MagazineThe Heathfield Academy

ISSUE 17 - 22 March 2013

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We are using some of our Pupil Premium funding for enrichment activities. On 1st March all the Pupil Premium students were given the opportunity to visit the Sea Life Centre in Birmingham. The visit was a great success for almost 100 students who came along.We now have three new Learning Support Assistants in school to support Pupil Premium students in lessons. Welcome to Ms Kasperek, Mrs Sharrard and Mr Naylor.

Goodbye Mrs Hill

PuPil PremiumTrip

...to the Sea life Centre

Don’t forget Year 8 Parents evening WeDnesDaY 10th aPril 2013, 4Pm - 8Pm.

Mrs Hill is leaving at Easter after many years at Heathfield. She will be missed tremendously and we thank her for all the help and support she has given over the years.

We are planning to give Pupil Premium students an enrichment activity of this type each term.

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University experience

We have now received additional funding to support improved progress in English and Maths for year 7’s who came to us below level 4 in Maths or Reading. There is information about what we are doing with the money on our website:www.heathfield.leics.sch.uk

School re-opens after the Easter break on Monday 8th April and students will be able to wear the summer uniform.

Thanks to all parents who not only contribute to fund raising but also encourage their children to be outward looking in this respect. We raised £447 for Comic Relief last week but students themselves raise money for a variety of causes. At the moment they are selling cakes for Pondylink and raffle tickets for Guide Dogs.

We are always pleased to receive feedback and suggestions from parents so please write in to the Head Teacher if you would like to do this. If you think we are doing a good job, or even if you think we are not, you can do a quick entry on ‘Parent View’ on the OFSTED website. It only takes a couple of minutes and there is a link to it from our school website.

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Summer uniform

Almost 50 year 9’s had a University Experience Day at the University of Leicester. They were great ambassadors for the school as they all responded in a very adult way to some of the challenging tasks. Well Done!

On Friday 15th March, 14 year 4, 5 and 6 students from Weavers Close C of E Primary School came to us at Heathfield. They spent the morning exploring how lenses change the direction of light rays and how eyes actually allow us to see. During the morning they made pinhole cameras and compared these to simple eyes and then had a go with a camera obscura. The students impressed us with their very good making skills and the level of knowledge and understanding they showed. They reported that they had had fun and we are looking forward to their next visit.

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PE - SP rtS NEwSTUTOR GROUP SwimminG Gala 2013

AttendanceTutor Groups with the best attendance for this term are:

Year 7

7MRYear 8

8SSYear 9

9PH

YEAR 9 Girls POINTS Boys POINTS Overall POINTS1st 9TW 93 9EC 97 9EC 1782nd 9AC 84 9AC 88 9AC 1723rd 9EC 81 9PH 81 9PH 147

YEAR 8 Girls POINTS Boys POINTS Overall POINTS1st 8LD 94 8CM 96 8CM 1862nd 8CM 90 8LD 81 8LD 1753rd 8SS 83 8SS 78 8SS 161

YEAR 7 Girls POINTS Boys POINTS Overall POINTS1st 7MR 85 7RH 95 7RH 1722nd 7RM 84 7RM 80 7RM 1643rd 7RH 77 7MR 38 7MR 123

A BIG thank-you to all the students who took part in the 2013 Heathfield Swimming gala. There were simply too many names to mention in the

newsletter but your certificates will be coming soon! Well done!

97.4% 95.6% 96.2%

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Kindle Club!

Mondaysafter school in

the drama studio‘til 4.15pm

refreshments available!

MARcH 22nd 3.05pmBreak-upfor EasterHolidayAPRil8th BacktoSchool!10th Year8ParentsEvening 4pm-8pmMAY6th MayDay22nd Year7ParentsEvening 4pm-8pm24th 3.05pmBreak-upfor HalfTermJune3rd BacktoSchool! FrenchTrip11th TutorGroupQuizNight12th SportsDay21st Year9Prom24th Year9Transitionwk127th ThemeDayJulY1st Year9Transitionwk24th Year6InductionDay(1) Year6ParentsEvening7pm5th Year6InductionDay(2)8th RewardsTrips10th AwardsEvening7-9pm12th Break-upforSummerHoliday

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The Lock eKey Cutting & Locksmith. Find me Every wednesday at market Bosworth market!

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Yet again The Heathfield Academy was the only secondary school to give students the opportunity to take part in the HASP Dance and Drama Festival. The theme this year was ‘Amazing Grace’ and our students did a piece called ‘Romeo & Juliet’ which was absolutely brilliant! Well done.

haSP danCe & dramafeStival 2013