Highfields Newsletter Issue 37

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Our Newsletter aims to keep parents/carers up to date with school news, activities and key information throughout the year.

If you have any feedback on or suggestions for 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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Contents: Student Bulletin ......................................................................................... 3 Co-Headteachers’ message ........................................................................ 4 Parent/Carer Notices .................................................................................. 5 

Exam results ........................................................................................................... 5

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Information for new Year 10 GCSE Design & Technology and GCSE Food, Preparation & Nutrition students in September 2018 ................................................................... 5

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School meal increase ............................................................................................... 6

School News ............................................................................................. 7 

Footloose ................................................................................................................ 7

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Book Club book-themed bake-off ............................................................................. 9

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Reading Challenge Results ..................................................................................... 11

Careers, College & Apprenticeship News ................................................... 13 

Careers/Employability help ..................................................................................... 13

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Resources ............................................................................................................. 13

Community Events................................................................................... 14 Maths Puzzle Zone ................................................................................... 19 School Meals ........................................................................................... 20 Highfields School Governing Body 2018-19 ............................................... 22 Highfields School Contact details .............................................................. 23 Key Staff for 2018-19 .............................................................................. 24 Key Dates 2017-18 .................................................................................. 25

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Newsletter Student Bulletin

Monday INSET day – school closed to students

Tuesday INSET day - school closed to students

Wednesday Staggered start – Years 7, 9 and 12 in school

Thursday All students in school

Friday -

Extra-Curricular Clubs for lunch and after school activities will be available in September

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Newsletter Co-Headteachers’ message The end of another busy and exciting year has arrived. We’ve all enjoyed celebrating our successes and marking the start of summer with the now ‘traditional’ Challenge Day. This year we all had a fabulous day aboard the HMS Highfields.

We would like to thank you very much indeed for all your support over the year. We have very much enjoyed our two years as Co-Headteachers and are proud of the many, varied achievements of our students and staff.

We wish you and your families a very pleasant summer and look forward to welcoming everyone back to school in September.

All the best Ben Riggott and Peter Cole

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Newsletter Parent/Carer Notices

Exam results Students who have taken exams will be able to collect their results on the following days from the Wheeldon Hall: 

Thursday 16 August (A level) - A2 exam results are available for collection from 8.30am and AS results will be available from 10.30am until 12noon.

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Thursday 23 August (GCSE) – Year 11 GCSE exam results are available for collection from 8.30am until 12noon.

If you wish to contact school regarding exam results during the summer holiday, please email exams@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Information for new Year 10 GCSE Design & Technology and GCSE Food, Preparation & Nutrition students in September 2018 The following two Collins GCSE revision and practice books are now available for our new GCSE courses:  Collins GCSE AQA Design and Technology All-in-one Revision and Practice  Collins GCSE Eduqas Food Preparation and Nutrition All-in-one Revision and Practice We believe they are well-written and a valuable resource. The books give students a range of methods of revising topics and practicing exam technique and questions. The books will be used regularly to support both class and homework. We strongly recommend the purchase of the relevant titles for your child at the discounted cost of £3.99 each, payable through the school Parent Pay system.

Students studying both subjects can order both copies. The books will be distributed in September at the start of their course, through the department and the relevant class teacher.

If you would like to find out more, you can view the books on line www.collins.co.uk/CollinsGCSErevision

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School meal increase Derbyshire County Council have advised us that as from 3 September 2018 the price of a secondary school meal has been increased to £2.40, please ensure your child has sufficient funds on their account to cover this for the start of September.

2018-19 Academic Year The term dates for next year are as follows: Term 1: 3 September 2018 − 26 October 2018 Term 2: 5 November 2018 − 21 December 2018 Term 3: 7 January 2019 − 15 February 2019 Term 4: 25 February 2019 − 12 April 2019 Term 5: 29 April 2019 − 24 May 2019 Term 6: 3 June 2019 − 22 July 2019 INSET days (no students in school) Monday 3 September 2018 Tuesday 4 September 2018 Monday 3 December 2018 Friday 5 July 2019 Monday 22 July 2019

Bank holidays: 25 and 26 December 2018 1 January 2019 19 April 2019 (Good Friday) 22 April 2019 (Easter Monday) 6 May 2019 27 May 2019 (Spring Bank Holiday) 26 August 2019 (Summer Bank Holiday)

