Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Free Gilbert Rugby Equipment

Hayes School Rugby has teamed up with the Daily Mail and the Mail On Sunday Newspaper who are offering FREE Gilbert rugby equipment. We will need to collect 1,000 Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday mastheads - the newspaper title at the top of every front page of the Daily Mail or Mail on Sunday - to receive our free Gilbert training kit which includes, 12 training balls, 50 training cones with a metal carrier, 10 training bibs and 1 ball bag.

Or collect 2,000 Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday mastheads to receive the super bag of kit which includes all of the above plus 6 Gilbert Dimension match balls, 1 ball pressure gauge, 6 water bottles and carrier, 1 coach's laptop bag and a team kit bag. The closing date for collection is 31st January and all newspaper mastheads should be handed to the PE department.

Year 7 Free Lunches

We are pleased to announce that we have received funding to provide free lunches to all our Year 7 students for a four week period commencing 18th January. These lunches will be provided in our excellent school canteen and will be used to promote the healthy and nutritious food offered there. Further details will be issued to all Year 7 students shortly.

Public Exams

We have received the following notification from the exam boards.
Looking at the weather forecasts it seems that we are in for some severe weather over the next day or two and, of course, this may well continue into next week when there are public exams. Unfortunately we cannot postpone or rearrange exams because of the weather – they must take place on the scheduled date and time. Students who fail to turn up will have to re-sit in the summer.

Therefore all students who are due to sit exams should where possible make arrangements to ensure that they get to school on time for their exams. Most students live close enough to walk, but I am aware that some students have long and complicated journeys and it is these students who need to think carefully about their contingency plans. There is nothing we can do about this so please make every effort to attend your exams.

Breaking News

‘Chronic’ Hayes Boys Dance Crew came runners up in an epic dance battle last term!
They fought their first ever Break Dance Battle against 5 other schools from around South East London and really wowed the judges. After a very close final battle against ‘Breaking Hearts’ crew, the judges awarded Hayes boys a close second place.

As usual, feedback from other schools, teachers and judges was extremely positive and I was yet again very proud that Hayes students had taken on another opportunity so energetically!
Watch out for news of their next battle this year.

Mrs Jefferies, Head of Dance

Kent Schools Cross Country

Georgia Morgan, Hannah Gray, Harry Whitbread, Jemima Baker and Jessica Jones have been selected to represent Bromley West Kent in the Kent Schools Cross Country Championships. This is a fantastic achievement and we wish them good luck for their race on Saturday 16th January . Well done.

Colette Carter, SSCo Hayes School

Extra Curricular Clubs at Hayes School

Welcome back to a new term and the very best wishes for the New Year. There are, once again, many extra curricular opportunities available during the spring term at Hayes School. There is a fantastic range of clubs, which staff at Hayes support on a regular basis. Frequent and focused
attendance at these clubs can have a positive impact on both academic and social progress. We would highly recommend every student making arrangements to attend at least three sessions each week, taking advantage of sporting, academic and recreational clubs. For those sitting exams this year (Years 9, 11, 12 and 13), the extra support offered by departments should be accepted on a regular basis starting on 11th January. There is much that can be achieved in developing understanding, skills and experience which can only help future exam performance. It is also an excellent opportunity to make new friends and try something different!! We do hope that you will encourage your son/daughter to take full advantage of these.

Best wishes for a successful and productive term; those exams are not far away!!!
Mr TW Scott, Deputy Head

Road Safety

The Governors have reiterated their concern about the lack of safe crossing areas in West Common Road, Baston Road and Hatfield Road. The request for action is in our travel plan,
but at present there seems to be little hope of action so can we encourage everyone to continue to take great care in crossing these roads.

Mr Osborne