January 2014 Newsletter

January 2014
The HBHS Record
Ex-student is World Champion
Ex-student, Dan Ritchie, who is 27
years old and attended HBHS
between 1998 – 2002, visited his old
school in September to catch up with
his old teachers and see how the
school has changed in the ten years
since he left to begin his career as a
professional athlete.
Dan was originally a talented
swimmer, racing the 1500m for Team
GB, and achieving a world ranking of
72. However Dan switched sports
and in 2008 Dan raced in the fours
(rowing) at the World U23
Championships, finishing in 6th place.
In September 2013, after years of hard
work and commitment, Dan
succeeded in his ultimate goal and
won a World Championships rowing
gold medal at the Korean based
event.
Dan Ritchie, ex-HBHS student, celebrates winning a gold medal at the Rowing
World Championships of September 2013.
Dan raced in the men’s eight. And in
a landmark performance he and the
rest of the team led the race for all bar
the first 250 metres, beating the
reigning World and Olympic
Champions Germany into silver place
in a time of 5:30.35.
Dan, whose sister Gemma, and
brother Aaron also attended HBHS, is
an inspiration and role model to all of
us - Dan had a dream and worked
hard and with support achieved his
goal.
An
We at Herne Bay High School are
very proud of him
Dan shows off his gold medal to
HBHS’s Principal, Dr Owen
Dan in his 2001 school photograph.
Notice the slightly different school tie
Wall hanging sent to Malawi
A group of students in Design and Technology – Textiles,
completed a project of creating a wall hanging to send to
a charity in Africa. The charity ‘Joshua in Malawi’
supports orphans and provides community care for
vulnerable children in Malawi. The organisation
supports five primary schools and has provided funds to
build six education blocks for students who live in rural
communities. Students from HBHS researched the
charity and designed a wall hanging which will be
displayed in an early education classroom. Each student
designed a square of fabric with an African inspired
theme. The fabric was printed on and embroidered to
create individual pieces, the squares were then sewn
together to create an inspiring wall hanging.
‘Joshua in Malawi’ charity
thanks HBHS for their
kind gift
The Head Girl and Head Boy receive the wall hanging on
behalf of the rest of the students from the deputy head
teacher during an assembly.
The Autumn Showcase
On 21st November, a group of talented students entertained
a packed theatretournament
with their Autumn Showcase concert
featuring songs from musical shows.
There was much glitz and glamour, fine singing, a live band
and a little light humour on show, with each performer
being well received by an enthusiastic audience.
The talent on display was breath-taking and it was down to
the commitment and hardwork of the students and staff
that made this extremely successful evening possible.
The students show their appreciation of HBHS’s hard work.
Celebrating excellence at HBHS’s annual Academic Prize
Evening
HBHS is committed to excellence whether this be in the realms of sports, the arts, working with and for the school or
wider community or in terms of academic achievement.
In order to celebrate the vast numbers of students who excel within the school, HBHS hosts three different awards
evenings every year, namely a Mini Community Awards Evening, a Sports Awards Evening and an Academic Prize
Evening.
On 13th November, HBHS hosted its annual Academic Prize Evening.
This inspiring evening recognised the academic achievements of students from Year 7 to Year 12 – please see below for
the winners and further on in this newsletter for some photographs of this inspiring evening.
Year 7 Prize Evening
Maddison Ahearne
Matilda Boys
Amy Chivers
Ella Eastwood
Ayla Furminger
Elliot Harris
Luke Herlihy
Justin Oakey-Morris
Millie Rogers
Adam Strotton
Jamie Tooth
Isabella Williams
Science
RE
Geography
ICT & Maths
Drama
Art
Technology
MFL
PE
Dance/Music
English
History
Year 10 Prize Winners
Joshua Agada
Chloe Alexander
Rhiannon Allsopp
Charlotte Anderson
Robyn Armstrong
Liam Bagnall
Sophie Barton
Jessica Caira
Alexander Davison
Bobbi Eden
Lauren Gardner
Sophie Hughes
Max Newton
Elisha Padgett
Sophie Strotton
Tiegan Westley
Science
ICT
Maths
MFL
Technology
Music
History
Dance
Catering
Health &SC
Drama
Geography
Business
PE & RE
Art
Year 8 Prize Winners
Niamh Alexander
Natalie Austin
Lucy Beacon
Henry Boys
Taylor Chandler
Rebecca Connell
Mollie Gambrill
Amba Godden
Amy Tritton
Tess Walker
Imogen Welch
Megan Wilson
Rosie Young
History
Geography
Dance
Music & RE
PE
Technology
Drama
Art
Science
ICT
English
MFL
Maths
Year 11 Prize Winners
Kendall Borer
Jemma Farrow
Hollie Ferrett
Grace Goodman
Phoebee Green
Rebecca Johnson
Georgina Miller
bb
Hannah Radley
Lucy Twyman
Alexandra Wadey
Aimee Walsh
Chloe Wheeler
Imogen Williams
Louis Wilson
Harry Worrall
Science
Business
Drama
T & Tourism
PE
Music
English &
Maths
History
Catering
Geography
Dance
MFL
Health &SC
ICT & Tech
RE
Year 9 Prize Winners
Jake Ashby
Dance
Connor Bennett Drama
Harvey Brivio Geography
Sophie Cook
Technology
Oliver Dickson Science
Ira Hills
Maths
Nathan Holder ICT
Rhian Knight
History
James Langridge RE
Emily Sharkey PE
Megan Vest
Art/MFL
Luigi Walker
Music
Amy Worrall
English
Year 12 Prize Winners
Harry Evans
Psychology
Luke Fruin
Drama
Lauren Gibbons
ICT
George Harber
COPE
NancyHarris
Art & English
Joseph Holland
PE
Nicole Ironmonger Law & Sociology
Matthew Jaundoo Geography
Victoria Kearney
Health &SC
Zoe North
RE
Cally Planson
Business
Kimberly Powell
Technology
Deon Quinney
T & Tourism
Kristian Stockbridge Maths, Music &
Science
Brett Thomas
Dance
Jordan Whiting
Media
A few photos from 2013’s Academic Prize Evening
Sports Award Evening 2013
The 2013 HBHS Sports Awards Evening took place in the Bay Arena on Wednesday 25th September. The audience of
parents, staff and governors were entertained by trampolinists, climbers, roller hockey players and performances by the
Boys Dance Company and Year 13 BTEC Dance, showcasing the wide variety of activities available to HBHS students.