Please note: there will be a staggered start for students in September:  Wednesday 5 September 2018 – Years 7, 9 and 12 in school for an 8.40am start 

Thursday 6 September 2018 – All students in school for an 8.40am start

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Newsletter School News Footloose Highfields School Drama and Music departments are incredibly proud of the recent sell-out production of Footloose. With over 100 students involved from Years 713, as well as staff members, the performances were a tremendous success - concluding with a standing ovation and a VIP guest on Saturday night. In this fun-loving musical, city boy Ren (played by Year 9 student Jamie) thinks his life is over when he is forced to move to Bomont, an American rural backwater. Things are far worse than he could have ever imagined, as the town has banned dancing. It isn't long before Ren can't resist breaking the rules, and he's not alone. He finds friends such as Willard and Rusty (played by Year 12's Jack and Emily) and romance with Ariel (played by Daisy from Year 10) along his journey to change the law and the opinions of Rev. Shaw (played by Year 12 Charlie) and the rest of the townspeople.

The show was directed by Head of Drama and Theatre Miss Bonsall who was incredibly impressed by the students' commitment to the performance and their dedicated focus throughout. Head of Music, Kris Rowley, ensured the musical performances were to an exceptionally high standard. The band, which consisted of woodwind, brass, bass guitar, keyboards and drums and percussion was made up of students and staff members of the music department.

Both Miss Bonsall and Mr Rowley auditioned the students in February and since then the students have rehearsed three nights and three lunchtimes a week, as well as a full weekend just before the performance - fitting around the World Cup schedule, of course!

Props and scenery were brilliantly created with help from the Art department and site staff. Backstage was run by Year 9 and 10 drama GCSE students and Year 11 students Charlie and Eve were responsible for lighting. Elli, in Year 11, took care of the show's photography. Director Miss Bonsall choreographed most of the dances and was assisted by Year 12 students Molly and Ben as the shows Dance Captains for this year.

The almost 80-strong chorus and ensemble sang and danced to a very high standard and gave all their energy to every performance.

Every single member was accurate and completely in character throughout. The lead roles managed to really convey a variety of

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Newsletter ages and backgrounds of the characters despite the fact that they are all secondary students. Only one staff member was a member of the cast, and that was Mr Redhead, Head of Year 9, as 'Cop' - a running tradition at Highfields. An audience member praised "the hugely inclusive cast" and that "every child had a chance to shine, rotating who was seen on stage throughout".

Generous support from the local community was gratefully received, such as stage set from JEC Scaffolding Ltd and advertising signage firm MVIS, with 25 different local firms donating raffle prizes.

Miss Bonsall said, "I am tremendously proud of the commitment and talent that our students have shown. We have given six public performances and each one has astounded me with their level of musical and theatrical quality. The performances represent a huge amount of hard work and dedication from everyone involved and I am very excited that we have produced such an impressive level of quality in every aspect of the production - from the acting, singing and dancing to musical accompaniment, backstage and lighting and sound. This was my second full production at Highfields and although an incredibly ambitious show with a huge cast, we feel we pulled it off! After Little Shop of Horrors last year, and Footloose this year, I am already looking forward to producing next year's musical."

On Saturday night our VIP guest was James Lomas, a West End and Olivier award winning actor, who visited Highfields to inspire students across all three key stages with a tremendous workshop recently. James Lomas is an actor and professional performer who has worked in the West End in many shows for thirteen years. He became the youngest actor to receive a ‘Laurence Olivier Award’ for Best Actor for his role as the original 'Billy' in Billy Elliot the Musical. James said "Wow. What an outstanding performance! I am so glad I came back to see this after Miss Bonsall and the students of the workshop invited me. The standard of the talent at Highfields is just incredible! A big hats off to Miss Bonsall and her team for such great work." What great praise from a professional!

Similarly, Mr Marsh (our headteacher from September) and once specialist of Musical Theatre at the BRIT school, gave fantastic feedback. "Such a well-rehearsed, well trained cast, a really excellent band and a fabulous back line crew. I was really engrossed throughout and totally invested in the clash between jaded, traumatised elders and kids who were desperate to express themselves. The work of the actors was developed and supported from the really precise playing from the band and MD (great cues) and lighting, set design, stage management, make up etc. Miss Bonsall, Mr Rowley and the cast have really pushed the limits of what is possible in a school performance."

