Heritage High School

Term 3&4 - Summer 2020 Issue 40

Newsletter

Dear Parent(s)/Carer(s)

I hope that you and your families are all well? As you are aware, this is not a newsletter that we would provide under normal circumstances. We are in absolutely unprecedented times and all trying our best to find our way through. Normally I would talk about events that have happened in school and upcoming key events, and how each year group are moving through school. However, although the school has operated normally up to Friday 20th March and many events have taken place, so many of our plans have had to change.

I would like to mention our Year 11 students at this difficult time. So many of our students have worked so hard over the last 5 years (and longer) to prepare for their exams, only to be told two months prior to the exams commencing that all exams were cancelled. Our best wishes go out to all of our Year 11 students as we follow DfE guidelines to ensure that all students end Year 11 with the grades that their hard work so far merits.

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel a number of Parents Evenings, but staff are working hard to produce written reports in their place to inform parents of their child’s progress.

Year 10 Work Experience has also had to be cancelled. With the pressures that are always present in Year 11, especially in light of trying to ensure that all students are where they should be when we return to school in preparation for their exams, unfortunately it will not be possible to rearrange Work Experience to an alternate time slot.

The timing of the national school closure also meant that these events overtook all of our planning and communication with parent(s)/carer(s). As such we were not able to communicate effectively and celebrate our really positive Ofsted inspection report which demonstrates the significant improvements that we have made over recent years. During our inspection the team of inspectors saw our students and staff doing what they always do – working hard and being polite and respectful. There were so many positives that the team saw and commented on. It was a really proud moment for myself, the governing body and all the rest of the staff to hear the recognition of how the school has improved over the last 5 years. While overall the judgement was still Requires Improvement, we are proud that we have been graded as Good for 3 of the 4 judgements, namely for Personal Development, Behaviour & Attitudes, and Leadership & Management. This report is a huge step forward for the school.

I would like to end by saying a huge thank you for the support from all parent(s)/carer(s) through these difficult times. None of us know how long the school will remain closed, we are all awaiting government announcements. Teachers will continue to set work as appropriate for students to access. However, please let me be clear that I fully understand everyone is juggling numerous factors at home including working from home, childcare and caring for relatives. The situation that we are in is nowhere near perfect and so we do not want families to feel anxious or stressed by the pressures of school work. We will continue to set work and all we ask is that you support your children however you can to complete any set work, while being mindful of everyone’s personal circumstances and commitments.

Best wishes to you all and stay safe.

Mr Richard MarlowHeadteacher

Following a request made on social media by Clowne Parish Councilor and Chair of Clowne Parish Council, Ross Walker, for catering support to supply vulnerable residents a hot meal, Heritage High School is proud to be playing a part in this initiative. Ross approached the school (who have always undertaken providing meals for the community through our community lunches for some years now) and the school were keen to help; The Two Counties Trust agreed that this was something we should be involved in for our community and Mellors Contract Catering who provide the school meals at Heritage were also keen to support with this initiative. The initial idea came through Clowne Community Association who applied for some grant funding from Bassetlaw Community Voluntary Services and were awarded a small grant to start the project, this was further boosted from an anonymous local donor by a further £1k.

The inaugural meal took place on Monday 27 April with the assistance of Chef and Owner of Aston Springs Farm Restaurant who will be cooking all meals

supported by Paul Beckworth from Mellors Catering. Donations of food from Tesco Stores have supported this first meal and the Mughal Kashmir Indian takeaway in Clowne have supplied all the packaging free of charge in order to deliver the meals to members of the community. There is also a team of willing volunteers to take this food out to the vulnerable residents as soon as the meals are prepared.

This week the selection was cottage pie and a piece of homemade lemon drizzle cake and 13 local vulnerable residents were delighted to have a hot meal provided. One resident has only been eating sandwiches during the current lockdown period and so this was very welcome, and all were

There have been many changes that have affected us all due to the current COVID-19 pandemic which will be presenting each of us many different challenges.

We have tried to communicate all information relating to the school, and to particular year groups to parent(s)/carer(s) as soon as we have had access to this. We have made sure that you are able to communicate with our staff by publishing email details on our website that can be used by both students and staff for any queries or concerns and you can still use the info@heritage.derbyshire.sch.uk or parent@heritage.derbyshire.sch.uk email addresses for support or you can leave a voicemail on the main school number as this is being regularly monitored throughout each day.

