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Issue 26: 7 July 2017
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Issue 26: 7 July 2017 Our Newsletter is aimed at keeping parents/carers up to date with school news, activities and key information throughout the year. If you have any feedback or suggestions on the newsletter please send your comments via email to newsletter@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk Don’t forget to visit our website (www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk) for more news and information. Thank you for taking the time to read our news.
P R Cole & B P Riggott Co-Headteachers
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Newsletter Highfields School Musical – Little Shop of Horrors
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Contents: Highfields School Musical – Little Shop of Horrors ........................................ 2 Student Bulletin ......................................................................................... 4 School Meals ............................................................................................. 5 Extra-curricular Clubs & Activities ............................................................... 6 Sports Update ........................................................................................... 8 School News ........................................................................................... 13 Parent/Carer Notices ................................................................................ 15 Highfields School Governing Body............................................................. 18 Highfields School Contact details .............................................................. 19 Key Staff ................................................................................................. 20 Key Dates ............................................................................................... 21
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Newsletter Student Bulletin
Monday 10 July Y12 Geography students – Carsington pastures Windfarm Y10 Data sheets issued to parents/carers
Tuesday 11 July Student Parliament visit to Houses of Parliament
Wednesday 12 July Visit to Wimbledon Tennis (x6 students) 7.30pm School Musical (Wheeldon Hall)
Thursday 13 July Y10 STEM morning (x16 Y10 boys) 7.30pm School Musical (Wheeldon Hall)
Friday 14 July 7.30pm School Musical (Wheeldon Hall)
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Newsletter School Meals Monday 10 July - Friday 14 July 2017 Monday
Sausage & onion gravy / Vegetarian sausage & onion gravy Mashed potatoes / Carrots / Broccoli Choc crunch& choc sauce / Banana toffee muffin Shortbread / Fresh fruit & yoghurt / Fresh salad
Tuesday
Beef bolognaise / Vegetarian bolognaise Pasta / Sweetcorn / Peas Cookies ice cream / Beetroot & coca muffin / Flapjack Fresh fruit & yoghurt / Fresh salad
Wednesday
Roast pork stuffing / Quorn Roast Creamed potatoes / Cabbage / Broccoli Strawberry muffin / Date coconut flapjack / Cookie Fresh fruit & yoghurt / Fresh salad
Thursday
Beef lasagne / Vegetarian balls & tomato sauce Rice / Green beans / Carrots Boston brownie & ice cream / Apple & toffee muffin Cookie / Fresh fruit & yoghurt / Fresh salad
Friday
Jumbo fish finger / Spanish omelette Chips / Baked beans / Garden peas Forest fruit muffin / Flapjack / Fruit & ice cream Fresh fruit & yoghurt / Fresh salad
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Highfields School Newsletter Extra-curricular Clubs & Activities Starkholmes (Lower Site) Monday
1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.10-1.40pm 1.00-1.40pm 1.00-1.40pm
Tuesday
12.45-1.15pm Sustainability Club in T2 1.00-1.30 pm Homework Club in Room 4 1.00-1.30pm Science Club & Science Homework Support Lab 2 1.00-1.30pm Scooter Club Y7 & Y8 Boys and Girls with Miss Warburton 1.15-1.45 pm Highflyers Dance Club in PARTS 1.10-1.40pm The Net (After Oct Half Term)
Wednesday
