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HAYGROVE extra Everything you need to know about Haygrove School We are really looking forward to welcoming you to our school Welcome to Haygrove! Interesting facts about our school The school was originally Haygrove School is rated as a GOOD called Dr Morgan’s SCHOOL by Ofsted (Dec 2016). Grammar School. This year Our trampoline We were shortlisted for squads won trophies the TES ‘International and medals at the UK School Award’ 2016. national finals. In 2016, 84% A whopping 78% of of our students our students achieved gained GCSE grade 5 or more GCSEs at A* - C in English. grade A* to C in 2016! Over 125 Chinese students visited our school this We became ‘Haygrove year as part of our link with the Yew Wah School’ in 1973. International Education Foundation in Shanghai. We are a Centre of Excellence for Modern Foreign Languages. This is a map of our school site, it will help you to find where things are. find where to help you it will site, our school This is a map of TERM DATES 2017-18 Autumn: 4 Sept—20 Oct, Winter: 30 Oct—21 Dec, Winter: 8 Jan—9 Feb, Spring: 19 Feb—23 March Spring: 9 April—25 May, Summer: 4 June—24 July HOLIDAYS 2017-18 Half Term: 23 Oct—27 Oct, Christmas: 22 Dec—5 Jan, Half Term: 12 Feb—16 Feb, Easter: 26 March—6 April Half Term: 28 May—1 June, Summer: 25 July—3 Sept (tbc) BANK HOLIDAYS—25 and 26 Dec, 1 Jan, 30 March, 2 April, 7 May, 28 May and 27 Aug INSET DAYS/Non-pupil days— 4 and 5 Sept, 6 Sept school open for only Year 7 and Year 11, 30 and 31 Oct, 9 Feb, 6 July Say hello to some of our staff… Hello, my name is Hello, my name is Mrs Canham and I am Mrs Hannigan and I am the the Headteacher. Head of Learning Support. Hello, my name is Hello, my name is Mr Walters Mr Reid and I am the and I am an Assistant Deputy Headteacher and Headteacher and responsible Key Stage 4 Co-ordinator. for Pastoral Care. Hello, my name is Hello, my name is Miss Elkerton and I am Mrs Withnell and I am the an Assistant School Welfare Officer. Headteacher. Hello, my name is Hello, my name is Mrs Marsh and I am Mr Hellyer and I am the Head of Maths. the Head of Year 7. Hello, my name is Hello, my name is Mrs Wheeler and I am Mr Gray and I am the the School Librarian. Head of PE. Hello, my name is Hello, we are Mrs Morgan Mrs Plece and I am the and Mrs Wollacott and we Head of Careers. are the Student Services team. Greetings! Tutor Groups and Houses We have really All our students are organised into Tutor enjoyed being at Groups and Houses which, as far as Haygrove School. It possible, stay the same from Year 7 to has been one of the Year 11. This means you will probably have best experiences of our lives. Everyone is the same Tutor throughout your time at really friendly, and all the staff, especially Haygrove School and they will get to know your Tutor and Head of Year, are there to you really well. Every school day includes help and support you. They want you to be 20 minutes of Tutorial Time, where you happy and get as much as you can out of spend time with your Tutor Group and being at Haygrove School. Tutor. If you have any worries or problems There are lots of extra-curricular activities at school you can always talk to your Tutor to get involved in. Whether you are into and they will help you, or find someone who sport or music, drama, science or ICT, there can. is a club for you—all you have to do is go Our School Houses As well as being in a along and get involved. Tutor Group, you will also be a member of a Starting secondary school can be pretty School House, the names of which were scary at first, but you will settle in after just inspired by explorers and adventures who a couple of days and quickly get used to the have scaled the earth’s highest peak, Mount school, the staff and all the other students. Everest in the Himalayas. Your time here will go so fast, before you Bonington—Chris Bonington led the first know it you will be moving up to Year 8! successful team to reach the summit via the Haygrove School is a great place, make the south-west face in 1975. most of it and most importantly, enjoy it! Mallory—George Mallory took part in the Mary and Ted first three British expeditions in the 1920s. Head Boy and Head Girl, 2016—2017 Stephens—Rebecca Stephens became the first British woman to reach the summit in START OF THE SCHOOL DAY 8.40am 1993. TUTOR TIME/ASSEMBLY 8.40am - 9.00am Hargreaves—In 1995, Alison Hargreaves LESSON 1 9.00am - 10.00am became the first British woman to reach the LESSON 2 10.00am - 11.00am summit alone and without supplementary BREAK TIME 11.00am - 11.20am LESSON 3 11.20am - 12.20pm oxygen. LESSON 4 12.20pm - 1.20pm There are lots of House competitions and LUNCH TIME 1.20pm - 2.10pm activities you can involved in throughout AFTERNOON REGISTRATION 2.10pm - 2.15pm the year. LESSON 5 2.15pm - 3.15pm END OF THE SCHOOL DAY 3.15pm At Haygrove School you can bring a packed lunch or buy School dinners! something to eat in the canteen. Many of our students do both – they bring lunch some days and visit the canteen on other days. You can even choose your school dinner in advance to be sure your choice is available. Remember! Hot food can only be eaten in the Hall. On dry days, lots of students eat their packed lunch outside on the Deck. Paying for your school dinner You don’t need to bring real money into school to pay for your lunch. Your parent or carer can put money into a secure online account just for you. You then use your thumbprint to authorise the canteen to take money from your account to pay for your food. It’s very simple, and means you don’t need to carry cash with you during the day. What will you wear? We believe it is important that our students look smart. We think it shows your commitment and pride in being a Haygrove School student. Our School Uniform I think the uniform is very smart and it sets a good ‘first impression’ for the teachers and other students. It is also good because it shows that we are all equal in a way. Luke Chetland (from Stogursey Primary School) What will you study? Art and Design When you start at Haygrove, your lessons Computing will be organised a bit differently from what Design & Technology you might have experienced at school so Food Technology far. You will have a different teacher for Drama & Dance each subject, and you will probably be English and Literacy Geography studying more subjects than you are at History primary school. Health and Citizenship But you don’t need REMEMBER! Mathematics and Numeracy to worry! In your French, German, Spanish Always bring a Music first few weeks we Physical Education will do everything reading book Science we can to help you into school. Religious Studies get used to life at Haygrove so that you Homework feel happy and confident about coming Your primary school may already be giving to school. you some homework to do after school. At In Year 7, you will stay with your Tutor Haygrove, we believe regular homework is a Group for most of your lessons, although in good preparation for the future, and a way January you will be put into an ‘ability of extending what you are learning in the group’ for Maths and English which will classroom. Homework also helps you to help you learn at the right pace for you. develop useful research skills. It is also a good way to talk to your Your family about what you are doing at school. Haygrove All your teachers will use an online system called Planner Show My Homework to tell you what You will be given a homework you have and when it is due in. Haygrove School Planner which Show My Homework is easy to use and contains lots of useful information and your parents can see what homework you in which you are expected to write have been set, so they can help you down important school information. remember what you need to do. There is Your parent or carer will need to check also a Show My Homework app which you and sign your Planner each week. can use if you have a mobile phone. I was worried about missing the bus and not making new friends. But I made sure I got up early so that I would have time in the mornings and actually, it was easy to make friends! Will Loraine (from St Mary’s CEVC School) I remember worrying about the teachers and how strict they might be. But actually, they are all so kind and supportive of me! Maisey Pope (from Wembdon St Georges School) Everyone is so welcoming and kind. I feel confident because the teachers are kind and easy to get along with and lots of the lessons are quite fun.