Nower Hill News March 2024

NOWER HILL NEWS

From The Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome to the Easter edition of the Nower Hill News, as another term draws to an end We are all looking forward to the holidays, but I am not sure that the weather got the memo! Let’s hope that it will be kind to us and we can enjoy some time off in the warm Spring sunshine

I hope you enjoy reading about everything that’s been going on in school this half term as much as I have; I do sometimes wonder how my colleagues find time to teach such great lessons, in addition to organising all the wonderful extra-curricular events that they do I am sure you would wish to join me in thanking them all for their commitment to our young people, and their determination to offer our students such a wide variety of experiences

As I write, I can hear the squeals of excited children drifting along the corridor from the hall – no, not our own this time, but the wonderful annual event that is the staff children’s Easter party. Each year on the penultimate afternoon of the Spring term, our staff bring their young children and grandchildren in for a lovely Easter party, when they can meet their parents and grandparents’ colleagues and see exactly where it is that mum/dad/granny/grandpa disappear to every day! It is always a lovely event, organised by our great Support Staff, ably assisted by the GCSE Child Development students and willing 6th Formers, who help with crafts, face painting, activities and Egg hunts. I love this event because it is a reminder of the close community we enjoy at Nower Hill which makes this such a special place for us to work, and therefore, for your children to learn.

And on the subject of learning, you know that I can’t let an opportunity pass to remind you of the importance of these holidays for our students taking exams. The Easter holidays are a crucial revision period for our GCSE and A Level students and for our Year 10s, who will be sitting assessments on their return. We really appreciate your support in ensuring that your child finds a good balance between relaxing and enjoying their time off school (please see Page 30, where you can find out about lots of free activities in Harrow over the holidays), and preparing really well for their exams

It is worth remembering that the best way to avoid exam stress is to be well prepared and confident!

Finally, you will have read the letter from Ms Sabbagh earlier this week about our ‘behaviour refresh’ after the holidays I thank you in advance for going through this carefully with your child and reminding them of the importance of adhering to the 3 basic rules at all times. As mentioned in the letter, we are delighted with the excellent conduct of the majority of our children, however I think we would all agree that it is not right to allow a very small number of students to disrupt learning and the smooth running of the school, nor tarnish the good reputation of our school in the local community

I end by wishing all of our families a very enjoyable, restful holiday; happy Easter to those who will be celebrating on Sunday and to our Muslim families, Eid Mubarak for later in the holidays.

Louise Voden Headteacher Nower Hill High School

NOWER HILL NEWS

Staff Children's Easter Party photos

Lego League Tournament

On Friday 15th March 2024, the LEGO League Year 9 team competed in a regional tournament. This came at the end of a 10 week period, where the students designed and built multiple robots with the aim to compete against other schools nearby. Throughout the tournament, the students displayed remarkable creativity, teamwork and problem-solving capabilities, from developing and building the robots to programming them to accomplish challenging tasks

The judges were very impressed by our students’ exceptional teamwork, knowledge and demonstration of robotics core values. They also received a trophy for demonstrating exceptional collaboration, communication and mutual respect Well done to all!

Ms Tshibola

Teacher Training Lead Partnership with Teach West London

We are excited to have been appointed the Harrow Lead Partner for Teach West London, working in collaboration to recruit and train the next generation of teachers for our diverse community.

Teach West London has been accredited by the Department for Education to deliver initial teacher training in the West London boroughs of Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Harrow and strives to deliver an exciting and innovative teacher training programme.

Our successful application to become their lead partner in the borough of Harrow showcased “a strong sense of your school’s experience in ITT and capacity to support Teach West London in recruiting and training the next generation of teachers for Harrow Schools”

If this news makes you think about a career in teaching because you believe that all young people deserve a great education or you are fed up of the isolation of working from home and want to work in a vibrant, young environment doing a job that really matters, you can find more information on our website.

https://www nowerhill org uk/3615/train-toteach-with-us

Ms Watson

JACK PETCHEY NEWS

Jack Petchey Achievement Awards

We were incredibly proud of our 2023 Jack Petchey Achievement Award winners, who were presented with their gold medallion by the Mayor of Harrow at the Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth on Tuesday 7th March 2024. Students received their award in front of a packed audience and alongside 120 other award winners from across Harrow in an evening full of music, dance and celebration. All students had shown fantastic personal qualities to be recognised with their awards, so congratulations to Khushi, Pumindu, Lakhan, Jimena, Maya, Shashmy, Nusaybah, Angelo and Matthew

Mr Bremner

West London Individual Qualifiers Table Tennis event

Congratulations to Janak and Nishil, who qualified for the Jack Petchey individual table tennis final on 12th May 2024 at the University of East London.