1.00-1.30 pm Homework Club in Room 4 1-00-1.30pm Art Club in room 12 from October 1.00-1.30pm Girls Football Y7 & Y8 with Miss Spencer 1.00-1.30pm Sports leaders Y7 Tennis 1.00-1.30pm Y7/8 Beyond the Baseline Tennis Project with Mrs Turner 1.00-1.30pm Boys Football Y8 Mr Shirtcliffe 1.00-1.30pm Girls Rounders Y7 and 8 Miss Warburton
Thursday
1.00-1.30 pm Homework Club with Mrs Green in Room 4 12.45-1.15 pm Science Homework Support in Lab2 1.00-1.30pm Help with Maths- Homework Support in Room 6 1.00-1.30pm Kwik Cricket with Mr Shirtcliffe 1.00-1.40pm Junior Choir 1pm-1.40pm Boys Basketball Y7 & Y8 with Miss Warburton 3.45-4.45pm Musical Theatre Club in PARTS 3.30pm Athletics Tupton Hall School
Friday
1.00-1.30pm Homework Club with Mrs Green in Room 4 1.00-1.30pm Geography Homework Help in Room 2 1.15-1.45pm Book Club in Library – Year7 & 8 Alternate weeks 1.10-1.45pm Drama Club in PARTS 1.00-1.40pm Running club with Mr Hurst 1.00-1.30pm Sports leaders – Year 8 in Gym 1.00-1.30pm Chess Club in Room 8 1.00-1.30pm Year 7/8 Orienteering with Mrs Allen/Mr Molyneux/Chelsea Elliott 1.00pm Year 7 Netball with Miss Hatton
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Homework Club in Room 4 Maths Homework Help in Room 5 Film Club in Lab 1 with Mrs Green (starting 15 May) Year 8 Netball with Mrs Wildgoose Table Tennis Year 7
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Extra-curricular Clubs & Activities Lumsdale (Upper Site) Monday
Lunchtime
After School
Kwik Cricket (All years) Tennis Courts 1.10-1.40pm Music Theatre Club 1-1.40pm Maths Revision in M5 12.45-1.15pm Science Assistance Services in S9
3.45-5pm Senior Choir MU1 Duke of Edinburgh D&T Year 11 and A Level Catch-Up in C8
Tuesday
Lunchtime
After School
Table Tennis (All years) Badminton (Year 10-11) 1-1.30pm Geography Homework Help and Controlled Assessment Catch-Up in H2 GCSE Computing Catch-Up in IT1 1-1.30pm - Mixed Staff Student Choir - MU1 12.50pm – Running Club
3.45-4.45pm U18 Rugby (Y11-13) 3.45-4.45pm Dance Performance Group in Wheeldon Hall – see schedule
Wednesday
Lunchtime
After School
Sports leaders GCSE Computing Catch-Up in IT1 1-1.40pm Maths Revision in M5 1pm MFL Homework Club in L4
Warhammer Club in C5 (3.45-5pm) Sports leaders 3.45-4.45pm Dance GCSE Catch-Up in Wheeldon Hall 3.30-5pm GCSE Computing CatchUp in IT1 3.45-4.30pm - Senior Orchestra Sixth Form canteen 4.30-5pm - Senior Strings - MU1
Thursday
Lunchtime
After School
1.15-1.45pm Upper School book club in the Library 12.45pm Design & Technology Catch-Up Club in C8 Girls Football Netball (Years 9-11 Girls) GCSE Computing Catch-Up in IT1 12.45-1.15pm Science Assistance Services in S9 1-1.30pm Girl’s Cycling Club
3.45-4.45pm U18 Rugby (Y11-13) Netball (Years 9-11 Girls) D&T Year 11 and A Level Catch-Up in C8 3.45-4.30pm - Senior Wind Band 6th form canteen 4.30-5pm - Senior Jazz Band 3.30pm Athletics Tupton Hall School
Friday
Lunchtime
After School
Rounders (All Years) Field Sky Living For Sport Mrs Turner 1-1.40pm Maths Revision in M5 1.15pm Sixth Form Book Club Library (fortnightly) Girls Active/Sky Living for Sport/ Orienteering Project
3.45-5pm - Friday Night Group - 6th form canteen
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Newsletter Sports Update
Mr C Shirtcliffe (Head of PE)
Annual House Sports Day Sports Day was held on 4 July this year with students from Years 7, 8 and 9 competing in a wide range of events - kurling, combat ball, boccia, handball, lacrosse, garden games, volleyball, capture the howler and ultimate frisbee, as well as the traditional athletic events. The students behave extremely well and when they weren't taking part they were supporting their House peers. The day ended up in a two horse race with Aqua and Aeris being neck and neck, changing positions right up to the last few events. After the final relay the scores were tallied up and Aeris came out on top. A massive thank you to the staff who helped run the activities and supported the running of the day, also a thank you to the students who were amazing as always showing their sporting talents.
