Monday 17th July
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Student notices...released every Monday.
Computing Day 3 continues!
Groups 5 & 6 have their computing robotics session today. All sessions are in the Old Sports Hall, please report to the rear of the Old Sports Hall- behind the green gym, to access this entrance, go down the pathway towards the 3G and line up just in front of the containers at the beginning of period 1 or 4.
We hope you enjoy the day!
Options changes
The options form for requesting changes to your options has now closed. this is so we can make final preparations ahead of timetables being sent home at the end of this week. If you have submitted your request, we will continue to work through these, so please be patient whilst we review your request. The form will re-open again on our return.
Any questions, get in touch with Mr Atwell.
Reminders whilst on the field at break & lunch:
If you are playing football/are on the fields please ensure you are not sitting/gathering on any of the stairs behind the geography hut. These are fire exits and must be clear at all times. This includes NOT leaving items on the stairs. Thank you.
Twilight Curriculum:
A reminder that applications close on Tuesday at 5pm. If you are interested in participating in the Oxbridge programme in Year 10, remember the HPQ is compulsory, so you should consider completing the HPQ in Year 9 and get a head start!
Monday 10th July
Sports Day Events:
Your Sports Day events will now take place during some of your PE lessons. Your PE teacher will give you further details. Your events will take place on Tuesday 18th July P2 and 4. Please come to your PE lesson with your kit as usual.
Options changes
Should you wish to submit a request to change your option(s) allocations please note the options change form will open from 9am today until 5 pm on Friday. It will reopen again in September. A few reminders about the form:
It is YOU that must submit the form, (not your parents/carers).
Due to the volume of requests we often receive at this time, please do be be patient whilst you wait for a reply. You will receive a copy of your submission to confirm your form has been received. Please check that you receive the email.
If you were allocated your 5th choice because of oversubscription (i.e., the course was full), you are automatically placed on the waitlist and DO NOT need to submit a form.
The form is available via the options website: changing options page. Please review the information on the page before submitting your form.
Any questions, get in touch with Mr Atwell.
Computing Day 3 (next week):
Your third computing session for this year is coming up soon. The theme for this session is 'Lego & Robotics,' which builds on what you have learned about high-level programming. A guest presenter will be leading the session, with Mr. Harland and Miss O'Brien there to support.
Unlike previous sessions, the third session will not be held with your tutor group. It's important for you to know which group you have been assigned to. Due to strict maximum group sizes it will not be possible to change groupings due to any planned absence. Please check your group and session details via the button below.
All sessions are in the Old Sports Hall, please report to the rear of the Old Sports Hall- behind the green gym, to access this entrance, go down the pathway towards the 3G and line up just in front of the containers at the beginning of period 1 or 4.
We hope you enjoy the day!
Twilight Curriculum 2023
Don't forget this week is the Twilight Curriculum Launch event. Come along to find out about programmes such as:
HPQ
GCSE Accelerated French & Spanish
The Arts Award- Drama & Music pathways
Unfortunately due to some late staffing changes it will not be possible to run the Finance programme, we do hope to have it back for you to undertake next year though!
If you are coming, please sit with your parents and fill the rows from the front!
Monday 3rd July
Charity Walk
Final instructions on Thursday's Charity Walk can be found here.
Clothing for Enrichment week~ Please take note!
If you are off on a trip this week, have a great time!
If you are in school, your activities are on G04S, including what you need to wear and where you need to meet. Only full school uniform, and full school PE kit will be allowed - no variations please. If you have one activity in PE kit on a day, and the other in uniform, you can wear PE kit for the whole day.
Have a great week! Mr Atwell.
Options allocations:
A video recording of the information presented at the assembly is available here. If you missed the assembly or if you would like to re-watch to check the information please do so. A reminder that the change form will open on Monday 10th July, I will put a reminder link in the notices next Monday! Enjoy your week. Ms Fitzgerald.
British wildlife day today!