Awards were presented by Olympic swimmer Chris Cook who told his story and personal journey in sport to inspire the
students. Throughout the evening 103 students received “Colours” Awards for representing the school in at least two
sports; 43 students received Silver Sports Star Awards for commitment to over five PE clubs and at least one community
club and 14 talented students received the Gold Sports star for being involved with at least five clubs and having received
District or County representative honours.
The night is the school’s opportunity to recognise individuals for their extra special achievements and commitment to PE
and Sport and this year the winners were as follows:
***Outstanding Sports Leader in School
***Outstanding Sports Leader in Community
***Outstanding Sports Leader in Partner School
***Outstanding Dance Leader in School
***Mat Parsons Active Lifestyle Award
***Outstanding Achievement in Extra-Curricular PE & Sport
***Outstanding Achievement in OAA
***Outstanding Commitment to Extra-Curricular PE & Sport
***Team of the Year
(Please see below for a selection of photos from the evening)
Brian Steele PRIDE Values Awards
(please see below for a few of our prize winners).
Joe Holland
Emily Sharkey
Lucy Twyman
Ellen Lacey
Albert Kenny
Georgia Legge
Luke Horley
Emily Sharkey
U15 Girls Basketball Team
Mollie Eyles
The HBHS Gallery
Key Stage 3,4 and 5 students within the Visual Arts Department have been busy developing their drawing and painting
skills on themes such as Portraiture, Fantastic Forms and Food. Here is a snapshot of a few pieces. The art team are
incredibly proud of the students' efforts and perseverance, and they look forward to seeing this year’s homework project
entries. Look out soon for information on the school website about the upcoming homework project exhibitions.
HBHS’s Jiu Jitsu Club
The Herne Bay High School Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club began in June 2013. It has steadily grown in popularity and
each week we see the loyal regulars and some new faces. With the students mastering the basics, the
introduction of Gis and belts will add a new dimension to the techniques already being drilled. We are always
looking for new students to come along and join our friendly and hard working team! Thursday afternoon’s (3.304.30) in the gym all welcome! Miss Lidyard and Mr. Gregory
Going potty for Potter!
Since the launch of ‘Accelerated Reader’ (http://www.renlearn.co.uk/accelerated-reade) in October 2013,
students in Year 7 and 8 have been reading like mad! They have stepped up their game to participate in
quizzes on books they have read and are engaging in reading more than ever before. 796 books have been
quizzed on in the past 30 days, which is a total of 15,825,005 words read – and that isn’t counting anything
read by older year groups, or books read in class.
As a reward for such success in reading, the English department took 45, Year 7 and 8 students to the Warner
Brothers’ Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter in the last week of the Autumn Term. Students and staff alike
loved the trip, with the opportunity to see the actual sets, costumes, props and special effects used in the
Harry Potter films. They even got to ride on broomsticks!
We are hoping that the new term will see even more success; we want students to be reading continually,
both at home and school. Keep on quizzing!
DID YOU KNOW?
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If you read for less than 20 minutes each day, your ability to read will gradually get worse.
If you read for 35 minutes or more each day, you will make rapid improvement!
When you are reading, you should take time to pause after every few pages to think back over the
story; this will help you to remember the details of the story when you finish the book.
People who read regularly live longer, make more money and have clever children! Mrs Vass
New Football Academy at HBHS
Herne Bay High School, Herne Bay Football Club Community Interest Company and the Charlton Athletic Community
Trust are joining forces to develop the Herne Bay and Charlton Athletic Community Trust Football Academy for
students aged 16 to 18 to start in September 2014. The Academy will be a two year full-time education and football
development programme delivered by Herne Bay High School in partnership with Herne Bay FC and the Charlton
Athletic. Students will have access to high level football coaching and fitness training. Students will also have the
opportunity to achieve FA Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching qualifications. Students will select their other A Level or BTEC
courses from those offered in the sixth form prospectus which can be found on the “kentchoices4u” website. The
Academy will be open to any talented footballers aged 16 to 18. A playing trial will be required to support an application
and these trials will take place on dates to be confirmed in 2014. Students should apply through the “kentchoices4U”
website.