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Newsletter Sports Leaders
Mrs Allen (School Sports Co-ordinator)
School Sports Partnership Tri-Golf Finals On Tuesday 27 June SSP Tri-Golf finals were held at Highfields with Golf Pro Ricky Carvell leading the event. The Highfields Sports Leaders led the young pupils through the activities and acted as scorers. Winners were Osmaston from the Ashbourne cluster. All Saints, representing our cluster, achieved Bronze medals and The Spirit of the Games trophy.
Primary Sports Evening On Wednesday 28 June the final Primary Sports Evening of the year took place indoors because of the rain! Mr Molyneux, PE Apprentice, led the session for South Darley on dodgeball and certificates were awarded at the end - We look forward to seeing this group again as they will be in Year 6 in September.
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Newsletter World Cup Cricket at Derbyshire County Cricket Club Wednesday 28 June was a wet day, but it did not stop team Highfields! We went to the Word Cup Cricket at Derbyshire County Cricket Ground in Derby to carry the flags at the opening ceremony and watch South Africa v New Zealand. Rain all day caused the match to be abandoned at 2.30pm. We arrived at 8.45am for flag practice as we were to carry the countries flags out to the opening ceremony. The rest of the day we were introduced to both teams and a chance for photo opportunities, autographs and a chance to talk to the players. We had a photoshoot with the Word Cup itself and they provided lots of fun crafts and balloon making. We saw England’s match on screen from the day before, but alas no live cricket.
Students had chance to speak to two players from National League from Loughborough Lightening. Mr Molyneux and Mrs Allen also chatted to one of the South African coaches. The 26 students from Years 7, 8 and 9 were brilliant.
PE Apprentices Thursday 29 June was the final lesson observation for Mr Foster at Youlgrave school and on Friday 20 June, PE Apprentice, Mr Molyneux supported the Highfields team at the County Schools Athletics Finals at Moorways in Derby.
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Newsletter My Work Experience: Alisha Bethell Alisha Bethell (Year 10), spent a week at the Women in Sport offices for work experience and writes about her passion for sport; which encouraged her to reach out for a placement with Women in Sport. Alisha shares the role models that inspired her to play sport, as well as her work as a Sport Leader (from Alisha’s blog on the Women in Sport website https://www.womeninsport.org/blog/workexperience-alisha-bethell/) The earliest memories I have of doing any type of physical activity are from when I was about 3 and a half, when my mum took me to my first ballet lesson. It was a challenging experience as a youngster and 3 weeks later I decided ballet wasn’t for me. Throughout my childhood I tried lots of different sports such as; cheer-leading, gymnastics, karate and swimming – never finding one that I seemed to really love. That was until I found football. Despite being brought up in a very football mad environment I never knew playing football was an option for girls until I moved to Derbyshire, where girls football is quite a big thing. I joined the first team I found, and quickly grew to love football, the team and my coaches. That year we won the ‘Matlock Treble’: the league, the cup and the festival of football. Although it had been an outstanding year I realised that the style of football just wasn’t for me. So, I moved to a bigger league and a bigger team, Chesterfield Town. At Chesterfield, I improved drastically and although it was my first year I became a permanent starter in the back four. It was a fantastic season for us but we just narrowly missed out on top 4 in such a tough league. I’ve always loved sport from a young age and I was always the one who wanted to try something new and I also knew when I didn’t like something. So, to choose a role model or someone who I look up to is quite hard for me. At home, it was probably my step-dad who influenced me by letting me know that you’re never too old to try something new, as at 40 he started to compete in triathlons and grew to love them. At school it was, and still is, my teacher Mrs Allen. She has inspired me to not just keep up with the physical side of sport but the leadership side of things and to get all my qualifications that would set me up in wider array of fields eg coaching and teaching. She is the one who has inspired me to become a teacher, and make an impact on people’s life like she has on mine. Mrs Allen started a worldwide recognised programme at my school called Sports Leaders UK. Through this I have been able to get so many qualifications, skills and new friends. Over 3 years I have done over 130 hours of leading in lots of different sports, courses and programmes. Also, having some of the most memorable moments with my best friends. One of these was taking part in the Play Unified programme at Old Trafford in Manchester. In fact, Mrs Allen was the one who knew I was the one for the job when the Women in Sport Charity rang up and asked for a work experience placement.
