Message from the Headteacher

Key Values:

Innovation, Confidence, Aspiration, Respect, Enthusiasm Dear Parents As we approach Christmas many of our thoughts turn towards family, presents and food for the festive season. Without wanting to put a dampener on things, pupils in Years 11, 12 and 13 will need to spend a considerable amount of time preparing themselves for the mock exams which take place in January and February. Revising well for the mock exams lays the foundation for solid exam success in the summer and takes away some of the pressure in the summer months. Please en-courage your child to spend at least a couple of hours a day preparing for the ex-ams. Pupils should have the necessary work and books to support their studies and there is a wealth of information online. Staff News

We have three members of staff leaving us at the end of term. Miss Foreman, Head of English, is taking a career break to look after her young family; Mrs Brennan, Head of Geography, is moving to Pocklington School to be closer to home and Mrs Logan, who has been Head’s PA for thirteen years - both at Hull Grammar and Hull Collegiate - is going into part-time work and semi-retirement. I would like to thank all three for the hard work, time, energy and commitment they have given the school and we wish them well for the future. There will be further staff news in next week’s newsletter. Mrs Dunn, Director of External Relations, also departs today for her maternity leave. We look forward to hearing news of her latest arrival over Christmas and to welcoming her back to school next September.

On Tuesday, Tim Peake (British Astronaut) is joining the ISS (International Space Station) - the first British astronaut to do so. Hull Colle-giate is taking part in an experiment comparing seeds which have been on the ISS with normal seeds. A number of schools are joining in

(this will be a Trinity Term activity for Year 7). The International Space Station will be visible over Hull just before 18:00 on Christmas Eve. Christmas Jumper Day Fundraiser 18 December - a reminder Pupils and staff are invited to wear Christmas jumpers on the last day of term; a donation of £1 per person is suggested. Pupils may also wear non-uniform with their jumper for a £2 donation. Money raised from the day will be donated to The Hull Collegiate Trust. It was a real pleasure to listen to the school’s musical talent at the Senior Christmas Charity Concert last night; thank you to all the staff and pupils who made the event so special.

I do hope that you will be able to join us on Wednesday next week as we celebrate the Christmas period with the Carol Service at Holy Trinity.

RG

2015 Michaelmas Term No. 12 Newsletter 11.12.15

Menu w/c 14.12.15

Monday Meat and Potato Slice Vegetable Moussaka

Lemon Syrup Sponge and Custard

Tuesday GERMAN MARKET

German Roast Gammon Spaztle Dumpling

Breglers Black Forest Bakes

Wednesday Sausage Rolls

Cheddar Cheese Leek Cake Warm Treacle Tart

Thursday

Chicken Tikka Masala Goan Vegetable Curry

Coconut Macaroon Tart

Friday Pizza, Chips and Beans

Poached Fish Chocolate Chip Sponge

(g) gluten (d) dairy (v) vegetarian

Future Diary Dates Week B

Mon 14 Dec

Mentoring week Senior Choir to sing carols at Ganton School (pm) Heads of Year meeting Faculty meetings (this week)

Wed 16 Dec

Carol Service, Holy Trinity 19:30

Thurs 17 Dec

Activities finish today Year 7 visit to Hull Truck Theatre 12:00-16:00

Fri 18 Dec

Carol Service in assembly time House Pantomimes (pm) School closes for Christmas

Carol Service The school’s annual Carol Service will be held in Holy Trinity Church at 19:30 next Wednesday, 16 December. It is expected that pupils will attend and I hope that as many parents as possible will accompa-ny their children on this occa-sion. Readers should arrive by 18:00, choirs by 18:30. Parking can be found in the Princes Quay Shopping Centre. The service, during which there will be a collection for charity, will consist of a series of readings and carols sung by the congregation and the choirs. Afterwards hot drinks and mince pies will be served. I very much look forward to seeing you and your family at the church. RG

Data Collection 2

The forecast and effort grades for Data Collection 2 will be available on the Par-ent Portal from Monday 14 December. Please check your email for details of how to access them. JD

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop closes on Friday 18 December 2015 and re-opens 12:00– 15:00 on Monday 4 January 2016. Orders can be collected on this date. Normal opening hours resume Tuesday 5 January 2016. AW

Warm sports training gear

available in the Uniform Shop We have navy branded base layer skins, both tops and bottoms, which are per-fect for the cold training sessions and games lessons this winter. Also availa-ble: navy tracksuit bottoms, drill tops and hooded tops. AW

Prices: Base layer top sizes 22/24 – 34/36 - £14 38/40 – 42/44 - £18 Base layer leggings sizes 24/26 + 26/28 - £14.25 28/30 upwards - £18.65

The Royal British Legion Willerby, Kirk Ella and Anlaby

Branch - Poppy Appeal Thank you very much for helping with our Appeal; £281.12 was collected by you. Without your help, we would be unable to continue our vital welfare and benevolent work.