For further information please contact Daniel Gill at the Charlton Athletic Community Trust ([email protected]) or
Mrs Bourne at Herne Bay High School ([email protected]) or Ron Boddy at Herne Bay FC CIC
([email protected])
Cinders comes to HBHS
The Year 12 BTEC Performing Arts students presented their own production of Cinderella to Year 7 and
Year 8 students. The show was a great success and actors and audiences had a wonderful time.
Year 8 Eagles Music TARDIS Soundtrack
competition
In the Autumn Term, the Year 8 Eagles group learnt
how to use Garageband to create a soundtrack in
Mrs Short’s Music lessons.
The group used the story they had previously
written when Dr Who’s TARDIS came into school as
a stimulus, and worked on sounds to accompany
various images of the TARDIS.
Heron Point Reward Trip
Over 50 of the school’s highest performing students,
as demonstrated by their achievements in class, in
community work and in sport were rewarded with a
trip to the Kavanagh Cinema in Herne Bay to watch
Thor 2.
Well done all in your great achievements keep it up!
At the end of the term, the group invited in Mr J
Jones to be guest judge and the class presented their
work to him in order that he could decide which
soundtrack was the most appropriate for the images.
All the students worked very hard and were proud
to show their work to another member of staff.
The overall winner as chosen by Mr Jones was……..
Oliver Pitcher JCS
Congratulations Oliver!
Mrs. Short
Other newsletters to read through
Please check out our Herons newsletters and
our Sports College newsletters and in addition
please have a look through previous school
newsletters. These are all accessible on our
website: http://www.hernebayhigh.org
Children in Need
As has become a tradition at HBHS, the school’s staff and
students supported the BBC’s Children in Need appeal.
The star of the show is the annual Dance Dash, now in its fourth year, which danced
in the High Street and within eight schools around the area. The twenty Year 7 to
Year 13 dancers raised an amazing £3,354.47 this year.
Pirates, superheroes and cavegirls put on a wonderful music concert that added to
the pot and there were cake sales, a roller disco, non-school uniform day and other
events that were well supported by the whole of HBHS’s community. In total HBHS
raised a massive £4,860.01 for the 2013 Children in Need appeal.
Year 9 Enterprise Day
On 14th January 2014, Year 9 students were involved in an Enterprise Day where they
had to develop ideas, plan a business strategy, produce a product and market a
Smoothie.
Specifically, the students were tasked with developing key aspects of a business plan
- establishing pricing strategies, target markets, where the product would be stocked
and how it would be promoted.
Sixth form Business Studies students acted as ‘business consultants’ throughout the
day supporting and advising the students, who had been organised into groups.
Once the business strategy had been devised, all the teams had to present a formal
‘pitch style’ presentation to a representative of the East Kent Business Partnership to
outline their ideas and provide reasoning behind their decisions. Each group was
judged on their plans and presentation skills.
There were some really innovative business ideas and all teams were creative and
unique in their production and planning.
Mr Hudson
Some art clubs that
students may wish to
join
Year 7 Welcome Week, 2013
In August, HBHS’s Student Forum invited a group of
upcoming Year 7 students to their new school to take part in a
series of activities.
The students had the opportunity to experience the following:
Climbing, cooking, art, trampolining, team games, roller
skating, bowling, English and Maths work and a trip to Bewl
Water Outdoor Centre for canoeing and raft building.
The best thing about all these activities was that everyone had
to work together as a team, develop friendships and the
Student Forum were able to support the new students to
become familiar with their new school.
When the new students started school in September, they
immediately came up to members of the Student Forum and
told us how well they were settling in and this made us very
happy.
I know, without a doubt, all of the children loved the trip to
Bewl Water. Whilst there we built rafts and went canoeing. At
the end of canoeing we all got a chance to capsize our boat!
The Student Forum have run a Welcome Week for the last few
years and aim to do this every summer, as it has proved very
successful in helping our new Year 7’s to settle in to their new
school.
Article written by Daisy Laming (Year 8) Abigail Howland (Year 9)
Trip to Dover and Deal
Castles
Year 11 GCSE historians and their
teachers visited the castles of Dover
and Deal on 25th September. This visit
was part of the students’ controlled
assessment which comprises 25% of
their overall GCSE History grade.
Dover Castle was visited in the
morning where the pupils had to
identify the medieval defensive
features to enable a comparison to be
made with those at Deal Castle, the
destination for the afternoon.
However, filming was taking place for
the new Johnny Depp film which
made it difficult to get to some of the
areas in the castle grounds. (Johnny
Depp was unfortunately not on set that
day much to the disappointment of the
students!)
Miss Fairbard
Head of History
Where are they now?
Please see below for information related to the destinations of last year’s (2012-2013) Year 13 students.
Summary Year 13 destinations
Continuing into Higher Education i.e. University
58
Continuing into Further Education
11
Employment and Training
19
Employment
6
Other
8
102
Get Set to Make a Change
Leadership Programme
In October Mrs Bourne, Mr Wooldridge
and a group of Year 12 students
attended the ”Get Set to Make a
Change” conference at Canterbury
College. The students were inspired by
Olympians and Paraympians to develop
their own legacy of London 2012 by
working as a team to make an impact on
their community.
Some new music clubs
Studio Training – For Year 10 upwards on Monday and Wednesday
lunchtimes. Learn how to use the analogue studio – professional training
to use a professional recording studio. Open to all students, regardless of
whether they study music or not.
