The Year 12 Geographers bravely survived freezing temperatures and a trip up to Shrewsbury before half term, to complete vital fieldwork to help with their summer exam. The trip was led by Mr Preston, Ms Richards and Ms Hughes. The students worked extremely hard and the research will increase their understanding and improve their coursework. The Field Studies Centre said that the students were a credit to the school and they thoroughly enjoyed working with them. Many thanks to all involved and good luck for the Summer Exams!
Ms Bouckley
Friday, 27 February 2009
Keston School Documentary
The first week after Christmas saw the start of Health Week at Keston CE Primary School. As part of our specialist status we decided to help Year 5 make a documentary of all the events that were happening at their school. We lent them a video camera and tripod and spent some time showing the pupils how to frame and light their shots. We also talked about how to compile a news report and conduct interviews. The pupils then had the camera to film as much as they could of the activities and interview some of the people who came in to talk to them. The following week we went back with lights and cameras to film their ‘studio’ pieces, the presenters who would link all the news reports together. Two weeks later we went back to the school to show them how to edit their footage, picking the best bits and adding titles and sound effects to make the final DVD. The pupils loved the project and are very proud of their efforts.
6th Form Creative Writing Trip to Totleigh Barton
During half term, 16 Key Stage 5 English students set off for Devon in the minibus (affectionately named ‘Lindsey’ for the duration of the trip!). We stayed at Totleigh Barton, a creative writing retreat in a thatched 16th century farmhouse run by the Arvon Foundation, in the village of Sheepwash, not far from Exeter.
Tutoring us were novelist Malachy Doyle and poet Chrissie Gittins. During our morning seminars we were encouraged to share our work with one another and develop our writing skills. By the end of the week our confidence had definitely increased: the skills we developed whilst experimenting with a variety of written forms enabled us to build upon our knowledge of creative techniques and give expression to our tortured souls!
Not only did the trip boost our capacity to fulfil our potential in A level English, but it also provided much fun, many frolicks and lots of new friends (that’s alliteration you know!). Mud, cloudy water and sleep deprivation aside, we all had a fantastic time. Many thanks to Miss Wotton and Mr Guest for taking us on such a great and memorable trip.
By Charlotte Salter, Luke Sutton, Pip Hicks, Year 13
Tutoring us were novelist Malachy Doyle and poet Chrissie Gittins. During our morning seminars we were encouraged to share our work with one another and develop our writing skills. By the end of the week our confidence had definitely increased: the skills we developed whilst experimenting with a variety of written forms enabled us to build upon our knowledge of creative techniques and give expression to our tortured souls!
Not only did the trip boost our capacity to fulfil our potential in A level English, but it also provided much fun, many frolicks and lots of new friends (that’s alliteration you know!). Mud, cloudy water and sleep deprivation aside, we all had a fantastic time. Many thanks to Miss Wotton and Mr Guest for taking us on such a great and memorable trip.
By Charlotte Salter, Luke Sutton, Pip Hicks, Year 13
MusicFest
The MusicFest is being held at 6pm on Wednesday 4th March in the School Hall. Tickets are £2 and are available from the Music Department. We hope to see you there.
Media Update
January saw the Media team return to Archbishop Tenison School in Croydon to provide part of their whole school enrichment day. The Year 8 students were to spend the day doing various tasks in the film making process; writing scripts, drawing storyboards, filming and editing. Hayes Media team, Mr Cooper, Mr Hilder and Mrs Farrow, helped with the filming. Students were put into small groups to film a western shootout. They each had a chance, in front of and behind the camera, to act out the mounting tension, final draw and ultimate demise in a shootout. Despite freezing conditions there was some excellent acting as students threw themselves to the ground to act out their final moments. By the end of the lesson students knew how to frame shots, use different camera angles and learned about continuity. They thoroughly enjoyed the day and can’t wait to do it again.
Free Photoshop CS3 Training
On March 10th Media Arts are starting a new free six week course in Photoshop CS3. The sessions will be held in BGB on Tuesday evenings 5-7pm. The sessions are open to anyone with basic computer skills. If you are interested please call Sylvia Farrow on 0208 462 2767 or email s.farrow@hayes.bromley.sch.uk.
Film & Media Studies Trip to Lodge Hill
The first evening we gathered for a film, ‘1408’. It was a memorable evening watching nearly full grown men shriek at the sight of an 80 something year old 3-D woman jump out of a high rise building. The atmosphere was intensely funny and left us wondering what we will face in the morning when we awake to begin the film projects.
After breakfast a flood of fake blood descended upon the peaceful woods and 1980’s décor of the odd numbered bedrooms as filming began. As the hours passed and the light started to fade groups, which were scattered, reunited as the uploading commenced. Wandering to dinner we all reflected on the harsh realities which we will face in tomorrow’s editing sessions.
