NEWSLETTER Summer 2016 Thank you to you too as parents for your continued support of our Dear Parents students and the school. It has been a marvellous There have been so many events and activities that I have been unable year for the school. There to touch upon in this short space. I hope that our students have been has been so much to happy at school this year and that they continue to be ambitious for celebrate: in lessons, in themselves, their friends and for their school. The sheer volume of activities and events that competitions and events that they have taken part in this year most have taken place after certainly confirms their ambition and determination to be successful! school and as part of a staggering number of We say farewell to a number of staff this term. sporting opportunities and competitions. My Mrs Miller, Skills Base, has been a very loyal and hardworking member of congratulations also go staff having given 28 years of service to the school. She has undertaken to all those students a number of different roles at school including working with our primary who take part in sport, schools, teaching the children French. All of her roles in school have in drama and dance interests common her hard work and commitment to making them a success for beyond the school day. our school as well as our students. I have enjoyed hearing about their successes - Mrs Wild is also moving onto a new school. She has been a loyal and please keep letting us know how they are doing as we move into the very hardworking member of the Hearing Impaired team as well as next academic year! supporting the staff through events and activities that make our days a little brighter. We have already been given a tantalising preview of the amazing whole school production of ‘Billy Elliot’ as part of the Celebration Assemblies Miss Gatesman is moving on to new challenges. She has made a this term. Please make sure you have the performance dates written significant contribution to the school as the Beauty Instructor. In many into your diary! ways she was a pioneer for the school taking us from a course that was very peripatetic in nature to establishing the Beauty Suite two years ago. If I could sum up this year for the school, I would refer to it as the year She has supported many students over the last few years both in class of partnerships and I include just a few of these partnerships to give you and through additional mentoring. a flavour of our school year. Mr Tramaseur is moving to a post in further education and Mrs Watts in This year the school has worked with the Lloyds Banking Group who also moving to take up a promotion. Both these members of staff have have come into school to explain to our students how mathematics given a great deal of time to the Business Studies and IT team. We wish is not only a part of their everyday lives but can also lead to brilliant them every success in the future. and exciting careers. The community project we have begun with the international company ‘Skanska’ who are working on the Worthy Mrs Marjoribanks is relocating to Scotland. She will be greatly missed Down project, is another fine example of the importance of industry within the Maths team, having made a very positive impact in a short and education working together. At present, landscape designers from space of time. the company are designing a new garden area for the school, based on design input from a number of students. I hope that by the spring of I would also like to thank Mr Brookes and Miss Brandom, both of whom next year we will have a Horticultural Club up and running, who will are going back to training opportunities, Mr Brookes to complete his be planting ready for the new season. Students from the Engineering university degree and Miss Brandom to take up a teacher training post. GCSE have been invited to Worthy Down to see the progress of the Miss Phillips is also returning to her studies as she begins her training new buildings and to learn about careers in building and engineering to become an Education Psychologist. We wish them every success and construction. hope that one day we might see them again at Henry Beaufort. There’s been the ‘Zany Zebra’ competition run in association with We also say thank you and farewell to Miss Heneghan and Mrs Attwood Marwell Zoo. I would like to express my gratitude to Mrs Lyons for her in the Hearing Impaired team, as well as Miss McComb [MFL teacher work on this project. Mrs Lyons is moving to a new school in September training], Mrs Vaissieres-Brien [MFL] and Mrs Sherwood [Technology] on a promotion to Head of Art. She has been at Henry Beaufort for 14 who have been with the school on short term