Welcome from the Head Teacher

I am delighted that you have accepted a place at Hitchin Girls’ School and look forward to welcoming you when you join our school community. Hitchin Girls’ is a friendly and happy place and I am confident that you will settle in quickly and will really enjoy your time with us. We all want you to be able to achieve your best in all that you do here at school and also to make great friendships and memories for life. We very much look forward to meeting you in the next few months and supporting you throughout your time at Hitchin Girls’ School. Mrs Frances Manning - Headteacher

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We also have a

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Transition:

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The Year 7 Team

Mrs Ruth Cooper

Assistant Head

Mrs Cooper is also responsible for

Achievement and Behaviour, as well as being an

Art teacher

What is Induction Week? Your first few days in September at HGS will not involve subject lessons. There will be

lots of activities to help you get to know your new form tutor, other students and find your way around the school.

These include your first full assembly, House challenges, photo orienteering around the school site, team games, an

Escape Room, logging onto the computer system and getting your email address, Resilience workshops, learning

about the library and a choice of subject workshops. There will be a Celebration Event held and you will be able to

invite Parents, Carers, Guardians, Grandparents and other family members to show them what you have been doing

(details tbc and will be subject to current Government advice). Normal lessons will start in the second week.

All students at HGS are in one of eight Houses. Each House

is represented by one form in each year group. The Houses

are named after famous and influential women.

Austen – Yellow Frank – Purple

Bronte – Green Jewel – Orange

Curie – Red Rosa – Rose/Magenta

Pankhurst – Teal Teresa - Blue

In normal circumstances we would be starting to visit you at your respective Primary Schools in the next few weeks.

However due to the current situation this isn’t possible so we will be bringing you an introduction to the HGS community

through a series of newsletters. This is the first of the series, with an update planned every 2 weeks via your

Parent/Carer’s email address; we hope it is helpful.

1st May 2020

Mrs Caroline Hone

Head of Year 7

Mrs Hone is also a

Geography Teacher

Miss Jo Jacobs

Assistant Head of Year

Miss Jacobs is also a PE

teacher

Which House will you be in? You are allocated to a

form group when you come to HGS. On New Intake

day you will find out your form and meet your form

tutor.

House Banners

outside the

Woodside block