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Welcome from the Heads Plan on a Page Achievement Assembly: Jon Snow Head Boy and Head Girl Ghana Trip KS3 Rewards Disco Sports Day 2017 English Science Maths Art Music Business History The Library Beyond Words Design Technology EAL Physical Education Computing Aquila Cygnus Lacerta Pegasus Scorpiuz Interhouse Student Voice Learning in our Provision for Autism Dates for Your Diary
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THURSDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2018
WELCOME FROM THE HEADS Education as always remains centre stage in terms of the news and politics. You will remember that I wrote recently about the National Funding Formula. There has been some easing off on this issue following the general election but it remains the case that once you factor in inflationary pressure, schools will inevitably lose out in cash terms. We are well placed to meet these challenges and we’ve been planning for them for some time. Recruitment in teaching remains a pressing concern for schools all over the country. The strategy that the current government has taken to recruitment, alongside tuition fees and some fairly negative press over the year, means that it will be challenging for the government to meet its targets in terms of teacher recruitment. It remains a fantastic career and the staff that we have at Heartlands are evidence of this fact. Like many jobs it has its pressures but the privilege of making a difference with the students at Heartlands is what drives our staff. There has been clear progress at Heartlands this year. Subjects like Languages have been boosted by some enthusiastic and talented staff. I’ve also been hugely impressed with the work that Mr Saunders and Miss Dee have undertaken to develop Geography. I am pleased to say that the Sixth Form business case has now been submitted. We wait to see whether or not the Department for Education will approve the change but we hope that they will. If not, I’m sure we will be coming back to parents to bolster support and try again. Finally, congratulations to our students and staff on a successful start to the new term. As always, the depth of what happens at Heartlands is reflected in these magazine. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Mr Garrill Executive Head Teacher, Heartlands Community Trust
Welcome to the first SUCCESS magazine of the year! As always this magazine outlines some of the wonderful, rich experiences our students have both in and out of the classroom. Its pages are packed with fantastic stories of the SEARCH ethos being lived by students in all they do. We really do believe school matters here at Heartlands and we aim to ensure our students are making the most of their time with us all day every day. This issue also includes our strategic plan which we call our Plan on a Page. This plan is our roadmap to success: it outlines what we as a school community, have to do to ensure a first-class education. Everyone is involved in this plan being successful, from our teachers, to support staff, students and parents. I will be leading this and ensuring that this remains our core focus throughout the year. This plan reflects the core purpose of a school: to ensure good learning and good outcomes for students. We are also deeply committed at Heartlands to developing character, and this term I have been impressed, as I always am, with the star students appearing on the house pages who show an excellent commitment to learning every day and put the SEARCH ethos at the heart of everything they do! A huge well done to those students who are making the most of every day at school! It has been a fantastic start to the school year and a reflection of the dedication of students, staff and parents. Thank you for all your support and ongoing hard work.
Elen Roberts Head of School, Heartlands High School
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PLAN ON A PAGE
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Leadership and management
Outcomes for pupils
Personal development, behaviour and welfare
Learning and teaching
Improve the information provided to governors to ensure Senior Leadership Team (SLT) are given robust challenge in relation to student progress
Secure high levels of attainment and progress in English to remain in the top 5% for progress
Ensure pupils are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment
Teaching that ensures the progress of every child: no one left be behind
Ensure leaders and governors have a deep, accurate understanding of the school’s effectiveness
Secure high levels of attainment and progress in Maths (75% average and 50% of students making good progress)
Ensure 100% opt-in through consistent use of school systems
Teaching that engages every mind positively to ensure 100% of students opt in
Ensure that the SEARCH ethos has an impact on progress
Ensure good progress in Science, (75% average and 50% of students making good progress)
Improve consistency in tutoring to ensure progress for all
Teaching supports and challenges all students to make progress in every lesson
Teach a curriculum that ensures outstanding progress
Secure high levels of attainment and progress in Business, (75% average and 50% of students making good progress)
Improve attendance to over 96%
Ensure all home learning is challenging and deepens students’ understanding of work to come
Ensure that communication allows parents to effectively support their children to make progress
Ensure consistency: develop all departments, (75% average and 50% of students making good progress)
Teachers seek development through the opportunities offered by the school, and beyond, to ensure student progress
Ensure that teaching-school status is a success
Ensure good progress within Technology (75% average and 50% of students making good progress)
Make sure pupils know where they are in learning, what they need to do to improve and that they are self motivated to get there through use of PLCs
Ensure that support staff deliver outstanding progress for students at all levels
Ensure good progress within PE (75% average and 50% of students making good progress)
Ensure the urgency of leaders in securing precise intervention
Ensure good progress within MFL (75% average and 50% of students making good progress) Build on previous results to secure high levels of attainment and progress in Computer Science and ICT (75% average and 50% of students making good progress) Ensure greater consistency throughout the faculty; developing all departments to ensure (75% average and 50% of students making good progress)
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Jon Snow has been the face of Channel 4 News since 1989. Jon Snow joined ITN in 1976 and became Washington Correspondent in 1984. Since then, he has travelled the world to cover the news – from the fall of the Berlin Wall and the release of Nelson Mandela, to Barack Obama’s inauguration and the earthquake in Haiti.
Jon Snow, Channel 4 news presenter and one of Britain’s most prominent broadcasters, kindly accepted an invitation to speak at the school’s Achievement Assembly at the end of last academic year. Mr Snow gave an address to staff and students emphasising the importance of service and responsibility to other members of the community,
especially in the context of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Mr Snow also celebrated the diversity of Heartlands, noting how the school embodied one of Britain’s best features. After his address, he gave out awards and prizes and spoke with students. Both staff and students very much enjoyed talking to Mr Snow after the event.
“Mr Snow gave an address … emphasising the importance of service and responsibility to other members of the community”
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HEAD GIRL & BOY A ROMIN AN H STRAC
As head boy and head girl we are privileged to be in a position to write directly to you all to introduce ourselves and explain a little of how we came to be in post. It all started with an application form! Ms Arabas came to speak to our year group at the end of Year 10 to explain the process and that the first step was to apply, but if we did we should be prepared to take the role very seriously. We were both determined to apply as we knew we had leadership potential and that this would be a great opportunity to develop this. We had to write a personal statement explaining why we were right for the role! It was very hard to write: if you
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have ever attempted to ‘sell yourself’ on paper you will know this is not easy and so we sought the help of our English teachers and form tutors, and, after a lot of redrafting and correcting, we finally handed it in (on time of course). We also had to write an election speech which we then recorded. This was nerve wracking; however with some help from our campaign teams (Fatma Shallo and Mary Ogundamisi in particular) we did this and it was played, along with all those of the other candidates, to the whole school! Students then debated the strengths and weaknesses of each, and there were significant strengths to our opponents, and cast a vote.
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“We were both determined to apply as we knew we had leadership potential and that this would be a great opportunity to develop this” The last stage was an interview with, Mr Garrill and Mrs Roberts! Sitting in that chair was an eye opener into what university and job interviews would be like! We thought they would go easy on us as we were students. Wrong. It was a really pressured interview which taught us a lot!
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We had great help preparing for it from Mrs Hussain, Mrs Arnold, Ms Marius and Ms Levenson, who all help run teacher interviews and so we felt well prepared. We are both ambitious to do well in post and have been involved in many events so far this year, including speaking to over 1,000 people at open evening, raising money for charity and contributing to the leadership of the school. We look forward to many more opportunities. Students can contact us via email or speak to us in corridors/playgrounds if they have any concerns, queries or questions, we are always happy to help and take ideas forward on behalf of the student body.
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KS3 REWARDS DISCO This month we held our first ever Heartlands rewards disco, organised by Ms Daley and Mrs Annan, foundation stage engagement officers. The event was a fantastic success with over 80 students attending, who all had a great time. Students were invited based on their achievement from the start of the year: those with over 95% attendance, fewer than 10 demerits or over 100 merits. Students were able to enjoy a fun-filled evening full of games,
prizes, popcorn, candyfloss, a DJ, competitions and dancing! Everyone had such an amazing time, including the 25 members of staff who volunteered their time to support on the night. A huge thank you to all of those who were involved in some way to help make this a success. It was lovely to see so many of our students building confidence through dance, and socialising with their peers in a totally different
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school setting, but also having such a great reward for all their hard work and efforts so far this year. Reward events like these are so important for the development of character, personality and as a recognition for student achievements. Please look out for more upcoming rewards events in the future and remember low demerits, high merits and excellent attendance!
