HCH Parent Handbook, 2023-24

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Hampton Court House Achievement With Heart Handbook 2023–2024 3 Contents Welcome from the Principal 1 Your key contacts 3 Parent portal 5 Safeguarding at HCH 7 Term dates 10 The school day 12 Our house system 18 Dress code 20 Clubs and enrichment 23 Sport 35 School bus 38 Lunch 40 Friends of HCH 42 Calendar of events 45 School map 52

Welcome from the Principal

Dear parents

As this school year draws to a close, we are already looking forward to the next and, to make sure we are ready for September, we have prepared this information pack for all HCH families. For current families, lots of this information will be familiar, but please take time to read it carefully as there are important changes in some areas. For our new families, welcome! We are so pleased that you will be joining us soon.

Just as last year, some information, such as the full range of clubs, will continue to be updated over the summer, so please check the parent portal or school website. You will also find all the school policies on the website.

This marks the end of my first full year as Principal at HCH and I am delighted that we have achieved so much during the year. From The Lion King to Arctic expeditions, pottery classes to Santa’s Grotto – there is something for everyone to enjoy at HCH and we pride ourselves on creating a warm, welcoming family environment that allows our children and young people to thrive.

I believe a strong partnership with families allows us to flourish, so please continue to give me your feedback so that we can work together to strengthen and further improve our school.

Wishing you a happy and relaxing summer, and I look forward excitedly to the new school year.

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Your key contacts

Communication is key for the strong relationships we continually endeavour to build and maintain with families.

In addition to the weekly newsletter, the Parent Portal is a key source of information in addition to our website.

Our social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn also share highlights throughout the year.

Principal Katherine Vintiner kvi@hchnet.co.uk

Deputy Head Academic Paul Pearce pgp@hchnet.co.uk

Deputy Head Pastoral and DSL

Amy Burgess acb@hchnet.co.uk

Deputy Head Compliance

Nick Shaw nsh@hchnet.co.uk

Head of Sixth Form

Rob Armiger rwa@hchnet.co.uk

Head of Senior

Katherine Deacon kde@hchnet.co.uk

Head of Prep

Susie Byers sby@hchnet.co.uk

School Reception 020 8614 0865 reception@hchnet.co.uk

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Parent Portal

The ISAMS parent portal is an online portal for parents to easily view information such as your child’s timetable, school reports and assessments, communications, the calendar, and public examination entries and timetables. Currently, various forms of communication and reports are shared through the portal.

At the start of the term you will be sent a letter via email that will have a registration code and registration password.

On receipt of this information these, follow these steps.

Step 1

Open Chrome/Microsoft Internet Explorer/Firefox (your browser) on a computer that is connected to the internet.

Step 2

Navigate to the website https://hamptoncourthouse.parents.isams.cloud/api/homepage/.

Step 3

Select create an account (top right)

Step 4

Use the authentication codes

Step 5

Your account will be created

Once you have a parent portal login, you can access the ISAMS iparent app from the app store. Search ‘isams parent’.

You will be asked for the school id which is HCHS. Please use the same email and password as your parent portal account.

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Safeguarding at HCH

Hampton Court House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and requires all staff and volunteers actively to share this commitment.

The safeguarding of children is the responsibility of everyone within the Hampton Court House community. We ask if anyone sees or witnesses anything which compromises our commitment to safeguarding that this be brought swiftly to the attention of a member of The Safeguarding Team.

The Safeguarding Team

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Amy Burgess acb@hchnet.co.uk

Deputy DSLs

Early Years DSL

Genevieve Mackenzie gtm@hchnet.co.uk

Nick Shaw Nsh@hchnet.co.uk

Katy Deacon Kde@hchnet.co.uk

Susie Byers Sby@hchnet.co.uk

Safeguarding Governor Libby Nicholas libby.nicholas@dukeseducation.com

Talat Khan thk@hchnet.co.uk

Samuel Dykes sjd@hchnet.co.uk

Janak Odedra jvo@hchnet.co.uk

We recognise that the impact of abuse (whether emotional, neglect, physical or sexual) can have lifelong consequences in terms of an individual’s self-esteem and/or the ability to form trust-filled relationships in later life. We actively promote an ethos which places a safeguarding culture at the very heart of Hampton Court House.

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The School will therefore:

- Establish and maintain an ethos where all children feel secure and are encouraged to talk and are always listened to

- Ensure that all children know there is an adult in the school whom they can approach if they are worried or in difficulty

- Provide anonymous means of reporting concerns for children and parents if preferable, through the use of anonymous boxes throughout the school and the online platform TootToot, a link to which can be found on our website

- Include across the curriculum (and through PSHE / Form Time / and Assemblies) opportunities which equip our children with the skills they need to stay safe from harm and to know whom they should turn to for help.

- Ensure all teachers receive safeguarding training on a regular basis (at least once a year). In addition, awareness training takes place throughout each term on a rolling programme. The Safeguarding Team receive higher levels of training to support their role in decisionmaking and liaising with outside agencies, including children’s services and the police. Senior staff are also trained in safeguarding relating to safer recruitment procedures.

If you are concerned about a child’s welfare, please consult the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures, and record your concern, and any observations or conversation heard, and report to a member of the Safeguarding Team as soon as possible (ideally the same day). Do NOT conduct your own investigation.

If your concerns relate to the actions or behaviour of a member of staff (which could suggest that he/she is unsuitable to work with children) then you should report this in confidence to the Principal (or to the nominated safeguarding governor if the concern relates to the Principal) who will consider what action to take.

Integrated Safeguarding Portfolio

We firmly seek to establish a culture of safeguarding at Hampton Court House, which is underpinned by the following portfolio of integrated policies:

- Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

- Anti-Bullying Policy

- Behaviour Policy

- Complaints Procedure

- Data Protection Policy

- First Aid Policy and Accident Procedure

- ICT Acceptable Use Policy

- Missing Child Policy

- SEND Policy

- Sex and Relationship Education Policy

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Safeguarding at HCH

Term dates

Academic Year September 2023 – July 2024

Autumn Term 2022

New Starters’ Welcome BBQ

Staff Inset

Start of Term for Reception

Start of Term for All Years

Half-term

Term restarts

End of Term

Spring Term 2023

Staff Inset

Start of Term

Half Term

Term restarts

End of Term

Summer Term 2023

Staff Inset

Start of Term

Half Term

Term Restarts

Sunday, 3 September 2023

Monday, 4 September - Tuesday, 5 September 2023

Wednesday, 6th September 2023

Thursday, 7th September 2023

Monday, 23 October - Friday, 3 November 2023

Monday, 6 November 2023

Thursday, 14 December 2023 (12 noon finish)

Thursday, 4 - Friday, 5 January 2024

Monday, 8 January 2024

Monday, 12 - Friday, 16 February 2024

Monday, 19 February 2024

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 (12 noon finish)

Monday, 15 - Tuesday, 16 April 2024

Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Monday, 27 - Friday, 31 May 2024

Monday, 3 June 2024

End of Term Friday, 5 July 2024 (12 noon finish)

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The school day

Arrival and Drop Off

Early Years

Early Years is located in The Little Courtyard. Children will be dropped at the gates with their teachers at 08:30, to give parents enough time to drop off their older siblings.

