Winter Term 2016 Haygrove Headlines Christmas Concert 2016

Celebrating our GCSE Results

Remembrance Day

Our Christmas Shopping Evening YEAR 11 LEADERS & JLT

So many of our Year 11 students wanted to take on a key leadership role that this year a team of 46 Prefects (pictured above)were chosen by Headteacher Mrs Canham. The group will be led by Head Girl Mary Lockyer and Head Boy Ted Kelly who themselves will be supported by Lauren Sweeting, Brandon Filler, Jake Moll and Florrie Hardman who were named as Deputies.

“The standard of applicants for the Head Boy and Head Girl role was so high that this year we decided to have two pairs of deputies instead of the usual one! It would have been a shame not to appoint them all to these senior roles, as they all have such a lot they can offer the school during their final year with us” said Mrs Canham.

Mr Hellyer, Head of Year 11 said, “The entire Prefect team are expected to act as role models for the younger students, especially those in Year 7 who are finding their feet at secondary school. The Heads and Deputies also play an important part representing the school at a range of school events, including the Open Days for families who are considering our school for “I wanted to do something that would give me a sense of their child.” responsibility and maturity. I also think that my experience of could help younger students settle in and enjoy their time here.” - Brandon Filler, Deputy Head Boy

“I was so shocked to be chosen as Head Girl! I hope that in this role I will really develop as a leader and gain experience of speaking in public and working with different people. I am so proud to have been selected and can’t wait to work with the rest of the Prefect team over the coming year.” - Mary Lockyer, Head Girl

Twenty-one of our students have taken their first step on the leadership ladder by being appointed as the school’s Junior Leadership Team. This year the group will work closely with staff, especially Mrs Woodley (who has taken on the responsibility of developing student leadership potential at the school) to ensure the student voice is heard and that their feedback and ideas are taken into account when school projects are being planned and implemented. Winter Term 2016

P A G E 5 Exciting. Educating. Enriching.

October saw students across the entire school swapping normal lessons for two packed days of activities designed to enrich the regular curriculum and arm them with skills and knowledge that will help them succeed both at school and beyond.

Year 10’s had the opportunity to think about what their college or career choices might be post-GCSEs by attending talks and demonstrations delivered by College and then attending the Careers Fair. A range of sessions for Year 7 and Year 9 students aimed to embed some of the important values the school actively promotes such as being a global citizen, being motivated and having resilience, the importance of kindness and staying safe online.

The St John’s Ambulance delivered a valuable session on resuscitation techniques and a group of around 40 or so youngsters joined staff from EDF Energy and STEM works for a practical engineering workshop and made their own working wind-turbines.

Furthermore, creative and challenging workshops in Literacy, Numeracy, Music, Drama, Art, Maths and Geography were combined with a field trip to Rodway Farm near Cannington to reinforce aspects of the Year 8 curriculum. Our Year 11 students headed further afield to Buckfast Abbey, Bristol Zoo, the Tate Gallery, Bath Fashion Museum and theme-park Drayton Manor to further their knowledge and skills in some of their chosen GCSE subjects. Comments were made on the fantastic behaviour, enthusiasm and positive attitude towards learning that our students showed throughout the day! We are currently planning the next lot of exciting enrichment days for Feb 2017. On the 11/11 the whole school gathered in the sports hall to commemorate Remembrance Remembrance Day; remembering those who have, over the years, given their lives in war. Our students were superb, singing together and listening quietly to the sermon and readings by our guest the Rev. Moll and Head Boy, Head Girl and Ceremony their Deputies. A very special mention needs to go to Mia-July Andrews and Spike Perry whose poems were awarded First and Runner-Up in our House Remembrance Poetry competition and both read their poems out in front of the 2016 whole school and staff. The service was brought to a close with a wonderful performance of 'We'll Meet Again' by two of our talented singers, Tabitha Silverson and Maddy Perrins. “I am so glad we have maintained the tradition of a whole school Remembrance Service, which we started on the 100th Anniversary in 2014. It is a wonderful opportunity for us all to gather together and reflect on the lives of those who die in battle, and I was especially proud to see some of our young people in their cadet uniforms on this very special occasion.” - Mrs Canham, Headteacher

We were glad to welcome guests from the Rosary Nursing home and also delighted that students who belong to local cadets donned their uniforms for the proceedings.

In addition, each tutor group was tasked with creating a poppy, decorated with thoughts to honour those that have lost their lives in world wars and recent battles. These poppies were then gathered together and formed into a new display for all to see.