AFRICAN ADVENTURES HEARTLANDS GHANA TRIP JULY 2017
In July 2017 Heartlands High School undertook an amazing trip to Ghana in Africa where 11 students took part in the trip of a lifetime. The group spent five full days in a local school (Shalom) where they led sports activities, taught English and Maths lessons, and completed a building project to enhance the classroom facilities for students aged 3–16 at the school. Along with this the students visited a local market and church service, learned how to speak the local language of Ewe, came face to face with crocodiles and climbed through a tropical rainforest.
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The week was action packed and the students, who had raised over £10,000 to support the trip, were fantastic ambassadors for the school. A special thank you goes to Amber Williams, Robin Sakik, Jelani Williams, Felix Elsworth, Zoe Bradley, Mary Ogundamisi, Kate Butler, Conrad Friis-Reynolds, Bailey McCarthy-Boxer, Mariam Matovu and Lauren Sheridan for making the whole experience such a positive one. In November we have made over 20 Christmas boxes which are being shipped to the students from Shalom so that they can celebrate with us – this builds on our initial relationship with them.
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IN MEMORY OF GOKAY AYDEMIR
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SET DESIGN COMPETITION Year 7 students have been studying Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream. For their home learning they designed and built sets for their own production of the play. The winning sets were exhibited in the library for students and staff to come and look at.
In September I wrote to you to inform you that, after a long battle with cancer, Gokay Aydemir passed away during the summer holidays. We have been supporting the family in any way we can through this difficult time and they have very much appreciated the cards, thoughts and wishes from parents and students sent through us to them. In October we had a small ceremony at school for his family, teachers, close friends and form group to celebrate his life and unveil a commemorative picture of him, which will have a permanent place in the school. Some members of the school community also joined the family for 40-day prayers and a service to remember Gokay, the following day, at the Alevi Cultural Centre. We are currently planning Christmas events and a spring football tournament to support the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, which supported Gokay throughout his illness. Gokey was a well-loved boy who had many friends in school and contributed greatly to school life; he is greatly missed.
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Mr Theokli and Ms Barrett had the opportunity to take 12 students to The Guardian newspaper to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. If you didn’t know, Ada Lovelace was the FIRST computer programmer. This international day of celebration educates people about the achievements of women in STEM, but also inspires others and helps create role models.
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Students carrying out an icebreaker session with the other schools. Our school won!
The Guardian staff were so welcoming: the students had the opportunity to walk around the building, they ventured into a recording studio and observed some high-tech virtual-reality equipment!
These students were using HTML to code their very own web page. Their web pages included articles on chocolate and Wood Green. Well done! Students had a brilliant day! Ms Barrett and Mr Theokli were very impressed with their behaviour and enthusiasm.
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iting Also, welcome to our new vis be l wil teacher Mr Wheeler; he here until Christmas! Miss Hannah studied Biology, Psychology and English Literature at A Level followed by a degree in Biology and Zoology at Kings College London. She also completed a PGCE in Biology. Her hobbies include going for long walks, travelling to interesting places, running and cooking. Her career ambitions are to continue to work with young people in her local community.
Mr Traynor Science Teacher
‘As a n school Iew teacher to th impress have been re e e attitude d with the posally it s our stud displayed by a ive ent scie ll ntists!’
Ms Barrett has taken on the role of running our fantastic STEM club: the students have started their projects and will develop them over the coming weeks. If you see Ms Barrett, ask her about STEM and what the pupils’ projects are about!
REFLECTION WITH MS KORPONYAI!
WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MOMENT LAST YEAR? Working with the Rise group was lots of fun last year. We carried out lots of experiments and fun activities. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST THIS YEAR? Starting the new entry level course with the Rise group is a challenge that I’m really looking forward to. It will give us a chance to look into science more. In Biology we will investigate the local wildlife, collecting samples from around the school and Alexandra Palace Ponds.
SCIENCE DISPLAYS Come and check out our Science team display! Our staff have such interesting backgrounds and, like the display says, it really does ‘take all sorts to make a Science department’.
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MATHS This term, students have made a fantastic start in Maths. I have been very impressed with the attitude of our new Year 11 students and the great start the Year 7s have made.
UKMT (UNITED KINGDOM MATHS TRUST) Our high-achieving students will have the opportunity to take part in a national maths competition called UKMT Maths Challenge. The UKMT Individual Maths Challenges are lively, intriguing multiple-choice question papers, which are designed to stimulate interest in maths in large numbers of pupils. The three levels cover the secondary school range (11–18 years) and together they attract over 600,000 entries from over 4,000 schools and colleges. More information and practice papers can be found on www.ukmt.org.uk
UKMT DATES
JUNIOR CHALLENGE Thursday 26th April 2018
INTERMEDIATE CHALLENGE
Thursday 1st February 2018
SENIOR CHALLENGE
Tuesday 6th November 2018
AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS
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TUESDAY Maths Booster Club – S3.6
THURSDAY Maths Explorers – S4.15
TOP THREE MATHS REVISION TIPS An important technique to gain the highest mark in maths is to identify which topics you are weak at and need to practise. You can do this by asking your teacher or making notes of topics that confuse you in your Maths lessons. 1
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http://www.mymaths.co.uk http://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/ gcsemaths-9-1-topics.htm
Once you have identified your areas, you then need to learn/revise these topics.
https://revisionmaths.com/gcsemaths-revision
There are several methods of doing this but we have found that our free MathsWatch website is the best (see more websites below). To use the MathsWatch website at home, go to http://www.vle.mathswatch. com and enter the following details: everyone’s password is heartlands and your username is whatever your mymaths username is (three or four digits @heartlands). For example, 1234@heartlands. This website had very good feedback from the 2016–17 Year 11 students. The top method for maths revision is attempting past exam papers. Most students who have studied GCSE Mathematics agree that revising specific topics and working through past papers was beneficial. Here are some places where you can find past papers: Year 7–8 http://www.emaths.co.uk/KS3SAT.htm Year 9–11 http://www.mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/gcsemathspastpapers-higher.htm 3
OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES
http://www.suffolkmaths.co.uk/ pages/SoW/1StudentKS3-4%20 Revision.htm http://studymaths.co.uk/ http://mrbartonmaths.com/ students/gcse/ https://www.gcsepod.com/gcsepod_ content/maths/ http://www.themathsteacher.com/ gcse_maths.php https://www.sites.google.com/site/ mathscasts/mathscast-videos
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New Website Username:
www.vle.mathswatch.co.uk YourMyMathsUsername @heartlands Password: heartlands Ask your Maths teacher if you don’t know your MyMaths username.
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Great maths revision websites https://corbettmaths.com https://keshmaths.com/gcse-mathstakeaway-3 https://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk GCSE Bitesize Mr Barton Maths SuffolkMaths.co.uk Emaths.co.uk
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Got maths home learning to do? Need help pushing to meet your target?
Tuesdays 3.15–4.15 pm Room S3.6 Merits for attendance and work completed!
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ART LITTLE PEOPLE OF HEARTLANDS
This autumn term saw a fantastic SEARCH day for Year 9 photographers, who spent the day researching and analysing the work of the artist and photographer Slinkachu, and creating their own responses to his work. Slinkachu is a London-based street artist who is best known for his ongoing body of work ‘The Little People Project’, which makes humorous commentary on the human condition by creating satirical installations using miniature figures and found props in the streets of big cities like London, New York and Moscow. He photographs these installations and then abandons them for people to unexpectedly stumble across in their day-to-day lives. Our keen photographers spent the morning doing their own research into Slinkachu’s work, choosing their
favourite images and discussing what it is about them that caught their attention and why. They then divided into groups and set about planning their own Slinkachu-inspired scenarios. Once the plans were in place, each group was given a camera and set free to roam the school grounds for locations and found objects to use as props.
fabulous results. We are thrilled to see Year 9 approach Photography with such enthusiasm and look forward to watching them grow and improve both in their creative expression and technical ability over the course of the year.
The success of the day really came down to seeing the students apply the technical principles of photography they have been taught over the course of the first few months of the year to facilitate their creative ideas, and come away with some truly
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This in an exciting time in the Arts Hub with so many new staff. They have had such a positive impact on the department, bringing new perspective and energy. We are changing the curriculum and challenging students to take more risks and be
more ambitious, and we feel this is already paying off. We have some exceptionally gifted students at KS3 and some who are really opting in and showing exceptional effort. We are seeing some real talent throughout the year groups but in particular
Year 9 students have made a real impact on refining skills. Year 10 students are showing some real independence and confidence and Year 11 are making some excellent progress. Below is some students’ work from last term. The message from the Art department is to keep up the creativity and effort.
