Reading: Heartlands @ Home

8th January 2021Ms E Roberts

With everything going on, reading, whether it’s comics, audiobooks, or an old favourite – is one of the best things children can do for their brain, their emotional wellbeing and their grades.

Whilst we are Heartlands at Home, we are encouraging all students to read for 20–30 minutes a day.

We have put together a 1 page guide on where you can get eBooks, audiobooks, interesting podcasts, Youtube stories – all for free and without getting off the sofa! Remote Reading The second page has some top tips for keeping up reading at home. Please make sure you check my notes for age appropriateness.

 

How can I help?

  • Support them to complete the 20–30 minutes reading by reminding them as you would with remote learning

  • Ask your child to show you what they are reading and ask them questions about it

  • Listen to your child read. It is not essential that you sit with them (though this is nice) it could be whilst you doing things around the house

  • Watch a film based on your favourite book with your child and discuss how it is different

  • Encourage students to quiz on Beyond Words once they have finished a book and to tell their tutor about it during their zoom session.

Fireworks advice

22nd October 2020Ms E Roberts

We know many of you are worried about this time of year and student’s propensity to have greater access to fireworks. It is important we are all aware of this

Please click here: fireworks 2020 and read through with your children; it is a resources from the MET Police on fireworks and keeping safe

HOUSES AND YEAR GROUPS Change as of November 3rd 2020 (Until July 2021)

21st October 2020Ms E Roberts

As we come to the end of a very successful first half term it is only right that we review our current practice under the COVID restrictions. Our students have been fantastic under challenging circumstances, remaining in their corridor bubbles for their lessons and designated playgrounds for their breaks and lunches.  We have a thriving enrichment programme that we have adapted to keep students safely within their year groups, and have had some amazing inter house competitions! We know that our practice is very secure, as we keep students, staff and the wider community as safe as possible.

When we planned for September there were many unknowns, this remains the case now as we move to tier two restrictions. One of these was the duration schools would have to operate within bubbles. We now feel this will be for a substantial amount of the academic year, and so need to adapt our fantastic pastoral team to support students to the highest standard day to day. Our current house system is a fantastic one, but perhaps not fit for purpose when day to day, students only move within year groups.

For the remainder of the academic year our Head’s of House will move from supporting students in a house, to supporting students in a year group. The biggest advantage of this is the daily contact they will be able to have with your children, which at the moment is just not logistically possible. We want to make this decision to offer stability for the academic year, rather than changing again should restrictions or government instruction change.

Our house system will remain in place through tutor time, inter house activities, attendance competitions and of course the infamous merit race! There is something truly unique and special about our house system, and we know both students and staff will keep it alive. Below are the year groups that each Head of House will now be pastoral lead of.

Year 7 – Mr Tousent

Year 8 – Ms Philip

Year 9 – Ms Martin

Year 10 – Ms Heath

Year 11 – Mr Corey

Our staff are very excited about this change, as it will lead to a higher level of pastoral support each day for your children. We will be informing children this week during tutor time.

Confirmed Case of COVID 19: 19/10/2020

19th October 2020Ms E Roberts

Unfortunately we have had our first confirmed case of COVID 19

Please read the letter to parents HERE

We have liaised with Public Health England and the DFE who were very supportive. All our protective measures are in place and being adhered to very well by staff and students which is how we kept close contacts to a minimum.

The small number of close contacts have had to isolate for 14 days and these families have been contacted directly by text and email today (19/10/2020) and we will send a letter in the post tomorrow.

Please do contact the office via email office@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk should you have any queries or questions.

Best wishes,

Mrs Roberts

Head of School

Watch our new film!

15th October 2020Hill

Please view our video below where staff and students will introduce you to Heartlands High School and why it’s such a great place to learn.