Y7 / Y8 Boys Football – Mr Waller Field (Boots, Shin pads)
Y7 Girls Netball – Miss Geraghty Courts
Y8 Girls Netball – Mrs Allen Courts
Lunch Clubs Starkholmes – 1 - 1.30
• Monday – Handball – Mr Shirtcliffe – Gym
• Tuesday – Basketball - Gym
• Wednesday - Highfields Leadership – Mrs Allen - Gym
Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Lumsdale
Wednesday - After School
3.20 – 4.30
Y10 Football (Boys) – Mr Shirtcliffe
Astro
Girls Y9,10,11 6th form – Mr Shirtcliffe
Astro
Y9 Football (Boys) – Mr Searson
Astro
Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Lumsdale
Thursday - After School 3.20 –
4.30
Rugby All years Week B – Mr Shirtcliffe
Field
Y11 Boys Football – Mr Searson
Astro
6th Form Football – Mr Waller
Astro
Y9, 10, 11 6th form Netball - Miss Geraghty
Sportshall/Court
Leaders – 6th form – Mrs Allen
Sportshall/Court
Lunch Clubs Lumsdale – 1 - 1.30
• Tuesday – Highfields Sports Leadership – Mrs Allen
Sportshall
• Thursday – Basketball – Mr Briddon
Sportshall
• Friday – Badminton Smash up – Mr Shirtcliffe
Sportshall
Highfields Community Award
Reminders
All Y7s will start here
• Club Participation – Students must regularly attend at least one extracurricular club (music lessons and revision sessions included).
• Classroom success – Attendance 94% or above overall. Positive rewards score. ATL 2.4 or better.
• School Leadership – Students should be a school ambassador or participate in an event/competition organised by the ambassadors.
Silver If you achieved the Bronze Award last year, you will be aiming for your Silver Highfields Community Award this year.
• Successful in Bronze award.
• Club participation - Weekly attendance at a club (music lessons and revision sessions included).
• Classroom Success - Attendance of 96% and above overall. Positive 80 in rewards, ATL 2.1 or better.
• Leadership - Students should be a school ambassador or participate in at least 3 events/competitions organised by ambassadors.
Raffle Ticket Prize Draws
New this year!
Raffle Tickets
After each data capture, during the profile review process, you will receive different raffle tickets depending on your performance.
You will write your name on the tickets and post one half into the correct coloured box in your year office. You will stick the other half into your form time exercise book so that you can track your progress. There will then be prize draws depending on the colour of your ticket.
Red = Most challenging Amber = More challenging Green = Challenging
Classroom
1 ticket for 94%+ attendance per data capture (DC)
1 ticket per DC for ATL 2.4-2.01
1 ticket for positive reward/consequence score DC
Wider curricular
1 ticket per attendance at a club
1 ticket for taking part in an interform fixture/ambassador-led competition Community
SLT and HOYs to award for consistent excellence – e.g. perfect uniform, politeness, an act of kindness etc.
Classroom
1 ticket per DC for ATL 2.1 or better
1 ticket for 96%+ attendance per DC
1 ticket for 50+ reward/behaviour score per DC
1 ticket for improvement of 0.2 of ATL on previous DC
Wider curricular
1 ticket for 3-week streak attendance at a club
1 ticket for attendance at revision session
Community
1 ticket for taking part in an event/fixture to represent HFS
1 ticket for being a student ambassador
1 ticket for student of the week
Classroom
1 ticket per DC for ATL 1.5+
1 ticket for 100% attendance per DC
1 ticket for 0 consequences per DC
1 ticket for 100+ reward/behaviour score per DC
Wider curricular
1 ticket for leading an event (as an ambassador or not)
1 ticket for 6+ week streak attendance at a club
Community
1 ticket for representing HFS at an open evening
1 ticket for student of the term
WOTW: Delineate
TPS: Why do we do Word of the Week?
Having a large vocabulary is not just a skill in reading, writing, listening and speaking, but also in a general knowledge of science, history and the arts.
It makes you a more interesting human!
WOTW: Delineate
Using your MWBs: What do you think this word means?
3…2…1… Show me.
