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Y11 VISIT BBC
5 WINNERS in the Haringey OfA Awards
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Beyond Words
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Beyond words
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WELCOME FROM THE HEAD It might not feel like it but spring is just around the corner. It’s not until I scan through the pages of the SUCCESS magazine that I really reflect on all that the school has achieved this year. Nowhere was this reflected more clearly than in the school musical, Little Shop of Horrors. For those of you that were lucky enough to see it this year then I know you will agree that it was by far and away the best performance that students have ever participated in. I was delighted to see all areas of the show exemplifying the sort of quality that we want to see at Heartlands. Whether it was the amazing individual performances, the singing or the music and lighting production, there was a huge amount to celebrate. Congratulations to all of those involved. We always celebrate students getting involved and participating. However, there is something deeply satisfying about moving from taking part to excelling. This idea of mastery and achievement is a key attribute that can help young people to succeed as they leave school. I am delighted that our students want to have this level of achievement. It fills them with confidence. Striving for that kind of excellence is brilliant to see.
Executive Headteacher Mr Garrill
As I head off on maternity leave I am full of pride at the huge array of accomplishments the Heartlands students have achieved in the last term!-to echo Mr Garrill’s sentiments of excellence and achievement. Students and staff at Heartlands are committed to achieving the highest of aspirations. I look forward to returning to celebrate the Year 11 exam results and am confident that the hard work and preparation of the students will pay off. I wish you all the luck for the next term.
Head of School Elen Roberts
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2015 was a busy year for Governors at Heartlands High School. A key area of our work has been to ensure that the governance for the school remains as strong as ever while we have considered broader strategic aims like the new Free School, the Grove and the possibility of setting up a sixth form later down the line.
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To do this we have established Local Advisory Boards for the new schools that fulfil many of the jobs that our Directors used to do. With the new levels of governance in the school, there is more accountability than ever before and a greater depth of skill at all levels. One of the biggest jobs has been to produce a new Scheme of Delegation for new Local Advisory Boards so that decision making is clear. This can be found on the website along with some pen portraits and a structure chart for all the new Governors. Parent and staff Governors are an essential part of this model and we are excited to see what difference our new Governors can make. Some of our other achievements in 2015/2016 included:
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overseeing plans for the opening of the new Autism School, supporting the bid and attending meetings with the DfE;
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monitoring pupil progress, across the School, but with a keen eye on the preparedness of last year’s Year 11 pupils for their GCSEs;
ensuring that management have in place robust policies for the management of the School across many areas, e.g. behaviour and welfare of students;
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in the unfortunate circumstances when it has been necessary, undertaking Governor hearings to consider pupil exclusions;
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considering plans for changes to the governance structure of the Trust to ensure that this remains robust for the future;
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participating in the recruitment of Heads of School for Heartlands and The Grove;
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recruiting new Directors and Local Governing Body members to guide the Trust forward into 2016, including a new Parent Governor for Heartlands High School.
ensuring a robust analysis of those GCSE results and that improvement strategies are in place in the less strong areas of the curriculum to ensure that our Year 11 students have the opportunity to secure the best possible outcomes; monitoring the use and impact of pupil premium and SEN funding to ensure that expenditure and interventions are directed in the best way to close achievement gaps;
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Looking forward to 2016, we are keen to make sure that Heartlands grows from strength to strength. We have already achieved a huge amount but we are impatient to secure even better outcomes for the young people in our school.
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This year we have been working on five character focuses as part of our SEARCH for SUCCESS: Empathy, Optimism, Reflection, Resilience and Self-Control. Last term we learnt about Resilience, and the power of developing a growth mindset, while this term we have been focusing on Reflection, and what this means to different people.
Congratulations to the following students for achieving the most merits for the following character focuses since September!
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Some of the fantastic posters produced by Year 8’s Nabilah Yasmin (ALD) and Abeni Morris-Heather (LMH) on strategies for controlling your emotions and thinking rationally.
A big thank you to staff and students for sharing what reflection means to you!
REFLECTION SHOUT-OUTS Making a good effort to reflect on his organisation skills and making an effort to be more organised. Well done!
Reflecting on his attendance and atittude towards Maths and school in general.
Taking time to pause in Maths and consider his method before answering.
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The third annual Outstanding for All Awards, first held in 2013, recognised the achievements of pupils, staff and governors of schools in Haringey. It was held in much glitz and glamour, in a slightly drafty external extension, at Alexandra Palace. Last Decemeber saw the third annual Outstanding for All Awards at Alexandra Palace, celebrating outstanding achievements and contributions that students and staff make to Haringey, and we are incredibly proud to announce that the school had a total of four winners!
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while in a few months Andrea raised her mentee’s learning age by more than a year. Jodie said: “It’s so amazing, I can’t really say anything. It’s not really about the award, it’s about being that kind of person.
When I was younger my parents read to me a lot, so it was fun to pass that on to someone else and help them with that.
Congratulations to Year 11 students Jodie Bulmer and Andrea Heidari who were joint winners of the School Mentor Award for their role in Duolog Reading, our paired reading programme, and being fantastic role models to younger students. Jodie reads with her mentee three times a week,
“When I was younger my parents read to me a lot, so it was fun to pass that on to someone else and help them with that.” Andrea said: “I’m ecstatic, for the both of us. We worked so hard and put so much effort into it.”
Every morning in the Sports Hall from 7.30-8.20am Meet at the front gates. Open to all years. Bring your Heartlands P.E kit.
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Well done also to Rochelle Anderson, who was crowned the Volunteer of the Year for her fantastic work in and around the community. Mr Batimba then picked up the Support Staff of the Year Award for his dedication and inspiring work with students, including running a daily 7.30am Basketball club!
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A final congratulations to Tila Lawton and Angelina Starcevic who received an award for their Outstanding Academic Achievement. To top it all off, Heartlands 10s closed the show with a brilliant rendition of ‘All I want
for Christmas is you’ which got everybody in the Christmas spirit.
Heartlands five Winners at the Oustanding for All Awards.