Prep

The school day starts promptly at 08:40. Please bring your child to the front lawn in good time, where they will be met by their form tutor for an 8.40 start.

Senior

The school day starts promptly at 08:40. Please ensure your child arrives in time to be in their form room for 08:40 when the register will be taken by their tutor.

Sixth Form

The school day starts promptly at 10:00; Sixth Formers should arrive in time to be present in time for their first lesson at 10:00 and must sign in at Reception. In the Autumn term, all Year 12 students are expected to arrive at school at 10:00. The option to begin studying at home in free periods is reviewed towards the end of the first term, and may be offered to students from January, based on their progress and attitude to learning.

Late Arrival

All students are expected to arrive at school on time. Any student who arrives late by ten minutes or more should go to Reception first, to sign in before going to form time or their lesson. Punctuality to school will be closely monitored by the Senior Leadership Team, and frequent lateness may attract a consequence.

Absences

If your child is going to be absent, please email Reception using the following email address: pupilabsence@hchnet.co.uk. Please include the reason why your child will be absent and when you expect them to return to school.

Collection

If your child becomes unwell during the school day and you are called to collect them, please come to the front gate and let a member of staff know of your arrival. Pupils in Years 7 and above will be sent out to meet you. Pupils from Early Years to Year 6 will be escorted out to meet you.

At the end of the school day if you are collecting your child please meet them in the following areas:

For Years 3 - 6, please meet on the front lawn.

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day

The school

For Early Years, Year 1 and Year 2, please collect from the gates to The Little Courtyard. Collection is at 15:15. Children who have an older sibling in the school may stay for sibling supervision until 15:50.

Please note that we cannot allow parents into the school buildings unless accompanied by a member of staff. If you have a pre-booked appointment, please sign in at the front gate where you will be met by a member of staff.

Walking to and from school

As children grow and become more independent, parents may feel they are ready to make their own way to and from school.

It is parents’ responsibility to ensure their child arrives safely and promptly to school each morning. Whilst walking to school it is understood that parents ensure that their child takes the safest route possible and is accompanied at all times by a responsible adult. In Years 5 and above, parents may decide that their child is capable of independently walking to school. If this is the case, parents make the informed decision that they are responsible for their child’s safety on their journey to school, even if they are not physically present.

Should parents make this decision, they must advise the school by completing the permission slip included in our Children walking to and from school alone policy.

Equipment

All pupils should arrive at lessons with a fully-equipped pencil case which includes the following items:

Years 1-4

- Handwriting pen

- Pencil

- Ruler

- Eraser

- Colouring pencils (not felt tips)

Years 5-6

- 2x Blue or black pen

- 2x pencil

- Ruler

- Eraser

- Highlighters in 4 colours

- Colouring pencils (not felt tips)

- Glue stick

- Mathematics set

- Calculator

Years 7-13

- 2x Blue or black pen

- 2x pencil

- Ruler

- Eraser

- Highlighters in 4 colours

- Colouring pencils (not felt tips)

- Glue stick

- Mathematics set

- Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio FX-83GTX)

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Form Time

Form Time takes place from 08:40 - 09:00am for Prep and Senior children, and between 08:30 and 8:40 for Early Years children. This time allows tutors to take the register, give out important information and notices, and take part in short, pastorally-focused activities. All students are expected to attend and arrive on time. Punctuality to school will be closely monitored by the Senior Leadership Team, and frequent lateness may attract a consequence.

As part of the school’s PSHE curriculum, we follow a carefully planned pastoral programme throughout the year. This means that, each week, we have a new theme to explore in our assemblies, form time and PSHE lessons. On Fridays we take part in House activities and meetings.

Assemblies

We have a weekly assembly schedule; all students are expected to attend on their designated day, which is as follows:

Monday SLT assembly for Years 3 and Up (unless on celebration assembly weeks)

Wednesday Senior

Thursday Prep

Friday House assembly (on a rotation)

Early Years will have daily circle time assemblies with their form tutors.

Homework

Early Years children are not set homework until Reception, when they receive reading books from the Read Write Inc programme.

All students from Year 1 upwards are provided with a homework timetable and homework tasks must be recorded in their student planner. Teachers will set homework in accordance with the timetable to ensure work is evenly balanced each week. Homework should last no longer than 30 minutes per subject up to Year 9, but will increase in Years 10-11. Sixth Formers should expect to work independently for at least five hours per subject per week, including homework tasks.

In Year 5 and above, teachers will set homework using Microsoft Teams. This is not a substitute for the planner, and students are still expected to note their homework in planners themselves. Parents will have access to Microsoft Teams - where they can view the homework set.

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The school day

The Little Courtiers School Day (Early Years)

Early Years: We have registration and circle time, followed by Maths and Read Write Inc lessons every morning, then the children have specialist lessons until lunch. After lunch we have 3 hours of uninterrupted continuous provision, which provides holistic learning across the EYFS and a mixture of adult and child led activities.

Time

8:30 - 8:40

8:40 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:15

12:00 - 15:15

15:15 - 15:50

Morning registration and circle time

Core curriculum lessons and specialist lessons

Lunch

EYFS Curriculum Continuous Provision

Sibling Supervision

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The School Day

Time

8:40 - 09:00

9:05 - 09:55

10:00 - 10:50

10:50 - 11:10

11:10 - 12:00

12:05 - 12:55

12:55 - 13:35

13:35 - 14:15

14:15 - 15:05

14:50 - 15:05

15:10 - 16:00

16:00 - 16:10

16:10 - 17:00

Morning registration and form time

Period 1

Period 2

Morning break

Period 3

Prep Lunch | Senior Period 4

Prep Clubs and Enrichment | Senior Lunch 1

Prep Period 4 | Senior Lunch 2

Clubs, Enrichment and Form Time

Period 5 (Ends 1450 for Prep)

Prep Afternoon Break

Period 6

End of School | Break (Sixth Form Only)

Period 7 (Sixth Form Only)

After-School Clubs and Enrichment

Lunches

Our catering team provides a high-quality and varied menu of lunches each week, which includes a vegetarian option, and a full soup and salad bar to which students can help themselves. Each day there is also an option of either a dessert or fresh fruit and healthy snacks are available throughout the day.

Early Years

Lunch for the Early Years begins at 11:30 when the children are brought to the conservatory.

Prep

Lunch for the Prep School begins at 12.05..

Senior and Sixth Form

Lunch for the upper school has two sittings, which begin at 12:40 and end at 14:15. Students may eat in the conservatory, the theatre or outside, but are expected to clean up after themselves: plates or rubbish must not be left outside or at tables under any circumstances.