A reminder that if you are not on a trip today, you will be taking part in a 'British wildlife day'. This means that you will have a different timetable today and will not go to 'normal lessons'. Your day will start with an assembly. The schedule for the day is below.
Remember that some of you have changed tutor groups for the day, and your tutor will have gone through this with you! Speak with your tutor at assembly today if you need a reminder. Enjoy!
Twilight Curriculum 2023: Don't forget to sign up to attend the information event next Tuesday, 11th July!
Monday 26th June
Options allocations this week:
This week, you will be receiving your GCSE options allocations. You will attend a short assembly towards the end of period 5 on Thursday, where Mr Atwell & Ms Fitzgerald will talk you through some important information. At the end of the assembly, we will release the allocations via Go 4 schools. It is important you do not miss this assembly! Your period 5 teachers will bring you to the assembly hall, where you will sit in your tutor groups. A reminder that we cannot change any options at the moment, any change requests to your choices will now need to wait until after enrichment week.
*Reminder* Pre Sports Day:
A reminder Pre Sports Day is tomorrow- Tuesday 27th June.
Year 7 - P1
Year 8 - P3
If you have PE normally during this lesson, bring your kit and come to PE.
If you do not normally have PE, bring your kit and come down to PE.
Please speak to a member of the PE department or your community team if you are unsure!
Good luck to all! The PE Department.
Temporary changes to break & lunch timings WEDNESDAY!:
Due to Core Year 10 mock examinations we need to change the break and lunch timings o Wednesday. (last one!) You will take break 3 & lunch 3 as follows:
Break 3 @ 11.15am
Lunch 3 @1.30pm
Year 8 British Wildlife day:
On Monday 3rd July, students who are not on trips will be taking part in a 'British wildlife day'. This means that students will have a different timetable for this day and will not go to 'normal lessons'. Your tutor will go through the day with you this week in tutor time. The schedule for the day is below.
Most of you have stayed in the same tutor group but some of you have moved tutor group for the day as I have had to rebalance the classes. Your tutor will let you know if you have changed groups for this day only. You will wear school uniform for the day as normal.
Monday 19th June
Temporary changes to break & lunch timings TODAY & THURSDAY!:
Due to Core Year 10 mock examinations we need to change the break and lunch timings today and Thursday of this week. You will take break 3 & lunch 3 as follows:
Break 3 @ 11.15am
Lunch 3 @1.30pm
KS3 Stem club~ cancelled this week:
KS3 STEM club is cancelled this week. The next session will be Tuesday 27th of June. - Ms O'Brien.
Options Update:
You will receive your options allocations on Thursday 29th June. Information on when, how etc will be shared in the student notices on Monday 26th June. Stay tuned! This does mean that we cannot accept any changes as we lock down allocations. Requests for changes will open after enrichment week. Please avoid emailing with any change requests in the meantime. Mr Atwell & Ms Fitzgerald.
Twilight Curriculum~ exciting opportunities for students in Years 8 & 9:
You may recall throughout the options process we mentioned the Twilight Curriculum, which is a range of programmes (pictured right) that you can complete after school. We are hosting an information event on Tuesday 11th July where you will be able to find out about these programmes and how to apply. On Friday I sent home information about the Twilight Curriculum; parents/carers have been sent this letter, which details how to register your attendance at the information event. I hope to see you all there! Ms Fitzgerald.
Monday 12th June
Character Enrichment Week Details:
Your full week's activities will be released later this week, on Go4Schools. You will also have a Year group assembly in which more details will be given to you.
New girls touch rugby club:
Monday 5th June
Computing enrichment~ Day 2:
Your Day 2 computing session programmes can be found below. Click the link for your tutor group to see the rooms and teachers you will have for each period. Each day starts with an assembly, led by Mr Harland with an introduction to the day. Go to line up as usual and your tutor will escort you to the assembly hall.