Japanese Taiko Drumming - Every Friday lunch in MU04. Open to all
students. HUGE drums! A good way to get rid of any frustration!
Mrs Reece
French trip to Arras’s Christmas market
The Year 12’s took part in a range of
activities to develop their team work
and planning skills and came away with
a set of resources to help them continue
their project. The team are now hard at
work planning a “Paralympic Legacy
Day” that will take place in March 2014
for Year 6 and 7 students from schools
across Herne Bay and Whitstable. The
participants will experience a wide
range of activities to raise their
awareness of disability sports and gain
an understanding of the Olympic and
Paralympic values.
On windy December day, 90 Year 8 students braved the cross channel
ferry to visit the Christmas Market in Arras, northern France.
Olympic gold medal winning canoeist Tim Baillie and
paralympic bronze winning swimmer Natalie Jones
pose with HBHS Year 12 students during an inspiring
day
Practice your Spanish whilst roller skating!
The students enjoyed a lovely day practicing their language skills, tasting
the local sweets and treats, then finally they picked up some last minute
Christmas presents at Cité Europe.
HBHS has a group of Spanish students visiting The Bay Arena for a roller disco
session on the following dates and HBHS language students are welcome to
attend for free:
***28th
***7th
***14th
***2nd
***23rd
Mrs Bourne
Ms Willets
March
April
April
May
June
3.30 – 5.00pm
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HBHS PE Department is awarded Sainsbury’s
School Games Kitemark at Gold standard
The Sainsbury's School Games Kitemark is a
Government led awards scheme launched in 2012
to reward schools for their commitment to the
development of competition across their school and
within the community. In order to achieve the
award we had to evidence our commitment to
competitive sport at Level 1 inter-school (minicommunity), Level 2 intra-school (fixtures against
other schools) and Level 3 county festivals (Kent
School Games). We also had to demonstrate how
we are engaging our students in leadership and
officiating, how we use sports coaches and sports
club links to increase opportunities for our students
to participate and compete. This year we rebranded our morning mentor sports leadership
programme under the School Games banner and
they formed a School Games Organising
Committee. The assessor was able to see the 6th
form students at work, training the younger leaders
and said that this was a shining example of good
practice.
We were judged as Gold standard and I would like
to thank everyone involved at HBHS for giving our
students and community these Gold Kitemark
opportunities. Thanks to the PE team for their
boundless energy and commitment and to the
School Games Organising Committee and the many
School Games Leaders in the school, to staff from
other departments who support PE, to our coaches,
linked sports clubs and to Active Life for our strong
working partnership. Finally we applaud every
student at HBHS who takes up the fantastic
opportunities and makes it all worthwhile!
HBHS Top 5 Books
The LRC can reveal that the top 5 most borrowed
books in the Autumn Term 2013 were:
1. Cirque du Freak by Darren
Shan
2. The Hunger Games by
Suzanne Collins
3. Billionaire boy by David
Walliams
4. Zom-B by Darren Shan
5. Catching fire by Suzanne
Collins
Over 5000 books were borrowed from HBHS’s
Learning Resource Centre in the Autumn
Term.
Reading is a skill that improves with practice
so please would parents and carers continue to
support their children in developing good
reading habits.
Mrs Kelleher
Mrs Bourne
LRC Manager
Y7 Halloween
Disco
Code Club
On a late October evening, the Year
12 ASDAN CoPE team hosted a
Halloween themed school disco for
Year 7 students. The Year 7 students
joined in with the fancy dress theme
and there were some great costumes!
The students made a fantastic effort,
and we were very impressed that
they helped to make the night so
much fun.
Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led after school
coding clubs for children. Its mission is to give every child in the UK
the chance to learn to code.
It was a great night, not only because
of the Year 7 students’ great effort,
but also because of all the staff that
helped to make the night run so
smoothly. There were games,
competitions and prizes on the night
including, a scariest costume
competition, raffle tickets and a
dance contest.
We would like to thank Mr Ferreira,
Mr Dubois, Mrs Miller, Miss Wynter,
Mrs Brown, Mr Collison, Mr
O’Rourke, Mr Hasler, Mrs Rake, Mr
Black, Mr Cave, Connor Bennett and
Finn Connolly for their fantastic
contribution to helping us run the
disco.
Asdan CoPE Team
Learning to code is an important skill now that we’re living in a
digital age. It’s not just enough for children to know how to use
technology, they should know how it works too.
Learning to code doesn’t just mean you can become a computer
developer, it strengthens problem solving skills and logical thinking
and supports key academic subjects such as Science, Maths and
Technology. The projects teach children how to program by
showing them how to make computer games, animations and
websites.
Code Club is about fun, creativity and learning through exploring.
The club focuses on computational thinking and students develop
expertise in coding.
In the first term children have been learning how to create games
and animations using a program called Scratch which can also be
downloaded free at home.
So that one to one attention can be given, the Club will initially be
limited to 20 students.
For further information speak to Mrs Franklin or Mrs Kimpton.
6th form trip to Parliament
In order to improve their understanding of
how democracy works, Year 12’s visited
Parliament during the Autumn Term.
The students explored the Palace of
Westminster, visiting such areas as the House
of Commons, House of Lords and the debating
chambers.
This trip allowed the students to experience
first-hand the history of parliament and how
elections and voting takes place.