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Our House System

At Hampton Court House, students are organised into four distinct houses: Halifax, Wright, Twining, Garrick. The House system forms the backbone of the school community, fostering a sense of belonging, healthy competition, and camaraderie among the students.

At Hampton Court House, students are organised into four distinct houses: Halifax, Wright, Twining, Garrick. The House system forms the backbone of the school community, fostering a sense of belonging, healthy competition, and camaraderie among the students.

Each house at Hampton Court House is named after a significant figure that is closely connected to the house’s history and the local area. Halifax House honours the memory of George Montague Dunk, the 2nd Earl of Halifax, an influential statesman who built the house in 1757. Wright House is named after the esteemed architect Thomas Wright, who designed the house. Twining House honours Thomas Twining III, a prominent scientific educationist and polymath, who bought the house in 1883. Garrick House pays homage to the renowned actor and playwright David Garrick who owned famous landmarks in the Hampton area.

Throughout the academic year, Hampton Court House hosts a range of engaging events that bring the house communities together. These include celebration assemblies, where students are recognised for their achievements, and house events that promote healthy competition and team spirit. These events encourage students to develop their leadership skills, boost their self-confidence, and build lasting friendships within their respective houses. By fostering a strong sense of community and holistic development, the house system enriches the educational experience, instilling in students valuable skills and qualities that will serve them well beyond their time at the school.

Key contact

mcs@hchnet.co.uk

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Dress code

At HCH we think it is important that young people feel comfortable in their clothing, that they are recognised as individuals, and have the opportunity to make decisions about their attire whilst learning how to dress for a professional environment.

With this is mind, we ask that students adhere to the following guidelines:

Smart casual dress is encouraged throughout the school.

This may include:

• Jeans (no rips), or other casual trousers (chinos, corduroys, culottes etc)

• Skirts or dresses

• Polo shirts, collared shirts, plain t-shirts, blouses

• Knitted jumpers/pullovers or cardigans

• Blazers

• Hoodies are permitted, but they must be plain with no large logos or images, hoods are not to be worn inside.

We ask that the following are NOT worn to school:

• Jogging bottoms

• Any form of lounge wear such as pyjama bottoms

• Crop tops

Some detail

• With regard to skirts, dresses and shorts, we ask that they are of a comfortable length, shorts should not be ‘hotpants’, and skirts should be of a length and fit that is appropriate for day to day school life

• Sleeveless tops are permitted, but any short sleeves or straps should cover underwear fully

• Trainers are permitted, but should be plain and smart, not scruffy (ie. not covered in mud and falling apart!)

• For health and safety reasons - all flip flops are not permitted

• For health and safety reasons - jewellery: only studded earrings or nose studs are acceptable. No hooped or dangling earrings and no facial piercing rings please.

• Hair - our only rule is that long hair is tied back for sports and science please.

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Sport

On days when the students have sport, school sports kit should be worn. Long hair must be tied back on sports days and jewellery removed.

School sports kit is available from our dedicated AlleyCatz store:

https://www.alleycatz.co.uk/schools/hampton-court-house.html

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Dress code

Beyond the Classroom: Student Enrichment at HCH

Hampton Court House offers students a wealth of co-curricular opportunities. We hope that the extensive range - including sport, the arts, coding or academics - inspires every student to try something different, develop new skills, make new friends and prepare for life beyond HCH.

The enrichment programme is central to life at HCH, balancing the academic focus of the classroom with a broad range of experiences and activities, together with excellent pastoral care to fulfil our whole-pupil approach to learning. In our experience, students learn as much outside the classroom as they do within it.

Sixth Form students are able to hone their leadership, cultural awareness and debating skills through the popular Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Trips and expeditions take our students all over the UK and around the world, and the Duke of Edinburgh Award enables senior school students to take part in community service and expeditions alongside sport and skills.

This year, we are introducing the new Dukes Young Leaders Award, which will allow students of all ages to develop their skills in the four areas of leadership: courage, compassion, honour and humility.

Clubs

At HCH we have over 50 different Clubs that run throughout the year.

Art Clubs

Jewellery Making Creating jewellery is a fantastic craft that is exceptionally rewarding. Almost everyone loves wearing jewellery, from friendship bracelets, to pet tags, to charm bracelets and more. You can design and create pieces for yourself, or as a gift to someone you love.

Animation Club This club is appropriate for beginners who want to learn how to animate or experienced animators who would like to work on their own projects.

Art & Design The children will be using their imaginations to design and construct through art. There will be different themes each week to inspire creations using different media and resources.

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Arts and Crafts Having fun making arts and crafts using various equipment and multimedia, utilising and enhancing skills acquired in art lessons.

Art in Nature Seeing the beauty of art all around us in the natural world. Using natural resources such as leaves, stones, branches and sticks found within the charming grounds of the school. Pupils will have the opportunity to let their imagination run free to create works of art in various forms including prints, paintings and sculptures.

Claycatz Pottery Come along and enjoy creating a keepsake out of clay. Your child will find the squishing and rolling, therapeutic and messy. The benefits of this mindful practice will help develop their sensory and fine motor skills. We provide the children with clay, glazes and tools needed to create a sculpture or ceramic piece. We fire the pieces ourselves and return them once they have finished glazing.

Da Vinci Art For students who wish to develop their observational drawing skills. As well as using dry drawing materials, students will have the opportunity to learn techniques in watercolour and acrylic. This club is invitation only, interested students should ask their art teacher if they wish to be considered.

Photography An opportunity to learn traditional photography techniques including sun prints, darkroom techniques and the use of film cameras.

Sustainable Design & Technology Working on craft-focused projects, students will develop technical, practical, design and creation skills, using their creativity in solving real-life and relevant problems. Through evaluation of past and present examples, and principles of design and technology, they develop a knowledge and critical understanding in order to make prototypes and products for different applications using CAD/CAM, laser cutting, and 3D printing technologies.

Textiles/Art Club Drawing, using textiles, painting and making stories with Claire Drury.

Watercolour This club develops students’ foundational skills of traditional watercolour technique. Using quality paint, paper and brushes, each step will take the student through exercise studies to help build mastery and confidence as they learn to paint in watercolour.

Classics

Ancient Greek The influence of the Greek language in science in particular can be seen just by the number of words derived from Greek which are used within subjects such as Maths, Science and Philosophy even to this day.

Latin Latin offers learners the chance to interrogate the meaning of words, the construction of sentences and the use of language for different purposes. With around 60% of English words being derived from Latin, this club will support literacy development and provide a strong linguistic foundation on which to build. It offers rich learning opportunities which go beyond language to embrace history, philosophy, civilisation, art, drama and mythology.

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Beyond the classroom

Computer Science Clubs

Developing Mobile Apps Making mobile applications using App Lab, which is a programming environment where you can design an app, code in JavaScript with either blocks or text, then share your app rapidly.

Coding with Unity Unity is a development environment for making games, virtual environments, visual novels, digital animations and more. You can use Unity to develop 2D and 3D cross-platform games for PCs, consoles, mobile devices, and the internet.