STUDENT GALLERY 1. Lucas Van Der Doelen Kawazuti Y9; 2. Beatrice Bishop Y9; 3. Manel Daoudi Y8; 4. Khadidja Daoudi Y10; 5. Beatrice Bishop Y9; 6. Oscar Maddocks Y9; 7. Alejandro Noriega Y8; 8. Anya Velikic Y9
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d to present our SAVE THE DATE! We are prou 14th December at Festive Concert on Thursday, non-religious event 6.30pm. This is an inclusiveartlands community. and is open to all of the He
BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2017 Congratulations to all of the students who took part in Battle of the Bands 2017. It was an amazing evening with a wide variety of performances from students and staff alike. Congratulations to winners Constellation and to all the participants for their incredible performances!
EXTRA-CURRICULAR Music is offering more extracurricular clubs than ever this year. There is still time to get involved – just turn up on the day! All welcome, especially beginners. All equipment is provided. Also, congratulations to Shout Out and House Band for their recent performances in the wholeschool assembly.
MONDAY Songwriting Club Ms Parfitt, Live Room Guitar Club Mr Taylor, N5.5
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MUSIC PRODUCERS TUESDAYS, N5.3 3.15–4.15 PM
Djembe Club Mr James, N5.5 Music Producers Mr Skerry, N5.3 Violin Club
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Ms Shakespear, Live Room
Keyboard Club Tarrell and Flynn, N5.5
THURSDAY Shout Out/House Band Mr Skerry and Ms Shakespear, N5.5
VIOLIN CLUB TUESDAYS 3.15–4.15 PM LIVE ROOM
FRIDAY Music Theory Club Ms Shakespear, N5.3
We still have spaces with some of our instrumental teachers who come in from Haringey Music Service. There are vacancies for: acoustic guitar, clarinet, flute, trumpet, piano and drums. Please email or come to see Ms Shakespear, Mr Skerry or Ms MacPherson for more information. Lessons are either 20 or 30 minutes per week. There is a cost but we can offer subsidies to students on FSM.
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ROTHSCHILD TRIP On 5th October, a group of Year 10 students visited Rothchild. Rothschild is one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory groups, which supports Teach First
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and is keen to engage with the schools and students with which it works. The event was facilitated by Rothschild’s employees who hosted a networking lunch for the students. Here students learned about careers in companies such as Rothschild: they were able
to see first-hand the environment these employees work in and were able to work closely with volunteers from Rothschild to complete a task. This trip was a huge success and the students involved really benefited from listening to the volunteers.
On 28th September the Business faculty took a group of Year 9 Business and Economics students to the London headquarters of Airbnb. Airbnb specialises in providing lowcost accommodation alternatives for travellers. During this trip our students were lucky enough to be shown around their fantastic site near Old Street and were able to hear the background story of how the company formed. They were also fortunate to speak to a wide range of staff who shared their experiences of working with the firm and explained what their roles were. This allowed our
students to think about their future careers and gave them an insight into how a large organisation functions.
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Following this we went to the Bank of England Museum. Here students were able to learn about the history of money, as well as the Bank of England’s role in dealing with interest rates and inflation. Students were even lucky enough to hold a brick of gold and test the weight of one block. Students seemed to enjoy the day and it allowed them to develop subject knowledge into a practical real life scenario.
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10X MENTORING
Heartlands High School is in its third year working with Enabling Enterprise. Over the past three years, students have been busy developing their enterprise skills both in school and the workplace. Friday 13th October was a fantastic opportunity for students from Year 9 to put their ‘staying positive’ and problem-solving skills to the test with the support from professional business volunteers.
Over the past eight months, six students in Year 11 – Advis, Merriam, Ameena, Eshane, Shakeel and Romina – have been fortunate enough to receive mentoring from professionals working with 10X Banking. This company was founded by Anthony Jenkins, who is the former chief executive of Barclays Bank. Students meet their mentors every six weeks to discuss how they can achieve their personal goals and set targets for them to work on. Excitingly this has now been extended to our Year 10 students and we hope to have 12 more being mentored by staff over the coming year.
Atkins is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Recent projects include Crossrail, Birmingham New Street Station and the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus. The day started off with the students interviewing the volunteers to find out about their different roles, responsibilities and the enterprise skills required to do their jobs. Students then went on a tour of the premises, which allowed the teams to see the great variety of jobs available in the world of construction.
“Sometimes staying positive is tough because you want to give up but it’s important to keep trying not just for you but the rest of the team” STUDENT
Taking on the role of developers, students were then challenged to apply their problem-solving skills to choose a site on which to build their new tall building. Taking the location and needs of the community on board, teams then worked together to build a tower using limited materials. During the build, the teams’ ‘staying positive’ skills were put to the test as new challenges arose, which put the developers’ budgets under strain. The day culminated in teams pitching their plan for development to the judges to see if their building was suitable for construction.
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On 4th October, four students from last year’s Year 11 were recognised for their achievements during their GCSEs in a ceremony at Westminster Hall. Students were nominated for awards including Outstanding Achievement, Progress and Overcoming Challenges. The event was attended by guest speaker James Cosmo (Game of Thrones, Troy, Braveheart). The four students nominated for an award were Iftekar Ahad, Gabriella Stevens, Asmaa Abdelfattah and Marlon Brown.
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HISTORY What a busy first half term in the History department: from celebrating Black History Month with a number of competitions and guest speakers to SEARCH day trips all around London! Below are some of the testimonies from our Heartlands History ambassadors.
TOWER OF LONDON AND THE CLINK MUSEUM On Tuesday 17th October, my Year 9 history class went to the Tower of London and The Clink Museum with Miss Kenssous and Mr Seldon. It was a really fun and interesting trip and it was one of the SEARCH days that I thoroughly enjoyed. When we got to the Tower, we got our bags checked and then went into the main area. Our tour guide, Emma, took us up into the Salt Tower, which was one of the towers that kept prisoners around the time of Elizabeth I. Emma gave us a very interesting talk about some of the prisoners that were kept there, and even some stories of their incredible escapes! As well as that, she described some of the torture methods that they used on prisoners in the Elizabethan era. For example, the rack was used to stretch prisoners. Rope was attached to the prisoner’s ankles and wrists, and then the guard turned a wheel to stretch them, which often led to dislocating the ankles and wrists. After that, we came into the courtyard and Miss Kenssous and Mr Seldon said we had 40 minutes to go and eat
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our lunch and explore the Tower in small groups. Beatrice and I went off in the complete opposite direction to the rest of the group to have our lunch, and then decided to go and explore the Bloody Tower. We saw lots of very interesting torture objects in there, including the rack! Whilst we were exploring the Bloody Tower and the Royal Armories (which took a lot longer than anticipated!), the rest of the class went to see the crown jewels and even got to see the Koh-i-noor diamond which we learned about last year! After a quick chat with Miss Kenssous, we set off to The Clink Museum. Eventually, after a lovely 20-minute walk along the Thames, we arrived at The Clink. When we went into the museum, we went around and looked at all the different items on show. There were lots of very interactive parts and the class really enjoyed locking each other up in the different torture mechanisms, like the stakes!
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Overall it was a really lovely day and I thought that it was a very successful trip! I highly recommend going to the Tower of London on a day out, and The Clink Museum is a short walk from the Tower of London, and a nice quick museum to go and explore! Myfanwy Greene History ambassador
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Year 8 have undertaken a History research project into the topic studied this half term: slavery. Students have needed to draw upon their work in class, to independently research and plan a project. As part of the research process and to support them with their study skills, the History department has been working in collaboration with the library. Students have spent lessons in the library, using Chromebooks, computers and library books, to work on their projects. The projects produced have been fascinating in their range and quality, from models of slave ships to mini biographies on Olaudah Equiano.
DWAYNE FIELDS TALK
As History ambassadors, we were fortunate enough to hear Dwayne Fields speak: the first ever black Briton to conquer the North Pole! He was born in Jamaica where he grew up but he then came to London (Hackney) to have a better life with his family. As a teenager he was stabbed twice and luckily avoided a street shooting, but he turned his life around and felt the urge to make a difference to the world.
Black History Month was created in the United States in 1926 and was made to celebrate black people’s success such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and many more. Heartlands High School teachers have picked their ‘Black History Firsts’ based on how people have changed things in society and made a difference to the world in a positive way. There have also been many competitions that have been set for Black History Month such as the Oliver Tambo competition, which gave students the chance to win a trip to Parliament and £100! On top of that, students have also been set the task to fill in the Black History Firsts research card to ensure these significant figures don’t continue to be forgotten or ignored.