On entering the House of Commons, students
made links with what they had previously
read, seen or heard through the media.
Before ending the visit, students took part in a
workshop which encouraged them to imagine
they were part of a political party. Students had
to decide on whether they should pass certain
laws and the effect that this might have on their
supporters.
Summing up the day, it reinforced how
significant it is to vote and how precious
democracy is.
By Lauren Tong – Year 12
Attendance
At HBHS we place a very high value on attendance, as
research suggests a clear link between high attendance
rates and future success both within school and ultimately
within the workplace.
Indeed Kent County Council research suggests that
students with an attendance of 95% or better have a 91%
chance of gaining 5 A*-C grades, whilst students who fall
below 95% attendance have a 36% chance of gaining 5 A*
to C grades.
A new document has been published by the Government
on school attendance which comes into effect from the 1st
of September 2013 see:
(http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/a/advi
ce%20on%20school%20attendance%20%20final%20cleared%20v2-march22.pdf.
Some notable elements include:
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A Headteacher/Principal no longer has the
discretion to grant any leave of absence during
term time.
Medical appointments – change to guidance now
reads as follows: Missing registration for a medical
or dental appointment is counted as an absence.
Schools are to encourage students to make
appointments out of school hours. Where this is not
possible, the pupil should only be out of school for
the minimum amount of time.
Illness – change to guidance means that for any
child that is absent for 15 days or more through
illness, a referral should be made immediately to
the local authority via the GP, so that education can
be accessed at home. Guidance is categoric that
there must be no delay in these cases. Also, as is
our normal practice, schools can request parents to
provide medical evidence to support illness and
record it as unauthorised if not satisfied with the
seriousness of the illness compared to the amount
of time taken out of school.
J A N U A R Y
2 0 1 4
Herons @ HBHS
Herons’ Reward Certificates
As Accelerated Learning Manager, I always take great
pride in distributing reward certificates to those
Herons who show a consistently excellent attitude to
learning. Any Heron in Years 7, 8 and 9 who achieved
over 50 Heron Points in term 1 and 2 has recently been
issued with a reward certificate. In particular,
congratulations go to Lacey Compton in 7NCP, who
has achieved an outstanding 208 Heron Points so far!
We currently have 252 Herons, and I am very pleased
to say that 205 Herons achieved their reward certificate
– well done! I am confident that this hard work and
effort will continue and be reflected in an even greater number of certificates being distributed
in terms 3 and 4. Miss McKenzie – Accelerated Learning Manager
Praise for ASDAN CoPE Students
Year 9 Heron students have continued working on their portfolio for their Level 2 ASDAN CoPE
(Certificate of Personal Effectiveness). All the students are now coming to the end of the course
as they have completed the six key skills and produced evidence for 12 modules. These skills
range from Problem Solving, Improving Own Learning, and completing a research report with a
final presentation of their findings. The ASDAN course has given the students a level of
independence and choice when producing evidence and pieces of work, allowing the students to
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further their interests and produce some outstanding pieces of work. The ASDAN co-ordinator
has visited the school on a number of occasions and looked through the students folders and has
commenting on the excellent standard of work produced for students at such a young age. Their
folders are being submitted for moderation at the beginning of March and if successful, the
students will gain a B grade at GCSE, which is a fantastic achievement. Well done everyone!
Mr Ferreira
The English Baccalaureate Pathway for Year 9
This term, Year 9 will be choosing their KS4 option subjects for 2014-16. As Herons, there is an
expectation to follow the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) Pathway, alongside optional choices.
The subjects identified under the EBacc incorporate GCSE Maths, English, Science, Geography
or History and a language. The English Baccalaureate is intended to give pupils greater
opportunity to study in and beyond the vital core subjects in preparation for A levels and
further education. It is our intention to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all our
students. Further information regarding the English Baccalaureate Pathway will be available in
the Year 9 Option Booklet. Miss McKenzie
Ella Eastwood wins Canterbury Sports Award
On Friday 18th October I had the pleasure of attending the Canterbury District Sports
Awards with Ella Eastwood and her family. I had nominated Ella for a Community Sport
Award for her participation in sport and fundraising for Kent Association for the Blind
(KAB).
Ella was nominated because she is an inspirational student at Herne Bay High School. She is
registered blind as a result of Stargardt disease (a form of juvenile macular degeneration)
and has to attend regular appointments at the specialist Moorfields Eye Hospital in London
– typically five hours at a time. Despite her severely limited eyesight, Ella is sport-mad and
fully participates in PE lessons and attends numerous after school clubs including girls’
football, trampolining, rock climbing and roller skating. Outside school Ella uses her love of
sport and physical activity to fundraise for KAB (Kent Association for the Blind). Last year
she raised £3000 climbing Mount Snowdon with her dad, reaching the 3560ft summit in an
onslaught of hailstones and 80mph winds. This summer she completed the Herne Bay Race
for Life in a very impressive 32 minutes and raised £300 for Cancer Research UK. She has
recently taken part in a 5km walk for KAB and she is currently planning a triathlon in which
she will complete the bike section on a tandem. Nothing fazes Ella – she always has a
beaming smile on her face and such a positive attitude to life and the challenges she faces.