Nishil will also represent his county in the Butterfly National Schools' Individual Championship on the weekend of Saturday 27th/ Sunday 28th April 2024 .

Glee Club

On the morning of Sunday 18th February 2024, 31 of Nower Hill’s talented Glee Club arrived at Millfield Theatre, Edmonton, for the competition they had been eagerly awaiting and working tirelessly towards for the last 4 months: The Jack Petchey Foundation Glee Club Challenge. Led brilliantly by Nower Hill singing teacher and Glee co-ordinator Beth Leighton, and with the support of Mrs Johnson and Miss Hamilton, the students spent the whole day rehearsing and readying themselves for the evening’s tough competition against 9 other Glee clubs from North London. In front of a packed auditorium, the students performed outstandingly, not only securing a place in the Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge Grand Final at Indigo at the O2, but were also awarded the highest mark of all 10 Glee Clubs! As one of only two Glee clubs from state schools rather than Performing Arts schools, this result is even more impressive. We are so proud of the Nower Hill Glee Club and cannot wait to cheer them on in the Grand Final on Sunday 28th April. Tickets are available now and available to anyone – we would love to see even more of our Nower Hill community there to support: https://www axs com/uk/events/531790/the-jackpetchey-glee-club-challenge-tickets?skin=indigo

Mr Roberts

JACK PETCHEY REGIONAL FINAL

Desarae Wins First Place at the Jack Petchey Regional Final

On Thursday 14th March, the Harrow Regional Final of Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge took place at Bentley Wood High School. Kajory and Desarae in Year 10 represented Nower Hill at this highly prestigious event, which is the largest public speaking programme in England, managed and delivered by Speakers Trust who are the UK's leading public speaking charity. Both students worked incredibly hard on their speeches and performed fantastically on the night

Up against intense competition, Desarae emerged victorious Desarae's speech, titled ‘Passion’, emphasised the importance of finding and pursuing one's passion. According to Desarae, passion serves as the driving force behind a fulfilling life and can lead to remarkable achievements. This powerful message resonated with the judges, leading to Desarae's win at the regional final.

The Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge provides free communication skills training to Year 10 students in every state school in London and Essex. Through these workshops, over 30,000 young people are empowered each year. The programme, supported and funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation, aims to amplify the voices of young people, building their confidence, developing their skills, and creating platforms for them to share their stories and ideas.

Reflecting on the experience, Desarae said, "JPSOC has been a wonderful experience. I've not only been able to learn, but also gain confidence and share my message with everyone." This statement encapsulates the transformative power of the Speak Out Challenge, which not only equips students with valuable communication skills but also boosts their self-confidence and gives them a platform to share their unique perspectives

Desarae's victory is testament to the power of passion and the importance of effective communication. It is a proud moment for the English Faculty, Nower Hill High School and a significant achievement in Desarae's academic journey.

We are incredibly proud of both Desarae and Kajory’s achievement and look forward to seeing them continue to use their voices to effect positive change in society

Ms Dale

UCAS DICOVERY EXHIBITION 2024

On Tuesday 19th March, all 202 of our Year 12 students had the opportunity to be at the event hosted by UCAS, at ExCeL London at the Royal Victoria Dock. Students had the chance to listen to live expert talks, enquire about course options and career pathways offered, get the latest advice and speak to university exhibitors directly.

Students can also continue to receive university and course information directly via their scanned event ticket after attending the exhibition event.

