It has been wonderful to see students back in school this week. The Year 11s have continued to work very hard on their Mock Exams and some of our Year 10 students had a fantastic time at the University of Southampton for the Learn with Us Science trip.
Thank you for your co-operation with the changes on Thursday due to the traffic incident. We were concerned about staff being able to make it into school, but our contingency plan worked very well and all students were registered and in lessons learning by the start of the school day as usual.
It was good to see so many parents/ carers at the Year 9 Parents’ Evening on Thursday. We decided to switch the evening online due to the motorway incident and we hope that this helped everyone. At the end of the evening we sent a survey to all Year 9 parents/ carers and have outlined some of the results below:
- 99% of parents feel that their child is happy at school.
- 99% of parents feel that their child is safe at the school.
- 99% of parents feel that their child is well looked after at the school.
- 100% of parents believe that their child is taught well at the school.
- 92% of parents feel that the school responds well to any concerns raised.
- 92% of parents believe that they receive valuable information from the school on their child’s progress.
- 92% of parents would recommend the school to another parent/ carer.
We regularly ask parents/ carers to complete surveys about the school. We really appreciate the responses and it helps us to support children and make further improvements.
Next week is WEEK 1
Events w/b 26 February
w/b 26 February – Year 11 Mock Exams continue. There is no Tuesday/ Thursday after school intervention so that students can rest and prepare for exams the next day.
Monday 26 February – Parent Forum – 10am and 6pm – SEND/ Inclusion Focus. Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/khAX57kWDx
Tuesday 27 February – Year 7 Winchester College DT Trip – Selected students have received information.
Thursday 29 February – EHCNA Coffee Morning at 9am. Email inclusion@thehambleschool.co.uk for more information.
Thursday 29 February – Year 7-11 Blood Brothers trip to the Mayflower. Arrangements have already been distributed.
Friday 1 March – Year 8 Battlefields Trip departs.
Year 11 Exams for this week:
Future dates
Thursday 7 March – World Book Day.
Thursday 7 March – Year 8 Parents’ Evening.
Friday 15 March – INSED Day (students are not required in school).
Letters
You can find all letters sent home over the week here – https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/letters-to-parents/
The canteen menus can be found here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/food-and-drink/
Please check your child’s Attendance regularly on Class Charts
Theme of the Week – Inspirational Women and Women’s History Month
This week assemblies will be delivered by Mrs Pennington-Chick (Senior Deputy Headteacher) focussed on inspirational women for Women’s History Month.
In personal development sessions, students will focus on the following questions:
- Year 7 – Why did JK Rowling write under a male pseudonym?
- Year 8 – What gender stereotypes exist and how did these evolve?
- Year 9 – What are the damaging effects of sexism?
- Year 10 – What is the problem with crash test dummies?
Year 9 and 10 Progress Reports
Year 9 and 10 Progress Reports have been sent out recently. Please ensure you watch the videos on the website to help you understand the reports.
We also require all parents/ carers to complete the feedback forms on the letters.
Year 10 Reports
Please watch the video below for guidance on your child’s Year 10 Report.
Understanding Key Stage 3 Assessment
Please watch the video below for guidance on your child’s report.
Year 11 Update
Afterschool intervention will not take place during the main mock exam period. It will be cancelled this week on Tuesday/ Thursday so that students can prepare for their English Literature, Maths and Science exams at home and ensure they are rested. Intervention will begin again on Tuesday 5 March 2024.
A reminder you can still purchase the CGP Revision Skills and Revision Plan book https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/secondary-books/gcse/revision-tips/xhr42-new-how-to-revise-for-gcse-study on Scopay for £2.50 (recommended retail price – £5.99) and collect from reception.
If your son/ daughter cannot find their copy of the Mock Exam Timetable, it is on our website here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/examination-information/
Some key dates for Year 11 are listed below – Please put these into your diary:
- Friday 22 March – Year 11 Mock Exam Results Assembly
- Wednesday 27 March – Year 11 Parents’ Evening. This will be the last individual Parents’ Evening before the start of the GCSE exams.
- Thursday 18 April – Year 11 Achieving Excellence Evening.
INSED Days 2024-25
We have now agreed the INSED Days when students are not required in school for next academic year. These are detailed below:
- Monday 2 September 2024
- Monday 25 November 2024
- Friday 14 March 2025 (this is our cluster INSED)
- Monday 21 July 2025
- Tuesday 22 July 2025
The term dates for 2024-2025 are available on the Hampshire County Council website here: https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schoolholidays
Solent Mind
Solent Mind are offering free online peer support groups for parents/ carers who are supporting a child or young person experiencing self-harm. Parent or carer wellbeing is just as important, and it can be a difficult subject to talk about. These groups happen fortnightly on Tuesdays at 12:30pm-1:30pm, or Wednesdays 6pm- 7pm until the end of March 2024. There are also bespoke individual 1:1 sessions available for advice, guidance and support. Groups, 1:1s, or both can be accessed by completing a self-referral via the Support Hub at https://www.selfharmsupporthubhants.org.uk/
Solent Mind will also be running self-harm awareness sessions looking at how parents/ carers can support their child or young person. The sessions available are:
Tuesday 13 February 6-7pm
Tuesday 27 February 6-7pm
Tuesday 12 March 1-2pm
Tuesday 26 March 6-7pm.
Find more resources, free e-learning and signposting on the Hampshire Health in Education website or by emailing healtheducation@hants.gov.uk.
Celebrating Achievements
Congratulations to the following students on their amazing achievements outside of school:
Ella S – Year 7 who represented The Hamble School at Southampton Schools Trampolining Competition this weekend. She came 1st place! We are so proud of you.
Oliver B – Year 8 who sailed on the Tall Ships challenger voyage. A fantastic achievement.
A reminder that we celebrate achievements every Friday with our award recognition system and Proud Friday. Find out more here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/rewards-recognition/
We are delighted that so many students have achieved awards this week:
- Silver – 18 students
- Gold – 39 students
- Ruby – 40 students
- Platinum – 27 students
- Diamond – 10 students
The students listed below achieved the most reward points this week – Well done to you!
- Year 7 – Lucy B 7-6
- Year 8 – Harvie P 8-1
- Year 9 – Rhiannon B 9-9
- Year 10 – Wiktoria B 10-8
- Year 11 – Cianna B 11-9
You can say ‘thank you’ to a member of staff here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/staff-recognition/ they really do enjoy receiving these each week.
Support
If you or you child would like support with wellbeing, please check out the links of our website: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/student-wellbeing-support/
We have recently added information about a number of free parent/ carer courses or events to this section of our website.
