BULLETIN_14th_Feb_2011

SIXTH FORM BULLETIN – Week Beginning 14th February 2011 DON’T FORGET INSET DAY FRIDAY 18TH FEBRUARY ASSEMBLY Year 12 assembly will be Tuesday this week. There will be assembly for Year 13 on Thursday.

WORK EXPERIENCE ­ YEAR 12, 13 TH – 17

TH JUNE

Please remember the deadline for returning your referral forms and cheque is 10th March.

J OURNALISM TALK ­ Thursday 17th Feb 3.30pm in Common Room.

For anybody interested in meeting a local journalist. Find out more about entry routes into the profession, life as a journalist, work experience etc. Please sign up on the careers board if you are attending.

UCAS TALK – 10 TH FEBRUARY.

A big thank you to Julie Calder for organising the very successful UCAS talk. There was an excellent turnout and I am sure parents and students will find the information very useful over the coming months. If anybody would like any further help or advice please contact the Sixth Form team. Lynn Salt th AUTISM TALK – Wednesday 16 February. 1:30 in L1

Open to anyone in Year 12 who would like to attend.

CSLA As part of their CSL course the students have to take a recognised 1st aid course. This will take place on Monday 28th February and will last all day.

AS BIOLOGY ISA The AS Biology ISA will take place on Monday 7 th March.

Coursework week will be the week beginning 7th March. Any Year 13 wishing to retake coursework must see Mr Miller or Mrs Kelleway asap.

YEAR 13 PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR ­ Writing Excellent Essays & Improving Grades The Christine Brain is coming!!!!

Wednesday 30/03/11 3:30 ­ 5:50 ­ venue tbc. Compulsory attendance for all This is an excellent opportunity for you to talk to the author of two of your core texts who has until recently been the chief examiner for A Level Psychology for Edexcel. She will cover Unit 4 issues and debates and essay writing skills with you, and for the last half an hour will go over the Unit 3 paper for any of you who need to retake (you'll know by the 10th!).

Think of questions to ask and get them to me early ­ I can put them to her before she comes and she may be able to include them in her delivery ­ or simply answer it straight!

Pizza ­ to get us through without grumbling stomachs we will ask for a £2 donation and we'll get the pizzas in before we start.

YEAR 13 LEAVERS HOODIES Sign up for your hoodie on the noticeboard outside Sam & Julie’s office. £22 (cash only please) to Shannen or Gemma.

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification We are running an NPLQ (National Pool Lifeguard Qualification) at Haileybury Sports Complex over the February half term: 21st Feb ­ 26th Feb. You must attend each day from 9am ­ 5.30pm. The Saturday session will finish at approx 9.00pm.

Candidates must be able to do the following: 1) swim 100m on front and back in deep water 2) tread water for 30 seconds 3) swim 50m within 60 seconds 4) climb out of the pool in deep water without the use of steps 5) surface dive to the deepest part of the pool The fee for the course is £262.60 and included in this fee is: *Lunch ­ from the dining hall, both hot and cold food will be available (not available on Saturday) *Refreshments ­ tea, coffee & biscuits *Professional Module tuition and assessment fee *RLSS Lifeguard Manual If you are interested please e­mail me or call me, Cara, on 01992 706429. C.Craven@haileybury.com PARKING

Please can we remind our students that they are NOT permitted to park on the school site.

SENIOR DISTRICT NETBALL TOURNAMENT On 8th February the senior girls took to the netball courts for their last matches as Simon Balle. For the last 3 out of 4 years, this brilliant squad have been County finalists and represented Hertfordshire at the East of England tournament.

Over this time we have students that have left school and gone to university and others have joined the squad after joining our sixth form from other schools.

The girls did not let us down, beating Chauncy 14 – 1, Turnford 12 – 3, John Warner 12 – 1, Presdales 8 – 4, Broxbourne 8 – 5. Their last match was against Haileybury and unfortunately after being 5 – 3 up at half time, ended up losing 7 – 9.

To say we were disappointed was an understatement as we so much wanted to end with the district cup.

I cannot praise the squad enough for their high standard of play and commitment, they have been a sheer joy to be with and watch their stunning performances. They are a delightful group and deserve much success in their future netball careers at university.

The squad has changed over the years but I must mention Jodie Fletcher, Jodie Butcher and Sian Butcher who have represented the school at netball since year 7. They have been fantastic ambassadors for netball, setting themselves high standards and inspiring all those around them. Holly Shilston is our sole survivor of the squad, who as a year 12 will still have another year to play and again has represented the school since year 7 We were so fortunate when Amelia Costin, Abigail Brown and Charlotte Andreas joined us in the sixth form. These girls are outstanding players who have brought so much to the team.

It’s the end of an era for them and us, good luck girls and thank you. Mrs Noblett COMMON ROOM TUESDAY 15 TH FEBRUARY

The common Room will be closed from 2:20 on Tuesday 15 th February for Year 9 Parents Evening.

YEAR 13 STUDENTS If you have applied for University and have received conditional offers from universities our advice is to hold these offers until the January results are available (10 March).

At this point you will have a better idea of your likely grades in the summer ­ it will be very important to get advice from us before accepting firm and insurance offers. Guidance will be available.

STUDENT FINANCE New Students ­ application service opens 16th March 2011 ­ deadline for submissions 31st May 2011. From this date, all students applying for full­time courses in higher education can apply for student finance online at http://www.direct.gov.uk/student finance.

Key Dates for 2011 ­ STEP, BMAT, ELAT and TSA Oxford Follow this link for the 2011 University Admissions Test Key Dates. Key dates calendar 2011 (PDF)

SIXTH FORM IMPORTANT DATES Friday 18th February. Inset Day 21st ­ 25th February. Half Term Thursday 10th March. January Module Results Thursday 17th March. Year 13 Parents Evening Thursday 24th March. Year 12 Parents Evening Wednesday 30th March. EPQ Exhibition 11th ­ 25th April. Easter Break 16th May ­ 28th June. Exams Friday 20th May. Year 13 Leavers Ball.

30th May ­ 3rd June. Half Term 13th ­ 17th June. Year 12 Work Experience 4th & 5th July. Sixth Form Induction 6th July. Year 12 UCAS convention. (To be confirmed) Thursday 21st July. End of Term Thursday 18th August. A Level results Thursday 25th August. GCSE results