Three nominees for each
She is a true inspiration.
category were shortlisted and
on the night each person was
invited on stage whilst their
achievements were read out to
the audience. A guest presenter
then opened the winning
envelope to announce the
overall winner. We were
extremely proud when the
name they announced was “Ella
Eastwood” and Ella stepped
forward to receive flowers and a
To round off an evening of pride for Herne Bay High beautiful glass trophy.
School, former student, now World Champion rower,
Dan Ritchie also took the Senior Sports Performer of
the Year award. Mrs Bourne
Parent Questionnaire
Each year in order to ensure that the Heron students
are being continuously challenged in their work and
expectations, we ask for parents to comment on their
child’s progress as well as the quality of the
curriculum, work and homework. The result of this
questionnaire provides valuable information in
developing the curriculum pathways and support to
ensure the students fulfil their potential. Mr Jones
Herne Bay High School’s Uniform Policy
All students:
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Black blazer with school badge
Plain white shirt with a ‘classic’ collar, with a top button that should be done up for the whole day
School tie related to the Mini-Community to which the child belongs , that should be worn at the correct length with
the top Heron logo showing below the knot when done up
 All students should have a plain outer coat (not a fleece, sweatshirt or denim jacket/coat)
 Hoodies are not permitted in school as either outer coats or as a replacement for the school jumper or blazer
Boys’ Uniform (in addition to the above):
Girls’ Uniform (in addition to the above):
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Formal black trousers (not corduroy, denim
jeans, cotton drill or track suit bottoms)
Plain black shoes with no logos (not trainers or
plimsolls) and black socks
Optional ~ The school plain V-neck black
pullover with the school logo can be worn
under blazers.
No other jumpers, sweatshirts or cardigans etc.
are permissible
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The standard school skirt (available from Rogers’ Menswear)
Tailored black trousers may be worn (not leggings, corduroy,
denim jeans, cotton drill, ski pants, track suit bottoms or wide
flares)
Black shoes with no logos (not trainers or plimsolls) with a
sensible heel no higher than 5cms (measured from sole to
instep)
Black socks must be worn with trousers
Plain black tights or ankle length black socks may be worn
with the school skirt
Optional ~ The school plain V-neck black pullover with the
school logo or the school cardigan with the school logo can be
worn underneath the school blazer
No other jumpers, sweatshirts or cardigans etc. are
permissible
Jewellery/Make-up
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Girls are permitted to wear discrete make-up.
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Extreme hair styles (cut and/or colour), as identified by Dr Owen are deemed inappropriate.
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Facial piercing is strictly prohibited, e.g. nose studs, eye brow bars or rings as are visible tattoos
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For health and safety reasons the wearing of jewellery is not allowed within school except for a watch and a
single discrete stud in each ear.
During the summer term, students are permitted to wear a:
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White polo shirt with the School Sports College Logo in place of the formal white shirt, blazer and tie
Over the polo shirt students may wear any of the following items, and a coat if necessary:
o School tracksuit top (no other tracksuit top or hoodie is acceptable)
o School black jumper or girls may wear the school cardigan with badge
o School black fleece top
 The wearing of trainers is strictly forbidden
 Shoes, trousers, skirts, socks and tights are as above
Should students choose not to wear the summer uniform they will be expected to wear their ‘normal’ uniform in
accordance with the guidelines listed above.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sanctions for those students who fail to abide by the school’s Uniform Policy
Where a student breaches the school’s uniform policy, this will be seen as defiance of school rules and that student
will be subject to school sanctions. Following DfE advice, these sanctions may include exclusion, depending on the
circumstances of the case, even if the student does not otherwise display poor behaviour.
HBHS’s Pupil Premium Package
Year
Free School
Meals
Subsidised
school trips
Additional financial
support if
appropriate
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Economic times are tough with
very few people receiving pay
rises, record numbers out of work,
a lack of jobs available, benefits
and overtime being cut and prices
ever increasing. Arguably then it
has never been more important to
ensure that everyone takes
advantage of any financial
support that they are eligible for.
To be eligible for the PPP the
pupil's family must be in receipt of
one of the following benefits, and
claiming Free School Meals, Income
Support; Income Based Jobseekers
Allowance; Child Tax Credit (not
including Working Tax Credit) - if the
household income is below £16190; the
Guaranteed Element of State Pension
Credit or be Asylum Seekers.
As such schools are encouraged to
publicise the Pupil Premium
Package (PPP). The PPP is
additional money that the school
receives to support its children.
It is worth noting that HBHS is
committed in ensuring that any
child who receives the PPP is not
singled out or made to feel in
anyway different.
At HBHS, we have a PPP that
aims to offer individualised,
practical and financial support to
our children, this will include
subsiding school trips, helping
with the purchase of resources to
support students’ progress and
responding to individual requests
for financial support to ensure
that all students have the same
opportunities and progress at the
same rate.
The school has also established
ways to ensure that no-one, other
than the child, will know that they
receive Free School Meals (FSM) as
each lunch time they will have
their cashless catering card
automatically credited with £2.40.
This can be spent in the school’s
restaurant on either hot or cold
food. Should the child not use their
FSM allowance or have not spent it
all, at 1.20pm their card is
automatically wiped. It is worth
considering that this means that a
child who receives FSM will benefit
from an additional £12 per week or
around £450 per year.
If you wish to have more
information or ask any questions
please email
[email protected] or
phone the school and ask to speak
to Mrs Clifton (Dr Owen’s Personal
Assistant).