For more information about the wonderful evening, please click the following link: http://goo.gl/ziRcnw
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£5 entry fee comes with a strip of raffle tickets which will give you the chance to win either a free beauty treatment, chocolates or a bottle of wine. Free herbal teas, coffees and nibbles will be available throughout the evening, plus various stalls offering complementary products.
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On Wednesday 3rd February, Heartlands High School students put on a fantastic performance of the “Little Shop of Horrors”. The night was enjoyed by all and we are incredibly proud of all those involved, and the hard work, dedication and enthusiasm they displayed!
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Feed me Now! A proper scary plant, sublime singing and an all-round smashing school production of Little Shop of Horrors
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The final scene, performed beautifully by Kyle and Beatrice.
REVIEW the play continued through its drama filled post-apocalyptic theme. Lydia Velikics PWM Year 11
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The recent Heartlands High School production of the Little Shop of Horrors performed mainly by the lower years of the school was one of the best I’ve ever seen
Seymour, portrayed by Kyle Osbourne, rivalled the large personality of Tila Lawson’s Audrey II and competed with the laughter enthusiast dentist portrayed by Ella Vanson along with the brilliant and talented original Audrey portrayed by Beatrice Bishop; however, all the students worked together in perfect harmony. The
between itself and the characters. Not only did we get acting, we also got singing and dancing with the incorporation of the chorus girls and the extras which all in all added up to a brilliant night out! My rating : props to the director Miss Miller!
Absolutely amazing performance this evening. Captivating from start to finish. Well done to all involved. @NikkiShepperd as a pupil of nearly five years. The starstudded cast provided the audience with not only joy, but also fear and sadness as
growth of the monstrous Audrey II through puppets and animatronics allowed for an excellent stage and brilliant interactions
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HEARTLANDS FAMILY LEARNING DAY On Saturday, 16th January 2015, HHS was proud to host its annual Family Learning Day. With just over a hundred attendees, the event was a huge success. It was wonderful to see so many of our students, their siblings, parents and carers working together on the projects organised by our members of staff. The activities ranged from building snowmen under the watchful eye of Ms Beled in the Maths session to creating amazing masterpieces in Art with no other than our Art guru, Mr Maclaren. Ms Jouhal was not to be outdone and delivered a great Geography project which involved a vast amount of green Play-Doh, whereas Ms Betiku, our Science teacher, stunned us all with the explosive fireball display in the Science Lab. Last but not least, who knew learning English would be so much fun! The EAL session with Ms Garcia was immensely entertaining and engaged everyone from adults to toddlers! As for lunch, a big shoutout to our catering staff who supplied us with an endless amount of doughnuts on the day amongst other healthy options to choose from. On behalf of our staff, a big thank you to the students, parents, carers and siblings who attended the event. You made it the success it was! To those that missed it, make sure not to miss out on the next Family Learning Day to be announced during the summer term, packed with lots more activities for the whole family. Hope to see you there! Ms Walczak, Enrichment Coordinator
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The Science session was amazing. Fun and informative and definitely explosive! Parent of a Year 10 student
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AMERICAN AMBASSADOR VISITS HHS On 1st December 2015, the US Ambassador to the UK, Matthew Barzun, visited Heartlands High School to talk to Year 10 students to explore first-hand, British perspectives on Anglo-American affairs.
The first part of the talk was an interactive presentation which allowed us to choose answers with clickers, which begin with students answering questions on their views of America, such as: “Is America too involved in world affairs?” and “Would you ever consider working in America?”. He
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The Ambassador then opened up the debate by asking us about our dislikes and concerns about America. As you may already be able to guess, with a room of highly intelligent, bold (yet very polite) and quite outspoken students, there were many interesting and controversial points
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With a room of highly intelligent, bold (yet very polite) and quite outspoken students, there were many interesting and controversial points of view also asked us to contrast our responses with our views of Britain, asking: “Is Britain too involved with world affairs?” Through the power of modern day technology, we were then able to see the percentage of people that agreed or disagreed with each question. This was an interesting and innovative way of allowing anonymous, honest and unbiased points of view.
of view. Some of the negative impressions of America related to: police brutality, racism, gun crime and military intervention in Syria, which sparked enthusiastic and energetic debates between students and the Ambassador. The negatives of course did not come without positives: President Obama, food, and gay rights being the most talked about and celebrated topics.
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The Ambassador, using the charm and experience of his field, educated us throughout the talk by allowing us to have a voice in international affairs in an interactive and engaging way. On behalf of Year 10, I would like to thank the Ambassador for giving his time to listen and respond to our views and ideas. Tila Lawton, Year 10
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Students were able to peek behind the scenes of the dynamic live broadcasting hub and hear what goes on at the beating heart of the BBC, as well as hearing about the rich history of the building and the BBC. William OkaforOregan shares his experience of the day:
“We immediately got to see the behind-thescenes action of the BBC News that millions across the nation watch numerous times a day on TV. We also went on to see two BBC radio stations and try out presenting the news, weather and even got to voice a radio drama. So, you can imagine the tour was great fun and an experience that you can’t match anywhere else.”
“It was an illuminating experience to say the least; an experience that many of the class thoroughly enjoyed. The building of BBC’s central London headquarters was quite a sight to behold and was a stunning piece of infrastructure.
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Our task was to investigate the Urban Change in Covent Garden. We had to go to four different sites and evaluate their attractiveness, vandalism, pollution and public facilities. We also had to conduct a questionnaire to the public, which was very intimidating, especially when you get outright rejected. But at last we learnt that resilience was the key. This was a taster of the coursework
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that we would have to complete in March, and honestly the trip was a helpful insight. Overall, the best thing about the trip was
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Jews suffered because of Hitler’s beliefs. All of their lives mattered.
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A brilliant start to the second term and 2016! A big thank you to Ms Tawil our Science Technician who worked BIOLOGY GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LANGUAGES DT incredibly hard redesigningDRAMA CSI.
In the CSI SEARCH, students were awarded a MUSIC discovery crest award for meeting the specific ART criteria.
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Evidence packs were provided for the students; the SEARCH day was very much pupil led. It showed brilliant independent work.
