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SEARCH DAYS

22nd September 2015Miss C Dee

SEARCH days will continue this academic year for all students in years 7-11. Every half term there will be a SEARCH Day, in which students will take part in project learning. This will mean investigations, visits, special events, target setting and other ways of learning that build on what has been achieved in class. SEARCH days are combined of drop down curriculum days also encompass the PSHE (Personal, social, health and economic ), SMSE (spiritual,social,moral and cultural) and the character curriculum.

The SEARCH days for the first term are as follows

SEARCH day 1 – Tuesday 22nd September

SEARCH day 2 – Wednesday 21st October

SEARCH day 3 – Thursday 12th November

SEARCH day 4 – Monday 30th November

PTA welcome to HHS and Beyond Words event

21st September 2015Miss C Dee

The PTA and the Beyond Words team are holding a parent carer welcome event on Wednesday 23rd September 2015 between 5.30-6.45pm. This event is open to all key stage 3 parents/carers, but especially our new year 7 parents/carers whom we would like to welcome to Heartlands High School.

At the event you will get a chance to meet teachers/staff from Heartlands and the Parent Teacher Association. Tea coffee and cake will be served from 5.30-6.00pm and you will have a chance to meet teachers and other parents. The Beyond Words team will then introduce the Beyond Words reading scheme between 6.15-6.45pm and be on hand to offer advice about how to support your child with their reading at home.

Please come and support the PTA and your child by attending this event.

Aspire group in this weeks catering lessons

17th September 2015Miss C Dee

The Aspire group worked extremely hard making fruit cakes in this weeks catering lessons. Ms Fayodeka was very impressed with the fantastic citizenship and team work ensuring that their cakes were a real success.

Kemari and Berwan celebrated special success in lessons as they a successful in weighing and binding all their ingredients. Joel showed the R in SEARCH by being responsible at keeping the cooking areas clean and taking charge in washing up.

Start of Term Arrangements, September 2015

1st September 2015Ms A Farnum-Davies

Start of Term Arrangements

The arrangements for our students at the start of the Autumn Term are outlined below; we ask for our parents support in ensuring the students meet all our expectations.

Monday 7th September – Year 7

Year 7: the gates will open at 08:00. Year 7 will be greeted by staff at the main entrance, Gate 2, and directed to their House table for registration in the Central Forum. All parents should leave at this point.

Year 7s should bring with them their ‘Beyond Words’ reading book and work they completed over the summer.

Selected Year 11s will be asked to attend at 08:00 to assist with the new Year 7 students induction.

For all other year groups, the gates will open at 10:30, and students will make their way way independently to their tutor rooms for registration at 10:45. Normal lessons will run from 11.50 and end at the new time of 15:00.

Please note: we expect all students to attend in full school uniform, be on time, and have with them the appropriate equipment for their lessons.

Extended School Provision: there will be no after school clubs in the first week, but they will commence the following week beginning Monday 14th September.

GCSE Results 2015

20th August 2015Ms A Farnum-Davies

GCSE Results 2015

76% of students achieved a C Grade or above in English
72% of students achieved a C Grade or above in Maths
58% of students achieved 5A*-Cs inc Maths and English
30% of Students achieved the EBACC

Our results show that students have made excellent progress from their starting points on entry to the school.

We are particularly proud that so many of our students achieved the top grades:

29% of students achieving at least 3 A*/A grades
21% achieved at least 5 A*/A grades

Exceptional performance from individual students:

Sumaya Hassan – 7A* and 3 As
Todd Godderidge – 7A* and 2 As

“We are delighted for our first set of students coming through the school that so many have achieved results that will see them set off successfully on the next stage of their education. Students and staff really responded to our high expectations and they couldn’t have worked any harder. Congratulations to them all.”

Simon Garrill – Executive Headteacher

Year 11 GCSE Results Day

19th August 2015Ms A Farnum-Davies

For GCSE results on Thursday 20th August, Year 11 students are reminded to please arrive from 10:00 via the Community Entrance. The results will be given out to students in the Auditorium.