Mrs Clifton will also be able to
point parents in the right direction
to apply for this opportunity.
Attendance – the facts:
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Regular attendance at school is vital to help children achieve and get the best possible start in life.
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Children who frequently miss school often fall behind.
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There is a strong link between good school attendance and achieving good results. For example,
only 12% of pupils with below 80% school attendance achieve five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C
including English and Maths, compared to 68% for pupils with attendance greater than 95%.
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Furthermore, good attendance at school shows potential employers that a young person is reliable.
If you have any concerns about your child’s attendance or wish to discuss attendance issues, please speak to
Mrs Molloy, the school’s Attendance and Administration Manager, on 01227 361221.
Extra-Curricular Opportunities
HBHS prides itself on the wealth of opportunities that it offers students beyond their normal lessons
– please see later on in this newsletter for a list of over 100 clubs and activities that students can get
involved with when they are not in class. The list, which is sometines updated, is also available on
the school’s website:
http://www.hernebayhigh.org/43/document-area
Herne Bay High School
Clubs and Activities for the Spring Term (2013-2014)
MONDAY
Time
Activity
Year
Venue
Staff
7.45-8.15
Breakfast club – Basketball
All
Sports Hall
Miss Baxter
10.35-10.55
Break time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff
12.50-1.15
Technology Homework Club
All
TE03
Mrs Murton
12.45-1.15
Cornerball
All
Sports Hall
Mr Beeson
12.45-1.15
Fitness Suite
All
Fitness Suite
Mr Hopper
12.45-1.15
Badminton / Table Tennis
All
Bay Arena
Mr Scorer
12.45-1.15
Boys Dance Company
All
Dance Studio 1
Mrs O’Neill/Miss Thorpe
12.35-1.10
History Homework Club
All
Hi11
Ms Fairbard
12.35-1.15
Maths Homework Club
All
Ma18
LSAs
12.35-1.15
Lunch time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
12.35-1.15
Games Club
All
LRC
Mrs Williams & LSAs
12.40-1.10
Music Tech Club
All
Mu03
Miss Reece
12.40-1.10
Radio Cabin
All
Mu04
Mrs Short
12.40-1.15
Quiet Study
Yr11
PE01
Mr Ferreira
3.15-4.10
After School Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
3.20-4.30
Art “Catch Up & Carry On”
KS4
Art Downstairs
SP & LS
3.15-4.15
Fitness
All
Fitness Suite
Fitness Instructors
3.25-4.30
Girls Basketball
All
Sports Hall
Miss Wynter & Mrs Small
3.25-4.30
Trampolining
All
Gymnasium
Miss Baxter & Mrs Small
3.25-4.30
Hockey
All
Astro
Miss Munns
3.30-4.30
Mixed Advanced Technique /
Performance Group
10-13
Dance Studio 1
Mrs O’Neill/Miss Thorpe
3.10-4.10
Business Catch Up Club
10&11
BS04
Mr Hudson
3.10-4.10
Health & Social Care Catch Up
Club
10&11
BS01
Miss Rake
TUESDAY
Time
Activity
Year
Venue
Staff
7.45-8.15
Breakfast club –Football
All
Sports Hall
Mrs Small
10.35-10.55
Break time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff
12.45-1.15
Basketball
Yr 7&8
Sports Hall
Mr Beeson
12.35-1.15
Roller Skating
Yr7
Bay Arena
Mrs Bourne/Miss Wynter
12.45-1.15
Dance Rehearsals GCSE/BTEC
Yr 10-13
Dance Studios
Mrs O’Neill/Miss Thorpe
12.45-1.15
Fitness Suite
All
Fitness Suite
Miss Belsey
12.35-1.10
History Homework Club
All
Hi11
Ms Fairbard
12.50-1.15
Technology Homework Club
All
TE03
Mrs Murton
12.35-1.15
Maths Homework Club
All
Ma18
LSAs
12.35-1.15
Lunch time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
12.35-1.15
Games Club
All
LRC Mezzanine
Mrs Williams & LSAs
12.40-1.10
Music Tech Club
All
Mu03
Miss Reece
12.40-1.10
Class Band Programme
All
Mu01
Mr Vinall
12.40-1.15
Quiet Study
Yr11
PE01
Mr Hopper
3.15-4.10
After School Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
3.30-4.30
STEM club
Yr7-11
Sc13
Miss Gibson/Ms Powell
3.20-4.15
Art Club
KS3
Art Downstairs
All Art staff
3.20-4.30
Art “Catch Up & Carry On”
KS4
Art Downstairs
Miss Penfold/Miss
Southwick
3.15-4.15
Fitness
All
Fitness Suite
Fitness Instructors
3.25-4.30
Girls Climbing