Coding This club introduces computing challenges to young digital learners. The students will learn broad problem-solving techniques which include four elements: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithms. There are a variety of ways that students can practise and hone their computational thinking. This club also prepares them for computational challenge competitions, such as Bebras UK organised by HCH in November.

Advanced Coding Pupils focus on programming using the object-oriented programming language C Sharp. They will practise programming which will enable them to do coding tasks independently. C# is used to make mobile and web applications, client applications using Windows Forms, cloud and blockchain applications.

Lego Robotics Learn the fundamentals of robotics by building innovative LEGO models. Every session children work in pairs to build unique models that come alive. Each poses unique challenges and applies their knowledge to make their models solve complex problems, using computer programming, team working and engineering skills along the way.

Touch Typing More and more of our children’s work and prep is now completed on a computer, using a keyboard. Students learn to type while supporting their reading and spelling development and have fun learning together.

English and Drama Clubs

Script Writing This is a Drama club with a focus on writing, looking at different writing techniques to develop creativity and ideas. There will be the opportunity to perform your original scripts or direct other performers.

Creative Writing The children will develop their creative writing skills. This involves planning a story, brainstorming characters and setting and then writing the story. Creative writing builds confidence and gives children the opportunity to explore different worlds and ideas. The creative process teaches children how they can express themselves creatively through words.

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Beyond the classroom

Poetry Students will have fun with poetry, whilst at the same time extending their English lessons. They will have the opportunity to look at various poets and different styles, carry out activities and use their creative skills to produce their very own poetry.

Reading Club Encouraging young readers to discover great books and share stories.

Storytelling Through the use of literacy, art and imagination, the children will be transported to visualise, dream and pretend, while making up stories and learning about literacy in a fun and informative way.

Language Clubs

French Roleplay The children will play various role-playing card games in French. They will be able to speak French and play different characters in different bluffing games, such as ‘Les Loups-Garous’. Strategy and concentration will be needed in those fun and entertaining cooperative games.

Chinese The Chinese club will cover different aspects of China and Chinese culture with fun activities such as learning about the main Chinese festivals and making origami, ordering food and using chopsticks, exploring the major dynasties in Chinese history, using a traditional brush to write Chinese zodiac characters, introducing China’s ancient poetry and enjoying Chinese paper fans craft activity. It’s a great opportunity to learn and ‘experience’ Chinese culture. Teacher Jenny is a native Chinese speaker, fluent in English. She is passionate about teaching students about Chinese culture.

Friends of HCH

Gardening The Friends are running a Gardening Club open to Years 1 to 6 in the Autumn Term in the Community Garden. The club will mainly be responsible for the upkeep of the Community Garden; planting, weeding, creating wildlife habitats, recording wildlife activities, learning about environmental initiatives and tending to the fruit and vegetables planted as seeds. This club is managed by parent volunteers, Hannah Bahar and Vicki Felgate.

Games

Chess Children will not be playing complete games, but shorter and simpler games using subsets of chess to analyse strategy and techniques. Beginners and also proficient players are all catered for.

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Beyond the classroom

Board Games In this club the children will play board games in French and in English. It will give the children a chance to discover various games and play together. When the weather permits, we will play some famous outdoor games like pétanque, molkky, palet and many more!

Detective Club Designed to stretch and inspire pupils to look below the surface... predicting, sequencing, cracking codes and problem solving.

Lego Children will explore, construct, problem solve and create through Lego building.

Magic the Gathering Magic the Gathering is a trading card game (similar to Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh) in which players use creatures and spells to face off against one another. Easy to learn but with lots of depth and tactical thinking required. Students may bring their own cards or borrow some to learn with.

Models & Mayhem This is an introduction to tabletop gaming using the Warhammer Alliance resources and rules. Members will get a chance to assemble their model, create a backstory and participate in short missions working as a squad against a nefarious and ruthless enemy! This will test your story telling, team building and artistic skills. All levels of experience are welcome.

Playdough Club When children play with playdough, they use their own imaginations and connect to their experiences, share and communicate with others as well as strengthening their fine motor skills!

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Beyond the classroom

Humanities

Debating Students will learn to critically analyse and discuss challenging topics with a view to representing a specific point of view, in a challenging lively debate.

Model UN Model United Nations is an academic or recreational activity in which participants assume the role of national ambassadors or representatives to debate and seek to solve global issues. There are few better ways of understanding international affairs and global politics than putting yourself ‘in the shoes of world leaders!

Newspaper Club Newspaper club will give students the opportunity to investigate and report on current events in the school and wider world.

Urban Fun This is an educational workshop series. The sessions are designed for primary school pupils to inspire creativity and teach the basics of architecture and sustainability in a fun and interactive way. The programme is divided into the following themes: Urban awareness and our neighbourhood, architecture and built-up environment, transportation / navigating on streets, natural environment, sustainability and urban recycling, our city –London, world cities, building your own neighbourhood / city. Each week culminates in a project or activity that allows children to put their newly acquired knowledge into practice.

Maths Clubs

Maths Challenge We will use our skills to tackle UKMT Primary Maths Challenge tasks and will choose our team of four Year 6 students to represent HCH in the Primary Challenge in October. After that we will prepare for the Maths Primary Challenge in November, where all students from the club can participate. If you love solving logic puzzles, maths problems and like a challenge, then this club is for you!

Spaghetti Maths Each session, this innovative maths-focused club explores a different area of mathematics through various challenges and investigations. Every week children construct something different to take home which can be enjoyed as a visual reminder of the session. Consequently, this invites a purposeful discussion with families to deepen their understanding of the concept.

Mental Health

Nurture Group It is an open drop-in session for anybody who wants to come to the counselling room and play or talk.

Talking Space A drop-in service led by our Sixth Form students. The aim is to provide support in day-to-day challenges faced by young people in education - be it friendship

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Beyond the classroom

Music Clubs

Chamber Choir An opportunity to work with and learn from Kieran, an experienced musician, choir master and music producer. The chamber choir often performs at key school events. In the past, these have included a choral service, an evening of music at Hampton Court Palace Chapel and numerous school concerts.

Junior choir Junior choir is an opportunity for our younger singers to join together as an ensemble and develop their vocal and performance skills. The choir will explore a range of repertoire and perform at a variety of events across the year.

Ensemble In this club, students learn to play pieces of classical and film music and also learn to improvise together. Students will be given their own part and they will learn to listen and respond to the rest of the ensemble. There will be opportunities for the ensemble(s) to perform at different events throughout the year. Ensemble playing is a wonderful way to extend skills of musicianship, experience music-making as part of a community, and to have fun! This club is open to players of woodwind, brass and string instruments. Students of different instruments who are interested in playing in an ensemble should get in touch with Rosalind (RRI). Students are expected to bring their own instruments each week. Music will be provided.

Music Tech Music technology is exactly what it says: making music using technology! As well as digital music creation in Logic Pro, we will explore the geeky fun of analogue synthesisers, drum machines and samplers, with maybe a bit of guitar and bass thrown into the mix too. Some previous musical education is helpful, but not compulsory!