UCAS Discovery is a major event which hosts over 100 universities, colleges, and apprenticeship employers face-to-face. Our trip to this annual exhibition provides a valuable opportunity for all our Year 12 students and it is a key date in our 6th Form calendar. The exhibition marks the advent of our Year 12 students starting to research in earnest their future study choices and pathways and the “in person” experience helps direct them in exploring the full range of options available to them.

Ms N Dave

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Being here made me realise how many different universities and courses there are to choose from ”

Kavil, Year 12 student

NOWER HILL NEWS

Year 7 Spring Party

On Friday 18th March, Year 7 had their annual Spring Party. Students were treated to music from DJ Keith, pizza, glowsticks and some epic dance moves from Mr Balch, Ms Lewis, Ms Hamilton and Mr Suthesh!

Thanks to the PTFA for organising the event, all the tutors and staff who supported and of course our wonderful Year 7s who demonstrated excellent party spirit!

Mr Balch & Ms Lewis

Heads of Year 7

Nower Hill Great Languages Quiz 2024

This term saw the very first Nower Hill Languages Quiz The event saw over fifteen teams representing students from all Year groups answering twenty language and linguistic-themed questions created by Mr Hitchcock, including a bonus ‘guess the flag’ round. Participants also had the opportunity to try some European food, including Spanish Tortilla and Crêpes made by our very own Assistante Française! A big shout out to Alexander and Darsh in Year 10 for coming first with a score of 16/20! A further huge bravo and très bien for all of those who got involved; it was a fantastic event and great to see so many getting involved in languages at Nower Hill

Mr Hitchcock

6th FORM CHARITY EVENTS

During the Spring term, each 6th Form Tutor Group plans and runs their own fundraising initiative in aid of their designated House charity. The money raised by each Form is combined to form an overall House total.

These fun events give students a chance to raise money for a good cause, at the same time as helping them to develop project management and team-working skills. Events which have taken place, or are due to take place, before the Easter holidays include:

Sponsored walk, raffle, guess the weight of the sweets, Easter scavenger hunt, dodgeball tournament, Mother’s Day sale, ‘Ironman’ challenge, ‘Go Green’ challenge, thrift shop, bake sale, production refreshments, sponsored silence, sponge a teacher, sponsored run, table tennis tournament and a Valentines Day card/lollipop delivery service.

At the time of writing, Nightingale is in the lead having so far raised over £600 through selling refreshments at the school production of Footloose and a sponsored run, with the combined total of the monies raised by all the houses so far standing at an impressive £2,800 We look forward to enjoying the remaining events our 6th Formers have in store and to seeing what amount the final total will reach

Mrs Lee

NOWER HILL NEWS

Pride Club

The Nower Hill Pride Club has been meeting each Monday lunchtime, providing a place for our LGBTQ+ community and allies to meet. While enjoying the complimentary snacks, students have reviewed resources for displays, contributed to the LGBTQ+ History Month assemblies that took place in February and enjoyed a poster-making workshop, using LGBTQ+ slogans, led by the Arts Faculty. We look forward to working with the Pride Club to celebrate Pride at Nower Hill in June.

Mr Bremner

School Council

House update

The Nower Hill School Council meets each half term, with two representatives from every Form in Years 7 to 11. Each meeting has a main item for discussion, which is shared in advance so that Form Representatives can discuss ideas with their Forms and bring them to the School Council meeting the following week So far this year, we have had rich discussions about diversity and culture week, the rewards system and rewards events as well as looking at the results of our wholeschool student survey and identifying changes we can make to ensure that Nower Hill remains a great place to come to school each day.

Throughout March, our fantastic team of House leaders delivered assemblies to their Houses, featuring video montage of the fantastic events that have taken place so far this year. Hundreds of students have taken part in events, including the Great Humanities House Quiz, Capturing Harrow photography competition and House Football and Netball. They also promoted our House Charity Food Collection for Milman’s Day Centre and the Harrow Foodbank. A huge thank you to all of the students who have taken part in competitions so far this year and good luck to those entering the Summer Term events. So far, Gandhi are leading the overall House Conduct competition, but it is all to play for next term!

