TOP THREE THINGS WE ARE ASKING THE STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON THIS WEEK:

1. The 13th November is World Kindness Day – remember that no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever

wasted…..

2. This week is anti-bullying week – the theme for 2017 is “All Different, All Equal”

3. “The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.”

THE WEEK AHEAD Year 7 Parent/Tutor Meetings – Tuesday 14th November Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 16th November 6.30pm – 9pm Staff Development Day – Friday 17th November – school closed to students

KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE

There are still a significant number of parents who are putting our children at serious risk by dropping off and/or picking up their children on the zig zags at the front of school. We ask that you use the main car park and drop off showing consideration to the safety of other students and other users of the car park. You are also reminded of the Park and Stride safe drop-off zones and would encourage you to use them as an alternative to driving up the already very busy Arthur’s Avenue. Your co-operation is very much appreciated. (John Mungovin, Facilities Manager)

JUST B – DROP IN SERVICE FOR YEAR 11 STUDENTS To support Year 11 students in the final year of GCSE’s we will be offering a drop in service for any student who wants advice and guidance on managing exam pressure. This will be in S23 every Tuesday from 1pm with effect from 31st October 2017. (Mr Milburn)

JUST B – COUNSELLING SERVICE (SIXTH FORM) Just B are also offering a counselling service to our Sixth Form students, meetings can be arranged via Mrs Jackson or Mrs Vincent. (Mrs Vincent)

REVISION – WORKING WITH YOUR MEMORY

Whether revising for short tests, Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) or exams, selecting the right revision strategies can be the key to success. When we are trying to learn and remember something research shows that, many of us spend time on strategies that feel right but are often unproductive and ultimately do not work well. In preparation for their mocks later this term, Year 11’s are spending time thinking about effective revision strategies that they can use. The link below it to a guide they will be using. It summarises how our memory works best, what does not work, and what definitely does work when it comes to any revision and long-term memory task. The guide is suitable for all learners. Link: Revision Guidance Memory Recall (Ms Smith and Dr Robson)

SCHOOL BUS – 727H With effect from 1 January 2018, the fare on the above school transport service will be increasing to:

£1.80 single £2.70 day return £13.50 weekly return

(NYCC School Transport)

School Bulletin Week Beginning: Monday 13 November 2017

Parent Notes:

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Please follow this link to the news section of our website for the latest items in the press. News and Events

CURRENT VACANCIES

Current vacancies within Red Kite Learning Trust:

Administration Officer, Data and Exams at HGS, 37 hours per week. Term time only plus training days and 2 additional weeks (closing date 13th November 2017)

Administration Officer, SCITT (Teacher Training Team) at HGS, 37 hours per week (part time considered). Term time only plus training days and an additional 3 weeks (closes 21st November 2017)

Teacher KS2 at Coppice Valley Primary School – available from February half term, minimum 0.6FTE (closes 27th November 2017)

Science Technician at Harrogate Grammar School, 37 hours per week (part time considered). Term time only plus training days (closes 22nd November 2017)

Senior Midday Supervisory Assistant at Rossett Acre Primary School, 10 hours per week (Monday to Friday 11:15am to 1:15pm) Term Time only (closes 17th November 2017)

General Kitchen Assistant at Western Primary School, part time 16 hours per week. Term time only plus training days (closes 30th November 2017)

Midday Supervisory Assistant at Oatlands Junior School, part time 6.5 hours per week. Term time only (closes 14th November 2017)

General Teaching Assistant/Midday Supervisory Assistant at Oatlands Junior School, part time 15 hours per week (12pm to 3.30pm). Term time only plus training days (closes 14th November 2017)

Permanent Kitchen Porter at HGS, part time, 37 hours per week, Term time only plus training days

Further detail can be found at www.rklt.co.uk/vacancies/ or contact recruitment@harrogategrammar.co.uk

SAVE THE DATE Year 7 Parent/Tutor Meeting – Tuesday 21st November Year 12 Parents’ Consultation Evening – Tuesday 28th November 4-7pm Sixth Form Medical Conference – Wednesday 29th November 4-6pm Year 11 Mock Exams – week commencing 4th and 11th December We Will Rock You! Musical – Wednesday 6th, Thursday 7th and Friday 8th December Christmas Concert – Thursday 14th December Celebration evening – Wednesday 20th December

PTA NEWS Christmas Dinner Dance – Friday 15th December Tickets are now available for the annual PTA Christmas Dinner Dance, which will be held at the Majestic Hotel on Friday 15th December. Further information, including how to buy your ticket can be found on the following link: PTA Christmas Dinner Dance

Save the date: Friday 15th December 2017 – Christmas Dinner Dance at the Majestic Thank you for supporting our school community and helping to make fundraising fun and enjoyable.

