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Issue 23 / January 2020 Award winning school! More success at the Educatering Excellence Awards and Persimmon Building Futures Awards 2019 Read more inside... Park Post much more than just a school

More Park Community School success at the Educatering Excellence Awards and Persimmon Building Futures Awards

On Tuesday 8 October, Christopher Anders, Headteacher, and Steven Cross, Head Chef, attended the Educatering Excellence Awards in Remembrance 2019 , where we were thrilled to win the Social We extend a huge thank you to those who Good Award for our MUNCH project established donated their time and efforts into developing in 2017. our Remembrance display this year. Our display was a real testament to how a community MUNCH helps families in need by providing a can all work together to create something nutritious two course hot meal every day in the poignant. Our Ambassadors sold poppies school holidays, Thursday evenings and monthly at breaktimes, to commemorate the sacrifices of Sunday lunches prepared by Park’s Catering our Armed Forces and to show support to those Team. It started because families were financially still serving today. struggling with no free school meals provided in the holidays but MUNCH is now much more than We were honoured to welcome Kirk Richardson that, helping combat social isolation as well. and John Smith of The Buglers Association to We are extremely fortunate and grateful that Christopher Anders, Headteacher and Steven Cross, our whole school Remembrance Assembly on we receive funding from a variety of sources Head Chef accepting the Educatering Excellence Monday 11 November. They played ‘The Last Award for Social Good in respect of MUNCH. including Postcode Publications and the Havant Post’ and ‘Reveille’ before and after our two Rotary and FatFace Foundation, charities and minutes of silence. MUNCH also offers a free exercise class on from members of our community. On average Thursday evenings and annually we run Race over 100 meals are served at each session. at our Place for charity and we are fundraising to provide an activity track at Park Community While Christopher and Steven were in London, School for everyone to use. As one of the finalists Susan Parish, Business and Community Manager we were awarded a £5,000 donation on the was attending the Persimmon Building Futures night which we were delighted with. Awards in York. Building Futures was launched to share £1 million among causes supporting under Susan said: 18s across , Wales and Scotland. Each “It was a fantastic night and we were made to month from February to May, Persimmon give feel so special and were surrounded by charities away 32 awards of £1,000 to groups representing daily carrying out amazing things. Our thanks to , education, arts and health. Persimmon for providing these donations which MUNCH had been successful receiving £1,000 in are going to make such a huge difference to so February. To win the large sums it was opened to many. Pleased to say, and so well deserved, the a public vote for each cause. local Portsmouth Downs Syndrome Association Park Community School were the big winners scooping the £100k first Christmas Production 2019 prize on the night”. Our favourite practically perfect nanny took centre stage in If you would like to know more about MUNCH our ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ adventure based on and our fundraising please contact Susan Parish the Broadway musical and classic Walt Disney film on [email protected] or 02392489800 Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December. 30 students across all year groups came together and worked tirelessly for weeks in rehearsals. Our students sang their hearts out to classics such as ‘It’s a jolly holiday’ and ‘A spoonful of sugar’, with remarkable dance routines over two sold out performances. Thank you to everyone who worked on and came to support the show! Susan Parish, Business and Community Manager accepting the Persimmon Building Futures finalist award of £5000.00 Park Post much more than just a school

Dame Kelly Holmes Unlocking Potential for Rotary Young Chef Competition Parks Sports Ambassadors Year 10 students Harvey, Joshua and Kayley from Park took part in the Havant Rotary Young Congratulations to Year 9 and 10 students, Josh, Chef Competition on Saturday 9 November. Ryleigh, Katherine and Peter on being selected They competed against Havant & South Downs to take part in the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust College and Hayling College. They were Unlocking Potential Program 2019-2020. AQA required to cook two dishes from scratch in Unlocking Potential aims to raise young people’s two hours for the judges who were professional aspirations and expectations on future life goals, Head Chefs from local establishments. The whether from school to , further chefs were incredibly complimentary of their education to , or into training work and stated what such a high standard it and employment. Only 80 students get through was. Harvey’s dishes were placed very close in the whole of the UK - what an amazing between the top three, and came third. achievement, we are so proud of them! Kayley came an incredibly close fourth. Both students will now progress to the next Students are very excited to be working with round at Havant & South Downs College on Hannah Beharry, the world champion boxer as 25 January 2020. our Olympic Athlete Mentor! She will visit Park and work with students on a social action project (to be decided in early 2020) and will also be an Operating Theatre Live inspirational speaker at our assemblies and work On 21 October a group of brave Year 10 students with our primary schools. It’s going to be a very headed to a Havant Schools Federation event exciting 2020! at Horndean Technology College for Operating Theatre Live. After arriving they were instructed to Reading Ambassadors - by Year 9 Students wear gowns, gloves and masks to practice safe procedures. Through the day students took part in Kezia, Jade and Emily a number of amazing dissections. These included As part of our role as Reading Ambassadors, removing the brain and eye from a pig’s head, we are visiting local primary schools to read blowing up the lungs of a pig, dissecting the with the pupils. We have recently visited Front heart and viewing the smelly organs of the Lawn to help children in Year 2 digestive tract. improve their reading ability and expand their vocabulary. We enjoyed assisting the children All students were fearless and really in their reading time and helping them to got stuck into the experience. pronounce and understand words they find difficult. We also asked them questions about the stories to develop their comprehension skills. It is very interesting to see how they respond to questions about the books.