Pupil Medication The medication request form can now be found on the school website under the Parents tab. A form must be sub-mitted for any child who requires medi-cation to be administered during the school day. Thank you. ML/SC

The December Ramble The final ramble of the year is on Sunday 20 December and we will “Wamble Wound Welton” starting from outside the Green Dragon at 10:00. It’s a lovely walk that I haven’t done for three years and it will be a healthy alternative to Christmas shopping (or an excuse not to go). It is just over six miles and we will be back at the pub by 12:30 for some Christmas spirit … you could even wear a Christmas hat like me. Santa Roper

Key Values: Innovation, Confidence, Aspiration,

Respect, Enthusiasm

Friends of Hull Collegiate Corner

The Friends of HCS Christmas Fair was held on Saturday 5 December - a big thank you to all who attended what was an excellent event. We would like to say a special thank you to everybody who helped with the organising and setting up, staff and pupils who ran stalls and to the SLT for door duty. The Friends would like to thank par-ents for continued support this term and wish you a very Merry Christ-mas and a Happy New Year. FoHCS

Girls’ Sport Girls’ Sport

Fixtures

Saturday 12 December 1st XI Hymers College Away Start 10:30 Meet 09:45 Finish 12:00 1st P Exon (c) H Dodds C Barton I West B Fraser L Rann I Hill D Ferguson A Dodds E Palmer L Gould A Hill G Zanetti Saturday 12 December 2nd XI Hymers College Away Start 11:30 Meet 11:00 Finish 13:00 A Hill A Worrell C Chapman E Elton E Lacey L Shrimpton P Scruton C Jackson E Gould M Hampston G Brett H Rial E Wright I Hill Saturday 12 December U15 XI Hymers College Home Start 12:30 Meet 12:00 Finish 14:00 U15 H Newton H Cannell (c) C Everett J Briggs E Bond E Jones S Huckstep A Rowbottom C Dransfield E Hartfield E Lee M K-Karpinska K Thompson L Vize Saturday 12 December U14 XI Hymers College Home Start 10:30 Meet 09:45 Finish 13:15 U14 A Beckwith (c) L Seville (c) E Kamis J Buckle M Baker C Everett S Macleod E Kitchen B Buckle L Black H Black L Hawkard R Oxtoby C Hewson E Porteus

Saturday 12 December U13 XI Hymers College Home Start 11:30 Meet 11:00 Finish 13:00

T Hunter-Robinson R Fridriksdottir I King H Truelove I Gould S Nicklas H Baker G McDermid

U13B A Hunt S Dehkordy Z Brown M Healey E Hall C Hunter E McCombe E Johnson

M Mertens

Saturday 12 December U12 A/B VII Hymers College Away Start 12:30 Meet 12:00 Finish 14:00

U12 A M Everett S Healey A Buckle L Hatfield J Mumby E Newton H Nicholson

U12B O Hornshaw D Graves E Quantick D Wells E Sharp M Brady D Payne J Khan

H Ferguson

Future Fixtures

Hockey Results

Saturday 5 December Mount St Mary’s Away

1st XI 0-3 (won) (Exon 2, H Dodds)

2nd XI 0-5 (won) (Jackson x 3, Laden, Elton)

Saturday 5 December Mount St. Mary’s Home

U15 XI 2-0 (won) (Hartfield, Lee)

U13 VII 1-1 (drew)

U12 VII 5-0 (won) (Newton x 3, Hatfield x 2)

Tuesday 8 December Year 7 Hymers Away A – played 3 matches 2-3 (lost), 6-0 (won), 6-0 (won) B – played 4 matches 0-2 (lost), 2-0 (won), 0-4 (lost), 2-0 (won)

Wednesday 9 December Q. Ethelburga’s Home 1st v QE 0-6 (lost) Thursday 10 December Scarborough 1-1 (drew) (Fielding) Monday 7 December North Indoor Finals Bradford v Wakefield 0-4 (lost) v Rossall 0-1 (lost) v Richmond 2-2 (drew) (Exon, West) v Cheadle Hulme 0-1 (lost) v RGS Newcastle 0-1 (lost) v Hymers 1-1 (drew) ( West)

Cross Country Results

Year 7 Girls E Newton 10th, O Hornshaw 14th, L Hatfield 27th, H Nicholson 56th, J Mumby 57th Year 8/9 Girls S Nicklas 44th, H Truelove 47th, I King 50th, E Kamis 64th, B Buckle 78th, J Buckle 91st Year 10/11 Girls C Dalton 2nd, M K-Karpinska 15th, E Lee 28th, E Richardson 40th

Half Term 1 Team/s Opponent Venue Start

Time

meeting

time at

HCS

finish time

at HCS

Wednesday 6 January St Peter's 1st Away 14:30 13:15 17:30

Saturday 9 January Year 7-10 A, 1st & 2nd Hymers Away 10:00 09:15 11:30

Wednesday 13 January 1st and 2nd Queen Margaret's Home 14:00 13:30 16:00

Saturday 16 January Year 9, 1st, 2nd Silcoates Home 09:30 09:00 11:00

Saturday 16 January Year 7, Year 8, Year 10 Silcoates Away 09:30 07:45 13:00

Girls’ Sport Boys’ Sport

East Riding Cross Country Championship 2015

The following boys go through to the National finals:

C Levison F Parker T Dabbs W Buckle H Newton W Smales H Kay-Gibson

Congratulations to the Year 7 boys who won their Year Group:

Games lessons - last week of term All boys, apart from those in Year 9, will begin the football programme in their Games lessons next week. They will need a HCS football shirt, shorts, socks and shin pads, as well as trainers to wear on the astro-turf. Year 9 will have House rugby matches next Wednesday in their last Games lesson. FH

Year 10 Rugby v Hymers (A)

Date of fixture Monday 14 December Meet Changing Rooms at 13:30 Start 14:15 Pick up 16:00

A McDermid H Kay-Gibson G Ball A Burgess H Robins J Edgar B Worrell M Der Tavitian C Wood J Ferreira B Staveley W Wallis A Randerson W Owen-Smith Y H Goad Subs: J Wells J Crabtree F Graves

Half-Term 2

Fixture

Please note that all fixtures may be subject to change due to weather

Venue

Fixture

Start Time

Bus Departing/

meeting time at HCS

Estimated Bus Arriving back/ finish time at

HCS

Saturday 12 Dec

U12 & U13 v Bradford Grammar Home 10:30 09:45 12:00

U14 v Scarborough College Home 10:30 09:45 12:00