Post a simple banquet we watched ‘Shaun of the Dead’, then a late hour excursion to the woods for the midnight walk… well to be honest, there wasn’t much walking involved, more like blindfolded children walking in circles. It was this which brought individuals together, it created communication no one had ever thought possible, thus making it a great success and worth a repeat!
Editing began after breakfast, people in their small groups, laughing at the products which they didn’t want anyone to see. Several hours later as all shorts and trailers were screened the teachers disappeared to decide on who was to win what.
Lunch, the final meal which we had in this peaceful location was followed with the awards being handed out. A few tearful acceptance speeches were delivered (not really – but I wished there were) as boxes of chocolates were given to the winners. Smiling (or sleeping, I wasn’t sure), we had packed up and left to return to a civilised community, that sadly did not revolve around films.
By Ben Rider, Year 12
After breakfast a flood of fake blood descended upon the peaceful woods and 1980’s décor of the odd numbered bedrooms as filming began. As the hours passed and the light started to fade groups, which were scattered, reunited as the uploading commenced. Wandering to dinner we all reflected on the harsh realities which we will face in tomorrow’s editing sessions.
Post a simple banquet we watched ‘Shaun of the Dead’, then a late hour excursion to the woods for the midnight walk… well to be honest, there wasn’t much walking involved, more like blindfolded children walking in circles. It was this which brought individuals together, it created communication no one had ever thought possible, thus making it a great success and worth a repeat!
Editing began after breakfast, people in their small groups, laughing at the products which they didn’t want anyone to see. Several hours later as all shorts and trailers were screened the teachers disappeared to decide on who was to win what.
Lunch, the final meal which we had in this peaceful location was followed with the awards being handed out. A few tearful acceptance speeches were delivered (not really – but I wished there were) as boxes of chocolates were given to the winners. Smiling (or sleeping, I wasn’t sure), we had packed up and left to return to a civilised community, that sadly did not revolve around films.
By Ben Rider, Year 12
COMING SOON...
This year’s Main School Production is nearly upon us. It is ‘Dr Faustus’ by Christopher Marlowe and the performance dates are: Thursday 12th, Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March. Shows will start at 7.00pm in the Main Hall.
Tickets are £8 for adults/ £5 for students and OAPS; these will be on sale at lunchtimes in The Street from next week. We look forward to seeing you there.
Tickets are £8 for adults/ £5 for students and OAPS; these will be on sale at lunchtimes in The Street from next week. We look forward to seeing you there.
GCSE English Revision
Year 11 Revision Sessions start this week 3.00-4.00pm:
Tuesdays
Writing about Unseen Non-Fiction – CGL
Wednesdays
The Novel – ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ - LGG
‘Of Mice and Men’ – CGK
‘Lord of the Flies’ – LGD
Thursdays
The Play – ‘A View from the Bridge’ – L1G
‘An Inspector Calls’ – L1C
Fridays
Writing to… (inform, explain, describe etc) – LGC
Make sure you bring your texts with you.
Tuesdays
Writing about Unseen Non-Fiction – CGL
Wednesdays
The Novel – ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ - LGG
‘Of Mice and Men’ – CGK
‘Lord of the Flies’ – LGD
Thursdays
The Play – ‘A View from the Bridge’ – L1G
‘An Inspector Calls’ – L1C
Fridays
Writing to… (inform, explain, describe etc) – LGC
Make sure you bring your texts with you.
Year 9-11 Trip to Barcelona
On 12th February 29 students went to Barcelona, in the region of Catalonia, North Spain. We left for a 7.00am flight which took around 2 hours. After a short coach journey, we checked into the Hotel Roma Reial. We then headed straight off to the Chocolate Museum. There were famous sculptures, made entirely of chocolate, including Chicken Little and the famous Lizard from Parc Guell, which we later visited.
Other highlights of the holiday included a tour of the Nou Camp, home to Barcelona FC. Also Poble Espanyol, a traditional Spanish Village, which was interesting. In the evenings we ate at a local restaurant called Fresc Co and later went bowling, ice skating and even shopping in El Corte Ingles. Overall, we all really enjoyed the trip and would like to thank Miss Knox, Miss Craggs and Mr Whittle for making the trip a huge success!
By Wilf Foster 9LBK and Alex Kelly 9CP
Other highlights of the holiday included a tour of the Nou Camp, home to Barcelona FC. Also Poble Espanyol, a traditional Spanish Village, which was interesting. In the evenings we ate at a local restaurant called Fresc Co and later went bowling, ice skating and even shopping in El Corte Ingles. Overall, we all really enjoyed the trip and would like to thank Miss Knox, Miss Craggs and Mr Whittle for making the trip a huge success!