They tested the stomach contents of the victim and analysed the finger prints from the crime scene.
The murderer wrote a threatening note; the students had to use their knowledge of chromatography to match up the suspects’ pens.
They had to present their findings to the class and work out who the murderer was!
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The posters they produced were informative and really showed what they had accomplished throughout the day.
So, the students worked out who the murderer was and it was … Well I can’t spoil that!
In December, students attended a Christmas lecture at APS with Ms Perin and Mr Bimpiris. The lecture was about Einstein’s life and theories; the feedback was very positive.
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JACK PETCHEY START PROGRAMME We have started an exciting project at the Saatchi Gallery, one of the most significant contemporary art galleries in London, with our fantastic art superstars from Years 8, 9 and 11. They have begun working with artists to develop ideas for a largescale art project for a central London location on the theme of ‘TRANSFORMATIONS’. Their first day at the Saatchi involved a tour, lots of interesting discussions and an experimental workshop. There are two more workshop days still to come; speak to Ms Hall if you want to find out more and keep an eye on @artheartlands on twitter for updates.
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MONTAGE PROJECT We are working with Action for Kids, a local charity, to develop a mosaic for Mayes Road. This is a great opportunity for our students to contribute to a permanent public artwork for Wood Green. Students should attend art club on Fridays to participate.
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Places are limited but keen and creative students are welcome to sign up; Mondays, 3.15 - 4.15, N5.6.
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It has been a fantastic term for PE with lots of students representing Heartlands in a range of sport. Rugby, DRAMA GEOGRAPHY DT Judo and Trampolining club have begun with lotsBIOLOGY of students taking HISTORY part afterLANGUAGES school. Year 7 Netball squad with MUSIC ART assistant coach Nadene Grimes
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Huge congratulations to the contemporary and street dancers who represented Heartlands in the Haringey dance competition. Street dance have secured a place to represent Haringey in the London Youth Games winning the KS3 borough tournament.
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Eryk Czerniejewski (SCV) Eryk continues to achieve highly, having recently performed very well in his GCSE mock exam and Topic 1 & 2 unit test.
Henry Adwarka (AAR) Henry has excelled in his controlled assessments, and demonstrated a high level of resilience in finding the solution to the most difficult programming task in his A453 assessment.
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James Tikasingh (LCB) James has shown a huge amount of resilience in completing his c o n t r o l l e d assessments. He has attended numerous interventions and is now on target to better his target level.
Louis’s attitude to learning has improved greatly. He is now opting-in to lessons on a regular basis, and attending interventions where required. He is now on course to better his target level.
Jodie Bulmer (PWM) Jodie demonstrated incredible resilience in recent months, having fallen behind earlier in the year. She is now ahead, and has produced excellent work in her controlled assessment. Garad Nurie (PSH) Garad’s attitude to learning has improved massively over the past few months. He regularly attends interventions, and works hard in lessons.
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On 15th January several Year 9 business students went on a trip to visit Oliver Wynam. Heartlands High DRAMA BIOLOGY LANGUAGESclasses; DTstudents School have practised their enterprise skills through lesson time GEOGRAPHY projects inHISTORY their business from Year 9 were looking to further improve their skills by working closely with volunteers at Oliver Wyman. Oliver Wyman is an international management consulting company, helping businesses to solve their biggest challenges. Most recently, this has included the rebranding of Starbucks and McDonalds. Students in Year 8 at Hertswood Academy in Hertfordshire joined our students on the day. Over the course of the day, students had the chance to meet a range of volunteers from across the company, and work with them to improve their teamwork and communication skills during their consultancy challenge.
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The students were given the challenge of reviving the fortunes of failing airline United Jetways. Working in fresh teams and joined by volunteers from Oliver Wyman, the students began by identifying
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At the end of the day, the students faced a panel of consultants from Oliver Wyman and justified their decisions, highlighting the problems they had solved along the way. Having shared their ideas, they heard feedback from the volunteers they had
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new markets and using their imagination to design marketing materials targeting those customers. They then turned their attention to other revenue streams and soon had a plan to ensure every flight was profitable.
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worked with on the challenge, before the winning team was announced. “Despite being complete strangers, we have worked together to create the ideal service for not one but two of your customer groups.” – Student, Heartlands.
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be a
SMART
digital citizen
In a world where we are increasingly dependent on technology, it is important that you stay safe when using the internet and digital devices. Agreeing to follow these simple rules is your pledge to be a safe, responsible, and SMART digital citizen.
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Safe
• I will demonstrate empathy and not do anything that harms other people or is against the law. • I will stay safe by regularly reflecting on my privacy settings to ensure my information is only shared with people I know and trust, and not give out my passwords or other personal information to anyone except my parents.
Meeting
• I will demonstrate self-control and never agree to meet with someone I “meet” online without first checking with my parents. • I will ignore it if I receive an email, message or friend request from someone I do not know in real life, and report this to an adult.
Awareness
• I will help educate my parents/carers and peers about internet safety, by regularly speaking to them about the internet, computers and digital devices. • I will also reflect carefully before I post anything online, and I will not post any pictures that my parents/carers consider to be inappropriate.
Rules
• I will talk with my parents/carers so that we can set up rules for using the internet. • I will demonstrate self-control and check with my parents/carers before downloading or installing software or doing anything that could possibly hurt our computer or mobile device, or jeopardize my family’s privacy.
Tell
• I will demonstrate resilience and tell a trusted adult right away, if I receive any messages that make me feel uncomfortable, and save the messages I receive as evidence. • I will speak with a trusted adult or use the report bullying link on the school website right away. • I will also demonstrate empathy and report any bullying that I witness, to ensure that I am not a bystander.
