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1 | Highcliffe School Newsletter - Spring Half-Term 2017: Issue 1

For three months, 90 students and the Expressive Arts team worked hard rehearsing and preparing for our school production: A Little Shop of Horrors! The performances, held between the 2nd - 4th February, were amazing! The energy, enthusiasm and outstanding talent shone through and our audiences loved it! Thank you to everyone who came along to watch and support our students.

Natural History Museum page 2 Equestrian Highlights page 4Business Challenge page 3

Enrichment trips, activities and events: Spring Half-Term 1 - 2017

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Year 8s go back in time at the Natural History MuseumOn Wednesday 18th January, Year 8 students visited the Natural History Museum to study volcanoes and earthquakes that have happened all around our planet, from recent times to incidents that occurred thousands of years ago!

The students spent the trip learning more about their current topic on Tectonic Hazards and had the chance to go on an earthquake simulator. Students were able to see rocks that had erupted from a volcano and watch video clips from across the world of earthquakes that have changed the shape of our planet.

On top of this, the Year 8s were also able to visit the ‘Jurassic’ and ‘Living World’ sections of the museum which included some excellent models of dinosaurs and a life size model of a blue whale!Mr D Houghton, Geography Teacher

On Friday 13th January, Year 8 students took part in a Revision and Study Skills Focus Day. The aims of the day were to encourage students to organise and plan their revision by developing independent learning skills and strategies ready for their approaching exams.

Head of Achievement for Year 8, Heather Pearson, said “I am extremely pleased with our Year 8 students; their response to the revision and study skills day was positive and purposeful. I hope the students have been able to put their study skills into practice during their recent exams.”

“I found this revision session useful because I learnt lots of good tips”John Devlin, Year 8 student

“Everything was laid out well and the sessions showed me how I should revise properly”Anthony Cannings, Year 8 student

“The session was really fun and it helped me to come up with useful ideas to revise”Holly Burden, Year 8 student

Enrichment trips, activities and events: Spring Half-Term 1 - 2017

Year 9 Business Study students enter the Coca-Cola Real Business Challenge 2017 On Tuesday 31st of January, six Year 9 students (Mia Allum, Lilly Boxell-Smeaton, Rhianna Davies, Kira Deadman, Amelai Hamm and George Singleton) went to Bristol to take part in the regional final of Coca-Cola’s Real Business Challenge.

The Year 9 students competed in an enterprise competition completing a series of tasks, which included recording a radio advert and creating a communications package for The Special Olympics Great Britain. This is an organisation that encourages people withintellectual disabilities to aspire and challenge themselves to compete in different sporting events. The students then had to present their final idea in front of approximately 100 people! Although they did not win, they made the school proud and competed admirably.

This was a regional final (having got through the district rounds where over 90 schools competed). Highcliffe school was one of only two Year 9 groups to have got through to the regional final, the rest being Year 10. This, I think you would agree, is a massive achievement!! Well done to all the students involved. Mr K Tyler, Business Studies Teacher

GCSE Poetry LiveA collection of our Y10 and Y11 students (all of which are budding poet enthusiasts) attended the GCSE Poetry Live conference which was held at the Forum Venue in Bath on 26th January.

The students were entertained by a variety of well regarding poets, all of which feature in the AQA English Literature curriculum. Each poet talked through the in-depth creation process behind some of their poems, providing the students with an increased level of insight into the complexity and meaningfulness of poetry.

The students particularly enjoyed John Agard for his unique and energetic performance of his poems, which combine acute social observation, puckish wit and a riotous imagination to thrilling effect.

Our students behaved impeccably and were a true credit to the school throughout the day.

