The Lister Weekly Update #27

As you know, at the Lister News desk, we love the motto of our school, 'Aiming for Excellence'. It gives each day a very clear trajectory, so that we know what we need to work towards as a news team and as a school. Following on from the holidays, our students all had an assembly to agree ways to achieve excellence once again. The main theme of the assemblies was 'Consistency'. Excellence is not achieved by being good some of the time, rather in being consistently good we progress to the verge of excellence.

The year teams emphasised some simple rules for all students in order to support them through the day at school on their journey to excellence, shown in this clear graphic. We know you want to support your child in succeeding in their education and the best way to do that is to go through this simple checklist with them:

1. Are they dressed in correct uniform?

2. Do they have a full equipment list?

3. Are they leaving home in time? If so, are they arriving to school on time?

4. Are they behaving properly through the day - check go4schools?

5. If they have a mobile that they bring to school, is this switched off and kept in a bag?

More weeks have gone. This is shown in the picture, which is being shared by English teachers as a way to prompt their students into working harder and longer to get to those final GCSE outcomes. There are lots of intervention sessions available after school and before school for Lister students. Whilst the majority of these sessions are targeted, most teachers will be happy to include volunteer students who want to get on with some extra work. Some students will be invited into school during the first week of the Easter holidays for further intervention. All students are welcome to use the library as a study space. If you receive the invitation, please make sure your child attends.

Here is a list of supportive strategies that you can use to help your child:

Lastly - Celebrate Successes!

• Acknowledge and celebrate their efforts and achievements, no matter how small.
• Reassure them that you are proud of them, regardless of the outcome.

Here we highlight year groups' success and the particular form groups and individuals in year groups who are earning the most praises. Keep an eye out for your child's name here and see whether their form group have had particular success through the week!

The Thought for the Week next week is focused on the importance of acceptance. Please discuss the thought with your child who will be looking at the thought in assembly and discussing the idea with peers and the year team.