What an eventful week – The highlights include the Year 8 and 9 PSHCRE assemblies with Shannon Reddin from Enrich, the rewards and celebration assemblies and a fantastic evening of Year 11 Drama. It was so good to see lots of parents/ carers at this event – the students have worked so hard and put on a brilliant performance. Unfortunately, the week has ended with school being closed due to Storm Eunice; it is not what we wanted for the last day of Spring Term 1, but it is important that all our students and staff are safe.
We hope everyone has a relaxing break and look forward to seeing students back in the classroom on 28 February.
Next week is half term. We return to school on Monday 28 February at 8:30am. It will be Week 1.
Events next week
Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February – Year 11 Intervention for some subjects – students have been notified if they are required to attend
Monday 28 February until Friday 11 March – Mock Exams for Year 11
Monday 28 February to Friday 25 February – Headteacher Assemblies
Thursday 3 March – World Book Day
Thursday 3 March – Year 8 Parents’ Evening Online
Letters sent this week
Whole School – Emergency Closure, Scholar Train Ticket – Summer 2022
Our letters are available here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/letters-to-parents/
The Headteacher’s Blog is available here: https://hambleheadteacher.wordpress.com/
Year 11
As you are aware Year 11 Mock Exams continue after half term. The timetable is available on our website https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/examination-information/ and students are welcoming to attend the Revision Breakfast which runs every day throughout the mocks.
All students have access to GCSEPod – This is a great resource to support revision. GCSEPod are running some free webinars for students – these will cover revision techniques and how to use GCSEPod successfully to get ready for exams, looking at forgetting, procrastinating and how failure helps us to succeed. Details of the sessions are below:
- 2 March 9am – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oEY84v78R8-KPFQgXTf8Og
- 3 March 5pm – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u2ZaFSpCQa2tLXgQcVaYZg
- 23 March 9am – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ndlezTy8QW6e2mF0_XfxWQ
- 24 March 5pm – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p0zcwI96RBKnKmDWql115g
A reminder that afterschool intervention will not run during the Mock Exams, but will return on Tuesday 15 March.
If you have any questions about the exams or need support with revision, please contact Mrs Emmett-Callaghan (Head of Year), Mrs Griffiths (Assistant Head of Year) or your child’s tutor – HOY11@thehambleschool.co.uk
Class Charts
A reminder that from 28 February parents/ carers will be able to access information about their child’s rewards, behaviour, timetable and attendance/ punctuality on Class Charts. This is in addition to the current information available on the App for homework, remote education and attendance reporting. If you do not have access to the parent/ carer App please email homelearning@thehambleschool.co.uk
Please note that from 28 February Class Charts will be used to notify parents/ carers of detentions – Unless the behaviour requires a phone call, we will be using this as the main method of communication and you may not be contacted in any other way.
Alumni News
Congratulations to Veni who has secured a place to study Language and Literature at the University of Oxford.
If you or your friends/ family have any other alumni stories you would like to share, please email communication@thehambleschool.co.uk We would love to hear from you.
Netley Abbey and Butlocks Heath Educational Trust
The purpose of the Trust is to support the education and development of children and young people up to the age of twenty-five years old who are resident in the parish of Hound. Regular grants are made available to Netley Abbey Junior and Infant Schools as well as other community based groups e.g. Scouts, Guides etc. and some individuals.
The Trustees have decided to introduce the availability of two new annual awards in the form of £1000 grants to worthy applicants. One will be for academic pursuit and excellence, and the other to assist in the quest for sporting excellence. If your son/ daughter is interested in applying, please follow the link here: https://www.nabhet.co.uk/
Useful Links
Living support for our families in Southampton:
https://www.southampton.gov.uk/benefits-welfare/money-advice/household-support-fund/
https://southamptoncitymission.co.uk/venues
Wetwheels, Hamble have asked us to share their half term and Easter events. For move information on this charity, please click here: https://wetwheelsfoundation.org/locations/hamble/#booking
Rewards
The following students achieved the most rewards points last week:
Year 7 – Daisy A 7-7
Year 8 – Elizabeth W 8-1
Year 9 – Benjamin W 9-7
Year 10 – Caitlin M 10-7
Year 11 – Poppy W 11-3
