Quick links: Whole School Peer Review One of the strengths of us being a part of a strong, teaching school alliance, is the opportunity this offers for school-to-school support. This enables us to undertake an annual review process with a team of experienced reviewers. Although this is not intended as an Ofsted style inspection, it is very rigorous and ensures that the school is working effectively to deliver excellent standards. This year we were reviewed by an experienced Ofsted inspector, a Headteacher from another alliance school and also an Associate Headteacher as an observer. Over the course of the two days, 25 part-lessons were observed as well as meetings with senior leaders, middle leaders, teaching staff and student panels. Here are some of the key messages we received in the initial feedback; They commented that the students were delightful, polite and articulate young people. Students say they feel they can thrive, they feel safe, they feel listened to, they value all the staff and are incredibly proud to belong to the school. In lessons there are high expectations, ambition and challenge. Teaching is vibrant and enthusiastic. There is a focus on building confidence through a purposeful atmosphere in classrooms. It is clear that the excellent outcomes are because of the high quality of Teaching & Learning. There is a real strength of care for students. It is a real credit to our school community that this has been recognised during such a thorough process. We would like to thank all staff and students who make the school such a wonderful place to both learn and work. Neil Renton and Kirstie Moat
Top 3 Top 3 things we have asked the students to reflect on this week: 1) Good luck to all our Year 11 s doing their mock exams. We know that you will do your best and we will all be supporting you. 2) Positive achievement last week we heard about the successes many students are having across school and the huge number of positives that have been awarded this term. Keep this up because your positive behaviour not only supports your success but the success of others. 3) As we enter the festive season please let s remember to look after each other. Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give. Dates for Your Diary This week: Year 11 Mock Exams week commencing 3 & 10 December This term: Year 12 Parent Consultation Evening Tuesday 11 December 4-7pm Christmas Concert Thursday 13 December 7pm to 9:30pm, Hall Celebration of Achievement Evening Wednesday 19 December 7pm to 9:30pm, Royal Hall by invitation only End of Term Friday 21 December, 2:30pm All upcoming events, term dates and holidays: Link to school web calendar Information Year 11 Mock Examinations Required Equipment Year 11 students must come to examinations fully equipped to respond to all questions. A list of the essential equipment is shown below: Black pen(s) Pencil Ruler Eraser Calculator Protractor All equipment must be contained in a transparent case or plastic bag. Thank you in advance for your support in this. Dr Robson
Assembly Download The assemblies last week focused on positive achievement. The key facts shared in the assemblies were: Reflect on statistics from Autumn Term 1. How did you contribute? Huge amount of positives to small amount of negatives. Points for Mountain Certificates will change to 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600. Eligibility for our Rewards Days. Students must have a positive-negative ratio of 85% or above to attend. Key Stage 4 Student of the Week This week s Student of the Week is Emily Vincent. Emily consistently gives 110% effort in all lessons and is an amazing role model to other students. She helps everybody in any way she can and is a highly compassionate student Readathon Year 7 and 8 w/c 10 December Year 7 and 8 Harrogate Grammar School will be taking part in Readathon during the week commencing 10 December. Readathon is a national sponsored reading event, to encourage students to read for pleasure whilst raising funds for children in hospital. Please click here for more information. Please encourage your child by supporting and sponsoring them. Festive Coffee Morning Tuesday 11 December On Tuesday 11 December our Sixth Form students will be hosting a Festive Coffee Morning for the local senior citizens in our community. If you would like to donate an item for the raffle, please bring to Sixth Form Reception. Sixth Form Leadership Team
Christmas Concert Thursday 13 December, 7pm
E-Safety The flyer below details some of the apps that are currently in use by some teenagers. We would recommend you have a conversation with your child about these apps due to the associated risks.