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STUDENTS INTERVIEW AUTHORS OF ‘NEVER EVERS’
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Some of our students interviewed the Authors of newCATERING hit book COMPUTER ‘Never Evers’ which is published this month photogrpahy HEALTH sociology ENGINEERING and set to be one to watch in 2016. Read some of the questions and answers below. What inspired you to start writing books? Did you always want to be writers? CLASSICS astronomy economics Lucy: Yes. I toyed with being an Oscar winning actress for a while, but I always wanted to write I think. Tom: I did always want to write, but I didn’t really know where to start... I worked for a while as a journalist – and still do sometimes – but the idea of writing a whole novel always felt a bit scary to me. That was why it was so great when Lucy suggested we write a book TOGETHER – it was like suddenly you only had to deal with half the pressure. You were in it together, which was a lot less scary than doing it alone. Is there a particular message in your book that you want readers to grasp? Lucy: I guess that friendships can be really hard but that everyone finds them difficult. And that everyone is scared when it comes to their first kiss. Tom: Firstly, that school trips can be some of the most crazy and hilarious holidays you will ever go on! But, more importantly, that Year 9 can be extremely confusing and scary – but EVERYONE is going through the same stuff. Can you tell us your favourite author, and what is it that really strikes you about their work? Lucy: I love Non Pratt (Remix and Trouble) because I think she writes brilliant dialogue and I absolutely love reading dialogue that is authentic and natural. And I love Huntley Fitzpatrick – so romantic and cheesy and I’m a sucker for the love stuff! Tom: My favourite book of all time is probably The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend. I love how perfectly she captures what it is like to be a teenage boy (quite impressive, since she was a middle-aged woman when she wrote it...). She manages to make the book totally hilarious and cringe-worthy, but also so realistic and poignant and sad. Students who took part: Phoenix Capstick Reina Jawad
Hana Relmy Mario Likcani
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Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison: We write a chapter by ourselves. And then we go over it together and read out loud to each other and say the dialogue – a bit like being in a play. Photograph: PR Do you have suggestions to help us become better writers? Lucy: Be really, really nosy. I love listening to gossip. Even gossip about people I have never met. And I love listening to the way different people talk. The words they use and the way they say things. A bit like how an actor develops a character. So start listening to everyone’s juicy goss… and then turn it all into stories! Tom: Read a lot! The more you read, the more ideas you get, and the more passionate you become about books. The full interview can be seen on the Guardian website here: http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/ jan/04/tom-ellen-lucy-ivison-never-evers-interview
Darya Laksani Keyonte Brissett
Taija Chambers-Gardener
Copies of the book are available in the Library for reading and quizzing, at Beyond Words level 4.9
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BOOK REVIEW
Stormbreaker By Anthony Horrowitz. I first read Stormbreaker, the first book in the actionpacked Alex Rider series, at the start of Year 6. It was just sitting there, in the book section, waiting for someone to pick it up. I finished the book in a few days. Since then I have read the series many times and loved every page and paragraph of it. There are ten books in The Alex Rider Set, including a prequel. Stormbreaker is full of good guys, bad guys, cool gadgets, suspense, action, discovery and adventure. The character in the book that really drew me was not Alex Rider, but Herod Sayle, the main baddie and inventor of the supercomputer The Stormbreaker, which in fact held a deadly secret. He drew me because he was oddly described and overall a strange person; he always dresses immaculately - with a black, shiny shirt.
that had me turning the 240 pages faster and faster. When I finished the first book, I was devastated, because I didn’t know anywhere that I could borrow the rest of the series from. Luckily I found out that my local library has every single book in the series. I loved the books so much, I asked if I could have the whole set for my birthday. That way I could read the whole set whenever I want.
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The book was a blast to read and had me gripped after every Now my bookshelf is full up with Horowitz books, paragraph
After I read the series, I recommended it to practically all my friends. Some recommendations have been successful, like when I recommended it to my friend K-ci, and he loved the series almost as much as I did. The book was a blast to read and had me gripped after every paragraph. A fun young James Bond-like adventure
Harry Ewing CMY Year 7 The ending is one of my favourite parts, as it leads you into the next book, Point Blanc, with a nice feeling. When I finished Stormbreaker for the first time, I finished it with a smile. I also finished it with curiosity - what’s going to happen in the next book? I recommend this book to people who like action and adventure novels.
not only Alex Rider, but Horowitz Horrors, The Power of Five, The Switch, Granny... Anthony Horowitz is, by far, my favourite author. I love his books.
One chapter I especially liked in Stormbreaker was “Twelve o’clock” because it had lots of action, suspense, thrills, and exciting events, that make you anxious about what’s going to happen to Alex Rider.
LIBRARY CLUBS Monday
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Year 10 Bookclub
Book discussion, especially for Costa Book Award Children’s Book Award
Haringey Children’s Book Award
First Story
Silent Club
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BEYOND WORDS
@hhsbeyondwords
Beyond Words is our whole school reading programme that creates responsible, resilient and reflective readers. Students have been reading books within their ZPD level and taking quizzes to check their understanding, and we have already seen some brilliant progress. Books read and quizzes taken and passed: 10,076 Engaged time: 17 minutes per day
Words read: 195,182,615 Total points earned: 92,924
LITERACY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
HEARTLANDS
Literacy Champions League
This term we launched our Literacy Champions League based on how many points each tutor group earned from taking quizzes, and how close they got towards their Target. Congratulations to the winners of the Champions League, especially AEL who achieved a massive 426 points, 188 points more than their target!
WINNERS
PROMOTED FROM PREMIERSHIP
PROMOTED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP
AEL
LBA
LBS
PSA
LAL
LCB
ALD
SKN
PKH
LME
PMD
SMT
AEL celebrating their success
DUOLOG READING Our paired reading programme is off to a brilliant start, as students that are being mentored have made six months of progress in their Reading Age since the end of September! Well done to all students involved for working so hard on your reading!
Denis Sheqeri, PKH, Reading Mentee
Sakariye Nurie, PSA, Reading Mentee
Awo Mahamed, PKH, Reading Mentor
“I like being in Duolog Reading because I am getting more confident with reading out loud and I get help from another student with my learning.”
“I think my mentor really helps me learn words I don’t know. When I make a mistake she helps me get it right for next time.”
“I enjoy being a mentor because I am able to help a student become more confident and enjoy reading more which is a privilege.”