Mr Bremner

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NOWER HILL NEWS

In March we held our annual charity collection, with students encouraged to donate items that will be shared between Milman’s Day Centre and the Harrow Foodbank Once again, our Nower Hill community has shown their incredible generosity, with 1,000 items donated and almost half a tonne of food and essential items going directly to these great causes in time for the Easter holiday.

Shabazz House retained the House Charity shield, by contributing the most items, but it was a fantastic effort from all our Houses.

Thank you to everyone who made a contribution and to our committed team of House leaders and 6th Form helpers who coordinated the collection!

Mr Bremner

Spring Charity collection for Milman’s Day Centre & Harrow Food Bank Contact

PTFA Comedy Night

We were delighted to host the PTFA Comedy Night earlier this month in our Main Hall. The evening was hosted by Keith Farnan, whose TV appearances include Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Keith introduced sets from Ben Van Der Velde and Gary Colman before introducing Ria Lina as the headline act, who has previously appeared on Live at the Apollo, Have I got News For You and Mock the Week

A huge thank you to our fantastic PTFA team for their fantastic organisation and amazing commitment to our school community.

Parents and Friends of Nower Hill High School

Registered Charity Number 1097399

C/O Nower Hill High School, George V Avenue, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 5RP

Email: nhhspta@gmail.com

CREATIVE FUTURES 2024

On Thursday 7th March, we invited 18 professionals into school to educate our students about opportunities in the Creative Industries.

Invited to attend was a professional photographer, Gareth Cattermole, and also professionals representing Universal Music, FAMM Records, Madame Tussauds and a Senior Editor from DK Publishers We invited professionals that are ‘self-starters’ and freelancers such as Toby Rawal, a successful Visual FX Artist and Ashley Tyson, a Tattoo Artist who now owns her own Tattoo Shop. Other areas included were Sound Engineering, Game Design, Fashion, Painting and Social Media and marketing Many of these successful creatives are ex-Nower Hill Students

Ms Weetch

YEAR 11 DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award celebration

On Wednesday, 28th February, we were delighted to be able to present 84 Bronze DofE awards to our brilliant Year 11 students. We were very pleased that Charley Kondje, our DofE operations manager, was able to come into school to help present the awards to our students. Charley praised the hard work, commitment and resilience shown by our young people in completing the award and spoke about how every young person should be incredibly proud of their achievement. As a Year group they have given over 996 hours of their own time volunteering in our community, developing new skills, committing to regular physical exercise and undertaking a 3 day expedition and training weekend

The DofE programme is a nationally and internationally recognised award that students can proudly add to their CVs and university or college applications It helps our students build on the skills of leadership, organisation, resilience, initiative, communication and teamwork.

We would also like to recognise the hard work of all the staff involved which enables us to run the programme. As always, it takes an incredible community to support such an endeavour and we are very thankful. Our Year 11 Bronze graduates will now have the opportunity to sign up for the silver level DofE award which will run in Year 12; more information will be shared in an assembly later this year

DofE Team

Ms Tomlinson, Mr Blain and Mr Webster

NOWER HILL NEWS

Year 13 British Biology Olympiad

Eight of our most exceptional Year 13 A level biologists were selected to compete in the ‘British Biology Olympiad’ on Tuesday 30th January 2024. This highly challenging competition is designed to recognise excellence in young biologists, develop problem-solving skills and to challenge them in their thinking about biological ideas Some of the best biology students complete it nationally every year, with more than 10,000 students from over 700 schools taking part this year. All of our students really did themselves and us proud and a big well done to Hadiya Ahmad for achieving a Silver medal and performing in the top 15% of students Our sincere congratulations to all of our students!

Ms Akhoundzadeh

Media Studies –BBC Apprenticeship Scheme

Recently, we had a visit from ex Nower Hill student (and Media Studies student), Jocelyn Brennan to deliver a short seminar to all Media Studies students, in regards to her experience of being a part of the BBC Apprenticeship Scheme. Jocelyn informed the students what her daily work schedule consists of, skills that she has learnt so far, what the apprenticeship programme encompasses and the experiences she has been a part of ('Strictly Come Dancing', 'Doctor Who 60th Anniversary' & 'Children In Need' are the some of the many texts that she has worked on) The students were captivated by Jocelyn's career at the BBC so far and I think her talk sparked an interest for our students, perhaps pursuing a career within the Media industry.

