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| 11th March 2022 |
| Student Bulletin |
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| Teenage Booster Immunisations |
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22nd and 23rd March 2022
Offer of Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) and combined Tetanus, Diphtheria and Poliomyelitis (Td/IPV) for Year 10 and Year 11 catch up programme
Letters have been sent via message with a link to complete consent, deadline to send consent to the school nursing team 18/03/2022 |
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| Pastoral Support Button Information for Parents |
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The wellbeing and safety of our students is of the utmost importance to the staff and governors at Highcliffe School. We know that the emotional and physical wellbeing of our students is vital to ensuring they are ready to learn and make the most of the many opportunities available to them at our school. If a student is having difficulties there are a range of ways that they can seek support. They can speak to their Tutor, Pastoral Lead/Head of Achievement (Years 7-11), Study Skills Mentor or Head of Year (Year 12-13).
However, sometimes, the first conversation is the most difficult, so students can complete an online form in MyHighcliffe by using the Pastoral Support Request link. This is also accessible through the wellbeing section of the school website. The request will be referred to the best person to help.
We recognise that sometimes young people may come home with a problem which causes a great deal of stress and anxiety, particularly if they feel that they can’t share this information before the next day. By being able to support your child to share this concern before the next school day, we hope that this will reduce anxiety about the issue as students will know that support will be put in place.
The Pastoral Support Button is not monitored in holidays or weekends. Therefore, if a young person has significant mental health concerns that can’t wait until the next school day, they should access support through one of the organisations signposted on the wellbeing section of the website for example Kooth, Shout, Childline or Dorset Mind Your Head. Here is the link to the Wellbeing Section of our website: Wellbeing | Highcliffe School
If you have concerns about immediate or significant risk of harm with regards to your child’s mental health, please contact your GP or take your child to A&E at your local hospital.
If parents have concerns, they should continue to contact the school via the office email. |
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WORLD BOOK DAY 2022 - Book Cover Hunt
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| Well done to all of you who managed to find all ten book covers around the school on World Book Day. All entrants were placed into a prize draw and the lucky winner was Brooke in Year 7. A £10 book voucher will be making its way to you very soon! |
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| Dr Bike free bike safety checks |
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A team from Sustrans will be coming into school on the following dates to check bikes and make light adjustments and repairs. This will be done in a year group at a time due to the size of the school. More information will be given closer to the dates. This is one element of our campaign for safer riding at Highcliffe School.
24th April Year 11
5th May Sixth Form
12th May Year 10 and 9
26th May Year 8 and some 9
2nd June Sixth Form and staff
9th June on hold if we have anyone missed through absence. |
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| British Science Week |
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British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths - featuring fascinating, entertaining and engaging events and activities across the UK for people of all ages.
The website below also has lots of quizzes, games and listings of many other events taking place outside school in case you’d like to get more involved!
http://www.britishscienceweek.org/
There is a huge programme of free online events and activities being run by Southampton University https://www.sotsef.co.uk/ during British Science week, you just need to sign up! |
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Upcoming Dates
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March 14th – March 18th
Monday 14th March
Y11 Internal Exams (Hall)
Tuesday 15th March
Y11 GCSE Food Practical
Wednesday 16th March
Y11 GCSE Food Practical
Y10 Mathsfest Trip
Thursday 17th March
Y11 GCSE Food Practical
The Careers and Apprenticeship show Y10 and 12
Friday 18th March
Y11 GCSE Food Practical
March 21st – March 25th
Neurodiversity Celebration Week - 'It takes all kinds of minds'
Y13 Internal Exams (Hall)
Monday 21st March
Y10 Mock Interviews
Tuesday 22nd March
Y10 & Y11 Td/IPV and MenACWY Vaccinations
Wednesday 23rd March
Y10 & Y11 Td/IPV and MenACWY Vaccinations
Thursday 24th March
Year 8 Subject Evening (3:30-7:30)
Saturday 26th March
Y10 Ski Trip Pila Departs – Returns 2nd April |
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| Have you seen all our Clubs? |
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| Click below to view all the clubs and extra curricular activities that are presently running. |
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| Home Study Club |
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Home Study club is an opportunity for students to undertake either Home Study or further school work using the schools IT facilities. It is held every lunchtime in IT3 and after school Monday – Thursday 3pm – 4pm in IT2. The Home Study club is supervised by a member of staff who is there to help support the learning, if requested. This is a quiet working room available to all students who wish to take advantage of it.
This room is particularly important for those students who:
- Do not have reliable access to IT.
- need support developing good habits and routines of working outside of timetable lessons.
- need to keep school separate from home. Especially students who struggle to cope with the distractions of technology.
- Need a quiet place to work away from younger siblings.
If you do not wish for your child to take advantage of the Home Study club, I would strongly encourage students adopt a ‘lesson 6’ to their normal day. This then becomes a set routine: come in from school, have a snack and a drink, settle down to home study or retrieval practice, revision or additional work if no home study is set. Do this before the TV or games console is put on. This time works best when a student treats ‘lesson 6’ like school with phones put away. Ideally this work should be done downstairs and where someone is able to check in on them. At the kitchen table where a parent is able to take an interest at the end of the hour would be the best situation. I appreciate this will not be possible for all households. Please ask your child to show you their work and discuss what they have been doing celebrating their successes.
If they are unable to do this at home we would recommend the Home study club. |
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Highcliffe School Gardening Club Years 7-9
- Would you like to grow your own vegetables?
- You will be able to plan your own growing area.
- Sow and watch your garden grow.
- Manage and harvest the rewards.
Its not too late to come along!
Join us on Thursday 3.15pm-4.00pm meeting in SC6, see you there! |
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| Update on Dance and Drama Clubs |
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Year 7 Dance Club:
Running on a Tuesday lunchtime in the Dance Studio at 1:30pm, please eat your lunch first and bring PE shorts or trackies to change into.
Starting on 22nd March once the heating has finished being installed.
Year 7 Drama Club:
Running on a Wednesday lunchtime in the Performance Hall (Ex1) 1:30pm prompt, please eat your lunch first.
Year 8 and 9 Dance Club:
Running on a Thursday after school in the Dance Studio from 3:10pm - 4:15pm, please bring PE kit to change into.
Starting on 23rd March once the heating has finished being installed.
Year 8-10 Drama Theatre Company Rehearsals
Running on a Thursday after school in the Performance Hall (Ex1) from 3:10pm – 4:15pm
New recruits welcome to join the company working on a scripted performance.
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Southampton Science and Engineering Festival (SOTSEF) is the University of Southampton's annual award-winning interdisciplinary science festival that allows everyone to explore and discover what the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) has to offer.
March 2022, during British Science Week, join us for an interdisciplinary journey of discovery with a series of free online events, downloadable resources and content on-demand, accessible to everyone across the world.
If you can make it to Southampton, mark Saturday 7th May in your diary: Science and Engineering Day, our free family-friendly event packed with hundreds of interactive activities, workshops, live shows, art performances and laboratory tours, will be back on Campus. |
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