SPORTING RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK

SPORTS REPORT

Date Sport/ Event Opposition Venue Age Group Result

Tuesday 7th November

Girl’s Hockey North Yorkshire Preliminary Round

@ St. Peter’s U12 2nd (Through to next

round)

Thursday 9th November

Football (County Cup)

Easingwold Away U15 Won 7-0

Year 7 Girl’s Hockey

Well done to the Year 7 girl’s hockey team, who came 2nd at the North Yorkshire

preliminary tournament on Tuesday. The girls only had 1 loss, against St Olaves, but

beat Scarborough College (1-0), Minster (4-0), Ashville (2-0) and Thirsk (4-0). All the

girls had an excellent performance throughout the tournament and did their year group and the school very proud.

Congratulations girls!

Year 10 Boy’s Football

Well done to the Year 10 boy’s football team, who won 7-0 against Easingwold in the North Yorkshire School’s County Cup. The boy’s stormed into a 6-0 lead at half-time, as they continue to search for that elusive appearance

in the county cup final. They now play either George Pindar School from Scarborough or Northallerton. Congratulations boys!

SPORTING EVENTS DIARY - WEEK COMMENCING 13th NOVEMBER 2017

Date Sport/ Event Opposition Age Group

Venue Meet/ Departure

time

Start/KO Return to HGS/ End time (Approx.)

Monday 13th November

Girl’s Football Harrogate and Craven Tournament

U12 @ Rossett 1:45pm 2:30pm 4:30pm

Monday 13th November

Boy’s Hockey QEGS U14 Home 2:35pm 3:30pm 5:00pm

Monday 13th November

Football (County Cup R1)

Rossett 1st XI Away 2:35pm 3:45pm 5:45pm

Tuesday 14th November

Girl’s Hockey North Yorkshire Championship

Finals

U12 @ St. Peter’s 10:30am 12:00pm 3:00pm

Wednesday 15th

November

Boy’s Hockey GSAL U16 Away 1:15pm 2:30pm 4:30pm

Wednesday 15th

November

Rugby (County Cup R2)

Wickersley U16 Home 12:55pm 2:30pm 5:30pm

Wednesday 15th

November

Netball Prince Henry’s U12 A U13 A

Away 2:35pm 3:15pm 5:45pm

Thursday 16th November

Girl’s Rugby White Rose Festival

U13 @ Wetherby RUFC

3:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm

Thursday 16th November

Girl’s Hockey Boroughbridge U13 A Home 3:30pm 4:00pm 5:30pm

Thursday 16th November

Boy’s Hockey North East of England Indoor

Finals

U16 @ Bradford 9:00am 10:00am 4:30pm

Saturday 18th November

Rugby Crossley Heath U12 U16

Home 9:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

Saturday 18th November

Rugby Crossley Heath U13 U14

Away 8:00am 10:00am 1:00pm

Wednesday 6th December - Friday 8th December

The countdown begins… FOUR WEEKS TO GO!!

We wanted to give you exclusive access to the rehearsal room in preparation for this year’s musical

We Will Rock You!

“During rehearsals this week we have made a lot of progress on the musical numbers in the show. We are getting our heads round all of the difficult group harmonies and it's sounding great! I particularly enjoyed 'Somebody to Love' as it is such a ‘feel good’ song. After vocal rehearsals this week the backing vocals are sounding so amazing against the solo vocalists. In the drama rehearsal on Wednesday, we all came together to work on the choreography for 'One Vision'. All of the Ga Ga Kids are like an army in this number and we were trying to choreograph slick, block movements to reflect this. I'm excited for rehearsals next week and to start putting this show together with the set in the Forum!”

Ruby Johnson 10AJD

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 15th November; Adults £10, Concessions £7.

We look forward to seeing you there. Look out for next week’s update in the Bulletin!