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HHS Accelerated
Reader
HHS RENAISSANCE HOME Accelerated Reader CONNECT You can keep informed of your child’s progress with their reading by logging in to Home Connect visiting tinyurl.com/ heartlandshomeconnect using the link under ‘Reading’ on the school website and setting up email notifications.
BEYOND WORDS ALEXANDRA PRIMARY SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS Well done to Star Readers Walter Lomas (Y7), Melisa Karatas (Y7) and Sherri Ugurlu (Y9) who were chosen to hand out certificates and prizes at Alexandra Primary School’s Accelerated Reader Christmas assembly. They did a great job and can’t wait to return to congratulate more students!
MILLIONAIRE CLUB Some students have reached the impressive milestone of reading over 1,000,000 words. Congratulations to: JUDE APCHER - LAL GABRIELLA LILOVA - LAL RAYCHELLE BAFFO - LBA FAY BEEDHAM - LBA MAYELA BASSEGA - LB THANT AUNG - AEL TAHMIN ALI - AKU AMINAH MALIQUE - ALD BEGUM BALCI - ALD
KAI WOODS - AMG JAYMIN NAIK - AMN HANNAH RELMY - ASG LAURA WOJDALOWICZ - SAT MICHAEL CULLEY - SBD JONATHAN MITCHEL - SCV JULIA WOJDALOWICZ - SCV ABDALLA ABDULLAHI - SKN JAMES MILLER - SMS
RUDY MORAN - SSW SONIA PAUL - CMR HARRY EWING - CMY MYFANWY GREENE - CMR MIROSLAV FARLADZHOV - CMY GABRIELLA STEVENS - CSE POLLY JOSLIN - PSA PHOEBE WILLARS - PWM
THE GOLDEN TICKET Leading up to Christmas, we ran a competition whereby 10 students, who met Points Target, were chosen from a raffle to receive a ‘Golden Ticket’ to see the West End production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They all really enjoyed the show! Ibrahim Oz, in Year 9, said “I actually enjoyed it more than the film version. It was better than I thought it would be. There was a lot of action, singing and the characters were funny and interesting, especially Mike Teavee! The acting was impressive!” Leon Henry LME Abdalla Abdullahi SKN Ella Vanson PWE Beatrice Bishop LAL Zheng Dai AAE Zariel Kondadu AMN Levy Mbungu PWM Sila Arslan ALD Ibrahim Oz PMC Gentiana Azemi CMR
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SHOW MY HOMEWORK We are also pleased to announce that we are now using a new online resource called Show My Homework at Heartlands High School. This resource is already used and trusted by over 500,000 students across the UK and provides students with a clear picture of their current home learning situation, giving them the ability to prioritise workloads and stay organised using a personalised calendar, to-do list and email reminders. For parents who wish to take a more active role in their children’s home learning, they can by having their own Show My Homework account. We’ve given ‘power’ back to parents. They can now take a more proactive role in driving home learning prioritisation, keeping tabs on home learning without being intrusive. Parents have been issued with log-in PINs to access Show My Homework. Those parents who do not have PIN codes may request them from their child’s Form Tutor. Show My Homework gives parents the chance to: • stay informed and engaged • support their children to complete home learning • 24/7 access
Staff and students are increasingly beginning to use Show My Homework as the primary means for setting home learning activities. We expect that the majority of home learning activities will be set using Show My Homework by the end of this academic year.
Teachers have set almost 600 home learning activities for students to complete since the start of the spring term, as shown in the graph below.
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AQUILA It has been an extremely exciting term so far for Aquila House with the Year 9s busy choosing their options, the Year 11 mock results, SEARCH days and the countless moments of progress our house has made both inside and outside the classroom.
Name
Form
Merit Total
Konadu Zariel
AMN
1560
Napier Tyler
ASG
1122 1072
AMN
1062
Gochev Hristo
ACE
1046
Pipi Honour
AKU
1036
Watson Rahsaan
ASG
1016
Gilgil Mehmet
AMN
975
Djaboub Mouhamed
AKU
938
Patel Ravi
AMN
915
Harriott Karla
AKU
893
Spencer Daniel
AKU
890
Williams Amber
AKU
871
Rollingson Abbie
ACE
859
Tweddell Lotte
AMN
838
Kenderova Petya
ACE
833
Ali Khaled
AKU
827
Cooper Lauren
AKU
807
Miah Darnell
AKU
797
Morrison Jaheem
ASG
781
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I have thought a lot about my key principles and overall vision for my new post and I am truly excited in having the opportunity to bring them to fruition. Coming from a strong arts background I believe in the development of the child as a whole, focusing heavily on academic progression, nurturing and facilitating creative ability and ensuring my students access areas of the curriculum where they will flourish. I also believe in the importance of students developing into good citizens through creating a positive ethos and imbedding empathy. I am looking forward to doing this through my extra responsibility of charity. I very much look forward to leading Aquila to victory over the coming weeks and months and having the opportunity to meet you all, both students and families alike. Please don’t hesitate to contact me at any time. Dominic Corey HOH Aquila
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Phillips Tareeq
It has been an exciting time for me personally, having only been in post for a very short time as Head of House, but I’m already beginning to immerse myself into the Heartlands’ way of life. I have worked in this community for almost a decade at other schools and never have I seen such high expectations of both staff and students as I do here at Heartlands; it is a fast paced but truly inspirational environment.
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Congratulations to our top merit winner Zariel Konadu, he is also the top merit holder in the whole school, keep up the good work!
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TOP MERITS
We have been merit leaders for the majority of the term and have only just been pipped to the post by Scorpiuz House who recently overtook us with a very narrow margin, but the merits table is only a numerical figure. Beyond the bar chart lies hundreds and thousands of examples of student achievement ranging from exceptional contributions in the classroom to remarkable citizenship, and although it’s undoubtable that Aquila will win in the end it’s these moments that inspire me as Leader of the House.
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CYGNUS The start of the spring term has been a successful one for Cygnus. Lots of students have gained a high number of merits and our top twenty, seen here, demonstrates the excellence at the peak of our House. Well done to these students. I look forward to seeing their next set of AFA results, as a high number of merits usually correlates with an increase in progress. We have also had great attendance in Cygnus this half term, and are currently joint second place, with Pegasus, behind Lacerta. Over half of the students in the house are at over 95% for their attendance for the whole year, and as the year progresses this should naturally increase.