We have dedicated wellbeing areas on our school website for both students and parent(s)/carer(s) which provides details of how to access support if this is needed under a ‘Wellbeing’ section in both the student and parent areas. If you are worried about your child then please contact the school for support – either the Year Manager, SLT link, Tutor or the class teacher if this is subject related. If you are personally struggling to cope for any reason, then there is information provided giving details for support for you across a range of different areas for you to access.

COVID 19 - WellbeingMrs A Lindley – Business Manager

Heritage High School Support COVID Community Project

Mrs A Lindley – Business Manager

extremely happy to be receiving a hot meal. Numbers are already increasing for future weeks.

The vulnerable residents have all been identified following requests from their carers to Clowne Community Association and all are elderly residents of the village with no family to support them. If you are a carer and know of someone in a similar position in Clowne, then please contact Ross Walker on 07833 491 190. This supports the great work already being undertaken by Clowne Salvation Army in providing hot meals to residents each Wednesday.

It is amazing to be part of communities coming together during these difficult times and showing such amazing community spirit.

On 3rd February 2020 the students in Year 7, 8 and 9 had a PSHE Day. The students in Year 8 learned about being conscientious consumers and the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling. During one of the lessons the students learned about upcycling, where items of little or no value or use are turned into items that are useful and aesthetically pleasing. They looked at how items like glass jars and tin cans can easily be turned into a wide range of things with a bit of imagination. The students were then challenged to make a board game out of recycled products that would encourage people to upcycle instead of buying new things. There were some amazingly creative ideas.

The games were informative as well as being fun to play and they represented their message perfectly by being made out of recycled and reused paper and card. We had games based around football, driving, travelling round the world and swimming under the ocean! There was even a game based on the film Jumanji! There was a winning game for each session and an overall winning game on the day. The overall winning game was called ‘Upcycling Monopoly’. It was made by Colt Kingham-Davies, Iona Fisher, Matthew Webster, Remini Jack, Freddie Presley-Powell and Kyan Baker. The game was based around the traditional ‘Monopoly’ game but instead of buying houses and hotels the players bought items to upcycle (such as cardboard boxes and plastic bottles) and items to upcycle them with (such as paint and glue). We were really impressed with the creativity and teamwork that we saw from the Year 8 students. We hope that what you learned on PSHE day has encouraged you to cut down on the amount of single use plastics that you use and to possibly upcycle some items of your own.

Recycled Board GamesMs Newton

It has been a busy and exciting time for Careers and Employability activities this term with several events taking place to encourage our students to think about their futures and develop personal skills that will help get them there.

It has been National Careers Week from 2 March to 7 March 2020 and we have had a busy time in school exploring different careers pathways. A group of Year 11’s attended the Two Counties Trust Careers Fair where the stalls

were an excellent opportunity to get information and guidance on next steps. The Police, Navy and Football careers stalls were especially popular with our students. During the careers visit our students also took part in workshops about careers and apprenticeships that were fun and informative.

A group of our Year 8 explored the world of engineering with a practical workshop delivered by Learn by Design. The session not only included an investigation into electric cars but also a deep exploration of all the different career opportunities within the engineering sector. It was very inspiring for future engineers!

Our Year 7, 8 and 9 students were also lucky enough to be part of an assembly into Animal Care delivered by Shauna from the PDSA. Shauna shared her experiences on careers in Animal Care which includes the wide range of jobs which are involved in an animal’s vet experience, what it’s like working for the PDSA and what life is like as a Veterinary Nurse. Students were excellent and came up with some brilliant questions about experiences in the world of Animal Care.

Our Year 10 Health and Social Care students took part in an engaging and informative visit to the St. Helena Campus for Derby University on 11 February 2020. They

took part in a number of taster sessions for different types of nursing and diagnosed a virtual patient ambulance. The students learned how vision and hearing issues can cause difficulties when treating a patient. They learned about what is involved in mental health nursing and about different occupational therapy techniques. Thank you to everyone who ran sessions to inspire our students in such a fantastic sector.

On the 15 November 2019, CPO Glenn Slater joined us from The Royal Navy Careers office to talk those Year 9, 10 and 11 students who were interested in a career in the Royal Navy. From Marines to Chefs there were plenty of choice, but they all involved doing their own washing and ironing! The Marines Visibility team were back with us on the 5 March 2020 to put some of our students through their paces Marine style. It involved a presentation on the life of a Royal Marine Commando and then a one hour Personal Training Session outside on the field. The Year 10’s and 11’s were brilliant and certainly worked their socks off for the full hour. Thank you to them and Tony and Harvey for delivering such a great experience!