Rehearsal photos: Olivia (Year 10) Professional photos available in the first September edition of the newsletter!

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Newsletter Book Club book-themed bake-off Following on from last year’s award-winning book-themed bake-off which The Reading Agency chose as one of their case studies, book club students from both sites once again took over the food technology room to take part in the 2018 book-themed bake-off.

The judges included staff, students and our Patron of Reading, Lucy Adlington. All judges were unanimous that tasting the cakes was the easy bit and deciding the winner was so very, very hard.

The standard of baking and the level of creativity in linking the cakes to books were amazing. The teams were judged on their team work, how tasty the cake was, how well it linked to a book and also it’s wow factor! There were only a few points between all eight teams, because they were all so fabulous.

These are the eight cakes - which one would you choose?

The Logical Muggles were inspired by the Harry Potter series.

This cake is a wizard’s chessboard which has become old and overgrown. It’s now lost its enchantment symbolising all things change, which echoes JK Rowling’s latest story in the series ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.’

The No Team made these popcakes which are a cross between a cake and a lollypop. They based them on the Oi series of books, for young children. These are beautifully decorated as frogs from the book Oi Frog!

The Hunger Games Team baked a cake linked to The Hunger Games series, with a quote from the book iced on. The coloured icing represents the flames of Catching Fire and the musical notes are the mockingjay’s whistle which becomes a symbol of defiance in the story. The flowers represent those laid down by Catniss for Rue.

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Newsletter Team Pinky and Perky baked a cake inspired by the Divergent series. It’s chocolate because the Dauntless faction welcome their new members with a chocolate cake. The flames made from toffee caramel have been added to represent fire – the symbol of Dauntless.

Team MB (is this really Mary Berry?!)

This chocolate brownie is a celebration of all books everywhere.

Team Buttercream made a cake inspired by the Noughts and Crosses series. This cake has a game of noughts and crosses iced on the top with crosses clearly winning. Inside the cake is mixed colours to represent different races with the red icing representing the blood spilled in the conflict for racial equality.

The Happy Crew baked a cake inspired by Mr Happy from the Mr Men series. Their cake is a lemon sponge cake and is served with lemon tea to represent a very British series.

Team Hufflepuff were inspired by the Puking Pastille sweets in the Harry Potter series to make a Puking Pastille cake. They have iced the Harry Potter symbol onto their cake and served it up with butter beer also from the Harry Potter series.

And the overall winner is (drumroll… please …)

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Newsletter Team Buttercream with their Noughts and Crosses inspired cake - congratulations team Buttercream and well done to everyone who took part for their inspiring, fun and creative book bakes.

Lucy Adlington commended “Noughts and Crosses for their concept of turning the book's themes into cake form. I also loved the chess game gone magically rogue. In fact, all of them were so imaginative.

Congratulations to everyone!”

Photograph of Lucy Adlington (Patron of Reading) dressed in 1940s costume joining in with #bookclubbakes to inspire students, baking a recipe from the book she is currently writing set in the 1940s.

To see more photos of the book-themed bake-off as it happened visit the library’s Twitter account #bookclubbakes at @highfieldslib

Reading Challenge Results and the winners are…

Lower school students have been taking part in a year-long reading challenge which aims to enhance their enjoyment of reading and helps them to discover new books and authors. Since September, students in Years 7 and 8 have read an amazing 3,260 books!

Students in the two classes (one in Year 7 and one in Year 8) that had read the most books by the end of this summer term were rewarded with cakes, soft drinks and games in an afternoon tea party in the Library.

7JCK are winners of the Year 7 Reading Challenge and “The Team”, lead by Miss Whyatt have won the Year 8 Reading Challenge.

We are very grateful to William Twigg (Matlock) Ltd for their support of this year’s reading challenge.

The winning Year 8 team was awarded with the “Twigg’s Trophy” by Mr David Allen, Director of Twigg’s, in assembly earlier this week. Mr Allen talked to the students about the importance of good literacy skills for any young person entering today’s job market.

“Twigg’s support of the reading challenge this year has been fantastic. Competing for a trophy made the contest much more exciting for the students, and thanks to funding from Twigg’s we’ve been able to stock the library with some fantastic new books that have been extremely popular.

National headlines might suggest that young people don’t read books for pleasure, but at Highfields this is absolutely not the case!” said Lower School Librarian, Mrs Robinson.

