Message from The Headteacher

HeadsUP February 2018

Issue 52

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Dear Parent/Carer

March arrived last week with a real blast of

wintry weather which delivered many

challenges for all of us. We tried to keep the

school open, but as the amber alert changed

to red, we knew that we had little option but

to close. Thank you for your support at such

short notice. We make every effort to avoid

closure, but will never compromise the safety

of our students and staff. We have had to

reschedule one or two HCSE examinations as

a consequence, but otherwise we have been

able to return to normal.

I do hope that you have bought your tickets

for our very special school production,

Schools Will Rock You!, which is taking place

in the school hall at 7:00pm on 21st to 23rd

March. Rehearsals are going well, with

students and staff working extremely hard to

ensure that it will be a highly enjoyable and

entertaining evening. I look forward to

seeing you there.

K M Canham Headteacher

If you have not provided school with an up to date email address, please do so! You may be missing out on useful information! Send your name, child's name and tutor group plus your email address to our Facebook page or phone school reception on 01278 455 531.

EGGcellent STEM Day! News story and photos on our website

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In order to help Year 11s during their stressful exam period, we have set up a method for parents/carers to record and send in motivational videos! Simply visit the link to our secure Dropbox and follow the instructions on the step-by-step guide listed below to record and upload your video message. We will then privately email this video to your son/daughter in school so that they receive a little confidence and motivation boost closer to their exams. We hope this will put a smile on their face! For any enquiries, please call the school and ask to speak to Mr Dibble.

https://www.dropbox.com/request/dTQHtZWM53cYdMwvFR59

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE DEADLINE:

23rd March 2018 A massive well done and thankyou to those that have already handed in their completed Work Experience forms. If you are having problems finding a placement and need some help, please visit the South Somerset Partnership website and log in using your PIN number. If students would like further guidance please feel free to pop in and have a chat with Mrs O’Halloran and Mr Dibble (opposite Student Services).

The second block of Year 11 HCSEs are the week of 5th March and GCSE exams are just around the corner! (Written examinations starting 14th May). Visit the school website and click the ‘Exams and Revision Support’ page under the ‘Curriculum’ tab for lots of useful resources. This includes a countdown to the beginning of exams, links to revision materials, exam timetables and specific subject revision and course work catch up sessions for Year 11 students.

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Emotional Health & Wellbeing

At Haygrove School we are committed to working with students to improve mental health and well-being.

One of the ways in which we are doing this is to work with SHARE (Schools Health and Resilience Education). SHARE wants to improve the mental health and emotional well-being of our young people in Somerset. We want to change our culture by breaking down the stigma of mental health issues, and by helping our young people become more resilient so they are better equipped to understand and manage their emotions and behaviour. SHARE will help us by involving everyone in schools – teaching professionals, young people and parents, volunteers and support staff - and provide them the tools and resources to help recognise, manage and sustain good mental health and emotional well-being. On the INSET day at the end of last term staff at Haygrove took part in bespoke training sessions, delivered by SHARE, which revolved around mental health and emotion coaching. These sessions will improve our abilities to promote good mental health and increase our knowledge of tools to support those with mental health needs.

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LOST PROPERTY We have recently noticed an increase in the amount of lost property. To help minimise this, please ensure students’ personal items, including PE Kits, are labelled with their name so that any lost items can be quickly returned if found.

BOOK OF THE MONTH

The Gender Game by Bella Forrest For fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent comes a story like no other...

Women rule the East. Men rule the West. A toxic river divides 19 year-old Violet's world by gender. Already a prisoner to her own nation, now she has been sentenced to death for her crimes. But one decision could save her life...

Internal Exam Appeals Over the next two months any internally assessed work which counts towards final exam grades will be

marked and students will be informed of those marks before they are submitted to the exam boards. Occasionally a student may not agree with the mark awarded by a teacher. If this disagreement cannot be resolved by discussion with the teacher, then the student may appeal to the Examinations Officer. We have recently uploaded a letter to our website regarding internal appeals. The letter explains the process in more detail and contains advice on how to appeal if a students does not agree with an internally assessed mark which counts towards their GCSE grade.

