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H2U ...bringing Highcliffe to you... Highcliffe School, Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4QD [email protected] Highcliffe Achieves Second Specialism Congratulations are due to the Faculty. The exciting cludes a large commitment our Science and Mathe- proposals will ensure that to Mathematics within its matics teams who put to- students get greater access brief and the two subject gether an excellent bid to to extra curricular areas will benefit from in- enable Highcliffe to be se- opportunities and that creased resources, train- lected as one of the first parents and other members ing, visits and enrichment schools in the country to of the community will be activities. hold two specialist sub- able to enjoy the Report by Mr Jones jects. We now have Sci- opportunity to participate in ence College status to some of the planned stand alongside our status activities such as a series of as Language College. community lectures Very involving high profile and Our Science Faculty has exciting speakers. We shall Important undergone tremendous de- be working more closely velopment in the last three with our feeder and partner Notice for All years. The refurbishment schools in Christchurch to Parents in the of eleven laboratories continue to raise the profile means that all subject ar- of Science, even more area. eas are now taught in important in the light of See Page 2 state of the art recent concerns facilities. nationally over the There has also declining number of been a pro- students going on gramme of to study Science in INSIDE THIS ISSUE major im- higher education. provements in Important Message equipment and You will see in this from the Governing resources. We issue that this work Body have also cre- is already bearing Page 2 ated a brand fruit, with exciting In the Community new work developments in the Pages 3-5 room for sci- provision of Physics Faculty News ence staff and and Biology, and we Pages 6-10 appointment of a new will be bringing you regular 14-19 at Highcliffe Head of Science, Ms Cul- and exciting curricular and Pages 11-19 len. The Science specialism extra-curricular news in this The International is an appropriate step for- area. Dimension ward, which will build on Page 20 the forward momentum of The new specialism also in- ...high, higher, Highcliffe... Page 21-23 Reporters :, Adam Grose (11.2), Gemma Lane (10.3), Lucy Brosnan (10.3), Editorial Harry Sherwood (10.6), Rachael Pickup (10.7), Brianna Kruger (10.8), Chantelle Albin (10.2) Editor Mr Coughlan Team...... Vol. 4 Issue 3– February 2005 H2U, Vol 4 Issue 3 - February 2005 Page 1 IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNING BODY We are sure that, as parents in this area, you would want to make your voice heard on the issues outlined below. The Chair of Governors, on behalf of the Governing Body, is writing to all parents on this very important matter, inviting your views. We hope that you will want to participate in this process and will choose to respond quickly. H2U, Vol 4 Issue 3 - February 2005 Page 2 In The Community Highcliffe’s ‘Good Samaritan’ Tsunami Appeal Every so often something Field Way and Ridgefield Highcliffe School students happens within the school Gardens when my husband and staff were all shocked community that shows us had a very bad fall. One of to hear about the tsunami that we are on the correct your boys was coming and the dreadful effect it path in our work with the along from the school and had on the people of Asia. students, both as parents very kindly offered me the We have a link school in and as school staff. This is use of his mobile phone to Chennai, on the east coast one of those times. Below call the ambulance. He of India and four Highcliffe is the text of a letter that stayed with us until the staff went out to Chennai we have recently received medics arrived, then he to teach last October. from a local resident, we took the letters I was Therefore the events at the hope that it will give you about to post and posted end of 2004 were particu- as much pleasure as it did them for me. Perhaps a larly disturbing as the us. mention could be made at school community have an assembly if you think it been working closely with ‘Dear Ms Potts, appropriate. I am sure the their Indian colleagues. Just a word of thanks to boy would know it was him one of your students. I am and that his help and con- The international schools sorry that I did not ask his sideration were appreci- award co-ordinator at name. On Monday 24th ated. Padma Bala Bhavan Senior January at about 4.15pm With thanks, Secondary School in Chen- my husband and I were Mrs Eileen McKinley.’ nai, Mrs Hemalata walking down the cutting by the school between Continues on next page Christchurch Community Partnership Red, yellow and green things they would miss leaves appeared round about Christchurch if they The leaves were then at- Highcliffe tached to a model School recently tree. It caused a lot as Christ- of interest and dis- church Com- cussion across all munity Part- year groups and nership used proved to be a good them to find way to record feel- out what ings and thoughts. young people Watch the tree for think about the more topics to town. left the area, red for any feedback on! negative aspects and yellow Students were asked to for things they would like to Report by Mrs. Stone write their thoughts on the leave as a legacy for future paper leaves – green for generations. H2U, Vol 4 Issue 3 - February 2005 Page 3 From previous page Seshadri emailed Highcliffe the final figure likely to be the day after the disaster. much higher. This has Helping the Police She sent some horrific pho- been achieved by students tographs (some of which making and selling cakes were published in our previ- at break and lunchtime, On the 18th January, six ous issue) and told of dev- with the new Food Tech- selected Year 10 Expres- astation at the main beach nology and catering rooms sive Arts students took and some of the historic in the Da Vinci centre part in the filming of a po- sites that the four British proving to be very effec- lice training video. This staff had visited. Thankfully tive. Students in Year 7 or- film was for trainee com- the link school appears not ganised and ran a Bring munity beat officers, it will to have been affected. The and Buy sale, 6th formers be used to train the offi- emails between Highcliffe washed staff cars and cers how to deal with do- School and PSBB school helped in a variety of ways mestic violence situations have continued with news for a donation to the ap- within homes, and the re- arriving weekly from Chen- peal fund and the whole bellious behaviour that it nai. school community had a may cause to the young- mufti day. sters within the broken Several fund raising events home. Throughout the day in school took place in There have been several the students: Hannah Ev- school immediately and other efforts too and Mrs ans, Katie Roach, Keshia longer term projects are Stone, Citizenship Co- Heathman, Gemma Hem- also being investigated in- ordinator, says it was an ish, Peter Lincoln and cluding helping a school in occasion when the whole James Walls, as well as Sri Lanka which has been school rallied round and Mrs McGrath and Mr Gould severely affected by the dis- worked together as a team visited Spar, Sainsbury’s aster. to help the victims of the and the beach in order to disaster. This is what good film a number of rebellious To date, the school has Citizenship is all about. activities! raised almost £3200 with The pupils would also like to thank PC Barnes who let School Council News the students take part in this opportunity. The attendees at the confer- ‘Shout About’ ganizations like Wilts & ence were split into groups Dorset Buses. We were all at the beginning of the day Towards the end of last quite nervous but having to discuss different issues term Catherine Bramwell, had the chance to mingle ranging from transport, Hilary Jackson, Grace with the students from health issues and leisure to Moore and myself went to other schools helped a the problems of the home- the New Forest District great deal and the chair- less. In each group we were Council offices with Mrs man worked hard to put us given the chance to bring up King. The reason for the all at our ease. In the specific questions and con- visit was to attend the main our questions were cerns, suggesting improve- ‘Shout About’ conference. answered in a satisfactory ments that would make the This conference was de- manner and they did seem area a better place for its signed to encourage young to be listening to us, even young people. people to get more in- though we might not have volved with citizenship and always been saying what After lunch all the young local democracy, giving they wanted to hear. The people sat in their groups them the opportunity to Wilts & Dorset Buses rep- facing important figures have their views on local resentative was given a from the community such as services and facilities hard time by some of the doctors, environmentalists heard. questioners.