A recent survey of 15-year-olds found that the difference in reading skills of those who read for 30 minutes a day, compared to those who said they never read for enjoyment, is the equivalent to just over a year’s schooling. So even just a few minutes’ reading every day can make a huge difference!

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Mr David Allen presents Ryan, Sonny, Isobel and Mckayla of ‘The Team’ with the Twigg's Trophy

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Newsletter Sports Leaders News Mrs Allen (School Sports Co-ordinator) Thank you to our Sports Leaders and Sports Apprentices who have been extremely busy over the academic year supporting sporting activities not only in school, but also within our partner primary schools and across the wider community.

Further information on Sports Leadership can be found on the school website http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/SportsLeadership.html

Sports Leaders UK Quality Assurance visit On Tuesday 17 July Sports Leaders UK quality assurance team visited Highfields to verify our courses for 2017/18. We are awaiting their final report which will then release our certificates that will be presented at our annual Sports Leaders Award evening in 2019.

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Newsletter Careers, College & Apprenticeship News Careers Information

Careers/Employability help If you feel that you can offer your services to school with regard to Careers/Employability please contact the school via email careers@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Resources Careers information, Apprenticeship vacancies and Higher Education information can be found on the webpage under Students-Work Experience and Careers. http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/careers.html

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Maths Puzzle Zone

Last week’s maths quiz answer …

Last week, Tom and Sophie bought some stamps for their collections.

Each stamp Tom bought cost him £1.10, whilst Sophie paid 70p for each of her stamps.

Between them they spent exactly £10.

How many stamps did they buy in total?

Solution: If Tom bought 1 stamp and Sophie bought 2 stamps they would spend £2.50.

They need to spend 4 times as much, so Tom bought 4 stamps, and Sophie bought 8.

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Newsletter School Meals From 3 September 2018 the price of a secondary school meal has increased to ÂŁ2.40.

Monday 3 September to Friday 7 September Monday

Week 3 Menu

Mains

Organic burger in a bun, Vegetable burger

Sides

Diced Potatoes, Selection of Breads

Veg & Salads

Salad Selection, Baked Beans, Coleslaw

Desserts

Syrup sponge, Banana flapjack, Mandarin muffin, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Yoghurts

Tuesday

Mains

Chicken veg curry, Cheese & potato hot pot

Sides

Rice, Selection of Breads

Veg & Salads

Salad Selection, Carrots, Green Beans

Desserts

Chocolate & Pear sponge, Strawberry muffin, Shortbread biscuit, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Yoghurts

Wednesday

Mains

Roast Turkey & Stuffing, Cauliflower & broccoli bake

Sides

Creamed Potatoes, Selection of Breads

Veg & Salads

Salad Selection, Parsnips, Carrots

Desserts

Apple & berry crumble, Choc Roslie cookie, Apple & oat bake bar, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Yoghurts

Thursday

Mains

Sweet chili chicken, Italian chow main

Sides

Rice, Selection of Breads

Veg & Salads

Salad Selection, Baby Corn, Peas

Desserts

Fruit muffin, shortbread, cookie/Ice cream, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Yoghurts

Friday

Mains

Salmon Goujons, Breaded Haddock, Cheese & courgette Omelette

Sides

Chips, Selection of Breads

Veg & Salads

Salad Selection, Mushy Peas, Baked Beans

Desserts

Cookie, Ice Cream Coulis, Cornflake Tart & Custard, Fresh Fruit, Fruit Yoghurts

In addition to the options above, the following are available on a daily basis: Hot Snacks

Jacket Potatoes, Hot Paninis, Pasta Bar

Deli range

Protein/Salad Pot, Sandwiches/Baguettes, Deli Rolls, Wraps

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Menu options available at morning break: Menu 3 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