The children are always very excited to read with us and we have gained the experience of how to teach reading and talk to young children whilst sharing our love for reading. This is the first school we have visited.

It also been a very rewarding experiences for us as whilst we were a little nervous at first, we feel we have gained the confidence to now visit other schools and help more children to become lifelong readers just like us! Park Post much more than just a school

This Girl Can Words for Work – Chloe Altman Students from Park took part in the This Girl Can This term, a lucky group of Year 8 students Year 8 made a fantastic impression on our Workshop on Friday 5 October with nine other have been working with volunteers from local volunteers with their professionalism, hard work schools. The girls looked at all sorts of issues as to business Moneybarn, on the Words for Work and creativity during the programme. why girls may not engage in sport such as “don’t programme, created by the National Literacy want to get hot and sweaty”, “embarrassed Trust. Each week they explored the skills for “Thank you to the volunteers who came in to about how I look”, “can’t do the activities” etc. great communication in the workplace such as work with us and taught us lots about what They also took part in alternative activities such writing efficient emails, speaking in interviews and it’s like in the workplace and the different as hoola hooping, boxercise and Clubtastic! presenting in formal situations. Students worked jobs and skills they do” closely with the volunteers who shared their own The girls were a credit to Park and have devised experiences and expertise from the corporate “I wish we could do this next term too!” an action plan of what they would like to do world and introduced students to job roles they to get girls more active. Watch this space for had not previously considered. Volunteers and “I feel more confident in my presenting skills details! students then collaborated in groups as they and the importance of body language worked towards writing and giving a formal in formal settings” presentation on a chosen topic in the final week.

Maths Week England Local History inspires a Year Group This half term the school took part in Maths Week Year 7 have had a great Autumn Term in History England, for the first time! There were daily maths “The physic trick confused looking at the history of Leigh Park. Year 7 spent challenges which pitted mentor groups against “The book trickTyler was cool” me a lot” Ryleigh several lessons looking at the development each other, with the fastest maths brains and of Leigh Park from the Stone Age all the way most logical thinkers coming out on top each through to the post-war development of the day! The week culminated with our now yearly modern estate. We spent a lesson looking at Magical Maths session, delivered by Ben Sparks. artefacts from the local area and analysed and All of Year 9 took part. They were entertained discussed their significance. The year group by some tricks before learning the mathematics also undertook their own project for homework, behind it. “I enjoyed the magic maths” choosing to research either their family history or Matthew the history of the local area.

M&MA Students There were some fantastic projects with Did you know that some really interesting stories. Very well done Leigh Park gets its to students Niamh, Tilly and Olivia for name from ‘Leah’, their outstanding projects. which means gap in the woods? Year 11 students worked with Havant & South Downs College on a Revision Skills workshop, where they learnt the importance of revising and they created their own timetable. Park Post much more than just a school

Digi-Girlz Microsoft – Mr Crowther Children in Need Students were offered the opportunity to visit A whole host of activities took place for our the Microsoft Headquarters. During our visit most annual fundraising efforts towards Children in of the time was spent in the Xbox hub which is Need. Our very talented Ms Bannard knitted a normally a testing centre although given over Pudsey Bear to raffle off, we held a guess the to us for the day. It is based in building 3 on the weight of the sweets competition, a delicious third floor and has its own conference space bake sale and a Pudsey Bear treasure hunt! and refreshment facilities. What a great team we make!

Our girls had a great time and were complimented for the passion they showed in presenting their sustainability solutions, which involved technology as the support of the concept rather than the driver.

