Hazelwick School

Newsletter

Headlines Ms A Fearon, Headteacher

Dates for your Diary:

Mon 29 Jan - Fri 2 Feb

Year 8 Exams

Wed 7 Feb: Years 7-13, Alternative

Timetable Day

Mon 12 Feb – Fri 16 Feb:

Half-Term

Wed 21 Feb Year 7 & Year 11

Photographs

Mon 26 Feb - Fri 2 Mar:

Year 7 Exams

January Reflection:

“Life isn't about finding

yourself. Life is about

creating yourself.”

George Bernard Shaw

January 2018

Headlines Ms A Fearon, Headteacher

All good wishes

St Catherine’s Five-O Project

Mr Chalmers, Mr Leadbitter, Mr Croft and I had the pleasure of watching presentations from eight teams,

from either Year 12 or Year 10, who were pitching to represent our school in the Enterprise Challenge,

where they will have the opportunity to work on their business plan with

representatives from RBS and hopefully raise a large amount of money for

St Catherine’s Hospice. We really could have chosen any of the groups –

all had worked very hard and had some great ideas. Eventually, after a

lengthy deliberation we chose a Year 12 team – “Ardent” – comprising Mugdha Bandyopadhyay, Malayka Asif, Aden Suter, Katie Miller, Shraddha

Ranjan and Oliwia Bogucka. Details of their fundraising events will be given

to students in school and sent to parents/carers via InTouch.

The students are also setting up a JustGiving page, which we will be advertising

to parents and hope that as many as possible will be able to support the team.

The site will close on 29 March, which is the closing date for the project. We hope that, as usual, our school community will support the team in their

efforts to raise as much money as they can over the next few weeks for this

very important local charity.

Sixth Form Celebration of Achievement Evening

On the evening of 19 December, we held our Sixth Form Celebration of Achievement evening where we

welcomed back last year’s upper sixth students to receive their A Level certificates. We also awarded

subject and pastoral prizes. 83 students and some of their families attended and enjoyed a fabulous evening

of celebration and catching up with friends after their first term at university or in employment.

DfE Performance Tables

Earlier this month, the Department for Education (DfE) published performance tables, detailing

the GCSE results of every secondary school in England. Schools are ranked by the score they

achieve in Progress 8 - which measures the progress students make from their KS2 starting

points to the end of KS4; recognised as the most important measure that secondary schools

should be judged on. The results can be found at: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=default&table=schools&region=938&geographic=la&phase=secondary&for=secondary&datasetFilter=final

This table shows that out of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex, Hazelwick ranked 5th. We are, of course, immensely proud of these results, which reflect the hard work of our students and staff, and the support and encouragement given by parents/carers.

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News, Events & Activities... STEM Engineering Challenge

The Year 9 Engineering Studies classes are entering into the Jaguar

Land Rover challenge. Students are to work in teams to design and

build a radio controlled four-wheel drive (4x4) vehicle, to set

specifications. The vehicle must be able to successfully negotiate a

specially designed test track emulating real life and it must perform

as a full scale 4x4 vehicle would do in an off-road situation. The

Year’s 9 welcomed a Land Rover engineer into their lessons to

support them with their ideas. Good luck!

The Technology Department

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News, Events & Activities...

GCSE Product Design Saturday Workshop

Year 11 Saturday Practical Workshop

The Engineering Technology Department would like to offer a

huge congratulations to the Year 11 students who attended

Saturday’s Product Design practical workshop. Students showed

an impressive dedication and commitment to their controlled

assessment coursework and will be exhibiting their finished lamp

designs soon!

The Technology Department

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News, Events & Activities... Crawley Open House

Crawley Open House

During the Autumn Term, the Hazelwick School community was involved in a number of initiatives to

provide much-needed support for Crawley Open House, a local charity that provides support and services

for people in need of help.