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Bacon Bap

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Crumpets

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Sandwiches

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Egg Bap

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Wrap

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Fresh Fruit

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BBQ Wraps

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Yoghurt

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Croissant

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Homemade garlic

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Granola Pots

bread

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Cold Pasta Pots

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Bacon Bap

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Toast

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Cold Pasta Pots

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Egg Bacon Bap

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Filled Naan/curry

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Sandwiches

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Crumpets

sauce

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Fresh Fruit

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Wholemeal bread

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Yoghurt

rolls

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Granola Pots

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Bacon Bap

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Toasted sandwiches

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Sandwiches

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Egg Bacon Bap

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Yoghurt

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Fresh Fruit

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BBQ Wraps

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Granola Pots

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Pizza

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Tea cakes

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Cold Pasta Pots

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Bacon Bap

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Wholemeal bread rolls

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Sandwiches

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Egg Bacon Bap

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Yoghurt

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Fresh Fruit

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Filled Naan/curry

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Granola Pots

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Croissants

sauce

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Cold Pasta Pots

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Homemade garlic bread

Friday

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Bacon Bap

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Toasted sandwiches

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Cold Pasta Pots

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Bacon Egg Bap

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Yoghurt

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Sandwiches

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BBQ Wraps

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Granola Pots

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Fresh Fruit

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Toast

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Pizza

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Newsletter Highfields School Governing Body 2018-19 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 for 2018-19 is split as follows. Each Governor serves a term of office of four years.

Name Mr Andrew Marsh

Governor Type Headteacher

Responsibility

Jon Clarke

Local Authority

Ms Helen Crane

Co-opted

Mr Tim Diggle Ms Julie Lane

Co-opted Co-opted

Miss Rebekah Mitchell Miss Jodie Rogers

Co-opted Co-opted

SEN Link Governor

Mr Paul Steeples Ms Lizzie Watt

Co-opted Co-opted

Vice-Chair of Governors Chair of Teaching & Learning Committee

Mrs Claire Bethell

Parent

Ms Julie Birtwistle Mr David Matthews Mr Nick Newberry

Parent Parent Parent

Mr John Redhead

Staff

Chair of Governors Equalities Chair of Student & Community Links Committee Chair of Finance & Resources Committee Finance

Human Resources and Health & Safety

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 enquiries (Reception) The first point of contact for parents/carers for general enquiries is reception. Reception staff will aim to help with queries or refer parents/carers to a member of staff who can.

Pastoral enquiries (form tutor/Pastoral manager) If parents/carers have any concerns about a student, we ask that they contact the form tutor in the first instance either by email or telephone. If parents/carers wish to contact the school regarding attendance, we ask that they contact the Pastoral Manager. If parents/carers feel enquiries have not been adequately addressed by the form tutor or Pastoral Manager, this can be followed-up with the relevant Head of Year.

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.

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

Website:

www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

General email: Admissions: Newsletter feedback: Careers information: Chair of Governors:

info@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk admissions@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk newsletter@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk careers@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk chair@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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Newsletter Key Staff for 2018-19 Headteacher: Mr A Marsh

Deputy Headteachers: Mr P R Cole (Self-evaluation, curriculum and assessment)

Mr B P Riggott (on secondment as Interim Headteacher at Parkside School, September-December 2018)

Assistant Headteachers: Mr D O’Reilly (Teaching & Learning) Mrs C Rifkin (Personal development & wellbeing) Mr M Hodkin (SENCO & Director of Inclusion)

Associate Assistant Headteachers: Mr K Rodgers Miss N Gresswell Mrs M Morgan

- Years 7 and 8 (based at Starkholmes) - Years 9, 10 & 11 (based at Lumsdale) - Options and timetabling

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 Mrs A Ruston Miss J Hughes Mr J Redhead Miss L Hamrouge Mr M Flett (Director of Sixth Form)

Pastoral: Mrs Green - Years 7 & 8 Mr Tidmarsh - Years 9, 10 & 11 Mrs Bumby - Sixth Form

01629 584020 extension 244 01629 581888 extension 364 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 – Miss E Bonsall 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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Maths – Miss S Wallhead Modern Foreign Languages – Mrs M Bowen Music – Mr K Rowley PE – Mr C Shirtcliffe Psychology – Miss H Ould PRS – Mrs S Blakesley SENCO – Mr M Hodkin Science – Mrs C Morgan Sociology – Mrs A Serjeant

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Newsletter Key Dates 2017-18 2017-18 Academic Year:

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 -

4 September 2017 − 20 October 2017 30 October 2017 − 19 December 2017 2 January 2018 − 16 February 2018 26 February 2018 – 23 March 2018 9 April 2018 − 25 May 2018 4 June 2018 − 20 July 2018

2017-18 Bank Holidays (school closed):

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)

2017-18 INSET Days (school closed to students):