contracts. years. She will be greatly missed by us all and this competition is just one example of her energy and enthusiasm in promoting opportunities In September we will welcome new staff to the English, Art, Maths, MFL for the students at The Henry Beaufort School. and Technology teams. I am pleased to confirm that we are fully staffed for September. Then there was the textiles competition with students in Years 7 and 8 designing dresses for girls in the Gambia through the Girls 4 Girls I would just like to conclude by looking forward to next year and the charity, with two winners of the competition coming from Henry actions that we want all our students to think about as they move up Beaufort School. the school. We now have a Russian Club in school with staff and students learning These are the challenges that I have set them for next year: this incredible language. We have entered Literature Quizzes, STEM • What will you do next year that will make you proud of what you competitions, taken part in the World Education Games, Maths have achieved? challenges and between 200 - 300 students a night have been at school • What will you take part in that will make you happy and fulfilled? after 2.40pm taking part in extra curricular events. Congratulations to • What ambitions do you have for yourself and for your school? our girls STEM team who, on the 11th of July, came out overall winners • How will you make sure that this pride, happiness and ambition at the North Hants STEM challenge meeting. A wonderful end to the become a reality? year! Personally, I can’t wait to find out! We’ve made some marvellous connections with our local primary schools, helping them to set up choirs at their schools. Harestock local With my best wishes for the coming months. choir ‘Winchester sings’ also joined us at the Spring Concert for what I hope will be the first of many opportunities to work together. There have been so many successful sporting teams this year and a few weeks ago we had our first ever Sports Awards Evening. It was a wonderful evening and gave the school an opportunity to say thank you and well done to the many sports men and women at our school. Miss S Hearle 1. W W W . B E A U F O R T . H A N T S . S C H . UK Dates for your diary INSET DAYS Autumn Term AUTUMN TERM MONDAY 5th September 2016 Mon 5th Sept INSET DAY Tues 6th Sept INSET DAY TUESDAY 6th September 2016 Weds 7th Sept First Day Back - Year 7&10 MONDAY 26th September 2016 Learning Day Thur 8th Sept All students in school 2016-17 TERM DATES Fri 9th Sept No late buses TERM STARTS ENDS Tues 13th Sept Early closure 12.45pm Weds 14th Sept Open Morning & Evening Autumn 5th Sept 2016 16 Dec 2016 Thurs 15th Sept Open Morning Spring 3rd Jan 2017 7th Apr 2017 Weds 21st Sept Year 7 Team Building Day Careers Fair Summer 24th Apr 17 25th Jul 2017 Mon 26th Sept INSET DAY Half Terms Tues 27th Sept Year 10 Information Evening Mon 24th Oct - Fri 28th Oct 2016 Mon 3rd Oct Year 9 Information Evening Mon 20th Feb - Fri 24th Feb 2017 Thurs 6th Oct Open morning Mon 10th Oct Year 8 Information Evening Mon 29th May - Fri 2nd June 2017 Thurs 20th Oct Open Morning (catch up) WELCOME TO NEW STAFF Year 7 Disco Ms Laura Balcombe - English Teacher (NQT) Fri 21st Oct Non-Uniform Day Miss Rebecca Ahmed - School Direct Trainee Teacher - MFL Last day before Half Term Mr Jack Sandercott - Maths Teacher (NQT) Mr Jordan Newport - Cover Supervisor Mon 31st Oct First day back after Half Mrs Julie Emeny - LSA (HIU) Mr Jack Bell - LSA (HIU) Term Mrs Catherine Lock - LSA (HIU) Thurs 17th Nov Billy Elliot Production Miss Stephanie Bartlam - Art Teacher (NQT) Mr Thomas McPhee - School Direct DT Fri 18th Nov Billy Elliot Production Mr Danny Joseph - School Direct PE Mrs Ann-Kristina (Kris) Mower - LRC Manager Sat 19th Nov Billy Elliot Production (Mat Mr Kevin Gregory - Technology Technician and eve) FARWELL TO Thurs 1st Dec Year 12 Presentation Mrs Naz Watts - ICT Teacher Evening Mrs Charlotte Marjoribanks - Maths Teacher Miss Tracy Lyons - Art Teacher/ CL Tues 6th Dec Year 8 Progress Evening Miss Georgina McComb - School Direct (MFL) Mr Simon Tramaseur - ICT Teacher Weds 14th Dec Non-Uniform Day Mrs Alison Miller - Skills Base Teacher Miss Cora Phillips - LRC Manager Fri 16th Dec Early closure 12.45pm Miss Vicky Gatesman - Beauty Instructor Mrs Paul Brookes - LSA Ms Jennie Brandom - Cover Supervisor CONGRATULATIONS Ms Cathy Vaissieres-Brien - MFL Teacher to Mrs Hanks (Technology Technician) who gave Ms Rebecca Heneghan - LSA(HIU) Mrs Ann Wild - LSA (HIU) birth to a little boy on the 11th of July and to Miss Ms Laura Attwood - CSA Townsend (Academic Leader: Maths) who had a Miss Cindy Brenland - Pastoral Administrator little girl! 2.