By Wilf Foster 9LBK and Alex Kelly 9CP
Free Microsoft Office 2003 for all Hayes Students and Staff (well almost free)
We are making available a free copy of the Microsoft Office suite to all students and staff of Hayes School allowing them to install a single copy on a home PC. The software included in the suite is:
MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS InfoPath, MS Outlook, MS Power Point, and MS Publisher.
If students want to take advantage of this they will need to pick up a User Agreement form from the Library or Mr Veldtman, or you can download it here . This form will need to be signed by the student’s parents and brought back to Finance. Students have to pay the cost of the CD which is 50p. Finance will then give them this software. The high street value is approximately £100. If you have any queries please contact me at school.
Mr Veldtman
MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS InfoPath, MS Outlook, MS Power Point, and MS Publisher.
If students want to take advantage of this they will need to pick up a User Agreement form from the Library or Mr Veldtman, or you can download it here . This form will need to be signed by the student’s parents and brought back to Finance. Students have to pay the cost of the CD which is 50p. Finance will then give them this software. The high street value is approximately £100. If you have any queries please contact me at school.
Mr Veldtman
Year 11 Creative Writing Workshops
Twenty Year 11 students recently completed a series of workshops led by professional writer and performance poet Malika Booker. The aim was to improve imagination and confidence, and expand skills, in preparation for the summer English examinations. The scheme was funded by our Specialist School status. Malika was very impressed by the dedication and commitment shown by the students. The resulting poems and creative writing will soon be available for
everyone to view on the school’s website. Here is some of the feedback the students gave about
their experiences:
“…the language tips were excellent.”
“I would rate our leader very highly.”
“The fun, relaxed atmosphere helped me work better.”
“I think my review in the exam will be better, and I will
use the techniques to get rid of writing block.”
“I like to think that the workshops will help me to
exceed my Benchmark.”
“I thought it was really worthwhile. I think it has helped
my work and will improve my grades, because I now
know how to refine my work and add detail.”
Let us hope that the effects last and that all will be able
to use their new-found skills to great effect, in June!
everyone to view on the school’s website. Here is some of the feedback the students gave about
their experiences:
“…the language tips were excellent.”
“I would rate our leader very highly.”
“The fun, relaxed atmosphere helped me work better.”
“I think my review in the exam will be better, and I will
use the techniques to get rid of writing block.”
“I like to think that the workshops will help me to
exceed my Benchmark.”
“I thought it was really worthwhile. I think it has helped
my work and will improve my grades, because I now
know how to refine my work and add detail.”
Let us hope that the effects last and that all will be able
to use their new-found skills to great effect, in June!
Sainsbury's Active Kids Vouchers
I am pleased to inform you that we are taking part in Sainsbury’s Active Kids again this year. From the 11th February to 3rd June you will be able to receive one Sainsbury’s voucher for every £10 you spend at any Sainsbury’s stores. You can also earn vouchers at any Sainsbury’s petrol stations and convert your Nectar points into vouchers by visiting nector.com. Vouchers should be placed in the collection box at Student Reception or the PE office.
Friday, 13 February 2009
Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers
I am pleased to inform you that we are taking part in Sainsbury’s Active Kids again this year. From the 11th February to 3rd June you will be able to receive one Sainsbury’s voucher for every £10 you spend at any Sainsbury’s stores. You can also earn vouchers at any Sainsbury’s petrol stations and convert your Nectar points into vouchers by visiting nector.com. Vouchers should be placed in the collection box at Student Reception or the PE office.
Year 11 Creative Writing Workshops
Twenty Year 11 students recently completed a series of workshops led by professional writer and performance poet Malika Booker. The aim was to improve imagination and confidence, and expand skills, in preparation for the summer English examinations. The scheme was funded by our Specialist School status.
Malika was very impressed by the dedication and commitment shown by the students. The resulting poems and creative writing will soon be available for everyone to view on the school’s website.
Here is some of the feedback the students gave about their experiences:
“…the language tips were excellent.”
“I would rate our leader very highly.”
“The fun, relaxed atmosphere helped me work better.”
“I think my review in the exam will be better, and I will use the techniques to get rid of writing block.”
“I like to think that the workshops will help me to exceed my Benchmark.”
“I thought it was really worthwhile. I think it has helped my work and will improve my grades, because I now know how to refine my work and add detail.”
Let us hope that the effects last and that all will be able to use their new-found skills to great effect, in June!
Malika was very impressed by the dedication and commitment shown by the students. The resulting poems and creative writing will soon be available for everyone to view on the school’s website.
Here is some of the feedback the students gave about their experiences:
“…the language tips were excellent.”
“I would rate our leader very highly.”
“The fun, relaxed atmosphere helped me work better.”
“I think my review in the exam will be better, and I will use the techniques to get rid of writing block.”