M: Tech An externally managed music technology and creative composition course for children aged 7-13. Teaches the fundamentals of music composition theory, with young learners composing soundtracks to fun and engaging multimedia projects like movie trailers and TV adverts. After completing a term of lessons, learners will have created and completed their own unique piece of music to add to their growing M: Tech portfolio. This is sent home and certificates are awarded to mark their improvement and progress on the M: Tech course.

Science Clubs

Zoo Club (Years 4 - 6) We will be looking after a new menagerie of creatures this year including Dandan, our school snake, and Chips, our giant vinegaroon, plus tree frogs, fish, stick insects, giant millipedes, and mantids. Students will have the opportunity to maintain enclosures, feed, handle, and care for a variety of unusual creatures whilst learning about their biology and ecology in general.

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Zoo Club (Years 7 - 11) To further our understanding of the natural world, we are now the proud keepers of a growing range of small creatures. Zoo club members will have the opportunity to look after these creatures and learn more about them in the process.

SEN Support

Lego (Years 2 - 6) It provides children who struggle to interact and communicate with others, access to play and social opportunities with other children. Lego clubs help children to develop and reinforce play and social skills as well as developing their fine motor skills. By invitation only, for specific SEND pupils.

Sport/PE Clubs

Football Aims to develop understanding of the game through conditioned matches. Furthermore, there will be a focus on personal responsibility, decision making and game management within the sessions.

American Football This is a non-contact Touch American Football club which teaches the basics of American football - throwing, catching and strategy. All welcome and no prior knowledge of the game is necessary, just a positive attitude and willingness to learn! Normal football boots required.

Ball Games I Improving hand-eye coordination through a variety of different ball games. We will learn how to catch, throw and pass correctly and play team games that reinforce these skills. We will also learn juggling as this develops fine motor skills, allows one to become ambidextrous, improves balance, relieves stress and gives you a sense of accomplishment, just to name a few benefits.

Ballet After-school ballet club is for all students (male and female) showing par ticular interest and promise in Dance. This club is designed for both enjoyment and to aid the progression of their ballet studies. This club will help students to strengthen and build upon their core strength, posture, flexibility and ballet vocabulary. As well as technique building, the students will have the chance to perform in school productions and projects in addition to their curriculum classes. For older students, we will learn work from the RAD Syllabus as well as free work. We will also focus on choreographic projects and students will have the opportunity to perform in school productions. This club will be beneficial for keen athletes (both boys and girls) as the sessions will help to improve strength, agility and flexibility.

Basketball Develops understanding of the game through conditioned matches. Furthermore, there will be a focus on personal responsibility, decision making and game management within the sessions.

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Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art, incorporating elements of dance, acrobatics and music. Capoeira Club London has been established for many years and runs weekly sessions in several schools and is popular for all age groups. No special clothing is required to get started. The Capoeira instructors will provide further information about capoeira clothing if they require it later. Your child will periodically be graded to progress further in Capoeira and may even get the chance to attend competitions.

Fencing We are offering a unique and fun introduction to fencing. To start, we use mini-fence, a set of safe plastic swords, masks and protective bibs to demonstrate the foundation techniques within fencing. In the lessons, the students will first take par t in warm-up games, which is a clever way to encourage and develop some much-needed strength conditioning within this sport. Then, a short but focused footwork session will follow. Lastly, the students will learn how to hold a foil, attack their opponent, defend themselves and most of all enjoy the art and sport of fencing. Fencing is an excellent allaround workout that enhances one’s reflexes and coordination skills.

Judo Proud Tiger Proud Tiger Judo is delighted to be able to continue teaching judo lessons at Hampton Court House on Monday afternoons. Students require a BJA membership: which can be obtained by visiting: https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/renewingyour-membership/ This will need to be renewed annually.

Mini-Athletics At Mini Athletics we take what children love to do the most (running super-fast, jumping high and throwing far) and mix it with imaginative themes, learning to follow instructions and developing gross motor skills. It is the magical combination of imaginative play, sport and burning energy! Children are introduced to the basics of athletic skills (fundamental to their early physical development) in a play based yet structured format. In addition, cognitive and social skills are taught in an immersive and imaginative way.

Netball Students learn the basic skills and principles of netball, enabling them to incorporate these skills into fun games against opponents.

Pointe & Repertoire This club is for students showing a real promise in dance. Students will be building strength and technique either on pointe or demi pointe if they have not yet been invited to purchase pointe shoes. Students will build on their classical vocabulary and will learn classical repertoire and pas de deux.

Rounders Students learn to accurately replicate fielding skills and use them effectively in a game. They develop communication skills, teamwork through rounders game play, develop creative thinking and learn to outwit opponents with the placement of the ball. Students also learn to play games and apply batting and fielding tactics.

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Beyond the

Tennis England Sports Group classes are a fantastic way for your child to engage in sport and fitness in a safe and familiar environment. *Tennis clubs will run from w/c 12th Sept and finish w/c 10th Oct. Tennis clubs usually resume in the Summer Term.

Yoga Guided Yoga sessions to stretch the muscles, relax the mind and heighten awareness.

These classes will be delivered by Kaley Lammert, a qualified Yoga Teacher.

Wraparound Care

Morning Club Children will be looked after during the morning club whilst playing and having access to games, colouring and books, to prepare for the day ahead.

Prep & Play Children will be supervised after school, either in-class, or playing and making use of the outdoor space until 5.30pm.

Prep Club The children from Y3 to Y6 will be supervised during this after school club, where they can read, do their homework, play board games or do some art from 4.15 until 5.15pm.

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Beyond the classroom

HCH has changed the club booking system. We are no longer using SOCS and are pleased to introduce our new, more flexible systemMyEvolve.

New MyEvolve users simply need to click Set-Up Account at: https://evolve.edufocus.co.uk/myevolve/setup.asp?id=hamptoncourthouse

Please click ‘I am a parent/carer’ and use the same email address you normally use for all school correspondence to activate the account. You will then receive an email to set your password and a link to login.

Further information about Evolve, along with details of how to book clubs will be sent before next term. In case of any issues with MyEvolve, please contact us by email for assistance: clubs@hchnet.co.uk

Ali our Club Coordinator is available to contact if you have any questions or queries about our Club provision – clubs@hchnet.co.uk

Clinics

Academic Support Clinics run for Senior students in Year 9 and above every day from 4pm-5pm. Departments are open for students to meet with teachers, sometimes in small groups or one to one, to discuss and work through specific academic topics or challenges. These support sessions are tailored to individual needs and therefore invaluable to pupils of all abilities. The timetable for Academic Clinics is shared at the start of each term.

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Beyond the classroom

Music

Our aim is to provide high quality musical opportunities for all students in any musical genre in which they show interest, regardless of musical standard.

We work hard to instil and foster a love of music in those who are at an earlier stage in their musical journey, providing a wide range of solo and ensemble performance opportunities at all levels.