Initiatives included the collection of female hygiene products organised by Mrs Thornton in the Library as well

as a collection of food, clothing and other useful items. Bronte House has officially adopted Crawley Open

House as their chosen charity this year and myself, accompanied by Amina Gulzar, one of Bronte’s House

Captains, delivered enough items to fill the boot and rear seats of my car in December!

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to such a worthy cause.

Mr S Reid - Head of Bronte House

‘When will I ever use this in real life?’

As a Maths teacher, I am asked this question several times a week. It’s true, very few of us are lucky enough

to be able to use Pythagoras’s Theorem in our day to day lives. However, a lot of Maths skills do relate di-

rectly to modern life. As part of being ‘Maths Positive’ it would be useful to share these situations with your

children.

The link below goes to a BBC News article from February 2016. It claimed that many adults were unable to

spot genuine bargains when shopping in the supermarket. Follow the link and see how you would do. Can

your children do any better? What quick tricks do you use to help you spot a bargain?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35539416

Good luck and if anyone comes across a really good deal on chocolate, please let me know!

Miss Evans

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News, Events & Activities...

Year 13 Design Ceramics Workshop

The Engineering Technology Department would like to

offer a huge congratulations to the Year 13 students

who attended the 3D Design ceramics workshop.

Students worked with dedication and creativity to

investigate a range of ceramic techniques from slab

work, coiling and pinch pots. Students are developing

their ceramic skills in preparation for their Kate

Malone inspired 3D ceramic piece which contributes

towards their final 3D Design qualification.

Well done! Miss Jones

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House News...

Points table…so far…

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Points 27305.00 20963.00 25627.00 29610.00 27994.00 23972.00

Ranking 3 6 4 1 2 5

The House events have welcomed the new year with a number of great participation

opportunities. The Christmas Fair was a fantastic way to end 2017 and we continue in the

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Brunel’s charity week is raising money for

Barnardo’s and includes events such as

‘guess the sweets in the jar’, table football,

basketball, speed cup stacking and a cake

sale! Loads to get involved in.

Let’s see if they can raise more money than

Fleming and Anderson who have had their

charity weeks already…

The Year 7 and Year 8 Lip Sync Battles were a great

success last year and are proving to be as much fun this

year. Matilda Noble, the winner from last year, has been

judging the heats and the final proves to be brilliant.

(photos from last year’s final and this year’s heats).

House Events coming up…

Year 7

Monday 29 January

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Read On!

With the success of both the book and the film ’Wonder’, several students have asked me

what to read next so I thought I would share my recommendations for stories about

empathy with you for the first newsletter of the year. Just in case you missed ‘Wonder’

when it was published five years ago, the novel relates the story of ten-year old Auggie

Pullman who was born with a facial abnormality. Having been home-schooled by his parents,

the story follows Auggie as he starts school.

AR LEVEL 4.8

Auggie & Me by R J Palacio

My first recommendation is to read more Auggie stories. ‘Auggie & Me’ contains three new short stories which follow different characters from the original

Wonder novel and how the newcomer to their school impacts on their lives. The

characters are Christopher, Julian and Charlotte. I found Julian’s story the most interesting

as he was the character who felt uncomfortable being around Auggie.

AR LEVEL 4.3

Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls Have your tissues ready for this thought provoking read on a sensitive subject. Young Sam

has leukaemia and he has loads of questions about all kinds of things but most of all he

wants to know facts about dying. This is a heart-warming debut novel and readers will

warm to Sam’s character and his friendship with Felix who is dying. Despite the subject

matter, the author skilfully adds humour to this story so it never becomes depressing just

very sad.

AR LEVEL 3.9

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick This story is a real tear-jerker but uplifting too and the cover doesn’t really reflect the

theme of the story. Max and Kevin both get teased, Max is large and people assume he is

stupid and Kevin is small due to a rare genetic condition. The two misfits are thrown

together and a friendship is formed. Readers will enjoy Kevin’s sharp wit and imagination

and Max’s empathy. The author’s skill is reflected in the ability to relate the everyday life

of an outsider.

