April 2019

Dear Parents/Carers,

As always, there is so much going on within school as you will see from this newsletter. Our student leadership team have been particularly busy of late showing amazing team work and school spirit as they effect positive change within the school and raise money for charity. Our two Head Girls even attended the latest Governors’ meeting last week, wowing all present with their presentation and more importantly showing an incredible attitude to their peers, teachers and the school. Well done team!

In the final few weeks leading up to the exams, year 11 students are being issued with their own magazine called ‘The Final Countdown’ to help them through this challenging time including: advice; top tips; revision guidance; important dates; careers and further education advice. There’s also a section where teachers can congratulate the students on their attitudes, progress and level of effort. If you fancy a peak please see our school website.

On a more serious note, I mentioned two important updates in my last newsletter regarding mobile phones and chewing gum, for which I have summed up key points below for your information. In addition to this there is a brief update about ‘ParentPay’ at the end of the newsletter for which there are also full details on our website.

Please note our next ‘Parent Voice’ meeting is at school on Wednesday 19th June 2019 at 4.00pm; all parents and carers are welcome to attend and we will send out a reminder next term. For further information in the meantime, please contact Mr Thompson at school.

The last day for students this term is Friday 5th April with school reopening at 8:50am on Tuesday 23rd April. We wish all students and their families a wonderful Easter break!

Thank you for your ongoing support. Yours sincerely,

Andrea Radcliffe Headteacher

A polite reminder about mobile phones in school

Mobile phones must be switched off and kept in a bag (not a pocket) for the full duration of the school day including break and lunchtime.

Any phone seen in school will be confiscated and a parent/carer may need to come in after school to collect it.

If a pupil refuses to hand over their phone immediately and without argument, a parent/carer will need to come into school for a meeting.

Pupils needing to contact parents during the day can do so via Student Services.

Parents needing to communicate urgent messages to their child can do so by calling Reception.

A polite reminder about chewing gum

Just a reminder that chewing gum is banned in school – I’m sure that anyone who has ever had any stuck on their shoe/clothing will understand why. Any pupil caught chewing or in possession of chewing gum will be kept after school to carry out community service which may include litter picking or carrying out a task which makes a positive contribution to our school.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT!

Student Leadership News We ran a ‘Selfie Frame’ to

raise money for Comic Relief. Students and staff could pose in silly hats and wigs and have

a photo emailed to them. Lots of people joined in the fun

including our Headteacher!

GCSE Art Students

In February several of our KS4 art students joined a live online ‘life drawing class’

broadcast by the Royal Academy in London from their historic ‘life room’.

From their own homes, students were able to have the same life drawing environment as past masters such as William Blake and

JMW Turner. The live class attracts tens of thousands of artists world-wide to draw together. Our

students will have been amongst the youngest to join and the results they produced are mature and stunning.

What a privilege to teach such talented young people! Mrs Wrigley.

Your child has access to a service called

‘GCSE Pod’ which provides hundreds of professionally produced mini-lessons in the

form of short videos called ‘pods’. They contain all your child needs for GCSE

success. Mrs Mallon

Fancy going to Disneyland? We still have places for our amazing trip to

Disneyland Paris on the 24th to 27th May 2020. The cost is £450 for: 3 nights’ accommodation; 2

days in Disneyland & Walt Disney studios; breakfast and evening meals are included. Pick up a letter for further details from the

languages department and bring in a £90 deposit to reserve a place asap! Madame Eastwood

Cancer Research Cake Sale!

Hyde Student Leadership Team raised £102.03 for

Cancer Research after organising a cake sale for

students and staff. Well done!

It has been another busy term in the Music Department with Y11 GCSE and BTEC coursework deadlines looming! The department has seen a big increase in the number of students signing-up to instrument lessons (11% of the school now have lessons). If your child would like instrument lessons whilst at Hyde please email s.anthony@hydecc.tameside.sch.uk. It has been pleasing to see 14% of the current Y9s opting for music next year; double the national average! All students who opted for GCSE and BTEC music will now receive fully funded instrumental lessons from next half term and should check their lesson times with Mr Anthony. New Revolution continues to represent the school brilliantly across the region. Aiden J (Yr8), Matthew S (Yr8), Zak H (Y9) and Ben R (Y10) are going from strength to strength writing, performing and recording their own music.