Monday 4 September 2017 Friday 20 October 2017

Tuesday 2 January 2018 Wednesday 3 January 2018 Friday 6 July 2018

2017-18 Parents’ Consultation Evenings:

Year 12: Year 13: Year 9: Year 11: Year 8: Year 10: Year 7:

Tuesday 21 November 2017 Tuesday 5 December 2017 Tuesday 16 January 2018 (including Option choices for Year 10) Tuesday 30 January 2018 Tuesday 13 February 2018 Tuesday 6 March 2018 Tuesday 17 April 2018

Sports Hall, Lumsdale Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale Sports Hall/Wheeldon Hall & classrooms, Lumsdale Sports Hall, Lumsdale Sports Hall, Lumsdale Sports Hall, Lumsdale Sports Hall, Lumsdale

2017-18 School Events (further details will be issued prior to each event along with confirmation of times):

Y7 Induction Year 6 Open Afternoon & Evening Key Stage 3 Presentation Evening Freshers Disco (Year 7 & 8) Key Stage 4 Presentation Evening Year 11 Information Evening Sixth Form Open Evening Year 10 Curriculum Evening Careers Convention Y13 Certificates Evening Evening of Theatre Y8 Waste Watches Y12 DCC Road Safety Day Y11 Study Skills/Revision Evening for parents Evening of Dance Easter Concert Sports Leaders Awards Evening Y12 Higher Education Evening Y10 Work Experience Day Y10 Work Experience (2 weeks) Y7, Y8 & Y9 Sports Day Y6 Visit Starkholmes Y7 Sponsored Walk / Y8 Visit Lumsdale Y9 Enterprise Day School Musical Challenge Day (Whole School)

25 and 26 September 2017 (Lea Green) 5 October 2017 (2-4pm both sites/6.30pm Starkholmes) 12 October 2017 (6.30pm in Wheeldon Hall) 18 October 2017 (7-9pm in Bowler Hall Starkholmes) 19 October 2017 (6.30pm in Wheeldon Hall) 1 November 2017 (6.30pm in Wheeldon Hall) 6 November 2017 (7pm in Wheeldon Hall) 8 October 2017 (6.30pm in Wheeldon Hall) 9 November 2017 (6pm in Wheeldon Hall) 18 December 2017 (7pm in Wheeldon Hall) 25 January 2018 (7pm in Bowler Hall) 1 February 2018 (during day) 1 February 2018 (during day) 8 March 2018 (6-8pm in Wheeldon Hall) 14 March 2018 (7pm in Bowler Hall) 20 March 2018 (7.30-10pm in Wheeldon Hall) 22 March 2018 (6-8pm in Wheeldon Hall) 20 June 2018 (7-8.30pm in Wheeldon Hall) 22 June 2018 (during the day) 25 June – 6 July 2018 (during the day) 28 June 2018 (during school day at Lumsdale) 4 July 2018 (during school day) 4 July 2018 (during school day) 4 July 2018 (during school day) 11-14 July 2018 (in Wheeldon Hall) 20 July 2018 (during school day at Lumsdale)

2018 Exam Results Days: A Level Exam Results: Thursday 16 August 2018

GCSE Exam Results: Thursday 23 August 2018

Key dates for the 2018-19 academic year will be issued in September.

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Newsletter 2018-19 Academic Year The term dates for next year are as follows: Term 1: 3 September 2018 − 26 October 2018 Term 2: 5 November 2018 − 21 December 2018 Term 3: 7 January 2019 − 15 February 2019 Term 4: 25 February 2019 − 12 April 2019 Term 5: 29 April 2019 − 24 May 2019 Term 6: 3 June 2019 − 22 July 2019

Bank holidays: 25 and 26 December 2018 1 January 2019 19 April 2019 (Good Friday) 22 April 2019 (Easter Monday) 6 May 2019 27 May 2019 (Spring Bank Holiday) 26 August 2019 (Summer Bank Holiday)

INSET days (no students in school) Monday 3 September 2018 Tuesday 4 September 2018 Monday 3 December 2018 Friday 5 July 2019 Monday 22 July 2019 There will be a staggered start for students in September:  Wednesday 5 September 2018 – Years 7, 9 and 12 in school for an 8.40am start  Thursday 6 September 2018 – All students in school for an 8.40am start

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 is 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 Mr Tidmarsh - Years 9, 10 & 11 Mrs Bumby - Sixth Form

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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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