1. Describe or portray something precisely.
2. Using your MWBs: What type of word is it? Noun/verb/adjective/adverbetc.
3…2…1… Show me.
WOTW: Delineate
TPS: Synonyms and antonyms (what are these?):
Synonyms – words with a similar meaning
Antonyms – words with the opposite meaning
Using your MWBs: What synonyms can you think of?
3…2…1… Show me.
Describe, portray, convey, explain
Using your MWBs: What antonyms can you think of?
3…2…1… Show me.
Obscure, hide, mislead
WOTW: Delineate
In your form time exercise book, write two sentences with the word delineate in them:
Examples: The report clearly delineates the steps that must be taken. The characters in the story were carefully delineated. The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially unacceptable.
Think back to the US Election SMSC before half-term. Why is delineating boundaries important to helping with democracy?
Avon Council to delineate new ward boundaries with equal populations
Avon Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday to redefine the boundaries of the city’s wards.
The ward boundaries were last delineated on June 10, 2002. City Engineer Ryan Cummins said the new ordinance would use 2020 U.S. Census data to provide substantially equal populations in each of the city’s four wards.
The most notable effect of the ordinance would be to reduce the size of Ward 1 by a significant amount through several changes. Under the 2002 ward delineation, Ward 1 extended southeast along the centerline of the French Creek to the centerline of Detroit Road.
Under the new designations, though, that boundary would stop at Stoney Ridge Road and continue south until the southernmost city boundary.
Ward 2 and 3 would subsequently become larger by area and population as a result.
WOTW: Delineate
TPS 1: Why is increasing our vocabulary important?
Speaking frame: Increasing our vocabulary is important because…
TPS 2: Where might we see the word delineate in life?
Speaking frame: We might see the word delineate…
Secondary 15 Minute Lesson
Your latest results: “Are we getting better at talking about periods?”
35.1% 64.9% Yes No
“It's easier than ever! :)”
Four Dwellings Academy
“Boys are now included when the girls are introduced to sanitary products, which wasn't the case even just a few years ago.”
The Brooksbank School
“Periods are being discussed much more openly, but … it still doesn't make it much easier to talk about it to people who aren't family or friends.”
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
“It still feels like it is taboo to mention periods, girls feel shame going to the toilet when they're ‘on’.”
Weaverham High School
53,176 young people voted this week! Were you one of them?
Your latest results: “Are we getting better at talking about periods?”
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Click to hear from Rachel Grocott, CEO of Bloody Good Period, about her thoughts on your latest VoteTopic results.
Your latest results: “Are we getting better at talking about periods?”
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Your latest results: “Are we getting better at talking about periods?”
It’s great children can talk about bodies. Knowing about our bodies is an important part of staying healthy. Whatever our size and shape, the colour of our eyes, skin and hair, all our bodies are unique and amazing, and we should celebrate and care for them.
I wish we were getting better at talking about periods. After all periods are a normal part of life for half the population! It's important to understand the menstrual cycle; what it's like to have a period; and how to get help if periods are getting in the way of enjoying school or hobbies.
Rebekah Peters, Media & Communications Officer at Brook
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Should all young people learn about adrenaline autoinjectors (AAIs)?
1 Why are we talking about this?
There have been several highprofile news stories concerning food allergies in recent months.
Allergies are very common. They’re thought to affect more than one in four people in the UK at some point in their lives. Some allergies go away as you get older, although many are lifelong.
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Why are we talking about this?
Allergies:
The response of the body’s immune system to normally harmless substances, such as pollens, foods, and house dust mites. For most people, these substances pose no problem, but in allergic individuals their immune system identifies them as a “threat” and produces an inappropriate response. This can be relatively minor, such as itching, but in more severe cases it causes anaphylaxis, a condition which can lead to respiratory problems and can be fatal.
1 Why are we talking about this?
Let’s learn a little bit more about food allergies as we work towards today’s VoteTopic question: “Should all young people learn about emergency allergy medication?”
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Individual activity (5-7 mins)
Let’s explore some key facts about allergies and some recent events that have made the news. Complete the fact or story from the options given.