AR LEVEL 5.4

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Read On Continued….

The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson Twelve year old Matthew is a prisoner in his own bedroom due to his OCD. He passes the

time by watching the to-ing and fro-ing of his neighbours. Matthew turns detective when he

is the last person to see a toddler, before the toddler goes missing. The plot is similar to

‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ but an enjoyable read none the less.

AR LEVEL 5.0

A Boy Called Hope by Lara Williamson Eleven year old Dan Hope has many hopes and dreams; he wants to be the first boy to land

on the moon. He would also like Sherlock Holmes to solve a zombie mystery and for his

dog to stop eating the plants. Most of all, he wishes that his father would love him and come

home. Dan hatches a plan to get his father to return home and learns that he has plenty of

people that do love and care for him.

AR LEVEL 5.4

Face by Benjamin Zephaniah This gritty novel examines the life changing consequences after a young gang member

receives facial scarring in a car accident. Martin’s courage and strength is tested after his

accident. Martin is having to rebuild his life in addition to the facial reconstruction he has to

undertake. The author uses the book’s plot to examine the themes of friendship and

discrimination.

AR LEVEL 5.3

If you would like to find other books on a particular theme or genre, don’t forget the Bookfinder from the

BookTrust website. The Bookfinder allows you to search for books by selecting a reading age and then a theme

or genre. Reviews are given and there are links to other similar titles in addition to the biographical information

about the author. The site also has some useful tips and resources for parents and children.

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/bookfinder/

Keep reading!

Mrs Thornton

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Accelerated Reader...

Millionaire Readers

Congratulations to Oscar Stankiewicz (7LMU). Oscar reached millionaire reader just before the

Christmas break. Well done to Malyka Nawaz (8SKH), Bogdan-Andrei Mocanu (7SOX), Ellie

Murphy-Smith (8EMO) and Aleiba Haris (8LBA) for all achieving millionaire reader at the start of

the term.

The running total of millionaire readers across the school now stands at an impressive 161 students!

Happy New Year! The new term has started well and all students have

been re-taking the STAR reading test. The results have been very positive,

with many students showing good progression and increasing their book

levels as a result.

Oscar Stankiewicz Malyka Nawaz Bogdan-Andrei Mocanu

Ellie Murphy-Smith Aleiba Haris

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Accelerated Reader...

READ TO SUCEED!

Did you know……? Reading can reduce stress. A study by consultancy firm Mindlab International at

the University of Sussex showed that readers only needed to read silently, for six minutes to slow

down the heart rate and ease tension in the muscles.

Reading really is good for your health!

My star readers this month are Miyuki Stephenson (8AJO) and Charlotte Lockyer (8MLO).

Miyuki has such a positive approach to her reading. She regularly reads at home and is always

enthusiastic to find new book titles to read.

Charlotte is a super reader, who always makes an effort with her reading. Her reading log is a

fantastic record of her reading progress.

Well done girls!

If you would like any further information about the accelerated reader scheme, please feel free

to e-mail me directly. Egray@hazelwick.org.uk.

Mrs E Gray

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Sport... Year 7 Netball

In December, the Year 7 girls played a netball league game against Thomas Bennett Community College. It

was their first match playing together but they soon settled and began passing the ball around competently.

The team showed good footwork and fantastic marking to limit Thomas Bennett Community College's

possession.

As the game proceeded Hazelwick soon turned possession into goals. Both Salma Al-Moussaoui and

Isabella Taylor scored in the first half. Then Salma added two more goals in the second half giving

Hazelwick a 4-2 win.

Woman of the match was awarded to Tanisha Vaidya who played Goal Defence for the first time and

ensured they didn’t score as many goals as us.

Well done to the whole team.