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was born on 21st August 1936. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors. He is the first and only man in history to score 100 points in a single game; also he is the only man to have 55 rebounds in a single game and he was the first NBA player to have 30,000 or more career points. Unfortunately he died on 12th October BLAC 1999 at the age of 63. HISTORYK Mouhamed Djaboub’s Black History First
Bleron Azemaj History ambassador
He wanted to break the mould of ‘middle-aged white guys’ dominating exploration, and is asking the government to encourage more innercity children to take the opportunity to explore the great outdoors. Dwayne went through many amazing yet terrifying things when he was walking to the North Pole, such as the beautiful sights, amazing colour of the sky and how pure things were over there, and also seeing new animals as he does ‘have this thing for animals’. He did get attacked by a polar bear but that did not stop him from carrying on! Dwayne could not do this alone: he needed inspiration. He was inspired to take on such adventures after his lovely and kind friend was, sadly, shot. This made Dwayne feel as though he needed to do this in his friend’s memory and raise awareness for
FIRST
people to stop violence and ‘go play outside’. Dwayne realised that he needed to show that young black people can achieve anything they want to and he aimed to do this by breaking the mould of what an adventurer should look like to inspire others to do the same. From his talk we have learned that there are dangers everywhere in life but, rather than sitting in front of a screen playing video games or watching TV, we should have fun, meet with friends and be kind to everyone. Always remember there is life outside these walls and you should live life to the fullest by taking every opportunity because we have no boundaries as to where we can go and what we can do.
Jasmine Adriani and Jeslyn Owusu History ambassadors
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LibraryHHS
THE LIBRARY
“It was a great experience watching two survivors of WWII sharing with us how the war affected them and why they came to writing books and what the meaning was behind them. They are both humorous and have a very interesting background. SAMRIN KHAN
YEAR 7 AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR TRIP Two Year 7 classes took their first HHS trip to the Old Vic Theatre in central London to take part in the Children’s Bookshow 2017. This is a national tour where authors and illustrators talk to children around the UK about their books. Our students were fantastic ambassadors as they navigated the London Underground system and role-modelled behaviour outside and inside the theatre to younger students from other schools in a busy environment. They listened attentively to the speakers and thought of amazing questions to ask the two author/ illustrators, Judith Kerr and John Burningham. This trip was funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation
“Year 7 English classes had a chance to visit two amazing authors – Judith Kerr and John Burningham – and hear a talk about their inspirations for their books and how they lived when they were very young children…This was the best trip so far at Heartlands!” MIKOLAJ BISTRON
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“We travelled from Heartlands to the Old Vic which was our venue for the day. During the event we saw Judith Kerr and John Burningham which was very exciting since one of them was a WWII survivor and the other a brilliant artist and storyteller. After that we went to a park and had our lunch I could tell from everyones faces that they were enjoying it. My favourite part of the day was when everyone got bookmarks and I got a book by Judith Kerr and her signature!” DZHEMILE IBRYAM
THE LIBRARY MR BOLA RETURNS!
One of our old staff members, Mr JJ Bola, already a well-known poet, has just published his first novel No Place to Call Home. A selection of our students read the book and he kindly popped back to HHS to be interviewed. Was your story based on childhood experiences or did you just come up with it? JJB: No, I had just come up with the story in my head. Everyday in the morning, I’d just type draft
Thank you to all parents, carers, students and staff who supported the book fairs running at Year 7 parents’ evening and AFA Day. Not only do customers get lovely books to take home and read, but it means the library also gets a commission from each sale, so more books can be purchased for the school library, for all students to enjoy.
LibraryHHS chapters up: I used to just write and write and match up the drafts together and just came up with this. Why do you think it would be a good idea for young people to read this book and somehow have a relationship with the characters in the book? JJB: Not much of an answer but everyone when they were younger tried to sneak something out of a corner shop … But seriously, when you read the story and imagine Jean’s childhood, it does kinda remind you of your own, the mischievous actions you had carried out, getting the blame pinned on you for something
you didn’t do. Although the story had just been written out of my imagination, I did really think back to my early days while writing part of the book. If there was anything you could change in the book what would it be? JJB: Good question but, honestly, I don’t really have much to change and if there was something, I feel it would be minor – but saying that, any action you carry out, any move you make, every decision you take changes a lot – so I feel like the changes would be minor but could have an impact on the storyline.
FREE BOOKS FOR YEAR 7 Year 7s have been choosing a book which they can keep for free from a list of 17 titles. Many thanks to the charity Booktrust, which provides funding for this national initiative. Books have been ordered, with spares of all titles for those Year 7s who did not order in time, and these will be available in December. Books will be distributed during library lessons.
Research shows that students who have their own books at home, and live in a home where books are available, do better at reading and in all school subjects. If you would like to buy books for your child, maybe for a festival or birthday, library staff are happy to suggest appropriate books. Book fairs will also be running for future parent events – we hope to see you all there!
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HHSBeyondwords
BEYOND WORDS 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. Our targets for all students are: Average percentage correct 85% Engaged time 20 minutes per day
Since we began Beyond Words we have seen: • average reading age increase of 11 months over a nine-month period • increase in library borrowing over 100% • decrease of 63% in the number of at-risk students • on average students read for 16 minutes a day. So far this year we have seen: • books read: 2,354 • words read: 58,453,505 • engaged time: 14 minutes per day
DREAM TEAM SEASON 1 Target this half term: 100% participation – everyone complete at first 1 quiz. Prizes: Pizza party for first form in each house! Beyond Words trophy for first house.
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VT Group
%
VT Group
%
VT Group
%
VT Group
%
VT Group
%
1
ADN
64
CDR
53
LBS
39
PGE
35
SAG
46
2
ADY
42
CFA
14
LBU
42
PJS
37
SAI
39
3
AEL
39
CSB
30
LCE
42
PMC
48
SHE
37
4
AHO
58
CSD
53
LCK
48
PMD
20
SKN
29
5
AKU
66
CSR
35
LFH
69
POR
42
SMI
53
6
AML
28
CST
34
LGI
30
PSH
50
SRE
48
7
APE
43
CSU
24
LGS
34
PVU
53
SRW
48
8
ARO
60
CSY
42
LLB
55
PWE
34
SSL
55
9
ASG
67
CTO
32
LRR
37
PWK
44
SSO
31
10
ASQ
59
CTS
37
LYG
43
PWM
64
SSZ
39
AVERAGE
52.6
AVERAGE
35.4
AVERAGE
43.9
AVERAGE
42.7
AVERAGE
42.5
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HHSBeyondwords
AQUILA
Ahmed, Taliah
Grihault, Owen
Cetinkaya, Ediz
Ali, Tanzim
Abdi, Suber
Capstick, Epiphany
DaCosta, Joel
Abdul, Wahiad
Yildirim, Ciwan
Sethi, Yashvardhan
Lowe, Levonte
CYGNUS
LACERTA
Francis, Rhea
Taylor, Antonio
Kilic, Ali
Brophy, Anthony
Kilic, Ali
Jawad, Reina
Frewin, Leah
Greene, Myfanwy
Kermiche, Hannah
Azemaj, Bleron
Van Der Doelen-Lucas
Bejko, Britney
Erturan, Evren
Adjei, Nathaniel
Adriani, Ibrahim
Ciise, Muad
Small, Asia
Adegbie, Bibilola
Jawaid, Sara
Lin, Ying Hao
Derkyi, Christian
Moore, Leonnie
Allouche, Lina
Hersi, Tasneem
PEGASUS
SCORPIUZ
Derkyi, Christian
Moore, Leonnie
Dey, Sohana
Ganeva, Ketie
Colak, Ezel
Simeonova, Simona
Anghel, Eliza
Hussein, Anes
Bledowska, Wiktoria
Bardou, Razanne
Mezenner, Fatima
Dunn, Dejenai
Racut, Gabriela
Abdullahi, Ridwan
Mohammed, Anas
Amos-Byfield, Lydia
Wang, Jinnjet
Fields, Tyler
McMeekin, Sidney
Brown, Alice
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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
HHSHaringey
TEXTILES
This year textiles has been relaunched as part of the Technology curriculum and has got off to a flying start.
INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING On 17th October, the Year 9 Engineering group went to the Institute of Civil Engineering for a personal guided tour. Students were able to see and learn about the role of a civil engineer. On the day we were very lucky to be assigned to our very own personal civil engineer who carefully showed us around and spoke about his experience as a civil engineer in the industry. Students were able to get up close with the hidden world of underground engineering, finding out about the famous engineer Brunel and the mechanical giants burrowing under our modern cities.
KS3 students have had fun with screen printing both in Textiles Club and during this year’s open evening. Years 7 and 8 have been enjoying their Technology lessons, in which they have been testing out techniques and planning to make their bags and cushions. If you’d like to get involved in Textiles Club join us every Tuesday after school in F4.19.
