The Hemel Hempstead School Issue 1117

6th December 2019

Email: parentmail@hemelschool.com Website: www.hhs.herts.sch.uk

This has been an incredibly sad week for our school community. I do not feel that it is fitting to open the newsletter with the tragic news, so I have written to all of you separately today. Neil Hassell Headteacher

Careers Information

National Careers Week has published a free guide which parents can use to increase the employability and prospects of their teenage children. There is advice on a range of topics including how to choose a career, access careers services, develop employability skills and completing applications. The guide can be obtained by emailing: parentsguide@win-that-job.com Target Careers also provides information and advice on the range of career possibilities available. It has sections on the different industry sectors, labour market data and how to decide which A levels to study as well as details about school leaver programmes, apprenticeships and university courses. The website address is https://targetcareers.co.uk/ Miss S Bond

Careers Coordinator

HEADTEACHER CERTIFICATES

Service to the School Community for

Volunteering for 150 hours with St Johns Ambulance

Georgina Heron-Edmends 9C

Excellent Achievement for

Representing HHS in the Rotary Young chef Competition

Max Smith 10C Fay Wishart 10P

Winning the U12s ‘The Flu100’ football remember

competition

Zack Broadbent 7F

Reminder to Year 11 Students

Applications to our Sixth Form are due by Friday 10th January 2020. Application Forms have been sent to the school email addresses of every student in Year 11. All internal applications must be completed online using this form. Thank you Sixth Form Office

School Christmas Concert

The Hemel Hempstead School Christmas Concert this year will be held in the School Hall on Tuesday, 17th December from 7.00pm - 10.00pm with doors opening at 6.30pm. Refreshments will be served before and during the interval by the Dragons Den Apprentice students raising money for their chosen charity.

Tickets are now available to buy online for £5.00 (concessions £4.00).

St Johns Church Carol Service

Also our Christmas Carol Service held in St. John's Church, Boxmoor on Wednesday 11th December from 7.00pm to 8.30pm, followed by festive mulled wine and mince pies.

No tickets are required.

Food Technology Appeal

Many students attending Food practical lessons without a suitable plastic container to take home their cooked food. So, rather than throwing away or recycling, we are appealing for donations of empty plastic containers that we can loan out to students. Items such as Chocolate boxes, plastic takeaway trays with lids and Christmas pudding basins would all be really useful.

Thank you Mrs K Russell

Food TechnologyTeacher

Free Fundraising

At this time of year when buying gifts online, please consider

registering at: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/hemelhempsteadscho

olassociation/

If you use this link for shopping online it enables us to receive free donations for the school and doesn’t cost you anything!

***Blue Week***

Sunday 8th Dec – All day Musical Rehearsals 8.00am – 5.30pm MU1/MU2

***Gold Week***

11th Dec – Years 10 & 13 Dance Theatre Trip to

11th Dec – Carol Service @ St Johns Church Years 7-13 – 7.00pm – 10.00pm 12th Dec – Save the Children – Christmas Jumper Day

12th Dec – Christmas Movie Night – 5.30pm – 8.00pm M9 13th Dec – INSET DAY School Closed to students

***Blue Week***

17th – 19th Dec – MFL visit to Cologne

17th Dec – Aspire higher youth advisory panel meeting, Year 9, 10 & 11 (selected students) 1.35pm – 2.35pm, IT4

17th Dec – School Christmas Concert, 7.00pm Hall 19th Dec – Senior Prizegiving, 7.30pm, Hall 20th Dec – Mistletoe Day 9.00am – 1.00pm

Term dates 2019/2020

Last day of Autumn Term – Friday 20th December 2019, Finish @ 1.00pm

Spring Term starts – Monday 6th January 2020 Half Term – Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February

Last Day of Spring Term – Friday 3rd April

The Newsletter is blue or gold to correspond with the blue or gold timetable of the following week.

PARKING – Anchor Lane/Heath Lane

We would like to remind parents to be extra vigilant at drop off and pick up times outside of the school. Recently Heath Lane and Anchor Lane have become particularly busy again with cars blocking and driving on pavements which is extremely dangerous for all. At least 85% of our students do walk to school which is fantastic and we continue to encourage walking/cycling to and from school. We kindly ask our parents/carers to park in either a nearby car park located on the school map or at an agreed point away from school. We are currently in the process of negotiating with Dacorum Borough Council free parking at The Water Gardens car park for school parents/carers, we will update you as soon as we have more information on this.

The local map can be found here: https://www.hhs.herts.sch.uk/school-map-extended-2019-final-2

SPORT

FIXTURES

Mon 9th Dec – U12 & U14 County Basketball Tournaments @ Queens School 8.30am – 4.00pm Mon 9th Dec – Year 8 & 9 Netball v Berkhamsted School (A) 3.30pm – 6.00pm

Mon 9th Dec – Year 11 County Cup v Stanborough (H) 4.00pm – 5.30pm Tues 10th Dec – Year 8 Basketball Pool Game v Laureate Academy 4.00pm – 5.00pm

Thurs 12th Dec – Year 10 Football v Longdean (A) 1.45pm – 3.45pm Thurs 12th Dec – Year 7 Rugby v Tring (H) 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Thurs 12th Dec – Year 10 Netball v Longdean (H) 3.30pm – 5.00pm Thurs 12th Dec – U13s Girls Football v Longdean (H) 4.00pm

RESULTS

Netball Well done to the Year 8 netball team who won their match against Kings Langley. MVP went to Mia Maslen Wollington. As well as this, our year 8 team also beat Abbots Hill 8-5 on Thursday. MVP went to Laila. A great win for our Year 10 netball team on Thursday, beating Abbots Hill A 18-3. MVP went to Summer Gibbings. Basketball

An unlucky loss for our year 10 basketball team who were beaten by Ashlyns 43-24 on Wednesday.

Jack Gibbings

Year 12

Flyers Attached:

Smartphone online safety tips

Gold Letters Issued Recently: Letter 62 – Year 13 Parent Consultation Evening Letter 66 – Uniform Policy – Skirts Letter 67 – Christmas Lunch