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P A G E 7 Kenyan Choir Captivates Crowd

On the 20th October, over 1000 students squeezed into the Sports Hall to experience a unique and highly memorable preview performance by the talented Kenyan choir “The Singing Children of Africa”. After a hugely successful visit in 2015, we were delighted once again to host the 20 plus Kenyan singers, all aged between 10 and 15, who joined in with regular lessons and a music workshop where musical tastes, talents and heritage were shared. The talented Kenyan

“It was really exciting hanging out with the Kenyan students today! The concert was brilliant too, I really enjoyed it. It’s great to be able to see something so different being performed especially for us!” said Os- car West (7S) after spending the day being a ‘buddy’ to one of the members of the choir.

students then provided a high-energy and inspirational afternoon of music and dance. The Singing Children of Africa are all from Jolaurabi School in Kenya and their visit to Somerset is supported by the charity Educate The Kids which works with six village communities in Kenya to transform the lives of young people through education. The Haygrove students were delighted to be able to tell Sean Thompson, Educate the Kids Charity Volunteer, that they had raised in excess of £1500 from a series of fundraising activities that included non-school uniform days, bake sales and a ‘Water Walk’ challenge that took place in the summer term. “Being at Haygrove School again has been a real pleasure and I am astonished at how much the students have raised for our charity. This will make a huge difference to the lives of the young people back in Kenya,” said Sean.

For more information about the Kenyan choir and their charity, see their official website: www.educatethekids.com

Familiar Faces Celebrate Success

On the 14th November, the sports hall was filled to the brim with the smiles of proud parents and past pupils, celebrating their outstanding achievements in their GCSEs. In addition, certain students were awarded Special Awards and Subject Awards to commemorate their fantastic efforts and contributions to the school.

Guest speaker Ryan Bennett (Head boy 2012/2013) gave an inspirational speech about his own journey through school and how he discovered the value of being yourself, not following the crowd and making the most of opportunities. Talented ex-students Sion Wilson, Ellie Newton, Eleanor Blinkcow and Kayleigh Perrins also contributed some magical musical performances to the

2016 GCSE Results 69% 5 or more A*-C grades, inc English & Maths

78% 5 or more A*-C grades

74% grade A*-C in Maths

84% grade A*-C in English

15 A*-A in at least eight subjects

Mrs Treharne and Lydia Maers, Mal Treharne Award Thomas Brown, Head Teachers Cup Winter Term 2016

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Subject Awards Special Awards

Citizenship - Alexander Selway Work Skills Shield - Conor Martin

NVQ French - Christina Appleton Work Experience Award - Callum Topazio

Textiles - Catriona Macgregor Davies Cup - Daniel Payne

Spanish - Samuel Villis Chair of Governors Cup - Eloise Jarvis

Chemistry - Daniel Cowen Jane Clay Cup - Eleanor Newton

Photography - Danny Warren Head teachers Cup - Thomas Brown

Drama - Elinor Jackson House Captain Awards - Isabelle Logan, Will Kelly, Tiana Date-Jeremy, Stephanie Gibbs, Terri-Sue Farr English Literature - Eloise Jarvis Pat Yule Trophy - Juste Mockellunaite Core Science - Lucy Barton Tom Pearce Cup - James Salt DT Food - Emily Rossiter DofE Trophy - Kayleigh Perrins Physics - Eleanor Western School Production Cup - Katie Stoodlet English - Felix Temple Mal Treharne Award - Lydia Maers Biology - Gemma Blake Matthew Staff Cup - Max Cattle Computing - Harry Rose Reuters Prize - Maya Jones Physical Education - Hannah Setter Dr Morgans Cup - Sion Wilson Fine Art - Jessica Allen

History - Jack Bryant

Humanities - Jessica Cotton

CiDA - Jemma Gilbert

Business - Jessica Matthews

French - Joseph Thomas A*-C Resistant5 or Materials more - Kate Ward

Additional Applied Science - Erin Lloyd

Additional Science - Megan Forshaw

Religious Studies - Melissa Lacey

Geography - Rachael Brown

Music - Sion Wilson

Sport - Tom Bellinger

Maths - Thomas Brown

Further Maths - Zach Willcocks Brunner Cup Prize Year 10 student, Thea Rogers was delighted to receive a highly-commended certificate for her creative writing at the Brunner Writing Competition Presentation Evening held at Richard Huish College. Haygrove School was one of eight secondary school that took part in the annual competition run by the Taunton-based sixth-form college, alongside The Castle School, , Heathfield Community School, Haygrove School, King Alfred School, , and Tiverton High School. You can read Thea’s brilliant story ‘Know The Ropes’ on our website!

HFA Christmas Shopping Evening “Tis the season to be jolly!” On Friday 25 Novem- ber our Haygrove Friends' Association hosted this year’s Christmas shopping evening which featured numerous stalls selling fudge, chutney, decora- tions, cards and much more! A huge thanks to everyone who made this event a success and to those that attended and supported the evening, creating a warm festive atmosphere. In addition, a special thank you to our School Choir and to Som- erset Songbirds for providing some wonderful singing during the evening.

THANK-YOU! £500 +

Raised for the school

Lightbulbs of Sound:

Bridgwater Christmas lights switch-on On the same evening, large crowds gathered to witness the Christmas lights getting switched on in the centre of Bridgwater. At the event, our very own school band “Lightbulbs of Sound” (Jake Moll, Molly Pickles, Olly Boardman and Lisseth RIng) represented the school by providing excellent entertainment through a fantastic musical performance. Winter Term 2016

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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award

In time-honoured fashion, our intrepid students posed for the “Rigby Stance” during their weekend expedition in September for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. Begun many years ago by passionate Duke of Edinburgh leader Mr Bob Rigby, this pose involves standing on one leg and waving furiously at your fellow walkers until they wave back and is now a regular feature of all Haygrove School expeditions. This year’s Duke of Edinburgh students left school evening and successfully navigated from Porlock to Dulverton with an overnight stay at Halse Farm in Winsford. Each team came over Dunkery Beacon proudly wearing their Duke of Edinburgh t-shirts and then followed the River Barle into Dulverton where they crossed the famous Tarr Steps to pose for the Rigby Stance photo.