At HCH students benefit from an enriched musical programme that includes chamber music, Music Tech, Choirs, Jazz and Piano recitals. Performance opportunities are frequent and varied and can range from daily lunchtime concerts in School to formal recitals.

The quality of academic and instrumental teaching, the huge variety of performance opportunities and our special school site mean that music at HCH forms a central part of our provision for students and our hope is that their enjoyment of music will stay with them in their future lives.

We encourage all children to try learning an instrument. Instrument lessons are taught by our superb peripatetic music teachers. To book lessons, please contact the School Reception for the booking form.

If you would like more information about the lessons, please contact:

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Beyond the classroom

Sport At HCH

At Hampton Court House, we believe that children and young people’s physical and mental health are paramount to their overall development, happiness and future. At HCH our Sports provision is focused on enabling all children and young people to participate, have fun and find a sport that they will love.

We know that there is a strong correlation between physical activity and improvements in educational achievement. At HCH our sports curriculum is designed to help children develop character, social skills, problem-solving, resilience, perseverance, confidence and teamwork.

Our programme of sport, offers an exciting choice of more than 25 different sporting activities over the course of the year, so there are opportunities for our students to both try something new and hone existing skills.

All students both in Prep and Senior School have sport for a minimum of one afternoon per week during curriculum time. However, students are often involved at other times for additional fitness training, matches and competitions.

Our younger students from Early Years to Year 4 also swim once a week and have one lesson of Ballet within the sports curriculum.

Our Sports Clubs run every day during lunch and after school and form an extensive part of our Enrichment offer.

Facilities and coaches

Our beautiful listed school grounds unfortunately do not lend themselves to extensive sports facilities – so we utilise a number of the region’s best facilities for students to develop and enjoy their sport, making extensive use of our partnership with St Mary’s University to use their facilities for football, hockey, netball and athletics.

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On-site we also have our own multi-use hall for indoor activities such as fencing, dance, capoeira and badminton, as well as our own netball and basketball court and our top field for athletics and football.

Rowing is an integral part of the school’s sports provision for senior students with students being able to opt into the programme from Year 8 and with coaching provided by our own highly qualified and experienced coaches. We have a close partnership with Molesey Boat Club, a short walk from the school, for all our water based sessions, as well as several indoor rowing machines for use at school.

The Sports staff and coaches at HCH offer a wealth of experience and qualifications across a wide range of sporting activities. Every staff member has performed sport at a high level and has an area of specialism, while also having extensive knowledge of the sports they teach. The department works collaboratively to ensure all lessons and coaching sessions are of the highest possible standard.

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Sports at HCH

School bus

Hampton Court House School minibus routes are proudly managed and provided by Kura.

School minibus pick-ups start from 7.00am to arrive at school for 8:30am

Afternoon drop-offs depart at 4.15pm and run up to 5.30pm

Routes cover the following areas

- Shepherds Bush / Hammersmith / Kew / Richmond / Ham / Sheen

- Twickenham / Teddington / Hampton

- Wimbledon / New Malden / Kingston / Surbiton

- Kingston / New Malden / Teddington

Our fully managed service benefits from Kura technology, their safeguarding and tracking software which includes the Parent App to track the vehicle and receive messaging regarding delays.

In order to register your interest in joining the service, please contact Kura via telephone on +44 (0)20 3314 0311, or alternatively via email at hamptonhouse@ridekura.com Bookings are on a first come, first served basis. Kura will always do their utmost to accommodate new requests into our routes, although for logistical reasons this may not always be possible.

Pricing

£10.00 per journey, with a minimum of three AM or PM journeys booked. Journeys that do not adhere to these criteria will be charged at the ad-hoc journey rate of £12.50.

Please visit our dedicated RideKura page for further information such as Terms and Conditions, Parent App FAQs and their safeguarding statement.

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Lunch

The wholesome and balanced lunches at Hampton Court House are freshly prepared on-site in partnership with Connect Catering, who champion fresh produce and bespoke menus.

Connect Catering provide our lunches at HCH. Our exciting, nutritious and colourful meals are very popular amongst the school community for both younger and older children.

Always striving to improve our offering, we invite and encourage pupils to share their feedback on a regular basis through our feedback box. To get a taste of what’s on offer, check out our Instagram lunch highlights!

Any queries related to our lunch menus or for any other catering related enquiries please contact Tim Horton, Head of Operations at Connect Catering who can be reached via telephone on: +44 (0) 1491 826000. Alternatively, you can email our Finance team at finance@hchnet.co.uk

- Lunch for Pre-Nursery, Nursery, Reception and Year 1 is £330 per term

- Lunch for Years 2–6 is £385 per term

- Lunch for Year 7 upwards is £440 per term

Termly lunch bookings can be made via the Evolve platform. Further information will be sent before next term.

Please note children can bring in a packed lunch from home if they prefer.

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Friends of HCH

A warm welcome from the Friends of HCH. The Friends of HCH is a parent network who organise a range of special events and activities throughout the year at HCH.

Getting to know the Hampton Court Friends

The Friends of Hampton Court House is an organised charity (Registered charity no. 1202096) created by dedicated parents within the school community. We organise various social events for the school and its community, such as the Summer Fete and Winter Fayre, holiday student events, bake and cake sales, carnivals, Halloween parties, Easter egg hunts, graduation events, fundraising events, and Easyfundraising. The group has now extended its services to include social functions for parents and educational workshops. We also have plans to support foreign school trips, creating more educational opportunities for all students.

How to get involved

If you are an existing or new parent of HCH and would like more information about the Friends and the work that we do, please contact us about how to get involved.

Email: friends@hchnet.co.uk

Website: https://www.hamptoncourthouse-friends.co.uk

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Friends of HCH

Our Role

The Friends play an essential role in enhancing the school’s community spirit. They achieve this by funding special events in the lives of the children, financing school-wide experiences beyond the classroom such as trips and enrichment programmes, and organising and managing social activities during important school and family events.

Examples of events we have organised in the past include:

Carnival

Easter Egg Hunt

Teachers’ Breakfast

Halloween Party

SKKF French workshop

Magic Breakfast

Cheese and Wine evening

Sponsoring 50% of the French educational programme during The French Week (05’23)

Purchasing new books for each year group for the library (Easter 2023 Reading Challenge)

Financial situation:

All money raised from our events goes directly and 100% towards future events that we organise for all HCH pupils

Fundraising is done via Summer Fete and Winter Fayre, Cheese and Wine evening, partnerships such as Stikins labels etc