Nower Hill In Print

Huge congratulations to the students of Nower Hill’s Creative Writing club whose poems were published in the 2024 ‘This Is Me’ poetry anthology for Young Writers!

Marisa Dayaram, Tiya Karathiya and Chloe Lai feature on pages 13 – 17.

Ms Griffin

Mr Duguid

NATIONAL CIPHER CHALLENGE 2023/24

The National Cipher Challenge has been run by the University of Southampton Mathematics Department since 2002 and has attracted a wide following. Cabinet Ministers, media scientists, journalists, authors and actors are just some of the fans of this competition. The challenge is a code breaking competition written for UK secondary school and 6th Form students of Mathematics and Computer Science. It has always had a wide following among teachers and parents and across a range of age groups

We are delighted to announce that 2 teams representing Nower Hill High School have been awarded Silver medals in this year’s National Cipher Challenge. Leon He (Year 13) led a solo venture into the competition, and a second team consisting of some of our brightest Year 12 Further Maths students in Shaan Bharj, Nikhilesh Butti, Jai Mashru and Aryan Karadkar. The judges were very impressed by their submission and they have been invited to attend a prize giving ceremony at Bletchley Park on Wednesday 28th February to receive their award.

The students have been offered a private tour of Bletchley Park, which was once the top-secret home of the World War Two codebreakers followed by talks by leading Mathematicians such as Professor Kit Yates. There will also be an opportunity to meet delegates from sponsors of the competition such GCHQ, IBM and Netcraft.

A truly fierce competition, we would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Leon, Shaan, Nikhilesh, Jai and Aryan for their success in the competition and inspiring other students at the school to participate in the competition in the years to come.

Mr Shah

Cipher Challenge Leader board 1

Bletchley Park

From Left to Right: Nikhilesh (Year 12), Shaan (Year 12), Aryan (Year12), Jai (Year 12) and Leon (Year 13)

NOWER HILL NEWS

Poetry workshops

On Monday 4th March, the English Department was lucky enough to welcome the poet Professor Daljit Nagra MBE to the school to deliver Poetry workshops to small groups of Year 10 and KS5 Language & Literature students. The students who took part read poetry, discussed ideas and wrote their own pieces, drawing on their cultures and interests.

The following review from one of our Year 10 students summarises the students’ experience perfectly:

‘Attending the poetry workshop was an enjoyable and enlightening experience. It was great to learn that poetry doesn't always have to be serious and formal; it can be relaxed and even use slang I really enjoyed the freedom to express myself through writing my own poem in a way that I didn’t think poems could have been written One thing that stuck with me was about how poetry isn't just for very intelligent people; it's for everyone, and it can be as fun and casual as you want it to be Overall, it was a fun and eye-opening experience that challenged my assumptions and misconceptions about poetry ’

Ms Michaels

Yemi Elegunde Author Visit with Year 8

On Tuesday 5th March, Year 8 had a special assembly with Yemi Elegunde. Yemi is an author who has written and published 3 editions of his biography. Yemi shared his childhood experiences with Year 8 and explained to them how it inspired him to become a writer and dream big He also shared extracts from his new book called ‘Becoming What You Believe’; a book that encourages readers to dream big, plan ahead, achieve and never give up - very fitting considering Year 8 are about to pick their GCSE Options!

Yemi also worked with a small group of students, sharing his experiences in more detail and the opportunities offered to him, to inspire them to think carefully about their interests and use these to pick their GCSE options.

He has kindly donated some copies of his books which will be available in the library for students to read.

Zara Mainwaring and Maria Patel Heads of Year 8

NOWER HILL NEWS

Nower Hill Masterchef 2024

On Tuesday 22nd January we were very excited to have a very special guest join us in the Food department. Madeeha Qureshi @madeeha_eats, a 2021 Masterchef finalist, gave a talk to all of our Year 11 Food & Nutrition and Hospitality & Catering students about her experience on Masterchef, her love of food and shared some brilliant advice on presentation and timings for upcoming practical exams.