Change to Zone B from Monday 5th June
As you know from after the half term break Year 8 will move to Zone B for break & lunch. During tutor on Monday all students will watch a short video outlining the expectations around student conduct for this area. This will ensure you do not receive any red out of bound logs. Your tutor will play this video for you to watch together today during registration. If you miss tutor for any reason it is important that you watch the video in your own time.
Temporary changes to break & lunch timings:
Due to some Core Year 10 mock examinations we need to change the break and lunch timings on a few occasions. On the dates listed below Year 8 will swap to break 3 & lunch 3 as follows:
Break 3 @ 11.15am
Lunch 3 @1.30pm
This will be on the following dates only:
Thursday 8th June
Monday 19th June
Thursday 22nd June
Wednesday 28th June
Monday 22nd May
Summer term break & lunch zones:
As Year 11 students begin their study leave this week, we have made some changes to the break and lunch spaces to help prepare you for your transition to Year 9. Starting from next half term, you will move to the Key Stage 4 area, specifically Parkes in the Dining Hall, for your break and lunch periods. Just like in your current zone, this area comes with clear boundaries and expectations. When you return, you will be shown a brief video detailing these expectations. It's important to note that your break and lunch timings will remain unchanged for the summer term, i.e., break & lunch 1.
Monday 15th May
Enrichment week activities- in school sign up:
If you have any days during enrichment week that have not yet been assigned an activity, they will be showing as 'free activity TBC' on Go4Schools. I will now be assigning these in school activities, and so if this applies to you (check the tutor section on Go4S), please use this form to submit your preferences. You have until the end of the week to do this. Thank you - Mr Atwell.
*Reminder* Legal & Law careers café this week:
Just a reminder to those of you that have already signed up, the next one is Law & Legal, on this Thursday, 18th May Period 5 in LRC2. This is now fully booked. Only those who have signed up will be permitted to attend. Mrs Targett.
Tuesday 9th May
There are no new notices for this week.
Tuesday 2nd May
There are no new notices for this week.
Monday 24th April
Reminders about expectations and other important information @ break & lunch:
Visit the Year 7 & 8 page of the Break & Lunch section to remind yourself of what we expect at break and lunch when the fields are open.
Girls Rugby Taster Event @ Haywards Heath Rugby:
Haywards Heath Rugby Club is hosting a taster event next Tuesday 25th April for girls in years 5-9 to try out the game and find out more about girls rugby at the club. Girls of all levels of experience and their families are very welcome. There will be touch rugby games and various fun activities from 5.00pm-6.15pm followed by a gathering in the clubhouse to meet some of the existing players and the coaching team. Please spread the word to help us keep girls rugby growing and thriving at HHRFC. Mrs Watson.
Making changes to options choices- deadline this week!
Don't forget after Friday 28th April you will not be able to make any changes to your submitted option choices. See the message from last week on how to check and make any changes. Ms Fitzgerald.
HW REMINDER! Careers & Enterprise Homework reminder:
Please use this form to provide feedback regarding choosing your GCSE options, and the support you received during this process. We will use this to ensure that we are supporting future students as well as possible. This is your Careers & Enterprise Homework for Enterprise Lesson 3. Click here to complete now if you have not already done so! This should be your thoughts and should be completed independently. This will take between 20 & 30 minutes, so please make time to answer the questions as thoughtfully as possible!
Monday 17th April
Technology rotations:
Your summer term technology classes have now been updated for your final rotation of the year. Please ensure you check your timetables for your new classes.
Careers Cafes are back!
The much anticipated Careers Cafes are back, the second one will be on Thursday 20 April during P5 in LRC 2 (first Thursday back after the Easter holidays) and will be about Environmental Sustainability in Construction. Sign up here ASAP. First come first served so don't delay!!