“This was a fantastic achievement, I’m proud of everyone who took part. Organising such a large group is a challenge and I’d like to say a massive thank you to the staff and parents who supported the expedition.” said Mrs Clark, Outdoor Education Co-ordinator.

FARADAY CHALLENGE In early November, our Science Department sent a team of Year 8 students (Callum Giles, Chloe Lyon, Sam Authers, Alastair HAYGROVE WINNERS! Creasy and Poppy Armstrong) to take part in the Faraday Challenge sponsored by Ben Ainsley Racing (BAR) and Land Rover. All the groups were challenged to programme a Microbit computer interface to record data that would enable feed back to be received regarding boat performance, crew performance and the environment in which the boat was racing. The team work, programming capabilities and presentation skills of the Haygrove team were excellent and led to them being declared the winners! The team could now proceed to the UK finals of the Faraday Challenge if their point score proves to be amongst the highest after all the UK and International area Challenges have been completed. Christmas Concert Celebrations

From Christmas classics to modern masterpieces, proud parents and members of the public came together in the School Hall on Thursday 8 December to witness the return of Haygrove's annual Christmas Concert. Students from all years bravely got up on stage to perform an array of festive songs, wowing the audience and getting everyone in the mood for the holidays. Performances included songs from the School Choir, Little Big Band, Folk Group and Lightbulbs of Sound.

Students Mary Lockyer and Lauren Sweeting combined two Christmas classics to create an angelic piano performance. Robyn Gillard and Mia Andrews organised a brilliant rendition of ‘Somewhere Only We Know’.

The evening also featured fantastic singing from TMC (Tabbie Silverson, Maddy Perrins and Charlotte Davies) with their amazing arrangement of ‘Winter Wonderland’ and a heartfelt original composition titled ‘This Christmas’ from Emily Perkins who captivated the audience. Huge thanks to Mr Whiteoak, Miss Powell and Mr Hunt for making this magical event come to life, everyone should be very proud of their outstanding performances!

See the Haygrove website for more photos of this excellent evening. Winter Term 2016

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Brilliant Boccia! County Netball Tournament 2016 Haygrove students competed in a Boccia Tournament held at Robert Blake School and our two teams did so well that they have qualified for the 2017 Somerset Spring Games! A brilliant effort by everyone involved: Tomas Hart, Ellie Palmer, Cameron McGuinness, Holly Wood, Zack Warren, Rebecca Smith, Nahum Davey and Matthew Dixon.

Our mixed Year 8/9 and mixed year 10/11 Netball teams took part in the under 14 and under 16 County Netball Tournament in . Haygrove were the only state school entered into the competition, finishing 6th (Y8/9) and 4th (Y10/11).

Practice Makes Perfect Primary Invasions! During September/October, Year 3, 4 and 5 students Whether it’s in preparation for tournaments against other from local primary schools visited Haygrove to take schools or just for fun, sports clubs are run in lunchtime part in a variety of sports sessions, designed to and afterschool sessions! See the Extra Curriculum develop mobility and movement skills in younger Programme on the back page to see what clubs might children and introduce them to sports they might not interest you! have experienced before.

Yr 2 ‘Fundamental Movement’ Yr 5 Gym & Dance Festival

Yr 3 ‘Invasion Games’ Throughout their visits, the youngsters were supported by a brilliant team of Haygrove Sports Leaders. These year 9 students, interested in taking sport at GCSE level and keen to help introduce some of the smallest in the community to the fun that sport and PE offers as part of a joint initiative between local primary and secondary schools. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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You can now follow us on Facebook During November, 200 students were interviewed by local and Twitter employers as part of the school’s commitment to developing students’ confidence and employability. A whole range of @Haygrove employers from the Bridgwater spent a morning at the @haygrovemaths @haygrovebusines @haygroveRE @haygrovehistory school giving students a mock interview and reviewing their @haygrovescience @haygrovefood CV including Bridgwater and Taunton College, Homes in @haygrovehistory @haygeog17 Sedgemoor, Army Carers, DHL, The Walnut Tree Hotel and @haygrovecareers @haygroveenglish Job Centre Plus. @haygrovePE @haygroveyear7 @haygroveEsafe @haygroveyear10 “Lots of the students were a bit nervous before they went in for their @haygrovemuso @haygroveoutdoor interview, but afterwards the majority said they found it a very www.facebook.com/haygroveschool worthwhile experience. We are so grateful to the local employers who Remember we don’t follow you back to respect help us provide this opportunity for our students.” your privacy Mrs Plece, Head of Careers.

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