Upcoming Events

21 September 2023 Meet the Friends Wine & Canapés Evening

29 September 2023 Teacher’s Appreciation Breakfast

4 October 2023 Class Reps Evening

10 December 2023

30 June 2024

Winter Fayre

Summer Fête

Date tbc Book Sale

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Calendar of events

September 2023

Thursday 31 Staff Compliance Training

Friday 1 Staff Compliance Training

Sunday 3 New joiners’ BBQ

Monday 4 Inset

Tuesday 5 Inset

Wednesday 6 Start of Term for Reception

Thursday 7 Start of Term for all Years

Wise Up Team Building

Y13 Parent Information Evening

Friday 8 Sixth Form Dorset Trip

Friends Steering Group 8.45pm

Saturday 9 Sixth Form Dorset Trip

Sunday 10 Sixth Form Dorset Trip

Monday 11 Sixth Form Dorset Trip Return

Baseline tests week begins

Y11 Parents Information Evening

Tuesday 12 Prep Photo Day

Y8 + Y1 Parents Information Evening

Wednesday 13 Senior Photo Day

Y6 + Y2 Parents Information Evening

Thursday 14 Y7 + Y3 Parents Information Evening (Theatre/G2 and Main Hall)

Friday 15 Camp HCH (Y7 - Y11)

Monday 18 Y10 + Y4 Parents Information Evening

Tuesday 19 Y5, Y12, PreN and N Parents Information Evening

Wednesday 20 Y9 + R Parents Information Evening

Thursday 21 Meet the Friends Wine & Canapés Evening, 6 - 9pm tbc

Friday 22 Baseline tests week ends

Sunday 24 Yom Kippur

Monday 25 Yom Kippur

Tuesday 26 Sixth Form Open Evening (Y11 + Prospective)

Friday 29 Teacher Appreciation Breakfast

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Calendar

October 2023

Sunday 1 Black History Month

Monday 2 RWI - Reception Parent Workshop

Tuesday 3 Y7 & Y12 Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 4 Class Reps’ Evening

Sunset Serenades

Thursday 5 Evening Club

Saturday 7 Y8 Beyond Equality workshop tbc

Monday 9 Reception Baseline Assessments Begins

Tuesday 10 World Mental Health Day

Hello Yellow Day

Thursday 12 Evening Club

Sunday 15 Oxbridge Medicine and Veterinary Application Deadline

Monday 16 National Baking Week

Staff Bake Off

Florence Art trip departs

Wednesday 18 Uni Entrance Tests

Thursday 19 Uni Entrance Tests

Evening Club

Florence Art trip returns

Pompeii trip departs

Friday 20 Celebration Assembly

Spooky Festival Bake Sale

Internal Sixth Form Application Deadline

Saturday 21 Pompeii trip returns

Monday 23 Half-term Break Begins

November 2023

Sunday 5 Whole School Firework Display and BBQ!

Monday 6 Term Restarts

RWI Reception Parent Workshop

Tuesday 7 Y1 Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 8 Y5 Parents’ Evening

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Calendar of events

November 2023 cont

Thursday 9 Evening Club

Friday 10 Friends Steering Group, 8.45am

Monday 13 Anti Bullying Week

Global Entrepreneurship Week Begins

Y10 Parents’ Evening, 6pm

Tuesday 14 Y2 Parents’ Evening, 6pm

Thursday 16 Evening Club

Monday 20 Y11 & Y13 Mocks Begin

Tuesday 21 Y11 GCSE Parent Catchup

Thursday 23 Evening Club

Friday 24 Y11 & Y13 Mocks End

Xmas Tree

Monday 27 Assessment Week

Thursday 30 EY Christmas Show

December 2023

Monday 4 Prep Christmas Concert

EY Parents Evening 1

Sixth Form Offers

Tuesday 5 EY Parents’ Evening 2

Prep Christmas Show

Wednesday 6 EY Santa’s Grotto

EY Parents Evening 3

Sunset Serenades

Thursday 7 Yule Ball Y10-13

EY Parents Evening 4

Friday 8 EY Parents Evening 5

Sunday 10 Friends of HCH Christmas Fayre, 12 - 4pm

Monday 11 Senior Ice Skating

Prep Pantomime Visit

Tuesday 12 Carols at Church and Christmas Jumpers

School Christmas Lunch

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Calendar of events

December 2023 cont

Wednesday 13 Senior Christmas Show

Thursday 14 End of Term Celebration Assembly

Term finishes 12.05pm Staff Christmas Party

Friday 15 Christmas Break

Sunday 17 Ski Trip Begins

Saturday 23 Ski Trip Ends

January 2024

Thursday 4 Inset

Friday 5 Inset

Saturday 6 Epiphany

Monday 8 Start of Spring Term

Thursday 11 RWI Reception Parent Workshop

Tuesday 16 Y3 Parents’ Evening

Tuesday 23 Y4 Parents’ Evening

National Handwriting Day

Wednesday 24 Y9 Parents’ & Options Evening, 6 - 8pm

Thursday 25 Evening Club

Friday 26 RSPB Bird Watch Begins

Saturday 27 Holocaust Memorial Day

Sunday 28 RSPB Bird Watch Ends

Monday 29 Storytelling Week Begins

Tuesday 30 Y11 Parents’ Evening

February 2024

Thursday 1 Evening Club

Friday 2 Storytelling Week Ends

Monday 5 Children’s Mental Health Week

Tuesday 6 Y8 & Y13 Parents’ Evening, 6 - 7pm

Wednesday 7 Sunset Serenades

Senior Play Dress Rehearsal

Thursday 8 Evening Club

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Calendar of events

February 2024 cont

Thursday 8 Senior Play

Evening Club

Friday 9 Children’s Mental Health Week Ends

Inside Out Day

Saturday 10 Luna New Year - Clarisse Head of Languages discussion

Monday 12 Half-term break begins

Tuesday 13 Pancake Day

Wednesday 14 Valentines Day

Monday 19 Term restarts Y11 & Y13 Mocks 2 Begins

RWI Reception Parent Workshop

Friday 23 Friends Steering Group

Tuesday 27 Class Reps Evening

March 2024

Friday 1 Y11 & Y13 Mocks 2

World Book School Dress Up Day

Saturday 2 World Book Day

Monday 4 LC Parents’ Evening 1

Tuesday 5 Y1 Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 6 Y2 Parents’ Evening

Sunset Serenades

Thursday 7 LC Parents’ Evening 3

Evening Club

Friday 8 LC Parents’ Evening 4

Sunday 10 LC Trip to Painshill Park

Monday 11 Science Week Begins

Tuesday 12 Y6 Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 13 WonderDome Planetarium at HCHin theatre