“I like to think that the workshops will help me to exceed my Benchmark.”
“I thought it was really worthwhile. I think it has helped my work and will improve my grades, because I now know how to refine my work and add detail.”
Let us hope that the effects last and that all will be able to use their new-found skills to great effect, in June!
Speak Up! Speak Out!
Congratulations to Joanne Eels (9CP) who took part in the Bromley final of the Year 9 “Speak Up! Speak Out!” competition on Wednesday 11th February. Hayes was one of 15 schools that took part; the competition was fierce, but Jo kept her cool and delivered her speech on euthanasia with confidence and sensitivity. Well done, Jo!
Sixth Form Attendance
To ensure that standards within our Sixth Form are maintained, any student who is found to be truanting a lesson will be placed in a C5 Saturday morning detention.
Reliability in good attendance and punctuality are important life skills, moreover missing a lesson is detrimental to a student’s future examination success.
We assured students and parents we would follow up on all absences and poor punctuality. We are therefore keeping to our commitment by issuing detentions for truancy or poor punctuality. Students need to keep to their part of that contract.
Miss Moss, Assistant Head
Reliability in good attendance and punctuality are important life skills, moreover missing a lesson is detrimental to a student’s future examination success.
We assured students and parents we would follow up on all absences and poor punctuality. We are therefore keeping to our commitment by issuing detentions for truancy or poor punctuality. Students need to keep to their part of that contract.
Miss Moss, Assistant Head
Sports Awards Evening 2009
Last Thursday over 400 people braved the cold and filled up the Main Hall to celebrate the sporting successes of Hayes School. We were honoured that Ben Quilter, a member of the Team GB Paralympian Judo Squad, joined us and spoke about his experiences in Beijing and his determination to win a medal in 2012.
Over 200 students received awards ranging from excellent performances and effort in PE lessons to Sports Day winners. We also awarded PE colours and for the first time Players’ Player of the Year. We were delighted that Burnt Ash Primary School joined us to receive their award as Bromley Hi Five Netball Champions, a competition that was hosted by Hayes School.
The evening culminated with the Sports Performers of the Year and Team of the Year. The winners were:
Team of the Year: Senior Netball Team (SESSA University League Champions)
Key Stage 3 Girl: Ellie Steward
Key Stage 3 Boy: Matthew Tobitt
Key Stage 4 Girl: Hannah Goodridge
Key Stage 4 Boy: Elliot West
Key Stage 5 Girl: Jessica Turner
Key Stage 5 Boy: Caleb Adetona
Hayes School Sports Performer of the Year: Jessica Turner
Congratulations to students who received awards and thank you to all of the parents and guests who came to support.
Over 200 students received awards ranging from excellent performances and effort in PE lessons to Sports Day winners. We also awarded PE colours and for the first time Players’ Player of the Year. We were delighted that Burnt Ash Primary School joined us to receive their award as Bromley Hi Five Netball Champions, a competition that was hosted by Hayes School.
The evening culminated with the Sports Performers of the Year and Team of the Year. The winners were:
Team of the Year: Senior Netball Team (SESSA University League Champions)
Key Stage 3 Girl: Ellie Steward
Key Stage 3 Boy: Matthew Tobitt
Key Stage 4 Girl: Hannah Goodridge
Key Stage 4 Boy: Elliot West
Key Stage 5 Girl: Jessica Turner
Key Stage 5 Boy: Caleb Adetona
Hayes School Sports Performer of the Year: Jessica Turner
Congratulations to students who received awards and thank you to all of the parents and guests who came to support.
Academic Tutoring Day – Wednesday 11th March
Our second Academic Tutoring Day is taking place on Wednesday 11th March 2009. During Academic Tutoring Day, the normal school timetable is suspended to allow us to conduct personal interviews with students across all year groups in the school. Students will only be required to attend school on this day for approximately 30 minutes.
- Students will reflect on their positive achievements this term and areas for development during a 10-15 minute interview with a member of the school staff.
- Students will also review the progress made since the last Academic Tutoring Day (in November).
- Interviews are carried out by members of teaching staff, associate staff and school governors.
- The focus of the day is students’ personal development and current performance in all subjects.
- An action plan with targets/action points is reviewed and agreed for the next term during the meeting.
During the day there will be a limited lunch service in the school canteen for students who may wish to take advantage of this. In addition, the Study Centre will be open to students all day to complete independent work/study.
Academic Tutoring Day is an important part of our ongoing work to guide and support students by monitoring their academic progress in school and also celebrating and recognising their achievements and contributions outside the curriculum. It is especially important at this time of year as students begin preparations for the summer examinations. More details will be circulated after half-term.
