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The Hemel Hempstead School Issue 999
11 November 2016
Email: [email protected] Website: www.hhs.herts.sch.uk
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The House Music and Dance competition yesterday evening was yet another tribute to the excellent leadership of the Sixth Form House Captains and the participation of so many talented students across the school. For highlights go to @HHSHouseEvents which captured the evening as it progressed and included the overall winners chosen by judges including former students Tom Durrant and Owen Lloyd: Latimer (House Music) and Nettleden (House Dance). Congratulations to all who took part and thanks to all those who supported the event behind the scenes and in the audience. Each year the school hosts the regional final of the Rotary Club Young Chef of the year and on Wednesday participants from a number of local schools took part in the competition in which contestants prepare and present a three course meal within a pre-set budget and time limit, which is judged by an expert panel. It was an excellent event and congratulations to Rebecca Wildsmith (10L) who was The Hemel Hempstead School contestant. The school marked Remembrance Day with a short service in Reception conducted by William Benjamin (Head Boy), Emily Jelfs (Head Girl) and Calum Rankin (Deputy Head Boy) supported by the Headteacher and a number of our musicians, including Sam Jenkins (13C) who marked the end of the two minute silence with a rendition of The Last Post. The names of former students of the school who lost their life during active service are recorded on the memorials by the entrance to the Library. Their names are:
Kenneth Selden Robert High Lewis Stubbington Robert Duke Jack Colyer Ivor Slade Henry Bagshaw Constantine McGarry William Newman Geoffrey Saunders Joseph Keene Matthew Harrison
We will remember them.
Patrick Harty Headteacher
LOST PROPERTY There are lots of coats, shoes, non-school uniform clothing and sundry items (car keys, house keys and glasses) in Lost Property that have yet to be claimed by students. Parents/carers are welcome to come along to view the items in the hope that some of this property may be returned to its rightful owners. If the lost property is not collected by the end of this term it will be disposed of. Please note that Matron always returns any named items to the students.
Dates for Your Diary
NOVEMBER ***Gold Week*** 14th Sports Leaders’ Festival, Lower Field, 2 – 3.10pm Years 12/13 Speaker for Schools, Lesson 5 15th Year 8 STEM Activity (selected students), Hall, Lesson 1 16th Year 10 PACE Sexual Health Talk, Hall, Lesson 4 Year 11 PACE ‘Into the Sixth’ Talks, PA3/4 & M9, Lesson 4 17th Year 13 Parents Consultation Evening, 4.30 – 7 pm School Play Rehearsals, PA3/4 & DR1/2, 7 – 9.15 pm 18th Year 11 Trial Exams begin Years 12/13 Gifted & Talented Biology visit to Roche, 9 am – 4 pm ***Blue Week*** 21st – 24th Year 11 Trial Exams 22nd Year 13 History visit to Imperial War Museum, 9 am – 5 pm HHSA meeting, Library, 7 – 8 pm 23rd Year 13 RS Conference, London, 8.30 am – 4.30 pm School Council meeting, M4, Lesson 1 23rd – 25th Year 13 Physics trip to CERN 24th School closed in lieu of Open Day (except Year 11 – Trial Exams) 25th Occasional Day – school closed The Newsletter is blue or gold to correspond with the blue or gold timetable of the following week.
Science Faculty request: NON-MOULDED PLUGS If anyone is throwing away any old electrical equipment with non-moulded plugs, please could they donate the plugs to the Science Faculty. Thank you.
IMPORTANT REMINDER Parking and Vehicles around the School Site Parents are reminded that when picking up and dropping off students by car they should NOT drive on to the school site unless the student has a physical disability. PLEASE DO NOT STOP OR PARK NEAR TO
EITHER ENTRANCE (Heath Lane or Anchor Lane)
Students may be dropped off and collected from Beechfield Road or the Sportspace car park in Heath Lane (please be aware of the maximum 20 minutes wait time). When parking in nearby roads please do not park on the pavement (obstructing wheelchair or double buggy access) or across residents’ driveways. If everybody follows these guidelines then we should be able to ensure that the flow of traffic around the school is reasonable at all times, that all users can access the site effectively and, most importantly, that we are able to keep all our students safe. Many thanks.
Careers Information King’s College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) will be running free university taster courses for Sixth Form students taking place this November and December. These include Business and Management, Finance, English Language and Linguistics, Dentistry, Geography and many others. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis for the majority of the courses so please apply as soon as possible. Information about all their taster courses can be found on the following website: www.london.ac.uk/tasters. This information and much more can also be found on our Careers Twitter account @HemelCareers.