One team develop a flood warning defence system using Micro:Bits and the other group developed a farm animal and crop welfare system which also involved brown water recycling using Micro:Bits. The judges felt that Anti-bullying Workshop at Flags in Antarctica our girls had understood the purpose of their visit well and had utilised their local knowledge and Mayville High School Here is some fantastic work from KS3 for the impact of climate change to influence their Antarctic Day. Five students from Park will have designs. I managed to destroy two Micro:Bits Our fabulous students once again were proud their flag designs photographed in Antarctica and servos when supporting the welfare group representatives of Park at an Anti-Bullying by scientists that work there. We are all super which the girls found amusing. Workshop at Mayville High School. excited in the Geography Department.

Eighty students attended including HMS Sultan – Student Voice representatives from Portsmouth High School, Girls Network UnLoc Summit Bayhouse School Portsmouth , Ryde High, Cams Hill and Eggars School. The Girls Network had a fabulous day at HMS Park students leading the way! Discussing Sultan with Mrs Norman. The students had a issues that worry the students at school or in the The students came up with clear definitions very informative day finding out about all the community. Students will return with an Action of bullying and looked at dealing with cyber amazing opportunities in the Royal Navy! Plan to implement in our own school. bullying and strategies to support students who get bullied in and out of school. They are going to follow this up with Student Voice and will come up with a realistic plan of action and now meet every month to monitor the impact of what we are doing and to ensure that we have an impact on the school. Park Post much more than just a school

5,620 16,000 1,500+ 5,261 child care offered weekend bags children had fun sessions Family Fun given out offered sessions 2 0 1 9 150kg ProvidedProvided holiday holiday child child care,care, familyfamily fun fun activities activities and and kilos of meat 19,360 Open for 600kg 27,800 children and adults 20 days healthyhealthy food food throughout throughout Hampshire Hampshire kilos of fruit and meals served attended family 10-3pm vegetables were used fun sessions Connect4Summer was a programme for children in 38 venues across Connect4SummerHampshire which was provided a programme an exciting for programme children in that 38 included venues a across Hampshire which provided an exciting programme that included a range of sports activities, healthy cooking classes for children and their 30 parents or carers. We provided additional support for our most vulnerable Average daily range of sports activities, healthy cooking classes for children and their previously 1,500 families who were in need. This scheme was made possible by a joint attendance for parents or carers. We provided additional support for our most vulnerable 180 unemployed staff feedback funding bid by Park Community School and RomseyHOLIDAY Community CHILDCARE School each family families who were in need. This scheme was made possible by a joint staff employed offered interviews/ comments who received funding from the Department forPROVIDERS Education. fun venue was funding bid by Park Community School and Romsey Community School jobs after the received We provided grant funding to the following Holiday Childcare 44 children who received funding from the DepartmentProviders (HCP) to allow for free Education. acess to children in receipt of FSM project and their working parents. Each parent could book 10 days of free childcare. We worked with 17 venues across Hampshire. A free two course hot meal was provided. • CF Play, Farnborough • Sports-Skool, Hursley • Isis Club, Basingstoke • 360degrees Sports Coaching, Romsey • Fun House, Basingstoke • Mountbatten Holiday Club, Test Valley • Creative Kidz, Andover • , • Sports-skool, Winchester • Hamble and Applemore • Active8minds, Petersfield Early Years, New Forest • Active8minds, Gosport • New Forest Childcare, Totton • Active Kids, Havant • Growing Places, • Growing Places, Havant • Oaktree Family Group, Gosport HOLIDAY CHILDCARE FAMILY FUN DAYS PROVIDERS The family fun days took place across 21 venues including: • The Grange Community Junior • Woodlands Community Hall, Bordon We provided grant funding to the following Holiday Childcare School, Farnborough • The Hilt Community Centre, Eastleigh Providers (HCP) to allow free acess to children in receipt of FSM • South View Junior School, • Romsey Community School, Romsey We are really proud of what we have achieved, we and their working parents. Each parent could book 10 days of free Basingstoke • , Totton childcare. We worked with 17 venues across Hampshire. A free two • Alderwood School/Leisure Centre, • Pavilion on the Park, Eastleigh have had tremendous feedback from parents. Every course hot meal was provided. Aldershot • Itchen College, Southampton child and parent had free quality food in weekend • Westside Community Centre, • Medina Primary School, Portsmouth • CF Play, Farnborough • Sports-Skool, Hursley Basingstoke • Salvation Army, Portsmouth bags which was appreciated. We have formed great • Isis Club, Basingstoke • 360degrees Sports Coaching, Romsey • Wooteys Junior School, Alton • The Acorn Centre, Havant partnerships across Hampshire and are seeking to • Fun House, Basingstoke • Mountbatten Holiday Club, Test Valley • Roman Way Primary School, • Park Community School, Havant • Creative Kidz, Andover • Itchen College, Southampton Andover • Hayling Island Community Centre, extend this project further. • Sports-skool, Winchester • Hamble and Applemore • Knights Enham Junior School, Hayling Island • Active8minds, Petersfield Early Years, New Forest Andover • Alver Valley Junior School, Gosport • Active8minds, Gosport • New Forest Childcare, Totton • The Carroll Centre, Winchester • St Vincent’s College, Gosport For more information of the full review and a short video about our project please visit • Active Kids, Havant • Growing Places, Fareham pcs.hants.sch.uk/connect4summer • Growing Places, Havant • Oaktree Family Group, Gosport ”It was great to be able to do lots of different activities with my daughter, even activities I wouldn’t have thought of doing.” Teresa ”It was great to be able to do lots of different activities with my daughter, “It made such a huge difference. My kids are so happy!” Lubna FAMILY FUNwww.romsey.hants.sch.ukeven DAYS activities I wouldn’t have thought www.pcs.hants.sch.uk of doing.” Teresa The family fun days took place across 21 venues including: Jan LefleyRCS Head Office, Romsey Community School, Greatbridge Road, Romsey, SO51 8ZB. Phone: 01794 522106 • The Grange Community Junior • Woodlands Community Hall, Bordon School,Susan Farnborough Parish Park Community• The Hilt Community School, Centre,Middle Eastleigh Park Way, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 4BU. Phone: 02392 489811 • South View Junior School, • Romsey Community School, Romsey [email protected] • Testwood School, Totton @connect4summer facebook.com/Connect4summer • Alderwood School/Leisure Centre, • Pavilion on the Park, Eastleigh Aldershot • Itchen College, Southampton • Westside Community Centre, • Medina Primary School, Portsmouth Basingstoke • Salvation Army, Portsmouth • Wooteys Junior School, Alton • The Acorn Centre, Havant • Roman Way Primary School, • Park Community School, Havant Andover • Hayling Island Community Centre, • Knights Enham Junior School, Hayling Island Andover • Alver Valley Junior School, Gosport • The Carroll Centre, Winchester • St Vincent’s College, Gosport

