The Artists Community
“Keen To Be Green”
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| David Hockney | Henry Moore |
The Artists community is one of the five communities in Tong High School. All communities at Tong High School contain students from Years 7 to 13. Each community is divided in to two teams named after famous Yorkshire people. Our teams are named after David Hockney, the famous artist from Bradford and Henry Moore the sculptor, who was born in Castleford.
The Student Progress Leader
The Artist community is headed by a Student Progress Leader who oversees the educational and academic progress of each and every student.The Artists Leader is Mr R Morgan.
Each community is divided in to two teams headed by a Team Leader who oversees the pastoral welfare and attendance of all students in their team. Each team contains 6 team groups with students from all years. Each team group has a Team Tutor.
The Team Leaders
Ms Y Elvidge for Hockney and Ms K Overend for Moore.
The Team Tutors
Moore
M1 Miss J Smith
M2 Mr S Murray/Miss Shute
M3 Mrs C Chadwick/Mrs Maniar
M4 Miss P Gabbitas/Ms Mayfield
M5 Miss J Trayer
M6 Mr M Perry/Miss Bose
Hockney
H1 Ms Poynton/Mrs Dyson
H2 Miss A Cairess/Miss Hudson
H3 Mr G Hird/Miss Gill
H4 Miss N Gregory/Ms Lee
H5 Miss J Pickersgill
H6 Mr A Nichols
The Team Captains
Each team group has two Team Captains who support the tutors in organising the every day activities of the class. Our Team Captains are
AM1 Ryan Mc, Angel S
AM2 Danielle W, Lucy J
AM3 Richard H, Shezad A
AM4 Lauren G, Courtney P
AM5 Nichy C, Josh B
AM6 Bobby H, Henna U
AH1 Katie W, Luke W
AH2 Arcellia S-T, Mohammed S
AH3 Zain M, Zoe A
AH4 Alex W, Emma C, Isis G
AH5 Kirsty J, Liam M
AH6 David R, Ryan P
The Artists Charity
Our community supports various charities. The Artists community has recently supported the ‘Living Paintings Trust’. They produce specialist touch and sound packs that bring paintings to life for people who are visually impaired.
Points
Each community can earn points. Students earn points for attendance and academic effort and achievement. There are also a number of competitions and challenges whereby our students can earn points for their community.
Student achievements
Student achievements are regularly celebrated within the Artists community. Each term students receive certificates and rewards for effort and attendance. Students also receive rewards known as ‘Friday Six’ for exceptional effort and achievement. Students can also claim prizes for completing their ‘Points cards’ Artists – Student Achievers
Key Events
Each term a number of events and challenges are organised by the communities. Sometimes these events are organised to support our charities or simply to encourage competition and enjoyment.
Attendance
Our community is constantly working to improve our attendance. Tutor groups who show improved attendance are rewarded. For example the tutor group with the best attendance figures istreated to a free breakfast.