The Interhouse Challange race shows that we are lagging behind all of the Houses. So how do we change that? Some of our forms have a fantastic average, so Mr. Fox sent the Cygnus Junior Prefects to interview the top 3 forms in Cygnus to understand how they gain the highest amount of merits:
CMR They have explained that teamwork is the main reason for their high achievement as each individual put the same amount of effort to receive lots of merits. They all contribute in classes and they put in their best. Furthermore, they are very enthusiastic in their work. In addition, Ms Mohaber said ‘’Duolog readers help our tutor receive more merits as their Duolog reader volunteer card is signed every time they attend.’’ They have also suggested that believing in yourself and your goals is the key to success.
more merits; also they receive lots of volunteer cards which is a very simple way to get more merits. Furthermore, a student in CJL explained that they are successful in what they do and therefore they get rewarded for it.
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CJL They have regular individual merit earners. These merit earners help this form as they are constantly rewarded with merits for their excellent attitude in classes as well as VT. In addition, they put effort in class work as they also take lots of quizzes (each student in CJL does at least one quiz each term) which helps them gain even
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CTA CTA students explained that they follow ‘Values for Success’ as a guide for their outstanding achievements. This form is very active and is always eager to earn merits. Furthermore, their tutor rewards them for their hard work; for example: a volunteer card is given for each quiz taken. Also, individuals receive literacy merits straightaway when reading in tutor time. Furthermore, they explained that contribution is very important as getting involved will inform the teacher that you are working hard and willing to do your best.
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TOP MERITS Kiris Matheou is our top merit winner so far this year, congratulations!
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Matheou Kiris
CSE
870
Greene Myfanwy
CMR
863
Noriega Castro Michael
CWN
812
Vella Andreas
CAM
805
Yilmaz Nil
CJL
793
Eren Ezo
CTA
751
Qadri Zahra
CJL
746
Chemlal Raneem
CMY
719
Kilic Selina
CMY
709
Kurt Haci
CMY
708
Kaya Rokan
CTA
707
Cheik Aya
CWN
704
Ozdemir Eray
CMR
698
Chan Conald
CMY
681
Bolikango Godiva
CSE
680
Ahmed Ismail
CTA
677
Hadzhieva Viki
CAM
677
Francis Rhea
CMY
675
Campbell Roial
CMR
668
Smirnova Maria
CTA
661
LACERTA Get to know Lacerta House...10 Questions with Mr Benfetouha and Mr Bimpiris by Jena Rambhujoo and Amira Ibrahim Mr Benfetouha: BA Mr Bimpiris: BS
TOP MERITS Well done to Jovanni Michael-Teixeira for scoring a fantastic merit total so far this year of 1118 merits!
Describe your behaviour when you were at school. BA : I was cheeky, friendly and studious. BS : I was chatty in Year 8 and 9 but became quieter in Year 10 and 11. I made lots of contributions and was helpful to staff as well as friends. What were your intentions for the future when you were at school? BA : I wanted to be a sports journalist. BS : I knew I wanted to be either a teacher or doctor. What was your favourite subject at school? BA : Science and PE BS : Biology and History Least favourite subject at school? BA : Drama BS : Ancient Greek
Form
Merit Total
Michael-Teixeira Jovanni
LAL
1118
Orman Mustafa
LCB
979
Jawaid Safa
LAL
959
Saldanha Jason
LAL
912
Wabnyc Hubert
LME
847
Nelson Jermaine
LSN
838
Brissett Keyonte
LBA
835
Hudson-Carrington Caleb
LKE
822
Corten Sevkan
LAL
807
James Matthew
LGI
805 802 801
Gashi Tristian
LCB
788
Bishop Beatrice
LAL
780
Lilova Gabriella
LAL
778
Apcher Jude
LAL
776
Katende Wasim
LFA
748
Ferdous Akram
LCB
747
Ali Barkot
LMH
745
Morris Heather Abeni
LMH
744
Interesting fact about you? BA : I speak four languages. BS : I used to have long hair. What piece of advice would you give yourself when at school? BA : Make the most of your school life. BS : Be more efficient and focus more.
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Proudest moment in life? BA : Graduating from university. BS : Graduating from my post-graduate degree.
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What made you want to be a teacher? BA : I taught Chinese students English at uni and it fueled an interest in education.
First job? BA : I worked at Footlocker. BS : At a building site.
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Funniest moment at school? BA : A teacher of mine came in with two odd shoes. BS : I acted as a tour guide for my classmate on a train ride.
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PEGASUS It’s been another fantastic term for Pegasus students and staff. I hope all those who went on the ski trip had a fantastic time! Well done to Miss Shank for organsising this, and Mr Adcock for supporting the trip. I would like to thank Tijana Uludag-Whyte who coordinated the student helpers at the Year 11 Parents’ evening; it’s great to see so many students from around the school supporting our Year 11 students at the key time. The students who helped are recognised below.
TOP MERITS Well done to our merit leader Delvon Rodney (PJS). He has amassed 1322! Well done Delvon! Tijana Uludag-Whyte
Darya Laksan
Wiktoria Sniadowska
Kelise Hughes
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Merit Total
Rodney Delvon
PJS
1322
Rohanzai Zubair
PVU
1097
Anghel Simina
PMD
1074
Mbungu Jemima
PVU
918
Williams Jelani
PWM
912
PSA
893
Halil Yucel Eminov Yosko
PSA
889
Willars Phoebe
PWM
826
Sahindal Berfin
PVU
823
Van Der Doelen-Kawazuti Lucas
PAK
816
Oz Ibrahim
PMC
809
Seepaul-Craig Devante
PSH
799
Kadiu Kejsi
PSH
785
Clarke Jason
PMC
781
Van Anderson Redman-Lee Tyrese
PAK
751
PWM
746
Impey Charley
PSH
735
Anghel Maria Adelina
PMD
733
Watson Taylor
PSH
731
Joslin Polly
PSA
730
Soares Dos Reis Alves Lucena Margarida
SCORPIUZ Scorpiuz students had a great first term and we are very happy with how well our Year 7 students have settled into life at Heartlands and have found their feet with regards to the school’s systems and structure. We went into the Christmas holiday as merit leaders in the Merit Race and we are battling against a strong Aquila surge to maintain this lead and be crowned winners overall in July!