Hyde CC Records This term the music department has launched a new record label called ‘Hyde CC Records.’ Students can now arrange a time with Mr Anthony or Mr Garlick to record and release their own music. The record label is already proving popular with students (and staff)! Latest releases can be heard by searching ‘Hyde CC Records’ on YouTube.

Badges of Excellence Students continue to work hard to collect ‘excellence stickers’ in music. Once students have collected stickers for excellent: behaviour; effort; performance; homework and presentation a ‘badge of excellence’ is awarded. The badge allows students access to practice rooms during lunch times and an invitation to have access to our annual music trip to London. The music department would like to thank the following students who have been awarded with their badges this term:

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 7A1 – Rosalyn D, Cora S, Rohan M, Arman I, Jake A, Abigail N, Aaron B, Sumayah I, Aimee R, Asma S, Alice L, Keira L

8A2 – Thomas W, Ellie M, Grace K, Leonie S, Matthew S, Mia G, Grace P, Kaitlyn B

9A3 – Abu-Hamza

7B2 – Freya F, Hammed A, James G, Radia A, Erin P

8A3 – Dominic H, Sophie M, Caitlin M 9B3 – Sumaiya K, Holly W, Tanzima K, Zahra U

7B3 – Faith R 8B2 – Samira I, Najia B, Cole P 9B2 – Sarah G, Peter C, Gabrielle S

7B1 – Luca S, Charlie A, Nuha A, Boris G, Zainab K, Harrison C, Amanee M, Zubair M, Eleanor B, Ellie D, Kingsley N

8B4 – Jess M, Reece B 9A1 – Jack A

8A1 – Millie W, Salmaan O 9A2 – Callum H

8B3 – Aleemah K

8B1 – Alina W, Vidhaan V

Upcoming Music Events

Date Event Venue Details

Sat 18th May (TBC) Hyde on Tour Hyde Market Open-air performance.

Wed 19th June BIG SING Hyde Community College Featuring Hyde CC Choir & local primary schools.

Wed 3rd July Hyde Showcase Hyde Community College Featuring all Hyde bands & local primary schools.

Wed 10th & Thu 11th July 2019

London Music Trip For Badge of Excellence holders.

Extra-Curricular Music Reminder

Sports News!

Silver medallists at the Year 7 Boys Indoor Athletics

Competition. Congratulations boys!

We never cease to be amazed at the talent of our students. We have just been notified that Abbie L (y10) has been invited to play in an International Girls Football Tournament in Germany this summer, and that Joseph J (y7) has been selected for the Tameside U12 Football Squad after several rigorous trials! It’s been a busy few weeks as Hyde have hosted Tameside schools U13 and U15 boys’ volleyball competitions. Well done to all those who represented our school and showed real team spirit!

U13 volleyball team

The girls’ U13 volleyball team have worked very hard this term, practising every Monday after school to

compete in the Tameside Volleyball competition. The girls worked really well as a team and overall they

finished in third place. Congratulations to Sophie M, Ellie M, Rachel D, Sophie D, Grace E and Grace P.

U15 volleyball team

The girls’ U15 volleyball team were up against some tough competition, but the girls worked really hard as a team. Well done to Abbie L, Grace S, Kaetlyn L, Nadine B and

Victoria O.

GCSE Drama Trip

Year 10 and 11 GCSE Drama students visited the Lowry this week to watch ‘The Girl On The

Train’. Students thoroughly enjoyed it and are working really

hard. Miss Owen

PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN ANY OUTSTANDING LIBRARY BOOKS – THANK YOU!