After school, we had our very first Nower Hill Masterchef competition! After a rigorous selection process six students from Years 7 to 9 were chosen based on individuality, skill, technique and creativity of recipes. The six students had an hour to prepare, cook and present their dishes and they were judged by Ms Wightman, Ms Oliver and Madeeha. Marisa in 7KN was crowned our overall winner with her recipe being added to our Year 8 scheme of work next year! We also want to give a special mention to Kacper in 7FH and Megan in 7GN who also produced outstanding dishes and showed a high level of complex skills, so complex that we are planning to add them to our KS4 lessons next year. A huge well done to all who participated!

Ms Oliver

Poetry by Heart

The English Faculty hosted their House Competition on the 12th of March, where students from Years 8, 9, and 10 took part and performed poetry. Not only was this the Faculty House competition, but the students participating are also taking part in the prestigious National competition ‘Poetry By Heart’. The winner of the Faculty House competition was Sarah Omar in Year 10 and second place went to Apernah Sooriyakumar, also in Year 10. Scarlett McNab in Year 8 came third and Shruthi Sivaratnam in Year 9 took 4th place respectively. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate these students and wish them the best of luck for the ‘Poetry By Heart’ competition. Watch this space for updates on how our students do in the next round!

Ms Sheikh

YEAR 7 & 8 PRE

Year 7 Judaism Worship and Identity Homework projects

Well done to Year 7 students who have produced excellent homework projects on Jewish worship in the synagogue.

Year 8 PRE and Protest!

Well done to Vidhi Dholakia 8SH, Harshni Dodhia 8SH and Mei Parmar 8KN, for producing such excellent protest posters on Gandhi to illustrate Hindu concepts on pacifism and non-violence

Ms Chaudhary

Zahra Khan 7FH

Haajra Khan 7FH

TRIPS

GCSE CLASSICAL CIVILISATIONBritish Museum Trip

On Monday 18th March, Year 9 and 10 Classical Civilisation students visited the British Museum to explore key sources in real life We were able to get up close and personal to the Parthenon marbles, the Temple of Bassae friezes, mythical pottery and artefacts from Mycenae. Students said “it was a valuable experience” which helped put their subject knowledge in context

Ms Pankhania

Army Careers Day

A group of Year 9 students had an amazing opportunity to visit Uxbridge Army Reserve Centre on 26th March for an Army Careers Day Students enjoyed meeting serving soldiers and asking them questions about their jobs and life in the army Our students were able to test their skills by taking part in a variety of different activities such as Apache Flight Simulator, Shooting Range, Military Medicine and Building a Tank. All the students had a fantastic time and learned so much about different careers they could pursue in the Army. Zainab said “The trip was very informative about careers in the army, was really good fun and changed my perceptions of the army” Darius stated “I wanted to join the army before, but after today I want to join it even more” Thank you to local army engagement officers for organising such an enlightening event.

Ms Murray

MUSIC & DRAMA NEWS

Wagner Trip

GCSE Music students were treated to a live performance of Wagner’s Grand Festival played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 13th March 2024 The program included the infamous ‘Ride of the Valkyries’.

Watford Drama Festival

On Saturday 2nd March, our KS3 Drama Club directed by Miss Jafari-Berenji, and our A-level Drama Students, accompanied by Mrs Johnson, took part in the Watford Drama Festival. It was a very valuable experience Our KS3 Drama Club impressed with their devised piece of 'The House at the End of the Street' and achieved a Special Merit award Our A-level students, Saba, Hannah and Sophie won first place, a Special Honours Award and the Marks and Spencers’ Cup with their group piece of ‘Metamorphosis’ They have also delivered their monologues at the Festival and received distinctions for each of them. We are very proud of them!

MUSIC & DRAMA NEWS

Voice in a Million

On Tuesday 20th March, students from Choir took part in ‘Voice in a Million’ at the Wembley OVO Arena Well done to everyone who took part and a big thank you to Miss Leighton, who has been preparing students for this event over the course of the year.