”It was great to be able to do lots of different activities with my daughter, even activities I wouldn’t have thought of doing.” Teresa Park Post much more than just a school

Another successful book fair! Help us help you… With over £300 of sales we earned £100 worth of All of these lovely new FREE books for our library. use the right service books are now available to borrow.

Come take a look! Self Care Pharmacy NHS 111 GP UTCs A&E or Care for Local expert Non- Advice Urgent 999 yourself at advice emergency Treatment home help Out of hours: Centres For emergencies Call 111 only Minor cuts & Minor illnesses Feeling unwell? Persistent Breaks & sprains Choking grazes Headaches Unsure? symptoms X-rays Chest pain Minor bruises Stomach upsets Anxious? Chronic pain Cuts & grazes Blacking out Minor sprains Bites & stings Need help? Long term Fever & rashes Serious blood loss Coughs and colds conditions New prescriptions

PO9 Food Bank Over the winter months Accident and Emergency Departments at our Park staff and students joined forces for this local hospitals can get very busy. There are many other services that can year’s family food bank appeal. This year we help if you have a healthcare issue and need NHS help in a hurry... were collecting for the PO9 food bank that serves our local area. Minor illness? Ask a pharmacist 1. Keep the Emergency Department free for Mentors were asked to assign each student a Get expert advice on common health problems day in the lead up to Christmas where students (coughs, colds, flu, rashes) from your local pharmacist. 5 those with critical were asked to bring an item for the foodbank It may save you a trip to your GP surgery – you or life threatening THINGS YOU conditions. in on that day and run as a reverse advent don’t need an appointment and you can speak in a CAN DO calendar with us giving a gift instead of us private area. You’ll be advised if they think you need 2. Contact NHS111 or further help. receiving one. your GP practice if you need Minor injury? same day help. Or try your GP practice The food bank appeal was run as a family Find a service near you website for appointment information or competition with each item donated earning online consultations. family points. Nelson were the competition You can often be seen more quickly, 7 days a week, winners with over 500 items donated. There was for broken bones, sprains and strains, minor cuts and 3. Get a flu jab – ask at your surgery an incredible 1393 items donated this year that Family totals wound infections an urgent treatment centre or minor or pharmacy. smashed last years record. The top mentoring injuries unit. For details of what’s available near you 4. Order repeat prescriptions click the ‘Find other urgent care services’ tab at www. groups both came from Year 8, with both 8JCr Nelson 506 Brunel 218 in good time, particularly ahead of nhs.uk and 8CSp both donating almost 150 items! Dickens 226 Austen 443 bank holidays. A huge thank you to everybody that donated, it Not sure? Call NHS111 or go online 5. Why not keep a first aid kit handy at really does make a real difference to those in need. to 111.nhs.uk if you: home, together with some self-care • think you might need to go to the Emergency treatments like pain relief, cold and We’re delighted that MUNCH will be restarting funders. A donation towards your meal, if you Department or need another NHS urgent care service; flu remedies, and decongestants. on Thursday 9 January from 5pm onwards, can manage this, is always appreciated and will • don’t know who to call for medical help; Remember to keep them out of the providing a free two course nutritional hot contribute to the continuation of our project. • need information about a health issue. reach of children. meal for anyone in the PO9 area. We can We encourage families including grandparents continue to provide MUNCH to our students to attend. and community through the generosity of our Park Post much more than just a school

