Well done to all our Year 11 students who have started their Mock Exams so successfully this week. Students have completed Art and Photography practicals as well as the MFL speaking exams. Next week Year 11 start their written exams.
Thank you to Evie, Gurman, Max and Wiktoria who represented the school in the Eastleigh Borough Council and British Legion Remembrance Commemorations on Wednesday.
On Monday 11 November our Remembrance Commemorations will take play at school. Students are invited to wear Scouting, Military, Cadet, Guiding or other organisation uniforms. They must go straight to lesson 1 at 8:30am. Students in Year 11 will then be taking to the exam line up. The timings of the day for all students will be adjusted:
08:30-09:30am – Period 1
09:30-10:30 – Period 2
10:30-11:00 – Tutor and Remembrance Service in Tutor Rooms. There will also be a two minutes silence.
11:05-11:25am – Break
11:25-12:05pm – Period 3
12:05-13:05pm – Period 4
13:05-13:35pm – Lunch
13:35-14:45pm – Period 5.
Thank you to all Parents/ Carers who completed the Leading Parent Partnership Award communication and engagement survey. We are delighted that Parents/ Carers felt that the school is welcoming and communicates effectively with the community. We will provide a full break down of the results and our actions moving forward on Monday at Parent Forum.
Next week is WEEK 2
Question of the Week
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Each week we will ask parents/ carers a question in the Weekly Message – This will either be about a topic we are focussing on or an aspect of our school improvement plan. We would appreciate it if everyone answers it when reading the Weekly Message.
Events w/b 11 November
w/b 11 November – Year 9 Progress Reviews will be emailed home
w/b 11 November – Year 11 Exams continue
Monday 11 November – Parent Forum. 6pm in SC16. Please sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/An0qh2P21y
Wednesday 13 November – Year 10 Achieving Excellence Evening. 5:30pm in the Main Hall. Parents/ Carers and students welcome. Sign up here:
https://forms.office.com/e/ANmte3qnfT
Wednesday 13 November – Year 9 and 10 Careers Maritime Visit (selected students)
Friday 15 November – Children in Need fun activities during break and lunch
Future Dates
Monday 25 November – INSED Day – The school is closed to students.
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
This Week at the Dinner Table…
- What is the difference between conflict and bullying?
- How would you spot if someone was being bullied?
- How could you support someone if they had concerns? Where could you get help?
- How can we continue to build a positive ethos in your tutor group/year group/school?
- How can we support each other and recognise that we all have different strengths?
Theme of the Week – Anti-Bullying Week
We are delighted to be part of the Diana Award and a host school for The Diana Award Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme. In January we will be welcoming primary and secondary school students (and their teachers) from across the region to train to become Anti-Bullying Ambassadors.
This week is national Anti-Bullying Week and we will be focussing on this topic during assemblies and tutor time.
Assembly Programme
The assemblies this week are led, and have been put together, by our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors. This exceptional group of ambassadors will be talking to students from Year 7-10 about the definition of bullying, the difference between unkindness and bullying and how to support others who may be being bullied. They will also explain the support the Anti-Bullying ambassadors and the school are able to provide to those who are experiencing unkindness and bullying.
Whilst bullying at The Hamble School is thankfully rare, the assemblies are designed to raise awareness about bullying and to help us continue building the best community possible. The school has a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, as will be re-emphasised in the assembly.
Tutor personal development programme
To link in with the national Anti-Bullying Week assemblies, the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have also created two tutor sessions focussed on helping students explore in more detail how bullying can affect individuals, why people become bullies and to get students to reflect on their interactions with other people.
Further information on Anti-Bullying Week and the Diana Award can be found here:
- https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/bullying/
- https://diana-award.org.uk/our-programmes-and-initiatives/anti-bullying
SENDIA Award
We are delighted to announce that The Hamble School has been awarded the SENDIA (Special Educational Needs and Inclusion for All) award. We wish to thank all of the staff, parents, external professionals and students that supported with the verification and the award. Well done!
The award recognises the invaluable work we, as a school, achieve with students who may have special educational needs. The Hamble School is one of very few secondary schools in Hampshire to achieve this award.
We will share further information about the award and the positive comments from the verification team at our Parent Forum.
Children in Need – Friday 15th November
It’s that time of year again – a chance to fundraise for a really important charity who do amazing work!
All this week, students can bring any spare change/coins etc into school to hand in to their tutor envelope. The envelopes will be collected and emptied into containers for each House (Lords, Twickenham, Wembley and Wimbledon) as part of our House competition. All money will then be used in our fantastic temporary Pudsey Coin Sculpture that will be designed on Friday 15 November and then donated directly to Children in Need. Please support this cause by donating any change you may have.
On Friday 15 November at lunchtime we will also have various stalls running in the hall where students can take part in competitions and challenges to win prizes. Entry costs for the different challenges cost from 10p/20p up to 50p. If your child would like to take part then please do support them with donating any money for this fantastic cause.
Year 11 Mock Exams
A reminder that the Year 11 Mock Exam timetable is available here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/examination-information/ You will also find JCQ examination regulations of this page.
There will be no after school intervention on Tuesday or Thursday this week, so that students can complete their own personal revision at home. However, please note that some exams do run over past the end of the school day and students are expected to stay.
Year 11 Revision Guides – Available for purchase again
Many Year 11 students have already collected their revision guides ordered before half term, however, we still have some which have not been collected – Your child can collect them after school on Tuesday and Thursday from the SLT Office.
Due to popular demand, Year 11 revision guides are available for order and purchase again via Scopay, with a closing date of Friday 15 November. If you are still missing some.
Thank you for your support in helping students prepare for their exams. A reminder that Mock Revision information is available here: https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/revision/
Duke of Edinburgh Award – Year 10 2024-25
On Tuesday 6 November we had our Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Launch evening. It was very well attended with lots of really useful questions. The Year 10s also had a Duke of Edinburgh assembly on Thursday 8 November which created a very exciting buzz with many students discussing what their skill, physical and volunteering might be. For those that were unable to make it, please email general@thehambleschool.co.uk and mark FAO Mr Bradshaw and we will answer your questions.
The cost of the award this year is estimated to be a maximum of £100 (this is likely to be lower but is dependent on the number of students who sign up)
If your child is interested in signing up for Duke of Edinburgh this year, please fill out this form with them: https://tinyurl.com/DofERegisterInterest2024
The form is a declaration of interest and not a formal commitment. The closing date for the form is Friday 13 December at 4pm. At this point we will look to see how many students have signed up. We have a limited number of staff who are qualified to run the award, however if the demand is substantial then we would look to have more staff achieve the Duke of Edinburgh trainer qualification to hopefully ensure that all students who wish to take part, are able to.
If you have any questions about the Duke of Edinburgh Award then please do contact Mr Bradshaw through general@thehambleschool.co.uk
Rewards
The students listed below achieved the most reward points this week – Well done to you!
- Year 7 – Zoe G 7-1
- Year 8 –Alistair F 8-2
- Year 9 –Natalia Z 9-5
- Year 10 – Milan B 10-9
- Year 11 – Becky J 11-2
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/