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Newsletter Through being a Sports Leader I’ve heard little bits about the charity, but my curiosity and eagerness for equality was really what drove me to say yes to the placement. Not knowing much about Women in Sport I knew I’d learn a lot from the week I would have with them. Also, knowing that I want to do something to with sport when I grow up working with this charity would show me another side to the industry. Out of all the thousands of famous sports people I love and watch regularly, three have had an impact on my life. The first being Steph Houghton, centre back and captain for Manchester City women’s and English National team. With over 50 caps for the national team the 2015 world cup was where she first caught my eye, she led her team to victory and got them through defeat along with showing her incredible football skills, I really took an interest to her and inspired to be in her boots. Without a doubt, Lucy Bronze, is on my list. In my opinion, Bronze is arguably the best footballer in the UK, she can play anywhere but really shines at right back. Again, she plays for Manchester City and has over 40 caps for the national team. Her speed, skill and stamina really bring something else to the pitch. Finally, Carli Lloyd, who is respectively; 2x Olympic gold medallist, 2015/2016 FIFA world’s best player and World Cup Champion with her national team, America. The number of medals and tournaments she has won does not bring to justice how effective and essential she is in the game. Her hat-trick in the World Cup is what made her rise to fame but after reading her book I learnt she doesn’t let it all get to her and she is down to earth.
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Newsletter School News Y9 Reading Challenge Celebration At the start of Year 9 Highfields students were challenged to read 9 books during Y9, with modern titles such as ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ and older classics such as ‘The Secret Garden’ and ‘Black Beauty’. The books were all recommendations, some by members of staff and sixth formers, others award winning titles like Anne Cassidy’s ’Looking for JJ’, and some the favourite books of famous people including David Beckham, Emma Watson and Barack Obama. Last week winners of the reading challenge celebrated their achievements in the upper school library. They were treated to a giant and delicious cake, generously donated by The New Bath Hotel. Mrs Key, the Key Stage 4 Co-ordinator said,” The students have achieved a huge amount, reading a wide range of challenging books throughout the year. They thoroughly deserved a chocolatey treat!” The students all agreed the cake was “Nice and yummy!” And Mrs Brown, Library Technician was pleased students enjoyed the reading challenge so much “And the cake too, of course!” she added. Independent studies consistently show reading books for enjoyment not only improves performance in reading tests but also brings benefits that help pupils achieve more across the whole curriculum.
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Newsletter Year 8 and Year 12 Debating Competition On 6 July a Year 8 team consisting of Lewis Gee, Holly Gee, Rebecca Maver and Scarlett Neal and a Year 12 team made up of Elizabeth Wood, Evan Connell, Lily McCrea and Bethan Elliott represented Highfields against Lady Manners School. Both teams performed brilliantly with even the parents of Lady Manners students voting for the Highfields teams. Rebecca Maver won best speaker and Highfields School were placed second in two narrow fought competitions which could have gone either way.