The highlight of the day was pupils exploring the simulator machine, driving a tunnel-boring machine; they were able to feel the teeth pierce through the concrete and capture the true feeling of what it would be like to work as a civil engineer! Thank you to the staff that supported us on the day Ms Graham, Mrs O’Cearuill and Ms Korponyai.
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ENGINEERING
COOKERY 1
2
3
4
1. Honei-May Stephenson-Dempsey’s green Thai curry
and Sadia Islam’s chocolate brownies
2. Aminah Malique’s fruit sponge cakes
4. Abbie Rollingson’s filo pastry parcels
3. Roial Campbell’s mini chocolate gateau with piped fresh cream
5. Ania Himedan’s piped mini lemon macaroon
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DESIGN MUSEUM Year 9 Product Design enjoyed a day at the Design Museum where they were able to pitch their ideas for new innovative products. Students took in the evolution of products and how everyday objects are designed. Well done to Robin Sakik, Gerald Sella and Phoenix Capstick for pitching their ideas for new innovative products.
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EAL FIRST EXPERIENCES IN A NEW COUNTRY Maria Anghel, Y9 First language: Romanian Moving to another country is very hard, especially if you don't know the language. When I first came to London, I was very scared because I knew that I couldn’t speak any English, I didn't even know what “How are you?” means. When someone asked me a question, I couldn’t answer back – I used to feel disappointed in myself because I couldn’t help them. That happened in school too. When teachers tried to help me, I felt terrible because I couldn't understand them.
“Moving to another country is very hard, especially if you don't know the language”
My first day at Heartlands High School was very interesting and exciting because there I met a fantastic teacher who helped me a lot and is still helping me: Ms Garcia. After a few months, I started to understand English a little bit better, and to speak better as well. Even though I could do those things a bit better, I was really shy to interact with students and teachers because I was scared that they would judge me and laugh at me (mainly students) if I made a mistake. But I understood that even if I was going to make a mistake, I could learn from it. In every lesson, I used to be so shy that even if I knew the answer to a question, I couldn’t put my hand up to answer it, but now, Ms Garcia has had comments from my teachers that I improved my
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AL SPECI ON I MENT English a lot and I can communicate with them. I really want to say a bit THANK YOU to Ms Garcia for helping and supporting me, and also to Mr Lloyd, and all my teachers.
THE WAY WE SHOULD PREPARE OURSELVES FOR GCSES Petya Kenderova, Y11 First language: Bulgarian Nowadays, it is a well-known fact that many students struggle to prepare themselves for their GCSE exams. It is common for some to leave the revision until the last month, week or even the last days. As I am concerned about my peers, I would like to to give some advice on how to prepare for the most important event in secondary education: GCSEs. It is hard to believe that one of the key aspects to improve your work is having good presentation and being proactive. By presentation, I mean making neat versions of the notes you take in lessons so they are easy to use afterwards, as well as highlighting the key facts you might need to focus your revision on. Additionally, one of the best ways to be prepared and feel no stress on exam dates is to consistently keep a separate folder for every single subject where you can collect all the resources needed for your GCSEs from an early stage; by experience, this is extremely useful. Another way to be proactive while keeping your organisation and presentation to a good standard is by having an additional book for each subject,
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A special mention to Krisi Zanzova in Y8, who was very supportive of Selinay on her first days in school. It was great to see her teaching and testing her on the Roman alphabet!
where you can write key terms and their definitions; I have learned this from my EAL lessons, where we have a ‘vocabulary book’ to write new and key terms that we can then translate into our first language(s). Another key fact on improving our revision is to go back through what we have studied and do FIT, as learning from our mistakes is definitely an essential factor to improve any skill. Furthermore, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our irreplaceable, lovely teachers for pointing out what we have done well and where we have made mistakes, as well as explaining to us different ways to tackle them. Good luck to everyone doing their GCSEs in 2018!
SPE MEN CIAL TION
A big thank you to Simina Anghel (Y11), Alejandra Evdochim (Y10) and Daniel Guerrero (Y10), who did an outstanding job by representing the EAL department on open evening. We are really proud of you!
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IAN ROSE – JUDO PARALYMPIAN
PE FACULTY RESULTS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Date
Sport
Opponent
Venue
Result
12.9.17
Y9 football
Home
0–9 L
12.9.17
Y10 football
Away
4–3 L
13.9.17
Y8 football
Highgate Wood School Highgate Wood School Highgate Wood School
Away
7–1 L
13.9.17
Home
2–9 L
20.9.17
Senior girls football Y7 football
Home
8–4 W
25.9.17
Y7 football
Home
8–1 W
25.9.17
Y8 football
Home
3–2 W
26.9.17
Haringey crosscountry
Highgate Wood School Harris Academy Harris Academy Various
New River
27.9.17
Y10 football
Home
28.9.17
Y9 football
Harris Academy Harris Academy
Matyas 2nd Mustapha 6th Phoebe 17th Harriet 19th Natan 25th Elliot 31st 6–5 W
Home
1–0 W
28.9.17
Y10 netball
Away
9–1 L
28.9.17
Y9 netball
Highgate Wood Highgate Wood
Away
15–5 W
28.9.17
Y8 netball
Away
15–5 W
28.9.17
Y7 netball
Away
8–1 L
2.10.17
Y7 football
5.10.17
Y10 football
5.10.17
Y9 football
YEAR 8 & 9 FOOTBALL TEAMS
12.10.17
Y8 football
A rather more mixed start to the season for Year 8 and Year 9 football teams with both wins and losses, the most notable of which was the very narrow Year 8 victory over Harris Academy 4–3. We now break for the November and December period whilst the nights draw in and this will give the teams a chance to re-group ready for a second half of the season assault on the league.
18.10.17
Y7 football
2.11.2017
Y7 football
Highgate Wood Highgate Wood Woodside High Woodside High Woodside High Gladesmore Community School Greig City Academy Haringey Cup
Heartlands Gifted and Talented students in Years 7–9 spent time with Paralympic judo and commonwealth medallist, Ian Rose. Students did a classroom session on six key principles to success then a practical session on judo.
YEAR 7 FOOTBALL Year 7 currently sit top of the league with a 100% winning record at the moment having won all of their games. There have been stand out performances from Travis, Caitlen-Star and Gigi in some emphatic wins over Highgate Wood (8–4), Harris Academy (8–2) and Greig City (14–14). The Year 7s are due to compete in the Haringey Cup Tournament on Thursday 2nd November and stand a strong chance of lifting the trophy.
CROSS-COUNTRY ATHLETICS There were a number of athletes running in the Haringey cross-country competition, with both primary
Away Home Away Home Away
14–4 W Runners Up
and secondary schools competing. Heartlands faired very well with Matyas Sinko finishing 2nd, Mustapha Saed 6th, Phoebe 17th, Harriet 19th, Natan Pawlaczyk 25th and Elliot Grihault 31st.
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COMPUTING
GOOGLE TRIP Over the summer this year Computing teacher Mr Gates was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to undertake an internship at one of the largest technology companies in the world – Google. In Computing we often think about the reason why we learn, and why computing and technology are so important for our lives and our futures. Being in a company like this really shows the ‘why’. This term this opportunity has spread. In late October, a group of 30 of our female Key Stage 4 Computing and Business students were given the opportunity to spend a day at Google’s Victoria office, and partake in workshops and talks focused around getting more females into technology and programming professions. The students gained a great deal from the day and took a lot away from the day, as explained by Romina and Aminah. Romina Strachan in Year 11 said: The Google trip was a fun, interesting trip that I’m glad I took part in. It allowed me to gain knowledge of
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what different jobs are offered in technology. There was also a session on app development where we had the chance to create an app that we were able to see working on a phone. With this app we had the independence to do whatever we wanted, so it really showed how working in tech can be for anyone as it’s really flexible. Finally we had the chance to have a look around the office. This was essential to those who believe working in an office entails sitting at a desk for the duration of your working hours as the Google offices are the opposite of that! There is a place for everyone and their office culture was one that was so laid back and accepting. Aminah Malique in Year 10 said: The trip to Google was an amazing experience. We got to learn a lot about what Google do and also about computer science in general. It started off with a talk on what computer science is, and then we got to learn about different projects that Google is working on. After that we had a break, then we went on to the coding
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workshop which was really fun. At the end of the day we got to take a tour around the office (my favourite part). I liked the building as it had a lot of cool features and had a nice atmosphere as the ‘Googlers’ were really friendly. The trip gave us the opportunity to ask them any questions that we had. I asked, for example, why aren’t there as many girls who choose computer science (and other STEM subjects) as there are boys. The answer was very informative, looking at the perceptions of the subject we have, and encouraged me to think about pursuing a career in computer science in the future – as there are many exciting jobs in the field. The Googlers I spoke to were so impressed by all of the girls that went on the trip, not only because of their incredible subject knowledge, but also for their questioning, professional manner, and enthusiasm throughout the day. We would like to say a huge thank you to Google for hosting us, and a huge well done to all the girls who took part. Watch this space for more exciting opportunities in computing throughout the year.
