Winter Evening with the Arts’. This event usually sells out so please book early to avoid disappointment. Please see poster attached and details below for further information:
Date: Thursday 7 December 2023.
Art viewing from 6:30 pm
Performances start 7 pm
Adults: £6.00
Children: £3.50
Dark Nights & Early Mornings
As the dark nights draw in and the early mornings are dark too, we ask that you remind your children of the importance of being careful on their journey to and from Swanmore College please. Pupils should be encouraged to wear something with a Hi-Viz reflector (these are on college blazers). Wherever possible, pupils should avoid walking alone and never go anywhere with anyone they don’t know. If they feel uncomfortable, they should to a public building like a local shop and tell them they are worried. Children should be encouraged to tell an adult straight away if they have any concerns.
Year 7
Year 7
On Friday 1 December 2023, Quantum Theatre will be coming into Swanmore College to perform A Christmas Carol based on the classic by Charles Dickens. All our Year 7 pupils will be watching the performance in the school's main hall between 1:45pm and 2:50pm.
We hope you will feel able to make a contribution of £5 for this theatre performance if you have not already done so. Payment can be made online via www.scopay.com. Alternatively, you can complete and return the attached contract together with cash or cheque, payable to Hampshire County Council with your child's name, tutor group and 'Quantum Theatre' on the reverse to Pupil Reception.
Year 8
Year 8
There are no specific items for Year 8 only.
Year 9
Year 9
Dates for your diary
The Key Stage 4 Options Selection Process for Year 9 will begin in the New Year. We will write to you with more information after Christmas, but you might like to keep the following dates clear in your diaries to help your child with their options selection.
22/1/24: Options Evening. This will take place in school and will help you to understand the options process and explore the range of Key Stage 4 subjects we offer.
22/2/24: Year 9 Parents’ Evening. This will be online. Please note that this is a change to the previously published date.
26/2/24: Year 9 Parents’ Evening. This will be online.
15/3/24: Final date for selection of options.
Year 10
Year 10
There are no specific items for Year 10 only.
Year 11
Year 11
There are no specific items for Year 11 only.
Please note that any external clubs / events that are advertised here are not endorsed by or directly affiliated with Swanmore College in any way.
If you have any comments/feedback about Swan-Bites please email
enquiries@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
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