TRIPS PLANNED THIS YEAR: 2019

5th April - 13th April 2019 Ski Trip – all years

1st May 2019 Trip to Quarry Bank Mill

1st May 2019 Year 9 ‘Lost in Translation’ event at Ashton 6th Form College

16th May 2019 Year 7 University of Manchester Gateways Programme

18th June 2019 Year 7 ‘Reaching Higher Programme’ at Ashton 6th Form College

8th July 2019 Year 10 Creative writing university taster day

27th June 2019

Year 7 and 8 Hyde day out – variety of trips TBC

28th June 2019

Year 9 and 10 Hyde day out – variety of trips TBC

10th – 11th July 2019 Music London Trip – Badge of Excellence holders

16th – 19th July 2019 Ypres Trip – all years

11th Dec - 13th Dec 2019 CERN Trip to Switzerland: KS4 Science

Dates for your diary: 2019

Mon 8th April – Mon 22nd April Easter holiday

Thursday 2nd May Year 8 Parents’ Evening

Monday 6th May Bank Holiday

Monday 13th May GCSE exams begin

Mon 27th May – Fri 31st May Half term holiday

Thursday 13th June Year 7 Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 19th June Parent Voice – 4.00pm

Tues 18th – Mon 24th June Year 10 Mocks

Friday 19th July Term ends

Thursday 22nd August GCSE Results day (10am – 12 noon)

Year 8 Parents’ Evening is on Thursday 2nd May 2019 between 3.45pm and 6.30pm.

The booking system is now open – please visit https://hyde.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/ to book your place!

Supporting Your Child During Exam Time (Young Minds)

As we start to move towards exam season, Young Minds have launched advice for parents about supporting their children.

Tips include:

Encourage your child to take revision breaks and find a balance between studying and doing things they find enjoyable and relaxing.

Make sure they are eating and drinking at regular intervals.

Reassure them – reinforce that you are and will be proud of them no matter what happens.

Remain positive and hopeful!

Let them know their feelings are valid and normal, but also offer support and solutions where possible.

Anxiety is often worst at night and this means it is useful to encourage good bedtime routine

You can find out more here: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-guide-to-support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-exam-time/

PARENTPAY

WHAT DOES PARENTPAY DO?

Enables you to pay for trips and other items

such as revision guides, calculators and food

technology ingredients. (NOT school meals,

please see note below).

Offers a highly secure payment site.

Gives you a history of all the payments you

have made.

Allows the merging of accounts if you have

more than one child at school.

Shows you all items available for payment

relevant to each of your children.

Emails a receipt of your payment to the

email address you register.

HOW DOES PARENTPAY HELP YOU? Gives you the freedom to make payments

to school whenever and wherever you like.

Gives you peace of mind that your payment

has been made safely and securely.

Helps with budgeting, payments are

immediate; there is no waiting for cheques to

clear.

Payments for many of the larger trips can

be made by instalments up to the due date.

ParentPay is quick and easy to use.

HOW DO I GET STARTED? We will send you an activation letter after

Easter to enable you to set up your ParentPay

account. The activation letter will contain a

personal activation username and password

to enable you to login to ParentPay. During

the activation process you will be guided

through changing your username and

password to something more memorable;

you can also merge your accounts if you have

more than one child at Hyde Community

College.

Note – We are sorry to report that despite

our best efforts our catering provider,

Robertson, have refused to pay the

associated transaction fees relating to

ParentPay thus preventing us from providing

this service for school meal payments at the

present time. Apologies for any

inconvenience caused but this is

unfortunately out of our hands.

Please see our website for the

latest edition of

‘The Final Countdown’

https://www.hydecommunityc

ollege.org.uk/category/school-

letters/

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter

Year 11 Easter Revision Classes

Book Drive

Our school collected over 200 books to donate to the British Heart Foundation in Hyde, which Mr Shaw dropped off this week to enable extra funding for the charity and further enjoyment for the local community.

Year 11 exams

begin on Monday 13th

May 2019. Exam

timetables have

already been given out

to students.

Year 10 mock exams

take place from

Tuesday 18th –

Monday 24th June

2019. Exam timetables

will be given to

students after Easter.