Aquila
WE RAISED £500 FOR:
SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS
96.1%
I always feel proud when I stand before my house during collective worship and see how focused and well behaved they all are as they engage with the topic being discussed. It is during these moments that I can really see firsthand how the SEARCH ethos is embedded amongst our students through their behaviour, engagement and active participation. Hearing such positive comments from staff members regarding our Aquilans never fails to fill me with an enormous sense of pride.
Attendance
TOP MERITS
Our Year 7s are now well integrated into Heartlands life and have been extremely busy in their lessons having now completed their first AFAs. It was fantastic to see so many Year 7 parents at parents’ evening and to have those initial conversations which are so important as we give advice and feedback on individuals. It’s these moments that really help to shape our young people’s futures and so it was so good to see you all there and I thank you for your support.
Name
Aquila got off to a slow start in the merit race, falling into last place, but we were not there for long having spent a hard couple of weeks filling our volunteer cards. We have now managed to get back into third place only just behind Scorpiuz and gaining pace against Pegasus fast. I have all the faith that we will continue to work hard both inside and outside the classroom, gaining momentum and getting to that sought after top spot!
STAR STUDENTS
ATTENDANCE
I just want to say a massive thank you to all of our student leaders, prefects, JLT members, form representatives, student librarians, character champions, anti-bullying representatives, translators and mentors. All of you are gaining valuable skills that will hold you in good stead in the future. All of our leaders have been selected either by their peers or through interview processes and therefore have the support of the house. We very much look forward to seeing you fulfil your role and becoming future leaders.
We continue to strive for outstanding attendance with a clear understanding of how outstanding attendance correlates to outstanding outcomes at GCSE. I am so eager to see how many Aquilans will join the 100% Club and how many will stay there till the end of the year.
EVENTS/MOMENTS I was so pleased to see how much money we managed to raise as a house last academic year for good causes. We managed to raise over £500 for our house charity, Make A Wish foundation, contributed to the AFRICA projected, wore green for the Grenfell Tower victims and collected countless items of food for Haringey food bank.
Year
Form
Merit Total
Chaib Marwa
Year 7
ADN
655
Boodram Caitlen-Star
Year 7
AKU
571
Ali Tanzim
Year 7
AHO
565
Da Silva Jono
Year 7
AKU
565
Ait Amara Nassim Francisco
Year 7
AHO
541
Morina Gleidis
Year 7
ARO
515
Newstead Aaliyah
Year 8
AKU
505
Alija Laureta
Year 7
AHO
489
Owusu Jeslyn
Year 9
ADN
471
Cameron Natasha
Year 7
ADY
450
Kolenda Katherine
Year 8
ASG
443
Pierre-Morales Reniece
Year 10
AKU
441
Amos Ella
Year 7
AHO
439
Selyahtin Selinay
Year 7
ADN
429
Capstick Epiphany
Year 7
AKU
426
Howell Shanice
Year 7
APE
417
Top Sena
Year 9
ARO
412
Borkowska Nikola
Year 8
ASQ
410
O'Garro Ethan
Year 7
AHO
410
Cooper Keira
Year 7
ADN
404
Connect with Mr Corey aquila@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230 Ext: 362
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Cygnus
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TERMLY OVERVIEW Cygnus is delighted to welcome its new head of house, Ms Philip. Pupils are already aware of her competitive spirit, and her family motto (second place is the first loser) highlights how in Cygnus pupils aim to try their best at everything they do.
94.8%
Attendance
TOP MERITS
Ms Philip is a mathematics teacher who loves sports (especially netball, trampolining and athletics) and absolutely loves watching pupils achieve their very best. We would also like to welcome all staff from Cygnus House: Ms Martin – English (associate head of house) Mr Matthews – Mathematics Mr Seldon – History Ms Driver – Art Mr Traynor – Science Ms Tombs – Geography
Ms Smith – Drama Mr Skerry – Music Ms Saunders – Geography Ms Shakespear – Music Ms Fayodeka – Design Technology Mr Stubbs – Physical Education
Name
Year
Form
Merit Total
Dunlop Molly
Year 8
CTO
605
Husejnli Tamilla
Year 7
CTS
521
Shahid Sumaiya
Year 7
CFA
516
Berry Lewis
Year 8
CTS
513
Noriega Alejandro
Year 8
CSD
505
Azemaj Bleron
Year 9
CTS
452
ATTENDANCE
Brown Sandra
Year 8
CSB
440
Buntin Chanique
Year 10
CSD
440
Cygnus house attendance is currently standing at 94.6%. Pupils have been successfully monitoring and improving their attendance tracker with the support of their tutors. Cygnus is slightly below the national expected attendance, but with the percentage increasing each week we have no doubt we will exceed the 96% target!
Drumeva Elena
Year 7
CFA
428
Ahmed Madeha
Year 8
CSB
424
Guerrero Hernandez Daniel
Year 10
CSB
423
Johnson Keyarney
Year 7
CTS
423
Zulfikar Raniya
Year 9
CFA
417
Guiver Daisy
Year 8
CTS
416
Gliwa Kadira
Year 9
CSY
415
Gashi Nela
Year 7
CTO
406
Rhule Jaydon
Year 7
CST
399
MacdonaldBoyle Ella
Year 9
CFA
394
Carter-Idriss Layla
Year 7
CSY
389
Bougrine Samir
Year 8
CTS
388
Cygnus has a great team of teachers and an amazing set of pupils. This has been a fantastic first term for Cygnus and we are very excited for the rest of the year.
STAR STUDENT The star student this term is Molly Dunlop of CTO, who not only represents the house on the Junior Leadership Team, but also has received 471 merits and no demerits. This is a fantastic achievement for Cygnus and for Molly – keep up the excellent work!
EVENTS/MOMENTS Cygnus is currently 2nd place in the house competitions. As a house we strive for the best and we will continue to aim for first place. FLY TOGETHER ACHIEVE TOGETHER so as a team we will work together to do the best we can.
Connect with Ms Philip cygnus@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230
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Lacerta
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TERMLY OVERVIEW
96%
Welcome back to all students, parents and carers in Lacerta. Term 1 is always very busy as students settle into their routine for the academic year, both in the school and at home completing their home learning. In assemblies we have reinforced the importance of attendance at school and how this links to excellent progress and achievement. Every day off is at least six hours of missed work including home learning, leading to the feeling of anxiety in the next lesson of not knowing what everyone did previously, extending the negative learning cycle further! That’s why I’m delighted that we are the first house to reach the school target of 96% with 96.04% at the end of Term 1. Well done Lacerta!
Attendance
TOP MERITS
Lacerta students have been asked to focus on working hard in lessons to achieve merits for excellent effort and exceptional contribution in class. Each week in assembly we offer students who achieve 25 or more merits in a week the chance to win a chocolate prize by answering the ‘Star Question of the Week’. Keep an eye on the news for clues on what will be asked!
STAR STUDENTS
ATTENDANCE
The star students of Term 1 from Lacerta house are:
The termly award for the highest attendance goes to LGG. Whilst the termly award for the highest merits goes to LLB. Well done!
Cintia Kulicsek
Samrin Khan
POSITIVE MOMENTS Kaian SiffreCrome
Gresa Nuha
Allanafe Macaranas
Samrin Khan consistently meets the high expectations set at Heartlands by being Star of the Week twice, and nearly four times! Keep up this great attitude Samrin! Horia Biris politely and maturely welcomed Lacerta at the entrance to assembly!