Student Christmas Lunch “I liked listening to the band and everyone singing along made me This is a very important point in our school feel really Christmassy” calendar when we celebrate together. It was a memorable time for students and staff. Our award-winning catering team produced over 1,000 meals in just one morning, the first “My Christmas dinner had meal being as good as the last. Four sittings everything I liked on it and my took place with staff waiting on each table. A mentor served it to me! ” traditional Christmas lunch and pudding was provided free to all. The day was full of fun with inflatables, a Christmas film and music provided by our student bands and musicians. Park Post much more than just a school

Christmas Day Redheart Theatre On 25 December, for the fifth year, we hosted On (the befitting) Friday 13 December, the our Christmas Day Lunch. Early in September English department invited Redheart Theatre we were receiving booking enquiries and with to Park to perform three Gothic tales to Year 8 the continuing success of MUNCH we were and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde confident that our 120 spaces would be filled to Year 9. With Gothic literature upcoming on quickly. There was an amazing community spirit Year 8’s curriculum, these Victorian Gothic tales and atmosphere. Children played on inflatables introduced students to the genre in a captivating and made craft. We were very fortunate that and memorable way, true to the oral storytelling Father Christmas took time for a flying visit and tradition of the times. For Year 9, they were able distributed presents for everyone, with the help to watch one of their GCSE texts come to life of our generous funders. on the stage as the one man show cleverly dramatised the two personalities of Dr Jekyll. The We are extremely grateful to those that enabled students were enthralled by the performance, us as a school to hold this event, including with many of them muttering the endings to the personal donations, Wave 105 and other famous quotes they have learned! businesses who provided the presents and community and school staff volunteers who “The show was “The stories were helped on the day. intriguing and really spooky and scary, mysterious, especially The Red so was Room which was a very the actor!” gripping opening”

Black History Month 2019 We celebrated the trials and triumphs of history’s heroes and showed three films over October to celebrate Black History Month.

The Princess and the Frog - The first black Disney Princess!

The Hate U Give - A teenager caught between two worlds: her poor black neighbourhood and her rich, white school.

The Pursuit of Happyness - A man (Will Smith) beats the odds to lift himself and his son out of poverty. Park Post much more than just a school

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& 200 Business Cards = Please quote code to get offer: Spring20 One offer per customer. Unit 6 Fulflood Rd, Havant, PO9 5AX Bacon, Brie and Cranberry Bites

Ingredients 2 x Sheets of filo pastry, cut 100g Cranberry sauce into even squares 75g Smoked back bacon 55g Unsalted butter, melted 1 Large onion diced 150g Brie 2 Sprigs of thyme

Method

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. with a little of the melted butter. Cut this Take one sheet of the filo pastry and half into 20 rough 5cm/2in squares. Take cover the rest of the pastry with a damp three of the squares and place them tea towel to stop it drying out. Cut the on top of each other, placing each at pastry in half so it is easier to work with. a slight angle to the one underneath Take one half of the pastry and brush it

Push the stack of pastry squares into Slowly fry your diced onion and one of the holes of a mini muffin tin, to thyme together in a frying pan make an empty pastry case. Repeat until golden coloured and sweet, with the remaining pastry until all 24 make sure to leave to one side holes are filled. until needed.

Cut the brie into small pieces and Grill or bake your slices of bacon until place one or two pieces into each cooked but don’t overcook as they pastry case. Fill with a small amount will be going back into the oven. of fried onions and thyme, add a Once cooled cut into strips or a dice. little cranberry sauce and top with a few bits of your bacon.

Bake for 10–12 minutes, until the cheese melted and the pastry golden-brown. Leave to cool in the tin for a couple of minutes before removing carefully and serving. Enjoy!

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