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Form
Merit Total
Chrysostomou Zakariyya
SBD
1212
Spirlea Agnana-Tabita
SKN
1107
Williams Ricardo
SBT
1041
Evdochim Alejandra
SKN
1028 1006
SBT
1005
Racut Gabriela
SKN
914
Lawless Jake
SKN
891
Guo Jenny
SKN
885
Tona Nikolaos
SKN
881
Hussain Shahriyer
SMI
868
Liptak Attila
SKN
857
Sibabi Said
SMT
850
Culley Michael
SBD
815
Lawrence Rushya
SMS
808
Cole Ndidi
SBT
798
Headley Akeem
SSO
796
Sella Gerald
SCV
775
Daoudi Khadidja
SAT
771
Spirlea Beniamin
SMI
767
Congratulations to Elaine Harsley in Year 10, SCV, who has won the Jack Petchey award for her work outside school in the community with her Girl Guides group. Elaine won the award for developing her leadership skills and supporting new members of the group. We are all very proud of Elaine and hope she keeps up the good work!
Year 11 students received their mock results at the start of the term and students got to see how well their hard work for their mocks paid off. Students have continued to work with their tutor at academic tracking and will be monitored closely moving forward. Well done to all the Year 11s and keep up the efforts for the final exams.
Ndidi Cole— For her hard work at Beyond Words and fantastic improvement in behaviour.
Adballa Saeed— For his increased effort and application in improving his English grade.
Michelle Watson— For her dedication to securing the best possible GCSEs and effort to try and improve attendance.
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Honei-May Dempsey— An excellent performance in the Nurture Christmas play and a Scottish accent to rival Miss Gibson!!!
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Finally, a HUGE “break a leg!” to Kyle Osbourne and Annie Donlon who are performing in our school performance of Little Shop of Horrors as one of the lead characters! Best of luck to Kyle and every other Scorpiuz student gracing the stage/ performing in the band.
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Duran Berfin Malik Rumana
Year 9 Options evening and Parents’ evening allowed our middle of the school Scorpions two fantastic evenings to help focus their thoughts on their academic direction and progress, and it was great to
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Zakariyya Chrysostomou has a brilliant total of 1212 merits so far this academic year, great work Zakariyya!
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see so many parents/carers at these events having such detailed conversations.
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INTERHOUSE CHALLENGE THE RACE TO THE CUP! AQUILA - 105 CYGNUS - 93 LACERTA - 96 PEGASUS - 97 SCORPIUZ - 104
10 reasons to join the PTA
The PTA is a recognised group of parents and teachers that work together for the benefit of their school. Taking on an active role in your children’s school is critical to their success. We’ve completed a list of 10 reasons why joining the PTA will greatly improve your child’s education experience.
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It’s for every parent
Your voice and opinion matters! It makes a difference when you speak up. Your voice and ideas can help improve the quality of education for your children and their peers. You’ll see the smiles on their faces and know that you’ve played a part in making school a little more comfortable and fun.
It’s good for your child
It’s important to the school
Research shows that children whose parents are involved in their school make better grades and have fewer disciplinary problems at school. When parents get plugged in at school, their children do better.
Schools are becoming more dependent on parent groups. The parent groups are responsible for almost all of the school’s fundraising revenue. They provide support to teachers and administrators, and they create a caring and supportive atmosphere in the school.
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There’s no better way to know what’s going on in the school than to be on the school’s parent teacher group. You’ll be first to hear about important decisions and changes the school is thinking about making, and you will get to know teachers and administrators on a familiar basis.
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Every parent group function is an opportunity to meet other parents in the same situation as you. You will be connected with a group of parents who share a common goal of improving the school for the children.
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It’s flexible The PTA has progressed to meet the changing needs of parents. There are a variety of small ways parents can help and be involved on the PTA. Project responsibilities are flexible and can be adjusted to fit with your time constraints.
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You’ll help raise necessary funds The PTA fundraises to provide more educational services for children. Fundraisers remain important to improving the quality of the school overall, and parent groups make them possible.
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You’ll be a role model You’ll show your children that not only are they important to you, but their education is as well. They’ll see you taking a stand to make education better for them and their peers, and chances are they’ll do the same.
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It’s fun! You’ll connect with a group of people who are all concerned with creating a better environment for their children. You will help plan fun events, socials and gettogethers that the whole family can attend.
You’ll make a difference By volunteering with the PTA, you’ll be able to use your skills for a noble cause. Parent groups work to establish a supporting and encouraging community for the entire school. The goal is to create the most educational environment possible for our children.
This term, although short, is a busy and exciting time. Our Year 11 students are completing their coursework for their Entry Level qualifications and students are attending a number of exciting curriculum trips to deepen and extend their learning - we’ve had trips to the Science Museum and the Globe Theatre as well as our usual regular curriculum trips.
Students continue to be rewarded for their academic achievements as well as for meeting their individual behaviour chart targets that they set with their teachers, for which they can earn bonus merits! Students are making fantastic progress with these, keep up the good work!
Most of our students are preparing for a residential visit to Rand Farm at the end of February. There are many important life skills involved in staying away from home, not to mention being involved in a very exciting time of the farming calendar - lambing season!
This issue’s Top Tip forms part of students’ Occupational Therapy Programme. The students have had a blast in transforming into a human hot dog using the components of this kit to support with sensory integration. The blanket (Hot Dog) is used to roll the student like a hot dog for deep pressure; because the bun has a gap in the centre, the students fit comfortably, playing the role of the hot dog. Filled with safe sponges, the Ketchup and Mustard each weigh 10kg and can be used for additional heavy sensory input and to complete the Hot Dog look!
