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AHS weekly communication digest -16.05.25

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Letters and emails sent home this week

  • GCSE English Language Mock Exam

  • Year 8 Outstanding food preparation and nutrition contributions

  • Year 7 Outstanding food preparation and nutrition contributions

  • Young Chamber Trip to the Royal Norfolk Show 25/6/25

  • * To view these letters please check your ParentMail or alternatively, please click here


General Reminders and information

If your child is ill during the school day

If your child is taken ill during the school day they should firstly report this to their teacher who will authorise them to go to the medical needs office where they will be assessed by a qualified first aider.  Parents will be notified immediately if their child requires to go home or in the case of an emergency, an ambulance may be called and parents will be notified.  It is important that students follow these procedures and do not phone home themselves.

If parents turn up without being contacted by med bay and take their child home the child's absence will be recorded as unauthorised.


Road Safety weekly message

Always stay alert and keep electronic devices turned down or off so you can hear what's going on around you. 


A call for help! - Allotment Project

We run a very successful allotment project at Aylsham high School where some of our students can learn the importance of teamwork, communication and, of course, horticulture. The students get a great deal out of this environment and often go on to complete similar courses post-16. In order for the allotment to be as successful as it is, we have relied upon the generosity of a few people in terms of sourcing some key materials and support. Unfortunately, we are in need of finding new sources for some of our materials and support this year. Below is a lit of what we are hoping some of our wonderful parents can help out with:

  • Manure – any sort will do but pig is usually the best!
  • Hay bales – we usually only need a few small hay bales a year for our strawberry and tomato beds
  • Summer holiday watering – when the students aren’t here in the summer, the allotment still needs watering – are you able to spare an hour or two a week to water the allotment? There are usually a handful of fruits and vegetables going spare as a thank you for your time!

If you can help with any of this, please get in contact with Mr Bradshaw via email dbradshaw@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk


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External exam information

Exam and revision information can be found here: https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ahs-exams

Exam information is also shared on the school’s Instagram page: @aylsham_high_official

This includes updates for each exam and which equipment is needed.

Options for 2025/26

All current year 8, 9 and 10 students have now received their option confirmation emails for next year.  These emails were sent to students to their alf.education account and then also to parents/carers as an email from Ms Stonestreet (not via ParentMail).

If a student would like to change their options, please can their parent/carer email Ms Stonestreet – astonestreet@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk.

Ms Stonestreet will look at any change requests and keeps a waiting list.  Please note, some subject classes are full but students will kept on a waiting list should a space become available.

School Reports

The table below provides information about the sharing of school reports:

Year

Sharing information

7

Spring report - shared on 10th March

Summer report – will be shared towards the end of May

8

Summer report – will be shared towards the end of May

9

Shared during week commencing 31st March:

  • Spring individual subject report – option subject
  • Summer report – option subject
  • Summer individual subject report – option subject

Summer core reports will be shared in May.

10

Shared during week commencing 31st March:

  • Spring individual subject report – option subject
  • Summer report – option subject
  • Summer individual subject report – option subject

Summer core reports will be shared in May.

11

Shared during week commencing 31st March:

  • Spring individual subject report
  • Summer report
  • Summer individual subject report

Once your child’s report has been shared with you, please ensure that you read your child’s report on SIMS Parent. Your child can also access a copy of their report on their SIMS Student account.

If you have any issues with accessing SIMS Parent or your child’s report, please email our SIMS Parent team simsparent@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk.

SIMS Student

Students have access to SIMS Student using their school alf.education email address. 

To get support with SIMS Student, students can see their computing teacher or Mrs Cooke in the STAR office at break or lunch time.

For more information about SIMS Student, please see the SIMS Student page on the school website under the students tab.

https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ahssimsstudent

SIMS Parent

All parents/carers with parental responsibility are able to access SIMS Parent once registered. 

To get support with SIMS Parent, parents/carers can email simsparent@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk.

For more information about SIMS Parent including guidance on how to register, access SIMS Parent and about the information being shared with you, please see the SIMS Parent page on the school website under the parents & carers tab.

https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ahssimsparent


Clubs for students

To view all clubs please click here


Year 11s Help you choose 

Students have now received their log ins for Help you Choose.  Please could you encourage your child to add college placements. They need a plan A and a plan B.

