We hope that your family have had a wonderful half term week – We look forward to welcoming the students back on Monday 31 October at 08:30am. This Weekly Message contains a few reminders for the coming weeks.
Next week is Week 1.
Events w/b 31 October
Wednesday 02 November – Year 11 BTEC Engineering Mock Practical
Wednesday 02 November – Year 10 Geography Fieldtrip 1 10X2 (Mrs Morgan’s class)
Thursday 03 November – Year 9 PSHRE Contraception session with Shannon Reddin
Thursday 03 November – Year 10 Raising Achievement Evening (6pm-7pm)
Friday 04 November – Year 10 Geography Fieldtrip 2 10W and 10Z2 (Mrs Valleley’s classes)
Friday 04 November – Year 11 BTEC Engineering Mock Written
Saturday 05 November – Friends of The Hamble School fireworks at RVCP.
Future dates:
Monday 07 November – Year 11 Mock Exams begin.
Tuesday 08 November – Year 10 Geography Fieldtrip 3 10X1 (Miss Soares) and 10Z2 (Mr James). This date has been changed twice due to the Train Strikes.
Letters/ Emails sent last week
Year 10 – Raising Achievement Evening
Our letters are available here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/letters-to-parents/
The Headteacher’s Blog is available here and has been updated this week: https://hambleheadteacher.wordpress.com/
Student Hub – Skills Centre
At lunchtime this week we will be joined by representatives from local colleges/ education providers. Please come along to find out more. This is open to all year groups:
- Monday 31 October we welcome Mike Jones from Itchen College to The Hub
- Tuesday 01 November we welcome Philip Moody from Sholing FC to The Hub. Sholing FC Education offer a NCFE Level 3 diploma in Sport (equivalent to 3 A-Levels).
Theme of the Week: Diversity
This week our assemblies will be delivered by Mr Govan (Headeacher) and Mr Taylor (i/c of the House System). The theme for the Personal Development programme in tutor time will focus on Diversity. Each year group will discuss a key question:
- Year 7 – Who am I? Why am I different?
- Year 8 – How do we embrace differences?
- Year 9 – What are the benefits of diversity?
- Year 10 – How do we build tolerance and respect within a diverse community?
Year 11 will continue with their focus on revision and study skills in the run up to the Mock Exams.
Year 11 Mock Exams
As you are aware, the Year 11 Mock Exams begin on Monday 07 November. All students have now received a revision pack of stationary, a copy of the exam timetable (this was also emailed home) and they completed a session focused on writing a revision timetable in tutor before half term. Students should be working hard at home studying for these important assessments. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s tutor (see below) or Mrs Bone (Head of Year 11) sbone@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-1 Mrs Emon jemon@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-2 Miss Soares rsoares@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-3 Mr Wickenden lwickenden@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-4 Mrs Loveridge rloveridge@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-5 Miss Dent sdent@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-6 Mrs Hoolahan/ Miss Evans jhoolahan@thehambleschool.co.uk / levans@thehambleshcool.co.uk
11-7 Mr L Wood lwood@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-8 Mr Dudgeon/ Mrs Smith sdudgeon@thehambleschool.co.uk / esmith@thehambleschool.co.uk
11-9 Mrs Martinez-Syora/ Mrs Griffiths vmartinez-syora@thehambleschool.co.uk / lgriffiths@thehambleschool.co.uk
If you need another copy of the Mock Exam timetable or the letter about preparation for the exams, this is available under the Year 11 letters section of the website: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/letters-to-parents/
Attendance and Class Charts
Parents/ carers can use Class Charts to monitor attendance and punctuality to lessons. If your son/ daughter does not arrive to their lesson on time, they will be marked as an L (Late). If a student has still not arrived after 10 minutes, they will then be marked as N (Not Attended) and the teacher will activate the ‘Missing Student’ button – This means that the Student Support Officers will look for them around the school and escort them to lessons. Sanctions (usually detentions) are put in place if students are not on time to lessons with no valid reason.
Please do discuss the importance of being on time and in lessons with your son/ daughter, if they have the marks above on their attendance register – Every minute counts.
Year 10 Raising Achievement Evening
A reminder that Year 10 Raising Achievement Evening is on Thursday 03 November at 6pm. The session is for Year 10 students and their parents/ carers. There will be a presentation about the important aspects of Year 10 and support with study skills. Key members of staff will also be present to answer any questions.
To book a please, please complete the booking form here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-hamble-school/t-lndmker
Rewards
The following students achieved the most reward points during the last week of term:
Luca R 7-4
Oliver F 8-2
Phoebe D 9-4
David Y 10-5
Henry H 11-1
If you have any concerns about your child’s wellbeing or would like to report a safeguarding issue, please email staysafe@thehambleschool.co.uk