This term continues to be a busy one for Careers and Employability with lots of different events for all year groups helping develop these key skills and spark interest for the future. Year 8’s are choosing their options for KS4 and are starting to think about their futures too, which is a very exciting time.

Please see our website for key CEIAG information and follow us on Twitter @HHS_CEIAG to see events unfold as they happen. For any specific enquiries or the opportunity to discuss your child’s next step options please contact Laura O’Connell, Careers Advisor, through info@heritage.derbyshire.sch.uk.

Mrs E Kingham – Assistant Headteacher

Careers and Employability News

Fundraising Update

In the last issue of the newsletter we showed you the winning drawings for the ‘Design a Jumper for Mr Newton’ competition. The drawings were turned into Christmas jumpers. Mr Newton wore the winning design on our ‘National Elf Service’ Jumper Day to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The design was created by Ryan Womble from Year 8. The unique design was made up of a lot of colourful characters. The finished jumper was extremely heavy, but it was full of Christmas cheer!

The 2nd place design was created by Iona Fisher from Year 8 and was worn by Mr Johnson. It was known as the ‘Evil Reindeer’ and a lot of the students asked if the jumper could be raffled so that one of them could own it! We raffled the jumper to raise more money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The winner was Aimee Burnell from Year 8 who said that she would give the jumper to her dad as a present. We hope he liked it!

Thank you to all the students who submitted designs for the competition and to the students and staff who wore their Christmas jumper and bought raffle tickets to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. We are hoping to make the jumper competition an annual event so start planning your designs for 2020!

We have been raising money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Weston Park Hospital since the start of the year. Our original target was to raise £500 to sponsor a snowflake on the side of the hospital at Christmas. We then found out about the ‘Bear Parade’ that is taking place in the Summer of 2020. Last Summer in Sheffield the Children’s Hospital raised money by having ‘The Heard of Sheffield’, a collection of elephant statues that were brightly decorated and displayed around the city. This year the hospital is having a parade of bears and they invited schools to be involved. Schools could have their own bear statue to design and have displayed in the bear parade if they raised a minimum of £750. Our school council voted unanimously to take part in the additional fundraising. Our target was raised to £1,250 so that we could sponsor the snowflake and the bear. Thanks to the generosity of the students and the staff, we have exceeded that target and have now raised over £1,500 for the hospital. We would like to say a special thank you to our dedicated team of raffle ticket sellers, who have helped to run 5 raffles for the charity, and to Louis Devoy’s grandma, who hand made some beautiful bears for us to raffle. We will keep raising funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital until the end of March. From April we will start raising money for the new charities that the school council voted on. The council voted to continue to raise money for Weston Park Hospital, which is a place of personal significance for a number of our students and their families. The council also voted to start raising funds for Chesterfield RSPCA, where a number of animals started their journey to a ‘forever home’ with our students, staff and their families.

Your Designs Brought to LifeMs F Newton

Ms F Newton

To reduce plastic in school, we are taking part in the ‘Surfers Against Sewage’ program. The ‘Surfers Against Sewage Program’ aims to reduce waste and help schools to cut down on plastic. We are working towards achieving the ‘Plastic Free Schools’ Award, which will mean that we are taking the steps

needed to help reduce the massive amount of waste polluting our Earth, programs like these decide the future of our planet.

So far, we have assembled a group of volunteers to help, who meet once every two weeks. We have chosen the name “Heritage Sea Sweepers” and designed three easily recognizable logos to remind people to:

• Cut down on plastic, and reuse it.• Not to litter, recycling.• Reduce wasted energy.

The three logos are turtles who represents these three points are Timmy (the green turtle), Tammy (the blue turtle) and Jelly (the red turtle) respectively. We have designed several posters using these mascots to remind people to do these three things. One member of our group has even made a suggestion box (out of a 3d version of the logo) using completely recycled materials, so that all students

and staff can make suggestions about how the school can become more Eco-Friendly.

