Message from The Headteacher

March 2016

Issue

Dear Parents

This term is flying past and I cannot believe that we are already in March! It is particularly great to see lighter spring evenings. You may remember that I informed you during the autumn term that we were submitting an application to become an academy sponsor and to set up a Multi-Academy Trust. I am delighted to inform you that our application has been successful. At the moment, we are a single Academy Trust, but in time we envisage that we shall be joined by other like-minded schools – primary and secondary – who share our school vision, ethos, culture and sense of ambition for all students in our community. This is hugely exciting for us and I shall keep you informed about developments.

I do hope that you have a good Easter break and I look forward to seeing all students back in school for the summer term.

Yours faithfully

Mrs K Canham, Headteacher

ONLINE BOOKING FOR PARENTS EVENINGS We are introducing a new online booking system that will allow parents to pre-book 5 minute slots with their child’s teachers via the school website.

One week prior to the Parents’ Evening an email will be sent home with instructions on how to use the system. The new system will go live in time for the Year 10 Parents’ Evening on 27 April 2016.

Heads Up

Lauren Sweeting from Year 10 is leading the way

with organising this amazing event, raising funds

for children in Syria. The evening will include a

variety of acts from song and dance performed by

our talented Haygrove students from all year

groups. A raffle and refreshments will also be

available throughout the evening. There will be

prizes for the winning performers which will be

judged by a special guest from local radio

Access FM as well as a selection from our

esteemed teachers. Tickets on sale now from the

Finance Office (£3), or on the door.

You can now follow us on Twitter @Haygrove and Facebook

www.facebook.com/haygroveschool

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The word salt comes from the word ‘salarium’ in latin

(salary). This is because roman soldiers used to be

partly paid in salt. 75% of the salt we eat is already in

the food we buy. 11 year olds and older should have no

more than 6g salt per day, this equates to just one

teaspoon’s worth! Younger children should have even

less. Eating too much salt is bad for your health as it can

raise your blood pressure. High blood pressure can

harm your health by causing a stroke and heart attacks.

We can reduce the amount of salt we eat by not adding

salt when cooking or putting it on our food at the table.

Most food in our cupboards at home will have a food

label; check how much salt is in the product and add up

the salt you would have in a day.

AGE MAX SALT IN-TAKE PER DAY

0-6 months less than 1 gram

7-12 months 1 gram

1-3 years 2 grams

4-6 years 3 grams

7-10 years 5 grams

11-14 years 6 grams

Adults 6 grams

SALT—how much is safe?

Perhaps your hands were shaking and your knees were

like jelly. With support you overcame the

shaky hand experience but

could have easily turned

and run away! Preparing

for the world of work can

be daunting but with a little support any worries and

challenges can be overcome.

The young people in Bridgwater are making major

decisions during their time at secondary school about

their options after school, including apprenticeships,

college and University. Understanding the skills needed

by employers are as important as getting good

qualifications. Could you help young people in the

Bridgwater area develop their employability skills by

being a mentor?

No previous mentoring experience is required, if you're

enthusiastic we can help with the rest.

If yes or you would like to learn more, please contact bet@cswgroup.co.uk

Calling all parents/carers….

Do you remember your first day

at work?

Breakfast is

the most important meal of the day. Breakfast provides you with the energy and nutrients that lead to increased concentration in the classroom. Studies show that breakfast can be important in maintaining a healthy body weight. Please try to find time in the morning to have something to eat to help reduce the risk of feeling light headed and possibly fainting.

Our students had a busy weekend of sport when they participated in two regional competitions in netball and table tennis. The South West Regional Netball Tournament competition was tough, with teams from as far afield as Gloucester and Wiltshire taking part, but the Haygrove girls were proud, winning three of their six matches to finish overall as the 5th best school in the South West. We entered three teams into the South West Regional Table Tennis finals. The U13 Girls played some excellent games and will proceed to the next round. The U16 Boys and U16 Girls also performed well but were unfortunate to miss out on qualifying to the next round. Mr James Gray, Head of PE at Haygrove School said, “This was a great weekend of sport for Haygrove. Our students are always keen to play competitively and I am proud of what they each achieved.”

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FOOD BANK We are continuing to collect

from each year group in

rotation, but you can donate

items at any time.

Special thanks to Years 7 & 8 last term

for donating lots of food.

This half term we are collecting from

Yr 10

Please be as generous as you can!

All food donations go to the Bridgwater Foodbank, which is part of the Trussell Trust foodbank network. For ideas on what to donate you can download the foodbank’s ‘shopping list’ at: www.bridgwater.foodbank.org.uk Items particularly required are: MILK,(uht or powdered), SUGAR, FRUIT JUICE (long life carton), SPONGE PUDDING (tinned), BISCUITS OR SNACK BARS, TINNED MEAT/ FISH, TINNED FRUIT

Fifteen-year-old Daisy thinks

she knows all about love. Her

mother died giving birth to her,

and now her dad has sent her

away for the summer, to live in

the English countryside with

cousins she's never even met.