Hayes Special Educational Needs Provision 2008/9
Hayes has an inclusive and proactive approach to supporting students who have learning difficulties and disabilities. In addition to the support and monitoring that is in place for every Hayes student, the Learning Support Department makes specific support and intervention to students. The Learning Support Department is made up of a team of highly skilled support staff who work with individual students in class, as well as through withdrawal for one to one and small group work. We work in close partnership with teaching staff and external agencies including therapy services and the voluntary sector. The Learning Support room H3 is equipped with an interactive whiteboard and fully networked computers, but most importantly a team of caring and enthusiastic staff who work to support students in becoming more independent.
The interventions and provision made by Learning Support includes:
- Before school support with organising for the day from 8.00am in the Learning Support room H3
- Lunch club in H3
- Homework club every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3.00pm – 4.00pm in H3
- In class support
- Small group literacy support
- Spelling club
- Study skills support
- Support for completion of coursework in Year 10 & 11
- Individual support for those students who experience high levels of anxiety including those on the Autistic Spectrum.
As a Department, we are always looking to improve and develop our provision for the benefit of Hayes students.
Mrs Breen, Head of Special Educational Needs
Kirkland Rowell – School Self Evaluation Surveys
“How well are we doing? What are we doing well? What could we do better to make Hayes a great school?”
Following half-term we will be issuing questionnaires to all students, parents and staff to support our school self-evaluation and development planning. The questionnaires have been designed by an independent company, are used by a large number of schools nationally and in Bromley, and will provide us with valuable information to help us identify priority areas for staff, students and parents and areas we can improve.
The questionnaires will be distributed during the week commencing 23rd February. Please ensure that you receive a questionnaire for each child you have at the school and return it to the school via your son/daughter’s tutor as soon as possible during the week. All questionnaires will be anonymous. The questionnaire takes approximately 10 minutes to complete
We wish to hear the views of as many of you as possible - thank you in advance for your support.
Mr Whittle, Deputy Headteacher
Following half-term we will be issuing questionnaires to all students, parents and staff to support our school self-evaluation and development planning. The questionnaires have been designed by an independent company, are used by a large number of schools nationally and in Bromley, and will provide us with valuable information to help us identify priority areas for staff, students and parents and areas we can improve.
The questionnaires will be distributed during the week commencing 23rd February. Please ensure that you receive a questionnaire for each child you have at the school and return it to the school via your son/daughter’s tutor as soon as possible during the week. All questionnaires will be anonymous. The questionnaire takes approximately 10 minutes to complete
We wish to hear the views of as many of you as possible - thank you in advance for your support.
Mr Whittle, Deputy Headteacher
Friday, 6 February 2009
School Closure
Along with all other Bromley Schools we were forced to close on Monday and Tuesday due to the snow which made travel impossible and we did not want to compromise the safety of students and staff. My apologies for this, but I am sure parents appreciate we had no real alternative.
I hope all parents and students received the messages and update via the website and Parentmail about the closures on Monday and Tuesday and our re-opening on Wednesday.
This event really demonstrated the effectiveness of Parentmail. If you have not given us your email address, please do so – it is the quickest and easiest way we can contact you.
I am grateful to the staff who came in on Monday to get the information out to everyone and to look after any students who arrived. I also want to thank the Site staff who worked extremely hard to get the site open for Wednesday. Some other schools did not manage to open on Wednesday.
Attendance this week has generally been good, but there have been some disappointing absences. Please make every effort to be in school even if it means leaving earlier.
As the residue of the snow remains we need all students to be considerate and safe.
Thank you and let us have your email for Parentmail communication please.
Mr Osborne, Headteacher
Weather Forecast for Weekend
There have been reports that we are due more snow over the weekend. Please check the school’s website www.hayes.bromely.sch.uk and messages via Parentmail for any details regarding the opening or closure of the school. We will also leave messages on FM Radio Time frequency 106.8FM (Beckenham/Penge area) and 107.3FM (other areas).
Year 11 Study Skills Day
Wednesday 4th February was Year 11 Study Skills Day. A company called ‘Learning Performance’ came in for the day and showed groups of students how they can use a range of techniques to make their revision more fun and above all more effective. We hope that all students have taken away a few ideas to help with their revision later in the year.
Can I take this opportunity to highlight to Year 11 Parents that our final Year 11 Information Evening of the year is on Wednesday 25th March. This evening will show what parents can do to support students in their revision. Details will be issued shortly.
Mr L Preston
Can I take this opportunity to highlight to Year 11 Parents that our final Year 11 Information Evening of the year is on Wednesday 25th March. This evening will show what parents can do to support students in their revision. Details will be issued shortly.
Mr L Preston
On-line Safety
Recently a young girl befriended an older man over the internet. This led to her leaving home and accompanying him to France. With this in mind it is advisable that parents are aware of who their children are befriending on-line and how much time they spend on social networking sites such as ‘Facebook’ and on Instant Messenger sites such as ‘MSN’.