Miss Bond, Careers Co-ordinator
SPORTS FIXTURES
Monday 14th November Year 8 Basketball v Longdean (A), 4 pm start Year 7 Rugby v Ashlyns (H), 3 pm KO Tuesday 15th November Years 7 & 8 Girls Football v Longdean (A), 3.30 pm KO Wednesday 16th November Year 7 Girls Basketball v Cavendish (A), 4 pm start U18 Football v Ashlyns (A), 4 pm start Thursday 17th November U13 Girls Basketball v Cavendish (A), 4 pm start Year 7 Football v JFK (H), 2.30 pm KO Year 9 Boys Rugby v JFK (A), 2.30 pm KO RESULTS Year 9 Boys Football v Verulam lost 4-1 Year 11 Boys Football v Ashlyns won 6-2 Year 7 Boys Football v Kings Langley drew 3-3 U15 Dacorum Schools Football v Barnet won 2-0
SPORTS NEWS Indoor Athletics On Wednesday 2nd November, our U14 Boys and Girls Athletics Squads travelled to Lea Valley for the annual Indoor Athletics Championships. The boys and girls competed against five other schools from Hertfordshire and Essex in a variety of Track & Field events. The girls finished in third place overall and the boys won the event, resulting in both teams qualify for the next round. Congratulations to all those involved. Girls Rugby On Friday 4th November our U13 and U15 Girls Rugby teams took part in the annual Herts Schools Rugby Tournament. Despite the freezing cold weather and the rain the girls played some fantastic rugby. The U13 Girls finished unbeaten, winning every game! Well done to all those involved.
PE Faculty
Gold Letters issued recently: Letter 51 GCSE Geography Field Trip Letter 54 Year 7 November Report Letter 55 Year 8 November Report Letter 56 Year 9 November Report Letter 57 Year 10 November Report Letter 58 Year 11 November Report Letter 59 Year 12 November Report Letter 60 Year 13 November Report Letter 61 Year 11 Post-16 Options Talks Letter 62 Maths in Action GCSE Trip (selected students) Letter 63 Year 9 Residential Trip to Newlands Activity Centre, Cumbria Letter 64 Year 8 STEM Activity (selected students)
Flyers Attached: St John’s Church Christmas Fayre DENS Sleepout 2016 Sportspace Christmas Workshops for Children
Library Notice This is the final call for entries to the First Story National Writing Competition. Please email your entry to [email protected] by Wednesday 16 November so that I can collate them and submit them before the closing date. First Story National Writing Competition We are inviting students and teachers from all secondary state schools across the UK to submit 850 words or less of poetry or prose on the theme of ‘Footprints’. You would win a place on a creative writing residential course with Arvon and be published in the winners’ anthology! Penguin Random House will longlist the entries and multi-award-winning authors Mark Haddon and Juno Dawson lead the writers judging this year’s competition. Read more about the competition at [email protected]
Mrs Krajewski, Librarian
The Hemel Hempstead School Association
PTA News
Next Meeting: Tuesday 22nd November 2016, at 7 pm in the School Library. Forthcoming Events: The HHSA will be providing refreshments and will need your help to set up, serve and clear away. Please let us know if you can spare some time. If you are unable to help for a full session, please consider joining us for part of the time.
Christmas Concert: Friday 9th December 2016 (7 -10.30 pm)
Carol Service at St. John’s Church: Monday 12th December 2016 (7 – 8.15 pm)
Preloved Sale: We are planning to hold a sale at the end of January 2017 (date to be arranged) from 10 am to 12 noon, in the School Hall. You can help us to raise funds by donating any unwanted saleable clothes, toys, bric-a-brac, household & electrical items, CDs, DVDs, and books. Please leave your donations at Student Services, during school hours. There will also be an opportunity to deliver items to the school on a Saturday morning (date to be arranged). EasyFundRaising You can help the HHSA to collect free donations every time you shop for anything from groceries to getaways, in 3 easy steps:
1. Join - It's easy to get started, visit http://easyfundraising.org.uk, search for Hemel Hempstead School Association as the charity/organisation you wish to support. You can also register and login from your mobile devices, using the easyfundraising app available in your usual App Store.
2. Shop - From travel to toasters, every time you shop, do it the easyfundraising way. 3. Collect - Help out when you check out - it doesn't cost you a penny extra, and you can
make a big difference. School Uniform The HHSA would be very pleased to accept donations of unwanted school uniform, especially PE kit. Please deliver it to Student Services during school hours, or contact our uniform co-ordinators Donna Jelley (tel: 07957 490412, email: [email protected]) or Charlotte Ashton (tel: 07788 636032), either of whom will be delighted to help.
Facebook: Please search for ‘Hemel Hempstead
School Association’ and ‘Like’ our page. School website, HHSA Page: www.hhs.herts.sch.uk/parents/hhsa/ Includes minutes of meetings, second hand uniform, and ways you can help to raise funds. Contact: Brian Spencer, HHSA Chair Tel: 07710 905759 Email: [email protected]
St.John’s Church, Boxmoor
(Opposite The Sports Centre)
Saturday 26 November
All the usual stalls including
Christmas Cards Produce & Preserves Cakes
Toys and Games Tombolas and Raffle Books
Toiletries China and Glass Gi�s Bran Tub
Jewellery Cra� Stalls
Refreshments available
Call: 01442 507100 | www.sportspace.co.uk
Little Elves Workshop 3-5 year olds
Elves Workshop 5 year olds +
Workshops for ChildrenChristmas
Build a Bear at one of our fun filled parties!
10.30am – 12.30amSportspace Berkhamsted• Build a Bear • Singing
• Bouncy Castle • Parachute Games
• Picnic lunch and drink • Christmas Cookie
3pm – 5pmSportspace Hemel Hempstead• Build a Bear • Festive inspired games
• Picnic Tea • Drink
• Christmas Cookie
DECEMBER
22nd
Thursday
DECEMBER
22nd
Thursday
Spaces are limited. Book now to secure a space!Bookings will close on Monday 12th December or when the workshop becomes fully booked.
Prices:£18 - 1 child£34 - 2 children