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Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2017 - Year 8s meet Holocaust survivor

“A small group of Year 8 students attended the Holocaust Memorial Talk which was held at Corfe Hills School. Firstly, we sat down and listened to a speaker from the Holocaust Foundation talk about how there are less and less Holocaust survivors. We were then introduced to Henry Schachter, who was born in 1939 in Berlin and was a survivor of the Holocaust. Henry then gave a talk about his life on the run and what he experienced. After a question and answer session, candles were lit to commemorate the millions of people who died, ”Ben Shutler, Year 8 student

Sporting activities and events: Spring Half-Term 1 - 2017

Equestrian Team jump for joy

On the 5th February, ten students from Years 7-10 travelled to Moreton Stables in Dorchester to compete in the National Show Jumping qualifiers completion. Our talented young riders performed exceptionally well, competing against 28 schools from three different counties and achieving the greatest haul of rosettes to date for Highcliffe School.

Miss Fellinghham, Equestrian Team co-ordinator said “ This is a fantastic achievement by our equestrian team with both team and individual successes. The students were highly motivated and enthusiastic with a strong team ethos encouraging and supporting each other. Special thanks go to the parents for their continued support, without them this would not be possible”.

The results are:

Class 1:Individual2nd – Aviv Effeny3rd - Jacob Watson5th – Izzy Aldred6th – Maddie Emmel

Team1st Place – Izzy Aldred, Jacob Watson, Ella Eastwood, Maddie Emmel

Class 5:Individual1st –Tarka Abraham

Class 6:Individual1st –Tarka Abraham

Congratulations to Tarka for an outstanding performance! In April, Tarka will be representing Highcliffe School and the County of Dorset at the National Schools Finals. We all wish her the best of luck!

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Class 2:Individual6th – Aviv Effeny

Team3rd – Penny Sargent, Charlotte Whiting, Aviv Effeny, Freya Baker-Clipston6th – Izzy Aldred, Jacob Watson, Maddie Emmel, Ella Eastwood

Sporting activities and events: Spring Half-Term 1 - 2017

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Table TennisYear 11 GCSE Physical Education

On Saturday 21st January 2017, our Year 11 GCSE Physical Education students officiated at the Table Tennis Association - English Schools’ County Individual Tournament in order to broaden theirexperiences and be assessed in the role of an official.

Mr Ralph Weeks, of the Tennis Tennis Association said… “I’d like to thank you for attending and also say that your students were an absolute credit to you and your school. Meeting them was a real pleasure!”

RugbyHighcliffe v Ballard Y10 & Y11sAlways an exciting and close fixture, the game was closely contested with Highcliffe winning with the last kick of the game! Final score 7 - 5

Rugby will be in full swing after the half-term break with all year groups competing in school fixtures and Rugby 7s competitions.

Other sporting news this half-term...Girls netball - continues on the up!

• Year 7 netball team beat Arnewood• Year 8 netball team beat Arnewood• U16 netball team beat Ballard• Year 10 netball win area tournament

Boys football - put their best foot forward!

• Year 10 football team beat Poole High 1-0 to qualify for the U15 Dorset County semi- finals.

• Year 11 football team beat Winton 4-1 to qualify for the U16 Dorset County semi- finals.

Year 10 Netball Team Break School Records!On the 9th February, our Year 10 team competed in the area netball tournament. This is a pre-county tournament against the schools in Christchurch and Bournemouth. The girls were prepared for some difficult games with strong teams, however they were phenomenal and won every single game and achieved 1st place. This is an outstanding achievement making them the most successful netball team in the school’s history! Georgia Bailey was nominated player of the tournament. The team is now through to the county finals which are being held in March at St Mary’s school in Shaftesbury.

We wish them continued success!

• 22nd February - Y7 & Y8 Area Netball Tournament• 23rd February - Y10 PWL interviews• 28th February - Y11 History visit to Hitler on Trail• 28th February - Y10 DPT/Meningitis injections• 01st March - Y10 Study Skills Day• 3rd March - PWL interviews

• 7th March - Y10 DPT/Meningitis injections• 8th-12th March - Y10 Berlin Trip• 9th March - Y8 Progression Evening• 9th March - Y9-Y11 Rotary Technology Tournament• 11th March - GCSE Music - BSO experience• 28th March - Y10 & Y11 BTEC Dance workshop

‘We value the power of education to change lives’

We wish you all a very enjoyable and relaxing half-term holiday

Highcliffe School, Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 4QD t: 01425 273381 | e: office@highcliffeschool.com | www.highcliffeschool.com | @HighcliffeSch

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CHARITY NEWS UPDATE…

World Cancer Day 4th Feb, 2017

We are very pleased to announce that we sold 52 Unity wrist bands for Cancer Research UK, raising £104. Thank you to everyone who donated money and supported World Cancer Day

Information and notices

Safer Internet Day 2017Highcliffe School joined the global Safer Internet Day campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology.

Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, Safer Internet Day will took place on Tuesday 7th February 2016, with the theme ‘Be the change: Unite for a better internet’.

Celebrated in over 100 countries, Safer Internet Day brought together hundreds of schools and organisations right across the UK and globally to ‘be the change’ and help create a better internet. During the course of the week, all students in years 7-11 discussed ‘The Power of Image’ and how this can affect their digital footprint in sessions led by their form tutor.

Online safety is of utmost importance and is a topic that is re-visited with students regularly. Over the next few weeks, assemblies to all students in years 7-11 will focus on this, with follow-up information being sent to students and parents.

For more general advice on internet safety for parents and carers, visit:https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ShareAware https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS FOR YEARS 7-11:

Tales of a Globetrotting Doctor Dr Iain Nicholson

Civil Engineering Konrad Michael Grossey BSc (hons) CEng MICE MIEI MIHT MIAT

A Forgotten Expedition Sir Henry Feilden Bt

Celebrity Catering Sarah Ali Choudhury

NHS Opportunities Joanne Nemes

Thursday 19 January 7.00pmDr. Iain Nicholson qualified as a doctor at Guys Hospital in 1971. Instead of following his father into General Practice, Dr Nicholson spent his career working in East Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, and latterly Saudi Arabia, where he was Head of Accident and Emergency in a busy hospital looking after the employees of an American / Saudi oil company.

Now retired and living in Bournemouth, he will talk about his experience working abroad, and recall a few anecdotes from his varied career.

Thursday 2 February 7.00pmKonrad is a Chartered Civil Engineer with more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry and in particular, the development, design and implementation of major transportation projects worldwide.

He is currently Director of International Highways with Mott MacDonald who are one of the largest Consulting Engineering firms in the world with 16,000 staff and turnover in excess of £1 billion.

He has found a career in Civil Engineering particularly rewarding, having been given the opportunity to travel and work with colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. Most importantly he values making a real contribution to help improve the wellbeing and livelihoods of people and communities.

Thursday 16 March 7.00pmSir Henry, a descendant of one of the expedition’s leaders, Colonel Henry Wemyss Feilden, will talk about HMS Alert’s perilous voyage towards the North Pole in 1875. Find out about how 120 officers and men fared, having been trapped in the ice for 6 months! It’s a moving and personal tale of great heroism and bravery. It’s a story typical of its time, when the British Empire was at its height. See photographs that have never been shown before, in addition to many original artefacts,

Sir Henry was recently on Channel 4 in the television programme Come Dine With Me.

Thursday 26 January 7.00pmSarah is an experienced Indian chef based in Bournemouth and the founder of “Sarah Ali Easy Curry”. You may have seen Sarah successfully competing in a cooking reality show My Kitchen Rules aired on Channel 4 which started in October 2016. Part of Sarah’s talk will be about her passion for food as well as the skills you need to learn to succeed in this environment. She will share insights into her career path as a celebrity chef, the challenges she has faced and the triumphs she has enjoyed.

Thursday 2 March 7.00pmJoanne Nemes has been working in the NHS as a Cardiac Physiologist for nearly 30 years. Find out more about how health care specialists identify, monitor and treat the presence of heart and lung disease on a daily basis. Joanne will also talk about what she enjoys about her role and the various career pathways available within the NHS.

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Our 2017 Lecture Series has been a huge success with only two more lectures to attend: NHS Opportunities & A Forgotten Expedition

All information is correct at time of going to print: 9th Feb, 2017