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There was a change to the law in ____ which allowed schools in the UK to stock and help give adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs).
Adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs):
These are pen shaped devices that deliver the medicine adrenaline for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis, a life-threatening severe allergic reaction. This law change happened following the death of 13-year old Karanbir Cheema, who died after another student flicked food he was allergic to at him. Karanbir’s own AAI was out of date - and didn’t work when it was administered.
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There are three main brands of AAI available in the UK, you may have heard of them: ______ , Jext and Emerade.
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In October, a teacher collapsed at home after drinking a ginger beer, she had no idea she had an allergy. From her _______ she knew what to do, she called her school’s caretaker, who lived nearby, to collect the school’s AAI.
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TV watching
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The AAI which saved the teacher’s life was purchased from a company that currently supplies adrenaline to around 500 schools. The business owner said that so far ____ pens have been used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions.
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Did you know?
The school AAI scheme is optional and unfunded, and it is estimated that only half of schools have signed up.
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14-year old Nasar Ahmed died in 2016 after an allergic reaction to his school dinner. In the investigation into his death, experts asked if adrenaline could be available in ___________ , in a similar way to how defibrillators now are.
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all schools every home public places
3 Finding the right reaction
Following Nasar Ahmed’s death in 2016 after an allergic reaction to his school dinner, some experts asked if adrenaline could be available in public places, in a similar way to how defibrillators are.
The UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, said there were serious clinical and practical concerns about adrenaline pens being given by an untrained member of the public in the same way as defibrillators.
3 Finding the right reaction
Nasar’s doctor Dr Chinedu
Nwokoro said: “Unlike a defibrillator, this is a medicine. It's something that can expire, and there's a question around who carries responsibility for replacing it and who pays for it.” On balance, Dr Nwokoro has said he wants a change in the law about accessing AAIs.
Quick poll (1 min)
What is your feeling about having AAIs more readily available in public places? Hands up for more access.
3 Finding the right reaction
Today’s VoteTopic question is: “Should all young people learn about adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs)?” There is a lot of responsibility currently on those with food allergies to carry their medication and be aware of everything they are eating and drinking. Would more people knowing about allergies and the medicines available help reduce this burden?
Pair discussion (5-6 mins)
Take a read of some opinions linked to this topic. Share with your partner if you agree with the opinion or not.
3 Finding the right reaction
We think everyone should make it as clear as possible. It’s the right thing to do.
It’s so refreshing to see all the allergy information so clearly labelled on your menu!
3 Finding the right reaction
So tell me again… you have a dairy allergy, and you have two Jexts with you all the time just in case…
Yep that’s it! Don’t worry about not remembering though. I’ve grown up feeling the responsibility is on me to always double check with people for my safety.
3 Finding the right reaction
I find places like this a little scary, you never quite know what is in your food.
You’ve got your EpiPen right?
You’ve just got to trust what the staff and menus say.
3 Finding the right reaction
I think there should be an AAI here at the train station just in case. In an emergency you might need to get one to someone.
3 Finding the right reaction
I’ve got a grip on using my medication if the worst happens. But, what I can’t control is when people don’t understand that certain allergens can harm people. Everyone needs to learn more about food preparation and cleaning up after eating.
Now’s your chance to vote on: “Should all young people learn about adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs)?”
Yes
It’s important friends and family know where the closest AAIs are if I get into trouble.
I need to know about what I should do and bring to someone if they have a bad reaction.
Knowing about the AAIs also helps us understand allergies better. It’s a win-win for awareness.
There are dangers to untrained people giving medicines.
It’s critical people with allergies are aware of how to keep safe, but they unfortunately can’t rely on others for this.
I need people to learn about allergens generally, not the medicines. People’s awareness will keep me safe.
No
We will be sharing your thoughts on this topic with Allergy UK, Food Standards Agency, Anaphylaxis UK, NHS England and UK Hospitality.
Log in to your VotesforSchools account to submit your vote and leave a comment.
AOTW: Questions
1. When might people talk about an “adrenaline rush”?
2. What type of chemical is adrenaline?
3. Where would you find your adrenal glands?
4. What is the role of the “fight or flight response”?