Miss Wiseman and Mrs Wiseman are both in room 38 at lunchtimes on Tuesdays and Thursday to guide and support students if they would like any help.


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Activities Week

Activities week will take place on 14 July to 18 July 2025

Welcome to the activities for summer of 2025.  Activities week will take place this year during the last week of the summer term.  We aim to end the academic year with a fun and exciting range of events designed to enable your child to:

  • Spend an extended period of time on an activity of their choice
  • Undertake a residential experience if they wish
  • Try something completely different
  • Progress further with existing skills
  • Work with students from different year groups
  • Develop the skills needed to be enterprising and utilise key skills in new situations

All students are expected to take part in an activity

The school is unable to authorise absence during activities week, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

We expect cost to be an important factor; activities that have a price associated with them are unable to run unless we can cover the full cost through your contributions.  There is, as usual, a range of free and low cost activities to ensure that every child can take part during the week.

There will be a non-refundable deposit required by Friday 22 November 2024; this will be available to pay via ParentPay on Wednesday 13 November 2024.  The deadline for full non-refundable payment for all activities is Monday 31 March 2025.  Please make payments via ParentPay.  If you need assistance with ParentPay, please contact the finance department on ext. 153/107 or finance@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk.  If you would like to discuss payment options including instalments, please contact the activity leader once the activity has been confirmed.

If you have any questions please email twiseman@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk 

Consent Forms to be completed

Please click on the activity week that your child is going on to access the consent forms.  If they are on a residential trip, you will be required to complete a behaviour contract too and the link for this is on the activities' week page too.

Adventure Week

Camping

Chocolate Week

Day Trippers

Eagles

Normandy

Walks, Water and Windmills

Watersports

WWW Residential


Online Safety

Please visit our online safety page of the website to view latest information and our monthly newsletter


TACT (Families)

Please click here to view upcoming courses and events organised by our Family Learning team.  

FREE Workshops available to book.  Please click on the link above to get booked onto the courses

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SEND information

  • Norfolk County Council SEND Newsletter - https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ncc-send-bulletins
  • Norfolk SENDIASS - https://www.aylshamhigh.com/sendiass


Aylsham Sports Hub


Payment Reminders

Any items available for payment will be listed on your ParentPay account.

Leavers Celebration Bowling – deadline for consent and payment Monday 2nd June.

Class of 2025 Prom tickets – deadline for payment Thursday 12th June.

Young Chamber Royal Norfolk Show – deadline for consent and payment Friday 6th June.

GCSE Coastal Geography – deadline for consent and payment Monday 9th June.

Iceland 2026 – payment schedule is now set up on ParentPay.  Part payment deadlines are 9th June and 8th September with final payment due 20th October 25.

Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions are available to pay for on ParentPay.


This weeks news

Click here to see latest news within AHS 


Tickets are now on sale for this year's school production - Matilda The Musical JR. 

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Upcoming events 


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Year 7 Girls Tier 1 Rugby
All Day
16
May
Girls Road to Wimbledon @ AHS
3:25pm – 5:30pm
21
May
U13 Caged Cricket @ AHS
3:25pm – 5:15pm
21
May
U13 Cricket v Northgate (A)
3:10pm – 7:00pm
22
May
Volleyball Hub at AHS
3:25pm – 5:00pm
22
May
Pre loved uniform sale
11:00am – 12:00pm
07
June

PLAY YOUR WAY TO WIMBLEDON

It’s back for 2025!!!! Calling all tennis players!!!!

Year 7-9 boys and girls please see Mrs King or Mrs Stickells to sign up.

- Boys tournament Thursday 15th May after school AHS

- Girls tournament Wednesday 21st May after school AHS

Winners to go through to the next round based in Norwich to take place on a weekend TBD.

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*Parents/carers will need to book in advance for the workshop above, please use this link to book a space: AHS Coping with School Holidays Workshop


TACT evening courses

With limited spaces available, booking is essential. We encourage people to sign up using the provided link to a Google form; however, if anyone expresses an interest and encounters difficulties, please contact Monica: mharding@ayshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk text: 07780 887348

To view courses, please visit: /tact-families-workshop-courses

 


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