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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 Haygrove School 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 Bridgwater College and then attending the Somerset 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. Winter Term 2016 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 P A G E 3 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.