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Spring 2 Newsletter

Mon 14 Apr 2025

Spring 2 Newsletter

Here is the link for Spring 2 terms newsletter:

Scholastic Book Fair

Tue 08 Apr 2025

Scholastic Book Fair

Come to the Scholastic Book Fair at Whitehall Junior School running from Monday 28th April -Thursday 1st May.

Queen Mary’s Schools - Year 5 outreach 2024-25

Fri 14 Mar 2025

Dear parent/guardian

Thank you for allowing your son or daughter to attend the aspiration sessions at the Queen Mary’s schools in the spring term. We were delighted with the number of year 5 pupils who were involved and we hope they had a great time getting to know the schools, including meeting staff and students.

The next phase is to invite yourselves and your son/daughter into the Queen Mary’s schools to take part in familiarisation sessions around the set-up of the entrance exam.

These will take place after the end of the school day and are intended to provide a good insight into what the exam experience will actually be like.

The sessions last one hour and it is only necessary to attend one of the options below.

They will take place from 4.00pm-5.00pm on the following dates:

Wed 30/04/2025 Thu 08/05/2025 Wed 14/05/2025 Mon 19/05/2025

The intention, in this phase, is that the girls attend the sessions at QMHS and the boys at QMGS (as they will be on the day of the exam), so the sessions will be running at the same time in both schools. No transport will be provided, so
parents will need to make travel arrangements.

Please note, that there is no parking allowed on school grounds.

The sessions will take place in a classroom or hall set up as an exam room, so that the pupils can see what this will be like on the day. Parents will be able to sit at the back to observe the session.

We will talk through the routines of the day and then go through the different elements of the exam, providing worked examples and exercises. Students
from the Queen Mary’s schools will also be on hand to help with the sessions and answer individual questions.

It is important to realise that these sessions are only intended to familiarise
the pupils with the experience of sitting the exam. They are not coaching
sessions and it is vital that your son or daughter is working through
exercises at home to prepare for the exam in the three areas: verbal
reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths.

In order to sign up for one of the familiarisation events, please follow this
link or scan the QR code below.

Queen Mary's School's Familiarisation Sessions 2025 - Year 5 Pupils
(September 2026 Entry)

Frog familiarisation portal

We will be providing your child’s school with log-ons for a familiarisation
portal, from FROG education.

This can be accessed via this link
https://gsha-uk.frogos.net/saml/module.php/multiauthusername/selectsource.php?AuthState=_65640d233a9e5c9712f2d11db35ab77ae1a3838949%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fgsha-uk.frogos.net%2Fsaml%2Fmodule.php%2Fcore%2Fas_login.php%3FAuthId%3Dmulti%26ReturnTo%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fgsha-uk.frogos.net%252Fapp%252Flogin

Atom Learning

This year the Queen Mary’s schools have also partnered with Atom Learning, the leading online Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation platform, to provide students who are eligible for Pupil Premium (both boys and girls)
with free online learning and 11+ exam preparation.

This programme is designed to help children get familiar with the type of questions they may see on the 11+, and build exam technique and confidence. They'll be able to access 11+ and KS2 practice questions, learning resources,mock tests and practice papers through their Atom Home account.

If your child has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, please fill in the form by clicking the button below. They will be given free access to Atom Home when their Pupil Premium status has been verified by
their primary school. <<Access Free 11+ and Learning Support>> https://atomlearning.com/pupil-premium/queenmarys

For non-pupil premium families, there is a five-day free trial available.
Other familiarisation materials
We also familiarisation materials on the admissions pages of our websites (see links below). Work booklets are available on Amazon or in bookstores such as WH Smiths and Waterstones. Publishers such as CGP produce these
materials, but do make sure that you purchase the ones for the GL exam.

Key dates
Can we also remind you of some other key dates:
Open evenings: QMHS Tuesday June 24th 2025

QMGS Thursday 5th June 2025

Portal Open: 06 May 2025 at 9:00am
Deadline for registration: 27 June 2025 at 4pm
Entrance exam: Saturday 13th September 2025

Deadline for LA admissions: Friday 31st October 2025
Contact details and further information

Thank you for your continued interest and support. If you have any questions, please do contact us:

QMHS

QMGS

Upper Forster Street, Walsall, WS4 2AE

01922 721013

Queen Mary's High School - Year 7 September 2026 entry admissions@qmhs.merciantrust.org.uk

@QMHSOFFICIAL

Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG

01922 720696

Admissions Arrangements - Queen Mary's Grammar School admissions@qmgs.merciantrust.org.uk

@qmgs1554

HAF Programme 2025

Thu 06 Mar 2025

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/children-and-young-people/holiday-activities-programme-haf

This scheme is for children and young people aged 5-16 including (4 -17 in full time education who or are eligible).

HAF Programme has access for our free activities throughout our Easter, Summer and Christmas.

Firstly, you should have received a letter through the post with your child/ren’s unique code/s providing you with details on how to apply for the scheme.

Exciting News: Our Transition to Arbor MIS

Sun 24 Nov 2024

We are thrilled to inform you that we transitioned our Management Information System (MIS) to Arbor in September 2024.

Arbor is an intuitive, efficient, and cloud-based MIS that enables us to operate more quickly, intelligently, and collaboratively as a school. We are excited to introduce the Parent App and Parent Portal, which will provide you with more accessible and timely information about your child's school experience. By logging into Arbor, you can view and update your child's information, receive real-time updates, and carry out payments or bookings conveniently.

The Parent Portal is compatible with both computers and laptops, and you can download the Parent App from the App Store or Google Play Store on your mobile device.

Click here to discover more.

Children In Need 2024

Tue 12 Nov 2024

https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=17017

We ask all parents to make a payment of £1.00 on BBC Children In Need 2024. Use the link on Myschool app or on the school website.

West Walsall E-Act Y5&6 open evening

Thu 12 Sep 2024

West Walsall E-Act Y5&6 open evening is taking place on Tuesday 17^th September 3:30-7pm.

HAF Programme

Wed 19 Jun 2024

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/children-and-young-people/holiday-activities-programme-haf

This scheme is for children and young people aged 5-16 including (4 -17 in full time education who or are eligible).

HAF Programme has access for our free activities throughout our Easter, Summer and Winter holidays.

Firstly, you should have received a letter through the post with your child/ren’s unique code/s providing you with details on how to apply for the scheme.