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Newsletter Parent/Carer Notices School Uniform Uniform consultation For some time, students across the school have requested that we conduct a review of school uniform. Whilst we are comfortable with our existing uniform, we are aware that we have not formally reviewed arrangements for some time. As such, we would like to explore the view of students, staff and parents/carers, initially through a short survey. We would very much like as many parents/carers and students to take part in our survey as possible.
To access the survey, please follow the link below https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/D3HDY52 High expectations for the new academic year Recent newsletters have included messages thanking parents and carers for their support in working with us to ensure that Highfields students adhere to the school's uniform policy and requested that this support continues in the new academic year. Whilst the vast majority of students come to school wearing appropriate uniform day in, day out, the choices being made by some students necessitate a need for us to be as clear as possible on this issue ahead of the new academic year, so that the position of the school is clearly understood by all students and parents/carers. We will be informing students of the need to wear appropriate school uniform every day from September in assemblies next week. This includes: wearing black trousers, not jeans wearing black shoes, not trainers not wearing a hoody on the school site ensuring that skirts are of an appropriate length (ie close to knee length) If a student is unable to wear an appropriate item of uniform as a 'one-off', he/she must report to the relevant Pastoral Manager to borrow a pair of school trousers, jumper or polo shirt. If a student refuses to wear appropriate clothing, this will be interpreted as defiance and handled within the school's discipline policy. If a student comes to school wearing inappropriate footwear, then he/she should wear footwear that closely matches uniform expectation and report to the Pastoral Manager at the start of the day. A 'yellow card' will be issued, with the expectation that appropriate footwear will be worn the following day. If a student reports to the Pastoral Manager that the issue will last for more than one day, then the student will be issued a green card and parents/carers will be contacted.
Unwanted School Uniform If you have any unwanted items of school uniform still in good condition that your son/daughter has outgrown, or because they are no longer needed at the end of the school year, please can you consider donating them to school. We will accept items of Highfields School uniform that are clean and in good condition and find them a new home. Any donated items will be much appreciated and can be dropped off at Reception at either school site.
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Newsletter Snapchat – Snap Map location Sharing feature We are informing parents/carers of a new location-sharing feature in Snapchat could put children at risk. Snap Map lets users share their exact location with people on their "friends" list in real time. For more information, please see the following link on the BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40509281
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Highfields School Newsletter Highfields School Governing Body
Highfields School is fortunate in the kinds of people who have volunteered to become Governors, each bringing a variety of skills and experience to support the school. The composition of the Governing Body is split as follows. Each Governor serves a term of office of four years. Name Mr Peter Cole Mr Ben Riggott
Governor Type Co-Headteacher Co-Headteacher
Responsibility Headteacher Headteacher (Co-opted Governor)
tbc
Local Authority
Ms Helen Crane
Co-opted
Mr Tim Diggle Ms Julie Lane
Co-opted Co-opted
Prof Ranald Macdonald
Co-opted
Miss Rebekah Mitchell Miss Jodie Rogers
Co-opted Co-opted
SEN Link Governor
Mr Paul Steeples
Co-opted
Vice-Chair of Governors
Mrs Claire Bethell
Parent
Ms Julie Birtwistle Mr Jonathan Clarke Mr Nick Newberry
Parent Parent Parent
Mr John Redhead
Staff
Mr Sandy Doull Ms Lizzie Watt
Associate Member Associate Member
Co-Chair of Governors Chair of Student & Community Links Committee Equalities Chair of Finance & Resources Committee Finance Co-Chair of Governors Chair of Teaching & Learning Committee Safeguarding and Anti-bullying
Human Resources and Health & Safety Finance
Please visit the school website for full details of the Governing Body.
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Newsletter Highfields School Contact details Communication with school General enquiry (Form Tutor) The first point of contact for parents/carers for general enquiries is the Form Tutor. If parents/carers feel enquiries have not been adequately addressed by the Form Tutor, this can be followed-up with the relevant Head of Year. We encourage parents/carers to keep in touch with tutors by using the student planner. There is a space at the end of each week where parents/carers can write a note to the tutor.