HW REMINDER! Careers & Enterprise Homework reminder:
Please use this form to provide feedback regarding choosing your GCSE options, and the support you received during this process. We will use this to ensure that we are supporting future students as well as possible. This is your Careers & Enterprise Homework for Enterprise Lesson 3. Click here to complete now if you have not already done so! This should be your thoughts and should be completed independently. This will take between 20 & 30 minutes, so please make time to answer the questions as thoughtfully as possible!
REMINDER! Year 8 options checking exercise! Very important....
We are now in a period where we need all students to check the choices we hold for you. If there are any problems with the choices you have submitted your parent/carer must email datamanagement@wardenpark.co.uk. Please do not email Ms Fitzgerald or Mr Atwell. It is very important you check the choices as if there are any problems and you do not let us know we may not be able to fix it once options have been allocated.
How to check your choices? You will see the choices we hold for you on Go 4 schools. They are in the same place as where you found your taster lessons. See the image to the right to help you.
Changing your choices: If for any reason you wish to change your choices, please ask a parent or carer to email the details of the changes to datamanagement@wardenpark.co.uk. Please note we must have parental permission to make any changes to your options, including both changes to subjects and/or the order of subjects. We need to close down the options choices in order to prepare final class lists. As such we will not be able to make any changes to choices after Friday 28th April. If you wish to make a change after this time, you will need to wait until the end of the summer term when changes will open again. This is after we allocate options to all students.
Thank you, Mr Atwell.
Monday 27th March
Year 8 options checking exercise! Very important....
We are now in a period where we need all students to check the choices we hold for you. If there are any problems with the choices you have submitted your parent/carer must email datamanagement@wardenpark.co.uk. Please do not email Ms Fitzgerald or Mr Atwell. It is very important you check the choices as if there are any problems and you do not let us know we may not be able to fix it once options have been allocated.
How to check your choices? You will see the choices we hold for you on Go 4 schools. They are in the same place as where you found your taster lessons. See the image to the right to help you.
Changing your choices: If for any reason you wish to change your choices, please ask a parent or carer to email the details of the changes to datamanagement@wardenpark.co.uk. Please note we must have parental permission to make any changes to your options, including both changes to subjects and/or the order of subjects. We need to close down the options choices in order to prepare final class lists. As such we will not be able to make any changes to choices after Friday 28th April. If you wish to make a change after this time, you will need to wait until the end of the summer term when changes will open again. This is after we allocate options to all students.
Thank you, Mr Atwell.
Monday 20th March
There are no new notices for this week.
Monday 13th March
British Science Week poster competition:
Design a poster about the theme 'connections'. Some ideas could be about exploring how all of our body parts are connected and work together, the connections between our actions and the impact on the environment or even how internet connection has changed the world. There is more information here. Please email your entries to Ms O'Brien (robrien@wardenpark.co.uk) to be considered!
Monday 6th March
Careers Cafe's:
Please be aware that the Google sign up for the Careers talks will close when they are full or 3 days prior to the talk, whichever comes first. The talk will be removed and you will be unable to sign up for it. As was mentioned, it is first come first served.
Monday 27th February
Computer Science Deep Learning Session day 1: We want to hear your thoughts!
Thank you to those that have submitted thier thoughts already! If you have not submitted the survey about the computer science session please do so! We really want you to tell us what you think, so please complete this short survey (about 3-4 minutes). Thank you.
Year 8 Choices deadline:
Congratulations Year 8! We are almost at the end of the options period and you have approached these decisions with such a level of maturity, Mr Atwell & I have been most impressed! A reminder that the choices deadline is Monday, by 5pm. So use the weekend to continue discussions with parents and carers and please ensure your choices are submitted by Monday. Remember, we do not allocate by the order in which they are received, so take your time with the decisions.
Reminders at break and lunch:
The fields continue to be closed, please remember outside the assembly hall is out of bounds, you should be heading straight onto the courts and not gathering on the field/path outside. A reminder also that the car park is out of bounds. Please use the pathway via the hub/hall to access the dining hall and building.