There she'll discover what real

love is: something violent,

mysterious and wonderful. There her world will

be turned upside down and a perfect summer

will explode into a million bewildering pieces.

How will Daisy live then?

Available from the School library

BOOK OF THE MONTH

Mrs Plece, Head of Careers, is in school everyday to give guidance and support to students on all matters relating to their future education and career choices. To make an appointment contact Mrs Plece on 01278 455531, or students can pop along to her office on the North Corridor.

There’s lots of information about further education and careers at

www.haygroveschool.co.uk

Investors in Careers Award Haygrove school are now working torwards the Investor in Careers Award. If you have any new ideas or feedback about the Careers Education programme here at Haygrove we would like to

hear from you. Please email Mrs Plece on : mplece@educ.somerset.gov.uk

13 – 19 year olds

( ALL WELCOME)

Thursday 6.45pm – 8.45pm,

Term time only.

Club returns for the summer Thursday 14th April

Pixl Edge is a framework for schools to develop and accredit in students

the personal attributes that are essential for employability and life. The scheme will focus on five key attributes, Leadership, Organisation, Initiative, Resilience and Communication. Visit www.haygroveschool.co.uk/Careers Guidance to find out more.

A new group has formed, meeting every Tuesday lunchtime in Rm 11.

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DIARY DATES Extra Curricular Programme

Heads Up

LUNCH TIME AFTER SCHOOL

M

O

N

Rugby Y10/11

Netball Y9/10/11

Y8 Boys Football

Guitar Club

School Of Rock

Girls’ Book Club, The Library

C2 Club, Rm 29

KS3 Table Tennis (Team Practice)

Yr11 Drama Unit 3 Rehearsal

Y11 Drama Coursework Surgery

Manga Club, The Library

Cooking Club (all year

groups) Rm29 (Y7 must have

completed ‘Keeping Yourself

Safe’ module)

T

U

E

Y9 Rugby

Y10 Boys Football

Y7/8 Basketball

Y9/10/11 Boys Hockey

Dance Y7/8/9

Studio Club

Haygrove Choir

Maths & Numeracy Homework Club,

Rm13

Girls’ Junior Reading Group, Library

STEM Club, Week B

Yr11 Drama Unit 3 Rehearsal

Amnesty Intnl meeting Rm 11

Science Club Y7/8, SC4

School Production Re-

hearsals 3.15-4.30/5.30pm

STEM Club, Week A only

W

E

D

Y8 Rugby

Y9 Football

Y11 Basketball

Girls’ Hockey Y7/8

Music Rehearsal Rooms

Orchestra

Duke Of Edinburgh Bronze

Yr11 Drama Unit 3 Rehearsal

10/11 Open Studio for Art,

Textiles and Photography

T

H

U

R

Y7 Boys Football

Y7/8 Boys Hockey

Y7/8 Netball

Y9 Girls’ Hockey

Keyboard Club

School Of Rock

Maths & Numeracy Homework Club,

Rm13

Lego Club, Rm32

Yr11 Drama Unit 3 Rehearsal

Open Studio for Art, Tex-

tiles & Photography Y10/Y11

DT Club, ICT3/WS1

Haygrove Youth Theatre (all

ages), 3.15-4.15pm

F

R

I

Y9/10 Basketball

Y7 Rugby

Y11 Boys Football

Y9/11 Juggling Club, SC4

Y10/11 Girls Hockey (until Feb half term)

GCSE Table Tennis

Folk Group

Big Band Friday

Boys’ Reading Group (all years)

KS3 Drama Club

Chess Club (all abilities), Rm 19

Beginners’ Trampolining,

3.15– 4.15 in the Gym

Badminton, all years, 3.15-

4.00pm

Gymnastics, all years, Week

A, 3.15-4.30

PLEASE NOTE: If your child has an

appointment during school hours they

must provide a note (this could be in

their planner) to Student Services before

they will be allowed to leave school

premises.

Also, if your child feels unwell during

the day, they must report to the School

Welfare Officer to be assessed. If they

then need to be sent home, the Welfare

Officer will contact the parent/carer to

make arrangements.

Absence Reporting

We now have a new dedicated phone number to report student absence via text 07860 027964.

This number is for texting only, we no longer have a dedicated voicemail for absence. If you wish to leave a message please ring 01278 455531 and select option 1.

DATE EVENT

Wed 23 Mar Haygroves’ Got Talent Competition

Thur 24 Mar Last Day Of Term

Mon 11 April Term Starts– back to School

Tues 12 April Yr 10 Barcelona Trip

Wed 13 April Yr 7 Parents’ Evening

Wed 27 April Yr 10 Parents’ Evening

Mon 2 May Bank Holiday

The school have received a number of complaints from local residents

regarding driveways being blocked by parents cars when dropping off and collecting children from school. Please be considerate when parking.