Your old mobile phone can help raise funds for ICT equipment!

In order to raise money for the Mawanda Basic School in Zambia, we are asking parents and families to donate old mobile phones which we can recycle for cash. The funds raised would be donated to support both Mawanda School and the charity Educate the Kids in Kenya whose children’s choir visited us in 2016 who we are hoping to welcome again later this year. Damaged phones can be accepted and can still produce an income for the charities. All phones must be wiped of data, including any iCloud accounts, Google for Samsung etc (a factory reset is not enough – the information must be unlinked/ deleted). Donations need to be brought in with the completed slip on the letter (available on the school website) into school on or before MONDAY 19th MARCH. Only donations received by this date will be processed on this occasion. Phones and slips should be handed to Mrs Collinge or into Reception.

LUNCH TIME AFTER SCHOOL

M O N

Y9/10/11 Girls Hockey KS3 Table Tennis KS4 Badminton Y8 Boys Football Y9 Boys Football Girls Reading Group, Library C2 Club, Rm 29

Manga Club, Library KS3 Boys Football

T U E

Y8 Rugby Y7 Basketball Y9/10/11 Boys Hockey Girls Football Maths & Numeracy Homework Club, rm

13 School of Rock Mentoring, Music

Practise Rooms Acapella Group, rm 38

Table Tennis Academy Girls Football School Production

Rehearsals Y11 English Study

Group, 3.15-4.30

W E D

Y9 Rugby Y7/8 Boys Hockey Y9/10/11 Netball Y10/11 Basketball Dance Club, rm 10 Y7 Football Show Choir, rm 38 The Chronicles of Yarnia (Knitting and

Crochet Club), rm 18 Haygrove Herald Editorial Meeting,

Library

Y10 & 11 Open Studio for Art, Textiles and Photography

Y9 Textiles Club

T H U R

Y10 Boys Football KS3 Badminton Y7/8 Netball Y7 Rugby Maths & Numeracy Homework Club, Rm

13 Lego Club, rm 32 Big Band, rm 37 Folk Band, Live Room DofE Bronze Award, Gym National Cipher Challenge, ICT3 KS3 Board Game Club, rm 32

Y10 & 11 Open Studio for Art, Textiles and Photography

Y11 DT Coursework Practical Time, WS3

Brass Club School Production

Rehearsals

F R I

KS4 Table Tennis Y7/8 Girls Hockey Y8/9 Basketball Y10/11 Rugby Boys Reading Club, Library C2 Club, rm 29

Trampolining Badminton Gymnastics

DATE EVENT

Sat 3 Mar DofE Practice Walk

5-9 Mar Y11 HCSEs

Thur 15 Mar Y8 Parents Forum

Tue 20 Mar Y7-10 Reports Home

21-23 Mar Schools Will Rock You (School Production)

Fri 23 Mar END OF TERM

Mon 9 April START OF TERM

Tue 17 April 711 Reports Home

Wed 18 April Y7 Parents Evening

21-22 April DofE Practice Expedition

Mon 23 April Whole School Photo

Thur 26 April Y10 Parents Evening

Tue 7 May Bank Holiday

Wed 7 May Y9 Parents Evening

Mon 14 May GCSEs Begin

Tue 15 May Y9 Parents Forum

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DIARY DATES Extra Curricular Programme

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We have a dedicated phone number to report student absence via text 07860095106 This number is for texting only, we no longer have a dedicated voicemail for absence. If you wish to leave a message please ring 01278 455531 and select option 1.

REMEMBER! The majority of letters that are given

to students to take home are available to view and download from the School Website in the

Letters and Publications Section!

If you would like your child to go on a planned school trip, they must return a signed Consent Form. We cannot ring home on the day of the trip to obtain verbal permission for students to leave school for a trip.