Careers Cafes:
The much anticipated Careers Cafes are back and there are some fabulous speakers coming in to tell you more about careers in their industries. We have: Architecture & Property, Creative Games Design, Engineering & Construction, TV & Media, Health & Social Care, Medicine and working in Law. Sign up here ASAP with your 2 choices. First come first served so don't delay!!
Monday 20th February
Computer Science Deep Learning Session day 1: We want to hear your thoughts!
Thank you to all students for such great participation and your excellent character for learning displayed in the first of your computer science sessions this year. We really want you to tell us what you think, so could all students who attended this session please complete this short survey (about 3-4 minutes). Thank you.
Options support appointments: Bookings open now
Towards the end of this week Mr Atwell & I will be meeting with students who need some help in making their final decsions. Appointments will be about 5 minutes and are a chance for you to:
Chat though your decisions
Ask any questions
Try and make those final decisions.
Look out for an email in the next few days confirming your time and location. Please note, you may have been identified by your parent, tutor or community leader as someone they wanted us to check in with, so it is important that all students check for an appointment on Wednesday afternoon. We will publish the appointments via email by Wednesday afternoon. Even if you decide on your options between when you request an appointment and the meeting, please still attend! You can request an appointment via the link below. Ms Fitzgerald.
Request an options support appointment here
Tasters continue!
Well done to everyone who has attended their optional taster lessons so far! Great organisational skills demonstrated, don't forget to re - check for any this week, as we draw to a close of the taster period it may not be possible to reschedule a session if you miss it, so stay organised! Any problems, get in touch with Mr Atwell.
A message for those who have a Dance taster this week:
Dance taster this week, please bring in a PE/ dance kit. Head to PE first to get changed then we will go to the assembly hall together. Ms Lelliott.
**Reminder**Business Taster sessions groups 8 & 9:
A reminder that we had to make some changes to these group sessions. If you are in Business Taster Groups 8 or 9 please note the amendments to your Taster lessons below, this is now updated on Go 4 schools.
Business Taster Group 8: Mr Argent Monday 20th February Period 2 B1
Business Taster Group 9: Mr Argent Tuesday 21st February Period 4 B1
Monday 6th February
Computer Science Deep Learning Session day 1:
Further to the message last week, you will have your first session ether today or tomorrow. The first session covers the following:
Introduce key computation thinking skills: algorithms, pattern recognition, abstraction and decomposition
Create and compare algorithmic solutions to everyday problems; which is better? Why?
Using computational thinking to solve problems: Programming (App based)
Click here to see the full programme of when, where and the staffing for Session 1. Make sure your iPad is fully charged!
Attention to all Year 8 students who have an Ingenium taster:
Any student that has signed up for an Ingenium option taster lesson, please complete this Google Form by the end of Monday 6th February (it's only 4 questions!) Thank you, Dr Buckley.
Tasters off to a great start!
Well done to everyone who ahs attended their optional taster lessons so far! Great organisational skills demonstrated!
Business Taster sessions groups 8 & 9:
Please note we have had to make some changes to these group sessions. If you are in Business Taster Groups 8 or 9 please note the amendments to your Taster lessons below, these will be updated in the coming days on Go 4 schools.
Business Taster Group 8: Mr Argent Monday 20th February Period 2 B1
Business Taster Group 9: Mr Argent Tuesday 21st February Period 4 B1
Monday 30th January
Bags for sale!
The Young Enterprise Company, Bonzer Bags, plan to sell uniquely printed Tote bags during lunch times in the assembly hall TODAY!
Bags will be priced at £2.50 - please bring cash if you think you might want one. (Sales will continue on subsequent Monday lunches and we will be taking orders so that you can choose your print and have it delivered to your tutor group).
If you have not brought any money today, don't worry you will still have opportunities to buy one in future!
So come and see us in the lunch hall today!
The YE team.
Year 8 Options Update:
The main event this week is the launch of the additional taster lessons. These are the taster lessons in: Business, Child Development, Dance, Drama, Ingenium & Media.