To collect evidence, we then did several surveys and litter picks during the meetings in our school’s most littered areas. We completed around 75 surveys (and site staff interviews) to figure out where the main amount of plastic and litter was. We also photographed many pieces of litter to document those areas. It is important to know where plastic waste is escaping from our school, as it can take only 36 hours for a piece of plastic to reach the ocean if it is dropped in a stream in Clowne. Our name, the Heritage Sea Sweepers, comes from that fact, as it’s not just schools near the coast who need to take responsibility for plastic in the ocean. Plastic in the ocean is a serious threat to us as the plastic molecules don’t break down and travel up the food web into our meals.

Our group has not only completed surveys, we have also taken action and are planning to do more for the school. Our group has completed lots of litter picks and are planning many more in the future. We, as a group, hope to reduce the amount of plastic produced by talking to the catering staff and companies that supply us, and the amount of plastic wasted, so we are not polluting the environment. We also hope to help our school become more sustainable, and to encourage students, staff and parents to not use as much energy, and for students not to litter.

Our motto is ‘don’t let your plastic set sail’. This was created by a member of our team to remind people that all our plastic waste could end up in the oceans if it is not properly disposed of and recycled.

The school uses SchoolComms (Schoolgateway) to contact parents by either text message or email. Please download this app to be able to get access to your child’s information on their timetable, attendance, negative points and achievement points. You can also use this system to message the school, and you can access a number of other useful sites including the school website, parent pay and show my homework. In order to receive this the school needs to hold your correct mobile telephone number and so it is important to ensure that details are updated in school if your details change.

Please note that when sending out messages the school unfortunately are limited to 160 characters which includes spaces when sending text messages which is why these cannot be more personal to individual students.

If you need details for Parent Pay or Show my Homework to enable you to log onto these then please email parent@heritage.derbyshire.sch.uk and we will send these details through to you.

SchoolComms

Heritage Sea SweepersIona Fisher and Colt Kingham-Davies

Mrs A Lindley – Business Manager

Every March we run a competition to celebrate Pi Day. The students who take part in the competition are asked to memorise Pi to as many decimal places as possible. They then recite it in assembly for as long as they can, before they make an error. Once the students make one error they are out. The Year 7 students completed their Pi competition on 16th March 2020. Five students were able to memorise and recite Pi to 30 decimal places or higher. This is an incredible achievement considering that Pi is a decimal number with no patterns or repetition. The students who were able to recite Pi to 30 decimal places or more were Jess Smith, Alex Bartley, Isobelle Cross,

Hannah Thompson and Amber Pashley. The winning student for Year 7, and the lead in the competition so far, was Hannah Thompson, who recited Pi to an amazing 100 decimal places! This is the longest recitation for a Year 7 in the history of the competition at Heritage. Well done Hannah.

An Incredible Feat of MemoryMs Newton

If you missed Robin Hood and the Heritage Hoodies on 27 and 28 February, then you were well and truly robbed of a great evening out! From the cast’s lively opening rendition of Da Do Run Run the pace was ideally chosen to introduce us to a host of likely (and sometimes highly unlikely) characters. Ella ‘They’re leggings, not tights’ Bingham’s Robin Hood was a brilliantly confident performance, marshalling the Hoodies in their valiant efforts to foil a motley collection of baddies. First amongst these must be Connah Elliott’s mean, dastardly Sheriff but very ably supported by a beaming Imogen Hart as his henchman. Further evil was heaped upon the

poor villagers (and the audience) by Abigail King’s maliciously delightful Witch of Doom. But to defend the rightful stepped in Jack Towndrow’s Nursie Gerty Gussett, complete with hair that could stop traffic on the M1, alongside an elegantly polished Grace Moore as Maid Marion. Throw in a feisty Anya Chambers as Katerina along with a whole host of enthusiastic actors and you have the perfect ingredients for a fun-filled forest of frolics. Mrs Warne, Miss Clayden, Mrs Brown, Mrs Capps and Mrs Maxfield all need to be thanked as without them, evil would clearly have triumphed.

Hoodies off to a Legendary PerformanceReview by Mr J Smith, Director of English

At Heritage High School we have an Eco Club who work extremely hard throughout the year to make seasonal crafts. The items they make are upcycled or made from recycled materials so they are eco-friendly as well as beautiful and unique. The Eco Club sell their items at our Community Lunches and at their own stall in school during holidays such as Valentine’s Day. As well as doing good for the planet our Eco Club have also done good for others by donating some of their proceeds to charity, including a £20 donation to Weston Park Hospital. We would like to say a huge thank you to all the students and staff who are involved in the Eco Club for their creativity and generosity.