Miss Oxby

Year 7 Netball Team Continue Their Winning Streak

The Year 7’s continued their winning streak recently, when they took on Oriel High School. A

competitive match resulted in Hazelwick winning 5-1. This result is certainly in part, down to their

commitment in training throughout the winter months. The girls have worked really hard and have a

great team spirit.

Good luck in the next match girls and well done.

Pictured are: Tanisha Vaidya, Kaya Patel, Daisy Davis, Oshadi Jagodage, Jessica Robson and Salma Al-

Moussaoui. Not pictured is Isabella Taylor who also played.

Mrs Reynolds

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Sport Continued... Hazelwick students shine at the Sussex Schools Cross

Country Championships

On a cold January day, a team of Hazelwick students travelled to Waterhall in Brighton to compete in the

prestigious Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships. The competition is an annual event and

incorporates all secondary schools in Sussex. The entire Hazelwick team did us proud in tough conditions,

but a few special mentions should be made. In the junior boys race there were just under 200 runners and

Hazelwick placed first (Thomas James, Year 9) and second (Nicholas Hollan-Ellidge, Year 8). A truly

remarkable result! Both boys will now go on to represent Sussex at the Inter Counties and at the English

Schools in March. Also selected to run for Sussex at the Inter Counties was Amelia Cox (Year 8) who ran

an excellently paced race to finish 8th and the ever reliable Tia Forde (Year 13) who finished 6th in the

Senior Girls event.

Hazelwick’s full results are as follows:

Junior Boys - Thomas James 1st, Nicholas Hollan-Ellidge 2nd, Ashton Macleod 24th and Akeel Hussain

173rd.

Junior Girls - Amelia Cox 8th, Alicia Macleod 103rd, Emma Hoare 145th, Miyuki Stephenson 154th.

Inter Boys - Bradley Stanger 26th, Oliver Berrisford 39th, Finley Macleod 45th, Camron Lawson 73rd, and

Ben Fisher 102nd.

Senior girls - Tia Forde 8th.

Well done everyone and good luck to those chosen to represent Sussex!

Nicholas Hollan-Ellidge and Thomas James with their medals.

Mrs Reynolds

Nicholas Hollan-Ellidge and Thomas James with

their medals.

Tia Forde after qualifying to represent Sussex

Amelia Cox, Emma Hoare, Alicia Macleod and Miyuki Stephenson

Oliver Berrisford, Nicholas Hollan-

Ellidge, Thomas James, Bradley Stanger, Alicia Macleod, Ben Fisher, Camron

Lawson, Amelia Cox, Findley Macleod,

Miyuki Stephenson, Tia Forde and

Emma Hoare

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Sport Continued... Year 8/9 Netball team win against Oriel High School

The Year 8/9 netball team recently travelled to Oriel High School to play one of their league fixtures.

In a competitive match, they really pulled together and played some impressive netball. As a result, the

final score was 8-2.

Well done girls!

Mrs Reynolds

Pictured are Lucy Summers, Chloe Noel, Olivia Rathborn, Ella Mullan, Alicia Macleod and Isabella

Lehtinen.

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Spotlight on Safeguarding... Recent press stories have highlighted issues relating to safeguarding and the well-being of young people. We all

share responsibility within the community to do all that we possibly can to keep our children safe. At

Hazelwick we have always had the safety of our students at the forefront of everything we do.

As part of our continued focus on safeguarding, we will be making parents and carers aware, through our

newsletter, of the many and varied issues that effect all young people in today’s society.

An excellent external resource for adults and young people regarding children’s well-being and safety is the

NSPCC website : http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/

This month, we are raising awareness of the issue of peer pressure.

Young people learn a lot from their peers, ranging from relationships to fashion, and it is a vital part of growing

up. However, peer pressure can be harmful when young people are influenced to do things they wouldn’t

otherwise do. This can include bullying, using substances, taking risks within a relationship, being pressurised

into losing weight or to look a certain way, posting inappropriate things on social media, giving in to dares and

getting into trouble, perhaps even illegally.