All girls
Climbing room
Marcus Bodey
3.25-4.30
Netball Training
Yr 9,10,11
Netball Courts
Miss Munns/Miss Baxter
3.25-4.30
Roller Skating
All
Bay Arena
Mrs Bourne
3.30-4.30
Boys Dance Company
All
Dance Studio 1
Mrs O’Neill/Miss Thorpe
3.30-4.30
CODE Club
7 Herons
IT12
Mrs Franklin/Mrs Kimpton
3.30-4.30
Photography Club
All
Art Upstairs
Mr Davies-Evans
WEDNESDAY
Time
Activity
Year
Venue
Staff
7.45-8.15
Breakfast club – Unihoc
All
Sports Hall
Mr Beeson
10.35-10.55
Break time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff
12.45-1.15
Fitness
All
Fitness Suite
Miss Belsey
12.45-1.15
Dodgeball
All
Gym
Mr Ferreira
12.35-1.10
History Homework Club
All
Hi11
Ms Fairbard
12.35-1.15
Maths Homework Club
All
Ma18
LSAs
12.35-1.15
Lunch time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
12.35-1.15
Games Club
All
LRC Mezzanine
Mrs Williams & LSAs
12.40-1.10
Music Tech Club
All
Mu03
Mrs Short
12.40-1.10
Class Keyboard Club
All
Mu02
Mr Vinall
3.15-4.10
After School Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
3.20-4.30
Art “Catch Up & Carry On”
KS4
Art Downstairs
Miss Penfold/Miss
Southwick
3.15-4.15
Fitness
All
Fitness Suite
Fitness Instructors
3.25-4.30
Climbing
All
Climbing Room
Mr Horton
3.25-4.30
BTEC Sport Catch Up
Yr10 &11
PE01
Miss Wynter/Miss Baxter
3.25-4.30
BTEC Sport Catch Up
Yr11
PE03
Mr Wooldridge/Mr Ferreira
3.25-4.30
Cricket Hub Club
Yr 7 & 8
Sports Hall
Miss Munns
3.30-4.30
Junior Mixed Dance Company
Yr 7-9
Dance Studio 1
Mrs O’Neill/Miss Thorpe
THURSDAY
Time
Activity
Year
Venue
Staff
7.45-8.15
Breakfast club – Basketball
All
Sports Hall
Miss Munns
10.35-10.55
Break time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff
12.45-1.15
Girls Futsal
All
Sports Hall
Miss Wynter/Mrs Small
12.45-1.15
Benchball
All
Gym
Miss Munns
12.45-1.15
Dance Senior Rehearsals
All
Dance Studio 1
Miss Thorpe
12.35-1.10
History Homework Club
All
Hi11
Ms Fairbard
12.35-1.15
Maths Homework Club
All
Ma18
LSAs
12.35-1.15
Lunch time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
12.35-1.15
Games Club
All
LRC Mezzanine
Mrs Williams & LSAs
12.35-1.15
Chess Club
All
LRC Mezzanine
Mrs Williams & LSAs
12.40-1.10
Music Tech Club
All
Mu03
Mr Vinall
12.40-1.10
Ukulele Club
All
Mu04
Mrs Short
3.15-4.10
After School Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
3.20-4.30
Art “Catch Up & Carry On”
KS4
Art Downstairs
Miss Penfold/ Miss
Southwick
3.20-4.20
French GCSE Drop In
11
MFL Block
Ms Willetts/Mr Dubois
3.30-4.30
Drama Club
All
Theatre
Miss Pottle, Miss Stockley &
Drama Leaders
3.15-4.15
Fitness
All
Fitness Suite
Fitness Instructors
3.25-4.30
Roller Hockey
Yr7&8
Bay Arena
Trish Osborne
3.25-4.30
Trampolining
All
Gymnasium
Miss Baxter
3.25-4.30
BTEC Catch Up & Upgrade
Yr11
PE01
Miss Munns
3.25-4.30
Netball Training
Yr 7&8
Netball Courts
Miss Wynter/Mrs Small
3.25-4.30
OAA BTEC Catch Up
Yr10&11
PE03
Mr Horton/Mr Beeson
3.30-4.30
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
All
Sports Hall
Mr Gregory/ Miss Lidyard
All
Dance Studio 1
Mrs O’Neill/Miss Thorpe
12/13
Fitness Suite
Mr Hudson / Mr Hasler
Dance Project Rehearsals
3.30-4.30
Dance Dash
3.10-4.10
Public Services Fitness Club
FRIDAY
Time
Activity
Year
Venue
Staff
7.45-8.15
Breakfast club – Football
All
Sports Hall
Mr Wooldridge
10.35-10.55
Break time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff
12.35-1.15
Dodgeball
All
Sports Hall
Mr Wooldridge
12.35-1.15
Roller Skating
All
Bay Arena
Mrs Small
12.45-1.15
Boys Trampolining
All
Gym
Miss Baxter
12.45-1.15
Quiet Study
Yr11
PE01
Mr Hopper
12.45-1.15
Dance senior performance
group. Project based pieces.
Yr1013
Dance Studios
1&2
Mrs O’Neill/Miss Thorpe
12.35-1.10
History Homework Club
All
Hi11
Ms Fairbard
12.35-1.15
Maths Homework Club
All
Ma18
LSAs
12.35-1.15
Lunch time Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
12.35-1.15
Games Club
All
LRC Mezzanine
Mrs Williams & LSAs
12.40 – 1.10
Trumpet/Horn/Tuba Club
All
Mu01
Mr Vinall
12.40- 1.10
Singalong Friday
All
Mu04
Miss Reece
3.15-4.00
After School Homework Club
All
LRC
LRC staff & LSAs
3.30 – 4.30
Trumpet/Horn/Tuba Club
All
Mu01
3.25-4.30
Tennis
All
Tennis Astro
Mr Tripodi (coach)
3.25-4.30
Basketball
All
Sports Hall
Mr Beeson