Name
Year
Form
Merit Total
Khan Samrin
Year 7
LCE
648
Mechilli Panagiot
Year 7
LGI
455
Macaranas Allanafe
Year 8
LCE
449
Madziar Milosz
Year 10
LLB
442
Greene Rebecca
Year 7
LCK
434
Koca Ilayda
Year 8
LRR
433
Poswa Liyanda
Year 8
LGI
430
Dyrko Weronika
Year 10
LLB
428
Mayamba Gradie
Year 8
LCE
414
Pawlaczyk Natan
Year 8
LLB
414
Fortes Alicia
Year 7
LCE
406
Jawaid Sara
Year 7
LLB
401
Moore Leonnie
Year 10
LYG
400
Halili Greta
Year 10
LFH
395
Ezenekwe Ugonna
Year 8
LCE
394
Jama Samira
Year 9
LLB
387
Nuha Gresa
Year 8
LLB
384
Morales Cabrera Juan
Year 9
LFH
380
Nessakh Zerrouki Rania
Year 7
LYG
377
Omac Esra
Year 7
LCE
362
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Pegasus
WE RAISED £500 FOR:
TERMLY OVERVIEW Pegasus students have really begun this year with a renewed drive and determination to succeed. In our first assembly, our challenge for this year was made very clear: to be the first house named ‘House Champions’ two years in a row. Last year, students in Pegasus worked diligently, going above and beyond to ensure that they were consistently exemplifying all aspects of our SEARCH for SUCCESS ethos. As a house we saw significant levels of progress being made by all students and participation in extra-curricular and student-leadership activities was impressive. As such, despite strong competition from the other Houses, Pegasus secured the House Trophy. However, of course, it would be wrong to be complacent now! This year we have had to say goodbye to our Year 11s and welcome new Year 7s, and all students have stepped up to the new challenges, expectations and responsibilities that come with a new academic year. Students in Aquila, Cygnus, Lacerta and Scopiuz have resolutely set their eyes on the brilliant success enjoyed by Pegasus last year so now the challenge of first place is going to be even more demanding.
STAR STUDENTS
ATTENDANCE
I would like to make a special mention to all the students who have received absolutely no demerits since the start of the year, which in Pegasus make up 15% of the house, and also the students who have already earned over 300 merits, who make up 24%. Both these figures are fantastic and already an improvement on this time last year! Special mentions:
I am also very pleased and proud to announce that Pegasus have 80 students who are part of the 100% Attendance Club, a figure that represent 38% of the house – BRILLIANT! It is also impressive to note that Pegasus as a house currently has 2% better attendance overall than this time last year. Another great example of how we are steaming ahead, building on past successes.
Year 7: Harriet Willars 100% attendance 568 Merits Year 7: Dzhemile Ibryam 100% attendance 514 Merits Year 8: Vjona Shabani 100% attendance 366 Merits Year 8: Suzie Sawicka 100% attendance 339 Merits
EVENTS/MOMENTS We have already seen the struggle for first place in the inter-house competitions, where Pegasus and Cygnus have been vying for top position after each event. Well done to all the students who have participated in these sporting events!
95.5%
Attendance
TOP MERITS
Name
Year
Form
Merit Total
Ganeva Ketie
Year 7
PMC
704
Willars Harriet
Year 7
PMD
568
Xhelilaj Nicole
Year 7
POR
522
Bledowska Wiktoria
Year 7
PVU
519
Ibryam Dzhemile
Year 7
PVU
514
O’Brien Emilia
Year 7
PWM
510
Dimitri Ourani
Year 7
PSH
506
Plummer Sienna
Year 8
PSH
504
Meem Naima
Year 7
PWK
490
Holness-Peart Santini
Year 8
PSH
482
Figueroa Terrell Jayson
Year 7
PVU
456
Cannon Lola
Year 7
PMD
437
Scott Tilly-Mae
Year 9
POR
437
Islam Alvi
Year 8
PSH
434
Kaleb Shelleng Anais
Year 9
PMC
422
Owiredu Deborah
Year 8
PWK
420
Benarab Muhammed Rayyan
Year 8
PVU
419
Krzewski Wiktor
Year 10
PVU
416
Wooddeson Madison
Year 7
PVU
392
Alves Margarida
Year 9
PWM
386
Connect with Mr Fari pegasus@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230 Ext: 246
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Scorpiuz
WE RAISED £500 FOR:
TERMLY OVERVIEW
95.9%
Attendance
This term has been an exciting term for Scorpiuz house and I have enjoyed getting to know the staff and students at Heartlands. I have had the pleasure of visiting and observing the vertical tutor group sessions where I have seen students debating, discussing and challenging each other, as well as reflecting and planning.
TOP MERITS
Students have taken part in two very successful SEARCH days already this year, which have developed students’ study skills, consolidated subject knowledge and addressed current social issues such as cyber-bulling and keeping them safe. As a head of house, I have focused on developing the student voice within Scorpiuz and we now have some very enthusiastic, newly appointed form representatives ranging from Year 7–11 whom I am confident will represent the voice of Scorpiuz house in a mature, solution-focused manner.
Name
Year
Form
Merit Total
Seddighi Marwoa
Year 7
SAG
617
Bardou Razanne
Year 7
SAG
568
Ozdal Ela
Year 7
SMI
545
Svincova Adriana
Year 8
SAG
536
ATTENDANCE
Thompson Martha
Year 8
SAG
478
Recently, we celebrated students with 100% attendance since the start of the academic year. I’m so proud of all 92 students who were welcomed into the 100% club with their shiny new badges.
Guo Lin Ling
Year 7
SMI
477
Students in Scorpiuz house demonstrate the SEARCH values every day and have shown how they can take responsibility for their actions and their learning as well as being responsible role models around the school. Thank you to all those students who are anti-bullying ambassadors: I look forward to watching your assemblies.
STAR STUDENT A very big congratulations to Hivay Arslan who has made the most progress in Scorpiuz – from AFA 4 in Year 10 to AFA 1 in Year 11. Well done and keep up the hard work.
EVENTS/MOMENTS Well done to all the students who helped support and raise £500 for NSPCC last year as our chosen charity. After a vote it has been decided that we will support a local charity – Noah’s Ark Children’s Charity – for this academic year. Please look out for all charity events over the next terms.
Al-Faruq Zakiyah
Year 7
SHE
454
Hadj-Chikh Mya
Year 7
SSL
434
Daoudi Manel
Year 8
SAG
422
Halim Sinem
Year 7
SAG
421
Mezenner Fatima
Year 7
SAI
416
Sibabi Amina
Year 8
SAG
415
Thorpe Jasmine
Year 8
SSL
413
Khan Zaynab
Year 7
SSZ
411
Diyoka Naomi
Year 7
SHE
408
Dunn Kaija
Year 10
SMI
385
Begum Maha
Year 9
SMI
384
Yousuf Adem Hamzah
Year 8
SAG
383
Thomas Eva
Year 7
SRW
376
Charles Nancy
Year 8
SMI
375
Connect with Scorpiuz scorpiuz@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk 020 8826 1230 Ext: 356
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There will always be points for participation but no points if you do not compete! So make sure your house takes part in competitions.
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS NEXT HALF TERM
Heartlands has re-launched its inter-house competitions this half of term. Students from all years have taken part in the opportunity to represent their house and model excellence in various types of competitions: house Football, house athletics, house FIFA and house Black History Month poster competition are just some of the events this half term. The competition has been fierce and the standards high, but currently leading the year-long competition is Pegasus, with Cygnus coming just behind in second place. All is to play for though!
LATEST INTERHOUSE RESULTS
Inter-house football Inter-house karaoke Inter-house University Challenge Inter-house egg drop Interhouse escape room
CURRENT INTERHOUSE STANDING Position
House
Points
Year 7 Athletics
FIFA
BHM Poster
1
Pegasus
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Winners
Winners
Winners
2
Cygnus
37
Pegasus
Scorpiuz
Pegasus
3
Scorpiuz
26
Runners Up
Runners Up
Runners Up
3
Aquila
26
Aquilla
Aquilla
Cygnus
5
Lacerta
10
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STUDENT VOICE Student Voice is a huge part of life at Heartlands High School. Students have their own input into decision making at the school by joining societies, becoming form representatives or applying for other positions of responsibility.
HEAD GIRL & HEAD BOY
The skills students get from taking part in Student Voice are important for getting into college, sixth form and university. They show your dedication to your education and development.
Romina Strachan
Shakeel Miah
THE SENIOR PREFECT TEAM
Ishrat Nausheen
Abbie Rollingson
Shania Ali
Asia O’Garro
Busayo Akinyemi
Lauren Cooper
Zuzanna Szelag
Darya Laksari
Ameena Ahmed
Aminah Malique
Sila Arslan
Theresa Magoba
Mary Ogundamisi
Kate Butler
Alanta McKenzie
Yasmyn Tucker
Gabriella Lilova
Chrysdon Fraser
Raychelle Baffo
Fay Beedham
Nasra Jeilani
Codie Sapla
Devante SeepaulCraig
Fatma Jeilani
Jared Brandy
Baindu AmaduMoore
Eshane Bidduth
Alejandra Evdochim
Molly Dunlop
Yasmyn Tucker
Johnny Haxhiasllani
Eleanor Neilson
Cherine Benarab
THE JUNIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jesylyn Owusu
Kenneth Hall
Alejandro Noriega
Charities Society
nt Stude ers iew v r e t In
Wegge Tshiteya
Said Sibabi
Charlize SSW
Usman Islam
Daniel Shosola
Junior Leadership Team Teaching and Learning Society
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activities of the session whilst incorporating a wide variety of cross-curricular subjects.