Subject specific enquiry (Subject Teacher)
If parents/carers have subject specific enquiries, we ask that they contact the relevant subject teacher. If parents/carers feel enquiries have not been adequately addressed by the class teacher, this can be followed-up by the relevant Head of Department. Parents/carers can contact us on the main school number (see below). Reception staff will aim to help with queries or refer parents/carers to a member of staff who can.
Main Contact Details Lower Site (Years 7 & 8): Telephone:
Starkholmes Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3DD 01629 584020
Upper Site (Years 9-13): Telephone:
Upper Lumsdale, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5NA 01629 581888
General email: Newsletter feedback: Admissions: Chair of Governors: Website:
info@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk newsletter@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk admissions@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk chair@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk
Get Involved! We would love to hear from any parents/carers or members of the community who may be able to contribute to school life, for example talking to students about specialist area of work, supporting mock careers interviews, providing work placement opportunities etc. Your insights, involvement and support have been crucial to the successes of the school over time and we would like to build on our strengths and develop excellence across the school community. If you feel you may be able to contribute to the school in any way, please email us detailing the help you could offer at getinvolved@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk – we would be very happy to hear from you.
Your contact details Please ensure you notify us of any changes of address, telephone and email details to ensure our records are up to date in case of emergency.
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Highfields School Newsletter Key Staff Co-Headteachers: Mr P Cole & Mr B Riggott
Senior Assistant Headteachers: Mr D O’Reilly & Mrs C Rifkin
Associate Assistant Headteachers: Mr K Rodgers Mrs A Ruston
- Years 7 and 8 (based at Starkholmes) - Years 9, 10 & 11 (based at Lumsdale)
Heads of Year: Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Sixth Form
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Mrs A Hollinrake / Mrs L Redhead Mr J Redhead Miss L Hamrouge Miss N Gresswell Miss J Hughes Mr M Flett
Pastoral: Mrs Green - Years 7 & 8 01629 584020 extension 244 Mrs Harper - Years 9, 10 & 11 01629 581888 extension 364 Mrs Bumby - Sixth Form 01629 581888 extension 165 If you wish to report student absences, please contact the relevant pastoral staff to your son/daughter’s year group as indicated above.
Department Contacts: Art – Mrs K Fairbank Business & Computing – Mr I Lovatt Dance – Mr D O’Reilly D&T – Miss A Morris Drama – Miss E Bonsall English – Mr R Key Film Studies – Mr C Warrington Geography – Mrs M Barker History – Mr R Hoben
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Learning Support / SEN – Mr A Dawtry Maths – Miss S Wallhead Modern Foreign Languages – Mrs M Bowen Music – Mr K Rowley PE – Mr C Shirtcliffe Psychology – Miss H Ould PRS – Miss S Collis Science – Mrs C Morgan Sociology – Mrs A Serjeant
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Highfields School Newsletter Key Dates 2016-17 Academic Year:
2016-17 Bank Holidays (school closed):
Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4: Term 5:
26 and 27 December 2016 2 January 2017 14 April 2017 (Good Friday) 17 April 2017 (Easter Monday) 1 May 2017 29 May 2017 (Spring Bank Holiday)
5 September 2016 − 21 October 2016 31 October 2016 − 20 December 2016 3 January 2017 − 10 February 2017 20 February 2017 − 7 April 2017 24 April 2017 − 26 May 2017
Term 6: 5 June 2017 − 21 July 2017
28 August 2017 2016-17 CPD Days (school closed to students):
(Summer Bank Holiday)
Monday 5 September 2016 Friday 21 October 2016 Monday 19 December 2016 Tuesday 20 December 2016 Tuesday 3 January 2017
2016-17 Parents’ Consultation Evenings:
Year 12: Year 13: Year 9: Year 8: Year 11: Year 10: Year 7:
Tuesday 22 November 2016 Thursday 8 December 2016 Tuesday 17 January 2017 Tuesday 7 February 2017 Tuesday 21 February 2017 Tuesday 7 March 2017 Tuesday 4 April 2017
(including Option choices for Year 10)
2016-17 School Events (further details will be issued prior to each event along with confirmation of date and times):
Y12 Review Day Y7 Review Day Christmas Concert Year 11 Mock Interviews Evening of Dance Evening of Theatre Y11 Study Skills/Revision Evening for parents Easter Concert Sports Leaders Awards Evening Y10 Health Day Highfields’ Got Talent Show My Homework – Parents’ Evening Parents’ Information Evening – Self-Harm Y12 Higher Education Evening Y10 Work Experience Day Y10 Work Experience (2 weeks) Y11 Prom Y7, Y8 & Y9 Sports Day Y6 Visit Starkholmes Y7 Sponsored Walk / Y8 Visit Lumsdale Y9 Enterprise Day School Musical Challenge Day (Whole School) 2017 Exam Results Days: A Level Exam Results: Thursday 17 August 2017
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25 November 2016 (during school day) 1 December 2016 (Starkholmes) 6-7 December 2016 (7.30pm Wheeldon Hall) 31 January 2017 (during school day at Lumsdale) 8 February 2017 (7pm Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 9 February 2017 (7pm Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 16 March 2016 (6-8pm Wheeldon Hall) 28 March 2017 (7.30pm Wheeldon Hall) 6 April 2017 (6-8pm Wheeldon Hall) 7 April 2017 (during school day) 27 April 2017 (at Starkholmes) 23 May 2017 (6.30pm Wheeldon Hall) 14 June 2017 (at Starkholmes from 6.30pm) 22 June 2017 (7pm Wheeldon Hall) 23 June 2017 (during school day) 26 June – 7 July 2017 30 June 2017 (evening) 4 July 2017 (during school day at Lumsdale) 5 July 2017 (during school day) 5 July 2017 (during school day) 5 July 2017 (during school day) 12-15 July 2017 (7.30pm Wheeldon Hall) 21 July 2017 (during school day at Lumsdale) GCSE Exam Results: Thursday 24 August 2017 - 21 -
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Highfields School Newsletter 2017-18 Academic Year The term dates for next year are as follows: Term 1: 4 September 2017 to 20 October 2017 Term 2: 30 October 2017 to 19 December 2017 Term 3: 2 January 2018 to 16 February 2018 Term 4: 26 February 2018 to 23 March 2018 Term 5: 9 April 2018 to 25 May 2018 Term 6: 4 June 2018 to 20 July 2018 INSET Days – school will be closed to students: Monday 4 September 2017 Friday 20 October 2017 Tuesday 2 January 2018 Wednesday 3 January 2018 Friday 6 July 2018
Bank holidays: 25 and 26 December 2017 1 January 2018 30 March 2018 (Good Friday) 2 April 2018 (Easter Monday) 7 May 2018 28 May 2018 (spring bank holiday) 27 August 2018 (summer bank holiday)
School to Home communication In order to improve communication with parents/carers and to reduce the substantial cost and environmental impact associated with the amount of paper and photocopying involved in school mailings all correspondence will be sent to parents/carers via email only. Our aim is that only students’ Assessment Profiles/Data Sheets, and of course, confidential or personal mail will be posted home. We fully understand that some parents/carers may wish to continue to have paper copies sent home rather than to receive communication by email and we will make arrangements to ensure that it is possible for this to continue upon request. Please contact the relevant Pastoral Manager at school to update your details if you do not currently receive email communications from Highfields: Mrs Green - Years 7 & 8 Mrs Harper - Years 9, 10 & 11 Mrs Bumby - Sixth Form
01629 584020 extension 244 01629 581888 extension 364 01629 581888 extension 165
ParentView Survey We would like to remind you that you have the opportunity to give your views of school through the Ofsted Parent View survey below. https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ The survey is designed by Ofsted and is used by Inspectors when making decisions about which schools to inspect and when.
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