Most young people like to fit in and it's hard being the only one doing something different. Sometimes young

people are worried that they will be bullied if they don't go with the crowd or that they will lose their friends.

Other times they take risks or become a bully because they think their friends will like them more, or because

their friends are doing it so it seems normal.

Children with low self-esteem are particularly vulnerable, as are those with a lack of close friendships or family

relationships. For many young people, the need to ‘fit in’ can override their self-control and help them forget

the consequences of their actions. Some children may shut their parents out and become quiet or

argumentative at home.

Research from UK charity Parentline Plus has found that children want an open dialogue with their parents

and carers, especially about potential topics that may involve peer pressure such as sex, drugs and

relationships. They may not agree with what parents and carers say, however, an open dialogue is still

important to them.

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Spotlight on Safeguarding...

One anxiety some students have expressed at Hazelwick is peer pressure to keep issues a secret and not

reveal any information to members of staff. The label ‘snake’ has been used if groups of students believe a

student may speak to a member of staff regarding an issue, especially if that concern involves other students.

Within PSHE lessons students have analysed how the term ‘snake’ may prevent someone from receiving help

with serious issues and how important it is for a student to be able to access help from members of staff and

feel safe when doing so.

Childline has published useful tips for young people on how to say no to friends pressuring them.

Four ways to say no:

1. Say it with confidence Be assertive. Practise saying 'no' so that it's easier when someone asks. Avoid situations which feel unsafe or

uncomfortable. You could explain that you're going to pay for something instead of stealing it.

2. Try not to judge them

By respecting their choices, they should respect yours.

3. Spend time with friends who can say 'no' It takes confidence to say no to your friends. You could try seeing how your other friends stand up to peer

pressure and you can try this too.

4. Suggest something else to do If you don't feel comfortable doing what your friends are doing, why not suggest something you could do

instead.

For further information and advice please access the following information:

Peer Pressure http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice/-/Health-and-Development/-/Teenagers/Peer-

Pressure.aspx

National Child Sexual Exploitation helpline. Text: 116 000: Say something

Anti-bullying http://www.bullying.co.uk/

Substance use http://www.talktofrank.com/worried-about-a-child

Relationships http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/healthy-relationship.html

Childline. http://www.childline.org.uk/pages/home.aspx call 0800 1111

CEOP http://ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Thinkuknow https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

Sussex Police http://www.sussex.police.uk/ call 101

For further information please on this issue please visit: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

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Homework Clubs

A reminder that Homework and Revision Clubs run in the Learning Resource Centre, Monday to

Thursday, from 3.00pm to 4.30pm for students to study, revise and, where necessary, to receive

support from a team of Learning Support Assistants. For Years 7, 8 and 9, the club runs in the

library and for Years 10 and 11 it is in Room 105. Computers are available. Students do not need to book but are welcome to just come along. For further details, please ring

Mrs Checkland on the school number (extension 2301).

For more details, please see the school website - www.hazelwick.org or contact us on 01293 403344

The majority of the photos featured in this newsletter were taken by Barry Holder and more of his excellent

photography can be viewed on the school website.

News, Events & Activities...

Insight is a secure online system which allows parents to access a range of data and information about their

son/daughter. Once logged in, parents can view information such as their child's timetable, session

attendance, behaviour points and school reports.

If you have not accessed this yet and would like more information, please email insight@hazelwick.org.uk

Insight - Parent Portal

Year 9 Vaccination Programme

Friday 23 February 2017

All students should attend on the day and recommendations are:

Wear a short sleeved shirt or suitable under garment so that arms are

accessible

Ensure that students eat breakfast

Be on time (not early) – as per schedule (to be issued in advance)

Hazelwick Twitter Account

Follow us on our Twitter account @HazelwickSchool for reminders of key

dates and details of important events.