Last week we said ‘Good Luck’ to our Year 11 students who start their exams on Monday 15 May. They have been working very hard with revision and we wish them well over the next 6-7 weeks.
Well done to Year 9 for completing their exams last week – These will be marked by teachers and results will be sent home via a Progress Report. The results from the Year 7 Exams are due to be published this week.
Congratulations to Eva P in Year 7 who is the first student to win a Ruby award. Eva will enjoy a film afternoon at the end of term. We also have a trip planned for those students who achieve Platinum – Keep earning points!
Next week is Week 2.
Events w/b 15 May
Year 11 Exams
15 May – Year 11 GCSE RE (AM), Year 11 GCSE Drama (PM)
16 May – Year 11 GCSE Science – Biology (AM), Year 11 GCSE Media Studies (PM), Year 11 BTEC Music Resit (PM)
17 May – Year 11 GCSE English Literature (AM), Year 11 BTEC Engineering Resit (PM)
18 May – Year 11 GCSE History (AM), Year 11 GCSE Business Studies (PM), Year 11 GCSE Chinese (PM)
19 May – Year 11 GCSE Maths (AM), Year 11 GCSE Computer Science (PM)
Other Dates
17 May – Bereavement Friendship Group Half Termly Meet up (period 5)
19 May – Year 7 Learn with Us event
Future Dates
23 May – Year 10 Raising Achievement Evening 6pm – Join the T&L Team to learn about effective revision. Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/PZpshq1Fq9
24 May – SEND Working Party 4pm. Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/fLP16
Letters/ Emails sent last week
Year 7 – Marwell Zoo
Year 10 – GCSE Geography Swanage Trip, GCSE Photography Trip (Brighton)
Selected Students – Year 10 BTEC to GCSE Media, Year 10 Masterclasses invite
Our letters are available here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/letters-to-parents/
Assemblies:
This week Mrs Bowman will be taking the assemblies to talk about Arts Week which will take place between 19 and 23 June. There will be a number of activities and events for all year groups. We will send home further details after the launch.
Personal Development:
In tutor this week, students will focus on Fair Trade and Sustainability. They will focus on the following questions:
- Year 7: What is Fair Trade?
- Year 8: What is sustainability?
- Year 9: What is ‘consumer power’?
- Year 10: What is a ‘life cycle assessment’ and why does it matter?
Mental Health Awareness Week:
Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week on the theme of ‘anxiety’. According to The Mental Health Foundation ‘anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem.
Lots of things can lead to feelings of anxiety, including exam pressures, relationships, starting a new job (or losing one) or other big life events. We can also get anxious when it comes to things to do with money and not being able to meet our basic needs, like heating our home or buying food.
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems we can face. In a recent mental health survey carried out around stress, anxiety and hopelessness over personal finances, a quarter of adults said they felt so anxious that it stopped them from doing the things they want to do some or all of the time. Six in ten adults feel this way, at least some of the time. On a positive note, anxiety can be made easier to manage’. There are some hints/ tips on The Mental Health Foundation website: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week/what-can-we-do-cope-feelings-anxiety or you can visit our wellbeing page on our website: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/student-wellbeing-resources/
Year 11 Prom:
Year 11 will receive their invites to Prom on Friday 26 May. In the meantime, we thought it would be useful to remind you of the details so that you can ‘save the date’, if your son/ daughter has close to 500 reward points and 95% (or improving) attendance.
Thursday 06 July – Arrival between 6pm-7pm
Hilton at the Ageas Bowl
£45 which include the cost of the venue, a mocktail on arrival, a two-course meal with a soft drink and a DJ for the evening. There will also be a photo booth during the course of the evening for students to enjoy.
Proud Friday:
Congratulations to the following students who visited ‘Proud Friday’ this week. Their work was fantastic and all were awarded positive points:
Mason M – Yr 8
Maxwell J – Yr 9
Jayden K – Yr 11
Alfie W – Yr 11
Finley S – Yr 11
Bradley F – Yr 11
Tymon B – Yr 11
Karl P – Yr 11
Jaymie N – Yr 11
Grace R – Yr 11
Michaella B – Yr 11
Libbie G – Yr 11
Ellie P – Yr 11
If you have any concerns about your child’s wellbeing or would like to report a safeguarding issue, please email staysafe@thehambleschool.co.uk
To say ‘thank you’ to a member of staff, please complete our Staff Recognition form here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/staff-recognition/