The easiest way for parents to do this is to have the computer used by their children in a central, open place in the house where Internet activity and usage can easily be monitored rather than have the child tucked away in their room and parents not know what they are doing on–line. Essentially, we keep our kids safe by locking the door at night, but they are then exposed to potential hazards on-line. Have conversations with your children about their on-line habits, who they are speaking to and most crucially if they feel uncomfortable what they can do – speak to parents, teachers even the police.
If you want any further advice on this please do contact me at school and I will try and help.
Mr Veldtman
The easiest way for parents to do this is to have the computer used by their children in a central, open place in the house where Internet activity and usage can easily be monitored rather than have the child tucked away in their room and parents not know what they are doing on–line. Essentially, we keep our kids safe by locking the door at night, but they are then exposed to potential hazards on-line. Have conversations with your children about their on-line habits, who they are speaking to and most crucially if they feel uncomfortable what they can do – speak to parents, teachers even the police.
If you want any further advice on this please do contact me at school and I will try and help.
Mr Veldtman
Thanks from Hayes PTA
The PTA would like to thank Mrs Jasper for her generous donation. Tickets are still available for the following social fundraising events:
PTA Family Quiz Night – Friday 27th February at 7.30pm
PTA Dance Night – Saturday 21st March at 8.00pm
Please show your support for the PTA and the school. Details available on the PTA section of the school website or at pta@hayes.bromley.sch.uk
PTA Family Quiz Night – Friday 27th February at 7.30pm
PTA Dance Night – Saturday 21st March at 8.00pm
Please show your support for the PTA and the school. Details available on the PTA section of the school website or at pta@hayes.bromley.sch.uk
KS5 Mocks
These are to be held on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th February. Lessons will run as normal and students should ensure they use the weekend to prepare properly for these exams.
KS3 Assessment Revision Guides
The Maths department have a number of these (slightly used) available for the cash price of £1.00. They come in two level ranges – 3 to 6 and 5 to 8. Please give cash to Miss Calder in A1J. First come, first choice.
Sports Award Evening
We will have a full report on this next week, but it was an outstanding evening. Well done to all those who received awards and to the PE department especially Mr Loomes for organising the event.
Keeping Up with Children
As part of the specialist status, the Maths department ran an evening for parents of students in Year 7 on Thursday 29th January. The main idea was to support parents in realising how the teaching of Maths has changed over the years and how they can support their children in lieu of this. The session introduced parents to what a Maths lesson today encompasses and brought to light the interactive element offered particularly with the use of interactive whiteboards. Participants found the session informative and even got a chance to use the latest technology which is being provided for by the specialist status – a set of voting pods for each member of the class – Imagine ‘audience vote’ in Who wants to be a millionaire!In the picture above parents participate in a lesson starter using interactive dice. The objective was to get a sum nearest to a thousand using randomly generated numbers. Some started to realise what the best strategy for winning the game would be!
Similar sessions will take place later during the year. Students felt it was excellent that their parents were set online homework set on http://www.mymaths.co.uk/. Do you use this website? It has interactive Maths lessons for Key stage 3 and 4 on almost every topic. The login is ‘hayes’ and the password is ‘enlarge’. Try it. It’s fun!
Similar sessions will take place later during the year. Students felt it was excellent that their parents were set online homework set on http://www.mymaths.co.uk/. Do you use this website? It has interactive Maths lessons for Key stage 3 and 4 on almost every topic. The login is ‘hayes’ and the password is ‘enlarge’. Try it. It’s fun!
Mr Solomon, Deputy Head of Maths
Many thanks to Mr Solomon and the Maths department for running this event.
Mr Osborne, Headteacher
The Teaching Awards
The Teaching Awards recognise individual teachers, teaching assistants and governors nationally.Anyone can nominate and it can be an ideal way to thank staff for their work and to recognise those teachers who have made/make a difference. Nominations can be made online at www.teachingawards.com until 1st March 2009.
Creative Writing
A local author, Jenny Rooney, will be talking to students and answering their questions about creative writing on Monday 9th February. This will be a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is interested in writing to get advice from a new writer. Her book 'Inside the Whale' is Richard and Judy's book of the month and she has been shortlisted for a Costa first book award.
This is primarily open to Sixth Form students and they will receive priority, but any other interested students are welcome too. Information about the event can be obtained from Miss Whitelaw in English.
This is primarily open to Sixth Form students and they will receive priority, but any other interested students are welcome too. Information about the event can be obtained from Miss Whitelaw in English.
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Hayes School Reopen Wednesday 4th February
The school will reopen to staff and students on Wednesday 4th February. Students and staff should take extra care on their journey to and from school and around the site over the next few days. Please take care when parking on site.Students should report to form tutors for registration at 8.30am. Students may wear appropriate footwear for the remainder of this week.