Letter Communications Year 8 HPV vaccination for girls January 2019 Please click here to access a letter from the Child Immunisations team regarding the Year 8 HPV vaccinations for girls. The letter includes a link to their consent form. Year 9 MenACWY and DTP vaccinations consent form May 2019 Please click here to access a letter from the Child Immunisations team regarding the Year 9 MenACWY and DTP vaccinations. The letter includes a link to their consent form. Burns Night Supper and malt whisky tasting February 2019 Please click here to access a letter and booking form for the fantastic annual Burns Night Supper, hosted by the PE faculty and supported by the PTA. Languages Word a Day Help your child learn a word a day! Quizlet words for week 13 and 14, please use these to practice the word a day for each language studied. A copy of the links will be included within the student bulletin every Monday morning. Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 A copy of the word a day for the whole academic year can be located on the following links: Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11
Maths Puzzler Last week s puzzle solution: Can you find a ten-digit number to fit into the table below? The digit you place in each yellow box should represent how many times the digit above it appears in the yellow row. Answer in the yellow boxes. 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 This week s puzzle: Three identical cubes are shown below. Two of the cubes have been pushed together. Can you complete the net of one of the cubes? 2 numbers have already been entered. Extra-Curricular Activities Please click on the following link to access the extra-curricular timetable for the Autumn term. Extra-curricular activities 2018/19 The Learning Resource Centre will be open until 6pm on a Monday to Thursday and 5pm on a Friday. Current Vacancies Current vacancies within Red Kite Learning Trust can be found at: www.rklt.co.uk/vacancies/ Part Time Teacher of MFL (French and German) at Harrogate Grammar School, closing date 3 December 2018 Part Time Science Technician (22.5 hours per week) at Harrogate Grammar School, closing date 10 December 2018 P/T Catering Assistant (16-20 hours per week) at Crawshaw Academy, Leeds, closing date 3 December 2018 Teacher of Humanities at Temple Moor High School, Leeds, closing date 4 December 2018 Year 1 Teacher at Templenewsam Halton Primary School, Leeds, closing date 18 December 2018
PTA News PTA Christmas Shopping Evening Thank you! Thank you to all who supported our Christmas Shopping Evening on Thursday. The event was very well attended, and the Hall looked fabulous with the huge array of festive offerings from stall holders from across Yorkshire. PTA Christmas Raffle Please return any raffle stubs and money to the PTA box (located near main reception). If you have not received tickets, or would like to purchase additional books, they are available to buy from main school reception. Any donations for the PTA Christmas Raffle can also be dropped in at school Reception. The annual PTA raffle is an important fundraiser for the school and we are very grateful to all the parents and carers who buy tickets and donate prizes. Thank you for continued support. Burns Night Supper Tickets now on sale! Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE for the Burns Night Supper on Saturday 2 February, which promises to be an excellent occasion of fun, food and frolics! With a malt whisky tasting, and supported by the PTA, this is a special event for the PE Dept to enable them to raise money to fund portable floodlights; this in turn will enable practices to continue outside in the dark nights and help ease the strain on overpopulated indoor facilities and the Astro. Click here for more information and to buy your tickets.
Sporting Events Diary w/c 3 December 2018 Date Sport Opposition Age Group Venue Home/Away Meet/Depart Time Start/KO Return to HGS (approx.) Mon 3 Dec Hockey King James School U12 A&B Home 3.30pm 4pm 5pm Tue 4 Dec Cricket Indoor comp U15 girls Harrogate High 2.15pm 3pm 5.30pm Tue 4 Dec Netball St Aidan s U13 A,B,C,D Away 2.35pm 3.20pm 4.30pm Tue 4 Dec Hockey St Aidan s U14 girls Home 3.30pm 4pm 5pm Wed 5 Dec Rugby Ripon Grammar 1 st XV Ripon 12pm 2pm 4.30pm Thu 6 Dec Hockey St Aidan s U12A,B girls Home 3.30pm 4pm 5pm Thu 6 Dec Rugby Crossley Heath Yorkshire Cup U15 Home 1pm 2pm Fri 7 Dec Netball Rodillian Academy U12A,B U13 A,B Rodillian Academy 12.45pm 1.15pm 5pm
Life @ HGS Year 8: making pizza (below) and in cooking club making mini-christmas cakes (right) Years 10-12: A few photos from the Art trip to London last weekend