Ms Newton

Eco Club Kindness

After the overwhelming generosity from our staff and students at last year’s food bank collection, we decided to work with the Padley Group to run another food bank collection in November and December of this school year. The donations exceeded our expectations. We collected 2,200 items of food, toiletries and clothing. This was 1,000 items more than last year! The students who donated 30 items or more helped to set the items out in the main hall the day before they were collected. The items were divided into categories and a number of students said that it looked like a shop! We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who donated and to the staff at the Padley Group who collected and distributed the items that were donated.

Eight of our students donated over 100 items each to the collection. They were Lauren Morley, Tom Morley, Honor Hussain, Anya Chambers, Poppy Hardwick, Louis Devoy, Aimee Burnell and Maria-Louise Gilbert. Lauren Morley and Tom Morley were the joint top donating students this year. They both donated 154 items each to the food bank! Christmas is about being thankful for what we have and for giving to others so being part of the food bank is an excellent way for everyone at Heritage to connect to the true meaning of the holiday.

In the run up to the Year 11 GCSE examinations we have been running a ‘Golden Ticket’ reward scheme, focussing on students who have shown a distinct improvement in their attitude and effort in lessons. Members of the Senior Leadership Team have been visiting lessons and liaising with classroom teachers to identify students who are deserving of a ‘Golden Ticket’. In return for their positive effort and attitude students are being rewarded with a voucher to the tune of £50. The winners from the January to February term were: Bonnie Fisher, Leah Jepson, Tyler Deakin and Ellieanne Parkin. Well done, fantastic achievement.

Model learner: A learner who is conscientious about their work and always determined to produce the very best piece of work they can. They adopt a growth mindset, believing there is always more they can learn about a topic and then applying this to the work they produce. They adapt a positive attitude to learning, equipped for all lessons and support others when required to do so. Their work is of a very high standard, working at or often beyond their target or expectations of the teacher. They take care and pride in their work and always want to know how to improve.

The True Meaning of Christmas

Year 11 Golden Tickets

Ms Newton

Mr N Roberson – Deputy Headteacher

The students in Year 7 and 8 are enrolled on a programme called Accelerated Reader. This programme tests student’s development with their reading and comprehension skills and allows students to take quizzes on books that they have read. The students have made a fantastic start with their reading so far this year. A number of them have earned reading badges for meeting certain milestones and we are seeing more students challenging themselves with their book choices. We want to encourage students to keep reading as much as possible. They earn ACE points for every book quiz that they pass. Each book quiz passed adds to their total work count and gets them one step closer to earning a reading award badge.

We are also encouraging students to focus on the accuracy of their quizzing. Students should be aiming to get 8 or 9 out of 10 on every book quiz that they take and should be aiming for an average accuracy level of 85% across all of their quizzes. We are running a competition to encourage students go for the higher level of accuracy in their quizzes. All students who have passed more than 10 book quizzes will be entered into a prize draw. They will get one entry in the draw for every book quiz they pass with a score of 8 out of 10 or higher. We encourage our students to read every day for 15 minutes at a time that suits them. Reading for 15 minutes every day is an excellent way to develop reading stamina and we hope that it will develop into longer periods of reading as students develop confidence and find themselves drawn into the stories they are reading. We would like to say a huge thank you to all of the family members of our students who have supported with their reading outside school and those who have contributed comments to reading records. Numerous studies show a link between reading for pleasure and increased levels of self-confidence, mental wellbeing and emotional literacy so it is an incredibly important skill to be encouraging and rewarding.