Shropshire Parents Meeting Cancelled
The parents meeting due to take place on Wednesday 4th February has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. For further information please contact Suzanne Bouckley (Head of Geography)
Sports Awards Evening - Thursday 5th February
Tickets for Sports Awards Evening have almost sold out. Anybody wishing to purchase tickets should contact the PE Department to check on availability. Unfortunately, no tickets will be sold on the night.
School Canteen
On Thursday 5th February the canteen are holding a Mexican Day and a variety of Mexican food will be available to buy. Also there is a promotion all week on Buxton water at only
50p a bottle.
50p a bottle.
AS Art/Textile trip to The Keeping Gallery
As part of their AS coursework the Year 12 Textiles students visited The Keeping Gallery in Shortlands last week. The gallery was set up by Renate Keeping to exhibit her and her husbands, Charles Keepings’, work. We were particularly interested in Renate Keepings’ textiles work. There is a rich collection on handmade work which is largely an autobiographical. The students commented that they were stunned by the quality and quantity of the collection. I ampleased to say that the students left the gallery inspired and enthused by this amazing ladies work.
DanceFest
On Monday and Tuesday of last week the Dance department showcased Dance at Hayes in theirDancefest. The theme was ‘snapshot’ so each performance was presented around a photograph projected as a backdrop.
There were over 100 performers of all ages and for the first time we had a significant number of boys performing. The quality of the performances was consistently high as was the enthusiasm and joy with which the students danced. The hours of practice, the teamwork and the talent represented were truly impressive.
All the students deserve to be very proud as do the Dance staff, Miss Fitton, Mrs Sexton and Mrs Jefferies whose teaching and dedication made this all possible. The performance was enhanced by the school student tech team lead by Mrs Harney.
An Antarctic Experience!
7WX5 were treated last week to a first hand experience of what Antarctica is like as Ms Werry came to talk to them about her trip to Antarctica. Lots of fascinating facts were found out by excellent questioning by the students:
“I learnt that penguins can really smell as their poo is pink from all the fish they eat” (Becky O’Connor)
“I liked that the penguins build their nests out of pebbles and give a pebble if they love each other”
(Jack Prendergast)
“I have learnt that there are a lot of strict rules in Antarctica” (Selina Cheung)
Ms Bouckley would like to thank Ms Werry for giving up her free time to come and talk to 7WX5, with the highest praise coming from Aidan Giles – “I think Ms Werry could be a Geography teacher”!!
“I learnt that penguins can really smell as their poo is pink from all the fish they eat” (Becky O’Connor)
“I liked that the penguins build their nests out of pebbles and give a pebble if they love each other”
(Jack Prendergast)
“I have learnt that there are a lot of strict rules in Antarctica” (Selina Cheung)
Ms Bouckley would like to thank Ms Werry for giving up her free time to come and talk to 7WX5, with the highest praise coming from Aidan Giles – “I think Ms Werry could be a Geography teacher”!!
Bromley Rugby Club
On Sunday 8th February all junior ages (Year 8 upwards) will be training at the club from 10.00am. It would be a perfect opportunity for any of Hayes School boys who want to get involved in club rugby to come and have a look at how club rugby works at Bromley RFC.
They are keen to take on new players - all squads have RFU qualified coaches. Below is a link to the junior’s home page on the Bromley RFC website, on which there are links to coaches’ details and each squad's page.
http://www.brfcmembers.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=57
They are keen to take on new players - all squads have RFU qualified coaches. Below is a link to the junior’s home page on the Bromley RFC website, on which there are links to coaches’ details and each squad's page.
http://www.brfcmembers.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=57
TILT Show – Technology in Language Teaching
On 21st January, the MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) department hosted a one day event on Technology in Language Teaching in association with Sanako UK at Hayes School. Sanako provide the 33 position Lab 300 installation in the Digital Language Centre (DLC) at
Hayes.
The seminar, attended by 30 delegates from state and independent schools in the South East region, offered an opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and skills related to the use of technology in language teaching and learning. Steve Whittle, Deputy Headteacher and former Head of Languages at Hayes, outlined how the DLC was set up and what an asset it is for the school in making language learning more interactive and engaging for students.
Keynote speaker Wendy Adeniji, Regional Support Adviser for the New Curriculum & ICT Specialist, gave an excellent presentation on using multimedia activities to help teachers deliver the new secondary curriculum for MFL, by providing stimulating resources to get students actively involved in speaking, listening and understanding those tricky grammar issues. She
showed various interactive websites, including Voki where students can create custom made cartoon identities and record their own voice as a podcast. The other speaker, Sarah Wullink from the University of Nottingham, led a practical session on creating audio visual exercise materials.