In the Library, there will be guidance and advice available to help students proceed with their Sixth Form places. Please remember to bring with you, your offer letters from the Sixth Forms, as the majority of these require students to register with them on Results Day. If students are visiting their new school/college, they should also remember to dress smartly in preparation for their visit and also bring their travelcard with them.

Good Luck to all our Year 11s!

Haringey Children’s Book Award

17th July 2015Miss C Dee

Author Gill Lewis wins Haringey Children’s Book Award

Author Gill Lewis won the Haringey Children’s Book Award this month for her title ‘Scarlet Ibis’ which tells the story of two London siblings fighting to keep their family together.

Over 100 children joined together at Heartlands High School at the start of July to vote on their favourite shortlisted book and representing over 16 schools who have been taking part in this year’s inaugral award.

The Award process

Children in years 5 – 7 read 5 shortlisted titles chosen by local librarians written in the last 3 years. Students have been reading the books in their own school reading groups all term, as well as coming together for author visits and discussion days.

The shortlist

John Boyne, Stay where you are and then leave

Kate DiCamillo, Flora & Ulysses

Michael Foreman, The amazing tale of Ali Pasha

Gill Lewis, Scarlet Ibis

Piers Torday, The Last Wild

The ceremony

The HCBA ceremony included:

Voting by children

Opening remarks from Heartlands headteacher Simon Garrill & Deputy Mayor Ali Gul Ozbek

Keynote speech on the power of reading from award-winning ‘Box of Demons’ author Daniel Whelan
Speeches and questions from 2 of the 5 shortlisted authors Gill Lewis & Piers Torday
Summer Reading Challenge feature from Sean Edwards, Principal Librarian Children & Youth, Haringey Libraries
Bookstall supplied by Pickled Pepper Bookshop
Display of participating children’s work

Quotes

Helen Swinyard, founder of the award said “our first ever Haringey Children’s Book Award has been so wonderfully supported by librarians, teachers and the local community that we are already planning for next year’s award. It was a great afternoon for everyone involved and a real boost for reading for pleasure in our borough, Gill Lewis was a worthy winner from a strong shortlist. We recommend reading all five shortlisted books!”

Schools who took part in the award ceremony

Heartlands High School

Chestnuts

Fortismere

Highgate Wood

Rokesly Jnrs

Coleridge

St Paul’s RC

St Gilda’s

Alex Primary

The future

Although 17 schools signed up to take part this year, Swinyard would like to see even more schools join in the future, to make this a truly borough-wide award. Schools wishing to take part should contact her at the school to join the mailing list. The award has also been set up without a budget and is looking for local companies and organisations to sponsor the award so that more children can benefit next year.
For for information, or to attend the award ceremony, please contact Helen Swinyard helen.swinyard@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk or at Heartlands 020 8826 1230

TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS SUMMER FUN

17th July 2015Miss C Dee

Free activities during the summer for 8-18 year olds

Please click here for the application

End of Term message

16th July 2015Ms A Farnum-Davies

This term will finish on Friday 17th July with our Rewards Assembly. Students will be released between 12 and 12:15, with a sandwich lunch being provided for students who receive Free school meals.

You will also shortly receive a mailing with end of term arrangements, details about the start of next term, and your child’s report. You will also receive details of your child’s tutor and Head of House for next year, and a parent handbook. Years 8 and 9 will also receive final confirmation of options.

Ms Clay
Deputy Headteacher

Integrated Sensory Art Project 2015

16th July 2015Ms A Farnum-Davies

This year, Class 1 from the ASD Provision have been working every two weeks with the Nurture Group from mainstream on individual creative projects about themselves.

Each piece of work represents an interest important to each student and has been made using special materials that create a sensory element. The children worked to develop new and existing skills and to problem solve during constructions. The lessons created fantastic opportunities for integration, forming new friendships between students in the process.

Last week, on Parent’s Evening, an exhibition was hosted of work completed by students to which parents and staff were invited.

Big thanks to Ms Goddard, Ms Barker, Ms McCluskey, Mr Loizos and all the staff that helped with this project. Well done to all the students for this amazing achievement, we are very proud of you all.

Ms Martins