Rewarding ReadingMs Newton

1 Million Words Badge

Maciej Michalski

George Abbott

Iona Fisher

Cain Poynor

Alex Bartley

Colt Kingham-Davies

Matthew Webster

Bronze Reading Badge 25 Books

Adam Mason

Aimee Burnell

Alex Bartley

Ava Speight

Cain Poynor

Cerys Darby

Charlie Upton

Chelsea Bajenski

Daniel Marsden

Ethan Pickin

Freya Hodkin

Henry Jones

Imogen Hart

Isabella Fields

Jake Adams

Jake Hindle

Jake Hughes

Jess Lane

Katie Wright

Leon Geeves

Maciej Michalski

Paige Slack

Remini Jack

Rowan Walker

Scarlett Dickinson

Tom Bentley

Silver Reading Badge 50 Books

George Abbott

Matthew Webster

Bailey Wareham

Gold Reading Badge 100 Books

Iona Fisher

Colt Kingham-Davies

Word Book Day Celebrations

On 5th March we celebrated books, and the colourful characters that inhabit them. It was World Book Day and our students joined students from schools across the country in a dress-up day to mark the occasion. Students from all year groups got involved. There were some truly amazing costumes and we were surprised at some of the characters that made an appearance, including James Herriot from ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. We held a costume competition at lunch time. A panel of staff and prefect judges and the student audience helped to choose the winners. Congratulations to Bailey Wareham from Year 8, who won with his Papyrus costume. Archie Halewood, who dressed at John Wick, came 2nd and Anya Chambers, as Alice Liddell, was 3rd. Well done to all the students who took part. As well as giving out awards for the top three costumes, we also gave out awards to the top readers in Year 7 and Year 8, by word count. Maciej Michalski was the top reader for Year 7 and Iona Fisher was the top reader for Year 8. When students

pass quizzes on books on Accelerated Reader the number of words that book contains is added to their overall word count. Maciej and Iona have both read over 2 million words since September, which is a fantastic achievement.

The English Faculty brought ‘A Christmas Carol’ to life on World Book Day by dressing as some of Charles Dickens’ most famous creations. The attention to detail was incredible, Mrs White, as Mrs Cratchit, even had a Christmas pudding! At brunch time the students took part in a treasure hunt to try to work out who had stolen the Queen of Heart’s tarts. They were given a list of book characters and they had to eliminate them one by one using clues given to them by the staff on duty. The character that remained after the eliminations had taken place was the culprit. The students were surprised to find that the thief was Mary Poppins! It seemed so out of character for her. Well done to all the students who managed to use their detective skills and literary knowledge to work out the answer.

On 6th March we had a book quiz to round off our World Book Day celebrations. The student teams went up against the staff team to answer questions about detectives in literature, monsters and villains and the owners of popular cat and dog characters. The staff team were victorious this year. They were pleased to reclaim their title after last year’s loss. The winning student team were not far behind though and we are sure that the students can topple the staff in 2021!

Ms Newton

Harry Potter A Christmas Carol

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Heritage High School Community Lunches - delicious home cooked two course meals for only per person. Available by ticket only - please contact the school Reception on 01246 810259. Lunches served at 12.00 noon .

Forthcoming dates for your diary:

2 July 2020 Battered Haddock or Quorn Nuggets

Chips, Mushy or Garden Peas Chefs Choice of Hot Dessert and Custard

Heritage High School Boughton Lane | Clowne | Chesterfield | S43 4QG

Tel: 01246 810259

Battered Haddock or Quorn Nuggets

Chips, Mushy or Garden Peas Chefs Choice of Hot Dessert and Custard

Heritage High School Community Lunches - delicious home cooked two course meals for only per person. Available by ticket only - please contact the school Reception on 01246 810259. Lunches served at 12.00 noon . Forthcoming dates for your diary:

2 July 2020

Community Lunches 2020

Heritage High School Boughton Lane | Clowne | Chesterfield | S43 4QG

Tel: 01246 810259

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* This date will be confirmed based on government advice once the school is open.

Any information with regard to important dates will be updated via the school website as soon as this information has been released by the Government.

Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4QG

Tel: 01246 810259

Email: info@heritage.derbyshire.sch.uk

Web: www.heritage.derbyshire.sch.uk

Important Dates

The ACE points have been added up and we can announce that Tolkien House are still in the lead in the House Competition. Westwood are in 2nd place and MacArthur are in 3rd place. The difference in points between 3rd and 4th place is very small and there is still plenty of time left in the year for one of the Houses to steal the lead from Tolkien. Getting involved in competitions and extra-curricular activities is a fantastic way to earn ACE points, as is becoming part of a group that gives back to the school, such as our Eco group or our School Council. One of the best ways for students in Year 7 and 8 to earn ACE points is by getting involved in the Accelerated Reader Programme as much as

possible. Students can earn 30 ACE points for every book quiz they pass, providing the book is in their ability range or higher. Sports Day is another fantastic time to earn ACE points. You don’t have to win your event to benefit your House. All competitors earn points towards their House’s overall score so make sure you get involved.

House Competition UpdateMs Newton