These will be available on Go 4 schools from tomorrow evening. To find out how view them you can watch this short video here. We will send a short email Tuesday evening once available. You will have some time on Wednesday to review your allocations. Some good ideas to help you stay organised:
You could add them to your calendar
Set reminders on your phone/iPad of when they are
Print/write out the dates etc and stick them on your wall, the fridge etc at home
Computer Science Deep Learning~Day 1:
As you may be aware, this year we are delivering computer science in a different way. Rather than timetabled lessons once per fortnight, we have split up what used to be aspects of IT- digital learning and computer science, into two separate parts. Some of your digital learning is now happening in careers and enterprise, eg your presentations and the next topics which involve designing websites and using spreadsheets, whilst other aspects of digital learning are taking place all of the time in your other lessons. The computer science aspect will now be delivered though special focused computer science deep learning days.
These days have been organised by our specialist computer science team. The first day is coming up! For year 8's this will be the ultimate taster lesson for GCSE Computer Science! The Year 8 day will be next Wednesday 8th February, and will run for two periods. Classes will either have periods 1 & 2 or 4&5. We will publish the full details next Monday but just wanted to give you a heads up! You will have two further full days throughout the year, which will be whole day learning projects. The first session will:
Introduce key computation thinking skills: algorithms, pattern recognition, abstraction and decomposition
Create and compare algorithmic solutions to everyday problems; which is better? Why?
Using computational thinking to solve problems: Programming (App based)
Monday 23rd January
Bags for sale!
The Young Enterprise Company, Bonzer Bags, plan to sell uniquely printed Tote bags during lunch times in the assembly hall on Monday 30th January.
Bags will be priced at £2.50 - please bring cash if you think you might want one. (Sales will continue on subsequent Monday lunches and we will be taking orders so that you can choose your print and have it delivered to your tutor group).
So, if you forget your money this time, you will still have opportunities to buy one in future!
Year 8 Options Update:
Careers & Enterprise Options lessons continue this week, where you will have the opportunity to sign up to tasters in one , some or all of the following: Business, Child development, Dance, Drama, Ingenium and Media. You will find out when your tasters are early next week. Don't forget the homework which is due for your careers and enterprise lesson 2! Options web quest ...see last week's notices or your Go 4 schools for details.
Monday 16th January
Year 8 GCSE options update:
Tasters begin!
This week you will start to experience GCSE tasters in the subjects you already study. You can find when all of your tasters are by visiting the dedicated taster calendar page on the options website. Click here to check out what tasters you will have this week! (Scroll to the bottom to find your tutor group tasters!)
Careers & Enterprise lesson 2:
In your next lesson you will watch videos from the subjects listed below, you will then be able to opt in to any of those tasters. We will then organise those tasters to fit in with your other lessons.
Business ~ Child Development ~ Dance ~ Drama ~ Ingenium ~ Media
Be sure to be there! If you want to get ahead for this lesson, why don't you check out those subjects on their subjects page of the options website , click the links above to find out more before you get to your lesson.
Careers & Enterprise Homework reminder!
Remember everyone has an options lesson 1 homework set, which is due by their second careers and enterprise lesson. Homework links are available below....(and on Go4 schools after your first careers and enterprise lesson for this half term). Good luck! Well done to the many students who have completed this homework already! This is an excellent way to show your curiosity and how you can begin to feel empowered to make these choices
Monday 9th January
Year 8 GCSE options:
Don't forget how important attendance is throughout your options period. Your 'introduction to options' lessons continue this week for classes who have careers and enterprise during Week B. Remember everyone has an options lesson 1 homework set, which is due by their second careers and enterprise lesson...you can get going on the WebQuest, even if you haven't had your lesson yet! Homework links are available below....(and on Go4 schools/Google classroom after your first careers and enterprise lesson for this half term). Good luck!
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