Sunday 17 Red Nose Day

Monday 18 Proposed: Y1 Duck hatching eggs

Wednesday 20 Y8 Residential Trip

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Calendar of events

March 2024 cont

Wednesday 20 Y11 Drama Exam

Thursday 21 Y8 Residential Trip

Saturday 23 World Maths Day

Sunday 24 Arctic Expedition Trip Begins

Wednesday 27 Celebration Assembly

End of Term (12.05 Finish) Easter Break

Sunday 31 Arctic Expedition Returns

April 2024

Monday 15 Staff Inset

Tuesday 16 Staff Inset

Wednesday 17 Start of Summer Term Y12 end of year exams

Thursday 18 Y12 end of year exams

Friday 19 Y12 end of year exams

Monday 22 Y12 end of year exams

RWI Reception Parent Workshop

Earth day

Tuesday 23 Y12 end of year exams

St Georges Day

Wednesday 24 Y7 Parents’ Evening

Friday 26 Friends Steering Group

May 2024

Wednesday 1 Y10 Drama Exam

Parent Reps’ Evening

Sunset Serenades

Thursday 2 Y12 Parents Evening 2

Friday 3 Nursery Heads Afternoon Tea

Monday 6 Y7 & Y8 Performing Arts Week begins

Tuesday 7 Senior School Musical

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Calendar of events

May 2024 cont

Wednesday 8 Senior School Musical

Thursday 9 Y7 & Y8 Musical Evening Club

Thursday 16 Evening Club

Friday 17 Prep Heads Afternoon Tea

Monday 20 Francophone Week begins

Wednesday 22 Friends Wine and Cheese Evening

Friday 24 Francophone Week ends Celebration Assembly

Monday 27 Half-term break begins

June 2024

Monday 3 Term restarts

Study leave begins (Y11 & Y13)

Y5 & Y6 Performing Arts Week begins

Wednesday 5 Sunset Serenades

Thursday 6 Y5 & Y6 Musical

Tuesday 11 HCH Careers Fair, 10am - 2pm

Prep Trip Activities Day

Y8 Lille trip

Wednesday 12 Prep Summer Concert

Whole school exam week

Thursday 13 DELF Award Ceremony 3.10 - 4pm (Clarisse)

Monday 17 Progress Tests

Whole school exam week begins

Friday 21 Progress Tests

Whole school exam week ends

Tuesday 25 Pre-Prep and Prep Sports Day

Wednesday 26 Senior Sports Day

Thursday 27 Y11 Prom

Friday 28 Reports Deadline

Sunday 30 Summer Fête

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Calendar of events

July 2024

Tuesday 2 Y13 Prom

Wednesday 3 Dance Showcase

Thursday 4 Reports go out

Friday 5 Speech Day Prize Giving Ceremony

End of Term, 12.05 finish

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Map of the school

HAMPTON COURT HOUSE SCHOOL

SITE MAP & FLOOR PLANS

THE LITTLE COURTYARD LESSON ROOM

LC1: Staff Room

LC2: Nursery

LC2a: Toilet

LC3: Pre-Nursery

LC4: Year 1

LC5: Year 2

LC6: Reception

LC6a: Office

MAIN BUILDING

TOP FLOOR

TF1: Maths

TF2: Year 9 (H) Maths

TF3: Year 9 (C) Maths

TF4: Server Room

TF5: Computer Suite

TF6: Meeting Room

TF7: Marketing/Comms

FIRST FLOOR

F1: Bursar

F2: General Teaching

F3: Office

F4: Year 10 (H) English

F5: Year 10 (C) English

F6: Admissions

F7: Head’s Office

F8: Meeting Room

F9: Deputy Head, Academic

BH2: Languages

COTTAGE 2: Year 11 (H)

GROUND FLOOR

G1: Year 3

G2: Year 4

G3: Year 5

G4: Drama

G5: Y6

G6: School Office

BH1: Library

COTTAGE 1: Year 11 (C) Languages

GARDEN ROOM: Music

OLD MUSIC ROOM (OMR): Place2Be

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

LG1: Music

LG2: Music Tech

LG3: Sixth Form Common Room

LG5: Sixth Form

LG7: Sixth Form

LG8: IT Suite

LG9: Year 12

LG10: Exams

LG11: SEND

LG12: Languages FLAM

LG14: Staff Room

MUSIC RECITAL ROOM

SCIENCE LAB 1

WEST COURT

SCIENCE LAB 2: Year 8 (H) Science

SCIENCE LAB 3: Year 8 (C) Science

GREENHOUSE 1: Year 7 (H) Humanities

GREENHOUSE 2: Year 7 (C) Humanities

EAST COURT

EC1: Art

EC2: Photography

EC3: Art and DT

EC4: Selwyn’s Studio

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ALL-WEATHER PLAY / TENNIS COURT WEST COURT LAB 2 GH2 EC1 EC2 EC3 EC4 GH1 LAB 3 MAIN BUILDING HAMPTON COURT COMMON WEST GATE HAMPTON COURT ROAD THE LITTLE COURTYARD EAST GATE CAMPBELL ROAD FOREST SCHOOL GROUNDS HCH COMMUNITY GARDEN CAR PARK GROTTO ICE HOUSE GREENHOUSE CHANGING ROOMS EAST COURT SPORTS FIELD PLAYGROUND
LITTLE GARDEN
Handbook 2022–2023 52 LC1 STAFF ROOM LC2 NURSERY LC3 PRE-NURSERY LC6 RECEPTION G2 Y4 G3 Y5 G6 G4 DRAMA COTTAGE 1 Y11 (C)/ LANGUAGES OLD MUSIC ROOM (OMR) PLACE2BE CONSERVATORY THEATRE LG14 STAFF ROOM LG11 LG9 Y12 LG7 LG3 COMMON ROOM LG8 IT SUITE LG2 MUSIC TECH LG12 LANG./FLAM LG5 SIXTH FORM SCIENCE LAB 1 MAIN HALL G1 Y3 LC6a OFFICE LC4 Y1 LC5 Y2 LC2a TOILET BH1 LIBRARY G5 Y6 GALLERY F4 Y10 (H)/ ENGLISH F5 Y10 (C)/ ENGLISH F3 OFFICE F2 GENERAL TEACHING BH2 LANGUAGES COTTAGE 2 Y11 (H) F1 BURSAR F8 MEETING ROOM F7 F9 F6 ADM. TF4 TF3 Y9 (C)/ MATHS TF6 TF1 MATHS TF7 KITCHENS STORE STORE PREP ROOM MAIN STAIRCASE HEAD’S OFFICE DEPUTY HEAD, ACADEMIC EAST STAIRCASE STAIRS WC TOILETS TOILETS KITCHENS MAIN STAIRS THE LITTLE COURTYARD GROUND FLOOR LOWER GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR TOP FLOOR GARDEN ROOM LIBRARY DOOR THEATRE DOOR MH1 MH2 MAIN DOOR MAIN HALL ENTRANCE TOILETS & SHOWERS TF2 Y9 (H)/MATHS TF5 COMPUTER SUITE MAIN STAIRCASE EAST STAIRCASE MEETING ROOM MUSIC RECITAL ROOM LITTLE OFFICE SCI. LAB 2 Y8 (H)/ SCIENCE SCI. LAB 3 Y8 (C)/ SCIENCE WEST COURT — SCIENCE LABS GH1 Y7 (H)/ HUMANITIES GH2 Y7 (C)/ HUMANITIES WEST COURT — GREENHOUSE EC1 ART EC2 PHOT0G. EC3 ART and DT EC4 SELWYN’S STUDIO EAST COURT MARKETING/COMMS SEND MUSIC SERVER ROOM SIXTH FORM SIXTH FORM LG1 MUSIC
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