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NEPTUNE Neptunes are working as a team to help each other during the school day. They are reminding each other to ask for things they need, using an indoor voice and kind words. They can use reminder cards if they forget questions they need to ask. The team are having fantastic success with being understanding and helpful classmates.
This term Neptune have been looking at ‘Greek Myths’ in their English class. The students have studied the stories of Poseidon and Hercules. They have recreated the scenes from the story Poseidon in Drama, playing the parts of Poseidon and Amphitrite. For Hercules, they are using adjectives to describe the protagonist Hercules and antagonist Hades.
Usman as an angry Hades.
This term Neptunes have been focused on making healthy choices during Tuck Shop and lunch, in addition to doing plenty of exercises. Students have been making use of all the equipment in the body shop, exercise balls, theraband and crawling tubes.
Prince, Javaine & Mert keeping fit and healthy
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Mert & Fardowsa as Poseidon and Amphitrite
Keeping with a healthy theme, Neptunes have been working on their kitchen skills and have been able to work more independently and safely whilst in the kitchen. Students are learning how to follow recipes and remembering their way around the kitchen, finding the equipment and ingredients they need for each recipe. Last week, students used new equipment to make healthy fruit smoothies.
Neptune’s healthy choice kitchen plan.
JUPITER We have been looking at the language we use towards each other in PSHE and discussing what is a fair way of treating other people. We learnt about different forms of prejudice and explored these through acting out different scenarios. Jupiter class can tell when people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being treated fairly and can suggest what should happen instead.
We are really independent at animal yoga so we have set ourselves a new challenge and have been trying out Star Wars yoga! We really enjoy acting out the positions of the characters we know, and we have even sequenced our own yoga routines, which we taught to our classmates last week!
Jupiter class have been learning all about what happens to the food we eat and how our digestive system works. In Science, we looked at the body parts involved and the different jobs they have. We made a 3D digestive system ourselves and had a go at being the food travelling through it! We loved shooting down the oesophagus tube and squelching in pretend stomach acid!
Jupiter class have become reading quiz masters! We are trying to do our reading homework every night and then we can be quizzed on it by ourselves in the morning. Sometimes we even choose to do more than one quiz in a day! We are really proud when we get good scores on our quizzes, and we share our successes with our teachers.
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SATURN Last term class Saturn worked on a very special project in Performing Arts. The students practised a celebration dance based on the holidays with fantastic dance moves and incredible energy. They expressed their feelings throughout the performance, using facial expressions and individually created dance moves, which we then choreographed into a final dance piece. After many weeks of hard practice, the students then performed their dance in front of a live school audience which consisted of parents, students and teachers.
The overall theme in Saturn class this term is animation. In ICT, they are using a program to make za stop motion animation. In Art and DT, students have made a thaumatrope and a flip book. The aim by the end of term is to make a storyboard and scripts in English, and create scenes and model figures in Art to make our own short animated film. Watch this space!
Saturn class performed their dance with such passion and enthusiasm that we were asked to do an encore. We are very proud of Class Saturnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success and cannot wait for the next project, which we assure you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss!
Cooking chicken safely and a variety of flavours: In cooking this term saturn class are learning the rules of preparing and cooking chicken.
The Power of Mindfulness How a meditation practice can help kids become less anxious and more focused. We all possess incredible brains, and yet students in the autism provision are restricted by a host of sensory issues, anxieties, obsessions and misunderstandings of the world that threaten to keep them from developing or participating in learning even the simplest activities. In Saturn the students are learning to use mindfulness to help cope with anxiety and stressful situations. They are learning to live more within the current moment, not dwelling on the past or worrying about the future.
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Do you know them? The students tested different flavours to see which ones we liked, and learnt about taste and the tongue.
VENUS Managing social relationships The students are learning how to speak to different people in the community. They are practising role play scenarios, learning how to talk with police officers, shopkeepers and school teachers. They are also learning about personal space and how important that is for social communication.
Venus have been studying Romeo & Juliet. To extend students’ understanding of the play, the class went to visit Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on the South Bank. The students had a tour of the theatre and also went on stage to deliver a few lines from the play. They also took part in an actor’s workshop which was great fun.
The students are thinking about work experience for next term. They are identifying their strengths and what careers they are interested in.
The students are currently doing Aerobics in PE. They are also investigating how physical exercise affects how their heart beats.
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Year
Day
Date
Event
Year 7
Monday
16th May
Trip to Bude, Cornwall
Year 8
Friday
4th March
Deadline for submission of Option forms
Wednesday
20th April
Year 8 Parents’ Evening
Monday
14th March
Year 10 work experience begins
Monday
9th May
Year 10 French Exchange
Sat/Sun
21st & 22nd May
Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition
Sat/Sun
18th & 19th June
Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
Monday
7th March
Year 11 interviews this week
Monday
2nd May
GCSE Public exams begin
Thursday
23rd June
Year 11 Leaving event (to be confirmed)
Monday
7th March
Attendance & Punctuality Week
Monday
14th March
Reading Tests
Tuesday
15th March
Staff training after school: no after-school clubs
Thursday
17th March
End of Spring Term for students
Friday
18th March
Moderation Day; end of term for staff
Monday-Friday
21st March – 1st April
Easter holidays
Monday
4th April
Start of term: Summer Term 1
Monday
18th April
SEARCH Day 8
Thursday
21st April
Late start for all students at 09:15
Monday
2nd May
Bank Holiday
Wednesday
11th May
Staff Meeting: no after-school clubs
Monday
20th June
Nurture Group: Rand Farm Visit
Wednesday
22nd June
Staff Meeting: no after-school clubs
Monday
27th June
Reading tests all week
Tuesday
28th June
Twilight Training for staff: no after-school clubs
Thursday
30th June
Transition Day for Year 6 students, at HHS all day
Friday
1st July
Transition Day for Year 6 students, at HHS all day
Monday
4th July
Staff INSET Day: no students in school
Wednesday
6th July
Sports Day (tbc)
Monday
11th July
Rewards Day
Wednesday
20th July
End of term & Achievement Day
Year 10
Year 11
How to find us:
Heartlands High School
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