Music For Youth Festival

On Wednesday 6th March, 65 students from Nower Hill High School Orchestra took part in The Music for Youth regional festival This is the UK's largest festival for young musicians The Orchestra played a selection of pieces from Aladdin and a Pirates of the Caribbean medley, which the judges highly appraised and said was “exceptional playing from a superb comprehensive high school orchestra” Nower Hill were also represented in the Harrow Music Guitar Ensemble, which consisted solely of Classical guitar players from our school. All groups received excellent feedback from the Music for Youth Mentors

Mr Roberts

SPORTS FIXTURES

Year 7 Girls’ Netball

The Year 7 netball team recently participated in the Year 7 Netball Borough Tournament The team played against NLCS, Avanti, Hatch End, Sacred Heart and Rooks Heath All members of the team played really well, but unfortunately just missed out on moving to the next round of the Tournament It was a great effort from all of them. Well done to those who participated

Year 8 Girls’ Netball

The Year 8 netball team played in the borough tournament for Year 8. In their pool, they had to play against Bentley Wood, Park High, Whitmore and NLCS A. The girls were victorious, winning their pool They went on to the semi finals, in which they played NLCS B and won. The girls were through to the final and had to play NLCS A again It was a tense game ending 2-2 to which we played golden goal. Nower Hill were able to secure the win with a far range goal from Sophie.

The girls have kept their undefeated title since Year 7. Well done to all of them!

Year 9 Girls’ Netball

On Thursday 21st March, the Year 9 Netball team took part in the annual Harrow tournament. The girls were able to play some brilliant netball and secured wins against Hatch End, Whitmore and John Lyon, whilst narrowly losing to Pinner High and Sacred Heart. The team demonstrated some great play, as well as teamwork and sportsmanship. Players of the tournament were Grace Crisp and Shiann McCallum.

Congratulation to the following: Anjela Lulbaddha, Wren Whiting, Gracie Lewis, Cara Samuels, Lara Russo, Anaya Dharmaraja, Nicole Alvarez, Monique Chumber.

Girls’ Football

A great effort from the U16 girls’ football team who made it to the semi-final of the Harrow League against Park High. The team scored an early goal to take the lead, but Park soon equalised to make it 1-1. At half time we were winning 4-2, but with pressure building in the second half we ended the game 4-4 and the game went to extra time.

Tensions were high and both teams were pressing to score a goal in extra time, and in the last minute of extra time Park High scored to make their way through to the final.

Well done to Amelie and Anne-Marie for our goals.

Basketball Finals Champions

The Year 10 basketball team won the Borough competition for the second year in a row The final match was against Park High, where, in a very loud atmosphere, our Year 10 team performed extremely well, managing to cope with the environment and play some great basketball With 16 seconds remaining, Darren scored a free throw, giving the team a one point advantage They managed to hold onto that lead for the rest of the game and won with a score of 23-22 Congratulations to them all!

SPORTS FIXTURES

Year 8 Football

The Year 8 team came out 4-2 winners against Hatch End in the quarter final of the borough competition.

The goals came from Leo Duggan, Khalil Chung and two from Rushil Parmar The team will play Park High School in the semi-final on Wednesday 27th March

Year 9 Football

Into the final! The Year 9 Football team beat Salvatorian College 3-2 in the quarter-final. With the game tied at 2-2, thanks to two good goals by Nick, Zain scored the winning goal with 5 minutes left to play In the semi-final, the team played against Park High, the current Borough Champions. Nower Hill dominated the game and won 2-0, with Vicent scoring the first goal and a great free kick by Ethan resulting in an own goal

Well done to everyone on the football team, and we look forward to the final.

Year 10 Football

The Year 10 team made it to the quarter-finals of the cup against Hatch End High School in a very close game, in which Nower Hill dominated the chances but were unable to convert to score a goal.

Hatch End, scored early in the second half. With seconds remaining, Nower Hill won a penalty after a run from Aaron Asare was brought down in the box. In a tense period of extra time, strong defending from Hatch End took it to a penalty shoot-out. Unfortunately, a few good saves from the Hatch End goalkeeper meant that we lost 4-2 on penalties and were sent out of the Borough competition.