FOREST SCHOOL Originating in Scandinavia and used extensively in early years education, forest schools have an ethos of building relationships and communication by using the natural world, outdoor activities and nature to develop personal, social and emotional skills. The philosophy of forest schools is rooted in learning theories, psychology and neural development, and works to raise self-esteem, confidence and independence. Importantly, the students also learn to manage risk effectively which they will have to cope with in numerous situations in future life. The forest provides a rich supply of resources and materials for cross curricular work (e.g. Science, Maths, Literacy) which can often be presented creatively in an outdoor context and which provide numerous opportunities to involve parents and the wider community in order to develop and establish relationships. Forest school allows the students to lead the theme and
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Mars Class have been learning ‘where the wild things are’. The students have been learning about the stories and characters out in the forest. The students are using their imagination and being creative really helps them to understand the story. The students have been making crowns and instruments and had a rumpus with the wild things. We also built a den big enough to fit the class under in case it rains. Before every session, we check for hazards in the forest and work in a team to remove all the risk in a safe way. Giving the students ownership of their learning helps to make the experience relevant to them and is intrinsically linked to their motivation, causing them to be more emotionally involved in the learning process and enhancing their learning and enjoyment. The students are showing great enthusiasm in all the sessions and really enjoy the practical work outside and working in a team. The students will have the opportunity to learn practical forest-school skills including shelter building, fire lighting, making campfires and using tools in order to nurture creativity and curiosity in the world. They learn to develop determination to complete tasks; they learn to work as an individual and together as a team communicating effectively, both of which are important life skills. Mrs Barbary Forest school practitioner (ASD)
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NEPTUNE SOCIAL COMMUNICATION Tuck time in Neptune class is very special, and we have made it into a much more social occasion. We are working on asking and answering questions such as ‘What did you do after school yesterday?’ and ‘What is your favourite fruit?’ We all help to set up our classroom and lay out everything we need: plates, cups, water and our snack. At the end of tuck time we all have a special job to do, such as wash the plates, put the snacks away and set up our classroom for learning.
INDEPENDENCE
CURRICULUM We are really enjoying our topic Bright Sparks in Neptune class. We have been learning about Guy Fawkes and how he relates to bonfire night. We have designed and made pictures of fireworks, using 2D shapes. We also made firework cookies: they did taste really nice.
PHYSICAL & SENSORY
Neptune class has been learning how to stay healthy. Every week we select the healthy lunch we would like to make, we write the shopping list, buy the ingredients and work as a team to create a healthy lunch box. We have made tasty homemade salad wraps, and cheese salad brown rolls. We also top up our lunch boxes with fresh fruit and water.
We have been getting active in Neptune class this term! We start every morning with a movement challenge, an organisation challenge and then a calming activity. We very much enjoy this part of our day as it gets us ready for learning and we know that being active is an important part of staying healthy.
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JUPITER
COOKING PE That’s what you call a perfect batting skill! Jupiter class students are constantly improving their knowledge about cricket. During our PE lessons, students are practising batting, throwing and catching skills. They are all getting better and better.
Cooking is, without a doubt, one of the most important skills a person can ever learn and we believe that it is important to practise it as often as possible. As part of our Jamie Oliver home cooking programme, we are learning how to prepare delicious and nutritious home-cooked food using fresh ingredients. Roasted vegetables anyone?
ART Using ICT for Art is an excellent idea. These days you can find inspiration everywhere. The internet is a great source of information. We used iPads to create a perfect advertisement.
ARCHERY FRIDAYS YRS 7–11
A targeted activity for students with special educational needs
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SATURN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
In Saturn class we communicate by using visuals, Makaton signs, clear and minimal language to talk to students, and through symbols and PECS. The TEACCH approach has successfully been set up in our room, giving each student a chance to have their own work-station. Students are given lots of opportunities to communicate such as PECS books, symbols on their work stations and a class communication wall. Staff are always aware and keen to establish communication with learners by encouraging them to use their S/V/N communication strips.
PHYSICAL & SENSORY INTEGRATION
CURRICULUM
In Maths, we are exploring 2D and 3D shapes: students enjoy sorting, matching and playing with triangles, squares, rectangles and circles. We have also been looking for 3D shapes in the provision and making shape hunts in the body shop. Some students can now follow and make a/b type patterns and a few students can do more challenging ones such as a/a/b or a/b/c patterns. In Literacy, we have used celebrations such as bonfire night to look at fireworks. Students enjoy listening to rhymes, stories and songs related to the theme. Every Wednesday, Saturn class is going to the outdoor gym located in front of Turnpike Lane station. It takes us around 30 minutes to walk to the gym. Once in the park, we have ‘tuck shop’ to charge batteries. Next we work out in the gym and then we play basketball followed by five minutes of cool down. After another half an hour walking back, we all feel more rested, relaxed and calm due to the physical activity.
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VENUS CURRICULUM
Our curriculum SMSC focus this term is UK Youth Parliament. We enjoy learning about the importance of democracy. We voted for our peers who we want to represent us on the school council. We also visited the Palace of Westminster. We enjoyed seeing the House of Lords and House of Commons during our visit to Parliament. We met and had a Q&A session with Katherine West, Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green. We have been invited back by the House of Parliament Education Centre to participate in one of their first Quiet SEND days on 17th November 2017: this time we will be taking Mars and Neptune classes with us.
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PHYSICAL & SENSORY INTEGRATION Venus class has been very active this term. We start our school day every morning with listening and moving to the song Singing in the Rain – Good Morning. We are also learning about healthy lifestyles and making healthy food choices. Physical exercise is very important to us: we enjoy learning new dance moves in our Step to Dance lesson.
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
We have incorporated Makaton signing into our daily practice Venus class. Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people to communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech, in spoken word order. Our students enjoy learning new words to sign: they enjoy using Makaton for conversation with adults and peers during social time.
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INDEPENDENCE Students in Venus class are working towards Edexcel BTEC Level 1 Award. They have been taking the lead in weekly shopping and cooking lessons. They have used the Jamieshomecookingskills.com website to select healthy breakfast and lunch recipes. Students write their individual shopping lists and tally how much they need to buy their ingredients. Every Monday morning we go to the Morrisons store to buy the ingredients for our cooking lesson. Students receive minimum support from adults. They enjoy eating and sharing their food with their friends.
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In Autumn 1, Mars class explored imagination using the book Where The Wild Things Are. They enjoyed describing the wild things and comparing the differences between the main character Max’s habitat and the habitat of the wild things. Using that as a basis, the students used their own imagination to create their own wild thing. They elaborated on their creatures and even named them. Lastly, they provided their wild thing with a habitat to live in, fully equipped with food. The topic had the students interested in learning in Science about the different habitats around us; using fine motor skills in Art; describing their wild things using adjectives in English; and even about the safety of the forest and the dangers of not listening to adults in PSHCE.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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Day
Date
Event
Tuesday
5th December
Twilight staff training – reduced after-school clubs
Friday
8th December
SEARCH day 4
Thursday
14th December
Christmas concert
Friday
15th December
Last day of Autumn Term 2
Monday–Tuesday
18th December– 2nd January
Christmas holiday
Wednesday
3rd January
Start of Spring Term 1
Year 9
Thursday
18th January
Year 9 vaccinations
Year 11
Tuesday
23rd January
Year 11 parents’ evening
Wednesday
24th January
Late start
Saturday–Sunday
27th Jan–4th Feb
Ski trip
Monday
29th January
SEARCH day 5
Tuesday
30th January
Twilight staff training – reduced after-school clubs
Thursday
1st February
School production: Romeo and Juliet
Wednesday
7thHow February to find us:
Year 8 options evening
Friday
9th February
Last day of Spring Term 1
Monday – Friday
12th–16th February
Spring half term
Tuesday
20th February
First day of Spring Term 2
Wednesday
21st February
Drama showcase
Thursday
22nd February
SEARCH day 6
Thursday
8th March
Twilight staff training – reduced after-school clubs
Thursday
15th March
Year 8 parents’ evening
Friday
16th March
Late start
Monday–Friday
19th–23rd March
Year 10 work experience
Friday
23rd March
Last day of Spring Term 2
Year 8
Year 10
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