In our hands on sessions in the DLC, we used a sample Digital Learning Plan, with hyperlinks to audio and visual resources, websites, and specialist language software. We demonstrated the functions of the Sanako Lab 300 system, which enables teacher/student communication, including linking students up in pairs to practise speaking to each other through headphones.
We received excellent feedback from the delegates attending and both Hayes MFL department and Sanako felt it was a very worthwhile and successful day.
Carole Howarth, MFL IT Support
Hayes.
The seminar, attended by 30 delegates from state and independent schools in the South East region, offered an opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and skills related to the use of technology in language teaching and learning. Steve Whittle, Deputy Headteacher and former Head of Languages at Hayes, outlined how the DLC was set up and what an asset it is for the school in making language learning more interactive and engaging for students.
Keynote speaker Wendy Adeniji, Regional Support Adviser for the New Curriculum & ICT Specialist, gave an excellent presentation on using multimedia activities to help teachers deliver the new secondary curriculum for MFL, by providing stimulating resources to get students actively involved in speaking, listening and understanding those tricky grammar issues. She
showed various interactive websites, including Voki where students can create custom made cartoon identities and record their own voice as a podcast. The other speaker, Sarah Wullink from the University of Nottingham, led a practical session on creating audio visual exercise materials.
In our hands on sessions in the DLC, we used a sample Digital Learning Plan, with hyperlinks to audio and visual resources, websites, and specialist language software. We demonstrated the functions of the Sanako Lab 300 system, which enables teacher/student communication, including linking students up in pairs to practise speaking to each other through headphones.
We received excellent feedback from the delegates attending and both Hayes MFL department and Sanako felt it was a very worthwhile and successful day.
Carole Howarth, MFL IT Support
Lessons from Auschwitz Project
On November 6th 2008, as part of The Lessons from Auschwitz project, we visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of Nazi Germany’s concentration camps. Organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust, the four-stage project’s aim is to educate and inform A-Level students ofnot only the effects, but also the causes of the Holocaust, and subsequently spread the lessons to be learnt from the tragedy.On arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the shocking scale and meticulous planning of the camp became really apparent. The sheds created to store animals would be where hundreds of prisoners would sleep, and the watchtower by the Birkenau entrance overlooked the rail-line symbolising the industrial nature of the Holocaust, acting as the most cost-effective manner of transporting Holocaust victims directly to their execution. Visiting the camp restored the humanitarian loss of the Holocaust which is very often absent in literature dealingwith the tragedy.
The countless items of camp’s victims are now preserved behind glass viewing cabinets, acting as inanimate witnesses of the terror. The array of photos in the museum show the stark contrast from the happy pre-war lives of Holocaust victims to the registrationphotos taken upon entrance to the camp, the sadness yet defiance in the face of intolerance and inhumanity. From this experience, we have gained a profound insight into how radical ideologies must not be tolerated. We owe it to the 1.2 million victims of Auschwitz, and the six billion Jews who perished in the Holocaust, to secure a future without intolerance and injustice, so that a similar atrocity can never occur again.
By Nick Nicou and Joe Smart, Year 13
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Our School is situated on West Common Road near the village of Hayes in Bromley, Kent. In partnership with parents and the community, Hayes School aims to provide opportunities for all its students that will enable them to play an active and positive role in the present and future world. As members of a co-educational comprehensive school, students have full access to and experience of the curriculum, regardless of race, class, gender, physical ability and religious belief. The School promotes a sense of self esteem, responsibility and tolerance in young people.
Our aim is to provide opportunities and to challenge each individual so that they reach the highest levels of achievement whatever their starting point. Hayes School places great emphasis on high academic standards and has at its heart the development of the whole person. Expectations are high and the achievements of students and staff are celebrated. Hayes School provides a supportive atmosphere based on self-discipline, mutual respect, co-operation and understanding. Students are encouraged to take responsibility both for their own learning and for the environment in which they live.
Our School is situated on West Common Road near the village of Hayes in Bromley, Kent. In partnership with parents and the community, Hayes School aims to provide opportunities for all its students that will enable them to play an active and positive role in the present and future world. As members of a co-educational comprehensive school, students have full access to and experience of the curriculum, regardless of race, class, gender, physical ability and religious belief. The School promotes a sense of self esteem, responsibility and tolerance in young people.
Our aim is to provide opportunities and to challenge each individual so that they reach the highest levels of achievement whatever their starting point. Hayes School places great emphasis on high academic standards and has at its heart the development of the whole person. Expectations are high and the achievements of students and staff are celebrated. Hayes School provides a supportive atmosphere based on self-discipline, mutual respect, co-operation and understanding. Students are encouraged to take responsibility both for their own learning and for the environment in which they live.
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