Year 11 Football

The Year 11 boys’ football team have had a fantastic season so far this year. In the Middlesex Cup, they beat Cardinal Wiseman School 5-4 in the quarterfinals, but were unfortunately denied a place in the final, narrowly beaten by Uxbridge High School in the semi final 3-1.

In the Harrow Borough League Cup, the team finished top of their group. They met Salvatorian College in the quarter-finals and beat them convincingly 6-3. Dhyan Sharma scored 4 goals, and Dylan Ssentoogo and Rehan Ruzan scored a goal each. In the semi-final, Nower Hill played Park High School and beat them 3-0 to progress to the final, which will be held on Thursday 25th April. Goals were scored by Dylan Ssentoogo, Dhyan Sharma and Finlay Phillips who took on two defenders and finished with a beautiful strike just on the edge of the box. Well done to all the boys in the squad; hopefully they can lift the trophy next month!

Badminton

Congratulations to the Year 7 badminton team, consisting of Oscar, Ishaan, Reyansh and Jayden, who won the vast majority of their games in a recent tournament and all played really well. We are still waiting for the results to be published for confirmation that we won the Borough competition.

Miss Reynolds

STUDENT WELLBEING

Remember, there is always someone at school that students can reach out to.

Students can access the Student Wellbeing Page using their Google Account. A reminder that if parents/ carers need any support, you can access a range of resources on our school website

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LIBRARY

The Library has been lucky enough to have been used for several interactive workshops this past term. We have had interesting sessions with both a poet and a writer and we also had The Grassroots company running workshops for mixed year groups We have continued to withdraw many non-fiction books following on our withdrawal of fiction books before Christmas. This has allowed us to reassess our current book stock and has given us the opportunity to buy new stock.

Lots of withdrawn books have been donated to North Harrow Library and a local school.

If anyone can suggest or has links with a charity or education organisation either in the UK, or abroad that would like to receive some withdrawn books, please let us know The books are in good condition and would be a benefit to any educational organisation or charity. If you know of an institution, or would like some more information, please contact Margaret in the Library on 020 8863 0877 Ext 2204.

PARENTING SUPPORT DISCUSSION GROUPS

Each month "Brilliant Parents" offer free discussion groups on commonly encountered problems by parents. They are given tips and suggestions for dealing with their children’s challenging behaviour, looking at short video clips and sharing their thoughts with other parents. Parents and Carers are actively involved throughout the 2-hour small group format discussions. The following discussion groups are coming up:

•Coping with Teenagers emotions- 16th April 2024 (AM)

•Getting Teenagers to Cooperate - 16th April 2024 (PM)

•Building Teenager Survival Skills- 23rd April 2024 (AM)

•Reducing Family Conflict - 23rd April 2024 (PM)

To find out more, visit our website where we have further information on each of these groups To sign up please complete the registration form and survey.

DRUGS & WELLBEING AWARENESS COUNCIL

HARROW EARLY SUPPORT YOUTH OFFER

OTHER INFORMATION

Hire our Facilities

Looking for a venue for your function?

Nower Hill High School is proud to offer many facilities for hire to the local community, clubs and organisations at an affordable price.

Astro Turf Pitch

Indoor Cricket Nets

Hall

Dining Centre

Drama and Dance Studio

Gym

Tennis / Netball Courts Classrooms

For further information on any of our facilities, including availability, please email: lettings@nowerhill.harrow.sch.uk

Work Experience

YEAR 12

Are you able to offer one of our 6th Form students a work placement?

Year 12 go on work experience from Monday 24th June - Friday 28th June 2024

The placements will be linked to the degree course or apprenticeship they wish to study at University.

If you are able to offer a Nower Hill student an opportunity to work in a professional working environment, please contact Mrs Doshi at careers@nowerhill harrow sch uk or on 0208 863 0877

Contact Us

Parents and Friends of Nower Hill High School

Registered Charity Number 1097399

C/O Nower Hill High School, George V Avenue, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 5RP

Email: nhhspta@gmail.com